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- 571: Siddhartha Gautama
- ... for himself. As he walks he comes upon a town. He stays and becomes a merchant. At first he looks at his actions as a game. After a while he becomes more serious. He starts drinking and gambling and becomes lazy. Siddhartha sees this and decides to leave the town.He wanders through a forest and comes upon a river. Just as he's about to kill himself he hears Om ...
- 572: Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar
- ... the time. Perhaps it was adopted in memory of his distinguished ancestry. Tiberius remained in excellent health most of his life. He was formal in manner but it was reported that he indulged in heavy drinking and sexual activity. He was also well educated in Latin and Greek literature. He also had a strong devotion to astrology. Tiberius took the throne at the age of fifty-six. This was during the ...
- 573: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... had to move to England, where they spent five years. In 1826 Poe started at "The University of Virginia". Although he was a good student he didn't succeed due to his gambling, fighting and drinking. When Mr. Allan found out about this Poe had to finish school and start working in Mr. Allan's tobaccoshop. After some time Poe moved to Boston where he started publishing his small poems and ...
- 574: Robert Schumann
- ... her marry Schumann, who he knew, to his own irritation, had neglected his training and squandered his resources. Naturally Robert was desperate. Extravagant spending sprees led to pleas to his brothers for money. He started drinking heavily, and his generally impolite habits led to a noisy argument with his landlady. Finally he wrote to her. To understand Wieck's attitude, we need to examine his feelings about Clara. She represented his ...
- 575: Dinner With Bill Gates
- ... thoroughly intoxicated. I did not recognize either, but Bill seemed to know the male. "Habinnas, my good friend, have a seat," Bill greeted the newcomer. After sitting, Bill served them some of wine we were drinking. I found it kind of funny, wine was the last thing this Habinnas person needed. It was at this time Giton and Ascyltus begged me to leave, however, I was too captivated by this newcomer ...
- 576: 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 ...
- 577: The Life of Walt Disney
- ... television.16 Disneyland opened July 17, 1955. Opening day was a total disaster. The park was over crowded because conterfeit tickets had been sold weeks beforehand. Rides broke, concession stands ran out of food, and drinking fountains ran out of water. Some people called it " Black Sunday".17 After repairs were made Disneyland became and still is the one of the world's most famous amusement parks. Walt Disney then wanted ...
- 578: Thomas Jefferson
- ... them out again, in the hope that a half-fledged statesman would turn up sometime or other in the shuffle. What a roystering set those Cavaliers were! Fond of horse racing, cock fighting, gambling and drinking, the soul of hospitality, quick to take offense, and quicker to forgive,duellists as brave as Spartans, chivalric, proud of honor, their province, their blood and their families, they envied only one being in the ...
- 579: Biography of Edgar Allen Poe
- ... that time on, the three formed a household. He was an able editor and a discerning literary critic. He made a name for both himself and the magazine. Poe, however, had his own private demon. Drinking was the bane of his life. He was dismissed from the Messenger for intoxication, taken back, and again dismissed for the same reason. He and the family moved to New York. Mrs. Clemm opened a ...
- 580: The Life and Work of Edgar Allen Poe
- ... s life he has been through failure: Allan withdrew him from school; Poe lost all chance of becoming Allan's heir, was expelled from West Point, fired from the Messenger early in 1847, fired for drinking May 1840 and had great hopes for the Broadway Journal, of which he became sole owner, but that failed too in 1846. These failures can be reflected uponin the character of Poe's antagonists. "The ...
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