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Ben Franklin
442 Words - 2 Pages.... This topic is thought to be an important one by many as well as Benjamin because it states that you should “speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversations.” Franklins believe that to be “morally perfect” once must not speak unless it is necessary or of importance.
Order: Here is a step, which must be the reason in which I am doing my homework right now and concentrating on just this. Franklin believes that everything must have it’s place, and business must have it’s own time. This being my “business” it is receiving it’s own time.
Resolution: “Decide what you need to d ....
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
321 Words - 2 Pages.... becoming deaf. I find it hard to imagine being able to compose music as wonderful as the Choral symphony while being unable to hear the music except in one's head. It wasn't surprising that many people thought that Beethoven and his career were over. Beethoven, too, at times was close to total despair. After short time he withdrew from most of the social contacts. Once he even tried to commit suicide. However, he overcame his feelings and fears and continued to compose music. By 1820, when he was almost totally deaf, Beethoven composed his greatest works. These include the last five piano sonatas, the Missa solemnis, the Ninth Symphony, with its choral finale, and the l ....
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Joe Louis Barrow
449 Words - 2 Pages.... name he just wrote Joe Louis, that is how the name became so famous in the short form.
Joe then meet a man named George Slayton, who soon became Joe's manager. With George's help Joe made it to the Golden Gloves.Joe's first fight was against Jack Kracken, July 4,1934. He only made $55.00 for the fight and 3 months later he made it to the pro's. By the next year he was making over $60,000 per fight.Joe was very generous withe money he made and gave most of it to charity and some on his horse farm.
The first time Joe lost a fight was to Max Schemling it caused a huge riot in Harleem and forced Joe into a rematch.This time it was during world warII and the whole country was behi ....
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A Little Bit About Einstein
1370 Words - 5 Pages.... his interest in the natural world, at the young age of four.
Einstein began his formal education at a school in Ulm. Contrary to what you would think Albert hated formal schooling. He often did poorly in subjects such as Geography, Language, and History, but excelled in Mathematics and Science. He generally did his real studies at home where he concentrated on physics, mathematics, and philosophy. One year one of Einstein’s teachers suggested that he leave school, so at mid-term the 15 year old boy quit school. Einstein then moved to Italy to help his father in business. In 1895, he failed the entrance exam for the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Th ....
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Paul L. Dunbar
1199 Words - 5 Pages.... writing and reciting poetry as early as age six.
Paul was one of the most popular poets of his time and was the first black American writer to achieve national and international reputation. He was not only a poet, but also a novelist, short story writer, writer of articles and dramatic sketches, plays and lyrics for musical compositions. His first volume of poetry, "Oak and Ivy" was published in 1893. Many of his poems and stories were written in Afro-American dialect, of which he was initially most noted for (Martin and Hudson 16).
His second volume, "Majors and Minors" was published in 1895. "Majors and Minor" were a collection ....
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Adolf Hitler
887 Words - 4 Pages.... later, Hitler went to Vienna to study art, while he was away his mother, Klara, died. Hitler's hate for Jews and Slavs grew and became fiercely nationalistic. In 1913 he moved to Munich, Germany to become part of the Australian Army. The army found him physically unfit to be in the service. World War I began August 1914 and Hitler immediately signed for the Germany Army and was accepted. He served as a messenger and was decorated twice for bravery after two near death experiences. He was promoted to corporal. While recovering from an battle injury that caused temporary blindness, Germany surrendered to her enemies in November 1918. Hitler was angered and felt compelled to ....
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The Health Of President Boris Yeltsin
289 Words - 2 Pages.... to the hospital since his reelection in 1996. Doctors say that drug treatment has stopped the bleeding and surgery will not be required. It will, however, keep Yeltsin in the hospital for at least two to three weeks.
The impact Russia has had on the world is astounding. They took the idea of Communism and turned it into a type of government that is still used today. President Boris Yeltsin has played a major role freeing Russia from Communism and still does today. His health could interfere with how the country is run and the whole world would be effected in some way. If Yeltsin was forced to leave office, who knows what kind of person would take his place. With the ....
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Martin Luther King
1567 Words - 6 Pages.... with the National Association for
the Advancement of Coloured People, an important Civil Rights group. These
efforts to improve the way of life for Blacks could be seen by his son.
In December 5, 1955 King began to be significant in the changing of
the Black man's way of life. The boycott of the Montgomery Bus was begun
when Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on a bus to a white man on
December 1st. Two Patrolmen took her away to the police station where she
was booked. He and 50 other ministered held a meeting and agreed to start a
boycott on December 5th, the day of Rosa Parks's hearing. This boycott
would probably be successful since 70% of the riders were ....
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