.... reaction. This gave experimental evidence of the law of composition of matter. He was a French chemist and physicist. Along with his proposed oxygen theory of combustion, his classification of substances is the basis of distinction between chemical elements and compounds. With other French chemists he devised a system of chemical nomenclature that now serves as the basis of the modern system of elements. He clarified the concept of an element as a “simple substance that could not be broken down by any formation of chemical compounds.” He once said, “ If, by the term elements, we mean to express the simple and indivisible molecules that compose bodies, i .....

.... He’s like Elvis, The Beatles, or Michael Jackson of country music. In my opinion, he is one of the greatest singers of all time. I think it’s his voice. To me has proven that with out a doubt he could make it not only in country, but also in rock and contemporary. The Chris Gains project shows this. The Chris Gains project is a fictional rock character Garth created for a movie. Garth plays Chris Gains and sings the songs. Many people were confused by this because he did such a great job they didn’t know it was really him. He even fooled me the first time I saw it. This was not his intent but that’s what happened. Once I learned more about the char .....

.... at the wish of his stepfather, James converted and preached for three years at the Fireside Pentecostal Assembly. Finally, after graduating high school, he left the ministry and pursued his dream of writing. Baldwin drifted from job to job, writing in between and eventually moved to Europe at the age of 24. Baldwin has written the reason for his exile as, “In America, the color of my skin had stood between myself and me; in Europe that barrier was down… the question of who I was had at least become a personal question, and the answer was to be found in me.” He found the answer to who he was in being a novelist. Between 1948 and 1957, he lived in both Fr .....

.... Plastic Ono Band. Although Lennon was a complicated man, he chose at this juncture to simplify his art in order to figure out his life, erasing the boundaries between the two. As he explained it, he started trying "to shave off all imagery, pretensions of poetry, illusions of grandeur...Just say what it is, simple English, make it rhyme and put a backbeat on it, and express yourself as simply [and] straightforwardly as possible." His most fully realized statement, as a solo artist was 1970's /Plastic Ono Band. Lennon's first solo album, it followed several avant-garde sound collages recorded toward the end of the Beatles era with his wife and collaborator, .....

.... He was defeated by only a very small plurality. During the many years of residency in the United States, citizenship and loyalty to the country of the United States was never questioned until 1917 after 62 years of his residency in the United States. He considered himself a citizen and had evidence of a good record as a loyal citizen of the United States as well as any natural born citizen would have. professed to have done at all times everything in his power to uplift the country and her people morally and religiously as God gave him light to see it. The German Emperor nor the German Empire was not in existence until seven years after left his birth pla .....

.... to carry out armed uprisings in Italy and arson in Rome. Evidence incriminating the conspirators was secured and they were executed on 's responsibility. , announcing their death to the crowd with the single word vixerunt ("they are dead"), received a tremendous ovation from all classes. He was hailed by Catulus as pater patriae, "father of his country". This was the climax of his career. At the end of 60, declined Caesar's invitation to join the political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey, and also Caesar's offer in 59 of a place on his staff in Gaul. When Publius Clodius, whom had antagonized, became tribune in 58, was in danger, and in Ma .....

.... Cardinal remained the dominant authority in French politics. French kings gained respect as a soldier; Louis served with the French army during France's war with Spain. His biggest battle, however, was sacrificing his love for Mazarin's niece for politics. In 1660 he married the daughter of the king of Spain to bring peace between the two countries. Mazarin died March 9, 1661. On March 10, Louis claimed supreme authority in France. Not since Henry IV had such a claim been made. Louis saw himself as God's representative on earth, therefore, infallible. He oversaw roadbuilding, court decorum, defense, and disputes within the church. He had the support initi .....

.... Dickinson herself, was as ambiguous, as misunderstood and as elusive as her poetry. As a outlet for relentless examination of every aspect of her mind and faith her poems are both expository and puzzling. Her conclusions are often cryptically implicit and largely dependant on the readers ability to put together the pieces - to see the connections and implications. Amy Lowell said "She was the mistress of suggestion....and to a lesser degree, irony" The ruses and riddles in her poems came from her; and as such she too was a riddle. The riddle was important to Emily Dickinson for several reasons. She wished to reason with her own feelings despite her cont .....