What are the four main reasons why we need to study literature?

Your
question suggests that this is something that has been covered in a textbook or in a lecture and
that you are expected to produce four reasons in particular, those covered in your course. 
However, as a general matter, you are likely to get different answers from different people. I
can offer five reasons that I consider the most important reasons we study literature, which are
that it allows us to move out of ourselves, that it allows us to look within ourselves, that it
makes us empathetic, that it gives us common ground with other educated people, and that it is
pleasurable in and of itself.

You will hear English teachers tell you that
literature is a window upon the world, and this is so true. allows us to visit different times,
different places, and different peoples.  Without it, all we would know about is a very limited
piece of life.  When I read The Kite Runner, I learn about Afghani culture,
the trials and tribulations the country has experienced, and what it is like to be an immigrant.
When I read Reading Lolita in Tehran, I learn about still another culture,
and I learn about how women and intellectualism are repressed in some other countries. When I
read Huckleberry Finn, I am able to go back over a hundred years in the
history of my own country, to learn about what life was like then in times of slavery and before
this country was tamed. Who would want to deny themselves these wonderful windows onto the world
out there?    

You may also hear that reading literature is like a mirror.
What is meant by this is that it allows you to look at yourself. As we read, we notice how
characters may be like us or not. We notice how situations might be similar to those we have
experienced.  This has the effect of making us examine ourselves critically. What would we do in
such a situation?  Would we act as particular character would act?  Sometimes, in my book group,
this is the sort of discussion we have, and different people have different opinions about what
is right or wrong, but the book we are discussing seems to make us focus upon ourselves, a way
of asking if we measure up, if we are of good or bad character. Enders Game
seems to be a mirror for readers, who think about what their own moral characters are. 
Similarly, The Giver tends to make people examine themselves, to ask if
they are really thinking for themselves or allowing others to force them into conformity. So, as
we read, we are holding up a mirror to examine ourselves. 

Having these
windows and mirrors makes us more empathetic people.  We are now able to have some insight into
how other people live, how other people feel, how circumstances force people to make difficult
choices that are not perfect. We are able to understand how someone can do everything right and
still have a poor outcome because of circumstances beyond control. We can look deeply within
ourselves and ask whether or not we are judgmental of others in a a way that is not very
attractive. All of this encourages us to understand the feelings and motivations of those around
us, which is what empathy really is.   There have been studies done that have concluded that
those who read literature are more empathetic than those who do not.  And in order to get along
in a diverse world, the most useful kind of emotional intelligence is probably
empathy.

As you move along in the world, you will find that many educated
people have read the same literature.  This gives you a common ground upon which to
communicate.  Often when I meet strangers, we end up talking about the books we have read, and
it is remarkable how many of the same literary works we have in common. This gives us a common
frame of reference, a common vocabulary, and common literary allusions.  Literature is the stuff
of civilization, and when we read it, we become part of a tribe of civilized people. That is a
membership I cherish. 

Last, but not least, reading literature is one of
life's great pleasures. It is as pleasurable as a good meal or a walk in the park on a beautiful
day.  When I deserve a reward after a great deal of hard work, I often reward myself with
reading. A book is a wonderful companion, not to replace people, but still a wonderful
experience in and of itself. Even if all the previous reasons did not exist, I would still be a
reader, just for the pleasure of it! 

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What problems did Reconstruction resolve? What problems did it fail to resolve?

dealt
with inequality at the formal, rather than substantive level. So although it allowed African
Americans to vote for the first time and hold public office, it did little or nothing to deal
with the underlying problems that had given rise to their subjection in the first place. Though
advocates of Reconstruction were committed to formal equality, in keeping with virtually all
white Americans at the time, they did not believe in substantive equality between the races. The
general attitude that prevailed was that African Americans were racially inferior, and although
they should enjoy legal and political equality, it was held they were not entitled to anything
more than that. This attitude strongly influenced the enforcement of Reconstruction measuresor
rather, the lack of it.

Supporters of Reconstruction seriously
underestimated how much sustained political energy was required to make it work. As time went
on, such energy inevitably waned. Most Americans, both North...

I need a thesis statement relating the hero's journey to Ralph Ellison's Battle Royal. Do you have any ideas?

The hero's
journey is a pattern commonly found in narratives throughout history involving the herothe main
character the story followsand his or her growth as a character through a series of challenges
and heroic triumphs. Ellison's "" is the first chapter of his novel
, so unsurprisingly, it exhibits characteristics of the early stages of a
hero's journey.

1. Introduction to Our Hero in the Ordinary
World.  The novel does not immediately begin at the center of the action. As is
typical of a hero's journey, the first step in the story's progression is simply that we are
introduced to our unnamed narrator, who tells us about his background growing up as a black
youth during the turbulent time of the Reconstruction era, a time when America attempted to mend
racial relationships and inequality, an attempt the novel ultimately suggests was unsuccessful.
The narrator also recalls some advice his grandfathera mentor-like figuregave him before his
death: "I...

What ideas are developed by Ishiguro in Never Let Me Go about the ways that individuals take responsibility for themselves or others?

One of the massive
mysteries of this brilliant, disconcerting novel is the way in which Kathy and the other clones
seemingly are compliant and never try to rebel or to escape the fate that they face. They are
all destined to "complete" at some stage in their lives, or to die because of the
organs that they have taken out of them. There can be no happy ending for them, even though
Kathy and Tommy try to find one. This means that the whole issue of responsibility is one that
is not really a feature of Kathy and the other clones. They seem curiously passive when they
think about their lives and their destiny. Note, for example, the following quote:

What can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves
if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished? The hard reality is, surely,
that for the likes of you and I, there is little choice other than to leave our fate,
ultimately, in the hands of those great gentlemen at the hub of this world who employ our
services.

Kathy here almost seems relieved to be able to
not have to take responsibility for her own life and to pass on that decision to "those
great gentlemen at the hub of this world." She deliberately makes a decision to not take
responsibility for the way that her life turns out, and is rather happy just to drift along,
enjoying what happiness she can extract from life as it happens, rather than trying to take
responsibility for her own life and changing her destiny.

How is the fascination of the children with Madame reminiscent of Frankenstein?

Both by Ishiguro and Frankenstein by Shelley
are works of science . Madame in the former novel is reminiscent of Victor Frankenstein in the
latter because both characters represent creators to their creations (whether or not that is
literally true) and other characters in the novels seek answers from both Madame and
Victor.

