What is Jocasta's reaction to the divine prophecy?

tries
to downplay the divine prophecy for the same reason as : she doesn't want to believe in it. The
truth hurts, as they say, and for Jocasta, the truth would be very painful indeed if the
prophecy turns out to be remotely accurate. As a woman in ancient Greek society, Jocasta is
especially vulnerable to the revelation of this terrible truth. If it transpires that she did
indeed marry her own sonalbeit inadvertentlythen she will be exposed to public
disgrace.

We can understand, then, why she's so reluctant to accept the wise
words of . Less understandable, however, is her insistence that all
prophets are false. Jocasta is playing with fire here. The noble art of prophecy was taken very
seriously in ancient Greece, so Jocasta's contemptuous dismissal of prophets in general shows
her as not just self-interested, but also as blatantly denying one of the tried and trusted
instruments for transmitting the will of the gods.

When Squealer explains about the windmill at the end of the chapter, what causes animals to go along with his explanation?

The narrator
tells us that"was a brilliant talker...he could black into white." Whenprotests
Squealer's explanation, saying"fought bravely at the Battle of the Cowshed. I saw him
myself," Squealer says 'For we know now--it is all written down in the secret documents
--that in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom." Although this is blatantly untrue,
Squealer attaches 's name to the lie, and Boxer can only say 'If Comrade napoleon says it, it
must be right." The text also italicizes certain words, showing how the rhythm of his
language persuades the audience. When Squealer explains the new account of the Battle of the
Cowshed, the narrator tells us that "Once again, this argument was
unanswerable."

How does the rebellion take place in Animal Farm?

To answer this
question take a look at Chapter Two. According to the narrator, the Rebellion "was achieved
much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected." One Saturday evening, Mr. Jones
goes out and gets so drunk that he forgets to feed the animals. Overcome by hunger, they break
into the grain store and easily overcome Mr. Jones and his farmhands who, in response, flee the
farm.

The animals are then left in complete control of the farm. They cannot
believe their "good fortune" and how easy it was to expel all humans from the farm.
Now the real work of the Rebellion can happen,...

What is the overall perception of Dimmesdale as a character in The Scarlet Letter?

The Reverendis
the most human of 'sin . While the others are rather "fixed" in
their roles, Reverend Dimmesdale struggles constantly with his secret sin.  And, it is his final
victory over his guilt with his confession that designates theof the novel.  Therefore, in a
certain manner, Hawthorne's narrative is directed by the development of the character Arthur
Dimmesdale, who cannot for seven years admit his fall, but in a final dramatic decision,
standing on the scaffold with Hester and their child , makes his confession of guilt that marks
his victory over himself. He, then, fulfills Hawthorne's theme stated in the
conclusion,

Be true!  Be true! Be true!  Show freely to
the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!

As a psychological study of the impact of sin, Arthur Dimmesdale is
the character who best portrays the debilitating effects that guilt has upon both one's body and
soul. In Chapter III, for instance, Dimmesdale is too weak in spirit to admit to his complicity
to the sin ofwhen the Reverend Mr. Wilson demands that Hester reveal the name of him who
"tempted" her, even though with great dramatichis words turn to Dimmesdale,

"It behooves you, therefore, to exhort her to repentance and to
confession, as a proof and consequence thereof."

Whensteals into his confidence as his physician in Chapter X, he asks the minister
about those who conceal sin.  Dimmesdale, of course, considers his own case and replies with
subtle irony,

It may be that they are kep silent by the
very constitution of their nature.  Or--can we not suppose it--guilty as they may be, retaining,
nevertheless, a zeal for God's glory and man's welfare, they shrink from displaying themselves
black and filthy in the view of men;...no good can be achieved by them....

Then, he also suggests that sinners may remain silent in order to
do God's work. He knows that he can no longer help others if he is acknowledged as a sinner in
the Puritan community.  Secretly, then, he punishes himself physically and tries to confess
spiritually by humbling himself, declaring himself unworthy.  But, the congregation loves him
more:

While....gnawed and tortured by some black trouble
of the soul, and given over to the machinations of his deadliest enemy, the Reverend Mr.
Dimmesdale had achieved a brillant popularity in his sacred office.

For, the more he protests that he is a sinner, the greater the
congregation loves him. Dimmesdale is then torutured since it has been his nature to be honest: 
"He longed to speak out from his own pulpit." Instead, lacks the courage and
is mentally tortured for seven long years by his conscience as well as by Roger Chillingworth.
When Hester reveals that Chillingworth, her former husband, is determined to make him known,
Dimmesdale grows fearful, yet he loathes himself for being too fearful to admit
his fears.

Finally, he climbs onto the scaffold on the Election Day and feels
as though he has escaped from the "dungeon of his own heart" as he confesses his sin,
and he grabs the hand of Pearl, who kisses him in recognition. The Reverend Dimmesdale is
finally "True." False to God and man for seven years, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale
at last finds some comfort in his confession as it is a victory over his
weaknes

In what way did the American political system become more democratic during Jackson's administration?

