What is the tone and diction of The Help?

Kathryn
Stockett's novel The Help is told through the voices of Aibileen, Minnie,
and Skeeter. In literature, tone refers to the speaker's attitude toward a subject. A tone can
be, for example, humorous, serious, formal, or informal. In Stockett's novel, she uses tone
andto create the distinct voices of the characters who narrate the novel.

Aibileen is the first character to speak. She uses what used to be called "black vernacular
language." Basically, she uses an informal style of speaking that includes the wrong form
of the verb "to be." For example, "Miss Hilly be a angry woman" (this is not
a direct quote but an example of the style of speech Aibileen uses). She often uses
"a" rather than "an." From the diction, which is the word choice the author
uses, readers can infer that Aibileen is not well educated. We also learn that she has a great
love for the children she cares for and that she is very scared to participate in Skeeter's
project. She fears the backlash the white women...

What is Jared Diamond's thesis in Guns, Germs, and Steel and what question is he trying to answer?

The
thesis of Diamond's book is that, in the words of the author:

History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among
people's environments, not because of biological differences between peoples themselves
(25).

He claims that this view is largely eschewed by
most academics. Historians in particular think it diminishes the importance of human action, and
argue, according to Diamond, that it is deterministic. In other words, some say that Diamond's
view seems to suggest that a people's environment determines everything else about their
development, from their culture to the technology they develop. Diamond aspires to write what he
calls a "unified synthesis" of a range of disciplines, including human genetics,
history, archaeology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology (26). To put it another way, he
says that human history must be established as a "historical science, on a par with
recognized historical sciences such as evolutionary biology, geology,...

Find the ratio of the volumes of (a) two similar solid cylinders of circumferences 10cm and 8 cm; (b) two similar solid cones of heights 9cm and...

If you have
two similar figures then the ratio of corresponding lengths is a constant called the scale
factor. If the scale factor between two similar figures is a:b, then the ratio of any
corresponding lengths is a:b. The ratio of any corresponding areas is `a^2:b^2` and the ratio
of...

What would've been Mr. Gilmer's closing argument in To Kill a Mockingbird?

During
the trial, Mr. Gilmer certainly proved himself as a less skillful lawyer thanfrom an objective
standpoint. However, in terms of the case and the sensibilities of the jury, his condescending
tone and inherent bias against Tom made him far more effective. Mr. Gilmer builds his entire
case around making Mayella and the Ewells seem like unfortunate victims and making Tom seem as
though he was simply acting on his nature. He frequently refers to Tom as "Boy" and
addresses him with a derogatory tone, no doubt appealing the sense of racial superiority he
shares with the jury.

From this, we can infer that Mr. Gilmer's closing
argument would have been much of the same, simply reiterating all that he had attempted to prove
before. He would likely reiterate Tom's history with crime and violence, no matter how minor it
was. He would also try to leave an impression of Mayella as a victim who would never recover
from her shocking ordeal to ensure the harshest possible sentence for Tom. In short, Gilmer
would have had to do little other than reinforce the status quo. He would have likely
underplayed the importance of the trial, implying that the verdict should be so obvious that his
job should be unnecessary.

What does Atticus say God is? How is this different from what foot-washing Baptists believe?

From what I
can see, you are referring to what Scout says about her father's definition of God in Chapter 5.
In that chapter, Scout and Miss Maudie are discussing religion.

According to
Scout, her father's definition of God is "loving folks like you love yourself." This
corresponds with the Golden Rule, where we treat others the way we would want to be treated.
Atticus' definition of God and true religion, however, differs from that of "foot-washing
Baptists."

If we refer to the text, Miss Maudie defines
"foot-washing Baptists" as legalists who strictly adhere to the letter of the law.
According to Miss Maudie, foot-washing Baptists are "literalists": they are so focused
on the academic definition of morality that they forget to display the true spirit of good
religion. To Miss Maudie, foot-washing Baptists are so busy "worrying about the next world
theyve never learned to live in this one."

For his part, Atticus is
first and foremost concerned with the Golden Rule. In Chapter 11, he tells Scout why he is
defending Tom Robinson.

"This case, Tom Robinsons
case, is something that goes to the essence of a mans conscienceScout, I couldnt go to church
and worship God if I didnt try to help that man.

Atticus
is primarily motivated by his conscience. He defends Tom because he believes that it is the
right thing to do. To Miss Maudie, such a person is closer to God than literalists such as
Stephanie Crawford.

What is the tone that Joyce creates through his diction, language, and imagery? "Araby"

In order to
effect the brutal epiphany of the teenaged boy's disillusionment at the end of ","
writeremploys a ironic tone through the use of the adult narrator who recounts a tale of his
foolish, romantic youth.  For, this ironic tone in its presentation of the illusionary
imagination of the boy foreshadows all the more the collision of the boy's illusions with the
harsh reality of the banality of the bazaar.

On the "sombre"
street of brown houses in the "cold air" through "dark muddy lanes" the
romantic boy envisions a saint-like Mangan's sister who is defined by a light behind her as she
stands in the half-opened door.  At this vision,...

In "This is the Dark Time, My Love," what is the relationship between the speaker and the person to whom he is speaking?

The
speaker, presumably Carter, seems to be speaking to someone with whom there is both an emotional
connection, but also one in which there is an awareness of the political reality in which both
live.  This connection is seen in the tone that is present in the poem.  There is a melancholic
note of warning featured, one that shows how love and its hope are precariously balanced in a
political setting in which individuals are under siege from a centralized and military power.
 This is seen in the end of the...

What are the principal characteristics of Baroque art?

Some people say that
"less is more", but fans of the Baroque period, usually described as occurring roughly
between the 1600's and 1800's, would be of the philosophy that "more is more".  The
Baroque period was characterized by paintings that exuded boldness, drama, emotional
tension, fluidity and movement, and often a sense of grandeur.  This period preceded the Rococo
in European art, and the term "baroque" at one time even presented a negativeof sorts
as it was sometimes used to mean overdone or florid.  Caravaggio's name is generally considered
synonomous with the Italian movement, and although the Baroque style spread throughout Europe,
it did so with various adaptations, toned down in some countries, dramatized even further in
others, or, as in the case of Holland, barely making a wave.  Interestingly, the monarchy of
France in the person of Louis XIV, latched on to the grandeur and over-the-top ornamentation of
the Baroque style in everything from the artwork to the architecture to the gardens of
Versailles themselves. 

What does Meg realize after talking with Calvin in A Wrinkle in Time?

