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- 3711: Aaron Burr Jr.
- ... father was determined to make a prodigy of her in spite of her sex, for Burr was probably the first feminist in the United States. He applauded Miss Woolstonecraft's book titled "Vindication of the Rights of Women," where it was argued that girls should receive the same kind of mental training as their brothers, women being not only the equal but the superior of men. At fourteen, Theodosia had come ...
- 3712: Sinclair Lewis
- ... plot of the novel. Sinclair Lewis was the first American writer to be awarded with the Nobel Prize for literature. All of his works are satirical and critical. He was a spokesperson for women's rights, antiracial issues and others. He replaced the traditional view of American life with a more realistic and bitter conception. In total, Sinclair Lewis wrote 22 novels and 3 plays before he died, including World so ...
- 3713: Sister Helen Prejean
- ... legal system and all of its inequities. She would probably agree with the saying, Capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment. Taking what she has learned, she actively gets involved with the rights of the death row inmates. She has been praised for taking a stand and she has been criticized for her involvement with the inmates and lack of involvement with the victims, yet she keeps going ...
- 3714: Ben Franklin
- ... brother 30. money for books 31. problems in Boston 32. Philadelphia 33. printer 34. "Poor Richard's Almanac" 35. bifocals, rocking chair and electricity 36. France 37. April 17, 1790 Ben Franklin Essay submitted by Bill lawton There was a man named Josiah Franklin. He owned a candle and soap shop in Boston, Massachusetts. The sign for the shop was shaped like a blue ball. Josiah had children, but there were ...
- 3715: The Life of Julius Caesar
- ... of the magistrates by his own will, he gained effective control over the elections and moreover, over the government. Gradually, democracy became a faint memory to the Roman citizens as Caesar decisively annexed the political rights of the people and instituted his own rule. He made many economic reforms as well. He enacted a law that one- third of all workers on large estates were freemen. He reduced the number of ...
- 3716: Ernest Hemingway and A Farewell to Arms
- ... a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He began, at that time, to pull away from his mother, and never forgave her for his humiliation. The town of Oak Park, where Ernest grew up, was very old fashioned and quite religious. The ...
- 3717: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- ... in their time of need. In 1938 Roosevelt pleaded with Congress to repeal the arms embargo which was enforced at that time. (Freedman, p.136) Finally in the midst of the war, Congress passed the bill to repeal the embargo in 1939. Because of Roosevelts persistence, an act he proposed was passed, in March 1941. It was entitled the Lend- Lease Act, it allowed the United States to provide a ...
- 3718: Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, born April 4, 1928 as Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, and director. She has been working at Wake Forest University in north Carolina since 1981.She has published ten best selling books and numerous magazine articles earning her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award ...
- 3719: The Works and Influence of Christopher Marlowe
- ... magnificent appearance, impulsiveness, and many costumes. Christopher Marlowe had a very controversial death. His mysterious death took place inside of a tavern where there was a brawl about who was going to pay the dinner bill. This brawl was with his so called friend, Ingram Frizer. It ended when Marlowe drew a dagger, there was a struggle for possession of the dagger, and Frizer stabbed Marlowe in the head that was ...
- 3720: Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
- ... party. He saw the purpose of the government as the protection of the individuals right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He valued social harmony. He believed that property was among the natural rights of man. He encouraged public opinion. He had a system of free public education. Alexander Hamilton was the symbol of the Federalist party. He had a dream of national grandeur to which he was prepared ...
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