O. Henry (1862-1910) was originally born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro‚ North Carolina. As a young man‚ he moved to Austin‚ Texas where he worked as a bank teller. He moved again to Houston‚ Texas in 1895 and became a newspaper columnist. In 1896‚ however‚ he was called back to Austin‚ where he was charged with embezzling money from the bank where he had worked. Not wanting to go to prison for his crime‚ O. Henry fled to Honduras‚ and stayed there for six months before returning to the
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As parents around the country purchase new pencils and backpacks‚ they may be surprised to learn “nature” is one more thing they should put on the back-to-school supply list. According to a new report by National Wildlife Federation‚ Back to School: Back Outside‚ time spent outdoors both during school and at home helps children become high-performance learners and score higher on standard tests. Unfortunately‚ American children spend only minutes a day playing and learning outdoors which presents
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The O*NET program is the nation’s primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database‚ containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database‚ which is available to the public at no cost‚ is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Information from this database forms the heart of O*NET OnLine‚ an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. The database also
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| Katherine MansfieldLife of Ma Parker When the literary gentleman‚ whose flat old Ma Parker cleaned every Tuesday‚ opened the door to her that morning‚ he asked after her grandson. Ma Parker stood on the doormat inside the dark little hall‚ and she stretched out her hand to help her gentleman shut the door before she replied. "We buried ’im yesterday‚ sir‚" she said quietly. "Oh‚ dear me! I’m sorry to hear that‚" said the literary gentleman in a shocked tone. He was in the middle of his breakfast
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O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11‚ 1862 – June 5‚ 1910)‚ known by his pen name O. Henry‚ was an American writer. O. Henry’s short stories are known for their wit‚ wordplay‚ warm characterization and clever twist endings. Biography Early life William Sidney Porter was born on September 11‚ 1862‚ in Greensboro‚ North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825–88)‚ a physician‚ and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim
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1 ANNA O. - BERTHA PAPPENHEIM: A CHRONOLOGY OF HER LIFE AND TREATMENT BY Richard G. Klein (New York City) This chronology will be updated on a regular basis—stay tuned. The chronology that follows was put together in order to help me make better sense of the founding case of psychoanalysis‚ the case of Bertha Pappenheim or Anna O as she is known in the analytic literature. The text has been divided into five different time divisions. Events found in sections A through D are drawn mainly from Joseph
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properly‚ but we eat the worst possible kind of food. We want food and we want it fast. An easy option for my generation is to go to a fast food place for example McDonalds. The people of the 70’s were much healthier and did more activity. I think sports back then was a great pass time and electronics weren’t so much of a big hit yet. Not only did they get more exercise is but they also ate better. In conclusion‚ two
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and Edgar Allen Poe‚ William Sydney Porter (known as O Henry) is the most read author in the world and bears the title of « master of the short story ». He has been called many things. Some people have called him the twentieth-century Balzak. Some have called him the American Maupassant because of his so well made surprising endings. The short story is the one fundamental and self-contained genre in American prose fiction‚ and the stories of O. Henry certainly made their appearance in consequence
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LOOKING BACK……… Surrounded by four grey walls‚ I lay here on my concrete bed and I think …….Why? Did he deserve it? Am I really the monster that I was portrayed to be? My name is Katherine Pierce. I am 25 years old and I have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of the man I once called …..my dad. The birth of any child into a family is a joyous occasion. And yes‚ my entry into this world was a dream come true for my parents. As a baby‚ I have fond memories of being
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Based on the short story “Back to the Dreamtime”‚ I would like to write a journal about the relationships of the two main characters. Two main characters that I choose in this story are Richard and Tom. This is because there are many things that Richard and Tom doing together. Richard‚ a teenage Aboriginal boy raised in white Australian society‚ is compelled to come to terms with his past by forces outside his control. He was adopted by the McDonalds. His father died when he was two years old.
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