April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

What are some of the "sound devices" used in "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray?

In this
lengthy poem by , the reader can find an abundance of poetic sound devices, including
rhythm/meter, rhyme, , assonance, consonance, and .

The poem maintains
consistent iambic pentameter; that is, each line consists of ten syllables with alternating
stresses (first unstressed, then stressed). Each stanza has a consistent abab rhyme scheme,
meaning that the first and third lines of each stanza and the second and fourth lines rhyme. The
rhymes are almost exclusively masculine or strong rhyme, meaning that they are single-syllable
words that rhyme on the accent of the poetic foot. Thus in the first stanza,
day rhymes with way and lea
rhymes with me . Strong rhymes like these create a sure and confident
feeling as the poem progresses, reinforcing the idea that death is...

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

What were the social and cultural conditions that informed and set the stage for the birth and spread of Buddhism?

An
important social context for the rise of Buddhism had to do with developments within Hinduism.
The rigid caste structure endorsed by Hinduism in the fifth century BCE had become distasteful
to many who disliked the opulent lifestyles and corruption of the priestly Brahman caste. So
when Siddhartha Gautama (himself a member of the priestly Kshatriya caste) became the Buddha,
the Enlightened One, his message of simplicity and rejection of earthly...

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Examine the media's depiction of women in the 1950's and if it has changed or stayed the same continuing into today.

In the
1950s, the media's depiction of women was one in which women were supplements to men. All
endeavors and the fiber of a woman's being was geared towards helping a man. Consider the words
of Mrs. Dale Carnegie when she spoke for the generation in 1955 as she wrote in Better
Homes and Gardens: "...there is simply no room for split-level thinkingor
doingwhen Mr. and Mrs. set their sights on a happy home, a host of friends, and a bright future
through success in HIS job." Women had to be married to a man or be labeled as an
"old maid." A fate worse than anything else, for a woman not to be married in this
time period guaranteed that she would be viewed with "suspicion." As early as
childhood, women were conditioned through repetition of media images that the domestic realm was
that of a woman and that men were to earn the money for both husband and wife. The structure of
the family was reinforced in media through television and advertisements that ensured
women...

In Coelho's The Alchemist, what payment does the interpreter request to interpret Santiago's dream?

In
Coelho's , Santiago has
had the same dream twice. He happens to be heading
to a village where he has
traveled once before, hoping to see a raven-haired girl that he has
been
thinking of for the previous year. To prepare for their meeting, he enters the town
of
Tarifa in the area of Andalusia, planning first to get cleaned up, and he
has errands to attend
to.

But it also occurs to the young
shepherd that there is an old woman in
town who can interpret dreams. So
Santiago goes to this Gypsy woman to see if he can discover
what his
recurring dream means. He has a great many prejudices against the Gypsies based
upon
stories he has heard. People say that they make pacts with the devil,
kidnap children and make
them the Gypsies' slaves, and steal. Santiago grew
up fearing that the Gypsies would
kidnap him, and he is
still fearful.

He enters the
woman's home and sees a religious picture: the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
This is
encouraging. Then they sit and she takes his hands to...

How might you have reacted to this sermon if you had been a Puritan?

If I were an
orthodox Puritan, the sermon, which went on for hours, would both unsettle me and deepen my
faith. An orthodox believer would worry that he/she might not be of the "elect" and
predestined for heaven. Puritan faith created insecurity in its adherents, and they would
constantly search themselves for signs that indicated whether they would be saved or damned.
However, if I were living my faith in demonstrable ways that the dogma prescribed, I would feel
that Edwards's words were inspirational and leading me to stay on the path of righteousness to
avoid the horrors of hell that he so graphically described.

However, if I
were more of a nominal Puritan, which was increasingly true of New Englanders in 1741, Edwards's
sermon might lead me to think it was time to look for a religion that offered more reassurance
than fear. Also, when Edwards changes his tone near the end of the sermon to tell his listeners
that there was a small window of opportunity for people to change their ways, what he is saying
defies Puritan orthodoxy. Puritanism's core tenet was that either people were, or were not,
destined for heaven at birth, and to claim that people could earn their way to salvation would
sound jarring. This shift in message might be another reason to send me in search of a religion
that remained consistent in its teaching.

what is a quote that explains how Jonathan feels about the war? I know he hates the death and the war, but I need a quote that relates his...

The whole
novel takes place in one day, and Jonathan changes his mind about war and fighting during the
course of that day. When the novel opens, Jonathan is working in the fields. He has an older
brother who is fighting with General Washington and a cousin who is fighting in a county
regiment. He has romanticized war and, at 13, is just waiting for his father to tell him he can
go and fight. He hears the warning bell at the tavern and tells his father that he is just going
to find out the news.

"He meant to go and fight.
'Do it!' he told himself. "Go and fight!' His father was afraid, but he wasn't ...."
(10:25)

When he gets involved in a gunfight with the
Hessians, Jonathan sees his father's friend die in front of him. He gets confused and dizzy and
when confronted with the Hessian troops, he turns and runs. He is being pursued by three
Hessian soldiers when he trips and falls. He thinks

"'O God, O God, O God,' he whispered. He had failed in all he meant to
do.

He was alive and wished he were dead, but not being dead, he was scared
that he might die." (3:35)

He is captured by the
Hessians, but he forms a sympathetic relationship with them. After he escapes, the Corporal
asks him to return with the men so that they can kill the Hessians. Jonathan says,

"I want to go home." (11:50)

The Corporal insists that he take them to the Hessians. The
Hessians are killed. Jonathan goes into the house, gets the rifle he borrowed, and smashes it
to pieces. He returns home to his father.

"And
suddenly, Jonathan understood more. Understood the most important thing --- that he had indeed
been spared. Oh how glad he was to be there. And alive. Oh, alive." (0:30)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

What are examples of dramatic irony in Othello?

Dramaticis when a playwright creates a
situation where the audience is aware of something that the characters in the play are not.
Throughout the entire play, the audience is aware that Iago is manipulating the other characters
without them knowing. An excellent example of dramatic irony takes place in Act Four, Scene 1.
Iago attempts to convincethat Cassio has been sleeping with Desdemona by telling Othello to hide
and watch as Cassio jokes about his affair with her. Iago tells Othello,

"Do but encave yourself, and mark the fleers, the gibes, and
notable scorns that dwell in every region of his face. For I will make him tell the tale anew
where, how, how oft, how long ago, and when he hath, and is again to cope your wife. I say, but
mark his gesture" (Shakespeare, 4.1.71-77).

