.... of Solitude". Machismo is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: "exaggeratedly assertive manliness; a show of masculinity." Colonel Aureliano Buendia best exemplifies this definition. Marquez uses the Colonel's amoral, irrational actions and behaviour to reveal the terrible consequences of machismo. Aureliano inquires about sexual activity at a very young age. He begins to gradually comprehend what his older brother is experiencing wiht Pilar Ternera. Of course it is only human nature for young Aureliano to let curiosity overcome him and to ask questions, especially having an older brother whom he admires and respects as a role mo .....

.... Jew. According to many historians, Jews of his time were seen as the children of the Devil, the crucifiers of Christ and stubborn rejectors of God's wisdom and Christianity. However, when Shakespeare created Shylock, he did not introduce him into the play as a purely flat character, consumed only with the villainy of his plot. One of the great talents that Shakespeare possessed was his ability to make each essential character act like a real, rational person, not the flimsy two-dimensional character one often encounters in modern plays. Of all of Shakespeare's characters, heroes or villains, their conduct is always presented a .....

.... never talking to him. Also It was courageous of Atticus to teach his children not prejudge others until they really know what they are really going through. There is a quotation that Atticus said “Never judge anyone, until you have been in their shoes, and walked around in them.” (86). When saying that to Jem, and Scout he risked the chance of them not listening to him. Lastly it is courageous of him standing up to the individuals at the jail house. Atticus risked the chance of the individuals getting him, and Tom, and killing, or hurting them physically. Through all these examples, of courage, and risk we can see how extreme .....

.... common people." He believes there is nothing wrong with doing anything for his own survival since he is superior. He also brings the situation one step further with his reign of terror, which he describes as, "Not wanton killing, but a judicious slaying." He now wants to have complete control over everybody through terror and wants to start "the Epoch of the Invisible Man." This shows his complete thirst for power. The use of science to give man superpower can likewise be found in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Man should not create the invisible man or the invincible man since they are too powerful and this gives them the role o .....

.... The prominent business man thinks that spending a weekend away from his wife and family is an adventure. To set forth upon an adventure of any kind a person needs to be free again, both characters define freedom in different ways. Bilbo simply needs to be away from the influence of his friends and family to find out what he really wants for himself and what he wants to do about it. Bilbo finds freedom when he makes the choice to follow the dwarves into the unknown. When Babbitt is finally given freedom when he is able to go camping alone with his friends for a week he is suddenly terrified about what he is going to do .....

.... the first part of the book they make him return to his home by means of a sly stratagem. In the second part the hidalgo leaves for the third time and alternately gives indication of folly and of wisdom in a dazzling array of artistic inventions. But now even his enemies force him to abandon his endeavors. finally recognizes that romances of chivalry are mere lying inventions, but upon recovering the clarity of his mind, he loses his life. This idea is very realistic because of its modern day implications. It tells who becomes bored with his life and experiences a midlife crisis. He enjoys reading about chivalry and finds the idea .....

.... the actors play out the same story the ghost tells Hamlet. His plan is to study Claudius’s reaction to the play to determine his guilt. Even after Hamlet decides his uncle is guilty, Hamlet fails to take immediate action. This would have been a prime opportunity to confront Claudius, but Hamlet seems more interested in patting himself on the back than seeking revenge. Throughout the play Hamlet is deeply hurt by his mother’s decision to remarry his uncle. As Hamlet so boldly states “Frailty thy name is woman” the reader realizes her actions cause Hamlet to curse women all together (Act 1, Scene 2, .....

.... horses but a train with a wife he did not ask the town permission for. The entire train ride home consists of him telling his new wife everything about everything on the train which shows his anxiety in going home to his town. Every thing on the train symbolizes how the east is coming to the west and how the west is slowly fading out. Everyone on the train keeps referring to time as if time were running out for everybody. The other main character of this story is Scratchy Wilson. Scratchy is the only trace of the traditional western bad guy even though his clothes are from a catalog from new York. Scratchy Has played a sort .....

.... urges Hester to remove the A. She there replies by saying, ‘'Were I worthy of it, it would fall away of its own nature or transformed into something of a different puport. Hester is saying this her old cynical husband, clearly not her best frinend. For the safety of herself and Pearl; she must cooperateand act remorseful among the townspeople and to keep at peace with her husband. Hester does noy agree with her tormentors or the acursed “A” on her bosom. Is Hester truly a Puritan or is she forced to comply and accept the shallowness and hypocrisy that is common in the Puritan way of life. Hester is not a P .....

.... and Kirtan Loor. While Corran and the Rogue Squadron are off fighting TIE fighters and Star Destroyers, Kirtan is hunting down information on the squadron and it's pilots. Personal Reaction : I found this book a little hard to read because of the long complicated sentences and the complex words Michael Stackpole chose for his book. I would say the reading level would probably be around grade 11 or 12 because of the intricate words and long sentences. I liked this book because it not only was exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat, but because of the easy to read dialogue that was in the book. I would recommend this to a .....