Transportation was a viable avenue for England to rid itself of criminals. Many individuals and complete families where transported‚ first‚ to the American colonies and then to Australia and its surrounding islands of Van Diemen’s Land. Through this type of punishment the United Kingdom hoped to rid itself of variants and to begin colonization of a new colony in a distant land in hopes of further expanding the empire. By expanding the empire through transportation these convicts brought with them
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BIOGRAPHY OF O. HENRY O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina on September 11‚ 1862. At age of 20 (1882) he moved to Texas‚ where he had various jobs. He married Athol Estes in 1887; they had a son and a daughter. His wife died from tuberculosis in 1897. In 1894 while working for First National Bank in Austin‚ Porter was accused of stealing $4000. He went to prison in Columbus
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Henry Heimlich is an American Thoracic Surgeon‚ and is also known for creating the “Heimlich Maneuver”. Heimlich was a very smart intelligent man. He has thought of ways to save lives today that no one else would have thought of. Dr. Heimlich invented the chest drain valve‚ gastric tube operation and much more. Thankfully for this man today doctors have saved thousands of lives. Heimlich was born on February 1920 (age 95)‚ Wilmington‚ Delaware. (Henry Heimlich). Before fame he graduated from Cornell
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Henry David Thoreau "Simplify! was Thoreau ’s motto" in his life (Stanley 20). He showed people how to live simple life by living a simple life in Walden. Due to Thoreau ’s efforts and works on nature people considers a nature an important part in their lives‚ as a result nature became one of the top topics in 21st century. Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12‚ 1817‚ in Concord‚ Massachusetts (Meltzer 11). His parents were John Thoreau and Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau (12). Henry had three siblings
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Henry Ford Henry Ford was one of America’s greatest businesspersons‚ the founder of Ford Motor Company and the man largely responsible for mass production in the American economy. This achievement led Ford to becoming a rich and famous man. Ever since Ford was a child‚ he had a dream to become an engineer and to manufacture cars. He began to pursue his dream when he introduced the Assembly line‚ by breaking down production into simple tasks. He lowered the skill level needed to work in a factory
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However‚ there has been only one crime that sets history as “the crime of the century.” The crime was committed by Henry Thaw‚ an obsessed and insane man with affection over the actress Evelyn Nesbit. Evelyn revolved around the love triangle of Henry Thaw‚ and Stanford white‚ a well known architect. However‚ the Triangle gets weird when Evelyn was sixteen‚ Stanford White was fifty-two‚ and Henry Thaw was thirty-five. This story is filled with love‚ murder‚ revenge‚ and sex. Evelyn Nesbit was born on Christmas
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green apple and other times like apples and oranges. In this case we are comparing Henry V‚ this great king who is honorable‚ noble‚ and a great leader and a young to some despicable peasant girl who thinks she can tell people what to do because she is a prophet from God. These two characters although have the same goals‚ be a leader and prove yourself to your people‚ could not be further opposites. In the plays Henry V and Saint Joan the difference in class is apparent with him being noble and her
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good depiction of this concept is the movie Regarding Henry‚ which features a main character‚ Henry Turner‚ who must rethink his entire life after facing a life threatening shot to the head. The movie portrays Henry as a top of the line lawyer who is constantly living in the Id frame of mind. He‚ however‚ must reevaluate his character and thus allow the Superego to take control in order to better himself and his family. Throughout the movie‚ Henry performs many behaviors that exhibit the fact that
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the transportation of the plague would come to play. As the rodents feasted on the waste‚ the plague-infested fleas would jump to the nearest passerby. "The most devastating to England was the bubonic plague. Also known as‚ ""The Black Death"‚ because of the black spots
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Regarding Henry in 1991‚ by director Mike Nichols‚ starring Harrison Ford‚ an angry hard nosed businessman‚ Henry‚ played by Harrison Ford‚ takes a trip to buy some cigarettes but is shot by a robber‚ putting him into a state of not having the ability to speak or move. He goes
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