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Liberalism: Hervert Spencer
1571 Words - 6 Pages

.... years, because he became increasingly interested in political economy, sociology, biology, and philosophy. He was a subeditor of The economist from 1848 to 1853, and then ventured into a full-time career as a free-lance author. As early as 1842 Spencer contributed to the Nonconformist a series of letters called The Proper Sphere of Government, his first major publication. It contains his political philosophy of extreme individualism and Laissez Faire, which was not much modified in his writings in the following sixty years. Spencer expresses in The Proper Sphere of Government his belief that “everything in nature has its laws,” organic as well as inorganic matter. ....


Emily Dickinson
1073 Words - 4 Pages

.... to question the old ways. What used to be a focal point of all lives became speculative and often doubted. People began to search for new meanings in life. Ralph Waldo Emerson set the tone for the age when he stated, “Who so would be (hu)man, must be non-conformist.” believed and practiced this philosophy. Dickinson was brought up by a stern, authoritarian father. In her childhood she was shy and already different from other children. After attending Amherst Academy with other scrupulous thinkers she began to develop into a free-willed person. Many of Dickinson’s friends had continued with their Christianity and her family put an enormous amount of pressure ....


Charles Darwin
1989 Words - 8 Pages

.... would be a more accurate, and convincing expression for this pedicular concept. But to most of us, "evolution" simply means that human beings are descended from apes, a slight misunderstanding, since both humans and modern apes are descendants of a mutual ancestor that is now extinct. It's not evolution but the theory of natural selection and the evidence he collected to prove to fellow scientists, peers, students, and most importantly the masses of public and the church that were at the heart of Darwin's contribution to biological science. Charles Darwin did not invent the concept of evolution. A number of prominent scientists and other thinkers during the eighteent ....


John Bates Clark
455 Words - 2 Pages

.... homogenous, which meant that one labor hour is a perfect substitute for any other labor hour, but when marginal productivity was decreasing, the industry found it more profitable to replace labor with machinery. Clark believed that to make a sound economy wages had to be equal to the marginal productivity of labor. This was also beneficial to both the industry and the labor. Secondly, Clark ignored the distinction between land and capital, grouping together both kinds of non-human inputs under the general term "capital," which he then assumed that the broadened "capital" is homogenous. John took this Neoclassical approach one step further than others in applying it t ....


The Wright Brothers
927 Words - 4 Pages

.... were confident enough to submit their design to the United States Department of War. (Pursell 1230) “By 1909 the Wright’s aircraft design was being manufactured.” (Wright, Wilbur 256) have had an extremely large impact on our lives, community, and history. Our lives have been influenced largely by the wrights famous invention. Transportation for the average person using planes had become a luxury by the 1930's and by the 1950's the jet had been developed, causing air travel to grow at an even faster rate. “During the 1960's about 100 million passengers flew on airlines and now in the 90's 1.25 billion people fly annually.” (“Transportation”) Transportation ....


Allen Sapp
646 Words - 3 Pages

.... morning in 1966 Sapp walking into the North Battleford Medical Clinic to sell his paintings. Here he met Dr. Allan Gonor, who liked his work. On his second visit Dr. Gonor saw a painting of Cheif Sam Swimmer and liked it. He bought it and asked for more. Allen began painting what he knew from the reserve. He turned out many paintings at a tremendous rate. Dr. Gonor arranged for him to see an art professor from the U of S. The little instruction he got form her was the only formal instruction he has ever had. In September 1968 she showed some of Allen’s paintings in her backyard. The show was a great success. On the Easter weekend of 1969 Allen had his ....


William Mosby Is A Hero
382 Words - 2 Pages

.... he would burn down the town or take some much-needed supplies. Also one must be intelligent. An idiot doesn't make a good hero. The Confederate States Army educated Mosby. He had a college degree. He knew the southern terrain like the back of his hand. He would scout and study the area so he would always have the upper hand on his enemy. He would always check on his opponent. He knew how many men they had and what kind of weapons they had. He always knew what he was up against. Lastly one must be daring. You got to have guts; a wussy hero isn't any good. Mosby was very daring. You had to be to take six men into an enemy camp armed with just pistols and a few rifle ....


William Shakespeare
700 Words - 3 Pages

.... occupying such positions as a member of council, constable, chamberlain, alderman, and also a high bailiff. Shakespeare's father died in 1601 and his mother died in 1608. William was married at the age of 18 in 1582. His bride Anne was three months pregnant and eight years' older then William when they wed. His wife Anne was the daughter of Richard Hathaway. Richard was a substantial Warwickshire farmer. He had a spacious house and owned large amounts of farm land. Anne's father Richard called her Agnes which was interchangeably in the sixteenth century. The Hathaway farm house has now become known to the tourist industry as "Anne Hathaway's cot ....



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