The Influence Of Henry David Thoreau On Mohanda K. Gandhi
.... to go that route. Then Gandhi’s development of Satyagraha, a direct social action based on principles of courage, nonviolence, and truth, took place. This method meant that the way people behaved was more important then what they achieved. This is how Henry David Thoreau influenced Mohanda K. Gandhi.
In conclusion the lives of Emerson, Thoreau, and Gandhi was like a domino effect. Emerson influenced Thoreau by giving him opportunities, by inspiring Thoreau to write Walden. Emerson was full of ideas and Thoreau learned from Emerson because Emerson was his mentor, so Thoreau took Emerson’s ideas and put them into action. As a resu .....
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Alan Dean Foster
.... fiction. He has also written numerous non-fiction articles on film, science, and scuba diving, as well as having produced the novel versions of many films, including such well- known productions as Star Wars, the three Alien films, and Alien Nation. Other works include scripts for talking records, radio, and the treatment for the first Star Trek movie. In addition to publication in English, his work has appeared throughout the world. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first work of science fiction ever to do so.
Though restricted (for now) to the exploration of one world, Foster's love .....
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The Biography Of Ernest Hemingway
.... Cross ambulance unit as a driver. He was so seriously wounded at Fossalta on the Italian Piave on July 8, 1918, that he recalled life slid from him, “like you’d pull a silk handkerchief out of a pocket by a corner,” almost fluttered away, then returned. It is thought by some literary observers that the experience gave Hemingway a fear of his own fear and the lifetime need to continually test his courage through dangerous adventures.
After a dozen operations on his knee and recuperation in Milan, he returned, with an aluminum kneecap and two Italian decorations, to join the Italian infantry. These vivid experiences later provided b .....
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The Wright Brothers
.... 1900 they built their first glider that traveled 300 feet. In 1901, using aerodynamic tables compiled by Samuel Langley and Lilienthal, they constructed new wings for a larger glider; the flight was poor so they set out to test the tables. They made 200 model wings and tested them in a small wind tunnel. The tables were proven wrong and the Wrights painstakingly computed new ones. In 1902 their third biplane beat all other records for glider flight.
For the construction of their first powered airplane, Flyer I, they had to design a lighter gasoline engine and an efficient propeller. In 1903, with a strong wind at Kitty Hawk, t .....
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Benjamin Franklin
.... the door of the printshop at night (340). Not knowing it was Franklin who wrote the letter, James published it and this was the beginning of Franklin’s printing career. Franklin felt his brother was more of a master to him instead of a brother and therefore he took it upon himself to “assert his freedom” and break his apprenticeship agreement (342). Therefore James made sure that no printing press would hire Franklin in Boston. Since Franklin knew of his potential to succeed he was not going to let his family ties interfere with the opportunity that awaited him.
Franklin took advantage of everything that came his way but .....
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Joe Louis Barrow
.... on his horse farm.
The first time Joe lost a fight was to Max Schemling it caused a huge riot in Harleem and forced Joe into a rematch.This time it was during world warII and the whole country was behind him. An african-american fighting against a german man when Joe won the country was estatic. After this fight Joe joined the army and they banned him from any championship matches.Joe serverd 4 years in the army and fought some matches mostly to bring up the moral of the men. He soon retired in the postion of sergant.
Out of the army now he started fight ing pro again. He fought some of the great fighters of their time like Bi .....
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The Death Of John F. Kennedy
.... the House Select Committee did the best they could with photographic and computer technology. With the scientific advances we had since then give us such better enhancements of the film taken. There is one film that is far the most crucial. All or part of the assassination was taken on film by many witnesses who had eight-mm movie cameras or still cameras. The one shot by Dallas dressmaker Abraham Zapruder was a color film in an eight-mm movie camera. It followed the President’s car from the time it turned from Houston Street onto Elm Street. It stayed on the car through the entire assassination. Zapruder was sitting on a concre .....
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Harriet Tubman
.... by her “basket name”, Arminta. Now she would be called Harriet, after her mother. (www.teleport.com p.1) By her early teens, Harriet was no longer allowed to work indoors and was hired out as a field hand. Although she was a hard worker, she was considered defiant and rebellious. At age 15, Harriet tried to help a runaway slave, but was caught. An overseer hit her in the head with a weight, putting her into a coma. It took months for her to recover, and for the rest of her life, Harriet suffered from blackouts. (www.incwell.com p.1)
In 1844, Harriet Ross married a free black man named John Tubman. Harriet remained a slave .....
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Sojourner Truth
.... heard voices she believed were god. She preached to people in the streets of New York in 1829 and then, as the voices told her to she took the name Sojourner Truth. In 1829 and then, as the voices told her to she took the name Sojourner Truth. She then preached on the eastern seaboard. Later that year she became an abolitionist and went around the country preaching for the Abolitionist Movement. When she met up with the Woman’s Rights Movement in 1850 she also helped them by preaching around the country. During the civil war she solicited gifts for black volunteer regiments and went to the white house and was accepted by Presid .....
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Adolph Hitlers' Rise To Power
.... in using, were his words. Hitler made many speeches, but the one speech that was a famous one, was his final speech at his trial for treason. In this speech he gave his views and opinions on the events preceding the trial. This is an excerpt from his speech: "...I aimed from the first to....become the destroyer of Marxism....The army that we are building grows more from day to day, from hour to hour. Gentlemen, not you who will be the ones that deliver the verdict over us, but that verdict will be given by the eternal judgement of history, which will speak out against the accusation that has been made against us....That c .....
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William Stafford’s Inspiration
.... and before you know it you will have a complete idea. Stafford explains it as being receptive. You must be receptive to the first idea in order to see the next one. If you are receptive to the flow of ideas then your thoughts will begin to make sense and you can develop an understanding of many things within your life, dreams, or experiences.
Along with receptivity comes failure. Failure must occur in order to succeed. As humans beings we learn from our mistakes. Throughout the writing process there is much failure, but in order to have a good essay or story you must be willing to accept failure. Stafford tells us that wh .....
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The Works Of Clive Staples Lewis
.... God in their hearts, Augusta left Jack and Warnie bibles signed "from mommy, with fondest Love, August 1908" (“Amiee Barnes,” Clive Staples Lewis. Online.). In September of that same year, Jack was sent to a strict boarding school, Wynyard, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. After his mother's death, Lewis and his father grew more distant and school did not help (“Michael Leuty,” C.S. Lewis (1898-1963). Online.). In 1910 he attended Campbell College in Belfast, just one mile from Little Lea. He had to leave Campbell College due to serious respiratory difficulties and returned to England to attend Cherbourg House, Malvern. Malvern .....
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