.... long lasting friends from persons of every age. Franklin found unquestionable delight in living. Benjamin Franklin started attending school at the age of 8 and was at the head of his class by the end of his first year. After only attending his first school for one year he moved on to math and arithmetic school. He failed out of that school by the time he was 10. He then quit school completely in order to assist his father in the soap and candle making business. At age 12 he moved on to be an apprentice to his older brother James, who was a printer. Soon Franklin had ambitions to write and by age 16 he had written a series of letters by an imaginary author. .....

.... There are rumors of death from natural causes, a heroin overdose, or even that he is still alive and well keeping the rest of his life a secret to us all. To better understand himself, a background of his life and especially his character is necessary. James Douglas Morrison was born on December 8, 1943, in Melbourne, Florida (Hopkins 5). He was the first child of George Stephen Morrison and Clara Clark Morrison. He had two younger siblings, Anne and Andrew ("James" 1). His father was an officer in the United States Navy and his mother remained a housewife to act as the "dominant parent" over the three kids (Hopkins 22). After g .....

.... mother, considered herself pure and proper. She was a dreamer who was upset at anything which disturbed her perception of the world as beautiful. She hated dirty diapers, upset stomachs, and cleaning house; they were not fit for a lady. She taught her children to always act with decorum. She adored the singing of the birds and the smell of flowers. Her children were expected to behave properly and to please her, always. Mrs. Hemingway treated Ernest, when he was a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He began, .....

.... the Katipunan. Due to his commendable work, he turn out to be head of the local office. His every night activities as an actor in Comedias disguised his taking part in the Katipunan. Sakay supported in the operation of the Katipunan press. In the early days of the Katipunan, Sakay worked with Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto. He battled alongside with Bonifacio in the hills of Morong (now Rizal) Province. Throughout the primary periods of the Filipino-American war, Sakay was imprisoned for his subversive behavior. He had been caught developing some Katipunan chapters and advocating its principles from town to town. Freed in 1902 as the upshot of an official .....

.... They apprehended a group of Commoners and told them to leave the celebration. Caesar was not to be celebrated because of his victory in Rome. They decided to risk their jobs and their lives to get rid of Caesar. However, Caesar remained captive to the crowd. During the celebration Caesar was warned by a Soothsayer, that something was going to happen “Beware the Ides of March” (Act I Scene II), he was told. He was warned several other times also. Even though Julius Caesar was a superstitious man, he chose to ignore the warnings. His superstition shows when he claims his wife, Calpurnia, she can be cured of sterility if she is touched by one of the .....

.... with new railroads being built through Milan his father lost customers to the bigger companies which began to open. The Edison’s were forced to move to Port Huron, where he first began his education. When he was only seven years old his teacher, the Reverend G.B. Engle considered Thomas to be a dull student, and was terrible in math. After three months of school his teacher called him "addled," which means confused or mixed up. Thomas stormed home.(minot, pg1) The next day, Nancy Edison brought Thomas back to school to talk to Reverend Engle. He told her that Thomas couldn’t learn. His mother became so angry at the strict Reverend that she decided to home- .....

.... with the US fish and wildlife services. Her first three books - especially the best selling “The Sea Around Us”, established her reputation as a first-rate writer, but she undertook the writing of Silent Spring with some reluctance, feeling that others were better qualified to investigate the pesticide industry. Despite the book’s enormous impact, she remained modest about her accomplishment; as she wrote to a friend, “The beauty of the living world I was trying to save has always been uppermost in my mind - that, and anger at the senseless brutish things that were being done....Now I can believe I have at least helped a little.”1 Rachel Louis Carson was bo .....

.... the designated public printer for the colony. During that time, “reading was the only amusement [he] allow’d [himself, and he] spent no time in taverns, games, or frolicks of any kind” (873). Even later in his life when he has achieved financial independence and retired from his business, he does not waste any valuable time. He keeps himself fascinated in scientific thinking and occupied with political activities. As one can see from his timetable for the twenty-four hours of a day, reading and working dominate most of his time. Aside from being diligent, frugality and the simplicity of life have been an important part of Franklin’s life as evident from the f .....