Eric looked out of the window of his house to see the glistening blue sea winking at him. As he walked out‚ people stared in wonder at his toga that proclaimed him to be a roman official. He smiled‚ once he had been one of those people‚ staring at the officials wondering if he could ever reach that rank‚ and now he had. He walked through the stalls looking for a nice meal to have for breakfast. While he sat at a stall that sold bread and soup‚ he caught a glimpse of her. His soon-to-be wife. Merle
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The Secret Life of Bees‚ Deborah Owens is the most crucial character in the novel‚ which is set in South Carolina in 1964. Deborah’s choices and characteristics affect the protagonist of the novel as well as many other characters. In The Secret Life of Bees‚ it is Deborah’s value for all life‚ bravery and motherliness that influence other characters and make her the character who shapes Lily the most and makes her the most plot-opening character in the story. Firstly‚ Deborah values all life. including
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August Boatwright Caring - “Displaying kindness and concern for others” (Google). In the novel The Secret Life of Bees this is the perfect adjective to describe August Boatwright. This is shown by how she interacts with the bees‚ how she is comforting and patient towards May‚ and most of all‚ how she helps Lilly. August is kind and carrying to the bees. She never uses the smoke unless it is completely necessary and she does not get angry when they sting her because she understands why they
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Entry 2 We have begun to leave‚ but we ran into some problems at the beginning of the trail. A lawyer crashed who does not know how to control mules. He flipped his wagon and now we have to wait until it gets clear. Many other wagons had troubles too. Most of them that had troubles‚ had mules. It took 2 hours for us to get back going again. We were very upset because we knew more troubles were coming ahead. We made it to the Kansas river. This river is very hard to get across. It took us 3
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A mother influences a child’s growth‚ specifically a daughter‚ and helps them towards independence and maturity. “ The Secret Life of Bees” written by Sue Monk Kidd is a novel about a young teenage girl‚ who runs away from her unloving and bitter father to search for the secrets of her dead mothers past. This novel allowed the author to share the importance of the truth and accepting the realities. Kidd also explores forgiveness‚ racism and feminine power. The author demonstrates that a family
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room. The power kept flickering‚ I found a TV and in between the flickers I checked the news to see what is going on‚ it seems that the warnings are saying that the disease I am carrying has spread‚ there is nothing happening‚ and there is no sign of life here or anywhere‚ except for me. I continued looking around the hospital only to find the bodies of Dr. Ben and Ms. M‚ the people who used to take care of me‚ and now they are dead because of me. February 23 My food supplies are starting to run
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“Meanwhile Achilles chased Hector relentlessly….. Every time Hector made a break for the Dardanian Gate hoping to gain the shelter of the solid walls‚ where the defenders might protect him with their missiles‚ Achilles would head him off towards the plain‚ himself keeping the inner track by the walls. …… When they reached The Springs for the fourth time …….Athene came to Achilles and spoke winged words: ‘Glorious Achilles‚ beloved of Zeus‚ now you and I will kill Hector‚ and bring the Greeks great
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Journal Entry number 6‚ my 6th husband has died. It was such a tragical death‚ I wrote slightly sarcastically. He was stabbed 6 times before he unlocked the door to our house. He was the richest man in our town. From your widow‚ Jacqueline Diamond. It was a cold January day‚ President Polk just announced‚ some man in California found a gold nugget. I think it’s a setup for all the people going no one will ever get rich off of the gold. The president is just pulling everyone’s leg. “Jacqueline
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Sunday‚ August 28‚ 1968 Dear Diary‚ I know it’s been a while‚ but I knew I needed to get some of the stuff out of my head. And I won’t mention that I might be in trouble with Momma‚ so I decided to come to my room to get out of her way. This has been quite a busy and hot day Sunday afternoon here in South Carolina. My family and I attended church services this morning and had a great time. The church was crowded and the music and sermon were quite uplifting. The minister preached for nearly
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November 17‚ 2015 was one of the most memorable days in my life. After eleven long years I was finally going to see my family in New Orleans. My cousin‚ Mykeasha‚ and I had to fly all the way from California to Louisiana. Since we had to board the plane in LA(Los Angeles) my mother-in-law decided that she would take us. When we arrived to the airport to leave California‚ I started to feel a little home sick. ’’Maybe it’s my nerves‚"I thought.’’ I know once I board that plane and we take off there
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