How did Frederick Douglass describe slave life on Colonel Lloyds plantation in his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

Conditions are harsh and cruel on Colonel Lloy's plantation, but the
slaves are used to it.

Douglass describes the harsh conditions
on Colonel Lloyds plantation in great detail.  For example, he describes the slaves meager
allotment of food and clothing.

The men and women slaves
received, as their monthly allowance of food, eight pounds of pork, €¦ and one bushel of corn
meal. Their yearly clothing consisted of two coarse linen shirts, one pair of linen trousers €¦
one jacket, one pair of trousers for winter€¦ one pair of stockings, and one pair of shoes €¦
(Ch. 2)

They also were not allowed beds, sleeping on the
floor with a coarse blanket.  Douglass did not consider this a great hardship because the slaves
had such harsh lives in general, and they did not know any differently.  It demonstrates what a
difficult position they were in.  They were treated unfairly and suffered
deprivation...

What are examples of symbolism in Araby?

Much of
the symbolism in the work revolves around Catholicism. One example of symbolism is the Catholic
priest, who could be said, given the overall ambivalence toward the Catholic Church in the work,
could be said to represent the entire Church. The bazaar represents exoticism in the rather
parochial world of Dublin, and the boy's trip there is somewhat of a pilgrimage. Mangan's sister
is an example of chasteness and femininity, traits associated with the Virgin Mary. On the other
hand, both the pawnbroker's widow anditself might be read as representative of crass
commercialism and materialism, with Araby being a notably shallow form of
it. 

In The Stranger by Camus, how is Meursault a stranger to himself, to society, and to his environment?

The
French title of Camus' work, called in most English translations, is
L'‰tranger. This has been variously translated as The Estranged
One, The Outsider, and The Foreigner. These
translations do have opposing nuances of meaning. The Stranger suggests
social isolation. The Foreigner suggests
cultural difference. The Outsider suggests the
personal behavior of an idiosyncratic person who acts in such a way
as to be set apart from others. The Estranged One suggests one who has had
a natural relationship severed.

You can see that
each option holds a different light to the main thematic element of the story. My personal
preference is for The Outsider as it relates to a person's behavior and its
results, which is what the novel is most about: How Meursault acts in an absurd world and the
consequences of his actions, this in a world where even the Sun behaves absurdly while at one
time being helpful and at another time being destructive.

With this said so
as to give a deeper perspective into Meursault as a character and Camus as a novelist, we'll
examine Meursault as a stranger. It is difficult to argue that he is a stranger to
himself since he is so keenly aware of every sensation he has and
so bitingly honest and direct about his desires and intentions and emotional feelings:

he asked me a last question: Did I regret what I had
done?
After thinking a bit, I said that what I felt was less regret than a kind of
vexationI couldnt find a better word for it.

Yet, it may
be said he is a stranger to himself if one takes the position that morality and emotional
empathy are innate qualities (something author William Golding contests). In this light, he is a
stranger to himself because he is isolated from his social obligations and moral duties, as was
demonstrated at the vigil for his mother.

It is easier to argue that he is a
stranger to society in that he does not hold with, believe in,
follow with society's traditions, rules, mores, or expectations. For example, he does not mourn
his losses since he doesn't feel them other than intellectually. He does not love with yearning,
which he reveals by explaining that he would agree to marry any girl he liked and who might ask
him:

I said I didnt mind; if she was keen on it, wed get
married. ... she asked me again if I loved her. I replied, ... I supposed I didnt. ... but, if
it would give her pleasure, we could get married right away. ...
Suppose another girl
had asked you to marry herI mean, a girl you liked in the same way as you like mewould you have
said €˜Yes to her, too?
Naturally.

Again, it
is harder to argue that he is a stranger to his environment since
it is his environment that he feels so keenly and that influences him so profoundly: "the
glare of the morning sun hit me in the eyes like a clenched fist." Yet it might be argued
that he is a stranger to his environment in that he has no way within his coping devices to
control or mitigate the raw effect of his environment upon himself. In other words, it might be
said that had he not been a stranger to his environment, he would have known and understood more
fully the impact the sun and heat and glare and hot wind had upon him and taken measures to
protect himself from his environment.

I was conscious only
of the cymbals of the sun clashing on my skull, ... scarring my eyelashes, and gouging into my
eyeballs. ... a fiery gust came from the sea, ... a great sheet of flame poured down through the
rift.

Why was Juliek's last performance in Night significant to Eliezer?

When Elie,
Juliek, and so many others arrive at the Gleiwitz concentration camp, they are herded into a
barrack that must have been much too small, as the prisoners collapse in exhaustion on top of
each other - no thought of bunks in that place. Fighting against the crushing weight of those on
top of him, fighting for air to breathe, Elie recognizes the familiar voice of Juliek somewhere
under him. Elie is unable to move so as to relieve the burden of bodies piled on Juliek, but
finds some comfort in knowing that his friend is still alive, even if only barely.

Later, Elie awakens to "the sound of a violin." He can't imagine who could be
playing or why and wonders if he is hallucinating before realizing it is Juliek. In amazement
that Juliek has found a position in which he can play and in awe of what he is hearing, Elie
listens to the music, and to the messages the music conveys.

It was as if Juliek's soul had become his bow. He was playing his life. His whole being
was gliding over the strings. His unfulfilled hopes. His charred past, his extinguished futures.
He played that which he would never play again.

Elie
recognized that, in Juliek's music, he was hearing "my Polish comrade bidding farewell to
an audience of dying men."

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) aims to increase a federated perspective of an enterprise by the widespread deployment of standardization. Think...

SOA
(Service Oriented Architecture) is a software design philosophy that incorporates creating
modules that can operate as standardized "black boxes." This type of modularity and
standardization are essential to many of the technologies used in everyday life.

One example of such standardization is electricity. In the United States, most homes
are wired with a 120 volt supply with electrical outlets supporting two-prong type A and
three-prong type B plugs., This means that when one buys electrical or electronic devices in the
Unites States, they will be compatible with the power outlets in buildings throughout the
country. If there were no standardization, buying electrical and electronic devices would
require one to build custom plugs for each device or do extensive rewiring.

Another example of standardization is computer cables such as USB cables which have
standard pins and plugs. In the early days of personal computers, this was not the case, and
users often would pour over diagrams of pin outs and work with soldering irons to build their
own cables to connect printers, modems, and other peripherals to their computers. Now, one can
simply buy standard cables.

What is the sacrifice of human progress?

In 's
, the history shared in the book is, in contrast to mainstream history
textbooks, not written from the perspective of "the victors." Rather, it is centered
on people who have been, and still absolutely are to varying degrees, socially, politically,
and/or economically oppressed by this dominant political system. The book poignantly
demonstrates how societal and national "progress" is intertwined with the oppression
of exploited laborers (in the form of enslaved folks, indentured folks, and wage laborers),
displacement and genocide of Indigenous people, and the oppression of the earth. The concept of
human progress can not be singularly defined as it is a deeply subjective term, and one that is
often defined dominantly by those who benefit from the exploitation of other humans, animals,
and/or the earth. The existence of civilization has always been contingent on exploitation and
concentration of power. concepts of human progress are...

Discuss the relationship between Kapasi and Mrs. Das in the story" Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri.

When
communication breaks down, a marriage suffers.  bypresents characters that live with this
frustration.  Failing marriages, buried guilt, and romanticized relationshipsthe storys
characters find themselves trapped in these circumstances.

 The narration is
third person point of view with the majority of the story seen through the thoughts of Mr.
Kapasi, the .  Mr. Kapasi is a tour guide part of the week.  Today, he will take a family, Mr.
and Mrs. Das and their three children, to see one of the nearby temples.  

Communication breaks down repeatedly in the story.  Mr. Kapasi relates to the family of five
that his real job is to act as an interpreter for a local doctor with patients who speak an
obscure language.  Until that point, Mrs. Das had been totally uncommunicative with everyone. 
It is obvious that she is not a happy person.  Suddenly, she takes an interest in Mr. Kapasi and
his job.  Mrs. Das gives him the...

Fate is an outstanding theme in Oedipus Rex. Using three key dramatic devices, examine the author's usage of these devices in bringing out the theme of...

