known for his invention of the Cotton Gin. Eli Whitney grew up in Massachusetts, studied at Yale, and became one of the Industrial Revolution's greatest inventors, all the while still having time for a family life. Born on December 8, 1765 in Westborough, Massachusetts. Eli Whitney was born into a farming lifestyle. His parents, Eli Whitney Sr. and Elizabeth Fay, led simple farming lifestyles. However, Eli had always been more inclined towards machinery and technology. He lived a nice life until his
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Through the ages, there have been many different views on what makes a tragic hero. The archetype for a tragic hero has been set by Aristotle, from his rendition we learn that a tragic hero must “be better than we are”, born of nobility. Someone who is superior to the average person in some way, but at the same time, must evoke pity in the eyes of the audience. Arthur Miller, however, opposes Aristotle’s views saying that the common man can indeed be a tragic hero. The character must be willing to
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throne also have to be killed? Why did the last ruler of Russia have to die? This is the story of the Czar Nicholas II last moments. Nicholas II was born near St. Petersburg on 18 May, 1868, the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. He was born not knowing that he would be the last Tsar of Russia. During his childhood, he spent all of his life training to run a kingdom. During his adulthood, he had succeeded his father in 1894, with little experience of the government. He later married Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Jenna Bringenberg English 11 Mrs. D’Emilio & Ms. Snyder 8 May 2013 For the Love of Money In The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, money is shown as a boundary between classes. The 1920’s became known as the party period and was during the highest point of the stock market. Fitzgerald shows how money is important through old money and new money. Fitzgerald portrays how the higher class rank is seemed to have a “better” life, while people continuously take advantage of
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The story of a boy named Ezra Luevano, who is one of the few children left from the generation of supernovas, that were born with incredible superhuman powers; which the world empire feared for two centuries after its ascension to world leadership. Due to the empires fear, these children were hunted and killed without mercy, and the world citizens even joined the empire without questioning their methods. Fear paved the way to the world's darkest time since the rebel wars fifty years before, even
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on, screaming “Who are you? Each time the answer that kept bouncing around in my mind was “I am someone who will never stop, someone who will never give up”. On the 23rd of March 1981 one of Australia’s most inspiring and exhilarating athletes was born. That highly entertaining sportsman is known as Kurt Fearnley. Good morning members of The Australian Historical Council. This morning I stand in front of you all to give my nomination and justification on why I believe the person I have chosen deserves
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I, Joe Rohrer, was born March 31, 2004, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I am 11 years of age and I am currently a 6th grader at Gull Lake Middle School. I have had many great times that involve things such as hockey, my family, and my hobbies. Hockey has always been my favorite sport. I have played hockey since I was five years old. I now play for the Kalamazoo K-Wings. This season will be my third season playing for them. I play left defense and my defensive partner is Filip Hendl. My team has
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Majority of the people that made Arkansas their home state were previously born in slave states. The rivers in Arkansas provided great access to Arkansas for trade and political influence in the state. Arkansas farmers were able to flourish with many different crops of corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, peas, beans, hops, tobacco and cotton. After Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, the market for cotton grew in the south. The majority of the cotton was produced in the Delta region, with
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Utilitarianism beliefs have been around for a long time but it wasn’t called utilitarianism until the philosopher Jeremy Bentham. John Stuart Mill was a philosopher born in 1806 and in 1861 wrote People haven’t’ agreed on what is right and what is wrong so the point is to come up with a universal systematic way to determine whether or not something is ethical The first principle of utility, as Mill describes, is “pleasure and freedom from pain are the only tings desirable as ends” The second principle
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without any sense of hope. But in actuality this is when leaders are born, heroes rise up, and people come together to overcome the overwhelming adversity. I say this because I've faced that same adversity and I faced it head on. Until about i was in second grade i was raised by two wonderful parents. My father being a man of great honor and with a humble heart always guided me in the direction that would build me in the long run. My mother was also was a humble women. She was previously part of an
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