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the story, the children would be summoned, and the narrators father would let them go, saying something to the effect of "to hell ...

she is sent to live with another family and then goes off to Africa on missionary work with them. In essence, Celie is not only ut...

trees carry with them the promise of spring and new growth, new beginnings, which is evocative of the fact that the two children s...

such as the idea that young children do not notice or understand bias. Chapter three discusses racism, addressing key questions an...

marriage was a way to survive as an individual and in society. Men and women in society who were not married were seen as eccentri...

great deal of loss and death in his wake. But, he is not the power, the real power, behind the war and he really only seems to ser...

type is, at its heart, an examination of the way we attend to, bring order to, and make decisions about our awareness. If this is ...

women of color, those who are single mothers as well as young and low income women (Abrams & Curran, 2007). The suggestion here is...

insights from Friedman (2005) and the recognition that things are definitely changing, one is inclined to explore the new dynamic ...

that language takes a back seat to other disciplines such as reading, science and mathematics. In reading Thomas Friedmans book Th...

a pertinent example of Franklins (1996) fundamental attitude for meeting a challenge. Hard work, he contended, was the lifeblood ...

and they are clearly the minority. In this story the majority is the ruling force, the political body which is essentially compr...

loves to play and loves to play hooky, desiring to have a good time. However, the adventure comes when Injun Joe becomes part of...

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

sign of love for the two, likely having been together for a long time, demonstrate that love is by no means unchanging and without...

should get along. Orphan Train Rider Title and Author: Orphan Train Rider by Andrea Warren. Setting (Time and Place): The place ...

Moderation. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanline...

Faulkner writes that the druggist questions Emily about the use of the arsenic and explains that he by law must ask her about her ...

mother and in many ways Catherine is that female figure for him. He cannot bear to let her go, cannot bear to live without her and...

but at a very high cost. He requires a pound of flesh for debts not paid and this is literally what it sounds like, for a pound of...

only a story about humans and apes, but pointing out other animals as well which really pulls the reader into a position where the...

in a box or in the homeless shelter, and begged for loose change. Starving, with no hope, he reasoned that the lowest paid worker ...

him otherwise it would seem as he is tossed from one time period to another, from one culture to another, even being abducted by a...

as Achilles, this is the good life. He is not a character who seems to desire times of peace or quiet but rather a man who is happ...

foundation for the story through an examination of the region itself, thus perhaps further adding to a con approach to the charact...

some life lesson, Nicholas is trying to get Alison in bed with him, and thus also needs a lesson. There is Alison who is willing t...

much as an opportunity for self-indulgence at the expense of the masses, who had hitherto, as a matter of policy, been treated wit...

society. The fact that there is an absence of discord about the war itself is interesting in light of current events. Guns for Ge...

San Diego, California. For a young farm boy, the transition was nothing short of culture shock. The boot camp of 1941 was design...

any sustenance for her. This brings in the thematic element of the shawl in a very powerful way for Magda would suck on the shawl,...