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…need for appreciation from other human beings is strongly illustrated in John Steinbeck’s "The Chrysanthemums", as Elisa searches and explores for commendation in a stranger. In this work John Steinbeck develops the idea that recognition is vital…

…trains the frog to jump farther than any frog in Calaveras County. It becomes a famous jumping frog. One day a stranger came to Angel's Camp. Smiley makes stinger to bet $40 that Webster can beat any frog in Calaveras County in a jumping contest. While Jim…

…chain." Well the dandy faced the strangers gaze, His coat was buttoned tight, A gun swang free above each knee, But the bells were hid from a sight. "So it’s the dandy's silver bells On which you heart is set. That’s a fancy pair of spurs you wear…

…lights, sound the horn and shout at the other car, They soon find out that this car is not their friends and is a strangers vehicle. The stranger from the other vehicle then enters into an argument with the three boys that lead to a fight. The Stranger…

…is unprepared for what he learns when a stranger joins him on the path. Brown feels the old man is of 'evil origin' when he feels the pull of temptation. Yet, Brown's faith remains strong. He rejects the evil one's advances until he views his catechism teacher…

…In "The Mysterious Stranger" Mark Twain portrays a society so dependent on outside sources for guidance that the majority of Eseldorf's citizens do not have independent thought. This reliance is what eventually ruins many of the resident's lives…

…of the first nights on board the ship, the captain demonstrates his thoughts of insecurity and self-consciousness when he does something that a captain would not normally do: he plans to take part in the night watch. “I felt painfully that I - a stranger…

…-powerful and that Dionysus is not a god. Pentheus actually states to his father that Dionysus is no god. When he is confronted by Dionysus(The Stranger) he is ignorant and doubtful of his godliness. He is soon killed because of his ignorance. Throughout…

…of what his crew thought of him. Through an interaction with Leggatt, the Captain makes a transformation to a more self-assured person. In the beginning of the story, the Captain, a stranger to his ship and his crew, is fearful of the opinion of his peers…

…them to be. Everyone was having a good time until the stroke of midnight. At midnight a stranger showed up in the middle of the ballroom. No one had ever seen him before. He was dressed as a skeleton. All of the guests were talking about him. When King…