The Life Of Alexander Hamilton
.... the townspeople he encountered. Rachel's husband, who had had her
imprisoned in Christiansted some years before for adultery, had posted a
public summons for her to appear before a divorce court, declaring her a
whore who had given birth to illegitimate children. After Rachel's death
from yellow fever, her husband then sued for all her assets, depriving her
"whore children" of any benefit her meager belongings might bring.
That Hamilton frowned upon as a youngster can be reasonably assumed
by his behavior later in life: primarily his preoccupation with matters of
honor and character, and his often visceral reactions to cri .....
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The Legend Of Baby Doe
.... with an incredibly revealing
costume, a man named Harvey Doe began courting her. Soon after, they
decided to be married.
There were disapproving glances at the wedding from both mothers.
The wedding was on June 27, 1877. After honeymooning in Denver, Colorado
for two weeks, they went down to Central City where they met his father,
who was at the time inspecting his gold fields. Harvey Doe, Sr. decided to
let Harvey work one of his quartz mines in return for a large share of the
profits. He agreed immediately after his father added that if he made out
good, he would be deeded the mine.
The Fourth of July mine was out near .....
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
.... presidency, he flew to Chicago and
pledged to the people at the Democratic National Convention, a New Deal.
That expression, a symbol of an era in American history, represented a
cluster of ideas formulated by the candidate and his Brain Trust, a group
of advisors recruited from New York's Columbia University. On the eve of
the March 1933 inauguration, the nation's banking system collapsed as
millions of panicky depositors tried to withdraw savings that the banks had
tied up in long-term loans. On that evening, Roosevelt told Americans that,
"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." His New Deal established
programs like .....
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Benedict Arnold
.... for it. His wife helped him, often acting as messenger. In
1780 Arnold obtained command of West Point and at once conspired to turn over
the garrison to the British. He met Maj. John Andre, a British spy, and made
final plans. Andre was captured, however, and his papers indicated Arnold's
treason.
Arnold heard of the capture and fled to the British headquarters in New York
City. He was given a command and about 6,300. He served with the British for
the rest of the war, leading troops on raids in Virginia and Connecticut. After
the war he lived with his family in England. He failed to obtain a regular
commission in the British .....
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The Life & Philosophy Of Friedrich Nietzsche
.... find a fountain of enlightened material produced by
the man. I've had to go through a bit of my own philosophical meditations
to put my own value judgements aside, and truly look for the contributions
Nietzsche gave to philosophy. Much of my understanding came only after I
had a grasp of Neitzsche's history; therefore, I encourage you to read-up
on his history before diving into his philosophy (see Appendix I). The
modern Westerner might disagree with every aspect of his philosophy, but
there are many things one must unfortunately admit are true (only if you
put your morality aside). So, from here, I will present his
contr .....
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Charles Darwin
.... attempt to stump Darwin)
Darwin in his "Origin of Species" published an answer to this
question in 1859. Darwin wrote:
"As many more individuals are produced than can possibly survive, there
must be in every case, a struggle for existence, either one individual with
another of the same species, or with individuals of distinct species, or
with physical conditions of life. Can it be thought improbable, seeing
that variations useful to man have undoubtedly occurred, that other
variations useful in some way to each being in the great and complex battle
of life, should sometimes occur in the course of a thousand generations?"
Da .....
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Albert Einstein: His Life
.... led some teachers to
believe he was disabled.
At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of
Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally
for one year until he finally passed the school's evaluation. The Institute
allowed Einstein to meet many other students that shared his curiosity, and
it was here that his studies turned mainly to Physics. He quickly learned
that while physicists had generally agreed on major principals in the past,
there were modern scientists who were attempting to disprove outdated
theories. Since most of Einstein's teachers ignored these new ideas, he
was aga .....
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John Wilkes Booth
.... Aaron)
Francis Wilson, who wrote a biography of Booth in 1929, stated that
Booth opened his stage career in 1855 at the Charles Street Theatre in
Baltimore. He began performing on a regular basis two years later. Once
Booth started upon his acting career, he wanted the comparisons between
himself and his late father to Cease. It was a common practice of theater
companies to retain actors who would complement a touring, star figure.
Booth eventually became one the these star figures, with stock companies
for one and two week engagements. Often a different play was performed each
night, requiring Booth to stay up studying his new .....
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Similarities Of Bradstreet And Wheatly
.... appreciated today. She was a slave brought over
from Africa, at a young age. She was purchased by the Wheatley's, who
taught her English and Latin. She used this knowledge to read the Bible
and other poets works. She had one book of poetry published. In these
poems, she used the tools of Latin vocabulary, inversions, and her
religious beliefs. After her master died, she became free and married a
free man. She was not given as much attention, however, and she died at
age 35.
Both Bradstreet, and Wheatley were more educated than would have
been expected of the women of their times, and situations. In their
writings, they .....
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Stephen Biko
.... that his death took place because he went on a hunger strike.
Stephen Biko achieved many great feats during his life. One of
these feats was his acceptance to the University of Natal. He entered the
institute to study medicine, though he did not complete the course because
of his political activities. Mr. Biko also put forth many ideas to help
the black people understand what the whites were doing to them. He said
that treating of the blacks poorly itself was not the worst problem they
had, the big dilemma was that the blacks were accepting the treatment.
Biko also founded the Black Consciousness Movement, a movement that had .....
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The Accomplishments Of Alexander The Great
.... wanted to prove that
even a Macedonian conqueror could be a Hellene. The savage lesson of Thebes
brought results, the Athenian assembly quickly congratulated Alexander, and
the Greek states, with Sparta as the continuing exception, remained
Macedonian allies.
Alexander now took on a project that Philip had planned but never
carried out: an invasion of Persia. He decision to do this was purely a
political one. For a century Persia had interfered increasingly in Greek
affairs and had constantly oppressed the Greek cities in Asia Minor.
Alexander had personal reasons too. Avid for glory and for identification
with Greece .....
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Joan Of Arc
.... in her head to help the
Dauphin, Charles VII. She told the Dauphin how she was capable of saving
France and she was given a large French army to lead. The army she was
given won many wars against the English and helped the French in the
Hundred Years' War. This gave her a place of honor next to the king in the
Cathedral. Charles was against any further battles against the English. In
1430 Joan fought the English again at Compiegne, but this time she didn't
have Royal permission. Joan was forced to surrender to the Burgundian
soldiers who caught her and put her in prison where she was badly treated.
She tried to escape two times .....
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