... his violin. Soon after that he began conducting orchestras. He conducted Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore on Broadway. In February of 1879 he met Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis during a rehearsal. They fell in love and were married on December 30,1879. Throughout the 1880's and 90's Sousa's music career grew rapidly. Throughout 1880-1892 he conducted "The Presidents Own", serving under presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and Harrison. After two successful, but limited tours with the Marine Band in 1891 and1892, promoter David Blakely convinced Sousa to resign and organize a civilian concert band. The first ...

... alcoholism ran in her family. When Eleanor’s mother died her father was placed in an asylum because of his alcoholism. Eleanor’s father was deemed unworthy to parent. Eleanor was sent to live with her very strict Grandmother. For many years Eleanor wanted her father to come and take her to live. She would sit on the stairs in her grandmother’s home and wait crying for her father to come take her. Even though Eleanor’s grandmother was very strict she gave her the love and the family atmosphere that she needed. Many years later her father died and she was left alone with only uncles and her grandmother. In ...

... "Virginia needed her mother's approval in order to 'measure her own stature" (Bond 38). Battling with a sense of worthlessness, Virginia's mother helped her temporarily rid herself of self-criticism and doubt. This however was short-lived. When Mrs. Stephen rejected Virginia, she felt her mother's disapproval directly related to the quality of her writing. " could not bear to reread anything she had written… Mrs. Stephen's rejection of Virginia may have been the paradigm of her failure to meet her own standards" (Bond 39). With the death of her mother Woolf used her novel, To the Lighthouse to "reco ...

... age of seventeen. He left New York after a short time because he was told he could find work as a printer apprentice in Philadelphia. He arrives in Philadelphia with little money and no friends. He purchases some bread and eats it out on the street where he gets the first glimpse of his future wife. He goes to work in a printing house and begins a comfortable lifestyle and becomes friends with some supposedly respected people who want him to set up his own business. After this, Franklin left Philadelphia for London after being persuaded by the Governor. After arriving in London, Franklin discovered the Govern ...

... proper. She was a dreamer who was upset at anything which disturbed her perception of the world as beautiful. She hated dirty diapers, upset stomachs, and cleaning house; they were not fit for a lady. She taught her children to always act with decorum. She adored the singing of the birds and the smell of flowers. Her children were expected to behave properly and to please her, always. Mrs. Hemingway treated Ernest, when he was a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He be ...

... and grew up in Voroshilovgrad. His father is a noncommissioned officer, his mother a nurse, and his older brother is also an international pole vaulter. His brother placed second in the 1986 European championships, second to his younger brother, Sergey. The two brothers had competed against each other for years and years, and Sergey being the younger brother upset his older brother when he beat him. Sergey started his illustrious career as a late arrival in the 1983 World Championships. At the height of five point five meters he cleared the bar with out a problem. At five point six meters he cleared on his final ...

... in the Trinity, his relationship with the Virgin Mary, the Church, the Eucharist , and what these all mean to man. " 'Christocentricity' is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as 'the state of having Christ at the Centre'. " (Saward , 1 ) Through many swamps of confusion and distractions of daily life, Christ has been and will always be the answer to life. That answer can easily be forgotten and pushed aside by routines. Even if it is forgotten or lost in the fog, Christ's work is still very visible to this day. This is visible through the work of John Paul II. From the very beginning of Pope Jo ...

... bottle was not marked 'poison', so Alice ventured to taste it, finding it very nice". Another instant that shows her curiosity when she looks for the white rabbits fan and gloves, she finds a bottle, this time there was no table, "There was no label this time with the words 'Drink Me' ... 'I know something interesting is going to happen' ... ' I'll just see what it does',". Alice is like a little girl that is still exploring the world around her, but she finds that she is more mature than the creatures in Wonderland. Alice is very well mannered in Victorian ways to the creatures of Wonderland. Alice shows her ...

... Brothers, a Catholic Order of Jesuit Missionaries who ran St. Mary's. At St. Mary’s he met Brother Mathias, he taught George about life and Base baseball Baseball was a popular form of recreation for the boys at St. Mary's. Young George Ruth, Jr., displayed his potential at a very young age. He played all positions on the field, and was an excellent pitcher. He also possessed a superb ability to hit the ball. By his late teens Ruth had developed into a major league baseball prospect. On February 27, 1914, at the age of nineteen, Ruth was signed to his first professional baseball contract by Jack Dunn, manager ...

... over 34 exhibitions with at least 7 coming after his death in Boston in 1976. Teaching at 5 different institutions including MIT and RIT as well as being editor of 3 renowned magazines gives Mr. White enough evidence as to the credibility of his work. His influence has not stopped because of his death but lives on in his books, either written by himself or written about him. 's style was to use realistic natural images in an abstract way as to make the viewer think about and try to "read" the photograph. Often, Minor compared his work to religious or spiritual events that have happened throughout history. Sometime ...