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- 6591: Analysis of the Red Scare
- ... problem remained as what to do with those radicals were citizens of the United States. This was not to go unanswered for long, however. In June of 1919, New York state officials raided the Rand School of Social Science in New York, as well as the headquarters of the I.W.W. and the Socialists. These raids were a product of a New York legislature action that created the Lusk Committee ...
- 6592: Saint John of the Cross
- ... Spirit as our guide to a life of spirituality. John of the Cross was born Juan de Yepes in 1542 to a poor family of Spanish nobility. When John was a boy, he attended a school for poor children, gaining a basic education, and the opportunity to learn skills from local craftsmen. When he was 17, John began to work at the Plague Hospital de la Concepcion, and its founder offered ...
- 6593: Katherine Anne Porter
- ... goes through many changes. His Uncle David, gives him balloons as presents, which interest Stephen greatly because of his deprived childhood. Soon after Stephen arrives at his grandmother's house, he begins to go to school where he becomes fond of a girl named Frances. Stephen begins to steal balloons and lemonade for her so she will continue to like him. His grandmother's servant, Old Janet, becomes aware of Stephen ...
- 6594: Kerouac
- ... everything. That s reason is enough o read it (23). Deck s statement is true, the book is a pleasure to read. Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1922. Kerouac went to school in New York City and afterward served in World War II. After the war Kerouac became a wanderer, traveling through the United States and Mexico. Kerouac s wandering and experiences are what created the subject ...
- 6595: Lenonard Bernstein
- ... relationship.) The relationship began with Bernstein s great admiration of Copland and from there they formed life long tie In 1939, Bernstein began to attend the Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia, which was a school for both composers and those who wanted a career in performance arts. This is where the finishing touches were put on Bernstein s training. He began to develop very close relationships with many of his ...
- 6596: Leo Tolstoi
- ... War Tolstoy commanded a battery, witnessing the siege of Sebastopol (1854-55). In 1857 he visited France, Switzerland, and Germany. After his travels Tolstoy settled in his birthplace of Yasnaja Polyana, where he started a school for peasant children. He investigated during further travels to Europe (1860-61) educational theory and practice, and published magazines and textbooks on the subject. In 1862 he married Sonya Andreyevna Bers (or Behrs). Between the ...
- 6597: John Muir
- ... through the country. John liked to climb and explore also. He and his brother would climb the walls of the one thousand year old Dunbar Castle and play at the seashore near their home. In school John read about the birds and forests of America. He wanted to see the American wilderness. John's father wanted to go to America and so he moved his family to Wisconsin. John loved it ...
- 6598: Lewis Latimer
- ... release. Although free, George was still extremely poor, working as a barber, paper-hanger and in other odd jobs to support his wife, three sons, and one daughter. Lewis Latimer, the youngest child, attended grammar school and was an excellent student who loved to read and draw. Most of his time, though, was spent working with his father, which was typical of children in the 19th century. In 1857, the Supreme ...
- 6599: Life Of A Roman Slave
- ... thanks to his Greek parents. Here the boy was taught simple math and was told stories such as the Odyssey and plays by Sophocles or Aeschylus. However, one fateful day while walking the son to school, a vicious dog leapt out of an alleyway and bit into the boy's neck. Argus beat off the dog but it was to no avail. The attack left a gap in the boy's ...
- 6600: Stalin
- ... aggressive town that liked to show each other their power by beating one another. Young Joseph was the one and only survivor out of his four siblings. In 1888 Stalin began attending the Gori Church School, where he learned Russian, and excelled at his studies, winning a scholarship to the Tbilis Theological Seminary in the Georgian capital in 1894. Stalin began his studies at the seminary as a devout believer ...
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