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merchants and other business people were Democrats. The politics of business was a key factor to both political parties. New York City’s Tammany Hall, the Democratic political machine played an active role during the Gilded Age. This political machine worked hard to help the city’s poor and immigrants. William Tweed who was the leader of the Tammany Hall had an abrasive leadership, which emphasized manipulation and undercut trust. Tweed helped shape the Gilded Age but frauded New York City out…

Jon Krakauer, a successful and well published author, focuses his literary pursuits on controversial topics that tug on the reader’s heart strings and urge the reader to contemplate topics that are commonly neglected. Two of his books, Into Thin Air and Missoula, may share the same author, but they differ greatly in many stylists aspects. Krakauer, without a doubt, has a distinct and captivating writing style, yet there are many apparent differences when shifting from one of his books to the…

“The way to have power is to take it.” These were the words of a man that was rated one of the top ten most corrupt US politicians of all time by Real Clear Politics. A corrupt leader could be considered a Machiavellian. Dictionary.com describes a Machiavellian as someone who follows the principles analyzed and described in The Prince. The Prince, is a book written in in 1513 by Niccolo Machiavelli that was dedicated to the Magnificent Lorenzo de' Medici. It is widely believed to be a handbook…

Shakespeare was baptized on April 23, 1564 in Holy Trinity Church. Because of the lack of birth records, this is the date we acknowledge as his birthday. He grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare’s parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William was the third child, having two older sisters Joan and Judith. There are not many records as to Shakespeare’s early life. According to scholars, Shakespeare may have attended the King’s New School. (William Shakespeare Biography). At…

On Sunset Blvd. at a health food restaurant, the relationship between Annie Hall and Alvy Singer came to an end. Alvy could not face the reality of all of it so he went and wrote a play. He uses this play almost to create a happy ending for himself. The happy ending that ended up being that both Annie and Alvy enter their cars in the health food parking and parting their ways. In the play the character Sunny is a representation of Annie and Arty is a representation of Alvy. It is all opposite of…

The Life and Death of Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh was born around 1552 in a farmhouse near Burleigh Salterton Bay on the coast of Devonshire between Exmouth and Sidmouth. His father was Walter Raleigh and his mother was Catherine Champernown. Their last names were written in great diversity but the actual spelling of “Raleigh” was adopted by Sir Walter’s widow and is the most commonly accepted spelling. There is not much know of Sir Walter’s childhood, but in 1568 he was enrolled into…

William Shakespeare had a very interesting life that greatly affected his plays. He was the oldest son, born third of eight children, on April 23, 1564, in Stanford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare attended King’s New School in Stanford, where he learned to read, write and found a passion for Latin and literature. After Shakespeare’s schooling years, he adventured off and did some traveling. During this time a love story of Shakespeare’s now had begun. He married his sweetheart Annie Hathaway and had…

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was influenced by traumatic or sudden events in his past, and these affected his writing in many different ways of matter. There are events that happened in his life that shaped the man he became, and the writings he published. When Shakespeare hit the age 7, he was officially enrolled into a grammar school in town. Shakespeare is widely known for his amazing grammar and being able to communicate with both the high class and the low class. People may find…

wreaking havoc on the great mead-hall, Heorot, the hero travels to Denmark to fulfill this quest. After Beowulf arrived to Denmark, Grendel set out from his swamp in search of blood. When Grendel breaks into Heorot, he quickly turns to retreat when he meets Beowulf. Beowulf wrestles the monster to the ground, gathers his strength, and rips the beast’s arm off of his body. Grendel then retreated to his home and died from the wound he received in battle.…

William Shakespeare lived in the late 1500’s, around the turn of the century. In his time, he was widely known and respected; but he was also an enigma. Who was this man and how did he create what he did? People questioned everything about him: his sexuality, his appearance, religious beliefs, even if he wrote his writings or stole them from others. Despite all these mysteries, there’s no doubt that he had a part in shaping the world--but how? Shakespeare had both a positive and negative…