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Burr, Aaron
991 Words - 4 Pages.... built a reputation as an excellent attorney and made important political connections. He was "the most rising young man in the state," a contemporary noted.
Political Career
In 1789 Burr was appointed attorney general of New York by Gov. George Clinton. Two years later the state assembly, which was controlled by partisans of Clinton and Robert Livingston, elected Burr to the U.S. Senate. His career in the Senate was not particularly memorable. Hamilton hated him, Clinton soon learned to distrust him, and George Washington refused his request to be appointed minister to France. But in and out of Congress, Burr managed to maneuver so skillfully, and with so much persona ....
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Francisco Franco
707 Words - 3 Pages.... naval officer. He schooled at the Infantry Academy of Toledo. After graduating from the infantry academy in 1910, he rose rapidly in the army, earning the reputation for efficiency, honesty, and complete professional dedication. He was named commander of the Spanish foreign legion in 1923. Franco became a national hero for his role in
suppressing revolts in Morocco, and at the age of 33 he was made brigadier
general. Having quelled a leftists revolt in Austria in 1934, he became army
chief of staff in 1935.
In February of 1936 the leftist government of the Spanish republic exiled Franco to an obscure command in the Canary Islands. The following July he
joined ....
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History Of Ozzy
1591 Words - 6 Pages.... or on tapes and CD’s today(Biagi 143). In 1887, a man by the name Emile Berliner replaced Edison’s phonograph with the gramophone and in 1947 Goldmark introduced the LP, or Long-playing record(143-4).
Working in the recording industry takes a lot of time, patience, and money. Starting with making records, to 8 tracks, to 4 track tapes, and now to CD’s, there have been many changes in bettering the production. There are five separate levels of responsibility the industry must go through before it reaches the public(148). One is the Artists and repertoire, which develop and coordinate talent. The Operations manage the technical aspects of the recording ....
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Frederick Douglass
1156 Words - 5 Pages.... and benefactor, from a story by Sir Walter Scott (although the character in that story bore only a single 's' in his name).
All throughout, he clung to Frederick, to 'preserve a sense of my identity' (Norton, 1988). This succession of names is illustrative of the transformation undergone by one returning from the world of the dead, which in a sense is what the move from oppression to liberty is. not only underwent a transformation but, being intelligent and endowed with the gift of Voice, he brought back with him a sharp perspective on the blights of racism and slavery. Dropped into America during the heat of reform as he was, his appearance on the scene of debate, upon ....
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The Accomplishments Of Alexander The Great
2734 Words - 10 Pages.... Sea. He
then turned his attention to Greece where Thebes and Athens were
threatening to bolt the league with weapons purchased with Persian gold.
Also, Athens and Thebes were to unite in war against Macedon. In 335 B.C.
Alexander decided to punish the city for what he regarded as treachery; .
The city was destroyed and its people sold into slavery or killed. All of
the city_s buildings were destroyed except for temples and the house of
Pindar the poet. Pindar was long dead, but Alexander wanted to prove that
even a Macedonian conqueror could be a Hellene. The savage lesson of Thebes
brought results, the Athenian assembly quickly congratulated Alexander, and
the Greek stat ....
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Adam Smith
1033 Words - 4 Pages.... that individuals seek many goals, not just increased wealth. Therefore, the self-interest of the individual involves at the minimum goals relating to prestige, friendship, love, power, helping others, and many other things. In a successful market, the competition between businesses would create enough goods for everyone. Supply and demand for desired goods would determine which businesses would be successful. It would also determine the price of the goods. This is how the market worked at Smith’s time. However, the flaws with this theory are apparent in the examination of modern society.The second book that wrote was titled An Inquiry into the causes and Nature of the ....
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Plato And Confucius
1833 Words - 7 Pages.... over the people and punishing any who broke the laws set down by the regime.(Bloom,338e-339a) Plato to believed that education and rearing of the ruler of the city or regime would create a perfect and just man. And he felt that the ruler must be older, while the ruled younger. Age is something that gives his perfect regime more control than one based on wisdom. He
thought that the philosopher should be seen as the father, over the younger people of the city. He also feels that old men are afraid of death, and therefore less likely to risk torment in the afterlife by having selfish desires, such as for money. He believed that men would obey the laws in hopes of rew ....
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A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
1656 Words - 7 Pages.... recognized
for her talent as a biographer. She was awarded the James Tait Memorial Prize
for best biography in 1964 for Victoria R.I. Longford claimed the Yorkshire
Post Book of the Year Award twice with Wellington,1969, and The Royal House of
Windsor, Winston Churchill in 1974. It is with this same thoroughness and true
human interest that she captures the life of England's reigning monarch in The
Queen; The Life of Elizabeth II.
Though surveys have revealed that at any one time between 15 and 30% of
the English people claim they would prefer a republic, the majority uphold the
traditional support of the monarchy, as has been the English custom for over a
thousand y ....
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