A 15.00 mL sample of NaOH was titrated to the stoichiometric point with 17.40 mL of 0.2340 M HCl. What is the molar concentration of the NaOH solution?

First, we
need to write the chemical equation for this reaction:

`NaOH + HCl -> NaCl
+ H_2O`

Looking at the balanced chemical equation we can see that there is
1:1 ration between the two reactants. Therefore:

`Mol es HCl = Mol es
NaOH`

To determine the molar concentration of the NaOH solution, first we
need to get the moles of HCl.

`Mol es HCl = (17.40)/(1000) L * 0.2340 M =
0.0040716 mol es HCl`

Since we know that moles of HCl are equal to the moles
of NaOH, therefore:

moles HCl = moles NaOH
= 0.0040716

 

`Molarity of NaOH
= (mol es NaOH)/(volume of solution (L))`

`Molarity of NaOH =
(0.0040716)/(0.015)`

Molarity of NaOH = 0.2714
M

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The novel opens with Santiago thinking about his sheep. What does he observe about their existence?

Santiago
makes some critical observations about the condition of sheep.  One such observation is that the
sheep follow the "herd."  They move as a group, rarely breaking off from the group to
go on their own.  This bears connection to Santiago's own life as he is in the midst of a
"dark wood" in which he must decide to follow the life of the "herd" (being
a priest and making his father and his adherence to social conventions happy) or going out on
his own and traveling.  Santiago also thinks about the loyalty of the sheep.  They blindly
follow what Santiago says without much in way of regard for their own choices and sense of
autonomy. It is here in which Santiago is disturbed at how easily he could kill one after
another and they would not be disrupted.  

Such a thought process disturbs
him and it is here in which Santiago ends up making his most critical observation.  He observes
that the sheep are only concerned with their own subsistence.  They eat and drink and that is
about it.  For Santiago, this becomes an elemental notion of human existence.  Santiago's
thoughts begin to move into the realm of whether this is really all human beings are meant to do
in terms of only being concerned with the present, that which is in front of them.  For
Santiago, this construction of reality denies the ability to dream and to reconfigure what is
into what can be.  These thoughts about the sheep end up coming back to Santiago's state of
being in the world and what needs to be done about it.  Santiago comes back to this when he
recognizes that his condition in the world is one in which he is poised "between my flock
and my treasure."  His thoughts about the sheep help to develop this
understanding.

A four-digit number is divided by 35 and has a remainder of 15. The first three digits of the number are 155. What is the fourth digit of the number?

We are given
a four-digit number with leading digits 1, 5, and 5. When this number is divided by 35 the
remainder is 15. We are asked to find the last digit.

(1) We can try a guess
and revise strategy. We are looking for a multiple of 35 that is 15 below the number 155x, where
x is an unknown number.

35*25=875 This number is way too low. (25 was just
picked randomly.)

35*40=1400

35*50=1750

35*45=1575 This number is a little too high.

35*44=1540.

If we add 15 to 1540 we get 1555. The first three digits are correct and:

`1555 div 35=44 "R" 15` as required. The last digit is
5.

(2) We can try long division:

35 does
not go into 15 (or 35 does not divide 15.)

35 goes into 155 4 times with
35*4=140. We subtract 140 from 155 to get 15 and we bring down the "x" to get
15x.

Now 35*4=140 so we want 15x-140=15 so the unknown digit is
5.

3) We could list all of the multiples of 35 and add 15 to
them.

...

35*43+15=1520

35*44+15=1555

35*45+15=1590

The middle one has
the correct form.

Why add 15? If a number is a multiple of 35, when we divide
by 35 we get a remainder of 0. If a number is 15 more than a multiple of 35 the remainder after
dividing by 35 will be 15.

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I am struggling reading this book. There is something in the protagonist which is weird? I want to know is he trying to be a hero or something less. I...

In this
early and ostensibly autobiographic fictional work,established several patterns that
characterize his later . The title itself indicates the self-consciously constructed persona
that he is creating in Stephen Daedalus. The s name, similarly, has a mythical , suggesting that
the author intentionally distances himself from prevailingpresent in much of modern-day
literature.

Hugh Kenner's original essay about Portrait
was published in 1948. He reads backward from the vantage point of Joyces later works, primarily

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Elaborate on the concept of The American Dream in A Streetcar Named Desire.

I think
that this can be taken in several ways.  On one hand, there is a definite notion of social and
economic advancement in the new world that Williams depicts.  In this realm, the immigrants from
other world such as the Kowalskis could come to America without landed wealth or privilege and
"make it."  This vision of the American Dream is one where there is no hierarchy or
notion of elitism present.  Part of Stanley's intense dislike of Blanche is because he sees her
as "old world," and representing the forces of social stratification that would keep a
person like Stanley at the lowest rung of society.  When he makes comments such as how he was
able to pull Stella down from "those high columns" that adorned Blanche's old home,
there is a deliberate disdain for that older social setting.  At the same time, it is really
important to never take anything that Williams writes on face value.  Nothing is simple in his
work.  While there is a pro- democratic setting present, Williams might also be suggesting that
the unlimited freedom and liberty present can help to justify a lack of moral structure or order
within the pursuit of the American Dream.  Stanley might be an embodiment of the American Dream
of success, but his cruelty to Blanche and his mannerism of a brute might raise question to
whether this dream is worthy of pursuit.  Typical of Williams, thought, the reader is trapped
between two predicaments, both of which are extremely painful and difficult, with no relief in
sight.

Why did Robinson Crusoe use the words "king" and "lord" to describe himself on the island in Robinson Crusoe?

Since Crusoe
found himself to be alone, the only human on the island, he was able to do whatever he wished.
Realizing this, he considers himself to be the ruler of the island and the possessor of all the
resources present on it. His subjects are the cats and dog he rescued from the ship; the parrot
is a servant, since he was able to talk with Crusoe. In Crusoe's mind, they carried out the
proper rituals of English society and maintained the lifestyle to which he, as ruler of the
island, was entitled.

see how like a King I din'd too all
alone, attended by my Servants, Poll,...My Dog...sat always at my Right
Hand, and two Cats, one on one Side the Table, and one on the other,

Crusoe found comfort and some connection with the English society
from which he came by attempting to develop a familiar structure and society on the island; he
also enjoyed being able to place himself in the position of supreme power.

What do each of the three spirits in A Christmas Carol represent?

The most
obvious thing that the ghosts all represent is choices.  Throughout his travels in the spirit
world, Scrooge is confronted with choices he has made and the consequences of those choices. 
Some choices, such as the ones in the past, Scrooge has tried to forget.  Choices in the present
and future are just as important, but Scrooge has given little thought to them.

Specifically, the Ghost of Christmas Past represents events that shaped Scrooges life. 
He shows Scrooge himself as a boy, as an apprentice, and as a young man.  The person he has
become is shaped through this progression of sad, happy, and sad again.  Scrooge comes to
realize that his choices in the past made him who he is.

Spirit! said Scrooge, show me no more! Conduct me home. Why do you delight to
torture me? (Stave 2, p. 26)

Thus, Scrooge goes from
being just a mean old miser to a man who is tortured by his past, and perhaps does not even
realize it.  Scrooge has shut himself up away from everything, even his emotions.  When Scrooge
says, I don't wish to see it, he is vocalizing how he does not want to face his
past.

In the present, Scrooge is shown people enjoying themselves.  Scrooge
never enjoys himself, and he realizes that Christmas Present symbolizes happiness and joy found
in togetherness.  All of the people are poor, yet content to be so and happy to have each
other.  Scrooge is stunned to see that his clerk has a crippled son. 

Spirit, said Scrooge, with an interest he had never felt before,
tell me if Tiny Tim will live. (Stave 3, p. 34)

Scrooge
has never felt affection or interest in anyone, but Tiny Tims gentle, pious manner has
influenced him.  The spirit reminds him that Tiny Tim is a member of the surplus population
and Scrooge regrets not having taken interest in the poor before.

The Present
also represents what Scrooge can have.  He cannot change the past, but he
can become a part of the present.  The Present is basically the future, because it is about to
happen but has not happened yet.  Scrooge can relive the positive events, such as Freds party,
with instant gratification the very next day.  He is thrilled when he learns this.

The true future is very bleak for Scrooge, as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows
him that he will die alone and his deathbed will be looted by less than savory characters. 
Scrooge is in complete denial until he realizes that the dead man whose life he is seeing is
himself.

Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to
which, if persevered in, they must lead, said Scrooge. But if the courses be departed from,
the ends will change€¦ (Stave 4, p. 50)

Scrooge has
clearly decided to reform. He wants to live the life he saw in Christmas Present.  This is what
Dickens means when he says:

I will honour Christmas in
my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.
(Stave 4, p. 51)

Scrooge does better than his word, and
becomes a second father to Tiny Tim and a good friend to the Cratchits.  He also becomes a good
Uncle.  Scrooge realizes, seeing the present as he did, that he has a ready-made family.  All he
has to do is open his heart to them.

What is the significance of the dance Harrison and the ballerina share?

In
Vonnegut's future America, the Constitution has been amended to create an equal society, where
every citizen is completely equal in every facet of life. In order to achieve complete equality,
talented individuals are forced to wear cumbersome, oppressive handicaps. Theof the story, ,
embodies every aspect of physical and mental perfection and is considered a threat to the
government. After Harrison escapes from prison, he takes over a news station, declares himself
Emperor of the United States, and dramatically throws off his cumbersome handicaps. He then
says,

"I shall now select my Empress!...Let the first
woman who dares rise to her feet claim her mate and her throne!" (Vonnegut, 4).

