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- 19861: Beethoven
- ... home before he met him formally. By the time he came back to Vienna, Mozart had died so Beethoven sought help from Hadyn, another German composer. He became Beethoven’s second mentor and taught him new styles of music. Beethoven did his first shows in Vienna in 1795. He was the first composer that was not supported by wealthy persons; instead Beethoven supported himself with money from selling his music. By ...
- 19862: Robert Edward Lee
- ... to Saint Louis to work on stabalizing the Mississippi river channel. He was promoted to captain in 1838. Being sucessful in Saint Louis he was assigned to Fort Hamilton in 1841 to work on the New York Harbor fortifications. When war broke out with Mexico in 1840 Lee was sent to Mexico for two years as an engieneering officer. There he was praised for his galantry and good conduct. In the ...
- 19863: Great Wall Of China
- ... Dynasty( 1368-1644 A.D.), the Great Wall was repaired by General Xu Da and watchtowers were added by General Qi Jiguang. Most of what tourists see today was made by these two generals. During World War II, the Great Wall was used for the transportation of troops. The Great Wall is so huge that it is the only man made creation which can be seen from the moon. Bibliography
- 19864: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... restrictions of a constitutions. This was a lose, lose situation for the people. The support of the army was a major factor in his successful dictatorship. Napoleon put the three consuls in charge of the new executive branch in which he was the first consul. Napoleon also introduced many foreign policies. One was the continental system, this forbade the impotation of British goods into Europe. In th first coalition, England joined ...
- 19865: Muhammad
- ... long as Abu Talib was alive Muhammad was protected by the Hashim, even though that clan was the object of a boycott by other Quraysh after 616. About 619, however, Abu Talib died, and the new clan leader was unwilling to continue the protective arrangement. At about the same time Muhammad lost another staunch supporter, his wife Khadijah. In the face of persecution and curtailed freedom to preach, Muhammad and about ...
- 19866: How The Characters In The Merc
- ... had it of him. Pardon me, Bassanio, / For by this ring the doctor lay with me. (V i 258). She trusts Bassanio and gives back his ring because she knows Bassanio loves her. Bassanio s brave acts towards Shylock to help Antonio and his love for his wife allows Portia to see that Bassanio is a nice, honest, courageous man and that she can forgive him. Antonio gives money to Bassanio ...
- 19867: Marie Antoinette
- ... t such an insensitive person, she probably would have been killed anyway, since she represented the authority. Marie's big mistake was that while she was prisoner, she might havee rallied the people to a new constitutional monarchy similar to England's. Instead Marie convinced her weak-willed husband to refuse tributes to the people, and seeked military aid from the other rulers of Europe.
- 19868: Lorenzo Ghiberti
- ... can be seen in the scenes, the Creation of Adam, and the Story of Joseph. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) “Ghiberti, Lorenzo” Volume 9; Lexicon Universal Encyclopedia Copyright (c) 1996 Lexicon Publications 2) Great Artists of the Western World; Early Renossaince, Copyright (c) 1988, Marshall Gavandish Corporation 3) “Ghiberti, Lorenzo,” Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corp. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk and Wagnall’s Corporation 4) Julius von Schlosser, Lorenzo Ghiberti's Denkwürdigkeiten ...
- 19869: Shannon Lucid
- ... on them and how protein crystals are formed. On other missions scientists have created perfect spheres, a feat almost impossible on earth. It is truly a shift from the "The Right Stuff" to the "The New Stuff". Gone are the days of racing T-38's and here to stay are the days of science and for the good of man not the military. Shannon Lucid has been one of the ...
- 19870: Dr Jack Kevorkian: Disrupting the Universe
- ... the Universe Dr. Jack Kevorkian did something that most people would never even think of doing or think that someone would do such a thing. He really did disrupt the universe by taking the whole world by surprise. Jack Kevorkian was the first person in the United States to assist in suicides in a big way. He started in 1990 by placing a newspaper add for assisted suicide. He then developed ...
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