What is the difference between pay and/or reward system in any company?

"Pay"
is the agreed upon or contractual salary or wage for a given position, based on qualifications
and experience in the position.  It is more or less guaranteed each pay period, and as long as
the person does well enough to keep the job, does not go down.

"Reward" or what is more commonly referred to as "incentive"
happens more commonly when people receive a commission for sales or profit-sharing for the
employees of a company. It can also include the year-end bonuses awarded when a department,
individual or company does well.

What is the main problem in The Indian in the Cupboard?

In
, a young boy named Omri finds out that he can bring plastic figurines to
life using a magic key and cupboard. At first, Omri thinks that it is magic and that the figure
isnt real, but he soon finds out that he is transporting the character from an actual historical
event.

The central conflict in the story is Omri and his friend Patrick
recognizing the severity of the situation they are participating inthe figurines they play with
are real people that can be hurt or even killed. Omri learns the danger of bringing the
figurines to life, but Patrick doesnt really...

When the reader discovers that Farquhar has been tricked by a Federalist agent, the author is using what literary device to cause the reader to...

withheld mostin Part I in order to get into the dramatic material immediately. In Part II he is
mainly providing the necessary exposition in the form of a flashback. When the reader realizes
that the disguised Confederate soldier is actually a Federal scout, this is a very subtle form
of . It is subtle because the reader already knows from reading Part I what is going to happen.
Farquhar is going to be caught and sentenced to be hanged. Nevertheless, the foreshadowing is
very emotionally effective. We feel alarmed. We feel concerned for both Farquhar and for his
innocent and vulnerable young wife, whose own life will be very seriously affected if she loses
her husband. Then in Part III, we feel very much sympathetic towards Farquhar when it appears
that he has a chance of getting out of his dire situation and making it back to his wife and his
happy home.

Since the revelation that the soldier is a Federal scout comes
after we have seen what is happening to Farquhar at Owl Creek Bridge, we get a more vivid mental
picture of what awaits him than if the foreshadowing had occurred at the beginning of the story.
The scout returns ahead of Farquhar. He warns the officers to expect a man arriving after dark
with the intention of setting fire to the bridge. The officers can set up an elaborate trap with
soldiers stationed everywhere, all with strict orders to maintain complete silence and not to
show any light until the order is given. Some soldiers would have dark lanterns. When Farquhar
got to the bridge carrying a big can of kerosene, an officer would call out something like
"Halt!"--and lights would flare on the bridge, on the bank, and even behind the
saboteur, cutting off any possibility of escape. We can only imagine this because it is not
described. And it is not described because such description is unnecessary.

So the revelation that the disguised Confederate soldier is really a Federal scout is
foreshadowing, but it is also part of a flashback, and it is also exposition. Ambrose Bierce is
playing with time throughout the story. At the end of Part I the narrator tells us:

As these thoughts, which have here to be set down in words, were
flashed into the doomed man's brain rather than evolved from it the captain nodded to the
sergeant. The sergeant stepped aside.

Everything that
happens in Part III takes place in the one, two, three seconds during which Farquhar falls and
the slack in the rope plays out. Then the noose breaks his neck and . . .

Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently
from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge.

This is truly a  beautifully crafted and deservedly famous short story. Bierce calls
Farquhar "the doomed man" when the sergeant steps off the plank. We should have known
that Farquhar didn't have a chance. Perhaps the message is that none of us has a chance of
surviving. Bierce was a noted cynic and pessimist. His experiences during the Civil War
obviously had a strong influence on his outlook on life. His notorious cynicism and pessimism
are shown in his sometimes very amusing book The Devil's Dictionary (1911).
Here is a pertinent example:

HOPE, n. Desire and
expectation rolled into one.

 

 

 

Describe the character Unoka in Things Fall Apart and how his attitude influenced Okonkwo's life.

The
text describesas lazy and improvident and says that he lacked the ability to plan ahead. He was
a prodigal and spent whatever money he (seldom) had on buying wine and having parties. He was
always in debt and owed money to every one of his neighbors.

Physically, he
was a tall, thin man with a slight stoop. We learn that he presented an unhealthy image and
always looked sorrowful, except, of course, when he was drinking or playing his flute. Unoka was
a skilled musician and loved playing in a band. He was at his happiest when he and his group
were invited to play music in other villages, usually on market days.

Clearly, Unoka loved the good things in life and enjoyed nature. As a young boy he would sing at
length to the kite when it returned after its sojourn in another clime. Because he loved all of
this so much, he neglected what was important and this made him a failure as an adult. He was
poor and could not provide for his family. He was laughed at because he was a loafer
and...

How does Jem respond to Atticus' compliment about the snowman? What does this suggest about their relationship?

In , it snows
for the first time since 1885 in Maycomb.anderect a snowman made mostly of dirt. It is the first
snowman they have ever made and it strangely resembles Mr. Avery. The children are excited to
showtheir creation. When Atticus sees the snowman he says they did a jim-dandy job. Atticus
directly compliments Jem by saying,

I didnt know how you
were going to do it€¦ but from now on Ill never worry about whatll become of you, son, youll
always have an idea.

Jem is ecstatic with his fathers
compliment because his ears reddened when he is given Atticus approval. Jem looks up to
Atticus throughout the novel and is constantly telling Scout that he is a gentleman just like
Atticus. As is the case with many young males, their fathers are typically their first role
models. This suggests that Jem and Atticus have a loving relationship which is confirmed by Jems
adoration for his father.  Atticus displays his kind nature by complementing Jem on his
achievements, and Jem is proud after receiving his fathers compliment.

What are some examples of characterization in The Devil and Tom Walker?

Thein
this story is a mixture of direct and .Indirect characterization occurs when the reader must
deduce for himself or herself the characteristics of a character by observing that character's
thought processes, behavior, speech, appearance, and style of communication with other .occurs
when the narrator or another character explicitly tells readers about a character.This occurs in
the second paragraph of the story when the narrator directly tells readers that Tom was
"meager and miserly."We get a great bit of indirect characterization regarding Tom's
greed when he decides that instead of taking 's advice about lending at 2%, Tom says that he
will lend at 4%.I also think that Tom is indirectly characterized as a determined individual.I
think this has to be said because he is willing to make a deal with the devil in order to become
wealthy.In Tom's mind, the end justifies the means.Additionally, we see Tom making a determined
effort to avoid his final fate by becoming a "violent church-goer" that is always seen
carrying a Bible and praying loudly.

Why, according to Guns, Germs, and Steel, did some people not develop writing?

In
Chapter 12 of ,discusses the invention of writing. He mentions that it was
invented independently in a small number of places (Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, China, and Egypt)
and spread either directly (as in cases of conquest) or through a process of idea diffusion,
i.e., people coming into contact with societies that had writing and either adapting writing
systems or creating their own in response.

There are two major reasons why
other societies did not develop writing independently or at an early period. The first has to do
with practicality. Even if a hunter-gatherer or nomadic society encountered the idea of writing,
a mobile society would not be able to carry around an archive of documents even if they wished
to do so. Instead, important cultural information was preserved in oral traditional epic, which
could be stored in people's minds rather than on physical objects.

Next,
only complex settled societies need written records. Land ownership and...

what the common characteristics of functionalism and Marxism?

Functionalism and Marxism are two of the most
dominant sociological perspectives. Structural functionalism, or functionalism, asserts that
society is a series of interlocking norms and institutions that must be maintained in order to
promote stability and social order. Marxism, meanwhile, takes on a materialist approach to
interpret social conflict and class relations. Unlike functionalism, Marxism is in favor of
social transformation. It was founded by the philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the
19th century.

Both perspectives are macro-structural €“ their analysis takes
into account the whole of society. One common characteristic of the two is that both espouse a
deterministic view of society €“ they hold that individuals are the product of their own
specific conditions and the overall societal structure. Functionalism, however, endorses in
cultural determinism (emphasizing shared norms and values) while Marxism endorses in economic
determinism (emphasizing material conditions).

Another common characteristic
between the two is that both believe that culture and socialization play an important role in
placating the members of a society. Functionalism maintains that this is a positive thing, as
culture and socialization lead to shared norms and values, which, in turn, lead to stability and
social order. Marxism, however, asserts that culture and socialization only serve to benefit the
ruling class as it wielded as an instrument of social control.

It is
important to note that the main difference between the two is that functionalism is a
consensus-based perspective while Marxism is a conflict-based perspective.

What are some effective ideas for an action project (community or school-based) that focus on poor mental health prevention and wellness promotion?...

Currently,
an important topic in schools in
America is suicide prevention, so designing an action project
that focuses on
this issue could be a great idea. Suicide prevention is a significant mental

health concern amongst young people today; additionally, promoting connection and
positive
relationships amongst the members of a school community has positive
effects on personal and
community wellness.

One approach
to an action project could involve
investigating the suicide prevention
resources in your community and then designing an awareness
campaign so
members of your school community know where to go if they, or someone they
know,
need help. Posters containing facts about suicide as well as public
service announcements (PSAs)
are all effective ways to communicate with your
community; creating posters and organizing their
placements on school
grounds, as well as designing PSAs, are important tasks for any action

project.

Suicide prevention is particularly important to address in
school
communities because it is still a taboo subject and few people know
how to talk about it.
Offering your fellow students specific language and an
entry point into conversations about
suicide can also be an major focal point
of an action project. You could design role-plays and
organize for a brief
performance at a school assembly so that conversations are modeled for your

fellow students. Ask your school counselor for help if you need it, as this subject is
a
sensitive one and warrants careful planning.

