A Biography of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
A Biography of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
To the many who admired him, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was, by strong-willed dedication and intellectual perseverance, an assailant of inequality and a guardian of liberty. A herald of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism (Hynes), he pa....
A Literary Analysis
After Mark Twain and Edgar Allen Poe, William Sydney Porter (known as O Henry) is the most read author in the world and bears the title of master of the short story . He has been called many things. Some people have called him the twentieth-century Balzak. Some have called him the American Maupassa....
Adolf Hitler
ADOLF HITLER AND NAZISM
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria (www.). His father died when he was thirteen, but, unlike most boys his age, Hitler did not try to find work, or work harder at school. Adolf dreamed of becoming an artist (Shirer, Rise and Fall 6)....
Alexander the Great and Conquests
Alexander the Great and Conquests
Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedonia born approximately on July 20th in 356 BC. His mother was Olympias, a young princess from Epirus. Alexander was a remarkable person who loved to recite Homeric poetry. At age fourteen his father sent him ....
Andrew Jackson
More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.
Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education. But in his late teens he read law for about....
Autobiography of a Slave by Juan Francisco Manzano
The life, times, and struggles of Juan Francisco Manzano is what Autobiography of a Slave portrays to readers of this first hand account. Manzano tells his stories from the first person perspective; he was a slave on the El Molino Plantation run by Don Nicolas and Don Manuel, owned by the Marchi....
Biography of Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 in the morning on November 27th, 1945 in Seatle, Washington. On September 11th, 1946, Jimi's official name changed to James Marshall Hendrix. Jimi's parents divorced in the early fifties, afterwards he was raised by his father, Al. Jimi was obsesse....
biography of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (100 44 BCE)
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman military and political leader. In 78 BCE Caesar began his political career in the Forum at Rome as an advocate, known for his oratory and ruthless prosecution of former governors notorious for extortion and corruption. Cicero once commen....
biography of mary shelley
Mary Shelley
July of 1816, aside from being historically significant, was probably the most important single month in literary history. Mary Shelley traveled with her stepsister Claire Clairmont and her soon to be husband Percy Shelley to stay with Lord Byron and his young physician John Polidor....
Biography of Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more widely admired by the world as "Pel", was born on October 23, 1940, in a small village in Brasil called Trs Coraes in the Brasilian state of Minas Gerais. He was baptized in the municipal church called Igreja da Sagrada Famlia de Jesus, Maria e Jos. His father, Joo ....
biography of tennessee williams and the theme of duty and responsibility in The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams, playwright of The Glass Menagerie, was born in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1911 and died in 1984. Tennessees name given at birth was Thomas Lanier Williams III. The nickname Tennessee was given to him in college. Williams Family had quite an ext....
Biography Of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur is a well renowned rapper and has had hit singles all over the world. What most people dont know is that he didnt only write rap songs, he wrote poetry as well. Maybe rap songs are just poems with a beat, but his poems are nothing like his rap songs, his poems say a lot more. Tup....
Biography On Bono
Bono Biography
Bono was raised in Dublin; he has one brother, Norman Hewson. His mothers name was Iris and his fathers is Brendan Robert Hewson. His mother was a Protestant and died when bono was 14 at her fathers funeral of a cerebral aneurysm. From then on he was raised by his Roman Cathol....
Charles Dicksons
We've all seen a version of A Christmas Carol. Whether it was the Disney version with Mickey Mouse or one of the many movies based on it. We all know and love the poor and kind Mr.Bob Cratchit and who can forget the evil Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge? And everyone loved sweet Tiny Tim. But what do we know ....
Christina Aguilera
Christina Maria Aguilera was born on the 18th of December 1980 on Staten Island in New York City in the USA.
Christina's net worth is 60 million. She is ranked #19 on "The Richest 20 Women in Entertainment" list. While she hasn't sold as many albums as other artists of her time her new....
Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong: Two Explorers
Introduction: Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong were radical, risky, and influential explorers who risked there lives in the name of science.
Christopher Columbuss trip and life overview
I) Early life leading up to planning of trip.
1) Born in Genoa some time between August and September ....
Critical Analysis of Dawn Frasers Biography by Ken Knox
Dawn Fraser is the Queen of Swimming in Australia . One of the most influential sportswomen of all time, she redefined the concept of Olympic Champion, and is still a source of inspiration in the world of championship swimming. In the biography, The Dawn of Swimming, author Ken Knox, provi....
Critque of Autobiography of a Face
Lucy Grealys book Autobiography of a Face takes a deep look at the societal stereotypes and perceptions. This paper will examine how the societal standards effects Grealy perception of her-self and her family. At the end of her book she writes Society is no help. It tells us again and again....
