.... to the windows, some in an attempt to hide something, others just out of fear that the may inadvertently come into contact with the beast coming through. Bertha was 7 feet tall, and appeared to be one of those ex-weight lifters, that had been on steroids for most of their adult life. Her neck was bigger than that of football players, and her arms resembled those of the body builders sometimes on ESPN. Her gut brought thoughts of the worlds strongest man competition to mind. She was big, and no one, not even Superman, or Batman could get away with messing with .....

.... entirely in terms of “entertaining conversation,” such as humor, wit, or ridicule. He argues that “adaptability” in the way we talk to people is desirable, since there is a time and a place for everything. The paragraph begins with indirect definitions of two extremes of humor, the buffoon and the humorless person. A buffoon would rather be a fool and hurt people’s feelings than “fail to raise a laugh”. A man who never cracks a joke is also falling short of the appropriate behavior, which is the gentleman’s ability to give and take gentle humor in a convers .....

.... "If they question me, perhaps I will simply tell. Fall to my knees and tell." This foreshadows Raskolnikov's confession to the police and his subsequent sentencing to Siberia. Raskolnikov is obviously unbalanced if he can detachedly hypothesize about his confession. Similarly, Desdemona's willow song foreshadows her own death. In this way we realize Othello must be extremely unbalanced if his wife can foresee her own death when they are still newly wed. Both foreshadowed events would usually be considered as negative. The main difference is that while Ra .....

.... during the Great Depression is discrimination because of age, race, or sex. Loneliness is demonstrated in this novel by many of its characters. One character, Crooks has to live in an isolated shack next to the barn because he is black, his only companions are his books. He shows his loneliness when Lennie and Candy comes into his room and even if he says he does not want them in his room he cannot conceal his pleasure with anger. Curly’s wife is another character that shows loneliness because she is stuck in the house often and alone. She shows loneliness .....

.... creek.” Phoenix shuts her eyes and crosses the log and opens her eyes when she is across. Along her journey she comes upon a barbed-wire fence. She crawls and creeps through to only come across a field of dead corn. There she comes before a scarecrow that she mistakes for death. She laughs at herself for thinking that the scarecrow was a ghost. Continuing on her path she bends down to drink from a spring of water. Being unaware a dog jumps on top of her and she lands in a ditch. A white hunter encounters her and helps her out. As they converse a nickel .....

.... He avenged the death of Caesar, thwarting Brutus's plans, and in the end of the battle, he emerged as the new leader of Rome. Antony had the ability to speak well and take charge when in danger, he was also very strong physically as well as athletic. " I am not gamesome : I do lack some part of that quick spirit that is Antony. ( Act 1 , Scene 2 lines 28 -29 ) . However , further interpretation proved that Antony was not an all together better person . In order to avenge Caesar"s death he lied to the conspirators and to the citizens of Rome. He was correc .....

.... then called upon his father, Poseidon, to punish the man who had harmed him. Odysseus not only lost a few men, but also had a long miserable trip home. Odysseus also had a weakness for the opposite sex. He enjoyed women. Circe and Calypso played big parts in showing Odysseus' weakness for women. He stayed with Circe for one year and with Calypso for seven years. It is amazing to think that a man of such prowess and bravery had such a weakness. The biggest surprise when looking at Odysseus was the fact that he had so many weaknesses. Nobody would think that .....

.... (68)² To this question, they give a lame half hearted awnser which implies that it will never happen. He is tolerant of her behavior because he loves her unconditionally and is willing to overlook everything she does. Jake’s willingness to endure and forgive Brett¹s promiscuity and infidelity is an indication of the skewed values of the age. It was an ³anything goes² era right after the first war, and Jake¹s message to Brett seems to be the same: anything goes as long as you eventually come back to me. Jake is forced to accept living in this seemingly terr .....