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- 5931: Kurt Cobain
- ... the depression. My research so far has led me to believe that these two symptoms increased from his view of the hope and sincerity during that point in life. Because the biggest points of drug abuse occurred after he dropped out of high school, during the fame of Nirvana's album Nevermind, and after that he had tried to clean himself up in re-hab, to no avail(Wilson 11). I ...
- 5932: King Henry VIII
- ... separation from Rome he persecuted with equal severity the Catholics who adhered to the government of Rome and the Protestants who rejected its doctrines. Henry was married six times. Anne Boleyn bore the king one child, who became Elizabeth I. Henry soon tired of Anne and had her put to death. A few days later he married a third wife, Jane Seymour. She died in a little more than a year ...
- 5933: Jonas Salk
- ... born in upper Manhattan, but then moved to the Bronx where he went to school. "His first spoken words were, 'Dirt, dirt,' instead of the conventional, uninspired 'No, no' or 'Momma.' He was a responsive child." Dr. Salk was "raised on the verge of poverty." Although his family was poor, he did do exceptionally well in all the levels of education. He graduated from Townsend Harris High School in 1929 and ...
- 5934: Joan of Arc
- ... that they were dealing with the supernatural. As Jean Benedetti said: Certainly the sight of a woman dressed in white armour, carrying a white banner and leading troops into battle, must have been impressive, whatever abuse they might throw at her. Besides her frequent trips to the fortifications, her summons to the English to surrender must have taken an magic aura, as though she had been trying to put a spell ...
- 5935: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... equal job opportunity, and the civil rights movement. His biggest success came in the form of his Labor Reform Bill which passed by a margin of 90 to 1 in Senate debate. Kennedy's first child, Caroline, was born during this time. Due to his enormous success in Congress, the Democratic party nominated him for the presidential ticket in 1960. Lyndon Johnson was chosen as the running mate with Kennedy to ...
- 5936: Herman Melville: A Biography And Analysis
- ... behavior, it is certainly a disgrace that his true greatness was not recognized until nearly a generation after his death. Born in the city of New York on August 1, 1819, Melville was the third child and second son of Allan Melvill(it wasn't until Allan's death in 1832 that the “e” at the end of Melville was added, in order to make a more obvious connection with the ...
- 5937: Hayden Carruth
- ... the world throw the eyes of a 76- year-old man. His works reflect his personal experiences and his opinion on world events. Despite technical merit Carruth works have become depressing. Hayden Carruth is a child of the depression born in Vermont in 1921 where he lived for many tears. He now lives in upstate New York, where he taught in the Graduate Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University, until his ...
- 5938: Hank Williams Jr.
- ... under the name Bo Cephus on Verve Records, a subdivision of MGM. The split between what he wanted to do and what he was expected to do , along with his long-term alcohol and drug abuse, developed into a downward spiral of his career that led to a 1974 suicide attempt. In early 1975, Hank recorded "Hank Williams, Jr. and Friends," his first true step to escaping his father's shadow ...
- 5939: Gwendolyn Brooks
- ... unrivaled depth of character. Once again, Brooks draws the reader deep into the human soul. She bares the wheels and cogs which keep people moving. It is the one thing nearly every man woman and child has felt from one time or another, that Brooks delves into. Bringing to life a little girl of seven, Brooks creates a vision of human life. Unfortunately it is painfully aware to the reader Mabbie ...
- 5940: Golda Meir
- ... world. If she set out to do something, whether it was to wash her families clothes or to create a Jewish state in the land of Israel, the job was never left unfinished. As a child, she decided that she wanted there to be a Jewish state, where any Jew would not be refused citizenship. She spent her whole life working to achieve this goal and in 1948, her dreams came ...
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