Dicuss the narration of the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson.

In
literature, the author provides an avenue for the reader to look at the world that he has
created.  This is the point of view which establishes how the work will be seen and heard.  The
narration in byis a first person point of view narrator.  This is important because the story
in the poem will be told by someone who was there and observed firsthand what
happened.

The narrator in the poem is a citizen of the town in
which Richard Cory lives. This will help the reader to understand that the
speaker personally observes Cory as he walks the streets of Tilbury [a fictitious town created
by Robinson for his poetry] Through the use of the first person pronouns, it becomes obvious
that the speaker knows this regal man who deceives everyone in town. The narrator speaks for the
townspeople.

• We people of the pavement€¦
• In
  fine, we thought that he was everything€¦
• So on we worked

The narrator is a common working man who typically has little material
value.  At times, he cannot afford meat to feed his family.  The speaker tells the story as a
flashback, showing how this grand man who seemed to have everything felt so alienated that he
killed himself.

Deferential and enviousthe people of the pavement are
deceived by the persona of Cory.  To the speaker, he is everything that the citizenry would like
to be. Richard Cory, according to the narrator, would walk to the heart of the town.  He was
impeccably dressed and was courtly in his manners. To the narrator, Richard Cory was the epitome
of a gentleman.  

Richard Cory was extremely rich.  Apparently Cory did not
flaunt his wealth because he was always under dressed for his status.  He was highly
educated. An unusual aspect about this man was that he spoke to the people in a fashion that
made the narrator feel that Cory was human when he talked. The use of
human implies that the speaker believes that Cory is better than the common
folks,but he strives to be a part of the conversation as an equal.

In
comparison, the we in the poem are lacking in many ways.  Inferentially, they are poor, under
educated, and hardworking. They wish that they were Richard Cory. Their regard for him isolates
him and projects snobbery on the part of these common people.

Ironically, the
speaker describes this elegant man, yet he saves the revelation until the end.  Richard Cory was
so unhappy and miserable that he killed himself. 

And
Richard Cory, one calm summer night

Went home and put a bullet through his
head.

Thisis obvious. On the surface, the man is greatly
admired. Yet, his inner turmoil takes the joy from his life, and he kills himself.

The townspeople may hold some culpability in Corys death.  In the poem, no one engages
Cory.  He walks among them but the citizens are so awed by this man that they did not make him a
comrade.  Richard Cory was alone.  He would go downtown in the morning, but he killed himself at
night when he was by himself.

 

 

In Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Ulysses," what do you think Ulysses is determined not to "yield" to?

In s poem
, the title character seems determined not to yield to the following temptations:

* Idleness (line 1)

* Simple domestic pleasures (line 3)

* Merely rote political behavior (lines 4-5)

* Mere physical
pleasures, such as sleeping and eating (line 5)

* Settling in (or for) just
one place...

Describe two ways that technology affected the fighting World War II. Describe two ways that technology affected the fighting World War II.

, much like World
War I, was a war of technology.He who had the best technology, won.Although it was also a time
of spies and ingenuity, technological advances in every area were important.There were new
planes, bombs, manufacturing processes, hand-weapons, transports and tactics using
technology.And of course, man's best and worst technological accomplishment: the atomic
bomb.]]>

According to chapter 9 of 1984, why is there no longer, in material sense, anything to fight about?

Unlike
previous wars which were fought over territory or resources or even political power, the current
endless war has nothing to do with those things.  According to the book, the main...

In a fused power system does the legislative branch or the executive branch represent the interests of the citizens better?

In such a
system, there is so little difference between the legislative branch and the executive branch
that it is hard to say that one branch is better able to represent the interests of the
citizens.  If we have to choose one, it is probably more accurate to say that the legislative
branch is better able to represent the citizens.

The reason for this is that
the legislature is the source of the heads of the executive branch's ministries.  The men and
women who end up in the cabinet all come from the legislative branch.  This means that the
legislative branch has more power since its members also serve (some of them) as ministers.  The
legislative branch is also more representative because it is elected by the people.

So, in such a system, the legislative branch is more able to represent citizens because
A) it is elected and B) it is more powerful than the executive branch.

How does The Minister's Black Veil relate to the Romantic's time period?

has characteristics that are
unique to the Romantic period, particularly those which are directly connected with Gothic
literature. In Gothic literature there are several elements to be considered but all of them may
not be included in one same specific story. However but in The Minister's Black Veil
there are plenty to consider: The inevitability of fate, the failure of human nature,
the limitations of humanity, mystery and suspense, nostalgia and inner conflict, sadness and the
disconnect between man and his nature.

Add to this theof fear, the
possibility of inner terror, and the curious nature of an impossible problem also have a lot to
do with the Romantic characteristic of this short story.

How does Reverend Hale represent integrity in The Crucible by Arthur Miller?

Reverend
Hale is one of the few characters in who tries to do the right thing for its
own sake. He starts the play as a character who believes that witches are real and that they
deserve to die, but he is not a man without mercy or empathy. He is not as quick as other
characters to dismiss the lives of people who have lived justly, and he is willing to listen to
his gut feelings when it comes to judgments of people.

While he is the one
who signs the death warrants and oversees the court proceedings at the start of the novel, he is
quick to believe and advocate for John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor. Despite listening to the
girl's testimony, he doesnt think that Abigail is as innocent or truthful as she seems, and he
is willing to admit that he made mistakes to save peoples lives.

While he
shows a willingness to do the right thing, or at least what he believes is correct, it is his
ability to change based on new facts and evidence that makes him a symbol of integrity
in...

In "Animal Farm," how does Orwell make fun of bureaucracy?

does an
excellent job of showing how the perfect "" can never be.  The world thatspeaks of
does not exist and never truly does...the pigs simply take the place of man who lives in the lap
of luxury while the others do all the work for less than what they had before. 

What are some grievances that led to the American Revolution?

Perhaps
the biggest grievance was that the American colonists were subject to taxation, yet were denied
political representation in British Parliament. Americans didn't think it was fair that taxes
could be imposed upon them without their vote; taxes were a necessary evil, but if they were
going to be levied, then those subjected to them should at least have a say in how they were
devised and how they were to be applied.

Another grievance was
the...

How does Shakespeare make Macbeth a tragic figure?

Shakespeare makesa tragic figure by
portraying him as a heroic, loyal individual who is manipulated by the Three Witches and
succumbs to his ambition. This eventually influences him to kill King , betray his close friend,
and eventually transform into a hopeless, bloodthirsty tyrant.

At the
beginning of the play,is depicted as an honorable, faithful servant of King Duncan who is
destined for greatness. Macbeth is a courageous thane who is revered for his accomplishments on
the battlefield. However, Macbeth's ambition is awakened after meeting , who inform him that he
will one day become king. Initially, Macbeth does not want to assassinate the king, but his
callous, driven wife manipulates him into following through with the murder.

Following King Duncan's assassination, Macbeth becomes overwhelmed with guilt and
anxiety. He also begins to fear his close friend and murdersin hopes of cementing his legacy.
After killing his close friend, Macbeth transforms into a ruthless, bloody tyrant who is focused
on vanquishing his political enemies and no longer loves his wife. He continues to place his
trust in the evil, manipulative Witches and eventually recognizes his mistakes.

Macbeth becoming a victim of his own ambition and his dramatic fall from glory is what
makes his character tragic. Macbeth was a revered, honorable thane whose tragic flaw was his
ambition and transformed him into a hopeless, bloody tyrant after committing
regicide.

In the novel Never Let Me Go, do the guardians feel any sympathy for the children? How is lying to someone protecting them?

The guardians in are not all the same and have different
attitudes to the clones in their care. Miss Lucy is obviously the most sympathetic of them and
her sympathy leads her to be honest and tell her charges that their organs will be harvested and
they will die young. She is dismissed for this honesty and the clones do nothing to help her, a
fate which may well discourage others who might have been considering a similar
course.

Adults frequently lie to children to protect them, but the
relationship between the guardians and the clones at Hailsham is not precisely that of teachers
and students. The clones are there for the benefit of society, and while the more humane
guardians may want to do the best they can for them within the constraints of this dystopian
society, they are ultimately there to die so that others can live. This means that the guardians
are actually more like farmers looking after animals that will one day be killed.

There are brutal farmers who abuse...

How do "Gilgamesh" and Mesopotamian art reflect the same worldview?

