In "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes, how is the theme of A Raisin in the Sun introduced?

Dreams are of course a
central aspect of this famous play, and the differing dreams of theand how they stand in
conflict with each other and seem to act as barriers to prevent the accomplishment of those
dreams is a key theme. You might find it interesting to note that this play is dedicated by the
author to her mother, "in gratitude for the dream." Quite clearly the poem relates to
the way in which dreams are related to racial...

What are the summaries of all the chapters in The Bronze Bow?

Here are
the main events of each chapter of .

1: Daniel meets the
young twins, Joel and Malthace, on the mountain and they discuss the Messiah.

2. Roshs band ambushes a passing caravan and steals the slave Samson. Daniel removes
the slaves shackles and Samson bows to him.

3. Simon comes to the mountain
camp to tell Daniel Amalek is dead. Daniel returns to the village to visit his grandmother and
sister.

4. Daniel goes to synagogue with Simon and sees and hears Jesus.
After having a close call with a Roman soldier, he returns to the mountain.

5. Daniel visits Joel at his home in Capernaum; he stays to dinner and gets in an
argument with Joels father, Hezron, who asks him to leave.

6. Daniel gets
into an altercation with a Roman soldier and is wounded by a spear. He escapes to Joels house
where Thacia lets him in. He passes out from the trauma of his wound.

7.
Joel and Thacia hide Daniel in a secret chamber and nurse his wound. They become friends and
take a vow to...

What are the weaknesses of the legislative branch of government?

The
legislative branch of government is quite important; it is the lawmaking body of government.
 However, it does have many weaknesses.  The first weakness is related to the American two-party
system. If the government is nearly equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, then it
is nearly impossible to get legislation passed or political appointees approved without
bipartisan support.  

Other weaknesses are actually written into the
Constitution.  All legislation requires a presidential signature.  The president can veto any
legislation from Congress.  Congress does have the power to override this veto with a two-thirds
majority vote, but it is relatively rare that legislation has two-thirds approval. Congress is
bicameral, and often the House and Senate have different versions of legislation that need to be
reconciled before the bill can move on.  Also, a lot of legislation moves through committees,
and many bills are radically changed in these committees....

Romantic vs. Victorian Poetry What are some basic differences between romantic and victorian poetry?

In general,
I would say one difference between Victorian and Romantic poetry is that Romantic poetry was
more interested in celebration and form, whereas Victorian poetry was often darker and more
gothic, as was most Victorian literature.

Why is objectivity important in contemporary art? A detialed answers is requested. Why is objectivity important in contemporary art? A detialed...

"Art" describes such a diverse
range of human activity and products that objectivity is certainly needed for effective
evaluation of it. However, I agree with previous posters who mentioned that there should still
be some established guidelines or standards for determining why a piece of art is truly art, and
what makes it a great piece of work in historical and modern day context. Far too often these
days everything that is created is categorized as "art" with no standards as to why it
should be called art.

Ch. 60-62 €” Roland is unwound. Describe what happens during the procedure. What is he doing? How does the author convey the MOOD (or feeling) of the...

This
question is asking about the book Unwind. There are several questions being
asked here. Roland is unwound in chapter 61. Chapter 60 simply tells readers that no one knows
how an unwinding happens except for the highly trained medical staff that does the procedure. It
takes 12 surgeons in two teams. 9 surgical assistants and 4 nurses are also involved. It takes
three hours to do the full procedure which is amazingly quick considering that they are
harvesting every single scrap of a person.

The narration of chapter 61 is
third person narration, but it is limited to Roland's perspective. We don't get to see what the
doctors are seeing. We only experience things alongside of Roland, and it must be a terrifying
experience. Roland is tied down to the operating table, and he can't see anything. He expects to
be put under, but the nurse explains that he will be conscious for the entire procedure. The
procedure begins at his feet and works its way up. A nurse engages Roland in conversation, and
he confesses a lot of emotional baggage that he has been holding onto. Eventually, the surgeons
work their way up to where Roland is simply only a brain expressing internal thoughts. As the
medical team works through different parts of the brain, Roland simply ceases to exist. No more
thoughts are present. He is dead as Roland, but he lives on as body parts for other people. The
mood of the scene is terrifying and cold at the same time. The terrifying mood is conveyed
through Roland's fears of dying and being left alone. It gets to the point that he begs the
nurse to not leave him.

"Don't go
away."

The coldness of the scene is conveyed through
the doctors. They are murdering Roland, but they are able to distance themselves so much from it
that they talk about sports.

"If they had just made
that three-pointer."

"It'll be the Bulls again. Or the
Lakers."

In Mona Van Duyn's "Earth Tremors Felt in Missouri," what is the "quake last night"?

's "Earth Tremors Felt in Missouri" opens with the line:

The quake last night was nothing personal...

Between the title and the first line, earth tremors have changed
to a more violent "quake." This, of course, reminds us that earth tremors in one place
generally mean an earthquake somewhere else. Missouri, right in the heart of America, is not a
place one normally associates with earthquakes (or, for that matter, with strong emotions) but
the southeast of the state is part of the New Madrid Fault, which experiences some seismic
activity, and its inhabitants feel the tremors of...

In Act 3, Scene 2 (Lines 132-137), what does Juliet plan to do with the cords. JULIET132 Take up those cords: poor ropes, you are beguiled,...

I thinkis
being a little likein his self-pitying melodramatic moods in this scene. I do not think she is
truly planning to do anything bad to herself with the cords in this scene in the play - just
entertaining 'drama-queen' notions like any teen now might at a certain stage in their
development. Shakespeare shows in this how young and vulnerable both of the characters are, how
un-developed in the ways of the world and adult life management. Juliet seems to think again
quite quickly as she sends her Nurse on yet another errand. But the words "die
maiden-widowed" are stillwhat will happen to her at the end.

How does the title of the story, "Hills Like White Elephants," relate to what is happening in the story, or is there no relationship at all?

Authors love
their titles and put a great deal of thought into writing them. Frequently a title will
communicate symbolism oror relate to a particular theme in the story or novel. Hemingway's
title, " ," does relate to the story itself in a very significant way. It draws the
reader's attention to a specific exchange of dialog between Jig and the American that reveals a
great deal about them as individuals and about...

What is functional division and what are the advantage and disadvantage of functional division?

Functional division is one method of business
management. In this system, the organization is divided into various teams according to their
functions and all the teams are integrated under  senior management consulting of few members.
Thus, this is a bottoms-up approach of organizational hierarchy. The functional teams could be
engineering, marketing, production, distribution, sales, etc. The idea here is to divide the
organization into focused groups or teams or sub-organizations, each of which is responsible for
one specific job. The advantage of such system is specialization
cultivation, i.e. specialists are cultivated in such teams. People who wish to be leaders in
particular discipline are a good fit for such system. Functional division also brings people of
similar skills and different experience levels together to solve problems and this concentrates
knowledge into niches to maximize the functional performance.

However, a
disadvantage is that such specialized teams lack the big picture
view (which us controlled by top management) and are concerned with their designated work. This
is counter-intuitive to the development of future business leaders. Such teams are also slow to
respond to changes in business climate it consumer demand, since only the top management takes
decisions in this regard. Contribution of each individual unit to the product development and
success is difficult to ascertain in a setup based on functional division. 

Hope this helps.

Ruth's Past in "The Color of Water" Why do you think Ruth was so elusive about her past?

Ruth's past was very
painful to her, and she wanted to forget about it. She was born to a family of Orthodox Jews in
Poland, but when she left Virginia to marry her husband, a Christian black man, her family
mourned her as if she were dead. That is how they reacted to her marriage outside of the Jewish
religion.

Her father was also abusive to her mother, as he had only used his
wife to get to America. Tateh, as her father was known, also cheated on his wife and treated his
children abusively. Ruth was therefore very motivated to forget about her past. She was elusive
speaking about it with her children, in part because she wanted to forget it. In addition,
perhaps she feared that the African American community around her would not accept her fully (or
her children) if she told them that she was white and was not born Christian.

In The Alchemist, what effect does the merchant say Santiago has had on him?

In 's
, the crystal merchant is a man who once had many dreams, as does
Santiago.

For all of his life, the merchant wanted to go on a pilgrimage.
However, work and responsibilities kept him so busy that the dream faded, and that old wish has
become a source of sadness and regret for the merchant. 

One day the merchant
takes Santiago aside, and they smoke the hookah and talk.

Before you came, I was thinking about how much time I had wasted . . . It made me very
depressed. Now, I can see that it hasn't been too bad. The shop is exactly the size I wanted it
to be. I don't want to change anything because I don't know how to deal with change. I'm used to
the way I am . . .

You have been a real blessing to me. Today, I understand
something I didn't see before: every blessing ignored becomes a curse . . . You are forcing me
to look at wealth and at horizons I have never known. Now that I have seen them . . . I'm going
to feel worse than I did before you arrived. Because I know the things I should be able to
accomplish and I don't want to do so.

Santiago enables
the merchant to see personal success that he never before recognized. However, Santiago's
presence has also allowed him to understand that he does not know how to deal with change,
something that is often difficult for many people in the world to face and acceptin fact, it can
often be paralyzing. It is the merchant's unwillingness to change that will forever alter the
way he sees the world and his place in it.

It is interesting that he
considers Santiago's presence a blessing even as he comes to understand the consequences of
ignoring a blessing. Perhaps human nature drives him to be content with his limitations as
opposed to his opportunities. It is sad, too, that he allows his stubbornness to
control his fate. Even Santiago struggles with settling for less than what
his dreams had once guided him towards.

