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Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962 in hartford connecticut, she was also the youngest of 4 children in her family, she was not only an american author but a screenwriter as well, best known for her most recent books released, the hunger games trilogy. Suzanne Collins did not live a normal life, with her father being in the Air Force she traveled a lot. As a young female Suzanne grew up wanting to be a successful woman. If you would have bet me back then I bet that she would've never known where she would be today, Because being the author of one of the most popular novels in today’s era she has gotten more publicity and attention than she probably ever could have imagined. 1234567891011121314
Suzanne collins was the daugher of an air force officer
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Later suzanne then enrolled at Indiana University, where she graduated in 1985 as a double major in theater and telecommunications. She then after that went on to earn a master's degree in dramatic writing from New York University.After graduating school, Suzanne moved into screenwriting and television, writing for multiple children's television programs, including Clarissa Explains It All and Little Bear. Her work for these shows then caught the notice of James Proimos, the creator of the WB children's program Generation O!, who hired Collins as his head writer. Not only was he a big fan of her writing, it was Proimos who urged Collins to try writing books.
After this suzanne collins took his advice and started writing books which everyone knows her bestseller the hunger games trilogy, when she wrote this it immediately caught the attention of not only other writer but screenwriters as well to make one of the best selling movies in the box office which gave her publicity that she would have never guessed she would have gained in her
Natalie Wood, who born in San Francisco, was an American film and television actress. Wood is married from Robert Wagner, and they have three children. Natalie Wood died on November 29, 1981, and no one knows how exactly she died. In addition, Wood was with her husband and their friend in the boat, and she argued with Wagner before living the boat. Also, Wood afraid of water her whole life, and she died by drowning on a weekend trip.
Kathleen Orr, popularly known as Kathy Orr is a meteorologist for the Fox 29 Weather Authority team on WTXF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born on October 19, 1965 and grew up in Westckave, Geddes, New York with her family. The information about her parents and her siblings are still unknown. As per bio obtained online, Kathy Orr is also an author. She has written a number of books like Seductive Deceiver, The drifter's revenge and many others. She graduated in Public Communications from S. I. Newhouse which is affiliated to Syracuse University.
A person that influenced Sandra heavily was her mother. Her mother was the type to take her away from the traditional tasks a girl her age does, but to have her read and develop great imagination and intellect. Her mother loved the library, every saturday she would take her kids down there and read. Soon Sandra found a true love for the library too and it became her second home. “I’m a writer because of the Chicago Public Library.”
At that time, Viola Desmond was the one of the only successful black canadian business woman and beautician in Halifax because there are were very few careers offered to the black. She Attended Bloomfield High school and also, studied in a program from Field Beauty Culture School, located in Montreal. These schools were one of the only academies that accepted black students. After she graduated, she promoted and sold her products because she wanted expanded her business;she also sold many of her products to her graduates. In addition, she opened a VI’s studio of beauty culture in Halifax.
Christina Crawford is responsible for the book Mommie Dearest, which gave an in depth view into the life of Christina Crawford growing up as Joan Crawford’s daughter. Richard Nixon wrote the book Memoirs of Richard Nixon. And Stephen King debuted in 1979 with his first big name book, The Dead Zone. Toni Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, Ohio in 1931. Her six major novels--The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, Sula, Tar Baby, Beloved, and Jazz--have collected nearly every major literary prize. Ms.
Flannery O’ Connor was born on March 23rd, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia. She was born into a devout Catholic family. At the tender age of 15, she suffered a great loss; her father died of lupus. This loss greatly devastated her but she overcame it and continued through high school and eventually college. She graduated from Georgia State College with a Social Sciences degree in 1945. She then began studying journalism at the prestigious University of Iowa. At the University of Iowa she came into contact with several important people that helped jumpstart her career. O’ Connor’s life was advancing better than planned until she was diagnosed with lupus in 1951. She battled with lupus for 14 years. During this time she was able to complete most of her now famous works. She wrote two novels and 32 short stories. She never married nor had any children. She died in 1964 at the young age of 39 and was buried in Milledgeville, Georgia.
Joyce Carol Oates was born on June 16th, 1938, in Lockport, New York. Raised on her parent’s farm in a rural area that had been hit by the Great Depression, she attended the same one-room school house as her mother. As a young child, Oates developed a love of literature and writing well beyond her years. She was very encouraged by her parents and grandparents to pursue her love of writing and as a teenager she was given her first typewriter. This was when her passion finally came to life. In 1953 at the age of only 15, she wrote her first novel about the rehabilitation of a drug dealer, which was later turned down by the publisher because the topic was not suitable for a young audience. Although her novels do focus on the horrors of society, her childhood growing up was no reflection of that. Oates has admitted that her childhood was “dull, ordinary and nothing people would be interested in. Oates continued writing throughout high school and earned a scholarship to attend Syracuse University. There she graduated at the top of her class in 1960, and in...
