The saving power of family and friendship held great significance in the novel. Through the many hardships the Joads endured on their journey to California‚ there were many times when members of the family had wanted to leave. However‚ Ma Joad‚ the citadel of the family‚ knew how vital it was for everyone to stay together. She says‚ "All we got is the family unbroke...I ain’t scared while we’re all here‚ all that’s alive‚ but I ain’t gonna see us bust up." Even when Rose of Sharon had mentioned dreaming
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The third settlement was created by Senate as an attempt to end election disturbances. In 19BC‚ the senate left consulship up for Augustus while he was away. A Roman‚ Egnatius Rufus‚ attempted to stand in but was denied. Rufus then turned to violence and threats‚ which was later resolved when Augustus returned to vacate the last consulship through recommendations. This election disturbance showed how strong his auctoritas was. Augustus had the ability to control the voters to vote for his reccomendation
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High in the Andean mountain range‚ nestled on a ridge between two mountains high above the valley floor below sits the amazing city and archaeological site of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is about 1400 kilometers south of the Equator on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes. The site lies near the head waters of the Amazon River and is on the ridge between two prominent mountain peaks Machu Picchu and Hauyna Picchu about 500 meters above the valley bottom (Wright and Kenneth‚ 2-3). Machu Picchu
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Indarapatra and Sulayman A Filipino – Mindanawon Epic Author * There is no permanent author attributed to this epic * Even the date for this epic has no tentative or permanent approximation * It is written so that it will not be revised through generations and passed mouth-to-mouth Indarapatra & Sulayman is attributed to... * the Philippines‚ specifically in the southern major island‚ Mindanao * Mindanao is called The Land of Promise * Mindanao is the only area of the Philippines with
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seemed to have experienced all possible tragedy and to have mounted pain and suffering like steps into a high calm and a superhuman understanding. She seemed to know‚ to accept‚ to welcome her position‚ the citadel of the family‚ the strong place that could not be taken.” (Steinbeck‚ 74). A citadel is a fortress that commands a city‚ and that is
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Prince Paris of Troy‚ shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta‚ meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks‚ he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war. The Greeks are plotting to invade Troy to steal the treasures of the Trojans. Meanwhile Prince Paris is assigned by his wise father and King of Troy to travel to Sparta and shows the peaceful
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During much of The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck focuses on familyas a general concept‚ and specifically‚ the Joads. Throughout the story‚ the Joad family undergoes many changes. They are joined by other travelers‚ they suffer losses and hardships‚ and by the end of the story the family has grown and transformed a great deal from what they used to be. The concept of family changes just as much‚ if not more. The word "family" grows to mean much more than a small group of people related by blood
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networks linked this culture with related regional cultures and distant sources of raw materials‚ including lapis lazuli and other materials for bead-making. MATURED HARAPPAN High priority on hygiene Sewerage and drainage systems The massive citadels of Indus cities‚ which protected the Harappans from floods and attackers. They were among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures. Harappan engineers followed the decimal division of measurement for all practical purposes
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identity as citizens of independent Islamic state. The Primary objective in creating Pakistan was to secure a separate territory where the Muslims could regulate their lives in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Pakistan is the citadel of Islam. It is the focal point of the Muslim countries. It is a matter of pride for me that I was born and brought up in this glorious country. Freedom is a boon and slavery a curse. Had it been undivided India the Muslims could never enjoy the
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Today was the day. Packed to the point of bursting open with new notebooks‚ folders‚ pens‚ pencils‚ and textbooks‚ he readied me for school. Instead of bouncing around as rambunctious young boys do‚ he trudged slowly in a peculiar meter of half-steps toward the doorway. He was living a new life in a new school that was filled with people who might as well have been aliens to him. He carried me everywhere‚ when he sat alone in the corner too afraid to speak with his new peers‚ when he needed a book
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