What is the purpose of writing Bernard Shaw play "Pygmalion"?

Shaw was
very interested in language and in how accents and vocabulary stigmatize people and separate
classes. One of the things he wanted to show in his play was that a person could rise in social
class just by changing his or her speech. This was comically illustrated in the movie
adaptation, My Fair Lady, when Eliza finally learned to say "The rain
in Spain falls mainly in the plain," rather than "The rine in Spine falls minely in
the pline." Shaw was also an ardent socialist and wanted to end the caste system that
prevailed in Britain.

Who is Ice Cube, the actor and rapper?

Born O'Shea
Jackson, Ice Cube is a hip-hop artist, lyricist, screenwriter, director, and producer, who has
an estimated worth of $120 million. Originally a member of the group C.I.A. that included Dr.
Dre, Ice Cube moved to N.W. A., but toward the end of 1989, he found himself at odds with the
manager of the group over the terms of his contract; therefore, he went out on his
own.

With his music, he is known as being "brutally honest" and
writes provocatively on political and racial subjects, and has been accused of being anti-white,
anti-semitic, and misogynistic. Nevertheless, his recordings have been extremely successful. To
date, he has received the following music awards:

• VH1 Hip-Hop
  Honors, 2006
• BET Hip-Hop Awards, 2009

As a
screenwriter/director/producer, Ice Cube has been involved in nearly twenty movies, playing lead
roles frequently. Among his better known roles are that of Darin "Doughboy" Baker in
Boys N the Hood. He was also a regular for years on the Law and
Order television series. To date, he has received the following film
awards:

• Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Action Team
  (Three Kings), 2000
• MECCA Movie Award for Acting,
  2006

Ice Cube also has a clothing line, "Solo by Cube";
one item is a hoodie with earphones built into the hood strings.

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In Emerson's From Education metaphor "The college was to be the nurse and home of genius." There are two metaphors, explain both. I just need a...

I think you
can extrapolate a lot of metaphors from "nurse." Two that I believe Emerson was going
for are "to nurture" and "provide sustenance or entice."  Emerson may have
been describing schools mostly for boys with male teachers, so he could be expressing the need
for a feminine touch to teaching.  In any case, I think this line implies Emerson's plea for the
need of a motherly affection between teacher and student. 

 "Nursing" connotes different things: nursing back to health, providing sustenance
(breast feeding) and generally taking care of someone.  "Genius" is, in this
context...

What would be a good thesis statement for the effect of texting on essay writing? Research suggest that texting has a negative impact on academic...

Here is an
approach to creating a thesis statement that will help you write your argumentative essay. The
steps involve finding a subject, a verb, and a focus. Here's more information about each of the
steps and how they all come together, with examples.

First of all, decide on
the subject of your argument. If you write your essay on either the first or the second
question, on both cases, you have two options: either yes or no. Decide which question you would
like to write about, and you will have your subject. For example, you might want to argue that
texting has a positive effect on academic writing, and that will become your subject.

Next, you will select an active and interesting verb as well as a focus to form the
basis of your argument. In the examples below, the verb is in italics and
the subject is in bold. Perhaps you believe that texting has a
positive effect on academic writing, revealing that texting
can increase a writer's confidence and make the writing process easier, or
proving that writing does not have to be formal to be done
well. (These examples have been invented, as the texts to which the questions you
refer are not available; make sure your subject works with the content the articles you have
been assigned and that you can find sufficient evidence to prove your case in your supporting
paragraphs.)

Hope that helps! Good luck.

In 1984, what does Winston's dream of the girl with dark hair symbolize?

I assume you are
referring to the dream thathas at the beginning of Chapter 3 in this terrifying dystopian novel.
What is important to realise is that this dream of , the girl he has noticed and feels sexually
attracted to, comes after a dream of his mother and sister just before it. The remembrance of
his mother and sister has a profound impact on Winston because through it he realises
that:

, he perceived, belonged to the ancient time, to a
time when there was still privacy, love, and friendship, and when the members of a family stood
by one another without needing to know the reason.

However, today, Winston reflects, such tragedy or emotions would be
impossible:

Such things, he saw, could not happen today.
Today there were fear, hatred, and pain, but no dignity of emotion, no deep or complex
sorrows.

Of course, we need to understand that in a
sense, Winston is able to live the kind of life he wants to in his dreams, for such a life would
be impossible in the world of Big Brother. It is then that he has his dream of Julia, which is
profoundly sexual:

With what seemed a single movement she
tore off her clothes and flung them disdainfully aside... What overwhelmed him in that instant
was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside. With its grace and
carelessness it seemed to annihilate a whole culture, a whole system of thought, as though Big
Brother and the Party and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness by a single
movement of the arm.

What this dream celebrates and
represents is Winston's desire to live life richly and in such a way that would eradicate the
barriers and impediments that control and prevent such passion and humanness being expressed.
The dream recognises the sheer power of humanity which of course the Party is implacably opposed
to. What of course happens in the novel is that Winston acts on this desire to "live"
in spite of the danger.

How could the animals represent human society in miniature in George Orwell's Animal Farm?

The
author of the novel, , uses the animals as symbols to represent humans. This technique is used
to great effect in fairy tales, fables, and other children's stories. The purpose is to either
satirize or mock human behavior and, in the process, teach certain life lessons. It is a
generally-known fact that fables wereand areused to teach children morals and values, inculcate
in them an appreciation of good, and make them aware of the bad. In this manner, it is believed,
children will understand what to strive for and what to avoid.

purposely
chose animals to represent human society. Hisis a critique of communism. More specifically, the
story is aof the Russian Revolution and the ensuing tyranny which followed the ousting of
royalty and the creation of a supposedly free and fair society in which everyone was equal and
where all resources, production, and the fruit of such production, was to be shared
by...

In chapters 1€“4 of American Streetby Zoboi, what stands out to you most in Fabiolas first 48 hours in the US? Why? Use 1€“2 quotes to expound...

As soon
as Fabiola and her mother, who she calls Manman, arrive in New Yorks JFK airport from Haiti, she
begins to have harsh, disturbing experiences. Her mothers detention is the first major obstacle
they encounter. As they are powerless to stop the immigration service from holding her mother,
Fabiola is forced to travel alone to Detroit, which had been their destination.

Fabiola describes how the immigration agents pulled Manmans hand from mine and how
she heard her mothers desperate pleas trailing behind me. Her mother encourages her not to
fear and states that she will soon follow.

Fabiolas fearful flight alone is
also impressive. On the connecting flight to Detroit, she feels small and alone, like America
was a huge mountain and she was a pebble in a valley. When she lands, she does not know what
to do or how she can arrange to meet her mother. English words desert her and she cannot
translate quickly from Creole, as how to translate detained: I search my brain€¦, trying to
find a Creole word or the French one€¦. She can think only of Creole insults for the officer who
refuses to help her.

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Some suggest that the war for American independence was not inevitable, that the British empire could have been saved. Do you agree?

We should also
point out that the fall of the British Empire and the loss of the American colonies following
the Revolution were not necessarily inter-related nor in the same time frame.

At the time of Lexington and Concord, barely more than 1/4 of the colonists seriously
supported independence, while at least an equal number were actively loyal to the Crown. 
Clearly, this was not a black and white sentiment on either side, and had things been handled
differently by the King, perhaps independence would have come much later.

I
actually believe King George III showed quite a bit of patience until 1773.  He was wiser and
more pragmatic than many historians give him credit for, in my opinion.  His subsequent
overreaction, however, to the Boston Tea Party (with the Coercive Acts) and his refusal to
negotiate with the cooler colonial heads following...

True or False? -The Ku Klux Klan lost power during the 1920s.

In general the
1920s were the high point of membership and power of the KKK, although from the beginning of the
decade to the end there was a decline, so the answer would be both true and false, although in
general they were quite powerful during the entire decade.  It's important to understand that
the Klan of the Reconstruction era was not primarily a racist organization, and that in fact
former Confederate General Forrest disbanded the Klan because of the racist activities of some
members.  The Ku Klux Klan of the 20th century is a purely racist organization with no actual
ties to the original group.  The membership of the Klan, at its peak in the mid-1920s, has in
the modern era always lived primarily in Ohio, Michigan and California, not the Southern
states.

What would form an analysis of "Not My Best Side" by U.A Fanthorpe, "Suicide in the Trenches" by Siegfried Sassoon and "Flying the Flag in Bosnia" by...

