Academic papers on Biographies

Napier's Life & Works
A short, 3 page overview of the life & works of John Napier containing brief descriptions of his major works and other people also associated with the development of logarithms.
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Nostradamus / Life & Works
A 3 page look at the life of Michel de Nostradamus, the "man who saw tomorrow," his work in saving victims of the Plague, his oath of secrecy, and some of the true predictions he is believed to have made about our own present and future....
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Solomon Lefschetz
5 pages in length. Solomon Lefschetz, touted as one of the most revolutionary mathematicians of all time, played a major role in the progress of American mathematics at the turn of the century and beyond. He was a Russian-born mathematician who,...
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The Success of Mercy Otis Warren
A 5 page paper on Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) -- one of the first American playwrights. The writer describes how Warren's works reflected the sociopolitical climate of her day and also how, as a woman, she defied social convention by taking part...
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James Boswell's 'The Life of Johnson' / Greatest Biography Ever Written
A 5 page review of the attributes of James Boswell's 'The Life of Johnson'. Explores why it is noted as the best biography ever written in the English language. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Queen Victoria / The Fascination Continues
A 4 page paper discussing Queen Victoria and the endless fascination with her. The writer outlines Victoria's life, including some interesting but perhaps not widely known "quirks." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Susan B. Anthony / Champion Of Women's Rights
An 8 page research paper on the life & contributions of women's rights leader, Susan B. Anthony. The writer is particularly concerned with specific activities in which Anthony participated. For example, the temperance movement, the first women's...
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Emmeline Pankhurst / Activist
A 10 page research paper with a 1 page outline that chronicles the life of English suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst: (1858-1928). The writer describes the life of the human right's advocate; emphasizing her involvement in the women's suffrage movement...
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Emma Goldman
This anarchist's life is discussed in a the context of a book authored by John Chalberg in this 5 page paper. The focus is on influences, such as the subject's childhood, other anarchists as well as American individualism, on her later political...
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Aldous Huxley -- Life & Works
This 9 page paper examines the life and work of author and social revolutionary Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), particularly in terms of his experimentation with drugs. The primary emphasis of this paper will be upon his controversial novels Brave New...
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Meyer Lansky / Portrait of an Organized Crime Wizard
A 6 page essay on the life of alleged Jewish mob financial wizard, Meyer Lansky. The writer details Lansky's youth and the development of his organized crime syndicate and refutes an argument by biographer Robert Lacey that the Lansky was a small...
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Golda Meir / 'My Life'
8 pages in length. A proud and impassioned woman, Golda Meir was truly the epitome of greatness. Her autobiography "My Life" delves within the innermost thoughts of a woman who is revered the world over. The writer brings forth Meir's devotion to...
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Richard Milhous Nixon / The Man & His Administration
A 6 page essay on Richard Nixon, his political career, and his administration. Differs from other reports on Nixon in that the writer focuses more upon Nixon's political career as a whole -- not just the Watergate scandal. Bibliography includes five...
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The Life of Richard Nixon / Cause & Effect
A 6 page cause and effect paper discusses the relationship between the unethical actions of former President Richard Nixon and the subsequent negative publicity that subsequently led to his resignation from office rather then face impeachment...
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The Life & Reign Of Napoleon III
15 pages in length. Includes an examination of Napoleon's parentage, his accomplishments and his defeats.The paper is broken down into nine sections: Circumstances of Birth, Pursuit of the Throne, 1849 Overthrow of the Rome Republic, 1854 Crimean...
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