There are many
ways in which The Epic of Gilgamesh and Mesopotamian art reflect the same worldview. First,
there are artistic representations of scenes from the epic itself. Second, many of the gods who
play parts in the epic appear in Mesopotamian art, interacting with heroes and rulers as they do
in the epic. Third, some of the cultural values that appear in the epic can be found reflected
in pieces of Mesopotamian art.

An example of the first kind is href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/163908">this cylinder seal,
which depicts Gilgamesh and Enkidu fighting the Bull of Heaven in Tablet VI of the Epic of
Gilgamesh. Cylinder seals were small carved cylinders that ancient Mesopotamians rolled over
their correspondence and other documents to make a kind of signature. They often were carved
with pictures of deities, heroes, and other important images. That this scene was found on a
cylinder seal shows that the Epic of Gilgamesh was well-known among the people of ancient
Mesopotamia.

Examples of the second type are found in art containing the many
gods and goddesses that appear in the epic, such as the two images of Ishtar on this page.
Ishtar (called Inana by the Sumerians) proposes marriage to Gilgamesh in Tablet VI of the epic,
but he denies her. As a result, she flies into a rage and unleashes the terrifying Bull of
Heaven on the city of Uruk. Ishtar a very prominent goddess in Mesopotamia, worshipped by many.
She was associated with love and lovemaking, but was also volatile and violent. Thus, her role
in the Epic of Gilgamesh matches images of her in contexts that are either erotic or
violent.

The third kind is found in many types of art. For example,
Gilgamesh's heroism, bravery, and dominance are praised throughout the epic, especially just
after the introduction in Tablet I and in the journey to the Cedar Forest in Tablets III-V. It
was very common for Mesopotamian kings to praise their own valor and might, and to decorate
their palaces with pictures of their conquests. These wall reliefs from the palace of
Ashurbanipal show him hunting lions and besieging the ancient Israelite city of
Lachish.

What are the differences and similarities between descriptive representation and substantive representation?

There are
similarities and differences between descriptive representation and substantive representation.
Descriptive representation is when an elected official represents people based on some
characteristic or characteristics the elected official and the people he or she represents
possess. An elected official who is Jewish may get elected because Jewish people would vote for
him or her based on the religion of the elected official. This elected official would, in
theory, support policies that Jewish people, including himself or herself, would support. The
elected official may, for example, vote to support Israel in foreign policy or vote to support
issues affecting Jewish people. Another example of this kind of representation is when an
elected official votes to represent the interests of the area from which the elected official
lives.

Substantive representation is when an elected official represents the
people in the district no matter what the characteristics of the elected official are. If the
people of a district want an elected official to vote for higher taxes on the rich, the official
will do that even if the elected official is wealthy. In this situation, the elected official
votes how the people want that person to vote regardless of the candidates own
characteristics.

The similarity in each case is that the people do have
representation in government determined by an elective process. If the people dont like what the
elected official is doing, they can vote that person out of office during the next election
cycle.

href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/political-representation/">https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/political-representation/

What are the characteristics of the land on each side of the tracks? Which words does Hemingway use to describe the landscape?

In , the man and the
girl are waiting for the train from Barcelona to Madrid at a small railway station in the Ebro
Valley. Hemingway begins by saying that the hills across the valley are long and white,
prefiguring the remark that gives the story its title. This side of the valley is described
merely by the absence of shade and trees, important since the day is so hot. Later the country
is described as brown and dry, contrasting with the whiteness of the hills.

When the girl walks to the end of the station, she sees fields of grain and trees along
the banks of the Ebro. The river is visible through the trees.

The landscape,
therefore, is one of a broad river valley, mostly dry and brown, with trees and grain along the
river banks and long white ranges of hills in the distance. The plainness of the landscape
complements the spare, unadorned description.

In the novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, both Dick and Perry were in separate accidents involving motorized vehicles. Describe each of their...

While their murder of the Clutter family is
of course inexcusable, both Dick and Perry had suffered unfortunate and crippling injuries
which, if not excusing their actions, do provide some form of explanation as to their bitterness
at life.

Dick was involved in a car accident prior to his arriving in prison.
The accident had resulted in horrible facial injuries, making him resemble a snake. Such
injuries would have been emotionally scarring for Dick, whose identity had rested on his ability
to charm and win over those with whom he came into contact.

Perry, meanwhile,
suffered a motorcycle accident in which his legs were badly damaged. The constant physical pain
he endured ever since perhaps gives us an insight into his nature, as a man who was well used to
the nasty realities of the world and was thus prepared to visit them on
others.

What are the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution?

The main
difference between the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution lies in the style of
government detailed in each documentthe difference is between a centralized and a decentralized
style of government. The Articles of Confederation were created to support a decentralized style
of government, where government power was exercised largely through states rather than through
federal government. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was a weak form
of government that had very little power over the sovereign states of the country. The federal
government largely existed as a system in which state representatives met to make
decisions.

In contrast, the US Constitution is a document that describes a
union of states under a centralized federal government. This style of government allows for less
sovereign power among states. The federal government can create and enforce laws and make
decisions that affect all fifty states, such as levying federal taxes.

Describe Fortunato's Character

Fortunato appears to be an extreme extrovert.
He likes to get drunk. He has a lot of money and evidently enjoys spending it on his own
enjoyment. He is wearing a jester's costume when Montresor encounters him on the street. People
generally choose costumes that represent what they think of themselves, how they would like
others to perceive them, and/or what they would like to be. Fortunato would like to be thought
of as a very funny fellow, but if he has really injured Montresor a thousand times, then he is
the kind of "funny fellow" who likes to inflict pain. The court jesters of old were
often cruel in their jests because they had the protection of a powerful patron. The grave
digger in Hamlet says that Yorick, the king's jester, poured a bottle of
wine over his head one time. That may have amused the king and his guests, but the victim would
not have been amused. King Lear's fool is constantly saying hurtful truths to Lear and to
others. Many of the "injuries" Montresor suffered from Fortunato may have been painful
digs that hurt his pride. Montresor describes Fortunato as "a man to be respected and even
feared."

What is the oldest royal family in the world still ruling?

According
to one royal source, the oldest continuous ruling family in the world is that of Denmark. The
present rulers can trace their family as far back as the 10th century...

What is the setting of "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

s story
is set in an unremarkable middle-class 1950s apartment in an unnamed city. The action takes
place in the living room and the kitchen. Although Dahl does not go overboard with descriptions,
specific features in each room are important in the story. The plot revolves around the
disruption of domesticity to which the , Mary Maloney, tries to cling in the face of serious
upset: her husband wants a divorce. This turn of events is particularly appalling because Mary
is six months pregnant.

The domestic scene is emphasized by the details the
author provides. €˜€˜The...

"""The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe has been popular for more than 100 years. Does it merit this continued attention?""

bywas
published in 1845, so it has been around for over 160 years. Poe published the poem in two
magazines at the same time.  The rumors about the poem have been boundless; however, one seems
particularly interesting: Poe sold his poem for five dollars. Throughout his life, Poe struggled
financially. 

The poem fits into todays popular horror genre.  In the poem, a
student who is struggling physically and emotionally drinks a strong drug: nepenthe.  It was an
opiate that certainly would have clouded the judgment of the drinker.  The young man begins to
hear noises.  He recently has lost his love: .  Opening the door, he actually expects to see her
corpse standing outside his door and is disappointed when she is not there. 

The mood changes slightly when a black bird taps outside the window of the man.  The
man lets the bird in his room which intrigues him as the bird alights on a statue of the goddess
of wisdom Athena and begins to stare at the man.  The raven has a limited vocabulary when he
answers Nevermore to every question. 

The young man
begins to lose his mind. Finally, he believes that his soul is blending with the soul of the
bird.

Why has the poem maintained its popularity?

The subject matter

Most people like to be
scared by literature or visual media.  The topics in the poem include death, insanity, weird
human-like animal, drugs, an eerie setting, and love.  What more could a reader ask from a
poem!

The style of writing

Poes use
of , comparison, , andcreate the sinister mood and tone of the poem:

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the
bleak

          December;

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost          
upon the floor.

Eagerly I wished the morrow;

From this description, Poe provides the time of the year, the weather, and the scary
reference to the fire making ghost-like images on the floor. Even the poorwishes that it was the
next day.

Within this brief portion of the verse, the poet uses imagery,
alliteration, and a .

The Art of
Interpretation

The poem has become a part of our literary
masterpieces, and thus is included in almost all school curriculum.  It is a fun poem to
interpret and expose the man and his bird to the 21st century. 

