He was introduced to up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, and the two musicians work together on one another's demos. Legend's debut album, 2004's Get Lifted, went platinum thanks in part to the hit single "Ordinary People," a song that he originally penned for the Black Eyed Peas. He went home with three Grammy Awards for Get Lifted: for best R&B album, best R&B male vocal performance and best new artist. Legend's musical talent has made him a mainstream star. In 2006, he performed at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh.
In 1879 Cadbury launched a new community called Bourneville which made chocolate candies. The company continued to grow globally throughout the 20th century, and in 1969 Cadbury and Schweppes merged to form Cadbury Schweppes. In January 2010, Cadbury agreed to be taken over by Kraft Foods worth about $19 billion. (http://www.cadbury.co.uk/the-story) Dogs Trust: Dogs Trust was founded in 1891 to protect dogs from torture and mistreatment of any kind. Formerly known as the National Canine Defence League (NCDL), the charity has now pursued its goal with determination for over one hundred years.
He worked at a newspaper shop when he was 16 years old. One day he dropped everything and he got fired. His father, Henry Hershey was upset and put on his hat and went to the newspaper shop to see if he could get his job back. Milton next went to work at Royer’s Ice Cream Shop and Garden because his mother thought he should learn a trade. He learned how to make candy and ice cream.
(About Banned and Challenged Books.) James and the Giant Peach is one of the many books that has been banned. James and the Giant Peach is about as boy, James, who is a happy boy living with his parents. Until, his parents are killed in a tragic rhino attack he is then sent to live with his cruel aunts. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker.
Geisel was, and still is, remembered for his books about fairness, discrimination, peace, the environment, consumerism, and humanity (Schulman p.7). Dr. Theodor “Seuss” Geisel died on September 24, 1991. Seventeen years after his death, he was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. His wife took the honor on his behalf (Timeline). Every year on Dr. Seuss’ birthday, the members of Kappa Kappa Gamma, of Whitman College in Washington, host the Annual Dr. Seuss Day festival (Diaz).
Teddy was the nickname they gave him as a child when he was growing up. Roosevelt went on to be successful person which he ends up joining the Republic party. Later in the year he got elected to New York State Assembly being the youngest man in the assembly. During his journey to get to the top he punishes twelve books. All of his books were very poplar during the 1900’s and some of them still are till today.
Noah Macri 20 September, 2012 The Themes That Caught Fire Suzanne Collins is a great author who helped create many masterpieces not only in literature but also on television. She worked with many shows on Nickelodeon such as Little Bear and Oswald. Collin’s first real book that was published was Gregor the Overlander, which then lead to the entire Underlanders series. In 2008, Collins began writing The Hunger Games series and in 2009, Catching Fire was released. Collins essentially got the idea for these books from the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur (Suzanne).
Set January 23, 2012 Ansel Adams February 20th, 1902 Ansel Easton Adams was born in San Francisco, California. He was the only child of Charles and Olive Adams. Ansel, originally trained as a classic pianist, would later abandon his first love, music, for photography. Ansel Adams became America's most talented and beloved landscape photographer. Ansel started school, yet he was a poor student and hated going to school due to the great quake which scared him for life by breaking his nose on impact from the ground.
James and the Giant Peach Genre: Adventure Roal Dahl The plot James Henry Trotter is abandoned at the age of four when his parents are tragically killed in a freak accident. He is placed into the care of two evil relatives, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker where he is being forced to work long hours chopping wood and cleaning. He is otherwise not allowed to come out of the house and is locked in the basement to sleep on the cold hard floor. He is not permitted to attend school, to play with other children, or to journey out of the yard. He is often denied food as well.
At the age of twelve Charles’s mother took him out of school so he could work while his father was in jail for failure to pay debt. Working at a shoe-polish factory, instead of being the kid to grow up and become the intelligent young man he had dreamed of being took its toll on Charles. After a period of time Charles did go back to school. At fifteen he dropped out and resented his mother for it. (Dickens NG) Charles met Catherine Hogarth in 1834, became engaged in 1835 and