While Suzanne Collins’s contributions to many areas of American life are in themselves extraordinary, her writings are the key to her widespread and lasting influence. Suzanne Collins was born in Harford, Connecticut and she was born on Augest 10, 1962. Her father Lt. Col. Michael John Collins was an Air Force pilot, they move to several places when she was still a child such as New York and Brussels. She is also the youngest child of four.Since her father fought in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and acquired the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star and also is a history teacher before so he always talked about history to his kids, that is the reason why it is a big topic for Collins.
“May the odds be ever in your favor” is a phrase that would launch Suzanne Collins and her book The Hunger Games into a world of success. A reward of a lifetime: fame, money, food, clothes, and a house in the prestigious Victor Village is all waiting for the victor of the Hunger Games, but it comes with a hefty price. Suzanne Collins published the first novel of The Hunger Games trilogy in 2008. After the novel’s worldwide success, it was later adapted into a motion picture by Lionsgate with Suzanne Collins serving as part of the developmental team as the co-writer in 2012. With Collins` influence on the script, the plot of both the novel and the movie are relatively similar; however, there are still a few key differences between the novel and the movie adaptation. Due to the immense detail the book is written with, there are several differences and twists that convey a different set of emotions to someone reading the book versus someone watching the movie.
Born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England in May 1935, Susan Cooper attended Slough High School before going up to Oxford University. At Somerville College she read English. During her time at Oxford she was the first woman ever to edit the University magazine, Cherwell. After graduating with an MA in English, she began work as a reporter on the Atticus Column of London's The Sunday Times (her first boss was Ian Fleming). She later became a feature writer.
“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”, a very well known quote from the book series The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Pg 19). The Hunger Games Trilogy written by Suzeanne Collins has become enormously popular. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay are the three works that make up the series. A major motion picture was released titled The Hunger Games, after the first book in the series, and it instantly became a box office hit. Those who have not read the books may be left wondering why a book series focused on kids ages 12-18 are put into an arena and fight to the death is creating such a commotion. Not only are the books popular among adolescents, many adults have also found the series captivating as well. With books so focused on violence, there must be an underlying factor that draws readers in and makes them feel so passionately about the characters in these books. In all three books, but particularly in the first, Suzeanne Collins captivates readers by creating such vivid and emotional relationships between the characters. Suspense is created by the anticipation of not knowing what will happen between the characters. A strong bond between sisters, a broken mother-daughter relationship, and a love triangle are some of the main relationships built and focused upon throughout the book that draw readers in.
Anne Elizabeth Jane “Liz” Claiborne was born on March 31, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She was the only child of Omer V. Claiborne and Louise Fenner Claiborne. Her father taught her to appreciate the arts and her mother taught her how to sew. In 1939, at age 10, Liz Claiborne’s family left Brussels, Belgium for their new home in New Orleans, Louisiana. When Liz was twenty-one years old, her sketch for a women’s coat won a design competition for Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. With her sketching abilities and her winning sketch, she began working on Seventh Avenue in New York City as a design assistant and a model. While working on Seventh Avenue, she designed sportswear, dresses, and tailored clothing. From 1960 to 1975 she was the main designer for the junior dress division of Jonathan Logan, a major women's apparel manufacturer.
Karen Carpenter had anorexia and bulimia, which are both deadly disorders. In our young world we have to match a type of image. Teens are pushed to anorexia or bulimia or even both because they want to look the same as someone (Silverthorne 15). Eventually, this disorder they adopted can kill them.
Toni Morrison graduated with honors from Lorain High School. She went to Howard University where she majored in English Literature. While at Howard, she changed her name from Chloe to Toni. Toni Morrison went to graduate school at Cornell University. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from Howard and a Master’s degree from Cornell.
The famous author Joanne Rowling Known as J.K. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Bristol England. (J.K. Rowling) Her family consisted of her father Peter James Rowling, mother Anne Rowling, and her sister born two years later Dianne Rowling. Her parents were very good parents and took good care of her and her sister. They lived in a very suitable environment. They did move twice as children. Joanne is said to have been a very imaginative young girl, often imagining things and playing fantasy games. Both of her parents were avid readers, and in her early years, Joanne had many books, especially fantasy stories that were read to her. Rowling’s family moved away to a place named Winterbourne. She and her sister made friends with two nearby children, a brother and sister named Ian and Vikki Potter. (Personified) She admits to never having any major difficulties as a kid that affected her, but she does remember being called Rowling pin by her class mates. Extra-curricular activities she participated in had nothing to do with sports because she says she was not very fond of them but loved anything to do with English. Her interest in writing took its start at 5 or 6 years old. While in high school her favorite class was not surprisingly English and that’s when she knew she wanted to further her education and pursue college. Her education started at St. Michaels primary school then attended Wyedean School. Joanne went to Exeter University College at the age of 18 to study French and earn her degrees and even attended Paris for a year. She was pressured by her parents to establish a career as a secretary but that was never met. Towards the end of her school career Rowling became Head Girl. If you’re familiar with Harry Pott...