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Marjorie Dorfman is a freelance writer who hails from Brooklyn, New York (where anything can happen). She currently resides in Bucks County, PA with five cats and a graphics artist significant other. She has been writing for more than twenty years and writes

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Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Orson Welles: 1 of 3
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on May 6, 1915, which was the same day that Babe Ruth hit his very first home run, George Orson Welles was the only son of a wellto-do inventor and a beautiful concert pianist. In many ways, he was a child prodigy, gifted in the arts of magic, piano and painting. He was a cosmopolitan child, trave... More..
Jobs & Careers > Professionalism Defining job professionalism: 1 of 3
There are some purists out there who might say that if you have to ask the question there's not a chance in that very warm place below that you will ever understand the answer. Still, I am more broad-minded, and believe that even the comatose can learn to live and understand again! The following thoughts apply to any job, at... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Rosie O' Donnell: 1 of 3
Roseann O' Donnell was born on March 21, 1962, in Bayside, Queens, New York. Her father, Edward J. O' Donnell, immigrated from Belfast, and her mother, Roseann Murtha, was an Irish-American Catholic who died of breast cancer at the age of 38. Rosie was raised in Commack, Long Island and attended Dickenson College. She began ... More..
Arts & Humanities > 20th & 21st Century US History Biography: Al Capone: 1 of 3
Who Was This Notorious Gangster? Just the name Al Capone connotes the dark and seamy underworld of mobsters, prohibition, Elliot Ness and gangland killings. But who was this brilliant Mafia crime boss gangster and did you know that the word "capone" in Italian is slang for big boss? Early Life Born in Brooklyn, New York on J... More..
Food & Drink > Wine Winter wines: 1 of 3
It's that time of year when the holidays are behind us, but the chill of winter hovers like an unpleasant cloud around every corner and window. The spring thaw is elusive and seems an ice age away. How to keep warm is the question at large. Inquiring minds want to know. Well, the answer may vary from person to person, but th... More..
Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History Crazy Horse: An Oglala Lakota warrior who led by example: 1 of 3
Early Years Almost everything about the early years of this Oglala Sioux Indian who was known and respected for his courage in battle is open to speculation due to the paucity of historical records. Even the included photograph of this great warrior is a moot point because during his lifetime, he refused to be photographed, ... More..
Sciences > Physics Biographies: Alexander Graham Bell: 1 of 3
He was born in Scotland on March 3, 1847 into a family that was associated with teaching the art of public speaking. His father, Alexander Melville Bell, had published some works on the subject, notably his treatise on "Visible Speech" (1868). Educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh, he graduated at the age of 13. He ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Richard Pryor: 1 of 3
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was born on December 1, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois. This African-American comedian, actor and writer told stories that attracted a wide audience, but his acerbic and sometimes trenchant examinations of race and customs in the modern world divided public opinion of his act. His first pr... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Breeds Cat breed: Havana Brown: 1 of 3
Written records of solid brown cats date back to the 1300s from early Siam in "The Cat Book Poems." These ancient manuscripts describe seventeen "good luck" cats, which the people of Siam (Thailand) considered very beautiful and possessed with the ability to protect them from evil. Havana Brown is an engineered breed that wa... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas The Cheshire cat in literature: 1 of 3
Although the phrase "grinning like a Cheshire cat" was most certainly publicized by the pen of Lewis Carroll in his immortal children's classic, "Alice In Wonderland," the origin of the phrase cannot be exactly accounted for. There are several theories, one involving a gargoyle found on a pillar in St. Nicholas Church Cranle... More..