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Walt Whitman
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:55:23
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 2 pages (632 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 2 pages (632 words)
Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in Long Island, New York. He was influenced greatly by Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln. He was mostly self-taught because he was pulled from public school to support his family. Whitman spent many years of his life traveling back and forth from his home and New York City. Whitman supported a number of issues, such as "Americanism" in literature and the importance of the common man. He lived during the …
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…him greatly to write. Whitman realizes that he has to live life to the fullest without any regrets. He has to move on from his loses like his 'captain' or Abraham Lincoln. Whitman was very devoted to his writing and his family whom he loved a lot. Walt Whitman passed away on March 26, 1892, the cause of death was miliary tuberculosis, with other contributing factors Walt Whitman is known to be singing on life and himself.
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