Nova Scotia Museum 1747 Summer Street info Halifax‚ Nova Scotia‚ Canada B3H 3A6 William Hall‚ V C first Black person‚ the first Nova Scotian and one of the first Canadians to receive the Empire’s highest award for bravery‚ the Victoria Cross. The son of former American slaves‚ Hall was born in 1827 at Horton‚ Nova Scotia‚ where he also attended school. He grew up during the age of wooden ships‚ when many boys dreamed of travelling the world in sailing vessels. As a young man‚ Hall worked in
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Lossography Response/Reflection All of these essays impacted on a personal level as both a student‚ and as someone who has personally experienced loss during my own lifetime. These essays ranged in topics from the loss of a close personal friend‚ to the loss of a childhood pets. And it really made me realize that even the smallest losses can have a resounding effect on a person’s concept of death. The examples of the pet fish and the pet bird in essay three really showed me that even though someone
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T.S. Eliot Response In T.S. Eliot’s essay‚ “Tradition and the Individual Talent‚” he consistently mitigates the importance of an artist (poet or author) and the artist’s originality. Eliot believes that that the artist should simply be viewed as a medium to the development of a work rather than the work being a representation of the artist. He defines his impersonal theory as a “continual surrender” by the author that values tradition‚ rather than personal emotions‚ to create greatness. This
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ENGLISH NOTES 2012-2013 Advising and Preregistration ONLY declared English majors (who have formally declared their major by Monday‚ April 30th) may preregister for English classes via the web on Monday‚ May 7th during their registration appointment times according to the following schedule: The last day to add a class for Fall Quarter is Friday‚ September 7th. The last day to drop a class for Fall Quarter is yet to be determined. PLEASE NOTE: The Registrar has indicated that students may preregister
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“Hank Williams is the father of contemporary country music (CMT).” Hank was an American singer and song writer who is regarded as the most important musician to country music of all time. Hank’s career was cut short by a sudden death at the early age of 29. Hank was born September 17‚ 1923 in Mount Olive‚ Butler County‚ Alabama. His birth name was Hiram Williams which was later changed to Hank when he began his career. This is where he met Rufus Payne‚ who they called Tee Tot. This black street
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Dear‚ holy father William Harvey was an English doctor and teacher. he was the first to correctly describe and prove that blood circulates through the body and that the heart is responsible for pumping blood. William Harvey should be set free because he done no harm to any people and was just trying to figure out how blood circulated in the human body. Harvey discovered that blood circulates through the body and the heart is responsible for pumping blood. in 1599 at the age of 21
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John Williams Lesson Group R John Towner Williams was born on February 8th‚ 1932‚ in Flushing(Queens)‚ New York. John attended North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles and graduated in 1950. After High School‚ he attended college at UCLA. There he studied with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In 1952‚ John Williams was drafted into the Air Force where he composed music and conducted the Air Force band. In 1955‚ John’s Air Force service ended and he moved to New York City to study
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William Shakespeare is an unforgettable literary figure and it is not exaggeration if we say that literature is nothing without him. All the writing of Shakespeare deal with love‚ life and death and these universal themes get beautiful touch by him. His tragedies reflect that he had extraordinary knowledge of human psychology. Therefore‚ his characters have become memorable in the field of literature. Shakespeare has explored poetry and tragedy but it is tragedy that brought fame for him. Even his
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John A. Moretta author of William Penn and the Quaker Legacy‚ writes William Penn’s life in a positive way and explains how his work and effort over the years made a change today in history for the United States of America. Being one of the most successful leaders in history‚ Moretta explains and supports Penn’s decisions over the years. Believer of good relations‚ Penn had successful treaties with Indian tribes and resulted the development of the Province of Pennsylvania that today is the state
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Sir William Golding By ____________ December __th‚ 20__ English IV Mrs/Mr. ____ December __th‚ 20__ ___________ Mrs/Mr. ____ English IV December 17‚ 2013 Sir William Golding Sir William Golding is a well known novelist who is considered very inspiring. He was a futuristic scientists‚ a royal sailor‚ an incredible teacher and to say no least an exceedingly author. William Golding was born on September 19‚ 1911‚ in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England
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