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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The 32nd President of the United States, led the nation through the greatest war in history, World War 2. By doing this, FDR made his mark in history with his supreme leadership and optimistic views. January 30, 1882, marked the date where a political and national hero was born in Hyde Park, New ...

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Adolf Hitler

1. THE BEGINNING At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was . He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the local ...

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Adolf Hitler

At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was . He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attenuated church regularly and sang in the local choir. One ...

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Newfoundland

The people of have beard burdens that few in the British Empire can understand. I myself did not understand this until David MacFarlane’s novel; The Danger Tree was introduced to me. Keeping in spirit of the biographical nature of the history course, I was influenced by another book called Mrs. ...

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Adolf Hitler

When the topic of dictators is brought up who comes to mind? Most anyone will say . Why was he so cruel? What drove his hatred for the Jews? Why did he want a so-called “perfect” race? Well the answer to all these questions might be answered from Hitler’s childhood. Adolph Hitler was born on ...

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The Life Of Hitler

At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son of a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attended church regularly and sang in the ...

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Defining Honor

If I were to ask half a dozen people at random to tell me what they meant by the word "honor," I think that I would probably receive very different answers. One of the reasons for this is that it often means different things in the minds of different people. For instance, we say that it was a ...

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Virgil The Art Of Imitating Ho

“Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah.”1 “Homer, Virgil. Virgil, Homer.” The Aeneid, the greatest Latin epic of the battles and wanderings of the Trojan hero, Aeneas, and his founding of the ruling line for the Roman Empire was written by the great Latin poet Virgil. Or so it seems. ...

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Adolf Hitler

1. THE BEGINNING At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was . He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the ...

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Medieval Castles

In 1494 the armies of the French king, Charles VIII, invaded Italy to capture the kingdom of Naples. They swept through the country and bombarded and destroyed many castles. This invasion signaled the end of the castle as a stronghold of defense. For centuries it had been the dominant ...

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William Penn And The Quakers

Penn was born in London on October 24, 1644, the son of Admiral Sir William Penn. Despite high social position and an excellent education, he shocked his upper-class associates by his conversion to the beliefs of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, then a persecuted sect. He used his inherited ...

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Medieval Castles

In 1494 the armies of the French king, Charles VIII, invaded Italy to capture the kingdom of Naples. They swept through the country and bombarded and destroyed many castles. This invasion signaled the end of the castle as a stronghold of defense. For centuries it had been the dominant ...

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Adolf Hitler

1. The Beginning At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was . He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the local ...

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Louis XIV, The Sun King

years old when he succeeded his father to the French throne. Often uncared for, he nearly drowned because no one was watching him as he played near a pond. This began to shape in his young mind an early fear of God. Louis' character was also shaped by the French Civil War. In this, the Paris ...

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History of a Strong Powerful Woman: Oprah

Wanting to have relative complete control over the company, Oprah made herself CEO, giving only her long-time lawyer Jeff Jacobs 5% ownership (his share would rise to 10% when he became company president in 1989). After negotiating the successful syndication of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jacobs had ...

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Shooting an Elephant

Shooting an Elephant George Orwell immediately begins the essay by first claiming his perspective on British Imperialism. He claims that it is evil and he is fully against the oppressors, the British. Although he is a British officer himself at the time in Burma, he feels a certain hatred and ...

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Causes of the Boer War

Causes of the Boer War The people of South Africa were always dreaming of a unified country. They wanted all its states to unite as one peaceful country, but they wanted this to come from within the confines of their own people and not by means of other countries taking over. The only way to ...

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Biography of Marie Antoinette

“Marie Antonia Josepha Johanna, was born on November 2, 1755, she was born to Emperor Francis Stephan and Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. Her parents, called her Antonia or Antoine for short. She was born into a large family, that consisted of herself and fifteen other siblings. She was the ...

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Emily Murphy and William Lyon Mackenzie King

Canada's identity as an independent first world country concerned about its citizens and instilling in them the pride of patriotism and loyalty to their country was not an automatic force. Canadians saw themselves as British and regarded the country as an outpost of the British Empire. This ...

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The Japanese Immigrants' Experience In California

The Japanese Immigrant Experience in California The Nineteenth Century was a time of great change for Japan and the Japanese people. In 1853, an American naval flotilla under the command of Commodore Matthew Perry appeared suddenly in what is now called Tokyo Bay. Perry carried with him a ...

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