Category: Paragraph Writing
Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Hammerstein II, (1895-1960). US librettist. The grandson of the impresario Oscar Hammerstein, he worked with the composer Rudolf Friml on Rose Marie (1924) and …
Frans Hals Frans Hals, (1581-1666). Dutch painter of Flemish descent. One of the greatest 17th-century portrait painters, he studied with Van Mander in Haarlem, where he spent most …
Edmund Halley Edmund Halley, (1656-1742). English astronomer. Halley’s first important work was a star catalogue of the Southern Hemisphere. In 1684 he met Newton and encouraged him to …
Haile Selassie Haile Selassie , former name Ras Tafari Makonnen (1891-1975). Emperor of Ethiopia, who succeeded the empress Zauditu on her death in 1930. He heroically led the …
Douglas Haig Douglas Haig, (1861-1928). British field marshal. The son of a -landed Scottish family, Haig trained at Sandhurst and served in the Sudan, South Africa, and India. During …
Abelard Peter Abelard Peter (1079-1142). French philosopher, theologian, and teacher. He was a canon of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and fell in love with one of …
A Visit to the Hospital A visit to the hospital is always touching and painful. The hospital is a place where the sick and the wounded are treated, nursed …
Child Care – The Effect on Family Life More and more families are putting their children into daycare every day. There are different reasons as to why they have …
