Please give pointers to write a poem called "I am." The poem is supposed to be like Sandy Maas' poem called "I Am." The first stanza starts with "I...

Defined€¦" is perhaps the ultimate
expression of language." Your poem has a specific structure (using "I am€¦" or
"I€¦"), but no rhythm and rhyme. It is, however, still a poem.

Your
assignment will be easier if you separate it into pieces. My students have done something very
similar in the past.

You are first asked to provide a " href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/stanza"
title="stanza">stanza" (like a paragraph) that
begins with "I am" and list two of your characteristics. I do not
know you and cannot complete your assignment for you, but I can give you an
example for myself:

I am easily entertained
and romantic.

This line provides two of
my characteristics. Characteristics, in general, could include
"generous," "cautious," "out-going", "stubborn,"
"funny," "shy," etc. They act as adjectives in describing
you.

The next part of the same
stanza (on the next line) asks you to include something
about which you wonder, think or are curious. For example, it could be what would it be like to
travel in outer-space, how it might feel to fly, or how it might feel to live on a
house-boat.

Next line: continue with an imaginary sound"I hear"you
might imagine the sound of a cow laughingthis is imaginary as I do not think cows laugh. (Has
your teacher said it is something that does not exist or something
you have not heard but can only imaginelike the call of a
moose€¦?)

The imaginary "I see" item could be a flying carpet, a
talking dog or an owl that wears glasses.

The last line of this first stanza
repeats the first line that you wrote to start the poem. In my case, I
would write, "I am easily entertained and romantic." (Remember: all of these
items should be on separate lines.)

Now
skip a full line and begin your
second stanza. Start with "I pretend" and list something that you
have pretended to belike a famous rock star or movie
star, or that you pretend existslike no war. On the next line, write
"I touch" and complete it with something that you touch in your
imagination: perhaps the coat or skin of some kind of animal. The next line begins
"I worry"list something that you worry about. You don't have to write about something
really personal if you don't want to, but you could write about something littlelike homework or
what to wear. The next line lists something that makes you cry€¦"I cry
about or over"anything that saddens you. The last
line of this stanza is the first line of the poem that you wroterepeated on
this new line. Now you can see a
pattern emerging. Skip a line.

For the third stanza, write the words "I understand"finish the line with
something you know is true. On a new line, write "I say"this is
something you believe in...it could be as simple as "love."  For
the next line, write "I dream" and finish the line with something you actually dream
about. Go one then to the following line and write "I try" and list something you
really make an effort withsomething you try hard at€¦perhaps a sport or school work. Your next
line starts "I hope" and finishes with something you actually
hope for. The last line of the stanza is the repetition of the first line
of the poem that you wrote, "I am€¦"

Double-checkeach stanza has
six lines; each item is on a separate line; and a line is skipped between stanzas. Proofread for
spelling.

Reread the poem and see how these simple lines have created
something like an autobiographywhile still sounding like a poem each line begins with
"I" which is a form of repetition.

What Is Ironic About The Ending Of The Poem "richard Cory" By Edwin Arlington Robinson?

When the
outcome of a situation is the opposite of what one would expect, that is situational . In
"," as the poem describes the character, readers believe he is a person who has
everything going for him--he has it all. Readers understand why the townspeople--"we people
on the pavement"--would envy him, wanting to be in his place.

Richard
Cory has good looks: he is "clean-favored and imperially slim." He has good manners
and breeding: he is "a gentleman." He has nice clothes and a good presence about him:
he is "quietly arrayed" and he glitters when he walks. Yet he doesn't seem to be
conceited or to put on airs: he is "human." Not only that, he is extremely
wealthy--"richer than a king"--at least to the people who are living in poverty,
working for wages that don't even allow them to buy meat. 

All these virtues
that Richard Cory has make it seem likely that he would be happy and satisfied with his life.
Yet he must not be, because he ends up committing suicide. This is...

What are the traditions/attitudes in 1984 that Orwell wishes to modify. Political or Social

Socially, it is
clear thatwants to modify the prevailing attitude to sexuality. Specifically, he wants people to
have the freedom to have sexual relationships with whomever they choose. He also wants people to
have complete control over who they marry. This is shown clearly by 's words as he andhave sex
for the first time (at the end of part two, chapter two):

Their embrace had been a battle, thea victory. It was a blow struck against the Party.
It was a political act.

This idea is also reinforced by
the portrayal of the Junior Anti-Sex League earlier in the book. Winston's disdain toward the
promotion of celibacy suggests that Orwell would like to see such puritanical attitudes
eradicated.

In terms of politics, Orwell also promotes the freedom of
speech. We see this through Winston and his diary. Although keeping a diary is not against the
law, Winston knows that if caught, he will be imprisoned in the Ministry of Loveat the very
least. When Winston finally gets...

How did Okonkwo change in the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe?

doesn't
truly change during the novel. He is rigid in his ways and unaccepting of new ways of life in
his village with the introduction of imperialism. As others in the village drift toward the
church during his banishment, he is in his mother's land working to get back to where and how he
was. His absence feeds into the inability to accept change because for him, it was not gradual,
but instead it was a slap in the face of his life and culture. If he had been there the whole
time, maybe he would have had an easier time accepting change, but he was a character that was
rigid in his ways due to the lackadaisical life of his father and his vow to never be like
him.

One can make the case that he did change upon the birth of Ezinma. He
valued her, especially over , in that he was morbidly concerned when she was sick - this was a
drastic change from him killingwho was the son he never had. He seemingly softened when it came
to Ezinma, but probably not enough to really claim that he had actually
changed.

How did European countries justify their imperialism?

According
to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, imperialism is "the policy, practice, or advocacy of
extending the power or dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by
gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas." European
imperialism began in the sixteenth, century when explorers from Europe looked for new trade
routes to the Far East, explored the Americas, and colonized North America, South America, and
Asia. This time period is referred to as the era of Old Imperialism.

The era
of New Imperialism began in the nineteenth century, when European powers established extensive
empires in Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and China. These
empires were set up in the wake of technological, scientific, and industrial advances brought
about by the Industrial Revolution. The European powers that participated in both the old and
new eras had several justifications for their...

What is the Neolithic Revolution and how did settlement patterns and life change as a result?

The
Neolithic Revolution, or Agricultural Revolution, was the human shift from hunting and gathering
to planting and domestication of animals.  It was made possible by the warming climate that
occurred after the last ice age.  The shift from hunting to farming had profound effects on
humanity.

After humans learned to plant and domesticate, a move away from
nomadic existence was possible.  Humans gravitated to water sources like creeks and rivers.
 River valleys became popular destinations. An important result of farming was that larger
yields of food allowed for larger populations.  The larger populations led to the first
permanent settlements.  Small farming villages grew into towns, which eventually turned into
large river civilizations.

The birth of larger settlements also had
consequences.  The need to manage surplus resulted in more complex governments being
established.  With larger populations living in such close proximity to one another, disease was
more common.  

The idea that humans could produce a surplus of food and other
goods led to many new developments.  One negative that arose from farming was a competition for
resources, which led to the advent of warfare.  The allocation of these resources also led to
the first social class systems and specialized jobs.  In order to keep track of the surpluses,
writing systems were invented.

The consequences of the Neolithic Revolution
would be unmatched in scope and scale until the Industrial Revolution many millenia later.
 

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan?

One major
disadvantage of Lincoln's plan was its leniency. Lincoln wanted to allow the former states of
the Confederacy back into the Union with only ten percent of the eligible voters swearing
loyalty to the Union. He also did not insist on black suffrage. While Lincoln did insist on a
slavery ban, he was not as progressive on civil rights as many abolitionists hoped. Lincoln's
plan was to bring the South back into the Union with as little turmoil as possible; he did not
viewas a vehicle for social change. Lincoln's plan also did not realize the animosity that many
in the North felt toward the Southern leadership, as there were cries from the Radical
Republicans that certain Southern leaders should hang for their crimes. Lincoln's plan was not
as stringent as the Wade-Davis Bill that eventually passed; this bill called for fifty percent
of the eligible voters in a state to swear loyalty to the Union and required black
suffrage.

The major disadvantage also turned out to be...

Why does Robinson Crusoe use the oxymoron ''terrible vision'' in the novel Robinson Crusoe?

In the
context in which it is used, "terrible vision" is not an . It refers to the
apocalyptic dream that Crusoe has while delirious with malarial fever, and it is truly
terrifying:

I saw a man descend from a great black
cloud...He was all over as bright as a flame, so that I could but just bear to look towards him;
his countenance was most inexpressibly dreadful, impossible for words to describe...he moved
forward towards me, with a long spear or weapon in his hand, to kill me; and when he came to a
rising ground...he spoke to me...All...I understood was this: "Seeing all these things have
not brought thee to repentance, now thou shalt die;" at which words, I thought he lifted up
the spear that was in his hand to kill me.

Though this is
indeed a horrific vision, it represents a crucial turning point for Crusoe, who understands the
vision as the manifestation of his guilty conscience at his formerly sinful way of life. He
begins to think of his situation on the island as punishment for his sins, rather than
attributing them to capricious fate. So while "terrible vision" is not an oxymoron, it
was an important, and even life-changing moment for Crusoe. 

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How does geography affect the development of civilizations according to Guns, Germs, and Steel?

Geography
is presented as a crucial factor determining how civilizations develop in
by .

What makes geography so important is its effect on food production.
Some geographical areas have fertile soils, adequate water for irrigation, and plants and
animals that can be readily domesticated. This enables several things. The first is abandoning a
nomadic or migratory...