Let's start with Frankenstein. Victor builds a
creature from the body parts of the dead and brings the creature to life. Horrified by what he
deems his monster, Victor abandons his creation; the creature must then fend for itself, almost
like a baby, and learn how to function in the world around him. Eventually, the creature learns
language by observing the De Lacey family and begins to read. Among other symbolic texts like
Paradise Lost, the creature reads a journal written by Victor. He learns
about how he was made, and this makes the creature believe Victor may have some answers for him
that might help him make sense of his identity. He also...

I need help with a thesis statement tying the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man to Marxism.

A good thesis statement
not only makes a claim about something but it also offers a line of reasoning or a brief
rationale for that claim. A claim is a statement with which someone else might argue, and so you
have to provide textual evidence in your body paragraphs which will support that
claim.

One way in which this novel is influenced by Marxist ideas is in its
treatment of religion. Karl Marx argued that religion is the opiate of the masses, and we see
how, in Stephen Dedalus's world, strict Catholic doctrine seems to govern people's behavior and
perception of their world rather than potentially developing an awareness of oppression or
privilege (and then organizing a move against them).

When he compared
organized religion to a drug, Marx suggested that religion was necessarily harmful because it
clouds one's perceptions by reducing some aspects of their suffering; it presents them with dull
fantasies, like opium does, that allow them to continue living their routine and unfulfilling
lives, and it prevents them from questioning their realities (rendering it impossible that they
would rebel). Stephen is essentially compelled to choose between an austere life in the
churchgiving up things that are beautifulor a life as an artist, someone who can see the true
effects of the church on the Irish citizens who continue to endure financial, political, and
social oppression from various groups again and again.

It is another tenet of
Marxist thinkers that art is a cultural institution that has the potential to unite people from
different social statuses and eventually lead to a society without class distinctions. Stephen
eventually does decide to abandon thoughts about a life in the church and embrace the role of an
artist, even determining to leave Irelandas a place where the class structure was so
embedded.

Therefore, I think you could certainly argue that
this novel is influenced by Marxist ideas regarding both religion and art, as
evidenced by Stephen Dedalus's decision to embrace beauty and art and reject religion and class
traditions.

In John Boyne's The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what does Gretel look like?

While we
are not given a direct description of Gretel's appearance in the novel, here are some details
about her character that may help to form an image of Bruno's older sister for you:

In s novel , in addition to being repeatedly referred to by her
brother Bruno as a Hopeless case, and, at the beginning of Chapter 3 as nothing but trouble,
Gretel is further described in that chapter as Brunos older sister by three years, as the
following text from the book demonstrates:

Gretel was
three years older than Bruno and she had made it clear to him from as far back as he could
remember that when it came to the ways of the world, particularly any events within that world
that concerned the two of them, she was in charge.

As
Bruno is described in this chapter as being nine-years-old, that, obviously, makes Gretel
12-years-old.  While Bruno clearly chafes at life under the domineering...

Please explain Dickens's style of writing in A Christmas Carol.

bywas written during the Victoria Era, and characteristics of
style that were popular during that time are certainly reflected in this work. Victorian novels
often show the goodness of human nature and the struggles of the middle class (which reflected
rising literacy rates among that population during this period).

Charles
Dickens, getting his foundation as a journalist, was also aware of the struggles of the poor; he
knew, for instance, that workhouses which were supposedly intended to help the poor were often
so unbearable that the poor preferred to live on the streets rather than endure the difficult
circumstances there.

Drawing from both the style of Victorian literature and
the society around him, Dickens makes sure to draw the reader into his setting in this
novel:

The city clocks had only just gone three, but it
was quite dark alreadyit had not been light all dayand candles were flaring in the windows of
the neighbouring offices, like ruddy...

Why did the North win the Civil War?

There are
many reasons why the North won the Civil War over the South. For one, the North had more heavy
industry than the South, which had remained largely agricultural leading up to the war. However,
the North's agriculture was more diversified than the South's. Secondly, the North had many more
miles of railroad than the South, aiding in easy transportation of troops and supplies. Lastly,
the North had more manpower, especially with slaves fleeing the Confederacy to fight for the
Union Army at Lincoln's urging.

Starting in 1800, the North had
industrialized rapidly, while the South had...

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How did the end of World War II shape the postwar world?

The end ofshaped
the postwar world because it gave the Allies the opportunity to make decisions about Europe as a
whole. Particularly important were the Allies decisions about Germany and its future.

To see this idea in action, take a look at the conferences at Yalta (February 1945) and
at Potsdam (July 1945). At both of these conferences, the Allies came together to decide what
Europeand Germany, in particularwould look like after the war.

At Yalta, for
instance, Germany had not yet been defeated. However, the Allies decided to split Germany into
four zones of occupation. This really sets the scene for later events of the Cold War, like the
Berlin Blockade. Similarly, at Potsdam, Truman did not tell Stalin about his atomic bomb.
Historians have argued that this was a turning point between the two men and an event which made
the Cold War an inevitability.

So, by looking at the decisions made at both
Yalta and Potsdam, we see how the Allies influenced the postwar...

What keeps George and Lennie together in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck?

's
sense of duty to , and to Lennie's Aunt Clara, is the biggest
reason that the two men travel around together. George grew up with Lennie, so there's an
emotional connection to home, as well as his
brotherly bond, that keeps him watching out for Lennie. George
tells Slim that he used to play jokes on Lennie when they were younger. As George matured, he
realized that Lennie not only didn't understand when he was being bullied, but he also thanked
George for helping him with the jokes. That made George think that maybe he should stop being a
problem for Lennie and start being the solution.

Then, when Aunt Clara died,
Lennie didn't have anyone else and George says, "Lennie just come along with me out
workin'. Got kinda used to each other after a little while" (40). Add all of these reasons
to the fact that Lennie could not take care of himself if he were
alone and George is stuck; but at least he cares for Lennie , too.
Finally, George admits to Slim that life can get lonely as a...

How Does Atticus Show Courage

As a man of
integrity,possesses both a brave heart and a courageous soul.

It is inof
that Atticus defines courage for his son: 

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that
courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but
you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you
do." (Ch.11)

Atticus's words point to the underlying
virtue of his act of accepting the assignment as defense attorney for Tom Robinson. In, for
instance,...

Why does Dee/Wangero make sure to get the cows in the photos that she takes when she first arrives back home in "Everyday Use"?

's short story
"" features a character named Dee who prefers to be referred to as Wangero when she
comes to visit her mother after a long absence from home. Dee has become suddenly interested in
her family's heritage, though she was once completely embarrassed by them. At one point, her
mother recalls, Dee wrote to her and said that she will "manage" to come and see Dee's
mother and sister, but that "she will never bring her friends." Evidently, she would
be too humiliated. Mrs. Johnson also describes how much Dee "had hated" their old
house, the one that burned down long ago, and so she assumes Dee will hate this house as well
because "Dee wanted nice things." Mrs. Johnson describes how quickly Dee could focus
her "faultfinding power" on things, people, or whatever happened to displease
her.

