JJ waas a great man Jesse Woodson James (September 5‚ 1847 – April 3‚ 1882) was an American outlaw‚ gang leader‚ bank robber‚ train robber‚ and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a celebrity when he was alive‚ he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Some recent scholars place him in the context of regional insurgencies of ex-Confederates following the American Civil War rather than a manifestation of frontier lawlessness
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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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The short story “Araby” is clearly identifiable as the work of James Joyce. His vocalized ambition of acquainting fellow Irish natives with the true temperament of his homeland is apparent throughout the story. Joyce’s painstakingly precise writing style can be observed throughout “Araby” as well. Roman Catholicism‚ which played a heavy role in Joyce’s life‚ also does so in the story which is another aspect which makes Joyce’s authorship of the story unmistakable. As a result of Irish heritage displayed
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AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY of James Joyce’s "ARABY" Joyce reportedly boasted that Ulysses would keep the professors busy‚ and indeed it has occupied the bulk of articles pertaining to his work. Dubliners is often seen as a step to that great work‚ and its stories are often picked over for evidence of their influence on Ulysses. However‚ a number of tales in this collection have taken a critical life of their own. "The Dead‚" most obviously‚ attracts considerable attention‚ and "The Sisters" has
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Critical Essay #2 In the following essay‚ Garrett offers six perspectives on "The Dead" by applying the principles of six different literary theories. BIOGRAPHY. Joyce once said of one section of Ulysses‚ "I’ve put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant." Similarly‚ he inserted in his writings remnants of his own life and environment‚ so that scholars scour the details of his experience‚ and the people and places that he
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After William James’s students “got well imbued with the logical spirit” (William James 130) they began to question his belief in God because it could not be proven through logic and he had no evidence to back up his claim. This inspired him to write his essay “The Will to Believe” in which he attempts to explore and refute Pascal’s logical reason to believe in God‚ and William Cliffords argument that any claim made without strong evidence to back it is a morally wrong claim‚ despite what the truth
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XI. ATTENTION Whoever treats of interest inevitably treats of attention‚ for to say that an object is interesting is only another way of saying that it excites attention. But in addition to the attention which any object already interesting or just becoming interesting claims—passive attention or spontaneous attention‚ we may call it—there is a more deliberate attention‚—voluntary attention or attention with effort‚ as it is called‚—which we can give to objects less interesting or uninteresting
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was born in April of 1564. There is no specific date of birth because at that time the only date of importance was the date of baptism‚ though infants often were baptized when they were three days old. Shakespeare’s baptismal date was April 26‚ 1564. Shakespeare was born in the village of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. At the time of his birth‚ the village had a population of 1500 people‚ and only 200 houses. Shakespeare’s father
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“Hank Williams is the father of contemporary country music (CMT).” Hank was an American singer and song writer who is regarded as the most important musician to country music of all time. Hank’s career was cut short by a sudden death at the early age of 29. Hank was born September 17‚ 1923 in Mount Olive‚ Butler County‚ Alabama. His birth name was Hiram Williams which was later changed to Hank when he began his career. This is where he met Rufus Payne‚ who they called Tee Tot. This black street
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Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. Originally published in 1880 as a serial in Cornhill Magazine and Harper’s New Monthly Magazine‚ it is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant‚ domineering father. The plot of the novel is based upon a true story told to James by his close friend‚ British actress Fanny Kemble.[1] The book is often compared to Jane Austen’s work for the clarity and grace of its prose and its
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