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    William Golding

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    William Golding September 23‚ 2013 Period 7 On September 19‚ 1911‚ an aspiring author was born. Sir William Gerald Golding‚ an 82 year old man when he died‚ was born in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England (biography.com). He was raised by Mildred and Alex Golding‚ both avid workers. His mother was an activist‚ and she fought for women’s right to vote. His father was a schoolmaster. Golding first attended Marlborough Grammar School‚ the place his father worked. Golding said that he would

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    William Shakespeare

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    William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in the Hole Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire on April 23‚ 1564. He was the first son and third child of John Shakespeare‚ a leather tanner and a maker of gloves‚ and Mary Arden Shakespeare. William’s parents were married around 1558 and had a total of eight children‚ three of which died in childhood. William’s family had been living in the area of Warwickshire for many years and was respected. William’s father was at one

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    vs. Sydney Carton “‘Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop‚’ returned Madame; ‘but don’t tell me’” (Dickens 606). In A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the French Revolution is in full effect. Madame Defarge is a wine shop keeper by day and a murderer by night‚ and Sydney Carton is a pessimistic lawyer with a massive heart. Obsession consumes both Madame Defarge’s and Sydney Carton’s lives. Although they are both obsessive‚ Madame Defarge is more consumed with an obsession than Sydney Carton

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    not believe in Him or His purpose. In comparison‚ Sydney Carton wanting the best for Lucie; sacrifices himself for Lucie and Charles Darnay. Sydney transforms his life from drinking excessively to a person in likeness of Christ‚ becoming everyone’s hero in the end of Charles Dickens novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities. This novel presents a character who has many similar characteristics Jesus‚ making Sydney Carton a redeemer as well. Like Christ‚ Sydney Carton shows similar characteristics such as: wanting

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    William Glasser

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    Dr. Glasser is an internationally recognized psychiatrist. William Glasser was born in 1925. He was raised in Cleveland‚ OH. His first profession was a Chemical Engineer but decided to go into psychiatry when it became apparent to him this was his real interest in life. He attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland for medical school. At Veterans Administration Hospital he took his psychiatric training also attending UCLA. He became board certified in 1961. He did private practice from

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    William Shakespeare

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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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    William Shakespear

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    Early Life: William Shakespeare was born April 23‚ 1564 to Mary and John Shakespeare. Three days after birth‚ Shakespeare was baptized at the Holy Trinity Church. He grew up with his other seven siblings in the small town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. His father was a glove maker and his mother was the daughter of an affluent farmer. Shakespeare saw his first play when he was four and instantly fell in love with them. Marriage and Family Life: At the age of eighteen‚ Shakespeare had a shotgun

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    William Blake

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    focused on connecting with their audience on a deeper level by writing about mundane topics. William Blake exemplifies this characteristic of Romantic Age poets with his use of animals‚ cities‚ and everyday jobs‚ such as the chimney sweeps. By using such relatable topics‚ Blake’s audience is able to better understand the comparisons included in his Songs of Innocence and his Songs of Experience. William Blake’s poems‚ “The Little Lamb”‚ from Songs of Innocence‚ and “The Tyger”‚ from Songs of Experience

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    William Wilberforce

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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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    William James

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    Research Paper-William James William James‚ an American psychologist and philosopher was born on January 11‚ 1842 at the Astor House in New York City. His father James Sr. is described as an independently wealthy and notoriously eccentric Swedenborgian theologian well acquainted with the literary and intellectual elites of his day. (wikipedia‚ 2011‚ p.1) The James family were remarkable epistolary of talents. His brother became a prominent novelist and his sister publicly published a diary. James

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