.... gainsay the old woman" (Freeman, 362). The only person she cannot make "visibly cower" (361) is Nelson Barry, Lily’s father. He is the only one that shows any disregard towards the old woman. and Nelson Barry never agree with each other in any way. The old woman has been especially cautious of Barry ever since her daughter died and she had to take care of Lily. After an undesired and unforeseen encounter between the girl and Barry, the old woman is informed that she must hand over the girl. Feeling helpless and having no control over the situation, she feels forced to make a major decision to prevent the young girl from, what she fee .....

.... there was a possibility that Gertrude knew that the wine had deadly toxins in it. Although there is no definite guarantee that she committed suicide, the evidence is overwhelming that she knew that the wine was tainted. Prior to the opening of the drama, Gertrude was having an incestuous affair with her husbands brother, Claudius. Claudius then killed his brother (King Hamlet), and shortly after married Gertrude. Prince Hamlet could not handle this and was disgusted by the entire situation. He then decided to put on an "Antic Disposition," meaning that he will pretend to be crazy in order to find out the details of what is going on. Gertrude observes .....

.... Arts: Literary Terms - myth 4. Language Arts: Sequencing 5. Art: Creating and designing a box B. The main concept the student will understand: 1. The students will learn about mythology and the legends of a people. 2. The students will read selections of classic works. 3. The students will ask and answer relevant questions and make contributions in small or large group discussion. 4. The students will analyze characters, including their traits, relationships, and changes. C. Ongoing Projects: 1. Daily Journal Entries: Students will write daily in their journals on related topics that also integrate other subjects, and student .....

.... the story was indeed a true testament of the powers of the magical water. The first is rather evident and straight forward because it happens before a single person even raises glass close to their lips. I am of course referring to the fifty- five year old rose that was given to Dr. Heidegger on the eve of his wedding by his bride to be. Heidegger places the rose in the water so there could be proof of the mysterious water's power, but in the same act of proving its power to his guests Hawthorne proves to us the power of the water because when the rose regains life nobody was drunk or had even attempted to drink the water. "The crushed and dried petals st .....

.... Beowulf. The significance of each of the creatures in this epic novel teaches an important lesson on the behavior of humankind. Through Beowulf, it can be seen that humankind is held back by evil (In this novel, they are in the form of monsters.) in their search for salvation. The monster, Grendel, is described as being a very large and vicious monster. Grendel attacks men while they sleep, ripping them apart and eating them. Grendel is “the creature of evil, grim, and fierce, was quickly ready, savage, and cruel, and seized from their rest thirty thanes.” He killed the Danish warriors for twelve winters, and was incapable of feeling any remorse for what he had .....

.... noble and decent life. They pursed their ideal rather than living it and thus they are unable to succeed. Willie Loman, in Death of a Salesman,, has lived his life in pursuit of the American dream. Traditionally the American dream meant oppurtunity and freedom for all, and Willie believed that. However, hard work could not earn him everything that he wanted or thoght he deserved. Willy judged himsel and those arround him by theit material accumulation, as is demanded by capitalism and the protestant work ethic. The ethic demands accumulation and work as signs of favor in the eyes of god. Thus in order to please god and himself he had .....

.... by Henry Thoreau and in “The Geese”, written by E.B. White, death is a problem in both stories. In “The Geese” and “The Battle of the Ants”, both stories are keen observers in nature, while one tends to focus on old age death, and the other tends to focus on death of a war. In “The Geese” and “The Battle of the Ants”, there are several similarities. One similarity that can be seen in both of these essays is that animals represent human behavior. In “The Geese”, the old goose represents the old age of the narrator in the story. Since the narrator is old, he does not feel sympathy .....

.... the center of her heart [is] a hard place that could not feel love, no, not for anybody" (Lawrence 524). The children know their mother has this block for love and it is Paul's goal to find love from his mother. His mother's only obsession is to have money. According to W. R. Martin Paul's mother feels that if she has money her problems will disappear and she can obtain that "high social class" she does not deserve to be in (65). This adds conflict because there is a child that is neglected by his mother and a mother who is only interested in herself and the social class she lives in. Paul's secrets add conflict in the story because the secrets separate h .....