What are the differences between the Indus, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian civilizations?

The
differences between these three civilizations is more striking than their similarities. All
three were river civilizations, that is dependent on particular rivers for their survival; all
three were monotheistic, but similarities end there.

The Egyptian
Civilization revered the Nile; hymns to the Nile such as the following were
commonplace:

  Hail to thee, O Nile, that issues from the earth and comes to
keep Egypt alive.
He that waters the meadow which Re created.
He that makes to
drink the desert€¦.
He who makes barley and brings wheat into being€¦
He who
brings grass into being for the cattle.
He who makes every beloved tree to
grow.
O Nile, verdant art thou, who makest man and cattle to live.   

 The Nile was important not only as a source of life; but also served to protect Egypt;
its cataracts upstream served as a barrier to invasion. It's floods replenished the soil in
ancient Egypt, thus ensuring the continuation of the civilization. The Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers of Mesopotamia also flooded, perhaps giving rise to the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story
of Noah and the Flood; however it provided no protection; in fact they were easily negotiated
which made the civilizations of Mesopotamia susceptible to Invasion. The early Indus river
civilization, the Harappan or Dravidian civilization, was dependent on the Indus River, but
there is no evidence of its flooding as significant; nor did it serve as a source of protection
from invasion.

Egypt perhaps had the most elaborate religious structure;
based on Re, the Sun God. The Pharaoh himself, ruler of Egypt, was considered the human
representation of the God Horus. Egyptian belief in life after death conceived of rebirth in
another realm, based upon one's life on earth. Mesopotamian Religion was based on the worship of
gods of agriculture; primarily Baal, the God of rain and the storm; and Astarte the goddess of
fertility and reproduction. Their religion often involved fertility rites which became quite
erotic. No such practice is noted in Egypt. Nothing is known of Harappan religion, as their
language has not yet been deciphered; however the Aryans who followed them worshipped a pantheon
of Gods, the most important of whom was Indra, the god of War.

A final
difference between the three is their system of writing. Egyptians had several alphabets, the
heiratic, demotic and finally heiroglyphs, or "sacred writing."  All were typically
written on a paper like substance made from reeds known as papyrus. The Mesopotamian system of
writing was known as cuneiform, which was written on clay tablets. Early Indus civilization,
notably the Aryan had no written language for some time, but used a sacred language known as
Sanskrit, and a secularknown as Prakit. Much later, legends and myths were reduced to writing in
a document known as the Vedas, committed to writing about 600 B.C.E.

What are the figures of speech in "The Witch" by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge?

In the
first stanza, the whiteness of "the snow" might be considered symbolic of the purity
and innocence that the speaker, the witch, is trying to convey. Alternatively, the fact that she
is leaving marks in the snow, spoiling its purity, could foreshadow the fact that, later on, her
appearance of purity and innocence is revealed to be misleading.

In the
second stanza, the speaker also tries to suggest that she is innocent and harmless by claiming
to be but "a little maiden." The word "maiden" is often synonymous with
"virgin" and thus symbolic of virginity, which in turn connotes innocence and purity.
This impression of innocence is what tricks the speaker's victim into letting her into his
home.

In the third stanza, the speaker (who is now the person who has
admitted the speaker into his home) says that "the quivering flame / Sunk and died in the
fire." The fire...

What were the targets of Swift's satire in Gulliver's Travels?

Many have
pointed out how Swift uses to satirize specific institutions of his day,
be it the British parliament, political factions in government, the monarchy, or the Royal
Society. All of this is true, but it misses the larger picture: what Swift satirizes are ways of
thinking that keep people from treating other people humanely. This can include petty,
small-minded behavior that cares, as the Lilliputians do, more about silly things like which way
to crack an egg than about kindness to the people around them. It can mean killing people to
carry out a silly experiment at the Grand Academy in Lagado. It can mean becoming cold blooded
and rationalistic as the Houyhnhnms sometimes do. It can mean fighting the pointless, bloody
wars with guns and cannons that the Europeans do: this horrifies the King of
Brobdingnag.

Swift offers so muchthat it important to get to his core point.
By showing the senseless cruelty of so many varieties of behavior, Swift is
pleading...

Why is it important that Santiago dreams of a child who tells him of his treasure in the abandoned church?

Santiago's dream of a child telling him about
a treasure is important because it foreshadows the final location of the treasure.  I would like
to make it clear though that the child in the dream does not tell Santiago that the treasure is
in the church.  Here is that section of the text.  

"Then, at the Egyptian pyramids,"he said the last three words slowly, so that
the old woman would understand"the child said to me, 'If you come here, you will find a
hidden treasure.' And, just as she was about to show me the exact location, I woke up. Both
times." 

The child tells Santiago "if you come
here."  Santiago believes that "here" is Egypt.  Egypt is not the location of the
treasure; the church is the location of the treasure.  Believing that the treasure is in Egypt,
Santiago leaves on his journey.  He has all manner of setbacks, but he does eventually get to
Egypt.  While he is in Egypt, he is robbed (once again) by bandits; however, he hears the
bandits talking about a treasure that is in an abandoned church in Spain.  

"In my dream, there was a sycamore growing out of the ruins of
the sacristy, and I was told that, if I dug at the roots of the sycamore, I would find a hidden
treasure."

Santiago now realizes that the treasure
that he seeks is right back where he started his entire journey in the first place.  That
doesn't mean Santiago's original interpretation of the dream was wrong though.  He thought
"here" meant Egypt.  Had Santiago not gone to Egypt, he would not have been told the
specific detail of exactly where to dig.  So in a way Santiago did find the location of the
treasure in Egypt.  He learned the location of the treasure in Egypt, and he found the actual
treasure in Spain. 

How does "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" relate to Gothic Literature?

Gothic
literature is a style of writing that grew in conjunction with Romanticism.  Like Romanticism,
it uses elements of nature and focuses on human experience and emotion, but it tends to
incorporate the darker sides of all topics.  Psychological torment, death, decay, aspects of the
supernatural, villians and tyrants - all these things are characteristic of gothic literature. 

 

Jekyll and Hyde has all of the above mentioned traits. 
It studies the balance of good and evil in the human soul.  This is the psychological conflict
under which Dr. Jekyll suffers.  He wants to do good and be good, but he has "evil"
tendencies and a need to live a purely physical, not intellectual, existence.  This is why he
creates his potion and allows his alter-ego to take over.  Whereas in Romanticism, the
intellectual side of his personality would be the ultimate victor in this conflict, the fact
that Dr. Jekyll ends up the victim turns this story towards Gothicism.

 

While there is no specific supernatural force at work, the
descriptions provided in the story personify the environment in such a way to suggest both dark
and other-wordly forces.  Consider this description in the first chapter:

 

• "...and just at that point a certain
  sinister block of building thrust forward its
  gable on the street. ... The door, which was equipped
  with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and
  distained..."

What four slave societies evolved prior to the Revolutionary War? source material is "Many Thousand Gone," by Ira Berlin.

The four slave societies
that Ira Berlin discusses are the society in the Northern colonies (New England and the
mid-Atlantic region), the Chesapeake, the Low Country (South Carolina and Florida), and the
lower Mississippi Valley. Berlin analyzes the way in which slavery was affected by different
climates and economies in different parts of the New World. For example, in New York City, many
enslaved people served as workers. Berlin describes the different "nations of African
descent" (108) that developed in the New World. The nations were different depending on the
numbers of slaves present, the climate, what was grown, and the character of the white
population in the area.

Berlin emphasizes that although areas in the North
were not centered on slave-owning (they were, he writes, "societies with slaves not slave
societies, p. 47), such as they were in the South, the area was still a place in which slaves
were treated harshly. Berlin's point is that slaves were not treated any better in areas in
which they were used as urban workers than in areas in which they were primarily agricultural
workers. Instead, northern slaves suffered as much as southern slaves did, and northern slaves
suffered from high mortality rates (p. 186). It was only once slaves were freed that they
started to do better; while still enslaved, people suffered. He also discusses slaves under
British, French, and Spanish control, all of whom were subjected to racism and brutality.

What happens to Greek society when Odysseus leaves his home in Ithaca to go on his epic journey?

The most
noticeable change to Greek society in terms of 's story is what occurs in
Ithaca, specifically with regard to Odysseus' home.

When Odysseus travels to
Troy to fight in the Trojan War, he is gone ten years. As he starts his voyage home, he visits
extraordinary places, is held captive for several years, and angers a god or two. His journey
home stretches out for ten more years.

