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Shakespeare (William) was the most distinguished dramatic poet the world has had since the decline of Greece. He was the son of a wealthy woolen merchant at Stratford on the Avon, a market spot in the English. County Warwickshire, probably born on Apr. 23, 1564. His mother was a daughter of Robert of Wellington, and … Read more
Short biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is probably the most famous German poet of all times and is considered a universal genius. He has gained recognition with important works not only in literature, but also in art theory and natural sciences. Goethe, for example, developed his own theory of color … Read more
Boy Wonder Kylian Mbappe has brought unmatched talent to football, the kind that has not been seen since the time of Pele (some would disagree). However, his record of winning the World Cup at the age of 19 has already made him a legend, it doesn’t matter what happens from now on, Kylian Mbappe will … Read more
Francisco Pizarro was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. Pizarro’s parents were Captain Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez. His father was a poor farmer and his mother was of humble heritage. For most of his childhood he grew up herding his father’s pigs. In 1510, he went with Spanish explorer Alonzo de Ojeda on an … Read more
If there is one thing the movie industry is happy with, it is the characters Brighton Sharbino has taken up and how she brilliantly portrayed them in front of the camera. Regardless of her age, the young actress has proved that age is just a number and that what matters most in the industry are … Read more
Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntington on April 25, 1599 to Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell. Although he wasn’t a direct descendant of Henry VIII’s chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell’s great-great-grandfather, Morgan Williams, married Thomas’ sister Katherine in 1497. It was Morgan and Katherine’s children who took the last name Cromwell in honor of their … Read more
O’Ree was raised in a large family in Fredericton, NB. O’Ree’s father, Harry, was a civil engineer who worked in the road maintenance industry for the city of Fredericton. O’Ree started playing hockey at age three and organized hockey at age five. He instantly had a passion for the game. O’Ree played regularly on the … Read more
An Entrepreneur and industrialist of Pakistan Syed Babar Ali was born on June 1926.he is a Pakistani businessman and also former finance minister of Pakistan. He is the founder of packages limited, milk pack limited and now the Nestle Pakistan limited and the Lahore University of management sciences. Syed Babar Ali received his education from … Read more
The United States of America is a country that, despite much of the relatively progress in race relations, remains gained by a history of prejudice. Even today, elements of our society have a significant impact on the life expectancy and mortality rates of African-Americans. According to Jesmyn Ward’s memoir, Men We Reaped, and researchers at … Read more
The American Composer named Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre was born on the date January 2, 1970 in the town of Reno, Nevada. Whitacre grew up in his home-town Reno and began his musical career with his junior high marching band led by a man named Jim Burnett. He later changed to playing synthesizer in techno-pop … Read more
Robert Bryson Hall is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and music producer better known by his stage name Logic. Coming from a broken family, he has had unfortunate experiences as a child. Growing up, he witnessed his brothers selling drugs, his father buying those drugs, his alcoholic mother and sisters getting beaten up by men. … Read more
Thomas Greene Wiggins was born May 25, 1849, to Mungo and Charity Wiggins, slaves on a Georgia plantation. He was blind and autistic but a musical genius with a phenomenal memory. In 1850 Tom, his parents, and two brothers were sold to James Neil Bethune, a lawyer and newspaper editor in Columbus, Georgia. Thomas Greene … Read more
Slavery has been the wicked phenomena in the world. Slavery is very unnatural and aggravates mixed outlooks from the perspective of every person. Some of the people still face slavery in the present times. Other people do not necessarily understand that a person can treat another individual as a slave. In definition, slavery is one … Read more
Mathilde Kshesinskaya was an eminent Russian ballerina and was born to an artistic family. Her grandfather was a famous violin player, singer and actor and both her parents were ballet dancers. At the age of eight, Matilda enrolled in the Imperial Theatre School, where her brother and sister already studied. She went on to become … Read more
J.J. Thomson was born on December 18, 1856, in Cheetham Hill, England, near Manchester. His father was a bookseller who planned for Thomson to be an engineer. When an apprenticeship at an engineering firm couldn’t be found, Thomson was sent to pass his time at Owens College at the age of 14. In 1876, J.J … Read more
Born and raised in the heart of essex, england, tom continually had a ardour for fitness. While a kid, he saved himself suit and in shape through gambling rugby at some point of school. But, in 2002, at the age of sixteen, tom suffered an intense leg harm inside the middle of a rugby recreation. … Read more
