Laurence counters stereotyped images of the Prairies as "dull, bleak, flat uninteresting" by describing how magnificent the Prairies were in winter, in summer; by describing the eccentrics in her town; by indicating that it was a place also inhabited by the dead (ancestors); and by expressing her love for the Canadian land and how it has remained planted in her soul. ... Laurence does characterize the town as a place where the dead lived. ... It was therefore, a place where not only the living lived; the dead composed just as strong a presence in the life of the own as the living. ......

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In the office of Meacon Dead Freddie testifies that a ghost killed his mother. ... She was thought to be dead years before and should not have naturally survived long enough to meet Milkman, having given birth to decades worth and generations of children. ... But Circe is dead. ... That was as far as he got, because although the woman was talking to him, she might in any case still be dead-as a matter of fact, she had to be dead." ... The story is told of when Africans were brought over to be forced slaves, some, called flying Africans, such as Solomon, would fly back to their home land. ...

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As he grows older he only finds peace in his land. ... However, both brothers agree to sell their father's land after he is dead. ... Wang's house and land lie outside the walled country town. ... He is alone; his first and most beloved wife is dead and so is his father. ... His sole source of stability is in his land, and this is why he always transforms a material gain into land. 2. ...

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Through him they find out that the Joads went to Uncle John's house because they were driven off the land by a "cat", or a tractor that basically pushs broke farmers and their families off their land. ... Tom is not too fond of this idea, having to hide from cops because they are trespassing on their own land, so he sleeps in the wide open space, just outside the cave. ... Unfortunately, Grandma has been dead before the check. ... Also, a religious fanatic starts to talk to Rose of Sharon, and tells her that if she dances with the others Saturday, her baby will be born dead and bloody....

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My grandma remembered during harvest season that some Mexican families would come and live in three small houses on the land. ... During my great grandpa's illness, he had to sell all the land, except for 100 acres, for the needed income. ... She did not know if my grandpa was alive or dead and the only way to find out was to ask the Red Cross. ... I was amazed that her family owned nineteen hundred acres, which was a lot of land for back then, and still is today. ...

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Afterward, Russ and Chappie got tattoos in an attempt to change their identities because they were presumed dead in the fire. ... e land of Jamaica, so Bone decided to use the rest of Buster Brown's money to send I-man home. ... teacher was dead. ...

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However in the end of the play you realize the uncertain reality that although the wicked die, the noble die along with them, concluding with Lear holding the body of his dead daughter Cordelia. ... As soon as the sisters gain power they begin to undermine Lear, eventually out casting him and sending him to wander the land amidst a powerful storm. ... The play comes to a dramatic ending with most major characters dead leaving the reader questioning whether this world is governed by justice, or that it is filled with meaningless chaos....

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For example, the brother, Boy Willie, wanted to sell the family piano so he can buy his own land to farm and start a new life for himself. ... Even though Berniece's husband has been dead for three years, she is still not ready to commit to neither another long-term relationship nor marriage. This lack of commitment can be seen in the following passage from Berniece: "I know how long Crawley's been dead. ...

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For example, when Sam wakes up one day on the Abrolhos islands smelling his dead father right beside him, he knows that there are spiritual forces at work and yet he cannot tell "which way the shadow's fallen". Thus, he goes to work as normal, thinking "today wasn't his day to be worried", and is "dead wrong", losing the fingers of his hand. ... When Fish drowns and is apparently raised from the dead, the fact that their miracle turns sour as Fish is now mentally retarded causes them to lose their faith in God, as Oriel blames God for the tragedy. ...

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Although Medea committed numerous murders, these horrific acts were well justified. The pain Medea suffered grants her just reason for these acts, as well as establishing her as a sympathetic character. Medea sacrificed everything to be with Jason, and he left her. Jason shattered Medea's life by...

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The Jungle Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is the story of a Lithuanian family that immigrates from their home city in Lithuania to the city of Chicago. The novel begins with the strong description of a wedding in which Ona Lukoszaite and Jurgis Rudkus are united in Holy Matrimony. The two of the...

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And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. ... But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. ... It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for ...

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The driver is surprised that his family has not been driven off by a "cat " (a large tractor sent by landowners and bankers to force poor farmers off the land). ... He says that he is going to live off the land like Muley. ... Later, Ma tells the family that Grandma has been dead, even before the inspection. ...

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They also farmed the land for one year. ... She said he overseed the land. ... Dad left $7,500 in trust, to be divided equally among his children and 480 acres of land. ... Dad cleared all the land and split rails to fence it in. ... He was a tenant farmer on her land, renting land every year and made a crop to live on. ...

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In mid-to-late August, my parents and I were watching the Weather Channel. We heard that there was an incoming storm developing around the Atlantic heading to Florida. My parents told me that I didn't need to worry about anything because it was going to dissipate when it when impacted Florida. My da...

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The last name is probably from his dead father's last name. ... Due to the fact that South Korea economy growth better, many people in this "Land of morning calm" can now afford a car. ...

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Athens and Sparta were both City-states in Greece in ancient times, yet they had no social similarities. They were constantly at war, and at one time at a stalemate. They existed in the same time and place, but had totally different views on life and lifestyles. There were differences in the fami...

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Larry James Interview Larry James was very excited when he was approached to do an interview. He smiled and said, "I got a lot to say and no one to listen, so hurry now, let's get started." When we had the first interview, which took place January 20, 2003, Mr. James was anxious to star. He sa...

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This time Jessup is in trouble with the law and it is up to Ree to find him or else she could lose her family's house and land. ... With two young siblings to raise and a mother who might as well be a child herself, Ree has no choice but to toughen up and find her father, dead or alive. ...

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I - there was no meaning in it here; the whole thing to them [the American society] was a kind of a-bus accident Because no body was changed at all I felt wrong to be alive, to open a bank-book, to drive the new car- Elsewhere, Chris idealism finds expression in his feeling surprised and shocked by the revelation that his father was the real culprit in the matter of supplying defective cylinder heads to the air force, after his confrontation with his mother about Ann's stay in their house, which has developed to its peak that Kate affirms him that his father had really been guilty...

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It was then that Clarence would have the courage to propose to grandma six months later over the phone while he was in the Holy Land. ... "Well go see what it is, it could be a dead animal and we don't want to walk by that." She said. ...

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After retrieving the boat, SJ uses it to get Lucy to dry land, but also to rescue others who were stranded. ... They wanted to show that although it was a time of sadness for them, they still had the New Orleans spirit and it was not dead. ...

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When the men come home, they find Rosasharn's baby was born blue and dead. When all of the boxcar inhabitants take Ma's advice to find higher land, everyone rushes into an old barn, only to find a boy who tells Ma that his father is starving. ...

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"Nisa" by Marjorie Shostak, describes the life a !kung woman, a life span of nearly 50 years. The book was written during the 1970's, while Shostak was interviewing !Kung women for her research. Nisa was just one of those women, but her story captivated Shostak, making her wrtie the book. ...

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Having read King Lear, one is left with shock, disappointment, and sadness realizing that the world can be so cruel and unjust. King Lear is a reality made fiction. It reflects an image of our modern world in which most people are not human beings anymore. Everyone seeks for his/her own interests wi...

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