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Papers on People and Biographies
Malcolm X
Number of words: 1415 | Number of pages: 6.... father died at the
hand of the Black Legion (X 4-13). After Malcolm's father's death, his
mother who had to take care of eight children and endure threats from the
KKK, suffered a nervous breakdown. As a result, Malcolm and his siblings
were taken by the welfare department. Malcolm was later enrolled in a
reform school and did very well grade wise. He was the best student in his
class and wanted to become a lawyer. When the school heads heard about
this, they sent a person to talk to Malcolm. This person told and
convinced Malcolm that he was black and that he could never become a lawyer
because of it. As a result, he dropped out o .....
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Leo Tolstoi
Number of words: 363 | Number of pages: 2.... theory and practice, and published magazines and textbooks on the subject. In 1862 he married Sonya Andreyevna Bers (or Behrs). Between the years 1865 and 1869 appeared Tolstoy's major work, War and Peace, an epic tale depicting the story of five families against the background of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Tolstoy's other masterpiece, Anna Karenina (1873-77), told a tragical story of a married woman, who follows her lover, but finally at a train station throws herself in front of an incoming train. In the 1880s Tolstoy wrote such philosophical works as A Confession, and What I Believe, which was banned in 1884. He g .....
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Harry S. Truman
Number of words: 909 | Number of pages: 4.... he was eight,
and by then he was wearing thick glasses to correct extreme nearsightedness.
His poor eyesight did not interfere with his two interests, music and reading.
He got up each day at 5 AM to practice the piano, and until he was 15, he
went to the local music teacher twice a week. He read four or five histories or
biographies a week and acquired an exhaustive knowledge of great military
battles and of the lives of the world’s greatest leaders. In 1901, when
Truman graduated from high school, his future was uncertain. College had
been ruled out by his family’s financial situation, and appointment to the U.S.
M .....
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Shirley Temple: Black Hollywood's Youngest Star
Number of words: 336 | Number of pages: 2.... and 12,000 people waited outside the church to see her.
When Shirley stopped making movies, she got busy with politics.
President Nixon chose Shirley to become the U.S. Representative of the United
Nations.
Shirley is a kind and gentle girl to other people. She is special
to me because she is a good friend to people if they are sad or feeling bad.
She enjoys everything she does and always wants to do it well. That's what's
special to me.
I enjoyed half of the book. The beginning was wonderful, but the
end was a little bit boring. I would recommend this book to other children
because i .....
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Tupac
Number of words: 1468 | Number of pages: 6.... and sold millions of copies (u.a., n.t., n.p. letter code D) More people were influenced to buy his CD. People listened to the music and did what he said he did. So was influencing all of these people. was rich and famous now. He was showing off his own style now and didn't need his popular friends. This is the time that many people saw the real and loved him. He was now very influential to fans. They wanted to be just like him. He starred in more movies and could be who he really was. He did a lot of interviews that showed his beliefs. He said self esteem and self respect was very important and said "I feel as though I am a .....
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Francios Rabelias
Number of words: 835 | Number of pages: 4.... I have listed a believed chronology of Rabelias, it may have inaccurate due the lack of information on Rabelias.
"1494 Now the Generally accepted date of Rabelias’s birth, although at times it has
been published back as far as 1483. Born at La Deviniere, a family
property near Chinon, where his father, Antoino Rabelias, was a lawyer. "
"1511 Possibly date for his entry into a monastery of the Franciscan order at
Fontenay-le-Comte "
"1525 Passes to the Benedictine Order with the hope that he can pursue more
freely his humanistic studies. "
"1530 September 17-- Rablelais .....
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Eduard Munch
Number of words: 821 | Number of pages: 3.... It turns from compassion for the two lovers to sympathy and sorrow for the victimized man. The woman’s red hair becomes almost demonic and the background’s darkness transforms from a sorrow-filled unity between the two figures to a desolate ambiance of confusion. The dark green in the background is tranquil, but the viewer’s knowledge of the situation happening to the vulnerable man leaves the viewer in a state of ambiguity. A peaceful image is portrayed, but the woman is literally sucking the life out of the man. The red hair can be seen as a rainfall of blood emasculating the victim. The man has been deceived in .....
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Jean Sartre
Number of words: 1214 | Number of pages: 5.... In 1964 Sartre won the Nobel Prize in literature, saying that he refuses to compromise his integrity as a writer, he refuses to accept the prize. He then becomes an outcast in society, for having turned on Existentialism and lives out his life in poor health and a few radical followers.
In the dictionary the translation of Existentialism is a branch of philosophy based on the concept of an absurd universe where humans have free will, and that humans are responsible for and the sole judge of their actions as they affect others. This philosophy proposes that there is no g-d, and no ethics. Man replaces g-d, and ethics are replac .....
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Biographies: Jackson, Van Buren, And Harrison
Number of words: 472 | Number of pages: 2.... Martin Van Buren
Van Buren was the next president who had to face the horrible economic
conditions began during Jackson's presidency. In 1836 Van Buren was
elected president, this time I think voters used their heads and knew Van
Buren was the only candidate really ready to face the economic conditions.
Soon after Van Buren took over there a depression began, This was a
time when virtually everyone was poorer. Many people blamed Van Buren for
the Depression because he was president at the time, but it wasn't really
his fault. Van Buren made a long term solution by creating "The
independent Trea .....
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The Ideal American: Malcolm Little
Number of words: 1844 | Number of pages: 7.... west is central to the soul of
America and is valued above most everything else. Change and new ideas is
essential to Americans. It is what their country is based on. Fresh ideas,
whether accepted as true or right by the general public are discussed.
Ultimately the new ways may be ridiculed, scorned, outlawed or viewed as
evil and unfit for the country. But first the ideas are always debated and
weighed with a generally open mind. Creative and new ways of looking at
things are judged before being dismissed. People whose ideas are not
accepted may be then be placed in a negative light or even hated. But no
matter how vehemently o .....
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