João Gilberto

Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a novel written by Gabriel Garcia and portrays the murder of someone because of a dishonorable act. Though the story is about a murder, the Chronicle of a Death Foretold itself is a glimpse into the culture and social structure of early 20th century Latin America and allows Marquez to portray society. By close reading Chronicle of a Death Foretold a greater understanding of cultural norms during this time period can be achieved. The Chronicle of a Death…

Ponyboy is going around and telling everything about the horse that I liked Mickey Mouse. Since he is going around and telling everyone I think it’s time to tell everyone the real story. It was 5 years ago since I saw my horse Mickey Mouse. He was a rough leathered brown horse that was sold to travelers when I was 12. But that was just the base of things. Mickey Mouse was important to me. Nowadays, Darry really doesn’t see how much I loved that horse still. In fact, he doesn’t even know why I…

The American continents have always been a battleground of principles; a realm in which colonialism, nationalism, and radicalism come together, through peace and war, to create bold new ideas which would forever change the historical relevance and climate of the region. In the early to mid 1800s, Spanish America was in the midst of revolutionary turmoil, spearheaded by political chaos, and the constant shift of ideological power. Such an environment tends to be a breeding ground for larger than…

José Clemente Orozco was born in Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico on Nov. 23, 1883, he was a Mexican painter. He specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance. He was the most complex of the Mexican muralists. Orozco was influenced by symbolism, he was a genre painter and lithographer. He painted murals in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and states in the United States. His work is complex and often tragic. At the age of 15 he was sent away to study agricultural…

Character: Bill Snyder Chronological/Timeline Hook: The architect to the "greatest turnaround in college football history". Snyder has not only turned this Kansas State Wildcats team around not once, but twice. Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info., relevant relationship info., etc.): Bill Snyder was born October 7, 1939. His birthplace was St. Joseph, Missouri. Snyder attended the University of Missouri for one year before enrolling at William Jewell College in…

Bill Scollon’s biography, Walt Disney: Drawn From Imagination, is the story of Walt’s journey to success. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901, he grew up with four other siblings Herbert, Raymond, Roy, and Ruth. Ever since Walt was a child he was interested in art. He decided to follow his dream. He started by making movie shorts for a local movie theater. He was hired then fired from many of his jobs. His biggest supporter was his brother, Roy. He was such a big supporter that he went into…

Wayne Thiebaud was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1920. Soon thereafter, he moved to California where he was raised and graduated from California State College at Sacramento. Thiebaud started his career in art as a commercial animation painter at Walt Disney Studios, drawing “in-betweener” on characters such as Goofy, Pinocchio, and Jimmy Cricket (Hurwitz). It wasn’t until the 1960’s, during the Pop era of Warhol, where Thiebaud started gaining prominence in the fine art field. Thiebaud has had…

Born of Dutch immigrants, Ronald Boender grew up in Illinois and had always had a fascination with butterflies, beginning with the cabbage whites, black swallowtails and silk moths he found while growing up on his father’s farm. He moved to Florida in 1968, and after retiring from a successful career as an electrical engineer, he decided to actively pursue his interest in butterflies, beginning by raising local butterflies and butterfly food plants in small numbers at his home. When he learned…

Gabriel Richard was born in La Ville de Saintes, France on October 15, 1767. When he was 17 he entered the seminary in Angers, France. He went to school at the College in Saintes and would later attend the Sulpician seminaries in Angers and Issy. He would join the Sulpicians in 1790 and was ordained a priest in 1791. At the start he would teach mathematics at the Robertins College in Paris, but later would be forced to flee due to the French Revolution in 1792. He came over to the country by…

Andrew Warhola (Andy Warhol) was born on August 6th, 1928, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His parents were Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants, and Andy was the youngest of 3. Andy attended Holmes School in Pittsburgh and attended free art classes at Carnegie Institute. Andy loved art, movies, and frequently went to the local cinema. When Andy was nine, he was given his first camera. Andy converted a section of his parent’s basement into a darkroom where he developed his pictures. In 1945 Andy attended…