A ballerina then stands to her feet and approaches Harrison, who
strips off her handicaps and the two characters gracefully jump thirty feet into the air, where
they kiss the ceiling and each other.

Harrison and the ballerina's graceful
dance in mid-air symbolically represents a celebration of independence, talent, and uniqueness.
Their act of rebellion depicts the positive aspects of non-conformity and the liberty to express
one's talent, beauty, and physical abilities. In a society determined to restrict citizens with
talent in order to maintain equality, Harrison and the ballerina challenge the oppressive
government policies by publicly displaying their natural talents in a beautiful, artistic
manner.

What is the mood of "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Mood refers to the
general feelings created for the reader by the text. This story's mood is somewhat eerie and
melancholic, even foreboding and tense. The story begins as Goodman Brown leaves his home
"at sunset," just before nightfall; he even says his journey "must needs be done
'twixt now and sunrise." The story is set in Salem Village.  Now, nighttime is often
associated with mystery, dark deeds, and sinfulness, so it seems pretty shady that he has to do
something that can only be done at night. Moreover, most readers have a general knowledge of the
terrible witch hysteria that resulted infor so many in Salem in the late seventeenth century.
Therefore, simply beginning the story with these details helps to set the mood. 

Further, the fact that Brown's wife, Faith, is "troubled" with strange dreams
and begs her husband to delay his journey foreshadows something terrible. Her anxiety for him
and his safety prompts readers to feel a similar sense of apprehension. 

As
Brown leaves home, he takes a "dreary road" that is made darker by "the gloomiest
trees of the forest." The path is "lonely" as he travels deeper into the forest.
Like nighttime, the forest is often associated with evil and/ or temptation, especially in
Hawthorne's works, and this is no exception. Brown even thinks, "What if the devil himself
should be at my very elbow!" Again, this foreshadows the evil waiting for him in the woods,
as well as those corrupt qualities within himself that allow him to believe "after this one
night, [he'll] cling to [Faith's] skirts and follow her to Heaven." Brown is not planning a
late-night prayer session; he is up to something bad, something he knows that he really
shouldn't be doing (as a Puritan man), and that something turns out to be spooky and
upsetting.

What is the form of the poem "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath?

The poem
"" byis written in . This means that it does not follow a fixed metrical pattern, but
rather that the rhythm of the lines is meant to project the emotions the poet intends to evoke
in the reader.

The poem is separated into two stanzas, each consisting of
nine lines. The lines range from eight to fifteen syllables long, but they are not grouped into
feet as would be the case in an accentual-syllabic poem and there is no regular system of line
lengths as is syllabic poetry. The lines are usually end-stopped, meaning that the ends of lines
coincide with syntactic units, usually ends of clauses or sentences, rather than syntactic units
being split by line breaks. 

The poem mainly consists of short declarative
sentences, sometimes with appositive constructions. Plath tends to use simple words of one or
two syllables in this poem. The longest and most complex sentence is found in the three final
lines of the poem.

Discuss how Julius Caesar could be considered a tyrant.

Gaius Julius Caesar (July 13, 100 BC€“March 15, 44 BC) was called a tyrant by those who
opposed him and wanted to destroy him.

The nobility, including a number of
Roman Senators who conspired to assassinate him, believed that they were entitled to rule Rome
by right, and they were upset with Caesar for initiating laws that limited their power and
interfered with their accumulation of personal and family wealth, which was acquired at the
expense of their fellow Roman citizens.

The nobility believed that Caesar
intended to organize and consolidate power in Rome solely for himself and rule as a king or
emperor. At least that's the kind of propaganda that they hoped to get other aristocrats and the
Roman people to believe in order to undermine Caesar's power.

During the
Roman civil wars, Caesar...

What is the time like of the events? Like first she has her first kiss, she was raped and killed etc.

Susie was
raped and killed very early in the novel (Chapter 1). Mr. Harvey lures her into a cornfield,
where he rapes and kills her in a shelter he's...

What are examples of metaphor and repetition in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"

Using a
, Edwards describes God's enemies in the following way: "They
are as great heaps of light chaff before the whirlwind; or large quantities of dry stubble
before devouring flames." In other words, people who oppose God are as weak as bits of
wheat before a large wind or dry tinder in a raging fire. They are weak and cannot withstand
God's power. Of God's wrath against sinners, Edwards says, "The sword of divine justice is
every moment brandished over their heads." In this metaphor, God's ability to get vengeance
is compared to a sword hanging over sinners' heads, ready to fall on them. In a , which, like a
metaphor, is a form of figurative language, Edwards says of sinners:

"The devils watch them; they are ever by them at
their right hand; they stand waiting for them, like greedy hungry lions that see their prey, and
expect to have it, but are for the present kept back."

In this simile, Edwards compares the devil to lions waiting to launch themselves at
their prey. In other words, he says that people are always prone to committing evil.

In an example of repetition to emphasize God's power,
Edwards begins two sentences with the word "God":

"God has laid himself under no obligation, by any promise to
keep any natural man out of hell one moment. God certainly has made no promises either of
eternal life."

When Edwards turns his focus later in
the speech to his audience, he begins several sentences with "you":

"You had need to consider
yourselves, and awake thoroughly out of sleep. You cannot bear the fierceness and wrath of the
infinite God.And you, young men, and young women, will you neglect this precious season which
you now enjoy, when so many others of your age are renouncing all youthful vanities, and
flocking to Christ?"

By repeating the word "you," he makes the message directly to
his audience that it's time for them to accept God.

What were the long term consequences of the Italian Unification?

Prior to
unification, the Italian peninsula was made up of a consortium of fragmented states which were
conquered and rebuilt as republics by the French but were later vanquished by the Russian and
Austrian armies. The first development of republics in these disjointed states introduced the
idea of a government and society that provided freedom and equality. This revolution instilled
in the populace the need to focus on nationalism. This growing sense of nationalism led to the
eventual unification. The Italian Unification earned Italy its independence and built its
capacity to influence regional politics. Italy as a unified state had the capacity to build its
armies to protect its sovereignty.  A unified Italy developed its ability and capacity to trade
with other nations and even build relations with nations such as the United States who offered
citizenship and immigration opportunities.

Friday, 21 August 2015

Where do Meg and Charles Wallace meet Calvin? Who are they originally looking for?

Meg and
Charles Wallace meet Calvin in the woods near Mrs. Whatsit's house. They are in search of Mrs.
Whatsit. Charles Wallace wants to talk to her for several reasons. He wants to asks her about
the "tesseract thing" because he saw that it upset their mother, and if their mother
is upset, he knows the "tesseract thing" must be important.

Second,
he wants to warn Mrs. Whatsit about gossip in the village over some stolen sheets. He fears Mrs.
Whatsit might have taken them without realizing she was doing anything terribly wrong. He wants
her to be aware that there might be some retaliation and so to be on her guard.

When he initially sees Calvin in the woods, Charles Wallace reacts to him with
suspicion because he fears that Calvin might have mischief in mind against Mrs.
Whatsit.

What does each of the characters in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens symbolize?

Another character
with symbolic quality is that of Bob Cratchit, Scrooges employee. Bob is a kind-hearted man who
works tirelessly for Scrooge so that he can provide for his family. If we look a little deeper
at his character, we see that he symbolizes the evils of the Victorian workplace. In Stave One,
for example, Bobs work environment is described as a dismal little cell with only a candle to
keep himself warm. Despite these conditions, the long hours he is forced to work, and Scrooges
bad temper, Bob never complains and continues to work hard. Through his character, then, Dickens
shines a light on the poor working conditions that so many Victorians faced day in and day
out.

The character of Jacob Marley also has symbolic qualities. He appears
to Scrooge in Stave One and is notable for his heavy chains, forged from cash-boxes, keys, and
ledgers, items which represent his business dealings in life. What is interesting about these
chains is that Marley made it...

How does the setting shape the characters?

The setting of a story can help define and
shape the character for the reader. For example, the character living in a trailer at the beach
working odd jobs obviously has a different set of goals than the character working as a business
executive living in a downtown condo. Despite all the other descriptors that the story might
have regarding the characters, the place and time of his job and home help to define him for the
reader.

The characters inare shaped by the family home in the first part of
the story. We read that Laurie (who we later find out is Charles too) walked off toward
kindergarten with an older friend, rounding a corner without saying goodbye. He walked in the
front door at lunch, throwing the door open and tossing his things down. We visualize a middle
class child and family in these characters. As for Laurie, his actions reflect a confident in
his relationships with his family, living a comfortable life based on these settings. The fact
that he walks home from school for lunch hints that Laurie and his family may live in a past
time when this was the norm. Descriptions of the school such as the mention of a blackboard and
standing in the corner, further reflect that the characters live in the past.

Some of the descriptions of the setting reflect the mother's character too. There are
many mentions of her walking Laurie down the sidewalk, sitting outside the home waiting for him
and mention of her going to the PTA meeting. These all reflect that the mother from whose point
of view the story is told, is a very involved and responsible parent.

 

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Wednesday, 19 August 2015

What is the impact of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?

The impact
of Columbus' voyages to the Americas was massive. First of all, he showed that it was possible
to sail west from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean. This led to many more voyages of discovery
and conquest by the Spanish as well as many other European nations. While Columbus was
originally looking for routes to the Spice Islands, he quickly changed his purpose and his
subsequent voyages were more focused on conquest. With Spain snatching up new colonial holdings
in the Americas, other European powers got involved and a contest of imperialism ensued.

