|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
People and Biographies Term Papers and Reports |
|
|
Tiger Woods
630 Words - 3 Pages.... the west side of
Orlando. Tiger moved to Florida because of the great golf weather and because he
is always flying and time zone changes tired him out as he alway lost time when
having to fly back to California.
Tiger's Ethnicity: African, Thai, Chinese, American Indian, and European.
Tiger's Religion: Tiger believes in Buddism. Not every aspect, but most of it.
Tiger was 11-months old when he first started swinging a sawed off golf club in
his garage. Some sources say he was actually 10-months old.
Tiger's Education: In the 7th grade Tiger had a GPA of 3.86! (Now there's the
real important stuff.)
Tiger spent 2 years at Stanford University in California majoring in Bus ....
|
George Bush Biography
1087 Words - 4 Pages.... term seemed to be a sure thing for him. However, the 1992 election marked the end of his reign; he lost by a great margin to democrat William J. Clinton who may I add was later impeached!
George Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts to Prescott Sheldon Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush. Prescott Bush worked in an investing firm, but ended up moving his family to Connecticut where he later on developed a strong interest in politics which led to his position as Senator of Connecticut. Bush had three brothers and one sister who were all brought up strictly and well-mannered. He attended private Greenwich Day School and exclusive Phillips Academy where he w ....
|
Aristotle
1279 Words - 5 Pages.... instrument, intended (like all the
instruments of the household) for action, and not for productions." This
distinction between action and production, is based upon the understanding that
'production' is a course in which a result is desired beyond the immediate act
of doing. Where as, the simple act of completing a task is identified as
'action'. Aristotle, who believed that life was action and not production
theorized that slaves were instruments of life and were therefore needed to form
a complete household. In fact Aristotle went as far as to say that a slave was
comparable to a tame animal, with their only divergence in the fact that a slave
could apprehend reason. ....
|
The Period Of Ramses II
1522 Words - 6 Pages.... rock-cut temple of Abû Simbel in Nubia to the South. The Abû Simbel was said to have been, “Hewn into the mountainside, with four colossal figures of the king in front, it was saved between 1964 and 1968 from immersion beneath the waters of the new Aswân High Dam” (Hornung 67). The enormous size and intricate designing of this palace in Nubia was to show the great power and modernization of Egypt. The Ramesseum was an example of the architectural advancement that was created during the era of Ramses II. It was colossal and “the Egyptian insistence on colossal size proves itself entirely appropriate to the surroundings” (Sullivan 178). It was amazing and ....
|
Hank Williams Jr.
918 Words - 4 Pages.... and most successful, childhood careers in country music
history.
Hank appeared on stage for the first time at the young age of eight.
Hank appeared on the Grand Ole Opry at the age of eleven, singing his father's
songs in his father's style. At the age of fourteen Hank recorded his first
album, a hit rendition of his father's "Lone Gone Lonesome Blues." At an age
when most young boys are playing Little League baseball or football, Hank was
learning the piano from Jerry Lee Lewis, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, and
performing before crowds of up to twenty thousand.
In 1969, Hank teamed up with Johnny Cash to perform in the largest
country concert to date. In 1970, Ha ....
|
Shakespeare: Biography
917 Words - 4 Pages.... Arden and John
Shakespeare were married in 1557.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564. He was one of eight
children. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people. When William
Shakespeare was about seven years old, he probably began attending the Stratford
Grammar School with other boys of his social class. Students went to school
year round attending school for nine hours a day. The teachers were strict
disciplinarians.
Though Shakespeare spent long hours at school, his boyhood was probably
fascinating. Stratford was a lively town and during holidays, it was known to
put on pageants and many popular shows. It also held several large fairs ....
|
Albert Einstein
1679 Words - 7 Pages.... which he held a strong relationship. Albert's
mother, Pauline Einstein, had an intense passion for music and literature,
and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin in which he found
much joy and relaxation. 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 marvelled at his
uncle's explanations of algebra. Although young Albert was intrigued by
certain mysteries of science, he was considered a slow learner. His failure
to be ....
|
Bill Gates
1634 Words - 6 Pages.... who later became cofounder with Gates of Microsoft. There they became friends and "began to mess around with the computer"(Gates 2). Back in the sixties and early seventies computer time was expensive. "This is what drove me to the commercial side of the software business"(Gates 12). Gates, Allen and a few others from Lakeside got entry-level software programming jobs. One of Gates early programs that he likes to brag about was written at this time. It was a program that scheduled classes for students. "I surreptitiously added a few instructions and found myself nearly the only guy in a class full of girls"(Gates 12). In 1972 Intel released their first microprocessor chi ....
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 2006 Paper University |
|
|
|
|
|