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- 4681: David Belasco
- ... Other stars discovered and trained by Belasco include David Warfield and Ina Claire. By 1900, Belasco turned his attentions to developing the career of Blanche Bates. After reading a story in Century Magazine, and with John Luther Long's approval, Belasco put together one of his most enduring plays, Madame Butterfly. Belasco worked fast, and though he scrambled together a laughably bad script, he had an unerring instinct for strong theatrical ...
- 4682: Should Eisenhower Be Praised for His Foreign Policies?
- ... ideas seemed like a welcome change. Eisenhower should be praised for his initial ideas and policies. However, his one character flaw was that he could not back these policies up. And under the guidance of John Foster Dulles his original plans became altered to completely opposite ideals and under the pressure of foreign relations he became helpless. Eisenhower gained popularity through setting his goal to go to Korea and find a ...
- 4683: David Hume
- David Hume, a Scottish philosopher and historian who lived from 1711-76, carried the empiricism of John Locke and George Berkeley to the logical extreme of radical skepticism. Although his family wanted him to become a lawyer, he felt an "insurmountable resistance to everything but philosophy and learning". Mr. Hume attended Edinburgh ...
- 4684: The Life of Charles Dickens
- ... was born at Landport, in Portsea, on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay-Office, and was temporarily on duty in the neighborhood when Charles was born. His name was John Dickens. He spent time in prison for debts. But, even when he was free he lacked the money to support his family. Then, when Charles was two they moved to London. Just before he started ...
- 4685: William Faulkner
- ... canon. Works Cited Chabrier, Gwendolyn. Faulkner’s Families: A Southern Saga. The Gordian Press. New York, 1993. Faulkner, William. “A Rose for Emily.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. 7th ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. New York: Longman, 1999. Fiedler, Leslie A. “William Faulkner: An American Dickens”. Commentary 10, (1950): 384-87. Heller, Terry. “The Telltale Hair: A Critical Study of William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for ...
- 4686: Mother Teresa
- ... materials to help the sick. Mother Teresa did such great work for the poor that she received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1971. Pope Paul VI honored Mother Teresa by awarding her the first Pope John XXIII Peace Prize. The following year the government of India presented her with the Jawaharial Nehru Award for International Understanding. In 1979 she received her greatest award, the Nobel Peace Prize. Mother Teresa accepted all ...
- 4687: Duke Ellington
- Edward Kennedy Ellington, American jazz composer, orchestrator, bandleader, and pianist, is considered to be the greatest composer in the history of jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 ...
- 4688: Geoffery Chaucer
- Geoffery Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer was one of the most influential authors of the late Middle Ages. He was born in London, England, but the exact date is unknown. Chaucer was probably the son of John Chaucer a tavern keeper, who was deputy to the king's butler. He may have gone to either Oxford or Cambridge. All of his jobs, vacations, and experiences affected the way he wrote. Without these ...
- 4689: Mao Zedong
- ... life of Chairman Mao. I. introduction II. Mao’s era III. Marxism &Romanticism IV. A fight for power and it’s price V. The road to "Chinese Socialism." VI. Class struggle VII. Conclusion References Aird, John S. Monster Mao –The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Dr. Li Zhisui. American Enterprise. May. 1995. Online. Galileo. Internet. 15. Jan. 1997. Lawrence, Susan V. The legacy of the Red Guards. US News & World ...
- 4690: Hemingway’s Greatest Hits
- ... and Treason in A Farewell to Arms.” War, Literature, & the Arts. CO: U.S. Air Force Academy, 1997. 27-28. Muley, Jim. “A Defuse of A Farewell to Arms.” Eds. Nicholas J. Karolides, Lee Buress, John M. Kean. Censored Books: Critical Viewpoints. Metuchan, NJ: Scarecrow, 1993. 498. Oliver, Charles M. “Hemingway’s Merger of Form and Meaning.” Language & Style: An International Journal. Vol. 18.3 (1985): 20-24. Rao, P. Subba ...
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