What was the main difference between Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction?

As Abraham
Lincoln said in his Second Inaugural Address, "With malice toward none, with charity for
all," he hoped to bring the South back into the Union with a forgiving hand. Lincoln's plan
was based on the 10 percent rule. This rather generous plan would allow the former Confederate
states to be reintegrated back into the Union once ten percent of their voters swore loyalty to
the United States. Under this plan, nearly all former confederates would be granted a pardon.
They would then be able to draft their state constitutions and elect their own state
assemblies.

It was hoped that this kinder version of reconciliation would
encourage the rebels to lay down their arms and accept defeat. This plan would be the hallmark
of Presidential. Lincoln was assassinated before this plan could be put into action. His
successor, Andrew Johnson happened to be even more...

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What is the setting of Wonder?

The
physical setting of the book is Upper Manhattan, New York City. The bulk of the story takes
place in the townhouse in whichPullman and his family live and at August's new school, Beecher
Prep. Toward the end of the book, August and the entire fifth grade class from Beecher Prep go
on a trip to Broarwood Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania, which is described as being a four-hour
bus ride from where they live.

The context of the story is that August
Pullman is a boy who was born with severe facial deformation and has, as a result, been
home-schooled by his mother up until the start of the book. At that point, the decision is made
that August would benefit from going into a normal school environment for his fifth grade year.
The story details the ups and downs of August's first year at Beecher Prep and describes what he
and his classmates learn about friendship and kindness.

How did the bombing of Pearl Harbor impact WWII either socially, economically, or politically? I'm writing an 8 paragraph essay on the bombing of...

The bombing
of Pearl Harbor drew the United States quickly into the war. It was no longer hovering on the
sidelines. Socially, people coalesced around the war effort. Although there was a draft, many
men enlisted voluntarily. Most Americans perceived the Germans and Japanese as evil and
dangerous enemies that had to be defeated at all costs.

A downside of this
social consensus was the internment of Japanese American citizens, who were suspected wholesale
of possibly colluding with the enemy. This anti-Japanese sentiment and action led to the
upending of the lives of many innocent people.

Rationing also impacted the
country socially. Ironically, after a decade of severe underemployment, the economy reached a
full employment-plus situation that led to people having lots of money to spend. However,
because of rationing, there was little to spend it on. People therefore spent their scant free
time growing victory gardens and refurbishing their clothing to look fresh and new. After the
war,...

Essay topics that can field a 1500+ word essay on 1984. I have an essay due in two weeks and I can't come up with a decent topic for the life of me. ...

An essay with a word
count of 1,500 words tends to be one that exceeds four pages (if double spaced). While this may
seem like a lot, do not become discouraged. Finding the right topic to discuss will give one
ample material to create an essay which would meet the word count needed.

Examiningwithin a text typically provides enough textual support to insure a word count
can be met. Some of the themes of 's are the power of "Big
Brother," free will, appearance and reality,...

How is the king of Brobdingnag, in spite of ruling an isolated kingdom, a wise, humane, peace-loving man?

Despite ruling a
physically isolated kingdom that has no real need to be concerned with anyone else because it
has no neighbors, the king of Brobdingnag is very interested to learn about the laws and culture
of Gulliver's home.  He is horrified when Gulliver begins to acquaint him with the customs of
England, and he comes to believe that the British are selfish and warlike and dishonest
"vermin."  However, even beyond his disgust, the king develops a rather violent
antipathy to both Gulliver and his countrymen when Gulliver tries to tell him about the
wonderful virtues of an invention called gunpowder.  Gulliver describes the great damage it can
do in almost gleeful terms, speaking about men's limbs positively raining from the skies after
their owners have been blown apart by gunpowder's awe-inspiring power.  The king is less than
impressed.

The king's response to Gulliver shows just how gentle and wise he
is.  Fundamentally benevolent, honest, and peace-loving, the king seems to assess the British in
the way that Swift would like the reader to do; it's a rather harsh way to characterize the
reality he wished to satirize, butis often caustic. 

According to Jonathan Edwards in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," what is the only reason one of these unsaved men is not currently burning in...

According
toin , the only reason that unsaved men (or anyone else) have not been cast down into hell to
burn eternally is Gods mercy. These people are only saved from damnation by Gods will.

In this sermon, Edwards is trying to emphasize to his listeners that they deserve to be
damned. He tells them over and over that their sins are offensive to God. He reminds them that
God is very disappointed in them and that he has every right to be. He says that all people
have deserved the fiery pit. In one of the most famous passages from this sermon, Edwards
tells the people that

The God that holds you over the pit
of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect, over the fire, abhors you, and is
dreadfully provoked; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of
nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; he is of purer eyes than to bear to have you in his
sight; you are ten thousand times so abominable in his eyes as the most hateful venomous serpent
is in ours.  

This is what Edwards thinks of humanity. He
thinks that they (we) all deserve to be cast into hell because we have sinned against God. So
why are we not in hell? The only reason for this is that God has, for some reason, chosen not to
let us fall. It is not because of anything we have done. We cannot really deserve Gods mercy.
God has been good enough to give us that mercy so far, though. As Edwards says,

€˜tis nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire
every moment; 'tis to be ascribed to nothing else, that you did not go to hell the last night;
that you was suffered to awake again in this world, after you closed your eyes to sleep: and
there is no other reason to be given why you have not dropped into hell since you arose in the
morning, but that God's hand has held you up.

From this,
we can see that the only reason that unsaved men and women are not in hell is because God has
spared them. God did not have to spare them. People do not deserve to be spared. Instead, it is
simply Gods own mercy, freely given, that has prevented unsaved people from being dropped into
hell.

What is the society of 1949 present or absent in Orwell's 1984?

I think
that the fundamental question as to how the world following World War II will look drives 's
work.  Certainly, there is the ever present fear of consolidated and centralized government.
 This was something that Orwell automatically understood with the Soviet Union.  Not only was he
committed against Stalin in his political actions, Orwell's literary background included the , ,
which directly attacked Soviet- style Communism as a dictatorship where the few govern the many.
 This is the government of Big Brother in Orwell's.  Yet, this fear is also present in how
Orwell viewed the United States.  The fact that the world was only being led by the United
States...

What did Winston mean by this in 1984? What lead him to this realization? Quote below. "The Proles had stayed human." - Chapter 7

The proles
maintained a humanity much like our very own. However, it was a humanity that experienced
emotion without thinking too deeply. The proles were allow to act much differently than Party
members and kept more of the rituals that we keep today (sex was for pleasure and in
relationship, not like within the Party as a duty to the Party).

The Party
was ever watched and guarded. The proles were more able to roam the streets. But, all the same,
the proles were controlled. This seems a little ironic to me to even call them...

Why did Great Britain and France sit on their hands after declaring war on Nazi Germany following Hitler's invasion of Poland?

The major
reason why Great Britain and France did not do anything was that there was very little that they
could do.  When Germany attacked Poland, there was no plausible way for the Allies to actually
do anything to help that country. 

There were two reasons for this.  One was
military and the other was geographical.  On the military side, the French and English were
simply not...

How to write an essay about the poem "Without Hands" by Lorna Crozier What I should include in my introductory paragraph, my 3 body paragraphs and my...

Your question
seems to be asking for a complete outline of a poetic analysis.  Instead of providing all of
your information for you, I will try to help you get started.  A few basic steps can be applied
not only to this poem, but any others you are assigned to analyze in the future.

The first thing you want to avoid is
summarizing the poem.  A very easy way to
accomplish this and fit everything into an organized 5-paragraph essay is to make the overall
focus (thesis statement) of your essay a theme,
tone(s), or overall meaning of the entire poem.  The
introductory statement before the body of the poem gives you a great place to start.  This poem
is a tribute to a musician who was a victim of torture and whose hands were smashed so he could
no longer play his instrument.  I would probably include something about this in your
introduction and draw your thesis from it.

After choosing an overall focus,
analyze it from three different poetic/literary areas (these will become each of your 3 body
paragraphs).  Some poetic devices I might analyze in this particular poem are: hand-symbolism
(and how they relate to work), speaker/audience (who do you believe each is and why?), and
repetition (of sounds and words).

Other common poetic devices include
figures-of-speech (which this poem has a few), structure (consider the purpose behind the visual
layout of the poem and lack of punctuation), and rhythm.

Brainstorm ideas for
your three body paragraphs before doing anything else, then outline these paragraphs first.  The
intro and conclusion are impossible to write without knowledge of what is in the body.  The
introduction of course simply introduces what you are about to say.  Once you've written each
paragraph you will no doubt have a final overall thought about the entire
piece, which makes a great concluding statement.

