What could the judges from the book of Judges contribute to our country today, and why is the book of Judges considered Deutoronomistic history?

The judges
of ancient Israel were pre-political leaders appointed by God to lead Israel in a time of
distress. Their leadership worked in much the same way as the dictators of early Rome, who would
seize absolute control of the nation to accomplish a task and then return that control to the
masses or Senate. In Israel, however, the judges were appointed by God, would galvanize the
tribes to work together as one nation, and would then return the land back to the control of the
separate tribes when the crisis was over.

There are many lessons we can learn
from this. One of the most amazing things the judges did was freely giving power back to the
people. In todays society, it seems like there is a constant struggle between the people and the
government about who is truly in control. Being able to work in synchronicity and tackle the
issues facing the country would be much better than being divided so drastically.

To that end, the unity and leadership the judges provided was the hallmark of the
pre-royalty age in Israel. The nation was disconnected and separated, but when the nation needed
to unite, the judges could bring them together. Unity would be a great lesson to take away from
a nation that pulled itself in different directions among the various interests of twelve
different tribes.

The fact that the book of Judges sits well-positioned and
as a natural transition among the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, Samuel, and the Kings makes this
book a piece of deuteronomistic history. That history is comprised of the historical literary
work about the nation of Israels time after the departure from Egypt in Exodus. After leaders
like Moses, Aaron, and Joshua rose up to lead the nation, there was a natural progression
towards Judges who acted as temporary, anointed leaders and then eventually to
kings.

How does King of Salem assist Santiago on his journey in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist?

Lauren Miller

is a novel written by . This novel is about a young man named
Santiago and his search to find his Personal Legend.

Santiago first begins
his search for his Personal Legend when this concept is introduced to him by the King of Salem.
The King of Salem is a man named Melchizedek. Melchizedek is a mysterious man and Santiago is
immediately intrigued by the idea of finding his Personal Legend in order to find his treasure.
By meeting the King of Salem, or Melchizedek, Santiago's journey is able to begin. Had the two
never crossed paths, Santiago would likely continue selling his sheep and the story would not
occur.

Melchizedek first gets Santiago's attention when he is able to read
his mind. Santiago also decides that this strange old man must really be a king when Melchizedek
shows Santiago the breastplate he wears that is golden and covered in precious stones.

Santiago learns many lessons from the King of Salem who assists him on his
journey to find his Personal...

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What award does August Pullman receive in Wonder?

Better known as Auggie, the main character struggles with his physical differences for
most of the novel and longs to simply be ordinaryto have the kind of face that doesn't draw
attention and that people don't feel compelled to quickly look away from. Auggie tries various
coping mechanisms, from growing bangs long enough to hide behind and wearing an astronaut helmet
to hide behind even more.

When he goes to public school for the first time,
he has to adapt to being in a world that does notice his differences and doesn't always treat
him kindly. Yet Auggie meets adversity with resilience and a good dose of humor. Even
whenbetrays him, Auggie eventually extends forgiveness to him.

Auggie's
character teaches the importance of kindness, compassion, and loyalty, and at the end of the
year, he receives the Henry Ward Beecher Award for being the student whose
kindness has "carried up the most hearts." The award shows that others
at his school, both students and adults, value the unique...

In 1984, what is a significant quote made by Parsons and a significant quote made by Syme?

"Orthodoxy means not
thinkingnot needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness" ( 68).

While Syme is explaining tothe significance of Newspeak, he
comments on how language will affect the population's thought process. Syme's comment about
orthodoxy concerns the Party's goal to eliminate the need to think. The Party is attempting to
narrow language to the point that thoughts, ideas, and concepts will become nonexistent.
Orthodoxy is essentially accepting anything Big Brother says without thinking about it. Citizens
who are unable to think for themselves will never present a threat to the authoritarian
government.

"I dont bear her any grudge for it. In
fact Im proud of her. It shows I brought her up in the right spirit, anyway" (Orwell
295).

While Winston is sitting in a cell in the Ministry
of Love, Parsons suddenly walks in. Winston is shocked to see Parsons and asks why he was
arrested. Parsons says that his daughter turned him in for thoughtcrime. Despite knowing that
his own daughter has essentially ruined his life, Parsons is so devoted to Big Brother that he
doesn't even blame her. Parsons's comment about how he is proud of his daughter reveals the
extent of his orthodoxy. Like many Party members, Parsons openly accepts the Party's message and
believes that he was genuinely in the wrong. 

What kind of woman is Rachel in "Witch of Blackbird Pond"?

Rachel Wood
is a good and compassionate woman, but she appears to be diminished by the dour dominance of her
husband Matthew.  Rachel is the sister of Kit's mother, and Kit has always heard that she was
very beautiful, and always laughing (Chapter 2).  Kit is quite surprised, then, to discover that
Rachel is now "a thin, gray-haired woman" whom she had at first mistaken for a
servant.  The hard life of a Puritan wife and mother in the American wilderness has taken its
toll, but Kit can still see that "once, a long time ago, (Rachel) must have been very
beautiful".

Aunt Rachel receives Kit kindly and graciously, even though
the family is somewhat taken aback when they discover that the young girl has come to stay. 
Rachel's husband Matthew is a good man, but "fierce (and) silent", and when she thinks
that Kit is being intimidated by his sternness when he questions her about why she did not write
before coming, Rachel "protests...(albeit) timidly, "Matthew...what is there to
ponder?  We are the only family she has" (Chapter 3).

Rachel is caring
but usually passive in the presence of her husband.  She is more aware of what is going on than
she lets on, however, as she shows later in the book when she gives Kit a tart to take to Hannah
Tupper, the Quaker woman who is the reputed witch of Blackbird Pond.

Virgil is extremely important to the Inferno, both symbolically and in his own person. Explain this importance.

Virgil
is hugely important for Dante, both as a poet and as a man, for a number of reasons. As a
humanist, Dante was steeped in the newly rediscovered works of classical learning, of which the
poems of Virgil formed such a major part. In according such a prominent role to the great Roman
poet in his masterwork, Dante is paying his respects to a noble predecessor, one whose enormous
and enduring impact on the world of polite letters he wishes to emulate and ultimately
surpass.

Virgil was honored and venerated throughout Western Christendom, not
just on account of his achievements as a poet, but also due to his status as a virtuous pagan.
This assessment was largely based on Virgil's Fourth Eclogue, which,
according to a widely held interpretation, prefigured the birth of Christ. A virtuous pagan he
may have been, but Virgil was still a pagan all the same, not a Christian. So it's significant
that, in , Virgil leads Dante up to the gates of Heaven, but no further.
The...

What are Julia's and Winston's respective views on society? How do they differ? What disturbs Winston about Julia's views?

is a
rebel to the core. He hates the way society is and knows something is deeply wrong with what Big
Brother and the Inner Party have done to people's freedoms. He is sick of the lies and
suppression.

is not as committed to Winston's revolutionary ideals. She is a
sensual woman who is more bothered with how the Party butts into her sexual life than anything
else. While she dislikes the Party, she would hardly have become a revolutionary had Winston not
already had such an interest.

Winston is bothered that Julia is
just...

What are the character traits of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet? Provide textual evidence.

In
Shakespeare's ,goes on an emotional journey from a shallow, irresponsible,
love-struck teenager to a more mature, deeply passionate, and compassionate young man.

Romeo is ordinarily level-headed, thoughtful, and relatively mature (for a teenager),
as evidenced in his attempt to reason withto avoid fighting him.

ROMEO: Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee
Doth much excuse the
appertaining rage
To such a greeting. Villain am I none.
Therefore farewell. I
see thou knowest me not.

TYBALT: Boy, this shall not excuse the
injuries
That thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw.

ROMEO: I
do protest I never injur'd thee,
But love thee better than thou canst
devise
Till thou shalt know the reason of my love;
And so good Capulet, which
name I tender
As dearly as mine own, be satisfied. [3.1.61€“71]

To mediate between the two hotheads, Tybalt and , Romeo says the
following:

ROMEO: Gentle Mercutio, put thy rapier
up.

MERCUTIO: Come, sir, your passado!

What is the purpose of having a prologue?

Acan serve
many purposes in a book or play.  Sometimes a prologue tells you what is going to happen before
it happens.  An example of this is the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, which
lays out the story in broad strokes.

Two households, both
alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge
break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth
the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life €¦ (Act
1, Prologue)

We all know the story of Romeo and Juliets
sad end.  Why does Shakespeare tell us everything that happens before the play even starts? 
There are a couple of reasons.  First of all, knowing what will ultimately happen does not give
us all of the details.  It increases suspense, rather than diminishing it.  It also helps us
focus on the whys of what happened, not just the whats.  Romeo and Juliet killed themselves, but
why?  What happened to make this feud turn so tragic for a pair of young lovers?

Sometimes a prologue gives you important background information that helps you
understand the story.  This might be true of historicalor science fiction, or even fantasy.  If
there is a lot of information a reader needs to know to fully appreciate a story, a prologue is
a good place to put it.

Prologues are not very common, and when an author
uses a prologue it is a specific choice.  It means that the author wants the reader to delve
deeper.  Do not skip a prologue.  It is more than just an introduction.  Prologues are important
parts of a book.  They help identify themes and important background.  Some books also have
epilogues, which appear at the end of the book.  These often tell you what happens to the
characters after the events of the book, or give further information about the time period or
place.

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To what extent is Kristallnacht responsible for World War II? How did Kristallnacht contribute to the start of World War II?

