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…brave but fatal because of their overestimation of their strengths as a samurai. The prejudices about American troops proved fatal. Colonel Kiyono Ichiki believed that in the mind of an American, the night was for dancing. Attacks on U.S. troops were…

…archrival. The scene is in the dark of night with only light from the fires from Troy in the distance. The idea of the darkness covering the affair so that it can be hidden from the public until the murder of Agamemnon is complete. Just as a soldier uses…

…laws setting limits on earnings, many gladiators earned large sums and could buy freedom. Banquets were attended for an exciting night of entertainment. Banquets were a ceremony of civility, occasions for private men to savor their accomplishments…

…his family, so Adem crossed the mountain with a special guide and escaped. Adem’s escape was important because he would not have to live in constant fear of the Serbs. The night Adem obtained the carvings on his chest Adem was taken to the resistance…

…are choppy, staccato, but when he becomes drunk the language does too, as in the passage in Chapter 3: I had gone to no such place but to the smoke of cafes and nights when the room whirled and you needed to look at the wall to make it stop, nights in bed, drunk…

…. Sven listens to Rosemary's problem and tells her he will take her across the river if she spends the night with him. Rosemary, surprised and shocked at hearing such an offer, declines and turns to another acquaintance, Lee Pai, for help. Lee Pai tells…

…The roars of modified import cars stimulate my senses as I walk towards the Dallas Convention Center, where the 2001 Hot Imports Night car show is taking place. All around me, groups of anxious car enthusiasts rush towards the convention center…

…by her husband sixteen years ago, is constantly nagging Tom about ways to improve himself; he's so miserable with his life, that her nagging only increases his irritation and drives him to the movies night after night to escape his pathetic life. Laura, who…

…news light seeps in through cracks in my curtains and the cold of a winter night forces me to burrow back under a warm heap of scratchy old quilts as I tell myself, "five more minutes and I'll get up." I contort myself into a comfortable knotty little ball…

…effect on the future of this country. Specifically, the election gave the country an informed and inspired voter. The next election should bring a new form of election coverage to the American people. The election night debacle of the Bush states…