Biography Essay

Denmark Vesey known as “Telemaque” was born in St. Thomas possibly around 1767 and was brought to the United States from the Caribbean. At the age of 14 he was sold to a slave owner named Captain Joseph Vesey, and he grew up going on many voyages with his master. As a sea captain owner, young Telemaque at the time would help Captain Vesey by being his personal servant. Denmark Vesey lived a comfortable life as a slave; he didn’t work on the plantation fields, and he had a certain amount of…

We are back with our third—and final—part of our list of the all-time richest athletes in the world. You can probably guess who comes in the first position, but you will be shocked to find out just how much money these athletes have! Number Six: One of the Richest Athletes - Shaquille O’Neal During his 19 year NBA career, O’Neal played with Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. He has a parallel rapping career, which earned him a…

Malcolm X had a complicated and difficult early life. Later in his life known as Malcolm X, Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the fourth out of eight children of Earl and Louis Norton Little. Before Malcolm was born his father had 3 children from a previous marriage as well as 3 children with Malcolm's mother. When Malcolm was born, his mother was a homemaker and his father was a Baptist minister and a supporter of the Black National leader, Marcus Garvey.…

Bigfoot Wallace was a texan, a texan who fought for texas independence. The son of Andrew and Jane Ann, born in Lexington virginia on April 3, 1817, standing at 6 foot 2 and weighing 240 lbs,This texas ranger had quite a big foot. Bigfoot wallace was a texas ranger as you know, he got his name from his, extremely large foot, beleive it or not his foot was actually 11 ¾ of an inch long, but let's get back to the facts, for a while he tried farming in lagrange But that didn't go so well, then…

It is important to shed light on the injustices of African Americans; such as Trayvon Martin born on February 6, 1995 and died on February 26, 2012, have to endure in this country. This is a legal problem centered on black women and men being gunned down by police officers prior to any chance for the judicial system to do its work, with police officers or a state actor who walk away with no repercussion. This was truly a heartfelt in many ways as myself being an African American seventeen…

Walter Elias Disney Do you know who inspired the entertainment world you live in today? Walter Elias Disney was born to Flora and Elias Disney on sunday december 5, 1901. I was an animator and an artist that put imaginations and great stories into films that people enjoy to this day. I, Walt Disney, have used my lifelong love and passion for art and cartoons to pave the way for today's entertainment and create a new type of film-making for millions of people to enjoy. I was born on December 5,…

Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. She spent most of her early years on her families Christmas tree farm. I wasn’t long before Taylor started to take after her grandmother who had been a professional opera singer. As early as age nine Taylor was taking vocal and acting lessons. By age ten Swift was singing in a variety of local events, fairs and contests. At age 11 she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game. When Swift was about 12…

Most of us that love hair know about the salon “Drybar”, you know the one that serves champagne and makes you feel so pampered? But, not all of us know the genius behind this master franchise – Alli Webb. Today Webb now owns 69 Drybars and is one of many on the 40 under 40 list. Though, she did not always want to do hair. Once Webb graduated from high school she was not really sure what she wanted to do, so she pursued fashion. Both of her parents owned clothing businesses and she always loved…

Mike Thaler was born October 8, 1963 in Los Angeles, California. As a child, Mike was always very creative, he enjoyed modeling clay, drawing pictures and writing. He drew cartoons for the school annual and for his school paper at the University of California. He drove from California to New York to begin his career drawing cartoons for adults. Until one day he was contacted by his first editor Ursula Nordstrom after she saw one of his cartoons, she reached out to him to write a children's…

Theodore Robert Cowell also known as Ted Bundy who was born on November 24, 1946 in Burlington, Vermont was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, and necrophile. He confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978 yet the confession, the number of victims could be much higher and remains unknown. After ted died the man who defended ted which would be his lawyer confessed ted had killed more than 100 women. He also revealed that even though ted was a necrophile,…