We want to
solve the given system of equations by graphing and locating the point of intersection (if it
exists). The system:

y = x - 1
y = 3x -
9

A system of two linear equations in two variables can
have 0, 1, or infinite solutions. If the lines are parallel, there are no solutions. (The system
is said to be inconsistent.) If the lines intersect at a single point, there is one solution.
(The system is said to be consistent and independent.) If the two lines are actually the same
line, there are an infinite number of solutions for the system. (The system is said to be
consistent and dependent.)

The first line, y = x - 1, has slope 1 and
y-intercept of -1. This means that the line includes the point (0, -1), as this is the
y-intercept. To find another point on the line we can use the slope: for every unit to the
right, we go we should go up 1 unit. Points on this line include (0,-1), (1,0), (2,1), (3,2),
and so on.

The second line, y = 3x - 9, has slope 3 and y-intercept -9. Once
we plot (0,-9) (the y-intercept), for every 1 unit to the right we must go up 3 units. Points on
this line include (0,-9), (1,-6), (2,-3),(3,0), and so on.

The graphs: y = x
- 1 in blue and y = 3x - 9 in red (see attached).

It
appears that the lines intersect at (4,3). We can verify this algebraically:

If x = 4 then y = x - 1 = 4 - 1 = 3
If x = 4 then y = 3x -
9 = 3(4) - 9 = 3 as required.

The solution
is the point (4,3).

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What is the tone of the poem "Africa" by David Diop?

This
intriguingly unique poem has an
overall tone and a secondary,
middle
tone along with a tertiary (third)
tone.

The overall
tone is heard in the first six and last two
lines. In between
are the two other tones, the secondary and the tertiary.

The overall tone begins with the first line then
melds
into the secondary tone part way through
the seventh line:
"Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields." The
secondary
tone carries on from there to "But a
grave voice answers me," which
introduces the tertiary
tone before the poem returns to the
original, overall tone.
Knowing where these divisions are will you
help
you to identify the tones when you reread the poem and look for these tones yourself.
Now,
what are these tones?

Tone is the feeling or
emotion
expressed by the poetic speaker or persona toward the subject or characters
being
written about: tone is what the speaker feels about what is being said.
The first
tone, the first expression of the
speaker's feeling, is triumphal. A triumphal
feeling is a celebratory
feeling. The speaker feels triumphal when he reflects on Africa because
it is
a proud homeland lineage full of images of might and greatness, as his grandmother
sings
of it.

The secondary
tone in "Your
beautiful black blood that irrigates the
fields," is a tone sadly desperate. The speaker is
saddened by the images of
backbreaking labor under the whip of slavery and desperate to know if
this
whipped Africa is the same Africa that his grandmother triumphally sings about, the
Africa
that flows through his veins.

The
tertiary tone
is spoken by "a grave voice"
(perhaps a collective voice from the grave) and is a
gentle yet earnest tone
that gently reprimands while earnestly exhorting. This gentle, earnest
tone
expresses the feeling of the "grave voice" as it points the speaker, who is
like
an "impetuous child," toward the correct present-day image of Africa:
Africa is not
the image of bent and whipped backs but the image a tree,
"young and strong," that is
acquiring and bearing the fruit of
liberty:

That is your
Africa springing
up anew
Springing up patiently, obstinately
Whose fruit
bit
by bit acquires
The bitter taste of liberty.

Dehumanization In Night

Newell Kautzer

Dehumanization is a theme that is consistently present throughout
. The Nazis enacted countless horrors upon the people they imprisoned and
executed in the concentration camps and ghettos during the Holocaust. Examples of the
dehumanization in the actions of the Nazis throughout the book include the systematic forced
relocation of Jews from their homes into ghettos and concentration camps, the extermination of
people via mostly gas chambers and mass shootings, the beatings and torture of prisoners, the
tattooing of numbers onto concentration camp prisoners, the separating of families
and...

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What was the reason for an increase in voters over the period between 1924 and 1828? What led to the Nullification Crisis?

During the 1820s, a
decade that historians have called "The Age of the Common Man," voting increased
because many states removed property requirements for voting. These changes meant that most
white men could now vote, regardless of their economic status. In addition, several northern
states allowed freed African-American men to vote. Most African-Americans and all women,
however, still could not vote. Voting procedures were also changed so that voting by voice was
replaced by paper ballots; these changes encouraged people to vote the way they wanted and to
feel less pressured to vote in the way their social superiors did. These changes in the
electorate helped Andrew Jackson win the Presidency in 1828.

The
Nullification Crisis of 1832 involved the refusal of South Carolina to pay the Tariff of 1832
(and the earlier Tariff of 1828), which they referred to as "The Tariff of
Abominations." They objected to a high tariff (a tax on imported goods) that made
manufactured goods from Europe very expensive. By stating that they could nullify, or declare
void, a federal law, South Carolina set a dangerous precedent (which had been used earlier by
New Englanders during the Hartford Convention) that southern states would use later during the
outbreak of the Civil War. However, Andrew Jackson passed a Force Bill through Congress in 1833
that authorized the use of force to collect the tariff, and a compromise was reached that
lowered the tariff. As a result, South Carolina, though backed by Jackson's Vice-President, John
Calhoun, relented and paid the tariff. 

How does Jonathan Edward challenge one's self?

One way
in which Edwards can be seen as issuing
a challenge to the individual that they can place on
themselves is in seeking
to move closer to God.  Edwards does not make any distinctions.  He
makes it
fairly clear that all human beings are in some level of guilt in terms of how they
have
turned from the divine.  Edwards lumps all human beings into a realm
where each individual has
to make a clear spiritual choice to stop what has
happened and embrace a new vision of what
should be happening in their lives:
 

All wicked men's
pains
and contrivance which they use to escape hell, while they
continue...

What advantages allowed Spain and Portugal to expand overseas first?

