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- 5831: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... was red. After a year in Harlem, Malcolm was officially initiated into hustler society. He returned to Boston in 1945 after falling out with another hustler, and continued a life of crime, forming his own house robbing gang. Arrested for robbery in February 1946, he was convicted and sentenced to prison for seven years. While in prison, Malcolm became a follower of Elijah Muhammad, the leader of a small black cult ...
- 5832: Caravaggio
- ... well known religious head who had great influence in populi court. Del Monte liked Caravaggio, and invited him to receive free room and board with a salary if he would come and stay in the house of the cardinal and paint for him. This was the turning point in Caravaggio's career. In 1597 Caravaggio received a commission for the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in ...
- 5833: The Life of Emily Dickinson
- ... to Boston to see a doctor, and a few short years in school, Emily never left her home town of Amherst, Massachusetts. In the latter part of her life she rarely left her large brick house, and communicated even to her beloved sister through a door rarely left slightly ajar. This seclusion gave her a reputation for eccentricity to the local towns people, and perhaps increased her interest in death (Whicher ...
- 5834: Dickinson vs. Whitman
- ... Emily Dickinson returned home after receiving schooling to be with her family and never really had a job. Walt Whitman spent most of his time observing people and New York City. Dickinson rarely left her house and she didn't associate with many people other than her family. In this essay I will be comparing Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Emily Dickinson's life differs greatly from the life of Walt ...
- 5835: A Biography on Carl Sandburg
- ... money for his family. First, he drove a milk truck. Next he worked in a barber shop Then he went on to change sets in theater, operated a brick kiln, and worked as a carpenter, house painter and dishwasher. When he was older, he joined the fight against the Spanish in the Spanish-American War. He spent a long eight months in Puerto Rico. After the war, he went to Lombard ...
- 5836: Woodrow Wilson
- ... of the book that I liked was when Woodrow Wilson won the Presidency.One of the things that helped him win was when he made two alliances.One alliance was made with Colonel Edward M. House.The other was made with William McCombs. Both of these alliances profound effect on his future. A sad incident that happened in this story was when Woodrow suffered his paralytic stroke.Rumors spread that Woodrow ...
- 5837: John Alexander Macdonald: A Good Role Model?
- ... the Prime Minister. He left a good impression on the people of Canada because he cared for not only the English, but also the French and Natives. One example is when he visited the Council House of the Six Nation Indians near Brantford. Mr. Macdonald met more than thirty farmers and after only thirty minutes of chatting with them he knew them all by name# . In another instance, a guest of ...
- 5838: Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer
- ... order to create a heterogeneous society. Both men's writings and theories became greatly controversial, but greatly influenced future scientists. Works Cited 1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Herbert Spencer. Haskell House Publishers: New York, 1974. 2. Huxley, Julian. Charles Darwin and His World. Viking Press: New York, 1965. 3. Skelton, Renee. Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection. Children's Press Choice: Chicago, 1987.
- 5839: Charles M. Manson
- ... to stay in his luxurious home in Pacific Palisades. Manson attempted several times to pursued Wilson to join with the family. Wilson never gave in and after several attempts Manson and his family left the house. They finally settled at Spahn Ranch in the Santa Susana Mountains. Spahn Ranch was an old movie set, just north of the San Fernando Valley. The owner of the Ranch, eighty five year old George ...
- 5840: Alexander the Great
- ... in a single week the threatening Illyrians and then again took of to Thebes, which had revolted. He took the city by storm and razed it, sparing only the temples of the gods and the house of the Greed lyric poet Pindar, and selling the surviving inhabi¬ tants, about 8000 in number, into slavery. Alexander's promptness in crushing the revolt of The¬ bes brought the other Greek states into instant ...
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