Columbus' voyages also led to the enrichment of Spain. In 1492, Spain had
recently been reunited after centuries of Moorish occupation. The funds that came in as a result
of Columbus' and other voyages helped quickly turn Spain into the richest power on
Earth.

For the people Columbus encountered in the Americas, the impact was
devastating. Diseases that were unintentionally introduced as well as brutal treatment and
outright conflict...

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Please give an explanation as to why Hamlet treats Ophelia the way he does in the nunnery scene in Hamlet.

There are a number of
options you have in explaining 's behaviour towardsin Act III scene 1, the famous nunnery scene,
whereis rather cruel towards her. One of my favourite adaptions of this play is the Kenneth
Brannagh version, which suggests the reason why Hamlet is so cruel towards Ophelia is that he
becomes aware that their conversation is being watched byand . This of course represents a
betrayal of Ophelia towards him, and in this version Hamlet is grief-stricken by yet another
betrayal of somebody whom he loves. Yet if we think about it, how a director stages this scene
is necessarily going to revolve around a question that the text does not answer for us: is
Hamlet aware of Claudius and Polonius and at what point does he become aware of them?

The way a director answers this question will of course have massive ramifications in
terms of Hamlet and how his character is played in this scene. If he remains ignorant of their
presence, then this scene strongly suggests Hamlet's madness and the way that he is losing
control of himself. If he is aware of their presence, this could be a scene where he uses
Ophelia, just as Ophelia has used him, to continue to present his "antic disposition"
to the King. Being aware of the presence of Polonius and Claudius also gives another further
option: Hamlet is so cruel to Ophelia because she has been so cruel to him in betraying him and
setting him up.

What are two examples of Personification?

In s sermon , the concept of divine Justice
is personified. Edwards is rather insistent on this point, representing Justice doing and saying
various things. Not only is Justice capitalized (this is done to emphasize various words which
are not personified, as was common in the eighteenth century), but it is described as calling
aloud for the punishment of sins, quoting the Bible, discussing the tree that brings forth the
grapes of Sodom, refusing to object as the guilty are cast into Hell, and brandishing its sword
over the heads of sinners.

Mercy is also personified and the hand of Mercy is
represented holding back Justice from striking the sinners with the sword. Later in the sermon,
Justice is represented as aiming an arrow directly at the hearts of Edwardss congregation, but
this time, as theintensifies, there is no restraining hand of Mercy, nothing but the mere
pleasure of God, and an angry God at that.

Why did Arthur Dimmesdale write The Scarlet Letter? Please write six reasons.

First,did not
write .  Instead,is the author of the novel.  Arthur Dimmesdale is a
character in the novel -- the minister with whom , the female , has her affair.

If you would like six reasons Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter, they could
include the following:

1.  In most editions of The Scarlet
Letter, you might notice an introduction called "The Custom House."  Though
most of what Hawthorne writes here is fictitious, Hawthorne really did spend time at the Salem
Custom House as an administrator, and there, he did discover some historical pieces that
inspired him to create the story of The Scarlet Letter.

2.  Hawthorne was quite ashamed of his ancestor, John Hathorne, who was the only judge
involved in the Salem Witch Trials never to renounce his participation in the wrongful hangings
of Salemites accused of witchery.  (For this reason, Nathaniel Hawthorne added the "w"
to his name.)  The Scarlet Letter, in many ways, serves as a way for
Hawthorne to criticize the judgmental nature of Puritans, though for the purposes of his novel,
he moved this particular scene of judgment to Boston.

3.  Quite simply,
Hawthorne had a bit of a creative streak from 1840-1850. He wrote four of his novels during that
time, one of which was The Scarlet Letter. 

4.  While
Hawthorne was verbally quite shy, he was able to convey many of his ideas through writing. 
The Scarlet Letter, among other pieces of his literature, was an
opportunity for him to convey many of his ideas that he could not normally convey when
speaking.

5.  Hawthorne actually did find documentation of a woman sentenced
to wear a scarlet "A" to represent "Adultery" -- more inspiration!

6.  The Scarlet Letter was probably an opportunity for Hawthorne
to address some of the more serious social issues of his time -- religious persecution and
judgment, treatment of women, views of sin, hypocrisy, views of God's mercy and forgiveness, for
example. 

 

Monday, 17 August 2015

Suggest a possible thesis and outline for a literary element used in the story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor.

carol-davis

"" byhas become a classic American Horror story.  It is surprising since
O'Connor came from a southern home and was reported to be a rather genteel lady.  It is only a
reminder that '"still waters run deep."

If a thesis is needed
concerning a literary element of the story, the  element of would
be the choice of this educator. 

Everything about the story leads to the
terrifying incident of the encounter with The Misfit.  

A possible thesis
might say: The literary element of foreshadowing  deceptively leads to the reader's meeting with
"The Misfit."

The foreshadowing might be indicated by characters;
however, it is the grandmother who offers the  most clues in the story.  

Foreshadowing elements: 

• The newspaper article that describes The Misfit and his escape from the prison.  He
  like the family are going to Florida.
• The hiding of the cat which causes
  the wreck which leads to the...]]>

The most memorable protagonists in plays are significantly flawed in some way. Do you agree with this statement? Respond with close reference...

There
is a lot of potential directions that you can go with this writing prompt. You are certainly
able to disagree with the statement and say that the most memorable characters are those that
are perfect. I don't recommend doing this. First, I legitimately think that disagreeing with the
prompt is a more difficult task. Second, agreeing with the prompt and supporting the prompt is
likely what your teacher is looking for.

In , Willy
Loman is at least two...

Sunday, 16 August 2015

Analyze Ralph's thoughts preceding and during the time he is hunted by the other boys in Lord of the Flies. How does he use both the civilized and...

Whenhears voices, including s, and realizes
that he will be hunted, he reflects that no one can break through the thicket then tests the
point of his spear to ensure that he is prepared in any case. Soon afterwards, he sees smoke and
understands that the boys have started a fire. Until this point, the civilized, analytical side
of his nature has been dominant, At this point, however. The savage takes over:

Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the
spear, and the savage doubled up.

Ralph then attempts to
weigh his options logically but finds there is not enough time to think. He is torn between
charging ahead through the brush or climbing up a tree. At this point, he wishes , the voice of
reason and intelligence, were there to advise him.

He eventually decides that
the rational choice would be to hide, since if he is discovered, he can try breaking through the
line as a back-up plan. At this point, the rational side of his nature is in control, but as
soon as he encounters one of the savages, he once again becomes savage himself, with a scream
of fright and anger and desperation. It is in the dazed aftermath of this terror that he
encounters civilization, embodied by the naval officer.

What is individuality in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut?

portrays a society in which individuality is a serious threat to general social well-being.
While people in this future society acknowledge that there are individuals, every difference
from the norm is perceived as unfair and therefore threatening. Each person must be
"handicapped"modified appropriately to suppress their individual features.

Differences in individuality are shown in Hazel and George Bergeron, a married couple.
Hazel is of average intelligence and requires no adjustment. Georges "intelligence was way
above normal," so he "had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required
by law to wear it at all times." The transmitter sends out signals to mess with his brain,
"to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage."

Individuality in the society is suppressed in artists as well. While performing, ballet dancers
all wear handicaps to keep them equal so they cannot actually leap about. This is intended to
keep others from feeling bad if they...

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Why did Gregor Samsa turn into an insect of all things ?

The way you
have formed your question is a large part of the answer: we automatically ascribe a category
or taxonomy to his condition, placing him in a physiological family, called insecta, simply
because he appears to have an exoskeleton.  This is Kafkas point:  we humans think in terms of
some organized, conscious system designed by a Maker.  But the novel is really a fictive
statement of the principles of existentialism (existence precedes essence) €“ we design
ourselves by our choices, by our conscious decisions and their consequences.  Had Kafka chosen
another family €“ mammalia, for instance €“ his point would not be made as strongly, because we,
as mammals, would not perceive the metamorphosis as so symbolic.  

What is the future of globalization and its impact on world civilization? What issues remain to be resolved, and what are the likely implications...

Discussions of globalization as a policy choice completely ignore the very natural transitions
that occurred once the bipolar world structure of the Cold War gave way to the more
individualized aspirations of nations and movements.  Globalization was part of the evolution of
international affairs that resulted from the absence of superpower intrigue and the development
and proliferation of information technologies, combined with the removal of political barriers
to trade in large sections of the industrialized world.  While the removal of barriers to trade
€“ and the radical opening of borders within the European Union €“ was certainly a deliberate
movement that facilitated the advance of globalization, however, international trade has been
given too much credit for a development that was occurring anyway.  Additionally, the downsides
to globalization are largely concentrated in regions that were not integral to the free trade
movement that is credited with spurring...

What are the connections between Montresor's character traits and Edgar Allan Poe's character traits?

The principal character traits of Montresor,
as revealed in "," are pride, cruelty, sensitivity to insult, obsession with revenge,
a talent for dissimulation, and perhaps also an enjoyment ofand ambiguity (as revealed in his
joke about "masons" and his comments on his coat of arms).