As Spain expanded
into the Americas and Portugal moved into West Africa, Brazil and India, their military strength
played an important role in their expansion.  Military innovations such as firearms and well
built and militarized ships gave these European countries an advantage over the indigenous
people of their acquired colonies.  Monetary strength from both financial endowments and trade
kept the colonies financially strong.  Both Spain and Portugal enslaved many of the original
occupants of their conquests.  Although slavery is considered immoral, at the time it helped
secure these counties hold on their expansions by increasing the labor force.   Spain especially
benefited from the use of slaves to mine silver which greatly supported their economy in the
16th century.  And finally, Spain and Portugal were successful in their expansions because they
really didnt have any additional European competition.  Political weakness plagued Italy,
England wasnt interested in the Southern Hemisphere, and France was preoccupied with other
matters. 

What is the historical context of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech?

According
to an illuminating
href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/09/martin-luther-king-dream-speech-history">article

by The Guardian, this was not the first time time Martin Luther
King had
used the words "I have a dream" in a speech. However, it was the
first time he was
addressing the nation. As The Guardian
says, his speech took place in
Washington, DC, in front of 250,000 people and
three television networks. So, in this regard,
what was thought by some of
his followers as a rather a trite line, "I had a dream,"
became synonymous
with the civil rights movement and African Americans' march toward

equality.

The quote below puts the line in more
context.

I have a dream that my four
little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character. I have a
dream...I have a dream that one day in Alabama, with its vicious racists,

with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and
nullification,
one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black
girls will be...

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In "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird" what are the three symbols in the story and what do they stand for?

Three
significant symbols in Blues Aint No Mockingbird are Granddaddy Cain, Camera, and the
hammer.

Granddaddy Cain: He symbolizes dignity, nobility, and leadership.
While his co-workers were referred to as just waiters, he was held in esteem as The Waiter. As
a leader, Granddaddy uses his hands both as a tool of comfort and protection. The narrator
reminisces, Then Granddaddy holds his hand outthis huge hand I used to sit in when I was a
baby and hed carry me through the house to my mother like I was a gift on a tray. Like he used
to on the trains... And said he had engines in his feet and motors in his hands and couldnt no
train throw him off and couldnt nobody turn him round. They were big enough for motors, his
hands were. He held that one hand out all still and it gettin to be not at all a hand but a
person in itself.

Camera: Camera symbolizes invasion of privacy, exposure,
and potential danger. All of Cameras actions and words are exploitative,...

What are some rhetorical strategies Douglass uses in his narrative?

One of the
repeated rhetorical strategies
Douglass employs is the Enlightenment "buzz words" of
light and
dark.

Enlightment thinkers valued reason above all
else.Reason
brought "light" to dark prejudices, myths, and
superstitions.Slaveholders rejected
reason even when presented with
overwhelming "light" of the human dignity and human
rights.For example, he
accuses Garrison of trying to "banish all light and knowledge"
and Douglass
often says that "slaveholders have a hatred of the light."

Futhermore, when Douglass speaks of his mother's personal darkness, he says
that she
was "kept in the dark both literally and figuratively as a child."He
continues,
"I do not recollect ever seeing my mother by the light of day.She
was with me in the
night."

Douglass also rhetorcially
employs biblical language andto show
how the "fruit" of knowledge is denied
to black people.Describing his plantation, he
writes, "the garden...abounded
in fruits of almost every description, from the hardy apple
of the north"
(*the "north" itself represents freedom and knowledge).Another
passage notes
that the plantation's "excellent fruit was quite a temptstion to the hungry

swarm of boys, as well as the older slaves."The desire for knowledge, Douglass argues,
is
lifelong.

Does Goodman Brown really attend a witches' Sabbath or does he dream about it?

purposely leaves the question of whetherwas awake or dreaming unanswered at the end of his short
story. Readers are forced to make their own interpretations of whether the wicked communion in
the depths of the forest actually happened. Many scholars have also debated whether Goodman
Brown was awake or simply dreaming. In my opinion, Young Goodman Brown dreamed the entire evil
communion. The fact that Goody Cloyse vanishes in the forest after the Devil gives her his
serpentine staff as well as the fact that Goodman Brown flies through the forest indicates that
he was...

Given f(x) and g(x), please find (fog)(X) and (gof)(x) f(x) = 2x g(x) = x+3

f(x) =
2x

g(x) = x +
3

First let us find (fog)(x)

(fog)(x) =
f(g(x)

             = f(x+3)

               = 2(x+3)

               = 2x +
6

==> (fog)(x) = 2x +
6

Now let us
find (gof)(x):

(gof)(x) = g(f(x)

            =
g(2x)

           = 2x + 3

==> (gof)(x)
=
2x + 3

What are the major differences between Victorian and Modernist literature?

The
Victorian Era can be considered to encompass roughly 1830 - 1900. Such a large span of years and
such a large number of literary works are difficult to capture within a few sentences. However,
generally speaking Victorian literature can be broken into the early Victorian, mid-Victorian,
and late Victorian, each with its own characteristics. The early Victorian works are
characterized by attention to the social issues created by the rapid industrialization taking
place during the years 1830 - 1850. Representative works include "The Cry of the
Children" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Oliver Twist by Charles
Dickens. Thanks to the efforts of many writers and civic leaders during those years, real
progress was made on many of those issues. This led to a period in the middle of the century
when the British Empire blossomed and pride in the national identity peaked. George Eliot's
novels of moral orthodoxy and psychological, Alfred Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam" and
"The Charge of...

Narrative Style - How does it vary throughout the book? How does the narrative point of view which shifts from the perspective of the Clutter family,...

One of the biggest
shifts in tone and style comes when Perry's letters are included in the text. This happens a
number of times in the...

What is an example of ethos that Jonathan Edwards used for persuasion in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

As a highly
regarded theologian and preacher, a sermonwould deliver would have automatic ethos to his
audience in colonial New England."Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God" is no
exception.

In employing ethos in his argument, Edwards makes the point that
"the greatest earthly potentates...are but feeble despicable Worms of the Dust, in
Comparison of the great and almighty Creator and King of Heaven and Earth" to convince his
audience that no mortal man, however powerful, is a match for the omnipotence of God.He goes on
to quote the gospel of Luke in asserting "But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear; fear
him, which after he hath killed, hath Power to cast into Hell; yea I say unto you, fear
him."The preacher enhances the credibility of his point by invoking the Bible, held to be
the sacred text of the people to whom he was delivering the sermon.Edwards's argument in the
sermon is that God harbors catastrophic wrath toward sinners.He urges the audience
to...

