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…"The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science. Mechanical engineers were fettered to factories and drafting boards while pilots have the freedom of wind…

…upon a word that describes the vicious cycle that a life of moving inflicts. Moving has been the hardest struggle I have had to continually deal with. Had I known of this word, the comfort I could have gained from it could have been phenomenal. Finally, I…

…In the early days of his teaching, Dalton's way of life was influenced by a wealthy Quaker, a capable meteorologist and instrument maker, who interested him in the problems of mathematics and meteorology. His first scientific work, which he began in 1787…

…. Once in Rome, Pope Julius II immediately commissioned Raphael because of his uncanny gift for painting sacred and secular paintings. Julius II had Raphael paint the rooms of the Vatican apartment, which brought life to the otherwise dull walls of the stanze…

…life so far. In 1753 Virginia Governor Dinwiddie made him a major in the militia and sent him across the Appalachian mountains with a message to the French commander of Fort Le Boeuf.7 The note protested the building of a chain of French forts between Lake…

…, these results are premature and not quite ready to be presented in a court of law. One thing is certain; we know very little about the way the brain functions. Until more data is found to link the way that a teenager's brain perceives real-life situations, it is up…

…labored to ease the burdens of the disadvantaged. At 19, his years of self-education paid off. The Rochester Savings Bank hired Eastman as a junior clerk for $15.00 a week. For the first time in his working life, he could afford more than the bare…

…products that benefit humankind. Biotechnology is essential in our life, but there are some concerns regarding its safety. Although, biotechnology may pose some danger it is proving to be very beneficial to humankind. The first applications of biotechnology…

…Lorenzetti needed a text of the life of St Savinus for his alter piece in Siena Cathedral; he paid a grammar school teacher to translate the text from Latin for him. Proficiency in Latin was a prerequisite to be considered a literate man in higher social circles…

…JFK: His Life and Legacy On November 22, 1963, while being driven through the streets of Dallas, Texas, in his open car, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, apparently by the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. The world had not only lost a common man…