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Biography Of Irene Kuhn
Number of Words: 381 / Number of Pages: 2
... When she arrived at Shanghai she only had 25
dollars to her name. Within only a few days she found a job with The
Evening Star. There she met her future husband. When they married she
was almost late to her own wedding because she was working on something
for the paper. As I said before she was very determined. At the wedding
she was so poor she wore a four dollar dress and a hat she borrowed off a
friend. She was very poor. But she still tried as hard as she could to
make things work no matter what. They also never went on a honeymoon
because she had an article to finish. Irene had a ...
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Isadora Duncan
Number of Words: 2914 / Number of Pages: 11
... school at the age of five. In the late nineteenth century, students were expected to sit still during school, memorizing and reciting their lessons. To Isadora this was "irritating and meaningless." She hated school. She said later in her autobiography that her real education came on the nights when Isadora and her siblings would dance to her mother's music and learn about what they were interested in -- literature and music.
Isadora was told as a child that she would have to learn to depend on herself to get what she needed in life. So as Isadora grew older, she began to understand her family's fi ...
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The Life And Work Of Frederick Douglass
Number of Words: 1990 / Number of Pages: 8
... on slavery,
and gained the respect of many people, who raised money to purchase his freedom.
In 1847, Douglass relocated to Rochester, New York, and became the person in
charge of the Underground Railroad. Here he also began the abolitionist
newspaper North Star, which he edited until 1860.
In this time period, Douglass became friends with another well known
American abolitionist, John Brown. Brown was involved with the Underground
Railroad, and later wanted Douglass to join him on terroristic attacks on a
United States government arsenal at Harper's Ferry. Douglass declined to
participate in s ...
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Louis Riel
Number of Words: 989 / Number of Pages: 4
... in fact, he wanted to use peaceful methods to achieve the changes they desired. Moreover, he had no intention to declare independence nor to take over Canada. Unfortunately, Canadian government did not realize the difficult situation of the Metis. They kept ignoring and disregarding their demand. Consequently, these people were forced to rebel and fight against Canada.
During 1870, the Hudson’s bay company sold the Repert’s land to Canada. However, the Metis had never been consulted by either Hudson’s Bay Company or the Canadian government during the period of negotiation ...
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The Life Of The Great William Shakespeare
Number of Words: 1733 / Number of Pages: 7
... Shakespeare family was not rich and therefore could not afford
to send their children to a "private school," and it is commonly accepted
that the children attended Stratford's Grammar School.
"William's education consisted of mostly Latin studies
(learning to read, write, and speak the language almost
fluently), and the study of some of the classic historians,
moralists, and poets. Of course, they also had basic math
and English, but all this was only a minimal education, for
it was assumed that the ...
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Isaac Newton And Albert Einstein
Number of Words: 539 / Number of Pages: 2
... was a really big one. They also studied orbit and calculus. Einstein studied about being a teacher, electricity and how things worked. Newton studied telescopes, light and that the word of god is more important then chemistry.
Newton was excepted into the “society” and then he became the head of the “society” and that was a really big deal back then. He also publishes a book. For Einstein’s future plans he planed on marrying Molava and having children although Einstein traveled all around the world although, he was still able to keep in touch with Molava and her kids. T ...
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Deborah Tannen
Number of Words: 577 / Number of Pages: 3
... Even though women may not only be identified based on their apparent style but also how they choose to present themselves. (i.e. Baggy clothes vs. tight clothes, make-up vs. no makeup). In general, Tannen's findings appear questionable mainly because her approach when defining a "marked" individual seems limiting. For example, Tannen would call a man wearing a shirt a marked individual. However, it is quite common for men in Scotland to wear skirts. Without ever considering these geographic differences, Tannen makes bold assumptions based on her own biases.
When speculating a specific sub-culture ...
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Bruce Lee
Number of Words: 1312 / Number of Pages: 5
... crowded house. He lived in a two bedroom flat.
Upon the death of Mr. Lee's brother, he, as in Chinese custom, had to taken in
his whole brother's Family and had to be the provider. This meant nearly 20
people lived in the flat.
It was through his father's connection that Bruce ultimately became a
child film star. His own acting ability was clear from the beginning. Bruce
posed as a great natural actor and possessed a great natural ability for acting.
His father used to take him backstage. As a young boy, Bruce always hung around
the set where his father was working on film.
Few people hav ...
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Ernest Che Guevara
Number of Words: 1107 / Number of Pages: 5
... he studied medicine. He focused on understanding his own disease, and later became more interested in leprosy.
In 1949 he made the first of his long journeys, exploring northern Argentina on a bicycle. This was the first time Ernesto came into contact with the very poor and the remnants of the Indian tribes. It was during this leave of absence from schooling that Guevara, now nicknamed "Che" (Italian origin meaning chum or buddy), first experienced the depth of poverty and suffering of his fellows. In 1951, after taking his exams, he made a much longer journey. He visited southern Arg ...
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Florence Nightingale
Number of Words: 917 / Number of Pages: 4
... working class women and it was not considered a suitable profession for well-educated women.
While the family conflicts over Florence’s future remained unsolved it was decided that Florence would tour Europe. In her travels, Florence undertook months of nursing training, unbeknownst to her family.
Florence returned home, still with the dream to become a working nurse, and again voiced this idea to her parents. Her parrients finally agreed and Florence was allowed to become a nurse.
Florence, now thirty-one went to work at Kaserworth Hospital in Germany, and was later promoted and moved to ...
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