Sophocles was born in 496 B.C.E in the deme colonus. He had grew up during the most brilliant intellectual period in Athens. He had two sons named Iophon and Ariston and also a wife by the name of Nicostrate.He was the son of Sophillus who was a wealthy amour manufacturer in the rural community of the Hippeios Colonus in Attica that was just outside of Athens.His artistic career had began in the earnest in 468 B.C.E when he had took the first prize in the Dionysia theatre competition that was over
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When Will Ferrell is brought up in a conversation‚ the majority of the time‚ the first thing that becomes present in our minds is his outrageous comedic behavior. He has become one of the biggest box office stars in America on the basis of the strong comedy persona he encompasses: He takes characters and situations to the absolute extreme‚ yet still is extremely humorous. Ferrell’s ability to express outrageous‚ exaggerated behavior in an appealing way in leading roles increases his fan base with
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Report- the life of Spartacus Spartacus has been the icon of freedom ever since his great endeavour of courage. His story has inspired and brought hope of equality to many minds. The origin of Spartacus Spartacus came from the small town of Thrace‚ which is not modern day Bulgaria. He was born in around 100bc. Spartacus joined the roman army but soon fled an attack when he was asked to kill his own people. Becoming a Gladiator As running and abandoning your own army was one of the worst
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CONTEMPORARY BLACK URBAN MUSIC (Sections A) Faculty of Fine Arts - Department of Music FA MUSIC 2520 6.0 - FW 2014 - 2015 Location: ACE 001 By: Alexander Ebrahimzadeh Student Number: 211460326 Professor: Ron Nelson February 10‚ 2015 If LL Cool J is not the greatest rap artist of all time‚ then who else is? LL Cool J is widely known amongst the hip-hop community as the grandfather and originator of many different styles and types of rap‚ but in my opinion the greatest rap artist of all time definitely
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been. By doing this McCullough is able to get to know his subject on a personal level. By reaching this level he was able to achieve greatness. Not only has McCullough won the heart of Americans‚ he has won two Pulitzer Prizes on his works‚ Truman and John Adams. He has also one two National Book Awards‚ for his books‚ Mornings on Horseback and The Path Between the Seas. Among his many honors‚ his most admiral award is the Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ this is an award given by the President of the
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Ray Bradbury Biography U.S. author‚ born in Waukegan‚ Ill.‚ on Aug. 22‚ 1920. In his stories‚ Bradbury wove together the intrigue of changing technology with insightful social commentary. One of his best-known works was ’The Martian Chronicles’; a collection of interrelated stories concerning colonization of the planet Mars those attracted readers both young and old. In it‚ Bradbury portrayed the strengths and weaknesses of human beings as they encountered a new world. Ray Bradbury grew up in
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Biography of Helen Keller [pic] Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27‚ 1880‚ in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. Before she was 2 years old‚ Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after a high fever. She was often frustrated and the family spoiled her considerably‚ though until Dr. Alexander Graham Bell urged them to find a teacher from the Perkins Institute for the Blind‚ she was unable to communicate. Anne Sullivan was that teacher. The next events are well-known: Helen Keller learning to understand
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Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in salem‚ Massachusetts‚ on july 4‚ 1804‚ into the sixth generation of his salem family. His strictly Puritan ancestors included businessmen‚ judges and seamen. Two aspects of his family background especially affected his imagination and writing career. The Hathornes (Nathaniel added the “w” to the name” had been involved in religious persecution (intense harassment) with their first American ancestor‚ William. Another ancestor‚ John
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Biography of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in 1564‚ supposedly on 22 or 23 April‚ in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father‚ John‚ who was a prosperous glover there‚ preparing and selling soft leather‚ became alderman and later high bailiff. Shakespeare was educated at Stratford Grammar School. When he was eighteen‚ he married Anne Hathaway - eight years older than he and already‚ she was pregnant. Six months later their daughter Susanna was born. They had twins‚ a boy Hamnet and
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Jane Addams was an activist who changed and helped society with her persistence and dedication. She was born and raised in Cedarville‚ Illinois and went to Rockford Female Seminary in northern Illinois ("Jane Addams." Encyclopedia of World Biography). She later traveled to Europe‚ and when she was exploring to find what she was going to do for the rest of her life‚ she saw that many people were living miserable lives while she was wealthy because of her father. After she saw what was happening‚ she
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