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… based on a definite set of principles, which are referred to as the "code of honor." The heroic code that Homer presents to the reader is an underlying cause for many of the events that take place, but many of the characters have different perceptions…

… McCarthy, assigned to me for my English three class. My book report is based on what roles the horses play in the novel. All the Pretty Horses is a novel that involves a romance between two people from different cultures who have a love for horses.…

… of the family before the Great Depression and afterward, Ma Joad was the substitute in this novel. She is the only one that can handle everyone and still have supper on time. Her ability to understand and her unbelievable strength make Ma the correct…

… the main character and villain of the book. At first it seems that because of his actions it is obvious that the reader will hate him and sympathize with the other main character Lolita. His clever narration though, leads the reader to sympathize…

… and theories about love. Platonic love as I understood it was simply the love between two human beings in a nonromantic sense. In these readings Eros presents ideas about love, ideas that have not lost their relevance throughout the test of time.…

… under outer appearance. But true beauty isn’t all about physical traits a person has; true beauty lies within an individual. Men and women of all ages and races spend time, money, and try their hardest to bring out their outer beauty in order for…

… to a middle-class family in Salinas, California (Swisher 13). Although he personally did not have to suffer through hunger or any major atrocities such as the Dust Bowl era, he was old enough at the time to understand what was happening. As one historian…

… is a composit of our habits. Changing habits is hard, but can be done by tremendous commitment. A (good) habit coan be defined as the intersction of knowledge, skill and desire. Change is a cycle of being and seeing (visualization). Our objective…

… wrote The Fire Next Time in 1962. America was a nation in crisis at the beginning of this decade. The decision to send troops to Vietnam caused much debate across the country. Integration of schools began the previous decade but had been meant…

… You Belong to Me, by Mary Higgins Clark, begins by easily catching my interest as it automatically discusses its first conflict. It’s setting falls in October in the very busy city of New York. The protagonist, Dr. Susan Chandler, is a young clinical…