To
emphasize the theme of fate in his tragic play ,uses what modern audiences
will recognize from television shows and movies as a flashback technique to
bring the audience up-to-date on historical information that's relevant to the play.

tells the story of how the Oracle had prophesied to her former husband, Laius, the
former King of Thebes, that their son would one day kill Laius, his own father. Jocasta recounts
how she and Laius had their three-day-old son "cast away/By others on the trackless
mountain side" and left to die there to avoid their son fulfilling the prophecy so that
Laius could escape his fate.

The opposite of flashbacks is
, which Sophocles uses to give the audience hints about what's going to
happen later in the play.foreshadows his own fate when he tells the people of Thebes the fate
that will befall the murderer of Laius:

OEDIPUS: Hear what
I then resolve; I lay my ban
On the assassin whosoe'er he be.
Let no man in
this land, whereof I hold
The sovereign rule, harbor or speak to him...
And on
the murderer this curse I lay
(On him and all the partners in his
guilt):
Wretch, may he pine in utter wretchedness!
And for myself, if with my
privity
He gain admittance to my hearth, I pray
The curse I laid on others
fall on me.

Sophocles also uses dramatic
to emphasize the theme of the inevitability of fate and the inviolability of the
will of the gods. The dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex is that the audience
knows something important to the play that thein the play do not know.

, the
blind seer-prophet, acts as the eyes of the audience. Teiresias is the only character who
"sees" what other charactersparticularly Oedipus, and his wife-mother, Jocastacannot
see or refuse to see. Teiresias knows, as does the audience, that Oedipus has in fact fulfilled
the prophecy and his inevitable and unavoidable fate by killing his own father and marrying his
own mother.

What is an example of indirect characterization for Curley's wife in Of Mice and Men?

A good
example of indirectfor Curley's wife is found in the conversation betweenand a minor character
called Whit.

George dealt and Whit picked up his cards and
examined them. "Seen the new kid yet?" he asked.

"What
kid?" George asked.

"Why, Curley''s new wife."

"Yeah, I seen her."

'Well, ain't she a
looloo?"

"I ain't seen that much of her," said
George.

Whit laid down his cards impressively. "Well, stick around an'
keep your eyes open. You'll see plenty. She ain't concealin' nothing. I never seen nobody like
her. She got the eye goin' all the time on everybody. I bet she...

In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," what mood does Washington Irving create when he describes the setting?

When referring
to mood, one must consider the history andin which the setting takes place as well as the
geographical landscape.takes great care to consider all of these elements in order to create a
sense of mystery and wonder. For starters, the title itself includes the elements of history and
mystery through the word "legend." Legends are stories based on fact and myth--both of
which tease a human's sense of curiosity. Then, the name of the village provides insight into
the geography and the atmosphere--"Sleepy Hollow"-- which suggests the laziness of
mind as well as the seclusion and isolation necessary to create such idol minds.
Also...

Who is the little boy that Moocow meets in James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"? Is the Moocow Stephen?

The
story with which the novel opens is one which Stephen's father told him, as is explained in the
second paragraph. The story should then be read in the voice of a father speaking to his son:
the "moocow" is about to meet a little boy, "baby tuckoo," who is Stephen
himself. Stephen makes this explicit in the third paragraph of the novel, when he states,
"he was baby tuckoo."

The disjointed nature of this opening
chapter is intended to represent the slightly confused and fragmented way in which a young child
might perceive the world. The...

What is one literary element in Maya Angelou's poem "Caged Bird"?

s poem
, like all poetry, makes use of several literary elements.  A quick reading
reveals the usual poetic emphasis on rhyme, metrical consistency, , and repetition. But this
poem, unlike many others, utilizes one other element, that of juxtaposition. This term refers to
the placing of two things together for the purpose of contrasting them.

A
look at the poems subject shows us why Angelou chose to use the element of juxtaposition to
express her idea. She is looking at the idea of imprisonment (maybe slavery in particular) by
using two birds, one free and one imprisoned.  Notice that she starts the poem with a stanza
about a free bird, followed by two stanzas about a caged bird, followed by another stanza about
the free bird, then back to the caged bird for the final two stanzas. She is alternating, or
juxtaposing her subjects.

By the end of the poem, we have contrasting
images of the two birds. This makes Angelous imagery more powerful, because we see the free
birds life in terms of words like leaps, floats, dips, and dares, immediately followed with
the caged birds condition, expressed with words like stalks, with clipped wings and tied
feet.

If two different liquids have the same volume will they have the same density? Why or why not?

Two liquids that
have the same volume don't necessarily have the same density. Density = mass/volume, so they
would only have the same density if they also have the same mass. 

Density is
an intensive property, which means that it doesn't depend on the amount of the substance
present. If two liquids have the same density, then any volume of the first substance will have
the same density as any volume of the second substance. Changing the volume of a substance
doesn't change the density.

As an example, mercury is a liquid metal whose
density is 13.5 times that of water. If you have 10 ml of mercury and 10 ml of water, the
mercury will have a mass of about 135g and the water will have a mass of 10g, so mass/volume of
the mercury is greater than that of water and mercury therefore has a higher density. This would
be true for any equal volume of the two substances. 

A circle of radius 14cm has a chord of length 12cm. What is the shortest distance from the chord to the centre of the circle? Geometry of Circles. the...

The chord is
closest to the center at a right angle to the center.  Radius = 14.  Chord length = 12

So the answer is `sqrt(14^2 - 6^2) = sqrt(196-36) = sqrt(160) = 4sqrt(10)
cm`

In language testing, what is a "broken sentence" item and an addition item? Please explain it to me with examples.

Broken
sentences and addition items are examples of different tasks that could appear on a
test.

In language testing, the use of broken sentences is a form of
slot-filling exercise that requires that the test taker completes a sentence with a fragment
that makes the most sense. This being said, the broken sentence is essentially an incomplete
sentence to be completed by the test taker with the correct option.

Often
these broken sentences would appear in an exercise such as: 

____________ are
examples of invertebrates.

a) snakes  b) lobsters  c) humans   f)
dogs.

An addition item is, as the term implies, the task of adding an answer
that makes sense. It could be combining sentences, filling in the blanks, or providing a short
answer to a question. Also known as Cloze Tests, they feature (for example) paragraphs with
several words removed. The test taker's task is to add the missing items.

The
difficulty of the task will denote whether the test taker will have a word bank to choose words
from, or not. These addition tasks are popular among language portions of tests such as ASVAB
(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Test), Reading Comprehension tests, the TOEFL (Test of
English as a Foreign Language) and most college entrance exams. These tasks look for contextual
and textual understanding of words, phrases, and meanings. 

What does Lyddie give Ezekial?

generously gives the $25 she received from selling a calf to Ezekial, the runway slave. Ezekial
has been hiding out in Lyddie's cabin, and, as with all runaway slaves, there's a large price on
his head.

When she was working at Cutler's Tavern, Lyddie heard how much
money could be made by turning in a runaway slave. Though desperately in need of the money that
handing over Ezekial over to the authorities would bring, Lyddie chooses instead to give Ezekiel
the $25 she made from selling a calf so that he can have something to take with him on his
journey to freedom in Canada.

Although Lyddie isn't a slave herself, she
realizes that she has a kindred spirit in Ezekial. Like him, she's pretty much at the mercy of
events; as someone who's dirt poor, she lacks the ability to shape her own
destiny.

Reread the last two sentences in paragraph 1 of "The Cask of Amontillado." Based on this text, what is the narrator's opinion of revenge? What does...

The
last two sentences of paragraph one read as follows:

A
wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when
the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.

By "unredressed," the narrator means something like
"not being set right." Therefore, the redresser is the one who goes about righting the
wrong. As such, the first sentence in straightforward language sounds something like this:
"A wrong is not set right when the person meant to set it right is overtaken by feelings of
retribution." In other words, Montresor is saying that he does not want vengeance to get in
the way of justice.

The second sentence means something like "A wrong is
not set right if the avenger does not impress upon the transgressor a sense of
retribution." Basically, Montresor is contradicting himself but does not want the reader to
notice; he wants to portray himself as a just man even though he acts purely out of spite. By
the end of the story, it should be quite clear that Montresor acts for himself and himself
only.

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For "A Poison Tree" by William Blake: identify the poem's rhyme scheme. (There are four quatrains: A-A-B-B?) count the number of syllables (most...

You are welcome to ask
your questions on the speaker's actions, the poem's figurative language, and the poem's
continued relevance in additional posts. However, we are only supposed to address one question
per post; I have addressed your questions pertaining to rhyme, meter, and the meter's connection
to the poem's content below.

