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Feminism
Number of Words: 552 / Number of Pages: 3
... fundamental access to achieve a place in society.
The Rights of women contained other unconventional beliefs on society's standards of which Marriage was a constant theme. Marriage gave the husband legal ownership of his wife, her property, and their children. To divorce meant to leave everything behind. By being against Marriage Wollstonecraft was far ahead of her time, for in 18th century England a good marriage was the goal of most women. However for Wollstonecraft independence was essential and the only true freedom could be obtained from remaining unmarried. Marriage under law Wollstonecraft argu ...
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Charles Dickens
Number of Words: 2027 / Number of Pages: 8
... marries Catherine Hogarth, daughter of the editor in Morning Chronicle. In November, Charles begins editing job at Bentley’s Magazine.
· 1837 - Edits a magazine called Master Humphrey’s Clock. First sketch of The Old Curiosity Shop published.
· 1842 - First installment of Barnaby Rudge in Master Humphrey’s Clock. Visits the U.S.A for six months. American Notes is published.
· 1843 - The Christmas Carol is published
· 1844-45 - Charles moves to Italy. The Chimes is published.
· 1846 - Becomes editor for Daily News for a month.
· 1847 - First sketches are published called Dombey and Son.
· 1849 ...
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Lou Gehrig
Number of Words: 773 / Number of Pages: 3
... never be broken or even equaled.
To create that unbelievable endurance, feat, strong and powerful nicknamed "The Iron Horse," played in every one of the two thousand, one hundred and thirty consecutive games, even though he was beaned three times, had fingers broken ten times, suffered fractured toes, torn muscles, a wrenched shoulder, a back injury, chipped elbows, and the pain of several lumbago attacks. Yet, in every contest of that incredibly long playing period he played with all the enthusiasm of a kid breaking into the big leagues.
During that streak of 2,130 consecutive games "The Iron Hor ...
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Maya Angelou 5
Number of Words: 1200 / Number of Pages: 5
... only one meal a day, and this was not stolid food. Day after day, people lived off of bread, potatoes, macaroni, spaghetti, canned soups and thin gravy. Meat and vegetables were rarely served. A common response, often heard, when children were asked if they had eaten today was “No, this is my sisters’ day to eat.”
In 1937 the Ohio river burst it’s banks and killed over 250 people and ruined many livelihoods. Between 1933 and 1934 huge dust storms swept through country after country picking up tons of patched soil, 514,000 farm workers lost there jobs because of this. Stamps, ...
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George Washington: Biography
Number of Words: 1897 / Number of Pages: 7
... notice in October 1753 when he was
dispatched by Gov. Robert Dinwiddie to warn the French commander at Fort Le
Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain.
Washington at the age of 22, was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Although
he lacked experience, he learned quickly, and dealt with the problems of
recruitment, supply, and desertions. This helped him earn respect from his
superiors.
In April 1754, on his way to establish a post at the Forks of the
Ohio (the current site of Pittsburgh), Washington learned that the French
hadalready erected a fort there. Warned that ...
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Archimedes
Number of Words: 663 / Number of Pages: 3
... but would pay attention to an invention that could move the earth. '? most famous story is attributed to a Roman architect under Emperor Augustus, named Vitruvius. Vitruvius asked to devise some way to test the weight of a gold wreath. was unsuccessful until one day as he entered a full bath, he noticed that the deeper he submerged into the tub, the more water flowed out of the tub. This made him realize that the amount of water that flowed out of the tub was equal to the volume of the object being submerged. Therefore by putting the wreath into the water, he could tell by the rise in water level th ...
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Elie Wiesel
Number of Words: 2392 / Number of Pages: 9
... what could happen to them. However, they
only thought it was a vivid imagination speaking from his lips. No one wanted to
believe his story and people lived life as usual.
It was not until German troops would enter Hungarian territory that life
would change for the Jews of Signet. At first the German soldiers did not seem
like a threat. During the week of Passover things seemed to be going well.
People were celebrating yet, it was not a complete celebration. On the seventh
day of the Passover Jewish leaders of the community were arrested. After that
rules were set by the Germans. Jews were confi ...
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Number of Words: 1114 / Number of Pages: 5
... began to suffer from early symptoms of
deafness, and by 1802, Beethoven was convinced that the condition was not only
permanent but was getting much worse. The cause of his deafness is still
uncertain (Comptons, 1). He was determined to prove that deafness was not a
handicap to him (Thompson, 25). Beethoven's deafness started to be noticeable,
and by 1818 Beethoven was completely deaf (Schmit, 28).
In the year of 1812, Beethoven fell in love with the "Eternally
Beloved." Nobody knew her name except Beethoven, who did not mention it in any
letter or to friends.
Under his first patron, Prince Kar ...
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Lewis Carroll
Number of Words: 616 / Number of Pages: 3
... to explain how good he was doing academically. Throughout his juvenile years he received an endless series of excellent marks, prizes, and congratulations.
When he was eighteen, Charles applied to the Christ Church College at Oxford University. Here he studied, gave lectures and lived for the rest of his life. Again, he distinguished himself with the first class honors in math, second class in classics and the Butler scholarship. According to this scholarship, he was to remain unmarried and proceed to holy orders. Which he did, for he never married. In 1855, he was appointed lecturer in mathemat ...
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Blaise Pascal
Number of Words: 1514 / Number of Pages: 6
... of Desargues greatly. At 16 Pascal presented a single piece of paper at a Mersenne's meeting in June 1639. It held many of his geometry theorems, including his mystic hexagon. In December 1639 he and his family left Paris and moved to Rouen where his father Etienne was appointed tax collector for Upper Normandy. Soon after settling down in Rouen his Essay on Conic Sections was published in February of 1640. It was his first great work. Pascal also invented the first digital calculator to aid his father in his tax collecting duties. For three years he worked 1642 - 1545. Dubbed the Pascaline, it res ...
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