In
reality, Iago plans to discuss Cassio's relations with Bianca because Cassio cannot help but
laugh when he talks about her. Iago explains his plan to the audience by saying,

"As he [Cassio] shall smile, Othello shall go mad. And his
unbookish jealousy must construe poor Cassios smiles, gestures, and light behavior quite in the
wrong" (Shakespeare, 4.1.90-93).

While Iago speaks
to Cassio about Bianca, Othello believes that Cassio is laughing about his affair with
Desdemona. The audience is aware that Othello is being manipulated as he hides and watches
Iago's conversation with Cassio. Cassio is also unaware that Othello is watching as Iago plots
against him. After Cassio leaves the scene, Othello immediately asks Iago how he should go about
murdering Cassio. Iago also convinces Othello that Desdemona gave her handkerchief to Cassio.
Again, the audience is aware that Iago has acquired the handkerchief from Emilia and has placed
it in Cassio's room.

Throughout the entire scene, Othello believes Iago's
lies and accepts the story of Desdemona's infidelity under false pretenses. The dramatic irony
creates suspense as the audience witnesses Iago's evil plans take root and influence the other
characters to act upon his lies.

What are two specific scenes in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho that each show a conflict in the novel?

Karyth Cara

is a novel that abounds with conflict and is, in fact, built on a
premise of inescapable life conflict. In the Forward to the 2015 25-year anniversary edition,
Brazilian authorwrites that soon after the original publication of the book, with sales so slow
that one bookseller sold only two copies in six months, the publisher canceled the book and
Coelho's contract: "They wiped their hands of the project and let me take the book with
me." Afterward, "he started knocking on the doors"--plural, many doors--"of
other publishers" until one publisher finally opened and gave The
Alchemist another chance. Coelho also writes in the Forward that "when you want
something, the whole universe conspires to help you" but--as he reveals in the Forward and
in the shepherd boy's story--not without great and sometimes grave conflict: In The
Alchemist , Coelho describes this contradictory dualism that helps and hurts as a
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Collapse of empiresWhat were the cause for the collapse of the Roman Empire? How were these similar or different to the collapse of the Assyrian,...

The Roman
Empire was over-extended, and that's the main reason it collapsed. It basically got too big.
On the other hand, no matter how powerful you are there is always going to be someone else more
powerful looming, waiting for you to make a mistake so they can swoop in and pick up the
pieces.

Monday, April 26, 2010

My question is, how and why is Oedipus Tyrannus a tragedy of self-identity? The search for self-knowledge and origins, the recognition of areas of...

In the
simplest terms,is a man who thinks he knows who he is, but clearly he does not. Part of that,
of course, was perpetrated on him by deception; even worse, it was his parents who deceived
him.

Oedipus thought he was the natural son of a king, the king of Corinth.
In fact, of course, he is the son of Laius, king...

Sunday, April 25, 2010

What does "War is Peace" really mean, according to Goldstein?

In chapter 9, of part 2,
Goldstein's book explains that "War is Peace" means that war affects a relatively few
people, mostly those experts who are doing the actual fighting on the front lines. The rest of
the people go on living their lives in relative peacefullness despite the occasional heinous act
committed against citizens such as raping, looting, and murdering. Goldstein says that all
sides in the wars are equally equipped, with no side having more supplies or power than another
and that the ideals aren't markedly different among any of them, so war has no conclusion
because there can be no winner when everything is even. He goes on to say that the real purpose
of warfare in their society is to use up the supplies, the products of what society makes,
without raising the standard of living for anyone. By keeping the citizens busy churning out
the equipment needed to fight the on-going wars, the citizens are kept employed. This keeps
them peaceful because they are too busy working to examine their lives and too busy to realize
how their lives might be different or better. The Party wants to keep its citizens fed, but not
filled; that is, they want people to have enough to keep them going but not enough for them to
become too comfortable. The Party wants to keep the people in a state of feeling like they need
to keep on working harder and harder so that they can get the basic things they need to survive
and they can avoid deprivation. The continual churning out of supplies for war ensures this.
The Party ultimately strives for control of citizens' movements and even more, they strive for
control of the citizens' thoughts.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

How do the ideas of blindness and sight correlate to the ideas of knowledge and ignorance throughout the play in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?

In the play
, it is ironic that those without sight can "see" the truth, but
those with sight are often "blind" and/or ignorant to the truth. Therefore, sight and
knowledge are directly and ironically related.

For example, the character, ,
a blind prophet who is knowledgeable concerning the fates of others, knows the truth concerning
's fate. Tiresias reveals a prophecy which states that Oedipus will kill his father and marry
his mother. Despite the fact that he is blind, he can "see" what others cannot
concerning their lives.

Additionally, one will notice that Oedipus, once he
discovers the truth, blinds himself. This is another example displaying the correlation between
sight and knowledgeonce Oedipus is aware that the prophecy was fulfilled, he rids himself of his
sight. Oedipus now sees the truth but cannot literally see.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Why does the author make Susie the narrator? ie, What effects does it have?

Sebold
makes Susie the narrator so that we may have an omniscient perspective.That is, she is able to
tell us her innermost feelings, both in the past...

Give a detailed analysis of the poem "It Couldn't Be Done," highlighting different figures of speech used by Edgar Albert Guest.

The centralwhich runs through the poem is .
The man in the poem did the thing that couldn't be done and so, says the poet in the last line,
can you. Since the thing ends up being done, the repeated assertions of impossibility on the
part of the onlookers also amount to .

The jaunty internal rhymes bolster the
striking use of repetition to create a sense of optimism throughout. The word "grin"
is repeated at the end of the fifth line in each stanza and is twice paired with "buckle
in" or "buckled right in" to show a cheerful attitude to the work in hand and
also a sense that the person undertaking the task is smiling to himself at knowing something the
pessimistic onlookers do not.

Thegives a sense of reassuring certainty as to
how it will end in the third stanza. Here the poet uses apostrophe, directly exhorting the
reader to apply the lesson of the previous stanzas to his/her own life. This is a favorite
technique of inspirational didactic verse, such as Longfellow's "Psalm of
Life"intended first to create a sense of infinite possibility and then to inspire us with
the idea that this applies as much to our lives as those mentioned earlier in the
poem.

In Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet, why does Tybalt call Romeo a "villain"?

is a
character that is shown to audiences as a guy that has a hot and quick temper. He is a guy that
is always looking for a fight, and he is a good enough swordsman that he can definitely finish
most fights. During Act I of the play, Tybalt sees thathas somehow managed to get into the
Capulet party. Tybalt is greatly angered at the situation, and he wants to take action right
then and there; however,doesn't want the evening's festivities ruined with a potentially violent
and public fight. Tybalt manages to keep himself under control, but he does vow revenge against
Romeo. Act 3, Scene 1 has Tybalt out looking for Romeo. Romeo will eventually enter the scene,
and Tybalt now has his chance for revenge. He starts with an insult. He calls Romeo a
"villain," and he is likely hoping to goad Romeo into a physical fight.

Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford
No better term than
this: thou art a villain

Romeo doesn't rise to the
challenge until after Tybalt kills .

Thursday, April 22, 2010

What is a good short story about the american dream to compare with Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman? What is a good short story about the american...

"The Secret Life
of Walter Mitty" is a story about a person who escapes into fantasies in order to escape
from the intolerable conditions of his dull life and his overbearing wife.

"Sonny's Blues" might be a different direction to take. This is a story about
a jazz musician who chooses to side-step reality (which is harsh in its racism, its lack of
opportunities, it's failure to offer viable modes of identity) and does so by taking drugs. He
is loved. He is talented. But he is running away.

How do Ichabod Cranes and Brom Bones individual treatments of the legend of the Headless Horseman reveal their differing perspectives in the...

In s ,
the different perspectives of Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones represent conflicting cultural
forces. A city-born schoolmaster, Cranes perspective is that of an outsider intruding on
traditional village life. A physically frail man, he hungers for wealth but lacks the means to
attain it. He seeks to marry Katrina Van Tassel solely for the purpose of obtaining her familys
land and selling it for a profit.

Irving also notes Cranes appetite for the
marvellous, and his powers of digesting it. In other words, he is quick to treat local legends
and superstitions as fact and prone to letting his imagination run wild.

In
contrast, Brom Bones offers an insiders perspective. Descended from a long line of Dutch
farmers, Bones is as physically robust as he is popular. He is Cranes chief competitor for
Katrinas hand because he has genuine feelings for her. For Bones, the legend of the Headless
Horseman is simply an entertaining tale that inspires no real fear. When he observes Crane
ogling Katrina, however, he treats the tale as an opportunity to prey on Cranes insecurities and
overactive imagination.

Irving writes that Bones made light of the
Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey [and] offered to race with him for a bowl of punch. Famous
for his riding prowess, Bones treats an encounter with the Headless as a friendly competition,
but Crane, who is a poor rider, finds the prospect of a race with a supernatural creature truly
terrifying. When Bones dresses as the Headless Horseman and pursues Crane later that night, the
schoolteacher is so frightened that he flees Sleepy Hollow and never returns.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Are Romeo and Juliet really in love, or is it just lust? Are Romeo and Juliet really in love, or is it just lust? Do they die because they are not...

Bothfall in
love quickly, but they are presented from very differing perspectives.falls in and out of love
quickly--look at Rosaline. , however, does not want to marry the man her father has picked.
Perhaps while they tried to convince themselves they were in love it is really more a matter
of convenience for both of them.

On Omaha beach on D-Day how did the Allies finally break through, get off the beach, and establish a firm beachhead? What part did General Norman Cota...

The assault on
Ohama Beach on 6 June 1944 is remembered as one of the most intense of the D-Day landings. That
morning, the sea conditions pushed the Allied troops to the left so they landed to the left of
their intended targets. On the first wave of attacks, the Allies were held at the water line by
the Germans and it was not...

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

How is Kit received when her aunt finds out she has come to live with her in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?

You've asked how Kit is received when her
aunt Rachel finds out that Kit has come to live with her. Thanks for your question!

In fact, her aunt Rachel has several reactions to Kit's arrival on her doorstep in
Wethersfield. At first, in chapter 3, when Captain Eaton (who has accompanied Kit from the ship
to Rachel and her husband Matthew's house) knocks on the door, Rachel opens it and stares in
shock, believing for a moment that Kit is her (Rachel's) own sister Margaret. It would be fair
to assume that Kit has never met Rachel since Rachel is said to have run away with a Puritan
(Matthew) to America when she was young; Rachel had only ever communicated with Kit via letters
every year since Kit was a child. Equally fair, then, would be the assumption that Kit
presumably looks like her own mother, Rachel's sister Margaret, enough to cause Rachel herself
to be startled almost speechless at Kit's unannounced arrival.

Once Rachel is
given to understand that Kit has come for what she believes to be a visit, Rachel is delighted
at the prospect, and welcomes Kit very gladly into the house (see chapter 3 for more details you
could include in your own assignment). Other emotions you might explore that Rachel seems to
feel include nostalgia, longing, and even homesickness.

Finally, when the
truth comes out that Kit has really come to the New World to live with Rachel and Matthew and
their daughters, Rachel is the one who comes quickly, if timidly and with careful deference, to
her niece's defense, where Matthew comes across as far more severe and forbidding. Where Matthew
asks question after question, probing Kit's motives and actions, Rachel comforts her and
acknowledges that Kit has done the right thing in coming to them, that of course she will be
taken in as one of the family now that her grandfather has died in Barbados.

Rachel's reaction to Kit's arrival and intention to stay is something you might find
interesting to explore insofar as it reflects the belief at that time that the husband was the
head of the household, his wife, his children, and all who came under his roof. Rachel's
kindness to Kit is tempered by her (Rachel's) clear deference to her husband's authority; there
would have been no way for Rachel to make the decision to keep Kit without Matthew's approval
foremost.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Why is Peyton Farquhar not involved with the army in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

The
narrator tells us that Peyton Farquhar is a wealthy plantation owner who ardently supports the
Confederate cause against the Union Army. Despite his affinity for the Confederacy and his
devotion to the Southern cause, Peyton does not enlist in the Confederate Army. The only
evidence that directly relates to Peyton's decision to not enlist in the Confederate Army is
when the narrator mentions "Circumstances of an imperious nature, which is it unnecessary
to relate here, had prevented him [Peyton] from taking service with that gallant army..."
(Bierce, 2).

This comment suggests that Peyton Farquhar was too imperious,
or arrogant and domineering, to enlist in the Confederate Army. Essentially, Peyton is a
wealthy, arrogant man, who would not be inclined to take commands from a Confederate officer and
be bossed around like a lowly commoner. The narrator does not want to elaborate on the
circumstances of Peyton's "imperious nature" but the reader can infer that Peyton is
too bossy and...

