.... "cleared off (as to this world) the trouble of each particular case, and left nothing else with it to be looked after" (62). This negative light that the ruthless use of capital punishment casts upon the rulers of France is exactly what Dickens had intended. When the revolution actually takes place, the Jacques become drunk with bloodlust. Their methods of restoring order and peace are exactly the same as those they opposed: send anyone to the guillotine who disagrees with them. "They are murdering the prisoners," says Mr. Lorry to Darnay after arriving i .....

.... and to the bewilderment that succeeded his death. Gatsby is the rich, majestic, protagonist of the novel. While it isn't clear how he made all his money it is obvious that it was through illegal dealings in organized crime. There was a reference to the 1919 World Series, (That's the one where the players on the Chicago White Sox helped out organized crime by not trying their hardest when it counted. Go Reds!) When asked about his line of work, Gatsby claims to be in the drugstore business. Drugstores were a common means of bootlegging liquor during prohibiti .....

.... the nurse gives her a few pills and says, “Here have some water.” (256, The Stone Angel) Water is used as an aid all the time, to help digest certain things. In this case Hagar is taking a two-ninety-two and a sleeping pill. Water just makes it taste better and it is easier to swallow. At the end of the novel, Hagar drinks a glass of water right before she dies. “I wrest from her the glass, full of water to be had for the taking. I hold it in my own hands. There.” (308, The Stone Angel) This symbolizes that Hagar was dying in peace. All over the novel, one will find that w .....

.... and stuffed bears. They would inspire her to behave soft and kind like a female should behave. Parents would allow their sons to stay out late and be little more liberal on them. And they would not allow their daughter to stay our late and be a little strict. Dads would expect their sons to help him in the garage or any other project around the house and moms expect their daughters to help them in kitchen. All of these characteristics are not unusual or our of ordinary, this has been the tradition for hundreds of ears and as far as I can see it will st .....

.... of the impressionists. In 1869 Renoir found himself becoming very close with Monet because their paintings showed similarities in technique and style. Like Monet, Renoir had a very rough and bumpy start in the early stages of his career, but by the 1870’s Renoir had already received success as a portraitist. In 1881 he was freed from his financial problems as an art dealer named Paul Durand- Ruel began buying his work on a regular basis. By this time Renoir’s style had changed dramatically. He used a crisper and drier style with duller coloring, .....

.... of it: it's expected of a woman." This statement shows that the only reason that one would be ashamed of it is because of society says that one should be. She feels that the restrictions that society has placed on women has made it impossible for her to pursue any other lifestyle. She demonstrates this by saying, "It's far better than any other employment open to [women]... It can't be right, Vivie, that there shouldn't be better opportunities for women." Shaw is attempting to evoke sympathy for the character of Mrs. Warren by pitting her against a society th .....

.... Public School System, "Sadie" considers herself to be the Booker T. Washington of the sisters, always shying away from conflict and looking at both sides of the issue. "Bessie" is the younger sister (101 years old) and is much more aggressive. A self-made dentist who was the only colored female at Columbia University when she attended dentistry school there, "Bessie" is the W.E.B. Dubois of the sisters, never backing down from any type of confrontation. As the sisters tell the stories of their ancestors and then of themselves, and how they have endured over .....

.... troubled love for their father, who was increasingly treated by his wife as a drunkard who would never do well, and as a consequence he drank more to escape the tensions he experienced at home. Lydia Lawrence consciously alienated the children from their father, and told them stories of her earlier married life the children never forgot, things their father did for which they never forgave him. Arthur Lawrence, for his part, unhappy at the lack of respect and love shown him and the way in which his male privilege as head of the household was constantly bein .....