How might expectations of a fiscal policy being temporary weaken the effects of the policy? How might expectations of a fiscal policy being temporary...

When any policy is
temporary, it's kind of like having a substitute teacher.No one tries very hard, because the
policy is temporary.If you don't know what is going to happen, you...

What is the tone/mood of Ray Bradbury's "The City" in "The Illustrated Man"?

Tone refers to the way
the author feels about the subject of the text, and mood refers to the emotionalcreated by the
text itself and is more akin to how the reader is meant to feel. The mood of this story is
foreboding and menacing. Early on, the reader learns that the city is alive, that it has
"waited" for a long time, twenty thousand years to be exact, until, one day, a rocket
appears in the sky.

When men emerge from the ship, the city listens to their
speech, watches them from windows, smells their feet and clothes and even eyeballs, weighs them,
and eventually snatches their captain, emptying him of his human life and filling him up with
organs made by the city of metal. Ultimately, once all the men have been killed by the city, and
given new life as the city, they plan to return to Earth with "golden bombs of disease
culture" in the rocket they came in. This does not bode well for Earth or the people still
living on it.

The tone of the story is more understated, though. Bradbury
does not seem to condone the city's actions, nor does he explicitly condemn them. He is rather
matter-of-fact in allowing the men to be callously disemboweled by the city. The city claims,
via the captain's body, that it "was to be a balancing machine, a litmus, an antenna to
test all future space travelers," to learn if they were the descendants of the
"Earthmen" who left the city's inhabitants "to die of a terrible disease, a form
of leprosy with no cure."

If this is true, then it seems that turnabout
is fair play. If people abuse other people, abandon them in their time of need, or exploit them
somehow, then they ought to expect consequences. Those consequences are meted out, here, and
Bradbury seems to look on with a sense that those consequences were predictable and perhaps even
just.

Does poetry still have relevance in society today? Does poetry still have relevance in society today?

The great thing
aboutis that it is timeless. 
When we read poetry, we interpret it based on our own ideas and
cultural
perceptions.  Even very old poems still appeal to us and resinate with us.  Of
course,
there are still modern poets today.  As suggested above, we use
poetry in advertising and other
areas even though we might not always call it
poetry.

Which is the best science fiction book? Which is the best science fiction book?

I would
argue that Brave New World is one of the best sci-fi reads. It combines
cloning technology with sleep-teaching and conditioning experimentation and the science of drugs
(Soma) to create a future dystopia that is just far enough out there to believe it could never
happen, but just realistic enough to be afraid that it might.

A close second,
I think, would  be HG Wells' classic, The Time Machine. This has inspired
many similar stories about what it would be like to be able to jump back and forth between the
eras.

Are Romeo and Juliet victims of a hate-filled world?Discuss.

One
could argue thatare victims of a hate-filled society, where their families are involved in a
longstanding feud that has spanned the course of generations and influenced their decision to
secretly get married. The Capulet and Montague families are engaged in a bitter, violent feud,
which has disturbed the peaceful Verona streets three times. At the beginning of the play,
Prince Escalus issues a decree that if any member of either the Capulet or Montague family
disturbs the peace again, they will be executed.

The two lovers understand
the serious nature of the family feud and are forced to marry in secret at 's cell.ends up
killingas a result of the family feud, which promptsto murder him. Romeo's exile is connected to
the feud and his absence leads to Friar Laurence's desperate plan, which involvestaking a strong
sleeping potion to avoid marryingwhile simultaneously informing Romeo of their plan. Tragically,
miscommunication and misunderstanding influence Romeo to commit suicide before Juliet wakes up
in the Capulet tomb. One could argue that the fierce, violent family feud embodies the
hate-filled world Romeo and Juliet inhabit and directly influences their secret marriage as well
as the unpleasant experiences they endure, which lead to their tragic deaths. If the Capulet and
Montague family feud did not exist, Romeo and Juliet may have experienced a promising, content
life together.

In "White Hills Like Elephants," how does Hemingway's style serve to establish the tone of each speaker?

The point of view used
in this story is the third-person objective. This means that the narrator is neither a
participant in the story's events nor does he or she tell us what any of the characters are
thinking or feeling; this narrator can only tell us what would be observable by us, were we
there too (this is the "objective" part of the point of view). Rather than tell us
that the characters feel awkward or tense, then, the narrative makes us have to pick up on it
ourselves. The characters's speech is short, and they never actually name what it is they seem
to be discussing: an abortion for Jig who is, apparently, pregnant. These facts provide clues
for us. The point of view...

Who is Elizabeth Lavenza?

is's
fianc©e. A sweet and gentle creature, she really couldn't be more different in personality from
the ambitious, driven, and somewhat amoral Victor. Although Victor claims to love Elizabeth and
intends on marrying her, he puts her in harm's way by inadvertently creating . Elizabeth is
supposed to be the perfect woman for Victor, yet he treats her as if she's much less important
to him than the fulfillment of his destiny as a great scientist.

After Victor
finally creates the Monster, it isn't very long before this hideous creature starts making
demands of his creator. Victor had thought that the Monster would worship him as if he were a
god. But in actual fact, he shows no respect for the man whose scientific genius brought him
into the world.

The Monster sees what Victor hasin the shape of his lovely
fianc©e Elizabethand wants the same thing for himself. So he demands that Victor make him a
bride of his own. If he refuses to do this, then the Monster threatens to pay Frankenstein and
his bride a visit on their wedding night.

Unfortunately, Victor doesn't pay
sufficient heed to the Monster's warnings. He creates a bride for the Monster alright but
destroys it soon afterwards in a fit of disgust. The Monster is furious and sets out for
revenge. So the foul creature creeps into Elizabeth's bridal suite on the day of her marriage
and strangles her to death.

What climate effect do the surrounding mountain ranges have on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus?

Anatolia (Turkey), located on the Eastern
edge of the Mediterranean Sea, and Iran, located in South Central Asia, are both sandwiched in
by mountains.

On its northern borders, Anatolia has the Pontic mountains. To
the East, there are the Armenian Highlands. To the south are the Taurus Mountains. This creates
a bowl in Anatolia where rain clouds rarely cross; clouds will pass over the mountains, but they
have little capacity for rain. This region, called the Anatolian plateau, has very sharply
contrasting seasons. The summers are hot, and without the breeze or rain coming in from the
Mediterranean or the Black Sea, temperatures can rise to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees
Celsius). In the winter, temperatures can drop to -22 to -40 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 to -40
degrees Celsius). Snow can last on the Anatolian Plateau for over 120 days.

The Iranian Plateau sits between the Zagros Mountains to the West, the Elburz Mountains
to the north, and the Kavir and Lut Deserts. Like Anatolia, the Iranian Plateau is a bowl. It
has an arid, dry climate and has little precipitation, especially from October to April. It's
temperature can fluctuate between 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) and freezing. Part
of this is because of pressure systems coming from Siberia in the North as well as from the
warmer waters of the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. The resulting clash creates low pressure
systems that create heavy winds and fluctuating temperatures.

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The decisions people make often have a significant impact on their lives. Think of the decisions Elie Wiesel was forced to make in Night. Discuss at...