It is a
matter of some difficulty to ascertain the character traits of . The matter is particularly
complicated because of the legend, spread in the years immediately after his premature death,
that Poe had been exceptionally wicked and vicious. Twentieth-century assessments, like that of
James Southall Wilson in his essay "The Personality of Poe" (attached), have been much
more balanced and evidence-based. From these, it seems that Poe was certainly rather proud,
haughty, and sensitive to insult. These qualities, along with his love of irony, he shares with
Montresor. He was not a particularly cruel man himself, though he was fascinated by cruelty in
others, and he clearly did not have anything like Montresor's fanatical desire for revenge. His
talent for dissimulation, however, may be indicated by what Wilson refers to as the "dark
cloak of mystery in which everything about the man and the artist has been
wrapped."

Even where he did not resemble Montresor, Poe's personality
was just the type to be intrigued by himobviously an important connection between a writer and
his subject.

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Saturday, 15 August 2015

How can I describe Romeo and Juliet?

Because
is a play rather than a novel,we do not have a narrator giving us an
authoritative description of the two characters. Instead, much is left to the creativity of the
actors and director; as readers we must use our own imaginations. Because of this, your
description should be based on how you imagine these characters as you read through the
play.

What we do know is that the play...

How does 20th Century instrumental music differ from that of the Romantic period?

With the
Industrial Revolution musical instruments were greatly improved as mechanized keywork permitted
musicians to play more difficult passages. For, they had a better range of keys that were
mechanized which helped keep the instrument in tune. This keywork also made large instruments,
such as the contrabassoon more facile as all the keys are located in a close, comfortable area
for the musician's hands. And, because of these technical improvements, the nineteenth century
is marked by greater freedom in the form, harmony, and rhythm of musical works. Thus, the
dynamics within these musical works became more intense than before because of the added
intensity, vitality, and vigor emanating from such improved instrumentation.

The Romantic period of the nineteenth century gave rise to nationalism, and composers
incorporated such elements as folk idioms, motifs, melodies and rhythms that...

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In act two of The Crucible what does John Proctor decide to do after Mary Warren warns him about testifying against Abigail?

In act
two of s play, , John Proctor decides that it is time to stand up to
Abigail Williams in order to save his wifes life. As the act draws to a close, Proctors wife,
Elizabeth, and several other notable women in the town, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey, have
been arrested under suspicion of witchcraft. Abigail claims that Elizabeth Proctor sent her
spirit out with a needle and stabbed her in the stomach with it. Cheever, the newly appointed
clerk of the court explains the charge as he arrests Elizabeth.

CHEEVER: The girl, the Williams girl, Abigail Williams, sir. She sat to dinner in
Reverend Parriss house tonight, and without word nor warnin she falls to the floor. Like a
struck beast, he says, and screamed a scream that a bull would weep to hear. And he goes to save
her, and, stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly, he draw a needle out. And demandin of her
how she come to be so stabbed, sheto Proctor nowtestify itwere your...

What is the significance of the title "The Stranger"?

The title
of the book refers to its main character, Mersault. Only a very naive reader could consider that
the stranger or the foreigner (another possible translation of the French title) is the Arab,
Meursault's victim. Meursault is clearly feeling detached from humanity, which shows at the
beginning of the novel, after his mother has died and he cannot remember the exact date and,
worse, he does not even care.

Although the word "stranger" does not
appear anywhere in the text, it is easy to tell from his own descriptions that Meursault is a
stranger among all the people around him. At the same time, everyone else is a stranger in his
eyes:

Never in my life had I seen anyone so clearly as I
saw these people; not a detail of their clothes or features escaped me. And yet I couldnt hear
them, and it was hard to believe they really existed. (chapter 1)

One could argue that Meursault fails in finding a purpose for his existence. Through
his character's eyes, Camus explores the topics of...

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Friday, 14 August 2015

What are two character traits for Maxwell Kane in Freak the Mighty?

Maxwell
Kane narrates 's novel . It's the story of how a learning-disabled and
socially awkward boy becomes friends with a genius who has a physical disability. Together, they
team up to right injustices in the world.

Max has many character traits. He
is shy and timid, he's a loner, he lacks self-confidence, and he is loyal and caring. All of
these character traits are developed through events that happen in the novel. 

The fact that he is a loner before meeting Kevin can be found in chapter 2, entitled
"Up from the Down Under." He doesn't have any friends before he meets Kevin, and he's
pretty isolated at home, too. Here is evidence for that:

That summer, let's see. I'm still living in the down under, in the little room Grim
built for me there. Glued up this cheap paneling, right? It sort of buckles away from the
concrete cellar walls, a regular ripple effect. But do I complain about the crummy paneling or
the rug that smells like low tide? I do not. Because I like it in the down under, got the place
all to myself and no fear of Gram sticking her head in the door and saying "Maxwell, what
are you doing?" Not that I ever do much of anything.

The fact that he is timid can be seen in chapter 6, entitled "Close Encounter of
the Turd Kind." Kevin and Max are confronted by a bully in this chapter, whose name is Tony
D., better known as "Blade." Even though Max is considerably bigger than Tony D., he
is not willing to fight him and shows that he is actually scared of him. Here is evidence for
that:

Tony D. is looking up at me and he's showing his
white teeth, I swear they've been sharpened to look like vampire teeth, and I go 'Uh-oh,' and
start to get real cold inside. Real icy, because I can see that Blade is trying to make up his
mind, is he going to fight me, or is he just going to kill me quick.

This happens at the beginning of Kevin and Max's friendship, and it
also shows Max's lack of self-confidence. Kevin felt confident to insult Tony D. because he was
sure Max could defend him. When the pair starts to run from Blade, this is the conversation that
reveals Kevin's confidence in Max and Max's lack of self-confidence: 

Freak goes, "Whew! That was a close encounter of the turd
kind," and it takes me a second to get the joke, but then I'm laughing, amazed he can be so
cool about it, like it was no big deal that Tony D. was after us. "You can take him,
right?" he asks a couple of minutes later. I go, "Are you kidding? You can't just
fight Blade, you have to fight his gang, too."

Evidence that shows he is caring comes toward the end of the book, when Kevin gets very
sick. Through his actions, Max demonstrates the deep love and concern he has for his
friend.

In Frankenstein, why does Walton want to take the journey to the north?

's
includes a series of letters which affect the events in the story. The
first of these, written by an explorer namedto his sister back in England, Mrs. Saville, is sent
from St. Petersburg, Russia and discusses Walton's upcoming voyage to the North Pole. He reveals
that he has spent six years preparing for and planning this trip, and that he plans to leave the
following June. He will soon make a trip to Russia to find the right ship for the voyage and to
finalize plans for the journey.

Walton recalls his father telling his uncle
that Walton should not be a sailor. He also recounts his failure to make a career out of writing
poetry. These are two motivations for his expedition: to prove his family wrong and to make up
for his previous failures. He implies in his letter to his sister that he wants to know and
learn more about the world, and that he cannot learn these things sitting at home and writing
about them.

In summary, Walton desires to take this trip in order to show his
father and uncle, as well as himself, that he can do something of worth and importance to the
world. He can discover new things and learn new information to share with others. His self-image
and his persona to others will undertake a transformation, should he return alive and
successful.

In The Color of Water by James McBride, how does James's perception of himself change from the beginning of the book to the end?

Rebecca Karli

Throughout the novel, ,searches for his identity as a black child
who is raised by his white mother. Ever since he was a child, McBride was confused about who he
was and why he and his twelve siblings looked different from their mother. He never knew his
black father because he died before he was born and his stepfather, who was also black, lived in
a different household. Whenever he questioned his mother, Ruth, about his race or her own
background, she would be very elusive or vague. She would claim that they were part of the
human race, that God did not see color, and that education was more important than skin
color.

However, growing up in the 1960s, he witnessed the growing tensions
between blacks and whites in his neighborhood, and her answers did not suffice. He noticed how
many white people were afraid of black people, especially with the growing popularity of the
Black Panthers and Malcolm X, and that most of the heroes he learned about in...

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Thursday, 13 August 2015

What is an example of a beautiful poem from Arabic poetry?

Keep in mind that, using
the cliche, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Therefore, it is very easy for
some to find beauty in things which others do not.

One of the beautiful
things about Arabic poetry is the fact that it is meant to be heard, not read. The movement of
the Arabic poetry functions as a medium. The rhyme and rhythm of the poetry creates a musical
sound.

One example of an Arabic poem which offers both a beautiful sound and
message was written by Kahlil Gibran in his book The Prophet.

Examples of the poems which speak to the musical and beautiful language of the Arabic
poet are: "Love," "Children," "Friendship," and
"Prayer."

Nothing speaks more to the importance and influence of a
poet than to be critiqued by another poet. Adrienne Rich, an American poet, wrote on the beauty
and truth presented in Arabic poetry.

Rich explains the beauty of an Arabic
poem even when it deals with the crushing aspects of war.

Poem[s] moves from invocation through rich and allusiveintosymbolic narrative, from
delicacy to machismo, from a "high" poetic tonetoand dialogue. For all its declamatory
intensity, its highly layered andtextured, requiring the many notes provided for the Anglophone
reader,as if T.S. Eliot and Amiri Baraka had spent a long night together.

What is the authors purpose or the main idea of Chains?

is a young adult historical novel by , published in 2008. The
author's purpose, or the main idea of the book, is to teach the reader about the institution of
slavery and how it operated in the backdrop of the late Colonial era on the brink of the
American Revolution.

The...

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

How did technology aid the Industrial Revolution in the 1800's?

It is really
anto talk about how technology was an aid to the Industrial Revolution.  Instead, it is
probably more appropriate to say that technology made the Industrial Revolution.  Let us look at
how this is so, using the Industrial Revolution of the middle-to-late 1800s in the United
States.

