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    Charles Dickens Charles Dickens has been avoiding oblivion for 200 years. His writing has baffled, enthralled, and completely captivated his readers from the moment the works were published.Why? His writings were so unbelievably interesting and relatable that all social classes would do their best and get a copy of his works. On top of all social classes enjoying his work, his work was also enjoyed and waited upon by two entire countries, the United States of America and England. Due to the…

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    Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7,1812 in Portsmouth England. He was the second born out of eight children. John Dickens, his father was a naval clerk and his mother, Elizabeth Barrow, aspired to be a teacher and school director. During his lifetime he wrote six novels; Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. Charles moved a lot in his childhood because of his family’s poor status. In 1816 they moved…

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    Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury England, on February 12, 1809, and died on April 19, 1882. Darwin was a biologist and naturalist, studying different species around the Globe. He is best known for his contributions on the revolutionary, theory of evolution. Charles was the second youngest of six children and was born into a family of scientists. Darwin was always well educated, attending schooling throughout his life, often times with his brother, Erasmus. Darwin is now known as one…

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    from an ape. Here I will tell you about Charles Darwin who is one of the most famous Natural Historians who made huge contributions to modern biology. Charles Darwin was born in London on February 12, 1804, where he spent his early years in the woods surrounding his father’s glamorous estate (Charles Darwin 1). As a kid Darwin was a veracious hunter, he has even said “I shudder at the amount of animals I have killed.”, he also was a very good collector.(Charles Darwin 5) One of the first signs…

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    different sciences, was Charles Darwin. No one Impacted biology like Charles Darwin in the 19th century. Charles Darwin had a very intersiting life that was dedicated to sceince and he substantially impacted science with his theories and his astouding pieces of work that he published. Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in the town of Shrewsbury, England and passed away on April 19, 1882 in London. He had 5 siblings of which he was the second youngest. Charles Darwin came from a…

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    Throughout his life time, Charles Darwin was able to distinct himself from his peers as a scientific elite. The epitome of his work is demonstrated in his book on natural selection, allowing for a considerable advancement in the Theory of Evolution, as well as marking his name in history. His story begins in Shrewsbury England, February 12th 1809. The fifth son of a wealthy doctor Robert Darwin, and raised in an Anglican home, Charles had every advantage available to him. In 1817 his mother…

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    of Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was a british novelist who wrote countless works of compelling ideas read by people everyday. He looked forward to growing his intelligence and was optimistic of the future everyday. Oliver Twist, written by Dickens, showed the life of an orphan boy who went on an endless amount of adventures while fending for himself. Dickens traveled around the world and explored many places such as America and its culture. In the time of the Industrial Revolution, Charles…

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    Charles Darwin was a well-known naturalist and geologist who lived and grew up in the United Kingdom. He is commonly known for his work On the Origin of Species which is now considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. In the book The Time Machine, the Time Traveller theorizes about the evolution of two subdivisions of human life in the future, the Morlocks and the Eloi. The Time Traveller’s theories reflect the ideas of Charles Darwin in that humans evolved, natural selection aided…

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    Charles Dickens is known to be the or one of the best authors of English Literature. Charles wrote a lot about affairs and situations that were going on in the people’s worlds that surrounded him, which were mostly the people in the industrial revolution. He took issues and problems from his own life and used that to write his novels. His novels spoke of what he thought and he wanted and how he wanted to people to really just take a look around and realize whats going on. His life was full of…

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    Charles Lindbergh, the flyer that we would never expect in history. Planes were the thing of the century. Those who could fly planes were known as the “cool” people. Many flyers were daredevils, delivery people, and even part of the U.S. Army. One day, Raymond Orteig,owner of the Lafayette Hotel made a challenge for those airmen. The challenge was to see the first that could fly from New York, to France. The prize money for the winner was $25,000. A journey like that would be more than dangerous…

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