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William Shakespeare 2
Number of Words: 1020 / Number of Pages: 4
... greatest dramatists the world
has ever known and the finest poets” who wrote in the English language.
Shakespeare’s work relied mostly on his instincts of nature. His understanding of other people allowed him to fully grasp the quality he wrote of. (Wadsworth 342)
John Shakespeare married Mary Arden in 1557. Both the Shakespeare’s
and the Arden’s were farmers, and sold their products to make a living. (Brown
23) Shakespeare had two sisters. Joan died in 1562; Margaret died at infancy.
Then in 1566, Gilbert was born. In 1569 a second child named Joan was born; i ...
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William Faulkner 2
Number of Words: 1228 / Number of Pages: 5
... known to reflect experiences from his own familiar life. William Faulkner should be mentioned along with any collection of classic authors because of his remarkable use of the past and present, as well as for his meticulous detail and comprehensive knowledge of the South in his writings.
William Faulkner’s background is a very important detail that will help his readers understand the psychological implications of what he wrote and to appreciate his work. William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. His parents were Murry and Maud Faulkner. He married Estell ...
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Warren G. Harding
Number of Words: 553 / Number of Pages: 3
... of almost every important business, and a leader in fraternal organizations and charitable enterprises.
He organized the Citizen's Cornet Band, available for both Republican and Democratic rallies; "I played every instrument but the slide trombone and the E-flat cornet," he once remarked.
Harding's undeviating Republicanism and vibrant speaking voice, plus his willingness to let the machine bosses set policies, led him far in Ohio politics. He served in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor, and successfully ran for Governor. He delivered the nominating address for President Taft at the ...
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George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House" - A Fantasia In The Russian Manner On English Themes
Number of Words: 1235 / Number of Pages: 5
... the Fabian Essays, an
import document in the history of British socialism. His work with and for
the Fabian Society continued until the end of his life, during which period
he wrote a number of important socialist articles, such as the anti-war
pamphlet ‘Common sense about the war' in 1914 and the ‘Woman's guide to
Socialism and Capitalism' in 1928.
Between 1885 and 1898 he wrote many critical reviews on literature,
art and music for a number of important magazines. During this period he
started writing his first play, ‘Widowers' Houses', inspired by the plays
of the Norwegian playwright Hendrik Ib ...
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Lorenz's Work In The Chaos Field And Basic Chaos
Number of Words: 1075 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the new sequence not matching up with the results of the
middle of the last run. The numbers were not very close and growing farther
apart as the sequence progressed. Lorenz then thought there was a bug in
the system. After much double checking, he found the problem. When he had
entered the data into the second run, he had shortened one decimal. He had
cut 0.506127 at 0.206 thinking it would not make a difference. Having
understood the importance of one thousandth of a part, Lorenz had
understood the basis for a chaotic, non-linear system.
Another very important experiment of Lorenz's is known as “ ...
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Grace Kelly
Number of Words: 879 / Number of Pages: 4
... understand a daughter who enjoyed sitting still, reading or writing. Grace begged him to enroll her in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and he reluctantly agreed. Her mother also disapproved of sending her to New York. She worried about the dangers lurking in wait for an innocent girl in New York City, but Sending Grace to the Academy proved to be a valuable decision. Grace loved the Academy and worked hard there, modeling in her spare time. She faced many rejections before she landed her first film role, Fourteen Hours in 1951. She also starred in many other films such as High ...
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Gaius Marius: Savior.. Or Destroyer?
Number of Words: 2481 / Number of Pages: 10
... of the Republic.
Born into an unimpressive equestrian family, Marius found himself
better suited to the life of a warrior than that of a philosopher. He had
little tolerance for the aesthetic, finding more use with the sword than
the pen. He cut his military teeth under Scipio Aemilianus in the
Numantine war In Spain c.134, making an excellent impression on his
commander as did another up-and-coming young officer, Jugurtha, who would
later become king of Numidia and a hated enemy of Rome. After serving in
this campaign with distinction, Marius returned to Rome to stand for
Tribune of the People. ...
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Charles Darwin
Number of Words: 746 / Number of Pages: 3
... an unpaid naturalist on a scientific expedition around the world.
Now was around the age twenty-two while he was on the HMS Beagle. Darwin’s job as a naturalist aboard the Beagle gave him the opportu-nity to observe the various geological formations found on different continents and islands along the way, as well as a huge variety of fossils and organisms. In his geo-logical observations he was amazed mostly with the effect that natural forces had on shaping the earth’s surface.
During this time, most geologists stuck to the so-called catastrophes theory that the earth had experie ...
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Booker T. Washington 2
Number of Words: 515 / Number of Pages: 2
... and principal of a black trade school. He named it Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
While at Tuskegee, Booker T. Washington incorporated the idea of integrating blacks into society by teaching them skills needed to work. While at Tuskegee, blacks could learn such skills as carpentry, welding, fabrication, and agricultural qualities. The school was very popular among black, but also whites. Whites did not enroll, but they did not object to blacks learning trades. Money poured into the institution and Washington was considered the spokesperson for the black people. So much so that h ...
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Magic Johnson
Number of Words: 2739 / Number of Pages: 10
... p.4) Both of Earvin’s parents played high school basketball. Earvin played basketball a bunch with his older brother Larry. (Brenner, p.44) Earvin would wake up early and play basketball before school started. "People thought I was crazy," Earvin remembered. "It would be seven-thirty and they’d be going to work and say, ‘There’s that crazy June Bug, hoopin’." (Lovitt, p.5) June bug was what many people called him, but his parents called him Junior and his friends called him E.J. (Johnson, p.4) When it snowed Earvin would go out and shovel the court. Earvin meet Jay Vince ...
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