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Erich Weiss Harry Houdini Book
672 wordsKendall, Lace Houdini Master of Escape Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1960, 187 pages. "Ladies and gentlemen, you can see there isn't anything up my sleeve. " 1 Erich Weiss states at the beginning of the book. Even as a child Erich Weiss, a. k. a. Harry Houdini, knows that his goal in life is to become a world famous illusionist. It was difficult for Erich's family being pilgrims from Europe. His father worked hard, but being from Germany and not knowing English made it difficult. "Promise ...
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Pair Of Handcuffs Houdini Drowned One
1,345 wordsEhrich Weiss was born in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874. His family migrated to the United States of America when he was only four years old. At an early age he was hooked by the magic shows that he attended. When he was seventeen he read the memoirs of Robert-Houdini, a French magician of the 1800 s. Houdini became his idol, and later his life-long inspiration to become First in my profession, in my speciality in my profession. When a friend told him that if he were to add the letter i to ...
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Father And Mother Mother And Father
1,029 wordsSex in Ragtime Throughout the novel, there are instances of both violent and more refined sexual references. While an obvious reason for these is the titillating effects of them, there are deeper, more relevant reasons for them. There are three main groups within which the sexual activity takes place: Father and Mother, Younger Brother and Evelyn Nesbit, and Harry Houdini and Harry K. Thaw. Some are more obvious and explicit than others, but they all have great purpose. The sexual activity betwe...
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Harry Houdini Five Years
1,527 wordsShehzadHarry Houdini Khan 1 Shehzad Khan 8 Lutes Harry Houdini What comes to mind when one thinks of Harry Houdini? There are many things one could say, magic, escapes, perseverance, hard work, determination, fame, etc. Houdini was a master magician as well as a superb escape artist. (Harry 1) Houdini was one of the most determined men in history. He was so obsessed with achieving his goal that no matter what got in his way he pushed it aside. Even if it were his parents he would ignore them. Ma...
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Buried Alive Harry Houdini
1,174 wordsKing of Handcuffs The man known world wide as the most famous magician of all time, Harry Houdini, was born March 24, 1874 in Budapest. Although Houdini often claimed to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Houdini actually came to the United States when he was four years old. In later years, in a magazine interview, Houdini said, ? the greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin. ? Houdini? s actual name was Ehrich Weiss. His father was Mayer Samuel Weiss. He was a Rabbi for the ...
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Buried Alive Harry Houdini
1,173 wordsThe man known world wide as the most famous magician of all time, Harry Houdini, was born March 24, 1874 in Budapest. Although Houdini often claimed to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Houdini actually came to the United States when he was four years old. In later years, in a magazine interview, Houdini said, ? the greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin. ? Houdini? s actual name was Ehrich Weiss. His father was Mayer Samuel Weiss. He was a Rabbi for the German Zoin Jewish...
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Booker T Washington Coalhouse Walker
2,379 wordsJess Brock American History Script Ragtime Tape Recorded Book Report March 20, 1999 Jess Brock This is Jess Brock, with Real News. I am in front of the Pierpont Morgan property in Manhattan where Coalhouse Walker and a troupe if young Negroes have moved into the Morgan Library after escalating events in the past few weeks. Im going to tell you the scene here. There is an enormous crater in front of the library stairs, caused by a blast during Mr. Walkers break in. It is oddly quiet here. Most of...
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Booker T Washington E L Doctorow
1,370 wordsIn the classic E. L. Doctorow novel, Ragtime, we see the juxtaposition of many motifs to represent Doctorow? s view of the early century. By combining history and fiction Doctorow allows himself to write a semi-accurate interpretation of the early 1900? s while also being able to strongly express his own biases and opinions of the era. The biggest, and perhaps most important theme Doctorow applies in the novel is social tension, or the battle of the rich versus the poor. Other important themes i...
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