I failed to notice that mom spend a great deal of time cleaning the house and making everything look polished, slowly I began putting two and two together. ... The tutors chosen by Lord Mitica were wrinkly old men but I didn't mind. ... My husband had to leave back home for business and the last time I saw him he looked as he had been marked. ... Once again single at the age of fifty-five and in contrary to what most women believed,I loved my wrinkles, my white hairs, all the signs of aging they all brought me peace. ...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This story of the marriage of the Lamb cannot be viewed only under the microscope of today's society, but needs to be compared to the time in which the story was written and the customs of that day. ... She would be moving into a new circle of friends, and this marriage would be the time that she would be meeting new people, the friends of the bridegroom. ... In the last moments of a wedding, the bride will go away into a separate room and prepare to be seen for the first time with her husband. ... A bride will take much time and consideration when preparing her clothing for this prese...

• Word Count: 1416
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Clarentine Flett raises Daisy, after Mercy's death.My mouth is open, a wrinkled ring of thread, already seeking, demanding, and perhaps knowing at some unconscious level that filament of matter we struggle to catch hold of at birth is going to be out of reach for me. ... She must of have slept a great deal- for how else could an active child have endured such a width of vacant time? ... This, in fact, is her whole reason for marrying him, this and the fact it is "time" to marry - she is, after all, twenty-two years old. ...

• Word Count: 1810
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The man's life should not be consumed with only work and no time with his family c. ... The children also feel secure if the marriage is secure Eph 5:25-33: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; (26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (27) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.(28) So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. ...

• Word Count: 1400
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School