Biography Essay

As a little girl, every Sunday morning I attended Sunday school and church at Antioch Baptist Church with my great grandma Krúse. Every Sunday I began to become better friends with a boy who was just a few years older than me that also attended the church. His name was Timmy. He was one of those boys that like to pretend that nothing in his life was messed up and always had that smile on his face, but really, what part of his life was not? Timmy grew up in a rough environment and didn’t have a very

When I talk about The Weeknd, I already feel proud. He comes from Toronto. He comes from my city. What The Weeknd did in 2011 needs to be recognized and not just because I say so, it needs to be recognized because this was the moment Toronto started a growing movement that can be felt today, but it really started in late December of 2010. Because in late December of 2010, three songs were uploaded by The Weeknd and these songs were Loft Music, What You Need and The Morning. 3 months later, The

Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider First of all, Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, otherwise known as J.C.R or “Lick,” was a curious kid who loved technological devices. This curious boy first saw the world in March 11, 1915, the day of his birth. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was the only child of Joseph Parron Licklider, a Baptist minister and teacher, and Margaret Robnett Licklider, a homemaker. When he was 15 years old, he bought an old car and took it apart multiple times

How can one man stop a war? Pele can and did just that in 1969 (Buckley 76). Pele is a “God” of soccer. He had a war held at ceasefire so his fans could be able to watch and adore the him. He reached up from nothing to become, uncontestedly, the best player in the world. Pele is a legend, a hard working even at a young age, and compassionate on the field and off the field. Pelé was born October 23, 1940 with the name Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, named after Thomas Edison (Buckley 8). Growing

Pocahontas was born in 1596, in Virginia, and her name was Amonute, but she is called by her nickname, Pocahontas. She was a Powhatan Native American woman. The name Pocahontas meant “playful one” because of the environment that she lives in. She is the daughter of Chief Powhatan, Wahunsenaca. She was her father’s favorite daughter. Like any other females, she have learned how to find food and firewood. She also need to prepare feasts for any celebrations and build houses. She needs to learn all

Sequoyah Sequoyah: Sequoyah was born near a Cherokee town in Tuskegee, Tennessee 1770. Sadly, he died in 1843 at age 72-73. He was a half-Cherokee silversmith. This amazing man invented a simple form of writing and reading with just 86 symbols. He even had a tree named after him. Sequoyah married a Cherokee woman and had a family. He and his family moved to a Cherokee country in Georgia. His father had given the name George Gist. Sequoyah never learned t read or write English. Later in his life

An Actor (Writing a Research Paper on Stanislavsky) Prepares Cast your eyes towards Hollywood. Notice the thousands of actors attempting to “make it” by bouncing from one audition to the next with headshot and résumé in hand. The amount of desperate thespians is just as abundant if not more in New York, Chicago, London, etc.. As economically aware citizens, they strive for the same goals: work, money, a reason to quit that job at T.G.I. FRIDAY’s. However, as artists, each strives for truth. Before

People call me Voltaire, but my real name is Francois Marie Arouet. I was born in 1694 on the twenty first of November in Paris. I am a strong supporter of reforms in the laws against basic human rights. I have written many historical works, scientific works, poetry, plays, novels, and essays that argue against the French government, English government, and the Roman Catholic Church. Writing these works will provide reasoning and empowerment for the rest of France to engage in a protest in order

In 2003, on June 25th I was born within the city of Milwaukee. Now I’m 13 years old. I’ve lived a peachy life. Struggles never really fill my head. Worries aren’t a big part of my life. I mean, of course, everybody at one time or another has stressed about that one math test. Now, I’m not saying everything goes my way either. Life cannot be fantastic ALL the time because that’s just unrealistic. I’d like to share a little about my life, the people in it, and what has shaped me into the person I am

Charlemagne was born on April 2 of a year unknown (probably 742-748 AD) and from the moment he was born he was raised to be a great king. From his father Pepin the short he learned how to rule and how to do it well. He would become one of the greatest heroes our world has known. His hero status he achieved through bringing peace, prosperity and the Gospel to a time where where darkness and terror prevailed. Charlemagne's kingdom was inherited from the passing of his father, Pepin the Short, in