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James Watt
Words: 1292 - Pages: 5.... and try and qualify himself to become a mathematical instrument maker. After James spoke to Professor Muirhead at the Glasgow University, he was introduced to several scientists who at the time encouraged him later to travel to London to further himself in instrument making.
In 1755 he set out on horseback and arrived in London after either twelve days or two weeks. He tried to get a job in the instrumentation field although the shopkeepers could not give him a job as he did not do an apprenticeship and was too old. Finally though he found John Morgan of a company called Cornhill who agreed to bend the rules and offer an apprenticeship .....
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Abraham Lincoln
Words: 846 - Pages: 4.... with four new members in his family.
Although, Abraham was a smart man and a political genius he had very little formal education. When Abraham was seven, the family moved to southern Indiana, Abraham had gone to school briefly in Kentucky and did so again in Indiana (3). In total Lincoln had a little less than one total year of education. Abraham did not have that much education because there were no teachers to teach him and his peers (Stefoff 15). Abraham also read as much as possible and he always found ways to find moments for reading. When he was plowing a field, for example, he carried a book and read a page or two at th .....
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Richard Iii
Words: 2566 - Pages: 10.... did have some moments where his actions were for the better of England. Looking at such actions can shed light on the true characteristics of his rule, and that he quite may have been a beneficial part of English history.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was the brother of King Edward IV of the House of York. The House of York had been in control of the throne of England for some time now, but with the entry of the Woodvilles, was in somewhat of a decline. Elizabeth Woodville, now queen to Edward, was thought of surrounded by sorcery, influencing Edward to the bidding of the Woodvilles and their rise to power. Edward's eldest son was in .....
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John Marshall Harlan II
Words: 831 - Pages: 4.... law at the New York Law School. In 1925 Harlan received 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 Operati .....
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Jules Verne
Words: 1035 - Pages: 4.... in Paris. He made some letters to his mother commenting on his
shabby clothes compared to the clothes poets there. He started to become a very
busy people.
Verne was married on January 10, 1857 to Honorine de Viane. He only had 1
child, a boy named Michel, who was born on August 3, 1861. Verne also had 2
stepdaughters, Valentine, and Suzanne. Michel grew up to be a very disobedient
child. Verne tried many means of stopping this delinquency. He put Michel in
jail in an attempt to stop the "madness". He was really unhappy over his son's
behavior problem. Late 1879, Verne ended up throwing Michel out of the house.
Michel ran off and marri .....
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Napolean
Words: 1074 - Pages: 4.... drive the British fleet from the harbor, and the port fell. As a result Napoleon was promoted to brigadier general at the age of 24. In 1795 he saved the revolutionary government by dispersing an insurgent mob in Paris. Also in 1796, Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy. He defeated four Austrian generals, each with superior numbers, and forced Austria and its allies to make peace. In northern Italy he founded the Cisalpine Republic (later known as Italy) and strengthened his position in France by sending millions of francs worth of treasure to the government.
In 1798, to strike at British trade with the East, he led .....
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Five Against The World - Perl Jam
Words: 8827 - Pages: 33.... It's a song about suicide . . . but it's too "catchy."
The choice of the studio seemed perfect back in February, when the band decided to record the new album here. This idyllic studio compound in the hills of outside San Francisco offered privacy and focus. Keith Richards had recorded here; his thank-you note to the studio framed on the living room wall. This is gorgeous country, where locals look out at the expansive green horizon and say things like "George Lucas owns everything to the left." This is where Pearl Jam would face the challenge of following up "Ten," one of the most successful debut albums in rock. There was only one proble .....
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A. A. Milne
Words: 1620 - Pages: 6.... Kenneth John (Ken) grew up in the Henley House. This was a school for boys that his father ran. (WWW) As Milne grew up, he and his brother Ken became very close although he showed no affection for Barry. This is how things stayed for the rest of their lives. (WWW) Alan Alexander once said he and Ken shared “ ‘Equally all belief, all knowledge, all ambition, all hope and all fears’ ”. (WWW) While this statement symbolizes how close a bond there was between them he went on to say this about Barry and his relationship, “ ‘ Whoever heard … of two frogs assuming a friendliness which they don’t feel, simply because they had been e .....
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Thomas Jefferson
Words: 562 - Pages: 3.... able to calculate when eclipses of the sun and moon would occur. He could
design buildings, perform medical operations like an experienced surgeon, survey
land, and play the violin. Despite his thinness, he was strong enough to tame a
wild horse and chop wood like a lumberjack. Most important of all, he was know
to be a superb writer.
Though surprisingly, Thomas Jefferson was not a man of many words. Not
known for his speaking abilities, he was shy and seldom spoke in public. When
delegates at the Congress gave long speeches, Thomas Jefferson oftentimes just
listened. John Adams said of Jefferson, "During the whole time I sat with h .....
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John The Baptist
Words: 1870 - Pages: 7.... of religion@ (Smith 36). Zechariah had dedicated his life and his family to the Lord by the Nazarite vow.
His father had taken the Nazarite vow, which was an ancient vow dating back to the days of the children of Israel (37). The vow was a promise of separation from the common people in order that the calling of God would become clear. Specifically, the Nazarite vow states that they must abstain from wine and other fermented drink, must not drink vinegar, or grape juice, or eat grapes or raisins. A Nazarite must not touch anything from the grapevine, or cut his hair or go near a dead body (Numbers 6:1-12 NIV). This vow explains and fu .....
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