Carl Sandburg was born to Swedish immigrants in Galesburg, Illinois on January 6, 1887 (Poets). At a young age, Sandburg developed an interest in reading and writing. However, he was forced to leave school at age thirteen to help support the family income (Poets). Sandburg grew up working tough jobs such as driving a milk wagon, working in a barber shop, and being an apprentice tinsmith (Poets). He would later utilize the images and experiences he was exposed to to create verses and poems that reflected the daily life among the working class. After spending three months traveling through Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado working through several jobs, Sandburg volunteered for service in the Spanish-American War in 1898, and served in Puerto …show more content…
Rico (Biography). As a returning veteran he was offered a free year at Lombard College in Galesburg, where he decided to attend. There he studied literature and english for four years. It was at Lombard that Sandburg began to develop his talents for writing and was encouraged by his professor, Philip Green Wright (Carl).
Wright saw immense talent in Sandburg’s writing that he began to publish some of his works like In Reckless Ecstasy, Incidentals, and The Plaint of a Rose (Biography). First in Wisconsin and later in Chicago, Sandburg worked as a reporter for a number of newspapers, including the Milwaukee Daily News, in which appeared a handful of his early poems (Carl). Sandburg soon gained recognition when Harriet Monroe, an editor a poetry magazine, published six of his poems in 1914 (Poets). During this time Sandburg gained a number of literary friendships and received the attention of Chicago Poems. This work and a few collections that succeeded over of the following two decades contributed to Sandburg's rise to popular esteem, making him one of the most recognized American poets of the first half of the twentieth century. After marrying Lilian Steichen in 1908, Sandburg moved to Chicago to serve as a reporter and later, a columnist for the Chicago Daily News, where he would publish his poems (Poets). During his position at the news company, Sandburg received a great amount of recognition as his poems about life's wonders captivated many
readers. In 1950, his publication of Sandburg's Complete Poems earned him a Pulitzer Prize (Carl). Having published his last collection of poetry, Sandburg retired to his estate in North Carolina. There he passed away in the summer of 1967 and was honored in a National Memorial Service at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C (Poets). Out of all his projects, perhaps the most famous work of Carl Sandburg is his poem, Killers. At this time, World War 1 was taking place with millions of people dying and countries being destructed. Although many people viewed their country's soldiers as heroes, Sandburg viewed the military negatively, describing the harsh conditions of war and viewing soldiers as a band of murderers. In 1914, Sandburg used his experiences from the Spanish-American War and his outlook on the military to publish the poem Killers. Carl Sandburg's poem, Killers, provides the perspective that war is a cruel, gruesome event by using structure, sound, and various literary elements. Sandburg's poem is structured similar to story as it provides a setting and occasion. Carl Sandburg writes, "Under the sun are sixteen million men, chosen for shining teeth, sharp eyes, hard legs,'' ( Sandburg, 5-8). This provides the reader with the occasion that there are soldiers lined up ready and focused for the task at hand. Sandburg continues by stating, "I wake in the night and smell the trenches, and great the low stir of sleepers in the lines--" (Sandburg 17-18). The verse gives a description of the setting, describing that a soldier is in the middle of the battlefield of World War One. Another technique Sandburg uses is sound with word choice and phrasing. The third stanza states, "And a red juice runs in the green grass; And a red juice soaks the dark soil." (Sandburg, 10-11). With words such as soak, it gives off a violent feel because it provides a representation of the blood that is caused from the killings. Also, the selective word choice and phrasing helps support Sandburg express his view on the situation, providing a negative connotation of war. Perhaps most effective technique is Sandburg’s usage of literary elements, specifically imagery. Lines ten through eleven’s description of blood is not only a representation of word choice but also an example of imagery. The statement of the red juices falling paints a picture as the reader can imagine the blood of soldiers flowing onto the grassy battlefield. Carl Sandburg's structure, sound, and literary elements has allowed for Killers to be famous literary work of the early 1900s. It gives off an accurate sense of World War One and summarizes Sandburg's unpopular opinion on the early military. Although he didn’t directly affect World War One, Carl Sandburg gives an impactful thought on the war and soldiers through his poem Killers. His use of various literary elements, diction, and unique view on war captured the attention of many people across the United States during the 1900s. Poetry played a significant role in Sandburg’s career as he was able to show off an artistic nature while conveying certain messages to his readers. With his exceptional writing style and poetry, Carl Sandburg earned several literary titles and the recognition as one of the most influential writers during the early 20th century.
