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William Shakespeare
Number of words: 990 - Number of pages: 4

.... period after 1608. Shakespeare's early plays, unlike his more mature work, are characterized to a degree by formal and rather obvious construction and by stylized verse. His earliest dramatic works are possibly four plays dramatizing the English civil strife of the 15th century. These plays, Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III (1590-1592) and Richard III (1593), deal with evil resulting from weak leadership and from national disunity. Shakespeare's comedies of the first period include The Comedy of Errors (1592), The Taming of the Shrew (1593), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594), and Love's Labou .....

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Martin Luther
Number of words: 1205 - Number of pages: 5

.... monastery at Erfurt in July of 1505. While in this monastery Luther became a well known theologian and Biblical scholar. In 1512 Luther earned his doctorate in theology and became a professor of Biblical literature at Wittenberg University. Luther took his religious vocation very serious. This led him into a severe crisis in dealing with his religion. He wondered, "is it possible to reconcile the demands of God's law with human inability to live up to the law." Luther then turned to the New Testament book of Romans for answers. He had found, "God had, in the obedience of Jesus Ch .....

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George Bush
Number of words: 1083 - Number of pages: 4

.... but ended up moving his family to Connecticut where he later on developed a strong interest in politics which led to his position as Senator of Connecticut. Bush had three brothers and one sister who were all brought up strictly and well-mannered. He attended private Greenwich Day School and exclusive Phillips Academy where he was indeed popular. Along with his good grades, Bush was president of the senior class, captain of the baseball and soccer teams, and also played varsity basketball. After graduating prep school in 1942, his original plans of attending Yale University had been del .....

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Archimedes
Number of words: 663 - Number of pages: 3

.... would have no interest in the Archimedean spiral, but would pay attention to an invention that could move the earth. '? most famous story is attributed to a Roman architect under Emperor Augustus, named Vitruvius. Vitruvius asked to devise some way to test the weight of a gold wreath. was unsuccessful until one day as he entered a full bath, he noticed that the deeper he submerged into the tub, the more water flowed out of the tub. This made him realize that the amount of water that flowed out of the tub was equal to the volume of the object being submerged. Therefore by putting the wreath .....

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Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Greatest Anti-Transcendentalist Writer
Number of words: 883 - Number of pages: 4

.... which Hawthorne wrote was the New England Renaissance in America. By the year 1840, it was clear that the American experiment in Democracy had succeeded. England, trying again to retake their old land in ‘The Second American War for Independence', was no longer a threat to the survival of the republic. Andrew Jackson, the first “people's president”, had served 2 terms in office. New states were entering the Union. One French observer stated that Americans had, “a lively faith in the predictability of man”, and that they, “admit that what appears to them today to be good .....

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Biography Of Thomas Edison
Number of words: 473 - Number of pages: 2

.... helped him to work on his inventions in quiet and without being disturbed. At sixteen, Edison became a telegraph operator.He learned the Morse code and spent his spare time taking apart and putting together telegraphs. He had many many jobs, but most of his employers became upset with his habit about forgetting about his job and working on his own experiments. At twenty one, he repaired a broken down stock ticker machine. A business named Laws than hired him. Soon after he was recruited, he put together a perfect stock ticker machine in his spare time. For his work, he was paid $40,000 .....

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Harry S. Truman
Number of words: 641 - Number of pages: 3

.... that was in charge of investigating the inefficiency and corruption in World War 2 military spending programs. He did his job in that committee so well, he was then thought of very highly throughout the Democratic Party. So much, that he replaced Henry A. Wallace for vice-president in the 1944 presidential election. His running mate, Franklin Roosevelt was running for his fourth term as president. They won that election and was now the Vice President of the United States, for 82 days. On April 12, 1945, President Roosevelt died in office, making the President of the United States of Am .....

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The Rule Of Julius Caesar And How The Leap Year Was Started
Number of words: 332 - Number of pages: 2

.... to have a part in the government. Caesar wanted order, law, and peace. He believed that of course, there should be order and laws but to use the power for peace. He wanted to stop chaos and for his people to be fortunate and feel all equal. Besides everything else he contributed to the less fortunate, he also gave grain to the poor. Many people believed that Julius Caesar was a tyrant who meant to end the republic and make himself king, although, I believe he was a very beneficial dictator who should have remained a leader. Under his leadership, the government gave jobs to the unem .....

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Surviving In The Market
Number of words: 620 - Number of pages: 3

.... earned $590,000 a year to run a $68 billion business at Wal-mart. At Blockbuster, which revenues about $3.3 billion, Fields is expected to make much more. Yet, Fields insists money wasn't the issue for leaving. Field's archival, Sam's Club President Dean Sanders, quit last fall. Wal-Mart's two most likely candidates for CEO are gone which puts Wal-Mart's future more in the hands of Glass. Glass has lifted Wal-Mart's long-term debt from $1.7 billion in 1992 to $8.5 billion. Glass plans to make Wal-Mart America's largest grocer by saturating the country with "super centers," emporiums .....

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Ernest Hemingway
Number of words: 1728 - Number of pages: 7

.... Statement: Ernest Hemingway's experience in World War I affected his actions, writings, and emotions throughout his life. Introduction While handing out chocolate bars on the West Bank of the Piave River, Ernest Hemingway was severely wounded by a mortar shell. Even with both his legs penetrated with fragments of ammunition, he carried an Italian soldier to safety. For his courage he was awarded the Croce de Guerra and the Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare. During Ernest's stay in a Red Cross hospital he fell in love with a nurse. Agnes Von Kurowsky was seven and a half year .....

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