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This week, include a quote in your paragraph. Take that as you will, show me how you quote directly from a source! No worries about it being 'right', this is for us to practice. Just put the link to the site below if you don't want to do the citation, that's not our focus for the week. Have a Topic Sentence, three sentences in the middle of analysis (one being the quotation), and a conclusion. Due Friday at 8:50 a.m.
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9/23/2019 07:17:43 am
Amos Oz began storytelling in his early 20s. He published more than a dozen novels, including. A Tale of Love and Darkness was first published in Hebrew in 2002 and became an international best seller.
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10/1/2019 06:58:32 am
Amos Oz was an Israeli writer, novelist, journalist, and intellectual throughout his life. Renowned Israeli author whose work captured the characters and landscapes.Amos Oz died at the age of 79 and his death was announced by his daughter Fania Oz-Salzberger, who wrote on Twitter that he had died after a short battle with cancer. A Tale of Love and Darkness was first published in Hebrew in 2002 and became an international best seller. Amos Oz was one of the best writers in his life.
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10/1/2019 06:59:45 am
A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops. 9/23/2019 07:21:53 am
"The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility." This is what Vaclav Havel said when living in Czechoslovakia, Born on October 5th, 1936. Vaclav was the son of a wealthy restaurant owner. When Vaclav grew up he turned into a stage play actor/writer. His plays were banned and he got sent to prison from 1979-1983. In 1993 he became the president of New Czech. This is all about Vaclav Havel, Enjoy!
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Corina Sawyers
9/23/2019 07:40:37 pm
Eileen Chang, born September 9, 1920, Shanghai, China—found dead September 8, 1995, Los Angeles, California. Chinese writer whose sad, bitter love stories gained her a large devoted audience as well as critical acclaim. In 1939 Zhang enrolled at the University of Hong Kong. However, when her education there was halted two years later by the Japanese invasion, she returned to Shanghai.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates seemed like an interesting person, also with an interesting life. In his life, his father was a former Black Panther, which really shocks me. "On weekends ... there might be different combinations of kids,” said Ta-Nehisi, describing his family. He grew up it Baltimore, life wasn’t going well, but he wrote many stories about his life. The point is, he had hope, courage, and strong imagination, he kept on going.
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Haiden Lee
9/24/2019 11:49:29 am
Gene sharp was born in ohio and went to ohio university. he studyed to socal science. he controbuted to the therory of non voilent protest. he aslo ¨he received a Doctor of Philosophy in political theory from Oxford University¨ with profesor arne.
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Abby Mackanic
9/25/2019 05:58:58 am
Bob dylan is an american singer/songwriter whose music touched many, his most famous works were made in the 1960s. Bob dylan has published eight books of art and paintings, his art has been in many of the major art shows and galleries. Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, to parents Abram and Beatrice Zimmerman. In 1960, Bob Dylan dropped out of college and moved to New York and started his career.
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Mason St.Onge
9/25/2019 07:22:34 am
Ideas are the most important thing that you can do. Ideas have changed the way technology has worked. Ideas have changed they way the world look. There is quote for Earl Nightingale and his quote says "Everything Begins With An Idea."
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Trey Eden
9/25/2019 01:43:06 pm
Ah the western a cliche movie full of cliche tropes but ever wonder why there are always those big buttes. so in the 1930s when movies were getting really big westerns where not that popular and overlooked. but during that time was the great depression and many people were affected including a man named Harry Goulding. He lived in a small town outside of monument valley (the area with all the buttes) and thought that if he could create the place into a tourist destination the town could get money. So he took some pictures of the natural landscape and started to try and get them around the country. is mostly worked the pictures got to hollywood where a director who was making a Western saw them and and decided to film his movie there. Well the movie became famous creating the image of what the west looks like. so as Randolph Scott once said "westerns are a type of picture which everyone can see and enjoy".
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Lola O.George
9/25/2019 02:29:59 pm
Wait a second do you ear that is that a duck? a bear? or even maybe a dinosaur?No, it’s all Dee Bradley Baker, a voice actor known for Hollywood’s monsters, creatures and animals. Or may you know him more as Perry the Platypus on “Phineas and Ferb,” Klaus the Fish on “American Dad” or Daffy Duck on “Space Jam.” Or maybe you’re a fan of Squidward. Bradley has been in the business for about 20 years and has played some of the most memorable cartoon characters ever. Bradley reveals the reason he is voice actor wen says '' he want to put those out into the world to show how interesting and good it is". Wow! anyway thanks Bradley for making our cartoon characters much more funny by putting your spin on it.
