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Term Papers on Biographies
Abraham Lincoln
Number of words: 846 - Number of pages: 4.... formal education. When Abraham was seven, the family moved to southern Indiana, Abraham had gone to school briefly in Kentucky and did so again in Indiana (3). In total Lincoln had a little less than one total year of education. Abraham did not have that much education because there were no teachers to teach him and his peers (Stefoff 15). Abraham also read as much as possible and he always found ways to find moments for reading. When he was plowing a field, for example, he carried a book and read a page or two at the end of each row, while the horse .....
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Edgar Allan Poe
Number of words: 1457 - Number of pages: 6.... by John Allan (Perry XI) at the urging of Mr. Allan's wife. In 1815, John Allan moved his family to England. While there, Poe was sent to private schools (Asselineau 410).
In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. There he studied Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin. He had an excellent scholastic record. He got into difficulties almost at once. Mr. Allan did not provide him with the money to pay for his fees and other necessities. Poe was confused and homesick. He learned to play cards and started drinking. Soon he wa .....
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William Shakespeare
Number of words: 904 - Number of pages: 4.... William was the third of eight children. The older siblings were sistets Joan, born in 1558 and Margaret in 1562. Both of William’s older sisters died very young. (Bender 14). The other dive children were Gilbert born in 1566, a second Joan 1569, Richard 1573, Edmund 1580, and Anne 1580 who died at age eight. (Bender 14).
was educated at the local school in Stratford. Ironically, William never attended a university although virtually every English speaking universities studies his works. Bioghrapher a man educated in " the university of life .....
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Adolf Hitler
Number of words: 887 - Number of pages: 4.... him physically unfit to be in the service. World War I began August 1914 and Hitler immediately signed for the Germany Army and was accepted. He served as a messenger and was decorated twice for bravery after two near death experiences. He was promoted to corporal. While recovering from an battle injury that caused temporary blindness, Germany surrendered to her enemies in November 1918. Hitler was angered and felt compelled to save Germany. In the Autumn of 1919, Hitler attended meetings of the "Germany Workers Party." After joining the group and they decided .....
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Dr. Seuss: The Great American Children's Poet
Number of words: 561 - Number of pages: 3.... to whom he was
married for 40 years until her death. They moved to New York. While in New York
he worked drawing cartoon advertisments for Flit, an insect repellant. It was he
who coined the phrase “Quick Henry, the Flit” which was to 1930s advertising
what “Just Do It” is to 1990s advertising. Sort of.
They later moved to La Jolla, California where Ted lived for the rest of
his life. They loved children although they were unable to have any of their own.
About five years after Helem's death he married Audrey Stone. He died in 1991 in
his sleep at the age of .....
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George Washington Carver
Number of words: 442 - Number of pages: 2.... Institute to lead the newly established department of agriculture.
For the rest of his life, Carver put together a laboratory, made useless and over-farmed land farmable, and continued research. Much of the land in the South had been over-farmed. All of the soil's nutrients had been depleted by the cotton and tobacco plant. Carver improved soil with his own blend of fertilizers. He also advised farmers to plant peanuts and sweet potatoes, he told them this would help the soil. So many farmers did this and were stuck with peanuts and sweet potatoes. So he made .....
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The Period Of Ramses II
Number of words: 1522 - Number of pages: 6.... new Aswân High Dam” (Hornung 67). The enormous size and intricate designing of this palace in Nubia was to show the great power and modernization of Egypt. The Ramesseum was an example of the architectural advancement that was created during the era of Ramses II. It was colossal and “the Egyptian insistence on colossal size proves itself entirely appropriate to the surroundings” (Sullivan 178). It was amazing and “its proportions were superb” (Sullivan 178). Since they made it such a colossal size, it made the kingdom look great, and others would admire it .....
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Franz Joseph Haydn
Number of words: 2426 - Number of pages: 9.... almost every song his father sang. This was his beginning in music. Later on, he received an education from his uncle where he gained more of an interest in music. Participation in a choir gave him the opportunity to go to Vienna and there, he studied the piano sonatas of Emanuel Bach and was given the chance to finally get a chance to compose; something he had always wanted to do. This is when the first string quartet was developed. Later on, he was employed by the Esterhazy family and was given the chance to conduct an orchestra and write symphonies. .....
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