Brand Born in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts on October 14‚ 1894‚ Edward Estlin Cummings was an author‚ poet‚ and playwright who challenged the traditional standards of poetry. (“E.E. Cummings Biography”) His interest in poetry began during his term at Harvard University where he was exposed to writers such as Ezra Pound. After serving in the military in World War I‚ Cummings began writing poetry and was influenced by the style of Picasso in particular. Then‚ in 1920‚ his poetry truly debuted when The Dial
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No. 78307 By Harry Levinson The Abrasive Personality The corporate president stared out the window of his skyscraper office. His forehead was furrowed in anger and puzzlement. His fingers drummed the arm of his chair with a speed that signified intense frustration. The other executives in the room waited expectantly. Each had said his piece. Each had come to his and her own conclusion about the problem. Darrel Sandstrom‚ vice president of one of the corporation’s major divisions‚ was
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The Pros and Cons of Ivy League‚ Public In-State‚ and Private Universities John Adams‚ George W. Bush‚ George H.W. Bush‚ Gerald Ford‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ William Howard Taft‚ Rutherford B. Hayes‚ William Henry Harrison‚ John Quincy Adams‚ James Madison‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ Bill Clinton‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ Barack Obama all have two things in common: being president of the United States and graduating from an Ivy League University (Westbrook). That makes 15 presidents who attended
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Arlington Robinson was born in Head Tide‚ Maine on December 22‚ 1869. He moved to a town named Gardiner where he grew up; the town later provided the model for a series of poems that he wrote throughout his career as a poet (Peschel). Robinson attended Harvard from 1891 to 1893 even though his parents were against going to a school of higher value for the education. President Theodore Roosevelt helped Robinson get a job at the New York Custom House as a clerk in 1905. There‚ he realized his true passion
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side. As a child‚ Updike wanted to become a cartoonist because of The New Yorker magazine. He wrote articles and poems and kept a journal. John was an exceptional student and received a full scholarship to Harvard University. At Harvard he majored in English and became the editor of the Harvard newspaper. Upon graduation in 1954‚ he wrote his first story‚ Friends from Philadelphia‚ and sent it to The New Yorker. This started his career and he became one of the great award winning authors of our
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higher than anyone else on this earth‚ was defined by his backstory. In the movie Good Will Hunting‚ two major words emulate from the presence of the main character Will Hunting: he is smart and he is useless. People are blown away that MIT and Harvard students do not have half the intelligence of that “low-life” janitor from Southie. Our society feels the need to judge everyone. You aren’t defined by what you could be or what you are able to do‚ but by how you act‚ what you look like and where
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acceptable by the community. Although it remains largely unnoticed‚ some attention is being paid to this problem‚ and some solutions are being offered. What will you do? John Kenneth Galbraith was a long-time Harvard faculty member. As a professor of economics Galbraith stayed with Harvard University for half a century. He was a prolific author and wrote four dozen books‚ including several novels‚ and published over a thousand articles and essays on various subjects. Among his most famous works was
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towards Buffalo Bill‚ but he obviously did not respect him as much as any other person of his time would have. E.E. Cummings was born on October 14‚ 1894 in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. He starting writing poems at about 10 years old. Cummings attended Harvard University and received both his BA and MA in 1915 and 1916 respectively. In 1917‚ Cummings volunteered to be an Ambulance driver in the first World War
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A Bautiful Mind © 2002 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters John Nash……………………………………………………………….Russell Crowe One of the greatest mathematical geniuses of the 20th century‚ who won the Nobel Prize in 1994‚ studied and taught at Princeton University‚ and suffered from the mental disease of schizophrenia for most of his adult life (See note on schizophrenia below). Alicia…………………………………………………………….…………….Jennifer Connelly John’s beautiful‚ intelligent and loving wife who stayed with him through
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Cited: Page Warner‚ Sam B. Jr. “Streetcar Suburbs: The Process of Growth in Boston‚ 1870-1900.” Harvard University Press and the M.I.T. Press. Cambridge Massachusetts: 1962. Web. 9 Feb. 2014.
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