What does Hester say to Dimmesdale in the forest in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Hawthorne's contains a
tense episode in , whendecides to meetin the forest and reveals her relationship to
Chillingworth. While the question does not say specifically what quotation you refer to, this is
the chapter that offers their only intimate encounter in the novel and contains a few statements
of note.

First is Hester's revelation, after which Dimmesdale at first claims
he cannot forgive her and that he has suffered most from their predicament:

"Oh, Arthur!" cried she, "forgive me! In all things
else, I have striven to be true! Truth was the one virtue which I might have held fast, and did
hold fast, through all extremity; save when thy goodthy lifethy famewere put in question! Then I
consented to a deception. But a lie is never good, even though death threaten on the other side!
Dost thou not see what I would say? That old man!the physician!he whom they call !he was my
husband!"

Given the novel'sand 's insistence on the
importance of "being true" to oneself, Hester's insistence that she was guilty only of
failing in this when she promised to conceal Chillingworth's identity.

The
most shocking claim, however, seems to be her statement:

"What we did had a consecration of its own. We felt it so! We said so to each
other. Hast thou forgotten it?"

Hawthorne'sis so
purposefully complex that the use of the word "consecration" seems shocking when
speaking of adulterous sexuality. This claim takes the initial premise of the novelthat the two
are tormented by their past sinful encounterand transforms the act into something
holy.

This same chapter also finds Hester offering Dimmesdale a path out of
the misery the town holds for them both. Her strength allows him to imagine another way of being
in the world that doesn't demand the sacrifices the Massachusetts Bay Colony expects. Hester's
clarity of mind, compared to Dimmesdale's morose gloom, offers a redemptive and healthy
alternative.

How might one compare and contrast Ernest Hemingway's story "A Clean, Well Lighted Place" and with William Faulkner's story "The Bear"?

Anyone
reading s story A Clean, Well Lighted Place side-by-side with William Faulkners story The
Bear might be struck by a number of similarities and differences, including the
following:

Both works deal with young people who have a lot to
learn, but Ike McCaslin seems to learn more in The Bear than the young waiter does in A
Clean, Well Lighted Place.
Ike matures more than the young waiter does,
partly because Ike is more willing to learn from persons older than he is.

Both Ike and the young waiter have father figures in their stories (Sam in the case
of Ike; the older waiter in the case of the young waiter), but Ike seems more open to
instruction than the young waiter is.
A bond forms between Ike and Sam
despite their different racial backgrounds, but the young waiter seems far less willing to move
beyond his own narrow, limited perspective.
Ike learns valuable lessons
about humanitys place in the universe, but the young waiter seems far less open to such
learning.
The young waiter seems far more selfish and uncaring than Ike, as
when he says to an old deaf man who lingers too long in the caf© where the waiter works,

"You should have killed yourself last
week."

It is hard to imagine Ike ever being so
callous and cruel.

Friday, April 16, 2010

How has the conception of the divine in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards influenced spirituality and feelings of guilt? How...

Such
"Fire and Brimstone" preaching uses fear of doing wrong as incentive for the religious
life. This motif of fear was one that the Puritans held over the community; it was a relgion of
negativity in which good deeds mattered not. Only faith could save a person and, even then, if
one were not of the "elect," he or she could still not be saved.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's writings are indictments against this fear-of- being-damned
approach, demonstrating that the results of holding a vision of Dante's Inferno over people is
negatory. Young Goodman Brown goes to his grave "a hoary corpse" as he loses all
faith in humanity, Hester Prynne loses her beauty as she is denied her passion for life; the
Reverend Dimmesdale decays from the inside for lack of openness and joy.

In
contemporary life those religions that are offshoots of Puritanism tell people that certain
things are evil--e.g. alcoholic beverages. It is interesting that
in the Southeast, where preachers use this Fire and Brimstone...

Thursday, April 15, 2010

In The Great Gatsby, what preparations does Gatsby make for his reunion with Daisy?

's preparations begin
with buying his house
where he did. He knew thatlived across the bay. He held the extravagant

parties at his house hoping Daisy would come to one of them, but she didn't. Next,
he
befriendedand then asked him to invite Daisy to tea so he, Jay, could
"drop in". Once
Nick had the date set up, Jay inspected his own house,
turning on the lights in every room to
light up the house with light which
"...fell unreal on the shrubbery...". The day of
the date, Jay sent a man to
Nick's house to mow Nick's lawn. Jay sent a "greenhouse"
of flowers to
Nick's house with "...numerous receptacles to contain it." Jay,
himself,
dressed for the occasion in what was probably a carefully chosen ensemble of a
white
wool flannel suit, a silver shirt, and a gold tie. Clearly, Jay wanted
everything to be
perfect. He put a great deal of planning into this occasion
so that he could impress Daisy. He
lost her five years prior because of his
poverty, now he hopes to return to that time five years
ago and change the
course of events by being rich this time.

Why does Gulliver allow the Lilliputians to control him in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels?

When
Lemuel Gulliver is shipwrecked, he washes ashore on an island and then falls asleep. When he
wakes up, he has been tied down with ropes on numerous parts of body. He learns that this is the
land Lilliput, where the people are only six inches tall....

What are some themes of post-colonial literature written by women?

For
female writers as well as for males,
primary themes of postcolonial literature are concerned
with identity in
newly independent nations, generally connected with issues of race,
ethnicity,
class, and religion as well as politics. The protagonists are
usually the formerly colonized
peoples who reside in that location or have
moved to the imperial metropole. In addition, female
writers are likely to be
concerned with questions of gender and sexuality, explicitly rejecting

masculinist hegemony and exploring same-sex relationships. They often explore the
changes
in...

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How did miscommunication/misunderstanding lead to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

Miscommunication and misunderstanding contribute to the tragic deaths ofin
Shakespeare's classic play. Followingand 's secret wedding,challenges Romeo to a duel without
knowing that Romeo has married his cousin, Juliet. Romeo attempts to ease the tensions and a
misunderstanding occurs.believes that Romeo is behaving like a female and does not understand
that Romeo is related to Tybalt by marriage, which is why Romeo is avoiding a conflict with
Tybalt. Therefore, Mercutio attempts to defend Romeo and Tybalt ends up killing him. Romeo then
kills Tybalt in a fit of rage to avenge Mercutios death and is exiled to Mantua.

When Juliet receives the news that Romeo has killed Tybalt, she misunderstands the
situation and has trouble comprehending why Romeo would act violently towards a member of her
family. Juliet then receives word that her parents have planned her marriage to. In order to
avoid marrying Paris, Juliet takes a sleeping potion that...

