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- 12651: Albert Einstein from Start to Finish
- ... board with the lesson. His teachers came to the conclusion that he was mentally retarded and his classmates thought he was a stupid freak. How could a freak be known to every person in the world today for his extravagant contributions to Math and Science? He began high school at the age 12. He was only interested in Mathematics and Philosophy. Therefore he made no effort to work in his other ... Albert switched his focus to To Atto Hahn, who discovered what great power an atom contains. Of all times Hahn made his discovery just before Christmas. He thought this technology might help Hitler dominate the world. Albert was greeted by two scientists from Princeton. When they arrived Albert showed no sign of suprise, as if he expected them. They both rammbled about the an atomic bomb and said they needed him ... breathing properly normally. While the nurse was propping him up to breathe he, mumbled something in German and took his last deep breath and was there pronounced dead. Albert Einstien contributed so much to the world. Some not so good and some the greatest. He was abused by the American government though. They used their enemy to make th em a weapon. I feel that Hitler would still be alive ...
- 12652: The Ambitions of Napoleon
- ... he was being looked upon as a romantic figure. He decided to leave Egypt on a ship back to Paris. When he arrived in Paris, the country was in despair. It was in need of new leaders. Napoleon had arrived at the right moment. Soon Napoleon was the first Counsel and then later named Emperor of France. Napoleon revised everything once he had these powers. He established the Rhine River as ... remembered for his loyalty to France, to end its civil dispute, and revision of a government that still lives on today, not for his loss at Waterloo. Napoleon is one of the best generals the world has ever seen, which's why he is Napoleon the Great.
- 12653: Mozart
- ... of the best composer of this time was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In this paper I will go through his childhood, his friends and family, and of course his music. Enjoy!!! Child of the Enlightenment The world that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered ceremoniously in 1756 was brimming in change. Historians refer to this era as the Age of Enlightenment, one of unparalleled scientific, philosophical, and political ferment. Within Mozart’s lifetime it ... beginning of the Western fascination with the child prodigy. Dressed in the festive outfit given Wolfgang in 1762 by the Empress Maria Theresa, this boy of not quite seven years old looks, for all the world, like a miniature adult who has simply skipped childhood. “Mozart was keenly aware of his exceptional ability, which had been fostered and rutted in him by his father from a very early age”(Schroter). Other ... dead). Haydn played a seminal role in the development of the symphony and the string quartet. His friendship with Mozart from ca. 1781 on was crucial to the musical development of both composers. Summary: The world that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered unceremoniously in 1756 was awash in change. Historians refer to this era as the Age of Enlightenment. Indeed, Mozart marks the beginning of the Western fascination with the child ...
- 12654: Biography of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
- ... own station, and at thirty-one found himself a widower with one surviving child, the other two having died previously. From that time he began a life of prayer and mortification, although separated from the world around him. On the death of his third child his thoughts turned to a life in some religious order. Previous associations had brought him into contact with the first Jesuits who had come to Spain, Bl. Peter Faber among others, but it was apparently impossible to carry out his purpose of entering the Society , as he was without education, having only had an incomplete year at a new college begun at Alcala by Francis Villanueva. At the age of thirty-nine he attempted to make up this deficiency by following the course at the College of Barcelona, but without success. His austerities had ...
- 12655: Vespasian
- ... are unknown, but the circumstances cannot but raise the question whether they were already considering a bid for power. Vespasian seems to have claimed that further operations against the Jews required a directive from the new emperor, Galba. Such a claim may have been formally valid, but there may have also been underlying political considerations. Vespasian did eventually decide to accept Galba, whose noble descent, given the standards of the day ... return he promoted his financial program. He increased, and sometimes doubled, provincial taxation and revoked immunities granted to various Greek-speaking provinces and cities. He reclaimed public land in Italy from squatters and instituted various new taxes, including the diversion to Rome's treasury of the tax paid by Jews of the Diaspora to the Temple at Jerusalem. Such measures were essential after the deficit incurred by Nero and the devastations ... Latin rights on all Spain, which meant that all city magistrates obtained Roman citizenship, with consequent profit to the imperial treasury; and no doubt Roman citizenship was granted liberally elsewhere. In addition they recruited many new members, provincial as well as Italian, to the Roman Senate. With the Senate, despite the discords of the early months, Vespasian succeeded in maintaining friendly relations. To the historian Tacitus, who was embarking on ...
