Mark Dawson

“And today’s happiness trick is…” Dustin Dawson was born in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. He was born into a family of five, with two older brothers one being three years older than him, and the other seven years older. Dustin claims that he is the tallest, strongest and most intelligent of the three brothers.

Mark Edmundson speaks out about the apparent decline of college level education in his article, “On the Uses of a Liberal Education: As Lite Entertainment for Bored College Students”. Edmundson believes liberal education is declining due to students losing passion and colleges selling students what they want: a good time.

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Brian McCall is the chancellor of Texas State University System, the first university system established in Texas. He also served in Texas House of Representatives as chairman of the House Calendars Committee and as a member of the Higher Education Committee. During his session, he passed one of the largest tax-cut bills in Texas history. The honorable McCall hold a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University, and a doctor of philosophy degree from The University of Texas at Dallas. McCall is the founder of The Empowerment Project, a non-profit organization which has sent more than $10 million worth of math and science books to disadvantaged schools in the Republic of South Africa and helped

After the 9/11 attack, Americans became enraged with those from the middle east, specifically Muslims. Raisuddin Bhuiyan, who goes by Rais, was a Muslim who immigrated to The United States, was unfortunately a victim of this hate. After being shot and nearly killed by Mark Stroman, Rais's faith after the shooting became very strong, realizing he was given a reason to live.

Robert is a sportswriter and a broadcast journalist who is also known for his young adult novels. He was born in 1938 in the Bronx. Throughout his childhood, he would’ve described himself as a “puke.” He was bullied and felt like an outcast. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in English from Columbia University at only 19 years of age. He also received his Master’s degree in journalism. When Lipsyte was a reporter and writer for The New

The fascinating story of Christopher Mccandless, inspires many kids my age to follow in his footsteps and adventure out in the world. In my opinion, Mccandless, was not very inspiring to me. This is because he disobeyed his loyal parents and went off without notifying anyone. However, I can see why several people find his story quite breath taking. Throughout the novel, Mccandless, abandons his items and travels by land without proper gear or food. This gives me a representation of how hard he must have worked in order to hunt for food or survive in the coldest of days. By giving the readers a visual of how he lived, it made us believe that it is possible to survive outdoors with nothing but a creative mind. Another point the book pointed out to me, was the fact that some people respected him by giving him rides city to city, while other people ignored him and moved along and left him alone. Mccandless, also had a bright and fun spirit through all of the obstacles he faced. He may have been starving, but he continuously tried to look at the brighter sides of the problems.

Mark Stormrider is about 50 years old and has conquered some recognition with his writing. In his early years, life was never easy for him, but instead of feeling sorry for himself, he decided to put it all down on paper. In the beginning, Mark wrote down his stories just

The last decade witnessed an increase in a new genre called "street literature". Among the young writers of the genre there is the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins who was completely influenced

Dean Ray Koontz was born July 9th, 1945, in Everett. Pennsylvania. Although Dean Koontz had a harsh childhood, he became a successful author. The Koontz family experienced staggering poverty while Dean was growing up. Ultimately, this poverty was due to his alcoholic father who was extremely violent. Therefore, to get his mind off his outrageous childhood, he read and wrote short stories. Arriving at college, he published his first book called “The Kittens”. During college, he married another writer, Gerda Ann Cerra, and they continued to write books together. Before becoming the famous writer, he is today, he held plenty of jobs.

John Kennedy Toole greatest accomplishments in this novel were the characters, and how they developed a web like relationship. What I mean by a web like relationship is that all the characters were connected and by the end there were no loose ends. The main character Ignatius J. Reilly an unusual personality that readers wont find in any other novel. A Modern Don Quixote, peculiar and creative, sometimes to the point

Right after he graduated from the University of Arizona, in the summer of 2016, he tried to publish a collection of short stories, but was unsuccessful until three years later. After a month of publishing his short stories, Erick published a book series composed of four novels. The third novel of his first series was a complete success, reaching to be his first book, but not last, to be on the New York Times

Did you know that Gary Paulson ran away as a kid to join the carnival. I will talk about his child life, achievements, and compare him to another writer. This will prove he is one of the best authors.

John Green was born August 24, 1977, and has written nine books throughout his life. Green is also an actor, producer, and editor. John Green lives in Indianapolis and is married to Sarah Green, they have two children, Henry and Alice. Green's quick rise to fame is credited with creating