If There Is Hope It Lies In The Proles

As
mentioned in the previous post,believes that the only hope to destroy the Party was to awaken
and unite the overwhelming mass of proles to revolt against Big Brother. Unlike the Inner and
Outer Party members, the proles are given freedom. Winston even recalls a Party slogan,
"Proles and animals are free" ( 92). The proles are not under the watchful eye of
telescreens, they are permitted to have sexual relations with one another, and are considered
beneath suspicion. Aside from a few intelligent proles which are captured and vaporized by the
Thought Police, there is no reason for the Party to even attempt to indoctrinate them. They are
essentially considered subhuman, primitive beings who are unconscious of their position in
society. Winston mentions that the only thing that matters to the proles is the Lottery. Given
the fact that they account for 85% of the population, their sheer mass is enough to topple the
authoritative regime. Winston also contemplates on how the proles are only loyal to each other
and have no affiliation with the Party. He comments, "The proles had stayed human"
(Orwell 208). Winston views the proles as an immortal force that will eventually
awaken and revolt against the Party. 

In George Orwell's Animal Farm, in the Battle of Cowshed, which humans participate? So far i know that Mr. Jones is in this but who esle Mr. Pilinkton?

In the fourth
chapter of 's , the human beings return and try to retake the farm from
the animals. We are told that Farmer Jones and some of his men were among the attackers, as well
as "half a dozen others from Foxwood and Pinchfield." Mr. Pilkington is the owner of
Foxwood, so we might assume that he participates in the...

What are types of operational conflicts that occur in an international context because of different cultural attitudes?

Thanks to
globalization, people are increasingly working with people from the other side of the world from
different cultures and ways of life. It is not simply language barriers that one has to consider
in such circumstancesbreakdowns in intercultural communication are becoming increasingly
commonplace.

Timing is a great example of something that could cause an
intercultural operational conflict. African people are famous for operating on what is called
"African time," which essentially means that being 20 minutes late for a meeting is
nothing out of the ordinary. Additionally, one has to consider the use of phrases
to...

What are three examples of foreshadowing that hint that Odysseus would have problems with the Cyclops in The Odyssey?

When looking
atin , one thing to be aware of is the overall structure of The
Odyssey as an epic poem. It begins in the middle of the story, long after the Cyclops
episode has taken place. Odysseus's encounter with Polyphemus has already happened and is long
past, even as it has yet to be recounted in the narrative itself. A significant portion of
The Odyssey involves Odysseus recounting his tale to the Phaecians, who
offer him hospitality when he washes up on their shores. This structure allows future events to
be alluded to quite boldly, in ways which would be much more difficult to achieve had it
followed a more conventional story structure, running linearly from beginning to end.

The Odyssey begins while Odysseus is trapped by Calypso, towards
the end of his many wanderings, and while Odysseus languishes in the nymph's keeping, we see the
gods discussing what to do about him. There, Zeus mentions the following, in response to Athena
(Odysseus's chief advocate among the Olympians):

Now, how
on earth could I forget Odysseus? . . . No, it's the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased, forever
fuming against him for the Cyclops whose giant eye he blinded: godlike Polyphemus, towering over
all the Cyclops' clans in power. (Fagles, Book 1, lines 77-84).

This is in the very beginning of The Odyssey, and already we have
some sense of the wrath that Odysseus has engendered from Poseidon, and the reason for
it.

Later, as we are introduced to the Phaecians themselves, we learn more
about the Cyclops collectively. As the poem tells us:

years ago they lived in a land of spacious dancing-circles, Hyperia, all too close to
the overbearing Cyclops, stronger, violent brutes who harried them without end.

(Fagles, Book 6, lines 4-7) Already, we know that Odysseus had
blinded a Cyclops and earned the enmity of the god of the sea, now we have more of an idea of
the kind of people Polyphemus belonged to, and can form additional expectations as to the nature
of this encounter, one that still has yet to be revealed to us. Finally we witness Odysseus
announcing his identity to his rescuers, and begin reciting the various adventures and hardships
that had brought him before them: only then do we visit Odysseus's encounter with the Cyclops.
(Fagles, Book 9).

In his account, Odysseus frames the episode
thusly:

From there we sailed on . . . and reached the land
of the high and mighty Cyclops, lawless brutes, who trust so to the everlasting gods they never
plant with their own hands or plow the soil. . . . They have no meeting place for council, no
laws either, . . . each a law to himself, ruling his wives and children, not a care in the world
for any neighbor. (Fagles, Book 9, lines 118-128)

Now we
know that they are lawless, part of a culture which exists outside the bounds and rules of
civilization (which is a common theme in The Odyssey). Even though he is
only beginning this part of the story, between what we know already and what he's just told us,
we can already infer much about the opponent he is about to face, that this is someone both
hostile and powerful, and we already have some idea as to the way this encounter will end (and
what this resolution will mean for Odysseus going forwards). All this and we have yet to meet
Polyphemus himself.

Note: The following translation was
used in preparing this response: , The Odyssey. Translated by Robert
Fagles. New York: Viking Penguin, 1996.

What is the main meaning or message of "The Raven"?

In
addition to its meditation on mortality, byalso examines communication, both its
possibilities and its limitations.

The Raven is an example of Romanticism,
a genre of literature that sought to examine and communicate the emotions and mental states note
addressed by the ideals of Neoclassicism and the Enlightenment. Authors associated with
Romanticism focused on the irrational, the subconscious, and what Sigmund Freud would later term
the uncanny in contrast to Enlightenment era writers who looked to rationality and logic.
Stories in the Romantic genre described peoples bewilderment by the unexplained, the limitations
of logic, and their attempts to communicate their impressions of supernatural
experiences.

The poems famous opening lines signal the rational intentions of
its , a student searching for information:

Once upon a
midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and
curious volume of forgotten lore,

In...

href="https://uh.edu/engines/romanticism/introduction.html">https://uh.edu/engines/romanticism/introduction.html
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Was bombing civilians in World War 2 justified ? I can't seem to find a good position because I am of Chinese decent. Can anyone help? Can someone...

Bombing is
never pretty.  I am not sure justified is the right word.  Things happen in wars that no one
wishes had happened.  The purpose of bombing is to end a war faster.  If there is no injury and
death, or great destruction, wars will not end as quickly.

Can you please comment on the use of idioms in "Miss Rosie" by Lucille Clifton?

I had to edit your
question as what you were asking for wasn't very clear. This poem does employ a very powerful,
but what you quoted in your original question certainly wasn't an idiom. An idiom is defined as
an expression that is peculiar to a certain language and cannot be understood by a mere literal
definition of its individual words....

What famous novel was written in Monroe County, AL, and how is it relevant to Just Mercy?

The
novel that was written about Monroe County, Alabama is To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the most famous modern American novels. The setting
is the fictional town of Maycomb, which is based on Monroeville, where Lee grew up. Monroeville
is the county seat of Monroe County.

To Kill a
Mockingbird is extremely relevant to the themes that Bryan Stephenson treats in
. These themes include racism in society and racial inequalities in the
criminal justice system. Within those inequalities, the similarities include the relationships
between defense attorneys, many of whom are white, and the people they defend, many of whom are
black. Lees novel takes place in the 1930s, when juries almost always were completely composed
of white people, so the idea of a jury of ones peers was out of reach for most black people on
trial.

In Lees novel as in the case of Walter McMillan that Stevenson
presents, a black mana character named Tom Robinsonwas accused of a crime related to a white
woman. In the fictional case, the woman accused the man of raping her. In the McMillan case, the
man was accused of murdering the woman. Robinson was convicted of rape, which was a capital
crime, and incarcerated pending appeal by his white lawyer; he attempted escape and was killed.
Stevenson focuses on the death penalty and also presents numerous other cases in which it has
been applied.

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Is the marshmallow method useful?

The marshmallow method is based on the
experiments conducted by Walter Mischel at Stanford University in 1972. Mischel gave children
the option of eating a marshmallow immediately or waiting for 15 minutes, at the end of which
the child would receive two marshmallows. Subsequent studies showed that the ability to delay
gratification by waiting for the second marshmallow was strongly correlated with various types
of academic and professional success in later life.

The marshmallow method
involves identifying a point at which you have a choice between instant or delayed gratification
(or, conversely, delayed or instant dissatisfaction) and choosing the latter by envisaging the
consequences later. For instance, you are in bed and do not want to get up. Your alarm goes off
and you are tempted to hit "snooze." However, you envisage yourself arriving at work
in good time and enjoying a productive day, as opposed to being late and feeling anxious, and
this makes you decide to get up.

