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- 1891: Tim Leary
- ... success. With extensive study, his team discovered that one third of the patients who received psychotherapy got better, one third got worse and one third stayed the same, meaning psychotherapy wasn't really working. His personal life, unfortunately, took a turn for the worse. Marianne suffered from post partum depression after she had Susan and both her and Tim started to drink and fight regularly. On Tim's 35th birthday he ... people having horrible experiences. Tim became discouraged with how the press focused on LSD but paid no mention to all the alcohol induced problems, which were far more severe. He started giving lectures, interviews and writing magazine articles that outlined the need for guidance and knowledge. America needed a responsible drug policy that should include education not criminalization. Few of these made the press however. What they needed was good press ...
- 1892: Thurgood Marshall
- ... this high ranking position, Thurgood was determined to end inequality once and for all in the U.S. Up until his death in 1993, Thurgood Marshall wrote more than 300 papers and essays on his personal beliefs and court cases that he had dealt with. He declared that his papers should be open for immediate use by scholars, journalists, and others. I selected Thurgood Marshall because I believe he made the ... shaped the U.S. to be a much more open and equal nation for African Americans and people of other racial minorities. He was an incredible person and I enjoyed researching him as well as writing a report on him. To be quite honest, I really did not have an as realistic understanding on the time era racial segregation occurred before I researched Thurgood Marshall. To learn how evil and cruel ...
- 1893: Stephen Crane
- ... to American Literature is larger than any one of his books or poems. All parts of Cranes life greatly influenced, or were influenced by his writings, whether it was his early life, formal education, writing career, or later years ("Stephen" n.p.). Stephen Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 1, 1871. He was the last of fourteen children of a Methodist minister, Jonathan Townley, and Mary Helen Peck ("Stephen" n.p.). Being a minister, his father greatly influenced his ideas and attitudes towards writing. His father was a kind minister, but his mother believed that God was a God of wrath. The effects of his preoccupation with faith are evident in most of Cranes work, Throughout his writings ... Crane wrote the preliminary sketch of his novella, Maggie, while at Syracuse. He eventually decided to quit school and become a full time reporter for the New York Tribune ("Stephen" n.p.). Crane began his writing career in poverty, hoping that it would inspire him to write. Along with his beliefs in Darwinism, he drew much if his influences from his religious beliefs (Colvert 12:108). Famous writers such as ...
- 1894: Socrates
- ... in which it is concealed. The only way to discover true happiness, goodness, and the right way, is to fully understand oneself. Socrates did not believe in the Greek gods or religion. He had his personal view of god. Socrates felt that there must be some form of divine power because everyone seemed to believe in some kind of god and religion. He also believed in a sort of immortality. He ... have asked this before and for quite obvious reasons. Most other noteworthy historical figures did keep a record of their works ever since the invention of written language, yet not one of mine exists in writing. I do not exactly know the reason for this. Whether there are records of my work or not, does not matter. I will forever be remembered by my loyal pupils, the Athenian population, and the ...
- 1895: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... Statement: Through his early life experiences and with the knowledge left by his predecessors, Sir Isaac Newton was able to develop calculus, natural forces, and optics. From birth to early childhood, Isaac Newton overcame many personal, social, and mental hardships. It is through these experiences that helped create the person society knows him as in this day and age. The beginning of these obstacles started at birth for Newton. Isaac was ... he learned geometry through school, he spoke of himself as self-taught. One of his earliest mathematical discoveries was the binomial theorm. "The binomial theorm gives a formula, or rule, as Newton called it, for writing down the expansion of any power of (1+x)." (Anthony 53) An example of this is as follows: (1+x)^n = 1 + nx + n(n-1) x^2 + n(n-1)(n-2) x^3 ...
