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    characteristics were caring‚ loyal‚ and quiet. 4. Judge Stevens ~ He was the current mayor of Jefferson. His main characteristics were old (he was eighty)‚ respectful‚ kind‚ problem-solving (in the case of the smell coming from Miss Emily’s house). 5. Homer Barron ~ He was the love interest of the story sharing a relationship with Miss Emily. His main characteristics were friendly‚ social‚ humor‚ loud‚ demanding‚ and leading (in Miss Emily’s case). Part 2: 1. The introduction to the lesson says that

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    town will be watching her and give comment and assumption about that. In this story‚ I found many time the residents in the town making assumption about her. In the summer after her father’s death‚ people in the town see Emily often goes out with Homer Baron‚ a North American guy‚ some people feel happy for her‚ some people feel pity for her. One day people in the town see Emily goes to buy poison‚

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    Homer's Blindness

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    renowned epic poet Homer. He was supposedly one of the greatest epic poets of all time.The inspiring poet Homer was believed to be blind. It is not definite as to whether he was only partially or wholly blind. Homer was born around 800 BCE. To date‚ seven countries have claimed to be his birthplace‚ some of which include Ios‚ Greece‚ Turkey‚ and on the coast of Asia Minor‚ and many other places along the Mediterranean. Since there have been so many disputes as to whether Homer even existed‚ some

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    seems to be a belief that men will always have the upper hand. Even in the 21st century women are still not taken as serious as men. Even though women are learning how to earn more respect‚ and fight for equal rights. In both Hesiod’s Theogony‚ and Homers the Odyssey; both men chose to represent women in Greek society in a degrading way. Showing their views on what they believe a women’s worth was in Roman and Greek societies. Most women were not viewed as people who can make their own decisions;

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    Greek Mythology

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    1) Aeschylus‚ Oresteia‚ trans. C. Collard (Oxford World ’s Classics) 2) Euripides‚ Bacchae‚ trans. Paul Woodruff (Hackett) 3) Hesiod‚ Works and Days and Theogony‚ trans. Stanley Lombardo (Hackett) 4) Homer‚ The Iliad‚ trans. Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux) 5) Homer‚ The Odyssey‚ trans. Robert Fitzgerald (New York: Farrar‚ Straus‚ and Giroux) 6) Virgil‚ The Aeneid‚ trans. R. Fitzgerald (Vintage‚ 1990) Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays CLH L 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m

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    main idea of the story is that a woman named Emily Grierson killed her lover Homer and for thirty years she slept next to his dead body until she eventually died at the end of the story. “A Rose for Emily” receives critical praise even to this day for its incredible use of diction. William Faulkner’s use of symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” is praised due it being ahead of its time. Although some people believe the death of Homer relates to Emily’s need to cling to love‚ in reality it represents the decaying

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    ultimately killed Homer for eternal love and the fact she needed a man to depend on since she did her whole life. Everyone has heard the crazy things that people do for love‚ but some boundaries are broken with ridiculous cases of death being the solution. For example‚ Romeo and Juliet had to go to the extreme of death for love‚ but in this short story by Faulkner‚ death forces Homer to have an early retirement and settle down with Emily. There are many reasons why Emily killed Homer‚ but for the most

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    they are governing over/ ruling. Stockton and Homer both have a similar style of writing by using the opposite of an idea to prove their opinion. The selection “The Lady or The Tiger” is more effective at communicating the author’s message than “The Odyssey Book XII” because Frank R. Stockton displays the actions of an irresponsible leader who abuses their power for their own pleasure even if it is not the best for their kingdom. Stockton and Homer both have different opinions Frank R. Stockton

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    THE HISTORY OF CENTRAL HEATING Brittany Science‚ 4th‚ Mr. Leetch‚ History of an Invention 2/8/13 The History of Central Heating Systems By Brittany Hicken I. Who invented the central heating system? A. We don’t know exactly who invented the first one B. Ancient Romans created the hypocaust C. Greeks created their own version of the hypocaust D. Sergius Orata (80 B.C.) E. Louis Savot- French (1600) F. Dalsme (1600) G. Dr. John Clarke (1652) H. Benjamin

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    Homeric Question Essay

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    The Homeric question is a question many scholars ask regarding Homer‚ the Greek scholar‚ who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. There are two parts to the question: who wrote and when was it written. Answering the first question: who wrote it‚ isn’t as easy as just naming the author. We have a name‚ Homer‚ but we don’t know who Homer really is. The first question has three parts to it. Did one man write it? Or was is two men? Maybe Homer wasn’t a single entity at all‚ but a group. Most people side

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