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- 7641: Desiderius Erasmus
- ... much confusion about his early life. It has been discerned that he as born in Gouda, Holland in 1469 and that he had a brother. Erasmus tried to keep all these facts hidden, confusing modern day historians. He died in 1536. Erasmus's writings included The Praise of Folly, a satire which pointed out major problems in the clergy, saying that monks were beggars, the clergy was greedy, and that the ...
- 7642: Charles Darwin
- ... not favorably equipped will die preventing overpopulation of the earth. In November, 1859, Darwin published The Origin of Species in which he proposed his ideas of evolution. The first edition was sold out on the day of publicatio n and by 1860 over five thousand copies had been sold. Instantaneously conflict arose and "Darwinism" was put on trial. Darwin was attacked as a blasphemous radical by the church. Scientific journals contained ...
- 7643: Essay on Christopher Columbus
- Essay on Christopher Columbus Columbus as a man had many positive contributions as well as negative. People all over the world celebrate Columbus Day, because of his achievements, and success in finding the "New World". Although, many people revel in his glory, their are facts that infer that Columbus wasn't as admirable as people think of him. In ...
- 7644: Sir Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941)
- ... Best shouted,"Her sugar is down. It is almost normal!" This was a major discovery of modern science. They made a dying diabetic animal survive again. They named the islet cells isletin. However, the next day, the dog was dead. This meant the cells only brought a temporary drop in sugar level. However, it was not practical to kill healthy dogs to save the sicked one. Therefore, they had to think ...
- 7645: Geoffrey Chaucer
- ... only later that some of his works became more original. For example, Chaucer¦s first recorded poem (the Book of the Duchess) the opening lines are simply translations of the openings of Froissart¦s Paradys d¦Amour. While this is the most obvious use of the French poem, other nstances reminiscent of the work appear throughout Chaucer¦s poem. In the first part of Chaucer¦s career as a writer, it ...
- 7646: George Washington Carver
- ... was formed at Tuskegee. He volunteered almost all of his life savings to this institute. George Washington Carver died in 1943 at the age of 82. Congress made January 5th of each year as a day to honor Carver and his achievements. Bibliography 1991 Encyclopedia Americana 1995 Microsoft Bookshelf 1994 Academic American Encyclopedia
- 7647: Of Mice and Men: Life, Dreams and Friendship of George and Lenny
- ... you got me to look after you.” They find themselves as exceptions because they have each other and together a dream for the future. The dream that consumes their thoughts on all hours of the day comes with a heafty amount of responsibility George could have abandoned Lennie whenever he wanted to. While blowing off steam George admits, “If I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get ...
- 7648: Albert Einstein
- ... for a world government. His fame, at this point, was legendary. People from all over would write to him for advice, and he would often answer them. He also continued his scientific research until the day he died. This was on April 18, 1955. There is no doubt that he was dissatisfied that he never was able to find the true meaning of existence that he strove for all his life ...
- 7649: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... out. It was a great accomplishment that Harper Lee only wrote one book and won the Pulitzer Prize. There are many themes and symbols in this book. Scouts father, Atticus, tells Scout and Jem, I d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit them, but remember it s a ...
- 7650: Albert Einstein
- ... for a world government. His fame, at this point, was legendary. People from all over would write to him for advice, and he would often answer them. He also continued his scientific research until the day he died. This was on April 18, 1955. There is no doubt that he was dissatisfied that he never was able to find the true meaning of existence that he strove for all his life ...
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