How can we connect Winston's hallucination of his sinking mother and countryside to Big Brother in the novel?

In 's dream
of his sinking mother, she and his baby sister are in the saloon, or great room, of a sinking
ship. They are sinking, but there is still air in their ship, and they are looking up at him. He
is safe, but they are dying.

Winston understands, as he ponders the dream,
that somehow they sacrificed their lives for him. He then thinks that it is impossible that such
a personalcould occur anymore. He ruminates,

Tragedy, he
perceived, belonged to the ancient time, to a time when there was still privacy, love, and
friendship, and when the members of a family stood by one another without needing to know the
reason.

This connects to Big Brother, because the image
of Big Brother has replaced the family as the center of everyone's loyalty. Big Brother is an
abstraction, a face on a poster or a television screen, not a living human whom you know and are
loyal to in the flesh as you are to a family member.

In the dream of the
Golden Country, Winston comes to a lovely, old fashioned countryside with elms, willows, and a
stream where he meets a dark-haired young woman. She flings her clothes off in one magnificent
gesture. Winston describes this gesture as follows:

With
its grace and carelessness it seemed to annihilate a whole culture, a whole system of thought,
as though Big Brother and the Party and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness
by a single splendid movement of the arm. That too was a gesture belonging to the ancient
time.

Both the dream of his mother and the dream of the
dark-haired woman represent striking out against the world of Big Brother. In both, Winston
defiantly embraces the superiority of a former timean "ancient" time, though not so
long agowhen people were allowed to have free, individual, loving relationships with each
other.

Why does Mark Gorkin, in "Stress Doc" define conflict the way that he does?

Mark Gorkin's
article in Stressdoc.com titled "Creative Conflict: working to Find the Pass in The
Impasse", describes conflict as

the friction that
builds when two or more people clash over facts, short-term goals, enduring values and the
status of their relationship(s).

This means that
conflict is not necessarily a sign of overall negativity, but merely the realistic dynamics that
take place everyday in normal life, where two individuals see things from different points of
view, according to the way in which they have interacted with their immediate environments. The
result is what is called the "impasse", or the blockage where nobody wants to cede
reason to the opposite viewpoint.

Gorking further defines conflict
as

...the struggle over resources and methods
for defining and achieving these contested facts, goals, values and status positions.

Within the business...

How can a multidisciplinary approach to history be used in studying European History?

I think
that one example of a multidisciplinary
approach to teaching Europeanwould involve integrating
literature as a part
of instruction.

Embracing literature and history is a

natural, effective, and interdisciplinary approach to make content come alive.  When we
use
literature as an embedded part of the instructional process, greater
understanding of history
emerges.  For example, teaching about European
History during World War I gains greater
significance when pulling from the
literature of the time period.  The historical conditions of
the battlefield
and trench warfare are so viscerally understood when reading works such as

Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.  In this instance,
literature
allows the pain and alienation of World War I to resonate in the
student's mind. Another example
of how literature can better enhance the
understanding of European History can be seen in
teaching Machiavelli's
The Prince. Machiavelli's work illuminates the

intellectual currents of the Renaissance that played such a large part in the formation
of
European identity.  It can also bring out how leaders approached the task
of governance.
 Students gain more insight about European history when they
read the literature that influenced
it. Teaching literature alongside history
allows them to better understand what it was like to
live and experience a
particular time period.  

What is the difference between witch and Which in The Phantom Tollbooth?

In the Phantom
Tollbooth, the Not-so-Wicked Which is a character also known as Faintly Macabre or Aunt Faintly.
When Milo is falsely accused and arrested by Officer Shrift, he is warned about the
"Which" in the dungeon, who he understands to be a "witch." However, once he
reaches the dungeon, she introduces herself and explains her story. She was once responsible for
regulating the use of language in Dictionopolis, but her standards became so specific and she
hoarded so many words for herself that many people become afraid to speak in public at all. The
king put her in jail for life, because hoarding words was hurting the economy of Dictionopolis,
and people regained the ability to speak freely. The Which says that once Rhyme and Reason
return to Dictionopolis, however, she will be freed from the dungeon. There isn't actually a
witch in the book, and references to a witch result from Milo misunderstanding Officer Shrift
telling him about the Which.

What is the significance of moments when Oedipus does not see the truth in front of him?

Purely
and simply, it's .was a big fan of rather painful, uncomfortable dramatic irony, and his
original audience would have known the story offrom the myth. So from the very first moment he
stepped out on stage, the audience would have known that he had already killed his father and
married his mother. They would have known that he would end by going into his palace, taking the
brooches from's robe and...

What are the words that describe Eliza, and Higgins? character sketch

Eliza and
Higgins are characters who share a few things in common, and then drastically turn incompatible
when specific events take place and shake the foundation of the scam that originally brings them
together.

