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Papers on People and Biographies
James Cook
Number of words: 747 | Number of pages: 3.... that it kept the world in balance, however Cook was unable to find it.
In October of 1769 Cook became the first European man to visit New Zealand. In
April of 1770 the Endeavor sailed to Botany Bay on the east coast of Australia.
Cook claimed the entire east coast of Australia for Great Britain. He returned
to England in July of 1771. During this voyage, from 1678 - 1771, Cook became
the first ship captain to prevent an outbreak of scurvy. Cook had heard that
scurvy was caused by a lack of fresh vegetables and fruits. To prevent an
outbreak he served his sailor's fruit and sauerkraut. In July of 1772 Cook set
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Napolean
Number of words: 627 | Number of pages: 3.... is called The
Peninsular War.
In Germany, anti-French feelings broke out. But the French invasions
carried German nationalism beyond the small ranks of writers. In 1807
writers attacked French occupation of Germany. This nationalistic feeling
spread to the Prussians. In 1806 the Prussians were defeated by the French
troops. To drive the French out of Prussia there would have to be a spirit
of cooperation and loyalty. To accomplish this there would have to be
social and political reforms. A reformer said that if social abuses were
eliminated the Prussians could fight with national honor. Military reforms
improved the Prussian a .....
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Charles W. Chesnutt
Number of words: 971 | Number of pages: 4.... as assistant principal of the State
Normal School. By age 22, he was its principal. "There's time enough, but
none to spare."(1)
Lack of opportunity to advance led him to go to New York City
to find work at Dow, Jones and Company and also writes a financial
news column for the New York Mail and Express. Later that year his
son Edwin J. Chesnutt is born. In November, he leaves New York for
Cleveland where he begins to work in the accounting department of
Nickel Plate Railroad Company. While in Cleveland Chesnutt studied
Law.
While in Cleveland Chesnutt supports his mother and father
while support .....
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William Blake
Number of words: 780 | Number of pages: 3.... in 1779 as an engraving student. While at school, Blake absorbed the religious symbolism and linear design characteristic of Gothic style. While studying there, he rebelled against the academic conventions of Sir Joshua Reynolds, president of the academy. Contrary to modern standards, he decided to follow the footsteps of the world-renowned artist Michelangelo and Raphael instead.
Throughout his life, Blake made his money engraving things, but lived in mass poverty. On August 18, 1782, Blake married a poor illiterate girl, Catherine Boucher. Some believe she turned out to be the best companion Blake could have chosen. Bla .....
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Serial Murderer Ed Gein
Number of words: 2396 | Number of pages: 9.... bars and drink himself drunk(Hotvedt). He was often a coward to his
wife and cowered in fear of her. This led him to become an alcoholic to
escape the verbal abuse. His wife would often pray in front of their sons
for the death of him. Her wishes finally came true when he died in 1940 of
causes unknown (Woods 22).
Gein's mother Augusta emerged as the dominant parent, settling most
family decisions on her own. Devoutly religious, she warned her two sons
against premarital sex, but Gein recalled that she was "not as strong" in
her opposition to masturbation(Gollmar 31). She always impressed on her
children the importance of .....
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Assassination Of Gaius Julius Caesar
Number of words: 352 | Number of pages: 2.... to
preserve the Roman Republic. On March 15, 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was killed in
the Senate house.
The reason behind the assassination of Gauis Julius Caesar was very
clear. He just had too much power. Cassius and Brutus knew that if Caesar
became the dictator he would destroy the Roman republic. Caesar knew that by
becoming the dictator he would have those who did not like him, so he inacted
the Sanctity of the Tribunes, which enabled him to be unharmed without dire
consequences. When Caesar was killed, Rome became divided on who should have
the power. Eventually Octavius "Augustus" Caesar became sole emperor of Rome, .....
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Joan Of Arc
Number of words: 1903 | Number of pages: 7.... Reims where the coronation for kings had been held for over centuries
before him. Since Reims was captured, Charles the VII, who had not yet been
crowned; was still called the Dauphin. When Joan had these visions of Saint
Catherine and Saint Margaret, she told her family and friends. When she told
her father, he would not let her go. After when these Visions told her that
England and Burgundy, England's ally, were going to capture Orleans, one of
France's last strong forces, she knew she had to react. She needed to go to the
governor of Vaucouleurs, an agent of the Dauphin, and convince him to give her
an army to es .....
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Washington Irving 2
Number of words: 310 | Number of pages: 2.... History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, A Chronicle of Granada, The Crayon Miscellany, Astoria, Bonneville, and concludes with The Life of Washington. The reason his stories are considered “romantic,” most likely has to do with the new style of writing coming to America. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is read to children because it is a funny satirical story of a man who scorns the children he teaches, and it is likely that most kids can relate to the story. Irving is considered the first successful professional writer in America, and he was also the first American writer to win the respect of .....
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Adolf Hitler
Number of words: 1185 | Number of pages: 5.... thought him lacking in leadership qualities. After Germany's defeat in 1918 he returned to Munich, remaining in the army until 1920. His commander made him an education officer, with the mandate to immunize his charges against pacifist and democratic ideas. In September 1919 he joined the nationalist German Workers' party, and in April 1920 he went to work full time for the party, now renamed the National Socialist German Workers' (Nazi) party. In 1921 he was elected party chairman with dictatorial powers.
Organizing meeting after meeting, terrorizing political foes with groups of party thugs, Hitler spread his gospel of racial ha .....
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Alfred Nobel
Number of words: 469 | Number of pages: 2.... diatoms. This way the explosive could be transported easily and detonated from a safe distance. It saved laves and time. He would name it Dynamite and got a patent for it in 1867.
Throughout his life he had poor health but was not worried about it because he expected many advances in medicine. He once experimented with his theories on blood transfusions. These attempts failed and was back on with his chemistry. From an early age Alfred had written and read quite a bit and he had very good writing skills. He wrote many poems and even a play or two only to destroy almost all of them.
By his death in 1896 he had est .....
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