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The influence of Jewett upon Morrison Biographies Book Report/Review
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Toni Morrison has established herself as a powerful woman through poignant stories that portray the African-Americans of the twentieth century. An author as such can be assumed to have been victim of the situations that she creates in her own books. The influences her environment has had on her can be seen depicted in her work.
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Franz Peter Schubert Biographies Essay
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Reaching the age of nine, he began studying harmony and counterpoint with Michael Holzer, a local organist. Two years later, Schubert was able to get in the Court Chapel of Vienna as a chorister. This greatly helped in his development as a musician and as his new school allowed him to conduct, play and write music to be performed.
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Novels of Will Cther Biographies Essay
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Born on December 7, 1873, in Bаck Creek Vаlley, Willа Cаther wаs the eldest child of Chаrles Cаther, а deputy Sheriff, аnd Mаry Virginiа Boаk Cаther. The fаmily trаces its аncestors to Irelаnd, from which they settled in Pennsylvаniа in the 1750s. In 1883 the Cаther fаmily relocаted to live with Willа's grаndpаrents Williаm аnd Cаroline аnd her uncle George in Webster County, Nebrаskа.
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Herbert Hoover Biographies Article
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Herbert contested the elections and won over Al Smith, the Democratic candidate who was Roman Catholic. The citizenry did expect immensely from him, owing to his ideology and belief in the Efficiency Movement, that flourished between 1890 to 1932 in the United States.
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Milt Jackson - American Jazz Vibraphonist Biographies Assignment
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Born in Michigan, Milton (Milt) Jackson (1923-1999), an American jazz vibraphonist and the celebrated figure in the hard bop style, made a distinction for himself from the ordinary vibraphonists of his period by focusing on the variations on harmonics and rhythm. He was a very expressive player who concentrated on the hard bop style while performing in several subgenres of jazz.
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An Absence of Expectations About Dr. Johnson's Normal Life Biographies Case Study
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Following exposure to the traumatic experience of 9/11, where his family of a beautiful wife and three children were in a flight to Los Angeles, which hit one of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre, Dr Fineman lost both of his parents in his early childhood. The other details of his developmental years are not relevant to this movie.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Artist or Scientist Biographies Essay
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How much has he contributed to science, and how much to that of art? Leonardo’s art almost connected with that of his science that the former cannot be known without the acquaintance with the latter. Knowledge and art are never separate in Leonardo. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, his true name, was born on May 2, 1519, son of Ser Piero, a notary, and a peasant woman.
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Great Philosopher Aristotle Biographies Essay
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As a teenager, he arrived in Athens to study with Plato in his Academy defying his father’s wish that he study medicine. As the Biography of Aristotle from BiographyShelf.com points out, “He and Plato found a liking in each other’s philosophical abilities that had previously been unmatched.
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Enterprise and Business Development Biographies Essay
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He has reached enormous eminence not only as a businessman, but also as a public figure. Suffice to say that according to some observers R Branson might have influenced the voting preferences of British electorate more than the Leader of Liberal Democrats.
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Analysis of Mark Twain Opening Biographies Essay
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There is little voiced debate that Mark Twain is one of the greatest American Writers of all time.  His often brash and slyly satirical wit combined with his mastery of the English Language place him on a pedestal next to a picture of Uncle Sam holding a Bald Eagle as a symbol of American pride and patriotism.
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Carl Jung: Life and Theories Biographies Essay
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Carl Jung, born on 26th July 1875 in Switzerland (Dr. C. George Boeree, Carl Jung) was introduced to Latin, inculcating in him from an early age, interest in modern and ancient languages. His father was a pastor and scholar of ancient languages who hadn’t pursued academic interests but still managed to inculcate interest in education in his childhood.
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Biographies Essay
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Art has always been in its purest form a record of history as much as a perception of life. It is therefore a reflection of the times in which an artist lived, a pulsating record, not only of the artist’s emotions but also of the interests and issues of the society in which he lived. German Expressionism was a statement on the changing face of society.
