William Cronon’s (year?) article on the wilderness as a “cultural creation” is part of the human construct of natural landscapes. This human construct is part of the two dualistic ideals of historical interstation of the wilderness that North Americans perceive as part of this tradition. For instance‚ Cronon (year?) defines (1) the “sublime” vision of nature as a beautiful artistic image of the pristine wilderness as a type of sanctuary or Garden of Eden in the 19th century‚ yet it also defines the
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Background and Beliefs: Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born on August 4‚ 1961 to a Kenyan father and American mother in Honolulu‚ Hawaii. When he was two years old‚ his parents separated and later divorced. After his father received his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Harvard‚ he moved back to his native country of Kenya‚ where he became a finance minister until he was killed in a car accident in 1982. His mother remarried‚ and Obama moved with his mother and new stepfather
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William Blake‚ London London by William Blake is a poem characterised by its dark and overbearing tone. It is a glimpse at a period of England ’s history (particularly London) during war and poverty‚ experienced by the narrator as he walks through the streets. Using personification it draws a great human aspect to its representation of thoughts and beliefs of the narrator. The author uses a rhyme scheme that mirrors the pace of walking. The pace is moderate using an octameter meter‚ and each
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Abigail Williams is selfish‚ manipulative‚ and a compulsive liar. The entire play wouldn’t exist‚ if Abby hadn’t have been so jealous and selfish. It was Abby’s fault that the girls were in the woods with Tituba trying to cast a spell on Elizabeth Proctor‚ because Abby is in love with her husband John. The whole reason the Salem Witch Trials even started was because Abby was in love with a man that wasn’t her’s to have in the first place‚ and she wanted to do anything possible to get rid of his wife
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William Lyon Phelps (1865-1943) was an American educator‚ literary critic and author. He served as a professor of English at Yale University from 1901 to 1933. His works include Advance of the English Novel and Essays on Modern Dramatists. On April 6‚ 1933‚ he delivered this speech during a radio broadcast. His reverence for books was not shared by everyone‚ especially those in Nazi Germany. On May 10‚ 1933‚ the Nazis had staged an event unseen since the Middle Ages as young German students from
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Stanley “Tookie” Williams Jameelah Green Hillsborough Community College Marsha Frazier Juvenile Delinquency Stanley Tookie Williams was more than just a “GangBanger”; he was a man of honor and sought fourth to take care of his community regardless of the mistakes he has made. The Cultural Deviance Theory would define Stanley because of his upbringing. Bring brought up in Southern California was rough back in the 70s. There was a lot of violence‚ hatred‚ racism‚ poverty among this generation
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Abigail Williams in the Crucible Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Samuel Parris in Arthur Miller’s book the Crucible. Some people may think she’s just a normal girl but how can people be sure about that? Abigail Williams‚ age 17‚ is indeed a young girl‚ but she’s also an evil villain. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples to show how this is true. Abigail makes up lies to get what she wants‚ to get out of trouble‚ and to manipulate others. She also attempts a homicide just
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Irish poet‚ dramatist‚ and prose writer‚ one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. Yeats’s father‚ John Butler Yeats‚ was a barrister who eventually became a portrait painter. His mother‚ formerly Susan Pollexfen‚ was the daughter of a prosperous merchant in Sligo‚ in western Ireland. Through both parents Yeats claimed kinship with various Anglo-Irish Protestant families who are mentioned in his work. Normally‚ Yeats would
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In William J. Bennett’s argument‚ Drugs: Should their Sale and Use Be Legalized‚ he tries to persuade the readers that drugs should not be legalized. He goes on to explain the national drug policy and the intellectuals that by and large are against it but have little to contribute to the matter. The argument like he says is a little one sided‚ there is a whole lot to say about the national drug policy and very little to say about the intellectuals. In his essay he explains both sides of the argument
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William Blake: Songs of Experience- A Marxist response Marxism focuses on the political and economic philosophy in which the concept of class struggle plays a central role in understanding society’s allegedly inevitable development. This development focuses on the departure from bourgeois oppression which is under the rule of a capitalist society to that of an ultimately classless society. William Blake wrote of social consciousness with the will to change society; one that lived their lives in
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