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- 1541: Virgil The Art Of Imitating Ho
- ... not suspect that there would be any parallels to a Greek epic of fiction, but indeed in the Aeneid, there are many parallels or echoes to Homer. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bloom, Harold. Homer s Iliad. Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. . Homer s Odyssey. Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. . Virgil s Aeneid. Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. Gransden, K.W. Virgil, The Aeneid. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Virgil. The Aeneid. trans. Robert Fitzgerald. New York: Vintage Classics, 1990.
- 1542: Holding the Dream
- ... The novel faces on three characters, but there is only one main character. Her name is Kate Powell and the other two characters are her foster sisters, that she was raised with in the Templeton House. Their names are Margo and Laura. Kate Powell was a very independent character she never depended on anyone else but her self, but she always would stay a step behind her other two sisters, at ... act like she wasnt good enough to be with them, but that was never true because Margo and Laura loved her dearly. Kate had a hard childhood before she grew up at the Templetown House. Her whole life was lie until she was put into foster care. She watched her parents die infront of her. She was orphaned at a small age, eight years old. Kate trained her self to be a practical woman, one who worked hard toward any goals she had and earned them step by step always being careful. She lived in the Templetown house for many years, then she decided to make it out on her own. She was an attorney. Kate worked at the office for a company called Bittle and Associates. She loved where she lived ...
- 1543: The Jungle
- ... s a cruel, harsh world. First, though, this group goes through a series of trials. The first is a marr iage which costs much money, and the second is a death. After this, comes a house which is sold to the one couple for three times the value of the house. It's at this time that the parents and other groups move into this house. One character goes into a meat packing business where he learns of unsanitary conditions. The second is a musician which is currently down on his luck and his wife goes out to work. After ...
- 1544: Inequality of the Sexes
- ... the man was to work and the money he made would be used by all in the household. The traditional role of the woman was to stay home, take care of the children, clean the house, and cook. Because society has always associated money with power, the person bringing home the money had the power. The man often makes the f inal decision on all household matters because he has the ... girls get pink blankets. Toys are targeted at either boys or girls. Toys that are targeted at boys include trucks, blocks, guns, and soldiers. Toys that are targeted at girls include dolls, kitchen utensils, and doll houses. Boys are raised to be aggressive, tough, dominant, and daring. Girls are raised to be passive, emotional, sweet, and subordinate. The pattern continues on through marriage and beyond. A clear example of male dominance ...
- 1545: A Tale Of Two Cities
- ... over Madame Defarge is a triumph over chaos and vengeance. Let's move now from Lucie's influence on other characters to Lucie herself. Sydney Carton, who loves Lucie devotedly, labels her a "little golden doll." Carton means this ironically--he's hiding his true feelings from Stryver--but some readers have taken his words at face value. They see Lucie as a cardboard creation, and her prettiness and family devotion ... story Jarvis Lorry protests that he's nothing more or less than a man of business. "Feelings!" he exclaims, "I have no time for them." Mr. Lorry's time belongs to Tellson's bank, "the House," his employer for over 40 years. Yet behind his allegiance to business, Lorry hides a kind heart. When Dr. Manette responds to Lucie's marriage by falling into an amnesiac spell, Lorry deserts Tellson's ...
- 1546: An End To Genetic Diseases
- ... way possible" (10). Using NST will alter evolution. It will not let nature take its course. Furthermore, parents could get crazy ideas about perfect children, and treat this subject as though they are choosing a house or a car. Choosing a car is a materialistic decision, whereas having a child is a moral decision. People would be driven to make a super person who is better than everyone else. In nature ... Human Health : A Journey Within. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1995. Channel 13. Sex and the Human Animal. New York : PDR Productions, Inc., 1993. Cohen, Robert Carl. The Color of Man. New York, New York : Random House, 1968. Dawkins, Richard. River Out of Eden : A Darwinian View of Life. New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, 1995. Edelson, Edward. Genetics and Heredity. New York, N.Y. : Chelsea House, 1990. Fausto-Sterling, Anne. Myths of Gender : Biological Theories About Women and Men. New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, 1985. Frederickson, H. George. "Eureka! The Bureaucrat Gene Has Been Found" ; PA Times Vol. 21 ...
- 1547: Albert Einstein
- ... which he returned to his original curiosity, religion. While Einstein was visiting America in 1933 the Nazi party came to power in Germany. Again he was subject to anti-Semitic attacks, but this time his house was broken into, and he was publicly considered an enemy of the nation. It was obvious that he could not return to Germany, and for the second time he renounced his German citizenship. During these ... An Impact Biography, 1920. Dukas, Helen and Banesh Hoffman, eds., Albert Einstein: The Human Side, Princeton: University Press, 1979. Einstein, Albert, Carl Seelig, ed., Ideas and Opinions, New York: Bonanza Books, 1954. "Einstein, Albert." Random House Encyclopedia, Random House Press, 1990 edition. Hunter, Nigel, Einstein, New York: Bookwright Press, 1987. Nourse, Dr. Alan E., Universe, Earth, and Atom: The Story of Physics, New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969.
- 1548: Analysis Of The Storm
- ... of adultery. The story takes place in the early 1900 s. There are two main characters, Calixta (the wife) and Alcee (the former lover). Alcee must take refuge from a passing storm in Calixta s house, while he is there the two end up making love while Calixta s husband and son have to wait out the storm at the local store. By doing this Chopin implies the theme that is ... in the development of characters and their ability to demonstrate the theme. The subject of adultery was first introduced soon after Alcee asked Calixta if he may take refuge from the approaching storm within her house. That was also the first point when the author lets us know that Calixta may still have feelings for Alcee. This was shown clearly in the story when it says, His voice and her own ... to normal. The fact that everything is normal once again does not only lie in the fact of sun coming back out, but also in the attitudes of both Calixta and Alcee. He leaves the house and they both are described with smiles on their faces. Then finally, Calixtas husband and son come home and she is happy to see them again and has already put supper on the table, ...
- 1549: A Rose For Emily New South Vs. Old
- ... black, with a thin gold chain descending to her waist and vanishing into her belt," (Faulkner, ). The hidden watch is symbolic of how time or change has been hidden by Emily. "Only Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps," (Faulkner, ). Her house represented the Old South, like Emily it stood alone to battle the change. "When the Negro opened the blinds of one window, they could see that the leather was cracked; and when they sat down, a faint dust rose sluggishly about their thighs, spinning with slow motes in the single sun- ray," (Faulkner, ). The house depicted an old worn out structure from the past. This is directly related to the idea of the old south being no more than some relic collecting dust and withering away. Faulkner's style ...
- 1550: Ethan Frome
- ... believed she was suffering from some illness. She drained Ethans pockets of a good sum of money on medicines and doctors visits. Because Zeena was sick and could not do much work around the house, they brought Mattie, Zeenas relative who had been orphaned, to Starkfield to help around the house in return for food and shelter. Ethan soon fell in love with Mattie but could not express it because of Zeena. Throughout the year that Mattie was with them, Ethan tried to show her that ... goes up to see how Zeena is and to find out what the doctor said. Zeena tells him that the doctor said that she needs a hired girl to do all the work around the house for her if she is to get well. Ethan says that he cannot afford a hired girl and that they already have Mattie. Zeena then says that Mattie will have to leave the next ...
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