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In Chapter 4, what does Chillingworth ask Hester to promise? Why does she agree?

asksto
promise that she will never betray his identity to anyone. In the interest of fairness, since
she has chosen to keep the name of her lover secret, Hester must likewise honor his desire for
anonymity. Chillingworth orders Hester not to betray him by word, sign, or look.

When Hester questions Chillingworth about his motives, he answers cryptically. First,
he maintains that he prefers to stay anonymous so that he will not "encounter the dishonor
that besmirches the husband of a faithless woman." Then, he admits that there may be other
reasons; however, he asserts that he need not share those reasons with her. It is enough that it
is his "purpose to live and die unknown."

Hester agrees to do what
Chillingworth says, only because he threatens repercussions against Reverend(Hester's lover) if
she ignores his injunction not to expose him (Chillingworth): "Shouldst thou fail me in
this, beware! His fame, his position, his life will be in my hands. Beware!"

Essentially, Chillingworth threatens to hurt Hester's lover. This is a little
disingenuous of him. Remember that, earlier, he had promised he would never hurt the man who got
Hester pregnant:

Yet fear not for him! Think not that I
shall interfere with Heaven's own method of retribution, or, to my own loss, betray him to the
gripe of human law. Neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life; no,
nor against his fame, if as I judge, he be a man of fair repute. Let him live! Let him hide
himself in outward honor, if he may! Not the less he shall be mine!"

Yet, now, when he wants to protect his reputation, Chillingworth
has no problems with threatening harm upon Hester's lover. In this chapter, Chillingworth's
disturbing threat foreshadows his later sinister involvement in Reverend Dimmesdale's
life.

 

In Flowers for Algernon, how can it be argued that Charlie is better or worse off after surgery?

The mental
illness that defines pre-surgery Charlie allows him to function in society, but it prevents him
from forming meaningful relationships with others. Many people mock him for his illness, while
others are sympathetic but see no reason to form a friendship. After the surgery, Charlie
becomes aware of the stigma of his mental illness, making him angry and bitter about his
treatment.

"The more intelligent you become the more
problems you'll have, Charlie. Your intellectual growth is going to outstrip your emotional
growth."
(Keyes, , Google Books)

However, Charlie's increased intellect also allows him to become
aware of the things he was missing; real love and friendship, and rational understanding of the
world. Had the surgery been permanent, Charlie would have slowly acclimated himself to life and
people, and become a normal member of society. When his mind begins to revert, the one thing
that he mourns the most is the loss of reading and writing; since Charlie records his thoughts,
the inability to perform these tasks hurts him more than losing his friends. However, even when
his mental state has regressed further than before the surgery, Charlie's mind itself has been
expanded; he is aware more than ever of his place in the world, and so is better equipped to
handle situations and people who would take advantage of him. Overall, despite the loss of his
intellect, Charlie is better off after the surgery, even if only a little.

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How does the theme of Nature influences the decisions of the characters? Faber is shipwrecked on Storm Island and because of ongoing treacherous...

Certainly, I think that you are on the right track.  The element of nature, or aspects outside
of the characters' control, can be seen in how Faber has to kill his landlady, who literally is
the embodiment of being at the wrong place at the right time.  The car crash that cripples David
and emotionally estranges Lucy is another example of how the natural world plays a role in the
influencing of characters.  Faber's arrival on Storm Island, whose name is a...

Odysseus isn't the only clever one in the family: give two examples from the text where Penelope uses her wits to turn the tables on those around her.

Penelope displays her
own intelligence and cunning when she tricks the suitors, buying herself more time by waving a
death shroud for Laertes, her father-in-law, during the daytime and then secretly unraveling it
at night. She tells them that she cannot choose another husband until she has completed her
project, but because she continues to unravel the day's work each night, she will never finish
it. The suitors, when they find out what she's doing (from one of her serving women), are
incredibly angry, and Antinous says, "Three whole years she deceived us blind, seduced us
with this scheme." It was a good idea, and it worked until she was betrayed.

Later, near the end of the narrative, after Odysseus has returned to Ithaca and
revealed his true identity to a doubting Penelope, she tests him. She tells her servant to
"move the sturdy bedstead out of [her] bridal chamberthat room the master built with his
own hands." The real Odysseus would know that his bed could not be moved because it is
built into a tree that grows through the room. He, in anger, reveals his knowledge, and Penelope
secures the proof she requires of his identity.

I am having trouble finding indirect characterization examples for Roger Chillingworth in The Scarlet Letter. I need examples of direct and indirect...

One example of
indirectforcomes when the
narrator describes his reaction to seeing Hester upon the scaffold.
The
narrator says,

A writhing horror twisted itself
across
his features, like a snake gliding swiftly over them, and making one
little pause, with all its
wreathed intervolutions in open sight. His face
darkened with some powerful emotion, which,
nevertheless, he so
instantaneously controlled by an effort of his will, that, save at a single

moment, its expression might have passed for calmness. After a brief space, the
convulsion grew
almost imperceptible, and finally subsided into the depths of
his nature.

In comparing his facial
expression to a snake, the narrator creates
athat seems designed to make us
think that Chillingworth has some evil in his nature. Snakes are
often
symbolic of evil as a result of the snake's role in the book of Genesis. Not only does
the
description hint at Chillingworth's evil, but it also implies that he
is...

Analyze the differences between the North and South in the nineteenth century ( from 1800 to 1860). How did these differences contribute to the coming...

The North
had more industry and was thus a more favorable location for immigration from Europe. The
increase in industry also led to more infrastructure, which fueled further demand for immigrant
labor. The North's diversified agriculture led to it being the breadbasket of the young country
and eventually the entire world.