In this time period, the Industrial Revolution was driven by the
production of steel.  The production of steel was improved greatly by a technological
breakthrough known as the Bessemer Process.  This process made steel much more quickly, and
therefore more cheaply, than had ever been possible before.  The greater availability of steel,
combined with advances in railroad technology, spurred the building of thousands of miles of
railroads across the United States.  These railroads helped drive the Industrial Revolution by
connecting mines to factories and by connecting factories to markets.  Now, the whole US was one
large market, connected by railroad technology and the cheap steel made possible by the Bessemer
Process.

In addition, other technologies helped railroads spread, driving the
Industrial Revolution still more.  One of these technologies was the telegraph.  This technology
made instantaneous long-distance communication possible.  This allowed railroads to coordinate
their activities across long distances.  It also allowed businesses to communicate with one
another.  Still other technologies, like the electric light, the typewriter, and the telephone
helped make it possible for big, industrial firms to come into being. 

All of
these technological advances drove the Industrial Revolution, making it appropriate for us to
say that the technology actually made the Industrial Revolution, rather than just aiding it.
 

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What purpose do the hills, railroad tracks, station, and precise time reference in the first paragraph serve?

The
setting and reference to the hills that look like white elephants reinforce that the Jig is
pregnant.

The lovers are sitting in the shade just outside the station. 
Beyond them is the light and tracks and baron landscape.  As they sit in the shade, they begin
discussing Jig having an abortion.  In this way, they are trying to bring the issue into the
light and get it out in the open.  Yet, they never say the world abortion or really talk about
her pregnancy directly.  They are keeping it 'in the shade' - so to
speak. 

Their relationship does not seem one that will lead to anything
permanent, which may well be the reason the American is pushing her to have the abortion.  With
this realization, Jig has a new perception of their relationship, one that is thrown into the
harsh light of reality, like the tracks and baron landscape before them.  The fact that the man
does not want a child, which would make them a family, does this crush any illusions she might
have about him and their future?  Plus, without the child would she feel baron like the
landscape?

The precise information about time at the end of the first
paragraph reinforces the briefness of not only this story but also the couple's relationship. 
Like the train on its brief stop, we are offered only a brief moment in the lives of these
characters.  With the decision made, will the relationship be as brief as the train stop and our
glimpse into their lives?

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

In Sylvia Plath's "Mirror," what does the mirror meditate on most of the time? Why is this significant?

""
byis a two-stanza poem in which a mirrors perspective on its existence and interactions with
humans is offered in the first person.

The sixth line of the first stanza is
Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall.

We can deduce that the
mirror reflects the opposite wall. The wall...

Monday, 10 August 2015

In the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, how does the character of Oedipus fit the typical hero of a tragedy?

Let's first
consider the primary characteristics of a 'tragic hero,' as defined by Aristotle in
his Poetics. The hero usually possesses excessive pride
(); he undergoes a reversal of fortune (peripeteia);
this reversal of fortune comes about by the hero's agency; the hero usually has a flaw in
judgement (hamartia). The tragic hero is usually a balanced characterone
the audience can relate to and pitywho eventually suffers great misfortune because of some
'tragic' flaw. The tragic hero's outcome is inevitable, as is his tragic flaw, but, importantly,
he is not responsible for possessing the flaw. The hero suffers greatly and often dies, but all
this suffering is not in vain and typically imparts an important lesson. Now let's see how well
'fits these criteria.

Oedipus is a balanced characterhe is caring,
compassionate, and popular among the people, but he is also short-tempered and impulsive. He is
a virtuous man who is not without faults.

His greatest flaws are his
impulsiveness and his pride, and these eventually lead to his downfall.

He
leaves his adoptive parents after hearing ' prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his
motherand then goes on to kill an older man and marry an older woman! Had he been less impulsive
and less sure of himself, he might have acted differently.

However, he did
not knowingly commit patricide and incest; what happened to him was not his
own fault, but borne out of ignorance about his identity. Since he is not wicked, he does not
deserve the fate that he is given.

Once he learns the truth, he undergoes a
reversal of fortune (he was the king of Thebes, happily married) and blinds himself in his
misery and shame; he is then exiled.

The prophecy also makes Oedipus' fate
inevitable, even though he railed against it.

So, as you can see, he
exemplifies quite well Aristotle'sof a tragic hero.

In what ways is the dialogue at the very end of Ernest Hemingway's story "Hills Like White Elephants" ironic?

is a major
feature of s extremely brief short story titled , and the ending of the story is especially
ironic. In this tale, an American male, identified only as the American, tries to persuade a
reluctant young woman, with whom he has been having a sexual relationship, to have an abortion.
As the story develops, tensions between these two characters grow and deepen. Examples of the
storys many ironies include the following:

• Perhaps one of the most
  ironic moments in the entire story occurs when the American says about an abortion,

Its really an awfully simple operation, Jig, the man
said. Its not really an operation at all.

. . . They just let the air in
and then its all perfectly natural.

Jig, of course,
obviously considers an abortion anything but simple; she knows that an abortion can indeed be
seen as a kind of operation; and she clearly does not consider an abortion perfectly
natural.

• The American tells Jig that if she has the abortion,
  Well be fine afterwards. Just like we were before. Obviously Jig does not think that their
  previous relationship has been fine.  Nor does she think, contrary to the Americans next
  statement, that the prospect of having an abortion is the only thing that bothers us or that
  it is the only thing thats made us unhappy. If the American believes any of this (and there is
  good reason to think that he really doesnt), he is deceiving himself as much as he may, perhaps,
  be trying to deceive Jig.
• Another especially ironic moment occurs when the
  American, still pressing Jig to have the abortion, says,

Youve got to realize . . . that I dont want you to do
it if you dont want to. Im perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to
you.

Obviously he is not perfectly
willing to go through with having the baby, and just as obviously the abortion
does mean something to Jig.

By the end of the story, it
is not entirely clear exactly what decision has been made, although apparently Jig has agreed to
board a waiting train that will take them to the place where the American expects her to have
the abortion.  In the storys very final lines, this exchange occurs:

Do you feel better? he asked.

I feel fine,
she said. Theres nothing wrong with me. I feel fine.

Jigs final comment seems ironic for a number of different reasons, including the
following:

• Almost certainly she does not
  feel fine. Instead, she seems merely to be telling the American what she knows he wants to
  hear.
• Almost certainly Jig does not feel as if there is nothing wrong
  with her.
• Perhaps Jigs second sentence is intended (by her or by the
  narrator, or both) to suggest all the various ways in which there does seem
  to be something wrong with the American.
• Jigs very last assertion €“ I
  feel fine €“ seems especially ironic since the story has shown all the different ways in which
  she does not feel fine.
• It seems especially ironic
  that the very last word of this story is fine, when the entire story has dealt with tension,
  discomfort, and pain.

Ironically, the word fine comes from a
Latin word meaning end, but there is no guarantee that even now the disagreement between the
American and Jig has truly come to an end. The tense conversation might easily resume once they
board the train.

 

Sunday, 9 August 2015

What are the characteristics of Ulysses in Tennyson's poem?

Tennyson'sofis a bit different from the
Homeric vision.  The traditional texts present Ulysses as a character who seeks to be home with
Penelope and Telemachus, an individual whose final destination is his home in Ithaca.  However,
Tennyson casts a modern revision on such a notion in presenting him as not very content with the
domesticated life.  Tennyson's analysis is reasonable in that if Ulysses was such a passionate
and cunning warrior, one who battled forces that would intimidate other mortals, it seems that
he would not be very content with a life devoid of challenges, obstacles, and hurdles that would
test the character of most men.  In this light, the restlessness is not seen in battle, but
rather in peace, in boredom, in domesticity.  Tennyson uses the dramaticthrough his poem to
explore this aspect of Ulysses, who returns to Ithaca not to settle down and establish roots,
but rather as a transit stop for yet another challenge.  Tennyson casts Ulysses in the light of
not being content with the mundane details of day to day life, and one who seeks adventure,
purpose, and the life of the soldier.  The implication here is that like Ulysses, human beings
must seek out challenges, and must be poised in conditions that test their own sense of
fortitude for it is these moments that make life worth living.  The closing lines of "to
strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" reveals a portrait of an individual who will
only be content when he is immersed in situations that most would be running from, but he
covets.

What are some specific life values and perspectives that connect Meursault to his mother? How can Meursaults private thoughts and memories of his...

This is a
difficult point to argue for, because Meursault himself struggles to articulate it in a
satisfactory manner both to himself and to others. 

As with nearly all
elements of the narrative of "", absurdism and its nihilistic perspectives rule over
many decisions. While Meursault says he loved his mother "as anyone would", he seems
to think this way more out of social obligation than any true emotion. Further, his
"practical" approach to rationalizing the way in which he put her in the elder care
facility in Marengo is driven purely by a pragmatical perspective; that she made him
uncomfortable, that she had no friends, that he didn't have the time or money to care for her.
This is further compounded by the fact that he hadn't visited her, largely because of the
inconvenience of the trip.

The specific life value, if it can be called that,
which is illustrated by his mother is his principle of thinking only of his immediate physical
needs. If his mother makes him uncomfortable, he seeks to remove the discomfort by removing her,
rather than taking a more humane approach. This is pointed out by the overzealous prosecutor at
his trial, in large and small forms, such as his acceptance of a cup of coffee while sitting in
vigil by his mother's body; according to the prosecutor, a good son might be offered a cup of
coffee, but he should refuse it as a means of observing respect for the person that brought him
into this world. The minor pleasure of a cup of coffee ought to pale in comparison to the social
duty one is obliged to observe.

