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    In the time of Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson the controversy of separation of church and state was at its prime. This matter has long been an issue in our country’s history and the discussion continues today as we still struggle with the decisions of our forefathers. However‚ Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson played an important role in shaping the outcome of our country’s laws regarding the severance of church and state. Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson spoke out and taught about their

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    considered religion to be a complex and highly intellectual affair. Thus‚ leaders were highly trained scholars with authoritarian positions that developed a “built-in hierarchism” (http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7eCAP/PURITAN/purhist.html#pil‚ 3). Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson believed and preached “Individualisme” Puritan ideas further than they were meant to go in the context of the colony’s hierarchal society (http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7eCAP/PURITAN/purhist.html#pil‚

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    Venus and Serena Williams

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    12/27/2012 Rachel | The Williams Sisters | Venus Williams Serena Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17‚ 1980)‚ is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 24 as of December 24‚ 2012 in singles. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association on three separate occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on February 25‚ 2002‚ becoming the first African American woman to achieve

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    Williams believed that no matter what your religious views are‚ the freedom to fully enjoy your religion with your own judgments and consciences‚ you are a good Puritan. The civil government however‚ did not believe in that statement. Roger Williams published his most famous text‚ The Bloody Tenant of Persecution. His book defines many principles that defend the liberty of

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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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    children dressed like savages‚ thier primal instinct driving them after the one person strong enough to resist their savagery. William Golding’s book tells the story about a group of young boys who crash land on an island. There they are forced to hunt‚ build a society‚ and survive until all of their struggles come to a smoking end. In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding examines the theme that the capacity for evil exists in every human being. In Lord of the Flies the biggest source of

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    it the right or the wrong way. These two short story‚ ‘The Use of Force’ by William Carlos Williams and ‘One of These Days’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ demonstrate how these two doctors need to force their power on their patient for them to cooperate. Both explore the struggle of being someone important to the society and having more authority than the people of their village. In ‘The Use of Force’ by William Carlos Williams‚ The doctor visit a sick girl named Mathilda. He decides to check her throat

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    Sir William Crookes

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    “Sir William Crookes” The day that William Crookes was born (born on the 17th of June‚ 1832 in London) questions to the world were being thought of but only one man could answer those questions and that man would be William Crookes. William Crookes was most definitely one of the most influential scientific minds that the world has ever experienced. At first William felt that organic chemistry was the path to his life; although. When he discovered the element thallium his world was changed

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    William Penn Summary

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    William Penn Summary and Legacy John A. Morettam author of William Penn and the Quaker Legacy‚ presents William Penn’s life in a very informational and positively biased story through his years. He looks majorily on the side that William Penn’s decisions were right and that his childhood and young adulthood‚ founding of Pennsylvania‚ and in his later years his selling of Pennsylvania were all done well. William Penn accomplished a lot and was an esteemed gentleman‚ and the author really portays

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    Tennesse Williams Background Information • Thomas Lanier Williams • Born on the 26 March 1911‚ Columbus Mississippi • His father descended from “pioneer Tennessee Stock‚” hence Williams’ adopted first name. • Diagnosed with Diphtheria aged 5 and nearly died. • It also caused his legs to be paralysed for 2 years so was encouraged to write by his mother. • Had one sister‚ Rose‚ who he was very close to. Rose was institutionalised and eventually incapacitated due to a lobotomy. • Wrote his

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