… literature. It is a plot-based novel with something always happening while an obstacle is standing in the way. Most of the conflict occurring in this book is person versus self and person versus supernatural. A certain aspect that is very prevalent…

… China dwells an ancient species of dolphin unchanged by 20 million years of evolution. The Baiji Dolphin is the most endangered Cetacean in the world. The Baiji has a very long, narrow beak, with abrupt forehead and tiny eyes set high on the sides of…

… yourself to another. In marriage, you commit your love to your partner. In sex, you commit your body. So, a marriage is not complete if the couple is not having sex. You can't truly commit the entirety of you without committing your body, because…

… of women. The fact that Abbott decided to represent women in Flatland as Lines shows that in his society people refused to see women as multi dimensional. In Flatland women are shown to be incapable of understanding the the education that are given…

… Derek and Brian go to Canadian forest. On night there is thunder. Derek is hit by lighting when his hand is reaching into his briefcase for his radio. One of his finger touches the radio and at the same time lighting hits Derek. After this Derek falls…

… discussing their upcoming meeting with Macbeth. Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, and Banquo, generals to King Duncan of Scotland, have just defeated an invasion of Scotland by the allied forces of Norway and Ireland led by the rebel Macdonwald. As Macbeth…

… as warning of the dangers of ambition, showing that ambition can be a morally corrupting agent. Ambition can be seen as Macbeth's tragic flaw: it consumes him - ironically, by the end of the play, it consumes him in the other sense of the word. Betrayal…

… were responsible for Macbeth's downfall. Macbeth was at first a noble, loyal man who would never harm his king. However, the witches' foretelling gave Macbeth greater ambition and desire to become king himself, and Lady Macbeth's manipulation and…

… child's life, an experience takes place that changes the child in a major way. This is clearly seen in 'The Hint of an Explanation', a dialogue between a child and a man (who we realize is a priest at the end), who recounts a childhood experience, which…

… gambling, or even food, can cause physiological or psychological dependence on a substance or activity, and can be connected to illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A physiological dependence means that the body has become accustomed…