There were
several ways that the American political system became more democratic while Andrew Jackson was
president. One way was that the requirement to own property in order to vote was dropped in many
places. In 1840, eighty percent of white males voted in the presidential election.

Another change that occurred was that nominating conventions replaced caucuses. In a
nominating convention, party members choose the candidates running for office. In a caucus, the
party leaders choose the candidates running for office.

A few other changes
occurred. People began to choose the electors to the Electoral College instead of the state
legislature choosing them. Andrew Jackson developed the spoils system. This was a practice of
giving government jobs to a persons political supporters. Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to
his supporters, which were often common people. This helped break the hold the upper class had
on government jobs.

How does Jane Austen's Emma demonstrate the various forms of irony?

Like 's
other social satires,
relies heavily on , especially situational irony.
Listed below are
examples of the novel's use of the major types of irony.

1.
Situational Irony (coincidence;
disparity between what one thinks
and what actually is)--Emma views herself
as an excellent matchmaker with keen skills
in observation. However, she is
too naive and imperceptive to be orchestrating others' private
affairs. In
every instance--including her own love life--when Emma tries to assert her
opinions
on whom someone should or should not marry, she fails miserably. She
discourages her friend
Harriet from accepting George Martin's proposal; in
the end, Mr. Martin is the best match for
Harriet. When Jane Fairfax and
Frank Churchill arrive in town, Emma completely misses the
tension between
them and is flabbergasted when she discovers that they are secretly

engaged. Throughout most of the novel, Emma is unaware of her own feelings for Mr.
Knightley
(until Harriet shows interest in him), and does not observe that he
also has romantic feelings
for her. One of the most significant examples of
situational irony is Emma's fixation on
Harriet's portrait. The
portrait shows Emma's version of Harriet, but not who Harriet truly is.
It
symbolizes Emma's idealistic view of the world around her, and she is often surprised
when
the real world reveals itself to be completely different from her
imaginary one. 

2.Dramatic Irony(the audience or reader
has knowledge of important information to
which one or more than one
characters are not privy)--InEmma,much of the situational irony
mingles with
dramatic irony. The reader can tell early on that Emma's faith in her power
of
observation is misplaced and, thus, predicts that Emma's meddling in
others' love lives will not
go well. Similarly, the reader knows before Emma
that Harriet is truly in love with Mr. Martin
and that he is a better match
for her socially and economically than are any of Emma's picks for
her
friend.

3. Verbal Irony (sarcasm, , play on
words)--Although
Emma does not rely upon verbal irony as
much as does ,
Austen still demonstrates her skill with
understatement in this novel. When Emma is fallaciously
evaluating her
relationship with Frank Churchill, she continues "to entertain no doubt of

her being in love him" (264). However, as Emma vascillates in regards to whether
her
feelings are actually love, Austen plays around with the definition
of
love. Emma might love Frank
because she is constantly
thinking of him and likes to have letters from him,
but Austen uses these thoughts to
demonstrate the fickle nature of many young
women of her day, especially in regards to words
such as
love and marriage.

What did Hezron think was Israel's greatest strength?

In
Chapter 5, Daniel is invited to eat dinner with Hezron and his family. While they are eating,
Daniel and Hezron discuss Israel's present circumstances under Roman occupation. Daniel voices
his displeasure regarding Jewish people and their friendly relationships with Roman citizens, as
well as...

Why does Jonathan hesitate at the top of page 134? Create a snapshot as to what might be going through his head right now

When the men
ask Jonathan if the Hessian's
house has a back door, he hesitates. He knows that the corporal
wants to kill
the Germans and Jonathan who has made friends with them, feels guilty for
leading
the soldiers straight to their house. He doesn't hesitate because
he's lying about the back
door, he hesitates because he is trying to think
about a way the Germans could escape and
perhaps a way in which he could help
them without risking his own life. No doubt he is
regretting his decision to
join the army and suddenly feeling his young thirteen years. Jonathan
is way
out of his depth and he is beginning to know it. He probably feels stupid for
allowing
himself taken in by the corporal; a man he can now see is nothing
more than a bloodthirsty
bigot. I think at this point he feels he would be
safer with the Hessians than he would be with
his own countrymen.

The corporal sends Jonathan down to the house to see if
the Germans
are sleeping. Jonathan is supposed to just look through the door, but instead,
he
enters the house, locks the door and warns the German of what is about
to
happen.

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In Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 3, most of the Friar's speech features what literary or stage device?

In Act 2, Scene 3 of
, the Friar's speech features an extended . As he carries a basket filled
with herbs, he takes them out and examines them. While speaking about the herbs, he compares
them to children who are born from nature's "womb" (line 11) and who suck on "her
natural bosom" (line 12).

As the extended metaphor goes on, the Friar
compares the nature of the weeds to the different personalities of children (and of people in
general). He says that the weeds and plants all have different natures and goes on to say that
they all possess something of value:

"Oh, mickle is
the powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. / For naught
so vile that on the earth doth live / But to the earth some special good doth give" (lines
15-19).

