Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich Connecticut‚ January 14‚ 1741. He was 1 out of 5 children and his sister that survived to adulthood. When he was growing up his family was wealthy. Benedict’s childhood was rough. Benedict’s father was a successful businessman. His father did not manage to keep the family’s money that well‚ and they were financially ruined. When he was growing up he was a apothecary and a bookseller. At the age of 15 he ran away and enlisted in the Continental Army where he help
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30‚1947‚ in Thal‚ Austria. His parents were Aurelia and Gustav Schwarzenegger‚ and his older brother was Meinhard‚ who was liked better than Arnold by his father. Arnold’s family believes he inherited his physique from Karl Schwarzenegger‚ Arnold’s grandfather. Arnold’s father was the head of the German military police during the war years in Belgium. Gustav was legendary for his strict discipline toward Arnold and Meinhard. For example
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Benedict Arnold was highly regarded as America’s greatest Revolutionary general. Due to his high rank on the battlefield it seemed most unlikely that Arnold would retreat to the other side. "Arnold has betrayed us. Whom can we trust now?" asked George Washington who felt that no one could be trusted once Arnold had betrayed his country of which he had shown so much love for. Arnold had been a die-hard patriot who at the Boston Massacre asked if the Americans were asleep‚ waiting to be robbed of their
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Benedict Arnold: traitor or hero The average kid grows up learning that Benedict Arnold is known as the one of the greatest leaders of all times. He was a well-respected general but yet congress would not acknowledge him for his heroism. Displaying this betray towards the once loved general was shown at freeman’s farm‚ the once place Benedict Arnold fought in the great Saratoga battle. There the famous boot monument stands displaying not only Arnold’s heroism but treason as well. The "boot monument”
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The Roaring Twenties was a period of frivolous days and exciting nights. Times were prosperous and life was good for most. In The Great Gatsby‚ published in 1925‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald writes about the fictitious life of Jay Gatsby‚ a self-made millionaire (Gross 1). The setting of the novel is New York in the twenties‚ a time‚ and place‚ where people were jovial and carefree. In New York‚ more than anywhere‚ people did not worry about life’s downs‚ but focused on the highlife and partying. Prohibition
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In The Great Gatsby‚ there are examples of corruption in most of the characters introduced. Some examples are more overt‚ such as Gatsby’s business acquaintance and alleged 1919 World Series ‘fixer’‚ Meyer Wolfsheim. But there are multiple cases where corruption can be found beyond the surface. Old money Tom and Daisy Buchanan‚ described by the narrator‚ Nick‚ as “careless” and “destructive”‚ despite having no engagement in illegal activities—with the exception of the novel’s climatic car fatality
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There are aspects of Jay Gatsby that call into question; “who is Gatsby? What does he do? How did he get his money? ” The story takes place in New York during‚ 1920s of when the prohibition liquor can about; Well Mr. Gatsby’s money did not come from inheritance‚ as he would like people to believe‚ but it came from organized crime he was involved in. So‚ Gatsby has profited greatly from selling liquor illegally. In addition‚ while people come to Gatsby’s parties for a good time and free liquor‚ no-one
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• “I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities‚ and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint‚ promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew.” (4) The name Midas is a classical allusion that refers to King Midas‚ the man who was given the ability to turn anything he touched to gold. Morgan is a historical allusion to J. Pierpont Morgan‚ a successful‚ wealthy banker and financer‚ who dominated corporate
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Arnold Palmer Hospital Arnold Palmer Hospital "A Very Special Baby" Conversations in the late 1970’s between pediatricians Andrew Townes Jr.‚ MD‚ Ben Guedes‚ MD‚ and Colin Condron‚ MD‚ led to the decision several years later to build what has become the only healthcare facility dedicated solely to the care of children and women in the Southeast. "We started out by forming the Children’s Medical Foundation of Greater Orlando in February 1980‚" explains Dr. Townes. "Judge Joseph DuRocher drafted
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Section: CURRENT BOOKS IN REVIEW The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli (Cambridge University Press‚ 1991. lvi + 226 pages. Illustrated. $27.95) Even if Scott Fitzgerald is‚ as someone suggested years ago‚ essentially a one-book author‚ only a prig would dispute either the stylistic beauty or the cultural importance of The Great Gatsby. With so much of the novel’s plot achieved through motif and symbol‚ with so much of its atmospheric intensity concentrated in the
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