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An Analysis of the Semi Autobiographical Book Roughing It by Mark Twain (1007 words, 2 pages)

Roughing it was written by Mark Twain. This book is a journal of Mark Twain and his brother's trip to Carson City, Nevada. They went because Mark Twain's brother had a job as the Secretary of Nevada. This book, journal, started when they were leaving to go to Carson City ... Read More

An Overview of the Autobiographical Novel They Cage the Animals at Night by Jennings Michael Burch (1581 words, 2 pages)

Zaghi, JustinH English 7Period 1December 7, 1999They Cage The Animals at NightThey Cage the Animals at Night is a heart-wrenching autobiography in the form of a novel. This book is written by Jennings Michael Burch, who is the main character. His father is an often drunk alcoholic and has left ... Read More

An Overview of the Autobiographical Novel “Angela’s Ashes” (993 words, 2 pages)

Angelas Ashes is an autobiographical novel, which takes place in Ireland and in America. This book tells the life of Frank McCourt, his brother Malachy, his mother Angela, and his father Malachy. The story also includes many other characters, including relatives, children, neighbors, and townspeople. McCourt describes his life from ... Read More

A Biographical Insight into the Life of Herman Melville and an Analysis of Characters and Symbols in Moby Dick (1443 words, 6 pages)

I. Biographical InsightsA. The culture this great author was a part of was the time in American history where inspiring works of literature began to emerge. It was also a time when American writers had not completely separated its literary heritage from Europe, partly because there were successful literary genius' ... Read More

Biographical Facts of Mark Twain and an Analysis of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (3480 words, 5 pages)

"Heaven and Hell and sunset and rainbows and the aurora all fused into on divine harmony . . . " It is by the goodness of God that in out country we have those three unspeakable precious things freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice ... Read More

Biographical Aspects of Franz Kafka in His Works (1052 words, 2 pages)

LIT 2020Research PaperThe way he lived is what he wroteThe tremendous world I have inside my head. But how free myself and free it without being torn to pieces. And a thousand times rather be torn to pieces than retain it in me or bury it. That, indeed, is why ... Read More

A Biographical Sketch of Walter Walles, Genealogist (443 words, 2 pages)

This is a biographical sketch about my person, Walter Walles. He was born around 1830 and 1850, he lived for 89 years. He was born in Europe, at the age of seven he moved to New York. When he moved, he brought many things with him, such as furniture, food, ... Read More

Main Biographical Facts of Saint Francis (1437 words, 5 pages)

Faith And FranciscanismFr. Patrick Donahoe, T.O.R.Summer, 2001Important Events In The Life Of Saint FrancisAt Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania there is a beautiful Chapel oncampus. It is called the Immaculate Conception Chapel. The chapel is open to all those wishingto visit, or perhaps worship and pray. Anyone visiting the ... Read More

A Biographical Data of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1218 words, 4 pages)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA1917may 29th John Fitzgerald Kennedy is born in Brookline,Massachusetts, 1926move of his family to New York1931entry into the boarding school Choate1935matriculation at the University of Princeton hardillness1936matriculation at the University of Harvard1940finishing studies and publication of his dissertationWhy England Slept"1941working at the intelligence service of the navy in Washington ... Read More

An Introduction to the Poetic Issues and Autobiographical Reminiscences (522 words, 3 pages)

C.D. Wright This essay is composed of several paragraphs in a meditative mode that move back and forth between poetic issues and autobiographical reminiscences. The division between urban and rural is the only serious border left to us. One servesto undermine the other. One could just as easily serve to ... Read More

A Biographical Sketch of Thomas McGrath (5205 words, 23 pages)

Fredrick C. SternA Biographical Sketch of Thomas McGrathTHOMAS McGRATH WAS born in 1916, the oldest son of James and Catherine(Shea) McGrath. There were four younger brothers, Jim (killed in World War II), Joe,Martin, and the youngest, Jack. His sister Kathleen was born between Joe and Martin. Hisparents were farmers, the ... Read More

An Analysis of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an Autobiographical Account on Slavery (863 words, 2 pages)

In the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass written by Fredrick Douglass, he and the rest of the slaves in 1840 had to be tricky to survive. Douglass used trickery to his advantage and made it into a positive action, freedom.Douglass went through many hardships and disturbing ordeals. He ... Read More

an analysis of the autobiographical elements in sugar and slate by sharlotte williams (1452 words, 2 pages)

The Congo boys of CardiffSugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams 192pp, PlanetEncounters How Racism Came to Ireland by Bill Rolston and Michael Shannon 108pp, Beyond the Pale PublicationsIn the mid-19th century William Hughes left Llangollen Baptist College in Wales and headed for the Congo to civilise, evangelise and proselytise in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Three Primary Problems in the Autobiographical Book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (729 words, 1 pages)

Three primary problems cage Maya Angelou in her autobiographical book I Know why the Caged Bird Sings. The most pressing of these issues was probably the fact that Maya lived in the highly segregated south. Another factor of her imprisonment was because Maya, also known as Marguerite, was a social ... Read More

Analysis of Iron and Silk, an Autobiographical Novel by American Writer Mark Salzman (390 words, 1 pages)

In the book Iron and Silk, written by Mark Salzman as his point of view, is all about China. Throughout the book, Mark experiences many differences between the Chinese culture and his own American culture. Chinese people want to save face by doing some weird things. First example, kissing in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Fitzgerald’s Writings as Autobiographical Novels (713 words, 1 pages)

