Line 2: The speaker imagines acquiring a "corner of a foreign field" for his home country, England. ... If the soldier dies fighting for his country, it won't be so bad, because he will get to go "home." ... Well, just like the good sonnet that it is, "The Soldier" is written in a metrical form called iambic pentameter. ... Take line 8 as an example: Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. ... There are a few things to note about this guy, since he's pretty revealing in the way he goes about this poem. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When the call comes into the dispatcher at the police department, notifying the police that there may be a murder, an officer arrives to preserve the crime scene and control the situation until the homicidal unit arrives. ... The division of this particular science is called forensic entomology. ... Noting the ossification, or bone formation, the anthropologist can narrow down the age range. ... These spirals are called striations. ... They found matching green and violet fibers in the home of arrested suspect Wayne Williams. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Note that these myths were the Norse people's religion. ... We will be utilizing the hero's journey as we look over how Thor handles his hammer going missing our of nowhere in order to understand this specific myth in a better light. ... He then receives information of some sort that calls him to take action. ... At this point, Thor's call to adventure is to retrieve what is his. ... That is why the second stage is called, "Refusal of the Call....

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The town which he lived in Pearl, Mississipp,i had only 20,000 residents but a small satanic cult called "Kroth," but this group seemed not to be the main reasoning of the shooting. ... Before the shootings Carneal had been teased about his sexual preference and was called names like "fag" and "gay" (Torr 15). ... During my freshmen year I remember getting on the school bus to go home and hearing the news about Springfield. ... As the years went on I was sent home early from school because of bomb threats, and forced to stay home on the anniversary of Columbine. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He calls Ciccone to keep him updated on the plan so far and of the lack of activity. ... Billy was now officially a "Hang-around" This is the precursor to becoming an official prospect, or a "known associate" That Sunday, on their way home, Rocky pulled over and made a phone call. After the call, he sat on the curb next to Billy and said, "You got any idea what you are doing?...

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• Grade Level: High School

He shares a room with a friendly senior called Ward Stradlater, who was currently at the football game with his date. ... After going home and getting rid of Ackley he sat down to write the descriptive composition for Stradlater. ... While sitting in the hallway of the dorm he decides to leave for New York that same night instead of waiting until Wednesday when he is supposed to go home. ... He the decides to call a girl he knows called Faith Cavendish to arrange a date, but she couldn't that night and she offered to meet him the next day but he couldn't be bothered to wait, so they ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"I"m Timothy, but people call me Tim," he said, smiling. ... His mother called out as he got close, "Where did you get off to so early?" ... "Uhm, nowhere, Mom. ... "Just leave a note next time, please. ... "Tim, you must go home. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Now mom and dad had gotten an offer to come up with a new script for a scary murder mystery, so they simply rented the spookiest home they could find on the coast of Maine and packed up the family for the whole summer. ... By the time mom called us downstairs for lunch, Cory and I had put all of our things away in our room that we were sharing. ... "It didn't suddenly appear out of nowhere. ... "Don't forget to check the front door," mom called quietly to dad from the other room. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

U2 formed in Dublin in the fall of 1976 after 14-year-old Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a note on the bulletin board at his high school seeking musicians for a new band. From the group of hopefuls that showed up at Mullen's home that first day, a 5-piece known originally as "Feedback" formed with Mullen (born October 31, 1961) on drums, Adam Clayton (b. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

1.1 Summary The cast sits about palace. The Chorus descends from the top of the staircase and introduces the players to the audience. It begins with Antigone, explaining that she is about to "burst forth as the tense, sallow, willful girl" who will rise up alone against the king and die young. Wit...

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The pressure from the press was so intense that Eisenhower was forced to call an off-the-record press conference in which he said "I don't care if you fellows are forty to two against me Nixon has got to be as clean as a hounds tooth- (1 man p.144) Eisenhower remained loyal and never denounced Nixon and supported him throughout. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this collection. ... He married Gallagher in June, 1988, and died at their home in Port Angeles, Washington, on August 2,1988. ... Along the way he will spend the night at the home of the narrator and his wife. ... The unnamed male narrator, called "Bub" by Robert, the blind man, is the protagonist of the story. ... The narrator goes on to explain that after the blind man's wife died while ...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School