The Life Story Of Nikita Khrushchev
.... the situation in Russia toward the end of the nineteenth century.
Serfdom had only recently been abolished, and, as a result, there was a
severe shortage of land and widespread poverty and illiteracy. Only the
strongest and cleverest were able to make a living from their new-found
freedom; most just struggled to survive. It was among this majority, on
April 17, 1894, that Nikita Sergeievich Khrushchev was born. As a boy, he
lived in Kalinovka, a poor villiage in the Ukraine, in an izba, a m .....
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Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent Into Metaphorical Hell
.... learning on his own. He seemed to be
influenced greatly by Brunetto Latini, who has a large part in The Divine
Comedy. His early writings attracted the attention of Guido Cavalcanti, a
popular Italian poet of the day, as Dante's skill became more defined the
two became friends. It is also thought that Dante studied at the
university in Bologna around the year 1285.
He became involved in some political altercations, he joined the
Guelphs, as opposed to the Chibellines, and he was involved in a battle an .....
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David Guterson And His Use Of The Theme Of Nature
.... the conflicts in Snow Falling on Cedars are the strawberry fields
on the island. These fields represent an important source of income for
the community. Traditionally the Japanese laborers worked the fields and
the white Americans owned the fields. The question of the ownership of
seven acres of strawberry fields serves as the apparent motive for the
murder of Carl Heine. To a local Japanese fisherman, Kabuo (accused of
murdering Carl Heine), the ownership of this land promises a secure future
and ulti .....
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Of Canada
.... Laurier would
carefully develop the politics of reconciliation rather than conflict.
In the year 1854 the young lad went to college, De L'assomption. In
his studies he took subjects such as Latin, Latin classics, pre-
revolutionary French literature, Greek, English and some philosophy. The
education which Laurier got from this school was to prepare him for
priesthood but he decided to study law in Montreal at McGill University.
At the University Laurier was very hard working and serious to .....
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Marco Polo
.... they had traveled overland
as far as Cathay (China). Kublai Khan, the great Mongol emperor of China,
asked them to return with teachers and missionaries for his people. So they
set out again in 1271, and this time they took Marco.
From Venice the Polos sailed to Acre, in Palestine. There two monks,
missionaries to China, joined them. Fearing the hard journey ahead, however,
the monks soon turned back. The Polos crossed the deserts of Persia (Iran)
and Afghanistan. They mounted the heights of t .....
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Dickinson Vs. Whitman
.... as well. The rhyme in the poetry by Whitman is
drastically different from the poetry written by Dickinson, because Whitman
didn't use any rhyme.
Emily Dickinson grew up in Amherst, Mass, and Walt Whitman grew up
in New York City, New York; this is one way that these poets' lives differ.
The main people that influenced Emily Dickinson were Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Emily Bronte. Walt Whitman was influenced by many people, some of
which were: Elias Hicks, James Macpherson and William Shakespeare. .....
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The Henchmen: German Government Officials In WWII
.... a while, Roehm started
to grow tired of the Free Corp's non- violent style, and he was tempted to
be more of an activist in government reform. Hitler, looking to recruit
fellow officers in his plan, then in it's infancy, liked Roehm's strong
presence and personality. Roehm, jobless and nowhere to go, joined
Hitler's office. After Hitler was elected into office some years later, he
split his dictatorship into different divisions. Roehm, being one of the
original officers, was chosen as head of the Sturm .....
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Isaac Newton
.... determined to beat the bully in school work as well.
Soon Isaac was at the head of his class.
In 1656 Newton's stepfather died. His mother returned to
Woolsthorpe to take care of the farm left by Newton's father. But she could
not manage the farm by herself. Isaac was taken out of school and brought
home to help her.
As a farmer, Newton proved to be a dismal failure. He neglected the
necessary chores and thought only of books to study and mechanical things
to make. There are many stor .....
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Blaise Pascal
.... discovery verified the hypothesis of the Italian
physicist Evangelista Torricelli, concerning the effect of atmospheric
pressure on the equilibrium of liquids.
After publishing Essay pour les coniques (Essay on conic sections),
Pascal temporarily abandoned the study of mathematics due to poor health.
He lived in Paris for a while in a frivolous manner as a break. His
interest in probability theory of the odds in gambling games lead him to
discover the Theory of probability in conjunction with Pierre .....
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Ptolemy Of Alexandria
.... regular patterns. The patterns that were discovered could
then predict the next occurrence of such an event. Ptolemy eventually
devised an ancient form of nautical almanac or "ephemeris". Mathematics
could now not only be used to predict but to demonstrate whether a
particular theory was correct or not.
Ptolemy developed several theories of his own contrary to the beliefs
of many other Greek astrologers at the time. He upheld that the "heavens"
consisted of bodies orbiting the earth in a celesti .....
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The Life Of Edgar Allen Poe
.... "MS. Found in a Bottle." By 1835 he was
the editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. He married his cousin
Virginia, who was only 13, and Mrs. Clemm stayed with the couple. The Poes
had no children.
This success would not last. Poe's stories, poems, and criticism in
the magazine, The Southern Literary Messenger soon attracted attention, and
he looked for wider opportunities, not a good choice. From 1837 to 1839 he
tried free-lance writing in New York City and Philadelphia but earned very
little. Again .....
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Biography Of Edgar Allen Poe
.... swimmer and
runner. It is reported that Poe once as a teen swam the James river from
Lundhams Wharf to Warwick Bar which is six miles against a strong current
(Woodberry 20). At 15 Poe was the Lieutenant of the Junior Morgan Riflemen.
Poe was then reviewed by the famous Marquis De Lafayette. Poe's
grandfather General Poe is where Poe most likely got his military influence
from.
In 1826 Poe enrolled into the University of Virginia. Poe wanted
to become a translator. Poe was considered to be "precisel .....
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Muammar Al Qaddafi
.... Then he would go back to school. He was
the first in his family to be well educated.
One of his first goals when he was a child was to join the Libyan army.
He slowly moved up in rank. It was surprising they even let him in the
army; he had a long police record. He eventually joined the King's police.
This was when the idea of a coup attempt came. He did succeed.
Qaddafi was born in a tent in the desert 20 miles south of the sea.
This is a desolate place- burning hot in the summer, and fr .....
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Emily Dickinson: Life And Her Works
.... her house and would withdraw from visitors. Emily was
known to give fruit and treats to children by lowering them out her window
in a basket with a rope to avoid actually seeing them face to face. She
developed a reputation as a myth, because she was almost never seen and
when people did catch a glimpse of her she was always wearing white. Emily
Dickinson never got married but is thought to have had a relationship with
Reverend Charles Wadsworth who she met in the spring of 1854 in
Philadelphia. He wa .....
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Emily Dickinson: Her View Of God
.... death.
" I shall know why-when time is over-
And I have ceased to wonder why-
Christ will explain each separate anguish
In the fair schoolroom of the sky- (78)".
After she dies and God answers all of her questions, Dickinson then says:
" I shall forget the drop of anguish
That scalds me now-that scalds me now!"
This shows Dickinson's anger toward God. She does not want to have to die
to have her questions answered. She wants to be able to live without these
question .....
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