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Frank Lloyd Wright
... an example of what it means to live life based on the way things should be, not the way they are. He created some of the most monumental and intimate spaces in America. He designed everything: banks and resorts, office buildings and churches, a filling station and a synagogue, a beer garden and an art museum. ’s life truly was a work of art.
Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. His early influences include his clergyman father's playing of Bach and Beethoven and his mother's gift of geometric blocks. Growing up, Wright spent much of his summers at a farm owned by his uncles; here, ...
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Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken
... that one chooses that makes him the man who he is.
"And sorry I could not travel both..." It is always difficult to make a decision because it is impossible not to wonder about the opportunity cost, what will be missed out on. There is a strong sense of regret before the choice is even made and it lies in the knowledge that in one lifetime, it is impossible to travel down every path. In an attempt to make a decision, the traveler "looks down one as far as I could". The road that will be chosen leads to the unknown, as does any choice in life. As much he may strain his eyes to see as far the road stretches, eventual ...
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Charles Darwin
... trees
(metaphor on human evolution often discussed by Darwin) of each great
kingdom of nature." Darwin's dream remained just that, a dream but is
without doubt, beginning to take tangible form, with current genetic
studies.
According to Oparin's hypothesis (hypothesis formulated about the
creation of life on earth) the first simple cell, emerged about four
billion years ago. How can that hypothesis be extended to explain the
variety of life forms that exist on earth today? (Question formed by
scholars in an attempt to stump Darwin)
Darwin in his "Origin of Species" published an answer to this
question in ...
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Colonel Oleg Vladmirovich Penkovsky
... such a thing? To try to answer these various and complex inquiries one must start at the beginning.
Oleg Penkovsky was born in a small town on the 23rd of April in 1919. By 1939 he had graduated from a Soviet military school and had been part of a group called Komosomol, meaning "young communists." He also went to war serving as a unit commander of an artillery unit. Penkovsky was decorated four times during his 1939-1940 tour of duty. After that tour he was injured and spent most of his time doing various assignments that took him between Moscow and the Ukrainian front for the rest of the Second World War. Whe ...
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David Belasco
... settlements of the Pacific Slope. He recited poetry, sang, danced, painted and built scenery, and played everything from Hamlet to Fagin in Oliver Twist and Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin. In 1879, with James A. Herne, his first important collaborator, he wrote the popular melodrama Hearts of Oak.
In 1880, Theatrical manager Daniel Frohman brought Belasco to New
York City, where he spent most of his life. For several years he was the stage manager of the Madison Square Theater, for which he wrote plays, Achieving popularity with May Blossom (1884), a Civil War love story. It was followed by Lord Chumbley (1888), ...
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Cleopatra
... to her popularity of the Egyptian and Roman world.
tried to preserve the country’s independence from Rome. Roman senators threatened Egypt’s independence and prosperity. In 55 b.c. Berenic IV was executed leaving the oldest child. In 51 b.c. her father died.
Caesar chased Pompey to Egypt where Pompey was beheaded in Alexandria. This is where met Julius Caesar. She smuggled herself into a rug and snuck in to his room. married another brother, Ptolemy XV, due to tradition. However she also became Caesar's mistress and followed him to Rome. In 47 b.c. Ptolemy Caesarion was born. However the Romans re ...
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John Wayne
... the Duke",
recommended him for the lead role in Raoul Walsh’s western
epic, The Big Trail. Wayne did not let the stardom go to his
head. He spent the rest of the decade making his way
through a series of low budget films whose failing budgets
and quick shooting schedules did little to advance his career.
In 1939 John Ford gave Wayne another break by
casting him as the Ringo Kid in Stagecoach. The roll threw
Wayne into the top ranks of the movie stars and finally, in
the 1940’s, his legend began to take shape. Relieved from
military duty due to physical problems, Wayne became the
film ...
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Ghengis Khan The Great
... a fire in his eye according to the people of the town. By the time he was four, he was already using a bow and arrow set. He was very good because he practiced for hours everyday. By the time he was seven he was excellent in battle skills. However tragedy struck that year. Yisugei was murdered by a local tribe. His family tried to overcome it but the people left the tribe and joined other tribes. A few people stayed but they also left after a while. Temujin and his family lived off berries, animals, and plants.
Temujin started working harder on his archery. He was one of the best in the land by the ti ...
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The Life Of Harry Houdini
... escape I ever made was when I
left Appleton, Wisconsin."
Houdini's early years.
Houdini's father was Mayer Samuel Weiss. His father was a Rabbi.
Mayer was Rabbi for a short time for the German Zoin Jewish Congregation in
Appleton. His mother's name was Cecilia Steiner Weiss. Houdini's original
family pictures are on display at the Houdini Museum in Scranton,
Pennsylvania in the Pocono region.
His parents spoke only Yiddish, Hungarian, and German. The family
was quite poor so most of the children began to work at an early age. From
the age of eight young Ehrich Weiss sold newspapers and worked a ...
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Andrew Jackson
... Another important requirement that a president should meet is to be open minded. He must be able to accept both criticism and ideas from other people. The final requirement that is important is how the president uses his power. He must not abuse his power and must use power to only benefit his causes. His power must be used to benefit the people of the nation.
In my opinion was a good president. For his cabinet, Jackson appointed the most competent and honest men. He wanted to have loyal and trustworthy men that he could depend on to help him while in office. Such men as Martin Van Buren, Senator Eaton, Joh ...
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