The 2nd link provided below
has some great information that could also be applied to this essay.  I encourage you to use it
as an additional reference.

From what point of view is "Hills Like White Elephants" told?

""
is told from a third-person point of view.It is not omniscient because the narrator does not
access the thoughts of Jig, the American, or the waitress who brings their drinks as they wait
for their train.The story consists mainly of a dialogue between Jig and the American.The
narrator does not offer any of his own thoughts; it is essentially reportage, a style that
Hemingway was familiar with from his work as a journalist.

Hemingway was
interested in breaking away from -writing models of the past, and this story reflects his
embrace of Modernism.The reader must piece together through the dialogue the nature of the
conflict between the two characters.There is noor conclusion.The reporting of the conversation
and the descriptions of ordering drinks and walking through the train station are presented
objectively, leaving it the reader to interpret the story's meaning through almost solely what
is said.

How does Kit Tyler change throughout The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

Kit grows up significantly throughout the book, learning to survive in a
different culture.

Kit Tyler goes from being a sheltered rich
girl to a generally successful Puritan over the course of the book.  The culture she grew up in
is completely different from the one she finds herself in when she is in Wethersfield.  She grew
up in warm Barbados with slaves to do her work, reading Shakespeare and generally living a life
of luxury.  Wethersfield is cold and harsh, with hard work and strict rules.

One of the first mistakes Kit makes is to jump into the water to try to retrieve
Prudences doll.  This is a huge mistake because no one in Wethersfield swims.  The Puritans
believe that if a woman is in the water and doesnt sink, she must be a witch.  Kit has no idea
about these beliefs.  She just wants to help the little girl.

On the ship on
the way to Wethersfield, Kit meets Nat Eaton.  At first, their relationship is more like a
couple of bickering teenagers.  They get under each...

What would be evaluative questions for an evaluation proposal for the Women United Against AIDS?

teachsuccess

Women United Against AIDS or Mujeres Unidas Contra el
SIDA is a non-profit organization which uses a familia approach
in providing bi-lingual prevention, support, and education services to the Latino community in
San Antonio.

Because of this familia approach, the
organization's funding proposals would tend to concentrate on gaining the necessary resources to
bolster the success of this approach. In 2009, the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation donated
$10,000 to Mujeres Unidas Contra el SIDA for their Platicas
Project. This project aims to provide an inclusive approach in support group services
for those struggling with AIDS. In 2013-2014, Mujeres Unidas received $6,000 from the Junior
League of McAllen, Inc. for funding their 'It's Not Your Fault' program. This program supports
victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and is open to men, women, and
children.

In order...

What do the early chapters tell you about the social, political, and religious environment of eighteenth-century Europe?

Even in
's early chapters,presents Europe as a continent rife with injustice and
cruelty. One might well treat it in language of the absurd (even though the modern concept of
the absurd didn't really come into being until the twentieth century, I would suggest it applies
here all the same). Fortune is arbitrary, and Europe itself is defined in terms of cruelty,
hypocrisy, and superstition.

In the book's first chapter, Candide is driven
from Thunder-ten-tronckh because he and the Baron's daughter, Cunegonde, have fallen in love
with one another. Cast out, Candide finds himself (in the next chapter) tricked into
conscripting into the Bulgar army, with Candide being beaten and brutalized during the military
drills. In chapter 3, we see Voltaire tackle the subject of war and its pointless brutality. We
are given a detailed account of the self-destructive slaughter and cruelty of war. First, we
witness the Bulgars pillaging and...

What is Robert Walton in search of when he finds Frankenstein? What is strange about Walton's desire, and what about it suggests that it, like...

When he
rescues Victor Frankenstein from the icy water, Robert Walton, an ambitious sea captain and
explorer, is looking for a passage to the Atlantic Ocean through the Arctic. His ambitions
parallel those of Victor Frankenstein in several ways, which foreshadow that his journey, like
that of Frankenstein's, will not end well.

Like Frankenstein, Robert Walton
wants to remembered for doing something that no one else has ever been able to do. In this
sense, both of the men pursue their goals doggedly, endangering the lives of others around them
in their short-sighted ambition and pride. When their goals intensify into obsession, terrible
things happen, as Frankenstein's story demonstrates.

Robert Walton hears the
story of Frankenstein and his creature, and he writes all of the details in letters to his
sister. The learning he receives from Frankenstein's lesson leaves him with a decision: shall he
carry on traveling in search of this impossible goal, risking his life and the lives of his
crew, or shall he choose safety over fame and return home while he still can? Unlike
Frankenstein, Walton has a choice, and this is where the parallels between the two men
end.

What is the importance of the setting in Of Mice and Men?

We know
setting to mean where the story takes place. In , the action happens at the
ranch and the land surround it. We should also remember that time and geographic location are
also important elements of setting. Aside from the specific locations, such as Crooks' room, the
general time period and part of the world can tell us important information.

A specific date is not given, but the story takes place during the 1930s (and it was
published in 1937). The ranch is located in the Salinas Valley, south of Soledad, California.
This is important because it tells us the story is set during America's Great Depression. This
information is important to the context of the story. The economic turmoil left many people poor
and out of work. Many traveled west in search of work and a better life.

The
setting is important because it gives us context for the story. This helps us understand what
the characters were going through.

How does Martin Luther King powerful speech bring out the aspirations of the blacks in the U.S?

In his I
Have a Dream speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. very eloquently outlines the desires and
aspirations of African Americans. Very soon after beginning to speak, he notes that it has been
100 years since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation; yet, the Negro is still not
free. Of course, in the 100 years since gaining legal freedom, African Americans were still
hungry for actual freedom. Shortly thereafter, King metaphorically suggests that African
Americans intended to cash a check, written by the countrys founders. In those founding
documents, equality was championed and every person was said to be entitled to the life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. In denying African Americans those privileges, King suggested that
America was attempting to pass a worthless check. As he articulately progresses to the
repetition of the words, I have a dream, he specifically notes the desire for equality,
brotherhood, and freedom and justice. He also mentions the sincere desire for a time when
they (African Americans) will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of
their character.

In Harrison Bergeron, why is everyone finally equal in 2081?

In
Vonnegut's future dystopian America, every citizen is completely equal in all facets of life due
to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution. In addition to the three
significant amendments that champion complete equality and uniformity, the agents of the United
States Handicapper General strictly enforce the law by requiring...

What are ALL the characteristics of Vera in "The Open Window"?

Vera's
main characteristic is that she is bored. The fact that she is obviously very intelligent as
well as imaginative only adds to her boredom. She is confined to a household in which the same
exact things happen every day. The three males go out hunting and are expected back at tea time.
They are always accompanied by the spaniel. They always enter by the tall window which is left
open for them. She knows that Bertie always sings the same song--"I said, Bertie, why do
you bound?"-- as a way of announcing their arrival. Her aunt has become so accustomed to
the monotonous routine in this stereotypical English country setting that she always talks about
the same subjects, based on information derived from the three men, who provide just about the
only conversation she ever hears.

She rattled on
cheerfully about the shooting and the scarcity of birds, and the prospects for duck in the
winter.

Vera's boredom inspires her to create some
excitement by making up a story which will be substantiated by the repetition of all the boring
events of daily life she is so familiar with. Her aunt and the three hunters are like living
symbols of the girl's utter boredom. They are completely dependable in their routine existences.
She knows exactly what they will all do and say. It is no wonder that "romance at short
notice was her specialty," since her only escape from boredom is in her imagination.

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," how does the sensation that Farquhar experiences "with terrible suddenness" relate to the theme of the story?

The quote you have
indicated comes in the third section of the story, which is when, following the initial
introduction of the first section and the flashback of the second section, Farquhar is finally
pushed off the bridge and left to hang. Note the quote that describes the sensation that he
experiences as he falls and then feels the pressure on his...

What are the guidelines to be followed when writing a critical appreciation of a poem?

If the poets
intentions are clear regarding the subgenre of poem he/she is trying to write (, sonnet, rhymed
couplets, etc.), the critic can discuss whether the poet succeeded or failed in conforming to
the rules of the subgenrenumber of lines, syllables, subject division, etc. (, too, has its
unspoken rulesWhitman, for example, lists his observations very carefully and satisfyingly.) 
This is the surface level of critical appreciation.  More difficult and more subjective is an
analysis of the , the metaphors, the flow of wordsin other words, the success of the poems
texture.  Here, the word appreciation really comes forwardto what degree does the reader
appreciate the subtle choices of languagethe connotations of the words chosen, the subtle
echoes of sound and theme, the perfect phrasing of an idea?  In the final analysis, the most
important aspect of the poem is its capture of the abstract and otherwise ineffable truth in
the poems themeits success at embracing a universal truth. 

