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- 8401: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... did not heed this advice and went along-side her parents. Her father's older brother, Edward VIII, would thus assume the throne. His reign would be short lived ,however, as he would meet an American woman who had already divorced twice, and ask her hand in marriage. As this was not acceptable behavior for a king Edward was given the choice to break off the engagement or abdication from the ...
- 8402: Michael Collins and Eamon De Velera
- ... the guerrilla warfare that succeeded in forcing Great Britain to sue for peace. After de Valera left for America (June 1919) on an 18 month fund raising tour, Collins became the dominant figure in the revolution (although Cathal Brugha, the IRA's Commander-in-Chief, disliked him intensely). At various times, Collins held positions as (1) President of the Supreme Council of the IRB, (2) A leader, but not Commander-in ...
- 8403: Margaret Bourke-White
- ... troops to be one of the firsts to photograph a concentration camp. When she returned to the U.S. she wrote another book about the war, Purple Heart Valley. In 1950 Margaret was awarded an American Women of Achievement award but only seven years later she would no longer be able to hold a camera. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease but at first refused to believe the diagnosis. Margaret ...
- 8404: Death Of A Salesmen
- ... before returning to the future. Most people would consider Willy a psychopath that needs psychological assistance. His psychological state caused by depression. Depression is the most common psychological disorder among the elderly. Willy is the American every man somewhere between the pathetic and the tragic who never forgot his dreams (124 Martin). Willy s dream of his son, Biff becoming a famous football player has filled his memories for years. Biff ...
- 8405: Walt Disney
- ... Disney Company started to become more than just the Disney Company a long time ago, “Disney boldly diversified into television, commercials, music, comic strips and amusement parks….[and] established lucrative alliances with the giants of American business, from Coca-Cola to Sears, Roebuck” (America). Roy Disney once said that "Integration is the key word around here, we don't do anything in one line without giving a thought to its likely ...
- 8406: A Man For All Seasons,by Rober
- ... Irwin, 1963. Coles Editorial Board, ed. A Man For All Seasons: Notes. Toronto: Coles, 1994. Hodges, John C., et al. Harbrace College Handbook For Canadian Writers. 4th ed. Toronto: Harcourt, 1994. Houghton Mifflin Co. The American Heritage Dictionary & Roget's II: The New Thesaurus. electronic ed. China: Seiko, 1993.
- 8407: Analysis -Compare And Contrast
- ... necklace discusses the social classes distinction in detail while in the star is describes the Astrology in detail. The person who wrote the necklace was French was illustrative the author of the star was clearly American. The main focus of the story is based on the importance of having money while the star is about the survival of the fittest. The similarities in both stories include that both deal with theme ...
- 8408: History of the Propeller
- ... was powered by two 180hp steam engines that each drove propellers 17ft, 10inches in diameter and weighing 135lbs. The two-blade propellers, inversely tapered and squared at the tips 5 ˝ ft wide, were made of American Pine, planed smooth, covered with glued canvas and stayed to the propeller shafts with steel wire to handle the high thrust loads. These massive propellers produced 1,100lbs of thrust each during full power while ...
- 8409: The Life Of Abraham Lincoln
- ... now ingaged with her. But now when lincoln thought he was happiest of all ann was ill with typhoid and died lincoln was sadened and depresed for a long period of time. Works Cited: The American Heritage Book Of The Presidents And Famous People. Pg.403. Burdett and Ginn. United states and it’s neighbors Webster’s interactive encyclopedia
- 8410: Christoper Marlow
- ... argue that this play epitomizes the ideals of the Renaissance: egocentrism and the over-indulgence of knowledge. "The lust for power that led to the excess of the Renaissance—the slaughter of Montezuma and countless American Indians, the launching of the Armada, the very creation of the English Church out of Henry’s spleen—is epitomized in Dr. Faustus" (Shipley 404). Because Faustus gave his life and soul to Satan himself ...
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