Job then ask forgiveness of God and was given twice the wealth as before and the ability to live to an old age. ... For doing this, he receives twice of what he had before, which sparks hope into the lives of these less fortunate people, and teaches them a new lesson in faith. ... Kwasi Benefo went through some difficult times early in his life with three of his wives dying. ... Everything started to work out again until his fourth wife became ill and then eventually died. ... He experienced the major downfall of his wives dying and still managed to continue on with his life. ...

• Word Count: 2309
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

A prominent example is when he teaches his son Jem a lesson by insisting that he go and read to the sardonic, ageing neighbour, Mrs. ... This excerpt from the novel illustrates the lesson he was trying to teach:..She had her own views about things, a little different from mine maybe. . .son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I?... re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ... According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. ... Another very important lesson that he teaches his children occurs during the time when he ...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Before Mulan was created Disney's Beauty and the Beast' and The Little Mermaid' had already marked a significant change in the portrayal of women, but it can still be argued that behind the audacious, attractive, and determined characters they are still happy homemakers just waiting to settle down. ... Snow White represents the submissive women before the feminist revolution and agrees to keep the house, cook, make beds, wash, sew and keep everything neat and tidy. ... It is still clear that men have control over Mulans life, and whether she is to live or die, which could b...

• Word Count: 2236
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She admits to him that he is "doomed to die young," She still begs Zeus to "grant my son the honor he deserves" (Homer 142). ... When Enkidu dies Gilgamesh is heartbroken "he touched his heart but it was not beating. ... Gilgamesh tries to overcome this horrible tragedy by traveling to find a way to overcome this feeling that he's never felt before. ... The lesson he learned was not to be immortal but to live and love, for life doesn't last forever. ... Even though the gods had warned him that killing Hector could cost him his life, he wasn't afraid of dying because then it...

• Word Count: 1671
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"...but all her womanly skills she would keep away from me, keep to herself until she died"(Choy, 35). ... Norma Goodrich states that heroines "give us one lesson after another in how to survive humiliation and discrimination"(Goodrich, 2). ... A heroine " Must have proven fearless before strictures which she has adjudged unfair or wrong"(Goodrich, 8). ...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School