Virginia Hamilton “I never thought seriously of any other career”1, Virginia Hamilton said, speaking of being an author. Virginia Hamilton is a very talented African American Children’s author. She was born on March 12, 1936 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her Mother had lived in Yellow Springs since the late 1850’s. Virginia Hamilton said that she loves Yellow Springs. “I live on land that has been in my family for generations”2 “I love my hometown”3. She says, as a child, both of her parents were enthusiastic readers and gifted storytellers. Hamilton recalls that her mother could “take a slice of fiction and polish it into a saga.”4 Virginia Hamilton is known for her wonderful ability to create mood, tension and to build individualistic and complex characters. She also teaches the reader something whenever they read one of her books. These expressive qualities have led her to win numerous awards such as the Newbery Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, the Edgar Allen Poe Award, the National Book Award and many others as well. She has also been awarded three honorary doctorates and is the only Children’s author to have been awarded a MacAuthor fellowship. In The House of Dies Drear and The Mystery of Drear House, Virginia Hamilton uses fictional stories with historic background to educate the reader about the Underground Railroad. The House of Dies Drear is a story about a family living in South Carolina. In the beginning of the book, they move to Ohio, to a giant mansion that supposedly ‘held secrets’. The Small Family found out that the house is known to the town as haunted. Throughout this book, the house does prove itself ... ... middle of paper ... ...onfire2/pages/mothers.htm Harper, Amy, “Yellow Springs News”, March 28, 1996. (Virginia Hamilton). as told to Hoffman, Tracy. “An Exclusive Interview with Virginia Hamilton”. Available http://www.wordmuseum.com/virginiahamiltoninterview.htm IPL Youth Division : Ask the Author, “Virginia Hamilton”. available http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/hamilton.html Landsberg, Michele. “Kid’s Source”, Entertainment Weekly, May 1, 1992. ML Author Spotlight - Virginia Hamilton, 1998, McDougal Littell Inc., Available http://www.mcdougallittell.com/lit/guest/hamilton/index.com Reisman, Rosemary M. Canfield. Masterpieces of African American Literature. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992. pgs. 293-296 Walters, Susan. Virginia Hamilton Papers, April, 1995. Available http://www.library.kent.edu/speccoll/children/vh2.htm
The setting the setting is mostly in little rock 2014. The reason that it is 2014 is how they describe everything in the book. And it is in new york in the book it tell me a location in the new york area.
Mary Rowlandson was an Indian captive, and also an American writer. She was born in England approximately 1637-1638. She immigrated to Lancaster, Massachusetts with her parents. Joseph Rowlandson became a minister in 1654 and two years later he married Mary. They together had four children, one whom died as an infant, but the others were Joseph, Mary, and Sarah.
...e, more modern sort of neighborhood for the part of the book that takes place in a townhouse. But the general area that I’d start with is the East St. Louis area.
The primary setting of the story is Tucson, Arizona. In chapter three, Taylor and Turtle “crossed the Arizona state line at sunup” (Kingsolver 35). The setting helped contribute to Taylor's characterization and plot. The difference between Arizona and Kentucky symbolizes Taylor's transformation from beginning of the novel compared to the end. Also, the weather in Arizona is how they wound up stuck there: “the car was cov...
11 Arnold A. Offner, p. 134. 12 Hamilton Fish, p. 133-139.
South Carolina is where the Boatwright sisters and Lily live. Even though they live in different towns, they find each other and everyone's lives were changed. Tiburon, South Carolina held the information of Deborah's
Betty Smith was born Elisabeth Wehner on December 15, 1896. The daughter of German immigrants, she grew up poor in Brooklyn, a world where she re-creates in “ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.”
Louise Nevelson was a sculptor in the 20th century. Although born in Russia, she would practice virtually her entire professional career in the United States. She was a leading artist of her time and was a pioneer for women in art. Her work earned her a reputation as a leader in assemblage and environmental sculpture.
He was born on oct 24 ottawa and died april 15 toronto. his family was not rich but they still traveled. he was in world war II. he lived 1908-1993. In 1963 wilson developed a concept crucial to the plate-tectonics theory. he suggested that the hawaiian and other volcanic island chains may have formed due to the movement of a plate over a stationary “hotspot” in the mantel.
The tenth largest populated municipality in Canada is Hamilton. Hamilton is known for its most important economic provision, manufacturing, and evidently is the most industrialized city in the country (Houghton 6). George Hamilton, a Canadian politician, purchased some land after the War of 1812. The land expanded, first with a courthouse and later a jail was built. Prominent buildings began to surface and eventually the expanded land became the city of Hamilton (Weaver 15-16). Through the examination of Hamilton’s economic growth and development, long term prospects of major industries, and how the city fares with recessions, it can be seen that Hamilton has grown significantly within the last two centuries.
Alexander Hamilton was a great man that will be remembered for being a great major general of the armed forces of the United States of America. As well as the secretary of the treasury. In 1769, at twelve years old he had a job as a clerk in a general store and Alexander dreaded spending the rest of his life there. He wanted something more for his future. He wished for a war to occur. He wanted to prove himself to be more worthy then a clerk. To his thinking, only some brilliant and heroic act on the battle field would give me a chance to achieve his hopes. He seemed to be doomed to a life of clerking. For one thing, he was at the bottom of a social ladder. His parents, who never married, separated when Hamilton was nine, and his mother was forced to support her two sons by running a grocery from one of the rooms in their tiny home. When she died two years later, the boys were all alone. There was not even a cousin who could afford to take them in.
Writing is everywhere. In terms of friendship, space and appropriation kind of all underpin a concept of fieldwork. Lisa Radford rationalises her method of writing as an exercise in mapping. A map which manifests from a central point through perception and subjectivity, unearthing itself to find a befitting point of origin and end, however expedient. Encapsulating the process of how she mentally puts words to a page; drawing upon social connections as well as the frequent conversations between students, Radford outlines a method both highly resourceful and subjective while placating her own conflicts upon the issue, avoiding the grasp of authorship and experiencing the writing as a compelling structure rather than direct manifestation.
There are a lot of intelligent women all around the world, and some of those intelligent women are intended to go into medical school. Many people think men doctors are the ones able to handle strong things like being a surgeon or diagnosing diseases. According to the book, 100 Most Important Women in the 20th century, there is a struggle of women doctors and nurses succeeding in their profession and Virginia Apgar is one of those woman who went through this struggle. Clara Baton is another woman who is very inspirational and the founder of the Red Cross. A more recent inspiring woman is Dr. Roberta Bondar. Not a lot of people recognize the historical accomplishments and impacts of women as much as men’s accomplishments. All of these women made an impact in some way, and not everyone takes the time to appreciate what they and other females have done.
Rosa Thomas wrote an article on Stress and Children Development. In Rosa’s article, she focused on how children early development determined how the child’s neurological and biological system for their well-being or not. Rosa wrote this type of stress was regularly found among particular people or in a certain area, such as, poverty and abusive homes that resulted in the children’s neurobiology being altered in their lives, school, and social competence.
Belasco, Susan, and Linck Johnson, eds. The Bedford Anthology of American Literature. Vol. 1, 2nd Ed., Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2014. 1190-1203. Print.