Your
question must refer to a specific time Meg talks with Calvin during , but
without more specific information I must assume that you mean when Meg talks with Calvin while
they are on Ixchel being cared for by Aunt Beast. At this point, Meg realizes that Calvin loves
her. Even though Meg has always known she loved her family (her mother, her father, Charles
Wallace, and the twins), she has never been able to pin down the power of love elsewhere in the
world until now. In fact, this confession of love by Calvin is the first time that Meg truly
recognizes the power of love from many characters in this novel. For example, Meg now has love
for Aunt Beast, the alien being who saved her from IT. Aunt Beast also loves Meg. It is around
the same time that Mrs. Whatsit talks about her own love for Meg and mentions that Mrs. Who also
shows love in a different way: by providing inspirational (and often biblical) quotes. This
declaration of love from Calvin, the catalyst for the full revelation, is vastly important to
strengthening Meg before she returns to Camazotz to fight IT.

Using Utilitarian principles what should a leader do if a lifeboat could only carry 20 people and there are 30?

teaches us
that the right action is the one that creates the greatest possible happiness for the greatest
number of people.  In other words, we have to measure how happy each course of action makes
people (measuring both how many people are made happy and the intensity of their potential
happiness) and choose the one that creates the greatest total happiness.

From a strictly utilitarian point of view, whoever is in charge of the lifeboat would need to
look...

In chapters 5-6 of Lord of the Flies, what does Simon mean when he says the "beast" may be the boys themselves?

During the
assembly held at night to put things back in order,opens up a discussion about "the
beast," hoping to settle the matter once and for all so that they can "start
again," and "be careful," and "be happy." However, the discussion has
the opposite effect as the possibility of a "beast from water" begins to seem
plausible. , who is more sensitive and discerning than the other boys, but who has difficulty
expressing himself in front of a group, rises to speak. He starts out by saying, "Maybe
there is a beast," and the other boys interrupt him. He finishes his thought awkwardly,
clarifying, "maybe it's only us." He is hoping to convey to the boys
"mankind's essential illness," the fact that if the boys are in danger, it is from
each other and from their own moral failures. His insights are spurned by the
others.

In the next chapter, as the boys are searching for the beast thathave
seen, Simon remains in doubt about its existence as a physical creature. Even when he tries to
imagine what type of creature it could be, "there rose before his inward sight the picture
of a human at once heroic and sick." Whether he has in mind a political figure from his
life back home, or , whom he has acknowledged would be a poor alternative to Ralph as chief, he
understands that humans are capable of producing far worse damage to society than beasts can.
That is why he mumbles to Ralph, "I don't believe in the beast." He believes the real
threat to the boys is the heart of evil that lies within each of them.

In Shelley's novel Frankenstein, what are Victors weaknesses? Give examples to support your answer.

Although he
is a brilliant scientist from a wealthy family and is much loved, 's basic orientation is
selfish.  He is egotistical and overly concerned with how he appears to the world - he first
decides to push the limits of the unknown because he wants to leave his mark on the scientific
world, and refuses to testify for Justine because he fears what the townspeople will think of
him.  He is also single-minded to a fault.  During the time he was creating the monster at
Ingolstadt, he completely isolates himself from family and friends, effectively cutting himself
off from any sources of interaction and input that might have helped advise and temper his
decisions to challenge the limits of "accepted" science.  Also, in his quest to
capturein the Arctic, he relentlessly pushes 's crew - who are already going out of their way
for him - calling them cowards when they want to abandon the chase and return
home. 

Victor's refusal to accept responsibility for his creation also stems
from his basic self-centered nature.  The creature repulses him, and to acknowledge him before
the world will make him look bad, so for the most part he just hopes it will go
away.

Why are there no female characters in Robinson Crusoe?

If you
are curious about stories in which there are men and women on islands, I recommend that you take
a look at a very good novel by Joseph Conrad titled Victory. There is also
Pitcairn's Island by Nordhoff and Hall, a part of their Bounty
Trilogy. If a man were marooned on an island with an attractive woman, it wouldn't be
an adventure story but more of a fantasy. He might never want to leave the island. Then, of
course, they would probably be producing babies, and you would have a Swiss Family
Robinson type of story. If a man were marooned on an island in the South Pacific and
managed to acquire...

What is the significance and importance of the quote, "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my...

This final line of the
short story lets us know that the narrator understands that, no matter how important his desires
are to him, the world will not change for him or make way for his goals. The "vanity"
refers to the narrator's belief that things will somehow work out for him, that his dream of
loving Mangan's sister can come true: first, that his uncle will come home in time and remember
to give him money to go to , then, that the trains will be running on time, that the bazaar will
be full of extravagant and desired trinkets and that he will be able to choose and afford one
that will help him to win the affections of his love. When he realizes that these expectations
were vain (both in the sense that they came to nothing and were also self-important), he is
provoked to intense sorrow and anger. His uncle forgot him, came home late, and then delayed him
by eating dinner and asking questions; the train was held up and only after "an intolerable
delay" did it "cre[ep] onward"; then, when the narrator gets to Araby, it costs a
lot of his money just to get in and the majority of the stalls are closed. The one that is open
has only tea cups and vases, nothing extraordinary or exotic at all, and the girl working there
has no real interest in helping him.  He hears the clanking of coins and witnesses her
flirtation with the young men as all of the lights go out in the hall. His hope is lost, and he
realizes that his small desires are unimportant, that he is unimportant. And he
cries.

Who is the foil to Dante in The Inferno, and why is that person the foil?

As a
literary device, a foil is a character
that contrasts and emphasizes the qualities of another
character, generally
the . True foils always have a number of things in common with the other

foil, but differ enough that both characters become more interestingusually they have
different
world views or temperaments.

In
Inferno, Dante has no
foil. He is the author, the point
of view character, the protagonist, and the lover of the
story. It would be
difficult for any single character to have enough in common with him that

their differences become engaging. It is also difficult for Dante to have a foil since
he is
traveling through different circles of Hell, not stopping for too long
at any one. He meets a
large swath of characters, but the reader does not get
enough time with any of them to form a
deeper sense of their world
views.

If Dante did have a foil in

Inferno, it would be Virgil. Virgil is his guide through hell and
the one
characterbesides Dante himselfwho the reader gets to spend a lot of
time with (Beatrice does not
factor in more prominently until
Purgatorio and
Paradiso). Virgil is
a poet like Dante, and he is clearly one whom Dante
admired. The reason
Virgil is not allowed to go into Heaven is because he was a Roman poet and

therefore a pagan.

If Virgil is Dantes foil, then the lesson to be
learned
from contrasting them might be that where and when a person is born
can make a tremendous
difference in their lifeand
afterlife.

In the book "Bronze Bow", what is the significance of the quote about the bronze bow on page 87, Chapter 7?

The quote
is significant because it symbolizes the union of Joel and Thacia with Daniel, joined together
with the common purpose of working to free the Jewish people from Roman subjugation.  Daniel,
whose father was crucified by the Romans, has vowed to do whatever he can to rid the land of the
oppressors, and has "longed to share the burden that he (has) carried alone for so many
years".  Joel and Thacia are galvanized into action...