One point
of analysis in the three poems is how each constructs the "outsider/ insider" dynamic.
 In this dynamic, there is a clear distinction between those who possess power and voice and
those who are denied it.  Such a reality is an integral part of the three poems.  In Fanthorpe's
"Not My Best Side," the speaker, who is the subject of a painting and thus
representative of an "insider," actually speaks the words of an outsider.  The poetic
voice opens the poem with the words of someone whose real voice has been silenced: "Not my
best side, I'm afraid./ The artist didn't give me a chance to/ Pose properly..." The
"outsider" feel to the poem is confirmed with the delving into the's thoughts in the
opening of the second stanza:  "It's hard for a girl to be sure if/ She wants to be
rescued."  This line represents how voice and power are denied by both social convention
and the rendering of the artist. The subject of the painting does not experience power
and...

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What was Holden's Mom's reaction to Phoebe when Phoebe admitted to smoking?

hadn't
really been smoking. She just told her mother she had tried a puff on a cigarette to explain the
smell of tobacco in her room and hide the fact that her big brotherhas been there and has
unwisely been smoking. In those days it would have been easy for Phoebe to find a cigarette in
the big apartment. It was common to have fancy boxes of cigarettes and big lighters available
for guests on coffee tables and elsewhere in living rooms. The conversation between mother and
daughter does not show that either takes the little girl's experiment with tobacco seriously. If
parents smoked, it should not surprise them that their children...

Why is it fitting that Milo's journey started with the Land of Expectations?

It is
fitting that the first place Milo goes to is the Land of Expectations because Milo's standards
are so high that nothing meets his expectations. Everything feels like a waste of
time.

In the first chapter, he talks about how much he hates school and what
a waste of time it is. He says the process of seeking knowledge is the greatest waste of time
of all. It isn't just school, however. He says he owns nothing interesting, he never goes
anywhere interesting and he never does anything interesting. Even when he is putting together
the tollbooth he is disappointed that it doesn't include a highway

After the
Land of Expectations, Milo gets stuck in the Doldrums where "nothing ever happens and
nothing ever changes. and where it is against the law to think. He is helped by a watchdog
called Tock who takes him to the capital city of Dictionopolis. Here they find a word market
selling words and letters that can make you stronger. After many adventures in Dictionopolis,
including getting arrested and thrown into a dungeon, Milo travels to the mathematical world of
Digitopolis.

On his return home, Milo is a changed person. He misses his
friends and his old way of life and looking out of his window realises how beautiful the world
is.

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What are the causes of World War II?

There
were many causes for World War II. So, I will limit my answer to the most important
factors.

1. The treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was
   something that caused great bitterness among the German people. They were expecting a treaty
   based upon President Wilson's plan, which was more lenient, but what they got was a treaty that
   humiliated the Germans. Moreover, they could not afford the treaties terms. Hence, they decided
   to vote...

solve for x if l 2x -3 l < 5

l 2x - 3 l <
5

Let us rewrite:

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< 5

Or we could write:

  -5 < 2x - 3 <
5

Now add 3 to all sides:

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8

Now divide by 2:

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Then x belongs to (-1, 4)

How can I encourage adults and children to enjoy art?

Encouraging
children and adults to enjoy art comes down to one major step: getting them to understand that
being a "good" artist is not necessarily a matter of natural talent or an inherent
"gift," but rather the result of consistent, dedicated practice. Many people do not
enjoy making art simply because they are afraid that their work will be judged or evaluated
negatively, or that their work will be compared to the work of others in a derogatory light.
Fear stands in the way of many potential artists, as well as the pressure to make something
"beautiful."

Help your adult and child students develop good habits
as artists. Instruct them to put a discipline in place to practice their craft. Ask them to work
on their particular form of art for a manageable amount of time (say, fifteen minutes or so)
every single day. What they draw, sculpt, sketch, or paint doesn't have to be shown to anyone;
it may be kept private. In this way, they will be so consumed with practicing at a safe distance
from critical eyes that they will naturally both lose their inhibitions and improve over
time!

How can you describe post-colonial influences on individual's identity in Britain in Hanif Kureishi's " The Buddha of Suburbia?"

One of
the most evident post-colonial influences present in Kurieshi's work is the role of race and
racism in the modern setting.  Karim struggles with understanding how multiple forces converge
and diverge in forming his identity.  For Karim, race and class are two of many elements that
play critical roles in forming his identity, going to London, pursuing the theatre, and
determining who he is and how he shall live.  The opening words of the narrative that reflect
Karim is "almost entirely English" helps to bring to light the
post-colonial...

How to simplify 200m^4 + 80m^3 + 8m^2?

Given the
expression E = 200m^4 + 80m^3 + 8m^2.

We need to simplify as mush as
possible.

First we will need to factor all terms is order to find
a...

The 1950s were often depicted as the Happy Days era of modern America. How much of this is true?

In many ways,
the answer to this depends on whose perspective we look at the 1950s from.

From many peoples perspectives, the 1950s were a great time.  This was particularly
true for white males who held orthodox political opinions.  The 1950s were a time of economic
boom.  America was the richest country in the world and Americans could now have material goods
that had never before been available on such a wide scale (if at all).  This was a good time,
particularly after decades of depression and war.

However, for many other
people, this was not such a good time.  People who held leftist views were persecuted.  Women
had very little in the way of life opportunities.  They were largely limited to acting as wives
and mothers, which led to a great deal of frustration for many women after the opportunities and
independence and their contributions to the economy during WWII.  For African Americans and
other minorities, it is very hard to say that these were happy days.  This was still a time of
very strict segregation in the South.  It was a time when discrimination was still widespread
and legal.  This was the decade in which Emmett Till was killed, a fourteen-year-old
African-American boy who was brutally murdered for speaking to a white female shopkeeper.  Thus,
for many people, the 1950s were not a golden age.  However, for many white men in particular, it
could be seen in this way.

What similarities or differences do you see between Etruscan and Egyptian burials and funerary practices?

The
Etruscans were a civilization that reigned in Italy before the Roman Empire. Prior to the
foundation of Rome in 509 BCE, the Etruscans ruled as a monarchy.

The ancient
Egyptians are one of the older agricultural civilizations, starting as a river valley
civilization in 3,100 BCE until it was incorporated into the Roman Empire.

Both the Etruscans and Egyptians used burial urns and sarcophagi. Burial urns are used
to store cremated remains, and sarcophagi are stone coffins that house the deceased. Egyptian
burial urns could be used for either cremated remains or particular organs; these were known as
canopic jars and often featured the heads of some of their gods, like Horus or Ra. Etruscan
burial urns could also function as holders for cremated remains or organs, but unlike the
Egyptian urns, it displayed their human's image as opposed to one of a deity.

The Etruscan sarcophagus, however, is more animated than their Egyptian counterparts.
The Etruscan sarcophagus, true to Etruscan art,...

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Description of the characterization of John March in the novel, March.

is a
fairly complex character in Brooks' novel.  On one hand, he authentically believes in
convictions.  He believes that slavery is wrong and is worthy of condemnation.  He does this in
several instances, whether it is critiquing slavery, teaching reading and writing to a slave, or
speaking out for the plight of the voiceless at the hands of the powerful, March believes in
what he speaks and is an idealist.  At the same time, March is unable to fully reconcile the
passion of his professional stance with...

How does Chaucer use satire in "The Wife of Bath's Tale"?

pokes fun
at human weaknesses or social issues. Focusing on the tale itself, we could pick out two social
issues it pokes fun at and undermines: the first is male intellectual superiority; the second is
the assumption that the male should be in charge of the household.

The tale
begins with a knight raping a woman. Though he is condemned to death, Queen Guinevere stands up
for him, and as result, he is given a year and a day to find the answer to the following
question: what do women most desire?

Although men are supposed to be more
intelligent than women, the knight can't come with the answer. He asks women far and wide and
gets so many different answers that a year later he is still confused. He doesn't seem to have
the critical thinking skills to discern what underlying thread holds the answers together.
Finally, on the last day, he desperately promises to give a wise old woman whatever she wants in
return for the answer.

She tells him that what women most want is to rule
over...

Identify the woman's voice in literature?

Your
question is not quite clear.

Do you wish to know how women are represented
(their ) in literature, or how female authors represent a feminine point of view, or whether the
number of female authors are representative enough to have a voice and if so, do they represent
or deal with issues unique to women - do they stand up for women?

If you've
answered 'yes' to the first part of the question, then one needs to explore how women have been
characterised throughout literate history. One has to delve into the history of writing from the
earliest manuscripts to current writing.

Obviously, the manner in which
women were, and are presented, will match the norms, standards, cultures and beliefs of the
period in...

How did the US justify its decision to use atomic bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

It is,
perhaps, historically inaccurate to say that the US justified its decision at the time that it
was made.  At the time, there was almost no controversy over the use of the bomb.  Winston
Churchill reported, for example, that it was simply assumed that the US would use any weapon
that it had to win the war.  The idea...

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," to what two creatures does Edwards compare sinners?

In this sermon,
Edwards likens sinners to spiders and to other types of insects:

"That God holds you over the Pit of Hell, as one holds a Spider or some loathsome
Insect."