In the story's present, however, acceptance for one's black history and
culture has become fashionable, and Dee is suddenly eager to visit and collect her family's
artifacts with which she plans to "do something artistic" when she returns home. When
she arrives, Dee makes sure to take a number of photographs of her mother and Maggie, her
sister, sitting in front of the house, and when the cow comes around the front, she makes sure
to get the cow, too. Now she seems to take some pride in her family's humble home, and she is so
eager to have proof of it that she doesn't even greet her mother until
after she's taken her pictures. She seems to believe that her humble
origins confer upon her some kind of cultural authenticity that she now
desires.

What would have been something useful to the characters in the story?

Without
question, knowledge would have been beneficial to each of the characters throughout . 
If Katniss and Peeta had known how many problems their act of defiance had caused,
and the extent to which President Snow was...

What does Jem tell Scout about girls?

At the
end of ,happens upon ,and Dill, who are playing a game called "." The children know
that Atticus will be displeased if he finds out that they are playing a game based on stories
about their neighbor, and Scout, for this reason, wants to quit the game. In response, Jem tells
Scout that she is "being a girl," and he tells her that "girls always imagine
things," and "that's why people hate them so."

Jem also tells
Scout that if she wants to behave, as he puts it, like a girl, then she can "just go off
and find some (other girls) to play with."

Earlier in chapter 4, after
Scout refuses to retrieve the tire from the Radleys' front yard, Jem tells her, reproachfully,
that, "sometimes you act so much like a girl it's mortifyin'."

It's
clear from these examples that Jem has a rather low opinion of girls. He seems to think, above
all else, that they are far too easily frightened. It is perhaps because, or at least partly
because of Jem's ideas about girls, that Scout becomes something of a
tomboy.

Who conquered the Aztecs in Guns, Germs, and Steel?

Kathryn Draney

• Hernan Cortes led
  the Spaniards to conquer the Aztec Empire.

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What are various descriptive words that describe the narrarator's character? Use a quote to help illustrate where possible

Like most of
Poe's works, it is important to remember that when the story is told in first person (by a
narrator who is most often also the main character), it must be understood that character
description is not only biased and one-sided, but often cannot be
completely trusted.  Poe is famous for his unreliable narrators, which
contribute to his trademark mystery, horror, and
gothic stories and themes.

The main character and
narrator of "" is a tortured prisoner of the Spanish
Inquisition.  Even before his ultimate imprisonment, he admits in the first...

How can Rufus impact his mother's feelings toward Dana?

In the novel
"," by, Margaret Weylin is the mother of Rufus.  She is very protective and
overbearing where Rufus is concerned.  She dislikes Dana on the spot.  When Rufus breaks his leg
and Mrs. Weylin walks in his bedroom she sees Dana placing a pillow under his head.  She starts
yelling an screaming at Dana.  Rufus and his father calm her...

Simplify and solve the square root of 135bc^2d^3 times the square root of 5b^2d.

The first thing to remember is
that when youre multiplying square roots, you can combine everything underneath the radical as
if its not there, so lets multiply the two before getting to the square root of it
all.

135*5 is easy enough: 675. Now, the rest multiplies together fairly
easily. When you multiply numbers with...

Why does the poet use the words "calm," "bare," and "silent"?

In
this poem,is ruminating upon the absolute and uncharacteristic calm that can be felt in London
from Westminster Bridge in the early hours of the morning. At this point in the day, everyone is
still asleep. Wordsworth utilizes descriptive words to create a semantic field of drowsiness and
quietude which pervades the poem. These include "silent, bare," which he uses to
describe the morning's...

What are some examples of asides in Romeo and Juliet?

For audiences,
asides are enjoyable as the player speaks to them indirectly on or near an edge of the stage,
thus drawing the audience into his/her thoughts and the action. In comedies they are especially
delightful, and one can easily imagine how much the groundlings enjoyed them. These asides,
spoken in an undertone by the characters, allow the audience to know the true feelings and
thoughts of these characters rather than the pretense of feeling that they make to others in the
scene with them. 

In , as in other Shakespearean plays,
asides are indicated in italics and enclosed in brackets: [Aside] These
stage directions precede the actor's words and alert the reader/audience that only they are
privy to these thoughts.

• In , in which the servants of the feuding
  Montagues and Capulets fight in the streets of Verona,and , servants of Capulet speak to each
  other amid the fray.

Sampson
[Aside to Gregory] Is the law of our side, if I say aye? (1.1.25)

Gregory [Aside to Sampson] Say
"Better." Here comes one of my master's kinsmen. (1.1.33)

• In ,misinterprets 's tears after 's death, declaring that Juliet weeps that
  the "villain," , who has slain Tybalt, yet lives.

Juliet [Aside] Villain and
he be many miles asunder
                      God pardon him!....(3.5.82)

• In ,expresses his thoughts aswonders why the sudden haste of Capulet now to
  have Juliet and him marry:

Friar
Laurence [Aside] I would I knew not why it should be slowed.
Look, sir, here comes the lady toward my cell. (4.1.16-17)

• Inthere
  are two asides, one by the page of Paris who wait outside the catacomb for his
  master--

Page
[Aside] I am almost afraid to stand alone
Here in the churchyard,
yet I will adventure. (5.3.10)

• and the other one spoken by ,
  servant to Romeo, who also awaits his master on the outside of the tomb:

Blathasar [Aside] For all
this same, I'll hide hereabout. (5.3.43)

How does Edgar Allan Poe create suspense in The Raven?

creates
suspense in his poem "" through the implementation of several poetic
devices. 

Repetition: While repetition is frequently used by poets to
emphasize a phrase or meaning in a work, Poe uses repetition to build tension. By describing the
action of the "tapping, tapping" upon the chamber door several times throughout the
poem, the reader's attention is repeatedly drawn to the mysterious noise before Poe actually
reveals the source of the sound. Like the speaker of the poem, the reader begins to obsess over
what the source of the sound could possibly be, which creates suspense as they await the
answer. 

Rhyme Scheme: Poe uses a fairly unique ABCBBB rhyme scheme
throughout the poem. The slight variation keeps the piece from sounding tedious to the ear,
however the constant return to the B rhyme, the "or" sound, pulls the reader onward
from line to line through the poem. The expectation of this end rhyme quickens the pace of the
poem, which also works to...

