In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" how does O'Connor portray the grandmother? '

O'Connor
portrays the grandmother as a difficult, childish, and annoying woman. She takes great pride in
her status as a lady, dressing carefully for the road trip. She is sneaky, in that she smuggles
her cat into the car, unbeknownst to anyone. She is manipulativeshe knows she will not sway
Bailey to turn down the deserted country road that she thinks leads to an old mansion, so she
works on the children until they raise such a fuss their father gives in. She is a racist, and
she likes to talk tiresomely about the good old days, when things were supposedly
better.

While the grandmother is a difficult person, we can have some
sympathy for her because her family treats her dismissively and pays no attention to her
desires. The children are allowed to be rude to her. She is obviously a pain...

What is Martin Luther King's view of the "American Dream" as seen in his "I Have a Dream" speech?

The
American Dream is that anyone from any walk of life can make it big and find happiness so long
as they work hard. This dream assumes that society allows people to achieve this success,
regardless of class, race, gender, or any other such demographic classification.

Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the American Dream (he even says his specific dream
is embedded within the American Dream itself), but he also knew that it was not a reality for
everyone, especially black Americans. Even after slavery was abolished in the United States,
black Americans were still repeatedly denied human rights and opportunities that white Americans
enjoyed.

In the "I Have a Dream" speech, King believes that the
American Dream can only become a reality when all people in the United States view one another
as brothers and equals, regardless of racial differences. In this way, King does not deny the
validity of the ideals behind the American Dream; however, he does criticize the United States's
inability...

From the short story "Rappaccini's Daughter," what inferences can you make about Beatrice and the garden?

Both
Beatrice and the garden are poisonous. This much is obvious. But both are also innocent. The
garden is clearly not a conscious being with malicious intent. It just happens to be beautiful
and deadly. Beatrice is also innocent. She has no malicious intent. She just happens to be
beautiful and deadly, like the garden, through no fault of her own. 

Rappaccini has created what we might call a reverse Garden of Eden. Instead of healthy
plants as God had created, Rappaccinni has created poisonous ones. Instead of starting with a
man (Adam), Rappaccinni has started with a woman. And Rappaccinni is in opposition to a
benevolent God. Rappaccinni has not created a paradise for his daughter. He's created a prison;
therefore, something more like Hell in the disguise of a Heavenly garden. The narrator makes it
clear that the garden (flower in particular) and Beatrice are similar: 

Flower and maiden were different, and yet the same, and fraught with
some strange peril in either shape. 

Beatrice refers to
the shrubs and flowers as "sisters." She seems to have sympathy and/or empathy with
these beautiful and deadly plants because they share the same predicament. She and the garden
are marked by these paradoxical notions of immortal beauty and death. So, there is this sense of
evil juxtaposed to heavenly beauty. But neither Beatrice nor the garden are inherently evil.
They represent the folly of a man who tries to be God. Beatrice and the garden are Rappaccinni's
creations. He has endeavored to be like God in creating an immortal and beautiful world for his
daughter. Beatrice and the garden are symbols of temptation, but both are innocent in and of
themselves. It is Rappaccinni that imbues them with evil and death. 

How is sharecropping a reason why Reconstruction was a failure?

One of the
purposes of(at least in the minds of some people) was to give the freed slaves a chance at a new
and better life.  The fact that sharecropping became so prevalent shows that Reconstruction
failed to achieve that goal.  Sharecropping kept blacks in poverty and in a position in which
they pretty much had to do what they were told by the owner of the land they were working.  This
was not very good for the freed slaves in that it did not give them a chance to truly escape the
way things had been during slavery.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what does Heck Tate give as the reason for Bob Ewell's attack on Jem and Scout?

In ,
Sheriff Tate anddiscuss Bob Ewell's attack onand . Atticus comments that he believes Bob Ewell
was simply out of his mind for attacking two innocent children, but Heck Tate disagrees. He
tells Atticus that Bob Ewell was not out of his mind, but rather was just "mean as
hell." Heck Tate believes Bob was a despicable individual who had enough liquor in him to
attempt to murder two children. In Sheriff Tate's opinion, Bob Ewell was an evil man who
deserved to be shot a long time ago. Bob's attempt to harm children was inevitable because he
was such a coward. Atticus cannot comprehend what could possibly make a person want to kill two
children, but Heck Tate assures him that Bob Ewell was simply a worthless, evil
man. 

solve for x if x^3 +x^2 +x +1 = 0

We have to
solve for x: x^3 +x^2 +x +1 = 0

x^3 +x^2 +x +1 = 0

=>
x^2( x + 1) + 1(x + 1) = 0

=> (x^2 + 1)(x + 1) = 0

x +
1 = 0

=> x = -1

x^2 + 1 = 0

=>
x^2 = -1

=> x = i , -i

The values of x
are -1 , i , -i

What images and figure of speech might have helped Edward's listeners to feel the peril of their sinful condition?

uses many
vivid images to make and reinforce his point to the members of his congregation.  Perhaps the
most powerful image is the extendedof God holding the sinner over the pit of hell.  €¦there is
nothing between you and Hell but the air;  it is only power and mere pleasure of God that holds
you up.  This image would have been even more powerful in Edwards time than it is today, as
Puritan worshippers were regularly exposed to the idea of a fiery hell.

Edwards also uses the idea of sin (wickedness) making a sinner as heavy as lead.  He
describes the sin weighing down the sinner to the point that if God should let go, you would
immediately sink and swiftly descend and plunge into the bottomless gulf.  Furthermore, he says
the best efforts of the sinner to stay out of hell once God decided to let go would be no more
effective than a spiders web would have to stop a falling rock.

Edwards
also uses similes and metaphors to draw a clear picture in the mind of his listener.  One of
these images is the black clouds of Gods wrath now hanging directly over your heads.  His
comparison of Gods anger to a storm is a particularly effective image, as is the image of the
destruction of the sinner to a whirlwind: €¦and you would be like the chaff of the summer
threshing floor.  Edwards listeners, members of an agricultural society, certainly relate to the
ideas of weather and the parts of the grain that are not useful. 

Two other
important images are the wrath of God being compared to damned waters: €¦the waters are
constantly rising€¦there is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, that holds the water back  and
the Bow of Gods wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string€¦  Edwards images are
not only powerful, but they are also everyday images with which every member of his congregation
would have had experienc

In
's , the prize for telling the best tale on their pilgrimage was a free
dinner, paid for by all who are going on the journey to Canterbury. It is the Innkeeper who
comes up with the idea to offer a prize. There are 29 people in the group, not including the
narrator and the innkeeper. He's delighted to have so many people attending his Tabard Inn and
offers the prize to thank them. He also offers to go with them on the journey.

 

Chaucer's tale is written in Middle English, which is
difficult to read but not impossible. The form of the language that came before Middle English,
called Old English, is almost indecipherable to modern readers. I have included the original
Middle English text in which the innkeeper offers the prize below.

€˜Lordinges, quod he, €˜now herkneth for the beste;

But tak it not, I prey yow, in desdeyn;

This is the poynt, to
speken short and pleyn,

That ech of yow, to shorte with your
weye,

In this viage, shal telle tales tweye,

To
Caunterbury-ward, I mene it so,

And hom-ward he shal tellen othere
two,

Of aventures that whylom han bifalle.

And
which of yow that bereth him best of alle,

That is to seyn, that telleth
in this cas

Tales of best sentence and most solas,

Shal have a soper at our aller cost

Here in this place,
sitting by this post,

Whan that we come agayn fro
Caunterbury.

And for to make yow the more mery,

I
wol my-selven gladly with yow ryde,

Right at myn owne cost, and be your
gyde.

And who-so wol my Iugement withseye

Shal
paye al that we spenden by the weye.

And if ye vouche-sauf that it be
so,

Tel me anon, with-outen wordes mo,

And I wol
erly shape me therfore.

