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    overthrow nor affect each other. Both the terms of the president and the legislature are fixed so that they have power security. On the other hand‚ in parliamentarism‚ the government is appointed‚ supported and dismissed by parliamentary vote. (Sartori‚ 1994) The head of state‚ has the symbolic authority and the chief executive of government (usually called the prime minister)‚ has the real political power. The former one is usually chosen out of hereditary tradition‚ elected by a governmental body

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    When the city authorities come to tell her that she can no longer be remitted from her taxes‚ she sends them off by saying‚ "See Colonel Sartoris. I have no taxes in Jefferson" (35). Emily continues to insist on an agreement she had with Colonel Sartoris remitting her from paying her taxes‚ even after the Colonel has been dead for ten years. The people in this small town put her on a pedestal instead of throwing her in jail where she actually

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    is faced with a most similar situation to that of the murder of Granny‚ he made a decision‚ which was the polar opposite of what he did before. Redmond‚ a man antagonized perpetually by Bayard’s dad‚ John Sartoris‚ had grown so tired of the constant aggravation that he ends up shooting Sartoris. Everyone told Bayard to avenge his father’s death‚ as they did with Granny‚

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    person due to the many turning events in her life. After being isolated for many years from the town‚ things changed and the newer generation went to Miss Emily asking her to pay taxes. Her response was for them to see Colonel Sartoris. According to the story‚ Colonel Sartoris had been dead for almost ten years. (Faulkner 92). As the story moves on‚ she got very sick and by the time the townspeople saw her again she had a short haircut and looked very tragic (Faulkner 93). During the time Miss Emily’s

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    The patriarchal dominance is an analogy to global warming; despite our great achievements in environmental aspects‚ we are still struggling to deal with our social gender inequality. The debate on feminist ideology does not begin in this modern society; instead it has been discussed for many years. Authentically William Faulkner‚ corroborate the idea of the feminist ideologies that has taken place in his lifetime‚ by creating vivid‚ concrete visual imagery of Ms. Emily Grierson‚ the main character

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    factor in the stories: "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner‚ "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" by Richard Wright and‚ "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty. First‚ in William Faulkner’s "Barn Burning‚" the main character in the story is a little boy named Colonel Sartoris. In this story‚ Sarty is faced with the decision of either going along with the views and actions of his morally challenged father or by running away and leaving his family and his pain behind. Sarty gains his freedom when he decides to warn the

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    Mar. 2013. http://www.shmoop.com/barn-burning/the-sisters.html "Two Kinds by AMYÂ TAN." NovelSneak. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. http://novelsneak.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/two-kinds-by-amy-tan Colonel (Sarty) Sartoris Snopes." Shmoop. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. http://www.shmoop.com/barn- burning/colonel-sarty-sartoris-snopes.html "Brief Explanations on Two Kinds Characters." - Essay. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. http://www.studymode.com/essays/Brief-Explanations-On-Two-Kinds-Characters-577590.html "Paul’s Case: A Study in

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    Political Parties as institutions. How can organization analysis and or institutionalism help us understand differences between party systems? Institutions are set of established rules guiding a group. It could be as informal as simple collectively shared ideas or norms to as formal as organized legislative laws or bodies. Institutions are distinctive and hence differ from one another. Defining institution in political science and in terms of political parties has been a difficult thing to do

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    Equality is an abstract contested concept due to the nature of the word. Equality has been debated throughout history and has two main definitions‚ one of which will be discussed in this exercise. Some see equality as equality of opportunity and others see it as equality of resources or skills. definition of equality that I have used‚ more directly relates with equality of opportunity. The definition of equality for use in this exercise is by Danny Dorling and is defined as; ‘Equality means being

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    William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” Literary Analysis In William Faulkner’s story “A Rose for Emily” his main character Miss Emily Grierson’s deranged behavior leaves the reader questioning her mental status. Emily comes from a family with high expectations of her a sort of “hereditary obligation” (30). Emily has been mentally manipulated by her as so indicated in the line of the story “we did not say she was crazy then we believed she had to do that we remember all the young men

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