We
constantly make decisions in life, from what to wear in the morning to what career to pursue.
Wiesel makes choices throughout his life, and so it is interesting to look at the impact these
choices had on him, even if at the time they seemed to be small decisions.

For example, in chapter 1, Wiesel tells us that he chooses to find a teacher for
himself. His father says he is too young to study the Kabbala, but Wiesel chooses to study with
Moshe. This leads to a relationship with Moshe, who then tries to warn them of what is happening
to the Jews. How do you think these early religious studies impacted Wiesel's
identity?

When they arrive at the concentration camp, Wiesel says he is
eighteen and a farmer. He is forced to make this decision, and perhaps it saves his life. If he
had been honest and said he was fourteen, perhaps he would have been deemed too young to work,
and he would have been sent to his death. It's easy to see how this decision impacted his life
(by saving it), but how did it impact his identity and innocence? By being forced to lie in
order to save his own life, some of his innocence is taken away.

In chapter
5, Wiesel is in the medical section with an injured foot. He learns the Russian army is
approaching and the camp will be evacuated. Wiesel and his father choose to evacuate, fearing
that the patients will be executed before the Russians arrive. It is not until later in life
that Wiesel learns the patients were liberated two days following the evacuation. Had Wiesel and
his father stayed, they could have been saved then.

I think it would also be
interesting to examine when Wiesel chooses to pray or not. He chooses not to fast during Yom
Kippur and abandons his faith at many times but also prays that he will not abandon his father.
These decisions are an examination of identity and innocence.

We can also
track Wiesel's choices surrounding his father. We see many sons abandon their sickly fathers or
beat their fathers for food. Wiesel chooses to stay with his father, although there are many
times when he could have chosen the opposite.

Who are the Laestrygonians in The Odyssey?

The
Laestrygonians, mythologically speaking, are a race of giant cannibals. In the Odyssey, they
live in the city of Telepylus on an island that appears to be roughly shaped like a horseshoe
(or at least one part of it is.)  Their ruler is Antiphates.

All the other
ships with Odysseus sail into the harbor (the open part of the horseshoe which is surrounded by
cliffs) where the water is calmer.  Odysseus keeps his ship outside of the harbor moored to a
rock.

Odysseus sends a couple of his men to check out the island (he can't
see much from way outside the harbor) and his men come across a woman who says she is the
daughter of the king.  The woman invites them home.  Upon arriving, they see the woman's mother,
a giant, who yells for her husband.  The husband, the king Antiphates, appears, grabs one of the
crew, and starts chomping on him.

The others manage to make a run for it, but
Antiphates whoops it up to his fellow cannibals and the ships in the harbor are all ambushed.
 The giants chuck rocks down at them and spear the sailors like shish-kabob.  Only Odysseus, who
has kept his ship out of the harbor, manages to survive with his crew.

 

In Romeo and Juliet, what do the quotes "The heavens do lour upon you for some ill. / Move them no more by crossing their high will" (4.5) and "A...

The
context for these lines is the "death" of . After discovering Juliet's lifeless body
in her chamber,and his wife are understandably distraught.enters and immediately tries to
console the parents by telling them that Juliet has entered a state far better than that she
would have entered into by marriage. He tells them to prepare the body for burial. The lines in
question are interesting ones, because when he says that the "heavens . . . lour" upon
the Capulets for "some ill," he is saying that Juliet's death is obviously some
kind...

f(x) = (x^2 + 3x -2)^2 find f'(1)

f(x) = (x^2 + 3x
-2)^2

Let us calculate f'(x)

f'(x) = 2(x^2 + 3x -2) *(2x +
3)

       = (2x^2 + 6x -4 )(2x + 3)

f'(1) = (2 + 6 -4)(2
+3)

         = 4*5 = 20

==> f'(1) =
20

What is a physical description of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird? I need two quotes and page numbers.

In ,notes
thatis a big guy but is agile for his size:

For a big man,
Atticus could get up and down from a chair faster than anyone I ever knew. He was on his
feet.

Atticus wears glasses. This is noted many times. It
is mentioned when he shoots Tim Johnson (the dog) and his glasses slip off. At the end of , his
glasses slip again. In , the glasses are mentioned again:

Atticuss glasses had slipped a little, and he pushed them up on his nose.

His glasses are mentioned a few more times in this chapter. This
frequent attention to his glasses suggests a few things. The image of glasses suggests, or in
this case reinforces, his studious nature. They also suggest his age. And given his uncanny
wisdom, fairness, and sense of justice, the glasses symbolize his ability to "see" the
truth more clearly or more willingly.

Atticus's glasses might be the most
frequently cited aspect of his physical appearance. In this case, they are a symbol of how
truthfully and honestly he "sees" things.

What do the two men think of Granny Cain in "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird"?

The two men,
who are shooting a film €˜€˜about
food stamps for the county move away after Granny comes
outside, but they
continue filming anyway as they have no respect for her wish to be left

alone.

As the grandchildren play outside, they notice the filmmakers,
who
have been moving around and then enter the property of the Cains. After
Granny comes outside one
of the men asks her if she minds if they "shoot a
bit around here?"

"I do indeed," said
Granny with no smile. Smilin man was
smiling up a storm....But he didn't seem
to have another word to say, so he and the camera man
backed on out the yard,
but you could hear the camera buzzin still. "Suppose you just shut
that
machine off," said Granny, real low through her teeth, and took a step down
the
porch....

Then, the man with the
camera points the camera
directly at her and says, "Now, Aunty...." This use
of the term "Aunty" is
meant to be a respectful address to an older
African-American, but it is still patronizing.
Clearly, then, the men are
disrespectful to Granny as they pretend to be friendly and polite,
but they
completely disregard her wishes that they not trespass upon the Cain property and
not
treat them as objects to be photographed.
And, as further
evidence of their disrespect,
these men sneak behind Granddaddy Cain when he
returns from having captured a chicken hawk and
"buzz him" with the camera.
Finally, it is not until Mr. Cain overpowers them with his
threatening size
and seizes the camera, breaking it apart and saying, "This is our own
place"
that the men depart. 

In Q & A by Vikas Swarup, Ram has a recurring dream of a tall woman with black hair that obscures her face. At what moments does he have this dream,...

Ram's dream of
this woman happens multiple
times throughout the book. Sometimes this dream occurs when he's
about to do
something reckless, such as smell glue, or when he tries to recall any memories
of
his mom.

The identity of the woman is never given, but
it can be speculated
that she is Ram's mother. Ram grew up motherless and has
no real memories of his mother, as
Father Timothy helped raise him after he
was dropped off at the orphanage.

The dream does seem to
symbolize abandonment, as the women appears whenever he tries to
imagine his
mombut because her face is hidden, Ram never gets a full glimpse of her. Just
like
his mother, the woman in his dreams is closed off to
him.

What do you think about Eveline's father?

When we read the
story, we are immediately
aware that 's father is not a good person. He is one of many reasons
why
Eveline wishes to escape from Ireland to Argentina with her lover Frank. Eveline says
she
fears her father would physically hurt her like he used to hurt Harry and
Ernest, her brothers.
He is the reason why Eveline has developed
palpitations:

Even now, though she was
over nineteen, she sometimes felt herself in danger of her
father's violence.
She knew it was that that had given her the palpitations. When they were

growing up he had never gone for her like he used to go for Harry and Ernest, because
she was a
girl but latterly he had begun to threaten her and say what he
would do to her only for her dead
mother's sake.

