In 1984 how are the proles superior to the Party members according to Winston? (Part 2)

The proles
are free to live their lives how they want to, for the most part.  The proles, consisting of
nearly 85% of the population, are not part of the party, and are not watched incessantly like
party members are, or those that work for the party. envies that freedom.  He wants to be able
to live his life unexamined, and with whomever doing whatever he wants.  He is sick and tired of
the constant fear, paranoia, and surveillance.  The proles don't have to worry about that,
because the party doesn't worry about them.  They spend most of their lives struggling to work
and make ends meet, and the constant warfare that exists in the world keeps their passions and
patriotism afire and satisfied.

Winston wonders why the proles don't rise up
and rebel against the party, becuase if they did, they would squash the party instantly from
sheer numbers alone.  They have, through the fact that they are so large in number, the power to
get rid of the thing in life that Winston hates so much:  the party.  He envies that power.  He
finds them superior because they have potential, they have freedom, and they have a life that
they can live as they choose (in their limited circumstances).  I hope that those thoughts
helped; good uck!

With the aid of examples, explain how globalization has affected an industry of your choice.

Another industry
significantly impacted by globalization is the food industry. Before globalization, food
production and distribution occurred on a local scale; with urbanization and expansion, food is
now produced and distributed globally. In many ways this shift has increased food availability,
affordability, and diversity; it is now easier and cheaper to ship food to most locations. This
provides consumers in developed countries with a wider array of choices and convenience;
bridging cultural and geographic barriers and allowing customers to choose "what they want,
when they want it." It has changed dietary habits, improved food safety, and allows
companies to reach a wider range of consumers.

However, the benefits of food
globalization are not evenly distributed, and there are several significant consequences of
globalization. Increased preservation technology and affordability has contributed to the rise
of fast food chains and highly processed goods, which are generally...

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What gains did black people achieve during Reconstruction even though it was an overall failure?

Usually,
historians point to the fact that blacks managed to set up stable communities of their own
outside of the context of slavery.  This is not a big deal in terms of politics or of rights,
but it is seen as evidence that black ex-slaves were not helpless.

For
example, one of the books I have used to teach from talks about how the free blacks managed to
set up their own churches and fraternal societies.  It also emphasizes that blacks were able to
"reestablish and reaffirm" the families that had been broken up by
slavery.

What similes does Romeo use to convey Juliet's beauty?

Ais a
comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as. The comparison tends to enhance the
qualities of one of those things. Immediately after seeingat Capulet's party in ,compares her
beauty (it is definitely her looks he is speaking of here because he has yet to meet her) to a
precious jewel:

It seems she hangs upon the cheek of
night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiops ear

This
comparison needs a bit of explanation because one might not understand what Romeo is speaking
of. It was probably common in Renaissance Italy for men from Ethiopia to act as traders and to
visit Italian cities. Romeo may have seen just such a man, or maybe read about them. These
Ethiopians were often wealthy and would have adorned themselves in elaborate jewelry such as
diamonds, emeralds or rubies.

 

Later, in , Romeo
once again uses a simile to describe Juliet. Here he may also be speaking of her personality and
not just her beauty because he has spoken to her briefly in the waning moments of Capulet's
party. He compares her to an angel coming down from heaven as a messenger to bring happiness and
light to Romeo's life (which, by his own admittance, had been darkened by his unrequited love
for Rosaline):

O, speak again, bright
angel, for thou art
As glorious to this night, being oer my head,
As is a
wing¨d messenger of heaven

This comparison to a "bright angel" is very in much in keeping with
Shakespeare's recurring motif of light and dark which pervades the .

`(3,27) , (5,243)` Write an exponential function `y=ab^x` whose graph passes through the given points.

The given
two points of the exponential function are (3,27) and (5,243).

To determine
the exponential function

`y=ab^x`

plug-in the given x and
y values.

For the first point (3,27), the values of x and y are x=3 and y=27.
Plugging them, the exponential function becomes:

`27=ab^3`     (Let this be
EQ1.)

For the second point (5,243), the values of x and y are x=5 and y=243.
Plugging them, the function becomes:

`243=ab^5`     (Let this be
EQ2.)

To solve for the values of a and b, apply substitution method of system
of equations. To do so, isolate the a in EQ1.

`27=ab^3`

`27/b^3=a`

Plug-in this to EQ2.

`243=ab^5`

`243=27/b^3*b^5`

And, solve for
b.

`243= 27b^2`

`243/27=b^2`

`9=b^2`

`+-sqrt9=b`

`+-3=b`

Take note that in the exponential function `y=ab^x` , the b should be greater than zero
`(bgt0)` . When` b lt=0` ,  it is no longer an exponential function.

So,
consider only the positive value of b which is 3.

Now that the value of b is
known, plug-in it to EQ1.

`27=ab^3`

`27=a(3)^3`

And, solve for a.

`27=27a`

`27/27=a`

`1=a`

Then, plug-in a=1 and b=3 to

`y=ab^x`

So this becomes

`y=1*3^x`

`y=3^x`

Therefore, the exponential function that
passes the given two points is `y=3^x` .

Re-read Steinbeck's description of Slim. What does this description tell you about Slim's character? Is he a man to be trusted and looked up to?

Steinbeck describes Slim as a tall, composed
character, who moves with a "majesty achieved only by royalty and master craftsmen."
Steinback proceeds to describe Slim as an experienced jerkline skinner, capable of driving
twenty mules with a single line, which is an impressive skill. There is also a
"gravity" in Slim's manner, which influences people to listen whenever he speaks.
Steinbeck also writes,

His [Slim] authority was so great
that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love. (17)

Slim evidently offers the other workers valuable advice and people
respect his opinions on nearly any subject. Steinbeck's description of Slim reveals that he is a
trustworthy man, who is revered and admired on the ranch. He is also depicted as a wise
individual, who is an attentive listener and a slow speaker.

Overall, Slim
has the most important job on the ranch and carries himself with an air of authority. He is a
wise, sympathetic leader who is respected by his peers.

Thursday 28 September 2017

Providing information is the primary tactic employed by interest groups. A substantial portion of the legislation introduced into Congress is written...

There are two
main reasons why members of Congress would introduce legislation written in whole or in part by
interest groups.  One reason has to do with time and expertise.  The other has to do with trust
and political affinity.

The first reason that members of Congress would
submit such bills, rather than writing their own, is because they do not necessarily have the
time or the expertise to write the bills themselves.  Members of Congress have limited time and
resources.  They are typically members of a number of committees and subcommittees.  They have
to participate in those groups activities as well as things like floor debates.  They have to
consider large numbers of proposed bills every year.  They have to engage in fund raising and
other election-related activities.  They do have staff, but they do not have many staffers
compared to the amount of work there is to be done.  In addition, members do not always have the
expertise and knowledge needed to put together a whole bill on a given subject.  They may know a
little about the subject, but they are not thoroughly expert in it.  Because they lack the time
and the knowledge to write the bills themselves, they submit bills that are written for
them.

The second reason has to do with trust and affinity.  If a member of
Congress is conservative, for example, they are likely to trust the National Rifle Association
and they are likely to feel a connection to that organization.  They might also be tied to it
through campaign donations that it provides to them.  Because they trust the NRA, they will not
fear that it is writing a bill that they do not like.  Because they feel connected to it and
they need its money, they might also feel obligated to introduce the bill.

In
general, then, members of Congress will do this because it saves them precious time and effort
and because they trust the interest groups and/or feel that they owe the groups some
loyalty.

What are some examples of Simon being a Christ-like figure in Lord of the Flies?

is in many
ways set apart as a holy figure who is unlike the other boys. For instance, while he was in 's
choir at home, he never follows Jack's lead on the island. This suggests that for Simon, the
choir was a sincere form of worship, while for Jack it was a way of becoming powerful.

