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Anne Boleyn
Words: 375 - Pages: 2.... life. Her first love was with the court chancellor, it was abruptly
ended when Henry decided that he had other plans for Anne's life. He
carried out these plans by not allowing Anne to marry the man that she
truly loved. Anne was bitter about this decision that she had no say in.
Anne's second love was the love of being queen. Being queen seems to be
one of her childhood dreams, which is understandable, because many girls
dream of being a princess or a queen when they get older. Anne's final and
strongest love was the love for her daughter. Elizabeth was the most
important thing in Anne's life, and she would have done anything tha .....
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Words: 564 - Pages: 3.... one year. The arrangement proved to be a dissappointment to Beethoven. C. The relationship Outwardly in public the two were cordial, but there were troubles with the relationship--maybe professional jealousy caused the problems. D. Other teachers Beethoven turned to other teachers when Haydn went to London for the second time. He studied with Albrechtsberger, famous as a choir director at St. Stephens in Vienna and the best-known counterpoint teacher in Vienna. He then studied Salieri, famous in Mozart's biography. Salieri helped Beethoven in setting Italian words to music. IV. Establishment as pianist and composer His first task in Vienn .....
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Escher
Words: 264 - Pages: 1.... in 1924. He stayed in Rome for 10 years but went on many tours to such places as Calabria, Sicily, Corsica and spain. In 1934 he moved to Switzaland for 2 years and then he moved to brussles for 5 years. Then finaly in 1941 he stayed in Holland for the rest of his life.
THE WORK...
's art work was usally buildings that confused you, he also did lots of architecture. The work he did was very mind boggaling and quite imposible, an example of this imposibillityis demonstraited in the peice Ascending and Desceding where the solders just keep on walking up or down the stairs.
IMPOSSIBILITIES...
The men keep walking up the stairs
The men kee .....
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Biography Of Roger Maris
Words: 400 - Pages: 2.... the 1998 season with an astonishing 70 home runs.
Maris's greatest accomplishment also caused him to have some of his
hardest times in life. During the "Home Run Race" Maris was bothered by
the press constantly. Wherever he went the press was there. When he went
to the super market, to his apartment, to the ballpark even to the bathroom
the press was there to ask him questions about "The Race." As a result of
this he started to lose his hair faster than normal and he smoked more then
he normally did.
I admire Roger Maris because even though the press bothered him all
the time he did not buckle under all the pressure. He remained cool .....
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Famous Explorers Of Africa
Words: 954 - Pages: 4.... in 1806 he sailed downstream to the Bussa rapids, where he drowned, trying to escape an attack by the Africans.
Rene Callie
Rene Callie was a 27 year old man who was fascinated by the stories told about peoples travels to Africa. His readings of Mungo park also stimulated his fascination. Callie had entered a contest for the first person to reach Timbuktu and reach back. He had reached Timbuktu. During Callie's trip he did not find it easy to prove to the French Authorities that a young man with no experience could discover Timbuktu. On his way back Callie had joined a Arab Caravan preparing to cross from Western Sahara to Morocco. Cal .....
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Walt Disney
Words: 1140 - Pages: 5.... was too young. Instead he applied for an ambulance driver and ended up in France. In 1919 Walt came back to the US (Finch 40).
When he returned new he wanted to pursue a career in the commercial arts fields, so he got a job at a local studio. At the age of 18 Disney already had basic training in animation. He started making Laugh-O-Grams, which were short commercials and illustrated jokes. Walt then started his own company called Laugh-O-Grams. This is were Walt produced a series of updated fairy tales some of these included: Cinderella, Goldie Locks And The Three Bears, and Puss in Boots. These productions demonstrate how talented Di .....
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The Life And Times Of Ghandi
Words: 1431 - Pages: 6.... The life of Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi is very documented. Certainly it was an extraordinary life, poking at the ancient Hindu religion and culture and modern revolutionary ideas about politics and society, an unusual combination of perceptions and values. Gandhi’s life was filled with contradictions. He was described as a gentle man who was an outsider, but also as a godly and almost mystical person, but he had a great determination. Nothing could change his convictions. Some called him a master politician, others called him a saint, and millions of Indians called him Mahatma or Bapu (father). I on the other hand call him extraordinaril .....
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Alexander Hamilton
Words: 466 - Pages: 2.... stimulate commerce and promote business growth. He also helped eliminate national debts by proposing revenue tariffs on imports and by proposing an excise tax on American whiskey. He argued that as long as the states owed money to other nations, it could not be truly an independent nation. Hamilton's program had great success in restoring the credit of the United States. His vision of a centralized economy provided the basic model for a system that has survived to the present day. Yet, in the implementation of his political ideas, Hamilton encountered many attacks against his character and beliefs.
I believe that Hamilton was a failure as .....
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Louis Armstrong
Words: 1182 - Pages: 5.... band, he quickly did.
He first started out playing the Alto Horn then moved to the drums and
finally ending up with the trumpet. Two years later at the age of fourteen he
was released from the center. He went out and got jobs to help get him to be
able to afford an instrument. His jobs included, selling papers, unloading
boats, and selling coal from a cart. On his off times he would go around to
clubs like the Funky Butt Hall to listen to bands play.
A jazz musician named King Oliver saw him and was impressed at his
attendance at so many of the local clubs that he inquired of him as to if he
wanted to learn to play the co .....
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Tiger Woods
Words: 845 - Pages: 4.... Phong, and he was good in combat; he was a tiger in combat. Nguyen Phong had the nickname of "Tiger". Earl vowed that if he ever had an o ther son, he would call him "Tiger". After the war, back in the United States, Earl met a Thai woman named Kultida and he married her and had a son. They named the baby Eldrick, but Earl called him "Tiger". took interest in golf at a young age. He would watch from his crib as his father would practice his swing. He began playing golf since before he could walk. When he got a few years older, he began to compete in the Junior Nationals tournaments against older boys. He didn't hav e the strength .....
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