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Term Papers on Biographies
Alfred Tennyson And His Work
Number of words: 922 - Number of pages: 4.... In 1829 The Apostles, an undergraduate
club, invited him to join. The members of this group would remain Tennyson's
friends all his life.
Arthur Hallam was the most important of these friendships. Hallam, a
brilliant Victorian young man was recognized by his peers as having unusual
promise. He and Tennyson knew each other only four years, but their intense
friendship had a major influence on the poet. On a visit to Somersby, Hallam
met and later became engaged to Emily Tennyson, and the two friends looked
forward to a life-long companionship. Hallam died f .....
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Alber Einstein
Number of words: 1029 - Number of pages: 4.... and his younger sister Maja, and the two had a close relationship throughout their lives. Maja, also a pianist, married Paul Winteler Einstein childhood friend, Paul Winteler, in 1910 and later moved to the United States. When Einstein was older, he invented electric eye. He also was asked to be the president of Israel, but he refused. When Einstein was a teen-ager he was very interested in science. When he wanted to relax he would play the violin which he started playing at the age of six. The kocks, his mother's family, and the Einstein had lived in Southern G .....
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JFK: The Death Of A Conspiracy
Number of words: 1748 - Number of pages: 7.... of the blood on the scalp. This concealed the
degree of the wound. They were desperate to save the life of the President
and examined him quickly without taking the time...to wash off the blood
and debris” (1542). The doctors removed the President’s clothing to check
the body for other wounds. While Dr. Perry began the tracheostomy, Dr.
Jenkins recalled, that Mrs. Kennedy was circling the room with something “
cupped” in her hands. As Mrs. Kennedy passed by, she nudged Jenkins with
her elbow and handed him “a large chunk o! f her husband's brain.” Dr.
Jen .....
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Eternal Authoritative Leaders
Number of words: 1206 - Number of pages: 5.... life was when his mother died in 1907 the same year in which he moved out. During his time in Vienna, Hitler made a living by selling his artwork. Desiring to be an artist, he was in fact dismissed from the Arts Academy twice. Soon after World War I started, Hitler volunteered for the army where he worked as a messenger in some of the bloodiest battles. He was wounded and received two medals of valor. The medals he got were the “ Iron Cross Second Class,” and the , “ Iron Cross First Class.” After the German war was over he took up political work and joined the t .....
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The Life Of Anne Frank
Number of words: 646 - Number of pages: 3.... their execution. If the Gestapo
can't find the saboteur, they simply grab five hostages and line them up
against the wall. You read the announcements of their death in the paper,
where they're referred to as 'fatal accidents.'"--October 9, 1942
"All college students are being asked to sign an official statement to the
effect that they 'sympathize with the Germans and approve of the New
Order." Eighty percent have decided to obay the dictates of their
conscience, but the penalty will be severe. Any student refusing to sign
will be sent to a German labor cam .....
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Kurt Cobain
Number of words: 925 - Number of pages: 4.... child living with his mother and father in Aberdeen, Washington. But the happiness, soon interrupted in 1975 when Kurt's parents got divorced. Kurt was ashamed. He longed for the typical "Brady Bunch" family, but instead he lived in a trailor with his mother. In result of this Cobain became extremely anti-social, he had few friends, and was beat up alot.
On his 14th birthday Kurt recieved his first guitar. He had been writing poetry since he was 13, so he started using his poetry to write songs. He was in several bands throughout highschool, some of them .....
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John F. Kennedy
Number of words: 2381 - Number of pages: 9.... Kennedy family had long been active in politics. His brothers Robert and Edward Kennedy also entered politics. Kennedy's both grand fathers had been active in politics. His father was a self-made millionaire. He served as first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Kennedy's family called him jack. He and his older brother Joe were strong rivals. Jack was quiet and often shy, but held his owns in fights with Joe. "The boys enjoyed playing touch .....
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Walt Disney
Number of words: 835 - Number of pages: 4.... was because of his great personality. "There was undeniably some almost mystic bond between him and the moods and styles and attitudes of the American people" (Bullock 49) . Disney was a true genius for innovation. He became one of the entertainment industry's most prominent and influential figures. "Sometimes I think of myself as a little bee. I go from one area of the studio to another and gather pollen and sort of stimulate everybody." Replied Disney when a little boy asked him about his job. "I guess that is what I do."
At the age of sixteen, .....
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