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- 1921: Robert E. Lee
- ... real chance at field service. In January of 1847 he was selected by General Winfield Scott to serve with other young promising officers. These officers included: P.G.T. Beauregard and George McClellan on his personal staff (Connelly 8). During the Mexican War Lee won the praise and respect of Scott as well as many other young officers that he would serve with and against later. As the years passed Mary ... Soon Texas seceded too, and Lee was ordered home to Washington, to report to the Army's ranking officer, General Winfield Scott. Lee arrived at Arlington on March 1st. He now faced a very momentous personal decision. After the firing on of Fort Sumpter, the first shots of the Civil War, Lee was offered command of the Federal Army by Abraham Lincoln. Lee was offered command of an army that was ... knees in prayer. Below, she also prayed (Kelly 41). Hours later he showed her two letters he had written. In one he resigned his commission in the United States Army. In the other, he expressed personal thoughts to General Scott. Later, his wife would write: "My husband has wept tears of blood over this terrible war, but as a man of honor and a Virginian, he must follow the destiny ...
- 1922: Neil Simon
- ... one discovers that Nellie McClung did not have a unified approach to reform of the life. Her involvement in the installation of women in the United Church, prohibition, the suffrage movement, her family, and her writing, defy any restricting and confining labels, while erasing the need to find one. Religion played a prominent role in the life of Nellie McClung since childhood. Brought up by an Irish father and Scottish mother ... are tired of war - tired of campaigns and petitions, and signatures and interviews! Considering Nellie McClung's activism and her views about the role of women in Canadian society, it is important to investigate her personal life and the roles she fulfilled as a wife and mother. While she supported those women who chose to work outside the home out of desire rather than need , it is surprising how defensive she ...
- 1923: Nathaniel Hawthorne 2
- ... written over two-thirds of the tales and sketches he would write during his lifetime. A year later, Hawthorne met Sophia Peabody and became engaged to her. Hawthorne felt that with his modest success in writing, he would not be able to provide a life sufficient enough for Sophia. Through the help of some influential people, he was given the position as a Measurer of Salt and Coal, in the Custom ... unbeknownst to Hawthorne, that she had saved money from her allowance for household expenses over the years. With the help of this money, Hawthorne resolved to try once again to earn a living through his writing. For the next eight months, Hawthorne worked day and night to finish, The Scarlet Letter. In 1850, he published The Scarlet Letter which sold well. However, it was pirated by two London publishers, and the ... novel, contrasting Puritan morality with passion and individualism. The Hawthorne family moved to Lennox, Massachusetts, where they lived for the following year. It was here that Hawthorne made the acquaintance of Herman Melville, who was writing his first novel, Moby Dick. Hawthorne made a great impact on the writings of Melville, and the dedication of the novel (Moby Dick), to Hawthorne is evidence of the magnitude of this impact. During ...
- 1924: Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens, Or None Of The Above
- Mark Twain was one of the most popular and well-known authors of the 1800 s. He is recognized for being a humorist. He used humor or social satire in his best works. His writing is known for realism of place and language, memorable characters, and hatred of hypocrisy and oppression (Mark Twain 1). Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835. He was born on the ... freedom (Marshall 232). In 1884, Twain formed the firm Charles L. Webster and Company to publish his and other writer s works. The most famous books published there were The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Personal Memoirs, which was written by American general and president Ulysses S. Grant (Mark Twain 2). A disastrous investment in an automatic typesetting machine led to the firm s bankruptcy in 1894. A successful worldwide lecture ...
- 1925: Margaret Sanger
- ... 1928, Margaret Sanger angrily resigned as the head of the American Birth Control League due to conflicts within the organization. The "conservatives" had come to resent Margaret's leadership; they felt that it was too personal and impulsive. Margaret, in turn, condemned them for being women of high social position who always took the easy way out to save themselves. After her resignation, the only position that Margaret actually held was ... and 1935, the bill was killed in Congress more than 5 times, each time by the direct influence of the Roman Catholic Church. At one hearing for the bill, after hours of expert and emotional personal testimony, the opposition took the stand in the form of Father Charles Coughlin; his only comment being "All this bill means is how to fornicate and not get caught" (Miller, p. 235). The bill failed ... the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (Miller 237). With that done, Margaret tried to turn her attention to the world effort, but was interrupted by World War II. After that there was a string of personal tragedies in Margaret's life that conspired to keep her from actively participating in the birth control movement, the most detrimental of which was the stroke that her husband suffered in December of 1941. ...
