Simon Jose Antonio de la Santísma Trinidad Bolivar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco‚ also known as Simon Bolivar‚ born on July 24‚ 1783‚ was a Venezuelan military and political leader. Simon Bolivar played a key role in Hispanic America’s successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire‚ and is today considered one of the most influential politicians in the history of the Americas. Simon Bolivar is an influential leader not only to people in Venezuela but to all the other leaders that wants
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As one of North America’s leading playwrights‚ Neil Simon has definitely been instrumental to the world of theater. He has experienced a somewhat shaky personal life‚ but he has found that this only adds to the texture of his work. He began his career working on radio and television‚ and found that writing for stage was significantly different than his previous experiences writing. His first attempts at theater were rough‚ but it didn’t take him long to achieve excellence. He has also achieved
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South American Leader Simon Bolivar‚ who was the most important leader during South America’s successful struggle for independence from Spain‚ collectively known as Bolivar’s War. Together with José de San Martín‚ Bolivar is regarded as one of the Liberators of Spanish South America. Simon Bolivar’s political legacy has of course been massive and he is a very important figure in South American political history. He was a great admirer of the American Revolution and a great critic of the French Revolution
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Simon Birch The smooth peaceful appearance that touches ones soul when entering a flourishing small town often instills the idea of the most appropriate setting for a child to develop. However‚ many will find that this environment will quickly try to make or break the human potential for success as harsh view points on what perfection should be emerge from all directions. This case could not be better depicted than through the tale of Simon Birch’s childhood where he encounters the feats of
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Simon Cowell: Simon Cowell was born on October 7‚ 1959‚ in London‚ England. Cowell started his career in the music industry working in the mailroom at EMI Music Publishing. He worked as a record producer‚ talent scout and consultant within the music industry before producing the hit British TV show Pop Idol and its U.S. counterpart‚ American Idol. Cowell’s scathing comments were famous during his 10 seasons as a judge on American Idol. He started judging The X Factor in 2011. QUICK FACTS: OCCUPATION:
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Simon Bolivar was the reason independence was achieved in the colonies of Northern South America; namely Venezuela. He was unselfishly dedicated to liberating the colony‚ and was not discouraged when a battle was lost or when Spain regained control of his Republics. As each of the three Venezuelan Republics were created and quickly destroyed‚ Bolivar never lost sight of his ultimate goal of independence. His hopes of combining all of South America into one independent nation always remained intact
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Simon Birch Imagine a boy taking charge when in need to help‚ Picture a boy that gets picked on for his size difficulties‚ Envision a 12 year old boy with the boldness to save harmless kids on a drowning bus‚ regardless of his disabilities. Simon Birch always stood as a very courageous and compelling character throughout his strenuous life. This is why Simon Birch is the most powerful role in the film “Simon Birch” because he is always faithful towards god‚ shows a great amount of bravery incessantly
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AP Literature 14 December 2012 A Prayer for Owen Meany A Prayer for Owen Meany is a tale with many symbolic and memorable acts. To me‚ the most memorable part (or scene‚ if you will) is when Owen Meany removed the claws off the armadillo. This was significant because of the symbolic meaning the armadillo had to John and Owen. It was an animal the two held very close to their hearts. The act of removing the claws caused a stir and created many mixed emotions from many of the characters. Ultimately
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Zach Young APLang B3 Trammell October 19‚ 2011 The Complex Relation between Faith and Fate In the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving‚ numerous themes present themselves to the reader. Irving uses the idea of the relationship of faith and fate to question whether or not faith directly shapes our fate‚ creating the idea that believing in God in a world with no faith completely absurd. As the novel unfolds‚ you begin to understand ‘special purpose’ each character serves can only be told
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Be Positive; Optimism Shown in Characters You and your best friend live a normal life in Gravesend‚ New Hampshire‚ although your best friend has a squeakier voice than you and is much shorter.Your favorite sport is baseball‚ until one day you are at your baseball game as your best friend is up to bat‚ who rarely ever gets on base‚ hits the ball so strong. Your mother‚ who is not paying attention to what seemed to be a foul ball‚ does not know that the ball is heading towards her and it strikes her
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