What are the delusions (madness) of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller?

Willy
Loman has numerous delusions throughout the play, which protect him from the harsh realities of
life. Willy Loman is a struggling salesman, who has failed to instill positive character traits
in his children. Willy has allowed and encouraged his sons to steal, cheat, and lie, which has
negatively affected the trajectory of their lives and is largely responsible for their lack of
success. Willy taught Biff and Happy that the key to success was being well-liked, which is
absolutely incorrect. Willy has also been a poor role model to his children and was even caught
cheating on Linda. In order to protect himself from accepting the realities of his unfortunate
situation, Willy creates delusions, which allow him to blame others for his lack of success.
Willy blames his wife for not allowing him to follow Ben to Africa and also says that Biff has
become a failure out of spite. Willy also refuses to take responsibility for offering terrible
advice to his children and enabling them to...

What are some examples of enlightenment-age ideas in Robinson Crusoe?

is left
stranded on a desert island, which forces him to dig deep into his own intellectual resources to
survive. The traditions of the outside world and the authority they have over men no longer
exert any real influence over Crusoe in this strange, exotic environment. He needs to start from
the beginning, as it were, to rely on his own powers of perception and reason to make sense of
his new surroundings. Slowly but surely, he builds up a picture of the world around him, one
that leads to a profound spiritual awakening, albeit one based upon impeccably rational
foundations.

The Enlightenment is often construed as inimically hostile to
religion, yet that's far from being the case. Most thinkers of the era adhered to some kind of
religious belief; it was simply the nature of that belief which set them apart from more
orthodox theists. Robinson Crusoe is almost the prototypical Lockean, someone who's used his
powers of perception and reasoning to arrive at a higher...

In Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, what are Ulysses' feelings toward his wife and son?

Theof the
Greek hero offered in Tennyson's poem does not dislike his wife and son, but cannot see staying
with them either.  The overriding characterization ofoffered is one where the domestic life is
associated with the uneventful, the banal, and the mundane.  This is antithetical to the life of
adventure and spirited essence of the life lived as a warrior, fighting for kingdom and honor. 
In his mind, the life of the family and of domesticity is one that lacks the spirit of the life
of the warrior.  While he certainly does not hold his son or wife in a disdainful light, he does
believe that he cannot be true to his own identity while remaining with
them.

How might one analyze Jenny Joseph's poem titled "Warning"?

The poem
"Warning" by Jenny Joseph is a prediction and an optimistic look at the nature of age
and society's interpretation of behavior. Joseph relates the things she plans to do when she is
an old womanwhich include wearing mismatched clothes and wasting money on brandy and fine
clothing as well as spitting and just in general acting however she pleases.

She reasons in the poem that, when you're old, you get to do that sort of thing because
you are no longer being judged. You have paid your debt to society by paying rent and being
responsible, but when you're old you no longer have to set examples or care about what the world
thinks. The optimism derives from the implication that old age is actually a beautiful thing,
full of carefree whimsy and a "seize the day" attitude that follows from being freed
from society's judgment.

At the end of the poem, Joseph finishes by musing
that she should probably get some practice in for that day so that people aren't surprised. In
that small way,...

The Jacksonian Period Has Been Celebrated As The Era

Politically, the so-called "Jacksonian Era" lives up to its billing as the era of the
"common man" in a couple of ways. The first is that many states expanded the right to
vote in the years before and during the 1830s. This led to an electorate increasingly composed
of small landholders, laborers, and the urban working class. Accordingly, politicians had to
appeal to these new voters, and one way they did this was by billing themselves "men of the
people," and their opponents as the opposite. Andrew Jackson, though a wealthy planter and
lawyer by the 1820s, became "Old Hickory." and Whigh presidential candidate William
Henry Harrison later depicted his opponent Martin Van Buren as an effete dandy. Jackson and Van
Buren both pursued policies that directly appealed to ordinary Americans, including Indian
removal and the so-called "Bank War." In this sense, this really was an era of the
"common man." At the same time, there are some caveats needed. The first is that the
"common man" was...

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In George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, how does Henry treat Eliza after the party and when she gives him his slippers?

After the
party, Henry, Pickering, and Eliza return to the Wimpole Street laboratory. At this point,
everyone is tired and ready to call it a night. Nevertheless, Henry and Pickering carry on a
lively conversation about not leaving their coats and jackets carelessly strewn about the
drawing-room. Pickering then asks Higgins whether they have any mail, and Henry, in turn,
wonders aloud where his slippers are. Meanwhile, Eliza, the star of the evening, is ignored by
both Henry and Pickering.

As Pickering brings the letter-box to Henry, Eliza
retrieves Henry's slippers and sets them before the oblivious Henry. In due time, Henry notices
the slippers and thinks that they have been there the whole time. Then, both Henry and Pickering
commence talking about Eliza and her performance at the party as if she isn't in the room. This
rude behavior is obviously insulting and insensitive to Eliza, but both men seem indifferent to
her growing discomfort. The last straw comes when Pickering congratulates Henry on his
achievement, without a word to Eliza.

In fact, Henry's only words to Eliza
since their return home is in the form of an order: he tells Eliza to turn out the lights and to
tell Mrs. Pearce to make tea, rather than coffee for him in the morning. At this point, Eliza
becomes so angry that she can hold it in no longer. Then begins one of the most memorable
conversations between Eliza and Henry in the play, where Eliza tells her benefactor exactly what
she thinks of him.

How does anti-transcendentalism relate to "Rappaccinis Daughter?"

Transcendentalists
believed in the divinity of nature. Many, like Ralph Waldo Emerson, thought that when we are in
nature, something very special happens to us. We return to a childlike state of innocence, and,
at the same time, we are restored to both reason and faith. Many believed in something called
the Oversoul, which was a trinity of sorts consisting of humankind, nature, and God. They
thought that connecting with nature would bring us closer to God and help us to understand
ourselves better.

In "," however, nature is not a good and blessed
thing, made by God, with the power to restore and revive us; instead, it is something corrupt
and poisonous, made by man, having the power to weaken and destroy us. Hawthorne presents a very
different view of what nature can be, especially when meddled with by humans. It becomes
destructive and menacing.

The episode of Francesca and Paolo, the first in which Dante encounters someone punished in hell for their sins in the Inferno, presents a challenge:...

The Divine Comedy is a fourteenth-century
epic poem written by the popular Italian poet . The poem is separated into three parts:
Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and
Paradiso (Heaven). In the first part, Dante, together with his dear friend
and guide Virgil, goes on a journey through the Nine Circles of Hell, where he meets the sinners
and witnesses their punishments. Here, Dante makes a very interesting distinction between two
different versions of himself: Dante the Poet and Dante the Pilgrim.

While
both the Poet and the Pilgrim are, essentially, the same person, Dante makes sure to tell us
that there are several key differences between the two characters. Thus, Dante the Poet is very
rational, concise, and sometims even ruthless. He is the one who describes the sinners'
punishments and the one who tells us how Dante the Pilgrim behaves on his journey. Dante the
Pilgrim, on the other hand, is rather emotional and compassionate, and he often feels sorry for
the sinners'...

What are some quotes from 1984 that describe the different social classes (e.g., proles, Inner Party, and Outer Party) using literary devices?

In s
, the totalitarian superstate of Oceania is divided into three social
classes: the Inner Party, the Outer Party, and the proles. Big Brother, the enigmatic leader, is
at the top of these classes. The social discourse of 1984 explores the ways
through which social forces create conflict and polarize society, particularly in the areas of
politics, economics, religion, gender, and race. By dividing society into three classes with
differing roles and privileges,provides commentary on class disparity in a modern
society.

The elite class is known as the Inner Party, which has the most
unsupervised privileges. For example, the Inner Party is permitted to turn off their
telescreens, have privacy in their homes, access more food and drink options, and have personal
servants. The Inner Party is also the class that creates the social policies and government
decisions. As stated by Orwell, Below Big Brother comes the Inner Party. Its numbers limited
to six...

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Analyze the film Glory.

Glory is a film that addresses the long-neglected story of the
participation of African American soldiers in the Civil War. For at least a century after the
war ended, white America attempted, partly unconsciously, to act as if black people had had no
active role in the war and even to claim that the whole question of race and slavery was somehow
irrelevant. In reality, the principal issue that caused the war was slavery, and several hundred
thousand African American men served in the Union Army and contributed to the Union
victory.

