Biography is concerned with the pattern of action woven by a human character. It is concerned with creating not simply recording. The writing of biography is not a cut-and-dried affair‚ the assemblage of known facts in a chronological order. Much of the work of the biographer consists in unearthing and collecting the facts. But after the facts have been assembled and classified‚ the business of interpretation remains. The biographer must put the facts with which he deals into some sort of pattern
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Biography of Shakira Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) was born on February 2‚ 1977 in Barranquilla‚ Colombia. Shakira knew early on that she wanted to be a professional musician and by the time she was 8‚ she was already writing her own songs. The debut album of Shakia is Magia (Magic).That album was recorded with Sony Music in 1991 when Shakira was only 15 years old‚ but the album wasn’t well received. The album Peligro (Danger) was realised by Shakira in 1993 and is an sophomore album
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Great Gatsby"‚ a character known as Nick Carraway who plays a role throughout the story. Nick Carraway arrived in New York to work with bonds‚ like his father‚ and tries to become successful as the rest of the bonds salesman. However‚ all of his planning seems to slowly go away after meeting Jay Gatsby and seeing how Gatsby comes into his life which changed his goal. While Nick begins to form a friendship with Gatsby‚ he undergoes a development that will affect his decisions and goals when he stays
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Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (left picture above) painted a very artsy style of life. Born on October 25‚ 1881‚ painter‚ sculptor‚ printmaker‚ ceramicist and stage designer‚ Picasso had roamed his hometown; Màlaga‚ Spain with his mother and father‚ Maria Picasso y López and José Ruiz y Blasco and 2 sisters. At the age of 13‚ Picasso designed some of his first oil paintings‚ including family members and scenery. He had begun to exhibit and sell his work on a small scale. Later on in that same
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perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚ Maria‚ whom he later deemed as his “best friend”‚ was described as a warmhearted gentle women. There were seven
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Is Nick a Reliable Narrator‚ Step 5: Rough Draft “Essay” Is Nick a Reliable Narrator? Nick Carraway‚ from the book The Great Gatsby‚ is a reliable narrator for the story because he uses lots of detail when he describes events or situations‚ he is able to give an exact date‚ time‚ and place‚ and not only does he give his side of the story‚ he can relay stories that other people tell him accurately. Nick can be trusted because of his attention to detail
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Entrepreneur Biography: Stephen Fung & Louis Leung. ENT526 - 011 Background Stephen Fung is a software architect and developer who was born in Toronto along side his best friend and eventual co-founder of Archon Systems‚ Louis Leung. Louis has had experience working for major companies such as Sun Microsystems‚ Research In Motion and various other consulting agencies as well experience in Canada‚ Hong Kong and India. On the other
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One of Bostrom’s earlier philosophies was his philosophy on existential risk. This philosophy described an important aspect of Bostrom’s concerns which would be the future of the human race. Here Nick Bostrom introduced the concept of an event or outcome that would annihilate Earth or significantly reduce the human race’s potential for growth on a global scale‚ basically sending us back into a primitive state due to the amount of destruction. Nick Bostrom categories risks according to their intensity
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have a positive effect. The exceeding family expectations are bringing many stress and pressure for the children to take the mask in front of others. In Paul Nguyen’s story‚ “You can’t choose your memories”‚ Paul describes the pressure he felt from his mother‚ as she became a “workaholic”‚ trying to provide for her family‚ once her husband became ill. She raised Paul the way she had been raised by her parents in Vietnam‚ even though this way filled her with sadness and resentment (anger) at the time
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Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks is considered one of the most influential female musicians in the world due to her unique vocals‚ style‚ and attitude which have inspired fans as well as other musicians. Stephanie “Stevie” Nicks was born May 26‚ 1948 in Phoenix‚ Arizona. Stevie traveled the country with her family which led her to meet Lindsey Buckingham while she attended high school in California. The two both shared an interest in music allowing for the pair to grow close both musically and romantically
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