The Stanford marshmallow experiments are now
almost fifty years old and they have generated an immense amount of literature, much of it
supportive of Mischel's findings but also including plenty of studies that find delayed
gratification is a much less important predictor of success than Mischel thought. This division
suggests that the utility of the marshmallow method will vary substantially from person to
person. Fortunately, it is very easy to conduct your own experiment to ascertain whether it is
useful for you. A week of envisaging the results of delayed gratification, followed by a week of
simply following your instincts and a comparison of the results, should make it clear how useful
the method is in your own case.

What is the theme of "The Masque of the Red Death"?

There are
several themes in "". The central theme is that no man escapes
death. The other central theme is that time passes
no matter what one might attempt to do thereby causing death to come no matter
what.

The other theme is madness or insanity. It
is insane to have a ball in the middle of the plague ravaged country. Prince Prospero may be the
narrator of the story, and as such may also be the madman. Poe is the genius of the disturbed .
The ball may simply be a figment of the disturbed mind of a madman.

At the
stroke of midnight, the partygoers are confronted with a newcomer to the party. This person is
costumed in such a manner that he appears to be a victim of the "red death" a type of
plague that causes bleeding from the pores of the body. One might now call it a type of Ebola
virus based on the symptoms given in the story.  The partygoers have not escaped
the red death, it has come to visit them.

The
passage of time is also noteworthy as each of the guests pause as
the clock strikes the hour proving that they have escaped death and this plague for a measurable
period of time. They breathe a sigh of relief and return to their revelry. This works until
midnight when a previously unnoticed guest arrives clad in the death robes and smeared with
blood. This costume is so like the appearance of a victim of the red death that Prince Prospero
and the guests are shocked and then angered. However, the guest is the red death.  The guests
have not escaped the plague, and time stops for each one of them as they die.

How and why does Robert Louis Stevenson explore the duality of human nature in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Stevenson explores the
duality of human nature, meaning that we have the capacity for both good and evil, by presenting
Dr. Jekyll, a man who has struggled in vain with the darker side of himself that he wishes to
suppress or eliminate. Unable to conquer it through the force of his own willpower, Dr. Jekyll
has determined to try to separate his less scrupulous side out so that it can be eliminated and
he will feel no longer feel a compulsion to do the immoral things it has previously driven him
to do. Tellingly, however, the evil side of Dr. Jekyll proves to be more powerful than the good
side, and it becomes impossible for him to control it.

Dr. Jekyll tries to
look for an easy way out: he doesn't want to struggle with his baser impulses, he just wants
them to disappear altogether. Stevenson seems to be making a statement about the necessity of
the struggle and the terrible things that can happen when we feel the need to hide this part of
ourselves. The incredible repression of this era, sexual and otherwise, only forces people to
find new ways to gratify their less acceptable desires. It is better, perhaps, to accept that
our baser natures are as necessary to us as human beings as our better natures
are.

Do the hills in the story have any symbolic significance?

Ollie Kertzmann, M.A.

In "," the hills are symbolic of the relationship between the couple as well
as the couple's unborn child.

When the woman comments that the hills near the
station where they are waiting for a train look like white elephants, she is met with sarcasm
and discontent from the man she is traveling with. He is distracted and short with
her.

It becomes clear that he wants her to get an abortion. She comments on
their life together, saying, "That's all we do, isn't itlook at things and try new
drinks?" She is looking for something novel because her life feels as barren
as...

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What point do you think Asimov was trying to make with this story? Provide proof.

The
sciencenovella "" bytakes place on a planet that experiences continual daylight
because it is immersed in a system with multiple stars. A journalist visits an observatory to
interview scientists, who warn that every 2,000 years, the world is plunged into darkness by a
total eclipse. This time period coincides with evidence of the collapse of civilization, which
has happened again and again on this planet. Because they are always in constant daylight, the
planet's inhabitants have an extreme fear of the dark. The scientists speculate that when total
darkness comes, people go insane, and they burn cities due to an irrational desire for light. At
the end of the story, the eclipse happens: the world is plunged into darkness, and the planet's
inhabitants discover that they are in the midst of a star cluster with tens of thousands of
remote suns visible in the night sky. Everyone goes insane, and the cities begin to
burn.

In his autobiography I, Asimov, Isaac Asimov
devotes a chapter to the story "Nightfall"specifically how it came to be written and
how it became one of the most popular pieces of short science fiction ever published. He writes
that John W. Campbell, the editor of Astounding Science Fiction, brought
Asimov into his office and read him this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would
men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of
God.

According to Asimov, Campbell went on to
say,

I think Emerson is wrong. I think that if the stars
would appear one night in a thousand years, people would go crazy. I want you to write a story
about that and call it "Nightfall."

Asimov
dutifully wrote the story for Campbell, who paid him top rates plus a bonus because he was so
pleased with the result.

In writing this story, then, Asimov was consciously
attempting to make the point that Campbell suggested: if people in constant sunlight only saw
darkness every few thousand years, they would go mad. Most of the story is buildup, but this
point is brought out strongly in the last few paragraphs of the story when the eclipse actually
happensthe men in the observatory go mad, and the cities start to burn.

What number is 16 more than its opposite?

What number is
16 more than its opposite?

Let "the number" be represented by the
variable x.

The opposite of `x` is `-x` .

Since
the...

In "The Scarlet Letter", how does Hawthorne show us how Dimmesdale reacts to his sins?

becomes
increasingly ill and weak due to his sin (which isn't revealed until later in the book).

People in this town either always tells the truth or always tells a lie. You meet a farmer, a politician, and a salesman at a crossroad and ask for...

Each
person either always tells the truth or always tells a lie. In these kinds of problems, such
persons are usually called "knights" and "liars," respectively.

Consider two possibilities: the salesman is a knight, or the salesman is a
liar.

1. Suppose the salesman is a knight. Then he is correct about both the
farmer and the politician lying, so they are both liars, and all...

Why did Sumerian city-state have a hard time creating empires?

The Sumer
people were believed to have existed from 4500 ~ 2000 BC which includes the very famous
Babylonian and Assyrian Empire. They were one of...

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What does Atticus tell Scout about Miss Caroline in To Kill a Mockingbird?

tellsthat she needs to look at
things from Miss Carolines point of view.

Scout is very
excited about starting first grade.  For years she has been watchinggo to school while she has
to stay home and miss all of the fun.  However, school is not at all what Scout expected.  She
gets in trouble almost immediately for being able to read.

[As] I read the alphabet a faint line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making
me read most of My First Reader and the stock-market quotations from
The Mobile Register aloud, she discovered that I was literate and looked at
me with more than faint distaste. (Ch. 2)

This is very
disturbing to Scout.  She loves reading as much as she loves breathing, and although Miss
Caroline tells her that her father has taught her incorrectly, he actually didnt really teach
her.  She learned to love reading because he loved reading.  She followed along with him as he
read, whatever he happened to read, and soon she could read it too.

When
Scout complains to Atticus that night about her unfair teacher, he tells her that she needs to
learn to see things from Miss Carolines point of view.  Miss Caroline learned as much on the
first day of school as Scout did.

She had learned not to
hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing, but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her
shoes wed have seen it was an honest mistake on her part. We could not expect her to learn all
Maycombs ways in one day, and we could not hold her responsible when she knew no better. (Ch.
3)

Miss Caroline is not from Maycomb, which made most of
the children suspicious of her.  She also is a brand new teacher, and very young.  Atticus knows
that there will be a bit of a learning curve for the teacher as well as for her students.  They
will need to get used to her educational strategies, and she will have to get used to their
Maycomb methods.

Scout is actually learning an important lesson in empathy.
 She is young enough to still be figuring out the world.  Atticus is trying to help her
understand that she needs to try to see another person's perspective on things before judging
the person.  Throughout the book, Scout will continue to work on this lesson as she grows
up.

Which groups of people tended to be loyalists, or British sympathizers, during the American Revolution?

Quakers, many
Germans (because of the German connection of the House of Hanover to which George III
belonged(although ethnic Germans fought on both sides of the revolution), recent Scotish
immigrants tended to be Loyalists, as opposed to earlier Scots and Scots-irish immigrants who
tended to be rebels (Presbyterian churches were often targeted by the British), more Blacks
seeking freedom from slavery joined the Loyalist cause than the Patriot cause, there was strong
Loyalist sentiments in southern colonies such as North and South Carolina and strong loyalist
sentiment in parts of New York , New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Perhaps as many
as 20% of the population were active loyalists.  Vicious civil war existed between Loyalist and
Patriot partisans in North and South Carolina the fighting continuing after Yorktown until peace
in 1783.  This involved the torture, rape, murder and robbery of civilians by partisans of both
sides.