Although Eveline's father has never
physically
harmed her because she is a girl, Eveline fears that he might do it since he
has
started to threaten her. Her father is often verbally abusive, and
Eveline has a hard time
convincing him to give her his money so that she
could buy food or the necessary items for home.
He would rather squander his
money on drinks than help his daughter pay the bills. He'd also
accuse her of
spending his own money unreasonably, not intending "to give her his

hard-earned money to throw about the streets."

Eveline's father
makes
Eveline feel rather tired and frightened. She needs safety and comfort,
offered by her lover
Frank. This is why she wants to run away with him. She
desires to embrace a more fulfilling
life, which would not consist of
repeated arguments with her father.

Nevertheless, Eveline
also has some pleasant recollections of the time she spent with
her father
when she was younger. Back then, when her mother was alive, her father was

good-humored and gentle to her:

Sometimes he could
be very
nice...when their mother was alive, they had all gone for a picnic to
the Hill of Howth. She
remembered her father putting on her mothers bonnet to
make the children laugh.

All in all,
the past and the present clash in Eveline's mind,
leaving her confused,
restless and unable to change her life for the better.

 

 

In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, how does Crooks's mind change when Candy explains they have money saved in the bank?

Initially, Crooks ridicules Candy, , and 's
dream of owning an estate and living off the land. He tells Candy that they are just kidding
themselves and that he will be a swamper on the ranch until the day he dies. Crooks also
comments that Lennie will leave the ranch in two or three weeks and they will never attain their
dreams. To Crooks, they are no different than every other worker with "land in his
head."

Candy then surprises Crooks by telling him that they already have
enough money saved up to purchase an estate of their own. Candy also mentions that George has a
place picked out and they are prepared to buy it when the time is right.

After Candy assures Crooks that they have the money and found a perfect house, Crooks's
attitude dramatically changes as he begins to dream about living on the estate alongside the
guys. Similar to Candy's initial reaction to George and Lennie's dream, Crooks imagines himself
enjoying a peaceful, stable life and desires to join them. Crooks then tells Candy,

If you ... guys would want a hand to work for nothingjust his keep,
why I'd come an' lend a hand. I ain't so crippled I can't work like a son-of-a-bitch if I want
to. (Steinbeck, 38.

Initially, Crooks thinks that Candy,
George, and Lennie were simply fantasizing about an impossible dream, but he experiences a
change of heart after learning that they have enough money set aside to purchase an estate.
Crooks reveals his changed mindset by requesting to live alongside the men and help around the
house before he is interrupted by Curley's wife.

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What new machines and developments will be used in the year 2050 and beyond? its more over how the world will advance in scienc and tecnology

I think we will make
most new developments in biotechnology, alternative energy, artificial intelligence, and
medicine.These fields are the cutting edge in technology in our world now, and represent social
problems we still need to solve at this point.]]>

What was the purpose of the Boston Massacre?

really did
not have a purpose.  It was not something that the British set out to do.  Instead, it happened
spontaneously.  To the extent that it had a purpose, its purpose was to prevent a group of
British soldiers from being harmed by a crowd of angry colonists.

In the
spring of 1770, British soldiers had been posted in Boston for almost two years.  They were
there to enforce tax and other laws that the colonists disliked.  The colonists resented the
fact that the soldiers were in their city.  This led to various incidents between soldiers and
colonists.

On March 5th of that year, a lone British sentry was guarding a
customs house when he started to be harassed by a crowd.  Eight more soldiers came to help him,
and the crowd began to threaten them, taunt them, and even throw things at them.  The soldiers
were under orders not to fire, but one of them did end up firing, presumably because he was hit
by a thrown object.  This caused other soldiers to fire as well, killing three colonists
immediately and wounding others, two of whom later died.

From this account,
we can see that there was no real purpose behind the massacre.  The soldiers had not been sent
out to kill colonists to make a point or anything like that.  Instead, the massacre was an
accident that came about because of tense relations between American colonists and British
soldiers.  The only purpose behind it was the soldiers desire to keep themselves safe from what
they perceived as threats.

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Assume that legislature has stipulated the rehabilitation should be the goal of corrections in your state. How might people working in the system...

Rehabilitation often takes the form of classes to improve academic skills and help inmates earn
either GEDs or college degrees. When working within the prison system, one can see these forms
of rehabilitation thwarted in many "micro" ways. For example, there are often not
enough textbooks to go around, or the textbooks are damaged or written in. Funding can be
limited, and by not allocating adequate resources to update textbooks and other learning tools,
prison officials can make it difficult for inmates to learn. Another micro problem can be
delivering prisoners to classrooms in shackles, which can seem humiliating and unnecessary to
those who have proven their good behavior. These emotions can distract from learning, and the
physical process of moving prisoners this way can interfere with instructional time. Further,
classes can be cancelled for various reasons or an inmate can be forced to miss class, which
disrupts continuity. A thousand "drips" of minor impediments, even if
they...

Allie's Baseball Mitt

Whenwrites an
essay about 's glove for his roommate,  Stradlater is furious with him.  Why does he write about
the glove?  The assignment was to describe an object or a room, and  Holden writes about an
object that is important to HIM with little regard as to whether or not Stradlater will
appreciate it.  In fact, he probably knows that Stradlater will NOT.  This choice prepares the
reader for several things:  1) Holden is "different" or at the very least, he feels
"different" than others his age.  2)  Allie is a very important person to Holden and
he probably has not grieved sufficiently for hi.  He "needs" to write about the
glove.

Nobility in Beowulf Describe several ways, other than his battles, in which Beowulf proves himself as "noble" even though he is not "high born."

One
example of Beowulf's nobility is his treatment of Unferth after defeating Grendel's mother.
Despite Unferth's churlish treatment of Beowulf upon his arrival at Heorot, Beowulf acknowleges
Unferth's willingness to lend him Hrunting before his battle with Grendel's mother. When he
returns the sword to Unferth, he "bade Unferth take the sword and thanked him for lending
it. He said he had found it a friend in battle and a powerful help; he put no blame on the
blade's...

What is similar about the two times Dana goes to Rufus?

In the novel
"" Dana goes to Rufus more than two times.  The first time she goes Rufus is drowning
in the river.  The second time she is transported Rufus is in danger of burning the house down.
Dana is also transported when he breaks his leg, is badly beaten and left on the road  and
caught in a bad storm, thrown by his horse and left in a mud puddle to drown.  Each chapter is
entitled thus to match the theme of Rufus' danger and Dana's transport.

One
thing that is...

In The Pearl, what does the Song of the Family mean to Kino?

Kino views
the Song of the Family as a strength and an inspiration. Essentially, the Song of the Family
incorporates generations of memories inherited from Kino's forebears. To Kino, the Song of the
Family represents safety, wholeness, and warmth. It is the very essence of life to
him.

The Song of the Family also warns against the "savage" and
"dangerous melody" of the Song of Evil; it cries in sorrowful warning before the
scorpion bites Coyotito, and it is sung while the baby fights the effects of the scorpion's
poison. More than anything, the Song of the Family is a song of hope to Kino. As he fills his
basket with oysters, he imagines that the Song of the Pearl That Might Be is embedded as a
"sweet and secret and clinging" counter-melody within the Song of the
Family.