However, whereas Santiago ultimately
decides to continue with his quest, the merchant acknowledges his
unwillingness to change and his acceptance of the disappointments that will accompany his
choice.

Whereas Santiago's quest is reignited in him, the merchanteven with
his new self-awarenesschooses to leave things as they are. His desire to resist change becomes
stronger than his desire to achieve his old dreams. While knowledge drives Santiago, fear of
change appears to shut the crystal merchant down. He is sadly resigned to the way things will be
in his life from this point on.

I'm reading the 50th anniversary version of the book To Kill a Mockingbird, and I need at least 15 quotes with page numbers. Anything would be helpful.

Here are
three quotes with explanations of significance to get you started, as well as some tips for
finding more quotes. Chapter numbers are provided as page numbers vary from edition to
edition.

Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom.
People said he existed, butand I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the
moon was down, and peeped in windows. When peoples azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because
he had breathed on them. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work.
()

This passage introduces the myth of . The adultis
providing the reader with background information, both about the town of Maycomb in which they
live, where such attitudes of fear flourish, and with an introduction to one of the most
importantin the book.

Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight
pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the
bravest person I ever knew. ()

is the...

How did Charlie's past interactions with his mother shape his personality in "Flowers for Algernon"?

Charlie Gordon, a developmentally challenged
young man, is theof s "." Charlie undergoes a risky surgical procedure to boost his
intelligence and is able to look back on his relationship with his mother and try to understand
it.

Charlie has had a difficult childhoodsuffering verbal and possible
physical abuse from his mother, Rose. Charlie's past interactions with Rose shape his
personality and hamper his ability to interact emotionally with the woman he loves when he
becomes intelligent.

Specifically, Charlie develops strong romantic feelings
for his teacher, Alice Kinnian, but the shame that has been instilled in him as a boy is still
present. That shame came primarily from his mother and was also reinforced by others. It follows
him even when his intelligence reaches and then surpasses average levels. He recalls two
extremely painful incidents that happened when he was young.

First, the a
young Charlie experienced a humiliating experience when he spied on his sister as she was
bathing. This is the incident that ultimately led his parents to give him up and place him with
a relative, Uncle Herman. The abandonment will stay with Charlie throughout his life and haunt
his relationship with Alice. He dreams about it and writes:

When I woke up, I thought of Alice, and I had the same feeling of panic as in the
dream. What am I afraid of? Something about the knife.

I made myself a cup of
coffee and smoked a cigarette. I'd never had a dream like it before, and I knew it was connected
with my evening with Alice. I have begun to think of her in a different way

...ideas bubbling to the surface like a bubble bath...a woman bathing...a girl...Norma
taking a bath...I am watching through the keyhole...and when she gets out of the tub to dry
herself I see that her body is different from mine. Something is missing.

Running down the hallway...somebody chasing me...not a person...just a big flashing
kitchen knife and I'm scared and crying but no voice comes out because my neck is cut and I'm
bleeding

Charlie's dream involves a knife and suggests
that Rose may have attacked him physically. Even when he and Alice get to know one another
better, Charlie still has difficulties being close to her emotionally and intimately. The
intelligent adult Charlie recalls one situation when his sister Norma brought a friend home and
little Charlie stared at her. His mother, Rose, became incensed:

"Look at him!" Rose screams. "He can't learn to read and write, but he
knows enough to look at a girl that way. I'll beat that filth out of his mind."

"He can't help it if he gets an erection. It's normal. He didn't do
anything."

"He's got no business to think that way about girls. A
friend of his sister's comes to the house and he starts thinking like that! I'll teach him so he
never forgets. Do you hear? If you ever touch a girl, I'll put you away in a cage, like an
animal, for the rest of your life. Do you hear me?..."

I still hear her.
But perhaps I had been released. Maybe the fear and nausea was no longer a sea to drown in. but
only a pool of water reflecting the past alongside the now. Was I free?

If I
could reach Alice in time-without thinking about it, before it overwhelmed me-maybe the panic
wouldn't happen. If only I could make my mind a blank. I managed to choke out: "You...you
do it! Hold me!" And before I knew what she was doing, she was kissing me, holding me
closer than anyone had ever held me before. But at the moment I should have come closest of all,
it started: the buzzing, the chill, and the nausea. I turned away from her.

She tried to soothe me, to tell me it didn't matter, that there was no reason to blame
myself. But ashamed, and no longer able to control my anguish, I began to sob.

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how does poe build suspense in the poem as the stanzas progress from beginning to end

The poem
"" by Edgar Allen Poe tells of a youthful love that ends tragically in the death of
the woman. The narrator is convinced that the cause of his loved one's death is the envy of the
angels. He asserts that the love that he and Annabel Lee share can never be severed, even in
death, and that he sees his lover when he sleeps and lies with her in her tomb in the sea. Poe
builds suspense in this poem by telling a story in which each stanza introduces a plot
point.

The first stanza is the introduction in which the
poet gives the setting, "a kingdom by the sea," the main character, Annabel Lee, and
the fact that Annabel Lee "lived with no other thought" than to love the narrator and
be loved by him in return.

The second stanza presents
the age of the protagonists: they were both very young. It also introduces the thought that the
angels, or "seraphs," of heaven coveted, or desired, the love that Annabel Lee and the
narrator shared.

The third stanza reveals the cause of
Annabel Lee's death. A chill wind comes out of a cloud and kills her. The narrator adds another
element of the supernatural in stating that her ancestors came and carried her away to her
sepulcher, or grave, in the sea.

The fourth stanza
directly accuses the angels of killing Annabel Lee because their envy of the couple's love made
them unhappy. According to the narrator, they were the ones that sent the cold wind that killed
her.

In the fifth stanza, the narrator proclaims that
the love he shares with Annabel Lee is stronger than the efforts of angels in heaven or demons
in the sea to separate them.

In the sixth stanza, the
narrator shares how he is able to maintain contact with his loved one Annabel Lee. As he dreams
of her, he feels her bright eyes on him, and he lies down by her side in her tomb.

We can see, then, that Poe builds suspense in the poem
"Annabel Lee" by having each stanza create a clear progression of thoughts and
events.

What are four key points regarding how location, geography and trade influenced fashion during the Northern and Italian Renaissance era?

One
important political influence on fashion in Northern countries during the Renaissance was the
imposing personage of England's King...

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Faulkner uses a number of Gothic elements throughout the short story "A Rose for Emily." How do these elements advance the plot and establish the...

Mikayla Bruen, M.B.A.

In by , Faulkner uses several Gothic elements to create an eerie
feeling. In general, Gothic writers imbue their stories with horror, death, and gloom, and these
features are all present in A Rose for Emily.

Specifically, the author establishes a morbid . First, the story commences with a death
and anto a funeral and cemetery. At the opening, Misshas recently died. In the second paragraph,
the author writes:

And now Miss Emily had gone to join the
representatives of those august names where they lay in the cedar-bemused cemetery among the
ranked and anonymous graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of
Jefferson.

Further on when Faulkner describes Miss Emilys
death, Faulkner says:

And so she died. Fell ill in the
house filled with dust and shadows€¦.She died in one of the downstairs rooms, in a heavy walnut
bed with a curtain, her gray head propped on a pillow yellow and moldy with age and lack
of...

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What are some benefits of conducting an external analysis?

There are
many benefits to performing an external analysis. Typically, the external analysis deals with
opportunities and threats to the organizationfactors that are outside the company's control but
can either improve or threaten the company's positioning.

Performing an
external analysis helps to keep an eye on the pulse of the market. You can understand what
competitors are doing, how politics and the overall economy will shape your industry, and what
new avenues may be opening up for your company to explore. Essentially, the external analysis
acts as an opportunity to figure out what external factors will do to your business and allow
you to either take advantage of opportunities or fortify yourself against threats. It is very
strategic and can help market positioning and leverage.

How did American foreign policy change as a result of involvement in Vietnam?

Part of
America's change in foreign policy was a willingness to use special operations soldiers in
advancing American interests. In an attempt to drive out the Viet Cong from the Ho Chi Minh
Trail, the United States invaded Laos and Cambodia. The Viet Cong were still able to use the
trail, and the American invasion destabilized these two countries, thus making the postwar
refugee situation worse.

As a result of Vietnam, the American people did
not...

In 1984, when does the novel begin?

The novel
officially begins on April 4th(the reverse year of whenwrote the novel which was 1948, thus he
was writing about a future dystopia). The day is described as "a bright cold day in April,
and the clocks were striking thirteen" with a "vile wind" blowing (p.3). This
time of season and weather condition adds to the bleakness of the mood being created by Orwell
as the novel opens. The clocks striking an hour which does not exist in a regular striking clock
pattern is also significant as it foreshadows a society which has made major structural changes
to basic institutions to suit its own purposes.

We know the date is April 4th
becausehas plucked up the courage to start writing a diary, which is a highly illegal act in
itself attracting harsh punishments. It is significant that Winston, even though a government
employee, cannot be sure of the exact date. He is only guessing based on his age of which he
appears to be not entirely certain. This helps the reader to form a picture of a society where
the citizenry are shielded from even knowing the most basic information related to exact time,
suggesting it must be one of many measures to keep them ill informed for the sake of maintaining
control.

What impact did Europeans have on their New World environments€”meaning native peoples and their communities as well as ecological elements such as...

