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Papers on People and Biographies
Daniel Webster
Number of words: 691 | Number of pages: 3.... New circumstances let Daniel Webster become a champion of American
nationalism. With the Federalist Party dead, he joined the National
Republican party, he joined with Westerner Henry Clay and then endorsing
federal aid for roads in the West. In 1828, since Massachusettses had
shifted the economic interest from shipping to manufacturing, Webster
decided to back the high-tariff bill of that year to help the small new
manufacturing businesses grow. Angry southern leaders condemned the tariff,
and South Carolina's John C. Calhoun argued that South Carolina had the
right to nullify or ignore the law. Replying to South Carolina' .....
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George Washington: Biography
Number of words: 1897 | Number of pages: 7.... by Gov. Robert Dinwiddie to warn the French commander at Fort Le
Boeuf against further encroachment on territory claimed by Britain.
Washington at the age of 22, was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Although
he lacked experience, he learned quickly, and dealt with the problems of
recruitment, supply, and desertions. This helped him earn respect from his
superiors.
In April 1754, on his way to establish a post at the Forks of the
Ohio (the current site of Pittsburgh), Washington learned that the French
hadalready erected a fort there. Warned that the French were advancing, he
quickly threw up fortifications at Great Meadows, .....
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Socrates
Number of words: 2031 | Number of pages: 8.... with other men in front of an audience. The result of these debates was that embarrassed the wise men in front of the crowd. This caused many to dislike him. After being named the wisest man, attempted to prove that this was not true. He debated with many men in the streets. These debates are some of his most famous argument methods. He started the discussion by stating that he knew nothing. As a result of the debate, he was able to prove that although his opponents claimed that they were wise, they knew nothing either. concluded that he really was the wisest man because unlike the others, he knew that he knew nothing. had m .....
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Adoph Hitler
Number of words: 652 | Number of pages: 3.... NSADAP, which is infamously known as the Nazi party. Hitler tried taking over the Bavarian government by force. This invasion caused his imprisonment of five years, but he happened to be released after about six months. While in prison, he began writing his book Mein Kamph (My Struggle). When Hitler was released from prison, he quickly found out that the Nazi party membership has fallen drastically. The party was no longer allowed to have private and public meetings and Hitler could no longer speak in public. Hitler was determined to bring the Nazi party back together. The party began to grow slowly and in secret, and after the sto .....
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Thomas Jefferson: A Product Of His Times Or A Hypocrite?
Number of words: 676 | Number of pages: 3.... Native Americans seemed to Jefferson to be happier than the oppressed and degraded peasantry of Europe.
Jefferson compared the studies of Native American languages and came to a conclusion that there were twenty basic languages and that the Native Americans had lived in the New World for a far longer period than anyone had thought.
The native Americans had proved that strong government was not necessary to the happiness of mankind. Jefferson declared that the Native Americans had “made war on us without the least provocation or pretense of injury” and that they had want only committed “savage cruelties”
The Native America .....
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The Maturing Of Achilles
Number of words: 842 | Number of pages: 4.... glory. The easiest place to acquire large quantities of glory is in war. Nobody has ever heard of a farmer becoming famous for raising the largest pig. But people have heard of the famous captain that planted the American flag on Hamburger Hill. Achilles was out to become famous and this was the best way.
Achilles was the Argives main fighting force against the Trojans up until Achilles was shamed and refused to fight. The Leader of Men, Agamemnon was forced to return his prize Chryseis to her father. This was done to appease the Lord Apollo who was striking down Argive soldiers day and night. But Agamemnon took, as reparation, A .....
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Gandhi
Number of words: 480 | Number of pages: 2.... used in his fight for India.
gave new life to the old idea of nationalism indeed. He helped to spark the fire that once was weak and now burned brightly. By his actions and protests and rallies for nationalism, he helped to try to unite Muslim and Hindu against their oppressors. gave speeches on god attempting to show him as one entity as opposed to being separate through religion. These speeches helped to give Muslims and Hindus common ground on which to fight. The theory was good but in the end it did not work, bringing about two separate independent countries as opposed to one strong nation.
One of the greatest exam .....
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Franz Kafka
Number of words: 1537 | Number of pages: 6.... from the poor, meager, and mostly un-vivacious reality of life and it’s hardships stands one man, Gregor, a provider of financial resources for his family. Such a young man is making his way in society, and the world in general. Through Gregor’s successes, and his almost workaholic attitude, he has suffered into prospering. Prosperity is an awkward word, for it is one which not only describes a persons wealth, though also his downfalls. The great undoing of prosperity shows itself in Gregor as he becomes a monster, one created by Anti-Marxist society. Since Gregor’s is a society which eventually shuns him, .....
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The Life Of Babe Ruth
Number of words: 1500 | Number of pages: 6.... him to read,
write, play baseball, do needle work, and right from wrong. Ruth showed a
startling natural talent with a baseball bat, so Brother Matthais tried to round
young George into a complete baseball player by teaching him to pitch and field.
Ruth says that, ”Brother Matthais was the greatest man I ever knew.” Ruth was
taught to make shirts and became quite good at it, he boasted that he could sew
a shirt in less than 15 minutes.
Ruth never had to use this skill because he was discharged from
St.Mary's School on February 27, 1914 to join the Baltimore Orioles baseball
team of the American League. Ruth was paid .....
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Edgar Allen Poe
Number of words: 1970 | Number of pages: 8.... on business. There, Poe entered the Manor-House School in Stoke-Newington, a London suburb. This school taught him "the gothic architecture and historical landscape of the region made a deep imprint on his youthful imagination, which would effect his adult writings" (Levin, 14). The Allens left England in June 1820, and arrived in Richmond on August 2. Here, Poe entered the English and Classical School of Joseph H. Clarke, a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin. On February 14, 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. Though he spent more time gambling and drinking than studying, he won top honors in French and Latin. .....
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