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George F. HandelFirst Part
Halle - Hamburg - Rome 1690-1712
It\'s hard today to speak about Handel\'s life and works without mentioning the similarities between him and Bach; first of all they were born in the same year:1685, even if it\'s not a case than the most geniuses of the late baroque era (Couperin, ...
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Sigmund Freud's views continue to influence the contemporary practices of many psychologists today. Many theories of psychology have been influenced by Freud's psychoanalytic method. Many of his basic concepts are still used by many theorists. Known as the "father of psychology," Freud's ideas toward the ...
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Stephen Sondheimwas born on 22 March 1930, the son of a wealthy New York dress manufacturer. But, when his parents divorced, his mother moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and young Stephen found himself in the right place at the right time. A neighbour of his mother\'s, Oscar Hammerstein II, was working on a ...
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Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis1929 - 1994
A government biography indicates that was born in 1929 in Southampton, New York. Her father, John Vernou Bouvier III, was a successful Wall Street stockbroker. Her mother, Janet Lee Bouvier, was an equestrian. Jackie spent her childhood in New York City and Long Island with her ...
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The Style And Influences Of Lewis CarrollArt is the outward expression of an artist's personal experiences. These experiences are the influences that become the subject of the artist's creation, whether it be a painting, a sculpture, or a novel. The works of Lewis Carroll were greatly influenced by his numerous relationships with ...
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Thoreau As A ProphetJerry Petercuskie
Thoreau was a simple man that believed in having only the basic
necessities in life. Thoreau lived a life of simplicity at Walden Pond.
In Walden, Thoreau gives a background of his life and some life experiences
that he has encountered. Thoreau also explains that the four ...
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Mary Shelley: Bride Of FrankensteinAuthors have written horror novels with old props of haunted castles and moonlit dagger scenes for ages. However, there is one author deserving of significant commemorations for her horrific novel, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley, author of the most notable gothic novel of all times, inspires ...
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An Autobiography: Tom LandryThe book was written by himself with help
from Gregg Lewis, is about Tom's life. He was the head coach for the
Dallas Cowboys for 29 years. The story takes place in various cities in
Texas. Tom Landry speaks of his childhood and he controversial firing of
his job at head coach.
Tom ...
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Theodore Roosdevelt: 26th President Of The United States (1901-1909)Theodore Roosdevelt: 26th President of the United States (1901-1909)
Theodore Roosevelt was an energetic and dynamic leader who gave the nation a
square deal. During his presidency to a position of internatio nal leadership.
Roosevelt belonged to an aristocratic New York family. He attended ...
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NapoleonThe main controversy over is if he was a friend or enemy to the French People of Europe. While still today, even after much interrogation, people believe that he destroyed �civil liberties�. Others, believe that he was one of the greatest historical figures and saved France from losing order. ...
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Ernesto Che GuevaraErnesto “Che” Guevara
Che Guevara was the Argentine born Marxist guerrilla who helped oust the corrupt Cuban government and set up a communist system 90 miles from the US. Che under the leadership of Fidel Castro helped lead a small guerrilla band of soldiers to take over the country. ...
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Biography Of Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee was born in Stratford Hall, near Montross, Virginia, on January 19, 1807. He grew up with a great love of all country life and his state. This stayed with him for the rest of his life. He was a very serious boy and spent many hours in his father's library. He loved to play ...
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Willem De Kooninghad been widely acknowledged as one of the greatest
painters of this century known for his daring originality. Several
exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad have celebrated the artistic
achievements of this eminent artist's 60-year career. My essay covers part
of his early life with real focus on ...
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Muhammed Ali 2Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca. Because the climate of Mecca was considered to be unhealthful, he was given as an infant to a wet nurse from a nomadic tribe and spent some time in the desert as a wanderer. By the time he was eight he lost both his mother and his grandfather. Muhammad ...
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Antiheroism In HamletAntiheroism has always been an interesting aspect of a character that authors have chosen to illustrate. In literature, there has been countless antiheroic characters, from Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast, to others as famous as Robin Hood and ...
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John F KenendyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th,1917 in Brookline Massachuttes.He was one of the youngest Presidents in the U.S politics and was the 35th President.He was greatly admired for his statesmanship,unfortunately he was killed only after 1000 days as President.He served in the war for 2 ...
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Michael Faraday's scientific work laid the foundations of all subsequent electro-technology. From his experiments came devices, which led directly to the modern electric motor, generator and transformer. Faraday was also the greatest scientific lecturer of his day, who did much to publicize the great advances of ...
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Cleopatra 2One of the most popular pharos of Egypt has to be King Tut, The youngest ruler of Egypt. However, one of the most interesting is without-a- doubt Cleopatra. One of the intriguing parts about her was her son Ptolemy Caesar. Ptolemy Caesar, (The son of Julius Caesar), was one of main factors in the ...
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George C. Marshall was born on December 31, 1880, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1901 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. During World War I he was stationed in France and won acclaim for his direction of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Before the ...
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ShakespeareWilliam was a great English playwright, and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries as his. was born in ...
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Adolf Hitlerwas a German political and government leader.
And he is one of the 20th century�s most powerful dictators, when
he ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945.He turned Germany into a
powerful war machine and provoked World War II in 1939,when
he invaded Poland. He built the Nazi party into a mass ...
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Albert Camus(1913-1960) was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. Of semi-proletarian parents, early attached to intellectual circles of strongly revolutionary tendencies, ...
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Don Cherry, born and raised in Kingston Ontario, is known for his openness, often debatable and always amusing commentary. Mr. Cherry can be seen weekly during the National Hockey League season. He has a segment during the first intermission, every Saturday on CBC\'s Hockey Night In Canada called the ...
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Hammurabis CodeHammurabi was the King of Babylonia from about 1790 BC to 1750 BC Hammurabi is believed to be the sixth ruler of the Amorite Dynasty. Although he was a successful governmental and military leader, his name will always be known for his Codes of Law. Hammurabi was the first King ever to record all ...
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Chuck CloseE-mail: [email protected]
(born 1940) is an American photorealist specializing in close-up portraits and self-portraits. Close is one of the very few modern realists or photorealists who focus on the human face. In 1988, in mid-career, Close was paralyzed due to a blood clot in his ...
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