Immediately after he finds the priceless pearl, the Song of the
Family plays in Kino's ear. It reminds him that a great future is in his grasp, but he must be
careful to avoid the wrath of the gods against a man who chooses to be successful through his
own efforts.

In Chapter Six, as Kino creeps up to the trackers, the Song of
the Family is as "fierce and sharp and feline as the snarl of a female puma." It has
become a war-song of sorts, propelling Kino towards a desperate battle for the life of his
besieged family. Then, after Coyotito's terrible death, the Song of the Family leads another
call to battle for Kino. This time, its unrelenting rhythm guides him to the edge of the water,
where he will throw the pearl back into the sea.

So, in the story, the Song
of the Family represents many things to Kino. It is simultaneously a song of hope, peace,
warmth, and wholeness to him. It can likewise serve as a song of warning as well as a song of
gentle wisdom. Essentially, as the text tells us, the song incorporates the complete human
experience, and it embodies all the hopes and fears of those who live by
it.

Can you provide a character sketch of the Lilliputians from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift?

Gulliver
meets the Lilliputians during the first voyage in 's . The Lilliputians are
a tiny people, standing at about half a foot high, and their petty personalities match their
diminutive size. Swift shows the Lilliputians to be obsessed with absurd and rather meaningless
disputes, and their kingdom appears to be wracked by conflicts over trivial disagreements. For
example, Gulliver observes that a major conflict has erupted over a squabble over the proper
method of cracking open an egg. Big-enders think that it should be cracked open at the larger
end of the egg, while Little-enders think it should be cracked open at the smaller end. It goes
without saying that this disagreement is ridiculous, but it nonetheless appears to be fairly
typical for Lilliputian society.

In general, many scholars believe that
Lilliput is meant toand poke fun at the contemporary European society of Swift's day. Indeed, a
few Lilliputians are thought to be satirical counterparts of historical English politicians. As
such, by characterizing the Lilliputians as petty and small-minded people, Swift also satirizes
similar qualities in the European community in general.   

Analyze the Lord of the Flies (the pig's head on a stick) as a symbol in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies.

Theis
the name of the severed pig's head
thatplaces on a sharpened stick as a sacrifice to the beast.
In chapter
8,visits his secluded spot in the forest where he discovers the ominous severed
pig's
head in the middle of the clearing. Golding describes the Lord of the
Flies as a menacing pig's
head covered in black iridescent flies that seems
to have an unsettling grin.

When Simon stares at the Lord
of the Flies, he experiences auditory hallucinations as
the severed pig's
head begins to speak to him. The Lord of the Flies confirms Simon's belief

that the beast is not a tangible creature which can be killed and warns him about
interrupting
the boys' "fun" on the island. The Lord of the Flies also
informs Simon that there is
nothing he can do to stop the savagery taking
place. After listening to the Lord of the Flies,
Simon loses
consciousness.

Symbolically, the Lord of the Flies represents
the
presence of evil on the island and inside each boy. The severed pig's
head on the stake also
allegorically represents Satan. Beelzebub is another
name for the devil, which translates to the
Lord of the Flies. Given that
Simon is a symbolic Christ figure in the story, his interaction
with the Lord
of the Flies alludes to Satan tempting Jesus in the wilderness.

This scene is significant because the Lord of the Flies confirms Simon's
knowledge of
mankind's essential illness and foreshadows his death. Simon is
the only boy who truly
understands the identity of the beast, which is
humanity's inherently evil
nature.

What were the goals of the American Revolution?

The goals
of the American Revolution were pretty basic. The first goal was to become free from the rule of
the British.  We were unhappy with how we were being treated by the British and felt we could no
longer resolve our differences peacefully through negotiation. We believed the British wouldnt
respect us under any circumstances,...

What Makes A Poem A Poem

In short,
what makes a poem a poem is the ability to make the reader feel something.  I know that can
happen with prose, as well, but it seems to me it must happen with a poem.  As has already been
mentioned, a poem is different in form from prose--the normal rules of writing just don't
apply.  That doesn't mean a poem can't have form or punctuation, but it doesn't have to.  One of
the books I teach from is called Sound and Sense, which comes from the idea that poetry should
match its sound with its meaning (sense).  If it's a serious or depressing poem, the language
should reflect that.  If it's a poem about how long something should take, the words should not
be short and move wuickly over the tongue.  I suppose, in the end, a poem is anything which is
not prose. 

What are some benefits of signing the petition in the book Lyddie?

A petition
is being circulated among the girls and women who work at Concord Corporation by the Female
Labor Reform Association.'s friend Diana is very active in the Association and tries to get
workers to sign the petition, which calls on the factories to reduce their work days from
thirteen hours per day to ten. The primary reason workers would want to sign the petition is
that it would pressure the factories to all change...

Poe is considered the "Father of the modern-day short story." Why do you think his works remain popular more than 150 years later?

There are a
number of reasons Poe's works
remain popular today:

First, Poe came up with
compelling
plots. He knew how to tell a frightening story and how to build suspense. In
"A
Cask of Amontillado," for example, the reader anticipates that something
unfortunate is
going to happen to Fortunato, though Fortunato himself has no
idea that a terrible fate awaits
hims. Poe delivers a satisfyingly horrible
punch when he has Montresor wall up the living
Fortunato to die alone in a
dark, damp catacomb.

Other stories play on
subconscious
archetypes. Poe's gothic sensibility allows readers to experience the dark,
uncanny
side of life that we often repress.like "," for example, allow us to
explore eery
archetypes, such as that of the doppleganger or twin, which is
often a symbol of our own death.
In German, the eerie, unsettling feeling
that Poe's stories create is called
"unheimlich" or "un-homelike." It would
be hard to find a less homey house
than Usher, and through it we can
experience the nightmarish and irrational side of life and
death. Poe,
although predating Freud, has a firm grasp on psychology and lets us know loudly
and
clearly that there is much going on beneath our facades of sunny
normalcy.

Poe had a talent for describing and imagining
creepy environments: his stories are set
in catacombs and dark, moldering
mansions and involve unusual situations, such as threats of
being sliced in
half by a giant pendulum. In other words, they allow us to experience

satisfyingly dark and gothic settings. He is a cinematic writer who is interested in
creating an
effect.

Poe not only wrote horror stories, but
invented the modern detective
story: he is popular because was a master at
carefully plotting a mystery.

Also, unlike other writers
of his time, he is not judgmental or moralistic: he leaves
it to readers to
decide for themselves what they think of his often unhinged characters.
People
tend to like to be allowed to experience their own emotions and draw
their own
conclusions.

Finally, we can't discount Poe's
dramatic life, including his
alcoholism and marriage to a thirteen-year-old,
as well as his early death, in propelling the
popularity of his stories.
Also, many of his tales have been made into filmsoften repeatedly.
According
the Internet Database, more than 200 films are based on his work. Most people
have
heard of Poe, and knowing about him undoubtedly drives interest in
reading his
writing.

what are the prominent and possibly more obscure social issues in james Joyce's the portrait of an artist as a young man?