Good
luck!

What's the scene in the first paragraph of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

We learn in the first
sentence that the story is set in "northern Alabama" atop a railroad bridge that spans
"swift water twenty feet below." There is a man held prisoner, his "wrists bound
with a cord" behind his back, and a loop of rope that "closely encircled his
neck." In case we weren't sure that this loop is actually a noose, some of the soldiers
there are referred to his "executioners." We also learn that this man is being held by
privates of the "Federal army," and this permits us to conclude that the story takes
place during the American Civil Warsometime between 1861 and 1865because this is the only era in
which the Federal army would be lodged in Alabama and involved in executing people. The bridge
is guarded by two sentinels who block the foot paths across so that no one can interrupt the
proceedings.

How is the work of Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe different from and similar to that of their partners? Georgia O'Keeffe was married to Alfred...

Frida
Kahlos work is similar to that of her husband Diego Rivera in style.  They both painted in a
naive style similar to that of the Mexican Folk artists.  They both painted figures that have a
flat quality often with bold outlines defining each figure and its parts.  Diego was active in
the communist party in Mexico, so the subject matter of many of his paintings dealt with the
life and plight of the working man in Mexico.  Frida on the other hand is considered to be a
surrealist painter.  The subject matter of her work often involved the expression of the
physical and emotional pain she experienced throughout her life.  She is quoted at
fridakahlo.com/ as saying, I suffered two grave accidents in my life€¦...

How does government control of the people in the book relate to today?

It all depends
on your perspective and what you consider the government's motives to be.  If you look at our
public education system and the fact that it ends up discouraging reading and often tells
students how they ought to think about certain books and which ones are worth reading, you can
make the argument that the government isn't all that far off from the one in the book.

The entertainment industry is not an arm of the government, however, or at least not in
anyone's mind except the most ardent conspiracy theorists, so it is hard to square it with the
way that elections and whatnot are staged in the book.  But it certainly plays a role in
"dumbing" things down, again depending on your perspective.

What HRM functions must be performed regardless of the organization's size?

Human
resource management functions must be performed by any business that has employees (human
resources.) This includes the smallest family-owned and operated corner store to a large
multi-national corporation.

Of course, smaller businesses lack large,
independent HR departments, but even in these organizations someone has to perform the basic HR
tasks. These include interviewing, hiring, and ensuring that the business has all the necessary
documents a person needs to work. Even small business owners have to keep up with Social
Security numbers, track Social Security contributions, and ensure that prospective employees
possess the appropriate legal documentation to work.

Payroll falls under
human resource management and, of course, any organization has to keep up with the hours that
their employees work to ensure proper compensation. People who are injured on the job, no matter
how small, have to report their injuries to their supervisors. Additionally, managing workers'
compensation and paid leave is another reality for all business owners.

Human
resource management also encompasses training, which must happen in any business. Human resource
managers in large businesses are usually specialists, but in smaller businesses their work is
just one more thing the business owner has to handle. For this reason, some small businesses
contract out some of the work of human resource management to independent payroll companies,
staffing agencies, benefits managers, or other specialized companies.

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In "Eveline," is Eveline's decision to stay in Dublin a result of wise caution? Please, try to be as detailed as possible

There is definitely an
element of wise caution in 's decision to stay. Let us remember that there is much uncertainty
in the alternative future that she is trying to convince herself to embark upon, especially
because of the way that she will be going to a completely foreign country where she knows nobody
and will be a wife to a man that she doesn't know very well:

She was about to explore another life with Frank. Frank was very kind, manly,
open-hearted. She was to go away with him by the night-boat to be his wife and to live with him
in Buenos Aires where he had a home waiting for her.

She
is on the point of exchanging everything she has ever known--her entire world--for a complete
unknown, and so perhaps we can see an element of wise caution in her decision to stay.

However, when we look at the rest of the story, we can see that by far the stronger
force that forces her to stay is that of duty and religion. In the face of these two forces,
Eveline finds her self passive and unable to assert herself. Even though she clearly wants to
leave and escape the future that awaits her, as the memory of her mother's death shows, when she
finally reaches the harbour and the crucial moment, she is unable to actually move, and she
returns to the same frozen, passive state in which she started the story, gripping the handrail
and unable to move:

He rushed beyond the barrier and
called to her to follow. He was shouted at to go on but he still called to her. She set her
white face to him, passive, like a helpless animal. Her eyes gave him no sign of love or
farewell or recognition.

It is above all this state of
paralysis that she suffers that makes her decision for her, or, to be more accurate, takes the
ability to make the decision from her.

"""Pearl is the medium through which Hester and Dimmesdale are able to express their true identity." Discuss in relation to The Scarlet Letter.""

Nowhere is the truth of
this statement more clearly shown than in Chapter Twelve of this excellent novel, which is when
Dimmesdale is joined on the scaffold at night byand . The way in which Pearl is, in the words of
your quote, a "medium" that allows them to express their true identity is made
perfectly clear by what occurs when Pearl and Hester step up to the scaffold and Pearl holds
hands with Dimmesdale, her father, whilst already holding on to the hand of her mother. Note how
the text describes what happens:

She silently ascended the
steps, and stood on the platform, holding little Pearl by the hand. The minister felt for the
child's other hand, and took it. The moment that he did so, there came what seemed a tumultuous
rush of new life, other life than his own, pouring like a torrent into his heart and hurrying
through all of his veins, as if the mother and the child were communicating their vital warmth
to his half-torpid system. The three formed an electric chain.

Note...

In "Lord of the Flies", what does the description of Simon's body being carried out to sea represent about him? I need a short and sweet answer.

Golding's
use of lightin this scene leads to a tone of gentleness. He describes how the water
"dressed 's coarse hair with brightness" and the "moving patch of light"
made by the phosphorescent creatures. Then Simon's body essentially becomes art:

The line of his cheeks silvered and the turn of his shoulder became
sculptured marble. The strange attendant creatures, with their fiery eyes and trailing vapors,
busied themselves round his head. The body lifted a fraction of an inch from the sand and a
bubble of air escaped from the mouth with a wet plop. Then it turned gently in the
water.

Some have suggested that this is Christ imagery as
well. whether or not you agree with that, there's definitely a sense of Simon becoming more than
a dead body. He is lit up by the "strangely attendant" creatures, implying that they
recognize he should be taken care of in some way. Also, the movement in the water may suggest a
transcendence of death.

Can I have a summary of the main ideas of the book Nation and Narration by Bhabha?

Bhabha has drawn together a collection of essayists to address the questions of
"'When did we become 'a people'? When did we stop being one? Or are we in the process of
becoming one?'" and "What kind of a cultural space is the nation with its
transgressive boundaries and its 'interruptive' interiority?"

One of the
essayists' key focuses is on the ambivalence that exists as a consequence of the history of the
emergence of the culturally indeterminant nation and because of the ambivalence inherent in the
language that is used to construct the history, or the narrative, of the nation (used
generically to mean the concept of "nation").

As a result of these
objectives, the main ideas addressed in the collection of essays in Nation and
Narrative often focus on two loci of thought: ambivalence and cultural signification.
I've briefly summarized some of the book's complex and complexly expressed main ideas below as
Bhabha expressed the ideas in the introduction, " href="http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/bhabha/nation.html">Narrating the
nation," to Nation...

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Why do you think it is about an abortion?

The
reason we can claim this story conversation, or dialogue, is about an abortion is because the
American man gives a clue to the topic substance. He says, "It's just to let the air
in."

"It's really an awfully simple operation,
Jig," the man said. "It's not really an operation at all."
The girl
looked at the ground the table legs rested on.
"I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig.
It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in."
The girl did not say
anything.
"I'll go with you and I'll stay with you all the time. They just let
the air in and then it's all perfectly natural."

One
of the types of procedures for abortions is called aspiration. The American man might
simplistically understand it as letting "the air in." Of course, his understanding is
simplistic and limited as is illustrated by his correlated remark that it's "not really an
operation at all" and that Jig "wouldn't mind it." So it is very probable that
the man understands the whole procedure in simplistic terms as letting "the air
in."

Another clue is that later on in the story he says, "I don't
want anybody but you. I don't want any one else. And I know it's perfectly simple." This
allows us to infer that (1) if Jig does not do "it,"which is perfectly simple, they
will no longer be alone; they will be more than "anybody but you"and the American man,
and (2) that which will intrude upon just the two of them can be eliminated with the
"perfectly simple" procedure that is "not really an operation at
all."

These clues combine to paint the picture of an unplanned pregnancy
and an upcoming--though still being debated and discussed--procedure to rid them of it. Though
not an entirely true description, Hemingway reveals enough through the man's limited thoughts
for us to piece the ideas together with a little detective work to arrive at an abortion as
being the topic.

What is the literary genre of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams? I am a drama student and need to explain the play after performing a...

's
play falls under different categories, or genres, of
drama: family drama, , and modern .

"Family Drama" involves
conflicts (without conflict there is no drama) between and among family members.

The central conflict in A Streetcar Named Desire involves
headstrong but fragile Blanche DuBois, who represents the "Old South," and her equally
headstrong brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, who represents the male-dominated society of the
"New South." In addition to their personal conflicts, the underlying conflict is one
of appearance or illusion (the "Old South") versus reality (the "New
South").