In addition, Edwards also likens political
figures, rulers and monarchs ("Potentates") to a worm:

"...are but feeble, despicable Worms of the Dust."

By imagining sinners in this way, Edwards expresses his disgust for
those who sin: they are little more than an insect, of little or no importance, and waiting to
be trampled upon by God. Moreover, this image of insects suggests that sinners are inferior to
other, God-abiding people. In other words, he dehumanises sinners. 

Moreover,
in creating this comparison, Edwards creates a powerful call to action to his parishioners. He
wants them to turn their back on sin and to realise that only God can save them from spending
the rest of eternity in Hell. 

In chapter 7 of 1984, who are Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford and what is their fate?

Jones,
Aaronson, and Rutherford were among the last of the original leaders of the Revolution in which
Big Brother's rule was established.  After Big Brother had achieved his position of ultimate
power, those prominent in the Revolution were systematically wiped out.  Like the others before
them, Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford were arrested, then they vanished for a year or more. 
After this interval, they reappeared to incriminate themselves, confessing to a variety of
crimes including sharing intelligence with the enemy, embezzlement, murder, and acts of
sabotage.  After confessing, they had been purportedly pardoned and reinstated in the Party,
only to be rearrested again a little later.  They were given a second trial, at which "they
confessed to all their old crimes over again, with a whole string of new ones."  After this
trial, they were summarily executed.

The significance of the story about
Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford is that their confessions, like those of so many others
eliminated in the purges, were false, and , whose job it was to rewrite history, had once held
concrete proof that their confessions were lies.  Winston had actually seen the three ruined men
at the Chestnut Caf© some time after their first confession, and so was able to recognize them
immediately when he came upon a dated newspaper photograph showing them "at some Party
function in New York", on the same day that, according to their testimony at both their
trials, they had been somewhere in Siberia betraying important military secrets.

Winston reflected for just a fleeting moment on the damage that could be done to the
Party if, in some way, the photograph "could have been published to the world and its
significance made known".  As it was, he held it for only a few seconds before covering it
up and depositing it surreptitiously into the memory hole, where it was quickly burned to ashes
(Part I, Chapter 7).

Did Young Goodman Brown dream his infernal meeting? Explain the impact of your answer on the overall interperation of the story. Does it matter?

""
is an excellent story to read to understand the concept of ambiguity, which in this case refers
to a richness in meaning resulting from multiple understandings interacting with each
other all at once.  An important critic, I. A. Richards, says this about ambiguity in
reference to poetry, but it can be applied toas well: " A word ... can equally and
simultaneously represent vastly different things.  It can effect...

What are the challenges that Odysseus had to face on his journey home?

Ollie Kertzmann, M.A.

Odysseus faces a number of challenges on his way home, including:

• sailors captivated by the lotus-eaters
• a battle with Polyphemus,
  a cyclops
• a storm sent by Poseidon
• an encounter with a
  witch
• being captivated by the Sirens
• encounters with
  the monsters Scylla and Charybdis
• punishment by Zeus 

On the way home from war, Odysseus's soldiers are captivated by the
lotus-eaters, who try to feed the men fruit that will cause them to forget their desire to go
home.

Next, Odysseus and his men get trapped in the lair of Polyphemus, who
eats some of the men. Odysseus blinds Polyphemus, and the cyclops calls out to his father
Poseidon, who sends a storm to punish Odysseus. Later, Odysseus refers to the encounter
with...

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What type of narration is used in Eveline?

The use
of stream-of-consciousness by Joyce in " " serves a useful purpose. Getting inside
Eveline's mind gives us an insight into her confused, disordered way of thinking. If Joyce had
used another kind of narration, then we would have been presented with a much less ambiguous,
much less interesting character. We might well have seen the choice facing Eveline as a
relatively simple oneeither to...

Explain what James values in The Color of Water by James McBride.

's
autobiography, , recounts his search for answers he did not get from his
mother when he was growing up. Late in her life, his mother, Ruth, shares just a little of her
past with James, and he begins a quest to discover his mother's heritage--and of course his own.
She eventually tells her own story, which is recounted in the odd-numbered chapters of the
book.

Clearly the most significant thing that James values is the truth about
his mother's past. While James knows about his father's family, his rather eccentric mother says
nothing about her life before marrying James's father. This might not be a significant omission
for some people, but for James it is the driving force for much of his life.

James always had questions about his rather quirky mother, a woman who lived her life
boldly as if she were black though she was clearly white. While Ruth insisted on the best
educations for her children (usually in Jewish schools), she consistently gave them conflicting
messages about Jews. So many things about his mother were confusing to James, and he always felt
that if he could discover his mother's past he could better face his own future. 

James is called a "tragic mulatto" by someone at school, contributing to his
identity confusion. As he becomes a teenager, this confusion results in failing grades and a
rather criminal life. Though he eventually recovers and goes on to become a successful adult, he
is only satisfied after his questions have been answered. This need to know his heritage prompts
him to value what he discovers.

I'm writing an essay on how Rahim is a better father then Baba and I can't think of a conclusion -- any suggestions?

The
earlier response is correct. We cannot help you with any specific.  Certainly, you need to
restate your thesis, and when I say "restate," I mean say what your main idea is in a
different way.  I have found that some students think that a restatement of the thesis should be
in the exact same words, but that is what you do not want to do!

Of course,
a conclusion, like any other paragraph, must be more than one sentence long.  Therefore, you
need to know what else should or can be included in a conclusion.  You should have a review of
the points you made in your essay.  For example, if I...

What questions could I write about The Lovely Bones? Im doing a book report on the lovely bones and i need to make 10 questions, 5 questions you...

It's always
good to ask questions that are open-ended, meaning there isn't a simple "yes" or
"no" answer.  You and your friends should have to support your response with your own
opinions or evidence you find in the text.  You might start with questions that you had as your
read the book yourself.  For instance:  What surprised you most about the book?  What clues
point to the killer?  How would you react if you were Susie's sister?  Do you think her sister
takes too many unnecessary risks?  Why or why not?  What passages were especially beautiful or
horrible for you?  Why?  You might also consider if there are symbols or themes that you want to
discuss...form your questions around them as well.

Good Luck!  This is a
great book.

How is the story "Charles" humorous?

The humor in the story
"" can be relatively blatant for some readers (like students), while others (like
parents) may find it lacking humor.

The story's humor lies in the fantastical
life of the narrator's son Laurie. The fact that her son changes into a "swaggering
character who forgot to stop at the corner and wave good-bye" can bring laughter to many
readers. Picturing a kindergartner "swagger" is quite funny.

Outside of that, the behavior which Laurie shows is funny. Upon returning from his
first day of school, Laurie

spoke insolently to his
father, spilled his baby sisters milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take
the name of the Lord in vain.

This behavior is far from
the expected behavior readers would expect from a previously "sweet-voiced nursery-school
tot." Later, some readers may find Laurie's own laughter humorous.

Look down, Laurie said. Look at my thumb. Gee, youre dumb. He
began to laugh insanely.

In the end, the fact that Laurie
made up Charles to hide his own rambunctious behavior is the most humorous aspect of the story
itself. While some may feel sorry for the narrator, others may figure that Laurie was simply
"being a boy" and find it funny that he acted as he did.

Describe Thoreaus attitude toward individuality and conformity in "Walden".

Thoreau was a
friend of Emerson who provides some great language for understanding Thoreau's attitude.  In
"Self-Reliance" Emerson puts it succinctly:  "Whoso would be a man must be a
nonconformist." [somehow translating "man" to "human" or
"person" doesn't work ... so we'll leave the word and extend the meaning].  You will
pay a price for this: 

"For nonconformity, the world whips you with its
displeasure." 

But it is the only way we can find out who we really
are.   This quote will use up most of my words, but it's famous and always worth
re-reading:

   "I went to the woods because I wished to
live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what
it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to
live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was
quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily
and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close,
to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean,
why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or
if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my
next ."   Thoreau

Which words are used to describe the strength of the blacksmith?

The
blacksmith is described in the second stanza as a "mighty" man with "large"
and "sinewy" hands. His arm muscles are likened to "iron bands." In the
fourth stanza, we learn that he swings "his heavy sledge" in a slow and...

How does elies form of resistance impact his personality

Eliezer
Wiesel's form of resistance is rooted in his denial of the existence of god/the goodness of god.
Elie resists a theological demand that he obey, trust, or appreciate a god that could allow such
horrors to happen to him, his family and loved one, and Jewish people in general.

Eliezer is slowly changed over the course of the novel from a man of faith to an
atheist who refuses to accept that there is any holy reason or justification for the Holocaust.
As Eliezer survives the concentration camps he does not thank god, but rather, understands that
random selections by the Nazis, coincidences, and internal strength/decisions are the reasons
that he survives.

