|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 8931 - 8940 of 14167 matching essays
- 8931: Biography of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
- ... founded college at Majorca, where he remained in the humble position of porter for forty-six years, exercising a marvelous influence on the sanctification not only of the members of the household, but upon a great number of people who came to the porter's lodge for advice and direction. Among the distinguished Jesuits who came under his influence was St. Peter Clavier, who lived with hi m for some time ...
- 8932: Marilyn Monroe: Suicide or Murder
- ... week or so of her life. Of course, besides the usual ups and downs that normal people experience. This sex goddess's candle burned out, long before her legend ever will. Marilyn may have reached great stardom, if only she had been given a chance. She wasn't discovered to be the sex goddess that she was until after she was diseased. Even though Marilyn Monroe has passed, her memories will ...
- 8933: Can Knowledge In Itself Be Goo
- ... of individuals and societies in the pursuit of knowledge. Consider the case of nuclear physics which ultimately lead to the creation of the atomic bomb. At the time nuclear research was often hailed as a great gift to mankind as it was thought to be able to provide infinite amounts of clean and cheap energy. Unfortunately in their insatiable thirst for knowledge many physicists were so surprised by the magnitude of ...
- 8934: Cambridge
- ... mathematics economics and politics, chemistry, physics, engineering, law, medicine, divinity, architecture, and history of arts. The University of Cambridge library has more than 3 million volumes and receives a copy of every book published in Great Britain.
- 8935: The Life of Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss
- ... before 1831, publishing a paper which contained the principle of least constraint. He also published a second paper which discussed forces of attraction. These papers were based on Gauss's potential theory, which proved of great importance in his work on physics. He later came to believe his potential theory and his method of least squares provided vital links between science and nature. In the six years that Weber remained in ...
- 8936: The Life and Career of Babe Ruth
- ... 1936. Babe retired in 1935 to coach the Braves. Babe loved children and he still kept smoking and chewing tobacco. Babe died in 1948 of throat cancer. In conclusion, I think Babe Ruth was a great man. He seems like a hero to me. I was amazed how Babe got paid more than the president of the Boston Braves. If Babe didn't smoke and chew tobacco, he would have lived ...
- 8937: Confucianism And Taoism In Joy
- ... during peace. The Joy Luck Club, the game the book is named after and center of their lives, was formed during war but continued well after in times of peace. Confucius was a failed politician, great teacher, and Eastern democrat. It is said that culture provides a set of rituals to fall back upon in an unknown situation, like shaking hands with someone when meeting them for the first time. Living ...
- 8938: Childhood Enemies
- ... New York: Pantheon Books Doherty, William. (1997). The Intentional Family: How to Build Family Ties in Our Modern World. New York: Addison-Wesley. Gibbbon, Edward. (1990). The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, In Great Works of the Western World, vol. 37-38 Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1990). Herman-Gidden, Marcia (1999). The Loss of Innocence [Online]. Available: Proquest @ www. Indstate.edu.com Hochschild, Arlie. (1997). The Time Bind. New York ...
- 8939: John Wilkes Booth
- ... that Booth's lack of confidence did not help his theatrical career. William S. Fredericks, the acting and stage manager at the Arch Street Theatre, said the new actor did not show promise as a great actor. This negative opinion was also held by other Philadelphia company actors. They said Booth, who was 19, had no future as an actor. In September of 1858, Booth moved to Richmond, Virginia for a ...
- 8940: The Legend of Baby Doe
- ... children into the world, though several children died in birth. Elizabeth was their fourth daughter. Her father, Peter McCourt, was a tailor. During years following the Civil War, there was a building boom and a great demand for lumber. McCourt had purchased lots all over town for people to build cottages upon. However, the Peshtigo fire of October, 1871, burned over 1,280,000 acres and left more than 1,000 ...
Search results 8931 - 8940 of 14167 matching essays
|
