Born on May 27th‚ 1794 ‚to Cornelius and Phebe Vanderbilt‚ in Staten Island‚ New York; he was the youngest of four children. Cornelius’ father‚ Cornelius sr.‚ was a seaman in Port Richmond‚ and he was impressed with the young Cornelius’ skills on the water. The death of Cornelius’ brother‚ Jacob‚ allowed Cornelius to drop out of school and work on the docks. Cornelius was an athletic child; he was often in rowing competitions and sailed like the
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HOW TO FORGET SOMEONE YOU LOVE How do we forget someone that has been a part of our lives for a quite some time? We find it hard at times when we actually want to forget them but still can’t because they’ve been “something” to us. Some get depressed‚ and some get stressed out with the things around them some get drunk and put their selves to trouble just to forget the hurt that they feel. But where do they end up? Some in the jail for their stupidity‚ some are stuck in the past and don’t
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The 1800’s was the beginning of something new for America‚ It was the rise of American industry. Cornelius Vanderbilt had a huge role in American industry. Vanderbilt was responsible for developing much of the the transportation system in the middle and later part of the 19th century in the North East part of the United States. He was responsible for both boats and trains. I think Cornelius Vanderbilt has made a huge impact on the American Industry because of what he has accomplished in his
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one who loves‚ one who makes who feel warm‚ one who lakes you feel comfortable‚ one who make you cry and smile‚ one who cheers you up‚ one who tells you that everything is going to be okay‚ one who you thinks about when you’re far away from home‚ one who you would feel very sorry after you have hurt her‚ one who you would never want to loose‚ one who you would die rather than losing her. That’s the one who I call her mum. Whenever I am supposed to write a composition about someone who I love most
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poems‚ "How Do I Love Thee" and "The Definition of Love" Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Andrew Marvell use figurative language‚ imagery‚ diction and tone to depict love as a feeling and less on the object of love. Browning believes that love doesn’t have boundaries‚ physical nor spiritual. However Marvell believes love and fate are an opposing force always battling. In this sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning‚ love is everything and the poet tries to list the different types of love that she feels
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How Do I Love Thee Elizabeth Barrett Browning asks‚ “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” (439). There are innumerable ways you are able to love to another individual. Each line of the poem answers her original question‚ and then goes on to prove (with evidence) that her love is indeed real. Browning describes and expresses her distinct feelings very literally about the one she loves in this poem. She explains love by listing and describing many of the ways that she knows how to love and compares
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age- I started at a young age‚ and I turned out great. It brings experience to make you like the sport‚ and you do not want to start at age ten‚ because there is people who have started way before you and they will most likely be better than you. So if you start early‚ you will get a head start on the sport that you want to play. It also makes you figure out what happens when you get to the next level‚ instead of being brought into a high intensity level where you won’t play much‚ but if you did start
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shipping empire and self made multimillionaire‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt helped to create a large railroad system and turn it into the big industry that it was in the 19th century and what it is now. He also did the same thing with the shipping industry. Vanderbilt changed the industries of America by introducing a way of transportation of people and goods that is effective and quicker than anything that has been created before. Seen as a Robber Baron‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt owned many monopolies in different
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the book is I Love My Hair!. The book is story about a little girl and her mother combing the little girl’s hair every night. The author Tarpley tried to deliver a message in her book by short narrative story to get the message easily. She impart a reassuring message for all children about importance of appreciating what they look like as part of who they are. Also‚ she delivers the story‚ like a gift‚ allowing the reader to discover its powerful message page by page. In “I Love My Hair” story
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missing her mother. She tells about her missing feeling in her heart. This poem makes us realize that it important to spend your time with yours mother and make a lot of memory together or you will regret later. After we read and understand the contents of the poem‚ we think the poem is very nice because it can remind you the important person in your life. The poem is easy to understand. For us‚ the poem is about the historical or someone past experience. The poem kinder touch our heart and some part of
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