Both the
New World and the Old World influenced each other heavily in what is called the Colombian
Exchange. Diseases such as smallpox wiped out entire villages of Native Americansaround ninety
percent of the Native Americans in the New World died due to disease brought from the Old World.
These weakened strong empires enough so that small groups of Europeans could wipe out
civilizations that had existed for hundreds of years.

The Spanish, realizing
the power of the horse, initially forbade Native Americans from owning them. The horses soon
escaped, and Native Americans on the Plains soon became adept riders, using the horse to hunt
buffalo and in war. The arrival of the horse led to the Cheyenne and Lakota becoming strong
Plains tribes.

Pigs also escaped from farmers and became feral hogs. Having
no natural predators, these pigs soon reproduced and destroyed native crops. Today feral hogs
remain nuisance animals throughout the southeastern United States. Europeans also brought
wheat...

What does the encounter with the strange man in the woods tell about the character of Young Goodman Brown? this is from a story by Hawthorne titled,...

The presence of
the stranger in "" serves as a catalyst for Brown's initiation into adulthood.  When
Brown first meets the stranger, there is a sense of familiarity between them.  This is evident
when the stranger says, "You are late, Goodman Brown."  Although Brown is frightened
by the stranger's appearance, the narrator tells us that the stranger was "not wholly
unexpected."  To further indicate that the stranger's purpose is to entice Brown into the
evils of adulthood, Hawthorne describes the stranger's staff as having "...the likeness of
a great black snake...that...might almost be seen to twist and wriggle...like a living
serpent."  This is anto The Garden of...

Use several of the linked sources to examine non-textual sources to learn about the precolonial history of the Kongo. Then, write a 3- to 4-paged...

The
precolonial and colonial eras of Kongolese history are well represented in material culture. The
sources utilized in this answer are a funerary figure, now in the Stanley Museum of Art at the
University of Iowa, and an ivory tusk, now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institutions
National Museum of African Art.

The funerary figure is wood and shows a
kneeling female figure with outstretched arms. The universitys website suggests an origin in the
Lower Congo River provenience. The figure holds a baby in her hands. The female wears only a
brimless cap, possibly woven or braided, and a small loincloth; around her neck is a single
circlet, and around each upper arm is a double armband. There is some scarification on the upper
arms and torso. Her eyes are half open and her mouth is open, revealing her teeth. There is a
black, triangular patch painted (or possibly tattooed) on each cheek. While the body proportions
do not approximate those of actual humans, the overall style of representation is naturalistic.
The facial features suggest sadness and possibly indicate mourning for a deceased
child.

The tusk made of ivory (from an elephant) is elaborately carved in a
spiral pattern all the way around. It features a band that wraps around the tusks and serves as
a path along which figures walk. A variety of different individuals are depicted, with
distinctive clothing and facial features, as well as several animals. There is evidence of trade
or possibly contact as some of the figures carry guns (image 6 of 48). Other figures engage in
traditional activities, such as playing a drum (image 7). Some of the armed figures apparently
depict Europeans or Africans wearing European clothesperhaps military dress (image 9). One
sequence of images may depict slaves or prisoners of war, as the people are chained together
(image 18).

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What is the probability of rolling a pair of six sided dice five times and getting four 4's?

The
probability of rolling a pair of six sided dice five times and getting four 4's is exactly the
same as rolling one six sided die ten times and getting four 4's.

Each die
has the same probability of being a 4, ie 1/6 and the same probability of not being a 4, ie 5/6.
To get a combination of four 4's and 6` ` 'not 4's ' the probability is (1/6)^4 x (5/6)^6 as we
multiply the individual probabilities together.

The four 4's could occur on
any of the 10 dice rolls, and there are what we term '10 choose 4' ways of choosing these four
4's out of the 10 dice rolls:

10 choose 4 = `(10!)/(4!6!) =
(10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1)/((4.3.2.1)(6.5.4.3.2.1)) = (10.9.8.7)/(4.3.2.1) = (10.3.7)/1 = 210`

So there are 210 configurations that we can have of our four 4's and 6 'not
4's '.

We can rewrite this as `(10/1) (9/2)(8/3) (7/4)` which is 'ten ways of
choosing the first 4, nine ways of choosing the second, eight ways of choosing the third and
seven ways of choosing the fourth. Once we choose a 4, we can only choose the other 4's out of
the remaining dice rolls.

The probability of four 4's from five
rolls of two six sided dice is

210 x (1/6)^4 x
(5/6)^6 = 0.054

 

How did Frederick Douglass think religious beliefs affected the way that people treated slaves?

Douglass
felt and stated strongly that Christianity made slave owners more barbaric in their behavior
than they were before they became Christians. He uses his master, Captain Auld, as an example.
He states that when Auld went to a Methodist camp meeting and had a conversion experience,
Douglass held out a faint hope he would be freed. Instead, Douglass says, Captain Auld's
conversion made him more "cruel and hateful." Before he became a Christian, Auld had
only his "own depravity" to sustain him. Once he became a Christian, however, he had
the entire Southern church institution behind him, sanctioning his cruelty. For example, Auld
would cite a Bible verse to justify the savage beating of a female slave. As Douglass puts
it:

I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip
her with a heavy cowskin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in
justification of the bloody deed, he would quote this passage of ScriptureHe that knoweth his
masters will,...

According to the summary of Young Goodman Brown, Goodman Brown witnesses an evil ceremony that implicates his wife, Faith, in sin [and] he...

To
answer your question as to whetherhas blackness in his soul when he begins his journey, we only
have to look at his farewell conversation with his wife, Faith, who implores him not to go on
this journey at night:

"Poor little Faith!"
thought he, for his heart smote him. "What a wretch am I to leave her on such an errand!
She talks of dreams, too. Methought as she spoke there was trouble in her face, as if a dream
had warned her what work is to be done tonight. But no, no; 't would kill her to think it. Well,
she's a blessed angel on earth; and after this one night I'll cling to her skirts and follow her
to heaven."

Brown's journey violates all beliefs
and reason that he should be exercising at this point. First, a Puritan going unarmed and alone
into the forest at night is an invitation to be killed by the Native Americans who not only live
in the forest but are considered, by virtue of their "barbaric" nature, to be allied
with Satan. A typical Puritan would not...

What is Impressionism, and is Joseph Conrad an impressionist? Give textual evidence from Heart of Darkness.

Impressionism is a term more frequently used with regard to painting and music than to
literature and especially with artistic movements occurring in France in the late nineteenth
century. A related trend is that of the French Symbolist poets of the same period.

Conrad's prose can be seen in conjunction with these movements because of a deliberate
subtlety and even vagueness in his descriptions and his wording overall. In
, the entire episode ofsearching for and finally discoveringhas the quality
of a strange dreamlike fantasy. Though the narrative material could not be more different, the
tone, at least, of Conrad's story is similar to that of one of the iconic Symbolist poems,
Stephan Mallarm© 's "Afternoon of a Faun" (known also through Debussy's musical
treatment, a central work of Impressionism in music).

Conrad's story seems
covered by a veil, a kind of blur. We are nevertheless first given a sharp description of the
dysfunctional nature of colonialism...

What were the most important decisions by Charles Townshend (1725-67)?

Charles
Townshend is by far best known for his policies towards the American colonies that helped lead
to the Revolutionary War.  These were made while he was President of the Board of Trade and
later while he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Basically,
Townshend...

What is the ironic significance of the title "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor?

The title, "A Good
Man is Hard to Find," is truer than ever as the family meets up with anything but
good men. What are the chances that the Grandmother's family would meet up
with the Misfit that she read about in the newspaper at the onset of the story in trying to
persuade the family not to travel to Florida but to Tennessee? Even more ironic is that the
family meets the criminals by taking a road to a plantation that the Grandmother steers them
towards. However, Grandmother recalls, too late, that the house is not in Georgia. Thus, they
have no business driving on the road where the accident occurs and, ultimately, the entire
family's demise.

Even more surreal is that the Grandmother finds herself in
woods where neither clouds nor sun exist. It is as if the family is surrounded by evil, much
like on a stage set. Ironically, the evil does surround them as the family members are shot
one-by-one.

How did science and technology inventions from the 1950s impact the American people?

One
negative aspect of the technology of the 1950s was the fear generated by nuclear weapons. Both
the United States and the Soviet Union spent trillions of dollars on their nuclear arsenals,
thus creating an arms race which kept the world on the cusp of nuclear war. This money could
have been spent on more peaceful endeavors.

Even though nuclear destruction
terrified people around the world, the 1950s were very important in terms of peaceful
technology. People started to explore how nuclear energy could be applied for civilian use. The
term "nuclear" came to be regarded as a good thing, such as the nuclear family
consisting of a father, mother, and children. The 1950s also saw the popularization of
television. Television carried with it the ability to entertain as well as inform. Jonas Salk
pioneered a vaccine for polio, a disease which crippled millions. Soviet scientists launched the
first artificial satellite, Sputnik, in 1957. The launch of this satellite
terrified Americans, who...

What is the importance of a writing system to a civilization according to Guns, Germs, and Steel?

Writing
systems are vital to the development of civilization. Most cultures only began to truly develop
and adapt once they achieved some form of writing. This is because transcription and record
keeping have extremely important roles in human history. Writing acts to preserve the past and
tell the stories of history so that we can learn lessons and grow. But more importantly, it
allows us to record important information.

The first forms of writing were
used to give instructions on building structures and cities, to create calendars so that humans
had a better understanding of weather and harvests, and to instate laws and decrees for
civilization. Without a written document, many of these things would have failed to be achieved,
leaving civilization without much to build upon.

