John Williams

In John M. Williams’ book, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, he discusses the concepts of characters, actions and concision in writing in chapters three, four and nine. Williams emphasizes these points as a part of his vision that writers should write clearly and anyone can write in this manner (2). When a writer understands and applies Williams’ principals as described in these chapters, the reader will perceive the writing more clearly and directly (46). Williams focuses on making the…

During the civil war, John William “Blind” Boone was black and born in Miami, Missouri, May 17, 1864. Because of his brain fever, he was forced to remove his eyes. He was almost blind from birth and that was a way he named as “blind” Boone. Regardless of poverty, disability, and racism, he became a well-known composer and musician. Also, it is worth finding his valuable characteristics and understanding how his musical inspiration affected American popular music. Despite his blindness, he had…

John Dewey argues against William James' theory by saying that Dewey believes that emotions are experiences in which our emotions are directed toward the environment (84-85). Too, he argues that out bodily responses are needed as a way to deal with the emotion (85) and to relieve that sensation (86). Dewey mentions how he does not grasp why sounds such as laughter should be emitted while responding to an emotion (86). Too, laughing does not always insinuate that something is funny, but a laugh…

express some or all of these characteristics: leadership, bravery, independence, and confidence. In the early 1600s, we see multiple figureheads with these characters, but John Smith and William Bradford are two who stand out. Both are remembered for their presence in Early America, but, of course, there is a varied view for both men. John Smith was a British man who enjoyed adventure. At the age of twenty-five, he had already gone through various adventures due to his involvement in the…

both works to explore the author’s purpose. In 1842 Tennyson wrote the “Lady of Shalott,” and in 1888 John Waterhouse painted a picture illustrating Tennyson’s character, the Lady of Shalott. Although Tennyson and Waterhouse use different mediums, they both illustrate the position of a nineteenth century woman and Waterhouse uses images from the poem to recreate the mood. The main focus in John Waterhouse’s painting is the woman in the boat. The boat has a lantern hanging off the front and…

The Difference between Captain John Smith & William Bradford’s Leadership Styles In this story both these men shared similarities and differences which I will be explaining how they were alike and how they weren’t. To their relationship to settlers, community sense, and the affairs of the colony. Both established colonies and hoped to attract settlers that were similar to them. Smith was the first out of both to plant a permanent settlement in America. For example Smith was comparing England…

John Dewey and William E.B. Du Bois are the 20th century philosophers that imparted unique contributions to education and the American society as a whole. John Dewey (1859-1952) and Du Bois (1868-1967) grew up in a time that the U.S progressed from a predominantly rural and agricultural economy to an industrial and technological society. Also, they lived the changes brought by Civil War, World War I, World War II, and the Cold War with Soviet Union. Dewey progressive philosophy was to embedded…

made the long, harrowing journey across the Atlantic to the unknown, unwelcoming lands of the New World, religion to many of these pioneers was the only means to find comfort and hope amid battering waves and wicked cases of seasickness. William Bradford and John Smith were no different: religion was their guiding light, both consciously and subconsciously, in their settling of the New World. Despite the differences in Bradford and Smith’s approaches to recounting their histories of settling,…

Each author takes and gives them different characteristics but they usually are universally described as a creature that was once human that somehow has returned from the dead and preys on living humans by drinking their blood to stay alive. Dr. John William Polidori, an English writer and physician, is said to have created the first written vampire story in his short story The Vampyre: A Tale. This story became the framework for other vampire stories and many of its elements are still true for…

Robin Williams was known for being one of the greatest American actors and comedians. Watching Williams either onstage, the television, in his movies, or in one of his serious interviews, just listening and watching the actor is an extraordinary experience. He had a big impact on many people in this world, and many were devastated to see him go. Many memorials were dedicated to him and his death was an American tragedy. Despite the appearance of a successful career, Robin Williams suffered from…