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Ariana Vernardo Period 8 4/30/09

Dr. Seuss

I.	Introduction a.	Many children have read some of Dr. Seuss’s books. b.	Dr. Seuss had a very fun, but busy life. c.	Furthermore, Dr. Seuss had a normal childhood. Also, Dr. Seuss was a rebellious young adult in college. He also was a very busy man while an adult. Finally, for all of his hard work, Dr. Seuss had many achievements before and after he died. II. Again, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel had a normal childhood. a.	His mother told him and his sister rhymes when they were young. 1.	“His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by ‘chanting’ rhymes remembered from her youth” (Catinthehat 1).

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2.	He credits his mother for telling him rhymes when he was young, because it was the reason that he liked to write rhymes. b.	Dr. Seuss, as a child had problems, because of World War I. 1.	“Although the Geisels enjoyed great financial success for many years, the onset of World War I and Prohibition presented both financial and social challenges for the German immigrants” (Catinthehat 1). 2.	Although, his family had financial and social problems, his family still gave him and his sister, Marnie, a happy, normal childhood. III. Theodor was rebellious when he was in college. a.	Theodor went to Dartmouth, where he became editor of the schools humor magazine. After he became editor – in – chief, he and his friends did something really stupid that ended his editing career. Afterwards, he still wrote for the magazine, but signed his work under the name Seuss; this was his middle name and his mother’s maiden name. 1.	“Ted left Springfield as a teenager to attend Dartmouth College, where he became editor – in – chief of the Jack – O – Lantern, Dartmouth’s humor magazine. Although his tenure as editor ended prematurely when Ted and his Vernardo 3

friends were caught throwing a drinking party, which was against the prohibition laws and school policy, he continued to contribute to the magazine, signing his work ‘Seuss’” (Catinthehat 1). 2.	Theodor’s work was supposed to be ended with the magazine, but he kept on writing for the paper, but under the name Seuss. That is when he started using that name for his work. b.	After Theodor graduated from Dartmouth, he went on to Oxford to become a college professor. 1.	“To please his father, who wanted him to be a college professor, Ted went on to Oxford University in England after graduation” (Catinthehat 1). 2.	After realizing that being a college professor was not what he wanted to do for a career, he decided to tour Europe. IV. Theodor had a very busy, but exciting life. a.	After Theodor came back to the United States, he started a career as a cartoonist. He also made training movies for soldiers during World War II. While he was working for a magazine called “Life, Vanity Fair, Judge”, Viking Press offered him a job to illustrate children’s sayings.

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1.	“Viking Press offered him a contract to illustrate a collection of children’s sayings called Boners” (Catinthehat 1). b.	When Theodor wrote his first book and tried to get it published, it got rejected 27 times. Theodor was about to give up, until he ran into an old friend from college. 1.	“Discouraged, Ted literally bumped into an old Dartmouth friend who happened to work at Vanguard Press, a division of Houghton Mifflin. His friend offered to show the manuscript and illustrations to key decision – makers. Vanguard would up publishing Mulberry Street, which was well received by librarians and reviewers” (Seussville 1). 2.	After this, Theodor wrote many other children’s books. c.		Theodor met his first wife, Helen Palmer, while at Oxford University. She was also a children’s author and book editor. 1.	“Oxford did provide him (Theodor) the opportunity to meet a classmate, Helen Palmer, who not only became his first wife, but also children’s author and book editor” (Catinthehat 1).

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2.	She was the one who told him first that he should take up a career in illustration. Also, she was a very big supporter of his work. 3.	Helen Palmer died of cancer and many other illnesses on October 23rd, 1967. d.	After his first wife died, Theodor married an old friend, Audrey Stone, on June 21, 1968. 1.	Audrey was very supportive of her husband. She also brought order to his life. i.	“Audrey and Ted had been friends for a long time before they married on June 21st, 1968. She brought order and stability to his life at a time when Ted’s popularity was pulling him in various directions. ii. Theodor had much support from his first and second wife. V.	Dr. Seuss had many great achievements and was given many awards before and after he died. a.	Dr. Seuss died on September 24th, 1991.

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b.	With his death he took with him many great achievements. Around the time of his death around 200 million copies were being printed in 15 different languages. 1.	“At the time of Ted’s death on September 24, 1991, some 200 million copies of his books, translated into 15 different languages, had found their way into homes and hearts around the world” (Seussville 1). 2.	Theodor worked hard to become the big author he became, so he earned the things he got. c.	Theodor also was given many awards for his well – achieved work. 1.	“His honors included two Academy award, two Emmy awards, a Peabody award and the Pulitzer Prize” (Catinthehat 1). 2.	Like said before, he worked very hard to get where he was, and he deserved these awards he received. VI. Conclusion a.	Dr. Seuss had a very normal childhood, but he was not very into academics like he should have been in college. He was a very busy man while he was working as a children’s author. Finally, for all of his hard work, he has many awards and achievements for it.

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b.	Many people know who Dr. Seuss is, and has read many of his books, but does not know what he went through to get where he got. Well that is the reason why I chose this topic.