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Term Papers on Biographies
Nostradamus's Prophecies
Number of words: 1030 - Number of pages: 4.... help people through harsh times and did not even fear for his own life. In 1525 he received his Bachelor's degree for medicine, and He started to help the fight against the 'Black Death' that was feared throughout the Renaissance period. It was then that he began to treat victims of the plague in communities of southern France. “Nostradamus used inventive methods of treatment, and his success in curing extremely ill patients earned him a reputation as a specially gifted healer” (Encarta ‘97 CD-ROM). After traveling for almost four years helping the sufferers of .....
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Issac Newton
Number of words: 1269 - Number of pages: 5.... boy thoroughly. Isaac determined to beat the bully in school work as well. Soon Isaac was at the head of his class.
In 1656 Newton's stepfather died. His mother returned to Woolsthorpe to take care of the farm left by Newton's father. But she could not manage the farm by herself. Isaac was taken out of school and brought home to help her.
As a farmer, Newton proved to be a dismal failure. He neglected the necessary chores and thought only of books to study and mechanical things to make. There are many stories about him at that time that show .....
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Virginia Woolf
Number of words: 1165 - Number of pages: 5.... be broken.
Woolf starts her essay by explaining to her audience what she could have talked about and what other things her topic might mean, she is letting the audience be drawn in to her consciousness. Woolf wants them to know why she decided to use this topic instead of some less meaningful one, that may have made for a good speech but would not have really covered the full scope of the problem. Woolf said:
They just might mean simply a few remarks about Fanny Burney; a few more about Jane Austen; a tribute to the Brontes and a sketch of Haworth Parsonage un .....
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The Diary Of Anne Frank By Anne Frank
Number of words: 371 - Number of pages: 2.... completely depressed and more miserable that words could express. However, Anne managed to keep hope for a better tomorrow and her respect for the human race.
Anne made a very powerful statement in her last words. To truly believe such a thing after being abused by the Nazis is quite remarkable indeed. I am very sure that most people, including myself, would have thought that the world was a completely corrupt and humans are naturally cruel if they’d have gone through such times. I believe that Anne has the ability to say such a thing because of her g .....
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Comparing Hitler And Stalin In
Number of words: 1794 - Number of pages: 7.... amorality. Since their countries were still trying to recover from World War I, they desired to restore the power back in to their countries. These three reasons will prove that Hitler and Stalin were similar in many ways.
The names Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are synonymous with the word propaganda. In order to understand how Hitler and Stalin used propaganda, an understanding of what the word means, is required. According to Merriam-Webster, "propaganda is the spreading of ideas to further or damage a cause; also the ideas or allegations spread for a purpo .....
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Prince William
Number of words: 4808 - Number of pages: 18.... life will be detailed along with his influences in his life like Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Henry, and Alexandria "Tiggy" Legge-Bourke. "History-to-History" will include another member of the royal family born in 1066 named William I "the Conqueror," who was as famous during his ruling period as much as is in the 1990s. This essay will cover the above topics. of Whales is second in line of inheritance to the British throne after Prince Charles of Whales, who is first. He was born June 21, 1982 at 9:03 p.m. weighing seven pounds, te .....
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Michael Jordan
Number of words: 491 - Number of pages: 2.... player, after Wilt Chamberlain, to score more than 3000 points in a single season. He led the NBA in scoring for seven consecutive seasons (1987-1993), tying Chamberlain's record, and averaged more than 30 points per game in each season. He became the Chicago Bulls' all-time leading scorer, with 21,541 points, and his NBA scoring records include: highest career scoring average (32.2 points per game); highest career playoff scoring average (34.4 points per game); most points in a playoff game (63 points against the Boston Celtics in 1986); and the highest sco .....
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A Biography Of Henry Ford
Number of words: 1106 - Number of pages: 5.... tactics.
Henry Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863,
and educated in district schools. He became a machinist's apprentice in Detroit
at the age of 16. From 1888 to 1899 he was a mechanical engineer, and later
chief engineer, with the Edison Illuminating Company. In 1893, after
experimenting for several years in his leisure hours, he completed the
construction of his first gasoline engine. His first automobile was completed
in 1896. The body was a small crude wooden box, it had a single seat, a
steering tiller, bicycle wheels, and .....
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