Why did a unified kingdom develop earlier in Egypt than in Mesopotamia?

Egypt is
very isolated compared to Mesopotamia. Surrounded by deserts, the Nile River provided the
ancient Egyptians with the means to form a civilization. While Mesopotamia was also a
river-based civilization, it was not as geographically isolated as Egypt and therefore was more
open to cultural and military expansion as well as invasion. This diversity of ideas and culture
would lead to Mesopotamian politics being more participatory and...

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How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany after WWI?

The
presence of the desire to punish Germany was evident from the start of the process in drafting
the Treaty of Versailles.  On one hand, President Wilson actually sought to create a set of
terms which was more benevolent to Germany.  Yet, in order to secure the support of Britain and
France, there had to be more of a punitive tone in the terms of the treaty.  Since Wilson needed
their support, and this was their price, he ended up acquiescing.  The terms of demanding war
reparations from Germany, preventing future rearmament, and ensuring that there was a
significant land loss as a result helped to punish Germany, as it was seen as a step to prevent
Germany from exercising such aggression in the future.  In reality, what ended up transpiring
was that the Treaty helped to solidify and consolidate German resentment to the point where the
Treaty became a symbol of all who stood against Germany, and, in the process, starting the
Second World War.

What are some examples of acts of humanity in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Despite
the horrific setting of the Auschwitz concentration camp and the terrifyingof the Holocaust,
Boyne depicts several characters demonstrating various acts of humanity.

The
former doctor and Jewish prisoner, Pavel, engages in an act of humanity by cleaning Bruno's
wound after he falls from his makeshift tire swing. Pavel demonstrates...

What do all religions have in common?

All
religions outline ethical or moral codes of conduct. These codes of conduct include concepts
such as filial piety, reciprocity, compassion, and social responsibility. All religions also
include a cosmology that explains the nature of earth, the heavens, and/or mankind itself.
Religious cosmology may also explain the fate of mankind or the ultimate fate of the
cosmos.

Religions also contain specific practices. Common religious practices
include: prayer, meditation, contemplation, worship, confession of faith, and the veneration of
important figures. Another common aspect of all religions is that they contain a central figure
or set of figures. These may be teachers, prophets, spirits, or a pantheon of deities. These
figures may be responsible for dictating or writing scripture or other holy texts. In some
cases, the sacred words of religious figures may be passed down via oral tradition rather than
the written word.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Nick as a narrator in The Great Gatsby?

The
greatest advantage of havingas a narrator is that he's sufficiently detached from the otherand
the glamorous world they inhabit, which gives the reader a disinterested perspective on events
as they unfold. Although he knows all the other characters quite well and is even related to
some of them, he's not quite part of their social sphere. This means that he can act as our
trusted guide to a rarefied world of gilded opulence that most of us would never get the chance
to experience for ourselves.

Nick may not be a fully paid-up member of the
smart set, but, like the reader, he's still deeply fascinated by them all the same. His status
as being in this world but not of it gives him a privileged insight into the goings-on of the
moneyed elite while still allowing him to retain his fundamental honesty, integrity, and
Midwestern decency.

The downside of Nick as a narrator is that he gets a
little too close to. This has the effect of romanticizing his portrayal of a...

How does one use a thematic statement to write a literary analysis essay arguing and proving the existence of a particular theme in Shakespeare's Romeo...

A thematic
statement will be different from a typical thesis in that with a thematic
statement you will be making a broader generalization about the work or
play, rather than laying out a concise analytical argument. A
thematic statement draws on a theme from a work and identifies the theme in a
complete sentence that makes generalizations about "human
motivation," the "human condition," or "human ambition" ("English
Language Arts"). Your thematic statement will not address specific characters
or moments in the play, but rather be applicable to the entire
play as a whole. We also want to avoid moralizing in
a thematic statement because a theme is not a moral. Also, be sure to avoid words that
generalize ideas in an absolute sense, such as "all, everyone, each, none, always, never,
etc" ("English Language Arts"). Instead use more general
words, like "sometimes, often, we," etc ("English Language
Arts"). One example of a thematic statement for Morley Callahan's short story "Two
Fishermen" is

Selfish motives and the desire for
social approval can lead to betrayal of friendship. ("How to Write a Theme
Statement")

If we were to take the
theme of fate vs. free will and turn it into a thematic statement,
we would first need to show how the play portrays the concepts of fate and free
will in a universal perspective. To see how the theme fate vs. free will applies
universally and not just in the play, consider asking yourself: Are we all governed purely by
fate? or only by our own choices? Can we tell if we are being governed by fate or by our
choices? If we decide to state that it is difficult to tell, one possibility for a
thematic statement is

It can be difficult
to see if we are being controlled by fate or by our own rational choices.

If we decided to take a stronger position on the issue and say that

Shakespeare's work shows that our direct choices play a greater role in consequences
than fate, another possible thematic statement is

It is our own personal choices that create consequences rather than
our destinies.

Once you have your thematic statement, you
would then write a literary analysis essay in the same way one
normally would. You would draw on literary devices and techniques
that Shakespeare uses to relay his theme and show how these devices and techniques
prove your own thematic statement. For example, one literary device authors often
use to establish theme is . You could analyze the ways in whichis
characterized to prove your thematic statement. For example, Romeo is characterized as being
rash, emotionally driven, and by making impetuous decisions. One example is his emotional
decision to revenge 's death by killing . This is a rash decision as Tybalt would have been
killed by the law regardless. This one rash decision leads to Romeo's death as well as 's death.
Hence, this characterization of Romeo's proves that
our consequences are governed by our choices and not necessarily
predestined.

What did Thoreau hope to do at Walden? How might being there have helped him achieve his goals?

Thoreau
was essentially a philosopher. He makes it obvious in  that he loves
thinking, reading, and writing in solitude. Like most intellectuals he was faced with the
problem of earning a living. In those times he could only earn about a dollar a day. If he lived
in the town and had to pay rent and pay for meals, he could easily get trapped into a job or
jobs that would take up much of his time and interfere with his thinking, reading, and writing.
He believed that a philosopher should live like a philosopher, which to Thoreau meant living
simply in order to have the time to meditate. Since he was a lover of nature, it was natural for
him to conceive the idea of living a "Life in the woods." He was not a
miser,...

When does it become apparent it's all a dream in "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"? Is there reason to be suspicious before the last line of the...

It isn't
certain that this was all just a dream until right at the end of the story. But before then,
there are one or two clues. For one thing, we're told that Payton lost consciousness before he
supposedly fell from Owl Creek Bridge into the water. This would suggest that this is nothing
more than a dream.

Then, when Payton eventually drags himself out of the
water after being shot at by Union soldiers, he stumbles through what is described as an
interminable forest. Wherever Payton looks, he just can't seem to see any breaks in the trees.
Payton never realized that he lived in such a wild region. That's because he didn't; the wild
forest is simply a figment of his imagination.

As is the wide road which
Payton finally reaches. He's certain that it will lead him home to his family, and yet it seems
as if no one's traveled on it. For good measure, there are no fields bordering the road, and no
dwellings to be seen. Once again, this would suggest that Payton, far from having escaped the
clutches of the Union Army, is in the middle of a dream as he stands on Owl Creek Bridge about
to be executed.

According to Guns, Germs, and Steel, what five factors contributed to the transition from hunter gatherer to farming?

Diamond
argues that the "neolithic transition" from food gathering to agriculture evolved
gradually, with long periods in which the two modes of food provision coexisted. Several
different factors contributed to the shift.

One of the main factors was a
lack of wild animals suitable for hunting and a lack of plants suitable for gathering. This in
turn was due to either climate change or to animal population declines because of unsustainable
volumes of hunting and gathering. This would make agriculture and domestication of animals more
attractive.

Next, once one society began to domesticate plants and animals,
neighboring societies would emulate them, meaning that the idea would spread rapidly. As
agriculture and the domestication of animals is far more efficient than hunting and gathering
and allows for urbanization and specialization of labor, societies that had undergone the
neolithic transition would have been more powerful and numerous than hunter-gatherer neighbors
and would have been able to dominate, assimilate, or exterminate them. The population growth and
the increased population density of settled agricultural societies would preclude a return to
hunting and gathering due to the need to support a large population. 

 

Where does Winston live in 1984?

lives in Victory Mansions, which despite its name is not a luxurious
place.

Winston lives in a totalitarian society where Big
Brother is watching his every move.  Specifically, he lives in London, in Oceania.  There are
only three warring countries, and Oceania is always at war with Eurasia and Eastasia. 

Winstons apartment is in Victory Mansions, where the name is probably designed to make
him feel like he is living in the lap of luxury when it is really a slum like apartment
building.  The hallway smells like boiled cabbage and rag mats, the elevator doesnt work, the
electricity is cut off by the government to celebrate...

Allusions In The Scarlet Letter

One of the
earliest allusions in the novel is to Anne Hutchinson. Now, others have mentioned this, but, as
is the case with most allusions, the important part is knowing who Anne Hutchinson was and what
mentioning in relation to Hester is saying about our .

Anne Hutchinson was a
real person, and, like our fictional Hester, defied Puritan law. Her crime was defying Puritan
teachings both by subscribing to a different take on salvation and by teaching it to others.
Puritans believed in predestination. They also placed a good deal of emphasis on works. In other
words, in a sense,...

How did Douglass describe his parents in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

As a slave,
Douglass did not know his parents well.  His father was most likely his master, and his mother
was on a neighboring planation and died when he was still a young boy.

Douglass was frustrated by not being able to tell exactly how old he was, because he
was not sure when he was born.  His experiences with his parents were not much better.

When he first describes his mother, he describes the color of her skin and biographical
details.

My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the
daughter of Isaac and Betsey Bailey, both...

In "To Kill a Mockingbird" what does Scout learn from Calpurnia's account of Zeebo's education?

Calpurnia
explains toandthat "There wasn't a school even when [Zeebo] was a boy," and mentions
that it was she that "made him learn, though."  She taught him how to read; that she
herself could read was unusual.  She said that she was taught by "Miss Maudie Atkinson's
aunt, old Miss Buford."  When Calpurnia taught Zeebo to read, he was older; he "had
half-grown children".  How she taught him was that she "made him get a page of the
Bible every day" and then used a book that their grandaddy Finch had given to her years
ago, and taught him to read using both of those sources.  So, through Calpurnia's tutelage,
Zeebo learned how to read.

Consider Montaigne's assertion concerning a New World tribe that practices cannibalism: "We may then call these people barbarous, in respect to the...

Yes,
Montaigne's assertion that so-called "civilized" societies exceed "simpler"
societies in terms of barbarity and violence still rings true to today. More powerful societies,
as Montaigne understood, are quick to point the condemning finger at the actions of other,
"simpler" societies while ignoring or rationalizing the much greater violence of their
own way of life. The Amish might have some problems with sexual or physical abuse, for
exampleand those transgressions are often widely publicized as a great and shocking horrorbut
the Amish haven't started wars that have cost millions of lives, they don't have nuclear
arsenals, and they don't incarcerate a shocking percentage of their population in cage-like
prison cells. While we in "civilization" no longer have very many "simpler"
societies still existing in the world to compare ourselves to, we also might condemn the
remnants of Stone Age tribes in the Amazon who ritually club each other over the head and say
that is terrible,...

Why does Meg get in trouble at school? How does the principal make matters worse?

In the first
chapter of , we learn that our main character, Meg Murry, is not doing well
in school in spite of how smart she is. In the second chapter, which is titled "Mrs.
Who," we see Meg in school, tired from the lack of sleep she got the night before. When Meg
cannot remember the answer when asked about the imports and exports of Nicaragua, her teacher,
Miss Porter, and fellow classmates laugh at her. Meg becomes angry, and the following exchange
happens:

"Who cares about the imports and exports of
Nicaragua, anyhow?" she muttered.

"If you're going to be rude,
Margaret, you may leave the room," the teacher said.

"Okay, I
will." Meg flounced out.

Miss Porter tells the
principal, Mr. Jenkins, about the incident, and he calls Meg into his office during her study
hall. It becomes clear that Mr. Jenkins isn't the most sensitive person when he decides that now
is a good time to pry into Meg's home life and have a harsh conversation about her missing
father. Meg was already upset earlier, and he makes things much worse by telling her that she
should "face facts" about her father. Unlike Meg and her family, Mr. Jenkins believes
that Dr. Murry is never going to come back home. For some reason, he thinks that forcing this
idea on Meg while simultaneously calling her "antagonistic" and "the most
belligerent, uncooperative child in school" will get her to behave the way he wants her
to.

From whose point of view is "Eveline" written?

The story
is told from 's point of view. It is a record of her thoughts, as well as what happens to her as
she experiences the events of the story. For instance, we learn,

The man out of the last house passed on his way home; she heard his footsteps clacking
along the concrete pavement and afterwards crunching on the cinder path before the new red
houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with
other people's children.

This passage highlights Joyce's
technique. Eveline watches the man in the last house passing her house on his way home. We hear
what she hears: the sound of his footsteps. As she hears him walking on...

OF WHAT IMPORTANCE IS THE ROLE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK PENTECOSTAL SETTING HAVE IN THE PLAY THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS

The
musical stage play "The Gospel at Colonus" is a retelling of Sophocles' ancient Greek
, "Oedipus at Colonus." Oedipus, remember, is the cursed hero who cannot escape the
destiny cruel gods have put in place for him. He ends up killing his father and marrying his
mother. Then, in a fit of agony, he puts out his own eyes and wanders about until the end of his
days. The play tells the story of this last part of Oedipuss life.

The
Gospel at Colonus brings this story to vibrant life through the setting of a Black Pentecostal
Church. By its nature, this story fits well into a church setting. There is a sense of
importance to things that happen in church, ritual and community, and the possibility of
forgiveness and understanding. Moreover, the Black Pentecostal Church is known for raising
voices in praise and singing to express every type of emotion. In that sense, this mellow Greek
tragedy is given a new life. The New York Times review says it is born again - familiar
language for a new religious convert, but could also be applied to taking an old play and
setting it in a vibrant, musical, Pentacostal church setting.

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What are some positive influences on Scout throughout To Kill a Mockingbird?

is
fortunate indeed to be surrounded by numerous people who each provide, in their own unique way,
a positive influence. I would single out Miss Maudie for special mention here. She shows Scout
that being a fine Southern lady is about substance rather than show. Miss Maudie likes nothing
better than pottering about in her beautiful garden wearing an old, beat-up pair of overalls.
Yet through her kindness, empathy, and good-humored nature, she proves to be a much more
effective role model for Scout than the very prim and proper Aunt Alexandra. Alexandra presents
a vision of Southern womanhood that's the exact...

What is the perspective of the speaker on suicide in "Richard Cory"?

In ,
the speaker describes the peoples reaction to and admiration of Cory. He is obviously of the
upper class, being a gentleman from sole to crown. He flutters hearts when he speaks, so he
is physically attractive. He is wealthy, richer than a king. He has social grace and manners.
He is obviously above the common people, who have to struggle for their daily bread. He
appears to have everything ones heart could wish.

Evidently, however, all
that is not enough, for one night he goes home and puts a bullet in his head. His suicide is
in stark contrast with his seemingly charmed life. Happiness was eluding him. The speaker does
not mention any one person, a friend or family member, with whom Cory can find comfort, only his
reputation among the people he encounters.

The speaker's perspective makes it
clear that suicide is not necessarily caused by outwardly hard times. There are many things that
can be seen as lacking in ones life. Though to all outward appearances a person may seem to
have it all, this does not guarantee him a life of true happiness internally. Each person one
meets may be fighting an inner battle that he is constantly losing, and that is tearing him
apart.

Compare and contrast Okonkwo and his father in Things Fall Apart.

and his sonappear to be polar opposites. Unoka was an ineffectual, dreamy man who
achieved little. He loved music and drinking, was poor and lazy, took no titles, and died
heavily in debt. His character was feckless and improvident, and his small family seldom had
enough to eat. Most disgracefully, he was a coward with no aptitude or appetite for
fighting.

Okonkwo has no patience with failure or idleness and consequently
despises his father. Even while still young, he has achieved fame as a wrestler and as a great
warrior in the inter-tribal conflicts. He is also a wealthy man with two barns full of yams and
three wives. He has achieved all this by himself through hard work since his father left him
nothing. He has taken two titles and is universally respected.

Okonkwo is so
ashamed of his father that he even detests the positive or harmless aspects of his character,
disdaining music because Unoka loved it. However, he may resemble his father more than he would
like to...

What was life like during Reconstruction for poor white southerners?

Poor white
Southerners did not have an easy life in the South after the Civil War.  A lot of men either did
not come back from the war, or they came back maimed.  Many horses and cattle were lost due to
armies collecting them or "bummers" (deserters from both sides) confiscating them.
 Many areas of the South immediately after the war were quite lawless. The Union army raided
farms around battlefields and a large part of Georgia and the Carolinas were rendered barren by
Sherman's March to the Sea.  Many poor Southerners left and went North and West, looking for
work and opportunity.  There was also the relationship they had with the former slaves.  These
former slaves competed with the poor Southerners for agricultural work, thus creating a racist
system in which the former slave was demonized by both his former owners and by whites who were
close to him in terms of income.  Many poor whites turned to sharecropping, in which the farmer
worked the land and paid his rent in the form of part of the crop. Of course the farmer went
into debt to buy the feed, seed, and supplies, and often crops were wiped out by drought or
insects--in the 1870s a boll weevil problem destroyed millions of acres of cotton in Georgia.
 This system perpetuated poverty for working-class white Southerners and sharecropping would be
common in the South until WWII when many of these poor whites left for factory jobs in the North
or to fight the Axis in WWII.  

Define elite power theory. List the strengths and weaknesses of this theory. How does it help explain the evolution of social welfare policy in the US?

The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills was published in 1956. Mills drew
on the work of earlier Italian theorists, notably the economist and sociologist Vilfredo Pareto,
originator of the Pareto Distribution, another theory concerning elite groups and the way in
which they behave.

The power elite theory posits that America, along with
many other countries, is really run by a small group of people, most of them unelected, who
share the same backgrounds and the same interests. These people control every aspect of
government, finance, the military and all major corporations, as well as exercising...

What were Julius Caesar's contributions to the change from the Roman Republic to the Empire?

Caesar was
one of many Roman military leaders who parlayed his success on the battlefield into political
power. What was different about his actions, however, was that they ushered in a civil war that
ultimately resulted in the rise of his nephew and adopted son Octavian to the position of
Emperor of Rome, which spelled the end of the Republic. After his election as consul, Caesar
formed alliances with two other powerful politicians, Crassus and Pompey. The three men (called
the triumvirate) drew the ire of the Roman aristocracy by their populist appeals, but these also
gained them considerable influence.

