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    Biography of Henry Ford

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    Henry Ford Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, near Dearborn, Michigan. Henry Ford create the Model T car in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of production, which transformed the industry. As a result, Ford sold millions of cars and became a famous company (http://www.biography.com/people/henry-ford-9298747). When Henry Ford was young, he was born on his family’s farm in Wayne County, near Dearborn, Michigan. When he was twelve, his mother died during childbirth. Then for

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    Gerald Ford Biography

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    Following his defeat in the 1976 presidential election, Gerald Ford retired to Rancho Mirage, California. Thereafter, Ford appeared frequently in public as a speaker, lecturing for private audiences and on university campuses. In his post-presidential years, Ford wrote a number of books, including an account of his presidency, A Time to Heal (1979), and Humor and the Presidency (1987). Always very athletic, Ford continued to enjoy the game of golf. However, Ford's exit from Washington did not immediately

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    The Henry Ford documentary is a biography that explains the determined and driven soul of Henry Ford. Henry Ford was a man raised on a small plantation in Michigan, where his family went back generations of only working on the farm. It was expected by his parents that all the children would follow tradition and work on the farm. But, Henry being the oldest and doing much of the work, got tired of the continuous strain of farming. He instead grew interest in machines that would make farm life easier

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    Henry Ford Biography

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    Henry Ford was born July 30, 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford had a knack for putting stuff together from an early age. When he was thirteen he received a pocket watch, he then proceeded to take it apart, and then reassemble it. People heard about his skill with watches, and started asking him to fix theirs. He even made his own tools out of nails, and a corset stay. When he got a little older he got a few boys together to build simple water wheels and steam engines. He gained a lot of his knowledge

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    inspiration of Henry Ford’s Son, Edsel Ford, who passed away on May 26th, 1943. The Edsel was only on production for 3 years. Only about 160,000 Edsels were produced in that time period due to the lack of sales (Skinner). This model of car was discontinued in 1960 and the failure cost Ford Motor Company millions of dollars. There are still a few thousand Edsels in existence and there are clubs around the world founded exclusively for owners of the Ford Edsel. Edsel Bryant Ford was born on November 6th, 1893

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    Before 1907 when Henry Ford installed the first assembly line, the early 20th century provided automobiles for mostly the rich as a showing of “keeping up with the Jonseses.” The car models were mostly complicated machines which mostly required a chauffeur knowledgeable on how to operate the complex automobile. The invention helped reduce a four men work to a one men power. It first took around more than 12 hours to build one car to 2 hours and about 30 minutes. Henry Ford said that “by the aid of

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    Essay on Florence Price

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    Florence Price, Composer      The purpose of a biography is to enhance the reader’s knowledge about a particular person’s life, in this case, Florence Beatrice Price, and offer a sort of historical background focusing on significant events, accomplishments, and personal aspects of that particular individual’s life. Ideally, the writer molds complex biographical facts—birth and death, education, ambition, conflict, milieu, work, relationship, accident—into a book [or article]

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    Sir Isaac Newton once wrote “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” And autobiographies and biographies indeed allows us to look further down the path through the life experiences that great people have achieved. They tell us of the lives of real people, real events and real experiences which have occurred in history. Stories that reflected incidents that were salient in one’s life, recounting their progress through the path towards possibly achieving something significant

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    Biographical Criticism Biographical criticism is the attempt to understand an artist's life to more fully comprehend their work.¨The artist and his or her work cannot be separated, so biographical critics look for glimpses of the author´s consciousness or life in the authorś work. Early childhood events, physiological illnesses, relational conflicts, desires (fulfilled or unfulfilled), among other things , may all arise in an author's work.¨ You are the only person who can make your own art so some

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    The focus of this study was to explore how incorporating biographical knowledge into the daily routine and care of an individual with dementia can bring about changes in their behaviors that impact quality of care and quality of life. This chapter assembles the major findings of the study, considers the unique contribution to the research and practice of the care of people with dementia in a long term care setting. The implications for further research discussed as well as limitations of the study

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