To paraphrase, the innkeeper
says: travelers, listen to my proposal. I propose that each one of you tell two stories on the
way to Canterbury to help pass the time, and then two stories on the way back. Whoever has the
most interesting or funny story will win a free dinner paid for by all of us. I will be the
judge of who wins. I will also come with you as a guide and pay my own way. Whoever questions my
judgment as the judge can pay for everybody's trip. If that sounds good to you, I'll go get my
things.]]>

How does market segmentation help marketers? The major segmentation variables for consumer markets are geographic, demographic, psychographic, and...

Market
segmentation is a process of dividing the prospective consumer base of a product into separate
groups so that the product and the way it is sold can be altered to make it more appealing to
each segment.

The changes that could be made in the product can include its
features, price, accessibility options, etc. The price of the product can also be changed to
suit the consumers of each segment. To do this only the features that are most used by consumers
of the segment can be kept and the others removed. Advertising can also be a targeted one with
separate advertisements created for each segment and shown on  media that would be most likely
to influence them and for which the company would have to make the least expenditure.

For example, a company selling smart phones could increase the popularity of its phones
by the use of market segmentation. Let us assume the different market segments they identify is
one consisting of young teenagers, one that has business users and one with those who would
prefer a relatively less expensive model. The model for the first group can be altered to make
it appropriate for use with games, the social media and music. The model for the second group
could have more business appliactions and a higher processing speed and the model for the budget
buyer could cut down on the high end features and use a less powerful processor, decrease the
memory and the resolution of the camera. For the marketing of the three versions, the first
model's campaign could rely predominantly on the social media, the phone for the business users
can be show-cased at corporate events and through a reduction in price if a large number is
bought by a single company, and the low end phone can be advertised in discount stores and in
areas where people are not very well off and would prefer a low cost smart phone even without
high-end features.

In the example describes above you will see the use of
geographic, demographic, psycho-graphic, and behavioral segmentation.

What does irony add to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"?

A
strikingly ironic feature of Poe's story is the completely trusting attitude Fortunato appears
to show toward Montresor. It's partly explained by the fact that Fortunato is drunk, but what we
see, moreover, is the typical situation in Poe in which either a victim or a villain seems
immune to the ordinary processes of thought and rationality. Fortunato is similar in this way to
the king and courtiers in Poe's "," who never seem to realize, until it is too late
for them, that Hop-Frog hates them and is planning an extremely gruesome form of vengeance to
carry out against them.

Several smaller details in "" similarly
embody anwithout which the story might come across as a rather too
straightforward and even unsubtle tale of violent revenge. First, we are never given the
specifics of any of the "thousand injuries" Fortunato has supposedly inflicted upon
Montresor. The ironic absence of any description increases the sense of irrationality and even
terror...

What do Jem and Scout learn from Aunt Alexandra?

Aunt
Alexandra is a strict woman, who is extremely proud of her family's heritage and enjoys
socializing with the other ladies during their missionary circles. Whileanddo not get along
particularly well with their aunt, Alexandra does teach them the importance of behaving like
gentlemen and ladies. Aunt Alexandra emphasizes that Jem should always have good manners and
Scout should dress appropriately, which means that she should stop wearing overalls and begin
wearing dresses. Aunt Alexandra also attempts to instill a sense of family pride in the
children, which they never seem to develop. Despite Alexandra's difficult, authoritative
personality, she does show compassion for her brother and Scout notices how she subtly thanks
Miss Maudie for defendingduring the missionary circle. Overall, Jem and Scout learn from Aunt
Alexandra that appearances are important and family heritage means a lot to the majority of
Southern citizens. Scout also develops perspective on human nature by noticing Alexandra's
subtle personality traits and realizing that even strict individuals are capable of sympathy and
compassion.

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," why does the scout suggest that Farquhar burn the bridge?

This scene
is a subtle one in Part II of the story, which is a flashback. When the scout, dressed like a
Confederate soldier, stops at the Farquhar plantation, Peyton asks for news about the front
lines of the war. The scout tells him that the Northern forces have secured Owl Creek bridge (a
railroad trestle) and built a stockade, suggesting that the site will be a staging area for
further invasion into Southern territory. The scout continues, giving Peyton this important
information:

The commandant has issued an order, which is
posted everywhere, declaring that any civilian caught interfering with the railroad, its
bridges, tunnels or trains will be summarily hanged. I saw the order.

This is clearly a warning. It is Peyton who continues
the...

Identify a common theme in "Hills Like White Elephants," "The Story of an Hour," and Trifles.

Gender
roles aside, another major common theme between the three stories is the correlation between
death and the happiness of female characters. "" contains a debate about an abortion
that has not happened yet, "The Story of an Hour" deals with the aftermath of the
death of a husband, and Trifles explores a wife's motives for killing her
husband. Despite these differences, death plays a major role in determining the female
characters' happiness in all three stories.

In 's "Hills Like White
Elephants", the femaledebates the possibility of having...

Congress has consistently expanded its own power to regulate commerce among and between the states. Should Congress have this power or should the...

The Congressional power you are referring to
is known as the Commerce Clause of article 1, section 8, clause 3, of the United States
Constitution. Historically, the clause has been interpreted by the Supreme Court and Federal
Courts to allow Congress to monitor, legislate, and regulate commerce between the states and
foreign countries.

One perspective is that the Commerce Clause is a
common-sense concept. If left to the states, which was the case in the nineteenth century of
American history, there is a danger and possibility of having fifty states with fifty different
regulations on the same industry. Not having a uniform standard across the United States would
create economic chaos. A modern example of where a similar concept has been more recently
adopted is the European Union. Until the European Union, commerce across the continent was a
hodgepodge of regulations benefiting no one and choking economic growth. Continuity is a
necessary ingredient in global economics.

However, Congress has used the
Commerce Clause in creative ways where the Supreme Court was required to get involved. The main
idea behind the concept is to make trade between states less cumbersome. Congress has attempted
to use the Commerce Clause to legislate and regulate the individual behavior of corporations.
For example, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Affordable Healthcare Act as
constitutional.

However, attempts by Congress to mandate the healthcare
coverages individuals are required to carry met with a different fate. Gun legislation is
another area where the Commerce Clause has been asserted by Congress. Many of these cases are
winding their way through court, and it remains to be determined if Congress has the authority
to legislate gun sales (traveling gun shows) under the Commerce Clause.

Overall, the balance between an overly-ambitious Congress and its desire to regulate by
interpreting the Commerce Clause in creative ways in place of passing Constitutionally sound
legislation, historically, has been balanced by the Supreme Court decisions. Congress has the
power, and it is not up to the Supreme Court "to reel it in" as much as it is to
interpret the Constitution to keep the balance between the branches of
government.

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Whats a quote from The Alchemist that mentions how something motivates Santiago?

I
would look for quotes of thematic importance because several themes present in the novel deal
with concepts and ideas that motivate Santiago in various ways. For example, love is a powerful
motivator for Santiago, and the following quote shows that quite nicely.

It was love. Something older than humanity, more ancient than the
desert. Something that exerted the same force whenever two pairs of eyes met, as had theirs here
at the well.

Notice how the quote even says that love
exerts a force. Love is capable of pushing and pulling just like a good coach is capable of
pushing and pulling athletes in various ways to keep them motivated and successful.

Another solid quote that shows motivation appears fairly early in the text.

"They wanted me to be a priest, but I decided to become a
shepherd."

The quote shows that Santiago is already
motivated to pursue his own dreams. Santiago wants to travel and see the world, and that is one
reason why being a shepherd is attractive to him. It gives him a constantly changing horizon,
and Santiago is willing to stand up to his parents to chase that dream.

How are fiscal and monetary policy related?

Both
monetary and fiscal policies are related as components of a federal economic policy that
influences growth. While monetary policy is overseen by the Federal Reserve, fiscal policies
involving taxes and government spending are the result of compromise between the two major
political parties in the executive and legislative branches.

Monetary and
fiscal policies are related in the sense they represent an era of economic conditions. Fiscal
policies have much more effect on consumers and the economy than monetary policies. One of the
key facets of monetary policy is that the Federal Reserve sets interests rates, which affects
how much borrowing activity occurs in the business world. The corporate tax rate on the fiscal
policy side also affects the overall economy.