Earlier Hollywood treatments of the war ignored these facts,
portraying the conflict wholly as a white man's war. The two most famous Civil War films are
still, arguably, The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Gone with the
Wind (1939), both of which are pro-Southern. The former is openly racist, portraying
black people negatively and stereotypically. Despite its exalted status and the fact that it is
still frequently shown on television, Gone with the Wind also...

In Things Fall Apart, were the Igbo people civilized?

This
depends on your point of view. The British colonial administrators in the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries tended to use the word "civilized" to reflect their own
value system. They tended to think that "civilized" meant white Christians dressing in
European style and having a highly literate European style of bureaucracy. Of course, the Igbo
were not British and did not fit that model. The Igbo recognized cultural differences and the
diversity of different peoples, as seen when when Achebe states:

The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with
others.

Even though the Igbo were not
"civilized" from the narrow viewpoint of the British in the novel, the Igbo had their
own civilization, with their own religion, oral traditions, modes of governance, and customs.
The Igbo thus were what an objective reader would call civilized. Much of theof the book deals
with the breakdown of Igbo civilization as a result of colonialism and how Igbo...

How is Arthur Dimmesdale the tragic hero of The Scarlet Letter?

The character ofis a
fascinating character to study in this novel, as he ironically finds that his secret guilt
through his illicit sexual relationship withand fatherhood ofactually makes him more popular and
effective as a priest, as the guilt that it inspires within him gives him the ability to
empathise and connect with those around him. This is something that his parishioners respect and
respond to with open arms. However, one aspect that presents Arthur...

What is the significance of time and memory in "Araby"?

The time
in the story is important, especially as it relates to the boy's life. He is a young boy,
perhaps nearing the age of 13 or 14, and has developed his first crush (on his friend Mangan's
sister) and he is smitten and obsessed.  He can think of nothing else but this young girl and
neglects almost everything else in his life.  This age is an impressionable one and most of us
can relate to our first serious crush.  It is unforgettable. 

Also, the young
boy has lost his grip on reality.  He has forgotten that the obsession with this young girl that
he has is slowly eroding his life.  He is living in an unrealistic world by being obsessed with
his crush.  When he goes to the bazaar to purchase the gift for his crush, he suddenly realizes
that he has been very foolish and has wasted much of his time.  It is as if his memory returns
(of his responsibilities and the things he has neglected to do because of his crush) to him.  Of
course, this affects him greatly because at the end of the story, his eyes are stung with
tears.

Why is Brown surprised that the man he met knows his grandfather?

During
Goodman Brown's journey into the forest to participate in the Black Mass, he comes across a man
who resembles his father and the devil. The mysterious fellow traveler encourages Goodman Brown
to follow him on the path into the woods, but Goodman hesitates. He then comments to the devil
that his father and grandfather have never dared to travel into the forest with such evil
intentions. Goodman goes on to mention that he comes from a long line of worthy, honest
Christians and believes that he is the first man in his family to embark on the wicked
journey.

The devil responds by telling Goodman Brown that he is well
acquainted with his family. According to the devil, he helped Goodman's grandfather mercilessly
lash a Quaker woman through the streets of Salem. The devil also says that he brought Goodman's
father the "pitch-pine knot," which he used to burn an Indian village during King
Phillip's War. The devil goes on to say,

They were my good
friends, both; and many a pleasant walk have we had along this path, and returned merrily after
midnight. I would fain be friends with you, for their sake.

Goodman is astonished by this information because his grandfather and father were
celebrated, respected Christians with immaculate reputations. Brown then says,

We are a people of prayer, and good works to boot, and abide no such
wickedness.

Essentially, Goodman Brown is extremely naive
and held his family members in high regard. Since his grandfather and father appeared to be
righteous Christians, he could not fathom that they would engage in such wicked behavior or
participate in the Black Mass. One of the themes explored throughout the story concerns
humanity's collective wickedness, which does not exclude outwardly righteous individuals like
Brown's grandfather and father.

What is n if (n+2)(n-3)=5/2? What is n if (n+2)(n-3)=5/2?

We need to
find n if (n+2)(n-3)=5/2

(n+2)(n-3)=5/2

=> n^2 + 2n -
3n - 6 = 5/2

=> n^2 - n - 6 = 5/2

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At the end
of act 3, scene 4,employs a , a truthful statement that sounds
contradictory, when he bidsgood night:

It is so very
late,

That we may call it early by and by.

Though the words 'late' and 'early' are precise
opposites, in this statement, the pair of antonyms work together to communicate to the audience
that the hour is likely some time in the middle of the night. For the hour to be so 'late' as to
be 'early', it is probably 2 or 3 o' clock in the morning, which is simultaneously a very late
time to stay up and a very early time to start the day.

At the start of act
3, scene 4,discuss the time of day with two bird symbols, the
nightingale who represents the night, and the lark who represents the day.

It was the lark, the herald of the morn,

No
nightingale. ()

A nightingale is a bird
who is known to sing nocturnally, while the lark sings upon the start of the day. An early-riser
is sometimes referred to as a lark for this...

Why is the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. so important? Why is the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. so important?

King was a powerful
figure, mostly because people loved him and has confidence in him.His peaceful style resounded
with people much more than violence would have.Many people did not like what he had to say, but
it was harder for them to target him because of his nonviolent stance.If anything, this was his
legacy not just for the...]]>

What is the Penfield Mood Organ?

This is an
element of Dick's novel that suggests that Deckard is more machine than human: in the first
paragraph, the "merry" surge of electricity brings Deckard to life, perhaps alluding
to the electricity that animates Frankenstein's monster. The machine bring life to the human --
a greatbegins the novel.

The mood organ really only appears in the first and
last chapters, bracketing Deckard's experiences in the novel, and it seems to provided an
integral mediator between Deckard and his wife.

As a symbol, then, the
Penfield Mood Organ stands for that which takes the edge off of life, in a positive way to allow
Deckard to function, but in a negative way that deadens his humanity.

No
matter how many times I read Androids, I'm always tickled and disturbed at
the relevance and poignancy of this device. In lives that are increasingly mediated by our
technologies (including pharmaceuticals), are we becoming less lively than our own machines?
What are the implications?

What are the different connotations for ''thin'' and ''skinny''?

Thanks for
the question!

Theof a word is the emotional weight a word carries for the
reader.The connotation of a word is different than the , or the dictionary definition of a
word.For example, the words "chubby" and "fat" have similar denotative
meanings.However, the word "chubby" evokes positive emotions; one might picture a
comedic character from a sitcom or Santa Claus when "chubby" is used to describe a
person's frame.The connotations of fat are far more negative.

In 's memoir
, the inhabitants of the concentration camps are repeatedly described using
the word "skinny". Examine this excerpt from the English translation of the novel, as
Elie ponders the effects of his malnourished,

you are too
skinny€¦you are too weak€¦you are too skinny, you are good for the ovens €¦ The race seemed
endless; I felt as though I had been running for years€¦You are too skinny, you are too
weak...

This shows that Elie connects his skeletal frame
with his possible demise.He understands that physical weakness is dangerous, as it could lead to
his death in the gas chambers of Auschwitz.

This brings us to your original
question regarding the use of "skinny" and "thin" in
Night.Skinny has a negative connotation, implying that a person is too
underweight."Thin" is a more neutral word that does not carry strong or positive
emotional weight.

A translator's choice to employ the word
"skinny" rather than "thin" would indicate that they believe Wiesel's
original Yiddish language to carry negative emotional connotations.

I hope
this helps!

In "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe, what made life meaningful to the narrator of the poem?

In s poem ,
there is only one thing the narrator finds worth living for €“ his Annabel Lee. Annabel herself
was a maiden who lived only to love and be loved by the narrator, and his besotted language
would suggest that his approach to life was the same €“ he refers to their love as one to stir
even the angels to jealousy.

The setting of the poem
also shows that Annabel Lee is the narrators main focus in life; whether she is alive or dead,
he remains with her on the sea. Regardless of any kind of hope or hopelessness, it is just he
and his Annabel Lee, as if there are no other people on the earth. His very soul is part of hers
€“ nothing can ever dissever his soul from Annabel Lees (stanza 5).

Finally, the narrator calls his long lost maiden his life in the final stanza. What
the narrator finds worth living for is his very life €“ his darling Annabel
Lee.

Define perversity and explain how it impacts the stories "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."

The two
narrators in the stories and are perverted. delved into the perversity of each of his
protagonists to find what compelled them to commit his crime.

What does the
word perversity mean? The word itself is a noun derivative of the word perverse. The Oxford
English dictionary defines perverse as the opposite of what is morally right or good; someone
who is perverse is wicked or evil or debased. Thus perversity is the act of being
perverted. 

