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- 731: Trifles By Susan Glaspell
- ... two women in this story. The women, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, are at the scene of the murder of John Wright. The women accompanied the County Attorney, the Sheriff, and Mr. Hale to the house. Mr. Hale describes everything that he saw the morning he discovered Mr. Wright s body. The men have come to the house looking for evidence to convict Mrs. Wright. While the men are looking the house over for evidence, they grasp a different image than the women. The men viewed the house as inadequately taken care of due to broken jars of preserves or discovering dirty towels. All the men ...
- 732: Remains Of The Day
- ... with sir, he is repressing his true identity. Ishiguro makes the reader wonder how on earth a person could get to be like this, for the sole reward of having the best silver in the house or the best-starched suits. The old service culture of butlers in England was destined to change dramatically after the two world wars; by the time Stevens decides to change his lifestyle the old ways ... England (43). Indeed, Farraday judges the worth of Stevens, and Darlington Hall, according to stereotypical ideals of genuine Englishness. In a moment of panic, Farraday demands of Stevens, this is a genuine grand old English house, isn t it? And you re a genuine old-fashioned English butler, not just some waiter pretending to be one. You re the real thing, aren t you? (124). The instance in which Stevens is ... taxes, doubtless Stevenswould not only repeat the lies to the media in order to defend his employer, but also make himself believe them in order to really be one with the employer, and thus the house. It is not just a job, but an almost holy sense of duty. This parallels Winston Smith s job in Oceania, which not only requires him to repeat lies into a speakwrite, but to ...
- 733: Christmas, Retailers, and the Santa Claus Conspiracy
- ... much easier -- "Christ"ianity, "Christ"mas -- what kind of minds are we dealing with?). It's far more likely that their first thoughts will be about buying the perfect gifts, having the most eye-damaging house decorations on the block, or having a hairy old fat man in red underwear arrested for putting their child on his lap and whispering to them to tell him what they "really" want (strangely enough ... to eat his veggies. As I understand it he's supposed to be a fat man wearing red underwear who is capable of sliding down your chimney unharmed in order to quietly slip into your house while you're sleeping. If he really existed I'd be sitting up with a loaded shotgun every Christmas Eve, not dreaming of gifts while this lunatic could be slicing the throats of everyone in my house! And to add to the horror he is said to use "elves" to manufacture "toys" in a little "workshop" in the North Pole. This entire elf story sounds like a softening cover-up fed ...
- 734: Gateway To Heaven" - Tiananmen
- ... rats, and we had wood floors instead of concrete. Walking on the path towards the gray concrete door, I remembered the night when I was in the hallway and je je was sneaking into the house from one of her ‘study groups,’ she pulled me outside and made me sit with her on the large concrete steps that lead to the door. This is when she said something that I didn ... probably still at school, her study group meets tonight." Another lie for my je je, "Heh, she studies too much, always at school, never at home." Hissed mamma while she pushed past me into the house. I rose to my feet like a crane carrying cars to be crunched in a junkyard and followed her inside. Welcomed by the overwhelming scent of tiger balm probably wafting into the hallway from the ... the building. I wiped my shoes on the carpet and took them off, leaving them outside the door. Mamma is very superstitious, she and many other Chinese believe that if the shoes are inside the house and left at the door, this "vicious act" would bring bad luck to the family. We also keep a bat gua, which resembles an octagon with a mirror in the center, nailed to the ...
- 735: After The Bomb
- By: Anonymous After The bomb By: Raymund Pestalitz „Y Setting In this story they had been using the following places. „« Bunker - it is a small room underground, out side the house which is use for any emergency. It just happened that Philip was in the room and playing with guitar and his brother Matt looking for him and found him in the room, and Cara followed in. „« School Gym ˇV here where a party. „« Vista Del Valle ˇV a village where Cara live. Philip always slowdown whenever he ran past by here. „« Basement of Mr. Giamoˇ¦s House ˇV here where Philip found Mr. Giamo and his wife he presume that he could borrowed their car for transport to the hospital for his mother. „« Los Angeles ˇV here where the bomb strike. „« Burbank ... he help Philip on giving a water supply to the hospital. „« Dorothy ˇV the wife of John Billing who took good care with the child that Philip found on his way to Mr. John Billing House. „« Grear Jason ˇV A person that Philip see while heˇ¦s scouting and looking for a bit cleaner pool that could be use to supply the hospital. He also helps Philip to get a ...
