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Valley Of The Moon Glen Ellen Wrote
652 wordsJack London was a jailbird. A hobo. A sailor, seal hunter, pirate, gold-miner, laundered, yachtsman, and coal shoveler. He was a drinker, a brawler, and a heavy smoker. He was a husband (twice) and a father (twice). He was a socialist candidate for mayor of Oakland, California. He was a rancher. A world-traveler. A voracious reader. A loyal correspondent whose collected letters fill three large volumes. A lecturer whose fiery speeches ignited controversy where ever he went. A journalist who cove...
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F Scott Fitzgerald Daisy And Gatsby
1,403 wordsThe modern age began in 1915 and ended around the year 1946. During that time American Literature changed in many ways. A lot of the changes were due to the impact of World War I. To truly appreciate literature written during this era you must understand the Before World War I began the mood of the American society was confident and optimistic, but when hundreds of thousands of the Americans and Europeans lost their lives this outlook on life was shattered. People began to see a need for change,...
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Austria Hungary Hitler Began
1,051 wordsGerman political and military leader and one of the 20 th century's most powerful dictators... It was decided that he would attend Realschule, a secondary school that prepared students for further study and emphasized modern languages and technical subjects. However, Hitler and his father strongly differed about career plans. His father wanted him to enter the civil service; Hitler insisted on becoming an artist During this time, Hitler began to form his political views: a strong sense of German...
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Diego Rivera Thousand Dollars
1,361 wordsDiego Rivera is one of, if not the most, famous artist to ever come out of South America. His influence can be seen not only to his own country, but also all over the world. Rivera was born on December 13, 1886, the date of one of many Mexican religious festivals, in Guanajuato. He was the first in a set of twins. His twin brothers name was Jos Carlos and he died at the age of one and a half. As a matter of fact, his whole name was actually Diego Mariade la Concepcion Juan Nepolmuceno Estanislao...
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Emily Greene Balch Approach Generating A New Reconstructive Women
612 wordsEmily and a band of women in the early World War I attempted to do what had never been done before by any women acting together as women to enter into international political activity, bringing to birth a new spirit, a new approach, generating a new reconstructive force in the world. Emily and the other women were the first in 1914 and 1915 to get involved Emily Greene Balch was born After Civil War, on Jan 8, 1867 in Jamaica, Plains. Then she was raised in a small community in the neighbor- hoo...
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Theodore Roosevelt The Great Environmentalist
1,045 words... to good citizenship. Chief among the qualities necessary for the continued health of American democracy was, according to Roosevelt, "manliness. " For Roosevelt, conservation was in part the preservation of American manhood. He wrote, "Every believer in manliness and therefore in manly sport... should strike hands with the farsighted men who wish to preserve our material resources, in the effort to keep our forest and game beasts... " (Internet 3) Roosevelt's construction of masculinity was ...
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Returned To Dublin Maud Gonne Yeats
840 wordsOne of Ireland's finest writers, William Butler Yeats served a long apprenticeship in the arts before his genius was fully developed. He did some of his greatest work after he was fifty. Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 13, 1865. His father was a lawyer-turned-Irish painter. In 1867 the family followed him to London and settled in Bedford Park. In 1881 they returned to Dublin, where Yeats studied the Metropolitan School of Art. Yeats spent much time with his grandparents in County Slig...
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Henry Ford Assembly Line
319 wordsBorn in a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30 th of 1863, Henry Ford, an American industrial businessman, was known for his innovating methods in the motor industry. According to what History suggests, he was an excellent businessman. He made a great fortune. But workers did not agree with his being such a good man. In 1903, he created the Ford Motor Industry and in 1913 he introduced in his factory the assembly line system. This novelty was a success for him. These new ideas reduced produc...
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Bosnia And Herzegovina Russia And Austria
1,080 words... ise of industrialism, countries needed new markets. The amount of lands 'owned' by Britain and France increased the rivalry with Germany who had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late and only had small areas of Africa. Nationalism: Nationalism means being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country. The Congress of Vienna, held after Napoleon's exile to Elba, aimed to sort out problems in Europe. Delegates from Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia (the winning all...
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F Scott Fitzgerald His Beautiful And Damned World
1,370 wordsF. Scott Fitzgerald was born into a Catholic family in St. Paul, Minnesota, on September 24, 1896. Educated in private prep schools and then at Princeton until 1917, when he enlisted in the army because he feared he wouldnt graduate, he was a middle-class, Midwestern boy who coveted the wonders of the East. When he married Zelda Sayre, a southern, upper-class daughter of a wealthy Alabama Supreme Court judge, Fitzgerald thought he had it all. The couple lived the high life, moving back and forth...
