"Out Of Empire: Edward Gough Whitlam"
.... that out of all of Australia's leading figures, Whitlam would have the most reason to feel strongly, one way or the other, about our "mother country". Today, Whitlam declares himself to be a Republican, but he confesses he only came to this way of thinking after his dismissal, when he and the nation saw for the first time just how much power the Queen and her representatives really had, despite their lack of control over day to day running of the Government. At the onset of his career, Whitlam .....
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The Health Of President Boris Yeltsin
.... numerous health problems, Russia could present countless problems for the rest of the world. I also believe that the condition of Yeltsin is worse than it's being made out to be. In the past his doctors claimed he has just not feeling well when in reality he had suffered a heart attack. How can we believe what they say now?
In conclusion, the health of Boris Yeltsin effects the world. What happens to him could change the whole condition of Russia. While his doctors claim he'll be better soon, what .....
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Adolf Hitler
.... he tried to get admission and in the next year, 1907 he tried again and was very sure of success. To his surprise he failed again. In fact the Dean of the academy was not very impressed with his performance, and gave him a really hard time and said to him "You will never be painter." The rejection really crushed him as he now reached a dead end. He could not apply to the school of architecture as he had no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his live the young man never forgot the rej .....
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Herman Melville: An Anti-Transcendentalist Or Not
.... 23) Allan Melville was also attached financially to the Gansevoorts for support. There is a lot of evidence concerning Melville’s relation to his mother Maria Melville. “Apparently the older son Gansevoort who carried the mother's maiden name was distinctly her favorite.” (Edinger 7) This was a sense of alienation the Herman Melville felt from his mother. This was one of the first symbolists to the Biblical Ishamel.
In 1837 he shipped to Liverpool as a cabin boy. Upon returning to the U.S. he ta .....
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Stephen Vicent Benet: An American Poet
.... brother, William Rose, and a sister, Laura, all of whom became writers” (Fenton). Stephen was 17, a student at Yale University, when he published his first book, entitled Five Men and Pompey (Fenton). “Civilian service during World War I interrupted his education at Yale Univerisity. When the war was over he returned to Yale. In 1919, he received his master of arts degree, submitting his third volume of poems instead of a thesis” (Fenton). A Guggenheim fellowship took him to France, with his wife, the .....
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Benito Mussolini
.... and North Africa would keep him neutral.”2 The British ambassador was appalled and dismayed. On May 28, 1937, Mussolini strongly gave thought to declaring war. He then attacked the Riviera across the Maritime. “On September 13, 1937 he opened an offensive into British-garrisoned Egypt from Libya.”3 On October 4, 1937, while the offensive still seemed to promise success, Benito Mussolini met Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, on their joint frontier. “The two of them discussed how the war in the Mediterran .....
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William Shakespeare
.... years from 1594 to 1600, (3) the years from 1600 to 1608, and (4) the period after 1608.
Shakespeare's early plays, unlike his more mature work, are characterized to a degree by formal and rather obvious construction and by stylized verse. His earliest dramatic works are possibly four plays dramatizing the English civil strife of the 15th century. These plays, Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III (1590-1592) and Richard III (1593), deal with evil resulting from weak leadership and from national disunity. Sha .....
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Michael Jordan
.... the sport of basketball by walking away from it. Other young stars may want to work harder to be “The Next Michael Jordan.” This, however, seems a tad less likely to happen than the latter.
Michael was more than just a basketball player, he is also a talented businessman. This man has the ability to sell $100 shoes to kids in the ghetto and then possesses the genius to turn around and sell cologne to Wall Street stockbrokers. This is a man who is so recognizable that some people know the shape of t .....
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Malcolm X
.... Malcolm was released in 1952, he joined 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 N .....
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Emily Dickinson
.... 30’s. A friend commented by saying that Emily had so Many people at one of her parties that she never got a chance to speak with her. In addition, Dickinson kept up a voluminous correspondence with friends, family, and one of her spiritual mentors, Minister Charles Wadsworth. Although it has long been believed that various correspondents, including Higginson and editor Samuel Bowles, served as literary guides, there is no evidence that they influenced her writing.
Now, biographers are increasingly rec .....
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Joseph Stalin
.... arrested then was deported to Siberia (Amaricana). In 1912, Joseph was rewardedfrom Lenin by coopting him to the Bolshevik Central Commi ttee. He started going by the name of Stalin,which means "man of steel." Stalin was appointed to the mundane adminastrative posts (Grolier). In 1917, March 15, the Czar's abduction had led to even more social chaos in Russian. As a party member Joseph was chaired on April 11the national conference of Bosheviks delegates urged cooperation with the temporary existing succe .....
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Richard Joseph Daley
.... the Chicago mayoralty race and begins a 21-year career as mayor of the second largest U.S. city. Daley, the archetypal city "boss," served as mayor from 1955 to 1976. He was one of the last big city bosses. As a Democrat, Daley wielded a great deal of power in this largely Democratic city. He headed a powerful political machine that effectively dominated much of Chicago. He governed by the spoils system, and he delivered many local votes for Democratic presidential candidates. His support was often .....
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Jackie Robinson
.... had balls thrown at his head, and received death threats. He also endured malicious catcalls and racial slurs shouted from the stands, along with unsigned letters that threatened his life if he continued to play baseball. Even with all these things going on he still stole home 19 times. He was a graceful fielder, timely hitter, and aggressive base runner. His contributions won the Dodgers new fans, increased attendance at games, and helped make the Dodgers a very competitive team in baseball.
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Bruce Lee
.... to marry Linda anyway and move back to San Fransisco to open his schools to teach Kung-Fu . The chinese triads, who are similar to the mafia, ordered him to close his schools or he would face the consequences. He refused and had to fight one of their gradmasters in order to continue teaching. He won the fight, but was discouraged at the time it took him, so he decided to device his own style of martial arts. He called it Jeet Kune Do or"the way of the intercepting fist".This style of fighting resembled .....
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Gandhi And His Views
.... Gandhi was able to achieve many of his objectives.
Independence from British rule was Gandhi’s main intent. Gandhi did not like many aspects of British rule and sought to fight these injustices. The Indian citizens for example, had payments which the less fortunate had to give to the landlords. Refusing to leave the district as the court demanded, and ready to suffer the penalty no matter what it was, proved Gandhi was capable of anything and truly believed in his causes. Gandhi had been released a .....
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