The men on the ranch are well aware that Curley's wife has got the eye but believe it's easier to use a prostitute then deal with Curley who is extremely insecure about his marriage as he knows his wife doesn't love him and only married him because times were hard. ... This was when blacks were segregated from whites. ... "Crooks then hesitated... There was no personality, no ego - nothing to arouse like or dislike." ... They never got none under their hand.""...

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"But there were some who would not sell their land, and when they had nothing wherewith to buy seed and plow and oxen they sold their daughters." (Buck, p. 205) During the famine there were many examples of the female children being sold just so that they could have food. ... "It seemed now that none knew how to light the grass and keep it burning in the oven, and none knew how to turn fish in the cauldron without breaking it or burning one side black before the other side was cooked." ... "She left my big toe, and folded down the rest of the toes under the sole of the foot and then used the s...

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There were many problems with courting in the 17th century. ... There were three steps to a proper marriage; first there was the consent of the friends and parents, publicly making their engagement known or the exchange of love tokens. Then following was a required public blessing by the family and close kin. ... But none the less, "bundling" did occur and was practiced in the 17th century England. ... He expresses his live as if there were no tomorrow with the lines, "But at my back I always hear time's winged chariot hurrying near." ...

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Dissatisfied with being in and her ability to fulfill the role as dutiful mother and wife, she tries on different approaches, but finds that none of them satisfies her. ... She then tries to take on the persona of the fired help in an effort to recreate herself as being good for that role, and failed there too. ... After her husband's friend brought the news, her tears were sudden with wild abandonment expressing the love and disappointment she felt. She then went to her room to continue her grief or so she thought. ... Mallard could not help but whisper, "Free, free, free." " She did not...

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But were these good intentions enough? Is the American public mature enough as a whole to take advantage of these freedoms as they were originally intended? ... Out of the entire country, youth have been the most frequent victims of violence.(4) Daily there are thirteen juveniles under the age of twenty killed. ... Early movies were based on what we would consider conservative plots. ... Since then norms have changed and become looser and more accepting. ...

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The story begins after the two had been married for 6 months and were about to have a baby. It then continues on with a fairly good marriage running between the two. ... Six months had past since they were married, Now little Barry is what Nicole has for 5 months has carried. ... "Now baby my daddy, granddaddy and great granddaddy was a player so although I may have been with other woman none mean as much to me as you do boo", "Barry said" "Nothing more then the time, pleasure, and fun that they continuously grant me while in the bed" To end the conversation, Nicole added "Now, B I don&#x...

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There were no words dancing at my fingertips, I had all the research in front of me and yet couldn't think of a single thing to say that I would consider being significant, or unique. ... Only then someone accidentally kicked over the cup, which spread onto the rug even more causing the fire to follow. ... He then proceeded to rip the smoke detectors out of the ceiling and interrogate us about what happened. ... I then started to think about my mom and my friends that I don't get to see as often. ... Without people by your side who love you, none of it is important or matters. ...

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He went through many jobs, none of which he found to be satisfying. But he and his wife were determined. ... There is also an obvious inter struggle when Ralph, the husband tries to deal with the news that his wife has been unfaithful. ... Then in 1977 everything changed. ... Carver states that he "went back to that one, as well as several others, because there was unfinished business that needed attending to" (Gentry 102). ...

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The story then switches to the mother, at home sewing and doing chores, with no knowledge of the storm, and feeling no uneasiness for her husband or son. Not until it was growing dark did she realize it was there. ... The father and son were none the wiser as to what the storm had indeed done to their home, and the lovers wife was overjoyed to hear from her husband, not worried at all as to why he would suggest she remain with relatives a bit longer if she truly wished. ...

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There was a lot of information in just five or six pages, so it was sort of tough to keep up with. ... The father was then being a jerk, and started talking about money. ... If she did commit suicide it must have been a ...

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There are many consequences that come with being a young parent that teenagers don't think about. ... He saw that the teenagers with high quality parent-child relationships were the ones with less or none wedlock children. Teenagers with close parent supervision were also among the group with little or no wedlock children. ... Then they will have to decide for themselves what is best. ... Then if the bad happens to them they will just have to deal with the consequences. ...

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There is no doubt that my outlook on everything I have ever encountered has been shaped by my family in one-way or another. ... I believe that if you are not a woman and have no possibility of becoming pregnant it is none of your damn business. ... We were the family that kept all the "good " girls in the neighbor hood from getting pregnant, while their mothers were oblivious to their daughters problems, yet it was nice to someone that could help. ... I think of what a waste all of these relationships were and how you can never get that time back. ... I don't...