In both, Eliza and Higgins, we encounter two very passionate
individuals who are quite safe within their own skin. They know who they are, and they are quite
content with it. None of them believes that neither should be asked to change a thing about
their personalities. In fact, the only reason why Eliza comes to get the phonetic lessons from
Higgins is not because she isn't happy with herself, but because she looks forward to better
work opportunities.

Eliza and Higgins are also stubborn, and assertive. They,
unfortunately, also suffer from pugnacity when it comes to their anger. We see this in Acts 1, 4
and 5, particularly, where the dialogues in which Eliza and Higgins are involved are quite
spiced, strong, and somewhat vituperous.

In contrast, Eliza is certainly a
kinder and much humane than Higgins. She does show a certain quality of submissiveness when she
pulls Higgins slippers, for example, and when she quietly listens to his rants. Eliza's feelings
also get hurt several time in the play, which tells us that she is nevertheless a sentimental
person who needs to feel appreciated. Eliza is no stranger to hard work, nor to a classicist
society who view her as a lesser person. However, even with these elements have helped her
develop a core of tolerance, she is still a tender person inside. Eliza is what we could compare
to a modern day social survivor.

Higgins is an eternal bachelor. He is
selfish in action, thought, and word. He is stubborn and inept for change. He is rash, bawdy, is
oblivious to social decorum, and even to marginally adequate mannerisms. He seems so obsessed
with his work that he has lost touched with his humanity, or that of others. He is hurtful,
calculating, cold, and matter-of-fact. He is the anti-hero of ; the epitome of the anti-romantic
man. So much he is, that in the end he continues life as usual. This shows us the type of brash
person he is that can only live for one instance of something that may or may not make a
difference in his life.

In all Eliza and Higgins's similarities are what make
their differences so powerfully charged when they argue and disagree. This is what makes for
great drama in a play, and perhaps a great technique employed by Shaw to demonstrate the
uniqueness of his characters.

In Kindred, why is Dana able to survive while Alice is not? Back up your answer with evidence from the novel. Cite examples from the book.

Dana is from the future, so she knows what is going to happen.  This
gives her the strength to continue fighting.

Dana is in a
completely different situation from any of the characters that live in the past.  She
understands the big picture in a way they never can.  From the old Bible, she has an idea of the
family tree.  She knows who has a child with whom.  She knows what is going to happen.

When Dana saves Rufus the second time, from the fire, she asks him about Alice.  Dana
assumes Alice is a slave, but Rufus...

What characters other than Romeo and Juliet show impulsiveness? Give examples.

Finally, I'd like to add thatis quite impulsive in several
places. In , he chidesfor loving Rosaline one day, &the next,
saying

Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!

Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? Young men's
love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.

Yet only 30 lines later he agrees to marry Romeo & Juliet,
arguing that this alliance may bring happiness to both families. This is certainly rash, as he
has not spoken to Juliet. He only has Romeo's word that she loves him too. He also agrees to do
the marriage in secret, which will prove disastrous later. His next impulsive act also concerns
Juliet. This comes during Act IV, scene I, in whichannounces his intention of marrying Juliet.
She is distraught, seeing no escape from this fate. The Friar has a plan though: a poison that
imitates death.

If, rather than to marry County Paris,

Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself,
Then is it
likely...

What is the theme in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

There are
several significant themes in Stevenson's popular 1886 Gothic novel :
these include the themes of human nature, the importance of friendship, social status and
reputation, lies and secrets, the quest for...

Why does Napoleon order the animals to stop singing "Beasts of England" in Animal Farm?

In ,
Napolean commands his dogs to brutally murder several animals who confess to various crimes
against the farm. After the executions, Clover and the other animals stand on the hillside
looking out at the farm and think about 's speech. Clover cannot express her feelings, so she
begins to sing Beasts of England. In a melancholy tone, the other animals
being singing with her. After their third time singing the song,arrives with two dogs and tells
them that Napolean has decided to abolish the song. Squealer proceeds to explain that
Beasts of England was the song of the Rebellion and the Rebellion has been
completed. Squealer says that the execution of traitors was the final act of the Rebellion, and
the ideal society that was described in the lyrics has come to fruition. The animals' protests
are silenced by the bleating sheep. Minimus, the poet, then writes another song which
replaces Beasts of England.

abolishes Beasts
of England because he does not want the animals to believe thatis not the ideal
society. The lyrics to the song express how animals live a terrible life full of drudging work.
Napolean fears that the animals will realize that their lives are horrible and
rebel against his rule. The song also encourages independence, and he wishes to maintain his
dictatorial role as leader of the farm.

Does Kino choose his destiny or his fate, and how does this fate affect his life in The Pearl?

To some
extent, Kino is a victim of fate. This is because, as a member of Mexico's indigenous
population, things happen to him; he doesn't make things happen. Poor and downtrodden, the likes
of Kino don't get to make important decisions concerning their lives. They simply have to hope
for the best and pray that one day fortune might smile on them.

