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- 4731: Nicolaus Copernicus
- ... uncle’s bishop palace in Lidzbark Warmiski. From there he published his first book, a Latin translation of letters on morals by a Byzantine writer. Between the times of 1507 and 1515, he completed a short astronomical book. It was not published until the 19th century (Wood 87). The main premises of the Copernican theory were that Earth rotates daily on its axis, while revolving yearly around the sun. He argued ...
- 4732: Flowers For Algernon 3
- ... have written how she had mixed feelings; she was sad that Charlie was becoming retarded again, but at the same time wanted to have Charlie at her own level again, even if for only a short time. If the people from the bakery had been telling Flowers For Algernon, then they would have written about how Charlie had gone from being retarded to being a genius in just a few weeks ...
- 4733: Booker T Washington
- ... night class. In school he called himself Booker Washington. Later his mother told him his name was Booker Taliaferro. Soon Booker changed his name to Booker Taliaferro Washington. His friends called him Booker T for short. Booker T was told and knew education would lead to success. At age 16, Booker T went to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. This had been established the Freedman’s Bureau’s chief to educate ...
- 4734: Foreshadowing Destiny(great Ga
- ... clear as a green light on a June night. But when he finally meets her again after five long years of waiting, Nick states succinctly, "There must have been times that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams. No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart." Daisy is stained by wealth. Even when she meets Jay again after so many ...
- 4735: Wallace Stevens
- ... Holly Stevens. This was a major step in the life of Wallace Stevens because of his commom behavior of being solitary. The years between 1936-1954, Wallace Stevens published 7 books of poetry and other short works. During this time he twice received the National Book Award and once received the Bollingen Prize for poetry from the Yale University Library and was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1955. Wallace Stevens ...
- 4736: Frederick Douglass's Physical and Intellectual Struggles
- ... the narrative Douglass emphasizes the importance of language. When Douglass was sent to Baltimore to live with Master and Mrs. Auld, Mrs. Auld began to teach him how to read. This instruction continued for a short time until Master Auld found out what was going on and he scolded Mrs. Auld. The master said, "If you give a nigger an inch, he will take an ell. A nigger should know nothing ...
- 4737: Evidence Of Technological Change
- ... would cause a large increase in the relative supply of college graduates, which could eventually reduce the wage premium of high-skilled labor. This is the story implicit in Figure 1, in which the vertical short-run relative supply function shifts over time the same amount as the relative demand function so that, in the long run, Returns to R. If this story were correct, the rise in inequality would be ...
- 4738: Conquests Napoleon Made Domestically As Well As Militarily
- ... that he dictated to Austria the Treaty of Pressburg. Although these were great accomplishments at the time, the land gained was soon lost and didn't benefit France in the long run. In a few short years, Napoleon's luck began to run out and his downfall was immanent. After losing the Russian Campaign in 1813, Napoleon returned to France, lacking in soldiers and the confidence of the people. Shortly after ...
- 4739: France And England In A Tale O
- ... of Two Cities becomes a novel not about the French Revolution, but about the reaffirmation of England as a safe haven and English citizenship as something to be proud of. As Miss Pross says, "the short and the long of it is, that I am a subject of His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Third and as such, my maxim is, Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On him ...
- 4740: Gangster Dutch Schultz's Life
- ... sat on the “National Crime Syndicate,” a governing board that was ethnically diverse. The Syndicate was the co-founder of the all-Italian “La Cosa Nostra” governing board known as the “National Commission.” During his short career, the Dutch man was responsible for 135 murders. During this time, the District Attorney Thomas Dewey became a threat, and Schultz decided to kill him to get him out of the way. But before ...
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