In other words, plants and weeds, like people,
have "mickle" or a large amount of grace. Even the worst, most poisonous plants, the
Friar says, also provide some good. Similarly, good plants can also be...

product design is the key to brand sucess

Product design
is only one key to brand success but it is very important. Consumers must find the design of the
product desirable and useful but other factors play a role in the success of the product.
Advertising is also key in getting the word out about your product especially if the product is
a new one recently introduced to the marketplace. Your company may have produced the best gizmo
ever but if no one knows of its existence it doesn't matter that the product is good. Effective
marketing of your product line is essential for your success.

What other movements did the Civil Rights Movement influence?

The Civil
Rights Movement had an impact on other movements working for equality. Women were concerned
about the inequalities they faced. Pay for a woman was lower than it was for a man. Women
struggled to break into male-dominated professions. During President Kennedys administration,
the Equal Pay Act was signed. Women were appointed to important positions in his
administration.

G.K Chesterton and Perception Answer the following questions in a few complete sentences. 1. Why does he mention the conversation about the...

In the first paragraph of "A Piece of
Chalk," Chesterton mentions his conversation with the "very square and sensible old
woman" in the kitchen, partly to establish what he was doing (drawing pictures on brown
paper with colored chalk) and partly for the humorous contrast between her practical attitude
and his whimsical artistic preoccupations. This attitude to his art (Chesterton was, in fact, a
very talented artist who studied at the Slade School and sometimes illustrated his own work), is
further demonstrated by his extravagant descriptions of what and how he intended to
draw:

Brown paper represents the primal twilight of the
first toil of creation, and with a bright-colored chalk or two you can pick out points of fire
in it, sparks of gold, and blood-red, and sea-green, like the first fierce stars that sprang out
of divine darkness.

This is related to his point about
white and virtue. Chesterton wants to use brown paper because he regards white as a positive
color, not the mere absence of color. Brown is his background, analogous to the nothingness out
of which God creates everything. White is too important a feature of his work to be the
background. This is why he compares white to virtue as a positive presence: white is not merely
the absence of color, just as virtue is not merely the absence of vice:

Virtue is not the absence of vices or the avoidance of moral
dangers; virtue is a vivid and separate thing, like pain or a particular smell... Chastity does
not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc. In a word,
God paints in many colors; but he never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as
when He paints in white.

Chesterton's point in the last
paragraph is that he has forgotten to bring white chalk with him, then he suddenly and joyfully
realizes that he has vastly more white chalk than he could ever use:

Imagine a man in the Sahara regretting that he had no sand for his
hour-glass. Imagine a gentleman in mid-ocean wishing that he had brought some salt water with
him for his chemical experiments. I was sitting on an immense warehouse of white chalk. The
landscape was made entirely of white chalk. White chalk was piled more miles until it met the
sky. I stooped and broke a piece of the rock I sat on...

This conclusion extravagantly reinforces Chesterton's point that God provides for him
far more generously and thoroughly than he would ever think to provide for himself.

In Emerson's poem "Love and Thought," what does "Eros and the Muse" mean?

In this
poem, Emerson refers to Eros and the Muse as twins. Eros is erotic lovewhich Emerson understands
as a creative force. Eros is the "love" of the poem's title. The Muse is the idea that
inspires us, the "thought" of the title. The poem joins love and thought
together...

In Kevin Gilbert's poem titled "Tree," what are some stylistic devices the author uses, and how do they relate to such themes as unity, wholeness,...

"Tree" by Australian Aboriginal poet Kevin Gilbert, expresses an
environmental or nature spirituality in which unity and wholeness accompany the understanding
that we are one with such elements of nature as a tree. Gilbert usesto emphasize this unity: the
tree and the clay address the reader with the "I" pronoun as if they are people. This
stresses how much we are interconnected with nature.

The poem also expresses
unity and wholeness through enjambment, which is when a thought doesn't stop at the end of the
line. For example, the speaking personified voice of the tree addressing humans says "you
are nothing" and breaks for a new line. Stopping here on the word "nothing"
creates a sense of alienation, threat, and anxiety, as if nature is humankind's enemy, sneering
at usuntil the continuation of the thought in the next line is revealed: "but through me
the tree." We are relieved: our unity and interconnectedness with the tree gives us life
and sustenance.

The technique...

Use the 'Hypodermic Syringe Model' to describe 'stereotypes in movies'?

As I
understand it, the hypodermic syringe model would not help us describe stereotypes in movies. 
Instead, it would help us understand the impact of those stereotypes on the audiences.

The hypodermic...

Why Charles is an intersting person in "Charles" short story by Shirley Jackson?

's "" was originally published in a
magazine and has since often been included in student anthologies. It is a short children's
story told by a narrator about a boy, Laurie, and the troublesome boy, Charles, that he meets on
his first day of kindergarten. 

