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- 5921: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... probably the most known and appreciated representative of art. His work became an important bridge between the 19th and 20th centuries; and it was particularly influential . Van Gogh clearly showed artistic talent even as a child, but neither he or his family imagined that painting would become his career. Instead, at the age of 16, he went to work for Goupil and Company, an art gallery with which one of his ...
- 5922: Stephen King: The King of Terror
- ... it does deep down relate to himself. The theme of hope and of how Andy overcomes the situation is one that is tied closely to King. It runs a direct parallel with life as a child and how his life has turned out. Just as Andy was thrown into predicament and later escapes and lives his life on his own terms, Stephen, early on was forced to move from town to ...
- 5923: Bill Gates
- ... was well raised. He went to Sunday school at the Congregational church and sang in the choir. He was a Boy Scout but never showed interest for either of these activities. Gates was an unusual child who spent long periods in his room in deep thought. He loved science and showed great skill in the area of math. In fact he scored a perfect on the math section of the SAT ...
- 5924: Tennessee Williams
- Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911 in Columbus, Mississippi. As a child, he lived with his mother and grandfather. When he was fourteen, Williams too first place in an essay contest sponsored by a national magazine, The Smart Set. At the age of seventeen, his first published ...
- 5925: The Life of Sylvia Plath
- ... States, returned to England. After returning to London, Plath' s first book of poetry, Colossus, was published in 1960. Plath's best known work, The Bell Jar was published following the birth of their second child.( Ted Hughes, 52-66) The novel is semi-autobiographical, describing a young woman's tragic coming of age. The central character, a schoolgirl prodigy, Esther Greenwood, makes her way to adulthood in spite of periodic ...
- 5926: Stephen Vincent Benet
- ... marriage. He married Rosemary Carr on November 26, 1921 through the fellowship to Paris in 1920. They started living in Chicago, then Paris, Hollywood, and New York (Roache 102: 13). She was an unpretentious only child who never said mean things to anyone (Parsekian 1). She gave him three children: Stephani Jane (1924), Thomas Carr (1925), and Rachel (1931) (Magill 1: 172). Benet has always been a popular person by large ...
- 5927: Robert E. Lee
- ... to Arlington, she made the decision to remain there. In the Spring, Robert rode back to ask her to return, which she did. By this time she was pregnant and gave birth to their first child, George Washington Parke Custis Lee. The Lees had four daughters and three sons. All three of their sons served in the Confederate Army. Lee's wife never adjusted to the rigors of army posts and ...
- 5928: The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown
- ... metal is a particular style which is defined by its lyrics with words like death, hell, blood, etc. Chapter seventeen moves onto punk, new wave, and alternative music. Punk is a term applied to a child or teenager who acts in a antisocial way. Punk was a form of rebellion, it turned against all other musical forms of the 1970's. It is considered the third rock evolution following the formation ...
- 5929: Trudeau: The Politics of My Way
- ... He had walked and cycled through Europe, and been on the wrong side of the bars in foreign jails. Not your average guy. Not your average Prime Minister. The future Prime Minister was the second child and the elder son of the family. He was born on October 18th, 1919. At a very young age Trudeau was the current, attacking authority and not giving a "DAMN" for the public opinion. In ...
- 5930: Robert E. Lee
- ... to Arlington, she made the decision to remain there. In the Spring, Robert rode back to ask her to return, which she did. By this time she was pregnant and gave birth to their first child, George Washington Parke Custis Lee. The Lees had four daughters and three sons. All three of their sons served in the Confederate Army. Lee's wife never adjusted to the rigors of army posts and ...
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