Mohandas Gandhi
.... and studied law in Bombay, but he
quickly denounced it, feeling that it was immoral and could not satisfy
one's conscience. Despite this, he used his schooling to help plead for
Indian settlers in South Africa that were being oppressed by the white
population. His personal experiences, including being ejected from a train
in Maritzburg, of not being allowed the same rights as others lead him to
begin a movement to help his people.
While in South Africa, Gandhi made himself poor so that he could
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Napoleon I
.... but spent most of his
time in Corsica, without permission. During one of these visits, Napoleon had
trouble with a Corsican nationalist, named Pasquale Paoli, and Napoleon and his
family fled to Marseille in 1793.
Later in 1793, the beginning of the French revolution, Napoleon led an
artillery brigade to push out a British fleet that the Royalists had allowed
in. Napoleon's mission was a success, and he was promoted to general, and
was assigned to the army in Northern Italy. During the early part of .....
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Neil Armstrong
.... and Richard Gordon Junior. The objectives
of the mission were:
A. (Main) Rendezvous and dock with Gemini Agena target vehicle (GATV)
and conduct EVA operations.
B. (Secondary) Rendezvous and dock in the 4th revolution. Perform
docked-vehicle maneuvers, Evaluate systems and conduct 10 experiments.
The mission was set to launch on March 15, 1966. Due to minor problems with the
spacecraft and launch vehicle hardware the launch was delayed one day. The
launch was successful. Because of problems with th .....
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Nicholas Ferrar
.... financially and the Virginia Company was in danger of
loosing its charter. Nicholas dedicated himself to saving the family fortune and
was successful. He served for a short time as Member of Parliament, where he
tried to promote the cause for the Virginia Company. His efforts were in vain
for the company lost their charter anyway.
Nicholas is given credit for founding a Christian community called the English
Protestant Nunnery at Little Gidding in Huntingdonshire, England. After Ferrar
was ordained a .....
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Nixon
.... to provide welfare for everyone, which would mean raising taxes,
which means more poverty. He says there is always going to be poverty.
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Nostradamus
.... On the
walls hung light cabinet shelves holding salt and spices.
Nostradamus had one definite brother, Cèsar who wrote Histoire de
Provence, a book which sustains the myth of the Nostradamus royal line.
Historians think Nostradamus had three other brothers, Bertrand, Hector, and
Antoine, but they are not sure and almost nothing is known about them besides
their names.
Nostradamus was educated by his grandfathers. First Peyrot, who had
been a great traveler, brought Nostradamus up in his home. .....
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Dinner With Bill Gates
.... some young boys on the volleyball
court, playing a game. I couldn't help but notice a middle-ages guy, dressed in
a pair of worn jeans and a sports coat, watching the game with furious intensity.
I turned to the servant, our guide, I suppose, and asked him who this man
was. "Oh that's Master Gates, the proprietor of this house. You'll be dining
with him shortly."
The servant led us through this room, past the pool and into a narrow
corridor. This hallway was adorned with pictures of Bill Gat .....
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Pierre Trudeau
.... entered the world in a bilingual/bicultural home
located in the heart of Montreal, Quebec. His acceptance into the
University of Montreal would mark the beginning of his adventures into the
Canadian political spectrum. Early in his life, Trudeau had become somewhat
anti-clerical and possessed communist ideologies which were considered
radical at the time. Graduating from prestigious institutions such as
Harvard and The School of Economics in England, Turdeau returned to Canada
in 1949 and resumed his .....
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau
.... Quebec nationalism and that
his prime political conviction (or thesis) is sporadically reflected
in each essay: Federalism is the only possible system of government
that breeds and sustains equality in a multicultural country such as
Canada.
Trudeau is fervent and stalwart in his opinions towards
Federalism and its ramifications on Canadian citizenry. Born and
raised in Quebec, he attended several prestigious institutions that
educated him about the political spectrum of the country. After his
time spen .....
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Trudeau: The Politics Of My Way
.... sometimes Byronian colleagues to see how best he could placate them,
or calm them, or Heap his beatitudes upon them.
Trudeau, from day one , was always more samurai than shaman. Even in his
pre-leadership days, Trudeau's love of trial by combat was predominant.
Mackenzie King would have never touched the unholy trinity of divorce, abortion
and homosexuality: each one of these issues is a sleeping dog best left to lie;
each could only infuriate conservative Canada from coast to coast. Since King
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Ferdinand Prosche: Life And Achievements Of A Pioneer
.... he became member of the board of directors,
and designed the famed S (Sportlich) and SS (Super Sportlich). Prizes and
university degrees did not take long to appear, and in the same year he joined
Daimler, 1923, he was named Sir Ferdinand Porsche by the Italian government and
recieved an Honoris Causa from the Stuttgart Technical Institute.
Porsche worked in the design of Mercedes-Benz cars until 1928, when he
left because of disagreements the other other chief engineer of the factory,
Hans Nibel .....
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Richard Nixon
.... following the war.
He also served on the House Education and Labor Committee to develop the
National Labor Relations Act.
In 1948, writer and editor Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss, a high
State Department official, of being a Communist. Nixon, a member of the Un-
American Activities Committee, personally pressed the investigation. Hiss denied
further charges that he had turned classified documents over to Chambers to be
sent to the USSR. Alger Hiss was later convicted and indicted for perjury a .....
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John F. Kennedy
.... reflect on his character (Sorensen
28). After his dangerous operation he researched and wrote a book, about
democracy. The next year narrowly missing the Vice Presidential nomination of
his party, Kennedy emerged as a national figure in large demand.
"John Kennedy was not one of the Senate's great leaders" (Sorensen 43).
Very few laws of great importance bear his name. Even after his initial “
traditionally' inactive freshman year in the Senate, his chances for major
contributions to the Se .....
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
.... during the
course of his life and when we see the type of man that he becomes. He certainly
was a man of inspiration who knew how to express himself by writing the best of
poems and philosophical ideas with inspiration.
To get an idea of how Ralph Waldo Emerson might have become such an
inspiration to the people, some background on his life is essential. Can you
imagine living a life with all your loved ones passing away one by one? A
persons life could collapse into severe depression, lose hope, and .....
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Ray Bradbury
.... Bradbury was a child he was encouraged to read the classic,
Norse, Roman, and Greek Myths. When he was old enough to choose his own reading
materials, he chose books by Edger Rice Burroughs and the comic book heroes
Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Prince Valiant. When Bradbury was in Waukegan he
developed his interest in acting and Drama. After seeing a magician, known as
Blackstone, he became fascinated with magic also.
In 1932, his family moved to Tucson Arizona. With his talents he learned
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