As the story unfolds, Laurie comes home each
day describing disruptive behaviors that Charles displays each day. At home, the Charles stories
become part of the household. Whenever someone trips or has similar troubles, they are held up
in comparison to Charles. Eventually Charles does have some good days but then returns to his
poor behaviors. 

However, though interesting, these facts are not the reasons
that Charles is so very interesting. Eventually Laurie's mother goes to
school for a meeting hoping to meet the mother of the infamous Charles. Once there, she
discovers from Laurie's teacher that there is no Charles on the roster and that Laurie has been
having some trouble at school. It seems in fact that Laurie and Charles are one in the same
person. That is why Charles is such an interesting person. 

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Describe the different ideas in socialism, liberalism and conservatism?

First, it
should be recognized that there are different definitions for these terms, especially liberalism
and socialism. This answer will address the terms as they are popularly used.

Socialism describes a political and economic system where the people, through their
government, control the means of production, i.e. manufacturing and agriculture. Socialist
systems are generally "planned" economies, in that the economy is regulated and
controlled, to a large extent, by the central government. Under these conditions, government
generally controls and offers many major services controlled by the private sector in other
economies. These include (especially) health care, transportation, and social...

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, what is the function of dreams in the novel and their link with personal treasure?

In 's
, dreams are the things that lead one to find his or her Personal Legend.
In Santiago's case, his dreams seem to be calling him to the Pyramids where he will find
treasure. However, personal treasure in this story does not refer first and
foremost to literal treasure. Santiago finds treasure at the end of the story, but by then it is
a secondary reward. He achieves his Personal Legend and falls in love with Fatima. The treasure
he discovers when he returns home is an added bonus.

The recurring dream that
Santiago has drives him toward the places where he will meet those whose actions will move him
closer to achieving his Personal Legend. First he sees the Gypsy. When he starts to explain that
he does not want his palm read, she already knows:

"You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman.
"And dreams are the language of God."

As the
woman speaks of the boy's dreams, she mentions that God speaks to one through dreams. Then the
boy tells...

Stereotypes are often addressed in Butlers novels, including Kindred. In Kindred, how does the author, with her various characterizations, reveal...

's
features a , Dana, who is a black woman in the 1970s in California. Dana
gets mysteriously, and without much warning, pulled back into the antebellum South to learn
about her family origins.

As she is transported to the South, Dana is
assumed to be a slave. She must learn to adjust to life on the plantation despite always having
been free in her "real life" in the 1970s. During this time, she of course learns
about racism and comes face-to-face with the brutal treatment of her ancestors, including a
foremother named Alice. Over the...

How did Frederick Douglass's life and accomplishments contradict arguments used to justify slavery in his time?

A chief way
whites justified slavery in the nineteenth century was through distorting and exaggerating
differences between white and black people. Black people were deemed innately intellectually and
morally inferior to whites. The writings of earlier influential philosophers, such as David
Hume, supporting false ideas that people of African descent were inferior, continued to have
strong currency in Douglass's lifetime. Hume, for example, wrote in his Essays, Moral,
Political and Literary,

I am apt to suspect the
negroes to be naturally inferior to the whites. There scarcely ever was a civilized nation of
that complexion, nor even any individual eminent either in action or speculation.

Philosopher Immanuel Kant designated the "Negro" as
"lazy, soft, and trifling." Even a writer who was highly sympathetic to black people,
Harriet Beecher Stowe, had so internalized racist stereotypes that she referred to them in
Uncle Tom's Cabin as "childlike."

There can
be no doubt there was a widespread...

In the plot of "Desiree's Baby," by Kate Chopin, what is the setting and how does this affect the mood?

The setting
of "," one of the few stories thatset before the Civil War, is in the Bayou country of
Louisiana. The Antebellum South enjoyed a luxurious and indulgent period for those plantation
owners who were the aristocracy. On the other hand, for the slaves on the plantations, it was
often an anxious time since there were those who suffered deprivations.

In
the story, years ago when the childless Madame Valmond© found a baby sleeping in the shadow of
a great pillar, she did not worry about the beautiful child's background, for she felt that the
child was a gift from God. 

It was no wonder, when
[D©sir©e] stood one day against the stone pillar in whose shadow she had lain asleep, eighteen
years before, that Armand Aubigny riding by and seeing her there, had fallen in love with her. .
. . The passion that awoke in him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an
avalanche. . . or like anything that drives headlong over all obstacles.

Despite his father's desire to investigate D©sir©e's background,
Armand insists upon marrying her. After D©sir©e has her baby, she is very content and Armand
has softened, now treating the slaves with some kindness. The mood is one of
contentment.

However, after three months, D©sir©e senses a change. She
knows that there is something menacing that threatens her family's happiness. After Madame
Valmond© visits and looks at the baby in the daylight that streams though the window of the
boudoir, she then glances at the "yellow" servant, and she realizes that the infant is
not white. But she says nothing.