In the poem "Hunting Snakes" by Judith Wright, what do the words "gentlest" and "grace" convey?

's poem "Hunting
Snake" tells of a couple who freeze to watch as a "great black snake" slithers by
them. Frozen by his presence, the couple stands still as they contemplate the snake, his path,
and his departure. 

The word "gentlest" appears in line two:
"under the autumns gentlest sky." Here, the word gentlest conveys, or suggests, a calm
and peaceful sky and scene. Since weather can define how things go on the surface of the earth
(for example, if stormy, humans and animals run for cover), the gentle sky illustrates the
calmness of the day and the inhabitants of the earth. Contrasting this image, as soon as the
snake appears, the couple's peace is shattered. 

The word "grace"
appears in the first line of the poem: "Sun-warmed in this late seasons grace." Here,
the term grace refers to the approval of the season (). One can assume that it is the end of
either winter or fall, and the warmth of the sun is the one thing which allows the couple the
ability to stroll outdoors. The season's grace refers to the season's
approval. 

I would like to know any comments on the translation of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I would like to know any...

This story
makes me think of Frankenstein, Shrek, or The Elephant Man.  We fear what we do not understand. 
We are instantly transformed to mob behavior...grab your pitchforks and torches!  Chase him,
beat him, kill him.  This is the material world's effect on an otherwise good person...the Good
Samaritan, if you will.  Alone, a person would be more likely to treat the old man (angel) with
kindness.  In a mob, being goaded by fear and miscommunication, people become monsters.  The
story tells us something about ourselves.  It is a strong suggestion to look inward and wonder
about how we would treat a person who means us no harm, but who frightens us because of his
strange or different appearance. 

Why were civilians targeted at Hiroshima?

The
Japanese had made peace overtures, which was why I said that the Japanese would not accept
unconditional surrender. That is an important point that certainly should have been more clearly
stated, even if it is not germane to the question of why the Americans were willing to target
civilians with the attacks. 

As for the statement by Truman that he wanted
the targets to be chosen so as to avoid casualties among women and children, he knew perfectly
well once those targets were actually chosen that they were not primarily military
installations. Considering the firebombing of other Japanese cities in the months leading up to
the attacks on Hiroshima, it is difficult to argue that preserving civilian lives was a major
concern of his. Inflicting terrible destruction was.

What is an example of a poem that deals with teenage pregnancy?

One poem is
"Teenage Pregnancy" by Delroy N. Williams. He takes inspiration from the poorer areas
of Dominica, where he grew up, and this poem speaks to the parents who do not take an interest
in their children's personal lives. When there is no communication between parents and children,
there are consequences:

All I wanted was an occasional hug
and kiss,
To live in a house full of blessings and bliss.
You taught me to
talk but never talked to me,
You taught me to walk but never walked with me.

It is the responsibility of the parents to fully educate their
children on safety, morality, and proper conduct. If the children are given only the basics --
"talking, walking" -- and left to their own devices, they will act and react in ways
that emulate their peers. Without a baseline of proper conduct, there is no reason for them to
think that unprotected sex is bad; after all, everyone is doing it!

But now, I want you to talk to my little sister,
Because shes growing up even
faster.
Shes already getting the attention of the boys;
[...]
Boys
will definitely take advantage,
Because she looks a lot older than her
age.
Mommy, talk to her please!
(Williams, "Teenage Pregnancy,"
jetzzzpoeticexpressions.blogspot.com)

The plea of the
narrator is for the parents to take a more active role in the personal life of her little
sister; the narrator now knows what can happen, and how, without the lessons that should have
been taught but were not. If her sister can be saved from the same mistake -- becoming pregnant
before she is physically, emotionally, and intellectually ready -- she will be better prepared
for the adult world. The narrator has lost her childhood too early; she wants her sister to be
saved from the same fate. Without involved parents, this is far too common; the poem is a plea
to parents to be involved, a warning to children to learn from the mistakes of their siblings,
and a cautionary tale about acting like an adult before one is mentally prepared to accept adult
consequences.

How does Nick perceive Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby?

In Chapter One,says
that "there was something gorgeous about [ ], some heightened sensitivity to the promises
of life," almost as if he were like a seismograph -- a machine that measures the size of
earthquakes many miles away.  Gatsby seems to feel everything so deeply, and in a world full of
Toms and Daisies and Jordans, who seem to feel so little, such an ability to be affected is
remarkable.  It seems to signal a kind of innocence, despite Gatsby's lies and
criminal...

What is difference between naked short selling and covered short selling?

Short selling
in the context of the equity markets is used with reference to a practice of selling securities
which a person does not own when the sale is made. This is done when the price of the security
is expected to fall and sellers believe that they could be bought back later at a lower price.
As the sale is at a higher price and they are bought at a lower price later, a profit can be
made.

Short selling is generally executed by first borrowing securities from
someone who has the securities, selling them, later buying them back from the market and
returning them to the lender. This is covered short selling.

In naked short
selling, traders sell securities without first borrowing them. There is no certainty here that
the securities will be later available for the seller to actually deliver to the buyer at the
time of delivery. Naked short selling has been considered a way of manipulating the price of
securities. As the short sellers can increase supply very fast, there is a rapid drop in the
price of the security. Nervous investors then start closing their long positions which continues
to increase supply and there is little if any demand. The short sellers are then able to easily
buy back what they short sold at a much lower price.

But the chances of
default in naked short-selling are also very high as the seller may not be able to buy back the
securities from the market later due to a shortage. This is an important reason why naked
short-selling is either not allowed in many markets or monitored closely.

What exactly does The Kite Runner say about issues of social class, and how does this relate to us in society today?

The
issues of social class are central to , especially concerning Amir and
Hassan, and to a lesser extent Baba and Ali as well. It is the core of all problems and
suffering in the novel, with the exception of simple human cruelty, which transcends all social
class. It is worth noting, however, that other things transcend those lines as well but are less
obvious, at least to societies in large. For example, the reader notices quite early on that Ali
and his son Hassan are portrayed in a more positive light than Baba and Amir. This contrast only
gets sharper as the action progresses, especially concerning Amir, who has to spend the second
half of the book making up for mistakes he made in the first.

This isn't to
say that people in power are always worse than those who are oppressed, but it shows that the
lines social class draws are completely fictional and arbitrary. History has shown us time and
time again that every class from kings to slaves births heroes and villains...

Compare life before farming and after farming.

When
people began farming, they began to take an active role in adjusting the landscape and
environment to suit their needs. Before agriculture, people hunted wild animals and gathered
wild plants for food. This meant that they were at the whim of nature. People had to move from
place to place depending on the availability of food.

When people began
farming, they could stay in one place. They changed the environment to allow for this. This led
them to build permanent homes, clear fields, and redirect water for irrigation. They even
changed the animals and plants through domestication. People, in a sense, became the masters of
their domain.

This did not mean that farmers were immune from natural
events. In a sense, it made them even more vulnerable. Their hunter-gatherer ancestors could
easily move when the seasons changed or food or water became scarce. Farmers had to find ways to
weather these changes. If a drought was too severe or a pestilence came along, whole crops could
be lost,...

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Compare and contrast the methods of dictatorship used by Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin.

Hitler,
Mussolini and Stalin all claimed absolute power over the state. To control the populace and
silence enemies they employed similar methods: complete control of the media, including
censorship of any dissenting voices and the growth of a huge propaganda machine, a very violent
police state used to quell the first sign of citizen dissent, and the cultivation of a cult of
personality that elevated the dictator in question to godlike stature as all knowing, wise, and
a good father to be instantly obeyed.

Since we don't currently live in a
totalitarian police state, it can be hard to envision what it was like, but in all three states,
neighbors were encouraged to spy on neighbors and report any sign of disloyalty. A heavily
expanded police force could and did tap phones and spy on citizens. All newspapers and radio
broadcasts were approved by the state. The writer Umberto Eco writes of his utter surprise,
when, after Mussolini's fall, his mother sends Eco, a child, to buy newspapers...

What is the meaning of "nevermore" repeated by the raven? How does it change throughout the poem?

The brilliance
of Poe's immortal poem "" is this: an ordinary corvid flies into the narrator's house
one night, perches over his door, and starts squawking (as birds are wont to do). Due to the
extremely fragile state of the narrator's tortured mind, this simple, simple soundrepeated over
and overcauses him to go hopelessly mad. 

"Nevermore" is the sound
that the narrator hears when the raven opens its mouth. It's no great surprise that his mind
created something unusualafter all, we hear the words "cock-a-doodle-doo" from
roosters. The word does not immediately cause stress upon his brain, just as the melodic chimes
begin sounding beautifully in Poe's "" before they turn to gradually to a cacophony of
torture. 

In both poems, a lovesick man hears a neutral external noise and is
driven mad by his own mind's inability to find peace in its agony. "Nevermore" becomes
a cruel mantra; it becomes the jeering of the gods at his own attempt to mourn his lost love; it
becomes the beak in his heart and the shadow upon his soul.  

Lyddie Chapter 6 Summary

In
Chapter 5,continues to struggle with work in the tavern, so when Mistress Cutler takes a trip to
Massachusetts to sell the maple sugar, Triphena makes a suggestion to Lyddie:  go visit your
family!  Lyddie agrees and sets off on her way. 

 

First, she goes to visit Charlie at the mill, but he is at school at the time.  This
makes Lyddie feel torn about this new family who takes care of Charlie.  Thinking about another
family for Charlie disgusts Lyddie.  Lyddie finally reaches her parents' old farm and is
surprised to find a runaway slave hiding out inside by the fireplace. 

