Thomas Jefferson's Accomplishments
.... Jefferson wrote
it, the declaration held the essence of his ideals, and he spent the rest
of his life applying its principles to the new American government.
Jefferson's chief accomplishment as president was the Louisiana
Purchase. This land which once belonged to France, is close to one-third
of the amount of land that makes up the United States today. In the early
years of the United States, Louisiana was of concern chiefly because it
bordered the Mississippi River, which was vital to U.S. trade. Around 1762
France had ceded the land to Spain, and in 1800, there were rumors that
Spain was about to cede it back to Fra .....
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The Life Of George Armstrong Custer
.... not over it. The fellow cadets loved Custer for his fun-loving
and joking ways. Though Custer was frequently punished for his behavior,
he understood why he was at the Academy, and wanted to make something of
himself. At the Academy, Custer became a good writer. He felt the need
to write throughout his lifetime, and it was an integral part of his
character as was his courage, ambition, and joyful nature. He ended up
graduating last in his class, but graduating last in a class from the
Academy was still a great accomplishment. During the Civil War, which
began when he was attending the Academy, Custer became known as a fearle .....
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THe Life And Work Of John Keats
.... apothecary. Soon after
he had came to a conclusion that he was not going to be a doctor as a
profession, his true passion was in poetry (computer). Though some of his
early poetry which was written when he was twenty just six years before his
death, the poetry didn't seem “top-notch.'' As his life played out his
poetry became more matured and astonishing. Because of his lack of
education he spent allot of time studying Shakespeare and Milton. He
admired and imitated these two writers as reflected in his poetry. His
quality of work has often been likened to resemble Shakespeare. (Kipperman
245).
Few English authors have ev .....
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Biography: William Gibson (1914- )
.... later
relationship between Annie
Sullivan and Helen Keller.
Film and television
Two for the Seesaw (1962): film based on his play.
The Miracle Worker: film (1962) and TV films (1957, 1979).
The Cobweb (1955: film based on his novel.
Spiel zu zweit (1975): TV film.
Books
Winter Crook (1947): book of poems.
The Cobweb (1954): novel
The Seesaw Log (1959): chronicle of the production of Two for the
Seesaw.
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John Paul Jones
.... by two British ships was sailing past Flamborough Head, and since
Jones had always wanted to break up a Baltic convly, that's exactly what he
planned to do.
Jones had three warships under his command compared to the two British
escorts. He soon realized after chasing the convoy, that he would have to
sink the escorts ot get a crack at the convoy. when the battle started,
bad communication left Jones' ship one-on-one with a superior waship,
another ship fighting the other British escort, and the alst ship under
Jones' command just sailing around.
It was quite a battle between the Bonhomme Richard (Jones) an .....
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Derek Morris: A Personal Bio
.... quote that is most
meaningful is, "The only place were success comes before work is in the
dictionary." The holiday I enjoy the most would have to be Christmas because it
is only three more months until baseball begins.
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Pierre Trudeau
.... political spectrum. Early in his life, Trudeau had become somewhat
anti-clerical and possessed communist ideologies which were considered
radical at the time. Graduating from prestigious institutions such as
Harvard and The School of Economics in England, Turdeau returned to Canada
in 1949 and resumed his social science endeavors. At this time in Quebec,
the province was experiencing tremendous cultural and political differences
with the rest of the country. The Union Nationale had taken possession of
political matters in Quebec and was steadily dismantling the socialist
essence imposed on the province by the Federal go .....
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The Life Of Jack London
.... his father, and decided to
write him a letter asking him who his natural father is. In Jack's early
years his stepfather John was a salesman for Singer Sewing Machines. John
London however could not walk very much to sell these machines. In the
Civil War John's lungs were damaged. Since John could not walk very much
to make a living, John moved his family across California to Oakland where
he tried his hand in farming. Oakland is where Jack first attended school.
When Jack first attended school the first thing he did was learn to read.
From then on Jack read a lot. At the age of seven Jack had his first
encounter with alcoh .....
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Similarities Between Neil Armstrong And Leif Ericson
.... from Norway. His ship was blown to the south by a wind from
the north. Since Leif was on a different longitudinal course without
knowing it, he continued on his westward way. He overshot his home land
and ended up being carried west by favorable winds to the New World.
Another saga is called “The Songbook,” says that in 985AD Bjarni
Herjulfsson saw land—most probably the uninhabited coast of North America--
but did not go ashore. Back home in Greenland, Bjarni told of his sighting.
Leif heard the stories and, years later, bought a ship from Bjarni,
gathered a crew of 35, and set off for the unknown land. They landed .....
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Edgar Degas - Not The Typical Impressionist
.... Degas himself
would display their best works of art for criticism. At the Salons Degas's
work, like everyone else's wasn't looked upon highly. Most people didn't
realize how great these artists were until after they died.
Degas went through many styles of art before finally settling on
Realism. He went through a stage where he was painting and drawing in the
Classical style. He realized that he was not really a Classicist or an
Impressionist, but a Realist. Degas differed from other artists of the
time in that he did not like to paint landscapes. He liked to draw and
paint people going about their normal business, almost lik .....
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The Life Of Martin Luther King, Jr.
.... soon was
selected as president of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA), the
organization that directed a bus boycott prompted by Parks's jailing. The
Montgomery bus boycott lasted for more than a year. Incidents of violence
against black protesters, including the bombing of King's home, focused
media attention on the city. A lawsuit filed by an MIA attorney appeared
before the Supreme Court of the United States, which upheld a lower court
ruling ordering Montgomery's buses to be desegregated. By late 1956 King
was a national figure.
In 1957 King helped found the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC), an .....
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The Life Of Sid Vicious
.... attended the Soho Primary School where he horrified his
teachers when he told them that he no longer believed in God. John left
this school with two zero levels in English Literature and English Language
and absolutely no ambition to pursue his academic studies.
John went back into education by taking a photography class at
Hackney. During his time at Hackney his life changed in many ways. He had
come out of his shell somewhat. He had developed a passion for David Bowie
and he had discovered the joys of clothing and fashion. He also made new
friends. One was a longhaired, young skinny Irish boy named John Joseph
Lydon, who .....
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