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- 7411: Charles Dickens 3
- ... Charles was stuck working for Warrens Blacking Factory. After his father was let out of prison he rescued his son from his horrible labor fate. From 1824 to 1827 he became a student at a school in London. Little did his family know that his stay at the Blacking Factory would haunt him for the rest of his life. The only 2 people he told about this horrible event in his ...
- 7412: Cultural Anthro - Karl Marx
- ... participation in recreational activities such as travel abroad, camping, going to rock concerts, and owning a VCR. Judith Blau agrees with Karl Marx point of view that economic conditions created by industrial wage labor and high rates of immigration combined with growing wealth of private capitalists, created glaring contrasts between the lives of the rich and of the poor. Estimates of wealth distribution around 1870 suggest that the top one-tenth ...
- 7413: Constantine The Great
- ... on a personal act. He was a noble ruler, and a courageous warrior. He led his people to victory against worthy opponents, and was so successful in warfare, that his people praised him despite his high taxes. His morals and strength of character made him worthy of the love and respect his people lavished upon him, and they also make him worthy of the respect and admiration of today s people ...
- 7414: Confucius Life Philosiphy
- ... one must have a clear understanding of the books he wrote. The Five Classics were from the period preceding the Warring States Period. They were brought together and edited by the members of Confucius original school. Once Confucianism was made China s official philosophy, a person had to study these five books in order to gain a prized governmental position. Saying that there are only five classics is a bit of ...
- 7415: Columbus
- ... sail, but it was a miracle that he did what he did. Columbus was accused of cruelty to animals and humans, but so was everyone else at his time. Just like today everyone goes to school, everyone in Columbus time was cruel. Yes, Columbus wanted to enslave the Native Americans, but other people also wanted to enslave Africans. He should not be condemned because he was a man of his time ...
- 7416: Christopher Marlowe
- ... agreement was reached as to the composition date of this poem, but it is ranked as a major work along with Tamburlaine and Faustus. Marlowe began writing poetry and performing plays, when he entered Kings School. His education shaped him to become the genius who first created the Shakespearean blank verse drama. This is why many hailed him as The Morning Star , of the turning point from comedy to drama in ...
- 7417: Chris Lansid
- ... He became amazed at what he saw and learned that he wanted to go into the inventing/science field. He was accepted to Harvard. With all of his poverty, he now was in the best school at the time! He took the first year and passed it all with flying colors, same as for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. But soon after, a family tradgedy that would change him forever. On ...
- 7418: Chistopher Reeves
- ... forever. However, no tragedy could stop a true Superman. Attending Princeton day academy Reeves was a success from the beginning. His natural talent and charisma made him a shoe-in for the lead in many school plays. Says Reeves "I never once asked my self, who am I, or what am I doing here...right from the beginning the theater was like a home to me." At the age of 16 ...
- 7419: Charles Dickens 2
- ... or disaster. Some of his failings and his enthusiasm are dramatized in Mr. Micawber in the partly autobiographical David Copperfield. In 1824 the family reached bottom. Charles, the oldest son, had been taken out of school and was now set to work manually in a factory. His father went to prison for debt. These shocks deeply affected Charles. Though terrible, this brief collapse into the working class, he began to gain ...
- 7420: Bonnie And Clyde
- ... and reams of sheet music, as well as an arsenal of firearms. Clyde loved and named his guns, and regarded them as tokens of his power. At the age of sixteen, Clyde dropped out of school to work at Proctor and Gamble. Clyde s crime streak started with helping his brother steal a small flock of turkeys and transporting them to Dallas to sell for Christmas money. Dallas officers saw the ...
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