It's
Halloween, and the kids have come up with a plan. They're going to tag along with the organized
groups of trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood before quietly slipping away to play the Egypt
Game.
Along with the other kids playing trick-or-treat, April and the gang
go from house to house, where...
The
question boils down to whether or not politics and law should mix, and if so, to what extent. Of
course, the two can't be separated completely, but it's nonetheless possible to establish a
relatively clear dividing line between them. That being the case, it could be argued that judges
should not be subjected to the democratic process. Think of the characteristics we often
associate with the ideal judgefair, impartial, judicious, balancedand then further consider how
they could possibly be reconciled to a process which of its very nature is contentious and
partisan.
Judges are there to interpret and apply the law, not carry out
specific policies endorsed by the electorate. Their primary duty, therefore, is to the law,
notdirectly, at any rateto the people. And the law must be interpreted and applied on strictly
legal criteria, not on the basis of what the voters want. Sometimes it will be necessary for
judges to go against the prevailing tide of public opinion in relation...
Henry
Higgins, a linguist, happens to overhear Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle speaking in lower
classat Covent Garden. He brags that:
in three months I
could pass that girl off as a duchess at an ambassador's garden party.
He goes home, thinking no more of that passing comment or of the
Cockney flower seller.
In her cold room, however, Eliza ponders what Higgins
said about teaching her to speak like lady. She'd like a better life for herself, so she boldly
shows up at his doorstep the next day. She demands lessons and offers to pay a shilling apiece
for them.
Higgins is ready to throw her...
This is a
complex question. Rome and Greece were both great civilizations and they both lasted so long.
So, it really depends what time period you are looking at. For this answer, I will compare
Greece and Rome at their peaks.
The peak of Greek power was probably under
Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered all of Greece, the Persians, and even made it out to
India. He was an unstoppable force. He was also a great military strategist. He created new
weaponry and improved on the Greek phalanx. Since Alexander went East, he never faced a consular
Roman army.
The peak of the Roman Empire was probably under the emperor
Hadrian, at least according to the great historian of Rome, Gibbons. The Romans had a huge army
of nearly 4 million; the number cannot be certain (again Gibbon's estimate). They also had
incredible experience and very advanced military techniques through centuries of
warfare.
In terms of land, Rome had more. In term of infra-structure, Rome
also wins. In terms of a battle, again I would give it to Rome. Greece never became a nation.
They were individual city states. Alexander, of course, unified them, but it was only temporary.
The force of a unified Rome, in my opinion, was more powerful.
One significantthat
really seems to showcase Miller's attitude toward the Puritans is Mrs. Putnam sending her
daughter, Ruth, to Tituba, the Barbadian woman enslaved by Reverend Parris, to practice
witchcraft. This is why, when Mrs. Putnam tells Parris what she didthat she was actually
responsible for the girls' activities in the forest the night beforeParris is shocked. He
exclaims, "Good Ann, it is a formidable sin to conjure up the dead!" Witchcraft,
obviously, is completely outlawed in any form for any reason, and the Putnams have actually come
to Parris's home because they want him to start a witch hunt in Salemand
yet, they themselves are directly responsible for the conjuring that took
place already! It is absolutely hypocritical of them to endorse witchcraft for their own
purposes and then to turn around and accuse others of using it, and it is extremely ironic for a
couple who claims to be quintessential Puritan folk. This would qualify as an example of
situational...
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also discussed in our free
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information.
Out of the
three movements you list, the abolitionist movement achieved the fastest, longest-lasting
results. The abolitionist movement launched an entire political movement, the Free-Soil Party.
This group would be made of Whigs who did not want to sponsor pro-slavery candidates. The
Free-Soil Party would then become the Republican Party and would field viable candidates for
national and state office.
The Temperance movement would advance whenever the
United States would go through a period of religious revival or anti-immigrant sentiment. The
Temperance Movement would be at its height with the Volstead Act but the law would fail due to
lack of governmental support and the lack of public will to enforce it. The Temperance movement
would fail in its effort to end alcohol consumption but it would gain new life in America's War
on Drugs, though this appears to be a losing battle as the United States still has difficulty
limiting its use of illicit drugs.
