... that they instantly decided to come back across the border into the States. When they got to the Border Patrol, they discovered that there was no license plate on the car. My mom's friend then found a slip of paper from the valet at the hotel that they were staying at that said there wasn't one when they had parked it. It was at this point in time that they discovered that it was illegal to take a rental car into Mexico. When I was in high school, I was in the band. We lost a competition last year because we had won it the year before, and were cocky enough to think that we could just go down and win it again. We didn't even work that hard in practice for this reaso ...

... Margaret, is a widow in her late 40's early 50's. She is a strong catholic who believes her prayers to god will save her from her troubles. Her biggest trouble is James' lying. She thought that she had him cured until she discovered proof that he was at it again. Now she is even more determined to make James “well” once and for all. She is a very strong woman, and has always been the head of her family especially since her husband started to become ill. The central conflict in the story is James' mother's frustrating attempt to cure her son of his uncontrollable lying. Finally at the end she sends him off to visit his brother, which James only feels as a ...

... would have probably killed him if he didn’t have the reputation of being an honest man. Iago knew that an important man like Othello couldn’t ignore the possibility that his wife was cheating on him. Nobody suspects that Iago is a deceitful man and would plot and plan to destroy Othello, Cassio and Desdemona in such a cunning way. Iago used his reputation, and the insecurities of Othello being a Moor, to allow him to manipulate Othello. Othello had a reputation of being a military man, and a courageous leader. “Valiant Othello, We must straight employ you...” “Here comes Brabantio and the valiant Moor.” Othello has been a so ...

... everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often . . . self-contradictory. I was naïve." (15) Here the Invisible Man accepts the masks others have given to him of submissiveness and expected "black behavior," thus becoming the hopeful, innocent boy at the beginning of the novel. As Invisible Man recounts his degrading experience with the white town leaders, he remembers that his lack of indignation was so great that he did not even mind scrambling for the faux gold pieces, which were only brass coins. That the Invisible Man appears to have little reaction to his debasing experience indicates how firml ...

... also several techniques associated with each of them. But as our society becomes more civilized, these savage acts are now looked upon with disdain and contempt. What used to be considered as corporal punishment is now considered as physical abuse. It should be thought of that way long ago. Physical abuse as penalty surely works. It arouses resentments and bitterness, but it works. If a student does something wrong and gets a whipping for it, he or she will cease doing the same erroneous act again. Though it will not change the way he or she thinks, but it WILL work. The student will not understand why he or she should not behave in that particular manner, and wi ...

... is not as clear as it is in King Lear. Using the more explicit relationship in King Lear, one finds a better understanding of the relationship in Hamlet. While Shakespeare does not directly pit Ophelia's insanity (or breakdown) against Hamlet's madness, there is instead a clear definitiveness in Ophelia's condition and a clear uncertainty in Hamlet's madness. Obviously, Hamlet's character offers more evidence, while Ophelia's breakdown is quick, but more conclusive in its precision. Shakespeare offers clear evidence pointing to Hamlet's sanity beginning with the first scene of the play. Hamlet begins with guards whose main importance in the play is to g ...

... is an older man in his fifties. Although Scout is very young she is very intelligent and articulate who taught herself to read at an early age. She is also somewhat of a tomboy and is very temperamental. It was this type of personality that would often get into fights with schoolmates. Atticus Finch, is the single father of Scout and Jem. He becomes the defense attorney for Tom Robinson the black man accused of raping the white girl. Finch did not volunteer to defend Robinson, a highly controversial matter in the thirties, he was assigned to it by the judge because he felt Finch would do his best to seek justice. Despite his children’s b ...

... childhood family atmosphere. 's unusual exorbitance results from an eccentric upbringing that openly accepts and welcomes transience. The narrator describes 's house as a "throbbing disorder constantly awry with things, people, voices and the slamming of doors . . ." (52), which suggests a family accustomed to spontaneous disruptions and fleeting alliances. decides that "sex is pleasant and frequent, but otherwise insignificant." (44) grows up in the atmosphere of an emotional separation between mothers and daughters in her family. The mothers provide only the physical maternal support but lack in the emotional attachment to their children. overhears her mothe ...

... Can you spot the difference between the two? I couldn't at first, but then I had the chance to read Beowulf and that passage changed my mind. The only way the people in Beowulf's story could get into heaven was by earning fame. They needed to prove themselves strong, immortal, and have a song made about them to prover that they are, in fact, worthy of a spot in heaven. "And Beowulf uttered his final boast: 'I've never known fear, as a youth I fought in endless battles. I am old, now, but I will fight again, seek fame still, if the dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me." Not only are war and football alike in game, but they are alike in name. "The ...

... circle, they are condemned to an ignorant existence ended by a tragic moment of realization. Joe Keller goes through this slow, and painful, process of realization. It has been hard work for Keller to maintain his blind ignorance toward his crime, and his guilt; however, despite his efforts, his tainted past is continually creeping into his sacred inner circle, the only world that Keller allows himself to recognize. When Keller sees that his inner circle is only a tiny speck in the greater outer circle - and that those people, whom he thought were unrelated to him, were actually all his sons - he takes his own life, an acceptable ending for the reader. As Mil ...