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Mark Twain (1835-1910)A onetime printer and Mississippi River boat pilot, Mark Twain became
one of America's greatest authors. His 'Tom Sawyer', 'Huckleberry Finn',
and 'Life on the Mississippi' rank high on any list of great American books.
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on Nov. 30, 1835, in the
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George WallaceThe 1960's were characterized as an era full of turmoil. During this era, one of the most controversial topics was the fight over civil rights. One of the key political figures against civil rights movement and pro-segregation was . Wallace represented the racist southern view. Many Americans ...
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Robert Frost 2Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco. His father was William Frost, a Harvard graduate who was on his way westward when he stopped to teach at Bucknell Academy in Pennsylvania for extra money. His mother, Isabelle Moodie began teaching math at Bucknell while William was there, ...
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Jailhouse Rock: The Story Of Elvis Aaron PresleyI. Early Life
On January 8, 1935 at 4:35 a.m., a little boy by the name of Elvis Aaron Presley was born to parents Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Presley in a two-room house located in Tupelo, Mississippi. Little did anyone know that this little boy would forever change the world of music ...
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David Livingstonewas one of the most revered and respected African explorers
of his time. He spent almost 30 years exploring a region little known to the
outside world. He often put ambition before family and his own personal health in his quest to open the interior of Africa to “Civilization, ...
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Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso was the most famous artist of the 20th century. He was born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain. Picasso showed great talent at an early age. He loved to paint pictures of city life and was fascinated by the circus. He also enjoyed painting pictures of the day-to-day life ...
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P. T. BarnumPhineas Taylor Barnum reinvented the circus. His knowledge of what people want and how to make people think they want what he had was amazing. He constantly fooled people and had a way of making the customers come back. Barnum was ultimate salesman. He single handedly turned the circus into the ...
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John Paul Jonesstarted out in the West Indies trade as a merchant
skipper. He then joined the Continental Navy, and quikly worked imself up
to the rank of captian. He loved sailing the open sea, and there wasn't
much he enjoyed more than it.
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Emily DickensonEmily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts. She had a younger sister named Lavina and an older brother named Austin. Her mother Emily Norcross Dickinson, was largely dependent on her family and was seen by Emily as a poor mother. Her father was lawyer, Congressman, and ...
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Johannes BrahmsOne of the greatest masters of music, , was born on May 7, 1833 in the city of Hamburg, Germany. His father, a double-bass player at the Hamburg Orchestra, was his first teacher, but the man who gave Brahms his first real appreciation for music was Eduard Marxsen. Brahms became very good as a ...
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The Time Period And People OfGeoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the greatest authors of his time. His distinctive use of characters in his literary works is one of a kind. Chaucer’s works were accomplished during the Middle Ages. During this time period the whole community revolved around the church, the village and ...
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Steven SpielbergAs a kid in Phoenix, charged admission to his home
movies while his sister sold popcorn. Although Spielberg excelled at making
movies he was not a good student. He hated school and was one of the most
unathletic students there. His movie making career began at the age of twelve
when his ...
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Zeno Of Eleawas born in Elea, Italy, in 490 B.C. He died there in 430
B.C., in an attempt to oust the city's tyrant. He was a noted pupil of
Parmenides, from whom he learned most of his doctrines and political ideas. He
believed that what exists is one, permanent, and unchanging. Zeno argued
against ...
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Peter The GreatIn 1682, Sophia Romanov sent her palace guards to get rid of her “heirs” and other conflicts with her reign. Luckily, her two brothers 16 year old Ivan, and 10 year old Peter escaped with there step-mother. Later on, Sophia declared that both Peter and Ivan are the czars of Russia. In 1689, Sophia ...
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The Works And Life Of Charles DickensCharles Dickens was a very well known and loved author for his time.
Though his stories contained complex language and include many adult
points and key ideas. Most of his works assume the view of a young person
growing up. His novels contain many key insights which can only be fully
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John Paul Stevens: BiographyJohn Paul Stevens, the 101st Justice to serve on the supreme court of
the United States, and the first appointed by President Gerald R. Ford. John
Paul Stevens became a member of the high court in December of 1975. Stevens, a
middle aged man, with a reputation as a sharp-minded, hardworking ...
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Biography Of Samuel ClemensSamuel Clemens was born and grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. This
was the home of his later characters Tom Sawer and Huck Finn. In these
books he incorporated such features that really existed in Hannibal;
features such as Holidays Hill, Bear Creek and Lover's Leap. Clemens
described the ...
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My Kinsman, Major MolineuxNathaniel Hawthorne's story, "", is set shortly before the American Revolution. The main character is a young man, Robin, who is traveling to the city to 'rise in the world', with the help of his uncle. Robin's journey into the city takes place at night, and Robin immediately seeks his kinsman by ...
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Warren G. HardingBefore his nomination, declared, "America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in ...
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Edgar Allen PoeMany people label a horror writer, plain and simple others refer to Poe as the father of the detective story, but over all he´s one Americas greatest writers. His ability of expressing the world in gothic ways, really captures the reader´s attention. Even though he lead a tough life and was ...
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Lucille Ballhas made significant and positive contributions to the country with her comedy. Many consider her America's best female actress. Kathleen Brady, in fact, says, " is one of the greatest performing artists America has produced" (ix). Throughout her career, Ball has not only been a comedienne, ...
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Terry FoxIn Canadian history there are many famous people. In my mind one really stands out among the rest. His name is and he is one of the greatest athlete to run on the face of this planet. Terry discovered he had cancer and then decided to run across Canada. He was a brave man who would take what the ...
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Pablo FriereBased on the demands of our educational system, our society is forced to conform to the level of education that they want us to be at. This educational distortion is beneficiary to the educator's realm and the way of governing education . We are seen as merely objects rather than subjects and are ...
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Bob Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman on May 24th, 1941, has perhaps been one of the most influential singer songwriters of all time. Young Dylan lived the first five or six years of his life in Duluth, Minnesota, until his father became ill with polio and lost his job. The family then moved to Hibbing, ...
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Eudora Welty: Her Life And Her WorksEudora Welty's writing style and us of theme and setting aided her
in becoming one of the greatest writers of all time. Welty credits her
family for her success. "Without the love and belief my family gave me, I
could not have become a writer to begin with" (Welty, IX). Eudora Welty's
writings ...
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