How does perversity impact these stories? In todays vocabulary,
if someone is perverted, it usually is a sexual reference.  This was not true of Poes
perversion.  His perversions were the human misdeeds of one person against another animal or
human being.

In The Black Cat, the narrator acts because he knows that he
should not.  The man had an impulse to commit a sin and an uncontrollable longing to impose his
will.  This man was corrupted by alcohol; therefore, his...

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What was Ruth's home life like when she grew up in Suffolk, Va?

Ruth was
born into an Orthodox Jewish family.  Her father was a rabbi, and her mother, who was a victim
of polio, was from a wealthy family.  Ruth's parents' marriage was an arranged marriage, and it
was not a happy one.  Ruth's family emigrated from Poland to the United States when she was two
years old.  They stayed with Ruth's grandparents when they arrived in the United States.  Ruth's
father was a sort of itinerant rabbi, and the family moved frequently.  They finally settled in
Suffolk, Virginia when Ruth was eight or nine. 

Ruth's father opened a store
that finally provided a living for the family, but Ruth's experiences in Suffolk were mostly
unpleasant, because of the community and because of her family.  As a Jewish girl, she
experienced comments like "Christ killer"(31) and "Jew baby" (31) from her
classmates.  She says she felt completely unliked during these years in Suffolk.  The Ku Klux
Klan was prominent in Suffolk, too, a cause of concern, since they did not like Jewish people
any more than they liked African-Americans. Her father made Ruth and Ruth's brother work long
hours in the store.  Sadly, her father sexually molested her for many years, something she could
not bring herself to tell anyone about. But Ruth does say "We had good times, especially
with my mother" (34). 

Ruth's brother Sam ran away from home because of
the unhappy home life, and Ruth "escaped" from her unhappiness by falling in love with
an African-American when she was about fifteen. From the perspective of her father, who was
completely prejudiced, and from the perspective of Suffolk, there is nothing she could have done
that was worse.  She also became pregnant.  Ruth's mother discovered the relationship and the
pregnancy and sent Ruth away to stay with her grandparents in New York.  Ruth had an abortion
while she was there, and returned to Suffolk to finish high school.  Once she graduated, she
left Suffolk for good, leaving behind a sister and mother whom she loved, but not able to stay
any longer in such an unhappy situation. 

Why did Douglass leave Baltimore the second time? from chapter VIII From the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

At the start
of this chapter,is a slave living inthe city of Baltimore.  His owner lives on a plantation
elsewhere. Early in the chapter, Douglass hears that his owner has died.  Douglass then has to
leave the city to be divided up with the rest of the owner's property.  This is the first time
he leaves Baltimore.

Douglass ends up being sent back to the city with his
new owner, Lucretia, daughter of the old owner.  But not long after that, Lucretia dies. 
Eventually, Douglass is sent out of the city to live with Lucretia's widower.  This is why he
leaves Baltimore the second time -- to go live with Thomas Auld.

What's the conflict in John Steinbeck's The Red Pony?

The
primary conflict in the four stages of concerns Jody's relationships with
the adults around him as he grows closer and closer to adulthood. In "," Jody
discovers that his closest friend and advisor, Billy Buck, is also a fallible adult who, in
Jody's mind, causes his precious pony Gabilan to die. In "The Great Mountains," Jody
sides with the old man, Gitano, against his father, who chides the visitor that "old things
ought to be put out of their misery." In "The Promise," Jody gets a second chance
at raising a pony, but again Billy Buck is unable to deliver the young colt without devastating
results. Jody tries to make amends for his father's ridicule of the "Leader of the
People," but discovers that in addition to his stories of the past, Grandfather's life is
also coming to an end.

All of these events contribute to Jody's coming of age
and his transition from a boy into an adult. He comes to understand the aspects of procreation,
birth, old age and death from the animals and visitors who make their way onto the
Tiflin ranch,and he learns that the trust he puts in adults cannot always be
fulfilled 

Analyze the poem as a yearning for individualism and knowledge, rather than focusing on its undercurrents of insensitivity and misogyny.

Many
scholars and readers have noted that Tennyson's "" exhibits strong undercurrents of
misogyny and general male insensitivity. This point is perfectly valid, as the Ulysses in the
poem shows a remarkable disregard for the needs of his wife, son, and loyal subjects. Be that as
it may, the poem is also significant in its examination of individualism and the thirst for
knowledge. Indeed, one could accurately say that the poem argues for the centrality of the
individual's need to learn and discover.

In remembering his past deeds,
Ulysses notes, "always roaming with a hungry heart / Much have I seen and known"
(12-13), thus suggesting that he has always yearned for the freedom to learn through travel.
Indeed, by the end of the first stanza, the aged king asserts that he is "yearning in
desire / To follow knowledge like a sinking star, / Beyond the utmost bound of human
thought" (30-32). This individualistic desire to learn about the world through adventure
becomes the focus of the poem, and it is the primary driving force that motivates Ulysses to
finally leave home and set off on a new journey. As such, it's hardly surprising that, toward
the end of the poem, Ulysses promises "To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths / Of all
the western stars, until I die" (60-61). In short, though the Ulysses in the poem is
decidedly misogynistic in his rejection of his wife and family, he also displays an admirable
individualism, as his decision to leave ultimately affirms the importance of individual
exploration and the search for knowledge. 

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What effect did Jacksonian Democracy have on Native Americans?

After the
election of Andrew Jackson, significant changes to the nature of American democracy were
occurring. They were so momentous that the entire era was known as the Jacksonian era. For the
first time in American history common people were becoming more and more politically active.
This meant big changes for everyone, including Native Americans.

Starting
around 1820, voting was not longer relegated to just landed men. For the first time, poor tenet
farmers were now allowed to vote in major elections, which means their interests were now
becoming policy in Washington. The most common request was more access to cheap land, most of
which was controlled by Native Americans.

As a result, the 1820s saw a large
series of treaties and laws that were aimed at moving tribes east of the Mississippi off their
land so that white settlers and land speculators could get access.

The most
infamous of these was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Championed by Andrew Jackson himself, this
law saw  serious opposition in both the Supreme Court and the floor of congress itself. This act
relocated thousands and thousands of Native Americans off their land and onto a new Indian
Territory in Oklahoma. When tribes like the Cherokee and the Choctaw refused to move, the army
was sent in and they were forced marched to Oklahoma in an episode that was known as the Trail
of Tears. Thousands of Native Americans died along the way from exposure and starvation.
     

Using this example, one could easily argue that the Jacksonian Era
resulted in more violence towards native peoples.

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Where is there a physical despcription of Winston in "1984" by George Orwell?

To find a physical
description of , take a look at Part One, Chapter One. In the third paragraph,informs us that
Winston is "smallish" and has a "frail figure." He has "fair
hair," a "sanguine" (red) face, with skin that has been roughened" by
"coarse soap" and the cold winter.

Winston, therefore, is a pallid
and worn-out man. Note how his appearance mirrors that of his home, Victory Mansions, a
crumbling and dilapidated apartment block owned and operated by the Party. This is significant
not only because it gives the reader an idea of Winston's appearance but because it also gives a
sense of what life is like in Oceania.

Through this description, then, Orwell
shows us that living under a totalitarian regime is not only psychologically and emotionally
damaging, it also has a profound effect on a person's physical health.

What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?

Tragedies in general take the philosophical
view that life is a misfortune because it is filled with pain and suffering and always
inevitably ends in death. Comedies in general take the view that life is ridiculous because most
people behave like fools with unrealistic pretensions and expectations. Both viewpoints are
valid. Most of us see life as a grim and pointless struggle at some times, while at other times,
when we are in a good mood, we see life as a game to be played and not as something to be taken
seriously. 

When Victor says, "...I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you€¦ to what is he referring?

is speaking to ,
another person who is hell-bent on discovery and the acquisition of some knowledge that he hopes
will benefit all of humankind. When Victor utters the line you've cited, he seems to employ an
to the Garden of Eden. In the book of Genesis in the Old Testament
of the Bible, God created the garden and then told Adam and Eve that they could eat the fruit
from any tree except for one: they were forbidden to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good
and Evil. One day, the Devil took the shape of a serpent and spoke to Eve, tempting her to eat
the fruit by telling her that she, too, could possess the knowledge that
God has if she eats an apple from the tree. She does so, and she then tempts Adam to eat as
well, and when God finds out what they have done, he turns them out of the garden and
punishes them . Victor, in indirectly referencing this story, depicts
knowledge as a dangerous thing. Just as in the Garden of Eden, some knowledge is forbidden
(and...

Describe the events in the year before the Declaration of Independence that led the colonists to declare their independence.