- 736: The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
- ... on, you see the stereotyped reactions to every situation that comes about, the parents then say "nothing's too good for our children". Later in the story the parents discuss the problems of the incredible house and nursery, "The house is wife, mother, and nursemaid, Can I compete with it?", and the father has a generic answer "But I thought that's why we bought this house". The parents in the story look upon their children's needs as services instead of ways of expressing any love or care. In the story we never learn anything about the children except for ...
- 737: Arthur Conan Doyle
- ... political cartoonist, who, financially supported the family.1 Doyle had a pretty rough home life because his father was an alcoholic. As he grew up, Doyle had to take more of the responsibilities around the house into his own hands, because his father was either too sick or drunk to fulfill his daily work at home. Doyle's mother, Mary Foley, was a homemaker who took care of her son Arthur and his brothers and sisters, and also worked and cleaned the house everyday.2 Doyle's early education started when he was about seven years old. His mother spent lots of time reading with him and tutoring him, because this is what she thought he needed to become a cultured gentleman. When Doyle was ten years old he left home and went to the Jesuit Preparatory school named Hodder House. This was a boarding school for young boys. Arthur hated this school. Doyle once stated that Hodder House "was a little more pleasant than being confined in a prison." While attending Hodder House, he ...
- 738: History Of The Civil War
- ... with fellow General Johnston's (Johnston had been dispatched to Virginia after being ordered not to resist the advance of Sherman's Army) forces. Lee chose a small town to the west named Amelia Court House as a meeting point. His escape was narrow; they (the soldiers) could see Richmond burn as they made their way across the James River and to the west. Grant had finally broke through and Richmond ... Godfrey Weitzel who had been place in charge of the occupation of Richmond and taken his headquarters in Jefferson Davis' old residence. When he arrived there, he and Tad took an extensive tour of the house after discovering Weitzel was out and some of the soldiers remarked that Lincoln seemed to have a boyish expression as he did so. No one can be sure what Lincoln was thinking as he sat ... and Lee replied "Strike for your home and fireside" (Freeman, Douglas Southall, R.E. Lee: A Biography, Vol 3. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935): they did. Rebel forces reached their objective, Appomattox Court House, around 3pm on April 8th. Lee received word that to the south, at Appomattox Station, supplies had arrived by train and were waiting there. However, the pursuing Union forces knew this also and took ...
- 739: The Hiding Place: An Analysis
- ... close personal friends, which many of them are. She’s very pleasant and loves life. The reader of the book begins to feel as if they’re part of the family. The ambiance of the house makes everyone and anyone feel welcome. Ten Boom makes the decision to hide Jews who are in danger of being taken to concentration camps, and harassed by the Nazi’s well aware of the fact ... lives of Jews who are under persecution of the Nazi’s. She is a heroine for the Jews she’s helping. Due to her position in the community, people coming in and out of her house, well watch shop, was not rare. It was a common sight, which allowed attention to the many visitors she had to be ignored. She was in a perfect situation to help Jews during their persecution. It starts off she’s only going to take in a few, but slowly more and more are residing in her house. The life of the entire family is altered to accommodate the Jews she’s protecting from the Nazi’s. The sacrifices ten Boom and her family make are remarkable. Living everyday praying that the ...
- 740: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... resides in the human psyche. But, for now, let us return to the story and witness perversity wreak its havoc. The night of the day he hanged Pluto, a fire swept through the narrator's house. He, his wife, and the servant escaped, but the conflagration completely destroyed the house; yet one wall had not fallen in. Upon visiting the ruin, the narrator witnessed in the standing wall, "as if graven in bas relief upon the white surface, the figure of a gigantic cat...There ... into the wall as well. After searching for the dreaded cat, the narrator concludes that the beast has "in terror, fled the premises forever." However, the fourth day, the police arrive to thoroughly examine the house. They leave no "nook or corner unexplored." (Poe 60) Even upon their third or fourth visit to the cellar, the narrator remains sublimely calm. Finally satisfied, and preparing to quit the search, the police ...
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