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- 5211: Edison
- ... about things, even as a baby (Cousins 3). When he was twelve years old, his schoolteacher told his parents that he wasn't very smart and couldn't learn, so his mother began to home-school him. Years before that, Edison's mother had taught him to read (Thomas Alva Edison Biography). One of his main sources of learning came from reading. He came to love reading, particularly science books, but ...
- 5212: Eastern Philosophy
- ... of heaven, earth, and humanity. TAOISM: The second great philosophy of the classical age was. The philosopher Lao-tzu, who probably lived during the 6th century BC, is usually regarded as the founder of this school. Whereas Confucianism sought the full development of human beings through moral education and the establishment of an orderly hierarchical society, Taoism sought to preserve human life by following the Way of Nature (Tao) and by ...
- 5213: Excellence Redefined
- ... or think about how much profit I could have made from some internet stock. I became so wrapped up in anything that had to do with the market that I devoted substantially less time to school work. People would complement me on some of the things I had taught myself, but when I was studying for my Bible exam, I realized something. I was in it for the wrong reason. I ...
- 5214: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... before Edgar's third birthday and Edgar was taken in to the home of John and Fanny Allan in Richmond, Va. The Allans lived in England for five years (1815-1820) where Edgar also attended school. In 1826 he entered the University of Virginia. Although a good student he was forced to gambling since John Allan did not provide well enough. Allan refused to pay Edgar's debts and Edgar had ...
- 5215: Elvis Presley
- ... pursue a better life. They lived in low - income housing. He buys his clothes on the famous, Beadle Street, and he absorbs the gospel and blues that he hears there. Elvis graduated from Hughes High School in 1953. He recorded an album for his mother as a present at Sun Records in 1954. In late 1955 his recording contract was sold to RCA Records. The songs that he recorded was " My ...
- 5216: A Consise History Of Germany
- ... with some government offices remaining in the former West German capital of Bonn Flag The flag of the former West Germany was retained when Germany was reunified in 1990. The colors were taken from the uniforms of German volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars, and have flown intermittently over Germany since 1848. The black represents gunpowder, the red represents blood, and the gold represents fire. Anthem Third verse of "Deutschlandlied" ("Song of ...
- 5217: Egyptian Cosmogony
- ... the music world. This had a profound affect on the self-image of many blacks during the sixties. For example, Brown s record Don t Be a Drop-Out, encouraged young people to stay in school and to get an education. He went further when he recorded Say it Loud, I m Black and I m Proud. Brown shouted out to America that he was proud to be black. His music ...
- 5218: The Greatest
- ... into the gym. Joe gave him an application and Cassius joined the gym the following day. Though he had not found his bike, he did find his future. Cassius trained constantly. He worked out after school every day, and he trained with Fred Stoner after supper from eight until midnight. Finally, his hard work was starting to pay off. In 1956 he won the Kentucky Golden Gloves tournament. Then, in 1958 ...
- 5219: Women In Western Society
- ... from industrialization because unskilled workers were excepted to work in the first industrialization; the second industrialization demanded skilled workers. The boys and girls with education had a new road up a head for them. In school they were taught to read and write, math, literature and singing and some drawing. But girls did less math and no science instead they were taught to wash, sew, cook, all prerequisites for a housewife ...
- 5220: China In The 20th Century
- ... s Republic. The Communist halted inflation, restoring confidence in its new paper currency, divided up the land, tried to end up opium addiction and prostitution, banned child marriages, and encouraged the peasants to go to school and breathed new hopes into the people. It was the first time a moderate degree of equality ever existed for most of the Chinese people (62). Most people were delighted by the communist, reconstruction works ...
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