The
colonists had been growing increasingly upset with the British government since the French and
Indian War ended in 1763. Several actions occurred in the year before the Declaration of
Independence was issued that convinced the colonists that this action was proper and necessary.
The colonists were infuriated with the passage of the Intolerable Acts in 1774, and they refused
to obey them. The First Continental Congress met in September 1774 and asked Great Britain to
repeal these laws, which Great Britain refused to do. The colonists stopped importing British
products and began to form their own militias. Britain refused to back down and increased the
number of British troops in the colonies.

In April 1775, the first battle of
the Revolutionary War was fought. It should be noted that this was an unofficial battle of the
Revolutionary War since independence wasnt declared until July 4, 1776. However, both sides
suffered many casualties as a result of the fighting at Lexington and at Concord. Many colonists
believed that a full-scale war was now inevitable with Great Britain.

The
Second Continental Congress met in May 1775, and it established a colonial army led by George
Washington. The Second Continental Congress began to act like a government as money was printed
and a post office was created. The colonists still hoped for a peaceful resolution of their
differences with Great Britain by sending the Olive Branch Petition to King George. The
colonists indicated they wanted peace and again asked for the removal of the laws that they
disliked. However, King George refused to do what the colonists had requested.

In January 1776, Thomas Paine wrote a very influential pamphlet called Common
Sense, which explained why the colonists should become independent from Great
Britain. This document swayed many people who were undecided about which side to support.
Eventually, the Second Continental Congress authorized the drafting of a document that became
the Declaration of Independence when it was adopted on July 4, 1776.

Is Goodman Brown surprised to encounter the second traveler on the road, or does he seem to expect him? What is the fact that the stranger bears a...

It's difficult
to know ... I think just about everything he saw or thinks he saw in the woods that night
surprised him.  Something he says at the end, however, shows wonder, if not surprise:

"That old woman taught me my catechism," said the young
man; and there was a world of meaning in this simple comment.

He finds it incomprehensible that the woman who taught him his...

What is Brutus's internal conflict / inner conflict in Julius Caesar?

Brutus is
torn between his love of Caesar and his love of Rome. When he is approached by Cassius about
participating in a conspiracy to assassinate Caesar, Cassius appeals to Brutus on the basis of
patriotism. While Cassius is driven primarily by fear and resentment at the idea that he might
have to bow down to Caesar, who was once his peer, he knows that Brutus loves and is loyal to
Caesar--Brutus is, in fact, one of his closest friends. That's why it is important to Cassius to
involve Brutus in the plot: if Brutus is part of it, it will lend credence to the conspirators'
claim that they acted for the good of Rome.

Brutus is swayed by the idea that
it will be a disaster for Rome if Caesar gains too much power and becomes a tyrant. At the same
time, he feels deep respect for and faithfulness towards Caesar, his dear friend. He is forced
to weight the good of his country against the personal pain he will experience from turning on
and betraying his friend.

How does an agricultural society naturally provide the opportunity to develop the proximate factors? This can be found in Chapter 4

There
are numerous proximate factors thatidentifies in Chapter 4; five of them appear at the bottom of
a chart. These are horses; guns, steel, and swords; ocean-going ships; political organization
and writing; and epidemic diseases. All of these developed at some point in agricultural
societies, but not all such societies developed all of those factors. Each of the specific
factors is part of a larger category that ultimately yielded items with narrowly defined
characteristics.

The outlier here seems to be epidemic diseases, as this is
the only obvious negative. Why does he include this? The category that creates disease is the
same one that leads to technology (e.g., steel, ships) and political organization: the
organization of agriculturally based people into large, dense, sedentary, stratified societies.
Here, size and density are the two primary factors leading to disease. When people live close
together, disease can spread more easily; the more people, the greater the epidemic can
become.

Thinking more abstractly, the general idea of spreading applies to
food crops as well as microbes. The ease of spreading increases the likelihood of domesticating
crops, but it also leads to changes that can create disease-bearing organisms.

Domestication, in turn, and an increase in both animal and plant species is likely to
create food surpluses, which in turns creates a need for storing the foods. When people have
food storage, they can survive harsh winters, becoming sedentary in a greater range of climates
and building larger settlements, even cities. These in turn create need for further political
organization because more rules are needed to govern behavior in close proximity. And, while
they are not busy growing food but can consume food already stored, people have time to make
complex tools and machines, and organize a more permanent labor force to operate those
things.

What indications are there that Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist could be considered an existentialist piece of literature?

A
philosophy is defined as a pursuit of wisdom. Early philosophical theory maintains
that existentialism is the concept...

...that the individual is solely responsible for giving his or her own life meaning and
for living that life passionately and sincerely in spite of many existential obstacles and
distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, alienation, and boredom.

This responsibility of the individual, according to the early
19thcentury philosopher S¸ren Kierkegaard, remains even in face of the obstacles life places
in one's path. Later existentialists still saw the importance of the individual, but observed
that there were factors that influenced a person's choices: among these were the belief in the
existence or non-existence of God.

With these things in mind, it is safe to
assume that there areexistential aspects in
Paulo Coelho's  . Demonstrations of the value of an individual's choices
are seen with what Santiago...

What are some significant quotes from Oedipus Rex?

One massively important
quotation is 's revelation of truth to .  The blind prophet, who Oedipus has called, tells the
king

Hear then: this man whom thou hast sought to
arrest
With threats and warrants this long while, the wretch
Who murdered
Laius -- that man is here.
He passes for an alien in the land
But soon shall
prove a Theban, native born.
And yet his fortune brings him little joy;
For
blind of seeing, clad in beggar's weeds,
For purple robes, and leaning on his
staff,
To a strange land he soon shall grope his way.
And of the children,
inmates of his home,
He shall be proved the brother and the sire,
Of her who
bare him son and husband both,
Co-partner, and assassin of his sire.
Go in and
ponder this, and if thou find
That I have missed the mark, henceforth
declare
I have no wit nor skill in prophecy.

Oedipus has angered and insulted Teiresias enough that the prophet tells the king the truth from
which he once sought to protect him.  Teiresias knows that the truth will only
cause...

How does Death of a Salesman reinforce the theme of illusion within the play?

Illusion
is addressed constantly within s play. One aspect might instead be called delusion, as several
of the characters are operating with fantastic ideas about what constitutes real life. Willy
Loman and his sons are weighed down by the illusory dreams they once had but which have escaped
them. Willy, in particular, clings to the vision of what his sons might have accomplished. This
backward-looking vision affects their relationship; because he cannot accept who they are, he
seems constantly disappointed, and Biff and Happy both resent his critical attitude. The blurry
line between reality and illusion grows even weaker as Willys mental health deteriorates. The
audience is often unsure whether he is remembering things that actually happened or fantasizing
about things that did not. The author uses dialogue and monologues to show the progression of
Willys decline, as he increasingly intersperses speech about contemporary life with these
memories, such as addressing people who are not there.

The plays original,
highly innovative staging also emphasizes illusion. Parts of the Lomans house are insubstantial,
and lighting is used to create effects of solid walls or to make them transparent and then
vanish. Miller explained that in the current time period, the actors observe the imaginary
wall-lines, but in the past, they can step right through the walls made of
light.

significant aspects of the Safavid Empire What were the most significant aspects of the political, social, and cultural life of the Safavid Empire?...

The Safavid Empire
helped build Persia into a stronger position in the middle east.The culture was fairly advanced,
focusing on art and education.They also had a fairly advanced government structure, since it had
a system of checks and balances, but it also had a Royal Court.]]>

Was the US Civil War inevitable? Why or why not? Can you give some examples?

Was the Civil
War (1861€“1865) inevitable? While there may be no definitive answer to your question, it is
hard to see how the two sides could have reconciled without war. Conflict erupted because of a
number of factors; tension between the North and South had grown over the preceding
decades.

One reason for war was the absence of truly national leaders. A
couple of important US Senators, who had helped keep the country united, passed away during the
1850s. One of these men was Henry Clay of Kentucky. Known as The Great Compromiser, Clay was an
important contributor to both the Missouri Compromise (1820), a compromise tariff in 1833, and
the Compromise of 1850. The second national figure, Daniel Webster, helped secure the passage of
the Compromise of 1850.

Another reason for the Civil War was weak
presidential leadership during the 1850s. The presidents during this decade lacked the strength
and determination of Andrew Jackson. They make feckless attempts to appease the South. President
James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln's predecessor, was especially inept.

When
Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860, he did so as the sectional candidate of the
North. His Republican party was created in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party. The South did not
accept the outcome of the election and its states gradually left the unionleading to Civil
War.

In the painting First Steps, after Millet, by artist Vincent van Gogh, what are the artist's techniques in terms of media or style?

