Vincent Willem van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born March 30‚ 1853. He was born in Grout-Zundert Netherlands. He was a post-impressionist painter. He is commonly known as van Gogh. He was highly influenced by 20th century art (Vincent van Gogh‚ 2015). His works are known for their beauty‚ emotion‚ and color. He struggled with mental illness and was poor and unknown his whole life (Van Gogh’s Works‚ 2002-2015). He was very intelligent and even spoke four languages. He spoke French‚ English
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170). From 1946-1947 Babe had 17 golf tournament victories in a row (Schoor 173). In 1932‚ 1945‚1947‚ 1950‚ and 1954 the Associated Press voted her “Woman of the Year” (Babe Didrikson Zaharias Biography). In 1950 the Associated Press acclaimed Babe “Athlete of the Century”(Babe Didrikson Zaharias Biography). She was also the very first American to win the British amateur golf title in 1947 (). Finally Beaumont‚ Texas designed April 12‚1956 “Babe Zaharias Day” (Schoor 160). Babe Didrikson was the
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magazine titled "Success is a Job in New York" (Andy Warhol: Biography). In the 1950s he was known as a very successful commercial artist and won several awards from the Art Director’s Club and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. It was around this time he shortened his last name to "Warhol". In 1952 he had his first art show at Hugo Gallery and had his first group show at The Museum of Modern Art in 1956 (Andy Warhol: Biography). In the 1960s‚ Warhol began producing some of his most recognizable
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Biography Outline for Class For your 2-4 paragraph-Biography‚ you may include information about some or all of the topics below: * Where you live (city‚ state‚ country) * What you enjoy/pet peeves * Interests/Hobbies * Current job/title and a short description of what you do‚ and perhaps your level of computer expertise * Strengths/Weaknesses (that you think your class/instructor would benefit from knowing about you) * Family information (kids‚ etc.) * Your
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Kopytoff begins his essay voicing support for Appadurai’s unusual methodology that follows things-in-motion‚ as if they had biographies and social lives as humans do. “In doing the biography of a thing‚” Kopytoff counsels‚ “one would ask questions similar to those one asks about people” (66). He asks: What‚ sociologically‚ are the biographical possibilities inherent in its “status” and in the period and culture‚ and how are these possibilities realized? Where does the thing come from and who
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Mark Twain was an author‚ a riverboat pilot‚ journalist‚ lecturer‚ inventor‚ and entrepreneur ("Mark Twain Biography”). His full name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. But his pen name is Mark Twain. He was born in Florida‚ Missouri on November 30‚ 1835. He died in Redding‚ Connecticut on April 21‚ 1910. He was the sixth of seven children of Jane and John Clemens. His siblings’ names were Orion‚ Henry‚ Pamela‚ Margaret‚ Benjamin‚ and Pleasant ("Mark Twain"). In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon ("Twain’s
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Kevin James Larson‚ to most‚ known as James‚ was a beloved father‚ husband‚ and friend. He lived a life full of love and adventure until the very end. January 2‚ Kevin took part on his last expedition. Kevin‚ 38‚ was born on July 15‚ 1978 in the small town of Owensville‚ Indiana. He grew up with an adventurous spirit and a love for travel. He and his friends took a road trip annually starting their senior year of high school. The summer of 1996‚ Lisa Turner was introduced into his life and became
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The suit filed on November 2‚ 1998 alleged that Franklin persuaded the founder of God’s Property‚ Linda Searight‚ into signing a one sided contract with B-Rite Music. No letting the suite stop Franklin from doing what he does best he released the The Nu Nation Project which consisted of a number of collaboration with artist of different genres‚ the first
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Isaacson Biography of Steve Jobs Assignment "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." Probably the most well known quote from Steve Jobs. His whole life‚ Steve focused on creating new‚ exciting products. He would never give up‚ and always try to improve in the best way possible. Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs gives the reader an insight of the live of the Apple founder and how he built one of the world’s most recognizable brands. 1. In general‚ what do I think that Walter Isaacson accomplished
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Mexico (Meltzer 3). Hughes’s parents later divorced and his mother travelled frequently to find employment. His mother left him in the care of his grandmother‚ Mary Patterson Langston‚ in Lawrence‚ Kansas (Poem-hunter.com). Meltzer stated in his biography of Hughes “Only seven now‚ and left without a mother or father‚ this could have been a terrible time for the boy. But he was lucky in his grandmother‚ Mary Langston. She was a remarkable woman…” (7). His grandmother had a very fierce sense of pride
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