When Caesar left office, he became
governor of provinces in Gaul, and eventually added to his fame by conquering all of Gaul and
even making inroads into Britain. His alliance with Pompey and Crassus fell apart, however, and
when Pompey secured the Senate's approval of a measure calling on Caesar to return to Rome
without his legions, Caesar responded by invading Italy, sparking a civil war. He emerged
victorious, and had himself named dictator. While serving in this role (well past the customary
one-year term) he initiated a number of reforms that empowered his office as well as currying
favor with the common people of Rome.

Eventually, he became dictator for
life, and because he also held the title of tribune and consul at various points, he functioned
more or less as an emperor. Indeed, he used his power to force the Senate to grant him titles to
that effect, though he never officially became a king. His death at the hands of the
conspirators paved the way for yet another series of civil wars, first between the conspirators
and his lieutenants Marc Antony and Octavian, and then between Antony and Octavian themselves.
Octavian, whom Caesar had named as heir to his estate, emerged from these conflicts victorious.
With resistance in the Senate crushed, a people hungry for peace and order, and his rivals dead,
he completed what his uncle/adopted father had begun.

What are three ways Pygmalion differs from My Fair Lady?

To me, the
biggest difference is of course that it is a musical. The songs allow the viewer to get a deeper
insight into the characters' minds and hearts.

Firstly, Higgins song about
letting a woman in his life confirms the theory that he is a misogynist who doesn't deal well
with women. He cannot truly understand them.

Secondly, When Eliza sings
"Show Me" we can see that she knows Higgins feels something for her and she is fed up
with the men in her life who are tentative when it comes to expressing emotions of the
heart.

There are many more but a scene that isn't in the play that I really
liked because it said a lot about Higgins is the scene where the two men call the police after
Eliza has disappeared. It's quite telling that the man who claimed not to care for any woman and
who was quite careless about details knew Eliza's description better than the
gentleman.

How is the theme 'justice/injustice' portrayed throughout To Kill A Mockingbird? Any quotes would be of great assistance. Thanks

Let me
provide some quotes for you.  These are some comments fromabout the trial:

The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be
he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a
jury box.  As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but
let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black
man, no matter who he is, how rich...

How did religion influence the policies of the Byzantine Empire, Islamic Empire, and the Tang Dynasty?

In each Empire/Dynasty, religion was used to justify political rule and
control the people. The Byzantine Emperors used Christianity, the Islamic Empires (Umayyad and
Abbasids) used Islam, and the Tang Dynasty used both Buddhism and Confucianism.

The Byzantine
Empire was created when Rome split in half in the late 200s and again in the 300s
CE. Understanding the Empire was too large to control, emperors Diocletian and Theodosius split
the Empire in half, relying on Rome to rule the West and a new center in Byzantium to rule the
East. Emperor Constantine renamed Byzantium to Constantinople and it remained the heart of the
Eastern Roman Empire. When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 to Odoacer and the Visigoths
(although it had been sacked previously by Goths and Vandals), the Eastern Roman Empire
continued with its heart at Constantinople. This empire, the Byzantine Empire, lasted until 1453
with the fall of Constantinople by Mehmed II's Turkish forces.

The Byzantines, like their Roman...

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Who Does Boxer Represent In Animal Farm

is
arguably the best character in 's because he possesses all the attributes
most of us admire. He is loyal, kind-hearted, and hard-working, always willing to do more if it
will benefit the common good. Of course this novella is anfor the people and events of a
specific time in Russian history, so Boxer is more than just a good cart horse; he represents
the common, working man.

Without Boxer, nothing on the farm would get
accomplished as easily, and some things, like the windmill, would not be done at all if it were
not for Boxer. He is not the most intelligent animal on the farm, but he is willing to question
authority when he feels things have gone too far. In general, though, he tends to believe that
if he works hard his efforts will eventually be recognized and he will be taken care of in his
old age by the leaders who need him to work. 

Of course we know that does not
happen and, when he has outlived his usefulness on the farm, he is sold to the knacker for some
whiskey for the pigs.

Boxer's mottoes are inspirational to the
others:

"If Comradesays it, it must be
right."

"I will work
harder." 

"Napoleon is
always right."

He is trusting (perhaps too trusting)
of the pigs (the government), and when he has the chance to change things he does not even
realize it. He has one of his hooves on Napoleon's dogs, unwilling to believe the creature could
have been about to attack him; if he had taken action then, everything would have changed for
the animals under the pigs' oppressive rule. Instead he consults Napoleon and lets the dog go
free.

Boxer represents the people who do what they should for themselves and
others but is mistreated by the very government that uses his strength and work to become an
oppressive entity.

Friday, 22 October 2010

What evidence of Modernism is apparent in Joyce's "Eveline"?

Michael Del Muro

Generally, modernism is a reaction to the horrors of World War I, and modernist
artwork, including literature, generally rejects the norms that were previously used to hold
society together. Artists like Picasso are perfect examples of this rejection of past artwork.
Poets like Ezra Pound and Amy Lowell practiced Imagism, in which the sentimentality of usual
poetry has been discarded in exchange for a clear and concise language about an image. href="https://poets.org/poem/station-metro">Pound's "In a Station of the
Metro" is an excellent example of this type of poetry.

All of
's works reject past norms. His prose employs many techniques evident in the Modernist period,
including clear, concise prose that is devoid of sentimentality. He also uses a variant of the
stream of consciousness technique, a centerpiece of Modernist literature,
throughout many of his works, including "."

In
"Eveline," which is written in the third person, Joyce's narrator dives into the
thoughts of Eveline, the adolescent girl who is debating...

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what are Nick's outstanding qualities?

says that
his "cardinal" or chief virtue is honesty, but it is not. Just prior to making that
statement, he mentions that he has not been entirely honest with his girlfriend back home in
Chicago, writing her letters when he has no longer has feelings for her. However, if he doesn't
see himself entirely clearly (and few of us do), Nick nevertheless has many redeeming qualities.

First, he is a good listener, the kind of person, as he notes, to whom
people reveal themselves. Second, he has the sensitivity to appreciate . Rather than simply
dismissing him as a lower class grifter and criminal, he can see beneath the surface to the
yearnings inside Gatsby's heart that drive him to try to start over again and make things right
with . Nick appreciates and admires Gatsby for daring to have such audacious dreams. He also
fully feels the pathos when Gatsby's dream fails.

Nick is commendable, too,
for having a moral center. He is genuinely distressed at the unfeeling behavior ofand Daisy,
people he refers to as "foul dust," and he believes he has to return to the purity of
a snow-covered midwest to regain his equilibrium after his brushes with their corruption. Along
with his sensitivity and his lyrical way with words, his moral indignation at what he witnessed
makes him a good narrator of Gatsby's story.

Thursday, 21 October 2010

In Never Let Me Go, what is the significance of going to Madame's house in order to get a deferment?

This is one of the most
tragic points in the novel, in my opinion. Let us not forget the context of this trip to revisit
Madame. They believe that Madame and their former headmistress is able to grant clones who are
sincerely in love a deferment so that they can enjoy a stay of execution before they are called
to donate their organs. For Tommy and Kathy, this is the only hope they have before Tommy is
called upon to continue the process of harvesting. It is therefore incredibly tragic when they
find Madame and their former headmistress, only to be told that what they have heard is an
absolute myth and there is actually no such deferment possible, even for those who are sincerely
in love.

This represents the last extinguishing of the spark of hope that
Tommy and Kathy had for any kind of future. After this, all they have to look forward to is
their own completion and separation. Tommy and Kathy are shown to face a grim and unyielding
future which has no sign of relief or let up.

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Compare Romeo's love for Rosaline with Romeo's love for Juliet.

is
smitten with both Rosaline and, but his love for Rosaline is unrequited. Thus, we find him at
the beginning of the play pining for Rosaline, who has decided to remain chaste. His friends
urge him to get over Rosaline, but he only does so when he encounters...

What are some features of Elizabethan poetry?

In the
Elizabethan period (from the start of Elizabeth I's reign in 1558 until her death in 1603) we
find a wide diversity of English poets, each with his own individualistic personality and
literary style. It would be best, in answering your question, for us to single out several of
these writers, note the chief characteristics of their work, and draw conclusions as to common
threads or themes among them that exist despite each one's singularity.

Edmund Spenser (1552€“1599). Spenser is known principally
for his great epic The Fairie Queene, for his love sonnets, and forpoems
such as The Shephearde's Calender and hisAstrophel on
his fellow poet Philip Sidney. In all of these works Spenser used beautifully stylized and
musical language to evoke a quasi-mythic past and to recreate the courtlyof the Middle Ages.
Much of the wording he uses was already archaic in his own time, and this serves to emphasize
the gentle, almost nostalgic quality of his verse in depicting an idealized England, while using
the past allegorically to celebrate his own sovereign Queen Elizabeth.

William Shakespeare (1564€“1616). As probably the greatest
of all English poets and the greatest world dramatist of modern (i.e., since the year 1500)
times, Shakespeare does not need much description from us. His best-known verse apart from the
plays is, of course, the sonnets, which are basically love poetry but written in a more
down-to-earth and "realistic" tone than the sonnets of Spenser. The sonnet was
originally an Italian verse form, so Spenser, Shakespeare, and other English poets were basing
their work on Italian models to a large degree, just as Shakespeare drew on Italian sources for
many of his plays. Inspiration from Italy was a major feature of the Elizabethan age.

Christopher Marlowe (1564€“1593). Like Shakespeare,
Marlowe was mainly a dramatist, although his life was cut short before he could fulfill the
enormous promise of his talent. His most famous work apart from the plays is probably the
pastoral poem, "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love." Marlowe's language in some
heightened spots could be considered as beautiful as Shakespeare's in his passages celebrating
love, such as the lines beginning "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?"
from Doctor Faustus.

