William Grant Still was born in rural Mississippi on May 11‚ 1895 to parents who made a modest living teaching. Today Still is the most famous African American composer. Still’s father‚ though he died when Still three months old was‚ was one of his biggest influence. His father was a local band leader. After his fathers’ death‚ Still and his mother moved to Little Rock‚ Arkansas where she was a High School English teacher for nearly thirty years. Still’s step father‚ Charles Shepperson‚ nurtured
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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However‚ John Williams proves to be one of the greatest. He is indeed an exceptionally talented man‚ who is gifted with such exquisite musical talent and ability; John Williams proves that “there is no composer whose music is more widely known and whose themes are more instantly hummable” (Ryan‚ 2013). Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park‚ Jaws‚ and Indiana Jones are some of his many most prominent works. On February 8‚ 1932 in Floral Park‚ New York‚ John Williams was born to Esther and Johnny Williams‚ a motion
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