Harper Lee: The Author And Her Times
.... she dropped in her adult years. She was only seven years old when she decided she wanted to become a writer, but it was many years before her dream was fulfilled. In the meantime Miss Lee studied law, following in the footsteps of her father and older sister. She attended the University of Alabama, and spent a year in England as an exchange student at Oxford University.
In 1950 Lee left the university without completing the requirements for a law degree. She moved to New York City where she worked as an airlines reservation clerk. Her childhood desire to become a writer now returned and she spent evenings and spare time working .....
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Benedict Arnold
.... 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!” (23). He said this last sentence repeatedly as if he needed to convince himself.
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Cyrano De Bergerac
.... of this gift is his cousin, Roxane. He writes her many poems, but does not let her know. She tells him that she loves Christian, one of the Gascons of the Carbon de Castel Jaloux. Christian has the looks, but no creativity, and since Cyrano has the creativity and not the looks, he decides to love Roxane through Christian. He supplies Christian with the words to say and the letters to send to Roxane, and she never knows. Cyrano gets so caught up in the ‘game’ that he forgets that it is Christian, and not him, who is winning Roxane. When the Gascons are sent to war, Cyrano promises Roxane two things: One, to try to keep him s .....
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Andrew Jackson
.... men that he could depend on to help him while in office. Such men as Martin Van Buren, Senator Eaton, John Branch, John M. Berrien and Samuel D. Ingham were all men appointed cleverly by Jackson that did their job superbly under him.
In foreign affairs, Jackson scored two diplomatic triumphs, one with Great Britain and one with France. These triumphs ended the long-standing disputes with those countries. Since the end of the American Revolution, Great Britain had restricted and sometimes barred American trade with British ports in the West Indies. All U.S. presidents had tried, using both diplomacy and retaliation, to r .....
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Ulysses S. Grant
.... Grant's experiences in the Mexican War taught him lessons that will later help him during the Civil War.
Grant was almost 39 years old when the Civil War began in 1861. He strongly opposed secession and as soon as war broke out he knew he had a duty to fight for the Union. He had been retired from the Army for seven years, but when President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, Grant rejoined the Army as a volunteer on April 23, 1861. He then went to Springfield where he worked for the Illinois adjutant general. Grant asked the federal govern- ment for a commission as colonel, but his request was ignored. On J .....
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Who The Book Is About: Hans Christian Andersen
.... Councillor of State.
Hans Christian Andersen collected fairy tales. Reitzal was the first of several collections published among 1835 and 1872. The first illustrated Edition was done by Richard Pederson. He wrote other familiar books, such as, "The Ugly Duckling" in 1843, "The Emperor's New Clothes" in 1837, "The Snow Queen" in 1844, "The Red Shoes" in 1845, and "The Little Mermaid" in 1837, were innovative in their Handling of sophisticated feelings and ideas and in their use of the vocabulary and constructions of spoken language.
Andersen traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, and Africa and continued to write novels, play .....
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Archimedes
.... an invention that could move the earth. Archimedes'? most famous story is attributed to a Roman architect under Emperor Augustus, named Vitruvius. Vitruvius asked Archimedes to devise some way to test the weight of a gold wreath. Archimedes 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 the volume of the wreath, de .....
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The Accomplishments Of Peter The Great
.... the Great and his significance it is necessary to know his background and the influences that shaped his life. Peter the Great was the fourteenth child of Alexei Mikhailovich, born in Moscow on May 30, 1672. Tsar Alexis died when Peter was four years old. His mother raised Peter. Tsars' Alexis son from his first marriage, Feodor Alekseevich succeeded to the throne but his reign did not last long. On April 27, 1682, Tsar Feodor died. In line to succeed him were, his brother Ivan and Peter who was his half-brother. Peter was only ten years old. With the assistance of the semiprofessional musketeers garrisoned in Moscow, s .....
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Thomas Jefferson And Patrick Henry As Heads Of Their Countries
.... from Jonathan Edwards, Jefferson derived ideas and statements based on the Enlightenment and Edwards’ sermon. Edwards frightened people into conversion, as Jefferson frightened the King with the consequences that could be suffered. The King and government were in debt as much as it was, so refusing another political battle in this way was a wise choice. Henry stated in regards to the president, “Sir, we have done everything that could be done to advent the storm which is now coming on.” Using the people as a backbone, Henry explained that the people weren’t receiving what they were entitled to (natural rights). Realizing .....
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Napoleon
.... Napoleon joined the French army and was soon after promoted to Captain. Within a year of being Captain he conquered Toulon, which was responsible for him being honored as brigadier general at only 24. This man knew from the beginning that he was made for nothing but to honor and serve his fellow citizens.
In 1804 this great legend crowned himself Emperor. Amazingly, after this point in time is when his tributes really become great. When he received full power over the French people, France was in total chaos. Creating the North Bank of Financial, and simplifying the legal code is truly only scratching the surface of .....
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Confucius In The Chinese History
.... the royal court. Government was routinely corrupt or distrusted by the people.
Confucius began a successful political career when he was a young man, but fell out in a short period of time. His personal goal was to restore peace followed the old political system but he retired from public life to concentrate on teaching and studying in his later life. As his students praised his talent for brilliant teaching and recorded them, we can read his words from the Analects.
Confucius died at 72. His birthday September 24th is celebrated in his hometown Qufu in recent years. Many scholars all around the world, such as the United .....
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Abraham Lincoln
.... The hardest years of Lincoln’s life were yet to follow. After a short time it became apparent that Thomas Lincoln could not cope with his family by himself. Thomas went back to Kentucky to seek a wife. He married Sarah Bush Johnson. They made a businesslike arrangement for her to move to Indiana to take care of his family and for him to pay for her debts. Sarah Lincoln’s arrival marked a turning point in Abraham Lincoln’s life. Sarah brought her three children of her own into the Lincoln family. The Lincoln children felt that they had joined the world of luxury when Sarah brought knives, forks, spoons, tables and chairs, .....
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