Clara

composer. According to Gerald E.H. Abraham, Robert got piano education from famous musician Friedrich Wieck when he went to college to get a law degree. He wasn’t very interested in going into law but he was interested in Friedrich’s daughter, Clara. (Abraham 4) Clara started to play piano under the instruction of her father at a very young age and went on tour

their rooms; once more cleaning his guns. “It’s time boy.” “Time for what ol’ man?” “A time to kill or be killed. Austin, I’d appreciate it if you’d take Clara and Lena on their buggy ride earlier than usual today.” Austin argumentatively replied “I ain’t leaven’ you Jess! I’ll make sure the ladies stay out of sight but if one of us dies, Clara and Angel deserve to grieve.” “Angel? You mean Lena?” Jess said as he finally looked away from his guns. “Yes Angel. I’m the only one allowed to call

(who was Esteban Trueba’s ‘suitable’ choice of a husband for Blanca) referred to the work of the poet as “the best poetry ever written, and nothing could compare to it”. When Jaime and Nicholas became adults, the poet became more widely accepted as Clara had formerly predicted the first time she heard him recite in his ‘telluric voice’ in one of her literary soireés. It was evident that the poet lived and wrote about the right of the citizens to live their lives the way they wanted to, making their

Ethical Decision Making Paper What are ethics and how do they affect decision-making? According to the Santa Clara University, "[…] [E]thics refers to well based standards of right and wrong […]." Ethics are not the same as religion, but "Religion can set high ethical standards and can provide intense motivations for ethical behavior" (Santa Clara University). What about the law? There can be a law in place, but that does not necessarily mean that the law is ethical. An example could be that San

story follows the normal plot structure, which means that it has an exposition, a rising action, a climax, a falling action and a resolution. In the exposition, we get an introduction of how Mischa and Clara met. In the part where the action is rising we hear about the friendship between Mischa and Clara, and we hear something about Mischa’s background. The climax is when Renaude joins their friendship. The falling in action is when they live Renaude’s house. The resolution is where they are back in

develops between George and Slim, and the friendship that eventually develops between George and Candy. The closeness between Lennie and George is shown throughout the novel in many different ways. Lennie is not able to care for himself. Lennie’s aunt Clara cared for him before she passed away,when she passed away she told George to care for Lennie. On pages

She has taken care of him for the greater part of his life. Aunt Clara used to give Lennie special little things that he would love to pet. Since she has died, Lennie has always thought she was looking after him and trying to keep him out of trouble, which never worked. Lennie never wanted to get into trouble, but it

Pleyel. does not have a strong faith and according to Clara, “rejects all guidance but that of his reason (28)”. While this may seem like an astute mindset, Pleyel fails to question events for which he can find no logical explanation. He rejects any explanation that attributes events to the supernatural and believes that what appears to be logical must be. When he hears Clara and Carwin having a conversation in the woods, he is prompted to believe what he hears.

the first feminist in the country.”(pg 121) Clara, just like her mother, is a strong feminist character in the book. She is constantly trying to help the women in Tres Marias. Just as her mother, she refuses to be controlled by her husband esteban, and shows no fear when countering his views, “as soon as Clara was able to move, she pushed Esteban out of the way, rose with great difficulty, and left the study, trying to walk as erect as she could... Clara never spoke to her husband again. She stops

is about a dog, Buck, who leaves his lavish lifestyle in the Santa Clara valley at Judge Miller’s home to get sold to work in the Yukon as a sled dog. He has to learn the ways of the life in the Yukon with other wild dogs, who don’t wag their tails at each other, “it’s kill or be killed” as Buck states in the book. Throughout the novel Buck changes drastically, from living with Judge Miller in a nice estate home in the Santa Clara Valley to learning the ways of the Yukon and living with Francois and