Kristallnacht, or the Night of the Broken Glass, took place on November 10, 1938 in
German territory. It was a response of extreme vengeanceone of the hallmarks of Nazismto the
killing of a Nazi, Ernst vom Rath, by a Polish Jew.

During the Kristallnacht,
storm troopers destroyed synagogues and Jewish businesses across Germany and Austria and
arrested about 30,000 Jewish males. Police and firefighters were told specifically not to
interfere with the violence, looting, and arson. Jews were brutalized with nobody to defend
them.

As for this act of terrorism's influence on the start of,
it...

How would you write an introduction about: Compare and contrast various ways that artists have been influenced by other cultures.

To
effectively introduce a topic like this, it is very important to have particular examples in
mind.  You could certainly use your first sentence or two to introduce the topic on a broader
level, but you will need to find a way to narrow your discussion to specific "ways." 
The best way to do this is to determine what examples you are going to marshal to your defense
in your paper.  Once you have selected your examples, determine what they have in common -
remember to...

What does "That had a heart to love and in that heart / Courage to make 's love known" mean?

The line
is spoken byin act 2, scene 3. As always with quotations, it's important to understand the
context in which they are spoken.

What's happening in this scene is that 's
brutal murder has just been uncovered. Everyone naturally assumes that it was his guards, whose
hands and daggers are covered in blood. They too are dead, andclaims responsibility for killing
them (but not for killing Duncan).

Whenasks him why he killed the guards,
Macbeth launches into a lengthy justification of his actions. He claims that his love for Duncan
was so powerful that it drove him into a violent rage before he'd had time to think through the
consequences of his actions.

Most of those around Macbeth would much rather
that he had not killed the guards. If they'd still been alive, then it would've been possible to
interrogate them and find out who sent them to kill Duncan and why. But of course Macbeth
doesn't want anyone to know the terrible truth of what really happened, so he killed the guards
to keep them quiet.

With an astonishing degree of cynicism and hypocrisy,
Macbeth asks those gathered round him a :

Who could
refrain,

That had a heart to love, and in that heart

Courage to make 's love known?

In other
words, how could anyone who loved Duncan have possibly restrained himself under such
circumstances? Macbeth made his "love known" by brutally slaying the men he wants
everyone to think were Duncan's assassins.

Who is Wayne Thiebaud, and why is his work, especially the attached image, important?

Wayne Thiebaud
is an American artist who is generally classified in the "pop art" movement, although
he himself did not consider himself to be part of that group, and his work slightly predates the
major pop artists such as Andy Warhol. He is an important artists for many reasons, let's go
through a few of them. 

1. Wayne Thiebaud's work could only have come from
America. The choices he made in his subjects, including brightly-lit, everyday items like
pastries, ice cream (as in the above painting) and other items of popular consumption were not
usually considered viable subjects in Europe or...

What world countries were not heavily involved in World War II?

The
nameseems to indicate that ever country around the globe was involved in some way. However,
there were a few countries who were able to keep out of the war, or at least remain less
involved than others.

It is important to remember that just because a country
was neutral does not mean that it wasnt involved in the conflict somehow. There were eight
countries that declared neutrality; Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, The Vatican, Andorra,
Ireland and Liechtenstein. However, all of these countries were still involved in small
ways.

Switzerland was neutral, but collaborated with the Nazi regime
financially by hiding German wealth in its banking system.

Sweden allowed
German troops to use its railroads during their invasion of Russia. They also allowed Norwegian
and German soldiers to travel across the country frequently. Later, they allowed Danish and
Norwegian refugees to train in their country for the eventual liberation of their
countries.

Lichtenstein remained very much out of the conflict, but because
of their historical ties to Austria and Germany , they had lands expropriated by Allied nations
at the wars end. They also, like their neighbor Switzerland, became a depository of treasures
and heirlooms.

Spain was too torn up from their own Civil War to get
involved, but sent aid to their fellow fascist nations throughout the war.

Irelands people overwhelmingly voted for neutrality, but 34,000 Irishmen volunteered to
fight for Britain and the Allies.

Portugal exported goods to both fascist and
allied nations during the war.

Andorra was used as a smuggling route between
Spain and Vichy France and was eventually occupied by Charles du Galle when he retook France
with the allies.

The Vatican remained untouched during the war despite
harassment from both Germany and Italy. It gave refuge to some jews and allowed its walls to be
used for communication between the axis and the allies.

What was the author's purpose in writing this book?

The
influential narrative ofis an awe-inspiring description of his struggle and fight for freedom
against the prejudiced, brutal, oppressive Southern institution of slavery. His
motivation to write about his difficult life as a slave was to both inform the American public
about the debased, malevolent nature of slavery and to humanize the slaves negatively affected
by the Southern institution . Throughout his narrative, Frederick depicts the
horrors of slavery by exposing the slave masters use of physical and psychological abuse.
Frederick Douglass's vivid descriptions of his emotions and thoughts also humanize the enslaved
African Americans. At the time, slaves were considered less than human and thought of as
emotionally shallow, unintelligent beings. Douglass shatters these prevalent false stereotypes
by articulately depicting his emotional depth, talents, and critical thinking skills throughout
the narrative. He presents himself as an intelligent, rational...

What is the significance of what Muriel does in Chapter 3 of "Animal Farm"?

Besides the
pigs and the dogs, Muriel is the only other animal (she is a goat) which can read fairly well.
She goes to the trouble to read the Seven Commandments...

Discuss four major elements of a curriculm and outline and structure the function of each elements.

I
imagine there is some variability in curriculum design, depending upon state and teacher
training program.  Nomenclature may differ, but the idea is basically the same.

The first element of curriculum design is the aims.  These are often expressed in terms
of state standards, which are expressed in somewhat general terms, then broken down into more
specific goals, sometimes broken down into subsets of those goals.  Sometimes the goals and
subgoals are sorted as cognitive, affective, social, and psychomotor.  Where I was trained,
these goals were expressed as "The student will...." We begin with this element
because it is difficult to plan a successful trip without a destination.  When you are learning
how to do this, it might seem odd to begin with the end, but it really does work out much better
this way.

A second element is the content of the curriculum.  What is it
exactly that will be studied?  What body of knowledge will the student take away when the course
is done, knowledge and understanding that assures that the standards will be met?  How can I
arrange content to ensure that each pieceis a building blockfor the next piece? How might I
break content downinto units that,together, work together coherently?  Should I proceedfrom a
"bigpicture" and let the students break it down into its parts,or should Ibegin with
the parts and let the students discover the bigpicture?  We need to think about this to consider
the next element.

A third element of curriculum design is designing the
delivery of knowledge and understanding.  This, to me, is the most creative part of curriculum
design.  Sometimes the domains are invoked here, too, at least in the planning.  How can I
engage the student cognitively, affectively, socially, and with pychomotor involvement? Can I
plan in a way that no matter what experiences the student brings to the classroom, that student
can learn this content?  What textsshould I choose, if I have choices?   What experiences can I
provide for the students?  At the beginning, it feels as though I am drowning in choices, but,
somehow, each time, it really does fall into place.

A fourth element is
assessment.  There are two aspects of assessment to consider, those being assessment of the
curriculum and assessment of the student.  As a teacher, there are aspects of curriculum
assessment that you can make, but the bottom line for assessment of the curriculum, in many
ways, rests with assessment of the student.  If the student does not achieve the standards, it
really isn't going to matter how good the curriculum looks.

Constructing a
curriculum is exhilerating and exhausting. Every teacher should learn to do
this.

How does the play Romeo and Juliet utilize comic relief?

The
comedic moments in provide a counterpoint to its tragic plot. Instead of
making the play lighter, these moments highlight the storys heartbreaking elements by providing
a contrast. Even the violent opening includes witty banter that makes the scene all the more
engaging. There is the famous conversation between a Capulet and a Montague in which one asks
the other if he bites his thumb (a rude gesture) at him. The other denies this,
No,...

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What is the difference between literal language & figurative language, and why is poetry often figurative?

The
cat
Sat
On the mat.

Whether this
qualifies as poetry may be rather doubtful, but it is perhaps the first and simplest piece of
verse children learn when they are first discovering rhyme. It describes a simple situation
which happens in many households and appears at first glance to be entirely literal. An actual
cat of flesh, blood, bone, and fur sat on a real mat. I am sitting at a desk as I write these
words. I am typing on a laptop computer. Literal language like this attempts to convey the
physical universe into words as simply and directly as possible.

However, it
is at least arguable that any writing is open to a figurative interpretation. What if the cat on
the mat is a ? It could symbolize repose, idleness, contentment or any number of other things.
The first and simplest reason why poems are often figurative is that poems are analyzed more
closely than other writing and people find figurative language in them which may or may not have
been intended. If you prefer to interpret a poem in a purely literal manner, it is often
possible to do so. Take one of the most famous poems in American literature:

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not
travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I
could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

It is
perfectly possible to say:

Robert Frost describes a walk
he took in a wood (which, rather surprisingly, was entirely yellow). He stood and looked down
one road for a while, then took the other. The poem has no metaphorical meaning whatsoever and
certainly has nothing to do with making choices in life. It is purely a narrative about walking
in a wood.

Most readers, however, have not interpreted
the poem in this way.

I have written mainly about metaphors here since they
are some of the easiest examples of figurative languages to take literally, but it is possible
to do the same with other figures of speech. , for instance, is often taken literally as a
matter of sarcasm.

Why was the Progressive Era a turning point in U.S. history towards making the government more activist and accountable to the people?