As far as having a deep connection with his
mother, Meursault simply didn't. Meursault clearly struggles to find any meaning in emotional
gestures; with both his mother and his girlfriend, he offers negative or tepid responses to
emotional prompts, and says they don't really matter anyway. When he learns that others think
badly of him for putting his mother in a home, and that his mother herself was angry with him
for it, he seems surprised.

What might indicate a deeper
"connection" is the fact that his mother's death is the first of numerous deviations
from a normal pattern, which is intended by Camus as a catalyst for absurdist analysis. This is
probably the first time that Meursault has been faced with a situation where he knows emotion is
expected of him, and is being displayed in generous amounts by others around him, and yet his
apparently inability or unwillingness to feel anything becomes his primary
identifier. 

What is the relationship between Monsieur and Madame Loisel in "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant?

Mathilde
Loisel, the , in "" bydoes not like her circumstances.  Mathilde is a young,
attractive woman who daydreams about living a stylish life. She dreams of serving tea on
beautiful china and wearing fashionable clothing. Unfortunately, that is not Mathilde's
life.

The Loisels were not poor but middle class. They did have one servant
which obviously Mathilde did not appreciate. While Mathilde might have been enjoying her life,
instead she choose to be miserable and whine away her time wishing for more and better
things.

Mathilde describes her husband as a "little" clerk in the
Ministry of Education.  His personality is bright and pleasant.  He loves his wife and knows
that she is unhappy with her circumstances.  Probably, thinking himself lucky to have married
such an attractive girl, he tries to please her.

When he arranges for the
invitation to the ball, Loisel thinks that his wife will be delighted.  Mathilde is so immature
and self-centered that all she can do is fuss about nothing to wear and no jewelry. 

In an effort to please Mathilde, her husband gives her the money that he had been
saving for her to buy a new dress.  Mathilde still worries that she has no jewelry.  She borrows
a beautiful necklace from a friend.

The necklace is lost after the party. 
Poor Monsieur Loisel goes out alone and searches all night and day for the jewels but has no
luck. Loisel comes up with a plan to buy another necklace and return it to Mathilde's
friend.

This is quite a man.  He takes his inheritance from his father; then,
he borrows the rest of the money.  They return the necklace. But that is just the beginning. 
For the next ten years, the Loisels work together to pay for the replacement necklace. Monsieur
Loisel works a second job at night.  They even give up their apartment.

Both
of them age tremendously over the years.  Mathilde is no longer beautiful.  She has
hardened:

 She came to know the heavy work of the house,
the hateful duties of the kitchen. She washed the dirty linen, the shirts and dish-cloths, and
hung them out to dry on a string; every morning she carried up the water.

The author never lets the reader know if Mathilde appreciated her
husband for taking care of her.  They did accomplish something together, and she did rise to the
occasion and do the hard work of the home.  In reality, the hero of the story is Monsieur Loisel
who worked alongside his wife to pay back the money for her foolish whim.

Saturday, 8 August 2015

The cellar door flew open with a booming sound ,and then heard the noise much louder identify distinctive features of the extract ,how do they...

When Scrooge is at home,
upstairs in his dark suite of rooms, he hears a "clanking noise, deep down below; as if
some person were dragging a heavy chain over the casks in the wine-merchant's cellar."The
dragging of chains is an ominous sound because it is associated with sinful, perhaps even angry,
ghosts that could return from the dead to haunt the living.Scrooge even recalls that he's heard
of such things regarding ghosts in haunted houses.Next, "The cellar-door flew open with a
booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the
stairs; then coming straight towards his door."In this way, then, Dickens renders this
passage incredibly tense and menacing: Scrooge can literally hear the sound of the chains
dragging and clanking getting closer and closer to him, and so we anticipate something horrid
and frightful getting closer and closer to him.The "booming" of the cellar door might
even make us think of the sounds of Hell.This certainly heightens tension for the reader, as for
Scrooge, making the passage more dramatic and suspenseful.This is how I would describe the mood,
certainly.

Further, the fact that the chains can
be heard from such a distance reinforces how heavy they are, and, as symbols of Marley's sins
and guilt -- for which he is now punished -- this makes sense.Scrooge hears the dragging and how
long it takes to climb the steps, how difficult it must be to wear these chains, and this has to
give him pause, later, when he considers that his own chain is even heavier than this
one!

In Chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird, what is "lining" ("linin'")?

"Line for line, voices followed in simple harmony until the hymn ended in a
melancholy murmur" (121).

In , privileged
childrenandget a lesson in doing without as they attend Calpurnia's church. Since the
congregation doesn't have the wealth that white churches have, they probably don't have money
for hymnals, pianos, or organs. Not only that, but many of Calpurnia's people can't read because
they start working very young in an effort to help make ends meet for their families. Most of
the black community's songs and stories are passed down by spoken word, from one generation to
the next, as well; so, linin' is one way to keep those songs alive. Zeebo, Cal's son, leads the
congregation in song and lyric line by line. The congregation holds on to the last note of their
line as Zeebo sings the next line. The whole congregation sings acapella, or without a piano or
organ. Acapella singing is one of the most beautiful ways to sing, too. The congregation
probably knows those songs inside and out, which means they probably also know all of the
harmonies that go with them. Jem and Scout are amazed at how beautiful it
sounds.

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Friday, 7 August 2015

Did Albert Camus, author of The Stranger, believe that life was meaningless?

Yes, but also
no.

Camus was an existentialist, but he was also a part of a subset of
existentialists called the absurdists.

The philosophy of
existentialism relies on the thought that life is about creating your own meaning rather than
accepting meaning from somewhere else, like tradition or authority. Of course, this leads to the
conclusion that the meaning of life will be unique to each one of us and that it will always be
subjective, rather than objectively true.

Absurdists like Camus take this a
step further while straining the existentialist idea. The core nugget of the absurdist
philosophy is that life has no inherent  meaning but that existentialism
still holds nevertheless: even though life is actually...

What are the pros and cons of election of judges by legislature?

Legislative
election of judges is a method of judge selection in which the state legislature votes to select
the judges that will serve on the general jurisdiction and appellate courts within the state.
 There are only two states in the nation that currently use this method of judicial selection;
these states are Virginia and South Carolina.  The general assembly of these two states vote for
the judges that will serve on the bench.  In South Carolina, this is done by a combination
of...

href="https://ballotpedia.org/Legislative_election_of_judges">https://ballotpedia.org/Legislative_election_of_judges

How does the character of Robinson Crusoe develop?

Defoe is
particularly interesting in his tracing of 's moral development over his long stay on the
island. Crusoe starts out an unbeliever, but as he survives against all the odds on the deserted
island he comes to see the hand of providence in his life.

At first, he
leaves on his shipboard adventure without telling his parents. He starts off on the wrong
foot:

without asking God's Blessing, or my Father's,
without any Consideration of Circumstances or Consequences and in an ill Hour, God
knows.

His involvement in the shipwreck, by implication,
is his punishment for heading out recklessly on his own. In fact, his father had warned him of
such consequences.

Once on the island, Crusoe keeps a journal and, being
alone, has plenty of time to reflect on what has happened to him and to engage in
self-examination and examination of conscience, both important aspects of Protestantism. At
first, he blames God for his situation. He expects to die soon and wonders what sense it
makes...

Why did God withhold the gift of 'Rest' from man ?

In
"" by , the poet envisages God setting about the act of creating human beings. As part
of this process, He's mixing together in a glass all the various gifts and blessings He's going
to give us. One of these blessings is rest, which we might well think is a blessing indeed. Yet
just before He's about to add rest to the mix, God hesitates. Maybe it wouldn't be such a good
idea to give humans the blessing of rest after all, He thinks. Because if humans had rest, then
what need would they have for God? In the words of St. Augustine:

"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds
its rest in thee."

If God bestows the gift of rest
upon us, then we'll simply adore this gift, along with all the other divine gifts and blessings,
instead of the God who gave them to us. And if that happens, both God and man will be greatly
impoverished as a consequence:

For if I should, said he,
Bestow this jewel also on my creature, He would adore my gifts instead of me, And rest in
Nature, not the God of Nature; So both should losers be."

What are Santiago's first impressions of Tangier, and how do they differ from Spain in The Alchemist?

Santiago's first impressions of Tangier are ones of bewilderment. He still has some of his old
cultural preconceptions as he watches people go about their daily lives. What is unfamiliar to
himsmoking hookah, Islamic daily prayer, men holding handsstrikes him as the actions of
infidels. He saw none of this when in his familiar Spanish pastures. This cultural relativism
makes Santiago distrust the people and his surroundings. As the narrative states, "The boy
felt ill and terribly alone. The infidels had an evil look about them." Everything he
experiences upon arriving in Tangiers makes him feel far from home, from the fact that he cannot
speak the local...

Thursday, 6 August 2015

Please could someone help me describe how Jane Austen's Emma uses class and social custom as a theme and as an aspect of comedy?

In ,creates
an entire English village, and snobbery is part of its makeup. Emma, the main character, is a
snob with an acute consciousness of her own rank as daughter of one of the most prominent
families in the parish. Much of the novel's comedy comes from Emma's blindness about rank when
it doesn't suit her purposes. She is enraged when the village clergyman, Mr. Elton, dares to
propose to her, the exalted Miss Woodhouse, but cannot understand why he would be equally
insulted that she would imagine he would want to marry her illegitimate friend, Harriet Smith.
Emma also expresses snobbery when the Coles, mere tradespeople in the village, have a ball. Emma
decides she will not come--until she isn't invited, and then the Coles' lower rank fades from
the picture. Emma also can't see that she mirrors the pretensions of the woman Mr. Elton
marries, both women vying to be first in their social circle. 