Philip Sidney
(1554-1586). A soldier and prominent courtier as well as a poet, Sidney died
young, in this case on the battlefield fighting on the side of the Protestants in the
Netherlands against the Spanish. Sidney wrote love sonnets and the long pastoral poem
Astrophel and Stella (hence Spenser's poem Astrophel,
which is about Sidney himself after his death). He also wrote a long critical essay
about the aesthetics of literature, A Defence of .

Among
all of the above the common threads can be seen as: 1) the emphasis on love, 2) the use of
Italian models such as the sonnet and sources such as the Italian romance, 3) the popularity of
pastoral verse, dealing with a world of shepherds and shepherdesses, and 4) depictions of a
courtly, legendary past (as in Spenser), often in an either allegorical or nationalistically
idealized format where Queen Elizabeth, the rise of the Tudor family (as in Shakespeare's
Richard III) or the greatness of the English in general are celebrated. In
this last point we can also sense a growing awareness of the importance of England as a world
power and the English as a people who are beginning to create significant literature that can
equal the poetry of the Romance-language nations and of antiquity.

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

What events led to World War II in Europe in the 1930s?

The origins
of(1939€“1945) in Europe can be traced back to the end of World War I (1914€“1918). After the
armistice of 1918, Germany was forced to sign the Versailles Treaty. Germany had to pay
reparations to the Allies. Germany lost a great deal of territory and had to limit the size of
its military. Also, it had to accept blame for beginning WWI. This treaty destabilized postwar
Germany and helped pave the way for the rise of Adolph Hitler.

Hitler became
chancellor in 1933 and gradually became a dictator. He ignored the Versailles Treaty by rearming
Germany; violated the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the Rhineland in 1936; helped
Francisco Franco win the Spanish Civil War (1936€“1939); and seized Austria, the Sudetenland,
and the rest of Czechoslovakia.

The British and French failed to stop
Hitler's aggressive moves in the 1930s. Instead, they followed the policy of appeasement: they
gave in to Hitler's demands in an effort to avoid another world war....

How does society change in 1984?

To understand how
society has changed in , it is useful to look at life in Oceania before the
Party came to power. We see this through 's memories which come back to him as his sense of
rebellion increases. 

The memory of Winston's mother, for example,
demonstrates how the Party's control has altered the general feelings of the population. In Part
One, Chapter Three, for example, Winston acknowledges the pain of his mother's death thirty
years earlier while recognising that such private loyalties have been eroded by the Party and
replaced with...

What are my rights are as a renter when I am trying to sublet my place? I have a year lease with my place, I want to sublet my place from June 15th...

Subletting
an apartment is tricky.  The laws are different from state to state, but one thing is true in
all states; even if you sublet a property, the person's name on the lease always remains
responsible for the property.  Think carefully before you decide to to this and make sure you
have references and a credit...

Monday, 18 October 2010

What effect does microeconomics have on an individual?

The academic
discipline of microeconomics does not have much of an impact on most peoples daily lives. 
However, microeconomic forces have a tremendous impact on everyones daily life.

We can start with the fact that most peoples wages are set by microeconomic forces. 
Wages are typically set by the supply and demand for people who do a particular job in a
particular place.  If you do a job where there is a great deal of demand, you are likely to make
more money than if you do a job that is not in particularly high demand.

The
other broad category of impact is the impact on prices.  The price of almost everything that we
buy every day is set by microeconomic factors.  It is largely supply and demand that determines
the price of everything from the rent or mortgage payments that we make to the price of the
ingredients that we buy to make our food.

In other words, microeconomic
forces determine how much money we will make and they determine how much it will cost to buy the
things we need.  This means that such forces have a tremendous effect on
us.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/southindefeat.htm Read the article on the website, and answer the following question: What are the fears and...

When
analyzing historical sources in search of what they can tell us about a period in time, we must
always start by considering how accurate and reliable that source is likely to be. These diary
entries from Henry William Revenal, a plantation owner in South Carolina, are likely to be both
reliable and accurate for several reasons. As a primary source, they offer a view of the
situation from someone who was there; nothing has been filtered through a historian's bias. As a
diary, too, we can assume that Revenal wrote down his thoughts on a daily basis, rather than
long after the fact, meaning that his recollections are fresh. Furthermore, we can assume he did
not expect anyone else to ever read the entries, so he would have no reason to be circumspect
about his true feelings. As such, we can assume that these entries give a genuine insight into
the fears Revenaland, undoubtedly, other Southern plantation ownersharbored as the Civil War
drew to a close.

First of all, Revenal has...

Sunday, 17 October 2010

Outside of the peripheral context of Joyce's short story "Araby" speaking to youthful desire and curiosity, how do Mikhal Bakhtin's main theories of...

Outside of the
peripheral context of "," Mikhal Bahktin's theories of polyphony and heteroglossia
closely correspond to Marx's theory of alienation and dialectic materialism. In fact, Marx was
strongly influenced by many of Bakhtin's ideas, particularly polyphony.

To
understand the connection between Marx's and Bakhtin's theories in this context, it is necessary
to delve into the subtle yet important differences between heteroglossia and polyphony.
Heteroglossia refers to the speech and words of another person, many of which are appropriated
expressions filtered through an individual context, as demonstrated in the narrator's perception
in "Araby." Polyphonic theory incorporates many speakers or voices with various styles
and assumptions with a clear distinction between these voices and the speaker's. Heteroglossia
is influenced by other voices and it can be difficult to tell the difference between the speaker
and those outside influences. The distinction between the speaker and other styles is far more
pronounced in polyphony.

Dialectical materialism, according to Karl Marx, is
a method of understanding reality that serves as the foundation of Marxist thought. Dialectical
materialism seeks to understand the reality of things in a concrete manner by getting to the
root of their existence. In dialectical materialism, each thing has its own objective reality
that can be arrived at apart from any spiritual or immaterial interpretation, but immaterial
things may be obtained through material means.

The interplay between
dialectical materialism, polyphony, and heteroglossia is best illustrated in Bakhtin's
discussion of dialectics. Bakhtin explains that dialectics is derived from dialogue, and that
there are various socio-linguistic dialects that contribute to the phenomenon of heteroglossia.
In the Marxist dialectic, the voice of the oppressed triumphs over the voice of the oppressors
and effectively creates a dialogue between these two competing voices.

In a
sense, Bakhtin's heteroglossia supports Marx's dialectical materialism by reinforcing objective
reality through a dialogue between competing voices that is eventually won or lost. Under this
definition of dialectic materialism influenced by heteroglossia and polyphony, the intangible is
brought about by the material. For example, the narrator in "Araby" attempts to gain
something immaterial (the girl's affection) by taking a physical action (visiting
"Araby" to bring her a present). In "Araby," these concepts are strongly
illustrated in the competing internal voice of the narrator and the external voices of the
adults he encounters.

Marx's theory of alienation can be found throughout
"Araby" as well. As the story progresses, the narrator moves from youthful idealism to
a kind of alienation that is found in many of Marx's writings. He is not only alienated from the
adults in his life, but also from the girl whose affections he hoped to win with a present. As
his alienation increases, the narration shifts from heteroglossia to polyphony. In the
beginning, the narrator's own voice was heavily influenced by the adults and culture around him,
but towards the end those influences begin to take on their own voices and become distinct form
the narrator's own unique way of speaking.

Each of these unique theories
plays a role in understanding "Araby." While the work seems simple on the surface, its
simplicity is used to showcase the practical application of both Marx's and Bakhtin's
theories.

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Winston reads from Goldstein's book that "The invention of print, however, made it easier to manipulate opinion." Explore the history of using print...

This seems
to be less an essay about "" and more about history. With this in mind, there are
several questions you'd need to ask. Most notably: does printing impact public opinion. After
answering this question, the next question is how, and why? If your answer is a simple and
straightforward one, perhaps you could think about ways to complicate it provide nuance? For
example, take "1984" itself: the quotation provided here actually forms part of a more
complicated thesis. "The invention of print, however, made it easier to manipulate public
opinion, and the film and radio carried the process further," and according to Goldstein,
television took it even further than that.couches his analysis as a kind of process, by which
the tools and technology the State uses to control and manipulate opinion is something which is
built and intensified across time, from one era to the next. Of course, it needs to be stated:
yours is...

Saturday, 16 October 2010

The global recession forced thousands of firms into bankruptcy. Does this fact alone confirm that external factors are more important than internal...

We cannot
consider external factors without internal factors or vice versa. External factors set the stage
for what a company must deal with, but internal factors largely determine the extent to which a
company is able to perform well in a given circumstance. While external factors may set a
company in a bad position, astute strategic planning can allow a company to adapt to changing
market circumstances and continue to thrive.

Internal factors largely shape
what options a company has in adapting. Thus internal and external factors go hand-in-hand, and
it doesn't make sense to talk about one or the other as more important. From developing new
products, improving quality of goods or services, or shifting the kinds of products produced or
how they're distributed, attentiveness to internal factors lets you know what you have to work
with in strategic planning while external factors can suggest which of your possible paths is
most likely to be successful.

Friday, 15 October 2010

Where would you like to have more information (besides "he said" and "she said")? Hemingway once suggested that his purpose in such a story is to tell...

Hemingway reveals his much about his characters through his use of dialogue and description of
their actions and reactions.  Readers can make educated assumptions about a character's
personality based on these...

1950s America is often portrayed as one of the most prosperous and peaceful time periods in American history, sandwiched between the sacrifice of...

There is, of
course, some truth to this portrayal, but there is also a considerable amount of glossing over
the problems that existed during this decade.