D©sir©e's mood of contentment changes. It
becomes one of dark and frightening anxiety. When D©sir©e asks her husband about their baby,
saying "What does it mean?" he replies that it means that D©sir©e is not white. Even
though D©sir©e insists that she is by pointing to her hair and by showing him her arm and hand
that are lighter than his, Armand refuses to believe her. So, D©sir©e anxiously writes to her
mother, who in turn, responds by instructing her to return to her, accompanied by the baby.
After D©sir©e shows her mother's letter to Armaud and asks what she should do, he tells her to
go ahead and leave, repelling her for what he perceives as the cruelty and injustice dealt to
him by fate. In complete despair, D©sir©e departs abstractedly with the baby in her arms. With
no traveling clothes on, D©sir©e does not take the worn road; instead, she walks across an
empty field and into the bayou area.

She disappeared among
the reeds and willows that grew thick along the banks of the deep, sluggish bayou; and she did
not come back again.

The conclusion of this story has a
dark and despairing mood. D©sir©e seems to be lost, and Armaud burns everything connected to
her, including her letters to him. But, in pulling out these letters to burn, Armaud comes
across a letter written by his mother. She writes to his father about how glad she is that
Armaud will never know his mother, a woman that is "cursed with the brand of
slavery."

What purpose does the rain shower serve in Pygmalion?

The rain at
the start of Act I of Shaw's is a convenient and convincing device that
allows the conversations and interactions between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins and other
characters to be believable.

Rain showers encourage people who know each
other, and even some who don't, to huddle close together under shelter to avoid getting wet.
This close proximity encourages conversation as perfect strangers are now privy to one another's
dialogue, just because they happen to be seeking a refuge from the rain in the same place at the
same time. In Pygmalion, Mrs. Eynsford Hill and her daughter both question
Eliza with a familiarity that could possibly be explained by this proximity. Mr. Higgins hovers
in the background, noting every detail of the exchange, and his lurking may seem less suspicious
because of the cover of the rain.

Though rain is a frequent phenomenon in
Britain, the choice to begin the play with a rainstorm would not have been a casual one. Though
only Shaw can explain the purpose with any accuracy, the reasons above may explain the purpose
of the rain as a literary device within the play.

Some scholars on organizational behavior have suggested that understanding human behavior at work is the single most important requirement for...

One can say
that the ability to manage people is the most important job of any manager. One must understand
motivation and learning in order to best lead one's workforce. A manager can surround
himself/herself with good people who are dedicated to the job and be very successful while
personally knowing very little about the day-to-day aspects of the business. A manager who is
firm in their expectations can effectively lead a team to accomplish sales and production
goals.

Managing one's workers and being able to effectively delegate tasks
are two aspects of management that can make a business excel. One should be a student of how
different personalities can work together effectively and how motivation and education can lead
to employees taking ownership of their work tasks. For this reason, many managers with education
backgrounds often do quite well when it comes to managing their workers.

On
the other hand, some claim that analyzing managers are the best. Managers that know how to
crunch numbers in order to meet sales and production quotas know how to run businesses most
effectively. These managers have extensive backgrounds in economics and business. They must also
know the industry inside and out in order to be successful as they are not as likely to delegate
tasks of responsibility to their workers.

While analytical managers know the
cost of production per product, their workers do not take as much ownership in the job. The best
managers are the managers with soft people skills as they know how to delegate and motivate
their personnel so that each worker takes ownership of his/her task.

What is the specific theme being expressed in the play "Pygmalion"?

At the risk of
sounding like Bill Clinton, what specifically do you mean by the word "specific"? (If
you're too young to get that joke, check out the link below.)

Unless our name
is , we can only attempt to say what is the theme of "."
 

In my humble opinion, there are two main themes in
"Pygmalion."

a) Distinctions of class (upper class,
lower...

Give some examples of why a "Clean Well Lighted Place" has been called a story of contrasts.

An apparently
simple story with a plot that involves two waiters in a cafe who wait for their shifts to end,
the underlying philosophical message is, on the other hand, a complex existential one.
Figuratively, then, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" is much darker than first it
appears.

Contrasts

• The young waiter is eager to join his wife, who is home in bed; the older
  waiter is "unhurried."
• The old man who remains in the cafe is
  deaf, but he knows the difference when the cafe is quiet late at night.