Can you give me some exampleso of diachronic and synchronic approaches of english teaching? Because I've been looking up them in many places, but I...

Diachronic (according
to Merriam Webster) means:

of, relating to, or dealing
with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of
time.

Synchronic (also according to Merriam Webster)
means:

concerned with events existing in a limited time
period and ignoring historical antecedents.

While the two
may seem, on the surface, very similar, there is one distinct difference: historical
consideration.

What this means is, synchronic looks at a specific event in
regards to the event alone. Nothing that has led up to the event, or following the event, is
taken into...

Why is the play called Pygmalion?

The originalwas a hater
of women, believing them to be too inherently and naturally flawed, so he vowed that he would
never marry. He worked on a statue of a woman, however, and he fell in love with her because she
seemed so perfect. He became miserable that he could not have her because she was lifeless.
Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, saw this and took pity on him, bringing the statue to
life. Pygmalion then named the statue-turned-woman Galatea. Pygmalion was incredibly proud,
finding all women to be hopelessly flawed, too flawed to tempt him, and only he...

What are some of Voltaire's comments about optimism as a philosophy of life in Candide?

byis a novel written in
response to an Enlightenment philosophy of the day, and by his use of , Voltaire clearly
believes it is ridiculous. A philosopher named Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz averred that the
world can be nothing short of perfect because God created it and God is perfect. Everything that
Candide and his tutor Pangloss believe and endure makes a mockery of this belief.

We meet Pangloss, instructor of "metaphysico-theologico-cosmolo-nigology," at
the beginning of the novella, and his optimistic philosophy says this:

there cannot possibly be an effect without a cause and that in this
best of all possible worlds the barons castle was the most beautiful of all castles and his wife
the best of all possible baronesses. It is clear, said he, that things cannot be otherwise than
they are, for since everything is made to serve an end, everything necessarily serves the best
end. Observe: noses were made to support spectacles, hence we have spectacles. Legs, as anyone
can plainly see, were made to be breeched, and so we have breeches.... Consequently, those who
say everything is well are uttering mere stupidities; they should say everything is for the
best.

One of the misguided beliefs of Enlightenment
thinkers concerned cause and effect, and here Voltaire mocks them. Obviously noses are not the
cause of spectacles, nor are legs the cause of pants. More importantly, it is foolish to believe
that everything that happens always happen for the best--as anyone who has lived more than a few
years can attest. 

Pangloss has a "mania for insisting that everything
is all right when everything is going wrong," and Candide learns that from him. After he is
forced to leave his love, Cunegonde, Candide inadvertently joins the army, nearly gets executed,
gets a bucket of human excrement thrown on his head because of his religious beliefs, discovers
that Pangloss has syphilis, has people around him die or get in serious trouble with some
regularity, is shipwrecked with Pangloss, is nearly executed, gains and then loses wealth, has
to buy Cunegonde's freedom...and the this is only a brief summary. 

As all of
this is happening to him and his loved ones, Candide clings optimistically to the theory
Pangloss taught him; thus, all of these things, since they happened in this best of all worlds,
are good things. Believing the beatings, the sicknesses, the losses, the trouble are all perfect
things simply because they exist in a world created by a perfect God is beyond optimistic--it is
delusional. Voltaire uses these extreme examples, such as Candide having to choose between
running a gauntlet and be whipped thirty-six times or receive twelve shots to the head (he chose
the whipping, of course), to point out the fallacy of this skewed, illogical, and overly
optimistic philosophy.

By the end of the novella, Candide is finally, it
seems, ready to reject Pangloss's philosophy. Pangloss says:

"There is a concatenation of events in this best of all possible worlds: for if
you had not been kicked out of a magnificent castle for love of Miss Cun©gonde: if you had not
been put into the Inquisition: if you had not walked over America: if you had not stabb©d the
Baron: if you had not lost all your sheep from the fine country of El Dorado: you would not be
here eating preserved citrons and pistachio-nuts."

Candide dismisses all of that philosophical talk and says:

"All that is very well," answered Candide, "but let us cultivate our
garden."

what is the turning point of the plot?

Thehas several
turning points, but the major one is whenmurders a stranger on the highway. He doesn't realize
that the stranger is his father. Oedupus then marries the wife of the man he killed, not
realizing that she is his mother. Another major turning point is when Oedipus insists on sending
ato find out from a wise prophet who...

When did the battle of the cowshed happen in Animal Farm?

The
Battle of the Cowshed takes place not long after Mr. Jones has been driven from the farm. In a
bold,\ revolutionary insurrection, the animals rose up and sent the farmer packing, but Mr.
Jones wasn't about to take that lying down. As far as he's concerned, he's the one in charge of
the farm, not the animals. So...

What are some negative and positive character traits of Santiago in The Alchemist?

One
character trait of Santiago's that could be both positive and negative is his sense of
contentment. On one hand, Santiago is not content with his initial life situation, and that
propels him to seek out ways to make it better. He is a restless spirit, and he is willing to
put himself at risk to improve his life. On the other hand, Santiago's restlessness could be a
negative thing. A reader could go so far as to say that Santiago might always struggle with
being happy in whatever his current situation is. "A rolling stone gathers no moss" is
a saying that praises a spirit of restlessness; however, that same rolling stone never allows
itself to become an abiotic factor within an ecosystem. It never becomes a part of a community
by being available as a shelter for animals or lichens.

A definitely positive
trait of Santiago is that he is teachable. Santiago takes the advice and teachings of many
people around him to heart, and he applies their lessons to his own life. Santiago knows that he
does not have all of the answers, and he is humble enough to seek out the answers from other
people. A reader can see this in as simple of an exchange as Santiago's interaction with the
gypsy woman. He seeks out her wisdom, receives it well, and acts upon her
teaching.

How has jonathan swift embedded political satire in this novel?

Politicalcan be seen throughout
, so much so that Swift, fearing government reprisal, initially published
the book anonymously. Indeed, the entire work can be seen as aof the travel and exploration
narratives popular in the eighteenth century. Swift makes a point of skewering a number of
political figures and institutions of his day. Flimnap, the Lilliputian politician, is usually
understood to be a satire of Robert Walpole, the Whig politician associated with many of his
political opponents (including Swift) with corruption. The conflict between the High and Low
Heels in Lilliput is a pointed satire of the Whigs and Tories in eighteenth century
England:

...for above seventy moons past there have been
two struggling parties in this empire, under the names of Tramecksan and Slamecksan, from the
high and low heels of their shoes, by which they distinguish themselves. It is alleged, indeed,
that the high heels are most agreeable to our ancient constitution; but, however this be, his
Majesty hath determined to make use only of low heels in the administration of the government
and all offices in the gift of the crown...

