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- 1041: Ernest Hemingway 5
- ... learned from that what it was all about. (Hemingway, Sun 137) In book one of The Sun Also Rises, there is no great purpose to Jake Barnes life. Everyday he wanders from cafe to cafe drinking with his friends, many of whom are superficial and have no substantial goals in life. One of these friends was Lady Brett Ashley whom he was in love with. This was a futile relationship because ...
- 1042: Edgar Allan Poe 5
- ... daughter, Virginia, to live with him. A little later he married his cousin, Virginia, who was some years younger than he. From that time on, the three formed a household. He has many problems with drinking and therefore his job was on and off. Soon after moving to New York, his poem, The Raven, was published in the New York Evening Mirror. It was reprinted in a number of magazines, and ...
- 1043: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... got into difficulties almost at once. Mr. Allan did not provide him with the money to pay for his fees and other necessities. Poe was confused and homesick. He learned to play cards and started drinking. Soon he was in debt in excess of two thousand dollars. Poe discovered that he could not depend upon Allan for financial support. His foster father refused to pay his debts, and Poe had to ...
- 1044: Confucius Life Philosiphy
- ... and poetry from sources as different as imperial poets and peasant farmers. The songs and poems are about many different things. There are some songs about love, some are political protests, and some are merely drinking songs.3 However, according to Confucian tradition, many of the poems and songs are interpreted to be coded samples of the peoples thoughts and feelings toward the government. Here is an example of a poem ...
- 1045: Biography Of Frank Zappa
- ... that he joined, he was the extra drummer that got fired from the group for playing so badly. His next year he formed his own group called The Blackouts which was named after some members drinking Peppermint Schnapps and going wierd. Carl (his brother) sold Frank his first guitar for $1.50 that he got from an auction. From there Frank concentrated on guitar solo records so he bought lots of ...
- 1046: Booker T. Washington 3
- ... that he joined, he was the extra drummer that got fired from the group for playing so badly. His next year he formed his own group called The Blackouts which was named after some members drinking Peppermint Schnapps and going wierd. Carl (his brother) sold Frank his first guitar for $1.50 that he got from an auction. From there Frank concentrated on guitar solo records so he bought lots of ...
- 1047: Beethoven 2
- BEETHOVEN Ludwig van Beethoven was born 1770 in Bonn Germany. His mother was a singer in the service; his father was a court musician that had little motivation and a drinking problem. His father noticed that Beethoven had a gift at a young age, and began teaching him piano and violin. But Beethoven was a hard learner, he was self-involved and impatient. This probably led ...
- 1048: Beethoven
- ... could have influenced his concern. His mother died of tuberculosis on July 17, 1788. His sister, Maria, died months later on November 25. As a result of all this trauma, his father, Johann, resorted to drinking in order to deal with his problems. Soon, Ludwig was having to carry the weight of the entire household on his shoulders. On top of all this trauma, war broke out in Bonn later that ...
- 1049: Alexander The Great
- ... and theater and he was incredibly loyal to his friends.Soon, Alexander had conquered Persia and, in an attempt to make the Persians to respect him as their leader, he treated them fairly.However, his drinking and heavy temper got in his way. On one occasion, the son of Alexander s most trusted general was involved in a plot to assassinate him . Although the general had nothing to do with the ...
- 1050: Al Capone : The Myth, The Legend
- ... he was very successful. One of the most perfect places to build a criminal empire, was Chicago. It was open to anyone with enough money to buy it. It was a rowdy, wild, and heavy-drinking place, so it came very cheap. Al Capone came to the city of Chicago in 1920. The province of organized crime had become the flesh trade. It was starting to be the main way of ...
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