... and philosophy. Napoleon was assigned to a post at the Valence garrison when he became a Lieutenant, but spent most of his time in Corsica, without permission. During one of these visits, Napoleon had trouble with a Corsican nationalist, named Pasquale Paoli, and Napoleon and his family fled to Marseille in 1793. Later in 1793, the beginning of the French revolution, Napoleon led an artillery brigade to push out a British fleet that the Royalists had allowed in. Napoleon's mission was a success, and he was promoted to general, and was assigned to the army in Northern Italy. During the early part of the revolution, Napoleon had supported Maximilien Robespierre's r ...
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... we consider the personal hardships that he had to endure during the course of his life and when we see the type of man that he becomes. He certainly was a man of inspiration who knew how to express himself by writing the best of poems and philosophical ideas with inspiration. To get an idea of how Ralph Waldo Emerson might have become such an inspiration to the people, some background on his life is essential. Can you imagine living a life with all your loved ones passing away one by one? A persons life could collapse into severe depression, it could lose all hope and meaning. They could build a morbid outlook on life. Ralph Waldo Emerson suffered these thing ...
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... In 1663 he became happily married to Lady Elizabeth Howard, a sister of his patron. Until then he had no real source of income. He began writing plays as a source of income. His first attempt failed, but his second attempt The Rival Ladies, a tragic comedy, was a success. During the next 20 years he became an important and well-known dramatist in England. Some of his most famous plays included names like Ladies a la Mode, Mock Astrologer, and An Evening’s Love. Another play that was famously known because it was banned as indecent was Mr. Limberham. This was unusual for this time period for a play to be banned because of it’s indecency because t ...
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... this. The Chris Gains project is a fictional rock character Garth created for a movie. Garth plays Chris Gains and sings the songs. Many people were confused by this because he did such a great job they didn’t know it was really him. He even fooled me the first time I saw it. This was not his intent but that’s what happened. Once I learned more about the character I under stood what The Chris Gains project was all about. Many devoted Garth fans were confused because they didn’t know if he was done with country all together. Some people were even angry and felt betrayed. So far The Chris Gains project hasn’t caught on. Honestly I like the new style of mus ...
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... Adolf’s grades dropped in every subject except drawing. Hitler explains this change in academic performance in his book Mein Kampf. Hitler states that he purposely failed his classes to rebel against his father and sabotage all ambition towards him (Bullock 8). During his high school career, Hitler became seriously ill with a lung infection and was forced to drop out of school. After his illness was cured, he then applied to the Vienna Academy of Arts hoping to start a career in painting. Hitler took the admission test and passed it, but when it came down to submitting a piece of art, Hitler’s watercolor was rejected. Adolf was rejected from the academy and felt no ...
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... was so handsome. He was the "darling of the theatrical circuit". He was irresistible to women. He toured wildly. He was one of the most promising actors. Booth was a famous actor during the Civil War. He traveled intensively. The fans loved him a lot. He got hundreds of love letters from his fans. His last tour was in 1862. Booth did not fight in the war. The war split Booth's family apart. Half of his brothers went on one side and the rest went on the other side. Booth decided to support the North. After a while, Booth wanted to support the South because he thought they were winning the war. He was a "violently pro confederate". He smuggled quinine across enemy l ...
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... J. P. Morgan was a steal company that had a monopoly. This monopoly was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1902. A Supreme Court ruling found 5-4 that the Northern Security Company was in violation. Protection the consumer was a big subject as well The Jungle was a book about the meat inspections of 1906. The Meat Inspections Act of 1906 was to outlaw incorrectly labeled meat. Woodrow Wilson was next in the line of presidents. He was a strong jawed, leader, and moral man. He did not like any republicans, including Teddy Roosevelt, and in this light he ridiculed them at every chance. During the elections in 1912 Wilson received 435 electrical votes ...
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... Civil War for the Union army. Due to the Fugitive Slave Laws, Douglass became in danger of being captured and returned to slavery. He left America, and stayed in the British Isles. There he lectured on slavery, and gained the respect of many people, who raised money to purchase his freedom. In 1847, Douglass relocated to Rochester, New York, and became the person in charge of the Underground Railroad. Here he also began the abolitionist newspaper North Star, which he edited until 1860. In this time period, Douglass became friends with another well known American abolitionist, John Brown. Brown was involved with the Underground Railroad, and later wanted Doug ...
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... of the inferiority complex. He believed that everyone once in their life feels inferior, espically children.He also said the people who feel inferior would try to do things to make them feel better like trying to seek out power or maybe going out and spending a large sum of money. Adler wrote a book called "Understanding Human Nature". In his book he laid out his basic theories. Like Freud he too did believe that dreams were really inportant in understanding one's personality, however he did not believe that dreams revealed more about a person's sexuality. Pavlov, Ivan (1849- 1936) Pavlov won a nobel prize for medicine in 1904. He was interested in the relati ...
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... one, the one held by Carter, suggests Sade's work concerns sexual freedom and the nature of such, significant because of his "refusal to see female sexuality in relation to a reproductive function." Sade justified his beliefs through graffiti, playing psychologist on vandals: In the stylization of graffiti, the prick is always presented erect, as an alert attitude. It points upward, asserts. The hole is open, as an inert space, as a mouth, waiting to be filled. This iconography could be derived from the metaphysical sexual differences: man aspires, woman serves no function but existence, waiting. Between her thighs is ze ...
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