January 17‚ 2014 The Famous Five Background Information The ‘Famous Five’ was a group of 5 women that strived for the equality of women. Before they came together they each did something that helped or protected women’s’ rights. Emily Murphy was a suffragist‚ writer and reformer. She helped create The Married Women’s Protective Act in 1911 by defending the right of wives to share ownership of their husband’s property. In 1916 she became the first female magistrate (judge) which gave
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scrolled through I stopped on the movie The Nutty Professor. The actor that I love and am impressed by in this movie is non other than Eddie Murphy. Mr. Murphy is a comedian and professional actor that is very well known and very well respected. With this paper I hope to tell about the life and the professional aspects of this amazing actor. Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3rd‚ 1961 in Brooklyn‚ New York. In his early years he grew up in the projects of Bushwick. His father‚ Charles‚ was a police
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AUDIE LEON MURPHY Born in Texas on June 20‚ 1924‚ Audie Murphy eventually became the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war‚ he had killed 240 German soldiers‚ had been wounded three times‚ and had earned 33 awards and medals. After the war‚ he appeared in more than 40 films. He suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder throughout his life. Born in Kingston‚ Hunt County‚ Texas‚ on June 20‚ 1924‚ Audie Murphy was raised in a sharecropper’s
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Audie Leon Murphy‚ son of poor Texas sharecroppers‚ rose to national fame as the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II. Among his 33 awards and decorations was the Medal of Honor‚ the highest military award for bravery that can be given to any individual in the United States of America‚ for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty." He also received every decoration for valor that his country had to offer‚ some of them more than
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Audie Murphy Audie Murphy was the most decorated American Army soldier of World War II. The orphaned son of Texas sharecroppers‚ he enlisted at age 18 and went on to win two dozen military medals for valor‚ including the Congressional Medal of Honor. After the war Murphy parlayed his war time fame into a career as a movie actor‚ song writer‚ and business man. He wrote his war memoirs‚ To Hell and Back‚ and played himself in the 1955 movie of the same name. The 20th of June is officially Audie
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" ~Emily Murphy Emily Murphy is heralded as being one of Canada ’s greatest women who helped further the Canadian feminist movement in the nineteenth century. She is most famous for her court battle to have women declared "persons" under the British North American Act. Some of her achievements also include: being the first female magistrate in the British Empire‚ author of several books‚ president of the Women ’s Canadian Club‚ and was active in implementing the Dower Act. Emily Murphy is regarded
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Report – Emily Murphy To be a powerful and influential individual is to be able to convince others of a certain idea in order to get what one desires. Emily Murphy was born on March 14th 1868; she was the third child in a family of eight. Throughout her living years she accomplished things that are still to this day well recognized by the country and the British Empire all together. Her many leadership qualities led her to great success with her career and with marking Canadian history. Emily Murphy
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The Positive Impact of Audie Murphy Though he made copious of accomplishments and set multiple examples for present and future soldiers‚ Audie Leon Murphy’s greatest impact was how his positive outlook during his time serving in the Army for his‚ and our‚ beloved country. A little background on Audie Murphy reveals that he was not always fortunate. Audie Murphy was born on a poverty stricken sharecropper’s farm in Northern Texas and worked for a dollar a day. By the young age
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World War two was the greatest of all wars ever fought on this earth‚ with millions of men from every corner of the planet fighting for the cause that they felt right. Out of all of these men from this war and arguably any war Audie Murphy is the greatest. Born the seventh out of twelve children to a sharecropping family on June 20th 1924‚ all Audie wanted to do in life was “to be somebody” (Gale). To do this Audie had to fight against the odds his entire life on to his way to becoming one of America’s
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History Essay-Emily Murphy and the Persons Case “Suffragettes‚” “property‚” and “non-persons.” Such suggested as the British North America Act specifying that all women were not seen as people in the eyes of the British law. Women were unqualified to vote‚ own land‚ and run an office since women were persons in “matters of pains and penalties‚ but not in matters of rights and privileges” (Mitchell 29) according to the BNA Act. Due to the lack of government‚ this got the attention
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