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  • Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

    Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

    Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was considered a pioneer in radical heart surgery and in the establishment of Provident Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was born on January 18, 1856, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He was one of seven children. Growing up, at the age of 17, Williams worked part-time in a barbershop while he was living with one of his sisters. Williams received his preparatory and college education in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He

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    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Edward
  • Dona Nobis Pacem: Vaughan Williams

    Dona Nobis Pacem: Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem When Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was asked by the Huddersfield Choral Society to write a piece in celebration of their centennial in 1937, he produced a powerful plea for peace in Dona Nobis Pacem. The outlook of renewed war in Europe was all too real with the rise of Nazism and Fascism, with civil war in Spain and the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, and was of huge concern to those

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    Submitted: May 31, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Endless Circle in William Faulkner's Barn Burning

    The Endless Circle in William Faulkner's Barn Burning

    The Endless Circle in William Faulkner's Barn Burning William Faulkner's short story “Barn Burning” is the tale of a southern man forced into a role by society. “Barn Burning” takes place in the post Civil War South where a mans place in society is derived by their actions during the war. Ab Snopse, a man who served both the North and the South, is plagued with his non-allegiance and failure to accept authority. When Ab

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    Essay Length: 649 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Hamlet by William Shakesphere

    Hamlet by William Shakesphere

    << In the play Hamlet by William Shakesphere, the main character, Hamlet, has a high level of intelligence. In Denmark, Hamlet is the son of the king who had recently passed away, and the queen who betrayed her husband to marry Hamlet's uncle soon after his death. Hamlet is hurt and uproared by his mother's betrayal and his uncle's rise to become king. He has an extraordinary understanding and comprehension of others and himself.

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    Submitted: June 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Std - ’selfishness the Disease’ in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure

    Std - ’selfishness the Disease’ in William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure

    Keegan Allan Michal Lewis ENC 4331 Dr. L. Thomas May 20, 2008 STD: �Selfishness the Disease’ in Measure for Measure The prevalence of disease, though not stressed directly, is an issue of importance when addressing William Shakespeare’s play, “Measure for Measure.” At the surface the reader is made aware that there is an abundance of sexually transmitted diseases. The commonality of such maladies is a direct result of the widespread practice of the Earth’s oldest

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    Essay Length: 553 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 3, 2010 By: Tasha
  • William Butler Yeats

    William Butler Yeats

    Born in Dublin in the year 1865, William Butler Yeats would go on to become universally recognized by his peers as the greatest poet of this century writing in the English language. This recognition would come as early as 1828, a decade before his death with the publication of arguably his finest volume, The Tower (Fraser, 207). The son of one time attorney and later well known painter John Butler Yeats, W.B. Yeats was of

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    Submitted: June 4, 2010 By: Edward
  • William Billy Mitchell: A Prominent Figure of American Aviation

    William Billy Mitchell: A Prominent Figure of American Aviation

    William Billy Mitchell was an important figure to the United States because of his persistent support of military aircraft . In fact, he insisted that the U.S. army provide a separate division dedicated specifically to aircraft , which would later become the U.S. Air Force. However, planes were mostly contraptions made of wood, wire, and cloth (Waller 3). Given that airplanes were small and weak at his time, Mitchell’s ideas were both doubted and rejected.

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    Submitted: June 4, 2010 By: Andrew
  • “things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe Vs.“the Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats

    “things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe Vs.“the Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats

    “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe vs. “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats When comparing the novel “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe and William butler Yeats poem “The Second Coming”, at first there seem to be no similarities except for the phrase “things fall apart” which is used in both. But as one closely examinee the reasons why both authors use this sentence, one realizes that both of them try to show a

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    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Fatih
  • William Carlos Williams

