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Lewis Latimer
<view this essay>.... several years earlier, and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison spoke forcefully against the arrest. There was a trial, and the attempts to recapture George and return him to Virginia caused considerable agitation in Boston. When the trial judge ruled that Latimer still belonged to his Virginia owner, an African-American minister paid $400 for his release. Although free, George was still extremely poor, working as a barber, paper-hanger and in other odd jobs to support his wife, three sons, and one daughter.
, the youngest child, attended grammar school and was an excellent student who loved to read and draw. Most of his time, though, was spent work .....
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Bram Stoker
<view this essay>.... critiqued as a student at Trinity. After graduation from college, and
in his father's footsteps, he became a civil servant, holding the position
of junior clerk in the Dublin Castle.
His literary career began as early as 1871 and in that year he took up a
post as the unpaid drama critic for the "Evening Mail," while at the same
time writing short stories. His first literary "success" came a year later
when, in 1872, The London Society published his short story "The Crystal
Cup." As early as 1875 Stoker's unique brand of fiction had come to the
forefront. In a four part serial called the "Chain of Destiny," were themes
that would become Stoker's trademark: h .....
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On Mr. Booker T. Washington's Trickery
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that, in the face of the times and his position, he sought a shrewd way to
achieve a goal, a goal very akin with his contemporaries and previous
leaders, differing only in the extent to which he was willing to go to
fulfill it. I suggest then the deep analysis of Booker T. Washington's
speech to reveal he was a mere trickster that knew how to best satisfied
the skewed mind of the white in order to save the future of his people.
Booker T. Washington in his address delivered at the opening of The
Cotton States' Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia meant to attain at least
three goals. The first was of course the most clear-cut, that of winning
white adv .....
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George Washington
<view this essay>.... inherited Mount Vernon, in Fairfax County. The same year he was appointed adjutant of the southern district of Virginia, a full-time salaried appointment, carrying the rank of major. He wanted to eventually secure a commission in the regular British army. In 1753, Virginia was alarmed when a French expedition from Canada established posts on the headwaters of the Ohio River. Conflict over this area eventually erupted into the French and Indian War, in which Washington played a major military role that established his reputation as a commander. In the fall of 1758 the French were defeated. In 1759 he married Martha Dandridge Custis, a wealthy young wido .....
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Descartes
<view this essay>.... Aside from these accomplishments, his most important and lasting mathematical work was the invention of analytic geometry. It seems that the underlying point of ’s philosophy is to specify exactly what it is that we are sure we know.
Understanding ’ philosophy begins with understanding his method of doubt. Think about it like this. Almost everything you believe to be true comes from the senses or through the senses. However, the senses are sometimes deceptive. Since the senses are not completely trustworthy, it is irrational to place complete trust in them. However it is no small leap of faith to presume that everything our senses tells us is .....
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Thomas Jefferson: The Man, The Myth, And The Morality
<view this essay>.... One of the
harshest criticisms of Jefferson comes from the fact that, while he
vehemently opposed slavery, was indeed a slave owner himself. As historian
Douglas L. Wilson points out in his Atlantic Monthly article “Thomas
Jefferson and the Character Issue”, the question should be reversed:
“...This was of asking the question... is essentially backward, and
reflects the pervasive presentism of our time. Consider, for example, how
different the question appears when inverted and framed in more historical
terms: How did a man who was born into a slave holding society, whose
family and admired friends owned slaves, who inherited a fortune that was
dependent on sl .....
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Nikola Tesla
<view this essay>.... United States in 1884 because he was unable to interest European engineers in a new alternating-current motor he had invented. For nearly a year he redesigned dynamos for Thomas Edison in New York City. He began an impressive career of research and invention when he established his own laboratory in 1887. He became a U.S. citizen in 1891. By the turn of the century Tesla’s accomplishments had made his name as world famous as Thomas Edison’s.
Tesla's first and probably greatest achievement was his discovery of the rotating magnetic field. This was a magnetic whirlwind produced in a motor winding by the interaction of two or more alternating currents .....
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Samuel Colt
<view this essay>.... Sarah Ann, John, Christopher Jr., and James. Samuel's father moved to Hartford to trade. That is when he met Sarah.
School
Samuel Colt went to the local school in Hartford but did not go for long. At the age of ten he started to work at his fathers dyeing and bleaching factory. Then at the age of fourteen Samuel went back to school and later went to Amherst Academy in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Teen Years
When Samuel was a teen he worked at his father's factory. Samuel would often mix chemicals to see their reaction. This was also the time Samuel got interested in guns. He would always take his father's guns apart. One year at the public picnic Sa .....
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