Why doesn't April wear the false eyelashes with Melanie in The Egypt Game?

April doesn't
wear the false eyelashes with Melanie because she feels comfortable and accepted by her new
friend, and is not afraid to be herself.

April has had a difficult childhood.
She has changed schools a lot, and her mother is irresposible and repeatedly abandons her. To
keep herself from feeling the pain of constant rejection, April puts on a facade, hiding behind
her fake eyelashes and affected mannerisms, and acting like she is better than everyone else and
doesn't care if they don't like her. What April really wants so desperately is to be accepted
and loved, but she has learned that those things do not come easily in her life. Her false
eyelashes are a defense mechanism, something she can hide behind to keep from being
hurt.

As September approaches, April becomes worried about starting school.
She knows "from experience - lots of it - that it isn't easy to face a new class in a new
school." April plans to wear her fake eyelashes to school to help innure her from the
rejection she is sure will come, but Melanie perceptively advises against it. Melanie sees what
April does not, that the eyelashes will make her adjustment even more difficult. Melanie has
gotten to know April and likes her a lot; she knows that April's best chance of being accepted
in her new school is for her to drop her affectations and just be herself (Chapter 4 -"The
Egypt Girls").

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

What societal values are common to both the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Odyssey?

Both of
the works are examples of heroic epic. Their protagonists are both of noble families with some
admixture of divine blood. This suggests that both societies are ones that believe to some
degree that family is destiny and that great and heroic characters are members of the
nobility.

Next, as both protagonists are rulers (of Uruk and Ithaca,
respectively), we also see what their respective societies consider to be the characteristics of
good...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

How did people at the time feel about Queen Elizabeth's ruling without a king?

I am not sure
that the above answer is completely accurate. There was, of course, a woman ruler at the time of
Elizabeth's reign, but this was Mary Queen of Scots who was not trusted in England or Scotland;
in fact Mary was forced to flee Scotland ahead of a charge of involvement in the murder of her
married lover's wife. While in England, Elizabeth kept Mary under house arrest until Mary was
involved in a plot to overthrow Elizabeth, and was executed for it.

Furthermore, England had itself been ruled for five years by a previous Queen, Mary I,
who was Elizabeth's half sister. So the idea of a female ruler was not entirely new to the
people of England. Since Mary had no male heirs, it was commonly accepted and expected that
Elizabeth would succeed her.

Additionally, Elizabeth proved to be
exceptionally skillful at earning the respect and trust of the English people. While she
accepted Parliament's declaration that she was

supreme
governor of this realm in all things ecclesiastical and temporal

she would not accept the title of head of the church as her father, Henry VIII had
done. She rather tactfully stated that this right belonged to God alone. She made herself
visible to the common people quite often, and wore stunning attire when she did so. The one
exception was when the Spanish Armada threatened, at which point she appeared before her troops
dressed in full battle armor. The quote in the above post was actually made when she addressed
her troops in preparation for battle. Elizabeth also was a gifted speaker and made a number of
speeches to Parliament which were considered brilliant.

She wisely avoided
religious conflict by adopting a hybrid religious doctrine that allowed Catholics and Anglicans
to worship with some degree of comfiture. Her diplomacy and skill allowed her to rule for forty
five years. As she grew older, she once commented to her people

Though God has raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my
crown, that I have reigned with Your love€¦.Your prosperity has been my chief concern€¦.My heart
was never set on worldly goods, but only for my subjects good.

Her subjects took her at her word. It is no small wonder that she was often referred to
by the English people as "Gloriana."

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What was the political climate in England at the time?

Shakespeare
is believed to have written in 1606, during the reign of James I of
England, who was also James VI of Scotland. James was the patron of Shakespeare's theater
company, and the play pays flattering homage to the king in several ways.

First, James I believed in witchcraft, and in the play, witches play a leading role in
deceiving . Second, the play's Scottish ancestry nods toward James's descent from Scottish
nobility, including the historic . In the play, the fictional Banquo is prophesied as the
forebear of kingskings, by implication, like James I. Third, the mention of the healing power of
the English King Edward the Confessor reminds audiences of James's belief in his own healing
powers.

On a broader level, politics in England under James became more
monarchical, with James far more willing than Elizabeth I to assert his royal prerogatives. He
felt that the crown should have more control of politics and Parliament less. He also increased
censorship, which caused problems for some writers. Under James I, people became more fearful of
tyranny, and so, while flattering the king in many ways, the focus in the play on Macbeth's
tyranny and where it leads him acts a warning to James I not to go too
far.

Monday, April 12, 2010

How does Atticus explain the mob's actions to Scout?

In , the
Old Sarum bunch arrives at the Maycomb jailhouse and attempts to harm Tom Robinson.
Fortunately,is waiting outside of Tom's cell, and Walter Cunningham tells the mob to leave after
Atticus' children arrive. In , Atticus explains mob mentality toand . Atticus displays his
tolerance by telling his children that Walter Cunningham was still a good man despite his
attempt to harm Tom Robinson. Atticus proceeds to tell Jem and Scout that mobs are made up of
individuals. Atticus also mentions that despite being part of a mob, the members are still human
and can be stopped. His comments suggest that when individuals form a mob, they are heavily
influenced by the other members and lose their individuality. Scout's presence was enough to
make Walter Cunningham view the situation from Atticus' perspective. Atticus' explanation gives
his children additional insight into mob mentality and the situation outside of Tom Robinson's
cell.

Discuss the theme of the quest in Araby.

The
narrator of the story, a boy entering adolescence, wants to experience more than his humdrum
life in Dublin. He describes his surroundings as bleak. His house is on a dead end (which he
calls a "blind" end) and faces "brown" houses, reflecting how his life seems
drab and dead ended. His home is filled with musty air, and he plays in muddy lanes.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

What does Edwards want the audience to feel emotionally?

More than
anything else, Edwards wants his audience to be very afraid. To be precise, he wants them to be
afraid of hell. In his famous sermon, Edwards is attempting to put the fear of God into his
listeners so that they will see the error of their ways and repent of their sins. Edwards
believes that the good folk of New England have become dangerously lax in their moral behavior
by frequenting taverns and openly consorting with members of the opposite sex. As a devout
Puritan, he regards this as deeply sinful behavior, which can lead to the people who behave in
such a way being sent to hell. Puritans like Edwards believed that hell was a literal place, a
fiery pit full of unspeakable torment and suffering. He knew, therefore, that the best way to
get his message across would be to play upon his audience's fear of the traditional fate of
sinners.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

In what ways have correctional policies reflected changes in the social, economic, and political environments of society?

