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…what Americans were focussing on. Radical ideologies were viewed with suspicion and cynicism. Nonetheless there were, and continue to be, challenges to Parsonian theory of the family. Eli Zaretsky, working from a Marxist viewpoint refutes the idea…

…masterpieces. Jennifer Blessings critique of Nevelson's 'White Vertical Water' and 'Luminous Zag; Night' seem to understand many of the strong elements in her work, yet fail to describe the grandeur scale of intimidation such pieces create in their immediate…

…of entertaining ourselves. Humor in general, certainly is a universal connection-maker. Making those connections isn’t always as easy as it seems. In trying to befriend the head cook Juan at my work one night I found out that what is socially acceptable for one…

…It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late…

…In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, darkness plays a vital role in the development of the plot. Darkness itself is associated with many things in modern days such as sleep, dreams, and evil creatures that stalk the night. Also, in the play…

…linking him and others to the case. This to the best of my understanding is what happened on the night of February 16th, 1970 when everything came crashing down. It was a rainy and cold night on the base and the streets were quite in the neighborhood…

…Shakespeare’s Comedy vs. Tragedy Certain parallels remain distinctly drawn between William Shakespeare's plays, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and "Romeo and Juliet". These parallels concern themes and prototypical Shakespearian character types. Both…

…source of Imagery. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the witches, the guilt in Macbeth's soul, and the darkness of the night to set the mood. The scenes that are most notable take place at night or in some kind of dark spot. Such as the vision of the dagger…

…The shadows were lengthening now. I could see the sun slowly creeping down behind a mountain. In a few minutes the whole valley would be in shade. I shivered and looked round nervously, trying not to think of the prospect of spending a night…

…Billy is coming home from work one day when suddenly he hears some dogs up the street fighting. He goes to check it out and finds them picking on a redbone hound. He saves the dog and cares for it through the night. It reminds him of his childhood…