The 1950s were, without a
doubt, prosperous.  People were, for the first time since the 1920s, able to buy a lot of
consumer goods.   The GI Bill helped to move people out into suburbs where they could have their
own homes for the first time.  This sort of thing made America seem very prosperous.  The
country also...

Thursday, 14 October 2010

Who is Hannah Tupper in the Witch of Blackbird Pond?

Hannah Tupper is a Quaker woman who lives near Blackbird Pond and accused
of being a witch.

Hannah lives an isolated life because most
of the Puritans do not approve of Quakers.  They shun her, and she lives alone in a cabin
outside of town.  She is considered a witch because they dont understand her.  Kit, who also
does not fit in, befriends her and soon learns she is nothing more than a generous and kindly
old woman.

"Nobody but Hannah Tupper would live
there by Blackbird Pond, right at the edge of the swamp, but she likes it. They can't persuade
her...

Edgar Allan Poe's influences on The Black Cat and critics of The Black Cat. Tell me specific explanation

Edgar
Allen Poe uses a very ironic tone for his narrator in his short story '.' The narrator begins in
a strangely offhand tone, which, given the horror of the rest of the story is very weird - he
describes the story as 'merely a series of merely household events.' He even looks forward to
the future when his morbid events will be discussed. This 'disocciated voice' may tell
perceptive readers that all is not psychologically well with the narrator - or indeed Edgar
Allen Poe himself. He says that he is the victim in this scenario and has suffered dreadfully,
yet offers no responsibilty or sense of guilt himself. A horrific scenario then unfolds and the
narrator's view of it seems to be distorted although he has had direct influence over the
action. He wonders whether humans have a natural drive to violate the law. The cat's decaying
body behind the wall illustrates the decay of a mind that could think such thoughts might be
acceptable.

Compare and contrast Emily Dickinson's "The Soul selects her own Society€”" and Robert Frost's "Desert Places."

Emily
Dickinsons The Soul selects her own Society is a poem about ones choice to remain isolated.
The speaker personifies the human soul as one who shuts the door / To her Divine majority once
it has found a single focus.

In contrast, the speaker in Robert Frosts
Desert Places is haunted by the loneliness he feels deep within: his isolation is...

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

In 1984, what does Winston think when he sees the place Julia selects for their rendezvous?

I suspect
that he thinks of the "place where there is no darkness," a place of peace,
tranquility, and love.  Of course, the real place where there is no darkness is...

What is the significance of the opening scene and the ending scene of 1984?

By
stating that the clocks were striking thirteen in the first sentence, the narrator immediately
establishes that we are dealing with a different reality. The reader is also immediately
introduced to the giant face of Big Brother with his large mustache, hanging not only on s
apartment wall but also on the landing of each floor in his building and every corner on the
street outside. The mention of Hate Week and the menacing motto, Big Brother is Watching You,
also set a negative tone that is echoed by the mention of numerous inconveniences, such as a
broken lift (elevator). We soon learn the three other mottos, which are oxymorons such as war
is peace. Another important feature is Winstons attempt to evade Big Brothers watchful eye; he
hides in a corner where the all-seeing telescreen cannot reach and writes in a secret diary
although doing so is punishable by imprisonment.

By the end of the book,
Winston has undergone a complete transformation, a healing change. He has done penance and
dreams of being in the Ministry of Love, with everything forgiven, his soul white as snow, and
even of his execution. He is cured of any desires to do anything surreptitious or illegal. His
struggle to be an individual and resist the states power has ended. He loved Big
Brother.

What are the most important themes that run through both Chapters 17 and 18 in Howard Zinn's "The People's History"?

One of
the most important themes in Chapters 17 and 18 in  is that individual
action can have profound effects on social and political policy.

In chapter
17, Zinn focuses on the "black revolt of the 1950s and 1960s."  He is very direct in
how he opens the chapter.  Zinn details how specific writers and thinkers viewed the racial
divide that defined America.  The impressions of Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes were matched
with the organizing efforts of Angelo Herndon and Hosea Hudson.  In each of these perceptions,
Zinn makes clear that in order for sweeping social and political change to take place,
individual action was needed.  Zinn views the Civil Rights struggle in terms of action vs.
inaction.  Zinn's narrative focuses on inaction of government and those in the position of power
against those at the bottom rung of society who seek to create change.  He details this theme
with examples of student sit- ins...

What are symbols in chapter 10 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding besides Piggy's broken glasses?

At the
beginning of chapter 10,suggests tothat he blow the conch and hold an assembly. Ralph responds
by laughing at Piggy because he feels that blowing the conch is useless at this point.
The conch symbolically represents civility, structure, and order
throughout the novel. The fact that the conch has lost its power is significant and indicates
the lack of civility on the island. As the chapter progresses,warns his tribe that the beast
might attempt to sneak into their fortress at Castle Rock. The beast
symbolically represents the inherent wickedness of each boy on the
island. Back at Ralph's camp, the boys do not feel like collecting
more firewood as the sun goes down and they let the...

In the first paragraph, of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," what generalization does Edwards make about all people?

Taken
literally, Edwards makes no generalizations about all people in the first paragraph of
"." Edwards begins by using an Old Testament verse from Deuteronomy as his text. The
verse records God's words to the Israelites of Moses's time, and Edwards clearly declares that
the verse is referring to "the wicked unbelieving Israelites."

However, by application, Edwards certainly means to equate the characteristics of the Israelites
with those of at least certain members of his audience....

What is the problem at Odysseus's house that Athena is trying to solve by advising Telemachus?

At the
beginning of the epic, Athena petitions Zeus to force Calypso to allow Odysseus to leave her
island, where he has been held prisoner for seven years. Zeus agrees to tell Calypso to allow
Odysseus to leave her island, while Athena visits Ithaca to encourage Telemachus to search for
his father.

When Athena arrives at Ithaca, Telemachus laments about the
voracious suitors, who have been vying for his mother's hand in marriage while they consume all
of Odysseus's goods. While Odysseus has been lost at sea, numerous suitors have been ravaging
his home and disrespecting his palace while they wait for Penelope to make a decision.
Telemachus is not strong or powerful enough to banish the suitors himself but desperately wishes
that they would leave. Athena sympathizes with Telemachus's difficult situation and instructs
him to visit Pylus and Sparta to seek news of his father.

Overall, the
problem at Odysseus's home concerns the presence of the voracious suitors, who have been
selfishly consuming all of his goods and attempting to marry his beloved wife, Penelope, while
he is exiled on Calypso's island.

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

How does Napoleon become more like humans?

Over the
course of the book,becomes more like human beings in a number of ways.

Here
are some of the more important ways in which this happens.  One of the first things...

Why is Nancy concerned about her father?

Nancy was
concerned about her father because he seemed to be in a perpetual bad mood. During her
conversation with Susan on the phone, Nancy mentioned that her father did not seem like his
regular self. She complained that he always seemed to be in a bad temper whenever she was
around. Nancy was becoming concerned because her father's strange, emotional behavior had been
going on for three weeks.

Nancy confided in Susan...

What is the significance of the two poker games in A Streetcar Named Desire?

The significance of the
two poker games in 's plays off of the idea of juxtaposition.
Juxtaposition is a literary device which places two or more things near one another in order to
illustrate a contrast.

The first poker scene appears early in the play.
Stanley and his friends are playing poker, and Stella and Blanche are out (so as not to disturb
the men and their games). The ladies do not stay out long enough for the poker game to end.
Blanche does not know any of the men except Stanley, and she falls into her flirtatious persona.
She tries to draw attention to herself by changing in front of a backlit curtain, through which
the men can see. She flirts with Mitch and questions Stella about Mitch's background.
Eventually, the ladies anger Stanley to the point of eruption; he throws a stereo out of a
window and hits Stella. Stella flees the flat, and Blanche follows her. Stanley ends up being
thrown into the shower by the other men in an effort to shock him out of his drunken
rage.

The second poker game happens at the very end of the play. Blanche is
showering and getting ready to leave the flat. Although she thinks that she is going on vacation
with an ex-"beau," she is being taken to a mental hospital. In the previous scene,
Stanley has raped her, and Stella cannot believe Blanche and go on living with Stanley. Stella
decides to believe her husband and sends Blanche to a mental hospital.

The
juxtapositions the scenes illuminate are the changes in the characters. Blanche is no longer the
flirtatious woman in a search for love. Stella is no longer a woman enamored with her
"perfect" husband. Stanley, though, is the same man he was at the beginning. This lack
of a change in Stanley accentuates his inability to identify his own shortcomings and change
them for his wife and child. His static nature proves to be incapable of the necessary change in
order to deal with the world around him. The poker games illuminate Stanley's lack of ability to
change, while also illuminating the dramatic changes in both Stella and
Blanche.

Monday, 11 October 2010

In the Odyssey, what advice does Teiresias the sage give Ulysses in the Land of the Dead?

After
spending an entire year with Circe, Odysseus begs to go home, but Circe informs him that he must
first travel to Hades's land of the dead and speak with the deceased blind seer Teiresias. In
book 11, Odysseus and his crew make the harrowing journey to Oceanus, where they proceed to make
sacrifices to the dead as the horrifying shades come out of a hole and attempt to drink the
blood. Odysseus is forced to draw his sword and prevents the shades from consuming the blood
until he speaks with Teiresias. After Odysseus speaks with Elpenor's shade and the shade of his
mother, Teiresias's shade arrives holding his golden staff.