Fiscal policy can lead to
increased employment and a stable economy. Monetary policy can be used to stimulate business
investment. Both fiscal and monetary policies are used as tools to respond to economic
conditions and try to create solutions to financial uncertainty.

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Differentiate between Julia and Katharine on the issue of intimacy in the novel 1984.

Katharine is 's wife, who has been separated from him for nearly eleven years. Winston
absolutely detested his wife and could not enjoy an intimate moment with her, because she was
completely orthodox and revered Big Brother. Despite beginning appalled by the very idea of
engaging in sexual intercourse, Katharine would forcefully have sex with Winston and refer to it
as their "duty to the Party." Winston recalls how Katharine would remain rigid and
apprehensive while they were intimate, which completely ruined his experience in the bedroom.
Katharine was an avid supporter of the Party, who subscribed to the idea that sex was a nasty,
disgusting act, which should only be performed as a service to Big Brother.

In contrast,is comfortable with her sexuality and enjoys being intimate with Winston
Smith. Julia is depicted as an independent thinker like Winston, who does not subscribe to the
Party's orthodox beliefs. When Julia is alone with Winston, she is uninhibited,...

How is Capulet to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths in Romeo and Juliet?

It could be
argued that Capulet is to blame for 's deaths because of his insistence thatmarries . Although
he is initially reluctant to agree to the marriage (because he feels that Juliet is too young),
he soon changes his mind and realizes that Paris is an ideal suitor.

Juliet,
however, does not love Paris. In fact, she meetsand falls in love with him instead. When Juliet
refuses to marry Paris in act 3, scene 5, Capulet becomes angry and threatens to ostracize her
from the family. For a young woman, this could be disastrous:

Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient...

In his essay "Education," explain the effect of at least five examples of figurative language that Emerson uses to advance his argument. Emerson's...

Figurative
language is language that goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create an enhanced
effect.

One example of figurative language Emerson uses in this essay is the
following:

the poor man...is allowed to put his hand into
the pocket of the rich

The poor are not literally allowed
to put their hands into the pockets of the rich. This is an imagea
visual descriptionthat acts as a . The way the New England states
allow free education to the poor is likened to the poor being able to draw money from a rich
man's pocket.

A second example is as follows:

the ripest results of art and science

Results of
art and science don't literally ripen, but the word conjures an
image of very ripe fruit, telling us that the best knowledge
conveyed is new and fresh. Using the word "ripest" also allows for the
alliterative "ripest results," two words which, because
they begin with the same letter, are likely to stick in our minds.

Third is
the following:

the opium of custom, whereof all drink
and...

How would you summarize the afterword and appendix of 1984 by George Orwell?

The
appendix to is an explanation of the principles of Newspeak, the language
the Party is working on to replace English (Oldspeak) by 2050. The goal of the change is to make
"heretical thought . . . literally unthinkable."

Newspeak does this
creating a few new words, but primarily by planning to eradicate as many words as possible and
by reducing the words that are left to one meaning. The appendix expands on what Syme discussed
about language within the canteen.

According to the Appendix, Newspeak will
consist of three classes of language:

The A vocabulary
consisted of the words needed for the business of everyday life . . .

The B
vocabulary consisted of words which had been deliberately constructed for political purposes . .
.

The C vocabulary was supplementary to the others and consisted entirely of
scientific and technical terms. . . .

The purpose of the
new language is to, as far as possible, eradicate the possibility of independent thought. It
presupposes that we are...

Using Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, what is another main character that I could write about who changes or grows in the book other than Santiago?...

One character
that you could focus on is the crystal Merchant for whom Santiago works for over a year after
getting robbed on his first day in Africa. This crystal Merchant's conflict is that his shop is
not in town and doesn't see the traffic he needs to really flourish in the business anymore. He
hires Santiago because he feels that he is a good omen, but after two days of
listening...

What are the themes of the poem "Pulley" by George Herbert?

The
overarching theme can be stated as restlessness pulls humankind
into God's arms. The premise of Herbert's poem provides an explanation for the weariness and
struggles humankind faces and provides insight into the hopeful foolproof means God allows to
draw humankind into his arms.

The poem explains God's perception that if the
"jewel" of "rest" had been bestowed on humankind along with the
"riches" of "strength," "beauty," "wisdom, honour,
pleasure," then humankind would "adore" the gifts of God instead of adoring him;
they would find "rest" in the
"beauty" of "Nature" instead of in him.

"For if I should," said he,
"Bestow this jewel also on my
creature,
He would adore my gifts instead of me,
And rest in Nature, not the
God of Nature;...."

Therefore God allows humankind
all the "rest" of the riches except "rest." This double use of
"rest" can be confusing. In one sense it means all else, and in
the other sense it means repose, peacefulness, restfulness, tranquility,
even slumber. It is through withholding "rest" as
restfulness and leaving humankind in a perpetual state of "restlessness" that God
hopes to extend a "pulley" by which to "toss" humankind to his
"breast" when "goodness" fails to move the mind and spirit of humankind
God-ward.

Yet let him keep the rest,
But keep
them with repining restlessness;
Let him be rich and weary, that at least,
If
goodness lead him not, yet weariness
May toss him to my breast.

Other themes the poem touches on are
(1) the intention of God in creating and (2) the purpose behind humankind's imprisonment in a
life of weariness (Herbert's struggles seem to have been on the milder side of the spectrum as
his language, "weariness" and "restlessness," doesn't seem to encompass deep
life struggles). First, Herbert posits as God's intention the act of bestowing on humankind a
full "glass of blessings" of the "the worlds riches." He has second
thoughts, "made a stay" on his actions and, with the intent of pulling human souls to
his arms, withheld "rest." Second, Herbert suggests that the reason all are bound by
"weariness" is so that their hearts will respond to the pull God-ward: "If
goodness lead him not, yet weariness / May toss him to my breast."

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What Is Nick's Attitude Toward Gatsby

At the
beginning of the chapter,expresses his concern and care for .
He noticed that the parties had ended and those who visited, stayed briefly in his driveway and
left. He then went over to enquire:

"Wondering if he
were sick I went over to find out."

Later in the
day, whenquestions Jay about his being at Oxford, Nick expresses his
admiration for the manner in which he manages Tom's cynical inquisition. Nick
mentions that the verbal altercation renewed his faith in Gatsby.
He trusted that Gatsby could manage whatever negative idea Tom wished to create of
him.

"I wanted to get up and slap him on the back. I
had one of those renewals of complete faith in him that Id experienced before."

Nick further expresses admiration for Jay's initial
calm demeanour during his verbal altercation with Tom. Tom obviously loses
control, whilst Jay remains polite and is "content". Even when Tom hurls accusations
of criminal activity at Jay, he remains calm.

Nick later
expresses pity for Jay when he sees how he reacts to  telling him
that she "loved him too" and further that, "you want too much!" Jay is
clearly hurt and confused. Even so, he remains calm.

Tom's relentless pursuit
does affect Jay eventually and Nick notices that he looked:

'as if he had killed a man.'

Nick's
thoughts make it clear that he feels sorry for Jay when he attempts
to explain all Tom's accusations to Daisy, denying everything. Nick states that:

"But with every word she was drawing further and further into
herself, so he gave that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the afternoon
slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily,
undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room."

At the end of the chapter, after the accident which killed Myrtle,
Nick finds Jay outside the Buchanan home, "just standing there". Nick finds this
despicable. When jay tells him that they had parked his car in his garage and that nobody had
seen them, Nick's thinking is:

"I
disliked him so much by this time that I didnt find it necessary to
tell him he was wrong."

He is, at this
point disgusted by Gatsby and what he had done. Nick however,
remains loyal to his friend, going so far as to establish what Tom
and Daisy were up to and reporting back to Jay. He recommends that Jay leave and go to bed, but
he insists on staying. Nick then leaves.  

What themes do "The Lovely Bones" and Sebold's new book "The Almost Moon" have in common? Many have read " the Lovely Bones", but some may have read...