People switched sides during the war, and a large segment of the
population wanted to stay out of the struggle as much as they could.  Some captured British
soldiers joined the Rebels, while some captured rebels joined the Loyalist cause to avoid or get
out of the horrible prison ships.  The various fortunes of the Rebels and British forces in the
war effected the loyalties, which is typical of civil wars.

There are many ways to approach the training needs of any organization. Why is on-the-job training the most popular and most often used technique?

On-the-job
training allows the new employee to gain practical experience as to how the business is run. It
is more effective to show the employee real-world scenarios and to train the employee in company
policies than it is to watch an endless series of training videos that are soon forgotten if not
put into practice.

On-the-job training also allows the employee to form
professional relationships with his/her coworkers. The employee is given a mentor that can show
him/her how to successfully complete tasks. One gets work from the employee from Day 1 rather
than having the employee perform tasks that have no immediate impact on the business. The
employee may also feel as though he/she is part of a team from the first day of employment. The
employee who feels as though their work is valued from the first day is more likely to be
retained. This saves money and time.

On-the-job training also allows
management and other employees to evaluate the work habits of the new employee. If the new
employee does not appear trainable or willing to work, it is easier to terminate the new
employee within days of hire than it is after the employee has gained some responsibilities. One
can also see areas where the new employee excels and where the new employee can improve by
observing him/her during job-related training.

On-the-job training can be
viewed as both a team building exercise and a way to maximize the amount of work done by new
employees who may not be familiar with company procedures. By pairing him/her with a mentor, one
can evaluate the new hire as well as create unit cohesiveness within an
organization.

What are Boxer's top 4 personality traits?

In my
opinion, the most important of 's traits are:

• The fact that he
  is hard-working.  All he ever says is "I'm going to work harder."  No matter what,...

Advantages Of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship
involves the development of a business around an innovative idea, with the aim of regional or
international growth. The entrepreneur in this case will need to find avenues to increase the
capital base in order to realize the objective. The entrepreneur is also charged with the
responsibility of protecting the idea through measures such as patents in order to capitalize on
the venture.

The advantages of entrepreneurship include:

The entrepreneur gets the chance to participate in a venture that they enjoy. This
increases the chances of success in the venture since the individual is passionate and dedicated
to work for the venture.

Entrepreneurship offers flexibility to the
entrepreneur allowing them to participate in family and social activities.

An
entrepreneur has the capacity to set a salary that they believe is commensurate to their input
and this helps improve the level of motivation to achieve more.

The
disadvantages of entrepreneurship include:

Entrepreneurship offers no
guarantees with regards to a regular paycheck especially when the business is at its formative
stage.

Schedules are highly unpredictable and the entrepreneur will be
required to respond to changes in the market or customer requests almost immediately. This may
at times force one to work longer hours.

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How does Daniel treat Rosh in the beginning of the book, and how does that change toward the end of the book?

At the
beginning of , Daniel is very loyal toward Rosh and treats him as his
hero. When he tells Joel about Rosh, he says he is a good man and the bravest man in the world.
Daniel obeys Rosh's commands when he orders him to take care of Samson and when he assigns him
to steal from the miser. He respectfully asks Rosh if he can go to Capernaum to try to recruit
Joel to...

What were Robert E. Lee's weaknesses as a military commander during the American Civil War?

General
Robert E. Lee was certainly a brilliant military tactician. He has been praised by friend and
foe alike for the last century and a half for his political prowess and tactical mind. However,
he did make some significant mistakes and had faults of his own.

Some
historians argue that General Lee was too aggressive. He was never able to match the Union Army
in terms of manpower and supplies, yet he was frequently trying to bring the war into the North.
By taking his army out of familiar terrain and away from ready supplies on his offensive
campaigns, he ceded the advantage to his opponents. This led to two of his biggest defeats at
Antietam and Gettysburg. He came close to losing his entire army during both of these offensive
campaigns after suffering heavy, and needless loses.

It has been argued, that
if he was able to draw the Union Army south, he would have been better able to defeat it on his
own ground, or at least wear it out to the point of a stalemate. Instead, he sought grand
victories in unfavorable circumstances and only survived as long as he did due to the ineptitude
and inaction of northern military commanders.

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What were the effects of the ( WWI ) postwar recession on the U.S.? What were the effects of the ( WWI ) postwar recession on the U.S.?

World War I was a
terrible war.It devastated the world's economy.First of all, much of the workforce was killed or
injured.The ones that returned could already not find jobs.Unemployment skyrocketed and many
people lost thier homes and even families.A good number of people accidentally died cleaning
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How did the Byzantine Empire survive for nearly 1,000 years, despite the outside threats?

The
Byzantine Empire survived for many reasons. First, it had ample agricultural supplies, and it
had a good infrastructure system that funneled these supplies back to Constantinople. It was
well-defended as wellin the latter days of the empire, Constantinople used some of the heaviest
walls in the medieval world. The Byzantines also used a system of chains to keep their harbors
from attack. The Byzantines were able to utilize Greek and Arabic medical knowledge to help both
their soldiers and civilians. The Byzantine army was fiercely loyal to the emperor and was one
of the best-armed forces of the Middle Ages. The empire's navy also utilized Greek fire in order
to keep maritime invaders at bay.

Though towards the end the Byzantine
Empire was little more than Constantinople, the...

What circumstances cause Winston's varicose ulcer to bother him in 1984 by George Orwell?

's ulcer
frequently affects him during his mundane daily life in abiding by the seemingly pointless party
rules, most particularly due to his sexual chastity. When Winston represses anything, whether it
be sexual desire, creativity, individual thinking, or general individuality, the ulcer becomes
engorged and enlarged. While partially acting as a phallicfor painful sexual repression,
Winston's ulcer also serves as a result of repressing his own identity.

Of
course, when Winston is around , with whom Winston is allowed to be sexually and individually
frank, the ulcer completely subsides and ceases to bother him. Later, once the two lovers become
inevitably separated, the ulcer returns with a vengeance.

The ulcer acts as a
sort of metaphor for the spiritual and physical negative effects that such archaic repression
can have on an individual. The effects of stress can be dangerously detrimental, as can the
effects of not allowing one to be oneself.

Nature Of Management

The four management functions are as follows: 1) Planning, 2) Organizing, 3) Leading,
and 4) Controlling. 

1) Planning- Planning includes the necessary steps to be
taken to formulate a concrete plan aimed towards a goal that benefits the organization
overall. 

2) Organizing- Organizing includes the necessary steps to be taken
to accumulate and distribute company resources in accordance with the aforementioned plan. This
would also include the delegation of tasks to employees, and so on.

3)
Leading- Leading includes the interpersonal interactions necessary to form solid relationships
between manager and employee. This includes communication, motivational speech, encouragement,
critiques, and so on. 

4) Controlling- Controlling involves a comparison
between the goals that were set and the actual results in relation to those goals. If the goals
are not met, changes may be needed to be made within the company. These includes promotions,
demotions, firings, and so on.

In any management position, these functions
are required. However, the degree to which each function is maintained differs according to
management level. For example, top-level managers are primarily responsible for control and
oversight of the entire organization. This would correspond to the control and planning sections
of management function. In contrast, middle-level managers are primarily responsible for the
execution of company plans. They take their orders from the top-level managers, so they may be
more focused on producing order within the company, and are not as involved with overall company
oversight. Furthermore, low-level managers are even further removed from the top, and have very
little say concerning the overall direction of the company. This level would involve more direct
leadership, such as interpersonal communication on a day-to-day basis, thereby corresponding to
the leadership function. 

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Write short note on Gynocriticism.

Gynocriticism is an the idea of re-examining history, particularly literature in
history, in light of a better understanding of women.Because of historical gender bias, women
have typically been disregarded and their works maligned.In light of the cultural views of
women, gynocriticism attempts to go back and examine the true cultural impact of female authors
and historical figures to understand both what they truly accomplished and how they were
oppressed in the process.

Of particular emphasis is the disregard for women's
emotions and physical health.The concept of hysteria is heavily examined because of the
supposition that women would temporarily lose their minds, when in reality there were other
medical issues or simply an expression of emotion in play.Gynocriticism attempts to rewrite the
historical narrative of women being less important than men in world affairs and, in particular,
literature.

