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    Oliver Cromwell was born on April twenty fifth, one thousand five hundred ninety nine; he was an English Political leader, military leader, and later known as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Ireland, and Scotland. Oliver was born into the middle of the upper class which meant he was in the upper class but not as high up as the king or queen, but he was higher up than a peasant because he was born into a family that was in the middle-upper class, or in other words the middle…

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    schools should be independent of hospitals, and should have financial support. In the period of the Great Depression in the United States, the employment of nurses diminished. It led to the decline of the number of nursing schools. During the World War II, the need of nurses increased again. Those needed nurses were still trained in hospital-based programs, (Jackson,…

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    she can think back on a vocation extending over forty years which was soundly based and shrewdly grown; yet regardless of her worldwide eminence, notwithstanding the many respects she has gotten everywhere throughout the world (in 1979 Ruler Elizabeth II presented on her the title of Lady of the English Domain) the craftsman has remained a totally common, agile being. Sutherland has been performing in front of an audience…

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    Geoffrey Chaucer sought to make both the content and style of French poetry in England; he also discovered other sources in Latin books. The poet’s earliest works were French, his works that followed were greatly inspired by his journey to Italy; lastly, his final works were English. The poet wrote in the language of Vernacular of the…

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    William Shakespeare Essay

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    William Shakespeare (within the class system of Elizabethan England) did not seem intended for enormity. He was not born into a gracious or wealthy family. He did not continue his formal education at university, nor did he take guidance of a senior artist. He didn’t marry to a wealthy or prestigious family. Since he is not been casting for starring roles, his talent appears to have been self-effacing as an actor. As a playwrighter, his success depends in part upon royal sponsorship. In spite of…

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    Shakespeare’s writings often draw comparisons between people of nobility and mechanicals. For example, in Richard II, an entire scene is dedicated to the interaction between the Queen of England and a gardener who is overheard discussing Richard. In Hamlet, one of the few people who can keep up with Hamlet’s verbal sparring is a gravedigger who unearths the skull of Hamlet’s childhood jester. Less obviously, in Twelfth Night, there is a much longer-form contrast between two social classes…

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    London Heathrow Airport Introduction London Heathrow Airport is a most important international airport in West London, England, United Kingdom. Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the United Kingdom and the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic. It is also the third busiest airport in the world in 2014, it handled a record of 73.4 million passengers, a 1.4 percent increase from 2013. Heathrow is situated in 22 km; 14 mi, west of Central London, and has two parallel east–west…

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    William Golding, author of “Lord of the Flies”, sets these boys in 1940’s war time, and successfully uses fear to explore human nature in the way the react and eventually, lose control of the island and themselves. William Golding grew up in Cornwall, England. His parents were Alec and Mildred Golding. His mother, Mildred was…

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    His playwrights specifically fit into one of these three categories for the sole purpose of encompassing individual themes into an overall arching category. Some of Shakespeare’s historic playwrights include: King John, Richard II and Richard III, and Pericles. He wrote several comedic plays such as: As You Like It, Midsummer Night’s Dream, All’s Well That’s Ends Well, and Merchant of Venice. His playwrights categorized as tragedies are perhaps the most adapted into films like…

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    John F. Kennedy: A Legend

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    forty-four presidents having served the United States, there are many memorable men with noted accomplishments such as Abraham Lincoln bringing our country out of the Civil War, or Dwight D. Eisenhower’s ability to bring about world peace during World War II. But out of the forty-four men, none can compare to John F. Kennedy and the influence he has rooted in our country before, during, and after his presidency. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. John…

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