Name the three key developmental processes and give an example that would illustrate how each of them operates.

Erik Erikson theorized
that people pass through eight developmental stages from childhood to adulthood. The first
stage, hope versus mistrust, generally occurs from 1€“18 months and
teaches a young child whether or not he or she can trust the world around him or her. If the
child is surrounded by loving caregivers in a safe environment, he or she will learn to trust
the world. If not, he or she does not (though this can be remedied in a later stage). In the
next stage, autonomy versus doubt, a child of ages 2€“4 learns
whether his or her explorations of the world are met with encouragement or are discouraged; if
they are encouraged, a child gains self-confidence in his or her own agency. One of the most
important stages is adolescence during ages 12€“19. During this
time a person confronts questions of identity versus confusion. This critical stage involves
figuring out one's evolving identity and defining oneself. During this phase, developing
positive social relationships is critical....

What changes does Lauries mother observe in her son the day he starts kindergarten?

Laurie's
mother notices that her son becomes bolder. Laurie is no longer the timid "sweet-voiced
nursery-school tot" of a year ago. In his place is a loud and often brash character whom
Laurie's mother does not recognize.

At the end of the first day of
kindergarten, Laurie slams the front door after entering the house. Then, he loudly asks whether
anyone is home. At lunch, Laurie speaks rudely to his father and spills his baby sister's milk.
In short, Laurie seems to have morphed overnight into a loud, sarcastic character who delights
in shocking his parents.

Laurie's mother notices that her son particularly
likes talking about , a seemingly recalcitrant classmate. During their conversations, Laurie
blames Charles for every disruption endured by his kindergarten class. To Laurie, Charles is a
larger-than-life character. He never needs to wear a jacket, and he even has the temerity to
kick the teacher's friend.

It is only when Laurie's mother attends the P.T.A.
meeting that she makes an important discovery: there is no Charles in Laurie's classroom. This
means that Charles is Laurie's alter ego; he is a character crafted to help him navigate the
strange new world of kindergarten.

How were the Indian Ocean routes and Silk routes similar? How were they different?

Both were
similar in that they were seasonal, though the Indian sea voyage was more so than the Silk Road
route. People on the Silk Road often tried to time their trips to take advantage of when the
grass would be greenest on the steppe. The Indian Sea voyage required monsoon winds.

Both routes were partially controlled by Muslims at some pointthis would be the primary
incentive for Europeans to attempt to sail west in order to reach the East. Both trips were
highly dangerous with both natural disasters and robbers being the primary dangers.

Both trade routes could make someone a great deal of money if one returned with enough
silk, gold, and spices. Both trade routes were also known as early as the Roman era as Rome
nearly bankrupted itself bringing in luxury goods from the East as the expense of shipping its
gold abroad.

The primary difference was the mode of transportation. The
initial trade in the Indian Ocean was carried out by traders using dhows, or small ocean-going
vessels. These vessels often had shallow drafts which allowed them to stop in various small
ports or in river deltas in order to refit the ships. Eventually, Portuguese and Spanish sailors
would make the voyage around Africa to get to India using larger ships.

The
Silk Road was mainly traversed by camels, though horses would be instrumental for part of the
trip. These camels were used almost exclusively as pack animals, and the travelers often had to
walk.

What is the importance of roadways?

Roadways
are enormously important to all countries.  Without roadways, farmers can't get their produce to
market, factories can't transport goods to retail outlets, and people can't get from one point
to another without a lot of difficulty.  Countries or regions without adequate roadways cannot
function.  That is why all governments place a great deal of emphasis on infrastructure: because
if people, goods and services can't get around, than an economy can't function and a society
can't evolve.

One of the earliest known roadways is the Appian Way,
constructed in ancient Rome as a means of transporting military supplies to soldiers in the
field.  The Appian Way was begun in the 4th Century B.C., and was the precursor to a major push
for more and better roads for both military and commercial purposes.  

In the
United States, the Federal Highway Act of 1956, considered one of then-President Dwight
Eisenhower's crowning achievements, provided what was then the most extensive and impressive
interconnected highway system in the world.  Its construction enabled the more efficient, and
less costly, transport of goods between cities and states, and allowed for an increasingly
mobile population to travel the country more widely and quickly.  Today, the country's roadways
remain as vital as ever.  The United States Department of Commerce, citing the American Trucking
Association, states that "trucks moved 9.2 billion tons of freight, or about 67 percent of
all freight tonnage transported domestically" during 2011.  Clearly, use of the roadways
remains vital to the functioning of the economy.

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What is the importance of the military in the United States? Why do we need the military?

The purpose of
the armed forces, in the United States, is to protect the nation's citizens and territory from
threats. While this is usually defensive in nature, meaning reactionary (i.e. the Canadians
attack across the border) the government also employs the military in what's known as
"preemptive strikes" (attacking a nation or organization that intends
to do the U.S. harm but hasn't actually done it yet.)

Historically, without having a military the United States wouldn't exist. It was an
organized revolutionary army that earned us freedom from Great Britain.  It was our military
that helped win both World War I and World War II, so without us Europe would be a very
different place.  In this historical respect the value of military forces worth is proven.  But
what about in today's world, where we don't necessarily fear invasion?

Imagine that every country is a child that goes to school.  Some wear fancy clothes
while some wear rags.  Some arrive in sweet cars while others hoof it.  The thing they all have
in common is that most arrive to school with a bully in tow.  The bully's just is to make
certain that child (country) isn't threatened in any way or picked on.  To many people,
considering this situation, having the biggest, toughest bully in the place would be an
advantage.  The U.S. has the biggest bully of all, the equivalent of Godzilla amongst
lizards.

This has certain benefits:

1. Nobody
   tries to attack our nation, conquer our land, and enslave our people.  It sounds impossible, but
   consider Iraq attacking Kuwait or North Vietnam invading South Vietnam.


2. Nobody inside the United States attempts to organize a revolutionary army to overthrow
   the government with serious ideas about successfully using it.
3. Having a
   strong military better ensures that foreign nations honor their commitments and agreements with
   us.
4. A military force provides protection to ships against modern-day
   pirates.
5. Our military forces allow for the protection and/or extraction of
   American citizens living in foreign countries.
6. The military can be used in
   cases of natural disaster to provide security and rescue operations.
7. The
   military provides millions of jobs, directly or indirectly, and provides valuable
   training/conditioning for those who enlist.
8. The military is able to act to
   impose America's will or morality on other nations as it deems necessary.  It has the resources
   and training to intervene around the world, when it is ordered to do so, to conduct
   "missions of mercy."

Notice that what is true of the
United States military is not necessarily true of other nations.  In some nations the military
has large law enforcement duties, may be directly involved in governing the nation, or may act
to repress citizens and protect those in power.  Some nations, such as Haiti, got so sick of the
military being used against its citizens that it abolished the institution altogether.

All in all it would be better to live in a world where no military forces were needed,
but considering the world we have the safest course of action is to have
the baddest bully on the block.

Suppose a letter is randomly chosen from the alphabet. What is the probability the letter chosen is M, K, or L ?

The total
number of elements in the set consisting of the alphabets is 26. Of these the elements of
interest...

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What is Winston speaking of when he says, "I understand HOW: I do not understand WHY" in part 1, chapter 7?

Afterreceives Emmanuel Goldstein's book, The Theory and Practice of
Oligarchical Collectivism, he proceeds to read about the necessity of continuous
warfare to use up valuable resources while simultaneously maintaining low standards of living
and cultivating anof hysteria. In addition to elaborating on the goals of modern warfare,
Winston reads about the principles of Ingsoc in comparison to the similar philosophies of other
world superpowers as well as the importance of propaganda and doublethink. Winston also reads
about why the Party alters history and how Oceania's society is based on reality control and
founded on contradictory principles.

After reading the valuable information
in Goldstein's book, Winston mentions that he understands how, but does not
understand why . Winston is curious about why the Party goes to such great
lengths to oppress humanity, alter history, and completely fabricate reality. He cannot wrap his
mind around the motivation for the Party...

What are ten examples of solutions that can be found in a grocery store?

A solution is a
liquid mixture consisting of a solvent (the liquid) and a dissolved substance (the solute). The
solute particles are uniformly distributed throughout a solution. 

There are
many examples of solutions which can be found in a grocery store. 

In the
Pharmacy section:

1. Saline solution is sold as a wound cleanser. 

2. Hydrogen peroxide is sold in an aqueous solution. (Aqueous solutions are those in
which the solute is water.)

3. Alcohol is also sold as an aqueous
solution.

4. Various medicines (such as cough syrup) are sold as
solutions.

In the food section:

5. Syrup is a solution of
sugar and colorants in water.

6. Vodka is a solution of ethanol in
water. 

7. Pulpless juice beverages are aqueous solutions. (Juices with pulp
are considered suspensions, not solutions).

8. Flavored oils are solutions
(eg. spicy peanut oil or garlic oil).

9. Soda pops are solutions of water,
sugar, carbon dioxide and flavors/colors.

10. Vinegar is an aqueous solution
of acetic acid and water.

I need help writing a research paper on "On Ode to Aphrodite" by Sappho, especially crafting a claim with a strong conclusion.

A research
paper requires strong thesis that makes a point one can clearly support using textual or
contextual evidence. The central thesis should be narrow enough that it can be comprehensively
researched. It also needs to be a point on which scholars disagree. If a point is obviously
true, it cannot actually be argued, as an important part of argument is countering possible
objections.