 

Emma reflects a world in which social class is changing as wealthy tradespeople use
their money to enter circles once closed to them, as well as a world in which poverty lowers the
status of former high-status ladies, such as the poor Bateses. Money is never far from Austen's
mind, nor is the intersection of money and class. Austen invites us to laugh at characters
caught in old-fashioned class prejudices, such as Emma or Mr. Woodhouse, and to see the cruelty
of a system in which poor but genteel women like the Bateses live at the generosity of others
while large sums of money can outweigh any number of problems in gaining social
acceptance. 

What is a business that exemplies Theory Y Management style?

It is
exceedingly difficult to identify a pure example of what Douglas McGregor called in his book
The Human Side of Enterprise Theory Y management style among major US
corporations. Often, as with Nike, companies start out as prime examples of this particular
style but, over time, evolve into a less pure example in which the corporate headquarters in the
Pacific Northwest continues to exemplify some level of Theory Y management style while overseas
manufacturing processes frequently reflect McGregors definition of Theory X, a noticeably less
attractive model. Similarly, Silicon Valley start-ups often exemplify the Theory Y model while
in their infancy when founders and executives are enthusiastic and idealistic. Once again,
however, production processes, usually overseas in poorer countries, degrade the corporate
culture because those overseas processes often lack American- or European-style worker
protections.

More often, major corporations reflect a combination of multiple
management styles. In addition to the factors involved in a companys growth, including the
requirement to remain competitive, there are the human factors that McGregor and others have
attributed to most corporations. One essay, a link to which is provided below, examines Amazon
through the prism of McGregors theories of management. This article, understandably, concludes
that Amazons management style, a product of its enormous growth over the past two decades, has
come to reflect the normal issues that affect all companies over time. Amazon has outgrown its
early, smaller and more personable environment and become a more generalized example of a mature
business, with the personnel struggles that entails.

One corporation that has
been identified with the Theory Y management style and is certainly in the news is Google, whose
founders deliberately adapted academic management theories into their operating style at the
company's inception. Google applies Theory Y principles in its day-to-day operations to the
extent practical by creating an employee-friendly work environment that prioritizes individual
morale as much as corporate loyalty, the theory being that the former contributes to the latter.
Google, though, is an Internet search engine first and foremost and functions a great deal
"in the ether." It is not dependent upon a vast network of manufacturing or
distribution centers like Amazon and Nike.

One is more likely to identify a
good example of a company employing the more benign and optimistic management style dubbed
Theory Y among the vast number of small businesses across the country. A small mom-and-pop
operation, for example, may very well fit the model with the employees being relatively few in
number and the operating environment being more conducive to the familialsuch ownership
encourages. Also, companies with profit-sharing arrangements incentivize employees toward
greater productivity and a far greater sense of buying-into the companys agenda. Even then,
though, a little bit of Theory X may seep into the atmosphere if even one employee develops a
reputation for shirking responsibility.

As is usually the case with theories
that purport to show disparate models, McGregors theories of management style do not lend
themselves to concrete examples that fit those models. Models serve to illuminate and educate
but should not be rigidly applied to real-world scenarios outside of the
classroom.

href="http://blogs.reuters.com/edward-hadas/2015/08/19/amazons-ultra-xy-management-style/">http://blogs.reuters.com/edward-hadas/2015/08/19/amazons-...
href="https://www.economist.com/news/2008/10/06/theories-x-and-y">https://www.economist.com/news/2008/10/06/theories-x-and-y
href="https://www.fastcompany.com/1720052/googles-greatest-innovation-may-be-its-management-practice">https://www.fastcompany.com/1720052/googles-greatest-inno...

How do we know what religion is God's religion? There are muslims, christians, buddhists, sikhs, jews and so on but how do we know which one of these...

Just because a
question can be expressed does not make it a legitimate inquiry.

What is a good thesis statement and what is a good conclusion for an essay subjecting the story "The Cask of Amontillado"?

A good
thesis statement states an opinion (and is therefore arguable) and is specific. For example,
your thesis would not say that Montresor takes revenge on Fortunatothat is a simply a fact in
the story, not an opinion. Nor would you want to say that the story shows that revenge is
badthat is too broad. However, if you did want to focus on the moral message the story is
sending about revenge, you could argue that Montresor paid a much higher price than he
envisioned for his barbaric act of walling up Fortunato. That thesis is both arguable and
specific.

The next step is to gather evidence to support the thesis. You
could point out that this story seems to weigh heavily on Montresor, even fifty years later, and
appears to be as vivid to him now as it was then. The horror has not faded, and the event
clearly made a deep emotional impression on him. Second, when the walled-up Fortunato is
screaming to be freed, Montresor also screams to drown out the sound, suggesting that once
the...

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

What is the role of chance and agency in The Stranger?

Camus's
character Meursault in "" has a free will. Because of his free will he always has a
choice. His choice is what makes him free.

Before he became calm and realized
his free will, he fought against reality. It seemed like everything happened against him, but it
was really the way he looked at it, not what was actually happening. He expected things to
always go smoothly which is why he was so upset when they didn't run smoothly. It was his own
mind that caused the problem. Everyday reality has no inherent meaning, according to
Camus.

After Meursault's "sort of" enlightenment, he does not try
to explain his circumstances with theories or religion.He doesn't worry although he is aware of
his hunger or body temperature or medical condition.

On the other hand, the
magistrate is very upset. He is angry and tored. He believes in God and tries to find a way out
of his situation through his mind, his beliefs and rationalisations.

Meursault is Camus's existential man.

Existentialism is beyond
chance or agency, in that, his freedom or piece of mind is not predetermined by a God nor is it
predicted by fate.  His life is blown around like a leaf as in chance however by facing that
truth, the truth of absurdity, he can be free. (It is his attitude that makes him free; his
ability to choose his own mindset.)

Draw a parallel between Winston's beliefs in 1984 and British citizens' opinions on the strength of the iron curtain countries in the 1940s.

After
World War II ended in 1945, Great Britain was consumed with rebuilding its shaky society. For
five years, the country had been oriented toward the war effort and, although it was one of the
victorious countries, it had suffered tremendous damage from the German bombing. Much of London
was destroyed in the Blitz, and economic resources had all been dedicated to the war effort. The
British people were less concerned with global politics than the urgent matters of rebuilding
their own country.

Nevertheless, the country continued to expend scarce
resources in propping up the failing empire, and was forced to borrow extensively from the
United States. Churchill and his party were voted out in the Labour victory of 1945, although he
would be returned with the Conservatives in 1950. In 1946, he delivered what has become known as
the Iron Curtain Speech in Missouri, firmly establishing the idea of the Soviet sphere that
included direct control by Moscow.

The constant state of war that is evident
in , as countries shift allegiances and parts of them are swallowed up by
others, is not really reflective of British current affairs of the 1940s. Instead, as the Cold
War took hold, despite numerous flare-ups, global-scale conflicts were moderated. The internal
focus on rebuilding Britain included close attention to social programs, leading to the rise of
the welfare state.

One common factor between s beliefs and British policies
is the new emphasis on intelligence and propaganda. The MI5, British Intelligence, greatly
expanded during this era. Theof secrecy and suspicion, as espionage took precedence over
military exercises, connects well with Winstons activities in the Ministry of Truth. Britains
Information Research Department produced massive amounts of anti-Soviet propaganda, designed
"to pillory the Communist regime and display it as being ridiculous as well as cynical and
evil." Many of these efforts specifically targeted Joseph Stalin, the clear model for Big
Brother.

href="https://carnegieeurope.eu/2013/03/01/stalin-puzzle-deciphering-post-soviet-public-opinion-pub-51075">https://carnegieeurope.eu/2013/03/01/stalin-puzzle-deciph...
href="https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom/Britain-since-1945">https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom/Britain-s...
href="https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/rear-window-cold-war-the-british-ministry-of-propaganda-1574950.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/rear-window-...

Tennyson responds to the issues of Victorian Age in his own way. He believes in giving his people strong political and household leaders. Do you...

This is certainly
something that can be argued from the lines of this poem. After all, , in his desire to go and
leave his responsibilities as king of Ithaca, works hard to ensure that he leaves a suitable
replacement behind so that he is not simply abandoning his people to mere anarchy without any
form of leadership at all. Note how Ulysses refers to his son in this poem:

This is my son, mine own Telemachos,
To whom I leave the
sceptre and the isle-
Well-loved of me, discerning to fulfill
This labour,
by slow prudence to make mild
A rugged people, and thro' soft degrees
Subdue
them to the useful and the good.
Most blameless is he, centred in the sphere

Of common duties, decent not to fail
In offices of tenderness, and pay

Meet adoration to my household gods,
When I am gone.  He works his work, I
mine.

