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Tina Turner
353 Words - 2 Pages

.... with her. Anna became the new lead singer in “The Kings of Rhythm”. After many hits, Ike wanted to leave “The Kings of Rhythm” with Anna, and move to California to start their own band. Once they moved to California, that when Anna became “”. Eventually everyone knew the rock n’ roll superstar, , but Ike wanted more. He knew he needed total control of Tina’s life, so he married her in Mexico, just by Tina signing a piece of paper. Before long Tina realized that Ike could be a very violent and controlling person. She knew it would take some risks, including her career, but she had to get out of that situation even though it could have cost her her life. S ....


Kurt Cobain
1986 Words - 8 Pages

.... in Aberdeen. Kurt was an extremely happy child. He would wake up everyday so happy. He was always filled with joy and always had a smile on his face. Kurt once said his upbringing could be decribed as "white trash posing as middle class". His mother told him to stay away from the poor kids. She said they were dirty. So Kurt did and he also would beat the up. Then in 4th grade he realized he liked them better. Around that time people started to notice that Kurt was very good in art. Most of Kurt's friends didn't really like things like art and music. He loved these things so much he stopped making friends because he was different. Kurt was not such a health kid. ....


Adolf Hitler
1479 Words - 6 Pages

.... helped him develop prejudices about Jews, and an interest in politics. At the time, two of his closest friends were Jewish and he admired many Jewish art dealers and operatic performers and producers. Hitler later was arrested for avoiding military service for World War I. When he was eventually caught, he was found “unfit…too weak…and unable to bear arms.”1 Later, he served four years. Near the end of the war, Hitler was partially blinded when he was exposed to poison gas. In 1919, Adolf joined the German Workers’ Party (later renamed National Socialist German Workers’ – or Nazi – Party). In 1921, he was elected as the party’s chairman, or Führer. Late ....


Bruce Lee
836 Words - 4 Pages

.... was jumped by a street gang. “After losing Bruce decided he should learn how to defend himself from a large number of gang members. He decided to join Martial Arts.”(1-2) He was trained under Sifu Yip Man, a master of the Wing Chun system of Kung-Fu. Lee Hoi Chuen, ’s father did not want Bruce to wander the streets, so he made him take Cha-Cha dancing. For four years Bruce was dancing and taking Kung-Fu lessons. “At the same time he entered the 1958 Boxing Championships and defeated the reigning three year champion, Gary Elms.”(1-2) Bruce was involved in many street fights because of his experience in boxing. His parents decided to have him move back to S ....


Paul Ehrlich
846 Words - 4 Pages

.... Gymnasium at the age of six. He graduated at in 1872. After his graduation, he attended the University of Breslau for a semester then transferred to the University of Strassburg. With help from his tutor, he was able to discover a new variety of mastcells through his staining experiments. Paul then returned to the University of Breslau in 1874. He continued to experiment with dyes in Leipzig, where his university studies continued. In 1877, published a paper on dyes. A year later, he graduated as a doctor of medicine. Ehrlich's major contributions to science began as soon as he became a doctor. Now a doctor became assistant and eventually the senior house physicia ....


George C. Marshall
486 Words - 2 Pages

.... steadily from assistant chief-of-staff of the U.S. Army (July, 1938) to deputy chief of staff (October, 1938), to chief of staff the following year. In 1944, Marshall was promoted to General of the Army. He spent a year in China in 1945-46 as President Truman's representative, attempting to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the nationalists and the communists. As Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949, he developed an economic program, the Marshall Plan, to help bring relief to war torn nations in Europe. The plan stipulated that the United States war prepared to assist Europe on certain terms. The European countries were to (1) Confer and D ....


Leonhard Euler
258 Words - 1 Pages

.... born in Basel and studied at the University of Basel under the Swiss mathematician Johann Bernoulli, obtaining his master's degree at the age of 16. In 1727, at the invitation of Catherine I, empress of Russia, Euler became a member of the faculty of the Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg. He was appointed professor of physics in 1730 and professor of mathematics in 1733. In 1741 he became professor of mathematics at the Berlin Academy of Sciences at the urging of the Prussian king Frederick the Great. Euler returned to St. Petersburg in 1766, remaining there until his death. Although hampered from his late 20s by partial loss of vision and in later life by almost total ....


Ellen Foster
749 Words - 3 Pages

.... as a child are the foundations for this breathtaking saga of a young girl’s tragic memories of her childhood. As with Ellen, Gibbons’ parents both died before she was twelve-years-old forming the basis of the plot and themes of this novel. The fond memories she possessed of her mother and the harsh ones of her father are reflected in the thoughts and actions of Ellen. The simplistic and humble attitude that both Gibbons and Ellen epitomize in the novel is portrayed through diction and dialogue throughout the novel allows the audience to gain a better understanding and personal compassion for both the character and author. The novel is written in a ....



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