In
'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'tells the story of a boy growing up in the city of
Dublin, Ireland. The novel was wrtten against a background of dreadful poverty in that city and
in the country as a whole which had been facing issues of destitution and deprivation for
centuries. The context the novel was set in includes the issues of disease, insanitary housing
conditions, unemployment and early death. Starving people pushed off their land by absentee
English landlords began flocking to the city for food or work so that by 1800 Dublin's
population had grown to about 180,000. Fever hospitals had to be built, for example for typhus,
which spread rapidly in the lice-ridden environment.Many families had to double up in their
accommodation, often several living in one room. 

The health of the people
was not helped by the dirty water. By the beginning of the 19th century sewers were being laid
but only in the upper and middle class parts of the city as the poverty stricken districts
couldn't afford the extra rates. By Joyce's time at the beginning of the 20th century there was
still terrible poverty in Dublin with up to a quarter of families trying to exist in one room.
Some of Joyce's stories mention new houses - in 1912 the slum demolition began and houses north
of the River Liffey were demolished and higher quality ones built. But already the seeds of
anger and resentment were growing as people started to question why the country was being
exploited by an oppressive foreign power and a movement for freedom and better conditions
grew.

Come up with an argumentative topic for "Never Let Me Go" and "Frankenstein".

There
are many similarities between these two novels, so an argumentative essay could be based on one
of several common themes. One central issue that both Mary Shelley andtake on is the alienation
of modern society. Another theme about which an argument could be developed is ethical
responsibility in science. At the broadest level, both authors are encouraging the reader to
question what it means to be a human being.

Many of the characters in both
novels are physically and/or emotionally alienated from their society. In
Frankenstein, Walton, Victor, and the creature all have problems fitting in
to their own society and try to find meaningful lives. In , not only the
clones but some of the Hailsham staff feel separate from the mainstream social environment. An
argument about this theme could propose that the authors emphasize that the modern world impedes
more than it supports feelings of belonging.

Victor clearly behaves
irresponsibly both when he constructs and animates the creature, and when he abandons him. Both
the originals who have been cloned and the scientists who conduct the procedures have
sidestepped scientific ethics. An argument about the lack of ethics in both novels could address
the idea of playing God or focus on the consequences when scientists do not take
responsibility for their actions.

The topic of human identity is the most
general so is most easily supported by evidence in both novels. Drawing on the experiences of
the creature and the clones, one could argue in favor of nature or nurture as the main
determinant in making an animate being truly human.

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Why does the revolution in Animal Farm fail?

There is
no one answer to this question as there are a number of contributing factors involved. Much
depends on the political opinions of each individual.

, for example, would
say that the revolution failed becausebecame a dictator and refused to spread the Animalist
revolution beyond the confines of Manor Farm. And look what happened! Napoleon, like the rest of
the pigs, has become almost indistinguishable from a human. Animalism was supposed to liberate
animals from humans. But now, thanks to Napoleon's lust for power and ideological ignorance,
animals have become every bit as repressive and exploitative as the humans.

Farmer Jones, representing humans in the story, on the other hand, would doubtless say
that the revolution failed because it was a stupid idea in the first place. Whoever heard of
animals running a farm? He would not be very surprised the place has been mired in chaos,
bloodshed, and chronic inefficiency since the animals took over.

, if he had
lived to tell the tale, might have offered his own unique perspective on why the revolution
failed. The revolution was a noble cause, one that had the potential to liberate the animals and
give them control of their own destiny. Although not everything went according to plan, the
revolution did nonetheless give the animals a taste of just how important they are, a real sense
of their own worth. Boxer might say Animalism isn't dead, that Manor Farm must keep its flame
alive in the hearts of millions of animals worldwide through ceaseless struggle. He would urge
others to aspire to build the Animalist utopia, only this time learning from the past mistakes
of some of their less ideologically correct former comrades.

Comment on Swami Vivekanandas addresses at the Parliament of Religions Response to welcome.

I would
say that Swami Vivekananda's welcome to the crowd was electrifying and reflective
simultaneously.  Consider that in 1893, Hinduism was not fully understood as a unifying force,
but rather seen as a primitive set of practices.  British Colonization was at its zenith, while
Western expansion all over the world was present.  The ingrained belief on the world stage at
the time was that the "East" was savage, or at the very least, disorderly.  When Swami
calls out to "brothers and sisters in America," knowingly or not, he is making a
direct call to what would be later called "globalization."  Swami Vivekananda's
welcoming address was constructed in such a manner that it seemed like Hinduism was welcoming
the West.  It made sense because from a chronological point of view, Hinduism is much older than
the other religions that were featured on the stage.  When he calls out to Saraswati, it is
almost as if he brings the divine force of learning and understanding to the Art Institute of
Chicago, to bless the convergence of figures present and to solidify the belief that Hinduism is
not something to be approached with foreign attitudes or demonizing fear.  Rather, it is only
through the divine grace of Saraswati that something like the Parliament of Religions can be
understood.  When Swami Vivekananda received a standing ovation and thunderous applause, it is
almost as if he knew that he was the primary force in bringing Hinduism into the West, the force
that would forever change how religions in the "East" would be seen in the light of
those in the "West."  When American reaction was almost "shameful," that
Western religions sought to convert those in the East and not fully embrace such traditions, one
can see Swami Vivekananda's true impact.  It is no surprise that Swami sought to make a
worldwide connection between Hinduism and the world.  When he returned back to India, his words
of how it is the individual's responsibility to serve God, in the form of Lord Shiva, and the
rest of the world were inscribed on the doors of one the holiest of Hindu shrines at
Rameshwaram.  At this location, where the narratives of Shiva and Vishnu in the form of Rama
intertwine, Swami Vivekananda's words are inscribed.  It seems as if the meesage to Chicago
traveled from India, and the meesage from Chicago traveled all the way back to
India.

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What does the Misfit mean when he says that Jesus has "thrown everything off balance"?

Jesus
throws everything off balance by causing
the Misfit to question his murderous lifestyle and
even, perhaps, to feel
twinges of conscience over his chosen path. 

The

Grandmother and the Misfit have a relatively long conversation about Jesus. The
Grandmother, in
terror that she is going to be killed, starts crying out
"Jesus, Jesus," meaning to
say 'Jesus will help you' to the Misfit. She
realizes, however, it is coming out sounding like a
curse. 

The Misfit responds to the Grandmother's words "Jesus,
Jesus," by
saying that Jesus threw everything off balance. He goes on a little later to
add
to this idea:

Jesus was the only
One that ever raised the
dead," The Misfit continued, "and He shouldn't have
done it. He shown everything off
balance. If He did what He said, then it's
nothing for you to do but throw away everything and
follow Him, and if He
didn't, then it's nothing for you to do but enjoy the few minutes you got

left the best way you can by killing somebody or burning down
his...

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the person-centered model?

The
person-centered approach, developed in the 1950s and proposed by psychologist Carl Rogers, is a
model used in psychotherapy, the medical field, and even in business plans, that consists of
serving the client at every level of need, and basing the service provided entirely on who the
client is.  To be able to provide a person-centered approach, there must be a strong
relationship between client and provider, one where there is open communication, mutual trust,
and ongoing interaction. 

The strengths of the model lay in the solid nature
of the client-provider relationship. There is mutual...

