Essays on Biography

Born in September 12, 1953, Nan Goldin, with official name Nancy Goldin, is one of the most celebrated photographers in the history of American photography. The artist’s works mostly explores the bodies of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) (Goldin, 1995). The larger content of her works have also reportedly...

Consider what you have learned about nonfiction writing as you respond to the questions below. Nonfiction is written about real people, events, and occurrences. Literary nonfiction and instructive nonfiction are the two categories of nonfiction. Notably, the writer of a biography or autobiography emphasizes the fascinating and meaningful aspects of the...

In the summer of 2002 I was born in the United Arab Emirates. At the moment, the world was suffering from one of the UAE s major recessions. My father remembers the year as difficult. He was working on a contract that expired in 2001, at a time when finding another...

The Life and Career of Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel, a cartoonist, and author is most recognized as a popular author of children’s book of the 20th century. Seuss left his Massachusetts home having attained the age of eighteen years in order to attend Dartmouth College. Here, Dr. Seuss was appointed...

Lewis Binford’s birth took place in Norfolk in Virginia at the time of the Great Depression in 1932. The name of his father was Joseph Lewis Binford while his mother’s name was Eoline Roberts Binford. Binford went to government established schools due to his parents’ humble income. As early as...

Jackson Pollock is a famous artist well known for his great talent in painting. He was the youngest in his family (Pollock 11), born on January 28th, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming. Thomas Benton was his tutor, taught him the basics of painting and influenced most of his early works. Later...

Harold Adam Innis Harold Adam Innis, a Canadian professor of political economy, was born in 1894 in Southwestern Ontario in Oxford County. Harold s parents practiced farming and were association Baptists. Harold started his schooling in Sunday college and the local one-room public school. His high college career began at Otterville...

Byron Kim Bibliography Kim Byron is a contemporary artist that was born in La Jolla California in 1961. His early years in art were in the 1990s where he produced artwork with single colours on canvases. His works made a major contribution to the Whitney Biennial. Part of...

William Matthew Flinders William Matthew Flinders has made great contributions to the methods and techniques of field excavations. An Egyptologist and archaeologist, he was born in 1853 in Charlton Kent, England. The dating method used by archaeologists in reconstructing history was invented by him. Popularly known as Mathew Petrie, his interest...

The US has produced a truthful share of outstanding composers and songwriters who have made a great contribution into the tune industry not solely to the country but to the world as well. However, a move from the American frontier to the boarders of the European countries exposes one to...

Ludwig Van Beethoven: A Musical Genius Ludwig Van Beethoven was a pianist and composer of German origin. His music is greatly distinct from the rest because of their large extended architectonic designs that featured broad templates, musical materials, and motifs developed through 'modulation' technique (Swafford 92). The Technique of Modulation The technique involved...

Discourse on Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was born in Qunu, South Africa, to a tribal leader. He was to replace his father, according to tradition. He decided to seek a career in politics instead. In the year 1939, Nelson Mandela went to Fort Hare University College, where he studied Roman-Dutch law...