... to the top in his chosen profession. In elementary school he quickly surpassed all of his peer's abilities in nearly all subjects, especially math and science. His parents recognized his intelligence and decided to enroll him in Lakeside, a private school known for its intense academic environment. This decision had far reaching effects on Bill Gate's life. For at Lakeside, was first introduced to computers. In the spring of 1968, the Lakeside prep school decided that it should acquaint the student body with the world of computers. Computers were still too large and costly for the school to purchase its own. Instead, the school had a fundraiser and bought compu ...

... (Smelstor 455). E.E. Cummings’s parents not only provided him with creative surroundings, but also provided him with the best of educations. “Educated at Cambridge High School and Latin School, he entered Harvard University in 1911 and remained there until 1916, when he received his Master’s degree” (Ulanov 565). It was during this time that E.E. Cummings was publishing his first poems for the Harvard Monthly Journal (Smelstor 455). After earning his Master’s at Harvard, he then moved on to volunteering as an ambulance driver in France during WWII. “From his experiences in La Ferte’ Mace’ (a detention camp) ...

... cases in front of the Supreme Court making him almost famous. Some of his most notable cases were Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Gibbons v. Ogden, and McCulloch v. Maryland. He made himself the nations leading lawyer and an outstanding skilled public speaker or an orator. In 1823, Webster was returned to Congress from Boston, and in 1827 he was elected senator from Massachusetts. New circumstances let Daniel Webster become a champion of American nationalism. With the Federalist Party dead, he joined the National Republican party, he joined with Westerner Henry Clay and then endorsing federal aid for roads in the West. In 1828, since Massachuse ...

... been attracted to the problems of mathematics and philosophy to which he was to devote the rest of his life. He made a pilgrimage to Italy in 1623-24, and spent the years from 1624 to 1628 in France. While in France, he devoted himself to the study of philosophy and also experimented in optics. In 1628, having sold his properties in France, he moved to the Netherlands, where he spent most of the rest of his life. He lived for varying periods in a number of different cities in the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, Deventer, Utrecht, and Leiden. It was probably during the first years of his residence in the Netherlands that Descartes wrote his first major work ...

... rejected by Weber and the neglect from his girlfriends made Mozart's trip in Paris the most miserable moments in his life. The success of Mozart's opera, "Idomeneo re di Creta," influenced the archbishop of Salzburg to invite Mozart to his palace at Vienna. His exploitation to the people of the court forced Mozart to leave­! In 1782 Mozart married Constanze Weber, Aloysia's sister. Poverty and illness endangered the family until Mozart's death. While Mozart was working on the "Magic Flute" in 1791 an emissary requested a requiem mass written by Mozart but he never got to finish this because he died. He supposedly died of typhoid fever, in Vienna on December 5, ...

... years, through half the Depression and all of the Second World War. Like every other prime minister, he had to possess ambition, endurance and determination to become prime minister and, in spite if appearances, his accomplishments in that role required political acuity, decisiveness and faultless judgment. William Lyon Mackenzie King was born in Berlin (later renamed Kitchener), Ontario in 1874. His father was a lawyer and his maternal grandfather was William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. From an early age, King identified with his grandfather, an association that influenced him throughout his political life. King studied economics ...

... be the former President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), was one of the truly greatest leaders of all time. He led the United States to victory during the civil war (1861-1865), which was the greatest crisis in U.S. history. Lincoln helped end slavery in the nation and helped keep the American Union from splitting apart during the war. (Rolka,1994,213) An excellent example of bad leadership would be the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraq and Iran were at war from 1980 to 1988 the battle ended on an agreement of a cease-fire between the two nations. This war is where Saddam was recognized for his ruthless actions, he used chemic ...

... the way they are. He created some of the most monumental and intimate spaces in America. He designed everything: banks and resorts, office buildings and churches, a filling station and a synagogue, a beer garden and an art museum. ’s life truly was a work of art. Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. His early influences include his clergyman father's playing of Bach and Beethoven and his mother's gift of geometric blocks. Growing up, Wright spent much of his summers at a farm owned by his uncles; here, his favorite pastime was building forts out of hay and mud. In 1882, at the age of 15, he entered the University of Wisconsin as a ...

... late 1930’s. The effects varied, but everyone suffered. By 1933, nearly one quarter of the workforce had been laid off. By 1934, two fifths of home owners lost their houses, and New York listed 100 deaths from starvation. About 37% of American had irregular eating habits, and generally did not get three meals a day. Only about 8% were getting only one meal a day, and this was not stolid food. Day after day, people lived off of bread, potatoes, macaroni, spaghetti, canned soups and thin gravy. Meat and vegetables were rarely served. A common response, often heard, when children were asked if they had eaten today was “No, this is my sisters’ day to ...

... the ‘normal’ children in school, Harold was merely an object of ridicule and torment. Any friendship that Harold managed to make, dwindled away for some reason or another, but usually having something to deal with his blindness. Hardships controlled his life, one after another. He needed to learn to read and write Braille in order to return to school. This proved to be a test of his strength, as well as that of his mother. They both became frustrated with each other many a times, and she occasionally called him ‘stupid’. Harold always tried his best. One summer in camp he received an award. Not out of the sake of pity, not because he was blind, but because ...