Abraham Lincoln In March‚ 1832 Lincoln began his political career with his first campaign for the Illinois General Assembly. He had attained local popularity and could draw crowds as a natural raconteur in New Salem‚ though he lacked an education‚ powerful friends‚ and money‚ which may be why he lost. Lincoln served as New Salem’s postmaster and later as county surveyor‚ all the while reading voraciously. He then decided to become a lawyer and began teaching himself law by reading Blackstone’s
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Wassily Kandinsky became a painter rather late in life. It is only after finishing his studies at the University of Moscow‚ in his early thirties and completely mature that he decides to fully commit to art. This important decision would change his life. However‚ neither himself nor his social and artistic circle‚ could then assume he would encounter a decisive step fifteen years later. The transition to the non-figurative art where he would create his famous Improvisations and Compositions that
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There is an old Latin saying that reads‚ "Dimidum facti qui coepit habet sapere aude" (He who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise.). For proof of this‚ you need look no further than to our thirty-ninth president James Earl Carter Jr.‚ more fondly known as Jimmy Carter. During his presidency‚ Pres. Carter showed himself prudent and often made the wise decision over the popular vote. Jimmy Carter aspired to make government competent and compassionate and his achievements were notable
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Johannes Kepler was born December 27‚ 1571. He was a German mathematician‚ astronomer‚ astrologer‚ and a key figure in the seventeenth century. He is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion. He believed that God had created the world according to an intelligible plan that through the natural light of reason. Kepler’s first major astronomical work‚ Mysterium Cosmographicum‚ was the first published defense of the Copernican system. On July nineteenth 1595 he had an epiphany. He realized
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Ovid‚ the name itself sparks a few thoughts: poetry‚ Latin‚ literature. Indeed‚ he was perhaps the most important and central figure of Latin literature and poems. Behind such status though‚ is a man. A man who lived a life beyond just his writings‚ who worked hard to establish career‚ a man with personal conflicts with his family and society. So‚ why are his works still legendary and an important portion of literary curriculums today? It is because his writing tells stories‚ it sets the reader
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Believe it or not‚ Alfred Hitchcock’s work was inspired by his rough childhood and cruel parents (Biography.com Editors‚ 2016). Although his struggles in early life gave him fear‚ it elevated his level of expertise in the film industry. Alfred Hitchcock created suspenseful works by demonstrating creating and imagining to innovate his perspective on his childhood‚ furthermore illuminating the film industry. The Master of Suspense‚ or in other words‚ Alfred Hitchcock‚ created movies that would later
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knew my future involved law‚ and as I went through high school that love for the justice system expanded into an unparalleled passion for government and politics. Now‚ as a freshman at the University of Iowa studying economics and political science‚ I intend to do whatever is necessary to transform my dreams into a profession. Since moving to campus‚ I have engaged in countless opportunities that have advanced my knowledge‚ and prepared me for a successful career. Of these opportunities‚ my most
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A Pure Genius “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” (Einstein). Albert Einstein was an intelligent person who created many things that help us in today’s world. He was born March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm‚ Germany. He grew up in and attended school in Munich‚ Germany. Einstein got his first diploma at the Central School in Aarau‚ Switzerland‚ and soon after was automatically admitted into Federal Institute of Technology (FIT). Albert Einstein had a very mystical life with events
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This year was truly a year of a challenge. Challenge of establishment‚ that is. The most highlighted perhaps are the ongoing variations of Occupy Wall Street movements‚ where for many months now‚ protesters are still expressing their strong dissatisfaction with the current socioeconomic paradigm. Yet another type of “protester” was awarded the
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Otto Hahn was a German chemist who revolutionized the field of nuclear chemistry. Following a lifelong interest in chemistry‚ he found himself on the forefront of radiochemistry research in the early 20th century. Through a series of chance discoveries‚ he and his fellow researchers brought radiochemistry out of the realm of theoretical research and into actual practical science. One of the practical uses of this research led to the development of nuclear weapons. While Otto Hahn’s lifetime of education
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