Simon is gentle and centered. Like a Christ figure caring for his sheep, Simon tends to
the needs of the vulnerable younger boys. Like Christ, he is concerned about both their material
needs for food when they are hungry and their spiritual need for comfort when they have
nightmares on the island.

Like Christ, Simon goes off to meditate and commune
alone with nature. He has developed an intuitive sense of perception that allows him to see
beyond the fears of the other boys and so, like Christ, is not deceived by superstition. He is
also able to resist the lure of Jack and his embrace of an atavistic, cruel way of life that
revels in destruction.

Simon has a Christlike ability to communicate with
the...

Wednesday 27 September 2017

Why is "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" a love song?

In a typical love song,
the singer might tell their loved one just how much they care, that they cannot live without the
other person, or that their life will not be complete without that other person's love in
return. However, Prufrock's love song does not feel particularly love-songlike at all. He never
says how much he loves this woman with whom he attends the party and never states that he cannot
live without her. Instead, he considers asking her an "overwhelming question" --
possibly if she loves him too, or even if she will agree to marry him -- but he never actually
asks it because he is too afraid of potential rejection. The typical singer of a love song makes
themselves vulnerable as they confess their feelings, but Prufrock simply cannot bring himself
to do the same. Therefore, the title of the poem is ironic: he does not have the courage to sing
a real love song, and this is the best he can muster.

How can I analyze the song "No One" by Alica Keys in regard to texture, rhythm, and melody?

Estrella D'Amore

Texture is a way of looking at the way all the pieces of a song come together. It has
to do with the combination of instruments, voice. Basically, it looks at the combination of
melody, harmony, and rhythm. Because it involves all these elements, it may be helpful to look
at texture last.

The melody can be the tone of the music. As you analyze
this aspect, you might want to take into consideration the notes she uses. It can also be useful
to think about what emotions the music evokes. "No One" is a very emotional song, and
the sounds are a little bit stretched to evoke feelings of longing.

It's also
a very rhythmic song. There's repetition in the lyrics and the instruments. Try to think of why
she might have wanted to create that repetition, or how the rhythm makes you feel.

All of these elements go into making a song. You might want to research what
instruments are used in the song, to figure out how many layers of music there are. This, along
with your analysis of the melody and rhythm,...

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What is the moral conflict in "Rappaccini's Daughter"?

In his story,
"," Hawthorne raises a question proposed by others such as Victor Hugo with his
character Claude Frollo and Mary Shelley with Victor Frankenstein: What are the ethical
boundaries of science? 

When science infringes upon love, there are horrific
repercussions as in Hawthorne's narrative. In his efforts to protect his daughter Beatrice, Dr.
Rappacini seeks to protect her by wrapping her in poison to which she has developed an immunity
because of her father's potions.  But, in the end she is susceptible to the envious service of
Rappacini's rival, Dr. Baglioni, who convinces the innocent Giovanni to give her an antidote
which destroys her.  Thus, Giovanni becomes corrupted morally as his selfish desires for
Beatrice effect her demise. For, the fatal love of science of Rappacini and Baglioni produces
moral conflicts with characters that ultimately result in estrangement and death.  Beatrice
tells Giovanni,

"There was an awful doom...the effect
of my father's fatal love of science--which estranged me from all society of my
kind."

In his effort to protect his daughter,
Rapaccini has severed Beatrice from all other human contact than himself. And, in loving her
Giovanni has separated himself from the rest of the world.

 

In chapters 19€“21 of The Shakespeare Stealer, how is Shakespeare seen through Widges eyes?

Ollie Kertzmann, M.A.

Shakespeare is exacting during rehearsals but disconnected and melancholy at other
times.

One thing Widge mentions is practicing while Shakespeare and Mr.
Phillips watch and criticize the performance. It doesn't seem like they're being unfair; rather,
it seems like they're trying to create a better performance. It's clear that when Shakespeare is
watching the play, he's paying enough attention to notice how the actors are performing their
parts and working to improve the play.

However, outside rehearsals,
Shakespeare is a self-contained person who seems sad to Widge. He walks by Widge, Sander,
Julian, and Nick without noticing...

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How did Mesopotamian civilization have the greatest impact on the development of human civilization?

Mesopotamia's greatest influence on future civilizations was the spread of agriculture. The
region, located in the fertile area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was excellent for
farming. Once irrigation was developed, the long growing season here could be properly utilized.
Thanks to agriculture, populations grew due to the abundance of food. This led to a need for
more laws and governance in order to ensure that society did not break down. People could now
stay in one placeinstead of putting their energies into migration, they could develop
architecture. The people living in this region developed city walls and ceremonial ziggurats.
People could also save part of the harvest for future planting. These people did not know it at
the time, but they were selecting crops for future use based on genetics; this is something that
farmers do even today. Mesopotamian agriculture is the...

Why does the revolution fail in Animal Farm?

usurping power and utilizingto manipulate the other animals is the primary reason the revolution
is a failure. Initially, the animals successfully expel Mr. Jones and his men from the farm and
establish an egalitarian society founded on the principles of Animalism, which is a system of
thought derived from 's speech championing animal independence and equality. Shortly after
establishing , Napoleon, with the help of his nine ferocious dogs, chasesoff the farm and usurps
power. Napoleon immediately stops accepting proposals from the other animals during...

How are conformity and individuality portrayed in The Crucible?

Conformity and
individuality are at the heart of this play.

The play
speaks to anyone who has lived in a society where the questioning of authority and of the
general opinion leads to rejection and punishment.

John
Proctor and Giles Corey stand as examples of inviduals who maintain their independence and
question the authority of the court in Salem, while much of the town succumbs to the pressure to
conform. 

The specific pressures set against Proctor and Giles are directly
related to conformity as are the accusations used against them. 

In court,
Proctor's choice to avoid baptizing his child in the church is used as evidence against him.
This is, on the simplest level, a symptom of Proctor's choice to remain an independent
individual. He refuses to conform for the sake of appearances. He has his own opinions and his
own reasons for doing or not doing things. In the case of the baptism, Proctor does not want
Reverend Parris to touch his children and so chooses to avoid the rite of...

Tuesday 26 September 2017

In the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, what is an opinion of the idea that the characters' (Denny and Enzo) response to difficult circumstances...

The mantra
of Enzo in the novel is That which you manifest is before you. In other
words, we manifest our own destinies. The premise of the novel is that Enzo is preparing himself
to follow the Mongolian belief that if chosen and well educated a dog will be reincarnated as a
human. In his quest to gain what it takes, he comes to realize the hardships humanity faces. His
owner, Denny, is in the throws of a custody battle with his in-laws after his wife passes away.
This plot line highlight how overcoming conflict is essential to determining our
future.

In Enzo's quest to educate himself on human life, he watches
television about race cars. Denny is an avid racer and Enzo wants to understand what his owner
knows. As such, Enzo learns from...

Is Mr. Harvey ever caught by the police in Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones?

No,
the police do not catch Mr. Harvey. However, he is suspected and questioned by the police.
Unfortunately, the police are not able to connect Mr. Harvey to the crime. The investigation
eventually comes to a standstill because there are no further leads. The friends and family of
Susie Salmon also believe Mr. Harvey is responsible for her death. Susies sister even breaks
into Mr. Harveys house in search of evidence. At this point, Mr. Harvey flees town.

In the end,...

An Unlikely Avenger? Harold Bloom argues that "Hamlet cannot strike us as a likely avenger, because his intellectual freedom, his capaciousness of...

