born he was very tall‚ he was measured to be four feet tall. At the age of four Geoff was already six feet tall. When Geoff went to high school he was about thirty feet tall. Geoff was very strong as well he could pick up a car without breaking a sweat but he was very shy. Geoff was very kind to people but due to his height people would make fun of him or even hurt him. Geoff was too scared to say anything so he would usually run away‚ his parents at first be around and help him‚ but when he went
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in Augusta‚ Georgia‚ he is currently 87 years old. His education consists of three semesters at the University of South Carolina‚ then moved on to New York‚ where he entered a commercial art school in 1949. Here he stayed until 1951‚ due to the fact he dropped out because his professors didn’t think his artwork met the merit of his scholarship. His mother was Jean Riley Johns and his father was Jasper‚ throughout his childhood he had an rough family life his mother left his alcoholic father‚ but
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XIV was an absolute monarch. He was often called "the Sun King‚" and ruled over France. He wanted to help France achieve economic‚ political‚ and cultural pinnacle. Many historians believe the phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely" mirrors Louis XIV’s reign. Louis XIV revoked the Edict on Nantes‚ changing the economy of France in one motion. By creating the city of Versailles and being a major patron of the arts‚ Louis was very influential on French culture. His costly wars and failures almost
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History Essay “Considering the difficulties he inherited‚ Alexander II of Russia should be praised not criticised for his reforms.” To what extent do you agree with this judgement? After the death of Nicolas I‚ the Tsar’s heir‚ Alexander II‚ rose to power in 1855 and led Russia to an era of changes. Considering the difficulties he inherited‚ Alexander II should be praised and not criticised for his social‚ judiciary‚ and military reforms as he successfully abolished serfdom overnight‚ implemented
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leather. Hearing the guitars play and the drummer pound. Hearing their voices as rise in harmony as the mass of people scream with excitement. Brian Epstein strolled into such a scene in a tiny‚ sweaty club in Liverpool‚ England; What Epstein discovered that night changed his life‚ and the world forever. Epstein changed their stage image‚ and secured them a recording contract‚ and more. This not only changed The Beatles lives forever‚ but changed Epstein’s life and the entire world. The Beatles could
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APUSH Essay: To what extent did mercantilism affect the political and economic development of England’s 13 American colonies? Great Britain imposed the mercantilist ideals on the 13 American colonies in the 17th century with one single purpose‚ creating wealth for itself‚ which equaled to military and political power. Britain did that by implementing various policies and acts‚ regulating the trade and production of the colonies. Generally‚ mercantilism caused more harm than good in the political
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stood for justice‚ supposedly‚ but many historians argue the Church was corrupt and exploited the people’s religious faith to increase its own wealth. Source 1 agrees with this view ‘The bishops… take a tenth part of everything’ this illustrates that the Church was willingly taking the wealth of the people into its own wallets and the source further explains exactly how they used faith to take money from the people ‘Poor wives must be accountable for every tenth egg or be taken as a heretic.’ This
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consolidated his power‚ January 1933 by legal means. How far do you agree with this statement? In 1933‚ 30th January‚ Hitler was appointed chancellor‚ by Hindenburg‚ the German president‚ so that the Nazi-supporting public would follow him. Hindenburg hoped that if he could get Hitler successfully under reigns that these masses who supported him would also fall into line and this would lead to a stable Germany. Hitler used his new position as chancellor to legally achieve his goal; his high position
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this with hope. Many thought his loss could mean the end of war while Southerners held this hope but in the end Lincoln did get elected the Northerners saw a clear victory. This is because of this election and the past Northern victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg and Sherman’s march. Also Lincoln’s strong leadership along with Grants very strong leadership. The Northerners demanded a permanent end to slavery. The South hated this‚ so they kept pushing hard and so did we after Lincoln’s re-election
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Jacques Charles and his Law In 1787‚ Jacques Charles performed an experiment that would change science forever. And all that he had to do was to fill 5 balloons to the same volume with different gases and to raise the temperature. From this experiment came Charles’ Law. The law that affects everything from footballs to the human lungs. Jacques Charles is very important to today’s scientific studies because of what he invented‚ his achievements‚ and his studies on volume and temperature. Jacques
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