What is the tone of communication in Ernest Hemingway's story Hills like White Elephants?

s short
story Hills like White Elephants is easily one of the more stilted
and melancholy of his work.  The plot, about a man and woman, the latter apparently pregnant,
waiting for the train that, it appears, will take them to the location where a medical clinic
will perform an operation on the latter, presumably an abortion.  Following a
seemingly-innocuous series of exchanges regarding the landscape and the alcoholic beverages they
will consume to while-away the time until their train arrives, Hemingway provides the first
reference to the purpose behind their imminent journey:

'It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig,' the man said. 'It's not really an
operation at all.'

                The girl looked at the ground the table
legs rested on.

                'I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig. It's
really not anything. It's just to let the air in.'

                The girl
did not say anything.

                'I'll go with you and I'll stay with
you all the time. They just let the air in and then it's all perfectly natural.'

                'Then what will we do afterwards?'

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

The conversation continues on in this vein for the duration of the story.  Its almost
as though Samuel Beckett has invaded the subconscious of Ernest Hemingway, with the arrival of a
train summoning up visions of the mythical Godot, only that train will arrive, and the abortion,
we conclude, will occur.  The man laments the elimination of the lifestyle he, at least, has
enjoyed €“ a relationship unencumbered by the intervention of a child, and sees an abortion as
the path back to a state of happiness only he really remembers.  This is evident in the
following passage, in which the man is subtly convincing the woman to concur in his decision to
abort the fetus:

'I think it's the best thing to do. But I
don't want you to do it if you don't really want to.'

                'And if
I do it you'll be happy and things will be like they were and you'll love me?'

                'I love you now. You know I love you.'

                'I know. But if I do it, then it will be nice again if I say things are
like white elephants, and you'll like it?'

The reference
to white elephants, of course, harbors back to the storys opening, when the woman remarks on
the appearance of hills off in the distance as looking like white elephants, only to have this
otherwise innocuous observation become the catalyst for an exchange that reveals far deeper
meaning in terms of the strained relationship. 

The tone of communication
in Hemingways story is abrupt, strained.  It exudes ambivalence at best and malevolence at
worst.  This is a dialogue between two people in an intimate relationship that is clearly in its
death throes.  As the story comes to a close, the woman appears to be reconciling herself to the
medical procedure, and may even be at peace with it, but she clearly is feeling the strain of
the decision, and she finally pleads with him to quit manipulating their lives to suit his
preference:

'You've got to realize,' he said, ' that I
don't want you to do it if you don't want to. I'm perfectly willing to go through with it if it
means anything to you.'

                'Doesn't it mean anything to you? We
could get along.'

                'Of course it does. But I don't want
anybody but you. I don't want anyone else. And I know it's perfectly simple.'

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

                'It's all right for you to say that, but I do know it.'

                'Would you do something for me now?'

               
'I'd do anything for you.'

                'Would you please please please
please please please please stop talking?'

The discomfort
in this story is palpable.  The tone is bleak, and the ending signifying resignation on the part
of the woman.  

Is Browns experience a dream or is it real (and does it matter)? It is about the story "The Young Goodman Brown" by Hawthorne.

Whether
Brown's dark experience in the forest actually happened or was simply a terrifying dream is
purposely ambiguous as Hawthorne encourages the reader to exercise their own interpretation of
the events at the end of the story. While there are certainly elements of Brown's experience
that could actually take place, which include him seeing certain individuals in the forest,
there are other paranormal events to suggest that Brown's experience was simply a bad dream. For
example, Goody Cloyse magically disappears after the mysterious traveler throws his serpentine
staff to the ground. Regardless of whether or not the Black Mass actually took place in the
wilderness, Goodman Brown becomes jaded and suspicious towards the religious leaders in his
community and his young wife. Brown's experience, whether real or imagined, has the same effect
on his perspective as he becomes enlightened to the inherent wickedness inside...

In the short story "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, what are the literary elements that are used?

In
"," Kincaid's narrator speaks in a command form as she gives advice to her daughter
about how to live as a woman in Antiguan society. The woman is expected to do household chores
like laundry and cooking. The narrator, presumably an older woman like the titular girl's
mother, also tells the girl how to act like a "proper" girl so as not to harm her
reputation. She gives the girl directives on how to act at Sunday school and how to wear her
clothing so as not to "look like the slut I know you are so bent on becoming." This
strong use of language and accusatory tone indicate that the mother's main concern in educating
her daughter is teaching her how to protect her "virtue." Only by maintaining that
virtue can she get married and have the privilege to perform all of the domestic jobs for which
her mother is training her.

The text is written as one long sentence,
separated by semicolons, that spans two pages. Theconveys how overwhelmed the girl might feel to
be getting so many...

How does transportation and warehousing function with supply chain systems?

Supply chain
is an integral part of the business environment, and it impacts every area of production.
Perhaps most complicated is when it becomes involved with distribution, warehousing, and
inventory systems. The main complicating factor is that these functions all obscure the amount
of goods in house, and that causes confusion with supply chain management.

Inventory is the tracking and recording of processed goods or products within the walls
of the company, which is a warehousing function. If your produce 200 widgets but sell 150, the
remaining 50 go to inventory to be sold at a later date. Supply chain pulls information from
this because it informs the company how much they need to purchase in order to meet production
and sales goals.

Transportation, or distribution of goods, can also
complicate the process, because frequently, goods will be in transit. Purchased or sold goods do
not immediately arrive, so they need to be accounted for in the supply chain system. For
instance, if you have purchased a supply of raw materials for your company, and then you learn
that you have a much larger sale that needs production, you will need to adjust purchasing but
account for goods already in transit. The same goes for salesany goods sold have to be accounted
for, even if they are prior to reception and you have therefore not yet been
paid.

How is Anne Hutchinson approached in The Scarlet Letter

Anne
Hutchinson was a radical Puritan leader in the 1600's whose resemblance to the character ofwas
based on the strength of her beliefs and the resilience of her personality, which did not cow
down at the severities imposed by the state of things and the politics of the
settlement.

She was the pioneer of antinomians, preaching to her own
interpretation of the Bible under the perspective of females.

Because of her
independent and rebellious...

What role does Boxer play on the farm? Why does Napoleon seem to feel threatened by him? In what ways might one view the betrayal of Boxer as an...

represents the Russian proletariatthe very people whose interests were supposed to be advanced
by the Revolution but who were subsequently enslaved and exploited by the Bolsheviks. Initially,
most of the Russian working-classes were enthusiastic about the Revolution carried out in their
name; they desperately wanted it to succeed. And it's that unbounded enthusiasm that we see in
the character of Boxer. He passionately believes in the Animalist revolution and is so deeply
committed that he willfully overlooks the many things that go wrong with it, not to mention all
the lies and propaganda routinely peddled byand .

