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    “Yet where does this anarchy exist? Where did it ever exist except in the single instance of Shays’ rebellion?” Shays Rebellion was a period of time where farmers stole arms from the government and forcefully took over large areas of land. They rebelled because they were being put in jail for being unable to pay off their taxes. Although many will argue that Shays and his followers were freedom fighters‚ nevertheless they were irresponsible rebels because they were led under false ideas‚ many saw

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    William Wordsworth

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    What kind of poet was Wordsworth? Write about his life and his place in Romantic poetry. Explicate (explain) one of his poems‚ or compare and contrast a few of his poems. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH‚ who was considered as the one the nest romantic poet in his era‚ was born in 1770‚ at Cockermouth‚ on the Derwent‚ located in Cumberland. His family history is very much similar to the Scott’s; as like Scott he was also the son of an attorney‚ law-agent to the earl of Lonsdale‚ a prosperous man in his profession

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    Daniel Shays‚ a small Massachusetts farmer‚ was a hero because he started a rebellion. This rebellion started on September 29‚ 1786 (10 days). This rebellion against the government was called Shays’ Rebellion‚ which consisted of Shays and a group of farmers fighting against unfair taxes. Daniel Shays was heroic‚ because he fought against a very unfair government. He fought for not only for himself‚ but also the people. First of all‚ Daniel Shays was fighting a tyrannical government that was taxing

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    World Literature II April 8‚ 2014 William Wordsworth There is no doubt that nature was the prodigious source of inspiration for William Wordsworth. Like many other romantic poets‚ he possessed great love for nature but unlike them he never expressed his anger for nature’s unkindness to him. Wordsworth started perceiving the nature closely and had a desire to give his feelings some words. Wordsworth enhanced his poetry with his outstanding imagination. William Wordsworth not only used nature‚ but

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    debts. He soon found that he was not alone in being unable to pay his debts‚ and once even saw a sick woman who had her bed taken out from under her because she was also unable to pay. He started to get very angry about the country’s actions. The rebellion started on August 29‚ 1786‚ and by January 1787‚ over one thousand Shaysites had been arrested. A militia that had been raised as a private army defeated an attack on the federal Springfield

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    Biography William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was born and grew up in the Lake District‚ the.We can conclude that the natural beauty and grandeur of this area was a major source of inspiration for Wordsworth throughout his life. In 1790‚ ‚ he went morelike on a walking tour of France . With no doubt‚ he turned to be already sympathetic to the democratic ideals that inspired the French Revolution‚ which filled him with enthusiastic hope that France might lead the way to a new and more just social order

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    When should rebellion be acceptable America is famous for its political system under which all men are equal. It improves and develops each time people rebel. Rebellion can be morally acceptable or unacceptable depending on the circumstance. Rebellion is acceptable when government is running unjust laws or the people are not treated equally. In the mid 18th century‚ the United States was still a colony of Great Britain. Under the control of the British government‚ people suffered from unjust

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    William Wegman never really wanted a dog. He was too caught up in his photography to be bothered‚ but his wife had a different idea. When William and his wife moved from Wisconsin to California they started looking for a dog. They decided to go with a Weimaraner when there was no luck with finding a Dalmatian. There first weimaraner was named Man Ray and the first thing William did when he took Man Ray home was take his picture‚ the rest is history. Man-Ray was a hand full as a puppy he demand

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    or something staring back at me and then the lights would start to flicker. In “The Elevator” by William Sleator a thin twelve-year-old boy called Martin was severely claustrophobic inside elevators.To get to his floor he would have to take the elevator. Which was his his biggest fear that he could not seem to overcome. Martin would eventually have to face his fear to get to his new apartment. William Sleator shows us Martin’s lack of ability to get over his fears of building suspense through Martin’s

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    Luther brought the idea of equality to the peasants (1‚3‚6) ‚ which in term started the revolts. In document 1 Leonhard van Eck states that the peasants were blinded and led astray into believing these ideas. Eck thinks the peasants used Luther as a rebellion starter‚ but Eck is a noble. He is very likely to state such things because the revolts are most likely hurting him financially‚ and he does not want to support the peasants for fear of a major fall if the peasant revolts fail. Document 3 is also

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