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…The most famous is Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Egypt. She came to power at age 15, married to her brother, Ptolemy XIII, also pharaoh. The two began a civil war in 48 B.C. With the aid of the Roman leader Julius Caesar, Cleopatra defeated her…

…sight and he is left with 'nothing' and becomes 'nothing'. In the sub-plot, Edgar, like Cordelia who is banished, has to leave, though unlike Cordelia, he is given no chance to prove himself because his brother Edmund cleverly creates the plot against him…

…Industrial School, which was a school for delinquents and unwanted children. He there met the man who would shape him into the man who stood before you on the baseball diamond, Brother Matthias. Brother Matthias was a huge man. He could hold a bat in one hand…

…and collected under the title 'Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle', won Irving his earliest literary recognition. From 1807 to 1808, he was the leading person in a social group that included his brothers William Irving and Peter Irving and William's brother-in-law James…

…of the play. In contrast, Mrs. Linde is a widow who married her husband for money and has no children. Since her husbands death she has had to work to take care of her sickly mother and two small brothers. Her mother has since died and her brothers are grown up…

…Angela's Ashes is a story written about the life of the author. Frank McCourt's family was poor. They lived in America (New York). Frank had a brother named Malachy. He also had two twin brothers, Oliver and Eugene. His mother (Angela) gave birth…

…. In his earlier years she was a loving mother, until the alcohol took control of her and then she reveals her dark side to her son, David. In David's years before the abuse started his family was called the "Brady Brunch" of the 1960's. He and his two brothers…

…and Abel. According to the Bible, Cain and Abel were the first brothers of the earth. Driven by jealousy, Cain later kills off his brother Abel. In wars, a bond of brotherhood is created by serving in combat together. Elias and Barnes survived several…

…This was to be a 600-900 word story that takes place in a short amount of time. The dialogue might seem awkward, but the grandparents have an accent. It was a warm, breezy day, and my brother, Juan's 9th birthday. I was sitting on a couch across…

…brother D.B. 'selling out' to the movies and Pheobe eventually having to grow up. This corruption is very evident in Holden's life and situation. Corruption is what Holden wants to avoid but can not because he wants to grow up and act like an adult. Drinking…