Essays 511 - 540
himself was raised by a strict, fundamentalist father who beat him often for the slightest infraction of rules or signs of religio...
fathers oldest friends was Colonel John S. Mosby, the fabled "grey ghost" of Jeb Stuarts famous cavalry (Carter and Finer, 2004)....
compensated, perhaps over compensated, with his dogmatic embrace of the philosophy of the Third Reich. However, these early expe...
a great deal bout chemistry in relationship to making glass. "Another influence in Dmitris life was his sister Olgas husband, Bess...
at night so no one knew who was writing the pieces. They were a smash hit, and everyone wanted to know who was the real Silence Do...
"was a former schoolteacher, greatly superior in education to her husband. Lawrences childhood was dominated by poverty and fricti...
the likes of Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller and Alcott, which helped him to compose his next set of short stories entitled Mosses from a...
I dont have to wake up like that any more " ("Victorious" PG). And while the talent seems to have been a part of her biology, tenn...
In five pages this paper discusses Hemingway's life and then examines how heroes are interpreted in the novel The Sun Also Rises a...
In five pages the life of this influential feminist is considered with a critical assessment of her concepts and an emphasis upon ...
In five pages this paper discusses the life and scientific contributions of electrical energy pioneer Alessandro Volta. There are...
been both a CPA and an attorney. He did take that coaching job, however. He not only coached football there, but also...
In six pages this paper discusses the life, entrepreneurial career, and California political role of Leland Stanford, for which St...
the first name that typically comes to mind is Edward Lee Thorndike. Considered one of the leading educators in the field of psyc...
In twenty four pages this essay considers the life of Josef Stalin, comparing his leadership of the Soviet Union with other leader...
In five pages Lucy Stone's life and dedication to social reform are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
individualism. Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Americans might look to the father of their country for guidance and...
In ten pages this paper examines Green's portrayal of Alexander the Great as a real man instead of a mythical figure, with a reali...
In ten pages this paper presents a biographical profile of former Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev in a critical assessment of his...
In five pages this notorious artist, her life, tragedies, and dance contributions are examined. Four sources are cited in the bib...
In five pages C. Gordon Bell is discussed in a biographical overview, his importance, computer industry contributions, company inf...
In two pages a biographical overview along with reviews of Joyce's short story collection Dubliners is presented. There is a bibl...
In five pages this paper discusses the life of poet Siegfried Sassoon with his experiences in the First World War among the topics...
Cosell became a private for the Army. After serving for over four years Cosell left the service to open up a law office in Manhatt...
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington ("Gates" PG). His knickname was, or at least his family called him,...
for President, 2004). Kerrys upbringing as a member of a vocal family and his time at Yale served him when he returned from Viet...
debut in the Leipziger Gewandhaus is met with rousing enthusiasm. Age eleven finds the child prodigy composing her first piano pi...
This was only the first of many contradictions that would emerge in William Faulkner that would make his life more difficult than ...
In five pages the life and career of racing legend Dale Earnhardt are discussed including his death in 2001 at Daytona. Five sour...
In six pages John Baskerville is discussed in an appreciation of his lettering design contributions. Four sources are cited in th...