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    The Red Baron

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    it may just be a brand of good tasting pizza‚ The Red Barron was actually a German fighter ace of World War I. His full name was Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen‚ who will be referred to as von Richthofen for simplicity ’s sake. By the Germans‚ he was called "der rote Kampfflieger" (The Red Battle-Flyer)‚ the French called him "le Diable Rouge" (Red Devil)‚ and in the English-speaking world he is known as "The Red Barron." In a time of ancient aircraft technology when twenty

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    drop his head into the bole that he was eating. So many unknown word where in the story‚ so Emily was understandable with her father‚ so she was always fining a way to be happy as she saw Homer Barron in the city. “The construction company came with niggers and mules and machinery‚ and foreman name Homer Barron‚ a Yankee – a big‚ dark‚ ready man with big voice and eyes lighter than his face.” I emplane that Emily was trying to come across with Homer‚ and as she long for love from someone. Emily was

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    to let go of her past. A Rose for Emily is a tale of a woman who refuses to accept change‚ and the refusal of acceptance is shown through the death of Homer Barron‚ the death of Miss Emily’s father‚ and the decay of Miss Emily’s house that she simply will not leave. In A Rose for Emily‚ Emily Grierson was courting with a man named Homer Barron‚ and readers can see her refusal to accept time through her relationship

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    Fifth Amendment Importance

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    example‚ in the case Barron v. City of Baltimore (1833) Barron‚ the plaintiff sought compensation for his property after the City diverted major rivers that led to his wharf‚ making the water too shallow for boats to travel on (Case Briefs). At a national level this violated the fifth amendment‚ and Barron was guaranteed a fair trial‚ but because the case was at state level Barron was unable to sue the City of Baltimore and did not receive compensation for his losses. Even though Barron lost‚ his case

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    beneath a mass of bought flowers.” As you can imagine‚ as soon as the funeral was over‚ the townspeople went to Emily’s house in search of the secret they were so curious about for the last four decades. Inside of her bedroom lay the skeleton of Homer Barron‚ and right next to him on the pillow‚ they found a long strand of iron grey hair from Miss Emily. With a shocking ending like this‚ it’s no wonder why Faulkner chose this writing style. By writing this story out of order it kept the ending a secret

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    Southern Patriarchy

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    pillar of the community. After her father dies‚ Emily meets Homer Barron and after learning he will leave her she poisons him. At the end of the story‚ the townspeople discover his body in a room in Emily’s house after she has died. In this essay feminist theories like the southern patriarchy and her father’s control over Emily will be applied to explain how it contributed to Emily’s bizarre personality and the eventual murder of Homer Barron. The feminist theory can be shown through Emily’s dependence

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    Faulkner in 1929. In Faulkner’s story‚ he depicts Emily Grierson as a southerner who poisoned and killed her lover‚ Homer Barron. Homer was a northerner whom Emily fell deeply in love with. As the story progresses‚ Faulkner goes into details about the occurrences‚ influences‚ and conditions which lead Miss Emily to kill Homer Barron. Emily’s decision to take the life of Homer Barron was probably caused by the events that happened in her life even before she met him. Back when Emily’s father was still

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    A Rose For Emily

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    forbid her to acquaint to men‚ That’s why when she met Homer Barron‚ She did everything for him to stay beside her. Despite the fact thathe’s not the marrying-typeb man. Until she made a plan on how to make him stay in her side forever. She decided to prisoned him and locked him in her room where they could spend their lives together forever. After a long years‚ Emily got old and continue to live with the rotted body of Homer Barron. And when she died‚ the people of the community gave her a rose

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    After reading this literary work‚ I can assume that the context the short story "A Rose for Emily" is totally different from today’s society. Nowadays‚ people always respect the privacy of each other. In the story‚ I can see that the residents of a town "care" overmuch about Emily and her life. I feel like every move Emily make‚ the people in her 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

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    Homer Barron: The man who fell in love with Miss Emily while on a construction job.  The introduction to the lesson says that Faulkner’s "great theme was the American South." "A Rose for Emily" is a good example of regionalism. Identify two examples of local color from the story. Emily Grierson was not willing to join in with those who moved into the new era. She refused to pay her taxes. Another example is the fact that the narrator did not believe that Emily could truly love Homer Barron because

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