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Socrates
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2029.... arguing. He developed a method by which he would win every debate. His favorite hobby was going to the marketplace and debating philosophical issues with other men in front of an audience. The result of these debates was that embarrassed the wise men in front of the crowd. This caused many to dislike him. After being named the wisest man, attempted to prove that this was not true. He debated with many men in the streets. These debates are some of his most famous argument methods. He started the discussion by stating that he knew nothing. As a result of the debate, he was able .....
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John Gotti: The Man Behind The Mob
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1420.... at the age of
twelve, after noticing a mobster named Albert Anastasia. He soon joined a
street gang called the Fulton-Rockaway Boys (Davis 61-63).
At the age of 16 Gotti dropped out of school, and began to model
his life after Anastasia. John got a job with the gang he had earlier
joined, as a debt collector. He was required to bust a lot of heads to
complete his job. This got him noticed by Angelo Bruno, who was a soldier
under none other than Anastasia. John was required to do many odd jobs for
Bruno.(Davis 63-64).
In 1957 Carlo Gambino had Anastasia killed(Davis 72). Ga .....
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Betty Friedan
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1047.... smart to be interested in ordinary things. She was also her father's favorite and he treated her like a son. Unfortunately, her and her mother clashed. They were both controlling. Miriam dominated Betty, and Betty resented it a great deal. In her early years, Betty tried to measure herself to her mother and would always fall short. It took her a few years to realize that the perfect image of motherhood, along with beauty, talent, and strength, was only a façade, and something she never wanted to be. From there, she told herself that she would be more than a wife and mother .....
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Henry David Thoreau
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 670.... of this thoety by living closely, day-to-day, with nature.
Solitude was a noble thing in his experiment. His experiment was based on him leaving the town to find a place where he can’t be bothered by outsiders and by the industrial revolution of America. He wanted to be alone and being able to concentrate on nature and his spiritual side. “I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone.” I think the reason for him being in love with himself and being by himself is t .....
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Eisenhower 2
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2426.... of worries and difficult problems. But…today [just seems] like a continuation of all I've been doing since July of 1941-even before that. To Eisenhower the political game was a new experience, but all the demands of the presidency were very familiar. As Supreme Allied commander and Army Chief of Staff, Eisenhower developed beliefs and ways of doing things that would shape his presidency. During the months between his election and his inauguration, Eisenhower carefully organized an administration that reflected his style of leadership, and his assessment of the needs of t .....
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Was Jimmy Hoffa A Hero Or A Criminal?
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1330.... allotted chores expeditiously. Hoffa's tasks
were taking care of the stove and the clothes boiler and picking up and
delivering laundry. The family worshiped at the Christian Seaboard
Congregational churches, and Hoffa attended Sunday school there.(Current
Bio) In 1922 the Hoffas moved to Clinton Indiana, two years later they
settled in Detroit, Michigan, in an apartment on Merritt Street on the
city's brawling, working-class West Side. There he and his brother were
derided by their peers as "hillbillies" until they won acceptance with
their fists. At the Neinas Intermediate S .....
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Mary Shelley
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 511.... married. Fierce public hostility toward the couple drove them to Italy. Eventually they were happy in Italy, but their two children William and Clara Shelley died there. Mary never really recovered from their deaths. However, Percy empowered Mary to live as she most desired. In 1822 Percy drowned in a boating accident, leaving Mary penniless. For her remaining years she worked as a professional writer to support her father and son. She died in 1851 of a brain tumor.
combined the ethical concerns of her parents with the Romantic sensibilities of Percy Shelley’s .....
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Leonardo Da Vinci
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 870.... traits Leonardo excelled at, leading him to become a famous painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. His most recognizable talent that he is commonly remembered for is painting, which in where he mastered the two techniques of sfumato and chiaroscuro. Sfumato is the technique to transition color, into a smoky or hazy effect. Chiaroscuro is the mastery of shadows and shading (Encarta-96). He uses these techniques very well in his most famous painting, the "Mona Lisa". Combining science and techniques at times left his works into technical disaster, yet left the w .....
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