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A Memorable Experience In Photography
Words: 639 - Pages: 3.... their lives(Images
of War 9). Robert's belief on photography is "If your pictures are not
good enough, your not close enough"(Photographs Foreword).
Robert's breakthrough in the field of photography came during the Spanish
Civil War. His most famous picture was a snapshot of a courageous man in
the act of falling(Capa18). His own special talents and course of world
happenings, led him into a role as a professional photographer of
war(Images of War20). To really admire and understand Capa, you must have
a fascination for dramatic and emotional pictures of war. There probably
has been thousands who admire the work he does. Well you can .....
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Calvin Coolidge
Words: 1929 - Pages: 8.... for Coolidge in 1926, pointed out: "... his talent for effectively doing nothing. This active inactivity suits the mood and certain needs of the country admirably. It suits all the business interests which wants to be let alone... And it suits all those who have become convinced that government in this country has become dangerously complicated and top heavy.." (Touchman 90).
It is no wonder, that Coolidge was known as the "do-nothing" president.
The road to the presidency was not a hard road for Coolidge to come by. He was born on the 4th of July in the summer of 1872 at Vermont. He was originally named John but he later dropped .....
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Why Mark Twain Is The Greatest American Author Of All Time
Words: 632 - Pages: 3.... But as you read you find out that
every minute he is away from her he is up to his old tricks again. From
going out to having a smoke with Tom, or messing up his hair so he could
feel at home. You can see that he is still a little boy inside who isn't
ready to grow up.
Tom Sawyer is one of those type of friends that everybody has,
crazy enough to get everybody's attention but smart enough to know when to
stop. I read some of the things that Tom had done in the book and some of
the lies he would tell and I thought "man he is crazy for doing that" but
as I thought about it more it seems reasonable to a kid at that age and why
wouldnt he .....
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Americas Vision Hamilton Or Jefferson
Words: 606 - Pages: 3.... of power ranging from the federal level to state and local levels. Jefferson stated, “I have never observed men’s honesty to increase with their riches.”
Alexander Hamilton, on the other side, distrusted popular rule and emphasized law, order, authority and property. Alexander Hamilton wanted to promote commerce and industry through a strong central government. He also would diversify American economic life by encouraging shipping and creating manufacturing by legislative directive. Hamilton also believed that a republican style of government could only succeed by the direction of a governing class. He believed that to .....
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Drew Barrymore
Words: 733 - Pages: 3.... parties, publicity events, and clubs. She also was known as "E.T.’s pal, Gertie, parties ‘till 3." Soon Drew started smoking, sneaking sips of her older friends’ drinks, and experimenting with drugs. As her drug use and drinking grew more addicting, she could hardly hide it from the outside world. Drew first started using cocaine when she was 13 years old, at the time she didn’t think she would become addicted to the drug. But she was mistaken, before long she found herself using increasingly large quantities of the drug. Drew’s mother became concerned and dragged Drew to a Family Treatment Center, in Van Nuys, Calif .....
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Nicola Sacco And Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Words: 497 - Pages: 2.... Nicola Sacco on charges of murdering
a shoe factory paymaster and guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts, and
convicted on July 14, 1921, Vanzetti left a most moving articulate
statement of the vindication of Sacco and himself in an atmosphere of
hysteria the two were sentenced to die and were electrocuted on August 23,
1927. With the encouragement of supporters, Vanzeffi issued letters and
articles from his prison cell and displayed a highly sensitive intelligence
despite the fact that he was largely self-educated. The Sacco-Vanzetti case
inspired controversy reaching worldwide proportions. Belief in their
innocence became widespread as t .....
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Adolph Hitlers' Rise To Power
Words: 1039 - Pages: 4.... word means is required. According to Merriam-Webster, "propaganda is the spreading of ideas to further or damage a cause; also the ideas or allegations spread for a purpose". Hitler used propaganda as his tool to further his ideas and help him gain the backing of the people in the country. The form of propaganda he used, and was successful in using, were his words. Hitler made many speeches, but the one speech that was a famous one, was his final speech at his trial for treason. In this speech he gave his views and opinions on the events preceding the trial. This is an excerpt from his speech: "...I aimed from the first to....become the des .....
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Robert E. Lee
Words: 3598 - Pages: 14.... and after the Civil War. The biography ends in the
latter pages with an account of his work after his military career came to an
end, and finally, with his death after a prolonged period of ill-health, thought
to be stress induced.
Author Ian Hogg is a prolific writer in the field of defense and
military technology. He is a weapons expert, having written many books on all
types of rifles, shotguns and small arms, such as Modern Rifles, Shotguns and
Pistols, and Modern Small Arms. He is an acknowledged expert on infantry
weapons and is thought to be the world's leading expert on this and artillery
strategies. He is a well known author o .....
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JFK: The Death Of A Conspiracy
Words: 1748 - Pages: 7.... huge flap of frontal scalp that was loosened from the head was held in
place by the clotting of the blood on the scalp. This concealed the
degree of the wound. They were desperate to save the life of the President
and examined him quickly without taking the time...to wash off the blood
and debris” (1542). The doctors removed the President’s clothing to check
the body for other wounds. While Dr. Perry began the tracheostomy, Dr.
Jenkins recalled, that Mrs. Kennedy was circling the room with something “
cupped” in her hands. As Mrs. Kennedy passed by, she nudged Jenkins with
her elbow and handed him “a large chunk o! .....
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Emmy Noether
Words: 958 - Pages: 4.... she passed a test that allowed her to teach both French and English at schools for young women.
At the age of 18, decided to take classes in mathematics at the University of Erlangen. Her brother, Fritz, was a student there, and her father was a professor of mathematics. Because she was a woman, the university refused to let take classes they granted her permission to audit classes. She sat in on classes for two years, and then took the exam that would permit her to be a doctoral student in mathematics. She passed the test, and finally was a student in good standing at the University. After five more years of study, she was granted .....
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