• When a soldier passes the cafe with a prostitute, the young waiter thinks the
  "guard will pick him up"; however, the older waiter does not think it matters,
  "What does it hurt if he gets what he is after?"
• The old man, who
  is a customer, has tried to hang himself; his niece cut him down in order to save his
  soul.
• The young waiter complains that the old man is lonely, but he is not
  because he has a wife waiting in bed for him.
• When the young waiter
  complains that the old man is "a nasty thing," the older waiter disabuses him of this
  opinion: "This old man is clean. He drinks without spilling. Even now,
  drunk."
• After the old man is told he must go home, he pays and then
  walks down the street, "unsteadily, but with dignity."
• The older
  waiter asks the younger one why he would not allow the old man to stay another hour; the younger
  replies that he can drink at home. "It is not the same," the older one
  counters.
• "You have youth, confidence, and a job," the older
  waiter tells the younger waiter. "You have everything." The younger one asks,
  "And what do you lack?" "Everything but work," says the older
  waiter.
• The older waiter tells the younger one that he, too, likes to stay
  late at the cafe..."With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a
  light for the night." The younger observes, "I want to go home and into
  bed."
• The older waiter tells the younger that they "are two
  different kinds." He adds that the reason he is reluctant to close at night is the fact
  that someone may need the cafe. The younger waiter does not understand because "there are
  bodegas open all night long."
• But, the older one
  points out that the light is excellent at their cafe, and there is a pattern from the shadows of
  the leaves. (light/shadow)
• The older waiter is not afraid, but recognizes
  "It was a nothing that he knew too well." The mystery of humanity is indicated by the
  waiter's use of the word nada, nothing.  Yet, it is not really nothing,
  this existential condition of man; it is only that there are verbal limitations for man to
  describe it. 

From this contrasting exchange between the younger
and older waiters, the reader discerns that the older waiter comprehends, and even senses, what
the old man does; namely, the meaninglessness of life. It is up to the individual to create his
own meaning out of absurdity through patterns such as the shadows of the leaves, as well as
through simple and habitual, ordered activities because routine makes life predictable, thus
affording it some meaning. The other waiter simply acts in an animalistic form, satisfying his
sensual instincts.

How are Gertrude and Ophelia strong characters in Hamlet? I need 2 solid arguments proving that Gertrude and Ophelia are not frail but rather seen as...

andcan
definitely be viewed as strongin Shakespeare's . While they have no back
story and limited lines, they prove through their words and actions that they are indeed
important characters in and of themselves.

Queen Gertrude seems to be a
passive character, but close inspection of her presence in specific scenes tells another story.
Whendelays in telling Kingwhat he thinks is bothering, she tells him to use less art. She is
similarly not afraid to suggest both Polonius and King Claudius are wrong about lovesickness
being the cause of Hamlets melancholy, instead stating that it is his fathers death and her own
overhasty marriage. Perhaps most importantly, at the end of the play after she realizes she
has been poisoned, she tells Hamlet. At that moment, after having been confronted with the truth
of Claudiuss actions and understanding the impact of the events in her son, she chose to let him
know the extent of...

Explain a myth from Australian History.

Australia has
one of the longest recorded native histories in the world, and one of the shortest
"modern" histories of settlement. The original native settlers are accepted to have
sailed from Indonesia over 70,000 years ago, but the first Europeans didn't land on Australia
until the mid-16th century.

Because of the mystique given to far-away
places, Australia has its share of myths. James Cook is one, although he did spur the European
settlements after his historic trip around New Zealand (also, he was a...

Why is Animal Farm an important book for society?

Adam Worcester

serves as both a social critique and a warning. It is anof the
Russian communist revolution and the corruption of the movement's original ideals by dictator
Joseph Stalin. In this role, Animal Farm helps teach about history, as
teachers encourage young readers to check out characters' allegorical connections to historic
figures.

But Animal Farm is not historical. Its main
purpose is to heighten readers' awareness, to alert them that what happens in the noveland, by
extension, what happened in early twentieth-century Russiacould take place in their lives, too.
Readers...

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Why did Okonkwo not have any passion in farming?

In the
early chapters of ,largely moves beyond his preoccupation with his youthful
successes, such as in wrestling, and his self-identification as a warrior. He understands that
success as a farmer is the underpinning of his status in Igbo...

What similar strategies did leaders in Germany, Italy, and Japan use to transform their nations into strong world powers before WWII?

The leaders
of Japan, Germany, and Italy were similar in how they readied their respective nations for WWII.
All three created a narrative which portrayed their nations as victims of the chief players of
the Versailles Conference. Italy did not get all the spoils it wanted from the split of
Austria-Hungary. Germany was blamed for instigating the war. Japan was not allowed to keep the
territories it grabbed during the war, and there was no guarantee of racial equality in the
Versailles Treaty. Japan was further marginalized at the disarmament conferences as its navy was
constrained to be smaller than Britain or the United States. Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo had to
stir the people into seeing themselves as victims of an unfair system.

The
three leaders also built up the armed forces in their respective nations. For most, joining the
army or working in a munitions plant was an attractive option that guaranteed them a steady job;
all three of the Axis Powers had experienced a strong...

I need a thesis statement about health care and illegal immigrants. I need a thesis statement about health care and illegal immigrants.

I think
that much of your thesis statement is going to be contingent on what evidence you have and what
you have to prove.  This would be the first place to start.  When you examine what the paper
must prove, what your research must suggest, I think you are able to come up with a thesis
statement that is clear and is coherent.  I would open the paper with a discussion of the
challenges illegal immigrants might pose to the health care system and to themselves.  Part of
this might involve some discussion of context and conditions, but I would not throw out too much
in terms of facts and details until I have introduced the thesis statement and proceed with the
body paragraphs in order to prove it.  Identifying what needs to be proven, and how your
analysis supports it would be a good starting point on this one.

