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    Rufus Weylin; a character first perceived as a young‚ curious and innocent boy‚ turns in to an over-obsessive and miserable tyrant. In Octavia Butler ’s novel _Kindred_‚ the book revolves around the horrors of slavery in the United States in the early eighteen hundreds. White characters are given absolute power and control over black characters‚ and treat them like animals‚ making them live a long life of misery and unhappiness. As _Kindred_ unfolds‚ it becomes clear that Rufus turns in to a stereotypical

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    William Shakespeare

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    William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in the Hole Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on April 23‚ 1564. He was the first son and third child of John Shakespeare‚ a leather tanner and a maker of gloves‚ and Mary Arden Shakespeare. William’s parents were married around 1558 and had a total of eight children‚ three of which died in childhood. William’s family had been living in the area of Warwickshire for many years and was respected. William’s father was at one

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    Discuss ways in which Yeats presents the significance in‚ ’The Fisherman’ In your answer explore the effects of language‚ imagery and verse form‚ and consider how this poem relates to other poems you have studied by Yeats. Yeats aspired to compose poetry for the Irish elite‚ whom he considered would venerate his literature. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case- Yeats expresses his frustration on how the public means have become materialistic‚ and one-dimensional. How the pureness of Ireland is being

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    Compare the presentation of change in Yeats’ ‘Sailing to Byzantium’ and ‘The Second Coming’ Both of Yeats’ poems express his opinions and viewpoint of the changes in society and people’s beliefs. Through the poem ‘The Second Coming’ Yeats highlights his belief that the twentieth century had seen the beginning of a new darker era‚ full of violence and struggles for independence and the effects of the Great War. The second poem ‘Sailing to Byzantium’ expresses Yeats’ observations of old age and the comforting

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    William Bradford

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    Literary works The front page of the Bradford journal William Bradford’s most well-known work by far is Of Plymouth Plantation. It was a detailed history in manuscript form about the founding of the Plymouth colony and the lives of the colonists from 1621 to 1646.[46] It is a common misconception that the manuscript was actually Bradford’s journal. Rather‚ it was a retrospective account of his recollections and observations‚ written in the form of two books. The first book was written in

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    William Glasser

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    Dr. Glasser is an internationally recognized psychiatrist. William Glasser was born in 1925. He was raised in Cleveland‚ OH. His first profession was a Chemical Engineer but decided to go into psychiatry when it became apparent to him this was his real interest in life. He attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland for medical school. At Veterans Administration Hospital he took his psychiatric training also attending UCLA. He became board certified in 1961. He did private practice from

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    William Shakespeare

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    WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was born in April of 1564. There is no specific date of birth because at that time the only date of importance was the date of baptism‚ though infants often were baptized when they were three days old. Shakespeare’s baptismal date was April 26‚ 1564. Shakespeare was born in the village of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. At the time of his birth‚ the village had a population of 1500 people‚ and only 200 houses. Shakespeare’s father

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    Early Life: William Shakespeare was born April 23‚ 1564 to Mary and John Shakespeare. Three days after birth‚ Shakespeare was baptized at the Holy Trinity Church. He grew up with his other seven siblings in the small town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. His father was a glove maker and his mother was the daughter of an affluent farmer. Shakespeare saw his first play when he was four and instantly fell in love with them. Marriage and Family Life: At the age of eighteen‚ Shakespeare had a shotgun

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    play based on events that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692. During this time period‚ many people were being falsely accused of witchcraft and being in association with the devil. In this play‚ Miller introduces a character named Abigail Williams‚ who starts to lie and accuse innocent people to cover up her own sins such as an affair with an older‚ married man‚ or dancing in the forest. Abigail has the constant need for power‚ which leads to an accusation frenzy‚ accusing anyone who stood

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    William Blake

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    focused on connecting with their audience on a deeper level by writing about mundane topics. William Blake exemplifies this characteristic of Romantic Age poets with his use of animals‚ cities‚ and everyday jobs‚ such as the chimney sweeps. By using such relatable topics‚ Blake’s audience is able to better understand the comparisons included in his Songs of Innocence and his Songs of Experience. William Blake’s poems‚ “The Little Lamb”‚ from Songs of Innocence‚ and “The Tyger”‚ from Songs of Experience

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