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Short Summary of the Great Gatsby
Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald About F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, the only son of an aristocratic father and a provincial, working-class mother. He was therefore the product of two divergent traditions: while his father's family included the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (after whom Fitzgerald was named), his mother's family was, in Fitzgerald's own words, "straight 1850 potato-famine Irish." As a result of this contrast, he
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Louis Armstrong’s Biography and Discography
LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY Pops, Satchmo, Dippermouth, Satch, Dipper, Papa Dip, Ambassador Satch , Little Louis …. Lots of nicknames can be used to mention about Louis Armstrong, but above all you can name him as ‘The King of Jazz’. Armstrong is the most influential jazz trumpeter of all-time. He first achieved fame as a trumpeter, but towards the end of his career he was best known as a vocalist and was one of
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Thomas Jefferson Biography
Thomas Jefferson Biography Thomas Jefferson was a man that was one the founding fathers of our Nation. Thomas Jefferson was one of the most dedicated and influential Americans were Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a very talented and gifted man. He was a man ahead of his time. Thomas Jefferson was a true renaissance man. Thomas Jefferson was plantation owner, horticulturist, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author, inventor, violinist, and the founder of the University of Virginia.
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Jackson Pollock’s Biography
The central figure that charted the course of the Abstract Expressionist movement was the deeply troubled painter Jackson Pollock. He was born Paul Jackson Pollock in Cody, Wyoming on January 28, 1912. He was the fifth and youngest son and grew up in Arizona and California after his family left him when he was a little over one year old. Pollock's artistic journey began at the Manual Arts School in Los Angeles, California where he
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Eminem Auto Biography
EMINEM The music business, how eminem got into the music business from his hard times living at home with his mother who was suffering from Munchausen Syndrome which means she was making Marshall (Eminem) take medicines he didn't need. First i will talk about eminems life when he was a kid and his relationship with his mother and uncle Ronnie. Eminems father left him when he was only 6 months old and his mother was
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Albert Einstein - Biography
Thinking. We all do it, but for some it can be taken to a different level; maybe even to a different place. Especially when your job is made for outside-the-box thinking; you may need some creativity to place a theory or two. Well, one man did just that not to be compared to anyone but to be known for it for many reasons. Albert Einstein will go down in history as the greatest thinker
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Walker Percy’s the Moviegoer
In the novel, The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy, the narrator, Jack Bolling, believes that everyone has a role to play and that their happiness is predicated upon how well they play their given role. He also believes that people get trapped in “everydayness” and become “dead”. Jack Bolling’s decision to marry Kate Cutrer is partly based on these beliefs of his, but it is also based upon the discovery that Sharon is engaged herself. Kate
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Countee Cullen Biography
Countee Cullen was a wonderful poet, children’s book writer and teacher. He was born March 30 1903. New York City and Baltimore seem to be his two main disputed places of birth, but his true birthplace it still unknown. After claiming Louisville Kentucky as his birthplace for a New York University application, he later claimed New York City to be his hometown. Cullen was enrolled in Public School Number 27 in the Bronx, New York
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From the Collection of Nineteenth Century Short Stories You Have Studied, Select Three with a Supernatural Theme, and Consider Their Effectiveness Within Their Genre.
Short stories started to gain popularity after the industrial revolution; as printing became more widespread it was much easier to get a short story published in a newspaper or magazine. The advantage of a short story over a novel is that it manages to hold the readers attention, as the short story tends to be dramatic, has no need for a sub-plot and are without lengthy description. Where novel writing is complicated, has many different
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Jose Diokno Brief Biography
JOSE W. DIOKNO (1922-1987) Renowned Street Parliamentarian Nationalist, and Legal Luminary Jose W. Diokno, or "Ka Pepe," as he was popularly known, was born on February 26, 1922 to Ramon Diokno, a former associate justice of the Supreme Court, and Eleanor Wright, an American who became a Filipino citizen. He graduated from elementary school with distinction, and finished his secondary education at De La Salle College as valedictorian in 1937. In 1940, he earned his
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein In the book Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the two main characters, Victor and the monster have completely different personalities and the expectation of their actions are very different from what one would imagine. When Victor's project of the monster finally comes to life, Victor gets scared and runs away from it, showing the readers how he is a very selfish man. The monster and Victor spend two years away from each other until the
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The Ben & Jerry Short Story
The Ben & Jerry Short Story Thursday, April 17, 2008 Name: Jonathan Burnett Class: TTH 12:30 Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Title: The Ben & Jerry Short Story General Purpose: to inform about Ben & Jerry Specific Purpose: to get the audience to think about how interesting this topic is Central Idea: Ben & Jerry Main Points of Body: 1. How Ben & Jerry met 2. How they started their business 3. How they contribute
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Biography of Charles Darwin’s Own Evolution
