Oscar because of his song “A boy named Sue” performed by Johnny Cash ("Shel Silverstein Biography"). Silverstein started his career in the U.S. Army while he worked at a magazine company writing poems and songs (“Shel Silverstein Biography”). Later on‚ Silverstein became a children’s author and his books were among the most beloved by children‚ the most famous being “The Giving Tree” (“Shel Silverstein Essay - Silverstein‚ Shel - ENotes.com”). Written with a specific purpose
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Detailed Biography Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz in Bronx‚ NY on October 14‚ 1939. His parents were both Jewish immigrants from Belarus. At the young age of 16‚ Ralph changed his last name to Lauren due to being teased by other kids at school. Ralph attended Baruch College in Manhattan‚ where he had studied business for two years. He then took a sales job at Brooks Brothers for a short time and then became a salesman for a tie company. His first breakthrough was in 1966 when he designed
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Period 5 2/21/11 Theodore Roethke: Impact on Literature There are many influential aspects of life such as a person ’s childhood‚ family‚ or career just to name a few. What makes these effects so influential is their impact on everyday habits and important decisions people have to make. Poets are no exception to this same idea. In fact‚ the events that affect the poet ’s life can be seen through his or her writings. Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century poet‚ is a great example of this concept
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“I have a dream‚” Martin Luther King‚ Jr said. He had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Martin was born at noon on Tuesday‚ January 15‚ 1929 at the family home in Atlanta‚Georgia. Martin’s father was a minister‚ so church was a very big part of his childhood people knew Martin’s dad around town‚ Martin Luther King‚ Sr everybody in the town called him Daddy King. Martin’s mom’s name was Alberta Williams King
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Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic/acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company‚ and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups‚ The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. Her first ever large scale public performance was at the Monterey Pop Festival; this led her to becoming very popular and one of the major attractions at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour
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are outraged. Eminem doesn ’t hold his tongue for anyone. In America we are given the right to freedom of speech. He uses this to his advantage and says what he has to say and this is part of the problem that the media has with Eminem. So in this essay I will explain why Eminem is looked at as an American icon‚ or is he? Marshall Mathers III (Eminem) was born in Kansas City‚ Missouri‚ on October 17‚ 1974‚ and throughout his childhood went back and forth between Kansas City and Detroit. He was raised
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Samuel Longhorne Clemens was born two months premature on November 30‚ 1835 in the small town of Florida‚ Missouri. He was the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Clemens had three older brothers‚ two older sisters‚ and one younger brother. In 1839‚ when Clemens was about four years old‚ he and his family moved 35 miles east to the growing port city of Hannibal that lies along the Mississippi River. John Clemens worked as a judge while his wife Jane stayed home and took care of
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Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci might have been the most innovative mind of the Renescience era‚or at least until 300 years after his death. He created things that may have never been been thought of if it wasn’t for him. His paintings are so controversial that people still argue about them today. Although‚most people know Leonardo Da Vinci for just his paintings from the Renescience era‚ they cannot truly appreciate the depth of his career if they don’t know about his controversial paintings
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Oprah Gail Winfrey‚ a famous black writer‚ talk show host‚ and actress‚ was born on January 29‚ 1954‚ in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi .She was born to unwed‚ teenage parents. Her mother Vernita Lee was eighteen and a housemaid. Her father Vernon Winfrey was twenty and in the armed forces. Winfrey was named Orpah from the Book of Ruth in the Bible‚ but her name was later changed to Oprah because it was easier to pronounce. As a youth‚ Winfrey moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother. Her mother’s
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Eric Munoz J. Alicata 10/17/12 ITEC 1700 Steve Jobs Steve Jobs might be one of the most creative and innovative inventors of our generation. His advances for Apple Inc. have put the company on top. With over 300‚ (313 to be exact) patents under his belt‚ there is no one that could beat him in our modern day. Job’s was an American entrepreneur and inventor. You might know him as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc.‚ however he was also the chairman‚ and one of the co-founders. He was
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