English author of children ’s stories and plays‚ poetry‚ biography‚ history and satire. Eleanor Farjeon was born in London‚ England on 13 February‚ 1881. The daughter of popular novelist Benjamin Farjeon and Maggie (Jefferson) Farjeon‚ Eleanor came from a literary family‚ her two younger brothers‚ Joseph and Herbert Farjeon‚ being writers‚ while the eldest‚ Harry Farjeon‚ was a composer. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children ’s literature is presented annually
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Third‚ the thesis is demonstrated through firefighter Anthony Smiljanic’s perspective. Anthony is apart of the Los Angeles Fire Department‚ and during all the rioting‚ he sees first hand‚ the things people say‚ and the way people feel. For instance‚ it is on Day 3 of the riot when he says‚ “There’s nothing to do but stare at new red‚ blue‚ or black graffiti that says‚ ‘F**k the Police‚’ and ‘F**k the National Guard‚’ and ‘Kill Whitey‚’ and try not to take it personal (156) . . . I’ve never seen anything
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revolutionary figure we have to look at her early life‚ acting career‚ and her work for UNICEF. Hepburn was a very influential woman who put others needs before her own. To begin‚ Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4‚ 1929‚ in Brussels Belgium‚ to Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston and Ella Van Heemstra. Audrey was one of three children‚ she had two brothers‚ Arnoud Robert
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be good through the actions of leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ and Urvashi Vaid. Martin Luther King Jr. is the first of many people who makes it easy to believe that mankind is good. Dr. King is well known for being the leader of the civil rights movement in such a way that avoided violence at all costs. He wanted others to follow in his acts and boycott or protest‚ so that everyone
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Anthony Burgess ’ novel‚ A Clockwork Orange has been called shocking‚ controversial‚ and horrifying. A Clockwork Orange is controversial‚ but to focus merely on the physical aspects of the work is time wasted. Burgess is concerned with the issue of ethics. He believes that goodness comes directly from choice; it is better to choose the bad than to be forced into doing the good. For taking away a person ’s free will is simply turning them into a piece of "clockwork"; a piece of machine containing
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they provide a feeling of comfort to a soldier because the soldiers are in control of their weapons. During the Gulf War in Iraq‚ soldiers were excited by their deadly weapons as described in the pervious quote. In the book Jarhead‚ a memoir by Anthony Swafford‚ soldiers have intense relationships with their weapons. Swafford constantly describes the many guns he carries‚ the process of cleaning his weapons and how they use them. Swafford’s fear of dying triggers his obsession with weapons because
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Casey Anthony. Thousands of people watched the Casey Anthony case unfold all over the nation from t.v to newspapers to magazines. When Casey’s daughter caylee anthony went missing Casey was the suspect. Casey went on trial for first degree murder. Aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child. Casey Anthony was born on March 19‚ 1986 in Warren Ohio. She later moved to Orlando Florida. Casey’s parents names are Cindy and George Anthony and she had one brother Lee Anthony. Many
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Not all people of wealth are selfish‚ greedy‚ and arrogant. St. Anthony of the Desert is proof of this statement. Born from a wealthy family in Coma‚ Egypt in 251 AD‚ Anthony was a good man from his early to his later years. His parents were Christians; therefore‚ Anthony was brought up as a Christian‚ as well. Also in his beginning years‚ he attended the Lord’s House with his parents. He proved to be obedient to his father and mother‚ and attentive to his studies and readings from the Lord. A few
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Anthony Blanche first introduces Sebastian’s family to Charles at dinner during his Oxford years. “They’re all charming‚ of course‚ and quite‚ quite gruesome‚” (Waugh 53)‚ he exclaims. Brideshead and Julia take the brunt of his ire. ‚ proceeding to list the family members and commenting upon their varying faults. Anthony is critical‚ Waugh makes him incredibly so‚ but he knows nothing about Cordelia except that her governess drowned herselfnever once does he mention Cordelia. She is exempted from
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Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes‚ on August 15‚ 1195 in Lisbon‚ Portugal where he was raised by a wealthy family. At the age of 15 he entered the religious order of St. Augustine and two years later‚ he was sent to the Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra‚ where he began nine years of intense study of Theology and Latin. He was ordained to priesthood and placed in charge of hospitality and named guest master of his Abbey. Attracted to the simple Gospel lifestyle of the Franciscan Order
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