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JFK: His Life And Legacy
Words: 2054 / Pages: 8 .... connections. Appointed by President Roosevelt, Joe, Sr., was
given the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and later the
prestigious position of United States ambassador to Great Britain(Anderson
98). His mother, Rose, was a loving housewife and took young John on
frequent trips around historic Boston learning about American revolutionary
history. Both parents impressed on their children that their country had
been good to the Kennedys. Whatever benefits the family received from the
country they were told, must be returned by performing some service for the
country(Anderson 12). The Kennedy clan included Joe, Jr., Bobby, Ted and .....
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Shel Silverstein
Words: 1738 / Pages: 7 .... after A Light In The Attic, was considered a children's classic. Each was a special book filled with realistically funny poems. Two of them adored by many read:
I'll tell you a story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through the town?
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
He just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Everyone felt a little sick.
And every time he told a joke,
Folks sighed as if their hea .....
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Louis Riel
Words: 989 / Pages: 4 .... and thoughtful person who dedicated his life to help others. Metis, Native Indians and western setters were all very proud of and respected this leader because of his life long effort. He was a person who was willing to step up and told the government what they needed. Riel never wanted any violent, in fact, he wanted to use peaceful methods to achieve the changes they desired. Moreover, he had no intention to declare independence nor to take over Canada. Unfortunately, Canadian government did not realize the difficult situation of the Metis. They kept ignoring and disregarding their demand. Consequently, these people were forced to rebel and .....
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Biography Of William Shakespeare
Words: 405 / Pages: 2 .... on the stage until the Restoration - had
built their own theatre, the Globe. Its owners were seven member of the company,
including Shakespeare himself, who shared in its profits. For the next decade
the Globe, on the Thames at Bankside, was to be London's chief theatre, and the
home of Shakespeare's work. Many of his greatest plays were written during
these ten years, and were acted there. Both Queen Elizabeth, and after her
James I, showed the company many favors.
In 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the Globe was destroyed by
fire. But the Lord Chamberlain's men, by now called the King's Men, had four
years earlier leased a .....
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Stephen King
Words: 516 / Pages: 2 .... graduating in 1966. He went to college at the University of Maine at Orono, at which, during his spophomore year, he worte a weekly column for THE MAINE CAMPUS. During his years at college he was opposed to the war in Vietnam, declaring it unconstitutional. After his graduation in 1970 Stephen had aquired a Bachelor of Science in English and immediately was qualified to teach at the high school level. As a student Stephen worked at the Folger Library, which was on the University of Maine at Orono’s campus. While working he met a fellow employee named Tabitha Spruce, who he married in Janurary 1971. ’s first publication was a short story he wrote .....
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Thomas Hardy
Words: 1660 / Pages: 7 .... she was the dominant influence in Hardy’s life but his father was a man of character also. Even though he didn’t ‘ possess the art of enriching himself by business,’ he was a fine craftsman, and a lover of music. Hardy’s family was never poor and he summed up his happy childhood in a tiny lyric:
She sat here in her chair,
smiling into the fire;
He who played stood there,
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Bowing it higher and higher.
Childlike, I danced in a dream;
Blessings emblazoned that day;
Everything glowed with a gleam;
Yet we were looking awa .....
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Joan Of Arc
Words: 467 / Pages: 2 .... and to pick up the arms.
By 1429, the English, with the help of their Burgundian allies,
occupied Paris and all of France north of the Loire. The resistance was
minimial due to the lack of leadership and a sense of hopelessness. Henry
the VI of England was claiming the French throne.
At the battle of Orleans in May 1429, Joan led the troops to a
miraculous victory over the English. She continued fighting the enemy in
other locations along the Loire ( Paine 211). Fear of troops under her
leadership was so formidable that when she approached Lord Talbot's army
at Patay, most of the English troops and Commander Sir John Fastolfe fled
the battlefi .....
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Derek Morris: A Personal Bio
Words: 277 / Pages: 2 .... and like other ball
players hope someday to play at the utmost level, the pros. It probably won't
come true but who knows. Being a student at Shrewsbury I have had much success.
I have been on the honor roll many times and a few months ago I was accepted to
Bryant College. On the baseball field I have also received various honors and
awards. I was captain of the baseball team in my junior and senior year and was
named most valuable player in my junior year.
Shrewsbury is not were I've always lived. I was born in Natick, lived
there for a few months then moved to Framingham. I lived in Framingham for
eleven years then moved to this town I never h .....
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Christopher Columbus - American Hero Or Portuguese Idiot ?
Words: 529 / Pages: 2 .... lush coastline with its coniferous forests and date palms, trees that do not exist in India. Further study of the vegetation would have revieled that the fruits, vegetables, and herbs present did not come close to resembling those found in India. The Indian region was well known for it's unique spices. These spices were not to be found in the Americas.
Perhaps that mental error could be overlooked when studying Columbus' persona. Others may not be so easy. He got off his boats and started to explore. He encountered natives of these new lands. He figures since this is India, these must be Indians. These so called "Indians" were not Indians at all. The .....
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Woodrow Wilson - Foreign Policy
Words: 1022 / Pages: 4 .... and eventually impossible, job. Wilson's greatest problems concerned shipping. Britain had a blockade against Germany, seizing any cargoes bound for Germany. The British paid for the goods confiscated but the United States thought the interference in its sea trade was a violation of both freedom of the seas and neutral rights. The United States' problems with Britain were serious, but its troubles with Germany were worse. The Germans continued to sink ships with Americans on board. After the Sussex, a French channel streamer was sunk, killing 80 civilians, some American, Wilson declared that if these attacks did not stop "the United States would h .....
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