William Penn Essays and Term Papers
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William Congreve's Play - the Way of the World
William Congreve's play The Way of the World is a somewhat confusing comedic play about relationships and deceit. It is a play about money and the manipulations of various characters as they seek a sort of conquest of one kind or another. One of the characters in this story is Mrs. Fainall. She is the only woman married in this play and also a woman whose husband seems less than loving. The following paper examines
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William Gassler
William Glasser, M.D., is a world-renowned psychiatrist born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1925, and developer of Reality Therapy and Choice Therapy. Glasser is notable for having developed a cause and effect theory that explains human behavior. His ideas which focus on personal choice, personal responsibility and personal transformation are considered controversial by mainstream psychiatrists. Glasser was educated at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, where he received a Bachelor’s in 1945 and a Master’s degree in
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Dialogue in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Dialogue is the conversations and words spoken aloud by characters in a novel, a film, or a play. Dialogue in a play is not just words put together to form a sentence; but they are words that promote feelings to the audience whether it be direct or indirect. William Shakespeare is famous for the way he wrote his plays, he wrote his plays in iambic pentameter, which is having five pairs of syllables on a
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William Timothy O’brien
Omar Farag Prof. Goldman 12/10/05 English 2 Research Paper: William Timothy O’Brien Word Count: 1474 William Timothy O’Brien, also known as Tim O’Brien, is an author that is most known for his psychological novels and short stories on the theme of the Viet Nam war. Some of his most famous work include the novels Going after Cacciato, If I Die in a Combat Zone, Tomcat in Love, Northern Lights and his critically acclaimed The Things
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Many theories and questions arise as one reads Hamlet by William Shakespeare; some are more obvious than others, but all equally important to gain an understanding of the masterpiece. In my paper of underlying themes I will guide the reader into answering the question Is Hamlet mad? There are many points in the book that prove that he did go mad, but Hamlet himself states that the act of him being mad is exactly that,
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William Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey
William Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey As students, we are taught that William Wordsworth's basic tenets of poetry are succinct: the use of common language as a medium, common man as a subject, and organic form as an inherent style. Yet beyond these rudimentary teachings, it should be considered that it was the intimacy with nature that was imperative to the realization of Wordsworth's goals set forth in the "Preface" to Lyrical Ballads. In his "Preface," Wordsworth
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William Shakespeare’s the Tempest
The significance and aptness of the title “The Tempest” is immense. Though not apparent at first, the title is skilfully used by the dramatist to enmesh the various themes, motifs and subplots in his play into a closely knit unit. The title is not the mere reflection of a storm that characterizes the opening scene; rather, its essence lays the foundation that links disparate elements throughout the play. I believe that the tempest is
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Tennessee Williams Work - the Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams work, The Glass Menagerie, he uses the idea of image versus reality. Williams writes the play carefully and constructs the stage directions to guide the performance of the play toward a less realistic interpretation. The play takes place in the thirties. The play consists of four actors. Amanda Wingfield is the mother of Tom and Laura and often digresses back to memories of her former days on the southern plantation farm and her
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Stephen Williams Hawking
Stephen William Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. He studied physics at Oxford University, then completed his Ph.D at Cambridge University in the field of theoretical physics. In 1979 he was appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position once held by Sir Isaac Newton. The British theoretical physicist is a leading figure in modern cosmology. While studying physics and mathematics at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Hawking learned
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William Blakes the Tyger
The Tyger By William Blake William Blake's poem The Tyger is a poem that alludes to the darker side of creation. He suggests that maybe when God created the earth and Jesus that he may have also created evil, “Did he who made the lamb make thee?”(Blake 1). The poem begins with the speaker asking a fearsome tiger what kind of divine being could have created it: "What immortal hand or eye/ could frame they
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William Shakespear
William Shakespeare was born in the year of 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. His exact birth date is unknown but it is traditionally celebrated on April 23. In England this day is known as the feast of St. George. He was the third of eight children born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a tanner, and a glove maker. He served a term as the mayor of Stratford, a town council man, a
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Light in August by William Faulkner
Light in August, by William Faulkner, is a story of racial conflict in a Southern United States town. Faulkner’s work is very unique because its structure presents only gradual revelations of information and consists of three different but interconnected plot threads. In this way, the narrative plots are circular because they build frameworks around the other plots. One of these three narratives focuses on the enigmatic character Joe Christmas. One of the most interesting things
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William Faulkner