Blanche's younger sister, Stella, who is married to Stanley,
often tries to mediate between Blanche and Stanley but is unable to do so effectively because
she fails to understand Blanche's mental illness and inner turmoil or Stanley's need for
dominance and...

Jacob has 1/4 of a gallon of sweet tea. A glass of sweet tea is 1/8 of a gallon. How many glasses of sweet tea does he have?

This
question becomes easier by rephrasing the sentences.

For example, "a
glass of sweet tea is 1/8 of a gallon" can also be understood as "a gallon fills 8
glasses of sweet tea".

In other words, 1 gallon = 8 glasses.

Now, Jacob has 1/4 of a gallon of sweet tea. Since 1 gallon makes 8 glasses of sweet
tea, 1/4 gallon will make 2 glasses (1/4 x 8) of sweet tea. Thus,
Jacob has 2 glasses of sweet tea.

Here are some other interesting facts
regarding the gallon and the glasses that can be prepared from it.

A gallon
has 128 oz., and hence, depending on the volume of glass, it can make a different number of
glasses of a liquid. For example, a gallon can make 8 glasses of 16-oz. volume each. It can also
make 16, 8-oz. glasses each. If the glass has a volume of 12-oz, then 10 such glasses can be
made from a gallon. Similarly, 21 glasses of 6-oz can be prepared from a gallon.

Such type of problems is useful for party planners. For example, a planner would like
to know how much of a particular drink (such as tea, coffee, juice, etc.) to order for
successfully hosting a party to be attended by a particular number of guests. Depending on the
size of the glass, the amount needed in gallons can be calculated and ordered.

Hope this helps!

In "Hills Like White Elephants" Jig uses sarcasm in her dialogue. What does this indicate about her as a person?

You are right to
indicate that in the early
part of this story and the conversation that we are privy to between
Jig and
her American partner, she uses sarcasm. Consider the following example. When
they
receive their beers, and Jig complains that it tastes like licorice, her
partner says that
everything tastes like licorice. Note how Jig
responds:

"Yes," said the girl.
"Everything tastes of licorice. Especially all the
things you've waited so
long for, like absinthe."

In
response
to her partner telling her to stop this, she replies "I was being amused. I
was
having a fine time." This is of course one of the first indication that
something is
seriously wrong in this relationship, and that Jig is using
sarcasm to express both her anger
and also the intense distress that she
feels in her situation. She clearly knows and understands
that she faces a
choice between aborting her baby and saving her relationship to this man, and

keeping the baby but ending the relationship. The sarcasm is a natural response to the
intense
stress that she feels as a result of this
situation.

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, how does Santiago overcome his suffering? 3 examples please

Santiago is not
the kind of character
to remain in a suffering state. He is one who learns to follow the
Language
of the World through omens and different spiritual guides who help him throughout
the
story. The only times that he could be considered suffering is after he
is robbed at the market
in Tangier when he first gets to Africa; the next
time would be when he gives up all his money
to a warring tribe and must
figure out how to turn himself into the wind or die; and finally,
when he is
robbed at the pyramids and beat up by a gang of thieves. After each
situation,
though, Santiago finds the courage and personal strength within
himself not to be a victim and
perform a pity party. He decides to move
forward with a positive attitude and make the best of
the situation. Even at
the end of the book, after he has unlocked many of the silent languages
of
the world, he learns to laugh in spite of hardship because he understands more about
life and
the world than just succumbing to the saddness of one moment. He
learns that those who really
suffer are those who do not understand the
beginning and end of all things and that all things
are
one.

What is the gender conflict in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

The gender conflict in
this story is based around Katrina Van Tassel wanting to do everything she can to keep both of
her suitors hanging on without discouraging either of them. It is significant that it is this
strategy of hers that brings Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones into conflict with each other, as both
vie for her attentions and Brom, because Ichabod refuses to fight him, is forced to resort to
playing a series of practical jokes on Ichabod with hilarious consequences. Katrina seems to be
portrayed as a female who is cast in the mould of a "hard to get" beautiful woman, and
this is something that...

In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, did Claudius seduce Gertrude before King Hamlet died?

Did , in
Shakespeares play , commit adultery withbefore s father was murdered? This
issue has been much debated by Shakespeare scholars, with some arguing that Gertrude must have
committed adultery, while others claiming that no incontrovertible evidence exists that she
did.

As almost every commentator on this issue notes, the key piece of
evidence in favor of the argument that Gertrude did commit adultery are
these words from the ghost, referring initially to Claudius:

Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast,
With witchcraft of his wit, with
traitorous gifts,--
O...

In "Self-Reliance" does society conspire against self-reliance?

In his seminal
work, ","touts the merits of rugged individualism.  Conspiring against this
individualism is society, which is against the manhood of all its members.  Emerson
declares,

Society is a joint-stock company in which the
members agree for the better securing of his bred to each sharholder, to surrender the liberty
and culture of the eater.  The virtue in most request is conformity.  Self-reliance is its
aversion.

Emerson states that if a man would truly be a
man, an individual, he must become and remain a non-conformist.  As his associate, Henry David
Thoreau, has stated, he must "march to the beat of a different drummer."  For Emerson,
conformity--"a foolish consistency"--is the "hobgoblin of little minds," a
fear of rejection or disapproval from society.  But, in order to be an individual, in order to
be great, one must be different and, probably, misjudged:  "To be great is to be
misunderstood," Emerson writes. 

In order to understand truth, one must
be an individual, not a conforming member of society.  For, the experience of truth is a divine
one; it is one in which the individual stands alone, above time and space, and even above life
and death. 

 

What is probability that the 13th day of randomly chosen month is a Friday?

We want the
probability that the 13th day of a randomly chosen month is the 13th.

The
naive answer is 1/7 as it would appear that each date is equally likely to be one of the seven
days of the week.

There are 14 different calendars that we must consider. For
each Jan 1, we consider what happens if it is Mon, Tues, etc... for the rest of the year. This
creates seven different possible calendars. But we must also consider leap years so that creates
seven more.

For non-leap years:

(1)...

What is the basic theme of 1984? I would like to know the view of people on the theme of this book. Totalitarian government. The relevance of his...

In my
opinion, the major purpose of this book is to explore how it is that totalitarian governments
can come to dominate their people's lives so completely.
In the book,explores the ways
in which the Party is able to keep its power.  He shows how important it is for the Party to
control what people know about...

In "The Open Window," why did Mr. Framton Nuttel visit Mrs. Sappleton?

"I know how it will be," his sister had said when he was
preparing to migrate to this rural retreat; "you will bury yourself down there and not
speak to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. I shall just give
you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Some of them, as far as I can
remember, were quite nice."

     Framton wondered whether Mrs.
Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters of introduction came into the
nice division.

You must first understand that four years
ealier Framton's...

In A Streetcar Named Desire, what does Elysian Fields symbolize?

Elysian Fields is the
name of the street on which Stanley Kowalski lives with Stella. The street runs between the
train tracks and the river, and it is in a poor district with what Williams describes as
"raffish charm" in New Orleans. Blanche DuBois takes a streetcar named Desire and then
a streetcar named Cemeteries to reach Elysian Fields. In mythology, the Elysian Fields were the
place where heroes went to rest after their death. In this play, the Elysian Fields represent
Blanche's final resting place. After she leaves the Kowalski residence to live in a mental
hospital at the end of the play, she is a shell of her former self, like the shades who were
laid to rest in the Elysian Fields. Her soul has died at the Elysian Fields, and it is her last
stop before she becomes a damaged person.

What is the difference between modern and traditional Nigerian poetry?

To
contrast modern Nigerian poetry from traditional Nigerian poetry, it is important to understand
that there are essentially four generations of Nigerian poets: Pre-Colonial, Colonial,
Post-Colonial, and Contemporary.

Multi-ethnic populations in the area, such
as the Yoruba, Igbo, Ijaw, Efik, and others, certainly respected poetry in their own historical
way, long before the arrival of white colonialists. For example, the Igbo delivered oral poems
with nocturnal voices, mostly at funerals, before colonialism took place.

Famous poets in Nigeria, including Christopher Okigbo, Dennis Osadebe, Wole Soyinka,
Chinua Achebe, and John Pepper-Clark, and many others, eventually became influenced by Western
education. Their poetry reflected Western attitudes, which transformed the Nigerian poetry
scene. The poetry of these Western-educated men was mostly intended for academic study instead
of cultural and social relevance. They wrote poems that aimed to undermine colonialism. They
certainly moved away from traditional Nigerian poetry.

The end of colonialism
in Nigeria was also transformational. Nigerian poets under colonialism wrote poetry that they
learned directly from the white colonialists. Post-colonial poets wrote in a completely
different style. During the post-independence period, poets such as Niyi Osundare, Onwuchekwa
Jemie, and many others wrote poetry in a very different form.

In the 1980s,
the Nobel Prize forwas awarded to Post-Colonial poet Wole Soyinka, which put a spotlight on the
talent within the poetry community in Nigeria. Marxist poets such as Odia Ofeimun and Niyi
Osundare are actively engaged in improving the quality of Nigerian poetry and eradicating its
colonial mentality. Afam Akeh and Sesan Ajayi, among others, are famous leaders of the
post-colonial poets.

