Biographies Essays and Term Papers

and film maker was born in Pittsburgh on August 6, 1928, shortly afterwards settling in New York. The only son of immigrant, Czech parents, Andy finished high school and went on to the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, graduating…

settings to assume a symbolic importance in correlation to the works central conflict or conflicts. Setting works as a symbol in Bronte's Wuthering Heights, adds to the reader's understanding of central conflicts. Thrushcross Grange, Wuthering Heights…

how life would be if they had to live without such things as a computer or a cell phone. They probably would think that it would be impossible to continue living, which is absolutely correct. Although Henry David Thoreau would explain that life…

as "Pre," was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, January 25, 1951. He was the son of Raymond Prefontaine, a carpenter, and Elfriede Sehnholz, a seamstress. He had two sisters and was never married. Prefontaine grew up speaking German, and was teased at school.…

a hero and having heroic qualities are completely different. No one can learn how to be a hero and no one can teach it. A hero should know how to decide what is right, what is wrong, and what to stand for. A hero is someone that you see as being…

Before beginning my analysis of this sample of John Milton work, I am sure some of you may find it interesting to note that before beginning his piece, Milton makes clear his opposition to a poetic metre involving rhyme, this being the 'invention…

of Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo self-sacrificing loyalty is the greatest attribute of the "good" characters. Conversely, the most despicable disloyalty is the chief characteristic of the "villains" like Danglars and Fernand. The "good" characters take…

Dead" exhibits the capacity of another's death to dishearten one in his future relations and experiences. This short story also gives voice to the emotions of a husband. This husband's wife's romantic tie to a man who died years ago, forces him to…

describe The Legend. Born in a jail cell, no one knew what great expectations and influence this incredible man would have on the blacks. Diagnosing "Thug Life" to his followers, this New York MC would create a rap revolution, which even inspired Jam…

to the U.S. in 1848 and soon began work as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, for $1.20 per week. The following year he became a messenger in a Pittsburgh telegraph office and learned telegraphy. He was then employed by the Pennsyl…