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Sandro Botticelli biography Biographies Essay
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Aged thirteen he was apprenticed to a goldsmith but later moved to the studio of Filippo Lippi a one time Dominican Friar who gave up the cloth after having an affair with a nun whom he later married (Durant 122). Lippi, still a respected artist in his own right, was a major influence on Botticelli's own style of painting, linear, delicate, ornamental and graceful, producing an almost other worldliness' quality in his paintings.
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Margaret Thatcher - the Conservative Party Biographies Essay
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Margaret Thatcher was born on 13th October 1925 in Lincolnshire, England. She served the United Kingdom as the Prime Minister of the country from 1979 to 1990. She was also the leader of the Conservative Party from 1974 to 1990. Margaret Thatcher is the only woman to have held both the posts. In the early stages of her life, she studied chemistry at the College of Somerville.
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Niccolo Machiavelli Biographies Essay
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He became dedicated to patriotism and politics and political philosophy. One of the greatest original thinkers, Machiavelli looms large over the political philosophy scene across centuries. His period was of worst political and religious instability. He was an active politician in the independent city-state of Florence.
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Hunter S. Thompson and American Counter culture Biographies Essay
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In addition Tom Wolfe, William Bouroughs and a list of other writers credited in the new journalism category are discussed. The notion of American counter culture is investigated in detail along with Thompson's works and his illustrious career. The purpose of the discussion is to answer the question 'is Hunter S.
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Kozyndan as a collaboration of the artwork by two artists Biographies Essay
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It was only after this that they started signing their combined artwork as Kozyndan. For this pair of artists who met in college in the painting class, it is important to create paintings that people enjoy. They do not only expect people to buy their artwork and hang it on their wall, they also want people to keep discovering things even six months after buying the painting.
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Guidelines for the Obituary Biographies Article
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The words of “Lecha Dodi” are: “Lecha Dodi/Likrat challah/P’nei Shabbat/N’kabelah.” Pastor/Rabbi: There was a rabbi officiating at Freud’s funeral. Opening Prayer: “God full of mercy who dwells on high/Grant perfect rest on the wings of Your Divine Presence/In the lofty heights of the holy and pure who shine as the brightness of the heavens.
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Sociology and Me Biographies Article
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My younger siblings are Andrew and Joan. We all grew up in this area.The North End Boston is a middle-class neighborhood which is dominated by Italian immigrant families who comprise the working class of America.
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Winston Churchill Biographies Essay
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His thoughts and writings can be considered as an authority in the fields that he excelled in. At a glance Winston Churchill is a noted statesman, a known orator and strategist, a leader in different disciplines such as the British Army and a gifted writer of historical literature.
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The Uniqueness Of Ethical Leadership Style By Martin Luther King Jr Biographies Essay
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He fought against racism and is among the most adored leaders. His writings and speeches were the most powerful and inspired many of them to choose him as a role model. King had set his direction against racial discrimination and strived to influence people to follow that direction. He is a role model for those who adopt a persona that embodies his mission and vision and is worthy of imitation.
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Thomas Hobbes Article Biographies Article
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He was a notable traveler of his time and had friendships with distinguished men like Galileo and Gassendi. Hobbes' works have been of significance in history as well. His important contributions include De Cive in 1642; Leviathan in 1651 and De Corpore Politico published in 1650 A.D.
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Al-Khwarizmi: Algorism, Algorithm and Quadratic Equations Biographies Essay
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In this report, I want to prove that Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi is one of the first and most significant Arabic mathematicians in the ninth century. The scholar's prominent work is considered by many as one of the most important advances in math. His life was not widely written about, in fact, there is very little known about him as a man in contrast to the volumes written about him as a mathematician.
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Genghis Khan's Conquest and its impact on the Society Biographies Essay
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Little is known about his early years: he was born sometime between 1155 and 1167 in Central Mongolia, to the noble and influential family of Yeskhei (Yeskhei's clan was called Borjigin), a tribal chief of the Kiyad (Temjin was his second son), and Hoelun, of the Olkhunut tribe.
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Henry Ford the founder of the Ford Motor Company Biographies Essay
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Growing up in a rural area, Henry had a happy childhood. Unlike other famous people, he did not grow up as a prodigy nor had his success been overnight ("Henry Ford"). He grew up in a farm helping his parents whose main source of living was basically on agriculture.
