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    Serena Jameka Williams was born September 26‚ 1981. She is professional tennis player. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world number 1in singles on several occasions. She became the world Number 1 for the first time on July 8‚ 2002‚ and she also achieved this ranking for the seventh time on January 30‚ 2017. Williams’ accomplishments and success in professional tennis have led some commentators‚ players‚ and sports writers to say she is the greatest female tennis player of all

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    Internship at Sherwin-Williams Interviewed May 2007 (took 4+ weeks) Invited to a 1:1 through a college recruiting event. First‚ they show you a video about the company and then try to clear up any questions you have about the paint industry. Basic interview questions‚ tell me about yourself‚ what are your goals in life‚ where do you see yourself in 5 years etc. They did ask what skills I have that would put me above the competition‚ being able to speak spanish is a huge advantage. After the

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    William Randolph Hearst George Hearst‚ William’s father was born in 1820 on a frontier plantation in Franklin‚ Missouri. George’s father died when he was 26. George was a very hard worker and loved his family very much. He worked odd jobs and in mines to pay off his fathers debt and to take care of his mother‚ sister and little brother. Mining fascinated young George and even though he could barely read he dwelled into geology books to learn more. In 1848 word started to spread like wildfire

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    William of Occam’s Razor is the concept that when two competing ideas seem to explain the facts‚ the simpler is likely to be the true idea. Basically he feels that when something becomes overly involved‚ don’t make yourself crazy by making a situation more complicated. Simplify your life and you will be happy. A simpler idea is not necessarily true. It is just preferred until more facts or data can clarify the situation. Also‚ the more bizarre and complicated an idea is‚ the less likely it is

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    William Shakespeare Discussing William Shakespeare‚ Ben Jonson once said‚ “He was not of an age‚ but for all time!” D.H Lawrence once said‚ “When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder‚ that such trivial people should muse and thunder‚ in such lovely language.” Dame Ellen Terry also once said‚ “Wonderful women! Have you ever thought how much we all‚ and women especially‚ owe to Shakespeare for his vindication of women in these fearless‚ high-spirited‚ resolute and intelligent heroines?” There

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    The Crucible of Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is a very spiteful and bitter woman‚ but she has the biggest influence on the play with all the lies she tells about people being witches which are believed and cost some people their lives. Abigail is one of the most misunderstood characters because she is so good at lying that it almost seems like she is telling the truth. A crucible is a large test that one may face that may force them to make a controversial decision to benefit them or to

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    what desired response they want. No matter who the writer is I think the audience would get a different message out of it because they would each portray their individual emotions in different ways and writing styles. "The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams was told from the point of view of the doctor. There were four characters involved in the story. I believe any difference in point of view would have invoked an alternate response from the reader. Since the doctor was the one telling the

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    American history. One influential individual is William Bradford. He has made marks in history such as his involvement with the separatist’s‚ his voyage on the Mayflower‚ and becoming the governor of the Plymouth colony. Bradford lived a successful life and was a leader starting from a very young age. William Bradford always questioned the majority and made decisions based on his own beliefs and what he felt was best for the people he cared for. William Bradford was an English separatist born in 1590

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    William Blake was born on November 28th‚ 1757 in Soho‚ London. William’s poems reflect the life and class struggle of himself. His biography explains how his life is conjured in his style of poetry through historical‚ biographical‚ religious‚ and romantic ways; in particular‚ the Chimney Sweeper. He was born in a time where transition was a hardship to battle his way through. A large part of his inspiration‚ according to the bibliography‚ was when he began to see the increasing injustice in the world

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    William Wordsworth poem‚ Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey…July 13‚ 1798‚ is about a man returning‚ after fives years‚ to the beautiful scenery near the ruins of Tintern Abbey in Wales. He recalls how he once had such innocent views of nature when he was younger and how now that he had grown he ’d lost such sight. Near the end of the poem the speaker mentions his sister‚ Dorothy‚ only to make himself appear to be this wise man who takes his sister under his wings. He ensures her that

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