a prison break. Before fingerprints were in common use‚ police had to write detailed notes about every suspect they took into custody. Heres how they described the tank: Height 2 archins‚ 41/2 vershoks. Body medium. Age 23 features: Second and third toe of the left foot attacked. Appearance: Ordanary. Hair dark brown. Beard and moustaches: Brown. Nose straight and long. Forehead straight but low. Face long‚ sworthy and pockmarked. This biography is about Joseph Stalin. Stalin was known for being the
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Brandon Sanchez Susan Dean English 1302.1014 18 January 2015 W.W. Jacobs “The monkeys paw” W.W. Jacobs is considered to have written “one of the most popular horror stories ever written” (“Hoppenstand‚ Gary: 1998 151-163” 1). In addition W.W. Jacobs “Used to be regarded as a master of the humorous short story during his life time.” (“Hoppenstand‚ Gary: 1998 151-163” 1). Jacobs “was a reclusive writer who spurned publicity yet whose work attracted the public imagination.” (“Bowman‚ Michele: 1997
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Joseph Andrews as a Picaresque Novel Joseph Andrews as a Picaresque Novel Joseph Andrews‚ or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams‚ was the first published full-length novel of the English author and magistrate Henry Fielding and among the first novels in the English language. Henry Fielding along with Samuel Johnson is considered to be the founder of English novel. Henry Fielding was in fact a satirist and initially he was known for his satirical
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Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union as a virtual dictator between 1928 and 1954. During the first ten years of his rule Stalin introduced dramatic change to the Soviet Union in the areas of industrialisation‚ agriculture‚ culture and education. While there were some benefits for both the nation and the people with respect to the consequences of his policies on industrialisation and education‚ the impact of his policies regarding agriculture‚ and culture was overwhelmingly damaging to the Russian
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of Jack the Ripper: Joseph Barnett Sadman Abu Louise Arbour Secondary School Purpose The purpose of this report is to solve the case of Jack the Ripper and explaining why Joseph Barnett is the true murderer. Profile of a Killer Joseph Barnett was born on 1858‚ in Whitechapel‚ England. He lived in a family of 7 (2 parents‚ 5 kids). His father‚ a fish porter‚ passed away when Joseph was only 6 years old‚ and shortly after‚ his mother abandoned the family‚ leaving Joseph to be raised by his two
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If people back in Joseph Stalin’s era described in one word‚ most people back then would say he was‚ “horrifying.” Joseph Stalin would be described as a brutal and unforgiving leader. Joseph Stalin would be known as one of the most ruthless and most evil men in the course of world history‚ but would help Russia and the Soviet Union’s economies. Joseph Stalin was born Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili on December 18‚ 1878 in the small town of Gori in the European country‚ Georgia. Georgia at that
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musical talents and outlook with the world‚ contributing different elements that aided in making the Classical Period renown. One of these artists was Joseph Haydn. Known as “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the Sting Quartet‚” Hayden left a commodious musical impact on the world that causes him to be one of the most renown musicians of all time. Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau‚ Austria‚ on March 31‚ 1732 to Mattias Haydn‚ a wheelwright‚ and Maria‚ a cook. Both of his parents
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The author of this source is Jacob A. Riis‚ who was an immigrant from Denmark migrated to the United States‚ New York in 1870 to seek a better future. It was at this period of time‚ where vast numbers of immigrants enter the country. Riis life in New York initially was challenging as he experienced working odd jobs as well as being financially unstable however‚ that soon changed after he became a famous journalist in the late 18th century. Being an advocate for the poor immigrants‚ he began to write
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Quote a. “We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good distance in ten years. Either we do it‚ or they crush us.” b. This quote from the excerpt of Joseph Stalin‚ “On Soviet Industrialization Speech to Industrial Managers‚” February 1931 is significant because Stalin talks about how they will not have the chance of rising to the top and keeping their independence if they lower their tempo at all. He states that they are extremely behind other countries that are advanced
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Lab Text Questions 1. Who was Joseph Bell? What was unique or different about his approach to patients from what is common today? Joseph Bell‚ born December 2nd‚ 1837 and died on October 4th‚ 1911‚ was a Scottish lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the 19th century (1801-1900) as well as an inspiration for the literary character Sherlock Holmes. His approach to patients emphasized the importance of close observation in making a diagnosis; to do so‚ he would pick out
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