Jack London’s “Credo” I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor‚ every atom of me in magnificent glow‚ than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live‚ not exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them‚ I shall use my time.” – Jack London 1876-1916 Jack London was a man
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Jack London : Biography "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club" (BrainyQuote). This is one of Jack London’s more well known quotes. Jack London was born as John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876‚ in San Francisco("Jack London"). His mother was Flora Wellman and his father was suspected to be astrologer William H. Chaney‚ who denied his paternity and abandoned London’s mother(Wilson). London was suckled‚ or nursed‚ by an ex-slave named Virginia Prentiss‚ who
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Jack Gilbert‚ Born in 1925‚ grew up and educated in Pittsburgh‚ San Francisco. He spent various periods of his life outside the United States‚ mostly in France‚ Italy‚ and Greece‚ but rarely publishing. His first book of poetry‚ Views of Jeopardy‚ (1962) won the Yale Younger Poets Prize and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. (Wikipedia) He was married to the American poet Linda Gregg and later to the Japanese poet Michiko Nogami‚ to whom he dedicated a limited edition of poems. He presently
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John Griffith “Jack” London was born on January 12‚ 1876 in San Francisco‚ CA. Although London originally had the surname Griffith‚ when his mother married John London later in 1876‚ the couple had the infant’s name changed to London. London worked many different‚ unique jobs in his youth. His occupations ranged from pirating for oysters on San Francisco Bay to running for mayor of San Francisco on the socialist ticket. London became an author to escape the drudgery of a potential life as factory
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Jack Ma (Alibaba) Zainab Raed Bazroon ID: 2140003961 Section 39 Who is Jack Ma? Jack Ma is an outstanding and great leader who redefines the way of success. Jack Ma led e-commerce in China. As the Executive Chairman and founder of Alibaba Group‚ China’s leading Internet business entity‚ he has been classified as one of the top Chinese entrepreneurs‚ who reached the desired Forbes list in recent years. How he gets started? When he was 12 years old‚ he got interested in learning English. He was
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has a single theory or belief that influences the way they others. For me‚ that theory is Carl Rogers’ theory of personality‚ and this theory greatly impacts how I view others in society and in the workplace‚ in addition to my own role in society and the workplace. Carl Rogers’ theory of personality is a humanistic argument that emphasizes the basic good in all people. Boeree (2006) writes that Rogers’ theory is based on the belief that mental health is the “normal progression” of life and that
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Documentary Film and the Power of Interrogation: "American Dream" &"Roger and Me" Author(s): Miles Orvell Reviewed work(s): Source: Film Quarterly‚ Vol. 48‚ No. 2 (Winter‚ 1994-1995)‚ pp. 10-18 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1213092 . Accessed: 09/12/2012 08:12 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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self-actualization‚ which makes it ideal for every individual. Carl Rogers was born on January 8‚ 1902 in Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ in a Chicago
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Falstaff: Why We Love Plump Jack In William Shakespeare’s play Henry IV Part One‚ Sir John Falstaff is a fat‚ drunken‚ middle aged man with a lousy sense of honor. He becomes somewhat of a surrogate father to Prince Hal‚ all the while teaching the young prince his ways of partying and drinking through whatever life brings him‚ which does not earn him any respect along the way. Along with the immense time that the two spend together‚ Falstaff’s influence on Prince Hal wreaks all sorts of havoc on
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“America’s first rebel”... Roger Williams. This essay will be about the life of Roger Williams‚ and how he founded the providence which became Rhode Island‚ and came to what we call today‚ America. His strong religious beliefs may had made him unpopular‚ but that didn’t stop him from concurring the world with his strong beliefs. Some even say that he is the father of modernized liberty‚ due to being best known for his religious freedom. Roger Williams born in 1603 in London‚ England‚ nobody
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