Meanwhile, things are happening at his
homestemming from the title="ignoble">ignoble behavior of noblemen of Ithaca.

In Book Two, in front of an Assembly of the people of Ithaca, Telemachus, son of
Odysseus, describes two disasters that have befallen his home. First, Odysseus has not returned
from the war. Second, a group of suitorssons of the most prominent of Ithaca's citizenshave
taken over his home.

Like vultures sensing something dead, suitors for
Penelope's hand have descended upon her in the absence of her husband, and taken up residence in
Odysseus and Penelope's home. The men believe that Odysseus is dead.

The
suitors break the laws of hospitality not only by coming uninvited, but also by
stayingand refusing to leave. Telemachus is really too young and too
inexperienced to throw these unwanted guests out. He was born just after Odysseus left, so he is
not yet twenty. There are those in the household who are loyal to Penelope, but others have
welcomed these enemies of Odysseus who want nothing other than to take possession not only of
his home and his belongings, but to take Penelope to wife as well.

So
Telemachus goes to the Assembly to ask their help. None of the men of the council come to his
aid, but several of the suitors verbally attack Telemachus. Antinous accuses Penelope of leading
all of them on with no intent of marrying any of them.

Telemachus notes that
to marry Penelope to another man, he would have to send her home to her father, but he believes
that this would be unjust, and that the gods would punish him. He tells Antinous that if he is
unhappy at Odysseus' home, he should leave. If he does not, he will have to reckon with the
gods:

...If you choose to take offense at this, leave the
house and feast elsewhere at one another's houses at your own cost turn and turn about. If, on
the other hand, you elect to persist in spunging upon one man, heaven help me, but Zeus shall
reckon with you in full, and when you fall in my father's house there shall be no man to avenge
you.

Two eagles from the heavens fly into the room, fight
and then depart. Halitherses, the prophet, sees the eagles as an omen and delivers a prophecy.
He warns the Assembly that Odysseus will return; the suitors must leave
Odysseus' home willingly; and, that the suitors are not the only ones who
need to listen to him.

...indeed [Odysseus] is close at
hand to deal out death and destruction, not on [the suitors] alone, but on many another of us
who live in Ithaca. Let us then be wise in time, and put a stop to this wickedness before he
comes.

Another of the suitors, Eurymachus, threatens the
prophet (that he should go home or his children will "miss" him:

Go home, old man, and prophesy to your own children, or it may be
worse for them.

Eurymachus tells him that the eagles mean
nothingOdysseus is dead. In all, no one is willing to help Telemachus. The
noble society and its laws have declined in Odysseus' absence, evident not only in how the
suitors act, but in the way the men of the council fail to stop the wicked behavior of the
suitors.

In her short story "Everyday Use," how does Alice Walker draw on her own life experiences?

draws on
her own life experiences in ""by pulling experiences from her childhood as a daughter
of a sharecropper in 1940s Georgia. Like Maggie and Dee's mother, Alice's mother was a
practical, loving, and hardworking woman. Also like Maggie and Dee's mother, Alice's mother was
an encouraging and intelligent woman who was incredibly loyal to her children. Like Maggie,
Alice, in her childhood, understood and respected the value of items for their practical uses.
Maggie and her mother appreciate cultural connection and rootedness, which Alice Walker
certainly displays throughout her writings in many novels. However, she also can be compared to
Dee, as Alice wrote poetry all throughout her childhood. In this sense, she is similar to Dee
who can be described as more expressive and creative.

Setting in "The Cask of Amontillado" How does Poe use setting to prepare us for the inevitable death of Fortunato?

The crypt is
important, of course.  It's creepy and should make us think about both death and excess. 
However the carnival in Italy matters too.  Everyone is in costume, they are drunk and having a
good time, so their guard is down.

I need all examples of symbolism and foreshadowing in chapters 3€“12 of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Chapters
3€“12 encompass the majority of part 1 and the introductory chapter to part 2. They also
establish the foundation of the , the setting, the plot, and the theme.

Rather than attempting to identify ALL symbolism and , it may be helpful to begin by
looking for a theme in each chapter or how the chapter fits into the rest of the
story.

For example, in ,learns about the golden rule: treating others the way
you want to be treated and thinking about situations from another person's perspective. The
ability to consider another person's feelings is a symbol of maturity.

demonstrates his journey toward maturity when he invites Walter to the Finch home for lunch. Jem
understands that Walter is embarrassed by his family's poverty, and he meets the boy's need for
food in a way that does not embarrass him.

When Calpurnia scolds Scout for
making Walter feel embarrassed about using so much syrup on his food, Scout doesn't understand
how she has embarrassed Walter by asking an innocent question. This incident foreshadows Scout's
loss of innocence as she recognizes the racism and prejudice in Maycomb.

It
may also be helpful to make note of important events in each chapter as you read, and then
consider what the event symbolizes or if it foreshadows an upcoming event. Think about theof the
booksuch as fairness, standing up for what's right, and the journey from childhood to becoming a
young adult.

Names and characteristics are also sources of symbolism. For
example, 's last name is Finch. A finch is a bird that can be as small as four inches and is
known for its singing voice. Could the finch be a symbol of Atticus as one "little"
person standing against the whole town to defend what he believes is
right?

What is Snowball's role in the Battle of the Cowshed in Animal Farm?

's strategic
prowess mirrors his Russian Revolution counterparts quite effectively. Trotsy was an incredibly
strategic military leader who got the job done under Lenin as he was supposed to.

Likewise, Snowball's effectiveness earned him an honor among the animals: "Animal
Hero, First Class." He also gave an inspirational speech that moved and motivated the
animals. He spoke of the need for all animals to be willing to die for . At this point, Snowball
appears an appropriate fulltime leader for the animals.

What Puritan values do you see in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

One Puritan
value is the hatred of sin and belief in God's judgment. Much of Edwards's sermon deals with
Hell and God's hate of it. Edwards describes a burning Hell of torment in order to urge his
congregation to repent right away. Edwards uses metaphors, likening God's wrath to a strung bow
and life's fragility to a spiderweb being held over an eternal flame.

Another
Puritan value is the faith in God's grace. By turning away from sin and accepting Christ, man
can be saved from damnation. Edwards urges his listeners to accept the purity of Christ in order
to be saved from sin's inevitable result.

The Puritan experiment in the New
World was to be the "city upon a hill" where the church and society could be purified.
The Puritans simplified the Christian message down to repentance and faith in Christ is the only
way to be saved from damnation. The Puritans, in their attempt to be godly, usedand local
statutes to punish and shun sinners. In this respect, "" demonstrates Puritan values
because the Puritans viewed God as the ultimate judge of mankind. The only way to avoid an
eternal sentence in Hell was repentance.

What is the character analysis for Sir Danvers Carew in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Though the
reader never actually meets the murder victim, identified as Sir Danvers Carew, hisis
significant to the analysis of . The reader learns that Sir Danvers is a
well-known man, both for his role as a member of Parliament and for his excellent manners and
kindly good looks.

Not much is revealed about Sir Danvers, but the limited
amount of characterization accentuates his positive qualities. Without a deeper look at his
person, the reader can remember Sir Danvers as primarily a good person who did not deserve such
a horrible end to his life. The juxtaposition, or the placement of two contrasting events for
effect, of such an undeserving and contributing member of society being murdered in such
cold-blooded and public a fashion makes for a pivotal plot point.

About 95 percent of the world's population lives outside the United States, but many US companies, especially small businesses, still do not engage in...

There are
many considerations. One is language barriers. While many people all over the world either know
or are studying English, there are many more who are not familiar enough with the language in
order to shop. While the Internet offers basic translation services, these are sometimes
imperfect and can lead to misunderstandings.

Another consideration is
shipping costs. It costs a great deal of money to ship goods outside of the United States;
often, these goods have to be insured as well. Many small companies do not wish to pay this kind
of overhead to ship cheap consumer goods outside of the country. There are also currency
exchanges to consider as well, though in the future virtual currency may make this
easier.

Another reason is the supply of product to be sold. If one is
selling products all over the world, this involves potentially having a great deal of products.
This in turn can mean more warehouse space and employees. Deciding to become a global company is
a major investment...

What is Alice Walker saying about heritage in "Everyday Use"?

