Kurt Cobain
.... suddenly I was pulled out of it by this
amazing sound. A few seconds later the principal shut off the song, but by
that time I was hooked. Later that day I went to the record store and bought
their second first and second album. I took them him and threw them into the CD
player and fell in love. Finally I could identify with music, the words that
poured from the speakers spoke my life. Until that moment I had no direction
and felt alienated from the rest of the kids my age. But Cobain's music touched
on what I was not able realize at my age, that being yourself is all right no
matter what the "trendy" junior high school k .....
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Robert E. Lee
.... having written many books on all
types of rifles, shotguns and small arms, such as Modern Rifles, Shotguns and
Pistols, and Modern Small Arms. He is an acknowledged expert on infantry
weapons and is thought to be the world's leading expert on this and artillery
strategies. He is a well known author of military history, and works as a
weapons evaluator in addition to his writing.
Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia on January 19, 1807. His
father, Henry Lee, had achieved fame with Washington's army as "Lighthorse
Harry,"and it was a fame that rested not only on his cavalry exploits but upon
sound strategic and tactical .....
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Leonardo Da Vinci
.... to
King Francis I of France, who admired him greatly. Leonardo died at the age of
67 on May 2, 1519, at Cloux, near Amboise, France.
Leonardo da Vinci was a true Renaissance man. He was a scholar,
scientist, artist, and inventor. Some of his work includes, The Adoration of
the Magi, Madonna of the Rocks, The Last Supper, and the Mona Lisa. Some of
Leonardo's sketches resemble future inventions, such as a sketch of a windmill
design and a helicopter with two revolving propellers. He was a man ahead of
his time.
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Andrew Jackson
.... was given very little schooling of basic reading, writing, and figuring. So,
how, in fact, does a man that receives less education than the average American
at that time, not to mention the likes of John Adams or Thomas Jefferson, be, in
the many historians minds, greater than Adams or Jefferson? The long answer to
that question will start when "Andy" as the young, and slim Jackson is called,
attains to the age of 13.
The year was 1780, British troops had taken South Carolina, Andy's oldest
brother had joined the American regiment fighting in their home town, but died
due to heat exhaustion in battle. At the sight o .....
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Mark Twain
.... until
the Civil War closed the Mississippi River, and
it set him up for "Old Times on the Mississippi" and "Life on the Mississippi."
In 1861, Twain traveled to Carson City, Nevada, with his brother Orion.
After attempts for silver and gold mining had failed, he continued to write for
newspapers. It was in 1863 when Samuel Clemens adopted the name "Mark Twain", a
riverman's term for "two fathoms" deep.
In 1884 Twain went to San Francisco and reached national fame with his
story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." He then took a trip
to Hawaii which started him on a very successful career as a public .....
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John Muir's Trail In History
.... the age of 29, Muir made a thousand-mile walk from Indianapolis to
Florida for the sheer pleasure of being outdoors. This experience enlightened
Muir and compelled him to extend his travels. With his family's blessings (his
wife and two daughters), he began to wander America's forests, mountains,
valleys, and meadows extensively. Alone and on foot, he filled his notebooks
with sketches and descriptions of the plants, animals, and trees that he loved.
He later took trips around the world, including destinations such as Europe and
South America. There he explored the Amazon basin and noted many new plant
species. In A .....
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Martin Luther
.... selected
him for the priesthood. Ordained in 1507, he approached his first celebration of
the mass with awe. After his ordination, Luther was asked to study theology in
order to become a professor at one of the many new German universities staffed
by monks. In 1508 he was assigned by Johann von Staupitz, vicar-general of the
Augustinians and a friend and counselor, to the new University of Wittenberg
(founded in 1502) to give introductory lectures in moral philosophy. He received
his bachelor's degree in theology in 1509 and returned to Erfurt, where he
taught and studied.
In November 1510, on behalf of seven Augustinian monaste .....
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Martin Luther King
.... and 50 other ministered held a meeting and agreed to start a
boycott on December 5th, the day of Rosa Parks's hearing. This boycott
would probably be successful since 70% of the riders were black. The bus
company did not take them seriously, because if there was bad weather, they
would have to take the bus. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)
was established to co-ordinate the boycott. They had a special agreement
with black cab companies, in which they were allowed to get a ride for a
much cheaper price than normal. Blacks had to walk to work, and so they did
not have time to do any shopping and therefore the sales decr .....
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Michael Jackson
.... 5 had many songs. Michael Jackson's first solo album
is called "Off the Wall," and it first released in 1979. The songs on "Off The
Wall" include "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" and "Rock With You." His
following albums include "Bad," "Thriller," and "Dangerous." Michael had a 2 CD
album called "HIStory Past, Present, and Future Book 1," and it first released
in 1995. The first CD has his most popular songs from the past. The second CD
has his newest including "Scream," which is a duet with with his younger sister
Janet Jackson, "You Are Not Alone," which was a 1996 Grammy Awards nominee, and
"Childhood," which is the theme to .....
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Michael Jordan
.... in scoring averaging more than 30 points per
game . Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their first NBA championship
tittle in 1991, and did it again in 1992 and in 1993 . Jordan
retired from basketball in 1994 to play baseball . He only played for
about one year but he didn't have what it took to be a baseball
player . He came back to play basketball in the middle of the 1995
season to lead the Bulls into the first round of the playoffs where
they where beat .
Jordan was the NBA's most valuable player for the 1987-
88 season and again for the 199 .....
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Miguel De Cervantes
.... Lepanto, in which he
lost the use of his left hand. While returning to Spain in 1575, Cervantes was
captured by Barbary pirates. He was taken to Algeria as a slave and held there
for ransom. (Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia). He did however make several
unsuccessful escape attempts, but he was finally ransomed in 1580 by his family
and friends. Returning to Spain at the age of 33, Cervantes, despite his wartime
service and Algerian adventure, was unable to obtain employment with a noble
family. This was usually the gift presented to military veterans for their
distinguished courage. Deciding to become a writer, he turned out poems a .....
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Mohandas Gandhi
.... would go to jail
even die before obeying anti-Asian Law. Gandhi was arrested, but the British
were soon forced to release him. Economic independence for India, involving the
complete boycott of British goods, was made a result of Gandhi's self-ruling
movement. The economic aspects of the movement were serious, for the
exploitation of Indian villagers by British industrialists has resulted in
extreme poverty in the country and the virtual destruction of Indian home
industries. As a solution for such poverty, Gandhi supported revival of
cottage industries; he began to use a spinning wheel as a token of the return to
the simple .....
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