... choices greatly lead him to opportunities for new inventions. He worked at a railroad station when he was only twelve years old. That is where he was lead to the invention of both the Stock printer and the telegraph transmitter, as well as many other patents dealing with telegraphs such as the Automatic Telegraph, Duplex Telegraphs, Quadruplex Telegraph Repeater, Telephonic Telegraphs, and Acoustic Telegraphs. When he was working at the train station a choice that he had no idea would lead to his interest in telegraphs came about. The station operator’s son had fallen on the tracks. Thomas made a wise decision and decided that he could help him and ran dow ...
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... the math in the physics course had been to hard for Cameron to deal with. got a job as a miniature model maker at the Roger Corman Studios. The Roger Corman Studios were studios that made B-movies. They were fast and cheap productions, and none of the people working there were professionals so Cameron fit right in. He quickly moved up the ranks in the studio, jumping from one movie to another. Cameron worked as art director on the sci-fi movie Battle Beyond the Stars, he did special effects work and direction on John Carpenter’s Escape from New York. It wasn't until 1981 when Cameron got his first shot at directing. It was an Italian producer named Asso ...
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... parks; he sengthened the position of labor forces in sike negotiations; and he began the consuction of the Panama Canal. Often in his seven years in office, Roosevelt interpreted his executive duties broadly, to say the least. Many conservatives worried about Roosevelt overextending his powers, and, on at least a few occasions, he was guilty thereof. Yet did not wish to abuse his office, though he might have. The decisive and benevolent—if possibly unconstitutional—actions that took benefitted America by making it a more equal and progressive place. had several negative examples for commanding the couny. In 1798, in the wake of the French Revolution and to s ...
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... When was twelve, he went to the Curia which is the Senate House to listen to speeches and debates and watch the statesmen at work. was also often found at the Regia which is the offices of the High Priest because his uncle, Cuius Cotta held an important position in the College of Priests. learned a lot from his uncle, Gaius Marius (Grant, pg 34). Marius was involved in politics at a very young age, just as was. It was very difficult being a young man involved in a career that mostly adults were in charge of, but Marius won the loyalty of the common people and was elected into consul in 108 BC. Marius was also a brilliant general who won a lot of ...
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... But by accident the credit read "Drawings by Andy Warhol" and that is how he dropped the "a" in his last name. A particular favorite advertisement form that Warhol likes to use was product labels. You will see quite a few examples of this in some of his work. (Grolier 1996) Warhol did most of his well-know works in a four year span from 1960 to 1964. He started out by reproducing images such as comic strips on much larger canvases. Some examples of these would be Nancy, Dick Tracy, Superman, and Popeye. He later became much more interested in reproducing labels of products and some people. This became a standard procedure for Warhol during this period. ...
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... about Richard III. Also he wrote Othello on the basis of Hecatommithi and Twelfth Night on the basis of His Farewell to Military Profession. More than fifty percent of ’s plays were influenced from various groups of topics. Other things that influenced ’s plays were his life experiences. As a young boy dramatic events that occurred led to his writing of Hamlet. The drowning of a girl named Katherine he knew was also a source of his playwriting. History affected his writing as well. One of ’s most heralded plays was based on the life and demise of Julius Caesar. He gathered information about Caesar, and with his literary brilliance wrote about Caesar and his ...
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... against Germany, seizing any cargoes bound for Germany. The British paid for the goods confiscated but the United States thought the interference in its sea trade was a violation of both freedom of the seas and neutral rights. The United States' problems with Britain were serious, but its troubles with Germany were worse. The Germans continued to sink ships with Americans on board. After the Sussex, a French channel streamer was sunk, killing 80 civilians, some American, Wilson declared that if these attacks did not stop "the United States would have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations"5 with Germany. In the end not even Woodrow Wilson could keep the ...
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... to do. To this day, Gagnon has not forgotten the worst bully of all. Sean Gagnon said that it was usually "himself". He never was the one to keep his mouth shut. He was the one who liked to stir the pot....a lot. He used to get his nose dirty all the time. The problem was he was smaller than everybody else. Then in turn he was the one that had gotten in the end. But by looking at Gagnon (gon- yoe) he is definately all grown up. The skinny kid who once stood 180 cm as a junior in high school is now a 189 cm, 96 kg monster with a very mean steak. He just happens to play ice hockey for a living. Only this time, he is the one beating everyone up. Gagnon has l ...
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... considered lazy and stupid. Newton and Albert practically studied the same thing, but just at different times. Such as light and its colors, motion, science in general, space and the universe, gravity was a really big one. They also studied orbit and calculus. Einstein studied about being a teacher, electricity and how things worked. Newton studied telescopes, light and that the word of god is more important then chemistry. Newton was excepted into the “society” and then he became the head of the “society” and that was a really big deal back then. He also publishes a book. For Einstein’s future plans he planed on marrying Molava and h ...
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... in Massachusetts. She taught many years and then decided that it was time to establish her own school in North Oxford where she was born. Eventually teaching began to loose its zest and she wanted more from life. She decided to further her education and attend the Liberal Institute. The Liberal Institute was located in Clinton, New York; it was an advanced school for female teachers. yearned to teach once again and accepted a job in New Jersey. Following this she opened a free school in Bordentown. The schools attendance topped six hundred students. Retiring from teaching for good Barton headed for Washington DC. A new chapter in her life opened and she ...
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