"A Rose For Emily" William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily" is a remarkable story of suspense told out of chronological order with the use of foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is a literary device in which the author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story. The way that Faulkner told the story built suspense and kept his readers on the edge of what really did happen. Throughout the story, Faulkner's use of foreshadowing
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William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Ambition In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth’s greatest and worst attribute, also known as his tragic flaw, is ambition. It leads him to a high position of power, but also in the end leads to his guilty downfall and destruction. From the beginning of the play, ambition is shown as a positive quality. For instance, when King Duncan’s army, led by Macbeth and Banquo, defeat the rebels. Macbeth reveals his flaw when fighting fearlessly, risking his
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Ezra Pound & William Carlos Williams: Theories on the Nature of Poetry
Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams both comment in a theoretic way on the nature of poetry. Outline briefly their theories. Then discuss the implications their theories have for the writing and reading of poetry, and support your argument with a number of specific examples from their poems. I have structured this essay so that the first part deals entirely with the theories and poetry of Ezra Pound and the second, entirely with the theories
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Symbolism in William Blakes "the Rose"
In William Blake’s poem, “A Poison Tree”, Blake presents a story of developing anger, and the consequences of this anger if left unexpressed. Blake employs many metaphors to get the story across, some of which pertain to certain biblical imagery. The title of the poem itself uses “Tree” as a metaphor for growth or development. Thus, the poem is about a poisonous growth, which in this case, is anger. The first 4 lines of the
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding
William Golding explores the vulnerability of society in a way that can be read on many different levels. A less detailed look at the book, Lord of the Flies, is a simple fable about boys stranded on an island. Another way to comprehend the book is as a statement about mans inner savage and reverting to a primitive state without societies boundaries. By examining the Lord of the Flies further, it is revealed that many
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Sir William Wallace (c1270-1305)
William Wallace (c1270-1305) William Wallace has come to be known as one of Scotland's many heroes and the undeniable leader of the Scottish resistance forces dying for their freedom from English Rule at the end of the 13th century. Most accounts of Wallace have been passed down through the generations by word of mouth, making Wallace somewhat of a Scottish folk hero. Most accounts are merely tentative, and in part due to his success in
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William Cullen Bryant and Bill Bryson Explore Britain
William Cullen Bryant and Bill Bryson explore Britain The urge to travel to Europe, to visit Britain and face the heritage of founding fathers has been present in the US history and, more importantly psyche, for quite a long time. For romantic poets, essayists and painters, the journey to England was frequently a rite of passage undertaken to face, tame and explore the history of their ancestors. Examples of this movement remain in the works
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The Truth and a Lengthy Excuse: An Essay on Winthrop Jordan and Eric Williams
The Truth and A Lengthy Excuse An essay on Eric Williams and Winthrop Jordan In Eric Williams’ essay, “Capitalism and Slavery”, the first thing he stresses is that racism came from slavery, not the other way around. Of course I was immediately put off by this statement after reading Winthrop Jordan’s “White over Black: American attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812”, which has quite the opposite idea stated in it. Fortunately, Eric Williams’ essay nearly tears
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare Poet, actor, playwright, husband, father…William Shakespeare, one of history’s most renowned playwrights of all time, did it all. Shakespeare’s work has lasted the test of time and to this day is of the most studied pieces of literature in the world. “Shakespeare has stood the test of time so well that … more than four hundred years after his birth, he is held in the highest regard as the world’s greatest poet and
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Sir William Wallace
When the king of Scotland died without an heir to the throne the nephew of the king also the king of England nicknamed Edward the Longshanks (Edward I) took the throne for himself and complete control of Scotland. William WallWhen the king of Scotland died without an heir to the throne the nephew of the king also the king of England nicknamed Edward the Longshanks (Edward I) took the throne for himself and complete control
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The Suppression of the Other and Self-Enlightenment in William Wordsworth’s Resolution and Independence
My response to William Wordsworth’s Resolution and Independence focuses upon the precept that Wordsworth’s narrator uses the tale of the Leech Gatherer as a means to achieve ‘resolution’ to his own internal crisis. This is highlighted by, in my opinion, the narrator not so much paying attention to the Leech Gatherer’s tale, yet instead his pre-occupation with what he wants to interpret from the tale in order to satisfy his needs. I further argue that
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William Henry Gates III
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington ) is the co-founder, chairman, former chief software architect, and former CEO of Microsoft. He is also the founder of Corbis, a digital image archiving company. He was the second child and only son of William Henry Gates Jr., a successful Seattle attorney, and Mary Maxwell, a former schoolteacher. Kristi is his older sister and is his tax accountant, and Libby, his younger sister,
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How Does Jamal Rescue William
Before he met Jamal, William Forrester was a very lonely man. Although he was not forgotten by many in the literary world and by everyone who had ever read anything he’d ever written, he had hidden himself away. William had locked the world out. He lived behind a bolted door on the very top floor of an old apartment building never going outside, except to wipe his windows and even then he just sat on
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