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    Harold obtained a scholarship at Queen's College and went onto The University of Melbourne. The Law undergraduate continued his sporting career, captaining the college in cricket and representing in football and tennis. He won a college medal for oratory, which is the art of formal speaking in public in 1930 and was elected president of the sports and social club the following year. Harold was also president of the University Law Students' Society and a member of the university's debating…

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    Essay On Malcolm Fraser

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    The Democrats obtained some power not far behind from other parties. They had three new senators elected. Achievements Fraser’s government achieved many great things for all Australians. A few important achievements include the establishment of the Family Court of Australia, Aboriginal land rights, ABC FM radio, Special Broadcasting Services (SBS), and a new Parliament House on Capital Hill in Canberra. The…

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    instructor who spearheaded numerous zones on the physiology of advancement, including preparation, test parthenogenesis, hydration, cell division, drying out in living cells and favorable cancer-causing radiation impacts on cells. Earnest's legacy of achievements tailed him long after his demise, on October 27, 1941. Ernest folks were Charles Frazier and Mary Matthews Earnest. However Earnest lost his dad in 1887 and his mom took up the sole obligation of raising him and his kin. Known as a…

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    in history and the atomic bomb. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD report, which inspired the United States government to begin atomic bomb research. Chadwick’s research helped successfully create the atomic bomb, and he was awarded the Medal of Merit in 1946. James Chadwick contributed to history in every way, from his research discovery to his help with the atomic bomb. Chadwick mistakenly enrolled in physics, and this may have been a lucky accident for the world. James Chadwick’s…

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    That is, a hero will not constantly gloat about his achievements. Instead, they will accumulate all their pride and support others. Modesty is shown in a hero through their uplifting actions. People who are supportive and want to see themselves, as well as others flourish reveal this characteristic. For example, Santiago Erevia received the Medal of Honor because of his service in Vietnam. Even though that was a big accomplishment for him, he does…

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    Thailand. Queen Sirikit has been rewarded and received recognition on her achievements. The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) asked for Royal permission to portray Queen Sirikit on a Ceres Medal. Dr. Edouard Saouma, the Director of FAO believed the honour is reserved only for great women, who, “by their lives and their work, have helped to uplift the status of women, especially in the rural areas.” The gold Ceres Medal was presented to the queen at a ceremony held in the Chakri Throne…

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    it as a part of their embodied self (Woodward, 2014, P. 62). Monica Vaughan, is another example of someone who was seen different because of her disability, she talks about the coverage she faced after winning five medals. Rather than focusing on her swimming ability and achievements they focused on her disability, she also mentioned that she found it hard to achieve as much as an able-bodied swimmer and at a disadvantage from the start and felt they couldn’t compete on equal terms (The Open…

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    Harold C. Urey was an American Physicist. In 1893 on April 29th Urey was born in Walkerton, Indiana. He was a one of three children. His father Samuel Clayton Urey died when Harold was six. After that his mother remarried and had two more daughters. After high school Urey went and taught at a school in Indiana. Shortly after teaching in Indiana Urey then taught in Montana. During his time in Montana, Urey decided to attend the University of Montana. Urey graduated from the University of…

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    Rosa Parks Would you abide by the law even though people aren't being treated fairly or would you take a stand like Rosa Parks? Rosa McCauley Parks, an African American women is known as “the mother of the civil rights movement” for carrying out an action that most African American women in the mid-1950’s would never do. Rosa’s nonviolent actions changed history and gave an example to people in the future that you can change issues in our society in a positive way. Rosa Parks is a pioneer of…

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    Then he tried to make me a nigger... I'd like to fight that Ali-Clay-whatever-his name-is again tomorrow... I still want to take him apart piece by piece and send him back to Jesus.” (Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times). He was stripped of all his achievements and accolades but Ali kept his cool. It didn't matter what they did to him, because eventually Ali would always prevail and rise to the…

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