Bart Allen

To begin with, Whitman, an ardent supporter of democracy, saw his poetry as the “bible” of a new American religion and himself as the prophet. He was born a Quaker, (Religious Society of Friends)—a Christian movement which professes the priesthood of all believers. He did not follow this religion as an adult. According to his doctrine, “No restrictions whatever should be placed upon an individual’s religious convictions.” In Song of Myself #48, in the first Stanza: “I celebrate myself, and sing…

In both poems, parallel structure through the utilization of repetitions occurs which works to cultivate connectivity between individual workers to create larger ideas within society. For example, in “I Hear America Singing” Whitman connects the individual occupations within America by stating the “mechanics”, “carpenter”, “masons”, “boatman”, “deckhand”, “shoemaker”, “hatter”, “wood cutter”, “ploughboy”, “mother”, “young wife”, and “the girl” are all “singing” in unison while they work (2-10).…

Many english writers have been very influential to their readers. One of the most influential writers is William Blake. Along with being an influential writer, he was also a very famous artist. The way William Blake would publish his works would be that he would write a poem, and then he would also draw an illustration to go with it. Although, his drawing were often sort of strange and twisted. Out of all of Blake’s poems, four of them stand out. The four poems that Blake conveys strong…

fifth response on song of myself by Walt Whitman jacklyn signorile I believe in you my soul the other I must not a bath itself to you and you must not be a best to the other this is the phrases that Walt Whitman has chosen to begin his fist poem in his trilogy entitled song of myself. Loaf with me on the grass Whitman requests implying lay with me in the grass lose the stuff from your throat it seems as if Whitman is giving vocal coaching he moves on to say not words not music or rhyme I want…

Walt Whitman’s interest in poetry and journalism started early in his life. Walt Whitman wrote poetry in a new and exciting way. Whitman was born in West Hills, New York, in 1819 (Aubrey). Whitman had eight siblings, which led to his limited education, as his family had an average income and couldn’t afford high-quality education (Luckett). Whitman left school when he was eleven and began working in a law firm as an office boy (Aubrey). He became a teacher at the age of seventeen and taught in…

Bill Gates is an investor, philanthropist, and an American business magnate. Bill worked with Paul Allen and they both co-founded Microsoft. Microsoft began on April 4, 1975. Microsoft became the world’s largest PC software company. Gates held the position as chairman, CEO and chief software architect. Bill also authored and co-authored many books. Bill Gates Is now known as one of the wealthiest man in the world. In 1980 Microsoft formed an important partnership with IBM. When Microsoft…

Willie Bester is a mixed media artist who was born near Cape Town in 1956 and grew up as a mixed race, or coloured person, during the times of Apartheid (“Willie Bester (1956 – ).”). He displayed elements of his artistic abilities during his childhood, and soon grew up to put his negativity about his segregated surroundings into artwork (“Willie Bester (1956 – ).”). One of his most powerful works is titled “Forced Removals”, which showcases the displacement of people due to segregation. The…

This paper will compare and contrast the 2015 Annual Report for Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Incorporated and the financial statement concepts that are presented in the textbook Accounting for the Rest of Us (Hicks & Hicks, 2014). BAH is a strategy and technology consulting firm that has been operating for over 100 years and primarily serves the federal government. It was a private company for the majority of its existence, but began public trading in 2010. The 2015 Form 10-K revealed that the…

The DC Snipers October 2, 2002, is the start of a series of murders that authorities had a difficult time explaining. At 5:20 p.m. the first shot of many over the course of several days was fired through a window at a Michaels Craft Store in Aspen Hill. In a little over an hour later, at 6:30 p.m., James Martin, who was a 55-year-old program analyst at NOAA, was fatally shot and killed in the Shoppers Food Warehouse grocery store parking lot in Glenmont. The next morning on October 3, within two…

When a gambling dispute became violent, several of the suspects inside the establishment shot 10 people. The shooting took place inside of a Greenville bar 60 miles southwest of Atlanta. Investigators of criminal law have made no arrests, but the Meriwether County Sheriff Chuck Smith vowed to shutdown the bar. Deputies responded before 3 am to find three individuals who had suffered gunshot wounds. They later learned that seven other people had left on their own to receive help. Five women and…