Biography Essay

The Revolutionary era took place from 1763-1789. There were many significant African Americans during this time period. James Armistead was a slave of William Armistead in New Kent County, Virginia, volunteered to spy for the Continental army commander General Lafayette. James soon became a servant to British general Lord Cornwallis, who asked him to spy on the Americans. As a double agent, James gave unimportant information to Cornwallis, while keeping Lafayette informed about British troop…

Dezi Arnaz, who is best known as Ricky Ricardo on the television show, I love Lucy is a native of Cuba. He as an actor, musician, and husband to Lucille Ball. In 1933, the Arnaz family home in Santiago was destroyed. Arnaz and his mother managed to escape to safety, his father, a congressman, was put in prison. Arnaz father was advised by the new chief of state, Fulgencio Batista, that he would be freed if he left the country. Arnaz father moved to Miami. He promises later to send for his family…

"I was your first music, I used to make beats and say Go Tata, Get Busy, Go Tata..I did that for all of my children, some girls too"- Abu I was born in 1988 Hip-Hop's golden year. My parents were teenagers, 17 and 18 years old and just like most kids in the 80s my Abu was engulfed in everything Hip-Hop. Even right now while writing this article he's texting me a plethora of artists that he listened to. For example, Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock, Stetsasonic, Audio Two, Eric B and Rakim and Run DMC…

I’m a dead man. Humorless, forever somber, what I was supposed to be my entire life. But you know that, they all know that. The papers, the news, I’m dead world! But I wasn’t always dead, and I wasn’t always alive either. Ah yes, my first baby steps, one small step for man, one giant leap to comedy gold. Ha ha, you can keep that Armstrong, both of you. That stuff’s way too powerful. But yeah, I’m a comedian, or at least I was until my bones manifested into the meaningless microphone I’m…

Barbara McClintock born on June 16, 1902 to Sara Handy and Thomas Henry McClintock.She resided in Hartford, Connecticut. Her family then moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1908. She graduated Erasmus Hill High School in 1919. She discovered her attraction for genetics. Barbara attended Cornell’s College of Agriculture for her studies in Botany. In 1923, she earned her bachelors and master’s degree in 1925. She has also earned a Ph. D in 1927. Women were not allowed to major in genetics. She joined…

I was inspired by the vocabulary and math knowledge of Peter Trapa. Dr. Trapa is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Utah, he is passionate about the world of mathematics and education. Dr. Trapa’s advice and dedication for student success here at the University of Utah reminded me how education is important. Dr. Trapa grew up in the Seattle area with a love for math. He graduated high school at the age of 14, later earning his doctorate in mathematics…

Annie easley (april 23,1933-June 25,2011) was born on april 23,1933 in birmingham alabama to Bud McCory and Willie Sims. she attended holy family high school and graduated as valedictorian of her class. After Graduation she went on to study pharmacy for two years a thee xavier university in New Orleans Louisiana . In 1955, she read a local newspaper article about a story on twin sisters who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) as "computers" and the next day she…

Life and Works Of C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis was a man widely known for many different aspects of his life. For most of his life he was a devout christian and religious figurehead for many people. He took his religion as well as creativity into his works as an author, writing many popular books throughout his lifetime. Not only was he an author and religious figure, he was also a philanthropist as well, giving back as much to the community as he could. C.S. Lewis was born to a small family in…

Sarah “Sallie” (1870-1920’s) married Louis Bowie on 22 Jul 1893 in Jefferson County, MS. Sallie was a housewife and mother to her six children. Louis was a tenant farmer and the family moved between Louisiana and Mississippi often in search of work. As a bricklayer Louis could relocate with some success and living in Greenville, MS allowed for the family to improve their opportunities. Sallie died sometime between 1920 and 1929 she died before Louis and he went to live with his daughter.…

Pioneer of Science and Society “You can do right all your life and nobody says anything.but you go out and make one little mistake and everybody censures you” - Samuel P. Massie. Samuel P. Massie was a trailblazer in science and society. He was one of the few African American chemists to work on the Manhattan Project. He was the first African American professor to work at the US Naval Academy. Massie was a researcher in the field of antibacterial agents and finding cures for them. He pioneered…