John Cheever's short story, "The Country Husband," presents a story in which the protagonist, Francis Weed, must make a decision about conformity. ... Francis wife, Julia, addresses the importance of her social status in the town. ... One of the first instances that this is expressed is at the dinner party that Francis attends with his conformist wife, Julia. ... Cheever's story, "The Country Husband," may answer deeply-rooted questions within each individual reader: to conform, or not to conform?...

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The increase in military control of the civilian government also increased cooperation among the military staff of the countries of the same camp. ... On that day, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife were shot dead by a young Serbian student at Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital. ... Austria should know that the war would draw Germany, the country which should take the most responsibility for WW1, into it because Germany had signed the alliance with her. ... Germany did attacked many countries thus turned the small war into world war. So I think these two count...

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The streets were decorated and crowds excited, for the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were visiting from Bosnia. ... Though the cheers and happiness turned to cries and distress as both the Archduke and his wife were shot and killed while waving to the crowd. ... Originally a plan was hatched to capture and take over Paris and move east to eventually take over the whole country. ... Australia and Great Britain did play a big part in the War but as Australia was not at threat, the country did not have reason to participate, except to help out their so-called Mother Coun...

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The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. ... This was seen as the reason for the assassination of Ferdinand and his wife. ... This concerned Austro-Hungarian officials entering Serbia to perform an investigation into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife. ... The conditions of the alliance changed after Italy was added and stated that countries would aid any other that was under attack from two or more countries. ... A country hoped to discourage an a...

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In 1921 married his first wife and moved to Paris. ... The Italian soldiers in "In Another Country- are the heroes because they were not afraid to die. ... Francis Macomber was a wealthy American on a safari with his beautiful, unloving wife, Margot. ... This is similar to how he ignores his wife's cheating habits instead of confronting her. ... That is a theme for "In Another Country-. ...

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Benito Mussolini's life started in a small house with his average family with three children and an opinionated wife. ... His wife finds out about Clarissa from a maid; Benito thinks she cries for Bruno. Bruno dies in a plane crash and his wife is pregnant; she has a girl, just what Bruno always wanted. ... Still his wife wants Benito to retire; she does not think they need everything they have; she is very independent and self-reliant. ... Mussolini tries to black male his men in the meeting, but they all know what they have to do for their country and the people of Italy. ...

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When countries agree to an alliance, those countries then become what is known as Allies. ... The next long term factor is Imperialism, this is when a country takes over new lands or countries and makes them a subject to their rule. ... All major European countries had drawn up war plans. ... It was planned that on the 28th of June 1914 Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife would be picked up by car and taken to lunch. ... The first two men failed at throwing their grenades, but the next man threw his grenade that exploded under the car though Archduke and his wife were left unhurt some atten...

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On June 28th 1914, a Bosnian terrorist group known as the Black Hand assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. ... Multiple countries often struggled against each other to assert dominance on land and at sea. ... Competition between countries was often over which would succeed to overthrow and claim a colony. ... Due to the imperialist ambitions of these countries, the threat of war extended to other countries worldwide. ... Many countries believed in the use of national military force to solve political problems, which influenced countries to join the fight. ...

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Hitler and the Germans are slowly taking over surrounding countries. ... The family consists of the father, the wife and the grandmother. ... Oosterveld goes to get the girls when he realizes what his wife has done. ... The Germans are being driven out of Poland and other countries. ...

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Hitler and the Germans are slowly taking over surrounding countries. ... The family consists of the father, the wife and the grandmother. ... Oosterveld goes to get the girls when he realizes what his wife has done. ... The Germans are being driven out of Poland and other countries. ...

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The incident with Gavrio killing Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie started arguments between Germany and Russia. ... Belgium had decided to stay a neutral country and would not let them by, so a battle was broken out and when the Germans had used up all their weapons and supplies, Belgium surrendered. Germany proceeded to France, and because of the alliances the countries had made, because two countries went into fighting, that brought all the other countries into fighting. ...

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The spark that triggered the war was the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie on June 24, 1914 by the hands of Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand in Serbia (Background Essay), but that wasn't one of the deeper causes of WWI. ... The first underlying cause for WWI was the alliance system among the European countries. There are countries in Europe that were evolving at a faster rate than other countries. ... None of the sides were willing to give up on their countries. ... On the other hand, Germany and Austria-Hungary had only a few count...

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A build-up of military might occurred among European countries before World War 1 broke out. ... By the end of the 1800's, technology enabled countries to fight longer and have greater losses than ever before. ... Alliances could cause a country to go to war against a country it had no argument with. ... The secrecy also increased the chances that a country might guess wrong about the consequences of their actions. ... Archduke Ferdinand: heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and his wife Sophie were shot to death as they rode through the city of Sarajevo in a motorcade. ...

