João Gilberto

John Muir (1838-1914) was an Environmental Activist, Journalist, and founder of the Sierra Club (1892). Muir also helped establish Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. He advised the federal government to adopt a forest conservation policy through articles he published in newspapers. John Muir was born April 21, 1838, in Dunbar, Scotland. When he was 11 years old he and his family immigrated to the United States to settle in Wisconsin. John attended the University of Wisconsin in…

Often times people list family, friends, or people they grew up with as someone they admire most, but my person is someone I have known my whole life, yet not at all. Walt Disney is someone who has had the biggest impact on my life yet I was never fortunate enough to even live during his lifetime. Walt Disney had one goal in his life and it was to make those around him happy. Through his films, animations, and theme parks, he has a legacy that creates a sense of joy and happiness in many people…

Mo Willems was born on Feb 11, 1968 in Des Plaines Illinois. His parents were Dutch immigrants; his mother went on to be an attorney and his father became a potter making ceramic pieces. When Mo Willems was a child he doodled all the time. His childhood life long dream was to “take over Charles Schulz's job when he died. I wanted to do 'Peanuts.'" Although that dream did not transpire, he ended up touching the world with his many works of art. Willems studied film and animation at New York…

Michael Crichton overcame his insecurities and lack of confidence by writing. Michael Crichton was born on October 23, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. Michael Crichton lived in Fort Morgan, Colorado with his younger sister and mother during World War II. This was the same place where his parents were fostered. His family soon moved to Roslyn, New York after his father obtained an occupation as a newspaper editor. His father’s job was the main reason he gained interest in writing. As a child,…

“Little Things” written by Raymond Carver demonstrates how lost hope in a family develops regularly throughout the world today. This is significant, for Carver creates a short story with minimal usage of explanations to inform readers of how couples take the road to hell. You can describe his writing as an unspoken story; stories where much of the author’s writing is implied or understood without being spoken. Our minds take in information and create scenarios from his writing with what was…

Lawren Stewart Harris Lawren Stewart Harris, was born in October on the 23rd, 1885 in Brantford, Ontario. He passed away in January on the 29, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia. When he was alive a lot stuff happened and is now considered history such as World War 1, World War 2 and when the Titanic sank in 1912, April 14- April 15. All of this stuff that happened is history and will never be forgotten. Harris was born into a wealthy family. He attended Toronto's St. Andrews College. When…

In the late 1890’s the Lumiere Brother’s had invented the Cinematograph, which was an all in one camera and projector. With their invention of the first true motion picture camera, they began to document the daily life in their hometown Lyon, France. The very first films they ever made consisted of Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory, an Arrival of a Train at the Station, and a mother Feeding the Baby. While these very short films around fifty seconds each did document the daily lives of the…

I remember when I was in third grade our teacher had great passion for the arts. She introduced us to many artists and one of the one Jackson Pollock, an American abstract painter. His art amused me because to many all those splattered paints meant absolutely nothing but a “mess” some would say but to me this art had so much expression in it. The fact that he took different meaning to everything he painted was what made me admire him. I even remember the class doing group projects and my group…

Socialization Agents Family Orenthal James Simpson grew up outside of San Francisco, California in a low income family with three other siblings. His mother worked at a psychiatric ward to support her four children. However, O.J Simpson’s father left his family with no apparent reason when he was a toddler. In return, O.J Simpson never had an influential male figure while growing up. Because of that incident it possibly could have had a huge emotional repercussion for his decisions he would…

When most people think of trick or treat they think of kids wearing costumes and kids getting lots of candy. If you ask parents or kids what trick or treat means, they will probably tell you that they do not know what it means but kind of curious on what it does mean. The parents or kids that do know what trick or treat means will tell you that it means give me a treat or i will play a trick on you. On halloween even if the kids do get treats they might toliet paper houses, soap the neighbor's…