Hamlet isn't
sure the ghost is what the ghost says he is.  So, all the talking is the result of this
uncertainty.  He is looking for proof...proof of Claudius' guilt, proof of his mother's
involvement, proof that ghosts can come back and give orders as they were accustomed to do in
the living world.

He is being cautious before he acts too rashly and is
proven to have been mislead by the forces of evil.  Had Macbeth been less quick to act, his
"end" would have been less tragic.

Monday 25 September 2017

Who is the protogonist of the story?

One of s
accomplishments in is the way he encourages the reader to shift their
sympathies for different characters throughout the novel. This shift corresponds to the changing
circumstances of the farms inhabitants, which includes their perceptions of the new social
situationin which they find themselves. A few of the main characters are carried through from
beginning to end, which would tend to make the reader identify one of them as the . Keeping in
mind the distinction between a protagonist and a hero, we can identifyas the protagonist.
However, rather than a hero, he can be regarded as an anti-hero because he has so many negative
characteristics.

The story of Napoleons eventual triumph as the farms sole
ruler does not provide a happy ending for everyone.strongly makes the point that the power this
pig gains corrupts him so thoroughly that he might as well be a human. There are a number of
sympathetic characters, but they do not make it through to the end: We watch , , andexit the
action at meaningful junctures. While the novel does chronicle Napoleons cleverness in charting
his ascent, it is often difficult to root for him.

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How is the start of The Lovely Bones tense?

does a great job of building tension in its first chapter. Susie's second line of
narration, the second line in the entire book, says "I was fourteen when I was murdered on
December 6, 1973." We immediately know from this statement that we are building up to
something terrible.

The setting is also a major player in
creating...

What does Bruno do to entertain himself in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Bruno
finds life at "Out-With," as he calls it, rather tedious to say the least. Left to his
own devices and with plenty of time on his hands, he suddenly finds that he has to make his own
entertainment to stave off the perennial danger of boredom.

One way he does
this is through building a tire-swing out in the garden. At first, it's all rather fun as Bruno
swings back and forth on his wonderful new toy. Unfortunately, it isn't very long before things
turn sour. Bruno falls off the swing and cuts his knee. On seeing this, Pavel, the family's
servantactually more of a slaverushes out from the kitchen and tends to the boy's wound. While
treating Bruno, Pavel reveals that he used to be a doctor.

Bruno also tries
to entertain himself by making friends with Shmuel, a young Jewish inmate of Auschwitz. As
Shmuel is stuck on the other side of the fence from Bruno, there's no chance that the two boys
can play together. Nonetheless, Bruno still finds the time that he spends talking to Shmuel to
be most agreeable and a very good cure for boredom. Over time, the two boys will develop a close
friendship that will end in tragic consequences for both of them.

Saturday 23 September 2017

Is Oedipus a tragic or a pathetic character? Is Oedipus a tragic or a pathetic character?

is certainly a tragic
character. Because he is willing to hear and accept the truth about himself, because he is a
noble figure in bearing and in role, and because he strives to courageously outwork his fate,
Oedipus can be seen to possess virtue. His failure, eliciting our sympathy, does not diminish
his virtue but occurs, instead, in spite of his virtue and his great
efforts. 

In Macbeth, why are the three witches important?

In William
Shalespeare's play , the three witches are very important. They set the
mood, set the plot, and to bring the supernatural into the play. 

First,set
the mood of the entire play. Given the witches are seen in the opening scene of the first act,
the mood is defined as ominous and dark.

Second, the witches are important
for their actual role in the play. The witches are responsible for providingwith the
prophecies....

Friday 22 September 2017

In "A Wrinkle in Time," what is Mr. Murry's nickname for Meg?

Mr. Murry
calls Meg "Megaparsec," which is the term for 3.26 million light years, according to
Meg.

What are the opinions of Laertes and Polonius about the love between Hamlet and Ophelia ?

In Act 3, Scene 3,
bothandgivesome advice about her relationship with .  Their advice is not altogether dissimilar,
but Laertes is much more optimistic about 's intentions than Polonius is.  First, Laertes tells
her,

For Hamlet, and the trifling of his
favor,
Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,
A violet in the youth of primy
nature,
Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,
The perfume and suppliance
of a minute,
No more. (3.3.6-11)

In other words,
she should think of Hamlet's feelings for her as a passionate flirtation only.  It will be only
temporary and, though sweet, it will last no longer than a minute because it is just a youthful
fling.  He further cautions her that "[Hamlet's] will is not his own, / For he himself is
subject to his birth" (3.3.20-21).  Laertes means that Hamlet will likely not be able to
choose his marriage partner himself because he is of royal blood; Laertes does not believe that
Hamlet would be allowed to marry Ophelia even if he wanted to.

Polonius is a
little more forward than Laertes, and a little more pessimistic about Hamlet's motives.  He,
too, believes that Ophelia needs to forget about Hamlet and move on, but he is less willing to
see Hamlet as another innocent youth caught in the throes of young love and much more inclined
to see him as someone out to get Ophelia into bed.  He says,

In few, Ophelia,
Do not believe his vows, for they are brokers,
Not
of that dye which their investments show,
But mere implorators of unholy
suits,
Breathing like sanctified and pious bawds
The better to beguile. 
(3.3.135-140)

Polonius advises her to remember that
Hamlet enjoys a great deal more freedom than she does.  (Subtext: Hamlet is a young man with
royal blood and sleeping with someone will have no effect on his reputation or marriage
prospects.)  He cautions her against believing Hamlet's vows of love (even if they seem
honorable) because his intentions only seem pure when they are really
lustful. 

Does "restrained, precise, sparkling, light, formal" or "emotional, rambling, cloudy, heavy, informal" describe Saki's style?

's style is one of the
reasons his stories are such a success - on the whole they are very precise, matter of fact
pieces ofthat adds great humour to the content. Thus given your list of pairs above, Saki's
style can be described as: restrained, precise, sparkling, light and formal. It is quickly
established that this story is narrated...

Thursday 21 September 2017

Is it possible to reach the center of the earth (as the heroes try to do in Journey to the Center of the Earth)?

In the
novel, Professor Lidenbrock and the others descend deep beneath the earth and reach a granite
wall. They blast through it, but instead of finding a passageway to the center of the earth,
they encounter what seems to be a bottomless pit. They don't get to the center of the earth.
Instead they are swept along by whirling, rushing water and eventually are ejected back to the
surface of the earth through a volcano.

Although they don't get to the exact
center of the earth, the explorers go farther beneath the earth's surface than anyone has gone
before and find an uncharted world populated by dinosaurs, giant mushrooms, and primitive
people, along with bodies of water nobody on the surface of the planet has ever seen before.
They do have a magnificent adventure.

Why was Justinians code significant?

One aspect of
Justinians Code, which is often forgotten, is that it was significant for women in the Byzantine
Empire. Remember that the societies of the ancient world were largely patriarchal (ruled by
men), and although Justinian did not change this state of being, his code did have an impact the
lives of women living under his rule.

Under Justinians Code, for example, a
woman could not be forced into prostitution, and women who committed adultery were no longer
sentenced to death. In fact, Justinian decreed that no woman should ever be sent to jail because
he was worried that women might be sexually targeted by male prison guards. Instead, all crimes
were punishable by sending a woman to a nunnery.

There were also great
advances for women in other areas. A woman could inherit property, for instance, and claim back
her dowry if her marriage ended in divorce. This gave her financial security as a single
woman.

Much of the impetus for these laws came from the influence
of...

Wednesday 20 September 2017

What are some examples of Hawthorne's symbolism in "Rappaccinis Daughter"?

