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- 4911: Escape From El-Ashaq
- ... religious groups focusing on the religious aspects of the book. This concern for the religious reinforces and ignores the problems that plague the characters and society of Ruthoppression via belief in God, on the personal and social-political level. The Book of Ruth makes headway in the revolutionary idea that there is no God. Bereft of any burning bushes, floods, angels, or other supernaturally inspired events, Ruth only references "the ...
- 4912: Steven Spielberg
- ... through for Spielberg with the honorary Irving G. Thalberg Award in 1987. Over the next few years, with Always, Empire of the Sun, and Hook, Spielberg's golden touch seemed to be failing him. His personal life was also in turmoil: he and actress Amy Irving divorced, and he married his Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom leading lady Kate Capshaw. Professionally, he came back with two huge movies in ...
- 4913: Leonhard Euler
- ... other matters. Frederick was greatly angered at his departure and invited Lagrange to replace him. In Russia, Euler became almost entirely blind after a cataract operation, but was able to continue with his research and writing. He had a phenomenal memory and was able to dictate treatises on optics, algebra, and lunar motion. At his death in 1783, he left a vast backlog of articles. The St. Petersburg Academy continued to ...
- 4914: Woodrow Wilson and His Ability To be an Effective President
- ... German's attacked a passenger boat carrying war weapons. In this sinking 1100 civilians died, and in that eleven hundred 128 were Americans. Even though he believed war was wrong he could not let his personal feelings influence his decisions. He knew that this is what America had to do, and with this decision he addressed the people and gave his sympathies out to the families who had son's going ...
- 4915: Al Capone
- ... Capone reached the legal age of fourteen, he dropped out of school to live this economic dream of making money as a gangster on the streets. 1.Al Capone was convinced that the opportunities for personal advancement and material success were not available through legitimate means, and so Capone turned toward the crime profession of bootlegging. Capone was a smart man with a mission. 2.His mission was to succeed as ...
- 4916: Winston Churchill
- ... determined to resign. Churchill replaced him as prime minister as Germany invaded the Low Countries on May 10, 1940. The prime minister Winston Churchill was largely responsible for many aspects of war policy. He established personal relations of the highest value with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt who began to supply arms and weapons to Britain immediately after the British army lost most of its equipment at Dunkerque (June 1940 ...
- 4917: The American Revolution
- ... to pass important laws "necessary for the public good," obstru cted the administration and that the king is sending over large armies to "complete the works of death." The third section officially declares independence in writing. The entire effort to complete the Declaration of Independence was done by Thomas Jefferso n, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston. In order to pass the declaration all of the representatives had ...
- 4918: Dinner With Bill Gates
- ... Bill whined. I was furious, Bill Gates, my boss, the man I've looked up to for years was an insecure, self-centered, man. Even in his attempt at being generous, he had his own personal interests at heart. I suddenly because very nauseous and wanted to leave immediately. By the looks on my companions faces, they wholeheartedly agreed with me. All this time, Bill Gates was rambling on about his ...
- 4919: Willys Loss of Life and Dignity
- Willys Loss of Life and Dignity No one attains an impeccable life. Everyone has conflicts that they must face sooner or later. The ways in which people deal with these personal conflicts can differ as much as the people themselves. Some insist on ignoring the problem as long as possible, while others attack the problem to get it out of the way. Willy Lowman's technique ...
- 4920: Huck Finn The Twisting Tides O
- ... man who has become one of his only friends, should be a slave. By way of this internal struggle, Twain expresses his opinions of the absurdity of slavery and the importance of following one's personal conscience before the laws of society. By the end of the novel, Huck and the reader have come to understand that Jim is not someone's property and an inferior man, but an equal. Throughout ...
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