Abraham Lincoln In March‚ 1832 Lincoln began his political career with his first campaign for the Illinois General Assembly. He had attained local popularity and could draw crowds as a natural raconteur in New Salem‚ though he lacked an education‚ powerful friends‚ and money‚ which may be why he lost. Lincoln served as New Salem’s postmaster and later as county surveyor‚ all the while reading voraciously. He then decided to become a lawyer and began teaching himself law by reading Blackstone’s
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Wassily Kandinsky became a painter rather late in life. It is only after finishing his studies at the University of Moscow‚ in his early thirties and completely mature that he decides to fully commit to art. This important decision would change his life. However‚ neither himself nor his social and artistic circle‚ could then assume he would encounter a decisive step fifteen years later. The transition to the non-figurative art where he would create his famous Improvisations and Compositions that
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“The way records were sold was completely ridiculous. The covers were brown‚ tan or green paper; they were not in the least bit attractive‚ and lacked any form of sales appeal” – these are the words of Alex Steinweiss‚ the creator of album artwork‚ way back in 1939. Before Steinweiss’ revolutionary creation‚ there was quite simply no such thing as an album cover; vinyl recordings were available to buy in the back of appliance stores‚ where one would enquire for the particular title of a recording
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Ovid‚ the name itself sparks a few thoughts: poetry‚ Latin‚ literature. Indeed‚ he was perhaps the most important and central figure of Latin literature and poems. Behind such status though‚ is a man. A man who lived a life beyond just his writings‚ who worked hard to establish career‚ a man with personal conflicts with his family and society. So‚ why are his works still legendary and an important portion of literary curriculums today? It is because his writing tells stories‚ it sets the reader
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In this time and now in American History this was crucial for people to understand differences between ethnic backgrounds. A lot of different things about this short movie surprised me. It was a different style of learning. Jane Elliott is pretty much a beast when it comes to being a teacher‚ diversity trainer‚ lecturer‚ and anti- racism activist. This experiment first took place is the 1960s with her 3rd grade class. She stated in the film that she has been thinking about doing this experiment for
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Money can be as good as gold! Having a lot of money can be a great pathway to success. First‚ I have seen many celebrities have a lot of money and be a great success. Second‚ Donald Trump is the new President. Last‚ I believe Donald Trump is this way. Overall‚ Money can be great route to success. Also‚ most celebrities have really high budgets. For example‚ celebrities such as Vin Diesel‚ Dwayne Johnson‚ and Will Smith. All of these individuals have made a living off of their acting careers. I remember
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A Pure Genius “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” (Einstein). Albert Einstein was an intelligent person who created many things that help us in today’s world. He was born March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm‚ Germany. He grew up in and attended school in Munich‚ Germany. Einstein got his first diploma at the Central School in Aarau‚ Switzerland‚ and soon after was automatically admitted into Federal Institute of Technology (FIT). Albert Einstein had a very mystical life with events
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The world changed September 9th‚ 1991‚ the day that Hunter Hayes was born (“10 Things”). Born in little town Breaux‚ Louisiana (Dukes)‚ Hunter is an only child to Leo and Lynette Hayes (“10 Things”). Ever since the day Hunter was born‚ he has been rocking the world with his God-given talents. Hunter Hayes began showing an interest in music at just two years old‚ after his grandmother gave him an accordion for his birthday (“10 Things”). After that day‚ he began picking up random things around
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This year was truly a year of a challenge. Challenge of establishment‚ that is. The most highlighted perhaps are the ongoing variations of Occupy Wall Street movements‚ where for many months now‚ protesters are still expressing their strong dissatisfaction with the current socioeconomic paradigm. Yet another type of “protester” was awarded the
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Otto Hahn was a German chemist who revolutionized the field of nuclear chemistry. Following a lifelong interest in chemistry‚ he found himself on the forefront of radiochemistry research in the early 20th century. Through a series of chance discoveries‚ he and his fellow researchers brought radiochemistry out of the realm of theoretical research and into actual practical science. One of the practical uses of this research led to the development of nuclear weapons. While Otto Hahn’s lifetime of education
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