In book 5, Odysseus turns down a life of immortality in order to return home to his wife. ... But if your mind were to divine the trials That fate will have you meet before you reach Your country, you would choose to stay, to keep This house with me - and live immortally. This you would do, despite your longing for Your wife, for whom you yearn each day. ... But of course, Odysseus stays true to his heroic traits and decides to decline Calypso's offer and return home to his wife. ... Upon returning home and discovering many suitors living in his house, Odysseus decides to...

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He was a salesman with two boys and a loving wife. ... "You wait, kid, before it's all over we"re gonna get a little place out in the country, and I"ll raise some vegetables, a couple of chickens-(p. 72) states Willy. ... Willy wanted success and then go live in the country. ...

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In fighting other countries the army allowed Hitler to stay in power and gave him time to commit the terrible atrocities. ... Near the end of the war he created an atmosphere that convinced the Germans that they could not give up or they may face the rape and plunder of the country. ... He killed his six children and his wife before killing himself at the end of the war. ... He convinced the Germans to fight other nations and he led the charge of the takeover for entire countries. ... The fourth group that hold the blame for the holocaust, are the country's that allowed Hitler'...

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Gilman theorized that her father, Frederick Beecher, a librarian and magazine editor, and grandson of Harriet Beecher Stowe, abandoned his family because his wife could no longer perform her duties as a wife (Schwartz xi)(Lane vi). ... It is given an almost human quality with eyes that watch the woman's every move, judging and criticizing, continually commenting on the ineptness of her role as a wife and mother. ... The Connecticut Writer's confirm that in the summer of 1886, Charlotte, herself, was in fact, isolated in a room in a large country estate devoid of anything that might...

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For 21 years, William the Conqueror built England into a very dominant country that he handed over to his son, William Rufus. ... Henry made promises to the country that would help win their approval. ... Henry was very generous to his subjects and his nobles to gain the support of the country. ... Matilda was the only daughter of Henry I and his wife Matilda, and sister of William the Atherington, heir to the English and Norman thrones. ... Henry agreed that if the Barons took the oath, he would consult them before trying to marry her outside of the country. ...

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Curley's wife also comments on how he is "jus" like a big baby". ... When asked by Curley's wife about the fight between Curley and himself, he mindlessly replied "got his hand caught in the machine" because that is what he was told to say no matter what. ... Many men traveled all over the country to look for work, but very seldom did any travel together like Lennie and George did. ...

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Much of the riches of early Europe material and intellectual came from this country of city-states. ... They each bring a certain uniqueness of their own to the country. ... The authors gave me a view of the people while the lectures provided more of a visual picture of the country. ... Since the country is located very close to a major tectonic plate boundary, there are serious problems associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. ... To do this, his wife Maria offers to pawn some bed linens that comprise her dowry. ...

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The Emancipation Proclamation was one major event in history that forever changed our country. ... Booker would travel around the country to raise money to build the new school. ... They sent him and his wife away for three months of strictly relaxation. ...

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Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a politica...

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Candy says this because he knows after he gets canned he wont have anything to live for, he will just live out in the country all by himself. ... As the only female on the ranch, Curley's wife also voices her loneliness. ...

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The band left the country the next day on a planned vacation, but Morrison turned himself in to the FBI in Los Angeles upon his return. The press had a field day prior to his arrest while he was out of the country. ... Away much of the time, Jim's father fluctuating between treating his children as recruits and exercising little parental authority, choosing instead to let his wife apply whatever discipline might be necessary (Faris and Faris, p.142). ...

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In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... For example Stalin engineered a communist coup in May 1948 in Czechoslovakia in which a government minister Masaryk was killed and the president was forced to resign. (7) This served a warning to other countries against resisting the communist regime. ... After 1956 however, with Khrushchev's new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who ...

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In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... For example Stalin engineered a communist coup in May 1948 in Czechoslovakia in which a government minister Masaryk was killed and the president was forced to resign. (7) This served a warning to other countries against resisting the communist regime. ... After 1956 however, with Khrushchev's new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who ...

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In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. ... For example Stalin engineered a communist coup in May 1948 in Czechoslovakia in which a government minister Masaryk was killed and the president was forced to resign. (7) This served a warning to other countries against resisting the communist regime. ... After 1956 however, with Khrushchev's new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who ...

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"He declared he would shoot me unless I gave him the ivory and then cleared out of the country, because he could do so, and had a fancy for it, and there was nothing on earth to prevent him killing whom he jolly well pleased." ... "I had been represented to the wife of the high dignitary, and goodness know to how many more people besides, as an exceptional and gifted creature - a piece of good fortune for the Company - a man you don't get hold of every day. ...

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They say character determines a man's fate. This statement is indeed true in the character of Macbeth. Macbeth's character constantly changes throughout the play. One minute he is brave and courageous, the next minute he is cowardly and then he becomes cruel. These different characters of Macbeth c...

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Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes strength, human spirit, and familial love. Alice Griffin believes that Miller's plays are important internationally (xii). ...

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On September 6, 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, a young anarchist guns down President William McKinley. This tragic event marked the beginning of the youngest Presidency in U.S. history. A forty-two year old New Yorker named Theodore Roosevelt took control of the White Hou...

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I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and v...

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During this period the Indian sub-continent was part of the British Empire, and the country was run by the British middle class, which Eric's family was a member of. ... He was forced to flee the country, and thanks to the betrayal began to look deeply into the whispers of what was really going on in the USSR. ... In 1943 he began to write Animal Farm, and the next year Orwell and his wife adopted a son. In 1945 his wife died during an operation, and he went off to Europe to be a reporter. ...

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The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. It tells us what is going on at present with Obi's trial and backtracks to the past in order to reveal what kind of man Obi is: an educated man, a young man who is Nigerian but who has studied in England. Most sign...

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