Life as we Know it Gordon Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1912, the youngest of sixteen children. Before making it as a successful photographer he went through many tough times. As his mother told him before her death. "Make a man of yourself up there. Put something in to it, and you&...

Born May 15, 1890, in Indian Creek, Texas; Katherine Anne Porter has written numerous short stories and a novel. Katherine Anne Porter uses autobiographical information and symbolism to relate the story of Miranda's maturation into adulthood in her short story "The Grave." In &qu...

Emily Dickinson was born in the year of 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts to Edward Dickinson and Emily Norcross Dickinson. Edward was a well-known lawyer in the state and also treasurer of Amherst College. Emily's mother was not a powerful presence in her life. Emily described her mother as "...

Poetry is a lyrical way of expressing the writer's deepest emotions. It is language filled with meaning and meant to be contemplated by the reader. Poetry is pleasing to the ear and the emotions of the words fill poetry with deep meaning. The reader must analyze every word to get the full meaning o...

I. Background InformationA. Title - Of Human BondageB. Author - W. Somerset MaughamC. Type of Plot - Fictional BiographyD. Setting - England, Germany, and France between the years 1885 and 1905E. Date first published - 1915 II. Opening EpisodeThe novel begins in London, England, around the year 1885...