And when
fortune finally does smile on Kino in the shape of a pearl, he's no less subject to the dictates
of fate than he was before he found this precious object. That's largely because he's still at
the bottom rung of society's ladder and is therefore still reliant on those at the top such as
the doctor giving him a fair price for his valuable find. As such, Kino still finds himself
chronically unable to shape his own destiny.

How does his congregation regard Mr. Hooper before he began wearing the veil? How does the veil reflect his relationship with his congregation?

Before he began to wear
the black veil, Mr.
Hooper's congregation regarded him as "a good preacher, but not an
energetic
one: he strove to win his people heavenward by mild, persuasive influences,
rather
than to drive them thither by the thunders of the Word."  In other
words, Mr. Hooper was
never a fire-and-brimstone type of preacher; he was
more gentle than that, and he was thought of
as being rather easygoing and
placid.  Now, however, all that's changed.  the first sermon he
gave wearing
the veil, was "greatly the most powerful effort that [his congregation] had

ever heard from their pastor's lips."  Mr. Hooper suddenly seems a great deal more
sober,
and less peaceful, than before.

Further it used to
be that Old Squire
Saunders would "invite Mr. Hooper to his table, where the
good clergyman had been wont to
bless the food, almost every Sunday since his
settlement," but no more.  His parishioners'
sense of awe and wonder and even
fright now overshadows all of their dealings with their
minister.  Where once
he seemed like a kindly man one might ask to dinner, he now inspires a
sense
of dread as a result of the "terrible thing" on his face.

What are some direct/indirect characterization examples about Carlson?

In , Steinbeck directly
characterizes Carlson as a powerful man with a big stomach when he enters the
bunkhouse. Carlson then jokingly mentions that"ain't very small" and
suggests that Slim give Candy one his pups so Candy can get rid of his old dog.
His comments indirectly characterize him as a light-hearted, thoughtful
person.

In , Carlson comes into the bunkhouse and yells at
Candy about his smelly dog. Carlson then tries to convince Candy to put his dog out of its
misery. After Slim gives the okay to shoot the dog, Carlson apologetically tells Candy that the
dog won't feel a thing. Carlson's comments and actions indirectly characterize him
as a reasonable, sympathetic individual. He understands that the dog is important
to Candy so he tries his best to assure him that the dog won't feel a thing.

Later on in the novella, Carlson ridicules and threatens Curley for attempting to scare
Slim. Carlson's response to Curley's behavior depicts his brash, daring personality. Carlson is
not afraid of Curley and even challenges him to a fight. After Curley finds out Lennie killed
his wife, Carlson offers his assistance by grabbing his Luger. Carlson is not
afraid of violence and is definitely a man of action throughout the novella.

Write an essay response to the following question: what is the most important symbol used in A Raisin in the Sun, and why? You should present a clear...

To
begin to write an essay, a scholar must first choose their topic and identify a thesis
statement. In this case, the essay prompts us to consider the "most important" symbol
in . Since the play is full of symbols, it's up to the scholar to choose
which symbol s/he feels is most important to the story or to him or herself. The A
Raisin in the Sun study guide covers much of the symbolism throughout the play,
especially on the "Analysis" sub-page. For the purposes of this question, let's use
Mama's plant to represent the most important symbol in the play.

The PEAL
essay style asks us to first make our point, then share supporting evidence,...

Meg says that "Like and equal are not the same." What does she mean by this?

These are
such great books! 

I'll go further by clarifying the semantics of Meg's
comment and expounding on the answer you first received.  The words "like" and
"equal" do not have the same meanings.  For instance, in the 1960's in America, black
students went to school "like" white students, the had public water fountains
"like" everyone else, and they could ride public transportation "like"
everyone else.  However, these were not "equal" circumstances. Black schools lacked
needed supplies and resources like books and qualified teachers, water fountains for blacks in
public were only for blacks--they may not always be serviced or working properly or kept clean,
and blacks were expected to ride in the back of public buses and even give up their seats when
the bus was overcrowded to white passengers.  "Like", yes, but
"equal"?--absolutely not.

Now, go back and read the section where
Meg makes her comment and see if you follow better.

Good
Luck!

Who was the assassin in "The Assassin and the Boatman" in "The Pigman"? Is he the one who killed the wife?

The story
of "The Assassin and the Boatman" that Mr. Pignati tells goes like
this:

A wife lives with her husband at one side of a river.  She has a lover
who lives at the other side of the bridge.  One night, her husband goes away on business and
refuses to take her with him.  She spends the night at the lover's house.  In the morning, she
tries to walk across the bridge to go home before her husband gets there, but sees an assassin
at the other side of the bridge, waiting with a knife.  She begs a boatman to take her across
the river at a different spot, but he refuses because she has no money.  She asks the lover for
help, but he insists it is her own problem.  She finally runs across the bridge in a panic, and
is killed by the assassin.

