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- 2131: Mozart
- ... seventh and last child born to musical author, composer and violinist, Leopold Mozart and his wife Anna Maria Pertl. Only Wolfgang and Maria Anna (whose nickname was Nannerl) survived infancy. He was born in a house in the Hagenauersches Haus in Salzburg, Austria, on the 27th of January, 1756. The paternal ancestry of the family has been traced back with some degree of certainty to Fndris Motzhart, who lived in the ... the keyboard, Leopold was keen to exhibit those talents along with those of his gifted pianists daughter, Nannerl. Thus Leopold undertook a four month tour to Vienna and the 3 surrounding area, visiting every noble house and palace he could find, taking the entire family with him. Mozarts first know public appearance was at Salzburg University in September of 1761, when he took part in theatrical performance with music by ...
- 2132: The Great Gatsby 3
- ... not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them ... he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if Nick will invite Daisy to his house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza ...
- 2133: Biography of William Shakespeare
- ... Hamnet had died when only eleven, but his two daughters were in Stratford-upon-avon with his wife Anne. He was now a wealthy man and had, as long before as 1597, bought a handsome house, New Place, the second largest in Stratford. It had two gardens, two orchards, and two barns. Here, with his family, he spent the last years of his life. Shakespeare remained friends with actors and poets, worked sometimes, and visited London. He bought a house in Blackfriars in 1613. He died on April 23rd, 1616, after entertaining Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton at New Place. He is buried at Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-avon. He wrote thirty-seven plays ...
- 2134: The Working Class In Middletow
- ... men work long days and weeks, but they would rarely receive a vacation. One working class wife quoted, "We haven't had a vacation in five years. He got a day off to paint the house, and another year they gave him two hours off to get the deed to the house signed." (Lynd, 262). Although this seems like life couldn't get any worse for these people, there were inferior alternatives. Some men faced problems of unemployment and layoffs. The majority of these unemployment problems were ...
- 2135: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
- ... Great Britain. Her party won again in 1983 and 1987. Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party in November 1990, after loosing the support of the party. She remained in the House of Commons until 1992. In the same year, Thatcher was made a Baroness by the queen and became a member of the House of Lords. Abse, author of "Margaret daughter of Beatrice" paints an entirely different picture of Thatcher's family background. In his psycho-biography, he describes Margaret's mother as strict, cold and unloving. He states ...
- 2136: Mark Twain
- ... is still popular and will live on for many years. Works Cited Bain, Flora, and Rubin. Southern Writers: A Biographical Dictionary. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979. Bloom, Harold. Mark Twain. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. Kunitz, Stanley J., and Haycraft, Howard. American Bibliography Works Cited Bain, Flora, and Rubin. Southern Writers: A Biographical Dictionary. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1979. Bloom, Harold. Mark Twain. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1986. Kunitz, Stanley J., and Haycraft, Howard. American Word Count: 983
- 2137: The Use Of Psychics In Police
- ... of Law Enforcement. New York: Warner, 1990. Hines, Terence. Psychic Crime Detection. New York: Elsevier, 1992. Lyons, Arthur. The Blue Sense. New York: Warner, 1991. Rieser, Dr. Martin. Journal of Police Science. New York: Random House, 1993. Rhine, J.B.. Parapsychology Today. New York: Citadel, 1988. Willensky, Diane. Criminal Minds. New York: McGraw Hill, 1989. Wilson, Colin. Psychic Detectives. San Francisco: Mercury House, 1985. Wolman, Benjamin. Handbook of Parapsychology, New York: Van Nostrand, 1994.
- 2138: Aristotle
- ... insight into the character of Aristotle. He died in the year of 322 B.C. and with his death he requested that four of his slaves be emancipated. Also he asked that none of his house slaves be sold and that they all be given the opportunity of being set free at a due age if they so deserved. This act of generosity and goodwill gives light to the attitudes that ... fit to be masters Aristotle explained how it would be easier for the master to obtain a steward who was more adept at giving instructions to run the household and leave the master of the house to more prudent issues. We can only guess as to what made Aristotle believe that by the human soul one could delineate whether or not a man was meant to be a slave or a ...
- 2139: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
- ... townspeople and was elected captain of his company in the Black Hawk War. Lincoln started his political career running unsuccessfully for the Illinois legislature in 1832. Tow years later he was elected to the lower house for the first of four successive terms as a Whig. Davis moved to Mississippi where he managed a plantation and studied. In 1845, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. He soon had to leave due to the Mexican War. Wanting to be made the commander of the Southern army, he was instead elected president of the Confederacy on February ...
- 2140: The Bogus Logic Of The Beak Of
- ... a whole chapter on how the Shetlands and other islands conserve species. (Halle. 1970, 155ff.) Where species have changed their habits, it is most often due to adaptation to humanity. He compares the wild starlings, house sparrows, and rock doves found on the Shetlands with the more domesticated versions of these birds found on the continents--and to some degree even in the main village of the Shetlands. The island birds ... good for the goose Interestingly, the book documents one really long-term change among Gouldian Finches on page 240 and thereabouts. The Galapagos Islands are now densely populated in some places. Like the rock doves, house sparrows, and starlings of Eurasia and North America, they have adjusted to human habitation. They are learning to eat scraps and seeds from people. The various types of finches which before were distinguished by differences ...
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