Sherman Alexie is the first Native American to become a popular voice in Western literature. He has published 24 books and received significant international attention.
'Douglas Mawson is famous as an Antarctic explorer who narrowly escaped death on the ice. In this book, Emma McEwin, Mawson’s great-granddaughter, reflects on her forebear’s public and private persona.
Sandro Botticelli, orig. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, (born , Florence—died May 17, , Florence [Italy]), Italian Renaissance painter. As a youth he may have been apprenticed to a goldsmith, and he later trained with Fra Filippo Lippi in Florence.
Lev Vygotsky was a Soviet developmental psychologist, known as the 'Mozart of psychology.' This biography of Lev Vygotsky provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works, and timeline.
Immediately download the Jasper Johns summary, chapter-by-chapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more - everything you need for studying or teaching Jasper Johns.
A summary of John Piper’s sketch of the life of John Bunyan from the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. John Bunyan is best known for his work, A Pilgrim’s Progress, one depicting the Christian life of trials, tribulation, and sanctification in allegory. However, over a decade prior Bunyan penned his spiritual autobiography which leaves us a.
Julian Paul Assange (/əˈsɑːnʒ/ ə-SAHNZH;[3] né Hawkins; born 3 July ) is an Australian editor, publisher, hacker, and cypherpunk activist. He has a previous conviction for hacking, dating back to He founded WikiLeaks in ; the organisation came to international attention in when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.
This biography explores the life of Che Guevara, a revolutionary icon. It highlights his journey from a privileged upbringing to becoming a symbol of rebellion. The reader learns how his experiences shaped his ideological commitments, leading to both vibrant successes and tragic failures in his pursuit of justice.
At the end of the 18th century, poet William Wordsworth helped found the Romantic movement in English literature. He also wrote "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.".
Crassus was the son of Publius Licinius Crassus, who was consul in 97 BCE and a commander in Iberia, even gaining a triumph for his victories in Lusitania in 93 BCE. In 87 BCE, on the losing side against the forces of Gaius Marius and Cornelius Cinna, he committed suicide and the young Crassus fled to Spain.
Terms of the out-of-court settlement were revealed Friday when Joanna Carson was granted a divorce from the 'Tonight Show' host. She was given ownership of the couple's Bel-Air estate plus.