Robert E. Lee Introduction Few episodes in history are more painful to Americans than the Civil War‚ fought between the North and the South. This biography‚ Great American Generals - Robert E. Lee‚ by Ian Hogg‚ takes the reader through the life of one of the greatest heroes of that war‚ Robert E. Lee. It is a thorough‚ in depth record of the life of Lee and begins with a detailed account of his family history and his birth‚ through his college years‚ military experience and his work in later
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Charmed by Robert A. Tino is an acrylic painting exhibited at the Robert A. Tino Gallery in Sevierville‚ Tennessee. The work is sixty inches in length and forty inches in width. The piece depicts a horse in a realistic manner set off to the right. The bottom of the painting is coated in a large variety of colors. These colors are not delicately brushed on‚ but splattered on with paint using a brush. In his work Charmed‚ Robert A. Tino creates a representational work of nature and its simplicity through
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Robert Walton has spent a lifetime dreaming about finding a passage through the ice. If he is successful in accomplishing his pursuit of this goal‚ he believes that it will not only give him fame‚ glory‚ and fortune‚ but also make a positive impact on the rest of the world. Robert’s goal is an example of an aspiration that is good for both the individual striving towards it‚ and the population that it could possibly effect. However‚ Robert may not be doing this for the right reasons. The quote alludes
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When you think of women in American history‚ Betsy Ross always comes to mind‚ along with other great women such as Amelia Earhart‚ Jane Addams‚ and Eleanor Roosevelt. Betsy Ross is unique because she helped to create one of our nation’s most recognized symbols – the American flag. By sewing The Stars and Stripes flag‚ she helped make it easier to display our patriotism and love for our country. Elizabeth Griscom was born in Philadelphia on January 1‚ 1752. Born the 8th of 17 children to Samuel
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Strengths by Laura Morgan Roberts‚ Gretchen Spreitzer‚ Jane Dutton‚ Robert Quinn‚ Emily Heaphy‚ and Brianna Barker Reprint R0501G You may have more to gain by developing your gifts and leveraging your natural skills than by trying to repair your weaknesses. Here is a systematic way to discover who you are at your very best. How to Play to Your Strengths COPYRIGHT © 2004 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Laura Morgan Roberts‚ Gretchen Spreitzer
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Robert Wilson lynd [pic] Born in Belfast and educated at R.B.A.I. and the then Queen ’s College‚ where he studied classics. He worked briefly for The Northern Whig before moving to Manchester and then to London as a free-lance journalist. In the capital he shared a flat with the artist Paul Henry (q.v.)‚ with whom he had graduated. Lynd became a staff writer for the Daily News (later the News Chronicle) and from 1912 to 1947 was its literary editor. He also wrote for the Nation‚
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determining our fate has withheld people’s interest for centuries. Robert Burns‚ an Aquarius‚ was very anti-superstition. He had almost no belief in astrological predictions or zodiac signs. There is some humor in this though‚ because through Burns’ poems and songs this pseudoscience shows just how accurate it can be. The most parallel example of Burns’ personality and his Aquarius sign can be seen in the work The Fornicator. Robert Burns was born January 25‚ 1759‚ son to a dirt poor farmer and a
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On December 30‚ 1691‚ the influential and scholarly Robert Boyle left science with a strong legacy of discoveries and experiments. The Irish physicist‚ chemist‚ and natural philosopher brought significant discoveries to chemistry‚ the theory of matter‚ and pneumatics. With much of his time being devoted to writing and studying‚ Boyle became interested in natural philosophy‚ religious topics‚ and ethical issues; even though some of these topics did not have much of an overlap with science‚ Boyle found
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Robert Gray is a weaver of images‚ at the loom of the mind. He creates sensual images that elicit and evoke responses from the responder. His poems ’Meatworks’ and ’Flames and Dangling Wire’‚ both social commentaries‚ exemplify techniques he calls upon in order to reproduce the personas feelings‚ emotions and thoughts through powerful images. Assonance and alliteration are employed by Gray to increase the memorability of an image‚ leaving it lingering in the responders mind. He uses these techniques
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Robert Yates was an American politician and was part of the Philadelphia Convention. Yates was born on January 27‚ 1738 in Schenectady‚ NY. Between 1771 and 1775‚ Yates sat on the Albany board of Alderman. Robert Yates spent most of his political life as a judge‚ and was well regarded by New Yorkers of all political casts. During the pre-revolution years‚ Yates was one of the Radical Whigs‚ but once the revolution did break out he served on the Albany committee of safety and represented his county
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