Hawthorne
is a very symbolic writer, and "" is no exception.  There's one overwhelming symbol in
this short story, and it's carried throughout the work--the purple plant as sister to
Beatrice.

The first time we see the purple plant is when Dr. Rappaccini is in
the garden and draws near to the plant.  When he does, he calls out for his daughter to come
take care of it--despite the fact that he's wearing gloves and a mask for protection while she's
wearing none.  When we see her, Beatrice appears to be one of the flowers herself, both in skin
tone and in dress.  She is wearing a purple dress, much like the plant her father has called her
to attend to. 

Then, with all the
tenderness in her manner that was so strikingly expressed in her words, she busied herself with
such attentions as the plant seemed to require; and Giovanni, at his lofty window, rubbed his
eyes, and almost doubted whether it were a girl tending her favorite flower, or one sister
performing the duties of affection to another.

Beatrice
approaches the plant with obvious joy, addressing it as her sister.  She hugs it and tends to it
as affectionately and kindly as if they were, indeed, sisters.

Over the
course of the story, we learn that this is not so far from the truth.  The purple-flowered plant
was planted on the exact day Beatrice was born.  It's constantly referred to as her sister, as
well.  The symbolism is too obvious to miss--they two of them are one, symbolically, and what
happens to one will happen to the other. 

Remember, Rappaccini could no
longer touch the plant, for it had become too deadly for him.  The same, of course, is true for
Beatrice.  Despite the fact that the evil doctor has "created" an Adam for his
daughter Eve, she will not be able to go anywhere, do anything, or touch anyone outside the
confines of this garden.  What Rappaccini fails to understand is that he has created two
monsters, and one of them will soon know it and hate him for it.

 

Describe Jig and the important part she plays in "Hills Like White Elephants."

While the
character's name is Jig, Hemingway, as narrator, does not refer to her by name; instead, he uses
"the girl" in contrast to "the man" or "the American" for the male
character.  This use of "the girl" establishes the tone of the male character's speech
to her:  patronizing and inconsiderate.

Jig does not, at first, realize that
her lover is so patronizing and self-centered.  However, as the conversation between them
develops, she begins to discern his selfishness in asking her to have an abortion.  At any rate,
she realizes that the relationship between them will never be the same regardless of her
decision:

'Then what will we do afterward?'

'We'll be fine afterward.  Just like we were before.'

'What makes
you think so?'

'That's the only thing that bothers us.  It's the only thing
that' made us unhappy.'

This last line of the man's is
key to Jig's understanding of his true character, for it indicates his selfishness.  As she
walks to the end of the station, the girl gazes at the other side, the fertile side where there
are fields of grain and trees with a river beyond.  With the wisdom of intuition, she realizes
that they have relinquished the fertile side and remain on the barren one.

Knowing that things can never be as they have been, even though her lover insists that
they can, Jig now negates everything that he says. When he asks her repeatedly to "come
back," Jig knows there is no going back.  She knows they will remain on the barren side of
the tracks in their life together.

Discuss the importance of names in A Wrinkle In Time.

Names
indicate compassion, personality, and love in . For example, Mrs. Whatsit,
Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which are not human, but they take on whimsical human names to show their
love for and solidarity with humankind. They want to be seen as distinct individuals with
personalities. Meg's father shows his love for Meg by calling her by her nickname,...

What aspects of Edwards' sermon would be effective today ?

One
aspect of Edwards' sermon that might resonate today is how the path of personal sin awakens the
wrath of God.  It is an approach that many in the religious community take today.  Equating
individual action with sin that triggers the anger of the divine is part of Edwards' approach
that can be seen today.  Perhaps its resonance might not be as pronounced at the
time...

Tuesday 19 September 2017

What is a brief summary with a critic appreciation of Edward Said's Orientalism?

In brief,
Said's  argued that the "Orient" was a mythic construct of
western European nations, a construct that served colonialist aims. The Europeans took all the
wildly varying cultures that ranged from Egypt to India to China and lumped them all under one
term: the "Orient." Said contended that there is no such thing as the
"Orient," except in the European imagination. To Said, calling all these cultures the
"Orient," as if they were a "monolith," served the agenda of Europeans who
wanted to exploit this territory. By taking vastly different cultures and labeling them all
equally the "Other," that is to say, inferior, feminine, irrational, less developed
and mysterious, they could all be seen as in equal need of firm, masculine, rationalist,
European control. 

A critical appreciation
would note that Said's book shook the foundations of Western thinking about the
"Orient." It has been enormously influential, even if it has been criticized (nothing
is perfect). The key point is that after Orientalism nobody doing serious
scholarship would ever look at those many countries and cultures spreading across half the globe
as an undifferentiated, "exotic," mass again. In fact, calling Eastern cultures
"Oriental" has now become politically incorrect. Said's work can be said to stand as
one of the most influential scholarly books of the last quarter of the twentieth
century. 

What were Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's reactions to the murder just after it was committed?

In act
2, scene 2,wanders onto the stage carrying the bloody daggers and is visibly frightened and
disturbed by his violent actions.reveals that he has been experiencing auditory hallucinations
by telling his wife that he heard the chamberlains say, "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder
sleep" (2.2.35). He also laments about his inability to say amen when one of the
chamberlains sneezed and is completely shaken by the stressful situation.

In
contrast,is in control of her emotions and tries her best to settle her hysterical husband and
ease his mind. She criticizes him for lamenting about his bloody hands and ridicules Macbeth for
being afraid of the dead bodies when he refuses to reenter 's chamber. Lady Macbeth also
demonstrates her collected, composed demeanor by taking the bloody daggers back into the chamber
and smearing blood onto the chamberlains to make it seem like they committed the
crime.

The difference in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's reactions to
the...

Monday 18 September 2017

What does Goodman Brown mean when he says, "Faith kept me back a while" in Hawthorne's story, Young Goodman Brown?

In order to
have attained full membership, the Puritan church insisted not only that its congregation lead
godly lives and display a comprehension of tenets of their Christian faith, but they also must
demonstrate that they had experienced true evidence of the workings of Gods grace in their
souls. This is whysets out one night.  When he tells the devil, "Faith kept me back a
while" it is a statement pregnant with meaning because by the time he arrives at the
meeting place, ironically, Faith is already there. But, the "Faith" that kept him back
is his illusionary faith.  Thus, the disillusionment in his Calvinistic beliefs begins shortly
after Goodman meets the devil as the devil turns Brown'sboast of being from a race of honest men
and good Chritians upon Goodman,

Well said, Goodman
Brown!  I have been as well acquainted with your family as with ever one among the
Puritans.

After Brown perceives that Goody Cloyse
consorts with the devilhe is disturbed. Thomas E. Connolly, author of "Hawthorne's 'Young
Goodman Brown':  An Attack on Puritanic Calvinism" states that the reader should be aware
of Hawthorne's criticism of Calvinism here as the narrator notes that Goodman's remark,
"That old woman taught me my catechism" is followed by "and there was a world of
meaning in this simple comment."

And, as the narrative progresses, Brown
begins to recognize that his original conception about his Faith is wrong. For, Deacon Gookin
and the "good old minister"who are also associated with the devil, effect Brown's
recognition that his Calvinistic faith is diabolic, not divine.  With allegorical symbolism,
Hawthorne writes of the effect that this awakening has on Brown,

Young Goodman Brown caught hold of a tree for support, being ready to sink down on the
ground, faint and overburdened with the heavy sickness of his heart....While he still gazed up
to the deep arch of the firmament, though no wind was stirring, a cloud hurried across the
zenith and hid the brightening stars." 