It is clear from this quote that Ulysses feels that
his son, Telemachos, will in many ways do a better job than he did, and that he is more suited
to the role of king of Ithace than his father ever was. Note how Telemachos is characterised: he
has a desire to take on and "fulfill" the labour of being a king, which Ulysses
describes in a rather arduous and backbreaking way, as it involves "slow prudence" and
is a "labour." Telemachos in addition is "blameless" and "decent"
and also pious in the way that he will ensure the household gods receive sufficient worshp and
adoration when Ulysses is gone. However, what is clear from the final sentence of this quote is
that Ulysses indicates that his "work" is a different one from his son's and therefore
signals that they are different people with different gifts and abilities, perhaps indicating
the reason for his decision to seek adventure one more time. The poem therefore indicates the
belief that Tennyson had in strong leadership, but the problem is that it also seems to present
a very ambiguous picture of Ulysses himself: in one sense, he is willfully abandoning his roles
and responsibilities to seek adventure in a rather reckless way. The reader is left with the
impression that he cannot be considered to be a very good leader if he places satisfying his own
needs and pleasures above those of his people.

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

In "The Masque of the Red Death," what are the gothic elements present?

Setting is crucial in qualifying Gothic literature; typically there is a gloominess
with death and decay evident. From the opening sentences, we are presented with a gruesome death
that is gripping the land:

The Red Death had long
devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its
Avatar and its sealthe redness and the horror of blood.

The action begins with the background of death, one that is quite fatal and hideous.
The seventh apartment, which is the most clearly described, is hung in black velvet tapestries,
and the window panes are a deep, blood-red color. Fires provide the light for the chambers, and
in the seventh room, this provides quite the gruesome :

In the western or black chamber the effect of the firelight that streamed upon the dark hangings
through the blood-tinted panes, was ghastly in the extreme, and produced so wild a look upon the
countenances of those who entered, that there were few of the company bold...

Monday, 3 August 2015

what characteristics make Egyptian art distinct and unique?

There are
many distinctive characteristics of Egyptian art. These include:

Pigment Choice: color choice was symbolic for ancient
Egyptian art. Six pigments were used, each with its own meaning:
red - power, life,
victory
green - new life, growth, fertility
blue - creation
yellow -
eternity (sun or gold)
white - purity, sacred items
black - death, the
underworld and the night

Symbolic Elements and
Hierarchy: artists were ranked by their implementation of laws that strictly
governed the elements of art works.

Scale, for example
demonstrated the hierarchy. Kings and Gods were represented by, relatively, large characters
(both graphical and in text).

Registers also conveyed
hierarchy. Scenes were divided into vertically sorted registers. The higher the register, the
more important the content.

Regularity and
Simple Geometric Form:  across all media (most notably engraving, sculpture and
painting), Egyptian art has similar form and structure. These forms persisted over several
millennia.
Art works were not used for self-expression, but rather to convey events, or
accompany the deceased through the afterlife. Most artworks, especially those in tombs, was not
meant to be 'displayed' in the way that modern art is.

These rules are
discussed further at: fhttp://mheducation.co.jp/data/QuestRW/sp/2.pdf - it's a worksheet, but
the second and third 'summary' pages should help.

href="http://www.essential-humanities.net/world-art/egyptian/">http://www.essential-humanities.net/world-art/egyptian/
href="http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/egyptian.htm">http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/egyptian.htm

How can I apply the quote below to Stanley and Blanche from A Streetcar Named Desire? No two people share the same perception of reality

I think
that taking Williams' work and applying it to your quote would be a good exercise.  The idea of
two people living in different realities is quite evident in .  Blanche and
Stanley live in parallel spheres of existence, with each one striving to have their own realm
deemed supreme by Stella.  They battle one another with their multiple perceptions of reality. 
It's more than being "different" with alternate beliefs and choices.  Both Stanley and
Blanche have diametrically opposed views of the universe and the people in it.  Neither one can
afford to have the other's exist, and their dramatic interplay is more like a dance of death
where one of their visions have to perish.  In Blanche's world, a perception of reality where
Belle Reve and stately Southern manors are where gentlemen and rules of decor are strictly
respected, Stanley would be nothing more than a servant, if that.  His crass and rude mannerisms
would have been rejected as the very representation of being "uncivilized" and
"undignified."  In Blanche's reality, her sense of self makes "sense" and it
is a world that gives her comfort, precisely because it is a view of reality that is absent in
the modern setting.

Stanley's perception of reality is one where the
realpolitik and pragmatic nature of the world emboldens the strong and the forceful.  In
Stanley's perception of reality, a working class guy with Polish parents can make it in America
because everyone has the same starting point to eke out an existence.  Blanche's world
represents the old order where social stratification was not an expression of dignity and class,
as much as it was to strangle out people from trying to appropriate their own world and empower
themselves.  For Stanley, his impression of reality is rooted in power and the fact that he
holds it in his world is a reflection of the correct values that his world holds.  In Stanley's
perception of reality, Blanche is nothing more than a "gold digger" or some other rich
"hasbeen" who is living off of some means of income that he has to not only discover,
but appropriate for himself.

Both of them see reality differently and do so
in a manner that rejects "the other."  They cannot share the same vision of reality
becuase each one's reality is rooted in the other's rejection.

Could you please give me an explanation of "Sonnet 1" in Edmund Spenser's Amoretti?

This
sonnet in is a description of the speaker's own work: meaning the leaves
(pages), lines of verse, and rhymes that constitute his verse. The poet's love is pictured
holding the book, reading it, and appreciating the declaration of love contained in
it.

Essentially the sonnet expresses an identity between the poet and his
work. The man's verse itself becomes "happy" and is glorified by his love's touching
and reading it, just as the man himself is gladdened and exalted through her. She ennobles the
leaves, lines, and rhymes; she holds them in love's "soft bands" and makes a captive
of them. She illuminates them with a "starry light," and they are bathed in the
"sacred brooke":

Of Helicon,
whence she derived is.

We thus see a
reciprocity or symbiosis between the poet, represented by his work, and the woman loved by him.
He has produced this work for her, but by itself it has no meaning. She grants significance and
power to it, and at the same time, she possesses it. So, because an identity exists between poet
and poem, in her taking possession of the latter, she is also confirming her captivation of the
man and her ennobling of him.

The sonnet altogether is a chain of
personifications of the inanimate writing created by the speaker. In linking himself to his
poetry, the poet is also saying that his love is dependent on how the object of it, his
mistress, receives and understands that poetry. Therefore his love is seemingly not
unconditional:

Leaves, lines and rymes seeke her to please
alone,
Whom if ye please, I care for other none.

In a more literal sense, the speaker simply wishes her to appreciate his work. But
metaphorically speaking, he is his poetry, and her love of it confers that
love on him as well.

Sunday, 2 August 2015

How is Pearl related to the brook and the rest of the forest in chapter 16 of The Scarlet Letter?

is
explicitly likened to the brook in this chapter:

Pearl
resembled the brook, inasmuch as the current of her life gushed from a well-spring as
mysterious, and had flowed through scenes shadowed as heavily with gloom.

In other words, because she is illegitimate andwill not reveal the
name of her father, the source of her life is as much a mystery as the source of the flowing
waters of the brook. She also is associated with the gloom of her mother's shame and her
father's secret torments.

However, we are also told that Pearl is much
happier than the gloomy brook, which is wreathed in shadows:

But, unlike the little stream, she danced and sparkled, and prattled airily along her
course.

Like the forest, which is described as lovely
and lushPearl and her mother sit, for example, "on a luxuriant heap of moss"Pearl is a
natural being, largely untouched by civilization. The narrator calls her an
"elf-child," and Pearl abandons the sad babble of the brook as if she wishes
to...

Saturday, 1 August 2015

What were the effects of FDRs Good Neighbor policy during World War II?

The Good
Neighbor policy enacted by FDR prior tochanged the United States' intervention in South and
Central America to more of a diplomatic relationship as opposed to policing and enforcing. Prior
to the enactment of this policy, the US had military forces stationed throughout Central America
and also had something of a bad reputationbeing viewed as much more of an enforcer and overlord
than a neighboring country and friend.

With the United States' entry into
World War II, this benefited the country in two main ways. First, the US had the majority of
their military might available for the conflict since they had been pulled out of these
neighboring countries. Second, it earned sympathy for the US because they were no longer
enforcing policies on Latin American countries. These countries were then willing to reach out
and offer aid and support after Pearl Harbor and during the war efforts later on.

What does Happy do to the executive for whom he works in Death of a Salesman?

In
's play Death of a Salesman Harold "Happy"
Loman is a near carbon copy of his father, Willy, the modern tragic hero of the play.

Hap is self-delusional, with no real sense of self-awareness. He's overly
self-confident and exaggerates his own abilities. He embellishes the truth and tries to puff
himself up to his family and friends, claiming, for instance, that he's the assistant buyer for
the business where he works, but he's really only the assistant to the assistant
buyer.

Hap is quite the ladies' man, too,...

What happens to Patrick during lunch that has Omri's heart "hammering with terror"?

During
lunch, Patrick gets into a physical confrontation with two schoolmates after sitting down at a
crowded lunch table. Patrick has the Indian and the Cowboy in his pocket when the confrontation
begins. During the brawl, Patrick is...

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In 1984, is Julia a spy? Please provide specific examples from the book. My teacher says that he knows of 17 pieces of evidence which proves that Julia...

There is some evidence to suggest thatwas a spy throughout 's classic novel . Julia portrays herself as a loyal admirer of Big ...

• Compare and contrast Ulysses and Telemachus in Tennyson's "Ulysses."

  A central theme of "" is that of age: in this poem, we don't encounter the hero of The Iliad and The Odyssey . Rather...
• In "Preludes" by Daryll Delgado, do you think with what happened that some kind of justice was served? Why or why not?

  Daryll Delgado's short story "Preludes" is full of ambiguities and uncertainties. Delgado deliberately leaves the read...
• 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 blo...