 

Chapter 6 recounts Lyddie's encounter (and learning
experience) with the runaway slave.  Lyddie soon learns his name is Ezekiel Abernathy, and that
he is running from slavery to freedom.  It isn't long before Lyddie is connecting her own
journey to freedom to Ezekiel's journey to freedom.  In a gesture of true compassion, Lyddie
gives Ezekiel all of the money she has from the sale of their calf from the farm.

 

Lyddie returns to the tavern to find she no longer has a
job.  (Mistress Cutler believes she has left her post without permission while she went to
Boston.)  With nothing left for her at the tavern, and with Charlie "safely" stowed
with another family, Lyddie decides to set off for Lowell to become a factory girl.  And, in so
doing, she becomes a living symbol of the Industrial Revolution in full
swing.]]>

Saturday 22 November 2008

I need some good points as to why sex education should be taught in schools, this would be part of my 5 paragraph essay on the topic.

Leaving
sex education up to the parents is a suggested alternative to having it taught in schools. But,
let's face it, many of the parents don't know very much about the subject themselves--except
they have found out that having sex leads to having a baby. They know that much for sure. But
how many parents could explain how the spermatazoon penetrates the ovum and forms a zygote in
the uterus, or all the other biological facts connected with this complex subject? One parent in
a hundred?

Why did Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones act kindly toward Roger even though he tried to steal her purse?

's short
story "Thank You, Ma'am" opens on a dark street around 11:00pm. A young boy sneaks up
on an old lady and tries to grab her purse, but he accidentally breaks the strap and falls over
on his back.

When the lady orders the boy to pick up the purse and hand it
back to her, and especially when she says "Now ain't you ashamed of yourself?",
readers might guess that the woman will march the boy straight to his own parents to inform them
about what happened and see that the boy is properly punished.

Yet that isn't
what happens.

With determination and physical strength, she takes him to her
own home--to wash his face, because no one is at the boy's home to do this for him. (We could
definitely interpret the face-washing as a powerful symbol: Mrs. Jones is cleansing his
soul.)

She learns his name (Roger) and cooks him a meal. (Again, check out
that awesome symbolism! Eating together is a powerful symbol of union. It's a hint that the
people who are sharing the meal also have something important in common.)

She
finds out why he was trying to steal the purse: he needed money for shoes; she gives it to him.
Then she sends him on his way.

The question is, why is she so kind to
him? 

Let's look at what she says to him before the meal: "I were young
once and I wanted things I could not get." Mrs. Jones sympathizes with Roger
because she, too, used to be young and in need, and so she shows him
kindness.

She also says, "I have done things, too, which
I would not tell you, son." She means that she's also done things she's not proud of, but
she doesn't say what, whether it was stealing, lying, or something worse. Again,
she sees that her past mistakes and Roger's recent one are similar, and that
sympathy inspires her to treat Roger with kindness and set him on the path to better
behavior.

Here's the clincher! "Everybody's got something
in common," Mrs. Jones says. That's the point of the story, and why she shows kindness to a
boy who tried to steal from her.

How could chapters 5-10 of The Witch of Blackbird Pond be summarized?

Chapter 5: Kit
dresses for church, much to the dismay of her uncle. Her dress is colorful and her bonnet has
feathers. Her uncle finds her clothing extravagant. Kit sits through her first Sunday Meeting,
which she finds extremely long and boring. She meets William Ashby for the first time.

Chapter 6: Dr. Bulkeley and John Holbrook come for dinner. The former taunts Uncle
Matthew, bringing up controversial political issues. Uncle Matthew becomes angry. Later in the
chapter, it is revealed that William Ashby wants to start calling on Kit.

Chapter 7: William comes to call on Kit. He stares at her, but says little. Kit tries
to initiate conversation, but with little success. John Holbrook comes to visit and they all sit
around the fire and pop popcorn. Uncle Matthew, John, and William get into a debate. After the
visitors leave, Kit discusses William with her aunt and cousins. Judith points out that William
mentioned building his house soon and that "'he said he would never start to build his
house'" until he had selected a bride.

Chapter 8: Kit and Judith go to
weed in the onion patch near the Great Meadow. There she learns about Hannah Tupper, who lives
in a small house at the edge of the field. Kit considers marrying William, partly to escape the
monotony of her daily chores. Later, Mercy informs Kit that she has been recommended as a
teacher for the dame school.

Chapter 9: Kit begins helping Mercy teach the
dame school. She enjoys her work. She tells stories to the children. One day, she decides to
have them act out The Good Samaritan. A fight breaks out, and while it is happening the
schoolmaster and reverend walk in. Kit is dismissed as a teacher. Upset, she runs away to the
Great Meadow. There she meets Hannah Tupper, who befriends her.

Chapter 10:
Kit visits the schoolmaster to discuss what happened. He gives her back her job. Kit visits
Hannah again, and finds Nat there. She discovers that he and Hannah are longtime
friends.

What are some quotes from Walter in A Raisin in the Sun about the liquor store he wants?

The liquor
store is 's big plan to escape poverty, and, as such, quotes about it reveal the desperation and
family arguments that poverty can create. We first hear about the plan for the liquor store in
Act 1, Scene 1. Walter says:

"Yeah. You see, this
little liquor store we got in mind cost seventy-five thousand and we figured the initial
investment on the place be €˜bout thirty thousand, see. That be ten thousand each. Course,
theres a couple of hundred you got to pay sos you dont spend your life just waiting for them
clowns to let your license get approved €“ "

When he
brings up this plan, the rest of the family is dubious about its chances of success, even
though, on paper, it's not a bad idea. Walter seems to be living by the adage you need
to spend money to make money, which is probably pretty realistic in this case. Even
thoughargues with Walter when he brings this up, she also pleads his case with(whose husband's
insurance check would provide the funds),...

Friday 21 November 2008

What are the main ideas in Hamlet's soliloquy in Hamlet, Act II, Scene II?

A critical
part of this scene is the arrival of a group of actors at the castle.listens to one ofperform a
speech about the death of Priam and Hecuba, the royalty of Troy.decides that the players shall
perform The Murder of Gonzago, slightly altered with a speech penned by
him; the narrative of this play is very similar to the events of Hamlet's life, including the
murder of a king.

Hamlet'sbegins with him cursing himself for his inaction.
He wonders how an actor could present such forceful passion over a work ofthat has no personal
significance to...

Thursday 20 November 2008

what could be the themes of the play "PYGMALION" written by Shaw? & in how many ways i can describe the themes of this play?

There are
several themes in :

appearance vs.
reality
social snobbery
social transformation
phonetics and language
education
the marginalization of women
the inadequacy of myth

The main theme, and one to which the others relate, is that of appearances versus
reality. This theme of appearances is developed primarily through theof
Eliza Doolittle, but the others also come into play. For instance, as Professor Higgins works on
his experiment with the flower girl from Lisson Grove, he instructs Eliza in elocution, and she
learns how to speak as he does and to conduct herself as a lady [theme of
education]. Then, with the proper clothes and expressions, Higgins plans to introduce
her to society and observe whether anyone notices that she gives only the appearance of a lady
of refinement and breeding [appearance vs. reality]. When Eliza attends a
parlor party, Higgins's experiment is a success, even when Eliza unknowingly speaks of her
aunt's death and her father's drinking because she speaks with such finesse [language
education and appearances vs. reality] that Freddy, who gave her
no audience in the beginning as she was but a flower girl, is now fascinated, believing that she
is using the latest "small talk." However, before she departs, in the most famous line
of the play blurts out, "Not bloody likely." This expletive shocks her listeners into
reality.

Eliza's father also acquires a new appearance: that of a higher
economic status since a wealthy American has left Mr. Doolittle enough money that the dustman
can become a man of the middle class. [socio-economic
transformation] However, he has not acquired the language skills that his
daughter has, so that the reality of his beginnings is yet apparent. Still, he moves into a
better class as he marries Eliza's mother.

In the Act IV of Shaw's play,
there is an examination of the position of women in the Victorian
society. Certainly, Eliza has been marginalized as she has been treated as a mere
experiment and not a person with feelings. For, after Higgins returns home and Higgins
congratulates him on winning his bet. When Higgins asks Eliza to find his slippers, she hurls
them at him.

HIGGINS. What on earth--...Anything wrong?
ELIZA.
[breathless] Nothing wrong--with you. I've won your bet for you, havn't
[sic] ....I don't matter, I suppose.
HIGGINS. You won my bet! You! Presumptuous insect!
I won it. What did you throw those slippers at me for?
ELIZA. ....I'd like to kill you,
you selfish brute....You thank God it's all over, and that now you can throw me back again
there, do you?....
HIGGINS. Ah! would you?....How dare you shew [sic]your temper to
me?
ELIZA. ....Whats [sic] to become of me? Whats [sic] to become of
me?
HIGGINS. How the devil do I know....What does it matter what becomes of
you?

Further in this act, Higgins is cruel and uncaring,
as well. In the final act, Act V, Eliza informs Higgins that she is leaving him to marry Freddy.
Higgins scoffs at this. But, in the , Shaw narrates that Eliza does, indeed, marry
Freddy. 

These confrontations between Eliza and Higgins illustrate not only
the theme of the marginalization of women, but they
also depict the inadequacy of myth. Like the story of Pygmalion, Higgins
forms a beautiful woman, but because his is real flesh and blood, conflicts occur and perfection
is not reached as there are problems that must be addressed, such as what is Eliza to do with
the rest of her life after the bet is won.

