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Auguste Escoffier      Auguste Escoffier was born on October 28, 1846, in the village of Villeneuve-Loubet, France. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Escoffier and his wife Madeleine Civatte. His father was the villages blacksmith, farrier, locksmith, and maker of agricultural tools. Escoffier's childhood dream was to become a sculptor. Unfortunately he was forced to give up that dream at the age of thirteen, just after he celebrated his first Holy Communion Escoffier was told he was going to

Nellie Bly was born May 5th, 1864 in a small town called Cochran Mills in Pennsylvania. Nellie’s real name is Elizabeth Cochrane. Nellie was a Journalist; she began her newspaper career at the age of 18. Nellie got her pseudonym from her editor, who refused to openly allow a female to write for his paper. Nellie Bly was considered the greatest female journalist of her time. Nellie Bly is important in American history because she traveled around the world, faked insanity to get into an asylum, and

Introduction To read of Nellie Bly, one would come to think the woman a pioneer in journalism; a hero for women's rights; and an American icon. These beliefs would be true if not for the fact that Bly was so much more. She was much more a woman, much more a writer, much more a hero and much more than most could ever be. Bly not only took on a world of injustice and stereotypes, but conquered it and changed the way the field of journalism works today. Elizabeth Cochran, a.k.a. Nellie Bly was the first

Elizabeth Jane Cochrane Seaman (a.k.a Nellie Bly) In the world of journalism, investigative journalism is no stranger. However, years upon years ago, it was introduced by the most unlikely of journalists: a woman who truly defied all odds. That woman was Elizabeth Jane Cochrane. Though the future Nellie Bly was raised under tight circumstances, and had almost no high-level education whatsoever, she managed to be one of the best journalists of her day, to bring forth “stunt journalism,” and to

Above all, a journalist’s job is to seek the truth, and report it to the public. Occasionally a journalist will act deceptively in pursuit of that truth, causing for some of the most famous cases of undercover journalism—see Nellie Bly and PrimeTime Live—as well as the most infamous—James O’Keefe (Marx). When discussing undercover journalism, we must pose the question: can undercover journalism also be ethical journalism? And, regardless of the previous answer, is it ever justified? I will address

Nellie Willhite made history when she became known to be South Dakota’s first deaf female pilot to receive a license in 1928. Willhite became deaf when she was only 2 years old and caught measles. Her formal name was actually Elenor Zabel and she had adopted the nickname Nellie. After contracting measles Nellie still remained an active and healthy child. After the passing of her mother she went to a school in Sioux Falls where she became educated and mainstreamed. After completing her education,

Drunk History: Nellie Bly Elizabeth Cochran, better known under her pen name, Nellie Bly, was an American journalist born in Cochran’s Mills, Pennsylvania on May 5th, 1864. She gained fame through her investigative journalism and began working for the New York World in 1887. Her first assignment, an expose on a local asylum, is covered by J.D. Ryznar in an episode of the Comedy Central TV series, Drunk History. While the facts given in Drunk History don’t precisely line up with the facts from outside

some may say the problems at hand now are more important but, not having the right to vote until 1920 and being accused of things without a fair fight seems to be more than just a pretty big issue. Throughout the story, Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly, the disturbing story of the mistreatment of women in insane asylums is told and how it is connected to our history of women’s rights. There is a constant theme of suffrage and women’s rights during the essay that were problems all over the world

Nellie Bly A journalistic genius who was known for her debatable articles, Nellie Bly or Elizabeth Cochran Seaman was and still is a well known writer that made many important contributions to the field of journalism. Her actions affected the outcome of many important events in history, such as Improved Working conditions and Women’s Suffrage. She also influenced the factory and the machine industry with her many mechanical contributions. Nellie Bly produced bountiful articles, dealt with family

The lasting Influence of Nellie Bly Pinorrer of journalism, did not give up, a hero to many traits that all describe Nellie Bly. She got to this point by being brave and standing out. Nellie Bly was an awe-inspiring journalist, women's rights activist and was known for exposing the corruption in legal and social systems. Blys lasting influence made a major impact on society's view of women journalist and the legal systems. Nellie Bly was most influential when it came to journalism in American history