John Towner Williams born February 8 1932 is an American composer‚ pianist and conductor. Born to Jazz percussionist Johnny Williams‚ who also played with Raymond Scott Quintet‚ John Williams was exposed to music from a very early age. Having moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940s‚ he attended the University of Los Angeles and went on to study privately with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Williams also spent a number of years conducting and arranging music for the US Air force band
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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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William McDougall Why was William McDougall chosen as a delegate for Canada West in the Confederation Conferences? William McDougall was chosen to represent Canada West in all three of the Confederation Conferences for these following reasons. The first reason why McDougall was chosen as a delegate for Canada West is because he was experienced in politics as well as negotiating. Before getting into politics William was a lawyer; he brought his persuasive and speaking skills into his work
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------------------------------------------------- William Faulkner William Faulkner (September 25‚ 1897 – July 6‚ 1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author. One of the most influential writers of the20th century‚ his reputation is based on his novels‚ novellas and short stories. He was also a published poet and an occasional screenwriter. Most of Faulkner’s works are set in his native state of Mississippi. He is considered one of the most important Southern writers along withMark Twain‚ Robert
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and the Cotton Gin Eli Whitney : Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. Whitney was born in Westboro ‚ Massachusetts.‚ on Dec. 8‚ 1765‚ and died on Jan. 8‚ 1825. He graduated from Yale College in 1792. By April 1793‚ Whitney had designed and constructed the cotton gin‚ a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber. Eli Whitney’s machine could produce up to 23 kg (50 lb) of cleaned cotton daily
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Roger Williams Analysis Roger Williams writings in The Key into the Language of America reflected his nontraditional views of the Natives during his time. While most Englishmen in America viewed the Natives as “savages‚… wild men‚… barbarians‚… or heathens‚”(page 90) Williams “saw that the American Indians were no better or worse than the “rogues” who dealt with them‚ and that in fact they possessed a marked degree of civility.” (page89) The fact that he came to his conclusion by actually submerging
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William Faulkner QUICK FACTS * NAME: William Faulkner * OCCUPATION: Author * BIRTH DATE: September 25‚ 1897 * DEATH DATE: July 06‚ 1962 * EDUCATION: University of Mississippi * PLACE OF BIRTH: New Albany‚ Mississippi * PLACE OF DEATH: Byhalia‚ Mississippi * FULL NAME: William Cuthbert Faulkner * AKA: William Faulkner * ORIGINALLY: William Cuthbert Falkner * AKA: William Falkner BEST KNOWN FOR William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist of the
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William James (1842-1910) William James was a philosopher and psychologist but was most well known in the field of Psychology for developing the philosophy of pragmatism‚ or the Functionalist theory: "Theory of mental life and behavior that is concerned with how an organism uses its perceptual abilities to function in its environment." He was also the first Psychologist to be born in America. William James was born on January 11‚ 1842 in New York City. His father‚ Henry James Sr. was a
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English paper Handbook for William Dhouda‚ a Frankish mother‚ was separated from her son when he was still an adolescent. Her love and concern for the well-being of her son‚ William‚ led her to create a manual for him that described the proper ways in which a respected man would live his life. This manual‚ Handbook for William‚ is the only substantial text written by a woman that survived the Carolingian period. Although her writings are precious‚ offering a view of the intellectual
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The rise of cotton production was very crucial and had an extreme effect on America’s economy. After Indigo had begun to be exported to Britain from other places‚ America needed a new cash crop. Following careful consideration‚ it was decided that cotton was the most reasonable choice. This led many former “indigo farmers along the coast [to] switch[ed] to Sea Island‚ or “black seed‚” cotton” which was a long-staple type of cotton (South Carolina Journey‚ pg. 119). This type of cotton
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