Wednesday 19 November 2008

In Guns, Germs, and Steel, how does Diamond challenge our assumptions about the transition from hunter gathering to farming?

Diamonds main point is that, while we tend to think of hunting/gathering and farming as an
either/or proposition, in fact the change from one economy to the other happened very slowly.
Another false premiss Diamond discusses is the notion that farming is always better than
hunting/gathering; he shows that in many situations, particularly at the beginning of
agriculture, farming was far more labor intensive, and yielded less food, than
hunting/gathering. He argues that farming was less a choice than a set of practices that
evolved over...

In George Orwell's 1984, what are the purposes (main theme) in books one, two, and three? I was just wondering how these different purposes in each...

Part One's
purpose is mainly to teach the reader about the Party and how it works. We learn about Newspeak
and its function, we learn about the Thought Police, the telescreens, Two Minutes Hate,'s job,
Oceania, other regions of the world, we meet key characters that come in to play later, and
ultimately we learn of Winston's Thought Crimes and notorious journal that is the
vehicle...

What is the summary for the book Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History by Sidney Mintz?

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History is a
nonfiction book originally published in 1985 by Sidney Wilfred Mintz (November 16,
1922€“December 27, 2015). Mintz was a distinguished anthropologist whose scholarship focused on
cultural anthropology and anthropology of food. He did extensive work on the Caribbean as a
region. Throughout his career, he was particularly concerned with how slavery and forced labor
in the New World differed from ancient slavery due to their relationships with the new economic
system of global capitalism. His study of sugar continued this theme by showing how the
conditions of the working lives of slaves in the Caribbean responded to capitalism and how they
also provided sites of resistance to it. When they became freed, they exhibited creative forms
of collectivism.

More importantly, though, he presents a long and complex
history of sugar, examining the factors that transformed it from a rare luxury to a staple of
our diets. He suggests...

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Tuesday 18 November 2008

Contrast the appearance versus the reality of Oedipus's actions in Oedipus Rex.

The
difference between the reality of s actions versus the appearance is central to the story. In
it, Oedipus does many things that seem to be relatively straightforward, when in reality, they
are twisted and all correlated to the prophecy of the Oracle.

For instance,
when Oedipus kills the man on the road, it seems like a standard case of road rage and an
argument gone bad. However, we later (much later) learn that this man was his father and that he
had killed the King, as stated in the prophecy.

After that, he goes on to
marry the Queen, as he has saved the city from the Sphinx. This appears straightforward but in
reality is another aspect of the Prophecyhe has married his mother.

How does Edwards use repetition at the end to heighten the effect of his sermon?

Near the end of his
sermon, Edwards says,

And now you have an extraordinary
opportunity, a day wherein Christ has thrown the door of mercy wide
open, and stands in calling and crying with a loud voice to poor sinners; a day
wherein many are flocking to him, and pressing into the kingdom of God.
Many are daily coming from the east,
west, north and south; many that were very lately in the same
miserable condition that you are in, are now in a happy state, with their hearts filled with
love to him who has loved them, and washed them from their sins in his own blood, and rejoicing
in hope of the glory of God. How awful is it to be left behind at such a
day! To see so many others feasting,
while you are pining and perishing! To see so many rejoicing
and singing for joy of heart, while you have cause to mourn for sorrow of heart,
and howl for vexation of spirit! How can you rest one moment in such a condition?
Are not your souls as precious as the souls of the people at Suffield, where they are flocking
from day to day to Christ? (all emphases are mine)

He repeats the phrase "a day wherein" twice near the
beginning of this excerpt, as though to emphasize the tremendous import of this
day, this day when his listeners have the opportunity to join with Christ, and to
imply that there may not be another such day for them to make this
choice.

The words "daily" and "day" are repeated several
more times throughout the paragraph, presumably in order to draw attention to the passage of
time and the wasting of one's chances with each day that passes: he says, in other words,
days keep passing and other people keep taking Jesus up on this deal, and yet YOU
still have not. How many more days will YOU let go by, while others flock to him, and you remain
distant and apart? How many more chances do you think you will get?

Edwards then repeats certain phrases and even uses parallel sentence structures to
emphasize the fact that these others will be feasting and rejoicing while YOU are yearning and
wishing and howling because you will have missed your chanceunlike these other happy
believers.

What is Thoreau's main argument for why he went into the woods in Walden?

Knowing that Thoreau is a Transcendentalist
helps a lot in understanding why he chooses to go out into the woods. Nature is supremely
important to the Transcendentalists because they believe there is knowledge available that
transcends what a person can acquire through classroom learning. That transcendent knowledge can
be gained through a person's inherent connection to nature. The thinking is that because nature
is a part of God, and people are a part of nature, God must be a part of every individual as
well. By going out into the woods, Thoreau is trying to better experience and learn about God.
To a Transcendentalist, busy and complex cities and societies simply get in the way of the
natural and spiritual connections that can be found in nature.

Thoreau
explains his intentions quite beautifully at one point.

I
went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of
life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover
that I had not lived.

In Thoreaus opinion, there is no
other place for him to go other than nature in order to learn about what is essential living. He
further clarifies his intentions about living deliberately by explaining that he wants to
live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. In other words, he wants to live life to the
fullest before he dies. Its quite similar to todays culture giving the reason of you only live
once for doing something risky and spontaneous.

What is the external conflict?

The
external conflict is obviously all the shenanigans and trouble caused by Laurie's alter-ego. 
He's the one who is up to no good--swearing and cussing, hitting the girls in...

What Are Hormones

Consider how
hormone therapy is used with some people, especially postmenopausal women, those who have had
hysterectomies and men or women undergoing sex reassignment surgery, where hormones are
administered regularly to alleviate undesirable symptoms or to achieve desired physical
results.  The birth control pill, as another example, is a low dose hormone that makes the body
believe it is already pregnant.

Monday 17 November 2008

In Animal Farm, what are Boxer's strong points?

In
, 's work ethic and loyalty are his strengths.

makes it
clear that Boxer works harder than any other animal on the farm.  His physical strength is
distinctive:  "Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as
any two ordinary horses put together."  When it comes to work, Boxer uses his strength
towards collective aims.  This can be seen in the first harvest, in the building of the
windmill, and defending the farm against external threats.  His strength is one of his
attributes.

Boxer displays an intense sense of loyalty to the farm.  In the
opening chapter, he and Clover gingerly navigate the smaller animals so that he won't hurt them.
He continually shows his loyalty towards the revolution with his efforts and his loyalty to .
 Boxer's mantras of "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right,"
show his loyalty.  Boxer is honorable in how he remains loyal and does not ask questions.
 Orwell sees this as a source of strength and undeniable weakness.  Boxer is so loyal that it
never occurs to him that the pigs care for power more than they care for the aims of the
revolution.  Boxer's loyalty towards the other animals is ultimately shown in the way he works,
even as he gets older, to help the farm, something that eventually ends up killing
him.

In The Glass Menagerie what conflicts does Tennessee Williams develop in the first three scenes of the play?

's
is a play fraught with conflict; however, Tom's internal conflict of being
torn between his desire to fulfill his dreams and his sense of responsibility to his mother and
sister is pivotal to the play as it generates external conflicts between Tom and his sister and
Tom and his mother. And, while Laura and Amanda come into conflict with Tom, they themselves
have internal conflicts, as well.

SCENE I

The tension
between Amanda and Tom is introduced early in this scene as Amanda criticizes his table manners
and his smoking; Tom responds in disgust.  When Laura offers to clear the table, Amanda tells
her to "stay fresh" for any "gentleman callers" who might appear.  This
statement reflects Amanda's delusions about Laura as well as illustrating her internal conflict
of living in illusions from her past as she reminisces of her having such gentlemen callers in
her youth.

SCENE II

In this scene Laura washes and wipes
her collection of glass animals, but...

Sunday 16 November 2008

What is the symbolic meaning of Young Goodman Brown's journey?

's journey can be read
as anof the Christian's journey toward eventual salvation or damnation. This is one explanation
of why his name is such a common oneBrownas well as accounts for the double meaning of Goodman:
this is the Puritan synonym for "Mister" but also refers to Brown's intention to be a
good man. 

He begins his journey with Faith (his wife,
but also a literal representation of a Christian's faith), but he leaves Faith/faith behind him,
assuming that she/it will be there whenever he returns. Brown travels into the woods, a dark
place outside of the rules of the town, where he is tempted again and again to join with the
devil (the older man he meets who possesses the serpent staffthe serpent being a biblical symbol
of Satan from Eden). Just like all Christians, Brown is tempted and has an opportunity to turn
away from the devil, but he follows him deeper and deeper into the woods, failing to reject
temptation over and over again. The devil tries to convince Brown to join him by showing him all
the other people from the town who are his friends and explaining how well he has known all of
Brown's family and forebears. This touches on a popular Hawthorne theme: that we are all
sinners.

When Brown finally arrives at the Witches' Sabbath and understands
what it is, he calls out to his "'Faith'" and implores her to "'Look up to
Heaven, and resist the Wicked One!'" However, he doesn't know whether she does this or not.
Symbolically, it is unclear whether or not Brown can rely on his faith now that he's been
willing to abandon it thus far, just as he left his wife, Faith, at home. He ends up dying
miserably, never able to trust anyone again, including his wife. He has lost his faithwhether he
has seen the true nature of humankind or only what the devil wanted him to see is irrelevantand
he has thus become truly alienated from God.

