Biography Essay

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…

Lane Frost Lane Frost was born on Oct. 12, 1963, in La Junta, and lived a life most cowboys know well. Clyde Frost, Lane’s father, rode saddle bronc and bareback on a rodeo circuit. His mother, Elsie, stayed with her parents while she was expecting Lane. It could be said that “cowboying”, as most Oklahoma cowboys call it, was in his blood. Frost started riding dairy calves on the family’s farm when he was five or six. He first rode a grown bull when he was nine. About this time, Frost met…

J. D Salinger is a successful writer, but most importantly, his writing made huge impacts. As seen in his famous work The Catcher in the Rye, which had set new literature of the post world war. (Encyclopedia of Biography page 2) Salinger was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City. He was one of the youngest children of two, which born to Sol Salinger (PBS page 1). As a kid, Salinger never met the high expectations when coming to school. He flunked from Mcburney. After flunking Mcburney,…

Berry Gordy Biography Berry Gordy was born on November 28 , 1929. He is 87 years old. Early Life: Berry Gordy was born the seventh of eight children in a close knit,hardworking family. Unlike his siblings, Berry struggled in school. He loved music, but he got kicked out of his high school.After…

captain. After his promotion, he went on to serve on the Supreme War Council where he gained military, politic, and international experience. (Charles De Gaulle Biography, 2015) This experience in the military also motivated De Gaulle into writing several books about the French military strategies and its weaknesses.…

Plato was born between 424 and 428 B.C. and died between 347 and 348 B.C. He had powerful parents, with his father, Ariston, being a descendent of the last king of Athens, and his mother, Perictione, was descended from the great lawmaker Solon. His father died when he was very young, and his mother remarried a man named Pyrilampes. Plato had a large family, with two brothers, a sister, and a half brother. He was originally known as Aristocles, but he chose Plato as a wrestling stage name, and…

Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939. His father was a professional soldier and his mother worked at a munitions factory. His parents did not make a whole lot of money, so Paulsen had to work at several different jobs. He learned to read at a very early age and developed a passion for it. Paulsen was excited about reading and decided to take a trip to the library for a new book. The librarian knew exactly what book to give Gary Paulsen when she saw him and issued him a library card. Gary…

The woman who raised Julius and his two sisters is Aurelia Cotta. She raised her daughters both name Julia and her son Julius, she then eventually raised her grandson Augustus. Her husband Gaius Caesar the elder, died at a young age, and before that he was gone most of the time so she was the one in charge of raising her children (15 Interesting Women of Ancient Rome). Many women in today’s world do not get the recognition they deserve for all the hard work they do. Aurelia Cotta should be…

Born in Mingora, Pakistan, which is located in the country’s Swat Valley Malala Yousafzai, whose name means "grief stricken,” witness her town being destroyed by an Islamic fundamentalist group. Yousafzai’s hometown was a popular destination in the summer for its festivities in her early childhood till the Taliban showed interest in the town. The Taliban is an Islamic militant fundamentalist group that enforced Sharia law. They also denied education to females and forced strict rules of behavior…