... Jonathan Edwards, Jackson possessed a reckless spirit 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 lod ...

... and a positive attitude, Gandhi used his mind and peacefulness rather than violence to achieve his goals. Satyragraha to many Indian nationalists was regarded as the weak weapon for the weak man, yet Gandhi knew that nonviolence was the strong mans weapon, choosing it rather than to fight and kill. Through using satyagraha, or "the force of truth," Gandhi was able to achieve many of his objectives. Independence from British rule was Gandhi’s main intent. Gandhi did not like many aspects of British rule and sought to fight these injustices. The Indian citizens for example, had payments which the less fortunate ...

... Gheredo, the most stable family figure in his life, later became a monk and throughout his life stayed in contact with Francesco. Petrarch had another brother, who died at a very young age. His mother died when he was 15 years old, which was consequently when some of his earliest works have been recorded. At the age of 22, Francesco\'s father passed away, which caused Francesco to attain a career. Giovanni, his son, was born illegitimately in 1337. The relationship between the two was disappointment to Francesco. He describes him as: \"Intelligent, perhaps even exceptionally intelligent, but he hates ...

... electric gadgets. He worked on perfecting an illegal gadget called “blue Box� that allowed them to get free long distance calls from pay phones. Jobs helped “Woz� to sell a number of “blue boxes�. In 1972 Steve graduated from high school and registered at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. After dropping out of Reed after one semester he hung around the campus for a year taking classes in philosophy and immersing himself in the counter culture. In 1974, took a job as a video game designer at Atari, Inc., a pioneer in electronic arcade recreation. After a few months he saved enough money to go to Ind ...

... “partly on account of slavery; but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Ky.” Early on in life had religious reasons for disliking slavery. His family was Separate Baptists who adhered to a strict code of morality that condemned profanity, intoxication, gossip, horse racing, dancing, and slavery. October 5, a little over a year after living in Indiana, ’s mother died of a devastating outbreak of what was called “milk sickness”, along with several other relatives. The hardest years of ’s life were yet to follow. After a short time it became apparent that Thom ...

... El Ferrol de Caudillo, Spain. His father was a 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 t ...

... although he was little over 25 years old and legally unqualified for such a status. Some years later, the senate used his aid against the remnants of Marius' factor. Then in 77 B.C., Pompey moved against the Marian forces commanded by Quintus Sertorius in Spain. There his operations were not rewarded but Sertoriu's death by poison permitted Pompeys return to Italy in time to annihilate the remnants of Spartacus's army fleeing from the defeat at Crassus hands (71 B.C.). For his victory, Pompey celebrated his second triumph although he still held public office. He got a spot in office by moving into the hig ...

... about nature, for example: "I am captive, I am bound. Love of pure unblemished Nature seems to overmaster and blur out of sight all other objects and considerations." John works in his "scribble den." John had two brothers and five sisters and their names are: Margaret, Sarah, David, Dan, Mary, Annie, and Joanna. For several years, he had toyed with writing up his findings for publication. Jeanne Carr was the one that encouraged him. She even suggested titles and copied his notes. John decided to send an article to the New York Tribune. To his surprise, the newspaper published "Yosemite Glaciers" on December ...

... different schools when I was growing up. I went to high school in San Antonio, Robert G. Cole High School, which was on the base. Actually spent all four years there. And then did the first part of my undergraduate work at Cornell, finished up at Harvard, and then did my graduate studies at Harvard� (1). Keyes received his doctorate in government and wrote his thesis on political theory, focusing on American constitutional government. He later went on to work in foreign policy and national security policy for the Reagan Administration and “served at the United Nations as an Ambassador to the Economic and So ...

... a job helping a bookbinder, and attended a parish school. He soon left the school because of discrimination, and social class divisions. He worked, and was then able to enroll in the Holy Cross Seminary. Benito did not want to become a priest, but the free education kept him there. Then, at 22 he entered the Institute of Sciences and Arts, and he studies Physics, and then law. In 1831 he finished his studies, and went to work in a law office. That same year, at age 25 he was elected to the position of city alderman. Then, in 1833 he was elected to the Oaxaca State legislature. Next, in 1834 he became the a ...