So the assassin is the person who kills the wife,
but the point of the story is to figure out who you think is most responsible for her death.  Is
it the assassin, her husband, her lover, the boatman, or herself?

Summarize what happens in the forest between Hester and Dimmesdale and Pearl. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wow!  Lots
happens.

I think the central thing that happens is that the two lovers meet
and actually touch for the first time in 7 years.  This has always struck me as one of the most
tender/romantic scenes in all literature.  After 7 years of shame for(at least in the public's
eyes) and 7 years of self-torture for , they can just be themselves in each other's eyes ... no
critical old ladies, no peering , no judgment ... just each other's company.  This is the point
at which Arthur is able to just be himself for th first time in 7 years in the presence of the
only person to know his sin.  It's the only time that Hester can be in contact with the man who
I suspect she has desired to comfort each day for the past year.

Sadly, it's
the time that Hester must confess that she has subject Arthur to the machinations of
Chillingworth because of the somewhat hasty pledge she made to keep their "secret." 
Inadvertently she has made it possible for Chillingworth to work his "magic" on
Dimmesdale.  Arthur's momentary anger frees her from her own guilt.

And then
there's , the "living" Scarlet Letter.  When Hester tries to throw off the letter and
become just Hester, Pearl no longer recognizes her; you can throw off the off the symbol, but
you can't throw off the history.

Lots more going on in this chapter, but this
should be enough ... it's one of my favorite chapter in all literature.

 

What is the effect of the personification of the "high scented walls" as they "wrapped and comforted" in the poem "Small Town Dance" by Judith...

The quote identified in
this question is used in this poem to describe the white sheets as they hang on the washing line
and dry outside, which the speaker in this poem remembers playing with when she was little. Note
how she describes her memory of amusing herself with these sheets:

High scented walls there were flapping white
when I was small, myself.

I walked between them, playing Out Of Sight.
Simpler than arms, they wrapped
and comforted--
clean corridors of hiding, roofed with blue--
saying, Your
sins too are made Monday new...

The...

In "Charles," what are some of the characteristics of Laurie? (verbs, adverbs and/or adjectives that indicate his actions and attitude)

's use of descriptive
language offers readers a vivid view of the character Laurie in the short story "."
The following descriptors offer insight into the character of the narrator's son.

Swaggering- Seems to define Laurie as a little older than
he really is. Readers may picture a boy with a chimp on his shoulder by this
description.

His "voice suddenly become
raucous." Here, readers can picture a boy running into the
house, unconcerned with anything which is going on. Therefore, this shows his self-centered aura
of the typical kindergartner.

At lunch he spoke
insolently to his father, spilled his
baby sisters milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the Lord
in vain.

If readers are to infer, the previous passage
states that Laurie was the one who took the Lord's name in vain given she uses the pronoun
"we." Also, the spilling of his sister's milk and speaking rudely to his father show
is lack of concern for others.

He sure did, Laurie
said. Look up, he said to his father.

What? his father said, looking
up.

Look down, Laurie said. Look at my thumb. Gee, youre dumb. He began
to laugh insanely.

In the dialogue above, one can infer
that Laurie is disrespectful of his parents. A child should not call a parent dumb. While
seemingly harmless, when put together with all of the other indirect characterizations, Laurie
is far from the "sweet-voiced nursery-school tot" he used to be.

How did the rise of totalitarianism lead to WWII?

The
start of World War II was caused, in part, by the rise of totalitarian governments. Germany,
Italy, and Japan all had totalitarian governments. For the most part, the leaders of these
countries were free to do whatever they wanted. They talked about restoring pride in their
country. They began to build up their militaries. They talked about undoing past wrongs. Germany
wanted revenge for the Versailles Treaty. Italy felt it didnt get enough land from the
Versailles Treaty. Japan felt it was treated unfairly at the Washington Naval Conference because
they could have fewer warships than Great...

What is the impact of the point of view in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex?

Like most
plays, is narrated in the Third-Person Objective point of
view. In Third-Person Objective, we do not directly hear any ' thoughts and
feelings. Instead, thoughts, feelings, and motivations are revealed
through actions and dialogue. Since this is a play, we are only
provided actions and dialogue to tell us about things such asand themes. However, the dialogue
does primarily focus on . The focus on Oedipus allows us to
see his transformation as a character and his
revelation, which impacts the play by helping us see the depths of
the .

We know that Oedipus is the focus on the narration
because the play opens with him asking his citizens and the priest what is ailing them. Oedipus
is also the main source of the conflicts, first withand then with . Oedipus begins an argument
with Tiresias after Tiresias delivers his prophecy declaring that soon Oedipus will realize that
his own actions are the source of the gods' anger and the plague. Oedipus accuses Tiresias of
being bought to deliver false prophecy by Creon whom he accuses of plotting his overthrow. Next
Oedipus gets into a verbal conflict with Creon as he confronts Creon for his assumption that he
is trying to take the thrown. Finally, Oedipus begins to realize the truth about Tiresias's
prophecy and who he actually is. His realizations culminate in several speeches, especially one
long speech describing his misery at the realizations of his transgressions against his parents
and the gods, as we see in his lines:

... For I don't know
with what eyes I could look and see my father when I go down to Hell, nor again my poor mother;
to those two my deeds are beyond what hanging could punish. (1393-96)

Hence, since the Third Person
Objective point of view focuses on Oedipus, it gives
us the opportunity to learn what his character is like and to witness his
self-realization, which makes the tragedy even more
poignant.

