The Era of Good Feelings As James Madison approached the end of his presidency in 1816‚ a fellow Virginian and Republican—James Monroe—was elected as his successor. Monroe’s presidency was a continuation of the so-called “Virginia Dynasty‚” since all of the presidents between 1801 and 1825 were from Virginia. The fading Federalist Party ran a candidate in the 1816 election for the last time‚ securing only 34 electoral votes compared to Monroe’s 183 votes. Monroe came to the presidency with a solid
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James Joyce James Joyce was born on February 2‚ 1882. He was born in Dublin‚ Ireland. James Joyce’s parents were‚ Mary Jane Joyce and John Joyce. His family was a mid-class family‚ his dad had many different unsuccessful jobs and his mother was an extremely talented piano player. His best subjects in school throughout his whole life were philosophy and languages. In college many of his school papers were published in newspapers and magazines.When James graduated school in 1902 he left Ireland
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LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30‚ 1984)‚ nicknamed "King James"‚ is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) small forward who has also played as a power forward‚ he has been an NBA champion‚ the NBA Finals MVP‚ a three-time NBA MVP‚ and the NBA Rookie of the Year. James is a nine-time NBA All-Star‚ and has been named to eight All-NBA teams and four All-Defensive teams. He is also the Cleveland
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James Madison: “Father of the Constitution” James Madison was the fourth President of America. He is best remembered today as the “Father of the Constitution” and for leading the War of 1812 against Britain. Madison was born on March 16‚ 1751 in Port Conway‚ Virginia‚ and was the oldest of 12 children. He grew up on a large tobacco plantation where his family had about one hundred slaves. When he was 11 years old‚ he began his schooling at a boarding school for five years. However‚ due to health
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CUUL1000-Fundamentals of Culinary Arts 28 February 2013 James Beard: The Dean of American Cuisine James Beard was one of the most famous chefs of the 20th century. He was born May 5‚ 1903‚ and died January 21‚ 1985. Beard was well known for bringing French cuisine to the American middle and upper class population‚ and being the first to bring cooking to television. Julia Childs once described James “Beard was the quintessential American cook. Well-educated and well-traveled during his eighty-two
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James Dewey Watson For my biography‚ I decided to write about the biologist James Dewey Watson. He was born during the 1920’s. Along the side of Francis Crick‚ he was famous for the discovery of the DNA double helix. The way we look at the composition of the human body is different because of them and their research. James Watson was born on April 5‚ 1928 to the parents of James D. Watson and Jean Mitchell. His father back round was of English descent and his mother’s
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Week Two Article Summary James Naismith Being a high school basketball coach‚ and with the vision of being a college coach one day‚ I thought that it would be interesting to write about the founder of basketball. In December 1891‚ Canadian-born James Naismith‚ a physical education teacher at the YMCA training school‚ took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym and invented basketball. In 1893‚ James Naismith replaced the peach basket with iron hoops and a hammock-style basket. Ten
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Major Events During James Madison’s Presidency Tatiana Cabello Social Studies May 24‚ 2006 Ms. Espinoza “The advice nearest to my heart… is that the Union of the States be cherished”(Gaines‚ 34). This was Madison’s final inspirational message to his countrymen‚ which clearly depicts how he had devoted his life in keeping the nation strong and united (Gianes‚ 34). Madison‚ the fourth president of the United States served as president for two terms. Madison also was president
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Jennifer Oast MWF 2:00-2:50 February 10‚ 2012 James A. Baldwin James A. Baldwin‚ a homosexual African-American novelist‚ was once quoted saying that the most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. What it means is that society’s chief concern should be a person who has absolutely nothing to lose by always sticking to their beliefs‚ yet everything to gain. James Baldwin embodies that quote to the absolute fullest. Not only did he push the
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is the bestselling memoir of James McBride‚ a biracial journalist‚ jazz saxophonist‚ and composer whose Jewish mother gave birth to twelve children‚ all of whom she raised in a housing project in Brooklyn. His mother witnessed the premature death of her first husband‚ a reverend‚ and through sheer force of will saw each of her children graduate from college. Her basic household tenets rested on the importance of academic success and the church‚ and many of her children moved on to earn graduate and
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