... English tongue who is still read with reverence has committed such gaffes against the genius of our language, nor has written lines of comparable banality.” ( Hoffman, p. 20 ). This explains how other ts respect and admire the ms written by Edgar Allan . There is not just admiration and respect for ’s ms, there is also negative critism. A critic named John Neal stated If Edgar Allan of Baltimore whose lines About “ Heaven” , though he professes to r- Egard them as all together superior to any thing in the whole range of American try, Save two or three trifles referred to, are non- sense, rather exquisite nonsense- would but do ...

... games, or frolicks of any kind” (873). Even later in his life when he has achieved financial independence and retired from his business, he does not waste any valuable time. He keeps himself fascinated in scientific thinking and occupied with political activities. As one can see from his timetable for the twenty-four hours of a day, reading and working dominate most of his time. Aside from being diligent, frugality and the simplicity of life have been an important part of Franklin’s life as evident from the following passage. We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance my breakfast was a long time bread ...

... Fascist movement. He then served in the Army until he was wounded in 1917. In 1919 Mussolini and some other war veterans founded a nationalistic revolutionary group called the Fasci di Combattimento. His movement turned into powerful radicalism, obtaining support from landowners in the Po valley, industrialists, and many army officers. Fascist blackshirt squads carried on civil war with Socialists, Communists, Catholics, and Liberals. In October 1922 Mussolini secured permission from King Victor Emmanuel lll to form a coalition government. In 1925-26, after a lengthy crisis with the parliament following the killing of the Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti, he ...

... of Venice’s influence harmonized with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia. Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia and the Levant. The Mongol crowds also threatened other parts of Europe, particularly Poland and Hungary, inspiring fears everywhere by their ruthless advances. Yet the ruthless methods brought a measure of stability to the lands they controlled, opening up trade routes. Into this favorable atmosphere a number of European traders ventured, including the family of . The Polos had long-established ties in the Levant and around the Black Sea: for example, they owned property in Constantinople. Around 1 ...

... was 14 he impressed the duke of Brunswick with his computing skill. The duke was so impressed that he generously supported Gauss until his death in 1806. Gauss conceived almost all his basic mathematical discoveries between the ages of 14 and 17. In 1791 he began to do totally new and innovative work in mathematics. In 1793-94 he did intensive research in number theory, especially on prime number. He made this his life's passion and is regarded as its modern founder. Gauss studied at the University of Gottingen from 1795 to 1798. He soon decided to write a book on the theory of numbers. It appeared in 1801 under the title 'Disquisitiones arithmeticae'. Thi ...

... the mid 1960's. However, throughout my readings I was also able to discover the fundamental principles that Trudeau would advocate in order to establish a strong and productive influence in Canadian politics. Born in 1921, Trudeau entered the world in a bilingual/bicultural home located in the heart of Montreal, Quebec. His acceptance into the University of Montreal would mark the beginning of his adventures into the Canadian political spectrum. Early in his life, Trudeau had become somewhat anti-clerical and possessed communist ideologies which were considered radical at the time. Graduating from prestigious institutions such as Harvard and The School of Eco ...

... been set up to make it difficult for them to register as voters. Just taking part in these groups to help the advancement of colored people shows much resiliency. In 1955 when Parks was forty-two years old, she had taken to protesting segregation in her own quiet way. She did this by resiliently walking up the stairs of a building rather than riding the elevator marked for "blacks only." She also often avoided many segregated activities such as traveling by bus, preferring to walk home from work when she was not too tired to do so. Busses were a constant irritation to all black passengers. Front rows of busses were reserved for whites only and off limits to black ...

... to many schools. Twenty-nine of them denied her acceptance. But Geneva Medical School of New York accepted her. Unfortunately, it turned out that they only voted her in as a joke because they did not believe a woman was capable of being a doctor. After two years of hard studying, she beat the odd and received her medical degree in front of 20,000 people. Although Elizabeth was a fully trained physician, no one would hire her because they did not take her seriously. She then decided to open her own hospital. Elizabeth had to buy a house as her office because no one would rent space to her. This house later became the New York Infirmary for Women and Child ...

... boys his teachers, by giving away his food in exchange for lessons in reading and writing. At approximately the age of fifteen, Douglass became a field hand, and experienced most of the horrifying conditions that slaves faced. At the age of twenty, Douglass succeeded in escaping from slavery by impersonating a sailor. After Douglass escaped, he started to show people the evils of slavery. He became an orator and a writer. Whenever he could he attended abolitionist meetings. In October, 1841, after attending an anti-slavery convention on Nantucket Island, Douglass became a lecturer for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and a colleague of William Lloyd ...

... ship, but he was caught and returned to his parents. In 1847 Jules was sent to study law in Paris. While there, however, his passion for theatre grew. Later in 1850, 's first play was published. His father was outraged when he heard that Jules was not going to continue law, so he disconinued the money he was giving him to pay for his expenses in paris. This forced Verne to make money by selling his stories. After spending many hours in Paris libraries studying geology, engeneering, and astronomy, published his first novel Five Weeks in a Balloon. Soon he started writing many more novels novels. Some of his more famous novels are Five Weeks in a Balloon, A Journey t ...