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    Wordsworth William Blake and William Wordsworth were two of the most influential of all of the romantic writers‚ although neither was fully appreciated until years after his death. They grew up with very different lifestyles which greatly affected the way they as individuals viewed the world and wrote about it. Both play an important role in Literature today. Despite their differences‚ with their literature backgrounds they cannot help but have a few similarities. William Wordsworth was

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    John Williams has composed over one-hundred film scores of which he has received forty-five Academy Award nominations. He has become a household name through his memorable music motifs. These themes capture the essence of the film and as one fan summarized: "John Williams has composed some of the best known themes and scores ever. You can’t deny that the Star Wars scores‚ for all the movies‚ especially the Imperial March‚ are incredible. He invented the famous Jaws theme‚ which is a standard

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    ​The importance of a poem does not always come in its meaning. William Carlos Williams illustrates this in his work‚ “The Great Figure.” Being an extremely short story about a man seeing a fire truck speed past him on a gloomy night‚ the actual story leaves readers searching for more. Acting almost as a piece of rebellion against more traditional poetry‚ Williams is able to take the focus away from the physical meaning of the poem and make readers focus on the careful structural choices he made.

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    one’s life. Job stress can also tie into fatigue and alcohol and/or drug abuse. Fatigue gives us tired cops and tired cops can be a bad thing in the criminal justice field. Alcohol and drug abuse plagues cops everywhere. There are many suggestions for programs and treatment ideas for these problems that plague our law enforcement officers. Job stress can’t be avoided in any job field. It especially can’t be avoided in the field of law enforcement. Job stress can come from many sources. Having to exercise

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    Sula came back accompanied by “plague of robin” in Medallion. She dressed in the manner of a movie star. When Eva saw Sula it was like when she saw worthless BoyBoy return‚ and being judgmental‚ why she didn’t get married. She was furious the way Eva was criticizing her‚ she had to tell her to shut her her mouth. As a result‚ of that she told her‚ bad enough you cut off your own leg to collect insurance money. That doesn’t give you the right to control other people life. Eva told Sula God is going

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    bit more bit more plausible‚ a super virus. A super virus is a virus‚ or bacteria that could spread around the world‚ killing millions of people wherever it goes. Since it has already happened once‚ the black plague in the 1300s‚ there is a possibility of another one happening. We are also at a greater risk for this occurring because of commercial travel. People could infect each other and not even know it‚ then fly to Europe and know it’s a pandemic. The truth of this comes from the pandemic

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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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    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 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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    Essay on London by William Blake. Question- Identify a poem that makes a social or political statement. Explain what statement is being made and‚ with close references to the text‚ analyse the literary conventions used to convey the statements. Further‚ explain how this helps you gain a stronger understanding of the poem`s main theme(s). I have chosen the poem London by William Blake; I will explain how Blake is making a social and political statement by addressing the inequality and oppression

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