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- 1271: Africa
- ... world of opportunities will be opened to them and that they will be partners insead of patros with the U.S. Although the residents of Mozambique, Eritrea, Mali, and Ghana are nations with high poverty rates, much illiteracy, much mortality, few jobs, few schools, few hospitals, and no money, they have been able to strive to overcome the obstacles in front of them. They each have been able to share in some economic success, have higher growth rates, and lower inflation. In Mozambique, they have strived for an overall people's peach by refusing to put themselves down because they do not live a normal life. They believe that the best thing for ...
- 1272: Act Of Courage (jim Abbott)
- ... and say, Hi, my name is Jim Abbott. This never-ending support allowed Jim to never feel self-conscious about his incomplete arm. Jim s father encouraged Jim to be active. Jim showed an early interest in sports (Jennings 33-34). He saw other kids playing baseball and decides that joining their games would help him to fit in. Every day with help from his father, Jim practiced handling a ball ... parents look for ways to make Jim s life easier. Despite all of their encouragement, the Abbots believed that Jim s baseball activity would be limited to playing catch and sandlot games. They tried to interest him in soccer, where hands were not important. But Jim loved baseball more than anything and there was nothing to do but continue to support him as far as his ability and courage would take ...
- 1273: Pride And Prejudice
- ... proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and every body hoped that he would never come there again. (63) Soon however, Darcy begins to develop a certain fondness for Elizabeth. Instead of actively pursuing this interest, he maintains a remote aloofness, unable to foster a relationship. Darcy recognizes the potential in Elizabeth to be his soul mate and help him find a deep and abiding happiness. However, his pride prevents anything ... believe anything the dishonest soldier said. The climax of Elizabeth s character also occurs when Darcy makes his first proposal. She is taken by complete surprise because her prejudices prevented her from realizing his obvious interest. The next day when Darcy gives her his letter, we begin to see her self-growth. Elizabeth at first read the letter with extreme prejudice and cast it aside in disgust, as it tried to ...
- 1274: Alcoholism
- ... the business of sales. With many other companies trying to compete, he has to be on top of his game. A let down on his part could mean the loss of a big companys interest or even the loss of his job. Being a successful person is something that everyone wants. I know that I have the determination to be successful. There are times when the schools work piles up ... all of these positive abilities and influences, I will do my best to take advantage of the opportunities that lay ahead of me. In the decision of applying to colleges, your school was in great interest to me. I believe that your school will satisfy my academic interests and properly prepare me for my future. With your highly regarded academic status and excellent athletic program, your school can provide me with ...
- 1275: Timeline of Art
- ... matter painting in which very thick layers of paint, mixed with plaster and manipulated on the surface of the canvas. At the height of popularity of Abstract Expressionism worldwide, the fashion was swept aside and interest turned in the appearance of Pop-Art. Pop-Art: By early 1960s a newer style called Pop Art began to thrust into fore- front. Pop Art depicted every day objects and images in techniques borrowed ... methods in "Ethel Scull 36 Times", grotesquely made up Marilyn Monroe and tearful Jackie Kennedy. As the fashionable fever over Pop art died down, the other styles pressed forward. Op Art: The painters showed renewed interest in investigating the technical possibilities of abstract painting and extending its ability to create optical sensations with or without emotional content, called "Op Art". This led to optical illusion and other visual effects achieved by ...
- 1276: The Life of Henry Ford
- ... find in his community. Henry was very interested in finding how the energy of steam was controlled and put to work. There was an old, deserted sawmill near the Ford farm that stirred Henry's interest every time he passed it. One afternoon, he picked up a few tools and headed for the old mill to find how steam was regulated to enable the saws to work. He examined the steam ... or someone would try to drive it. Eight years later, he was still with the Edison Company, making $100 a month. He had been working on his second car for 8 years. He tried to interest wealthy men in helping him manufacture cars, but they all thought it was too much of a gamble. One day he went to Coffee Jim's lunch wagon and told him of his plans for ...
- 1277: Mozambique
- ... the interior. In the end they were able to extend their sphere of influence across the Indian Ocean and beyond. With all of their success, it is surprising to see the sharp decline of Portuguese interest in Mozambique as early as 1700. However, it wasnt the future interest, but the actions of the Prazeros that was the concern. The Prazeros were leaseholders of the semifeudal system of land tenure that pertained in Portugal. In return for the grant, the Prazeros were expected to ...
- 1278: Karl Marx
- ... Marx was born May 5th, 1818 in Trier. Although he had three other siblings, all sisters, he was the favorite child to his father, Heinrich. His mother, a Dutch Jewess named Henrietta Pressburg, had no interest in Karl's intellectual side during his life. His father was a Jewish lawyer, and before his death in 1838, converted his family to Christianity to preserve his job with the Prussian state. When Heinrich ... lawyer much like himself but when Karl's reckless university life was getting in the way after a year Heinrich transferred him to Berlin. Also, he did not go to most lectures, and showed little interest in what was to be learned. Karl's reckless ways were not tolerated at Berlin, a more conservative college without the mischievous ways of the other universities. While at Berlin, Marx became part of the ...
- 1279: The Brief History of Alaska
- ... town in Russian-America. The Russian-American Company prospered when Baranof was the leader, but after he was replaced in 1817, it declined. The people who took over were naval officers who hardly had any interest in the business, plus competition from the Americans, Canadians, and the British also made it hard to earn a profit. In addition, animals with fur were becoming more and more scarce, due to over-hunting ... not provide for an Alaskan government during the next 17 years and Alaska was administered first by the War Department, then by the Treasury Department, and then by the Navy Department. These agencies had little interest in the local problems of Alaska. A few American companies were interested in the rich salmon fisheries of Alaska and in1878, the first canneries were built in Alaska. In 1884, the first Organic Act was ...
- 1280: Madame Bovary 2
- ... and the -4- household, she then gradually becomes the lord and master of the family. After she and Charles move to Yonville, Emma meets Leon Dupuis, and they spend the night conversing about their various interest in common. Emma starts to see what she had been missing with Charles- good conversation, a good physique, and a lot of common interests. She and Leon immediately become acquainted and later become friends. But ... response of a narcissistic woman who would have her progeny be what she is not but would like to be.(9) One can easily see how Emma's whimsical nature, causes her to quickly loose interest in any part of her life. After Leon leaves for Paris, Emma and Rodolphe Boulanger start up a type of relationship, in which Emma's weakness and vulnerability is easily seen. Critic Frederick Alfred Lubich ...
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