Why does the author allow the audience to understand what is happening with both families?

breaks a few
traditional conventions in .  First, he breaks down the fourth wall, or the
imaginary dividing line between actors and audience.  The Stage Manager addresses the audience,
characters from the audience interact with actors, and two concurrent scenes run at once with no
props or dividing walls.

Second, the play is not set up according to a
"plot" triangle (Feytag's, Aristotle's, etc...).  The acts run the course of a
person's life: birth, daily life, marriage, and death.  No major event, in terms of , leads toor
comedy; in fact, Emily's death is like everything else, part of daily life.

Third, he plays around with time.  We know how and when people will die as soon as they
are introduced.   We know that Act III will be about death before it happens.  And, of course,
Emily travels back in time in Act III.  You can't do that without the Stage Manager.

Thornton Wilder presents both families to the audience THROUGH the Stage Manager; he
must serve as a mediator, observer, participant, and narrator to serve as a common thread
between all three acts.  Godlike, omniscient, he is part of the eternal.  He tells us of the
action between the two families; otherwise, the family members will seem too universal and
archetypal, and the play will just be plain unintelligible.

So, to answer
your question, both families are presented on stage because Wilder wants to stress the universal
and the experimental.  Presenting one family would have been too individualistic, traditional,
and corny--almost like a sitcom, or an episode from Little House on the
Prairie.  Two families, at once, back and forth--that's experimental, never done
before.  Staging both families not only shows duality in time and space, but it reveals a
visually and intellectually experimental theatrical experience.

Old Major was annoying the other animals about not getting their rights. Explain.

We can
probably use a better word than "annoy."   was challenging and warning the animals on
the farm on account of their situation.  He wanted them to see that their situation was not a
good one.  His teachings basically had three points. 

First, he says that the
animals only work without any taste of their labor. And what makes it worse is that they die
when it is all over. He says:

€˜Now, comrades, what is
the nature of this life of ours?...

What sinners are there ? In general, what is the sin? If there are famous sinners name them and briefly give their story.

Dante and
Roman poet Virgil travel to hell. There are 9 circles of hell in Dante's vision. As they travel
deeper and deeper the circles become more intense. The first circle is called Limbo. Here are
the people that were virtuous in life, but were not Christians. There are also unbaptized
pagans. This circle is the less of all the others. Here Dante sees Homer, Socrates and
Aristotle. All are known for their great works in philosophy, but not for being
Christians. 

The second circle is Lust. Here are the people overcome with
lust in their earthly lives. Here they see Cleopatra,...

What are examples of pun, homograph, homophone, homonym, and metonym in the story "The Minister's Black Veil"?

Ais a play on words that
sound alike but have different meanings. When the narrator describes the shocked reaction of Mr.
Hooper's congregation, one old man "seemed not fully to partake of the
prevailing wonder" until the minister stepped into the
pulpit. Vail sounds like veil, and the veil is what
causes the "prevailing wonder"; this is a pun.

A homograph is
spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning. When the narrator says that
"the sexton began to toll the bell" to announce Sabbath services, the word
"toll" is a homograph. It can mean to ring, as it does here, but it can also refer to
a payment required. In addition, the word "to" is a homophone. A homophone is a word
that sounds just like another word but has a different spelling and/or meaning. The word
"to" sounds like the words "too" and "two," but it has a different
meaning and spelling.

When Mr. Hooper is sighted by his congregation, they
"started," all surprised at once. A homonym has the same pronunciation and spelling as
another word but a different meaning. To start can mean to move suddenly, as it does here, or it
can mean to begin something.

Metonymy is the substitution of something
associated with a thing for the thing itself. Therefore, when Elizabeth comes to Mr. Hooper in
hopes of chasing "away the strange cloud that appeared to be settling round" him, the
cloud stands in for his emotional gloom. Clouds tend to cover the sun and make the day seem
gloomy, just as Mr. Hooper's gloominess has settled around him.

Who was leader/president of France during World War II?

On May
10, 1940, Germany began invading the nations to its west. The advanced and overpowering German
army cut through France using blitzkrieg tactics. In six weeks, France was defeated, and Germany
had gained control of France. The result was also the collapse of the French
government.