The Women's Rights movement was tied to
the abolitionist movement with many of the same spokespeople before the Civil War. After the
Thirteenth Amendment, the movement for female suffrage fell by the wayside except for efforts in
the West where the territories were trying to lure families to settle in the region.
The Women's Rights movement gained new ground during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
as more women championed social causes. Women gained the right to vote with the Nineteenth
Amendment after women took on greater responsibilities outside the home with WWI. The Women's
Rights movement still has other causes such as reproductive heath and equal pay. Candidates
often use women's rights as an attempt to gain a bloc of women's votes.
Thein Joyce's
"" goes deep beyond the bazaar itself. The narrator sees himself as a religious hero,
and sees Mangan's sister as a Virgin Mary-like figure. As he courts her, so to speak, he is
participating in a religious quest. Of course, this is an illusion.
The boy
has not learned to separate the religious and the secular. The lateness of his uncle, the
trivial conversation he overhears, the fact that the bazaar turns out to be a low-life place
that sells low quality merchandise as a means for the church to make money, etc., lead him to
the realization/epiphany that all has been an illusion.
He has been
figuratively blind, as is the street he lives on (see the opening description of the
neighborhood), and in his epiphany his eyes are opened. He understands that he has been silly,
trivial, figuratively blind. He understands, it seems, that his relationship with Mangan's
sister is not a holy crusade, and that he, in fact, has no relationship with her. He is not a
crusader and she is not the Virgin Mary.
Deacon Gookin could be
based on Daniel Gookin, a settler of Virginia and Massachusetts and a writer on the topic of
American Indians. He held several public offices in the colony, and he was an elected magistrate
for thirty-five years. He did, however, undergo a period of diminished popularity as a result of
his sympathies with Native Americans, but his good reputation eventually prevailed.
Goody (Martha) Cory, whom Goody Cloyse calls an "unhanged witch," was
actually hanged on September 22, 1692 after having been convicted of witchcraft. She was
relatively well-respected, and so her accusation and conviction marked a departure from the
less-respected social pariahs whom the accusing girls had named before. Cory was outspoken in
denouncing the witch trials, and this could be why she was accused.
Martha
Carrier, whom the narrator of the story calls a "rampant hag," a woman "who had
received the devil's promise to be queen of hell," was a real-life victim of the Salem
Witch Trials. In...
As of
December 2007, the economy of the United States began to fall into a recession, the countrys
greatest economic challenge since the Great Depression.
Addressing the
troubled economy (referred to as the Great Recession) became a major issue of the 2008
presidential election campaign, especially in the wake of Lehman Brothers Holdings filing for
bankruptcy on September 15. Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John
McCain outlined their ideas to voters in keeping with their respective political
parties.
The September 15 crisis and subsequent government acquisition of
mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae played a role in voters turning to the Obama
campaign, as McCains expertise was in national security and the Obama campaign made the economy
a focus.
After winning the 2008 election, President-Elect Obama made economic
recovery his immediate priority and spoke on the issue during his inaugural address. Congress
began work on a recovery bill to be ready for review after Obamas inauguration.
On February 17, 2019, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). With reference to Keynesian economic theory that recessions can
be alleviated through federal spending, the Recovery Act focused on government spending to
create new jobs and to recover job lost in the recession. The Acts $787 billion expenditure
planned funding for education, aid for the unemployed, infrastructure, health care, and tax help
for families.
The Obama administration also provided loans to the automotive
industry, allowing car companies like General Motors and Chrysler to restructure. Subsequent
economic reforms to protect consumers and to strengthen financial regulations included the
passage of the Dodd-Frank Act in July 2010.
As
Chapter 18 in 's begins, readers learn that Mr. Frank Churchhill has not
followed through with traveling to visit his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Weston, at
their country estate. While Mr. Weston is at first disappointed that his son has not kept his
promise, he quickly justifies to himself that "Frank's coming two or three months later
would...
byconsists of two separate essays: "Letter to my Nephew on
the One Hundredth Anniversary of Emancipation," and "Down At The CrossLetter from a
Region of My Mind." The second essay in particular focuses on Baldwin's involvement in the
Christian church as a child and young man. As he notes,
Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally
free human being.
After a childhood spent in the
Christian church, Baldwin reveals that he became a minister while still in his teens, a decision
that was motivated at least in part by his desire to stay out of trouble and off the streets.