This form of resistance may appear, especially to those who
are uncritically religious, to be a tragic loss of faith or even a weakness of spirit. However,
Elie rebels against the idea that what happened to him and the rest of those imprisoned/killed
in the concentration camps or executed outside the camps, could ever coincide with the existence
of a merciful or loving god. Through this, Elie loves himself enough to know that he does not
deserve to be persecuted, and that there is no larger holy plan that could ever justify the
Holocaust.

Identify and explain one important theme in three passages from part 2 chapter 10 to part 3 chapter 1 in 1984 by George Orwell.

The power
of Big Brother can be seen in specific passages from both chapters.  It is at this point where
one can see how the resistance shown in the affair ofandis a fundamental threat to Big Brother. 
In this, the presence of Big Brother asserts itself and becomes undeniable.  The theme of Big
Brother's power is seen the moment the two lovers are discovered:

€˜We are the dead, he said.

€˜We are the dead, echoed Julia
dutifully.

€˜You are the dead, said an iron voice behind them.

€˜You are the dead, repeated the iron voice.

€˜It was behind the
picture, breathed Julia.

€˜It was behind the picture, said the voice.
€˜Remain exactly where you are. Make no movement until you are ordered.

It
was starting, it was starting at last! They could do nothing except stand gazing into one
anothers eyes. To run for life, to get out of the house before it was too lateno such thought
occurred to them. Unthinkable to disobey the iron voice from the wall.

In the transition from the two lovers speaking in almost hushed
tone to one another to the absolutist and dictatorial voice from behind the wall, the passage
illustrates the power of Big Brother to supplant one's own personal affections and desires,
subjugating them to the will of the external authority.

The continuing power
of Big Brother is seen when Winston is rendered into a state of physical and moral paralysis as
the police force enters the apartment:

One of the men had
smashed his fist into Julias solar plexus, doubling her up like a pocket ruler. She was
thrashing about on the floor, fighting for breath. Winston dared not turn his head even by a
millimetre, but sometimes her livid, gasping face came within the angle of his vision. Even in
his terror it was as though he could feel the pain in his own body, the deadly pain which
nevertheless was less urgent than the struggle to get back her breath.

Even Julia being beaten cannot move Winston to action.  He is
paralyzed with both the physical and emotional realities of being trapped in the power of Big
Brother.  It is this condition that causes him to not stand up or even try to defend himself or
the woman with whom he shared so much.

Finally, the power of Big Brother can
be seen in the cell where Winston is taken to open the last part of the work.  The condition of
Big Brother's power is meant to ensure that the individual will is no match for it:

€˜Smith! yelled a voice from the telescreen. €˜6079 Smith W.! Hands
out of pockets in the cells!

He sat still again, his hands crossed on his
knee. Before being brought here he had been taken to another place which must have been an
ordinary prison or a temporary lock-up used by the patrols. He did not know how long he had been
there; some hours at any rate; with no clocks and no daylight it was hard to gauge the time. It
was a noisy, evil-smelling place. They had put him into a cell similar to the one he was now in,
but filthily dirty and at all times crowded by ten or fifteen people.

Being reprimanded for putting his hands in his pockets, rendered
silent from activating voice, and breaking his will in collectivizing him with others devoid of
explanation or reason are all examples from this passage where Big Brother's power is
undeniable.  It is able to reach inside the realm of the individual and destroy any semblance of
resistance.  These passages help to illuminate this thematic condition that is so integral to
the work's understanding.

What are some similarities between Grendel and Beowulf? I'm writing a research paper for my English class. My topic is to compare and contrast on...

, the hero
of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem of the same name, and Grendel, the villainous monster whom Beowulf
must slay, certainly have some similarities, despite their opposing roles. They both have a
sense of single-minded determination; neither of them display much personality; and both figures
are unable to avoid their wyrd, or fate.

Both Beowulf
and Grendel possess an otherworldly determination that enables them to be immortalized in this
epic poem. Beowulf's determination is evidenced by his decision to travel to King Hrothgar's
land of the Danes without any specific need to do so, other than his own desire to be a hero.
Grendel's determination is evidenced by his years of marauding and terrorizing the Danes.
Neither Beowulf nor Grendel are easily deterred.

Beowulf and Grendel are
both defined by their violent pursuit of whatever it is they want, which means there is little
description of their personalities in the poem. Beowulf is brave and strong in his fight for
what he...

How are the two hawks like Granny and Granddaddy Cain in "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird?"

in
"," the two hawks do symbolize Granny and Granddaddy Cain because they are attacked in
their own environment. Granny and Granddaddy want the film crew to leave, stating simply that
"This is our own place." The film crew looks at the Cains with indifference, thinking
they are a stereotypical poor, suburban/rural family on food stamps. This stereotypical
prejudice is also based on a racist assumption that the Cains must be on welfare, despite the
observation of Smilin man that Granny raises her own vegetables. 

Just as
Grandaddy kills the hawks, the film crew intends to "shoot" the Cains for their
documentary. It is ironic...

Compare and contrast strong and weak study skills.

Study skills
have to be acquired.  Why look at poor skills when they come naturally. It is more profitable to
analyze how to be a better student.

For most people, study skills are not an
innate.  Without them, the student cannot achieve his maximum potential.  When a person goes to
college, sometimes his first priority is freedom and fun. These aspects of college are an
important to the college experience; however, they are not why the person is there spending his
parents' money. Learning is the number one priority in college.

How does that
occur--through going to class, paying attention, managing time, and good study skills.

Good study skills must be learned and practiced.  Use the acronym CIM which equals
Consistency, Immediacy, and Maximum.

Here is how this helps:

• Consistency requires these things from the
  student. 

Be on time for everything: class, meetings,
assignments, dates...

Have a special place for studying with everything
needed at hand. Same place and same time and same stuff. 

No
distractions.  No music. No pills. No alcohol.  No television. No cell phones. No
ipads.

Leave the cell phone in the dorm during classes.  Do not allow
anything to distract attention. In addition, it is irritating to the teacher.

Do something with each class every day: Organize, read, re-do notes.

Keep a daily journal of what was accomplished each day. 

• Immediacy promotes efficiency in retention of
  facts. In other words, do it now. Procrastination cannot be a part of good study
  skills.

As soon as possible, go over what was done in class each
day.

Review the notes on the same day.  Listen to the tape of the class on
that day. 

Complete assignments as soon as they are given. 

Do not use the old, trite, ridiculous adage: "I work better under pressure."
Sorry, it does not compute.

Get things done ahead so that if necessary they
can be enhanced or tweeked. 

• Maximum
  effort contributes to everything in life. 

The
only attitude is a positive attitude. Life is good; yes, there is pressure.  It will pass. 
Everything is happening for a reason.  Take a breathe and one step at a time.

Be healthy. Get enough sleep.  Eat well and not fast foods.  Take vitamins. Do whatever
it takes to maximize what God has given.

Feed the brain.  Eat breakfast.  If
the person wants maximum usage of the grey cells, take care of it--No pills, no alcohol, no
steroids--  nothing except those natural things that enhance brain power.

Work on the hardest tasks first.  The brain needs to be fresh for challenging
work. 

Do not try to work when sleepy.  Nothing will be retained when the
body is saying: "I need rest."

Do not read in bed. You will wake up
with slobber all over the textbook. Right now, it is your instruction manual.  Get the most out
of it.  Read in a comfortable, well-lit place with complete silence.

Get up
early.  Get with it.  If a person gets enough sleep, he can get up and do his work whenever he
needs to...

Remember what Albert Einstein stated: "Never
regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to
learn to know the liberating influence and the possibilities of
your spirit and to profit the community to which your work will later
belong."

The time in college is not just for short term goals.  This is
the long haul for the future of the individual.  Each class, each test, each study time--these
are the small steps that will take the person to where he wants to go.

 

How was Peyton Farquhar tricked by the scout into attempting to burn down the bridge?

provides most of the backgroundin a flashback in Part II of "." It can be seen in the
interchange between Farquhar and the Federal scout disguised as a Confederate soldier that the
scout is not really trying very hard to trick the planter into trying to burn down the bridge.
Farquhar gets himself into trouble, and the scout just allows him to do it. It should not be
assumed that the scout's job was to ride around trying to trick Southern civilians into deciding
to commit acts of sabotage against the invading Union army. That doesn't seem sensible. Why
should the Union army try to create further trouble for itself when it has enough trouble
already? The scout is just a scout. His job is to collect whatever useful information he can,
either through observation or through casual conversations with civilians. He is mainly
interested in movements of Confederate troops and matters of that sort.

The
scout...

Was Andrew Jackson an effective or ineffective president?