The South was more of a class-based
societyit was hard to advance one's social position without land and slaves. This led to the
region not drawing as many immigrants as the North. Plantation owners did not want to give up
land to support infrastructure projects, as this land could be used for cotton and other cash
crops. The region also did not have a lot of industry, with the exception being major cities
such as Atlanta and Charleston. This led to a lack of outside investment for the
region.

The North was able to win the Civil War largely due to a larger
population and greater industrial capacity. The North could use its infrastructure to move both
troops and supplies efficiently, unlike the South, which relied primarily on cash crops. The
North also had greater stores of wealth than the South, due to outside investment. The South
hoped that European reliance on cotton would lead to either a direct alliance between the South
and a major European power, or arbitration that would lead to Southern independence; however,
Britain and France looked to other colonial sources for their cotton in order to avoid paying
tariffs or meddling in the American war. The South was not prepared for a war of attrition; by
1865, the increased population and industrial might of the North became a major factor in
Northern success.

What are the differences and similarities among a short story, drama, and poetry?

These are
differentiated by narrative: prose (short story, novel, epic) has more than ostar narrator;
poetry (verse) has one narrator; drama has no narrator.  This is the division of
"poetry" that Aristotle made in the Poetics.  Of course these divisions have been
tested in modern times, but The Iliad, Wordsworth's work, Ibsen' work all conform to these
distinctions.

What event led the British to end the Townshend Acts?

The
British were looking for ways to increase
revenue in their colonies. The colonies were becoming
more expensive to
operate, and the British believed the colonists should share in some of the

cost of running the colonies.

The Townshend Acts placed taxes on
imported
products such as glass and...

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How are folklore and nature related in The Hungry Tide?

One
of the most interesting aspects of s (2004) is the convergence of ,
nature, and the complex realities of environmental conservation. The novels setting is the
mangrove-rich Sunderbans, the country of the eighteen tidesa vast region at the border of
India and Bangladesh. Spotted with many islands, this is an area where the rivers Ganga and
Brahmaputra drain into the Bay of Bengal, creating mercurial lagoons and unpredictable tides. It
is also home to some of the worlds poorest people and its largest concentration of the Royal
Bengal Tiger. Most locals in the area eke out a livelihood through fishing and honey-gathering.
Thus, natural forces dominate their lives in a way most city-dwellers cannot
comprehend.

We are introduced to the world of the tide country through the
eyes of Piya, an American cetologist (a scientist who studies marine mammals) researching the
elusive dolphins that live near the mouth of the Ganga, and Kanai, a suave, urbane entrepreneur
from Delhi visiting his aunt who runs a non-profit in the Sunderbans. Fokir, the name replete
with connotations of a nomad and a spiritual seeker, is a poor boatman who ferries Piya and
Kanai in their pursuits around the tide country. Through Fokirs songs, translated by Kanai, Piya
learns of the most prominent folk legend of the people of the Sunderbans.

The
striking tale is aabout the need for humans, beasts, and nature to respect mutual boundaries.
Known as the Bon Bibir Johurnama, or the narrative of Her glory and miracles, the legend is
about Bon Bibi, the goddess of the forests.

According to the legend, Bon Bibi
protects her people from Dokkhin Rai, the evil king of the south, who roams the tide country in
the guise of a man-eating tiger. When the poor boy Dukhey, "the sad one," is left as
ransom to Dokkhin Rai by his uncle Dhona in exchange for the unlimited honey and wax of the
forest, Dukhey is sure his end is near. Disguised as a demonic tiger, the king of the south
approaches the lone boy, eager for his flesh, its jowls filled like sails as it sprang to
attack. It is at this time Dukhey recalls his mothers instructions: when all hope has fled, pray
to Bon Bibi. Dukkhey calls out to the goddess in utter despair, and soon she appears, breathing
life into the boy, who has lost consciousness. She instructs her brother Shah Jongoli, the shah
of the jungle, to teach the tiger-demon a lesson.

So eager
was he to carry out his command, that he struck the tiger with the flat of his hand. The demon
reeled, so great was the force of the blow, and in panic fled south as fast as he could
go.

Thus, Dukhey is saved, and Bon Bibi restores order in
the world. For the people of the tide country, Bon Bibi is the manifestation of Mother Nature
herself, benign and forgiving. Dhona, the greedy uncle, represents the immoral, avaricious
nature of man that plunders the forest of its wealth and is ready to sacrifice his kin for
profit. In some versions of the legend, Dhona too is punished by Bon Bibi.

Dokkhin Rai is an embodiment of the very real threat presented to the villagers by
man-eating tigers who roam the tide country. Because Dokkhin Rai breaches the natural order to
feast on man, he is punished, just like Dhona is penalized for his greed. Dukhey symbolizes
innocent, hapless humanity. Through the legend of Bon Bibi, we see that nature, beasts, and
humans must exist in harmony for the sake of universal peace and balance.

When humans fail to read the signs of nature, disaster ensues. We see this in the
novel's , as Piya goes deeper into the tide country in her pursuit of dolphins. Single-minded in
her obsession, she fails to see the signs of an approaching cyclone. By the time she realizes a
storm is coming, she and Fokir have no option but to tether their boat to a tree and take refuge
on an island. As the storm wreaks havoc, Fokir, a devout believer in Bon Bibi, assures Piya of
her grace.

Bon Bibi's grace plays out in an unexpected way. Fokir sacrifices
his life to save Piya, who in turn ensures Fokir's wife and child are well-looked after. Thus,
Fokirs faith in Bon Bibi is justified to an extent. The humans pay a price for their mistake,
and are forgiven, and order is restored. The entire sequence is a bittersweet evocation of the
complex dynamic between legend and reality, folklore and faith, and humans and
nature.

After studying and listening to the music of the Medieval and Renaissance period, where in the world do you think this music came from? What word...

The answer
to this question is both simple and complex. Medieval and Renaissance music are, believe it or
not, ancestors to what we call contemporary or modern music. Music has its own interesting
history, and here we are discussing only Western musicwith early origins in Western Europe.
There are many, many other types of music from around the world, and these also have their
distinct histories. The world of music is much more varied than we can imagine, and there are so
many different ways of creating musical sounds.