Please provide quotations about religion in To Kill a Mockingbird.

There are
several references to religion in the
book.  Religion is a backdrop for everything that takes
place.  There are
several instances of outright conflict between religions, such as Miss
Maudies
regular confrontation with the Baptists.

Miss Maudie said:
Foot-washers believe anything thats pleasure is a
sin. Did you know some of €˜em came out of
the woods one Saturday and passed
by this place and told me me and my flowers were going to
hell. ( )

Miss Maudie's view of God differs greatly, as

she believes that flowers are beautiful things.

There are instances
where
religions co-mingle, such as the football game and the ladies' social. 
They are just not quite
comfortable with each other.

It was customary for every
circle hostess to
invite her neighbors in for refreshments, be they Baptists or Presbyterians,

which accounted for the presence of Miss Rachel (sober as a judge), Miss Maudie and
Miss
Stephanie Crawford. ()

There is
also conflict between
Blacks and Whites, as they attend different churches. 
When Calpurnia brings the children to her
church, some disagree.

Lula stopped, but she said, You
aint got no
business bringin€˜ white chillun here they got their church, we got ourn. It is
our
church, aint it, Miss Cal?

Calpurnia said, Its the
same God, aint it?
()

 Calpurnias
statement shows that she believes that
differences in religion, and
differences in race, are secondary.

 Religion is
a part of
life in Maycomb.  Whenexplains why he needs to defend Tom Robinsons, he puts
his
ethical views in terms of religion.

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

 Atticus also invokes Gods name strongly during the trial, in his
closing
arguments.

 I am confident that
you gentlemen will review
without passion the evidence you have heard, come
to a decision, and restore this defendant to
his family. In the name of God,
do your duty. ()

 Atticus
has provided
the town with a moral education.  He has shown that it is important to stand up
for
what you believe in, and that looking down on someone for the color of
his or her skin is
wrong.  In this statement to the jury, he is calling on
them to consider their religious and
moral beliefs and make the right
choice.  Although they dont, the fact that they do deliberate
is proof that
advancements have been made.

Regarding the killer in The Lovely Bones, does anyone know the year make and model of the vehicle he was driving? It's the white SUV fishing truck.

You
know, this is a REALLY good question!  Even though it's one of those that is directly stated in
the book, it is glossed over so very much that one doesn't notice the answer.  It's just the
kind of detail that can help to solve a crime investigation, . . . but that no witness can seem
to remember.

That being said, the answer to your question is that Mr. Harvey
(Susie's killer) drives an early 1970s white Jeep Wagoneer.  (The only thing that needs to be
estimated is the exact year because it is not stated in the text.  Seeing that Susie was killed
in 1973, an early 1970s model is a good estimation, as would a late 1960s model.)  Here are a
few places where the model is discussed (the make just took some simple research on my
part):

[Mr. Harvey] whistled inside his huge station wagon
and congratulated himself, he felt full-up.  Apple pie, cheeseburger, ice cream, coffee.  Full.
. . . It was late when he got there, and he left the safe in his Wagoneer while he approached
the house of the Flanagans, who lived on the property where the sinkhole was. (51-52)

Theis, I find this kind of information to be incredibly important,
. . . not necessarily to , of course, but in real life.  How many times are
witnesses unable to remember the simplest details of a crime scene?  I distinctly remember an
episode of Punky Brewster (a kids TV show in the 80's) where the teacher
staged a fake robbery.  Even though the perpetrator ran into the classroom and grabbed a purse
in broad daylight, NONE of the witnesses could remember anything about what he looked like. 
That always struck me. 

Back to The Lovely Bones, if
just ONE person had noticed this car, this 1970s Jeep Wagoneer, in the strangest of places (at
sink holes, at construction sites, etc.), . . . perhaps Susie would have gotten some extra sweet
justice.

Map of Hell in Inferno In Inferno, what do you think about Dante putting hell on the map?

I think
it had two purposes:  one, it helped the reader visualize the circles of hell and easily recall
who-resided-in-which circle.  Furthermore, granting it "map" status makes hell and its
regions seem more like a "real" place.  Travel here, travel there, longitude,
latitudes, and so forth.  What sin are...

Can anyone help me compare the novels Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island?

Based
on the wording of the question being "compare," I am assuming that the answer should
focus on the similarities between the two texts.

Probably the first thing to
take note of is that both books are from the first-person narrative perspective.
Treasure Island does depart from that perspective for two chapters, but the
rest of the time readers are reading Jim's perspective. The first-person narration is important
for this kind of story/genre because both stories are adventure and survival stories. Being
narrated from the first person really puts readers in the shoes of the main . This helps us to
better relate to each narrator. It should also be noted that the narrators of both stories are
young men.

