Biography Who is the real Carolyn Keene? The author of the Nancy Drew series and many more wrote under a pen name. Carolyn Keene does not exist. The person behind all the stories was Mildred Wirt Benson. Her life was an inspiring journey and she even made it to the Ohio Woman’s Hall of Fame. Mrs. Benson did not stop writing until she was 96. Mildred Benson’s early childhood was much like every other child’s. She was born on March 28‚ 1905 and grew up in Iowa with her parents. She lived in Ladora
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Prompt: Carolyn Heilbrun contends that‚ contrary to the predominant critical opinion‚ Gertrude is not a weak character who lacks “depth and vigorous intelligence.” Heilbrun argues that Gertrude’s actions‚ in fact‚ reveal her to be clear-headed and courageous‚ lustful but also “intelligent‚ penetrating‚ and gifted with a remarkable talent for concise and pithy speech.” Hamlet Essay Carolyn Heilbrun’s view on the character of Gertrude in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet as an intelligent being is contradicted
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Make Happy‚ 1:30-2:00). Through the show Bo struggles to bring happiness into an unhappy world. Burnham touches on topics such as love‚ music‚ the archetype of the ‘straight white male’‚ and even the legalization of marijuana. All of this comes together into a hilarious show with a dark‚ ominous message. His message is simply this; We are not happy. To Bo it seems a large part
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Analysis of Lester Burnham When I was told to choose a movie to perform a psychoanalysis on a character. I did not know what movie to choose. After watching the two hour long film on the multiple characters that seemed to be struggling to find their inner happiness: American Beauty. I knew that I should not look any further. One character that especially stood out was‚ Lester Burnham. A forty-two year old father with a mid-life crisis. In the film‚ American Beauty Lester Burnham is portrayed as
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very strong at development and research. They keep evolving and creating new products and new ways to make money. They are a global brand. Nike is easily recognized by their symbol that is called a “swoosh.” The Nike symbol was created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson (Origin of the Swoosh 2007). She was a graphic design student at Portland State University and had met Philip Knight while he was teaching advanced accounting classes and she started doing a little bit of freelance work for his company.
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evanescence of life‚ and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible‚ others in the manufacture of sorrow¨ (pg. xi). Larso shows this conflict of good and evil by comparing the two main characters‚ Daniel Burnham and Henry H. Holmes. Burnham is the head architect for the World Fair Exposition in Chicago circa 1893‚ taking on a daunting challenge. In contrast‚ Holmes is a sly psychopathic physician‚ who opens a hobbled together building to serve as a hotel for the fair that
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“If everything went perfectly - if his health did not degrade any further‚ if the weather held‚ if Burnham completed the other buildings on time‚ if strikes did not destroy the fair‚ if the many committees and directors‚ which Olmsted called “that army our hundreds of masters‚” learned to leave Burnham alone - Olmsted might be able to complete his task on time” (Larson 118). Erik Larson uses repetition of the word “if” to emphasize to his readers how difficult it was for Olmsted to complete his
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Carolyn Jones‚ a recent accounting graduate‚ has found herself in a predicament where she needs to make decisions that could greatly impact her for the rest of her life. Carolyn wants to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam‚ but there is only one superior CPA exam preparation company‚ “Becker Professional Education”‚ and they charge near 2‚000 dollars more than rival companies. Carolyn will need to make her decision soon‚ but faces many determining factors first. One of Carolyn’s
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Betsy. "Otter Signs Idaho Texting Ban into A law." Spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review‚ 6 Apr. 2012. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. Smith‚ Ben. "Legislation Creating National Standard for Distracted Driving Laws To Be Introduced in Congress." Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy. 23 June 2011. Web. 10 Apr. 2012.
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of the building of the fair. Each plot follows two separate characters; H.H Holmes the serial killer and Daniel Burnham the architect. I believe that Erik Larson wrote this book based on two different stories because they both explain the expansion of technological/ entertainment advancements and the expansion of transportation/population growth during the late 19th century. Daniel Burnham and H.H. Holmes
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