However, the articles of clothing that are mentioned in the books do play a vital role in illustrating the symbolical meanings that help explain the personalities of the characters introduced in the books. ... Starched clothing is known for making clothing look more formal, which is interesting to note because Santiago is the one who wears unstarched white linen clothing and José Dias, a dependant, is the one who wears starched white trousers. ...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abigail didn't have formal education-like most women of her time, but her intelligence was fostered by the many books she read and was reflected in the two thousand letters she wrote throughout her life. ... (Akers 8), as a daughter of a minister and because her family was well-off, Abigail was never short of books. ... (Baker 128) Akers" paraphrase that "only in the mind of God did the discordant notes of life blend into a harmonious melancholy."...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Oxford University Press: New York, 1991. ] I really did not know what topic to choose for the project, so I went to the library and looked under the Cultural Anthropology section, and discovered a few different books of interest. ... One must note the different kinds of relationships that exist in different cultures: monogamy, and polygamy describe forms of marriage; "gamy" in Greek means marriage, not mating. ...

• Word Count: 1322
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Books are written about doing your own divorce. ... Retired Edmonton Police Service Superintendent Chris Braiden notes that in the thirty-year period in which violent youth crime rose by 300% in the U.S., the number of single parent families rose by 300% and the divorce rate doubled, the same as it did in Canada (McGovern 1). ...

• Word Count: 1989
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Are you hot? Are you cold?" "Are you wearing that?" "Where are your books and your lunch and your homework at? Grab your coat and your gloves and your scarf and hat. Don't forget; you got to feed the cat!" Anita Renfroe wrote these catchy words for the song "Momisms"," sung to the familiar tune of...

• Word Count: 1503
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Her uses of sticky notes in the kitchen represent her attempt to hold onto the memories that lie between the two in their most intimate spot. ... He slowly tries to gain her friendship back by bringing her books, and reading them to her and taking her on a trip back to their home. ...

• Word Count: 2434
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate