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Benedict Arnold
Number of Words: 947 / Number of Pages: 4
... a deserter (knowing that he actually was in the army, and not a farmer). To his own sister he said, “No, Hannah! No, no!” when he had in fact deserted his post.
Arnold did not admit to himself that he was a cruel and selfish man. After his fight with Hannah, he confessed to himself that he was a deserter. . Even so, he did not blame himself, instead he said, “Well, if I am a deserter it isn’t my fault. They hadn’t treated me fairly in the army. They never gave me the chance to prove I could be a soldier, and a good one. Why wouldn’t I have slipped away? It was somebody else’s fault, not mine!” ( ...
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George Meade
Number of Words: 644 / Number of Pages: 3
... during his time at war.
Each of General 's accomplishments had one major effect on how life is today. To start, if Meade had not defeated Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run the war would not have started off positively for the North. This was important because the soldiers gained their confidence when they won this battle. If the North would have lost the entire war the U.S. would be two different countries. Secondly, Meade's defeat of Lee at the accidental Gettysburg. This was a battle that turned the war around and gave the North the advantage. This was the North's first victory in a long tim ...
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Aldous Huxley
Number of Words: 962 / Number of Pages: 4
... (-Biography). From 1908 until 1913, Huxley studied at Eton College (Aldous (Leonard) Huxley). While at Eton, Huxley developed a condition of near blindness that plagued him until his death (Philosopher’s Corner Presents: ). After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in English at Balliol College, Oxford, Huxley worked in the War Office in London and taught at Eton and Repton (Aldous (Leonard) Huxley). While at Oxford, Huxley was introduced to the literary world and became good friends with D.H. Lawrence (-Biography). In 1916, Huxley published his first book of poems, The Burning Wheel (Philosopher’s Cor ...
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Al Capone
Number of Words: 614 / Number of Pages: 3
... in the newspaper.
In 1919, Al now had a wife and a baby to support and care for and he needed a legitimate career. He moved his family to Baltimore and got a new job as a bookkeeper for a construction firm. He resumed his relationship with Torrio, who had moved from Brooklyn to Chicago, expanding himself. In 1921, Torrio asked Al to come and work for him; Al accepted. Al immediately took on as a partner instead of just an employee. He also took over management at the Four Deuces, a gambling joint and a whorehouse combined all in one and running a Hawthorne Race Track.
Torrio was shot, barely sur ...
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Frank Sinatra
Number of Words: 970 / Number of Pages: 4
... Jersey. His father, Anthony, was a boxer-turned-fireman; his mother, Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra, was a former barmaid who often sang at family gatherings. Their home and their neighborhood rang with the sounds of the Italian bel canto style of singing, which Sinatra said inspired him to sing. In high school, he saw his hero, crooner Bing Crosby, perform live, an event that inspired him to become a solo vocalist. Between working various jobs at The Jersey Observer, Sinatra sang with a neighborhood vocal group, the Hoboken Four, and appeared in neighborhood theater amateur shows, where first prize was ...
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Jim Henson
Number of Words: 522 / Number of Pages: 2
... Bert, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird. On this show Jim produced over two dozen shorts to teach counting and other basics. Soon after his fame on Sesame Street Jim, after promoting the idea for The Muppet Show for years, finally received backing to produce. On this show the most famous Muppet of all, Kermit the Frog, was introduced along with Miss Piggy, Rizzo the Rat, Rowlf the Dog, Fozzie Bear, and of course Gonzo the Whatever. The Muppet Show became the most widely viewed television program in the world. From this show many movies and spin-off television shows have been produced. d ...
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Sir Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941)
Number of Words: 1422 / Number of Pages: 6
... was enlisted in the Canadian Army. However, his commanding
officer, arranged him for his education. Hours after the successful
completion of his final exams in December 1916, he was back in uniform.
Within a few months, he was serving in the Canadian Army Hospital at
Ramsgate, England. He then voluntarily transferred to the front line near
Cambrai, France because he felt he was not doing enough. He used his
intelligence to capture three fully armed Germans without any use of
weapons! This earned a rank of the Captain.
He kept working at the frontline. On the morning of September 28,
1918, ...
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Mother Teresa
Number of Words: 1216 / Number of Pages: 5
... effort to make one another happy.” On September 26, 1928, set out on her trip to Dublin by train. She arrived at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto. Here she went through two months of intensive English language studies. Then December 1, she set sail on a thirty-seven day trip to India. She stayed in Calcutta for one week and then went to Darjeeling where she began her novitiate. After two years as a novice, she professed temporary vows as a Sister of Our Lady of Loreto where she changed her baptism name to Teresa. She chose the name Teresa of the Little Flower, Therese of ...
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Bill Gate's Biography
Number of Words: 690 / Number of Pages: 3
... be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
Gates' foresight and vision regarding personal computing have been central to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Gates is actively involved in key management and strategic decisions at Microsoft, and plays an important role in the technical development of new products. A significant portion of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in contact with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.
Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission ...
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Napoleon
Number of Words: 2573 / Number of Pages: 10
... to Napoleon Bonaparte, feeling that it looked "more French".
It was here too that Napoleon replaced a wounded artillery general, and seized
ground where his guns could drive the British fleet from the harbor, and Toulon
fell. As a result of his accomplishments, Bonapatre was promoted to brigadier
general at the age of 24. In 1795, he saved the revolutionary government by
dispersing an insurgent mob in Paris. Then in 1796 he married Josephine de
Beauharnais, the mother of two children and the widow of an aristocrat
guillotined in the Revolution. Early in his life Napoleon was showing signs of
mili ...
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