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- 131: Book Report On Of Mice And Men
- Of Mice and Men In the beginning of the story, two men named George Milton and Lennie Small are trying to make their way to a small ranch in Salinas Valley, California. George is the leader of their two man tribe, despite Lennie s intimidating size. George is filled with determination and confidence while Lennie is a simple man with a big heart. Up north, they had recently been run out of a town called Weed on account of Lennie. First ...
- 132: Benedict Arnold
- ... since the French and Indian War. He deserted the army when he received a letter from his sister, Hannah, saying that Benedict’s mother was sick. He hitchhiked to his home in Norwich from Lake George in upstate New York. Benedict lied even to the kind stranger who picked him up, telling him, “I was—working [on a farm]” (13). When he came home he got in a fight with Hannah ... wouldn’t I have slipped away? It was somebody else’s fault, not mine!” (23). He said this last sentence repeatedly as if he needed to convince himself. At the beginning of the American Revolution, George Washington offered a post to Benedict Arnold. He thought to himself, “Washington is wise and fair; no man in America is more beloved and respected. This will be my chance to prove my strength and ...
- 133: Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan of Union
- ... on territory that the French had claimed for themselves. Then, in 1753, the French started constructing a chain of forts connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River. This caused the governor of Virginia to send George Washington, who was a 21-year-old surveyor from Virginia, to warn the French in the Ohio Valley that the land belonged to the British. As it turns out, the land was originally granted to Virginia by the charter of 1609. The French decided to ignore the warning from Washington. In early 1754, the Virginians were considering military measures in the country to the west, and requesting aid from the Pennsylvania province. Quaker reluctance toward involvement in "aggressive action," and a feeling by the ...
- 134: Tony Kronheiser
- Tony Kronheiser Tony Kornheiser is the self-admitted opinionated, sarcastic sports and style columnist for The Washington Post. Kornheiser's purpose is not to report to the reader an objective account of a sporting event, but rather to add humor to topics that range in topic from the Washington Redskins ("It's Now an Off-Road Vehicle," November 5, 1996) to his lunch-time experience the other day ("In a Real Fix," November 3, 1996). Kornheiser's diction, figurative language, and tone make his ... entirely related to his diction. He contains the skills to take something as insignificant as a restaurant changing on him unexpectedly and reports about it so that the common man can relate. He is The Washington Post's Jerry Seinfeld. He blends the slang of the street man with the poetic verbs and fluid adjectives of an English teacher. For example, in "In A Real Fixe," Kornheiser says, "George was ...
- 135: Booker T. Washington
- By: Solstar01 Booker T. Washington 1856-1915, Educator Booker Taliaferro Washington was the foremost black educator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also had a major influence on southern race relations and was the dominant figure in black public affairs from 1895 until ... of law and the ministry, but a teaching position at Hampton decided his future career. In 1881 he founded Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute on the Hampton model in the Black Belt of Alabama. Though Washington offered little that was innovative in industrial education, which both northern philanthropic foundations and southern leaders were already promoting, he became its chief black exemplar and spokesman. In his advocacy of Tuskegee Institute and ...
- 136: The Madness of King George
- The Madness of King George The Madness of King George was written in 1781. It was the story of the struggle to gain power over the throne of England between a father and his son. King George was a very controlling man and liked to have complete control over everything he dealt with. King George and his wife had a good relationship, but he did not get along well with his ...
- 137: Thomas Jefferson
- ... aristocrat, by nature he was a democrat. The most learned man that ever sat in the president's chair, his tastes were the simple ones of a farmer. Surrounded by the pomp and ceremony of Washington and Adams' courts, his dress was homely. He despised titles, and preferred severe plainness of speech and the sober garb of the Quakers. "What is the date of your birth, Mr. President?" asked an admirer ... I decline to enlighten you; nothing could be more distasteful to me than what you propose, and, when you address me, I shall be obliged if you will omit the 'Mr.' " If we can imagine Washington doing so undignified a thing as did President Lincoln, when he first met our present Secretary of State, (John Sherman) and compared their respective heights by standing back to back, a sheet of paper resting on the crowns of Washington and Jefferson would have lain horizontal and been six feet two inches from the earth, but the one was magnificent in physique, of massive frame and prodigious strength,—the other was thin, wiry, bony, ...
- 138: Personal Response To Getting R
- Personal Response to Getting Rid of George Robert Arthur’s story, Getting Rid of George is a good gothic story because of it’s various examples of required gothic elements. These requirements include atmosphere, psychological state of mind, mystery, romance, and melodrama. All of these combined make this story a ... point, takes place at a dark secludes cabin in the mountains. Evidence of this is found when Harry describes: “It is absolutely deserted up there at this time of year.” As well, the disappearance of George to everyone except Laura and Harry adds to the gloomy atmosphere. Again adding to the gloom and terror of the story is the physical exploitation of cruelty shown by Laura when she repeatedly beats ...
- 139: Herbert George Wells
- Herbert George Wells Herbert George Wells was one of the world's most talented writers. He was able to write in many styles, whether it be science-fiction or nonfiction. Although talented in many areas and genres of the literary ... of science-fiction, or Scientific Romance as it was first called in the late 19th century (the genre was not called science-fiction until 1929, (Wells, H. G. The War of the Worlds: viii)). Herbert George Wells was born on September 21, 1866, in a "shabby home," as Wells himself once called it, in Bromley, Kent, England to Joseph Wells and Sarah Neal Wells (Borrello, Alfred: 2). He had two ...
- 140: Abraham Lincoln
- ... 1850-1862, and Thomas ("Tad") 1853-1871. Lincoln became a successful attorney, and the family bought a home in 1844. In 1846 Lincoln ran for the United States House of Representatives and won. While in Washington he became known for his opposition to the Mexican War and to slavery. He returned home after his term and resumed his law practice more seriously than ever. Early in 1851 Lincoln's father died ... With Hannibal Hamlin as his running mate, Lincoln was elected the 16th President on November 6, 1860, defeating Douglas, John Bell, and John C. Breckinridge. In February of 1861 the Lincolns left by train for Washington, D.C. The President-elect was now wearing a beard at the suggestion of an 11 year old girl. Lincoln was sworn in on March 4. After Lincoln's election, many Southern states, fearing Republican ... named general-in-chief of the armies of the United States. The South was slowly being worn down. Lincoln was re-elected as President with Andrew Johnson as his running mate. Lincoln defeated the Democrat George McClellan on November 8, 1864. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant. Two days later Lincoln addressed a crowd outside the White House. Among other things, he suggested he would ...
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