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Pip is controlled by the women in his life. In Mrs. Joe’s house, you play by Mrs. Joe’s rules. Both of Pip’s parents are dead. Unfortunately for Pip, Mrs. Joe took him in. She is just about the worst big sister you could ever imagine. Mrs. Joe is proud to say that she has brought Pip up “by hand”. “By hand” is a phrase describing how Mrs. Joe beat Pip up when he disobeyed. She even has her own torture device, known as the Tickler, which is used to hit Pip when Mrs. Joe is upset with him (which

One would normally think of poverty as a disease that needs to be eradicated by all means possible; however the opposite is true for Jackson in Sherman Alexie’s, what you pawn, I will redeem. Instead of putting a lot effort to save every single coin he gets so that he can manage to buy back his grandmothers dancing regalia, Jackson chooses to spend it all on alcohol and friends. The little money he gets form people he spends all of it and he returns back to the original situation. Saving enough to

(1868-1918), the last Russian czar. The Duma then assumed control and declared a provisional government.  Eight months later, the radical Bolshevik party seized power from the Provisional government. The royal family who once ruled Russia had become pawns in the political

nearest shelf, she browsed through the selection of books, until a voice chirped up. Turning around, she saw a petite brunette around her age and she looked oddly familiar. And to Fleur’s dissatisfaction the letterman jacket she had been hoping to pawn belonged to the brunette. Still, Fleurette had a mask to put on, so she smiled as she opened her mouth to speak. “Sweetheart, you should be more careful with your belongings. One of these days a big bad wolf might take advantage of your belongings

predetermined by white supremacy. The progress that African Americans have made in America since the country's creation is nothing compared to our caucasian counterparts. Things such as integrations show how the government has used our requests as pawns and angled them in their favor. Integration, which was fine in its time,

1. It is important that we read stories like Hiroshima because it gives the reader a detailed explanation from first-hand survivors what happened during the Hiroshima attack. Although this book is a secondary source it is filled with valuable heart and mind changing primary sources and information. The book shows the hardships, pain, suffering innocent women, men and children went through. What decision one made and was untouched how one slight movement, staying in bed, and hiding in a different

Reciprocity In cultural anthropology, a reciprocal exchange is the mutual non-market trade of goods or services through either generalized, balanced, or negative reciprocity. Marshall Sahlins, an anthropologist, identified these three types of reciprocity prominent in human society in his book Stone Age Economics (1972). Generalized reciprocity is the exchange of goods or labor without the expectation of an immediate return. Generalized reciprocity is viewed as gift-giving or uninhibited sharing

me better than the rest.” Eric: “ Winning has so many components to it.” Tybalt: “Which are….?” Eric: “Think of winning as a game of chess you have to sacrifice some pieces that are important, even the king falls time to time but in the end a pawn has the power to accomplish what a king couldn't” Tybalt: “However it is also like building a pyramid you have to put others beneath you to be able to reach the peak.” Eric: “This may be easy to say but when it comes down to it many hesitate because

only sacrifice to the cause of the organization. These ideals are revealed later in the book, Their ideals are “For all of us, the committee does the thinking. For all of us. And you were hired to talk.” (Ellison 470). The narrator is treated as a pawn in the Brotherhood. He is restrained from free thinking. The Brotherhood refines his oratory skills and force to speak at rallies and other events. However though the Brotherhood, the narrator self discovery himself and asserting who he is.In the

the lord’s attentions away from the young man. However, Dorian meets Lord Henry when visiting Basil and is completely changed by his time with the lord. Once good and moral, Dorian now views the world as a place for his pleasure and sees people as pawns to achieve personal satisfaction. Dorian also becomes extremely vain and wishes to remain young and beautiful forever. He treats Basil’s painting as a thing of worship and pledges to remain as gorgeous as the painting. Dorian remains good looking for