Edison Aside from his amazing history as an adult, Thomas Alva Edison lived an equally exciting childhood. Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. At the time, his father was owner of a successful shingle and lumber company. However, with new railroads being built through Milan, his father lost customers to the bigger companies that began to open. The Edison’s were fo

Dali Biography May 15, 2005 “A true painter is one who can paint extraordinary scenes in the middle of an empty desert. A true painter is one who can patiently paint a pear in the midst of tumults of history.” -Salvador Dali "Salvador," as told by Dali, was “destined to rescue and save painting from the mediocre catastrophes of modern art.” Salvador Dali is considered the grea

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a village near Umtata in the Transkei on the 18 July 1918. His father was the principal councillor to the Acting Paramount Chief of Thembuland. After his father s death, the young Rolihlahla became the Paramount Chief ward to be groomed to assume high office. However, influenced by the cases that came before the Chief s court, he deter

Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Research Paper During the 1920s many artists came to Harlem to express themselves. Many of these shriving artists were African-Americans and looking for opportunities. One of the most recognized of these African-American artists was Langston Hughes. Hughes wrote of his experiences as an African-American and expressed his struggles in various poems. Such p

Donald Trump Donald J. Trump Donald Trump is a true success story. He has made billions of dollars in real estate such as Trump Tower, casinos such as Trump Taj Mahal, sports and entertainment like beauty pageants and now he is the star of his own televisions show “The Apprentice”. I feel that he is a good leader because he has come a very long way since his childhood. He worked wi

David Livingstone: Man Of Prayer And Action David Livingstone: Man of Prayer and Action: By: C. Silvester Horne, M.P. David Livingstone (Man of Prayer and Action) by C. Silvester Horne, M.P. is the exciting biography of David Livingston, a Scottish born missionary and explorer to Africa and the Lord’s stouthearted servant. Who in his youth, over came poverty and workin

Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Mother Teresa taught the world that having a good heart was all that a person needed to succeed in the world. She taught that being generous to the poor, was an act of serving God, in practical helpful way. While not acknowledging that the deeds she did as a huge publicity stunt, she showed others how to do actual good for the unfortunate people of the wor

Arthur Ashe Jr. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. is a man of trust, courage, grace and honor. Although many of these attriobutes I share with Arthur, his high level of moral values and self reliance I aspire to achieve. Arthur was of African American decent and being born on July 10, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia he had to face many racial struggles and hardships. On the contrary, I was born and rai

Donald Trump Donald J. Trump Donald Trump is a true success story. He has made billions of dollars in real estate such as Trump Tower, casinos such as Trump Taj Mahal, sports and entertainment like beauty pageants and now he is the star of his own televisions show “The Apprentice”. I feel that he is a good leader because he has come a very long way since his childhood. He worked wi

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson EARLY LIFE Andrew Jackson was born to poor Irish immigrants on March 15, 1767, near Camden, South Carolina. His parents, Andrew and Elizabeth, and two older brothers, Hugh and Robert, had emigrated from northern Ireland in 1765. Jackson was named after his father who had died shortly before he was born and he spent his early life in the Waxhaw se

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and lived in six Eastern cities. His father was David Poe, a Baltimore actor. His actress mother, Elizabeth came to the United States as a kid. The parents were not that talented; they played small roles in rather third-rate theatrical companies. Because they both had small parts they barely managed to mak

Edgar Allan Poe The Life of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Edgar was the second of three children. At the time Rosalie, the third child, was born Mr. David Poe a Baltimore actor, died or disappeared. Mrs. Elizabeth Poe was an actress and born of English parents and then moved to Richmond with Rosalie. William Henry, the older brot

Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and lived in six Eastern cities. Edgar went to the University of Virginia. The student life of the University was more social than academic. The young men drank too much, gambled too much, fought for the sheer enjoyment of violence, and rampaged over the campus at all hours. This was the worst possible en

Edgar Allen Poe Best known for his poems and short fiction, Edgar Allan Poe deserves more credit than any other writer for the transformation of the short story from anecdote to art. He virtually created the detective story and perfected the psychological thriller. He also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time--important theoretical statements on poetry and

Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allen Poe Edgar Allen Poe, a great 19th-century American author, was born on Jan 19, 1809, in Boston, Mass. Both his parents died when he was two years old, and he was taken into the home of John Allan, a wealthy tobacco exporter of Richmond, Va. Although Poe was never legally adopted, he used his foster father's name as his middle name. After several years in a

