challenges she faces as a wife who assumes the roles typically undertaken by the family patriarch. In wood’s book, the depiction of Benjamin Franklin allows the reader to understand the progressive development of Franklin as he transitions from a gentleman to an ardent revolutionary. An interesting aspect of Wood’s portrayal of Franklin resides in his detailed analyses of his contributions to the American Revolution and the generally negative reception he receives upon returning to the independent
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Macbeth was on the road to greatness, he had everything a man could want. Macbeth’s successes in battle lead to admiration by many important and powerful people, such as the king. King Duncan boasts about Macbeth stating, “ O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman! “(I.ii.24). Ironically Macbeth later on kills his king. Macbeth had titles and power, the King was by his side promoting him to be triumphant. “I have begun to plant thee, and will labour to make thee full of growing.” (I.iv.29) This is King Duncan’s
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stated that he is an alcoholic. The gentlemen humbly stated that he is an alcoholic and expressed how he managed to move from the first step to the third step by sharing very intimate stories of past personal decisions and experiences. While the gentleman shared his story, I was able to sense the vulnerability and the desire for change. After the gentlemen shared his story, the room expressed their appreciation in unison by saying “Thank you for sharing”. I was very surprised by the process of the
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Business model for Premium Hotel ITC ITC's Hotels Business continues to be rated amongst the fastest growing hospitality chains, with over 94 properties in 67 locations, and operating under four distinct brands – ‘ITC Hotel’ for ‘luxury’, ‘WelcomHotel’ in the ‘five star segment’, ‘Fortune’ in the ‘mid-market to upscale segment’ and ‘WelcomHeritage’ in the ‘heritage leisure segment.’ ITC Hotels pioneered the concept of ‘Responsible Luxury’ in the hospitality industry, drawing on the strengths of
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Guy de Maupassant Maison Tellier They went there every evening about eleven o'clock, just as they would go to the club. Six or eight of them; always the same set, not fast men, but respectable tradesmen, and young men in government or some other employ, and they would drink their Chartreuse, and laugh with the girls, or else talk seriously with Madame Tellier, whom everybody respected, and then they would go home at twelve o'clock! The younger men would sometimes stay later. It was a small
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[Insert hook] In the Pulitzer Prize - winning play, A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, the author uses many literary criticisms, such as feminism, marxism, and psychoanalytical, to enhance the importance of each character's actions in order to create a masterpiece that consumes you instantly. Feminism is the most prominent literary criticism within A Streetcar Named Desire. Patriarchy is seen repeatedly in almost all of the interactions Stanley has with his wife Stella and her sister
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SPARK ARKNOTES W W W. S PA R K N O T E S . C O M Great Expectations Charles Dickens EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Justin Kestler EXECUTIVE EDITOR Ben Florman TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Tammy Hepps SERIES EDITORS Boomie Aglietti, Justin Kestler PRODUCTION Christian Lorentzen WRITERS Brian Phillips, Wendy Cheng EDITORS Ben Florman, Jennifer Burns Copyright ©2002 by SparkNotes llc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic
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It is early evening on Valentine’s day, as a couple walks into a diner in a small town escaping the cold of winter. The lady is a fourth-grade teacher of thirty years at one of the local schools. The gentleman is in administration at one of the local mills with thirty years of service. They are greeted by other couples they know as they go and sit down in an open booth. It is quite the busy place as others must have the same idea for celebrating the day. The waitress comes over with glasses and fills
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Stephens Cranes’ “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” is a look at how the introduction of the feminine persona and eastern culture begins to change the dime store novel version of the Old West. The marshal, Jack, is concerned that the town’s folks will be angry that he did not include them in his wedding celebration, typical of small Old West towns where everybody knew each other and their business. The symbolism associated with the private wedding, the bride’s new fancy clothes, Jack’s “new black
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Grange, they are spotted and try to escape. Catherine, having been caught by a dog, is brought inside and helped while Heathcliff is sent home. Five weeks later, Catherine returns to Wuthering Heights but she has now changed, looking and acting as a lady. She laughs at Heathcliff's unkempt appearance and, the next day when the Lintons visit, he dresses up to impress her. It fails when Edgar makes fun of him and they argue. Heathcliff is locked in the attic where, in the evening, Catherine climbs over
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