Other
satirical elements permeate the work. The gentle Houyhnhnms are intended to be a counterpoint
not just to the Yahoos that they view as barbarians, but to England itself. Gulliver's
description of English ways of life, particularly the endemic wars of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, is met by the Houyhnhnm king with horror:

...although he hated the Yahoos of this country, yet he no more blamed them for their
odious qualities than he did a gnnayh (a bird of prey) for its
cruelty...But when a creature, pretending to reason, could be capable of such enormities, he
dreaded lest the corruption of that faculty might be worse than brutality itself.

In the eyes of this gentle being, the actions of ostensibly
reasonable man are absurd and decidedly unreasonable. Swift thus satirizes not only the
politicians who wage wars, but the confidence in science and reason itself. This was a sentiment
that he satirized throughout Gulliver's Travels, and in many of his other
works. These are only two examples of political and intellectual satire in a work that is shot
through with both, although many (but not all) of his references may be lost on readers not
familiar with eighteenth-century British politics. 

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In The Scarlet Letter, what role did Hawthorne believe women should play in society? In The Scarlet Letter, what role does Hawthorne believe women...

is not
transformed or renewed in any way by her punishment or this experience aside from her physical
appearance.  She loved a man who was not her husband, and despite her public ignominy she loves
him still.  Unlike , it's clear Hester would have committed the same sin/crime of adultery with
Arthur if she had been given the chance.  To that extent, then, Hawthorne portrays her as an
independent woman, beyond the morality of this Puritan town.  The people change how they see her
and interact with her, but she is essentially unchanged from beginning to
end. 

In Kindred, how does Dana come to feel at home at the Weylin plantation? What is Octavia Butler's idea of home in Kindred?

When all is said and done, Kevin is Dana's home. He is the place she longs to return to
each time she is sent back to the Weylin plantation. He supports Dana, encourages her, and tries
to protect her. In fact, he tries to desperately hold on to her and ends up being transported
back in time himself, eventually risking it all to help black slaves escape from the South.
Kevin and Dana enjoy their life together, and although their view of the present shifts after
their experiences, Kevin is Dana's ultimate sense of home.

However, Dana is
forced to spend years living on the Weylin plantation and even comes to feel fairly at home in
those surroundings. Part of this hinges on Rufus, whom she meets as a child; although she finds
him spoiled and prone to getting into trouble because of it, she hopes that she can help him
overcome his surroundings of racism and slavery and make him a better person. Sadly, she
doesn't. And this is conflicting because Rufus also represents her home because he
is...

Can you explain the meaning of "you can't eat the orange and throw the peel away-- a man is not a piece of fruit" in Death of a Salesman?

This quote is
from Willy Loman as spoken to Howard Wagner, the supervisor (and son of Willy's previous
supervisor) at the company for which Willy works. Following Linda's advice, Willy goes to his
boss to ask him for a permanent position within the office so that he does not have to travel so
much. He also asked for a salary position, as Willy had been living off commission but, since he
was not selling, he was really able to make it thanks to the handouts of money that he would ask
his neighbor and friend Charley for.

The words are also a reaction to what
Howard had told Willy after a long time trying to divert the situation.

I don't want you representing us anymore.  I've been meaning to tell
you for a long time now

To which Willy reacts in dismay
for several reasons. First, because Willy still abides by the old code of friendship. He
believed that Howard Jr. should reserve a special place of reverence to Willy as he had known
him since he was a child. Moreover, Willy still also abides by the old code of loyalty: if you
are loyal to the company the company should be loyal to you and keep you as an employee. Not the
case; finances were looking up and productivity is a must in the mid 1940's; Willy is a piece of
the old school and he must be taken away.

Hence, when Willy says

you can't eat the orange and throw the peel away--a man is not a
piece of fruit.

he reflects this old school mentality:
that you cannot just use someone with whom you co-exist, work with, and share with year after
year and then one good day turn around and get rid of that person as if he had never been there.
It is no different than feeling like trash: you are no longer useful, so we will throw you out.

Willy did feel eaten from the inside out by the machinery of selling: he
neglected his marriage because of it, he got into debt because of it, he worked his heart out
because of it and now he is no longer "needed". Not only does this emasculates him in
the eyes of his family, but also makes him feel quite betrayed by those for whom he feels that
he had done so much for. Like a "piece of fruit" the company indeed consummed most of
his life and, now that he has none that he could be proud of, they just decided to throw away
his "peel" and get rid of him for good.

How does society shape and influence Scout in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

In 's
, society attempts to shape and influence(and all children, we can infer),
and how she sees the changing world around her, whilesuch asand Miss Maudie encourage her to
view much of what happens with an unjaundiced eye, leading with her heart and not the
prejudicial sentiments of many of Maycomb's residents.

For example, the
menfolk from town have decided upon Tom Robinson's guilt, so much so that they come to the jail
to lynch him. Atticus is prepared for this possibility and has parked his chair in front of the
building's door. Out of curiosity, Scout followswho is worried about Atticus. Scout does not
comprehend what is going on, especially that the situation is extremely dangerous for Tom,
Atticus and the children.

In this scene, the norm of
this predominantly white community (that remembers the Civil War and the South's defeat all too
clearly) is to take the law into their hands, regardless of the justice system that...

What is the setting of the nursery in the short story "The Veldt," which is part of the The Illustrated Man?

In the short
story by, the nursery is a childrens playroom located in a fully automated Happylife Home.
The children, Wendy and Peter, can conjure up the setting within the room. The room itself
measures forty feet across by forty feet long and thirty feet high....

Describe Nora and Torvald's relationship in A Doll's House.

and 's relationship is
not really a fundamentally strong one because it is founded on appearances rather than trust and
truth. Nora keeps up appearances and acts a bit like a child when she is with her husband,
making him believe that she obeys him in all things when; in reality, she disobeys him in many
ways, both large and small. We see her eating cookies when she is alone, and we only find out
later that such treats are forbidden to her by her husband. She hides them from him, but he
still asks her, "Hasn't Miss Sweet Tooth been breaking rules in town today?...Hasn't she
paid a visit to the confectioner's?" She declares, resolutely, "I should not think of
going against your wishes," and he responds with an absolute certainty that his word is
law, and she has given hers.

However, she absolutely has been eating cookies
and has gone against his wishes in even more significant ways: for example,
she took out a loan years ago in order to pay for the trip abroad which saved...

To what extent do fate and free will influence Macbeth's choices?

The most
general consensus on a moral study ofis that he, of course, is to blame for all of the tragedies
that befall him throughout the play. After all, it takes a man's conscious choice to commit to
an act of murder. This is a common argument for the correlation between free will and the
actions of .

The primary question when determining to what extent fate plays
a role in Macbeth is the degree of clairvoyance of which the Weird Sisters are capable. By their
prophecy, it seems indeed that Macbeth is fated to be king. While it could be said thatwere
simply master manipulators who planted evil thoughts in Macbeth's head, they also made
predictions about 's descendants that lend far more credence to the idea that they are capable
to some extent of predicting, or even influencing, the fates of lesser beings.