Baldwin later became disenchanted by Christianity, or rather by the hypocritical manner in which
his fellow Christians had behaved. Even when he no longer believed in Christianity as a
religion, Baldwin still believed that the same Christian ideals that honor basic human dignity
should be present in our everyday interactions...
Shaw's stage
directions underscore how poverty-stricken Eliza Doolittle is as the play begins. For example,
when Henry Higgins gives her a good deal of money for her flowers (while not taking any
flowers), she decides to hire a cab to get home. But to show that this is no easy task for a
poor flower seller, Shaw writes the following stage directions, which depict how unusual it is
for a young woman like Eliza to be able to take a taxi:
She sails off to the cab. The driver puts his hand behind him and holds the door firmly
shut against her. Quite understanding his mistrust, she shows him her handful of
money.
In act 2, the stage directions make it clear that
the setting of Henry Higgins's home must show, in multiple ways, how much wealthier he is than
Eliza Doolittle. The instructions are minute and include not only a telephone, a luxury item in
1913, but also candy. The set includes
a telephone and the
telephone directory. The corner beyond, and most of the side wall, is occupied by a grand piano,
with the keyboard at the end furthest from the door, and a bench for the player extending the
full length of the keyboard. On the piano is a dessert dish heaped with fruit and sweets, mostly
chocolates.
All of these stage directions reinforce the
huge class gulf between the main characters.
Shaw uses stage directions, too,
to underline how superficial class differences are, revealing they are based almost entirely on
outward appearance and not on innate differences between people. For example, the stage
directions play up the comedy when Eliza emerges from her bath. When she is clean, her own
father doesn't recognize her:
He [Mr. Doolittle] hurries
to the door, anxious to get away with his booty. When he opens it he is confronted with a dainty
and exquisitely clean young Japanese lady in a simple blue cotton kimono printed cunningly with
small white jasmine blossoms. Mrs. Pearce is with her. He gets out of her way deferentially and
apologizes.
Shaw's stage directions emphasize that vast
class differences exist but also that they are only skin-deep: a point his play means to
make.
One
thing thatdoes see is a regulated liberty as part of the basis or foundation of human society
and government. He believes that government and liberty are both good. However, he believes that
there must be boundaries that govern the government as well as liberty €“ so that each does not
have unfettered autonomy to do as each pleases without taking into account what is best for
society as a whole.
In essence, Edmund Burke is saying that liberty, as
practiced, can be good; it can also be allowed to run wild in the heat of the moment, for
example, a successful revolution. Burke believes it is well to let the dust settle after a
triumph of liberty to see how the new paradigm will play out. Will the initial, noble goals of
those who fought and sought freedom come to fruition? Conversely, will those who attain the
liberty they sought become corrupted?
Human society and government must
retain their proper ideals and not let events, situations, and special interest groups sway them
from a right and proper course, if possible. This is when corruption or unwise policies can
creep into government and then affect the society they are trying to govern.
Burke makes a very good point when he states that liberty must meld well with other
aspects of life in a country. That is why he reserves his praise for the French Revolution until
he sees how liberty works in its society.
The main point that Edmund Burke is
trying to make is that liberty must work in association with government, with public
force, with the discipline and obedience of armies, with the collection of an effective and
well-distributed revenue, with morality and religion, with the solidity of property, with peace
and order, with civil and social manners. ( by Edmund Burke, 1790).
Therefore, to Edmund Burke, the foundation of human society and government is a common,
right goal, with both society and government working together. Along with working together,
these two entities must incorporate a new freedom or liberty wisely into all aspects of society
and government, taking into account the interlocking systems that abound in a complex society,
as mentioned in italics above. It cannot be an impetuous liberty that does not take into account
the good institutions and values or traditions already embedded in a
nation.
Mr. Hooper wears the
black veil because he has come to understand a certain truth about humanity: that we are all
sinful, but we attempt to hide our sinfulness from one another by holding up a figurative veil
between ourselves and everyone else. This intangible veil separates us, for as long as we live,
from our fellows because we can never truly be known or know another when we attempt to hide
this crucial part of what makes us human.