To some extent, Boxer is
the moral heart of the Animalist revolution. In his honesty, simplicity, and dignity, he
provides us with an insight into what might have been had he and not Napoleon taken control of
the farm. In allegorical terms, Boxer forces us to consider what the Russian Revolution would've
been like had it ushered in a system where the...

What is the story of Young Goodman Brown?

This story of young
Goodman Brown is actually anabout an "Everyman" character who believes that he can put
down and pick up his faith whenever it suits him; in the end, he does not learn from his
mistake, but we have the opportunity to benefit from realizing what he does not: that faith
requires real devotion, and it isn't something that we put on and take off like
clothing.

When Goodman Brown walks away from his wife, Faith, he also walks
away from his Christian faith, which she represents.  He even says that "'after this one
night, [he'll] cling to her skirts and follow her to Heaven.'"  He has put down his faith
because he wants to have one more night of sinfulness, but this is not how faith works; he is
taking it for granted, abusing it even.  He meets up with the devil, who looks very much like
his father, and he walks with him through the forest.  The devil explains that he knew Goodman
Brown's father and grandfather well, and he meets up with various others in the forest as they
walk.  In terms of the allegory, then, Brown realizes that everyone knows the devil on some
level; everyone is sinful.

The devil leads Brown to a witches' Sabbath, and
Brown hears his wife's voice and sees her pink ribbon drop from the sky.  He chose to leave his
Faith/faith behind, and now she/it is in danger, made vulnerable to the devil, to temptation. 
Brown and Faith are led before the unholy congregation, full of all the people they know from
the village -- good and bad alike.  The devil preaches, and Brown implores Faith to look to
heaven and resist the devil, and he never knows if she does.  He suddenly finds himself alone in
the forest, and he makes his way back to town.  He finds Faith at home, but he no longer takes
comfort in her.  He shrinks from her and becomes a miserable man, suspicious of everyone around
him.  In thinking that he could put his faith down to give himself a break from righteous
behavior, then resume faith when it suited him, Goodman Brown reveals himself as a Christian not
truly devoted to maintaining his relationship with God and, consequently, he lost it, along with
happiness and hope.

What are examples of flashbacks in 1984?

Early in
the book, the reader learns thatis constantly struggling to remember his past, and that he often
fails: 

It was no use, he could not remember: nothing
remained of his childhood except a series of brightly-lit tableaux, occurring against no
background and mostly unintelligible.

But there are
flashbacks throughout. One significant memory sequence occurs after the Two Minutes of Hate
session where he thinkssympathizes with him. He remembers a dream he had where a person
approached him and told him that he would meet him in a "place where there is no
darkness." Winston identifies this voice with O'Brien, with disastrous
consequences.

Wiinston also has a poignant dream about his mother and sister,
neither of whom he really remembers. They are staring at him from what seems to be an
underground, or even underwater place, and he is overwhelmed by the feeling that their lives had
been "sacrificed to his own." This sequence serves to show what has been lost since
the rise of the totalitarian state:

The thing that now
suddenly struck Winston was that his mother's death...was tragic and sorrowful in a way that was
no longer possible. ...belonged to the ancient time, to a time when there was still privacy,
love, and friendship...

Another flashback is used to
suggest what has happened to cause the rise of Big Brother. Winston remembers his father hauling
him down a flight of stairs to a Tube station which served as a bomb shelter. "Since that
time," Winston remembers, "war had been literally continuous." Flashbacks are
thus used to demonstrate Winston's yearning for humanity, to show what the totalitarian state
has taken from people, and to provide background for the events portrayed in the
novel.

 

If the density of petrol = 800 kg/m^3, what is the volume of storage tank which will hold 3200kg of petrol and what mass of lead has the same volume...

The density
of a substance is defined as the mass of the substance divided by the volume of the substance
that is being considered.

Density = mass/volume

The
density of petrol is 800 kg/m^3. One m^3 of petrol weighs 800 kg. We have to determine the
volume of 3200 kg of petrol.

Using ratios we have 800 kg : 1 ^3, multiplying
both sides by 4 gives 3200 kg : 4 m^3. The volume of 3200 kg of petrol is 4 m^3.

The volume of 1600 kg of petrol is 1600/800 = 2 m^3.

As the density
of lead is 11400 kg/m^3, the mass of 2 m^3 is 11400*2 = 22800 kg. The mass of lead with the same
volume as 1600 kg of petrol is 22800 kg.

Through the portrayal of Doolittle, Shaw proves that poor man's coarseness in civility, depravity or inhumanity are not inherent but circumstancial.

In ,
presents to us several admirable qualities in Liza's father, Alfred
Doolittle.

a) Higgins notes that Doolittle has "a certain natural gift
of "; that is, he has an expressive way of speaking.  Higgins feels that with a bit of
training Doolittle could become a respected member of Parliament or a preacher.

b) Doolittle takes an interest in his daughter's morality.  He tells how Liza sent him
a message that she wants her personal belongings sent to Higgins' house, but "she didn't
want no...

What is the conflict?

At
first the conflict appears to be between two men, Tokchae and Songsam, because they both belong
to opposite political parties.  Tokchae is a prisoner of war and needs to be transported by
police to another location.  Songsam volunteers for the job, because he recognized Tokchae as
his childhood friend.  

While walking, Songsam angrily asks Tokchae how many
men he has killed while working for the Communist League.  Tokchae remains stoically silent.  At
this point the conflict is between two old friends who took different sides of a political
issue.  Tokchae eventually says that the reason he stayed behind and worked his farm was so that
he could continue to provide for his family.  Songsam on the other hand ran away from his family
in order to go into hiding.  

Now the conflict is much more internalized for
Songsam, because he realizes that Tokchae's decision to stay was an honorable decision and even
a brave decision.  He must reconcile that new information against his original feelings of anger
toward Tokchae.  Songsam reconciles his feelings and decides to release Tokchae and allow him
the chance to run away to freedom.  

Do we have any idea of what sort of ruler Harrison might have been in Harrison Bergeron (6€“7)?

Whenenters the television studio, the first
thing he does is to proclaim himself Emperor. The second is to demand obedience from everyone.
The third is to declare himself the greatest ruler who ever lived. From these words and from his
subsequent actions, it is fairly clear that Harrison would be a tyrant.

Years
of abuse at the hands of the Handicapper-General could scarcely fail to leave their effect on
Harrison. He would obviously remove all the handicaps from his people and reward excellence in
every endeavor, as he promises to reward the musicians by making them barons, dukes, and earls.
The British feudal titles, however, are an indication of just how far Harrison would go in the
opposite direction from the society in which he grew up. He would hate the very idea of equality
and leave anyone with lesser abilities to perish in the brutally Darwinian society he would
undoubtedly create.