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Region Of Greece King Phillip 2 Macedonia
668 wordsTHE PROPAGANDA Macedonians should not be recognised as Macedonians as they have been of Greek nationality since 2000 BC. Macedonians whose language belongs to the Slavic family, must not call themselves Macedonians as 4000 years ago they spoke Greek and today still speak nothing but Greek. Macedonia has no right to call itself by this name as Macedonia has always been a region and is today a region of Greece. The Serbs believe that Macedonians are misguided country cousins who belong in a Greate...
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Goal In Life Henry Ford
1,119 wordsHenry Ford once said, I will build a motorcar for the masses constructed of the best materials, by the best me to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devices low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in Gods great open spaces. (Willamette 1) This is one of his most memorable yet earliest public quotes in history, that can easily sum up his whole life. Ford was much more than a p...
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North Of Boston Decided To Move
1,606 wordsRobert Frost was an intelligent and influential poet in the early 1900 's. He was the most famous American poet of his time. Robert Frost's life, poems, and external influences, brought enjoyment through his poetry to many of his readers. The life of Robert Frost was an uphill battle for many years. He wrote and published many books of poetry during his life. These books and poems are still enjoyed by many readers today. His poetry details the lives and landscapes, which surrounded him. These in...
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Austria Hungary Balkan War
445 wordsA. Economic Imperialism at home and abroad - In one generation Africa - direct possession (1902: only Liberia, founded by former American slaves remains independent) Asia and Near East: economic and diplomatic pressure Economic concessions and extra-territorial privileges: Ottoman Empire - most vulnerable; China - most vulnerable; Japan - modernizing rapidly; India - firmly in British hands; Importance to Europe: keeps fat on European economy; colonial rule a reproach to democracy; encouraged fe...
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Economic And Social State And Local
870 wordsEven more energetic a sphere of historical controversy than that over the Populists is the historians' argument over the Progressive movement. The Progressives were a heterogeneous collection of reformers. Active chiefly in the nation's cities and the urban mass media (and in the legislatures of such states as Wisconsin and New York), the Progressives carried out efforts to reform American society and governance on all fronts. They numbered among their ranks social Progressives (such as Jane Add...
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Commission On Human Rights Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
2,829 wordsRunning Head: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN Influential Women Delmy E Gooch Sociology and Philosophy of Gender Summer Evening Introduction There have been many women that have changed and shaped the role of women today. They opened the doors of opportunity for future women and made many contributions to our society. Some of these accomplishments have gone unnoticed. The reason that I chose to discuss the influential women of the past and present was because they are the ones that have given me a future. The...
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San Francisco Bay Jack London
1,613 wordsJack London fought his way up out of the factories and waterfront dives of West Oakland to become the highest paid, most popular novelist and short story writer of his day. He wrote passionately and prolifically about the great questions of life and death, the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity, and he wove these elemental ideas into stories of high adventure based on his own firsthand experiences at sea, or in Alaska, or in the fields and factories of California. As a result, his wr...
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Year Old Girl Side Of The Road
2,078 wordsThe Dusseldorf Vampire Peter Kurten was born the 26 th of May 1883, in Cologne-Mulheim Germany. The eldest of 13 children, he was born into extreme poverty. Having to live in a small one-room apartment, he was witness to the violent outbursts of a drunken father. On his father? s side of the family there was a history of alcoholism and mental problems. Not only was Kurten subjected to the drunken violent assaults by his father, but was also witness to the forced rape of his mother on a continual...
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Dodd Mead Company 1984
1,708 wordsIntroduction The main reason why I chose to do my report on the history of theatre in NY is because I find theatre very interesting (As you know I do some of it myself). I also grew up in a house full of theatre teachers. I think this topic is very important to people who want to learn about theatre because many people believe that theatre in New York started on Broadway, but that is not true at all. In this report I would like to show you how theatre developed in New York. Chapter 1 18 th Centu...
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Austria Hungary Franz Ferdinand
1,324 wordspeace settlement In the peace settlement Germany was forced to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I. This was a totally justifiable demand on the part of the victorious powers. The Treaty of Versailles was enacted into history in June 1919 with Germany forced to accept sole responsibility for causing World War I. Since then there has been considerable debate concerning the war but even today historians still cannot fully agree upon the causes. Some support has been given to the the...
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