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  • St Albert the Great

    St Albert the Great

    Life Saint Albert the Great, also known as Albertus Magnus, was born sometime between the years of 1193 and 1206 at the castle of Lauingen in Swabia, Germany. He was the eldest son the Count of Bollstadt and came from a very rich and prominent family. He as at least on younger brother named Henry and a sister who both became Dominicans in Albert’s footsteps. His early childhood was spent at the castle of Bollstadt

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Great Gatsby Essay

    Great Gatsby Essay

    Great Gatsby Essay There are currently 6 different definitions of success in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Try to define success and you will find it almost impossible to come up with a definition that everyone agrees on. This is because it does not mean the same thing to everyone. Success, the most important thing to achieve the American dream, can represent personal accomplishments, money, and how you are look at my society. I believe that someone’s

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Great Gatsby - the Jazz Age

    The Great Gatsby - the Jazz Age

    The Great Gatsby The Jazz Age In 1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald said that “An author ought to write for the youth of his generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterwards.” Fitzgerald wrote about what he saw during the 1920’s, which he dubbed “The Jazz Age,” and The Great Gatsby is considered a correct depiction of that era. After World War I, many Americans felt a distrust toward foreigners and radicals

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    Essay Length: 431 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Edward
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

    Peter the Great, the most influential czar and military leader in Russian history, transformed his country from an almost medieval backwater region into one of the world's great powers at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Peter combined Western ideas with Russian tradition to modernize his country and to create a powerful army and navy. Born the only child of Czar Alexis and his second wife, Natalya Naryshkin, on June 9, 1672, in Moscow, Peter

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Great Depression: Possible Leads to Its Cause

    The Great Depression: Possible Leads to Its Cause

    The Great Depression: Possible Leads To Its Cause The Great Depression is known as the worst economic disaster of our time. While this fact is accepted throughout the world, a specific cause to this disaster remains a mystery. Maybe there is no one certain reason. Maybe it was a result of widespread factors causing the world-wide recession. Overproduction, World War I, and the banking system were all origins of the Great Depression. Thanks to the

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    Essay Length: 559 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Edward
  • The Great Immigration Debate

    The Great Immigration Debate

    Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door. This inscription, which is found on the Statue of Liberty, greeted years of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island to America. It describes the idealized view of the United States as a nation of immigrants, where anyone can achieve the

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    Life, amongst other things, is full of grandeur and spectacle. It is only inevitable then, that human beings will be in pursuit of this, driven by the desire to have the quintessential lifestyle. But it is this desire to live in the ideal that hinders them from truly being happy. For while happiness is possible, perfection is not. So in turn, the pursuit of happiness through perfection is a plan destined for failure. The last

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Women of the Great Gatsby

    The Women of the Great Gatsby

    The Women of The Great Gatsby In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the two central women presented are Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. These two women, although different, have similar personalities. Throughout the novel, there are instances in which the reader feels bad for and dislikes both Daisy and Myrtle. These two women portray that wealth is better than everything else, and they both base their lives on it. Also the novel shows the hardships

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    Essay Length: 1,303 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Anna
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    Jerry Phillips April 16, 2008 The Great Depression Many factors played a role in bringing about the depression. However, the main cause for the Great Depression was the combination of the greatly unequal distribution of wealth throughout the 1920's and 30's, and the extensive stock market speculation that took place during the 1930's. These were not the only factors of the great depression, structural weaknesses and the fact that most of the other countries were

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Victor
  • Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

    Symbolism in the Great Gatsby

    Symbolism in The Great Gatsby In the novel The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald there are many different kinds of symbols used. Fitzgerald uses colors and material luxuries as the two main symbols in the novel. The author uses these symbols most frequently in the novel. The symbolism is carefully incorporated within the novel which makes it hard to detect at first glance. Within these symbols Fitzgerald mainly expresses feelings and the American Dream.

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Significance of Daisy Buchanan’s American Dream in the Great Gatsby

    The Significance of Daisy Buchanan’s American Dream in the Great Gatsby

    The Significance of Daisy Buchanan’s American Dream in The Great Gatsby Some women during the 1920s lived the life with the role of a repressed woman. Repressed women did not make decisions for themselves; they relied solely on their husbands. Their husbands treated them as if they were objects without any feelings whatsoever. Repressed women showed no self respect, and they did not live their life in reality. These women’s emotions were suppressed as they

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    Discovering the truth and judging the character of people often epitomize maturing and development. For instance, during William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, Ralph judges the character of others on the island. He also struggles to uncover the truth and matures to take on a leader position. Therefore, the reader considers Ralph a completely developed character. Similarly, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, while the remainder of characters remain flat, Nick

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Steve
  • What Was the Exact Cause of the Great Depression?

    What Was the Exact Cause of the Great Depression?

