Biography and non-fiction prose

Jane Williams (Ysgafell) was a writer with a long and varied list of publications: poetry, fiction, a riposte to the 1847 Blue Books, the 'autobiography' of Betsi Cadwaladr, a history of Wales, a biography of the historian and patriot Carnhuanawc, and a history of women's writing in English.

With The Cook's Companion front and centre in half a million kitchens, Stephanie Alexander is the very definition of a household name.

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Osnabruck (Institut fur Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Introduction to Gender Theory, language: English, abstract: 'How can they tell if I am male or female?

Examination Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Dortmund, language: English, abstract: The science fiction (SF) writer Octavia Estelle Butler (1947-2006) was a pioneer in many ways.

History of Friedrich II of Prussia: Frederick the Great Volume XVI by Thomas Carlyle is a biographical work that delves into the life and reign of the influential Prussian monarch.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: simplistic interpretation of a very limited number of works.

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Wuppertal (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Sprachwissenschaft, language: English, abstract: The paper deals with the unidirectionality of grammaticalization, which is explained by Haspelmath within a usage-based theory of language change as proposed by Keller, who sees language change as an invisible-hand process.

The elemental pull of water is irresistible, whether it's to bathe, swim, shower, splash about, sail or simply paddle.

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, Dresden Technical University (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Seminar "e;Syntactic Patterns in English"e;, language: English, abstract: Imagine an English lesson in a fifth grade somewhere in the USA.

Intermediate Examination Paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Department of English and Linguistics), course: Proseminar "e;Regional and Social Varieties of American English"e;, language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the positive and negative effects nationwide American television has (had) on the language's regional and social varieties.

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, Technical University of Braunschweig (Englisches Seminar), course: Teaching English Grammar and Lexis, language: English, abstract: The theory and methodology of early linguistics took the notion of structure as a key term and emphasized the idea that language needed to be organized.

HE BUILT A SECRET ROOM FOR NIGHTMARES, AND FOR YEARS, ALMOST NO ONE KNEW IT EXISTED.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1, Martin Luther University, language: English, abstract: Introduction He writes like he talks and talks like he writes Although the cruelties people of Europe had to suffer from during the early decades ofthe 20th century, when Adolf Hitler began to establish his Nazi-regime, are part of a sad anddark chapter in German history, the aftermaths of the Rassengesetze, the war itself and theconcentration camps are still shaking the minds of those who are faced with this issue duringtheir studies, as well as the memories and lives of the people which either had to liveaccording to the ideologies of the Third Reich and experience the tortures and pain the Nazishad brought upon them, or belong to the younger generation of those people s descendants.

The Power of Things Unseen tells a riveting true story about a woman whose inner voice leads her on an enthralling and nerve-racking journey, pursuing what is written in her heart.

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History of Friedrich II of Prussia: Frederick the Great Volume II by Thomas Carlyle is a biographical work that delves into the life and reign of the influential Prussian monarch.

Around the turn of the century, Welsh readers thrilled to the heroic stories of Owen Rhoscomyl.

The source of the Nile had long eluded and tormented explorers, and John Hanning Speke's discovery of Lake Victoria in 1858 elevated him to the pantheon of heroes of African exploration, alongside Livingstone and Stanley.

'Hip hop and hymns: the two would always go hand in hand for me.

Examination Thesis from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,5, University of Tubingen (Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: This thesis will show that the collective memory does not pose a problem to the whole of humanity but that it still exists in some spheres of in this case American life.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,3, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Hauptseminar English-Related Pidgins and Creoles, language: English, abstract: By way of an introduction to the following paper, I would like to draw here on a quotetaken from one of Salikoko Mufwene's essays: "e;.

Bert Coombes settled in south Wales in 1909, where he worked as a miner for more than forty years.

Crafted from authentic experiences shared by principals, Reality Calling: The Story of a Principal's First Semester reveals fictional Principal Joe Gentry's first few months on the job.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,2, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik/ Amerikanistik), course: Proseminar: American Poetry, language: English, abstract: The power of literature is a great one indeed.

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1, Ruhr-University of Bochum (Englisches Seminar), course: The Culture of the American Civil War, language: English, abstract: We are fortunate to have a lot of information about Schurz's life and political career in the United States from his own pen - on the one side his Lebenserinnerungen (Reminiscences) and on the other side different letters he has written to his wife or his former fellow student Theodor Petrasch.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Stuttgart (Institut fur Literaturwissenschaft: Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Literary Studies - G2-Seminar "e;The American Short Story"e;, language: English, abstract: "e;The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"e; is among Ernest Hemingway's most impressive short stories.

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Jackie Henderson, known to most as 'Jackie O', has graced Australia's airwaves since 1993.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Marburg (Fremdsprachliche Philologien), course: Proseminar Phonology, language: English, abstract: The changes in phonological development during the first two years of life will be discussed in this term paper.

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I have pastored the same church for forty-one years.

Thomas Charles Buckhet nacio en Tolhuin, una pequena localidad recostada sobre los Andes fueguinos.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, University of Wuppertal, course: Contrastive Phonology, language: English, abstract: The constraints on sequences of segments are called phonotactic con -straints or phonotactics of a language.

A fascinating journey through the Rockies unruly pastwith maps, photos, and more.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,7, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Missing Mothers - Caring Fathers - Absent Parents.

At his death in 2000, R.

This is a triumph.

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1, West Virginia University, language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the concept of Academic Writing and the role of the importance in the ESL classroom.

Sydney Charles Puddefoot, "e;Puddy"e; to his admiring fans, was a household name amongst football supporters between the two world wars, a time generally regarded as the golden age of British football.

A raw, unfiltered blueprint to self-accountability, resilience, and servant leadership, "e;forged through over 13 years in the U.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Constance, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with the origin of the American Dream, with the American Nightmare and with the two novels "e;The Rise of Silas Lapham"e; written by William D.

In 1880, Griffith Evans, an army veterinary surgeon in India, made the seminal discovery that blood parasites - then universally considered benign - were pathogenic.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, RWTH Aachen University, course: American Non-Fiction, language: English, abstract: The eighty-five essays, today commonly referred to as The Federalist Papers,were written in 1787 and 1788 in order to help in securing the ratification of theproposed United States Constitution in the State of New York.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia by Ludwig Leichhardt is an enthralling exploration literature documenting his historic overland expedition across the Australian Outback.

Seminar paper from the year 1995 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: very good, University of Bamberg (Language and Literature Sciences), course: U.

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Frankfurt (Main), course: Decadence and Moderism in the Late 20th Century American Cinema, language: English, abstract: Jonathan Veitch asserts in the preface of his book American Superrealism that critics have had problems in placing Nathanael West within the literature of the 1930s and American literature in general.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn, course: The Web as a Linguistic Corpus, language: English, abstract: This paper is concerned with the use of the internet in linguistic research.

A fascinating journey through the Rockies unruly pastwith maps, photos, and more.

Each of us has a place to return to in our minds, a place of clarity and peace, a place to think, to create, to dream.