What are three similarities of 1984 to Hitler and Nazism? What is the message to the people?

1. In 's classic novel , Oceania has
a centralized, autocratic government, which is similar to Germany's government under the Nazi
regime. Adolf Hitler was the dictator and leader of the Nazi Party, which controlled virtually
every aspect of German society. Similar to Adolf Hitler, Big Brother is the figurehead of the
Party, which also controls every aspect of society. The citizens have no individual freedoms and
must comply with government policies at all times.

2.
The Party in Orwell's classic novel and the Nazi regime both oppress their
respective populations through the use of propaganda, scapegoats, surveillance, and the threat
of violence. Pro-Nazi propaganda manufactured a collective viewpoint of the world for the German
population; in this view, Hitler and the Nazi Party were always in the right, and Nazi Germany
was by far the most powerful nation on earth. The Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret police force,
spied on, arrested, and murdered political dissidents, which is...

What are the alliteration, assonance,imagery, metaphors, and allusions used in the poem of Edgar Allan Poe in "Annabel Lee"?

Some examples ofin the
poem include: 

• "A wind blew out of a cloud by night"
  (line 15). This might be considered both a visual image (the picture of a cloud at night is easy
  to conjure) as well as an auditory image (we might hear the sound of the winda little
  spooky-sounding at nighttime).
• "the moon never beams without bringing
  me dreams" (line 34). The visual image of moonbeams is present here.


• "the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes" (line 36). Again, we get a
  visual image of the stars brightly twinkling in the night sky.

Some examples ofinclude:

• "many and many" (line
  1). The "m" sound is repeated.
• "love and be loved"
  (line 6). The "l" sound is repeated.
• "loved with a love that
  was more than love" (line 9).  The "l" sound is again repeated here.


• "To shut her up, in a sepulchre / In this kingdom by the sea" (lines 19-20).
  The "k" sound in sepulchre and kingdom is
  repeated.
• "The angels, not half so happy in Heaven" (line 21). 
  The "h" sound is repeated in half,
  

In Night what was Rabbi Eliahou's effect on prisoners?

This is a
good question. Rabbi Eliahu is only mentioned twice in the book. So, he did not make an impact
on the prisoners. We can assume that since he was a religious figure, some prisoner's found
comfort in his presence. Others probably did not care one way or another. However, what we can
say is that the Rabbi made an impression on Elie for a specific reason. 

The
first time the rabbi is mentioned, the rabbi is talking with Elie. He lost his son, and so he
was asking Elie if he by chance saw him. Elie said, "no." 

Later
Elie remembered something. He realized that he did see the rabbi's son. The son ran ahead and
even peeked back to see his father. He continued to run, because he did not want to be held back
by his aging and weakening father. The situation was so bad that sons betrayed fathers.
Self-presevation ruled. 

When Elie realized this, he prayed that he would
never become like the rabbi's son. 

"Oh God, Master
of the Universe, give me the strength never to do what Rabbi Eliahu's son has
done."

When the rabbi is mentioned again, Elie
begrudgingly took care of his father. When he realized this, he knew that he experienced the
heart of the rabbi's son. 

I gave him what was left of my
soup. But my heart was heavy. I was aware that I was doing it grudgingly.

Just like
Rabbi Eliahu's son, I had not passed the test.

What are two examples of foreshadowing from "The Necklace"?

is a
literary device in which an author gives the reader a hint of what is to come later in the
story. In Guy De Maupassant's short story "," he foreshadows Mathilde Loisel's
significant mistake of replacing an imitation necklace with an authentic diamond necklace, which
nearly bankrupts her family and results in a decade long struggle. Foreshadowing occurs at the
beginning of the story when Maupassant writes,

She
[Mathilde] was one of those pretty and charming girls who are sometimes, as if by a mistake of
destiny, born in a family of clerks. (1)

By associating
Mathilde with a "mistake of destiny," Maupassant is foreshadowing that she will become
a victim of fate. Either by fate, destiny, or coincidence, Mathilde ends up suffering for ten
years because she mistook the imitation necklace for a genuine piece of jewelry.

Maupassant also utilizes foreshadowing during Mathilde's interaction with Madame
Forestier. When Mathilde asks to borrow the necklace, Madame Forestier responds by saying,
"Why, yes, certainly" (6). Such an emphatic answer suggests that the necklace is not
as expensive as it appears. If Madame Forestier were really lending a priceless piece of jewelry
to her friend, one would infer that her response would not be so certain or jovial. An astute
reader would take note of Madame Forestier's tone and possibly question the authenticity of the
necklace.

Another example of foreshadowing occurs when Mathilde takes the
case to the jewelry store and the jeweler states that he did not sell the specific necklace. The
jeweler says that he must have simply furnished the case, which influences readers to speculate
that the necklace is not authentic. There would certainly be a record of purchase for something
so expensive, which is why their failed trip to the jewelry store is a significant example of
foreshadowing.

How can I write a thesis for an essay on "Hills Like White Elephants"?

In order to
come up with a thesis for Hemingway's "," you first need to determine what the story
is about and what message Hemingway is trying to convey.

The story is about
a couple waiting for a train at a train station. They are talking about the woman's pregnancy.
The man wants her to get an abortion. She does not want to. There are clues this conflict is
putting a great strain on their relationship, and probably reflects strains that were already
there before the pregnancy brought the...

Which word best describes the wedding scene of Act II of Our Town? "Sentiment" is genuine feeling; "sentimentality" is false and exaggerated feeling.

Of the two
words given, for this reader, at least, sentimentality better describes the
wedding scene of Act Two of 's .  In fact, there is even a maudlin tone to
this scene as Wilder appeals to the audiences' own nostalgia, reminisces, regrets, tears, and
joy regarding their weddings as the parents recall youthful feelings,

MRS. GIBBS  Oh, you know:  I thought of all those times we went
through in the first years when George and Rebecca were babies....It's wonderful how one forgets
one's trouble, like...

What ends up being more important for Santiago, the journey or the destination?

For Santiago
in Coelho's , the treasure is certainly the boy's main goal; however, the
journey ends up teaching him more than obtaining the treasure does. In fact, if it weren't for
the King of Salem, Santiago may not have had the courage or the tools to consider even going on
the journey for his treasure in the first place. That is to say, the treasure seemed completely
unattainable without motivation and some basic understanding of the journey ahead of him. For
example, Melchizedek tells Santiago the following about a "force" that aids people in
their life's journey to obtain...

How does Irving develop Ichabod Crane into a round character in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Round
characters increase in development and complexity as a literary work progresses, and this is
true of Irving'sof Ichabod Crane.