Do you think Reconstruction was a success or failure?

was largely a
failure.The main reason is that there was resentment on the part of the South.The North's
attempts to impose values were not well-received.They felt like they were being punished for
losing the war.]]>

Saturday 15 November 2008

How did life change for Native Americans from before European settlement to the late 1800s?

As other
answers have said, life changed dramatically and became much for the worse for Native Americans
after the arrival of the Europeans. First, the Native American population was rapidly reduced by
the introduction of European diseases for which the people had no immunity, such as smallpox,
cholera, bubonic plague, and whooping cough. Some estimates run as high as a ninety percent
mortality rate among some tribesa devastating figure.

These very high death
rates had a disruptive effect on Native American societies, and this was followed by having to
contend with increasing numbers of foreigners who possessed a superior weapons technology and
yet little to no understanding of native cultures. Native Americans had to adapt to survive, and
they did so in a number of ways, which included merging tribes, attacking settlers, allying with
one group of settlers against another, entering into treaties with Europeans, and adopting
Western technologies when feasible. Other survival attempts,...

What are four quotes about impulsiveness in Romeo and Juliet?

Whenand , of the house
of Capulet, first enter in Act 1, scene 1, Sampson tells Gregory, "I strike quickly, being
moved" (1.1.5).  In other words, when he is made angry, he hits fast and hard.  Further, it
isn't difficult for a member of the house of Montague to make him angry; therefore, he is
somewhat rash and impulsive as far as the Montagues are concerned.

When first
we seespeaking with , he is quite anxious to convince 's father to allow her to marry him right
away.  When Capulet suggests that Paris wait another two years for her, Paris says,
"Younger than she are happy mothers made" (1.2.13).  However, Juliet's father will not
be swayed by Paris's attempts to persuade him, and he retorts that those who become mothers so
young are often damaged by the experience.  Paris is disappointed that his impulsive desire to
marry Juliet as soon as possible is rejected, for now, by her father.

Despite
the fact thathad been so loathe to attend the...

Friday 14 November 2008

Determine one character trait to describe Laurie's father in "Charles" by Shirley Jackson.

I really
like amysor's choice of traits, as Laurie's father is extremely unobservant throughout 's short
story "." The character trait I choose for Laurie's father is ineffectual.

The narrator of the story is Laurie's mother, and she is the one who does most of the
interacting--and reacting--with Laurie as he comes home from kindergarten each day. On his first
day of school, Laurie comes home for lunch and begins acting out, beginning with speaking
insolently (disrespectfully) to his father. When his father asks Laurie if he learned anything
in school today, 

Laurie regarded his father coldly. I
didnt learn nothing, he said.

As the conversation
continues, Laurie regales his parents with stories about the bad boy in class, a boy named
Charles. Once he has finished talking, however, he is no longer interested in saying anything
more. 

Laurie slid off his chair, took a cookie, and left,
while his father was still saying, See here, young man.

Laurie is obviously dismissive of his father, and the boy is rude and disrespectful
again the next day when he chants an insulting little rhyme at his father, ending with the line,
"Gee, you're dumb." The next week, he comes home from school and is insolent to his
father again. 

Laurie said, climbing into his chair at the
table, Hi, Pop, yold dust mop.

What makes Laurie's
father ineffectual is that he does nothing when his kindergartner is dismissive and insulting.
He might as well not even be there, if all he is going to do is be the butt of his son's
immature little jokes. This is obviously not teaching his son anything positive. Later, a
parent-teacher meeting is held. Laurie's mom is sick and of course his father does not attend.
The next month, Laurie's mother does go to the meeting, but all her husband does is tell her to
invite Charle's mother over for tea so he can "get a look at her."

Laurie consistently speaks disrespectfully to his father, and his father allows it. In
fact, he barely even reacts to the things his son says. It is true that Laurie's father is
unobservant; however, in his defense, Laurie's mother is much more engaged with her son and she
does not realize the truth about the fictional Charles either. Because he is present but does
nothing and has virtually no impact on the rearing of his son, I call Laurie's father
ineffectual. 

Why did Gulliver hate the Brobdingnag flies?

is 's satirical novel
about life in England in the early 18th century. Gulliver makes several journeys over the course
of the novel, and in each place Swift focuses his satirical attack on a different facet of
English life.

Gulliver's second voyage takes him to a place called
Brobdingnag, where the people are hugeabout ten times taller than Gulliver himself. The
Brobdingnagians have a near utopian society in which people freely share the fruits of their
labor. However, things are not so perfect for Gulliver, who must deal with the problem of being
so small. One of the unexpected problems he encounters in Brobdingnag are insectsthey are huge
to him. At one point he is accosted by a fly. This wouldn't seem like anything to us, but to him
the fly is the size of a bird. He finds it disgusting and it won't let him be.

It's up for interpretation as to what Swift was up to with the fly. Does it symbolize
something, such as the idea that even in an almost perfect society some will have to suffer? Or
is it merely an amusing interlude in between Swift's attacks on British
society?

Wednesday 12 November 2008

Toward what audience does MLK direct his "I Have a Dream" speech, and how does he appeal to this audience with specific quotes or examples?

King's
"I Have a Dream Speech" is split into three sections. In the first part, he primarily
addresses his white audience members. In the second part, he speaks directly to the black
community. In the third part, he addresses both races equally. The speech shows he is conscious
that there are two Americas, one comprised of whites and one of blacks. These groups, he
explains, have had very different experiences.

In the first part, he appeals
to white audiences, stating that one hundred years after gaining freedom, blacks still
"languish" in terms of economic equality and social justice. He says that this
situation is wrong and asks whites to make good on their promise to fully include blacks in
society. He says that whites keep writing blacks a check that comes back marked
"insufficient funds." What he means is that whites keep promising but ultimately
denying blacks the opportunities that whites have. As King says,

In Euripides' Medea, how is Medea a victim of the gods or where and when is Medea cursed by the gods?

This question
strikes me as rather challenging, since I probably would not consider her a victim of the gods
nor would I consider her as being cursed by the gods.

Later in the play,will
have been assisted by the goddess Hecate in the creation of the clothing that destroys Creon's
daughter. Also, at the end of the play, she is even assisted by the gods as she uses the chariot
of the sun god Helios to escape from Corinth.

Perhaps, in the mythic
tradition surrounding the story, Medea could be considered a pawn of the gods, namely Hera, who
uses Medea to bring destruction upon Pelias, whom Hera hated because he did not honor her
appropriately. I do not recall, however, thatbrings this before the audience for
consideration.

At one point, Jason suggests that Aphrodite was responsible
for the success of his journey, so, perhaps, we could say that Medea suffers at the hands of
Aphrodite.

I consider goddess Aphrodite

the only one of gods or mortal men

who saved my expedition. As for
you,

well, you've a subtle mind. But if I told

how Eros
with his unerring arrows

 forced you to save me, I could injure
you.

(Ian Johnston translation)

Tell me more about the poem "Good Times" by Lucille Clifton.

writes
very expressive poetry, generally autobiographical, and always full of "accessible" . 
By that I mean she uses everyday elements to draw for us a picture of her intent.  In "Good
Times," the speaker (presumably Clifton herself) is reflecting on the moments which gave
her the most positive feelings about her growing-up years.  Let's not be fooled, though.  In the
middle of the "good times" are implied some very difficult times, as well.

The opening lines reflect the responsibilities of her father and indicate good times
only because the bad times are past--the times when the rent was unpaid, the insurance man was
trying to collect his account and the electric bill was unpaid. 

my daddy has paid the rent
and the insurance man is gone
and the
lights is back on

The next lines indicate the luck
associated with good time, as her uncle has hit the lottery. These are all money-related and
demonstrate lean and cold times.

The next stanza reflects a different view of
what is good--the simple, homey things which create a relaxed and positive environment.  Home
now smells good and tastes good, has the sounds of laughter and singing and family, and all is
now right with the world.   

my mama has made
bread
and grampaw has come
and everybody is drunk
and dancing in the
kitchen
and singing in the kitchen

Like anything
else in life, the good times are magnified when seen in comparison to the bad times.  When the
house is dark and cold, there is no bread, no laughter, no family, no singing, no
dancing. 

The speaker's final words
are an encouragement that even when times are bad, good times are coming:

oh children think about the
good times.

What are the similarities and differences between Enkidu and Gilgamesh in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

Both
Enkidu and Gilgamesh are heroic figures, forming a sort of intermediary class between human and
divine. Although they do not have the power and immortality of the gods, they are more powerful
than ordinary humans. Gilgamesh is directly descended from the gods, and Enkidu was fashioned by
the gods. 

Both are larger and stronger than ordinary mortals and capable of
superhuman feats of athletic and martial prowess. Their characters and emotions, whether lust,
joy, rage, or sorrow, also have a quality of grandeur. They live a life of grand passions rather
than the everyday petty annoyances experienced by most humans (Gilgamesh grieves over the death
of his friend instead of being frustrated by rush hour traffic). This grandeur and power make
them a potential threat or challenge to the gods, who do not wish to be usurped or treated as
equals by mortals and see mortals aspiring to a level of greatness that approaches the divine as
a challenge.

Both Enkidu and Gilgamesh have sexual...

Tuesday 11 November 2008

What were the words Satan used to tempt Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane?

