astronaut, scientistBorn: April 5, 1950Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Chang-Dìaz moved to the United States when he was in high school, and got a doctorate in applied plasma physics from MIT in…
director, screenwriterBorn: 7/13/1957Birthplace: Palm Springs, California Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter whose early films, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Say…
actorBorn: 1/2/1968Birthplace: Bronx, New York Talented actor who stole the show, and walked away with the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, as the temperamental but passionate football player in Jerry…
Sample Narrative Essays Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the water…
dancer, actorBorn: 8/23/1912Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dancer and film and stage actor who was an innovator in musical films, bringing the exuberance and athleticism of his dance to the…
actor, director, comicBorn: 11/30/1965Birthplace: New York City Stiller's talents in comedy were shown to advantage on Saturday Night Live (1989) and the Ben Stiller Show (1990), which, though…
(Encyclopedia) Chicago Seven, group of political activists, originally eight in number, who led protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 and were charged with criminal…