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9/25/2019 05:29:16 pm
Serjio Fajardo was a popular governor in Columbia who believed in cleaning up politics. He was born in Columbia in 1956. He went to school at Colegio Benedictino High school and graduated. Furthermore, he went to the University of De Los Andes and earned an undergraduate and graduate degree. After his studies, he moved to the U.S to earn his PhD in math with a minor in economics. He became a journalist and wrote many columns for El Colombiano. In 2004 he was elected mayor of Medellin until 2007. In 2012, he ran for mayor again in Antioquia and once more won. As mayor, he believed in responsible public spending and social investment. He is also the founder of Compromiso Ciudadano, a group of politicians and businessmen who believe in clean politics. “This is nothing more than working with people for people, where the general interest always prevails over private interest, where everyone is invited to get involved in the changes, where no favors are negotiated for bureaucratic office or contracts and dignity and differences are respected. This is the only way to achieve the social transformations being demanded in the 21st century.” His words show how strongly he believed in people in politics and what they could accomplish if they worked together. He continues to make a difference in Colombian society with his thoughts and beliefs about politics.
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taryn Bean
9/26/2019 08:49:40 am
Everything we do, every decision we make, everything we say, comes from either a place of love, or a place of fear. Additionally, every emotion we feel comes from fear or love. See Elisabeth Kubler’s quote that, when you really think about it, rings true. “There are only two emotions: love and fear. All positive emotions come from love, all negative emotions from fear. From love flows happiness, contentment, peace, and joy. From fear comes anger, hate, anxiety and guilt.”
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9/26/2019 11:21:50 am
“90% of what is considered "impossible" is, in fact, possible. The other 10% will become possible with the passage of time & technology.” Hideo Kojima is a japanese video game designer that has made many iconic franchises, the most popular being Metal Gear, which is an espionage and stealth game. Hideo Kojima experienced many hardships in life with the biggest one being him being fired from Konami and having his own IP stolen from him. Even in the darkest times for him, Hideo Kojima did not stop and kept working forward. And now, Hideo Kojima is releasing Death Stranding, his newest IP on PS4 on November 8, 2019.
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Gabe Cobean
9/26/2019 11:46:40 am
Marjane Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran on November 22, 1969. Her parents were worried that she was a strong-willed and rambunctious teen and arranged her to study abroad. “she stayed in Vienna through her high school years” She became famous from her autobiographical graphic novels, Persepolis and Persepolis 2.
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Emily Fuentes
9/26/2019 12:15:11 pm
Edwidge Danticat was born on January 19,1969 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Danticat graduated with a B.A in french Literature.“Her master’s thesis, a partly autobiographical account of the relationships between several generations of Haitian women, was published as Breath, Eyes, Memory in 1994.”After her master’s thesis, she published a collection of short stories called Krik? Krak! Her collection of short stories became one of the finalists for the National Book Award. Danticat received multiple awards such as the Pushcart Short Story Prize and many more awards from a variety of magazines. Many of Edwidge Danticat’s works address issues of power, injustice, and poverty. Currently Edwidge is 50 years of age and lives in Miami and she continues to write novels as well as short stories.
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9/26/2019 12:16:05 pm
David Mitchell is known for being an author and also his quotes. One of his famous quotes was "Travel far enough, and you will meet yourself." His first novel, Ghostwritten, won the Mail on Sunday prize. Not only his books were famous, but David was one of the 20 Young British Novelists. As one of the top 20 novelists in Britian, David Mitchell will be remembered as a great novelist.
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9/26/2019 12:21:53 pm
This week, I researched a man named Satoshi Tajiri, born August 28, 1965. I researched him because he is the creator of one of my most favorite gaming franchise, Pokemon. He was the founder and CEO of Game Freak. He is now currently making a game coming in November the newest pokemon game, Sword and Shield, which I can't wait to come out.
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9/26/2019 12:24:31 pm
Ethiopia has a beautiful chapel in the sky. It was made by Father Yemata in the 5th century B.C. It is and astounding sight to behold when at the top. The reason it was made because Yemata thought it would be closer to the top. Abuna Yemata Guh is a priest who has been there for 47 years. People who are often discouraged they are cheered up by Abuna. He says this to them "We encourage them. We tell them grab here step here, and they feel encouraged to climb." By saying these determining words the climbers feel like they want be even more closer to god.
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Ella McMann
9/26/2019 12:33:10 pm
I read about a car decorated with millions of beads. Eight artisans from Mexico covered an entire beetle (the car) or as they call it El Volchol. That car is very important in their culture and so is beading. "The Beetle was chosen because it is an important part of Mexican culture, serving as common taxis during the 20th century." The car is covered in historical and mythological symbols like the Sun God and Deer God.
