Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Most Mysterious Knight How many people do you know that can use words to create worlds? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived a thorough life filled with adventures. Conan’s own personal experiences tended to bleed into his books and plays, which is probably why people love his work so much. He was a man that used his whole life and talents to impact the world in ways that many people never will. The early life of Mr. Doyle was a very interesting one. On May 22, 1859, Arthur Conan Doyle was introduced to the world (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). He was born to Charles Altamont Doyle and Mary Foley Doyle in Edinburgh, Scotland (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). In this humble, Irish-Catholic home, Mrs. Doyle entertained …show more content…
In his ninth year, Doyle began attending a Jesuit boarding school, which affluent people in his family paid for (Biography.com Editors). During these years, Arthur spent his free time making up stories to tell the younger students (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). He was also an excellent cricket player (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). Doyle graduated from the boarding school in 1876 and pursued a medical career at the University of Edinburgh (Wilson). In between his two educational endeavors, Arthur had to return home to sign the committal papers of his father into a lunatic asylum (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). Once back at the University, Doyle dove into his studies. He met many influential people—of both the present and future. One of his most personal influencers was Dr. Joseph Bell, the inspiration for the infamous Sherlock Holmes. He had all the same character qualities as the detective. He was deductive, observational, and had common sense (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). Everything was going smoothly in his life, but Arthur wanted a change. Therefore, he decided to drop his studies and go on …show more content…
He started adulthood off with a bang, with his first job as a medical officer on the “Mayumba.” The “Mayumba” was a boat that travelled between Liverpool and the west coast of Africa (Biography.com Editors). After a while, he tired of this and opened a medical practice in Portsmouth (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). In August of 1885, Doyle married Louisa Hawkins Doyle (Wilson). Arthur contracted a potentially deadly case of the flu in May of 1891. He battled with this sickness for a while and almost died from it! When he finally did get over it, Arthur abandoned his medical practice in favor of focusing on writing (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). Kingsley’s birth greatly enhanced the lives of both Mr. and Mrs. Doyle. He was their second child. Their daughter, nary, was the first (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). Soon afterwards, though, doctors diagnosed Louisa with Tuberculosis. Doyle spent the rest of his wife’s life writing and taking care of her (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). Looking for a change of pace, Arthur decided to volunteer in the Boer War. Enlistment officers rejected Doyle, and he instead volunteered as a medical doctor (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). After his time in the war, Arthur attempted to become involved with politics. Even though he lost, it was only by a slight number of votes (Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Estate). King Edward VII knighted him in
Andrew Carnegie was born November 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. He grew up poor and lived in a small cottage attic with his family. In 1848 the carnegie family made the hard decision to immigrate to the United States. Carnegie was locally famous for decoding messages when he was a telegraph operator. He later worked himself up to being one of the most famous men in business during the late 1800’s.
Andrew Carnegie was born November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. At the age of twelve, he and his family took the long voyage from Scotland to the United States. Young Andrew adapted and thrived in the modern age of America. At the age of thirteen, Andrew began his first job, which was working in a boiler room at a thread factory. However, luck was on his side and he soon became a messenger for O'Reilly Telegraph Company.
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835 to William Carnegie and Margaret Morrison Carnegie in Dunfermline, Scotland. Carnegie’s father was a linen weaver, but in 1847, steam- powered looms became popular in Dunfermline leaving many of the hand loom weavers unneeded. Margaret Carnegie stepped up to the plate to provide for the family by repairing shoes and opening a small grocery store. In 1848, Carnegie and his parents made the passage to America where they joined his mother’s sisters in Pittsburgh. Carnegie later wrote that he would learn what it was like to live in poverty and to watch his father beg for money.
Clara liked school, but she was sad because she realized that her mother enjoyed getting rid of her for most of the day. As Clara entered her teen years she tutored poor children, and nursed the sick during the smallpox epidemic. Clara liked to work where she could help others. She started her career as a teacher, she opened the nation’s first free public school in New Jersey in 1852. She had her first experience of nursing at age 11, and she was also one of the first women to work in a government office (1854).