The poem's rhyme scheme is A-A-B-B; each of the
four quatrains follows this pattern. In the first stanza, lines 1 and 3 have seven syllables
each, and lines 2 and 4 have eight syllables each. In the second stanza, lines 5, 7, and 8 have
seven syllables each, and line 6 has eight. All lines in the third stanza have seven syllables
each. In the final stanza, all but the final line have seven syllables; the final line has
eight.

The meter is trochaic tetrameter. This
means that the prevailing foot is the trochee (two syllables, one stressed followed by one
unstressed), and most of the lines have four feet (tetra-). In addition, the final foot of every
line with only seven syllables has a final, truncated foot (this means that the unstressed
syllable we expect to hear at the end of the line is dropped). Often, trochaic meters sound
somewhat aggressive and menacing because they begin on an accented syllables. Furthermore, they
can sound almost spell-like and rather hypnotic at times. Here, the speaker is angry, and he
remains angryperhaps even growing more and more upset and vengeful as the poem progressesand so
the aggressive trochaic meter seems appropriate.

Moreover, because the
seven-syllable lines are truncated, it means that there are more stressed syllables than
unstressed, and this makes the poem sound somewhat more aggressive as well. The final line's
eight syllables give it a sense of finality, which the speaker now seems to feel because his foe
is dead.

How much wire should be used for the square in order to minimize the total area? A piece of wire 28 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent...

You should
come up with the following notations: x expresses the length of side of square and y expresses
the length of side of equilateral triangle.

You need to evaluate the
perimeters of square and equilateral triangle such that:

`P square =
4x`

P triangle = `3y`

The problem provides the information
that the total length of piece of wire is of 28 m such that:

`28 = 4x + 3y
=gt y = (28-4x)/3:`

You need to evaluate the total area of square
and...

If f(x) = 2x-3 and g(x) = x+1 find fog(3) and gof(-2)?

f(x) =
2x-3

g(x) = x+1

 

`f_og(3)` means that
we get the value of f(x) when x = g(3)

g(x) = x+1

g(3) = 3+1 = 4

 

`f_og(3) ` = f(4) = 2(4)-3 =
5

 

`g_of(-2)` means that we get the value of g(x) when x
= f(-2)

f(x) = 2x-3

f(-2) = 2*-2-3 = -7

 

`g_of(-2) ` = g(-7) = -7+1 = -6

 

Therefore;

`f_og(3) = 5`

`g_of(-2) = -6`

 

 

In "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," what kind of message does Granny give the filmmakers and cameraman through her speech and actions?

In
"Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," Granny speech directed at the filmmakers gives two clear
messages. The first is that they have no permission to film her and her family and equally no
permission to be on her property. The second is that she has dignity and intrinsic worth. This
is expressed by her refusal to be categorized as just another impersonal "aunty" with
no...

In A Christmas Carol, how does Scrooge react to Tiny Tim's death?

When
the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to Bob Cratchit's lowly household during Christmas
to show him how the poor family celebrates the holiday, Scrooge is enchanted by Tiny Tim and his
meek, innocent nature. Despite his frail appearance and limited physical strength, Tiny Tim is a
remarkably enthusiastic, compassionate child who brightens the day with his positive
energy.

After Tiny Tim remarks, "God bless us every one!," Scrooge
asks the Ghost if Tiny Tim will live. The Ghost responds by telling Scrooge that, if things do
not change, he sees a vacant seat at the table with an...

Discuss the relationships between parents and children in Romeo and Juliet. How do Romeo and Juliet interact with their parents? Are they rebellious, in...

While we
seeinteract with her parents more thaninteracting with his parents in Shakespeares , we can make
strong inferences about their parents feelings towards them.

Throughout the
play, Romeo and his parents, Lord and , rarely interact. In fact, Lady Montague only has two
lines in the entire play. , on the other hand, has about ten lines in the entire play.
Therefore, we learn about Romeos parents feelings about him through what they say to
others.

In Act I, Scene I, Lord and Lady Montague confide inthat Romeo has
been acting a bit depressed. In fact, they want Benvolio to figure out whats the matter with
Romeo so that they can help him. This shows that both Lord and Lady Montague are concerned about
Romeo; however, they are concerned about him from a distance. With them seeking Benvolios help,
they are assuming that Romeo will not come to them, so they try and figure out whats wrong with
him by manipulating...

Briefly describe the main characters of the story.

The main character of the story is the
unnamed narrator. He says that he was known for being kind and that he truly loved animals.
However, his alcoholism made him cruel and abusive toward his wife and his pet. They lived a
life of plenty before the fire in a nice home with a servant. The fire made their fortunes turn
and they lose everything they own. He murders his pet cat, Pluto, and then he murders his wife
and entombs her in the basement.

The police who come to his house hear the
cries of the cat trapped behind the wall with the narrator's dead wife. They arrest him and he
is sentenced to death.

While the narrator is really the only main character,
Pluto is an important secondary character. He's the beloved cat of the narrator who the man
kills in a rage after he's already cut out Pluto's eye in another fit. The second black cat he
adopts is never enough like Pluto for him; this also drives the narrator into a rage.

What were the consequences of President Roosevelt's decision to issue Executive Order 9066?

The most
immediate consequences of Executive Order 9066 was to ensure that the Roosevelt Administration
asserted total authority in wartime.  The internment of people of Japanese ancestry represented
to what lengths the American government would go to ensure that there would be no possibility of
treason during wartime.  The consequences of the Executive Order was also to clearly demonize
the Japanese as "the other."  Even if the Japanese it targeted had nothing to do with
anything subversive, the consequences of the order was to clearly identity "the other"
as a Japanese enemy.

Fueled by the propaganda that served to embolden those
in the position of power, the long term consequences of the Executive Order was to reduce the
moral stature of the United States in fighting the war.  While the need to attack
and...

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, how does the Englishman's search for the alchemist compare to Santiago's search for his treasure?

's
inspirational book details the dream and subsequent search and journey of
Santiago, a young shepherd from Spain. Santiago embarks on a series of journeys from the Iberian
Peninsula down to Morocco, in preparation for his journey across the Sahara to Egypt in search
of the treasure hes been dreaming of. In the course of his travels, he meets an Englishman who
is on a similar journey, one of personal fulfillment, seeking something hes dreaming
of.

Both the Englishman and Santiago have a certain level of personal
investment in their respective quests. The Englishman's search for the alchemist mirrors
Santiago's search for the treasure in the way that they have each decisively dedicated
everything they do to be in the service of their search. They are...

Please compare George Orwell's 1984 and The Road by Cormac McCarthy, in a cultural context. How is law and order presented in both of these texts?

's
represents the fears of totalitarianism experienced in the late 1940s.
Fascist Germany and Italy had only recently been defeated. Stalinist Russia was still going
strong and had recently imposed totalitarianism on Eastern Europe. Orwell feared the spread of
totalitarianism to England, and wanted to warn people against it. He especially wanted people to
be careful not to be deceived by the misuse of language.

McCarthy's
The Road, a much more recent novel, reflects fears of nuclear or
environmental holocaust. In his book, civilization as we know has been wiped out by some sort of
catastrophic event. This represents contemporary anxieties that humankind has gained too much
power to devastate the ecosystem.

In both cultures, there is no law, but the
two forms of lawlessness could not be more different. In Oceania, the lack of printed laws means
that everything is potentially a crime. Party members live in a rigidly ordered way under
constant surveillance and can be arrested by the...

In The Alchemist, what was the point of finding the treasure close to where it was first dreamed about?

It seems perhaps rather
ironic that Santiago travels so far only to realise that the treasure he seeks was always so
close to his original starting place. However, one of the main themes of the story is the way
that a fixation on our Personal Legend for its own sake can actually lead to a loss of that
Personal Legend, as is shown through the example of the alchemists, who knew how to convert base
metals into gold, but then lost that ability, because they became obsessed with the gold and not
the learning and purifying process of pursuing their Personal Legend. Alchemy is a very
important motif in this book, as to become gold, metal needs to be purified of its dross, just
as Santiago needs to be purified of his own weaknesses and lack of understanding in order to
achieve his Personal Legend. Basically, Santiago realises, there is much more at stake than
merely the discovery of his treasure, and as he digs up the treasure at the end, he is aware of
how much he has learned and changed as a result of his journey:

He thought of the many roads he had travelled, and of the strange way God had chosen to
show him his treasure. If he hadn't believed in the significance of recurrent dreams, he would
not have met the Gypsy woman, the king, the thief, or...