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Discuss George and Lennie's dream in Of Mice and Men?

I think
it might be argued that the so-called "dream" or "American dream" in
Steinbeck's  is notand 's shared dream but really George's dream alone. He
has confided his dream to Lennie because he does a lot of talking to Lennie, although his
companion doesn't always understand what he is talking about. Lennie is not capable of inventing
such a complex dream. In fact, whenever the subject comes up he can only seem to imagine it in
terms of having rabbits to feed and fondle. Lennie has to hear George describe it to him, and he
believes in it as a potential reality even though George may only regard it as an idea to play
with in his mind. George probably does not mention his dream to any other person but Lennie
because Lennie is the only person who would share it with him. 

George's
dream is infectious. First Lennie is infected, then Candy, and finally Crooks. George is the
only creative person among them. He is compensating for his dissatisfaction and frustrations by
indulging in what he himself knows to be an unrealistic fantasy, a wish fulfillment. The reality
seems like a potential nightmare. George would be living in a shack with three severely
handicapped men. They would be "land poor." They might have enough food, but they
wouldn't have any money to spend on necessities, much less on luxuries. They would need shoes,
clothing, tools, and seed in addition to such things as coffee, sugar and flour. It seems like a
wretched existence, possibly even worse than George and Lennie are experiencing now. Lennie is
dumb enough to believe in it, and Candy and Crooks are desperate enough to believe in it--but
does George believe in it himself?

Why does Mrs Higgins say that Higgins cannot attend Doolittle's wedding?

Stubborn as always, Professor Higgins doesn't rise when everyone else does in order to
attend Doolittle's wedding.  (Doolittle, of course, is Eliza's father.)  From Act IV, here is
what the text says on the matter: 

LIZA. Quite. Is the
Professor coming?

MRS. HIGGINS. Certainly not. He can't behave himself in
church. He makes remarks out loud all the time on the clergyman's pronunciation.

 

The reason on the surface, then, is that
Higgins behaves just as badly in church as he does at the race track.  It is not appropriate, of
course, to correct the priest's pronunciation.  (Ha!)  Higgins always has to interject his own
opinion whever he is, whether it is appropriate and socially acceptable or not.  In my opnion,
this is why Mrs. Higgins is so exasperated by her son all the time.  Mrs. Higgins is a prime
example of an English socialite and is incredibly embarrassed by her son's inability to be the
same.  Therefore, he remains a continual embarrassment to her.

Below the
surface, however, the reason is that Professor Higgins doesn't actually
belong at Mr. Doolittle's wedding.  He has no relation to the bride, the
groom, . . . or the groom's daughter (Eliza) as anything but a business associate or former
"boss," so to speak.  Professor Higgins stands aloof from everyone and, as such,
wouldn't be welcome or even enjoy this blessed event.  So as always, Professor Higgins stays
home stewing about the exasperating events of the past few months with chagrin.

What are two conflicts in The Lovely Bones and what are their resolutions?

One
conflict is between Abigail and Jack. They each need to deal with Susie's death in a different
way, and they do not understand each other's grieving processes. Jack faces his memories
head-on, finds suspects, and talks about what he's feeling. Abigail needs to separate herself
from the trauma, so she first has an affair, then runs away to California. She returns years
later after Jack has a heart attack. They finally are able to talk to each other about how they
feel and to grieve together.

Another conflict occurs between Mr. Harvey and
Lindsey. It begins when Lindsey learns that Mr. Harvey has killed her sister. She breaks into
his house and finds evidence of his crime. After this, Mr. Harvey obsesses over Lindsey and even
stalks her, though he never has an opportunity to cause her harm. This conflict is resolved when
Mr. Harvey dies from an icicle falling on him and knocking him down a ravine. This icicle
scenario was proposed by a classmate of Lindsey's for a school project, and appears to have been
caused by Susie (as a spirit).

What is the importance of the Chestnut Tree Caf© (Part 3)?

Earlier in the
novelwas at the cafe and he saw
three men (Jones, Aaronson, and Rutherford) who he knew had been
erased for
their disloyalty to the Party. He knew because he helped to erase them from a
news
article that came across his desk. He was uncertain if his memory was
correct, but he was fairly
certain that these were the men. They were
important Inner Party members who had been in league
(supposedly) with
Goldstein. After his experience in Room 101 Winston spends his days in the

Chestnut Tree Cafe doing just what those three men had been doing, drinking Victory Gin
and
playing chess. In part 3 chapter 6 Winston is aware of having known them,
but never allows the
memory to fully emerge for fear of what might happen. He
does in a sense realize, however, that
this where people like him went,
people who had been reconditioned and forgotten, or perhaps
even
erased.

How do Victor and Walton compare and contrast in Frankenstein?

and have several similarities at the start of the novel, when Walton and his crew find Victor
near death in the Arctic. By the end of the novel, however, it appears that Walton has learned
from Victor's cautionary tale and will take a different path in his life than Victor
unfortunately did.

Walton and Frankenstein are both sensitive and ambitious.
These qualities are what probably draw Walton to Victor in the first place. When the crew brings
Victor aboard, Walton feels pity for Victor, who is in a dire state. We learn later that he has
become totally obsessed with findingand they have been chasing each other in the Arctic. The
creation of the monster and its aftermath have damaged Victor physically and psychologically,
and the effects are obvious to Walton. Once Victor begins to tell his story, we learn that his
downfall was his excessive ambition: he wanted to solve the mystery of life and death and took
the creation of life (from dead parts)...

Please explain a quote in The Color of Water by James McBride which shows his theme.

wrote
as an
autobiographical reflection of his journey to discover his past, for
he was
always aware that what happened before him was a major factor in who he became. The
piece
of his past he had to discover was his mother's past, as he knew
anything he wanted to know
about the men she married. His mother, Ruth, on
the other hand, adamantly (and successfully)
kept her past hidden from her
children.

James has always known his mother is
obviously
not a black woman, and her beliefs about religion, education, and family are
in
distinct conflict with the way she lives her life and raises her children.
While his siblings do
not appear to be as affected by these contradictions,
James is, and this need to unveil his past
consumes him. When Ruth finally
gives...

Post one sentence describing each element as expressed in the Medieval art example. Your comments should: Reflect an understanding of the...

Medieval art
differs greatly from Classical or
Renaissance art in both form and spirit; for the most part,
the difference
lies in its otherworldliness. For the medieval artist, the human body was no

longer to be depicted as a celebration of its naturalistic form as the Greeks and
Romans
believed; instead, the human form was to be used to express
spirituality. Thus, the purpose of
art became the glorification of God, and
artists collaborated in the...

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Rationalism, Skepticism, and Romanticism were three primary philosophical schools of thought during the Enlightenment. How does Voltaire relate to...

's
is a quintessential :  there is hardly a paragraph that does not express
ridicule. The main focus of this ridicule is the Optimism of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz
based upon a syllogism that since God created the world and since God is perfect, therefore the
world is perfect. In his assessment of the foolishness of this philosophy, Voltaire has his
characters experience almost every kind of misfortune possible, yet they emerge believing that
there is a reason for everything and the world is good. In Chapter XI, for instance after
Pangloss has lost and ear and a nose to the ravages of syphilis, he justifies all his
misfortune:

...it is an indispensable feature of the best
of all possible worlds, a necessary ingredient: for if Columbus, on an island off the Americas,
had not contracted this disease- which poisons the source of all procreation, and often even
prevents procreation, contrary though this be to natures great plan- we would have neither
chocolate nor cochineal....

