The God of Small Things received England's 1997 Booker Prize making Arundhathi Roy the first Indian citizen to ever win the honour. ... Though Estha and Rahel are the central characters of the story Ammu also play a very important role in The God of Small Things. ... She grew totally desperate and somehow wanted to run away from Ayemenem to some place or other. ... He was a pleasant looking small man working in Assaam an assistant manager of a tea estate. ... She is the most unforgettable character in The God of Small Things. ...

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In Upton Sinclair's book all of the buildings where anything of significance took place also had symbolic meaning. ... It also represented the small community where the concentration of most Lithuanian immigrants lived. ... It was a small area just like Packingtown. The small size of the saloon setting represented the small community in which they lived The white washed walls represented hope and peace of mind. ... Most immigrants come to America looking for a peaceful place to live, raise a family, and buil...

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Men and women then go to the place to investigate for the evidence. ... Wright is a married person, who lives with her husband, John Wright at a small farmhouse. ... They are all finding an evidence in the abandoned house, but they did not notice to small things that could lead to the tragedy scene. ... The men are being sarcastic and mocking women as a gender who care only about housework and small unnecessary things. ... It's all over the place! ...

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The women on the other hand observe the surroundings and notice the small things the men deem unimportant. ... It is the small things that often have the most meaning. ... Wright, the house is not clean, the table is half dirty and one portion of the quilt was sewn together well while the other side was all over the place. ... Hale as they recounted the events that took place. ... The events that took place in Trifles are those of many that occur throughout heterosexual relationships. ...

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The bride to be carries a baby doll, "plastic potty" filled with salt and other small items. ... The ceremony can take place anytime thereafter, no waiting period. ... Under this altar is a small table with a bottle of wine. ... Wearing this, he is knelt in front of his father who places a cypress leaf decorated cap on his head. ... Much haggling takes place during this time. ...

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This contract was usually signed up between the father of the boy and the father of the girl, when they were very small children. ... You see, they were already considered husband and wife even though the actual ceremony had not taken place yet. ... This second step of the marriage will take place when Christ returns and takes his bride away. ... Soon to follow, the marriage supper takes place in heaven. ... We also see that presentation of the bride to the bridegroom takes place in heaven, but the actual marriage supper takes place on earth upon the Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ. ...

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This type of motion study and time management could be very helpful in today's economy, especially on a smaller scale. I can think of a few instances in my own work place where a small amount of time wasted could be avoided. ... This book took place right after the industrial revolution. ... I must say, although they had such a large family, the children were well disciplined and on point, something that you do not see today, even with such small families. ...

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In the first place he gave her a pound's weight of gold, to induce her to accept his suit, and he granted her the estate at Street with all that belongs to it, and 150 acres at Burmarsh and in addition 30 oxen and 20 cows and 10 horses and 10 slaves." ... A fabric sash or girdle was often wrapped around the waist, and was used to suspend household keys, small toilet implements such as nail scissors, ear scoops, and tweezers, and beautiful and mysterious objects such as small crystal balls and decorative spoon-like sieves, like those found in the female grave at Chessell Down, Isle of W...

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In response Frau Brechenmacher feels small around her husband and is described as "the little Frau" as he patronises her. There is a strong binary opposition of the masculine large and feminine small threading throughout the story, demonstrated in this scene, by Herr Brechenmacher not having enough room to dress in the kitchen with his wife, where previously she had been working in there with her daughter and no sense of it being too small. ... The description of him eating it, as he: "broke the bread smeared it round and chewed greedily" is a prolepsis of the unseen sexual act that takes p...

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To say that some of them characters have small social issues is equivalent to one saying the Middle East has small peace problems. ... I needed to know what a shrew was so I looked it up and Webster told me: 1 : any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and velvety fur 2 : an ill-tempered scolding woman Take your choice, but either one isn't very good when it comes to describing you. ... A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking. ...

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Winton also places emphasis on togetherness, the family members being together helped themselves as well as each other. ... (Page 59) Through this place, the Lambs become an identity to their community. ... In "Fair Dinkum", when Sam brings home a parrot, there are moments of laughter within the family; this is a small moment of peace between them. ... In the last chapter, "Sun poured careless into the quiet yard where vegetables teemed in the earth and fruit hung, where a scarfaced pig sang sweetly at the sky and a small congregation amassed in the light". ...

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His mother's upright form along the grasses, her hair lit gold, her small hands smoothing her bouquet while the arrow journeyed on" (303). ... As a small child Cody made the realization to himself that Ezra was the favorite son. ... At this restaurant he found a place where he felt useful and he also found the mother he never had. ... Scarlotti had lost her son in combat and Ezra took the place almost perfectly. ...

