... her children so after a year or so, she came back to Jamestown (6). After three years of being a widow, DeDe married Ed Peterson (Brady 9). "Ed was not the father type, he preferred us to call him Ed" (Ball & Hoffman 7). Ed was never mean or abusive, but his presence in the house was shadowy. They barely had time to get aquainted with him before he and ... for three million dollars and bought her ex-husbands half of Desilu. At that time Desilu was the worlds largest production facility and Lucy's take over made her the first woman in history to hold such a position (Lucille Desiree Ball...

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... came back to Jamestown (6). After three years of being a widow, DeDe married Ed Peterson (Brady 9). Ed was not the father type. He preferred Lucy and Freddy to call him Ed (Ball & Hoffman 7). Ed was never mean or abusive, but his presence in the house was shadowy. They barely had time to ... get aquainted with him before he and DeDe went to Detroit to look for jobs, leaving Lucy and Freddy behind. Freddy stayed with DeDe's parents and Lucy stayed with the ... ex-husbands half of Desilu. At that time Desilu was the worlds largest production facility and Lucy's take over made her the firs...

• Word Count: 1937
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• Grade Level: High School

... came back to Jamestown (6). After three years of being a widow, DeDe married Ed Peterson (Brady 9). Ed was not the father type. He preferred Lucy and Freddy to call him Ed (Ball & Hoffman 7). Ed was never mean or abusive, but his presence in the house was shadowy. They barely had time to ... get aquainted with him before he and DeDe went to Detroit to look for jobs, leaving Lucy and Freddy behind. Freddy stayed with DeDe's parents and Lucy stayed with the ... ex-husbands half of Desilu. At that time Desilu was the worlds largest production facility and Lucy's take over made her the firs...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Graham Bretton. (239) Also juxtaposed with these contradictions in character are Mr. Paul's estimations of Lucy's character. Indeed, he does understand her, as when he knows that she will savor Dr. John's letter. (241) Yet, he also comes to the conclusion that Lucy is an "egotist" (203) and "a young she wild creature, new caught, untamed." (232) This does not fit at all within ... the self-description Lucy has constructed, nor does it quite satisfy any conclusions the reader may have drawn from her actions. In the end, the reader must ask, as Ginevra Fanshawe, "Who are you ... can be f...

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• Grade Level: High School