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The Lifestyle of Roman Abramovich Biographies Essay
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It is quite essential to state that the businessman chosen for evaluation is the Russian-born Roman Abramovich. The reason for this choice is that Roman Abramovich had very humble origins, and rose from these humble beginnings to become one of the ten richest men in a relatively brief period of time.
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Correlations between Howard Carters Life Events Biographies Essay
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Howard Carter is one of the most famous archaeologists in the history of the world, but no one ever would have predicted this – not even Carter himself – judging from his humble beginnings. He was born on 9 May 1874 in Kensington (Reeves and Taylor 1993, 10). He was the son of Samuel John Carter and Martha Joyce Carter, nee Sands (Crystalinks 2005).
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Bibliographical Study of Giovanni Boccaccio Biographies Essay
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The author states that Boccaccio was a man of Renaissance in every way, he advanced further the Petrarch. In his works, based on his own experience and analysis of the surroundings, he managed to depict the tragedy and comics alike. The centrality of Boccaccio's narratives of antiquity and modernity can hardly be doubted.
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Musical influence of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biographies Essay
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"During all the time since his marriage, while Leopold had been building his career, he and Maria Anna had experienced seven times the birth of an infant. Their first child, a boy, was born in August 1748 but died in February 1749. By this time, Maria Anna was pregnant with the second, a girl, who was born in June 1749 but died only six days later.
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Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Biographies Essay
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On the surface, there seem some commonalities between the two titans of the civil rights era: to start with, the most striking similarity, of course, is that both believed in Black liberation. Secondly, apart from being contemporaries, they both lived an exactly identical lifespan –39 years.
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The Life of Basquiat Biographies Essay
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The most important element of this film biography is that it chronicles the progression of the artist’s life and represents his artistic life, romances, drug use, and death in 1988 at age 27. Thus, the film offers the audience a complete picture of the artist’s life and the music, sound and visual effects make it greatly appealing.
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Thomas Wolsey as the Key Figure in Church Biographies Essay
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Wolsey's main ambition was to become Pope. In 1515, Pope Leo X made him a cardinal but Wolsey also had many enemies and he never became the head of the Catholic Church.In 1524 Henry VIII became convinced he wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Henry sent Wolsey to discuss the matter with Pope Clement VII.
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Bayard as the `Unvanquished of the Novels Title Biographies Essay
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Insofar as Faulkner’ protagonist, Bayard, personifies this determination and consistently refuses to allow circumstances and the actions of others to motivate him towards a betrayal of the self, and to the extent that he remains true to his own ethos and conceptualization of honour, Bayard is the `unvanquished’ of the novel’s title.
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Carl Friedrich Gauss Biographies Essay
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One of them in discussion is Carl Friedrich Gauss who is represented as a brilliant mathematician. If we say that the French had the Napoleons who drew political and economic benefits from the French revolution then on the other hand we had the Germans who were blessed with some of the most intellectual people like Beethoven and Gauss.
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John Locke and his Works Biographies Coursework
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A study of his life and works will go a long way in understanding the role his ideas played in the growth and development of the constitution of the United States of America. Locke was born at Wrington, in Somerset. He received a diverse education, first at the Westminster School for Boys and later at Christ Church in Oxford.
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The Best Passages of Mark Twain's Mostly Factual Autobiography Biographies Research Paper
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known as Mark Twain was a descendant of the tiny hamlet of Florida, Missouri, born on November 30, 1835, his family having arrived from Tennessee six months earlier. Two years later the Clemens’s moved thirty-five miles northeast to Hannibal, the Mississippi River town.
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Personal Story of Eiman Alhajri Biographies Essay
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My name is Eiman Alhajri and I was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 1983. I love my country so much and my plan is to go back next year as I miss my family and friends whom I left back at home. There are different circumstances that have shaped the path my life has taken since I was born to this moment.
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The Arab experience in adapting to American society Biographies Essay
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I was born in in 1993 9th of Jan to a soldier and a housewife in AlAin which is one of the biggest cities in the UAE, I had an interesting and happy childhood as I was well cared for and my parents were able to provide sufficiently well for mine and my siblings needs. My father is one of the people who I admire greatly.
