Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

African American heroes, and satirized booth blacks and whites. She showed great mastery of classic and Modernist poetic techniques. Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 7,1917 in Topeka, Kansas. She grew up in the Chicago community called Bronzeville (Brooks 1). Gwendolyn Brooks parents was David and Kiziah Brooks. Her mother was a school teacher. Gwendolyn's father was the only family member to graduate from high school. Her parents encouraged her to express herself through art (Sickels

Sophie’s Choice was not an easy book to write and Styron showed that. He took 5 years to write it (Cobbs 3132). Critics reviewed this novel very harshly but even then it paid off. It was his longest novel and most thought it was his most successful. It even surpassed the achievements of his other novel, Nat Turner (Coale “William Styron” 1751). To demonstrate how successful Nat Turner was here are a few facts. It was instantly a best seller and it sold 200,000 copies in the first year of coming out

be improving professionally and personally that inspires people to consider her advice. There are several focal leadership qualities that Oprah Winfrey possesses. You change yourself, you change the world. Oprah exclaimed, “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can revolutionize his future by merely changing his attitude” (Namin-Hedayati, 2013). “Charismatic leaders act in unique ways that have specific charismatic effects on their followers” (Northouse, 2013, pg. 188). Charismatic

Bei Dao which literally means “Northern Island” is the pen name of this Chinese poet and he’s won copious international awards for his poetry, he’s been nominated severally for the Nobel Prize in literature and he’s an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and letters. He’s also an author of short stories. He’s

	Zora Neale Hurston was an astounding Afro-American author who was recognized not for being the first Afro-American writer, but rather for her ability to bring forth her cultural language and imagery. If not for Zora's pioneering effort as a female black writer, the world of modern literature would have never seen the cultural insights of the African American culture in such a candid way. 	Zora's date of birth is said to be in January of 1891, however her actual date of birth is debated today

for the betterment of the world's blind and deaf-blind. www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/helen_keller_birthplace2_bio.htm. As Helen grew older she wanted to help other people like herself. She wanted to inspire them and give them hope. She joined the American Foundation for the Blind and traveled the country giving speeches and raising money for the foundation. Later, during World War II, she visited with wounded army soldiers encouraging them not to give up. Helen spent much of her life working to raise

Nebraska and after graduation she became a high school english and latin teacher, and editor for Home Monthly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cather went back to the University of Nebraska in 1917 where she receive her first degree; a doctorate of letters. She also published two books, a volume of poetry and a story collection during this time. When writing for Home Monthly she wrote a short story, “A Burglar’s

Snyder is okay with living in the city as well, even though he prefers living in a highly rural area (Martin). He started to examine and appreciate the American Indian culture around him.

Frost had to wake up early every morning to write his poems and worked the farm for the rest of the day. The Frost farm failed, which sent Frost to go get another job (Burnshaw). From 1906 to 1912, Frost got a job working as a teacher at Pinkerton Academy and New Hampshire normal school (Burnshaw). During this time, Frost continued to write poetry but had little success. His attempts at getting his poem published in news journal “The Atlantic Monthly” were all denied however, as the publishers claimed

Ask any elementary school student what their favorite part of the school day is, and for the most part, the answer will be recess. Being able to run and play freely on the playground, all the while escaping the four, confining walls of the classroom, is like a breath of fresh air. According to the “playground rules,” on the playground, imagination is the name of the game. Upon stepping into the magnificent outdoors, school kids can take a leave of absence from the real world and vacation in La-La