I. William McKinley (1/29/1843 - 9/14/1901) II. Two Terms: 1897 – 1901 III. Garret Hobart (1897 - 1899); Theodore Roosevelt (1901) IV. Republican Party V. Major Events * William McKinley becomes President (1897) – Political a. McKinley ran against Democrat‚ William Jennings Bryan. McKinley received majority popular and electoral votes. b. William McKinley became the 25th President of the United States. * Dingley Tariff (1897) – Domestic
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Religious Rebellion Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious beliefs that went against the church. Anne Hutchinson was banished from Boston by John Winthrop‚ and other members of the Boston church‚ for speaking out against the ministers and their sermons. Roger Williams was exiled from Salem by the members of the Salem Church for preaching his “four extreme positions” (NAAL‚ Volume A‚ 174)‚ specifically stating that the New England churches
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The Extraordinary Life of William Shakespeare “We know what we are‚ but know not what we may be.” This is just one of many genius quotes from Shakespeare himself. William Shakespeare is regarded to be the greatest playwright of all time. This man has an exquisite taste when it comes down to writing and literature. Shakespeare is believed to have created over 1‚700 words in the English language. Not only are his works interesting‚ but also the Globe Theater in which many of his plays
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A Revolution Auguries of Innocence by William Blake was published in 1863‚ assumed written in 1803. William Blake‚ a British poet from the Romanticism movement‚ wrote Auguries of Innocence full of paradox and mixed feelings. Blake used to have trouble with authority‚ and he expresses this need of freedom through his poem. This poem‚ thanks to its imagery‚ let the reader make his own interpretation of life and political views of the author. William Blake used the image of animals to reflect
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William Blake was a romanticist poet‚ who wrote poems during the Industrial Revolution. He was born on 28th November 1757 in Westminster‚ but spent most of his life in London. William became an engraver at the age of fifteen and on each of his poems original prints‚ there is an engraved picture. He eventually owned a business in engraving. When he was nearly 25 he married a lady called Catherine Bouchier‚ whom he was happily married to for 45 years. In 1784 he published his first volume of poems
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SHAKESPEARE‚ WILLIAM (1564—1616)‚ English poet‚ player and playwright‚ was baptized in the parish church of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on the 26th of April. Birth 1564. The exact date of his birth is not known. 18th-century antiquaries‚ William Oldys and Joseph Greene‚ gave it as April 23‚ but without quoting authority for their statements‚ and the fact that April 23 was the day of Shakespeare’s death in 1616 suggests a possible source of error. In any case his birthday cannot have been
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now. Shakespeare’s past effects his writing as well as impacts our society today. His most famous work is Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare’s writing was effected by his past. William Shakespeare was born on April‚ 26‚ 1564. John and Mary Shakespeare’s third son. Shakespeare had 6 siblings. Most of his siblings died before twenty from disease (Wikipedia (n.d.)). William Shakespeare went to Stratford New Grammar School which is just 20
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William Faulkner William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County‚ with Jefferson as its county seat‚ is both a mythical and actual place. Yoknapatawpha county is 2400 square miles in area and has a population of 15‚611 persons. Jefferson has an actual jail‚ town square‚ old houses‚ and Old Frenchman’s Place‚ even a railroad. Faulkner’s "Yoknapatawpha County" is in reality Lafayette County‚ and "Jefferson" is actually Oxford. The Faulkner family lived there since before the Civil War. This is
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William Cuthbert Faulkner was born September 25‚ 1897 and died July 6‚ 1962. His hometown was New Albany‚ Mississippi where he spent most of his life. Faulkner was in fact very intelligent‚ but never earned his high school diploma. He really enjoyed reading‚ writing‚ and art. Eventually‚ he made his way to the University of Mississippi. In his life there were two major influences that affected his writing. His mother was a “colored” woman and Faulkner really “held tightly to her ways”‚ according
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Bryce Dotson Sears Honors English 9 / Period 5 30 November 2010 Renaissance Writer: A Comparison of His Works William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564 on St. George’s Day. As a young man‚ Ovid’s writing filled Shakespeare’s mind with images of violence and romance. As Shakespeare aged‚ he viewed himself as a poet. William wrote Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth‚ two very diverse pieces of literature that use blood and fate. Today‚ our society still has blood and fate. For example‚ people
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