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Biography Essays and Term Papers
Biography: St. Alphonsus RodriguezBorn at Segovia in Spain, 25 July, 1532; died at Majorca, 31
October, 1617. On account of the similarity of names he is often confounded
with Father Rodriguez the author of "Christian Perfection", who though
eminent in his holiness was never canonized. The Saint was a Jesuit lay-
brother who ...
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James Baldwin, one of America’s most renowned and appreciated authors, broke through the barriers of early 20th century Semitism with grace and ease that will always be recognized. Although Baldwin faced opposition and hard times because of his risqué lifestyle, he triumphed and became one of the best ...
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The Partner By John GrishamAs the book opens, a group of private investigators in Brazil kidnaps an American named Patrick Lanigan, a former Biloxi, Miss., lawyer who stole $90 million from his firm, and avoided capture for more than four years. Patrick changed his looks and didn’t live that opulent life style of a ...
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EvelineEugene Gladstone O’Neill’s life is reflected throughout his plays in order to let out his true feelings. Eugene O’Neill was born in October on the 16, 1888. He was born in New York City, New York, in a hotel on forty-third and Broadway. For the first seven years of his life, he traveled with his ...
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Stereotyping In MoviesRich, snobby, cheap, and talkative are all stereotypes I have been labeled because I am Jewish. One day in Junior High my teacher Dr. Lnych broke the class down into groups of two. Our project was that we had to interview each other and write a biography on the other person. As the teacher called ...
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BuddhaThe word means "enlightened one." It is used today as a title to
the one who has given us more religious beliefs than almost any other human who
lived in this world. However, he was not given this name at birth; he had to
earn it for himself by undergoing long, hard hours of meditation ...
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Presdent James Abram GarfieldBorn in a log cabin, James Abram Garfield rose by his own efforts to become a college president, a major general in the Civil War, a leader in Congress, and finally president of the United States. Four months after his inauguration, he was shot by an assassin. After weeks of suffering he ...
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Holocaust Humor: Hurtful or Helpful"The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow.”
-Mark Twain
Humor within the Holocaust consistently raises debates based on the morality and respect. Do works that evoke any emotion other than sorrow or remorse discredit the event or the lives lost? Or does it deserve a spot within ...
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Derek jeterThis biography describes the struggles and achievements of Derek Jeter in order to become a professional baseball player. Derek Jeter’s hard work and dedication helped him accomplish his childhood dream from which he realized at the age eight. His dream was to become a New York Yankee baseball ...
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History of a Strong Powerful Woman: OprahWanting to have relative complete control over the company, Oprah made herself CEO, giving only her long-time lawyer Jeff Jacobs 5% ownership (his share would rise to 10% when he became company president in 1989). After negotiating the successful syndication of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jacobs had ...
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Walt DisneyWalt Disney was a great man. His legacy is still with us today. He was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois (Brad A. 1). He began working as a cartoonist in the 1920s (Answers.com, 1). Disney is probably best known for creating Mickey Mouse and his friends. He died on December 15, 1966 ...
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Babe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth Jr., later known as Babe Ruth, was born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland, one of George Herman Ruth and Kate Schamberger's eight children. Of the eight, only George Jr. and a sister, Mamie, survived. Ruth's father owned a tavern, and running the business left him and ...
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Arthur Miller BiographyArthur was born on October 17, 1915 to Isidore and Augusta Miller. He died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on February 10, 2005.
Early Years: Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York, although he shortly moved to a small frame house in Brooklyn. His father was an ...
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John Donne’s Age (1572-1631)John Donne’s age was an age of transition, standing midway between the age of Shakespeare and Jacobean age. In this age, classic literature was studied minutely from a new angle. The study of medieval literature developed the minds of the readers. Medieval beliefs held their grounds both in Donne ...
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Ivan Pavlov, A Man & His DogsMany students who eat a hearty breakfast and do not feel hungry as lunchtime rolls around find themselves rushing to the lunchroom with a ravenous appetite as soon as the bell rings. A typical conditioned response, just as Pavlov’s famous dogs did many years ago. Nobel Prize winning ...
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The Life of William ShakespeareShakespeare was a man who wrote many plays. He wrote at least 38 plays. “According to Michael J. Cummings many people regard him as the world’s greatest dramatist and the finest poet England has ever produced (Wordbook 1).” He also wrote two major narrative poems, a sequence of sonnets, and ...
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Jimi HendrixBorn Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, the first of five children to James Allen "Al" Hendrix[19] (10 June 1919, Vancouver, British Columbia – 17 April 2002, Renton, Washington) and Lucille Jeter (12 October 1925, Seattle, Washington – 2 February 1958, Renton, ...
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Joseph Conrad“. . . No, it is impossible; it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one’s existence—that which makes its truth, its meaning—its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible. We live, as we dream—alone. . . .,”(Conrad 71). With this thought consuming verse, along ...
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A Tale of Two Cities: Kate Keller vs. Annie SullivanThis was the “best of times and the worst of times” (A Tale of Two Cities; by, Charles Dickens). Helen now has two mother figures. In the play Annie and Kate both want Helen to help Helen. However, they both have different prospects on how to help Helen. Kate and Annie, therefore, are two ...
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The Color PurpleOn December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks was on her way home from work when she got on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She politely sat down at the front of the bus. After a while, the bus filled up and she was asked to move so that a male passenger could have her seat. She refused, and shortly after that ...
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