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Term Papers on Biographies
August Tubbe
Number of words: 1483 - Number of pages: 6.... States as well as any natural born citizen would have. professed to have done at all times everything in his power to uplift the country and her people morally and religiously as God gave him light to see it.
The German Emperor nor the German Empire was not in existence until seven years after left his birth place, Prussia. August corresponded with his sister who remained in Europe for only his first twelve years in the United States because his sister died the twelth year that August lived in the United States. August never participated in any corresponden .....
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Norman Rockwell
Number of words: 576 - Number of pages: 3.... up the courage to show his work to a bigger periodical, the Saturday Evening Post. Happy with the quality of Rockwell’s work the Post gave Rockwell a job creating illustrations and cover art for its periodicals. This would be his arena, revealing his works to thousands of people, for over forty years. During this period Rockwell painted portraits of various celebrities and persona. Rockwell was a "people painter" and predominantly worked with the depiction of emotions inspired by his models. Rockwell always took particular care in picking and choosing .....
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The Life And Work Of Anthony Burgess
Number of words: 1817 - Number of pages: 7.... old Alex, but
it shows many references to the life and experience of its author. In a
series of five books, Burgess also focused on his life experiences.
Enderby's Dark Lady was the fifth in the series, and that will be the
second book focused on in this paper. Anthony Burgess's work in A
Clockwork Orange and Enderby's Dark Lady strongly reflects significant
events or influences in his own life.
Anthony Burgess was born John Burgess Wilson in Manchester, England
in early 1917. (Stinson 1). Both of Burgess's parents were members of the
theatric arts: .....
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Steven Spielberg
Number of words: 716 - Number of pages: 3.... television work, which included an
episode of the Rod Serling series Night Gallery and the classic cult movie Duel.
His first feature, The Sugarland Express, was released in 1974, and he was soon
offered the chance to direct a thriller about a great white shark terrorizing a
small New England beach town. Jaws cost $8.5 million and grossed $260 million.
Spielberg followed it up two years later with Close Encounters of the Third Kind,
earning a Best Director Oscar nomination and proved to the world that he was one
of the best directors of the time.
However, he f .....
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Number of words: 323 - Number of pages: 2.... one of the most powerful women in Washington, D.C. She has received sixty honorary degrees. Norton has been recognized nationally as a writer. A few of her published works include, “Justice and Efficiency in Dispute Systems” in 1990, “Bargaining and the Ethic Process” 1989, and “Equal Employment Law: Crisis in Intervention, Survival Against the Odds” in 1988.
Some of her numerous leadership positions include service as chair of the ACLU National Advisory Council, the Workplace Health Fund, and the Women’s Law and Policy Fellowship. In addition she serves o .....
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Mark Twain
Number of words: 554 - Number of pages: 3.... worked in many cities as a printer, and wrote
articles for his brother's newspapers under various nicknames. After a visit
to New Orleans, he learned how to pilot a steamboat. That became his job until
the Civil War closed the Mississippi River, and
it set him up for "Old Times on the Mississippi" and "Life on the Mississippi."
In 1861, Twain traveled to Carson City, Nevada, with his brother Orion.
After attempts for silver and gold mining had failed, he continued to write for
newspapers. It was in 1863 when Samuel Clemens adopted the name "Mark Twain .....
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Thomas Hobbes
Number of words: 985 - Number of pages: 4.... Hobbes felt that the state or government had final control. To Hobbes the state of nature is a state of war because human beings cannot control their lust for power. So if a person keeps any power not given to government in the social contract, the person would use the power to oppress others. He felt that men must mutually consent to the contract in order to create
government giving up their powers in the state of nature to ensure peace and security from the state of war of having no social contract.
In Leviathan Hobbes does not see government interferin .....
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The Romanovs
Number of words: 1770 - Number of pages: 7.... son was necessary to take over Nicholas's throne when the time came. I do not know why but for some reason Russians during that time preferred male as a ruler of the country, even though there were successful female-emperors before. Katherine the Great is one of them.
Russians are very religious people. However, they also have faith in magicians. As a Russian citizen I have to admit that many Russians do believe in these people who supposedly have healing powers and can treat any disease with out surgical invasions. This faith is so strong that it can become a p .....
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