The
Progressive era, which lasted from the 1890s to the 1920s, gained steam due to the financial
panic of the 1890s and ended at the close of World War I. During this time, the financial
collapse made people open to new ideas, with many believing that a system that seemed primarily
to benefit the so-called "robber baron" industrialists and corrupt politicians had to
change. Immigration had skyrocketed, and the country, though still largely rural, was growing
increasingly urban. The large pockets of people crowded into cities made government-level action
more imperative: people simply could not solve problems created by industrialism on their
own. 

Improvements in technology made it easier to take indoor photographs in
poor light. This made it possible for a journalist like Jacob Riis to document the terrible
living conditions of the poor in urban tenements, leading to an outcry, and the impetus for
government action. Upton Sinclair's  The...

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In what ways could Chris McCandless be considered rebellious in Into the Wild?

Ollie Kertzmann, M.A.

Chris McCandless is rebellious because he made choices that went against both his
family's wishes and the path of mainstream society.

Chris was aware that his
family did not like the choices he was making when he went off the grid. His out-of-the-ordinary
personality and lifestyle may have led to his estrangement from his family early in his life
before he ever took off to explore the world. It didn't help that he found them hypocritical and
thought that they were dedicated to maintaining a lifestyle that looked perfect even if that
masked the truth about his parents. When he became aware of his father's previous wife and the
truth of how his father and mother became a couple, he rejected their worldview and lost much of
his respect for them.

The McCandless family was a family with a very
mainstream lifestyle. They wanted their children to work hard in school, attend college, find a
job, and live a standard American life. This didn't fit in with what Chris wanted out of life.
By...

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In 1984 by George Orwell, why does Julia encourage Winston to volunteer for munition work on one evening a week?

In Part II,
Chapter 3 of ,is a much better rebel than .  She knows that "If you
kept the small rules, you could break the big ones."  She knows that--by volunteering for
the Junior Anti-Sex league or decorating for Hate Week or volunteering Winston at the munitions
depot-- she and Winston will not be profiled and surveilled as much by the Though Police,
telescreens, or Big Brother.  As such, they can later coordinate a bigger rebellion, maybe
involving the Proles.

She [Julia] even induced Winston to
mortgage yet another of his evenings by enrolling himself for the part-time munition work which
was done voluntarily by zealous Party members. So, one evening every week, Winston spent four
hours of paralysing boredom, screwing together small bits of metal which were probably parts of
bomb fuses, in a draughty, ill-lit workshop where the knocking of hammers mingled drearily with
the music of the telescreens.

This reflects the theme of
"appearance versus reality."  Julia looks like a party-member, but instead she is a
"rebel below the waist."  She shouts and yells at Goldstein's image during the Two
Minutes Hate, but really she'd rather yell at the Party members.  In a society where everyone is
watching everyone else, one has to look like a flower, but be the serpent under it.

Ironically, all of Julia's volunteering may have been for naught, as Big Brother
suspected her (and them) all along.  Or, it may have been part of her plan as a double-agent:
she may have been a spy all along.  We or Winston will never know.

Why is visual art so important in a school's curriculum as a learning activity? Why is visual art so important in a school's curriculum as a learning...

Studying
visual art is crucial for a child's development.  The many skills that can be gained from
studying art include spatial skills, creativity and art appreciation.  If children never get
exposure to these things, they are missing out on a large part of the human
experience.

Finding and using reliable information on the internet is not only a key to good research it is also not so easy to do. When you look for help on...

Information
available on the internet can be very valuable, completely useless or anywhere in between.  It
is sometimes very difficult to tell if information you find can be trusted.  There are many time
I have had to simply disregard information I found because I could not verify how true it was. 
Below are some criteria I use when doing research on the internet:

Website
Domain - .edu, .org, .com; Pretty much in that order of preference.  A ".edu" is a
site associated with an educational institution.  I tend to trust the information found on these
sites the most.  A ".org" is a site from a non-profit organization. Not that you can
automatically trust these sites, but I have found them to be a bit more reliable as long as you
realize that their organization may make...

Describe the character Isabel's personality and traits from Laurie Halse Anderson's Chains.

An early
indication of 13-year-old Isabels personality and temperament is evident following the funeral
service for the young slaves former owner, Miss Mary Finch, who had granted Isabel and her
younger sister Ruth their freedom upon her demise.  Isabel inquires of the presiding minister,
Pastor Weeks, regarding potential destinations for these children.  Mr. Robert, the late Miss
Finchs sole surviving relative, has, unbeknownst to Isabel, arranged for the girls continued
captivity.  Protesting Mr. Roberts claim that the girls remained slaves despite Miss Finchs
wishes, Isabel, the storys narrator and main , describes her reaction as follows:

I planted my feet firmly in the dirt and fought to keep my voice
polite and proper.  €˜I saw the will, sir.  After the lawyer wrote it, Miss Finch had me read it
out loud on account of her eyes being bad.

With this
defiance, Isabel demonstrates both the strength of her will and her ability to read, a serious
transgression on the part of a slave and whomsoever would teach a slave to read.  Isabel, of
course, loses her appeal to Pastor Weeks, and remains a slave, this time to a vicious couple
that abuses the girls.  The news that the girls will be sold again into slavery is a terrible
shock to Isabel, whose concern for her mentally handicapped little sister tears at her soul. 
What if we were split up?  Who would take care of her? she wonders. 

Isabel
has been forced to grow up fast, the physical and mental burdens of being a slave compounded by
her commitment to Ruths welfare.  She loves her sister deeply, and is repeatedly described
throughout the story as dedicated to keeping the two together (I took Ruth by the hand . . .;
I put m arm around Ruth), convinced that physical contact with her baby sister will help
ensure they remained together.  She is also intelligent enough, however, to know that her love
and devotion for Ruth is insufficient to ensure they stay together.  Consequently, she is
compelled to try and convince new owner Ann Lockton of Ruths functionality:

Shes a good simple, maam.  Does what shes told.  In truth, shes a
harder worker than me.  Give her a broom and tell her to sweep, and youll be able to eat off
your floor.

Isabels main traits, then, are her devotion
to her family and her willingness to work hard to achieve her objectives, noting that, in the
hopes that the owners of a tavern (Jenny) will outbid the Locktons for her and Ruth, such an
arrangement will allow her the opportunity to search for Miss Finchs missing will and the lawyer
who handled Miss Finchs estate:

When we found Miss Marys
will, Id work extra to pay Jenny back the money we cost her, fair and square.  Ruth and me would
stay together, and wed stay here, close to momma.

Andersons main character is an extraordinary individual thrust into horrific
circumstances.  She is strong-willed, loyal and caring. 

In "Oedipus the King," does pride or fate bring Oedipus to his downfall, and could he have done anything different to have a happy ending?

I believe
that ' downfall is dictated by fate. I do  not believe that his pride is at fault, and I do not
belief he could have done things differently to exact a better outcome.

In
terms of the question of Oedipus' fate, a prediction was made about what would happen to
Oedipus, so if one is to believe in predictions, he had no control. However, it does not stop
his parents from trying. He is abandoned by his parents on a hillside to starve with the hope of
thwarting the prophecy. Oedipus is saved and raised in another royal household. Hearing of he
prophecy, he leaves his adopted home to protect his "father" (not knowing he is
adopted), only to meet his real father on his way and kill him.

A terrible
monster called the Sphinx kills all passing travelers who cannot answer his riddle. Oedipus does
this, and defeat the Sphinx so that travelers may safely move about. Oedipus is brought as a
hero into the city of Thebes (where he was born, though he does not know this). There he is
given in marriage to a widow as a reward: however, the woman is his mother, and so the prophecy
is fulfilled.

and his culture (the Greeks) believed in predestination: that
your life was mapped out for you before you were born, and that nothing could be done to change
the fate the gods had in store for you.

In this case, Oedipus
tries to do the right thing, which immediately puts him in the position of
not protecting his [adoptive] father as he had hoped, but killing his
real father and marrying his mother.

There was nothing
Oedipus could do to provide himself with a happy ending.

How important is the role of Colonel Pickering in Shaw's Pygmalion?

Colonel
Pickering is not terribly important to the main plot of Shaw's , which
centers on Eliza's transformation and Higgins's commentary. The transformation of Eliza from a
disenfranchised, impoverished young woman to a seeming "Lady" illustrates the class
snobbery and economic injustice pertaining in Britain in the Edwardian era.

However, Pickering does function meaningfully in two ways. First, as a scholar
ofhimself, he gives Higgins an audience by which Shaw can express his own views. Without a
sympathetic ear, much of Higgins's pronouncements might seem out of place. Similarly, Pickering
is...

Did Jesus Christ really exist? What are the proof or is there any proof that he existed, like real proofs or evidences? If you don't believe Jesus...

Most scholars
will agree that the Epistles of Paul (containing information about Jesus) were actually written
by Paul less than forty years after the death of Jesus. Considering that the record keeping
during this time period was very poor, it is very evident that a man named Jesus from Israel
lived during this time period. This supports the existence of Jesus Christ.

In 70 A.D. the Romans came and destroyed Israel leaving behind many people dead who
would have known Jesus. Everything was burned so again, evidence would have been
destroyed.

Other "evidence" that leaves behind proof of
the...

What are some quotes from Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer that prove that Chris McCandless is a pilgrim?

To
understand Chris's journeying, we need to distinguish between a tourist and a pilgrim. A tourist
travels for novelty, to see new sights, and to have a break from everyday life. Often the goal
is simply pleasure. The tourist may come home with a thousand photos and a pile of souvenirs,
but he doesn't expect to be profoundly changed by his journey.

The pilgrim,
on the other hand, travels for the purpose of spiritual transformation. He wants not to consume
his new surroundings but to be changed by them. He journeys not for superficial pleasure but to
more fully encounter both the divine and his own soul.

