1931‚ Cather accepted honorary degrees from the University of California Berkeley and Princeton. She is the first woman to receive such a degree from Princeton”. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1938 (“Willa Cather Biography”). One of Cather’s greatest awards was in 1944‚ when she received “the gold medal for fiction from the National Institute of Arts and letters‚ an award given once a decade for an author’s total accomplishments” (“Willa Cather.”). It is believed
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Biography Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic‚ who successfully extended the Roman empire. Julius Caesar was born in Rome on 13 July 100 BC into the prestigious Julian clan. His family was closely linked with the Marian faction in Roman politics. Caesar progressed himself within the Roman political strict system‚ becoming quaestor ‚ aedile and praetor. In 61 and 60 BC he acted as a governor of the Roman province of España (Spain). Back in Rome in 60‚ Caesar made
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March 15‚ 1767 to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson-Jackson. “His birthplace is presumed to have been at one of his uncles’ houses in the Waxhaws region that straddles North Carolina and South Carolina‚” CITATION BioJackson \l 1033 (Andrew Jackson Biography). He grew up without a father figure as his father had died three weeks before he was
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author Jonathan Swift who uses an absurd idea to find solutions to a large problem. Swift appears to come up with an answer to the overpopulation that is present in Ireland. The dozens of children born into the poverty stricken families were seen to Swift as exotic merchandise. Upon reading the essay‚ readers realize that the entire piece is a satire when they discover the promised “modest” proposal is nowhere near being subtle. Through the use of satire‚ irony‚ and understatement‚ Swift criticized the
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Biography of Apolinario Mabini This biography on Apolinario Mabini was written and published in English in 1922. Apolinario Mabini was undoubtedly the most profound thinker and political philosopher that the Pilipino race ever produced. Some day‚ when his works are fully published‚ but not until then‚ Mabini will come into his own. A great name awaits him‚ not only in the Philippines‚ for he is already appreciated there‚ but in every land where the cause of liberty and human freedom is revered.
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Biography of Leona Florentino Leona Florentino was a Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano languages. She is considered as the "mother of Philippine women’s literature" and the "bridge from oral to literary tradition". Born to a wealthy and prominent family in Vigan‚ Ilocos Sur‚ Florentino began to write her first verses in Ilocano at a young age. Despite her potential‚ she was not allowed to receive a university education because of her gender. Florentino was instead tutored by her mother
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Capote was a well-known American author who was known for his “attitude” in his short stories. His dark psychological themes in his early fiction caused him to be characterized as one of the best Southern Gothic writers in American literature (World Biography). Most of Capote’s works were written in his earlier years and focused on his dark childhood‚ however some were humorous. Capote was born in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ on September 30‚ 1924. He was the son of Archulus Persons and Lillie Mae Persons
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Bobby Flay Biography Chef (1964–) Quick Facts Name Bobby Flay Occupation Chef Birth Date December 10‚ 1964 (age 50) Education French Culinary Institute Place of Birth New York‚ New York AKA Robert Flay‚ Bobby Flay‚ Full Name Robert William Flay Zodiac Sign Sagittarius Synopsis Bobby Flay’s frequent appearances and shows on the Food Network have made him one of America’s best-known chefs. Bobby Flay - Mini Biography (TV-14; 02:22) A short biography of Bobby Flay‚ an internationally renowned
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Running head: Discover On Your Own 1 Discover on Your Own William Wilberforce‚ Biography Concordia University EDGR 506 Character and Ethics of Leadership Instructor July 1‚ 2013 Discover On Your Own 2 Week 3 - Discover on Your Own 1. The 4 – 5 qualities in my leader I most admired were…. Prior to taking this class I had heard the name Wilberforce in the saying‚ “Don’t be a Wilberforce
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was a poet who was beyond extraordinary in every little way. He was born in Springfield‚ Massachusetts on March 2‚ 1904 and grew up on Fairfield Street. Son of Theodore and Henrietta Geisel‚ Seuss’s father was said to be a ‘brewmaster.’ (Dr. Seuss Biography) Seuss graduated Dartmouth and then went to Oxford University in England determined to become a professor. But one night‚ Theodor and some friends were caught drinking in their dorm room‚ which was in violation of prohibition law‚ and was then kicked
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