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Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian poet,novelist,literary critic,essayist,teacher,environmental activist,and inventor. Since 1961,she has published 18 books of poetry,18 novels,11 books of nonfiction,nine collections of short fiction,eight children's books,two graphic novels,and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing,including two Booker Prizes,the Arthur C. Clarke Award,the Governor General's Award,the Franz Kafka Prize,Princess of Asturias Awards,and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television.
The Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal,totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead,which has overthrown the United States government. Offred is the central character and narrator and one of the "Handmaids",women who are forcibly assigned to produce children for the "Commanders",who are the ruling class in Gilead.
Thomas Graeme Cameron Gibson was a Canadian novelist. He was a Member of the Order of Canada (1992),a Senior Fellow of Massey College and one of the organizers of the Writers Union of Canada. He was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada,a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community.
Oryx and Crake is a 2003 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. She has described the novel as speculative fiction and adventure romance,rather than pure science fiction,because it does not deal with things "we can't yet do or begin to do",yet goes beyond the amount of realism she associates with the novel form. It focuses on a lone character called Snowman,who finds himself in a bleak situation with only creatures called Crakers to keep him company. The reader learns of his past,as a boy called Jimmy,and of genetic experimentation and pharmaceutical engineering that occurred under the purview of Jimmy's peer,Glenn "Crake".
Tolui was the youngest son of Genghis Khan and Börte. A prominent general during the early Mongol conquests,Tolui was a leading candidate to succeed his father after his death in 1227 and ultimately served as regent of the Mongol Empire until the accession of his brother Ögedei two years later. Tolui's wife was Sorghaghtani Beki;their sons included Möngke and Kublai,the fourth and fifth khagans of the empire,and Hulagu,the founder of the Ilkhanate.
Alias Grace is a historical fiction novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood. First published in 1996 by McClelland &Stewart,it won the Canadian Giller Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Casey Lee Atwood is an American former stock car racing driver. A former competitor in NASCAR competition,he is the youngest pole winner in Busch Series history,earning a pole start at the age of 17.
The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 at Baghdad,the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. After a series of provocations from the city's ruler,Caliph al-Musta'sim,a large army under the Mongol prince Hulegu attacked the city. Within a few weeks,the city fell and was sacked by the Mongol army—al-Musta'sim was killed alongside hundreds of thousands of his subjects. The city's fall has traditionally been seen as marking the end of the Islamic Golden Age;in reality,its repercussions are uncertain.
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins was an American politician and telegraph operator. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for the last three years of his life from 1867 to 1870.
David Atwood was a nineteenth-century American politician,publisher,editor and printer from Wisconsin. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives during the 2nd and 3rd sessions of the 41st Congress.
Harrison Henry Atwood was an American architect and politician who represented Boston in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897 and for several nonconsecutive terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican Party but was also supported by the Progressive Party during his later terms in the Massachusetts House.
Michael Joseph McEttrick was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Donald Jesse Atwood Jr. was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense for U.S. President George H. W. Bush in 1989. Atwood wrote the proposal and directed the organization that developed and built the Apollo guidance system.
Genghis Khan,also Chinggis Khan,was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire,which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227;it later became the largest contiguous empire in history. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes,he launched a series of military campaigns,conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Shigi Qutuqu was a high-ranking official during the first decades of the Mongol Empire. The adopted son of the empire's founder Temüjin and his wife Börte,Shigi Qutuqu played an important role in the codification of Mongol law,serving with distinction as an administrator in North China. He may also have been the author of the Secret History of the Mongols,which alters and augments his position in early Mongol society.
William A. Atwood was a Michigan politician.
Boroqul was one of the foremost generals of Temüjin during his rise to power. Raised as a foundling by Temüjin's mother Hoelun,he won great renown by saving the life of Temüjin's son and future heir Ögedei after the Battle of Khalakhaljid Sands in 1203.
Kimball C. Atwood IV is an American medical doctor and researcher from Newton,Massachusetts. He is retired as an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and anesthesiologist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Roman Bernard Atwood is an American YouTube personality and prankster. He is best known for his vlogs,where he posts updates about his life. His vlogging channel,"RomanAtwoodVlogs",has a total of 5 billion views and 15 million subscribers. He also has another YouTube channel called "RomanAtwood",where he used to post prank videos. The channel has been inactive since 2016. His pranks have gained over 1.4 billion views and 10.4 million subscribers. He became the second YouTuber after Germán Garmendia to receive two Diamond Play Buttons for his first two channels.
Alias Grace is a Canadian television miniseries directed by Mary Harron and written by Sarah Polley,based on Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel of the same name. It stars Sarah Gadon,Edward Holcroft,Rebecca Liddiard,Zachary Levi,Kerr Logan,David Cronenberg,Paul Gross,and Anna Paquin. The series consists of six episodes. It premiered on CBC on September 25,2017,and appeared on Netflix on November 3,2017.
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- ↑ "Alex Atwood". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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