Herman Melville was born August 1, 1819 to Allen Melvill and Maria Gansevoort. He was the third eldest of eight children and the second oldest male. His parents were both the children of Revolutionary War heroes, Allen Gansevoort and Thomas Melvill. Both men were born English and through violence, became American, fighting for their adopted country during the war. Maria descended from a prominent Dutch family in Albany and his father, Allen, was an enterprising urban merchant. The final “e” in Melvill[e] was not added until Herman was a teenager. While Herman Melville was born to good circumstances, his parents lacked the funds to remain there and frequently, with much regret and shame, turned to their elders for aide. …

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Was a professor of English at San Francisco State University where he was the Director of American Language Institute.

Prof. Brown has published many articles and books on second language acquisition and pedagogy. Some of his publications include: Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy (1994), Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (Third Edition, 1994), Prof. Brown’s research interests include strategies based instruction, classroom language assessment, and relating second language acquisition research findings to classroom methodology. His areas of specialization include: teaching English to speakers of other languages, teacher training, teaching methodology, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, classroom language assessment, and strategies-based instruction. …

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In history of world, very few personalities have transformed a rugged nation to a mighty power of the world. In 7th century Arabia, a man of Quraysh tribe led the Bedouin Arabs to rule the world in near future. He brought the continuation of monotheism of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. He was not an extra ordinary religious leader but last messenger of god to seal the prophet hood. His transformation revolutionized the Arab Saracens to a mighty world power. His message changed the barren steppes of Hijaz to the cultural centre of medieval times. His message was peace and tranquility to all humanity. He was Muhammad (PBUH) the last prophet of god. In preceding paragraphs, we will take a deep look to his message and will try to establish the authenticity of his prophet hood. …

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Nash is professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Los Angeles where he also served as Dean of undergraduates and of Inter-College Curricular Development. He joined UCLA in 1974 with a PhD from Princeton. He has had a distinguished career as an academic historian but also led the design of National History Standards for American schools. Race and Revolution consists of three chapters and primary documentation based on lectures given in September 1988 at the University of Wisconsin, the Merrell Jensen Lectures in Constitutional Studies. The book was intended to be a discussion primer for undergraduate and graduate seminars but it can also be read and used by high school students of American history or politics. Nash sets out his argument in three chapters. These are followed by three chapters of documents, all of which represent appropriate primary material selected to support his thesis. Nash uses end of chapter footnotes mainly to reference sources. …

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The author of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry was born on the 19^th of May 1930 in Chicago as the daughter of Carl Augustus and Perry Hansberry. Her family spent some time moving around and for two years between 1948 and 1950, she attended University of Wisconsin and Art Institute of Chicago to name a few. Still in 1950, she became a student of W.E.B. Dubois while stiduying African History. And in 1959 she receives an award from The New York Drama Critics Circle for her work A Raisin in the Sun. …

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Mirza Husayn ‘Ali assumed the title of Baha’u’llah, an Arabic word which means “The Glory of God.” He was the eldest son of Mirza ‘Abbas of Nur, a Minister of State. He was born in Teheran, Persia on November 12, 1817. He received little teaching at home and never had a chance to attend school or college. He demonstrated extraordinary wisdom and knowledge.

Baha’u’llah, who was the prophet-founder of Baha’i Faith, believed to be the only Messenger of God to the age of human maturity, the Bearer of a Divine Revelation that carries out the promises made in earlier religions, and the one who will unite the peoples of the world (Baha’i International Community). His writings comprise various subjects ranging from social issues such as the equality of men and women, racial integration, and disarmament, to issues that influence the innermost life of the human soul (Baha’i International Community). …

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