Much of what Chris
wrote and did reveal a pilgrim, a person seeking soul transformation. Chris did not desire
superficial pleasure. He sought the deep joy, often accompanied by hunger or physical discomfort
(the opposite of pleasure), that comes when we live life fully. As he writes to Ron:

The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and
hence there is no greater joy...

What does Hammurabis Code reveal about societal values and realities?

Hammurabis Code is one of the earliest preserved written law codes. The best preserved
copy was inscribed on a tall stone stele that would have been publicly displayed. It was written
in approximately 1754 BC and set out rules concerning what now would include both criminal and
civil law, including penalties for violations of many of its prescriptions. The introduction to
the code states the following:

Hammurabi, the exalted
prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the
wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak.

This...

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At the beginning of this act, John Proctor says, "It is winter in here yet." Why is this pertinent to what is going on?

When Elizabeth Proctor
continues to treat her husband, John Proctor, with severity and coldness, he says that "it
is winter in here yet," referring to the chilly relations between the two of
them. 

The tension in their marriage is only one of the reasons that Abigail
and John present an ongoing conflict in the play. This tension is, in itself, a conflict that
animates one of the play's most poignant yet subtle themes - admitting to being
wrong. 

We can see this theme strongly conveyed in the difficulties that
Elizabeth and John suffer with one another. Elizabeth struggles to forgive her husband for his
unfaithfulness (his dalliance with Abigail) and she also struggles to forgive herself for
driving him away with her cold demeanor. Proctor, for his part, attempts to reconcile and,
despite his great pride, forces himself to figuratively kneel before his wife, a supplicant for
her forgiveness. 

When Abigail successfully accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft
and Elizabeth is jailed, Proctor and...

In Animal Farm, what is significant about how the animals arrange themselves as they gather to hear Old Major?

 

Whencalls the animals together to relate his strange dream and his philosophy of
Animalism, they sit in audience seemingly at random:

First
came the three dogs, Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher, and then the pigs, who settled down in the
straw immediately in front of the platform. The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the
pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to
chew the cud.
(, , msxnet.org)

Of their positioning, however, it is interesting to note that the dogs and pigs sit
together, at the front, while the sheep and cows sit "behind the pigs." This shows how
the relationship between the pigs and dogs will progress, withtraining puppies to serve in his
own private army. It also shows how the sheep and cows serve as a groupthink mob for the pigs,
as they have little volition of their own, and usually simply repeat everything the pigs say.
This is a subtleof their roles in the revolution, as well as the import they place on Old
Major's words; the pigs listen intently, while the sheep and cows are content to mimic the pigs
without putting forward independent thought.

 

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Who is the narrator of the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?

by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a short story that falls into the category of magical . It is told
through a third-person omniscient point of view. This means that there is not a character that
narrates the story. Instead, the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
and is able to share them with the audience.

This gives each character more
depth and meaning, so it works well for character development. The audience is able to know
things about characters that other characters do not know. In magical realism, this point of
view gives the audience an opportunity to determine what is real and what is not based on a
fuller understanding on the characters instead of what the characters know about each
other.

When Meg meets her father again for the first time since he disappeared, what does she have to do to help him escape?

Meg,
Calvin, and the mind-controlled Charles Wallace find Mr. Murry imprisoned in a clear, circular
column with invisible walls. To penetrate the walls and get to her father, Meg has to put on the
glasses that Mrs. Who gave her. They...

Douglass describes his experiences with literacy throughout his narrative. Please identify and discuss at least 2 of his experiences and how these...

Douglass credits literacy with changing his
entire life's trajectory. In chapter 6, he first realizes the power of literacy after Mrs. Auld
begins teaching him how to read and is caught by her husband. Mr. Auld admonishes her, saying
that a slave who can read would lead to the slave's "discontent" and general
unhappiness. The only thing a slave should be able to understand, Mr. Auld instructs his wife,
is how to obey his master. Douglass listens carefully to these words, which stirs his soul. For
the first time, he really "understood the pathway from slavery to freedom." He hears
the serious conviction in Mr. Auld's voice, and he therefore believes the truth of what he says.
If Douglass's literacy is a "great evil" to Mr. Auld, then Douglass considers it his
own "great good, to be diligently sought."

In chapter 7, Douglass
realizes that he needs to continue his reading education and has to creatively seek out a path
to make this a reality. He decides to make friends with little white boys in the streets and
convert them into teachers by bribing them with a little bread (which they had need of). Not
only do the boys share their reading knowledge with Douglass, but they also form a friendship
with him, sharing his pains of slavery and hoping with him that something would change to allow
for Douglass's freedom.

These very early lessons in literacy laid a
foundational truth that Douglass would use to change his life. As he was able to read more, his
capacity for reasoning also grew. Thus, the power of literacy provided a path for Douglass to
become one of the greatest orators and abolitionists of his time.

Define and then compare the philosophical positions represented by Pangloss and Martin in Candide.

In Chapter 19
of 's satirical work, , Candide and his servant Cacambo encounter
misfortunes until they reach Eldorado. However, although they are in a paradise, Candide cannot
live without his love, Cunnegonde, and Cacambo has a "restless spirit."  So, they
leave, and after a hundred days, they have lost many sheep and riches.  When Candide--who
supports the philosophy of Pangloss, that it is the best of all worlds--sees a black slave who
has been cruelly tortured, Candide renounces optimism, declaring it "a mania for saying
things are well when one is in hell."  After he is robbed by a captain, Candide only dwells
on the wickedness of men.  He books passage on a French ship and interviews men for the most
unhappy man in the province for whom he will pay passage.  This man is Martin, a poor,old
scholar, who has been robbed by his wife, beaten by his son, and abandoned by his
daughter.

Unlike Candid, whoe has the hope of seeing Cunegonde,
Martin...

In "Night", what message is Wiesel giving readers through his example of Juliek and his violin?

Juliek
represents the death of a nightingale.  This is something that I think takes a bit of
reorientation, but it seems to me that Juliek is a symbol of a part of the European intellectual
tradition.  Throughout European thought, theor symbol of the nightingale has been present. 
Thinkers have always aspired to the realm of the nightingale, whose song represents purity,
truth, beauty, and an artistic expression of all that is good in the world.  When Keats writes
about it in his Ode, he is...

How Does Dimmesdale feel About His Role As The Much-Respected Minister in The Community, And Why Doesn't He Thrive Amid The People Who Admire Him So...

, while
grateful for the respect and concern of the members of his parish, is weighed down by the guilt
of secrecy and hypocrisy.

In the beginning of the novel, Dimmesdale openly
criticizes, punishes, and publicly humiliatesfor her crime of adultery. He stands upon the
scaffold and demands that she reveal the identity of the father of her illegitimate child to
himself and the other community members who are present to watch and judge her. Hester holds her
silence because the father is Dimmesdale, the town minister, and she wants to protect his
reputation. This decision proves to be a blessing and a...

Why does Dick Swiveller call the small servant the Marchioness?

The
small servant is a girl without an identity. She does not know her name. She is unaware even of
how old she is. As a result, Dick Swiveller calls her the Marchioness. He gives her this name
when the two of them are playing a game. She is reluctant, so he says that by giving her a name,
this will make the game more "real and pleasant" between the two of them.

Of course, the name is ironic, as it is not a proper given name at all, but a title for
nobility. A marchioness is the proper title given to the wife of a marquess. A noble knows who
his or her family is, as this is where they get their power from. The Marchioness is quite the
opposite.

It must be noted that it is hinted that the Marchioness is the
illegitimate child of the wicked Miss Brass and the downright evil Quilp (hence, her small
stature), so unlike a genuine noblewoman, her family line is not reputable or admirable.
However, Dick comes to love the Marchioness, valuing her as a person and eventually making her
his wife. To Dick, the Marchioness is just as good as anyone of noble heritage or legitimate
birth.

Please list 10 qualities which you believe are the most important for a prime mininster and why?

The
following are not in order of importance:

A) Ability to connect with
constituents- All great leaders in history have had a penchant for being able to connect with
their citizens.  Leaders who have failed have probably failed in this domain.

B) Clarity of vision- The Prime Minister who knows their vision and can successfully
articulate it to the voting public is one who will be held in high regard.

C)  A keen understanding of the different cultures in their governance- All good
leaders will be able to understand the different cultures in their nations.  Political cultures,
ethnic/ racial cultures, class based cultures are but three of the many examples of cultures to
which a good Prime Minister must be able to appeal in both good times and bad ones.

D)  Coherent grasp of domestic issues-  There has to be a keen understanding of
domestic concerns that directly impact the Prime Minister's citizens.  Failure to understand and
address these issues will invariably create a gap between what the leader does and how it
impacts their citizens.

E) Good credibility- Throughout history, the best
Prime Ministers have maintained good credibility with the citizenry.  The reality is that when
the prime minister stands for one thing, s/he must have that credibility with the voting public
that says, "Trust me because this is what I believe and what I will do."  .

F)  Foreign power presence- The Prime Minister must be able to sit with heads of state
and articulate the vision that will invariably lead to dialogue and cooperation with other
nations.  If the Prime Minister is perceived as weak by foreign nations, this could have drastic
implications on a nation's ability to trade with other nations or maintain healthy and proactive
relationships with those nations.

G) Good grasp of parliamentary
constituents- It is important for a prime minister to understand the needs of their own
political party and the opposition parties.  Most prime ministers are subject to legislative
checks or limits on their power.  Due to this, they cannot afford to operate as if they are a
despot or a dictator.  Rather, they must listen and negotiate within their own parties or with
opposition parties.

