I. Biography of the Author Anton Chekhov: The Russian author Anton Chekhov is among the major short-story writers and dramatists in history. He wrote seventeen plays and almost six hundred stories. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in Taganrog in South Russia on the Azov Sea on January 17‚ 1860. He was the third of six children of Pavel Egorovich Chekhov‚ a grocery store owner. Chekhov ’s grandfather was a serf (a peasant who lives and works on land owned by another) who bought his family ’s
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Ellen Granny Ellen Granny in the story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall‚ by Katherine Anne Porter” is an old lady that has been in some way deceived or disappointed in every love relationship of her life. Her past lover George‚ husband john‚ daughter Cornelia‚ and God all did an injustice by what porter refers to as “Jilting”. This unending cycle of wrongdoing caused Granny to be a mixture of strength‚ bitterness‚ and Ultimate fear as she faces her last moment in life. Granny gained her strength
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Oscar Wilde once said‚ “it is better to be beautiful than to be good‚ but it is better to be good than to be ugly.” Beauty has always been perceived to be a key part of society‚ which can manifest itself as insecurities. This idea is explored in Katherine Mansfield’s short story‚ Miss Brill. People are always watching and judging‚ unintentionally or otherwise. Mansfield demonstrates how insecurities may present itself under the perceived watchful eye of others. Mansfield portrays Miss Brill’s judgmental
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Leticia Portillo Sheperd AP English & Composition September 21‚ 2014 A Rhetorical Analysis of "Birthday Party" In the "Birthday Party‚" Katherine Brush shows what- at a glance- seems to be a non-suspicious dinner between a happily‚ "unmistakably‚" married couple; yet‚ when examined closer is obviously a dinner gone wrong. Her use of syntax‚ along with other literary devices‚ help show how a book shouldn’t be judged by its cover. This story starts off in a light-hearted manner
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Biography of Mark Mathabane ! Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane‚ 18 October 1960) is a South African author‚ lecturer‚ and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor. Personal Information: Surname pronounced "Mot-ta- bon- ee"; born Johannes Mathabane in 1960 in Alexandra‚ South Africa; changed name to Mark‚ 1976; immigrated to the United States‚ 1978; son of Jackson (a laborer) and Magdelene (a washerwoman; maiden name‚ Mabaso) Mathabane; married Gail Ernsberger (a writer)
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Biography- Ellen DeGeneres Birth: “For me it’s that I contributed… That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That to me is the most important thing‚ that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all negative stuff in life.” This was written by Ellen Lee DeGeneres who was born on January 26‚ 1958 in Metairie‚ Louisiana‚ a suburb of New Orleans. She was born to Elliot and Betty DeGeneres‚ and has an older brother‚ Vance DeGeneres. Her father was
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Cited: Baldwin‚ Neil. Edison: Inventing the Century. University of Chicago Press‚ 2001 Beals‚ Gerald. Thomas Edison. Biography. June‚ 1999. http://www.thomasedison.com/biography.html Bellis‚ Mary. “The Inventions of Thomas Edison.” “The Life of Thomas Edison.” http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventors/a/Thomas_Edison.htm Guthridge‚ Sue. Thomas Edison: Young Inventor
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Biography of William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who‚ with Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads. He is the second of five children born to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson‚ William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in Wordsworth House in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland[1]—part of the scenic region in northwest England‚ the Lake District
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Angelina Jolie Biography Angelina Jolie‚ born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4‚ 1975‚ in Los Angeles‚ California‚ is an American actress famous for her tattoos and her acting ability. Jolie‚ which in French means pretty‚ was born to an Academy Award-winning actor‚ Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand with only one brother named James Haven. Just like any other children at her age‚ she also had a favorite cartoon character that she liked very much‚ which was the flying elephant Disney character
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