In terms
of plot, both stories deal with murders that have no obvious motive.  However, the narrator of
the new novel is the villian and not the vicitim, as was the case in . 
Helen of Moon is not the rational creature that Susie is, either.  She
shares more in common, as one might suspect, with Susie's killer Mr. Harvey.

This is the first common theme, the humanization of a murderer.  Both novels attempt to explain
the reasoning behind...

What are some instances of foreshadowing in literature?

is a
technique whereby an author will give the reader a clue as to something that will happen later
in the story. In movies, for example, if a gun appears in the first half of a movie, this
usually foreshadows that the gun will be used at some point in the second half of the movie.
Likewise, if a character coughs in the first half a movie, this often foreshadows that they will
suffer with an illness, or even die, in the second half of the movie.

Shakespeare liked to use foreshadowing in many of his plays. For example, in
Romeo and Juliet, Juliet has a vision in the first half of the play. In
this vision she sees Romeo "As one dead in the bottom of a tomb." This foreshadows his
death in the second half of the play when he dies in the Capulet's family tomb. In
Julius Caesar, Caesar's wife has a dream in which his statue bleeds
"like a fountain with an hundred spouts." Later in the play, Caesar is repeatedly
stabbed by a group of conspirators, who then wash their hands in his
blood.

According to legend, why does Narcissus stare in the lake?

The Greek
legend or myth of Narcissus involves a notion of unhealthy love of self.  The beautiful son of
the river god was the object of everyone's desire.  His beauty inspired declarations of love
from many.  He rejected them all.  One day, he gazes upon his own reflection in a lake.  He is
immediately taken back with the beauty of that which stares back at him.  Narcissus stares in
the lake because he is in love with his own reflection.  He is so much in love with the
reflection that stares back at him that he leans over the edge of the bank to get a closer and
more intimate view.  In doing so, he falls into the water and then dies.  Narcissus' love of
self- beauty is what causes him stare into the lake, leading to his death.

Coelho takes a slant on this myth with referencing Wilde's interpretation of the myth. 
In Wilde's vision, the lake did not recognize Narcissus, even though everyone else did.  The
lake weeps not because of Narcissus' self love, but that within Narcissus eyes and his incessant
staring, the lake realized her own beauty in how someone looked at her with such longing.  There
is beauty reflected in all of the world becomes the message out of this application of the
myth.

How did Andrew Jackson help the "common man"?

Jackson
was, by the time of his presidency, far from a "common man." Rather, he was a wealthy
white Tennessee planter and politician who had risen to national prominence through his military
exploits. His background as a backcountry lawyer and his keen political instincts made him a
compelling candidate to many ordinary white Americans. Jackson's "common man" appeal
was in large part related to style, but he also promoted policies that were at least framed as
beneficial to white small landowners. One, of course, was his removal policy toward Native
peoples in the South and the upper Midwest. Thousands of Native Americans were uprooted from
their lands and "removed" to Indian territory in the West. This policy was enormously
popular among southern whites, who gobbled up land in what is today Alabama and Mississippi to
establish small farms and especially cotton plantations. Jackson's policy deliberately appealed
to their economic interests as well as long-held prejudices against Native...

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In Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," what foreshadows Goodman Brown's meeting with his fellow traveler? How does the reader know Brown is keeping an...

As Hawthornes
story opens, the reader sees Goodman Brown departing his home to go into the forest on his
errand. The conversation that Goodman Brown and his wife, Faith, have merely expresses her
regret that he has to leave when he does. It is not until Goodman Brown, having departed his
home and heading through town, looks back at his wife still standing in their doorway. Seeing
her standing there, Goodman Brown reflects on their conversation and surmises a sense of
foreboding in her face; she thinks there will be trouble that night. Fearing this, she tries to
convince him to delay his departure until the following morning.

s
interpretation of his wifes words does not foreshadow the particular nature of what will come to
pass but simply foreshadows that something will happen. Goodman Brown already knows that his
errand serves an evil purpose. Brown takes a dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees
of the forest, which serves to emphasize the evil purpose of his adventure. As he sees the
forest around the path close in behind him, Brown makes a rather prophetic statement: What if
the devil himself should be at my very elbow! This statement clearly foreshadows his meeting
with the devil, for immediately after uttering this phrase Brown walks around the crook on the
path and sees the figure before him. The figure greets him as if he had been expecting
him.

While the words of Faith and those of Goodman Brown himself clearly
foreshadow the nature of his meeting with the mysterious figure in the forest, very little
evidence suggests the supernatural nature of the figure. The figure himself does not give Brown
cause to wonder whether he is supernatural; however, the staff the figure carries with him is
another story. Brown notices something interesting about the staff. Its shape and construction
make it almost appear that it could be wrought from a black serpent. When the figure and Goodman
Brown begin reasoning, both characters make allusions to the unnatural age of the mysterious
figure, suggesting that he is old enough to have helped Browns grandfather whip a Quaker woman
and set fire to an Indian village during King Philips War, all while the figure appears to only
be about fifty years in age. Evidence for the figures supernatural nature lies not in his overt
acts of trickery or sorcery but in his words, in the allusions he makes to religious practices,
and to allusions he makes as to his unnatural age.

Why does George Orwell choose the animals he does in his novel Animal Farm?

certainly
did put in a great deal of work to fill his novel with
symbolism to illustrate his . We can see symbolic
reasons behind his animal choices.


uses pigs to symbolize the
leaders of what was actually the Bolshevik
Revolution and the start of communism in Russia
because pigs are actually known to be the most intelligent animals
found on a farm, next to dogs. Studies have shown that pigs are able to use mirrors to their
advantage and do all kinds of tricks, including "jump hoops, bow and stand, spin and make
wordlike sounds on command, roll out rugs, herd sheep, close and open cages, play videogames
with joysticks, and more" (Angier, "Pigs Prove to be Smart, if Not Vain"). Hence,
it was most definitely appropriate for Orwell to symbolize Carl
Marx, leader of Russia's communist revolution, as an old, wise pig
named . What's more, pigs are also known to represent
uncleanliness as can be seen in the fact that they are known to wallow in mud and
eat any slop and in the fact that pigs are forbidden cuisine in many religions like Judaism.
Uncleanliness can also be likened to moral
depravity; hence, it's also very fitting for Orwell to use the
pigto symbolize Stalin, the pigto symbolize Trotsky, and other pigs
to represent other aspects of Stalin's regime.


is a horse whose motto is always "I will work harder."
Boxer symbolizes the Russian people in general.
Horses are known for their loyalty and
their willingness to work, making horses a perfect way to symbolize
the willing people of Russia.

Benjamin is a
donkey who always questions the rightness of the pigs and refuses
to do as they say because he sees any action as being futile; no matter what anyone does,
"hunger, hardship, and disappointment" will always be, as he says, "the
unalterable law of life" (Ch. X). What's more, Benjamin remembers every detail of the
farm's difficult life. Benjamin symbolizes the older, cynical Russian
citizens who did not believe communism would benefit society and even saw
communism's evil side. Using a donkey is a perfect way to symbolize cynical citizens because
donkeys are known to be stubborn, have
good memories, and are unwilling to do anything
that's not safe (Mike's Donkeys, href="http://www.mikesdonkeys.co.uk/facts.html">"Donkey
Facts").

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What are three ways consumers can benefit from monopolies?

Often, people
only focus on the negative impacts of monopolies. One of the most basic benefits of a monopoly
is that companies with monopolies can use economies of scale. They can buy, produce, and
distribute in bulk. That can result in both cheaper prices and faster distribution of goods.
Both of these benefit consumers directly. Monopolies are also stable, and that benefits
consumers. You might like them or dislike them, but they are known quantities. That means a kind
of continuity and shared reference. Microsoft isn't a complete monopoly, but it is close enough
to one that businesses can assume new employees know Microsoft programs like Word. That benefits
both businesses (less training is needed, and it is easier to evaluate applicants) and
consumers. Finally, monopolies can be more efficient.

Monopolies also tend to
have more money to dedicate to research. That does not benefit consumers directly, but it does
benefit them a great deal indirectly. More research means product improvements (at least
eventually), and that benefits consumers.

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What is the resolution in the story Fever 1793?

