Pitt’s consolidation of power How did the 1784 election consolidate William Pitt’s power? In December 1783‚ George III ended the Fox-North coalition‚ and appointed William Pitt as Prime Minister. However Pitt had little support in the House of Commons‚ calculations suggests he could rely on 149 votes and was opposed by Fox and North‚ numbering about 230 in total. In order to reduce power of the opposition Pitt offered his allies‚ including Fox‚ to the cabinet. Government was immediately defensive
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All writer use to one degree or another elements of their life to help formulate their characters and stories‚ but Tennessee Williams seems to draw more from his personal experiences than most. After reading “The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin” and doing some background research on the author it becomes quite clear that he wrote this story as a reflection of his life. The similarities between the narrator/boy in the story and Tennessee himself are quite obvious‚ as well as other characters
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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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William Carlos Williams’ poem "Danse Russe‚" is written like most modern poetry‚ in free verse. Like nearly all of Williams’ work‚ "Danse Russe" has no meter nor does it follow any rhyme scheme whatsoever. Disregarding an iamb or steady beat pattern‚ the poem’s rhythm is organic‚ rather than metrical‚ meaning that the poem flows smoothly from one line to the next without any guidelines to follow. It is almost as if the poem is to be read as a small statement or random thought occurring inside the
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William Faulkner encouraged the graduating class at Oxford that they would have to overcome their fears and stand up for what they believe in. Faulkner organizes his speech by telling the class their faults and weaknesses. Towards the end of his speech he explains to them how they can overcome their fears and change the world. William Faulkner’s purpose of his speech was to encourage young minds all over the world to overcome their fear of certain things that kept them from living up to their potential
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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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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 Ted Williams Villanelle by Wendy Cope Ted Williams is known as one of the all time greats in baseball. During his long baseball career‚ Ted skipped some seasons and served as a Marine Corps pilot. During his time in WWII and the Korean War‚ we would all assume that Ted gained tremendous leadership skills. These skills helped him on the baseball field‚ and throughout his entire life. Ted could be mistaken as a coach in these lines. He talks to someone as if he is teaching them. He repeats
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1. What year was the first documented case? 1961 (Davis) 2. How was williams syndrome identified? Williams Syndrome was identified by physical and mental characteristics. (Davis) 3. Who was the doctor/Patient? Dr. J.C.P. Williams‚ a cardiologist in Auckland‚ New Zealand. (Davis) 4. Are there any famous people with Williams Syndrome? There aren’t any well-known celebrities with Williams Syndrome. 5. What body systems or part of the body does this disorder affect‚ explain how
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William Wallace was born in January of the year 1272. He was the second of three sons. Wallace was born in the town of Elerslie‚ which was in Scotland. His Father Sir Malcolm Wallace held the title of knight but had no political power. Wallace’s Father was involved in a rebellion called Turnberry Band when William was 14 years old and was sent to live with his uncle Argile. His Uncle taught William Latin and French and how to be a swordsman. When William’s father returned from the revolt at Turnberry
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