Robert Yates was an American politician and was part of the Philadelphia Convention. Yates was born on January 27‚ 1738 in Schenectady‚ NY. Between 1771 and 1775‚ Yates sat on the Albany board of Alderman. Robert Yates spent most of his political life as a judge‚ and was well regarded by New Yorkers of all political casts. During the pre-revolution years‚ Yates was one of the Radical Whigs‚ but once the revolution did break out he served on the Albany committee of safety and represented his county
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Daniel Boone was a hunter‚ farmer‚ explorer‚ and outdoorsman who contributed to the expansion of America during his lifetime by navigating through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky. Daniel Boone was born on November 2‚ 1734‚ near Reading‚ Pennsylvania. Boone was sixth of eleven children born to Squire Boone‚ a land speculator and farmer‚ and Sarah Morgan. He was the son of Quaker parents who valued hard work. He learned some simple skills including blacksmithing but had very little formal education
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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She became a leading public health activist during her lifetime. Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3‚ 1821‚ in Bristol‚ England. As a girl‚ she moved with her family to the United States‚ where she first worked as a teacher. Despite widespread opposition‚ she later decided to attend medical college and graduated first in her class‚ thus also becoming the first woman to receive her M.D. in the United
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Greek and Roman civilization. Christianity played a major role in Renaissance art. David was an important figure in more than one religion. In the Christian religion David was depicted as the youngest son of Jesse‚ who was a descendant of Jesus Christ‚ that was sent o the battle lines to bring new of his brothers. While at the front of battle he heard the giant Goliath’s defiance instill fear in the men of Israel. David unexpectedly offered to fight Goliath and actually killed him using only his sling
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redoubtably agree with the statement made about David Lurie in J.M Coetzee’s novel Disgrace. The first impression that I and most readers dig into is that David Lurie is a selfish‚ and disgusting pig. Once we become more open minded about David and look at other issues surrounding his pigish behaviours‚ we see that there is a combination of wreckless and humane characteristics‚ which in turn contradicts the other in the novel‚ as there is not one point where David Lurie is completely defined as one of the
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I Am David is a book about a brave‚ daring‚ and serious boy named David written by Anne Holm. David is a twelve year old boy looking for his mom. David needs to get to Denmark where he will find his mom. David is faced with many challenges along the way to get to Denmark. He gets rides from many people on his way to many place along the way to Denmark. David is a twelve year old boy that is brave for escaping the concentration camp where he was born. All David knows is the camp so surviving on the
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"David‚" written by Earle Birney is a very emotional piece. The poem is narrative as told through the eyes of Bob‚ David’s friend. One of the themes that follow throughout this poem is the onset of maturity and all the barriers that must be over come. The tone is a cynical one‚ when Bob is asked by David to push him over the edge to his death. This poem also includes figurative language and poetic devices that help to develop an element of suspense‚ complication‚ and emotion. Birney has created a
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The novel I am David was written by Anne Holm. It is a story about love‚ loss‚ sacrifice‚ and self discovery. It is a fictional story that shows how cruel and hard life can be. David is a young boy who goes looking for his place in the world. The novel showed David’s journey of self discovery much better than the movie did. The novel showed more sacrifice‚ forgiveness‚ loyalty‚ and passion. King was a very important character in the novel and was completely taken out of the movie. King was
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1. Who commissioned this sculpture of David and why? Agostino di Duccio‚ an assistant to the Ronald‚ Donatello who first commissioned David. His planned was mind force separate blocks‚ one piece to head‚ hand and the body. 2. Who was the first sculptor to work on this commission? The first sculptor to work on Michelangelo commission was Donatello. 3. Who was the second sculpture to work on this commission? The second sculptor to work on Michelangelo commission was Antonio Rosalina. 4. How much time
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The Star of David. The symbol for Jewish religion and the emblem of the state of Israel‚ most commonly known for its use during WWII in present day society. The star became popular in 1897 and began it’s debut on synagogues during the 17th century. The Magen David or Shield of David‚ more commonly known as the Star of David‚ actually has no biblical reference yet is attributed to have deep theological significance. In the middle ages‚ Jews often were required to wear badges to identify themselves
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