Ben Franklin
.... had lessons which the school master thought was an important part of
learning. Ben's best friend's name was Nathan. Ben helped Nathan learn the
fable "The Wolf and the Kid", while Ben learned "The Dog and his Shadow".
At the time of the recital of the fables the school master said, "and Ben
will recite "The Wolf and the Kid", which was Nathan's fable. Ben thought,
"If I say that it is Nathan's fable, then the school master will get into
trouble. If I recite the fable, then Nathan will get into troubl .....
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Joseph Stalin
.... Year Plan,
Stalin set high goals for the industry, almost doubling the amount of
production.Accordin to Joseph Stalin agricultural production can only be
increased by eliminating the kulaks, the wealthy farmers, and create
collective farms. Collective farms is when the land is split and many
people work on them instead of just one owner.Stalin’s Five Year Plans
created a huge drop in the number of livestock and wheat production also
decreased. This created a famine of food in Russia, starving most of t .....
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Accomplishments Of John D. Rockefeller
.... The Standard Oil Company along with his brother
William, Andrews,and others. By 1872 Standard Oil had purchased and thus
controlled nearly all the refining firms in Cleveland, plus two refineries
in the New York City area. Before long the company was refining 29,000
barrels of crude oil a day and had its own cooper shop manufacturing wooden
barrels. Standard prospered and, in 1882, all its properties were merged
in the Standard Oil Trust, which was in effect one great company. It is
estimated that .....
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Malcolm X
.... a black Muslim temple in Detroit, and took the name Malcolm X. In 1958 he married Betty Shabazz, and they had six daughters.
By the early 1960s, the Nation of Islam had become well known and Malcolm was their most prominent spokesperson. In 1963, however, the black Muslims silenced Malcolm for his remark that the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy was like "the chickens coming home to roost." In the following year, Malcolm broke with the Nation of Islam and formed a secular black .....
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Thomas Alva Edison's Life: A Light Goes On
.... the only person that saw his gift was his mother (Feldman and Ford 206). His mother help taught him how to read. By the age of 12 he was reading Gibbon's 'Decline and more books of that nature. He had also begun to do chemistry experiments and had his own laboratory in his father's basement (Day and McNeil 231).
Second, the world revolves his fulfillment's. But his fulfillment's didn't come easy. He was newsboy on the Grand Trunk railroad. Between the trips from Port Huron to Detroit he would publi .....
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Domestic Accomplishments As President
.... the model of the modern presidency, which has been followed by most of his presidential successors in the White House.
One of his greatest achievements was his work for conservation. During his tenure in office he designated one hundred and fifty national forests, the first 51 federal bird reservations, five national parks, the first 18 national monuments, the first four national game preserves and the first 21 reclamation projects. He provided protection for almost to 230 million acres.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
.... there was hostility, so he counteracted this with an anti-violence approach. He had plenty of commitment to his cause and showed unquestioned patience at all times, even going to jail and undergoing racial abuse to further his beliefs.
Martin Luther King, Jr. had plenty of authority, power and efficiency to get his ideas across to millions, as is evident in The March on Washington. A good leader is able to induce respect, loyalty, and cooperation from others, and King was able to do all of those things. .....
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Robert Fulton
.... permanently changed his career towards canal engineering. He worked on extending the canal system by his Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation. This dealt with the system of inland water transportation based on a small canals extending throughout the countryside. He thought of things such as aqueducts for valley crossings, boats for specialized cargo, and bridge designs featuring bowstring beams to transmit only vertical loads to the piers. Although some of his bridge designs were used to .....
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh
.... a technical adviser to commercial airlines. He made "goodwill tours" of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. Lindbergh flew over Yucatán and Mexico in 1929 and over the Far East in 1931, and in 1933 he made a survey of more than 48,000 km (about 30,000 mi) for transatlantic air routes and landing fields. Lindbergh also collaborated with the French surgeon Alexis Carrel in experiments to develop an artificial heart pump. Despite early promising results the experiments were finally given up without .....
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Charles Dickens
.... Went to work for Morning Chronicle.
· 1836 - Sketches by Boz are published in volumes. First Installment of Pickwick Papers published. Charles marries Catherine Hogarth, daughter of the editor in Morning Chronicle. In November, Charles begins editing job at Bentley’s Magazine.
· 1837 - Edits a magazine called Master Humphrey’s Clock. First sketch of The Old Curiosity Shop published.
· 1842 - First installment of Barnaby Rudge in Master Humphrey’s Clock. Visits the U.S.A for six months. American Not .....
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Conquests Napoleon Made Domestically As Well As Militarily
.... than his military accomplishments. All of his military gains were only temporary, while many of his domestic achievements impacted everyday life for the people of France for years to come. Also, while his military conquests were good for national pride, Napoleon's domestic changes affected law & justice, government efficiency, the economy, and education. Napoleon's career was filled with military successes. Two of his greatest accomplishments were the Italian Campaign and the Campaign of Austerlitz. .....
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Red Grange
.... held nothing back and reams of colorful copy were turned out about the heroes of the day. In later years sports writing took on a more businesslike attitude as the reading public developed a healthy cynicism in regard to some of its heroes.
Undoubtedly the game that sprang Red Grange into the nation’s headlines was the 1924 Michigan encounter. The red head was a junior then and, although he had a great sophomore season he literally ran wild all over Michigan. In the first eight minutes he completely dem .....
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The Theories Of John Locke
.... all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke’s theories and influential ideas is Thomas Jefferson. He was the second president in America’s history. Jefferson followed a great president, Washington. Washington was a military man not a politician and did not have any idea on how to set up America’s government. Jefferson took over after Washington freed the colonies from the British control. Jefferson liked many of ideas that European countr .....
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Marilyn Monroe
.... with 20th Century Fox. She only made two small films before the studio dropped her, although. Two years later she signed with Columbia pictures, only to be released once again. She did not however, leave without making a few low-budget musicals with the likes of the Marx Brothers in Love Happy, which was made in 1949, and Ladies of the Chorus also made in 1949.
Finally, in 1950, Marilyn Monroe got the break she was waiting for. She once again signed with 20th Century Fox and made several movies includ .....
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William Shakespeare
.... on April 23, and-most significantly-since April 23 is St. George's day, the patron saint of England, it has become traditional to assign the birth day of England's most famous poet to April 23 ( Website). As with most sixteenth century births, the actual day was never officially recorded, but along with most remarkable men the power of myth and symmetry has proven irresistible, so April 23 it has become.
Parents and Family
Shakespeare's parents were John and Mary Shakespeare, who lived in Henley Str .....
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