A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on Cedars is satiated with underlying plots and morally exigent themes. ... Snow Falling On Cedars is crawling with decidedly vivid setting descriptions, sometimes with hidden meanings, which contribute to the intelligence of the novel. ... The mention that his house offers "no affront,"" perhaps emphasizes Carl's own understanding of chivalry to the world that had foreseen his creation. ... Subplot, as well as underlying qualms instilled by difference in cultural influence, plays an imperative role in the full understanding of David Guters...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

After his father's death in 1901, the Wood family moved to Cedar Rapids where Grant attended school and even at an early age revealed his artistic talent. ... Later, after serving in the Army as a camouflage painter, Wood once again returned to Cedar Rapids and taught art in the public schools.(Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 1) He served as artist in residence at the University of Iowa from 1935 to 1942. ... In this, he was severaldecades behind European painters but current with most American artists. ... The house is distance expressing how far they have come and what it ...

• Word Count: 867
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• Grade Level: High School

This will be in an attempt to help gain some insight into why he had the political ideas that he had, how he contributed to the American Revolution and what his motivation was behind it. Patrick Henry was born on May 29th 1736, in Cedar Hill Virginia. ... Patrick Henry was elected to the Virginian House of Burgesses, in Williamsburg in 1765, the same year British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. ... In 1773 he persuaded the House of Burgesses to employ a committee of correspondence for Virginia which was to co-ordinate actions against Britain. ...

• Word Count: 871
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We see a similar premise in The Graduate, where Benjamin's parents are happy with his graduation and give him a car, a house to stay in, and so many other things. ... If we take a moment to look at the symbolic meaning behind the Garden of Eden, we might get some insight on the symbolic and literal meaning behind The Garden of Eden is seen as a symbol of paradise on Earth, and we see even more symbolism throughout the Bible. In the Book of Ezekiel, Assyria is described as a tree in the garden: "Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with fine branches that shaded the forest, and of high stature ...

• Word Count: 941
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The two books were the first works by an African American to be published by a major publishing house. ... These works were Followed by the novels: One House Behind The Cedars, The Marrow of Tradition, and The Colonel's Dream. ...

• Word Count: 913
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• Grade Level: High School