Chronologically, Medieval
music (c. 500€“1400) was created before Renaissance music (c. 1400€“1600), and the latter grew
out of the former. What we know as Medieval music started in communities as folk music for
celebrationsa natural outcome of the human drive to create and to express emotion. The Medieval
"saltarello," for example, came from a folk dance in the Naples region of what is now
Italy. Medieval choral music featured Gregorian chants, monophonic (single melody) singing that
was an important part of Church ceremony, with words taken from the Bible. Medieval instruments
were varied and made sounds that may be unfamiliar to the modern ear and had some peculiar
names, such as an ancestor of the trombone called the sackbutt.

Like Medieval
music, Renaissance music was created either for sacred purposes (the Roman Catholic Mass) or for
secular purposes (non-Church events). If you want to hear a good example of how choral music
evolved from monophony (single melody) to polyphony (having many melodies) within choral
singing, listen to any Gregorian chant (Medieval) and compare it to the to a choral composition
by William Byrd (Renaissance). You will hear the difference between monophonic and polyphonic
choral singing.

Picking "one word" to describe both Medieval and
Renaissance music would be like picking one word to describe all vegetables and fruits. First of
all, there are distinct differences between the two eras. Secondly, even within one time period,
one particular piece can evoke different feelings from another piece. The Medieval
"Saltarello della Pioggia" ("Little Dance of the Rain") makes me want to hop
around in pointed slippers, but Gregorian chants transport me to quiet, sacred places.

As with other aspects of the Renaissance, the world of music offered new and exciting
possibilities for individual expression outside the boundaries of church tradition. Musical
instruments changed and evolved, coming a bit closer to some of the sounds our modern Western
ears are familiar with and opening doors for the next epoch in Western music, the Baroque era
(c. 1600€“1740), with the arrival of geniuses such as Bach and Vivaldi, whose names and
compositions are still often heard in our day.

As for your question of
picking a word to describe both Medieval and Renaissance musical stylesgood luck. The best I can
tell you is to pick a word (or words, if your teacher will allow more than one) that best
describes how you feel when you listen to the samples provided in your classroom. People have
very personal and individual responses to musical pieces. The old saying, "One man's meat
is another man's poison," applies to music as well. Did you like what you heard? Was it
strange and spooky to you? Was it mysterious or different? Was the music you heard pleasant and
beautiful to your ears, or strange and annoying?

As for whether you would
recommend Medieval and Renaissance music to a friend, I think that the answer would depend on
the friend you might have in mind and how open he or she might be to discovering sounds that
could perhaps be new or unfamiliar to him or her.

What happens in the story "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway? summary,happens

Very
little actually happens in the story. What is important is the conflict that is going on between
the man (called the American) and his young female companion (called "the girl" and
sometimes "Jig). It comes out in their conversation that Jig is pregnant and that they are
waiting at the junction outside a little saloon for the express train from Barcelona to take
them to Madrid, where she has agreed under pressure from the man to have an abortion. The man
obviously doesn't want to be tied down with a baby, and he obviously knows that Jig wants to
have the baby. He is afraid she will change her mind and back out, so he keeps trying to
convince her that the operation will be very simple and that everything will be the same between
them after she has the abortion. She doesn't want to talk about it because she doesn't want to
think about it. At one point she tries rather pathetically and desperately to persuade the man
to agree to have the baby and to settle down and give up the nomadic life they have been
leading. But she realizes the man is adamant, and finally she gives up resisting. Meanwhile the
express train is fast approaching. The reader senses that their love relationship has been
destroyed and that they will never be the same again. The girl has been thoroughly disillusioned
about life and love. The man realizes that he is being a despicable person who doesn't deserve
the love the girl has given him.

Discipline in the classroom Discipline is an important aspect of classroom management. How should classroom disruptive behavior be handled that helps...

markchambers1966 I've been a
teacher for over twenty years and a deputy Head Teacher in charge of discipline in a high school
too. My advice to new teachers is always be seen to be fair, never make a threat you cannot
carry out and never back yourself or the student into a corner, always try to leave an exit
route if possible. One strategy is to place the onus directly on them, so you are saying "I
like you, but not your behaviour...if you persist in doing **** any further then you will force
me to (mention the sanction) but if you stop now then we will not mention things further. Please
don't make me have to (mention the sanction again). At this point most students will seek to
avoid trouble and back down. If you do employ the sanction then you have been seen to be fair
and have offered them a way out, they are the ones totally to blame. Do not punish a class for
the actions of a couple of individuals, that is unpopular and try to remain calm wherever
possible. Don't let them see that they are annoying you as then they have what they wanted.
Learn to smile and even laugh when you don't want to, but always apply the firmness of control
and show the level you expect.]]>

Using examples from the experiences of the Japanese (you can also reference the Koreans, Asian Indians, and Filipinos), what was more responsible for...

Japanese immigrants
first started arriving in large numbers in the United States in the late 1800s, as people in
Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States wanted a group of low-cost laborers for
agricultural jobs. Over time, the Japanese became subjected to persecutory laws, as the Chinese
had before them. For example, they were restricted to certain occupations and denied citizenship
(see the source below). In addition, they became the targets of unlawful acts, such as attempts
to grab their land.

During World War II, the Japanese and Japanese Americans
on the West Coast (and some, though not all, of the Japanese in Hawaii) were rounded up and
forced into relocation camps in the interior of the United States, including in Arizona,
Colorado, and other areas. They were accused of being spies for Japan and were thought to pose a
danger in case Japan invaded the West Coast. In many cases, their businesses and land were taken
away from them, and entire families were kept in the camps for years, even as some of the men
fought in the US Army. In these camps, the Japanese kept up their cultural traditions; for
example, they maintained traditional Japanese gardens and practiced Japanese religious
ceremonies. Therefore, the Japanese attempted to maintain their culture both because of their
desire to do so and because they were subjected to exclusion and
discrimination.

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In Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist, at one point the alchemist reveals to Santiago the secret of turning metal into gold. How does it relate to finding...

