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…His name is Theodore Samuel Williams, but to others he was known as “The Kid”, “The Thumper”, and “The Splendid Splinter”. Ted Williams, he played for the Boston Red Sox, and was one of Baseball’s greatest hitters and the last player to have a seasons…

…William Grant Still was born May 11, 1895 in Woodville, Mississippi to Carrie Lena Still and William Grant Still. Still's father died when he was only a few months old, so the family moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. His mother remarried a few years later…

…Mrs. Facchineri ENG 3U1 June 2, 2004 Poetry as a Vehicle for Love <Tab/>Love is a common theme throughout many plays and poems written by William Shakespeare, and is seen in many Sonnets written by William Shakespeare as well…

…William Wordsworth Biography William Wordsworth was born April 7th, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland. He attended school at Saint John's College, University of Cambridge. He was said to have loved nature. During school breaks he visited places known…

…The Poetry of William Cullen Bryant As early as eight years old, William Cullen Bryant was showing signs of a strong poetic ability. Bryant became the first native poet to gain worldwide fame in the United States. He specialized in and became well…

…Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, is about the persecution of people being falsely accused of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Many people die in the village after a series of lies and evil practices. Abigail Williams, after having…

…John Smith's persuasive pamphlet and William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation each present a different picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Smith's writing painted a colorful picture of the new land, whereas Bradford's historical…

…code, the Bible. William Bradford Biography William Bradford was born in 1590 in the Yorkshire farming community of Austerfield, England. In his early childhood, both parents died. The boy was shuttled among several relatives, never staying…

…William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" Critics may say a romantic story cannot realistically illustrate the evolving South. William Faulkner proves this wrong in his short story, "A Rose for Emily." Through heavy use of symbolism, Faulkner uses…

…After watching two films about the novel, Lord of the Flies, I found that what I focused on in each of them was quite different. Comparing the Great Books film to the film about William Golding, I found that the second was more useful. Although set…