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pick the right kind of prodigy" (Tan 53). Her mother tried different roles on Jing-mei to see which would fit. At first, she tried...

The original equipment needed to conduct the lottery was lost "long ago," and the current paraphernalia shows signs of age, the bl...

the books noted above we find several themes which are common to much of the worlds greatest literature. Among these themes are h...

The misconception, here, is that because the old man does not look normal that he must not be human and therefore, they can treat...

"dances" out to the fig trees each day to check on their ripeness (Ripe Figs). When she finds them to be "little hard, green marb...

She has been given the opportunity, or so she thinks, to finally live a life that is solely hers. There is a powerful sense of fre...

those markets as breaching the trading constraints may result in action sanctions by the US government. Global politics is ...

of creation are vastly different" (Anonymous Selected Portions of the "Enuma Elish" enumaeli.htm). "The six days of creation i...

Ushers ultimate fall. "[The house had] an atmosphere which had no affinity with the air of heaven, but which had reeked up from t...

the narrator another instance where the town was concerned about Miss Emily and her home, which was over a smell, an awful smell o...

(Silverman, 76). In a surprisingly large number of Poes stories, the revenant theme is coupled with some sense of a double -- two...

evidenced in his relationship with both Augustus and Dirk Peters. Augustus is the son of the captain of the ship of which Pym is ...

"Dead Mens Path." It seems at first glance to be a very straightforward tale. However, as one critic points out, "In the post-Fouc...

to justify the decision we make that we are uncomfortable with. This is also seen with the consideration of walking up to the elep...

End of Something," "Cat in the Rain," and "The Big Two-Hearted River (Parts I and II)." First well describe the stories, than anal...

gothic tone, which is a feature of romanticism. Goodman Brown soon arrives at his destination as he meet a man who has been wait...

what they had just read (TeacherFocus.com). If they had not been shocked they would likely not have done this, and they were proba...

not strain her mental state. She must not write in her journal, she must not be in a room she finds more pleasant than the one cho...

still places on the planet where nature is more important than man and his machines, and where nature actually "knows best" and sh...

as he encounters people he believes to be good Puritans his innocence is slowly being threatened with a truth he cannot understand...

this relationship, which is entails infidelity and, therefore, mistrust and lies. Similarly, miscommunication and infidelity pla...

domestic tendencies in their society. In "The Lottery" there are many characters and in "After You, My Dear Alphonse" there are ...

The grandmother thinks she has the answers and is saved, religiously or otherwise, but yet she perhaps seems to realize that this ...

not cost sensitive, and there as a great deal of loyalty to existing bars. The brand was seen as a more indulgent brand and as suc...

why he became an addict; he also express great uncertainty about his life after hes released from prison (Class lecture on "Sonnys...

of superstition that he is there to stamp out. He suggests that the villagers build a new path skirting the school grounds; he rem...

and the girls eyes [stop] rolling. At this point Mrs. Turpin asks her, What have you got to say to me?" (Bernardo [3]). This of...

the world of all evil by silencing any voice of dissention. This short story clearly illustrates the idea that evil is in the doin...

true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...

the perspective of Japanese culture, particularly in regards to "proper" conduct for women. From the beginning of the tale, Osen...