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    William Mckinley William Mckinley ran in the election of 1895‚ and won the title of presidency. In the election‚ Mckinley faced William Bryan‚ who thought attacking the gold standard and encouraging the coinage of silver would win him the presidency. Unfortunately for him‚ Mckinley won the popular vote by about 600‚000 ‚ the biggest victory in the prior 25 years. Mckinley called a special session of congress in order to heighten custom duties‚ which he believed would reduce taxes and encourage

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    Farther on in the chapter when the storm finally breaks‚ a very menacing atmosphere is created. The tension keeps rising throughout the passage as it nears the death of Simon- though the build up of events and grotesque descriptions of the boys’ actions and the environment around them. One of the ways in which Golding depicts a menacing atmosphere is through consistent and vivid descriptions; for example‚ when the boys have "a wave of restlessness" that made them "swaying and moving aimlessly". Here

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    Hamlet is a play written by Shakespeare in the early 1600’s. The play is a tragedy based around Hamlet’s life and all of the troubles he undergoes after having an encounter with his deceased father. When Hamlet’s father does encounter him‚ he tells him that he has been betrayed and killed by his own brother. Soon after being told this‚ Hamlet goes mad thinking about how he will get revenge on his uncle Claudius. Hamlet soon becomes obsessed with the thought of revenge on his uncle Claudius. Hamlet’s

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    “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” (Golding 123). Golding’s words resonate with the readers all along the journey through the book and its plot. It is said that civilization is the collective reflection of the values‚ ethics‚ and evils of the society it represents. It cannot be understated that the importance of civilization is what differentiates humans from other living beings in this world. However‚ that is not a guarantee of safe‚ civilized behaviour by everyone in the society as

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    Love is an everlasting theme throughout literature. In the play “Twelfth Night”‚ Shakespeare explores and illustrates 3 different types of love--true‚ self‚ and friendship. For each type of love‚ Shakespeare created its own characters to represent it‚ and these characters and their love played a major role in the play. True Love: There are three romantic love stories in the play. In the opening‚ Duke Orsino expressed his deep love for Countess Olivia. Later‚ in the following scene‚ Viola disguised

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    “The Chimney Sweeper” Songs of Innocence & Experience analysis with‚ William Blake In 1794 William Blake’s work was known and published as a collection of poems that were put together as one book called Songs of innocence & Songs of Experience. In the collection Blake titles a poem‚ “The Chimney Sweeper”‚ and this one is viewed in two ways: Innocence and experience. In the book of innocence Blake shows how poor innocent children are being abused and mistreated during this time era. In Songs

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    William Shakespeare is arguably one of the most significant figures in the history of the western world. This is inherently due to his tremendous works in the field of English literature. Son of alderman Jon Shakespeare and land owning gentry Mary Arden‚ William Shakespeare was born around the date of April 26th 1564 in the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon‚ United Kingdom. Shakespeare was the eldest of 8 sons in a wealthy family and was likely educated at King’s New School in his home town of Stratford

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    cultures and was presented with new ideas. As a result of this new exposure‚ I feel that these authors contributed a positive experience in studying Western world literature. One author that has influenced this positive experience was William Blake. William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience were great literary examples that describe the conflict between innocence and experience. In "The Lamb" of Songs of Innocence‚ Blake presents someone who receives an answer to his question

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    Immaturity is often displayed in books and movies around the world. William Golding shows a numerous themes throughout his book Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies was first published on September 17‚ 1954. The book features young boys being stranded on an island after a plane crash. The boys struggle for dominance‚ organization‚ and survival. Golding uses his characters to demonstrate immaturity and the reality civilization. In the Lord of the Flies‚ there is a character named Jack. Jack is a

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    William Shakespeare In the mid-sixteenth century‚ William Shakespeare’s father‚ John Shakespeare‚ moved to the idyllic town of Stratford-upon-Avon. There‚ he became a successful landowner‚ moneylender‚ glove-maker‚ and dealer of wool and agricultural goods. In 1557‚ he married Mary Arden. John Shakespeare lived during a time when the middle class was expanding in both size and wealth‚ allowing its members more freedoms and luxuries as well as a louder voice in local government. He took advantage

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