Further,
when he sees the pink ribbons of Faith wafting in the air,  these ribbons symbolize Brown's
initial illusion that his faith will lead him to heaven.  As Goodman cries, "My faith is
gone!" his faith no longer means what it once did. He hears the devil underscore the
implications of the Calvinisitic predestination and the depravity of man as he states,
"Evil is the nature of mankind.  Evil must be your only happiness...."

So, on his journey with the devil, Young Goodman Brown has not lost his faith; he has
simply learned its terrible significance despite Faith's holding him back for a while. Connolly
contends,

This story is Hawthorne's criticism of the
teachings of Puritanic-Calvinism....the doctrine of the elect and damned is not a faith which
carries man heavenward on its skirts, as Brown once believed, but, instead, condemns him to
hell--bad and good alike indiscriminately--and for all intents and puposes so few escape as to
make one man's chance of salvation almost disappear.

It
is this epiphany to the meaning of his Puritanic-Calvinistic faith which, then, causes Brown to
perceive his minister as a hypocrite when he teaches about the "saint-like lives and
triumphant death and future bliss."  For, he has learned from his forest experience that
there is little other than "misery unutterable.""Faith held me back,"
therefore, means that Brown's belief that faith will lead him to heaven has been
illusionary.

Who are the main characters in Kindred?

Dana Franklin
is an African American woman thrust into the past to save a white ancestor. She must experience
slavery of the south. The man she is sent to protect is Rufus Weylin. In the end, she kills
Rufus and loses an arm on her final return to the present.

Kevin Franklin is
Dana's husband. He is white with gray hair and almost colorless eyes. After Dana ventures to the
past a couple of times, he tricks his way into going with her the next time. This causes some
problems between them due to their experiences in the past.

Alice Greenwood is
a black ancestor of Dana's. They look a lot alike. She is initially a free black, but after she
and her husband try to escape, she is sold into slavery. Dana persuades Alice to sleep with
Rufus, two of her children die, and the other slaves have nothing to do with her because she is
sleeping with Rufus. She becomes very bitter.

Rufus Weylin is the white
ancestor that Dana is sent to protect. He can be cruel, as seen with his attempt to rape Alice.
Dana is able to get along with him until he tries to use Dana as a replacement for Alice. Dana
kills him.

Numerous Bible passages besides Genesis refer to Ancient Near-Eastern Cosmology. Looking at Exodus 20.4, Psalm 93, and Proverbs 8:22-29, what words or...

As
you probably already know, Ancient Near-Eastern Cosmology, or Biblical cosmology, is the way the
writers of the Biblespecifically the Old Testamentviewed the universe, in terms of how it was
formed and what it meant. Because the Old Testament was written over a significant period of
time, not all the writers shared identical beliefs, but some ideas recur, such as that of the
Earth being suspended over water between heaven and the underworld (which was, before concepts
of Hell, simply a place where humans went after death).

Let's go through
these suggested passages one at a time and look for the elements that connect with Ancient Near
Eastern Cosmology.

In Exodus 20:4, we can clearly see this understanding of
the structure of earth and its relationship to the rest of the cosmos. In this verse, readers
are counseled against making images "in the form of anything in heaven above or on the
earth beneath or in the waters below." I've used the New International Version here,
because it's a clear translation; it helps us understand how earth was viewed as being a flat
circle above water, with Heaven over it.

In Psalm 93, we see elements once
again of this structure, but we also find the importance of the seaand of the Lord being more
"mighty" than the sea is. In the "agon" or "struggle" model of how
God came into his power, he smashes the seas, which represent chaos and are filled with
monsters. The "thunder of the great waters" mentioned in this Psalm seems to represent
the seas' battle against God, which God has now wonhe is "mightier than the breakers of the
sea" and has thus established himself as the most powerful thing in Creation.

In Proverbs 8: 22€“29, the image of God establishing dominion over the seas recurs
againGod "gave the sea its boundary" so that it would not "overstep his
command." God has done battle against the sea, and he has also set the "clouds
above" and fixed "the fountains of the deep" below the earth. This passage gives
clear evidence again of how the earth is viewed as being in between the waters below, which God
has wrestled into submission, and the heavens above. The speaker in thisis generally understood
to be Wisdom.

What were the economic effects of the Black Death on Western Europe?

The Black Death
was a pandemic that killed up to 200 million people in Europe during the fourteenth century. Its
economic impacts were enormous.

The immediate effect was a sharp downturn in
agricultural production as a result of loss of labor. This, in turn, prompted widespread
famine.

Not all impacts were necessarily negative, however. A shortage of
labor for agricultural production, created by the large death toll, generated upward pressure on
wages. Peasants were able to demand more for their work, which resulted inat least temporarilya
better distribution of wealth. In England, one response to this growing demand for higher wages
was the Statute of Laborers of 1351. The new ordinance set out that every healthy unemployed
person of working age must accept any job offered to him and could not demand wages beyond those
that were offered. This met with varying degrees of success.

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Were the animals better before or after the revolution?

is anabout the abuses
of power. The animals who lived and labored on the farm when it was owned by the human farmer
Jones had no say in what how they lived or died, and no opportunity to learn about a different
way of life. Because Jones exploited and did not educate them, the animals also were denied
knowledge of the tools necessary to govern themselves after they gained independence. After the
revolution, the animals gained the important quality of self-determination. However, their
inexperience rendered them susceptible to manipulation by those who prized power. The animals as
a group are shown to benefit from self-determination, but individual animals are portrayed as
differing widely in their ability to maximize those benefits.

How did Mercy react to becoming sick in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

A
reader should check in chapter 17 for solid textual evidence regarding this question. Readers
are told right at the start of the chapter that Kit is healing nicely, and she asks Mercy for
some help. Kit is shocked to discover that Mercy can't answer because Mercy is hit with a
coughing fit that doubles her over. It is almost...

What are three examples of Lauries poor behavior at home?

In
"," Laurie's mother anticipates some behavioral changes when her son starts
kindergarten, so she is not too surprised when Laurie is rude to his parents when he comes home
from school. Arriving home after his first day, he throws his things down and yells. The
rudeness appears irregularly, accompanied by bad jokes and insults at his parents'
expense.

In addition to making impolite remarks and demands, Laurie becomes
very self-centered. He dominates the conversation with endless stories from his day at school.
He is especially impressed by Charles's antics, his disrespect for the teacher and the other
students alike, and his outright violence.

The plot of the story hinges on
the biggest example of his bad behavior, lying, which for weeks goes completely unnoticed by his
parents. He has lied about everything Charles did: Charles does not exist.

In lines 179€“196 of "The Pit and the Pendulum," what are the sensory details listed? How do they contribute to the atmosphere? Which senses do they...

Because
the story appears in many different printed versions, lines 179€“196 could vary depending on
your copy of the text. However, I'm going to assume the passage being referred to is the scene
where the narrator wakes up to find himself strapped to a low table and is finally able to see
the interior of his cell. In this section, Poe uses visual, tactile, and gustatoryto create anof
suspense and terror. After having been drugged in his pitch black cell, the narrator now is
awake and able to look at the place he tried to discern without light. The first thing he
notices is the artwork on the walls. Painted on the walls are menacing fiends in colors that are
"faded and blurred." He also notices the stone floor and the pit that he had nearly
fallen into....

Saturday 16 September 2017

Who is the bankers foil character? Why?

As there
are only two characters in "," by process of elimination, the banker's foil would have
to be the lawyer. As with all literary foils, he exists to highlight certain features of a
diametrically opposite characterin this case, the banker who challenges him to the eponymous
bet.

