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- 5821: Sean Gagnon
- ... this extremely down to earth player. You would automatically think that he was an awful person because of the way he plays ice hockey, but that is not the case. When Sean Gagnon was a child, he was always getting beat up and pushed around by the neighborhood boys in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. You know the kind. Mouthy, mean-spirited bullies who pick on someone just because they have nothing ...
- 5822: Charles Darwin
- Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin was the fifth child of Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgewood. He was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England where his father practiced medicine. He attended Shrewsbury Grammar School which was a well-kn own secondary school ...
- 5823: The Nomination of Andrew Jackson to the "Presidents Hall of Fame"
- ... bank into "pet banks" which virtually took away the power Nicholas Biddle's power as president of the Second National Bank, which left him and anti-Jackson people very upset with what they called the abuse of his powers. The increase in loans from the state chartered caused a land boom and gave the federal government a surplus (which it split up amongst the states), the increase in loans brought on ...
- 5824: Michael Jackson
- ... back to Brotman Memorial Hospital, where he underwent treatment for his burn injury. He donated $1.5 million, it was received as compensation from Pepsi, to set up the Michael Jackson Burn Unit to help child victims. Then an $18 million contract was signed between Michael and Entertainment Properties Inc., which will manufacture a line of clothing for children in need. He joins a campaign to stamp out racism by lending ...
- 5825: Albert Einstein
- ... he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja, and they could often be found in the lakes that were scattered about the countryside near Munich. As a child, Einstein's sense of curiosity had already begun to stir. A favorite toy of his was his father's compass, and he often marveled at his uncle's explanations of algebra. Although young Albert was ...
- 5826: Biography of Genghis Khan
- ... prove that Genghis Khan was the greatest ruler, we must go back to the very beginning of his existence. We must examine such issues as; Genghis¹s struggle for power/how his life as a child would affect his rule, his personal and military achievements and his conquests. Genghis Khan was originally born as Temujin in 1167. He showed early promise as a leader and a fighter. By 1206, an assembly ...
- 5827: Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
- ... build their own society and value system had an important influence on black nationalist and black separatist movements of the 1950s and 1960s. Malcolm X was originally born as Malcolm Little. He was a young child trying to adapt to society's changes. He was looking so hard that he fell into the wrong crowd. Malcolm bumped into a man named Archie who was a big time thief. Archie ran a ...
- 5828: Approach To Edgar Allen Poe’s Writings
- ... closer to the center(Schopper). In the “Black Cat”, the husband in the story was cruel and unjust to the cats. The cats were probably representing Poe when he was defenseless and young. Poe’s child hood played a key factor exposing the “evil old man” figure(Schopper). Most of Poe’s stories have a motif of obsessive-compulsive behavior(Edgar Allen Poe web page). this would be expected of Poe ...
- 5829: Caravaggio
- ... compositional scheme of mind. Set in the midst of a tangle of draperies, of glistening wings and subtle glints of light playing upon the bare flesh of the angles, the figures of the Madonna and Child have a gentle and natural grace. " In 1608 he painted the portrait of the Grand Master of the Order of the Knight of Malta and was awarded the Cross of the Order of Knighthood. While ...
- 5830: Elie Wiesel
- Elie Wiesel The book Night opens in the town of Signet where Elie Wiesel, the author , was born . He lived his child hood in the Signet, Transylvania . He had three sisters Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. His father was an honored member of the Jewish community. He was a cultured man concerned about his community yet, he was ...
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