    William Carlos Williams

    William Carlos Williams poems are greatly influenced by the imagery involved throughout them. The forms of the poems help to convey the themes of each, as well as highlighting their major points. The four poems I’m going to look at are “The Red Wheelbarrow”, “Portrait of a Lady”, “Danse Russe”, and “This Is Just To Say”. Each of these poems has specific examples of William Carlos Williams use of imagery and form. The poem “The

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    Submitted: June 6, 2010 By: regina
  • William Wordsworth Outline

    William Wordsworth Outline

    Thesis: Through the use of different elements of poetry like imagery and tone, Wordsworth created inspirational works depictry humanity and nature as dependant on one another. I. Intro to his life (Bio) A. Wordsworth's early life 1. Early life in Cumberland 2. Stay in France B. Wordsworth's Works. 1. Publication of first poems 2. Poems of the middle Period. 3. Changes in Philosophy. 4. Poems of 1802 5. The Prelude. Zacarias 2 C. Later

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    Submitted: June 15, 2010 By: Sandra
  • William Wordsworth Outline Paper

    William Wordsworth Outline Paper

    William Wordsworth Through the use of different elements of poetry like imagery and tone, Wordsworth created inspirational works depictry humanity and nature as dependant one another. William Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770, in Cumberland, England, As a child he wandered happily through the lovely natural scenery of Cumberland. In grammar school, Wordsworth showed a keen interest in poetry. From 1787 to 1790 Wordsworth attended St. John's College at Cambridge University. Before graduating

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    Submitted: June 15, 2010 By: Sandra
  • A Rose for Emily Written by William Faulkner

    A Rose for Emily Written by William Faulkner

    The short story A Rose For Emily written by William Faulkner is a tale about an old woman named Emily living in the town of Jefferson. The story is written in the classic Faulkner method of a streaming consciousness. A Rose For Emilyillustrates the theme of decay in the town, the house, and in Miss Emily herself. Set in the early nineteen hundreds, the story opens with the town finding out about Emily's death. The

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    Submitted: April 19, 2011 By: heena19
  • Comparision of Ted Hughes Hawk Roosting and William Wordsworth

    Comparision of Ted Hughes Hawk Roosting and William Wordsworth

    The poem "Hawk Roosting" written by Ted Hughes discusses the power and the superiority of a Hawk from the animal's own perspective. His writing in 1st person as a hawk compares and personifies the life of a human. In lines "I kill where I please because it is all mine" the hawk compares his own savage nature to the egoistic character of a human being. This is also seen in the lines when he

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    Submitted: May 15, 2011 By: ashima
  • Financial Analysis for Sherwin-Williams

    Financial Analysis for Sherwin-Williams

    Financial Analysis Report Sherwin-Williams 2010 Analysis Report History In 1866, Henry Sherwin bought a partnership in the Truman Dunham Company of Ohio. This company was a distributor of pigments, painting, supplies, oils, and glass. When that partnership dissolved, Sherwin organized a new partnership with Edward P. Williams and A. T. Osborn and called it Sherwin-Williams & Company. In 1873 they purchased their first factory which manufactured paste paints, oil colors and putty. In the 1870's

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    Submitted: May 3, 2012 By: erin
  • Ironweed by William Kennedy

    Ironweed by William Kennedy

    In the novel "Ironweed" by William Kennedy, the main protagonist Francis Phelan went through a lot of tragedies in his life. One of the biggest tragedies I believe is Francis killing his own son. Another one I believe is a big thing is Francis's family and how he relates with them. I believe both of these events makes Francis who he is today. Francis Phelan sees his father die while at a young age which

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    Submitted: October 15, 2014 By: Kayla Federow
  • Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

    Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

    This past weekend at the University of Incarnate Word, their theatre department hosted the Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. The play was presented on November nineteenth through November twenty-first, two-thousand fourteen, in the Elizabeth Huth Coates Theatre. Twelfth Night consisted of fifteen cast members,a production team of nine, and a production crew of nine different departments with a total of forty-eight members and a Illyrian gypsy band of five members. Going into this play, I

