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    William Shakespeare

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    William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in the English town of Stratford-on-Avon. He was a poet and a playwright. As a boy‚ William Shakespeare studied Latin and classical literature in grammar school. He never went to a university. By the way William Shakespeare’s plays were it showed he had good knowledge of subjects from history and politics to music and art. When he was 20 Shakespeare became an actor in London. There he learned about drama by writing and performing plays. Shakespeare

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    Abigail Williams

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    October 2014 Young Girls Gone Wild A crowd of young girls watched in awe when the lives of people in their town were cut short as they hanged‚ lifeless and cold their feet dangling just feet above the ground. One young lady was even smirking at the horrid sight as she came to realize her extreme actions had paid off. This young lady was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a 17 year-old girl. Through Abigail Williams a girl in The Crucible‚ the author‚ Arthur Miller describes his perception of young females

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    Robin Williams

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    Robin Williams: Iconic comedian and ‘advocate for all who serve this nation’ Chad J. McNeeley‚ U.S. Navy/ Wiki The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams‚ 63‚ saddened the world on Monday morning‚ but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today. Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to visit the armed forces in a war zone‚ and in the span of his life visited more than 89‚000 military personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the United Service

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    People

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    Summary Christine Pinsent-Johnson has written a story titled “The Visitor”. At the beginning of this story the town of Copelin‚ Newfoundland was slowly dying and lots of people were leaving to find a better life. William wanted to leave to but his dad‚ Graham-Percy‚ didn’t want to have to find a new job because he knew he would never find one as good as his current job. Will hadn’t been very happy with his dad lately; he wanted him to just stand up and state his mind‚ not to agree to everyone

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    William Pitt

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    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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    Tennesee Williams

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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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    William Faulkner

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    William Faulkner William Faulkner was an enormous man in literature despite the fact that he stood less than five foot six. He reshaped the way in which the world views literature today. Faulkner was one of the greatest influences to American culture of his time. In fact‚ his influence spread throughout many years to come. Faulkner started out as a child with a dream‚ and with this dream he redefined the literary society of America. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born on September 25‚ 1897‚

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    Facial Perception‚ and Social Behavior in People with Williams Syndrome Jocelaine PresenDieu Columbus State University Abstract This paper explores three aspects of Williams syndrome. Williams syndrome is a rare developmental disorder caused by the microdeletion of genes from chromosome 7q11.23 (Mervis‚ 2003). The microdeletion is evident in almost all individuals with Williams syndrome so is the personality characteristic. Individuals with Williams syndrome are social‚ easily distracted‚ overly

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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 Shakespeare

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    Preface William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers and dramatists of all time. He left us some of the greatest poems and dramas. Not only is he respected by the most educated people‚ but also by some youth. His quotes are very popular on social networks and in this time that does not happen often. I have chosen this topic because I wanted to know something more about him. In this report‚ I will describe his life‚ some of his plays‚ some of his poems‚ something about his family and mention

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