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The Bean Trees Taylor (born Marietta) grew up in Pittman, Kentucky, a small rural town where families "had kids just about as fast as they could fall down the well and drown," and a boy with a job as a gas-meter man was considered a "high-class catch." She needs to get out to get ahead and to avoid pregnancy. She succeeds on both counts when...
Once A Warrior King - Review Once a Warrior King gives rare and unique insight into the battles of Vietnam. David Donavan gives his account as the Army First Lieutenant in charge of a southern Vietnamese district. Based in the southern, rural village of Tram Chim, this book shifts the focus of the war from the political misunderstanding and sh...
William golding - Life history William Golding?s Life Outline William Golding led a fulfilled life that helped him write the wonderful novels that he did. Many of Goldings experiences and encounters throughout life caused Golding to be a world renowned writer. Many of Goldings works can be related in one way or another to key poi...
George Milton has cared for his mentally slow friend, Lennie Small, since the death of Lennie?s Aunt Clara. They travel together to work a various amount of jobs so that one day they will have enough money to live on their own and be their own bosses. Unfortunately, everytime they have a job, Lennie gets into some trouble, which f...
Poetry- Woman to Man by Judith Woman to Man by Judith Wright At first glance, the title seemed to have more than one connotation. "Woman to Man;" is the woman giving something to the man, maybe a gift? "Woman to Man." Maybe the title is trying to compare the two genders? I was slightly confused when I read this poem at firs...
