... He was a bookworm--a sissy, as he said himself later on, using the dreaded word. 3. Education When Truman was six years old, his family moved to Independence, Missouri, where he attended the Presbyterian Church Sunday school. There he met five-year-old Elizabeth Virginia ("Bess") Wallace, with whom he was later to fall in love. Truman did not begin regular school until he was eight, and by then he was wearing thick glasses to correct extreme nearsightedness. His poor eyesight did not interfere with his two interests, music and reading. He got up each day at 5 AM to practice the piano, and until he was 15, he went to the local music t ...

... published and the other four were sold to periodicals, to be published as serials. In 1884 he joined the Fabian Society, an utopian movement that was trying to establish a socialist society through co-operation with the ‘ bourgeois' classes. He wrote a great number of speeches, pamphlets and articles for the Fabians, and in 1889 he edited the Fabian Essays, an import document in the history of British socialism. His work with and for the Fabian Society continued until the end of his life, during which period he wrote a number of important socialist articles, such as the anti-war pamphlet ‘Common sense about the war' in 1914 and the ‘Woman's guide to Soci ...

... Portugal, where Columbus's ship was sunk, but he swam to shore and took refuge in Lisbon. Settling there, where his brother Bartholomew Columbus was working as a cartographer, he was married in 1479 to the daughter of the governor of the island of Porto Santo. Diego Columbus, the only child of this marriage, was born in 1480. Based on information acquired during his travels, and by reading and studying charts and maps, Christopher concluded that the earth was 25 percent smaller than was previously thought, and composed mostly of land. On the basis of these faulty beliefs, he decided that Asia could be reached quickly by sailing west. In 1484 he submitted his ...

... Myself' contains many passages which are easily relatable to the reader, creating a sense of familiarity which makes Whitman a truly realistic writer. This realism is what allowed the poem to acquire universal acceptance, as well as great praise. Whitman takes the reader through his world, encountering life's events through the eyes of the poet, these encounters ultimately embodying as well as comprising his personal identity. However, the true excellence of Whitman's writings lies in the realization that through Whitman's effective use of the catalogue, the reader is able to explore and recognize his own identity as well. In section 15 of the poem, Whitman cata ...

... H.M.S. Pinafore on Broadway. In February of 1879 he met Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis during a rehearsal. They fell in love and were married on December 30,1879. Throughout the 1880's and 90's Sousa's music career grew rapidly. Throughout 1880-1892 he conducted "The Presidents Own", serving under presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and Harrison. After two successful, but limited tours with the Marine Band in 1891 and1892, promoter David Blakely convinced Sousa to resign and organize a civilian concert band. The first Sousa Band Concert was preformed on September 26, 1892 at the Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1895 Sousa's first successful operetta ...

... Association of Colored Women and was extremely involved in other organizations for African-American advancement. There were a few advantageous elements that helped Wells’ success in her activist efforts. One being that gender relations, of that time, were honorable within the African-American community. Another advantage for Ida B. 2 Wells was her biological sex. Ida B. Wells fought hard in her effort to secure America as a safe environment for Blacks, but she managed to accomplish a remarkable amount of her efforts due to various gender and sex related assets which were in her favo ...

... farm. Farmwork was not for him though. He couldn't do chores very well. When an idea that got in his head, that's all he cared about. One time his mother sent him out in a storm, to close the barn doors so they would not be torn off. His mother came looking for him, half an hour later, to see what was taking him so long. She looked at the barn, and saw the doors were blown right off the hinges. She found Isaac jumping, again and again, from an open window. He would measure the length of the jump, and measure the force of the wind. Soon she realized that Newton was not cut out for farmwork, and sent him back to King's School. He graduated in 1661. When he wa ...

... J.C. . He continued to participate in track and field, and helped lead his basketball, baseball, and football teams to championships. Once in a track and field meet in Pomona, California, he competed in the long jump. His final jump was twenty five feet and six inches. Not only did he win the meet, but he also set a new record. (Stealing Home) After his impressive performance that day, several major universities offered him scholarships for his last two years of athletic eligibility. Jackie chose the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to finish his last two years. Basically because UCLA was the college that was closest to home. He had a repeat perfor ...

... this he then allowed Blaise a copy of Euclid. At the age of 14 Blaise began accompanying his father to Mersenne's meetings. Mersenne was a member of a religious order of Minims. His cell held many meetings for the likes of Gassendi, Roberval, Carcavi, Auzout, Mydorge, Mylon, Desargues and others. By the time he was 15 Blaise admired the work of Desargues greatly. At 16 Pascal presented a single piece of paper at a Mersenne's meeting in June 1639. It held many of his geometry theorems, including his mystic hexagon. In December 1639 he and his family left Paris and moved to Rouen where his father Etienne was appointed tax collector for Upper Normandy. Soon a ...

... He knew several languages, including Latin and Greek. He was an expert mathematician who was even able to calculate when eclipses of the sun and moon would occur. He could design buildings, perform medical operations like an experienced surgeon, survey land, and play the violin. Despite his thinness, he was strong enough to tame a wild horse and chop wood like a lumberjack. Most important of all, he was know to be a superb writer. Though surprisingly, Thomas Jefferson was not a man of many words. Not known for his speaking abilities, he was shy and seldom spoke in public. When delegates at the Congress gave long speeches, Thomas Jefferson oftentimes just l ...