By this line of thinking, it could be argued that while Macbeth was indeed fated to be
king, it was of his own free will that he chose to murder . This is a fairly solid hypothesis at
which many, if not most, scholars of the work seem to arrive. However, there is more evidence
that the threads of fate run much deeper in dictating Macbeth's actions, and the play is all the
more tragic for it.

Every step leading up to Duncan's murder is filled with
doubt and reluctance. After all, scheming and plotting is not at all in Macbeth's default
nature. At his wife's constant prodding and with thoughts of grandeur, he convinces himself that
Duncan's murder must be done. However, some occurrences hint that he may not be as in control of
his actions as he thinks. One immediate and almost supernatural indicator that fate is pulling
the strings is in act 2, scene 1:

Is this a dagger which I
see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have
thee not, and yet I see thee still.

As he is moments away
from committing the murder, and possibly in the process of talking himself out of it, Macbeth
sees, quite literally, a phantom dagger covered with blood pointing in Duncan's direction.
Macbeth, though incredibly stressed, is also entirely lucid. He has none of the mania that
plaguedduring the latter's scheming. However, though he knows that it must be a hallucination,
he can see the dagger as clear as he sees his wife, the castle, and the victim of his horrible
crime. There could not be a clearer example of fate completely forcing a character's hand. When
he tries to resist the deed that fate has decided for him, visions literally materialize out of
the air, goading him on.

While it seems slightly less consequential to think
of Macbeth's fate as preordained, the reality of it is cruel beyond imagining. The witches go on
to prophesize far more specific events that could not have been foretold without some degree of
clairvoyance, such as Macbeth being slain by who was not "born of woman," but rather
of a cesarean section.

As the situation darkens for Macbeth, particularly
after his wife's suicide, he seems to completely resign himself to his fate, playing out his
role like a puppet on stage. As he fortifies his defenses one last time after immediately
hearing of his wife's death, he muses:

€ƒ€ƒShe should
have died hereafter.

There would have been a time for such a
word.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Creeps
in this petty pace from day to day

To the last syllable of recorded
time,

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Lifes but a
walking shadow, a poor player

That struts and frets his hour upon the
stage

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told
by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

This is a short but powerfulthat serves to reflect on the
futility of everything. In this moment, Macbeth realizes that he never really had a choice. He
was, all along, simply a slave to some invisible string that pulled him along carelessly. As he
watches the "Birnam Wood" approach his stronghold, he realizes that his fate is
sealedand that, to him, fate is crueler than anything that he could have dreamed of doing with
his "free will."

What are the key themes in "The Boy with the Striped Pajamas?" Why are these themes important to the novel as a whole?

In the novel,
, by , there are a couple of major themes that run throughout the story.  Bruno, a lonely
little boy is thein this story.  He has an older sister named Gretel, a nanny and house keeper
named Maria, a mother and a father.  Brunos father is a Commandant of a Jewish concentration
camp.   The major theme is the desire for friendship.  Boyne explores the theme of friendship by
having Bruno wander to the fence of the camp, and he meets another boy his age.  The problem is
that this little boy, Shmuel, is a prisoner.   He is a Polish Jew who is interned at Auschwitz
along with his family.   The boys become friends from opposite sides of the fence and the war. 
The desire in these two boys for a friendship is so strong that they ignore the fence between
them.  They become very dependent upon one another.  This friendship will eventually lead to
.

When Brunos father asks him about how he knows about the people in the
stripped clothes, Bruno tells him that he has seen them from his window.  Bruno's father forbids
Bruno to go near the fence, and tells him to play near the house. Bruno doesnt understand his
fathers hatred of these people.  We also meet a violent and hateful soldier who comes on to
Brunos older sister.  However, we see his violent hatred of Jews when he beats a prisoner who
works in the house.  He also threatens and intimidates Bruno.  The actions of the Nazi soldiers
and Brunos father demonstrate the theme of prejudice that runs throughout the novel.

"'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' explores
the beauty of a child's innocence in a time of war, the common desire we all have for
friendship, and the fencesboth literal and figurativethat we must all navigate and choose
whether or not to break down."

What was Raphael's role in the Renaissance?

Raphael
Sanzia da Urbino (1483€“1520) is acknowledged in the art world as the premier representative of
painting in the High Renaissance. He was influenced by Michelangelo and da Vinci, but he
achieved a synthesis between the styles of these two masters, thus creating an art recognizable
truly as his...

How does Robinson Crusoe get provisions such as guns and gunpowder?

gets
provisions such as guns and gunpowder by retrieving them from the ship. When the storm ebbs,
Crusoe swims out to the ship. He is the only survivor of the terrible storm.

As for the ship, it is run aground on a bank of hard sand. The stern lies high up on
the bank, while the front of the ship is almost dipped in water. Crusoe finds that the hold is
filled with water. However, he discovers that the quarters are dry: this is where the provisions
are kept. Thankful for this fact, Crusoe gets together as many food provisions as he can to take
back with him. He eats some biscuits and drinks some rum while he works.

The
next thing Crusoe does is fashion a raft to help him transport provisions back to the island. He
strips the ship of some of its masts and planks of wood. Then, he uses a carpenter's saw to put
together a working raft. When he is done, Crusoe packs the raft with a shipment of bread, rice,
cheeses, dried goats meat, and some European corn. He also packs some clothes and a carpenter's
chest, which he thinks will be valuable to him.

After securing his food on
the raft, Crusoe goes in search of weapons and gunpowder. He finds two shotguns and two pistols
and puts that aside to take with him. Then, he gets together a bag of shot, some powder-horns,
and two old swords. After searching, he finds two barrels of gunpowder he can use. Crusoe packs
the barrels on the raft and gets together a few more tools. After surveying his work, he is
satisfied with what he has managed to salvage from the ship, and he begins to make his way back
to the island.

What is the point of view in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", and what is the significance of that title?

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two lines, The grandmother didnt want to go to Florida. She wanted to visit some of her
connections in east Tennesseeand she was seizing at every chance to change Baileys mind. Note
how the narrator immediately gives us access to information in the grandmothers mind, more than
what an outside observer would know, but  does so in the voice of an observer.  The narrator
does not say the grandmother thought that but rather just states her thoughts. As for the
meaning of the work, as the other respondent explains, this story as all...

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What are the implications of the prominent dialogue in Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants"?

Hemingway's short story "" focuses
on the dialogue between a man and a woman while they are waiting for a train. The dialogue at
first appears to be innocuous small talk while the couple passes time waiting. However, their
discussion soon turns to a more troublesome topic, revealing tension between the man and the
woman that centers around a condition about which they clearly do not want to speak directly --
the woman's pregnancy.  

