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- 1161: Alexander Hamilton
- ... law, the (the court ordering the divorce) Ms. Levine was forbidden from remarrying. Thus, Hamilton's birth was illegitimate. Alexander Hamilton had one brother, James Hamilton. Heavy burdens fell upon Hamilton's shoulders during childhood. Business failures caused Hamilton's father to become bankrupt. Soon thereafter, his mother died in 1768. At twelve, Alexander entered the counting house of Nicholas Cruger and David Beekman. There, young Alexander served as a clerk and apprentice. At the age of fifteen, Mr. Cruger left Alexander in charge of the business. Early on, Hamilton wished to increase his opportunities in life. This is evidenced by a letter written to his friend Edward Stevens at the age of fourteen on Nov. 11, 1769 where he stated, "[m ...
- 1162: William Shakespeare 2
- ... age 7, in Stratford. (Wadsworth 344) Before Shakespeare reached the age of 13, his family endured hardships. Shakespeare s formal schooling ceased. At that time, William may have begun helping his father in the gloving business. (Wright 22) There is historical warrant for such an approach. Christian images, of course, pervade Shakespeare s culture, throughout his career he obviously thought in terms of them. If those images are themselves frequently allegorical ... had no experience. He was merely a performer. William Shakespeare was an important part of a troupe called the Lord Chamberlains Men. He eventually became an honored senior member. Writing plays soon became a demanding business. Companies were always looking for new material. With few new plays, companies began paying for the plays. Once a play was sold it became the property of the company. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. The plays ...
- 1163: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
- ... Conrad Roentgen was born on March 27, 1845 in Lennep, Germany to Friedrich and Charlotte Constance Roentgen. When he was three Wilhelm and his family moved to Apeldoorn, Nederland. His father owned a thriving cloth business so he was pretty well off. He lived right next to the Kostschool of Martinus Hermanus van Doorn, a boarding school with around eighty students, which he attended. He was expected after he graduated to go into his father s business and eventually inherit it. At sixteen, he finished van Doorn s school. His parents thought he was too young to start working, and he had a strong desire to learn, so a few years later ...
- 1164: Rick Pitino
- ... fact that he sent them prepared into the game of life. To identify just four ideas is impossible, being that the book itself is based on what he calls the ten steps to overachieving in business and in life. The ten steps are: 1) Build your self- esteem 2) Set demanding goals 3) Always be positive 4) Establish good habits 5) Master the at of communicating 6) Learn from good role ... The best part of this book is that it is not directed at the person that is trying to succeed as a coach, but it gives you little stories on how to succeed in the business world as well as in life. This book will appeal more to a basketball fan, but I would definitely recommend it to someone that has liking towards basketball in any way. The only thing that ...
- 1165: Olaudah Equiano
- ... worked out for everybody trading except for the slaves. Equiano was traded for such items in the Narrative. The first person to own Equiano was a Quaker named Robert King. He did most of his business in the West Indies. Equiano was eventually traded for sugar cane and was forced to go on a slave ship. The conditions were horrible. Equiano was transported on a slave ship called the Zong. The ... dragged away from there home. A lot of the whites would just go into villages and start taking African Americans to be their slaves or to trade them for goods. They treated it like a business. The slaves weren t seen as a whole person. They brought the white people a lot of profit at their painful expense like Olaudah Equiano. In Conclusion, you can see how badly the African American ...
- 1166: Marilyn Monroe 2
- ... of her in many magazines and newspapers. She was a huge success. Joe did not accompany her on this trip...explaining, "Joe hates crowds and glamour." On May 29, Marilyn began filming "There's No Business Like Show Business". Throughout the summer she was ill with bronchitis and anemia. For the first time, Marilyn began showing serious side-effects of the many sleeping pills she had been taking for the last few years...often ...
- 1167: King Solomon
- ... Phoenician seamen and artisans aided Solomon in building and operating his fleet in the Red Sea, and also believed that Phoenician technicians built the seaport of Ezeion-geber for him. Solomon must have been doing business with, and competing with the famous Queen of Sheba. Her strenuous journey to Jerusalem by camel, traveling over twelve hundred miles of inhospitable terrain, almost certainly dictated business reasons as well as the pleasure of seeing Solomon and hearing his wisdom (5). The visit must have involved trade treaties, which regulated the fair exchange of the products of Arabia for the products of ...
- 1168: John Steinbeck
- ... home they did not have to many financial problems, but then economic difficulties forced John s father dismissal from the mill. Steinbeck s father deiced to open a feed and grain store and go into business himself. The store struggled to survive and eventually failed completely. A close friend of John s father got him a job as an account for the Spreckles Sugar Company. Although he had a job, John s father was extremely devastated by the lose of his business (Stephen) Encouraged by his parents John began to develop a love literature (Morrow). At his ninth birthday John received a copy of the book Morte d Arthur. This was the first book John ever owned ...
- 1169: James Watt
- ... cylinder wasn t shaped right resulting in a leaking cylinder allowing steam to escape. Soon Roebuck began to retire but at the same time Matthew Boulton left school to join his father in the family business. Boulton was only seventeen at the time. Eventually his father died and Matthew took over the business. Roebuck was also communicating with Boulton as to Watt s progress with the steam engine as he was also one of Boulton s correspondents. Once Boulton heard of Watt s progress he immediately arranged for ...
- 1170: History Of Ozzy
- ... exist. There are four major issues that face the recording industry today: piracy, payola, contents of recording, and authenticity of performances(150). Piracy is the recording of music without the consent of the musician or business(149). To put it bluntly, the recording industry, as well as the musician, lose money when a person records the musicians music and sells it to someone else. Instead of buying it at a store ... proven to overcome them and still was able to be successful. I have given background to the record industry, and a history on Ozzy Osbourne, as well as how he has contributed to the record business. As Ozzy would end his concerts, You guys are the f***ing greatest, I m gonna miss ya til next time. Works Cited Biagi, Shirley. Media Impact. New York; Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1996. Lalonde, Michael ...
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