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was a woman who lived in times that are more traditional; her life experiences influence and help us to understand the dramatic and poetic lines in her writing. Although Dickinsons poetry can often be defined as sad and moody, we can find the use of humor and irony in many of her p....
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Introduction I.
In long the history of music, no composer ever showed true genius for harmonious writing in quite the same way as Franz Schubert, whose exceptional gifts are most widely remembered today through his prolific composition of songs for voice and piano. These true maste....
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair was born in 1903 at Motihari in British-occupied India. While growing up, he attended private schools in Sussex, Wellington andEaton. He worked at the Imperial Indian Police until 1927 when he went to London to study the poverty stricken. He then moved to Paris where hewrote two lo....
Greeley
Horace Greeley
Born in 1811, in Amherst, New Hampshire, the son of farming parents, holder of an active mind, and a love for writing, Horace Greeley was a man who knew what he wanted in life. He began his lifelong expedition into the world of journalism at the age of fifteen, as a printers train....
Historical Accuracy of Schindler's List
The period of history, which later came to be known as the Holocaust, was a time in which Jewish people were in constant fear of having their lives taken from them. Fascist Germany, ruled by Adolf Hitler and his third Reich, thought that the Jewish people were the cause for Germany's loss in World ....
History Journals
The library I selected to conduct my search for History journals was at the University of Buffalo, Amherst Campus. Having made trips there on two separate occasions and having skimmed quickly through perhaps twenty or so different journals I eventually selected a handful that I felt were a good ....
History On Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic
Northview High School
May 11, 2007
Pitzing 2
The greatest unheard, unknown, southern rock, and jam band of them all is Widespread Panic. The band Widespread Panic really isn¡¦t known for their popularity or music videos you would see on TV. They are really know....
Humans: A Clockwork Orange
Humans: A Clockwork Orange
Symbolism, characterization, and Burgesss stunning use of language are powerful tools Anthony Burgess utilizes within what most say to be his most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange. They are skillfully used to illustrate his views on how humans all fall into a recurr....
Influences on Michael Crichton
A young woman by the name of Susanne Childs arrived in Chicago, Illinois from the tropical island of the Virgin Islands in the midst of economic stress and social up heaving. With her innate grace and charm, she immediately secured herself a position of prominence that enabled her to capture the ....
Influences on Michael Crichton
A young woman by the name of Susanne Childs arrived in Chicago, Illinois from the tropical island of the Virgin Islands in the midst of economic stress and social up heaving. With her innate grace and charm, she immediately secured herself a position of prominence that enabled her to capture the ....
Jacqueline Kennedy
Even though people may be well known, they hold in their hearts the emotions of a simple person for the moments that are the most important of those we know on earth: birth, marriage and death (http://www. Brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/Jackie_kennedy.html 1).
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was bor....
Jaques Louis David
1.IntroductionSet on a stage of revolution and Enlightenment, the Neo-Classical period presents a broad and interesting topic. Jacques Louis David was the first political painter, and a true revolutionary, but one cannot disengage his art work from the social and political systems of the period. The....
Justice is Free is a Fallacy
Graham Scott
Mrs. Jones
APLAC 6th
January 27th, 2007
Justice is Blind is a Fallacy
When the average American thinks of justice, he or she immediately pictures equality. Or sometimes they conjure up the image of Lady Themis, the goddess of justice and equality, who is blindfolded and is de....
Katherine Dunham
The contribution of Katherine Dunham and Alvin Ailey to modern dance
Katherine Dunham's background and work
Katherine Dunham created one of the most popular American dance companies ever, and she was a pioneer in exploring the African American cultural heritage. Why is it then such an amazing ....
Lenin, A New Biography
Lenins life in Lenin, A New Biography reflects on his familys ancestry and his childhood along with the childhood of his immediate family. Dmitri Volkogonov, the author, focuses on the theories Lenin had, where he drew them from and how he executed the philosophies that were proposed by hi....
Life of Chinua Achebe
Prominent Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's satire and his keen ear for spoken language have made him one of the most highly esteemed African writers in English. In 1990 Achebe was paralyzed from the....
Life of Johnny Cash
The country musician Johnny Cash, also known as The Man in Black is a legend of
country music, because he was one of a kind. He didnt care what anyone thought about him.
Even though most people didnt agree with what he said and done, they still loved his music. As
he worked his way u....
Lyndon B Johnson
Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, near Johnson City, Tex., the eldest son of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family. Politically act....
Malcolm X
Its just like when you have some coffee thats too black, which means its too strong. What do you do? You integrate it with cream, you make it weak. But if you pour too much cream in it, you wont even know you ever had coffee. It used to be hot, it becomes cool. It used to be strong, i....
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Born: April 4, 1928
St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation:
Novelist/Poet
Nationality:
United States
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson April 4, 1928) is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Ri....
