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Term Papers on Biographies
Benedict Arnold
Number of words: 6671 - Number of pages: 25.... to his commercial success. After his promotion, General Washington commanded him to take one thousand one hundred fifty men into Canada to overtake Quebec. They left on September 16th from Washington's headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On September 19th, they sailed for the Kennebec River from Newburyport on eleven schooners, and on the twentieth, they camped on Swan Island in Merrymeeting Bay. Some of the men, along with the supplies, continued up the Kennebec in a bateaux, and the rest continued along on foot (Encarta).
By September 23rd, they had .....
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Geoffery Chaucer
Number of words: 683 - Number of pages: 3.... miller, a summoner, or a religious canon. The Reeve tells others in his tale of a miller who "was a thief ... of corn and meal, and sly at that; his habit was to steal" (Chaucer 125). The summoner in "The Friar's Tale" "drew large profits to himself thereby," and as the devil observes of him in this tale, "You're out for wealth, acquired no matter how" (Chaucer 312, 315). The miller is not shown as badly in "The Reeve's Tale" as the others, however; his trickery against the clerk is repaid when the clerk sleeps with his wife and daughter. In these three t .....
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John Quincy Adams
Number of words: 885 - Number of pages: 4.... These
negotiations gained respect for the United States and me as a diplomat. I
am a likable person wherever I go. When I was a kid, our family was very
closely knit, as we all helped manage the farm, except for my dad, who was
usually away in foreign countries. This didn't affect me very much since I
joined up with him when I was 11 on his operations after my persistent
asking. As President, I worked scrupulously to work out problems and
provide leadership for the country. This was acknowledged by my fellow
officials in office and by the country, as I'm .....
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Martin Luther
Number of words: 598 - Number of pages: 3.... relation with God. Luther believed that all the church authorities from the pope down must be overthrown.
Luther placed emphasis on personal Bible study. He was the first to bring personal Bible study to the life of the "common people". Because Luther had found the true way of salvation by studying the Bible, he wanted all the people to have the same opportunity. However, the Bible was not written in German, thus the people had to rely on what the Catholic Church thought about its content and doctrine. Thus, Luther's believes of role of the Catholic Church .....
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George Washington Carver 3
Number of words: 393 - Number of pages: 2.... year. Carver discovered that planting peanut one year then the next planting cotton would keep the soil fertial for the following year. The peanuts contained nitrate-producing legumes, and the cotton took all the nutrients from the soil, so the soil was fresh each planting season. The farmer took his peanuts and used them as a source of food for their livestock. Carver did not over look the peanuts as just food for animals, and found over 325 ways to use the peanuts for other reasons than food. He used peanuts to make peanut butter, cooking oil, printer i .....
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Karen Louise Erdrich
Number of words: 457 - Number of pages: 2.... as a lifeguard, waitress,
poetry teacher at prisons and construction flag signaler. She was also an
editor for the Circle which was a Boston Indian Council newspaper. When
she worked as an editor she learned about urban community life and took on
a new reference point, different from reservation life. She realized that
the different people she met had their own problems and confusions and that
she wanted to write about them.
Louise enrolled in an MA program at John Hopkins University. She
wrote poems and stories while she was there that incorporated h .....
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Cicero
Number of words: 751 - Number of pages: 3.... his country". This was the climax of his career.
At the end of 60, declined Caesar's invitation to join the political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey, and also Caesar's offer in 59 of a place on his staff in Gaul. When Publius Clodius, whom had antagonized, became tribune in 58, was in danger, and in March fled Rome. In 57, thanks to the activity of Pompey and particularly the tribune Milo, he was recalled on August 4. landed at Brundisium on that day and was acclaimed all along his route to Rome, where he arrived a month later. Pompey renewed his .....
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Garth Brooks
Number of words: 408 - Number of pages: 2.... rock character Garth created for a movie. Garth plays Chris Gains and sings the songs. Many people were confused by this because he did such a great job they didn’t know it was really him. He even fooled me the first time I saw it. This was not his intent but that’s what happened. Once I learned more about the character I under stood what The Chris Gains project was all about. Many devoted Garth fans were confused because they didn’t know if he was done with country all together. Some people were even angry and felt betrayed. So far The Chris Gains project .....
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