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Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Robert E. Howard
Theory of multiple intelligences
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is primarily concerned with the fact that traditional education doesn’t take into account the different abilities that human beings possess that all lead to learning (Acosta, 16). One child may learn a concept rather quickly but struggle with another while another child may struggle with the first concept…
The Satanic
Robert E. Howard
But hear me Satan, no man ever made me admit defeat — I’ve reeled beneath a bloody moon, on buckling legs, with blood pouring from my battered mouth and mingling with the sweat on my chest and a scarlet haze shimmering before my eyes — and I’ve been smashed from gong to gong, but I…
The Satanic Robert E. Howard, Part 1
Robert E. Howard
Among the names that appear in the dedication to the first editions of The Satanic Bible (1969) is that of Robert E. Howard. It is the first of several mentions that Anton LaVey, would make regarding the Texan author, usually in a passing manner. H. P. Lovecraft has spawned an entire genre of contemporary occult…
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence
Robert E. Howard
Theory of multiple intelligences
Who knew that a young boy born in 1943 in Scranton, PA, would become one of the main well-known theorists in today’s society (Multiple Intelligences, 2002). Growing up, Howard, really enjoyed being studious and doing well in school, however, he enjoyed playing piano the most. He claims that music has always been a very important…
The Swords of Robert E. Howard, Part 3
Robert E. Howard
The Swordsmanship of Robert E. Howard Just as in medieval times most men carried swords but the majority were neither duelists nor skilled fencers. (CL2.103) Given Robert E. Howard’s lack of access to fencing instructors (CL3.242), never having entered the military or other occupation where he could receive weapons training, and the general absence of…
Dead – the Story of Ruth Snyder and Tom Howard’s Ankle Camera
Robert E. Howard
1“DEAD! ” is the title of the newspaper article that features the historical, very first picture of a woman being executed in the electric chair. The picture was taken by Tom Howard using his smuggled ankle camera that is now held in the Smithsonian Museum. The woman was Ruth Snyder, wife to Albert Snyder whom…
“A Pretty Good Paper”: The Junto Analysis
Robert E. Howard
Back when I was preparing the Collected Letters volumes for the REH Foundation, I was in fairly regular contact with Glenn Lord. Besides pestering him for copies of Howard’s letters, I was also after issues of The Junto, the amateur press/Lone Scout paper that Howard contributed to from 1928 to 1930. In one of his…
A Nontraditional Approach to the Posthumous Collaborations of de Camp and Howard
Robert E. Howard
In 1955, L. Sprague de Camp published a posthumous collaboration with Robert E. Howard, Tales of Conan, consisting of four non-Conan stories written by Howard that were rewritten by de Camp as Conan stories. This was followed by Conan the Adventurer in 1966 which contained 3 stories by Howard (edited by de Camp) and…
Michael Howard and the necessity of Studying War
Robert E. Howard
Study
War
“Michael Howard’s ‘War and the Liberal Conscience’ is as persuasive a book could be about the necessity of studying war.” How far would you agree with this statement? In his book, Michael Howard describes what liberal thinkers have expressed about the entity of war in different periods in history. Chronologically, he has tried to persuade…
Robert E. Howard’s Arkham
Robert E. Howard
By the way, I recently took the liberty of using your mythical “Arkham” in a single-stanza rhyme which Mr. Wright accepted for Weird Tales, and which fell far short of doing justice to it’s subject. Here it is: Arkham. Drowsy and dull with age the houses blink On aimless streets the rat-gnawed years forget— But…
born | January 22, 1906, Peaster, TX |
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died | June 11, 1936, Cross Plains, TX |
description | Robert Ervin Howard was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in Texas. |
books | The Hour of the Dragon 1950, Kull 1967, The Shadow Kingdom 1929 |
movies | Conan the Barbarian 1982, Conan the Destroyer 1984, Red Sonja 1985 |
information | Influenced by: H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arthur Conan Doyle Short stories: The Phoenix on the Sword, Queen of the Black Coast, The Tower of the Elephant Parents: Isaac Mordecai Howard, Hester Jane Ervin Howard |
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