Singer Biography Essay Examples

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A Biography of the Pope Pius II (364 words, 1 pages)

Pius II Pius II was born in the Sienese territory on October 18, 1405. Pius studied at the universities of Siena and Florence. He stayed in the city of Florence to become a teacher, although in 1431 he excepted the inventation to be the secretary to Domenico Capranic. Domenico Capranic ... Read More

A Biography of Paul of Tarsus a Missionary (718 words, 2 pages)

Paul of Tarsus When you think of Christianity the first person you think about is most certainly Jesus, but after him most people would think of Paul. Paul was Christianity's first missionary, he was one of the first men to share his faith with the gentiles, and his letters to ... Read More

A Biography of Les Paul (784 words, 1 pages)

Who could imagine that an 81-year-old man could have changed rock music when he was younger? Well it's true, and Les Paul did it. This musician and inventor has sold hundreds of thousands, if not millions of albums. He has also created something that has changed rock and pop history, ... Read More

A Biography of Leonardo Bruni (432 words, 1 pages)

Leonardo Bruni was born circa 1369-70 in Arezzo, Italy, which was the same place Petrach was born years before. Sometimes referred to as Aretino because of the city in which he was born, Leonardo went on to become almost as much a figure in the humanistic movement as Petrarch. Griffiths ... Read More

A Biography of Tutankhamen a King of Egypt (700 words, 2 pages)

King Tutankhamen by John R. King Tutankhamen-served as king of Egypt from about 1347 BC until his death in 1339 BC. His reign was unimportant, but interest in Tut began in 1922 when the British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his tomb.The tomb had not been opened since ancient times and ... Read More

A Biography of Chamberlain (956 words, 4 pages)

Chamberlain Entering Bowdoin College , Chamberlain studied the traditional classical curriculum and showed particular skill at languages. But first Chamberlain took his Bowdoin A. B. degree, in the Class of 1852, and returned north for three more years of study. Turning down the opportunity to become a minister or missionary, ... Read More

A Biography of William Faulkner, a Writer (836 words, 2 pages)

William Faulkner, one of the most famed writers of our times, explores in his writing the themes of alienation and isolation. He interweaves these themes with his female characters. In A Rose for Emily, Miss Emily Grierson is a woman who is alienated and lives in isolation from the people ... Read More

A Biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1533 words, 3 pages)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Born into a prominent family on February 27, 1807, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up in the bustling town of Portland, Maine. His parents Stephen and Zilpah Longfellow provided a strong, but refined, Puritan background, while encouraging Henry to excel in academics (Wagenknecht 2). Longfellows education began early, ... Read More

A Short Biography of Henry James (237 words, 1 pages)

Asesyan 1 Son of the religious philosopher henry James, Sr., and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William, Henry James was born in New York City, April 15, 1843. His early life was spent in America on and off he was taken to Europe, especially during the impressionable years from ... Read More

An Analysis of Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1462 words, 2 pages)

Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer describes the life of a Jewish orphan in an eastern European Jewish village who is labeled a fool by the community. The overly trustworthy Gimpel allows his fellow villagers to trick him into wedding Elka, the ... Read More

A Biography of Geronimo (876 words, 2 pages)

'GERONIMO' Geronimo jur-ahn'-i-moh, or Goyathlay ("one who yawns"), was born in 1829 in what is today western New Mexico, but was then still Mexican territory. He was a Bedonkohe Apache (grandson of Mahko) by birth and a Net'na during his youth and early manhood. His wife, Juh, Geronimo's cousin Ishton, ... Read More

A Brief Biography of Frdric Bazille (266 words, 1 pages)

Frdric Bazille (1841 1870) Frdric Bazille was born in 1841 to a rich middle-class Protestant family of wine producers near Montpellier, France. In 1859 he began to study medicine in Montpellier and in 1862 continued his medical studies in Paris. While in Paris, he began to study painting part-time at ... Read More

A Biography of Confucius (1143 words, 2 pages)

One of the most famous people in ancient China was a wise philosopher named Confucius (circa 551-479 BC). He sometimes went by the names Kong Zi though he was born - Kong Qiu - styled Zhong Ni. He was born in the village of Zou in the country of Lu. ... Read More

A Biography of Charlemagne (348 words, 1 pages)

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) was born on April 2, 742 in Northern Europe. "By the sword and the cross," he became master of Western Europe. Through his enlightened leadership the roots of learning and order were restored to Medieval Europe. In 768, when Charlemagne was 26, he and his brother ... Read More

A Biography of Beethoven a Composer (488 words, 2 pages)

I. Education in general and in music Beethoven came from a musical family, and his early musical training was under his father's guidance. His father taught him piano and violin. His general education was not continued beyond the elementary school. He was practically illiterate in math. II. Self assertion As ... Read More

