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    William Tavener

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    the short story “The Sentimentality of William Tavener” by Willa Cather‚ this saying is never so easily understood. Protagonist Hester Perkins is a domineering woman‚ who is completely unlike the easygoing character of her husband‚ William Tavener. In this story‚ the static character of William Tavener and the dynamic character of Hester Perkins provide a flawless contrast that captures the reader’s attention until the very end. Throughout the story‚ William Tavener is portrayed as calm‚ quiet‚ and

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    Wordsworth William Blake and William Wordsworth were two of the most influential of all of the romantic writers‚ although neither was fully appreciated until years after his death. They grew up with very different lifestyles which greatly affected the way they as individuals viewed the world and wrote about it. Both play an important role in Literature today. Despite their differences‚ with their literature backgrounds they cannot help but have a few similarities. William Wordsworth was

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    it is the simple things that make more of a difference. William Carlos Williams set a prime example in his free verse poem: “This Is Just to Say”. Written in 1934‚ this simple and apologetic note was more than likely left for his wife before leaving for work. While being upset at the fact her husband ate her morning meal‚ I am sure she could not help but smile after reading his slightly amusing 28-word poem. In the first stanza‚ Williams’ states his main purpose for writing this modest poem. He

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    The True Side of William Carlos Williams This is Just to Say I have eaten  the plums  that were in  the icebox  and which  you were probably  saving  for breakfast  Forgive me  they were delicious  so sweet  and so cold William Carlos Williams’ poem‚ This is Just to Say‚ is a cleverly written poem apologizing for eating someone’s plums. Because of the way the note is written‚ it seems as if the recipient of this note is possibly a girlfriend. He tries to tell her that he is very

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    When reading the title‚ we often associate a love song as something jaunty‚pleasureable‚ and celebrating‚ or its other extreme‚ regretting‚ nostalgic‚ and full of pity for the singer’s troubles in love. With Williams the singer‚ the main idea revolves around the concept of an incomplete union in first person point of view‚ which makes the reading more personal as the reader is using “I” instead you or he. From this concept stem the ideas that this poem is about hopelessness or happiness‚ communal

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    The book Go Ask Alice‚ originally written by an anonymous person‚ but then later discovered to be Beatrice Sparks‚ is a commonly challenged book that educates young adults about the effects of drug abuse. Go Ask Alice follows the life of a common teenage girl and her struggle with addiction and mental diseases. Therefore‚ it is a very educational book for teens for teens to learn the reality of drugs. Because Go Ask Alice does involve drugs‚ alcohol‚ and sexual content‚ it should be banned for specific

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    William Carlos Williams wrote a short story called “The Use of Force”. In this story a doctor tries to determine what’s wrong with a child named Mathilda‚ that ultimately refuses to be examined and refuses to communicate with both the doctor and her parents. The doctor goes from a professional to as then uses force complete Mathilda’s examination. Going from professional to sadist in a short while after Mathilda refused to be examined. Thus‚ the title “The Use of Force” plays an important role in

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    William Wilberforce

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    WILLIAM WILBERFORCE Initial decision[edit] The British initially became involved in the slave trade during the 16th century. By 1783‚ the triangular route that took British-made goods to Africa to buy slaves‚ transported the enslaved to the West Indies‚ and then brought slave-grown products such as sugar‚ tobacco‚ and cotton to Britain‚ represented about 80 percent of Great Britain’s foreign income.[49][50] British ships dominated the trade‚ supplying French‚ Spanish‚ Dutch‚ Portuguese and British

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    Alcohol and Drug Use among Teenagers Heroin. Marijuana. Cocaine. Methamphetamine. Those are just a few of the illegal drug substances teenagers’ use. Over the past decade‚ drug use among teenagers has been increasing dramatically. In the book‚ Go Ask Alice by Anonymous‚ readers are introduced into the life of Alice as she goes through her rollercoaster life‚ faced with abuse‚ drugs‚ and alcohol and how much those substances affected her life. The story opens with Alice dealing with somewhat relevant

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    You are preparing to attend a job interview. What factors would help you make a good impression on the interviews? Candidate B : A pleasant personality 1.What Is A Pleasant Personality? No matter what you create in life before you can create it you have to know and understand what it is that you are creating. If you are not consciously creating then you will create through default with the outcomes being random‚ unpredictable and often unpleasant. A personality is your set of characteristics which

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