Teiresias's shade
proceeds to drink the dark blood and informs Odysseus that there is no way he can avoid
Poseidon's wrath. Teiresias then tells Odysseus that his journey home will continue to be
treacherous and difficult, but he will eventually arrive at Ithaca. Teiresias then
tells Odysseus that once he and his crew arrive at the island of Thrinacia, they should not harm
the cattle and rich flocks of Helios. The shade of the blind seer goes on to tell
Odysseus that if they harm Helios's beloved cattle, his entire crew will be destroyed.

He also informs Odysseus that unscrupulous suitors inhabit his home and are attempting
to woo his wife. Teiresias then instructs Odysseus to sacrifice a bull to Poseidon after he
kills the suitors and says that Odysseus will go on to live a peaceful life and eventually die
far from the sea.

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How does Kincaid use humor to indicate conflict in Girl?

This story
by , published in The New Yorker in 1978, consists mainly of afrom mother
to daughter (presumably), though the daughter does respond twice to her mother's litany of
admonitions.

The admonitions are a stream of consciousness of what to do and
what not to do; the overall lack of organization of the thoughts and the unnecessarily rough
language do add elements of humor. The mother clearly wants her daughter to both acquire life
skills that a woman needs to navigate the world successfully and maintain a reputation as a
proper woman; this is humorously obvious when she intersperses her instructions with multiple
warnings to avoid being "the slut I have warned you against becoming." There are
gentler ways to make the...

Sunday, 10 October 2010

Compare and contrast the tone and style of both Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" and Kincaid's "Girl."

While the two
writers couldn't be more different in terms of background and perspective, there are some
interesting stylistic commonalities between Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Place"
and Kincaid's "Girl". Both stories have a terse, staccato tone that is matter-of-fact
yet also attentive to detail, bringing things to life.

Hemingway's "A
Clean Well-Lighted Place" takes place in a caf© in France and is a...

What are some literary devices in Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Scene 3 when and before Juliet kills herself?

In Act 5 Scene
3 of Shakespeares , there are several literary devices used to describe the
actions and emotions of s death.  The scene begins withscattering flowers at Juliets closed
tomb.  Paris states, Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew(V. iii. 13). Addressing
Juliet as a Sweet flower, Paris uses ato describe the beauty of Juliet. 

Whenenters the tomb and bidsto not spy on him, Romeo states, The time and my intents
are savage, wild, / More fierce and more inexorable far / Than empty tigers on the roaring sea
(V. iii. 41-43).  This is an excellent example of metaphor because Romeo is comparing his plan
and ferocity to hungry tigers trapped at sea.  This demonstrates his ruthless determination to
die for his love. 

Once Balthasar moves aside and falls asleep, Romeo
addresses Juliets tomb in a quote using an apostrophe, , and a metaphor.  Romeo states, Thou
detestable maw, thou womb of death, / Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, / Thus I
enforce thy rotten jaws to open, / And in despite Ill cram thee with more food! (V. iii.
51-54).  An apostrophe is aused when a speaker addresses an inanimate object, or as in this
case, a tomb.  The tomb is then personified to have a mouth that Romeo describes as having
gobbled up Juliets body. Then, the entire quote is a metaphor because it is comparing the tomb
to a figurative mouth that eats dead bodies.

Romeo dies and Juliet wakes
moments later, where uponstates, Lady, come for that nest / Of death, contagion, and unnatural
sleep (V. iii. 163-164).  By referring to Juliets sleep as a nest of death, contagion, and
unnatural sleep, Friar Lawrence uses a metaphor to describe the tomb as a breeding site for
disease, which figuratively amplifies the twisted fates of the loversby feigning her death,
Juliet has inadvertently caused Romeo to take his own life.

When Juliet takes
Romeos dagger and stabs herself, she exclaims, O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath. / There
rust and let me die (V. iii. 182-183). This quote is an example of an , apostrophe, and
metaphor.  The contradictory terms of happy and dagger serve as an oxymoron that accentuates
Juliets willingness to take her own life. Further, by addressing the dagger, Juliet also uses an
apostrophe.  Finally, the quote is metaphorically comparing Juliets body to a knife sheath where
the blade should enter and remain. 

 

 

How did the Nullification Crisis impact the U.S?

During the
Nullification Crisis, South Carolina threatened to secede over what it referred to as the
"Tariff of Abominations." The South rejected high tariffs, viewing them as being put
into place to protect Northern manufacturers. The South resented the higher prices paid on
imports because it was largely an agricultural economy. South Carolina rejected the tariff hike
and stated that it would leave the Union if forced to collect the tariff.

This conflict was interesting, since the proposed leader of a seceded South Carolina was John C.
Calhoun, the vice president of the United States. Andrew Jackson threatened to lead a column of
troops to ensure South Carolina's compliance with the tariff collection and to make sure that
the state did not leave the Union. South Carolina ultimately backed down when no other Southern
states joined it in secession. The Nullification Crisis was important, as it saw the United
States coming close to civil war nearly three decades before it actually...

Saturday, 9 October 2010

Examine why many Americans were conditioned to think that the United States was a classless society during the 1950s.

Why is Oceania always in a war? Whats the point of changing opponents so frequently?

In
chapter nine of part two,begins to read 's book entitled The Theory and Practice of
Oligarchical Collectivism from the comfort of his rented apartment above Mr.
Charrington's antique shop. Winston reads about the meaning of the Party's slogan "War is
Peace" and recognizes that the government uses war as a tool to oppress and control the
populace. Unlike in the wars of the past, Oceania does not seek to conquer new territories or
even destroy other nations, because it would be impossible. Instead, Oceania is engaged in a
continuous war in order to exhaust its industrial resources and purposely keep the standard of
living low. Essentially, continuous warfare is the only way to continue producing goods without
increasing the wealth and power of the masses or compromising the nation's industrial strength.
Continuous warfare also creates a hysterical environment, which keeps the population suppressed
while simultaneously bolstering support for the Party. There is actually no point to changing
enemies so frequently, butuses it as a way to emphasize the power of "doublethink" and
the Party's influence on independent thought.

Friday, 8 October 2010

What is the central message of the poem "Peter Street" by Peter Sirr?

The main
message of this contemporary poem is that it is good to let go of grief over the death of a
loved oneand beyond that, it conveys that the imagination has the power to heal and replace
sadness with joy.

In the poem, the speaker passes the place where a hospital
once stood, the hospital in which his father died. The speaker looks at the site and thinks that
he "almost pray[s] some ache remain." In other words, he wishes, for a fleeting
moment, that he could feel some grief. The key word, however, is "almost." The speaker
doesn't really wish to grieve. As he says, "Forget all that." Instead, he decides to
imagine the place of his father's death is a "marvelous house" in which he would hear
music and "St. Valentine's stubborn heart"lovewould set his father free to be healthy
and whole.

The speaker's father will never be alive again, but the speaker
has the imaginative power to retell the story as he wishes and envision him in a positive
way.

Describe Dana's life. How does being an african american woman in the 1970's make her qualified to travel back to the 1800's to help the white man?...

Dana's life in
the twentieth century? Or Dana's life when she travels through time? They are very different. In
the first she is scholastic and intellectual; in the second she must do intense physical labor.
In both, however, she is involved with a white man in some way, or rather, in many
ways.

The fact that Dana is African American helps her because she
has...

Thursday, 7 October 2010

In Animal Farm, discuss the significance of sugarcandy mountain to the animals' state of being on the farm.

uses
Moses and Sugarcandy Mountain as a representation of how those in the position of power seek
ways to divert the animals' minds from the struggle they endure. At the start of the narrative,
Sugarcandy Mountain is significant because it prevents thoughts of rebellion from surfacing.  If
animals can constantly be told that their struggles in this life lead to redemption on
"Sugarcandy Mountain" in the next one, then Jones'...

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

How does globalization play an important role when buying "American?"

I think
that one of the issues behind globalization and "buying American" is that the presence
of the former plays down the pure hopes of the latter.  In a globalized setting, there cannot be
a full driven emphasis on products made only by a particular nation.  The idea of
"globalization" means that different nations contribute to different elements of a
product phase and individual distinctions via nations are difficult to...

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Dramatic Irony In Macbeth

Dramaticis irony inherent in the speeches or situations in which the characters find
themselves and the irony is understood by the audience, but the characters themselves are
unaware thereof. Simply put, the audience knows things which the characters do not, and they act
or say things without realising the irony of what they say or do.

A good
example of this is when the second witch greetsthus:

All
hail, , hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!

Macbeth's response
is:

Stay, you imperfect speakers, tell me
more:
By Sinel's death I know I am thane of
Glamis;
But how of Cawdor? the thane
of...

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Why does King believe that blacks in America have been the veterans of suffering?

The full
line from Martin Luther King's speech is "you have been the veterans of creative
suffering." To understand what he means, it is important to read the whole paragraph. He is
pointing out to his fellow African Americans that they are not strangers to abuses and
injustices. They have suffered at the hands of those in power in a number of ways and for a very
long time. They are "veterans" because this is a shared experience that African
Americans have endured for generations. The line also suggests that there were many different
ways in which African Americans have suffered. They have been jailed, denied the right to vote,
denied the use of public and private facilities, and robbed of their dignity. King is saying
that these abuses have gone on for far too long. He is trying to tell his listeners that they
must continue the struggle even in the face of repeated abuses and
indignities.

What is the significance of the forest in "The Scarlet Letter" and how is the forest related to the black man and to Dimmesdale's moral confusion?

The forest in
represents the place where nature and passion can grow freely and isn't
restrained by Puritan ethics. While the Puritans fear the forest and the so-called "black
man" (representing the Devil) who dwells there, the forest is also the place where people
can be themselves. The Puritans fear that the black man, a myth they have created, forces people
he finds in the forest to write their names with their own blood and then marks them as sinners.
To the Puritans, the forest is a scary, ungovernable place.

