Charles Lutwidge Dodgson‚ known by his pen name‚ Lewis Carroll‚ was a man of diverse interests — in mathematics‚ logic‚ photography‚ art‚ theater‚ religion‚ science‚ and of course literature. Carroll’s works could be considered both gifted‚ and insane‚ by todays standards. His genius mind and twisted‚ nonsense way of writing allows us to travel deep into the dark unknown‚ influencing writing greatly. On January twenty seventh‚ 1832‚ Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born (Lewis Carroll).
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Dr. Charles Drew- 1904-1950 World War II was full of scientific breakthroughs. Many of these took place in the medical field. In particular‚ one man was on the forefront of blood and plasma storage with the purpose of transfusions. Before he was elected to lead the Blood for Britain movement in 1940 (Charles R. Drew papers‚ 2012‚ ACS‚ 2016)‚ Dr. Charles Drew had already won recognition for the analysis of blood collection and storage procedures he researched for his dissertation (Charles R. Drew
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Mustapha Kamal Grade 10 Mr. Halliday History 4/8/13 Charles Lindbergh – An American Aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh also known as the Lone Eagle made the first non-stop unaccompanied flight through the Atlantic Ocean on May 20th 1927. Many men had crosses the Atlantic ocean before him‚ but he was the first man to accomplish this extraordinary feat without stopping while flying all alone. Charles Lindbergh was born on the 4th of February 1902. He was drawn towards aviation as a young boy
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as the Dawes act and Charles Lummis‚ Native people experience the trials and tribulations of another racial interpretation of the word civilized. In the nineteenth century‚ when trying to conform to the white mans view of civilization‚ becoming civilized had multiple effects on the
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Charles Spearman is undoubtedly a prominent figure in the history of science‚ especially in terms of introducing statistical methods to psychology (Deary‚ Lawn & Bartholomew‚ 2008)‚ but also because of his impact on intelligence theories. This might be the reason why‚ unlike any other theorists of his time‚ his citation rates did not drop after his death‚ but actually are still increasing showing his undeniable contribution to the most recent scientific disputes (Jensen‚ 2000). Spearman was born
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Jorge A. Castro Professor Spero History 157 March 6‚ 2013 Charles Sumner: A caned champion of freedom On May 22‚ 1856 the Senate was so empty that the most insignificant sound would have echoed across the whole chamber. Charles Sumner‚ a Massachusetts’s senator‚ sat at his senatorial desk by the window after a chamber meeting to write letter and read various documents. Suddenly‚ the light was blocked out by South Carolina senator‚ Preston Brooks. Brooks who entered the chamber “well protected
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Charles Wright Mills C. Wright Mills was born in Waco‚ Texas on August 28‚ 1916 and lived in Texas until he was twenty-three years old.[1] His father‚ Charles Grover Mills‚ worked as an insurance salesman while his mother‚Frances Wright Mills‚ stayed at home as a housewife.[1][4] His family moved constantly when he was growing up and as a result‚ he lived a relatively isolated life with few continuous relationships.[5] Mills graduated from Dallas Technical High School in 1934.[6] He initially attended Texas
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best. Strive to be perfect and do better than your best”. Charles Lindbergh lived by this adage during his lifetime‚ back in the early to mid-1900s. Charles Lindbergh was world famous for flying the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic ocean. He was the hero of the world and everyone wanted to meet him. While he was basking in his glory‚ he married a woman named Anne Morrow Lindbergh. On June 22‚ 1930‚ they had a little boy named Charles Lindbergh Jr. who was kidnapped and murdered when he was
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Charles Dickens “The boys whispered to each other and winked at Oliver (…) child as he was‚ he was desperate with hunger‚ and reckless with misery. He rose from‚ the table and advancing to the master‚ basin and a spoon in hand‚ said – Please sir‚ I want some more” This is a quote from the famous novel Oliver Twist by the English author Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens grew up in the Victorian age‚ and was highly affected by the way the social environment worked at the time. He usually wrote
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On May 20‚ 1856‚ Senator Charles Sumner‚ a Massachusetts anti-slavery Republican‚ delivered a speech called “Crime against Kansas”. The speech was about Kansas` admission to the Union as a Slave State or Free State. In his speech‚ Sumner insulted two Democratic senators. South Carolina senator‚ Andrew Butler‚ who was not present‚ got his share of Sumner insults. Senator Butler`s kinsman Preston Smith Brooks‚ representative from South Carolina‚ offended by Sumner`s speech‚ he considered the speech
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