In this case, the gods are being manipulated by Homer to emphasize the consequences of the lack of human morality. ... We see Zeus himself inciting the breaking of a solemn oath in book 3. ... (book 21 pg338) Fate and death are the only certainty for mortals in The Iliad. ... Homer uses the gods for thematic as opposed to religious purposes within the poem. ... It is interesting to note that Homer associates the gods with comedy i.e. ...

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You wake up one day in your place of native origin. ... In this new place, the people who make up the civilization speak a different language, they act differently from what you're used to back at home. ... This new home compared to your originally home is like the comparison of day and night. ... The book goes into more detail with a passage describing Gogol's disinterest. ... Living in American, for Ashman was identical to, being called to the storm before you are ready. ...

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Finally, the book attempts to establish Rogers association with David Ferrie, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Charles Harrelson. ... The only other relevant considerations were the fact that he was an adult living at home, and that his mother and father often argued with each other. ... These personal relationships are the only matters of substance that can be extracted from the first 90 pages of the book. ... The book was so plentiful in concocted conversations and re-enactment, with exact quotes on both sides of every dialogue. ... The authors describe the suspected impersonation of Oswald by Rog...

• Word Count: 1988
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Although the authorship of The Iliad and The Odyssey are traditionally attributed to Homer, both poems were actually formed through the oral tradition (Beye 3). ... Even if Homer was the initial narrator of both epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey would have undergone many changes with each recitation (7). ... Even though the events of The Iliad take place during the Trojan War of the Greek Bronze Age, the epic was formed during the Greek Dark Age in a society which was heavily dependent on the warrior class (Lowrey 1). ... The entire epic is an allegory: each character represents a virtue and ea...

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Rosecrance calls these new centers of power virtual states, because their wealth and influence depend on intangible flows of money and ideas. ... He also generalizes about the relationships and characteristics of what he calls a new system of international politics and economics. ... In varying ways, these have each focused their home economies on services and moved excess production capacity abroad. ... Part II and Part III of The Rise of the Virtual State, explores the special place of the multinational enterprise in the contemporary global economy. ... But a virtual state, by its very...

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David Shipler, author of Arab and Jew: Wounded Sprits in a Promised Land, wrote his book in 1986 after serving as the bureau chief of The New York Times in Jerusalem from 1979-84. The biggest and most important them of the book reflected the struggle between the Jews and Palestinian people in their search for their own homeland. The author references the Law of Physics, saying that "two objects may not occupy the same space"; this is two say that the people there are not a unified nation but rather two distinctive peoples and political entities laying claim to the same place to call ...

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Furthermore, female expertise in regards to fashion opened up new avenues of professionalism for women "the dress salon became a place where women's professional competence was unquestioned. ... Fashion is one of the few areas where Marling's book depicts the "growing generational divide" of the 1950s, and the "sack dress" was at the center of that divide (41). ... What better place and time for Walt Disney to introduce his theme park? ... Society still equated food and home cooking with happiness, home and love, but a fear of failure and lack of time caused women to utilize n...

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In his book, Urrea goes into tremendous detail about his life living in those slums and the images he saw growing up on the other side of "the wire.... After a while, slums will just form due to such a large unemployment rate and people needing a place to go. ... Urrea explains why these migrants are moving at such an alarming rate when he states, "Imagine how bad things must get to make you leave behind your family, your friends, your lovers; your home, as humble as it might be; your church say.... I cannot lie; reading this book at times was hard. ... Urrea's book Across the ...

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(Bodley p. 9) One of the objectives of the book is to look at the problems of the world through an anthropological perspective in order to get a good look at what is happening to our society. ... In recent years, outsiders have attempted to introduce permanent agricultural development schemes and have permanently destroyed the forest, leaving rain-leached, impoverished, rock hard soils and scrub thorn forests in their place." ... (Bodley p. 43) We use too much of fossil fuels, paper and produce entirely too much waste, which is a boon to technological progress, but is destroying the plac...

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Teresa Towner in her book "The Cambridge Introduction to William Faulkner" states that Faulkner's great grandfather, called for many people as "the Colonel" had a great influence on Faulkner's imagination and perception of the South, she also states: "in his fiction, subconsciously and on purpose, Faulkner used the materials of his life in very subtle, often tertiary ways" which is something it could be noticed in the short story "A Rose for Emily". A Rose for Emily was published in 1931; according to the text, this story takes place in a town ...

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The book sets off as soon as Columbus reaches land until the rule of the King Phillip V of Spain. ... This group was reported by Pané to have lived in large rectangular houses which they referred to as bohíos, these homes were situated along the plazas much like colonial Spanish towns would later be laid out. ... Their living arrangements were restricted to smaller round houses that were called caneys. ... Each cacizazgo in turn was divided into smaller regions called nitahinatos and these were ruled by the nitaínos. ... They believed that the dead go to a place called Coayban, w...

• Word Count: 1659
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These difficulties were because her husband traveled often due to responsibilities that took him away from home. Her husband always traveling, and scarcely being home is what sparked many to believe she had the potential of challenging Puritan ideals. ... Another instance where Bradstreet spoke her mind like this presents itself in, The Author to Her Book. ... The offspring she speaks of is none other than the book she wrote, and she states this because even though people may think her book is crap because she is a woman it is still her book and she loves it much like she would her own child. ...