Michael Koren

Correctional policies have reflected changes in social, political, and economic
environments throughout the years. The United States imprisons far more people than other
industrialized countries do. One factor for this is that a political environment to get tough on
crime developed, which was related to the war on drugs. As drug trafficking and drug usage rose,
a demand for stiffer penalties increased. These penalties involved jail time for those convicted
of these crimes. People also demanded minimum sentencing requirements for people with multiple
felony convictions. With the elimination of the federal parole system in 1987, people who were
given life sentences would no longer be eligible for parole.

Another factor
impacting correctional policies was economic. Private companies made big profits building
prisons. Companies that provide services to prisons, such as providing meals to prisoners or
providing prison guards, have also benefitted as the prison population has increased.
Some...

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In Kafka's The Metamorphosis, how does the family react to Gregor's death?

The Samsa
family in by Franza Kafka, seems to respond to Gregor's death as with
relief, and €¦ hope.

The mother and daughter hug one another. The father
demands some attention, which the mother and daughter promptly give.

They decided to spend this day in resting, and going for a stroll;
they had not only deserved such a respite from work, but absolutely needed it.

This is ironic because no such respite was ever afforded Gregor. In
fact, on the day he has transformed, everyone was at his door telling him to go to work, but now
these three who seem to find time every day to rest, also "deserve" a break, and
intend to go for a stroll unheard of in this story. However at this point, each writes a note of
excuse as to why he or she will not be attending work that day.

There is an
odd behavior on the part of the women and Mr. Samsa. All of a sudden, they seem very
close. When the charwoman comes in to take her leave, she declares that the
"thing" next door has been disposed of. She stands prepared to offer details, but Mr.
Samsa stops her, and she leaves in a huff.

€¦neither from
his wife nor his daughter did he get any answer, for the charwoman seemed to have shattered
again the composure they had barely achieved. They rose, went to the window and stayed there,
clasping each other tight.

It is hard to understand how
Grete has had any need to "achieve" composure when so recently she demanded that they
get rid of Gregor. Mrs. Samsa seems a weak woman who has accepted the loss of her son easier
than one might think, unless she has long since stopped thinking of him as her son€¦by why,
then, the need for barely achieved composure?

The family finally takes a
tram, which is bathed in sunlight, symbolic of hope. They sit back and speak of their jobs, and
realize that the jobs are good and hold promise for improvement in the future. Of course, if
Gregor had not "changed," none would have left the house to find workfor all the years
Gregor suffered through his job, no one else had lifted a hand. They start to plan: they will
get a smaller and cheaper apartment, something better than what Gregor had chosen. This will at
last remove the final "essence" of Gregor from their lives, as if they never knew
him.

The parents are simultaneously struck by the thought that Grete has
grown to a marriageable age, and they exchange knowing glances. And in that moment...

...it was like a confirmation of their new dreams and good
intentions when, as they reached their destination of their trip, the daughter rose up first and
stretched her young body.

Some sources suggest that the
family may have changed for the moment out of necessity, but if "old habits die hard,"
it may well be that if Grete marries the "right" young man, he may take Gregor's
place, working and supporting the family, while they remain at home, once again living a life of
leisure. It might be important to remember what is said about good
intentions: that the road to hell is paved with them. It may be with this
hope, that the future looks so good to the Samsa
family.

How did the architecture of Roman Colosseum contribute to the rise of Ancient Rome?

The Roman
Colosseum did not so much contribute to the 'rise' of Ancient Rome as it contributed to the
consolidation of Imperial power held by the Emperors. Although the 1st. century is
considered the time of the 'Pax Romana' (Roman peace), it came with a great price paid for by
the roman people. Known as the Flavian Ampitheather, its construction was begun under the
Emperor Flavius-Vespasian in 69 C.E. (A.D.) to calm the nature of 'the beast' otherwise known as
the people. Plain and simple,the construction of the Colosseum was a colossal public relations
venture. As a structure it spoke volumes, it was erected on the land that the Emperor Nero had
built his palace. The Roman people hated Nero so how better for a later Emperor to 'bond' with
the sentiments of his people than to build on top of it. Flavius-Vespasian
also understood that distraction was a powerful silent political tool that if used properly
could prove beneifical to his concentration of power. Completed in 79 C.E. under Flavius' son
the Colosseum did not fail in the court of public opinion. Roman citizens loved it and never
knew that they were being manipulated by the imperial power of Rome.

Friday, April 9, 2010

What is the purpose of imagery in poetry? What is the purpose of imagery in odes, elegies, haikus, sonnets and lyrics? Thanks

The
purpose ofin poetry is to help get the poet's message across in language that is strong, vivid
and very visual. The poet will use words to create images in our heads that help us to interpret
the poem in the way he sees it. Every person has a different view on life and poets are inspired
to record theirs for others to read and identify with. Sometimes, such as in "Vampire"
by Ted Hughes, the images will be gruesome - as in a party host with a slack mouth like a
gaping sack. Sometimes, such as in Shakespeare (Sonnet 18) the images are delicate and beautiful
as in "shall I compare thee to a summer's day." Sometimes poets use similes in
comparison, sometimes they useand sometimes . All create visuals for us, whether to shock or
delight.

Why does Dee change her name?

When
Dee arrives at her mother's humble country home with her boyfriend, Hakim-a-barber, Mrs. Johnson
addresses her daughter by her name. Dee responds by correcting her mother and saying that she
has changed her name to Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo. Dee proceeds to tell Mama that she changed
her name because she...

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Why did southern states attempt to secede from the Union during the Sectional Crisis?

The states
of the Deep South (South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, and Texas)
left the Union in the months that followed the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln to the
Presidency. They did so, simply stated, because they saw Lincoln's election as a direct threat
to the institution of slavery. This position was articulated most clearly in the secession
ordinance of Mississippi, which read in part, and is worth quoting at length:

Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of
slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which
constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth...[A] blow
at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the
institution, and was at the point of reaching its consummation. There was no choice left us but
submission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union, whose principles had
been subverted to work out our ruin.

