When the intense Pre-Civil War campaign between Lincoln and Douglas began, he peddled photographs of his hero Abraham Lincoln. ... In 1860, Tom's career of producing and selling newspapers on a train came to an abrupt end when he and his press were literally thrown off the vehicle by an "unsympathetic" associate of the railroad company. ... At age 14, after Tom had learned the basics of the fascinating new art of telegraphy, he obtained a job as a replacement for one of the thousands of "brass pounders" (telegraph operators) who had gone off to serve in the Civil War. ... When the War end...

• Word Count: 3349
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In a way, the death of William was the cause of the civil war. Had William survived, neither Stephen nor Matilda would have had a claim to the throne, thus preventing a civil war from ever taking place. ...

• Word Count: 4692
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

Summary - This is the story of two families who have been neighbours for a long time. The first family is the Kellers; Mr Joe Keller, his wife Kate and their two sons Larry and Chris. The neighbouring family is the Deevers; Steve Deever, his wife, his son George and his daughter Ann. The ...

• Word Count: 3955
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. ... After the war Stalin succeeded in establishing a communist buffer zone between Russia and Western Europe. ... The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

It is of common belief that Mistress Hibbins, the town witch, often dances in the forest with the Devil.49 One day, she calls to Hester, saying "there will be merry company in the forest; and I well-nigh promised the Black Man that comely Hester Prynne" would be there.50 To this Hester answers no, but this situation presents the stereotypical witch that many Puritans feared, but that probably did not exist. ...

• Word Count: 3126
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Of course, not the stuff about gangster wars; actually, I don't know much about gangsters. ... Woo brings us into the community and shows us a comforting, albeit busy scene of people enjoying each other's company and the sound of their birds before shattering this mundane hubbub with an explosion of gunfire. ...

• Word Count: 2769
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

John Aristotle Phillips is an Obscure Individual. He graduated from Princeton in 78', repeating his senior year. He transferred to Princeton for his sophomore year, and landed an exclusive spot on the academic probation. He got average grades, and was on the path to flunking out. Then he did somethi...

• Word Count: 3488
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lord of the Rings Chapter by Chapter Summery The Departure of Boromir The camp is attacked by a band of Orcs and Boromir is killed. Before he breathes his last breath, Boromir tells Aragorn that the Orcs have carried off the other Hobbits (Merry and Pippin). The remaining members of the...

• Word Count: 4146
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

Waiting for Godot qualifies as one of Samuel Beckett's most famous works. Originally written in French in 1948, Beckett personally translated the play into English. The world premiere was held on January 5, 1953, in the Left Bank Theatre of Babylon in Paris. The play's reputation spread slowly throu...

• Word Count: 4272
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School