In fourteen hundred and ninety two‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. This childhood rhyme taught to me by my mother nearly 16 years ago to remember the year Christopher Columbus discovered America. This rhyme along with the names of his three ships: The Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria served me well all through grade school‚ high school‚ and part of college when studying this valiant explorer. I say part of college‚ because now here in 2012 I have learned new truths about Christopher Columbus and
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Works Cited 1. "Buster Keaton Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 26 Mar. ___2014. 2. Dale‚ Alan S. "Comedy Is a Man in Trouble." Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in ___American Movies. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota‚ 2000. 1-4. Google Books. ___Google. Web. 22 Mar. 2014. 3. Goodwin‚ Martin. "Dr. Toon: The Evolution of Animated Comedy." Animation World ___Network. N.p.‚ 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. 4. Hall‚ Grey. "A Cartoon History: 70 Years of Tom and Jerry
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Literature." Realism in American Literature. Department of English‚ Washington State University‚ 8 Sept. 2011. Web. 21 Dec. 2012. Frenz‚ Horst. "Pearl Buck- Biography." Noble Prize. The Noble Foundation. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. Matterson‚ Stephen. "1860s-1900s Realism." PBS. Educational Broadcasting Corporation‚ Mar. 2007. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. "Pearl S. Buck Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. Taylor‚ Peter Shawn. "Pearl Buck to Pearl Harbor; How a much-loved novel won over Depression-era
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singer-songwriter‚ musician‚ composer‚ and screenwriter; he was even nominated for an Oscar because of his song “A boy named Sue” performed by Johnny Cash ("Shel Silverstein Biography"). Silverstein started his career in the U.S. Army while he worked at a magazine company writing poems and songs (“Shel Silverstein Biography”). Later on‚ Silverstein became a children’s author and his books were among the most beloved by children‚ the most famous being “The Giving Tree” (“Shel Silverstein Essay - Silverstein
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Martin Cooper (inventor) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Martin Cooper Cooper‚ 2010 Born December 26‚ 1928 (age 85) Chicago‚ Illinois‚ U.S. Residence Del Mar‚ California‚ U.S. Nationality American Education Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E.; M.S.E.E.) Occupation Inventor Entrepreneur Executive Employer Motorola Founder & CEO of ArrayComm Co-Founder & Chairman of Dyna LLC Known for Inventing the handheld cellular Mobile phone. Making world ’s first handheld cellular
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released‚ sound was introduced to the motion picture industry. Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie‚ the world’s first synchronized sound cartoon‚ which premiered at the Colony Theater in New York on November 18‚ 1928 (Walt Disney‚ Biography). On December 21‚ 1937‚ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs‚ the first full-length animated musical feature‚ premiered at the Carthay Theater in Los Angeles. The film produced at the highly cost of $1‚499‚000 during the extents of the Depression‚ the
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jazz. At age twelve Louis fired a pistol in the streets of New Orleans on New Years and was confined in the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. At the school he learned to play cornet. After being released at age fourteen‚ Louis Armstrong worked selling papers‚ unloading boats‚ and selling coal from a cart. As Louis was working and hanging in the streets he heard a lot of jazz being played at local dancehalls‚ parties‚ bars‚ and balls. Even though Louis didn’t own any instruments he still frequented many
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Biography of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States‚ is recognized for his many accomplishments during the 18th century. Not only was he a president‚ but Jefferson was the author of The Declaration of Independence‚ a founding father of the United States‚ and the founder of the University of Virginia. Jefferson was a brilliant political writer who used his writing skills to separate the United States of America from Great Britain and to protect the rights of
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Often he and his family faced racism‚ notes like "Nigger‚ go home" would be placed on his desk‚ and on their first day‚ a brick was thrown through their front window. He dropped out of school after being accused of plagiarism for a twenty-page paper on Napoleon. Thereafter‚ he continued his education through the Negro section in the library and the conversations during his job at a café shop. Then he enlisted in the Army for three years‚ serving only a year before being discharged. It was
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS 250 Laureen Wendt University of Phoenix Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was born in Glasgow‚ Scotland. Pinkerton was a cooper and barrel maker by trade and in his early years he became involved and sought political and social reform. Pinkerton left Scotland and moved to Chicago in 1842 and here he obtained a position as a deputy sheriff of Cook County. Over time Pinkerton realized he had a knack for catching criminals. He also believed
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