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Jim Morrison And Susan Sontag
Number of Words: 1616 / Number of Pages: 6
... 5). A few months after the birth of Jim Morrison, Jim's father Steve and his mine layer were sent off to fight in World War Two. For the next three years Jim's mother Clara, was forced to raise Jim with only the help of sympathizing relatives who believed in ideas such as "Children should be seen and not heard ... Ignore something unpleasant and it will go away... "(Hopkins, Sugerman 5). This constant barrage of negativity may have been one of the first factors leading to Jim's beliefs in existentialism. The way in which the negativity lead to Jim's belief is that through the constant attac ...
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Ponce De Leon
Number of Words: 490 / Number of Pages: 2
... received orders from the kind himself!
In 1511 King Ferdinand ordered replaced as governor by Diego Columbus. Life for would have been difficult if he stayed in Puerto Rico since much of his power over the island was taken when his rank was taken away. It was at this time that began his search for the Fountain of Youth. Many historians feel it was not only to discover the LENGENDARY waters, but also for the gold and silver that was supposed to be at the sight of the fountain. explored many regional islands in his search for the Fountain of Youth, including the Bahamas and Bimini.
It was during ' ...
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George Bush Biography
Number of Words: 1087 / Number of Pages: 4
... he later on developed a strong interest in politics which led to his position as Senator of Connecticut. Bush had three brothers and one sister who were all brought up strictly and well-mannered. He attended private Greenwich Day School and exclusive Phillips Academy where he was indeed popular. Along with his good grades, Bush was president of the senior class, captain of the baseball and soccer teams, and also played varsity basketball. After graduating prep school in 1942, his original plans of attending Yale University had been delayed due to the U.S. interest in World War II. He enlisted ...
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Alexander The Great
Number of Words: 1179 / Number of Pages: 5
... He was the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia, and of Olympias, a princess of Epirus. At the age of 13, Aristotle was hired to be Alexander’s private tutor. Aristotle inspired interests of politics, other races of people and countries, plants and animals, and a great love for literature in Alexander (“Overview of .” 1). He was an outstanding athlete and excelled in every sport of his time (Durant 538). In 338 B.C., at the age of 18, Alexander led the cavalry of his father’s army in the Battle of Chaeronea, which brought Greece under Macedonian control. At the ag ...
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William Faulkner
Number of Words: 1226 / Number of Pages: 5
... Sarty, Abner’s son, dislikes what his father does out of acts of hate and tries to stop it (Faulkner “Barn” 23). He attempts to put out the “fire” inside his father. He is sick of his family’s way of life and is ready for a change no matter what it takes, even if it means going against his own blood. No matter what is done, they can not stop Abner from lashing out and burning buildings. Through his sheer enjoyment of the negative sides of his anger and power, Abner rips his family apart. He does so by forcing his family to put up with the consequences of ...
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Adam Smith
Number of Words: 4978 / Number of Pages: 19
... but the book appeared too late to
have any effect upon British policy. Because the Declaration of Independence and
The Wealth of Nations, the political and economic reliations of empire and
mercantilism, appeared in the same year, historians have often designated 1776
as one of the turning points in modern history. The text On the cost of Empire,
the eloquent exhortation to the rulers of Britain to awaken from their grandiose
dreams of empire, is the closing passage of Smith's book.
Adam Smith was a Scottish political economist and philosopher. He has become
famous by his influential book The Wealth ...
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Nat King Col
Number of Words: 2409 / Number of Pages: 9
... the tradition of his idol, Earl "Fatha" Hines. By twelve years old, Nat was already playing the organ at church, amazing for such a young man only trained by his mother. Later, Nat would be enrolled in formal piano lessons, which only further add to his impressive repertoire.
At fifteen years old, Nat decided to drop the "s" in his name, to become Nathaniel Adams Cole. By the age 17, Nat formed a 14-piece band, composed of students from both Wendall Philips and Dusable High schools in Chicago. The band would go around Chicago, working for as little as $2 or $3 a night.
In 1936, ...
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Stonewall Jackson
Number of Words: 368 / Number of Pages: 2
... standing like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians!”.
That is where he earned the name Stonewall. He was an amazing general. In
the Shenandoah Valley in 1862, he conquered the North of 60,000 soldiers
with his 17,000 men.
Jackson fought under Lee in the Seven Days’ Battles, the Second Battle of
Run, Antietam, Cedar Mountain and Fredericksburg. His greatest battle
though, was in Chancellorsville in 1863. Jackson’s men took a vast defeat
here. That night though Jackson went ahead of his line to scout and
unknowingly, the password to his fort was changed while he was out. When
he came back ...
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Frederick Douglass And Slavery
Number of Words: 663 / Number of Pages: 3
... whipping a slave. Douglass was often
times awakened by the screams of his Aunt. She would be tied and whipped on her
back. The master would whip her till he was literally covered in blood. "No
words, no tears, no prayers, from his gory victim, seemed to move his iron heart
from its bloody purpose." The louder she screamed, the harder the master seemed
to whip her. Douglass witnessed this first as a child. As he grew older, many
more of these incidents would occur. "It struck me with awful force. It was the
blood stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery, though which I was
about to pass."
An ...
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George Frederick Handel
Number of Words: 916 / Number of Pages: 4
... short trip to Naples. In Italy, Handel composed operas, oratorios,
and many small secular cantatas; he ended his Italian visit with the stunning
success of his fifth opera, Agrippina (1709), in Venice. Handel left Italy for a
job as court composer and conductor in Hannover, Germany, where he arrived in
the spring of 1710. As had been the case in Halle, however, he did not hold this
job for long. By the end of 1710 Handel had left for London, where with Rinaldo
(1711), he once again scored an operatic triumph.
After returning to Hannover he was granted permission for a second, short
trip to ...
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