|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
People and Biographies Term Papers and Reports |
|
|
Andrew Jackson
438 Words - 2 Pages.... and
flaring temper, even as a youth. To further emphasize these negative
traits, he was poorly educated and only interested in warlike activities.
Other factors contributed to his irritability, such as "the big itch" (a
skin disease he had in youth). Also, he tended to slobber, which made him
humiliated and extremely sensitive to criticism. All these childhood
factors added up and left Andrew Jackson as a touchy, irascible man.
As the oldest man ever elected to the presidency, he was sixty-one
and perhaps the most unhealthy. He had two bullets permanently lodged in
him, and often spat up blood because of them. Many missions of Andrew
Jackson's were self-righteous an ....
|
Albert Einstein: His Life
1245 Words - 5 Pages.... Also, he was very
close with his younger sister, Maja, and they could often be found in the
lakes that were scattered about the countryside near Munich.
As a child, Einstein's sense of curiosity had already begun to stir.
A favorite toy of his was his father's compass, and he often marveled at
his uncle's explanations of algebra. Although Albert was intrigued by
certain mysteries of science, he was considered a slow learner. His failure
to become fluent in German until the age of nine even led some teachers to
believe he was disabled.
At sixteen he attempted to enroll at the Federal Institute of
Technology but failed the entrance exam. This forced him to study locally
f ....
|
Revelation By Flannery Oconnor
2340 Words - 9 Pages.... we are introduced to Mrs. Turpin, a loud, racist southern landowner. She believes that there are classes of people, and blacks, for example, are below homeowners, but above white trash. She does not, however, consider herself racist. This is a dangerous characteristic to have. She claims to treat blacks well, but she refers to them as "niggers" and clearly states that she is above them. Mrs. Turpin is grateful to be a "superior" white landowner who is above the white trash in the waiting room and the black helpers on her farm. She is repulsively guilty of pride and obsessed with status and property She believes you have to "have certain things before you can know cer ....
|
Martin Luther King Jr. 9
823 Words - 3 Pages.... 6, his friendship with two white playmates was cut short by their parents. When he was 11 a white woman struck him and called him a "nigger."
A bright student, he was admitted to Morehouse College at 15, without completing high school. He decided to become a minister and at 18 was ordained in his fathers’ church. After graduating from Morehouse in 1948, he entered Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pa. He was the ~ledictorian of his class in 1951 and won a graduate fellowship. At Boston University he received a Ph. D. in theology in 1955.
In Boston King met Coretta Scott. They were married in 1953 and had two sons, Martin Luther III and Dexter Scott, and two daught ....
|
Frank Lloyd Wright 2
2879 Words - 11 Pages.... bonding of the branches. Then he would apply the information into his architectural work. His major influence was to look at the Japanese architecture. Their culture had the respect for the natural environment. The Japanese people see their architecture as a reflection upon nature. The designers approach their architectural design by involving the oriental designs either an oblique or a volute. All the Japanese architecture appears to be individualistic. The elegance of the architecture draws the attention for the viewer to observe the building. The Japanese society were in the part of the industrial revolution and the start of the modern architecture. Japanese people would ....
|
Martha Graham
966 Words - 4 Pages.... started studying modern dance in her earlier years.
Martha's father played a big role in her life. Dr. Graham inspired his daughter to search for the meaning behind people's actions. As she sat in her father's office, she would look at the patients in bewilderment. The patients would blurt out words and move their arms and legs in a wild manner, making her even more curious about people's actions (Pratt 13). Dr. Graham then took his daughter to a performance of Ruth St. Denis in 1911 where she was mesmerized by the dancers (Harmon et al. 182).
Martha entered Cumnock School of Expression after graduating from high school. There she trained in dance, drama, and self-expre ....
|
Karl Marx
2355 Words - 9 Pages.... seemed to be a devoted Christian with a "longing for self-sacrifice
on behalf of humanity." In October of 1835, he started attendance at the
University of Bonn, enrolling in non-socialistic-related classes like Greek
and Roman mythology and the history of art. During this time, he spent a
day in jail for being "drunk and disorderly-the only imprisonment he
suffered" in the course of his life. The student culture at Bonn included,
as a major part, being politically rebellious and Marx was involved,
presiding over the Tavern Club and joining a club for poets that included
some politically active students. However, he left Bonn after a year and
enrolled at the University o ....
|
Theodore Kaczynski
894 Words - 4 Pages.... before turning 20. Next he became a professor at Berkley university. In 1969 Ted gave up the job to live with his parents. He became fed up with his family and left for Montana in 1971 to live on the 1.4-acre plot of land he and his brother had bought near Lincoln . Once there, Ted built a small one-room shack on this parcel of land surrounded by dense deciduous forest. The shack measured 10 feet by 12 feet and lacked electricity and plumbing. Kaczinski lived by farming a few vegetables in his small garden and venturing into town only when necessary.
It is unknown when Kaczynski started to make his bombs for the purpose of killing but his motives, the FBI believe are his be ....
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 2006 Paper University |
|
|
|
|
|