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    Laura Hillenbrand,best selling author and highly esteemed writer of Unbroken, was born May 15, 1967 in Fairfax,Virginia. Hillenbrand was raised with three other siblings and learned to love reading and riding horses. As a young girl, she loved to listen to her parents and swim coach tell her stories, which sparked her interest in writing; this new hobby soon grew into a passion which took up most of her time. After high school, Hillenbrand attended Kenyon College in Ohio, where she continued her love of reading and writing and met her first husband Borden Flanagan. Before she graduated, however, Hillenbrand became very ill when she was 19 and had to spend almost all of her time in her dorm room, when soon after she was forced to drop out of college and go back home. After struggling with her new impediments, she was found to have chronic fatigue syndrome, which affected her ability to do many tasks and made the next several years of her life almost unbearable. Hillenbrand wrote an essay entitled A Sudden Illness which talked about her struggles and the hard times she went through, and she later won the 2004 National Magazine award for it.. As she got better she moved to chicago with her husband and wrote articles on the danger of horseback riding and had works published in Turf Flash and Equus magazines. Her passion for horses, history, and writing grew as she began to write Seabiscuit, which was published in 2001. Seabiscuit told the story of an unlikely horse on the…

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    I. RESEARCH Dylan Marlais Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, in the city of Swansea, South Wales. Growing up, he tended to skip out of school to read on his own due to his neurosis. He was introduced to poetry by his father, David John Thomas, an English professor. At a young age, he read all of D.H. Lawrence 's work. Poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins, W.B. Yeats, and Edgar Allen Poe inspired him to use rhythmic ballads like theirs in his own work. At 16, Thomas dropped out of school to…

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    Nathan Thomas a 21-year-old white male is a resident of Houston, Texas. He was born in a very strict and religious Baptist home, whose parents lived by strong religious values. His family was very popular among the community. His father a well-known politician and his mother a well-known doctor, were considered the elite in Texas. Thus, when his father became mayor of Houston, he kept secrets from his family in regards to his sexual orientation to uphold his family’s name. As a child Thomas hid…

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    Thomas Hobbes was born on the 5th of April in 1588 in Wiltshire, England and died the 4th of December in 1679. We know little about his childhood, not even his mother’s name, but his father’s name was Thomas also and was a vicar of Charlton and Westport. He had a brother that was two years older named Edmund and a sister. He had an uncle, Francis Hobbes that was a wealthy merchant banker who took care of Thomas, his mother, and his two siblings after Thomas Sr. deserted the family. Thomas…

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    Within the community of Swansea, I believe that a problematic issue in the environment is the amount of pollution present throughout Swansea Channel, and more specifically, under Swansea Bridge. To further understand the extent of this predicament and identify the main problems and potential solutions, I decided to interview various locals, figure out the most common types of pollution present, investigate how the pollution is affecting the environment, interview a dive expert and get some facts…

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    Swansea Real Estate is some of the most sought-after in all of Australia; when that real estate happens to be within walking distance of the beautiful Beaches, Catherine Hill Bay, it is the perfect setting for your new home! Choosing a new Swansea Real Estate Home at Catherine Hill Bay offers you many gorgeous natural amenities. It is a stunning residential area surrounded by a large National Park and offering a pair of beaches on the Pacific Ocean. If you prefer seclusion and privacy, Moonee…

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    The writer of under milk wood: Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas was one of famous poet and writer in 20 Century. He was born on 27 October 1914. In Swansea an officially known as a city in Wales. Swansea is not only his birthplace but it is also his beginning of literary world. He began some of his published works in his bedroom and they are later recreated again. Then this house has been opened later for the tourism. One of his memorial statue located close to Cwmdonkin Park which is near his…

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    Soccer Captain Roles

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    He become the central figure at Sunderland defence and appointed as Sunderland Captain. 16-Team: Swansea City Swansea City Captain: Ashley Errol Williams Ashley Errol Williams is a Captain for both Swansea and Wales. The Wales International is a massive player for the team, as Swansea established as a Premier League Club. 17-Team: Tottenham Tottenham Captain: Hugo Lloris Hugo Lloris is the one of best goalkeeper in the Premier League. The France International is handed a Captain's…

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    Sidonie sheene, 30, daughter of legendary racer barry sheene have been left devastated and heartbroken after losing her long-term boyfriend in an alleged street attack. The couple was about to start a new life together when she lost her beloved in a street attack. Sidonie has been left heartbroken after losing her rugby champion boyfriend, Jonny Thomas who was attacked by Daniel shepherd in Swansea during Sunday morning. The details of the incident had not been known yet. The rugby player went…

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    Harold Thimbleby is a computer scientist, a professor at Swansea University in the United Kingdom and well known in the research arena. Alexis Lewis has a PhD and works as a research project manager. John Williams is a professor of health services research. Lewis and Williams also work for the Swansea University and have published many works alongside many other researchers. There is a correspondence address and email address for Thimbleby listed at the end of the article. The sources appear to…

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