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Famous People Essays and Term Papers
A Timeline Of The HolocaustThe Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic annihilation of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and their collaborators as a central act of state during World War II. In 1933
approximately nine million Jews lived in the 21 countries of Europe that would be occupied by Germany during the war. By ...
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Agatha ChristieIn the murder mystery by , Murder on the Orient Express, her style of writing can be described as one of Christie’s best works, having an international trend, and being a genius with detective fiction. Murder on the Orient Express was a great book and should be read by all.
“ is the ...
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A Portrait Of Duke Ellington By Tracy FrechDuke Ellington is considered to be one of the greatest figures in the history of
American music. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was born in Washington D.C. on
April 29, 1899. His parents were James Edward and Daisy Kennedy Ellington. They
raised Duke as an only child, until his sister, Ruth, was ...
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Ben FranklinBenjamin Franklin-Scientist and Inventor Benjamin Franklin has influenced American technology, and indirectly, lifestyles by using his proficiencies and intelligence to conduct numerous experiments, arrive at theories, and produce several inventions. Franklin's scientific and analytical mind ...
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Galileowas also famous for proving that Aristotelian's Physics
was wrong. Aristotelian's Physics is the falling rate between two objects
which was said to be that when two objects were dropped at the same
time, the heavier object would hit the ground first. This was proven to
be wrong by Galileo by his ...
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Its The Earps Vs. The ClantonsIn the 1940’s, protagonists and antagonists were easily distinguished in America’s Western-style films. However in John Ford’s film, “My Darling Clementine”, which depicts the famous story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday’s character is portrayed as an elusive, ...
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Comparison Of The American Revolution And The French RevolutionDuring the late 1800's, two great revolutions occurred, the American
Revolution and the French Revolution. These two historical events happened
at the same time, but had a great number differences and very little
similarity. When French Revolution occurred, it turned into a very violent
and ...
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Charles M. MansonIn this world there are cults everywhere. Whether they're in the US,
China, or maybe next-door there is always one common factor, control. Charles
Manson was a cult leader in southern California during the sixties. Like all
cult leaders Manson had his own small band of followers. His influence ...
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An Analysis Of The Jay GatsbyJay Gatsby believes he can buy happiness; and this is exhibited through his house, his clothes, and through Daisy. He owns a large portion of finances due to some mysterious source of wealth, and he uses this mystery source to buy his house, his clothes,and Daisy, for awhile. Gatsby's house, as ...
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The Civil Rights Movementin the United States was a political, legal, and social struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and to achieve racial equality. was first and foremost a challenge to segregation. During , individuals and organizations challenged segregation and discrimination with a ...
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Athletes And Domestic ViolenceA lady calls 911 and cries that her husband is beating her. She wants to
file a report, but then asks the dispatcher if it is going to be in the paper
the next day. When the dispatcher doesn't reply, she changes her mind about the
report and hangs up (Cart). The lady was Sun Bonds, wife of ...
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Sylvia Plath And Lady LazarusDeath is one of the major themes of Sylvia Plath's poetry. Many of her poems are elaborate explorations of the concept of death. It was also one of her major preoccupations, as can be seen from the documentation of her life.
She attempted suicide at various intervals throughout her life. However, ...
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The Characteristics Of Shakespeare's ComediesShakespeare wrote many different forms of literary works and one of them is
comedy. At the end of his professional life he had written four famous comedies
which were later called his "romances". Shakespeare's comedies were not
primarily love stories but they all included a love plot. His ...
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The 60’s: Decade Of Challenge And ChangeThe sixties was a decade of dissent. The Civil rights and anti- war movements drew people into the streets, where public protests raged. It was a decade of dynamic change for the nation’s youth, the new generation to whom JFK said,” the torch has been passed.” Long hair, mod dresses, drugs, ...
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Stephen King"The most haunted of houses is the human mind."
When you read that quote, what does it make you think? Well, it makes me think of one thing. It makes me think of all of the terrifying stories I’ve read by the master of the macabre himself, Stephen Edwin King. His mind has conjured up countless ...
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Michelangelowas pessimistic in his poetry and an optimist in his artwork. ’s artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in it’s natural state. ’s poetry was pessimistic in his response to Strazzi even though he was complementing him. ’s sculpture brought out his optimism. was ...
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Is It Dangerous To Think Too Much?
“Cogito, ergo sum” (“I think, therefore I am.”), Descartes famous basis for his philosophy of Cartesianism, is also compelling evidence towards the defense of one of the most famous of the early Greek teachers, Socrates. In order to be, one must think. Socrates was a seeker of truth, and ...
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Sparta: Uncultured DisciplineThe Spartans were the most formidable warriors in all of history. They
dedicated their entire lives to warfare. They were taught to endure cold, hunger,
pain, their courage on the battlefield was second to none. The Spartan code was
to fight hard, follow orders without question and to die rather ...
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The Quebec Winter CarnivalQuebec City is the World's Snow Capital. Quebec City held its first winter carnival in 1894. It was an elaborate celebration that provided people with relief from the cold harsh winter. In the sixty years that followed these winter carnivals were organized periodically.
It wasn't until 1955 that ...
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John Donne And The Psychology Of DeathThe seventeenth-century poet John Donne has gone down in the history of popular culture for three lines: “No man is an island,” “Ask not for whom the bell tolls -- it tolls for thee”, and the opening of a poem called “Death be not proud”. This last came from a collection of Donne’s poems which ...
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