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Meanwhile, more children were born which made Ivan's life even more difficult. ... Ivan then proceeded to the province to which they were moving to attempt to locate a house. ... Ivan visited many doctors, but none of them could give him a solid diagnosis. ... All that he wants is pity and there is no one there to give him it besides his servant Gerasim. ... If a man such as Ivan Ilych who never cared for anyone more than necessary can be redeemed and see the fault in his ways then anyone can. ...

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Russell Yates had none of these qualities. ... Andrea then proceeded to take her children into the bathroom, one by one, where they struggled but soon were put to death by drowning. ... Then she called her husband and told him to come home. ... The doctor told the couple if they were to have another child, there was a fifty percent chance Andrea Yates would again suffer from psychosis. ... The treatments the doctor had prescribed obviously were not enough. ...

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A wife's role in the medieval society was some to none. ... Women were legally property of men. ... Not only must wives be sure that there is enough food to fulfill their family's hunger, but they also had to clothe the family and make sure that the house was clean enough for the husbands standards (Cosman 98). ... They were dairymaids, poulterers, bakers, and brewers of beer, and when there were excess quantities of food or drink, women could sell them within the community (Women in the Middle Ages). ... Women were simply not understood back then....

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I think he is as if he were a boy going on a journey looking for Blue Bird. ... Then, Id like to took note of chapter29. ... Then she mocked him every time she met him. ... So there is a possibility of his distrust of women, not only his sister but also all of women. ... There is another reason of his misunderstanding. ...

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There was lots of love, lots of space and lots to do. ... While things were different and strange, they were also exciting and fun. ... She went along with the society and their norms where women were usually oppressed. ... She tired working harder, then working less. ... Then one day they found it: the perfect ranch, nestled in a warm and sunny valley. ...

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She describes them to her liking after Nerissa names then. ... Prince Arragon then chooses the silver casket but also "loses". ... There is now a case against Shylock and so instead of death. ... There is a letter saying that Antonio's ships have arrived safely. ... They explain that they were there disguised as men and lawyer and clerk. ...

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You loved me--then what right had you to leave me? ... You said I killed you--haunt me, then! ... Then, they came to the door, and from their conversation, I judged they were about to issue out and have a walk on the moors (321). ... The two are friends and are engaged to be married.9) My old enemies have not beaten me; now would be the precise time to revenge myself on their representatives "I could do it, and none could hinder me. ... There are those who speak to having met him near the church, and on the moor, and even within this house. ...

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Falling in love with several men, none of whom were her husband, sending her children away, moving out of her house, not continuing with her passion for painting, suicide; in all of these circumstances, and more, an example of indecisiveness and the desire to renounce something is present. ... If Arobin had been there first, she would have loved him more. ... After all, they were hers, she created them, and they were something that was her own. ... They made her feel like a whole person, and then some. ... Near the end of the last chapter, there is mention of "[a] bird with a broken wing ...

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They consider her a sub-mom, one that is there during the day and is replaced at night. She loves the children as if they were her own and they love her as if she were their real mother. ... So the kids get attached to you, because you're the one who's always there. Then the parents get angry-(Cheever 158-159). Unlike Erdrich, in which Louise has none else to fight with over the child's love, Dominique has the real parents to deal with. ...

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If you think about it, the difference between forced marriages and arranged marriages are little to none. ... In Punjab, a northern state in India, there is at least 15,000 abandoned brides. ... There is pressure from her father who is no longer alive to marry. ... When she was 15, she refused to marry the man because that was when the wedding preparations were taking place. ... Since the individuals do not know the likes and dislikes of each other, this can lead to distress which can then lead to disagreements in the marriage. ...

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As a result of this many works in literature were reflective of this diminutive role of women. ... Scolding, "you are the queen, your husband's brother's wife; and -would it were not so!... Saying "Let me be cruel, not unnatural: I will speak daggers to her, but use none." ... There is much evidence to show that Hamlet loved her a great deal, but his pretense of madness drove her to her death. ... It is the very idea that men were superior to women and the higher status you had, the more powerful you were that caused Hamlet to act rudely to the women throughout the play. ...

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As a result of this many works in literature were reflective of this diminutive role of women. ... Scolding, "you are the queen, your husband's brother's wife; and -would it were not so!... Saying "Let me be cruel, not unnatural: I will speak daggers to her, but use none." ... There is much evidence to show that Hamlet loved her a great deal, but his pretense of madness drove her to her death. ... It is the very idea that men were superior to women and the higher status you had, the more powerful you were that caused Hamlet to act rudely to the women throughout the play. ...

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If a child is living in a house where there is nothing but constant fighting, and their parents receive a divorce, then the child would be able to live in house where there is peace and happiness, rather than the unhappy home. ... The highest divorce rates ever recorded were in the 1970s and early 1980s. Since then the divorce rate actually has decreased a little, but it still remains at a historically high rate.... As a friend, there was only so much I could do, especially since I did not know the pain they were feeling, which made it hard for me to relate to them. ... It was a long and dif...

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