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Alexander III
Number of Words: 1406 / Number of Pages: 6
... Philip kissed
his son.
Plutarch also tells of Alexander entertaining Persian ambassadors while
his father was not present. When Alexander was 16 Philip left him in charge of
Macedon when Philip went to fight the Byzantines.
When Alexander was 20 his father was murdered at the theatre. Some say
that Alexander had a part in the plot to assasinate his father but almost all
agree that his mother Olympias was a key figure in the death of Philip.
Whatever the case may be Alexander took the throne in 336 B.C.
Alexander is known for his conquest into Persia. When there, he
performed hellenization. H ...
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Napoleon And Unrest In Europe
Number of Words: 622 / Number of Pages: 3
... series of revolts. In Eastern and Central Europe the focus was nationalism. In Western Europe the focus was growing industrialization calling for lower class political participation. These revolutions threatened European unity.
In Italy Nationalism grew. Many movements and secret societies formed, including “risorgimento”, “Carbonari”, and the “Young Italy” movement. Many states we4re forced to grant constitutions. Anger over foreign rule called for unity and independence. Sardinia began by acquiring France as an ally. Garibaldi and the Red Shirts gained control of Italy, eventually Vienna. K ...
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Tim Paterson
Number of Words: 783 / Number of Pages: 3
... Rod Brock of Seattle Computer when he came into the store periodically. We were selling his boards. Eventually he asked me to consult for Seattle Computer." After helping the company fix there memory boards at fifty dollars a day, they offered him a full time position and Paterson quit his job at the retail store.
The first major task Seattle Computer threw at Paterson was building an operation system for their new computer; the CP/M. Paterson was a little hesitant at first in creating such a program but he put up to the challenge. "I had always wanted to write my own operating system. I’ve ...
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Cal Ripken
Number of Words: 671 / Number of Pages: 3
... reading through the whole book, wondering what the whole purpose in writing, or what was the motivation for the book other that to better understand the consecutive game streak that Ripken now holds. Doing the only thing that I know how to do. This simple statement is the thesis of the book. At first this is hard to believe, but the whole book describes it perfectly.
While growing up Ripken only two things: baseball and traveling. Hard work and games were part of his life. Ripken learns at an early age that he is not rich, not specifically talented, but a hard worker. He takes this attitude an ...
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King Henry IV
Number of Words: 674 / Number of Pages: 3
... was absent in Ireland in 1395 and for his efforts was made Duke of Hereford in 1397.
Henry soon quarreled with the Duke of Norfolk, each accusing the other of arranging the murder of the Duke of Gloucester and calling for a trial by battle. Both men were banished from the realm. Norfolk for life and Henry for 10 years with a proviso that he would be allowed to inherit from his father. But on the death of John of Gaunt in 1399, the Lancastrian estates were confiscated by the King, and Henry decided to return, seemingly to claim his promised inheritance.
Taking advantage of the King’s abs ...
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Muammar Al Qaddafi
Number of Words: 913 / Number of Pages: 4
... he was a child was to join the Libyan army.
He slowly moved up in rank. It was surprising they even let him in the
army; he had a long police record. He eventually joined the King's police.
This was when the idea of a coup attempt came. He did succeed.
Qaddafi was born in a tent in the desert 20 miles south of the sea.
This is a desolate place- burning hot in the summer, and freezing cold in
the winter. Most people would consider this place to be uninhabitable. His
father was at the bottom of social level in this very poor country. The
name of tribe Qaddadfa means in Arabic, " Spitter or vomiter ...
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E. M. Forster
Number of Words: 1019 / Number of Pages: 4
... India. When he returned to England he wrote many critiques and articles but never wrote any more novels. died on June 7, 1970.
Many critics are split on 's writings, although most things written are positive and they all seem to agree on the same things. His use of characters and their development and his story lines all seem to be the same and have the same theme. All the characters in his books seem to contain the same elements. They are exempt from poverty, hunger, lust, and hate. They seem to have almost perfect characteristics and are never poor. None of his characters are portrayed in a ...
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John Steinbeck
Number of Words: 849 / Number of Pages: 4
... for writing opinions instead of facts. This started the many jobs he would be a part of in his lifetime. Some of these jobs include an apprentice hod carrier, an apprentice printer, a working chemist, caretaker of Lake Tahoe Estate, surveyor in Big Sur County, and a fruit picker. He also worked other more physically labored jobs, such as a rancher, road worker, deck hand, cotton picker, and bricklayer. While involved in these jobs, he made many close friends that he came to admire because of their "cant and hypocrisy" which he applauded and whom all of these people soon were characters i ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. 3
Number of Words: 2593 / Number of Pages: 10
... degree in systematic theology in 1955.
King’s public-speaking abilities—which would become renowned as his stature grew in the civil rights movement—developed slowly during his collegiate years. He won a second-place prize in a speech contest while an undergraduate at Morehouse, but received Cs in two public-speaking courses in his first year at Crozer. By the end of his third year at Crozer, however, professors were praising King for the powerful impression he made in public speeches and discussions.
Throughout his education, King was exposed to influences that related Christi ...
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E. M. Forster
Number of Words: 1019 / Number of Pages: 4
... novel, A Passage to India. When he returned to England he wrote many critiques and articles but never wrote any more novels. died on June 7, 1970.
Many critics are split on 's writings, although most things written are positive and they all seem to agree on the same things. His use of characters and their development and his story lines all seem to be the same and have the same theme. All the characters in his books seem to contain the same elements. They are exempt from poverty, hunger, lust, and hate. They seem to have almost perfect characteristics and are never poor. None of his ...
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