Famous Book Essays and Term Papers
Euclid: The ElementsThe long-lasting Nature of The Elements must make Euclid the leading math teacher of all time. However little is known of him other than he taught at Alexandria in Egypt. It is also known that he put together the elements, arranging in order many of Eudoxus's, perfecting many of Theaetetus's, ...
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The Autobiography Of Malcom XWhen Malcolm X was murdered in the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem on February
21, 1965, he was world-famous as "the angriest black man in America." By
that time he had completed his autobiography, so we have now the
opportunity to get information of this both hated and loved Afro-American
leader’s ...
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Lady Audleys SecretThe Style and Genre of Lady Audley’s Secret
Lady Audley’s Secret, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, is a novel of many elements. It has been placed in many different style or genre categories since its publication. I feel that it best fits under the melodrama or sensational genre, and under ...
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Geoffery ChaucerIn Todays writing, writers conform to the readers wants and needs,
contrary to the writers of the 13th and 14th centuries. In these times
writers wrote from the heart not from the pocket book. They wrote on
their beliefs and morals and dreams. But never did they judge. Their
styles taken from ...
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All Quiet on the Western FrontAh, fighting for one’s country! The glory! The praise! The excitement! Oh, that is the romantic view of war. That is how the government and many others paint it. That is what a young man thinks when he first signs up for the military. But is that how war really is? Honorable? Glorious? ...
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Marcus Aurelius Even today, Meditations by is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic, meaning it can be related to at any time, by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries, and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential ...
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Martin Luther KingOne of the world’s best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Jr. (MLK), synthesized ideals drawn from many different cultural traditions. Recent studies of him emphasize the extent to which his ideals were rooted in African-American religious traditions which were then ...
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Geroffrey ChaucerKnown as the Father of the English Language, Geoffrey Chaucer, after six centuries, has retained his status as one of the three or four greatest English poets. Throughout his assiduous life as a courtier and civil servant under the royalty of Edward III and Richard II, Chaucer has written many ...
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Galileo Galileiwas born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa.” (1:1) “His father, Vincenzo Galilei, belonged to a noble family of straitened fortune.” (2:1) Galileo had an “aptitude for mathematical and mechanical pursuits, but his parents, wishing to turn him aside from studies which promised no substantial return, ...
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Lady LazarusThe Style and Genre of Lady Audley’s Secret Lady Audley’s Secret, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, is a novel of many elements. It has been placed in many different style or genre categories since its publication. I feel that it best fits under the melodrama or sensational genre, and under the subgenre ...
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Marcus AureliusEven today, Meditations by is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic, meaning it can be related to at any time, by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries, and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ...
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Compare Two Biographies Of Wayne GretzkyIn this essay, I need to compare two biographies of a famous person. I
will plot out the difference and compare the two books considering point of
view, bias, aim, omission, interest and interpretation. This person is my
hero and idol. He is one of the great player in the history of hockey. ...
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The Life And Work Of Robert BrowningRobert Browning was born on May 7, 1812, in Camberwell, which is
now a part of London. He had no real formal education so he was largely
self educated. His father was a smart man with an extensive library.
His mother was kindly, religious minded woman, who loved music and her
brilliant son. ...
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Real Ghosts - What Are GhostsI have chosen to do my book report on a book called... Real Ghosts.
what is a ghost suppose to look like?
First you may think of something in a white sheet with holes for eyes,
you may think of a ragged figure dragging chains and moaning. Or an idea of
a ghost may be a figure you can see through, ...
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Martin Luther KingOne of the world’s best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Jr. (MLK), synthesized ideals drawn from many different cultural traditions. Recent studies of him emphasize the extent to which his ideals were rooted in African-American religious traditions which were then shaped ...
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Agatha Christie: Queen of the Mystery Genre Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller of Torquay, Devon, England. Researchers debate on the year in which she was born, but it was September 15 in either 1890 or 1891. Her father was an American who lived with his British wife in Torquay. At ...
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A Comparison On The Iranian An"There is only one gateway to immortality…We must sacrifice ourselves for the sake of our country." It is words such as these that call for a change in a country. Change is an essential part of growth, sometimes coming radically; sometimes arriving in slow, even manner, either way change ...
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The Beliefs Of Martin Luther King Jr.One of the world’s best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), synthesized ideals drawn from many different cultural traditions. Recent studies of him emphasize the extent to which his ideals were rooted in African-American religious traditions ...
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The Use Of Psychics In PoliceThroughout history mankind has been using psychics for many different reasons,recently police agencies have called upon them for their services. Although the use of
psychics has varied through history they have shown to have very real and helpful powers.In the future the use of psychics will very ...
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