A Biography of Giuseppe Garibaldi (944 words, 2 pages)

Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in Nice, and, although he was a born a French citizen, he regarded himself as Italian. Despite the pressure placed upon him to enter the Church, he joined the Merchant Navy where a chance meeting with Mazzini altered the entire course of his life. One of ... Read More

A Biography of Andy Warhol an Artist (1949 words, 3 pages)

Never before have I encountered more intriguing works of art than those done by Andy Warhol. I have been curious about his life ever since I saw his work in Milwaukee. I saw his famous work of the Campbell's Soup Can. By viewing this, one can tell he is not ... Read More

A Biography of Alexander I (1693 words, 3 pages)

Alexander I was born in St. Petersburg in 1777. His parents were Paul, son of Catherine the Great, and Maria Fyodorovna, the former Princess of Wurttemburg. At his birth he was taken to be raised by his Grandmother Catherine the Great. Due to Alexanders troubled childhood and life, he proved ... Read More

A Biography of Al-Razi (2376 words, 4 pages)

The well-known writer George Sarton says in his Introduction to the History of Science that "Rhazes was the greatest physician of Islam and the Medieval Ages." And the Encyclopedia of Islam remarks that "Rhazes remained up to the 17th century the indisputable authority of medicine." The Bulletin of the World ... Read More

A Biography of Charles Dickens a Writer (772 words, 1 pages)

There is something about Charles Dickens' imaginative power that defies explanation in purely biographical terms. Nevertheless, his biography shows the source of that power and is the best place to begin to define it. The second child of John and Elizabeth Dickens, Charles was born on February 7, 1812, near ... Read More

A Biography of Saint Francis of Assisi (432 words, 1 pages)

Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) was born into a wealthy family at Assisi, Italy, the son of a cloth merchant. Francis received little formal education and during his youth was mostly preoccupied with having fun. As a young man, he was popular, charming, enjoyed practical jokes and was usually the ... Read More

A Biography of Evangelista Torricelli (498 words, 1 pages)

I chose to do my report on Evangelista Torricelli. The reason I chose to do him is because he is both Italian and male. I am also both Italian and male which would be my connection to him. Evangelista Torricelli is an Italian mathematician and physicist. He was born in ... Read More

The Power of Storytelling in the Usual Suspects by Bryan Singer (555 words, 1 pages)

In Bryan Singer's 1995 film "The Usual Suspects," the fine art of storytelling is utilized in order to give the storyteller power. The narrator, who is appropriately named Verbal, weaves a web of words, drawing his audience into his story. This not only gives him the power over what his ... Read More

A Biography of Andy Warhol (722 words, 2 pages)

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol, the American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and filmmaker was born in Pittsburgh in 1928. Andy Warhol graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in pictorial design, with hopes of becoming an art teacher in the public schools. While in Pittsburgh, he worked for a department ... Read More

A Biography of Mahatma Gandhi (1902 words, 3 pages)

Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Porbandar in the present state of Gujarat on October 2, 1869, and educated in law at University College, London. In 1891, after having been admitted to the British bar, Gandhi returned to India and attempted to establish a law practice in ... Read More

A Biography of Mahatma Gandhi (407 words, 1 pages)

Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi is known throughout the world as the most powerful Hindu political leader of all time. Most people thought that he was just an influential Hindu guru, but his close friends and family knew that he was much more than that. Mahatma was regarded as the symbol ... Read More

A Biography of Karl Marx (1543 words, 3 pages)

-2- Karl Marx was born 1818 in Western Germany. He would become one of the worlds most inspirational and non-conformist thinkers of his time. Although, he struggled throughout his adult life to survive and provide for his family, he was driven by his interest in human economics and life to ... Read More

A Biography of Aristotle (1160 words, 3 pages)

The ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle was an amazing individual who possessed a multitude of talents ranging from mastery of rhetoric to interest in physiology. Aristotle lived during the fourth century B.C. in ancient Greece. The culture of the Greeks during this time differs greatly from our present day life and ... Read More

A Biography of Ray Bradbury (923 words, 2 pages)

Seldom does a visionary come along with the foresight and imagination to take people to the future Ray Bradbury is one of those visionaries. Ray Bradbury has had such an impact on the world that the full magnitude of his contribution may never be truly known. Generations have been inspired ... Read More

A Biography of Thomas Stearns Eliot (2127 words, 3 pages)

One of the most influential and celebrated writers of the twentieth century was T. S. Eliot. In his writings he was able to successfully capture the feelings of his time. His contributions to the genre of poetry has had a profound effect on modern literature. While Eliot is most well ... Read More