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Robert M. Hensel
Robert M. Hensel http://wheelierecord.tripod.com/ Roberts BIO: Born : May 8th 1969 Robert M. Hensel was born with a birth defect know as Spina bifida. A disability that has not stopped him from achieving success in his life. Robert serves as an advocate for the disabled, an on going effort to
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Robert Nesta Marley
Occupation : Reggae musician, songwriter and composer Birth Name : Robert Nesta Marley Birth Place : Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica Birth Date : February 6, 1945 Death Date : May 11, 1981 Cause of Death : Cancer. It started in July 1977 when Marley found a wound on his
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Robert Oppenhimer
Robert Oppenheimer To build a bomb capable of destroying entire cities at once they needed a person with a smart, fast and creative brain. That person was Robert Oppenheimer. Robert Oppenheimer was the brilliant scientist behind the development of the atomic bomb. While atomic bombs kill lots of people,
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Robert Robart
Robert Robart was born on January 25th, 1933 in Greenfield, Nova Scotia. He born into family four sisters, and later on his parents had two more children, all of which were boys. Robert's father, Cameron, was a man of the army and fought in both World War 1 and World
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Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, more affectionately known as "B.-P.", was born in London, England, on February 22, 1857. At the age of 12 he received a scholarship from Charterhouse School, one of England's famous public schools. The school was then located in London, but it soon moved to Godalming in
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Roberto Clemente
"The Great One" The person in history I'd most like to meet would be Roberto Clemente. Roberto Clemente was born in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on August 18, 1934. Clemente was the youngest of seven children. Growing up Clemente did extremely well in track and field,
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Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on August 18th 1934. From his early childhood Roberto showed signs of great athletic ability. At school, he won regional competitions, once tossing the javelin 190 feet--the world record in 1953 was just over 263 feet. He was also very fast on
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Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente was a legend in the game of baseball and he was the first Latin-American baseball player. He played 18 seasons as a Pittsburgh Pirate was won many awards for fielding and batting. He was one of the best defensive players of all time; he could catch almost any
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Robin Hood
It was the spring of the second year of his insurrection against the High Sheriff of Nottingham that Robin Hood took a walk in Sherwood Forest. As he walked he pondered the progress of the campaign, the disposition of his forces, the Sheriff's recent moves, and the options that confronted
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Robinson Jeffers
On January 10th, 1887, John Robinson Jeffers, most well known as simply Robinson Jeffers, was born outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents were somewhat of an odd fit. His father, Dr. William Hamilton Jeffers, was an extremely intelligent yet "reserved, reclusive person" who married a happy upbeat woman who
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Roger Angell
Throughout his tenure at The New Yorker, Roger Angell has received the reputation as one of the best baseball writers ever, though his contributions to the magazine do not stop there. His family likely influenced his decision to join the magazine as both his mother and step-father worked for The
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Roger Maris
Roger Maris Essay Roger Maris was born in Hibbing, Minnesota on September 10, 1934. His father, who worked for the Great Northern Railroad, moved the family to North Dakota in 1942where Roger grew up. The Maris brothers played sports and attended Shanley High School in Fargo, North Dakota. It was
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Roger Williams
Most people go through life not worrying about others thoughts, just throwing stereotypes around without any justification or knowledge of the person being alienated. Some are ungrateful for the religious freedom that most of us are able to carry. Some do not realize the fight that people went through over
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Roilinguel P. Calilung: A Biography
Roilinguel P. Calilung: A Biography One of the active Kapampangan poets that we have is Mr. Roilinguel P. Calilung. Mr. Calilung, or Roi, as he prefers to be called, was born on the 31st of January 1987 at Lubao, Pampanga by his proud parents Mr. Rogelio Calilung and Mrs. Melinda
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Role Model 101 - Erik Ainge
Aaron Haddock History 11-17-06 ROLE MODEL 101 Our culture is in dire need of role models, and with that said I would like to introduce to you Erik Ainge. Nobody is perfect, this we know. Some people may perceive a person as perfect but the truth is that they are
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Role of the Emperor in Meiji Japan
Japan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and symbols of the past: Mt. Fuji, the tea ceremony, and the sacred objects of nature revered in Shintoism. Two of the most important traditions and symbols in Japan; the Emperor and Confucianism have endured through Shogunates, restorations
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Roman Empire
510 BC Rome witnessed a revolt against the rule of the Etruscan kings. The traditional story goes as follows; Sextus, the son of king Tarquinius Superbus raped the wife of a nobleman, Tarquinius Collatinus. King Tarquinius' rule was already deeply unpopular with the people. This rape was too great an
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan, is a man well known in America. He was the 40th President of the United State. He came from a small town and took Washington over Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911. As a teenage boy, in 1926, he was a
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Ronald Reagan
When one thinks of a President, they immediately think of position and prestige. This may have been the case with most presidents but not with Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, on February 6, 1911, in a one room apartment. He was unlike most Presidents who
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Ronald Regan
Ronald Reagan Dinesh D'Sousa At the end of his two terms in office, Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovative program known as the Reagan Revolution, which aimed to reinvigorate the American people and reduce their reliance upon Government. He felt he had fulfilled his campaign pledge
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Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan Many famous people have lived during this century. How are they recognized for their achievements that they have accomplished? Some notable figures have buildings and roads named after them. Some have statues or plaques erected for the accomplishments. The only thing about the above mentioned way of
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Rooster Cloning
Back to Home > News > Tuesday, Jun 17, 2003 Florida TOP FLORIDA STORY Award limit in medical suits gets boost Senate signals shift during 4-day session Senate President Jim King said Monday the Senate is willing to consider limiting the amount of money people can win in medical malpractice
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Rosa Case
For my Abeka Reading Program, I'm reading a book called Rosa. It's about a Mexican girl who goes from place to place while her father looks for new jobs. She hates going to different schools everywhere she goes, and almost everyone makes fun of her because she is Mexican. When
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Rosa Parks
One of the most infulential and inspirational women of all time was Rosa Parks. By one action she helped change the lives of a majority ofAfrican Americans and more importantly society as a whole. Rosa Parks sparked the attention of America when she refused to settle for the black
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks By: Chip Gray On December l, 1955, Rosa Parks got on the bus because she was feeling tired after a long day at work. She was sitting in the middle of the bus, which she wasn't allowed to do. After a while a white man got on the
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Rosa Parks
On December 1st 1955, Rosa Parks was faced with the decision to give up her sit to a white man. When she refused, she was arrested and fined. The incident with Rosa led the bus boycott to began, where Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands of blacks to boycott the
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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, was an intelligent and persistent medical physicist who was a very determined woman when it came to her education and career. She is a great role model for people who have a dream of becoming someone some day, specifically a scientist. Yalow looked past her financial problems
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Ruby Bridges
In 1960, the federal court ordered the desegregation of schools in the South. Some people believed that if enough people refused to cooperate with the federal court order, it could not be enforced. Some fired school employees who showed willingness to seek integration, they closed public schools rather than desegregate,
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Ruby Briges
Ruby Bridges played an important part in the Civil Rights Movement. Ruby was born September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi. A year later, her family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. At that time, people wanted to keep blacks and whites separate because whites didn't think that blacks were as good
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Running on Faith (eric Clapton Biography)
When comparing my free write with the writing diagnostic prompt, it gave me a chance to reminisce on how I became a scribe. To know how to write, one also needs to know how to read. My reading abilities, like most of my peers started in pre-school learning the ABC's.
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