The presidency of James Knox Polk was a memorable one. He was known as America’s first dark horse candidate‚ and later he was called the only strong commander in chief between Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln (Greenstein 14). Yet‚ many historians still write him off but he was by no means insignificant. Now‚ he may have not been as charismatic as Roosevelt or Reagan but charisma does not mean greatness. Polk was without questions one of the most ambitious and successful presidents in history. In
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Henry James‚ creator of "The Pupil‚" describes the three characters of this entry through tone words‚ symbolism‚ and perspective. Pemberton‚ a "poor young man"‚ is an educator who appears to have numerous alarming issues. As a matter of first importance‚ he is by all accounts exceptionally timid and not extremely blunt. Through the third individual the storyteller uncovers Pemberton’s insecurities and stresses. Pemberton‚ however primarily concerned with the subject of his compensation‚ couldn’t
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The film director of Frankenstein‚ James Whale‚ is remembered for his famous horror films‚ one of the best being Frankenstein (1931). He was born on July 22‚ 1889 in Dudley‚ England. He could not fully meet his ambitious since he grew up in poor family with little support. Later in life he was drafted into World War one where the Germans captured him. This proved to be not that bad because he learned to stage plays there. Once he was released‚ he pursued his dreams by starting in the theatre as an
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Tone: James Baldwin After reading the powerful essay “We Can Change the Country” by James Baldwin and listening to Martin Luther Kings revolutionary ’I Have A Dream’ speech‚ I have come to learn that the tone of both these men are completely different‚ yet they both get their message across. In Baldwins insightful essay‚ the reader is quickly exposed to this negative and straight forward tone‚ where as in Kings speech‚ the audience is exposed to a more respectful‚ yet strong tone. Both Baldwin
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Who is the current leader of the agency? James Comey is the director of the FBI‚ being appointed by President Obama in 2013. What are the priorities and responsibilities (the Mission) of the agency? The FBI’s mission statement involves protecting and defending the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and enforcing United States criminal law. The FBI also provides leadership and assists any other agencies that it might work with‚ from local Police Departments to other Federal
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Sammy Davis but it is still not something “to be regarded with complacency” because the situations of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis are just rare. Equality in America at the time was possible with “determined will‚” but still very rare. Another way James Baldwin established the theme of equality in this essay was when he mentioned the projects‚ more specifically‚ Riverton. Baldwin establishes this theme of equality through mentioning Riverton for Riverton was a physical representation of the inequality
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constitution. Together with George Mason‚ James Madison rewrote the draft that would eventually become Virginia’s constitution. He would later use it as a reference and a model for the United States’ Constitution. At age 25‚ Madison would write the bulk of the Constitution that related to the separation of powers. Getting back to the political affairs in Virginia and with a constitution written Virginia assembled its first state government. In late 1776‚ James Madison was elected to the Virginia House
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‘In Paris With You’ by James Fenton and ‘Hour’ by Carol An Duffy James Fenton born 25th of April 1949 is a modern English poet‚ journalist a literary critic and was also a former Oxford professor of poetry. He wrote several books about poetry mostly about relationship and war like the collection of poems ‘The Memory of War’. He received multiple of awards for his poetry‚ the latest was in 2007 when he was rewarded a ‘Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry’. Carol Ann Duffy born 23 December 1955 is also
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James Longstreet was raised to be in the military. After attending the U.S. Military Academy‚ he started his long career in the army where his rank was frequently promoted. He fought with the confederates during the Civil War and served as General Lee’s right hand man. During the Civil War Longstreet became well known for his often successful defensive strategies. Throughout his life he experienced both success and defeat‚ but whenever he was given an obstacle he always had a strategy to get around
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LeBron James was a stellar basketball player. He was offered a full scholarship to The University of Indiana and took it. LeBron was one of the best players around‚ but he had to go to college for a year before he could be eligible for the draft. LeBron’s life goal was to become the best basketball player in the world. That never happened. LeBron James suffered from a severe leg injury midway through his college season January 15‚ 2004. LeBron was never able to play the game he loved at the professional
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