Society Biographies Samples For Students

Introduction

The life of prominent personalities remains one of the most comprehensive topics focussed on in the field of sociology. This can be accredited to the fact that various prominent personalities played a comprehensive role in bringing about social change in the society. Worth noting is the fact that the traditional society was filled with various societal matter that hundred societal progress. As an example, the traditional society had a less regard for women in the society as evident by the fact that women were discriminated highly. Nonetheless, the emergence of prominent personalities led to mutual change of the society in terms ...

William Faulkner is a renowned novelist and writer who was not only concerned with building his writing career but also supporting new writers. He was brought up in a humble upbringing in the season of civil wars. Apart from the wars, there was wide spread racial discrimination and a wide gap between the poor and the rich. His literature centred on society issues and the need for people to change their thinking and attitude to enhance growth. Through his factious writing, he observed that an economy could only grow if everyone is given a chance to grow. The aspect of some people having ...

I am Ghada Aldossary, a 35 years-old Echocardiogram Technologist of Saudi Arabian descent. I am married with four kids. I graduated from Dammam College in 1999 with Chemistry major. I always thought that chemistry major would quickly get me a placement but after graduation it dawned on me that there were overly many graduates with chemistry major who yet to get employed. I did not find a good offer until I heard that one of our best Hospitals in Eastern province was seeking Electrocardiogram Technician. The hospital, Aramco Hospital as it is called, is located in Dhahran on the eastern coast of ...

In one of her prominent works, Ruth Benedict explains the story of a certain community that lives on an island northwest of Melanesia. Ruth Benedict describes the community as one in which people are so mistrustful of one another to the extent that they can barely afford to share anything or do anything together. The community, which is characterized by paranoia and mistrust, does not approve of such things as sharing food or accepting gifts from neighbors. Rationally, such behavior would be considered abnormal in the modern societies (Young 99). Ruth Benedict further tells the story of a man that went ...

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Martin Luther King was a Ph.D. in theology who had led the civil rights movement in the South since 1955. He referred to the founding documents and principles of the United States that promised liberty and equality for all, and noted that the country had failed to fulfill these in practice, especially because blacks had suffered centuries of slavery and segregation. His main concern was to secure basic citizenship and voting rights for blacks, and his speaking style was far more like that of a preacher and prophet. A century after slavery was abolished, blacks still faced segregation, discrimination and lack ...

The British and other Europeans in the 16th century imported labor from Africa due to labor shortages to work on sugar plantations in the US and the European countries. They were preferred as they, the African slaves, were resilient to local diseases. Slaves were captured by fellow Africans and taken towards the seaboard where they were put up for sale to British slave traders. The slaves were then transported to the America once the ships were filled. However, this was not without casualties, death rates ranged from ten to twenty percent. After arriving the slaves were auctioned to the ...

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I am a twenty one years old white man who has been raised in a middle class family. My parents were wealthy when compared to most families within the region. I was brought up in a family of four; me being the last born. My siblings are: Amanda (31), John (29), and Josh (26). The trend and the age differences between my siblings is a sure proof that I was born out of accident. My mother conceived out of will and they did not have an option but to bring me up. Also, I have been hearing hearsays from ...

The Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS)

Abstract
The Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) was established in 1976 with the core mandate being the aiding of victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Accordingly, VIBS has been dispensing its duties with the organization assuming an expansionary approach. VIBS has, however, not failed in its activities. It continues to offer humanitarian services. This is despite the financial challenges that it faces. However, even with the society being seemingly educated and informed, it is this paper’s contention that the organizational activities aimed at creating a state of awareness and empowering the victims are critical. In addition, ...

What if Edmund Burke were alive today? London and Washington D.C. are bound together in so many ways whatever his modern views might be he would be an influence on the politics of both countries. Would he still be the conscience of morality for conservatives? In this essay we will look for insight to his moral and political perspective on the East India Trading Company and the French Revolution.
We neither think of the modern American ‘celebrity’ conservatives as having empathy for workers nor as being particularly fiscally responsible. Maybe that is why Edmund Burke’s reputation as ...

The first greatest contribution of Karl Marx in political and social philosophies can be summed up by his utmost regard to the proletariats. Marx generalized the poor as being exploited in the market economy because even when he works so hard, he gets poorer and poorer. This is due to the forces of capitalism all over him. The poor produces wealth but he is alienated to it (Bottomore, p. 23 ). This means that he cannot enjoy the fruits of his labor. He could not have enough money to purchase the very thing that he creates.