In other words, although Santiago gains physical treasure at the end of this travels,
the true treasure he gains comes from the experiences he has endured and the people he has met
on his way, and how they have transformed him into a very different person from the Santiago who
is introduced to the reader at the beginning of the novel.

What is the main theme of the poem "Clown's Wife" by Johnson Agard?

"The
Clown's Wife" is a poem that examines the theme of appearance versus reality. This is a
very common theme in literature. It's the idea that things are not really how they appear. The
clown goes to work, where he is "a king on a throne." This image indicates that he is
very good at what he does. As a clown, he dresses in a costume and paints his face in a way that
brings smiles and laughter to people. Then he spends his days as a comic performer entertaining
audiences with jokes, physical humor, and tricks. However, the reality for the clown in the poem
is that he is depressed. He can barely get through the doors of his home before he is moaning
and appears as though he has "the world on his shoulders." The clown is living a dual
life; audiences would think he lives very happily, as he is full of smiles and life while he is
onstage, but his happiness is a pretense. The clown's wife is the only one who knows the sad
truth, and ironically, she spends her time clowning around trying to cheer him
up.

What does it mean to call someone a "Romeo"?

In
Shakespeare's ,is seen at the beginning of the play head over heels in love
for Rosaline. Although Romeo is infatuated with her, Rosaline doesn't seem to share these
feelings, as Romeo notes: "She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow / Do I live dead that
live to tell it now" (1.1.223€“224). Once he sees(on the same day, no less), he falls
immediately head over heels in love again: "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
/ For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night" (1.1.50€“51).

It is this
speedy transition that likely gives Romeo a negative reputation in popular culture. Although the
character in the play does seem to truly love Juliet, his speedy transition from one girl to the
next is at least a little questionable. Did he really love Rosaline at all? Or did she just
represent his quest for the unattainable? Also, anyone who doesn't believe in love at first
sight will certainly be a bit skeptical about Romeo's immediate profession of true love over the
sight of Juliet.

So, in our society, a Romeo is a type of guy who says what
he thinks girls want to hear in order to win them over. He is fickle and not subject to settling
down or committing to just one girl. Some of these characteristics can be attributed to the
fickle ways of Shakespeare's Romeo, but the play's character did commit to Juliet, marrying her
within about twenty-four hours. It's a bit of a misnomer.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Scouts initial description of Mayella Ewell show Scouts character growth?

s
description and thought process regarding Mayella show her growth and maturity in several ways.
First and foremost, she has a more nuanced understanding of Mayellas physical attributes, noting
that her cleanliness is more acute than the average person and that she likely keeps herself
well manicured all the time, since it seems shes prepared and looks well groomed even when it
isnt a special occasion. Beyond that, Scout begins to discern attributes beyond the physical,
recognizing both the cold, calculating nature of this womanwho is willing to sell out the one
man who had been a friend and company for herand recognizing her loneliness. She notes that
Mayella may be even more lonely than , who is a recluse.

Each of these
aspects of her assessment shows that Scout has grown in her intelligence and maturity. She is
able to discern deeper aspects of the womans personality than simply what she looks
like.

Why does the poet use "am I" instead of "I am"? And "mile" is singular when it should be plural - why?

Burns'
choice of word order as well as the use of a singular rather than plural probably has to do with
his desire to stick with the rhyme...

What is the theme of "The Necklace", and how does the author use symbolism and irony to explain this theme?

The main themes
of first and foremost, in my opinion, is Class Conflict as Madame Loisel, a member of lower
class strives to appear to be in a higher class than she actually is, which causes conflict, but
it also hints at another theme of Appearances and Reality.  Madame Loisel is determined to make
herself appear to be at a higher level on the social ladder than she actually is; however her
desire to attain this goal leads to a display of Generosity on the part of Madame Forestier as
she loans a very expensive necklace to the Greedy Madame Loisel who looses it.  The necklace
actually seems to be a symbol of her life, the insincerity of her character, and how her greed
leads to her ultimate misery in life because she is forced to give up her own goals in life to
repay Madame Forestier for the necklace she has lost, effectively ending her feeble climb up the
social ladder. is best demonstrated in the fact that she wastes her life to pay for a cheap copy
of the original necklace, while she herself is nothing more than a cheap copy. Check the links
below for more information.

Compare and contrast "Desiree's Baby" and "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.

Both
stories are at their cores about women in unhappy, unequal marriages. While Mrs. Mallard and
Desiree both love their husbands, they are not allowed to be their equals. Mr. Mallard dominates
Mrs. Mallard; even though he is not a bad or abusive man, he is still in control of everything
Mrs. Mallard does and she realizes that being widowed will allow her to take hold of her own
destiny. Should she want to travel, she does not need the permission of her husband. Desiree is
even more dominated by Armand, to the point where she does not stick up for herself or her own
child when Armand banishes them from his life due to the child's clear mixed ancestry.

Both women face death as a result of male tyranny. Mrs. Mallard has a heart attack
when her husband comes home alive, both from the sudden shock of his appearance and from her
dreams of liberation being dashed. "Desiree's Baby" ends more ambiguously, with
Desiree's adopted mother bidding her come home and Desiree leaving Armand's estate...

If I am struggling in writing, what is a good way to improve my writing? I'm a 9th grader who is really bad with English.

Read, read,
read, read.  You are then reading the writings of others--the flip side, so to speak.  Find one
good author that you like and read work after work.  Soon, you will find yourself imitating the
sentence structure of this author. A friend loved Thomas Hardy's novels and soon began sentences
with participial phrases, just as Hardy often does.

People who are voracious
readers have a command of the language from so much exposure to sentences. Imitate the style of
an author you like and practice these sentences daily.

How did Polo reach Peking in The Travels of Marco Polo?

had
been spending time with Kublai Khan at his famous pleasure palace in the great city of Xanadu
(modern-day Shangdu). The two men got along famouslyso much so that Kublai Khan trusted Polo to
be his special envoy on diplomatic missions to neighboring countries. The Italian explorer even
claimed that Kublai Khan appointed him as governor of Yangzhou, though...

How did imperialism set the stage for both world wars?

Imperialism, which is the political and economic control of territory outside of one's
own nation-state's borders, became a trend among powerful countries in the nineteenth century.
Industrialized nations needed both a reliable supply of raw materials and markets for their
finished goods, and colonies provided both.

Germany, which did not unify
until early 1871, felt cheated when it came to imperial holdings. It perceived itself as a
rising world power and wanted to rival Great Britain in control of the seas. It had a huge
thirst for territorial expansion, and the threat it posed to other nations led to alliances,
military build-ups, and increased tensions across Europe that eventually erupted into
.

After World War I, Hitler and the Nazi Party pursued an expansionist and
imperialist agenda. Hitler was willing to take as much land as possible without a war, but a war
was what he foresaw and wanted. He envisioned Germany controlling a vast empire of vassal states
in Eastern...

How does the railroad station setting parallel the message or concerns of the story?

I like to read the
train station setting as a metaphorical parallel to the situation of the couple. The young woman
in the story is pregnant and so is dealing with a "scheduled arrival". Unless
something is done, the baby will come.

Similarly, a train will come into the
station and when it does, the inevitable future will have become the present. Both characters
will get on that train and ride to a predetermined destination. They would like to think that
when they arrive there, it's still possible for them to be together and in a relationship, but
they both seem to know that this is not the case. When they get off the train (i.e., when the
baby is born), everything will be lost and they won't be able to stay together.

The couple has a chance to leave the station. They could avoid seeing the train, if
they both wanted to turn away from that path. However, thier decision has already been made.
They disagree about whether it is the right decision, as symbolized by the man crossing
the...

What is an example of a simile in "A Worn Path"?

There
are numerous similes in s story, which employs many descriptions. Ais a comparison of unlike
things for effect, using like or as.

In the first paragraph, the narrator
describes Phoenix Jacksons slow progress, as the woman is quite old. The meditative sound that
her cane makes as it strikes the ground is described as being like the chirping of a solitary
little bird.

In paragraph three,...

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In Fever 1793, what is Mattie's dream?

In regard to
Mattie's dream, it is mentioned early on (Chapter 5) that Mattie dreams of far away places:
"Paris would smell like a lemon peel, far away and wonderful." (Pg.
29)

This quote has been taken from the Aladdin Paperbacks edition of
by .

What is Hills like White Elephants about? I read it today for my class and I had a hard time understanding its theme.