H) Ability to "seize the moment"- Great leaders
are defined by how they handle "the moment."  Even Former President Bush is remembered
for his actions in the days following 9/11.  I am not sure a good Prime Minister or leader can
be taught to do this.  It must be instinctual and must seize the moment at the moment.

I)  Distinction, yet approachable- This one might be the softest quality on the list,
but I think it's important.  Great Prime Ministers have to be able to remain distinct, a symbol
for their nation.  Yet, they cannot be aloof or too distant.  They must be approachable.  Great
leaders must be unique individuals, distinct from us, but they have to be able to embraced by
us.  It's a trick balance to strike.

J)  Great politicians-  Every certain
number of years, Prime Minsters have to be able to go out into their public domains and convince
citizens to reelect them.  While doing this, they have to be in control of themselves and of
their surroundings.  Being a great Prime Minister/ President is one thing.

In Oedipus Rex, what is the character of Jocasta?

is a conflicted
character who appears doomed from the start. This doom begins in a prophecy; that is, that Laius
will die by his son's () hands and sleep with his mother, Jocasta.

As life
progresses, Laius is murdered and Oedipus and Jocasta wed, having four children: , Polyneices,
Eteocles, and Ismene. However, both are unaware of their blood relationship. Interestingly
enough, Jocasta plays a complicated role in this play, that of both spouse and mother. This role
foreshadows her fate upon discovery that Oedipus is actually her son, the child she thought dead
on the mountainside so that the terrible prediction would be avoided.

Oedipus
is determined to discover who killed Laius, and then the plot unravels, as he wants to uncover
an uncomfortable truth about his identity. Ultimately, Jocasta has no escape but suicide when
she discovers she has committed incest. Her despair concerning her actions is inconsolable.
Ultimately, she is a strong, sympathetic character.

In The Giver, what does Jonas learn from seeing the color red in the apple, the faces of the crowd, Fiona's hair and the sled?

The color
red is significant in .  The first timesees beyond is when he notices an
apple change color.  He also sees color in the faces of the crowd during the Ceremony of Twelve,
Fionas hair and the sled in the memory.  In The Giver, red is a symbolic
color.  It represents difference, and therefore emotion.  All of the objects that are red or
turn red are connected to deep emotions for Jonas.

The apple is the first red
Jonas sees, and he does not recognize at first that he is seeing a color.  The apple changing
color foreshadows later change for Jonas, and foreshadows his later experience with the feeling
of love.

Jonas feels a connection with Fiona from the start.  Her red hair
compromises the communitys sameness.  When Jonas notices her hair, he recognizes that she is
different.  He also has strong feelings for her.  His sexual feelings, represented by the dream
with the bathtub, are at first repressed by the Stirrings pills.  When he stops taking the
pills, these feelings may potentially grow into love.

Although at first we do
not realize the significance of the faces of the community changing color, we later learn that
Jonas feels love for the people of his community even though he deeply disagrees with much of
what they do.  He realizes that they do not know any better, and that he and The Giver have a
responsibility to care about them.  This is the reason Jonas leaves the community, to save them
from themselves.

Finally, the red sled is a powerful memory.  The sled being
red connects another emotion, pain, to the feelings of love that are associated with the color
red.  Love is a strong emotion that can cause pain, although not the physical pain of the sled. 
While the people in the community do not see the color red, a strong emotion, or any other
color, representative of other emotions, Jonas does see and he does feel.  He realizes that to
be human, one must see and feel even if it is painful.

 

According to 1984, once dominance is established, how can these same methods perpetuate power indefinitely? how can a totalitarian regime rise to...

One of the
major ways that the party manages to maintain power is the existence or maintenance of a
constant state of war.  Though it is not economically necessary, given that the three super
powers have so called...

How could the poem "An Ordinary Day" by Norman MacCaig be analyzed stanza by stanza?

The
first stanza of the poem begins with a rather colloquial, informal toneimplied, for example, by
the absence of the preposition "for" in the line, "I took my mind a walk."
The first stanza also immediately establishes the central idea of the poem, which concerns the
relationship between the self and one's mind. Whether the speaker took his mind for a walk or
his mind took him suggests that the distinction between the mind and the self is
blurred.

In the second stanza, the speaker evokes an image of light
"glitter(ing) on the water," but suggests that perhaps it was actually the water
"glitter(ing) in the light." This image serves as athrough which the speaker tries to
resolve the question as to whether the mind determines the self or the self determines the mind.
In the metaphor, the light and the water represent the mind and the self.

In
stanzas 3 to 6, the speaker describes what he observed on his walk. He describes ducks
"shilly-shallying," "Small flowers" struggling to...

Who is Mohammed Morsi?

Mohamed
Morsi is a figure who is very important in the recent news from Egypt.  He was elected as
president of Egypt but was then removed from power by the Egyptian military.  He is currently
being held by the military.  The horrible violence that is going on in Egypt today is due to
government crackdowns on Morsis supporters who are protesting his removal from office.

Up until 2012, Egypt had never had a democratically elected leader.  Since the early
1950s, it had been run by a succession of military dictators.  These dictators had...

Why is Scout puzzled by Miss Gates disapproval of Hitler in chapter 26 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

is
puzzled because, like most people in town, Miss Gates is a racist and white supremacist. Yet
here she is, waxing eloquent about the terrible plight of Jews in Nazi Germany. Miss Gates is so
blinded by prejudice that she's unable to see theof this. And it says a lot about her, not to
mention Scout's acute powers of observation, that a young girl is able to pick up on the
discrepancy between Miss Gates's sympathy for the Jews and her lack of concern over Tom
Robinson, who's no less a victim of state-sanctioned prejudice.

Scout stands
apart from virtually all the adults in Maycomb in...

Earth's gravitational force of attraction vanishes at what distance?

Never.

This might seem intuitively wrong because on Earth, we simply have little or no
experience with things that exist over an infinite distance. It also requires an introductory
understanding of particle physics and forces.

There are four known forces
which are considered fundamental, meaning that they cannot be simplified any further, and they
explain all known force effects. Gravity is one of these forces. Forces exert their influence on
other objects through what are called bosons, or "force-exchangers". The range at
which a boson can exert its influence is determined by its mass. Therefore, big heavy bosons,
like those which operate inside the nucleus of an atom, are very short-range forces because the
bosons are very heavy. This explains why humans never personally experience the enormous forces
involved in holding a nucleus together, but we can utilize these forces in the form of
controlled nuclear reactions.

Gravity and Electromagnetism are the two
fundamental forces that are visible to us in our everyday lives. This is because their bosons
are massless, meaning that they can travel for an infinite distance, but their corresponding
effect is relatively weak. 

Part of the reason for this weakness is that both
gravity and EM follow the inverse square law. This means that the force being felt gets
exponentially smaller the farther you are from the source. Therefore, a human on the moon would
already be feeling very little of the Earth's gravity, and by the time you got to the edge of
the solar system you'd feel almost none. But no matter where you go in the universe, you would
always feel some of the Earth's pull.

There IS a way to get outside of the
range of a gravitational effect. Gravity appears to travel at the speed of light. If you were to
somehow teleport yourself to a location that is about 5 billion light years away, the gravity of
the Earth would not yet have reached that location, and you would therefore have found a point
at which the force of attraction "vanishes".

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Through centuries of American history and the perspectives of different generations, how are education and family heritage and oppression...

byis a
story of contrasts.  These differences dominate the story thematically.  The story takes place
in  the early 1970s in the rural south. The narrator is Mrs. Johnson, the mother of Dee and
Maggie.

The author never explains the lack of a father figure in the Johnson
family; however, with no education and two daughters to raise, Mama struggles to be a single
parent.  Serving as the first person narrator of the story, Mama has worked hard to provide for
her family. The repression in the story stems from these motifs: education versus no education
and African legacy versus family legacy.

Oppression infiltrates the Johnson
family. Mama, a single parent with no skills, has worked hard. Dee, the oldest daughter,
represents the new black generation. This group is better educated, self-superior, and 
superficial in understanding the harsh past of their ancestors. Dees education was paid by Mamas
church which prepared her for the work world....

Describe the general appearance of Eliza before she was changed by Professor Higgins in Pygmalion.

Eliza,
prior to her transformation at the hands of Professor Higgins, was essentially a
beggarimpoverished and working on the street. She was the exact opposite of well-dressed and
dignified, with nothing about her appearance or bearing that would suggest high social standing.
Professor Higgins was seeking someone who could illustrate the ultimate transformation, and he
did well by finding Eliza.

Eliza is described as covered in dirt with ragged
clothes that were wrinkled and ripped and old. She also attempted to improve her looks by
wearing ostentatious ostrich feathers in her hair which, in reality, did nothing to help the
situation. Professor Higgins takes her in and cleans her up. With a wash, she instantly looks
better, and he is able to dress her in nice clothes to make her look wealthy and
refined.

1984 Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. if that is granted, all else follows". explore the meaning of this statement using...

Just to get you started,
you might want to think of different ways in which the society depicted in this novel limits or
completely takes away freedom. Consider for example the constant surveillance in which people
live their lives. Also the way that their knowledge is doctored by the "Ministry of
Truth" and how control is maintained. If the Ministry of Truth actually said that 2 + 2 =
3, the people would probably believe them. Consider how history and facts are re-written to suit
the Party. This should get you started with some ideas! Now look for some quotes to support your
points.

In "A Good Man is Hard to Find," how does Flannery OConnor characterize the grandmother in her conversation with the Misfit?

