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Neil Simon
Number of Words: 1502 / Number of Pages: 6
... quite unstable due to the absence of his father, and he has not truly escaped from this lifestyle. At age 28, he married Joan Baim, a professional dancer, and the first of three wives. The two had a daughter, Ellen, together. Seemingly happy for 20 years in marriage, Joan died unexpectedly. Shockingly, just over one month after Joan’s death, Neil remarried, causing doubt about the healthiness of the relationship before Joan’s demise. He wed actress Marsha Mason, who later appeared in a number of his works, including film versions of Only When I Laugh and The Goodbye Girl. The marriage lasted 9 yea ...
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Don Juan Ponce De Leon
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... This caused him to become very wealthy, and the most powerful man on the island, who only received orders from the kind himself!
In 1511 King Ferdinand ordered Ponce de Leon replaced as governor by Diego Columbus. Life for Ponce de Leon would have been difficult if he stayed in Puerto Rico since much of his power over the island was taken when his rank was taken away. It was at this time that Ponce de Leon began his search for the Fountain of Youth. Many historians feel it was not only to discover the LENGENDARY waters, but also for the gold and silver that was supposed to be at the sight of the founta ...
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Willem De Kooning
Number of Words: 1575 / Number of Pages: 6
... By the late 1940s, de Kooning along with Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman, began to be recognized as a major painter in a movement called "Abstract Expressionism". This new school of thought shifted the center of twentieth century art form Paris to New York. was recognized as the only painter who had one foot in Europe and one in America. He combined classical European training in Holland with a love for popular American culture. The restlessness and energy of American life was a source of great inspiration and passion for him. Gary Garrells, the chief curator at the ...
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William Faulkner
Number of Words: 2785 / Number of Pages: 11
... my great granddaddy"(Minter 18). Faulkner took interest in poetry around 1910, but no one in Oxford, Mississippi, could tell him hat to do with his poems. Faulkner, who was very talkative, would always entertain Estelle Oldham by telling her vividly imaginary stories. Eventually, Faulkner grew very fond of Estelle. She became the sole inspirer and recipient of Faulkner's earlier poems. Not long after Faulkner began seeing Estelle regularly, he met a man named Phil Stone who was dating one of Estelle's friends, Katrina. Katrina had told Stone about Faulkner and his poetry. So one afternoon, Stone ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Number of Words: 1412 / Number of Pages: 6
... She took a job as an editor and advertising manager of a monthly publication " The Women’s Democratic News" where she became more independent towards herself and work.
became very involved in women issues, being that she also joined the newly organized Women’s division of the New York State Democratic party and moved swiftly into positions of leadership. Not only was she responsible among organizations and people, she later became her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s eyes and ears, dedicating her life to his purposes, and being a trusted and tireless reporter. One of the reasons she did b ...
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Richard Warren Sears And Sears, Roebuck, & Company
Number of Words: 1300 / Number of Pages: 5
... refused by a town
jeweler. Therefore, the shipment sat in the railroad station until Richard
contacted the wholesaler, who offered him the watches for twelve dollars each.
He bought the watches and sold them by sending letters to other station
attendants describing the watches and offering them at the discount price of
fourteen dollars each. He sold those watches and ordered more to sell. To sell
these he advertised in a small way in St. Paul newspapers. He made a large
profit from this operation.
In a few months Richard made such a profit that he abandoned the railroad
business entirely and start ...
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Martin Luther: A Biography Of Martin Luther (1483- 1546)
Number of Words: 771 / Number of Pages: 3
... faith rather than works; and on 31 October 1517 drew up a
list of 95 theses on indulgences denying the pope any right to forgive
sins, and nailed them on the church door at Wittenberg. Tetzel retreated
from Saxony to Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, where he published a set of counter-
theses and burnt Luther's. The Wittenberg students retaliated by burning
Tetzel's, and in 1518 Luther was joined in his views by Melanchthon.
The pope, Leo X, at first took little notice of this disturbance,
but in 1518 summoned Luther to Rome to answer for his theses. His
university and the elector interfered, and ineffective ...
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Catherine The Great: Empress Of All Russia
Number of Words: 1056 / Number of Pages: 4
... Elizabeth died on December 25, 1761, and Catherine’s husband succeeded as Peter III. Erratic, unstable, and contemptuous of his Russian subjects, the new ruler soon made himself unpopular, especially with certain German officers. Led by Alexei Orlov (whose brother Grigori was Catherine’s lover) the officers staged a coup in June 1762. Peter was deposed (and subsequently murdered) and Catherine was placed on the throne in his place.
Catherine was fascinated with the philosophies and theories of the Enlightenment, and was well acquainted with the literature of the French Enlightenment, whic ...
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Bruce Lee
Number of Words: 1300 / Number of Pages: 5
... Robert. Bruce grew up in a very crowded house. He lived in a two bedroom flat. Upon the death of Mr. Lee’s brother, he, as in Chinese custom, had to taken in his whole brother’s Family and had to be the provider. This meant nearly 20 people lived in the flat. It was through his father’s connection that Bruce ultimately became a child film star. His own acting ability was clear from the beginning. Bruce posed as a great natural actor and possessed a great natural ability for acting. His father used to take him backstage. As a young boy, Bruce always hung around the set where his father was working ...
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Dante Alighieri
Number of Words: 814 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the time, and fought with them victoriously in 1289. Around this same time he married a member of a prominent Guelph family, Gemma Donati. During the following few years, Dante was active in Florence’s disorderly politics.Records show that in 1295, he served several offices. In 1300, he was sent on a mission to San Gimignano for diplomatic purposes and later that same year was elected
one of the six magistrates of Florence. That position was his for only two months. In 1301, Dante was fined and banned from Florence for two years by the newly returning leaders of the Blacks; a faction with ...
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