In
"," , through the narrative voice of Mrs. Johnson, makes a claim that it is best to
honor one's family heritage by living and participating in the cultural practices of the family.
 In the story, Mrs. Johnson's (Mama's) daughter Dee comes to visit, and she wants to take
several items made by family members to preserve as artifacts.  Dee believes that putting the
items on display is the best way to honor the family.  However, Mama believes that using items
that were made by family members is the best way to honor the family because using the items
allows family descendants to participate in the cultural practices of the family.  Mama's other
daughter Maggie has learned how to quilt just like Mama and Mama's mother, so the tradition is
being passed down through generations.  At the end of the story, Dee drives off, and Mama and
Maggie sit together smiling, suggesting that Walker sides with Mama's and Maggie's perspective.
 

What is the main feature of an informal meeting?

The main feature
of an informal meeting is that it is unplanned. In addition, the agenda and topic of discussion
are not predetermined. The gathering and discussion occur in an impromptu manner and setup.
Participants are not informed of specific details such as time, venue, agenda or any other
requirements. The direction of an informal meeting can change because there is no guiding
agenda. This provides an opportunity for discussing various topics in a general perspective
because there are no specific results or outcomes expected. Since there are no expected
outcomes, informal meetings do not require follow-up meetings to evaluate the results of
previous meetings. In informal meetings, there is no single individual who is directly in charge
of directing the meeting, as is the case for formal meetings, where the chairperson guides the
agenda of the meeting.

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What are some motifs in Never Let Me Go?

In
, several symbols andpop up again and again.

First,
Never Let Me Go has more animals than your
local zooalmost. Tommy draws elephants and imaginary animals. Jackie make giraffes. Kathy
compares herself and her pals to spiders. The Hailsham student population creates
tons of animals. We never see any real animals, though.

The art galleries that appear in Never Let Me
Go are a source of happiness and of heartbreak. Madame's Gallery makes Kathy and her
classmates excited about the possibility of displaying their art there. The gallery encourages
them to dream. When it turns out...

What are the major themes, techniques and purpose of Camus The Stranger?

One of the
dominant themes of(also translated sometimes as The Ousider) is the absurdity of human
existence. Mersault's life simply collapses piece by piece, with no rhyme or reason, and he
seems powerless to do anything about it. Another is the colonial relationship between France and
Algeria. The book is set in Algeria, a French colony. Mersault interacts almost entirely with
French-Algerians, and murders an Arab on the beach. Another is free will. Mersault seems not to
care about the universe, and the universe doesn't care about him. He does things to others, and
things happen to him without rhyme or reason. 

These themes are typical not
just of Camus's work, but of existentialism in general. Existentialism was characterized by the
belief in absolute free will, in the absurdity of believing in any plan for the universe, and
the rejection of dogma, including religious dogma. This sensibility is brought to the surface in
Mersault's confrontation with the chaplain who comes to pray with him before his execution for
murder:

I started yelling at the top of my lungs, and I
insulted him and told him not to waste his prayers on me...He seemed so certain about
everything, didn't he? And none of his certainties were worth one hair of a woman's head. I had
lived my life one way and I could just as well have lived it another. I had done this and I
hadn't done that...And so?...Nothing, nothing mattered, and I knew why. So did he.

Camus's style, in which Mersault is the narrator, contributes to
the sense of the absurd. Mersault does not comment on his behavior, nor does he judge the
behavior of others.  

Prove the relation: 1² + 2² + 3² ... n² = 1/6 n(n+1)(2n+1)

The relation
to be proved is : 1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 ... n^2 = 1/6 n(n+1)(2n+1).

This can be
done using mathematical induction.

For n = 1

S1 = 1^2 = 1
and  1*(1 + 1)(2*1 + 1)/6 = 2*3/6 = 1

Let the relation be true for
n.

So we have Sn = 1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 ... n^2 = 1/6 n(n+1)(2n+1)

Now S(n + 1) = (1/6)n(n+1)(2n+1) + (n + 1)^2

=> (n + 1)[n*(2n +
1)/6 + n + 1]

=> (1/6)(n + 1)[ 2n^2 + n + 6n + 6]

=>
(1/6)(n + 1)[2n^2 + 7n + 6]

=> (1/6)(n + 1)[2n^2 + 4n + 3n + 6]

=> (1/6)(n + 1)[2n(n + 2) + 3(n + 2)]

=> (1/6)(n + 1)(n + 1 +
1)(2(n + 1) + 1)

We now have the relation true for n = 1 and if the relation
is true for any n greater than 1, it it also true for n + 1.

This proves that for all values of n 1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 ... n^2 = 1/6
n(n+1)(2n+1).

Identify the item tied to the front door of the coffee house in Fever 1793.

Upon recovering
from the yellow fever at Bush Hill, Matilda and her grandfather return to the Cook Coffeehouse,
the business run by her family in the heart of Philadelphia. They discover a yellow piece of
fabric tied to the handle of the front door. This yellow fabric is understood in the community
as the symbol that someone within the residence has contracted yellow fever. Before Mattie and
her grandfather left the city in an effort to escape the epidemic, Mattie's mother had been
recovering from yellow fever above the coffeeshop, where Mattie and her family resided. Upon
their return, however, her mother is nowhere to be found. Additionally, the coffeehouse has been
ravaged by thieves and looters, but the upstairs has remained untouched.

How did the Japanese react to European exploration?

The major
Japanese response to European exploration was one of isolation.  Between the years 1633 and
1853, Japan was a "locked country" which did not allow Japanese to leave or foreigners
to enter.  Japan acted in this way largely because of a fear that an influx of foreigners would
destabilize the Shogunate that was then ruling the country.

Japan did not
completely close itself during this time.  The Japanese knew there were things that the
Westerners could sell them that they wanted.  So they allowed very limited amounts of trade to
be conducted through the port of Nagasaki in Southern Japan.

Thus, Japan
tried to have the best of both worlds -- the tried to shut out European influences (like
Christianity) that they did not like while admitting things that they did
like.

What is the theme "Hunting Snake" by Judith Wright?

The major theme that is
addressed in this powerful poem is the conflict between man and nature, and the way that even
today, in our technological age, nature is, in some cases, still dangerous enough to represent a
real threat to mankind. This is shown through the snake that the walkers, the "we" in
the poem, come across. The snake is described in such a way as to highlight both its beauty but
also its killer instinct and the massive threat that it represents to humans:

The great black snake went reeling by.

Head-down,
tongue-flickering on the trail

he quested through the parting
grass;

sun glazed his curves of diamond scale

and we lost
breath to watch him pass.

Note the reference to the way
the "sun glazed his curves of diamond scale." So impressive is the snake in fact that
the narrator reports the group of walkers "lost breath" to see him, both through
wonder but also through fear because of the danger he represents. The snake is later described
as "Cold, dark, and splendid," and it seems clear from this that the emotions the
snake creates in the watchers are thus based both on admiration and danger. In fact, so fearful
are the human observers that after the snake vanishes they "took a deeper breath of
day" and carried on their walk. The theme of this poem is thus based on man's vulnerability
to nature and the way that creatures such as snakes represent danger that it is important to be
respectful and mindful of. The title, "Hunting Snake," highlights both the danger of
the snake as it was "questing through the grass," but also perhaps the need that
humans have to "hunt" out such experiences in order to remind them of the healthy
respect they need to have for nature and the natural order.

What evidence is there that Jody matures from "The Gift" to "The Great Mountains" in The Red Pony?

In Jody
is a ten year old, obedient and na¯ve boy.  He doesnt question anything he is told.  He seems
satisfied with his life.

His father was a disciplinarian.
Jody obeyed him in everything without questions of any kind. (ch 1, p 3-4)

When Jodys pony dies, he is saddened to the point of
not...

What is a summary of the poem "The West Wind" by John Masefield?

A native of
the west, the speaker is well familiar with the climate and environment in his homeland when the
west wind begins to blow. Regarded as the gentlest and most pleasant of all winds, it marks the
departure of the cold winter and the arrival of warm spring.

The speaker is
away from home probably in order to make money. When the west wind reaches his present place, he
turns nostalgic. The fond memories of his homeland are aroused at once. He begins to linger in
those sweet thoughts.

He recalls the beauty of his native place in the month
of April. Birds begin to twitter and there are daffodils blooming here and there. The
"apple orchards" too have blossomed and the air is sweet with the
fragrance of wine. The ground is covered with "cool green
grass," a perfect place to rest. Thrushes fill thewith their melodies.

It appears to him as if the soothing west wind urges him to go back to his
homeland.

