... and him were put into children’s workhouses. His father whom he almost never saw died of alcoholism. Charlie’s childhooCharlie directed and produced it. Its length is six reels, roughly an hour long. The Kid expertly showed Charlie’s use of pathos in his work, if perhaps too much pathos this time The Gold Rush. This 1925 film was a favorite of Chaplin’s. Charlie plays a lone prospector on a gold seeking quest in the Sierra Nevadas. Seeing shelter, he stumbles into a cabin where the villainous Black Larson lives. Black Larson doesn’t like this new guest and tells him to leave, rif ...

... Wyatt. He farmed for several year near Garden City, Kansas and died in December of 1928. Newton most likely ran against Wyatt to keep others from running against him. He would later name one of his children Wyatt Clyde Earp, so there is little chance that he and Wyatt ever had animosity between them over the election. On January 10, 1870, married Urilla Sutherland in Lamar, Missouri. Wyatt’s father, Nicholas, performed the ceremony. Sometime that same year, Urilla died. How Urilla died is another small mystery in the life of . At least two references, Editor Glenn Boyer's comments in Josie Earp's memoirs stat ...

... Through this pamphlet he caused the people to support breaking away from the British because of the way he denounced King George the 3rd (1689-1702) as a “royal brute�, a murderer and a thief, and stated that we should not be a continent that is attached to an island. In 1776 while Paine was on the road with the continental army he wrote a series of pamphlets called the American Crisis where he persuaded people not to give up their fight. As best stated in the American Crisis, ...God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them ...

... of the U.S. Although they were not wealthy by late 19th-century standards, the Roosevelts of Hyde Park led a comfortable, gracious existence, and young Franklin's life was sheltered; he was educated by governesses and indulged by his father. A handsome youth, he was an excellent athlete, expert at boating and swimming, and he also collected stamps, birds, and ship models—hobbies that he pursued all his life. His formal education began at the Groton School in Massachusetts, where the headmaster, Endicott Peabody (1857-1944), stressed to his wealthy young students their obligation toward those who were less ...

... a Roman general and statesman whose dictatorship was pivotal in Rome's transition from republic to empire. When he was young Caesar lived through one of the most horrifying decades in the history of the city of Rome. The city was assaulted twice and captured by Roman armies, first in 87 BC by the leaders of the populares, his uncle Marius and Cinna. Cinna was killed the year that Caesar had married Cinna's daughter Cornelia. The second attack upon the city was carried our by Marius' enemy Sulla, leader of the optimates, in 82 BC on the latter's return from the East. On each occasion the massacre of political o ...

... European engineers in a new alternating-current motor he had invented. For nearly a year he redesigned dynamos for Thomas Edison in New York City. He began an impressive career of research and invention when he established his own laboratory in 1887. He became a U.S. citizen in 1891. By the turn of the century Tesla’s accomplishments had made his name as world famous as Thomas Edison’s. Tesla's first and probably greatest achievement was his discovery of the rotating magnetic field. This was a magnetic whirlwind produced in a motor winding by the interaction of two or more alternating currents. He ...

... shoulders on the mat for 3 seconds, till they submit, are knocked unconscious, or are disqualified. The way to get disqualified in most matches is to bring and weapon to the ring, have out side interference by a team member, or be outside the ring for more the a ten second count by the ref. To score these victories they use some moves that are very technical and precise but other moves our punches and kicks. The wrestlers dress in mostly bright colored and tight clothes that have there name or “catch phrase� written on it. Wrestling goes straight to it’s demographic audience when it gets sponsors ...

... it. Because the presence of the animals on the farm influenced him, he would sit down with no formal schooling and draw animals such as pigs, ducks, dogs, and even mice. This was the beginning of one of the greatest cartoon animators of all time. One of the most important reasons why Disney succeeded was because of his great personality. "There was undeniably some almost mystic bond between him and the moods and styles and attitudes of the American people" (Bullock 49) . Disney was a true genius for innovation. He became one of the entertainment industry's most prominent and influential figures. "Sometimes I ...

... the similes of the cave, the sun, and the line, and his theory of the forms. Because he is so involved in metaphysics, his views on politics are more theoretical as opposed to actual. Aristotle, contrarily, holds the view that politics is the art of ruling and being ruled in turn. In The Politics, he attempts to outline a way of governing that would be ideal for an actual state. Balance is a main word in discussing Aristotle because he believes it is the necessary element to creating a stable government. His less metaphysical approach to politics makes Aristotle more in tune with the modern world, yet he is far f ...

... deputy in France and would allow no challenge to his authority, from the Pope or anyone else� Louis got into many wars while he was ruler of France, he was quick to the draw and did not hesitate to start a war. To show the Catholics that he was still a catholic king ,Louis kept mounting pressure on the French Protestants, until 1685 when he revoked Edict of Nantes. Then he forbid anyone to practice Calvinism. To the people of France this showed great strength on the part of Louis, the fact that he could keep he kept everyone in France inline at the same time. everyone in France obeyed him because he wa ...