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Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 30, 1924. Her father, Charles St. Hill, immigrated from French Guyana (now called Guyana), and her mother, Ruby (Seale), immigrated from Barbados. Charles worked in a factory while Ruby was both a seamstress and a mother, working hard to support the family….

A book Fireweed: A Political Autobiography by Gerda Lerner belongs to a biographical genre but unlike most biographies and autobiographies of famous people which usually shed the light on the years of the greatest success, this book about one of the prominent pioneers in the field of women’s history, tells its readers about the first…

One of the most outstanding names environing the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who used non-violent protests to contend for the equality of Afro-Americans. In the non-fiction book The Autobiography of Malcolm Ten: as told to Alex Hayley. which was published by Ballantine Books of The Random House Printing Group…

Theodore Dreiser was born August 27, 1871 in Terre Haute, Indiana. The younger brother of Paul Dresser, a well-known songwriter, Theodore was a famous novelist known for his outstanding American writing of naturalism. He was also a leading figure in a national literary movement that replaced the observance of Victorian notions of propriety with the…

The Autobiography of a Tokugawa SamuraiThis is an autobiography of a samurai who was born into a family of nobles during the Tokugawa shogunate. Though a samurai, his life was unworthy of a samurai’s way. He was known running a protection racket, cheating and stealing from the public (Kokichi 31). Katsu Kokichi’s life is an…

Kaffir Boy Kaffir boy is written by Mark Mathabane as an autobiography which is in point of fact the narration of the story by the author himself. It is a story of a boy who struggle his life through the jungles of Africa. This is a story of the struggles of a well-known and esteemed…

All educators have a personal philosophy, whether it’s known or not. My philosophy has always been that anyone can learn, as long as there is a teacher willing to try. As future educators, we strive to teach each student to the best of our abilities. In the following paragraphs, I will be discussing my reflection…

Francisco Dagohoy, a Filipino revolutionary leader in Bohol, led the longest armed revolution in the history of the Philippines. Known as the Dagohoy rebellion, this rebellion lasted around 85 years from 1744-1829. Francisco Sendrijas, also known as Dagohoy, was born in Inabanga, Bohol. However, there is limited information available about his life other than his…

I am Ambassador, a car manufactured by Hindustan Motors. I have just been shipped from the factory to the dealer’s showroom where I will be on display until a happy customer comes and buys me. It all started with my company, Hindustan Motors, an Indian automaker despite its British origins. The Ambassador is considered a…

I have lived in the Dallas area my entire life and absolutely love It here. I come from a small family, there’s my mother & her husband, my father, my sister, and myself. I am the youngest. I attended SST. John Episcopal School for Preschool and Kindergarten. I began first grade at Wallace Elementary School…