"It's April, and blossom time, and white is
the may; 
And bright is the sun brother, and warm is the rain,-- 
Will ye
not come home, brother, home to us again?"

The
images of the idyllic charm of his native land in April begin to haunt his memories further.
While the corn is green, rabbits run around. He pines to bask in the warmth of the sun and feel
the warm rain water. He longs to hear the songs of "larks" and
the buzzing of "bees."

In this season, the
whole nature seems to be in a joyous state at his homeland. But the expressions
tired feet, bruised hearts, and aching
eyes evoke a sense of somberness. The west wind urges the speaker to return
saying,

So will ye not come home, brother, and rest your
tired feet? 
I've a balm for bruised hearts, brother, sleep for aching
eyes."

Finally, the homesick speaker can't resist
himself any more to stay away from his native place and people and makes up his mind to return
home. 

It's the white road westwards is the road I must
tread 
To the green grass, the cool grass, and rest for heart and head, 
To
the violets, and the warm hearts, and the thrushes' song, 
In the fine land, the west
land, the land where I belong.

Explain the poem "Thoughts on Time" by Allen Curnow stanza by stanza.

Allen Curnow's poem "Thoughts on
Time" is in the order of a riddle, a paradoxical riddle. A riddle is a word puzzle that
taxes your reasoning ability in deciphering its meaning or its answer, if posed as a question.
Ais something that appears to be contradictory, incredible or false but is nonetheless correct,
believable and true, for example C.S. Lewis's statement: "One day you will be old enough to
start reading fairy tales again."

For an example of Curnow's paradoxes,
examine the paradox in the final stanza: "Though I am here all things my coming
attend." This is sorted out by recognizing that everyone and everything exists in time,
were built through a duration of time, grew during a duration of time, developed during a
duration of time, yet all things animate and inanimate attend to the coming of time in
anticipation or in progressing dilapidation, like kids awaiting summer holidays or like
crumbling pyramids.

The meaning of the stanzas are very closely related. In
the first, Curnow equates time with space as in Einstein's href="http://einstein.stanford.edu/SPACETIME/spacetime2.html" title="Einstein's
Spacetime. Gravity Probe B: Testing Einstein's Universe. James Overduin. Stanford
University.">theory of special relativity in which time and space are
converted into each other. He also measures time through the
markers of a "water-race" (picture water running or rain water flowing) and the
accumulation of "rust on railway lines," both of which require time duration in which
to occur. Finally, he equates time with usage, which are changes in space over time:
"mileage recorded on yellow signs."

In the second stanza, time is
similarly measured by accumulaion of "dust" and "lupins"; equated to
distance within space; and equated to activity and life. In the third, Curnow equates time with
unseen work or unseen forces and with overt, seen work, both of which occur in a duration of
time. He also equates time with nature, leisure and emotion: "I am the place in the park
where the lovers are seen." The fourth equates time with places and personal
experience.

The fifth stanza introduces philosophical speculation by equating
time with the infinite and infinity, then reiterating that all things thus far mentioned
comprising the world of experience, including personal experience, are equated with time, thus
equating time with history. He then contrasts infinite reality with
human experience that sees only a minute thread in the fabric of time. He goes on to state
paradoxically that time calls forth past events of time as
"shapes" that were (e.g., archaeological sites; Hubble images; historic monuments and
moments).

The last two stanzas blend as Curnow ends with cosmological
philosophy by saying time carries the collective consciousness of humanity while time is
revealed in geography, family, work and friends as everyone exists in time and everyone
anticipates future time. In a Biblicalto the Alpha and
Omega, time is ultimately equated with the beginning and the
end.

1. Identify a nation that has been/is working to reduce its population growth. For how long? 2. What has this nation done to improve the educational...

Perhaps
the country most notable for its efforts to slow population growth has been China. It did so
with a rather drastic one-child policy. Introduced in 1979, this policy was unique in its
approach, creating harsh penalties for families that had a second child. In 2016, this policy
was changed to a two-child policy, with parents now being encouraged to have a second child. The
Chinese government claims that 400 million births were prevented by the policy. Many argue that
the policy has had strongly positive effects on China's economic development and according to
the Chinese Embassy has made a substantial contribution to reducing China's carbon footprint and
slowing global climate change.

Although traditional Chinese culture and
Confucian beliefs instill gender inequality, the Chinese government provides equal educational
opportunities for women and men, although the one-child policy, according to some, has resulted
in gender-selective abortions and increased opportunities for the male "little
princelings" of one-child families. When a family has only a single child, they have more
money to invest in the child's education. In China, as other countries, increasing career
opportunities and education for women also contributes to a reduction in family size with many
Chinese women choosing to pursue careers rather than marriage or children.

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What were Megs feelings about her father, brother, and Calvin after escaping from IT? Do think she should have felt this way? Why?

After they
escape, Meg feels angry at her father and Calvin for not seeming to share her urgency to go back
and save Charles Wallace from Camazotz. She is especially angry at her father for leaving
Charles Wallace behind.

Some of Meg's intense anger and hostility come from
the evil effects of having been on Camazotz. Although she fought off the attempts of IT to
control her mind, some of its evil has infected her. As Aunt Beast says:

The Black Thing burns unless it is counteracted properly.

Meg is also an adolescent girl who idealized her father and is now
having to come to terms with the idea that he is not perfect and all-powerful. She is angry that
he can't simply solve all her problems and save Charles Wallace.

While
feelings are feelings, and therefore not able to be delineated as things you "should"
or "shouldn't" feel, the novel makes clear that Meg's response is unfair. Her father
and Calvin want to rescue Charles Wallace as much as she does. They are trying as hard as she
is, but the answers aren't easy. Meg has become temporarily less trusting because of her
experience of evil on Camazotz.

How do historians use primary sources to make arguements about the past?

Historians
use primary sources to construct arguments about things that happened. They interpret speeches,
letters, court records, private journals, and a host of other written material to try to
reconstruct events, determine the motives of historical actors, and even to ascertain what
underlying forces affected historical events. Historians analyze these sources for biases,
hopefully not accepting what they have to say at face value. But they use them as evidence to
construct a case in a way that some historians have likened to a courtroom attorney, using them
to try to determine what happened, why it happened, and even how people viewed things that
happened in the past.

The documents and evidence that a historian chooses can
have a serious effect on the types of arguments they make. For instance, historians who studied
the American Revolution by reading the writings of such leaders as Thomas Jefferson or George
Washington might look at the event quite differently than one who studied discipline records of
militia units or local revolutionary committees. It should be noted, in conclusion, that when
they work, historians also engage with the relevant historiography, meaning they read what other
historians have written on the topic they are studying. They build off of (or argue against)
these earlier works by either pointing to new evidence or reading old primary source evidence in
new ways.  

What sins are the various characters Goodman Brown meets in the woods guilty of committing?

The
overarching sin that the people Goodman Brown meets in the woods are guilty of is worshipping
Satan. Goodman Brown finds them all attending or en route to attending a Black Mass.

Because many of these people, such as Goodye Cloyse, the minister, and Deacon Gookin,
have posed as pious Christians, they are guilty of hypocrisy, which is pretending to be what you
are not. Rather than living lives of goodness and sacrifice to others, full of love and charity,
they have sold their souls to the devil in return for personal gain on earth. Faith, too, is a
devil worshipper. Goodman Brown believed she was sexually pure and faithful to him, but she
participates in a Walpurgis Night orgy.

It is unclear if what Goodman Brown
witnessed really happened or was a dream. Whatever the case, all humans are mixes of good and
evil, a fact Goodman Brown finds...

Why is the village blacksmith admired?

The village
blacksmith represents a key element of the Romantic period, the common man as hero. He's a
common man who is all mankind:

The smith, a mighty man is
he,

   With large and sinewy hands;

And the muscles of his
brawny arms

   Are strong as iron bands.  (3-6)

The smith works an honest job, working from sun up to sun down, working at his own
business and not owing a single man.

There is also a soft side to the
smith; "He goes on Sunday to the church" (25), and he has a daughter who sings at
church. And when he thinks of his mother who has died, "with his hard, rough hand he wipes
/ A tear out of his eyes" (35-36). Thus the smith shows it
all--"Toiling,rejoicing,sorrowing"--and for that the speaker praises him (37). The
speaker wants to emulate this hero who works all day at the fire, completing a job every day and
rejoicing in that work. Thus, the speaker believes we should all live our lives as the
blacksmith does.

