said that the compositions of Glasgow-based folk artist Alasdair Roberts sound as if they were written hundreds of years ago. This is certainly testament to the Will Oldham protégé’s nigh-on two-decade quest to promote the communal and social aspect of folk music‚ rather than the confessional and personal approach taken by many acoustic guitar-wielding singer/songwriters who have popularized the genre in recent decades. While Roberts has been acclaimed for successfully tackling whole albums of traditional
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Around one hundred fifty years ago‚ two superior‚ enemy armies faced each other outside a crossroads town in Pennsylvania. Neither army’s commander planned to battle at Gettysburg‚ but the assault took on a life of its own as soldiers in blue and gray rushed to the noise of bullets whizzing past them. Here‚ the battle would last for three days‚ leaving approximately 7‚000 Americans dead and 30‚000 wounded. The “vain and bad-tempered” (“Killer”)‚ man Meade was ordered to take command of the Union
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson‚ abbreviated RLS‚ was an author during the Victorian literature period. He is credited with many novels‚ short stories‚ manuscripts‚ and musical compositions. He is well-known for works such as “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”‚ “Treasure Island”‚ and “The Bottle Imp”. Similar to Victorian writing‚ Stevenson’s work was very dark in nature and often includes many characteristics and ideologies presented in Victorian literature. Born in Edinburgh
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Robert Frost: A Brilliant Poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco‚ California in 1874. He studied at Harvard‚ but left without receiving a degree. Many experiences have influenced his writing. For example‚ he bought a farm in New Hampshire for his wife and four children‚ which later earned him two famous books. Frost was a brilliant poet fueled by desire and tragedy‚ caused by the death of his wife and children. In fact‚ both the tragedy and living in a farm shaped one of his poems
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Realistic Humanism‚ an Analysis of the Work of Robert Frost The popular poetry of Robert Frost has been described by many as Transcendental‚ Romantic‚ Realistic‚ or even Modern. There are many opinions on the poetry of Frost‚ in part‚ because he was such a prolific writer; he published poems of many different genres. Most‚ though not all‚ of Frost’s works were narratives‚ although those can be further divided into four more categories: ballads‚ linear narratives‚ dramatic monologues and dramatic
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Running head: How becoming a Company Officer has changed me How becoming a Company Officer has changed me and traits that make me a good fire officer Captain John Elder Fire and Emergency Services Abstract This is probably the hardest transition you will ever make in the fire service. Without many good traits it will be even more difficult. You will go from being one of the guys to being their boss‚ and having to coach‚ discipline‚ train them. Everyone under you will look at
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	Julia Roberts 	One of the most widely known actresses‚ Julia Fiona Roberts‚ was born on October 28‚ 1967. This now 5’9"‚ brown eyed‚ chatain clair haired girl was born in Smyrna‚ Georgia. She attended Campbell High School‚ also in Smyrna‚ Georgia‚where she graduated in 1985. Julia’s favorite of only a few past-times is knitting‚ which she sometimes does while waiting on set. Her favorite quote is‚ "What changes with fame‚ I think‚ are perceptions of an individual‚ more than
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Profile of Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch is by any description one of the world’s most prominent business giants of the modern commercial world. As head of News Corporation he can be rightly classified as a true entrepreneur but some commentators of gone further from such ‘pleasantries’ and referred to him as a corporate tyrant. It is important to understand what he has achieved and how he has developed his media empire. The 20th century saw many ‘media moguls’ and Murdoch with a personal fortune
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Robert Frost’s Use of Animals and Insects in His Works Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874 in California and moved to New Hampshire when he was eleven years old‚ after his father died. In his poems about familiar objects and characters of New England give his readers a sense of being there no matter where it was read. Frost’s transcendentalist view of nature and the descriptions of the way nature made him feel pulls the reader in and makes them feel like he is a part of the story. In a number
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Kyle De Jan Dr. Hosler History 312 11/05/12 Response Essay to History of the First Crusade Robert the Monk’s history of the First Crusade‚ Historia Iherosolimitana (HI)‚ was composed several years after the events it records. There is also no evidence making him an eyewitness for the anything he transcribes except for the Council of Clermont. Robert is generally accepted as a valuable source for the First Crusade as his story is based on the Gesta Francorum and he was commissioned by his abbot
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