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Biograhy Of Arnold Schwarzenegger
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2488.... with young children, politics,
bodybuilding/fitness enthusiasts, hollywood, and most importantly, an
inseparable bond with the American Dream make a superstar of the man who is
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Born in the tiny village of Thal-By-Graz , Austria, young Arnold
Schwarzenegger did not seem destined for grandeur. "In the beginning
Arnold seemed an unlikely figure to become a cultural icon" (Flynn 10).
Living in poor, medieval-like conditions, Schwarzenegger was raised
alongside his older brother Meinhard in a strict, Catholic household. His
father, a police chief, often .....
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Jeffrey Dalhmer
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2043.... dread... the terrible sense that your child has slipped beyond your grasp, that your little boy is spinning in the void, swirling in the maelstrom, lost, lost, lost."
Lionel seems to be fairly straightforward in recognising the negative influences in Jeff's life. No family is perfect. Jeff's mother had various physical ailments and appeared to be high strung, coming from a background in which her father's alcoholism deeply affected her life.
Lionel, a chemist who went on to get his Ph.D., stayed at work more often than he should to avoid
Turmoil on the home fro .....
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Frank Liszt
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 717.... monument, he resumed the life of a travelling virtuoso (1839-1847); he was admired everywhere, from Ireland to Turkey, Portugal to Russia. In 1848, he took up a full-time job conducting post at the Weimar court. Living with Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein, he wrote or revised most of the major works for which he is known, conducted new operas by Wagner, Berlioz and Verdi and, as the teacher of Hans von Bülow and others in the German avant-garde, became the figurehead of the 'New German school'. In 1861- 1869 he lived mainly in Rome, writing religious works t .....
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Life And Times Of Louis Xiv
Number of pages: 12 | Number of words: 3267.... also an event that fell just short of being miraculous, for the king and queen had been married for twenty-three years and they detested each other. After all these years of unfruitful marriage, everyone had become resigned to the idea that the reigning couple, Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, would remain childless. This meant that the King's brother, Gaston d'Orleans would eventually inherit the throne. The birth of the new king brought national rejoicing (though not Gaston's). France finally had their longed-for "Dauphin," as the heir to the French throne has been calle .....
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Wrestling With The American Culture
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 619.... technical and precise but other moves our punches and
kicks. The wrestlers dress in mostly bright colored and tight clothes that have there
name or “catch phrase” written on it.
Wrestling goes straight to it’s demographic audience when it gets sponsors
like Castrol motor oil, RC cola, Chef Boyarde, and Tower Records. The color
commentators plug these every chance they get before or after the matches. The
fans of this sport cheer every chance they get and bring large signs for everyone to
see. even though the fans don’t physically get into a match, they psychologically
di .....
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Life Of Hitler
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1112.... how he gained so much power and how he abused that power. Only then will we be able to appreciate the profound evil of Hitler and Nazism. Adolf Hitler: The Man Behind the Mask! Adlof Hitler was born April 20, 1889 to Alois and Klara Hitler and had a little sister Paula and half-brother Alois J.R. and half-sister Angela. Young Adolf was a good student in elementary. Energetic and smart, leader among children his own age. Loved warlike games. Had an outstanding gift as a speaker. It was also discovered Adolf could draw which encouraged him to want to become an artist. After retu .....
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Thomas Hobbes
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 511.... very dangerous. But even though he distrusted democracy, he believed that a diverse group of representatives presenting the problems of the common person would prevent a king from being unfair and cruel. Hobbes coined the phrase, "Voice of the people," meaning one person could be chosen to represent a group with similar views.
In 1651, wrote his famous work, "Leviathan" which put into writing his views on democracy and monarchy. In this work, he said that life in the state of nature is "nasty, brutish, and short" and without government, we would be living in this state of nat .....
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Nathan McCall
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 498.... He said this is
the reason why Black men commit so many crimes against each other--they
internalize the hatred that others in society have for them. They end up
hating themselves.
"I learned to hate myself by the time I was 12 years old," he said. McCall
said he and his friends did not believe they had a future. Self-
destructive behavior was the result. He credits his 12 year prison sentence
for changing his attitude. His fellow inmates told him "don't do what
we've done," and encouraged him to change his lifestyle. He read books as
part of the prison programming and wa .....
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