… Secretary of the Interior in 1861 and 1862, dies in Indianapolis. The brave yet cowarlly man played a major role in managing relations with Native Americans during the war. Smith was born in Boston in 1808 and raised in Cincinnati. Educated at…

… in America. Some say his wealth was a result of providing poor and cheap working conditions for his employees. Others say he was just an honest, hard working man. So, who’s right? Andrew Carnegie was a man who happened o be in the right place,…

… are many intriguing characters. Perhaps the most intriguing of them all is the fool. The fool seems to exist outside the play appearing and disappearing without warning. The fool is, however, a necessary character to the evolution of Lear's character,…

… of people who love and care about you. Once you reach a certain part of your life, such as growing up, you feel that you must leave the community in which you grew up in and make a new life in the world. In this novel, Siddhartha feels the same…

… amount of power. During this time period, women were able to own property, regularly attend social events with their husbands, and basically had their own freedom. Most Egyptian women were known as the ¡°Mistress of the House¡± which meant that they…

… and communication patterns in children with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorders) and their parents and in a comparison group of children with major depressive disorders and their parents. Children…

… He was born on April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia. Clark began playing banjo, guitar and mandolin at an early age. By the time he was 14, he was playing guitar behind his father at local dances. Within a few years, he has won two national banjo…

… Modena. After being forced to leave school after the death of his father, he went on to work in the Modeno Fire Brigades workshop as a turning instructor. After serving his country in World War I, in 1918 he started to work as a test driver in Turin.…

… of the Mayans. In history, the Europeans have been known to brand everyone who is of a different ethnic background than they are, as uncivilized, underdeveloped, or just plain savages. However, recorded history has proven that other ethnic groups…

… our character can change extremely. Ester Forbes writes about this example in her book, Johnny Tremain, which takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1773, during the revolutionary war. As we read the book, we see Johnny facing many…