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    George Washington Carver imagined nutty spread, sweet potatoes, and soybeans.He additionally was a champion of harvest revolution and horticultural training. Naturally introduced to subjugation, today he is a symbol of American resourcefulness and the transformative capability of training. He had a hard life growing up. George was abducted fourteen days after he was conceived by Confederate Raiders. As he grew up they had made him to wind up plainly a slave. He was then sold in Kentucky, however…

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    George W. Carver was an African-American Scientist, Inventor, Chemist, and Botanist. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, historian guess that he was born in Diamond,Missouri as a slave some time in the Civil war era, most likely in 1864. George is best known for his inventions using the peanut and other plants.He was also a teacher at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute( now called Tuskegee University). George was born into slavery and his birth was said to be around 1861 near…

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    arly years Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Newton County, near Crystal Place, now known as Diamond, Missouri, possibly in 1864 or 1865, though the exact date is not known.[8][9] His master, Moses Carver, was a German American immigrant who had purchased George's parents, Mary and Giles, from William P. McGinnis on October 9, 1855, for $700. Carver had 10 sisters and a brother, all of whom died prematurely.[citation needed] When George was only a week old, he, a sister, and his…

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    George Washington Carver was a well known scientist who made an impact on crops and crop production. George was born a slave in Diamond, Missouri on the farm of his parents' slave owners, Moses and Susan Carver. His birth date was unknown but had said to be somewhere around January 1864. Both of his parents were slaves, their owners purchased his mother, Mary at the age of 13, George’s father was killed from a farming accident. He had a brother named James, who died at an early age and several…

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    love their families, to work hard, and never stop achieving ground, no matter how small it may be. Two great examples of high achievers are Ella Fitzgerald and George Washington Carver. They did not let the opinion of others keep them from their dreams. It was just a little nudge to help them keep the motivation they needed to succeed. George would walk to a school for black children, and even moved to another town to be able to attend school. Working in a brothel as a look out, Ella Fitzgerald…

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    common slaves that were famous by doing something drastic was Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, and George Washington Carver. Harriet Tubman became famous for her secretive underground railroad that led an enormous amount of slaves to freedom by following the North Star. Fredrick Douglas became famous for being able to read and write an intelligent book about his life. George Washington Carver became famous for peanut butter. What they all have in common could be found in their rebellion or…

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    George Washington Carver: More than just Peanuts George Washington Carver, is known to be the “Peanut Man”. He is widely known for his work with peanuts. Most believe that he invented peanut butter. However this is not a fact. There is so much more to this scientist than Peanuts. George Washington Carver was born into slavery in Diamond Grove, Missouri. The exact year of his birth is unknown but it is believed to be between possibly in 1864 or 1865. George never got to know his…

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    prosperous circumstances these talents would have stayed inactive if it weren’t for the adversity. I agree with Horace being that it can be seen as true in the lives of many, including Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Beethoven, and George Washington Carver. There is a popular saying: “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” This can mean that when a situation gets hard, the stronger persons take action. Adversity can also to show character in a person like being a hard worker,…

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    George Washington Carver once said that "Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom." It is of that same principle that I am in college today. I was instilled with the mindset that being educated would open a lot of doors and bring about a lot of opportunities for me. The desire I have to read and write not only brought me to study English, but also the vast knowledge and artistry that comes along with it. The world has evolved remarkably over the past few centuries. Its unceasing…

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    During the “Can You See Me” event at the George Washington Carver Museum, I was presented with many different forms of art. Some of the arts presented were mosaic and portraits, all meaningful in some way. Artist, John Yancey, presented his art in two categories: One is his public art which includes “community-based murals, ceramic mosaics, and other commissioned large scale or monumental works in public places.” Yancey’s other art is categorized as drawings and paintings that were formed from…

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