What was the Potsdam conference and what did it seek to accomplish?

The Potsdam
Conference was the last of the three conferences that were held in which the Big Three leaders
of the main Allied powers met during .  This conference was held in Potsdam, Germany, in July
and August of 1945.  The main participants were Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom, Joseph
Stalin of the Soviet Union, and Harry Truman of the United States (President Franklin Roosevelt
having died in April of that year).

The main goal of the Potsdam Conference
was to get the Allies to agree on how to set the world up after the end of the war.  The major
agreement that came out of the conference had to do with Germany.  At the conference, the Allies
agreed to break Germany up into occupation zones.  Each zone was to be occupied by one of the
Allies (France was also given a zone).  The other major result of the conference was the Potsdam
Declaration.  This was a statement by the Allies that was transmitted to Japan informing the
Japanese of the terms on which they were expected to surrender.

In Of Mice and Men, was George right or wrong to shoot Lennie?

In 's
novella   is forced to kill his friendafter Curley's wife is discovered
dead in the barn on the ranch where George and Lennie have come to work. Even though Lennie
doesn't realize the gravity of his actions, George knows that his friend has committed murder
and that Curley, the other men on the ranch and the law will not treat Lennie kindly. All Lennie
knows is that he's "done another bad thing." George meets Lennie in the prearranged
spot next to the Salinas River. While he is again describing the dream of the farm, he shoots
Lennie in the back of the head. His actions are justified by the circumstances surrounding the
incident.

The episode is foreshadowed earlier in the book when Candy's old
dog is put out of its misery by Carlson. Candy regrets his decision to not kill the dog himself.
He tells George in chapter three:

I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldnt ought to of
let no stranger shoot my dog.

George must have been
thinking about this when Curley's wife is found with her neck broken in chapter five. Curley is
enraged and makes belligerent threats toward Lennie:

Curley came suddenly to life. I know who done it, he cried.
That big son- of-a-bitch done it. I know he done it. Whyeverbody else was out there playin
horseshoes. He worked himself into a fury. Im gonna get him. Im going for my shotgun. Ill kill
the big son-of-a-bitch myself. Ill shoot €˜im in the guts. Come on, you guys. 

Remembering Candy's words, George takes Carlson's Luger, the same gun that was used on
the dog. His decision to kill Lennie is reinforced by Slim who understands the relationship
between George and Lennie. Slim also knows that Lennie would never understand what was happening
to him if he was captured by Curley or if he was taken to jail. Slim says,

"But Curleys gonna want to
shoot €˜im. Curleys still mad about his hand. An spose they lock him up an strap him down and
put him in a cage. That aint no good, George.

George, then, is merciful in
killing Lennie at the end of the book. Before the shot, he tells Lennie to look across the river
and imagine the farm. He also reassures the big man of the importance of their friendship and
George expresses his notions of how he wished things could be. He says,

You . . . . an me. Everbody
gonna be nice to you. Aint gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from
€˜em.

Only Slim understands George's actions toward Lennie. Slim is
ever the realist and he knows Lennie needed to be put down. He tells George in the final lines
of the novella:

You
hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me. He led George into the entrance of the trail
and up toward the highway.

 

Analyze the theme of nature in The Scarlet Letter.

As a
Romantic author, Hawthorne ascribed to the idea that nature is a positive entity that stands in
contrast with the corruption of society.

Hawthorne introduces nature to the
plot of his famous novel in the very first chapter, when he describes the wild rose bush that
grows beside the prison door. The rose bush is both beautiful and purely natural, yet it is
positioned next to the hideous, oppressive symbol of societys penchant for punishment. When the
narrator says that he might pluck one of its gorgeous blooms and offer it to the reader, he
explicitly demonstrates his favorable view of nature.

Later in the novel, the
Puritans of Boston oppose themselves to the forces of nature. The forest outside the village is
associated with witches sabbaths and shaded secrets. , s daughter, is often referred to as an
impish elf-child, whose seeming commune with nature disturbs the townspeople. Bostonians, and by
extension society, are suspicious and afraid of natures uncertainty. Their mistrust of nature
signifies Hawthornes opposition to society.

When Hester and Pearl convene
within the forest toward the end of the novel, Hester experiences a moment of blissful freedom
that she does not experience before or after. While society condemns the relationship between
Hester and Dimmesdale, nature seems to approvethe sunlight bathing Hesters returned natural
beauty with a glow after she takes off the titular letter and throws it on the ground during
this forest meeting.

Each of these ways that nature is addressed throughout
the text should help you to formulate a succinct theme statement expressing Hawthornes message
about nature.

Saturday 9 April 2016

How would a food surplus in the ancient river valley of Mesopotamia create trade and establish a formal government and strong military?

A food
surplus in any ancient region is what lays the foundation for any burgeoning government, trade,
and military. To understand the process, we'll just step through an example.

If a civilization is spending all of its time trying to provide enough food to survive,
they can't focus on anything other than survival. If, however, there is a surplus, they can put
their efforts into other things besides cultivating or gathering crops. This excess gives them
the opportunity to offer some food to other civilizations in exchange for other items of value,
especially if that other place is experiencing a shortage. This is the beginning of
trade.

Additionally, since this food now acts as an object to be traded, it
is essentially money, and you can pay people in food for other services. Therefore, people in
the civilization take on other jobs, such as becoming laborers and builders. As the population
settles down and takes on different jobs, the government naturally forms to make sure
that...

Friday 8 April 2016

1) Risa and Connor relationship- chapter 36 2) Lev at the Graveyard- chapter 35

Chapter 36 is a chapter that shows readers
just how much Connor and Risa feel for each other. Prior to being at the Graveyard, Connor and
Risa supported each other, but a huge reason for that was necessity. They knew they stood a
better chance at evading the authorities together than apart. Readers suspect that romantic
feelings might be bubbling beneath the surface, but Connor and Risa are never really free to act
on those. Something dangerous always gets in the way. Once Connor and Risa are at the Graveyard,
their lives calm down drastically, and they are free to lead a somewhat normal teenage life.
They each have dedicated chores/jobs at the Graveyard, but the kids are also free to study in
one of the aircraft. This is where Risa comes across Connor in chapter 36, and we are told that
she is "thrilled" to see him. This tells readers that Risa definitely harbors positive
feelings for Connor. She isn't neutral about him or even upset to see him. She is glad to be
near him. Connor's reaction is similar. He sees that the entering person is Risa, and he
instantly relaxes. He's calm around her. He's at peace. He feels comfortable enough to be
himself. This is a huge step in any relationship. That relaxation shows he trusts her, and
readers are told that Risa is glad to have that effect on Connor. They exchange a few more
words, and it becomes clear that Connor is worried about Risa's safety, but he can't find the
words to explain himself or his feelings for her. Connor does the next best thing. He closes the
distance between them and kisses Risa. Risa is momentarily taken aback; however, she gives him a
deeply passionate kiss in return and tells Connor she definitely hopes to see him
later.

"What was that for?"

It takes a moment for him to get his brain functioning again. "That," he
says, "is in case something happens and I don't see you again."

"Fine," she says, and she pulls him into another kissthis one longer than the
first. When she breaks it off, she says, "That's in case I do see you
again."

"""The strain on Hester and Pearls relationship from in the The Scarlet Letter is brought on by the fact that Hesters sin from the past causes...""

Hester's
scarlet letter has made her into a pariah. The inner insecurities, self-hatred, and
sanctimonious nature of the villagers make them spill their feelings onto Hester as if none of
them had ever committed a sin. There are several instances when Hester andhave to tolerate the
ill treatment of others, but we find that Pearl is actually who acts like Hester's mouthpiece
and sticks for her mother in spite of what others are doing.

In chapter VII,
"The Governor's Hall", we find Hester and Pearl taking a public route to the
Governor's mansion not only to deliver some pieces of wardrobe that Hester had been requested to
furnish, but also because Hester had heard that the aldermen were considering removing Pearl
from Hester's care.

During the walk, Hester expected the usual: having to
bow her head and point at the scarlet letter, the public scorn of , and even the mention of her
sin at sermons which she also attended.

This time, a group of children
crossed their way and said cruelly-

Behold, verily, there
is the woman of the scarlet letter; and, of a truth, moreover, there is the likeness of the
scarlet letter running along by her side! Come, therefore, and let us fling mud at
them!

to this, Pearl responded with such wrath that the
children ran away.