In O'Conner's
"A Good Man is Hard to Find," the grandmother speaks to the Misfit about good
breeding, Jesus, and seeing good in a murderer during the final moments of her life and the
lives of her family. She is characterized through most of the story as
selfish because she would rather go to Tennessee than Florida, but she also wants
her family to act as well-behaved as she believes herself to be.

As the
grandmother speaks with the Misfit in the final moments of her family members' lives, she brings
up the two good things in life that she knows about--her faith and her quality upbringing. It is
interesting that she doesn't ask the men to spare the lives of her family, but she does ask for
her own life because she's a "lady." It's as though the grandmother naively believes
that if the Misfit can see that she is a good Christian and a lady of good
breeding, then he will magically change his mind and not hurt her.

Another way that the grandmother is characterized is as one who shows
faith in...

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What is the play on words in the phrase "Ginger is a genius of her genus", from The View from Saturday?

A play on
words is a literary technique where words are used in an unusual way, putting emphasis on the
words themselves in an unconventional manner.  A , which is when an alternate meaning of a word
is exploited with a humorous intent, is an example of a play on words.

In the
example about which you are asking, Nadia uses two words which are almost identical to create an
interesting literary effect.  In response to Noah's facetious comment that her dog, Ginger,
"is the dog that invented E = mc2", Nadia replies haughtily,

"Ginger is a genius of her genus.  She is the best there is of
Canis familaris, and Alice is the best of her litter".

The play on words here involves two words which differ in spelling
by only one letter, genius, and genus, which means
"species".  Nadia, who always asserts that "Ginger is a genius", is
qualifying her statement, emphasizing that Ginger is indeed very smart, for a dog. 
As Noah and everyone else should well know, Nadia is not so arrogant as to claim that
Ginger is smarter than a human genius such as Einstein, the discoverer of the formula E = mc2. 
Nadia is only saying that, among the world of dogs, Ginger's genus, or species, Ginger is far
smarter than average, or, in other words, a genius, and that Alice, the
puppy that Nadia wants to give to Julian, is the best of her
litter (Chapter 3).

Gregor Transformation: Door Symbolism? Gregor and his family are separated by doors throughout "The Metamorphosis." Explain what this shows about...

Another
interesting thing to read for is to look for details of description of the apartment. As it
turns out, there are several doors to Gregor's room, not just the one that leads out to the main
living room. Gregor's room seems to be a central room in the apartment, and the other bedrooms
also have access to this room, though no one would dare enter the room now. Gregor is literally
central to their lives, yet closed off by doors that are perpetually closed against
him.

Why did Mr. Hyde murder Sir Danvers Carew in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Mr. Hyde is
driven solely by the sadism of his nature in the murder of Sir Danvers Carew.

It is not until Chapter 10 of  that the reader learns the cause of
the death of the well-respected Sir Danvers Carew. The murder has been a random and sadistic
attack. This attack is clarified in the transcription of the letter Jekyll leaves for Utterson
in the laboratory. This transcription is a full disclosure of his experiment of separating his
darker side from his better nature.

In Dr. Jekyll's letter to Utterson, he
reveals that he was able to create a compound that would separate his spiritual nature from
"the lower elements of [his] soul." This dark alter ego generated from his experiment
was Edward Hyde, whose every thought and action was centered upon himself. At first, Jekyll was
able to exert control over his darker side; however, he realized that it became more and more
difficult to return to himself after each transformation. Then, after he found himself awakening
in Hyde's quarters and still possessing Hyde's hairy arms and hands, he decided to stop taking
the compound for a while. 

After two months, Dr. Jekyll stated that he could
no longer resist experimenting again. When he transformed himself after this extended time into
Mr. Hyde, his darker side emerged in a wild and vengeful state. It was in this "spirit of
Hell" that Mr. Hyde beat Carew mercilessly with his walking stick until he killed the
man: 

With a transport of glee, I mauled the unresisting
body, tasting delight from every blow; and it was not till weariness had begun to succeed, that
I was suddenly, in the top fit of my delirium, struck through the heart by a cold thrill of
terror. (Ch. 10)

After this incident Dr. Jekyll realized
that his darker side had gained dominance over him. So he took a high dose of his compound and
composed his full statement. 

How is the Civil Rights Act impacted by checks and balances?

The Civil
Rights Act of 1964 is affected by all three branches of the federal government. It was passed by
both houses of Congress and sent to President Johnson who signed the bill into law. Johnson and
subsequent presidents have been responsible for its enforcement. The Supreme Court has used the
Civil Rights Act of 1946 as a precedent for rulings on whether or not someone is acting within
their constitutional rights. The Supreme Court also ruled that the law itself was constitutional
since it positively affects how one experiences the citizenship granted to all by the Fourteenth
Amendment.

Checks and balances are used to ensure that no one branch of
government becomes more powerful than the others. The President can appoint justices who take a
liberal approach to interpreting the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Whoever he/she appoints, Congress
must approve of them. Though given Johnson's background, he would have been likely to sign the
bill into law, Congress could have overridden a...

A 0.01m aqueous NaOH solution has a hydroxide concentration of

Sodium hydroxide, or NaOH, is made up of two
ions: the sodium ion (Na+, also known as the cation or positive ion) and the hydroxide ion (OH-,
also known as the anion or the negative ion). Each molecule of sodium hydroxide is made up of
one ion each of sodium and hydroxide. Thus, one mole of sodium hydroxide will consist of one
mole each of sodium ions and hydroxide ions.

Here, we have 0.01 M aqueous
solution of sodium hydroxide. In other words, this is 0.01 moles of sodium hydroxide in a
solution volume of 1 L. As per the above explanation, 0.01 moles of sodium hydroxide will be
made up of 0.01 moles of sodium ions and 0.01 moles of hydroxide ions.

Now,
sodium hydroxide is a strong base and hence instantly dissociates into its constituent ions upon
dissolution in water.

NaOH -> Na+ + OH-

The 0.01 M solution of sodium hydroxide will contain 0.01 moles of
sodium and 0.01 moles of hydroxide ions in 1 L of solution. The concentration of hydroxide ions
in such a solution is 0.01 M.

We can also use
this concentration to determine the pH of the solution. With a hydroxide concentration of 0.01
M, the pOH of the solution is 2.

Using the relationship between pH and pOH of
a solution (pH + pOH = 14), we can figure out the pH of the solution as 12 (= 14 - 2). This pH
makes sense, given that sodium hydroxide is a strong base.

Hope this
helps.

Describe the room Julia and Winston meet in. What does it look like, and what does Julia bring to the room and why does she bring these items?

The
apartment above Mr. Charrington's shop is described as a small room with an old bed positioned
by the window overlooking the prole section of town. There is also an old-fashioned clock
resting on the mantelpiece and a gateleg table in the corner of the room with a glass
paperweight on it, which remindsof the past. There is also a battered tin oilstove and a large
painting of asetting on the wall facing the bed. Winston androutinely meet in the rented
apartment above Charrington's shop and carry on their affair. Unfortunately, Mr. Charrington is
a member of the Thought Police, and there is a telescreen behind the painting on the wall.
Unbeknownst to Winston and Julia, they are under government surveillance the entire time, and
they are eventually arrested by the Thought Police shortly after visiting
.

What is the irony in Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles"?

uses
dramaticin her short story "" about a young boy who is in his first year of school.
Dramatic irony occurs when there is a contrast between what a reader realizes is true and what
characters in the story believe. Throughout the story, young Laurie, who has just started
Kindergarten, repeatedly comes home from school with stories about a classmate named Charles,
who is continually in trouble and is portrayed by Laurie as being a bully and a brat. Charles
torments other children, is disrespectful to the teachers and is often "fresh," as
Laurie puts it. It should be apparent to the reader within the first few paragraphs that Laurie
is just as disruptive as Charles. He hits his baby sister, is "fresh" to his father,
and is all too happy to apply his own misdeeds to the fictional Charles. Thus, the reader
already knows what the parents cannot bring themselves to believe: that Laurie is
Charles.

Laurie's mother never suspects that her son, even though he is a
terror at home, could really be as bad as Charles. She becomes more and more concerned that
Charles might possibly be a bad influence, but the father simply believes that it's good for
Laurie to meet such children"Bound to be people like Charles in the world. Might as well
meet them now as later." Both parents are in an obvious state of denial over Laurie's
behavior. Finally, Laurie's mother attends a parent-teacher gathering and is anxious to find out
about Charles. She is promptly informed by the Kindergarten teacher that there is no boy named
Charles in the class and that all the teachers are very "interested" in
Laurie. 

How did the Alliance System help cause WW1?

The other
answers here do a good job of explaining how the alliance system made a major conflict all but
avoidable. One detail that made the alliance system between the European powers particularly
dangerous was that some of it was conducted in secret. In particular, Germany and the
Austro-Hungarian Empire had a secret treaty in place that assured Germany would come to the aid
of its southern neighbor in case of an attack by Russia and vice-versa. This arrangement had
been made in 1879 but was not tested until Russia attacked the Austro-Hungarians in
1914.

While the existence of this alliance was leaked in 1883, the details
of it remained secret. This might...

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What nations are part of the United Nations?

The United
Nations was initially chartered in 1945 with 51 member nations. Its current membership is 193
nations, which are all represented in the General Assembly. While the list of these nations is
obviously too long to ennumerate in this space, there are fifteen member nations that make up
the UN Security Council, the most important decision-making body of the United Nations. Five of
these nations are permanent members. They are the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia,
China, and France. The other ten members are elected and rotated through on two year terms. The
current members are Azerbaijan, Colombia, Germany, Guatemala, India (term expires this year,)
Morocco, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, and Togo. Important matters, including those
requiring military action, must have the unanimous approval of all five permanent members plus
at least four elected members. 

