Glenn Devries Dr. Smith ENG 1302 4/24/08 George Orwell: The Man Behind 1984 Why did you choose George Orwell as your author to research? I chose George Orwell as my author to research because I was interested in learning more about the man behind the novel “1984.” 1984 is a deep novel that is about three totalitarian nations that are always at war with each other in disputed territories so that they can maintain “peace” at their home territory. The three nations are Oceania‚ Eurasia
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George Gershwin George Gershwin‚ was born September 26‚ 1898‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York by the name of Jacob Gershowitz. At the young age of 15‚ George dropped out of school and began playing piano professionally at age 15. Only a few years there after‚ he was to be one of the most sought after musicians in America. A man of many eclectic genres‚ he composed jazz‚ opera and popular songs for stage and screen. Many of his works are now considered to be standards. Gershwin died immediately following
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Even from the very start of John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the uniqueness of George‚ as a character‚ is already noticeable. He is described as "small and quick‚ dark of face‚ with restless eyes and sharp strong features" and has an obvious dominance over the relationship between Lennie and himself. This lets the reader know from a very early stage in the book that George is different‚ and probably the essential character. George’s character seems to be used by Steinbeck to reflect the major
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a complex relationship between George and Lennie through highlighting the stark contrast between the two men. Lennie is tall and round but is also a bit naive. George is short and lean and is very serious. They are trying to get a job on a farm. Steinbeck shows George’s character by writing‚ “George scowled at him‚ and Lennie dropped his head in shame at having forgotten (Steinbeck‚ 22).” This quote reveals that Lennie is forgetful most of the time and that George gets irritated easily when Lennie
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George Washington was a president who was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ and has passed away on December 14‚ 1799. He has passed away because he had a throat infection. He was currently 67 when he has passed away. Washington was elected president on April 30‚ 1789 to March 4‚ 1797. He was running against John Adams‚ who was the vice president. He was the first president elected for the United States ever. As he was elected he had never worked at the white house and he had never stayed in Washington
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King George V “How’s the Empire?” (izquotes). These were the words spoken by King George V on the morning of his death. The king was a man who cared greatly for his people even on his deathbed. In the Leaving a Legacy unit. The way people have been remembered in history has been thoroughly studied. King George V kept the British Empire standing through a world war and the modernization of mankind‚ leaving an everlasting legacy upon history. King George V‚ whose full name is George Frederick Ernest
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George Stubbs is a famous English animal painter and structural designer. Stubbs was born in Liverpool‚ England on August 24th‚ 1724 and was the son of John and Mary Stubbs. Although he lived a long life he died on July 10th‚ 1806 in London. For a short time‚ at the age of fifteen‚ Stubbs had a probationer painter named‚ Hamlet Winstanley. However‚ he left him only after a few weeks therefore‚ he essentially taught himself. Settling in York in approximately 1745‚ he practiced portrait painting however
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The president i was given to research is George W Bush. He was born on July 6‚ 1946 in New Haven Connecticut. His mother and father are Barbara‚ and George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush worked in the oil industry and became a millionaire by the age of 40. His siblings are Jeb‚ Neil‚ Marvin‚ Dorothy bush. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975‚ he worked in oil businesses. Invasion of Panama (1989) – codenamed Operation Just Cause was the result of continuing
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George Washington: American Hero Matthew Chauvin AP US History Maxwell Suitt September 17‚ 2012 When Charles Willson Peale was on the battlefield of Princeton‚ fighting for the independence of America‚ he probably wasn’t thinking that he would paint his commander-in-chief as such an honored hero of the revolutionary era. Neither did he know that he would paint America’s first president‚ a beloved man to this day‚ being named the founding
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The Real Zoe (Parasailing in Lake George) Every summer in the middle of August‚ I go on a week long road trip with my dad. This Summer we stopped at a lot of awesome places‚ but this was definitely my favorite. We went to Lake George Parasailing is when you’re attached to a parasailing thing (parachute like thing)‚ being towed by a boat‚you go super high up. My dad and I thought it looked like fun‚ so we decided
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