One possible area of research is the connection of the poem to
ritual. Walter Burkert and other scholars have argued that Ancient Greek religion was grounded
in ritual and that myth often originates as an attempt to explain or accompany ritual behaviors.
One possible area for investigation in the paper would be to look at Ionian rituals used in the
worship of Aphrodite or excavated offerings to her and show how analysis of rituals used in
worship of Aphrodite in Lesbos during 's lifetime might illuminate the poem.

A major scholarly controversy concerning the poem is whether it was intended as a
serious appeal to Aphrodite or whether it is a lighthearted or even satiric poem intended
primarily as entertainment. One might start by reading the arguments by various scholars that
the poem is essentially satirical and then argue for or against that
claim.

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Why were the colonists angry about taxes?

The
colonists were angry about taxes because Great Britain for many years had practiced a policy
called "salutary neglect" in which they did not collect the taxes and tariffs that
they were legally entitled to. Everyone with power, British and American, was making money hand
over fist, so if the colonists were illegally trading on the side with countries other than
Britain or letting non-British goods into ports without paying tariffs, the...

How are Winston's character and Julia's character different and how are they the same?

is
much more interested in the inner-workings of the Party thanand is determined to express his
individuality in some way, shape, or form. Winston is focused on finding concrete evidence that
life before the Party was more enjoyable and is also curious about joining the Brotherhood.
Despite his grasp on how the Party controls the population, Winston desires to know why Big
Brother oppresses its population and makes living conditions in Oceania virtually unbearable. He
is also sexually oppressed and wishes to have a meaningful relationship with a woman.

Julia is similar to Winston in her distaste for the authoritarian regime and affinity
for being...

What were some strengths and weakneses in the political system of the Greek polis and the Roman state?

This is a
huge question, because both the Greeks and Romans lasted a long time and were complex people.
Let me deal with the Greeks first and then the Romans.

As for the Greeks, I
will use the city of Athens as an example. The strengths of Athens were chiefly due to the fact
that they made all people active citizens. In other words, they had a radical democracy. People
got involved and took ownership. This created people who intensely cared about...

What are some advantages and disadvantages of art?

This is a
good question. There are many purposes of art. Let me mention a few of them.

First, art can be a powerful means to express deep truths. This can cause a society to
rethink things and grow. This is one of the most important functions of public art. Think of
some of the art that was created in response to 911, or even the 911 memorial and museum. All
the tragic loss of life shows that we live in a broken world.

Second, art can
heal, because there is a sublime character to art. To use the 911 memorial and museum once
again, many family members and loved ones of victims of 911 expressed that they felt a sense of
closure and a healing. Both of these are valuable benefits of art.

With these
things stated, there is also downside to art. We live in a pluralistic world. For this reason,
art will be expressed and perceived in different ways. Hence, there will be different responses.
In the end, not everyone will be happy. But this is life.

What were the similarities and differences between the Mongol empire and the Islamic empire?

The Islamic
empire and the Mongol empire emerged as a result of prolonged and bloody military campaigns in
many countries extending over a number of different regions. The Islamic empire made conquests
from Spain in the West, to Central Asia in the East. The Mongol empire attacked many countries
from Poland to Hungary in the West, to Korea and Japan in the East.

Both
empires were relatively tolerant of other faiths, but Mongol empire was more pluralistic in
regard to religion. The Islamic empire discriminated against non-Muslims while at the same time
protected Christians, Jews, and...

How is Professor Higgins's behavior to Colonel Pickering different than his behavior toward Eliza Doolittle?

Professor
Higgins has great respect for Colonel Pickering. A fellow linguist with a similarly stellar
reputation, Pickering is someone to whom Higgins is naturally drawn. As well as close
professional ties, the two men share the assumptions and prejudices of their class. Like
Higgins, Pickering hails from the upper echelons of society and can therefore easily relate to a
man that many people, and not just Eliza Dolittle, find so snobbish and condescending.

As one might expect, Eliza is not treated by Higgins with anything like the same degree
of courtesy and respect as Colonel Pickering. A humble Cockney flower-seller, she occupies a
position on the very lowest rung of society's ladder. As such, Higgins sees no reason why he
should treat her with any respect or consideration. To him, she is a nobody; a dirt-poor,
uneducated ragamuffin whose sole use lies in her remarkable suitability as a guinea-pig in a
revolutionary experiment in social engineering.

Whereas Higgins accepts
Pickering as a subject in the fullest sense of the word, as a social and intellectual equal, he
regards Eliza as nothing more than an object to be exploited for the benefit of his own
professional reputation as a linguist of repute.

Why did the colonists decide to separate from Great Britain to create a new nation?

For many
generations, most English colonists in North America were happy to be subjects of the British
Crown. Even in the years leading to independence, many never dreamed of separating from the
mother country. However, there were a number of changes in British policy beginning in the 1760s
that finally pushed many to fight for independence.

After the French and
Indian War, the British government started changing its overall policy towards the way it ran
its colonies. Previously they had ruled with a rather hands-off approach. The powers in London
were content to let the colonies essentially function on their own. The colonists, for their
part, liked this arrangement. They saw themselves as free English subjects who were privileged
to live in a land far enough away from London to conduct their lives as independent people but
under the overall protection of the Crown.

However, after the French defeat
in 1763, the British authorities felt that the colonists needed to pay their part for
a...

Why is the character of Goody Cloyse an important element of the story and how do Brown's feelings for her change after the witches' Sabbath?

Goody
Cloyse is an important element of the story because her character draws attention to how
spiritual hysteria can lead to morbid paranoia. The real Goody (Sarah) Cloyse was accused of
witchcraft by members of her congregation; despite her exemplary life, she was forced to stand
trial based solely on the testimony of impressionable young women. As with the real Goody
Cloyse, Hawthorne's Cloyse is by all appearances a devout and charitable Puritan. However, like
her historical counterpart, she is also characterized as a sorceress of malevolence.

In the story, Goodman Brown is aghast that his former catechism teacher is a
practitioner of the black arts. He becomes extremely wary of her after he witnesses her
participation in the witches' Sabbath. Altogether, Goodman Brown becomes disillusioned by what
appears to be Goody Cloyse's superficial piety. However, Hawthorne's use of magicallends a
deceptive aura to his story; even Goodman Brown asks himself whether he had merely "fallen
asleep in the forest, and only dreamed a wild dream of a witch-meeting." Goodman Brown's
desperate query leads us to question both his sanity and the veracity of the testimonies during
the Salem Witch Trials.

Let's compare the fictional Goody Cloyse and the
historical character. In Hawthorne's story, Goody Cloyse mentions being anointed with "the
juice of smallage and cinque-foil and wolf's-bane...Mingled with fine wheat and the fat of a
new-born babe." Here, Hawthorne draws on 17th century Puritan superstitions about
witchcraft and sorcery to characterize Goody Cloyse as a malevolent character. The fictional
Cloyse even complains about the loss of her broomstick at the hands of one Goody Cory.

Traditionally, witches were said to use magical ointments made from henbane, wolfsbane,
and hemlock to stay aloft on broomsticks and other implements. In the story, Goody Cloyse
mentions being anointed with wolfs-bane. Interestingly, henbane can cause hallucinations.
Consider how Hawthorne uses magical realism to characterize the events at the witches' Sabbath
and how Goodman Brown later agonizes over the "reality" of what he has seen.

The historical Cloyse was accused of being a deacon of the black arts and for drinking
the blood of young women. Again, Hawthorne highlights ancient superstitions about witches
ingesting the blood of the young in order to keep their own youth. Hawthorne's surrealistic
portrayal of Goody Cloyse's sorcery and the events of the witches Sabbath lends credence to a
central theme in his story: the conflict between reality versus fantasy borne out of religious
hysteria. Through Goody Cloyse's character, Hawthorne inspires us to examine the kind of morbid
paranoia that led to misguided justice during the Salem Witch trials.

 

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How much do you like history? How much you like history? I like very much and is my favorite material....

I like history but I
agree that it can be maddening.When you are reading about the past, you never feel like you have
the whole story.There is also a sense of loss, because you can never get the past back and you
can't change things that happened.]]>

In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what are Bruno's feelings towards Lieutenant Kotler?

In
, Bruno and his family have moved to "a desolate place" because
of Bruno's father's "very important" job. Bruno is most unimpressed and is horrified
at the differences between "Out-With" and his beloved home in Berlin, with the most
amazing banisters to slide down. Bruno's father is the commandant with many soldiers reporting
to him, one of which is Lieutenant Kotler who Bruno sees quite a lot. Gretel, his sister, and
"a hopeless case," is always trying to impress the lieutenant and Bruno's father even
invites him to have dinner with the family. It is at this dinner that Bruno sees a most
unpleasant and even shocking side to Lieutenant Kotler. 

Bruno dislikes
Lieutenant Kotler who "strides around as if he owns the place" and he is particularly
unimpressed because he "laughs with your sister and whispers with your mother"
(chapter 13). Both Bruno and Shmuel agree that the lieutenant is a "bully." This is
reinforced when the family are eating dinner with Lieutenant Kotler. Pavel, the waiter (who used
to be a doctor) is behaving strangely and very nervously although no one seems to understand why
and he accidentally spills wine all over the lieutenant. Although it is not explicitly
(actually) stated, it is obvious that he mistreats Pavel and Bruno wonders if that is perhaps
normal practice at "Out-With." 

What is the climax of the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?

