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    John Adams was written by David McCullough and published in 2001. The book won McCullough’s second Pulitzer Prize a year after its publication date. Due to its popularity‚ HBO transformed the award-winning book into a seven part TV miniseries‚ which aired during the months of March and April in 2008. David Gaub McCullough was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in the summer of 1933. While a young man‚ McCullough had many career choices‚ ranging from architect‚ actor‚ painter‚ writer‚ to lawyer. In

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    David Ben-Gurion was born in Plonsk‚ Poland in 1886 and educated in a Hebrew school established by his father‚ an ardent Zionist. By his mid-teens‚ Ben-Gurion led a Zionist youth group‚ "Ezra‚" whose members spoke only Hebrew among themselves. At the age of 18 he became a teacher in a Warsaw Jewish school and joined the Socialist-Zionist group "Poalei Zion" (Workers of Zion). Arriving in the Land of Israel in 1906‚ he became involved in the creation of the first agricultural workers’ commune

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    Book Review on: 1776 by David McCullough The Non-Fiction Historical Book 1776 By David McCullough is a historically accurate and in depth view of The American Revolution; starting from The Battle of Bunker Hill‚ Boston‚ Brooklyn‚ New York‚ Fort Washington‚ and ending its Analysis at the Battle of Trenton in 1776. There are many fascinating features‚ trends‚ themes‚ and characteristics used in 1776 that make the book a fluent and enjoyable read. Also the book gives a very detailed and informative

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    Caro‚. . . Martinez D. Lopez Santa-Anna‚ Ramon de Gen. Participants‚ Antonio Chief Mexican Fillsola‚Gen.Jose Urrea‚Gen.JoseMartaTornel‚trans. Carlos E. Castaneda Gen.Vicente (Dallas:P. L. Turner‚ 1956)‚ pp. 103-104. 21 Thomas LawrenceConnelly‚ "Did David Crocket Surrender at the Alamo?: A 26 History (August 1960): 373. Journalof Southern ContemporaryLetter‚"The Days of 22 Forsubstantiation these and other imputedmotives‚see Lon Tinkle‚Thirteen Book Company‚Inc.‚ 1958)‚ pp.75-84‚94-100‚ and to Glory

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    “Class Structure with Reference to David Copperfield” The social changes which took place in the Victorian Period in England left their marks not only upon the United Kingdom‚ but also most of its colonies. Among the many changes are the Industrial Revolution‚ Population boom‚ Emigration‚ Migration‚ Cultural changes‚ Hierarchical class system‚ Technological advancements‚ Scientific discoveries‚ Social unrest‚ Morality and Religion versus Science arguments‚ to name a few. Charles Dickens‚ who is

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    Year 11 Modern History Assessment Task Lachlan Hunter David Lloyd George‚ dominating the later political scene of World War One as an energetic Prime Minister‚ from (1916-1922)‚ played a comprehensive role in establishing and laying the foundations of the modern welfare state. We may think David Lloyd George as Leader for the British nation‚ during the war‚ after H.H.Asquith’s stepped down as prime minister‚ (Due to his unpopularity‚ as the war was not going the way the leaders had originally

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    David Sedaris As David Sedaris grows up he takes upon a very unhealthy habit. AS he gets older he finds himself to get more addicted to cigarettes and changes his whole life s he can adjust himself to make the accessibility of cigarettes easier. Many people who become addicted to cigarettes change their life styles to accommodate their needs. By incorporating‚ similes‚ personification and satire; Sedaris hyperbolizes the idea of being addicted to cigarettes changes the way someone runs their life

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    Henry David Thoreau INTRODUCTION Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ abolitionist‚ naturalist‚ tax resister‚ development critic‚ surveyor‚ historian ‚ philosopher andtranscendentalist. Henry David Thoreau was a complex man of many talents who worked hard to shape his craft and his life. He is best known for his book Walden‚ a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings‚ and his essay‚ Civil Disobedience‚ an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral

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    David Livingstone’s “ Missionary Travels in South Africa” tells the story of David Livingstone’s stay of sixteen year in southern Africa. David Livingstone was a Missionary from Scotland sent to spread the Catholic faith by the London Missionary Society in 1840. The book covers the sixteen years of travel the Livingstone made in southern Africa. Livingstone’s travels took him from Northern Angola across the continent to Tanzania and parts of Mozambique. However‚ the part of book that I studied

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    Indian who accompany them. They make it to the Alamo where Crockett meets Colonel William Travis and Colonel Jim Bowie. The volunteers are successful in holding off Santa Anna’s forces for several days; however‚ the men are finally overrun by sheer force of numbers. All of the men inside are slaughtered including Crockett and his companions. From the start of the movie in 1813‚ to the end of it in 1836‚ one sees many things change. Crockett starts out an Indian fighter under General Jackson’s command

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