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Term Papers on Biographies
Leonardo Da Vinci
Number of words: 474 - Number of pages: 2.... other famous painters such as Botticelli and Ghirlandaio.
In 1478, Leonardo became an independent master of his trade. His first large painting, The Adoration of the Magi, was never completed. It introduced new different style of composition. In this style the main figures are placed in the foreground. The background consists of distant views of imaginary ruins and battle scenes. In 1482 Leonardo worked his way up to the services of Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. He was the principal engineer in military enterprise in the celebrated work Divina Proportio .....
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The Short Life Of Tupac Shakur
Number of words: 1927 - Number of pages: 8.... in "Poetic Justice" besides Janet Jackson. The role made Tupac a household name and showed the world that music may not be Tupac's #1 attribute.
In the midst of a role in the movie "Above the Rim" and a Platnum album "Me against the world," Tupac's rising career was snagged. He was brought up on sexual assault charges by a woman he met at a nightclub. Hours before Tupac would be found guilty, Tupac was robbed at gun point by men whose intent and purpose is still uncertain. Tupac was eventually released at over $1 Million in bail.
After his release, Tupac answe .....
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Calvin Coolidge
Number of words: 1929 - Number of pages: 8.... suits the mood and certain needs of the country admirably. It suits all the business interests which wants to be let alone... And it suits all those who have become convinced that government in this country has become dangerously complicated and top heavy.." (Touchman 90).
It is no wonder, that Coolidge was known as the "do-nothing" president.
The road to the presidency was not a hard road for Coolidge to come by. He was born on the 4th of July in the summer of 1872 at Vermont. He was originally named John but he later dropped the "John" (Askin 67-68). His paren .....
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Constantine The Great
Number of words: 1204 - Number of pages: 5.... monarchy became the foundation for the concept of the divine right of kings.
Constantine, the son of Constantius Chlorus and Helena, seems to have been born in Naissus in Serbia on 27 February ca. 272 or 273 C.E. When his father had become Caesar in 293 A.D., Constantius had sent his son to the Emperor Galerius as hostage for his own good behavior; Constantine, however, returned to his father in Britain on July 25th, 306. Soon after his father's death, Constantine was raised to the purple by the army.
The period between 306 and 324, during Constantine’s rule, wa .....
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Joseph Stalin
Number of words: 486 - Number of pages: 2.... of the first Five Year Plan,
Stalin set high goals for the industry, almost doubling the amount of
production.Accordin to Joseph Stalin agricultural production can only be
increased by eliminating the kulaks, the wealthy farmers, and create
collective farms. Collective farms is when the land is split and many
people work on them instead of just one owner.Stalin’s Five Year Plans
created a huge drop in the number of livestock and wheat production also
decreased. This created a famine of food in Russia, starving most of the
people. Stalin killed many people for no .....
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Jedediah Hotchkiss
Number of words: 521 - Number of pages: 2.... Jackson's scout and mapmaker. After Jackson's death in Waynesboro for the entire battle. (Bowman, V1 177-178)
The date was February 28,1865 when the Confederate Generals stationed in Swoope received word that Sheridans troops were leaving Winchester head for Staunton. Confederate Generals Rosser and Early had to decide what to do. Knowing that there would be a fight on his hands Early withdrew to Waynesboro leaving General Rosser and a handful of men in Staunton. (Bowman, V1 178)
Early made his post on Florence Avenue in Waynesboro on March 2, 1865. E .....
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Mary Warren
Number of words: 602 - Number of pages: 3.... Upset by the court proceedings, Mary tells Mr. Proctor that she is "all shuddery inside" because Goody Osburn will hang. When the poppet becomes false proof of witchcraft against Elizabeth, Mary willingly explains that the poppet is hers. She also makes a vain attempt to comfort John Proctor as the court officials drag his wife away in chains.
A basic sense of honesty is another of ’s traits. In Act I she goes to Salem to convince Abigail to tell the truth about what really happened in the woods. When the witchcraft scare gets out of hand, Mary .....
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Bruce Lee
Number of words: 664 - Number of pages: 3.... fight. For the most part Bruce would ignore it” (30). Bruce’s discipline can also be seen in the amount that he practiced his martial arts. He would practice everyday for hours, and even as a young child he was always practicing. “Bruce
Lee’s devotion to kung fu was total. At home, during dinner, he pounded away on a stool with alternate hands to toughen them” (8). Although is a good role model due to his discipline, it is not the only reason.
The second characteristic that made a good role model was his
determination. Dur .....
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