In the story's , Crane is described as an
exacting schoolmaster who metes out punishment to recalcitrant students in the belief that they
will one day "remember it, and thank him for it." He lives as an itinerant educator,
boarding for weeks at a time with the families of his students and eating voraciously, though
remaining exceedingly thin. He's a bit of a hustler, ingratiating himself with families by
helping on their farms, helping to care for their children, and offering singing lessons, as
well. The narrator deems him "an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity"
and notes his belief in witches after reading the works of Cotton Mather as well as his fondness
for the ghost stories the Dutch housewives tell him.

Ichabod sets his sights
on Katrina Van Tassel once he sees her beauty, and more importantly, the bounty of...

What did Willie have against Charley? Why wouldn't Willie take him up on his job offer? Even when it is apparent that Charley has become successful,...

The answer
above has the names wrong. It is Howard who is the son of Willy's original boss (whose name is
Frank), not Charlie.

Charlie is Willy's next-door neighbor. He has real
sympathy for what Willy is going...

What is the main idea of "Charles"?

The main
idea thatexamines throughout the short story concerns the construction and formation of a
child's identity. Laurie is initially described by his mother as being a "sweet-voiced
nursery-school tot," who discretely explores his aggressive impulses at kindergarten and
assumes the identity of a boy namedwhen he describes his bad behavior to his parents. Laurie's
parents are depicted as naive, lenient, and enabling. While they perceive Lauries as a
good-natured, humorous child, they fail to recognize or correct his rude, destructive behavior
and contribute to their son's identity issues by believing his tales. Laurie enjoys manipulating
and deceiving his parents by referring himself as Charles in order to escape responsibility and
begins to showcase his rude behavior at home.

The fact that Laurie seems to
dissociate himself from Charles while engaging in aggressive behavior at school is quite
alarming and may suggest a serious mental disorder like "multiple personality
disorder" or "dissociative personality disorder." However, Jackson's ambiguity
prevents the reader from making a definitive observation concerning Laurie's identity issues and
readers may simply dismiss his "split" personality as typical childhood hijinks.
Laurie also has the ability to make Charles behave properly at school whenever he pleases, which
indicates that he is developing his identity and constructing his character. Overall, Shirley
Jackson explores the main idea of identity throughout the short story by depicting Laurie's
construction of an alternative, rude child named Charles.

In Sophocles's view, what role do the gods play in man's destiny? I am also supposed to reference the chorus and their view on the order of the...

Most would
argue thatviews the gods as in complete control of a mans destiny. The prophecy from the gods
drives the entire play. Whilespend their lives trying to defy it or prove it wrong, every one of
their actions actually perpetuates the prophecy; it is impossible to escape. Even so,believes he
can escape it and take matters into his own hands. When he first learns the curse on Thebes is
related to Laiuss murder, he takes it upon himself to solve Thebes's problems rather than seek
the help of the gods. Later, when he starts to...

What are the advantages and disadvantages proceeding in federal criminal as opposed to a state prosecution, provided there is concurrent...

There are
many differences between local courts and federal courts that give each of them specific
advantages.In fact, depending on the case and one's position within it, either one may be
alternately beneficial for the same reasons.

Local courts are, obviously,
smaller and deal primarily with local events and cases.Because of this, they can offer a more
detailed look into the small actions that have occurred in the case, and they also pull their
jury of peers from the surrounding community.Federal courts are larger and more complex, but
they are rigorous, and use a body of peers from around the nation that is more representative of
the national interests.

A local court offers the simplicity that may be
beneficial in smaller cases.Additionally, it may benefit your case if you have an excellent
reputation in your region - such as if you are a small business owner that has brought good
money to the area.

On the flip side, a federal court offers a global
perspective - dealing with...

What are examples of Romanticism in chapters 4 and 6 in Frankenstein? I have a brief understanding of Romanticism and any help on furthur knowledge of...

When looking at the
Romantic aspects of Shelley's novel , one must be sure to be able to
identify the characteristics of the British Romantic period (1798-1832). While some of the
characteristics carried over to the American Romantic period (1800-1860), the British Romantics
were novel (introduced) with their ideas and general characteristics. British Romantics highly
influenced the American Romantics.

Typical characteristics of the British
Romantics were:

1. Imagination consisted of the idea's formed in an
individual's mind. Imagination was not influenced by Enlightenment thought.

2. The British Romantics embedded Gothic elements in their texts. These elements tended
to be riddled with terror and horror.

3. Nature offered the peace desired by
mankind which man-made things could not supply.

4. Mankind desired personal
freedom.

5. Man's natural goodness is highlight or brought...

Why did Lyddie go to Cutler's tavern?

Afterand
Charles harvest maple syrup in their home for a year, a letter arrived from their mother, who
had left with their two younger sisters because she thought the Day of Judgement was coming.
This letter states that she has arranged for Charles to work in baker's mill, and Lyddie to work
in Cutler's Tavern as a maid, in order to earn money that her mother will eventually ask from
her.

What did American people think about the British in 1776?

In 1775,
King George III gave his consent to Parliament to send troops to the colonies. His goal was to
teach the colonists a lesson; he wanted to show them that betrayal was not to be
tolerated.

For their part, Americans as a whole were ready to reject the
primacy of the British crown. They believed that the king and Parliament had overstepped their
boundaries in many ways. Yet, although American sentiment against the crown was near universal,
many...

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Why couldnt Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which go to Camazotz?

We're not
told exactly why Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who can't go to Camazotz. We know they are
former stars, beings on the side of good and consisting of pure goodness themselves. Camazotz,
on the other hand, is completely covered by the dark Thing, which is evil itself. The
implication is that Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who, being purely good, can't stay on a
purely evil planet, though Mrs. Whatsit does accompany the children there for a short
time.

What Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who can do, however, is give
the three children gifts to lean into as they seek their father on Camazotz. Mrs. Whatsit, for
example, gives Meg her faults, which she suggests will be good weapons. Mrs. Who gives Meg her
spectacles, which Meg discovers come in very handy on Camazotz.

How is the poem "Annabelle Lee" by Poe structured? I need to create my own unique poem using the exact same style Poe uses in this poem.

Poetpenned
"" in 1849, referring to the poem (which was most likely inspired by his deceased
wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe) as a ballad; despite this claim, the iconic poem is not a
ballad, although it contains the same melancholic tone that is characteristic of
ballads. 

The poem consists of six stanzas with varying numbers of
lines:

The first two stanzas contain six lines
each.

The third stanza contains eight lines.

The fourth
stanza contains six lines.

The fifth stanza contains seven lines.

The sixth stanza contains eight lines. 

The
poem also has a varying rhyme...

