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Shakespeare And His Plays
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1185.... in London about 1588 and by 1592 had
attained success as a playwright. The publication of Venus and Adonis, The
Rape of Lucrece and of his Sonnets established his reputation as a poet in
the Renaissance manner. Shakespeare's modern reputation is based mainly on
the 38 plays he wrote, modified, or collaborated on.
Shakespeare's professional life in London was marked by a number of
financially advantageous arrangements that permitted him to share in the
profits of his acting company, the Chamberlain's Men, and its two theaters,
the Globe and the Blackfriars. His plays .....
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Cleopatra
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 826.... by Ptolemy I. was of Macedonian descent but took it upon herself to learn the Egyptian language and referred to herself as the daughter of the sun god (“ VII” 377). Her capital was Alexandria, discovered by Alexander the Great, and was an excellent center of Hellenistic Greek culture and commercial activity (Krapp 615).
Three years after gained rule over Egypt she was driven into exile by the supporters of her brother Ptolemy XIII (“” 489). Caesar arrived in Egypt in search of his rival Pompey. A civil war occurred between the two Roman men. soon realized the nee .....
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Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, And Humanist
Number of pages: 8 | Number of words: 2078.... In 1833, at the age of sixteen, Henry David was accepted to Harvard
University, but his parents could not afford the cost of tuition so his
sister, Helen, who had begun to teach, and his aunts offered to help. With
the assistance of his family and the beneficiary funds of Harvard he went
to Cambridge in August 1833 and entered Harvard on September first. "He
[Thoreau] stood close to the top of his class, but he went his own way too
much to reach the top" (5).
In December 1835, Thoreau decided to leave Harvard and attempt to
earn a living by teaching, but that .....
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The Presidency Of Woodrow Wilson
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 622.... Antitrust Act in 1902. A Supreme Court ruling
found 5-4 that the Northern Security Company was in violation. Protection
the consumer was a big subject as well The Jungle was a book about the meat
inspections of 1906. The Meat Inspections Act of 1906 was to outlaw
incorrectly labeled meat.
Woodrow Wilson was next in the line of presidents. He was a strong
jawed, leader, and moral man. He did not like any republicans, including
Teddy Roosevelt, and in this light he ridiculed them at every chance.
During the elections in 1912 Wilson received 435 electrical votes, smashing .....
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Joel Poinsett
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 540.... power, American mass ideology,
and Public opinion. In 1845 President Polk began, cofidentially from the
public, considering the annexation of California. Polk's initial desire was
to simply purchase California, attempting to maintain peace. He soon
learned this would be impossible. When Polk ordered General Taylor to cross
the Nueces River and eventually to fortify on the Rio Grande, he fully
understood the possilble consequences of these actions. In fact, by
deploying Taylor and his troops, Polk putting a slow squeeze on the
Mexicans which would leave them with no other optio .....
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Ronald Reagan
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1056.... Bonzo" (1951). Early political career Reagan's first political activities were associated with his responsibilities as a union leader. As union president, Reagan tried to remove suspected Communists from the movie industry. When the U.S. House Committee. Began an investigation in 1947 on the influence of Communists in the film industry, Reagan took a strong anti-Communist stand testifying before the committee. Reagan emerged on the national political scene in 1964 when he made fervent television speech supports for the Republican presidential candidate, United States Sen .....
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Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Comparison
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1325.... prison because of a robbery and was serving ten years. Also while in prison he became a follower of Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad was the leader of an organization called the Nation of Islam. During the 1950's, Malcolm became the primary spokesman for the Nation. He also came of the surveillance of the FBI along with Elijah Muhammad. As was Dr. King's, Malcolm's every move was followed and documented.
Malcolm became a powerful speaker in the movement. As King captured the spirit of the Southern Black, Malcolm became the messiah of the ghettos of Harlem, Chicago, Detroit, and Los .....
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