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The Common Man shows self-interest on a small scale. ... It shows that all people have a price even if it is on a small scale. ... Rich tries to convince More to get him a place at court and is 'bitterly disappointed' when More suggests becoming a teacher instead. ... It would seem that in the end, Wolsey did stand up for his principles in a small way as he was sentenced to death. ... Her love for her mother and father puts her principles in second place. ...

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The Trobrianders are a primitive small tribe of Papua New Guinea, on the Kiriwana Island. ... When a male wanted to find a suitable mate he would bear gifts to the parents and dispense small gifts to certain kin. ... Kin is important as it places you withing a certain social class and ranking. ...

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"The true woman's place was unquestionably her own fireside-as daughter, sister, but most of all as wife and mother, therefore, domesticity was among the virtues most prized by women's magazines" (Welter 5). ... The only proper place for a respectable woman was in the home, providing care, nurturance and comfort to her husband and children. ... But her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet" (Chopin 50-51). ... That being said, "if it was not a mother's place to look after the children, whose on earth was it...

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I grew up in a place where religion has played an important role, even to this day, and it will most likely stay as it always was. That place was a small town in Slovakia. ... We all have our own beliefs and values but we must also understand that not everyone will come from the same place. ...

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Factors like the upbringing of a character, the time and place, and the environments a character is exposed to, are usually seen as being the most important ones. ... The way people dress themselves can reveal numerous details about their personality, starting from their likes and dislikes to what place in society they see themselves in. ... However, like the short, small amount of animal skin that covers him temporarily, as seen later on in the novel his money also only covers his broken engagement and marriage for a very short period of time. ... They are aware of their place in society, t...

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Along with the rise of homosexuality is the rise of marriages that are taking place in these socially incorrect relationships. ... Unable to form lasting relationships, and the relationships also exist, they are a small minority, and exist primarily among the very young. ... They value and participate in family life, are committed to making their neighborhoods and communities safer and better places to live, and honor and abide by the lay. ...

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After the proposal has been accepted, the groom's family goes to the bride's home and has a small ceremony of acceptance. ... The actual wedding consists of four days in which different events take place. ... One thing that I found interesting was that when a Christian or catholic wedding took place in Pakistan, marital residence was patrilocal whereas here, marital residence is usually neolocal. ...

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The studies of past cultures is a good place to start to answer questions about societies and cultures today, and to bridge together the gap between the past and present, and maybe even predict where we are headed in the future. ... Austrolopithicus began as bipedals with a small brain case and large physical features (strong jaw muscles, large thick-enamaled teeth, great muscle mass) which helped them to survive on the ground for a while while vegetation was lush. ... Kung San live together in small groups, in which everyone takes care of all the children, and much of life is not privately sh...

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(Freud 175) When this disappointment in marriage occurs, the male often times looks other places (to other people) for sexual satisfaction. ... Society's deification of men has educated women to not only accept, but to actually be satisfied and happy with second place. As deBeauvoir points out, it is a "small matter to her to have second place if she has her place - (deBeauvoir 237) It is obvious to some women that marriage should not occur in order to achieve greater social status, but rather in order to fully join two equals in every way. ... (Horney 192) Society will always pla...

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Braxton Mr. Lane English 102 25 July 2000 The Expression of Themes in Winesburg, Ohio Winesburg, Ohio is a compilation of short tales written by Sherwood Anderson and published as a whole in 1919. The short tales formulate the common themes for the novel as follows: isolation and loneliness, discove...

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The seaside resort of Yalta provides an almost anonymous place where both individuals can escape the restrictions of their repressive homes. ... At the end of the story however, the couple recreates a small secret world of happiness in a Moscow hotel where outside, " the snow was falling in big wet flakes" (226). ...

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In summary, chapter one, which I personally found to be one of the most interesting of all, was basically placing the Beng world in wider perspective with many other ideas and theories of the world. ... Beng conversion to any denomination of Christianity is still much less than their conversation to Islam: many villages have no Christians, while a few village have a small number. ...

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As a result of this, the Republican Congress drafted into its "Contract with America- a small but noteworthy provision entitled "The Defense of Marriage Act-. ... If you ask me, redefining a word is not a very appropriate way of defending marriage (Not that marriage should even be defended in the first place) It's kind a sad that our representatives are that pathetic that they can't even find probable reasons for establishing most of their laws. ... Now instead of trusting them with serious concerns of mine, I will have to second guess every single decision that they make, whether i...

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