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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Amy Tan

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a profile, biography, and interview with author Amy Tan. This site provides a viery comprehensive site of this influential author.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Denton A. Cooley, m.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, on the life and achievements of Dr. Denton A. Cooley, focuses on his contributions to cardiovascular surgery. Read about how "Cooley's fame spread throughout the 1960s," through his work on infants with congenital heart...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Sir Roger Bannister

For Students 9th - 10th
The Academy of Achievement provides a biography on Sir Roger Bannister, Oxford University student who is known for breaking the four minute mile.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, thinkers, and pioneers who have shaped our world. Features include profiles of academy members (author Amy Tan at the time of this writing) and...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Peyton Manning

For Students 9th - 10th
Super Bowl Champion Quarterback, Peyton Manning, was inducted into the Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame in 2007. Here you can read a biography of this legendary athlete. Updated March 7, 2016.