What geographic feature formed the eastern boundary of the 13 colonies?

The
geographic feature that formed the eastern boundary of the thirteen
American colonies was the Atlantic Ocean. That geographic feature still forms the eastern
boundary of the continental United States. As boundaries go, the Atlantic Ocean is a very good
boundary to have. It provides all kinds of natural resources, which was useful for the
colonists. Food would be a good example: the fishing grounds that exist in that part of the
world are among the best. Being right on the Atlantic Ocean also gave the colonies easy access
to various trade routes with multiple countries. This allowed the colonies to develop as
powerful import and export hubs due to water access through many harbors. The booming trade
industry helped establish and maintain jobs and supported the economy. The British recognized
the importance of this boundary, which is why they tried to blockade much of it during the
American revolution.

What happens to Mollie in Animal Farm?

byis representative of
the effects of power in the wrong hands. The animals stage a rebellion and take over the farm,
driving out Jones and any trace of mankind, their enemy. Animalism is intended to give the
animals the freedom they deserve but, instead,drivesaway and manipulates the seven commandments
and the fundamentals of Animalism to serve his own ends because "some animals are more
equal than others." 

Mollie never takes the rebellion seriously. She is
described as the "foolish, pretty, white mare," and is more concerned about her red
ribbons and wonders whether there will be lumps of sugar after the rebellion. Snowball tries to
explain to her that her ribbons, of which she is so proud, are like a "badge of
slavery" and, although she agrees, she is clearly not convinced of this fact. Later,
Snowball will remark that ribbons are effectively clothes and therefore they defy the principles
of Animalism and should be burnt.

When the animals go into the farm house to
look around now that they own everything, they do not stay long. Mollie, however, is fascinated
with Mrs. Jones's ribbons and the animals have to remind her of their new ideology. They agree
that the farmhouse will become a museum; no animal should live there. All the animals work
extremely hard but Mollie always seems to get a stone in her hoof, the cat always disappears for
hours, and Old Benjamin plods on as before. Neither is Mollie interested in learning to read or
write, except the letters of her own name. 

When Jones attempts to retake the
farm, Mollie is missing and the animals are worried about her but she is found in her stall,
hiding, scared by the gunshots. It is soon discovered that Mollie has a hidden stash of sugar
lumps and ribbons and has been seen allowing the men from Foxwood to stroke her nose. She goes
missing a few days later and, although no animal knows her whereabouts, after a few weeks the
pigeons bring news of her new home in Willingdon. She clearly has an owner, a "fat
red-faced man," and has been clipped and groomed. After that, "none of the animals
ever mentioned Mollie again."

In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, what details about the setting help make the characters and lifestyles seem real?

Angie Waters

byis fictional but the characters' personas are based on expected
norms across the world at the time of the Second World War (WW II). Bruno is the son of a
typically strict and proud Nazi commandant whose own parents vehemently disagree on whether they
are proud (Bruno's grandfather) or "unimpressed" (Bruno's grandmother) of Bruno's
father. His grandmother says, "Is that what you consider to be of importance in the world?
Looking handsome?" (chapter 8) when Bruno's mother tries to reduce the tension in the
room.

Bruno has learnt the Hitler salute, "clicking his
two...

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What sentence structure is repeated (syntax)? What effect does this have on the mood and tone of the story?

Technically, there is only one sentence in this entire story. It's comprised of many subordinate
clauses, usually separated with semicolons. Many of these clauses are phrased as imperatives.
Syntactically, this means that these clauses begin with a verb and are thus phrased as orders.
For example, the opening line of the story begins, "Wash the clothes on Monday." Later
in the story, another clause...

What story do the pictures of ( Anabaptist Martyr - Reformation map - Katharina Von Bora - Zwingli and Calvin ) Tell me how these images and the...

To begin,
it should be noted that this question seems to be based on the interpretation of artwork, so
without actually being able to look at and observe the various specific images, there's only so
much I can do to provide any help for this question. (Zwingli, Katherina von Bora, Calvinthese
are all real people, so there would be multiple potential portraits or images you could be
working with, which could each provide their own divergent insights into the personality of the
individual in question.) In any case, we could discuss these various themes and individuals to
determine who they are and get a better sense for how this picture fits together.

The overall history of the Protestant Reformation begins in the Holy Roman Empire,
with the teachings of Martin Luther. (Probably what many people consider the seminal moment in
this came in 1517, when Luther set his "Ninety-five Theses" on the wall of the church
at Wittenberg.) Katherina von Bora was very much in the center of Luther's...

After the fire is over, how does Miss Maudie feel about the destruction of her house? What does this tell you about her values ?

In chapter
eight, Miss Maudie's house burns down and the whole neighborhood goes out in the middle of the
night to see if they can help her with anything and the children witness it. Jem andlove Miss
Maudie and worry about her well-being and how she will recover from such a devastating loss.
When the children ask her about it, though--just like the good-natured person that she is--she
doesn't let the children worry about her. She gives them the most positive response she
has:

"Always wanted a smaller house, . Gives me more
yard. Just think, I'll have more room for my azaleas now!" (73).

Scout is surprised at Miss Maudie's answer and asks why she's not
grieving. Maudie calls her house an old cow barn and thought she should have set fire to it
before this happened. She continues to tell Scout not to worry because she'll build a small
house, take on some roomers, and she'll have "the finest yard in Alabama"
(73).

Miss Maudie values looking on the bright side of things. She is always
the one who identifies the positive in every situation and she's not naive, either. She can
critically analyze a situation and diagnose the truth in it; but, she won't let that keep her
away from seeing the best possibilities in a difficult situation. She also thinks about other
people's feelings as seen how she calms the children's concerns with her upbeat attitude. The
children are lucky to have such a good role model in their neighborhood to learn good values
from.

Why does Lucy change her mind, and what is Miss Lucy's intention in Never Let Me Go? Miss Lucy told Tommy that it was okay for him to not be as...

In
, Lucy embarks on a crusade for social reform. She understands that the
clone children are being treated as sets of body parts rather than as human beings, which she
finds inexcusable from a human rights perspective. Lucy sets out to gather as much evidence as
possible of their originality and equivalence to the originals from whom they were cloned. She
believes that the children should be given correct information from the beginning, but she tends
to view them collectively. Her realization that some children, such as Tommy, do not have the
same artistic tendencies as others is a breakthrough. Ironically, it also marks the beginning of
her admitting that the system will always reject the messages she is sending. Artistic gifts do
not matter in the scheme of things; Hailshams approach will soon be phased
out.

In "Kindred", what state did Rufus live?

Rufus
lives in the state of Maryland. Baltimore is in Maryland.

"As a...