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Ralph Waldo Emersonwho was born on May 25, 1803 in Boston was known as, "the leading member of the group of New England idealists known as the transcendentalists." [Benet- 17] His father, editor of the "Monthly Anthology" - a review of literature, and pastor at the Unitarian Church in Boston, died in 1811, when ...
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Woman Of The Year: 1953-Queen Elizabeth IIFrom the day she was born, the life of Queen Elizabeth II shows that
she deserved to receive the title �Woman of the Year.� She had practical
intelligence since she was a kid and she respected peoples opinions.
Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926 at the London home of her
mother's ...
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Davy CrockettDavy was born in 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee. He went to school at 13
years old. But he didn't like school. He ran away to the woods for 2 1/2 years
to avoid being punished for missing days.
Davy Crockett's father was from Ireland and he married Rebecca Crockett.
They had three boys and ...
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Zora Neale Hurstonwas an astounding Afro-American author who was recognized not for being the first Afro-American writer, but rather for her ability to bring forth her cultural language and imagery. If not for Zora's pioneering effort as a female black writer, the world of modern literature would have never seen ...
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Bill ClintonIn recent history, one would be hard pressed to find one politician surrounded in more controversy than . His scandals have included drugs, adultery, treason, and fraud. The latest opprobrium that has plagued his presidency resulted in him becoming only the second president in the history of the ...
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Isadora Duncanwas a famous dancer who brought a new kind of dance to the world. She danced out the feelings from deep in her heart. Unlike other dancers in the late nineteenth century, danced with flowing motion. She was not a ballerina, and did not like to watch ballet dancers, with their stiff bodies and ...
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Lockes Influences On EducationLocke’s Influences on Education
John Locke had a number of major influences on society in general, but his influences on education have stood the taste of time. His idea of Tabula Rasa, his introduction of empiricism, and idea of the use of all senses are all objectives that are used in ...
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Henry David ThoreauHenry spent the majority of his life walking in and around the town
of Concord, although he did make few journeys to other places. Henry
spent most of his time walking in the wilderness of Concord. Occasionally,
he would be found sauntering and conversing with his mentor and friend,
Ralph Waldo ...
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Benito Mussoliniwas born on July 29, 1883 outside the village of Dovia di Predappio in the Northeastern Italian province of Forli. He had one sister and one brother. They always fought and argued over little petty things with each other. His sister name was Edvige and his brother�s name was Armaldo. His mother ...
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Washington IrvingCharacteristic of the Romantic Era
Romanticism is a literary and artistic movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that placed value on emotion or imagination over reason, on the imagination over society. Some sources say Romanticism started in reaction to neo-classicism, or the ...
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The Ideal American: Malcolm LittleAmerica is interesting. It captures the imagination and attention
of the world but almost all of the attention it receives is negative. A gas
guzzling, beer drinking, loud, and highly violent culture are some of the
more common attributes dumped on America. It's the mass murders, ...
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Anne FrankOn June 12, 1929, at 7:30 A.M. a baby girl was born in Frankfurt, Germany. No one realized that this infant, who was Jewish, was destined to become one of the world�s most famous victims of World War II. Her name was , and her parents were Edith Frank Hollandar and Otto Frank. She had one sister, ...
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The Crime At CompiegneProving herself to be a good deal more than ordinary, Jeanne d'Arc,
the Maid of Orleans and patron saint of France, united her nation at a
critical hour in history and decisively turned the Hundred Years' War in
France's favor, forever ending England's dreams of hegemony over France.
The crimes ...
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Cardinal Richelieuwas born Armand Jean du Plessis in Paris in September of 1585. The name Richelieu came from the name of his family\'s estate. The du Plessis\' were considered minor nobility and Armand\'s grandfather, Louis, secured their place in court through marriage to Francoise de Rochechouart, an ...
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EinsteinAlbert Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by almost every person in the world. While most of these people do not understand his work, everyone knows that his impact on the world of science is amazing. Many people have heard ...
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The Marquis De Sade's Attitude Towards WomenThe Marquis de Sade was an author in France in the late 1700s. His works
were infamous in their time, giving Sade a reputation as an adulterer, a
debaucher, and a sodomite. One of the more common misrepresentations
concerning Sade was his attitude toward women. His attitude was shown in his
way ...
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Comparison: Caesar And Fidel CastroI am going to compare two great leaders. One from this century, and one from the reign of Caesar. It is interesting to see how through out history that all the great dictators thought alike. Though they might differ in details all of them basically followed the same pattern. And I think ...
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Mohandas Ghandiwas the source of many changes throughout, India, Britain, and the world. With all that Ghandi has done in our world it becomes overwhelming when I think about his life. What Ghandi did in terms of opening the minds of the people of India is almost analogous to what Christ did to open the minds ...
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John Daltonwas born on September 6, 1766 in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England. was a British chemist and physicist who developed the atomic theory of matter and therefore is known as one of the fathers of modern physical science.
Dalton was the son of a Quaker weaver. When only 12 he became in charge of a ...
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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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Albert EinsteinOf all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
there is one whose name is known by almost all living people. While most of
these do not understand this man's work, everyone knows that its impact on
the world of science is astonishing. Yes, many have heard of ...
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John Quincy AdamsHello, I'm . I grew up in Braintree, Massachusetts,
and when I became an adult I traveled with my father on his diplomatic
missions until I became interested in political journalism at Harvard and
eventually became he sixth president of the United States. During my
lifetime, from 1767 to 1848, ...
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Joan Of Arc, first known as Jeanne d'Arc, was born in the village of Domremy, in the Champagne district of northeastern France. She was born on January 6, 1412 and died May 30,1431 at the age of 19. Joan is a French national heroin and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She rescued France from defeat ...
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Walt DisneyDuring his life, made a major contribution to the world of animation, family entertainment, and motion pictures. His innovations in these fields have revolutionized each of them in their own way. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on how �s life had an effect on each of these ...
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Sheyann WebbOn August,13 1860, Pheobe Ann Moses was born to Jacob and Susan Moses in their one room cabin in Patterson, Ohio. When Annie was around 6, her father contracted pnemonia while traveling the 18 miles home from town in a blizzard, and died in the spring of 1866. Afterward, Susan had trouble ...
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