When the
Alchemist shows Santiago the secret of turning lead into gold, he tells the young man that he
may himself learn to do that trick, because it was the Alchemist's personal legend, and Santiago
must find his own. But this action also has a figurative meaning. To begin with, it reveals to
Santiago that everyone is on their own personal journey, and Santiago must understand what his
own is.

This action also reveals to Santiago that the mundane can become
extraordinary and valuable. This is a theme that Santiago grapples with throughout the story,
because of his humble origins. In this instance, he sees simple lead turned into extremely
valuable gold, taking a simple, humble element and making something extraordinary out of it.
That is the essence of a personal journey: someone normal and ordinary follows a path and
becomes extraordinary, accomplishing something valuable and worthwhile.

Why did the American Revolution start?

The
American Revolution (i.e., the
American Revolutionary War) was an armed conflict during which
thirteen
colonies on the east coast of North America fought for their freedom and
liberation
from British political influence. The revolt lasted 8 years
(1775€“1783), and one of the most
important moments was the signing of the
Declaration of Independence on the fourth July,
1776.

There were several reasons that...

What is a summary for chapter 1 of Lyddie?

Chapter 1 begins with a harrowing situation forand her family. Readers meet Lyddie
while she is stirring a pot of oatmeal over the fire. Unfortunately, her brother, Charlie, left
the door to the house open, and a bear enters the cabin. Lyddie immediately takes action, and
she is able to get everybody up into the loft area for some modicum of protection against the
bear. The bear rummages around for a bit, and it makes its way over to the boiling pot of
oatmeal. It tries to eat the oatmeal, but it is burned in the process and leaves the
house.

Most of the family laughs at what they just went through as a way of
working out the stress and tension, but Lyddie's mother doesn't think it is any laughing matter.
She thinks that the bear signals the beginning of the end times, so she tells her family that
they are going to leave the next day. Lyddie's mother wants to be "with the faithful when
the end comes."

Charlie and Lyddie refuse to leave. They want to tend
to the house through the...

Discuss the significance of Oedipus blinding himself at the end of Oedipus Rex.

The play is full of
references to seeing and vision, and it is perhaps ironic thatis famed as a man who is
perceptive and able to see things clearly. Eventually, he blinds himself after he faces the
incontrovertible truth of who he is, who his wife is and who his children are.seems to be
suggesting that no matter how intelligent someone may feel that they are, all humans are prone
to blindness or to errors that can have serious consequences without them being aware of them.
By making himself blind, Oedipus is only making his blindness physical in addition to the
psychological and mental blindness that he suffers from throughout the play. Note how Oedipus
himself explains his blindness:

What I did was best--don't
lecture me,

no more advice. I, with my eyes,

how could I
look my father in the eyes

when I go down to death? Or mother, so
abused...

Oedipus therefore says that he is not able to
physically look at the people he has "so abused" through his ignorance. He blinds
himself ironically after he is made to finally see, and through seeing he decides that it is
better to be blind.

What did Hernan Cortes and his forces do to Tenochtitlan after conquering the Aztec empire?

The
conquistador Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs in 1521. After the Spanish forces and their
allies savagely pillaged the remnants of the city, Cortes had Tenochtitlan completely leveled to
the ground. In its place he built Mexico City, the modern capital of Mexico. Mexico City would
become the economic, cultural, and political capital of Spain's empire in the New
World.

Cortes thoroughly developed the former Aztec ceremonial and political
center as the main square of the city. It was given the name Plaza Mayor. It is commonly called
Z³calo. The location became the center of political activity and buildings were built to house
the seats of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The location was also the center of religious
activity as buildings were constructed for the Archbishop of Mexico. So lavish were the
buildings that Mexico City became known as the "City of
Palaces."

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In "The Scarlet Letter," chapters 11 and 12, what does Pearl ask Reverend Dimmesdale?

In ,goes to the scaffold
because his guilt has
begun to overwhelm him and he hopes that there might be "a moment's
peace" to
be found there, in his proper place: the place of public shame, the "guilty

platform." He sees a few others in the darkness, but none see him until he meets withand
.
Dimmesdale asks them to come up and stand with him on the scaffold, and,
holding hands, the
"three formed an electric chain." However, when Pearl asks
Dimmesdale, "Wilt thou
stand here with mother and me, to-morrow noontide?" he
says that he will not. He refuses
this child, his own child, the opportunity
to know him and for the community to know that he is
her father, because he
is too afraid. She tries to pull away from him, appearing to somehow

recognize his hypocrisy, but he will not let her go. She asks again, "But wilt thou
promise
. . . to take my hand, and mother's hand, to-morrow noontide?" Again,
he refuses her,
telling her he will only stand with them "At the great
judgment day." In other words,
not until Dimmesdale dies does he intend to
acknowledge Pearl for his own. This can hardly
comfort the
child.

When Harrison Bergeron is completely free from his handicaps, he defies the laws of gravity and motion. What might Vonnegut be suggesting about the...

Vonnegut
is most probably offering us a politicalfor what can happen when people throw off the shackles
of government control and live their lives the way they want to.

The
totalitarian government in " " wants to control all aspects of its citizens lives. As
part of its desire for total control, it lumbers gifted individuals like Harrison with so-called
handicaps which drag them down to a...

What is a quote about Atticus talking to Jem about Mrs. Dubose?

teachsuccess

Shes not suffering anymore. She was sick for a long time. Son, didnt you know what
her fits were?

shook his head.

Mrs. Dubose was a
morphine addict, said . She took it as a pain-killer for years. The doctor put her on it. Shed
have spent the rest of her life on it and died without so much agony, but she was too
contrary

In the above quote, Atticus reveals to Jem that
Mrs. Dubose struggled with morphine addiction for much of her later years.

In
the United States, about href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/misuse-prescription-drugs/what-scope-prescription-drug-misuse">80%
of seniors use at least one prescription medication daily. Additionally, in href="https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2019-02/19-nac-opioid-epidemic-presentation_0.pdf">2017,
more than 2.1 million people suffered from an opioid abuse disorder. The most common reason for
the abuse of painkillers was pain (62.6%).

