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Biography Essays and Term Papers
Mordecai Richler`s Solomon Gursky Was HereSolomon Gursky Was Here is an epic novel spanning nearly a century and a
half, from the mid 1800's to 1980's. It is the story of the obsession of
Moses Berger, a Rhodes scholar turned alcoholic, with Solomon Gursky, the
charismatic son of a poor immigrant. Solomon, with his brother Bernard ...
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A Lesson Before DyingEffects on Religious Beliefs and Human Dignity
Throughout history, it has been proven that the environment
around us reflects on what we believe and how we act around others. In the novel by Ernest J. Gaines this aspect is strongly stressed throughout. Jefferson, the character that Gaines ...
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J.P. MorganJohn Pierpont Morgan is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern United States economy. He was an industrial genius that is accredited with the founding of many companies including General Electric and AT&T. However, Pierpont is looked upon as a saint and demon the same. He received a ...
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The Biography Of John Marshall Harlan IIJohn Marshall Harlan II was born on May 20, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born to John Maynard Harlan, an attorney, and Elizabeth Flagg Harlan. John Marshall Harlan II came from a long line of political servants, of whom his grandfather is probably most notable. John Marshall Harlan I, ...
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A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth IICountess of Longford, Elizabeth Pakenham, was born in London England in
1906. She attended Lady Margaret Hall and Oxford University where she studied
classical history and philosophy. She later married Oxford professor and
politician, the seventh Earl of Longford in 1931, with whom she had ...
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The Whiskey RebellionOn August 1, 1794, President George Washington was once again leading
troops. Only this time Washington was not striking out against the British but
rather against fellow Americans. The occasion for this was the Whiskey Rebellion.
Various efforts had been made to diminish the heated opposition ...
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BirdhouseAs Beverly and her mother and father wait patiently at the Greyhound Bus Station. She hated waiting for the bus, it always seemed as if it forever. All around her she could smell the stench of burning rubber. Apparently Beverly had been invited to spend the summer with her mother’s cousin ...
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Biography Of Ogden NashFredric Ogden Nash was an American humorist who lived from 1902 to
1971. He was born in 1902 in Rye, New York, where he grew up with well
educated parents. Microsoft Encarta 95 said that his parents names were
Edmund Strudwick Nash and Mattie Nash. During his childhood years, Nash
was educated ...
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George Frederick Handelwas born on February 24, 1685 in Halle, Germany.
One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and, during
his lifetime, perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel
was born February 24, 1685, in Halle, Germany, to a family of no musical
distinction. His ...
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Alexander Hamiltonwas born as a British subject on the island of Nevis in the West Indies on the 11th of January 1755. His father was James Hamilton, a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was , of Grange, Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock, the Laird of Cambuskeith. ...
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Albert EinsteinEinstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1874. Before his first birthday,
his family had moved to Munich where young Albert's father, Hermann Einstein,
and uncle set up a small electro-chemical business. He was fortunate to have an
excellent family with which he held a strong relationship. ...
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The Emotional Creativity Of Ludwig Van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven has been called one of the greatest composers to ever live. His emotionally charged creations of poetry in music are world renown for their ability to spark feeling into the hearts of those listening. It is often wondered what emotional tragedy in Beethoven’s life provoked ...
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Who Was The BardThere is some controversy about who wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Two names that come up often with skeptics are Edward de Vere and Francis Bacon. During the mid 19th century, Bacon was the most popular candidate. Now it is Edward de Vere. Was William Shakespeare the ...
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Using The Student Study Sheets In The ClassroomThe study sheets exploring political, religious, social, intellectual, and personal freedom can be printed out and distributed to students. (Study sheets are provided on PBS ONLINE courtesy of General Motors.)
When using the study sheets in conjunction with the series Thomas Jefferson (PBS ...
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Harrison BergeronKurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Too Equal Society
The society that the story “” portrays, is one with no passion, no spirit, merely one with no individuality. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. does a great job in satirizing the American political system. Stanley Schatt notices this in his biography of ...
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Doubt Of Shakespeare's Authorship Of His PlaysOver the years, various persons have expressed doubt as to the
authorship of William Shakespeare. These doubts are as old as his plays.
American author, Henry James once said, "I am haunted by the conviction that the
divine William is the biggest and the most successful fraud ever practiced on ...
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Cinematography Everything You Need To KnowCinematography: Everything You Need To Know
Cinematography is the technique and art of making motion pictures, which
are a sequence of photographs of a single subject that are taken over time
and then projected in the same sequence to create an illusion of motion.
Each image of a moving object is ...
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John D. RockefellerJohn Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was the guiding force behind the creation and development of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil industry and became one of the first big trusts in the United States, thus engendering much controversy and opposition ...
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Fort Pillow AttackTHE GRAND FABRICATION
It is almost as difficult to find consistent information about the
incident at Fort Pillow as it is to determine the moral significance of
its outcome. Scholars disagree about exactly what transpired on April 12,
1864 at Fort Pillow, when General Nathan Bedford Forrest ...
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