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- 721: The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass
- ... burdens of everyday slavery could not give. Learning to read and write was a challenge simply because the resources were not there. He used wit and good natured cunning to trick local school boys into teaching him the alphabet. If he had never sought knowledge, he would never been able to write any of his autobiographies which live on even today as important accounts of slavery. Also, without knowledge, Frederick Douglass ...
- 722: Frederick Douglass and Slavery
- ... of Reconstruction the followed. As a child, Douglass was taught how to read by Sophia Auid. She was drawn to the questioning mind of Douglass. Her husband however, put a stop to this stating the teaching of Douglass to read would, "Spoil the best nigger in the world... forever unfitting him for the duties of a slave." As a slave child some experiences were hard to describe. Douglass witnessed, as a ...
- 723: David Letterman
- ... s trough years of religiously watching Letterman at night. I am also a perfectionist. I get very angry with myself if I do something that goes terribly wrong. David Letterman has inspired me in life, teaching me to do things most people wouldn't. David William Letterman is a tremendously funny and kind man. He has gone through some of life's tragic and some of it's magic, but always ...
- 724: Carl Jung
- ... a farmer is too strong, so he rejects it. But the idea keeps plaguing him, because of the persistent pressure exerted by the shadow. Finally, one day he gives in and turns from farming to teaching psychology. When the ego and the shadow work in close harmony, the person feels full of life and vigor. The Self - The concept of the total personality or psyche is a central feature of Jung ...
- 725: Stephen King
- ... 1038). By age twelve, he was submitting short stories into different magazines such as "The Glass Floor", in 1967(Beacham, 747). After his graduation from the University of Maine with a B.A. in English teaching(Bleiler, 1038), King published many best sellers that won these awards: The British Fantasy Award(1982), The World Fantasy Award(1982), and the Hugo Award(1985)(Beacham, 748). Stephen King written many great books throughout ...
- 726: B. F. Skinner
- ... claims that what is needed is not less control but better control. Better control could be used if society had adopted his psychological theories. If this where to happen there would be better ways of teaching, better working conditions, and a better system of government. (Skinner, 1938) Skinner had many inventions that pertained to behaviorism. One of his most famous inventions was called a "Skinner box." A Skinner box is a ...
- 727: Albert Einstein: His Life
- ... most well known for his Special Theory of Relativity which tackled motion and the speed of light. Perhaps the most important part of his discoveries was the equation: E= mc squared. In 1908, Einstein began teaching part time at the University of Berne, and the following year, at the age of thirty, he became employed full time by Zurich University. Einstein was now able to move to Prague with his wife ...
- 728: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... followed her through adulthood. Her many ponies also served as a learning experience through the necessity of their care in grooming, feeding, and watering. She was a very bright child as well. Her mother began teaching her to read at the age of five, the same age she had began to learn. Much like her mother, Elizabeth caught on very quickly. This may be greatly attributed to the amount of attention ...
- 729: The Work of J.D. Salinger
- ... more of the Zen philosophy. Salinger's creates a "Pact of Peace" which stops the conflict between the Germans and Polish during WWII (Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143) . The "Pact of Peace" was a teaching used by Buddhain the Zen philosophy (Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143). Salinger uses Zen, in this case, to stop the conflict between the Polish and Germans(Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143). In many ...
- 730: An Autobiography: Tom Landry
- ... his dad whenever he would go to a fire. He was good in school, which you could probably attribute to his parent's discipline. His parents were Christians, but they didn't really focus on teaching him the Word. They wanted to teach him other stuff. Tom ended up playing high school football, which led to his love for pro football. He ended up coaching for the Dallas Cowboys. He led ...
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