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- 5751: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Comparison
- ... that their child was secure and happy. Malcolm X was raised in a completely different atmosphere than King, an atmosphere of fear and anger where the seeds of bitterness were planted. The burning of his house by the Klu Klux Klan resulted in the murder of his father. His mother later suffered a nervous breakdown and his family was split up. He was haunted by this early nightmare for most of ...
- 5752: The Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor
- ... follow him, and if He didn’t, then it’s nothing for you to do but enjoy the few minutes you got left the best way you can- by killing somebody or burning down his house or doing some other meanness to him. No pleasure but meanness. (O’Connor 28) Most people who read her stories would agree that “O’Connor is undeniably a tough writer, and looking through her work ...
- 5753: Hank Williams
- ... rumored to be about her. At a New Years Eve party, Hank decided to open fire on Audrey. This was the last straw, she filed for divorce. She got her divorce, along with the car, house, Hank Jr., $1,000 a month in alimony, and half of Hank’s future royalties. The Opry had enough. It dealt with the divorce by quietly refused to let Hank Perform. He was run out ...
- 5754: Michael Faraday
- ... Hertz and developed for practical use by Guglielmo Marconi at the turn of the century. In 1865, Faraday ended his connection with the Royal Institution after over 50 years of service. He died at his house at Hampton Court on 25th August 1867. His discoveries have had an incalculable effect on subsequent scientific and technical development. He was a true pioneer of scientific discovery.
- 5755: Thomas Jefferson Biography
- ... the age of 16, Jefferson entered the Collage of William and Mary. After graduating, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Soon after, in 1769, he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses. Jefferson married Martha Skelton in 1772 and had one son and five daughters. Being the poor speaker that he was, Jefferson used his literary talents to express his ideas. It is well known ...
- 5756: Robert Kennedy
- ... Cuban Missile Crisis (1969) Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University and the University of Virginia Law School. His son Joesph Kennedy of Massachusetts became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987. June 6th, 1968 after making a speech at the Ambassdor Hotel in Los Angeles, Kennedy made his way through a kitchen pantry. Out of nowhere, Sirhan Sirhan jumped out and fired ...
- 5757: John Quincy Adams
- ... His diary, letters and speeches showed him to be very patriotic, a stong family man and tough-minded philosopher. Adams was born in Quincy, Mass. on October 30, 1735. He was born in a small house that is still standing and open to visitors. His father was a Deacon and fifth generation farmer. His parents were both fond of reading, wrote John and give him a good education. He became the ...
- 5758: JFK: The Death of a Conspiracy
- ... came from an Attorney General appointed board of four doctors, three pathologists, and a radiologist. None of the four had any prior connections to the assassination investigation. The final confirmation came in 1977 from the House Select Committee. The committee instructed a panel of nine forensic pathologists to confirm the records and report their findings. Th! e panel agreed with previous confirmations, that all materials were accounted for, and that the ...
- 5759: Harper Lee
- ... the book would have been during the time when Lee would have been the same age as Scout. Maycomb, Alabama, was modeled after her hometown, Monroeville. The Radly Place was modeled after an old abandoned house which the children believed to be haunted and used for a clubhouse. Other characters in the novel are based on people and stereotypes which she saw during her youth. The book was written in the ...
- 5760: Allen Ginsberg: Poet
- ... example of this is in lines 29-31: "America I used to be a communist when I was a kid I'm not sorry. I smoke marijuana every chance I get. I sit in my house for days on end and stare at the roses in the closet. When I go to Chinatown I get drunk and never get laid." It is fairly obvious that these are just plain thoughts of ...
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