Theof
Marquez's "" occurs when the old angel causes such a sensation that a traveling
carnival and a circus arrive in the town of Pelayo and his wife, Elisenda.  Other oddities that
come are a Portuguese man who could not sleep because the noise of the stars disturbed him, a
sleepwalker who got up at night to undo the things he had done while awakes, and many others
with servious maladies.

Alongside all these oddities, the "angel"
takes no part "in his own act."  He is too passive for the crowds.  Instead, they turn
their attention on the new sensation.  Because she represents a kind of "magic" from
fairytales and , the people turn their attention to her.

The woman who had been changed into a spider finally crushed him completely.  That was
how Father Gonzaga was cured forever of his insomnia and Pelayo's courtyard went back to being
as empty as during the time it had rained three days and crabs walked through the bedrooms....A
spectacle so...full of human truth and with such a fearful lesson was bound to defeat without
even trying that of a haughty angel who scarcely deigned to look at mortals.

After this, the old man with wings stays out of the way.  However,
his wings grown back, and finally he flies away,  Elisenda is relieved that "he was no
longer an annoyance in her life."  Thus, simple human folly wins over the patient
exaggerated character.

 

How did Meg use her power to save her brother? In Madeleine l'Engle's 'A Wrinkle in Time.'

When her
brother Charles Wallace is under the spell of the man with red eyes on the planet Camazotz, Meg
manages to break the hypnotic bond between them...

Does Gatsby really love Daisy in The Great Gatsby? I think Gatsby loved Daisy for what she represented, but I need proof from the text.

As a
young man,was fascinated by 's life of luxury and amazed by the wealth of her family. Daisy
embodied everything Jay Gatsby dreamed of and idolized. After briefly courting Daisy, Gatsby
left America to fight in WWI but never forgot her. Upon returning to America, Daisy continued to
haunt Gatsby's memory, and he entered the illegal bootlegging industry with the hopes of
climbing the social ladder and winning her heart. To Gatsby, Daisy represented the American
Dream, financial stability, and upper-class status. In , Gatsby is reintroduced to Daisy
andcomments on Gatsby's attitude toward her, which gives insight into Gatsby's perception of
Daisy. Nick mentions:

As I went over to say goodbye I saw
that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsbys face, as though a faint doubt had
occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness. Almost five years! There must have
been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of...

How was greed displayed throughout "The Odyssey"? What are some examples?

Greed is a
common theme throughout the Odyssey.

The first reference
referring to greed is described early in Book I, when Odysseus's son Telemachus is speaking to
Athene discussing the suitors who want to marry his mother Penelope.  He states, "as many
as lord it in rocky Ithaca, all these woo my mother and waste my house...so they devour and
diminish my house."  This cites one example of greed on the part of the suitors.

Another reference to greed may be found in Book 18 when Eurymachus entertains his
friends at Odysseus's house.  He addresses the...

Do you see any conflict between your desire to be as profitable as possible and your desire to pay employees a living wage?

The two
ideas can coexist. One should agree to meet one's financial obligations to one's employees if
one agreed to pay them a living wage. Doing otherwise would be unethical. Profitability should
come second to one's morality.

One should also consider the cost of
constantly hiring new employees. Employees who are not fairly compensated will look elsewhere
for employment. The employer would then have to expend resources to find another employee and
train them to do the job. It would be unreasonable to expect a new employee to be as good at a
job as someone who had prior experience with the company. If compensation does not improve in
terms of salary, benefits, or both, the company will experience constant turnover, which will
eat into the profits.

While one's morality should be of primary importance,
there are also practical reasons to compensate employees with a living wage. Employees should be
motivated to work and not encouraged to look elsewhere for higher wages.

Write a critical appreciation of Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard."

That 's
"" is a powerful and poignant poem is evinced in its immediate success, as well as in
the many imitations of this work. In fact, Samuel Johnson declared Thomas Gray the man who wrote
the English poem most loved by "the common reader."

Gray felt that
"the language of the age is never the language of poetry." Yet, although he uses
archaicand distortedat times, Gray'sbalances Latinate phrases with current English expressions.
Moreover, thematically it touches a common humanity that all readers can share. Johnson, who did
not care for Gray's poetry, recognized this elegy as one that would last forever:

The churchyard abounds with images which find a mirror in every
mind, and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo.

In the neo-classical form of an elegiac poem, Gray expresses his individual estimate of
the world using eloquent classical diction. The verses carry a lofty tone and are composed of
heroic quatrains (four lines of iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme
abab). The neo-classical use ofabounds in this formal work, as well, as in
the following stanza, which also exemplifies Gray's lofty tone:

Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,
    Their homely joys, and destiny
obscure;
Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile
    The short and simple
annals of the poor.

What lends the poem its beauty and
poignancy is the moving expression of thought and emotion that is purely Romantic, as it touches
upon Nature and sympathy for the unknown in the graveyard. The idea that 

Chill Penury repressed their noble rage,
     And froze the
genial current of the soul

is a poignant one, indeed, as
Gray raises the implicit question of social class at a time when ideas of equality were
exceptional. Also, the sentiment of remembrance for the "unhonored dead" who have
waged battles of their own but their "lot forbade" their renown is brightened by the
Romantic notion that Nature and the Eternal provide hope after death, as the soul reposes in
"The bosom of His Father and his God."

This line about the bosom of
God is the last of the elegy's epitaph. Traditionally, this elegy has begun solemnly with the
poet's lament, but ends with an insight that enables the poet to cope with the loss he
senses.

What does Eunomia suggest to her brother in The Pot of Gold? What is his reaction?

In
act 2, scene 1 of The Pot of Gold by ,
Megadoruss sister, Eunomia, engages in conversation with him in order to persuade him into
getting married. She prefaces her main point with quite an extended remark about women. She says
that she is going to talk to him about something important, something which is going to benefit
him. And as his closest relative she thinks that she is entitled to discuss this matter with
him. This is a private matter, and so she suspects that he might have some apprehensions about
the subject.

Knowing Megadoruss character and his prejudice against women in
general, she refers to a popular opinion which considers women troublesome. She does that in
order to forestall her brothers possible objections. She grants that all women are deservedly
considered very talkative. However (and she may be using ahere), they say at the present day
that not a single woman has been found dumb in any age.

Eunomia wants her
brother to consider the issue of marriage, and she succeeds. As Megadorus responds to her
remark, he addresses his sister as best of women. Continuing with her game, Eunomia pretends
that she does not take this appellation as addressed to her and she wonders, Where is she?
Who, pray, is this best of women?

This innocent question prepares for the
crux of the matter. Eunomia announces that she has come to give her brother counsel, That you
may enjoy everlasting blessings in being the father of children. Here she uses a traditional
rhetorical formula to announce something auspicious, and Megadorus readily accepts this
statement as a wish of something good in general. But in the very next line, Eunomia suddenly
changes her tone and puts it bluntly, saying, "I wish you to bring home a
wife."

Megadorus is astounded. He says that he is undone. He says that
she is speaking stones. He is so prejudiced against women that he proclaims:

Yes, for me to die before I marry. Let her who comes here to-morrow,
be carried out of the house the day after, sister; on that condition, give me her whom you wish
to give; get ready the nuptials.

As Eunomia notes that
she knows a middle-aged woman with a large dowry who may be a fit to Megadorus, he responds by
providing reasons against such a union. If he, an older man, dies before his child is born, the
latter will bear the derogatory by-name Posthumus. In addition, he says that he is not really
interested in money and wants to avoid all evils that come with marrying a rich woman.

Eunomia asks him who is she whom he would want to marry. Megadorus respond
that he would consider proposing to Euclios daughter. That the family is not well-off is not an
obstacle to him.

Finally, the brother and sister part. Megadorus intends to
see Euclio. Eunomia is satisfied that she has reached her goal of moving Megadorus to
action.

What lessons does Santiago learn by working at the crystal shop in The Alchemist?

Santiago learns a bit about Personal Legends and omens from the crystal merchant;
however, I do not think that is the most valuable thing that Santiago learns from the crystal
merchant. I think the most valuable thing that Santiago learns is a lesson about the importance
of action and actually seeking out his dreams and Personal Legend. Through the crystal merchant,
Santiago gets a very good example of what a person looks like and/or becomes when dreams stay
dreams and action is never taken to attain the dream. The crystal merchant has his own dreams,
but he is unwilling to actively do anything about them, and it is for a silly reason. He's
afraid that if he realizes his dream, he will have no motivating reason to keep on
living:

Because it's the thought of Mecca that keeps me
alive. That's what helps me face these days that are all...

Why did the South lag behind the North in manufacturing during the Civil War?

Manufacturing had always taken
a back seat in the South. The northern colonies and later states did not have the
climate and soil for vast commercial farming, and so had always been a society of small farms
and towns with more manufactories than the South. The North needed grain from the Mid-Atlantic
region, which needed the business of the North for it's grain production, but the South was
self-sustaining in food production. The big business of the South was tobacco farming until the
invention of the cotton gin, and then cotton became an economically viable mass
product.

The real problem for the South was the manpower
problem of mass cash crop farming in the 19th century, in other words, slavery.
But since slaves were not machines they had to be fed, clothed, housed and otherwise taken care
of. They were expensive to buy and expensive to maintain, and as human beings could not be
simply treated as farm machinery. Plus large Southern farmers and plantation owners were always
in debt to banks in the North for funds for the next year's farming. Capital was
simply not available for investment in large manufacturing concerns.