The first sermon Mr. Hooper
preaches after he dons the veil helps to make this clearer. Its subject is "secret sin,
and those sad mysteries which we hide from our nearest and dearest, and would fain conceal from
our own consciousness, even forgetting that the Omniscient can detect them." In other
words, he speaks of our secret sinfulness and the need we feel to hide that truth about
ourselves, even from the people we are closest to. We would even prefer to forget this truth
ourselves, and we can almost convince ourselves that even God is unaware of our secret sins
because we are so anxious to conceal them.
Yours is
actually an interesting question. In fact, I am wondering if it is a "trick"
question. Why? Because even though the final part of the novel's journey is in Santiago
finding the pyramids, theof the book reveals his return to Spain!
First, it
is important to note that Santiago's journey outside of his hometown does,
indeed, end with finding the pyramids. Unfortunately, he is mugged at that very moment.
Santiago tells the thieves of his dream of finding treasure and the thieves (or at least one of
them) shares their dreams of finding treasure as well. Theof the dream is that the dream of
treasure is about a little church in Spain and the treasure buried there. Santiago promptly
interprets this dream as meaning the treasure he seeks is actually in his own hometown
church!
THUS, the actual end of Santiago's journey comes in the Epilogue when
Santiago is no longer in Egypt, but has traveled back to Spain and finds the treasure. It is
here, of course, that Santiago utters his famous line:
I'm
coming, Fatima.
Truly, and in this way, not only have
Santiago's dreams become reality, but they have become a reality in his own hometown. It is
this journey back to his hometown that ends Santiago's quest.
The main
reason why Congress passed this law was the wave of scandals that had to do with the way that
companies kept their books. The most famous of these scandals was the one involving the Enron
company. Most of these scandals involved companies claiming, in essence, to have more money
than they really did.
The problem, as Congress saw it, was that the
accounting firms were not being required to keep the books in an accurate way. There were too
many loopholes open that allowed them to provide figures that made the companies look stronger
than they actually were. These figures misled investors and encouraged them to invest in
companies that really were not very financially sound.
The novel
speaks to a condition in which human beings are shown to struggle within both dualities of being
in the world. Dr. Jekyll understands this aspect of his own being in the world: "With
every day, and for both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew
steadily nearer to that truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed ... that man is not
truly one, but truly two ... I hazard the guess that man will be ultimately known for a mere
polity of multifarious, incongruous and independent denizens." For Jekyll, consciousness
is understanding that there is an intrinsic division within the consciousness of man. The
elements of construction collides with that of destruction.
The novel's
statement about the duality of man exists in this point. Consciousness exists in understanding
that there is not one singular construction of humanity. Rather, there are different aspects to
the personality of the individual that has to be understood. The duality of man is one that
plagues individuals because social construction tells a different narrative. Jekyll's desire to
understand this aspect of his own being embodies the struggle that the modern individual
undertakes. The understanding of self is one in which multiple visions of the self have to be
embraced and fully grasped. It is in this where complexity exists in the modern predicament for
the duality of man creates human beings as complex creatures.
Let us remember thathas
been left shipwrecked on an island which he knows nothing about. Although he has scouted the
territory and does not see any sign of other humans or of dangerous wild beasts, he is very
unsure of his position, and, understandably, feels rather vulnerable as he is alone, isolated
and stranded. Therefore perhaps we can understand why he feels the need to do everything he can
to protect himself. Note what he says when he begins to think of the kind of shelter he needs to
build himself:
My thoughts were now wholly employed about
securing myself against either savages, if any should appear, or wild beasts, if any were in the
island; and I had many thoughts of the method how to do this, and what kind of dwelling to make
- whether I should make me a cave in the earth, or a tent upon the earth; and, in short, I
resolved upon both; the manner and description of which, it may not be improper to give an
account of.
He is trying to protect himself from unseen
dangers as well as seen dangers, and therefore, because of this, perhaps we can understand the
lengths that he goes to in order to accomplish this. After all, if we were in a similar
situation when we face so much that is unknown, we would want to take every measure to defend
and protect ourselves from threats that are perhaps unseen but nevertheless potential worries to
us. The peace of mind that such defensive fortifications would give us would be immeasurable in
such a vulnerable position.
