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Ria works as a freelance art director and actress/director, and uses her spare time to pursue a career in theatre/film. She is an avid movie-watcher and particularly enjoys screwball comedies.
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  • The Life of Carl Sandburg
    Carl Sandburg had always been interested in Abraham Lincoln and, in the early 1920s, he started writing a six-volume biography of the man.
  • Herman Melville Proclaimed Great American Writer
    In 1851 Melville completed his most famous novel, "Moby Dick." It didn't receive much praise or success then, but it's now recognized as one of the great American novels.
  • P.G. Wodehouse, a Decent Chap
    From 1902 to 1974 P.G. Wodehouse wrote nearly 100 novels, about 30 plays and 20 screenplays.
  • 'Free to Choose' Explains Principles of Economics with References to 'Pencil 1'
    Reliance on people to control their own lives is a sure way to a great society, and if we educate ourselves in the matters of economics think what a great society we would have.
  • Emerson's Pal Henry Thoreau
    Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817 in Concord Massachusetts. He attended school at Harvard University, and later worked as a teacher and tutor in in Concord and on Staten Island, New York.
  • The Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens
    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, more widely known as "Mark Twain," was born in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835.
  • Will Rogers, the Cowboy Philosopher
    Rogers could throw three lassos at once: one would catch the running horse's neck, the other would hoop around the rider and the third would swoop up under the horse to loop all four legs.
  • In God We Trust
    Take a look at your money and you'll find the inscription "In God We Trust," on every bill and coin. Read our Constitution and you'll find mention of God throughout. We are a religious nation, and it's apparent everywhere.
  • Freaky Friday: Age Without Responsibility
    Although this movie had the potential to show both the beauties of youth and age, and demonstrate the struggle every person has making the transition from child to adult, it ended up completely missing the point.
  • Armand Duplantier: Father of Our Independence
    It is because of the bravery and sacrifices of many men like Armand that has made our country what it is today, the most free and powerful country on earth. We are proud to call ourselves "American."
  • The Cause of the Civil War
    It is widely believed that the Civil War was about the issue of slavery. It's possible that's why some men fought, but the real cause of the war stemmed from the natural differences between North and South, Industrial and Agrarian.
  • Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Verse
    Acknowledged as one of the greatest writers that ever lived, Shakespeare was also one of the most mysterious.

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