Certainly, I think that there is going to be complexity in trying to understand Hemingway's
short story.  On the surface, it is about a couple having a discussion about a medical
procedure, presumably an abortion.  From this point, I think that the story is about how couples
have challenges navigating choices and their consequences and how progression in any
relationship is difficult.  The...

What are the plot and climax of the story?

A man and woman
(Jig) are waiting at a train station in Zaragoza, Spain.  We can surmise that they are headed
for Madrid from the text.  They drink beer and an Anis drink.  They note that the hills in the
distance resemble white elephants.

The man begins to urge the woman to have
an operation.  She tries to avoid the conversation by talking about the flavor of the drink, but
the man is not amused.  The woman states that she...

In To Kill A Mockingbird how does Miss Maudie handle her house burning down?

Miss
Maudie reacts surprisingly well.  The expected emotion when your house burns down is likely
sadness, depression, anger, and/or resignation.  While her house is burning down, the goal is to
save as much stuff as possible before it all burns, so there is not much time for reflective
thought.  

The next morning thoughsees Ms. Maudie and is expecting her to be
sad.  Instead Ms. Maudie is quite cheerful. She tells Scout that she did not like her house that
much anyway.  She also says that she is looking forward to being able to build another house
with a larger garden.  

It's possible that she is putting on a "false
face" in order to appear strong in front of the kids, but that's not likely.  She admits
that her number one concern during the fire was that it didn't spread to other houses.  All in
all Ms. Maudie is one positive lady. 

In A Streetcar Named Desire, what causes Blanche's distortion of reality?

Blanche's
distortion of reality is a coping mechanism she uses to survive, and at the heart of her having
to use a coping mechanism is desire (the title of the play, of course) and the discrepancy
between how Southern women are expected to act, and how they do and must act. 

When she distorts reality by insisting that her former male friend is going to come and
rescue her, she is attempting to cope with her situation and to hold on to her dignity.  As a
woman in a patriarchal society, she is forced to rely on men for all of the things a person
needs to survive.  Blanche cannot be herself.  Stanley can fulfill his desires, and so can
Stella.  Blanche cannot.  Society won't allow it.  When Mitch discovers that she is not the
ideal, virginal-like maiden he thought she was and rejects her, and when Stanley rapes her and
is in the process of getting away with it, Blanche attempts to hold on to her dignity by
insisting at least one man still thinks her worthy of attention.  Of course, her attempts are
futile.  Stella believes Stanley and takes his side, and Stanley wins the battle for Stella that
he an Blanche have been fighting.  Blanche is hauled away. 

Blanche does what
she can to survive and to hold on to her sanity and her dignity. 

In the beginning of Chapter 12 of The Scarlet Letter, where is Dimmesdale? Why was he there?

Set in
"an obscure night of early May", inwe findvisiting the scaffold. This is the very
scaffold on whichhad first become infamous for her pregnancy. 

"The same platform or scaffold, black and weather-stained with the storm
or sunshine of seven long years..." 

He went up there in what could be argued to be an act of . He is picturing himself
admitting to what he did and, for the first time, potentially accepting his guilt. Since
Dimmesdale is a deeply flawed man who pretends to be a true leader of his flock, he only shows
up at night. It was a coincidence that he seesand Hester, who were tending to the dying Governor
Winthrop.

Something that stands out in this scene is that Hester continues to
have some form of faith on Dimmesdale. Similarly, Dimmesdale continuously
disappoints. 

This...

Where is the narrator at the beginning of "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe?

The answer
to this question can be found in a very close reading of the text, and also in using inference,
or an educated guess, to figure out where he is.  At the beginning of the story, he starts out
by addressing the audience and telling them why he wants to tell his tale:

"But tomorrow I die, and today I would unburthen my
soul."

So, wherever he is, he knows that tomorrow he
is going to die, and he wants to let everyone know what happened before he does.  This implies
that he is possibly in jail, about to be executed the next day.  Either that, or he is going to
kill himself, and wants to share his story before he does that.  So, given those two
alternatives, let's look at what happens to him at the end of the story that he tells.  He is
with the cops, in his house, so confident of getting away with his crime that he hammers on the
walls to show them how sound they are.  Unfortunately for him, he hammers through the wall and
the rotting corpse of his wife falls out.  From this we can assume that he was arrested--they
had the body right in front of them, so it was pretty solid proof.

Piecing
together what happened at the end, and the fact that he says he is going to die the next day and
so much tell his story, I would guess that he is in prison, about to be executed for the crime
of murdering his wife.  His story is his last confession before he dies.  I hope that those
thoughts helped; good luck!

What is the origin of the religious term "creed?"

The term
"creed" is often used in religious contexts.  For example, there are the Nicene Creed
and the Apostles' Creed that are used in Catholic churches as well as in some other Christian
churches.  These creeds are statements of belief in which the congregants are affirming that
they believe in the things that their church doctrine says that they should.

This makes sense because the word "creed" comes from the Latin.  It comes
from the word "credo" meaning "I believe."  The Latin versions of the two
creeds mentioned above both start with this word.  This is a conjugation of the verb
"credere" meaning "to believe."

Are there any oxymora in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?

There are
quite a few oxymora present in ' . We can
especially see many in the opening speeches in the play.

One is present in
's opening line, "My children, new sprung race of old Cadmus" (1). Cadmus is
recognized as the founder of Thebes, four generations prior to Oedipus's reign ( see
note). King Laius is Cadmus's great-grandson. The in Oedipus's line is that he refers to the
Thebans as the "new sprung race of old Cadmus." In other words, he refers to Cadmus as
old, who is four generations older than Oedipus, but still refers to the Thebans as the
"new race," creatingand an oxymoron.

A second oxymoron can also be
found in Oedipus's opening speech when he refers to his citizens as filling the city with the
"sound of hymns and groans" (5). This is contradictory because hymns are musical and
used in worship. They can be both sad and happy. While groans are low moans of intense pain.
Since groans of pain stand in great contrast to music, we can easily see that the phrase
"hymns and groans" is an oxymoron.

Another oxymoron can be seen in
the Priest's long speech in reply to Oedipus's opening speech. As the Priest describes the
plague, he especially describes the famine in the line, "There is death in the fruitful
buds," meaning that the blossom buds that would bear fruit have all died (27). However,
this phrase as it is spoken is an oxymoron because it combines death with the phrase
"fruitful buds." Buds either bear fruit or they do not; therefore, pairing fruit with
death is an oxymoron.

Why did Dimmesdale confess in public in The Scarlet Letter?

It can
be said thatconfessed in public because there was no other recourse for him. His body had become
so physically weakened by the private "letter" that he wore and the shame that had
built up in him. When he looked at , he had something of a selfish envy for her, thinking that
it must be better to at least be able to wear her guilt out for everyone to see rather than
suffer in complete silence.

When Dimmesdale finally does confess, he is very
close to death and is performing his final sermon. He finally stops relying on Hesterand by
extension, their childto carry all the weight and can at least die in a purified state. His
spirit is finally strong enough to confess because his body is fading away, and he has little to
lose. Despite what the townspeople may think of him, he does not want to face death so burdened
with guilt.

In "The Crucible," why did John Proctor decide to tear up his signed confession?

All throughout the play,
John Proctor has thought of himself as a "fraud," a word he uses to describe himself
in the fourth act when he is considering whether or not to confess to witchcraft and save his
life.He cheated on his wife with their household help, a seventeen year-old girl named Abigail
Williams, and then he failed to tell the court what he knew about her deception until after it
was too late and hysteria had taken hold of Salem.In one sense, it is absolutely possible to
consider him at least partially responsible for the tragedies that take place in the
text.

In the end, John asks his wife, Elizabeth, to forgive him for what he's
done.He wants her to absolve him, but she sagely says that her forgiveness would not matter
"if [he'll] not forgive [him]self."She confesses that she, herself, feels guilty for
her behavior within their marriage, and they have such a beautiful moment of truthfulness and
love that John wants to stay alive to be with her, and he says that he will confess to save his
life.However, he must first lie, and do so in front of Rebecca Nurse, whose conscience would not
permit her to lie.Then he is asked to name other witches, but he refuses.Next he is forced to
sign the document on which his untrue confession has been recorded.He learns it will be made
public, and he wonders how he can teach his sons to be men if he "sold [his]
friends."Suddenly, in tears, he crumples the confession and tears it up, telling his
persecutors,

You have made your magic now, for now I do
think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor.Not enough to weave a banner with, but white
enough to keep it from such dogs.

