Thomas Alva Edison Born February 11‚ 1847 Milan‚ OH Died October 18‚ 1931 West Orange‚ NJ 1859-1862 Works as a newsboy and candy butcher on the trains of the Grand Trunk Railroad 1863-1867 Works as an operator in telegraph offices in various Midwest cities and conducts experiments with telegraph apparatus. 1868 Works as an operator at the Western Union Telegraph Company’s main office in Boston and receives support from local entrepreneurs for his electrical inventions. 1869 (Boston)
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Thomas Jefferson The third president of the United States was Thomas Jefferson. He had been the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. In an age of great men Jefferson was remarkable for his wide-ranging curiosity on many subjects. He helped the United States get started‚ and his plans for the future helped it grow. Many of the good things Americans enjoy today have come from Jefferson’s devotion to human rights. Jefferson is often called the
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Edward Jenner Edward Jenner‚ ultimately‚ developed and introduced the world’s first vaccine—the smallpox vaccine‚ which allowed for the eradication of the smallpox virus from the entire world. The remarkable Jenner was born on May 17‚ 1749 in Berkeley‚ Glouchestershire‚ England as the eighth child among nine (Allen 47). At the very young age of five‚ he became an orphan and lived with and was taken care of by an older brother (Jenner 1). Nevertheless‚ he would grow up to be an incredibly famous
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Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy‚ written by Trevor Johnson‚ is the detailed journey through the life of one of England’s greatest writers. This biography describes some of the major details of his life such as his family‚ his education‚ and his major works. 	Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 at the Village of Upper Bochampton. He was the child of a country stonemason. Hardy was the third Thomas of his family. His mother’s maiden name was Jemima Hand and she and her husband led Hardy to have an
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Analysis Early American History is filled with influential figures that helped our country become the nation we are today. You hear about all the famous Americans like George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin growing up in grade school‚ and how they helped in our drive for independence. There also is however many people who’s importance to our revolution are not as celebrated. One of these men is Thomas Paine‚ who wrote Common Sense‚ a pamphlet anonymously
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October 8‚ 2014 Thomas Paine Who was Thomas Paine? Thomas Paine is a British‚ American born on January 29‚ 1737. He was born in Thetford‚ England. He was a political activist‚ philosopher‚ and revolutionist. Throughout his early lifespan‚ he had different jobs but he wasn’t known until he became a journalist. In 1774‚ he moved to America and during his time in Philadelphia‚ he became a journalist. He then published “Common Sense” in 1776 which remains one of the most important documents written
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may be utilized to highlight implications in the less emphatic aspects of the photograph. For Edward Curtis‚ the environment serves to highlight its vital role in a particular culture’s identity. The implementation of the natural landscape serves to both establish a tone of serene contemplation and explore the vital role of the environment within the Native American cultural realm. In The Idle Hour‚ Edward Curtis presents a stationary approach to his photogravure by presenting the aesthetic similarities
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How successful was Edward the confessor in dealing with his problems? By Daniel Beer Edward the Confessor did not really solve or deal with his problems as King of England very well. Edward the Confessor was a strong but often ruthless Monarch. He managed to restore the Royal authority of the House of Wessex‚ which had been weakened after years of Danish rule. In his early years Edward restored the traditional strong monarchy‚ showing himself as vigorous and ambitious man. Edward’s reputation has
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diseases but fortunately noteworthy breakthroughs in medicine went hand in hand with science and assisted in extending human life. This was reassuring because epidemics eliminated more people than did wars‚ droughts‚ or natural disasters put together. Edward Jenner may have been a person who believed that prevention was the best cure. Like a good scientist‚ he observed that milkmaids contaminated with cowpox never got smallpox even during an epidemic. In 1796 he developed a vaccine from the liquid in
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writing romantic verses. Being an innocent‚ Sassoon’s reaction to the realities of the war were all the more bitter and violent -- both his reaction through his poetry and his reaction on the battlefield (after the death of fellow officer David Thomas and his brother Hamo at Gallipoli). Sassoon sadness‚ he believed that the Germans were entirely to blame. Sassoon showed innocence by going public to protest against the war. Luckily‚ his friend and fellow poet Robert Graves convinced the review board
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