Biography Essay

EJ Abansado Principles of Health Science B1 Mrs. Jackson 25 October 2015 Jonas Salk The focus of this biography is to tell the life of Jonas Salk. Jonas Salk was an American bacteriologist, physician and virologist who is best known for researching on Poliomyelitis, also known popularly as polio. He is also widely known for developing the first successful vaccine for polio. The biography contains the scientist’s early life, time of his adulthood, what he has done for the society until the…

Johann Mendel was born on July 20, 1822 in Heinzendorf bei Odrau, a small village in the Austrian Empire. Mendel’s parents were poor farmers who made many sacrifices to pay for his education. Mendel did well throughout his high school career and, at age 18, he entered the University of Olomouc in 1840. During his time at the University, Mendel studied mathematics, philosophy, and physics. In 1843, at age 21, Mendel experienced financial troubles. Professor Friedrich Franz, a physicist,…

Hermann Hesse a German- Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. Born on July 2, 1877, in Calw, Württemberg, Germany to his mother, Marie and his father, Johannes. His parents were of European ancestry and did much of their missionary work in India. At a young age, he was expected to pursue a career in religion. But he was very interested in his poetry and literature. After finishing schooling in 1893, he found a bookstore, antique store and a clock tower factory. This is when he pursued his poetry.…

Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in a town called Florence Italy. He was known to have a great education and he was a great writer and reader.Machiavelli saw the struggles the french had during the french invasion in 1493 when the medici fled . In 1498 he became secretary of the Ten he had held this until fall in 1512. Machiavelli was employed in a great variety of missions. He did a mission for the Emperor Maximilian. And machiavelli did four more more for france. The dispatches during…

Life of J.B. J.B. is a sophomore at Montevallo High School in the state of Alabama. He is now playing Varsity basketball. J.B. is working on earning a good name back for himself. He has made tremendous changes and adjustments but he is far from finish. This is the life of J.B. “Wow! J.B. I can’t believe you're here in my office again, for one of the same many offences, stealing wow unbelievable.” said coach Raybon, the asst. Principal. J.B. started his life off in the wrong direction as a…

Babe the Lifeless Bunny He was born on February 28, 2016. He was the weakest in the bunch. He was born with something called Congenital Hydrocephalus, which is fluid on the brain. The Article, Hydrocephalus, says "Congenital hydrocephalus means a baby is born with the condition. This is often due to problems like Spina Bifida (abnormal development of the spinal cord) or Aquiductal Stenosis (The narrowing of a small passageway, the 'Aqueduct of Silvius,' that’s connects two major ventricles…

plaudits received in his later years and some criticism faced for his work, it is overall something that proved to be influential and significant beyond its time. Many felt empowered by and found strength in the words that he wrote. (Langston Hughes Biography) Langston Hughes was a key player in the Harlem Renaissance movement. His literary work provided a voice for struggling African Americans and drew attention to the problem, rather than brushing it under the rug. Although some aspects of…

decided to focus my report on, demonstrates what it’s like to have to fight for yourself, from the very beginning of his life. Fortunately, I decided to centralize my report on an era within American history that fascinates me most: Prohibition. The biography, “Al Capone” written by Rick Hornung, depicts the life of Al Capone, one of America’s most notorious gangsters within the first half of the 20th century. Based primarily in Chicago, Capone made his multimillion net worth from various…

lived a simple life. According to a statement Walker wrote in the World Authors she explained, “The house in which I was born was small, of unpainted wood, and stood beside a dirt road that wandered through the backwoods of Putnam County, Georgia”(Biography Reference Bank 2). Her parents Willie Lee and Millie Tallulah Walker are part of the reason Alice started to become invested in writing. Her father only made about 300 dollars every year with sharecropping, a system of agriculture in which a…

The Life of Ashton Stamper Due: November 7 4 odd Definition of honor High respect. My definition people who have honor are respected well and known. Benjamin Thompson was a physicist and inventor who was a founder of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. While in the military Thompson noted that during the process of boring cannons, the metal turned red hot and even boiled the water used to keep it cool. The explanation was that if the metal broke into pieces the caloric is liberated…