- 1926: Machiavellis Ideas Of Government
- ... the sake of gaining profit and power. His anti-Christian views mark him as a man of the Renaissance era. During that time, even the popes of the period used the office to further their personal ambitions and those of their families. With this in mind, Machiavelli presents his work as a challenge to the Papacy. He also sees the Christian values as pointless. To him, there is no need for ... this type of ruler would not survive, and we need a tempered ruler to rule a tempered state of tempered individuals. Machiavelli uses this work to describe his intellectual justification for separating political conduct and personal morality. Though it is arguable whether or not this work was ever read by Lorenzo, as intended, it is known that Machiavelli never did return to political power. His work, The Prince, however, was published ... as presenting a desirable front to society, yet once they are behind the confines of their castle, or White House, they are free to exploit and abuse their powers as they think necessary, either for personal or national gain. It could be said, by any educated individual, that reading The Prince has become a prerequisite to holding office. Machiavelli, slightly ahead of his times, describes a ruler who presents an ...
- 1927: Mark Twain
- Mark Twain : Satire and Personal Feelings November 30, 1835 was the day that Florida, Missouri had its biggest resident born. Although he would only stay there for four, years this little town would be in the record books forever. His ... and was a steamboat pilot(Twain 127). Parts of this book were written before he had published Tom Sawyer but not published until after. Chapters IV through XVII were written during the time he was writing Tom Sawyer. He had told Rev. Joseph Twitchell about some of his experiences and afterward they were bought immediately by W.D. Wells(Collier 96 ). The next book he would write would be his masterpiece ...
- 1928: Life Of John Milton
- ... and ecclesiastical and political history. From 1638 to 1639 he toured France and Italy, where he met the leading literary figures of the day. On his return to England, he settled in London and began writing a series of social, religious, and political tracts. In 1642 he married Mary Powell, who left him after a few weeks because of the incompatibility of their temperaments, but was reconciled to him in 1645 ... the poet's personality, memoirs written by Milton's contemporaries indicate that his was a singular blend of grace and sweetness and of force and severity amounting almost to harshness. In some of his own writing he reveals his arrogance and bitterness. Although isolated and embittered by blindness, he fulfilled the tasks he had set himself, lightening his dark days with music and conversation. Works John Milton's work is marked ... 1631), "On Time" (1632?), "At a Solemn Musick" (1632-1633?), the masques Arcades (1632-1634?) and Comus (1634), and the elegy Lycidas (1637). His second period, from 1640 to 1660, was devoted chiefly to the writing of the prose tracts that established him as the ablest pamphleteer of his time. In the first group of pamphlets, Milton attacked the institution of bishops and argued in favor of extending the spirit ...
- 1929: Louis Leakey
- ... which to live but was also initiated as a member of the Kikuyu tribe. It was within this hut that the beginnings of Leakey s archaelogical aspirations took place. In one section he started a personal museum, collected all things naturalistic, from bird eggs to animal skulls. It was in 1916, at the age of fourteen, when Leakey first truly realized that he was meant for archaeology; after reading the account ... spot where the skulls were found. In addition to this, Boswell found Leakey s erratic methods and absentmindedness to be very unsettling. Disgusted with Leakey s "losing" of the exact site, Boswell returned to England, writing scathing papers about Leakey s techniques and casting great doubt on the true age of those skulls. This, along with Louis separation from wife Frida and his living with girlfriend Mary (which was not tolerated ...
- 1930: Lincoln
- ... spoons, tables and chairs, and comfortable bedding. But most of all she brought the love. Although Sarah was illiterate, she felt that it was important for the children to be educated. Lincoln became adept at writing and reading. And almost from the beginning he a became a leader. These years of Lincoln s childhood were short. He grew up in tough economic times. Out of necessity Abraham was worked very hard ... up nose. In 1850s, Lincoln was the most sought-after attorneys in Illinois. He had the reputation as lawyer s lawyer. He earned the respect of his colleagues. Yet Lincoln never used the law for personal gain. Lincoln was honest in real life as in legend. He was even know by his enemies a incorruptible. In 1858 Lincoln attempted to get a seat in the Senate. His opponent was Stephen Douglas ...
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