Biography Essay

I was born on a hot summer day in New Hampshire, 1880. I was the oldest of 6. I grew up in a Christian home constantly surrounded by the love of God. My mother used to constantly cry about how lost the world was, and she especially felt a burden for the Japanese people. She used to tell us a story about a Japanese boy nicknamed Jo. He was a stowaway on a ship and ended up in America. In America, he came to know God and then went back to Japan to establish a Christian university. I would console…

Luce was born in 1858 to modest parents, Charles-Désiré Luce (a railway clerk), and Louise-Joséphine Dunas. Luce and his parents lived in the Montparnasse, a working class district of Paris, France. Luce attended school at l’Ecole Communale, starting in 1864. At the age of fourteen (1872), Luce began an apprenticeship with the wood-engraver Henri-Théophile Hildibrand (1824–1897). During his three year xylography apprenticeship, Luce also took oil painting classes at night with instructors…

Harper Lee Harper is actually the middle name of Nelle Harper Lee, the woman who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. Her life long friendship with another Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist is just incredible. Her friend, Truman Capote, and she used to write short stories on a typewriter Lee’s father gave to her. She, tougher than most of the boys, often stepped up as Truman's protector. Truman was picked on because he liked very few things the other boys his age were…

There are some faces we never forget. I can never remember their names but I surely never forget a face. It is like my brain has been programmed to work that way since infancy. It feels has do though it was built into my DNA to remember every face. This particular face that I have remember seeing since my freshman year in college turns out to be my professor in the future. His name, Dr. Mark Pauley. Dr. Mark Pauley is my current Bioinformatics teacher, but that was not the first time I have seen…

Alex Lin Alex Lin, a teen activist, was born in Rhode Island in 1994. Now at the age of 23, he works alongside his friends to stop e-waste and help refurbish old electronics. As a matter of fact, all the blue whales combined don’t weigh as much as 1 year's worth of E-waste. He has done many things to help this issue, and once stated how he thinks of what he does as “a lifestyle.” Alex Lin started after learning what e-waste was. Now he helps get rid of E-waste. How it Started In 2004,…

Mr. Dussel’s real name was Fritz Pfeffer. He was born on April 30th, 1889 in Giessen, Germany to two Jewish parents. He was a dentist, but had to give that up when the war started. He had to hide somewhere so that he would not be sent to a concentration camp. He knew Mr. Kraler and Mr. Kraler knew that he needed to go somewhere. So, he took him to the annex where the Franks and the van Daans were hiding. He had a wife and a son, but they weren’t allowed to have a relationship, with him being a…

Elizabeth Warren grew up in a middle class family and learned very quickly what kind of pressures face the working class. She got married when she was nineteen years old and was fortunate enough to go to college where she earned a teaching degree. She taught, started her family, started and completed law school, grew her family, practiced some law at her home and then returned to teaching. (www.warren.senate.gov) Elizabeth Warren was a law professor for more than 30 years. She was awarded…

I love to dance when no ones watching, I enjoy singing even if im bad at it and I enjoy acting as if Im the great Jennifer Aniston. I was born in Chicago IL, when I was young I lived with my mother, cousin and grandma. The environment that they raised me in was a kind and mannered place. I was taught to be nice to others, cover my mouth when I'm sick so that others won't get sick and to be creative and not follow the crowd. My family was always and still is supportive and funny. When I had plays…

Anthony Kiedis was born in Michigan on November 1, 1962. He lived with his mother Margaret Noble and his father John Dammett. When he was 3 his parents split up, he lived with his mum and went to visit his dad in California every few months. When Anthony was 12 his father let him try marijuana for the first time. Using weed and cocaine became a consistent routine for the father and son. When Anthony was 14 he used heroin, mistaking the substance for cocaine. This is where his addiction began. In…

On September 8, 1841, Antonin Dvorak was the first born of nine children. Being born in Nelahozeves, he became adapted to music very early in his life. He knew the violin really well as a young child. He moved to Zlonice when he was just twelve years old to live with his aunt and uncle. There, he studied piano, harmony, and organ. While here, he wrote one of his most valuable pieces called the Polka. Dvorak worked hard from the 1850's to the 1860's. During the 1860's, he tutored many students.…