To start, The author Carl Hiaasen was born on March 12, 1953, in Plantation, Florida, a rural suburb of Fort Lauderdale. He was the first of four children born to Odel and Patricia Hiaasen. He started writing from the age of six. In 1970 he graduated from Plantation High School and entered Emory University, where he wrote the school-run newspaper called the Emory Wheel. Two years later, he transferred to the
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John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. He had a pretty average childhood with a supportive family and a decent education. While growing up his mother, Olive Hamilton, was a major factor in his education, since she was a schoolteacher and made it her duty to educate him. His mother most likely was the reason he developed a love of reading and literature and ended up going to Stanford. In his child there were only two major events that affected his writing. These were when he worked on a ranch with migrant workers, and when his father’s business failed and the family was temporarily thrust into poverty. These two events most likely sparked his interest in the poor lives of the migrant workers. His experiences on the ranch taught him about the harsh and impoverished lives of the migrant workers and his experience of being in poverty enabled him to understand what life is like when one is poor, as the migrant workers were. This understanding inspired some of his most famous writings such as: Of Mice and Men, In Dubious Battle and The Grapes of Wrath. These experiences also allowed him to add a sense of realism to the stories. After graduating from his public high school in 1919 Steinbeck went to Stanford. He went there for 5 years before dropping out without a degree and moving to New York. The following years were highly tumultuous for Steinbeck and he held many odd jobs while trying to get his writing published. In 1935 he finally got his first big break when his critically acclaimed novel, Tortilla Flats, was published. After this he became quite successful and well known although the skill in his writing seems to fall after WWII. After researching his life I decided to focus on using his most famous n...
Walt Whitman was a famous American poet who wrote many great poems during the Civil War. Though he originally worked for printing presses and newspapers, he later became a famous poet. During the Civil War, Whitman wrote many patriotic poems that supported the ideas of the North. Whitman’s poems will forever be linked to the American Civil War era of poetry. Walt Whitman was an iconic American poet with an interesting life that later impacted his works of poetry.
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. Even when he was growing up, he had a passion and love for writing. Once he entered high school, he would stay up all night just to write. He would even invite friends to listen to his readings. Researchers have found out that Steinbeck would often sent short stories or pieces of his works to magazine companies under a fake name and add no address. At age fourteen, he knew he wanted to be a writer. After he graduated from Salinas High School, he went to Stanford to study marine biology. Steinbeck attended Stanford for six nonconsecutive years, then he dropped out, in 1925, without any degree. Had decided to travel to New York and worked many odd low paying jobs. Steinbeck started out as a reporter but was fired, then became an apprentice for painting, a surveyor, then finally a fruit picker. It wasn’t until
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Jerry Sandusky, Penn State football coach that was under the legendary Joe Paterno, founder of the Second Mile, a model citizen of his community, convicted on forty-five counts of child sex abuse (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2013).
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As with most popular sayings, there is some truth in the saying, “Great leaders are born, not made.” To some, the capacity for great leadership is distinctive. However, learning how to be a more effective leader is within everyone’s capability. In every country, there is always one person at the political top who determines the nation’s policy and makes the key decisions. Some of these leaders were clearly the aggressors, while others led the war against aggression. Some leaders succeeded, while others failed to stand against stronger powers, leaving them caught in the middle between stronger countries and were forced to take a side. WWII was won by the allies who included the following: Great Britain, United States, Russia, China, Australia, New Zealand and France in September 2nd, 1945. The countries of the Allied force obviously had leaders with great strategies, abilities, knowledge and major responsibilities. The best in my opinion being Franklin D. Roosevelt, he was the most effective leader of the United States of America during WWII.
