Tiger Woods When someone said the word “tiger,” fifteen years ago, one would think of the animal, and its extreme ferociousness. However, since 1998, the word has brought on a new meaning, one of dedication, heart, and desire. The word now brings to mind the golfing phenomenon of Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods first picked up a golf club and gave it a swing when he was only nine months of a

Bill Gates Bill Gates By: Nick Huff E-mail: ngh101@psu.edu ENCONIUM OF WILLIAM H. GATES III Nicholas G. Huff English 15 Essay #3 William H. Gates III Bill Gates' When most people hear that name they think of money, power, and computers. These thoughts aren’t necessarily incorrect, but rather insufficient. Sure, Bill Gates has money, thirty-two billion and growing to be exact, and

Thorogood Marshal Thurgood Marshal Thurgood Marshal was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore Maryland. There his father was the country club steward and headwaiter .His mother was a school teacher. He died on January 24, 1993 due to hart failure. He served on the Supreme Court for 24 years, on June 28, 1991 he announced his retirement due to old age. Thurgood Marshal was the first

Adolf Hitler In A Nutshell Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, in an Austrian village called Braunau-am-Inn. Adolf was a sickly child but showed excellent achievement in school. He had a caring mother but a tyrannical father. Upon entering high school, Hitler became seriously ill with a lung infection and had to drop out. After he healed he applied to the Vienna Academy of Arts and

Tom Robbins A View of Tom Robbins Tom Robbins life is a intriguing story of a writers development, thru many twists and turns. His life began in a small town called Blowing Rock, NC. This small town way of life and thinking would follow him throughout and reflect in his writings. He was quoted at saying: “I was born with an active fantasy life which I refused to give up. I fostered

Toni Morrison TONI MORRISON Toni Morrison was the first black woman to receive a Novel Prize award. In 1970 Toni Morrison wrote her first book called “The Bluest Eye” which soon after gaining the attention of both critics and a wider audience for epic power, unerring ear for dialogue and her poetically expressive depictions of Black America (www.nobel…). Toni was born on February

Richard Preston Richard Preston is probably most famous for his work on the book called “The Hot Zone.” This started his road to fame as this it one book that was a #1 bestseller based on a true story of the outbreak of Ebola around Washington D.C. some time ago. His true stills of writing are probably best told through his books about viruses and diseases. He was able to describes the t

Charles Ponzi The Life and Times of Charles Ponzi Charles Ponzi was one of the greatest con artist to ever come to the United States. He arrived on a boat that came from Italy. The majority of people don’t exactly know who Charles Ponzi was but they surely have heard of the “Ponzi Plan”, and even those who haven’t heard of that know about its modern version, the “make money fast” sche

James Joyce Life and Times of James Joyce James Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, whose psychological views opened up a whole New World to twentieth century writers. He is still known as one of the most influential writers not only in Ireland, but all throughout Ireland. Joyce was born in Dublin on February 2, 1882, into the care of his mother and father, both poverty-stricken.

Me African or African American do I have to choose' My parents are from Liberia, Africa and have been living in the United States for over 30 years. As a child I have experienced two cultures and two different ethnicity. Living in the States has been difficult for me to enhance my African culture. I have been faced with many challenges when I entered the school systems. Racial slurs

Karl Pearson The Mathematician, carried along on his flood of symbols, dealing apparently with purely formal truths, may still reach results of endless importance for our description of the physical universe. ~ Quoted in N Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims (Raleigh N C 1988). Born: March 27, 1857 in London, England Died: April 27, 1936 in London, England Karl Pearson gra

Coleridge Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the greatest writers of his time period. Although not strictly a poet, his poetry has lasted the test of time, entertaining readers for many years. From the story of the dream land called “Kubla Khan,” to the story of an unlucky seaman in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” Coleridge’s writing was always wildly imaginative and showed

Katharine Houghton Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born on May 12, 1907. She was born in Harford, Connecticut to a doctor; her father Thomas, and a women’s suffrage leader; her mother Katharine. Kate, as she was called, was an athletic tomboy while growing up. She has three brothers and three sisters. Tom, one of her brothers committed suicide at age 14. After high school, Kate at

James Dickey JAMES DICKEY-AMERICAN POET James Dickey was a famous American poet who wrote poetry during the first half of the 20th century. Serving in World War II and the loss of a older brother when he was a child impacted his life. His life experiences influenced his style of writing. James Lafayette Dickey III was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 2, 1923. He was th

The Life And Works Of Chinua Achebe THE LIFE AND WORKS OF CHINUA ACHEBE Chinua Achebe, prominent Igbo writer, is famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's satire and his keen ear for spoken language have made him one of the most highly esteemed African writers in English literature. He has obtained many award

