Evidence Biographies Samples For Students

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Euclid (near 365 - 300 BC) is a Greek mathematician, lived in Alexandria, in the 3rd BC. The main work "Elements" (15 books), containing the basics of ancient mathematics, elementary geometry, number theory, the general theory of relations and the method of determining areas and volumes, which included elements of the theory of limits, has had an enormous influence on the development of mathematics. He worked on astronomy, optics, music theory.
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Born in the picturesque town of the Figueres in Spain, in 1904 Salvador Dali P was the second child of Salvador Dali Y Cusi and Felipa Domenech Ferres. Dali’s father Salvador Dali Y Cusi was a lawyer and a notary, he believed in raising children in strict discipline in contrast to that of Dali’s mother who was kind hearted and comforted Dali when scolded by his father (Salvador Dalí Biography 2016). The family would go to spend summers to Cadaques, a village situated at the seaside. As a young boy Dali looked forward to go the summer ...

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The life of prominent personalities remains one of the most comprehensive topics focussed on in the field of sociology. This can be accredited to the fact that various prominent personalities played a comprehensive role in bringing about social change in the society. Worth noting is the fact that the traditional society was filled with various societal matter that hundred societal progress. As an example, the traditional society had a less regard for women in the society as evident by the fact that women were discriminated highly. Nonetheless, the emergence of prominent personalities led to mutual change of the society in terms ...

Biography: John Standard

There are a huge number of personalities who contributed a lot to humanity through their achievements. Unfortunately, many of them lost their names in the course of history. Some became prey to time, while others to prejudice. History is proof to the racial oppression meted to African Americans and so many prominent and key individuals lost their identity to racial bias and inadequate records. One such personality is the African-American inventor John Standard. He is known to have patented an improvement in the design of refrigerator and a gas stove design. This article is a biographical collection of all that is known about ...

It was a time of transformation; it was the early 13th century and add this very moment the two tectonic plates of religion and global trade were shifting and capturing new geographies. Genghis Khan proved to be a revolution in the Mongolian history and he conquered without fail with an idea of creating universal harmony through subjugation of all other races. His methods included a lot of slaughter to gain access to other empires and by the time he died is Empire got extended to Russia and China and was also touching the areas that led to Christian Europe.
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Mental events as asserted in behaviorism are considered to be unscientific and embrace the use of practical experiment in the collection of data other than the use of mental processes. Behaviorism, as argued by the different scholars of psychology, is an approach that is employed in the study of both animal and human behavior and holds that the conduct can be measured. However, it is paramount to appreciate the fact that the behaviorist denies the use of human mind and hold that behavior is an essential tool that can be utilized in the psychological studies. However, it is important ...

The story of John Wayne Gacy is a curious one but not entirely unprecedented in the context of some of the world’s most famous serial killers. A well-respected member of the community, practically everyone was shocked when it turned out that he was an incredibly prolific serial killer who was also known to the police for sexually assaulting young boys. It is the contention of this paper that he was so successful precisely because of his double life – by becoming such a well-respected member of the community he created the perfect alibi for his behavior and made himself ...

The historians have maintained that Tecumseh was born in 1768 near Springfield, Ohio. It is believed that the murder of his father by invading Virginia frontiersmen led to his abhorrence of American’s intrusion into Indian homelands. As an adolescent Tecumseh was considered a superior hunter; later he was described as a great warrior. Although he developed a hatred of white invaders Tecumseh was opposed to abuse of war prisoners. Many of the early historians considered him a savage noble. This assumption was probably based on cultural differences. Tecumseh was a phenomenal leader, orator and warrior. In this treatise a discussion of his achievements will ...

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois: A Biography

William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868. He was born and grew up in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. His parents were Alfred and Mary Silvina Du Bois. Her mother’s family lived among the small, free black community in Great Barrington. Her mother descended from English, African, and Dutch ancestors.
William’s paternal great-grandfather was a French-American named James Du Bois who fathered different offspring with some slave mistresses. Alexander was one of the many mixed-race sons of James. When Alexander went to ...

I was born in the Highlands of Ethiopia where I spent most of my childhood life. The suburbs of Addis Ababa city was my first home. My parents; Mr. and Mrs. Kahia , my elder brother called Sammy, my younger brother called Jimmy and I made up our family. These are the people who made my early childhood life. At the age of three, I was very much attached to my mother. I remember how sad it felt when she left me for the market every early morning. I could cry uncontrollably with emotions attached. She could then promise me ...

Dian Fossey was an American woman whose love for animals drove her in interest in zoology. Her study of Mountain Gorillas changed how we understand the connection between humans and other primates. Her conservation efforts brought attention to the plight of this endangered species that she so diligently studied. Due to her extensive research and hand on approach she became one of the most renowned women scientists of the twentieth century.

The Early Life of Dian Fossey

Dian was born in 1932 in San Francisco, California (Mowat, 1987). She had a relatively normal childhood, although her parents separated early in her life. As a young adult she ...

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Sathya Sai Baba was born on 23 November 1926 and was named Sathya Narayana Raju. He is a famous yet controversial guru in India having numerous followers and groups in countries around the world. He claimed in his teen age that fakir Shirdi actual “Sai Baba” was reincarnated in him. On this basis he renamed himself as Sai Baba. He further claimed to be omnipotent and omniscience in subsequent years. In his influential regions he was known to have manifested holy ash and other little objects like watches and rings which he claimed to materialize from nothing. His followers still ...

Ramses II was a renowned pharaoh of Egypt and he was formally famous for his greatness, authoritative command and several armed expeditions. His reigned lasted for over 60 years between 1290-1224 Before Christ. He acquiredthe status of pharaoh when he was just 24years old and Greeks call him Sesostris. Seti I was his father and Queen Tuya happened to be his loving mother and had a brother who died at an early age. His well know wives were Nefetari, Princess from Katti, Maetnefure and Istnofret and he had many children and on record the number appeared is over 200. The early ...