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Elvis Presley
Number of Words: 409 / Number of Pages: 2
... television appearances and specials. From 1956 to 1958, he starred in four motion pictures, all of which featured his soundtracks: Love Me Tender (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957), Loving You (1957), and King Creole (1958). After serving in the USA Armed Forces from 1958 to 1960, Presley appeared in numerous musical films: Flaming Star, Blue Hawaii, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Viva Las Vegas, Roustabout, and others.
He died at his beloved Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16th, 1977. Through the early morning of the 16th he takes care of the last minute tour details and relaxed with family and staff. He retire ...
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Anne Bradstreet: The Heretical Poet
Number of Words: 2104 / Number of Pages: 8
... these behaviors.
Bradstreet was not truly unorthodox in that she did not dissent from
accepted beliefs and doctrine. She was a woman of the 17th Century and lived in
a male dominated, intensely religious society. She lived within the limitations
not only of the beliefs and standards of her society, but of her sex. A woman's
place was definitely in the home in Colonial America. The experiences of women
were considered narrow and trivial in comparison with men's.
Puritanism was more than a religious belief; it was a way of life. "In
the dozen years before 1640, some 15,000 Englishmen crossed t ...
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Cleopatra 2
Number of Words: 457 / Number of Pages: 2
... the death of Caesar, Ptolomey could have well been the reason for civil war. Marc Antony, (Caesar's most trusted horse master), was entitled to half of the Roman empire while sharing the other half with Octavious. Octavious and Antony made a marriage with each other which was later used to create a civil war. Octavious declared war with Egypt and the eastern side of Rome. Octavious was afraid that if ptolomey came to rule that he would be kicked off the council and not have any leadership over Rome.
Beyond the civil war, ptolomey was one of the many reasons that lead to Cleopatra's death. Cleopatr ...
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Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken
Number of Words: 791 / Number of Pages: 3
... as far as I could". The road that will be chosen leads to the unknown, as does any choice in life. As much he may strain his eyes to see as far the road stretches, eventually it surpasses his vision and he can never see where it is going to lead. It is the way that he chooses here that sets him off on his journey and decides where he is going.
"Then took the other, just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim." What made it have the better claim is that "it was grassy and wanted wear." It was something that was obviously not for everyone because it seemed that the majority of people took the ...
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Stephen King: The King Of Terror
Number of Words: 2029 / Number of Pages: 8
... Marine captain, left one day, to go the store to
buy a pack of cigarettes, and never returned. His fathers leaving had a
big indirect impact on King's life. In the autobiographical work Danse
Macabre, Stephen King recalls how his family life was altered: “After my
father took off, my mother, struggled, and then landed on her feet.” My
brother and I didn't see a great deal of her over the next nine years.
She worked a succession of continuous low paying jobs.” Stephen's first
outlooks on life were influenced by his older brother and what he figured
out on his own. While young Stephen and his fam ...
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Chirstopher Columbus' Explorations
Number of Words: 559 / Number of Pages: 3
... was in bloom all year. Though I think this was for reasons greater than just their aesthetic beauty. I'm sure he was conjuring up great plans, for in the back of his mind he was probably thinking about the shortage of lumber back home. This abundance would take care of that problem. He could also bring back the fruits and whatever else he fancied to impress his majesties of Spain with. It just seems that he was in utter awe of what he had discovered. He had set out to find a faster trade route and came upon the discovery of many centuries to come. But with this discovery came trying times and hardship ...
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General George S. Patton
Number of Words: 3667 / Number of Pages: 14
... however. Though he was obviously intelligent (his knowledge of classical literature was encyclopaedic and he had learned to read military topographic maps by the age of 7), George didn't learn to read until he was 12 years old. It was only at age 12 when George was sent off to Stephen Cutter Clark's Classical School that he began to catch up on his academic skills; he managed to find plenty of time for athletics as well. While at school, the path toward his goal became focused he planned on attending West Point as the next major step in the pursuit of his general's stars.
When he graduated from ...
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Howard Stern: The King Of Mass Media Or The Anti Christ?
Number of Words: 2882 / Number of Pages: 11
... degrades every one that he encounters. After constantly ducking from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC), and many activist groups, Stern still manages to stay on the air. However, that air time has come with a hefty price. Stern has gone down in the history books for receiving the largest fine that the FCC has issued to any one radio broadcaster.
Howard Stern has always had a loyal following, but as the years go by he seems to expand the cult of Stern fans by the millions. This is a significant issue to the people of our society. Decade ...
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Neil Armstrong
Number of Words: 785 / Number of Pages: 3
... (GATV)
and conduct EVA operations.
B. (Secondary) Rendezvous and dock in the 4th revolution. Perform
docked-vehicle maneuvers, Evaluate systems and conduct 10 experiments.
The mission was set to launch on March 15, 1966. Due to minor problems with the
spacecraft and launch vehicle hardware the launch was delayed one day. The
launch was successful. Because of problems with the spacecraft control system,
the crew was forced to undock after approximately thirty minutes. The
spacecraft-target vehicle combination had begun to encounter increasing yaw and
roll rates. The crew regained control of ...
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Johann Sebastian Bach - The Brandenburg Concertos
Number of Words: 586 / Number of Pages: 3
... other musicians – for example, the church choir – rubbed his colleagues the wrong way, and he was embroiled in a number of hot disputes during his short tenure. In 1707, at the age of 22, Bach became fed up with the lousy musical standards of Arnstadt (and the working conditions) and moved on the another organist job, this time at he St. Blasius Church in Muhlhausen (1707-1708). The same year, he married his cousin Maria Barbara Bach.
Again caught up in a running conflict between factions of his church, Bach fled to Weimar after one year in Muhlhausen. In Weimar (1708-1717), he assumed th ...
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