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- 1151: Van Gogh
- ... was sent to The Hague to work for an uncle who was an art dealer, but van Gogh was unsuited for a business career. Actually, his early interests were in literature and religion. Very dissatisfied with the way people made money and imbued with a strong sense of mission, he worked for a while as a lay preacher among proverty-stricken ...
- 1152: Albert Einstein
- ... electro-chemical business. He was fortunate to have an excellent family with which he held a strong relationship. Albert's mother, Pauline Einstein, had an intense passion for music and literature, and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin in which he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja ...
- 1153: The Autobiography of Malcom X
- ... regularly tell Alex Haley his life and thoughts, who ordered it and wrote it down. After "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," Alex Haley completed his own contribution to Afro-American literature, "Roots". Historical and Political Setting In the years around 1960, the American Negroes became increasingly active in the struggle for civil rights. The liberal, intellectual Afro-American leaders such as ...
- 1154: Rachel Carson
- ... I have at least helped a little.”1 Rachel Louis Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, PA. Her childhood was characterized by a love of nature and literature. Her family said she was born with a “seashell in her ear”. She graduated from the Pennsylvania College for Women in 1929 with a degree in Marine Biology and from ...
- 1155: Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent into Metaphorical Hell
- ... interpreted on many levels, according to one source the “literal, allegorical, moral, and mystical”1. It's meaning varies upon the reader, one person may see a beautiful piece of literature, while another may see a frightening glimpse into their future. Some may denounce The Divine Comedy as heresy, while others still may embrace it and welcome it's lessons into ...
- 1156: The Life and Work of Chaim Potok
- ... New York to Benjamin and Mollie Potok. The first university he went to was Yeshiva University where he graduated in 1950 with a B.A., summa cum laude, in English Literature. He also went to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he left with an M.H.L. and a rabbinic ordination in 1954. Finally, he graduated the University of ...
- 1157: Alfred Hitchcock: 50 Years of Movie Magic
- ... September of 1960, had a different opinion of it; "Hitchcock pushes everything as far as he can go: the violence, the sex, the thrills and the gore." All of the literature used in this report all agree on one fact: Psycho is a movie beyond its years and is one of the best in movie history. Although none of his movies ...
- 1158: Henry VIII and Louis XIV
- ... from England. Louis XIV added a new dimension to the arts such as the world had never seen. His reign was known as ranking above all others in art and literature, as well as dancing. And yet, even today they are remembered for the most part their failings, Henry for his matrimonial troubles and Louis for his economic extravagances. It might ...
- 1159: Amerigo Vespucci
- ... the Monestary of San Marco to study with his uncle Giorgio. In his new school, Amerigo along with the other European boys learned Latin, math, grammar, history, Italian and Greek Literature, geography and astronomy. Amerigo learned to love astronomy, because he was fascinated about all of the shapes the stars made, that his uncle called constellations. Amerigo thought about traveling about ...
- 1160: Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar
- ... of his life. He was formal in manner but it was reported that he indulged in heavy drinking and sexual activity. He was also well educated in Latin and Greek literature. He also had a strong devotion to astrology. Tiberius took the throne at the age of fifty-six. This was during the life of Jesus Christ. Although he assumed actual ...
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