Category: Biography

On the 23 February, 1908, a great man was born, and he was named William McMahon after his father who had the same name. McMahon lived with his parents for a while and was an only child. One day tragically McMahons parents died, so he was taken to live with his relatives. He was an…

Last night, October 5, 1955, The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, and other well-known musicians to the name of Dizzy Gillespie and Illinois Jacquet were taken into police custody for gambling before the end of the first desegregated show at the Music Hall, Houston. The police officers at the scene took $185 in cash…

Marilyn Monroe, or Norma Jeane Mortenson, born in 1926 in Los Angeles, did not have a carefree childhood. She never knew her father, and she spent most of her childhood in orphanages, as her mother was not capable of caring for her. In there, Monroe stated that she was sexually assaulted. Monroe, fortunately, got out…

Throughout history, society has been presented with many predicaments and complications. Many wrongs have been made and social activists play a major role in righting those wrongs. They have such an influence on humankind that some of the greatest moments of triumph throughout the ages are credited to them. Two of the most successful social…

After the Civil War, woman suffrage supporters looked after the American Equal Rights Association (AERA) in 1866. By 1870, this gathering had chipped because of divisions over strategies, points, and characters. Two gatherings developed: the National Woman Suffrage Association, (NWSA) drove through Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, idea approximately the greater excessive gathering,…

My father immigrated to the United States in 1989 after living in China for 26 years. I sat down with him in our living room to talk about his experiences adapting to life in the United States. It was definitely one of the more emotional conversations we have had together, for we touched on many…

Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources: History, A&E Television Network March 9, 2010 https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/susan-b-anthony This website goes into a little bit about her biography and the family she grew up in. It also gives examples of how she fought for what she believed in, and the consequences she faced during that time. It also explains her involvement…

In this research paper I will analyze the life and work of the composer George Gershwin. Gershwin was active in the early twentieth century writing musical comedies and operas, many of which were the product of the collaboration with his brother Ira. I hope to clarify the style of Gershwin, and also bring to light…

Emily Dickinson was a prominent writer in the nineteenth century, a time imbued with Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a philosophical and literary movement based on the idea that spiritual reality transcends empiricism and science. Hawthorne was one of the proponents of this movement and, while she has not been officially claimed as a transcendentalist writer or…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an exceptional writer. She writes well-rounded, intricate characters who are extremely realistic. The characters, Eugene, Kambili, and Chukwuka (Jaja) Achike, from Adichies novel, Purple Hibiscus, perfectly encapsulate her ability to create complicated characters, as there are ever-evolving emotions and clear character developments displayed throughout the book. Eugene Achike (who is referred…