Annie Smith Peck had a distinguished academic career‚ including a master’s degree from the University of Michigan and advanced study in Germany and Greece. She taught Latin at Purdue University and Smith College. But her first glance at the Matterhorn awakened an interest in mountain climbing. She ultimately climbed the Matterhorn and went on to conquer other mountains in Europe‚ North America‚ and the Andes in South America. When she was 61 she crowned her ascent of Peru’s Mount Coropuna with a
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Reserves. In adopting this ban‚ it could cite the expense of building segregated quarters and the fact that enough white applicants were available to maintain the organization at authorized strength. The first African-American to join the Women Reserves‚ Annie E. Graham‚ did not enlist until September 1949‚ four years after Japan’s formal surrender. In time‚ regulations were relaxed so that the wives of enlisted Marines were allowed to join‚ and enlisted women could marry after boot camp. Black women were
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The two philosophers I explained above comes from both sides of the argument. Lori Gruen perspective shows how animals are sentimental and have interest and well-beings. On the other hand‚ Rene Descartes believes animals lack a mind and soul and you cannot harm them because they don’t possess thoughts and feelings. Although‚ both Lori and Rene share the same passion they do not come across the same conclusion. If I was to ask them a series of questions on animal ethics there answers would be completely
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Annie Leibovitz When I think of a woman that has influenced my photography I turn to Portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz. Born in 1949 in Waterbury‚ Connecticut‚ Annie Leibovitz was moved around the country with her family because her father had re-enlisted in the military. She was two‚ and for the next continuing decade she was constantly moving and changing locations and finally settled not to far from M.I.C.A. in Silver Springs‚ Maryland where she attended high school. After graduation she
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Annie J. Easley was an female African-American computer scientist‚ mathematician‚ and rocket scientist. She helped develop power technology and software for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‚ which we all know as “NASA”. She was born on April 23‚ 1933 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. Easley was the daughter of Samuel Bird Easley and Mary Melvina Hoover. Her and her only brother‚ who was six years old than her were raised by their single mother‚ who was a great encourager‚ and excelled in
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WOOSTER — Christmas is a time of giving‚ and for the past three years‚ Mark and Lori Lehman have been giving to law enforcement because the couple wants them to know what they do is important. The Lehmans‚ joined by a Grace Group led by Executive Pastor Dave Lawson‚ provided a Christmas dinner for officers of the Wooster Police and deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Monday. The group‚ which included Mark and Lori Lehman Dave and Julie Lawson‚ Bruce and Kristy Schemrich and Deb Fetzer‚ transformed
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“The Chase” Annie Dillard wrote a short story called‚ “The Chase”. The story is about a little girl who plays like the boys. This young girl can easily hold her own against her young neighbor boy friends‚ and does. On a cold winter day as the children are throwing snowballs at cars for fun‚ they happen to hit a Buick‚ cracking the window. This then leads to an exhilarating chase between the children and a middle aged man. The story is read in many different ways‚ to me however‚ I see it as though
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In a piece of writing titled From an American Childhood‚ the author‚ Annie Dillard‚ portrays her mother’s view of society and the individuals within it. Her mother lived by the philosophy of “Torpid conformity was a kind of sin; it was stupidity itself”. With this statement‚ Dillard’s mother expresses how she believes it is outright stupid and wrong for people to follow what everyone else does instead of having their own opinion. Many of those who follow torpid conformity do not share their voice
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in 1792 by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna in Little Grosvenor Street‚ London. WH Smith currently operates over 1200 stores‚ primarily in UK. It sells a wide range of products‚ which are divided into four categories: stationary‚ books and impulse as well as small range of entertainment products. Mission Statement: “WH Smith aim is to be Britain’s most popular book seller‚ stationer and newsagent”. Getting into more details of this statement it seems clear that WH Smith reached their purpose and
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Will Smith In my life ‚ I have had many Idols-From Eddie Murphy to Tupac‚ they have never been scarce in number. However‚ I am taking this time to dedicate my essay to the one person I find has had an adventurous life-Will Smith. At the age of sixteen‚ Smith met a DJ at a party. The pair became friends‚ and the rapping duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and soon enough the Fresh Prince was born. Wilfard Christopher Smith Jr. was
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