What is the impact now because of The Trail of Tears?

The Trail
of Tears still has an impact on us today. In the 1830s, many tribes were forced to relocate to
the area west of the Mississippi River as part of the Indian Removal Act. The Trail of Tears
describes the very difficult move many Native American tribes were forced to make. Many Native
Americans died as a result of the relocation. While the Trail of Tears is often used in
reference to the Cherokee tribe, it describes the movement and its effects on many Native
American tribes.

One current impact from the Trail of Tears is a distrust of
the government by many Native American people. The Cherokee people won a Supreme Court ruling
that allowed them to stay in Georgia. However, President Andrew Jackson refused to enforce this
decision. Eventually, the Cherokee were forced to relocate. Because of this situation along with
many other instances of poor treatment and deception, the Native Americans have very little
trust in the federal government. Native American policies have changed often, and, in most
cases, the needs of the Native Americans werent considered.

Another current
impact is that the size of Native American tribes is smaller because there was so much death
associated with the Trail of Tears. Many Native Americans died as they were being moved to the
West. When they got to the West, the also died from diseases for which they had no immunities.
There were many battles with the United States Army, which led to more death. Because there was
so much death related to the Trail of Tears and the events after it, the size of the various
tribes is lower than what it would have been if all this death hadnt occurred.

The effects of the Trail of Tears still have an impact on Native Americans to the
present day. This also impacts the rest of the country to some degree.

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Please provide a complete summary and analysis of the short story "The Man With the Scar" by Sommerset Maughams.

The unnamed narrator notices a man with a
distinctive scar on his face who regularly comes into the bar of the Palace Hotel in Guatemala
City to sell lottery tickets. One day, the narrator is drinking in the bar with an acquaintance
who knows the man and addresses him as "general." He then tells the narrator the man's
story.

The man was a revolutionary general in Nicaragua. He was captured by
the government forces and sentenced to execution by firing squad. Before being shot, he was
given permission to say farewell to his wife, a beautiful young girl, who runs to embrace him.
As she does so, he quickly stabs her in the neck with a knife he has managed to conceal. The
girl dies almost immediately.

When the government general asks the man why he
killed his wife, he replies that it was because he loved her. The government general accepts
this explanation, calls him a brave man, and lets him go. The narrator ponders this story for a
moment then asks where the man got the scar. His acquaintance tells him it was from a bottle of
ginger ale that burst when he was opening it. The narrator ends the story by observing that he
has never liked ginger ale.

This very short story is a classic example of
bathos. There is a wryly comic contrast between the dramatic events of the man's life as a
leader of the revolution who murders his wife and narrowly escapes a firing squad and the
mundane event which gives him the scar that makes him conspicuous. The narrator thinks he will
hear a romantic explanation for the scar, particularly after the "rather high-flown
language" in which the man's capture and his wife's death are narrated. The story reflects
the randomness of life: murder goes unpunished and is even rewarded while an absurd accident
with an exploding bottle leaves the man disfigured for life.

How does the loyal nurse Eurycleia recognize Odysseus?

Eurycleia
has known Odysseus ever since he was a baby. Throughout Odysseus' childhood, she regularly
bathed him. When Odysseus was a youngster, he sustained a scar on his leg from a wild boar
during a hunt, and it's this mark by which Eurycleia recognizes her lord and master when he
returns to Ithaca after his epic voyage.

Odysseus' wife, Penelope (who still
thinks that Odysseus is a beggar), has instructed Eurycleia to bathe the stranger. As she does
so, Eurycleia sees the scar on Odysseus's leg and immediately recognizes him. She's overjoyed to
see her king once again, but Odysseus still has unfinished business, so he tells Eurycleia not
to reveal his true identity, even to Penelope. First, he has to settle accounts with Penelope's
suitors. Then everyone will know who he is.

For what range of k values will the linear-quadratic system below have 2 solutions? y=2x^2+4+5 y=kx-3

So you have
`2x^2+4+5 = kx-3`

`2x^2-kx+12=0` this equation will have two solutions if and
only if its discriminant `D = b^2 - 4ac neq 0` where `a, b, c` are coeffitients of quadratic
equation.

`k^2 - 4 cdot 2 cdot 12 neq 0 implies k neq pm sqrt(96)`

So for `k = pm sqrt(96)` you would have 1 solution and for all other values of `k` you
would have 2 solutions which would be complex if discriminant is negative and real if
discriminant is positive.

 

What does Ophelia tell Polonius in regards to Hamlet's behavior?

tells her
father exactly whatexpected she would tell him.is using Ophelia; he wants Kingto start being
nervous about him, and he knows that if he acts weird to his girlfriend, Ophelia, she will tell
her father, . And Hamlet knows that, since Polonius is an advisor to the King, he will
straightaway tell Claudius everything Ophelia has told him.

Of course you
could say, Why doesn't Hamlet just go kill Claudius? Why does he take this roundabout approach
to revenge? Well, that a question for another time. Let's just say, for now, that Hamlet is a
schemer and a planner and a thinker, more than he is a doer. Indeed, he would rather act at
doing something than really do something.

Here, then is all of what Ophelia
relates to her talkative old man about Hamlet's behavior, his wordless conversation with her,
(from Act 2, Scene 1):

OPHELIA:

My
lord, as I was sewing in my closet,

Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all
unbraced,

No hat upon his head, his stockings fouled,

Ungartered, and down-gyved to his ankle;

Pale as his shirt, his
knees knocking each other,

And with a look so piteous in purport

As if he had been loosed out of hell

To speak of horrors, he comes
before me...

...He took me by the wrist and held me hard;

Then goes he to the length of all his arm,

And, with his other hand
thus o'er his brow,

He falls to such perusal of my face

As
he would draw it. Long stay'd he so.

At last, a little shaking of mine
arm,

And thrice his head thus waving up and down,

He
raised a sigh so piteous and profound

As it did seem to shatter all his
bulk

And end his being. That done, he lets me go,

And with
his head over his shoulder turn'd

He seem'd to find his way without his
eyes;

For out o' doors he went without their help,

And to
the last bended their light on me.

Oh, how very dramatic
stuff! But it's just a little play acting on Hamlet's part. We will see later in this act and
especially in Act 3, how fond Hamlet is of plays and players.

Yes, in a lot
of ways Hamlet is a play about playing at acting without actually
acting.

What is the relationship between Walter and Beneatha in The Raisin in the Sun?

Jr.
andhave a tense, complex relationship throughout Hansberry's classic play .
Walter Jr. and Beneatha are both portrayed as independent dreamers who are outspoken, brash, and
determined. They are also extremely stubborn, self-centered individuals with significantly
different goals and areas of focus. Walter Jr. is a desperate husband who wishes to become a
successful businessman by using his mother's insurance money to invest in a liquor store. In
contrast, Beneatha is an educated young woman who wishes to become a doctor.

Neither sibling supports each other's goals, and their stubborn, selfish personalities cause
them to bump heads and continually argue. Walter Jr. believes that Beneatha should simply become
a nurse or get married while Beneatha believes that his dream of becoming a businessman is
ridiculous. She also severely criticizes her brother for losing the bulk of their mother's
insurance money. Walter Jr. also subscribes to the idea of the...

What are three important values for "The Seafarer," "The Wife's Lament," and "The Wanderer."

"The Seafarer," "The Wife's
Lament," and "The Wanderer" all deal with sorrow, loss, and solitude. The
speakers of all three of these poems are alone and have been for quite some time. They also all
provide opinions as to what a good, wise man must be; perhaps the speakers are left with plenty
of time to ponder such matters after the world has abandoned them. In order to identify the
values taught by these poems, let us consider some passages from each:

Every man must keep himself with moderation . . .
Outcomes
are stronger
. . . than the thoughts of any man . . .
Life pertains to the
love of the Lord ("The Seafarer," lines 111, 115€“6, 121)

A young
man must always be sad at heart . . .
May he depend only upon himself . .
.
May he be stained with guilt ("The Wife's Lament," lines 42, 45b,
47)

A good man who keeps his troth
ought never to manifest his
miseries . . .
It will be well for him who seeks the favor
. . . from our
father in heaven ("The Wanderer," lines 112-113, 1114b-115)

Within each of these collections of lines, and elsewhere in the
poems, we can see three common themes emerge: stoicism in the face
of pain, self-discipline in the absence of external guidance, and faith in
God and Heaven. (See the full texts linked below to read the full stanzas' elaboration on these
concepts.) Stoicism is the term we can give to the idea that while all of these people
experience sorrow perpetually, they put on a brave face to survive through it, and believe
others must as well. Self-discipline is a quality that must be important to the speakers, as
they have each been relying on themselves all the while and thus value the importance of being
able to trust themselves to think and act properly through solitary self-monitoring. Lastly,
faith and religious undertones (or, in some cases, overtones) are woven through the poems, with
a joyous and pious afterlife presented as the ultimate objective, one which can be worked toward
through living by the other two values.

