American writers

of the most well-known historical figures, was also an American writer. He was a major contributor to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He is best known for discovering electricity and his best known literature work is “The Art of Virtue”. He was a gifted scientist and inventor. He has made a lasting impact on American literature and the American society and way of life. Benjamin Franklin was an author, diplomat, American printer, philosopher and a scientist. When Benjamin was

Melissa Izzo Professor Rachel Braaten HUM 2235 24 October 2014 Mark Twain Mark Twain is the pen name used by American writer Samuel Langhorn Clemens. Twain is an iconic American author and humorist who used both his personal struggles and gifts as a writer, to impact society from the nineteenth century into the present. He came from a large family and was born in Florida, Missouri, and lived from 1835 to 1910. Two of Mark Twain’s works which become a staple of his career were The Adventures of Tom

Lorraine Hansberry is an African American play writer who wrote the play “A Raisin in the Sun.” The Play highlights the lives of a lower-class Black American family in the 1950s living under racial segregation and oppression in Chicago. The title of the play was inspired from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes. The poem questions “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” (Hansberry, 2013, p. 976). The protagonist, Walter Lee Younger, struggles internally with

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American educator, journalist, and writer. Ta-Nehisi writes about social, cultural, and political issues, regarding African-Americans for The Atlantic where he is a national correspondent. Not only did Coates write the book Between the World and Me but he also wrote The Beautiful Struggle.Before reading this book I had no clue who Ta-Nehisi Coates was. When I first read that we had to do a book report I immediately froze up because I hate reading books. I prejudged Between

of a huge or small community that holds a lot responsibilities is big decision one must think thoroughly about. They must have a purpose behind it for its rare to see someone say “I want to go to college just because I want.” Louis Menand, an American writer, has addressed this question with the three most common theories as to why someone would decide to go to college. His theories will show the different perspectives upon the arrival of choosing to attend college which will lead to what I find very

Being African-American and a writer was rare to say back then since many people viewed African-Americans as uneducated and illiterate. Till this day many people still see African-Americans as less competent than any other person from a different race. Throughout history we’ve seen many accomplishments from African-Americans, either it being in sports or in the educational field. I’ve never doubted African-Americans on their capacity on what they can and cannot do. African-Americans have broken many

who’s trying to answer what is an American. In history many authors try to answer this question. You get many difference answers for this question. Jean De Crevecover is French American author. Crevecover was born January 31,1735 and died November 12, 1813. Jean de Crevecover served French and Indian War. He moved to New York State and became a farmer. He

Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher and writer. He was born on the twenty-ninth of January 1737 at Thetford, Norfolk in England, to a Quaker father and Anglican mother. Paine received basic education, but learned to read, write and perform arithmetic. At the age of thirteen he began working, at first with his father, as a stay maker. He then later worked as an officer of the excise, hunting smugglers, and collecting liquor and tobacco taxes. Around 1760, Paine’s wife

1895 was an African-American social activist, abolitionist, orator, writer, and political leader. After evade from vassalage in Maryland, he became a public driver of the abolitionist motion from Massachusetts and New York, convenient character for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time he was described by abolitionists as a living contrasted-specimen to slaveholders ' arguments that captive lacked the mental capacity to activity as independent American citizens. Northerners

1895 was an African-American social activist, abolitionist, orator, writer, and political leader. After evading from vassalage in Maryland, he became a public driver of the abolitionist motion from Massachusetts and New York, convenient character for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. In his time he was described by abolitionists as a living contrasted-specimen to slaveholders ' arguments that captive lacked the mental capacity to act as independent American citizens. Northerners