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- 1131: Stalin
- ... Georgian capital in 1894. Stalin began his studies at the seminary as a devout believer in Orthodox Christianity. He was soon exposed to the radical ideas of fellow students, however, and began to read illegal literature based on the works of German political philosopher Karl Marx. In 1899, just as he was about to graduate, he gave up his religious education to devote his time to the revolutionary movement against the ...
- 1132: Stephen Vicent Benet: An American Poet
- ... was an American poet whose works were a combination of romanticism (idealized, optimistic view of life) and realism (factual, objective details of ordinary life). Benét came from a military family, where he was introduced to literature at an early age, by his father reading aloud to the family. He was only 17, while a student at Yale, he published his first book, and at the age of 31 when he won ...
- 1133: Johannes Brahms
- ... of Brahms was received coldly at first, but soon many people loved it and accepted it. People are frequently performing his works, and his works are nearly the most performed, second only to Beethoven. The literature dealing with Brahms is increasing more and more each year, with many new translations in many different languages.
- 1134: Emily Dickinson
- ... had continued with their Christianity and her family put an enormous amount of pressure on her to convert. No longer the submissive youngster, she would not compromise her own will on issues such as religion, literature, and personal friendships. Though she cast aside the institutional religion of the Church, she never did reject or accept God. Even so, the most significant things in Dickinson’s life were spirituality, love, individuality, and ...
- 1135: Alexander The Great And His Impact On Greek Civilization
- ... civilization. Alexander was a profound student at a young age. He was taught by famous scholars, one of them being Aristotle. Under Aristotles teachings Alexander gained an in depth understanding of politics, science, ethics, rhetoric, literature and medicine. Plutrarch, one of Alexanders tutors, once wrote "he had a violent thirst and passion for learning , which increased as time went on... He was a lover of all kinds of reading and knowledge ...
- 1136: Alexander The Great: A Life With A Meaning Like No Other
- ... referred to as barbarians. With Philips ascendance to the throne and with Alexander's continuance, the situation would change. Aristotle was Alexander's tutor and model; he gave Alexander a thorough training in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine, philosophy and other areas of study. Just like his Philip, Aristotle also greatly influenced Alexander's life and may be considered his mentor. During the summer of 336B ...
- 1137: Mark Twain’s Greatest Downfall
- ... the Mergenthaler Linotype machine, which later became the industry standard. The Paige worked efficiently, but the Linotype had a better marketing campaign. “The machine worked, and worked efficiently,” says Ken Ljunquist, a professor of American literature at the Worcester college, and one of the advisers of the Paige project. ‘The reasons for its failure were not mechanical. The Linotype just took over the market” (Condon INTERNET). Twain, however, would not grasp ...
- 1138: J. Edgar Hoover
- ... pages. The book impressed me greatly with the information. I like history, so the facts in the book were very impressive, but there were way too many. This is one of the hardest pieces of literature I have ever read. This is the only book I have read where I have been amazed at the information, but bored to death, and forcing myself to carry on. My personal opinion of J ...
- 1139: The Life of Ernest Hemingway
- ... 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 who knows that he will soon die. He suddenly started becoming paranoid and to forget things. He became obsessed with ...
- 1140: William Lloyd Garrison
- ... make up whole pages of the paper. (Archer 17) He didn't let the words go to waste that he set type for. He used the newspaper columns as his textbooks to learn grammar, composition, literature, economics, philosophy, and politics. (Archer 17) His coworkers were so impressed with his determination to gain more knowledge that they taught him Latin and introduced him to English and American classics. (Archer 17) By 1822 ...
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