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Norman Schwarzkopf
Number of Words: 390 / Number of Pages: 2
... father’s footsteps. Second, he chose to go to Valley Forge because the school he was attending, West Point, only taught students up to the tenth grade. One of his most important choices was in Vietnam. One of his fellow soldiers was shot and he carried him to safety when Norman already had four gun shot wounds in him. He was awarded three silver stars and controlled the air, ground, and water forces.
I think anyone interested in joining the military, is currently in the military, or is just interested in these kinds of books, should read this biography by Libby Hughes. Others should think ...
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Book Report On Thomas Jefferso
Number of Words: 1062 / Number of Pages: 4
... graduating from William and Mary College, then entering politics in Virginians House of Burgesses in 1769. Jefferson married Martha Skelton on New Year's Day, 1772. With the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1779, Jefferson formed the groundwork for abolition of entail and primogeniture, for the establishment of religious freedom, and not for the public school system. Jefferson was of course the author of the Declaration of Independence, and because he had set this document in motion, he waited out the Revolutionary War to see if the colonies would win. If they had lost, Jefferson would have been hang ...
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Tiger Woods
Number of Words: 833 / Number of Pages: 4
... her and had a son. They named the baby Eldrick, but Earl called him "Tiger". took interest in golf at a young age. He would watch from his crib as his father would practice his swing. He began playing golf since before he could walk. When he got a few years older, he began to compete in the Junior Nationals tournaments against older boys. He didn’t have the strength to drive the ball far, but he had skill; he was blessed. Earl made Tiger some miniature clubs out of his old ones and from that moment on, he was obsessed with the sport. The way that Tiger played, it was no longer a sport, ...
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Shirley Temple: Black Hollywood's Youngest Star
Number of Words: 336 / Number of Pages: 2
... On September 19, 1945 Shirley
married John Black and 12,000 people waited outside the church to see her.
When Shirley stopped making movies, she got busy with politics.
President Nixon chose Shirley to become the U.S. Representative of the United
Nations.
Shirley is a kind and gentle girl to other people. She is special
to me because she is a good friend to people if they are sad or feeling bad.
She enjoys everything she does and always wants to do it well. That's what's
special to me.
I enjoyed half of the book. The beginning was wonderful, but the
end w ...
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Immanuel Kant
Number of Words: 2238 / Number of Pages: 9
... He was the first great philosopher to be a professional academic. He came into conflict with Prussia's government due to his unorthodox religious teachings. In 1792, the king of Prussia, Frederick William II, forbade Kant to teach or write on religious teachings. He obeyed the king's order until William II died. In 1798, the year following his retirement fromt the University, Kant published a summary of his religious views. He died on February 12, 1804.
During his lifetime, Kant produced many writings. Scholars usually divide his literary career into two periods: the Pre-critical period and the ...
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Rosa Parks
Number of Words: 480 / Number of Pages: 2
... buses drive by. There were hardly any black riders since Rosa Park's
arrest. It was a miracle. People stopped riding the buses all because of Rosa
Parks.
Soon, the police were informed of the people standing on the street corners
watching the buses drive by. The police watched the streets to make sure that
the black people were not bothering the other bus riders. They tried guarding
the bus stops. The police failed and the boycott was a success. A few months
later, Rosa Parks once again started to climb aboard a bus. She stopped when she
noticed a sign that read, "People don't ride the bus today. Don ...
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Rachel Carson
Number of Words: 2293 / Number of Pages: 9
... in my mind
- that, and anger at the senseless brutish things that were being
done....Now I can believe I have at least helped a little.”1
Rachel Louis Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, PA.
Her childhood was characterized by a love of nature and literature. Her
family said she was born with a “seashell in her ear”. She graduated from
the Pennsylvania College for Women in 1929 with a degree in Marine Biology
and from John Hopkins University in 1932 with a masters degree. The death
of her father and family was responsible for preventing her from pursuing
any further higher education. ...
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Henry David Thoreau
Number of Words: 1028 / Number of Pages: 4
... to write so much on nature he had to be familiar with it. His knowledge of the woods and fields, of the rivers, the ponds, and swamps, of every plant and animal was outstanding. Emerson even stated, "His power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses." Thoureau wrote a book titled Walden(1854) in which the theme of it was the relationship to the order and beauty of nature in the human mind. This book consists of records of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond. Thoreau's love and devotion to nature and his writing was a key to his excellence in writing. also felt that individualism was a great nece ...
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Princess Diana
Number of Words: 1024 / Number of Pages: 4
... of Prince Charles and Lady Diana was announced (Delano 36). The couple later was married at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981. The wedding ceremony attracted global television and radio audiences. It was estimated that around one thousand million people watched or heard the wedding. In addition, thousands of people lined the route the royal carriage took to the cathedral. Diana was the first English woman in three hundred years to marry an heir to the British throne. Diana wore a silk dress designed by the Emanuels, which trailed a twenty-five foot train (“Diana” Internet).
A year l ...
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Yamamoto
Number of Words: 1920 / Number of Pages: 7
... married to Reiko, who, ironically, was from Watkamatsu. They had 4 children together, 2 sons, and 2 daughters. It was the standard Japanese family, the mother in charge of the household and of raising the children. He never really loved her, because he had many extramarital affairs, and 2 of the women he "loved".
The life and times in Japan right before World War 2 are simply explained: The Imperialist Japanese Army, otherwise known as the "young Turks" was steadily gaining power in the government, was assassinating anyone who did not share in their views for a united Asia (Yamamo ...
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