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Lincoln
<view this essay>.... the Ohio River to Indiana. His father left Kentucky “partly on account of slavery; but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Ky.” Early on in life had religious reasons for disliking slavery. His family was Separate Baptists who adhered to a strict code of morality that condemned profanity, intoxication, gossip, horse racing, dancing, and slavery. October 5, a little over a year after living in Indiana, ’s mother died of a devastating outbreak of what was called “milk sickness”, along with several other relatives. The hardest years of ’s life were yet to follow. After a short time it became apparent that .....
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Charlie Chaplin 2
<view this essay>.... often put in mental houses and his brother Sydney and him were put into children’s workhouses. His father whom he almost never saw died of alcoholism. Charlie’s childhooCharlie directed and produced it. Its length is six reels, roughly an hour long. The Kid expertly showed Charlie’s use of pathos in his work, if perhaps too much pathos this time
The Gold Rush. This 1925 film was a favorite of Chaplin’s. Charlie plays a lone prospector on a gold seeking quest in the Sierra Nevadas. Seeing shelter, he stumbles into a cabin where the villainous Black Larson lives. Black Larson doesn’t like this new guest and tells him to leave .....
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Richelieu And Olivares: The Quest For European Domination
<view this essay>.... countries when they were at the helm. After they rose to power it was
a matter of gaining the support of the monarch and strengthening central
power. It tries to demonstrate not only how the leaders of nascent nations
brought about change, but to also show a side of Richelieu that few other
books have depicted. “In undertaking this attempt at comparative history,
I should make clear that I hold no special brief for the deference of
Olivares, whose record of defeat is plain for all to read. My only anxiety
is to ensure that he should be given equal time.”(6). This book attempts
to demonstrate the chess match between Richelieu and Olivares in which
the .....
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Emily Dickinson 6
<view this essay>.... was also a lawyer and the treasurer for the college. Emily's mother, Emily Dickinson, was a simple woman. She was dedicated to her home and family. Emily's mother suffered a long term of illness so she took care of her. Dickinson had an older brother, Austin, who also served as the treasurer for the college and other civic positions. Austin married Emily's best friend, Susan Gilbert. Lavinia was Emily's younger sister. She didn't marry anyone so she stayed in the family house. The three siblings shared a very close relationship. Their parents didn't have a close relationship with them, but they did love and care for them. Emily's parents made sure .....
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
<view this essay>.... he entered Harvard Divinity School and preached for three years. At the age of 29 he resigned for ministry, partly because of the death of his wife after only 17 months of marriage.
In 1835 he married Lydia Jackson and started to lecture. Then in 1836, he helped to start the Transcendental Club. The Transcendental Club was formed for authors that were part of this historical movement. Emerson was a big part of this and practically initiated the entire club. As we know he was already a major part of the movement and know got himself involved more. Many people and ways of life throughout his career including Neoplatonism, the Hindu religion, Plato and even his .....
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Mark Antony
<view this essay>.... In 44 BC. Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman aristocrats led by Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Antony succeeded Caesar as ruler of Rome. But in 43 BC. Octavian, the grandnephew and adopted son of Caesar, Challenged Antony’s rule.
In 42 BC. An army led by Antony and Octavian defeated the army of Brutus and Cassius Longinus in two battles at Philippi in Macedonia. Antony left Octavian in 37 B.C. , and soon married Cleopatra. was born into a wealthy family in about 83 B.C. and died in 30 B.C. at the age of 53. His Latin name is Marcus Antonius. For a short time he went to school in Greece. From 58 B.C. to 56 B.C. he was th .....
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Karl Gauss: Biography
<view this essay>.... at age 14 he
was sent to the Duke of Brunswick to demonstrate. The Duke was so impressed by
this boy, that he offered him a grant that lasted from then until the Duke's
death in 1806.
Karl began to study at the Collegium Carolinum in 1792. He went on to
the University of Gottingen, and by 1799 was awarded his doctorate from the
University. However, by that time most of his significant mathematical
discoveries had been made, and he took up his interest in astronomy in 1801.
By about 1807, Gauss began to gain recognition from countries all over
the world. He was invited to work in Leningrad, was made a member of the Royal
Society in London, and was invit .....
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Five Against The World - Perl Jam
<view this essay>.... the basket and rolls away. By the time Ament retrieves the ball, Vedder has already disappeared into the studio. His mind is on a new song, "Rearviewmirror." This is the last day of recording at the Site, and the track's fate hangs in the balance. It's a song about suicide . . . but it's too "catchy."
The choice of the studio seemed perfect back in February, when the band decided to record the new album here. This idyllic studio compound in the hills of outside San Francisco offered privacy and focus. Keith Richards had recorded here; his thank-you note to the studio framed on the living room wall. This is gorgeous country, where locals look out at the expa .....
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