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W ha t fo rc e s e nd ed A rth ur's r e ig n in Le M orte d 'A rth ur ? T o m e, th e fo rc e s th a t e nd A rth ur's r e ig n a re th e r e sult o f h is o w n g re atn e ss. In o th e r w ord s, th e s a m e fo rc e s th a t m ake h im g re at a re th e o ne s th a t e nd u p c a stin g h im d ow n. I s e e tw o r e aso ns fo r A rth ur's u lt im ate d efe at. F ir s t is th e fa ct th a t h e fa th e re d M ord re d. ... S olu tio n T o m e, th e fo rc e s th a t...

In The A dve ntu re s o f H uckle berry F in n w ha t fo rc e s a ffe ct th e c ha ng e o f H uck's a ttitu d e to w ard J im ? T he m ain fo rc e th a t c ha ng es H uck's a ttitu d e to w ard s J im a re h a vin g r e peate d e xp erie nce s w ith h im th a t s ho w H uck th a t Jim is a g ood fr ie nd , a n in te lli g ent m an, a nd a p ers o n w orth k no w in g a nd c a rin g a bout. A t th e b egin nin g o f th e n o ve l, H uck th in ks th a t J im is ju ...

W ha t fo rc e is in c o nfli c t w ith th e s p eake r? (a nta gonis t) S to ry : T o T he R esid ents o f A .D . 2 029 my te ache r s a id th e a nta gonis t is N O T th e fu tu re b ut it h a s s o m eth in g to d o w ith it In s o m e w ays , th is is a n o pin io n, s o I'm n o t 1 00% s ure I w ill a gre e w ith y o ur te ache r. B ut in m y o pin io n, th e c o nfli c t is b etw een th e s p eake r a nd h im se lf . I th in k it's a n in te rn a l c o n...

In C ha pte r 1 1 o f The C hry sa lid s , w ha t fo rb id den th in g d oes P etr a d o? T he p rim ary th in g th a t P etr a d oes th a t is fo rb id den is to c o m munic a te te le path ic a lly a s a d evia nt B la sp he m y. O th e r th a n th a t, in C ha pte r 1 1, P etr a r id es h e r p ony in to th e fo rb id den fo re st a re a. O nce th e re , s he fa lls p re y to d ang er a nd s cre am s vio le ntly , s e nd in g th o ug hts o f te rro r s cre echin g...

W ha t fo od s ho uld y o u g iv e a n e w b orn b aby b ir d , th a t is n o t b ir d fo od. W he n h a nd r a is in g a b aby b ir d y o u c a n ta ke s e ve ra l p eic e s o f d og o r c a t fo od a nd a dd e no ug h w ate r to tu rn it in to a p aste . U sin g a s tr a w c ut to a b eak li k e s ha pe, s co op s o m e o f th e p aste o n th e e nd o f th e s tr a w . W he n th e b aby b ir d ... S olu tio n W ...

W ha t d oes th e fo llo w in g q uo te m ean? W ha t is its im porta nce ? " O bsta cle s a re th o se fr ig htfu l th in g s y o u s e e w he n y o u ta ke yo ur e ye s o ff y o ur g oals ." T he q uo te --" o bsta cle s a re th o se fr ig htfu l th in g s y o u s e e w he n y o u ta ke y o ur e ye s o ff y o ur g oals "--h a s b een v a rio usly a ttr ib ute d to b oth H enry J a m es a nd H enry F ord . G iv e n th e ir r e la tiv e c ha ra cte r, o ne c o uld lo gic a...

W ha t a re th e fo ils fo r E th a n a nd M attie a s in d iv id ua l c ha ra cte rs , a nd fo r E th a n a nd M attie a s a c o up le ? A lt h o ug h h e d oes n o t p la y a m ajo r r o le in th e n o ve l, D enis E ady is in tr o duce d in C ha pte r I a nd s e rv e s a s a fo il fo r E th a n. E nis a nd E th a n a re o f th e s a m e a ppro xim ate a ge, b ut u nli k e E th a n, D enis is a fin a ncia l s ucce ss a nd a s th e s o n o f th e succe ssfu l ...

W ha t is th e fo cus o f th e s to ry , " T he R evo lt o f M oth e r" ? T ra ditio na l g end er r o le s a nd th e m oth e r's e ve ntu a l r o le -re ve rs a l a re th e th e p rim ary fo cuse s o f M ary E . W ilk in s F re em an 's sho rt s to ry , " T he R evo lt o f M oth e r." M oth e r S ara h P enn d is co ve rs th a t h e r h usb and , A donir a m , is c o nstr u ctin g a n e w b arn o n th e v e ry s p ot th a t h e h a s p ro m is e d to b uild a n e w...

O dys se us F la w s W ha t fla w s d id O dys se us h a ve ? O dys se us is a ls o in cre dib ly s tu b born a nd a rro gant. D esp ite th e te rrib le e xp erie nce w ith P oly p he m us o n h is is la nd , O dys se us c o ntin ue s to s to p n e edle ssly a t o th e r is la nd s o n th e w ay h o m e. F or e xa m ple , h e s to ps a t L aestr y g onia , a la nd o f g ia nts . B efo re h e a nd h is c re w c a n fig ure o ut if th e g ia nts a re ... S olu tio n O dys...

In " A V ery O ld M an w ith E no rm ous W in g s," w ha t fix e d id eas is th e a uth o r a skin g th e r e ader to q ue stio n? O ne fix e d id ea a bout a ng els is th a t th e y a re s p ir itu a l c re atu re s, d ir e ct m esse ng ers fr o m G od w ho e xis t to b rin g m essa ges a nd m ora ls to th e h um an r a ce . In th e s to ry , th e a ng el - - if it is a ctu a lly a n a ng el - - is o ld , d ir ty , a nd in co m pre he nsib le . A ny m essa ge i...