.... Loki gave him from the first day of winter to the first day of summer to finish the wall or else he will not get his reward. The stranger asked if he could use his stallion to rebuild the wall and Loki agreed, not knowing that it was the stallion that helped speed up the work. Time passed, until there was three days left until summer and the stranger was almost done. The gods were frightened, that the strange man was going to finished in time, so Loki came up with an idea. That night a beautiful mare appeared and whinnied the giant's stallion. These continued for the next few days, until the giant realized that the wall woul .....

.... man who had his mind set on selling the family piano from the onset of the play and nothing or no one was going to change his mind. "He is a brash and impulsive, talkative, and somewhat crude in speech and manner." (1334) These characteristics of the two main characters refer back to the theme of this play by illustrating the attitudes of African-Americans towards the past, present and future. Boy Willie doesn't want the past to hold him back in society and thus wants to sell a part of the past (the family piano) to enrich his future. Berniece, however, is still carrying the past (old baggage) around and that past is holding .....

.... and finds out the stranger has the same name, and the same address as he does. When Borges asks the man what year it is, the man answers 1918, even though it is 1969. It is then that the narrator figures out he is talking to the person whom he was fifty-one years earlier. He then tells "the other" him of the future, after which they part, knowing they will never meet like this again. This story deals with time. The author is very nostalgic and lives for his memories. It also is a philosophical story where Borges expresses his doubt that we all may "just be an image of a greater being". The Mirror and the Mask is the story of an .....

.... which gives the audience, a lot to listen for. The witches appearing in Act 1 had a huge affect on the story line. Even before we meet the witches we know the next few minuets will be very important, because of the significant weather change. You notice it has become very dark and tense this instantly makes the audience aware of their surroundings. When you do meet the witches you notice a good use of pathetic fallacy because the sky is dark and gray and so is the mood of the characters. When he meets the witches they tell him of his future as King s response is the expected yer right its more of a great! He doesn’t seem to need .....

.... It allowed he who was wearing it to become invisible to others. Also, there was a black stream in Mirkwood, which Beorn had warned them of. He cautioned them that the water made whoever drank out of it suddenly very drowsy and forgetful of previous events. All of these examples and objects found in Middle Earth are physically impossible in a world such as ours. Several of the organisms in the book are not known to exist on Earth. Hobbits, of course, are fictional characters, as are dwarves, elves, goblins, and trolls. Many species of animals are able to vocally communicate with humans and dwarves in the novel. This type .....

.... and agonized"(110). These are all indications of a troubled soul, but it is when we look into Joe's eyes that we begin to comprehend the depth of his despair. When the young man with the "tormented eyes"(110) bestows upon a child "a glance of infinite sadness"(107), that sadness, that hopeless feeling are instantly conveyed to us. The feelings and emotions that Joe Manetti experiences also provide and insight into the bleakness and lack of hope in his life. Joe begins the story "in a confused state of emotions"(107), which is witnesses by the toll booth operator who observed that the young man "seemed to be in some sort of da .....

.... the most boring form of home entertainment. In only five hours, a telespectator can go through about four stories while reading them would take on average four to six days. Because it only takes a mere couple of hours to view a film on television, one is left with more time to take care of greater responsibilities. Now, you decide which media is more appropriate for your tight schedule. It is true that the American population doesn't read enough, but they do use their imagination. To say that Americans do not use their imagination would be saying Americans don't dream. Dreams are proven to be the fruit of imagina .....

.... story. It is a representation, but even more importantly, - a challenge to American virtues and ideas. In chapter 35 we encounter a scene where Starbuck, the first mate, learns of Ahab's intent to pursue the White Whale to satisfy his lust for vengeance. Starbuck's reaction to this turn of events is to question his captain's motives and protest. For his purpose of the journey is to make money. To Starbuck whaling is a mean of income and anything else is madness. A born and bred Nantucketer, he firmly believes in the rules of capitalism and financial motivation. "...but I came here to hunt whales, not my commanders vengeance. .....

.... detailed, especially when Grendel attacks, "Grendel snatched at the first Geat he came to, ripped him apart, cut his body to bits with powerful jaws, drank the blood from his veins and bolted him down..." There is an exaggerated fight near the end that puts good against evil, a cliché ending to medieval action stories. The battle is fought by a superhuman fighter and Grendel a monster from the depths of hell. The story ends with good conquering over evil, which is the standard ending for these types of stories. The story quotes, "The battle was over, had been granted new glory; Grendel escaped, but wounded as he was could flee .....

.... and spoke with him about his future and even offered him a job. Jim accepted, but soon after ran away because people remembered his history and he was scared. Eventually, Marlow got in touch with Jim and had a job for him on a trading post in Africa where he could be by himself and no one would bother him. On the way there, he was captured by Rajah Allang and his people. He escaped and made it to a tribe of Malays, headed by Doramin, a friend of Jim's acquaintance Herr Stein. He felt safe around these people, and even fell in love with one of their women. When Gentleman Brown came to Patusan, he threatened everything Jim had .....