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…children and her husband. It had swept Memphis where they lived. After this happened to her, Mary moved to Chicago to become a seamstress. Before she could get her little shop going a fire burnt down her business and her house with all of her belongings…

…spy named Belle Boyd.Belle Boyd's career in espionage began by chance. On the fourth of July, 1861, a band of drunken Federal soldiers broke into her home in Martinsburg, intent on raising the U. S. Flag over the house. When one of them insulted her mother…

…Sly Milon In Guy De Maupassant’s “Old Milon,” the title character is exceptionally clever. For example, receiving the Prussian soldiers at his house, giving them the best treatment he can, he is in fact avoiding conflict with the Prussians…

…in their right mind would voluntarily choose to be in a class of people who are constantly made fun of, despised, beaten up and even killed, discriminated against, fired from their jobs, denied housing, and prevented from marrying?"…

…years. A lot of farmers also bought land from the Railroad Company so they could be close to the transcontinental railroad tracks, which made transportation better. Though the land was free, the problems nearly outweighed the advantages. The first was housing…

…was housing, which gave people two options. One was the sod house. Strips of sod were plowed and chopped into blocks, then laid down to start the walls. It was layered up, with packing boxes used for doors and windows. The sod was good for insulation…

…exists outside and inside the play's action at the same time. When you see him standing on the fire escape adjoining the Wingfield apartment, Tom is the narrator. He is outside the action. He is a seasoned merchant sailor who's traveled on both land and sea…

…to the door and run outside, just in time to see the back and right side of her house crumble right before her eyes. The fire woke the neighbors and they had called the fire department. When the firemen came and started to put out the fire, Autumn just stood…

…,” “It was a discoloured face- it was a savage face.” Finally, Bertha starts a fire at Thornfield and jumps to her death from the top of the house. In conclusion, the role of women in Victorian society was quite demanding. Only the wealthy were able to maintain what…

…: “The Stone Angel” (1964), “A Jest of God” (1969), “The Fire Dweller’s” (1969), “A Bird in the House” (1970), and “The Diviner’s” (1974). The last decade of her life focused on promoting causes she passionately supported - peace, social justice, the equality…