To determine
the density of the unit cell, we need to find the mass of the unit cell and the volume of the
unit cell. A body centered cubic unit cell contains a total of 2 atoms; one in the middle (i.e.
the body centered) and there are 8 at each corner each of which contributes 1/8 to the number of
atoms.
We need to find the mass of the unit cell which we've already
determined contains two atoms. We...
How doesillustrate man's inhumanity to man in ? Give three examples and
quotes with page numbers to support it.
s Animal
Farm is andisplaying the inhumane way that Russian dictators treated their citizens
during the Russian Revolution and beyond. Therefore, we can find examples of mans inhumanity to
man through the animals themselves, with the ruling pigs as main examples.
is the representation of Joseph Stalin, who was dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics (USSR) between 1929 and 1953. Although he revolutionized the Soviet economy, he did
so through the use of fear tactics, as we see with Napoleon. After the self-appointed leader
chases his main competition, , off the farm, he forces the animals to be loyal to him by
brainwashing many into falsely confessing to dealings with Snowball. Napoleon then orders his
guard dogs to rip the animals throats out. And so the tale of confessions and executions went
on, until there was a pile of corpses lying at Napoleons feet and the air was heavy with the
smell of blood (p. 93). Although the other animals are alarmed, they can do nothing out of
terror that they might be next.
, who represents the Russian media supporting
Stalin, enjoys the role of spreading propaganda to trick the animals into accepting their
inhumane conditions. Each time the pigs change a rule or take more food for themselves,
Squealer convinces the slaving animals that such a rule never existed or they must have dreamed
it. He guilts them into accepting that their leaders need added nutrition and comforts in order
to run the farm and protect all their freedoms. In the meantime, the pigs are getting fat while
the animals die of starvation. But since they are not as educated and cunning as the pigs, they
are willing to believe Squealers lies, in spite of the fact that life nowadays was harsh and
bare, that they were often hungry and often cold, and that they were usually working when they
were not asleep (p. 115-116). To the pigs, they are not fellow animals, but slave
labor.
The ultimate cruelty is Napoleons betrayal of his most loyal
and hard working citizen, . In order to support the farm, the workhorse unquestioningly
supports their leader. He pushes himself to work beyond his own abilities in building the
windmill, then rebuilding it after it is destroyed. With too little rest and a starvation diet,
Boxers body just gives out. There lay Boxer, between the shafts of his cart, his neck
stretched out, unable even to raise his head. His eyes were glazed, his sides matted with
sweat. A thin stream of blood had trickled out of his mouth (p. 121). Napoleon tells the
animals that the van which comes to pick Boxer up is taking him to an animal hospital, but to
the animals' horror, the side of the van reads, €˜Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler,
Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal (p. 123). Squealer, of course, whips up some more
lies to confuse and guilt them into thinking the best of Napoleon, who mysteriously comes up
with the money to purchase a case of whiskey for the pigs several days later. Beaten down and
overruled, the animals plod on, accepting the cruel treatment without fully comprehending just
how inhumane it really is.
Both battles
were considered victories for the animals, but the Battle of the Windmill was more detrimental
to their physical, mental, and emotional states. The windmill which all the animals had spent
two years of time and energy building...
In
, the title characters attitude toward slavery is one of acceptance. Crusoe
was operating as a slave trader, accompanying a ship from Brazil to Africa, when he himself was
captured and enslaved. He also owned a slave, Xury, and upon selling him, worried about his
subsequent treatmentbut sold him nonetheless. The excesses of specific slave owners, not the
system itself, are of concern to Crusoe.
It is Crusoes relationship with
Friday that has drawn the most attention, as it occupies a sizable portion of the book. Crusoes
generally colonialist attitude, declaring himself king of the island, is consistent with his
paternalist attitude toward Friday....
'
the King opens at the palace of the Theban king Oedipus. A terrible plague has struck
the town and the palace is beseiged by various groups of Thebans, who are worried about the
plight that grips their city. Oedipus is the first to speak and he address the priest as an
"old man". Oedipus also...
If you have
access to pictures of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings and those of Claude Monet and Pissarro,
especially, you will easily see differneces between Post-Impressionism and
Impressionism.