Both stories are focused on adventure and survival; however, the
mainis different. Jim is mainly fighting against people, while Crusoe is a man vs. nature
conflict. Another similar theme between the two novels is a theme of friendship. Once Crusoe
rescues Friday, the...

Who or what is responsible for the death of the group known as the Yuma 14 in The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea?

Ollie Kertzmann, M.A.

The Yuma 14 died from exposure to the dangerous desert environment in Arizona. However,
Luis Alberto shows that the governments of Mexico and America, as well as the human smuggler who
ferried them across the border, are responsible for the people ending up in that
situation.

The Yuma 14 were abandoned on the Devil's Highway in Arizona with
instructions to walk in a certain direction to reach a road. They were told that the coyote
would return with water. Though they believed it would only take a few hours to walk to a safer
area, they actually had to cross more than 50 miles of desert. Heat, dehydration, and exposure
all took their toll on the men as they attempted to reach their destination. The survivors had
to be treated for a variety of health problems, some of which will persist for the rest of their
lives.

The difficulty of immigrating from Mexico to America is one thing
that drove the men in their desperate attempt to find a better life in the United States. The
economy and...

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In what ways would the story be different if Laurie was the first person narrator?

In 's
short story "," Laurie's mother is the first-person narrator, who tells the story of
her son's eventful first year of kindergarten in retrospect. In the story, Laurie's mother
describes her son's changing behavior as he develops into a disobedient child, who continually
talks about one of his classmates named Charles. According to Laurie, Charles is an extremely
disruptive, disrespectful child who continually gets into trouble and upsets the teacher.
Laurie's stories about Charles worry his mother and she desperately wishes to meet the child's
mother. At the end of the story, Laurie's mother has a meeting with the teacher and discovers
that there is nobody named Charles in her son's class, which means that the child is Laurie's
alias and he has been narrating his daily transgressions. By making Laurie's mother the
first-person narrator, Jackson is able to withhold information regarding Charles's identity and
surprise the reader. If Laurie were the narrator, the audience would know that he is fooling his
mother and that Charles is his alias. Also, there would be no surprise ending and significantly
diminish the story's appeal.

How did the treatment that Charlie received as a child from his mother affect him as an adult?

As
Charlie Gordon begins to show signs of outstanding improvement in terms of his intelligence, an
unexpected and ironic side effect begins to show itself: he is finally able to contextualize all
of the terrible abuses that he has suffered due to his mental disability. For the most part,
Charlie had previously only been able to imagine those around him with the same good nature that
he possesses. He begins to see, however, the abusive behavior that has been present his whole
life. It is patronizing at the best of times and severely degrading at the worst. Most of all,
he is deeply shaken by the treatment of his mother during his childhood.


Rose Gordon is portrayed as a hysterical and irrational woman, refusing to
accept Charlie's mental disability. She forces him to play with alphabet blocks when he doesn't
understand them, and she is severe when he makes mistakes. Most of all, she seems absolutely
revolted when Charlie shows any signs of being a sexual being, as she seems to think that sex is
a concept that is too adult for Charlie to ever grasp. Even after he becomes a genius, this
causes him relive the harsh beatings given to him by his mother for ever showing interest in
women. Even with extraordinary intellect, Charlie has incredible trouble connecting romantically
due to the the trauma he received from his mother.

Why is an infant not considered a social being?

Nathan Welch

Because human infants are unable to fend for themselves, they
are wholly dependent upon caretakers for much of their early lives. In general, newborns are not
capable of (nor interested in) communicating much beyond whatever it takes to get their
immediate personal needs met. In fact, from birth until around three months of age, infants are
not terribly discriminating about who cares for them.

Once they are about
three months old, however, babies not only begin to recognize people, they can also start to
discern the differences between the faces and voices of individuals. It is only when babies have
reached the age of about nine months that they begin to form lasting connections with specific
caretakers. The very fact that newborns rely so wholeheartedly on adults to fulfill their needs
demonstrates that babies may be more social than we initially thought.

In
fact, I would argue that most infants are not truly asocial; they just haven't learned how to
communicate effectively with us yet. And yet babies are skilled at getting
our attention when they need care of some sort; they simply cry, which is the only option
available to them in infancy. Once babies grow are older and more capable of abstract thought,
they naturally learn how to operate effectively in social settings.

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In March, by Geraldine Brooks, does March still believe that the war is just by the end of the novel?

Brooks'
novelis the story of Mr. March, the father of the March family in Louis May
Alcott's Little Women.  In Little Women, the father is
away at war, and Alcott focuses on the story of the mother and her four daughters.  Brooks,
however, tells the story of the idealistic Mr. March, who goes to war and whose noble goals are
replaced with disillusionment.  March...

What is the one thing God cannot do?

There are multiple
things which God cannot do.

1. God cannot flood the earth again. God promised
that he would never flood the earth after the first flood. Given God cannot break promises, he
will can never flood the earth.

2. God cannot "mess with" free
will. God gave mankind free will so that...