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Christ Is The Answer - John Saward
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2306.... be the answer to life. That answer can easily be forgotten and pushed aside by routines. Even if it is forgotten or lost in the fog, Christ's work is still very visible to this day. This is visible through the work of John Paul II. From the very beginning of Pope John Paul II's Pontificate, he stressed the importance of Christocentricity. "The opening words of his first encyclical state the truth upon which all his teaching is built: ' The Redeemer of man , Jesus Christ is the centre of the universe and of history'. " ( Saward , 11 ) The Pope did not rest after statin .....
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The Greatest
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 969.... it, someone suggested he go ask Joe Martin, a policeman and owner of a boxing gym. Cassius was awestruck the moment he walked into the gym. Joe gave him an application and Cassius joined the gym the following day. Though he had not found his bike, he did find his future. Cassius trained constantly. He worked out after school every day, and he trained with Fred Stoner after supper from eight until midnight. Finally, his hard work was starting to pay off. In 1956 he won the Kentucky Golden Gloves tournament. Then, in 1958, he won the Louisville Golden Gloves light-heavyweight cro .....
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Benito Juarez
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 636.... Physics, and then law.
In 1831 he finished his studies, and went to work in a law office. That same year, at age 25 he was elected to the position of city alderman. Then, in 1833 he was elected to the Oaxaca State legislature. Next, in 1834 he became the attorney for the state. Governments changed, as was characteristic in Latin America, and he was thrown in jail. He then was released, and gained support of both Liberals and Conservatives and in 1841 he became a senior judge in the state’s capital court. He was a great judge, he was impartial, didn’t care about .....
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Jackson, Andrew
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 503.... Eastern states eliminated voting qualifications for white men. This all led to thousands of new voters, integrating the country in politics. Before it had just been the wealthy that could vote and run for office now all white men could participate.
These new voters wanted a President who was just like them, they wanted someone they could relate to. Van Buren would help to put Jackson in office by presenting Jackson has a people's president. He presented him as someone just like them, someone who knew where they were coming from. Jackson's party would be known as the demo .....
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Michael Jordan
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 824.... away from it. Other young stars may want to work harder to be “The Next .” This, however, seems a tad less likely to happen than the latter.
Michael was more than just a basketball player, he is also a talented businessman. This man has the ability to sell $100 shoes to kids in the ghetto and then possesses the genius to turn around and sell cologne to Wall Street stockbrokers. This is a man who is so recognizable that some people know the shape of the shadow of his head. Michael is also so diverse that he can sport Armani suits, $50 cigars and a gold hoop earring one .....
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Marco Polo
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1241.... particularly Poland and Hungary, inspiring fears everywhere by their ruthless advances. Yet the ruthless methods brought a measure of stability to the lands they controlled, opening up trade routes. Into this favorable atmosphere a number of European traders ventured, including the family of . The Polos had long-established ties in the Levant and around the Black Sea: for example, they owned property in Constantinople. Around 1260, Marcos uncle, Maffeo, and Marco’s father, Niccolo, made a trading visit into Mongol territory, the land of the Golden Horde, ruled by Berk .....
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Antoine Lavoisier
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 335.... of elements. He clarified the concept of an element as a “simple substance that could not be broken down by any formation of chemical compounds.” He once said, “ If, by the term elements, we mean to express the simple and indivisible molecules that compose bodies, it is probable that we know nothing about them; but if, on the contrary, we express by the term elements or principles of bodies the idea of the last point reached by analysis, all substances that we have no yet been able to decompose by any means are elements to us.” His proposed oxygen theory discredited the phlo .....
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Spike Lee
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1492.... for the day. Shortly after this, the main character of the movie, Mookie, comes strolling into the restaurant. Mookie works as the delivery man for Sal in this movie. Mookie literally delivers pizza, yes, but he also acts as a mediator between the two races. Sal relies on Mookie not only to get the pizzas delivered, but to also keep his fellow black folks happy with Sal so they will come and patronize his restaurant. I think that this shows a very interesting side of Sal. It for the most part pawns him off as a racist. On the one hand he can put on a happy face and greet all .....
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