Van Gogh's
painting First Steps was completed while Van Gogh was in the asylum
voluntarily in Remy, France, in the fall of 1889-1890.  Since he was unable to go out through
the countryside and paint as he customarily did, Van Gogh used prints, reproductions and
photographs as...

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after Millet, 1890. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch 1853-1890). Oil on Canvas. the Metropolitan Museum
of Art">

Did you like the end of 1984? Does Wilson really love Big Brother or was he faking it?

The ending of
is disappointing yet seems to underline and emphasize the importance of
the book's message. So, yes, even though as a reader I hoped for a different outcome, I liked
the ending because I think it makes the book better.

Is 's love for Big
Brother "real"? Yes, it is in the sense that I think that he has been convinced that
there is no other option for him.  Everything else, all other alternatives, have been taken
away.

Why is there such a wide variety of desired goods and services in a market system?

The easy answer
to this question is this: people are people. Humans don't just demand basic necessities and
commoditized essentials. Every hobby, every sport, and every fashion each create dozens or
hundreds of demanded goods from their participants.

However, there's more to
it than that. An important thing about monopolistic competition (in which products are similar
but not fully interchangeable) is that demand generation is an essential part of any successful
business model. Marketers have demand generation down to a science.

Brands
like Gucci and Rolex position themselves as symbols of status, not just products. Video game
makers lock in console-exclusive titles, forcing true aficionados to own multiple systems that
would otherwise be redundant. The George Foreman Grill shows how much a celebrity endorsement
can encourage consumers to acquire a device they never knew they wanted until they saw its
sponsor's infomercial. Everything from golf clubs to cars to faucets to water bottles has been
advertised as a technical innovation with bells and whistles that make it somehow
better than the one you currently own.

The effectiveness
of these techniques accounts for a significant chunk of the variety that we see in the American
consumer marketplace.

Are you surprised when the children go off with Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which in A Wrinkle in Time? Why do they go off with these strange...

This is a
question about personal reaction to a text, also called reader-response theory. I was not
surprised the first time I read the novel that the children would go off with Mrs. Who, Mrs.
Whatsit, and Mrs. Which, because L'Engle sets her story up to make it seem completely
plausible.

First, we are educated to trust these three women, largely
because Charles...

In Guns, Germs and Steel, why did Eurasia have the most domesticated animals of all continents?

There are two
basic reasons for this fact.  First, Eurasia had a greater number of large wild mammal species
than any other continent did.  Second, fewer large animal species were made extinct in Eurasia
than elsewhere.  Finally, Eurasia was just lucky to have "good" animals.

In my copy of the book (paperback edition) the first of these facts can be found on p.
162.  The second is on p. 163.  The third idea is the main point of the whole chapter, but is
also on p. 174, which is the next to last page of the chapter.

What Diamond
is arguing is that it is much more likely that an animal species will be poorly suited for
domestication than that it will be well suited.  (There are more ways for a "marriage"
to be unhappy than happy.)  Eurasia happened to be lucky enough to have a lot of species, many
of which were suited for domestication.

Some critics believe that at the end of Animal Farm, Orwell suggests that the pigs and human political leaders are interchangeable. Discuss your...

The ending (as the pigs
become human), to my reading, suggests that the difference between the animals and humans was
never a difference of kind but instead a difference of degree. 

The animals
are animals only to the extent that they exhibit solidarity with one another, act with political
and personal integrity, and do actual work. 

Humans, in , are representative
of the corruption that characterizes those in power who are removed from service, from labor,
and from the interests of the "masses". 

How did the Civil War affect the viewpoint of most southerners?

For most
southerners, the Civil War was an existential struggle for the preservation of the only lives
they knew, which unfortunately were intimately tied to the welfare and fate of thousands of
slaves, who provided the cheap labor that kept the South's plantation economy alive.  In fact,
the establisment of the Confederacy under President Jefferson Davis and the move to secede from
the union was grounded in these concerns about the southern states' ability to preserve their
way of life and to resist the imposition of dictates from the wealthier states north of the
Mason-Dixon Line.  

The issue of states' rights that stood at the center of
the Confederacy and, thus, at the core of the movement towards a civil war, was...

In what ways did the English colonization of North America differ from Spanish colonization of Mexico and South America?

The
Spanish were pioneers in colonialism, so the English were able to learn from their mistakes. As
such, the English colonization of North America took a somewhat different turn to what the
Spanish had been doing further south. The English colonial project was a largely private
initiative. King James was required to give his blessing for the Jamestown settlement, but the
responsibility for organizing and establishing the English colonial venture fell upon the
Virginia Company, as did the financial risks involved.

Contrast this with how
the Spanish went about establishing their own colonies. Successive Spanish monarchs were
actively involved in the colonial project, which they saw as analogous to the

What is the theme of the "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth? be specific

I would
define the overall theme of the speech as the acknowledgement of voice.  Truth's speech is one
given out of the voice of dissent, when she challenges the authority structure's understanding
of rights for all citizens and how there is a disproportionate treatment in this scheme towards
women, and women of color.  The idea of repeating "Ain't I a Woman" reminds the reader
of two realities.  The first is that women and their experiences were not fully acknowledged in
the legal, social, and political sensibilities.  The second is that the powerful voice of
dissent can never be silenced when injustice is present.  This resonates in the speech on both
gender and racial levels.  When Truth talks about working in the field and having "thirteen
children and sold them off to slavery," she is making very clear the reality in which she
operates as one that demands acknowledgement of voice on both the grounds of race and
gender.

What are three ways Victor Frankenstein is trying to be godlike in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Dr.tackles
some incredible challenges, but in his pride, he begins to feel godlike and plays God with his
science. This is no thinly veiled attempt at being God, either.

First and
most obviously,literally tries to bring the dead back to life. This is the entire premise of the
story, and Victor succeeds in creating life from death.

Later, he calls his
creation "Adam," referring to the first man created by God. By saying this, he
intimates that he has created a new race and a new form of life. This is the height of his
prideful attempts at being God.

Finally, in his pride, he believes that his
creation should feel grateful for what he has done. While he spurns and hates his monster, he
believesshould love and thank him for his life.

1984 George Orwell: What is the tone for the first chapter in Book 1 and how does Orwell establish it ?

I find the tone
of that very first chapter to be easily labeled as suspicious, suspect, cautious, controlling,
or invading. From the beginning, our traditional values are put in conflict with what we see
unfolding before us. We understand and can relate to a free society that prospers. This seems to
be completely opposite.

Individuals struggle. We see this as characters cook
cabbage as a singular meal, their homes are terribly dirty, and they have an uninvited visitor
constantly watching. However, the great images of the mottos displayed glisten in the sun. These
are great towers presented to be revered.

establishes this tone through
greatand stark contrast to our world today. I think both of these literary phrases would help
answer your question.

Describe the features of the tiger. What feelings does it evoke in the poet?

Blake
depicts the tiger as a ferocious yet beautiful beast in . The speaker addresses the tiger and
wonders who made it in such fearful symmetry. Tigers are known to be fierce animals, so the
word fearful fits in with the typical view. However, symmetry suggests a perfection in the
tigers makeup. Blake is suggesting that although the animal can be vicious, there is beauty in
the balance and proportion that went into its creation.

The speaker also
refers to the fire of thine eyes which adds to the ferocious picture of the tigers nature. He
continues to question who molded the brain and the heart of the tiger. Because Blake uses an
extendedof a blacksmith wielding the hammer and working with the chain and the anvil, there is a
suggestion that the tiger is almost indestructible. Blacksmiths typically work with metals;
therefore, the tiger is strong like metal that has been forged in a furnace.

The speaker is in awe of the tigers beauty, yet he recognizes its danger. He even
questions whether the same blacksmith (God) made the lamb (a reference to another of Blakes
poems). Is it possible that the same God who made an innocent creature such as a lamb could also
make such a fierce creature as a tiger? Thus, the poet questions God. What immortal hand or
eye/ Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

When does April's mom write her a letter in The Egypt Game?

After
April goes to live with her grandparents, she finds it challenging to settle in to her new
school. By the time Halloween arrives, she has drawn several other children into the Egypt game,
has cut her hair into a flattering bob, and started to get on good terms with her grandmother.
Just when she is beginning to feel comfortable, however, she receives a long-overdue letter from
her mother, Dorothea. Aprils mother happily reports that she has gotten married and is moving in
with her new husband. Because his apartment is small, Dorothea writes, she is not moving all of
Aprils things. Instead, she is sending them to April, who is devastated by the news and takes it
out on her grandmother by screaming at her.

What social/environmental factors affect sexual attitudes in the United States today?

