... to time our nation is blessed by the presence of men and women who bear the mark of greatness, who help us see a better vision of what we can become. Hubert Humphrey was such a man." Humphrey begin his road to sucess at the 1948 Democratic national convention. This where he spoke of Truman's Civil Rights proposals. This lead to his election to the U.S. Senate that same year and gave him the reputation as a fire-breathing Midwestern liberal. Humphrey had a good Vice-Presidential term, he was known as the backbone to the Johnson administration. He ran all foreign conflicts etc.. There was two Presidents during this ...

... of the borough" (Encarta '96), the position corresponding to mayor for the town of Stratford. His mother, Mary Arden, was a descendant of a rich, ancient family, and was the heiress to some land. They got married, thus moving John and Mary Shakespeare up a step on the social scale. Together, they bore eight children, the third and oldest son, William Shakespeare was born in 1564, and they baptized him in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. The Shakespeare family was not rich and therefore could not afford to send their children to a "private school," and it is commonly accepted that the children attended Str ...

... Portsmouth, England on February 7, 1812 to John and Elizabeth Dickens. When he was two years old, he and his family moved to London where Charles went to school. When he was twelve, he was taken out of school and sent to work in a London factory pasting labels on bottles of shoe polish for a mere six shillings per week, paying for part of the debt of the family. This job lasted only a few months, but for Dickens, it felt like an eternity. Until he was fifteen, he attended school off and on, and then dropped out. In 1934, after studying shorthand for 18 months, Dickens got a job as a newspaper reporter for the ...

... what aspects of the West? The interpretation of Russia's past remains a subject of debate among historians. Image and accomplishments of Peter the Great with each generation produce different attitudes. What views are put forward by Peter's contemporaries and modern historians? How did advocates and opposition portray the reign of Peter the Great? These are important questions to ask in an explanation on how Peter the Great was seen in the eyes of his contemporaries and of modern historians. In order to understand the image of Peter the Great and his significance it is necessary to know his background and th ...

... the “extravagance� of her work included plucking chickens and driving a school bus. She miraculously managed to support a household of two with $2,000 a year. Times got better for Carolyn, though. She married Michael Chute in 1978, and soon completed high school. She even took some writing courses at the University of Maine. Carolyn’s courses seemed to help her writing because soon after she published her first fictional works for magazines. After her success with magazines she decided to write for herself. To date she has three published novels; Merry Men, Letourneau’s Used Auto Parts, and her criti ...

... was a good hard kick by a school bully that caused Newton's genius mind to bloom. The boring, dreamy boy flew into a rage and beat up the other boy so badly, the bully supposedly cried. Isaac was determined to beat the bully in school- work as well. Soon Isaac had the best grades in his class. In 1656 Newton's stepfather died. His mother returned to Woolsthorpe to take care of the farm left by Newton's father. But she didn’t have enough money, so she could not manage the farm by herself. Isaac was taken out of school and was sent home to help her. Poor young Isaac could not farm for his life. He abandoned the nece ...

... and uncle set up a small electro-chemical business. As a child, Einstein showed his curiosity toward science and math. A favorite toy of his was his father’s compass, and he often listened to his uncle’s explanations of algebra. Although young Albert was intrigued by science, he was considered a slow learner. But despite his curiosity toward math, neither his parents, nor his school teachers thought much of his mental abilities. His uncle often joked that not everyone was born to become a professor. He also was interested in music, so his mother taught him how to play a violin that would help hi ...

... The fee was $500. The first season the coach of Vicenza was Cadè, and he started the 15 year old Roberto in one C1 game. The next season, new Vicenza coach, Bruno Giorgi, used young Roberto in six league matches and he got one goal, the first professional goal of his career. On the 15th of February 1984 Roberto was called to make his first under 16 national game. On the ninth of January Roberto played his first national juniors game. On the third day in May of 1985 Vicenza sold Roberto to Fiorentina of the serie A. The world famous ponytail was first seen on the pitch in 1987. The following year Roberto r ...

... scale, such as poor whites and slaves. The town of Hannibal was mostly used for farmers coming in from the countryside. It was also a river town, swamped with travelers moving up stream and down stream. Some of the travelers were steamboat men, circus performers, minstrel companies, and showboat actors. Since all this action was going on all the time, that opened a big door to the beginning of Samuel’s stories. It provided a huge source of literary material. Shortly after the death of his father in 1847, he ended the brief period of his schooling to become a printer’s apprentice. Like many nineteenth century auth ...

... century. Before becoming pope he held several bishoprics. Under Clement VII he enjoyed great authority. He kept a splendid court and was also a keen churchman. He succeeded Clement VII on October 13,1534 as Pope Paul III. Paul III is often called the last Renaissance pope due to his nepotism, his own broad and worldly culture, and for his interest in the arts and letters. One of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in Rome is the Farnese Palace where he lived like a renaissance prince. Paul III also claimed another name; the first reform pope. By the time he was elected pope his reputation as a bishop a ...