In the end, Candide
decides in Chapter XIX that being optimistic is "a mania for insisting that everything is
all right when everything is going wrong."

Along with criticizing
Optimism, Voltaire expresses much of the philosophy of Skepticism promulgated by David Hume, who
questioned religion and this philosophy of a perfect God.  Hume asked why such a perfect God
would create an imperfect world. Furthermore, Hume expressed the belief that mankind is
fallible, an idea which brings into question all truths that man holds. As he questions
Optimism, Voltaire at times has his characters exemplify the tenets of Rationalism. For
instance, while the friends are in the utopia of Eldorado, Candide complains that Lady Cunegonde
is not there and he wants to leave. But, the king of Eldorado reasons, "It's a foolish
thing to do...when a man is fairly well off somewhere, he ought to stay there." However,
the Romantic Candide, who is given to his personal and emotion musings about Cunegonde, rejects
this reasoning and, as Voltaire writes, "...the two fortunate men decided to be fortunate
no longer." 

How did X-Ray get his name in Holes?

X-Ray got his nickname because
he wore glasses.   He claims he can see through people.

X-Ray
wore glasses, which were quite dirty and so thick it seemed to Stanley that he could barely see
through them.

It isnt just a nickname, X-Ray told Mr.
Pedanski.  He tapped the rim of his glasses.  I can see inside you, Mom. ...(Ch. 5, p.
18)

At Camp Green Lake, all of the boys have nicknames.
Most of them are not very flattering, such as Armpit and Barf Bag.  By those standards, X-Ray is
actually a very nice nickname.  Even the other nicknames are considered good ones by the
campers, who use them to resurrect themselves and reaffirm themselves in a place that strips
them of their identity.

X-Ray has the coolest nickname because he is kind of
in charge.  You can tell this from his treatment of things like shovels.

€¦ X-Ray had his own special shovel, which no one else was allowed
to use.  X-Ray claimed it was shorter than the others, but if it was, it was only by a fraction
of an inch. (Ch 7, p. 27)

In a way, X-Ray is able to see
inside of people, but not physically.  He can read them, and manipulate them.  This allows him
to keep himself in charge, get them to do things for him, and push them around.  He is able to
assign people nicknames and institute rules even outside those of the camp, in order to give
himself special privileges like those of the shovel.  This allows him to get what he wants, when
he wants it, from who he wants it.  The adults seem to go along with this.  He is able to
manipulate them too.  X-Ray has made the best of a bad situation at Camp Green
Lake.

Please provide a direct and an indirect example of characterization for Miss Stephanie Crawford found in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Directis when
the author or narrator
uses explicit words or phrases to describe a particular character.can be

drawn from behaviors, speech, or even the appearance thatexhibit. Also,
indirect
characterization can be found from implicit descriptions given by
other . For an example ofof
Miss Stephanie Crawford,says the following in the
first chapter
of :

"Soreceived most of his
information from Miss Stephanie
Crawford, a neighborhood scold, who
said she
knew the whole thing" (11).

If someone is
a
"scold," then he or she is one who finds fault in everything. Scout uses
this word to
describe Miss Stephanie Crawford because not only is she the
town gossip, but she's also one who
finds fault in everyone or every event in
Maycomb. There is no need to use inference with this
example because Scout's
direct approach uses explicit language to tell the reader exactly what
Miss
Stephanie is--a scold.

However, an example of indirect
characterization
of Miss Stephanie Crawford is shown on the day of the Tom
Robinson trial. Miss Maudie and the
children are outside watching everyone
from all of Maycomb County as they head toward the
courthouse. Miss Maudie
says she won't be going to the trial because it is morbid to watch
someone on
trial for his life. She also says that all of the people who are going to the
trial
that day are acting like it's a Roman carnival. Just then, Miss
Stephanie Crawford walks by, and
Scout describes the scene as
follows:

"She wore a hat
and gloves.
'Um, um, um,' she said. 'Look at all those folks--you'd think William Jennings
Bryan
was speakin'.'

'And where are you going, Stephanie?'
inquired Miss
Maudie.

'To the Jitney Jungle.'

Miss Maude said she'd
never seen Miss Stephanie go to the Jitney
Jungle in a hat in her life.

'Well,' said Miss Stephanie,
'I thought I might just look in at the courthouse, to see
what 's up to'"
(160).

The above passage shows

indirect characterization of Miss Stephanie Crawford in the following ways: First, she
is
dressed up for more than a trip to the grocery store; second, she pretends
to show disapproval
for all of the people going to the courthouse through her
speech; and third, she avoids
admitting that she is going to the trial.
Therefore, by the way Miss Stephanie Crawford behaves,
speaks, and is
dressed in this scene, one can infer that she is a hypocrite, a liar, and a

person who does not see anything wrong with going to see Tom Robinson on trial that day.
This
scene describes Miss Stephanie Crawford by showing how she interacts
with others rather than
using direct language to describe her
character.

Why did Rome hire barbarian fighters?

This is a
good question. 

First, Rome was on a policy of expansion. They expanded to
such a degree that there were many borders to defend. As early as the reign of Diocletian, it
became apparent that the Empire was in need of reform on account of its size. In light of this,
the sheer size of Rome necessitated more man...

What does Oedipus realize when Queen Jocasta, his wife, tells him where King Laius was killed?

In the
story of the King,
Queenand Oedipus discuss the prospect of Oedipus being
the murderer of King
Laius.  This discussion happens directly afterattempts to persuade Oedipus

that he is the killer of Laius, and Oedipus in turn blamesfor the murder due to this
accusation.
 Jocasta enters the scene to interject herself between her
quarreling husband and brother and
begins to question Oedipus about what has
upset him.  Oedipus...

describe the evolution of Islsmic civilization and its impact on Europe

Muslim
civilization began forming in the 7th century when the prophet Muhammad first recited the Quran
and began a war of conquest which eventually spread Islam across the Arab peninsula. Under the
Rashidan and Umayyad caliphates it grew larger and more prosperous, eventually reaching into
Europe and across Asia.

In addition to territorial contests and occasional
armed...

What caused the conflict between the Cherokee and the United States government? What were relations like between the two? What happened at the end of...

After the
Trail of Tears, the Cherokee found themselves a shattered nation in a foreign environment. The
grasslands of Oklahoma were very different than their homeland in the southern Appalachian
Mountains. Consequently, they had to adapt quickly to life in this new land. Already weak and
disorganized from the grueling and deadly forced march across the country, the Cherokee
initially found farming difficult on unknown land, and many more starved during the first few
years there.

The Cherokee also suffered from violent infighting after their
forced removal. There was a faction that blamed the leaders, who they felt sold them out to the
federal government by agreeing to abide by the Indian Removal Acts. Several of the older leaders
were killed in retribution for what was seen as a betrayal of the entire tribe. The Cherokee
subsequently fell into a state of civil war that lasted until 1849. This infighting, in addition
to those who died on the Trail of Tears, greatly reduced the size of the Cherokee
nation.