In the pictorial biography "Van Gogh" writeen by
Rainer Metzger and Ingo F. Walther this is written:
His
pictures were a means of illustrating and backing up his view of the world. When vanGogh
considered the works of art he saw, he was not applying technical or compositional standards, or
assessing colour values; his criteria were not aesthetic. Instead, he was after expression of
his own ideas. His approach to art was distinctly literary in character: he expected pictures
to tell stories with which he could identify.
These
remarks explain the the Post-Impressionists: Like the Impressionists, they painted...
The
biggest practical advantage for the animals is that they can now run their own affairs. Instead
of having to toil away each day for a human master they can work for themselves, and gain a
sense of satisfaction that they're contributing towards the common good rather than simply
lining Mr. Jones' pockets.
They're also now in a position to determine how
much they want to work, and on which days. Previously, they worked every single day. When run by
humans a farm is pretty much a 24/7 business. But now that the animals are in control they can
change the whole nature of how the farm is run. Instead of working to provide food for humans in
the neighboring villages and towns, they can provide food for themselves. This should mean that
they can spend less time working and have more leisure time.
That's the
theory, of course. In reality, however, it doesn't turn out like that. Because oncehas made
himself dictator of the farm, the animals find themselves working longer, harder, and for less
reward, than they ever did when Mr. Jones was in charge.
The
government acts as a regulator and monitors the economy. Although most countries have a free
market system, the government will take action if it notices that the economy might be in
trouble. For example, the government can control the supply of money in the economy by being
both a buyer and seller of securities.
activities are usually influenced by
interest rates. When the interest rates are low, more people are enticed to borrow because the
cost of loans is low. As a result, the supply of money in the economy increases. Since theres
more money in the economy, the price of most things goes up because people can afford them. A
little inflation is good for the economy because it stimulates business activities. However, if
the prices just keep on rising, the economy could face a recession or depression. The government
has to step in and become a seller of securities. When the government sells securities to
commercial banks, it reduces the money supply. As a result, prices stabilize.
On the other hand, the government becomes a buyer of securities when it
wants to increase the money supply and stimulate economic activity.
The Stamp
Act of 1765 was passed by the British Government so that the British Empire could demand taxes
from the American colonies on everything that was made out of paperincluding playing cards. The
American people were extremely upset and protested against the Act, as they...
We have to
differentiate f(x) = x*cos 2x
f'(x) = x'*cos 2x + x*(cos 2x)'
f'(x) = cos 2x + x*(-sin 2x)*2
f'(x) = cos 2x - 2x*(sin
2x)
The required derivative of f(x) = x*cos 2x is f'(x) = cos
2x - 2x*(sin 2x)
Athens was a
true democracy for most of its existence, in which all governmental decisions were made by an
assembly of citizens. Any male natural born person could become a citizen; women and aliens were
excluded. All citizens were expected to attend meetings of the assembly; if one were seen in the
Agora (marketplace) while the assembly was meeting, he was normally marked
with red dye (applied by two slaves who carried a rope dipped in dye between them.) The dye
subjected him to public embarrassment, and also to a fine. Athenian democracy was not stable;
over time aristocratic citizens grew more and more powerful while small farmers often lost their
land and were forced to sell themselves in to slavery.
Sparta was situate in
an area known as Messenae. The Spartans did in fact require the Messenaen people (Helots) to
work as agricultural slaves. More importantly, the Messeanaens substantially outnumbered the
Spartans, so there was the constant threat of a revolt. It is for this reason that the Spartans
were quite militaristic. it is not that they were bellicose by nature; rather it was a matter of
survival. They were not "freed" for military service while the Helots dutifully
worked the fields; it was the Helots whom the Spartans were required to keep under constant
vigilance.
Sparta was ruled by two kings from two rival families. They often
disagreed with each other. Their primary role was military leadership in battle. There was also
a council composed of twenty eight elders who were responsible for foreign and domestic policy.
There was an assembly comprised of all citizens, which in turn elected five Ephors,
or overseers who held substantial power.
Sparta did not
necessarily depend more on slaves than Athens; the Helots were held in servitude as a means of
keeping them subjected rather than a source for servants. Both poleis relied on slavery to a
substantial extent.
Women enjoyed more privileges in Sparta than in Athens,
although they were not allowed to wear jewelry or other ostentatious displays of wealth. It was
considered a privilege to be the wife of a victorious warrior.