I would
think it important to consider the role of the media in the attitudes of both men and women when
considering the social behavior and many other aspects, of gender and human interaction. For
several generations now it has been  common practice to sell an enormous number of products by
giving them a seductive quality. Anything from bath soap to cigarettes are hawked with ads
geared to "get the girl or guy." Businesses and advertisers are also very good at at
"targeting", their market.This means that they choose young, impressionable, sexually
curious individuals to influence, in an effort to promote their products. 

 
Economics can also be a consideration in gender dynamics. The traditional treatment of women for
centuries was based on the fact that women were mostly dependent on men, fathers, husbands or,
rarely, employers. Now that women are more evenly integrated into the work force they have a
greater  range of choices as to what kind of relationships they choose. Social changes have made
the traditional family unit less of a mandatory need for women and more of a chosen
option.

What is n if the number of combinations of (n+1) distinct elements taken 2 at a time is 66.

The number
of combinations of two elements taken from a set containing n elements is given by C(n, 2) =
n!/2!*(n - 2)!

It is given that...

How does the narrators discussion of slave songs fit into or challenge his relationship with his readers?

At the end of chapter 2, Douglass reaches out to readers who may have heard of the
songs of slaves and mistakenly believed them to show evidence of a content and joyful spirit.
Douglass attributes this misunderstanding to his audience in the North, but it can apply to all
white Americans by extension.

Instead, Douglass asserts, the songs of slaves
show the deep pain that only a sorrowful song can capture. He says that,...

What are some similarities and differences of the technology of 1902 and that of 2019?

In terms of
countries like the United States and Great Britain, in many ways the technological contours of
the modern society we know today were already in place, at least among the upper classes.
Wealthy people had indoor plumbing, flush toilets, telephones, and electrical wiring in their
homes. The difference between then and now was that a very small percentage of the population
could afford such amenities.

The automobile had been invented by 1902,
though again, only the wealthy could afford to own one, and these were primitive and dangerous
vehicles by...

How does totalitarianism relate to loss of privacy, loss of individualism, and loss of freedom in 1984 by George Orwell?

In the wake
of the NSA scandal, "Big Brother is watching you" has become a prevalent phrase in
today's society, and 's novel has had a resurgence in sales.

• Loss
  of privacy

While there is technological today that invades
people's privacy, in Orwell's , loss of privacy is a constant in Oceania
because the forces of the totalitarian government can only control the minds of people if they
fear detection of anything that is not allowed. Therefore, the telescreen and Big Brother is in
every home, as there are telescreens all about. In addition, people are made to attend hate
rallies, so they have little time to themselves. At these rallies, there is a huge screen of the
"public enemy" Emmanuel Goldstein, former party leader, but now leader of a conspiracy
group, who is in each of the videos shown. At these "Two Minute Hate"
sessions, 

A hideous ecstasy,...a desire to kill, to
torture, to smash faces in with a sledge hammer...seemed to flow through the whole group of
people like an...

What foreshadows Goodman Brown's meeting with his fellow traveller in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown?"

In 's
"," there are several instances that point to Brown's plan to meet with the old
gentleman who is actually the devil. (And Brown knows who he is
meeting.)

The first bit ofcomes not from Faithas he
insinutatesbut from Brown's words to her. As she begs him not to got out
for the evening, and he gently chides her, asking if she does not trust
him. She has said nothing to convey any mistrust of her new husband:
he presents the topic.

My journey, as
thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. What, my
sweet, pretty wife, dost thou doubt me already, and we but three months married?

There is also foreshadowing in Faith's wish for him, as she sends
Brown off on his "errand:"

And may you find all
well when you come back.

Later we know that this will
not be the case. There is also a sense of foreshadowing as Brown takes leave of his wife,
offering words that sound almost like a spell against evil, or a child's...

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Why did the warden call Stanley a 'caveman' in Holes by Louis Sachar?

The warden called Stanley by
his nickname, Caveman.

All of the boys are called by nicknames
instead of their real names at Camp Green Lake.  The warden is less interested in the boys
development than finding buried treasure.  When the warden addresses Stanley by his nickname,
which the boys have given him, she is catering to the boys in a way.  She wants them to find her
treasure.

Stanley does not even realize that he is Caveman at first.  He is
one of the bigger boys.

"The Caveman's one tough
dude," said Squid, and he lightly punched Stanley's arm.

Stanley leaned
back against the torn vinyl upholstery. Despite his shower, his body still radiated heat.
"I wasn't trying to start anything," he said. (Ch. 9) 

He says he doesnt want to get into a fight with Caveman, because Caveman is kind of a
scary nickname.  It isnt until he realizes that the boys are talking to him and calling him
Caveman that he understands that is his nickname.  It sounds tougher than Stanley. 

Stanley decides he likes his nickname.  Having a nickname means that he is one of the
guys. It isnt even that bad of a nickname like Barf Bag.  The nickname means "they accepted
him as a member of the group."

When Stanley finally meets the warden,
everything about her surprises him.  First of all, he had no idea she was a woman.  She is also
meaner to the counselors than the boys, and seems to be more interested in treasure than
character-building. 

The Warden turned to Stanley.
"Caveman, will you come here, please?"

Stanley was surprised she
knew his name. He had never seen her. Until she stepped out of the truck, he didn't even know
the Warden was a woman. (Ch. 13) 

When the Warden calls
him over to fill his canteen with water, she is making a point to Mr. Pendanski.  This is one of
the reasons she used his nickname.  She was being sweet to the boy and mean to Mr. Pendanski.
 He contradicted her when he said that he had just filled the canteens, and she did not like
being contradicted.  Stanley found the whole incident unsettling.

What does the old Turk represent in Voltaire's Candide?

The "old
Turk" refers to the deposed Turkish sultan, Achmet III, whomeets in Chapter 26. It is clear
that Achmet, and the other five former kings and rulers with whom Candide finds him, is used
byto satirise the aristorcracy, and in particular, the feeling they have that it is their
"right" to rule. Note how Achmet III introduces himself to Candide:

I was Grand Sultan for many years; I dethroned my brother, my nephew
dethroned me, my viziers lost their heads, and I am condemned to end my days in the old
seraglio. My nephew, the Grand Sultan Mahomet, gives me permission to travel sometimes for my
health, and I am come to spend the Carnival at Venice.

Although figures such as this deposed Sultan and the other kings believe that they possess the
right to rule because of...

Who has had a strong impact on Willy?

At the end
of the play, Willy is deeply influenced by his son Biff to commit suicide. He loves Biff dearly
and wants him to be financially successful in the way he himself has never been. Therefore,
having no money, he gives Biff his life so that Biff can collect Willy's insurance money. (To be
perfectly clear, Biff in no way wants his father to do this: this all comes out of Willy's ideas
of the good life for his child.)

Normally, we think of people being
influenced by older mentors, as Willy is by his brother and Dave Singleman, people who, at least
in his fantasies, achieved financial success with ease and were able to sit back and watch the
money roll in.

Willy wants to pass this idea of easy money onto his sons,
especially football star Biff. Would Willy have followed his true, more modest vocation of
gardening if he were not influenced by having sons to impress with a more flamboyant kind of
financial successa success he never can achieve?

Of course, Willy does
nothing but destroy his sons' lives by trying to model for them a false idea of what success is.
Even at the end, when he is influenced by his love for Biff to kill himself, it seems his values
are in the wrong place. Again, it is all money that matters and money that he thinks will solve
his son's problems, whereas they are probably beyond what money can buy.

What is the significance of the animals Orwell chose to represent the KGB in Animal Farm?

chose
nine dogs to represent the KGB in . It would be more accurate to say the
dogs represented the NKVD, Stalin's private security force tasked with intimidating and
eliminating his opponents.

The NKVD, and later the KGB, was greatly feared
in Russia during Stalin's reign. They were known to execute entire families and led the Great
Purge...

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The Destructors Theme

's short
story "" utilizes the contrast between Old Misery's house and the Wormsley Common gang
to depict the theme of Old England versus the new up-and-coming, post-war generation.  With
salient details concerning the richness of the architecture like the spiral staircase andthat
compared the house to a gentleman's top hat, Greene constructs afor Mr. Thomas' house
representing the old, wealthy upper class society of the pre-World War II era; meanwhile, the
boys in the "Wormsley Common gang" are exactly what their name suggests--common boys,
the lower class. 

By the end of the story as Mr. Thomas' house collapses
ruinously to the ground, Greene suggests that the former division between upper and lower class
have shattered as a result of the shared hardship of post-war England; the boys' defiant act
resonates as a rebellious step toward ending the social hierarchy.