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- 281: Abraham Lincoln 3
- ... Indiana, the region became more thickly settled, mostly by people from the South. But conditions remained primitive, and farming was backbreaking work. Superstitions were prevalent; social functions consisted of such utilitarian amusements as corn shuckings, house raisings, and hog killings; and religion was dogmatic and emotional. Abe, growing tall and strong, won a reputation as the best local athlete and a rollicking storyteller. But his father kept him busy at hard ... his romance with Ann Rutledge is rejected as a legend by most authorities, but he did have a short-lived love affair with Mary Owens. Illinois Legislator In 1834, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, and he was reelected in 1836, 1838, and 1840. Political alignments were in a state of flux during his first two candidacies, but as the WHIG and DEMOCRATIC parties began to take form ... consistent supporter of conservative business interests, was to bring about the removal of the state capital from Vandalia to Springfield, by means of adroit logrolling. When certain resolutions denouncing antislavery agitation were passed by the house, Lincoln and a colleague, Dan Stone, defined their position by a written declaration that slavery was "founded on both injustice and bad policy, but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase ...
- 282: Critical Analysis Of House Opp
- The short story, House Opposite by R. K. Narayan is an example of a man and his struggle with his own humanity. The basic plot of the story includes a holy man (only referred to as "the hermit") that ... of the prostitute with a particular contempt, yet he continued to look, even leer at her. He continued to think about what went on behind the closed doors, the men that waited around outside the house "smoking, chewing tobacco and spitting into the gutter - committing all the sins of the world according to the hermit." In fact, after the story unfolded, the hermit was so upset that he was "forced" to ...
- 283: Jack London 2
- ... sell the Snark, London returned to Glen Ellen and to his plans for the ranch. In 1909, '10 and '11 he bought more land, and in 1911 moved from Glen Ellen to a small ranch house in the middle of his holdings. He rode horseback throughout the countryside, exploring every canyon, glen and hill top. And he threw himself into farming - scientific agriculture - as one of the few justifiable, basic, and idealistic ways of making a living. A significant portion of his later writing; Burning Daylight (1910), Valley of the Moon (1913), Little Lady of the Big House (1916), had to do with the simple pleasures of country life, the satisfaction of making a living directly and honestly from the land and thereby remaining close to the realities of the natural world. Jack and Charmian London's dream house began to take definite shape early in 1911 as Albert Farr, a well-known San Francisco architect, put their ideas on paper in the form of drawings and sketches, and then supervised the early ...
- 284: Maximizing One's Profits
- ... called "Oikawa OS", my company becomes the largest company in the world. So, I decide to buy two dream cars with a down payment from the bank. After several years, I plan to buy a house due to getting married and having baby. To buy a house, I also need a down payment from the bank. For this time, I decide to make a payment schedule to see how much I have to pay back each month. For marriage and babies, I ... Lamborghini Countach LP400S(See pic1 and pic2). pic1 pic2 Assume that my average salary is approximately around $50000.00 per month with income tax deducted. However, I, of course, have to spend some money to house holds and so on. Then, on July 1st 1994, I borrowed $20000.00 from Royal Bank to buy these cars. On the same day, I made this money as down payment for these cars. ...
- 285: A Guide To Indoor Air Quality
- ... Office Has an Indoor Air Problem? Where to Go for Additional Information Glossary AIR POLLUTION SOURCES IN THE HOME 1. Moisture 2. Pressed Wood Furniture 3. Humidifier 4. Moth Repellents 5. Dry-Cleaned Goods 6. House Dust Mites 7. Personal Care Products 8. Air Freshener 9. Stored Fuels 10. Car Exhaust 11. Paint Supplies 12. Paneling 13. Wood Stove 14. Tobacco Smoke 15. Carpets 16. Pressed Wood Sub flooring 17. Drapes ... However, because some weather conditions can drastically reduce the amount of outdoor air that enters a home, pollutants can build up even in homes that are normally considered leaky. HOW DOES OUTDOOR AIR ENTER A HOUSE? Outdoor air enters and leaves a house by: infiltration, natural ventilation, and mechanical ventilation. In a process known as infiltration, outdoor air flows into the house through openings, joints, and cracks in walls, floors, and ceilings, and around windows and doors. ...
- 286: How to Find A New Home
- ... To narrow the selection of thousands of different kinds of homes, we've focused on three major types homes that are most popular to the first time home buyers: Apartments, Condos, and the One story house. If you are low on budget, it's great to start off with an apartment. Apartments usually are one to two bedrooms, a living room, one to two bathrooms, and a kitchen. It's nice ... bit more roomy, and can be one to two stories high. Having two to four bedrooms, a living room, one to two bathrooms, and a kitchen, it can be considered as a small two story house. Some people do prefer a first and second level as additional moving room. The difference between the apartment and the condo, is that you can buy a condo, like a house. Although a condo can cost as much as a house, it does give you more privacy than an apartment. Most condos do have a small front and a back yard, and they are semi- ...
- 287: Marilyn Monroe: Suicide or Murder
- ... loose papers in Marilyn Monroe's handwriting. Brown and Barham believe that Peter Lawford was on hand for hours. He called and talked to the president for 20 minutes, and telephone logs kept by White House switchboard operators, 6:05 a.m. PT at Lawford beach house. The first call made from Marilyn's house was 6 hours after Arthur Jacobs had been notified of her death. At 4:25 a.m. Sargent Jack Clemmons and Dr. Ralph Greenson arrived on the scene. Marilyn Monroe is dead. She just ...
- 288: Lizzie Borden
- ... feet off the corpses so that he could cram them into undersized coffins that he got cheap"(Meganet, 1998 ). Even though Andrew Borden was wealthy, the Borden family lived quite modestly in a narrow little house on Second Street. Lizzie Borden's actual mother had died when Lizzie was just a young girl the age of two. Lizzie was born on Thursday, July 19th ,1860 in the Borden's house at 12 Ferry Street (Kent, 14). She had two sisters, both were older than her. The oldest was Emma, and the next ,Alice, who had died when Lizzie was just a baby. Abby Durfee Gray ... during the day, but he still had to come home to a miserable situation every noon and night (Meganet, 1998). Abby Borden, herself, had become a miserable soul who had few friends, seldom left the house, and had eaten her way up to over 200 pounds. If the phrase "dysfunctional family" had been in popular at the turn of the century, no doubt someone would have tagged the Bordens with ...
- 289: List Of Amendments
- ... to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment III (1791) No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment IV (1791) The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses ... and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;--The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;--the person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose ...
- 290: To Kill A Mockingbird Notes
- ... who is obviously terrified. She says that she called Tom Robinson inside the fence that evening and offered him a nickel to break up a dresser for her, and that once he got inside the house he grabbed her and took advantage of her. In Atticus' cross-examination, Mayella reveals that she has seven siblings to care for, a drunken father, and no friends. Then Atticus examines her testimony and asks ... won't tell Atticus-- although he might include it in the social section of the newspaper. The prosecution rests, and Atticus calls only one witness--Tom Robinson. Tom testifies that he always passed the Ewell house on the way to work, and that Mayella often asked him to do chores for her. On the evening in question, she asked him to come inside the house and fix a door. When he got inside, however, there was nothing wrong with the door, and he noticed that the other children were gone. Mayella told him that she had saved her money ...
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