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Gone As she was walking down the highway she kept thinking of how her mom could have end up with Steve, a poor, uneducated, unemployed drunk who probably only married her because she had more money than most people on our block. Her mother only wanted to marry since her husband went to war and…

In 1971, the state of Massachusetts approved the state-sanctioned lottery.  It was argued back then that this was not the ideal way to increase revenue for the government but would instead lead to more financial problems and social disorder.  Recent economic data on this matter, however, show that the fears that the original detractors had…

Amy Tan describes her relationship with her mother, who speaks “broken” English. Essentially, Amy ending up changing her style of writing because of her mother, who changed Amoy’s perception of language. In the beginning of her life, Amy was always ashamed and embarrassed because of her mother; her mother, in speaking broken English, would often…

1. What is Madame Ranevsky’s character flaw? How is it expressed, and how does it affect the outcome of the play?  The character flaw found in Madame Ranevsky is that she is a person of excess. She demonstrates an enormous amount of emotion over things that do not require any emotion, and very little emotion…

“More than baseball”. In the poem “Black Hair” by Gary Soto the speaker reminisces about a time in his young life when things might have been a little simpler. In great detail he remembers images of when he was eight years old, what he looked like and how he felt at that particular time. Three…

Gaston Leroux was born in Paris in 1868, was a French journalist, playwright, and detective/thriller writer. Beginning his career as crime reporter and war—correspondent, he lived an adventurous life that took him to Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and even into North Africa disguised as an Arab. His high-spirited, often dangerous, escapades and questioning nature provided much…

Dee exploited her heritage as a materialistic object, as evidenced by her selfish behavior throughout the story. As a child, she always demanded “nice things”. For example, “A yellow organdy dress to wear to her graduation from high school; black pumps to match a green suit she’d made from an old suit somebody gave me….

      The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear a letter “A” on her clothing as a reminder of the adultery that led to the birth of her child, Pearl.  A first read of The Scarlet Letter would give the impression that Pearl’s temper is a result of how…

The late 19th and 20th centuries have seen advances in technology and scientific understanding the likes of which have not been seen before in such a short amount of time in known Human history. In the last hundred and fifty years science has advanced so much that one would barely recognize the lifestyle of Humans…

One question that has been pondered since the times of Greece. Should the people be trusted to govern themselves? There has been great arguments, points, and responses to the question but history definitely plays a role. Aristotle born In 384 BC In Stagier, Greece. Aristotle was a philosopher who believed that the government should be…