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Lizzie Borden 2
<view this essay>.... charged with parricide, the murder of parents, a crime worthy of Classical Greek tragedy. This is a murder case in which the accused is found not guilty for the violent and bloody murders of two people. There were the unusual circumstances considering that it was an era of swift justice, of vast newspaper coverage, evidence that was almost entirely circumstantial, passionately divided public opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, incompetent prosecution, and acquittal.
Not much is described of Lizzie Andrew Borden's childhood. On March 1, 1851, Emma Lenora Borden was born to Andrew and Sarah Borden, and on July 19, 1860, Lizz .....
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Robert E. Lee
<view this essay>.... and Ann and Lee's wife, Mary Custis, with some reference to his
father's army career and political life. After Lee's early years, the reader
will learn of his schooling at the Military Academy, West Point, followed by his
life in the Army before and after the Civil War. The biography ends in the
latter pages with an account of his work after his military career came to an
end, and finally, with his death after a prolonged period of ill-health, thought
to be stress induced.
Author Ian Hogg is a prolific writer in the field of defense and
military technology. He is a weapons expert, having written many books on all
types of rifles, shotguns and small arms .....
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Accomplishments Of John D. Rockefeller
<view this essay>.... of the University of Chicago.
Rockefeller was the guiding force behind the creation and
development of the Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil
industry and became one of the first big trusts in the United States.
Rockefeller’s stake in the oil industry increased as the industry itself
expanded, spurred by the rapidly spreading use of kerosene for lighting.
In 1870 he organized The Standard Oil Company along with his brother
William, Andrews,and others. By 1872 Standard Oil had purchased and thus
controlled nearly all the refining firms in Cleveland, plus two refineries
in the New York City area. Before long the company was refining 29, .....
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Dylan Thomas
<view this essay>.... and night only to remind us that He is even more present in a simple stone as He is in other great entities. In “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower,” Thomas again makes the connection of body and earth, implying that there is only one holy force that has created all motion and life on this planet. This force, because it is so pure and boundless, is present in the shadows and poverty of our world, as depicted in “Light breaks where no sun shines.” God’s sacred presence in the body and earth is the ultimate theme within these chosen poems.
In “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower, .....
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Simone Martini
<view this essay>.... individual style of his own to be recognized and remembered(Kren). “He developed the use of outline for the sake of linear rhythm” and later incorporated a gothic spirituality in his work (Kren).
The Maesta, one of Simone’s first commissioned works for the Palazzo Pubblico’s Council Chamber in Siena, successfully solved the techniques for indicating three-dimensional space. “ Simone unites the composition through the subtle relation of interweaving diagonals, and diagonally directed curves; these are carried out with remarkable consistency in the figures and drapery patterns, from the base line up to the off-center placing of the angels who hold a heavenly .....
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Emily DIckinson
<view this essay>.... contract around the age of thirty and devoted herself, in secret, to writing. She never married, finding in her poetry, reading, gardening, and close friendships, a rich and fulfilling life.
Emily grew up with a privileged childhood. She was the eldest daughter of Edward Dickinson, a successful lawyer, member of congress, and for many years treasurer of Amherst College. Her father gave here the time, and literary education, as well as confidence to try her hand at free verse. Emily’s mother, Emily Norcross Dickinson, was a submissive, timid housewife dedicated to her husband, children, and household chores. The Dickinson’s only son, William Austin, also a .....
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Roberto Baggio
<view this essay>.... play for Vicenza, then a club in the serie C1 league. The fee was $500. The first season the coach of Vicenza was Cadè, and he started the 15 year old Roberto in one C1 game. The next season, new Vicenza coach, Bruno Giorgi, used young Roberto in six league matches and he got one goal, the first professional goal of his career. On the 15th of February 1984 Roberto was called to make his first under 16 national game. On the ninth of January Roberto played his first national juniors game. On the third day in May of 1985 Vicenza sold Roberto to Fiorentina of the serie A. The world famous ponytail was first seen on the pitch in 1987. The following year Robe .....
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Aristotle
<view this essay>.... to Pella, Macedonia's capital, and became the tutor of the king's young son Alexander, later known as Alexander the Great. In 335, when Alexander became king, went back to Athens and established his own school, the Lyceum.Since a lot of the lessons happened when teachers and students were walking, it was nicknamed the Peripatetic school (Peripatetic means walking). When Alexander died in 323 BC, strong anti-Macedonian feeling was felt in Athens, and went to a family estate in Euboea. He died there the following year.
, like Plato, used his dialogue in his beginning years at the Academy. Apart from a few fragments in the works of later writers, his dialogue .....
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