In mythology Greek Thor and Loki in drag * In punishment for his murder of Iphitus‚ Heracles/Hercules was given to Omphale as a slave. Many variants of this story say that she not only compelled him to do women’s work‚ but compelled him to dress as a woman while her slave. * Achilles was dressed in women’s clothing by his mother Thetis at the court of Lycomedes‚ to hide him from Odysseus who wanted him to join the Trojan War. * Athena often goes to the aid of people in the guise of
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coverage to special viewing rooms throughout Berlin and Potsdam and a few private TV sets. Posters were also displayed throughout the country depicting strong Aryans in the midst of a game. Two weeks before the Olympics began‚ German officials informed Gretel Bergmann‚ a Jewish athlete who had equalled the German women’s record in the high jump‚ that she was denied a place on the team. As the winning jump at the Olympics had been attained by Bergmann earlier‚ the Germans sacrificed a chance for a gold
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works in our kitchen peeling all of the vegetables. I found it really tedious with nothing to do so I decided to make a swing. To make the swing I needed some rope which was easy to find‚ and a tire which was a little trickier... I interrupted Gretel whilst she was flirting so I could ask lieutenant Kotler if he had a spare tire. After a long and boring chat he gave me one and I made my swing. Once I had finished building the swing‚ I enjoyed it really well. But then I fell and hurt my knee
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster In Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Red-Headed League‚" Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson both observe Jabez Wilson carefully‚ yet their differing interpretations of the same details reveal the difference between a "Good Reader" and a "Bad Reader." Watson can only describe what he sees; Holmes has the knowledge to interpret what he sees‚ to draw conclusions‚ and to solve the mystery
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Nazi commandant in charge of the nearby Auschwitz concentration camp. He is very much in support of Adolf Hitler‚ believing that the Jewish are bad people. He tries to convince his family that he is making the world a better place. Bruno’s sister‚ Gretel‚ supports her father’s views on the matter‚ and explains to Bruno about the Jewish. “But Dad just sat there!” “What did you expect him to do? The Jew deserved it!” “Can I ask you something about the farm?” “Bruno‚ you don’t think it is a farm
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LESSON 3 - Answers Ch. 6 - The Overpaid Maid 1 – He means that Maria has been brought there to out-with against her will just like him and so all of them should do something to change Father’s mind. (p. 58) 2 – He thinks that his father should get punished when he makes mistakes just like when he does. (p. 59) 3 - Bruno’s father took Maria to his house and gave her a job when Bruno was only 3 years old. He gave her everything what she needed: food‚ home and a job. First her mother worked for
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new friend‚ Shmuel. The two boys begin to talk and they figure out that they were born on the same day‚ month and year! After talking with Shmuel for a while‚ Bruno promises to meet him again. Months later‚ Bruno’s father calls Bruno and his sister‚ Gretel‚ into his office to tell them that they can move back to Berlin. Bruno is very unhappy about moving back to Berlin because he will miss his new friend Shmuel. Bruno goes to their meeting spot and tells Shmuel his news and he is very sad about this
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interest as time goes by. Today more and more people are environmental friendly and take in account the human activity that damages the environment and what are its long term effects. Both‚ Linnea Saukko in her essay “How to Poison the Earth‚” and Gretel Ehrlich in her essay “Chronicles of Ice” write about the environment and their concern towards it being preserved. Though in both essays the preservation of the environment is the main focus‚ and the authors use the same approach‚ they differ in
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The plot of the book takes place in Berlin‚ Germany‚ during WWII‚ from the point of view of a 9 year old German boy named Bruno. Bruno who lives at home with his parents‚ his 12 year old sister Gretel‚ and their maids‚ is also the son of a Nazi commandant. One day‚ after a visit from Adolf Hitler (German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party) Bruno’s father was promoted to commandant (The chief commanding position within the SS service of a Nazi concentration camp). Then‚ when Bruno comes
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decisions for himself‚ we are also shown this from the quote ‘Bruno started to think more about the two sides of the fence and the reason it was there in the first place’. Bruno is curious to find out what is behind the fence‚ he keeps questioning Gretel and uses theoretical thinking to challenge his sister. In Bruno’s questioning we understand the truth which is infuriating but more clearly it shows the truth of the holocaust to us. Bruno starts to develop feelings and empathy for people around
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