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- 1351: Bruce Lee
- ... years then decided to move to Seattle with another old friend of his. He enrolled at the University of Washington to study philosophy. Before he enrolled at the University Bruce had already attended Edison Technical School to try and earn his high school diploma. Bruce was earning extra money to open his own Kung-Fu Dojo or Institute. He taught anyone of any race or background. Most Asian Martial Arts schools teach People of their race. (1-3 ... of his shoulder he would knock a man down straight across the ground.(1-4) In 1964 Bruce moved to Oakland and met James Yimm Lee. They both had plans on opening a Kung-Fu school. Bruces friend Taky Kimura, took over as lead instructor. Two months later he moved back to Seattle to marry Linda Elmery, they soon moved back to Oakland. After several months of teaching students, ...
- 1352: Life and Work of Shirley Jackson
- ... mother, Shirley began to compose verse almost as soon as she could write it" (Friedman, 18). As a child, Shirley was interested in sports and literature. In 1930, a year before she attended Burlingame High School, Shirley began writing poetry and short stories. Jackson enrolled in the liberal arts program at the University of Rochester in 1934. But after periods of unhappiness and questioning the loyalty of her friends, she withdrew ... rest of her life. After a year of becoming conscientious and disciplined writer, Jackson thought she better return to college for more schooling. In 1937, she entered Syracuse University. At first she was in the School of Journalism, but then she decided to transfer to the English department. For the next two years, while at Syracuse, Shirley published, fifteen pieces in campus magazines and became fiction editor of "The Syracusan", a ... Hill House" to him(Oppenheimer, 45). But in the summer of 1940, since Jackson and Hyman were graduating, and it was announced the "The Spectre" had been discontinued. "Apparently hard feelings on the part of school authorities lasted for quite some time and may have been one of the reasons why neither Miss Jackson, even after becoming a successful author, nor Mr. Hyman, a known critic, was named as a ...
- 1353: The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan
- ... an understanding student, but his interests in drama, sports, and politics began early. His mother gave dramatic readings before clubs and in prisons and hospitals, and he was first exposed to acting before he started school. He was in several well - received school plays. His love of the developed further at Eureka College. His grades were not exceptional, but he earned acceptable marks through "quick studies" before tests. Reagan was particularly drawn to moralistic dramas featuring heroes who against great odds prevail by being true to their core value. In Reagan's view of the world heroes were important and necessary. After his high school graduation in 1928, Reagan enrolled at Eureka College, a small college in Eureka Illinois. He majored in economics, joined the college football, track, and swimming team; and acted in school plays. He washed dishes ...
- 1354: John Gough
- ... Dalton. Any further research can be found on John Gough on my reference to this subject. Resume of John Dalton Date of Birth: 6 September 1766 Place of Birth: Cockermouth, England 1772-1777 Attended Quaker School at Pardshow Hall 1778-1780 Opened a school in Eaglesfield, England 1781-1784 Planned to run a school with my brother when G. Bewley retired. 1785-1797 Kendall (our school) opened offering English, Latin, Greek, French and 21 math and science subjects. During this time, I also answered questions from ladies and ...
- 1355: Vincent Van Gogh
- ... soul. It is common for biographers to dismiss Van Gogh's parents with a wave of the hand. Vincent had two brothers and three sisters. At the age of twelve Vincent was sent to boarding school in the village of Zevenbergen, fifteen miles away. At sixteen he left school. Through the influence of Uncle Cent a place was found for him in the office of Goupil and Cie at The Hague. Goupil's was a conservative house, specializing in well-made reproductions of famous ... end. He was almost twenty-three, unemployed, and had not the slightest idea what he would do next. Vincent decided to return to England, where he found a job as a teacher in a boarding school. After he gave up that job, he took another teaching job at a school in Isleworth. As a young man Vincent Van Gogh's strongest compulsion was to love and help mankind. The son ...
- 1356: Samuel Colt
- Samuel Colt Introduction Early Life School Teen years Early Years in Business Late Life Death Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Samuel Colt was one of the most well-know gunsmith in the United States of his time. Samuel owned an armory in West ... of six children in the Colt Family. Samuel's brothers and sisters were Margaret, Sarah Ann, John, Christopher Jr., and James. Samuel's father moved to Hartford to trade. That is when he met Sarah. School Samuel Colt went to the local school in Hartford but did not go for long. At the age of ten he started to work at his fathers dyeing and bleaching factory. Then at the age of fourteen Samuel went back to ...
- 1357: Princess Diana
- ... mother, until she was nine years old. She was then sent to Riddlesworth Hall, where she was allowed to keep her guinea pig, Peanuts. When she was 12 years old, she transferred to West Heath school to pursue ballet dancing. Diana never excelled in school but was recognized as "a girl who notices what needs to be done, and does it willingly and cheerfully." Diana' s father became the eighth Earl Spencer when his father died. Diana's new title ... with her stepmother. Her mother remarried too. To a man named Peter Shand-Kydd. She then moved to the island of Seil which is west of Scotland where they now still live. Diana attended finishing school briefly in Switzerland. Then she returned to London where she became a nanny. Diana loved children. After her nanny work she became a kindergarten teacher. She had a reputation of a hardworking, gentle, warm ...
- 1358: David Livingstone
- ... was put into the cotton-weaving mills factory as a piecer to aid in the earnings of the family. He purchased Rudiments of Latin, which he used to help himself study that language at evening school. His hours at the factory were long, from 6 a.m. till 6 or 8 p.m. He attended evening school from 8 to 10 p.m., then studied until midnight or later. Often he placed a book on a portion of the spinning jenny so he could catch a few sentences in passing. By age 17 he was advanced to cotton-spinner and the pay was such that he could put himself through medical school in Glasgow, entering in 1830. By the time he was 22 he had studied Greek, theology and medicine in college courses at Anderson's College and Glasgow University. During this time he was soundly ...
- 1359: William Shakespeare
- ... was born in Stratford in 1564. He was one of eight children. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people. When William Shakespeare was about seven years old, he probably began attending the Stratford Grammar School with other boys of his social class. Students went to school year round attending school for nine hours a day. The teachers were strict disciplinarians. Though Shakespeare spent long hours at school, his boyhood was probably fascinating. Stratford was a lively town and during holidays, it was known to ...
- 1360: Siddhartha
- ... bettering himself through discipline and finding his true self. I have had two crisis experiences that stand out in my recent memories. First, in the eighth grade I made the choice to attend a private school that was 30 miles away from where I lived. This was a school that none of my current friends were going to attend. I chose to leave all my friends and thrust myself into a new experience for my own good. My friends didnt want me to ... s. The second crisis experience happened four years later when I chose to leave my town and attend college here at the University of Portland. Most of my good friends were staying and going to school in the town that we lived in. These two experiences bear resemblance to Siddharthas because they contain similar elements of what makes a crisis. First, the anxiety of leaving friends and starting anew ...
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