Although the text doesn't say so,
it is very likely that chronic illness contributed to Mrs. Dubose's struggle with debilitating
pain. Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was sick for a very long time. The doctor had
prescribed Mrs. Dubose pain medication to relieve her...

If you were interviewing someone about bullying in high school, what six questions would you ask? If you were interviewing someone about...

I would focus my
questions on cyberbullying.I would ask if it is prevalent in the school, and if what happens at
school affects the bullying and vice versa.Does the cyberbulying seem to be getting worse?Has it
gotten better?Who is usually the victim?Does it occur more with girls than boys, or is there a
difference?]]>

How do we determine if a piece of art might be a work of art? How do we determine if a piece of art might be a work of art?

I think a
piece of art becomes a work of art if
it can with stand the test of time. I am sure that many of
the classic works
of art were just considered a piece of art to start

with.

What are some important elements of "due process of law"?

Due
process of law is a constitutional construct that stands for the proposition that the government
cannot take "life, liberty, or property" without providing procedural protections to
the person the government seeks to deprive. In other words, we cannot sentence someone, imprison
someone, or take away someone's property without following certain procedures. At the very
least, we would perceive these actions to be unfair.

In the Fifth Amendment
of the Constitution, the protections named are the right to an indictment, the right against
double jeopardy, and the right against self-incrimination.  These ensure a process before
someone can be prosecuted, a protection against being tried for the same crime again after
having been acquitted of that crime, and a right not to have to take the stand in a proceeding
against oneself. 

In the Sixth Amendment, we have the right to a public
trial, a speedy trial, and an impartial jury. A public trial implies that people will be present
to ensure the government follows all the rules, and a speedy trial is a right that exists so the
government cannot simply put you in jail, throw away the key, and forget about you. An impartial
jury is meant to stop the government from rounding up all your enemies and asking them to judge
you. Also in the Sixth Amendment are the right to be informed of what you are being charged
with, which is not something all countries do, believe it or not. The Sixth Amendment also
requires that you can cross-examine any witnesses against you, and this is a very important
right, too. The right to subpoena witnesses to testify for you is part of this amendment, as is
the right to counsel. If you do not have the power to call witnesses or an attorney, it is just
you against the government, which is an unfair contest. 

These are all quite
important rights for a defendant and not available in many countries in the world. If you are
going to be executed, incarcerated, or fined, then at least you know you had these protections
going through the process. 

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What do you think Candide means when he says, Let us cultivate our garden?

This
statement related to the central theme of the novel: Happiness and contentment can
only be achieved by concentrating on peace and well-being within one's self, rather than seeking
adventures/riches/material goods to manufacture happiness.

Throughout his life,has struggled with Pangloss' philosophy of optimism, attempting to
reconcile what he's been taught with what he sees before him. How to explain war, murder,
starvation, rape, poverty, etc., when one's philosophy holds that "everything is for the
best in the best of all possible worlds"? It is only at the end, when Candide meets the old
man who is happy on his farm, that he realizes one can only be content with those around them if
they are striving to achieve happiness within, rather than without. All of the futile attempts
to gain happiness through riches, religion, marriage, etc., have all failed. Instead, Candide
combines the teachings of his two influences, Pangloss and Martin, to a belief in the power of a
simple life, a life that can bring true inner contentment.

Why do you think the Warden scratches Mr. Sir?

The
Warden in is a truly fearsome individual. A nasty, egomaniacal control
freak and bully, she simply will not tolerate any challenge to her authority, however minor. A
particularly stark illustration of this comes in chapter 20 when Mr. Sir brings Stanley to the
Warden's office. Stanley has been accused of stealing Mr. Sir's sack of sunflower seeds. In
front of the Warden, Stanley admits to stealing the seeds, but Mr. Sir isn't so sure; he thinks
that Stanley's just covering for someone else.

It's at that point that the
Warden asks Stanley to go fetch her makeup case. Inside is a little bottle of dark-red nail
varnish, which the Warden proceeds to apply to her fingernails. The varnish contains a special
ingredient: rattlesnake venom, which is pretty harmless when dry, but fatal when wet. After
creepily stroking Stanley's face, the Warden slaps Mr. Sir right across the chops, leaving three
dark scratches across his face. He writhes on the floor in agonizing pain, but fortunately for
him, he won't die, as thankfully, the nail varnish appears to have dried. The Warden hits Mr.
Sir because she feels he was wasting her time over something so incredibly trivial as the petty
theft of a bag of sunflower seeds.

What are the arguments that have to be considered when assessing the role of US policy prior to the outbreak of World War II?

I think
that a couple of arguments need to be addressed in order to fully assess the American actions in
light of the attitudes leading to the war.  The first would have to be that the modern
understanding of Hitler and the Holocaust might not be entirely applicable to the time period.
 The easiest critique of the American isolationism prior to the war is to wonder how America
could be silent to the threat of Hitler and the Holocaust.  The problem with this argument is
that it presumes a modern understanding of a historical and temporal reality. When we now use
"Hitler" and "The Holocaust," it is based on the historical understanding of
what the Holocaust actually was and what Hitler actually represented.  It might be a bit unfair
to be able to use the lens of historical reflection and apply it to the temporal context of what
was happening.  This is not to excuse isolationism in the face of pure terror, but rather to
understand the political calculations of the time.  Simply put,...

SONG OF THE RAIN Can i know what is ment by the lines " I AM LIKE EARTHLY LIFE WHICH BEGINS AT THE FEET OF MAD ELEMENTS AND ENDS UNDER THE UPRAISED...

Rain is
often regarded as symbolic of life, as rain is what gives life to...

What year does the story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" take place?

Most agree
that the events of the short story "" take place in the year 1790, thirty years prior
to the publication of the story in 1820.

The earlier date explains the
pervasive belief in spirits and ghosts that are such an integral part of the story. Since
"The Enlightenment" (1685 to 1815) was still incomplete in 1790, the superstitions
that make the story work would have been commonplace - a situation more unlikely in 1820 when
the story was actually written.

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," what does Edwards consider essential for salvation?

' famous
sermon "" is an excellent example of the revivalist movement in churches during the
Great Awakening. Grounded in the dominant theology of the day, the Great Awakening introduced an
emotional component to the role of the church, using images and prayers to evoke affective
responses from the congregation.

