1) Fill in the blanks with either “a”‚ “an”‚ or “the”. Jim‚ 1)______ old friend of mine‚ used to work in downtown Los Angeles. He had 2)______ good job in one of 3)______ biggest law firms in 4)______ city. He was 5)______ honest‚ hard-working lawyer‚ but he hated his job. So he decided to quit‚ and to become 6)______ surfer instead. Now Jim spends his days surfing 7)______ waves of Malibu. It isn’t 8)______ easy life‚ but it makes him happy. Soon after he quit his job‚ Jim met 9)______ beautiful
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William Shakespeare ’s poem "Not marble‚ nor the gilded monuments" brings the reader to the sense of what is not important. His title captivates the reader ’s imagination with images of coldness and wealth. But as the true meaning of the poem is made known‚ we learn that it is a poem about love. Monuments are made for the wealthy who want to keep the memory of someone alive. The tone Shakespeare creates in this poem is that poetry is like a monument in keeping a work of significance but that it is
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Bennett 1 Travis Bennett Miss Rice English 10 T/A 1 June 2012 The Life of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was a famous playwright and poet. He is most famous for his tragedy called “Romeo and Juliet”. Many students across the United States read or watch this play still today. Shakespeare lived a very unique life. Shakespeare was baptized on April 26‚ 1564 (William 322). No one is absolutely sure when he was actually born. It is guessed that he was born on April 23‚ 1564 since
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Where and when were you born? When I was born I was in Greensboro‚ NC. May 21‚ 1943. What year was it when you were my age? I was 17 in 1960. The play takes play in 1938- how old were you then? I wasn’t born at the time. Did you go to school? Where and for how long? I attended C.A. Johnson Columbia‚ SC for 4 years. What were you favorite subject? You least favorite? Why? English was my favorite‚ Chemistry was my least favorite. What was the main sport at your school? The main sports at my school
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William Shakespeare Stephen Ciccone William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in a town called Stratford‚ Warwickshire located in England. His birthdate is unknown but he was baptized as a catholic on April 26th 1564 in the Holy Trinity Church. His father was John Shakespeare and his mother was Mary Arden. His father was a leather merchant and his mother was a landed heiress. He was the 3rd of 8 children and was born in the Renaissance period. He was the oldest to survive
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The Relevance of Shakespeare English literature icon William Shakespeare even after being deceased for over 400 years‚ still is relevant to our society and culture. How does this icon of English literature continually remain a firm fascination in the minds of modern day society? Despite departing this earth nearly 400 years ago‚ William Shakespeare’s legacy of written works (including 37 plays!) ensure his relevance to society‚ past and present never wanes. The timelessness of Shakespeare’s
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Research paper about Shakespeare Hoon‚ Lee Shakespeare was affected by his society between 1500-1600 and his writing shows how he lived and events at that time. Shakespeare wrote about his century in his poems‚ plays‚ and other fictions. It shows that he was a great writer at that time and until now. Shakespeare’s past effects his writing as well as impacts our society today. His most famous work is Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s writing was effected by his past. William Shakespeare
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Instructions 1 Begin with the surname of the play ’s author‚ then the given name. If the play is "Macbeth‚" for example‚ you would start the citation with "Shakespeare‚ William." Add a period after the name. Leave out the quotation marks -- in this and all examples that follow. 2 Quote the title of the play as the second element in the citation -- for example‚ "Shakespeare‚ William. Macbeth." Add another period at the end and italicize the title. Sponsored Links Free Plagiarism Checker
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William Shakespeare‚ born on April 15‚ 1564‚ left behind a legacy when he passed away four hundred years back‚ on April 23rd‚ 1616. It was through his work‚ that Shakespeare created his own empire of sorts. An empire that still lives on through the many poems‚ sonnets and plays he wrote. Over the years‚ many of his plays‚ especially The Tempest (1610) have been reimagined and rewritten‚ allowing the play to keep up with the changing times. These adaptations either challenge‚ extend or reinforce Shakespeare’s
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Watching plays written by Shakespeare reveals the connections between his time and the 20 to the 21st century through theme. William Shakespeare started his career in theater in 1585 and continue his career of writing plays until his death. Over his lifetime‚ he has written 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets and many other English texts. Unfortunately‚ Shakespeare passed away on April 23rd‚ 1616‚ the cause of his death is still a mystery. Although he passed away in the 17th century‚ the common themes that
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