He didn't start schooling till around the age of 11, but excelled in his classes to catch up with the other kids his age. Sinclair started writing while still attending school. He wrote jokes and puzzles that were placed in children's magazines. The income he received from this allowed him to get his own apartment. He attended the City College of New York where he studied law.
He graduated in 1740 and received his master’s degree in 1743 . After University, he opened a business with a £1000 loan that he got from his father, but he was not successful and he was soon out of money. He then worked for his father as a malt
He was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Before his success, Carnegie worked a series of jobs in railroads after moving to the U.S. He also began making minor investments while still working for railroads. Carnegie realized that these investments were bringing in significant returns, especially ones in oil. He wanted to focus on his other business interests like the Keystone Bridge Company, so he quit the railroad jobs.
Jane Addams life as a child was not easy, she had a congenital spinal defect which led to her never being physically strong and her father who served for sixteen years as a state senator and fought as an officer in the Civil War always showed that his thoughts of women were that they were weak, and especially her with her condition. But besides that she lived a very privileged life since her father had many famous friends like the president Abraham Lincoln. Jane was determined to get a good education which she ended up getting. She went to Rockford sanitary for women which is now called Rockford University and she also studied to be a doctor but had to quit because she was hospitalised too many times. Being sick affected her life very much so when she got older she remedied her spinal defect with surgery.
Patrick Henry spent most of his childhood educating himself in his free time. Henry failed in businesses which soon led to his marriage with Sarah Shelton in 1754. His house later burned down and He attempted to start another business which failed again. This is where his career in law started.
Before commencing her journey of becoming a doctor; she was a teacher the same as her mother and sister (Michals). This was the most common career path for any women who wanted to work in the late 1800’s. Elizabeth gained her inspiration from a friend of hers who was dying, the spark that lit the road for her was when her friend exclaimed she would have fared better if she’d had a “lady doctor” (Harrison). The first few task she took to begin her pathway to success foreshadowed
Gallaudet was a very smart child from which he attended college at Yale University in 1801, at age 14, and graduated 1804, at age 17. He soon went back to Yale in 1808 to get his masters degree after finishing a law apprenticeship. He got a degree as a traveling salesman from where he did his job in Kentucky and Ohio. Due to health problems he reverted to joining the Andover Theological Seminary in 1811. Just before he graduated, he became a traveling minister.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland on November 1835. Growing up poor, Carnegie started working 12 hour shifts at the age of 12 for a $1.20. As he started getting older he taught himself new things which would eventually lead him to making $1,500 a year at the age of 17. In the early 1870s Carnegie was so successful in the steel industry that he sold his Carnegie Steel Company to J.P. Morgan for $480 million making him the richest man in the world. Before dying Andrew Carnegie dedicated himself to helping charities and donating approximately $350 million to education.
Andrew Carnegie was considered a captain of industry and a robber baron in my opinion. Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835 in Scotland. He was born in an attic of the family’s business in a weavers cottage. He was born in a very poor family. His family couldn’t afford for him to go to school, so he taught himself all the things he had to know with a little help of his family.
Arthur’s life is not very different from day to day and he does not have an exciting life. This part of Arthur’s life is easily seen as the Ordinary World of the Hero’s Journey, where Arthur’s life is nothing out of the ordinary. After the Ordinary World, the hero is given the The Call to Adventure which is when there is a calling to change the character's daily life to adventure on a new path. This stage is parallel to the novel The Sword in the Stone when Arthur is given an order, by Sir Ector, in T.H.White, Sir Ector,”...to start a quest for a new tutor as soon as he had time to do so…” (White 11).
At a young age of thirteen he had to work at a bank to help his family. Then, he left the school at eighteen and became an elementary teacher for a short time. Also, he became a newspaper reporter before trying his luck sailing as a merchant to Liverpool, England. In the summer of 1839 he came