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Biography of Adam Smith Biographies Case Study
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Around the age of fifteen, Smith joined Glasgow University on a scholarship to study moral philosophy.  His unforgettable teacher at Glasgow University was Francis Hutcheson.  Then Smith studied at Balliol College, Oxford, from 1740 to 1746.  After that period, Smith started his career as a public lecturer in Edinburgh in 1748 under the patronage of Lord Kames. 
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Incredible Lifeway of King Henry VIII Biographies Case Study
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Henry had opposed the supremacy of the Pope; all the same, he did not favour the Protestants. Moreover, he enacted stringent laws against Protestants, in order to suppress their spiritual supremacy. Some of those laws were unreasonable and savage, and the Vatican excommunicated him as a consequence.
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The Radicalism of Osama Bin Laden Biographies Case Study
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Osama Bin Laden, a Saudi citizen, was born to a self-made Saudi construction billionaire. His childhood period coincided with the collapse of colonialism and the rise of Arab and Islamic nationalism. His childhood and youth, therefore, unfolded during a period of politically inspired religious and nationalistic fervor
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French Painter and Draughtsman Biographies Essay
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David came from a prosperous family with whom he lived pleasantly until he was about nine years old when his father was killed in a duel. Following his father’s death, David’s mother placed him in the care of his uncles who were noted architects. They enrolled him in the College des Quatre-Nations to study architecture. 
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Into the Wild by J. Krakauer Biographies Book Report/Review
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In 1996 Jon Krakauer, a well-known journalist, publishes a book describing a story which happened a couple of years ago with a young man who chose a life of danger and freedom.  The story of Christopher McCandless, a young idealist, who decided to go into the wilderness and live off the land, turned out to be tragic for him.
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Unhappy Relationships in Hemingway's Life and Fiction Biographies Book Report/Review
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Within a short span of time, 1925-1929, he had established himself as having produced some of the most important literary fiction in his century. His short stories focused on the virtues held by men a generation or two earlier than him as well as the effects and aftereffects of war. Yet each story contained a deeper message within the lines if the reader felt the desire to go searching for it.
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William Z Foster and the Tragedy of American Radicalism Biographies Book Report/Review
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However. According to Fraser (1995), while in 1919, Foster’s role as the American Federation of Labor in attempting to unionize the United States Steel Corporation threw him into the national spotlight and even garnered the attention of President Woodrow Wilson, who granted him an audience, this role, however, fizzled down in 1950.
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The Life of a Person Biographies Essay
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Life is always moving ahead and one should thus take heed and try and look towards the future rather than whining about what happened in the past. It is best to forget the past but remember the recollections since the lessons which are learned all this while leave a lasting impression on one’s personality and molds his life in accordance with the right principles of life. Life must never be dependent on any person alone.
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Benjamin Franklin Autobiography on Web Biographies Literature review
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He attempted to do this in many ways despite having critics and people opposing his ways. He was a self-made man who took responsibility for his own actions. He also had a literary bent which was demonstrated in early childhood but he was discouraged by his father. He served the nation and other countries where he lived.
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The Epistles to the Corinthians Biographies Essay
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According to the paper, the book now known as I Corinthians was actually the second letter that Paul wrote to the Corinthians after he had left the church he had founded there.  It was written in direct response to issues that he was familiar with from that city from reports he had received after he’d sent a previous letter that has been lost.
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Personal statement Biographies Essay
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Still, right from when we met, we instantly got along. Her amazing sense of humor, striking kindness and infinite empathy drew me towards her, and in a short period of time we became best.
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Cover letter for summer internship program Biographies Essay
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With my experiences I will be able to make positive contributions to your
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Momofuku Ando's Credo on the Opportunity That Paves the Way for Further Opportunities Biographies Essay
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When economists and entrepreneurship scholars disagree on the proportion of failures, they agree on ‘most firms fail’. Why in this case would an entrepreneur ever start a firm especially if he was a serial entrepreneur who has experienced several failures? Entrepreneurs are supposed to be risk-loving and entrepreneurship can take different forms.