If we define
effective as being able to get things done, then Andrew Jackson was clearly an effective
president.  It is certainly possible to argue that he was not a good president because you might
think that the things he got done were bad things.  However, it is hard to argue that he was not
effective.  Let us look at three instances in which he got his way, thus showing his ability to
get things done.

One of these was Indian Removal.  Jackson wanted to move the
Native Americans out of the Southeast so that white people could have the Indians land.  Jackson
was able to make this happen even though the Supreme Court said that he could not.  This shows
that he was powerful and able to get things done in the face of important opposition.

A second episode that shows Jacksons effectiveness was the Nullification Crisis.  In
this episode, South Carolina tried to nullify a tariff passed by Congress.  If it had succeeded,
the Union would have been severely weakened.  Jackson made it clear that he would oppose South
Carolinas efforts vigorously.  His actions caused South Carolina to back down and accept the
tariff (though Jackson was able to get it lowered as a sort of compromise).

Finally, there was Jacksons war with the Second Bank of the United States.  Jackson
felt that the bank was run by rich elites for their own benefit.  He felt it was harmful to the
interests of the common people.  Through a number of maneuvers, he succeeded in destroying the
bank.  Regardless of whether this (or any of the other incidents mentioned above) was a good
thing, it clearly shows that Jackson was effective in accomplishing his
goals.

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What is a quote from Frankenstein that shows how Victor was filled with grief and sadness due to the deaths that the monster caused, or that the...

Whenfirst learns of 's death in a letter from , he is overwhelmed with grief, although
he does not yet know thatwas responsible. The sad news motivates Victor to hurry home to his
family. Among the many feelings that beset him, melancholy, fear, and dread are among his
emotions:

My journey was very melancholy. At first I
wished to hurry on, for I longed to console and sympathise with my loved and sorrowing friends;
but when I drew near my native town, I slackened my progress. I could hardly sustain the
multitude of feelings that crowded into my mind. . . . Fear overcame me; I dared no advance,
dreading a thousand nameless evils that made me tremble, although I was unable to define
them.

When he goes to the site of the murder, he
glimpses a shadowy figure and knows immediately that it is "the wretch, the filthy d¦mon,
to whom I had given life." As the epiphany that the creature killed William strikes him,
Victor wonders if the creature might have killed...

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How do Napoleon and the pigs betray the principles of Animalism?

The
principles of Animalism are inscribed on the wall of the barn in , in the form of the seven
commandments. The first commandment is, "Whatever goes upon two legs is an
enemy."betrays this commandment by trading with Frederick and Pilkington. Later in the
novel, he also trains himself and the other pigs to walk on two legs, effectively turning
himself into an enemy of Animalism.

The second commandment is, "Whatever
goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend." Napoleon proves throughout the story that
he is no friend to animals with four legs or with wings: He executes piglets and hens. He makes
the four-legged animals work harder than they ever did before, and he gives them less in return
than they had before. He also constantly lies to them, blaming , for example, for everything
that goes wrong on the farm. He also, of course, hastaken away to the knackers and has his bones
boiled down for glue.

The third commandment reads, "No animal shall
wear...

What are Lady Capulet's intentions for wanting Juliet to marry Paris as seen in Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? Does she actually...

We see in
the very third scene, the scene in which we meetfor the first time, that Lady
Capulet is even more eager to marry off thanis.
Therefore, we can surmise that Lady Capulet has her own reasons for wanting Juliet
to marrythat are different from her husband's reasons.

We see
Lord Capulet's initial hesitation at allowing Juliet to marry so
young in the very second scene. When Count Paris asks him for his daughter's hand, apparently
not for the first time, Lord Capulet replies that he feels his daughter is still too young to be
married and tells Paris to "[l]et two more summers wither in their pride / Ere we think her
ripe to be a bride" (I.ii.10-11). However, he changes his mind later on when he sees Juliet
grieving so deeply over what he believes to be 's death. She is so deeply grieved that he
worries about her sanity and her health, plus feels that marrying a good man like Paris will
serve as a healthy distraction.

In contrast, Lady Capulet never
shared her husband's hesitations. Instead, in Act 1, Scene
3, we see her trying to persuade her daughter to
think of marrying Paris. She even uses as an argument that Lady Capulet herself was already
Juliet's mother when she was Juliet's age, as we see in her lines:

By my count,
I was your mother much upon these years
That you are now
a maid. (I.iii.75-77)

Not only that, while Lord Capulet
responds to Paris's argument that even younger girls than Juliet are happily married by saying
he feels she is too young and wants her to wait two more years, Juliet's mother argues the exact
opposite. Lady Capulet, like Paris, tries to persuade Juliet by saying that younger girls than
Juliet "[a]re made already mothers" (75). Hence we can say that since Lady Capulet
disagreed with her husband's views on when Juliet should marry, Lady Capulet has
her own motives for wanting Juliet to marry Paris so young. Her motives probably
have a great deal to do with increased social standing and wealth. Paris, being a Count, is of
much higher rank than Lord and Lady Capulet and owns a much wealthier estate. Therefore, his
marriage to Juliet would greatly benefit the Capulets by increasing their social status as well
as by increasing their daughter's wealth.

What are the challenges confronted by August Pullman?

In R.J
Palacios novel ,(Auggie) Pullmans chief challenges are gaining acceptance
from his peers and staying brave in the face of adversity. While these are both challenges faced
by many middle school students, Auggies situation differs because he suffers from a facial birth
defect, which is most likely Treacher Collins syndrome. To protect him, his parents have
homeschooled him for his entire elementary school career. However, in fifth grade, he enrolls at
Beecher Prep, a private middle school in New York City. This decision, which Auggie is not
initially enthusiastic about, forces him to face and, eventually, overcome his
challenges.

Auggie is very aware of his facial differences. Prior to
beginning Beecher Prep, when out in public, he always wore an astronaut helmet that completely
covered his face. He did this to protect himself from strangers stares. Once he starts school
without the helmet, he is treated cruelly by most of the student population. He is insulted and
socially isolated. Students actually refuse to touch him, and he feels incredibly alone. His key
nemesis throughout the year is , a fifth grader who, along with fellow classmatesand , give
Auggie a tour of the school before the year begins. Julian, a child who appears kind in front of
adults, is the key instigator in the bullying Auggie suffers throughout the year.

Luckily for Auggie, by the novels end, he is able to overcome his challenges, though
not without a lot of pain and self-doubt. His relationship with Jack flounders when he overhears
Jack making fun of him in order to fit in with their classmates. However, the two eventually
reconcile and remain friends.

The novelsoccurs when Auggie goes on an
overnight nature retreat with his entire fifth grade class. While there, Auggie and Jack are
attacked by some seventh graders. Classmates Amos, Henry, and Milesformer friends of Julian and
part of the group that bullied Auggieprotect him.

Although few kids suffer
from a facial deformity, most wish to be judged by their character, not by their appearance.
Furthermore, many have faced bullying situations. Auggies story is powerful not only because of
its message of kindness and compassion, but also because Auggies bravery and determination in
the face of adversity are inspirational to everyone.

In 1984, how does the Party control the minds of its citizens?

The Party
wages a ceaseless campaign to control the minds of its citizens. People quickly learn to
self-censor any unorthodox ideas so as not to be arrested and
accused of "thought crimes."

The Party is also working on its
Newspeak dictionaries, which are meant, aslearns, to reduce the
English language to a minimum number of simple words. This helps greatly with mind control
because it reduces the citizens' capacity to formulate unorthodox thoughts.

The Party also uses surveillance to control thought.
People know they are being spied on all the time, and for that reason it is best not to think in
an unsanctioned way and risk showing, through a facial expression or a muttered word, that one
is out of alignment with the Party's ideology.

Memory
holes are everywhere, so if citizens find writing that does not conform to Party
rules, they can quickly send it down a hole to be burned in a furnace. This encourages people to
"forget" what is no longer considered the official truth.

Constant

How does Orwell use Napoleon to suggest ideas about leaders in society in Animal Farm?

gives
the dominant pig the nameas a strong and obviousto Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte, the
egomaniac, emerged from the French Revolution as leader and spokesman of the ideals that
inspired that earlier revolution. Under his leadership the French withstood the reactionary
forces seeking to overturn the revolutionary government and restore the monarchy. But then
Napoleon Bonaparte began to act like a dictator. He appointed himself Emperor and began making
kings of his relatives. He was actually creating a new aristocracy based on allegiance to
himself. Since Napoleon the pig represents Stalin, the obvious implication is that Stalin was
creating a new aristocracy which was made up of the leaders and members of the Communist Party;
and like Napoleon Bonaparte, Stalin was using revolutionary ideals and military power to spread
Communism as far as possible. History was repeating itself.

What problem do you think is the pinnacle of the detriment to society? How does society perpetuate the problem?

I will
restrict my discussion to society in the contemporary United States.

