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- 561: The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
- ... success. However, Ronald blames the twin curse of drink and the Depression. Both boys escaped much of the bitterness which can afflict the children of alcoholics because their mother consoled them that their father's drinking " was a sickness" which deserved their compassion. Nelle Reagan dominated the household and pushed both sons in the direction of education and a better life. She was a determined improver, dragging her husband and her ...
- 562: The Life of Edgar Allen Poe
- ... 729). It is said that Poe used these drugs and drank so much because his nervous system was becoming extremely sensitive and it would rid him of the pain (Black). Poe did try to quit drinking many times but he was never successful. In a letter on July 22,1848 Poe wrote, "It has bean a long while since any artificial stimulus has passed my lips" (Letters 239). Poe also to ...
- 563: Martha Graham
- ... longer living (Pratt 95). She retired from dancing in 1969, but she continued to dance in her dreams (96). After Martha's retirement she began to drink a lot more than before. She turned to drinking to forget the frustration of growing older. In the 1970's, Graham became hospitalized. As the years went on, Graham's condition became worse (97). At the age of 91 she was struck with heart ...
- 564: Sinclair Lewis
- ... Cass Timberlane. In 1947 he published Kingsblood Royal, and in 1949 The God Seeker. Sinclair Lewis spent the last years of his life in Europe with a bad health due to a life of heavy drinking. He died in Rome on January 10, 1951 of a heart disease. His last novel, World So Wide, was published after his death. Sinclair Lewis's Novels were never a target to heavy criticism. This ...
- 565: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... and policies, even if they are proved to be wrong. But Malcolm X was different. He turned all his beliefs and his way of life upside down when joining the nation of Islam. He stopped drinking, smoking and abusing drugs instantly and dedicated his life to his leader, whereas he had been selfish and greedy his whole life before. Tragically, he trusted Elijah Muhammad too much. So, when they fell apart ...
- 566: Approach To Edgar Allen Poes Writings
- ... doesnt think much of his life. Poe was always under the control of his step-father, and when he was independent, he did not know what to do, there fore he did thing like drinking and doing drugs. He needed structure in his life and did not receive this so he did not spend his life meaningfully. The only thing Poe obsesses about in his stories is death, and facing ...
- 567: Rachel Carson
- ... Woburn, MA began suffering from sever cases of leukemia. Researchers began noticing the increased numbers of children suffering from leukemia around the year 1979, when state investigators discovered that the two municipal wells that supplied drinking water to certain neighborhoods were contaminated with industrial solvents. Harvard Medical Schools research showed a clear relationship between contaminated water and Woburns elevated leukemia rate. An audacious proposal by a young lawyer named ...
- 568: Biography of Edgar Allen Poe
- ... 729). It is said that Poe used these drugs and drank so much because his nervous system was becoming extremely sensitive and it would rid him of the pain (Black). Poe did try to quit drinking many times but he was never successful. In a letter on July 22,1848 Poe wrote, "It has bean a long while since any artificial stimulus has passed my lips" (Letters 239). Poe also to ...
- 569: Alfred Tennyson and His Work
- ... of mental illness, because several men in his family had a mild form of epilepsy, which then was thought of as a shameful disease. His father and brother Arthur made their epilepsy worse by excessive drinking. His brother Edward had to be put in a mental institution after 1833, and he spent a few weeks himself under doctor's care in 1843. In the late twenties his father's physical and ...
- 570: Thomas P. O'Neill
- ... bashful to call himself "a man of the house." Thomas P. O'Neill was a person whose greatest charm was that he seemed "completely out-of-date as a politician." (Clift) He was a gruff, drinking, card playing, backroom kind of guy. He had an image that political candidates pay consultants to make over. He knew these qualities gave him his power because they "made him real." (Sennot 17) His gigantic ...
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