At the outbreak of the war, the French leader was Paul Reynaud.
Reynaud would resign on June 16, 1940, and would be replaced by Marshal Philippe P©tain.
Technically it was P©tain who was running the government in France, known as the Vichy
government based on its capital. Vichy France worked closely with the Nazis in an agreement to
avoid further conflict with them.

There was, however, also a government in
exile. French military leader, Charles de Gaulle, led the government in exile from Britain
during the war. Charles de Gaulle encouraged his countrymen back in France to resist the German
occupation. De Gaulle would also become leader of France's provisional government as France was
liberated from Nazi occupation in 1944.

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What was the difference between the Eastern Front and the Western Front during World War I?

The
biggest difference between the Eastern and Western Fronts duringwas that the Allied Powers
(Britain, France, United States, Italy) eventually won the war in the west, whereas in the east,
the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) forced Russia, racked by
revolution, to surrender with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March of 1918, essentially ending
the war on the Eastern Front. In fact, the Germans hastened Russia's surrender by releasing the
exiled Bolshevik leader, Lenin, and several of his followers in April 1917. Within the year, the
Bolsheviks had seized power in Russia and taken the Russian state out of the war. In the west,
the inclusion of United States forces in 1918 brought the war to a conclusion with Germany's
surrender in November 1918.

Another significant difference was that the two
fronts were much different in size. While officially over 400 miles from the Swiss border to the
North Sea, the Western Front mostly consisted of a...

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What did Dutch explorers discover? I need it for a school test.

Among the
most important Dutch explorers were:

• Willem
  Barentsz (1550-1597). Searched for the northeast passage above Siberia.
  Discovered Bear Island (1594).
• Henry Hudson
  (1565-1611). Explored Chesapeake Bay and discovered the Hudson River (1609) and claimed New
  Amsterdam (Manhattan Island) for the Dutch.
• Willem
  Janszoon (1571-1638). First European to set foot on Australia (1606).


• Abel Tasman (1603-1659). Discovered the island of
  Tasmania (1642) and was the first European to sight New Zealand. He visited the Fiji Islands and
  mapped areas of Australia.
• Dirck Hartog. The
  first explorer to map areas of Western Australia (1616).

What do criminologists mean when they say the crime is a "social phenomenon"? Why is this significant?

A
starting point for thinking about this is the legal phrase "nullum crimen sine lege"
(there is no crime without a law). In legal situations, this means that an act cannot be
considered a crime if no law was in existence making it a crime at the time it was committed.
So, for example, someone cannot be prosecuted for taking or selling a designer drug before the
drug was criminalized. More profoundly, though, it means that laws define what counts as a
crime. There is no absolute a priori measure of criminality, but rather,
each society passes laws that make certain acts criminal, and what counts as criminal varies
from society to society.

Next, crime does not occur in a vacuum but rather
grows out of social circumstances. Income inequality and the lack of a social safety net can
lead people to steal. Lack of opportunity to succeed in society and the feeling that there is no
legal path to the "American Dream" can cause young people to join gangs.

Neighborhoods saturated with gangs and...

How is Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Self-Reliance" parallel to Erich Fromm's "Disobedience as a psychological and moral problem?" What does the essay...

As I
understand Fromm's essay, he is arguing that humans only became human with an act of
disobedience (that of Adam and Eve) and that blind obedience to orders from above are the
greatest danger to humanity.

This thesis...

Why are Gregorian Chants so important in Church and Western society?

Walter Fischer

Gregorian Chant has its roots in ancient Hebrew and Byzantium-era music, but adapted
those early forms into much more complicated and melodious arrangements.  Over hundreds of
years, the adaptation of Christian prayer to musical format evolved into what became known as
Gregorian Chant.  While documentation is nonexistent and interpretations differ, the genesis
of Gregorian Chant in its current form has been attributed to Pope Gregory I (590-604 AD), who
is said to have formally established this form of chant as a component of Christian €“ and later
primarily Catholic €“ prayer services. 

The importance of Gregorian Chant to
the Church and to Western society could be slightly exaggerated today.  In fact, outside of the
Catholic Church,...

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What do Hawthorne's imagery and diction reveal about the character of the "figure which irresistibly took possession of [Hester's] thoughts" in the...

Theandof the
first three paragraphs ofreveal a sinister quality in the stranger who appears at the start of
the chapter.

Imagery is description using the five senses of sight, sound,
taste, touch, and smell. The imagery surrounding the figure is disquieting and disorienting. He
comes across as odd. For example, there is his clothing, a "strange disarray of civilized
and savage costume." It is hard to get a clear visual on this dress, except to understand
that he has mixed his English and Native American clothing together. Along with the same garb,
he is trying to "conceal" that one of his shoulders is higher than the other, a
"slight deformity" which gives him a sinister air. Further, we learn that when he sees
:

A writhing horror twisted itself across his features,
like a snake gliding swiftly over them . . . .

A snake
swiftly gliding is another sinister, disquieting image. We cannot have a good feeling about the
appearance of this mysterious man.

