eBooks „Argumentative“
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R.T. Adams
The Penny: The Now Unprofitable "Copper" Coin
The Penny
- Business & Economics
- English
- 849 Words
- No Age Recommendation
- 307
This article is about the penny, and as the title reads, how useless it has become. Over the past years, how has the penny effected our economy? If you wish, feel free to debate in the comments. This is a debatable topic, after all. *The book cover was not created or edited by me in any form and/or way. I own only the text.* [more]
Keywords: Penny, Unprofitable, Economics, Article, Argumentative, Essay, Arguement, Logic, Money, Coin, Coins, Copper, Zinc, Congress, Debt
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T.S. Arthur
The Lights And Shadows Of Real Life Part 2
- Drama
- English
- 101957 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
[The Following Story, Literally True In Its Leading Particulars, Was
Told By A Reformed Man, Who Knew W--Very Well. In Repeating It, I
Do So In The First Person, In Order To Give It More Effect.]
I Was Enjoying My Glass Of Flip, One Night, At The Little Old "Black
Horse" That Used To Stand A Mile Out Of S.--, (I Hadn'T Joined The
Great Army Of Teetotallers Then,) When A Neighboring Farmer Came In,
Whose Moderation, At Least In Whisky Toddies, Was Not Known Unto All
Men. His Name Was W--. He Was A Quiet Sort Of A Man When Sober,
Lively And Chatty Under The Effect Of A Single Glass, Argumentative
And Offensively Dogmatic After The Second Toddy, And Downright
Insulting And Quarrelsome After Getting Beyond That Number Of
Drinks. We Liked Him And Disliked Him On These Accounts. [more]
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Thomas Carlyle
History Of Friedrich II. Of Prussia
Vol. XVII.
- History
- English
- 38176 Words
- Ages 18 and up
- 2
Carlyle was born in Ecclefechan in Dumfriesshire.[1] His parents determinedly afforded him an education at Annan Academy, Annan, where he was bullied and tormented so much that he left after three years.[5] His father was a member of the Burgher secession church.[6] In early life, his family's (and nation's) strong Calvinist beliefs powerfully influenced the young man.
After attending the University of Edinburgh, Carlyle became a mathematics teacher,[1] first in Annan and then in Kirkcaldy, where he became close friends with the mystic Edward Irving. (Confusingly, there is another Scottish Thomas Carlyle, born a few years later, connected to Irving via work with the Catholic Apostolic Church.[7])
In 1819–1821, Carlyle returned to the University of Edinburgh, where he suffered an intense crisis of faith and a conversion, which provided the material for Sartor Resartus ("The Tailor Retailored"), which first brought him to the public's notice.
Carlyle developed a painful stomach ailment, possibly gastric ulcers,[8] that remained throughout his life and likely contributed to his reputation as a crotchety, argumentative, somewhat disagreeable personality. His prose style, famously cranky and occasionally savage, helped cement an air of irascibility.[9]
Carlyle's home at 4 (now 33) Ampton Street, London, marked with a plaque by the London County Council
Carlyle's thinking became heavily influenced by German idealism, in particular the work of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. He established himself as an expert on German literature in a series of essays for Fraser's Magazine, and by translating German works, notably Goethe's novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre.[1] He also wrote a Life of Schiller (1825).[1] [more]
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Rizwan Ullah
The WolfMan of Hanover
- Horror
- English
- 10143 Words
- Ages 12 and up
- 80
Friedrich Heinrich Karl "Fritz" Haarmann was born in Hanover on 25 October 1879, the sixth and youngest child born to Johanna (née Claudius) and Ollie Haarmann. Fritz was a quiet child, with few friends his own age or sex and who seldom socialized with any children other than his siblings outside of school. From an early age, Haarmann's behavior was noticeably effeminate. He was known to shun boys' activities and instead play with his sisters' dolls and dress in their clothes. He also developed a passion for both needlework and cookery,and would develop a close relationship with his mother who spoiled her youngest child. Reportedly, Haarmann's father married his mother, when she was 41 years old, and seven years his senior, on account of her wealth and the substantial dowry their marriage would eventually bring him. Haarmann Sr. was known to be argumentative and short-tempered who, through several affairs he conducted throughout his marriage, would contract syphilis in his later years.Despite his being an authoritarian who had little time for his children and a notorious womaniser, Haarmann's parents remained together until his mother's death in April 1901. In 1886, Haarmann began his schooling, where he was noted by teachers to be a spoiled and mollycoddled child who was prone to daydreaming. Although his behavior at school was noted to be exemplary, his academic performance was below average and Haarmann had to repeat a school year twice. On one occasion, when he was about eight years old,Haarmann was molested by one of his teachers, although he never discussed this incident in detail.This was a major point on his life,that forever changed him. Haarmann grew into a trim, physically strong youth. With his parents' consent, he finished his schooling in 1894. Upon leaving school, he briefly obtained employment as an apprentice locksmith in Neuf-Brisach before opting, at age 15, to enroll in a military academy in the town of Breisach.His military training began on 4 April 1895. Haarmann initially adapted to military life, and performed well as a trainee soldier. However, after five months of military service, he began to suffer periodic lapses of consciousness which, although initially described by a medical professional as being sudden signs of anxiety neurosis, would subsequently be diagnosed as being "equivalent to epilepsy" in October 1895. The following month, Haarmann discharged himself from the military and returned to Hanover, where he briefly worked in a cigar factory his father had established in 1888. At the age of 16, Haarmann committed his first known sexual offenses, all of which involved young boys whom he would lure to secluded areas—typically cellars—before proceeding to sexually abuse them. He was first arrested for committing offenses of this nature in July 1896. Following further offenses of this nature, the Division for Criminal Matters opted to place Haarmann in a mental institution in the city of Hildesheim in February 1897. Although briefly transferred to a Hanover hospital for psychiatric evaluation, he would be certified as being "incurably deranged, and unfit to stand trial by a psychologist named Gurt Schmalfuß. Schmalfuß ordered Haarmann to be confined at the mental institution indefinitely. Haarmann was returned to the mental institution on 28 May 1897. Seven months later, Haarmann escaped the mental institution. With apparent assistance from his mother, Haarmann fled to Zürich, Switzerland. Here, he lived with a relative of his mother, and obtained employment as a handyman in a shipyard. Haarmann remained in Zürich for 16 months before he returned to Hanover in April 1899. Early the following year, he became engaged to a woman named Erna Loewert,who soon became pregnant with his child.[n 2] In October 1900, Haarmann received notification to perform his compulsory military service. On 12 October 1900, Haarmann was deployed to the Alsatian city of Colmar to serve in the Number 10 Rifle Battalion. Throughout his service, Haarmann earned a reputation among his superiors as an exemplary soldier and excellent marksman, and he would later describe his period of service with this battalion as being the happiest of his entire life. After collapsing while on exercise with his battalion in October 1901, Haarmann began to suffer dizzy spells, and was subsequently hospitalized for over four months. He was later deemed "unsuitable for military service and work" and was dismissed from military service on 28 July 1902. Discharged from the military under medical terms described as being "probable" dementia praeox, Haarmann was awarded a monthly military pension of 21 gold marks. Upon his military discharge, Haarmann returned to live with his fiancée in Hanover, briefly working in the small business his father had established, before unsuccessfully filing a maintenance lawsuit against his father, citing that he was unable to work due to the ailments noted by the military. His father [more]
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