Athol Fugard Biography Athol Fugard (born 1932) was a South African playwright known for his subtle‚ poignant descriptions of the racial problems in his country. Athol Fugard was born on June 11‚ 1932‚ in Middelburgh‚ a small village in the Karroo district in South Africa‚ of an English-speaking father and an Afrikaner mother. When he was three years old the family moved to Port Elizabeth‚ an industrial city on the Indian Ocean coast where Fugard was to spend‚ off and on‚ most of his life‚ and
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Abraham Lincoln: Biography Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States‚ was very important to the past history of our country. He helped to abolish slavery in this country and kept the American Union from splitting apart during the Civil War. At 22‚ he moved to New Salem‚ Illinois. With his gift for swapping stories and making friends‚ he became quite popular and was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1834. In his spare time‚ he taught himself law and became a lawyer. In
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rneLorena Dávila Robles 1380049 HERBERT SPENCER Brief Biography. British philosopher and sociologist‚ Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century‚ and his reputation at the time rivaled that of Charles Darwin. Spencer was initially best known for developing and applying evolutionary theory to philosophy‚ psychology and the study of society — what he called his “synthetic
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Andrea Stinchcomb Dr. Jackie Trimble Contemporary Literature/English 331 April 18‚ 2012 Response Paper #3 “Buried Child” A Play by Sam Shepard This is a strange play in my opinion. Here you’ve got an old man‚ Dodge‚ lying on a couch smoking‚ drinking‚ and watching TV while his wife‚ Halie‚ is upstairs talking about the rain and nagging him to take a pill for his cough. We find out that the oldest son‚ Tilden‚ is mentally unstable or slow or something and can no longer take care of himself
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For many people in the world art is made up of two different categories‚ paintings and sculptures. But‚ there are some forms that are almost never thought of as art. The forms that are being discussed are videos and movies. Films and videos‚ much like other forms of art‚ are made to provoke an emotion from the viewer whether it be positive and negative. The fact that they last longer and have a ton of movement is what makes films so enticing to its viewers. Another detail that makes movies so interesting
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Biography of John Donne John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong‚ sensual style and include sonnets‚ love poetry‚ religious poems‚ Latin translations‚ epigrams‚ elegies‚ songs‚ satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor‚ especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne’s style is characterised by abrupt
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Biography 1. Date of Birth & Birth Place Harry S. Truman was born on May 8‚ 1884 in Lamar‚ Missouri. 2. Childhood John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to Harrisonville‚ Missouri. From Harrisonville they moved to Belton‚ then to Grandview‚ and finally settled in Independence‚ Missouri when Harry Truman was six years old. President
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Autobiography. New York: Harcourt‚ Brace‚ & World‚ 1962. Sinclair Upton. My Lifetime in Letters Columbia: University of Missouri Press‚ 1960. The New York Times. The New York Times‚ 13 Feb.2008.Web . 10 May 2017. “Upton Sinclair Biography.” Encyclopedia of World Biography . N.p.‚ n.d. Web 10 May 2017. “Upton Sinclair.” Upton Sinclair – New World Encyclopedia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web 10 May
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Andre Ampere biography Andre-Marie Ampere & Electromagnetism Andre-Marie Ampere was first‚ a Frenchman‚ second a physicist and third a mathematician. Andre was born on 20 January in the year 1775 at the Parish of St. Nizier‚ Lyon‚ France. During his childhood his father tried to teach him Latin‚ but he found that Andre’s interests and abilities lied in the study of mathematics. Certainly‚ Andre cherish the time that his father spent teaching him‚ for later‚ during the French Revolution‚ his
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Biography of Justine Lenz By: Anna Peirce 1st Block Mrs. Everett Fifteen years ago on July 9th‚ 1996‚ Justine Lenz entered the world. She was born at Manatee Hospital in Bradenton‚ FL where she lived for only a short time. Justine is the youngest of her much older brothers and sisters. Donna‚ who is 43‚ is Justine’s oldest sibling and she is said to be most like her because they both have similar appearances with their extremely curly hair‚ and they both share a pretty crazy/ silly personality
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