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Richard Wright, born on September 4, 1908 in Mississippi on a farm, was the eldest child of illiterate sharecropper Nathan Wright and schoolteacher Ella Wilson Wright. During Richard’s youth, his father abandoned the family for another woman, leading to frequent illness in his mother. As a result, Richard and his brother were constantly shuffled between…

Henry Ford was a brilliant entrepreneur who created the automobile assembly line. However, it was his controversial characteristics and unorthodox approach towards administrating the Ford Motor Company that led to the conglomeration of one of the most successful corporations in the world. At the turn of the century, with the booming economy and stock market,…

In 1851, Isaac Singer borrowed $40.00 to make a working sewing machine that would become the leader in the sewing machine industry and famous around the world. Isaac Merritt Singer was born on October 27, 1811 in Troy, New York to a large family of German immigrants. When he was twelve he left home and…

Edgar Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in a boardinghouse on Carver Street in Boston Massachusetts. His father deserted his family and his mother died of tuberculoses in 1811, orphaning Poe, his brother William Henry Leonard, and his sister Rosalie. Poe was taken in to the home of the Allans who had no children…

Before reading the biography I knew very little about his life. I knew he was an African freedom fighter and that he was the president of South Africa. I knew he led anti-apartheid strikes. I also had the vague idea that he was involved in the communist party and he had gone to jail, but…

Introduction This report will talk about the life of a famous author, Charles Dickens. Itwill tell you about his early, middle, and later years of his life. It will alsotalk about one of his great works of literature. In conclusion, this report willshow a comparison of his work to his life. Early Life Charles Dickens…

This paper will summarize the life of the “Greatest American President”, President Abraham Lincoln as recorded in history. Main events as well the background of the President will be given attention especially the reason why he is considered to be the “Greatest American President” and “The Redeemer President”. The information are taken from different sites…

Emily Dickinson, who was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, is recognized as one of the most esteemed American poets of the nineteenth century (Benfey, 1). Nonetheless, her exceptional talent and accomplishments were frequently overlooked because society devalued women writers during that era. Out of 1800 poems, only seven by Dickinson were published….

Who would hold thought that a superb calling in filmmaking could hold originated with a modest jar of Skippy Peanut Butter smeared on a neighbour’s window in a bantam Cincinnati suburb One might non believe that such an mean boyhood buffoonery could germinate a male child into a adult male who would go the most…

Sigmund Freud             Sigmund Freud was born, Sigismundo Schlomo Freud in Pribor or Freiberg, in Moravia which used to be part of the Austrian Empire, now known as Czech Republic. It was on May 6, 1856 that he became the first born to a wool merchant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud). Later, seven more children were born to this…