Almost all of Fitzgerald s writings are somewhat autobiographical in some way. During the beginning of his success, he was living in the Golden Twenties, however, he always wrote with clinical depression (Fitzgerald, viii.) This is obvious, because his main characters always seem to fall into either depression, or complete ... Read More

An Analysis of the Maya’s Endurance in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, an Autobiographical Novel by Maya Angelou (629 words, 1 pages)

Chelly Perez12 April 2001I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsMaya endures many trials as she moves from place to place, but whenever she finds herself back in Stamps she knows she is home. Growing up in the rural segregated south, Maya encounters many obstacles such as prejudice and racism. Stacked ... Read More

An Analysis of the Autobiographical Elements of Always Running, a Book by Luis T. Rodriguez (1022 words, 2 pages)

Always Running, by Luis T. Rodriguez, is a book based on a certain chapter of the author s life story. Rodriguez s life was centered in the fact that he was involved in gang life during his teen years. Like the title of his book, he was constantly running, whether ... Read More

An Overview of the Jewish People in the Autobiographical Book Night by Elie Wiesel (2722 words, 4 pages)

Jeremy Night , by Elie Wiesel, is an autobiographical account of Elie Wiesel as a young boy going through several concentration camps during World War two. He explains what it was like being a Jewish boy and the atrocities he and his people had to endure. The book starts with ... Read More

The Biographical information of George Patton (1445 words, 6 pages)

Biographical InformationGeorge Patton was born in 1885. His mother gave birth to him in California at San Gabriel s hospital. He grew up on his grandfather s ranch at Lake Vineyard. When he was a boy he was very curious and loved to hear his family read to him about ... Read More

An Analysis of I Know Why the Caged Bird sings, an Autobiographical Novel by Maya Angelou (952 words, 2 pages)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings In Maya Angelou's autobiographical novel, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", tenderhearted Marguerite Johnson discovers all of the splendors and agonies of growing up in a prejudiced, early twentieth century America. Rotating between the slow country life of Stamps, Arkansas and the ... Read More

An Overview of Autobiographical Novel Angela’s Ashes and Tis by Frank McCourt (554 words, 3 pages)

Frank McCourt is the author of Angela s Ashes and Tis. He was born in Brooklyn in 1930 to recent Irish immigrants Malachy McCourt and Angela Sheehan McCourt. His family moved to Limerick when he was four because of poor prospects in America. Frank McCourt was the oldest child in ... Read More

Biographical Information about Jane Alexander and Her Works (491 words, 2 pages)

Jane AlexanderJane Alexander is a sculptor whose works comment on current political issues in South Africa. Winner of the Standerd Bank Young Artist award for 1995, she is recognised for her creative commitment, individual vision and talent..In her sculptures and photomontages she emphasises her perceptions of the human condition, using ... Read More

A Report on William Least Heat Moon’s Autobiographical Travel Book Blue Highways (1166 words, 2 pages)

Blue HighwaysNew ways of seeing can disclose new things. Do new things make up for new ways of seeing? (p. 17)William Least Heat Moons excursion reflects his appreciation for tradition and the purity of the past. His odyssey reflects his Indian heritage and the corrupting influence of modern technology. Heat ... Read More

An Analysis of Autobiographical Elements in Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis (932 words, 2 pages)

Franz Kafka's Metamorphasis Kafka uses symbolism in his short story, Metamorphosis. He uses this technique to make the reader try and figure out what was going on in his head. He brought out in this story many things about his life, including his fatherfamily, love life, and his future. He ... Read More

An Analysis of Night, an Autobiographical Novel by Elie Wiesel (1338 words, 2 pages)

NIGHTNight, By Elie Wiesel is a devastatingly true story about one man s witness to the genocide of his own people. Living through the horrifying experiences in the German concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Elie sees his family, friends and fellow Jews starved, degraded, and murdered. In this essay ... Read More

An Introduction to the Biographical Fact Sheet on James Fenimore Cooper (527 words, 1 pages)

Biographical Fact Sheet on James Fenimore CooperJames Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey on September 15, 1789. He was the eleventh of twelve children born to William and Elizabeth Cooper. When James was one year old the family moved to the frontier, and his father established the settlement ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Biographical Film of Langston Hughes (202 words, 1 pages)

Visions and VoicesThe biographical film of Langston Hughes is both informative and entertaining. It approaches Hughes s life with insightful observations from the people that personally knew him. The film goes into detail on his family background and early life before his poetic success, and continues through his life in ... Read More

a Biographical Sketch of Samuel Selvon, an Artist from Trinidad (718 words, 2 pages)

Biographical SketchSamuel Selvon, author of novels, plays, film, television, and radio, was born in 1923 in South Trinidad to an Indian father and an IndianScottish mother. He grew up in Trinidad's multi-racial society and graduated from San Fernando's Naparima College in 1938. Selvon began writing fiction and poetry while he ... Read More

An Analysis of Biographical Nature of Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne (1194 words, 2 pages)

In spite of the biographical nature of Einhard s Life of Charlemagne, a lot can be learned about the key aspects of Frankish society. During the 8th and 9th centuries, the Franks came to dominate the European continent on the heels of imperial disintegration. In assessing the methodology by which ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013