Biography Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (601) essays
Biographies essays:
Buddy Holly.
... Bob Montgomery were playing a kind of music they called "Western Bop," as well as mainstream country songs which they performed at local clubs. Holly's first opportunity in the music industry came when a scout from Decca Records saw the duo opening a local rock show for Bill Haley and the Comets ...
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
... and became deeply attached to the Russian Orthodox Church. Coming to believe in the dignity and fundamental goodness of common people. After he returned to Russia, he wrote a novel based on his prison camp experience called Zapiski iz myortvogo doma (The House of the Dead). The book depicts the ...
The Life Of Charles Darwin
... On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859) and The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871)-have had an important influence on scientific thought. Charles was the son of Robert Darwin, who had one of the largest medical practices outside of London, and the ...
Dirk Nowitzki Biography, 4 pages long, details the life of the NBA superstar
... friend, Steve Nash in 2002. During the summer of that season, Dirk underwent surgery to remove bone spurs on his ankle, but he quickly bounced back. Dirk Nowitzki is perhaps the next best player in the NBA. He plays the saxophone, and the guitar, a common interest with his friend ...
"The Diary of a Young Girl" - Anne Frank.
... and friends. However, over all the presents she received, her favorite one was this diary. This diary drove her first attention from all the presents that was laid on the table that morning. Anne had a lot of friend and had a nice family however, none of ...
Biography of Ernest Hemingway
... on his writing. Journeying the scenes of the Spanish Civil War for the American Newspaper Alliance in 1936 gave Ernest a rejuvenated interest in the war scene. The ideas he discovered from the war gave him the material to write a novel, and follow it up by a movie. The ...
Jefferson Davis.
... of the formidable Confederate armies, the notable appointment of General Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Virginia, and the encouragement of industrial enterprise throughout the South. His zeal, energy, and faith in the cause of the South were a source of much of the tenacity with which the ...
A good biography of John Keats
... songs for ever new." is an example of this. The linking in this section is identical to that of the previous; that is, he contrasts the physical urn with the abstract actions taking place on it. "For ever warm and still to be enjoyed, / For ever panting, and for ever young ...
Audie Murphy, American Soldier
... houses made of clapboard or plank and batten (Simpson 18). These houses were sparsely furnished and devoid of all conveniences, sanitary, and otherwise (Simpson 18). Most of the time they lived in Celeste (1933-1937) where they were on relief. The local Baptist and ...
Amelia Earhart : Lost Hero
... on the plane's wings and tail. One participant in the fuselage modification was Lockheed airframe technician Robert Elliot, whose recollection gets to the heart of the matter, revealing the government's primary aim in supervising the work on the airplane. In the interview Robert Elliot stated ...