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Term Papers on Biographies
Isaac Asimov
Number of words: 1664 - Number of pages: 7.... magazines. He had to struggle to read these magazines because his father would not permit him to read "such junk"(Erlanger 9). " Isaac you should be reading books with more value," his father told him (wilson). Sooner or later his father gave in and told him not to forget his library books (Erlanger 11). However, this reading material was the only thing that his dad would let him touch on the magazine rack.
Young Isaac was a brilliant student. He went through school more quickly than other students. But there was one thing holding him back which was hi .....
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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 fr .....
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Comparison Of Nicholas I And Nicholas Ii
Number of words: 939 - Number of pages: 4.... The new czar ordered the principal leaders killed and the rest exiled to Siberia. He felt there was something wrong with the government of the country, and he thought that Russia needed more discipline rather than liberal reform. Nicholas ordered the codification of Russian laws, reformed finances, and attempted to set limits to serfdom. He made the censorship of newspaper and all opinion even stricter than before, and set up a secret police organization with spies throughout the country. These new measures made him and his governme .....
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Machiavelli - The Prince
Number of words: 820 - Number of pages: 3.... about how to survive on the throne and to also keep the dynasty in his family after his death. It appeared that he wanted to help the Prince to keep the nation free from invasion and occupation and also how to handle internal problems; such as when to bribe, oppress, cajole etc… Machiavelli’s real objective in writing The Prince was far different from the words that are found composed by him.
The letters from Machiavelli to the Prince of Florence were not messages of suggestion as much as they were a job application for a place in his dynasty. The .....
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Biography Of Karl Marx
Number of words: 2066 - Number of pages: 8.... no longer felt he had an obligation to his religion, thus
helping him in the decision in turning to Christianity.
Karl's childhood was a happy and care-free one. His parents had a
good relationship and it help set Karl in the right direction." His ‘
splendid natural gifts' awakened in his father the hope that they would one
day be used in the service of humanity, whilst his mother declared him to
be a child of fortune in whose hands everything would go well. (The story
of his life, Mehring, page 2)
In High school Karl stood out among the crowd. When asked to .....
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A Martyr's Victory In A Spiritual Sense
Number of words: 630 - Number of pages: 3.... brought the United States into
the war. During this time he distinguished himself by the way he cared for war
refugees. Chinese paid a terrible price during this war with Japan, but even
more costly was a civil war that followed. Bishop Ford exemplified the virtue
of fortitude, by not leaving the war-torn country and staying to try to pursue
good.
During this time of war, many would wonder what was the reason for him
to stay in China, and what was his why to live? In the Novel A Mans Search For
Meaning, Nietzsche says "he who has a why to live can bear wit .....
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Nostradamus
Number of words: 1019 - Number of pages: 4.... laze and talk when they came to visit. On the
walls hung light cabinet shelves holding salt and spices.
Nostradamus had one definite brother, Cèsar who wrote Histoire de
Provence, a book which sustains the myth of the Nostradamus royal line.
Historians think Nostradamus had three other brothers, Bertrand, Hector, and
Antoine, but they are not sure and almost nothing is known about them besides
their names.
Nostradamus was educated by his grandfathers. First Peyrot, who had
been a great traveler, brought Nostradamus up in his home. He taught
Nostradam .....
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Herman Melville: A Biography And Analysis
Number of words: 2549 - Number of pages: 10.... Gansevoort, hero of the defense of Fort Stanwix during the
American Revolution. In total, Allan and Maria had eight children. On his father'
s side, his ancestry, though not so prosperous as on his mother's, was equally
distinguished. Major Thomas Melvill, his grandfather, was one of the “Indians”
in the Boston Tea Party during the events leading to the war and who had then
served his country creditably throughout the hostilities. The Melvill family
kept on their mantelpiece a bottle of tea drained out of Major Melvill's clothes
after the Tea Party as a momento .....
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