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- 451: Harry S. Truman
- ... or biographies a week and acquired an exhaustive knowledge of great military battles and of the lives of the world s greatest leaders. In 1901, when Truman graduated from high school, his future was uncertain. College had been ruled out by his family s financial situation, and appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was eliminated by his poor eyesight. 4. Family Harry S. Truman s family included ... who live from 1877-1956, was an American statesman and 35th vice president of the United States from 1949-1953. He was born on November 24, 1877, in Graves County, Kentucky, and educated at Marvin College (Clinton, Kentucky), Emory College (Oxford, Georgia), and the University of Virginia Law School. In 1901 he was admitted to the Kentucky bar. After holding various county offices in Kentucky, he was elected as a Democrat to the U. ...
- 452: Harriet Stowe
- ... Publishers, 1989, page 111). The work of the Underground Railroad deeply touched both Calvin and Harriet. They sheltered fugitive slaves in their home until they moved to Maine when he accepted a position at Bowdoin College in 1850. Throughout the years their loving commitment grew solidly. Harriet wrote to her husband of many years, "If you were not already my dearly beloved husband, I should certainly fall in love with you." Within two years, she had three children, increasing household responsibilities and financial worries as Calvin s salary from the college diminished. As a homemaker she lovingly and kindly cared for her children while she wrote for local magazines and papers. Over the years she wrote ardent letters to her surviving children, admonishing them to seek ... mothers who lost their children to the auction block. She lost four her seven children. Samuel Charles, "Charley" died at eighteen months from cholera and an older son, Henry, drowned while a student at Dartmouth College. Years later, her son Frederick who was an alcoholic from the age of sixteen, died. He never recovered from the wounds he sustained at Gettysburg in the Civil War, nor could he cope with ...
- 453: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
- ... with a deep-rooted message. For example, during the 1800’s women could be employed as factory workers, bar maids, and prostitutes. Many opportunities afforded men were taboo for women. Men were able to attend college take the challenging subjects and get a degree. However, women could go to college, but would be denied the diploma and the classes needed to be competitive in the business world. There were three themes: exploiting women, greed, and Mrs. Warren’s drive to provide for her daughter and ... to the themes of prostitution and exploitation of women. This shows the fate women faced in society at that time. Mrs. Warren is a very colorful character gaining knowledge through life experience rather than a college degree. She is a very smart woman who is able to survive and make a profitable living in a man’s world. She made some hard decisions growing up as a child., as a ...
- 454: Grace Murray Hopper
- ... Although at the time women were not considered as important to society as men were, she would turn out to be one of the most important influences of the century. In 1924 Grace attended Vassar College, majoring in the sciences, specifically mathematics and physics. After four years of hard work she graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors and a Vassar College Fellowship. With that she progressed to earning her MA in mathematics at Yale University in 1930, and her Ph.D. in 1934, along with two Sterling Scholarships and an election to Sigma Xi. While finishing her college education she married the New York University English teacher Vincent Hopper. Her computer technology life would soon begin following her graduation. Upon graduating, Grace was accepted to the Bureau of Ordinance at Harvard University. ...
- 455: George Washington Carver2
- ... an African American, he was not accepted at any local schools, therefore he had to attend school eight miles away from home. He did very well in school. In 1885 he was accepted to Highland College in Kansas. However, race became an issue again and they took away the offer. He became very discouraged and chose to travel abroad until 1890 where he found himself in Iowa. He decided to enroll in Simpson College in Indianola. One of his teachers recognized his many talents and encouraged him to transfer to Iowa State College at Ames, which he did in May 1891. At Iowa State, Carver found that he was especially gifted in plant hybridization and the study of fungi. In 1894, Carver earned a bachelor of science ...
- 456: George Washington Carver
- ... school until the age of 30, but his age didn t stop him from finding more education. George tried applying to many colleges and all of those attempts failed. George almost gave up until Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa finally accepted him as a freshman. To support himself through college, George had odd jobs such as ironing and washing the clothes of his fellow and more fortunate classmates. In 1891, George was transferred to Iowa State College of Agriculture, which is now Iowa State University. It was there that George became the first African American to get a Bachelor s Degree and a Masters Degree in bacterial botany and agriculture. After ...
- 457: Baptism
- ... of Baptism, (London: S.P.C.K., 1964), 101. 3 George Raymond Beasley, Baptism in the New Testament, (Grand Rapids: Ferdmans, 1973), 88. 4 David W. Fletcher, Baptism and the Remission of Sins, (Joplin, MO: College Press,1990), 77. 5 Stanley Edwin Anderson, Your Baptism is Important, (Texarkana, AR: Bogard Press, 1972), 194. 6 Philip Maurd, Baptism, (Swengel, PA: Reiner Publishing, 1977), 115. 7 Donald Bridge, The Water That Divides, (Downers ... 1977. Briney, J.B. The Form of Baptism. St. Louis: Christian Publishing Company, 1892. Carson, Alexander. Baptism - Its Mode and Subjects. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1853. Cottrell, Jack Warren. Baptism - A Biblical Study. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1898. Flemington, W.F. The New Testament Doctrine of Baptism. London: S.P.C.K., 1964. Fletcher, David W. Baptism and the Remission of Sins. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1990. Mauro, Philip. Baptism. Swengel, PA: Reiner Publishing, 1977.
- 458: Chicano Literature
- ... not able to participate in what would've been his first play. After the occurrence of this incident, still at age six, Valdez knew that he was destined to be a playwright (videorecording). Valdez entered college with intentions of learning about math and physics (videorecording). The first play he ever wrote, The Theft, "written in 1959, satarized contemporary [values] and underscored the lack of Christian charity" (Hernandez 47). Valdez was blessed as a student at San Jose State College, where in 1964 his first play was produced, The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa (Valdez 7). In 1965, after graduating as a drama student from San Jose State College, he returned to the fields of California to become the founding father of El Teatro Campesino (The Farmworkers' Theatre). The Teatro was Valdez' "emotional response" to the strike led by the United Farmworkers Organization ...
- 459: Into The Wild By John Krakauer
- Obligation to Family The book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer is a story about a man by the name of Chris McCandless. He is a man who grew up in a DC suburb, graduated college and decides to change the ways of his life. He journeys across the country, and finds his way to Alaska. His means are to leave the material lifestyle and become at one with nature. During ... country and seldom kept in touch with his family. After being on the road for weeks Chris finally returned home, but within the next couple of days he would be embarking on his adventure to college in Atlanta, GA. Chris had eight step brothers and sisters and one whole sister by the name of Carine. Carnie and Chris had a close relationship. No matter were Chris went he always found a way to let his sister know that he was OK. Chris graduated college in May and set out on his adventure to Alaska about a month later. Chris told the post office to hold his mail until August first so his family wouldn’t get worried. By ...
- 460: Cardiovascular Disease
- ... the highest rates. The section men were between the two extremes. Harvard Alumni Study In a second study, Paffenbarger and associates surveyed the health and physical activity of nearly 17,000 Harvard alumni who entered college in the years 1916 to 1950. A questionnaire data were used to quantify exercise expenditure in terms of caloric expenditure. The forms of physical activity included various types of sports, stair climbing and walking. The ... It was discovered that common forms of physical activity such as walking, climbing stairs, and/or playing strenuous sports on a regular basis provided a degree of protection against a heart attack; however, being a college athlete did not reduce risk less the person remained physically active. In fact the alumni at highest risk of heart attack were those former athletes who led a sedentary post-college life. Treatment of cardiovascular disease When medical tests such as an angiocardiography, a procedure for visualizing the flow of blood through the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart, confirm that one or several ...
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