William F. Harrah Daniel Seutter The gaming industry is one of the largest industries in the world. Nowadays people can find casinos and gambling in almost every region in the world. There are gambling locations on cruise ships‚ in airports‚ and even gas stations. The gaming industry has evolved over many years and a lot of it as to do with the help from William F. Harrah. William F. Harrah is the founder of the popular Harrah’s casinos. He is one of the pioneers that helped shape the gaming
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William Shakespeare is an unforgettable literary figure and it is not exaggeration if we say that literature is nothing without him. All the writing of Shakespeare deal with love‚ life and death and these universal themes get beautiful touch by him. His tragedies reflect that he had extraordinary knowledge of human psychology. Therefore‚ his characters have become memorable in the field of literature. Shakespeare has explored poetry and tragedy but it is tragedy that brought fame for him. Even his
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In the short story “Barn Burning” William Faulkner creates a dramatic story enthralled with family dynamics. The character of Abner Snopes is presented as a hard man with the inability to show a softer side to others or his children. Not only does Mr. Snopes lack the ability show kind emotions he also seems to have somewhat of a temper. Faulkner portrays Sarty Snopes as being the youngest boy of Mr. Snopes and having an eagerness to make his father proud. Faulkner delivers what I believe to be a common
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Robin Williams: Iconic comedian and ‘advocate for all who serve this nation’ Chad J. McNeeley‚ U.S. Navy/ Wiki The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams‚ 63‚ saddened the world on Monday morning‚ but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today. Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to visit the armed forces in a war zone‚ and in the span of his life visited more than 89‚000 military personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the United Service
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The Man Who Stopped England’s Slave Trade “God Almighty has set before me two great objects‚ the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners” – William Wilberforce William Wilberforce was one of the greatest abolitionists in all of history. He fought for what he believed in. He believed in freedom for all people‚ no matter what they looked like. He thought that all people are to be valued and that they are important‚ even if they were different. He spent all of his life trying
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WILLIAM WILBERFORCE Initial decision[edit] The British initially became involved in the slave trade during the 16th century. By 1783‚ the triangular route that took British-made goods to Africa to buy slaves‚ transported the enslaved to the West Indies‚ and then brought slave-grown products such as sugar‚ tobacco‚ and cotton to Britain‚ represented about 80 percent of Great Britain’s foreign income.[49][50] British ships dominated the trade‚ supplying French‚ Spanish‚ Dutch‚ Portuguese and British
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Pitt’s consolidation of power How did the 1784 election consolidate William Pitt’s power? In December 1783‚ George III ended the Fox-North coalition‚ and appointed William Pitt as Prime Minister. However Pitt had little support in the House of Commons‚ calculations suggests he could rely on 149 votes and was opposed by Fox and North‚ numbering about 230 in total. In order to reduce power of the opposition Pitt offered his allies‚ including Fox‚ to the cabinet. Government was immediately defensive
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William Harvey was a British physician who did what all good modern scientists are taught to do; which is upon coming across an inexplicable phenomenon‚ compose a hypothesis‚ research‚ collect data‚ devise a theory‚ then share this information with fellow scientists. . He obtained a Doctor of Physic diploma from the University of Padua in 1602. But Human Heredity‚ in the biological sense‚ was for many centuries only a metaphor. Because of his family status‚ Harvey had no problem obtaining a
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All writer use to one degree or another elements of their life to help formulate their characters and stories‚ but Tennessee Williams seems to draw more from his personal experiences than most. After reading “The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin” and doing some background research on the author it becomes quite clear that he wrote this story as a reflection of his life. The similarities between the narrator/boy in the story and Tennessee himself are quite obvious‚ as well as other characters
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it is the simple things that make more of a difference. William Carlos Williams set a prime example in his free verse poem: “This Is Just to Say”. Written in 1934‚ this simple and apologetic note was more than likely left for his wife before leaving for work. While being upset at the fact her husband ate her morning meal‚ I am sure she could not help but smile after reading his slightly amusing 28-word poem. In the first stanza‚ Williams’ states his main purpose for writing this modest poem. He
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