William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon"His extant works‚ including some collaborations‚ consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and a few other verses‚ the authorship of some of which is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living
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the short story “The Sentimentality of William Tavener” by Willa Cather‚ this saying is never so easily understood. Protagonist Hester Perkins is a domineering woman‚ who is completely unlike the easygoing character of her husband‚ William Tavener. In this story‚ the static character of William Tavener and the dynamic character of Hester Perkins provide a flawless contrast that captures the reader’s attention until the very end. Throughout the story‚ William Tavener is portrayed as calm‚ quiet‚ and
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William Carlos Williams is known for writing ‘A Red Wheelbarrow’ in 1923‚ an iconic poem during the modernist movement. He is also known for writing small‚ yet simple and powerful pieces of literature such as the poem ‘This Is Just To Say’ written in 1934. Although the poem is short and to the point‚ there is a lot going on in this poem more than meets the readers eye. Most of the poem is very literal and some of it is left for the readers imagination and creativity to see what williams see’s as
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towards love and this is shown in the way he refers to and speaks of his‚ at this point in Act 1 - Scene 1 unknown‚ lover. Beatrice. Throughout the play Beatrice and Benedick engage in ‘witty banter’‚ while Shakespeare makes it clear to the audience how well-suited they are. Nevertheless‚ it is only at the very end that they finally admit their love for one another‚ after the intervention of their friends‚ who are convinced of the suitability of the match. Even then‚ they still maintain their verbal
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John Towner Williams born February 8 1932 is an American composer‚ pianist and conductor. Born to Jazz percussionist Johnny Williams‚ who also played with Raymond Scott Quintet‚ John Williams was exposed to music from a very early age. Having moved to Los Angeles in the late 1940s‚ he attended the University of Los Angeles and went on to study privately with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Williams also spent a number of years conducting and arranging music for the US Air force band
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Jameka Williams was born on September 26‚ 1981 in Saginaw‚ Michigan. Her parents are Richard and Oracene William’s. Serena was the youngest out of five girls. Serena and her sister Venus both participated in tennis while growing up. Serena’s father was a sharecropper from Louisiana. He read books and watched videos to teach Serena and Venus how to play. When Serena turned three she practiced for two hours on a court not far from her whome with her father. Serena’s father Richard Williams moved the
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Robin Williams: Iconic comedian and ‘advocate for all who serve this nation’ Chad J. McNeeley‚ U.S. Navy/ Wiki The tragic and sudden death of Robin Williams‚ 63‚ saddened the world on Monday morning‚ but his support for the troops is what many of his fans are talking about today. Williams was among the first of America’s celebrities to visit the armed forces in a war zone‚ and in the span of his life visited more than 89‚000 military personnel in both Iraq and Afghanistan with the United Service
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William James (1842-1910) William James was a philosopher and psychologist but was most well known in the field of Psychology for developing the philosophy of pragmatism‚ or the Functionalist theory: "Theory of mental life and behavior that is concerned with how an organism uses its perceptual abilities to function in its environment." He was also the first Psychologist to be born in America. William James was born on January 11‚ 1842 in New York City. His father‚ Henry James Sr. was a
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Compare how ‘Vultures’ and ‘Night of the Scorpion’ explore people and human nature Both these poems explore various factors relating to the behaviour of people and human nature. Each poem makes numerous points such as the fact that there is good in all evil‚ the importance of belief and faith‚ as well as how people react in a crisis. Vultures uses a creature seen as a “dump of gross feathers” as a metaphor for humans‚ exploring how there is good hidden beneath all evil. The vulture is often
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illuminates the theme revenge because Hamlet has been trying to figure out how his father has died and why he had died. This strikes a anger in Hamlet and he makes this his true drive to figure out if this is true. Hamlet talks to the player king and player queen about how they might like to change a couple things in the play they are doing for king claudius. They agree and Hamlet goes on about what he wants to change and how he wants it to be. The day they do this play is very important to the theme
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