*** “I’m not going to do it.” Caroline repeated, slamming down her mug. “Just think about it, Lulu.” Philippe pleaded. “Why won’t you understand, Philippe? It might as well be her dying wish, for me to stay in my home country.” “You’re already in so much trouble. They’re looking for the gold thief! If you don’t leave France, they’ll kill you.” “Just get me another drink, Philippe.” He let out a defeated sigh and turned to get the bottle. These were the days that Caroline liked the most. It was warm but dreary, the cool rain pitter-pattering down at short intervals. Not that many people were out; only the occasional peddler or merchant who couldn’t afford to miss a day of work. She remembered being that poor once. But then she had resorted to stealing. She didn’t feel any remorse. So she had stolen a few hundred… thousand dollars’ worth of goods and killed a few dozen guards. Did it really matter? It was kill or die on the streets of Strasbourg, especially when the Great Plague had rolled in. She had come close to death more times than she wanted to remember. Caroline unconsciously trailed her fingers along the scar that ran nearly straight across her left eyebrow. Caroline suddenly heard the faint sounds of hooves. Philippe heard them too. “Run, Caroline!” Philippe hissed. “I can’t leave you here, Philippe!” Caroline exclaimed. “If they know I’m here, they’ll kill you!” She knew he would never even think about telling anyone about her. Philippe’s black eyes gleamed. “You underestimate me, mon chère.” Lulu smiled and got up so fast she nearly knocked over her stool. She couldn’t run. If she could hear them, then they could hear her. By the time she was on a roof, she could hear the voice of Philippe, meek and quiet, ... ... middle of paper ... ...ro.” The archduke had the guts to say. “If you hadn’t done all this, we wouldn’t have had a need to find her.” “How can you do this?” Caroline muttered. “She was your wife.” “Just tell us who got you into all this, Caro.” The archduke besought. “Tell us, and we’ll let you go.” Caroline let out a huff. Then she began to giggle. In a few moments she was doubled over, laughing. “What’s so funny?!” The archduke bellowed. Caroline managed to compose herself. She would never give Philippe up. He was the father she had never had. “I got into this myself, father.” Caroline said sweetly. “What are you going to do about that?” The archduke sighed—maybe with a hint of actual remorse towards what he was doing—and turned to the guards. “Send her to the gallows.” As she was dragged off, Caroline smiled to herself. She would rather die than give up what little love she owned.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1896. He was a threat to the Black Hand Terrorist group, a group of radical Serbian nationalists. They pledged “to destabilize the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in order to incorporate their Serb population into a greater Serbia” (CITE) However the Archduke’s goals were “strengthening the Austro-Hungarian Empire” (CITE) which was contrary to the Serbs' desires. They feared that if he came into power, he would continue to persecute the Serbs, henceforth the decision to assassinate him.
"One whiskey for me 'an my friend" he muttered, sliding his glass across the counter towards the bartender.
She ‘possessed a mind of uncommon mould’ which was also ‘soft and benevolent’; she is compared to a ‘fair exotic’ flower which is sheltered by Alphonse; she drew ‘inexhaustible stores of affection from a very mine of love to bestow’ on Victor, and her ‘tender caresses’ are some of his ‘first recollections’. She is the idealised mother, a figure that Shelley viewed wistfully, as her own mother died when she was ten days old to be replaced by a disinterested stepmother. Caroline’s parenting provides the care that Frankenstein might well have lacked, had he been left to his father alone – his father dismisses Agrippa’s work without explanation, thereby setting Victor on his course towards ‘destruction’. This is the first introduction of a theme that continues throughout the book, that of the necessity for female figures in parenting and in society. Without a mother figure and left only with Frankenstein who subsumes both parental roles, the creature’s life is blighted by his imperfection and lack of companionship. However, Caroline is also the trigger to Alfonse’s chivalry, thus presenting him in an improved light and allowing his character to develop at the expense of her own weakness. This is a feminist comment from Shelley, whose mother Mary Wollenstonecraft was a notorious feminist and an important influence.