For instance, the worker ...

Susan Antony

Susan Brownell Antony was born on 15th February in the year 1820 in Massachusetts. She died on March 13 of the year1906.Her Quaker family was well endowed with activist traditions. This made Susan develop a moral zeal and sense of justice in her early life. Susan was a well-known feminist and civil rights activist and leader in America. She played a very instrumental role in the movement of women rights of the 19th century in America leading to the introduction of the women suffrage in the US. Susan also worked with Elizabeth Candy Stanton as the founders of first of the women ...

Many centuries ago, a man witnessed an apple fall from a tree and had a scientific revelation about the way that the objects on the earth worked. This was no ordinary man: this was Isaac Newton, and this incident would lead him to formulate the law of gravity. There are many variations and controversies about the apple story, including a conspiracy that Newton himself made it up. Regardless of the origins of the story, this scenario has become the symbol of Isaac Newton’s life and person in science classes around the world. In addition to his theories of ...

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This paper will critically analyze and review the biography of the American entrepreneur, Steve Jobs a founder of Apple and its CEO until his death in 2011. Steve Jobs is known for having two separate spells with Apple – first as its founder in 1976 and secondly, as a visionary leader who turned the company around in 1997 when it was under serious crisis. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a review and assessment of how the company was founded and ran and how it became successful under Steve Jobs. This will include the examination of the situation ...

John Stuart Mill was born on 20 May 1806 in Pentoville, London. He was the first-born son of James Mill and Harriet Burrow who got married in 1805. His father was born in Scotland but had to move to London to advance his career in economy as well as in philosophy. John’s father and his close friend, Jeremy Bentham, played a pivotal role in equipping him with the knowledge that he would require to lead a successful life.

John began his education at a rather early age. He started learning Greek at the age of three. When he was eight years ...

Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) belongs to the prominent American thinkers and public figures. In him were combined a great scientist-encyclopaedist, a brilliant propagandist of the Enlightenment ideas and active leader of the bourgeois revolution. By decision of the World Peace Council, the 250th anniversary of the birth of Franklin was celebrated all over the world. Scientific and public activity of Franklin is inextricably linked with the war of Independence in 1775 - 1783 years. The largest volume and most famous works of Franklin is "Autobiography» (The Life of Benjamin Franklin written by Himself). It was started by Franklin in 1771 ...

When I was first assigned the task of reading the book, “Tell me a riddle” by Tillie Olsen, I was gained more understanding about what she went through as a feminist activist. This motivated me to search more about her life, because I thought that I had known enough about her life until this new discovery. Thus my intent of researching more about her works led me into writing this paper, to help analyze her life and work. However, I found this a difficult task than I had considered. First I wondered why her works had to be that deep. But by ...

Mary Whiton Calkins grew up in a male dominated society. This was during the late 1800s and early 1900s when almost every one was a male chauvinist. She had to struggle through out her education especially in 1984 when her younger sister died and her mother’s health condition deteriorated forcing her to drop out of school for a year. When her sister, Mauda, died she spent the entire year tutoring her two young brothers. During this hard period she also studied Greek. During her life she put adequate effort and determination worth inspiring. (Zedler, 1995). This is noticed in her contribution ...

In 1886, the German Modernist architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe also known by his name as ‘Mies van der Rohe’ pioneered the functional designs in building construction based on utilitarian purposes such as creating new spaces for modern lifestyles. One of his notable projects such as 860-880 Lake Shore Apartments (1949) and the Riehl House (1907) both had endured the advent of modernism and still functional and widely regarded as the relics of the past even in the post-modernism. The drastic changes brought by the Bauhaus Movement of the 20th century, the building style shifted from opulent homes ...

Wallace Carothers

life and Education of Wallace Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers was born on April 27, 1896. He was born in Burlington, Iowa. He was the son of Ira and Mary Carothers, and was the oldest children in the family. When he was five years old, his family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. There he studied in high school. He started showing interest in science during high school years and started reading the scientific literature. During his studies, he liked to play with different tools, instruments, and other mechanical items, and liked to spend time in experimenting. He used to have ...

