English rule. He died 23rd August 1305 but it is a mystery to when he was born but it was around the 1270s. But historians believe he was born around the town of Elderslie‚ Renfrewshire‚ Scotland. He had no record of having any children Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He was the second of three sons of Sir Malcolm Wallace and Margaret de Crauford. Wallace may have been outlawed for killing
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The Story of William Still One of the most influential heroes of the Underground Railroad‚ William Still‚ was born in Burlington County‚ New Jersey on October 7‚ 1821. He was a an African-American abolitionist‚ conductor on the Underground Railroad‚ writer‚ historian and civil rights activist. His parents‚ Levin Steel and Sidney Steel‚ parents to four children when they became runaway slaves were fortunate enough to be able to escape from slavery. Unfortunately‚ the Steel family was unable
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William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis” is an expression of how people are one with the natural world. It explains how when people die they will become part of the earth again. To William Cullen Bryant‚ people are created equal to each other. “Thanatopsis” means to have a view or contemplation of death. He also believes somehow nature is an antidote to the sorrow and despair that death brings. Studies have shown how nature is soothing to the soul of the depressed and obstructed. Nature can somehow
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Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror. William the Conqueror was born in 1028 in Normandy‚ France. He became the duke of Normandy at only seven years old and died in 1087 also in Normandy‚ France. William the Conqueror assembled a fleet in 1066 to invade England‚ this was all because King Edward had promised the throne to William after William had visited France in 1051 but when Edward died after reigning for 23 years‚ Harold Godwinson became King. William wanted to claim the throne
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“The Sentimentality of William Taverner” is set in chronological order with a few flashbacks. First‚ a man and his wife is having a disagreement on whether to let their son go to the circus. While Hester talk‚ William stays silent and doesn’t respond. The plot is introduced with Hester‚ William’s wife‚ arguing with William. Hester want to let her sons go to the circus‚ but William disagrees. Hester tells William‚ “Nobody was ever hurt by going to a circus.” She keeps talking about circus her father
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William Pope Duval William Pope Duval‚ lawyer and congressman‚ the son of William and Anne (Pope) Duval‚ was born at Mount Comfort‚ Virginia in 1784. In 1804 he married Nancy Hynes and was admitted in to the bar that same year. On May 1821‚ President Monroe appointed Duval as a federal judge in the Eastern district of the Florida Territory. That is where his legacy in the Florida history begins. From 1822 -1834‚ Duval served as the first territorial Governor of the territory of Florida. In those
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My speech Good afternoon year 12 class. My name is Tendai Manara. Today l am going to discuss how William Wordsworth poems are still relevant to today‘s through his themes of return to nature and primitivism.William Wordsworth was known as one of the great poet that ever lived. He was a profound romantic poet of the late 17th century and early 18th century. Throughout his life he wrote numerous poems that captived and moved people of the late 17th and 18th century. Examples of his great work
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Biography of william shakespeare William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26‚ 1564‚ in Stratford-in Avon‚ England. From the year 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men members of theatrical players. Written records give little information of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life was his artistry. All that can be said is that over the course of 20 years‚ Shakespeare wrote plays that intensify the range of human emotion and conflict. Even though birth
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phase of the world forever by applying what they have learned from the past. Among these few people‚ William Shakespeare is the one person who took English Literature in different level. William Shakespeare was an English playwright in Elizabethan Era‚ the Elizabethan War with Spain‚ love and passion‚ and Catholic religion ultimately influenced him to write the romantic tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare was in London during Elizabethan War with Spain‚ and it was the first major influence
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William Blaine grew up as any normal boy with clean clothes‚ loving parents‚ and annoying siblings. Yet‚ at the prime age of nineteen‚ the nation‚ of which he lived in‚ began to crumble under his feet. America’s deep desperation had fallen into what we now call the Great Depression. America fought in World War One‚ but once it was over‚ the supply-demand fell through the floor. The Blaine family had been preparing for this day‚ but had wished it never came. Pent-up anger grew within the citizens
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