In modern times, poetry in Nigeria is influenced and
inspired by an increasing social awareness. Contemporary Nigerian poets like Uche Peter Umez,
Remi Raji, Obi Nwakanma, Ogaga Ifowodo, and many others, are constantly writing poems
practically everyday. Poets from around the world appreciate and respect Nigerian poets and the
countrys literary talent. Nigerian poets are talented writers and social justice advocates who
take a stand. Nowadays, Nigerian poets are committed to social justice
reform.

In Chapter 1 of Animal Farm, what are the different ways in which the animals enter the barn?

If you look at the
beginning of Chapter One carefully, you can see that a lot is suggested about each of the
animals by the order in which they enter and the manner in which they enter. Major, the pig with
a "wise and benevolent appearance" is there first, swiftly followed by the three dogs
and other pigs, who settle themselves beneath the platform indicating their position of
leadership and importance in the farm. The hens perch themselves on the window-sills, indicating
that they are fringe players in what is going to happen, and the sheeps and cows significantly
position themselves "behind the pigs."

and Clover show their care
and concern for other animals by entering slowly and taking their time in case they accidentally
crush another animal. They are followed by Muriel and Benjamin, then, after the ducklings enter,
Mollie prances in, "mincing daintily," indicating her vanity and self-centredness,
which is of course reinforced when she goes right to the front and shakes her white mane, trying
to draw attention to the red ribbons. Lastly, the cat enters seeking a warm place where she can
"purr contentedly" without listening to any of the following speech.

Thus we can see that the order in which the animals enter, the way they enter and where
they position themselves gives us vital clues about their character and the kind of role they
will play in the revolution that is to follow.

What falls under the beautiful for the order of goods? Or whats an example of each

At
the end of , at 66a,cites a hierarchy of the five goods, which basically
goes like this:

1. Measure

2. Beauty and
proportion

3. Reason

4. Sciences, arts, and right opinions
as qualities of the soul

5. Pure pleasures of the soul

It
is likely that the first order in this hierarchy relates to the second as an idea to its
realization. While the first order employs a term for measure, metron, the
second has symmetron, metered, or measured, that is, something which
embodies the concept of measure. It is to this second order that Plato attributes the beautiful.
Here, at 66a, the philosopher does not specify what is included in the beautiful. He has dwelt
on that earlier (51). There, he has focused on shape, color, sound, and odor.

Plato finds a reflection of eternal beauty in inanimate objects. At the same time, he
believes that it is only geometric shapes and objects that are beautiful in themselves.

Colors are the more beautiful the closer they are to geometric shapes, that
is, the purer and the simpler they are. Therefore, a pure and unmixed white is the most
perfectly clear colour. (53b)

According to Plato, audible sounds which are
smooth and clear, and deliver a single series of pure notes (51d) are the most beautiful in
themselves. Singleness and purity is what counts here too.

As for odors,
however, he considers pleasures associated with them less sublime. It is possible that Plato
relegates these to a lower level, because they evince no symmetry, or measure.

Thus, the beautiful in Philebus comprises shape, color, sound, and
odor in their simplest and purest nature. These are perfect expressions of the idea of beauty.
As for living beings (including humans), pictures, and beauties of nature, they are considered
beautiful but not in themselves (51с). Rather, they are beautiful relatively, possessing
various degrees of perfection.

In what ways might Vedantic Hinduisms vision of Brahman and Non-duality help some of the worlds problems today (e.g., crime, conflicts and war,...

The
Vedas are the recorded revelations of the earliest thinkers who were at one in mind and soul
with the essence of the cosmos and the essential truths of the cosmos. Their thoughts and
teachings on these essential truths were recorded by the sage Vyasa hundreds of years later in
book form known now as the four Vedas.

The Brahmana are thesections in each
of the four Vedas. Each of the four Vedas is comprised of four parts: hymns (Samhita), prose
exposition (Brahmana), appendices, and the concluding theological discussions (Upanishads, or
vedanta). The Brahmana are followed by the vedanta, which provide theological discussion of the
Vedantic idea of Brahman ( href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Upanishad">Encyclopedia
Britannica).

Brahman is the name of
the essential cosmological force and origin of the Vedantic truths. This essential origin and
truth, this Brahman, is described as "impersonal,...

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In "Hills Like White Elephants" the American orders two big beers. The price is "four reales." How much would that have been in American money at the...

Now, this is
an interesting question. The Real (plural:
Reales) is a unit of Spanish currency used from the mid-14th
century to 1864, when it was replaced by the escudo, and then by
the peseta in 1860 ( href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_real">Wikipedia). The word,
however, still had meaning: a real was one-fourth of a peseta,
similar in function to the U.S. Quarter-Dollar coin. Since "" was published in 1927,
this latter definition would have been the meaning in the story.

The
girl looked at the bead curtain.

"They've painted
something on it," she said. "What does it say?"

"Anis del Toro. It's a drink."

"Could we try it?"

The man
called "Listen" through the curtain. The woman came out from the
bar.

"Four
reales."

"We want two Anis del...

What are some similarities and differences between Romeo and Mercutio?

andboth display their intelligence and affinity for witty wordplay at various moments and have
relatively charismatic personalities. Both characters also share the capacity for using puns and
verbal sparring, which is depicted in act one, scene four. Mercutio and Romeo are both portrayed
as capricious individuals who wear their emotions on their sleeves and are capable of acting
rash and violent. Their mercurial personalities and potential for hostility are displayed in act
three, scene one during their altercation with . Mercutio attempts to defend Romeo by
challenging Tybalt, while Romeo reacts abruptly by slaying Tybalt to avenge Mercutio's
death.

Despite their several similarities, Romeo is much more romantic and
sensitive than Mercutio. Romeo is extremely in touch with his feelings and falls in love easily,
while Mercutio is driven by sex and is less attracted to the idea of falling in love. He is also
a more masculine, confident man, who is less dramatic and...

In "A Wrinkle in Time," what does Meg wish she could do about her feelings?

Meg
wishes she could control her temper and not
react with the force of the raw emotion she often
feels, especially when it
comes to protecting her "dumb baby brother," Charles
Wallace.

When anyone picks on Charles Wallace, Meg...

What happens when Emily revisits her past life in Our Town?

Like all
the spirits in the play, Emily can go back and relive moments from her past. But what makes this
such an emotionally painful process is the fact that she cannot experience the past by itself;
she experiences the present and the future at the same time.

This means that
when Emily revisits...

What are six quotes from Whirligig by Paul Fleischman that show Brent's immaturity?

Brent
fortunately gains maturity throughout the course of . He is, after all,
only a junior in high school. And his penance for the accident causes him to grow up and to
develop his own identity. But the first chapter, Party Time, is full of immature behavior on
his part. Here are three examples:

After he finds out that the party has a
dress code that he didnt fit:, we read that Fury rose up in him from a deep well. Hed been a
head-banger as a toddler and still threw tantrums when he didnt get his way. He knew he couldnt
afford a tirade here. At least for a few minutes, Brent understands and can control his anger.
But he lets it explode later when he attacks Chaz, just before he storms out of the
party.

When the conversation comes to cars and Porsches, Brent steps in as if
he has personal experience with them. He claims his father had one back in Atlanta but wasnt
happy with it and finally sold it. It was the sort of lie that would never be found out, the
sort hed drawn on often. Moving had at least that one advantage. Over the years, hed grown adept
at creating alternate pasts for himself. His fabricated stories make his family sound better off
than they really are. He feels the need to be equal or to be better than everyone
else.

The last two pages of the chapter show theof his immaturity, when Brent
listens to a drunken subconscious voice that validates his bad behavior and that prods him to
take his hands off the steering wheel. You have the power to end your life.
Now. Very slowly, he closed his eyes. Brents temper and selfishness combine to cause
the tragic accident.

Brent does show growing maturity as he devotes his
energies to the whirligig project. But there are still a few moments when his youth and
inexperience break through. In The Afterlife, during the mediation session with Mrs. Zamora,
Brent tries to express his remorse but cannot: When his turn finally came to speak, the long
apology hed rehearsed reduced itself to the two words €˜Im sorry, words he spoke over and over,
then wailed miserably through tears, not caring that his parents were watching. He is really
still a child.

Later in the same chapter, when Brent is on the road to the
Pacific Northwest, he realizes that maybe he should have done more preparation. At least he had
gotten a book about building whirligigs. Hed read only the chapter on supplies. He knew he
should have tried building one in Chicago, but he hadnt. Once his probation officer had
convinced Brents parents that the trip might help him, hed been in a rush to leave. Now he would
have to learn by doing, when he could have mastered the craft by practicing first.

As he builds the first whirligig, things dont go as he had planned:

He tightened the wood down to the table with a clamp, started in
with his D-shaped coping saw, and promptly broke the thin blade. He inserted the only spare hed
brought, feeling like a soldier down to his last bullet. He worked gingerly. The blade survived.
The file that followed the same path not only smoothed the woods edge but snapped off a sizable
chunk of the angels wing. He slammed the file onto the table. He hated wood. He took a break,
frightened by his anger in the face of this setback. There was no channel-changer here. €¦ He
sat down. He decided to do without the wing. The figure could simply be a harp player.

Brent loses his temper but is able to calm himself down and to get
back to work successfully, without anyone elses prompting. Finally, hes learning. This is the
last tirade we see from him in the book.

What is the meaning of the three slogans, "War is peace", "Freedom is slavery", and "Ignorance is strength"?