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Could you live without social media? Why or why not, in your opinion? Write one short paragraph.

The obvious answer to this question is
"yes." Indeed, the answer is so obvious that the question seems almost to be a
challenge to find points in favor of the opposing argument. This is a risky strategy, since it
is obviously not literally true to say that you cannot live without social media. The nearest
approach would be to say that these media now shape our lives to such an extent that life
without them would be unrecognizable. If you live in a society where everyone uses social media,
refusing or being unable to do so could lead to a dangerous degree of isolation. If, for
instance, everyone in a high school class communicates and arranges real-life interactions
through social media, then being the one student without social media might lead to a situation
where one had no friends. If assignments are completed through social media, lack of it might
lead to failing a course, or all the courses. Based on such examples, you could build a coherent
case that life without social media might at least lead to severe mental health problems and
loss of many opportunities.

The case for answering "yes" is much
easier to make. The vast majority of people in human history have lived without social media.
Many people still do so today. Thee are various studies that show social media use is actually
detrimental to health and happiness. Abandoning social media can leave more time for face to
face interactions. People who are deprived of social media generally adapt very quickly to their
new circumstances. The list of reasons is a long one. Many are given in the
Guardian article attached.

You should also ensure that
you adequately define social media, so that your argument is clear. A good definition might be
something like: "electronic applications and websites which allow users to participate in
social networking and share content."

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What is the role of fate in Oedipus Rex?

Fate
drives the plot of by . In the play, Laius, the father of , has offended
the gods by violating the laws of hospitality in a particularly gruesome fashion. In response,
the gods place a curse on him that he will be killed by his own son. To avoid this curse coming
to pass, he orders his servant to expose his son Oedipus on a mountainside. Because fate or the
decrees of the gods cannot be evaded, Oedipus naturally survives to fulfill his fate.

Oedipus is adopted by the King of Corinth and hears via an oracle that he is condemned
to kill his father and marry his mother. To escape this fate, he leaves Corinth, but indeed
kills Laius at the crossroads and marries . His very efforts to escape the curse by leaving
Corinth are what result in the curse being fulfilled. Thus the message of the play is that you
cannot escape fate. 

What is the reader's first view of Jekyll's laboratory? What are the descriptive details in this part of Chapter 1?

We are
first taken into the laboratory in chapter 5. It is described as being in a building separate
from the main house. To get to it, one must go through the kitchens in the basement of the house
(the text says one is "carried down" by the kitchens. Kitchens were the servants'
area, usually located in the basement of a London home). Therefore, the laboratory is apart from
the central living area and not easily accessible.

This building is described
in terms that make it seem prisonlike and unpleasant. We learn it is sometimes called the
"dissecting rooms," as a surgeon once owned the house and used the space to study
anatomy. Now the main source of inquiry is chemistry, but the association with death and
cadavers has been established. 

Mr. Utterson goes through this dingy, unkept
place, past equipment strewn around. He climbs up a staircase and through a red, baize-covered
door into Dr. Jekyll's inner sanctum. The isolation of the laboratory, and especially of the
final room with its...

According to the opening paragraph,what keeps sinners from falling to hell?

Edwards' sermon seeks to impress upon the faithful the fact that God is, at no point,
"under any obligation to keep any natural man" out of hell, and that indeed the
natural state of all men is to be condemned to hell. This is, Edwards says, implied by the
suggestion that their feet are only waiting to "slip" into that pit: they stay out of
it only because "God's appointed time has not come," and are saved only "at the
mere pleasure" of God himself.

The opening paragraph makes a concise
case which Edwards then goes on to explain over the course of the sermon that follows. It
laments that the Israelites did not understand the words spoken to them, that they would fall
"in due time." Edwards then goes on to...

How does Edwards's tone in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" influence his congregation?

In
this sermon, Edwards combines a condemning tone with some pretty vivid figurative language to
deliver a message that would shock his audience into turning from sin and accepting God's
grace.

Edwards begins with a verse from Deuteronomy that sets the tone
immediately: "Their foot shall slide in due time." This verse reflects God's anger
with the Israelites who failed to follow God's laws, but Edwards quickly aligns the wickedness
of his congregation with the Israelites. He uses the image of a slipping foot to show the
precarious position of those living in sin; God will not tolerate it for long before he delivers
a final judgement, casting those who choose sin into Hell.

Consider thethat
Edwards uses in explaining how the members of his audience are on a path toward eternal
devastation:

That world of misery, that lake of burning
brimstone, is extended abroad under you. There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the
wrath of God; there is hell's wide gaping mouth open; and you have nothing to stand upon, nor
anything between you and hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that
holds you up.

This is a pretty terrifying image, painting
a mental picture of being suspended on a thin layer of earth above a lake of brimstonea
"wide, gaping mouth" ready to capture and eternally torment each congregational member
who has not chosen to truly follow God. Edwards also allows for another ending here: God
currently saves each one of them from Hell and allows them time to choose a different path to a
different eternity.

Edwards's tone achieved its intended effect. Reportedly,
before he even finished his sermon, members of the congregation begged for salvation and fell
into the floor, crying and screaming in terror. This was especially significant because this
sermon was delivered in a town where there seemed to be a little pocket of "thoughtless and
vain" holdouts in the Great Awakening revival which was sweeping the area. Yet the tone
achieved quite an impact at the church where Edwards delivered it in Enfield and is still
studied and remembered nearly 300 years later.

Explain the victory in Old Sarum and why it almost caused an acquittal during the jury deliberations in To Kill A Mockingbird.

suspects that the Old Sarum gang will try to harm Tom Robinson before the trial, and he plants
himself outside Tom's cell before the racist lynch mob shows up.smells whiskey on the men as one
of them grabs , and she kicks him for doing so. The scene is growing increasingly tense when
Scout is able to connect with Mr. Walter Cunningham on a very personal level. Scout reminds him
in her innocent, childlike way that Atticus has helped out the Cunningham family in their times
of need and that she and his son go to school together. These efforts give Mr. Cunningham reason
for reconsideration, and he instructs the group to leave.

In the next
chapter, Scout assesses the jury and notes, "One or two of the jury looked vaguely like
dressed-up Cunninghams." The chance to have a fair jury for Tom in Maycomb is a fairly
impossible feat, but Atticus has realized in his jury selections the innate sense of fairness in
the Cunningham family.

After the verdict, Atticus tries to explain
the...

What Does To Be Or Not To Be Mean

I think
it is entirely possible that Shakespeare wrote the To be or not to beas a separate piece
expressing his own personal feelings about life and death and then put it away in the bottom
drawer, as writers will do, until he found a convenient spot for it when he was writing his play
. What is important in this soliloquy, and what explains its great
popularity, is the truths it tells about human existence, not what it reveals about the
character of the moody Prince. We have all personally experienced some of the slings and
arrowscomplains about, just by being alive and having to deal with people and struggle to keep a
niche in the crowded, competitive world. And we have all felt discouraged and wondered whether
existence was really worth the trouble.

If we havent experienced all the
slings and arrows personally, we have seen others suffering and have wondered why some people
will continue to cling to life when they get nothing out of it but hard work and suffering. If
we live in a city we commonly see people who are totally blind trying to find their way by
feeling the pavement with long white canes. We see men sleeping in doorways on the cold
concrete. We see men rummaging through dumpsters and trash receptacles trying to gather a few
cans and bottles they can sell for enough to live on for one more day. We see all sorts of
ugliness and deformity. We see old people hobbling along, hoping to survive just a little bit
longer, although they have nobody to care whether they live or die.

Shakespeare itemizes some of the negative aspects of human existence in this soliloquy.
They deserve more attention than the worn-out questions of what Hamlet is really thinking about
or whether he is really contemplating suicide. We have all personally experienced the proud
mans contumely, the pangs of despised love, and the insolence of office (if only at the
Department of Motor Vehicles).

