... her literary education. Her mother published one essay, and her father published four books and a little poetry. In 1821, Maria died of cancer, leaving Emily and her four siblings motherless. Her sister, Elizabeth, came to live as a housekeeper and was responsible for training the girls in the household arts. While at home doing housework, Emily secretly worked on poetry. In 1845, Charlotte discovered some of Emily's poems and confessed that she, too, had written some poetry. As it turned out, so had Anne. After much persuading, the poems were published in a small book entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Pseudonyms were used because the girls wante ...
... rarefied group, are those who are in complete control of the state permanently; Plato calls these people “Guardians” in all things and the Producers obey the Auxiliaries and Guardians in all things. A state may be said to be intemperate if any of the lower groups do not obey one of the higher groups. A state may be said to be just if the Auxiliaries do not simply obey the guardians, but enjoy doing so, that is, they don’t grumble about the authority being exercised over them; a state with “ordinary justice” would require that the Producers not only obey the Auxiliaries and Guardians, but that they do so willingly. Ordinary justice is basically the morali ...
... of Donatello (Columbia University Press) . Michelangelo's artistic career can be divided into two periods. In the early period he focused on realism. During this early period Michelangelo's works included the “Pieta” and the “David.” At the age of 24 he completed a statue called the “Pieta,” showing the dead Jesus Christ in his mother's arms. In 1501 Michelangelo returned to Florence, Italy to sculpt the famous nude sculpture called the “David.” The “David” measures 18 feet tall, and is so massive that it took 40 men to move it from Michelangelo's workshop(World Book 5016) The second period of Michelangelo's career was based upo ...
... restoring Italy outweighed any "rumors" of police brutality. In 1935 Mussilini invaded Ethiopia was carried out with a ruthless disregard for world opinion,including the use of poison gas. When the British and French leaders condemned him for these acts, he looked elsewhere for allies and found Germany and Japan. He joined Hitler in supporting the Fascist "Nationalist" side in the 1936- 1939 Spanish Civil War. This gained him an ally, Spanish Generalissimo Franco, but being associated with the atrocities of this brutal war lost him still more support in the rest of the world. His biggest mistake, however, was the decision to enter the Second World War. On 10 June 1 ...
... the Marion Star. In five years the star became the foremost paper and most successful small town papers in Ohio. In 1914 the Star was earning him an income of $20,000 a year. He also was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was elected as a Republican to the state Senate in 1899 and he became one of the most popular senators in Columbus. Harding's Republicanism and his vibrant speaking voice, and his willingness to let the machine bosses set policies, led him far in Ohio politics. He served in the state Senate and as Lieutenant Governor, and he was a really successful Governor. He delivered the nominating address for President Taft at the 1912 Republican Conven ...
... Nature fascinated him. When Charles was only eight years old, his mother died. She had had poor health since the birth of her second child, Caroline. Dr. Darwin became grumpy, and impatient after the death of his wife. At the age of nine Charles went to Shrewsbury School, where his older brother Erasmus was already attending school. The school was very strict, and Charles found the lessons mindless and boring. No Science was taught, and perhaps the only thing he felt joy in was famous literature. He read all the great works of Shakespeare, enjoying them immensely. When Charles was 16 he was sent off to Edinburgh University in Scotland. Like the rest of ...
... up for what he thought and believed in. There was a time in the early stage of ' career when he was a Senator, when many Senators careers would end because they did not follow the thought of their constituents. By this time Senate was to be a more executive council than a legislative body. If they became more of a executive council they would help advise the President. Senate was an executive council to the President for a while, until the Federalist Party didn't agree on foreign policy, and many more political issues came up. Senate started criticizing the Executive Branch, this led the Senate to becoming a more legislative body as the time went by. Now ...
... through his early twenties. Then in 1832 he ran for county candidate against 13 others. Only four were to be elected and Lincoln finished eighth. In '834 he ran for a representative to the Illinois legislature, by this time Lincoln was well known and he got the election. Abe began to study law, and in 1836 became a licensed attorney. In 1837 he made his first public stand against slavery, Lincoln avoided extreme abolitionist groups though he was greatly against slavery. On November 4, 1842 Lincoln married Mary Todd, whom he spent the rest of his life with. He became a United States Congressman, although he was an amateur, his goal was to make his mark. What mig ...
... of ninety dollars a month. She loved her job and didn't care where she had to go to do it. She was very determined to succeed. After that job fell through she and a friend moved all the way to Shanghai. When she arrived at Shanghai she only had 25 dollars to her name. Within only a few days she found a job with The Evening Star. There she met her future husband. When they married she was almost late to her own wedding because she was working on something for the paper. As I said before she was very determined. At the wedding she was so poor she wore a four dollar dress and a hat she borrowed off a friend. She was very poor. But she still tried as hard as ...
... brilliant management skills, and down-to-earth tactics. Henry Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, and educated in district schools. He became a machinist's apprentice in Detroit at the age of 16. From 1888 to 1899 he was a mechanical engineer, and later chief engineer, with the Edison Illuminating Company. In 1893, after experimenting for several years in his leisure hours, he completed the construction of his first gasoline engine. His first automobile was completed in 1896. The body was a small crude wooden box, it had a single seat, a steering tiller, bicycle wheels, and an electric bell on the front. In 1903 he founded the ...