The initial dialogue between the man and the woman
merely involves what they want to drink. While their conversation appears to be light and
amiable, the woman makes an offhand remark about the hills they can see from their table looking
like white elephants. His reaction to this remark reveals an underlying tension between them.
This tension is further revealed when they discuss trying a type of drink the woman has never
before tried. Although both the man and the woman claim they are trying to have a "fine
time," the growing tension between them belies that stated goal. 

About
halfway through the story, the man broaches the source of the tension between them:

"It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig," the man
said. "It's not really an operation at all." 

The girl looked at
the ground the table legs rested on.

"I know you wouldn't mind, Jig.
It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in."

The girl did not
say anything. 

"I'll go with you and I'll stay with you all the time.
They just let the air in and then it's perfectly natural."

After this exchange, the woman seeks assurance from the man that they will be happy
after she has the procedure. She is not sure of this, so the man attempts to convince her.
However, as the conversation continues, it becomes clear that the man is looking forward to a
time when he and the woman can again be as they were before; he has no wish to share her with
anyone, even their child. The woman, conversely, seems to be looking toward a future in which
they have the child, and she is dismayed that it seems as if the child does not mean anything to
the man. 

The story ends with the woman clearly telling the man that there is
nothing wrong with her. From this, the reader may conclude that the woman has come to realize
that her pregnancy is not a condition to be rectified, as the man seems to believe, but
something more. We do not know how the man and the woman will resolve the differences between
them, or even if resolution is possible, but we know that each seems to have come to a
conclusion about how they wish to proceed. 

What factors could have led Frederick Douglass to reach the conclusion that the Civil War was proof that God condemned America for the sin of...

The factors
that most likely led Douglass to this conclusion were:

• The fact
  that he himself had been a slave.  Of course, people who were not slaves could believe that
  slavery was evil.  But Douglass had first hand experience of how evil slavery was.  This would
  lead him to believe that America should be punished for...

What effect does Pearl have on Arthur Dimmesdale in "The Scarlet Letter"?

effects the
Reverend in many ways.  She is his child, so he feels affection toward her, but she acts so
strangely that he is alienated from him.  She is suspicious of him and notices things that a
child normally would not.  She asks him why he holds his heart in the the same way her mother
touchs her scarlet letter.  She asks him to stand on the scaffold in the daylight when everyone
can see the three of them there instead of in the dead of night when only the three of them (and
) know they're there.  She refuses to come near them in the woods when her mother's hair is down
and the letter is not on her breast.  It is almost as if the child is forcing them both to face
the grief and guilt they have brought on themselves by committing adultery.  She is the mixed
blessing...she can be a sweet child, but more often she is like the child of the earth. 
Grounded in her sinful conception and birth and determined to be the constant reminder of the
sin her parents committed.

Arthur is never truly comfortable around Pearl
because she seems so much older and wiser than her years.  She seems to have knowledge beyond
what she should have, and Arthur feels that each time they meet, he is being judged.  His guilt
gets the best of him aside from the poison that Roger Chillingworth is giving
him.

What are three symbols in "Rappaccini's Daughter"?

Giovanni sees
"the ruin of a marble fountain in the centre [of the garden], sculptured with rare art, but
so wofully shattered that it was impossible to trace the original design from the chaos of
remaining fragments.  The water, however, continued to gush and sparkle in to the sunbeams as
cheerfully as ever."  It inspires Giovanni with a sense that it is an "immortal
spirit," which sings its song without ceasing or taking any notice of the comings and
goings of life around it.  We might interpret this fountain and its "immortal spirit"
as symbolic of God, a God who watches the world become more and more corrupt around him and yet
does...

I am writing about the supernatural in The Lovely Bonesand want to know how grief isolates the members of the Salmon family with the presence of...

As the
question you ask is quite in-depth, I will provide a sample quote analysis. Susie reveals
herself to every member of her family, who each have a different level of awareness as to her
presence. Susie's father internalizes his grief in order to remain strong for his family. By
pushing away his grief, Jack becomes emotionally volatile:

The bottles, all of them, lay broken on the floor, the sails and boat bodies strewn
among them. He stood in the wreckage....

Character Sketch Of Gulliver

One cannot fully
understand or appreciate Lemuel Gulliver as a character without first understanding thatwas a
satirist and this novel is written as aof European culture/society, especially England.  In the
context of being a satirical novel, Gulliver as a character becomes a vehicle for Swift's
delivery of satire. I would disagree with the first commenter in that Gulliver is meant to
represent the reader of the novel because doing so would entirely undercut the satire and
ignores the historical context of Swift's writing.  Swift was not interested in writing a silly
adventure because in 1703 tensions between England and his native Ireland were very turbulent
and, at times, quite violent.  Swift, having become quite jaded and cynical himself, set out to
draw attention to the flaws of the English socio-political climate and economic policies through
satire.

So when Gulliver encounters the Lilliputans (who can see with great
exactness, but not at a distance), and then the Brobdingnagians (who can see at great distance
but without exactness), both groups ridicule the European ways and methods he explains to them. 
And because Gulliver becomes a sympathetic character, perhaps because he is the only character
relatable to the reader, the reader is expected to share in Gulliver's shame and confusion when
his beloved England is ridiculed.  In both of these places it also becomes obvious that he
cannot safely remain a resident.  In Lilliput he is feared for his size and potential for
destruction (they did, after all, weaponize him to attack Blefuscu) to the point that they
litigate him out of the equation to avoid the costs of maintaining him.  In Brobdingnag he is so
insignificant that he is at risk of being forgotten and neglected, which is the opposite of the
problem he had in Lilliput.  His money is invisible dust to the king of Brobdingnag while in
Lilliput his money is a uselessly enormous burden to carry. 

All the while,
Gulliver himself remains surprisingly emotionally objective, allowing his grasp on his Christian
virtue to determine his actions and reactions.  In Lilliput he does not destroy the fleet of
Blefuscu because he finds a more rational solution that is completely unfathomable to the
Lilliputans and ultimately earns him charges of treason.  In Brobdingnag his virtue allows him
to maintain his dignity is the face of humiliation and ridicule at the hands of the
king. 

Part 3 is Swift's satiric ridicule of science and education and Part 4
satirizes philosophy and religion. 

The absurdity of what happens in the
novel can deceive the reader to think that this is just a wacky adventure (it certainly tricked
Jack Black into making that awful, awful movie), but absurdity is what makes the satire all the
more powerful.  Gulliver is the static constant throughout the entire novel, hardly changing his
virtue or disposition in spite of everything he sees and experiences.  Instead, he at times even
closely resembles a straw man who is there simply to ask questions about the strange things he
sees. 

How to "describe the significance and formation of colonial organisms" to make a timeline about the earths evolution for a Biology assignment?

Colonial organisms (organisms that form
colonies) are hypothesized to have led to the formation of multicellular organisms, according to
the colonial theory. All the plants, animals and higher life forms are multicellular (i.e.
consist of more than one cell) in nature. 