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A Theorist Edward T. Hall Biographies Literature review
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Edward T. Hall is thus a theorist whose life's work has given mankind original insights into intercultural interactions and communications. He has made us aware of our own subconcious cultural leanings and how that affects our communication with people of our own culture and those from a different one. Mostly he has given us a tolerance, which has paved the way for research into various facets of communication theory.
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Nelson Mandelas Life Biographies Essay
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During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to the struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal that I hope to live for and to achieve.
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Describing Gandhi as a Famous Figure in History Biographies Assignment
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Gandhi was of the opinion, that ends do not justify means; no poor or destitute could ever justify the cause of violence, whether it be done against him or to protect him thus a hunger strike was the most violent thing that he could ever indulge into, in which the only being that would be harmed would be himself.
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Mother Teresa's Ledership qualities Biographies Essay
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She gained her recognition and acceptance as being one of the most famous people of the world when she founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950. From then on, she received several prestigious awards namely the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971, Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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Mother and the Sanctuary for Her Childs Confidences Biographies Essay
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The day has been long and exciting, and as I get between the covers of my bed, I cannot stop the last thought that goes through my mind, as Mom walks in to say goodnight. Even without our physical resemblances, I would love to be like Mom. I put on airs to match her elegance.
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Catherine Mansfield Biographies Essay
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According to the report she had indeed some similar features: middle-class characters, the use of stream of consciousness, but the one that influenced her most was Anton Cehov . She had the same kindness in telling, the same interest for the human being’s behavior and the details that form our life.
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Life of Tim Rodriguez: A Galician in the New World Biographies Essay
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According to the report Tim Rodriguz’s farther and 200 odd inhabitant of the village of Nirev went to sea every day except for Sunday. On Sundays families attended the Sunday mass at the churh in Pontevedra after a 4 mile walk. Tim enjoyed playing in the beach, collecting sea shells and racing with his elder siblin, Elena Rodriguz who was 2 years elder to him.
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Stephen Michael Reich Biography Biographies Essay
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Stephen Michael Reich was born on the 3rd of October 1936; he is an American composer and he has specialized in the minimalist music style. Innovations by him include the creation of phasing patterns using tape loops, for example, are compositions which are early like “Come Out” and “It’s Gonna Rain”.
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Benjamin Franklin: A Life in Review Biographies Essay
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At the age of 10, young Franklin busied himself with helping his father in the family soap-making business. As an adolescent, Benjamin Franklin was an avid reader who spent most of the money he earned on books. Benjamin enjoyed learning and became an adept apprentice in all the emerging technologies and philosophies of the world.
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Experience in Music Technology Biographies Personal Statement
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I started out with my formal education for music at that very same time. It has been 20 years since I have been working in this field now, both in music technology and teaching. I am looking forward to receiving my Bachelor of Science degree from Charter Oak State College in individual studies with the focus being on Music Technology.
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The General Theory of Employment Biographies Case Study
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It is told that John Maynard Keynes was born on 5 June 1883, in Cambridge. He belonged to a well-educated family. His father was an economist and a great philosopher of his time and his mother was the first female mayor of the town. He studied mathematics form the Eton Collage and then from Cambridge University.
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Shawnee Political Leader Biographies Essay
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Tecumseh was born in 1768 at Old Piqua, on the Mad River in Western Ohio (Foner & Garraty). His name is accurately rendered as Tecumtha or Tekamthi, which meant “I cross the way” or “A Panther Crouching for his Prey.” As part of the Shawnee tribe, Tecumseh inherited his father’s clan affiliation, i.e. the Panther clan, after which he was named.
