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    Faulkner tells his readers the moral values to not have through Grumby. Towards the end of "Riposte in Tertio" Faulkner writes‚ "She had looked a little alive‚ but now she looked like she had collapsed" (Faulkner 154). Grumby was a member of a Confederate rebel group which went around the South and killed many white and black people. After Granny tried to take the mules from Grumby‚ he ended up shooting her. This showed his coward side for shooting an old lady which was considered a crime of the

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    Gender Roles between Greek and Rome Gender Roles varied a great deal in both Greek and Rome. In Greece‚ the gender roles were defined differently then how Rome defined them. Men were treated differently then the women‚ in both cultures. Women were more or less the keepers of the house and to tend to the slaves and make sure everything ran smoothly; whereas the men worked and tended their people that they ruled over. The men in Greece and Rome had more freedom then the women of that time‚ meaning

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    The Iliad was one of Greek literature greatest works written by the poet Homer. The Iliad is unlike other oral literature from different times. The Iliad illustrates how people are faced with death every day‚ but find it difficult to determine the meanings of death are why death occurred. The Iliad (Book I) The Iliad concerns itself with the rage of Achilles and how it begins to break down the Achaean army‚ and how the tensions were change towards the Trojans. The Trojan War had been going

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    Self-Fulfilling Prophecy I grew up in a single parent household with my mother being the sole provider of my two younger siblings and I. Due to being the oldest child‚ my other has always had high expectations of me. As a child when it came to school and academics‚ I did my work however it was not always my best work. I noticed a sudden change in my behavior when I brought home a report card which contained a couple of C’s. My mother was not happy at all. She had a long talk with me. She let me

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    The idea of self-fulfilling prophecy states that a belief about the future will eventually cause that belief to come true. The idea is that a person will unknowingly behave in ways that‚ when combined over years‚ determines their outcome. For instance‚ some studies show that professional sports players are generally born in months that childhood leagues set as the cut-off between years. The biggest players tend to be the oldest‚ and have the biggest advantage in sports at a young age. They grow

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    The role of women in ancient Greek life was insignificant compared to that of Greek men. A woman’s job was to take care of the children and to cook and clean unless she had servants or slaves that would do it for her. Yet‚ in Greek mythology‚ women were often written as major characters. Well-known Greek plays contain many well-written‚ complex‚ female characters. Female individuals in Greek mythology were often seen as very powerful and fierce and were depicted by “her wits‚ her beauty‚ or her

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    The gods play an important part in Odysseus’ journey home‚ bringing him closer and farther from his homeland. They constantly intervene in the lives of the many characters in The Odyssey. Though Odysseus is a hero‚ the gods control his life. It is as if he were the main character in a video game and the gods are fighting over who controls his life. Personal responsibility is overshadowed by the gods’ eagerness to grab the controller. Homer disregards personal responsibility by showing how the gods

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    THE CLASS PROPHECY Each one of us has our dreams and ambitions in life. Our main goal is to be successful and our mission is to search for real happiness. The purpose of our lives is to be happy. But there is one thing that we are all afraid of it is "OUR TOMORROW". Out of nowhere we are thinking of what lies ahead of us? Tomorrow will never be the same as today. There were a lot of questions bothering as such as: What if we can’t make it to the finishing line? What if we will be left behind? Or

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    Lady Macbeth’s Prophecies Self-perception is widely misinterpreted‚ many want to be insulated from the truth‚ making the individual unable to come to terms with who they really are. Once quoted by Rick Riordan‚ “Human’s see what they want to see”. In the play‚ Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare develops the idea that the world we see is perceived through our own interpretations‚ right or wrong the reality is twisted through our thoughts and actions. The play develops the idea that illusions are hard

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    The Role of Fathers in 20th Century Literature There is a very common trend in 20th century literature‚ and it is the lack of fathers and/or father figures in the literature. Throughout the course of this class‚ the readings featured often followed this trend and over half of the stories did not include a father or father figure. In the story Recitatif by Toni Morrison‚ there are two young girls who are living in a boarding home because their mothers cannot take care of them. In this story‚ like

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