Each of these sayings
seems contradictory and that feeds into theof the novel: freedom and enslavement, loyalty and
betrayal, appearances and reality.  All of those are somewhat contradictory, too.  's book is
meant to show what happens when absolute power corrupts absolutely which is what has happened in
the world of the story.  The government has so much power over the people they can create their
own reality which they have done.  The government of the fictional Oceania has a different
interpretation of the slogans however.  For them, "War is peace" means that as long as
they can keep the war machine moving, there is peace.  As long as they can keep people fighting
the war and making implements with which to fight the war, then the people have no time to fight
the government.  Therefore, for the government, there is peace.  "Freedom is slavery"
is a bit more complex.  The Party (the government) is doing all it can to enslave the people,
but it doesn't want them to think they are enslaved.  So, they brainwash the people.  They try
to convince the populace that what some perceive as "freedom" is really nothing more
than being tied to a doctrine which enslaves them.  Of course, theis obvious.  They are the ones
with the doctrine that ties people to it. "Ignorance is strength" means that if the
Party can keep the people ignorant of the truth then the Party is strong.  One of the main and
one of the worst qualities of the Party is that it constantly rewrites history to suit its
purpose.  That is, in fact, 's job.  They keep people ignorant of the facts, they pump
propaganda at them 24/7 and that keeps the Party strong. The Party wants people to see the
slogan, however, as a way of consoling them to the idea that they, the people, don't need to be
aware of all information.  They want people to see the Party as one who looks out for them and
in doing so, takes on the burden of knowing what is good for them so the people don't have to be
burdened with this information.  There is much more to each of these three slogans, I've only
brushed the surface.  They are key to the novel and bear looking into further on your
part.

Describe the relationship between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans in the 1600s.

This is a
large, multi-faceted question, which changes depending on where in the world the encounters are
taking place, which sub-groups of each type are coming into our focus, and even what levels of
the respective societies are relating. That said, if we focus on the Americas, in general the
encounter of these three groups was characterized by increased dominance and power of Europeans,
a decrease in territorial holdings and power for Native Americans, and the ramping up of the
African slave tradefirst to the Caribbean's highly profitable sugar plantations and then to the
mainland of North and South America to work in the various plantations that began to proliferate
in those places.

The power imbalance was in large part due to European
technological dominance, especially gun-powder, weaponry, and navigation. There is evidence and
speculation that even before the Europeans arrived in parts of the Americas, their diseases,
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After Emily dies she decides to go back to the living to relive her 12 birthday, how does she feel when she returns to the world of the living?

This is
one of the most interesting episodes in the play because Emily is like a ghost revisiting her
own home and cannot be seen by her mother or father, although she is visible to the audience.
She expected her visit to be an enjoyable one, but she quickly becomes saddened and wants to be
taken back to the cemetery. What troubles her, she says, is that the living can't understand how
miraculous it is to be alive and to go through the ordinary experiences of daily life. There is
more to it than this, more which Emily probably doesn't understand at the time but will
understand later.is dramatizing his religious thesis that existence is a continuous progression
toward enlightenment and a higher state of being. You can't go backward, only forward. Death is
only a higher state on the way to immortality. All the dead people at the cemetery warned Emily
not to go back in time, but she was still too attached to life to listen. She had to find out
for herself.

What are the most significant events in Barbery's The Elegance of the Hedgehog?

The
first most significant event in The Elegance of a Hedgehog (representing
Rene's hidden elegance) is when Mr. Ozu moves into the apartment building of which Rene is the
concierge. Mr. Ozu is a catalyst for the further development of the story. He sees through both
Rene and Paloma and realizes they are more than they let themselves appear to be. He encourages
both to expand the revelations of their true identities, for example, he gives Rene
Anna Karenina and he prompts Paloma to reveal her fluency in Japanese.
After his influence, Rene and Paloma discover each...

In the book "The Devils Highway," what is Urrea's purpose in giving the history of the region?

I find
your wording interesting in this question in regards to the history of the region. Although I
am not sure, my guess is you mean the history of the devils highway as opposed to the original
towns that many immigrants began from or their destinations (which are also discussed at
length). In short, the history of the devils highway region is discussed to cement the setting
and to help the reader understand theahead.

First, this area of land that has
been nicknamed the devils highway is most definitely a setting of place. (Theis that, here,
setting of time is almost a non-issue because the hardships related to this exact tract of land
will remain no matter what time period spoken about.) The exact place, much to...

What can foreign filmmakers do to increase the demand for their movies in the United States?

Foreign
films typically do not play well in the United States, although there are occasional exceptions.
One of the most notable was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which was a
spectacular hit both critically and financially when it came out in 2000. However, though this
movie was filmed in Chinese with Chinese actors, it was an international production. The primary
writer was American, and the director, Ang Lee, was a Taiwanese-American. Still, collaborative
efforts are one way that foreign productions can become more popular with U.S.
audiences.

If foreign filmmakers hope to become popular
in the U.S market, they certainly need to at least collaborate with U.S. distributors. Large
distributors such as Miramax, Sony, and Universal Studios are for the most part reducing their
support of foreign films. They prefer, in fact, to do remakes of popular foreign films in
English with well-known actors. Examples of these include The Magnificent
Seven , which is a western remake of the samurai...

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What kind of psychological degradation does O'Brien use on Winston in 1984?

OBriens
psychological attacks onbegin when he manipulates Winston into believing that he is a member of
the Brotherhood rather than a committed member of the Inner Party. Luring Winston into revealing
his secret hideout at the pawnshop, OBrien sets up the surveillance that helps capture both
Winston and . Once Winston is imprisoned in the Ministry of Love, within Winstons torture,
OBriens psychological abuse complement the physical attacks inflicted on him. OBrien first
undermines Winstons self-confidence by insisting that Winston had actually known that OBrien was
a staunch loyalist. By having his taunts matched with the guards blows, he makes Winston
associate OBriens presence with fear of physical assault and the related pain.

As the torture progresses, between the beatings and the drugs, Winston is often fuzzy,
so he strongly suspects but cannot be sure that OBrien was directing the interrogation. When he
gains enough consciousness to fully understand his situation, he finds himself strapped to a
device that could break his back. OBrien ruthlessly reminds him of his vulnerable position and
plays mind games with his memory. He twists the facts one way and then the other so that Winston
cannot be sure if any of his memories are of events that ever occurred. By making Winston
question reality itself, he makes the man into his own worst enemy.

A US travel data center survey reported that Americans stayed an average of 7.5 night when they went on vacation. The sample size was 1500. Find the...

We are asked
to create the 95% confidence interval for the mean number of nights that people stayed for
vacation. We are told that the sample size was 1500, and the sample mean is 7.5. We are also
told to assume that the population standard deviation is 0.8.

When creating
the interval about a mean realize that what we are doing is taking some point estimate and
adding/subtracting a term encompassing possible errors. There are two primary components of this
error term: one factor involves how confident we want to be, and the other factor is the
standard error of the mean.

1. The point estimate: a point estimate
   is a "guess" as to the actual value. The sample mean makes a good point estimate as it
   will vary much less than other measures of the center if we repeat the survey.
   `bar(x)=7.5`
2. We are asked for a confidence level of 95%. Then `alpha=.05` .
   Thus we would expect the actual mean to fall out of the interval we create 5% of the time.
   Assuming a fairly "normal" distribution (not highly skewed) the mean will fall below
   the interval 2.5% of the time and above 2.5%.

Converting the
data distribution to a standard normal distribution, we can find the z-score that corresponds to
2.5% outside the interval. We call this value `z_(alpha/2)` .

Looking in a
standard normal table or using technology we find the corresponding z-value to be
1.96.

The standard error of the mean is defined to be `sigma/sqrt(n)` . We
can use this as we know the population standard deviation. If we did not know the population
standard deviation we would have to use another technique.

The
interval we seek is given by:

`bar(x)-z_(alpha/2)(sigma/sqrt(n))

`7.5-(1.96)(0.8/sqrt(1500))

`7.4595

(You will need to consult your text or
instructor as to their requirements for rounding.)

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How does Walden appeal to modern generations?

Relying
on self, getting in touch with nature, listening to one's one voice rather than the clamor of
the crowd, living a simpler life--all good things for any time and place.  Certainly in our
high-tech, materialistic, this is a voice of reason and caution and individuality.  I think the
whole idea of just going away somewhere and leaving behind all the "trappings" of
civilization is appealing today.  Thus the commercials featuring vacations in secluded spots and
throwing away the blackberry.  It's a romantic concept, I think, and there is plenty of validity
to it.  I do, however, find it ironic that most people think Thoreau lived in complete isolation
and contemplation on some pond.  He actually walked into town (Concord) every day and was
visited by plenty of people regularly during his time at .  In fact, he says he left, in part,
because he and others had worn a recognizable path, the beginning of a rut, and his time there
had served his purpose.

Who is Goodman Brown's traveling companion? What clues tell you so?

In a moment that
foreshadows the arrival of his future companion, Goodman Brown says to himself as he walks into
the forest, "'What if the devil himself should be at my very elbow!'" A moment later,
he meets "the figure of a man" who meets him and begins to walk alongside
him.

Our first clue that the man he's met is unnatural is when the man says
that he was in Boston just fifteen minutes ago. The setting of this story is Salem, and it ought
to take a great deal longer for a person to get from Boston to Salem; so, the fact that this man
was in Boston only fifteen minutes prior is a clue that he is supernatural in origin.

