Charles Dickens
.... way fundamentally sad and dangerously close to tears.
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At the age of 12 Charles worked in a London factory pasting labels on bottles of
shoe polish. He held the job only for a few months, but the misery of the
experience remain with him all his life. 3
Dickens attended school off and on until he was 15, and then left for good. He
enjoyed reading and was especially fond of adventure stories, fairy tales, and
novels. He was influenced by such earlier English writers as William Shakespeare,
Tobias Smollet, and Henry Fielding. However, most of the knowledge he later used
as an author came from his environment around him. 4
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Charles Lindbergh
.... from 1907 to 1917. Lindbergh's love of machinery was evident by the age
of 14; "He could take apart a automobile engine and repair it". Attending the
University of Wisconsin, Lindbergh studied engineering for two years. Although
he was an excellent student, his real interest was in flying. As a result, in
1922 he switched to aviation school. Planes became a center of his life after
his first flight. His early flying career involved flying stunt planes at fair
and air shows. Later, in 1925 he piloted the U. S. Mail route from St. Louis to
Chicago. On one occasion while flying this route his engine failed and he did a .....
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Charles Darwin
.... since the
government has very little control of the businesses, the companies must work
their hardest and come out with good products that will outsell the ones of
their competition.
Social Darwinism basically means that the strong will control the weak.
Social Darwinism comes from the laws of natural selection as Darwin had stated.
According to his theory, which was very popular in the late 19th century and
early 20th centuries, the weak were diminished, while the strong grew in power
and in cultural influence over the weak. In command economies, this is basically
what is happening. There is very little freedom, and the stron .....
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Charles Manson
.... members of the "Family" tried to
kill her with a hamburger laced with LSD. Before her testimony, another
"Family" member, Gary Hinman, who had also fled he group, was killed
because he had betrayed the "Family." As you can see, the punishment for
crossing the "Family" was severe.
Manson makes claims to thirty-five murders. Although he was convicted
for others, there was not enough evidence to bring him to trial for the
thirty five.
THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE MAN
The driving force behind Manson's killing was hard to prove and hard
to believe. Manson had a plan in his head. When the Beatles first
released "The White Album," it was .....
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William Henry Gates III
.... the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and
in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
Gates' foresight and vision regarding personal computing have been central to
the success of Microsoft and the software industry. Gates is actively involved
in key management and strategic decisions at Microsoft, and plays an important
role in the technical development of new products. A significant portion of his
time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in contact with Microsoft
employees around the world through e-mail.
Under Gates' leadership, Microsoft's mission is to co .....
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Daniel Webster
.... of American
nationalism. With the Federalist Party dead, he joined the National
Republican party, he joined with Westerner Henry Clay and then endorsing
federal aid for roads in the West. In 1828, since Massachusettses had
shifted the economic interest from shipping to manufacturing, Webster
decided to back the high-tariff bill of that year to help the small new
manufacturing businesses grow. Angry southern leaders condemned the
tariff, and South Carolina's John C. Calhoun argued that South Carolina had
the right to nullify or ignore the law. Replying to South Carolina's
Robert Hayne in a Senate debate in 1830, Webster triumph .....
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David Letterman
.... fishing quite often when he was young. Dave looked up to his father
tremendously. When Joseph had his first heart attack when he was thirty-six,
Dave and his father started to drift away. Later, Dave's Dad died when he was
fifty-three. One of David's top regrets was never spending a lot of time with
his dad. As for his mother, she is the classical conservative mother of the
fifties. She was always very hard on Dave when he got into mischief in school--
which was quite often. She is still a part of Dave's life, and can be seen
quite often on his show, doing a comedy sketch, or telling audience members what
the temperature .....
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Davy Crockett
.... to go. The Creeks fought only for there homes. Davy could under stand that.
He fought in Alabama and Georgia. Davy and other men went into Florida to fight
the Creeks.
Davy Crockett took his rifle "Old Betsy" and fought for Texas against
Mexico at the Alamo.He fought with James Bowie and William Travis in San Antonio
at a mission. The Mexicans attacked the mission and Davy Crockett was killed.
Davy Crockett was a famous American. He could hunt fish and telling stories.
He was good with people and tried to help them. We remember him as a well-loved
pioneer.
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Dennis Rodman
.... to start living for himself,
people perceived him as being rebellious and as most people say
weird. Dennis Rodman just wants everyone to know who he really
is and to accept him for himself and to let him do his job.
Theme:
I learned that Dennis Rodman is not as crazy as
everyone thinks he is. He is actually a very normal person. I
think the reason this book was released is because Dennis Rodman
has a very interesting life. People want to know what it is like
to be Dennis Rodman.
Opinion:
I think this was a excellent book. The reason why I
say that is because Dennis Rodman was not afraid nor ashamed to
say anything .....
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Jomo Kenyatta
.... new Kenya
African Union (later, Kenya African National Union, or KANU). In 1952 he was
charged with leading the Mau Mau Rebellion against the British, and, despite his
denials, he was sentenced to seven years in prison and two years in exile.
Released in 1961, he assumed the presidency of KANU. In 1963, when Kenya gained
independence, Kenyatta became prime minister. He was elected president of the
new Republic of Kenya in 1964 and held that post until his death in Mombasa on
August 22, 1978.
Yassir Arafat is a Palestinian commando leader and politician. Hes the
head of head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). B .....
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Donatello
.... to the Palazzo Vecchio which is a city hall
where it long stood as a civic-patriotic symbol. From the sixteenth century on
it was eclipsed by the gigantic "David" of Michelangelo which served the same
purpose. Other of Donatello's early works which were still partly Gothic are the
impressive seated marble figure of St. John the Evangelist for the cathedral and
a wooden crucifix in the church of Sta. Croce.
The full power of Donatello first appeared in two marble statues, "St.
Mark" and "St. George" which were completed in 1415. "St. George" has been
replaced and is now in the Bargello. For the first time the human body is
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Dr. Seuss: The Great American Children's Poet
.... “Just Do It” is to 1990s advertising. Sort of.
They later moved to La Jolla, California where Ted lived for the rest of
his life. They loved children although they were unable to have any of their own.
About five years after Helem's death he married Audrey Stone. He died in 1991 in
his sleep at the age of 87. He wrote 57 books spanning seven decadesfrom 1939's
And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street to 1992's posthumously published Daisy-
Head Maizy.
He received a special Pulitzer Prize recognizing his contribution to
children's literatur. He also received an Emmy for The Grinch Who Stole
Christmas and an Oscar for .....
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