... struck again taking the life of his mother. This left Muhammad living with his grandfather Abd-almuttalib. After living there for a little while Muhammad moved again, this time with his Uncle Abu Talib, who succeeded as head of the Hashim clan. At the age of twenty five he went to work for a rich and beautiful widow named Khadijah, who owned a wealthy commercial enterprise. After a brief time the to were married and tried to start a family. They had two sons, both of whom died, but then four daughters were born. At about 610 A.D. while in a cave on mount Hira, Muhammad had a message entrusted in him by God to preach of his messages. Intermediately he received mo ...
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... on novel titled "Upstairs and Downstairs." He never did finish this novel. He received income by starting a Saab dealership and writing short stories. In 1957, his father died of lung cancer. His sister and her husband soon died which would one day lead him to write the novel Slapstick. Kurt Vonnegut's writing style is exemplified in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five. This novel also shows Vonnegut's view on war. He entered World War II in 1939 and stayed there for the remainder of the war. Vonnegut was captured by the Germans and imprisoned in Dresden, Germany. He witnessed first-hand the bombing of Dresden by the British and Americans. He uses S ...
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... Early in the American Civil War Whitman learned that his brother George was wounded and in a hospital in Washington, D.C. He found George nearly recovered but saw other soldiers badly in need of care. He stayed in Washington as a government clerk and also served as a hospital volunteer. Inspired by the suffering he saw, he wrote the volume of poetry called 'Drum-Taps', published in 1865. After the war Whitman's books began to sell well, and he contributed several articles to magazines. In 1873 he fell ill, suffering the first of several paralytic attacks. He remained an invalid for the rest of his life. Choosing Camden, N.J., as his last home, he lived modestly, e ...
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... then he would in a week on the farm, he decided to head to Memphis. After a few years, King went back to Indianola to work and repay some debts, eventually returning to Memphis to stay. King's trademark is the trilling vibrato he developed in an attempt to duplicate the stinging sound of the steel slide. With the help of the late Sonny Boy William- son he began singing radio commercials and became a disc jockey. Later he played in small clubs, and then in larger venues in the mid-1960's. He has toured extensively through- out the United States and around the world, appearing in concerts, at blues festivals, on television, and in films. How did Riley B. King receiv ...
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... his law degree and was admitted to the New York bar. In 1931 became a partner in the firm he'd begun working in while attending law school, and spent much of his early career working for the firm. Harlan was appointed an Assistant U.S. Attorney for New York in 1925. He also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General from 1928 to 1930. Prior to working as Special Assistant Attorney General, Harlan married Ethel Andrews, with whom he had one child. During World War II, Harlan served as a colonel in the United States Army Air Force. Harlan was in charge of the Operations Analysis Section of the Eighth Bomber Command. He was also the recipient ...
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... patron and was attacked by her brother. In 1918, Capone met an Irish girl named Mary "Mae" Coughlin at a dance. On December 4, 1918, Mae gave birth to their son, Albert "Sonny" Francis. Capone and Mae married that year on December 30. Capone's first arrest was on a disorderly conduct charge while he was working for Yale. He also murdered two men while in New York, early testimony to his willingness to kill. In accordance with gangland etiquette, no one admitted to hearing or seeing a thing so Capone was never tried for the murders. After Capone hospitalized a rival gang member, Yale sent him to Chicago to wait until things cooled off. Capone arrived in Chica ...
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... of Canada and the Judicial Committee of he Privy Council in England. On September 25, 1889, Robert married Laura Bond with whom he had no children. Growing up, Robert was a Liberal, but he left the party in 1886 to become a Conservative after the Liberal leader in Nova Scotia wanted he province to retire from he Canadian federation. In 1896, the Conservative party was in extreme need for new people and the Halifax Conservatives thought Robert to be a good candidate. In the beginning, Robert was hesitant to enter into the world of politics, but finally agreed to run for parliament. He ended up winning the election even though Prime Minister Charles Tupper of the Co ...
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... as very primitive and dependent on the British government. When talk of the First Continental Congress arose, he began to voice his opinion. He tried to stop the election of the delegates by writing various pamphlets. His attempt proved futile and the delegates were elected and met together on that fateful day in Philadelphia when a new nation was envisioned. Now Samuel began to take more courageous steps in preventing the breaking away of the colonies. He wrote “Westchester Farmer” ,a compilation of five essays reasoning why the colonies should stay with the English. The five essays were Free Thoughts on the Proceedings of the Congress, The Congress Canva ...
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... professional dedication. He was named commander of the Spanish foreign legion in 1923. Franco became a national hero for his role in suppressing revolts in Morocco, and at the age of 33 he was made brigadier general. Having quelled a leftists revolt in Austria in 1934, he became army chief of staff in 1935. In February of 1936 the leftist government of the Spanish republic exiled Franco to an obscure command in the Canary Islands. The following July he joined other right-wing officers in a revolt against the republic. In October they made him commander in chief and head of state of their new Nationalist regime. During the three years of the ensuing ci ...
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... and consideration that have been so threatened by our coarse, cynical age. Henson created the muppets which led to his great success with children. Henson was very successful in life. He accomplished many things that people might dream of as a child. His success first started in high school when his family first moved to Washington and he became fascinated by television. In the summer of 1954, just before he entered the University of Maryland he learned that a local station needed someone to perform with puppets on a children’s show. That job didn’t last long, but within a few months later he was puppeteering for the local NBC affiliate. Soon he had his o ...
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