He has finally learned
to see himself as a good man, someone who can be redeemed by keeping his integrity, but he can
only do so by refusing to lie now.Therefore, he tears up his confession.

Rebellion I know this is extremely unlikely, but, in your opinion, what would the response from the U.S. and world be to a U.S. army turning traitor...

Rogue armies
have been known to take over governments by coups
d'etat; Libya and Argentina being cases in point. Other than a
rogue general taking over Afghanistan or Iraq, you might further consider the possibility of it
happening in this country. It is for this precise reason that our Constitution grants to the
President the power of Commander in Chief. Any general who attempted to act on his own authority
would be immediately relieved of command, and with no funds to pay his army or supplies to
arm/feed them with, such a rebellion would end before it got off the ground. No commander in our
armed services has the resources to equip his own army; and even those who have dared question
the Commander in Chief have been out on their respective ears. Douglas Macarthur is a case in
point: There is ample speculation that Macarthur hoped to be President one day, and began by
openly criticizing President Truman, whom he had deliberately flaunted on more than one
occasion. He soon found out what...

How does Harper Lee use the characters to teach us about the human condition?

The
"human condition" describes the experiences all humans have throughout their lifetime.
Some of these experiences take place during situations that involve conflict, growth, birth,
death, and deep emotion. , the author of , engages with the human condition
throughout the novel in several ways.

First of all, the novel is widely
considered to be a bildungsroman, which is a work of literature that tells the story of a young
person's maturation and growth. , the narrator and , and her brother, , both experience
significant learning and growth throughout the novel, which is a significant element of the
human condition.

Conflicts take place throughout the novel, and during these
conflicts, some of thewin, some lose, some learn, and some die. The conflict between Tom
Robinson and the community of Maycomb, as well as the conflict betweenand Bob Ewell, reveals the
potential of humans to be cruel to each other, for example. Additionally, the resolution of the
Scout's many conflicts with the people around her demonstrates her growing powers of intuition
and observation. The connection between conflict and learning is one that also marks the human
condition.

Finally, Scout and Jem learn about death and violence firsthand at
several points throughout the novel. The deaths of Miss Maudie, Tom Robinson, and even Bob Ewell
teach the children that life as an adult is not a simple matter. This truth about the human
condition is one that they will understand more clearly as they get older.

What is the nature and scope of political science?

Political
science, by nature, is a social science that deals with humans and their interactions. As a
branch of sociology, it essentially deals with the large-scale actions of humans, and group
mentality. It is a soft science, in contrast with things like chemistry and biology, meaning
that it studies tendencies and actions in peoplewhich cannot be easily quantified or examined.
Political science, however, is more focused than most social sciences.

In its
scope, political science sticks to the political arena. While social sciences tend to study how
humans act and react on a group scale in any number of situations, political science tends to
stick to the realm of politics, either dealing with situations with two competing sides or the
lateral decisions that affect the group as a whole. It is related to game theory in that it
involves probability, competition, and wins and losses (particularly in relation to elections
and the like).

Jem says"we should do a way with the juries".Why?what alternative does Atticus suggest?

is trying to
explain towhy the jury decided to convict Tom Robinson.  He tells Jem,

"Tom Robinson's a colored man, Jem.  No jury in this part of
the world's going to say ' We think your're guilty, but not very,' on a charge like that.  It
was either a straight acquittal or nothing." (pg 218)

Jem then thinks that maybe rape should not be a capital offense and punishable by
death.  But Atticus explains,

"He didn't have any
quarrel with the rape statute, none whatsoever, but he did have deep misgivings when the state
asked for and the jury gave the death penalty on purely circunstantial evidence... There is
always the possibillity, no matter how improbable, that he's (the accused) innocent" (pg
219-220)

Jem thinks then that it is all up to the jury,
and since every man brings with him to the jury box his beliefs about black men and white men,
then juries cannot make wise decisions and should not be given that responsibility.

Atticus suggests that a better way to handle the situation would be to change the
law.

"Change it so that only judges have the power of
fixing the penalty in capital cases." (pg 220)

Jem
tells Atticus that he should go to Montgomery and change the law. Remember that Atticus
represents Maycomb in the state legislature.  Atticus tells him that it is more complicated then
that.  Atticus responds that

"You'd be surprised how
hard that'd be.  I won't live to see the law changed, and if you live to see it you'll be an old
man." (pg 220)

Atticus also tries to instill some
moral ideas in Jem when he tells him,

"As you grow
older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you
something and don't you forget it --- whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter
who is he, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, the white man is trash." (pg
220)

All quotes are from my edition of the book.  The
page numbers may differ in your book, but they should be close.

Is Winston Smith a tragic hero? How is he like Macbeth or isn't he?

named his
central characterafter Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of England during World War II; he
also gave him the most common British last name, Smith. A thirty-nine-year-old man who works in
the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith is fairly ordinary. His heroism is heartfelt, not out of
false notions of rebellion for the sake of power and glory. In this way, he is very different
than Macbeth, who became obsessed with both power and glory.Because of the visceral nature of
his actions, he acts in a foolhardy manner. For example, he keeps a diary in order to record
events as he experiences...

What are the characteristics of poetry?

Because
poetry encompasses a broad range of styles and forms, each with its own set of characteristics,
any given poem may display some but not all the characteristics of poetry as a whole. Here are
some devices or approaches poets have at their disposal:

Rhyme: Many people expect poems to rhyme, butandare two
types of poetry that don't. Rhyme is the use of words, usually at the ends of lines but
sometimes in the middle, that have the same internal vowel and end consonant sounds, such as
meet and greet. Rhyme can also include near rhyme or
slant rhymewords that almost rhyme but don't quitelike chime and
line.

Rhythm and meter:
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What is the central message of 'No Men are Foreign?"

The central message of
the poem is that war is a mistaken notion because all people on earth are connected through
their common humanity. The poet describes a number of similarities that we share with our
supposed enemies. The poet notes that underneath every soldier's uniform, the soldier breathes
as we do. The soldiers who oppose us all walk on the earth, as we do, and they also share the
sun, drink water, and enjoy the harvests of the earth. In addition, we share similar body parts,
such as hands that labor and eyes that wake from sleep.

After drawing all
these similarities, the poet asks the reader to recall that when we are asked to hate others, it
is really ourselves that we hate. If we fight each other, we destroy the earth that we share and
destroy innocence everywhere. When we fight others, we forget that our enemies are not foreign
but are like ourselves. 

How does the relationship between Scout and Jem change over the course of the novel?

andstart off
as play buddies and pretty much equals when it comes to fighting each other. With Jem being four
years older than she is, he hits puberty first and understands the world around them a little
bit better. As Jem makes this natural transformation from childhood to adolescence, there is a
shift to an unequal relationship. For example, as the trial of Tom Robinson nears in , Jem
recognizes the strain it is placing on everyone in the house. In an effort to help solve this
problem, he says to Scout the following:

"Scout, try
not to antagonize Aunty, here? . . . he's () got a lot on his mind now, without us worrying him.
. . it's this Tom Robinson case that's worryin' him to death--" (137-138).

Scout doesn't see this talk as anything but Jem trying to boss her
around, though, and she challenges him to the point that he threatens to spank her if she won't
stop. This is the first time that he's threatened to say and do something that seems so above
her--as if he's the adult and she's the child. The next thing he does, though, completely kicks
him out of the realm of childhood. When Jem tells Atticus that Dill has run away from his home
in Meridian to their house, Scout explains what happened next:

"Dill's eyes flickered at Jem, and Jem looked at the floor. Then he
rose and broke the remaining code of our childhood. He went out of the room and
down the hall. 'Atticus,' his voice was distant, 'can you come here a minute, sir?'"
(141).

This is a turning point for Jem as he moves into
the adult world of understanding how to deal with crises. He even tells Dill that he shouldn't
worry his mother the way he did by running away. And as far as Scout's relationship with him, it
seems to have greatly changed as a result. Scout doesn't hold Jem's transformation against him
for too long, though. By , Scout says the following:

"Jem was becoming almost as good as Atticus at making you feel right when things
went wrong" (259).

Jem winds up being a good big
brother who does his best to defend Scout and keep her safe. Their relationship changes as all
do, but they certainly go through a few growing pains along the way.

 

In the "The Open Window," if the window had been closed, how might the story have been affected?