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Roya M. Aboubakr
9/26/2019 12:35:49 pm
Rome, Italy holds the beautiful and mesmerizing Jesuit church of Saint Ignazio. The church was originally supposed to be a spacious dome, although they ran out of money and the plans were put aside. Instead, the painter and Jesuit brother, Andrea Pozzo, stepped in and painted an illusion on the ceiling. He used the optical illusion, Quadratura, was said to "lifts and expands the simple building skyward, using forced perspective to move the figures up into the heights." If you visit the church, they have certain points where one must stand for the ultimate viewing experience. In conclusion, the church is in fact not a humongous dome, it is merely about 17 meters long.
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Monet Shum
9/26/2019 02:39:49 pm
Oscar Wilde, known notoriously in his lifetime for his notoriously controversial writings and pithy wit, has left monumental bits of wisdom for us to chew on for a long time. One, for instance, is the quote, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken,” but I personally prefer “I am so clever that sometimes I do not understand a single word of what I am saying.” Although he was unconventional in the Victorian Era and some of his works were shamed in the period, nowadays, I believe his views are very relatable and humorous as well. Satire is something that can be laughed at and considered, the passing of time has worn down its edges and taboos, and shouldn’t we be grateful for that? Oscar Wilde’s unique views on life and death can now be bared to oxygen without being tarnished.
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9/26/2019 03:07:10 pm
The person I am researching is Amos Oz. He was born on May 4th, 1993, Jerusalem. He died in
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9/26/2019 03:22:43 pm
J.K Rowling, known for her amazing Harry Potter books and quotes, is what I'm going to be talking about . One of her famous quotes is,"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." She was a single broke mom, but when writing books happened, it changed her life. She went from broke, to a billionaire because of her books. J.K Rowling's interest of writing completely changed her life and is why she is a all-time great author
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Francis Berina
9/26/2019 04:13:44 pm
"I have a dream" was a famous quote delivered by one of the most well known figures in history, his name is Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man that went against discrimination. He started was one of the most notable protesters against segregation. But shortly after his heroic acts, he was assassinated.
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Mairen Ruby
9/26/2019 04:51:30 pm
"While pressure to succeed is on the rise, students' mental health and readiness for college has diminished." - Nicholas Joyce
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Catie Cabral
9/26/2019 05:07:56 pm
"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." - Anne Frank
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Jose Bryant
9/26/2019 05:12:02 pm
"I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence." said a young Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, born in Houston, TX. Beyoncé is an extremely talented artist as she executes every performance with her dancing and vocal ability. But, she was never always a solo artist. She was apart of the late 90s's, early 2000's group, Destiny's Child then she branched out later on making her debut. She's made her way as a global pop phenomenon by planning her success and taking the extra steps needed to be taken to get to where she's at. With all this being said, you can tell her hard work has paid off all these years as she lives happily with her husband and kids!
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Ebad Uddin
9/26/2019 05:14:42 pm
Marjorie M. Liu (born 1979) is an American New York Times best-selling author and comic book writer. She is acclaimed for her horror fantasy comic monstress which is an international favorite and of great critical acclaim. Her paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels include most notable The Hunter Kiss and tiger eye series. Her work for Marvel Comics include NYX,X-23, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X men.
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9/26/2019 05:31:22 pm
Marjorie Liu is the best writer for comics and she has been writing comic books for years. She won a Hugo Award for best Graphic story and won the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award! Marjorie Liu nationality is half american and half chinese.Did you know Marjorie Liu published the movie Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher! “That was my goal through this book to show women in all their great and wonderful diversity,” Marjorie Liu said that in one of her interviews and its a very meaningful and inspiring quote.
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9/26/2019 05:37:32 pm
"All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope." -Alexandre Dumas
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Kayla Eun
9/26/2019 05:38:19 pm
Herman Melville was an author and poet back in the 1800s. His most inspiring quote I found by him was "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. I thought this was very inspiring because it tells you that you shouldn't follow what everyone is doing and to be yourself and be original. It sort of relates to the ideas we are talking about in class. It is better to have an original idea than an imitation of one.
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9/26/2019 05:49:59 pm
One of the most well known authors of today is J. K Rowling. She wrote the award winning series Harry Potter, but before that she had a rough life and was on the verge of commiting suicide. She has seen the poor and richer aspect of life and hopes for others to as well. One of her most famous quote is “Many prefer not to exercise their imaginations at all. They choose to remain comfortably within the bounds of their own experience, never troubling to wonder how it would feel to have been born other than they are. They can refuse to hear screams or peer inside cages. They can close their hearts and minds to any suffering that does not touch them personally. They can refuse to know. I might be tempted to envy people who can live that way, except that I do not think that they have any fewer nightmares than I do.” She believes that people refuse to look at the hardships that others face because they are blinded by their own. We should learn how to help others and put ourselves in their shoes.
