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- 4011: Arthur Clarke
- ... Fiction. This forever curved his path towards writing Science Fiction. Also in early 1930 Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men was published, this beautifully written piece of science fiction was to have a profound effect on Clarke's writing. The last major event in Clarke's early life is on a sadder note. His father died in 1931 when Clarke was only 14 years old. As a result most of ...
- 4012: Aristotle
- ... who modified it to correspond with Christian theology. Saint Thomas Aquinas, for example, re-interpreted the prime movers as angels. Backed up by religious authority, Aristotle's model lasted for centuries. Unfortunately, this had the effect of restraining the progress of science, as few people dared to challenge the authority of the church. Nevertheless, we can say of Aristotle that he made a contribution to astronomy simply by starting to ask ...
- 4013: Anne Frank
- ... Nazis because of her religion, Judaism. It is also a very informing and very enlightening book. It introduces a time period of discrimination, unfair judgment, and power crazed individuals. With this it shows you the effect it has on the defenseless. Anne and her family are just one of the hundreds of thousands of families that were tortured. The thing that makes her story so intriguing is that it shows war ...
- 4014: Andy Warhol
- ... bring us back to Warhol's main idea that nothing lies deeper than what you see on the surface. When you see a gruesome picture over and over again, it doesn't really have any effect ( Gidal 28 ).' Warhol's death and disaster series was sparked when he was given a newspaper with a headline that read 129 DIE IN JET' ( Shanes 20 ). Andy decided to analyze and portray the cultural ...
- 4015: Alfred Hitchcock
- ... crowd closest to the camera was shadowed while the men that were fighting in the distance were lighted. It gave an overlook of the whole audience, but also brought attention to the action. This spotlight effect was also used a few minutes later in the film when Annabella has pointed out the spies to Richard. He looks out the window and down on the corner of the street are two men ...
- 4016: Alexander The Great
- ... This was about the time when they were planning to invade the Asia Minor. Much time had gone buy and many important things happened to his family and friends. All these people had a great effect on the way he acted in his job as a leader. After his father's murder in 336 BC Alexander became King Alexander III. Once he got power he had many people executed such as ...
- 4017: Abraham Lincoln
- ... Douglas, John Breckinridge, and John Bell) winning 39% of the popular vote but nearly 60% of the electoral vote. On January 1st, 1863 the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves in the rebelling areas, took effect. On March 3rd Lincoln approved the first draft law in U.S. history. In early July the Union won two major battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg. In 1864 Lincoln nominated Ulysses S. Grant as the ...
- 4018: Maria Mitchell
- ... of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. An observatory was also erected in her honor on Nantucket Island. But even had she known of these later honors, her greatest satisfaction would still have been the effect she had on the lives of her students.
- 4019: Margaret Thatcher
- ... his own grocery shop, and eventually he came to own two." (Mayer,1979) Alfred often discussed current events with his two daughters, and also his keenly-held political beliefs. Margaret's father had a considerable effect on her political beliefs. Although he had once been a member of the Liberal party, he won a place on the local town council as an independent, which essentially meant conservative. He served in this ...
- 4020: William Shakespeare
- ... well-respected in the community. Eventually, John held a position in the public office. (Bender 13). Subsequently, John Shakespeare experienced financial problems and lost his wealth and governing positions. This, of course, had a big effect on the whole family. William was the third of eight children. The older siblings were sistets Joan, born in 1558 and Margaret in 1562. Both of William s older sisters died very young. (Bender 14 ...
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