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    Shakespeare or not William Shakespeare was undoubtedly described as a genius playwright, however many question if he was the actual author or if there are other possibilities. It’s a known possibility that the name “Shakespeare” might have been a penname or a group of writers that got grouped under one name. There are scholars and credible people who believe there is strong evidence that Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, was the author of these plays and poems. Despite two hundred…

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    I. Meet the author: Tennessee Williams 1. Tennessee Williams, birth name Thomas Lanier Williams, was born on March 26, 1911, in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the second three children. 2. Williams was raised by his mother, his father was absent during most of his life a his salemnas who was more interested in money than his children and his truant lead to complex relationship with his son. Williams often described his childhood as pleasurable and joyful. But his carefree and boyish childhood…

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    Today, William Shakespeare is one of the biggest names in English poetry and literature. He was a poet, playwright, and actor. He is often referred to as “England’s national poet, however much of his childhood and education is commonly unknown. The purpose of this essay is to reveal lesser known information about Shakespeare’s early life, including information about his family and interests. In April of 1564, William Shakespeare was born and baptized. “William Shakespeare was born in…

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    Have you ever wondered who made these classic stories such as Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet and many more? We’d never ask ourselves who made them cause we were too busy paying attention to the stories. William Shakespear, also know as “The Bard of Avon” was an english poet, actor and playwright. William was considered one of the best english writing writers, that has ever lived. He was a man of thoughts and a philosopher, a psychologist and a writer. I don't think there were many people that he could…

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    The most ironic situation is that the parent’s of the greatest renowned English writer was illiterate. William Shakespeare, also known as the “Bard of Avon”, was a famous poet, playwright, and actor during the Elizabethan era. Several of Shakespeare’s prominent works, including Macbeth and A Midnight Summer’s Dream is still widely read today and used for educational purposes. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress.…

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    such as Pharrell Williams and Erick Arc Elliot of the Flatbush Zombies. Both of these producers repeatedly create some of the best music ever produced, and will only get better with time. The work of Pharrell is more popular than that of Erick Arc Elliot due to Pharrell’s time spent in the music industry and his involvement in mainstream media thus far, but that does not mean Erick Arc will not make exponential growth in creating his own legacy in the years to come. Pharrell Williams, who still…

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    In this poem, William Wordsworth expresses the beauty he sees in nature and shows the love he has for his daughter. In the octave, the writer describes the evening as he walks along a shoreline. To him, the evening is a time of calmness, allowing one to delve into their own spirituality, an opportunity to become closer to God. His mention of a nun automatically signifies purity and religiosity, leading to divinity. He is awed by the magnitude of nature, hence the praise. The descriptions are…

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    William Wordsworth was a man that was true to nature, with the revolving changes in the new world he still came back to what was true. In most of Wordsworth poems, nature is the main and predominant theme throughout. Nature seems to have the most general effect on the mind of us humans, and of the mind of Wordsworth himself. Every little thing that makes up nature from the regular trees to the mountains and even to the small lady bugs, all lead us to some form of enthusiasm for these things. "In…

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    strayed so far from scientific norms. Even so, there is no doubt that William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole and shaped many of the ideals held dear in the study of psychology. From his theories on emotion, consciousness, and will to his pragmatic and functionalist contributions it is not difficult to see that James had a heavy hand in shaping the field of psychology in the United States. William James contributed much to the field of psychology as a whole but his…

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    William Wilson tells the tale of the titular character starting from infancy and peaking when has matured into a man. Like Cellini, William Wilson has a very strong character that develops from his early childhood, “I grew self-willed, addicted to the wildest caprices and a prey to the most ungovernable passions. Weak-minded, and beset with constitutional infirmities” (Poe 80). He even states that he became autonomous, “Thenceforward my voice was a household law; and at an age when few children…

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