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    William Shakespeare

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    William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in the English town of Stratford-on-Avon. He was a poet and a playwright. As a boy‚ William Shakespeare studied Latin and classical literature in grammar school. He never went to a university. By the way William Shakespeare’s plays were it showed he had good knowledge of subjects from history and politics to music and art. When he was 20 Shakespeare became an actor in London. There he learned about drama by writing and performing plays. Shakespeare

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    William Gilbert

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    William Gilbert William Gilbert was also known as William Gilbert. He lived from 24 May 1544 – 30 November 1603. He was an English physician‚ physicist and natural philosopher. He didn’t agree with the traditional way of learning which was to learn completely from books and instead tried investigating and experiments of his own to find out information. He became famous for his experiments with electricity and magnetism which he published books on. William Gilbert first coined the term "electricity"

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    William Shakespeare

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    Cox 1 Justyn D. Cox Ms. Franklin English II 12 May 2014 William Shakespeare was one of the best writers of his time‚ and has written stories that are still being read and talked about today. He was thought of to be an inspiration to many upcoming writers and has helped to shape literature into what is today. Shakespeare’s writing s give vivid and interesting details about the topic he is writing about. His writings also tend to make others enjoy reading

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    William Patterson

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    William Paterson (Patterson) was born in County Antrim‚ Ireland‚ in 1745. When he was almost 2 years of age‚ his family emigrated to America‚ disembarking at New Castle‚ DE. While the father traveled about the country‚ apparently selling tinware‚ the family lived in New London‚ other places in Connecticut‚ and in Trenton‚ NJ. In 1750 he settled in Princeton‚ NJ. There‚ he became a merchant and manufacturer of tin goods. His prosperity enabled William to attend local private schools and the College

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    William Shakespeare

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    Preface William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers and dramatists of all time. He left us some of the greatest poems and dramas. Not only is he respected by the most educated people‚ but also by some youth. His quotes are very popular on social networks and in this time that does not happen often. I have chosen this topic because I wanted to know something more about him. In this report‚ I will describe his life‚ some of his plays‚ some of his poems‚ something about his family and mention

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    Abigail Williams

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    they hanged‚ lifeless and cold their feet dangling just feet above the ground. One young lady was even smirking at the horrid sight as she came to realize her extreme actions had paid off. This young lady was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a 17 year-old girl. Through Abigail Williams a girl in The Crucible‚ the author‚ Arthur Miller describes his perception of young females during the time of the Salem Witch Trials making them out to be selfish‚ attention seeking‚ and manipulative individuals who

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    William Shakspeare

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    William Shakespeare Stephen Ciccone William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in a town called Stratford‚ Warwickshire located in England. His birthdate is unknown but he was baptized as a catholic on April 26th 1564 in the Holy Trinity Church. His father was John Shakespeare and his mother was Mary Arden. His father was a leather merchant and his mother was a landed heiress. He was the 3rd of 8 children and was born in the Renaissance period. He was the oldest to survive

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    William Mckinley

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    William McKinley Born on January 29‚ 1843‚ William McKinley would later in life grow up to be a very important factor and figure in America’s History. He was born in Niles‚ Ohio and grew up in Poland‚ Ohio where him and his family made their life. He was the seventh of eight kids living life like most young boys. He was raised by his father and mother‚ who instilled in him strong work ethics‚ respect‚ honesty‚ and courtesy and taught him to value prayer. One thing that McKinley valued highly

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    COVER PAGE Filing Checklist for 2013 Tax Return Filed On Standard Forms Prepared on: 09/25/2014 07:18:46 pm Return: C:\Users\Jess\Documents\HRBlock\Lance Dean 2013 Tax Return.T13 To file your 2013 tax return‚ simply follow these instructions: Step 1. Sign and date the return Because you ’re filing a joint return‚ Lance and Wanda both need to sign the tax return. If your return is signed by a representative for you‚ you must have a power of attorney attached that specifically authorizes the representative

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    William James

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    William James: Father of Psychology The father of psychology is a topic of great debate as there have been several individuals who have had a large influence on psychology. One of these individuals who made a large contribution to psychology and how we study it today is William James. He lived from 1842 to 1910 and in his life he accomplished a lot in the field of psychology and he dominated American psychology with his functionalist theories. James’ (1890) biggest influence in psychology leading

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