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 * Liukkonen, Petri. "E(lwyn) B(rooks) White (1899-1985) ." //Books and Writers// (2008): n. pag. Web. 29 Apr 2010. .**

1. After graduating in 1921 E.B. White worked miscellaneous jobs, jobs such as a reporter for United Press, American Legion News Service, and the Seattle Times. 2. In his books he explored such themes as loyalty, tolerance, and rural living. 3. Books have become unforgettable guides into the world of fiction for many young readers. 4. He was awarded a gold medal for essays and criticism of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, also for Pulitzer Prize special citation in 1978. 5. Held honorary degrees from seven American colleges and universities. 6. Memeber of the American Academy. 7. For The New Yorker's weekly magazine he remained in its staff for the rest of his career. 8. The barn that was by White's Maine home inspired many of the characters in his stories for children. 9. He was known for his crisp, graceful and relaxed style. 10. Often wrote from the perspective of slightly ironic onlooker. 11. Was a sensitive spokesman for the freedom of the individual. 12. He was a leading American essayist and literary stylist. 13. His stories ranged from satire to children's fiction. 14. He got his start from working as a production assistant and advertising copywriter. 15. The favorite subject he focused on were complexities of modern society, failures of technological progress, the pleasures of urban / rural life, war, and internationalism. 16. Wrote poetry in the 1920's 17. Called New York "a riddle in steel and stone" 18. He was an enthusiastic editorial supporter of internationalism and the United Nations after World War ll 19. His writting The Elenents of Style became a mainstay of high-school and college English courses in the U.S. 20. Between his writing of columns he published children's books also.


 * "E.B. White." //Encyclopedia// . 2010. Web. .**

1. E.B. White wrote many famous books for both adults and children. 2. He's best recognized for his essays and unsigned "Notes and Comment" pieces. 3. Started writing children's fiction books on the behalf of his niece. 4. He worked as an ad man before returning back to New York City. 5. The Elements of Style was a handbook for writers for grammatic and stylistic guidance. 6. He was a member a serveral literary societies. 7. At Cornell University he was the editor of The Cornell Daily Sun. 8. He was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and of Phi Gamma Delta. 9. White served in the army before going to college. 10. Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. 11. In 1925 he published his first article in The New Yorker magazine. 12. Wrote things called "Newsbreaks" which were short, witty comments that were on oddly-worded printed items that are from many sources. 13. In 1938 to 1943 he served as a columnist for Harper's Magazine. 14. The Elements of Style is a standard tool for students plus writers, but also remains a required reading in many composition classes. 15. He's adulated as one of the most skillful masters of the English language for the 20th Century. 16. Only wrote 3 children's books. 17. He won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal which was a major prize in the field of children's literature. 18. White picked up the nickname "Andy" while being at Cornell. 19. He married Katharine Sergeant Angell who was also an editor and author. 20. In 1973 The Trumpet of the Swan received the Sequoyah Award that was from Oklahoma, but also won the William Allen White Award that was from Kansas.


 * Gray, Paul. "Books: A Charmed and Charming Life." Feb. 13, 1984 : 2. Print.**

1. He was not a weakling or a sickly child, but he was not robust. 2. Money, fame, the respect of peers and the warmth of friends, all pursue them. 3. Pollen made him miserable. 4. He was the youngest of six children. 5. He won a $1,000 in scholarships for his freshman year and against an annual tuition of $100 6. He became president of his fraternity and the editor of the school's daily newspaper. 7. He suffered many fears. 8. His fear of failure was the most debilitating one. 9. His life has been unquestionably blessed. 10. Charming confluence of circumstances plus skill made him one of the most admired. 11. He was writing everything from light verse and cartoon captions. 12. When gossip about its inner workings leaked out he then became the country's best-known anonymous journalist. 13. When White became so good at what did he began to grow bored with it. 14. White had fretted over not producing the big book that his ability seemed to decree. 15. He wasn't really interested in writing novels. 16. His curiosity for the world was too sprightly to be harnessed up for the long haul. 17. His possibility of feeling imprisoned by his ambition plus pained by doubts about the limits of his power as a writer. 18. He was constructed to share his mastery of English syntax with different amounts of readers. 19. No purpose to which words could put that White was unable to master. 20. His wife and him lasted together for 50 happy years untill she passed.


 * "Books: Humorist." //Time.com// Mar. 06, 1939: Print.**

1. For eleven years he wrote the oxymoronic introductory paragraphs that were for each New Yorker issue. 2. Tone of paragraphs were precocious, off-hand humming, and has been imitated but never exactly reproduced by his successors. 3. Resigned from The New Yorker in 1937. 4. He dips the broken reed with which he writes into various liquids such as diluted acid, crocodile tears, and the milk of human kindness. 5. The thread of White's writing is like the trail of a sometimes sympathetic, sometimes exasperating, always bewildered insect. 6. Pointed out the difference between a major and a minor poet. 7. He sometimes unbends to such old-fashioned jovialities. 8. According to him any poem starting with 'And when' is a serious poem written by a major poet. 9. Also according to him any poem, on the other hand, ending with 'And how' comes under the head of light verse, written by a minor poet. 10. After he wrote an inimitable farewell whose gamut ranged from a baritone sigh to a neurasthenic squeak. 11. He contributed to a monthly page to Harpers. 12. His second slim collection of little prose pieces ended up pleasing the melancholy humor of many a modern Jaques. 13. Some books show that he still considers himself a humorist. 14. He always considered that being a humorist was no laughing matter. 15. Wrote boys that had adventure or adventures taken in them. 16. His suggestion condensed a Hemingway novel to the single word 'Bang!' 17. His suggestion also reduced a long Scribner's article about the problem of an unruly child to the two words 'Hit him.' 18. The town New York was getting too much for him. 19. True to the theme he had he moved to the Maine countryside to live. 20. Out-loud laughs, as in all up-to-date humor form his writtings.