.... the time. In his lifetime, J.P. Morgan was certainly a captain of industry who saved the American financial system and numerous companies while overseeing one of the biggest ventures of the time. During his career, Morgan bailed out America's financial system several times. When Congress adjourned in 1877 without appropriating money to pay soldiers. Morgan came up with the $550,000-a-month payroll and set up a disbursement system (Gross 64). In 1895 when the U.S. gold reserves fell dangerously low, he signed a contract with President Grover Cleveland to procure $50 millio .....

.... After two years of hard studying, she beat the odd and received her medical degree in front of 20,000 people. Although Elizabeth was a fully trained physician, no one would hire her because they did not take her seriously. She then decided to open her own hospital. Elizabeth had to buy a house as her office because no one would rent space to her. This house later became the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. It wasn’t long before Elizabeth started seeing many patients because the Society of Friends supported her accomplishment as a doctor and referred people t .....

.... would say that a solo flight across the Atlantic was simply suicide. The burden on the pilot was considered too great—he would have to stay awake for over thirty hours, enduring constant stresses. Immediately, Lindbergh began searching for the right plane at the right price. He contacted a number of aircraft companies. Some did not respond and some turned him down. Things were not looking good for Lindbergh. In early February 1927, the Ryan Airlines Corporation of San Diego, California, had responded within twenty-four hours of receiving Lindbergh’s teleg .....

.... in the arts and letters. One of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in Rome is the Farnese Palace where he lived like a renaissance prince. Paul III also claimed another name; the first reform pope. By the time he was elected pope his reputation as a bishop and as an administrator raised great hopes for his future decisions of the church. There were many problems that faced him during his reign. These problems were political as well as spiritual. The first goal Paul III set forth for himself was securing peace between the rival political powers; the king of Fr .....

.... death in Waynesboro for the entire battle. (Bowman, V1 177-178) The date was February 28,1865 when the Confederate Generals stationed in Swoope received word that Sheridans troops were leaving Winchester head for Staunton. Confederate Generals Rosser and Early had to decide what to do. Knowing that there would be a fight on his hands Early withdrew to Waynesboro leaving General Rosser and a handful of men in Staunton. (Bowman, V1 178) Early made his post on Florence Avenue in Waynesboro on March 2, 1865. Early's men (Whartons Division) stretched out from Florence Avenue .....

.... and detested math and physical education classes. Actually, gym class used to give him fainting spells (neurosis) and his father worried that Jung wouldn't make a good living because of his spells. After Carl found out about his father's concern, the faints suddenly stopped, and Carl became much more studious. He had to decide his profession. His choices included archeology, history, medicine, and philosophy. He decided to go into medicine, partly because of his grandfather. Carl went to the University of Basel and had to decide then what field of medicine he was goin .....

.... so she invited a classmate of hers to come over and have sex with her. This resulted in pregnancy. She gave birth to her son, Guy, a month after she graduated from high school in 1945 (“Maya” 18). When she was growing up, she suffered from people being racist toward her. For example, when she was younger her grandmother took her to a white dentist that refused to put his hands in a black persons mouth (Arensberg 118). Occasions like such convinced her that she had to take the pain and move on. Much of Maya Angelou’s writing stresses the themes of courage, self-acceptance, .....

.... wrote his thesis on political theory, focusing on American constitutional government. He later went on to work in foreign policy and national security policy for the Reagan Administration and “served at the United Nations as an Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council” (1). Keyes was also the “Assistant Secretary of State, overseeing our participation in the whole UN and international organizations system, and was also briefly part of the National Security Council staff” (1). During this time, he met his wife while posting in India in the Foreign Service. Together, t .....