James Larkin was born on 21 January 1876 in Liverpool to Irish immigrant parents. Larkin had a hard life and lost his father at the age of 14. Jim married his wife Elizabeth Brown in 1903 and the pair had two children named James and Dennis. Over the years in his menial jobs, his interest in socialism became a career path and he even joined the Independent Labour Party. In 1905 he was one of the few foremen who joined the Liverpool dockers strike and lost his employment as a result. This however opened up doors for him the world of trade unionism. Not too long after the events in Liverpool, Larkin landed a permanent position with the National Union of Dock Labourers and went on to organize workers across the UK in the fight for workers rights.
William Lyon Mackenzie King was born in Kitchener, Ontario on December 17, 1874. His father was an unsuccessful lawyer who was not well off but who continuously provided for his family by living above his means. Mackenzie King’s mother was the daughter of William Lyon Mackenzie who was a leader of the Rebellion of 1837 which was fighting for responsible government. King’s mother continuously reminded her children of the trials her father had gone through and pushed them to continue...
John Alexander Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland on January 11, 1815. His family immigrated to Canada (Kingston, Ontario) in 1820, Macdonald was five years old at the time. In 1829 Macdonald ended his schooling, his parents could not afford to send him to university. Macdonald would later say that if he had went to university he would have ended up in literature, not politics. (Waite, John, 7-10)
Seems James liked to drink and got himself arrested by the MPs on a drunk and disorderly charge. He was sentenced to 90 days hard labor in the stockade (Gribben 2005). When he got out of the service, he began drifting around and spending a few nights in jail for vagrancy. His first arrest came in 1949 and he served eight months in a California jail for burglary (Fisher 2006). In 1952, he served two years for an armed robbery of a taxi driver in Illinois (Fisher 2006).
James Arlington Wright is widely recognized as one of America's finest contemporary poets. He was born in December 13, 1927 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was the second of three sons; Ted, James and Jack. His Father, Dudley, was a die-cutter at Hazel-Atlas Glass in Wheeling a neighboring town in Virginia where his mother, Jessie, worked at the White Swan Laundry. Both had to quit school in early teens to work.
Born in March of 1916 as Jacob (Jack) Ezra Katz, he was the third child to Benjamin and Augusta Katz. His parents were both Polish immigrants of Jewish descent and they raised him in East New York, the predominantly Jewish section of Brooklyn. As immigrants they were plagued with financial difficulties and this was further aggravated when they struggled through the Depression. Despite all of these hardships, Keats had already begun to showcase his artistic abilities. At the age of eight he was hired to paint the sign of a local store. Naturally, his father was quite proud of him when he earned twenty-five cents for his work and hoped that this might endeavor might lead to a steady career as a sign pa¬inter. Unfortunately for him, Keats was smitten with Fine Arts and won his first award in Junior High School: a medal for ...
Some of his novels were inspired by his belief in the paranormal and supernatural events. Pet Cemetery was about a young boy who was killed and came back to life. Christin was about a car that came to life. The TV Show Haven was about an FBI agent sent to a small town in Maine where the people have troubles which are all supernatural conditions. These few works of King’s were written about the Paranormal or Supernatural Events.
James the Greater was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. He was known as the “Greater” because he was taller than the other James or “James the Less”. He was the son to Zebedee and is thought to be a cousin to Jesus through Mary’s sister. James worked as a fisherman alongside his brother John but, he left his life as a fisherman when Jesus called him to spread the gospel. He agreed with the Iberian Peninsula to spread the word of Jesus.
His descendants made a fortune in whiskey and, in the first quarter of the 20th century, organised the Ulster Volunteer Force in the struggle against Home Rule in Ireland. James Craig was the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and on being elevated to the British peerage took the title Viscount Craigavon. He died in 1940.
On February 8, 2017, Artswego hosted a concert starring countertenor Reginald Mobley at Sheldon Hall Ballroom. I gladly attended the concert with an open mind, eager to be introduced to a unique and beautiful genre of music. The artist is a well accomplished musician in the genre of Baroque, Classical, and modern repertoire. Once the concert began, I was instantly moved by his voice.
Born James Douglas Morrison on December 8 1843 in Melbourne Florida to parents Steve and Clara Morrison(Hopkins, Sugerman 5). A few months after the birth of Jim Morrison,
Antony Micallef is a British artist. He was born in Swindon, United Kingdom and also receieved his Bachelor of Fine Arts there at Plymouth University. After getting his degree in fine arts, Micallef taught himself how to do graphic design. He was taught by John Virtue, who was a landscape painter. But the knowledge about art truly came from Frank Auerbach, who is a post war painter that taught John Virtue. Micallef has had many solo exhibitions throughout the world. These exhibitions took place is London, the USA, Italy, and Bulgaria. And he has been in more than double the amount og group exhibitions in even more countries over the world. Adding on, his work is shown specifically in institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy, Tate Britain and the ICA London. I say one of his
Adam John Walsh was born on November 14, 1974, he was 6 years old when he was kidnapped and killed. Adam was abducted from a Sears parking lot on July 27, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. His severed head was found in a drainage canal off of the Florida turnpike two weeks later by 2 fishermen. Adam Walsh’s story was turned into a t.v. show called Adam. 38 million people have watched Adam since it first aired in 1983. Adam’s father, John Walsh, became an advocate for victims of violent crimes and is the host of the television show, America’s Most Wanted. Convicted serial killer, Ottis Toole, confessed to Adam’s murder, but was never convicted.
Sir John A. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 10, 1815. His fathers name was Hugh Macdonald and his mothers name was Helen Shaw. His father had migrated to Glasgow from the town of Dornach. His father was a very pleasant and easy going guy and he alwasys wanted to make everyhting better but he usually made things worst. He was a man that had lots of friends, he would talk a lot and drink too. His mother came from Spey Vally. His mother was a very smart girl, she was like the opposite of his father. His mother and father got married on 1811, and after 8 years they had 5 children, the eldest child died and after John was the eldest. In Glasgow his fathers business wansn't doing that good and he thought that if they would move to upper Canada they would have a better life there. So finally in 1820 they sailed to upper Canada. They arrived at Kingston in mid July, and John was only five years old. When he arrived his thought about Scotland just disapeard. The Macdonald family decided to stay in Kingston. Sir John A. only went to school untill 1829, when he was only 15. His parents couldn't afford to send him to University. He says that if had went to University he wouldn't have went into politics. When he turned 15 Sir John A. articled to a Kingston lawyer, George Mackenzie, so he was learining Law. In 1832 Mackenzie opened a branch office where he put Macdonald in charge of it. Later on he had taken over another law practice i...
Billie Eilish is a young pop music prodigy, who lives in Los Angeles. When she was just thirteen years old, she released her first song. And many songs after that. She also has been pointed out and has displayed that she does not act or dress her age, which brings up the constraint question of how old is she.
Philip Larkin’s life behind the scenes with his parents. Philip Larkin was born in 1922 in Coventry, England. He grew up in Coventry, England a city known for its cathedral and its Daumier motor-car factory. When he died “This Be the Verse” was written on his tombstone. Larkin’s father was a bully but his mother was a house wife who was anxious all the time. He lived a much more dramatic life than what he led on to people. Larkin could not escape his house or his parents until he was eighteen and Oxford became his new home. After college at Oxford “Larkin’s life was set” (Margo), he was a librarian. He had met Monica Jones who was the love of his life. Also he was a jazz critic for the Daily Telegraph in the 1960’s and 70’s. As he was a librarian he became a bookish dandy (Margo). He wore a waistcoat and a green or cerise trousers and thick eye glasses.