, by , was published in
2000. It is a historical novel about the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, which
killed approximately 10% of the citys population.

The resolution of the story
begins when Mattie plans to re-open the family's coffee shop in the city. This is an indication
that life is starting to return to normal. She is also preparing for the return of her mother.
This resolution continues when people begin to return to Philadelphiaincluding Mattie's mother
and George Washington. This indicates that the city is once more a safe place for people to
live. Matties mother was infected and had been missing for several weeks. Upon her return, she
is now an invalid and Mattie becomes her carer.

What does Julia do to get Winston's attention in 1984?

Of
course,feigns an accident to make her first real contact with , but in reality he has already
noticed her. She sits behind him at the Two Minutes Hate and makes fleeting eye contact with him
in the commissary. During the Two Minutes Hate, in fact, he has quite graphic and violent
fantasies about her. He hates her before he gets to know her because he assumes she is
"young and pretty and sexless," wearing (ironically, as it turns out) the red sash of
the Anti-Sex League, the "aggressive symbol of chastity" (15). Although his hatred has
more to do with the violent emotions elicited by Party propaganda than Julia herself, Winston
assumes she is a Party spy. This fear seems confirmed when she follows him as he makes one of
his regular trips among the proles. He even thinks about chasing her down and killing her at
this point, but he realizes that he is too physically frail to do so. But he is convinced that
she will betray him and experiences equal parts terror and exhilaration when she passes him the
note a few days later. He does not even read it for several minutes, until his curiosity
overcomes him. The clandestine effort that Julia undertakes to make contact with Winston and his
initial reaction to it demonstrate the degree to which the Party has made even the most natural
and innocent gestures into life-and-death acts of defiance. Having gotten Winston's attention
with her "accident," Julia arranges their subsequent meeting in a Party rally in a
crowded square. She is amused by Winston's admission that he hated her, and it becomes clear
that she has been trying to arrange an affair with him for some time. 

What is the "Junior Anti-Sex League"?

The
Anti-Junior Sex League is a Party organization working for replacing sex with artificial
insemination.is a part of the group, but only as a covershe is pro-actively interested in sex
and pursues affairs with men. However, the cover is effective in thatinitially believes she is a
puritanical, fully faithful Party member. He directs some of his pent up sexual frustration at
her before he gets to know her by fantasizing about violence towards her.

The
Anti-Sex League is part of the Party's plan to take all private and personal joy out of
individual human life. The Party already makes a sex life unpleasant by training Party woman
that sex should be regarded as a once-a-week "duty" endured for the sake of
procreation, something to be checked off as a to-do item, not a pleasure in and of
itself.

List at least six horrible details in "The Pit and the Pendulum."

In one descriptive and
horrible detail, the narrator addresses the judges who condemn him to death. He specifically
describes his impression of their lips, which become seemingly inhuman and oddly nightmarish in
his near-delirium. He says,

I saw the lips of the
black-robed judges. They appeared to me whitewhiter than the sheet upon which I trace these
wordsand thin even to grotesqueness; thin with the intensity of their expression of firmnessand
immovable resolutionof stern contempt of human torture [....]. I saw them writhe with a deadly
locution. I saw them fashion the syllables of my name; and I shuddered because no sound
succeeded.

Lips aren't white, as they usually have at
least a little pigment as well as plumpness. However, to the narrator, his judges' lips are so
white and thin, and when he describes them as "writh[ing]" they almost call to mind
snakes: a particularly upsetting image.

A second horrible image comes quickly
on the former's heels. The narrator says,

And...

According to Chapter 13: "Necessity's Mother" of Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond, what are the reasons that promote an invention's...

The answer
to this question can be found beginning on p. 247 of .  There, Diamond
begins to list four factors that, in his view, help to determine whether a society accepts a
given invention.

The first of these factors is, in Diamonds words,
relative economic advantage compared with existing technology.  In other words, how much
better the invention is than what the people already have.  If an invention is much better than
what they have, they will accept it.  If, on the other hand, the invention will not help much,
they will not accept it.  This is why, Diamond says, the natives of Mexico did not accept the
wheel when it...

What is the "play-within-a-play" in Hamlet?

is
concerned to discover whetherreally murdered the late Kingor if the ghost making that claim was
sent by Satan to lure Hamlet into murdering an innocent man. Having rejected suicide as a way
out of this dilemma, Hamlet seizes on the traveling players (actors) when they arrive at the
castle as a solution.

Hamlet wants them to perform the play "The Murder
of Gonzago," which he edits to include new elements, such as a pantomime of the murder ofas
the ghost described it. Hamlet wants to observe Claudius closely and forto do the same. Hamlet
is hoping Claudius will react in a way that confirms that he is (or isn't) the murderer. Hamlet
renames this play "The Mousetrap" because, with the "bait" of the play, he
hopes to trick Claudius into revealing his guilt. "The Mousetrap" is referred to as a
play-within-a-play because it is enacted within the framework of the larger play,
Hamlet, itself.

Ironically, Claudius, who has been
worried about the moping Hamlet, is thrilled to see him develop an interest inand encourages him
to pursue it, not knowing Hamlet's intent.

In the poem "Loving in the War Years," are the "war years" supposed to be a reference to the narrator/Moraga's life in general?

In
"Loving in the War Years," Cherrie Moraga uses war years as a conceit, or extended ,
through the entire poem. The ongoing fight in which the speaker and other queer and female
people involved is a kind of resistance to oppression, which they must fight in part by taking
a stand against our enemy, fear; she terms their attitudes a war time morality. In the first
four lines, the speaker establishes a directbetween their fight and World War Two: she mentions
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, who play the characters Rick and Ilsa in the film
Casablanca, much of which takes places in the nightclub, or piano bar,
of which Rick is the proprietor. During the Second World War, one primary aspect of the
resistance was the French actions against the Nazis, who had taken over France. This
activity...

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Would Emerson's ideas about education be supported in elementary schools today? Why or why not? He believed children should be given the choice of...

While
Emerson would be pleased at elementary education's advancement, he would say there is more to do
to create a system of formal elementary instruction that maximizes student choice.

Emerson was passionate about students having choices in their studies. Emerson saw the
educational setting based on rote instruction as failing to ignite student passion: "It is
ominous, a presumption of crime, that this word Education has so cold, so hopeless a sound. A
treatise on education, a convention for education, a lecture, a system, affects us with slight
paralysis and a certain yawning of the jaws." Emerson believed that the "certain
yawning of the jaws" was because those in positions of power did not construct education
with the student voice in mind. Emerson believed education "should be as broad as man"
and should enhance "elements in him." He believed education should be geared towards
individual passion:

The imagination must be addressed.
Why always coast on the surface and never open the...

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In The Catcher in the Rye, how is Holden being a hypocrite? What are some things he says that make him one?

Despite
the fact thatlabels nearly everyone he meets a "phony," he is one of the foremost
hypocrites in the story and continually contradicts himself. For example, Holden continually
criticizes the American entertainment industry yet pretends that he is an actor several times,
alludes to various movies, and even takesto a show. Holden is continually criticizing adults for
pretending to be people they are not in order to manipulate others but tellsthat his name is
Rudolf Schmidt and the girls he meets at the Lavender Room that his name is Jim
Steele.

Holden also tells the reader that he looks much older than he really
is and is constantly mistaken as an older man because of his gray hair. However, Holden finds it
difficult to purchase an alcoholic drink and the girls at the Lavender Room make fun of him for
being so young. Holden also refers to himself as "quite sexy" but is an inexperienced
virgin who refuses to engage in intercourse with a willing...

In "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, what are two different language devices used to develop the central idea?

Two language
devices thatemploys in his short story, "," are symbolism and . Through the use of
dialogue and the symbolism of the white hills, the reader comes to understand that Hemingway's
female character, Jig, is pregnant with a small "hill" of her own.  But, just as a
white elephant symbolizes the possession of something which a person cannot free herself, so,
too, is Jig's little "bump" something of which the man wants her to be rid but she
cannot free herself of her baby with loss.  And, since the man does not want to keep the baby,
he makes Jig feel that her pregnancy is something like a white elephant in that it has no
meaning to her man. Likewise, the arid hills seem sterile and without life--much as her womb
will be if she proceeds with the abortion that her man wants her to have.