The
K-12 education machine is the pinnacle of detriment to American society. The graduation
rates,...

What is the thesis statement for "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

A thesis
statement is a device used in essays and papers (usually appearing as a single sentence at the
end of the first paragraph of your paper) that tells the reader what your paper is about. It can
confront the reader with a claim that you'll persuade them to agree with (which is later backed
up in the body of the essay with textual evidence and examples) while also providing somewhat of
an outline to the paper.

The essay's prompt typically serves as a jumping-off
point for your thesis statement. If the prompt is a question, you can directly answer the
question and provide a brief statement on why you're answering it that way.

For example, let's say I was confronted with the following topic:

Was Bilbo still a coward at the end of The
Hobbit? Give examples from the journey to back up your answer.

My thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph may look
something like this:

Bilbo's encounters with the trolls,
the goblins, and Gollum show how, along the journey, he transformed from a coward into a brave
hobbit.

The thesis statement answers the question while
providing an outline of the points I'll be talking about. The body paragraphs of the essay will
then elaborate on those examples and explain how they prove Bilbo grew from a coward to someone
brave.

Additionally, we can consider Edwards's use of literary devices and
techniques to craft a thesis statement for "." Edwards's sermon is designed to appeal
to and persuade sinners, telling them about Hell, comparing the wrath of God to great waters,
and saying:

The floods of Gods vengeance have been
withheld; but your guilt in the mean time is constantly increasing, and you are every day
treasuring up more wrath; the waters are constantly rising, and waxing more and more mighty; and
there is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, that holds the waters back, that are unwilling to
be stopped, and press hard to go forward.

This quote is
an example of the language Edwards uses throughout his sermon as a way to intimidate the sinners
(and subsequently the readers). We see other examples throughout the sermon, like when Edwards
writes that God will inflict wrath without pity, that He will hold sinners over a pit of hell.
This mix of intimidation and fear is even more evident when he writes that you "hang by a
slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about," ready to break the
thread.

Intimidation isn't the only tactic or device he uses. A good example
prompt for this could be as follows:

What literary devices
and techniques does Edwards use to persuade the reader and how does he use them? Provide textual
evidence.

Throughout the sermon, we see a tonal shift, a
shift in point of view, intimidating language, and so on. An example thesis statement could be
as follows:

Language, tone, and point of view are used
throughout Edwards's sermon to convey the life of a sinner and ultimately persuade sinners to
follow God.

There are examples of these throughout the
sermon, directly up until the concluding sentence when Edwards states "that every tree
which brings not forth good fruit, may be hewn down and cast into the fire." The strong
language at the end leaves a heavy feeling in the reader, and likely the sinner, and would act
as a final persuading note. Strong language like that can be found throughout the piece and used
as textual evidence and explained in the context of the thesis statement.

In The Stranger, what are some ways in which Meursault seems normal and in conformity with society and ways in which he seems non-conformist?

Meursault
conforms by engaging in human relationships (Marie and Raymond) even though he tries to stay as
emotionally removed as possible. He also goes to a job every day. This is perhaps his most
conformist practice since it occurs every day and serves two main purposes: to benefit a company
and to sustain Meursaults own way of life, which by his standards, is arbitrary. This shows that
he is not completely indifferent. He does certain things to continue his way of life. So, he
does find some significance even if it is to make arbitrary choices. Melvilles Bartleby had a
much greater (and less selfish) degree of scorn for conformity because he refused
everything.

So, I think you are correct. On the outside, Meursault goes about
his daily life as most people do. Although he is indifferent to his mothers death, he does the
socially accepted thing by attending the funeral. He does not mourn but he goes through the
motions that society expects of him.

Interpretations of this novel often
point out that Meursault exhibits the Absurd hero through his actions. But this isnt always the
case. It really isnt until the murder and the trial that Meursaults outward actions begin to
represent his philosophy of Absurdity. In other words, this is when Meursaults indifference
affects his external world. Then the external world threatens his indifferent existence and he
is forced to defend and explain himself. His testimony in court and dialogue with the priest are
the final examples where he actually shows his nonconformity to the external
world.

In A Raisin in the Sun, what makes Walter suddenly change his mind about taking Mr. Lindner's money?

Throughout
the play,Younger is a somewhat unsympathetic character. He is materialistic, envious of what he
perceives as his sister 's greater ease in life, and rather uncaring whenreveals that she is
pregnant. Later, he squanders sixty-five hundred dollars of his father's insurance money, a sum
with which his mother entrusted himto express her faith in him as a responsible manto buy a
liquor store with his friend Willy Harris. When Willy runs off with the money, Walter's sense of
failure is re-established. However, his mother, , has put aside some of the insurance money and
made a down payment on a house in Clybourne Park, a neighborhood where, as Ruth says, there
"ain't no colored people."

To reinforce this standard, Mr.
Lindner, a member of what Clybourne Park's residents call the "Improvement
Association," makes his first visit to the Younger household. He offers a sum in exchange
for keeping the Younger family out of the neighborhood and makes it...

What statement of human nature is Animal Farm making? Explain using examples.

Ralph
Nader once said, "If you don't get turned on to politics, politics will get turned on
you."  I think that there is much in 's work that might speak to such a sentiment.  The
notion of the consolidation of power without people being able to exercise voice, control, or
some level of resistance to it is a very scary state of affairs.  It becomes even scarier when
the reader sees , continually working for the good of the state and pushing himself to do more
and to work harder.  In the end, he is disposed off to the glue factory without any regard,
airbrushed out of the picture of history.  If individuals surrender their voice, their freedom,
and their sense of activism which can mobilize power from the bottom up, they run the risk of
becoming like a nation of Boxers.

Why does Ezekial want the last name of "Freeman" in Lyddie?

Ezekial never explains why he wants the last
name of Freeman.and readers meet Ezekial in chapter 6. He is hiding out in Lyddie's family home,
and he is hiding because he is an escaping slave that hopes to gain his freedom by making it all
the way to Canada.

Lyddie is initially frightened by him, but he earns her
trust quite quickly, and Lyddie is shocked at how well spoken and educated he is. Ezekial
cordially introduces himself to Lyddie and says that his name is Ezekial Abernathy. He follows
up that statement by saying that is what he was formally called, but Ezekial does not say what
he now calls himself. Readers have to wait all the way until chapter 14 for that
information.

Luke Stevens brings Lyddie a parcel and a letter. It turns out
the letter is from Ezekial. He has several pieces of good news. He safely managed to get himself
to freedom in Montreal, and he credits Lyddie's loan to him as one of the things that made it
possible. The letter thanks her, and the package includes his repayment of the loan. The letter
is signed Ezekial Freeman, but there is no explanation for the name change.

Readers are meant to hypothesize potential reasons. It's not that much of a stretch to
think that he changed his name to Freeman to further indicate that he is a slave no
more.

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Calpurnia Quotes

"It's right hard to say," she said. "Suppose you andtalked
colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks'
talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs to beat
Moses."

This is Calpurnia explaining to Scout why
she talks differently at church from how she talks at home. Calpurnia effectively has a double
identity, as a black housekeeper serving a white family and as a member of Maycomb's
African-American community. She finds it necessary, then, to switch between different speech
registers depending on whom she's talking to. That explains why she doesn't talk the same way to
Scout as she does to her fellow worshippers at the black church she attends.

Unlike , Calpurnia doesn't have the luxury of being herself. As an African American
woman living in the Deep South, she's acutely aware of her lowly place in society. That being
the case, she has to be extra careful about what she says and to whom she says it. Among other
things, this means not putting on airs and graces, which is what she feels she would be doing
were she to talk at church the way she does at home.

What's motherly about
this quotation is that it shows Calpurnia's anxiety to ensure that Scout grows up to be a fine,
upstanding lady. Part of being a lady, in Calpurnia's eyes, is to act and talk appropriately at
all times. Were she to act and talk at church the way she does at home, that is to say showing
that she knows better than everyone else, Calpurnia would not, according to her values, be
acting in a ladylike manner. This has especial relevance for Scout, who, as well as being a bit
of a tomboy, is very intelligent for her age. There's nothing wrong with intelligence, thinks
Calpurnia, but it's not necessary to show it off at every opportunity.

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What impact does culture have on a child's development?

It is
true that we are all essentially the same due to our common human nature, but other aspects of
who we are certainly are impacted, particularly as children, by our cultures. That impact comes
primarily in five key elements: language, morality, parenting, world view, and
autonomy.

One of the most obvious cultural differences is language. While
every child learns his own language, of course, a child's language is more than just a
vocabulary and grammar. It is also his primary method of communication, and communication is the
heart of cultural expression. Whether a child learns a very...

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How can I compare & contrast an element in "A Rose for Emily" and "Rappaccini's Daughter"? Element meaning characterization in general, two specific...