Complicating this was the fact that Southerners preferred to buy manufactured goods
from Europe, whose quality was higher than American made articles, and whose cost was lower.
Unfortunately, the import tariffs on such goods were so high that the cost became much higher
than Northern goods, and so Southerners were essentially forced by protectionist legislation to
support the economy of the North.  This funded the increasing manufacturing capability of the
North, as did the monies flowing into Northern banks from the South. This, plus the fact that
eighty percent of America's income derived from export duties on Southern agricultural products,
crippled the South's manufacturing ability and was the real cause of the Civil
War.

What is another example of sarcasm used by Jig other than the part where she mentions licorice?

A good
example of Jig's sarcasm occurs when the American tells her, "You don't have to be afraid.
I've known lots of people that have done it."

"So have I,"
said the girl. "And afterward they were all so happy."

 

Later he says, "And I know it's perfectly simple."

"Yes, you know it's perfectly simple."

 

Earlier she says, "They [the hills] look like white elephants."

"i've never seen one," the man drank his beer..

"No,
you wouldn't have."

What she means is not that he wouldn't have seen a
white elephant but that he wouldn't have seen a hillthat looked like a white elephant because he
doesn't have enough imagination to see how a hill could look like a white elephant.

In all three of the above examples, we can detect a note of sarcasm in her voice.
Hemingway rarely if ever describes how a character says anything. He only uses "he
said" and "she said," and often he doesn't even indicate who is speaking because
it isn't necessary. But his dialogue is so good that we can hear the tone in which the character
is speaking, as in "No, you wouldn't have." Sarcasm is always a matter of tone, as in
"And afterward they were all so happy." The word emphasized in that sentence would be
"so."

Jig is angry, hurt, bitter, disillusioned, and her feelings
come out as sarcasm.

 

What is the difference between The Lady Sings The Blues book and the play Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill?

The Lady
Sings the Blues was Billie Holiday's autobiography, written with the help of writer
and activist ; it was published in 1956. The book, written in Holiday's voice, was her account
of her life, and she made no attempt to cover up its rough patches, including racism,
prostitution, abusive relationships, and drug use. Since its publication, the book has come
under fire for its factual errors. For example, Holiday writes that her parents were married
when they were teenagers (and when she was three). However, her parents were never married.
Despite its inaccuracies, many people praise the book for capturing the essence of who Holiday
was and what jazz was like during its heyday. The voice in the book is distinctive and
genuine. 

The play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill ,
written by Lanie Robertson, opened in Atlanta in 1986 and was then produced Off-Broadway before
it opened on Broadway in 2014. During the play, the actress playing Holiday performs in a
seedy...

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What are two specific events in the story "Battle Royal" that are meant to explain certain aspects of the African American experience before the Civil...

One small
event that explains certain aspects of the time before civil rights movement is the fact the
narrator and the other nine young men who are to take part in the boxing battle are crowded into
a servant's elevator. As the narrator says:

I didn't like
the manner in which we were all crowded together in the servants' elevator.

It's not clear at this point if this is because the narrator
dislikes being treated like a servant or if he dislikes being so close to his other nine peers,
to whom he states he feels superior. But in terms of the civil rights movement, segregated
public facilities, such as water fountains, lunch counters, and rest rooms were important
rallying points in the struggle for equality. Being segregated reinforces the idea that blacks
are different and inferior to whites. In the story, whether the narrator realizes it or not,
even before he becomes entertainment for the white audience, he is being "put into his
place" as a black by having to ride in an inferior...

Describe how the structure of "Battle Royal" underlies the story's attract on racism. i would like to know i have a paper to write about it

The
narrator and the other black boys involved are lured to the site of the Battle with other
bait--for instance, the narrator has been told he is there to read his essay/speech which is
deemed the best at his school.  He is lured there with the hope of impressing the white audience
with his intellect and writing ability and ends up wrestling and wallowing around half-naked on
an electrified mat for a few coins.  It is painful and...

In Chapter 2 of Animal Farm, what causes the animals to rebel against Mr. Jones and his four farm hands?

The
revolution started when Mr. Jones was too drunk to feed the animals or to milk the cows; due to
'sabout the animals being better at running the farm than the humans, the animals revolted.
 This was not Jones's first negligent offense--other farmers remarked that Jones's farm was
poorly run.  In the animals' eyes, Jones was also cruel, as he would kill the animals after they
had outlived their usefulness.  His farmhands follow their employer's example, as they are
equally negligent.  The farm is not run to the satisfaction of the animals--they see that they
should receive the fruits of their labors, not the drunkard Jones.   They wait until he is
intoxicated, then rush to overthrow him.  Since the animals are fueled by the rhetoric of the
now-passed Old Major and Jones is definitely not expecting organized resistance from his
"dumb" animals, it is little wonder that he and his employees are chased off the
premises.  

Use the context clues to define the word "abhor" in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.

The sermon
spoken on July 8, 1741 byexplains in the "Application" part that
the purpose of the sermon is, basically, to scare the puritans back to their original system of
belief.

The use of this awful subject may be for
awakening unconverted persons in this congregation. This that you have heard is the case of
every one of you that are out of Christ.

The
once devoted Puritans seemed to be running astray, thus going against the very cause for which
they had left England in the first place: their right to worship, among other things. Seeing
that the flock is going awry, Edwards wrote this sermon using the most scary representations of
evil possible in order to instill in his flock the purpose of their religion.

This is the context in which Edwards would use the word "abhor". To
"abhor" something is to regard something with horror, with anger, contempt, and
detestation. The word is used in two different contexts in the sermon.

• The Puritans must work themselves to abhor any sinful practice in the
  knowledge that

if God should
withdraw his hand, they would avail no more to keep you from falling, than the thin air to hold
up a person that is suspended in it.

• God abhors sin and sinful practices and thus nobody will be missing out on
  their wrath. However, Edwards goes further by stating that God ALREADY hates all of us for being
  sinful and that God cannot wait for the day that he comes back to give us our
  punishment.

The God that holds you
over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the
fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you
burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the
fire.

The hating then moves toward what will
happen when the day of the final judgement, when every sinner is already punished and done for

And they shall go forth and look upon the
carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me; for their worm shall not die, neither
shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring unto all
flesh."

Basically it says
that, regardless of being dead and punished, bad is always bad. Therefore, whoever is lucky
enough to survive that day will find the spectacle of seeing the fire that consumed these
sinners still burning, as sin never dies. And they will look at all of the dead bodies in horror
(abhorring unto all flesh), praying and hoping they never EVER make God mad again because it is
clear that he does not take sin lightly,

Therefore, the context cues, as
well as the historical context of the sermon, show us that the word abhor refers to the disgust
that sin causes in the eyes of God, and how we too should feel the same way about sin.

 

It could be argued that both Tateh and Ruth run their households in a tyrannical manner. Why does Ruth succeed and Tateh fail? How are they the same?

Ron Michael Miraflores

is a memoir by American writer . The autobiography focuses on the
life of his mother, Ruth, as well as James McBride's close relationship with her. Ruth was a
white woman of Jewish descent who married James's father, Andrew Dennis McBride, an African
American pastor during the 1940s, a time when interracial marriage was uncommon and looked down
upon by society.

Ruth decided to abandon her family and her Jewish faith,
mainly due to her father's tyrannical and devious behaviors. Her father, a rabbi nicknamed
Tateh, was a hypocrite in his beliefs. Examples of cognitive dissonance include cheating on his
crippled wife with other women whilst preaching the teachings of the...

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Assuming this experience to have been a dream, analyze the psychological message coming from G.B's unconsious mind. Assuming this experience to have...

If the
experience of Goodman Brown is a dream, it expresses  unconscious doubts about his own goodness
and that of the Puritans.  At the end of the story he is buried with "no hopeful verse upon
his tombstone, for his dying hour was gloom."  This last description hints at the
innate darkness in the soul of the man.

This darkness is suggested early in
the story when Goodman encounters the old man by an old tree, who remarks that Goodman is
late. ...

In "The Minister's Black Veil," why do the villagers bury Mr. Hooper without removing the veil?

When the Reverend Mr.
Clark sits by Father Hooper's deathbed, Mr. Clark asks Father Hooper to allow him to remove the
veil from Father Hooper's face so that he can meet eternity without it.  Father Hooper, however,
is horrified by this idea, and he shrieks, "'Never! [...].  On earth, never!'"  It is
clear that Father Hooper wishes never to have the veil removed, and this may be one reason that
his parishioners do not remove it.

Further, everyone gathered at Father
Hooper's deathbed still seems to fear the mysterious veil.  Mr. Clark even suggests that it
signifies some terrible sin Father Hooper had committed.  However, Father Hooper
asks, 

"Why do you tremble at me alone? [....]
Tremble also at each other!  Have men avoided me, and women shown no pity, and children screamed
and fled, only for my black veil?  What, but the mystery which it obscurely typifies, has made
this piece of crape so awful?  When the friend shows his inmost heart to his friend; the lover
to his best beloved; when man does not vainly shrink from the eye of his Creator, loathsomely
treasuring up the secret of his sin; then deem me a monster, for the symbol beneath which I have
lived, and die!  I look around me, and, lo! on every visage a Black Veil!"

It seems to be, in part, this "mystery" that Father
Hooper describes that so terrifies the people.  They seem always to have had an obscure idea of
what the veil symbolizes -- that each of us has secret sins that we attempt to hide from each
other, ourselves, and even God -- but no one wants to admit that they might understand because
that would be tantamount to admitting that one has these secret sins on one's soul, and what
everyone wants the most is to hide this very fact.  If, in truth, these people really do have
even a vague understanding of the veil's meaning, then they would not want to remove it
after Father Hooper has died because it is a meaningful and accurate symbol; if, on the other
hand, they really don't have a concept of the veil's meaning, then they would not want to remove
it because it is such a mystery, and we fear mysteries.

