Cited: Sophocles. Oedipus the King The Norton Anthology of World Literature Eds. Peter Simon et al. 1 vols. New York: Norton‚ 2009. 573-614. Print. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Oedipus Plays.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.
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Book nineteen of the Odyssey tells how Penelope‚ Odysseus’ wife‚ questions her curious visitor whom claims to have met her husband. He describes Odysseus in such perfect detail that Penelope begins to cry. Penelope offers Odysseus‚ who is still disguised as a beggar‚ a place to stay and a bed to sleep in. He turns down the bed and sleeps on the floor like he is used to. Eurycleia‚ a servant of Penelope‚ washes Odysseus’ feet where she discovers a scar on his one foot. She recognizes the scar and
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References: Damrosch‚ D.‚ & Pike‚ D. L. (2007). The Longman Anthology of World Literature. New York‚ New York: Pearson Education‚ Inc. SparkNotes. (2012). Iliad. Retrieved from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/iliad SparksNotes. (2012). Inferno. Retrieved from http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/themes.html
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Is racism still a prevalent force in our modern society? Many people in America like to believe that racism is no longer apart of today’s world. They couldn’t be farther from the truth. In the twentieth-century‚ racism seemed to hit an all-time high around the world. With America trying to cope after the Civil War and Europe facing genocide‚ discrimination seemed inevitable‚ but can the problem of racism be solved? When looking back on America’s history after the Civil War‚ racism is apparent
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admit I did sparknote the hell out of this book‚ but I will also say that I would read it first then check sparknotes to see if what I was getting out of the book was actually correct. In some parts I was correct but from other’s I was too far off. I had a tough time reading this book as I am not great with metaphors or analogies and take things too literal. Instead of seeing what Conrad intended to say with his words I just read the literal meanings of the words. This is where sparknotes came in‚ this
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“American imperialism in 1898 was not a sudden abandonment of anti-colonial tradition but was a logical extension of commercial expansion‚ something the US had been doing throughout its history” (SparkNotes: The Spanish American War‚ 1898-1901‚: Effects of the Treaty). President McKinley was not interested in wars of conquest or of territorial aggression. His interest in expansion was “to make the United States first in international commerce and as a means to implement its humanitarian and democratic
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Golding‚ William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin‚ 2003. Print. Patterson‚ Ainsley. "The Symbolism of a Conch Shell in Lord of the Flies." Associated Content - Associatedcontent.com. 7 Dec. 2007. Web. 14 Sept. 2010. . SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNotes on Lord of the Flies." SparkNotes: Today ’s Most Popular Study Guides. SparknNotes LLC‚ 2007. Web. 13 Sept. 2010. .
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Bibliography: SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Virginia Woolf.” SparkNotes LLC. 2005. http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/woolf/ (accessed August 23‚ 2010). SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Mrs. Dalloway.” SparkNotes LLC. 2004. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dalloway/ (accessed August 23‚ 2010). Shmoop Editorial Team. "Virginia Woolf." Shmoop University‚ Inc. 11
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Cited: Melchert‚ Norman. The great conversation: a historical introduction to philosophy. 5th ed. New York‚NY: Oxford University Press‚ 2007. 71-79. Print. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Euthyphro.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 19 Jun. 2011.
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("LitCharts Literature Guides | From the Creators of SparkNotes") Valjean was free he wasn’t being forced to change. If Valjean wanted he could’ve been cruel and not taken the word of the Bishop but Valjean not only being a good guy he was being a great friend by keeping his promise. “One Valjean opens up his heart‚ he become a testament to the redemptive power of love and compassion.” ("LitCharts Literature Guides | From the Creators of SparkNotes") If Valjean didn’t take the Bishop’s word he wouldn’t
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