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A Life Lived in a Rapidly Changing World: Samuel L. Clemens‚ 1835-1910
Mark Twain
As Twain’s books provide insight into the past‚ the events of his personal life further demonstrate his role as an eyewitness to history.
During his lifetime‚ Sam Clemens watched a young United States evolve from a nation torn apart by internal conflicts to one of international power. He experienced America’s vast growth and change – from westward expansion to industrialization‚ the end of slavery‚ advancements in technology‚ big government and foreign wars. And along the way‚ he often had something to say about the changes happening in his country.
The Early Years
Samuel Clemens was born on November 30‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri‚ the sixth of seven children. At age 4‚ Sam and his family moved to the small frontier town of Hannibal‚ Missouri‚ on the banks of the Mississippi River. Missouri‚ at the time‚ was a fairly new state (it had gained statehood in 1821) and made up part of the country’s western border. It was also a state that took part in slavery. Sam’s father owned one ens
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Mark Zuckerberg
(1984-)
Who Is Mark Zuckerberg?
Mark Zuckerberg co-founded the social-networking website Facebook out of his college dorm room at Harvard University. Zuckerberg left college after his sophomore year to concentrate on the site, the user base of which has grown to more than two billion people, making Zuckerberg a billionaire many times over. The birth of Facebook was portrayed in the 2010 film The Social Network.
Early Life
Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, into a comfortable, well-educated family. He was raised in the nearby village of Dobbs Ferry.
Zuckerberg’s father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple's four children — Mark, Randi, Donna and Arielle.
Zuckerberg developed an interest in computers at an early age; when he was about 12, he used Atari BASIC to create a messaging program he named "Zucknet." His father used the program in his dental office, so that the receptionist could inform him of a new
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Lee Marks MA is an author in the field of domestic abuse, the former founder of Break the Silence UK and advocate for all victims of domestic abuse.
Having previously worked as a young peoples and families support worker, Lee was enlisted to help out on a male victims of domestic abuse survivors program where he quickly discovered that he too had been a victim of abuse and not identified as such. This spurred him to throw his all into the role and offer support to the male victims within his area. He would also routinely speak at seminars and present training events to other agencies including NHS staff.
Since leaving that role, he moved on to work within the substance misuse field, firstly as an organisational trainer countrywide, then as a team leader within a community service. However this and domestic abuse go hand in hand and Lee found that he was still using his experience to guide his colleagues within their roles and to lead within MARAC for his area. Within this role he was instrumental in developing and leading on training around domestic abuse.
It was during his ti
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