Next, his staff bears "the likeness of a great black snake." The snake is
often associated with the devil as a result of the story of Eve's temptation in the Garden of
Eden. Further, the Puritans often referred to the devil as The Black Man. The narrator also
calls this mysterious man "he of the serpent." So, his black snake staff and his
association with the serpent are...

What is the difference between an optical color and an arbitrary color?

Color, scientifically,
is the visual stimulation on the color receptors in the human eye from reflected light of a
certain wavelength. For example, if you look at a red object, what you are seeing as
"red" is the wavelength of the light that is reflected off the object into your eyes.
The other wavelengths of light are absorbed and so you do not see them. This is why you can
"cancel out" colors with tinted plastic; if you put a red sheet over white paper with
blue and red lines on it, you will only be able to see the blue lines, which will look black;
the red lines have red light shining on them from the plastic and become the same color as the
rest of the paper.

Optical Color refers to a
method of coloring with dots of multiple single colors rather than with a mixed color. This
allows the brain to meld all the colors together, perceiving them as a single or blended color.
This can be seen in comic strips, where the printing method of blending a few choice colors is
faster and more accurate than having nozzle tips  for every possible shade. This method is also
used in LCD screens, where each pixel point on the screen is composed of a
RED GREEN BLUE node, which are lightened and dimmed to create a vast
spectrum of color. A similar method of art is called Pointillism.

Arbitrary Color refers to the use of color that is "wrong" or incorrect for
the subject depicted, but is deliberately chosen by the artist to evoke a certain emotion or
feeling. A good example of this is the Uffington White Horse, an enormous
piece of landscaped art in Great Britain. The horse is an abstract piece that evokes speed of
movement instead of , but the striking white of the chalk underneath the green sod give the
horse an otherworldly feel, as if it had been inscribed there by aliens. Another example is the
work of Andy Warhol, who used powerful primary colors to show soup cans as cultural artifacts
instead of simple objects.

What is the main theme of the poem "The Sea" by J Reeves?

One element of the poem
that really strikes me is its mood.  We commonly read poems that depict nature, even the sea
itself, as tranquil and calming, or stories (especially movies) about dogs being "man's
best friend."  But this poem does something different with both.  The idea that the sea has
"clashing teeth and shaggy jaws," that it "gnaws" and "roars" like
an angry, hungry animal, is a strikingly original comparison: a , to be exact, as other
commenters have pointed out.  Therefore, the mood is not peaceful, and it is not friendly;
instead, it is off-putting, concerning, even frightening.  The unexpected mood draws attention,
then, to the idea that even things that seem lovely, things that are most often depicted as
beautiful or kind, can still have the power to be destructive and menacing.  Even when the sea
is tranquil or the dog is companionable, when either one "lies on the sandy shores,"
there is still a beast capable of doing real damage underneath that temporary
"quiet."

How can I write a good conclusion for my geography project on transportation in India?

Of course,
it all depends on what you said about transportation in India.  Did you look at modes of
transportation?  Issues in transportation?  Your conclusion should have a brief retelling of
your thesis (not verbatim) and it should also give a summary of how each of your points backs up
your thesis.  You can also mention how you arrived at this thesis--what are the broader
implications of your paper?  Do transportation issues in India resemble transportation issues in
other congested areas, i.e. America? 

Your conclusion should make the reader
aware that he/she has reached the end of your paper.  There is no need to write "in
conclusion" to start the paragraph, because everyone can see that the paper is
ending--these words are proper for a speech, but not a paper.  Do not bring in new material for
your conclusion, but briefly restate your argument and the points of how you made your argument.
This is your last chance to make an impression on the reader.  

What is the significance of the title of Eudora Welty's story "A Worn Path"?

The title of
s story seems significant for a number of reasons, including the following:

• The very opening sentence of the story not only mentions a path but implies
  that the adjective worn may be relevant to the old age of the :

an old Negro woman with her head tied in a red rag,
coming along a path through the pinewoods . . . .

• The word path is in some ways afor the Phoenixs larger journey through
  life.
• Much of the story involves Phoenixs literal journeys as she walks
  down paths.
• The phrase a worn path can suggest, metaphorically, the
  relative lack of variety in Phoenixs life.
• The fact that Phoenix spends
  much of the story walking on paths may symbolize her determination. She rarely stops to rest;
  she rarely takes it easy. The path may thus symbolize, to some degree, the challenges she
  faces and overcomes in life.
• Sometimes her journey gives Phoenix confidence
  in herself, as in the following passage:

At
the foot of this hill was a place where a log was laid across the creek.

Now comes the trial, said Phoenix. Putting her right foot out, she mounted the log and shut
her eyes. Lifting her skirt, leveling her cane fiercely before her like a festival figure in
some parade, she began to march across. Then she opened her eyes and she was safe on the other
side.

I wasn't as old as I thought,she said.

• The variety of obstacles Phoenix faces on the path symbolizes the variety of
  challenges she faces in her life.
• The fact that Phoenix often follows a
  path calls attention to those instances in which she must create a new path for herself, as in
  the following incident:

She passed through the
old cotton and went into a field of dead corn. It whispered and shook, and was taller than her
head. 'Through the maze now,' she said, for there was no path.

• Sometimes the fact that the path is worn means that Phoenix has chances to
  relax a bit, as when she says, Walk pretty . . . . This the easy place. This the easy
  going.
• Near the end of the story, Phoenix can't remember something and
  doesn't speak until asked the same question repeatedly. This fact suggest that she herself is
  becoming "worn" down by age.
• The title of the story anticipates
  the very last sentence of the story, thus giving the work a kind of symmetry:

Then her slow step began on the stairs, going
down.

Perhaps the final two words ("going
down") imply her approaching mortality. In any case, both at the very beginning and at the
very end of the story, Phoenix is walking her worn path.

 

 

 

Is Hamlet a revenge play?

has many of the
elements of the Elizabethan revenge drama or , but it is also a psychological drama in two
significant ways. Youngdoes finally avenge the death of his father, also Hamlet, by killing his
murderer, . Along the way, however, he accidentally kills , somust avenge his fathers death; he
also does this at the plays end by killing Hamlet. The second revenge plot largely serves to
support the main one by emphasizing the motif of father-son bonds. However, although a lot of
people die in the play, only a few of those killings are actually acts of revenge, which is
different from the typical Elizabethan version.

Many people have argued that
the differences from the genre account for this plays longevity. Hamlets psyche is really the
subject, as his conscience and indecisiveness block him for a long time from taking the act of
vengeance. The psychological aspects also include suspense similar to a modern detective story.
If the audience believesright away, then Claudius is certainly guilty. Until Claudius admits his
guilt, the audience cannot be sure if Hamlet is right to be so cautious.

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In The Alchemistby Paulo Coelho, what does Santiago learn when he turns himself into the wind? Distinguish fact from fantasy in the lessons about life...

I
think the following quote does a good job of explaining what it is that Santiago learns from
changing himself into the wind.

The boy reached through to
the Soul of the World, and saw that it was a part of the Soul of God. And he saw that the Soul
of God was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could perform miracles.

Santiago needs to turn himself into the wind in order to save his
life, but he doesn't know how to. Santiago is doubtful that it can actually happen at all, but
he proceeds to enter into a conversation with the desert, the wind, and the sun. Each of those
pieces of nature is not capable of helping Santiago, but the sun tells him to "speak to the
hand that wrote all." This person/thing/entity is the Soul of the World, and Santiago
learns something very special about the Soul of the World. The Soul of the World is a part of
God and God is a part of...

In "One Man Explains Why He Swears by Wearing Spanx," how would you describe Fanning's body image both before and during wearing spanx? Identify the...

Fanning
definitely has a negative view of his
appearance before wearing Spanxhe describes himself as
€˜fat, and he says he
never really accepted the way he looks (second paragraph in the article,
link
below).He then goes on to talk about how Spanx is technically available for men, but
it
hasnt fallen into common use among men the way it has for womenno men he
knows of actually wear
Spanx.When he finally buys a Spanx t-shirt, he
describes himself as feeling €˜wild and
wanton.

After he
actually gets the shirt and tries it on, his attitude toward
his body
improves significantly.The Spanx doesnt give him the €˜ideal male body, but it
makes
enough of a difference that he describes it as feeling €˜transformed
and gaining confidence in
himself because of his appearance (toward the end
of the article).The second-to-last paragraph
in particular gives a good
description of the positive effect his appearance has on his

attitude.

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What is the seemingly contradictory attitude of the animals toward Mr. Whymper in chapter 6?

Several points:
Mr. Whymper is a human and deals with money, two points which...

What was the result of Ida B. Well's 1884 lawsuit against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company?

Ida B.
Wells is best known for her work as a muckraking journalist.  She exposed abuses of African
Americans and fought against those abuses.  Her career as a journalist was the...

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An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge Point Of View

In Part
One of the short story,uses third-person limited narration to describe the formal setting of the
execution, as well as Peyton's thoughts. In third-person limited, the narrator knows the
thoughts and feelings of one person. In Part One, Peyton's feelings are described as he panics
after hearing the ominous ticking of his watch and contemplates his escape.