I don't
think that there was much written about the devil tempting Jesus in the garden at Gethsemane.  I
think that most of the accounts of this moment involve Jesus, the apostles, and prophets of old
who comes to him in his time of need.  This "agony in the garden" is when Jesus offers
prayers indicating that "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."  There is no
temptation offered here.  Jesus prays to God that he wishes to have this cup "pass him
by."  However, he does state that if he must drink from "this cup," he will abide
and do so.  It is at this moment where temptation is not seen, where the battle between good and
evil is not as evident.  However, there is a battle between desire and duty.  The poignancy of
Jesus praying to his father to avoid the fate that is in front of him in terms of the cross is
brought forth with ideas from the Gospel of Luke, who says that the prayers that Jesus offered
were so authentic, that "his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down upon
the ground."  There is not much in way of temptation here, but rather the searching for the
summoning of will to do what in one's heart know what needs to be done.  I would think that if
one were searching for temptation, I would focus on the time that Jesus spends out in the desert
in order to test his own faith and devotion to God.  In this, one sees a great deal of offerings
from the devil in order to tempt Jesus.

Why don't the pigs like the pet raven Moses' stories about Sugarcandy Mountain in Animal Farm?

In
, the pigs do not like Moses' stories about Sugarcandy Mountain because
they serve as a distraction from daily life on the farm. According to Moses in Chapter Two,
Sugarcandy Mountain is a place where clover grows "all year round" and "lump
sugar" can be found on the hedges. It is, therefore, very different to the farm because
there is no work and no need for rations.

Stories about Sugarcandy Mountain
emerge again in Chapter Nine when life on the farm is very hard for the animals andhas assumed
the position of totalitarian leader. This suggests that the animals are in dire need of a utopia
to believe in because they are so dissatisfied with life under Napoleon. At this stage in the
book, Sugarcandy Mountain becomes a threat to the pigs because it poses a threat to the animals'
loyalty. Ironically, however, the pigs allow Moses to remain on the farm and even give him a
daily ration of beer. 

At what point do you feel Elie loses his faith in God? What are some examples?

Elie really begins
questioning his faith in God after he witnesses the hanging of the pipel and is forced to stare
the corpse of the young boy in the face before he is allowed to eat his dinner. It is the end of
the Jewish year and Elie wonders why they are even bothering to show worship and praise to a god
that would allow these things to happen to people who had such strong faith in Him. Elie thinks
one night on the even of Rosh Hashanah,

"What are You, my God?
I thought angrily. . . What does Your grandeur mean, Master of the Universe, in the face of all
this cowardice, this decay, and this misery?"

Elie is angry
with God and he reminisces on how he used to be so religious and how now he feels that his faith
no longer has a purpose and so he denies God,

"I was the
accuser, God the accused. My eyes had opened and I was alone, terribly alone in a world without
God,"

What choices does each man have at Auschwitz?

In ,describes the
process of "selections" in which the sick and dying prisoners were weeded out, leaving
the healthy ones to work. After one of these selections, an SS officer comes to the barracks
into which they have been herded and gives them a short speech. There is only one choice for
each man to make at Auschwitz, he tells them: work or die. Auschwitz it a concentration camp,
not a convalescent home. It does not matter how ill they areif they do not work, the chimneys
and the crematorium await them.

Of course, Wiesel makes it clear that this
choice is not a choice for many inmates. They are too weak and ill to work, so they have no
choice but to die. This is emphasized by the fact that soon after the SS officer's speech,
Wiesel's father, who has been suffering from colic, is slapped so hard that he falls to the
ground for daring to ask to use the bathroom. It is not even a Nazi officer who administers this
level of violenceit is a fellow inmate who has been put in charge.

How is the American Dream reflected in the story "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison?

In
" ," the American Dream is presented as an almighty sham, something that only white
people can ever attain. Initially, the unnamed narrator is naive; he thinks, that, he too has a
shot at the success that the American Dream exemplifies. But over the course of events during
the evening's...

What was the monkey in the Chinaberry tree catching?

The monkey
in the chinaberry tree is catching fleas from his body and eating them as if they are a
delicacy.

The family encounters the monkey during their road trip when they
stop at The Tower restaurant for barbecued sandwiches. The monkey is chained to a chinaberry
tree. When he sees the children coming towards him he jumps to the highest branch of the tree to
avoid them.

While the meaning of the monkey is open to interpretation, he
probably represents the family themselves, living materially rather than spiritually, with no
thought beyond their own comfort and security. It is unflattering to think of this family, and
humankind in general, as no different from a monkey picking fleas from its body, but this is
arguably how O'Connor sees us when we are not infused with God's grace.

Monday 10 November 2008

In James Joyce's story "Araby," how does Mangan's sister represent Ireland?

Before
talking specifically about Mangan's sister in 's "," it's worth mentioning that Irish
literature has a long history of using female characters as symbols and personifications of
Ireland. One of the most famous examples of this trope can be found in W.B. Yeats and Lady
Gregory's play, Cathleen ni Houlihan . In this play, the main character
(the eponymous Cathleen) begins as an old woman wandering the countryside and lamenting the loss
of her four green fields. This character is often read as a symbol of occupied Ireland, as
Cathleen's four green fields roughly correspond to Ireland's traditional four provinces.
Furthermore, Cathleen's transformation at the end of a play into a young woman can be seen as a
symbol of Ireland's projected rebirth, one that...

What's the difference between speed and velocity?

Speed
is the ratio of distance traveled to the time elapsed.

i.e. speed =
distance/time

whereas, velocity is the ratio of displacement to the time
elapsed.

i.e., velocity = displacement/time

Now,
displacement can be 0, but distance traveled cannot be. Think about what happens when we throw a
ball up in the air and it falls down. It has certainly traveled certain distance; however its
displacement (difference between initial and final position) is zero (as the ball started from
ground level and came back to it). Thus, in this case, velocity is zero, speed is not.

Also, speed is a scalar quantity, i.e. it only has magnitude. On the other hand,
velocity is a vector quantity, since it has both the magnitude and direction. 

Both of them are measured in the same units of length per unit time.

Hope this helps.

What is Nick Carraway's American Dream in The Great Gatsby and does he fail/achieve his dream? Please refer directly to at least 5 quotes in the book...

struggles with his fluctuating lack of commitment to the American dream. As a veteran of World
War I, Nick has spent time in war-torn Europe and, upon returning home, attempts to try a
slightly different path than that which his family laid out for him. He has come to New York to
work on Wall Street but is uncertain that is the right place for him. In addition, he left the
Midwest in part to escape an attachment to a young woman that everyone believed was turning into
an engagement.

Nick likes to think of himself as a principled man, but he
mocks his own honesty. Throughout the novel, he attends a party withand his mistress, and helps
whom he barely knowsset up a meeting with his (Nick's) cousin , a married woman. Nick makes only
modest efforts to get together with . Ultimately, he is so shaken by the summers events,
culminating in Gatsbys death, that he leaves the stock exchange and returns home to retreat from
social involvement.

Relevant quotes appear in the chapters mentioned with
each one.

In , by quoting his father, Nick emphasizes his solid, well-to-do
background.

Remember that all the people in this world
havent had the advantages that youve had.

Nick explains
his job choice and his familys eventual support:

Everybody
I knew was in the bond business€¦All my aunts and uncles talked it over€¦and finally said,
"Whyye-es with very grave, hesitant faces.

In , Nick
describes his mixed feelings about attending the party with Tom, Myrtle, and others:

I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by
the inexhaustible variety of life.

In , as Nick
contemplates his ambiguous feelings toward Jordan, he realizes he is in over his head with his
involvement in the crowd surrounding Gatsby. He cannot stop thinking one phrase:

There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the
tired.

In the novels beginning, in chapter 1, Nick
reflects on what he learned from the experiences in the Eggs:

what preyed on Gatsby€¦temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and
short-winded elations of men.

Sunday 9 November 2008

What would be a great dream scene to be used as an attention-getter for an essay analyzing the use of dreams in 1984 by George Orwell?

One of the
most attention-getting in many opinions is's Chapter 3 dream of his mother. This is a dream that
awakens in him the recognition of the past reality of...

What is strange or unusual about Santiago's dream in Coelho's The Alchemist?

Santiago goes
to a gypsy woman for help with interpreting a dream that he has had twice. He learns for the
first time of a couple of terms that he learns more about later: the Language of God and the
Language of the Soul. She tells him that if God speaks to them in their language, she can do a
better job with interpreting those than when God speaks to the soul. 

Santiago then tells her that his dream involves him watching a child play with his
herd...

How important is Slim in Of Mice and Men?

Slim
plays two important roles in Steinbeck's novella. First, he acts as a sounding board foras he
describes his life within chapter three. Second, he is the arbiter of the important decisions on
the ranch, and two in particular which have an effect on the plot of the novella. Slim is
described as almost godlike in chapter two. To show his importance he is not described by Candy,
as with the other main characters on the ranch, but is portrayed in the third person omniscient
narration:

He was a
jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch, capable of driving ten, sixteen, even twenty mules
with a single line to the leaders. He was capable of killing a fly on the wheelers butt with a
bull whip without touching the mule. There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound
that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any
subject, be it politics or love. This was Slim, the jerkline skinner. His hatchet face was
ageless. He might...

Saturday 8 November 2008

Discuss the ways in which the natural environment influenced religious beliefs in Sumer.

Sumer's natural environment is the rich
agricultural area between the Tigris and Eurphrates rivers. In this place, water was life, and
people depended on nature's recurrent bounty for survival. Fortunately for ancient Sumerians,
their land was good, and the natural environment provided lavishly for their needs. This is one
of the reasons the Mesopotamia area became the "cradle of civilization."

As with many early peoples, the Sumerians were polytheists. This means they believed in
a pantheon of many gods. Among these, gods of fertility were notably important in the early
stages of Sumerian culture. When we think about the importance of fertile fields to agriculture,
it makes sense that fertility gods would be especially compelling for people. As fields die back
each season, only to be reborn anew the following year, these fertility gods might also undergo
an annual "death" and resurrection.

