.... of life, the systems and what really occurs day to day, she explains this when she says she lives, in a state whose misery statistics are the highest in the nation—where residents bring home an average yearly income of $10,890 …where one in every six persons is a food-stamp recipient, one of every three babies born has an unwed mother, and the violent crime rate is ninth highest in the nation…I am meeting seventeen-year-old girls who have had one sometimes two children. Without a chance for college… [they are] vulnerable to the first young man who looks at them (7-8). As she talks about this she seems surprised that things like this actually occur. She the .....

.... of time participating in sports and daily exercise in order to develop a strong body. At a fairly young age Alexander was given many responsibilities. His father made him his ambassador to Athens when he was eighteen. Two years later he became the King of Macedonia. During this time the Greek states had become restless under Macedonian rule. While Alexander was away fighting, the people of Thebes seized the opportunity and revolted. When Alexander returned he attacked the city and destroyed almost everything in sight. This dissipated any further attempts at rebellion and Alexander quickly united the Greek cities and formed the League of Nations, of which he b .....

.... a small electro-chemical business. He was fortunate to have an excellent family with which he held a strong relationship. Albert's mother, Pauline Einstein, had an intense passion for music and literature, and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin in which he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja, and they could often be found in the lakes that were scattered about the countryside near Munich. As a child, Einstein's sense of curiosity had already begun to stir. A favorite toy of his was his father's compass, and he often marveled at his uncle's explanations of algebra. Although young Albert .....

.... has had different outlooks, different times, different problems, and most of all, significant changes throughout the course of the years. Jimmy Carter became our 39th president in 1977, amidst some great changing times, with humans rights and technology. He was later considered the transitional president of the United States (Hudson1). Jimmy Carter rose in power very quickly, was elected as president at a transitional period in the United State's history, and lost most of his power very quickly. Jimmy Carter's beginning was a very simple and typical "American style" start. Jimmy was born James Earl Carter, Jr., on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. His .....

.... born into a family whose name in Atlanta was already well established. Despite segregation, Martin Luther King's parents made sure that he always had a safe place to come home to. Malcolm X came from an underprivileged family. He was born on May 19, 1925 and was raised in a completely different situation than Martin Luther King. He taught himself most things and received little schooling but became well known because of his determination. His dad's death was the result of the Ku Klux Klan burning his house down. Then his mother suffered a nervous breakdown and his family was split up. He was haunted by this early nightmare for most of his life. The e .....

.... sisters, he was the favorite child to his father, Heinrich. His mother, a Dutch Jewess named Henrietta Pressburg, had no interest in Karl's intellectual side during his life. His father was a Jewish lawyer, and before his death in 1838, converted his family to Christianity to preserve his job with the Prussian state. When Heinrich's mother died, he no longer felt he had an obligation to his religion, thus helping him in the decision in turning to Christianity. Karl's childhood was a happy and care-free one. His parents had a good relationship and it help set Karl in the right direction." His ‘ splendid natural gifts' awakened in his father the hope that they .....

.... also. What Darwin really liked to do was tramp over the hills, observing plants and animals, collecting new specimens, scrutinizing their structures, and categorizing his findings, guided by his cousin William Darwin Fox, an entomologist. Darwin's scientific inclinations were encouraged by his botany professor, John Stevens Henslow, who was instrumental, despite heavy paternal opposition, in securing a place for Darwin as a naturalist on the surveying expedition of HMS Beagle to Patagonia. Under Captain Robert Fitzroy, Darwin visited Tenerife, the Cape Verde Island, Brazil, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Chile, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Tas .....

.... was the daughter of a well-to-do Artisan family. Paul Revere was taught his fathers trade in his early teens. While he was still a young man he got a great reputation as a designer and a elegant silverware maker. Paul went to the North Writing (Grammar) School. At the school he learned to read well enough to understand a book and also understand the newspaper. He learned to write reasonably well. Paul was 19 when his father died and the year was 1754. Paul Revere was a silversmith and a American Revolutionary Patriot. He also made artificial teeth, surgical instruments, and engraved printing plates. Paul also made printed money for Mas .....