There are no
laws in Oceania. Asunderstands, as the novel opens, "nothing was illegal, since there were
no longer any laws."
Nevertheless, Winston Smith commits crimes. He
knows from the moment he opens his journal that even thinking of keeping a private diary is a
thought crime. It is a crime because it never should occur to him, as an orthodox Party member,
to act in such a way. A thought crime, he knows, is punishable by deathor, at the very least,
twenty-five years in a forced labor camp.
Winston, however, goes past mere
thought crimes, actually conspiring against the state. He andare lured byinto what they think is
a group of conspirators who are plotting rebellion. They are caught on tape saying they would
like to overthrow the government and telling O'Brien that they are willing to commit the
following crimes to do so:
"You are prepared to
cheat, to forge, to blackmail, to corrupt the minds of children, to distribute habit-forming
drugs, to encourage prostitution, to disseminate venereal diseasesto do anything which is likely
to cause demoralization and weaken the power of the Party?"
"Yes."
"If, for example, it would somehow serve our
interests to throw sulphuric acid in a childs faceare you prepared to do that?"
"Yes."
Winston, of course, is not
charged with anything specific when he is arrested and brought to the Ministry of Love, but he
has obviously stepped over many lines in his desire to rebel against the Party and its
totalitarian worldview.
's
eventual arrest and torture by the authorities is almost a self-fulfilling prophecy. He has
become so paranoid, so intensely fatalistic about the prospect of being discovered, that he's
started taking unnecessary risks. He figures that if he's going to be caught anyway, then what
does it matter if he acts carelessly? He's damned no matter what he does.
In
retrospect, it was totally foolish of Winston to trust. Renting the room above Mr. Charrington's
shop was also a pretty bad idea. It's almost as if Winston was asking to get...
The reason
that they get kicked out of the main hall is that Omri is making too much noise and Patrick is
suspected of causing him to make the noise.
The situation here is that the
school...
Edwards
uses a lot of very picturesque, luridto describe the exquisite torments that await sinners
should God choose to consign them to the fiery depths of hell. He tells his terrified
congregation that all the preparations for their arrival in hell have already been made. The pit
is prepared; the fire is ready; and Satan, with all his devils, lies in wait to seize sinners's
souls as if they were his own. Such vivid, terrifying imagery serves to reinforce the
precariousness of man's existence; he can be cast down into hell at any moment.
Edwards develops this theme by drawing upon theof a troubled sea from Isaiah 57:20. The
troubled sea represents the souls of the wicked. God uses his power to restrain them just as he
restrains the raging waves of the troubled sea. But if God should withdraw his power, then sin
would destroy everything in its path just as like a mighty, crashing wave. In this passage,
Edwards once again emphasizes the power of God to keep sin in check, which he does by sending
unrepentant sinners down to hell.
The narrator describes
his trial, taking place during the Spanish Inquisition, the room in which the trial takes place,
and even the appearance of his judges.He describes the candles burning atop the table in this
room, seven candles in all, and he says, at first, that "they wore the aspect of charity,
and seemed white slender angels who would save" him.However, the narrator soon realizes
that the candles are not good angels at all but "meaningless spectres," with flaming
heads, who would offer no help to him whatsoever.They are uncaring, apathetic to his pain, and
they offer him no compassion.This transition seems to signal the fact that the narrator will
receive no mercy from his persecutors; he is not being watched over by some benevolent creatures
but rather by something ghastly and terrible.
The overall
tone of is ironic, but within that, it is also sympathetic and comic. At
the end of the novel, the tone is romantic.
Emma is
filled with situational(which is when events works out to be the opposite of what we expect), as
well as dramatic irony (in which the audience knows what the characters in a story don't), and
verbal irony (in which people say things that are the opposite of what they mean).
Emma shows events through the clueless Emma's eyes, so we have a
good deal of situational irony. The chief example is Emma entirely missing the secret love
between Jane and Frank, despite all the clues Austen sprinklesand we as an audience are deceived
as well. Ironically, Emma thinks Frank looks down on Jane, when the opposite is true.
Dramatic irony occurs when we know that Mr. Elton is after Emma as a bride, while
she is convinced he is after Harriet. Verbal irony is sprinkled throughout
the novel, but the opening provides a good example: Mr. Woodhouse mourns Miss
Taylor,...
