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…. As "Old Times" continues, Twain pays a steamboat man to teach him how to be a pilot. He does this in an effort to get the Godly status that he thought the job brought since he was a child. "I entered upon the small enterprise of 'learning' twelve or thirteen…

…predators a girl, in the Old Testament, was considered the property of her father. At marriage, her ownership was transferred to her new husband. The women were just pieces of property that the man owned. In Exodus 21:4 a slaveowner was permitted to give…

…is at sea they must follow the following duties under a bill of lading. First is the must make the ship seaworthy. They also must properly manning, equipping, and supplying the ship. Next they are to make the holds, refrigerating, and cool chambers, and all…

…to take on the social role of aging. She is a woman out for a mission--to get a man. <Tab/>Using Role Theory, none of the characters relinquished any social relations. Nor did the characters consider themselves old. In retirement, all three…

…disappearing. Most cod are now caught between two and four years before they reach sexual maturity. Cod stocks in the North Sea are down to one-tenth of the level 30 years ago. The catch used to be 250,000 tons a year but the maximum permitted cod catch this year…

…In Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A Gathering of Old Men, I found no part in the story to be interesting. The novel was completely centered on one event, and one house. To be very honest about it, this is one of the worst books I have ever read. The main…

…stayed the same. For example, what we call two chickens fighting to the death is a cockfight. During old England, the called the same fight a “Shrove Tuesday”(www.regia.org/games). There were slight differentials though, in where kids would bring…

…Old South Golf Arnold Palmer walks up to the tee, quickly glances at the gallery, and begins his pre-swing routine. It is the 1960's and this is the 18th hole of one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world, The Players Championship…

…four characteristics of an Old Testament hero equivalent to any man's. Another example of a hero, but more in the role given to females is Ruth. She is remembered in her own book as an ideal woman. As a courageous widow, she leaves her own people…

…“A stitch in time saves nine”, says an old saying. When I was a youngster my mother and her family elevated this short, six-word sentence to the level of a religious proverb. As Grandpa Frank (I had a Grandpa Frank and a Grandpa Abe but their wives…