Whereas the banker is worldly-wise, cynical, and totally obsessed with
money, the lawyer is somewhat naive, idealistic, and someone who isn't in the slightest bit
materialistic. To some extent, the banker and the lawyer represent extremes at opposite ends of
the personality spectrum. They may not know it, but each one needs the other to provide
validation for his value system. If the banker wins the bet, that will show that he was right
all along. If the lawyer prevails, however, then he will be able to expose the banker's
worldview as irredeemably cynical and morally corrupt.

Relate Maslow's hierarchy of needs to a person's decision to buy Coca Cola.

This
is a really interesting question because of how many levels of Maslow's hierarchy that Coke
purchase might fit. The hierarchy of needs is comprised of five levels of human needs, and it is
most often depicted as a pyramid. The lower levels are needs that must be obtained before a
person can move onto the next tier, and the needs move from physical needs to mental and
emotional needs until the top tier, of self-actualization, is reached.

The
Coke purchase might indeed serve as a bottom-tier physiological need. If a person is in
desperate need of calories or hydration, the Coke could fill that need in a pinch. It's not
necessarily the healthiest option, but it would work. The caffeine present in the drink might
also reduce or eliminate headaches or other caffeine withdrawal symptoms. Those physical
symptoms being relieved have a natural way of helping meet psychological needs. When your body
feels good, your emotional state tends to follow suit. Being in physical discomfort has
a...

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Friday 15 September 2017

What do pieces such as Marriage Is a Private Affair and Nectar in a Sieve demonstrate about the influence of modern ideas and modern ways on...

Among
the topics that both works address are arranged marriages, women working outside the home, and
the impact of urbanization and industrialization. In some ways, in both works it is
modernization that takes a son from his parents.

In , Nnaemeka and his
father disagree vehemently about the sons marriage plans. In part because the son has moved from
the village where he grew up to the city of Lagos, he has been exposed to many new ideas. There
he met Nene, who works as a teacher. His father disapproves of his son choosing his own bride,
as he believes in that arranged marriage is the only correct kind and has already selected a
bride for him; he also...

Wednesday 13 September 2017

Could black people testify in court during Frederick Douglass's time?

Black slaves could
not testify in court.  The reason was that because of their dependent status as slaves, many of
them learned to lie to their master as a way of manipulating him.  So it was thought that the
testimony of someone whose station in life gave him incentive to lie, would not be reliable in
court.  Southern white people were afraid of the example of freedom that a free black presented
to slaves, so they passed laws making freedom for blacks in the South not so much better than
slavery; this would explain why free blacks could not testify in the South.  (I am assuming that
they could not; I think that they could not; you better look it up.)  In the North, there were
no slaves and not a lot of free blacks, but the northern states would not let blacks testify in
court.  The only explanation that I can think of for this is racism.

In A Midsummer Night's Dream what does the resolution of Titania's quarrel with Oberon imply about the fairy dreamers?

It implies
several possible things. First, no matter how fierce their clash, they are ultimately wedthey
are a couple, paired natural forces, and so must get...

Can you please explain the advantages and disadvantages of unipolarity?

More
specifically, one should regard the advantages and disadvantages of unipolarity in regard to the
exercise of military power. 

The United States, for example, outspends every
other industrialized nation combined on the maintenance of its defense. This gives the United
States an advantage that it has enjoyed since the Second World War: the ability to police
conflicts in different parts of the world, particularly nations "threatened" by
Communism or a totalitarian power. The US's gargantuan military power has given it the ability
to ensure, or pursue, democracy throughout the worldeven in nations that...

Tuesday 12 September 2017

What are the reasons in which Rousseau believes in a government by the people?

Rousseau
believes that a government "by the people" is possible only when some elements fall
into place.  The first would be that individuals have to fully recognize that social settings do
a great deal to add to the corruptibility of mankind.  When Rousseau speaks the idea of,
"Man is born free, but lives in chains," he speaks of the notion that individuals must
break free of such a social condition, he speaks of attempting to...

What is the setting of "The Pit and the Pendulum?"

This story
is set during the Spanish Inquisition. This began in the late 15th century and lasted until the
early 1800s. This story supposedly takes place in the early 1800s when Napoleon was in power in
France. The Spanish Inquisition was a campaign undertaken by the leaders of Spain. The intent
was to maintain Catholic orthodoxy (belief and practice) and to convert non-Catholics, such as
Jews and Muslims, to Catholicism. The Inquisition is historically known for its repression,
censorship, and sometimes torture and execution of the people who were deemed to have committed
crimes against the faith (Catholicism). This occurred in Spain and other Spanish territories
such as the Canary Islands, Naples, and Spanish lands/colonies in North and South America. The
narrator reveals that this particular event is in Toledo, Spain. 

When the
story begins, the narrator finds himself imprisoned. He recalls his trial and conviction by the
Inquisitors. He notes that he has been sentenced to death. He finds himself being carried down
into a tomb (pit). This is the first of two rooms that he will be mentally and physically
tortured in. He is eventually rescued by the French General Lasalle and his army, enemies of the
Inquisition. This would have taken place in the early 1800s (during Napoleon's reign) but Poe
takes some artistic license with these historical facts and figures. The Spanish Inquisition
technically ended in 1834. 

Monday 11 September 2017

Calculate the sum of 1001 terms of the series 3,5,7,...

3, 5, 7, ....,
a1001  is an A.P  such that:

a1= 3

a2= 3+ 1*2

a3= 3+ 2*2

a4= 3+  3*2

.....

a1001 = 3+ 1000*2 = 2003

r= 2

==> S1001 = 3 +
5 + 7 + ...+ a1001

 We know that:

Sn =
(a1+an)*n/2

Sn = (3+ 2003)*1001/2

     = (2006)(1001)/2=
1004003.

==: Sn = 1004003

 

Sunday 10 September 2017

What are some adjectives to help describe Shmuel form the book?

Shmuel is
wise beyond his years. Despite being the exact same age as Bruno,
he knows considerably more about the outside world than the German boy. This is because, as a
member of a despised minority, Shmuel has been forced to grow up quickly due to the persecution
of his people.

As one of the many victims of the Nazis' systematic attempt to
destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe, Shmuel has never had a chance to enjoy a
carefree, happy childhood. As such, he's become much older than his years. He knows much more
about the world than Bruno, and much more than he'd care to.

Shmuel is also
highly intelligent. Unlike Bruno, he knows that they're in Poland.
He also knows where this is located in Europe (Bruno thinks it's in Denmark). It's clear that
Shmuel has received a sound education, albeit one that was inevitably cut short by the war.
Contrast this with Bruno, who's been indoctrinated with Nazi ideology from an early age and
encouraged to believe that Germany is superior to every other nation on earth.

Despite his hopeless situation, Shmuel is a very friendly
young man. That he's able to become friends with a German boy, the son of the camp commandant at
that, says a lot about his character. This indicates that, despite all that he's been through,
all the many horrors he's witnessed and endured, he still retains his basic
humanity.

Define and explain the following terms from 1984: Oceania, Airstrip One, Ingsoc, Big Brother, propaganda, Ministry of Truth, the Thought Police, and...

In s
classic novel , Oceania is the dystopian nation whereresides and is one of
the three major superstates throughout the world. Oceania is a totalitarian state and Big
Brother is the godlike figurehead. Airstrip One consists of Britain and is the third most
populous province in Oceania. London is the chief city of Airstrip One, where Winston Smith
lives and is depicted as a ruined, depressed city in need of repair. Ingsoc is an acronym for
English Socialism, which is the Partys political philosophy and ideology that suppresses
citizens' rights, manipulates the masses, and rewrites history. The three major principles of
Ingsoc are Newspeak, doublethink, and the mutability of the past.

