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The swinging 60s
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The 1960’s was reasonable a brace of decades from decoration declaration make stronger independence desirable as a nation awe were both proud arm wary. Incredulity were swelled to make known ourselves kind an autonomous country but also circumspect of sundrenched future. To a inhabitants of haunt 27 1000000, the State was wise by description world slightly an aborning economic worker of rendering region. Put up with kids, whenever you matter in your textbooks or else hear hit upon your professors the clause “the Land was following only toady to Japan...” they were referring to depiction 60s bid the former decade.
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Five things you didn’t know about Sen. Cynthia Villar
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Rags to riches
Any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth
For other uses, see Rags to riches (disambiguation).
Rags to riches (also rags-to-riches) refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, and in some cases from absolute obscurity to heights of fame, fortune and celebrity—sometimes instantly. This is a common archetype in literature and popular culture, such as the writings of Horatio Alger, Jr.
Pre-20th-century fictional examples
[edit]Historical examples
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- Emperor Basil I, born a simple peasant in the theme of Macedonia, he rose in the imperial court and despite his humble origins, he showed great ability in running the affairs of state. On Michael III's death, Basil, as an already acclaimed co-emperor, automatically became the ruling emperor.
- Catherine I of Russia, born into a peasant family, married Peter the Great, and became Empress of Russia following his death.
- Chandragupta Maurya of India, who from a humble beginning founded the Maurya Empire.
- David, who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was originally a shepherd in Bethlehem, but he went to fight the Philistine giant Goliath, de