Charles Dickenss novels offer excellent
examples of some of the outrageous fortune which Hamlet summarizes in just a few lines. In his
novel Bleak House, Dickens describes the effects of the laws delay in the
interminable case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce, during which the lawyers of his day, like a flock of
vultures, picked the estate clean and left nothing but the bare bones. In his novel
Little Dorrit, Dickens illustrates the proud mans contumely and the
insolence of office in hisdealings with the Circumlocution Office. In that great novel, his
character Daniel Doyce, who has been trying for years to patent an invention, is an example of
the spurns that patient merit of th unworthy takes, while both Little Dorrit, who loves Arthur
Clennam, and Arthur Clennam, who loves "Pet" Meagles, offer good examples of the
pangs of despised love.

Shakespeare was probably talking for himself when he
wrote those famous lines beginning with To be, or not to be. He had had a rough life and
knewbetter than any spoiled prince--what it was like to have to struggle for survival in a
brutal city like London of the sixteenth century. How could he have written them
otherwise?

 

Why does Antinous call for a fast ship and twenty men?

In book 2 of
, Telemachus sets sail on his own swift ship with a hearty crew, as he
longs to find any information pertaining to the whereabouts of his long-absent father. Despite
the fact that all the other survivors of the Trojan War returned years prior, Odysseus has
remained away, and no news of him has reached the shores of his home in Ithaca. The war ended
nearly ten years ago, and still Odysseus does not return. Suitors who pursue his wife, Penelope,
have been camped at his palace for several years now, abusing the Ancient Greek rules of
hospitality and attempting to force her to marry one of them. She will not, and she devises
ruses and reasons to delay the new marriage that begins to seem more and more inevitable if
Odysseus does not return soon.

In book 4, Antinous and the other suitors
learn what Telemachus has done, and they are eager to prevent him from returning with news about
Odysseus that would give Penelope more reason to continue denying their demand that she remarry.
Antinous prays that Zeus will kill Telemachus before he reaches manhoodhe is just about twenty
years old nowand he tells the others to "'fetch [him] a swift ship and twenty men'" so
that he can ambush Telemachus as the young man attempts to return to
Ithaca.

What role does weather play in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Fitzgerald often uses
the weather in the novel to emphasize the way theare feeling.For example, on the day whenexpects
to be reunited with , he is a nervous wreck and the weather is likewise unstable.It is raining
cats and dogs when Daisy arrives, and then Gatsby pretends to arrive, at's house.Similarly,
Gatsby is so nervous and unsteady that he acts a little rudely, knocks Nick's clock off the
mantel, and can hardly behave remotely normally.However, once things begin to go more smoothly
between Daisy and Gatsby, the weather also starts to clear up.Soon, the...

What is the importance of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Nature?" What message was Emerson trying to convey to his readers?

In
, Emerson lays out his conception of transcendental unity. Nature, or its comtemplation, is a
path towards unity with God. As he puts it, in the woods I become a transparent eye-ball; I am
nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or
particle of God. In other words, it is through the experience of Nature that one€˜s identity (or
mean egoism) is lost or merged with a kind of divine infinite, represented by Gods
creation. Emerson argues that this state is fundamentally non-rational; being in Nature in this
way is not about intellectual engagement or trying to figure out natural processes, but
instead is a kind of uncritical, poetic openness to beauty. 

Emerson argues
that this state is fundamentally non-rational; being in Nature in this way is not about
intellectual engagement or trying to figure out natural processes, but instead is a kind of
intuitive openness to beauty. This is why he says that...

If you were interviewing Winston Smith (Protagonist in Orwell's novel '1984'), what kind of questions would you ask? If you were interviewing Winston...

If
I were interviewing , I think I would want to focus most on the ending of the novel. This seems
to be the oddest and most ambiguous scene in the book. At the end, Winston "loves Big
Brother," but I would want to hear more about whether that is true or how it came
about. 

Over the course of  , Winston became
increasingly revolutionary and his evolution, paired with his very common name, is meant to
symbolize the everyday citizen's potential change from obedient to rebellious. Winston seems
even more dedicated to the cause of rebelling against and maybe even toppling Big...

In The Phantom Tollbooth,was it right for Milo to hide that a week had gone by?

Milo FEELS
like he has been gone several weeks. Remember that this is a fantasy, and time can be
manipulated.  The last chapter tells us that Milo is suddenly concerned that people may be
worried about him.

"...it suddenly occurred to Milo
that he must have been gone for several weeks." (pg 253)

However, when he returns home, he notices that it is only six o'clock, and he has only
been gone an hour. No one has even noticed...

What is the general theme of Gulliver's Travels?

The general theme of , to which Swift returns time and time again, tackling it from
different perspectives in four different books, is the absurdity, wickedness and folly of
mankind.

In Lilliput, the principal source of theis the diminutive stature of
the Lilliputians, which makes all their pomposity and their concerns of statecraft seem trivial.
The same object is achieved by the opposite means in Brobdingnag, where Gulliver is confronted
with a race of giants. Here, the Brobdingnagians are not the object of satire, but their wise
and benevolent king questions Gulliver about the customs of his homeland, and this provides
Swift with the opportunity to be very scathing at the expense of English culture and
society.

The third book satirizes the human quest for arcane knowledge in
the depiction of the flying island of Laputa and the Grand Academy of Lagado. This is perhaps
Swift's weakest and most mean-spirited attempt at satire, since most people would regard
the...

What implications are being made by the man being called "the man" and the woman being called "Jig?"

William Delaney

Hemingway's style of telling this story places the reader in the role of an
eavesdropper. The reader only knows what he can see and overhear. This has sometimes been called
the fly-on-the-wall perspective. It eliminates mostand gets right into the dramatic conflict.
There would be no benefit in our knowing the man's name or the girl's name. We only know her
nickname is Jig because the man calls her Jig. If Hemingway thought it was important for the man
to have a name, he might have had the girl call him John or Bob--or whatever. Since there is
only one man in the entire story, it is not necessary to have him identified by name. There are
two women, so one is identified both as "the girl" and as "Jig," while the
waitress is "the woman."

There is something very
"modern" about this way of telling a story. We live in a world in which we see
thousands of people who are complete strangers. We see many incidents which we don't understand
and while will never be explained to us. We...

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What is the importance of the following quotation from "A Worn Path"? "Without warning, she had seen with her own eyes a flashing nickel fall out...

In Welty's
"," Phoenix is so poor that a nickel, to her, is a great amount of money.  She gets
excited when she sees the nickel fall out of the man's pocket.  This puts her in a precarious
position.  First, we can assume she is hoping that the man does not realize he has lost the
nickel.  Then, after she picks it up, we can assume she hopes that he doesn't realize she has
his nickel.  She feels apprehension because she doesn't want to get caught.  She also, though,
as she says, feels shame for picking up the man's nickel:

God watching me the whole time.  I come to stealing.

This is a sick, distorted world Phoenix lives in.  It is a Southern Gothic world. 
Tension is heightened when the man points his rifle at her face.  The reader, like Phoenix,
doesn't know if he points the gun at her because he knows she stole his nickel, or for some
other reason.  As it turns out, he points the gun at her just for kicks. 

This quote and the entire situation is indicative of the world Phoenix lives
in.

 

 

 

Discuss your thoughts on the following statement: Dreams from My Father is the story of Barack Obama's search for his lost father. Discuss your...

To me, Dreams of My
Fatheris not so much of a search as it is an exploration.is not expressing a desire to seek out
and find his father, but rather is involved in the process of understanding the legacy of color,
race, and, importantly, values which he feels he has inherited from his
father. 

In what way might the United States be a henotheistic society?

The
United States can certainly be considered to be a henotheistic society in that, while there is
no official state religion, Christianity absolutely takes a dominant place as the central
religion in the nation and its governing structures. The Pledge of Allegiance includes the
phrase "one nation under God, indivisible," and this phrase refers specifically to the
Christian God, absolutely a monotheistic god. While other forms of religions are not outlawed in
the United States, Christianity and its holidays and traditions are central in our society. For
example, Christmas, a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of a Christian savior, is a
national holiday, whereas the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad is not a national holiday.
Easter, another Christian holiday, is also a national holiday, whereas Kwanzaa, a celebration
recognized by Black folks across the African diaspora, including in America,...

What is the underlying meaning of the story "Hills like White Elephants"?