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9/26/2019 06:25:08 pm
Greta Thunberg is a 16 year old swedish activist. This monday (9/23) she spoke at United Nations. With bravery and determination she insulted and brought light to the lack of effort put into the problem of climate change. "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!" Hopefully she will be able to influence many other young activist to start working harder towards a better future.
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9/26/2019 06:26:17 pm
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist who has been a major figure in popular culture for more than fifty years.
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9/26/2019 06:49:32 pm
Isabel Allende was is a Chilean writer, her works contain aspects of the magical realism genre. Some of the novels she is know for is The House of the Spirits, and The City of the Beasts, and these novels were commercially successful. Isabel was awarded 2014 Presidential medal of freedom by Barack Obama. She also received Chile's National Literature Prize, and was called "the world's most widely read Spanish language author. Allende mostly wrote her novels based on her personal experiences, and other lives of women.
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Isha Shah
9/26/2019 07:47:22 pm
"Books build empathy. Empathy leads to compassion. Compassion leads to change, Books can change the world." - Alan Gratz. Alan Gratz is an incredible, and personally my favorite, author. He has written 14 novels for young adults, and each of them are exiting and incredible. He has written award winning books such as, Prisoner B-3087, Refugee (which we read in english last year), Projekt 1065, Grenade, Code of Honor and many more. His books are amazing and they will leave you at the edge of your seat wanting more!
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Chloe Schoenly
9/26/2019 08:14:19 pm
A lady poet, rare for her time, Murasaki Shikibu is a famous Japanese poet, novelist, and author who was alive during 973-1041. Her famous work, The Tale of Genji, sparked her popularity being a lady-in-waiting in the Imperial Court and a poet. At the time, women weren't known to learn Chinese, her however, "Since last summer ... very secretly, in odd moments when there happened to be no one about, I have been reading with Her Majesty ... There has of course been no question of formal lessons ... I have thought it best to say nothing about the matter to anybody." (Murasaki Shikibu). Shikibu was a revolutionary woman, for she established a cultural advancement, and a small empowerment to women.
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Aidan Knapp
9/27/2019 03:56:13 am
Gene Sharp was born on January 21 1928 and died 90 years later. Gene Sharp was a American Political Scientist. Gene Sharp was nominated with the nobel peace prize in 2009, 12, 13, and 2015.
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Quentin
9/27/2019 03:57:56 am
Do you know who travel across many countries in thirty years sailing through seas? Well it’s the author Ibn Battuta who did this. Ibn travel through North Africa, West Africa, Chin, Middle East, and more. He travels up to 11 places which is about 47,000 miles. Ibn family was mostly judges so we he was little he went to law school. After making his book Journey the rest of his life he was a judge. He had a life of education, a life of journey, and judgement. That is a lot to do in your lifetime. That just his legacy to inspire many muslim explore but can he inspire you.
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9/27/2019 04:19:39 am
Marjorie Liu is one of the New York Times best selling and award-winning writer. This woman is best known for her fiction books and comic books as well. She has been writing for year, but before she started to write, she was a lawyer. She has also written books for MARVEL. Marjorie Liu once said, “That was my goal through this book to show women in all their great and wonderful diversity,” she said this in one of her interviews, and this quote has so much meaning to it and it very inspiring to all the women out there.
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The author I chose for this week is Richard Feynman, Richard Feynman was born on May 11, 1918, New York. Richard Feynman had worked as a theoretical physicist, He widely known for being ¨the most brilliant, influential, and iconoclastic figure in his field in the post-World War II era¨.
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Christopher Nigh
9/27/2019 05:16:00 am
¨As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die¨
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Ahmed Sohaib
9/27/2019 05:21:10 am
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author. When Coelho was 38 years old, he had a spiritual awakening in Spain and wrote about it in his first book, The Pilgrimage. It was his second book, The Alchemist, which made him famous. He's sold 35 million copies and now writes about one book every two years.
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Cailyn Goodfriend
9/27/2019 05:44:33 am
Mario is an iconic character in video games, I watched a video on Great Big Story about his voice actor Charles Martinet.
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Benjamin Moeeis
9/27/2019 08:48:50 am
"Often I am upset that I cannot fall in love but I guess
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9/27/2019 06:44:28 pm
Weird Al, Yankovic is an American author- songwriter. He makes songs that being light to the community and make his first song in 1976. Weird Al was born October 23, 1969. Yankovic is still a current singer song writer. Yankovic has performed over 1,000 shows and earned for 5 Grammys. Yankovic wrote and stared in UHF and The Weird Al show.
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Auvren Lightle
9/28/2019 08:45:52 am
Are you a fan of comic books? If so, you might know the author Marjorie Liu.
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Dominic K.
9/30/2019 11:15:54 am
Sorry I posted late.
