… career, one must continue their education in order to achieve his financial and/or personal goals. Teenagers who attend college use their extended schooling to further obtain knowledge. The primary objective of higher education is to enhance one’s…

… American history. At first, “she complied with society’s standard of job opportunities for women at the turn of the century by working as a domestic and later a manicurist” (Creasman 162-3). After feeling unfulfilled, she turned to flying. The search…

… England on Nov. 30, 1874. He was a chunky little boy with red hair and an unhappy childhood. He talked with a stutter and a lisp, and did poorly in his school work. He also was a very stubborn boy, and along with his very high spirits,…

… means to me" (Georgia O'Keeffe). Born in 1887 on a farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Georgia O'Keeffe became an important American artist as early as the age of 17. After high school she studied for one year at the Chicago Art Institute under John…

… the literature of the time went through change. The medieval romance, which contains kings, knights, and the supernatural, is one type of medieval literature. The Legend of King Arthur is the most well known medieval romance. A study of the…

… people are governed by what Karl Marx said. In the brief period since his death, his doctrines have exercised an almost unparalleled influence. Both Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel, a fellow philosopher, put together the famous Communist Manifesto,…

… Dickens had dreams of comfortable middle class life, and worked for this goal without forgetting where he came from. Dickens was the first mainstream writer to reach out to the semiliterate class. He did much to make sure his writings were available…

… 1, 1902. His mother and father soon separated after his birth. Langston was raised by his mother, grandmother, and childless couple named Reed. He attended public school in Kansas and Illinois and graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio.…

… where his father, Philip II, was king. His mother, Olympias, was the princess of Epirus. Leonidas trained Alexander’s body, Lysimachus taught him letters, and Aristotle formed his mind. Perhaps it was the philosopher who instilled into the…

… in the 20th century. “None of the athletes in history have ever accomplished more than Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Jackie Joyner-Kersee” (Steptoe 139). Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Jackie Joyner-Kersee were both exceptionally talented athletes who…