Biography Essay

Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2016 Ivan the great was the grandfather of ivan the terrible who was born Ivan Chetvyorty Vasilyevich on August 25, 1530. He was born in the grand Duchy of Muscovy, Russia to members of the Rurik dynasty. His father, Basil the third, died when he was just 3 years old. His mother, Elena Glinskaya, ruled until her death in 1538 when ivan was 8. Different boyar families disputed the legitimacy of her rule during this time and the area fell into…

A person born on January 4, 1643, in hamlet of Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, was named Isaac Newton. Now, Isaac Newton was an established physicist and mathematician, and has been given the credit as one of the great minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. He is also well known due to his law of gravitation. The way that Sir Isaac Newton developed the principles of modern physics was by discoveries in optics, motion, and mathematics. In the early life of Sir Isaac, he was the only…

Since childhood, Stephen King has propelled my imagination to foreign places, delivering horrors that keep on giving. If you are like me, you have a lifelong relationship with Mr. King...well, at least with his stories. Granted, few can say they actually know him, but I am okay with being one of his constant readers as long as he keeps writing. I find it comforting that even with all his accolades, King states that he is an amateur. In his opinion, writing is something all writers can…

One day, I read a story about Wynton Marsalis. As I read, I couldn’t help thinking about how I became exceptional at drawing. I was raised in Richmond, BC in 2004. As a young girl, I had a passion for drawing. Like Wynton, I took dancing lessons, but it wasn’t my cup of tea. So, I turned to working on my drawing skills at the age of five. At first, I actually thought I was excellent at drawing until I saw my classmate’s drawings in school. As I compared their drawings to mine,…

Anthony Mackie and his longtime love, Sheletta Chapital, welcomed their third child together recently, he revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Friday, November 13. "I recently had my third kid, and it just messed up everything that was my reality," Mackie, told the Los Angeles Times on Friday. "It just changes your entire perspective on the world. Even traveling is an issue now - I've got to buy five tickets!" Mackie, who is known for his parts in films as diverse as The…

Growing up Sigafoose wasn't easy. Still isn't. But it's worth it. And Dr. Carey Neal Pabouet-Sigafoose probably wouldn't have it any other way. Go to Sigafoose.com to sign up for Sigafoose membership It's never easy being a ChiroKid. Try being the son of a Chiropractic legend. You put up with a lot of shit. You're given a lot of shit. Let's just say, there is a lot of shit. From defending your parents, defending Chiropractic to defending yourself to your parents. A ChiroKid is a true warrior…

If someone had told thirty-years-younger college student Joseph DeLappe that he would be working with digital media on computers and loving it, he probably would have laughed at them. But times change, and he is not only teaching in UNR’s Digital Media program, but in fact is its head. From his college days to his own performance art in and outside of games to teaching digital media-related classes, Professor DeLappe has come a long way. His main message throughout the interview was that your…

Dr. Hudspeth grew up in the rural outskirts of Houston, Texas where he has said that his interest in science and nature flourished. He was a passionate collector of rocks, fossils, and shells along with a variety of animals. Hudspeth started his first research job at the age of 13 working with Dr. Peter Kellaway, who was a neurophysiologist at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hudspeth’s passion for hearing was sparked while pursuing a Ph.D at Harvard. He states that the his interest was…

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist, philosopher and poet, was born March 20, 1904 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. B.F. Skinner would live 86 years where he would ultimately pass from leukemia on August 18, 1990. B.F. Skinners early life was that of any American families at the time, his father worked and his mother stayed home to look after him and his younger brother. His Younger brother who was two years younger than he, would later die at the age of 16 due to a cerebral hemorrhage CITATION…

Concert Make-Up Assignment Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany. His father was a musician in Bonn. Beethoven was interested in music from an early age and when his father was at home, his father would teach Beethoven music. He learned to play the piano and the clavier, an instrument like a harpsichord. His father would punish him when he made mistakes or hesitated and that affected Beethoven's life and future. On March 26th, 1778, when he was seven years old, he had…