You took my house to plunder…You dared bid for my wife while I was still alive. Contempt was all you had for the gods who rule wide heaven‚ contempt for what men say of you hereafter. Your last hour has come. You die in blood.” (Homer‚ line 1439‚ page 1011) In this part of the scene‚ Odysseus is raged at the suitors for abusing his home‚ wife‚ and child. The suitors have plundered his house and tried to claim his wife while he was gone. He is also upset
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To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes Characters |Scout |Jem | |038. "See there?" Jem was scowling triumphantly. "Nothin’ to it. I swear‚ Scout‚ |003. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his rigth; when he stood or | |sometimes you act so much like a girl it’s mortifyin’." |walked‚ the back of his hand was
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‘A Doll’s House’‚ written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879‚ presents its primary character‚ Nora Helmer‚ as a strong individual who evolves greatly throughout the entirety of the play. In fact‚ as the play progresses‚ Nora challenges the societal views during the time in which it was written and first performed. The Mirror in 1889 said: “‘For whatever one’s opinions of ‘A Doll’s House’ as a play may be‚ there can be no question of its startling unconventionality’”. Throughout the three acts Nora Helmer proves
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House to House by David Bellavia (Bell) is a personal memoir of his experiences during the Iraq war. The book follows Bell and his men on their mission to clear opposing forces out of buildings in Fallujah‚ which was the most dangerous city for armed forces in Iraq. While following through with the task they faced staggering opposition and at times overwhelming odds. In order to survive this suicide mission Bell and his men transition from average men to machines that are programmed to survive at
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SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - The Crucible Act One 1. "So now they and their church found it necessary to deny any other sect its freedom‚ lest their New Jerusalem be defiled and corrupted by wrong and deceitful ideas." What is the irony in that statement? 2. Explain how the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge." 3. Identify Tituba‚ Abigail‚ and Betty. 4. Why does Mrs. Putnam believe there are witches in Salem? 5. Why is Thomas Putnam bitter? 6. Parris says‚ "Oh‚ Abigail
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I used to always go to my grandparents house. Even though they haven’t lived in their old house in a while‚ I will always remember it. It is a place I loved and have many memories in. My grandparent’s house was my home away from home. They were very hardworking‚ caring‚ and strict and the way their house felt reflected their personalities. The house I will forever have embedded in my mind was located in the rural town of Bovina‚ Texas. This was the house my father and his twelve brothers and sisters
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JOEY HEPNER Stand out quotes of Antigone 1. “If you think what I’m doing now is stupid‚ perhaps I’m being charged with foolishness by someone who’s a fool” (Sophocles469) This quote is very impressive. At this point in the play Antigone has been caught breaking the laws Creon has set forth by burring her own brother. When confronted with these charges she does not deny committing them‚ nor does she deny her knowledge of these
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Ch.11-12[Quote]:“She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and to nobody. Jem‚ when you’re sick as she was‚ it’s all right to take anything to make it easier‚ but it wasn’t all right for her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she died‚ and that’s what she did.”(Lee 148) [Analysis ]Mr.Dubose shows courage when she realized that she had a problem with her prescription. “She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody”‚ suggests that she
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Kendrick November 6‚ 2013 Suzanne Weber ENC 1102 Argument Essay 2 The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Growing up I experience some bad times that really got me wondering if my life would ever get better because of my current situation; however my life got better and I’m living a great life. In the case of Esperanza and her family they’re living a bad lifestyle and it doesn’t get any better from when they move from house to house or apartment from apartment. Although Esperanza is very
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Quotes: In the Country of Men Character/Theme Quotes Sulieman Take care of your mother‚ you are the man of the house now… pg.5 ...Doubtful of the world and my place in it.. pg21 (naive‚ trying to be a man) Najwa (mama) But no‚ i must be a good wife‚ loyal and unquestioning‚ support my man regardless. i’ll support nothing that puts my son in danger pg 97 The mother who tried to never have me‚ the mother who never chose it‚ the mother who resisted in all the ways she knew how
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