Southerners would
later attempt to downplay the centrality of slavery to secession, but their statements at the
time of secession made it clear. Though Republicans in general, and Lincoln in particular,
advocated only a policy of restraining--not abolishing--slavery, many Southern politicians
argued that the spirit of abolition was so strong in the North that it would only be a matter of
time until a majority of Northerners supported the destruction of slavery. They regarded even
the territorial restraint of slavery as an existential threat to the institution, and feared
that Lincoln would use his powers of appointment to fill federal positions--including customs
collectors and postmasters--with antislavery men. Other secession ordinances, including South
Carolina's, pointed to Northern states that had adopted personal liberty laws in defiance of the
Fugitive Slave Act.

Some southern politicians had long cited a
"compact" theory of the Constitution that made, they argued, secession legal. They had
used the threat of secession for many years to gain political concessions that favored slavery.
After Lincoln's election, seven of the slave states put this theory into action because they
believed they could no longer expect a federal government that actively supported slavery. Four
other slave states--Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina--did not leave the Union
until Lincoln's call for volunteers in the aftermath of Fort Sumter in April of 1861. Maryland,
Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri, all slave states, remained in the Union.

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Why does Dr. Rappaccini require his daughter's help in "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

In
"" by, Dr. Giacomo Rappaccini is a classical evil scientist figure, whose towering
intellect and intellectual curiosity have led him to delve into the science of poisons and
poisonous plants, to the point where is is willing to sacrifice his ethics and family for his
studies. The apparently genial Dr. Pietro...

Monday, April 5, 2010

Describe the cottages and the life the clones lead.

The Cottages are on an old farm and they're
often cold and in disrepair. The clones have unrestricted television time and are allowed to
take short trips.

The center of the Cottages is a farmhouse with fireplaces.
The clones used logs to occasionally heat the house; at other times, they'd use heaters.
Unfortunately, they aren't given enough gas canisters to use them at will. The people there are
often cold. The gutters leaked and many things were falling apart. Kathy says that they tracked
mud through the house by leaving their boots on to combat the cold.

The
clones live in converted barns, stables, and outhouses. There are other buildings on the
property that are falling apart. In the summer, Kathy says it's cozy with the overgrown grass.
In the winter, the ground is hard with frozen puddles.

The clones already
living at the Cottages have a set schedule for chores and upkeep that Kathy and the others are
included in once they arrive. Other than that, they walk the grounds, visit the village, read
books, and watch television.

How and why does Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship change during the play?

Initially,and Ladyare the ultimate power
couple. They are both committed to 's murderalbeit with varying degrees of commitmentand see
Macbeth's subsequent elevation to the throne of Scotland as fulfilling his destiny.

There is a sense that once Macbeth has achieved his wicked goals,will attain a position
of equal power and authority within the kingdom, since without her, Macbeth would not have been
able to rise so far and so fast. She was the main mover behind the plan to assassinate Duncan;
she was the one who constantly cajoled, bullied, and pleaded with Macbeth to go ahead with the
murder when he seemed to be getting cold feet. It's not unreasonable, then, for Lady Macbeth to
expect great power to come her way once her husband is safely ensconced on the throne.

But that's not what happens. Once Macbeth becomes king, his wife fades from the
picture, marginalized and ignored by the man she whom helped to grab the biggest prize. As
Macbeth descends deeper and deeper into outright tyranny, he finds that he no longer needs his
wifehe can rule just as well without her, he thinks. Thehere is that it was Lady Macbeth's sheer
bloody ruthlessness more than anything else that led to Macbeth's becoming king of Scotland. Yet
now, as he develops into a blood-thirsty despot, he makes increasingly cruel, barbaric decisions
on his owndecisions that (again, ironically) Lady Macbeth would almost certainly not have
advised him to make.

How does the story reflect the tale of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In 's
"," a young innocent man, Giovanni Guasconti, comes from southern Italy to the
University of Paudua, and finds lodgings that overlook a respledent garden. Lisabetta, the old
woman who own the lodging, tells him to beware of this garden that is cultivated by the infamous
Dr. Rappaccini. Still mesmerized by the beauty of the garden, Giovanni sees a fountain that
makes him feel as if it "were an immortal spirit that sang its song unceasingly, and
without heeding the vicissitudes around it." Indeed, much of this garden has an
etherealabout it, much like the Garden of Eden. In fact, at one point Hawthorne writes that as
Beatrice calls to Giovanni and the words "reverberate throughout his heart," he
"hastened into that Eden of poisonous flowers."

As he notices that
every part of the soil is covered with plants and herbs, a "sallow and sickly-looking
man" emerges to tend the plants, and places a kind of mask over his mouth and nostrils as
he approaches a magnificent purple plant. He then calls to his daughter, Beatrice, who emerges,
"redundant with life, health, and energy." The father places her in charge of caring
for the magnificent plant, charging that he man die if he touches it. Beatrice says that she
will gladly care for her "sister."

The "oppressive exhalations
seemed to proceed from the plants, and steal upward past the open window" where Giovanni
watches. He closes the lattice and falls asleep, dreaming of a rich flower and beautiful girl.
Just as in the Garden of Eden, where the devil lurks and ensnares Eve, the father hands over the
care of the purple plant to Beatrice who embraces it. This temptation wafts into Giovanni's
window and he is tempted with the delight of it and smitten with Beatrice. Despite the warnings
of Professor Baglioni that Dr. Rappacini cares infinitely more for science than for mankind, and
that the garden and Beatrice are dangerous, Giovanni succumbs to the temptation and enters
Rappacini's garden with "Passion choos[ing] his own time to rush upon the scene."
Like Adam with Eve, Giovanni is "irrevocalby within her sphere and must obey the law that
whirled him onward." While Beatrice does prevent him from touching the plant, Giovanni in
his passion continues to visit her each day. In a desperate attempt to defy fate, Giovanni
gives her a potion that he tells her is an antidote from the evil of the plant so that she can
be with him; however, Beatrice perishes bbecause "there could be no such hope." So,
as with Adam and Eve, there is punishment for seeking to defy nature.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what does the narrator realize after his dream?

In this
story, the narrator quite simply realizes that his dream had not been a dream at all. He tells
of how he swooned after receiving his death sentence from the Inquisition, and goes on to
discuss the process of awakening from a swoon: In the return to life from the swoon there are
two stages; first, that of the sense of mental or spiritual; secondly, that of the sense of
physical, existence.

This is a discussion of his attempts to understand what
happened to him as he was semi-unconscious; he states that he can recall tall figures carrying
him down, seemingly forever. And, as he notes above that one first notices ones mental or
emotional state as one is roused from a dream, the narrator first feels a vague horror at my
heart. And only after this horror does he notice his physical environment €“ he is somewhere
dark, dank, and flat. At this point he is absorbed by the mere consciousness of existence,
without thought €“ and then all at once his senses return to him, he is able to draw more
details from his surroundings, and in this state of full awakening the details of his dream fall
away. As he says, Arousing from the most profound of slumbers, we break the gossamer web
of some dream. Yet in a second afterward€¦we remember not that we have
dreamed.

