"Her Sweet Jerome" is a short story about a married‚ black couple. Their relationship is not working and they don’t really love each other. The female character is lying to herself. She pictures herself as sexy and beautiful but she is described as a big and awkward woman. She is trying to look sexy and attractive‚ so she can cover up her flaws. She is also denying the truth by pretending that her husband finds her attractive‚ when he in fact is disgusted. Their relationship is unhealthy‚ mainly
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“A Jury of Her Peers” chronicles the discovery of and subsequent investigation into John Wright’s murder. The story begins on a cold windy day in Dickson County with Martha Hale‚ being abruptly called to ride to a crime scene with Lewis Hale‚ her husband; Sheriff Peters‚ the county sheriff; and Mrs. Peters‚ the sheriff’s wife. She rushes out to join them in the buggy and the group sets off. They arrive at the scene of the crime‚ the Wright’s lonesome-looking house. Immediately Mrs. Hale exhibits
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In the story of Anne Frank‚ Anne‚ Miep‚ and Mr. Frank showed courage‚ compassion‚ and sacrificed things for those around them. The residents at the Secret Annex went into hiding in early July 1942 right after they received a letter for Margot to go to a work camp in Germany. Anne and her family went into hiding in Annex that was behind Mr. Frank’s business. They all hid there for two years. Throughout those two years there were so many rough times and they had to rely on each other. Mr. Frank
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A Jury of Her Peers The short story “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspellis is about a murder that both men and women try to solve. At that time‚ men’s rule was usually more significant than women. However in this story‚ the women’s part is more important than man. This story shows that women should not be ignored like how they were typically ignored in the society before. Also‚ the women are the ones that find the important details. The story begins with the main character‚ Mrs. Halle‚ receiving
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Anne Frank’s conflicts are rooted in her being trapped as a result of her religion. Since Anne is a Jew living in Holland during Hitler’s reign‚ she could not have a regular life and receive the opportunity to fulfill her dreams. Her conflict begins once her father Otto Frank moved the family to Holland in 1933 to escape Adolf Hitler’s constraints on Jews living in Germany. Nazi treatment of the Jewish people was squalid. Anne tells how the Jews are forced to wear yellow stars and can’t own bicycles
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Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who died during the Holocaust at age 15. She was born in Frankfurt‚ Germany on June 12‚ 1929. Her full name was Annelies Marie Frank and she lived with her parents Otto and Edith and older sister Margot. The Nazi government took control of Germany in 1933 under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. Anne was Jewish and there were many governmental restrictions and rules placed on the Jewish people by the Nazi controlled German government. Some examples were they
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Juliet Masabah Amy Manley Comp II March 20‚ 12 “A Jury of Her Peers” In a court case‚ is the intention of the crime indication for or against the convicted? While on the other hand it is used to prove the person guilty‚ also‚ it can be used to persuade in defending an act. Oppression is a cause enough to confirm civil disobedience. Our country was founded upon law breaking and rebellion against the British. Therefore began over two centuries of compromising the law‚ in big or in small ways
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Anne Sexton was a very famous female writer‚ who helped to change the way people thought of women and people’s thoughts on depression‚ suicide‚ feminism‚ and many other topics. She wrote highly personal confessional poems alluding to her life and her tragic personal experiences in life. Anne Sexton was neglected by her parents as a child and was raised by her aunt after her parents died‚ but her aunt didn’t treat her much better which is evidence for her depression. She is well known for her more
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and since then Anne has gained the reputation of a poet. I was invited to Anne’s house and she offered to share some pieces with me. When I arrived at her house Anne was sitting down at a wooden dinner table writing on some papers."Bethia‚ please sit down with me."‚ she said as she looked up from her work. "I am going to finish cooking us a dinner‚ you can get started on these poems." Anne said as she handed me 3 poems. The first one I read was called‚ "The Author to Her Book". The title
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Anne of Green Gables – Chapter Summaries Website: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/anneofgreengables/section2.rhtml Contents Summary-Chapter 1 2 Summary—Chapter 2 2 Summary—Chapter 3 3 Summary—Chapter 4 3 Analysis—Chapters 1–4 4 Summary—Chapter 5 5 Summary—Chapter 6 5 Summary—Chapter 7 5 Summary—Chapter 8 6 Analysis—Chapters 5–8 6 Small summary chapter 1 8 Small summary chapter 2 8 Small summary chapter 3 8 Small summary chapter 4 9 Small summary chapter 5 9 Character
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