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To mean, the term hermaphrodite means someone who has both male and female genitalea. However, I don't know the exact definition or the actual biology of a hermaphrodite. To me, transsexual means someone who is either male or female but feels that they are the opposite gender. Sometimes, transsexuals may have surgery in order to fit that alternate identifier. However, I'm not totally clear on either definitions as most people my age only hear about these conditions through media.

"From the beginning there existed a strange balance between my grandfather and me. As I cried my first cry, Lefty was silenced; and as he gradually lost the ability to see, to taste, to hear, to think, or even remember, I began to see, taste, and remember everything, even stuff I hadn't seen, eaten or done" (269).This quote relates to the connection Calliope has to Lefty. It symbolizes the incredible impact that our family and our ancestry have on our lives.

De jure means "by law" or "legally." It relates to Egyptian and Ottoman rule between 1805 and 1918. This expression is contrasted by the phrase "de facto" which means "concerning fact." The Old Man and the Sea is a novel published in 1952. This was Hemingway's last famous work published in his lifetime. The novel is about a fisherman named Santiago and his struggles with a giant marlin while out in the Gulf. The novel became very popular and has one prestigious awards. [] []