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The Life and Literary Works of English Novelist, Charlotte Bronte (1772 words, 3 pages)

"To you I am neither a man nor a woman. I come before you as an author only. It is the sole standard by which you have a right to judge me- the sole ground on which I accept your judgement." - Charlotte Bronte, to a critic (Oates, V) Charlotte ... Read More

The Life of Charles Robert Darwin and His Theories on the Origin of Life (1350 words, 2 pages)

Throughout history, man has always wondered about the question Where did life come from? Many had tried, but failed to answer this puzzling question with evidence to back it up. Most people interpreted the Bible as the key to the debate of our existence. But it was not until 1859 ... Read More

The Influence of World War I and World War II on Politics, Economy, and Culture in America (1106 words, 2 pages)

The United States, throughout its existence has undergone many revolutions, political movements, battles and debates. The two most influential factors in American history occurred in a very short period of time. World War I and World War II only spanned a short time period of twenty-seven years. Though these two ... Read More

The Life of George Braque and the Lack of Recognition for His Contributions in the Art of Cubism (2036 words, 3 pages)

Although George Braque (May 13, 1882 - Aug. 31, 1963) was one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century his name is all but forgotten. He has received little credit for his efforts towards the creation of analytic cubism. Many art historians believe that his prestigious role as ... Read More

The Life and Legend of the First African American to Major League Baseball Player, Jackie Robinson (1451 words, 2 pages)

History of Sports in America Book Review of Jackie Robinson The great American pastime of baseball has had its share of amazing athletes that not only dazzled fans with their play, but revolutionized the sport with their personality, charisma, and courage. Babe Ruth, with his charm as well as his ... Read More

The Life and Brilliance of Steven Spielberg (1055 words, 2 pages)

Steven Spielberg at this day and age is known throughout the world for his award-winning, spectacular movies of all time. Nevertheless, there was a day when Spielberg was nothing more than a small, depressed child. In the following biography Spielberg's life will be explored as he grew from a film ... Read More

The Life and Political Career of Indira Gandhi (878 words, 2 pages)

Indira Gandhi was a women of courage and strength in a country that has been known to be very repressive toward women. In this society like most of the world for its time, women were only seen as wives, sisters, and mothers. Women had a social status that was below ... Read More

The History of the Deadliest Camp During World War II, the Nazi Camp of Auschwitz (1736 words, 3 pages)

The Nazi camp of Auschwitz, located thirty miles west of Krakow, was the largest, most deadly camp used during World War II (Friedrich 2). Built in 1940, it was the first camp located beyond the frontiers of the Third Reich (Friedrich 4). "According to various estimates, 1,600,000 people were murdered ... Read More

The Life and Career of American Actor, Andy Murphy (2253 words, 3 pages)

During World War II and its aftermath, Americans looked to Hollywood to provide them with heroes to reaffirm the "indestructible American spirit" (Wilson 230). It was during this time, 1945, that Hollywood answered America's request with a hero that truly encompassed all of the qualities of a real American hero. ... Read More

The Life of the Author in Babylon Revisited, a Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1339 words, 2 pages)

Francis Scott Fitzgerald put himself into his writings, both literally and figuratively, and this is certainly true for "Babylon Revisited" very few studies of his life find it possible to ignore the story as being something representative of Fitzgerald or his times. Any biographical study, then, serves in itself as ... Read More

The Influence of the Great War on the Lives of British Women (1328 words, 2 pages)

The Great War had significant and enduring influence on the lives of all British women. The huge scale of the war resulted in the enormous participation of almost six million men and subsequently an extensive demand for female labour in the manufacturing and services industries. The war resulted in massive ... Read More

The Different Causes of the First Great War (1101 words, 5 pages)

The assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 proved to be the spark that ignited World War I (1914-1918). Called "the Great War", it quickly came to involve all the great powers of Europe and eventually most countries of the world, and cost the lives of ... Read More

Money, Power, and Influence: The Aspects of Success in Life (745 words, 1 pages)

Are you a success in life or a failure? If you are like most people, you have no idea how to answer this question. What is the scale to weigh your success on? "Perhaps it would be easier to define what would make one a failure, and then as long ... Read More

A Narrative of Our Experience of Watching The Last Three Days, a Play on the Life of Jesus Christ (450 words, 1 pages)

On Good Friday my family and I went to see "The Last Three Days", a play about the life of Jesus Christ as narrated by his disciples just after the Crucifixion. The First Assembly of God Church was presenting it. I had never been in this church before so I ... Read More

The Life and Art Works of Kathe Kollwitz (556 words, 1 pages)

Art Essay - Kathe Kollwitz Kathe Kollwitz was born in 1867 and died in 1945. She was a powerful, intense artist who produced works of great tenderness. Her two artworks 'Woman with dead child' and 'Unemployment' revel the suffering of humanity and social working class. Kathe Kollwitz was greatly influenced ... Read More

The Life and Art of Art Spiegelman an American Cartoonist (1507 words, 3 pages)

