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William Blake
Number of Words: 780 / Number of Pages: 3
... was a hosier, and sent him to the Royal Academy in 1779 as an engraving student. While at school, Blake absorbed the religious symbolism and linear design characteristic of Gothic style. While studying there, he rebelled against the academic conventions of Sir Joshua Reynolds, president of the academy. Contrary to modern standards, he decided to follow the footsteps of the world-renowned artist Michelangelo and Raphael instead.
Throughout his life, Blake made his money engraving things, but lived in mass poverty. On August 18, 1782, Blake married a poor illiterate girl, Catherine Boucher. So ...
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From The Floutings Of The Cooperative Principle To Communica
Number of Words: 4850 / Number of Pages: 18
... has adequate evidence to testify to its very truth; 2. The Maxim of Quantity: try to say as much, and just as much as necessary in your contribution; 3. The Maxim of Relevance: try to make your contribution relevant; 4. The Maxim of Manner: try to make your conversation specific, perspicuous, concise and orderly.
According to grice's theoretical system, if one wants to make the conversation smooth or effective in conveying or understanding information, such principle and maxims are expected to be observed, either intentionally or unintentionally, by each participant involved. In sum, the Cooperat ...
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Steven Speilberg
Number of Words: 848 / Number of Pages: 4
... director, and I didn't think that science or math or foreign languages were going to help me turn out the little 8-mm sagas I was making to avoid homework."(Contemporary Authors 3) Movies were also helping Stephen to escape his family life, where at home things were bad with his parents, and when Stephen was twelve years old they divorced. This only helped to clarify Stephen's love of film.
After he completed high school, Spielberg was well on his way to becoming a director. He had already won student awards for some of his short films, and one of them, a movie called Firelight, had actually been ...
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Andrew Jackson: Indian Fighter
Number of Words: 688 / Number of Pages: 3
... but not without creating a furor—as his actions often did. Early in 1818, without clear authorization, he violated Spanish-owned territory by chasing the hostile Seminole into Florida, where he then created another international incident by putting two British subjects to death(Sellers 105). Then to further his aggression, he campaigned on to Pensacola where he attacked the Spaniards there that gave permission to the British enturpenurs to sell guns to the Seminoles. He then took down the Spanish flag and hoisted up the Stars and Stripes(Remini 186). Although this behavior disturbed the admin ...
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Henry David Thoreau
Number of Words: 1031 / Number of Pages: 4
... Thoreau to write so much on nature he had to be familiar with it. His knowledge of the woods and fields, of the rivers, the ponds, and swamps, of every plant and animal was outstanding. Emerson even stated, "His power of observation seemed to indicate additional senses." Thoureau wrote a book titled Walden(1854) in which the theme of it was the relationship to the order and beauty of nature in the human mind. This book consists of records of Thoreau's stay at Walden Pond. Thoreau's love and devotion to nature and his writing was a key to his excellence in writing. also felt that individualism w ...
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The Life Of Franz Liszt
Number of Words: 351 / Number of Pages: 2
... for a heroin addiction.It was not
entirely unexpected that Cobain committed suicide.He had entered a coma by
overdosing on a mixture of schampagne and tranquilizers on March 4.Also,
Kurt's family history showed that two of his father's uncle's committed
suicide, along with the fact that there were a lot of disfuntional
marriages and alcoholism present.During a concert, Kurt would jerk around
as if he was being electrocuted.After his death, the sale of Nirvana
memorabilia increased dramatically. As you can see, both Franz Liszt and
Kurt Cobain have some characteristics in common.They had both bee ...
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Queen Victoria
Number of Words: 870 / Number of Pages: 4
... who she had known for about four years. Although this was a wedlock of state, it was a highly extravagant and prosperous one, and Victoria was devoted to her family responsibilities. The first of their nine children was Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise, later queen of Germany. Their first son, Albert Edward, prince of Wales and later monarch of Great Britain as Edward VII, was born in 1841. When the cautious Prince Albert persuaded her that Liberal policy jeopardized the coming of the Crown, the queen began to lose her eagerness for the party. After 1841, when the Melbourne government fell and Sir Rober ...
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King Solomon
Number of Words: 1654 / Number of Pages: 7
... than war (8). International commerce and a large copper-mining industry aided in Solomon’s wealth. Contact with other nations showed his advanced intelligence. Solomon displayed political and administrative wisdom and showed himself equal to his father by taking full advantage of the chance for economic expansion.
The Song of Solomon is a book of the Old Testament. It is a unique collection of love poetry. In Christian versions of the Bible it usually appears after the Book of Ecclesiastes. In the Hebrew Bible it is found after the Book of Job. It is believed to be written by , but the ...
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Nelson Mandela
Number of Words: 888 / Number of Pages: 4
... degree. Mandela has been politically involved since he was a teenager, nad already as a twentysix year old he started his political career in the African National congress - ANC (Black people established the African National Congress in 1912 to fight against apartheid and for civil disobedience). Nelson early became one of the most important leaders in the party because ofhis strong opposition against aparheid. Mandela was jailed for the first time in 1952 for having arrranged a peaceful civil rights campaign. This demonstration did no change any of the apartheid laws, but the work wasnt useless. ...
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Arthur Clarke
Number of Words: 689 / Number of Pages: 3
... life there were also several events that helped to shape Clarke's writing style. In 1941 Clarke joined the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft hand Radio Wireless Mechanic/Aircraftmen Class 2. He was later trained in the use of Radio Direction Finding, termed RADAR. This allowed him to write well about armed conflict because he had experienced it for himself. In June 1946 Clarke was demobilized from the R.A.F. Only 3 months later in October of 1946 Clarke Enrolled at King's College in London where he attained a bachelor's of General Science Degree in physics, applied and pure mathematics. This ...
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