However,andfind
in the forest the peace and freedom that they cannot find in the Puritan society that has
condemned them. The forest is the place where Hester meets withand where she admits the identity
of her former husband. It is also the place where she removes her scarlet letter, showing that
she is no longer subject to the laws of human society in the forest. Dimmesdale, for his part,
is moved towards questioning religious doctrines...

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

What is the last line of the St. Clement's church song? I heard some children singing on the train and am unaware if it was the St. Clement song

It's always
possible for popular songs to shift lines a bit, but the last line given in the book is
"Here comes the chopper to chop off your head."

Greg

What is Shakespeare saying about ambition in Macbeth?

In
, it is difficult to determine what Shakespeare is saying about ambition.
On one hand, ambition in and of itself does not seem to be all that bad, but on the other,and 's
ambition quickly turns to violence.

For an example of benign ambition, take ,
who acts ambitiously when meeting :

My noble
partner
You greet with present grace and great prediction
Of noble having and
of royal hope,
That he seems rapt withal: to me you speak not.
If you can look
into the seeds of time,
And say which grain will grow and which will
not,
Speak then to me, who neither beg nor fear
Your favours nor your hate.
(1.3. 54-61)

Seeing that Macbeth is speechless, Banquo
hopes instead to hear of his own fortune. Crucially, Banquo never commits violence in order to
gain what he desires. In fact, Banquo seems to be the moral center of the play until he is
killed by Macbeth's assassins.

Perhaps it would be helpful to differentiate
between ambition as exhibited by Banquo and violent...

What is the purpose, audience and tone for a short story? I have to fill out a prewriting sheet, but I don't know what these are.

Each of
these three literary devices will be different depending upon the short story in
question.

AUDIENCE. The audience is the actual person or persons who will be
reading the story. A writer may aim his story at a specific age group (adolescents or the
retired, for example) or for a more limited group (such as an English class or an Internet
blog), but he should always anticipate their needs or expectations.

PURPOSE.
The writer's purpose may be to inform, convince, learn something new, shock, draw a
conclusion or create sympathy, to name a few. It may be simply to mystify and then surprise with
an unexpected ending, which is a major element of all good short stories.

TONE. The author's tone is an emphasis of the attitude that he wishes to express for
each story. An author's tone can be "characterized as serious or ironic, sad or happyy,
private or public, angry or affectionate, bitter or nostalgic, or any other attitudes and
feelings that human beings experience." (The Bedford Introduction to , Sixth Edition, p.
2213.)

 

Who is the person who occupies Santiago's mind in The Alchemist?

Santiagos mind is occupied by a
girl he met in a village he passed through before.

Santiago is
a wanderer.  His purpose is to travel.  All he cares about is visiting different places and
caring for his sheep.  He is deeply in tune to their needs, and he talks to them.

But for the past few days he had spoken to them about only one
thing: the girl, the daughter of a merchant who lived in the village they would reach in about
four days. (1)

When he had met the girl, he spent some
time with her.  He told her about his life, and his travels.  He enjoyed talking to someone
other than his sheep.  When the merchant returned, that was it.

He recognized that he was feeling' something he had never experienced before: the
desire to live in one place forever. With the girl with the raven hair, his days would never be
the same again. (1)

He had not thought of any other woman
since.  After returning to the village, he meets a gypsy fortune teller and tells her about his
dream of a child who led him to treasure in the Egyptian pyramids, and an old man who tells him
about Personal Legends.

When Santiago meets the King of Salem, he decides to
pursue his Personal Lengend.

Monday, 4 October 2010

In the line "Come, my friends" in "Ulysses," who is the speaker, and who are addressed as friends?

The
speaker is(Odysseus) himself, and the poem is his melancholy reflection upon the aging process
and the fact that his time appears to be past. In spite of this, he refuses to give up or to
rest. To do so would be contrary to his own nature and to human natural in general, with its
atavistic impulse to keep on living and moving even in the face of imminent death.

The meaning of the "friends" he addresses is arguably open to a multi-level
interpretation. In the most basic sense, Ulysses appears to speak to the inhabitants of his
kingdom, Ithaca, though he has already alluded to...

What were the perceived threats of Hitler and Mussolini?

The
overwhelming threat of a centralized authority figure that faced no internal check or limitation
was reality under the rule of Hitler and Mussolini.  Both leaders were quite
"efficient" in eliminating competition and opposition.  They also ensured that once
they obtained power, it was consolidated and no other force could emerge internally to
destabilize them.  This ended up representing an end that created the setting for overwhelming
threats and positions that caused challenge to all of those who opposed the growing threat that
both leaders separately constituted, and then jointly represented when they formed alliances
with one another.

Sunday, 3 October 2010

In 1984, what qualities does Winston posses that could define him as a heroic figure?

What
makesheroic is his courage to embrace his individuality and his resolute attitude to challenge
the authoritative regime. Unlike the other Party members, Winston vehemently hates Big Brother
and desperately wishes to join the Brotherhood to undermine the government. He willingly commits
thoughtcrime by writing in his secret journal, and he carries on an affair within his rented
apartment above Mr. Charrington's shop. Winston is aware that he may eventually be arrested by
the Thought Police and tortured in the Ministry of Love, but continues to embrace his
individuality and...

How does Camus use foreshadowing as a technique in the novel The Stranger?

A great
example ofin comes in chapter 1, not long after Meursault's mother has
died. When he arrives at the morgue, Meursault sees that there's an Arab nurse standing near his
mother's bier. There's something out of place about her as she watches over a dead body in a
home where no Arabs are allowed except as minor functionaries.

Meursault
tries to look at the nurse twice, yet despite his best efforts he is unable to detect her eyes.
There's something so completely other about the Arab nurse which prevents Meursault from
establishing any kind of common bond of humanity with her. This is a significant moment as it
foreshadows Meursault's later encounter with the young Arab man at the beach, when he will take
his unconscious othering of Arabs to its terrifying, logical conclusion.

Saturday, 2 October 2010

Why doesn't the Mona Lisa have eyebrows?

Over the years,
different people had different theories about why the Mona Lisa had no eyebrows. Perhaps it was
an artistic choice; perhaps it reflected the fashions of Da Vinci's era. However, in 2007,
Parisian engineer Pascal Cotte did detailed digital scans of the painting and found that the
Mona Lisa did have eyebrows and eyelashes once; but due to centuries of
erosion and restoration efforts they've disappeared. Cotte's research also illuminated other
interesting insights about the painting: if you're interested in reading more in-depth, I would
recommend this article from the newspaper The Telegraph. If you're looking
for some informal "fun facts" about the Mona Lisa, I found href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62280/14-things-you-didnt-know-about-mona-lisa">this
Mental Floss list a fun read. And, of course, if you'd like more general background on the Mona
Lisa, pay a visit to the website of the Louvre, the museum in Paris where the painting is
displayed.

What are points of comparison and contrast between the "Hills Like White Elephants" and "Good People" in terms of elements such as characters and...

For me,
what stands out the most that contrasts these two stories is their style.

Hemingways uses a third-person objective point of view and relies heavily on
dialogue. Hemingway never directly characterizes Jig or the American, leaving the reader to
infer everything about them. The dialogue itself is cryptic unless the reader pays close
attention to the . The reader only discovers that the couple are talking about an abortion after
repeated talks of an operation.

On the other hand, David Foster Wallaces
Good People is narrated from a third-person omniscient point of view that focuses primarily on
Lane. This means the reader hears Lanes thoughts and feelings and does not infer them. The story
also features little direct dialogue and more narrative description. This creates a more
complex, detailed version of the events surrounding the abortion.

Of course,
each story deals with an unplanned pregnancy and the contemplation of...

What were some weaknesses and strengths of the Roman Empire?

This question
likely refers to the whole history of Rome from 8th B.C.E to the 5th century C.E. despite the
reference to the Empire that existed from the time of Augustus to the Barbarian invasions in the
West and even longer in the eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. To this end, it is better to have
more information, especially as each phase of Roman civilization (monarchy, republic, monarchy)
transitioned from from the last, creating very gradual changes.

Some
strengths of Rome were its military power. Not only was Rome's professional army unique at its
height, their tactics and commanders were second to none. The various legions of the Roman army
were loyal to Rome and not their commanders, so the fight for their civilization and way of life
gave them a tenacious fighting determination. Close range weapons (gladius) worked in tandem
with the shields and spears designed for long range disruption of enemy formation. Romans also
learned from their enemies, be it the development of ships in the First Punic War or how to
counter the threat of Hannibal's war elephants in the Second at Zama.

Romans
were also skilled administrators, building the roads and communication tools that were necessary
if they were to have large areas of land under the control of one people. Even though Rome
largely expanded due to the threat of enemies all around their borders (which naturally
persisted as the Empire expanded and during periods of shoddy Emperors), their systems were
effective to the point that it would take more than a powerful enemy to bring them down. It is
almost a boring answer, but Rome more destroyed itself through internal problems than it was
outright conquered. Their enemies merely noticed and took advantage, as a system can only
persist if the people are dedicated to it. Apathy is the real weakness in the fall of many an
empire.

Other weaknesses included power too concentrated in the Senate and
later the Emperor. While consolidation of power works with benevolent leaders who serve the
public rather than their own ambition (Cincinnatus) it was rarely the case with the patrician
class, what with the wealthy Roman senators serving their political ambitions rather than the
good of Rome, the ability for few to climb the cursus honorum, and the flagrant violations of
the rules designed to hold ambition in check (ie: no repeated holdings of offices; longer term
limits) in the final generation of the Roman Republic. During the specific Empire period, there
was also the choosing of Emperors by the Praetorian Guard, which caused short and often chaotic
reigns, as these guards' favoritism would wax and wane, especially as they were the military
presence within the city of Rome during this time. This made administration difficult and
brought the notice of the enemies of Rome.