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My Moroccan heritage has always meant so much to me. Thanks to my family’s heritage I have been grown to know the rich tapestry that is our past. From colorful, sometimes helpful proverbs, to authentic Moroccan recipes, I am proud to claim this part of my heritage. The values of the Moroccan culture have been instilled in me; I am proud of all that I am and all that my people have become. However, sometimes my heritage and the lessons or cultural values that are taught within it appear to inhibit on certain aspects of life. I have ...

Women have long been suppressed and prevented to hold higher office or positions since the ancient times. There were suppositions that women are not politically savvy or capable of handling responsibility outside the home, let alone have a voice in society. Some societies even restricted women from becoming educated to suppress their desire to fight for their rights. However, as the years progressed, societies around the globe slowly became divided in how they treat their female constituents. Jamaica, for instance, had been open to women empowerment but they still held certain reservations on allowing to dominate in the political arena. ...

Part 1 I interviewed one of my close friends about what he believes drives people to murder. One interesting thing that he brought up is the concept of young men growing up in gang environments - where people have to protect their territory and learn how to fend for themselves. There, the culture of gang violence is rampant, and so people often thing that it is the normal thing to do. Killing people is a means to assert masculinity and authority, as well as fitting in with the gang. I believe this is similar to differential association, as that theory ...

Arguably, Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the most know women leader in the world. Leadership in woman's career was a difficult task to undertake, but the wife of Franklin Roosevelt was an exception. Driven by her personal character, philosophies, and tremendous leadership skill, she became one of the influential individual with re-known leadership skills. Eleanor Roosevelt was born in the year 1884 in New York City. In her entire life, Eleanor Roosevelt was a courageous leader who could always stand on her philosophies, as well as being in the forefront in helping does who needed her help. In fact, Eleanor Roosevelt ...

Rousseau’s writings include contradictions which still make his work much discussed. He was born three hundred years ago on June 28, 1712 in Geneva. In his lifetime his writings caused him to be thrown out of cities and he needed to move to different parts of Europe, spending some time in exile in England. After writing the book Émile he made both Protestant and Catholic leaders angry enough to ban him even when trying to support the church. And his friend Mary Wollstonecraft was very angry with him for how he portrayed women in the book. Maybe Rousseau ...

Lena Horne was one of the most significant jazz and pop musicians of the 20th century. Her influence on music and popular culture is immense, having broken many social and entertainment barriers in order to achieve her goals. Her body of work stretches nearly seven decades, performing from the 1930s into the 2000s. She was an incredible singer, songwriter, dancer, civil rights activist and actress, who left an indelible impression on the music industry and society as a whole. In this essay, her life and career will be examined, as well as the importance of her civil rights activism and ...

Known for his wit and wisdom, Benjamin Franklin worked to improve society whenever he could. There are many examples of this desire to do “good works”; however, three are most prominent. One, he established the lending library as we know it today. Two, using himself as a model, he developed virtues that have become ingrained in American society. Third, although he did not seem particularly religious himself, his philosophy about religion was less about dogma and more about service to community. Doing good works for others was something he did throughout his life; and it began during his childhood.
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Currently living in the city of Atlanta Georgia, I am a native Californian. At a young age, I was introduced to pastoral care. My grandfather enjoyed a prominent position as an elder in the Baptist church. He would visit his members on a regular basis. He was the one who actually introduced me to learn about pastoral care as a PK. The basis of Pastoral care, as exemplified in one's treatment of the neighborhoods, grew out of the theological commitment as demonstrated in one's love for God’s people. I believe that my interest in pastoral care is a ...

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Charles Robert Darwin was a naturalist born on 12th February 1809 at a place called Shrewsbury in England. However, he died on 19th April 1882 in London. In his lifetime, one of his greatest achievements is about the evolutionary theory of living organisms (Bowler). He was able to achieve this success through the voyage he embarked in 1831. He traveled for five years all over the world with the HMS Beagle. Through his traveling, he was able to study different specimen and thus his evolution theory was developed. This fact caused him to write the book titled as On ...

My name is Rochelle and I was born and raised in Houston, Texas as an only child. This does not mean that I was ever spoilt and I helped with the chores at home whenever possible. I was always a good student and I have always been caring about the environment and about the benefit of other people, which is what got me interested in healthcare. I got married on the 22nd of November, 2015. We still do not have any children because starting from January, I will pursue a degree in Healthcare Administration at University of Phoenix.
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Biography

Man is a social being that lives in a sociable environment (Andersen& Taylor 2006). Just like everyone else, I have encountered different people and things that have positively and negatively impacted my life as I go about life. One thing is for sure that this has also changed my feelings, attitude and reasoning towards life in general. Some of these sociological factors that have had an impact in me include race and ethnicity, religion, social class and sexual orientation just to name a few.