Edgar Allen Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore- While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly I heard a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “ ‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, tapping at my chamber door- Only this and nothing more And the silken, sad, uncertain rustlin

Edgar Allen Poe, Life and Anylisis of His Work Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi. Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age. Another author that influenced literature is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known as the father of the American short story and father of the detective s

Elizabeth Carey Lady Elizabeth Tanfield Cary, Viscountess Falkland Elizabeth (Tanfield) Cary is an important literary figure worthy of study in the 21st century because she was a rebel with a cause for women’s rights, especially within marriage; because she became a rebel with a religious cause; and finally, because she was the first Englishwoman to write and publish a drama, The

Elliot Carter Biography Elliot Carter Composer Elliott Carter was born on December 11 1908, but his age might mislead people about his placement in the history of music. This can be seen in a quote by another famous composer Pierre Boulez, twenty years younger than Carter, "He does not belong in the generation into which he was born; he really belongs to my generation." He has come int

Emily Bronte Emily Bronte: A life to remember Emily Bronte was born on July 30, 1818 on Thornton at Bradford, Mr. Bronte's parsonage. The Bronte family moved to a remote region of northern England called Haworth. Since Emily and her remaining sisters were too young to provide for the family, Emily's aunt, Elizabeth Branwell, moved in to take the position as main caregiver and guardian

Emily Bronte Emily Bronte was born on July 30, 1818 on Thornton at Bradford, her father’s parsonage. The Bronte family moved to a remote region of northern England called Haworth. Since this was such a tiny Yorkshire village, many people referred to it as the “moors.” The moor life was very blunt, and the lifestyle was considered to be “too coarse.” Bronte was the fifth of six childr

Emily Dickinson The Life of Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson was considered to be one of the greatest American lyric poets that ever lived. Emily was born and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts. She lived a very sheltered and exclusive life, rarely venturing out of her bedroom. Emily stayed in her room and wrote poetry, and read books all day. Emily never had any of her poems publish

Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson was raised in a traditional New England home in the mid 1800's. Her father along with the rest of the family had become Christians and she alone decided to rebel against that and reject the Church. She like many of her contemporaries had rejected the traditional views in life and adopted the new transcendental outlook. Massachusetts, the state where Emily

Emily Dickinson Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog on January 29, 1860. He was born the son of a merchant(Mack 2080). After his father encountered financial difficulties in 1876, his family moved away and left him to complete school on his own. Chekhov graduated in 1879 and went on to the University of Moscow(“Chekov” 62). In Moscow, Chekhov studied medicine and began his career in

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was a great American author. He was a giant of modern literature. Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899. He was the first son of Clarence and Grace Hall Hemingway and the second of their six children. Hemingway’s gather was a doctor and his mother was a music teacher. Hemingway’s parents owned a cabin in northern Michigan where he

F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota to father Edward Fitzgerald, and mother Mary (Mollie) McQuillan. His parent’s great pride in his father’s ancestry led to Francis being named after his second cousin three times removed, none other than the author of the National Anthem. Francis attended Princeton, married a woman by

George Whythe George Wythe George Wythe was born in 1726 near Yorktown, Virginia. His father was wealthy plantation owner and Wythe grew up in comfort and luxury. As a boy Wythe went to school but the knowledge he obtained was limited and superficial. Luckily for Wythe, his mother was very intelligent and she supplemented his early education. He became well versed in Latin and Gr

Faulkner William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi on September 25, 1897 and then moved to Oxford, Mississippi with his family at the age of 5. Most of the novels written by William Faulkner take place in the area in which he himself was born and raised. He renames Oxford and calls this place Jefferson, Mississippi. Faulkner is a contemporary American author who has ac

Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart was the most brilliant portrait painter in America after the Revolution. He is best known for his paintings of George Washington. His "Athenaeum" portrait of Washington is produced on currency, and is familiar to anyone who has looked at a one-dollar bill. Gilbert Stuart was born on December 3, 1755. He was born in Saunderstown, Rhode Isl

Francis Bacon Biography Bacon was born on January 22 in London, at York House off the Strand. He was the youngest of two sons of Sir Nicholas Bacon. Bacon was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, but suffered ill health and studied there for only two years. His aversion towards Aristotelian philosophy began at Cambridge. In 1576 Bacon was admitted as a senior governor at one of the