Soteriology, or the question of what we must
be saved from and how we are saved, is at the heart of Edwards' sermon. He uses vividto describe
Hell, a literal place of eternal torment for those he terms the Wicked. He further describes
that the Wicked are literally held, dangling over the pit, by God. It is only the willpower of
God, he asserts, that keeps them from falling into Hell at any given moment. People can work to
stay healthy, avoid death, profess the best of intentions, even sit in church every
Sunday. 

Ultimately, Edwards points toward a covenant of grace between man
and Godthe idea that God is the ultimate power, but that God created a covenant with mankind
through Jesus Christ. God alone has the power of life over death, redemption over sin.

For Edwards, it is merely at his own whim that God keeps man from the pit at any given
moment. In order for the pit to be avoided entirely, man must enter fully into the covenant
through the mediation of Christ. Intention, good works toward their fellow men, and sitting in
church are not enough. Edwards is calling for full-on conversion. It is not simply the mind
which must accept and contemplate a concept of covenant and grace. The heart must be fully
devoted to Christ. God's restraint from simply throwing them into Hell is a chance to
change. 

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Why is "The Minister's Black Veil" a parable?

Ais a kind of story,
typically a fictional one, that contains a moral or religious principle.  This story seems to
qualify doubly because it has both.  It demonstrates a theme common to Hawthorne's writings: we
are all sinners; this is certainly a Christian, religious principle.  However, the story also
demonstrates a moral: we all attempt to hide our sinful natures from one anotherand we are
wrong, very wrong and misguided, to do so.  In fact, we add hypocrisy to sin when we encourage
others to believe that we do not have sinful natures.  Moreover, when we fail to publicly
acknowledge our sinful natures, we hang a figurative veil between ourselves and everyone else,
separating and alienating ourselves unnecessarily when we could be commiserating and supporting
one another instead.  This is what Father Hooper's literal veil seems to represent.  With this
figurative veil in place over each of our souls, we prevent ourselves from truly being known or
truly knowing anyone else.  

Father Returning Home

The main
message of the poem is that of individual alienation in modern society, as illustrated in the
father of the title who appears as a tired, poor, shabby old man. In this way the poem taps into
a common theme of modern literature the world over. Much of the poem is taken up with a visual
description of this man, all of which emphasises his loneliness and world-weariness. We first
see him among other commuters on the train journey home where he sits with his wretched
belongings, alone in a crowd. In a particularly striking image, he is described as 'getting off
the train/Like a word dropped from a long  sentence. This gives a sense of his irrelevance in
this society, which like the train goes on unheedingly without him. Yet, although so downtrodden
and so easily ignored, there is a hint of an indomitable spirit within him when it is said that
in spite of his muddied €˜chappals, or sandals, he still €˜hurries onward.

Significantly, it is not only the outside world but also his own home which appears as
a wholly unsympathetic environment; he is given €˜stale things to eat, and his €˜sullen children
seem to largely ignore him. Devoid even of family companionship, it is little surprise that he
retreats €˜to contemplate/Mans estrangement from a man-made world. This is the one time that the
poem directly states its central message. The depiction of this mans estrangement not only from
society at large but also from his own family lends the piece a double piquancy.

The poem, then, conveys an overwhelming sense of the sordidness and bleakness of one
mans life. There seems to be little route of escape for this unfortunate character €“ except, it
seems, in the inner recesses of his own mind where he can dream himself away from the present
time, into the refuge of the far past or the distant future, with his ancestors and his
grandchildren. The poem thus plays up the contrast between this mans frail and shabby exterior
and the rich, teeming inner life that still pulses within him. Despite all external setbacks, it
seems as though the mind can never be quite conquered. In fact, the final image of the poem is
that of conquerors; the man dreams of the hordes of the ancient invaders of India, coming down
through the Khyber Pass. This rich, romantic, inner life is what continues to sustain him
through his uninspiring day-to-day existence in the modern world.

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In Of Mice and Men, what is John Steinbeck's style?

was both a
storyteller and a social critic. In his novella , Steinbeck employs what
has been termed a "visionary style" withproviding the surface form for Steinbeck's
broader interest in the unconscious, recurring myths, and symbolic characters in a carefully
structured narrative.

Steinbeck's realism is often veneering for his keen
interest in the philosophy of fraternity, symbolic characters, and the psychology of the
unconscious and that of the mob. Often his narratives demonstrate how thesetting in which there
appears to be a certain contentment deteriorates because of the actions of men. The opening
scene of Section 1, the clearing into whichandenter is a scene of harmony for the various
animals that come to drink from the pool. But, while George and Lennie are there, they quarrel,
breaking the peace andfuture social dynamics in the narrative. Later, in the quiet of
nature--"A dove's wings whistled over the...

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In Animal Farm, how do Napoleon and Snowball react before and during the Battle of the Cowshed?

The Battle of
the Cowshed offers a chance to showand 's true mettle as leaders of the glorious revolution.
However, during the battle itself, only Snowball participates; Napoleon's name is only mentioned
once during this chapter, and only in the context of sending out pigeons to foster dissent in
the other farms. Snowball alone is responsible for organizing and leading the counterattack that
drives Jones and the other men off the farm for good.

Snowball, who had studied an old book of Julius Caesar's campaigns which he had found
in the farmhouse, was in charge of the defensive operations.
[...]
The pellets
scored bloody streaks along Snowball's back, and a sheep dropped dead. Without halting for an
instant, Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones's legs.
(,
, msxnet.org)

For the purposes of
the chapter, Napoleon is nowhere to be seen, and it can be safely assumed that he is hiding in
the barn or the house, trying to avoid any danger. Like most dictators, Napoleon is a coward at
heart; he is willing to use military might (the dogs) to force his will on others, but as soon
as there is a credible threat against him, Napoleon hides. This shows that while Snowball was
committed to the cause, putting himself at risk to help keep the farm free, Napoleon only cares
about his own comfort and gratification, and is not willing to risk his own life for the sake of
others.