What determines our writing level is also attributed to the amount of literature we were exposed to at an early age. ... Deborah Brandt tells the story of two people with different economic backgrounds (one middle class Caucasian male, and one lower class Hispanic woman) that found different academic success based on the amount of technology and literature they had access to. The Caucasian man had access to his own personal computer at age twelve. The Hispanic woman had access to public computers that helped her learn English faster, and surely not a personal computer at age twelve. ... Ther...

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In November of 1582 at the age of 18, Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway wed. ... After much struggling with illnesses, his only son Hamnet died at the age of 11. ... Although he wrote so many wonderful pieces of literature, no publications were ever produced during his lifetime. ... The first performance was on Feb 2, 1602 at the Middle Temple and was arguably performed in front of Queen Elizabeth. ... While at Orsino's palace, Cesario and him discuss a woman's capacity to love, and how troublesome it can be. ...

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A bit like opera; not everyone will love his works, but those who do not love his works will nonetheless have an appreciation for the artistic skill and beauty they contain. ... While the upper and middle class enjoyed relatively prosperous lifestyles, the peasant class suffered greatly during this time. ... English society was changing in just about every aspect including philosophy, art, literature, government, economics and religion. ... His parents, John and Mary Arden Shakespeare were an affluent, middle class couple. ... The next recorded piece of information about William is his m...

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Moreover, in the view of the majority of critics, the play charts the growth of Lear's wisdom, as he learns the emptiness of worldly glory and comes to embrace the love of his daughter Cordelia as the one true value in his life. ... Eliot: "I said the king was an incredibly foolish old man, which God knows he was; and that if he'd been my father I would have run away from home at the age of eight instead of waiting until I was ten...I pointed out that King Lear's opening speech was the height of idiocy. Imagine (I said) a father asking his three children: Which of you kids love...

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• Grade Level: High School