Diction is the type of language or words a
writer uses: Hawthorne, in the passage, uses an elevated diction, as he usually does, but also
words that disquiet us, such as "strange" and "peculiarity" to describe this
man. In the third paragraph, the juxtaposition of terms like "writhing horror" and
"powerful emotion" with words such as "calmness," "controlled,"
and "calm" indicate a man who keeps his emotions hidden under a
facade.

What new facts about "Annabel Lee" does the speaker Edgar Allan Poe give? How he describe their love?

The facts
aboutand her relationship with the speaker are related in this poem like a fairy tale. The
speaker begins the poem by speaking of a "kingdom by the sea" many years ago which is
similar to the often used "once upon a time" characteristic of fairy tales. In the
first stanza, all we know is that Annabel lived to love and be loved by the speaker. 

In the second stanza, the speaker notes that their love was so great ("more than
love") that the angels were jealous. 

With a love
that the winged seraphs of heaven 

Coveted her and me. 

In the next two stanzas, the speaker suggests that the jealous
angels sent a chilling wind to the kingdom by the sea and this led to Annabel Lee's death. The
speaker adds that their love was/is so strong that death can not break the bond between himself
and Annabel, that nothing and no one can "dissever" his soul from hers. The speaker
continues to see Annabel in the moon, stars, and the sea; this shows that he continues to have a
spiritual connection to her via the beauty of nature. 

Explore the rationale behind George Orwell's 1984 being taught in high-school English classes.

A case
can be made for teaching's book to high school students.  The strongest element here would be
that Orwell's book is important for students to understand the nature of external oppression.  
In a world in which students will have to be stronger advocates of being global citizens,
recognizing the lengths and means by which governments go to in order maintain and solidify
control over their people is a lesson that high school students must grasp and Orwell's work
certainly delivers on this element.  Along these lines, I think that a point can be made about
the potential dangers for technology.  Given how so many students, not merely high school
students, are dependent on technology, it might be worthwhile to see how technology is coopted
by Big Brother to control its people.  Imagine the...

Could you explain Jane Austens own attitude toward love and marriage in Emma?

Suffice it to say that no character who
marries for status or for financial gain is portrayed as having a happy marriage in 's novels.
The imprudence of marrying for security is shown many times as responsible for unhappy marriages
where a couple tolerate each other, but grow more and more aware of their lack of love for one
another.

The social stigma of marrying above or below one's social circle is
a constant theme causing turmoil in her character's lives. Think how characters who marry above
their circle are portrayed (are you led to like or dislike them?).

In
, I think that we are led to like characters who marry for love regardless
of social rank, but be wary of characters who marry to gain rank. It would not be wise, in my
opinion to assert that Jane Austen promotes marriage outside rank (Mr. Knightley reminds Emma of
Harriet's lack of rank and warns that she ought not become too puffed up in her marital hopes.
Since his reasoning is portrayed as clearer than Emma's, his would seem to be the opinion the
author intends to emphasize as the norm.).

If you see examples clearly in
opposition to this, cite them and stun your professor.  :)

How does a lack of information impact clinicians in assigning specific diagnoses of their patients' conditions?

No
nurse or physician can be expected to make a completely accurate diagnosis of a patient's
condition absent the relevant information. While it seems tautological to suggest that such a
situation would never arise, that is far from true. Hospital emergency rooms frequently receive
patients delivered by ambulance or by police the identification of whom is unknown for an hour
or more. As such, there is no case history to accompany this "John Doe" patient from
which attending medical staff can begin to assess the unidentified patient's condition. In the
case of a shooting or stabbing victim, the ailment is obvious. In cases in which an unidentified
patient is suffering from an unknown illness, however, it is incumbent upon medical staff to
make a preliminary assessment based solely upon the patient's "vitals," such as blood
pressure and body temperature....

How does Ulysses regard his son's approach to life? Which character would you consider the most effective ruler: Ulysses or Telemachus?

In
Tennyson's "," the second stanza is devoted to Ulysses' description of his son,
Telemachus. To get an idea of what the king thinks of his son, it helps to look at the second
stanza in full:

This is my son, mine own
Telemachus, 

To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle, 

Well-loved of me, discerning to fulfil 

This labour, by slow
prudence to make mild 

A rugged people, and thro' soft
degrees 

Subdue them to the useful and the good. 

Most blameless is he, centred in the sphere 

Of common duties,
decent not to fail 

In offices of tenderness, and pay 

Meet adoration to my household gods, 

When I am gone. He works
his work, I mine. (33-43)

By reading this stanza,
it's possible to ascertain that Ulysses regards his son's approach to life with a great deal of
respect. Ulysses obviously loves his son, and he assumes that Telemachus will be able to
effectively rule (and potentially improve) the subjects and citizens of Ithaca with wisdom. As
such, Ulysses sees Telemachus' approach to life as wise and just, as he has faith that his son
will be able to rule well in his place.