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Musical Life of Pablo Casals Biographies Essay
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“Hymn of the United Nations” was one of his last pieces of work that he performed during a special concert at the United Nations on October 1917 before he tuned ninety-fifth years of age (Johnston, 1). During this occasion, he received an award of Peace Medal where his effort to promote peace, justice and freedom was recognized.
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The Murder of Matthew Shepard Biographies Essay
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Born on December 1, 1976, to Judy and Dennis Shepard in Wyoming, Matthew Shepard lived to become a victim of a hate crime that continues to transform and influence the lives of millions worldwide. Shepard’s murder is largely associated with his sexual orientation as it was precipitated by various threats and violent incidences on his campus.
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The life of Frederick Douglass Biographies Essay
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Frederick Douglass was a renowned American abolitionist, who doubled up as a newspaper writer. He was one of the few well-known African Americans during his time. He was a remarkably influential individual who lectured and was very vocal about the menace of slave trading and ownership in the United States of America.
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Education changes life Biographies Essay
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The main problem is the unique experiences with learning to control language, write effectively, and read with strong comprehension. While each person will have their own reason for wanting to read or write, and their own methods of how they utilize these skills, doing so will provide them with a mental and emotional freedom.
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The Media and Some of Valarie Geller's Philosophies Biographies Research Paper
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As an author, she has written a variety of books such as; “Creating Powerful Radio - A Communicator's Handbook for News, Talk, Information & Personality”, “The Powerful Radio Workbook- The Prep, Performance & Post Production Planning” and “Creating Powerful Radio - Getting, Keeping & Growing Audiences”.
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Life and Music of Duke Ellington Biographies Essay
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Reflecting upon Ellington's total adult life and career, in my opinion, the meaning of 'success' according to Duke Ellington in his total adult life and career is being 'beyond category'. For someone as great as him and a very eminent renowned artist who revolutionized music and changed the prior concepts that were prevailed this resulted in extraordinary work.
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Sam Houstons Leadership Qualities Biographies Essay
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Sam Houston was born in the year 1793 on their plantation, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. During his boyhood, he acquired elementary education by attending a local school for a period of fewer than six months. He migrated with his mother together with other siblings to Blount County in Tennessee when his father died in the year 1807.
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Biography of Franncisco de Goya Biographies Research Paper
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It can be said that Goya was a powerful artist. He was brave and he did not show any sign of weakness or fear. His artwork did not show any compromise in technique or context. His compositions show powerful emotions. While other artists of his time made tidy and simple landscapes, Goya went for more bold topics to portray in his paintings (Ivins). 
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Leonardo da Vinci - the Phenomenon of the Universal Self-Taught Genius Biographies Essay
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Though Leonardo da Vinci is best known to the world as the painter of Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and Madonna of the Rocks, the fact is that Leonardo was an astutely versatile personality and a man of many talents. It is generally believed that Leonardo da Vinci happened to be a self-taught genius. He had access to a very basic formal education.
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Criminal Theories: Case of Kip Kinkel Biographies Essay
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It is seen that the criminal behavior of Kipland Kinkel particularly lends itself to explanation through the application of the Psychological Theory and the Sociological Theory of criminal behavior. The case of Kip Kinkel remains one of the most notorious instances of a school shooting in the USA. On 20 May 1998, Kip Kinkel shot dead his parents at their home in Springfield, Oregon.
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Biography of the Austrian Artist and Symbolist Gustav Klimt Biographies Essay
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Other famous paintings by Gustav include his 1902 painting of “Beethoven Frieze” as a tribute to Beethoven, “Goldfish” as a rebellion to the rejection of “Philosophy” and “The Kiss” which is considered his greatest piece of work. Like the painting of Beethoven “The Kiss” is entirely in gold except for the faces of the people.
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Mustafa Kemal Atatrk Biographies Research Paper
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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is one man who will go down into the pages of history among those who brought a revolution and a change of thinking among their people. Among his other political reforms, he was the one responsible for the abolishment of monarchy (Sultanate) in Turkey and Caliphate, as well as the declaration of the republic of Turkey.
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