On April 29‚ 1863‚ William Randolph Hearst was born in San Francisco‚ California. He received the best education that his multimillionaire father and his sophisticated schoolteacher mother could buy—private tutors‚ private schools‚ grand tours of Europe‚ and Harvard College. Young Hearst’s journalistic career began in 1887‚ two years after his Harvard expulsion. "I want the San Francisco Examiner‚ " he wrote to his father‚ who owned the newspaper and granted the request. When William’s father died
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Fardad Hajirostami Guilty Conscience In his poem‚ “The Prelude”‚ William Wordsworth relives a childhood epiphany that alters his perception of nature. Wordsworth describes this experience of his through his voyage in a boat which later dramatically turns into a nightmarish journey. Through use of suspenseful diction‚ dramatic personification‚ and descriptive syntax‚ Wordsworth vividly illustrates his perception of nature and how he views it with certain trepidation after he encounters a “towering”
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Shakespeare has written numerous plays; some of which are more famous than others but there is one of his masterpieces that is above the rest. It is his most well know play and actors can only dream of getting the chance to play his role‚ Hamlet created by William Shakespeare. The play Hamlet is still very important today‚ even though it was written hundreds of years ago‚ because it is the most famous play in the world‚ it has an intriguing plot and characters that can be interpreted differently provoking thought
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William Wegman is an american videographer‚ photographer and artist born on December 2‚ 1943 in Holyoke Massachusetts. Wegmans style of photography consists of portraits of dogs‚ and he uses techniques like composition‚ rules of third‚ balance‚ contrast and many others to capture the unique and sophistication of his photos. Wegman was insterested in photography for a big bulk of his life‚ but as a kid he never payed much attention to it‚ that is until he recieved a very special gift‚ a 20x24 polaroid
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problems that arise in this carefully crafted play by Arthur Miller. This play‚ ’The Crucible’ is based on the 1692 witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts yet it also focuses on the relationships between various characters. Abigail Williams doesn’t have much luck in this play‚ and she never really had. She lives with her uncle - Reverend Parris and his daughter Betty‚ because she’s an orphan and claims she: ’’Saw Indians smash my dear parents heads on the pillow next to mine.’’ Perhaps
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Responsibility "When in doubt‚ tell the truth." Spoken by Mark Twain. Twains history consists of one of the most widely loved and celebrated American writers since his first books were released in the late 1860s‚ early 1870s. This quote has a very interesting realism and that makes it so true because if the people in the town of Salem heard this quote‚ they maybe would not have had to go through the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials of 1692 resulted in 19 executions and 150 accusations
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this definition does not give a full picture of what a comedy is. The play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ falls under the category of a comedy‚ rather than a tragedy‚ because Shakespeare utilizes several of the comedic traits often found in Elizabethan comedies. These methods include farce‚ low comedy‚ and closing with a happy ending. Authors typically use farce when they want to place their characters in extreme and exaggerated situations. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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William James wrote‚ “Determinism leads us to call our judgments of regret wrong‚ because they are pessimistic in implying that what is impossible yet ought to be.” (1) I intend to make an argument against James‚ on the basis that determinism does not consent human beings to completely neglect moral responsibility. I shall first briefly define determinism. Determinism means that for every event that takes place‚ the preceding events are determined. Given prior events and the laws of nature‚ it
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my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds‚ unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight‚ Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand‚ Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant land. The poem by William Blake that is generally known as “Jerusalem” is probably the best known of his works‚ although it was not given that title by its author. Blake did write a poem called “Jerusalem”‚ but it is one of his immensely long “Prophetic Books”‚ written between
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accept this letter as a formal letter of recommendation in support of Ava Williams’ application for the HRSA Nursing Scholarship offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Last 4 digits of SSN- 5797). I have known Ava Williams for 9 years and 4 months and can truthfully state that she is a deserving candidate that you will be proud to have as an example of your ideal scholarship winner. Ava Williams is the daughter of my client and good friend. During the time that I have
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