One element
common to both Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" and Hawthorne's " " is that of
patriarchal dominance.  For, both Emily Grierson and Beatrice Rappaccini are subugated by the
desires of their fathers; in both Emily's and Beatrice's situations their lives are limited by
the restrictions placed upon them.  As a result of the limitations of their lives, for instance,
Emily has suitors turned away by her father because they do not meet his standards--"None
of the...

What is pure profit? Someone starts a business by opening an account with $30,00 August 1, 2011 and January's bank statement had a balance of...

Pure profit is the accounting profit minus the implicit or opportunity
costs. Let's look at these terms from a practical aspect.

Take the example whereby Jane quits her job and starts a business. The job used to pay
her $60,000 annually. After one year in business, Jane makes sales worth $160,000. Her total
costs amount to $50,000. In this scenario, the accounting profit is $110,000, while pure profit
is $50,000.

Since the pure profit value is positive,
Jane made the right choice by forgoing her monthly salary. She made an extra $50,000 because she
took a risk.

One thing that you need to keep in mind is
that pure profit is theoretical or hypothetical. Most business owners and firms don't consider
opportunity cost as a real expense because there is no accurate way to calculate it.

I need evidence of Friar Lawrence marrying Romeo and Juliet in secret.

When
addressing this question, be aware that marriage has traditionally involved the union of two
families. (Also, keep in mind the time period during which Shakespeare himself wrote and the
sort of society in which itself was set. This was not a modern culture,
with modern sensibilities on marriage.)

With that in mind, I'd suggest that
the very fact that neither the Montagues nor the Capulets are aware that their children have
married establishes, in and of itself, that the marriage was a secret one. Furthermore, pay
particular attention to 's insistence thatmarry . By this point in the play, she is already
married to . This demand would have been inconceivable if he had known Juliet was already
married. The very events in the play, as they unfold, serve as testament to the fact that Romeo
and Juliet married in secretthis is the only way that the play makes
sense.

Please explain: The reliance on property shows a lack of self-reliance. People are measured by what they own rather than for what they are.

In
"," Emerson argues that individuals should allow themselves to be guided by the voice
of God within them, which will lead them to their right vocation.

Reliance on
property is reliance on society; it is the same as relying on what your parents, books,
tradition, or the world around you tells you is the right path in life for you. Often people
advise you simply to conform to social conventions. You may look good in the eyes of society,
Emerson says, if you conform or if you have property, but if you are not following your
God-given purpose, you will inwardly be miserable.

Relying on property is
relying on status and outward image, not on inward being. Emerson argues that the great men of
history, such as Socrates, Jesus, and Leonardo da Vinci, followed their own paths and did what
they were destined for; having property meant nothing to them. We should follow the lead of such
great people. As Emerson says:

Trust thyself: every heart
vibrates to that iron string.

What are the cultural achievements of Athens and Sparta?

The cultural
achievements of the classical Greeks during the Golden Age are so numerous that they set many
of the basic standards for Western civilization. Greece was divided into several city-states, of
which Athens and Sparta are the most well-known.

Sparta is famous for its
military culture and the rigid control of the state over the citizens. Children were considered
property of the state, and because military service was compulsory, boys were taken from their
families at a young age to be raised in the barracks as soldiers-in-training. Spartan battle
tactics were so efficient and effective that modern military strategists still study the ancient
texts of Herodotus and Thucydides and other Greek historians.

As a rule, the
Spartans lived a minimalist lifestyle: they didnt own much more than they needed, they didnt eat
a lot, and their manner of...

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Discuss what elements you would use, and why you would use them, as a director of Act 1 Scene 7 of Macbeth to portray the theme of manipulation....

Oooo!  I
would do more than just an "imaginary baby"!  I would have her pick up some kind of
doll, ... possibly one with a porcelain head and after holding it to her breast indicating that
she has "given suck," ... smash the thing to bits!  Add a sound effect there: 
"CRASH, ... cllink, clink, plink, plink" as the bits scatter on the floor.  Or, even
better, maybe there could be some kind of red goo in there that could seep out!  (Cool!)  The
lighting?  Blood red.

How does Hester transform herself during the encounter with Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter?

Whenmeets within the
forest (in : "A Flood of Sunshine"), they speak for a while, especially after she
confesses to him that(who's been torturing Dimmesdale) is her long-missing husband.  Although
Dimmesdale is angry at her at first, the pair eventually begin to make plans to run away
together on a ship, leaving Boston forever, because they are still very much in love.  Feeling
joyfully for the first time in a long time, Hester removes the scarlet letter from her chest and
takes off her cap, releasing her long hair onto her shoulders.  In this moment, "A crimson
flush was glowing on her cheek, that had been long so pale.  Her sex, her youth, and the whole
richness of her beauty, came back [...]."  The sun begins to shine on her as it has not
done for years, and she seems to come back to life.  She did not realize the terrible burden of
the scarlet letter until she removed it and felt the freedom of its weight having been lifted. 
She smiled a "radiant and tender smile."  However, when she must replace the letter
and cap, they functioned like a "withering spell," and the radiance and youthfulness
that Hester exuded without them melted away.

Assess the significance of Walter's change from the beginning to the end of A Raisin in the Sun.

I believe that
's transformation throughout the play is one of internal growth. At the beginning he's like a
child, living in the home of his mother (who is still the head of the family). He may have his
own wife and child, but he still acts like a child himself. His own son sleeps on the couch, and
Walter still fights with his sister like children do.

Throughout the play, he
begins to, ever so slowly, become a man. He starts to challenge his life and what it has become.
Sadly, he has to hit rock bottom before he can finally start to take ownership over his own
life.

There are a few pivotal moments when we see him starting to emerge,
although they are not pretty. When he is talking with George, and George is speaking down to
him, Walter knows that this kid is not treating him with the respect he should
deserve.

Whentells him of her pregnancy, he does not respond in a way that
paints him as anything other than selfish.

When his mother finally gives
Walter the money for their...

What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo?

In general
terms,advisesto cure his obsession with the unattainable Rosaline by looking at other beautiful
ladies. But if you look at the text closely, you'll see he does a bit more than this.

First, he hints that any passionate love on Romeo's part is
probably undesirable. If he should fall in love with another lady, that would amount to an
afflictionjust like his love for Rosaline. The implication is that Romeo would be better off if
he didn't get so swept up in romantic feelings.

Second, he doesn't just tell
Romeo to go out looking. In Act I, Scene ii, Benvolio refines his idea to include a live,
side-by-side comparison of Rosaline with someone else. He suggests that Romeo only thinks
Rosaline is very beautiful because he saw her in isolation. When he sees her in the same room
with the competition, he will revise his views.

As noted by others who have
answered this question, Benvolio's initial advice occurs in Act I, Scene i. He tells Romeo to
stop thinking about Rosaline. Then, when Romeo asks how, Benvolio answers that Romeo should turn
his attention towards other beautiful ladies:

By giving
liberty unto thine eyes;
Examine other beauties

But if we skip ahead to the second scene of Act I we find more. There Benvolio
reiterates his theme, but now he presents it using metaphors about fire, pain, and
disease:

Tut, man, one fire burns out another's
burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy, and be holp
by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish:
Take
thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.

Next, Benvolio seizes on the opportunity of the party. Rosaline
will be there, and so will "all the admired beauties of Verona." This is where
Benvolio tells Romeo to make those direct comparisons. He assures Romeo that Rosaline will seem
unattractive when they are done:

Go thither; and, with
unattainted eye,
Compare her face with some that I shall show,
And I will
make thee think thy swan a crow.

Finally, Benvolio
suggests that Romeo has overrated Rosaline's appearance because he viewed her in isolation
("Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by"). We may interpret this as additional
advice from Benvolio: Don't fixate on someone until you've actively compared her with some
alternatives.

From The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood by Kien Nguyen: I can't go to America. I don't want to go to any foreign land where I don't speak the...

While we cannot
complete writing assignments for you, we can give general thoughts. I don't know about your
personal beliefs or how reading The Unwanted challenged or confirmed them;
however, the passage you quote and your notes on reading it suggest it might work well to write
about the belief that parents are generally safe, trustworthy, and loving, and how Kien's
relationship with his mother challenges these ideas. You might also write more generally about
the general idea that children can have relatively few worries while they grow up, and how
Kien's story changes this. Alternatively, it might be interesting to write about why Kien's
grandfather didn't feel that fleeing to the US was an option and what that says about the
popular image of the US as a welcoming place.

Regardless, what's important
with this kind of assignment is to talk about your experience of reading the book and to follow
the guidelines regarding the structure of the essay. One format that might be helpful is to use
the introduction to mostly talk about the beliefs you had before reading The
Unwanted, use the body to talk about a few sections of the text that challenged or
reinforced that belief, and use the conclusion to talk about how your positions changed after
you read the book. Ultimately, this kind of assignment is a personal reflection, so there are
many options that can work well. Just focus on articulating the experience you had reading and
reflecting on the book.

