Walt Whitman Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet‚ essayist‚ journalist and humanist. He was born on May 31‚ 1819‚ the second son of nine children‚ of Walter Whitman‚ and Louisa Van Velsor. They lived in Brooklyn and Long Island in the 1820s and 1830s. At the age of twelve‚ Whitman began to learn the printer’s trade. Largely self-taught‚ he read voraciously‚ becoming acquainted with the works of Homer‚ Dante‚ Shakespeare‚ and the Bible. Whitman worked as a printer in New York City until
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Born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in 1924‚ Shirley Chisholm is best known for becoming the first black congresswoman (1968)‚ representing New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms. She went on to run for the 1972 Democratic nomination for the presidency—becoming the first major-party African-American candidate to do so. Throughout her political career‚"My greatest political asset‚ which professional politicians fear‚ is my mouth‚ out of which come all kinds of things one shouldn’t
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began working for Strand Films‚ Inc. He remained with Strand through the conclusion of the Second World War. His second child Aeronwy‚ Byrn Thomas was born in March of 1943. Deaths and Entrances was released in 1946. Three years later his child‚ Colm Garan Hart Thomas‚ was born. In 1952 his final volume‚ Collected Poems‚ was published. In addition to the work previously mentioned‚ he also published many short stories‚ wrote filmscripts‚ broadcast stories‚ did a series lecture tours in the United
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Dylan Thomas “The land of my fathers. My fathers can have it” (Dylan Thomas Quotes). In general‚ this reflects Thomas’ approach to life. From his childhood‚ Thomas pursued his passions. Never tied down by his Welsh roots‚ he wrote and spoke only English and eventually died in America. Thomas’ personality allowed him to write as he wished‚ whether acclaimed or criticized about his pieces. Dylan Thomas was born on October 17‚ 1914 in the uplands of Swansea in Wales (Dylan Thomas Swansea). His father
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Literary Analysis ENG 101 Professor Blinder Jonathan Relvas James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born on February 2‚ 1882‚ just south of Dublin in a wealthy suburb called Rathgar. The Joyce family was initially well off as Dublin merchants with bloodlines that connected them to old Irish nobility in the country. James’ father‚ John Joyce‚ was a fierce Irish Catholic patriot and his political and religious influences are most evident in Joyce’s two key works A Portrait as a Young Man and Ulysses. Dublin
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welcoming • Greeted with a smile and a glass of champagne • Very quiet atmosphere • A bit chilly A. Background Information • Reportive My definition of fine dining is a sit-down restaurant that is top notch. The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Face is definitely fine dining to me and is where I’m going to do my Fine Dining Concept Analysis Assignment on. I went to this place with my siblings along with my sister’s close friends to celebrate my sister’s birthday. She said that this place
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out “Chaplains‚” it was time for battle from that point on. Some of the Gangs were sworn enemies’‚ trapped in generational feuds that had existed so long‚ no one could remember why or when‚ the trouble started. Before long‚ this new knowledge in Brooklyn began to spread among more brothers and other gangs and they became the ‘First Born’ warriors of Medina. These new Borns became Shamgaudd‚ Gykee‚ Hasheem‚ and Sha-Sha very learned in street combat and some of the Fathers Twine style. Sha- Sha expressed
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SHIRLY CHISHOLM A MARVICK IN HER TIME Table of Contents Introduction to Shirley Chisholm 3 Shirley’s rearing In Barbados 4 Retuning to Brooklyn 5 Shirley gets an Intro to Politics in College 6 Time for Shirley to Stop watching and get in the Mix 7 Shirley the Assemblywoman 8 Shirley the Congresswoman 10 Shirley fights for our basic Civil Rights 11 Shirley’s work in Congress reflected the Civil Rights Movement 12 Shirley’s Bid for the President
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Analyzing Gentrification Through the Lenses Analyzing Gentrification Through the Lenses Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College‚ Peter Kwong once said‚ “Living in this gentrification environment is much more difficult for residents. Actually‚ what they’re doing is killing the indigenous culture.” This process of gentrification that Kwong is referring to is defined as the purchasing and renovating of low-priced properties‚ usually by higher income individuals‚ in often deteriorated
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“Maybe tomorrow‚ we’ll all wear 42‚ so nobody could tell us apart.” General manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ Branch Rickey‚ decided to draft Jackie Robinson into the baseball team. Rickey knew the negative feedback he would receive and he refused to let society make the decision for him. Therefore‚ he went seeking for a baseball player who could meet his standards‚ physically and mentally. While some differences between Brian Helgelands movie 42 and the segregation in society and the Jim Crow laws
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