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Search results 1761 - 1770 of 7307 matching essays
- 1761: Eliot Ness
- ... achievements. Yet Ness left behind one contribution which few men have managed to leave. A legend. Ness aspired to become a hero in the true sense of the word. Throughout history true tales of heroes are few and far between. He became an idol not only for the people of Chicago, Cleveland and Ohio but for the entire nation. His name ... stimulates a fascination with the mob, corruption and the men who stood against it. He was also the man who hunted down one of the first documented serial killers in history. Ness left behind a living legend of integrity, honesty, and indomitable spirit. Even though he no longer lives his legacy will carry his memory on in the form of stories ...
- 1762: Dwight D Eisenhower
- ... 1944. IfEisenhower had made a wrong choice, Hitler would have continued to rainV-1 & V-2 rockets on London (Benson 7). Eisenhower had nowsuccessfully completed the most important invasion in history wiping out allmost 100% of German units. Luckily Allied forces only suffered 76% casualties (Barry 30). Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most popular and successfulpresidents in our country's history. Eisenhower was elected to the office ofpresident twice. His first term with vice president Richard Nixion began in1952 (Hargrove 65). Then again in 1956 Dwight Eisenhower was reelectedto president winning ...
- 1763: Descartes
- Rene Descartes was one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the philosophy. Born in 1596, he lived to become a great mathematician, scientist, and philosopher. In fact, he became one of the central intellectual figures of the sixteen hundreds ... One, that he actually was an immaterial thing, and two, that there is in fact an external corporeal world Although Descartes is still a well respected philosopher, it seems that history has judged much of his reasoning as faulty. Kant calls him a "problematic idealist" for whom "there is only one empirical assertion that is indubitably certain, namely that ‘I am ...
- 1764: David Hume
- ... writings on religion, in which he rejected any rational or natural theology. Besides his chief work, A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40), he wrote Political Discourses (1752), The Natural History of Religion (1755), and a History of England (1754-62) that was, despite errors of fact, the standard work for many years. "Nothing seems more unbounded than a man's thought," quoted Hume. Hume took genuinely ...
- 1765: Cynthia Ozick
- ... She tried to learn everything she could from the books that she read. Reading books are what influenced her to become a writer, so she began to read about the history of Jews, which inspired her to write about it. Cynthia Ozick wrote many short stories, novels, and essays about being in concentration camps. One of her famous short stories that ... Cynthia Ozick Question: How did Cynthia Ozick learn about the concentration camps? Thesis: Reading books are what influences her to become a writer, so she began to read about the history of Jews, which inspired her to write about it.
- 1766: Cleopatra
- ... the Nile River. In her lifetime she had every luxury imaginable, which she used to gain the popularity of the roman authority. She was very important in terms of Egyptian history. However she was also very well known in terms of Roman history. She seduced some of most well known Roman men of her time. Cleopatra was a seductress. Who used her fame and fortune to seduce these men. Some of these men ...
- 1767: Boris Yeltsin
- ... s career. He was elected to Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR from Moscow electoral district number 1, in the first multi-candidate parliamentary elections in the entire history of the USSR. One of the more popular parts of his campaigns was a call for a reduction in spending of the USSR's space program. He received a seat ... on a television address in February 1991. Gorbachev seeked a compromise, negotiations on the Union Treaty started in Novo-Ogarevo. Yeltsin the President In the first democratic election in the history of Russia held on June 12, 1991, Boris captured nearly sixty percent of the vote to defeat five other candidates. President of the USSR Gorbachev attended the inauguration and congratulated ...
- 1768: Bill Clinton
- In recent history, one would be hard pressed to find one politician surrounded in more controversy than Bill Clinton. His scandals have included drugs, adultery, treason, and fraud. The latest opprobrium that has plagued his presidency resulted in him becoming only the second president in the history of the United States to be impeached. After a long and drawn out sexual harassment trial, Paula Jones’ lawyers deposed former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. What would follow in ...
- 1769: Benjamin H. Latrobe
- ... 1981, 12). Latrobe decided to move to the United States. With him be brought his architectural gift and curiosity. He was very interested in the US and he studied its history, its legends, the dress and manners of its people, and of course its architecture. Geological formations, waterfalls, the courses of rivers, and the nature of the soil and terrain were ... a modern building of the Roman period, and as such it was a monument like no other building standing in the united states. For the first time in this countries history a masonry vault was used as an integral element in a total architectural concept. The large, circular space that served as the main banking room was lighted by a glazed ...
- 1770: Benito Juarez
- Benito Juarez was one of the most prominent and resourceful leaders in Mexico’s history. He raised the standard of living and championed the poor. However, it took Juarez half his life to become such a dominant political figure. He was born in San Paulo ... election. On July 18, 1872 after suffering a massive heart attack, Benito Juarez died at the age of 66. Benito Juarez was one of the most influential people in Mexican history. He showed Mexicans how a shepherd boy could become a national leader. He championed his people, and many other groups.
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