What are the differences between parliamentary and presidential forms of government?

The
parliamentary system and the presidential system are both similar forms of democracy, with
various branches ruling the government and a figurehead leader at the top. However, there are
some differences.

For instance, the American presidential system has three
branches to its government (the executive, legislative, and judicial), whereas in the British
parliamentary system of government, the executive branchthe prime minister, their advisers, and
the ministryall come from the judicial branch, or the Parliament, thus creating a more cohesive
unit than in the Presidential system.

While there are powerful opposing
forces in both systems, the presidential system gives the president some legislative power to
wield against the other party. In the parliamentary system, however, the ministers have less
power to overrule their legislative opponents, and the prime minister can, in fact, be voted out
with relative ease.

In the film "Gladiator" with Russell Crowe, what is the role of the people of Rome as a character in the film?

In the movie
"Gladiator" the people of Rome, with the exception of the lavish, rich Patrician, were
thought of as a "mob" of unruly people whose lives are entirely dependent on the
emperor. At the very beginning, Marcus Aurelius makes reference to the massive difference in
social class in Rome, pointing out how there is rich, there is poor, but there is little in
between. 

Lucilla goes as far as saying that Maximus does not have enough in
him to keep such mob under control. That Rome is so unruly and feral that it takes an emperor
willing to use any tactic to keep them in shape. In Lucilla's words, the megalomaniac tendency
of Commodus to make people depend on him for life, food, entertainment, mercy, and discipline is
perhaps all that could possibly keep Rome from imploding.

That is power, the mob is Rome. And while Commodus controls them he controls
everything

Maximus also saw Rome as a mob. He knew what
the weak tastes of the people were. However, rather than wanting to rule them from the top down,
he wished to see a liberated mob that would redefine itself and will allow itself to be ruled
properly. The fact that, in the movie, the people of Rome resonated with Maximus more so than
with Commodus gives us an idea that, as people, they were more powerful than they thought but
were also very much disenfranchised. In not so many words, the people were the handlers of the
power, without them even know it it. They had given all of their power to the
emperor.

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Please identify and explain the major poetic elements that Robinson uses in "Richard Cory." How many important major poetic elements are in this...

As the
previous answer stated,is a major poetic element found in "."  Throughout the
metaphor, Richard Cory is compared to a regal king.  Readers are told that he is "richer
than a king."  Furthermore the people see him as glittering and "imperially
slim."  What's interesting about the metaphor of Cory being compared to kingly wealth is
how it also makes a comparison between wealth and loneliness/depression.  Cory's money
presumably allows him to do many things, but it can't buy him happiness; therefore, he commits
suicide at the poem's conclusion.  

The poem
also makes use of .  Anaphora is a repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines. In
"Richard Cory," the word "and" is used to start 6 lines.  The poem is only
16 lines to begin with, so that means "and" starts more than 1/3 of the lines in the
poem.  The effect is that the poem begins to read like a list.  The narrator tells readers how
great the man is, and he just piles on thing after thing that makes Cory so great.  That really
helps with the poem's shocking ending.  Cory is so great and amazing, yet he still kills
himself.  

As for the poem's structure, "Richard Cory" is a
straightforward poem.  It's made up of 4 quatrains, and each quatrain follows an ABAB rhyme
scheme.  Each line consists of 10 syllables, and those are broken into 5 iambic feet.  That
makes the poem written in iambic pentameter.  An iambic foot is made when an unstressed syllable
is followed by a stressed syllable.  If we use bold text to
indicate a stressed syllable, the first line of the poem reads as follows:

Whenever Richard Cory went down town.

The rhythm and meter is very regular throughout this poem.
 Combined with the regular rhyme scheme, the poem sort of lulls readers into familiar territory.
 We don't expect anything shocking or different by the poem's end.  Then the narrator finally
throws readers off balance with the poem's final line.  

Went home and put a bullet through his head.

It
still follows the poem's rhythm and rhyme, but the line's content is a complete
shock. 

How does Bruno's character grow throughout the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

In the beginning of
the story, when Bruno has to leave his home and friends in Germany because of his father's
promotion, he has a negative, self-centered outlook on the situation because he has no desire to
leave the familiar environment of his home in Berlin and his friends there. However, once he and
his family move out to the countryside, Bruno's natural curiosity leads him to explore his new
surroundings, even though his father forbids it, and this exploration allows him to grow as a
character because he comes face to face with a very different world than the comfortable one he
has enjoyed all his life.

One day, during an exploration, Bruno comes across
a camp that he has seen from his house. It is surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and he sees, to
his surprise, people wearing stripped pajamas inside it. Intrigued, Bruno visits often and soon
becomes friends with a little boy named Shmuel on the other side of the fence. This meeting is a
turning point in the growth of Bruno's character because he becomes more focused on the needs of
his new friend than on his own, and his unhappiness at being far from Berlin fades to the back
of his mind. For example, when he realizes that Shmuel is hungry, he sneaks food to him through
the fence. Bruno's character growth is most strikingly illustrated at the end of the book when
he finds a way to dig under the fence to help Shmuel find his father, a selfless decision that
contrasts strikingly with his self-centeredness at the beginning of the
novel.

In what way does Jocasta's pride affect her life ?

When one thinks
of ' (the Greek title is Tyrannos), one usually
hears questions raised about Oedipus' pride. This question, however, wonders about the pride of
Oedipus' mother/wife,(also spelled Iocasta).

I would say that it is somewhat
mistaken to talk of Jocasta as a person having pride. At one point late in the play, Oedipus
thinks that it is possible that he will be discovered as being the child of parents who lack
nobility. Jocasta, who at this point now realizes that Oedipus is about to discover his true
identity, begs Oedipus to end his investigation.

Oedipus presses on, however,
and he thinks that Jocasta does not want him to inquire further into the matter because Jocasta
is worried that Oedipus will find out that his real parents were slaves. Oedipus tells Jocasta
that even if he is found out to be of humble origin, "you will still have your noble
lineage" (Ian Johnston translation). Twice, between lines 1070 and 1080, Oedipus suggests
that Jocasta's concerns are due to the pride in her noble heritage.

Oedipus'
assessment of Jocasta's pride is mistaken, however. It is not her pride, per
se, about which Jocasta is worried, but rather the fear that Oedipus will find out
his true identity. Once Jocasta realizes that Oedipus is on the verge of discovering his true
identity, Jocasta rushes out and hangs herself.

Some sense of pride may be at
work here, as Jocasta cannot allow herself to live to witness Oedipus' discovery of the truth;
but pride is not an issue that Sophocles highlights with respect to Jocasta, except the mistaken
pride that Oedipus imagines she has when she begs him to stop trying to find out who he really
is.

Friday, 1 October 2010

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, why are Oberon and Titania fighting over an Indian Boy?

Oberon and
Titania, king and queen of the fairies, both want a young Indian boy to be part of their
entourage. Titania wants the child, who is half mortal, half fairy, because she promised his
dead mother, her friend, that she would raise and care for the child. Oberon wants the child so
that Titania won't lavish so much attention on it. As Puck puts it:

And jealous Oberon would have the child

Knight of his train,
to trace the forests wild.

But she perforce withholds the lov¨d
boy,

Crowns him with flowers, and makes him all her joy

Matters come to an impasse. Oberon thinks Titania should obey him
because he is her husband. She believes she should honor her promise to her friend. Their
quarrel affects the weather:

Contagious fogs, which
falling in the land

Have every pelting river made so proud

That they have overborne their continents.

The ox hath
therefore stretched his yoke in vain,

The ploughman lost his sweat, and
the green corn

Hath rotted ere his youth attained a beard.

To gain the child, Oberon is willing to play a trick on a Titania,
putting a love potion in her eyes so that she falls in love with the first creature she sees,
which happens to be Bottom. Bottom is also enchanted, so that he has an ass's head. Titania
eventually capitulates and gives up the boy, so that peace is restored. 

What are the similarities between monarchy and democracy?

A true
monarchy and a democracy are more notable for their differences than for their similarities.
Democracy means that citizens make decisions for their nation or elect politicians to make these
decisions on their behalf (as in representative democracies). These government officials and
politicians serve limited terms of service before stepping down or being reelected. Monarchies
are usually ruled by a dynasty of rulers who come to power through the right of heredity.
Monarchs serve for life. In an absolute monarchy, the people have little, if any, say.

There are, however, constitutional monarchies in which the monarch has limited power or
merely serves the function of a figurehead. In this case, the country functions as both a
democracy and a monarchy. In this type of monarchy, people elect representatives to a
legislature in much the same way that people do in a republic. Both systems have courts to
settle legal matters. In a representative democracy, judges are elected by the people or
appointed by elected officials. This is true in most constitutional monarchies as well. In more
traditional or absolute monarchies, judges are appointed directly by the monarch or the monarch
serves this role themselves.

As you can see, there are some similarities
between a constitutional monarchy and a representative democracy. An absolute monarchy is
another matter altogether, as there are few, if any, similarities to
democracies.

How does Jane Austen employ irony at different levels in Emma?

is
shown whenconsiders her attraction to Mr. Churchill. She is such a match maker toward Harriet
that it is ironic she can't tell when she herself is in love.

This irony is
compounded with her indecision in how to respond to the news of Mr. Churchill's secret
engagement...

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