In both the Book of Margery Kempe and the “Wife of Bath’s Prologue” in the Canterbury Tales, the female protagonists manipulate clerical discourse to challenge the male dominated institutional church and create new spaces for women in the late Middle Ages. Both texts take place in the Middle Ages, where religion was interpreted and distributed, … Read more
Ivan Seidenberg has been in a key leadership role at Verizon since 2000 (Anonymous, 2011). While in his leadership role, Ivan Seidenberg has led Verizon into a global network and Verizon has built out their network into a nationwide industry (Anonymous, 2011). Ivan Seidenberg is sixty-three years old and has a bachelor’s degree in math … Read more
Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian author and illustrator who grew up in Tehran in a middle-class family. Both of her parents were political activists and supported a Marxist ideology in contrary to the beliefs of the monarchy of the last Shah. Although Satrapi’s family was a relatively progressive and secular one, she had a very … Read more
Confucius (551 – 479 BCE), was a thinker, political figure, educator and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. Confucius was born at Shang-ping, in the country of Lu. His given name was Kong, but his disciples called him Kong-fu-tse, (i.e. Kong the Master, or Teacher.) His father passed away when he was only … Read more
In J.D Vance’s wildly-popular 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, Vance recounts his childhood experience of Appalachian poverty and makes a sociological argument against government handouts. Speaking from personal exposure to Appalachian poverty, drug-abuse, and crime, Vance expresses his frustration with what he sees as a culture of … Read more
THE BIOGRAPHY OF CAROLUS LINNAEUS EARLY LIFE Carolus Linnaeus was born to Christina Brodersonia and Nils Linnaeus, a church minister and botanist. Linnaeus was born in Rashult, Sweden on May 23, 1707. Growing up, Linnaeus was educated in the subjects of latin, religion and botany. Linnaeus’s interest in botany flourished as he spent more of … Read more
John Lee Hooker was born on August 22nd 1917 in Tutwiler Mississippi, in a family of sharecroppers being the fourth of eleven children. His father didn’t like blues music and even called it “the devils music.” He first started experimenting with music in church and built his first instrument from a piece of string and … Read more
Did you know Mae Jemison was the first black women to play a role in the movie Star Trek? Question is who is Mae Jemison? Dr. Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. For Education, she went to Beethoven Elementary School and went to Cornell University and Stanford University she … Read more
Paris Roxanne is a gorgeous American model and internet sensation who rose to fame following her online presence. She has built a huge fan base on social media platforms such as Instagram, among others. In addition, the budding model has been featured on popular modeling websites such as Maxim, TheChive, and Playboy, just to mention … Read more
Saint Nicholas of Myra was born in the 3rd century in the village of Patara Lycia. He was an only child, and his parents, Theophanes and Nonna, who had vowed to dedicate him to God, and were both wealthy. Throughout his childhood, his parents raised him to be a devout Christian. Nicholas was a very … Read more
Dorothy Allison’s autobiographical narrative Two or Three Things I Know for Sure examines how a lower-class upbringing has affected the identities of the women in her family. Beauty, inadvertently, becomes one of the most valued things among her family members, a perceived lack of which shapes Allison as a person. Through a lens of intersectional … Read more
“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” quote by one of the most influential author of English Victorian era, English novelist, Charles Dickens, who wrote numerous highly acclaimed novels. Dickens lived a life filled with happiness and sadness and … Read more
The Epitome of Candidness Whenever we think of the finest veteran actors of India, one of the first names that pops into our minds in Naseeruddin Shah. He is a prominent figure in Indian Parallel Cinema, where his awespiring performances have made him a fan favorite. While the actor has, on several occassions, stated his … Read more
Kayla Aston Mrs. Findley AP US History11 January 2017 John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8th, 1839 in Richford, New York. He died on May 23rd, 1937 in Ormond Beach, Florida. Rockefeller married Laura Spelman, with whom he had his two sons; Nelson and John Jr. Also, he took a singular … Read more
Lisa Leslie was born on July 7th 1972 in Gardena California to her mother Lauren Leslie a semi-professional basketball player. With two sisters Dionne who is five years older than Lisa and Tiffany who is eight years younger than Lisa. And one brother who is the basketball coach at Carondelet High School. During Lisa’s middle … Read more
Throughout the United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s speech to the graduating female class of Mount Holyoke College, she elaborates upon how she used her knowledge and education to benefit more than herself. She covers a wide variety of topics such as nuclear weapons, women’s role in society, and the ramifications of perseverance through … Read more
Does anyone know why George Washington is so important? For starters his face is on every U.S. dollar bill! George Washington is one of the most significant American historical figures, not only for his role in founding and governing the young nation, but for his leadership style, political ideas, and Revolutionary vision for the United … Read more
