... people still had to deal with racial discrimination and hatred. If this sounds rough, black women had it worse. African-American women had to deal with all the previously mentioned things, but they were women too! Females were oppressed almost as bad as the blacks. White women were not able to vote until the 1920. Therefore colored women had a double edged sword, they had to fight for freedom, but not be to dominate as to effect the men. Alice Walker's The Color Purple is a good example of colored women's plight. Three obstacles black women had to overcome to be able to express themselves were Racism, the lack of edu ...

... distant brother of Boo who seldom speaks even though he is seen every day. Heck Tate: The sheriff, who is also good friends with the Finches Tom Robinson: A hard-working Negro man who is accused of a crime against Mayella Ewell Bob Ewell: The irresponsible and disgraceful father of a brood of children, who receives welfare checks and uses them for alcohol Mayella Violet Ewell: Bob Ewell's daughter, who later accuses Tom Robinson of attacking her Reverend Sykes: A Negro minister who takes care of Scout and Jem during the trial. Chapters 1-7 The beginning of chapter one opens up with ...

... in the tale “How Much Land Does a Man Need,� by Tolstoy. He is living in Russia in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. Russians during this era of time did not occupy too much that they could call their “own.� Many people are impecunious but happy, and Pahom starts out as one of these people. His realization of his level in society at that time seems to drive him to add more value to his life. As many of the richer people start to buy land, Pahom also decides to buy land because of the influence of pressure surrounding him. He is trying to move up and become wealthier, but at the corresponding time ...

... prejudice against the blacks, neither does Atticus. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus says at the trial: "You know the truth, and the truth is this: Some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to be trusted around our women--black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men" (Lee, 204). This shows that Atticus believes that no race is better than another. Through discussions with my mother, I know that she feels the same way. My mother, however, does not listen to both sides of the story. Atticus always listens to both children, as Scout says ...

... it is inevitable. Second, it will happen to everyone. Third, it needs life to occur and yet is in opposition to it. Because of death holding it’s shadow to the divine spark of life, it is obvious that whenever a person talks of death they invariably talk of life. True to this statement are Terry Wolverton’s poems in Mystery Bruise. Her poems embrace aspects of life as she sees it and almost all of these “dancing insights� mention death. In addition to death running hand and hand with life is the concept of continuous change. Wolverton mentions change and human’s inability to accept it. I believe that ...

... V, and XXXIV are only three of the Cantos of the fallen souls of the Inferno. The Inferno is the place we call Hell. It reeks with bad smells and bugs and fire along with the many other hideous things. The Inferno has many Cantos and Circles, each for a different sin or wrong doing towards another. In each circle and Canto there are different penalties to pay but it is for sure that each forbidden soul in the Inferno will live forever in eternal suffering. Our first soul to discuss is eternally locked in Canto V, Circle Two: The Carnal. This man, Jason, became king of Cornith by committing adultery against his ...

... is written is merely fluid prejudice." There are many other instances in which Clemens uses prejudice as a foundation for the entertainment of his writings such as this quote he said about foreigners in The Innocents Abroad: "They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce." Even in the opening paragraph of The Adventures of Clemens states, "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot." There were many groups that Clemens contra ...

... of “Dorians” in our society. They believe they are living in an age of continual crisis and are searching for ways to put meaning back to their lives. At the beginning, Basil paints a portrait of that people see as an appreciation of Dorian’s beauty. Dorian is so pure and innocent-he doesn’t know anything about the anxiety of life. He has all the beauty of a child in him, but then Lord Henry enters into the picture with his influential goal for life and its meaning. “Don’t spoil him. Don’t try to influence him. Your influence would be bad.” Lord Henry taunts ...

... historians. He has been depicted as a leading figure in American thought and literature, or at least ranks up there with the very best. But there is so much more to when we consider the personal hardships that he had to endure during the course of his life and when we see the type of man that he becomes. He certainly was a man of inspiration who knew how to express himself by writing the best of poems and philosophical ideas with inspiration. To get an idea of how might have become such an inspiration to the people, some background on his life is essential. Can you imagine living a life with all your loved ones pa ...

... disposition of a shark and a temper to match. It is the four men's misfortune that Bianca cannot be married until the storm of a woman Kate weds. This man vs. man conflict is further accentuated by this horrible stroke of luck named Kate. However, a gentleman storms onto the scene, which I believe is named Petruchio, professing his love and adoration for Kate and, against her evil will, whisks her away and makes her his wife. Soon after Bianca takes her true love, and everyone laughs at the ill fortune of he who married Kate. This is a wonderful build up for a lesson on deception vs. honesty. Though two of the m ...