Describe similarities and differences between “I wandered lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth and the extract from The Grasmere Journals by his sister Dorothy Wordsworth. Comparison must include comments on the‚ language‚ imagery‚ genre and audience of the two texts. “I wandered lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth is a lyric poem focusing on the poet’s response to the beauty of nature. A lyric poem presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet rather than telling a story or presenting
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was baptised in 26 April‚ 1564 and died in 23 April‚ 1616. He was an English poet and playwright‚ widely known as the greatest writer in the English language. He is often called England’s national poet. His surviving works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare
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member of parliament and social reformer who was very influential in the abolition of the slave trade and eventually slavery itself in the British empire. William Wilberforce was born on 24 August 1759 in Hull‚ the son of a wealthy merchant. He studied at Cambridge University where he began a lasting friendship with the future prime minister‚ William Pitt the Younger. In 1780‚ Wilberforce became member of parliament for Hull‚ later representing Yorkshire. His dissolute lifestyle changed completely when
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Adam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher‚ known for his view and use of capitalism. Smith helped spread the ideology of privatization and free market‚ and is often credited on creating modern economics. Smith opposed government use and regulation in trade and consumption‚ arguing it was only a producer and consumers business. Smith lived in an era of mercantilism‚ and found it useless and unhelpful for trade‚ and illogical for only benefitting two countries. Smith found specialization key; the
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Mapping the Soul -------With the freedom of poetic language‚ William Blake expressed his abhorrence of the Church’s deep-rooted stance on faith; such a stance on Christianity was considered blasphemous‚ but he could not be charged with a crime. He believed that with true spirituality‚ the individual could fully engage in their faith and attain eternal salvation without the intrusion of organized religion—for the Church is solely concerned with subduing Christians with an orthodox emphasis
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was easily one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He has written many plays including Romeo and Juliet‚ Much Ado About Nothing‚ Macbeth‚ and Hamlet. Shakespeare was also one of the proprietors to the Globe theater in 1589. Much of his work is still performed today. Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was an alderman of Scotland who had served as mayor in 1569. Neither of his parents could
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The Sherwin-Williams Company Sherwin Williams is the largest manufacturer of paint products in the U.S. It is the most famous painting company in the United States. The Company owns more than 34 factories and 3‚200 of their own branded stores‚ that is why it is considered the largest chain stores in the world of colors. The American company Sherwin-Williams was founded in 1866. Since its establishment‚ the company made a bid for new technology and innovation. 11 years after its founding in 1877
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For this assignment I will be answering the question “The hero of Paradise lost is Eve rather than Adam‚ assess the validity of this comment”. I will discuss what a hero means and how Eve’s actions could make her the hero of the poem or the villain. I hope to show whether or not there actually is a hero in the poem and if it is Eve what did she achieve as the ‘hero’. Or could Adam be the hero? I will discuss both. “The concept of a hero has many meanings and aspects. In every culture and period
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John Adams was a man who believed in the law‚ and in fair play. If the soldiers could not get a fair trial‚ were we any better than the British and their high handed ways. John Adams knew he had to be the one‚ only a known radical could defend the soldiers. In the end‚ John Adams got most of the soldiers acquitted and the rest reduced to minor charges. The right by trial by jury was one of the rights the radicals were defending. The British were trying to limit trial by jury because too many smugglers
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1. Youth and Education Douglas Adams was a classic case of genius growing up‚ from taking longer than usual to develop basic skills to quickly morphing into an incredible writer. Born in 1952 in Cambridge‚ he was reportedly slow to develop‚ “I was the only kid who anybody I knew has ever seen actually walk into a lamppost with his eyes wide open. Everybody assumed that there must be something going on inside‚ because there sure as hell wasn’t anything going on on the outside!” (__________). However
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