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- 3531: Biography on Guy de Maupassant
- ... on Guy de Maupassant Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 at Chateau de Miromesnil in France. He was a descendent of a very old French family. As a boy, Maupassant went to school at Yvetot in Normandy, and then attended Lycee at Rouen. During his childhood and youth in Normandy, he picked up a great deal of experiences that he later put to use in many of his ... This is Maupassant became recognized as a writer. He became one of the most famous and well paid French authors of his time. In the years 1984 through 1985 he produced a great number of high caliber fiction. Most of these stories dealt with his experiences as a child in Normandy. During 1886-1887 Maupassant began to show signs of mental illness, probably the results of venereal disease. A sea voyage ...
- 3532: Albert Einstein
- ... needle of the compass,which kept pointing in the same direction no matter which way the compass was turned.He later said he felt that "Something deeply hidden had to be behind things". After public school in Munich and in Aarau,Switzerland,Einstein studied mathematics and physics at the Swiss Polytechnic Institute in Zurich.He graduated in 1900.From 1902 to 1909 he worked as an examiner at the Swiss Patent ... was visiting England and the United States the Nazi government of Germany took his property and deprived him of his positions and his citizenship.Even before this happened he had been asked to direct the school of mathematics in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,New Jersey.He accepted this position and he directed the school for the rest of his life.Einstein became an American citizen in 1940.After he took the job he moved into a two-story house at 112 Mercer St. in Princeton.He lived and ...
- 3533: Wilson, Woodrow
- Wilson, Woodrow Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States (1913-21), secured a legislative program of progressive domestic reform, guided his country during WORLD WAR I, and sought a peace settlement based on high moral principles, to be guaranteed by the LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Early Life and Career Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Va., on Dec. 28, 1856. He was profoundly influenced by a devoutly religious household ... dropped the Thomas in 1879) attended (1873-74) Davidson College and in 1875 entered the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), graduating in 1879. Wilson studied (1879-80) at the University of Virginia Law School, briefly practiced law in Atlanta, and in 1883 entered The Johns Hopkins University for graduate study in political science. His widely acclaimed book, Congressional Government (1885), was published a year before he received the doctoral ...
- 3534: Child Abuse
- ... particularly fearful of failure. It may be due to the children perceiving abuse as a deserved retribution for their failure. Abuse children also often demonstrate difficulty attending to instructions, a behavior that carries over into school and is a common frustration to both teacher and pupil. Regression is often used by abused children as a form of defense. Children may find it more comfortable to return in some way to an ... to unfulfilling adult friendships and relationships, failed marriages, and poor parenting. Low self esteem gives rise to other problems in adulthood. For example, they are indecisive and are unable to make sound decisions. They experience high level stress when dealing with normal day to day decisions. Hampered language skills manifest itself in inability to carry proper conversations, a skill highly valuable in adulthood. Unable to convey their thoughts at work and ...
- 3535: Henry T. Ford
- ... Irish man, and his mother who was Dutch, his mother died when he was 12. After his mother death he helped out around the family farm in summer and in winter attended a one-room school. From the young age he was fascinating my moving mechanical things. Form the young age he was fascinated by watches and clocks. He went around the countryside doing repair work without pay, for him all ... owners Malcomson decided to invest in another automobile company. When that failed he was forced to sell all his assets in ford, Henry Ford bought all those assets from him which positioned him on a high level of ownership. But still he wasn t the full owner. Another major stockholder of the company was General Manager, then vice president and secretary of treasury James Couzens. Still as the Head of the ...
- 3536: Pierre Trudeau
- ... its mythology and illusions". He has also been identified as "A staunch, upholder of provincial autonomy holding the justice portfolio in the federal government". Such cumulative appraisal and observation made by past fellow bureaucrat provides high testimonial for the ex-Democratic Socialist. This critique will establish and dispute the prime directives that Trudeau had advocated in his own book written during the years 1965 to 1967. The compilation of political essays ... into the Canadian political spectrum. Early in his life, Trudeau had become somewhat anti-clerical and possessed communist ideologies which were considered radical at the time. Graduating from prestigious institutions such as Harvard and The School of Economics in England, Turdeau returned to Canada in 1949 and resumed his social science endeavors. At this time in Quebec, the province was experiencing tremendous cultural and political differences with the rest of the ...
- 3537: John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys
- ... John's health. John learned endurance and developed strength in the ten plus years of farm work. During that time, he also learned to respect and love the creatures of the woods and farm. ATTENDING SCHOOL John and his brothers and sisters did not go to school during their years of farm work. But John borrowed books from neighbors who kept a small library. His father saw no reason to read anything else besides the Bible and other religious text. So he ... money to enroll into college, but he would have a very tight buget. He spent little on clothes and food. The next year at the university, John acquired a teaching job in a one- room school. It was hard to keep up with the teachings and his studies, but the money helped him considerably. John took chemistry and geology with Dr. Carr and Latin and Greek classes with Dr. James ...
- 3538: James A. Garfield
- ... working the family farm by herself. With the death of his father, the family feel into poverty. Even though they had very little money, his mother made sure that her children went to the neighborhood school to get a good education. He belonged to the Desciples of Christ Church. While growing up, James drove canal boat teams, and earned enough money to further his education at college. He attended Western Reserve ... seat for 18 years by winning repeated elections and became the leading Republican in the House. As Chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, he became an expert on fiscal matters. He also advocated a high protective tarriff, and sought a firm policy of Reconstruction for the South. In 1880, he was elected to the United States Senate. At the Republican Convention in 1880, he failed to win the Presidential nomination ...
- 3539: Hank Williams Jr.
- ... Hank signed the biggest recording contract in the history of MGM Records. As proud as he was of being the son of Hank Williams, Hank got tired of being in his father's shadow. In high school, known as "Rockin' Randall," Hank played contemporary rock, however, that had to be kept secret from all his traditional country fans. He also liked to listen to rhythm and blues, however, these types of music ...
- 3540: Golda Meir
- ... any time studying Golda Meir in my life. The author of the book Golda Meir, Karen McAuley, is a graduate of Bennington College. She has written several textbooks and she has devised educational programs for High School students. She currently lives in New York City. 5/6/96 World History Honors Mrs. Moffitt Period 0 McAuley, Karen. Bibliography Golda Meir New York. Chelsea House Publishers, 1985.
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