this ambitious man moved on with his plans to take over countries. His first plan was to take command in the Alps. And with that he selfishly sent his ally‚ or ‘stepping stone’ -General Moreau to the Rhine frontier. So that he‚ Napoleon‚ could take over the grand mission. This time‚ with their enemy being the Austrian General Michael Friedrich von Melas‚ Napoleon was confident enough to believe that their enemy was more than 50 miles away when his troops arrived at Alessandria. But was welcomed by an
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Jackson Pollock There have been many artists throughout history. Jackson Pollock was one that was known for more than just his art. Pollock came to fame in New York City during the 1940s. He lived in a small apartment‚ filled with cigarette smoke and the smell of paint. The news of war played over the radio. It was dark and barely furnished. His paintings were prominent throughout the rooms. It looked more like an art studio than a home. Pollock seemed to have no sense of time. Every day
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change.” Introduce person Michael Jackson grows up in Gary‚ Indiana born on August 29‚ 1958. He grew up with a big family‚ he had five brothers and he had three sisters living with him. When Michael was eleven their dad‚ Joseph Jackson made a band called the Jackson five that is when Michael started singing in his career. Michael Jackson’s life On August 29‚ 1958‚ Michael Jackson was born in his hometown of Gary‚Indiana. Joseph Jackson‚ his father‚ was and crane operator to take care of
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The book titled Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty is about a coach by the name of Phil Jackson who coached the Chicago Bulls and was able to guide them to win six championships. He uses Zen principles and ideals of the Lakota Sioux warrior‚ to educate his players how to communicate better with one another and most importantly work as a team to accomplish their goals. Jackson coaching is formed around Zen principles. Zen principles make your aware of your thoughts. He practices meditation
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Was the Constitution Created to Protect People? Lisa Vu U.S. History Period 4 Throughout the world‚ democracy seems to be a popular form of government because in this type of government‚ the people have power to decide on the decisions that affect them. After the Shays’ Rebellion‚ the Article of Confederation was weak because it did not have a strong central government to enforce laws effectively; therefore‚ the Constitution was called to replace the Articles of Confederation. The purpose of
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only few make it all the way. One very good example of the American Dream is Andrew Carnegie‚ the founder of what is known as U.S. Steel. Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor family. As a teen‚ he emigrated from Scotland to the United States. He was portrayed as a hard working individual who was very intelligent and disciplined. He took it upon himself to read and learn as much as he could. Carnegie’s first job was a telegraph messenger boy‚ and later upgraded to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad
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had "studied the way people lived and aimed to inform leaders" of his research (par.10). He viewed "misery as one of the vices that enables a prince to rule‚" using techniques like deceiving and manipulating in order to accomplish a certain task (par.12). Machiavelli focuses on qualities such as Military skills‚ generosity and miserly and whether a prince should be loved or feared in order to be successful. One similar to these characteristics was Andrew Jackson. Jackson was a strong‚ aggressive
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Jackson: Hero or Villain? The years between 1829 and 1837 have been called "Age of Jacksonian Democracy" as well as "The Era of the Common Man." However‚ these titles were not necessarily correct as America was far from a democracy; women could not vote and were still inferior to men‚ free blacks were still considered below white citizens‚ and slavery was growing in the south. Jackson was a highly controversial president‚ for good reason due to his massacre of thousands‚ but was actually a great
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Sea of Monsters‚ a 13-year-old demigod Percy Jackson goes on a quest with his friend Annabeth‚ a daughter of Athena‚ and Tyson‚ a Cyclops‚ who happens to be Percy’s half brother. They go to save Thalia’s pine tree‚ which has been poisoned mysteriously ‚ and to save Grover‚ Percy’s best friend. In order to get the Golden Fleece‚ which will heal the tree‚ he must travel across the omious Sea of Monsters to an island guarded by the Polyphemus and his man-eating sheep‚ where his friend Grover is trapped
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Imagine if you were half god in a human world. In The book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan‚ it tells the story of a ADHD boy as he begins to learn he is a “Demigod”. Percy Jackson is the main protagonist‚ he is a Greek demigod‚ and a son of Poseidon‚ god of the seas‚ and Sally Jackson. Percy was average in athletics but later from his training‚ becomes very fit‚ muscular‚ and wiser. At the beginning of the book Percy was perceived as a “troubled kid” but throughout the book he becomes
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