Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 31, 1965. His parents are Patrick and Jill Sparks but they both passed away. Sparks has two siblings Michael and Danielle. Danielle passed away due to cancer. When Sparks was a child he lived in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Nebraska. He was eight his family settled in Fair Oaks, California. Patrick was a professor and Jill was homemaker and later became an optometrist assistant. Sparks lived in Fair Oaks through high school and graduated as valedictorian in 1984. He received a full track scholarship to the University of Norte Dame. .
While attending Notre Dame he was injured but broke a track record on the relay team in 1985 as a freshman. This recorded still has not been broke since Sparks was there. Since Sparks was injured he spent the summer writing a novel that was not published. Then in 1988 he graduated from Notre Dame in high honors and majoring in Business and finance. .
In spring break of 1988 he met Catherine and they were married July 1989. They lived in Sacramento at this time. There he wrote his second novel but it was not published either. When living in Sacramento Sparks had many different jobs in the next three years and they included real estate appraisal, waiting tables, selling dental products by phones and started his own business. Sparks has five children Miles, Ryan, Landon, Lexie, and Savannah. Sparks, his wife, and children all live in North Carolina.
In 1992, he moved from Sacramento to North Carolina. When Sparks was 28 he wrote The Notebook. In the next couple of years he wrote many different books. They are Message in a Bottle (1998), A Walk to Remember (1999), The Rescue (2000), and A Bend in the Road (2002). All of these books were with Warner Books. These books also were translated into more than 35 different languages and were domestic and international sellers. In 1999, Message in a Bottle was made into a movie also in 2002; A Walk to Remember was made into a movie.
The Nicholas and Alexandra Summary Nicholas and Alexandra, both Czar and Czarina of Russia, had ups and downs throughout their reign. ... General Nickoloshis and Nicholas then went on to different matters. ... Nicholas was never told about the incident until later. ... Nicholas" mother, Olga, eventually came to visit him. ... Nicholas demanded that these riots be stopped. ...
Firstly, Nicholas did not have the qualities of a leader much less that of a tsar. ... So when he became tsar, Nicholas had no knowledge of the world of men, politics or government. ... For one, Nicholas was an overly firm believer in autocracy and was virtually immovable in his belief. ... Yet even after the shooting, Nicholas was kept in the dark and never found out what really happened. Apart from his firm belief in autocracy, Nicholas had a very weak character and was not decisive. ...
Nicholas, along with his two brothers, was raised to be gentle and timid. ... Nicholas was not only not "tsar-like, but didn't even want to be "tsar-like." ... Before his father's death Nicholas fell in love with a Jewess princess. ... The love of this woman would dominate the actions of Nicholas. ... It did not take long for Nicholas to prove his lack of skills as a Tsar. ...
During the 1900s, Tsar Nicholas II ruled the largest empire in the world of 125 million people. ... This later contributed to the fall of Nicholas II. ... Nicholas tried to use the army to crush the rebellions but the problem was too large as the spontaneous revolution was beginning to become organized and by September, it seemed nearly everyone was untied against Nicholas. ... As Nicholas returned he found economic, political, social and military crises which played a key role in the fall of Nicholas II. ... This all led to the historic demise of Nicholas II and his reign in Tsarist Russia....
It was an unexpected death and a big shock to Nicholas. ... Nicholas like his predecessors that ruled Russia took the form of autocratic rule. ... Nicholas also quashed the notion of local governments in the form of Dumas by saying "carried away by senseless dreams" Nicholas being heir to the throne had a simple view on life. ... There are many factors why under Nicholas reign there was a mass revolt. ... Finally Nicholas wasn't equipped to be a leader. ...
Was Russia a Prosperous Country During the Rule of Nicholas II? ... Russian people were treated very badly during the rule of Nicholas II. ... Nicholas ordered the army to subdue the crowd. ... To many, Nicholas was still the legitimate ruler of Russia. ... Nicholas was a vain, n...
Upon his father's death, Nicholas took the throne's position in 1894. ... Nicholas took as much advice as he could from his wife's first cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm. ... Nicholas started to encounter some harsh domestic difficulties. ... Nicholas and his wife chose not to let anyone know of their son's illness. ... After the February Revolution, Nicholas abdicated in his own name and that of his too ill to rule son Alexei in favor of Nicholas' brother. ...
The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in March 1917, was a result of numerous significant factors. ... As society started to change in Russia, Nicholas' autocracy government became outdated. ... Tsar Nicholas II lack of leadership and poor decisions was an underlying cause of his abdication. ... As shown above Tsar Nicholas II was not a popular form of government among Russia. ... On the 15th of March 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicated from the throne. ...
