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- 4241: Ted Bundy
- ... by John and his new parents had four children together. From the beginning Ted did well in school. His teachers complimented him on his good grades. But they also commented on Ted's inability to control his violent temper. Friends recall Ted as one who would usually avoid fights, though when provoked could explode with frightening violence and anger. Ted was active in Boy Scouts and attended church regularly. He also ...
- 4242: Cardinal Richelieu
- ... of Dupes" Richelieu was a solitary figure and often insecure and not generally well liked. His position depended on the king's favor and the king was often ill and indecisive. The monarch wanted full control for himself but often could not take it when he had it. Richelieu is responsible for establishing the absolute rule of the monarchy and securing France as a power in Europe. He believed he was ...
- 4243: Napoleon I
- ... first years in office, Napoleon was made consul for life in late 1802. In this time of peace, Napoleon began to try to gain more territory, and exert influence on Europe. He started to attempt control in Holland, Switzerland, and an area called Savoy-Piedmont. In 1804, a failed assassination attempt on Napoleon drove the senate to tell Napoleon to begin a hereditary dynasty, making him emperor. At his crowning, Napoleon ...
- 4244: Knute Rockne - Coach and Legend of Notre Dame
- ... to fool around with The forward pass. Knute got an idea telling Gus "What if you hold the football closer to this end?" Gus tried it and was astonished by the outcome. He could actually control the speed and accuracy of the ball! After that, Gus discovered something he wanted Knute to do. Instead of letting the ball come to him and hit him in the chest, he instructed Knute to ...
- 4245: Karl Marx
- ... Trotsky, began to build a Russia, one built on the ideas of Marx, where everyone was equal, where all property was owned by 'the people' rather than by capitalists and where the two were in control of the government. Not long afterward, Communist Russia was attacked by Britain, America and France, who wanted to get rid of the communist government. They were afraid the workers in their own countries might be ...
- 4246: John Adams
- ... s non-charismatic political style, increased tensions that lead some to accuse the second president of being a dictator. Adams was proactive, but he was not a dictator. According to Ferling, President Adams sought to control events rather than to be controlled (1992). At the approach of the 1800 election, Jefferson and Burr entered the presidential race against Adams. This eventually resulted in a tie between Jefferson and Burr, upon which ...
- 4247: Joan of Arc
- ... cleared the eastside of Orleans. They planned an attack to take the fortress of Les Tourelles, the key point in the disposition of the English. If they could take back Les Tourelles, the French could control the river again. In doing this, Joan was injured by an arrow that made a deep wound in her shoulder. They treated it with a dressing of lard and olive oil and Joan went back ...
- 4248: Charlie Chaplin 3
- ... feet, not to mention his longest serving leading lady, Edna Purviance. Notable films during this period include The Champion, The Tramp and The Bank. In 1916 he moved to Lone Star Mutual, with even greater control and financial rewards. Here he made the definitive Chaplin short comedies, The Rink, Easy Street, The Cure and The Immigrant. First National were next, and it was here he constructed his full length masterpiece, The ...
- 4249: George Washington
- ... and the nation. "His bones and joints are large, as are his hands and feet," friend of Washington George Mercer observed in 1760. He said Washington kept "all the muscles of his face under perfect control, though flexible and expressive of deep feeling when moved by emotion. In conversation he looks you full in the face, is deliberate, deferential and engaging. His voice is agreeable . . . he is a splendid horseman." Thomas ...
- 4250: Francis Scott Fitzgerald
- ... we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past (Grolier Encyclopedia, 1993). Showing his failed attempts to reach back into the past made him into someone who felt he had no control upon his destiny, because it could never be as successful as his past. He did know that his work would have a permanent claim upon the American Literary World. Fitzgerald's life mirrored his novels ...
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