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….         Company towns were also a center for political corruption. Many immigrants that came to this country were given a job and a home in a company town. In exchange for these gifts they were made to vote for candidates that the company supported. This undermines…

…because it is an example of a well-preserved 19th century community. In fact, 85 percent of the buildings in this town are recorded in the National Historic Register. Among the important sites to visit are Ulysses S. Grant’s Home, Main Street Book Store, Mark…

…. She explains to them that she owes no taxes. She tells them that Colonel Sartoris tells her that. Emily has not paid taxes ever on her home, and so this Colonel makes up a story about how Emily's father had loaned money to the town many years ago…

…The Quiet Man The loudest quiet man around. Both in the movie and the story Shawn Thorton/Kelvin is a boxer from America who returns to his home town in Ireland, but thats about the only major similarity between the movie and the book…

…The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, is a story told from the eyes of the young Tom Sawyer. The story takes place in the small town of St. Petersburg Missouri in the 1800's. Tom Sawyer is the main character of the book. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly…

…the appearance of towns I had seen in the movies. Towns which did not know freedom, but captivity. "He'll probably go home," I mused to myself as my grandpa began changing the gears to move on. Surely no one could be so stupid as to go into that courthouse…

…twenty five billion to fifty billion dollars. If it takes longer, it will even be more money. From the project, people will have job opportunities but however, people will lose their homes and whole towns. Towns that are there are asked to be relocated…

…A Comparison of Styles and Settings In the short story "Soldier's Home," by Ernest Hemingway, Kreb's rejection of his community's values can be related to Sammy's relationship to his supermarket job in John Updike's "A & P." Even though the two stories…

…In the short story "Soldier's Home," by Ernest Hemingway, Kreb's rejection of his community's values can be related to Sammy's relationship to his supermarket job in John Updike's "A & P." Even though the two stories are different in style, one story…

…"When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow." Stated by Anais Nin, this quote reflects the men of Ruby, Oklahoma, a town built on righteousness, fear and moral law. As the men of Ruby…