If the window
had been closed in the story "," the most poignant moment of the story would have not
occurred with as much intensity as it would have in any another way. This is not to say that the
actual event would have never taken place. It just may have happened in a less climactic
form.

First, Vera would have needed to find a different focal point for her
story. After all, it is she who initiates the action by asking Framton Nuttel:

"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October
afternoon," said the niece, indicating a large French window that opened on to a
lawn.

Since Vera is so versed in coming up with
last-minute stories, she uses the open window as her starting and focal point. If the window had
been closed, she would have had to use a door that would knock or a bell that would ring upon
the arrival...

Is Atticus a lenient father?

One
could argue thatis a lenient, tolerant parent, who allows his children their freedom and is not
overbearing. Throughout the story, Atticus is depicted as an excellent parent, who is
understanding, sympathetic, and honest. In regards to discipline, Atticus chastises his children
when necessary and is not afraid to punish them. For example, Atticus makesread to Mrs. Dubose
for an entire month as punishment for destroying her camellia bush. Atticus also chastises the
children for botheringand scolds Jem andfor getting into a physical altercation. Even though
Atticus punishes Jem and Scout when necessary, he is not a strict authoritarian, and is never
controlling or austere.

He gives Jem and Scout a certain amount of freedom
and trusts his children. Atticus does not chastise Jem for refusing to leave the Maycomb
jailhouse and allows his children to watch the remainder of the trial against their aunts
wishes. Atticus does not attempt to hide his children from the harsh realities of the world but
instead acts as a positive role model, teaching his children how to navigate their racist
society. Overall, Atticus is a lenient parent, who allows Jem and Scout the freedom they need to
grow as individuals. He allows them to make mistakes but is there to correct them when their
behavior crosses the line.

What was the Berlin Wall and the Berlin blockade?

In the
aftermath of World War II, Germany was divided into four different zones that were occupied by
different nations: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union. The
capital of Berlin was completely within Soviet territory, but it was also similarly divided into
four sectors. Over time, tensions between the Soviets and Allied powers developed, both
politically and ideologically.

One of the first major international crises of
the Cold War was the Berlin Blockade, which lasted from June 1948 to May 1949. During this time,
the Soviet Union blocked access to the sectors of Berlin, so the Western allies were unable to
use railways, roads, or canals to access Berlin, even though Berlin was also under Western
control. As a result of this blockade, the Western Allies organized a way to carry supplies to
the people of Berlin through the air, where the Soviets were too afraid of repercussions to
attack.

Over the next couple years, more and more people fled from
Soviet-occupied East Germany westward. In an attempt to stop the citizens from leaving, the
Communist government built a concrete barrier known as the Berlin Wall and said its intended
purpose was to keep capitalism out of the communist part of the country. The Berlin Wall was
erected in 1961 and was ordered to be torn down in 1989. It included guard towers, anti-vehicle
trenches, and other methods of defense.

What are some common themes found in Puritan poetry?

Puritan
poetry was guided by strict codes and rules as was any Puritan writing. Themes had to be focused
and were only relevant in so- far-as they referred to the glory of God. Anything not linked to
God and worship was frowned upon. Reading the Bible was expected and novels strictly forbidden.
Any work ofwas useless and therefore could not contribute to a life dedicated to worshipping God
and so was unnecessary. Sermons were transcripted and could also be read at leisure.

Anne Bradstreet was completely dedicted to her husband and to God but she did include
vivid descriptions and talked about her husband instead of her God. Her poem, "To My Dear
and Loving Husband"

If ever two were one, then surely
we.

bends the rules of the plain,
Puritan style,

which was characterized by short words,
direct statements, and references to ordinary, everyday objects.

However, she clearly believed that marriage was a gift from God and therefore her
expressions were a manifestation of that gift.

Anne Bradstreet's passion is
thus a major theme in her work.  Jonathan Edwards' sermons urged people to come to know
Christ;

Any writing of the Puritans was steeped in culture and reverence to
the Bible was paramount. At the same time, sermons were considered some of the finest literary
examples of Puritan writing.

Any piece of writing which
didn't concentrate on "useful" topics or give glory to God were seen as
dangerous.

 

What do you think are the top three most important issues in health and medicine in the United States today?

You are
likely to get many different answers to this question, and it is up to you to sort out which
three issues you think are most important. There are many pressing
problems, but I will discuss three: obesity, the availability of affordable healthcare, and the
lack of funding for research. 

Obesity in the United States is epidemic. 
Somewhat more than one-third of all adults in the United States are obese, a frightening
statistic.  This is not just about appearance, but more about people's health. Obesity leads to
diabetes and heart disease, and it exacerbates pretty much any other health problem a person can
have. For example, if one has arthritis, the extra weight causes more strain and pain on the
obese person. This is an...

href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity">https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-stati...

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Atticus Finch resist gender stereotypes?

resists
gender stereotypes by discussing the trial of Tom Robinson with . Specifically, he gives Scout a
definition of what constitutes rape, which is one of the crimes with which Tom has been charged.
That said, Atticus uses a pretty legalistic definition of rape, referring to it as "carnal
knowledge of a female by force and without consent," an expression that Scout doesn't
really understand.

Nevertheless, the very fact that Atticus is even
discussing this matter with his daughter is quite unusual for the time. As Atticus points out,
women aren't allowed to sit on a jury; this is presumably to spare them the sordid details of
serious crimes such as rape. And before the trial of Tom Robinson gets underway, a motion is
considered in court to prohibit women and children from attending proceedings. One can see,
then, how Atticus's discussion of the case with Scout really does represent a challenge to
traditional gender roles.

How does Dill react to the verdict in To Kill A Mockingbird?

, , and
Dill are profoundly impacted by the outcome of the trial and lose their childhood innocence
after witnessing the Tom Robinson verdict. During the trial, Dill cannot control his emotions
when Mr. Gilmer begins cross-examining Tom Robinson. Dill is disgusted and upset with the way
Mr. Gilmer disrespects Tom and treats him with contempt during his questioning. Dill even bursts
into tears and Scout escorts him outside to calm down. Once they leave the courtroom, Dill tells
Scout,

"It aint right, somehow it aint right to do
€˜em that way. Hasnt anybody got any business talkin like thatit just makes me sick" (Lee,
203).

After Dill manages to control his emotions, the
children go back into the courtroom to witness the verdict. Tragically, Tom Robinson becomes a
victim of racial injustice when he is wrongly convicted of assaulting and raping Mayella
Ewell.

Following the Tom Robinson trial, Jem begins to cry and complains
toabout the obvious injustice. Dill is also upset with the verdict and expresses his displeasure
at witnessing racial injustice firsthand by commenting,

"I think Ill be a clown when I get grown...Yes sir, a clown...There aint one thing
in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so Im gonna join the circus and laugh my head
off" (Lee, 220).

Dill's comment about becoming a
clown indicates that he was profoundly affected by the unfortunate outcome of the trial. Similar
to Jem, Dill has lost all faith in the court system and is digusted by Tom's injustice. After
losing his childhood innocence, Dill wants to protect his fragile emotions from ever
experiencing anything traumatic or tragic again. However, Dill is too young and naive to realize
that becoming a clown will not protect his emotions. Dill also gains a significant perspective
on Maycomb's racist community and understands the dangers of racial prejudice and
injustice.

What are examples of diction in To Kill A Mockingbird?

can be
defined as the style of speaking or writing that is determined by the word choice of the author.
Throughout the novel , Lee's use of diction characterizes various community
members of Maycomb and differentiates.

In , Burris Ewell is asked to leave
the school in order to bathe himself after a cootie crawls out of his hair. Burris hails from an
uneducated country home, which is viewed with contempt throughout the community. His
informal, colloquial diction reveals his background and lack of
education. When Miss Caroline tells him to wash his hair with lye soap, he responds, "What
fer, missus?" (Lee,
27).

In , the audience is introduced to Uncle Jack, who visits Maycomb for
the Finch family's Christmas get-together. Unlike many of thein the novel, Uncle Jack is an
educated man, who uses formal diction when he speaks. By using the
word "invective" to describes's offensive expressions, Uncle Jack demonstrates his
knowledge and wide...

href="https://literarydevices.net/diction/">https://literarydevices.net/diction/

'If there is no life after death, there is no point in behaving morally.' 'If there is no life after death, there is no point in behaving morally.'

