... would inspire Clemens¹s writings. Significantly so when his father died, around when he was 12. It was then that Clemens decided to leave his small river town and his ailing scholastic career, and head of by himself. Clemens soon become a printer's apprentice. Interesting enough, it was working around the printing press that helped push Clemens into publishing his first works. His earliest writings were skits for his brother Orion's Hannibal newspaper. A sketch, "The Dandy Frightening the Squatter," published in The Carpet Bag (Boston) in 1852, was his first published story of life on the Mississippi River, (Wister xx). Between 1853 and 1857 Clemens worked ...
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... Pierrepont who was seventeen. He found her when she was thirteen and decided that he liked her calmness and strong religious beliefs. They had a daughter, Esther, who died in 1755 when she was only twenty-three. Her son, Aaron Burr, became the Vice President of the United States. Edward was a strong willed pastor. His presence and brilliant sermons helped to bring about the religious revival known as the "Great Awakening". He drew such graphic pictures of the hell awaiting them that the people began to frantically prepare for the conversion experience by which they would be "born again". Edwards first published revival narrative, Faithful Narrative of the Sur ...
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... not waste any valuable time. He keeps himself fascinated in scientific thinking and occupied with political activities. As one can see from his timetable for the twenty-four hours of a day, reading and working dominate most of his time. Aside from being diligent, frugality and the simplicity of life have been an important part of Franklin’s life as evident from the following passage. We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance my breakfast was a long time bread and milk, (no tea) and I ate it out of a twopenny earthen porringer with a pewter spoon (873). Having fancy dinner plates and silverwares is something ...
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... that was trying to establish a socialist society through co-operation with the ‘ bourgeois' classes. He wrote a great number of speeches, pamphlets and articles for the Fabians, and in 1889 he edited the Fabian Essays, an import document in the history of British socialism. His work with and for the Fabian Society continued until the end of his life, during which period he wrote a number of important socialist articles, such as the anti-war pamphlet ‘Common sense about the war' in 1914 and the ‘Woman's guide to Socialism and Capitalism' in 1928. Between 1885 and 1898 he wrote many critical reviews on literature, art and music for a number of important magazines. ...
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... of the first papers, and also writing the Poor Richard’s Alamack. His autobiography is also a very important work to this day. Franklin was also an important scientist of his time. His personality influenced many of the leaders of the baby American government. This coupled with his exceptional achievement made Franklin a great inspiration to the people of his time that lasts to this day. Alan Greenspan is a recent figure in history, but his impact on the present and future economics of America is incalculable. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Greenspan is in charge of setting interest rates and reporting to the government on the state of the entire econ ...
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... of desultory people in exile from France and Spain-members of the "lost generation", a phrase made famous by Hemingway himself. In post-war years, Hemingway spent most of his time writing books. But, when his first marriage failed, and produced a son, John, he had married Pauline Pfeiffer, who had his next 2 children. Based in Paris, he had travelled for skiing, bullfighting, fishing, or hunting that by then had become what most of his work was all about. Hemingway, started writing short stories, among them was "Men Without Women" in 1927, and "A Farewell to Arms" in 1929. This story ("A Farewell to Arms"), shows a lovestory within a war time setting. Ma ...
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... pros. It probably won't come true but who knows. Being a student at Shrewsbury I have had much success. I have been on the honor roll many times and a few months ago I was accepted to Bryant College. On the baseball field I have also received various honors and awards. I was captain of the baseball team in my junior and senior year and was named most valuable player in my junior year. Shrewsbury is not were I've always lived. I was born in Natick, lived there for a few months then moved to Framingham. I lived in Framingham for eleven years then moved to this town I never heard of, Shrewsbury. I have now lived here for seven years. I have two great parents Geor ...
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... to speak a word to him. A date was set for a court-martial. Timothy was aquitted in less than two minutes, which caused the disgruntled and unsatisfied Committee to maintain the silence punishment. Leary had to endure nine months of being ignored. When he became a sophomore, some of the cadet officers whom where not on the Honor Committee approached Tim to talk about the situation. They informed him that the whole business was causing morale problems. They wanted to make a deal for Tim's departure. He said that he would leave Westpoint if the honor committee would read a statement in the mess hall proclaiming his innocence. They returned two days later with an ...
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... from peasant Gerasim and son Vasya. His moral misery was worse than physical. The result of this was that Ivan Ilyich in dying became the individual that he never was in his typical life. He understood that his notion about his decent and helpfulness was just illusion. He felt as if he were being squeezed down into a black hole and there at the bottom was light. This metaphor serves as image of physical death and spiritual rebirth. His death gave birth to new consciousness. He suddenly perceived that man's essential life belongs to the spirit and well-being is achieved through loving of people. He asked forgiveness of his family for his sins and welcomed deat ...
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... was to keep a diary, which he began in 1787 and continued until the end of his life. It ultimately to contained 200,000 entries of meteorological observations recording the changeable climate of the Lake District in which he lived. In 1793 Dalton published Meteorological Observations and Essays. He then became interested in preparing collections of botanical and insect species. In 1787, he began observations about aurora phenomena--luminous, sometimes coloured displays in the sky caused by electrical disturbances in the atmosphere. Some of his studies in meteorology led him to conclusions about the origin of trade winds involving the Earth's rotation and chan ...
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