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Mohandas K. Gandhi: “Live Simply So Others Can Simply Live”
Number of Words: 1130 / Number of Pages: 5
... outraged by this hateful discrimination, Gandhi decided to stay in South Africa. His one-year term of legal work turned into twenty-one years to proclaim and work for Indian rights.
He first started a newspaper called “Indian Opinion”, and he also led campaigns boosting Indian Rights. A note worthy fact for Gandhi was that when he felt justice was on the British side, he would work for them by being a paramedic in the Boer War (1899-1902) and the Zulu Rebellion (1906) where he received decorations. (World Book, 25).
Unfortunately, not everybody was a follower of Mohandas Gandhi. Tragically on ...
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Dustin Hoffman
Number of Words: 495 / Number of Pages: 2
... changed my mind. His character
in this movie was probably difficult to act because of the events that took
place in the film. His character's personality and surroundings changed so
much. One minute Hoffman's character is a white Indian and the next he's a
gunfighter.
I thought that the role that Hoffman played in “Kramer Vs. Kramer”
was fairly simple, however it showed how he could play diverse roles in
different movies. In this film he played a father who's wife left him and
his son but then returns and attempts to obtain custody of their eight-
year-old son. Hoffman shows how he can act his e ...
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Princess Diana
Number of Words: 808 / Number of Pages: 3
... I. This may seem like a feeble task, but to a princess, it is a task accomplished by few. Diana broke all traditions embellished into the minds of the modern day royals. She showed her two young sons love and compassion in public, never before done by a member of the royal family. Diana touched the publics heart by indulging in every day activities, in order to recognize with the public. In doing this, the public was able to relate to her. Society began to realize that the Princess was indeed human.
However, the fairy tale life of the Princess was fading fast. The media began watching every m ...
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Adam Sandler
Number of Words: 402 / Number of Pages: 2
... offensive of the current cast…” Obviously, not everyone felt this way because he continued to get jobs in the entertainment field. Adam’s early career stretched to different areas, but he was really discovered during his first season on Saturday Night Live (“Celeb-Site’). Adam also worked on productions other than sitcoms, like movies. In fact, Adam has made many movies throughout his career. His films include Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Water Boy, and many others (“WBR”).
Adam also had his hand in the music career. His albums include “They& ...
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Reflections Of Milton In Is Works
Number of Words: 1034 / Number of Pages: 4
... blind.
Milton's ambitious side says that his writing talent is "lodged with [him]
useless"(Text 417). His religious side soon realizes that he is
"complaining" to God and he takes it back. He discovers that God will not
look down on him if he does not write a masterpiece. He granted Milton a
great talent, and he expects Milton to be happy. He has to learn to do his
work in a dark world. This poem was not the last time Milton referred to
his condition in his writing. In book one of Paradise Lost, while invoking
the Muse, Milton says "what in me is dark illumine"(Hndout 22). He asks to
be grante ...
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Winston Churchill: A Biography
Number of Words: 1426 / Number of Pages: 6
... he was captured by the
Boers. His daring escape made him an overnight celebrity.
Churchill always wanted to become a politician. Early in his life
he envisioned himself at political debates. His wish came true in 1900,
when he was elected to the Parliament as a Conservative, and he quickly
made his mark. ************ His political sympathies began to change,
however, and he "changed sides" in 1904, when he abandoned the Conservative
party for the Liberals.
When the Liberals came to power in 1905, Churchill entered the
government as secretary of state for the colonies. In 1908, the year of
his marr ...
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Martin Luther: A Biography Of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Number of Words: 770 / Number of Pages: 3
... of salvation by faith rather than works; and on 31 October 1517 drew up a list of 95 theses on indulgences denying the pope any right to forgive sins, and nailed them on the church door at Wittenberg. Tetzel retreated from Saxony to Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, where he published a set of counter-theses and burnt Luther's. The Wittenberg students retaliated by burning Tetzel's, and in 1518 Luther was joined in his views by Melanchthon.
The pope, Leo X, at first took little notice of this disturbance, but in 1518 summoned Luther to Rome to answer for his theses. His university and the elector inte ...
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The Apology Of Socrates: A Closer Examination
Number of Words: 1377 / Number of Pages: 6
... you would be able to choose for yourself if you believe it or if not be able to reject the idea. (Nussbaum, pg. 16).
Three men brought Socrates to trial: Meletus, Anytus, and Lycon. Together they represented the "old school" that was frightened and angered by Socrates philosophies. At the beginning of the text they have finished with their prosecution and Socrates is beginning his defense.
The first step Socrates takes is to prove quite a peculiar point, that he does not possess any knowledge. While at first glance this sounds oxymoronic, but Socrates eloquently proves his point. He tells how h ...
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Bontsha And Gimpel
Number of Words: 741 / Number of Pages: 3
... imaginable human being on earth and yet never complaining about his adversity. Ever since the first day Bontsha was born, no one has cared of him. He was born with silence and passed away with silence. During his lifetime, he had to haul heavy loads stumbling at each step and begged for the pennies that were rightfully his, and even then, sometimes he did not get paid. Further, he knew he had been taken advantage of, and still, he remained silent. Once he had run into luck by saving a man’s life who then made him a coachman and married him off. But his luck did not last for long, as his g ...
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Frank Lloyd Wright
Number of Words: 1541 / Number of Pages: 6
... across the United States. Possibly as a result of this upheaval, Wright’s parents divorced when while he was still young. His mother, Anna, relied heavily upon her many brothers, sisters and uncles, and Wright was intellectually guided by his aunts and his mother. Before Wright was even born, his mother had decided that her son was gong to be a great architect. Using Froebel’s geometric blocks to entertain and educate her son, Mrs. Wright must have struck the genius that her son possessed. Use of imagination was encouraged and Wright was given free run of the playroom filled with paste, paper, and ...
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