Jd Salinger Biography

“To kill a mocking bird” has become a classic book throughout our time, written by Harper Lee, published July 11, 1960. Winning many awards, for instance The Pulitzer prize, paper back of the year, its exceptional writing of fiction and encouragement of peace for all faiths, ethnic backgrounds and beliefs. It is a fictional story that addresses issues spoken universally throughout today’s culture. Topics most demonstrated all throughout the book for example are morality, justice, racism, inequality.

He fought against Miguel Hidalgo, the priest and original leader of the Independence Movement in Texas and distinguished himself in battle. And by 1821, Santa Ana had reached only the rank of captain. The rebels made him first a Colonel and later a Brigadier General.

He was the son of a North Carolina farmer and surveyor, James Knox Polk was ten years old when his family crossed the Appalachian Mountains. Growing up on the Tennessee frontier, he inherited his neighbors’ work ethic, resourcefulness, and democratic ideals(JamesPolk.com). James K. Polk then started to learn the work ethics. His mom soon, then began to teach them home schooling.

When he was 20 his older brother died and George inherited his estate on Mt. Vernon. At the age of 22 he became a major in the military, the next year the colonel permitted him and was in command of all of the soldiers in Virginia. He made people wealthy and also inspired people.

The “greatest American humorist of his age”, Mark Twain once said, “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.” From Missouri to Nevada, apprentice to father of American literature, short stories to novels—Twain became the well-known author he is today because of the impact his life adventures and trial had on him (5). Author of the excerpt from A Presidential Candidate, Twain often used humor and wit to illustrate his stories and make his point known. Through his use of satire, irony, and rhetorical questions, Twain exposes the perceived truths of the Presidential campaigns and candidacies. In his excerpt, Twain uses satire to illustrate how anyone can run for President regardless of experience (14).

Kidd is a series of novels by John Sandford, which is the pseudonym for John Roswell Camp the Pulitzer award-winning journalist turned novelist. The first novel in the series was The Fool’s Run that was first published in 1989 to achieve much popularity among fans of the author’s works. Kidd the lead character in the series is an expert computer whiz/scam artist/ Travis McGee type of character whose ethics are among some of the most flexible.

When he graduated from high school he moved with father, who was in Mexico, and he stayed there for a year. He finally came back to the United States after a year with his father. HISTORICAL EVENTS Early Life: Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He is known as a poem and short story writer. He was an African American poet, who used jazz rhythms to tell about the life of an urban African American.

The last of his works, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, By the Sieur Louis de Conte was the last completed work of Twain. Originally published in Harper’s Magazine in three segments anonymously, it was soon discovered that Twain was the serious writer behind these installments, despite his comedic background. This novel is a fictional interpretation of the life of Joan of Arc as documented by Louis de Conte. when asked about his life’s work the author states “I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing.

Eva Kuels in The Reign of the Phallus writes “The master rapist, of course, was Zeus: the catalogue of his conquests became a topos of Greek literature, and led to a scurrilous Greek anecdote.” (50). She also states in her writings three times when Zeus does rape women: “He rapes Leda in the form of a swan, Danaë in the guise of a golden rain, and Alkmene in the persona of her legitimate husband.” (51). This is important because it shows how many ways Zeus’s story is conveyed to different people.

Dark Night Rises, Batman Unmasked Batman, ‘The Masked Crusader', to put it mildly, is an immensely charismatic character. From the time of his introduction in a pure 1939's Detective Comics #27 of six pages, his character has advanced into one of the most intricate and appealing figures not just in funny tales, but as well in the realm of literature. Hilarious graphic book stars are in essence contemporary legends. Their stories have been told time and again, across several generations, by numerous authors and performers, through both print and electronic media.

As timely now as it was written 48 years ago, “The Outsiders” is a dramatic and enduring work of fiction written by S.E Hinton. Books such as “The Outsiders” have the power to affect readers’ lives and stay with them forever. Ponyboy’s life was not easy, he had it tough and he is very aware of that. But he finds ways to make it work. I really liked this book because it was like a “Blast in the past” sorta thing because we are reading a book about a 14 year old in the mid 60s, and he is talking about the issues he has and the differences between the two groups the Socs and the Greasers,we get a rare glimpse of a boy 's life in the 60s and we get to read a unique piece of literature which we can’t find nowhere else.

He then entered MMI (Marion Military Institute) in Marion, Alabama that same fall he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in December 1942. He then attended boot camp at the recruit depot in San Diego, California. Boot camp for Marines is the longest and the toughest military branch out of the five branches if you consider the Coast guard a military branch. Marine Corps boot camp will test you both mentally and physically through 13 weeks of strenuous obstacle courses and many sleepless nights in order to mentally prepare Marines for future assignments that they may encounter. After successfully completing boot camp comes MOS training (Military Occupational Specialty) this is where Marines gain their knowledge within the field they choose to pursue.

Harris featured Old Uncle Remus, a lovable, shrewd former slave, and narrator of his Brer Rabbit tales. Harris’ stories and sketches were so great nine more copies were published, including “The Tar Baby”

Wonderstruck Luke Barton Period 6 Hitchens 04/14/16 Wonderstruck, an extremely amazing book written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, An award winning author. He has written books such as Hugo Cabaret which won him the Caldecott medal. Wonderstruck is an equally good book if not better with two main characters Ben, and Rose. He does an amazing thing with this book by making two different stories at different times with 50 years apart

SSgt Gallaghan was born on June 13, 1983, in the city of Santa Cruz, California. At an early age, SSgt Gallaghan moved to Colorado Spring, CO where he graduated high school and enlisted in the Marine Corps on 22 February 2002. Pvt Gallaghan completed boot camp on 26 November 2002 at MCRD San Diego, California. Afterwards, he attended Marine Combat Training in January of 2003 and upon completion was shipped to NAS Pensacola to start his MOS training.