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Toni ikhile
9/30/2019 03:56:18 pm
``War makes monsters of men'' Patrick Ness The Ask and the Answer (pg.65) This qoutes come from a truly amazing book series called Chaos Walking. This ideas circles around one of the main ideas of the series, that war changes and molds and even sometimes destroys those who participate in them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves dystopian books.
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toni ikhile
9/30/2019 03:57:48 pm
*this qoute
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Aakanksha Bhuvanapalli
9/30/2019 08:05:07 pm
James Baldwin was an influential rags to riches African American author . Baldwin was famous for his risky books featuring people of varieties of sexualities and races. This was not as widely accepted in the '60s and '70s as it is nowadays. He was also an activist who supported the Civil Right Movement. Perhaps no author painted such a realistic picture of late 1960s America and France as James Baldwin. The world could use a similar figure in modern-day. However, as James Baldwin himself once said, "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.".
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10/1/2019 07:03:36 am
Alexandre Dumas was born on july 1802, he wrote books and his last book he made was the The Knight of Sainte-Hermine. He also was wise one of his quotes he said was, "Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit." but sadly he died on 5 December 1870 at the age of 68.
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John Benner
10/1/2019 07:04:04 am
Alfred Yankovic was born on October 23, 1959. He is an American songwriter that has sold over 12 million albums and has over 150 song parodies. Al Yankovic has performed over 1,000 has said "When I go to my shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience." That's because he's been making parodies and performing since 1976.
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Ryan Baz
10/1/2019 07:23:25 am
David James Stuart Mitchell born on 14 July 1974 is a British comic, on-screen character, essayist and TV moderator. He is half of the team Mitchell and Webb, nearby Robert Webb. The two were on the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, whereMitchell plays Mark Corrigan. Mitchell won the British Academy Telvision Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009 .
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10/1/2019 08:03:28 pm
I am inspired by Masahiro Sakurai. One of his quotes is "The pain goes away,but your work remains the same",
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Ryan Baz
10/2/2019 07:41:25 am
David Mitchell Quote: “A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
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mohammed Abashr
10/2/2019 02:27:33 pm
Amos Oz was an Israeli essayist, writer, columnist, and scholarly. He was additionally a teacher of Hebrew writing at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 1967 onwards, Oz was a noticeable supporter of a two-state answer for the Israeli–Palestinian clash.
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Mohammed abashr
10/2/2019 02:30:44 pm
Amos Oz was an Israeli essayist, writer, columnist, and scholarly. He was additionally a teacher of Hebrew writing at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. From 1967 onwards, Oz was a noticeable supporter of a two-state answer for the Israeli–Palestinian clash. A famous quote is "a conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops"
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Dunnia Naderpoor
10/2/2019 03:01:12 pm
Isabel Allende is a world renown journalist that has starred on Jane the virgin. She is a latina that has inspired many people with her books and words. “Write what should not be forgotten“ is one quote that explains this author in so many ways, she understands and help other people with there issuses.
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Jayden Baldonado
10/3/2019 10:55:17 am
I believe that nothing is impossible in this world. Hideo Kojima once said "“90% of what is considered "impossible" is, in fact, possible. The other 10% will become possible with the passage of time & technology.” Some of what people say that are "impossible" can be achieved with time, innovation, and technology. Hideo Kojima says that what is considered impossible really isn't. What others say is impossible really is not impossible.
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Arianna Garcia-Rojas
10/4/2019 07:20:02 am
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Arianna Garcia-Rojas
10/4/2019 08:28:00 am
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Zach Suh
10/4/2019 11:02:10 am
Albert Einstein quote "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination encircles the world". This quote is very well known and was a prompt in are English SOL last year. I liked this quote a lot because I agree with it to. Especially in this day and age when knowledge can be beaten by a computer but creativity can not be beaten.
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Tyler Bollhorst
10/4/2019 12:02:45 pm
LeBron James, is an American professional basketball player who is known one of the greatest all-around players of all time and who won National Basketball Association championships with the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was born in December 30, 1984, Akron, Ohio. He has earned the MVP award in 2013, 2012, and 2010. He also won the ROOKIE of the year award in 2004.
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Chloe Schoenly
10/4/2019 04:58:02 pm
(I know I'm a bad kid for turning this in late :(.)
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10/6/2019 05:26:29 pm
LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He is often regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time. He has played for many teams but worked so hard to get where he is today. He once said ¨You have to be able to accept failure to get better¨. That quote has a lot of meaning to it. To me it means even if you fail at doing something, it doesn't you mean you give up, it means you just have to try/work harder to succeed it.