- 1896: Rasputin
- ... to have had some sort of homosexual attraction to Rasputin, and there is some evidence to support the idea that he acted not only on the above motives, but also as a means of extracting personal revenge against the peasant. There were stories that Rasputin had rejected the Prince's homosexual advances; that Rasputin had compiled a dossier on Youssoupov's activities and was about to disclose its contents to the ... ruining the Prince's name and reputation. Felix certainly never let on to his fellow conspirators that he had any motive other than his expressed desire to save Russia; but had he also acted for personal reasons, he scarcely would have revealed this to men who had agreed to participate for patriotic motives. Rasputin is as famous for his death as he is for his life. One evening at a meeting ... know, however, that he was fond of the steambath and used it frequently, so it is unlikely that he smelled vilely. He was a peasant, with - perhaps from past experience - a less rigid set of personal hygiene standards, but he was not the repulsive monster his enemies made him out to be. He is often portrayed in legend as a drunken thug; yet his daughter Maria, who shared his flat ...
- 1897: Queen Victoria
- ... later he died, and she remained in implied grieving for much of the rest of her life. She avoided common appearances, letting the prince of Wales accomplish most of the royal ritualistic duties. Her detailed personal interest in the affairs of state protracted, however. Reign After 1861 Several prime ministers served during the latter part of Victoria's reign, but only the Conservative Party leader Benjamin Disraeli, who held office in 1868 and from 1874 to 1880, gained her confidence. He ingratiated himself with the queen by his skillful personal advance and his gift for compliments. He also allowed her a free hand in the awarding of church, army, and some political appointments. She fully affirmed his policy of strengthening and roaming the British Empire ... and abroad. Victoria died on January 22, 1901. Her 63-year reign was the longest in the archives of England. Her offspring, including 40 grandchildren, married into almost every royal family of Europe. With her personal example of honesty, nationalism, and devotion to family life, Victoria became a living symbol of the solidity of the British Empire. The many years of her reign, often referred to as the Victorian age, ...
- 1898: P. T. Barnum
- ... that he was the unknowing butt of jokes for ten years. Barnum learned from this, although a bit angry, that people loved being humbugged. He would attend school just long enough to maser basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills. At the age of eight Barnum became an apprentice for his father's dried good store. Although, sadly, in 1826 Barnum's father died. The fifteen year old was the family's ... returned to Bridgeport and began to get involved with politics. In 1851 he became president of a local bank. In 1853 he helped organize the crystal palace in preparation of the World's Fair. Even personal problems barley slowed him down. Charity fell ill eventually becoming an inviolate. In 1851 he bought 50 acres east of Bridgeport to develop the city of the future. His partner, Chansy Jerome, skipped out and ...
- 1899: Jean De La Fontaine
- ... writer he spent most of his time in literary circles with Moliθre and others. In 1658 he left his family and moved to Paris, where he spent most of his productive years, devoting himself to writing. (Mackay, pg. 16) Burns 3 Before he left to Paris he was introduced to Fouquet, who granted him a pension with the understanding that the poet should send every month, as a receipt to the ... as he grew older he fell in love with Greek literature namely such ancient masters as Terence, Horace, and Virgil. Although he liked many, his favorite was Homer, but he did not follow the same writing style as Homer, were as Homers writings were extremely lengthy La Fontaine stated "long works frighten me. Far from exhausting a subject, one must only take its flower". (Mackay, pg. 34) La Fontaine also had to frequently change pace, which meant keeping his works reality short. Although theatrical modes perpetually fascinated him, he never achieved renown as a dramatist. Burns 5 One advantages la Fontaine enjoyed by writing fables and tales was his freedom from strict rules of composition, such as those prescribed for the classical Tragedy and for fixed poetic forms like the sonnet. La Fontaine used Fables to educate people ...
- 1900: James Taylor
- Expository Writing James Taylor Rock and Roll has been a tradition in America for as long as America has been a country. Classic rock and roll always has been, and still is a favorite kind of music ... again. A few songs that James Taylor sings really hit home when thinking about life in general. He seems to show a great deal of knowledge about dealing with lifes problems simply through his writing and singing. Three songs written and performed by Taylor that emphasize life are "Youve Got A Friend", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", and "Carolina in My Mind". The lyrics in ... the importance of being a good person because Taylor, the small, quiet, skinny child that he was, did not have many friends so he knew the ones that he did have were important. He started writing songs from the late 60s to the early 70s. His mother was a classical soprano and helped Taylor and his siblings become musical and get discovered by other musicians. At the age of 15, ...
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