What is the general plot line of Never Let Me Go?

This excellent novel
opens in Hailsham, a school where three friends, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy are introduced to us.
Their lives at school are explored, with many curious aspects to them that we do not understand,
such as the revulsion that some characters who visit the school show to the boys and girls.
Kathy likes Tommy a great deal, but at they grow up, it is...

How is parallelism used in Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God"?

is a useful
literary device in sermons and other persuasive works. Because of its rhythm and balance of
grammatical structure, as well as its repetition of ideas, parallelism produces a powerful and
lasting impression upon the listener.makes use of this literary device in his emotionally
stirring sermon, "."

In his sermon, the Reverend Edwards employs
parallelism, lending his words power as all phrases are equal in their importance and impact.
Here is an example from an early part of his sermon:

The devil is waiting for them [the sinners],
hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them.

This use of parallelism strongly emphasizes the idea that sinners
live on the brink of hell, as well as describing some of the horrors that await them. Further in
his sermon, the Reverend Edwards describes hell in more frightening terms, again using
parallelism:

That world of
misery, that lake of burning brimstone, is extended
abroad...

In "The Alchemist", what is the Universal Language?

In  the overriding trope
of the universality of man's desire--"the soul of the universe"--is the universal
language.

"And when you want something," [the
wise King of Salem] Melchizedek, concludes, "all the universe conspires in helping you to
achieve it." (I)

Throughout his travels, Santiago
learns that there is a force that propels people to pursue their "Personal Legend."
Also, there is a language throughout the world, a language of enthusiasm understood by all
people. This is the language that the crystal merchant understands in Part II. After Santiago
works for him for some time, the merchant, whose business grows in success from Santiago's
ideas, tells the boy:

"I am proud of you....You
brought a new feeling into my crystal shop." (II)

Nevertheless, the irredeemable merchant chooses not to accompany Santiago on his quest
of his Personal Legend (The inherent dream each person holds of accomplishing his/her greatest
desire). But, Santiago is undeterred in his goal, and he continues on his mission, holding onto
the magical stones given to him by Melchizedek, stones that keep hope and desire to pursue his
goal in his heart.

In the end Santiago learns the truth of what Melchizedek
has told him:

". . . when you really want something,
it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe." () 

Unlike the merchant who has chosen the safety of his business and
foregone his pilgrimage to Mecca, Santiago has listened to the words of his heart and travels to
the pyramids. There he digs for treasure only to be assaulted by two men. Interestingly, he is
saved when he stays true to his dream vision because the men think that he is insane. Then,
after one of the men tells Santiago of his dream, Santiago returns home to the churchyard where
the man has said there is a treasure. This is the place of his original dream; it is his
Personal Legend achieved by listening to the universal language. 

 

Why does Pearl kiss Dimmesdale in chapter 23 of The Scarlet Letter?

There is a lot
that goes on inof . Rather than a slow and decelerating , we get everything
from disclosures, to scandal, to coming of age, to justice served, to  justice denied. This is
what is so awesome about this novel: the best is definitely left for last.

The disclosure, of course, comes from , who finally exposes the letter that he has
carved in his chest, which is the symbol of the guilt and self-punishment that he has suffered
as a result of his affair withand, most importantly, the fact that he has fatheredin
secret.

Having carried this burden like albatross for so many years has left
its dent in Dimmesdale physically, mentally, and emotionally. The man is nothing but a figment
of what he once was, now all wasted away and ill. This is the price of sin and guilt in one
who is himself a leader in his religious community.

When this scandal occurs
at the scaffold, Pearl feels sorry for Dimmesdale and proceeds to kiss him out of mercy.
However, there is yet another dimension to this act:

A
spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed
all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she
would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman
in it.

There is a need for this to happen. It completes
the circle, redeems the , and also liberates them. Pearl's role as an "imp",
"elf" and punisher of her mother's deeds is now over.

Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was all
fulfilled.

She is no longer a "preternatural
creature" born out of evil actions. She has been recognized, she has now forgiven and she
is now a woman and not "Pearl the child". She kisses Dimmesdale because she has
outgrown the anger and secrets of the past. It is all behind her now.

Part Two - Chapter 10 What does Winston conclude is Goldsteins final message?

Asis caught in
his reverie and imagining the woman's life and her singing and her beauty and everything else
about her, he thinks that there must literally be thousands and millions of these people all
over the world.  They are only ignorant of each other because of the lies and hatred sown and
perpetuated by big brother but they are all out there and because of this, they are the hope for
change.

Winston realizes that Goldstein's final message must be just that,
that everything hinged on the proles and their realization of their own place in the world and
their power to change it.  Without that, all was lost.

What are the symbols in the chapter "Mrs. Sen's"?

Some symbols in the chapter "Mrs.
Sen's" in 's include the food consumed by the characters within the
story, Mrs. Sen's chopping knife (brought to America from where she grew up in India), and Mrs.
Sen's driving. The knife, food and eating in general, and Mrs. Sen's driving all appear
throughout the entirety of Lahiri's short story and tie together in meaningful ways.

Food plays a central role in this story. In nearly every
scene, someone is either eating, cooking, or talking about food. Mrs. Sen, for example, explains
to Eliot, the young boy she looks after while his mother is at work, her love of fish. Fresh
fish from the market is what connects Mrs. Sen to her home back in India. Each afternoon, Eliot
watches as Mrs. Sen prepares elaborate, party-worthy dinners that will shockingly only be
enjoyed by herself and her husband. In comparison, Eliot thinks back to dinners shared with his
mother, who, right after work, fills herself up on bread and cheese (and wine) to the point
where she cannot even enjoy the pizza she ordered for the two. Eliot and his mother drift apart
because of the profound lack of bonding over food. Food, then, comes to represent community and
home. The love and care in preparing the food allows us to better characterize both Mrs. Sen and
Eliot's motherMrs. Sen seeks out food and its preparation in order to better connect with those
around her; Eliot's mother is hasty and lazy in her relationship with food, even when it is
lovingly prepared for her. Mrs. Sen offers her homemade snacks upon retrieving Eliot at the end
of the day; Eliot's mother deems the gesture unnecessary and criticizes the food behind Mrs.
Sen's back.

Deeply connected to the symbol of food is Mrs. Sen's
chopping knife, a common kitchen instrument the likes of which
Eliot has never seen. Mrs. Sen's knife is not your typical chopping knife; instead, it has
"a blade curved like the prow of a Viking ship, sailing to battle in distant seas."
Each afternoon, Mrs. Sen sits on her kitchen floor chopping vegetables, and sometimes chicken or
fish, over newspaper. She instructs Eliot to remain on the couch during her intense chopping
sessions so she can ensure his safety. Mrs. Sen explains this knife to Eliot, sharing that back
home in India, during large celebrations like weddings, all of the neighborhood women would
bring their knives over, and they would all chop vegetables together on the roof. The knife
becomes a symbol of power and control for Mrs. Sen, a woman who feels powerless and out of
control because she was forced to leave her home and her family. Mrs. Sen's chopping knife
connects her to her home through experiences of food and friends. Most importantly, Mrs. Sen
recognizes the ultimate dangers of her knife, as she implements strict rules for Eliot€“to
remain on the couchwhile it is in use. Eliot remains unharmed, and we recognize the knife as a
tool over which Mrs. Sen has immense mastery.

The third symbol presents a
foil to Mrs. Sen's chopping knifeher relationship with driving.
Mrs. Sen, as it is explained at the beginning of the story, cannot drive but is slowly but
steadily learning from her husband. She harbors intense anxieties over the act, and we see her
frequently hesitating to signal and turn while she practices with her husband. Driving becomes a
physical embodiment of Mrs. Sen's feelings of loneliness and alienation in America. While the
chopping knifea symbol of home, family, and nourishmentdemonstrates to readers Mrs. Sen's
comfort and ease, even in the face of something potentially dangerous, driving illustrates her
difficulties adjusting to her new home. The most striking comparison between the knife and
driving can be identified through the final scene of the story. Mrs. Sen decides to illegally
drive herself and Eliot to the fish market, driven ( intended) by her need for fish to include
in a stew she is preparing. On their way to the market, Mrs. Sen swerves into a telephone pole,
slightly injuring herself and Eliot. Mrs. Sen, despite her efforts to keep Eliot safe when she
uses her knife, is unable to keep him out of harm's way once she is driving a car. While Mrs.
Sen confidently steers her "Viking ship" of a knife, she falters and panics behind the
wheel of a carsomething foreign, alienating, and impersonal.

Give examples of a static and a dynamic character from The Things They Carried and discuss why you identified them as such, providing evidence...

In
literature, a static character is one that does not undergo important change in the course of
the story; in other words, they end up the same person as they started. On the other hand, a
dynamic character is one that does undergo an important change. However, this change does not
refer to a change of circumstance, but of character. By definition, a dynamic character has to
undergo an internal change, even if that is triggered by external
circumstances. That is exactly what happens to First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross in 's . The death
of Ted Lavender by enemy fire causes a profound internal change in Cross, but the nature of this
change is not what it seems on the surface. On the surface it seems Cross, blaming himself as
platoon leader for Lavenders death, has turned into a more responsible, focused
character.

He was now determined to perform his duties
firmly and without negligence. It wouldnt help Lavender, he knew that, but from this point
on...