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… for her sin, lived an important life. In 'The Scarlet Letter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester was convicted of adultery. However, after her conviction, she managed to raise a daughter, became an important seamstress in her community, and set an example…

… his trip to the Arctic in letters to his sister, Margaret Saville, who lives in England. After discussing his preparations for the trip, one of Walton's letters informs Margaret that his ship is stuck and surrounded by ice. Walton then relates a strange…

… of living in, or forming a utopian society has flashed through nearly every person's mind. A few people have even tried to make this ideal dream society a reality. Unfortunately, within the pursuit of these societies the leaders become corrupt and…

… Cart, Introduction a bit rough The Odyssey is the product of a society in which the dominant role was played by men. In ancient Greece, just as in the whole of the ancient world, and in America and Western Europe until the last century, women…

… According to Joseph Campbell a mythical hero follows the monomyth process, which includes beginning the adventure, a separation, descent into the underworld, trials and tests, the triumph, emergence, return, and a new power or knowledge. The books…

… in simple terms. Adam is created (Gen. 1.26-27, Gen. 2.7); Adam is told not to eat from the tree of knowledge (Gen. 2.17); Eve is created for Adam (Gen. 1.27, Gen 2.22); the serpent tempts the pair to eat from the tree of knowledge (Gen. 3.1-6); Eve…

… into the stream and studying frog eggs and a bug called a musk bug. The musk bug is a small bug that excretes a sweet and thick smelling odor. Granma likes sweet smelling things so Little Tree gave them to her. At dinner, Granma exclaims that…

… the Nottinghamshire dialect in order to give realism to his book. So the function of this one would be to make more credible the characters, and the fact that they are born in Nottingham and belong to a low class of society. Let's see some examples…

… as a delightful experience for a reader who expected a non-fiction story, but instead read and learned so much of something that indubitably resembles reality and history! Examining the theme of discrimination, the moral settings, as well as the…

… Allen Poe examines themes of sanity vs. madness through and violence, mental imagery and confusion as well as repetition of thoughts for emphasis. The narrator possesses several qualities of mental instability that lead to his horrible crimes- nervousne…