(Sparknotes) It is important to understand the word before we discuss it. ... (Sparknotes) In The Odyssey the gods are responsible for controlling many aspects of where the story goes, but the people still have to choose to go. ... (Sparknotes) However, knowledge of an act doesn't take away the fact that Odysseus chose himself. ... (Sparknotes) The Odyssey represents free will in that it gave choices. ... (Sparknotes) The Odyssey presents us with the wonderful world of magic and gods while at the same time presenting us with a plain view of fate and guidance by showing us that the god...

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Later, the property was utilized to back a new French currency called the assignat, according to Sparknotes. ... Initially, the assign at financed the French Revolution and performed as an indicator of the economy's strength, referencing Sparknotes. ...

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Krebs initially graduated from college and joined the marines in the year 1917, and he was not able to return until the year 1919 (Sparknotes). ... Unfortunately enough for him everything had changed in the time that he was away, the girls that he admired when they were two years younger, seemed way too grown up living with their complicated lives, in which he did not want to indulge in anymore (Sparknotes). ...

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According to Sparknotes (2013), the clouds over London appear at the end of chapter four and they symbolised the last part of the eighteenth century and the start of the nineteenth century. ... According to Sparknotes (2013), the house has three hundred and sixty-five bedrooms and fifty-two stairways which symbolise the number of weeks and days in a year. ... It has been stated that Orlando has grown psychologically "though she has matured, as many people do, she has always been the same all along" (Sparknotes, 2013). ...

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In 1809, Blake had financial problems and became depressed, he shut himself out from the rest of the world for the remainder of his live (Sparknotes). ... Babies are born into poverty to prostitutes that do not end up getting married (Sparknotes). ...

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(add quote from "sparknotes-) Near the end of the novel, another description of Rochester's hands adds yet another perspective to his Byronic character. ... (add quote from "sparknotes-) Charlotte Bronte's use of intricately designed descriptions of Rochester's hands (to construct Rochester's Byronic identity) in Jane Eyre stands in contrast to Emily Bronte's use of eyes (as a tool for constructing the Byronic identity of Heathcliff) in Wuthering Heights. ...

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Joanna Gillen October 14, 2003 MACBETH AP English An eating scene is common in drama and fiction, it may be a simple meal or a banquet, a holiday party or an ordinary family dinner, but the work would not be quite the same without it. Macbeth contains such a scene of eating in A...

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Introduction Raymond Carver is said to be one of the most influential American short-story writer and poet in the second half of 20th century, a major force in the revival of the short story in the 1980s (Kennedy, X. J. and Gioia, Dana, 2005). In this essay, we aim to analyze the main characteristic...

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EDNA'S SELF-EXPRESSION In Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening, the protagonist, Edna Pontellier, suddenly finds herself dissatisfied with her marriage and the conservative lifestyle that it allows. She gradually emerges from her semi-conscious state of devoted wife and mother to a state of total awar...

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"Hunger" is a term that defines the physical feeling or the need to eat. However, Kafka's "A Hunger Artist" places a different, stronger, and a deeper meaning to this word. The hunger in the story is not for food. As Kafka describes at the end of the short story, the Hunger Artist states that he was...

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Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most famous and frightening characters. In the beginning of the play, she is a stronger, more ambitious, and more ruthless person than her husband, Macbeth (sparknotes). She knows her strengths and ability to influence Macbeth, and she uses them when she can. Unl...

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In the play "Macbeth," William Shakespeare depicts a thane and his wife who viciously become heads of political power in Scotland through foul behavior and foolish decisions. Throughout the play the couple's personalities change, and diminishes not only their relationship, but their political power ...

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When Joe Starks enters Janie's life, he is able to offer her an alternative to the dull life that she has been suffering through while living with Logan (Sparknotes 1). ... In Eatonville, Jody becomes the postmaster, mayor, storekeeper, and the biggest landlord in the town (Sparknotes 1). ...

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This is an example of "external or situational attribution" which means that "people infer that a person's behavior is due to situational factors" (SparkNotes, 2013). ... That is an "observed internal or dispositional attribution", says that "people infer that an event or a person's behavior is due to personal factors such as traits, abilities, or feelings" (SparkNotes, 2013). ...

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"If she were a nice, pretty child, one might compassionate her forlornness; but one really cannot care for such a little toad as that." (Bronte, 2010) This quote was directly taken from a novel by Charlotte Bronte entitled Jane Eyre. The terms 'Plain Jane' might be familiar and relevant to ...

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The Puritans were a group of people who once left England because of the opposition of King Charles who refused to listen to their demand and to reform the Church of England. Believing that there was no other choice but to move to America, they left with the hope of creating a new colony with a new...

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Macbeth, which was made in late 1606 or early 1607 by William Shakespeare adds a supernatural dimension that purposively conspires against Macbeth and his kingdom. On a level of human evil, it is about Macbeth's bloody rise to power, including the murder of a Scottish king, Duncan. From the...

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Money holds a significant role within the plot and development of the major characters within Pride and Prejudice, as well as shaping the novel as a whole. Throughout the novel the theme of love is heavily linked with money but seems to be of less importance when discussing it along with money, this...

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(The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 2014, SparkNotes) The boycott also attracted national attention, and millions around the country were able to witness the racial injustice, as some aggressors resulted in using violence against African Americans, which involved firebombing many of their houses, including King's himself. ...

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Theme Descriptions of As I Lay Dying William Faulkner portrays all of his themes in the actual human drama of the South, where William Faulkner grew up. Since the death of Addie Bundren, her family is affected in a way that allows them to question and analyze who they really are. In As I Lay Dying...

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Interest groups are becoming incredibly influential in American politics. An interest group is an assembly of people who share common interests or ideals. They then work together to influence the government by promoting whatever their interest may be. These groups vary in size, tactics, and aims (...

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Plato was known for his use of irony in his writings, and when Socrates addresses the court in "The Apology," these aspects are apparent to most readers. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, the Socratic method of teaching is "the method of teaching in which the master imparts no inform...

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Lastly, The bourgeoisie ,who were the wealthy and hardworking educated men, were subjected to the same taxation laws as the peasant were and some were more wealthy than the nobles however, they did not receive any elite titles and this did not sit well with them (Sparknotes Editors, 2005). ...

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In magical realism you find the transformation of the common, into the awesome and the unreal as a part of everyday reality. According to Literature and Its Time, the term was first used by the German art critic Franz Roh in 1925, it described a manner of painting that "was not a mixture of realit...

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Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year-old boy who is trying to understand why the world is the way it is. Throughout his expedition, he meets several of what he calls, phonies, and he is traumatically exposed to the hypocrisy and the ugliness in the world. Holden spends a majority of the book, wanderi...

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