With good reason, he is viewed as the savior of the American union and the "Great Emancipator." Lincoln was born into an obscure backwoods family who moved to Indiana when he was 7.. Though his education was limited to a few months in a 1-teacher school, Lincoln avidly read books such as the Bible, Pilgrim's Progress and Weemss Life of Washington. Growing to a muscular 6'4", he supported himself by manual labor until he was 21, when he settled in New Salem. There he continued his self-education while serving as storekeeper, militia captain in the Black Hawk War, and postmaster.
These are merely a few of his many outstanding antecedents. Read on to find out just why Sir Frederick Banting is one of the most significant Canadians in the shaping of this country. The first point to be considered is Frederick Banting’s war heroism. It is true that many thousands of Canadians served their country during war, and many performed heroic acts and Banting was one of these. When he enlisted in the Canadian Army for the first time, Frederick was turned down due to his poor eyesight.
He’s also a competitor and leader for Canada internationally by winning multiple medals in the World Championship, Canada Cup, and World Cup. Even after retirement, Gretzky continues to be a great Canadian by launching The Wayne Gretzky Foundation as well as giving his time to countless other charitable endeavours. Wayne Gretzky should be considered a great Canadian because many has regarded Gretzky as the greatest hockey player ever in the NHL which made lots of people proud to be Canadian and changed hockey into a Canadian sport. Firstly, ever since Wayne Gretzky was a kid, he played minor hockey at a level far above his peers (Larry Schwartz). When he was six years old, his father, Walter, built a rink in the family's backyard, and it was there that Wayne skated for hours on end, every day, practising his skating, shooting and stick handling and learning everything about the game from his dad (Wayne Gretzky Biography).
John Albert Burr John Albert Burr was born in Maryland, Oct, 4, 1933. He was the son of freed slaves and worked as a field hand until he was about seventeen. At eighteen, he managed, with the sight of wealthy African American activists, to attend engineering classes at a nearby private university in Maryland. Burr was the best in his studies. He was one of the brightest students in his class.
We have a country full of diversity, multiple cultures/races living and working together. Without these events we many not have the freedom and pride we have to be Canadian. Firstly, in canadian history one important event that is significant to Canada is the Battle of Vimy Ridge. This was the first battle Canada and the Allies had led and won in World War One. “Through preparation must lead to success.
Albert Bandura was born on December 4, 1925, in Mundare, a small town in Alberta, Canada. He was the youngest and only boy among six children born; his parents were emigrant from Eastern Europe. Bandura spent his elementary and high school years at the one and only school in town, it was a small school with minimal resources and only with two teachers. Following high school, Bandura moved to the West to attend the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. What is interesting, Albert Bandura entered the field of psychology by chance; he intended to major in one of the biological sciences, Bandura noticed that the course of introduction to psychology would fill his schedule at the early time gap.
Under this plan, Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse (father of poet and short story writer Paul Heyse) taught the children general subjects and classical languages; Johann Gottlob Samuel Rosel taught drawing; Ludwig Berger taught piano; Carl Wilhelm Henning taught violin; and Carl Zelter gave lessons in musical theory and composition. The children were up at 5 A.M. and began their lessons right after breakfast. Abraham Mendelssohn never considered his children too old for his discipline and correction, and Felix could not consider himself his own master until he was twenty-five years old (Harris 1368). Felix made his first public appearance as a pianist at the age of nine. He debuted with a Concert militaire by F. X. Dusek and was met with great success (Grove Dictionary 135).
It was at university where Euler’s potential in mathematics was discovered. In 1723 Euler finished his Master’s Degree in philosophy and began to study theology the following fall. Euler’s heart was not in it theology and he was able to persuade his father to let him switch to mathematics. In 1726 he finished his studies at the University of Basel. In 1727, Euler published several essays and won 2nd prize from the Paris Academy on the best arrangement for masts on a ship.
He constructed wonderful Baroque works with his superb musical skills that he had obtained since childhood. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany on March 31, 1685, to a family that was well established in music. It is believed that Bach’s first musical lessons came from his father in their hometown. At the young age of 9 both of Bach’s parents passed away and he went to live with his older brother, who was an organist. It was with his brother that he was formally introduced to a keyboard, although it is believed that he already had a versatile knowledge of music at that point.
"[28] In 1870, Tesla moved to Karlovac, Croatia, to attend school at Higher Real Gymnasium, where he was profoundly influenced by a math teacher, Martin Sekulić. [29][30] Tesla was able to perform integral calculus in his head, which prompted his teachers to believe that he was cheating. [31] He finished a four-year term in just three years, graduating in 1873. [32] In 1873, Tesla returned to his hometown, Smiljan. Shortly after he arrived, Tesla contracted cholera; he was bedridden for nine months and was near death multiple times.