William Morris Research Paper William Morris was a poet‚ artist‚ manufacturer‚ and socialist during the mid to late 19th century. He was most active as a wallpaper and textile designer and later in his life a graphic designer. Morris was born March of 1834 in Walthamstow‚ which was near to London. He lived with his wealthy family near London and learned to read at a young age. He later attended Oxford where he met is friend‚ Edward Burne-Jones‚ who would later become one of the greatest
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changing world around them.” Discuss these ideas in relation to The Great Gatsby and Nineteen Eighty-Four. In ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ Fitzgerald frequently demonstrates how isolated his strongest characters are by the world around them through a variety of techniques. Both Nick and Gatsby are presented as being alienated from the world in some way and‚ as suggested by William Troy‚ both characters represent two forces in Fitzgerald’s own life – “’intelligent and responsible’ vs. ‘dream ridden romantic
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Her heartbeat was the only sound she could hear‚ resonating in her ears amid his malicious speech. He spoke and he spoke‚ yet Juliet hardly comprehended what he imparted. None made sense. The charm this aristocrat possessed now warped into a miasma that frightened her. Her nostrils flared as he reached to touch her‚ her pulse pulsating rapidly as she refrained from flinching and spewing obscenities at him. Though before her control was severed‚ the world and her breath was yanked hastily beneath
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direction - forward. This arrow of time has bound humans within it’s unforgiving conditions and we thus have no choice but to accept it’s terms. Any attempt to relive the past could only be accomplished through one’s memories and mementos. However‚ in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ the protagonist and tragic hero‚ Jay Gatsby‚ refuses to surrender himself to the constraints placed upon him. He aims to reinvent the past and build a life for himself in which he and his lover‚ Daisy‚ can live
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Ryan Sullivan 5/10/2008 Professor Lyne MWF 8:30 Song of Solomon and Absalom‚ Absalom! There has been a lot of ink spilled on the comparison’s between Toni Morrison’s novels and William Faulkner’s novels and justifiably so. Both have written stories about Americans dealing with the American problem of race relations. Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” and Faulkner’s “Absalom‚ Absalom!” are two such novels that contain many similar elements. Both novels are about young men or relatively young
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American’s Inspiration- John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the thirty fifth president of the United States of America from 1961 until his death in 1963. Although Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected‚ he was also the youngest to die. America changed even before his assassination. Kennedy was improving the lives of millions of Americans. As an adolescent‚ Kennedy was not at the top of his class. He was constantly fatally ill‚ and missed school many times. However‚ Kennedy succeeded
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THE CASE AND HISTORY OF DRED SCOTT DRED Scott was a slave who was born in Southampton county‚ Virginia‚ United states in 1795. The importance of Dred Scott was that his case’s decision (Scott v Sanford) led to a court decision that helped to start the civil war. By deciding that Dred Scott cannot sue another citizen because he was a slave‚ it ended the hope the issue of slavery could be dealt with peacefully. Scott lived in many place throughout his life and had many masters.
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In the short story “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner presents Miss Emily as a mysterious character with sequences of unusual events. Faulkner compares Miss Emily’s lifestyle with rapidly changing community of Jefferson‚ Mississippi‚ where she used to live. To understand Miss Emily’s life seems as putting together the pieces of the puzzle‚ which makes suspense for the people of Jefferson. I feel Faulkner missed to introduce the narrator in this story‚ which reader can assume as one of the Emily’s
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The Dred Scott Decision The Dread Scott decision will forever be remembered as one of the worst decisions made by the Justices of the Supreme Court in United States’ history. The significance of the Dread Scott decision is the importance of the justices in the Supreme Court to practice judicial restraint‚ and what the consequences are when judicial restraint is abandoned for political gain. It is also a prime example of the justices interpreting the constitution in a way that benefits their own
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Chapter 3 Variables‚ Input‚ and Output Section 3.1 Numbers 1. What is the correct statement when declaring and assigning the value of 100 to an Integer variable called numPeople? (A) (B) (C) (D) Dim numPeople = 100 Dim numPeople = Int(100) numPeople = 100 Dim numPeople As Integer = 100 D 2. What is the value of Int(8.9)? (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. The type of error that is normally spotted by the Code Editor is: (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. runtime logic syntax user C Which of the following arithmetic operations
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