Edith Wharton Biography 1862 Born New York City‚ third child of George C. Jones and Lucretia Rhinelander Jones. 1866-72 Fall in family income‚ owing to economic depression‚ prompts move to Europe. The Jonses spend most of 1867 in Rome‚ travel in Spain and settle in Paris in 1868‚ move to Germany in 1870 and to Florence at the end of 1870. 1872 Family returns to the United States‚ living in New York City and spending summers in Newport‚ Rhode Island. 1876-81 Juvenile writings: a manuscript
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Jack London : Biography "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club" (BrainyQuote). This is one of Jack London’s more well known quotes. Jack London was born as John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876‚ in San Francisco("Jack London"). His mother was Flora Wellman and his father was suspected to be astrologer William H. Chaney‚ who denied his paternity and abandoned London’s mother(Wilson). London was suckled‚ or nursed‚ by an ex-slave named Virginia Prentiss‚ who
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Biography of Durkheim and his contribution to criminological thought- (1000 words‚ 30%) David Emile Durkheim‚ who was a French Sociologist‚ was born on April 15th in Epinal‚ France‚ 1858. He is arguably the most influential figure in western sociology and also immensely significant in criminology. He lived until the age of 59 when he suffered a stroke after he had recovered for a sufficient amount of time he then continued with his work however he eventually died‚ in Paris‚ on November 15th
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Hank Williams Jr. EXPLANATION For the second honors component‚ I chose option two‚ which is a biography on a famous Parisian. I decided to research Hank Williams Jr. The reason for my decision is that I was neighbors with Hank for about ten years‚ but I never knew much about him. I would like to know more about what he did‚ and how he personally contributed to Paris. CHILDHOOD Hank Williams Jr. was born in Shreveport‚ Louisiana on May 26‚ 1949. Parents‚ Audrey and Hank Williams originally named their
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putting his efforts in a favourable light and so must be read critically. Another main source is the biography written by Cortés’ private chaplain Lopez de Gómara‚ which was written in Spain several years after the conquest. Gómara never set foot in the Americas and knew only what Cortés had told him‚ and he had an affinity for knightly romantic stories which he incorporated richly in the biography. The third major source is written as a reaction to what its author calls "the lies of Gomara"‚ the
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BIOGRAPHY OF EUGENE O’ NEILL Eugene Gladstone O’Neill was born in a New York City hotel room on 16th October‚ 1888‚he son of famous actor James O’Neill and Ella O’Neill‚ spent the first seven years of his life touring with his father’s theater company. These years introduced O’Neill to the world of theater and the difficulties of maintaining artistic integrity. His father‚ once a well-known Shakespearean‚ had taken a role in a lesser play for its sizable salary. Family life was unstable. O ’Neill
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Dec 24‚ 2012 Philo 300A Postmodernism Michel Foucault (1926– 1984)‚ A Biography & Examination of His Theories “Anyway‚ my personal life is not at all interesting. If somebody thinks that my work cannot be understood without reference to such and such a part of my life‚ I accept to consider the question. I am ready to answer if I agree. As far as my personal life is uninteresting‚ it is not worthwhile making a secret of it. By the same token‚ it may not be worthwhile publicizing
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Michael A. Scheller Professor Rebecca Quimby HUM - 2235 10 July 2014 Sir Francis Galton: A Pioneer in Fingerprint Identification & Biometry “Sir Francis Galton laid the foundations on which are based the fingerprint systems employed today by police forces throughout the world.” D.G. Browne and A. Brock‚ Fingerprints: Fifty Years of Scientific Crime Detection‚ 1954 This research paper will discuss the life and career of the renowned forensic scientist Sir Francis Galton‚ one of the Victorian
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Out of all the famous food and nutrition professionals‚ I chose to do my historical biography research paper over a woman by the name of Jean Nidetch. Jean Nidetch was an overweight homemaker who became a slim‚ successful business woman by being the founder of one of the biggest weight loss programs‚ called “Weight Watchers.” With her personal experience and struggles of being overweight‚ she developed a program to help and teach other people how to do it themselves. I chose to research her because
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Cited: “America 1931: Audrey Flack.” Audrey Flack Biography. Rogallery.com‚ 2010. Web. 19 April 2011. “Audrey Flack.” Jewish Virtual Liberal. American-Israel Cooperative Enterprise‚ 2011. Web. 19 April 2011. B.F. “Audrey Flack.” History and Thought of Western Man. Rich East High School‚ 14 March 2001. Web
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