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U.S. Civil War Gen. Joseph Hooker

chose to split the Confederate army into two groups, nonetheless. "Lee left 10,000 men under Jubal Early, while he and Thomas Ston...

Dickens and His Life

would never come true" for his father was arrested and then sent off to prison for failing to pay a debt (Anonymous Charles Dicken...

Lives and Learning by Plato and Augustine

text in which he is painstakingly honest, demonstrates that his spiritual path was not easy. It is clear from the beginning that t...

Sylvia Plath's Literary Contributions

bees), and her mother, a former student of Otto Plaths, a high school teacher (Bloom 1). Although Dr. Otto Plath suffered from ca...

Looking at 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Songbook'

was three years old (Bailey, 2002). Although she was born in Virginia, she grew up in New York. In fact, she only lived in the sou...

Overview of the Life and Times of F. Scott Fitzgerald

recognized and encouraged Fitzs literary talents, anything outside that parameter was not worth his time, attention or study, unle...

Biography of Bill Gates

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington ("Gates" PG). His knickname was, or at least his family called him,...

Socrates

would have meant he was born in 469 B.C. (Taylor 4). According to Socrates trial indictment, he was born in Alopeke, which was lo...

Biography of Bob Marley

his genre, but his music made pop charts in the United States. He was able to break through barriers that other musicians could no...

Life and Mathematics Contributions of Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri

Omni Naevo Vindicatus (1733) Saccheris early work on non-euclidean geometry was considered to be very important, although he did n...

The Last Manchu Emperor Henry P'u Yi

Biographical information is provided. Various issues are addressed. His imprisonment in China as well as when he had to endure ho...

Biography of George Washington

In six pages this papre presents a biographical profile of George Washington and considers the objectives he may have established ...

Biography of Mathematician Josiah Willard Gibbs

In fifteen pages this Yale professor and U.S. mathematician is considered in a biographical overview. Four sources are cited in t...

Sistine Madonna by Raphael

In five pages Raphael's life is considered in a brief biographical profile but the focus is an artistic analysis of the painting w...

Federal Power and the Federalist Papers

Constitution of the United States. As such, he had much influence on the early decisions made in the Congress. One of the biggest ...

A Biography of Alice Munro

bootleggers and prostitutes and hangers-on lived" (Fraser, 2001; wls-fraser.shtml). She claims that these were the people she knew...

The Novelist Honoré de Balzac

He went to school at Coll?ge de Vend?me and the Sorbonne as well (PG). He left for Paris, despite parental opposition in 1819 ("Bi...

'The Spectacles' by Edgar Allan Poe and His Use of Satire

In ten pages this research paper provides a biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe along with critical assessment but the central ...

Ho Chi Minh by William Duiker

The biographical profile of Ho Chi Minh and his leadership offered by William Duiker is the focus of this paper consisting of six ...

Style Analysis of Bound Feet and Western Dress by Pang Mei N. Chang

is from this aspect of her style that the narrative gains much of its strength. It is as if the reader is present, sitting at the...

Ann Blackman's Biography on Madeleine Korbel Albright

and not dependent upon a man to pave the way. The biography is single-minded in its efforts to expose the root of Albrights uncom...

Einhard's Life of Charlemagne

In five pages the ways in which Charlemagne was able to keep his kingdom intact while expanding its size is considered within the ...

2 Biographies on US President Woodrow Wilson

addressed his domestic and foreign tasks while in office. Mention of Wilsons Fourteen Points speech is considerable and detailed ...

Biography of Frederick II

In four pages the 18th century English King Frederick II is the focus of this biographical profile of his life, politics, and reig...

Comparative Analysis of Biographies on Henry David Thoreau

comparing Hardings book, Days of Henry Thoreau: A Biography with Finks work, it becomes clear as to how Finks scholarship provides...

Lou Cannon's Reagan

In five pages this paper critically reviews Lou Cannon's unbiased biographical portrait of President Ronald Reagan entitled simply...

Ernest Hemingway the Man and His Writings

This paper consists of five pages and includes a biographical sketch of Ernest Hemingway, details on his work including frequent t...

The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull by Lois B. Underhill

out on their children. Faced with two parents that were obviously emotionally disturbed, young Victoria developed coping mechani...

An Analysis of the Film 'Selena'

The biographical film of Tejano singing sensation Selena Quintanilla Perez is considered in a research paper consisting of 4 pages...

Chinese Life of Author Pang Mei Natasha Chang in Bound Feet and Western Dress

In five pages this paper examines the portrayal of women in this biographical text. There are no other sources listed....