The Germans
thought they would be victorious against the Russians no matter what. They were not at all
ready for a challenge. They thought the Russians were weak, disorganized, and militarily and
culturally inferior. On the Russian front, German soldiers got more fight than they bargained
for. It was the Germans who were starving and weak and undersupplied, and far from
home.
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
The Battle of Stalingrad: Turning point of the war??? Based off of the German plan of attack do you think that the German's fulfilled their...
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
What was the significance of the Byzantine Empire to Western Europe?
The
Byzantine Empire represented the last stronghold of Christianity in the East. Unlike the Western
Roman Empire which fell in 476 CE, the Byzantines did not fall until 1453 at the hands of the
Seljuk Turks and Sultan Mehmet II. To the Medieval world, the Byzantines were the buffer of
Christianity that separated them from the Muslim World, Mongols, and other invaders.
The Byzantine Empire also represented cultural heritage for the Westit was over the
site of ancient Greek and Roman territory, and many ancient and classical artifacts were still
alive within Constantinople.
Once the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans
in 1453, Christianity was in danger once more. Like the Battle of Tours in 732, when Charles
"the Hammer" Martel defended Christianity in Europe from the Umayyad Caliphate
creeping into Spain, Europeans felt that Islam was encroaching.
Specifically
to trade, Europeans relied on the Christian Byzantine emperors to trade with the East and
provide Europe with goods from the Silk Roads. Now that Constantinople fell and became Istanbul,
Christian traders refused to do business with the Muslim city, citing higher prices and
middleman costs. This encouraged explorers to build up their navigation techniques and find new
trading routes to India, sparking the Age of Exploration.
Monday, 1 May 2017
What is Harrison fighting against in "Harison Bergeron"? "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Harrison is
fighting against forced equality that is in their constitution. He is rebelling and ends up in
jail. They--the gov.--think he is trying to overthrow the government. He acts in an extreme way
and ends up making proposterous allegations about his supreme abilities and thus value. He
becomes a ruler, like a dictator, and ends up violating all that he formerly criticised. He is
corrupted by power. His behavior resembles a dictators and, in this sense, Vonnegut is making a
statement that power corrupts and that all...
How is the current government different from any previous governments in 1984? What invention enables it to be like this?
The
government of Oceania differs from prior governments in that it is able to keep its citizens
under constant surveillance due to the invention of the two-way telescreen. Through the
telescreens, Party members can be watched and recorded 24 hours a day. They can even be
addressed, as whenis scolded for doing his exercises poorly. They are subjected as well to
incessant propaganda from the screens.
At the beginning of the novel, Winston
takes advantage of a tiny alcove in his apartment to get out of view of the telescreen, because
normal Party members are never allowed to turn the telescreens off. In fact,and Winston are
utterly astonished whencan do so in his apartment: it is a privilege they can hardly imagine.
Even in the proles' territory, versions of the telescreen intrude. For instance, although they
think they have privacy in their room above Mr. Charrington's shop, Julia and Winston are being
observed and taped from behind a picture on the wall.
This constant
surveillance (or the threat of it) forces people to regulate their private behavior to such an
extent that they have, in essence, no private lives.
What can be some points to make in an analysis of Noah?
In
analyzing any work of cinema, it is important to integrate specific points in the analysis.
Identifying and ensuring that your analysis addresses these points are critical. With that in
mind, I think that one element that can be addressed is how the film depicts Noah, as a . The
summary of the film is based on the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark. It is from this point
that some rather interesting points of analysis can be discussed.
One
particular theme that can be addressed is the condition of the divine. Essentially, the film
addresses if God is merciful or vengeful. On one hand, the destructive capacity of the divine
is a significant part of the narrative. Aaron Aronofsky, the film's director and writer, argues
that this is a significant aspect of the narrative:
Theres always been this comedic element to Noah, but I wanted to tell it seriously...Its the
fourth story in the Bible, and God already decides to destroy mankind. To destroy your creation
is...
In Lord of the Flies, how does Ralph decide to use the conch shell?
Althoughis
the one who first sees the conch, he has no idea it can be used as a trumpet. In chapter 1and
Ralph meet at the swimming lagoon, and Ralph spies and frees the conch, an 18-inch shell. Piggy
becomes very excited because he has seen a similar shell before. The person who had it on his
back wall blew into it and it "mooed like a cow." Piggy then realizes they could use
the conch to call the others. In typical ingratiating fashion, he attributes his brilliant idea
to Ralph, saying, "That was what you meant, didn't you? That's why you got the conch out of
the water?" Ralph doesn't deny it; he lets Piggy credit him for Piggy's
idea. Piggy then instructs Ralph on how to blow into the conch to make it
reverberate. It requires a certain lip and tongue action as well as a deep diaphragmatic exhale.
Piggy himself is unable to blow the conch because of his asthma. This foreshadows the
relationship of Piggy to Ralph, Piggy being the "brains behind the throne." Later, in
chapter 2, Ralph is declared chief because he has possession of the impressive conch, and he
creates the rule that at meetings one must have the conch in order to
speak.
Is Laurie's mom innocent or naive in "Charles"? Is she just telling the story or are we getting a glimpse into her character? I understand who...
The mother
ofis probably selectively na¯ve, and the reader does get a glimpse into her character in
Jackson's short story.
In her biography of , Lenemaja Friedman mentions that
the author based the story "Charles" on her son Laurie's childhood reports about a boy
who was in kindergarten with him. So, there is a verisimilitude to the narrative of an extremely
indulgent mother who refuses to acknowledge the poor behavior of her own child.
That this mother is blind to her son's own behavior indicates much about her nature. In
the first paragraph, as she states that Laurie has "renounced" his childish overalls
for blue jeans with a belt, it is apparent that the mother perceives this behavior as an act of
independence. When Laurie returns from school in "the same way," flinging the door
open as he shouts, "Isn't anybody here?" the mother does not
reprimand the boy nor does she remark upon his behavior. This lack of comment on Laurie's
behavior suggests her acceptance of such actions from her own child. But, when he mentions that
a boy named Charles "was fresh," she is concerned and eager to hear what this boy has
done, listening intently to Laurie's report. Moreover, after hearing these reports that she
finds disturbing, she confers with her husband, asking him if he thinks that kindergarten is
"too unsettling for Laurie." Clearly, she has blinded herself to the reality of her
own child's behavior because she should be able to perceive the parallels between Charles's
actions and those of Laurie. That the mother does not perceive these similaritieseven as Laurie
misbehaves constantly at home in much the same manner as Charlesindicates that she is very
naive.
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