Understatement is employed by Hemingway to suggest the lack of feeling demonstrated by
the man as well as his inability to perceive the operation as a life-changing event, especially
for Jig.  Indeed, his perception is  extremely myopic just as when he looks across the hills,
"he looks only at the table," suggesting that the man cannot understand Jig's
feelings.  Also, when "he looks up the tracks but could not see the train," this
statement means much more than the simple words; the man refuses to think of the future. In
addition, understatement also conveys Jig's pretense before her man that hides her real
feelings.  For instance, at the end of the narrative, when the man asks, "Do you feel
better?" Jig, who has agonized over her pregnancy and possible abortion, merely replies,
"I feel fine....There's nothing wrong with me.  I feel fine."

Certainly, understatement is a language device that hides the feelings of the man and
Jig as they say less than they mean; conveying, too, the great divide between the couple. Acting
also as a device to convey the conflicts of the couple is symbolism which suggests much more
than is apparent.  Very symbolic, the setting  of the white, sterile hills conveys the
barrenness that Jig will feel if she is made to give up her baby, while the fields of grain
suggest nurturing life.

What kind of love is Burns expressing in "A Red, Red Rose"?

Burns is
expressing romantic love in "." As the poem's title indicates, he is at the height of
being head-over-heels in love. The red, red rose is afor his feeling of his love being in the
fullest possible bloom. It is at its peak, just as a rose is in the month of June.

Burns captures how love feels when one is most intensely and passionately in love. Not
only is it like the most beautiful red rose, it is like a sweet melody. Further, when one is
deeply in love, one feels as the speaker does, that the love will last even to point that the
seas go dry or the rocks melt in the sun. It seems incomprehensible that such a powerful emotion
could ever fade.

While the lover is saying a temporary farewell to the
beloved, he looks forward to seeing her again. He is convinced he will do so, for he would
travel 10,000 miles to find her.

However, there is an underlying fragility in
the bloom of the red, red rose: it can only fade, which adds an undertone of poignance to the
poem. Will the lover's passion ever be at this peak again?

Compare and contrast Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art.

Some
similarities and differences between Mesopotamian and Egyptian art can be explained by the
technologies that they each possessed. Both cultures built monumental buildings, as exhibited by
their surviving architecture. The Egyptians had access to nearby limestone, granite, and basalt
queries. It is still not exactly clear how they cut and transported these stones, but they used
them, particularly limestone, to build massive structures, most notably the pyramids. The
Mesopotamians were also keen on grand architectural buildings. However, they utilized mud from
the riverbeds of the Tigris and Euphrates to make bricks. These bricks were used in the
construction of their massive ziggurats.

Both civilizations produced a lot of
pottery. However, Mesopotamian pottery tended to be more uniform and advanced. This is mostly
due to their use of the potter's wheel, a piece of technology that the Egyptians seem to have
lacked.

The Mesopotamians utilized copper and bronze in a lot of
their...

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Progressive Beliefs

Progressivism
has its roots in European philosophies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Thinkers such
as Kant, Hegel, and Marx believed that governmental action could help solve societal problems
such as poverty, illiteracy, and economic inequality.

Early in the 20th
century the Progressive party made some inroads in American politics under the leadership of
Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party. They supported causes such as environmental
conservation, improved labor laws, and also supported labor unions. It is interesting to note
that at this point in American political history, these positions were more closely identified
with the Republican party than the Democratic party.

As the 20th century
unfolded economic conditions changed and Progressives came to be more aligned with liberal
views. The Great Depression threw many of the nations citizens into financially desperate
circumstances, and Franklin Roosevelts New Deal put the government at the forefront of efforts
to help pull the nation out of the crisis. In this sense, liberal and progressive ideas were
closely linked.

In modern day politics it is often hard to see a difference
between Progressives and Democrats. They often vote together on major issues. Some of the
current issues attracting Progressive interest include the attempt to raise the minimum wage,
the legalization of marijuana use, and the reform of drug sentencing rules.

CNN recently published the following quotation from Adam Green of the Progressive
Change Campaign Committee:

"In some areas, like
ending two wars, (Obama's) presidency has represented a return to some sanity. But on the core
issue of corporate power and a government that fights for the little guy, this administration so
far has had a lot of missed opportunities."

This
shows that Progressives are not entirely beholden to the Democratic party--they have their own
ideas and agendas. 

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List Of Reasons Why The Colonists Were Angry Enough To Revolt

The primary
reason the colonists revolted was that they believed--correctly--that they had been denied their
rights as Englishmen. There is some argument that after the French
and Indian War, Americans developed a feeling of "separateness" from the Empire, that
is that they were more American and less English. This feeling of separateness accelerated AFTER
fighting broke out; however it was not the reason Americans rebelled in the first
place.

After the French and Indian War, Britain took the unusual step of
taxing the colonists for the cost of the war. Colonists had been taxed before, but
those...

In Kindred, Dana loses her left arm as she emerges for the last time in the novel from the past. Why is this significant?

The
author never explains to readers why the loss of her arm is significant. That is left up to
individual readers, and an argument could certainly be made that the arm being lost at the end
of book is significant for no other reason than explaining how she managed to lose the arm on
her "last trip home" as the beginning of the novel states. At that point in the story,
readers do not know anything about the upcoming time travels, so we are completely dumbfounded
by the description that her arm is somehow crushed or existing within a wall.

"That was when I realized your arm wasn't just stuck, but that,
somehow, it had been crushed right into the wall."

"Not exactly
crushed."

You could also argue that the lost arm is
symbolically important, and you could argue that Dana has left an actual piece of herself in the
past. She time traveled back and forth between two time periods. With the loss of her arm, it
could be said that she now exists in both time periods at the same time. This could
be...

List four main characters and explain their significance to the novel A Wrinkle in Time as a whole.

Meg is the central character in the novel, and we see the action
through her eyes. She is important to the novel because she, along with Calvin and Charles
Wallace, is chosen to go to the planet Camazotz and rescue her father. Her importance increases
when she has to travel back to Camazotz alone to save Charles Wallace from IT.

Mrs. Whatsit

Mrs. Whatsit is one of the spirit beings that comes to
Earth in...

Autobiographical essay I have to write an autobiographical essay for my Human service class and the first page has to be briefly about biographical...

It might be
a cliche, but you could start by describing the situation into which you were born.  What was
going on in the country?  What was your family like?  How did your parents meet?  I would also
suggest describing the weather on your birthday ... It was a dark and stormy night .... :)  I
consider David Copperfield the perfect model for the beginning of an autobiography ... Whether
or not I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, these pages will
tell. 

In The Odyssey, how does Odysseus test the loyalty of the swineherd, Eumaeus, and the cowherd, Philoeteus?

When
Odysseus returns to Ithaca after twenty long years abroad, the theme of loyalty begins to
pervade the remaining Books of the epic. In the end, however, there seems to be three categories
of servants at theof the poem: those like Eumaeus, Philoeteus and Eurycleia, who have remained
loyal to Odysseus and Penelope; those like the goatherd Melanthius and some of Penelope's
serving women, who have sided with the suitors and believe Odysseus to be long dead; and finally
those like Phemius, the bard, who served the suitors during Odysseus' absence but after their
slaughter claims he only did so under duress.

This division among his
serving folk means that upon his return Odysseus no longer knows where his friends and enemies
lie. However, the bitterness of Eumaeus' and Phileoteus' language towards the suitors and the
hopeful longing with which they speak of Odysseus' eventual return helps Odysseus to recognize
that they are still faithful servants to their true king....

What evidence from the murder upsets Macbeth the most?

had
always had cold feet about murdering . If it hadn't been for Ladyegging him on, he'd almost
certainly have chickened out at the last moment. Nevertheless, Macbeth manages to put aside his
reservations long enough to carry out the wicked deed. But even after it's all over, he still
expresses moral qualms over his actions.