Race and ethnicity is an integral part that to a huge extent plays a very important role in the life ...

One cannot talk about cultural anthropology without the mention of the man popularly referred to as the “Father of American Anthropology,” Frank Boas. Frank Boas, a German-born anthropologist, was born on 9th July, 1858 and lived till 21st December, 1942 when the cruel hands of death took him away. He is accredited with founding the culture-centered, relativistic school of American anthropology that dominated the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A preview of his work reveals that he came up with arguments against contemporary theories that centered on racial distinctions between humans. His theory of relativism sought to downplay the ...

Lloyd Augustus Hall

Lloyd Augustus Hall’s contribution to science largely involves food preservation. Lloyd’s interest in food chemistry, a new area of chemistry, started while working at Boher Chemical Laboratory. Before his inventions, table salt (sodium chloride) was used as the major food preservative especially in preserving meat (Wilson and Jane, 34). However, table salt was not effective enough, as meat could only be preserved in a short period using this technique. Following various experiments, Lloyd came up with “flash-drying” technique as an alternative to table salt preservation. The technique involved a combination of sodium nitrate crystals and nitrite and sodium chloride, which ...

A researcher, a scientist, a professor of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, a vivid figure of the Japanese branch of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – Kaoru Ishikawa – made ​​a very important contribution to the concept of management of total quality control and to the concept of quality management. Ishikawa was convinced that the success of Japan's conquest of world markets depends largely on the belief in the effectiveness of methods of quality control. His name is also attributed with the revival and development of the Japanese economy.
Kaoru Ishikawa was born in 1915 in Tokyo (Japan) in ...

I was brought to life twenty one years ago and have been raised and nurtured by my loving parents. Throughout my life I’ve undergone many experiences which have taught me peculiar ways of resolving conflicts. In my childhood period, I was a spunky playful kid who was determined in whatever he committed himself into. As a result of my playful character, I had a lot of friends in the neighborhood. Many of these were my peers who loved to play with me or some of whom we went to school together. Besides participating in a lot of childhood games I was also ...

Muhammad’s name appears only four times in the Qu’ran, and all the thousands of details that are known about his life in Mecca and Medina during the 6th Century were probably passed down as oral traditions before being written down in the Hadiths about 100-200 years after his death. He believed that the Islamic faith was the final and perfect revelation of God. Muhammad claimed to be only a Prophet and Messenger rather than a Messiah or Son of God. Salvation came not from believing in him but from following the moral and spiritual teachings of the Qu’ran ...

Benjamin Franklin observed his life as a blessing from God. This is concerning the fact that he rose from the life of a poor child to the height of being recognized by the world as one of the key makers of history. It is in this regard that he asserts that he rose from poverty and obscurity to affluence and a state of reputation. (Franklin, B. 1906, pp 34) It is for this reason that he asserts that given a chance to relive his life he would gladly accept the offer. However, being no chance available he opted to have a relief in writing ...

We Must Tell Our Own Story

Introduction

There exists in the world of sociology some controversy between two theories of thought. The debate is usually over a question like this “Which has more control over an individual’s life agency or structure?”
One side argues that people are confined behind the boundaries of social structures. How a person behaves within the structure is controlled by the boundaries or his perception of the boundaries. How a person acts depends on how the social structure (or hierarchy of social structures) “allows” him to act. There is free will only as it fits into the power structure of social systems. ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as America’s 32^nd President. He came into power during The Great Depression and is one of the leaders who made a great impact in American economy and politics. His famous for championing for the New Deal; that was geared towards lifting America out of it then economic crisis. Both his critics and supporters would agree that he was one of America’s most influential presidents. Below is a short biographical account of Roosevelt’s life, political career and contributions to the American economy.

Early Life and Education

Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, ...

William Faulkner is an American writer from the state of Mississippi, Oxford who lived between 1897 and 1962. He is regarded as one of most important Southern Literature writers of the United States. During his lifetime, he was credited for writing and publishing a great volume of poetry, novels, short stories, essays and screenplays. His collection of short stories and novel is the most popular. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 for his contribution to the field of American Literature (O’Connor 1). This paper focuses on the most important works of William Faulkner, his literary ...