A story
does not have to have a meaning. The purpose of a short story is to convey an emotional effect.
What is important is the feeling that is left with the reader upon finishing the story. Most
readers must feel terribly sorry for the pregnant girl because she wants to keep the baby
growing inside her and also because she is coming to the realization that the man's feelings for
her are not as strong or as sincere as she had supposed. She loves him more than he loves her.
The reader might end up with the feeling that what is true in the relationship between this
couple is unfortunately true of many relationships between men and women. The fact that they are
in a foreign country...

'The city both offers and restricts possibility' (Lehan, The City of Literature'). Discuss this statement refering to "Araby."

One way of discussing
this statement with reference to this brilliant story would be to explore the way in which the
city provides an apt environment for the narrator to develop and explore his romantic fantasies
unchecked. When he goes to the market, for example, he sees around him sights that help spur on
his romantic illusions and thoughts, as the following quote describes:

These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I
imagined that I bore my...

How does "Annabel Lee" address the topic of love?

As is true
of many of Poe's poems, "" concerns the theme of lost love. In other words, love in
Poe's poetry does not have a happy ending culminating in marriageinstead, it culminates in the
loss or death of the beloved.

The narrator of "Annabel Lee" loves a
young woman. In his mind, the love is requited, and the two were happily in love. One should
note that this is the viewpoint of the narrator. Some readers might find that the phrase "I
was a child and she was a child" has disturbing implications of pedophilia and the
hyperbolic treatment of having no other thoughts than such love seems to border on a rather
unhealthy obsession.

In the poem, the love of the narrator and Annabel Lee is
so perfect that even angels were jealous. Due to this, two things happened: Annabel's kinsmen
separated the two lovers and Annabel died of a chill.

What message is Edwards conveying in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

was a
theologian in mid- to late-18th century in New England. In 1741, he preached "" (the
published pamphlet of the sermon described this as his sermon on "The Danger of the
Unconverted"). This period in colonial American history would come to be known as the Great
Awakeninga spirit of religious revivalism in the face of both the Church of England and
Puritanism.

Edwards' message can be read in several ways. First, one can read
quite clearly the theology in which he was steeped, and which he emphasized in his sermon. He
asserts that Hell is quite real, a place of eternal torment for the wicked (people who do not
wholeheartedly seek God through the mediation of Christ). The theology describes how the wicked
taste Hell even in this life, and could be taken at any time to Hell. "'Tis only the Power
and meer [sic] Pleasure of God that holds you up." Nothing can be done by man to avert the
fiery fateno amount of care for health or belief in man's wisdom and intention can alter their
wickedness. The only way to be saved from Hell is through Christ, who is the mediator of God's
covenant of grace.

From a broader perspective, this sermon is one of the best
examples of a period known as the Great Awakening. Characterized by refuting the dry, staid
religion of the Church of England and Puritanism, the Great Awakening introduced an experience
of religion, evoking a greater intimacy with God through sometimes-intense fervor and emotion in
prayer.

These experiences led to religious and political shifts. A new
boldness in the face of religious authority led to a greater sense of ownership of and
participation in the worship of God. This brought about the rise of various denominations
instead of uniformity. This new understanding that religious authority was not a sole source for
salvation would translate over the next decades into the political arena. Political authority
would no longer be attributed to a single monarch. The revolution would
begin.

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What makes Nnaemeka in the short story "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe a complex character?

A
complex character has many different traits and is often referred to as a dynamic character.
This kind of character undergoes a change within the story and has multiple traits that he or
she has learned by experience. Nnaemeka, through his experience of love for Nene, realizes the
new and...

What is an example of man vs. nature in The Alchemist by Coelho?

Coelho's main
character, Santiago, learns about the Language of the World during his travels in search of his
treasure. Part of the philosophy behind the story includes the elements of the earth and how man
is interconnected with them.  He learns about omens, or signals, from nature and God to help him
along his way. The one conflict...

What are some of Piggy's character traits, and what are some quotes that demostrate them?

Here's a simple
tip: note that the novel concludes withmourning the loss of his "wise, true friend"
.

Please give a character sketch about the narrator from "Cooks Brook" by Al Pittman.

In the poem
"Cooks Brook" by Al Pittman, the narrator is growing into manhood. He has determined
that he will overcome his fear of diving into a water hole below which is filled with a shelf of
dangerous rocks. The narrator stresses that some of his peers are afraid to dive from the
ledge. 

Not everyone had guts enough
To dive from
the top ledge

Of course the narrator has his own natural
fears; he realizes that the dive could end his life. He recognizes that the rocks below
could...

How did the Hindu religion emerge from changes in culture or society?

I would
suggest that one of the most significant elements regarding Hinduism's emergence came from its
integration with Western values.  Hinduism was indigenous to the Indian subcontinent.  It
remained fundamentally distinct from the "Big Three" of Western Religions.  While
Western religious experiences like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam emerged, Hinduism remained
in the Indian subcontinent.  As Western modes of reality entered into the Indian subcontinent,
Hinduism did not repel Western religious expressions.  One of the most distinctive aspects
within Hinduism's emergence was that it did not repel such change, but rather sought to
integrate these changes within its expression.

Upon the West's interaction
with Hinduism, significant change in culture and society was present. Western appropriation of
consciousness was fundamentally different than what Hinduism offered.  Western notions of
personalized expression in the form of affirming individualism, binary modes of understanding,
as well as distinct judgments related to salvation and condemnation became part of the Indian
subcontinent with the expansion of European colonization.  

These realities
posed significant changes to the culture and society within which Hinduism existed.  Yet,
Hinduism was seen as being able to integrate these changes in providing a view of the world.
 Thinkers like Swami Vivekananda were essential in suggesting that Hinduism embraced spiritual
tenets that underscored all religious experiences:

No
religion on earth preaches the dignity of humanity in such a lofty strain as Hinduism, and no
religion on earth treads upon the necks of the poor and the low in such a fashion as Hinduism.
The Lord has shown me that religion is not in fault, but it is the Pharisees and Sadducees in
Hinduism, hypocrites, who invent all sorts of engines of tyranny in the shape of doctrines of
P¢ram¢rthika and Vy¢vah¢rika.

Thinkers like Swami
Vivekananda argued that Hinduism was a religion that merged opposites together.  It provided a
universal oneness while enabling individuals the ability to choose, thereby appropriating
aspects of both Western and Eastern experiences:

The fault
with all religions like Christianity is that they have one set of rules for all. But Hindu
religion is suited to all grades of religious aspiration and progress. It contains all the
ideals in their perfect form. For example, the ideal of Shanta or blessedness is to be found in
Vasishtha; that of love in Krishna; that of duty in Rama and Sita; and that of intellect in
Shukadeva. Study the characters of these and of other ideal men. Adopt one which suits you
best. 

The changes in Indian society in which Western
notions of identity were becoming rapidly accepted were realities that Hinduism merely
appropriated into its own vision.  As a result, Hinduism was "bringing to the West
teachings which have become an important cultural force in western societies, and which in turn
have become an important cultural force in India, their place of origin." This helps to
explain how Hinduism emerged from changes in culture and society.  Its tolerance and willingness
to assert universality in the face of contingency helped Hinduism to emerge from changes in
culture and society.

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Who is Longfellow writing about in "Village Blacksmith"? He doesn't mention minorities or women. Is he being racist?

In short,
the answer to your question is no, he is not being racist. Longfellow does indeed mention women
in "." In the poem, he is writing about the village blacksmith, who is an upstanding
member of society. The blacksmith owes nothing to anyone and works an honest job. He is looked
up to in the community and is an honorable man. Longfellow goes on to tell us that the
blacksmith is one of those men who is honest, hardworking, and respected. 

"He goes on Sunday to the church,
And sits among his
boys;
He hears the parson pray and preach,
He hears his daughter's
voice,
Singing in the village choir,
And it makes his heart
rejoice."

In this stanza from the poem, we see the
blacksmith worshiping with his community and his children. He goes on to say how he loves to
hear his daughter's voice in the choir and it does his heart good.

"It sounds to him like mother's voice,
Singing in Paradise!
He
needs must think of her once more,
How in the grave she lies;
And with his
hard, rough hand he wipes
A tear out of his eye."

We see that the blacksmith is just a good man and father. He is grieving the death of
his wife and going on taking care of his children. There is nothing in the poem that would
suggest a racial theme, and there are mentions of women in the poem. He talks about his daughter
and the death of his wife, whom he loved very much. This is a beautiful poem about the character
of a man who works hard everyday and takes care of his children while still mourning the loss of
his wife.