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Grayson Helms
10/6/2019 05:30:45 pm
Hideo Kojima is a japanese video game designer, writer, director, and producer. Hideo was very passionate about writing and even when he was 13 after his father died he still kept writing at a young age. "He was 13 years old when his father died and Kojima has commented that early on in his life he had to deal with death." This quote shows that Hideo was loving of writing and film making even when he was going through rough times.
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Tyson Jones
10/6/2019 06:00:05 pm
Gene Sharp is known for being a famous political Scientist. Gene Sharp founded the Albert Einstein institution, which was a nonprofit organization made for the study of nonviolent action. Gene Sharp was born on January 21, 1928 and died on January 28, 2018. Gene Sharp was nominated for a Nobel Prize for his contributions in 2015. Sharp is also the author of a few books on the topics in his field. A famous quote from gene sharp is “The fall of one regime does not bring in a utopia. ...
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Jonathan Greene
10/7/2019 07:02:14 am
Regarded as the auther of video games Hideo Kojima is the creater of the Metal Gear seres during his childhood and adolescence he developed a strong passion for action/adventure cinema and literature. In 1986 he was hired by Konami, for which designed and wrote Metal gear for the MSX2, a game that laid the foundationd for stealth games in other words Hideo Kojima littrely created a new type of genra for game which he is called " the grandfather of stealth games" and also laid a foundation for the Metal Gear series and Konami. The title that consecrated him as one of the most acclaimed video games of the time Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation kicked of Hideo Kojima's cerear at Konami. Today Hideo Kojima is still one of the most unquec video game creaters to date.
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Kamryn Healy
10/7/2019 08:51:36 am
Marjorie Liu has written many series of books as well as comics. She was born in Philadelphia in 1979. " Despite enjoying law school, Liu was disillusioned with the life of a lawyer by the time she graduated, and decided to become a writer." It is crazy that she went to law school and then decided to be a writer. I have never read any of her books but from doing the research on her I will look in to her books now.
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Om Arya
10/7/2019 01:54:32 pm
Bob Dylan is an American singer, songwriter, author, and visual artist. He has been a figure in pop culture for over 50 years. A lot of his most known work is from the '60s, when his songs became anthems for social movements. He made his breakthrough as a songwriter in 1963 with his release of "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." Dylan has explored many types of music. Since 1994, he has also made many drawings and paintings. Bob Dylan is an influential and talented musician.
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Damarys
10/8/2019 11:59:05 am
One of Jenny Han's qoutes was “When someone's been gone a long time, at first you save up all the things you want to tell them....
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Alicia Cruz
10/10/2019 03:32:41 pm
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic, is a famous actor, musican, comedian, director, producer, and author. He was born October 23, 1959 in Downey, California. He has touched the hearts of many Americans with his amusing videos. "..pop culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as“Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” and “Word Crimes.”
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Cameron ward
10/11/2019 05:54:49 am
Paulo Coehlo is a brazillan artists and novelist. He is best known for writing a book called The alchemist. He wrote this quote that really stood out to me ́ ́When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.´´ In my opinion I think that is a great quote because without us people in the world people wouldn't be recognized.
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Emman
10/11/2019 06:59:28 am
Chinua Achebe is one of the greatest african american novelists ever. One of chinua’s Quotes is People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.Some reasons why Chinua achebe is one of the greatest african american novelists is because his masterpiece (Things Fall Apart) it’s his most widely read book in modern African literature.Also another reason why Chinua is such a good novilist is because Achebe's Impact Gave Africa its 'First Authentic Voice' Distinguished scholars gathered at the Library recently to discuss the impact and significance of one of the most important books in African literature, “Things Fall Apart.”Also he is also a great novelist because his book (Things Fall Apart) is Renowned as one of the seminal works of African literature, it has since sold more than 20 million copies and been translated into more than 50 languages.In conclusion he is one of the greatest african novelists ever because he made an impact on so many people with his book.
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10/11/2019 10:55:07 am
The Last Wish raid is, by far, one of the hardest and most time consuming raids. The final boss is one of the hardest bosses ever fought. Riven, the final boss, has so many mechanics. To show how powerful she is, Riven says “Most of those who bargain with me do not win…”. When the encounter starts, your entire team drops into a room where you get a good look at Riven. The best strategy is to split into two teams of three because there are 2 different rooms where Riven could spawn. Once all of the ads are cleared, Riven will spawn in one of the two rooms. The team that has Riven in their room should dodge her attacks until she opens her mouth. When her mouth is open, she is open to attack. Shoot the blight in her mouth until she starts to close it. 2 of Riven’s eyes will glow at this point (she has ten eyes). The attacking team must call out which eyes are glowing for the other team. The other team must shoot the correct eyes when Riven switches rooms. When enough damage is dealt, Riven will teleport you to the Ascendant realm. Here, you will do a simple parkour section to reach Riven. When you reach her, she will teleport you back to the normal realm where you will finish off the rest of her health!
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Trinity Galindo
10/13/2019 08:55:07 am
¨you have to be able to accept failure in order to get better¨ - LeBron James. Lebron is a player in the NBA he is a very poplar and famous basketball player ans e has won nba finals, and MVP and the rookie of the year award this in my opion is debatable but he is said to be the greatest ¨to play the game of baskeball.¨
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Zisan Yuce
10/15/2019 11:31:28 am
¨The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.¨" Benedict cumberbatch. Benedict Cumberbatch is a british actor who has performed on television, theatre, and radio programs. He is very successful and a amazing actor.
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Aiswarya Jacob
10/16/2019 05:28:50 pm
Eileen Chang was an incredibly inspiring essayist, novelist, and screenwriter who started with very little but eventually became successful with hard work and dedication. She was raised by her father, an opium addict, and her step-mother who locked her in her room for almost half a year. After fleeing her parents house, studying at the University of Hong Kong, and then being forced to go back to Shingai due to the Japanese attack, she has published several books, making her a literary star. Though she may not be extremely educated in her field, an article from quarterlyconversation.com explains how "Chang is able to do something few writers can: take a politically charged situation, create characters on both sides of the divide.." making her unique in her own way. She has written many works such as "Written on Water", "Romances", and "The Rouge of the North" which continue to spread her uniqueness and messages throughout the years.
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10/21/2019 06:44:26 pm
Marie Curie was an extremely influential physicist and chemist. She lead the way for other female scientists. She "was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in Physics, and with her later win, in Chemistry, she became the first person to claim Nobel honors twice." She also was the first female professor at Sorbonne. As you can see she was an amazing scientist.
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Aidan Knapp
10/22/2019 01:34:16 pm
Gene Sharp was a really important American Scientist who was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution. Sharp was also known for extensive writings on nonviolent struggle witch has influenced many anti-government movements. In conclusion Gene Sharp was a very important scientist and motivational speaker.
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Melissa Rutledge
10/22/2019 08:34:24 pm
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic, born on October 23, 1959 Downey, CA. Weird Al is an american singer and songwriter. He is most known for his satirical parodies like Word Crimes, White and Nerdy, and Eat it. Weird Al says "I'm still a geek on the inside, that's the important thing." Al brings up a good point by saying that its good to be yourself.
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Sanaiya Cunningham
10/23/2019 09:41:42 am
Angie Thompson ''I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.''This quote represents Angie Thompson because she did not grow up in the best neighborhood she watched someone in her neighborhood get shot. Ever since then shes began writing and I feel like that quote identifies and allow her to remember that she is fearfully and wonderfully made no mater what she went through growing up.
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10/23/2019 03:20:20 pm
Isabel Allende is a Chilean American writer. She is considered to be one of the first successful woman novelist from Latin America. She was born in Peru but had to flee to Venezuela because of the assassination of her uncle, the Chilean president. In 1981, Isabel began writing a letter to her sick grandfather which evolved into her first novel, La Casa de Lose Espíritus and many other novels. "Write what should not be forgotten" -Isabel Allende
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Ishaan Khatri
10/23/2019 05:11:05 pm
This week I chose to do James Baldwin as my topic. James Baldwin is an American author born during the roaring 20s, in Harlem, New York. Baldwin was famous because his books talked about unique topics like racial discrimination and other social issues. Baldwin developed a passion for reading at an early age, and had a gift for writing during his school years. Baldwin had his first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, published in 1953. The loosely autobiographical tale focused on the life of a young man growing up in Harlem grappling with father issues and his religion. While his literary fame faded somewhat in his later years, Baldwin continued to produce new works in a variety of forms. He published a collection of poems, Jimmy's Blues: Selected Poems, in 1983 as well as the 1987 novel Harlem Quartet. One of is most famous quotes is "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
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Caira Tidwell
10/24/2019 09:37:58 am
Oprah winfrey once said " Be thankful for what you have ; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have you will never, ever have enough. From this quote it shows me that I should be grateful for what I have because if I see things and appreciate them more than I usually do than it will seem like I have more and you will be happier. But if you focus on what you don't have you will never have enough because nothing will seem good enough or you will always think that you don't have anything. You have to work for what you want and be grateful to fully achieve it.
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Ava Urben
10/24/2019 10:47:56 am
Albert Einstein once said "Stay away from the negative people. They have a problem for every solution." From this quote I know that letting negative and toxic people in my life always create problems. Even though you may care for them a lot, they still could be negatively impacting your life. But letting good people that care about you in your life can make you happier and fill you with good vibes.