In Part Two, the narration switches to third-person omniscient. The background
information leading up to Peyton's execution is presented as a soldier informs Peyton about the
Union's proclamation concerning the Owl Creek Bridge. However, the reader is told that the
soldier speaking to Peyton is actually a Federal scout. This information creates
dramatic,...

What are the two similes Bradbury uses to describe Peter's and Wendy's physical traits? What is ironic about these choices of similes?

Here are the
two similes thatuses to describe Peter and Wendy:

1. They have
   "cheeks like peppermint candy."
2. They also have "eyes like
   bright blue agate marbles."

What is ironic about these
similes is that they are in sharp contrast to the reality of the children's natures. These
descriptions connote innocent cherub-like children with wide eyes and rosy cheeks--the children
out of fairy tales, as their names also suggest. But, in the story the natures of Peter and
Wendy are much more ominous than they are innocent. For, when George tells the children that he
and Lydia are considering...

Compare and contrast Julia and Winston. How does each rebel against the party? Are these rebellions at all effective?

and s differing attitudes to the Party and the ways in which they rebel against it are
outlined in chapter 3 of . Julias view is straightforward:

Life as she saw it was quite simple. You wanted a good time;
they," meaning the Party, wanted to stop you having it; you broke the rules as best you
could. She seemed to think it just as natural that "they" should want to rob you of
your pleasures as that you should want to avoid being caught.

goes on to say that Julia has no interest in politics and regards any organized revolt
against the Party as stupid and certain to fail. The clever thing to do is to break the rules
and get away with it. Julia enjoys her sexual defiance of the Party for its own sake, as well as
for the sake of breaking the Partys rules.

Winstons rebellion, by contrast,
is political and cerebral. Like Julia, he does not believe the Party can be beaten and says that
it is better to regard yourself as dead as soon as you begin to rebel....

How does Mr.Hooper respond when the parishioners first react to his veil in "The Minister's Black Veil"?

The members of
the congregation of Mr. Hooper are filled with astonishment when they see their minister with a
black veil covering the lower part of his face as he steps out his door. But, Mr.
Hooper continues on his way deliberately, bending somewhat to look at the ground, yet
"nodding kindly" to the members of the congregation who remain on the steps of the
meeting-house.

After Mr. Hooper dons the black veil and steps
out his door, the sexton who watches because the minister's presence is the signal to ring the
church bell, cries out in amazement, "But what has good Parson Hooper got upon his
face?" The others are so shocked to see that he has covered all but his eyes with a black
veil that when he passes them and nods with gentleness toward them, few return his
greeting.

This reaction toward the Reverend Mr. Hooper intensifies the longer
that he wears the veil because people wonder if he is trying to hide something or if he sees in
their faces some secret sin and, lest he reveal to others this sin, he shields his face. At any
rate, they are threatened by the wearing of this veil, and sense a growing discomfiture around
him. For this reason, Mr. Hooper is not invited to share Sunday dinners or attend weddings any
more.

Therefore, rather than causing his congregation to become open about
their human sins, the veil serves only to isolate Mr. Hooper himself. In fact, on his deathbed
when he is asked by an attending minister to remove his veil so that others may see his
"triumphant aspect" as he goes to "his reward," Mr. Hooper adamantly
refuses, 

When the friend shows his inmost heart to his
friend, the lover to his best-beloved; when man does not vainly shrink from the eye of his
Creator, loathsomely treasuring up the secret of his sin,then deem me a monster for the symbol
beneath which I have lived and die. I look around me, and, lo! on every visage a black
veil!" 

And, so, Mr. Hooper is buried with the veil
upon his corpse, having desired to teach a moral lesson by wearing this veil as a symbol of the
veil of falseness that each man and woman wears to conceal secret sins.

How has Sebold written "The Lovely Bones" so that it leads you to personally sympathize with the characters?

In my
opinion, yes.The literary technique is called first person omniscient.It is unusual because most
first person narratives are limited.That is, they don't know what is going on in the minds of
others and...

Describe the room in which the narrator is kept in "The Pit and the Pendulum." How does he discover the shape?

is about a
man sentenced to death during the Spanish Inquisition, who awakes in the depths of a dungeon
cell.  At first it is pitch black in the vault, dank and cold, and the man can ascertain
details of his surroundings only by touch.  He assumes that the walls are made of stone, with
many corners and angles around, and that the room is fifty paces in circumference.  The only
thing he knows for certain is that the floor is damp and slippery, hazardous to walk upon.  Walk
upon it he does, however, and discovers a deep pit in the middle of the floor, a circular well
into which the Inquisition had intended him to fall.  Having discovered the plan, however, the
man retreats to the perimeter and is given a draught of some sleeping elixir.  Upon awakening,
he finds that he can see, and also that his assumptions about the shape and make of his room had
been incorrect.

In reality, the room was square and half the size he had
imagined, the walls made of iron panels, the ceiling about thirty or forty feet high.  Hideous
and repulsive devices to which the charnel superstition of the monks has given rise€¦overspread
and disfigured the walls.  These paintings are faded and musty as if with age.  The floor, the
narrator confirms, is made of stone.  It is only later, after he once again thwarts the
Inquisitions sick, slow, torturous attempt to murder him, that he notices why he can see:  the
walls are not attached to the floor, but are separated by a gap of an inch or so, through which
a dim light issues.  The significance of this detachment soon becomes clear, as the walls begin
to bend and tighten, pushing him in toward the well in the middle of the cell at the same time
as they begin to glow with an unbearable heat.  It is this latter fate that the narrator would
prefer over falling into the well, for in the light he can see what lies within €“ and within is
a terrible thing.

In The Great Gatsby, how does Daisy Buchanan represent the American Dream? Daisy may be considered Gatby's American Dream, but how does...

One can
only considerto embody the American dream if you see her as merely an object of desire, or of
the male gaze, rather than as a human being with her own life, goals, and individual existence.
In fact, from a feminist perspective, one could argue that itself shows
women mainly as objects of male sexual desire and as rewards for malerather than as genuine
people with their own needs and stories. 

himself, of course, embodies the
American Dream in his reinvention of himself and his portrayal as a self-made man who gets rich
by his own hard work and cleverness. His aspirational goals include not just wealth but being
accepted by the powerful and aristocratic families of East Egg. One is never sure whether Gatsby
loves Daisy for herself or for the old money she represents. While she is part of Gatsby's
dream, she herself represents the precise opposite of the American Dream. 

Daisy is descended from wealthy "old money" and married to...

Why does Jem become angry when Scout tries to ask him about Miss Gates' opinions in To Kill a Mockingbird? Any quotations to back up the response are...

The above
answer is good, but more context is important.andare both furious at Miss Gates, but for
different reasons. Scout is angry at Miss Gates, because Miss Gates does not see something very
clearly. In other words, she has enormous blind spots. She is able to see that Hitler is an evil
leader because he persecutes the Jews, but she is not able to see how those of Maycomb persecute
blacks - especially in the case of Tom Robinson. 

Here is what she says in
class. Her blindness is clear as day. 

We said it. Then
Miss Gates said, Thats the difference between America and Germany. We are a democracy and
Germany is a dictatorship. Dictator-ship, she said. Over here we dont believe in persecuting
anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced. Prejudice, she enunciated carefully.
There are no better people in the world than the Jews, and why Hitler doesnt think so is a
mystery to me.

What makes her blindness even greater is
that Scout, a mere child, sees her inconsistency. 

Jem is angry when Scout
mentions Miss Gates because he is reminded of the case and how ugly it was. Here is the
text:

Well, coming out of the courthouse that night Miss
Gates wasshe was goin€˜ down the steps in front of us, you musta not seen hershe was talking
with Miss Stephanie Crawford. I heard her say its time somebody taught em a lesson, they were
gettin€˜ way above themselves, an the next thing they think they can do is marry us. Jem, how
can you hate Hitler so bad an€˜ then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home

Jem was suddenly furious. He leaped
off the bed, grabbed me by the collar and shook me. I never wanta hear about that courthouse
again, ever, ever, you hear me? You hear me? Dont you ever say one word to me about it again,
you hear? Now go on!

For Jem, Miss Gates represents the
sheer racism of the town. For this reason, Jem is angry. 

Can more than one religion be true? There are thousands of religions in the world, and those religions are each broken into hundreds of sects. Is...

There's
no objective way to answer this question... We all rely on our own perceptions of faith,
religion, and God as influenced by our upraising, our personal experiences, and what we as
individuals feel to be true. In fact, there's no objective, scientific way
to prove that there is any type of higher power or afterlife. It's a matter of faith, of
believing in a sight and truth unseen that makes religion possible at all. Throughout the
centuries, there have been so many interpretations of religion; however, it's interesting to
observe how the core of common beliefs in what makes "goodness" pop up again and
again. Perhaps that is the essence of "truth" in faith...

I am
heartened to see the examples of tolerance set by the posters above and have to add my two cents
to the mix. I do consider myself a spiritual person, but I live by the idea that there is one
truth, many paths to it. If God truly is God, then the human mind has not the slightest prayer
(nointended) of actually comprehending and delininating all the complexities and nuances of
something so much more vastly infinite and powerful than ourselves. It's likely that none of us
has it exactly right. But our attempts to make a connection to something more make us aspire to
be the best humans we can be, according to our own approximations of
godliness.

What are some elements found in Emma that could justify some critics in suggesting that Austin is a conservative?

