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Harry Houdini By: Lawrence Nadler Harry Houdini’s Biography By: Vicki Cobb. Harry Houdini was a famous magician and he loved to do tricks. He was born on March 24 1874. He died on October 26 1926.

The first thing in this book that surprised me is that how popular that Shakespearean drama, opera, and orchestral music were, and more important, how well these nowadays so-believed "high" arts integrated well with magicians, acrobats, and comics, such today so-believed "low" expressive forms. In the nineteenth century, Shakespearean drama, opera, and orchestral music were

Significantly, the most concrete fact about P.T. Barnum is the fact the he was born in Bethel, Connecticut on July 5, 1810. Following this moment in history, the mystery of “The Greatest Showman” is never quite clear. Even the poor boy’s upbringing is in the shadows. Some experts say that the Barnum family was meager in status and in wealth (McGill). Mr. Barnum himself liked to brag about his rags-to-riches story.

Villasenor believes that “real magic gives us the power and strength to endure and triumph in everyday life,” (Villasenor: 1). He believes that there is a spirit and a kind of magic that inspires and helps us learn and understand life. He writes with beautiful similes, metaphors and personifications in his works. In his short story “The Smartest Human I

Brandon Samario Dr. Sabine Sautter-Leger 603-102-MQ, sec.44 29 March 2018 Reality and its Illusions “Errand”, is a short story by famous American writer Raymond Carver. “Errand”, is one of the last stories Carver wrote for a collection called “Where I’m calling from”. This is a story that is unlike any other of Carver has done due it consisting of a bibliography and fictional elements. Carver’s “Errand” writes about an idol of his; Chekhov a Russian journalist who dies due to being diagnosed with tuberculosis causing him to go “delirious”.

He has always been the shadowy figure or the familiar face in the background of one of his films. He has masked himself behind routines and monotone expressions. He also refused to disclose information about his personal life with the public. The intimate parts of his life, however, are on display for the public in the form of motion pictures. In his films, Hitchcock expresses his unspoken desires, frustrations, and relationship problems.

The Trickster Tale Trickster and the Talking Bulb is a Native American folklore. Native Americans would tell these tales orally to the children in their tribe. The trickster tales weren’t read from a book, they were told by and brought down from generation to generation. This particular tale is from The Winnebago Trickster Cycle. According to the passage on page 35 of the Norton Anthropology American Literature Beginnings to 1865, Winnebago is a term that comes from Algonquian people. Trickster tales are very common among the Winnebago cultures and well known by many Native Americans. Paul Radin did not originally hear these tales, but worked with a Winnebago man and a consultant named Sam Blowsnake. They worked together and translated the tales into writings in the

Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5th, and grew up in Westport, Wiltshire, England. He died on December 4th, 1679. During the span of his lifetime he had different jobs, and mastered in many different things. He was an english philosopher, scientist, and historian. When he was young his father disappeared, abandoning him and his two other siblings, leaving them to the care of their uncle.

In many cultures around the world their are myths about a trickster hero. The Native

According to Chris Hedges in his excerpt “Empire of Illusion,” “The most essential skill in political theater and a consumer culture is artifice” (Hedges 1). Chris Hedges wrote this book to persuade the audience that the most essential skill a person can have is artifice, the skill of deception. Throughout the excerpt, Hedges covered the important of artifice by detailing the importance of personal narratives, where the reality is irrelevant (prompt). This topic is broadly known as controversial due to the fact that some people believe artifice is necessary to be successful in life. However, others believe there are various other skills one can possess while being just as successful.

Even though many people think that witches worshiped the devil, but they actually did rituals to replenish the Earth at the change of every season. In my opinion, witches have been mistreated throughout history because of superstitions and difference in religious beliefs. Because many people believed that they had the power of controlling of life and death because they could cure babies and sickly people. Also, many witches worshiped a type of Earth goddess. They were never any harm to any of the people of the towns.

Hamilton claimed to have been born in the British West Indies, on the Island of Nevis, sometime between 1755 and 1757. He escaped a life of meaninglessness and moved to New York as a teen where he began his political

Harry Bellamy is an African American male, born on 09/13/2002. He is in 7th grade at Blackwater Middle School. Harryanna Bellamy is in 5th grade at Pee Dee Elementary School. Javon

For me David Blaine’s Feats of will article is amazing and outstanding. The motivation and courage, what David has, it can led me to achieve my goal. Dedication, repetition of hard work, practice, and discipline can help me to have that willpower, which is eventually can be a key to success in to my life. I wish, I could have all these quality which David has.

In 1878, Upton Sinclair was born, an advocate writer that changed the meat packing industry forever. He was born in Maryland to an alcoholic father and headstrong mother. From birth he was exposed to dichotomies that would affect his mind at an early age. Sinclair was raised on the edge of poverty and would often visit his mother 's wealthy family. At age 14, Sinclair attended the City College of New York.