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Khomeini and the Islamic Revolution Biographies Book Report/Review
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Taheri fled to Europe after the revolution and continued writing about his perception of Islamic Iran. He is essentially a secularist, who finds himself at home with the liberal democratic values of the West. He disapproves of Khomeini's obscurantist views and describes him as a reactionary figure who lived in exile for fourteen years before repatriating to Iran.
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Allama Muhammed Iqbal Biographies Article
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His ideas proved to be an awakening call for mankind, especially for the Muslims. Pakistan's existence is the fruit of his contributions and efforts. Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot, Punjab province in Pakistan on November 09, 1877. His ancestors were Brahmins (Hindu Cast) originally, but embraced Islam later.
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Trial of Galileo Biographies Essay
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Galileo is considered the father of modern science and a major figure in the history of mankind. He was an Italian physicist, astronomer, astrologer, and philosopher, belonging to a small group of thinkers who influenced the Western culture. In a way, his growing influence amongst the people led to his clashes with the religious clergies.  Born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, his family moved to Florence when Galileo was 8 years.
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Oscar Wilde Biographies Book Report/Review
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He was considered as the core of a circle of artists and poets which conservative society saw as aesthetes and decadents. He is commonly celebrated for his gay life, but this is merely a single facet in the multitude of personas the complexity that was Oscar Wilde.
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The Career of Beyonce Knowles Biographies Essay
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The author outlines the life of Beyonce, the most successful works, and also her charity activity. Beyonce set a historical record in the annual 2010 Grammys Music Awards as the first female to win 6 Grammy Awards in a single year. She also made history by having won the Best Female Vocal Performance for a single album three times.
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Ousmane Sembene's cinema Biographies Essay
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He regularly made use of nonprofessional actors and wrote the script in various African languages. As an intellectual interested in conveying his message to the socially disadvantaged masses, especially given the high rate of illiteracy in Senegal and the African continent, cinema was a great and effective choice.
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Why Sartre Was Wrong Biographies Personal Statement
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Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the 20th century’s great philosophers. Not only was he a powerful writer and personality, but he was the founder of one the great strains of thought in recent times: existentialism. In works like Being and Nothingness and also in the famous play No Exit, Sartre expounds on such themes.
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Richard Rodriguez The Achievement of Desire Biographies Essay
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He has discovered early on that his schooling has triggered a disjointing between him along with his parents. He has been writing the narration of his schooling with the intention of honoring his subordinate-class setting and gave value on how he turned out to be the man he has become today.
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The Angle Has Fallen: Legacy of a Thug Biographies Essay
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In his song "Can't C Me", 2Pac tells of the pressure of the streets that he came to live in, "and I ain't stoppin', till I'm well paid, bails paid, now nigga, look what hell made, visions of cops and sirens, niggas open fire, buncha Thug Life niggas on the rise, until I die". These words sum up the socialization of violence that 2Pac had been subjected to.
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Analytical paper on Aristotle Biographies Essay
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Though a brilliant pupil, Aristotle opposed some of Plato's teachings, and when Plato died, Aristotle was not appointed head of the Academy. After leaving Athens, Aristotle spent some time traveling, and possibly studying biology, in Asia Minor (now Turkey) and its islands.
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My Familys experience with cities over the past three generations Biographies Essay
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We can only be positive on one thing : the three of us have three different point of views on the places that we live in. I am pretty sure that my grandmother and mother always believed that Santiago was an impossible place to live, thought that anywhere in the world would be a better place though they were so emotionally linked to the city in order to leave it.
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William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies Biographies Essay
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As Roger Ebert noted, "Hearst was a carnivorous media tycoon of the age, proprietor of newspapers, magazines, radio stations, wire services, movie productions companies, a private castle, and his mistress Marion Davies, an actress of great but perhaps not exclusive charms" (2003, p.