John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Between 1919 and 1925 Steinbeck was acknowledged as a special student at Stanford University. According to Peter Lisac, “Variously employed as a had-carrier, fruit-picker, apprentice printer, laboratory assistant, caretaker, surveyor, reporter, writer, and foreign correspondent let him acquire knowledge in many areas.” (1) Even in his youth, Steinbeck developed a love of the natural world and diverse cultures. Steinbeck produced two children from his second wife, Elaine Scott. The early 1930’s became a struggle for Steinbeck, both in his
John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California on February 27th, 1902. His mother, Olive Steinbeck, was a teacher and also was a major influence on John's writing. His father, John Steinbeck Sr., was a county treasurer. When Steinbeck was a child, during his summers off from school, he worked on a farm, which was a good experience for later writing. In the beginning of 1919, Steinbeck was accepted to the University of Stanford. Later, in 1925, he left without a degree. He wrote lots of short stories and articles for the College's newspaper. Steinbeck moved to New York to write, but had to support himself by being a construction worker. He started writing for the New York American, but didn't make enough, so had to keep his construction job. In 1929, Steinbeck returned to Salinas to write Cup of Gold. He had to work as a caretaker for a summer home in Lake Tahoe. In 1930, he meets Edward Ricketts, who gets him interested in marine biology. Steinbeck also married his first wife, Carol Henning. He publishes more novels such as the Pastures of Heaven, and To a God Unknown; but of all those, Tortilla Flat was his first selling novel. This was published in 1935. In 1936, he also published In Dubious Battle and in 1937, Of Mice and Men. Then, possibly one of Steinbeck's best selling/ greatest works, the Grapes of Wrath, was published. This publication won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book award in 1939. He told stories of families that were poor during the depression and of their powerless efforts against the government and society that has put them down. Steinbeck then traveled to Mexico to shoot the film Forgotten Village (documentary). When he returned to the United States, he became a war correspondent and wrote about the Second World War. He moved back to New York City and married Gywn Conger, in 1943. Then they had two sons, Tom, in 1944 and another son in 1946, named John IV. By 1948, Steinbeck divorced his wife, went to Russia three times, and lost his good friend, Edward Ricketts in a car crash. Then he quickly married Elaine Anderson Scott in 1950. By 1959, Steinbeck published several screenplays and served as a correspondent for the Vietnam War. In 1960, he toured the US with his poodle and recorded his travels and titling it Travels With Charlie.
Milton Friedman is regarded by some as one of the most significant economist of his time. Born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish family, he was the youngest child and only boy to his parents; they gave birth to him on July 31st, 1912 (Noble 3). Within the ninety-four years of his life span, he would go on to become one of the most influential economic figures of the twentieth century, advocating free market capitalism and less government. He passed away in San Francisco on November 16th, 2006 (Noble 1). But his legacy lives on and so does his ideology about the economy and government.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, was born on January 30th, 1882, in New York. Franklin was an only child, but he had wealthy parents. His dad James, and his mom Sara. Franklin was taught by private tutors, and he went to private schools, such as Harvard. When Franklin was attending college, he fell in love with his distant cousin Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. They later married in 1905. Franklin and Anna had a daughter, whom they named Anna, after Anna Elanor Roosevelt. They also had five sons, but one of them died in infancy. Franklin went to Columbia University for law school, and he worked as a clerk in a Wall Street law firm for several years. Franklin later entered politics in 1910, and he won a democratic seat in the senate. In 1913, Franklin was made
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in New York on January 30, 1882, to the parents of James and Sara Belano Roosevelt. Most of his education was taught to him by his tutors, however, he did attend one of the top preparatory schools in Massachusetts. Roosevelt eventually attended Harvard where he received a degree in history in only a few years. Roosevelt then passed his bar exam in 1907 after attending New York’s Columbia University. After attending law school, he practiced in a law firm before entering into the political world where he entered the Senate.
Karl Marx, a great German philosopher, journalist, economist, and socialist, brought a revolutionary change in the society through his ideas. His work has clearly incorporated philosophy with technology. His ideas uplifted the society where people enjoyed equal rights and earned good salary. He explains the relationship between technological commodities and human labor. He was strictly against capitalism where he feels that all the profits which Capitalists gain are on the expense of the labor and time. According to him it is the time devoted by labor with the raw material that makes raw material into a commodity, which further becomes of some value. His way of thinking has brought a drastic change in the thinking of the society.