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Papers on People and Biographies
Robert E Lee
Number of words: 629 | Number of pages: 3.... Annie, Agnes, Robert and last Mildred. When he was home, they all attended episcopal Church where he was raised.
On May 13, 1846 the United States declared was on their southern neighbor. When Lee was 39, he headed for Mexico. Lee's will said that he was worth about $38,750 with few depts. He only had few slaves: Nancy and her children. And they were to be freed "soon as it can be done to their advantage and that of others. On Christmas, Lee wrote to his wife that he hoped this woul.d be the last time he would be away from her. While they were at war, even though is was hard, he attended church. He returned on June 29, 1843. .....
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Diana
Number of words: 321 | Number of pages: 2.... went to finishing school at the Institute Alpin Videmanette in Rougemont, Switzerland. After the Easter term in 1978 she left the school when she moved to Coleherne. There she watched after a child for an American couple, while she began her job as a kindergarten teacher at the Young England school in Pimlice, London. Like most teachers she didn't have a lot of spare time on her hands, but when she got the chance for a break her and her three roommates would go skiing. A sport loved very much and tried to enjoy as often as possible.
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Glorious Sceptre
Number of words: 556 | Number of pages: 3.... a legacy that enhances the sceptre’s image as a token of influence and power. Moreover, it is important to note that the sceptre was not conceived by a mortal, but rather by Hephaistus. Using the wood from a living tree in the mountains, he constructed an immortal device for Zeus. Hephaistus’ creation of the sceptre both bolsters the notion of the sceptre’s divinity, and strengthens its image as a symbol of influence and recognition.
In Book I of the poem, Achilles takes oath upon the sceptre. In his oath, Achilles states his intent to withdraw from the army and swears that the Achaians will one day regret their .....
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Halberstam
Number of words: 931 | Number of pages: 4.... Sports Writing of the Century" (Houghton Mifflin), part of an annual series edited by Glenn Stout. This latest installment, published in May, covers the century, an encompassing look at the development of sports writing that parallels the burgeoning popularity of sport in a large part of American consciousness.
'He was such a magical figure'
Collections of writings by different authors seem to be growing in popularity. Witness the onslaught of "Best" books -- short stories, poetry, erotica. It's easy to assume our fast-food culture breeds a growing audience for brevity.
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Halberstam on Muhammed Ali
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Edgar Allan Poe 4
Number of words: 1240 | Number of pages: 5.... of the pit, on the very verge of the plunge into unconsciousness, he is still unable to disengage himself from the physical and temporal world. The physical oppresses him in the shape of lurid graveyard visions; the temporal oppresses him in the shape of an enormous and deadly pendulum. It is altogether appropriate, then, that this chamber should be constricting and cruelly angular" (63).
Setting is also an important characteristic is Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". The images he gives us such as how both the Usher family and the Usher mansion are crumbling from inside waiting to collapse, help us to connect the backgroun .....
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Willem De Kooning
Number of words: 1590 | Number of pages: 6.... along with Arshile Gorky, Jackson
Pollock, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, began to be recognized as a major
painter in a movement called "Abstract Expressionism". This new school of
thought shifted the center of twentieth century art form Paris to New York.
Willem de Kooning was recognized as the only painter who had one foot in
Europe and one in America. He combined classical European training in
Holland with a love for popular American culture. The restlessness and
energy of American life was a source of great inspiration and passion for
him. Gary Garrells, the chief curator at the San Fransisco Museum of Modern
Art said, " H .....
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Poore Brothers 3
Number of words: 1410 | Number of pages: 6.... could buy their products. In order to serve all their Arizona customers they started a distribution company. Today Poore Brothers Distributing is the premier snack food distributor in the State of Arizona.
It was only a matter of time until the products found their way across the Arizona border into California and other states. Eventually Don and Jay licensed the brand and manufacturing process to companies in Minnesota and Tennessee. In the early 1990's, the snack food business began to change with the addition of low fat and baked snack products. So they changed too. They began cooking their product in Sunflower Oil. Thi .....
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Frank Sinatra
Number of words: 3469 | Number of pages: 13.... States, they ended up making their home in Hoboken, New Jersey, a very poor area where people resided with those of their own ethnic background. Their history was very important to the Sinatra family, and good moral values, as well as the importance of a good education, were instilled in all their children. Frank’s parents could barely read or write; that’s why good schooling was a priority to them. Sinatra’s parents looked down on the entertainment business, and with little success, did everything to lure Frank away from his attraction to the glitz and glamour of show business (Sinatra 15).
Sinatra’s .....
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Francois Marie Arouet (Voltaire): French Author And Philosopher 1694 - 1778 A.D.
Number of words: 408 | Number of pages: 2.... and institutions. The book was thought to
criticize the French government and Voltaire was forced to flee Paris again.
In 1759 Voltaire purchased an estate called "Ferney" near the French-Swiss
border where he lived until just before of his death. Ferney soon became the
intellectual capitol of Europe. Throughout his years in exile Voltaire produced
a constant flow of books, plays, pamphlets, and letters. He was a voice of
reason, and an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution.
Voltaire returned to a hero's welcome in Paris at age 83. The excitement of the
trip was too much for him and he died in Paris. Becau .....
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Daniel Boone
Number of words: 521 | Number of pages: 2.... Kentucky and camped for the winter at Salt Spring near Prestonsburg. But the least explored parts were still farther west, beyond the Cumberlands, and John Finley persuaded him to go on a great adventure.
On May 1, 1769, Boone, Finley, and four other men, started out. They passed Cumberland Gap and on the 7th of June, they set up camp at Station Camp creek. It was nearly two years before Boone returned home, and during that time he explored Kentucky as far west as the Falls of the Ohio, where Louisville is now. There was another visit to Kentucky in 1773, and in 1774 he built a cabin at Harrodsburg. On this trip, Boone followed .....
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