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Term Papers on Biographies
Biography Of William Hearst
Number of words: 536 - Number of pages: 2.... a day and
a lot of energy working on the paper, trying to prove he wasn't just a
joker. At age 23 he proved to many that he could make the small daily
newspaper a success. This began his career in publishing.
In 1895, William moved to New York City and bought the New York
Journal and made it a success. New York became the headquarters for the
Hearst Corporation. He competed directly with The (New York) World which
was published by Joseph Pulitzer. Soon he purchased other papers and
magazines. Thirty years after managing the Examiner, William owned 25
d .....
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Martin Luther King Jr. 5
Number of words: 649 - Number of pages: 3.... Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger. Throughout the 381 days which the boycott lasted, he was arrested and jailed, repeatedly threatened, and his home was bombed. The boycott ended later that year when the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public transportation. This was his first victory and alone made Dr. King a highly respected leader. When he went to India in 1959, he studied Gandhi's principle of "Satyagraha" or nonviolent persuasion, which he planned to use for his social protests. In the following year he decided .....
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Eduard Munch
Number of words: 821 - Number of pages: 3.... he later changed the name to “Vampire,” possibly to capitalize on the 19th century literary obsession with vampires. The intense switch in meaning plays on the mind of the viewer very curiously. It turns from compassion for the two lovers to sympathy and sorrow for the victimized man. The woman’s red hair becomes almost demonic and the background’s darkness transforms from a sorrow-filled unity between the two figures to a desolate ambiance of confusion. The dark green in the background is tranquil, but the viewer’s knowledge of the situation happening to .....
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Socrates
Number of words: 581 - Number of pages: 3.... clear. However, as we unravel ' argument backing up his claim, the statement makes a lot of sense. In order for Philosophers to examine their world accurately and learn the truth accurately, they must remove them selves of all distractions. These not only include physical distractions, but they include mental distractions and bodily distractions as well. Philosophers must get used to viewing and examining the world with out any senses.
Senses merely hinder and obscure the truth. Sight for example can be fooled easily with optical illusions which occur normally .....
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Tom Clancy
Number of words: 841 - Number of pages: 4.... issues of the world.
All of his novels were on bestseller lists. Clear and Present Danger sold more copies than any other novel that was published in the 1980’s. Clancy has been called the creator of the "techno-thriller" genre. He uses extremely detailed descriptions of military technology and weapons to create realism. Occasionally, his descriptions, which were derived from declassified information and interviews, were so accurate that military officials disapproved of them because they found the descriptions of weapons and tactics to be ver .....
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Reinhold Niebuhr
Number of words: 317 - Number of pages: 2.... the field of theology, he took a keen interest in trade union and political affairs. He was an active member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s, waged a vigorous fight against isolationism and pacifism before and during World War II, and in 1944 helped to found the Liberal Party in New York State. He received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 and was made a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on June 1, 1971.
Niebuhr indicated his overriding interest in what has been called theological anthropology, a concern with the na .....
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John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys
Number of words: 1579 - Number of pages: 6.... to observe the plants of southern lands. This was known as
the thousand-mile walk. During his journey, he would stop to collect plant
samples and write about his observations in his journal.
John was weak from the trip and thought that he would need much more
energy to travel to South America. He decided to visit Yosemite Valley, where
he would regain his strength. He took up the job as a herder there and began to
explore the area. Then he got a job as guide to the Yosemite. Muir quickly
became an expert on Yosemite. John believed that glaciers had hel .....
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John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice
Number of words: 603 - Number of pages: 3.... sent him to Richmond in 1782 as a member of the Virginia House of
Delegates." He became a prominent lawyer and was on his way to a successful
future.
Mr. Marshall worked under the administration of John Adams starting in
1798. He was offered the position of attorney general under George Washington's
administration, but declined because he wanted to stay with his family and
practice law in his home town of Richmond, Virginia. He was one of three
delegates sent to France by John Adams in 1798. His reasoning for taking the
job in France was partly because it .....
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