Henry Berry Lowrie was born in present day Pembroke‚ North Carolina. It is believed he was a ruthless gang leader amongst the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina during the Civil War. Lowrie was a mixture of Scottish and Native American descent and was the youngest of 10 children. The story of the outlaw Henry Berry Lowrie is one of the most powerful Lumbee legends in history. It is believed that the name Henry Berry can be traced back to the Lost Colony’s ship roster at Roanoke. (Dare) According
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The Flivver King: A Story of Ford America In the early 1900’s Henry Ford developed the idea of “a wagon that will run without a horse”.1 This idea and Ford’s success changed America and its people forever. The development of the automobile played a tremendous role in the economy‚ labor unions and society. Generally‚ when most people think of Henry Ford they reflect upon his wealth and contributions to the transportation industry as an infinitely positive phenomenon. It is thought that aside
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The Progression of Henry Adams’ Education Education is vital to human development. This is believed because if it weren’t for education‚ one’s knowledge would never fully develop‚ and maturity could not be reached. Although some may be resistant to education that is forced upon them such as undergraduate studies‚ these vital years may just set the stage for the rest of one’s scholastic career. A suitable representative of this description would be Henry Adams‚ a man who at first hated the education
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days could not have been possible if it wasn’t for Henry Bessemer. Today we can see that big countries‚ especially cities‚ are heavily influenced on tall skyscrapers. Structures and many architectures were stronger and lasted longer when Henry Bessemer developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively. But how could one improvement in steel manufacture change the rest of society for nearly the whole world? At the time of Henry Bessemer’s death in 1898- that father of the steel industry
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Jennifer Castillo Mrs. Gates 4A Henry David Thoreau “It’s both a blessing and a curse to feel everything so very deeply”(d.j). “The Moon” is a poem about a man who fell in love with the moon. The man has a faulty life‚ but his love for the moon helps him look past the life he hates. The man describes his love for the moon in a passionate way‚ and his love for her makes him lose sight of the problems within his life. He sees the moon’s light as a sign that darkness is beauty a
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Biography of Henry D. Thoreau Henry David Thoreau is an American who has an legacy that goes on forever from his extraordinary writings. Thoreau’s writings varied different genres. This ability of writing with a different variety of genres gave an positive affect or touched many people in a way that had driven them to do something great. Therefore ‚ his contributions to the world of literature are numerous his works touched a world wide audience. which makes his reputation great as a writer. Consequently
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The Success Story of Henry Ford Henry Ford’s contribution as a leader can be best summed up by the following quote: “I will build a motorcar for the great multitude‚” (Brainy‚ 2001). He didn’t invent the assembly line; he innovated it. He enabled cars to be manufactured at a lower cost so that the average person could purchase one rather than just the rich. With this goal in mind‚ 55% of all cars at the time were Henry’s Model T (Interesting‚ 2008). This revolutionized the automobile
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Henry Bessemer was a very successful inventor who created many useful items that people use daily. One of his most important inventions was steel. Steel is a major item that everyone uses everyday such as home goods‚ tools‚ and parts for transportation. Henry Bessemer was born on January 19‚ 1813 in Charlton Hertfordshire‚ England. His father was an engineer and was interested in the production of metal printing. Bessemer left school early to work for his father; he was very interested in metallurgy
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Henry V used ethos and pathos to convince his army to fight along his side during one of the many battles in the Hundred Years War. This battle in particular was the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Right before they went off to battle‚ Henry used pathos much to his advantage. It’s not easy to go into battle‚ especially if you have no other choice than to go into battle. But he easily gains his army’s trust my insuring them of the future‚ “He that outlives this day‚ and comes safe home…‚” this gives
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Henry Clay Sr. was born on April 12‚ 1777‚ in Hanover County‚ Virginia‚ into a modest family with adequate wealth to support the education for him and his four surviving siblings. Clay was born in the midst of the Revolutionary War and witnessed the horrors first hand‚ as British soldiers ransacked his family residence at the age of three (biography.com). Through family connections‚ Clay was able to land a clerkship under Virginia jurist George Wythe and he quickly proved himself to be valuable and
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