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- 5011: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... the age of eleven a white woman hit him over the head just because he was black. He was a very smart student and was admitted into college at the age of 15, without completing high school. When he was 18 years old he decided to become a minister and started to work in his fathers church. After graduating college in 1948, he entered the Crozer Theological seminary. Martin was the ...
- 5012: Karl Marx
- ... was a lawyer. Heinrich later died, causing Marx to concentrate on his studies, for with out his father's income the family could not be supported unless Marx obtained a job. After graduating from a High School in Trier, Marx entered the university, first at Bonn and later in Berlin. There he read law, majoring in history and philosophy. He concluded his university course in 1841, by submitting a doctoral thesis. Karl ...
- 5013: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- ... Minister at age 18. Then he studied at Crozier Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1951. While at Crozier, he was named outstanding student and won a fellowship to study for his doctorate at any school he chose. He went to Boston University, from where he earned his doctoral degree in Systematic Theology. In 1953, King met and married Coretta Scott in Boston. They had four children named Yolanda, Martin Luther ... a shock throughout the world, resulting in riots. In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 99 years in prison. After Kings death, King came to represent black courage and achievement, high moral leadership, and the ability of Americans to address and overcome racial divisions. We now celebrate January 19 as a remembrance to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 5014: Langston Hughes
- ... Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Lawrence, Kansas, Mexico City, Topeka, Kansas, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Kansas City, Kansas. In 1914 his parents divorced and he, his mother, and his stepfather moved to Lincoln, Illinois. In high school back in Cleveland, he was elected class poet, and editor of the senior class yearbook. He taught English to some families in Mexico in 1921 and also published his first prose piece, "Mexican Games"(Davis ...
- 5015: Comparative Harms Of Legal And
- ... way of smoking cessation is cold turkey or stopping smoking abruptly without any assistance. The majority of people, ninety-one percent, quit this way (Skaar 3). Other methods of quitting include gradual reduction from their high levels of nicotine by switching to a different brand of cigarette that has a lower nicotine dose, cutting back on daily consumption over a period of time and quitting with family members or friends. Alcohol ... come about from the use of marijuana. These include trouble remembering things, sleepiness, anxiety, paranoia, and an altered sense of time. Also using marijuana for a long period of time makes people loss interest in school, work, relationships and many other activities (Adverse effects 1). There are also some physical effects that can but do not occur. These physical effect can include tremors, nausea, headache, bad coordination, breathing problems, increased appetite ...
- 5016: Allen Ginsberg: Poet
- Allen Ginsberg: Poet Allen Ginsberg was born on June 3, 1927. While in high school, he discovered and fell in love with the poetry of Walt Whitman. But despite his interest in poetry his father wanted him to become a lawyer. So Ginsberg studied law at Columbia University, where he ...
- 5017: Lou Gehrig
- Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig was born and raised in New York City, the son of German immigrant parents. His full name was Henry Louis Gehrig. After graduating from high school, he attended Columbia University where he became a football and baseball star. Lou's father directed him to becoming a pro baseball player. He became sick and needed on operation, but there was no money ...
- 5018: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... reading the bible. He decided to become a minister very early in his life. That dream was not far away for him. Because he liked to read so much, it made him very smart in school and he skipped two grades. As King learned about white mans laws, he tried to think of different ways to try and change them. This is what lead him to becoming a minister. So at ... his dad, the reverend of the church. He then went to Crozer to study to become a minister. He was for the most part accepted by the majority of whites as their equal. He got high grades there, and won a prize of $1,200. He used this money to study at Boston University, where he attained the title of doctor. "Shortly after receiving the title of Ph.D., in December ...
- 5019: Cn Tower
- ... The First Place? During Toronto's building boom in the early 70's, a serious problem was developing. People were experiencing poor quality television. The pre-skyscraper transmission towers of Toronto stations were simply not high enough anymore.As office buildings were reaching higher and higher, the video reception and radio signaq got weaker and soon became alomst inpossible to recieve. Signals from Toronto and from Buffalo, New York were bouncing ... which pull in distant signals are about 305 metres or 1000 feet up (inside that white donut-like thing), and the top of the transmission antenna is 553.33 metres or 1815 feet 5 inches high (that's the very top).Because of this, we enjoy some of the clearest TV and radio reception in North America. An extra little tidbit you may not have known: It wasn't until late ... tons) Structural steel: 544.2 metric tonnes (600 tons) Number of elevators: 6 (including 2 which officially opened March 20, 1997) Speed of elevators: 6 metres/second (20 feet/second) Slow speed of elevators (in high winds): 1.5 metres/second (5 feet/second) Attendance: about 1.8 million per year Total staff (off season): approximately 400 Total staff (peak season): approximately 550 Maximum sway in 190 km/h winds ...
- 5020: Clara Barton
- ... filled with success. Barton had a long career of public service. At age seventeen Barton became a teacher in Massachusetts. She taught many years and then decided that it was time to establish her own school in North Oxford where she was born. Eventually teaching began to loose its zest and she wanted more from life. She decided to further her education and attend the Liberal Institute. The Liberal Institute was located in Clinton, New York; it was an advanced school for female teachers. Clara Barton yearned to teach once again and accepted a job in New Jersey. Following this she opened a free school in Bordentown. The schools attendance topped six hundred students. Retiring from teaching for good Barton headed for Washington DC. A new chapter in her life opened and she worked as a clerk in the ...
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