What evidence does Mary Shelley give in her novel Frankenstein that Victor Frankenstein is, in fact, guilty for the deaths of William and Justine?

One of the
mainin 's is the idea of man playing God and having power over life and
death. The , Dr. , creates a man out of body parts that he re-animates. Instead of taking
responsibility for his creation, Dr. Frankenstein turns his back on. In return, the creature is
angry and confused because...

Please provide examples of literary techniques in Peter Skrzynecki's poem "Postcard."

Some of the less readily recognized literary techniques
the poet chose to use are , understated sarcasm, , , amplification, rhetorical
questioning. These all enhance and support the main theme of rejection of belonging
to the old traditions and expectations: "Let me be. / [...] / I stare / ... / And refuse to
answer".

The poet foreshadows the
unexpected, and perhaps originally conceived, theme of rejection with the words "Haunts
me" comprising the second line of this free style, free form poem. In keeping with the
negative tone established with "Haunts me,"
understated sarcasm appears in the title of the postcard:
"Warsaw: Panorama of the Old Town." This is sarcasm because the(suggested meaning) for
"panorama" is bliss, beauty, appeal, yet we already know the speaker feels no appeal
toward nor bliss from the postcard. Subtle irony appears in the
description of the river park ("something / Like a park borders ...") that isn't quite
the park it pretends to be....

Given M=minim of sum of (x_k)^2 where x_k are roots of equation x^2+(m-2)x-(m+3)=0, then: a) k=1; b) k=2; c) k=9; d)k=6 ; e) k=1/2; f) k=8

The
answer provided by the problem needs to have a connection with the minimum value required,
hence, you should replace M for k. This assumption is made based on the logical reasoning
regarding the request of the problem and the information provided by the problem. The value of
k, cannot be larger than 2, since the quadratic equation cannot have more than 2 roots. You need
to evaluate the summation of the squares of roots of the given...

There are a lot of different performance appraisals. Why is that?

Different
types of performance appraisals are appropriate for different types of work. Criteria for
judging the acceptability or lack of adequate work completion are measured differently in
different situations, based on the type of labor being assessed and the ways in which appraisals
are conducted.

Performance appraisal is a process by which
organizations evaluate employee performance based on preset standards. The main purpose of
appraisals is to help managers effectively staff companies and use human resources, and,
ultimately, to improve productivity.

The productivity of
an individual engaged in retail sales, for example, is most likely to be based on the number of
units of merchandise sold and/or the amount of profit generated by the individual's sales
efforts. The performance appraisal for such a position may include a tracing of monthly totals
over a period of time and an evaluation of whether or not the employee is increasing the amount
of sales generated over that period.

An educator, on the other hand, may be
evaluated based on the number of students who graduate from high school with a given grade point
average, or after analyzing the scores students achieve on standardized tests. This requires a
very different process of collecting and applying data than the previous
example.

In Animal Farm, how does Old Major's speech affect the animals?

At the
beginning of the story,explains to the animals that humans make their lives miserable and
meaningless. Old Major encourages the animals to free themselves from human tyranny by rebelling
against Mr. Jones and his men. He then proceeds to give the animals the commandments of what
will be called Animalism and teaches them a song, "Beasts of England." The animals
respond in excitement and repeatedly sing "Beast of England." After Old Major dies
three days later, the intelligent animals on the farm begin planning for the impending
Rebellion.writes that the next three months were full of "secret activity." Old
Major's speech inspired the animals to take control of their own destiny and rid themselves of
human tyranny. , , andthen develop Old Major's teachings into a system named Animalism and
secretly discuss the tenets with the other animals at night. Old Major's speech gave the animals
a new perspective on life which encouraged them to rebel against Mr. Jones and his
men. 

Essentially, Ladyis urging her husband to put
on an act. To help advance his ruthless ambition he should give the impression of being
completely gracious and charming, friendly and reasonable, whenarrives that evening. Yet at the
same time he shouldn't lose sight of their plan to have him killed.

Ladyis
highly adept at the skill of dissimulation, or hiding one's true thoughts or feelings. And as
she's insanely ambitious for Macbeth, she wants to pass on this vital political skill to someone
for whom it doesn't come quite so naturally. In fact,tells her husband bluntly how easy it is
for other people to read his facial expressions:

"Your face, my thane, is as a book where men

May read
strange matters. To beguile the time,

Look like the time. Bear welcome in
your eye,

Your hand, your tongue." (act 1 scene 5)

Macbeth must try to appear the way that other people expect him
to appear. After all, Duncan is the king, even though Macbeth plans to kill him, so he should be
formally treated as such upon his arrival. This will help lull him into a false sense of
security, making it easier for Lady Macbeth's dastardly plot to be successfully carried
out.

What does Dimmesdale say keeps some from "making a confession"?

I believe
that you are talking about an episode that happens in . andare talking about guilt and
confession.  Chillingworth wonders why people wouldn't confess when confession...

How did Greece's geography impact social, political, and economic patterns?

The country now called Greece consists of an arid, mountainous section of the mainland
of South-Eastern Europe, surrounded by a great many islands. Most of them are small, but one in
particular, Crete, is both large and of great historical significance.

The
mountains in the center of Greece had several effects on its development. They prevented Ancient
Greece from ever becoming fully unified, despite the efforts of Mycenaean, Athenian, Spartan,
and Macedonian rulers to build empires. They also prevented many Greeks from living far inland,
ensuring that the Greek city states were close to the sea and that their prosperity and power
depended primarily on their navies.

Finally, the relatively poor soil and
scarce resources of Greece, together with the lack of unity among the states, meant that that
Greek civilizations never became spectacularly wealthy, like Persia, Lydia, and later Rome. When
we think of Greek civilization, we tend to consider Athens first, and the fame of Athens rests
not...

In Guns, Germs, and Steel, what is Yali's question?

Yali is
described by Diamond in theto Guns, Germs, and Steel as a "remarkable
local politician" in New Guinea, where the author was doing field research on bird
evolution. Diamond writes that Yali, a very intelligent and perceptive man, was asking him
"lots of probing questions." Perhaps the deepest of these questions was the one that
forms the inquiry at the heart of :

Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea,
but we black people had little cargo of our own?

By
"cargo," Diamond writes, Yali meant material goods, the trappings of technology,
"ranging from steel axes, matches, and medicines to clothing, soft drinks, and
umbrellas." As Diamond perceived it, this very simple question "went to the heart of
life as Yali experienced it," and it raised very significant questions about the course of
human history in general. Diamond says that Guns, Germs, and Steel was
written as an attempt to provide an answer to Yali's...

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In 'The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock', what kind of person is J. Alfred Prufrock?

In
TS Eliot's poem, "," it is the indecisive nature of the, Prufrock himself, which takes
center stage. Prufrock is the speaker in the poem, which is primarily a lengthy meditation on
the "overwhelming question" of whether he actually dares to take any steps to change
the situation in which he finds himself. We know that Prufrock is not a young man: on the
contrary, he tells us that he is growing old, and dresses himself in the manner of an older man.
He has a deep and abiding sense of his own unworthiness, and does not feel he is even fit to
play the protagonist in the story of his own life. On the contrary, he believes that he is more
an "attendant lord" than a hero, and that any attempts to change that would be at risk
of disturbing "the universe." That is, Prufrock seems to believe that he was designed
and characterized as an indecisive and timid person who should not "dare" take
anything for himself, and that this is simply the...

What does the fact that German armies were not prepared for the Russian winter indicate about Hitler's expectations for the campaign in the Soviet...

Hitler
launched the German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22.  The fact that the armies were not
prepared for a Russian winter show that Hitler did not think that they would still be fighting
when winter came.  It shows that he thought they would win a quick victory.  Hitler was basing
this, presumably, on how easily his armies had defeated the Allies in the West.  What he was not
taking into consideration was how large Russia was in land area and how many Russians there were
to fight against his armies.  Therefore, he badly underestimated how easy it would be to defeat
the Soviets.

What style/type of narrative does Harper Lee use to tell the story in To Kill a Mockingbird?

We see the
story through 's eyes, told as a first-person or "I" narrative. Scout is a young girl,
starting at age six and gradually maturing over several years as the story unfolds, in fictional
Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, the era of the Great Depression.

Because
Scout is telling the story, we get a lively and intelligent child's perspective on life in a
small Southern town, and we are able to feel the texture of day-to-day life as Scout experiences
it. Because she is so young, she has not fully internalized the town's racism and can't, for
example, understand why she shouldn't visit Calpurnia's home or treat Calpurnia with anything
but respect as a surrogate mother. Seeing life through Scout's eyes, we are able to perceive
more fully the absurdity and injustice of Southern racism that leads to Tom Robinson's obviously
wrong murder conviction and death.

Perhaps more importantly, we learn
aboutthrough Scout's perceptions of him. He is a hero figure to her, a fount of knowledge,
integrity, courage, and wisdom. Yet because Scout makes mistakes about himfor example, comically
believing he doesn't measure up because he is older than the other parents and doesn't
"do" anything (at least until he shoots the rabid dog and she learns he is a
sharpshooter)it is easier for us to accept Atticus's many merits. Through Scout's depiction of
Atticus and her evolving appreciation of him as an exemplary human being, we also learn the same
life lessons about honor and character that Scout learns from this extraordinary
father.

