There is a fireplace without the fire on her left hand-side, as well as two candleholders with even number of candles behind her, one on her left hand-side and the other on her right hand-side, behind the horse. Each candleholder has four candles but the total number of candles that we are able to see is six, as the other two are hidden behind the horse. ... Colors used are mainly shades of deep dark blue and black, with exception of her embellishments and candles, which are brighter. ...

• Word Count: 2260
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Everything as simple as candles were of importance during these times. Candles from the Whiting candle factory ( in America) gave jobs to a lot of women during the depression. The candles serve as temporary lighting, for reading and in case emergency , they were used when melted as a sealant for ripped tents. ...

• Word Count: 1906
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Anglo-Saxon women's daily activities depended greatly on her status. Traditionally, women in this period were cloth-makers and embroiderers. They would make a variety of different soft furnishings like wall-hangings, seat-covers, bedclothes and table linen. Male slaves were in charge of preparin...

• Word Count: 1294
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When I finished reading "The Gilded Six Bits" by Zora Neale Hurston, I felt as if there was hope. Hope in the fact that true love does exist, even in the story of a literary writer. I always do enjoy a good love story, but, Hurston goes beyond the norm. The main characters, Joe and Missie Ma...

• Word Count: 1335
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• Grade Level: High School

In order that she fulfills her desire to return home, she begs that they continue and vows that "be it moon, or sun, or what you please; And if you please to call it a rush candle, Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me" (4.5.13-15). ...

• Word Count: 1463
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

When the curtain rises after intermission and the illusions are starting to crumble, the tree is standing in the background of the set with its candles burnt down, all the decorations removed, and the branches looking ragged and decrepit (Hornby 113). ...

• Word Count: 1947
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School