Degrees of separation by david murray ligonier ministries. If you just take a look at the numbers, the six degrees of separation idea seems pretty plausible. David hampton april 28, 1964 july 18, 2003 was an american con artist and robber who became infamous in the 1980s after he managed to convince a group of wealthy manhattanites to give him money, food, and shelter, convincing them he was the son of sidney poitier. Weve all heard of the kevin bacons six degrees of separation theory that suggests any two people on earth are six or fewer acquaintance links apart. It was made into a movie several years later and guare wrote the screenplay.
He enlists the aid of a highschool friend and accumulates the addresses of a number. From the moment they meet, the attraction is there, as well as the need to protect. The notion of six degrees of separation grew out of work conducted by the social psychologist stanley. One of broadway and hollywoods cleverer talents who tends to shine a smart, cynical light on her surroundings, stockard channing was born susan williams antonia stockard on february, 1944, in new york city, to a catholic family, with english and irish ancestry. Hampton watched all of this from the sidelines, trying to capitalize on the six degrees of separation s success.
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