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- 3891: Ray Bradbury
- ... 1943 he had given up his job selling newspapers and began writing full-time, contributing numerous short stories to magazines such as "Black Mask", "Amazing Stories" and "Weird Tales." In 1945 his short story "The Big Black and White Game" was selected for Best American Short Stories. In 1947 Bradbury married Marguerite McClure, and had four children: susan, Ramona, Bettina, and Alexandra. During that same year he gathered much of his ...
- 3892: Robert E. Lee
- ... was to become West Virginia was not a great success. Command of the Eastern Army was divided between the hero of Fort Sumpter, P.G.T. Beauragard, and Joseph Johnston who together won the first big battle of the East, Bull Run. Thus Joseph Johnston was in command when George B. McClellan started his march on Richmond. When Johnston went down with wounds it was easy for Davis to replace him ...
- 3893: Rick Pitino
- ... fact that there is somebody that attempted what you are doing. Have them show you what is right and wrong. You must have the ability to thrive on pressure. Enjoy when you are in the big time situation. Focus on the situation before hand so that you are ready for them when they occur. Become so focused at what you are doing that you have put the most pressure on yourself ...
- 3894: Napoleon 3
- ... of his challenging voyages and defeats as a young child and they continued throughout his life. He had many accomplishments and many defeats that affect the world in which we live. Napoleon plays a very big part in history. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, at Ajaccio, in Corsica. His parents were Charles Marie Bonaparte and Marie-Letizia Ramolino who also lived in Corsica.. Although Corsica was Napoleon s ...
- 3895: Mk Ghandhi
- ... subject to change. What the meaning of justice is changes in the minds of individuals as they encounter different situation. With regards to non-violence as a whole, survival causes violence and weapons, if the big fish never fed off the little fish, how would they perish? If humans never violently killed animals to eat, or even plants, how would we continue to exist?
- 3896: Martin Luther Reformation
- ... of the middle class and were unbending in their disciplinary acts. He attended the best schools in his region but all of them held to the barbaric discipline system of the times. This had a big impact on Martin s personality. But he did receive some positive influence from his home environment. His parents were very pious people and brought him up to be one too. His parents also gave him ...
- 3897: Michael Jordan: King Of The Court
- ... and Portland Trailblazers had just passed on the greatest basketball player ever. Both of these teams should be kicking themselves in the head right now. Now that Jordan was in the NBA it was his big chance to make his mark and become a star. He made a very good first impression in his first season by being named to the NBA all-star game and winning Rookie of the Year ...
- 3898: Maurice Sendak
- ... acclaim for their illustrations because they show so much in such a confined space. The pictures show the main character, who is a nameless version of Sendak's typical Max/Mickey protagonist, always with a big smile over his soup. However the element of childhood creativity and imagination are never abandoned by Sendak, whose rhyme for June is written as follows: In June I saw a charming group of roses all ...
- 3899: Mark Mcgwire Vs. Sammy Sosa
- ... Androstenedione, which did not violate any rules of MLB. As many advantages as Mark McGwire may have over the home run kings of the past, one constant remains: "simply putting the ball into play against big-league pitching remains the greatest challenge" (McGwire, Woolsey). So, how should his record look when it is placed in the record books? Impressive. Undisputed. A mark by which all other's shall be compared. Without ...
- 3900: Lucille Ball
- ... to promote Jell-o" (Brady, 160) In addition to radio success, Ball was also a wonderful actress. Ball was not discovered as an actress until she acted in the films Dance Girl, Dance, and The Big Street. When she did act in these movies, she played minor, serious roles. So when she was discovered, people didn't even know how funny she was but the world would soon find out. When ...
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