.... to fund a gallery for the Hugh Lane collection of Art, and on the other hand, they rioted in outrage at Synge’s Playboy of the Western World. The tension between Yeats’ ideal, and the reality is developed in the Fisherman and September 1913. Both these poems deal with Yeats attempts to bring Art to the people of Ireland, and the negative response of Irish society. September 1913. Here, Yeats directs his passionate rage against the Irish Catholic middle class. He perceives them as Philistines, whose values are monetary and religious, not artistic. His scorn for their petty money grubbing - dry the marrow from .....

.... into consciousness and awareness of experience gained in something other than through sensory perception." Matisse enjoyed painting not only the real world, but the spiritual world as well. Matisse wanted to share his findings and knowledge. He always stressed the significance of instinct and intuition on the construction of a work of art. Matisse did not merely see with his eyes. He let his eyes absorb what was around him and that is how he learned. His eyes were the brains behind his art and he put his hands to work in order to create the masterpieces. Like Louise Nevelson, Matisse let the energy force his feelings to be .....

.... garage. Some sources say he was actually 10-months old. Tiger's Education: In the 7th grade Tiger had a GPA of 3.86! (Now there's the real important stuff.) Tiger spent 2 years at Stanford University in California majoring in Business. Tiger has 2 half brothers and 1 half sister from his fathers first marriage. Tiger loves McDonalds (CheeseBurgers) and Taco Bell. Tiger's Caddy (Guy who carries Tiger's clubs for him): Mike "Fluff" Cowan, used to caddy for another pro, Peter Jacobsen. Tiger's Driver (Big Golf Club) is only 43-inches long, an inch shorter than most clubs used by other professionals. Tiger's Driver Club head .....

.... academic. He came into conflict with Prussia's government due to his unorthodox religious teachings. In 1792, the king of Prussia, Frederick William II, forbade Kant to teach or write on religious teachings. He obeyed the king's order until William II died. In 1798, the year following his retirement fromt the University, Kant published a summary of his religious views. He died on February 12, 1804. During his lifetime, Kant produced many writings. Scholars usually divide his literary career into two periods: the Pre-critical period and the Critical period. During the Pre-critical period, 1747 to 1781, he wrote many n .....

.... the local ranchers. He finished high school in 1924 and with a group of friends he worked his way to California. He earned money doing odd jobs, but he barely made enough to feed himself. After awhile he became severely homesick and hungry so he hitchhiked back to Johnson City and took a job doing road construction. Soon he realized that a higher education would be needed if he wanted to have a better life. Johnson went to college at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Johnson got his degree in 1930. Then he taught public speaking and debate at a Houston high school for two years. Politics and Family Johnson entered pol .....

.... it with ease, not once but twice. Warner came up to Jim and told him it was suppose to be a tackling drill. Jim replied, "Nobody tackles Jim." 2 From this point on he led this small time school to national fame in football. He was an outstanding runner, place-kicker, and tackler, and because of his greatness in each of these positions he won all America honors in 1911 and 1912. When Thorpe played Army, another college, he played against the to be 34th president of the United States. In that game Dwight Eisenhower injured himself in the process of attempting to tackle Jim, an injury that cost him the rest of .....

.... way he wrote of it will allow him to haunt the earth forever. Ironically enough his rationalistic views still created some reality and scientific truth within his writing. For example, in The Fall of the House of Usher the main character suffers from a strange mental disorder that was actually a real proven case. No matter how much the critics lash out at Poe’s life his writing will still express the work of a true genius. Poe’s poetry, in general, was an attempt for him to embody the ideas in his imagination and express his feelings. The deep sadness he felt for the loss of love can be seen in poems such as The Sleeper an .....

.... he was a mechanical engineer, and later chief engineer, with the Edison Illuminating Company. In 1893, after experimenting for several years in his leisure hours, he completed the construction of his first gasoline engine. His first automobile was completed in 1896. The body was a small crude wooden box, it had a single seat, a steering tiller, bicycle wheels, and an electric bell on the front. In 1903 he founded the Ford Motor Company. At first, like his competitors, he made cars that only the wealthy could afford. But later he came to believe that every man, no matter what his income, should own a car. This resulted in the .....

.... He became established as a portrait painter to the Spanish aristocracy. He was elected to the Royal Academy of San Fernando in 1780, named painter to the king in 1786, and made a court painter in 1789. A serious illness in 1792 left Goya permanently deaf. Isolated from others by his deafness, he became increasingly occupied with the fantasies and inventions of his imagination and with critical and satirical observations of mankind. He evolved a bold, free new style close to caricature. In 1799 he published the Caprichos, a series of etchings satirizing human folly and weakness. His portraits became penetrating characterization .....

.... The Man Behind the Mask! Adlof Hitler was born April 20, 1889 to Alois and Klara Hitler and had a little sister Paula and half-brother Alois J.R. and half-sister Angela. Young Adolf was a good student in elementary. Energetic and smart, leader among children his own age. Loved warlike games. Had an outstanding gift as a speaker. It was also discovered Adolf could draw which encouraged him to want to become an artist. After returning to Vienna in February hoping to gain admission to the Academy of Fine Arts, but had been turned down and later turned down twice more after failing the entrance exam. He lived alone most of his life .....