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William Butler Yeats Biographies Essay
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I have been reading more of Yeats since, more of his poems, his plays and his life, and it is now clear to me that this man who won the Nobel prize for literature way back in 1923 is still relevant today. Not only is he relevant, he has insightful reactions to the human existence, and is able to put them in small capsules like " Though leaves are many, the root is one;/Through all the lying days of my youth
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Artwork of Kurt Vonnegut Biographies Essay
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Kurt Vonnegut was very inspiring to his readers through his art and books, which made a difference in the world.  “Vonnegut has typically used science fiction to characterize the world and the nature of existence as he experiences them. His chaotic fictional universe abounds in wonder, coincidence, randomness and irrationality.
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Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths Biographies Essay
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The presidency of Abraham Lincoln has conferred his importance not only as a political symbol in the pages of history but also as a devoted leader who advocated and deposited slavery to an end. Lincoln, as an antislavery freed all slaves in revolutionizing states.
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Goodbye to all that by Robert Graves Biographies Book Report/Review
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 Therefore, the intention of the author in writing this autobiography is to relieve his thoughts and feelings about his childhood, youth and military service and the author begins the work with an account of his English public school education and concludes it with a description of the post-war years, including a stint teaching in Cairo. 
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Ronald Reagan: One of America's Most Popular Presidents Biographies Research Paper
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Ronald Reagan was born on February 6 in the year 1911 in a small town of Tampico, Illinois. He was the second son to John Edward Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. His father belonged to an Irish ancestry and his mother to a Scot-English ancestry. During his childhood, he was given the nickname ‘Dutch’ due to his appearance.
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Historical Criticism of Graham Greene's The Power and the Glory Biographies Essay
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His authorized biographer Norman Sherry shows Greene being moved by World War I. The war left its first impressions on a young mind. In a letter to his mother, Greene recounted "the endless memorial services" at the school and the "death feeling" that had pervaded the atmosphere (Sherry 232-240.
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Ernest Ludwig Kirchner Biographies Essay
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They tried to establish a new modern art apart from Paris, which would be more original to German culture. The extraordinary paintings of young "The Bridge" artists including Kirchner were full of enthusiasm and idealism that were reflected in their works.
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Henry Kissinger Biographies Essay
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He had affected many people and nations for contributing something for their out of their 'liberation'. Kissinger has attained many awards and recognitions than any other born Americans. His participation in the secret negotiation upon ending the Vietnam War had brought him his Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
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Burke's Distinction and Public Representation Biographies Article
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Interest and opinion are the two principle factors of Burke's Distinction; he used them as his primary, fundamental example of how political and economic systems might succeed or fail. Using Burke's Distinction for social examination ensures that individuals and governments can better understand their own motivations and needs, and legislate accordingly.
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Successes and failures of Mussolini Biographies Essay
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Of these policies some were successful, some were not. Mussolini once declared "Our programme is simple. We want to rule Italy" (Mussolini). Carsten (1962) commenting on this statement said, "This is the real program of any Leftist. But Mussolini had the honesty to be upfront about it." There is an element of truth in this statement.
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Pedro Infante a National Treasure of Mexico Biographies Report
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Pedro Infante revolutionized the concept of the actor/singer while becoming a true living folk hero. Infante's story is a romantic tale of rising from a childhood of poverty to capture the hearts and minds of an entire country. He taught his people the ideals that his parents had instilled in him, and his faith became the faith of his fans. He was a successful star of the golden age of Mexican cinema.
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Alexander Gorsky Russian Choreographer Biographies Essay
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Alexander Gorsky broke traditional attitude to choreography, implemented his own view of ballet, established groundings of ballet popularity in Russia. His achievements in ballet were not limited to the establishment of dramatically oriented realism, he also managed to develop his own school of ballet teaching.
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The Life of Dolly Parton Biographies Coursework
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There is truth to be told in the fact that Dolly Parton is indeed a role model to many women. One comment by a group of women was in regards to Dolly Parton. Their comments are shown to view her as a woman that that is one of the greatest country singers of them all. The following quote shows exactly how strong of a presence Dolly Parton has among the female gender in America.
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