So, in the immediate shock of awakening in such a vile, ominous
environment, the narrator forgets everything he has experienced after the trial, only able to
remember it vaguely, after much intense mental labor. And yet all this time he keeps his eyes
closed, afraid of what exists beyond his eyelids, afraid that everything he had dreamed and
everything he had felt was true. And, unfortunately, in this fear he is
correct.

How does the Epic of Gilgamesh present the idea of good vs evil?

It seems that
the greatest evil is that which is inside Gilgamesh himself.

Humbaba is
called the "Hugeness," and our characters' descriptions call him "evil," but
Humbaba's actions to not really support this. I guess he is evil in the way something like Circe
in the Odyssey or the dragon in are evil: as a
holdfast. That is, their very presence stifles a community by not allowing them to grow or
challenging their dominant ideologies. Identity is important in an age of expansion. Perhaps
this challenge to (national) identity is the...

Saturday, April 3, 2010

In 1984, how does surveillence cause a lack of rebellion?

It is clear that in
this terrifying novel we are presented with a surveillance society where every move of every
citizen could be monitored and reported, with tragic consequences for that citizen should it be
deemed that they are involved in what is termed "thought crime." Lack of rebellion is
thus achieved by creating a society of absolute fear - if you could be watched at any moment,
you could be reported and then taken away and punished for any deviant behaviour. Note how
this claustrophobic is established very early on in the novel:

The black mustachio'd face gazed down from every commanding corner. There was one on
the house-front immediately opposite. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the
dark eyes looked deep into

When did the Separate Amenities Act start?

The
Separate Amenities Act, also commonly called the Reservation of Separate Amendment Act, was
passed into law by royal assent on October 5th, 1953, and enforcement began four days later on
October 9. This launched nearly four decades of legal segregation in South Africa. However,
unofficial segregation practices excluding non-whites from certain public facilities as well as
private businesses were in place during the previous decade in many areas. In March of 1960, a
number of amendments to the act were added, which further defined the apartheid
system.

It was not until 1990 that the Separate Amenities Act was repealed by
the South African Parliament, which began the process to end apartheid in the country. However,
in certain urban areas such as Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg, re-integration had been
taking place for years, despite the act's legal status. In 1994, apartheid came to its end in
South Africa.

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How did ancient civilization tell the time? How did ancient people know different months?

A number
of ancient civilizations relied on the observation of celestial bodies. By plotting the
alignment of the stars and other heavenly bodies, the ancients were able to organize their
lives. The Greeks, for example, used the stars to help them determine which time of year was
best for farming or embarking on sea voyages. As these were essential activities for the
stability and health of the community, it was important to achieve some degree of accuracy.
Contrary to what we might think today, some of the instruments used by the ancients for
measuring time were really quite sophisticated. An example of this is the Egyptian Antikythera
Mechanism, a complex device consisting of wheels and gears that measured the movement of
celestial bodies.

The growth of mathematics as a discipline allowed the
Greeks to achieve more accuracy in the measurement of time. The Greeks began to gain a better
understanding of angles and so devised a series of sundials that could measure time in a greater
number of different locations. This important technological development allowed, in due course,
the Romans to make portable sundials, which proved particularly useful on their seemingly
endless military campaigns.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Find the complete rhyme and locate the the London Churches. Where's is it located in the book? - Why is Winston fascinated by the Rhyme?

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"Oranges and lemons" say the Bells of St.
Clement's
"You owe me five farthings" say the
Bells of St. Martin's
"When will you pay me?"
say the Bells of Old Bailey "When I grow
rich" say the Bells of Shoreditch
"When will
that be?" say the Bells of Stepney
"I do not
know" say the Great Bells of Bow
"Here comes a
Candle to light you to Bed
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What are some characteristics of Islamic art and architecture?

Islamic
architecture is not always religious, but includes many secular styles as well. There are four
principal Islamic architectural types: Mosque, Tomb, Palace, and Fort. Some elements of Islamic
style include: Arabesque, domes, and minarets.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Walter and Mamma are played very differently in each adaption. Do you notice any interesting directorial choices?

The
earlier film version of (1961) was made at a time when Hollywood had only
recently begun to allow realistic portrayals of African American , moving away from the
stereotyping that had unfortunately been so common. Though in general it's an excellent
adaptation, much of the acting from today's perspective is liable to strike viewers as slightly
old-fashioned, or at least carefully done in such a way as to avoid the
possibility of "offending" white audiences.

Sidney Poitier, as ,
was a pathbreaking figure in the cinema who at the time was establishing himself as the first
African American actor to be widely applauded by white America. Poitier is realistic as Walter
Younger, but his basically amiable persona perhaps, at times, lacks the edge that is essential
to the character and his understandable anger and bitterness. In the remake from 2008, Sean
Combsthough in general one wouldn't think to put him on the same plane, as an actor, as
Poitierdelivers a solid performance. Combs's portrayal does convey Walter's frustration and
resentment without sugar-coating or the deliberate smoothness typical of Poitier in many of his
roles. This is not to evaluate Poitier at all negatively but simply to recognize that in 1961,
white America was still not "ready" for a more completely open and straightforward
portrayal of an African American character.

Claudia McNeil gives an excellent
performance in the earlier film asYounger. Paradoxically, the difference between her portrayal
and Phylicia Rashad's, forty-seven years later, is in some sense the opposite of what we have
just observed about the old and new portrayals of Walter Younger. If anything, McNeil's
performance is more austere, more emblematic of theof the Younger family's situation than the
performance Rashad gives us, despite the excellence of the latter's acting. If I could select
one moment that stands out, it would be the confrontation between Lena and her daughterabout
religion. In the earlier film, when Lena slaps Beneatha (Diana Sands) and forces her to repeat,
"In my mother's house there is still God," one senses the absolute authority Lena
wields, despite Beneatha's full-on attempt at independence. In the 2008 version, the
confrontation with Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan), though powerful, does not come across with quite the
same devastating and uncompromising force as in the earlier film. Perhaps this is simply because
in 1961, it was a much more normal thing for a parent to dictate, even to an adult daughter,
that her word within the household is law and cannot be opposed. In any event, both film
versions, despite their different approaches, are extremely well-executed adaptations of
Hansberry's iconic play.