Friday, January 28, 2011

The Nineteenth Century

The nineteenth century was a period in history marked by the collapse of the Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Holy Roman and Mughal empires. This paved the way for the growing influence of the British Empire, the German Empire and the United States, spurring military conflicts but also advances in science and exploration.

  There are many Writers in the Nineteenth Century like Washington Irving he was the first successful professional author in america..

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

He was the first american philosopher of note.His lecture entitled "The American Scholar".


Nathaniel Hawthorne 

 His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials. Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne". He entered Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824,[1] and graduated in 1825. 


Henry David Thoreau

He was a recluse and a radical thingker.He observed nature conscientiously, and commented on human life safely.


  John Greenleaf Whittier

 He was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.


James Fenimare Cooper

He wrote long romantic novels,relating extraordinary adventues, with the frontier as his background.  





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              The stories of the nineteenth century i think is the most popular because the writers is the best for me.
They were awesome because the stories are full of imagination and feelings drama etc..  They can be my inspiration or yours.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Benjamin Franklin Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin is the "Father of Electricity" .He was a business man, reformer, moralist, sage, patriot, statesman, diplomat,man of letters, journalist, and scientist according to the book.
Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. It is often considered the first American book to be taken seriously by Europeans as literature.

Nevertheless, responses to The Autobiography have generally been more positive than Twain's or Lawrence's, with most readers recognizing it as a classic of literature and relating to the narrative voice of the author. In this work, Franklin's persona comes alive and presents a man whose greatness does not keep him from being down-to-earth and approachable, who faces up to mistakes and blunders he has committed in life, and who presents personal success as something within the reach of anyone willing to work hard enough for it .

Benjamin Franklin is the best author,  business man, reformer, moralist, etc.. because without Benjamin all the technician will not here now.