famous influences
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Anne FrankAnne Frank was a Jewish girl who if famous for her diary describing her
experiences of living in a secret annex in Amsterdam during the
Holocaust. She was born on the 12
th
of June 1929 and lived until shewas fifteen when she died at a concentration camp of a Typhus
outbreak in March, weeks before the camp was destroyed. The exact
date of her death is still unknown. Anne Frank spent 2 years and one
month of her life in an annex at the top of her fathers office building.
She shared the annex with seven other people:
y Otto Frank
y Elfriede Frank
y Margo Franky Hermann Pels
y Auguste Pels
y Peter Pels
y Fritz Pfeiffer
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Mahagama SekaraMahagama Sekara was born on April 7
th1929 to John and Ranawaka
Apuhami in Radawana, Sri Lanka. He was educated at a government
school named Kirindiwela Maha Vidyalaya. He married KusumalathaSuraweera on September 5
thin 1963. Some of his works are:
Poems:
y Mak Nisada Yath
y Rajathilaka Lionel saha Priyantha
y Bodima
y Nomiyemi
Novels:
y Thun Man Handiyay Mano Mandira
Films:
y Thun Man Handiya
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Geoffrey BawaGeoffrey Bawa was an architect born on the 23
rdof July 1919 in Sri
Lanka and passed away on May 27
th
2003. He was educated at RoyalCollege, Colombo 7. His further studies included Law and English at the
University of Cambridge in England. He graduated in 1938. Soon after
the Second World War, Geoffrey Bawa returned to Sri Lanka and
became a Lawyer in his fathers law firm. After his mother died in 1946
he left the law profession. In 1948 he bought a rubber estate between
Galle and Colombo and had a dream of building an Italian Villa on site.
However, he found this nearly impossible due to the lack of
architectural knowledge. Yet he carried on his dream and became apartner of the Edward Reid and Begg Architectural Practice in 1951.
Upon Edward Reids sudden death in 1952, Geoffrey was the sole
surviving partner and he returned to England to get a Degree in
Architecture. In 1956 he graduated; and returned back to Sri Lanka in
1957. Some of his works are:
y Bishops College
y The New Parliament- Kotte
y Hilton Colombo
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W.D.AmaradevaW.D.Amaradeva was a Sri Lankan Musician specifically known for
combining Sri Lankan music with Indian Music. He was born in
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka to Wannakuwatta Waduge Don Ginoris Perera andBalapuwaduge Maggie Weslina Mendis on December 5
th1927. He was
first taught under Ven. Malalankara Nalaka. Later he joined Sri
Saddharmoday (a Buddhist mixed school) completed his basic
education there and later went onto higher studies at Sri Sumangala
College, Panadura, Sri Lanka. On completion of his further studies his
principal encouraged him and helped him to get into Kaluthara
Vidyalaya to get a better education. After he finished his education he
received a job at Radio Ceylon and he was exhibited to an audiencelarger than he had ever performed before. Throughout his career he
wrote and composed music for several Ballets, films, Dramas and Plays.
He was influenced by his brother from teaching him Indian music, his
mother by singing hymns and his father by playing the violins he used
to get to repair.
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Charlotte BronteCharlotte Bronte was an English Author and poet who was born on April
21st
1818 and died on March 31st
1855 at age 38. Bronte was most
famous for Jane Eyre published in 1847.charlotte received a pooreducation at The Clergy Daughters School and most of her experiences
in her books and poems were from the imaginary kingdoms she and her
younger siblings played in. Charlotte was pulled out of school in 1825
just before her two elder sisters deaths and then she returned to
complete her education at Roe head, Mirfield 1831. Since the female-
Male dominations in that era, Charlotte used several pen names so that
she appeared a man. Some of her pen names were: Lord Charles Albert
and Currer BellSome of her works are:
y Jane Eyre
y The Green Dwarf
y Lilly Hart
y The Spell
y Tales of the islanders
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Introduction
Life is either a Daring adventure or nothing
-Helen Keller-
Many people have had good influences on the society. However, Along
with the good one will find the bad. It depends on your strengths and
weaknesses to determine what will come out of your life. If you are
influenced by bad sources you may become a bad influence on society.
If you are influenced by good sources you will become a good influence
and role model to all. One must be aware of ones own skills and
talents. Trying to beat the gold medal record will not be possible if youcannot even get a bronze medal. Awareness and sheer determination
will get you to a good position in life. Putting ones own experiences
into your work will also be useful and make life for all exciting. Be your
best and live life to the fullest!
Helen Keller was a deaf and blind woman who later went on to write
novels due to the determination of herself
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Famous Influences
By: Ishara Abbey 9P