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Rutherford Hayes

Rutherford B. Hayes was considered by many to be a simple, uncontroversial, and honest man to run for the presidency. That is why many people are perplexed that such an astute person should have one of the most controversial elections and presidencies ever. Considering Hayes’ honorable ...

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Biography: Jefferson, Thomas

1743-1826, intellectual, statesman, and third president of the United States. Although Jefferson served as governor of Virginia, minister to France, secretary of state, vice president, and president, he is remembered in history less for the offices he held than for what he stood for: his belief in ...

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Mother Teresa: The Living Saint

I first became interested in Mother Teresa when I became aware of her death. Interesting we seen to not notice what we have until it is taken away from us. I found that what we had was enormous. We were blessed with a true lover that showed this to us through her devout service to the poorest ...

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Bontsha And Gimpel

Faith is believed to be one of the most important elements attached to the life of a human being. Faith brings meaning to life. It is the essence that ties a person to life no matter the struggle encountered. Whenever some one looses faith in the people of their society, all he has felt is a ...

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The Life Of Helen Keller

When Helen Keller was two years old she came down with a fever the doctors could do nothing about. When it finally left her, it took with it, her ability to see and hear. After that everybody that knew her was hopeless and didn't quite know what to do with little Helen. That was until Ms. Anne ...

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Of Canada

Laurier gained great achievement over his political years because he represented Canada as a whole. His family first came to Canada dating back to the time of New France and the early Montreal years. Laurier's father, a government surveyor and a genial, settled down in Canada and got married ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli

He is a political man, historian and writer (1469-1527). His family was a middle class family who raised many bureaucrats to serve for Florence. He has done his education at home under control of a private tutor named Matteo and learned Latin pretty well. On March 1498 he entered to diplomatic ...

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Thomas Jefferson

The third president of the United States, a diplomat, statesman, architect, scientist, and philosopher, is one of the most eminent figures in American history. No leader in the period of the American Enlightenment was as articulate, wise, or conscious of the implications and consequences of a ...

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Neil Simon, The Most Successful Playwright In The History Of Theatre

"It can be argued that Neil Simon is not only America's most successful playwright, but also the most successful playwright in the history of theatre."1 Despite being criticized for lack of substance, his hugely successful comedies are consistently revived, whether on Broadway or in other ...

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Sandro Botticelli

Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap , real name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His work, Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap, captures his highly personalized style. He is known for his execution and precise use of lines to portray ...

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Alvin Ailey

Every company has what is known as a “signature piece,” that is, a work which expresses something about the artistic direction and the spirit of the company. For the Dance Theater that piece is Revelations. Choreographed and set to traditional music, Revelations was first ...

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John Brown

Born in Torrington, Connecticut on May 9, 1800, was the son of a wandering New Englander. Brown spent much of his youth in Ohio, where he was taught in local schools to resent compulsory education and by his parents to revere the Bible and hate slavery. As a boy he herded cattle for General ...

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Olaudah Equiano

was an African American that fell into slavery. He was forced like many other African Americans during the 17th and 18th century. In the short story about , it tells about his life and what he went through being a slave. The Narrative has some similar things that we went over in class. I am ...

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Winston Smith

works in London at the Ministry of Truth. London is a city in Airstrip One, a Province of Oceania. The Party with Big Brother as its leader rules Oceania, a totalitarian state and one of the great powers of the world. Winston is secretly dissatisfied with his life under the inflexible and ...

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The Life Of King David

In this essay I will be talking about . He was a man who went from being a giant slayer, to a king, to a man in exile and, then he went back to being a great man. As a boy, David was a shepherd. He took care of his father's sheep. He was a very courageous boy. When a wolf tried to steal a ...

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Life Of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire . What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the ...

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Us Presidents 30-42

30. President - Calvin Coolidge Term - August 3, 1923 to March 3, 1929 Coolidge set out to establish a working relationship with the leading members of the Harding administration, and he drew on many people for advice and help. The scandals of Harding's presidency, particularly the Teapot Dome ...

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Edward Gein

Edward Theodore was born on August 27, 1906, to Augusta and George Gein in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Eddie was the 2nd of two children. Eddie's mother was a fanatically religious women, who was determined to raise the boys according to her strict moral code. Eddie's mother repeatedly warned her sons ...

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Rick Pitino

By w/ Bill Reynolds The book that I read is about a great coach, and an unbelievable motivator, . Pitino is most remembered for his incredible years as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. In 1996 he led them to a national championship and in 1997 he led them to the final round. After that year ...

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Ben Franklins Religion

Although in his Autobiography Benjamin Franklin claims that at a young age he "became a thorough Deist" (1359), Franklin saw God as much more than a blind watchmaker. Among his frequent references to practicality, reason, and the value of experimental science, Franklin's metaphysical beliefs [2] ...

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Mickey Mantle

was a stupendous ball player. He was great at playing baseball because he practiced a lot. His whole baseball career, is the career that I dream of having. He played in 12 of his 18 career years in the World Serieswith the Yankee's. When was growing up, he was small, and spindly. His ...

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Bill Gates

E-mail: lamb1855@student.suu.edu Biographical Research Paper April 28, 1997 William Henry Gates, III was born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. He was the middle child of three born to William and Mary Gates. ATrey,@ as he was called because of the III, was sent to a private school by his ...

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Life Of A Roman Slave

Born in 29 A.D Argus was one of 3 children born to King Pilius and Selene of Nicopolis. However, at the age of 12, a small revolt was organized against the Greeks by Pilius. It was totally crushed and Pilius and Selene were executed. Argus was captured and sold to Gnaeus Julius Agricola, a wealthy ...

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George Washington Carver

was the son of a slave woman owned by Moses Carver. During the Civil War, slave owners found it difficult to hold slaves in the border state of Missouri, and Moses Carver therefore sent his slaves, including the young child and his mother, to Arkansas. After the war, Moses Carver learned that all ...

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Archimedes

was born in Syracuse, Sicily in 287 B.C. and died there in 212 B.C.. He was a great inventor and mathematician who helped develop the science of geometry as well as being the first scientist to realize the power of the lever. He was also known for inventing the compound pulley, ' screw, and ...

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