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As people competed to gain territories and build overseas empires, tension within the European countries grew. ... On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after a member of the Black Hand violence group, murdered Austria-Hungary's heir to the throne of and his wife. ...

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Many African Americans saw the need and want to fight for their country in WW II, but the inability of most to be part of the American armed forces on the front line and their service being limited to cooks and such led to a reconsideration of their social standing. ... Women during this time period not only wanted to help their country, but were encouraged to by war manufacturing factories. ... The opponents of working women were still believers of the widespread standard of a domestic wife (Doc 7). ...

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The Cold war era was a time of fear and the first time the Americans felt threatened by a country that matched our abilities and power. ... He realizes that the future of this country could be hindered by the infiltration of communist. ... In another scene Senator Jordan, father of Raymond's wife, has wings around his back. ...

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None of the countries in the Triple Alliance was completely happy with the status quo. ... An unnecessary "naval race" ensued, costing both countries a lot of money. ... Not much planning was involved - the countries were just replying to others" actions. ... Austria-Hungary was the country with the most problems just before the war. ... When the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand visited Sarajevo with his wife Sophie, he was murdered by a Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip. ...

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This is comparable to Odysseus who wanted to leave the utopian island of Kalypso to return home to Ithaca and his wife. ... While Conway, Barnard and Miss Brinklow find Shangri-la a satisfying place to live, Mallinson intensely desires to leave and return home to his family, friends, and country. ... This is similar to Odysseus; had Odysseus not wished to be back with his beloved wife one can guess he would have been content to remain on Ogygia with Kalypso. ...

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His father, Vissarion was a shoemaker, and a violent alcoholic, and he would beat Joseph and his wife constantly. ... He married his first wife Yekaterina Svanidze, in 1904, but she unfortunately died in 1910, only after six years of marriage. ... This would help him take partial control of the country after Lenin's death. ... This of course wasn't true, but it helped rally the country, and bring up the moral of the troops. ... Although the number of looses in the war are unclear, the Soviet Unions suffered the most loses of any country during World War II. ...

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A few changes that are very important include the different gender roles that women began taking on during World War II, the change in family values during and after the war, and the change in the mood of our country during that time period. ... In this movie a beautiful, blonde wife (Lana Turner) talks her lover into killing her husband. ... This movie was about a wife who is a suspected murderous, and covers up for her beautiful but bad daughter. ... These are all feelings the Americans had during the Depression when everything in the country did seem hopeless and disoriented. ...

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Although the Cold War focused mainly on the two most powerful countries of that time, this event, lasting approximately four decades, shaped our humble country. ... Each country was keen in discovering what their enemy was doing. ... He started to question his own country and its selfish acts of totalitarianism. ... And so he gathered his wife and infant son to stay with their neighbor, Sergeant Main of Royal Canadian Air Force. ... Finally, all the countries were vigilant of the spreading Communist Parties. ...

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Italy also made a secret treaty with France which allied their two countries. ... All the countries within the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente built railroads. ... By 1914 Germany has 37 ships to Britain's 57 ships, but both countries were in the process of building more battleships. (17) Each country had its own excuses for increasing the size of their navy. ... Every country wanted to expand their empire. ... All of the major countries were trying to claim the lesser countries within the Balkans, who wanted independence. ...

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Now the next few chapters were very well written due to the fact that as stated before knowing the exact consequences to war are impossible, the writer tells of mass hysteria, destruction, panic, and the launch of missiles by every major country including the China, but the book does have one flaw in its attempt to stay as close to possible realistic outcome, when Pat Frank was writing this novel talk of the star wars project was being passed around American fiction novels and he incorporates this into his book as the United Nations only recourse to try and prevent war. ... Its set in a small ...

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She is one of the Hemingway "overbearing mothers" who also appear in "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" and "Now I Lay Me". ... The husband and wife relationship observed in "Soldier's Home" is also similar to those in "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" and "Now I Lay Me", revealing the mother's dominance of a troubled marriage. Krebs' noncommittal father is obviously dominated by his wife; she makes the decisions. ... An incestuous relationship between brother and sister is suggested in Hemingway's later, posthumously published work "The Last Good Country" and it...

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He was the father of the United States and helped the country in its struggle for freedom. ... When he returned to the US, Wilson went on a tour of support around the country, in which he suffered fatigue and a stroke. Wilson never fully recovered from his stroke and his wife made most of his political decisions. ...

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