Adam Richard Sandler was created Sept 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, NY, to Judith (Levine), a instructor at a nursery university, and Stanley Alan Sandler, a power engineer. He's of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he needed his first step towards learning to be a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously got the level at a Boston humor team. He found he was an all natural comic. He nurtured his ability while at NY College or university (graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts level in 1991) by accomplishing regularly in night clubs and at colleges.
Bass Reeves was the first African American commissioned to serve as a deputy marshal west of the Mississippi River. Born a slave in Paris, Texas and owned by George Reeves, Bass Reeves grew up illiterate and remained illiterate for his entire life. When the Civil War began, George Reeves, Bass’ owner, joined the Confederate Army, taking Bass with him. It is unclear how and exactly when Bass Reeves left his owner but at some point during the Civil War he gained his freedom.
Topic 5 Dr. Bass lives a very interesting life. Just imagine what it would be like to be a kid telling your new friend that your dad works with dead bodies. Born on August 30th, 1928, Bill Bass was born to work with death. He is very renowned for all his hard work at the University of Tennessee, but not many know of his work at the University of Kentucky.
Stern was born and grew up in Germany during
Born in Fresno, California on April 12, 1952, he was the son of two working class parents, who, in many instances, had a difficult time finding work. As a young boy living in the barrios of Fresno, the Spanish word for neighborhood, he did not excel in school and with the lack of books and
Walter Dean Myers was a great author and inspiratory. He was born in Martinsburg, WV. When he was a child he would play basketball every chance he got. As he grew up he lived in many states such as, Manhattan, New Jersey, and Martinsburg. Also he has written over 20 books three of them are Monster, Bad Boy, and On A Clear Day.
Bernard has been an inspiration for many deaf and hearing people. Bernard Bragg was born in September 27, 1928 In Brooklyn, New York. Both of his parents are Deaf. He began to show interest in theater at a young age thanks to his father Wolfe Bragg His Father who was an amateur actor and play manager. Throughout his childhood and his adolescence, he attended to New York School for the Deaf.
“Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is her favorite child” (Don King). In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, a young girl named Scout is receiving a first hand experience of racism and its brutality. In Chapter 26, during school, Scout’s teacher, Mrs. Gates explains what a democracy is and how it differs from the events taking place in Germany with Hitler and the Jews. Using her biased opinion, Mrs. Gates shows Scout that the world can be a cruel place in more ways than one. During the scene, “Mrs. Gates,” Scout learns that hypocrisy exists in the most trusted through the character of Mrs. Gates, the internal conflict of Mrs. Gates and racism, and the settings of both the school and the Finch home.
Johnson was born in Florence, South Carolina on March 13, 1901. Alice Smoot and Henry Johnson are the parents of Johnson, sadly his father became disabled while working as a railroad fireman. Johnson dropped out of school high school to support his parents and four other siblings. His dream career was to become an artist. Seventeen year old Johnson moved to New York to pursue the dream without being disrupted by the Jim Crow laws.
His successful career in theater soon landed him a big role in his professional acting career as he landed roles in sitcoms on CBS and NBC. This became his perfect launch pad as he soon began making his way into the film industry with his first movie releasing in 1981. The movie became a hit and Denzel Washington Pictures were all over the tabloids as an upcoming actor in the
In the book O’Brien uses imagery, figurative language and repetition to put across his message. His purpose for the story telling, is to clear his conscience of war and to tell the stories of soldiers who were forgotten by society. The narrator was against the war. In The Things They Carried.
Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Main. Stephen King did not first become a writer he was actually a teacher while he established himself in a writter. Stephen King has impacted many young people who have wanted to become writers such as myself. Stephen King started his life pretty rough at a young age as many others have experienced.
The first film shown was “ A raisin in the sun” starring Sidney Potier as walter lee younger. Walter lee a young man living on the south side of Chicago struggles with accepting his position in life. A chaufer working long hours to support his family finds light in the 10,000 check that his mother ruth will receive after her
Revered as an icon by the art fraternity around the world, Damien Hirst is an internationally renowned, successful and controversial artist of the contemporary world. He is amongst the selected group of artists, whose work commands million dollar price tags and makes him one of the wealthiest living artists of the world. Born in Bristol, England, on June 7, 1965, Hirst was a part of the prominent Young British Artists movement in England in the late 1980s and 1990s. It was during this art movement that he emerged as a leading artist.
One of the most influential American composers from the 20th century is Steve Reich. Steve Reich was born in New York on October 3, 1936. It is believed that his mother, a songwriter who also had a connection with music, influenced his affinity towards music. Reich studied philosophy at Cornell University and composition at the Julliard School of Music. He studied with William Bergsma and Vincent Persichetti, while he received his M.A. degree at Mills College (California), and his mentors were Luciano Berio and Darius Milhaud.
