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I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.Mark Twain
Makrk Twain named the "Gilded Age" to describe a time after the Civil War.
The boy who became a steamboatman
Mark Twain used words like "majestic," "muddy," "mournful," "lonely," and "tumultuous" to describe the Mississippi River in Huckleberry Finn.
Mark Twain attended the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri. He studied there briefly before leaving to pursue other ventures.
You can learn that it is possible to educate yourself. Mark Twain only had a 6th grade education but he became the greatest American author.
I would like to know where Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens, went to college or if he ever did go. >>> He did not go to college. His formal education ended in the 5th grade. He received honorary degrees from prestigious colleges and universities later in life.
He used satire to make it sound grander than it was.
Two quotes from Mark Twain: I dont like work, even when another person does it. Work and play are words to describe the same thing under different conditions.
Mark Twain's mother, Jane Clemens, was a homemaker who took care of their family's household and children. She also supported her son, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), in his education and writing pursuits. Her influence can be seen in some of Twain's writings about family and domestic life.
Gilded Age is a term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era.
He uses the N-Word to describe African American people