People Essays and Term Papers
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mathematician of all time. His prize work, Elements, was the textbook of elementary geometry and logic up to the early twentieth century. For his work in the field, he is known as the father of geometry and is considered one of the great Greek mathematic…
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impacted the world forever. His endeavor was incredible; the first man to reach what he thought was Asia from the east. A feat that seemed impossible, but he achieved it with great success for himself and his country of Spain. But the people of the…
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the Commodore, is perhaps the best known of American rags to riches stories. Lacking any real education, the hard work, personality, and keen business sense possessed by Vanderbilt catapulted him from being a poor child on a farm to being the wealthiest…
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B. McHugh by Michael J. McHugh is a biography of one of the most complex and controversial figures in American history. The goal of this book is to set forth a balanced and true history of a great American without resorting to extremes.
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and Elliot Roosevelt on October 11, 1884. The Roosevelt family was a part of New York's golden Victorian society. In spite of being born into such a privileged position, Eleanor Roosevelt as a child was tormented by the effects of alcoholism, and…
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of our history was during the Second World War, when between five and six million Jewish civilians were killed throughout Europe in a mass genocide. A large portion of the Jews were killed by the Nazis under Hitler’s regime. However, thousands…
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Center weight room. I began by observing and evaluating people inside the weight room. There were about thirty-five people working out. The ages ranged from eighteen-year-old freshmen to fifty year old Hofstra alumni. The males dominated in population…
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was born Robert Allen Zimmerman, on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota where his father, Abe, worked for the Standard Oil Company (Mr. Showbiz 1). Dylan is undoubtedly considered to be one of the most influential figures in the history of popular music.…
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in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and he was named for his paternal grandfather. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and a farmer. Both of Abraham's parents were members of a Baptist congregation,…
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images moves me to contemplation, as a meadow delights the eyes an subtly infuses the soul with the glory of God.” (CCC 1162 found on Art as a form o Christian Meditation http://landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/Art_in_Meditation.html ) Rembrandt Harmenszoon…
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