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England, Wales, and Scotland bonded together highly disparate people by persuading one another to unite against these so-called outsiders. ... As the eighteenth century progressed, the debate over a woman's proper place in society grew intense, not just in Britain, but throughout Western Europe and North America. ... British women were being urged to remain at home, but so many of them were finding an increasing amount to do outside of the home. ... In 1992, when Linda Colley wrote this book, a political debate on British national identity emerged in Britain. ... Colley conveniently p...

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After an initial period where the products themselves were dominant, the power gradually passed to the notion of the brand as an entity, putting the product in second place. ... The book is divided into four parts: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs, and No Logo. ... Naomi Klein calls this kind of control undemocratic, and that the ways we approach every day activities have been changed by the "unconstitutional intrusion" of the "Super-Brands." ... The choice now remains as open ended as the last chapter of the book. ... Therefore, it is harder to manipulate the client and, according to some, it ...

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Originally the business was based out of his garage in his Washington home. ... He added the option of buyers to write their own book reviews, which is a huge credit to Amazon.com's success. People began to look at Amazon as more of an online community and not just a place to purchase things. ... In 1998, Amazon added some new items: software, electronics, video games, toys, and home improvement items. ... He was called a "child genius" by all that knew him. ...

• Word Count: 1912
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Colored families faced an unemployment rate that was much higher than whites, which caused many to be forced into poverty stricken homes and to settle in small towns where there were less whites and hopefully more jobs. ... This novel by Harper Lee covers and goes into depth about the racism in a little town called Maycomb in Alabama; narrated by a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, or Scout, as the book references her. ... In the beginning, the racism is not outright harsh, but as the book continues, it becomes very obvious and detrimental. ... Through tax deductions and home loans, moving t...

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Most gay men tried to imitate the manliest man in their unit in order to avoid being called a "queer" or "sissy" and get bullied. ... "Coming Out Under Fire" hit close to home for me. ... Bérubé declared his homosexuality at the beginning of the book. This could make it seem like he is biased due to his sexuality, however, his book is very well researched and documented in the 96 pages at the end of the book. ... I definitely loved this book. ...

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It creates a new crime, called "domestic terrorism," which states that someone acting in a way "dangerous to human life" can be imprisoned ("Search"). ... Written into the act is an order designated by President Bush called "enemy combat." ... One of the strengths of the American society has always been the welcoming of the poor and less fortunate from places all around the world to opportunities found only in America. ... Protest is not only occurring in densely populated places, but can even be found in many letters to the editor written in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. ... I cannot acce...

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Vicarious liability is also called imputed liability, attaching the responsibility to a person for injury or damages caused by another person. ... The actions of the negligent employee must take place within the scope of employment in order for the employer to be liable. ... " A log book is a book truckers are required to record their hours on shift and hours driven, but is often referred to as a "coloring book" by truck drivers, which showcases how much they are not necessarily taken seriously or reported accurately. Although Roper only logged 13 hours and 32 minutes on shift a...

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Gay adoption not only benefits gay couples but also provides orphans with a home. ... Thousands of gay couples are willing and would happily provide children with a places to call home, yet many states are denying the opportunity to orphans. ... Instability is something which children cannot handle very well and adoption by loving gay parents is an alternative to foster homes where children are moving from one home to another without stability. ... In the book Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: A New Dimension in Family diversity David M. ... For example, there are many stay-at-home dads while ...

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What is the true state of the so-called "American Dream" today? ... King wrote this essay in 2011, for this book. dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability and achievement, regardless of social class or circum­stances of birth" (1931). ... The real sign of success in our soci­ety used to be owning expensive items, namely cars and homes, and acquiring more material wealth. ... For example, more and more people now rent their homes instead of buying; a recent study showed a decrease in home about 66.5% i...

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Set in the palaces and boardrooms of Europe and in the villages of central Africa, it tells the story of the tragedy that took place during Leopold's so called rule, a tragedy that is so familiar to African-Americans, being told of our African brothers residing in the homeland. ... As Morel watched the shipments arrive he noticed something, a great amount of ivory and rubber were being transported into Belgium but nothing was being taken out, as the book states: "There is no trade going on here. ... There is something very modern about that too, as there is about the bomber pilot in the s...

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Travis Hirschi's 1969 book, Causes of Delinquincy, he focuses on the family, the school, and peers as the most influencial factors on a youth. ... The first three come from what is labeled as the "broken home" and will be classified as such. ... Of all the broken home factors divorce is the most studied and is often compared to the death of a parent. ... Wadsworths study called, Roots of Delinquincy, presented longitudinal studies of homes broken by divorce, desertion, or separation. The results showed that such homes were more likely to produce serious delinquency in comparison to homes ...

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However these all the most important ones that call us to action. ... California in the world's fifth largest economy home to 24 million motor vehicles, which are responsible for 40% of the state's greenhouse pollution. ... Another environmental measure that is taking place is a list of environmentally friendly car called the ACEEE's Green Book that is posted on the net at greenercars.com curtsy of the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy. ... This cause and effect situation is already taking place as one can is in the following sentences. ... Last environmental mea...

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Upon his return to semi-consciousness, Shadrack is released from the military hospital despite his psychologically disturbed condition and left to find his way home. ... She is reprimanded for entering a white car by the conductor who, despite her elegant and dignified appearance, calls her "gal" and causes her to react with a bedazzling smile (Morrison 20). ... He stands in line for nearly a week hoping for the chance to work a masculine road building job, "real work" as he calls it, instead of the waiter position he currently holds (81). ... Sula comes from a house of "throbbing disorder con...

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