Specialty Contractor Licensing. Overview. The construction industry is one of the most heavily regulated in the United States and this is no less the case for contractors working in specialized fields. Each state has unique contractor licensing laws, specialty classifications, and specialty contractor application requirements.
A: Some critics think Walt Whitman used free verse in a deliberate attempt to create a unique style of writing that blends journalism with music, oratory, and other cultural influences to transform American poetry. Other critics say his free verse voice was the result of a spiritual and revolutionary enlightenment.
Family Origins. Walt Whitman, arguably Americas most influential and innovative poet, was born into a working class family in West Hills, New York, a village near Hempstead, Long Island, on May 31, 1819, just thirty years after George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the newly formed United States.Note: This biographical essay is excerpted from a longer essay included in The Walt Whitman Hypertext Archive at http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/whitman/. It is copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 by Kenneth M. Price and Ed Folsom.