Identical organisms group together
to form colonies for mutual benefits (security, food access, etc.), much like human beings.
Haeckel, in 1874, proposed the colonial theory, according to which multicellular organisms
developed as a result of colonial organisms forming colonies. For example, Salpingoeca
rosetta (a bacterial predator) form rosette-shaped colonies and this enables them to
capture bacteria more efficiently. It is hypothesized that organisms (such as flagellated
protist) form colonies and by selective reproduction of individual organisms evolve into a
tissue (or a multicellular organism). Colonial organisms are supposed to have developed around
1.5 billion years ago.

Evaluate the integral [ln(x)/(x) dx]

Evaluate `int
(lnx)/x dx` :

We ` `` `let `u=lnx` . Then `du=1/xdx` and we have:

`intudu=1/2u^2+C` . Substituting for `u` we get `1/2(lnx)^2+C` .

Thus the integral evaluates as `1/2(ln(x))^2+C`

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Why is Animal Farm still relevent to the modern day world? Why is Animal Farm still relevant to the modern day world?

The abuse of language
perpetrated by 's regime in Animal Farmis a danger that is alive and well today. 

All over the world, political speech is strategized, honed, and refined in such a way
as to rob language of its "natural" meaning. Of course, this is not true everywhere
and not true all the time, but there is a distinct tendency to take ownership of language (in
commerce and politics) in a way that can be called abusive and which leads to confusion and
dishonesty while facilitating potential corruption. 

This isn't a conspiracy
theory. It's a view of language wherein we see, as in , that language can be used to hide as
well as it can be used to explain or uncover. 

In Oedipus Rex, is there anything Oedipus could have done differently that would have saved the kingdom? Oedipus takes many steps to save the...

I would qualify
your question.  You ask if Thebes is doomed from the beginning of the play, but it should be
noted that it is not Thebes that is doomed in the play; it is ratherwho is doomed from the
beginning of the play.  Beginning with this premise in mind, it should be recalled that, while
Oedipus (and his father Laius) heard what his fate would be before he actually brought it about,
the actions which actually caused his tragic fate were committed entirely of his own volition. 
Even while these actions resulted from a course of events which were meant to prevent their
occurrence--e.g. Oedipus fleeing from his adoptive father's house...

What are the similarities and differences between the Glorious, French, and American revolutions?

The
Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution were all rebellions
against monarchs. However, their motives, causes, and results were all quite
different.

The Glorious Revolution was different from the other two because
it did not result in any social change. For most people in England, life before the Glorious
Revolution was pretty much the same afterward. It was also fought for religious as well as
political reasons. Parliament was run by protestants. King James II was Catholic. This was a
period of tense relations between English Protestants and Catholics. Parliament feared that
James was going to lead England back into the Catholic fold and that he was going to make secret
alliances with the French to accomplish this. There was no such religious struggle as part of
the American and French revolutions.

The American Revolution differed
because it was fought by colonists in order to shed their political bonds with their
home-nation. The motives of the...

Analyze the poem "London's Summer Morning" by Mary Robinson.

Published
in 1800 in the newspaper, Londons Summer Morning by Mary Robinson portrays a typical beginning
of the day on a London street.  The poem written inplaces the reader on the street with the
sounds and sights of daily life ringing through in the poem.

The poem is a
virtual kaleidoscope for the reader depicting the enterprising shopkeepers as they show their
wares off behind their huge glass frontages. The movement and sounds of a business street with
all that it entails is aptly presented. The poets use ofcreates the mental image of a typical
day in 1800 as a prospective buyer proceeds down the crowded streets of London.

Point of view and setting

The poem uses
a third person point of view to narrate the poem for the reader.  The setting is a busy London
business street on a hot summer morning. 

The literary
devices

Blank Verse-Unrhymed iambic
pentameter

What is an analysis of Emerson's "It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'"

Emerson's
quote, "It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you
are afraid to do,'" could be understood as follows.

First, Emerson's use
of "high counsel" indicates that he believes this advice to be extremely valuable.  We
can also surmise that it is especially important that the advice be best taken while a person
is still young.

One would expect that he admires this advice, perhaps because
he is now older and did not do the same--or did so and finds the advice to be precise and true.
 The old adage "too soon old, too late smart" comes to mind.  Maybe he has learned by
experience, which is often the case in Emerson's writing as he so often looks within and shares
his observations in his writings.

When we are young, the world is fresh and
all things are possible.  We can confront the future as if it were a blank page, and we can
write whatever we wish on that page.  Our choices will shape our lives and we will never again
have that opportunity to freely follow the path of our choosing.  Later in life, when we have
financial and/or familial responsibilities, taking a new path is possible, but comes with the
considerations attached to our responsibilities.

Youth also comes with
marvelous hopes and dreams, and the energy, the innocence and the passion to work tirelessly to
reach those lofty heights.  When we are young, we so often will believe that what may seem to be
impossible to others (whose vision has--over the years--been tainted by disappointment and
skepticism), are just within reach.  Life takes its toll and often as we grow older, we don't
have the belief in ourselves to reach for the golden ring.

With regard to
Emerson's use of "fear," this speaks to a young person's self-doubts.  The world is
quick to quash youthful dreams when those dreams have been unattainable to older generations.
 We could argue that Emerson sees the unique qualities in each person and holds with the belief
that if we, as young people, can quiet the voices of doubt and cynicism around us, we can
experience living to the fullest, enjoy a life met head-on with exuberance, and achieve all of
which we are capable.  If not, we may look back some day with regret, a wasted
emotion--something that cannot be changed.

From Emerson's perspective, one
can assume that he encourages us while we are young, perhaps even young at heart, to meet life
with a belief in what is possible, without fear.  This is easier when we are young, but perhaps
Emerson would agree that if we keep the energy and innocence of youth within, perhaps we all can
achieve great things if we move forward without fear.

In 1984, why does Winston have a diary?

In Chapter One of
,writes in his newly-purchased diary for the first time. This diary is used
by Winston as a tool for self-expression because, under Party rule,
Winston is not allowed to articulate his thoughts and feelings. Merely possessing a diary in
Oceania is a punishable offense: Winston faces at least twenty-five years in a
"forced-labour camp," or even the death sentence if his diary is found. Moreover, the
contents of the diary constitute Thoughtcrime, an extremely serious offense in Oceania, which is
again punishable by death or, at the very least, a visit to Room 101.

For
Winston, however, the need to express himself is stronger than his fear of being detected. While
his words on the page seem like a "stream of rubbish," they, in fact, represent a
conscious effort to resist the Party and its indoctrination. Specifically, he needs an outlet
for his discontent, as we see through his first entry when he critiques his evening at the
cinema. As such, the diary should be viewed as the beginning of Winston's rebellion and as a
necessary part of his awakening.

What are some similarities between the Misfit and the grandmother in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"?