Even as Hester leaves the prison in chapter II, there is
an evident dislike of Hester and the child, especially coming from the goodwives who waited
outside the jail just to stare at Hester and to talk against her.

I'll tell ye a piece of my mind. It would be greatly for the public behoof if we women,
being of mature age and church-members in good repute, should have the handling of such
malefactresses as this !

Another example occurs in
"The Marketplace"

she had fortified herself to
encounter the stings and venomous stabs of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of
insult.. Had a roar of laughter burst from the multitude--each man, each woman, each little
shrill-voiced child, contributing their individual parts--Hester Prynne might have repaid them
all with a bitter and disdainful smile.

Therefore, from
the moment she is put on the scaffold to be ridiculed by others, up until the death of , Hester
has had to carry with her the burden of the scarlet letter, and the anger of the people who so
sanctimoniously express their holier than thou attitudes against a woman who really did not
commit a crime.

What is a theme from the story "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe?

One theme of
"" is that of transformation.

Poe's unreliable narrator undergoes
both physical and psychological transformations throughout the narrative. From the beginning,
this narrator exemplifies a changing personality. Even though he declares himself not mad, he
mentions that he will relate what has happened, calling the bizarre incidents a "series of
mere household events." In addition, shortly after declaring the events commonplace, the
narrator expresses the hope that a "less excitable mind" than his will examine and
explain what has happened. 

Further in the story, the narrator admits that
his mind has undergone "a radical alteration for the worse," and he has become
"more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others" because of the
"fiend intemperance." He mistreats the rabbits, the monkey, and even the dog, but not
Pluto, the cat. However, it is not long before Pluto also suffers mistreatment. When the cat
inflicts a wound on his hand, the narrator feels as though a demon has taken his place, and he
reacts by cutting one of the cat's eyes out.

As the story progresses, the
narrator becomes more and more abusive until he raises an axe in order to kill the cat. But,
because his wife arrests the blow he intends, he pulls his arm from her grip and "burie[s]
the axe in her brain." Then, he sets about "deliberately" to dispose of the
corpse. The narrator fails to understand that he has transformed into a "monster"
himself. 

What is a summary of chapters 4€“10 of The Shakespeare Stealer?

I've listed below
some key points from chapters 4€“10 to help you understand a summary of the text.

• After the strange man Widge is traveling with defends himself against the
  thieves, leaving them battered and bruised, Widge himself begins to feel rather weak in his
  travels. The pair find themselves not in London, but in Leicester.
• Widge is
  allowed to rest and finally eat a warm meal, temporarily lifting his spirits, which were weary
  with travel. Good luck runs thin, though, for Widge finds that his wallet is missing. Presumably
  it was taken by the stable boy, but Widge decides not to rat him out. Widge is introduced to his
  new master, a man named Simon Bass.
• Widge learns that the stranger's name
  is Falconer. He also learns about his new job, which is to write one of Shakespeare's plays,
  Hamlet, in charactery. He and Falconer travel to London to see the play
  performed.
• Widge has never been to London, let alone a play. It's quite an
  overwhelming experience! The author describes the theater as such: The roar of voices and the
  smell of closely packed bodies was overpowering and unremitting.
• Widge
  tries his best to write down the play but understandably misses a few lines, so they have to
  wait for another show.
• In the meantime, they lose their lodgings due to a
  duel in which Falconer ends up killing one of the lodgers. More bad news arrives: due to a
  mishap, Widge loses the book in which he is writing down the lines of the play.


• Widge finds himself caught by some of the players. Luckily, Widge is a pretty good
  liar, escaping punishment and stumbling into a new role as an actor.

How would you describe Unoka from Things Fall Apart?

In 's , 's fatheris
described as the polar opposite of the hyper-masculine, bellicose Okonkwo. Indeed, Unoka serves
as a potent contrast to his warrior son. Unoka is a peaceful, gentle man who would rather drink
and play music than put forth effort into work. He gives very little thought to building a
future for his son, instead focusing on living in the moment:

"In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about
tomorrow. If any money came his way, and it seldom did, he immediately bought gourds of
palm-wine, called round his neighbors and made merry" (4).

Unoka struggles with debt and poverty as a direct result of his laziness, and his son
Okonkwo suffers from his father's immaturity when he is unable to inherit anything from his
debt-riddled father. Moreover, Unoka never took any titles in the Igbo clan. He is
considered agbala, which has an interesting : it not only means that Unoka
has no titles, but also is another name for a woman (13). Unoka's equation with femininity is
further reinforced by his death:

"He died of the
swelling which was an abomination to the earth goddess. When a man was afflicted with swelling
in the stomach and the limbs he was not allowed to die in the house" (18).

   The "swelling" of Unoka's stomach is reminiscent of a
pregnant belly. This fact taken in conjunction with Unoka's pacifism and his role
as agbala cause Okonkwo to label him as "feminine," and base his
own life on being theof his father: "Okonkwo was ruled by one passion-- to hate everything
that his father Unoka had love" (13). Therefore, Okonkwo sets himself as the exact opposite
of his father, and embraces a violent form of masculinity.

Thursday 7 April 2016

What is the setting in 1984, and why is it important? What impact do the setting and time have on the story?

As
its title suggests, 's is set in the year 1984, although it is published
in the year 1949. This is significant becausewants to imply that the events of the novel take
place in the not-so-distant and potentially realizable future. In other words, the novel is
meant as a warning to the Western world about what could happen should they allow governments
more and more power, particularly as it relates to language.

The primary
setting of the novel is Oceania, a dystopian version of England. Oceania is a totalitarian
state, meaning that it is run entirely by a shadowy government which tyrannically enforces its
will. Although England was nothing like Oceania in 1949, Orwell feared that they were heading in
that direction, particularly because of harsh censorship. Orwell believed that language should
always be free from government rule.

In 1984 , however,
Orwell portrays a society in which languageand thus realityis completely dictated to the people
by their...

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What are the basic principles of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?

The
Scientific Revolution began around the end of the Renaissance (17th century) and continued to
the late 18th century.(Age of Reason) is generally considered to have spanned the same time
frame with the convenient end date being 1789, the beginning of the French Revolution.

The Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment saw many advances in physics, astronomy,
biology, and chemistry. Although previous periods did contribute to the ken of science and
technology, this period was more productive and was inspired by dramatic shifts in world
views.

One shift was from geocentric to a heliocentric picture of the
universe (solar system) offered by Copernicus in 1543. This is often described as one of the
seminal moments in the nascent stages of the Scientific Revolution because it marked a shift
from religious explanation to scientific explanation. It was...

What would be a connection between 1984 and debate.

In my
mind, one of the strengths of 's work is that it shows how painful and difficult it is to live
in a society where there is an absence of discourse and debate.   Big Brother is depicted as a
form of government where there is no room for dissent and no type of critical discussion is
fostered.  It is here where Orwell might be suggesting the need for a society to engage in open
and free debate. is a character who would thrive in a social and...

Wednesday 6 April 2016

Why was Gregor Samsa transformed in an insect? Why was Gregor Samsa transformed in an insect? Did he die? What will be a great thesis?

There is no
reason given for Gregor Samsa's transformation. The opening lines are as much explanation as is
ever given; the characters in the book show less surprise at the actual event and more disgust
that Gregor is a giant insect. The metamorphosis itself is simply a given; there is no
justification, or any reason that Gregor's human mind remains intact. Even Gregor himself is not
so worried about the change:

"This getting up
early," he thought, "makes one completely idiotic. A man must have his sleep. Other
travelers live like harem women."

One implication is
that his transformation is simply another joke played by an uncaring universe. Gregor is unhappy
at home and at his job; despite his optimism that his hard work will change his status, he
believes in determinism, and thinks that he will never truly escape from his position. In that
case, his physical change is simply a representation of his mental state; he thinks of himself
as a drone of the state and of his job, and so he becomes an insect, which operates in a
hive-mind and has no autonomy of its own.

Another possibility is that he is
transformed because the plot demands it. In other words, Gregor is a pawn of the author as much
as of anyone else; he changes physically because otherwise, there would be no story. Here, the
needs of narrative intrude on Gregor's reality and alter him as necessary.

Tuesday 5 April 2016

What figurative language is used in Chapter 19 of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?

Inof Hawthorne employs the figurative language of symbolism, , ,
, and . Incidentally and interestingly enough, it is the non-literal figurative language
(tropes) in Chapter 19 that answers the oft asked question, "What is the meaning of
?"