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Daniel E
10/25/2019 12:16:55 pm
Dababy or Jonathan Lyndale Kirk was born December 21, 1991. He is known as DaBaby or known as Baby Jesus. Dababy is an American rapper and songwriter from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is best known for his song called Suge. Suge peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Melissa Cassar
10/28/2019 09:52:41 pm
"You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down."I love this quote because in life if you want to succeed you have to get rid of all the negative and just be free. This is a quote by Toni Morrison. Toni Morrison was born on February 18, 1931 in Lorain Ohio and had multiple achievements during her career including winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and so much more. She had two kids named Slade and Harold and was a famous author. She wrote many books such as Beloved and Sula.
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Steven Jammes
10/30/2019 09:31:45 am
Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time NBA All-Star, he has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice and won three NBA championships with the Warriors. Many players and analysts have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.[1] He is credited with revolutionizing the game of basketball by inspiring teams to regularly employ the three-point shot as part of their winning strategy.
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Ryan Baer
10/30/2019 09:49:48 am
Ronald Reagan was an American politician who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and became the highly influential voice of modern conservatism. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975. my favorite quote of his is “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.”
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Joshua Moon
10/30/2019 09:49:58 am
I researched about a entertainer called Pewdiepie. He has over 100 million subscribers on youtube making him the youtube channel with the second most subscribers. He has donated to charities multiple times and also connects well with his audience. I quote from him is "Stay awesome bros, I know you will" where he is promoting positivity.
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Jessica Gelfound
10/30/2019 09:51:12 am
"every champion was once a beginner who didn't give up" Laurie Hernandez 2017. Laurie hernandez is an american artistic gymnast who has been to the 2016 olympics she is an inspiration to not only young gymnasts but also many adults and other people. she is a young gymnast who works for everything she earns.
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Sydney Valentine
10/30/2019 03:30:43 pm
Tupac (2Pac) was and american rapper. He was very popular around the 90's. Many people called him one of the greatest rappers of all time because his songs had meanings. He voiced his opinion and combated social issues through his words.
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Abdulaziz Sanuri
10/31/2019 09:20:50 am
Some quotes said by famous people are just useless or have no meaning. Born November 6, 1926, Zig Ziglar is a famous author and motivational speaker, which means he had many quotes. "Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners." That is one of his quotes that wasn't well known by his speakers but still used. It means nothing, the only moral from it is that a person should talk about what life taught them. Also, many people learn completely different things from life, so it's a little bit useless. Some quotes might have meaning but what's beneath the surface might have absolutely nothing.
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Joey Mendez
11/1/2019 10:54:46 am
Winston Churchill was born November 30, 1874. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945. He led the British Army to a victory over the Axis powers. Churchill once said, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." He is still one of the great leaders to Britain to this day.
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Steven Jammes
11/1/2019 11:44:16 am
Family is the single most important influence in a child's life. From their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. ... They are a child's first teachers and act as role models in how to act and how to experience the world around them. As this anonymous person said ´Family is the single most important influence in a child's life. From their first moments of life, children depend on parents and family to protect them and provide for their needs. ... They are a child's first teachers and act as role models in how to act and how to experience the world around them.´
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reagan speier
11/1/2019 03:15:58 pm
Harper Lee, a famous american author, was born April 28, 1926.She's an author of many famous books that include 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and ' Go Set a Watchman'. To Kill a Mockingbird, her most famous book, received many awards, they include the Pulitzer prize for the book itself, and the Quill award for the audio book. Some famous quotes from this book are... “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it". I think what it's saying is we cant be quick to judge people, we need to know them and know how they feel and what their life is really like before we judge them. Another one is “Things are never as bad as they seem". I think what that means is that people make bad things so much worse than they actually are, we just need to be happy and not focus on the bad stuff.
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Vanathi Jaikanth
11/1/2019 07:59:22 pm
"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground" was a said by Theodore Roosevelt. That applies so much in my life. Today, someone was telling me that I should continue doing something I love even if my parents are against it. However, I know that my parent want what is best for me. That quote resonates with me. Just like the person told me, I should continue do something that I love, but I should also listen to my parents and stay safely on the ground. I should find a midpoint where everyone is happy.
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Daniel Enwiya
11/4/2019 10:34:04 am
I am writing about George Washington. George Washington once said "It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” This quote reflects upon George Washington's honesty and integrity. George Washington was a man that showed integrity during the Revolutionary War. He showed his honesty when being the first President of the United States. George Washington is a man of great character.
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11/5/2019 07:21:33 am
I am writing about LeBron James. He was born on December 30 1984 he is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He is often regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time which has resulted in frequent comparisons to Michael Jordan. His. accomplishments include three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. James has appeared in fifteen NBA All-Star Games and been named NBA All-Star MVP three times.
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