Compare and contrast the literary elements in the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin.

In
comparing both sets of literary elements in both autobiographies, I think we have to open with
one glaring distinction:  There is a vast difference in the narrative told by a slave vs. a free
man in America.  Without a doubt this reality tempers comparing the sets of literary elements in
both autobiographies.  I think that we can apply questions to better answer the literary
elements with this distinction...

What are some examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in chapters 17 to 19 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Ethos, pathos, and logos are all forms ofwhich make an argument stronger. This is
especially important as both lawyers are presenting evidence and questioning witnesses in the
trial of Tom Robinson.

Ethos is an appeal to
credibility and trust. In Tom's testimony,shows that he visited Mayella's place before, helping
with small jobs she needed and never asking for any money in return. This shows that Mayella
trusted Tom. Atticus also shows that Tom is employed by Link Deas, a white man in town who
stands up to defend Tom's honor during the trial by telling everyone that "that boy's
worked for me eight years an' I ain't had a speck o' trouble outa him." Atticus builds
Tom's character to show his credibility as a witness.

Pathos is an appeal to the emotions of the audience.
Atticus relies heavily on this technique in his interview of Mayella. By showing her living
conditions, Atticus also shows why she would lie and accuse Tom of such horrific crimes. Her
mother has died, she's...

From what point of view is "A Rose for Emily" told?

The point of view is that of
the town itself, told from an unnamed narrators perspective but sharing the towns
feelings.

 The point of view of
the story is first person, but not the typical first person.  There is not one named narrator
whose mind we follow.  Instead, it is our town.  It is almost as if the town itself is telling
the story, or one person is sharing multiple perspectives gleamed from rumors.  Small towns tend
to have a collective consciousness.  It is this consciousness that narrates the story.

As the daughter of the town patron, Misskind of belongs to the town.  It is a bit like
how we view celebrities today.  She is the object of scrutiny and curiosity.  Her father
considered the town to belong to him, so she did as well.  As a result, she belonged to the
town.

An example of this is the description of how Miss Emily stopped coming
out of the house.

That was two years after her father's
death and a short time after her sweetheart--the one we believed would marry her --had deserted
her. After her father's death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people
hardly saw her at all.

The use of we believed and
people hardly saw her at all demonstrates this collective consciousness.  The town puts its
information together, and the town is the narrator.

The result of this
narrative style is that it creates suspense.  We do not quite know what is going to happen,
because we never really get the entire picture.  Instead, it's like listening to a juicy rumor-
you know it is going to end in an interesting way, but you are not sure
how.

What would be a character sketch of the Emperor of Lilliput from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels?

The
Emperor of Lilliput arrives early in 's , and he proves to be instantly
memorable, as Swift uses both the Emperor and his policies to illustrate the absurd nature of
politics and politicians. Swift characterizes the Emperor as a corrupt, pompous, and proud ruler
who delights in ridiculous political ceremonies and practices. The Emperor's reign is defined by
two tense conflicts: the conflict between the Low Heels and High Heels, and the conflict between
those who believe eggs should be cracked open at the little end and those who believe eggs
should be cracked open at the big end. Overall, it's clear that the Emperor is not only a petty
and absurd person, but also presides over and participates in petty and absurd debates that are
blown completely out of proportion. By crafting such a character, Swift makes fun of and points
out the many flaws of the political leaders of his day. Indeed, it's often thought that the
Emperor of Lilliput is meant to correspond to the real political figure of King George I, who
ruled England during part of Swift's lifetime.   

Describe changes that could be made to the data collection process that would result in an experiment rather than an observation study. Also, offer...

In order to
make the observational study of bank tellers more scientific, it would be important to collect
data both before and after the tellers take the advanced training program. It would also be
beneficial to collect data on tellers from multiple banks, some of whom do not receive the
training or who receive a training that isn't intended to build relevant new skills. Comparing
these sets of data allows for more certainty that the teller's error rate is related to their
participation in the training program. This process relies on the idea of isolating the
independent variable (participation in the training program) so that it is the only thing which
could affect the dependent variable (error rate).

In the case of this
experiment, lurking variables which might go unmeasured but actually account for change in the
dependent variable include other training programs that the tellers participate in, life or work
stress faced by a teller, or how recently a teller was trained.

Unseen biases
may be expressed by the person who evaluates errors, as when they are more critical of some
study participant's performance than of others.

Where are the instances of power in Endgame, and how they relate to the themes of the story?

One theme of
the play is how the characters must depend on each other for their survival. Since Hamm is the
only one who has the combination to the cupboard, he exercises control over Clov, who depends on
Hamm to provide him with food. Clov has power over Hamm because he is Hamm's eyes and legs.
Hamm's parents, Nagg and Nell, are dependent upon Hamm as well. They have no legs and live in a
trash can filled with sand. They depend on Hamm and...

In "A Good Man is Hard to Find," what is the grandmothers idea of a good man? Whom does she consider good people? Why does she tell the...

The
grandmother considers herself a lady and dresses for the family road trip the way she thinks a
lady should, complete with a hat. She thinks "good people" are middle-class Southern
white people like her who behave like ladies and gentlemen. This means they are polite, helpful,
and friendly to one another.

The grandmother tells the Misfit he is a good
man because she is trying to appeal to his sense of decency. She is...