Norman Rockwell Bio
.... with most artists, there was no retirement with Rockwell. He still continued to create illustrations that touched the hearts and reached out to the emotions of his nationwide audiences. Although he eventually settled down and disappeared from the public eye before his death Rockwell was never given the appreciation and consideration he deserved until after his death. However, today Rockwell’s works are celebrated by almost everyone and serve as a reminder of his greatness in taking the life or .....
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Norman Schwarzkopf
.... Schwarzkopf made many life choices in his military career. First, he chose to join the military following his father’s footsteps. Second, he chose to go to Valley Forge because the school he was attending, West Point, only taught students up to the tenth grade. One of his most important choices was in Vietnam. One of his fellow soldiers was shot and he carried him to safety when Norman already had four gun shot wounds in him. He was awarded three silver stars and controlled the air, ground, .....
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Nostradamus
.... reasons, Century VII contains only 42 quatrains. The reason behind this is unknown. However, there are publications with more than 42 verses. Although these are written in the style of Nostradamus we can not be sure about their origin.
Nostradamus’s writings are all very obscure. “This was done to avoid persecution from the Inquisition. He also gives this as the reason why the quatrains are not in chronological order.” (Flanagan WWW). Another possible explanation for the obscurity .....
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Nostradamus - The Man
.... time he was sent to live with his grandfather who
taught him the basics of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Mathematics and Astrology.
A few years later Nostradamus's grandfather died and he went to Avignon to
finish his schooling. Whilst at Avignon he also believed as did Galileo
that the Earth was round and circled the sun.
Nostradamus used his ability to help people through harsh times and did not
even fear for his own life. In 1525 he received his Bachelor's degree for
Medicine and went to .....
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Octavian Augustus
.... Marius was elected consul. Because of his military background, Marius was interested in improving the army. He started to accept anyone into the army regardless of whether they owned any land. This created a vast change in the makeup of the armies. Many poor people decided to join in hopes that they would benefit financially from any victories. Soldiers became attached to Roman generals rather than the state because of the possible economic gains (Hanes 1997). The government's separation of the army wo .....
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Olaudah Equiano
.... any other thing that a certain country wanted. It worked out for everybody trading except for the slaves. Equiano was traded for such items in the Narrative. The first person to “own” Equiano was a Quaker named Robert King. He did most of his business in the West Indies. Equiano was eventually traded for sugar cane and was forced to go on a slave ship. The conditions were horrible.
Equiano was transported on a slave ship called the “Zong.” The British Republic owned .....
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On J.j. Thomson
.... J.J. Thomson, thought that all material particles themselves might be some kind of structure built out of ether, so these views were not so far apart.
Experiments were needed to resolve the uncertainties. When physicists moved a magnet near the glass, they found they could push the rays about. Nevertheless, when the German physicist Heinrich Hertz passed the rays through an electric field created by metal plates inside a cathode ray tube, the rays were not deflected in the way that would be expect .....
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Pablo Picasso
.... by Themselves, there seemed to be no doubt that Picasso would become a painter. In order to better hone his prodigious abilities, Picasso attended the Academy in Barcelona for a brief period of time. He spent most of his early years painting in Paris, where he progressed through various periods - including a Blue period from 1900 to 1904 and a Rose period in 1904 - before creating the Cubist movement that lasted until the beginning of the First World War.
Picasso initiated Cubism at the age of twenty- .....
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Pablo Picasso 2
.... most of his success was accomplished.
Three months later, Picasso returned to Spain and co-founded the short-lived magazine "Arte Joven" (first issue March 31, 1901 - "Young Art"), in Paris. On a second trip to Paris, in the summer of 1901, he exhibited his works at Ambroise Vollard's gallery in the Rue Lafitte and became good friends with the avant-garde poet Max Jacob. It was during this visit that he discovered Vincent Van Gogh, who inspired him to create "The absinthe Drinker" (1901, William J .....
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Peter The Great 2
.... the constricting atmosphere of the Kremlin, and he was left to his devices under his mother's supervision. Peter was a lively and energetic boy compared to his other siblings who were sick and weak. From his early years he was interested in military games, fire, bombs and fireworks. He organized his own "play regiments" and war games by enlisting gentlemen's sons. He also had contact with foreigners and was fascinated with their way of life. His education started around the age of seven. One of his .....
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Pitikwahanapiwiyin (poundmaker)
.... with 182 followers on 30 square miles along the Battle River about 40 miles west of Battleford. Frustrated by the government's failure to fulfill treaty promises, Pitikwahanapiwiyin became active in Indian politics: representing the Cree at inter-band meetings and acting as a spokesperson with the government. In July 1881 Pitikwahanapiwiyin acted as guide and interpreter during Governor-General Lord Lorne's trip from Battleford to Calgary. In June 1884, a Thirst Dance was held on the Poundmaker rese .....
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Pompey
.... opposition in the senate, especially from Marcus Crassus, and returned to leading the army to more conquests.
Pompey was an opportunist, he worked by himself, all the while leading the senate to think that he was working with them. He manipulated the senate to make out that Caesar was dangerous. Pompey became the most powerful man in Rome. During the time of his political prominence, the senate was very weak. Because of Pompeys popularity with the public and his military ability, along with his oppor .....
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Poore Brothers
.... liked to manage it, so in 1994, they decided to sell Poore Brothers. Since then the owners have taken the company public and opened a new state of the art manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona. Jay still works at the Goodyear plant and takes great pride in making sure the manufacturing equipment runs smooth and that the new owners make the best products possible.
Poore Brothers has since stopped the manufacture of its product in Minnesota and Tennessee. The facility in Goodyear, Arizona, is cu .....
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Profiles Of Courage
.... was an isolationist and opposed many of the United State's international actions. Each of these men were courageous in many more way than one. Throughout history, many tales of strength are made. Kennedy saw it and defined it for the public quite well. Hopefully many will follow in the footsteps of these great men. With the example set and many people watching, this country will surely grow to be a strong one.
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Psychology B.f Skiner
.... of Watson and Pavlov. He received his doctoral degree in three years and taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of Indiana and finally returned to his alma mater at Harvard. Skinner contributed to psychological behaviorism by performing experiments that linked behaviors with terms commonly used to describe mental states. Skinner was responsible for some famous experiments such as the “Skinner box”. Skinner also wrote some very famous books. One of them was “The Behav .....
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