.... Home seemed to be a great place where unmarried women could, secretly, give birth to their babies- for a great price though! In the 1930's and 1940's, a woman was considered a disgrace to the town and, more importantly, her family if she was pregnant and not married. To some women the Ideal Maternity Home was a saviour- a place where they could give birth and then have the baby put up for adoption, hassel-free. However, the price for board and the birth cost a fortune. The service fee was $300 (a years wage). Despite the price, many women turned to the Home when in need. The women who entered the home signed a contract drafted by the Youngs' lawyer, .....

.... weak and unable to complete his goal to rescue the princess. Zeus heals and changes him to normal so his mission can be completed. Now this is a hint Zeus wants Perseus to succeed in his attempts. Zeus has special powers to help those in trouble and to make people well again. Furthermore, Perseus changes to invisible when he puts on his special helmet, and he reappears when he takes off the helmet. By having this ability to be invisible his goal to win the princess will be very much less demanding. Gifts from the gods are very helpful and useful to anyone who receives them. Changing or interpreting things that change can alter many plots or events. .....

.... It also doesn’t help that everyone is promoting a different and contradicting image of who she might or should be and what rules she should govern her life by, partly due to the scandal of her illegitimacy. These are some of the troubles facing Josephine Alibrandi, the main character of, and narrator in, the novel by Melina Marchetta. Josephine’s perspective on life and her attitude towards the influences in her life changes throughout the novel. Initially she is confused about her nationality, her social standing and, probably like any other teenage girl, she is unsure of her attractiveness. However, by the end of the novel she has realised who she is and .....

.... everyday life. In our society we face simple problems and difficult problems and all problems have a good and bad about them. It all depends on the person’s outlook for the course of action that they will take. Beowulf strikes peculiar reactions among scholars, historians, and professors. The increase in the amount of confusion is caused by new twists to old theories and by new theories. Beowulf was composed for an audience that would take into account the struggles that the main character took, and the audience would see the poem in its own way. Though few can clearly understand the value of the poem, we must realize that judging the poem fro .....

.... was killed by this dragon, but managed to kill the dragon before his death. As Beowulf battles something more difficult each time, it increases the respect we, as a reader, have for our hero. This, ultimately, enables us to forgive or excuse his failure; his failure being that he did not survive the wrath of the dragon. In this story, Beowulf clearly demonstrates the Germanic values of a warrior society, including bravery, prowess in battle, loyalty, generosity, and a belief in wyrd, which is Latin for fate. First of all, Beowulf demonstrates the value of bravery. This value was essential for a warrior to be successful. While other men were too f .....

.... Imagery is an important element in writing. Imagery can stimulate the imagination and create vivid pictures in the mind. Imagery can have a different effect on everybody. Some people will see things in a different way than other people see them, unlike in television. H.D. was one of the first writers to use imagery. Inspired by Ezra Pound, H.D. once wrote in her poem titled "Heat": Cut the heat- Plow through it, turning it on either side of your path. The reader can clearly see the heat being pushed out of the way by an opposing force. The reader can also imagine the turbul .....

.... is human, and deserves to be treated equal. Mark Twain was on of the finest satirists of his time. He used satire to thsow the flaws of the people around him. He contrasted the illusion of freedom to reality, ignorance with enlightenment, and what is believed to be good and what truly is good. The illusion of freedom is a powerful one. It allows people to rest in a false sense of control over one’s life. When Widow Douglas is taking care of Huck, he feels that he can sneak out at night and by himself. Widow Douglas was constantly trying to control him. After he and Pap leave, he feels that he is free from his constrictions, but he has been und .....

.... of problems but through this time he makes many friends and faces many enemies. The characters that Monkey must face represent universal qualities of human nature. Husuantsang represents “everyman” the ordinary nature of all human beings. Pigsy symbolizes uncontrollable sensuality and pure appetite while also representing energy when needed on the spiritual path and Sandy who Chinese commentators identify with the qualities of sincerity or whole heartiness. These are Monkeys companions in the Journey to the West. Then there is Monkey who has the “monkey mind” which must be tamed by discipline before the spiritual journey can begin. Monkey and his companio .....