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Nathaniel Hawthorne Weaves Dreams Into Reality In Much Of His 19th Century Prose
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1410.... of observation regarding the human soul.
An examination of Hawthorne's own narrative in his short story, The Birthmark, published in 1850 during the latter part of the period of Puritanism expands his observations of mankind with keen insight.
Truth often finds its way to the mind close-muffled
in robes of sleep, and then speaks with uncompromising
directness of matters in regard to which we practice
an unconscious self-deception, during our waking
moments. (par.15)
The prophetic statement was made by Hawthorne to open the reader's mind and perhaps inject an introspectiv .....
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William Carlos Williams: A Poet On A Mission
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1418.... in his middle class household, his father
provided him with a fertile background in the arts and literature,
introducing him to Shakespeare, Dante, and the Bible (DISC 1). To further
elevate his level of knowledge, Williams attended the University of
Pennsylvania, where he was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine, and later
visited the University of Leipzig, for post-graduate study (Bloom 4338).
Williams fulfilled his parents' lofty standards by becoming a general
practitioner with his degree from Pennsylvania. Their standards,
unfortunately, did not match up with those of William .....
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Roy Lichtenstein
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 864.... he was commissioned by the architect Philip Johnson to produce large format painting for the New York State Pavilion at the World’s Fair in New York. This year he also had his first one-man exhibition in Europe at the Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris. He was given his first American retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Cleveland in 1963 also. Other exhibitions where Roy was represented in the sixties was the Venice Biennale in 1966, 1968, and 1970. In 1967-1968 he had a retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum, this was also shown throughout the world inclu .....
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Davy Crockett
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1033.... disaster John Crockett removed his family to Jefferson County where he built and operated a log-cabin tavern on the Knoxville-Abingdon Road. (This cabin has been restored and is now located at Morristown, 30 miles Southwest of Greeneville.) The young Davy no doubt heard tales told by many a westbound traveler - tales which must have sparked his own desire for adventure in the great western territories. In his dealings with his father's customers, Davy must also have learned much about human nature and so refined his natural skills as a leader. While Davy lived there he spent .....
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Ralph Lauren
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2572.... born bred Ralph Lauren started the Polo division of Beau Brummel neckties. Ties at that time were in an Ivy League phase-dark, narrow and undistinguished. But, for several years, Mr. Lauren had harbored the nation that the time was right for a new look. And so, he pioneered the wide tie-a four-inch tie made from opulent materials and fabrications that were unheard of in the business. Polo ties soon became the status tie. And Ralph Lauren became the menswear design to watch, as his ties revolutionized the industry.
Mr.Lauren had more dreams to fulfill. He chose the name Polo .....
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Ralph Waldo
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 654.... formed for authors that were part of this historical movement. Emerson was a big part of this and practically initiated the entire club. As we know he was already a major part of the movement and know got himself involved more. Many people and ways of life throughout his career including Neoplatonism, the Hindu religion, Plato and even his wife influenced Emerson. He also inspired many Transcendentalists like Thoreau. Emerson didn’t win any major awards, but he did win the love and appreciation of his readers. Literary Information Emerson wrote many genres of writing including .....
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The Maturing Of Achilles
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 842.... getting Helen back. Achilles joined this fight not because the Trojans had ever wronged him. Achilles starts in this fight for one reason, glory. The easiest place to acquire large quantities of glory is in war. Nobody has ever heard of a farmer becoming famous for raising the largest pig. But people have heard of the famous captain that planted the American flag on Hamburger Hill. Achilles was out to become famous and this was the best way.
Achilles was the Argives main fighting force against the Trojans up until Achilles was shamed and refused to fight. The Leader of Men, .....
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Marilyn Monroe
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1876.... me, and directed me to Snively's Modeling School. From there I met Anaré de Dienes. He and I took many photo trips together, and Jim was rightly jealous, so he filed for divorce. I signed for a year's contract (twenty-six months) with Ben Lyon who worked for Twentieth-century Fox Productions, on August 24, 1946. He was responsible for changing my name. While working at Fox, I met someone who was later to become my best friend, Allan Snyder, and got two bit roles. In August of 1947, Fox downsized and did not renew my contract. I went to the Actor's Laboratory and studied .....
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