.... been asked forgiveness for the pride of the author, the reader drops barriers that he may have against arguments driven by ego and opens his mind to Machiavelli on a personal, sincere level. By placing himself at the feet of the reader, Machiavelli puts himself and his argument in a position of power. He wastes no time in using this power to gain more control over the reader. In the next sentence he states that his intention is to create an outline for behavior in public office “ of use to those who understand”. This statement compels the reader to agree with the points that the trustwort .....

.... that husbands will most likely treat their wives as inferiors after they are married. In A Doll's House, Torvald is blatantly condescending to Nora. He calls her his ³little squirrel² or ³little skylark² and requires her to ³do tricks² to please him. In addition, he treats her like a child, a ³feather head² who can't understand anything important. In The Awakening, Leonce is more subtle in his mistreatment of his wife. He tries to control Edna by pushing his point until she does what he wants. He also tries to make her feel bad about herself. For example, he tells her she isn' .....

.... rafts and watched the boat slowly sink till there was nothing left to watch. After a few days at sea the kids and officers land on an island. As soon as they land on the island Jack and his "group" get together and tie up the officers with vines on the local trees. This is Ralph's worst nightmare come true. After they are done Jack tells Ralph, "either your part of the group or your an outsider and that my group will hunt you for the rest of your life." Ralph is thinking that this is great because they will forget everything that ever happened on the first island. He decides to join .....

.... start . Denny father really only one rule and that is not to answer the phone, but now that Denny is sixteen and he wants to be like all other teens so he starts to answer the phone in the middle of the day when he is the only one home. The voice on the other end of the phone was seductive. The mystery voice would soon ravel herself as Lulu. Lulu would tease and play with Denny’s hormones with leading him on with sentences like “I want you to love my eyes, and my lips…I want you to love my body…” Than as Halloween approached Lulu convinced Denny to meet him Halloween night. When Ha .....

.... pt.1, ln. 400-403) Gawain's agreement might have been honorable, but it doesn't strike me as particularly bright. Roland had the same type of problem. His honor also got him to into trouble. One perfect example of this was when Roland made his Uncle Ganelon so angry by antagonizing him that Ganelon used Roland's concept of honor to make Roland take the rear guard and be slaughtered. Roland antagonized Ganelon by saying: "Quoth Roland: ‘ Ganelon my step she is the man" (SOR, ln.229) Roland also felt honor bound not to call for reinforcements against the pagan horde until almo .....

.... to the rapid changes of the world and life. You can not learn life lessons and things you need to know if you have no love or guidancce. Mary Shelly shows her own fears for life and children and her fear of not having or being a good mother. She wants to express any parents need to make there child life safe and easy to live. Any parent would be worried about there childs well being and how they live and adapt to others. Every one wants the best for there children and will do anything it takes. .....

.... desire of praise from the whites made him a vulnerable character to be taken advantage of, by not only the whites, but also other characters, like Dr. Bledsoe. Dr. Bledsoe gave the invisible man the role of an inferior fool. Not seeing the person who the invisible man was, Dr. Bledsoe kicked the invisible man out of school for his own benefits. Because the invisible man wanted to be successful, he did not want to undermine the white society, and he told himself, “he’s right; the school and what it stands for have to be protected.” Dr. Bledsoe manipulates the invisible man .....

.... severe postpartum depression. She loves her baby, but knows she is not able to take care of him. “It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby! And yet I cannot be with him, it makes me so nervous”(Gilman 293). The symbolism utilized by Gilman is somewhat askew from the conventional. A house usually symbolizes security but in this story the opposite is true. The protagonist, whose name we never learn, feels trapped by the walls of the house, just as she is trapped by her mental illness. The windows of her room, which normally would symbolize a sense of freedom, .....

.... strange habit of carrying long, wooden staves wherever they go) and a crew of cannibals on a long, difficult voyage up the river. They come across a hut with firewood stacked and a note saying it is for them but to approach cautiously. Natives attack them and the helmsman is killed before Marlow frightens the natives away with the steam whistle. They come to Kurtz's Inner Station, expecting to find him dead, but a Russian trader there assures them everything is all right and reveals that he is the one who left the wood. The Russian claims Kurtz has enlarged his mind and cannot be subjecte .....

.... Amelia’s marriage to George Osborne is threatened when her family sinks into financial ruin and George’s father refuses to countenance a union between his son and the helpless daughter. However, inspired by his friend Dobbin, who is himself in love with Amelia and always selflessly thinking of her happiness, George rebels against his father and marries her. George is killed in battle and she is poverty-stricken that she is forced to hand her son over to her despised father-in-law. Dobbins remains devoted to her but she cannot let go of George. Amelia’s willful attachment .....