Both the Misfit and
the grandmother have questionable moral compasses. For the grandmother, the thing that matters
most is that one be a "good man" or act like a "lady." For example, her
daughter-in-law is not even named in the story; she is described as "a young woman in
slacks," and, later, she "still had on slacks," as though the grandmother finds
this choice of apparel inappropriate and distasteful in a woman because it isn't ladylike. The
grandmother herself wears a sailor hat and "navy blue dress" for a long car ride
because, "In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once
that she was a lady." These are her priorities. However, she is a terrible racist, using
slurs and making assumptions about black people that are dismissive and condescending. She is
also terribly selfish, pressuring her son to go where she wants to go, sneaking her cat into the
car, and even lying to cover up her own mistake when she realizes she has directed them awry.
She...

How is Oedipus being idealized in his discussion with the priest?

The nature
of the tragic hero is that he is a person greater than average in terms of power, intellect, and
strength, who ends up enduring suffering, partially due to fate and partially due to the nature
of his own character. Thus the play begins presentingat the height of his power, as the man who
saved Thebes by answering the riddle of the Sphinx. 

The priest wants
Oedipus' help in defeating the plague.To obtain it, he uses flattery in three ways. First, his
emphasis on how Thebans look up to and depend upon Oedipus flatters his ego. Next, in praising
Oedipus, the priest holds up a mirror to how Oedipus should behave in this crisis. Finally, he
appeals to Oedipus by suggesting that he will become an ideal to posterity as well as to the
present if he saves Thebes from the plague, and thus portrays the present ideal as something
that could be tarnished if Oedipus does not continue to benefit Thebes, saying

Dont let our memory of your ruling here

declare
that we were first set right again

and later fell.

What role do women play in Death of a Salesman and Fences? What is the role of women in both plays?

The hard work of
remaining grounded in reality,
of planning and carrying out practical domestic tasks to keep the
household
working and functioning, and of coping with the flaws, fancies, and moral failures
of
the "failed dreamers" (the patriarchs) falls to the wives in these two
stories. Rose
and Linda mediate between father and son as well. 

Linda and Rose are the
primary female figures in these texts, while
a mistress is also present in the narrative of each
story as well. As the
primary female figures, Linda and Rose present a number of

similarities. 

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What is p if AB is parallel to CD? A(1,p),B(-1,2),C(2,3),D(3,4)

You
should remember that the slopes of two parallel lines are equal, hence, you need to evaluate the
slopes of the lines AB and CD such...

According to the law of supply, which of the following represents the relationship between quantity supplied and price? A. move in same direction. B....

The law of
supply states that as the price of a product or service increases, the quantity supplied will
also increase. The reverse is true if the price of a product or service drops. Thus, the correct
answer to this question is the first choice or answer A. On a graph, the supply line moves
upward and to the right when the price is on the vertical axis and the quantity supplied is on
the horizontal axis.

In reality, the price of a product or service is
determined by the interaction between supply and demand. Thus, if suppliers provide too much of
a product or service, they will reach a point where they likely wont be able to sell everything
that they supplied.

When just considering supply, I am more willing to supply
my labor when the wage I receive is high. The higher the pay, the more likely I would be willing
to work. At some point, if the pay is too low, I wouldnt be willing to supply my labor. If I
could referee a high school basketball game for $150, I would be willing to work several games a
day, and I would work five or six days a week. On the other hand, if the pay rate for refereeing
a high school basketball game was $30, I probably wont work at all.

In "Battle Royal," who are the protagonist and the antagonist? Give examples from the story to support your answer.

Thein
"" is the narrator. The other nine African-American youth do not "care too
much" for him and are, therefore, not pleased that he will be at the fight, so they feel
antagonistic toward the narrator. In addition, there are other antagonists: the white men who
exploit them during the battle.

's narrator is invited to give a graduation
speech, and since he is going to be in the hotel for this speech, he is told that he might as
well participate in the battle royal with some of his schoolmates. This is a fight among the
youths that the town's "big shots" attend in their tuxedos.

The
narrator has his doubts about participating in this fight with them: he says, "I felt
superior to them in my way, and I didn't like the manner in which we were all crowded together
into the servants' elevator. Nor did they like my being there."

When
they arrive in the ring, the narrator hears the school superintendent yell, "Bring up the
shines, gentlemen! Bring up the little shines!"

The young men find
themselves there facing a naked white women. They are embarrassed, worried, aroused, and laughed
at during the exhibition. The narrator's teeth chatter in fear. As the woman begins to dance,
one boy pleads to go home, embarrassed at his uncontrollable physical reaction.

The older white men become very excited by the young woman and they delight in the
discomfort of the young men. After the young woman is removed, the African-American youth are
further exploited as they are blindfolded and told to hit each other. As the white men yell for
them to kill each other, the narrator recalls that "everyone fought hysterically. It was
complete anarchy." 

After the fight is over, the youths are told that
their money for fighting is on the rug. But, when they grab for it, they receive electric
shocks. The narrator finds himself knocked around and shocked repeatedly, and he later realizes
that the coins are brass advertising tokens.

When he finally is allowed to
give his speech, the narrator accidentally says "social equality" when he has meant to
say "social responsibility." Quickly, the narrator apologizes. Then, he is given a
briefcase that contains inside a scholarship to the state college for Negroes. The narrator is
so overjoyed that he does not even mind that the coins given him are merely brass pocket tokens
that advertise a certain make of an automobile.

What is the point of view of "The Open Window" and how can you tell?

In the short
story, "," by , the author uses a third-person omniscient point of view. What this
means is that the narrator is a not a part of the story but can share what the characters are
thinking and feeling. The reader learns about the characters from the third-person narrator as
the narrator conveys what the characters are thinking and feeling in the short story:

For the most part, the narrator shares Framton Nuttel's point of view. He is the one
who is nervous, calling upon strangers. He is the one who sits and listens to "Vera's tall
tale, not knowing it is a far-fetched story. He is the one who believes Vera's tall
tale.

Also, the reader believes Vera's tall tale and is just as engrossed in
the story as Mr. Nuttel is. The reader feels the eerie feeling as the men are heading toward the
open window.

Omniscient third-person point-of-view allows a narrator to share
a variety of points of view:

This allows a narrator to
portray events from a variety of points of view, conveying what all of the characters are doing
and what they are feeling or thinking.

We learn from the
narrator that Mr. Nuttel is truly afraid when he sees Mr. Sappleton and his brothers-in-law
coming toward the open window. We know what Mr. Nuttel is thinking by the way he quickly runs
away from the setting:

For most of the story, until he
runs from the house, the reader shares Mr. Nuttel's point of view. Like Mr. Nuttel, the reader
is at the mercy of Vera's story. The reader remains, however, after Mr. Nuttel has fled and thus
learns that Vera's story was nothing but a tall tale.