Judgement of a Man The fifteen year old boy in the poem “Fifteen‚” by William Stafford‚ makes a very adult decision when faced with a conflict of choosing maturity or immaturity. One day‚ this boy finds a motorcycle laying on its side‚ which Stafford describes when he writes‚ “I found back of the willows one summer day a motorcycle with engine running” (Line 2 and Line 3). There is no one around to catch the boy‚ giving the boy the option to steal the motorcycle or to find the owner and return
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Why I think William Golding wrote the novel “Lord of the Flies” By: Hoang Nguyen The novel William Golding wrote is mainly about a bunch of young British boys stranded on a deserted island without any adults. Then the boys tried to establish some-what a civil society to resolve problems but unfortunate events happen one after another. I believe the reason why Golding wrote the novel was because he had seen many things during World War One while servicing the British Royal Navy and tried to interpret
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Background of the interviewee Marcella Williams is a 55 year old retired postal specialist. She worked for the Post Office for a long time in different positions. Additionally‚ she has one youngster‚ which‚ she raised with the assistance of her mom. As of now‚ she works part-time as a tailor in a cleaner‚ which is something she appreciates doing and when she is not working‚ she is at the Senior Center playing cards and line dancing and simply getting a charge out of life. Lifestyle as a teen As a
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How Far Would You Agree That Pitt’s Success As A Reformer To 1793 Was Dependent On Royal Support? William Pitt the Younger’s political success revolved around an effective working relationship with King George III‚ without which Pitt never could have maintained the support needed for his economically revolutionary reform policies such as Income Tax. Lacking the selfish eloquence to thrive among Lords‚ Pitt’s support depended upon those who were tryiing to please the king. The more feble minded
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The Crucible In “The Crucible”‚ Abigail Williams played the psycho in the play. Abigail was Reverend Parris’ niece‚ and also the woman John Proctor cheated on his wife‚ Elizabeth with. In the beginning of the play‚ Abigail acts as the innocent‚ not all knowing‚ towns girl. Much later on in the play‚ she reveals herself as the suspicious‚ smart and vindictive character. She was once a servant of John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ but was fired once Elizabeth found out she had an affair with her husband.
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Have you ever met someone that has been responsible for the crimes in the city? Well Abigail Williams is one of the many in the village in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail is a mean and vindictive person who always wanted to get her way. Others may argue that Abigail was not responsible for the crimes in Salem‚ but they have been mistaken. Abigail Williams has been committed‚ of lying and the affair that she has had in the village. “Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut
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“The Tiger” Reflection William Blake seemed like a supernatural poet who thought about the unknown of the universe and pursued to solve them. In his poem "The Tiger"‚ Blake questions the mentality of this so called “God” to create such a violent and harmful animal after having created a kind and gentle one such as the lamb. To understand the poem I had to fully understand the thoughts of the speaker‚ in which there is not a clear addressee‚ considering that the speaker didn’t mention who he or
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INTRODUCTION TO MACBETH William Shakespeare was born to a wealthy family in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England. He married and had several children but died in 1616 at the age of 52. Shakespeare authored thirty-seven plays and 154 sonnets. The legacy of this body of work is immense. A number of Shakespeare’s plays seem to have transcended even the category of brilliance‚ becoming so influential as to affect profoundly the course of Western literature and culture ever after. Shakespeare’s shortest
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The girls are dancing and attempting to make the men they love fall in love with them. However‚ the minister finds the girls practicing their witchcraft in the woods and various consequences occur throughout the movie. One specific woman is Abigail Williams. She is the former servant of the Proctor’s. Abigail actually does practice witchcraft at one point when she drinks blood in order to kill Mrs. Proctor because she is in love with Mr. Proctor. These events throw Salem into a series of trials and
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William Wegman is an american videographer‚ photographer and artist born on December 2‚ 1943 in Holyoke Massachusetts. Wegmans style of photography consists of portraits of dogs‚ and he uses techniques like composition‚ rules of third‚ balance‚ contrast and many others to capture the unique and sophistication of his photos. Wegman was insterested in photography for a big bulk of his life‚ but as a kid he never payed much attention to it‚ that is until he recieved a very special gift‚ a 20x24 polaroid
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