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    Ulysses S. Grant

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    Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27‚ 1822‚ in Point Pleasant‚ Ohio. He was entrusted with command of all U.S. armies in 1864‚ and relentlessly pursued the enemy during the Civil War. In 1869‚ at age 46‚ Grant became the youngest president theretofore. Though Grant was highly scrupulous‚ his administration was tainted with scandal. After leaving the presidency‚ he commissioned Mark Twain to publish his best-selling memoirs. President Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant. His

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    General Robert E. Lee and General Grant during the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was not as well known at the start of the Civil War as Robert E. Lee but proved to be just as valuable during the war. As a soldier‚ Grant believed‚ “When in doubt‚ fight.” And he did fight. He won fame for demanding unconditional (complete) surrender from the Southern commanders he was fighting. In fact‚ people in the North began saying Grant’s initials‚ “U.S.‚” stood for “Unconditional Surrender.” In battle‚ Grant was tough

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    Robert Menzies

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    Robert Gordon Menzies was Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister. He held the office twice‚ from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. Altogether he was Prime Minister for over 18 years – still the record term for an Australian Prime Minister. Robert Menzies was born in Victoria in 1894. He went to primary school in Ballarat‚ then to a high school at Wesley College in Melbourne. He graduated in law from the University of Melbourne in 1916 and became a barrister in 1918. He débuted in court

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    Robert Graves

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    this site About the Trust About the Society Copyright Info Gravesiana Conference research resources database bibliography diary books on graves canellun library multimedia Canellun: Robert Graves ’ Home Portraits of Robert Graves audio: The White Goddess audio: Selected Poetry audio: More Selected Poetry audio: Even More Selected Poetry 1974 BBC Radio Interview bibliography searchable bibliography poetry fiction

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    Robert Frost

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    Robert Frost has been described as an ordinary man with a deep respect for nature‚ talking to ordinary people. To what extent do you agree with this view? Poetry is a literary medium which often resonates with the responder on a personal level‚ through the subject matter of the poem‚ and the techniques used to portray this. Robert Frost utilises many techniques to convey his respect for nature‚ which consequently makes much of his poetry relevant to the everyday person. The poems “Stopping by Woods

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    Abstract: Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts Wars and conflicts may determine the rise or fall of great leaders. Even today‚ such leaders are portrayed as martyrs for their impeccable courage and valor on the battlefield. In Bruce Catton’s essay‚ Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts‚ he reveals the different leadership styles of both generals and then presents the strength of two conflicting currents that entered into a final collision‚ the Civil War. Catton introduces a sentiment of excitement and

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    Robert Burns

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    Ivan Franko National University in Lviv Faculty of Foreign Languages Department of Translation Studies LEXICAL AND STYLISTIC PECULIARITIES OF ROBERT BURNS’ SONGS AND THEIR REPRODUCTION IN TRANSLATION (based on Robert Burns ’ song and their translation by Mykola Lukash) Course paper Done by a 3rd -year student Olha Komarnytska

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    Robert Schumann

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    Robert Schumann Robert Alexander Schumann was born in the small riverside town of Zwickau‚ Saxony‚ in 1810.The youngest of five children‚ Robert Schumann was brought up in comfortable‚ middle-class respectability. As a child‚ he apparently exhibited no remarkable abilities. At the age of six‚ Robert was sent to the local preparatory school‚ run by Archdeacon Dohner. He had in fact already begun his education‚ with the young tutor who gave lessons in exchange for board and lodging at the Schumann

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    GRANT AND LEE: A COMPARISON AND CONTRAST Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are two of the most effective military leaders in American history. These men have become symbolic of the two nations at conflict during the Civil War. Both had very different backgrounds and personalities that caused them to differ in their military leadership and accomplishments. Even though General Lee would surrender his army to General Grant‚ Lee throughout the course of the war proved himself

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    Robert Frost

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    4‚ 2007 Analogy of Robert Frost Poetry. Robert Frost‚ who was born in March 26 1874‚ was a writer of traditional aspects portraying his life and his view of nature Frost was a person of form‚ he always played by the rules and even within the poems he wrote. Frost is considered one of the greatest twentieth century poets. His poetry was written by certain structural rules. Robert Frost liked to write using figurative language. Frost has a versatile

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