The first time that Macbeth meets
his wife after the murder of Duncan, it's perfectly clear that he's racked by guilt. What
disturbs him most of all is the blood that stains his hands. As well as a literal stain, it
constitutes a metaphorical stain on his soul, which has now been blackened by such a foul and
treacherous deed:

Will all great Neptunes ocean wash this
blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas
incarnadine.

Neptune, of course, was the Roman god of the
sea. And not even the entirety of his watery domain, all the oceans of the world, can possibly
wash the blood from Macbeth's hands: such is the enormous burden of guilt that he bears as a
result of his crime.

What's particularly notable here is the element
ofinvolved. Later on, , racked with guilt herself and falling ever deeper into madness, wanders
round the halls of Inverness Castle at night, desperately trying to remove the blood that she
imagines is staining her hands.

Who played in the original movie In Cold Blood? I always thought that is was robert blake and eric roberts. but I think I may be wrong.. thank-you

The 1967
version featured Robert Blake as Perry Smith, Scott Wilson as Richard Hickock, and John Forsythe
as...

What is The Hemingway Affect? Do you think literature today is still indebted to his style? Who do you think does it well, or poorly?

When I read
All the Pretty Horses recently, I thought the McCarthy's novel was
basically a re-working of . The connection is in the hero type (a person of
great abilities, of extra-national sensitivities, of romance, of self-possession, and of
quietude).

There are connections in story type as well, though the actual
prose style is not especially similar.

What does the imagery of Simon floating out to sea after his death signify in "Lord of the Flies"?

has
discovered the truth about the "beastie" but is killed before he can tell the tribe
what he has discovered.  Theof Simon floating out to sea...

Aside from the title, how does Pollock let the reader know that the play is primarily about Walsh? What techniques does she use to foreground his...

When one
reads theto 's Walsh, it is difficult to understand it; it has much more
meaning when the reader returns to the Prologue after finishing the play. However, without being
certain of the implications of the players' interactions, it is easy to see that Walsh is the
subject of the play, even without referring to (or even knowing) the play's title.

When the Prologue begins, we can draw inferences to who and what is important through
the stage direction. Note Walsh's entrance; as he walks to his table...

All the characters watch him.

The lighting also allows for the importance of Walsh's
character:

...Walsh appears in a spotlight
somewhat brighter than the general dim lighting.

While the lighting is dim throughout the Prologue, and some characters are shown first
in the shadows, the audience's attention is drawn to Walsh through the use of the
spotlight . When the lights come up slightly, the spotlight disappears, but
the deference showed by several of the characters...

Julio Cortazar's The Axolotl Question !!! I just need to know what the narrator was so interested in about the Axolotl's? What made him so obsessed?...

The
narrator feels that he has some kind of deep connection with them.  The...

What differences does Defoe point out in "The Education of Women" between women who are and are not well bred?

When Defoe
uses the term "well bred" he really means a woman who is cultivated and cultured. 
"Well bred" has to do with education, not with parentage.  He argues that a well bred
woman is simply a more pleasant person than one who is not.  He argues that any sort of woman,
with any sort of personality, will be more...

How does the authors repeated use of the word dreadful advance the plot for the reader?

Vera's repeated use of
the word "dreadful"which she employs twice in her fictitious description of the sad
fate of her aunt's husband and younger brotherscertainly adds to the mood and the sense of
foreboding that the reader gets. It prepares us to believe Vera's story, just as poor Frampton
Nuttel does. Words like "creepy," "shudder," "treacherous," and
"tragedies" also add to the ominous feeling that Vera tries to create with her story,
it seems, in order to freak out poor Frampton.

Then, when Mrs. Sappleton
references the very husband and brothers that Vera has already described in such a
"dreadful" way, Frampton is primed to get completely spooked, just as we are. When he
turns with a "chill shock of nameless fear" at the men's approach, we know exactly
what he's thinking: that their ghosts have indeed returned. We understand his feeling because we
are likely feeling something similar. Word choices like these build suspense and draw the reader
into the story more fully, allowing us to sympathize with Frampton.

Examine how Nnaemeka and his father are different.

Nnaemeka
is significantly different from his father because he accepts modern ideas regarding marriage,
while his father subscribes to traditional views of marriage. Nnaemeka is a young Ibo man, who
is determined to marry Nene. Not only has Nnaemeka's father not had a say in who his son is
marrying, but Nene is also from a different tribe. Traditionally, the Ibo parents play the role
of matchmakers and choose who their sons will marry. Nnaemeka's decision to marry Nene out of
love and without his father's say creates a conflict in his relationship with his father.
Nnaemeka's father is portrayed as a callous, traditional man, who stubbornly ends his
relationship with his son after Nnaemeka marries Nene. In contrast, Nnaemeka is depicted as a
modern, compassionate man, who courageously marries the woman he loves despite his father's
feelings. 

What is the setting of "The Minister's Black Veil"?

Yes, the setting of the
story is identified in the first line of the text: "The sexton stood in the porch of
Milford meeting-house, pulling busily at the bell-rope."  Milford is a town in
Massachusetts, a fact that can be confirmed with a quick google search, but we could also make a
fairly educated guess to this effect because of the clues Hawthorne gives us regarding the time
period in which the story is set.  First, Puritans referred to their places of worship as
meetinghouses because they preferred to differentiate their worship from that of Catholics.  The
Puritans loathed Catholicism and what they viewed as the corruption in that Church; Puritan
meetinghouses lacked ornament and the accoutrements associated with Catholic churches.  Further,
some members of the community are given the title, Goodman, which was essentially the Puritan
"Mister."  Both the reference to the meetinghouse as well as to Goodman Gray help to
identify this community as a Puritan one which means that the story likely takes place sometime
between 1640 and 1690.  Since the Puritans began the Massachusetts Bay Colony, identifying this
group as Puritan helps to confirm the setting's location as well as time.

What are Jigs wishes?

Jig's wishes are unclear
in this story. She constantly asks her male companion what he wants to do in regard to her
pregnancy, and she says, "I don't care about me." Later, however, she seems to want
her male companion to care about her pregnancy and to want her baby. She asks him whether her
pregnancy means anything to him, and she does not seem satisfied with his explanation that an
abortion is a "perfectly simple" operation. She then begs him to be quiet, which
implies that she is not satisfied with his answers to her questions. She seems to want to
believe him to the effect that she can go through with the operation and return to the way
things were between them, but she also seems to doubt his facile assurance that this is the
case. In the end, she feels conflicted and seems to have more invested in her decision about
what to do with her pregnancy than her companion does.

In "Ulysses," what lines would encourage someone who needed to go forward despite the temptation to give up the struggle?

""
is about a once great warrior trying to come to terms with being an older, less active king.
Although this is a poem about Ulysses refusing to accept a more passive lifestyle as an older
man, the poem can easily be read more generally as anfor making the most of your time, facing
obstacles, and refusing to rest on your laurels.

In the first part of the
poem, Ulysses expresses his boredom with his slow-paced life. Then, he reminisces about his
adventures and knows that his son is more apt for this type of life. Ulysses needs
adventure.

From line 44 until the end is basically a motivational speech.
This entire final section is filled with encouraging lines. The final part of the poem/speech is
the most rousing:

Tho' much is taken, much abides; and
tho'

We are not now that strength which in old days

Mov'd
earth and heaven, that which we are, we are:

One equal temper of heroic
hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will,

To
strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. (65-70)

This
section can be applied to one individual although, in a modern context, it does sound more like
a speech given by a coach to a team or by a sergeant to his/her soldiers.

Some critics have noted that this is a poem about Ulysses being selfish. He doesn't
want to sit at home and be with his family. He only wants adventure, for the experience but also
for the accolades.

Other interpretations consider the poem as a message of
battling through life's hardships to have richer experiences and not to give up. Those hardships
and obstacles are described literally and metaphorically in this poem as the forces of nature.
These include the seas ("It may be that gulfs wash us down"), weather ("That ever
with a frolic welcome took / The thunder and the sunshine"), and time ('Tis not too late to
seek a newer world").

