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- 4761: Thomas Edison
- ... light shows. It is a good thing Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Bibliography 1. "Edison, Thomas." Compton's Encylopedia. 1990 ed. vol. 7, p.72-76 2. Ellis, Keith. Thomas Edison, Genius of Electricity. Great Britain: Priory Press Limited, 1974 3. Parker, Steve. Thomas Edison and Electricity. Great Britain: Belitha Press Limited, 1992 Word Count: 541
- 4762: The Life Of George Washington
- ... served as commander-in-chief of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War, and later served as the first president of the United States. His thoughts and ideas helped mold the United States into the great country that it is today. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the eldest son of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball Washington. He received no formal education, but ... outbreak of war in Europe plagued Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy design. Alexander Hamilton formed a pro-British foreign policy during Washington's second administration. Jay's Treaty of 1795 settled outstanding American differences with Great Britain. This treaty was extremely controversial, although the treaty was passed by a narrow margin in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania against a federal excise tax ...
- 4763: The Life And Works Of Frederic
- ... his host in Antonin. Chopin, however, ultimately chose Vienna where he wished to consolidate his earlier success and establish his reputation. Chopin's reputation as a composer was principally that of a miniaturist who achieved great melodic and harmonic richness within brief and simple musical forms. Once firmly established in Paris, however, Chopin began to experiment with more complex musical structures, most notably in his scherzos, ballades, and polonaises. As titles ... his performing was generally confined to the salons of wealthy aristocrats and businessmen. Public awareness of Chopin's music came about primarily through its publication, and the process of shepherding his works into print assumed great importance for him. However, this was not simply a matter of converting his manuscripts into printed form. Chopin felt that many performance details regarding expression were not fixed elements of his music, even though they ...
- 4764: The Life And Times Of The Man
- ... February 1875, he found that Elisha Gray had patented a multiple telegraph two days earlier. Greatly discouraged, Bell consulted in Washington with the elderly Joseph Henry, who urged Bell to pursue his "germ of a great invention" --speech transmission. Back in Boston, Bell and Watson continued to work on the harmonic telegraph, but still with the telephone in mind. By accident on a June day in 1875, an intermittent transmitter produced ... world. The importance of what he conceived and brought to birth is visible, or rather audible, every day and everywhere. His simple device for transmuting sound into electrical impulses, sending those impulses almost simultaneously over great distances, and transforming them back into the original sound, has given speech and music limitless range, encompassing not only the world but also the solar system. The story of Alexander Graham Bell therefore deserves the ...
- 4765: The Life And Death Of Julius C
- ... Explorer). After the death of his wife Cornelia, Julius remarried a wealthy wife and allied with Crassus, who was the richest man in Rome at the time (Internet Explorer). Their opponent was Pompeius Magnus (the Great). Caesar wanted to become part of the consulate. The consulate was a governmental position where two consuls, nominated each year, held the power of the state. Caesar was hoping that he and Crassus would become ... Brutus, Gaius Cassius, and his two trusted commanders of his old legions Decimus Brutus and Gaius Trebonius (Encarta 2000). Caesar was stabbed twenty-three times. While the blood poured out of his wounded body the great dictator of Rome silently pulled his toga over his head and fell at the foot of a statue of Pompeius (Internet Explorer). In conclusion, Julius Caesar was probably the greatest man of his time and ...
- 4766: Sojourner Truth
- Sojourner Truth In an ever changing world , the evolution of man has been the most drastic in terms of technological, environmental, and emotional advancement. With great expansions in the various areas mentioned earlier the human being has ignored the very entity of there existence, and the power of reasoning, the ability to comprehend right from wrong without distortion. The Narrative of ... lighting, showing her, "in the twinkling of an eye, that he was all over"- that he pervaded the universe- "and that there was no place where God was not. "She became instantly conscious of her great sin in forgetting her almighty friend and "ever-present help in time of trouble." All her unfilled promises arose before her. Realization that God was everywhere and everything around her, with the faith entrusted in ...
- 4767: Selena
- ... the Mexican people did not respect them because they sang English songs. By the time Selena reached age 10, it became very obvious that Selena was a natural born performer and that she had a great amount of singing talent. Abraham decided to start a band, he was afraid that the same thing would happen to her, so he decided to teach her some Spanish songs, but one problem, Selena only ... the 80’s finally paid off, because in 1987 “Selena y Los Dinos” came to national attention, when Selena won a Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist and Performer of the Year. It was a great accomplishment for a 15 year old girl. Until then the two categories didn’t even exist. Her fame was definitely being brought to the Latino communities, but Selena wanted more. In 1989, Selena and her ...
- 4768: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Introduction Ralph Waldo Emerson “…was truly one of our great geniuses” even though he may have a short biography (Hodgins 212). But as Emerson once said himself, “Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.” Emerson was also a major leader of “the philosophical movement of Transcendentalism”. (Encarta 1) Transcendentalism was belief in a higher reality than that found everyday life that a human can ...
- 4769: Einstein
- By: Ahmed Alaa Badawi E-mail: Alaadinb@hotmail.com Albert Einstein, the great physicist and philosopher, was born in Germany 1879 in a Jewish family and his life must always be seen within the content of the provincial Swabian-folkways in a rural characteristic. Einstein’s character was ... thinking about space, time and even the whole universe. He also established the relationship between mass and energy with his famous equation E=mc squared, for which he received his Nobel Prize. Einstein helped a great deal in the invention of the atomic bomb although he declared that his intentions were for world peace. However, he proved his intentions to be right when he became a chair- man of the Emergency ...
- 4770: Colin Powell
- ... 161, 162). Powell's first official day as Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff was on October 1, 1989. He spent his longer days in the offices of the Chairman. People noticed Powell with the great success of the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in 1991. The Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff has not been the powerful position it has become (source 1, page 161, 165). America's top ... family's privacy and safety. "It wasn't all family. I didn't think it was the best thing for me to do at this time."Said Powell (source 3, page 56). Powell was a great inspiration for many people, from his life in the Bronx to the Chairman of joint Chief of Staff. At one point Powell's book was the nation's top seller. That shows you how much ...
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