What are the themes explored and the specific stylistic devices used to explore these themes in the poem "South of My Days" by Judith Wright?

The
poem South of My Days bystarts as a reminiscence about a particular landscape, which the
narrator describes as part of my bloods country - that is, their homeland. The first stanza
paints a picture of this landscape in winter. The vocabulary leaves no doubt about the harshness
of the winter land - it is described as wincing€¦clean, lean, hungry country. This description
acts as a springboard to the other major themes of the poem. The first of these is memory and
stories; the second is old age and death.

The second stanza shifts from
description of the winter to memory of summer. The language used in this stanza conveys a sense
of disbelief - in the face of the harshness of winter, it is hard for the narrator to imagine
the return of summer, that it will one day thrust its hot face€¦to tell another yarn. This is
the first explicit mention of storytelling in the poem, and serves as an introduction to Dan, an
old man who tells stories against the black-frost night of the winter.

After this, the voice of the poem shifts from that of the narrator to that of Dan,
caught up in stories ofcattle drives and old companions. Wright conveys this shift in tone both
with vocabulary and narrative style. Phrases like nineteen-one it was and it was the flies
we seen first are descriptive and informal in a manner befitting an old-timer spinning a yarn to
distract from the cold night.

The last stanza returns to the old cottage and
the winter, and the voice shifts back to the narrator as they listen to Dans stories. The tone
again is as bleak and wintery as in the first two stanzas. The old mans stories are described as
conjurers cards that may not even be true, and as the cold settles further in, the narrator
admonishes the old man to wake from his story-telling.

It is clear that the
mythology of the land is of great importance to the narrator. Just as important, but more
subtlety conveyed, is a preoccupation with encroaching death. The poem is set in a winter night,
two settings that are often symbolically attached to death, and the language throughout is
unrelenting in its description of the harshness of the season. The stories Dan tells are filled
with death, from that of the yellow boy attracting flies to the water-starved cattle driven to
a dead river, and the musing that it is cruel to keep them alive.

The line
that most conveys this theme, however, is in the last stanza: Wake, old man. This is winter,
and the yarns are over. One may understand winter as the end of a life, and yarns as the
adventures of the past long since left behind. It is the following line that really hammers in
this point. Only three words long, it echoes the chill and bleakness of the rest of the poem:
No-one is listening.

Yet even after saying this, the narrator is compelled
to acknowledge the stories. The final line of the poem states that the country is full of old
stories that still go walking in my sleep. While this does not lift the melancholy tone of the
poem, it does offer a shred of comfort. After all, telling stories is a way to keep memories
from dying. Even though old Dan must surely be gone, his stories remain.

What does the whirligig symbolize in chapter 6, "Bellevue, Washington," in the book "Whirligig?"

The
whirligig comes to symbolize, at first, the constant pressure to succeed that Tony feels from
his parents, and then, later, the need for rest. Tony, a Korean boy, feels under tremendous
pressure, not only from his parents and teacher to succeed at violin, but tremendous cultural
pressure, as an Asian, to be hard-working, polite, and deferential. In this way he resembles
Brent; just as Brent was driven by his ambition to be accepted by the popular kids at school,
eventually leading to his breakdown and suicide attempt, the pressure Tony is under could also
lead him to a similar breakdownyou could think of his disastrous recital as a kind of expression
of frustration at this pressure to perform, or as a...

How does the story about the miner and the emerald connect to Santiagos situation in The Alchemist by Paul Coelho?

Santiago is
desperately searching for some treasure or reward throughout the story .
Ironically, his journey takes him all the way to the middle of the African desert, where he
eventually learns that the treasure was hidden in the building in which he used to reside in
Europe.

When he hears the story of the miner and the emerald, it has
particular significance for a number of reasons. In the story, a miner is searching for a
valuable emerald to give him wealth and prosperity. Having sought for over five years, he
decides to give up in frustration. Throwing the stone he was scouring at another stone in his
anger, it breaks open, revealing the emerald inside. This is significant first because it shows
that sometimes, when you feel like you are at your breaking point, you must persist just a bit
longerand that is pertinent to Santiago's quest. Second, it shows that many times, the last
place you expect to find what you're seeking is exactly where it is.

To
Santiago, it shows...

I need help writing an argumentative essay about the relationship and the nature of their relationship in "Hills Like White Elephants."

I would
like to suggest that you take the unpopular position that the American and Jig are married. Most
people who have commented on this story believe they are just living together. I can offer a
number of reasons to support the position that they are actually married.

The
subject of marriage is never mentioned by either of them, although it seems unlikely that Jig
would want to have a baby--in those days--without being married.

The
American repeatedly tells Jig that she can have the baby if it is important to her, but he does
not say that he will marry her. This strongly suggests to me that they are already married but
he doesn't want a baby. Here are instances in which he tells her she can have the
baby:

"Well," the man said, "if you don't
want to you don't have to [i.e. have the abortion]. I wouldn't have you do it if you didn't want
to. But I know it's perfectly simple."

"I don't want you to do it
if you feel that way."

"I don't want you to do anything that you
don't want to do--"

At one point the girl asks
him:

"Doesn't it mean anything to you? We could get
along."

This sounds like wife talking to her husband
about their financial status. She thinks perhaps he is opposed to having a baby because of the
expense. This may in fact be true.

Again:

"I don't want you to," he said. "I don't care anything about
it."

He actually tells her five times that she can
have the baby if she wants it, but never a word about their getting married. He could not ask
her to have a baby without their being married. It was just unthinkable in the 1920s.

Their luggage is covered with stickers from all the hotels they have stayed at
together. In those days it would have been quite difficult for unmarried people to share a room
in a respectable hotel. They would actually have been turned away. In Europe travelers have to
show their passports, which would prove they were not married.

He did not say anything but looked at the bags against the wall of the station. There
were labels on them from all the hotels where they had spent nights.

Hemingway and his first wife Hadley actually did have a baby a
short while before Hemiingway wrote this story. They nicknamed the baby Bumby. Hemingway was
trying desperately to make a living as a freelance writer, and having a baby would have made his
task nearly impossible. They were living in Europe because the exchange rate was extremely
favorable to the American dollar, and Spain was the cheapest country of all. He would have had
to take some kind of paying job, which might have necessitated moving back to America. This
suggests that Hemingway might have been opposed to Hadley's having the baby but gave
in.

Jig might have been less careless and more careful about avoiding
pregnancy if she had not been married. She may have wanted to present her husband with a
"fait accompli." Women does these kinds of things, don't they?

The
only reason for supposing that the American and Jig are not married is that the author doesn't
not say so. But this story is told in a purely objective fly-on-the-wall-viewpoint technique.
The reader has to do a lot of guessing and make a lot of assumptions and deductions.

This is my suggestion for your argumentative essay about the relationship between the
man and the woman.

Discuss the theme of knowledge vs. ignorance in Oedipus Rex.

In many
respects, the story ofis at its core a story about fate's immutability. Oedipus was born under a
prophesy that he would kill his father, and to defeat his prophesied fate, Laius would attempt
to have Oedipus killed, having him left exposed in the wilderness to die. This attempt would
fail, and Oedipus would later be raised in Corinth by its king and queen.

Next he would travel to Delphi, where he would receive an oracle of his own: that he
would kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified by this, he decides to travel to Thebes,
unknowingly killing his biological father on the road. After defeating the Sphinx, Oedipus is
made king, and unbeknowst ti him, he marries his biological mother, , in the process. The power
of fate proves immutable, but at the same time, it is his own ignorance that proves key to his
fulfilling it.

is set in the aftermath of this
sequence of events, with Thebes suffering under a plague, sent in punishment for the murder
of...

What are Odysseus's reasons for slaying the suitors in the Odyssey?

Odysseus,
with the help of Telemachus, slays the suitors for two main reasons. First, they were
disrespectful to him and his household, especially the first ones he and his son target with
arrows and spear. Second, they were disloyal to Odysseus as ruler of Ithaca in their attempts to
displace him by taking his wife.

As for disrespect, Antinous, for example,
was the most impertinent of the suitors, and for this he is killed first by Odysseus, with an
arrow fittingly put through his throat. Telemachus kills Eurymachus, who was disrespectful to
him, with his spear. Ktesippus is killed by Odysseus for having thrown a cow's hoof at him, a
deeply disrespectful act.

Athena, though she is in the background to help if
needed, lets Odysseus and Telemachus fight off the swarm of suitors, who badly outnumber them,
without her help. This reasserts their right to authority in the household and shows Odysseus in
particular to be a strong warrior, worthy of command of his kingdom despite his
long...