Theodor Geisel Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, often used children’s stories such as The Lorax, The Sneetches, and Yertle the Turtle to symbolize the problems and prejudices in society. As he showed us the problems and he also provided ways for us to overcome them. Theodor Geisel was born March 2, 1904, to Theodor Robert and Henrietta Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachuse

Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi The uprising that occurred in 1857, known as the Mutiny, was the act that converted India from an independent country into a British Empire. This was the rule under which Mohnadas (Mahatma) Karamchand Gandhi was born; when he died it was India, a free nation that mourned his loss. The disinherited had recovered their heritage and the "dumb millions" had f

Tupac Tupac Shakur (2Pac) Tupac Shakur was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. Early in his life, he moved to Baltimore, ND, where he attended The Baltimore School, Tupac led a lasting impression on his teachers and was showing tremendous potential. Unfortunately, Tupac was unable to continue his training. He moved to Oakland, California with the rest of his family. That’s when Tupac began ha

Twiggy “At 17, Leslie Hornby took hold of the world. At 21, she let it go. She was the original waif, a 60’s phenomenon—a superstar. She was Twiggy, (Cheever Page 74). Leslie Hornby was the revolutionary woman who changed the idea of beauty in the eyes of the fashion industry and the entire world. She exemplified the androgynous mod look that swept America as it had Britain and much

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 at Braunau-am-Inn, a small town near Linz in the province of Upper Austria, not far from the German border, in what was then Austria-Hungary. His father Alois Hitler (1837-1903) was a minor customs official who had been born to unmarried parents. As a young man he used his mother's surname, Schickelgruber. In 1876, Alois took on hi

George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair was born in 1903 at Motihari in British-occupied India. While growin up, he attended private schools in Sussex, Wellington and Eton. He worked at the Imperial Indian Police untill 1927 when he went to London to study the poverty stricken. He then moved to Paris where he wrote two lost novels. After he moved back to England he wrote Down and Out in Par

Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien “John Ronald (“Ronald” to family and early friends) was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 3, 1892. His memories of Africa were slight but vivid, including a scary encounter with a large hairy spider, and influenced his later writing to some extent; slight, because on February 15, 1896 his father died.” (Doughan 1) But before Arthur Reuel Tolkien d

Emma Goldman Emma Goldman was a major figure in the history of American radicalism. “She received fame for her advocacy of both free thought and anarchism” (Emma Goldman”). She was a courageous and outspoken anarchist, as well as one of the greatest radical propagandists in the United States (“Emma Goldman”). Along with being an exceptional propagandist, Goldman was also a good organizer

A Star Was Born Peter Rose A star was born Peter Edward Rose on April 14, 1941 to a Mr. And Mrs. Frank Rose in the baseball city of Cincinnati, Oh. His parent’s didn’t know it then but they would soon be the proud parents of an extremely talented baseball player. Rose played a total of 24 years of baseball, including being the manager for the Cincinnati Reds ball club only six were spent

L eonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest inventor-scientist of recorded history. His genius was unbounded by time and technology, and was driven by his insatiable curiosity, and his intuitive sense of the laws of nature. Da Vinci was dedicated to discovery of truth and the mysteries of nature, and his insightful contributions to science and technology were legen

My Future Goals My Expectations in life. A person needs to achieve certain goals in one’s life before you can call them successful. Success is to achieve goals, you have set. I have set certain goals I would like to achieve in my lifetime. Some of these goals are personal while others are professional. My professional goals in life are to find a good job that makes me happy, get a go

Daniel Hale Williams Daniel Hale Williams was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania January 18,1858. His parents were Daniel Williams Jr. and Sarah Price Williams who had eight children. His father was a barber and was a very religious and proud father of his children. However, he died of tuberculosis in 1867 when Daniel was only nine years old. Therefore, Sarah and her kids moved to Balti

Violence In Media I think that the media have little to do with the increase in violence. Too many people try to place the blame of their actions on someone or something else. I think that there are several steps that should be taken to eliminate violence. Factors that are to blame for violence are parents roles in their children's lives and personal responsibility. Consequences sh

Walt Disney Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901. He was raised on a Midwestern farm in a town called Marceline, Missouri. When he was 17, Walt dropped out of high school to serve in World War I. He came back to America in 1919, and worked as a commercial illustrator. Shortly down the line, he began to work as a creator of animated advertising cartoons. By 1922, he had set up his own

American Americanism Americanism to me means being proud of my country as a U.S citizen, as well as living in a democracy under the government’s power and authority. Our country today is under severe conditions in which we are at war. Because of this, it is my duty to continue to stay focused in college and complete all of my endeavors that I will achieve in the future. Therefore,