Some of these are seen as follows. Hawthorne starts with
symbolism in Pearl's name ( the importance of this chapter to
understanding the meaning of Pearl) and ends the chapter with
personification as he gives the forest and the brook human
characteristics. The forest has "multitudinous tongues" and the brook is
"melancholy" and "overburdened." The symbol of Pearl's name is drawn out in
the analogy comparing Pearl's adornment of wild flowers to the
adornment of "pearls, and diamonds, and rubies."

Another
analogy is introduced byand compares his looks to Pearl's as his
features are "repeated in her face" for people to "trace whose child she
is." Hawthorne carries the analogy...

Monday 4 April 2016

Drawing from Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, why Dick and Perry deserve the death penalty? I have two reasons: they are a threat to society, and they...

One way
to approach the issue of rationalizing or justifying the imposition of capital punishment in the
specific case of Perry Smith and Dick Hickock is to cite the comments made by County Attorney
Duane West in Part IV of s account of the real-life 1959 murder of the Clutter
family, .   Addressing reporters, West was quoted as
saying:

I feel that due to the violence of the
crime and the apparent utter lack of mercy shown the victims, the only way the public can be
absolutely protected is to have the death penalty set against these defendants. This is
especially true since in Kansas there is no such thing as life imprisonment without possibility
of parole. Persons sentenced to life imprisonment actually serve, on the average, less then
fifteen years."

Utilizing this quote,
which includes the two reasons specified in the question €“ punishment for the crime and
protection of society €“ one can note the extension of that second reason: the fact
that,...

Sunday 3 April 2016

In "The Open Window," do you think that Framton Nuttel is a suitable victim for Vera's prank?

This is a great question
to consider, because really, there are two ways of answering this. Firstly, we can say that
Framton Nuttel is the perfect victim for Vera's ingenuity and skill in storytelling because of
his unspecified nervous condition. We are told that he is undergoing a "nerve cure"
which makes us think that Framton Nuttel is a rather delicate and sickly individual. This is
something that clearly Vera is able to ascertain very quickly when she is left alone with
Framton Nuttel, and thus she is able to recognise that he would be rather susceptible to her
arts. This of course makes him an excellent victim.

However, to take another
angle on this question for one moment, we could argue that Framton Nuttel is a very bad choice
of victim, because his nervous condition means that he is going to be profoundly and adversely
impacted by hearing and believing Vera's stories. This makes him very unsuitable, because the
susceptibility that makes him likely to believe her also indicates that he is going to be
profoundly traumatised by the stories, which is shown by the swift way in which he leaves the
household when the "ghosts" return:

Framton
grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall door, the gravel drive, and the front gate were
dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had ot run into the
hedge to avoid imminent collision.

Such a strong reaction
should make us think that actually Framton Nuttel is a bit too suitable a victim for Vera's
storytelling, and that what she does is actually rather cruel.

Saturday 2 April 2016

Have we really guaranteed freedom and equality to all Americans? This is my US history final question, and I have to write an outline for it. My...

We have not
guaranteed freedom and equality to all Americans.There is no way we can, because there are too
many social inequities.Even if everyone was equal under the law, there would still be
discrimination.The only way to guarantee equality is to limit freedom.]]>

Why does the narrator use Amontillado to lure Fortunato?

The classic
horror short story "" bytells of a man named Montresor who vows revenge after
Fortunato insults him. However, he does not take his vengeance right away. He says that at
length, or after some time, he would be avenged. First he devises a complicated plot that
involves preparing a chamber in his family catacombs where he can imprison his victim, having
his servants leave the house, and somehow persuading Fortunato to voluntarily follow him to his
doom so there will not be an outcry that would attract attention.

Montresor
uses the cask of Amontillado, a type of sherry wine, to lure Fortunato because he knows that
Fortunato considers himself a connoisseur of fine wines.

He had a weak pointthis Fortunatoalthough in other regards he was to be a man respected
and even feared. He prided himself on his connoisseurship of wines.

Montresor is able to play upon this weakness to make Fortunato not
only willing but eager to follow him to his doom. He heightens Fortunato's resolve by
threatening to go to another man, Luchresi, for his opinion. This intensifies the desire of
Fortunato to accompany Montresor for the tasting because he considers Luchresi a poor judge of
wine and he wants to prove himself better. It really is a cunning and devious plan that
Montresor uses to get Fortunato to voluntarily accompany him to the dark, damp creepy vaults,
not knowing that Montresor is leading him to his death. Only at the end, after he is already
chained to the wall, does Fortunato realize that there is no Amontillado and that he has been
deceived.

Friday 1 April 2016

What is the conflict in the beginning of The Egypt Game?

I think you are refering
to the second chapter of this excellent book, because the book actually starts in
media res, or in the middle of things, and then cuts to the beginning in the second
chapter. This chapter introduces a very important character and her central conflict. April Hall
has been sent to live with her grandmother by her mother, however April deeply resents this and
feels that this is just a temporary arrangement, and that her mother will send for her very
soon. Note how this second chapter introduces the scenario:

Exactly one month before the Egypt Game began in the Professor's backyard she had come,
very reluctantly, to live in teh shabby splendour of an old California-Spanish apartment house
called the Casa Rosada. She came because she had been sent away by Dorothea, her beautiful and
glamorous mother, to live with a grandmother she hardly knew, and who wore her grey hair in a
bun on the back of her head.

April's conflict thus lies
in the way that she has been effectively sent away by her mother to live with a stranger. She
refuses to settle down in this place, as this would signal that she recognises her mother is
highly unlikely to send for her and ask her to come and live with her
again.

In "Our Casuarina Tree," What does the poet mean by the expression "sleepy cows"?

The speaker
is describing a morning scene as she wakes up and opens her casement (window) to look outside.
She sees a rural world, including her beloved casuarina tree. She mentions other items that come
into view, such as a baboon who has gotten up to greet the sun and the kokilas, which are birds.
Then she sees the sleepy cows heading toward the meadow to graze. She calls them sleepy because
it is early morning, and they have just woken up.

The speaker associates her
casuarina tree with rural India, where she grew up, and she tries to evoke the beauty and the
peaceful, natural aura of the scene with her descriptive details. Cows going off to graze are
part of that tableau. Because they are sleepy, we can imagine them perhaps moving slowly or
blinking their eyes as they wake up and take in the morning light.

What appreciation, if any, does Higgins show for Eliza's hard work and achievement in Pygmalion?

In Act Four of
, Eliza, Colonel Pickering, and Professor Higgins have just returned from
successfully passing Eliza off as a duchess at a series of socially significant events (a garden
party, a dinner party, and the opera). Despite the tremendous success of her performance,
Higgins shows no appreciation for Eliza's hard work and achievement. While Higgins relaxes in
his chair and discusses the evening with Pickering, Eliza busies herself with making him
comfortable (fetching his slippers, etc.), which also goes unnoticed by Higgins.

In fact, the two gentleman speak about Eliza as if she was not present in the room.
When Pickering first mentions Eliza having done "the trick, and something  to
spare..." to Higgins, Higgins simply responds, "Thank God it's over!" In a
continued statement on the night, Higgins comments:

   
 "I knew she'd be all right. No, it's the strain of putting the job through all these
months that has told on me. It was interesting enough at first, while we were at the phonetics;
but after that I got deadly sick of it. If I hadn't backed myself to do it I should have chucked
the whole thing up two months ago. It was a silly notion: the whole thing has been a bore...
When I saw we were going to win hands down, I felt like a bear in a cage, hanging about doing
nothing. The dinner was worse: sitting gorging there for over an hour, with nobody but a damned
fool of a fashionable woman to talk to! I tell you, Pickering, never again for me. No more
artificial duchesses. The whole thing has been simple purgatory."

With this speech, Higgins manages to singlehandedly dismiss the
efforts that Eliza had put into developing her duchess "character" and improving her
speech and self. Instead, he focuses on the tremendous "consequences" he's faced as a
result of the experiment: boredom, the waste of time, etc.

Higgins' first
direct address to Eliza in this scene is a mundane domestic order to turn off the lights and to
inform the housekeeper that he would like tea in the morning instead of coffee. When Eliza
reacts violently to this, Higgins hurls his most presumptuous insult yet: "YOU won my bet!
You! Presumptuous insect! I won it!" Higgins--charming fellow that he
is--not only fails to appropriately recognize Eliza's efforts, but also takes sole credit for
their joint triumph. 

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