David Gaub McCullough was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1933. While a young man, McCullough had many career choices, ranging from architect, actor, painter, writer, to lawyer. In 1951, McCullough studied English at Yale University where he eventually earned his Bachelor's degree in English, with the intention of becoming a fiction writer or playwright. After writing his first book, David decided to go into writing full time.…
The video of Conan O’ Brien talks a man name Jack Bennie who was very successful and everyone thought of his success as an inspiration while trying to become like him. Johnny Carson wanted to be like him but he could not. The main Purpose of this video is to tell us that, we should follow our dreams, and know that life is not permanent. At age 25, Conan began to think that his job defined who he was, but end up realizing that it was not true. He wants us to know that our failure is what that defines us and makes us unique. He says through failure, you will be able to gain clarity and originality. Life is not permanent, so work hard, be kind, and amazing things will always happen to…
Emile Zola was born on April 2, 1840 in Paris, France. Zola spent most of his youth in southern France where his father was a civil engineer of Italian decent. Upon completion of school at the Lycee Saint- Louis in Paris, he failed the Baccalaureate exam twice, which prevented him from furthering his studies. This led to Zola living in poverty for the next couple of years until he got a job as a clerk, which would eventually lead him to his writing career (His Masterpiece Pg. 28). In the novel “Zola and his Time”, it describes Zola as a very timid man that was easily startled by confrontation and violence (Zola and his time Pg. 434). Zola was strongly disliked by the Deroulede’s Indians who stood outside Zola’s home and chanted at him and through…
Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, which later became the backdrop for many of the stories he wrote. His life there was bursting with a childlike innocence, where he was surrounded by numerous family members. But his childhood ended there when his family moved to Los Angeles in 1934. There he attended high school, where he joined a drama club. His goal had always been to become an actor. His days were spent befriending Hollywood celebrities such as Ray Harryhausen and George Burns. Burns later gave Bradbury his first pay as writer, for contributing a joke to his radio show.…
Patrick Chamoiseau was born in 1953 in Fort de France, Martinique, where he still lives. He studied law at the University of Martinique and in France. Patrick Chamoiseau revealed in the interview, to which reference has already been made, that he is a full time probation officer in Fort de France and described his…
After reading the story, “I Can Speak” by George Saunders, many readers would happen to realize that this story is not like every other story that is just picked up and read. In order for someone to fully apprehend the story, reader must stay consistently focused on the text. The story is about a reply letter from the company for a compliant letter that was sent by a customer named Mrs. Faniglia to a company named KidLuv Inc. regarding a product manufactured by the company known as I Can Speak!™. I Can Speak!™ is a robotic mask that the parent glides over their baby’s head and functions by responding to something in more advanced manner than corresponding to the baby’s age.…
Biographical information about author: He was born January 15, 1933 in Louisiana. He lived on the River Lake Plantation. He started working in the fields when he was nine. He was raised by his aunt, Augusteen Jefferson. His parents moved to California during WWII and he joined them when he was 15. He served in the US Army and graduated from San Francisco State College in 1957. He now lives in San Francisco, California and is an English professor.…
James Patterson was born on March 22, 1947, in Newburgh, New York. He attended Manhattan College as an undergraduate before pursuing his master’s degree in English Literature at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. His first occupation was a copywriter position at an ad agency in New York City, New York.…
Graduation caps fly into the air, cheers erupt, and diplomas are received. This is a typical graduation day. Not only did these ceremonial events take place for Tulane University's class of 2009, but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes, causing more than 1,836 deaths. Tulane University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the most significant amount of deaths took place and 80 percent of the city was destroyed. These graduates have survived a lot , and Ellen wants to congratulate them on their achievements. In Ellen’s commencement speech to the Tulane University class of 2009, the use of rhetorical questions, allusions, metaphors, and hyperbole gives the graduates a time to reflect upon their years at the University, connecting with the speaker, and maintain a light the mood by the use of comedy.…
Claude Levi-Strauss was born in Brussels, Belgium on November 28, 1908. He is the son of an artist and a member of a French Jewish family. From 1927 to 1932, he studied law, philosophy, and sociology at the Sorbonne in Paris. He moved to Brazil in 1935 to be a professor of Sociology at the University of Sao Paulo. During his time in Brazil, he also carried out his first ethnographic fieldwork by living among and studying various native people of the Amazon. It was this event that established his identity as an anthropologist.…
In the book, A Man Without Words, Susan Schaller takes an interpreting job at a community college in Los Angeles, California. On her first day, she finds a young man named Ildefonso who is around 27 years old with his arms tucked in and his head following the each student as they passed. Schaller sits with the young man and tries to talk to him, thinking that everyone in the room could understand sign language. Schaller learns that Ildefonso, an illegal alien from rural Mexico, deaf since birth had no concept of language—signed, spoken, or written. At first, when Schaller would sign to him, he simply mimicked her signs, which frustrated them both. After working with…
Every night, you are plagued by the same faceless monsters. Taunting you. Mocking you. Lurking inside the darkest corners of your mind. You try to escape this endless maze of terror, your heart pounding against your ribcage and the hairs at the back of your neck prickling. You see their pupil-less eyes glaring at you from all angles, watching you. You run faster, your head frantically spinning. You stop. You realise there is no end. You can’t escape your own mind. That, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly how 1 in 4 depressed teenagers in Australia feel every single day. *emphasise last words* For the original trailer of Perks of Being a Wallflower, we focused on the theme of finding belonging, friendship and hope. All these things that are, to…
David LaChapelle was born in Connecticut, in the year of 1969. He took his first photograph at the age of six, while on vacation in Puerto…
A.M. Answer: I grew up in Brooklyn New York, the first of seven children April 1, 1908. I would describe my childhood as being unhappy and a lonely experience, so I immersed myself in books. After grade school I attended the City College of New York, then later went to the University of Wisconsin where I developed an interest in psychology. There I earned three degrees, a bachelor’s in 1930, a masters in 1931, and my doctorate in 1934. Soon after I began teaching at Brooklyn College in 1937 and continued to work as a faculty member until 1951.…
Stephen Butler Leacock was born on 30 December 1869 at Swanmore, Hampshire, England, the third of eleven children to Peter Leacock and Agnes Emma (née Butler). The Leacock family did a lot of travelling in their early years but finally emigrated to Canada in 1876 and settled near the village of Sutton, Ontario on a one-hundred acre farm. It was a difficult time, with harsh winters and hard work. It was only two years later that Stephen's father Peter travelled to Manitoba, leaving his large family behind. Leacock enrolled at the University of Toronto in 1887, studying modern and classical languages and literature with such exceptional talent and focus that he finished two years' worth of courses in just one. He graduated from University College in 1891with a Bachelor of Arts degree.…