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsburry, England on February 12, 1809. He is the son of Robert Waring Darwin, a physician. Darwin showed little interest in his education at Shrewsburry School and in medical studies at Edinburgh University (1825-27). He decided to turn away from becoming a physician after witnessing several operations performed without anesthesia. At the same time he began to be interested in geology and in natural history. He was sent to study
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Bowling for Soup Biography
Musical heavyweights, yes. But what do these acts actually have in common? They've all been nominated for Grammys. Yep, Bowling For Soup, the drunk-rockers from Wichita Falls, Texas, scored a nomination in 2003 in the Best Performance Pop By a Duo or Group category for their power-pop Sing-a-long "Girl All the Bad Guys Want." "It opened a lot of doors for us," admits BFS's frontman Jaret Reddick, who wore an unforgettable pale-blue tux to the
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Biography of Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey, a famous black writer, talk show host, and actress, was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi .She was born to unwed, teenage parents. Her mother Vernita Lee was eighteen and a housemaid. Her father Vernon Winfrey was twenty and in the armed forces. Winfrey was named Orpah from the Book of Ruth in the Bible, but her name was later changed to Oprah because it was easier to pronounce. As
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Sam Walton: A Biography
Sam Walton: A Biography America's richest man, Sam Walton, was not always rich. Growing up during the depression, he struggled to help his family then, not knowing he would one day own a multi-billion dollar business, and then struggle to help the poorest of America becoming one of the top philanthropists in the United States. Also seen as a great leader, not everyone agrees on the "greatness" of the man who laid the foundation of
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Shakespeares Biography
SHAKESPEARE’S BIOGRAPHY By Paige Scheller Shakespeare’s Biography William Shakespeare was a great writer who lead a very interesting life. In fact, he is often though of as “the greatest write of his time.” As a child, William Shakespeare started his education at around the age of “six or seven at Stratford grammar school, also known as the King’s New School of Stratford-upon-Avon.”(Brooke pg23) It would be most likely that Shakespeare’s lessons would focus around
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Martin Luther King Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only spoke with purpose but also with a style unlike any others. He was an inspirational speaker and a motivational leader. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., due to his importance in the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's, motivated masses with his tremendous speeches and actions. Dr. King utilized his charisma and inspirational tactics to change the views and beliefs of a nation
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A Short Story by Eliza Rowan
A short story by Eliza Rowan The house was perfect, sure it needed some repairs but other than that it was just right. It wasn't too big or to small it had just the right amount of room for their family. It was small enough to be cozy but large enough to offer plenty of room for their things. Who ever had owned it before hadn't cared much about the condition that the outside got
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Biography of Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 16. His first two names (Johannes Chrysostomus) belonged to a saint and Theophilus was given to him by his godfather and changed to Amade or Amadeus later in his life. Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart, and his only sibling was an older sister called Maria Anna. Mozart's father Leopold Mozart was one of Europe's
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Biography of Abraham Lincoln
1809 On the stormy morning of Sunday, February 12, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, wife of Thomas, gave birth to a boy. He was born on a bed of poles covered with corn husks. The baby was named Abraham after his grandfather. The birth took place in the Lincolns' rough-hewn cabin on Nolin Creek near Hodgenville, Kentucky. (The picture to the right depicts a reassembled replica of the cabin purported to be Lincoln's birthplace.) Thomas Lincoln was
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First Paragraphs in Short Stories
FIRST PARAGRAPHS First paragraphs are fundamental to the story and need to “hook” the reader in. If the first paragraph doesn’t grab you, then why would you read further? The first paragraph is where you are introduced to the tone of the story and sets the stage by introducing the main character(s) and giving information to entice us to continue reading. Three stories that have strong first paragraphs that draw us in and help us
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A Short Story
Short Story: “And in the air was murder” by Joel Kininmonth It was the start of summer, the bees were coming out, the birds were chirping and a little house in the town of Meridia is waking up to the coming heat. The mist in the air was disappearing and it was the one time a day when the stale, thick Smokey air coming from the inn next door wasn’t noticeable. In this house there
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Life’s Short
People say that life is short and not to waste it on the little things of life. I learned that the hard way. Death is something that people go through all the time, but most people when they think of death, think of older people that were sick or old and couldn't go on any longer. Normally, they don't think of a 14 year old girl and her family. In January 2002, Alexandra Wake was
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Reviews the Short Story Greasy Lake
Summary: Reviews the short story Greasy Lake, by T.C. Boyle. Summarizes the plot. Discusses the major theme of rebellion. In the short story Greasy Lake, Boyle told of the changing of boys to men in one night. When it was cool to be bad. Senior year in high school, 19 years old and stupid. Not having any real clue as to the real world works, Driving mom's cars using dad's money. In Greasy Lake,
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