The
idea ofas a conservative--morally, as a political Tory and as part of the male literary
tradition--comes from the 1975 critical publication by Marilyn Butler, Jane Austen and
the War of Ideas. In it Butler asserts that Austen is following in the footsteps of
traditional English Literary cannon and is "programmatically conservative" instead of
a "non-partisan liberal moralist." Subsequent criticism in Feminism, especially by
Showalter and Gilbert, disputes Butler's early opinion, yet echoes of "conservative"
still can be heard.

is one that most easily accepts the
mantle of conservative because the deep level,...

Based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, describe the character of Ichabod Crane. Based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, describe the...

One of the
famous characters of American , Ichabod Crane is best remembered for his lanky appearance and
his gullibility and fear as he believes he is chased by the headless horseman.  In 's charming,
humorous, and slightly terrifying tale, "," Ichabod Crane arrives from Conneticut in
Sleepy Hollow, the enchanted land and "place of nature." His featues befit his surname
Crane:  He has a long neck and legs; his head is small and flat at the top;
he has large ears, large glassy eyes, and a long nose.  His likeness to a scarecrow, too, is
remarkable. Irving describes him,

To see him striding
along the profile of a hill on a windy day, with his clothes bagging and flutering about him,
one might have mistaken him for the genius of famine descending upon the earth, or some
scarecrow eloped from a cornfield.

Crane is the
schoolmaster, and a harsh one at that.  But, he

administered justice with discrimination rather than severity; taking the burthen off
the backs of the weak, and laying it on those of the strong.

He always tells the boys that he whips that they will long remember it and thank him
for the whipping later on. Yet, when school was finished, Ichabod Crane was the playmate of the
larger boys.  But, he was known for accompanying the smaller boys home if they had pretty
sisters or a mother who could cook.  To assist his salary, he would help the farmers to make
hay, and he was not against letting the children play with him or hold a little one on his
knee.

As the schoolmaster and singing instructor, Crane holds a respectable
position in the community.  The ladies consider him erudite and he is certainly knowedgeable in
the history of New England Witchcraft.  He loves to feed his imagination with his book on
witchcraft and with the wives' tales.  But, after he exchanges tales, Crane is fearful as he
walks home until he encounters Katrina Van Tassel.  So, desirous of marrying her, Ichabod visits
her home where there is always "wonderful food" on the table.

However, when Crane decides to court Katrina, Brom Van Brunt, "the hero of the
county round," becomes his foe.  So, Ichabod pretends that he is giving Katrina singing
lessons and visits the farm frequently.  But, the redoutable Brom Bones, as he was called,
becomes Ichabod's rival; for a while, Brom plays practical jokes on Ichabod in order for him to
turn into a figure of ridicule.

 Ichabod vows to ask Katrina to marry him; he
borrows a ghastly looking horse named Gunpowder, who, though old and broken down, has a
"lurking devil in him." Toward evening he sees that Brom Bones has ridden his own
horse named Daredevil.  After the meal, people gather and tell stories of the headless horseman
of Sleepy Hollow.  All the tales affect Ichabod, who tries to talk with Katrina before leaving. 
But, mysteriously, Ichabod leaves looking desolate and dejected at "the very witching
hour."  With no signs of life, Ichabod fearfully recalls all the ghost stories he has heard
as he approaches a gnarled tree that is connected to a tragic story of a Major Andre who was
taken prisoner nearby. Then, when his horse will not run over the bridge, Ichabod sees something
"misshapen, black, and towering."  The headless horseman rides alongside Gunpowder.
Ichabod holds on and outruns the horseman, who hurls his head at ichabod.

For
days, people search for Ichabod.  But, no trace of him can be found.  The old wives say Ichabod
was "spirited away."

Please discuss "The Tyger" by William Blake.

In
"," Blake takes time to ruminate on what kind of God could make a creature as fearsome
as a tiger. In doing so, he employs an eighteenth-century concept known as "the
sublime." The sublime refers to those aspects of nature that both fill us with awe at their
beauty but also with terror at their power. Standing at the edge of a tall mountain peak and
seeing both the majesty of the mountain while recognizing the smallness and weakness of humans
in comparison to the God who could create such grandeur would be an example of the
sublime.

Blake describes the tiger in terms of the sublime: it is both
beautiful and terrifying. As Blake asks:

What immortal
hand or eye,

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

Behind this question lurks another: what kind of God could
unleash such destructive power on the earth? The tiger is beautiful, but its
"symmetry" is used to pounce on the victims it will devour. Blake explicitly contrasts
it to the lamb, asking "Did he who made the Lamb make thee?"

If we...

What are some quotes that show that Friar Lawrence is a father figure to Romeo?

Just as we
should consider the Nurse a parental figure tothe same could be said for the Friar and .not only
shows his affection for Romeo but he also gives him fatherly advice on more than one
occasion.

In , the Friar, as a father would, chastises Romeo for being out
all night and for falling in love with another girl after so soon being in love with Rosaline.
The Friar comments:

Young mens love then
lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.

The Friar is often giving guidance to Romeo (unfortunately Romeo doesn't listen)
about how the young man should handle his new love for Juliet. In the marriage scene, , he urges
Romeo to take things slow and to be patient. He says,

Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so.
Too swift arrives as tardy as
too slow.

The Friar is at
his most fatherly after Romeo has killedand is distraught over being banished. Romeo is acting
quite immaturely as he cries to the Friar about having to leave Verona and lose access to
Juliet. The Friar reminds Romeo that he is actually fortunate.could have sentenced Romeo to
death for fighting in the streets, as he promised in Act I, but instead he exiles
Romeo.

 

The Friar tells Romeo to be patient and
to go to Mantua and let things calm down. Once some time has healed a few wounds, the Friar
tells Romeo the two lovers can once again be reunited. In :

Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed.
Ascend her chamber.
Hence and comfort her.
But look thou stay not till the watch be set,
For then
thou canst not pass to Mantua,
Where thou shalt live till we can find a
time
To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends,
Beg pardon of the Prince,
and call thee back
With twenty hundred thousand times more joy
Than thou
wentst forth in lamentation.

As with a father (Friar means father), Lawrence loves Romeo and wants what is best
for him. This love, however, blinds the Friar to the true consequences of his indulgence of
Romeo's impetuous actions. The Friar should have consulted with the parents at some point to
avert the final .

What are some of the things people say about Stargirl in Leo's presence?

Becauseis eccentric and refuses to conform to
the status quo of Mica Area High School, a lot of the more "popular" girls, like
Hillari Kimble, don't like her and attempt to put her down. 
 
Leo, on the
other hand, has a strange type of infatuation with Stargirl. First, he's merely curious about
her, then they become friends, and not too long after that, they enter a romantic relationship.
It doesn't last long, though, because people start ignoring Leo the same way they do Stargirl.

 
Unable to handle the rejection from his peers, Leo asks Stargirl to try to
be more "normal." She tries for a while but, ultimately, breaks up with Leo when she
realizes she can't, and doesn't want to, be normal. 
 
That said, while Leo is
still in the friendship phase of his relationship with Stargirl, he asks her to appear on the
school's television show, Hot Seat, as a result of mounting pressure from his peers, especially
that of his best friend, Kevin. Eventually, Leo gives in to the request and asks Stargirl to
make an appearance on the show. Being Stargirl, she agrees. 
 
While
Stargirl's actual interview on Hot Seat goes well, things start to get uncomfortable when
Hillari Kimble and her friends start criticizing her on-air. Hillari refers to her as
"goofy" and "crazy" while her friends ask her questions about why she
dresses the way she does and why she doesn't wear makeup. They refer to her as "weird"
and question why she can't just be "normal."

The group continues
to harass her until the faculty adviser, Mr. Robineau, steps in on her behalf. Soon after, he
destroys the tape and Stargirl's Hot Seat episode is never
aired.
 

According to Douglass, a person's conscience "must stand entire, or it does not stand at all." What did Douglass mean by that statement?

What Douglass
means by this is that a person cannot be truly bad in some circumstances and still remain good
overall.  A person who acts in evil ways in any part of their life will soon see their entire
conscience fall apart and they will be evil in all parts of their life.  This is, in a sense, a
similar idea to that expressed by Martin Luther King, Jr. when he said that injustice anywhere
is a threat to justice everywhere.  Douglass is saying that injustice in one part of your
conscience will eventually threaten all parts of your conscience.

We can see
this from the context in which Douglass places this passage.  He is telling the story of a woman
who owned him.  He says that the woman was, at first, a perfect Christian.  But then, as she
enforced the rules of slavery on Douglass, she lost her good nature.  She came to be even worse
to him in some ways than her husband, who had previously been worse than she was.  Douglass is
saying that accepting slavery eventually destroyed her conscience and allowed her to become a
much worse person than she had been.

What Douglass is saying, then, is that
we cannot compartmentalize our consciences.  We cannot be evil towards some people and then turn
around and be good to others.  We may manage it for a little while, but not for
long.

Can art be considered Literature?

This is an
interesting question. I would say
that the answer is yes and no. It all depends on how you
define literature.
If you define literature as a written piece of work, which most people do,

then art (without text) is not literature. If you take a strict view, literature is
usually
divided intoor non-fiction, and between prose and poetry. So, from
this point of view, art is
not literature. 

If we define
art as the communication of content, then sure
art can be literature. As
people say, a picture is worth a thousand words. In the end, the key
is how
you define literature. 

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