Random Wikipedia Entry, The Sequel

Okay so a few weeks ago I attempted a random article analysis. It turned out poorly, to say the least, given my lack of chemical knowledge. Today, however, I feel like a have a much greater grasp on the topic. Today's random article is.....

(drum roll, please)

Francis D. Williams House!!!!!!!!!!!

I am really excited to do this analysis, because the actual article itself has less than 50 words. Just recently I was joking with a friend about writing from a resource. We discussed the possibility of writing about a really short article. One line went something like "Haha, then you would have to write more about the resource than the resource itself!"

Well, friend, I am in that position now. This is what the article says:

"Francis D. Williams House is a historic house at 3 Plain Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

The house was built in 1830 and added to the National Historic Register in 1984."

Yep, thats it. Just a few words, not much of any importance. Not really worth reading anyway.

WRONG

This article has hidden connotations that lead to an introspection of delicate imagery, gregarious social perspective, and a cornucopia of social-political comparisons. To completely analyze this piece of art, we need to look at both the fundamentals of the writing, as well as the delicate intricacies of the actual meaning. The entire article has very few words, forcing the author to pick and choose his diction. The first sentence has a mere 14 words, showing a moderate sentence length. The second sentence, however, contains a whopping 15 words, also showing moderate sentence length.

A big difference between the sentences is the amount of numbers used. The first sentence only uses one number, "3." How odd. The second sentence, in contrast, is a big numberer. It contains 8 numbers, "1830" and "1984." This number difference can help to explain the content and meaning of each sentence. The second sentence is trying to give more factual information, by giving the date built and date added to the National Historic Register.

The first sentence has an even mixture of concrete and abstract language. "Historic" is an abstract word, it can be used to describe any number of things. It can be used to describe your friend's mother, your friend's teacher, or your friend's house. In this case, it describes your friend's house, assuming your friend is named Francis D. Williams. The concrete aspect of this sentence is the address, "3 Plain Street, Taunton, Massachusetts."

As a reader, we can only guess as to the state of the neighborhood surrounding Plain Street, but we can make educated inferences for our own betterment. We know the neighborhood is in Massachusetts. This indicates that the neighborhood has a colonial background. Lexington and Concord are in Massachusetts, so it makes sense that "Plain Street" has something to do with the American Revolution. I think General Plain was actually commander of the continental army during the Revolution, and he probably built a house on this street. He renamed the street to match his last name, despite the protests of the street's current inhabitants. Eventually Gen. Plain and his army subdued the residents, and they succeeded in changing the name from "Bland Bvld" to "Plain Street."

Now we will get down to the nitty gritty of the house itself, once owned by the famous Francis D. Williams. The coordinates of the house are 41.53.7N and 71.5.21W. What does this mean? It means that the house is in the NW corner of the United States. If you were to add up the coordinates, you get 101 and 97. Those are the average temperatures for Taunton, MA during the summer and winter, respectively.

Now this concludes our discussion of Francis D. Williams House. I encourage you to take a trip to this national historic site, and enjoy all the culture it has to offer.

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