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Biographies · 523 words
- In August 1841, at an abolitionist meeting in New Bedford, the 23-year-old Douglass saw his hero and his 'true friend?, William Lloyd Garrison, for the first time. A few days later, Douglass spoke before the crowd attending the annual meeting of the Massachusetts branch of the American...
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Although the flood waters of poverty, unemployment, and famine known as the Great Depression began to recede under Hoover's administration, it was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his administration who saw to the retreat of the destitute ways of life that had enveloped the nation. When FDR took...
Biographies · 253 words
- Theodore Roosevelt was described as the "American Giant" because he hid amazing things in his time. Teddy Roosevelt accomplished a lot of things had a 'larger than life' life. Also, he was the tallest president. Roosevelt made the white house what it is today, he changed the name to white house...
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- September 13, 1916, was the day Harald and Sofie Dahl, two
Norwegian immigrants living in Wales, had their first son, a boy they named
Roald. Even before birth Roald was supposed to be endowed with great sense
of beauty, courtesy of his father. Harald Dahl, a thriving ship broker in
Cardiff,...
Biographies · 394 words
- The Life of William Shakespeare England's most talented and well know poet and dramatist was born on April 23, 1564, at Stratford-upon-Avon, located in the cetre of England. His father, John, was a glove-maker and wool dealer involved with money lending. His mother Mary Arden was the daughter of a...
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- The people of today, raised by the sounds of The Beatles and Pearl Jam have forgotten all about the musicians that paved the way for these artists, and the musical styles that evolved into rock and roll, rhythm and blues and rap or hip hop. Unfortunately the music that once dominated the night...
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- , an American author of Socialnomics, once said: ? We don't have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it.? In our society today there is no way you can avoid social media. We use it every day in various ways and without it, our community wouldn't be...
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- Mark Antony is one of the most famous people of Roman history. He was one of the most superior generals and a crucial statesman in his time. A comrade and patron of Julius Caesar, Antony was an ideal military tactician and leader of the people. He was a man who started out for the people but...
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was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of a Baptist minister. He received a doctorate in theology and in 1955 helped organized the first major protest of the African-American civil rights movement: The Montgomery Bus Boycott....
Biographies · 1,387 words
- Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelest and short-story
writer whose writings and personal life exerted a profound influence on
American writers of his time and thereafter. Many of his works are regarded
as American classics, and some have subsequently been made into motion
pictures. A...
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Este famoso cuento, escrito por Oscar Wilde (16/10/1854 - 30/11/1900) narra la llegada de un feo enanito al castillo de Espa?a, donde deb?a hacer re?r a la Infanta y a los nobles, porque la peque?a cumpl?a 12 a?os.
El cuento empieza con La Infanta...
Biographies · 874 words
- By: a_coolguy56@yahoo.com by angel mendoza
was an American patriot who, in 1775, carried news to Lexington of the approach of the British. He warned the patriot leaders, Samuel Adams and Johh Hancock of their danger and called the citizens of the countryside to arms. This was the inspirations of...
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- was also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Twain was born in Florida Missouri, on November 30, 1835, he died April 21, 1910, he achieved worldwide fame during his lifetime as an author, lecturer, satirist, and humorist. Since his death his literary stature has further increased, with such...
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- and integration are two phrases that cannot be segregated. Whether he liked it or not, he played the star role in the integration of society during the time that he played Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His heroic journey that landed him in the Majors shows, ?how integration has...
Biographies · 159 words
- was born in Modesto, California May 14 1944, his parents are George Walton Lucas Sr. and Dorothy Bomberger, was raised in Modesto California and he is the only son among his 3 siblings.
His parents sold retail office supplies and owned a walnut ranch in California. His...
