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People · 530 words
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Many times those who benefit from their hard work fail to include those who have
contributed to it. Often these contributors are left out when the rewards are reaped. Such is the case in The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck in 1923. The man named received many...
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Thomas More
In life, belief can be a very powerful thing, powerful enough to affect major choices. Believing is having faith in an idea, person, thing or religion. In Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, made many important choices the were affected by a...
People · 754 words
- Thomas Jefferson: The Man, The
Thomas Jefferson was a man of the greatest moral character who has been excoriated routinely over the last 30 years by historical revisionists and presentists. His commitment to America and his vast contributions to the framing of society as it is today are...
People · 527 words
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was an English philosopher who was lived from 1588-1679. He attended Oxford University where he studied classics. His occupation was a tutor, but he also traveled around Europe to meet with scientists and to study different forms of government. He became interested in...
People · 469 words
- Sir Thomas More - A Unique Her
'The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.' ' Henry Ward Beecher
Whether or not the statement by Henry Beecher is true, it is...
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Willem De Kooning had been widely acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of this century known for his daring originality. Several exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad have celebrated the artistic achievements of this eminent artist's 60-year career. This essay covers part...
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- . Joan of Arc
Saint Joan Of Arc
The Maid Of France
Saint Joan of Arc was born in Domremy in Lorraine, France, in 1412. Until the age of seventeen years, she lived the life of a simple shepherdess. At this time, she was commanded by Heavenly Voices to lead the French armies against...
People · 523 words
- . Gregory of Tours
Saint Gregory of Tours was born around the year 538 at Arverni, which is now Clermont-Ferrand. He belonged to the Gallo-Roman family, which was a very prestigious family. He was also related to the houses of Gaul. Gregory's original name was Georgius Florentius. He took...
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Isaac Newton was born prematurely, on Christmas Day, 1642,
in the small English town of Woolsthorpe. His father, a farmer, died just before Isaac was born. When Isaac was three years old, his mother remarried and moved to another town. Isaac stayed on the farm in Woolsthorpe...
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Not many people remember , but in the 1930's he was the most well known man in America -- more popular than Shirley Temple. He was a simple cowpoke who entertained people with his rope tricks and sly political observations. He also wrote a widely-read...
People · 3,152 words
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Joseph was perhaps on of the biggest mass murderers of the twentieth century. From the purges in the Red Army to forced relocations, had the blood of millions on his hands. This essay is not going to debate the fact that this was indeed a brutal and power hungry individual,...
People · 710 words
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Communism is like a mining town. The government owns the people. They are forced to buy government food, work for the government, and follow what the government says, or else. No one can escape because their pachecks come from...
People · 1,773 words
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was more than just an author. He was a knight, a soldier, a spiritualist, a whaler, a doctor, a journalist, and most of all, he was adventurous. He was not the quiet type of person, so he enjoyed expressing himself. Arthur Conan Doyle was born on the...
People · 1,286 words
- . John the Evangelist
Throughout the human history there have been many saints who have lived among us. They followed Jesus' principles and they did God's will. One of the earliest saints was . John, and he lived during the times of Jesus. His childhood and his date of birth are unknown, but...
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was born on March 27, 1845 in Lennep, Germany to Friedrich and Charlotte Constance Roentgen. When he was three Wilhelm and his family moved to Apeldoorn, Nederland. His father owned a thriving cloth business so he was pretty well off. He lived...
