.... In contrast, D. H. Lawrence assesses the entrapments of gambling. He profiles a boy obsessed with winning at the horse track in order to please his mother. Fear, in this story, resides in the boy's mind, as he struggles to prove his luck to his mother. His mother equates luck to money, henceforth, driving the child to accumulate money and in his mind become lucky. The mother's assumptions push the boy to the brink and beyond in an effort to determine which horse will win the race. The two mothers in the stories view their roles in child rearing quite differently, unf .....

.... such as Moonlighting. For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. The “taming” of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. George Bernard Shaw himself pressed for its banning during the 19th century (Peralta). The subservience of Katherine has been labeled as barbaric, antiquated, and generally demeaning. The play centers on her and her lack of suitors. It establishes in the .....

.... a single bound? They call him “The Man of Steel”. He is Superman. He can fly, has x-ray vision, heat ray vision, and bullets bounce right off him. You don’t get any more unique than the man in the red and blue. So then who is Clark Kent? Where does he fit in? He’s the secret-identity of the Man of Steel. What of his true identity? That identity which is known for his courage. His nobility. His pursuit for justice and his never-ending battle against evil. The chiseled chin, the vibrant “S” that strikes fear in the heart of criminals. Undern .....

.... leaders: Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings, Of the golden future time. Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England, Shall be trod by beasts alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon the day...(p.22-23) After the song t .....

.... his destiny, he resolves never to see his supposed parents again. But it is quite certain from the first that his best efforts will fail. Others would argue that because Oedipus was a tyrannical ruler and didn't make the best choices in life, he deserved to suffer. E. R. Dodds states that, "Oedipus' behavior on the stage reveals the man he always was: he was punished for his basically unsound character." It was unavoidable and was his destiny to suffer in life. It was certainly not his fault that he reacted to his circumstances as he did. One of the most outstanding .....

.... would be there to help console them. You could always count on her to be there. Molly Gardner had a strong personality. Molly would show her personality by the way she presented herself. Jim the narrator said "Mrs. Gardener was admittedly the best-dressed woman in Black Hawk, drove the best horse, and had a smart trap and a little white-and-gold sleigh."(Page 117) Molly liked to have the best meterial goods in the town, and she liked to show them off. Mollys personality was the reason that her husband’s and her business did so well. Jim also said "…he knew that without .....

.... "news organization". The basic purpose of the establishment of news organizations is to report to the public what is occurring. Instead, the evolution of "Active Journalism", digging up a story, instead of waiting for it to "land in your lap" is the most detrimental effect to the bloated media. The problem with "Active Journalism" is that it will reveal stories that perhaps should have stayed private. The need for the public to know these stories, is really a matter of opinion, of which mine is obviously against the large "news organizations" Therefore, do we just flat out ki .....

.... examples of how animals are used throughout the novel to mold the reader's understanding of the human character they correspond to. One of the strongest illustrated characters in this story is Mrs. Placer, or "Gran" for short. The first description we hear of Gran comes from an unidentified person who glorifies her as a woman of "Christian goodness" (p. 1452). In this first paragraph the reader learns that Gran has had tough times herself in the loss of her husband and by single-handedly running a boarding house. Gran seems to be a courteous woman by accepting the care for .....