The people of Austria were rightfully upset in the summer of 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been shot and killed on June 28th, supposedly by a Serbian, and the Austrian government was livid. Three weeks after the assassination, on July 21st, Austria’s ambassador to Serbia, Baron von Giesl, wrote to foreign minister Leopold von Berchtold expressing that Serbia could no longer be avoided. Serbia had been seen as a threat long before the assassination, but now things seemed to have gotten out of hand. Giesl used his fears and beliefs to form an opinion that, in his opinion, should represent the entity of Austrian officials and influence the country to wage war on Serbia.
“She had pranked her own death. I don’t know what possessed her to do such a weird prank. It’s a twisted, sick joke.”
Early in the morning, twenty four years ago on the twelvth day in the month of July, a baby boy was born at St. Mary's hospital in Athens, Georgia. The Pollock household of three had grown by one. Jennifer, the new boy's three year old sister, had already named him. The new boy was to be called Jody Lamon Pollock. Jody was the name she picked, and Lamon was the mother's father's name. So this is how I came to be Mr. Jody Lamon Pollock.
“Stop it.” Maison snapped, anger and fear pushing all their other emotions to the side. He was acting as if they were was a small, helpless, naïve creature, which Maison had always hated. There was also the fear that he would decide that they shouldn’t be with him anymore and they couldn’t deal with that.
In “The Truth about Stories”, Thomas King, demonstrate connection between the Native storytelling and the authentic world. He examines various themes in the stories such as; oppression, racism, identity and discrimination. He uses the creational stories and implies in to the world today and points out the racism and identity issues the Native people went through and are going through. The surroundings shape individuals’ life and a story plays vital roles. How one tells a story has huge impact on the listeners and readers. King uses sarcastic tone as he tells the current stories of Native people and his experiences. He points out to the events and incidents such as the government apologizing for the colonialism, however, words remains as they are and are not exchanged for actions. King continuously alerts the reader about taking actions towards change as people tend to be ignorant of what is going around them. At the end people give a simple reason that they were not aware of it. Thus, the author constantly reminds the readers that now they are aware of the issue so they do not have any reason to be ignorant.
“I love you, I’m going to stay with your father and Nia, she can’t survive out there,” she sadly said.
He was under a great deal of stress and wished to contain the crisis as quickly as possible. His conciliatory actions, however, were futile as less than one month prior to his correspondence with the Kaiser, Wilhelm had already pledged full alliance to Austria – Hungary and by no means was willing to risk losing a valuable ally. Wilhelm’s telegram in reply to Nicholas’ differed greatly in demeanour. In his telegram, he wrote that the “unscrupulous agitation…in Serbia…has resulted in the outrageous crime, to which Archduke Francis Ferdinand fell a victim”, giving the impression of the severity of Serbia’s actions and highlighting Serbia’s dissatisfaction towards Austria-Hungary. He strongly believed that “all persons morally responsible for the dastardly murder should receive their deserved punishment” inferring that his actions from there on would not be conciliatory. From the outset, both leaders seemed to have a different agenda; Nicholas pleading to keep the peace, whereas Wilhelm more interested in advocating an attack on Serbia for their heinous
‘yes, I did, he’ll be able to give Stella the protection that we can’t’ my father catches his breath in his throat before hugging my mom.
...hair, she decides to kill herself because she thinks that is what Hugo would have wanted, "She climbed up on the chair, her eyes staring in front of her like a sleepwalker's... She adjusted the noose round her neck. Hugo was there to see she did what she had to do. She kicked away the chair...."(269). This shows that even though she hid her guilt, it was there all along. When she could no longer control it, she takes her own life.
Josephine is very worried what Louise’s state of mind might make her do. She is also concerned she will make herself ill because of her impending heart issue. Louise is hesitant to leave her room and wants to be left alone. She is awestruck by her rash fantasy of the winters and summers to come that will be all hers.
Therefore, our sympathies lie with the Duchess, who only desired to live the life she chose. She does her best to protect those she loves, hiding Antonio and caring for the safety of her children to the very end. She murders no one, and before her death forgives all. She is a most noble duchess and a true heroine.
"I might go to France, I might go to my mother's. I might even have a