Later, gods took on more human
form and different characteristics. This went hand-in-hand with ancient Sumerians moving
gradually away from agricultural society and more into urban settlement. For example, the
goddess Inanna demonstrates a change in lifestyle and values through the following
story:

In the poem Inanna and the God of
Wisdom, the goddess travels from her city of Uruk to Eridu, home of her father Enki,
and invites him to sit and have a few drinks with her and, as he drinks and becomes more and
more jovial, he gladly hands over the meh to his daughter. Once she has
gathered them all, she runs to her ship and brings them to Uruk, thus making her city preeminent
and diminishing Eridu. Modern-day scholars believe this myth arose in response to the shift from
an agrarian culture (symbolized by Eridu) to the urban development epitomized by Uruk, among the
most powerful cities in the region. [From "Sumerians" article by Joshua J.
Mark]

Here, we can see that the changing lifestyle of
people affected their religious beliefs. The fertility god was no longer as important as crafty
Inanna and other urban deities. The natural environment slowly became less essential in
importance compared with the powerful cities of Sumer.

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Friday 7 November 2008

Comment on the idea of poverty here and discuss in what ways, if any, it informs the decisions the characters make or how the story is told. If you...

Poverty motivates the
decisions of several of the characters. For example, Elisenda and Pelayo charge their fellow
townspeople money to see the very old man. Elisenda makes this decision because her spine has
been disfigured from sweeping her courtyard. Her body has become twisted from...

What is the significance of Thomas Gray's epitaph in An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?

By
definition, an "" is a serious reflection for the dead.  An elegy also tends to be a
lament.  Gray's elegy is exactly that; however, he isn't lamenting the death of any one, single
individual.  Most of the poem is a reflection on death in general.  A central theme of the
entire poem is that everybody is going to die eventually.  It doesn't matter if you are poor or
rich.  You are still going to wind up dead.  For example, the following line is directly
pointing out that fame, fortune, and glory won't save you from death.  

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

As Gray continues to reflect on death in general, he begins
reflecting on his own death, and he wonders what someone might say about him after his death.
 This occurs in stanzas 24 and 25.  

For thee, who mindful
of th' unhonour'd Dead
Dost in these lines their artless tale relate;
If
chance, by lonely contemplation led,
Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy
fate....

Gray then spends the next few stanzas having
that "kindred spirit" ask somebody else about what the dead man (Gray) was like.  In
stanza 29, that person tells the "kindred spirit" to simply read the epitaph that is
engraved on the tombstone.  

"Approach and read (for
thou canst read) the lay,
Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn."

The following stanza is the start of the epitaph.  The significance
of the epitaph is that Gray is writing his own epitaph.  He's reflecting on
his own death that obviously hasn't happened yet.  That's a bit morbid in my opinion, but his
lament is a fairly uplifting account of his life.  He says that he had a humble birth, but he
also says that he worked hard to gain knowledge.

A youth
to Fortune and to Fame unknown.
Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth,

Stanza 31 says that Gray more or less led a generous and
"sincere" life, and Heaven rewarded him for that life.  The epitaph ends by telling
readers to not worry so much about other details because they don't matter.  They don't matter
because Gray is dead.  

How is the 2006 film Pans Labyrinth similar to the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur?

Pan's
Labyrinth draws from many myths and legends, and creates a few of its own, but there is a
definite parallel between the film and the legend of Theseus, who found the center of the Crete
labyrinth and killed the Minotaur. Ofelia, thein Pan's Labyrinth, must travel between worlds and
navigate a mental labyrinth to find her own...

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Thursday 6 November 2008

Why does Chaucer's technique of characterization differ from character to character?

     In
,primarily utilizes indirect methods ofin characterizing the various
pilgrims in the Generaland throughout the entire poem. Unlikein which the narrator clearly tells
the reader what kind of personality a character has,allows the reader to form his or her own
opinion of the character in question. In other words, the difference between direct
characterization and indirect characterization is the difference between telling and showing
respectively.

            Throughout The Canterbury
Tales, Chaucer relies primarily upon five techniques of indirect characterization. In
the first technique, Chaucer describes the physical appearance of the character and this
description allows the reader to form a clear impression about the character. For example, the
Yeomans clothing leads the reader to view him as being prepared for any circumstance while the
Summoners gross facial features clearly leave the reader with a negative impression. Another
method of indirect characterization can be found when Chaucer shows the reader the reaction of
other characters in the narrative to the character being described. Children being afraid of the
Summoners appearance would be a good example of this method. Other methods that Chaucer uses
include the actions, dialogue, and personal thoughts of the various characters in the poem. A
careful reading of the poem will allow one to clearly see these methods being effectively used
as well.    

How did Lower class American society behave in the 1920's?

If we concentrate
exclusively on the behavior of the poor in their daily lives, the simplest answer to your
question is that they acted the same as they did in the 1910s and largely the same as they did
in the 1930s too.  That is to say the lower economic classes of the time relied on family and
valued it, they relied on the church and maintained their faith in God, even in the hard times. 
They shunned the ways of the city and the "sinful" excesses of flappers and
bootleggers.  They kept a stellar work ethic intact, putting in long hours at hard labor with
little compensation, if they were lucky enough to have a job or own a farm.  They did not blame
others for their situation in life.

The book The Worst Hard Time
by Timothy Egan about the Dust Bowl life in Oklahoma sums up perfectly how these
people lived and acted.

Is Andrew Jacksons presidency best characterized as a success or failure and why?

There are plenty of
things to criticize about Andrew Jackson, particularly if one wishes to take a close look at his
policies and actions in regard to Native Americans, but in the late 1820's and early 1830's, he
was able to stave off a fairly serious sectional disagreement that arose in conjunction with the
"Tariff of Abominations" as Southerners called it.  This tariff, argued Southerners,
favored the industrialized North, because it made it more expensive for Southerners to import
items from Europe, particularly Britain, with whom the South had a close trade relationship. 
Wealthy Southern planters, whose resources were directed increasingly at the production of
"King Cotton" had to import almost everything, while the North was becoming more and
more self-sufficient.  South Carolina was particularly outspoken with its claim that each state
had a right to nullify this tariff, or any federal law it chose to; it had a sympathetic ear in
Vice President John Calhoun, but Jackson strongly disagreed, creating tension between the two
executives.  Once Jackson made it clear he would send federal troops to South Carolina to
enforce federal law, South Carolina dropped the issue. 

This crisis was
intertwined with sectional disagreements related not to tariffs, but to slavery, and Jackson
knew it.  As the nation had begun to expand, so had the disagreements over whether or not
slavery would be permitted in the newly acquired territories.  Compromises in 1820 and 1850 had
temporarily assuaged the problem. Although Jackson was a native of Tennessee and had strong ties
to the South (including his vice president) he stated in no uncertain terms his position that no
state in the United States could nullify federal law or there was essentially no united nation
at all, and he also commented, correctly that even though the Nullification Crisis had passed,
the true source of the problem, the slavery issue, had not been resolved, and would surface
again.  So in considering the question of his presidency's success or failure, it can be argued
that he was able to postpone the bloodshed that was probably inevitable once there were no more
compromises to be had between the North and South. 

Who helps the littluns get fruit in Lord of the Flies?

In Chapter
Three of ,discover acres of trees in bloom with both flowers and ripe fruit
waiting to be picked. They are eager to consume the fruit but are too small to reach the
branches, and so they begto help them. Simon agrees to do so and plucks the "choicest
fruit" for them so that all of the littleuns have "double handfuls" of the fruit.
Simon then walks off on his own to survey the land and the abundance that this strange island
seems to provide to the stranded boys. 

This seems to suggest that Simon has
an innate goodness that the other boys simply do not possess. He appreciates both the earth and
humanity and is willing to help out when others would take advantage of the situation. Simon
also seems to act as a steward of the natural world. 

What is plot in a book review? Is it a summary or analysis?

Basic plot:
beginning, rise in action or tension, theof the story, the unraveling of the story (the part
where you begin to get what's going on, and then the falling action and return to normalcy or
the feeling that things will have some kind of return to being right again. 

A summary is something you tell or write about a story. You sum up what it was about. 
Think of it as telling your friend what a movie was about, including the ending.

An analysis is entirely different than either plot or summary. Analysis can describe
why you enjoyed or didn't enjoy a story. It examines the writer's technique. It might include
how the author uses symbols, metaphors, builds a character, etc.

The most
frequent mistake students make in writing a literary analysis is to write a plot summary instead
of an analysis.  Your teacher might have said avoid plot summary.  Or he or she might have said
to write a brief summary of the plot followed by an analysis. Be sure to look at what these
words mean and read your directions carefully.

Wednesday 5 November 2008

What is the general term of the following series 60/121, -30/11, + 15, - ... + 219615/16.

Th general
term of the the series: 60/121, 30/11, 15 , ... 219615/16 has to be determined.

The difference of consecutive terms of the series is not equal,...

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Who sends the guide to assist Dante in the Inferno on his journey through Hell and Purgatory before he can reach Paradise?

After Dante
stumbles away from the good and righteous path at the beginning of the
Inferno , he finds himself challenged by three wild beasts representing
vices that lead to damnation. Soon, Dante finds himself traveling into Hades and the Underworld
to gain understanding of what...