In Oedipus Rex, how did Sophocles use situational and dramatic irony to convey the theme of fate vs. free will?

makes a number of
choices that create situational . For example, he chooses not to believe the very people who
tell him the truth about himself and his parentage. He calls the blind prophet, , to the palace
at Thebes so that he can get some honest answers, and he obviously believes that Teiresias is an
authority to be trusted or else he would not do so. However, when Teiresias tells Oedipus that
it would be better for Oedipus not to know the truth, Oedipus becomes enraged. He taunts
Teiresias for being blind--ironically, since Oedipus is so figuratively blind himself--and he
even accuses Teiresias of conspiring against him with his brother-in-law (and uncle), . Then,
when Teiresias gives Oedipus what he's asked for--the truth--Oedipus refuses to believe him.
Through this example of situational irony, we see how Oedipus's free will and the exercise of
his terrible pride leads him to the fate already laid out for him.

's
audience would have known that...

In my marketing class, we have been asked to come up with a new product, create an introduction of the new business and its founder, and state the...

Well, this
assignment seems just like a general explanation of your product as well as some background on
the company and founder. In this case, it is fairly straightforward.

First,
explain your company and productfor example, you could state the following:

Crystal Stone Healing...

Why do you think children were taken to see the Dark Thing? What were they supposed to learn from the experience?

I think a lot
of this book revolves around maturing and coming-of-age for Meg.  Although Calvin and Charles
Wallace have an easier time accepting the Mrs.'s, they all need to go into the battle knowing
exactly what they are up against....

What is the purpose of the dream at the end of the story "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison?

s is the
first chapter of The . It tells the story of an African American teenager who
is pitted against other young men in a blind battle royal for the amusement of white men, who
then presented him with a scholarship to a black college. The narrator then gives the
valedictorians speech to the group and repeats the phrase social responsibility, which the men
love to hear.

The dream at the end of the story is a commentary on Booker T.
Washingtons idea that social responsibility, rather than social equality, should be the goal of
African Americans in the United States. The narrator, though he is chasing the American dream,
understands that pushing social responsibility will ultimately be a fool's errand. He will never
be accepted, and he will always be asked to fight for what he hasas he does in the battle
royal for the white men that act as benevolent benefactors. Ellison is making a point at the end
of the story,...

Why is there no hope that the Proles will ever revolt and overthrow the Party?

The proles
are the commoners in the novel , and they are completely subjugated
underneath the rule of the Party. The rule of the party is pervasive, and this total control
keeps them from revolting. First of all, they have kept them impoverished to the point where
they can do nothing but take care of their daily needs. This near economic enslavement prevents
them from rising to the point where they can even think about the political situation and what
they could do about it. Beyond that, the Thought Police and other ministries are so deeply
ingrained into the society and have infiltrated even the proletariat citizens (as evidenced by
the surreptitious shop in which the main characters typically rendezvous) that it is impossible
to escape their control and monitoring. These two factors effectively prevent the proletariat
class from uprising.

Why did the narrator name the story "Araby" specifically?

The narrator
is an idealistic young boy who conflates his crush on Mangan's sister with religious and/or epic
importance. He plans his day around getting glimpses and opportunities to see Mangan's sister.
He imagines that his daily routines are actually filled with more importance as he changes those
routines into quests he performs for Mangan's sister. 

These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my
chalice safely through a throng of foes. Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange
prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. 

When Mangan's sister asks him about the bazaar, , the narrator sees this a a connection
with her, even a sign she is trying to indicate to him. He determines to go to Araby to buy her
a souvenir, but in his mind it is more like a holy grail. For the narrator, "Araby"
with its reference to Arab culture and the Middle East, represented something exotic: a great
destination for someone on a quest for the girl he has feelings for.

Upon
arriving at Araby, the narrator is disenchanted by the nonchalant, profit-interested workers.
And it is at this moment that he has an epiphany that Araby is not as exotic as he'd thought,
that Mangan's sister probably had not given him a second thought, and that his quest is not
nearly as epic as it had been in his mind. The story is called "Araby" because it at
first represented an exotic destination of a quest and then, following the epiphany, it was the
site of the narrator's disenchantment. 

What theme does Lucille Clifton present in her poem "Miss Rosie?"

The time and
circumstance are volatile in nature. The change of fortune and the old age shouldn't deprive one
of his or her deserved regard and honor. Miss Rosie or Georgia Rose, as she was called when she
was young, must have been popular and admired in the prime of her life. But, in her old age,
shes turned into a wretched and neglected old woman.

The three-worded clause
I stand up, repeated twice, encapsulates the main theme of the poem. Its about paying respect
and homage to a lady who has shrunk into an insignificant and ugly-looking old woman.

By repeating I stand up, the poet honors an old woman whos a representative of every
old person who once really mattered, and so was respected and cared for in his or her best
years.

With age, Miss Rosie has grown infirm and physically unattractive. She
is of no worth to the society and the people around her. To them, shes just a "wet brown
bag, and one whos wrapped up like garbage.

In her unique manner, the
poetcondemns the neglect of old people, who ought to be looked after and cared for, by
standing up for them through their
"destruction."

How does the feud between the Montagues and Capulets affect Romeo and Juliet?

The
longstanding feud between the Montague and Capulet families is directly responsible for 's
tragic deaths. At the beginning of the play, Prince Escalus breaks up a brawl between the two
warring families and decrees that any member of either family caught fighting will be sentenced
to death. Later on,trespasses on the Capulet ball, andoverhears his voice. Tybalt, a hot-headed
Capulet, vows to get revenge on Romeo because he is a Montague. If the two families were not at
odds with each other, Tybalt would not have reacted with such hostility to Romeo's presence.
After Romeo andfall in love at first sight, they are forced to marry in secrecy...

What was the purpose of the rooster that marched with Napoleon in Animal Farm?

Aftertakes
full control of the farm through the execution of "traitors," he starts to act in a
paranoid manner. He remains indoors most of the day, and eats separately from the other pigs. He
also does not travel without his trained dogs and a black rooster that crows to announce his
presence. This continues into the creation of "Spontaneous Demonstrations" which are
Napoleon's method of distracting the animals from their hunger and the continuing decline of the
farm:

...what with the songs, the processions, 's lists of
figures, the thunder of the gun, the crowing of the cockerel, and the fluttering of the flag,
they were able to forget that their bellies were empty, at least part of the time.
(,
, msxnet.org)

The black rooster
announces Napoleon's presence, allowing the other animals to develop an unconscious fear of the
crowing; they know that Napoleon is constantly on the lookout for "traitors." The
black rooster is mentioned as being a "kind of trumpeter," helping to create the sense
of ceremony in the parades. He is analogous to the Grand Marshal of a parade, keeping the time
and leading without actually being in power. It is also possible that Napoleon keeps the black
rooster at the head of the parades in order to provide a distraction for possible
assassinations, since Napoleon is paranoid.

What are the organs of government (legislative, executive, and judiciary)?

The three
main branches/organs of government are the legislative, executive, and judiciary. Very simply,
the legislative branch makes the laws, the executive enforces the laws, and the judiciary
interprets the laws. Many countries today practice some form of this system of government,
particularly the United States. Here, the three organs exist as a system of checks and balances
to ensure that no one branch exceeds the others in power.

In the United
States' legislative branch, each state is represented by two senators. The number of
representatives each state receives, however, is based on population. For example, based on the
latest href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives">2010
census, California has fifty-three representatives, more than any other state in the
union. Meanwhile, Vermont, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Delaware, and Alaska
each have one representative. In all, there are 435 members in the House of Representatives.
There are also six non-voting House of Representative members: the resident commissioner of
Washington, D.C., and the delegates of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The six non-voting members may not vote in
the full House; they can, however, vote in committees of which they are a member.

In the executive branch, the president is the head of state and the commander-in-chief
of the Armed Forces. The executive branch consists of the president, vice-president, the
president's Cabinet, fifteen
executive departments, and href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/federal-agencies-commissions/">hundreds
of federal agencies. The president and vice-president are elected through the electoral college
system. In this system, each state elects its own electors. These electors must legally vote for
the presidential and vice-presidential candidate who receives the most votes in their states.
The executive branch may also make treaties with other countries, but the treaties must be
ratified by the Senate.

The judiciary branch is established by Article III of
the Constitution. Members of the federal judiciary branch are nominated by the president and
confirmed by the Senate. There are currently nine Supreme Court justices. Additionally, there
are thirteen Courts of Appeals and ninety-four federal district courts. href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/the-judicial-branch/">Federal
justices can only be removed through a process: first, impeachment by the House of
Representatives and then, conviction by the Senate. Federal justices serve for life. For more,
please refer to the link provided.

There are variants of this system of
government in other countries. In href="http://www.ireland-information.com/reference/congov.htm">Ireland,
for example, the Taoiseach (or Prime Minister) is the head of government. He or she is nominated
by the D¡il ‰ireann (House of Representatives) and then appointed by the president. The
president of Ireland must appoint whomever the Dail nominates.

In a country
such as href="https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/saudi-arabia/government">Saudi
Arabia, the three organs (executive, legislative, and judiciary) are dominated by
members of the ruling royal family. Members of the judiciary and legislature are appointed by
the king. They serve at the monarch's pleasure and can be dismissed at any time.

Meanwhile, in href="https://english.ey.gov.tw/index.aspx">Taiwan, there are actually
five branches of government: the executive, legislative, judiciary, examination, and control.
The president is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. He has sole power
to appoint and remove civil and military officials, arbitrate disagreements between the
branches, and, surprisingly, the right to dissolve the legislative branch if the latter chooses
to dismiss the premier. The premier is actually the head of the executive branch. For more,
please refer to the link above.

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