This is about the life and works of Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini. Puccini was born December 22, 1858, in Lucca, Italy. When he was growing up he had eight other siblings. His father’s name was Michele Puccini and his mother’s name is Albina Magi. It’s no surprise that Puccini is famous, he … Read more
The Complete Persepolis, an autobiographical novel by Marjane Satrapi, tells the tale of Marjane’s childhood in Iran. In this story, Marjane (Marji) is brought up by communistic parents. Evidence of this Marxist upbringing is displayed several times throughout the book, most especially when Marji exclaims that “it was funny to see how much Marx and … Read more
The entirety of Coates’ letter writing and consciousness in Between the World and Me shows the influence of the provocative writings and speeches of Malcolm X. After all, Malcolm X became Coates’ favorite writer. The image of a young Malcolm dressed in a sharp business suit, tie hanging askew with one hand parting a window … Read more
Mikhail Baryshnikov was born in Latvia in 1948. Baryshnikov was a very talented and respected ballet dancer of the Soviet Union during the late 20th century, Baryshnikov was a beloved by many in the USSR. Unfortunately, he could not reciprocate those same feelings. He moved from the Soviet Union to Canada in 1974 before moving … Read more
Olivia Munn is one Hollywood actress that should never be underestimated. The actress creatively and successfully turned a career in entertainment journalism to a thriving acting career. With a series of smart choices, she has achieved unparallel career wins. Olivia Munn got her start when she played Mily Acuna on Beyond The Break, but she … Read more
On 01 March 1961 in Columbia South Carolina the taxi of local taxi driver, John Orner, was found empty but with blood found in the inside the vehicle. There was no sign of Mr. Orner and where he might possibly be. Later on 3 March 1961 they found Mr. Orner body along the side of … Read more
Through the history of rock and roll music, there have been many groups and artists that have come and gone, and have made a significant impact on the lives of promising young musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Nirvana and many more. There was one artist from the 1970s who not only made an … Read more
Henry Ossian Flipper was the first colored cadet in USA military, upon successfully achieving the commission as a lieutenant. He got military education at United State Military academy at West point. That time was when only white people were in the command in military companies and black were at lower military grades. Henry O Flipper … Read more
Isaac Bonga is a professional German basketball player of African descent who has managed to work his way up to become signed as a forward position player with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association(NBA). As a young player, he has been credited with having the ability to excellently combine positional strength, basketball … Read more
Daniel Sharman started out as a child actor and gradually climbed his way into the bigger screens of the entertainment industry and Hollywood, creating his own niche as a prominent film star and producer. He is also known for his performances in Fear the Walking Dead, Teen Wolf, The Collection, and has equally featured other … Read more
Witold Pilecki was born in the Russian Empire on May 13, 1901 in the town of Olonets in Karelian. In fact, it came from the descendants of an aristocratic family (szlachta) from the Grodno region. Grandfather Jozef Pilecki h. Leliwa was a Polish shepherd member and a special Polish nationalist. Also he had been the … Read more
In Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas explains that her father, Kazem, had studied and worked in America and “often spoke about America with the eloquence and wonder normally reserved for a first love. To him, America was a place where anyone, no matter how humble his background, could become an important person” (3). Hearing her … Read more
For an actor as talented as Jason Schwartzman is, he certainly does not get the recognition he deserves. He is also a musician and screenwriter. The actor is best known for his role in HBO, series and his frequent collaborations with Wes Anderson. Some of his more well-known works include I Heart Huckabees, Fantastic Mr … Read more
Misty May is a famous beach volleyball player, she has attended many Olympic games for, beach volleyball. Misty May and her teammate Kerri Walsh are considered the greatest beach volleyball team of all time, after they won three straight Olympic medals, in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Misty was born July 30, 1977 in Los Angeles. … Read more
Kara Walker was born in 1969 in Stockton, California. She was raised by her father who was also an artist so by the age of three she knew she wanted to be just like him. In her early life, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia with her family. She later ended up at the Atlanta College … Read more
Walter Jerry Payton was born on July 25,1954, in Columbia, Mississippi. Walter Payton grew up in Mississippi with his family. He was one of three siblings, two boys and one girl, the children of Peter and Alyne Payton. In his younger years, Payton was never a competitive athlete. Walter liked to do other things like … Read more
Dwyane Wade Biography Known as “D-Wade” or “Flash,” Dwyane Wade was born in 1982 in Chicago, Illinois. Wade has competed for the Miami Heat, as a shooting guard, since 2003. He’s a three-time NBA champion (2006, 2012 and 2013), all with the Miami Heat. In Gregorian calendar month 2012, Wade—along with power player LeBron James—helped … Read more
