Biography of Dashiell Hammett On May 27th‚ 1894 in St. Mary’s County‚ Maryland‚ Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born to Richard Hammett and Anne Dashiell. In order to help support his family‚ Hammett dropped out of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute at the age of 13 and found employment in various fields of unskilled labor such as a stevedore‚ newsboy‚ and freight clerk. At the age of 20‚ Hammett joined the Pinkerton detective agency where he served sporadically as a gumshoe for 6 years. This was the
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Sunnarith Kong English 101 Professor White October 1‚ 2014 Biography of Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson is a prolific author‚ well known for her short stories and novels. During her time‚ she has written many award winning novels such as “Louisa‚ Please Come Home” and “The Possibility of Evil”CITATION Lit08 \p 3 \l 1033 (Center 3). Provided that‚ she has establish herself as a significant figure in American literature. Although Shirley Jackson has suffered many psychological problems
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Have students write a biography of one older person (one-to-two pages). Describe this person’s life in terms work‚ social relationships (family‚ spouse‚ friends)‚ and community ties. Share the biographies with the class. (3-4 pages long‚ font size 12‚ double-spaced) Arnold Schwarzenegger Have you ever met someone with unwavering determination? Someone so determined that you wouldn’t dare doubt him or her. This actor‚ model‚ producer‚ director‚ activist‚ businessman‚ investor‚ writer‚ philanthropist
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In the millennia across which China has existed relatively few forms of political and economic systems have dominated the scene. For nearly all but the last fifty-two years‚ China was ruled by a feudal system under an Emperor‚ the Son of Heaven. In the late 19th century‚ the feudal warlords had usurped nearly all of the actual power of the Emperor and had led the country into an age of decadence‚ economic chaos‚ and a class system that consistently denied the majority of the population any real
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novel. This novel was written entirely from the protagonist’s point of view. This made it a unique novel with a innovate style which was extremely effective. “Flowers for Algernon” gave Keyes some acknowledgment and earned him a Hugo Award as the best short fiction in 1960. (Fratz‚ Daniel Keyes) Recognition didn’t stop Daniel from his will to learn (similarly to Charlie from his novel); He earned his Master of Arts degree by 1961‚ and started a career as an instructor at Wayne State University. In 1967
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Truman Capote was a well-known American author who was known for his “attitude” in his short stories. His dark psychological themes in his early fiction caused him to be characterized as one of the best Southern Gothic writers in American literature (World Biography). Most of Capote’s works were written in his earlier years and focused on his dark childhood‚ however some were humorous. Capote was born in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ on September 30‚ 1924. He was the son of Archulus Persons and Lillie
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Aryabhatta is a renowned mathematician and astronomer of ancient India. He was born in 476 AD in Kerala. He studied at the University of Nalanda. One of his major work was Aryabhatiya written in 499 AD. The book dealt with many topics like astronomy‚ spherical trigonometry‚ arithmetic‚ algebra and plane trigonometry. He jotted his inventions in mathematics and astronomy in verse form. The book was translated into Latin in the 13th century. Through the translated Latin version of the Aryabhattiya
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Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty Robyn Fenty the Barbadian superstar also known as Rihanna started out known as a cookie cutter teen pop star after she moved to the United States at sixteen years old. Born on February 20‚ 1988 in St. Michael‚ Barbados she grew up in a 3 bedroom house with her mom‚ dad‚ three brothers and two sisters. She worked with her father at a vendor booth selling clothes‚ although most of their money went to support her father’s drug and alcohol addictions. She began signing when she
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Karla Juanillo # 13 Born on February 2nd 1977‚ in Barranquilla Colombia‚ Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll‚ is one of the most successful female Latin singer. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother‚ Shakira honors her Latino and Arabic heritage with the music that she produces. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13. Shakira later became a music superstar in the Spanish-language countries; she was known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking
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Brenda Hermosillo Lesbian Callahan‚ Joan‚ (2009) Same-Sex Marriage. Why it Matters-At least for now. Hypatia Winter2009‚ Vol. 24 Issue 1‚ p70-80‚ 11p. This article was very interesting. Same-Sex marriage in this country is a big issue still to this day. This article explains same-sex marriage and why it matters. People just want to be with the person they love its hard in some states still. Texas being a republican state may never make same-sex marriage legal. This article explains what the lesbian
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