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    Henry McCrummin Keightley: Henry McCrummin Keightley arrived in NSW in on the 8th May 1853 onboard the 'Panthea' 511 tonnes under the command of Captain Hannant. Keightley's English departure point was from 'The Downs' situated ajacent to the southern North Sea near the eastern entry to the English Channel off the east Kent Coast. Whilst in England, Keightley it would appear was offered an opportunity to travel to NSW by Charles Grant Tindal, who at the time was visiting reletives in Kent, and who inconjunction with his brother Frederick Tindal owned a large cattle station at the the head of the Clarence River in northern NSW called ‘Koreelah' and which at that time was managed by Charles' brother Frederick Tindal. Another gentleman, and an aquaintance of Henry Keightley, by the name of Bateman was also engaged by Tindal and soon after all three men sail together onboard the 'Panthea', having departed 26th January 1853 and arriving in Port Jackson, NSW on the 8th May 1853. Henry McCrummin Keightley was born at Corfu, Greece in 1830 whilst his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Keightley, was Govenor of the English held island of St. Maura Keightleys father was also a Govenor of the island of 'Zante', Britain had acquired these Greek Islands at the beginning in 1809, from the French during the Napoleonic Wars , those being Zante, then Cephalonia, Ithaca, Kythira and finally Lefkada (1810) and all were occupied, though the main prize, Corfu (along with Paxos), only came with the…

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    Verse 1: Back in 1988 All those talking politicians Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand. Verse 2: This land was never given up This land was never bought and sold The planting of the Union Jack Never changed our law at all. However, “Treaty” as James Jun Wu has suggested, did its part to mitigate the local and national tensions by offering a way of reconciliation (101). It explores the possibility of…

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    resulted in the world changing at a high pace. So, the people started to desire a simpler, and a more stable time. That’s when the revival of ancient architecture started to form. Each type of revival style was associated with a specific architect, for instance, A.W.N. Pugin was England’s leading Gothic revivalist. The revivals of the ancient architecture influenced the architectural designs of many architects of the time. Two of the most noted architects in the nineteenth century who were…

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    In Death of a Salesman by, Arthur Miller, Willy has a desire to be a good father to his son were his dad was not. Willy believes that if he can instill the correct values into Biff so he can be like himself or more successful. The problem Willy is confronted with is that he cares too much as if he is trying to emulate his life in Biffs. Compared to Willy Charley takes a position of hands off while still teaching Bernard to be a good student and by working hard because it will pay dividends later…

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    knowing what celebrities went through to get there. With that being said, what do you value most in life? Is it the little things that can be by the past or the important things? In life people tend to put so much value on the little things. For example, like William Carlos Williams hold his red wheelbarrow to so much standards. He feels as though so much depends upon it. When we focus on the little things, we tend to get side-tracked as William Carlos Williams shows in his “Red Wheel” poem and…

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    simple man was William Carlos Williams. He was born in America as a Puerto Rican-American who then with hard work and determination became a well-practiced doctor. He however is better known for his works of poetry that challenged the traditional way of writing poetry. In Williams’s book of poetry, The Wedge, is prefaced by an introduction that introduces his readers to his controversial ideas concerning poetry and what it should represent in today’s modern times. He wants his readers to break…

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    commentary. In terms of poetry, authors often switch between the two throughout their bodies of work. William Carlos Williams is an imagist poet whose personal poetic philosophy as expressed in various essays and interviews demonstrates a clear choice for using the poetic form to make social political commentary. In particular, Williams poem This is Just to Say is no exception to Williams’ method of using the poetic form for political…

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    In Remembrance of Aggie Fausnaugh (1929 – 2016) The Agnes H. Fausnaugh Endowed Scholarship Fund is a bequest from Aggie Fausnaugh, Ohio Wesleyan, to her beloved sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Aggie Park attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she became a member of Rho Chapter in 1946. It was that same fall that Aggie met Hal A. Fausnaugh, a member of Beta Theta Pi and her future husband. From the moment she met Hal, she knew he was the guy for her. Kappa was another great love of Aggie’s life.…

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    A modernist by trade, William Carlos Williams works with other artists in an effort to start and perpetuate a new movement. Working within the constraints that focused on breaking free from past restrictions and conscriptions with an eye towards current events and cultural influences, Williams is building something beautifully simplistic in his poetry. Towards the beginning of his efforts in poetry Williams’ underlines the fears associated with the cultural change to modernism, and the prevalent…

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    In the short story “The Use of Force,” by William Carlos Williams, a doctor narrates his visit to the Olson Family whose daughter, Mathilda, may be sick with diphtheria. The doctor explains that he is trying to be nice to Mathilda, but seeing that she refuses to let him examine her he asks the parents to consent to a forceful method. Eventually, he uses excessive force to get the diagnosis. Are his actions justifiable? Given that Mathilda is finally revealed to have diphtheria and the doctor’s…

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