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    Clarence Thomas

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    Supreme Court Justice: Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas was sworn in to office on Wednesday‚ October 23‚ 1991 after he was accused by a woman named Anita Hill for sexual misconduct. After exploring the charges from Hill‚ the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature found no convincing evidence of proof in the allegations against Thomas. The Committee gave him no recommendation when reporting his nomination to Senate. The Senate voted 52 to 48 to the appointment of Thomas into the High Court. Since

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    Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 The poet begins by saying “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways‚” by which she starts off with a rhetorical question‚ because there is no ‘reason’ for love. Rather than using “why” she enforces this meaning. But then she goes on saying that she will count the ways‚ which is a contradiction against her first line. In the rest of the poem she is explaining how much she loves. In the second line she says “I love thee to the depth & breath &

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    Lucero Flores Mr. Craig English III Honors 11/05/12 Thomas Jefferson; from nothing to America “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us‚ but is always the result of a good conscience‚ good health‚ occupation‚ and freedom in all just pursuits.” (Jefferson) Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of America. He was put on earth at the right time. When America needed a man of many talents and of wise words‚ Jefferson was there. Jefferson

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    Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 Information about the life of William Shakespeare is often open to doubt. Some even doubt whether he wrote all plays ascribed to him. From the best available sources it seems William Shakespeare was born in Stratford on about April 23rd 1564. His father William was a successful local businessman and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner. Relatively prosperous‚ it is likely the family paid for Williams education‚ although there is no evidence he attended university

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    Contrast Paragraph‚ “Sonnet 18” and “Sonnet 30” “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare and “Sonnet 30” by Edna St. Vincent Millay have similarities and a variety differences which make them very intriguing and appealing to the reader. First‚ the rhyme scheme of “Sonnet 18” and “Sonnet 30” are alike since their pattern is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG‚ as demonstrated in “day‚ temperate‚ May‚ date” in “Sonnet 18”; and “drink‚ rain‚ sink‚ again” in “Sonnet 30”. Due to this pattern‚ “Sonnet 18” and “Sonnet 30” are denominated

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    Shakespeare Sonnet 29 Tone

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    sadness are some of the most raw and primal feelings in the human arsenal. In Shakespeare’s sonnet 29 these emotions are presented though a man struggling with his lonesome and desolate life. The speaker in this sonnet begins by complaining about his life and envying other men but halfway through the poem there is a crucial change and he seems as though he is a completely new person. The speaker in sonnet 29 uses the theme of God’s wrath‚ exaggerated diction‚ and self-pity to illustrate the depths

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    expressing your love to someone‚ through a sonnet. A sonnet is a fourteen line poem using a formal rhyme scheme. William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright‚ and actor widely recognized. One of his most famous works is the 154 Sonnets. These sonnets are about passage of time‚ love‚ beauty‚ and mortality. In the sonnets his view of love is different. In sonnet 118 he is talking about his waywardness and unfaithfulness. William Shakespeare’s view of love in sonnet 118 is uncontrollable. He explains

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    Thomas Paine

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    Evans NCTC Government Professor Ramsey March 1‚ 2013 Remembering the Paine Its time to see the reasons why we know Thomas Paine to part of our revolution‚ but not that well known amoungst the average student. The rise and fall of this man can be an example to all of us if you read and learn from his endeavors. There was a lot of tension building up during the 1760’s and 1770’s between Great Britain and America and something had to be done about it. Is it worth the risk declaring independence from

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    Explication of Sonnet 147 Love is a disease. Desire is deadly. When one thinks about Shakespeare’s sonnets‚ the instinctual response is the thought of romance. For instance the adoring lines‚ “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day/ Thou are more lovely and more temperate” (Sonnet 18‚ 1-2)‚ are thought to be the most famous words from a Shakespearean sonnet. However‚ instead of describing love in a starry-eyed fashion‚ Shakespeare discusses the punitive characteristics of love in Sonnet 147. The persona

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    Analysis of Sonnet 43 Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote Sonnet 43 during the prime of the Victorian Period‚ which lasted the duration of Queen Victoria’s throne between 1832 and 1901. Like some of the works during the Victorian period‚ Sonnet 43 was a reflective piece about the love of her life‚ Robert Browning. Elizabeth Browning showed this reflection by answering her own posing question‚ “How do I love thee?” William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 30 however‚ was written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth

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