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Old 10-11-2007, 06:48 AM   #5
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Ansel Adams,Clint Black,Michael Bolton,Richard Branson.....self-made billionaire,Agatha Christie,Liz Claiborne,Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain"),Jackie Cochran.....pioneering American female aviation pilot, Diana........Princess of Wales.,Charles Dickins.....best-selling British author,Joe DiMaggio,Celine Dion,James B. Eads......early American engineer; bridge builder; inventor of the diving bell,George Eastman......self-made multimillionaire American inventor-founder of the "Kodak" roll film camera and corporation.
Thomas Edison.......self-made multimillionaire American inventor; electrical power usage pioneer; filmmaker; Congressional Gold Medal recipient; knighted (France: first bestowed the rank of Chevalier [Knight], then later upgraded to Officer, then Commander; Commander [or Cmdr.] Thomas Edison) (elementary school dropout).,James Ellroy........best-selling American author.,Scott Fischer......world-class mountain climber-guide; expedition business owner.,Carl G. Fisher......self-made multimillionaire American businessman; land developer; original developer of Miami Beach, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, etc. (elementary school dropout).,Henry Ford..........self-made multimillionaire American businessman; auto manufacturing pioneer; founder of the "Ford Motor Company."
George Foreman......Olympic Gold Medal boxer; best-selling American author; businessman.,Benjamin Franklin....American politician-diplomat-author-printer-publisher-scientist-inventor; co-author and co-signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; one of the founders of The United States of America; face is pictured on the U.S. one-hundred dollar bill (little formal education [less than two years]; home schooling/life experience).
Joe Frazier........Olympic Gold Medal boxer; American author.,Henry George......best-selling American author; economist,George Gershwin....Oscar-nominated American songwriter-composer; Congressional Gold Medal recipient.
Amadeo Peter Giannini....American-born founder of "Bank of America.",Jay Gould......self-made multimillionaire American financier and railroad builder.

The list goes on and on.........
All the above were school dropouts~


My humble opinion~ The only thing that should be graded is EFFORT.
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