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- 1101: Alexander Hamilton
- ... all about the humanities and sciences. When Hamilton could get away from the store he would indulge himself into the massive library that Knox had. He would read volumes in classic plays and historical literature. Between Cruger, Knox and Hamilton they raised enough money to send Alex to America. They wanted to send Alex to America so that he could continue his education. It was clear to everyone on the ...
- 1102: Ernest Hemingway: His Life And His Stories
- ... game. Though Ernest had a serious accident, and later became ill, he could never admit that he had any weaknesses; nothing would stop him, certainly not pain. In 1954 he won the Nobel Prize for literature. Toward the end, Ernest started to travel again, but almost the way that someone does whom knows that he will soon die. He suddenly started becoming paranoid and too forgets things. He became obsessed with ...
- 1103: The Grotesque in Flannery OConnor
- ... Connor herself was diagnosed with lupus at the age of twenty-five and suffered greatly from the disease which finally killed her. She was educated in parochial Catholic schools where she learned the basics of literature and grammar. OConnor began writing at the young age of ten, and her stories were frequently published. Her most prevalent themes include comic violence, the question of redemption, displacement, and religion. Flannery OConnor ...
- 1104: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Tuesday February 15, 2000 Victorian Literature INTRODUCTION Charles Darwin has become an icon in our time, no less important than Columbus, Newton, Jefferson, Edison, Einstein, or Gates. He is seen as projecting out of the Victorian era like a colossus. The ...
- 1105: Emperor Hadrian of Rome
- ... developed a strong interest in Hellenic culture. This earned him his nickname "The Greekling." For example, "Hadrian was an admirer of Greek culture and under different circumstances, might well have devoted his full time to literature and philosophy rather than politics (Eadie 8 )." Hadrian was well-educated, and known throughout Rome as a military man. For instance, " He rose through the ranks as befitting of one of his position in life ...
- 1106: George Mason's Views
- ... Mason set the groundwork for our modern day Declaration of Independence. George Mason was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia. He spent a lot of his early adulthood active in the writings of controversial political literature. As well as writing the Virginia declaration of rights, Mason also aided in the drafting of the Constitution. His strong political background allowed Mason to campaign against the ratification of the Constitution even after helping ...
- 1107: Life of Charles Robert Darwin
- ... older brother Erasmus was already attending school. The school was very strict, and Charles found the lessons mindless and boring. No Science was taught, and perhaps the only thing he felt joy in was famous literature. He read all the great works of Shakespeare, enjoying them immensely. When Charles was 16 he was sent off to Edinburgh University in Scotland. Like the rest of the men in his family, his family ...
- 1108: Karl Marx
- ... and the Government later suppressed the paper. Marx had many great ideas. Some things that Marx ideas brought about are: Modern sociology, the transformation of the study of history, and the act of affecting philosophy, literature, and the arts. Marx dies at 55 years old, in bad health. His remaining ten years were less eventful. In 1871 the second edition of Capital was needed. After Marx death, the critique of the ...
- 1109: Albert Einstein
- ... uncle set up a small electro-chemical business. He was fortunate to have an excellent family with which he held a strong relationship. Albert's mother, Pauline Einstein, had an intense passion for music and literature, and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin in which he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja, and they could often be ...
- 1110: Irwin Allen Ginsberg
- ... poets and the like, including fellow students Lucien Carr and Jack Kerouac and friends William S. Burroughs and Neal Cassady. These delinquent young philosophers, you might say were equally obsessed with drugs, crime, sex and literature. Eventually, Allen got suspended from Columbia for various small offenses. He began hanging around with Times Square junkies and thieves (mostly friends of Burroughs), experimenting with Benzedrine and marijuana, and cruising gay bars in Greenwich ...
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