In the novel The Wars, the author, Timothy Findley develops the idea that an individual such as Robert Ross, who is guilt-ridden, attempts to atone for his past through his present actions. ... Robert feels that he was solely to blame for her death. ... When Robert pulls the trigger, the horse does not die instantly; Robert pulls the trigger multiple times. ... As Robert is about to climb out of the crater, the sniper reaches down for binoculars (which Robert mistakes for a rifle) and Robert shoots the German. ... It is clear that Robert Ross repeatedly places himself into situations resemblin...

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Robert Philip Hanssen Robert Philip Hanssen, born April 18, 1944 the only child of Howard and Vivian Hanssen. ... He got a job in Chicago as Junior Auditor for Touche Ross and Company one of the nations big accounting firms. ...

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My fiancee' knows the story about Robert Johnson more than myself. I found this very helpful in understanding what was happening to Coyote Springs and Robert Johnson. ... I enjoyed the fact that Sherman included that part about her teaching Elvis, Diana Ross, and Chuck Berry, and that you cen her them thank her in their songs. It almost made me want to pull my dad's Elvis records to see if I can hear that, to see if this novel is an urban legend, like Robert Johnson was said to be (not said in the novel but in our culture, according to my fiancee' at l...

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In May 1776, Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. In 1787 Captain Robert Gary took the flag with him as he traveled around the world. ... In 1909, Robert Peary placed the flag at the top of the North Pole. ...

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