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- 1141: Queen Elizabeth I
- ... England. "She also established relations with the rulers of Russia and authorized the formation of the Muscovy company, the first in western Europe to trade with Russia" (Upshur, 465). Queen Elizabeth was under the normal stress of any ruler of that time. Or was she? "For thirty years she was perpetually a mark for assassination, and her spirits were never affected, and she was never frightened into cruelty (Sowards, 36). Elizabeth ...
- 1142: Paul Revere
- ... friends than father and son. After his fathers death Paul became the man of the house. He had to take on more responsibilities and work harder to support his large family. After a while the stress was weighing him down and it was probably some sort relief when he went to fight the French. In 1756 he returned. On August 4, 1757 Paul Revere married Sara Orne, or a Revere referred ...
- 1143: Nicholas Romanov
- ... and dominated by religious mysticism was firmly implanted in the community . Ultimately the principle forces of the revolution were the rapid industrialisation of the period and the first world war. Inevitably the industrialisation process put stress and pressure on Russian society especially those who had to pay for industrial growth, such as peasants and workers from factories. The war affected the Russian economy as it would any other country although due ...
- 1144: Michael Jordan
- ... like no big deal but it’s something in itself. Jordan almost wasn’t born. In 1963, when Deloris was carrying Mike her mother died unexpectedly causing her to fall into a deep depression and stress period. Fearing a miscarriage the family doctor ordered her to bed rest. (Greene 12; NBA.com) "I Davis 3 always said that Michael’s birth was like a sign. I lost my mother while I ...
- 1145: Joseph Hyden
- ... and 20. Haydn's work underwent a transition between the years of 1768 and 1774. This was largely due to a movement in Western Europe's literature known as "Sturm und Drang", or "Storm and Stress", where emotional themes became increasingly important in literature. This movement had an effect on Haydn and his music, and he was particularly inventive in his search for new styles and forms. There are emotional and ...
- 1146: J.P. Morgan
- ... demon the same. He received a honorary degree from Harvard university that read: "Public citizen, patron of literature and art, prince among merchants, who by his skill, wisdom and courage, has twice in times of stress repelled a national danger of financial panic." But Robert LaFollette, the Wisconsin progressive, saw him as "a beefy, red-faced thick-necked financial bully, drunk with wealth and power." Despite conflicting opinion on his persona ...
- 1147: Francisco Franco
- ... king. No consensus has been reached on Franco’s role in Spanish history. His partisans point to the prolonged peace following the civil war and to the economic boom of the 1960’s. His detractors stress the repressive politics of the regime and suggest that economic growth would have taken place even without Franco.
- 1148: Ernest Hemmingway
- ... women walk by. He admired their clothing, their hair, and they way they walked. He wanted a girl, but didn't want to work for one. He didn't want to go through having the stress and pressure when trying to get a girl. "He did not want any consequences." (Hemingway 117) The only one who treated him like a hero was his little sister. Krebs faith in religion was also ...
- 1149: Ellen Foster
- ... set for all women as strong and independent. Gibbons’ bold use of such a revealing stylistic element shows her openness and willfulness to help others. Throughout Ellen Foster, Kaye Gibbons’ uses these stylistic elements to stress the power of independence and determination to the reader, because it is through these two great qualities that both Ellen, the main character, and Gibbons overcame the ties that bound them to their unhappiness and ...
- 1150: Billy Graham
- ... many were asking themselves, was this man a real preacher or just an impostor. This led Graham to have many doubts in his mind, doubts that he agonized over day in and day out. The stress was building on the young man's shoulders and he was finding it hard to sleep at night, because he developed painful back aches. Late one night, when he could not sleep, he went for ...
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