It took the passing of a whole generation before the Cherokee were
able to recover their former cohesion. Eventually, they became one of the predominant tribes in
the Oklahoma territory.

what is the tone and mood of the short story ''A Dark Brown Dog''?

A
Dark-Brown Dog is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). Crane is renowned
for his Civil War novel, The Red Badge of Courage. He is also noted as a
master of American , a literary style which rejects Romanticism and seeks to portray events and
characters in a stark, unadorned way. Keep this background in mind as you examine the tone and
mood of A Dark-Brown Dog.

Before we explore this short storys tone and
mood, let us review the definition of these terms. Tone is a literary device that projects the
attitude of the writer. Tone is often conveyed in subtle ways. Mood is the overall feeling that
the writer wants to create in the mind of the reader. Think of mood as a background color. Look
for both tone and mood very early on in anything you happen to be reading and you will find that
the writer has selected very specific words and situations to set up these two literary
devices.

The Dark-Brown Dog can be very difficult to read, as it portrays
the incessant and escalating abuse of a gentle little dog (and the wanderings of a neglected
toddler) within the context of a very dysfunctional family. Try to read the story with a degree
of emotional detachment if you can, in order to discover the authors purpose, meaning, and
literary techniques. Also keep in mind that general societal attitudes in America at the time
when Crane wrote the story were far more tolerant of physical abuse (or discipline), both of
youngsters and of animals, than is the case today. This being said, however, there is something
undeniably wrong with the family in the story. Crane effectively illustrates the phenomenon of
anger displacement in the reckless way that the unnamed childs family members interact with each
other, and ultimately, with the small and helpless stray dog that the unnamed toddler drags
home.

What can we notice about the authors attitude or tone? First of all,
Cranes use of the indefinite article A rather than The in the title suggests that the dog,
like the unnamed toddler (whom Crane refers to merely as the child) are representative not of
only one particular situation, but of a condition that is all-too commonplace. He writes with
the tone of an indifferent observer when it comes to the child, the father (who is often drunk
and violent), the mother, and the indistinct big folk at home, who regularly insult and
maltreat the dog (and one may surmise, each other). We are not told much of anything about their
inner lives.

Cranes tone changes, however, when he writes about the dog. He
poignantly describes the creatures heart-wrenching reactions to the abuse he suffers and his
unfailing loyalty and devotion to the child in spite of the indignities to which he is
constantly subjected. The contrast in the authors tone poignantly underscores the inhumanity of
the humans and the finest of human qualities of the dog. In fact, the one time in the story
when nature's beauty is mentioned is as afor the dogs character: Down in the mystic field of
his little dog-soul bloomed flowers of love and fidelity and perfect faith.

What kind of mood does the story call to mind? In the first lines, Crane the paints a
scene of urban pollution and noise: Sunshine beat down upon the cobbles, and a lazy summer
wind raised yellow dust which trailed in clouds down the avenue. Clattering trucks moved with
indistinctness through it. Clearly, this is not an area where a very young child would be safe
wandering around alone, yet an unsupervised toddler stands on a street corner, leaning against a
fence. We learn later that this is part of the childs routine (a perfunctory route) and not
just a one-time event. We also learn by gradual clues that culminate in the end of the story,
just how young this child is (It took him a long time to reach the alley, because his size
compelled him to go downstairs backward, one step at a time, and holding both hands to the step
above.)

In your efforts to come up with your own description of the storys
mood, consider first what feelings the story does not evoke. To me, the opening scene of a dusty
road with noisy trucks and a toddler wandering alone does not feel safe, wholesome, or serene.
In fact, it reeks of indifference and neglect. I am made to wonder what kind of family would let
a child that young wander a city neighborhood. The appearance of a very small stray dog with a
rope still attached to his neck evokes what I would call a sense of pathos. The agreeability and
eagerness that the dog demonstrates, even when the boy tells him in his own way that he is
unworthy and beats him conveys a strong message about what the child must himself experience at
home.

What is Candy's dog a symbol of in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men?

The old
dog and Candy himself are symbolic of what happens when someone outlives his usefulness. The dog
has lived a long life as Candy's companion but no longer serves any purpose. He smells bad, is
blind and has a bad coat. Carlson, a static character whose main purpose in the novel is to kill
the dog, complains:

Well, I cant stand him in here, said Carlson. That stink hangs around even after
hes gone. He walked over with his heavy-legged stride and looked down at the dog. Got no
teeth, he said. Hes all stiff with rheumatism. He aint no good to you, Candy. An he aint no
good to himself. Whynt you shoot him, Candy? 

Candy can't bring himself to
put the dog down, but Carlson volunteers, and Slim, whose "opinions were law," thinks
it's the best thing to do. Slim reiterates Carlson's claim that the dog is no longer
useful:

Carls right,
Candy. That dog aint no good to himself. I wisht somebodyd shoot me if I get old an a
cripple. 

Symbolically, the dog is similar to Candy. The old swamper, who
lost his hand in a ranch accident, has also outlived his purpose. He fears that he will soon be
fired from the ranch since he can no longer work as hard as the other men. He expresses this
fear after he offers to contribute his money for the farm thatwants to buy. He says,

Maybe if I give you guys my
money, youll let me hoe in the garden even after I aint no good at it. An Ill wash dishes an
little chicken stuff like that. But Ill be on our own place, an Ill be let to work on our own
place. He said miserably, You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasnt no
good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebodyd shoot me. But they wont
do nothing like that. I wont have no place to go, an I cant get no more jobs. 

Unfortunately for Candy, the dream of the farm is shattered afteraccidentally kills
Curley's wife. In Chapter Five, George is no longer interested in buying the farm because he
knows he will have to kill Lennie. Lennie, too, has outlived his purpose. He can no longer live
in society because of his actions. The dog, Candy and Lennie become castaways in a society which
cannot be burdened by the old, the crippled or the mentally challenged. 

Sunday, August 1, 2010

In "The Wife of Bath's Tale", what information does the old woman share with the knight?

The knight in
had committed a crime, but instead of being executed, he was given one
year to live. In this year, he was tasked with finding an answer to the question "what do
mortal women want most?". If his answer before the court was satisfactory, he would be
allowed to live, and if not, he would be killed.

The knight spends most of
the year seeking out women and hearing their opinions on the question, but it becomes clear that
there is no consensus. Shortly before the year is up, he encounters the old woman, under
supernatural circumstances, who tells him that old people "know many
things".

She then tells him the answer to the question;
that women most desire to have control over the men in their lives.
This turns out to be an acceptable answer, and the knight's life is spared.

As a price for her help, the old woman demands that the knight marry her; he was no
choice but to accept. He is miserable at the thought of this marriage, because she is old, ugly,
and of common birth, but she educates him further;

But he
who has nothing, nor covets things, is rich, albeit you count him as only a serving-lad.

This is practically a Buddhist passage; the old woman
states that "low birth" has no bearing on one's goodness, ugliness is a guarantee of
chastity, and that the knight's unhappiness is born merely of unfulfilled desires, and it is
these desires which are the true source of that unhappiness. She
reminds the knight of the examples set by Christ, of poverty and kindness, and reminds him that
it would do him well to follow such an example.

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