Big Brother
is the omnipotent figurehead of the Party and fearless leader of Oceania. Big Brother's image
can be found everywhere throughout Oceania and the Party uses his image to cultivate loyalty and
fear among the masses. Throughout the story, Orwell depicts how the Party utilizes propaganda to
manipulate and control the masses. Propaganda is simply misleading information used to promote a
certain political viewpoint or policy. The Party is notorious for using propaganda to portray
Emmanuel Goldstein as a scapegoat, depict Big Brother as a fierce guardian, and create a
hystericalthroughout the city.

In the story, Winston Smith works in the
Ministry of Truth, which is one of the four major government institutions responsible for
rewriting history and producing various types of pro-government propaganda. Winston Smith's
specific job is editing and rewriting historical articles that coincide with the Party's current
political stance. Throughout the novel, Winston fears being caught by the Thought Police and
charged with thoughtcrime. The Thought Police are an enigmatic government organization of spies,
which track down political dissidents like Winston. Thoughtcrime is any politically unorthodox
thought that challenges or disagrees with Big Brothers stance in any way, shape, or form. In
Oceania, a citizen can be arrested for simply thinking negatively about the government or its
policies.

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Saturday 9 September 2017

The wrath of God is like great waters that are that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher (Pg.47). Explanation

Ais a comparison of two
unlike things using the words like or as. It is
similar to a , but similes are often considered somewhat less powerful than metaphors. This
particular quotation contains a simile, and it compares God's wrath
to flood waters that are, for the moment, safely held back by a dam; those waters rise higher
and higher, threatening to crest the top of the dam, or even break it, and flood the land around
it. In other words, God's wrath builds up, creating more and more pressure, just like the flood
waters; one day, finally, it becomes so much that it breaks the figurative dam and spills
everywhere. This simile also emphasizes the destructive power of God's wrath and the way it
could affect so very many people, just like a flood would.

In "Lamb to the Slaughter," how is Mary different at the end of the story?

In a moment, Mary Maloney transforms from a woman who lives to please her husband to
one prepared to do anything to save herself and her unborn child. That moment is well-captured
in her thoughts immediately following the murder:

What
were the laws about murderers with unborn children? Did they kill then both-mother and child? Or
did they wait until the tenth month? What did they do? Mary Maloney didnt know. And she
certainly wasnt prepared to take a chance.

Once she
learns that her husband plans to leave her, Mary Maloney's world changes. She reacts
unexpectedly in a moment of blinding anger, killing Patrick with one blow. And afterward, she is
not filled with remorse for the love she has lost. Instead, her emotional loss for the
relationship she believed in prior to that moment leaves her with a void that she replaces with
self-survival and protection for her unborn child at any cost. Thus, she quickly develops a
calculated plan to craft an alibi for herself, seamlessly...

Friday 8 September 2017

what is the expostion inciting incident rising action climax and resolution of the short story the open window?

's
"" follows the normal order of , complication with rising action, , falling
action, and .

In the exposition, major
characters are introduced. These characters are the , Framton Nuttel, who arrives at the country
home of the Sappletons'. They are acquaintances of Nuttel's sister. He is there with letters of
introduction from his sister, in the hope that his stay in the country will help his nervous
condition. Since Mrs. Sappleton is not ready to receive her guest, she sends her niece Vera, the
, to visit with him until she comes down to the parlor. Vera is a "very self-possessed
young lady of fifteen." 

In the complication,
or inciting incident of the plot, Nuttel reveals to Vera that he has
"a nervous condition" that his sister believes can be alleviated by Nuttel's resting
in the country. Hearing this, Vera asks Nuttel if he knows anyone in the area; when he replies
that he knows no one, the clever and creative Vera creates her tale of "the great
." 

During the rising action, Vera weaves her tale
about Mrs. Sappleton's husband and her two young brothers who went out to hunt but never
returned. Unfortunately, when they crossed the moor on their way to their favorite
snipe-shooting ground, they were all "engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog." Vera
tells Framton Nuttel that no bodies were recovered: "Poor aunt always thinks that they will
come back someday. That is why the window is kept open...I almost get a creepy feeling that they
will walk in through that window." Then, Mrs. Sappleton finally comes into the room. Just
as Vera has told Nuttel, her aunt anticipates the return of her husband and her brothers. She
apologizes for the open window, explaining that her husband and brothers will be home soon, and
she likes for them come in through the window so that they and their wet things stay off the
carpets.

In the climax, Mrs. Sappleton has "rattled
on cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds." She has also listened to the
ailments of Framton Nuttel. But, "suddenly [she] brightened into alert attention."
"Here they are at last!" she exclaims. Vera stares out the window "with dazed
horror in her eyes." Framton swings around in "a chill shock of nameless fear"
and looks in the same direction as the others. In the twilight, there are three figures walking
toward the open window. "Here we are, my dear," says the man. "...fairly muddy,
but most of it's dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?" [Framton has run out of
the room.]

During the Falling Action, Framton Nuttel has
fled in terror after running out of the room, because Vera's tall tale has become real for him.
The naive Mrs. Sappleton observes that he is a "most extraordinary man....One would think
he had seen a ghost." The devious Vera calmly suggests that Nuttel has a fear of the
dogs. 

With the Denouement, the question of why Framton
Nuttel has run off is supposedly explained by Vera. She fabricates her last story about Nuttel's
once having been hunted by "a pack of pariah dogs" on the banks of the Ganges River in
India as the cause of his fear. Indeed, "[R]omance at short notice was her specialty."
No one is the wiser about Vera.

There are two choices: To accept your fate or to face destruction. To what extent is this true of the characters in Never Let Me Go?

In the
most literal of senses, I don't sense that there is much of a choice.  Ishiguro establishes the
donor condition in the novel as one in which accepting one's fate is to face destruction in the
form of being "completed."  What has become clear out of the Morningdale Scandal
discussion of chapter 22 is that the conditions for clones have become worse since the childhood
times of Ruth, Kathy, and Tommy.  Things have become worse for this contingent so that one has
not choice but to face destruction in the acceptance of their fate.  Their fate is one of
"completion."  There is no avoidance of this.  Hence, it does not seem like there are
two choices, at all.  This is the central concern that lies at the base of Tommy's outburst in
Chapter 22, as he feels that Miss Lucy was right in that the clone children should have been
made aware of their destiny.  In the final analysis though, there is little choice that the
clone children have because the configuration of society has done enough to place them
"back in the shadows."  Through their marginalization, their fate has become
destruction so there really is no choice available to them.  Destruction has become the
underlying element no matter what.  The characters in the novel become aware of this in a
painful manner in that each one becomes "completed." I think that this demonstrates
that the reality of acceptance of their condition as one of personal negation and destruction
becomes inevitable.  There is little choice in the matter.

In George Orwell's 1984, why would Winston let the room from Mr. Charrington despite knowing the likely ultimate consequence?

It is no mere
coincidence that the main character is named Winston, name of a famously heroic historical
British figure who epitomized independence, strength of character, a certain rebelliousness:
"Never, never, never surrender!" Indeed, Winston of refuses to
surrender his humanity to the Thought Police. He desires, above all, to be a man--to feel like a
man, to think like a man, to live like a man. 

Winston's heroism is
"heartfelt." He is an "everyman," ordinary--his last name is the commonest
of names, Smith--, but with an independent mind that wishes to have expression; he...

Thursday 7 September 2017

What are similarites and differences of how the theme of free willl vs. security is used in George Orwell's 1984 and The Matrix?

Both of these texts
plunge the reader into two worlds where there is very little opportunity to use one's free will.
In 's dystopian nightmare, it is fear of the Thought Police and their constant observations that
prevent people using their free will, as is quickly established in the opening
chapter:

There was of course no way of knowing whether you
were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged
in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all
the time.