As a
secular humanist, I believe the exact opposite of this thread topic. Since there is no
afterlife, all that matters is how we treat those around us every day. The only impact we have
is here on Earth, now, while we are living. Kudos to poster #8, by the way. I've heard that I'm
somehow "immoral" at several different points in my life due to my lack of faith in an
organized religion. Yet on the contrary, I find myself rather liberated by its absence, and I am
pleased with the fact that I am using my reason and critical thinking skills as a human being to
determine my own morality. Which, as I've mentioned, consists of practicing kindness,
compassion, and acceptance for others while I exist.

I would also dare
suggest that those who follow moral guidelines based solely on their belief in an afterlife are
in fact selfish, rather than altruistic as they may imagine themselves.

How will consumer demands shape the future health care system related to the senior population?

The first
element of consumer demand that will shape the health care market for seniors is is simply the
changing demographics of most wealthy nations, in which the population of the elderly is an
increasingly high proportion of the total population. This means that, for example, fewer
pediatricians and obstetricians will be needed in proportion to specialists in geriatrics and
chronic diseases. This also may means changing training of medical practitioners by including
more training in geriatric care and the special needs of elderly patients.

Another important shift is that people are living longer in different ways than in the past.
Many of the elderly are single and as child birth rates decrease, may have no families to care
for them. This means that health care options will respond to the existence of independent
elderly without family support structures. Also, as many of the elderly are relatively wealthy,
their will be increased consumer demand for upscale retirement on the one...

How did miscommunication lead to some of the problems in Things Fall Apart? Identify at least three specific examples.

Thanks
for the question!

It is easy to argue that miscommunication led to some of
the conflicts between the citizens of Umuofia and the British colonizers in s novel
. The primary source of these miscommunications is the vast cultural
division between the British and the Igbo villagers and a lack of mutual understanding regarding
the social and political norms of each group.

One humorous example of
miscommunication is the translation errors of the missionaries as they adapt to the vast number
of Igbo dialects. For example, in , an Ibo missionary attempts to explain the impact of the
arriving British for the people of Mbanta:

When they
gathered, the white man began to speak to them. He spoke through an...

Analyze the formal elements like line, shape, form, value, texture, space, and color, as well as the historical precedence of The Death of General...

Each of the
formal elements serves its own purpose and place in the piece pictured. To know how to identify
their specific usage, one should first consider what each of these elements is.

Line: A line is an obvious path that one can follow from
point to point. Lines vary in length, width, and direction, and are often used as a means to
identify where the boundaries of one object begin and the boundaries of another end.

Shape and form: These two
elements are used to define the existence of an object in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional
space (respectively). Shape is usually defined by the line and has height and width. Form has
height, width, and depth.

Color: Color comes
from the light that's reflected off objects and is created from hue, intensity, and
value.

Value: Value refers to the brightness of
a color, which is used to suggest the existence of light (or lack thereof).

Texture: Texture is how we perceive an object's quality
through touch. In the case of the painting above, since you...

href="https://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/formal_analysis.html">http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/building_lessons/...

How do the pigs rewrite history in Animal Farm?

I think
that one way the Pigs rewrite history is to ensure that they are always in the position of
power.  This job falls largely to , who is able to spin anything so that the Pigs, and in
particular , is always in the right.  The pigs rewrite history by being able to stretch the
truth so that the animals, unassuming of the ulterior motives, end up believing that which is
said by Squealer and the pigs.  An example of this would be when the Pigs move into the house
and while it might on face value violate a tenet of Animalism, Squealer argues that it is needed
for the Pigs to have space in order to work and do the planning for the farm's benefit.  This is
an example of rewriting history, or Animalism, in order to benefit the pigs while the other
animals fail to either recognize or act on what is being done.  In , Squealer rewrites history
in constructingas an agent of Jones, and thereby opening the door to anyone who agreed with him
as an enemy of the farm.  Snowball was instrumental to the farm's success, but once deemed an
adversary by Napoleon, Squealer embraces the task of rewriting the narrative as Snowball being
an enemy of the farm and ensuring that anyone who supported him is treated to the ultimate
penalty in death.  It is in this scene where theshows how much authority benefits when it is
able to rewrite and construct history in a manner that legitimizes its own
authority.

What propaganda technique is Napoleon using to get the animals to believe that Snowball is the cause of all of Animal Farms problems?

The
specific propaganda technique thatuses to manipulate the animals into believing thatis a
vengeful enemy of the farm and the cause of all the farm's problems is
scapegoating. Scapegoating is a popular propaganda technique where
people deflect blame from themselves and attribute it to others. Napoleon utilizes scapegoating
by blaming Snowball for the destruction of the windmill instead of taking responsibility for its
collapse and admitting that there were faults in its construction. Anytime the farm experiences
issues or Napoleon makes a catastrophic political mistake, he blames Snowball for it. By using
Snowball as a scapegoat, Napoleon not only shifts the blame from himself but also continues to
paint Snowball as the enemy. The animals are led to believe that Snowball is dedicated to the
fall of , while Napoleon is an honorable, courageous leader. Napoleon also utilizes the
propaganda technique of name-calling by referring to Snowball as a "traitor" and
"criminal." Napoleon's name-calling propaganda allows him to tarnish and ruin
Snowball's reputation, as the other animals begin to perceive him as the ultimate enemy of the
farm.

What are examples of imagery in the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou?

Laurine Herzog

is an
umbrella term for a range of specific language techniques, including, most commonly, metaphors,
, and symbolism. The quotations below provide examples of these different techniques. The first
two quotations describe the free bird in the poem, and the second two quotations describe the
caged bird.

"A free bird
leaps

on the back of the wind"

The wind is a recurring motif throughout the poem, and is
used to symbolize the freedom of the free bird. Wind is often used throughout poetry to
symbolize freedomit seems to go where it pleases and it is not bound by barriers or restraints
like the other elements (earth, fire, water) can be.

"The free bird thinks of another
breeze

and the trade winds soft through the sighing
trees"

In this
quotation, we have again the recurring motif of the wind to symbolise freedom, and we also have
the personification of the wind "sighing." The personification (attributing to
something that isn't the characteristics of humans) in this...

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Wednesday 2 March 2016

How is Thornton Wilder's manipulation of time and use of flashback in Our Town effective?

One of the
play's themes is that our lives, which seem long and important and special to us, are mere
blinks of the eye against eternity. As the Stage Manager says, there are the same names on the
tombstones in the cemetery as there are of people living now: no one of us will be around very
long.

Yet, at the same time, the play has another point to make: our lives
might be over in the blink of an eye, but human life is meaningful and important. As the Stage
Manager says,

We all know that something is eternal. And
it ain't houses and it ain't names, and it ain't earth, and it ain't even the stars... everybody
knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human
beings.

What is eternal is the human spirit.

The manipulation of time in the play makes that theme clear. Going from a scene in
which people are vibrantly in the middle of life on earth, pulsing with hopes and dreams and
concerns, to a scene with these same people are dead and in the afterlife packs an intense
emotional punch. It accentuates how brief life is and also causes us to mourn the lives of the
characters that have passed so quickly. It helps reinforce the play's theme that we should try
to appreciate and live the life we are given in the here and now with joy and consciousness, for
there is no going back, even if we try.

The world is spherical, not flat. Yet nations still compete in a flat world. Discuss.

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century is
a book by Thomas L. Friedman about globalization.

The issue here is one of
understanding. The world, on a literal level, is spherical. If one takes the actual shape of the
world as a sphere as a metaphor for business, one can understand that business is global.
Businesses can compete...

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Describe the relationship between Maggie and Dee in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

Maggie believes
that Dee has not been exposed to any real struggles, and to some extent, she is jealous of her
sister. Maggie is of the opinion that she has sacrificed a lot for her sisters happiness. The
family did not have enough money to send them both to school, and it took the Church's
intervention to enable Dee to pursue an education.

Maggie is also clearly
intimidated by her sister and believes her sister to be cold even towards her.

She wrote me once that no matter where we choose to live, she will
manage to come see us. But she will never bring her friends. Maggie and I thought about this and
Maggie asked me, Mama, when did Dee ever have any friends?

Thus, apart from being sisters and sharing a mother, there is nothing else that defines
their relationship. Although Maggie is intimidated by her sister, she does not hesitate to
demonstrate her displeasure when Dee asks to have the old quilts.

Dee, on the
other hand, looks down upon her sister and believes she is backward. She suggests that Maggie
would not appreciate the quilts and would instead put them to everyday use. Dee feels a sense of
entitlement, which defines her relationship with Maggie.

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