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- 6691: Charles Darwin
- ... the availability of food for human survival couldn't match the rate of population growth. Therefore, the population had to be checked by natural limitations such as famine and disease, or by actions such as war. After studying Malthus's essay, Darwin immediately applied his principles to plant and animal life, and by 1838 he had arrived at his first idea of the theory of evolution through natural selection. For the ...
- 6692: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... Exchange, and in1945 she was finally called to serve as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor of the Auxiliary Transport Service where she was to learn to be a mechanic of sorts. In 1945 the war was brought to a close, and with the return of Prince Philip, the two were engaged by the following year. They were married on November 20,1947. Three months later she was to become pregnant ...
- 6693: The Life of the Great William Shakespeare
- ... time that are acted out over time and time again, I began to see why people regard Shakespeare as a world- renowned author and an excellent source of history. Not only does he have the war drawn male hero for the women to drool over, he has love stories that are strong and moving, even for the manliest of men. In conclusion, Shakespeare has something for every kind of reader. Be ...
- 6694: Louis XIV
- ... past and would continue to cause trouble in the form of uprisings and other conflicts. Louis XIV sought absolute power, and he knew that he would not be able to obtain this if preoccupied by civil conflicts. His solution to this problem was building Versailles and inviting all of the nobles to reside there. This was a brilliant scheme to keep the nobles out of the politics of the country. He ...
- 6695: Willem De Kooning
- ... Willem de Kooning was the principal member of the Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Expressionism gave birth as a reaction to years of struggle against conservative taste, improvised circumstances and reinforced by confused feelings created after World War II. De Kooning was celebrated for his ferocious Women painting in 1950s. In 1956, he took a break form Women theme, and started to paint small, packed shapes with a feel for city. Woman merged ...
- 6696: Katherine Anne Porter
- ... 1944), and Collected Stories (1965), which was awarded the 1966 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Porter's only novel, Ship of Fools (1962), depicts an ocean voyage from Mexico to Germany on the eve of World War II. Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter also appeared in 1970. Many of Porter's works portray a rejected individual. The short story "The Circus" tells about a large family's first ...
- 6697: Hubert H. Humphrey
- ... us see a better vision of what we can become. Hubert Humphrey was such a man." Humphrey begin his road to sucess at the 1948 Democratic national convention. This where he spoke of Truman's Civil Rights proposals. This lead to his election to the U.S. Senate that same year and gave him the reputation as a fire-breathing Midwestern liberal. Humphrey had a good Vice-Presidential term, he was ...
- 6698: King Henry Iv
- ... 2 years later the Beauforts claims to the throne were ended. By the Battle of Brabham Moor in 1408, the domestic threats to the throne were ended, and Henry could turn his attention to the civil wars in France as well as reforming his household administration. He was able to defeat an attempt to force him to resign in favor of his more popular son (later Henry V), but his health ...
- 6699: King Solomon
- ... administrator, Solomon kept the kingdom of Israel largely intact, strengthened its protection, and made alliances with several surrounding nations. He united his already strong position and even extended his influence by skillful diplomacy rather than war (8). International commerce and a large copper-mining industry aided in Solomon s wealth. Contact with other nations showed his advanced intelligence. Solomon displayed political and administrative wisdom and showed himself equal to his father ...
- 6700: John Quincy Adams
- ... without exerting any force on them at all. On a different occasion, when I was appointed minister to Russia, I was the leading negotiator for the Treaty of Ghent with the British, which ended the War of 1812. These negotiations gained respect for the United States and me as a diplomat. I am a likable person wherever I go. When I was a kid, our family was very closely knit, as ...
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