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- 1101: Biography of John Dalton
- ... he was made a member of the chapter, and lived many years at Bishop's House in that city. In order to acquire a first-hand acquaintance with the Spanish literature pertaining to the life of the foundress of the Discalced Carmelites, he spent nine months during the years 1858-59 at the English College, Valladolid. On his return to England ...
- 1102: Alan Dean Foster
- ... surfing, scuba diving, collecting animation on video, and weight lifting. He studied karate with Chuck Norris before Norris decided to give up teaching for acting. He has taught screen writing, literature, and film history at UCLA and Los Angeles City College as well as having lectured at universities around the country. A member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the ...
- 1103: Alexander the Great
- ... supposed that Olympia played a part in the assassination of Alexander's father Philip. Within Alexander's childhood lay the beginning's of a true warrior's career. His favorite literature, the Iliad, was an epic battle that gave Alexander insight into the eyes of past heroes. His teacher, Aristotle, made him an amazing strategist. This later helped him immensely when ...
- 1104: Alexander Hamilton
- ... sciences. When Hamilton could get away from the store he would indulge himself into the massive library that Knox had. He would read volumes in classic play’s and historical literature. Between Cruger, Knox and Hamilton they raised enough money to send Alex to America. They wanted to send Alex to America so that he could continue his education. It was ...
- 1105: Ernest Hemingway: His Life And His Stories
- ... serious accident, and later became ill, he could never admit that he had any weaknesses; nothing would stop him, certainly not pain. In 1954 he won the Nobel Prize for literature. Toward the end, Ernest started to travel again, but almost the way that someone does whom knows that he will soon die. He suddenly started becoming paranoid and too forgets ...
- 1106: The Grotesque in Flannery O’Connor
- ... lupus at the age of twenty-five and suffered greatly from the disease which finally killed her. She was educated in parochial Catholic schools where she learned the basics of literature and grammar. O’Connor began writing at the young age of ten, and her stories were frequently published. Her most prevalent themes include comic violence, the question of redemption, displacement ...
- 1107: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- Charles Darwin (1809-1882) Author: Lawrence Teller Tuesday February 15, 2000 Victorian Literature INTRODUCTION Charles Darwin has become an icon in our time, no less important than Columbus, Newton, Jefferson, Edison, Einstein, or Gates. He is seen as projecting out of the Victorian ...
- 1108: Emperor Hadrian of Rome
- ... Hellenic culture. This earned him his nickname "The Greekling." For example, "Hadrian was an admirer of Greek culture and under different circumstances, might well have devoted his full time to literature and philosophy rather than politics (Eadie 8 )." Hadrian was well-educated, and known throughout Rome as a military man. For instance, " He rose through the ranks as befitting of one ...
- 1109: George Mason's Views
- ... our modern day Declaration of Independence. George Mason was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia. He spent a lot of his early adulthood active in the writings of controversial political literature. As well as writing the Virginia declaration of rights, Mason also aided in the drafting of the Constitution. His strong political background allowed Mason to campaign against the ratification of ...
- 1110: Life of Charles Robert Darwin
- ... attending school. The school was very strict, and Charles found the lessons mindless and boring. No Science was taught, and perhaps the only thing he felt joy in was famous literature. He read all the great works of Shakespeare, enjoying them immensely. When Charles was 16 he was sent off to Edinburgh University in Scotland. Like the rest of the men ...
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