Until Art Spiegelman arrived on the scene, comics had not truly been acknowledged as art. Never, until Art Spiegelman came along, had anyone won a Guggenheim Fellowship award in order to complete a work of cartoon art. In 1986, Art Spiegelman, hailed by some as the "new Kafka," published Maus ... Read More

The Life and Modern Views on Architecture by Adolf Loos (1180 words, 2 pages)

The Architectural Style of Adolf Loos Adolf Loos was born in Brunn, Czechoslovakia on December 10, 1870. His father was a stonemason and a sculptor, and at a young age he received training in his father's trade. He had much interest in architecture however, and went to Dresden to study ... Read More

The Justification of a Nation Going to War (1165 words, 2 pages)

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries nations waged wars with other nations for a variety of reasons. Some people believed that their nation was justified in going to war in order to pursue national interests. Others believed that war is only justified if it is fought in order to preserve ... Read More

The Life and Influence of Anne Frank (3696 words, 4 pages)

What fifteen girls have changed history forever? Not many fifteen-year old girls have, but Anne Frank did. It was just an average day at the annex. Everyone was doing the usual, which was quietly reading, studying, or sewing. The annex residents had to be very quiet today. The workers would ... Read More

The Life and Works of Anna Morandi Manzolini (796 words, 2 pages)

Anna Morandi Manzolini There have been many famous men and women scientists throughout the centuries. Although most of the time its men who get recognition, women scientists get their moment of glory as well. Previous women scientists have inspired many women scientists of today. In the 18th Century many women ... Read More

The Life and Poetry of Anne Sexton (1202 words, 2 pages)

Anne Sexton was an excellent poet she was both inspirational and brutally honest. Sexton's poems present a true sense of the world, not the sugar- coated version usually heard. She touched on subjects that were considered to be taboo in her era everything from incest to masturbation. Sexton was born ... Read More

Understanding Ancient Civilizations: The Life in Ancient Egypt (2331 words, 9 pages)

Ancient civilizations are studied today to help us understand more about our worlds past and what has brought us to where we are today. Our findings have not only answered questions, but also brought us to ask questions. Perhaps one of the most studied and yet least understood civilizations ever ... Read More

The Life of Hannibal and the Second Punic War in Michael Grant’s History of Rome, the Oxford Classical Dictionary, and Webster’s Biograpphical Dictionary (1806 words, 3 pages)

Michael Grant's Short History of Rome, the Oxford Classical Dictionary, and Webster's Biographical Dictionary together provide a solid base on which to build a general crosschecked account of Hannibal's life and the Second Punic War. Theodor Hannibal's character, the focus of my future essay, was examined more closely in Mommsen's ... Read More

The Camp in A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, a Novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1422 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Solzhenitsyn's "A Day In the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Russia, has a lowest ever temperature of -441108C, and an average of 104 days a year above 01108C and a yearly average of 261 days below 0 1108C. It is the second coldest continent in the world only behind ... Read More

Drug Tunnels and the American War Against Drug (2200 words, 3 pages)

American Drug Trade On February 28th 2001 in Nogalas, Arizona federal agents raided a border house and seized 840 pounds of cocaine that had been trafficked through an underground smuggling tunnel. If we were to say that there are no more tunnels out there than wed have our heads in ... Read More

The Life Cycle, Food, and Habitat of the Alligator Mississippiensis (1319 words, 3 pages)

Alligator mississippiensis is in the family Crocodylidae. This family has existed since the upper Triassic period, but the modern family members appear in the fossil record as little as 80 million years ago. There are three subfamilies, Alligatorinae, Crocodylinae, and Gavaialinae. Some people also include a fourth subfamily, Tomistominae, which ... Read More

The Merry War Between Benedick and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, a Play by William Shakespeare (2324 words, 3 pages)

In "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare, Beatrice and Benedick - two main characters with strong opposite opinions of the other sex - are involved in a plot where other characters in the play attempt to trick them into falling in love with each other. The unlikely couple are ... Read More

The Life and Aviation Career of Amelia Mary Earhart (1038 words, 2 pages)

Name of person Researched Amelia Earhart I.Early Life Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 at her grandparents' home in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia and her sister Muriel were to know privilege and wealth through their grandparents. They attended private schools and they enjoyed many of the comforts of ... Read More

The Life, Works, and Death of Tupac Shakur (3234 words, 4 pages)

Introduction "Tupac cares if don't nobody else care"('2Pac Greatest Hits' 1). Tupac Shakur was one of the most popular artists on the Hip Hop music scene. He made a large amount of money throughout his career. He even made a good amount after his death. He told his fans about ... Read More

The Life and Works of the German Architect, Albert Speer (1302 words, 2 pages)

Modern History Assessment Task Significant Individual - Albert Speer Biography Born in Mannheim, Germany, 1905, Albert Speer grew up in the family residence in the scenic university town of Heidelberg under rather emotionally cold conditions. Like his father Speer studied hard and became an architect, though Speer himself actually had ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013