Middle Passage
European slavers altered the way that different African people viewed one another and themselves. The book by Miguel Barnet, Biography of a Runaway Slave is a strong account that can be used to explore how Africans changed their perception of each other, and how this change influenced the lives of A....
Mikhail Barynshikov
An amazing outstanding dancer was born to a Russian engineer and a seamstress on the cold cold day of January 27,1948 in Riga,USSR. The name was Mikhail Baryshnikov. Mikhail grew up with the fond knowledge of ballet but was active in other thin....
Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member
In Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, Kody Scott tells the true story of his life in the gangs. He committed his first murder at the tender age of eleven to get initiated in the Crips. There was no looking back for Kody after that day. There was an incident were he and some of his ....
Neil Armstrong
This American gave our country hope of being the greatest country in the world. He has influenced us all to be outgoing and to try to change the world. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He has done so much to improve our space program. He has shown us all that he is a very bra....
Opposite But the Same: Thomas More and King Henry VIII
Opposite But the Same: Thomas More and King Henry VIII
Andrew Yates
EN102/008
Professor Tangerini
13 December 2006
Yates 2
During the time of the two men in question, there were numerous variables that influenced both King Henry VIII and Thomas Mores th....
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden has been called the worlds foremost terrorist by the media, and is considered Public Enemy Number One by the United Sates government (Current Biography, 2001). Osama was brought up in a very luxurious life style with a large family. He received a top of the line e....
Platonic forms
Platonic forms
Plato is one of the world's best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. Known as the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, he wrote in the middle of the fourth century B.C.E. His earliest works are regarded as the most reliable of the ancient sou....
Political Implications of Grace Paleys Samuel
The Political Implications of Grace Paleys Short Story Samuel
The political implications of Grace Paleys Short Story Samuel
My eyes have been opened. After much research, I was forced to look at Samuel in a different light. In Judie Newmans, Napalm and After: Th....
RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON
Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in a small farmhouse in Yorba Linda, California. His parents were from the Midwest but moved to southern California, where Richard Nixon was born. He was the second of five sons. His mother, Hannah, was a Quaker. His father, Francis, who was a M....
sitting bull
Sitting Bull
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American Indian Frontier 101
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August 1, 2005
Of all the Sioux chiefs, Sitting Bull is the most commonly known to the American people. The man was an enigma at best. He was not impulsive, nor was he apatheti....
Spinsterhood in Nineteenth Century America
Reflecting on her single life, Catharine Sedgwick wrote in her diary: "I certainly think a happy marriage the happiest condition of human life ... [I]t is the high opinion of its capabilities which has perhaps kept me from adventuring in it."(n1) This entry epitomizes the seemingly paradoxical conne....
The Graduate: Depiction of Alienation Through Song
In 1967, Mike Nichols directed one of the most popular films of the time, The Graduate starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. The film linked the gap between the generations, the alienation of man from his surroundings, and the power of popular music by matching up the screenplay with a number....
The Life and Works of Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg was a nationally renowned poet, biographer, lecturer, journalist, and folksinger. He won two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry works and his biography of Abraham Lincoln. He was known as the peoples poet and he passionately wrote for the everyday working person.
Carl Sandburg w....
The Life of Richard Wright
Deep in the southern states of America, when this country struggled with changes, people not only suffered from poverty, hunger, and illnesses, but people endured racism and violence. These experiences colored people's lives forever. Richard Nathaniel Wright was no exception. Out of the hardships an....
THE LIFE OF SOJOURNER TRUTH
Sojourner Truth wasnt just a heroine to blacks, slaves, and women. She was also an abolitionist and a champion of womens rights speaking throughout the country. She acted on her strong feelings about life and the way it should be. But, in my hometown of Battle Creek, Michigan where Sojourner ....
virgina woolf
Virginia Woolf Biography
Virginia Woolf used the pretense of universality in her writing as a front for her struggle for womens liberty. Despite her rejection of the feminist label, Virginia Woolfs goal in writing To The Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway was to fight for feminist causes, not ....
Wendell Sailor
Biography of Wendell Sailor
Unfortunately, the future of one of the most well known Australian rugby union and rugby league player, Wendell Sailor, came to a dramatic end when he failed a random drug test in 2006. This was devastating to the Australian Rugby fans as Wendell was an amazing rugby....
Which philosopher had the greatest impact on Western Civilization in the 18th century?
SSC 160 Western Civilization
October 10, 2007
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. Not only was Sir Isaac Newton an astronomer, Newton was a mathematician and physicist as well as a teacher. We will explore each facet, but first we will start into his early years s....
William Grant Still
William Grant Still, African American Composer and Pioneer
William Grant Still has been dubbed the Dean of African American Composers. However to put such a limiting title on such a great composer does not do justice to exemplifying the greatness of his work. William Grant Still composed pieces....
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