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Tchaikovsky: His Life And Times
Number of words: 376 - Number of pages: 2.... many exerts from such letters.
Tchaikovsky was married to Atonina Milyuka, one of his students, in
July of 1877. He made it clear however, that they were married due to her
threat of suicide if they were not married. During their brief marriage
Tchaikovsky was extremely unhappy. In his letters he described her as
having an empty heart as well as an empty head.
As a result of his marital despair, he attempted suicide. He fell
into unconsciousness and it was during that time that his brother and a
good friend requested a divorce from Antonina. She was extremely calm
during their vi .....
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Julius Caesar: Addaddination
Number of words: 1212 - Number of pages: 5.... made his assassination inevitable.
Caesar was a fortunate man; he had lived in a great city, seen much of the western world, loved a foreign queen and accumulated enormous wealth. In a world where most rarely left their villages and were always under the shadow of debt, famine, and conquest, Gaius Julius Caesar was privileged. Throughout Caesar’s life, he effectively displayed great political and military skill and an undeniable ability to use propaganda to promote himself. Despite his overconfidence and great abilities, he was blind to any threats posed by the Senate. Caesar had come .....
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Roberto Clemente
Number of words: 549 - Number of pages: 2.... and 240 homeruns. Roberto had 1,305 RBI’s and he scored 1,416 runs for his team. Overall, his career batting average was a .317. On November 14, 1964, he married Vera Cristina Zabala in Carolina, Puerto Rico. They had three sons: Roberto Jr., Luis Roberto and Roberto Enrique. Proud of his heritage Roberto insisted that Vera give birth to all three sons in Puerto Rico. The boys were six, five and two, when their father met his unfortunate death.
New Year's Eve, December 31, 1997 marked the 25th Anniversary of a tragic plane
crash. The plane was taking medical, food and clothing sup .....
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Martha Graham
Number of words: 966 - Number of pages: 4.... making her even more curious about people's actions (Pratt 13). Dr. Graham then took his daughter to a performance of Ruth St. Denis in 1911 where she was mesmerized by the dancers (Harmon et al. 182).
Martha entered Cumnock School of Expression after graduating from high school. There she trained in dance, drama, and self-expressions. Martha's love to study people's actions was incredibly strong. After Graham graduated from the junior college in 1916, she then enrolled in Denishawn School of Dance (182). She was recognized at the school for her talent and determination, not her potenti .....
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Marcus Garvey
Number of words: 1349 - Number of pages: 5.... often played with the children of his white neighbors. The little girl who lived next to the Garvey’s home informed Marcus that she was being sent away to school in Scotland and that she was instructed by her parents “never to write or try to get in touch with me, for I was a ‘nigger.’” Although he was a good student, financial problems forced him to leave school at fourteen and become an apprentice. After helping organize a strike, Gravey was fired from his job. Garvey’s mind was clearly on politics and the need for organization rather than on his vocat .....
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THe Life And Work Of John Keats
Number of words: 900 - Number of pages: 4.... in 1815, as a
student at Guy's Hospital. He registered for a sixth-month course of study
required for him to become a licensed surgeon and apothecary. Soon after
he had came to a conclusion that he was not going to be a doctor as a
profession, his true passion was in poetry (computer). Though some of his
early poetry which was written when he was twenty just six years before his
death, the poetry didn't seem “top-notch.'' As his life played out his
poetry became more matured and astonishing. Because of his lack of
education he spent allot of time studying Shakespeare and Milton .....
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Selena
Number of words: 779 - Number of pages: 3.... Well in order to start the band they would need more then so Abraham made Abraham III (nicknamed A.B.) her older brother, and Suzette, her older sister. A.B. already knowing the drums, Suzette already knowing the drum, and having an awesome voice started their band, “ Y Los Dinos”. They started practicing together and performer a little. In 1980, Abraham and Marcella opened up a Mexican restaurant. At first business was booming, Abraham even had to quit his shipping clerk job to devote his full time and attention to the restaurant. Unfortunatly after the Texas Oil Bust of 1981, the r .....
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Number of words: 2869 - Number of pages: 11.... opened, it appeared that Kennedy’s only serious
challenge for the nomination would come from the Senate majority leader,
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. However, Johnson was strong only among
Southern delegates. Kennedy won the nomination on the first ballot and then
persuaded Johnson to become his running mate.
Two weeks later the Republicans nominated Vice President Richard Nixon for
president and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who was ambassador to the United
Nations and whom Kennedy had defeated for the Senate in 1952, for vice
president. In the fast-paced campaign that followed, Kenne .....
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Winston Smith
Number of words: 720 - Number of pages: 3.... hates Julia for what she represents and yet he lusts for her. She appears to be a faithful party member devoted to purity and Winston suspects that she may also be a member of the Thought Police.
Winston shares his doubts about the Party with O`Brien even though he realized that this may be very dangerous. The Parsons' are neighbours of Winston. Their apartment smells badly. The Parson children are members of the Spies, a party organization and Mr.Parson a fellow employee is a dedicated party member who stupidly and blindly follows the party's doctrine. Winston works at the Ministry of T .....
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
Number of words: 515 - Number of pages: 2.... Benjamin Franklin as minister to France in 1785. His sympathy for the French Revolution led him into conflict with Alexander Hamilton when Jefferson was Secretary of State in President Washington's Cabinet. He resigned in 1793. Sharp political conflict developed, and two separate parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, began to form. Jefferson gradually assumed leadership of the Republicans, who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France. Attacking Federalist policies, he opposed a strong centralized Government and championed the rights of states. As a reluctan .....
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