Even whenanddo mount...

Tuesday 5 September 2017

What is it that Goldstein says holds the ruling members of the party together and ensures the survival of the party in part 2, chapter 9 of 1984?

Goldstein's
answer to this question takes up a significant number of pages within and
serves as one of the most significant political analyses to come out of 's books, discussing
from both a theoretical and a practical perspective the rationale by which the Party maintains
power and control. It would be impossible to do full justice to that analysis here.

First, note that the Party's central task is maintaining a stable and self-perpetuating
hierarchical structure. Secondly, note that, according to Goldstein, the nations of Oceania,
Eastasia, and Eurasia exist in a state of perpetual warfare with one another (a war which cannot
actually be won by any of the combatants and is at this point, in reality, being fought mainly
to perpetuate itself). These two factors are not incompatible with one another: in fact, that
state of perpetual warfare is a critical factor which allows the Party to maintain its grip on
larger society.

Ultimately, paradoxical as it might seem, one of
the...

Was Capote successful in sympathizing with Perry Smith? Why or why not?

Sympathy is
probably the wrong word, as I don't know thatactually felt sorry for Perry Smith, but he did
empathize with him.  That is, both personally and in his writing, he could understand and tried
to express what it was like for a person to be facing the death penalty.

The
greater achievement of the book is getting the true story of what happened, but he also, for
perhaps the first time in literature, put a human face on the condemned.  He at least provoked
some thought about the realities of capital punishment in a country that overwhelmingly
supported the death penalty at the time.

Monday 4 September 2017

Find the exact value of cos pi/16

Find the exact value of `cospi/16`
.

We use a half-angle formula: `cos (alpha/2)=sqrt(1/2(1+cos
alpha))`

(1) `cos pi/8=cos(pi/4)/2=sqrt(1/2(1+cos pi/4))`

`=sqrt(1/2(1+sqrt(2)/2))`

`=sqrt((2+sqrt(2))/4)`

`=sqrt(2+sqrt(2))/2`

(2) `cos pi/16 = cos (pi/8)/2`

`=sqrt(1/2(1+cos pi/8))`

`=sqrt(1/2((sqrt(2+sqrt(2)))/2))`

`=sqrt((2+sqrt(2+sqrt(2)))/4)`

`=(sqrt(2+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))))/2`

Thus
`cos pi/16 = (sqrt(2+sqrt(2+sqrt(2))))/2~~.9807852804`

What does Cash's list of the thirteen reasons for beveling the edges of the coffin tell the reader about him?

Through Cash's
description of making his mother's coffin, the reader can tell that he is very meticulous and
also has a difficult time dealing with her death. Instead of engaging directly with his
emotions, Cash prefers to detail the reasons that he produced the coffin the way he
did:

I made it on the bevel.

1. There
is more surface for the nails to grip.

2. There is twice the gripping-surface
to each seam.

3. The water will have to seep into it on a slant. Water moves
easiest up and down or straight across.

4. In a house people are upright two
thirds of the time. So the seams and joints are made up-and-down. Because the stress is
up-and-down.

5. In a bed where people lie down all the time, the
joints...

Sunday 3 September 2017

How does learning to read and write change Douglas, as he outlines in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave?

Learning to read and write changes the entire course of 's life. After Mrs. Auld stops
teaching him the basics of reading, Douglass makes unknowing teachers out of little white boys
he encounters in the streets. For some bread, the boys are quite willing to share their
knowledge with Douglass. As his understanding of words grows, so does his understanding of the
world around him.

In chapter 7, Douglass explains that the more he reads, the
more he detests those who have enslaved him. Reading opens his mind to evaluate the conditions
of slavery, and it simultaneously tortures his soul and liberates him. He says that reading
"opened [his] eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out." He
understands increasingly well the innate injustice in the plight of slaves but feels powerless
to change his situation.

He begins to hear a new word: abolition.
It...

What are some of the issues that President Obama has faced while in office?

President Obama has faced several issues while he has been in office. One major issue he faced
was the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The stock market dropped significantly, unemployment rose,
many people defaulted on their mortgages, and many major businesses nearly closed. It took
significant government involvement to keep some of these businesses in operation. The government
has worked hard to try to restore...

Saturday 2 September 2017

What are three gothic elements in "Rappaccini's Daughter"?

Hawthorne employs the
kind of inflated language associated with Gothic . For example, the lodgings taken by Giovanni
Guasconti are "gloomy," and Signor Rappaccini approaches the plants as though they
possess some "terrible fatality." It all seems "strangely frightful" to
Giovanni. His dreams, after his first sighting of Rappaccini and Beatrice, were full of the
"mysteries" he imagined. When he awakens, he feels "surprised, and a little
ashamed" by what he'd imagined before. When Giovanni sees the death of the lizard, he
wonders if Beatrice is beautiful or "terrible." Language that is expressive of
mystery, terror, surprise, and even darkness is common to Gothic fiction.

Another element commonly associated with the Gothic is supernatural or seemingly inexplicable
events. For example, when Giovanni sees Beatrice interacting with the flowers in the garden, he
thinks, "Flower and maiden were different and yet the same, and fraught with some strange
peril in either shape." When a drop...

Friday 1 September 2017

Name a character who influences Scout in the To Kill a Mockingbird town of Maycomb and how? Which one character influences Scout in the To Kill a...

Severalin the town of Maycomb influencethroughout the story and play a significant role
in her moral and social development. Both Miss Maudie and Calpurnia play the roles of surrogate
mothers to Scout and positively influence her throughout the novel. Miss
Maudie is a close friend of the family who allows Scout to play in her yard and
offers her encouragement during difficult times. Miss Maudie keeps Scout company whenand Dill
neglect her, and Miss Maudie also shares the truth about their enigmatic neighbor, . Maudie
elaborates on's life lessons and also...

Why is the Shakespearean play Macbeth still relevant today?

Although
is set in a very particular place and time, many of itsrelating to human
nature still ring true today. This speaks for why, centuries after it was first performed, this
play remains one of 's most popular works.

One theme that is central to
that still intrigues people today is how blind ambition leads to a descent
into madness.and Macbeth himself start off as ambitious yet rational people. Their ambition
eventually leads them to murder those who stand in their way. One murder leads to another and
snowballs out of control. In order to...

What is the main idea and thesis of Chapter 3 of A People's History of the United States?

When thinking
about Chapter 3, the main thing to remember is thatwrites from a Marxist perspective.  This fact
helps us understand the main idea and thesis of this chapter.   In this chapter, Zinn is arguing
that there were serious class divisions in the American colonies.  He argues that the elites
worked to stay on top of the class structure largely by persuading the middle class to side with
them.  They did so by playing on the middle classs fear of the lower classes.

In this chapter, Zinn is arguing that the American colonies had clear class divisions. 
He argues that these class distinctions caused a great deal of conflict.  For example, he says
that Bacons Rebellion in Virginia was caused by a desire for leveling, or creating a more
equal distribution of wealth.  He goes on to say

...levelling was to be behind countless actions of poor whites against the rich in all
the English colonies, in the century and a half before the Revolution.

Zinn then argues that the elites had to fight back against this
desire for leveling.  He argues that the upper classes imposed many laws that were meant to
oppress the lower classes.  He also says that the upper classes enlisted the support of the
middle classes who were afraid of the lower classes.  He argues that there was

a white middle class of small planters, independent farmers, city
artisans, who, given small rewards for joining forces with merchants and planters, would be a
solid buffer against black slaves, frontier Indians, and very poor whites.

In this chapter, then, Zinn is saying that there was a great deal
of class-based conflict in the American colonies and that the elites used a variety of means to
come out on top in that conflict.