Thinking of time, this poem is basically saying
"it's not too late; we can still succeed."

 

Could you explain to me what Ralph Emerson is trying to say in his essay "The Poet"?

's essay,
"The Poet" discusses the poet's role in society and the qualities that make up a true
poet.  He believes that poets are visionaries who are able to receive and interpret universal
truths that bind humanity as one.  The poet's responsibility is to articulate these truths to
mankind through written art, and therefore expresses the emotions and feelings that all people
possess, but may not be able to define.  Emerson believed in the concept of over-soul which is a
statement that man and God are united as one.  This means that all knowledge is available to us
at all times; however, we may be unaware of this.  The poet receives this knowledge through
their strong spiritual connection with God and the universe and relays the information to the
rest of humanity.

strange case of dr.jekyll and mr.hyde i need theese things from the book dr.jekyll and mr.hyde plz i have a big report due the 31st this...

Well, you might want to
consider thethat creates the sense of mystery concerning Mr. Hyde and his evil disposition.
Consider the structure and the way in which we are not introduced to Dr. Jekyll until later on.
The story we hear narrated between the two friends in the first chapter raises our sense of
curiosity about Mr. Hyde and how evil he is and why he behaves the way that he
does.

I'm looking for characteristics of romanticism in Frankenstein, and I'm having a hard time finding them. What are specific examples of these...

There are many elements
of the Romantic movement in . Romanticism emphasized the value of emotion
over reason, in reaction to the Enlightenment and its focus on rationality.

is himself a Romantic figure, as he is distanced from society and feels alienated and alone. He
has tried to create a creature, an achievement that sets him apart from the rest of society. In
the frame story that begins the book, he is wandering in the Arctic, separated and alone. In
this way, he is a Romantic character, one who is distanced from others and one is marked by
alienation rather than acceptance from others.

The theme of the story is
also Romantic in nature, as Frankenstein's attempt to use science leads to disaster. The
Romantic movement prized nature over the achievements of science and technology, and this book
is very much a cautionary tale about the way in which one should not try to thwart the rules of
nature. Frankenstein masters the rules of science so that he can...

Why does Magwitch die in Great Expectations?

Even
though Abel Magwitch is condemned to death by the court for violating his exile, his illness and
injuries ultimately spare him from the hangman's gallows. During his attempted escape down the
Thames River, Magwitch gets into a fight with Compeyson (ch. 54)....

What kinds of work did slaves do in Ancient Mesopotamia and in the world today?

Slaves played an
integral role in ancient Mesopotamian life. These slaves were captives of war, minors sold into
slavery, or they were born into slavery. As well, in ancient Sumer, the king would send out
bands of men to plunder for slaves. Royal slaves, known as public slaves, constructed buildings
and built roads and fortifications. In this manner, they served the empire. Slaves also worked
in the wealthy households and the temples. Without slaves, ancient Mesopotamia may not have
thrived in the same respects.

Unfortunately, in today's world, slavery still
exists. One form of slavery is debt-bondage or bonded labor. In many countries, people are
forced to work to pay off money they owe. They may be forced to labor in factories, agriculture,
or sweatshops, producing goods sold in other countries....

What does the author imply when he says that the staff assumed life in "Young Goodman Brown"?

In
Hawthorne's classic short story "," Goodman meets the devil in the forest as he is
traveling to the Black Mass. The devil, who assumes the appearance of an older Goodman Brown,
carries a black serpentine staff with him. The black staff resembles a large snake and seems to
wriggle itself like a living serpent. When Goody Cloyse meets the devil in the forest, she
complains about losing her broomstick and the devil proceeds to lend her his staff. Hawthorne
then writes,

So saying, he threw it down at her feet,
where, perhaps, it assumed life, being one of the rods which its owner had formerly lent to the
Egyptian magi. (4)

Hawthorne is implying that staff is
alive and takes the form of a serpent. He is also alluding to the staff of Moses, which
miraculously transformed into a snake and back. Unlike Moses's staff, the devil's staff
transports Goody Cloyse to the Black Mass. Goodman is astonished to see the traveler standing
alone after Goody Cloyse miraculously disappears with the devil's staff.

What is the target of Swift's Satire in Part IV of Gulliver's Travels? Do you think he is justified in his invective against Man in this section of the...

In Part IV of
,aims his  at the entire human race.

In this part of the
book, the narrator visits the lands of the Houyhnhnms, a race of clean, intelligent, honest,
well-behaved horses.  The Houyhnhnms are served by the Yahoos, a race of
dirty, stupid, violent, foul-smelling humans.

Like all
satirists, Swift lays it on a little thick.  Still, he certainly finds plenty to criticize about
us humans.  Consider, for example, the narrator's explanation of why his sailors were willing to
abandon their homes to accompany him on his journey:

Some
were undone by Law-suits; others spent all they had in Drinking, Whoring and Gaming; others fled
for Treason; many for Murder, Theft, Poysoning, Robbery, Perjury, Forgery, Coining false Money;
for commiting Rapes or Sodomy... 

None of these were
known amongst the Houyhnhnms; nor did they know anything about "Lust, Intemperance, Malice,
and Envy."  As for lying, their language did not even have a word to describe it; when the
narrator tries to explain the concept to his Houyhnhnm friend, he must use the phrase
"[saying] the Thing which was not."

 

 

 

 

How does Yali describe the influence whites had on New Guineans and their society in Guns, Germs, and Steel?

In
: The Fates of Human Societies, authorargues that environmental differences
rather than cultural or genetic differences are responsible for some civilizations accumulating
wealth, power, and advanced technology rather than others. In thecalled "Yali's
Question," Diamond explains that it was due to a conversation with a New Guinean politician
named Yali and a particular question that Yali posed that prompted him to write the
book.

Diamond and Yali meet one another while walking on a beach in New
Guinea, and it is then that Yali asks his...

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In 1984, does Julia truly love Winston?

This is an
interesting question.  is told from 's point of view so that we never
really get inside 's head. How do we even know what love means to her? What we know is that she
is a down-to-earth, pragmatic person who wants to have a good time. She doesn't care about
politics and doesn't share Winston's passionate interest in history. So it would be easy for to
her to see her affair with Winston as just another in a long line of casual flings that perk up
her life. We would also be suspicious of her love if we heard about it secondhand from Winston:
after it, it would be what he most wanted to believe--and Julia would have an interest in having
him believe it as well.

Yet the novel offers evidence that Julia is indeed in
love with Winston. First, when the two of them go to 's apartment to talk about rebelling,
O'Brien asks them a series of questions about what they are willing to do to overthrow the
state. They easily say yes to a list of questions that include murder and throwing acid in a
child's face. However, when it comes to being torn apart from Winston, Julia's response suddenly
changes:

€˜You are prepared, the two of you, to separate
and never see one another again?

€˜No! broke in Julia.

The vehemence of her refusal to be separated from Winston suggests
that she really is in love with him. At the end of the book, another strong hint emerges that
Julia was once in love with Winston. She alludes to her torture when they run into each other
and says that when faced with her ultimate fear she wanted to betray Winston:

You WANT it to happen to the other person. You dont give a damn what
they suffer. All you care about is yourself.

€˜All you care about is
yourself, he echoed.

€˜And after that, you dont feel the same towards the
other person any longer.

€˜No, he said, €˜you dont feel the same.

Her words, "you don't feel the same" indicate that she
was once in love, but after her betrayal of Winston, a deep shock to her, she can't be anymore.
The Party has broken that most intimate of bonds, the love they shared, and that has helped to
destroy them both. 

From a stylistic point of view, is "Annabel Lee" by E.A. Poe a ballad or a narrative poem?

According to the link
listed below, the poem is a "melodious" narrative. A narrative poem tells a story and
in the poem, the speaker is mourning the loss of a young wife which occurred many years before.
He first explains that he blames the angels for her death because they envied the love between
the young couple. He then tells the reader about her funeral and burial. Finally, the speaker
reveals that even though she is dead, he cannot bear being separated from her so he has spent
many nights at her grave. This revelation is both surprising and rather grim. it shows how young
love never dies.]]>