What is the effect of the alliteration "Smallest space a sheet...on a ...shelf" in the poem "Small Town Dance" by Judith Wright?

of the initial
"s" sound is also known as sibiliance, but the alliteration in this poem that you have
identified also includes repetition of the "sh" sound in "sheet" and
"shelf," which crams a lot of alliteration in to these two lines:

That white Expanse
reduces to a neat
compression
sitting in the smallest space
a sheet can pack in on a cupboard shelf.

It is important to remember the context of...

What is the setting of The Lovely Bones?

Sebold's
novel takes place in 1973, in upstate, rural New York's Stofulz County.  The , Susie Salmon, was
killed on December 6.  Susie  alternates between watching action on Earth from Heaven,
remembering her past on Earth, and adjusting to her new reality as a spirit. 

Most of the descriptions of her home on Earth are
non-distinct, 

But on December 13, 1973, it was snowing and
I took a short-cut through the cornfield back from junior high.  It was dark out because the
days were shorter in winter, and I remember how the broken cornstalks made my walk more
difficult.  The snow was falling lightly, like a flurry of small
hands...".

We learn that the Susie is in New York from
her description of taking a day-trip in which she goes with her class to the Museum of Natural
History. 

Later, in Chapter 4, the news item announcing her murder, we get
the name of the county: 

MISSING, FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED;
ELBOW FOUND BY NEIGHBORING DOG; GIRL, 14, BELIEVED KILLED IN STOLFUZ COUNTY
CORNFIELD.

Sebold probably purposely made her setting on
Earth rather vague because Susie's story could be anyone's story.  It helps the reader identify
with her life and after-life. 

What is the relationship between Boo Radley and the children in To Kill a Mockingbird?

The
first portion of the book revolves largely around the mythologization ofas a figure akin to a
ghost or a monster. Everyone around the town, particularly children, seem to have varying
degrees of "tall tales" about Boo, and these reports range from acts of
squirrel-eating to full-blown matricide.and , in particular, are only made to feel ashamed for
perpetuating such rumors by, who finds the gossiping about the man to be very unseemly.
Nevertheless, the children remain fascinated with the Radley house, playing near it, making up
stories, and even daring each other to...

What were some similarities and differences between the French and the Spanish colonies in the Americas?

I
respectfully disagree that the Spanish colonies were more "civilized" than the French.
Quite the contrary was true. The Spanish forced Indians to work as slaves in gold and silver
mines and also on sugar plantations. The Spanish government in fact created a settlement system
known as the encomienda in which large grants of land were disseminated
together with the right to enslave and work the Indians within the territory. Spanish priests
made half hearted attempts to convert Indians to Christianity, but were more interested in
destroying Indian religious artifacts as "pagan," the end result of which meant that
much of Indian culture was lost forever.  The Spanish were much more concerned with hauling away
gold and silver than with establishing permanent settlements; as a result they never attempted
to set up permanent colonies with the possible exception of St. Augustine.

Spanish settlements in North America had one purpose only: to protect their shipments
of gold and silver from competing European powers. The first successful settlement in North
America, St. Augustine, Florida was built to protect Spanish fleets from attack by privateers.
The statement above that the Spanish had "big cities. large farms" is patently
incorrect.

It should be noted that the first successful rebellion in America;
Pope's rebellion, also known as the Pueblo revolt, was the result of numerous failed promises on
the part of the Spanish. Four hundred Spaniards were killed in the revolt and the Spanish lost
control of New Mexico.

The French did attempt permanent settlements based on
trade with the Indians. The French realized early on that peaceful relations with the Indians
was more productive than the confrontation that had marked the Spanish policy. The French
adopted Indian customs, wore Indian clothes, often married Indian wives, and overall treated the
Indians with fairness and respect. The French often allied with Indians in wars with other
Indian tribes. French interference in a dispute between the Huron and Iroquois Indians led the
Iroquois to side with the British in the French and Indian war whereas the Huron sided with the
French. French settlements were NOT sparsely settled; in fact Quebec was a major French
settlement and Detroit a major French fort. Had the French territories been sparsely settled,
there would have been a "Spanish and Indian War" which obviously there was
not.

Tuesday 4 November 2008

Idealized Art

Idealism in
art is an attempt to depict the world as we would like it to be or feel it ought to be. It
portrays the beautiful and the noble, and aims as far as possible at capturing perfection. It
tries to imagine the world at its best and then show what that would look like. It is meant to
inspire.

Michelangelo's sculpture of David is an example of an attempt at
depicting an idealized human form. His David is handsome, muscular, beautiful, at the height of
his powers, and, as far as possible, without flaw.

Idealism is often
contrasted with . Realism is the attempt to portray the world as it really is, warts and all. It
does not try to make people or objects more beautiful than they are. If idealistic art tries to
move people with beauty so that they will want to attempt to make the world a better place,
realist art tries to show the ugliness of the world in order to move people to fix it.

Realism is more in fashion these days than idealism in the world of "high"
culture, but there...

What elements of Modernism do you see in the opening chapters of the John Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men?

Literary
modernism is about intentionally discarding old techniques, and embracing news ways both of
writing and of knowing the world. Modernism suggests that rational, fact based approaches to
life and to knowledge are not in keeping with the actual ways we experience the world.

by , introducesandin a way that makes the reader adopt some of
these ideas if they are to make any headway towards understanding these characters. Lennie isn't
someone who can be understood with facts and rationality, and neither can George's dedication to
him. Lennie is a beautiful example of a modernist character because he can only experience the
world through feeling, without any of the rationalist filters that George and others have
learned to apply.

Why do you think Walter changes his mind in regard to Mr. Lindner's offer?

changes
his mind in regard to Mr. Lindner's offer because the $6,500 his mother gave him ($3,500 for
Walter's intended liquor business and $3,000 for Benethea's education) has been stolen by Willy
Harris. Instead of investing only the $3,500 for the liquor business, Walter secretly included
Beneathea's share into the liquor enterprise. Whenannounces in great anguish that Willy has
absconded with the money, everyone is furious; Mama physically attacks Walter and berates him
for what she considers his dishonesty and lack of accountability in regard to his father's
hard-earned money.

When Mr. Lindner (from the Clybourne Park Improvement
Association) comes calling, everyone is initially suspicious of his...

Do not assume the adult Woman is is the Mother!!! Well this is going to be short because I am writing am in the middle of writing an essay. In the...

There is
no evidence I can see that this is the girl somehow satirizing or mocking the
"nagging" one-way conversation of her mother.  The closest any of the language gets
tois the lines referring to being "a slut."  The rest of the...

What are the different approaches to the study of political science?

Political
science studies political processes, institutions, and behavior to attempt to understand the
political environment both in the present and historically. An approach to political science
should be capable of describing what exists, explaining why it exists, and predicting what might
exist in the future. Historically, however not all approaches have always done all three of
these things.

For instance, Plato's approach to political science is called a
Normative approach. Plato skipped the describing and explaining steps in order to spend his
energy dreaming of what he thought a perfect world would be like. Many other political
philosophers, including Rousseau and More, also used this approach.

As the
desire to describe and explain emerged, approaches which relied on analyzing the state, its
institutions, and its laws became popular. These approaches consider past and present to analyze
what has been in order to determine what could be. These approaches are considered
Traditional...

Monday 3 November 2008

What poetic devices does Johnson Agard use in "The Clown's Wife"?

"The Clown's Wife" is a description of the public and private life of a clown
and the contrasts between them. It begins with the public. On stage, the clown is a king on a
thronethough it is already implied that this is the reverse of his private persona: "On
stage, he's a different person." The last line of the stanza, "But at home you should
hear him moan," uses , assonance, andto mimic the sound of moaning.

The
figurative language ("a king on a throne") continues in the next stanza with "the
world on his shoulder." The singular "shoulder" makes him appear hunched and
unbalanced. Thethat the clown makes others laugh but is unhappy himself is compounded when his
wife has to perform the sort of tricks one would expect from a clown to try to cheer him up.
However, the final uneven(providing some closure and resolution through rhyme, though not
through scansion) suggests that her efforts are not altogether in vain.

Sunday 2 November 2008

Describe the government of Oceania in 1984.

Oceania's
government is a brutal technofascist police state. That is to say, it appears to be harshly
fascist in its organization. It is organized around being at war, with a strict...

Explain what is meant by the metaphor "a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams."

In 's
famous poem "," she metaphorically contrasts the plight of oppressed African Americans
with the independent, privileged white citizens in American society by contrasting the lives of
a caged bird and a free bird. While the free bird flies uninhibited through the sky, enjoying
the "orange sun rays," the caged bird struggles to see through his "bars of
rage" and sings of freedom.

In the fifth stanza, the narrator writes
that the caged bird "stands on the grave of dreams," which metaphorically represents
the unattained goals and aspirations of oppressed African...

Book title: America - past and present Volume 1:To 1877 Chapter 1 Describe the effect of European exploration and colonization on African and...

Having
decimated their populations with internal wars and the bubonic plague, Europe was recovering in
the 1400's when exploration in the Americas began. With England and France also recovering from
the Hundred Years War, Spain launched exploration into the Americas, bringing with it
communicable diseases that spread throughout various populations. For, it was the Europeans
close contact with domesticated animals which cultivated diseases such as smallpox, diphtheria,
influenza,and measles to epidemic proportions in South America a continent unexposed hitherto,
killing up to 95% of the population. Added to this, the Spanish explorers felt it incumbent upon
them to make Christians of the natives, so when these South American indigenous people did not
wish to become Catholics, they also perished. In addition, because the crippling effects of
disease and forced changes to their cultures and way of life left the indigenous peoples
weakened and vulnerable to the conquerors, much wealth was...

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