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    William Blake

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    Mapping the Soul -------With the freedom of poetic language‚ William Blake expressed his abhorrence of the Church’s deep-rooted stance on faith; such a stance on Christianity was considered blasphemous‚ but he could not be charged with a crime. He believed that with true spirituality‚ the individual could fully engage in their faith and attain eternal salvation without the intrusion of organized religion—for the Church is solely concerned with subduing Christians with an orthodox emphasis

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    overlooked several internal control concepts that could have prevented Betty’s embezzlement from the company. • Segregation of duties: Betty had responsibilities in too many areas. She maintained the cash‚ the cash receipts‚ and the sales records for Howard Street Jewelers. This not only provided Betty with plenty of opportunity‚ but also gave her the means to conceal the theft. • Authorization of transactions: Betty was able to put items on layaway without authorization from management. • Physical

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    William Blake

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    WILLIAM BLAKE William Blake was born in 1757‚ the third son of a London tradesman who sold knitwear. Blake lived in London which dominated much of his work. He was a British poet‚ painter‚ and engraver‚ who illustrated and printed his own books. He spent most of his life in relative poverty. He was very influenced by his brother’s death which he claimed he saw "ascend heavenward clapping its hands for joy" who died of consumption at the age of 20. He uses the illustrations and engravings in his

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    William Faulkner

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    A Southern Setting William Faulkner is a great American Southern writer of modern times. He has won many awards including the Nobel Prize for literature. Although Faulkner stories are different‚ all of them took place in the South. In “A Rose for Emily” there are three things to show this story takes place in a small Southern town: elements of setting‚ social structure‚ and the characters’ name and title. The first thing that shows the story takes place in the South is elements of setting

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    William Wordsworth

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    British poet‚ who spent his life in the Lake District of Northern England. William Wordsworth started with Samuel Taylor Coleridge the English Romantic movement with their collection LYRICAL BALLADS in 1798. When many poets still wrote about ancient heroes in grandiloquent style‚ Wordsworth focused on the nature‚ children‚ the poor‚ common people‚ and used ordinary words to express his personal feelings. His definition of poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings arising from "emotion

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    the cage or the house had dated back to a long ago yet they are fighting till now to get the equal treatment with men in this 21st century. Examples of how women in history fought to obtain equal treatment from society will be presented below. In Howard Zinn’s book‚ A People’s History of the United States‚ Anne Hutchinson is mentioned for her courageous actions toward the church fathers. Anne insisted

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    “The plain truth of the matter is that we can’t stop them!” (Fast 90). April Morning‚ written by Howard Fast‚ is a novel about the start of the Revolutionary War‚ specifically the Battle of Lexington in 1775. Adam Cooper‚ the protagonist of the story‚ is a 15-year-old boy who is forced to become a man to defend his home from the British. Moses Cooper‚ Adams father who is also the antagonist of the story‚ is extremely hard on Adam and does not see him as a man. Not until Adam signs up to fight that

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    Like millions of Americans‚ I listen to Howard Stern on the radio in the mornings. I think he is smart‚ quick and funny. Sometimes he is ’’offensive‚’’ but to be quite frank‚ I am not ’’offended‚’’ because what he says falls within the realm of words and subjects that‚ as an adult‚ I have long been familiar with even without the tutelage of Stern. Unlike millions of Americans‚ I do not listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. One reason for that is that I am usually at the movies when he’s on the

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    committee. When Wynand saw the recent paper of the Banner‚ he noticed that Scarret chose to submit to the strike; he was forced to see the article that he never wanted it to be published by his own company. 2. Explain Gail Wynand’s assertion that Howard Roark was “the one encounter in [his] life that can never be repeated” (Pg. 662) Wynand says that Roark was “the one encounter in [his] life that can never be repeated.” Wynand‚ who was not a perfect objectivist‚ always glorified Roark’s unchanging

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    abigail williams

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    Abigail Williams is a dominant figure in The Crucible. She is both malicious and manipulative. She is astute and knows how to use power to her own advantage. She is a marvellous antagonist with vengeful desires and she is ruthless for the mass hysteria and death which happens later in the play. Throughout the first act‚ we learn that Abigail is dominant and has authority over other characters within the play. “(Betty doesn’t move. She shakes her.) Now stop this! Betty! Sit up now!” The use of the

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