- 12656: John Maynard Keynes
- ... at the University of Cambridge. Keynes began his career at the India office of the British government. During this time in his career he wrote a book called “Indian Currency and Finance” in 1913. During World War I he worked in the treasury in which he represented at the Paris Peace Conference 1919. Keynes decided to resign his position in office because he disagreed with economic terms of the Treaty of ... policy prescription was that the government raises its spending and/or reduces its taxes in order to increase the economy's aggregate demand curve and put the unemployed back to work. As Great Britain entered World War II, Keynes went and published another book called, “How to Pay for the War”. In this book he talked about how people should automatically take out a portion of their income and invest it ... United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, the Bretton Woods Conference. There he promoted establishment of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund. Keynes ideas have profoundly influenced the economy since World War II and many consider his “General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money” one of the most significant theoretical works of the 20th century. (Lekachman). Reversing back in time a little when Keynes had ...
- 12657: Robert E. Lee
- ... He supervised the engineering work for St. Louis harbor and for the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. His work there earned him a promotion to Captain. In 1841 he was transferred to Fort Hamilton in New York harbor, where he took charge of building fortifications. When war broke out between the United States and Mexico in 1846, the army sent Lee to Texas to serve as assistant engineer under General John ... problems in Lexington. After his death, his name was joined with that of his lifelong hero, and Washington College became Washington and Lee University. Bibliography Works Cited Thomas, Emory M. Robert E. Lee A Biography. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1995. Nagel, Paul C. The Lees of Virginia. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Nolan, Alan T. Lee Considered. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Saundra N. "Robert E. Lee" http://darter.ocps.k12.fl.us/classroom/who/darter2/relee. ...
- 12658: The Life and Death of Tupac Amaru Shakur
- ... is another motive people haven't figured out. In the rap game there is an ego thing that people would like to call the "Eastcoast/Westcoast War". If you are from cities like Washington DC, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia or Baltimore you are considered eastcoast. If you are from Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Compton, Watts, Fresno, Long Beach or Sacramento you are considered westcoast. Why people talk bad bout each other because of their preference on where to live will never be defined. Just prejudice acts among people. Tupac was raised in the city of New York before he had rape charges against him. Then after that he was shot 6 times, somehow living. After that happened he moved off to the westcoast and signed a deal with Death Row Records ... gain popularity and money. People begin wondering if Tupac then is really dead or not. Why did he all of a sudden change his name to Makavelli? Why did they make an album of totally new songs AFTER he died? Why did he mention himself dying in most of his songs on "All Eyez on Me"? Why won't Executive Producer Suge Knight comment on Tupac's death? As is ...
- 12659: Paul Laurence Dunbar
- ... Revell). Dunbar's poems in literary English, his short stories and novels all rely more or less on traditional forms and conventional characterization. Works Cited Baker, Houston A. Jr. "Paul Laurence Dunbar: An Evaluation." Black World. 21 Nov. 1971: 30-37. Brawley, Benjamin. Paul Laurence Dunbar: Poet of his People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1936. Cunningham, Virginia. Paul Laurence Dunbar and his Song. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1947. Metcalfe, E.W.,Jr. Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Bibliography. Metachen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975. Revell, Peter. Paul Laurence Dunbar. Twayne Publishers: 1979. Revell. Peter. Paul Laurence Dunbar. Boston, Twayne Publishers ...
- 12660: Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Patriot
- Martin Luther King: Civil Rights Patriot Nearly three centuries ago, African slaves were brought to the New World and put into slavery. They were treated more cruelly in the United States than in any other country that had ever practiced slavery, and ever since its prohibition, African-Americans have fought oppression. Martin Luther ...
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