    What Was the Exact Cause Of The Great Depression? The United States Great Depression leads many people to believe different stories about what actually caused it. The Stock Market Crash in October of 1929 is often referred to as the beginning of the Great Depression, but did it actually cause it? The answer is that it was the spark that lit the flame of the Great Depression. The Great depression was a financial decline

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: David
  • Dunkirk Was a Great Deliverance and a Great Disaster",

    Dunkirk Was a Great Deliverance and a Great Disaster",

    "Dunkirk was a Great Deliverance and a Great Disaster", Is there enough evidence to support this? In this essay I will look at the sources given and decide whether they agree or disagree with the above statement. Then I will examine and evaluate each individual piece of evidence in turn and discuss whether or not they are reliable. The evidence I will be using is in the form of sources A to J. I will

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Artur
  • Life After the Great Depression

    Life After the Great Depression

    Life during the Great Depression The Great Depression was a recession that had affected every globalizing country. It started in 1929 with the Stock Market Crash, and it lasted throughout the 1930s. It caused many economic downturns. Unemployment and homelessness increased dramatically. Construction halted; farmers suffered and didn’t make a profit; mining and logging declined because there was no demand for it. The cause of the Great Depression are said to be many. But here

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Great Underpants Debate

    The Great Underpants Debate

    The Great ТUnderpantsУ Debate The fact that some of the most popular literature of our time also happens to be generally perceived as offensive in content is not coincidental. Off-color or offensive texts often inspire controversy, which in turn tends to inspire public interest. Timeless classics such as Of Mice And Men, Fahrenheit 451, and A Separate Peace almost always are among the top books challenged each year by readers who have become disenchanted with

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    Essay Length: 1,520 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • A Great Life

    A Great Life

    Noel was the driver that weekend in Clare, the only musician among his friends who did not drink. They were going to need a driver; the town was, they believed, too full of eager students and eager tourists; the pubs were impossible. For two or three nights they would aim for empty country pubs or private houses. Noel played the tin whistle with more skill than flair, better always accompanying a large group than playing

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Great Migration

    The Great Migration

    The Great Migration was the migration of thousands of African-Americans from the South to the North. African Americans were looking to escape the problems of racism in the South and felt they could seek out better jobs and an overall better life in the North. It is estimated that over 1 million African-Americans participated in this mass movement. The Great Migration created the first large, urban black communities in the North. The North saw its

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    Essay Length: 325 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great By Kenneth W. Dunn Professor Diane Gordon UMUC HIST115 Spring 2005 Introduction Alexander III was born on July 20th, 356 BC to King Philip II and Olympia's. He was born in Pella, Macedonia. In 343 BC Aristotle was hired to educate Alexander at the age of 13. In 338 he commanded for the first time the Calvary during the battle of Chaeronea. Alexander ascends the throne of Macedonia in 336 BC after

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    Essay Length: 1,795 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: David
  • Great Story of My Life

    Great Story of My Life

    In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The leading character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German professor named Hardwigg. He is an uncle to the narrator, Henry (Harry), a simple Englishman. The other man is Hans, a serene Icelandic guide. Professor Hardwigg finds a piece of parchment that

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Great Grey Owls

    Great Grey Owls

    Great Gray Owls I learned many interesting things by reading this article on great grey owls. I really had no knowledge of this species before I began, but I now have a certain respect for them because of the familiarity I have gained. One interesting aspect of these owls is their hunting methods. The great gray owl is a very aggressive hunter when it finds its prey. "These owls don't just pounce, the plunge" (Warren,

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Great Gastsby

    The Great Gastsby

    Cleveland has an intriguing option at guard now that the Bears have released Rex Tucker, brother of Browns right tackle Ryan Tucker. The Browns don’t have a pressing need after adding veterans Joe Andruzzi and Cosey Coleman in free agency, but guard has been a chronic problem for the franchise, and overall line depth is poor. “We would entertain going to Cleveland,” Rex Tucker’s agent, Joe Coletta, told The Repository on Tuesday. “There have been

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Eli Whitney: Great American Inventor

    Eli Whitney: Great American Inventor

    Eli Whitney Great American Inventor Colleen Hogan A.P. History Semester 1, 2002 Eli Whitney was a great American inventor. He was also a noted manufacturer, craftsman, and pioneer. He is best known, of course, for inventing the cotton gin. Many also know him for his manufacturing of interchangeable gun parts. Both of these achievements had profound impact on American history and brought fame to a humble farmer’s son who always tried his best and

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Steve
  • A Fool’s Gold: The Tragedy of Gatsby in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

    A Fool’s Gold: The Tragedy of Gatsby in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

    Jealousy, greed, and deception are all characteristics of evil and have been since the beginning of time. Because of the behavior of those who spitefully use these traits in wickedness, they have been known to cause countless tribulations. Kingdoms have fallen, alliances broken, families divided, and even some friendships couldn’t survive the stranglehold of these evils. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, all of these personalities play a huge part in making for a

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Bred
  • Constantine the Great and His Influence on the Spread of Christianity

    Constantine the Great and His Influence on the Spread of Christianity

    Flavius Valerius Constantinus, also known as Constantine the Great, is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus, which is now known as Nisch Serbia, to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius, the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Jon

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