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Jakob The Rich
During the Renaissance there were many advances, new ideas, and other things that helped create a time period in which we still study greatly today. One of the contributing factors of the Renaissance was the merchant and financier fields. There were quite a few families ...
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George Whythe
George Wythe was born in 1726 near Yorktown, Virginia. His father was wealthy plantation owner and Wythe grew up in comfort and luxury. As a boy Wythe went to school but the knowledge he obtained was limited and superficial. Luckily for Wythe, his mother was very intelli...
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J.D. Salinger Isolated From Society.
J.D. Salinger has a very unique personality and lifestyle. His novels are as unusual as one will ever see. His novel The Catcher in the Rye was and is a national success. A novel of a seventeen year old boy who doesnt know his place in this off bal...
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Poe
Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi. Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age. Another author that influenced literature is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known as the father...
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Ghandi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in the state of
what is now Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot, where his
father served as the adviser or prime minister to the local ruler. Though India was then
under British rule, over ...
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Malcolm X2
May 19, 1925 - Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska
1940 - Drops out of school at age 15
1946 - Convicted of burglary and sent to prison
1949 - 1951 - Studies the Nation of Islam
1952 - Leaves prison, dedicates himself to Nation of Islam, changes name to Malcolm X
D...
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Faulkner
William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September
25, 1897 and then moved to Oxford, Mississippi with his family at the age of 5. Most of the novels
written by William Faulkner take place in the area in which he himself was born and raised. He
renames Oxford...
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Edgar Allan Poe: The Man Behind The Mystery
Poe was born on January 19, 1809 to actors David and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. Orphaned at a young age, he was taken in and adopted by John and Frances Allan. At eighteen he published his first book of poetry. He attended the University of Virginia,...
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The Faith That Substains Mary Rowlandson
The Faith that Sustains Mary Rowlandson
Mary Rowlandson's narrative expresses her feelings as a frightened young woman whom had been taken captive by Indians. She knows exactly who to turn to during this horrific act to provide her with protecti...
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Robert Owen
Robert Owen, the son of a saddler and ironmonger, became one of the most successful mill owners of the Industrial Revolution with a reputation as the producer of fine cotton. However, it was not as a successful and respected businessman that he left his mark on history, but a...
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Facts Of Thomas Jefferson
1. Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, his fathers Virginia plantation, April 13, 1743. (Brown, David xii 12)
2. Thomas Jefferson attends The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1760. (Brown, David xiii 13)
3. Thomas Jefferson started t...
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George Etienne Cartier
George Etienne Cartier was born in St.Antoine, Lower Canada in September 6 1814 in a wealthy family on the Chambly River in the country of Vercheres.
George Etienne Cartier was one of the most powerful policians in his generation.
George Etienne Cartier had three ...
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Muhammad Ali
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. later known as Muhammad Ali, was a black boxer, and was proud of it. Many African Americans were ashamed of their color, but Ali was different. He was the first boxer to win the Heavyweight Championship 3 different times. He had a great personality ...
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William Clinton
William, or Bill, Jefferson Blythe III was born on August 19, 1946, in the small town of Hope, Arkansas. He was named after his father, William Jefferson Blythe II, who had been killed in a car accident just three months before his son was born. Needing to find a way to su...
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Neil Abercrombie
Neil Abercrombie is a Democratic congressmen, who represents the first district of Honolulu, Hawaii in the House of Representatives. He have been involved in the political circuit since the 1970s. This paper will give a brief Biography of Congressmen Abercrombie as well ...
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Elizabeth Carey
Elizabeth (Tanfield) Cary is an important literary figure worthy of study in the 21st century because she was a rebel with a cause for womens rights, especially within marriage; because she became a rebel with a religious cause; and finally, because she was the first En...
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Cathedral
Cathedral by Raymond Carter is a story about a man (the narrator of the story), his wife, and her longtime friend Robert, who is blind. Robert is coming to visit the mans wife. Roberts wife, Beulah, had just recently died and he is visiting his dead wifes relatives in Connect...
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Drew Barrymore
Woman of the year for Teen Magazine, Drew Barrymore had a future in acting before she was even born. Born in West Hollywood, California, Drew had a long line of relatives in the business. Acting Legends, as they were known as in Hollywood. But the only thing Drew really...
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Tupac
DOD: September 13, 1996 - Las Vegas, NV
Music Groups: One Nation Emcees, Two From The Crew, Strictly Dope, Digital Underground, Thug Life, Outlaw Immortalz/Outlawz
Aliases: MC New York, 2Pac, Makaveli (the don)
Marital Status: Divorced (Keisha Morris) & Engaged (Kidida Jones)
Tu...
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Strom Thurmond
Senator Strom Thurmond was the oldest and longest serving member of the United States Senate despite unpopular opinions. Ole Strom (McWhorter, Diane http://slate.msn.com/id/2085087) fought relentlessly, making history time and time again for what he believed best served t...
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Malthus: Man Or Monster?
Mass starvation. Hunger. Disease. Death. Misery. These are all outcomes foreseen by T. R. Malthus in his Essay on Population of 1798. The question remains whether these are true foretellings or merely pessimistic predictions. Thomas Robert Malthus was a ra...
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Mao Tse-Tung
Chairman Mao Tse-tung was born on December 26th, 1893 during an empire that had ruled China for a millennium. As he grew older and became chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, his goal was to move China directly into the stage of communism through an extraordinary effort ...
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Dorthy Day
Dorothy Day was and still is an inspiration to many people. She devoted most her life to the community that she served, and to the poor and needy. Her movement for human dignity, prayer and works of mercy were uplifting to people who thought that no one cared for them. In g...
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Milton Friedman
One of the most distinguished and influential economist today is Milton Friedman. He was
born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 31, 1912. After attending public elementary and secondary
schools he graduated from Rahway High School in 1928. Shortly after he received a sch...
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