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    Submitted: December 3, 2014 By: edjaee
  • Poe "william Wilson"

    Poe "william Wilson"

    William Wilson I did not enjoy the reading of William Wilson, by Edgar Allan Poe. I usually do enjoy Poe’s short stories, I liked The House of Usher, A Tale of Two Hearts and others but William Wilson was too wordy and hard for me to get into. It was confusing and hard to keep up with his character. You can defiantly tell that this is a doppelgänger. William Wilson is struggling with an inner

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    Submitted: April 27, 2015 By: katielebleu
  • The Crucible Character of Abigail Williams

    The Crucible Character of Abigail Williams

    The Crucible Character of Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is the most detrimental character in the Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller in the early 1950s about the Salem, Massachusetts Witch Trials in 1692. She is very influential over other characters. She instigates most of the drama between the citizens of their village and is driven to get her way. Most of the events leading up to the arrests and false prosecution of “witches,” can

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    Submitted: October 13, 2015 By: dionmichael
  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare

    Author Biography & Production History In 1564 William Shakespeare was born to his parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in the town Stratford upon-Avon. William’s father did a number of things in his lifetime including obtaining real estate and holding positions in local government. This did not last long. When William was about six years old, his father’s political and economic wealth plummeted when he applied for the coat of arms that was kept from

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    Submitted: May 5, 2016 By: kehsammas
  • The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

    The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

    Lucas O’Brien Drama 244 Prof. Longerot Comedy of Errors 3/24/17 The Comedy of Errors by, William Shakespeare Character Analysis: Dromio Actor: Miles Shebar Synopsis: The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. At the beginning, Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant,

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    Submitted: April 20, 2017 By: lobrien95
  • Lord of the Flies by William Golding

    Lord of the Flies by William Golding

    ¨Lord of the Flies,¨ by William Golding     Good and evil are like the two sides of a coin and it's all up to the toss of the coin on what situation you may find yourself in.  In William Golding's  “Lord of the Flies” the theme most portrayed is good vs. evil, this theme is portrayed through the three main characters Jack, Ralph, and Simon.  Good is always in battle with evil whether it's through

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    Submitted: May 13, 2017 By: Camilou122
  • Williams McKinley

    Williams McKinley

    Mckinley joined the Army a year into college at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, He was quickly promoted to Brevet major for gallant conduct but shortly after was promoted, William had to leave the army because his mother and sister were ill. William Mckinley had an interest in politics after he got out of the military because he said it gave him a sense of power and control. He quickly went higher in the ranks

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    Submitted: May 25, 2017 By: maxmillion7
  • William Somerset Maugham

    William Somerset Maugham

    William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist, but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor's Edge”. Though

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    Submitted: September 22, 2017 By: KatyaKatya
  • William Faulkner’s as I Lay Dying

    William Faulkner’s as I Lay Dying

    As I Lay Dying In William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, Addie Bundren, who is the one dying, is the central character. Her misery is shared by the family and those with whom she has interacted in life, just as Addie likes it. Her eventual death and the proceding events serve to unite the family in further sharing her despair. Addie regrets having children, with the exception of her third son, Jewel (an illegitimate child

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    Submitted: December 17, 2017 By: ShitStainedPenis
  • Explain How the Concept of Integrity Is a Challenge to Utilitarian Ethics, According to Williams

    Explain How the Concept of Integrity Is a Challenge to Utilitarian Ethics, According to Williams

    Joonhee Park December 15, 2016 PHIL-220: Moral Philosophy Final Exam 1. Explain how the concept of integrity is a challenge to utilitarian ethics, according to Williams. The theory of utilitarian ethics is the view that all actions are considered “morally good” if the actions maximize general well-being. The concept of integrity requires that a person act out of their own convictions and out of obligations that they deeply identify. The concept of integrity is a

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    Submitted: February 6, 2018 By: jpark732

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