 

Since
Telemachus appears to be such an ideal leader, it would also appear that he is a more effective
ruler than Ulysses. While Ulysses is undoubtedly a great hero and an adventurous soul, he also
shows himself to be an irresponsible ruler. He regards his kingly duties as a burden and seems
eager to run away from them. Telemachus, on the other hand, appears to be a wise ruler, one who
is determined to faithfully serve his subjects. Based on this comparison, it seems fair to say
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what is the message of the song " i will always love you" by dolly parton what is the message of the song " i will always love you" by dolly parton

I agree
with ask996 on this one, based on the lyrics but also based on the performances by both Dolly
Parton and Whitney Houston. Watch and listen, and this song is clearly a plaintive reminder that
the singer may be letting go, but that release will not change the emotional
attachment.

Writing a poem about constipation. Does anyone have any good ideas/suggestions on what I can write? I want it to be a 20 line poem and I intend to use...

It isn't
easy to write a poem about a subject that lends itself to scatalogical humour rather than
lyrical beauty. You might take inspiration from a story in Rohinton Mistry's short story
collection Swimming Lessons . The character is an Indian immigrating to
Canada. His experience...

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In "The Metamorphosis," what is Gregor's role in the family and why does he have so much responsibility?

We are told that
Gregor has the job of working as a travelling salesman so that he can support the rest of his
family, his parents and his sister, who do not work. Thus his job is incredibly important to all
of their well-being, which perhaps explains how upset and concerned his parents and Grete are
when he is unable to get himself out of...

How can mindfulness practice enhance relationships?

Mindfulness is a way of living in which a
conscious effort is made to keep ones attention on the present moment and current surroundings
rather than to allow the mind to wander.Life only actually happens in the now, and the practice
of mindfulness allows people to savor and appreciate life as it unfolds. When our thoughts
wander back to the past or ahead to the future, we can trigger needless anxiety.Most of all, we
cannot fully absorb or appreciate the experience of life as it unfolds.

Mindfulness goes hand-in-hand with meditation, which can help to hone the skill of
staying calmly in the moment.Meditation is an ancient practice that has been scientifically
proven to reduce stress and to enhance a sense of well-being.

The practice
of mindfulness can help to mend and nurture relationships. By staying in the moment, we can
become more aware of and responsive to the needs of the people in our lives. By simply not
allowing distracting thoughts to take over, we are more present and therefore more available to
our loved ones. A mindful approach also sets the stage for better listening skills and more
effective and compassionate communication.

An excellent resource on this
subject is The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat
Hanh.

What is the attitude of the speaker toward God in "The Pulley"?

In
","imagines what God might have thought on the day that he "first made man."
In the opening stanza, God is presented as generous and benevolent. He decides to
"pour" upon man all of the "blessings" and all of "the world's
riches" that he has. In the second stanza, these "blessings," or
"riches," are listed as "beauty...wisdom, honour [and] pleasure." However,
at the end of the second stanza, God pauses for thought. He thinks to himself that he shall keep
one blessing back, and not give this blessing to man. This one blessing is the ability to
"rest."

In the third stanza, the speaker imagines that God kept
this one blessing back because otherwise man "would adore [his] gifts instead of
[him]." This seems like rather a miserly, vainglorious reason for depriving man of the
ability to rest. Indeed, God decides to subject man to a life of "repining
restlessness" just so that man worships him rather than his "gifts" or
"blessings." God hopes that man will become dependent upon him for rest and worship
him in order to one day find this rest.

"The Pulley" was first
published in 1633. In 1629, George Herbert became a priest. The speaker's attitude toward God in
"The Pulley" seems an unusually critical attitude for a priest to adopt. However,
priests, just like other people, must occasionally question God's grace and God's benevolence
when there is in the world so much misery and anguish.

However, one might
also infer from the poem that the speaker has a more positive attitude toward God. Indeed, one
might infer that God doesn't let man rest in order to keep man humble and to make sure that man
will always return, through "weariness," to God's "breast." Given that, from
a religious perspective, God's breast is the best place for man to be, God might actually be
acting in the interests of man. Perhaps the speaker means to imply, therefore, that God is being
cruel to be kind. By denying man rest in the short term, he is making sure that man stays humble
and secures rest in the long term.

What human experiences are portrayed in 1984 and what does Orwell suggest about the dangers of loosing such experiences?

The
principal human relationship at the heart
of the story of is betweenand .
The love between two
people, as basic as it is to human existence, is the very thing most at
odds
with the Party's "philosophy"its requirement of the way people should act.
The
fact that even by "traditional" standards Winston and Julia are in an
illicit
relationship is an additional part of their "heresy," and it's ironic
that in this
sense the Party seems to be in agreement with the old,
pre-dystopian world that has been
overturned.

But the
very idea of love and passion is antithetical to the
Party's aim of
controlling people and reducing them to the...

On what does the raven perch? What is the only word it speaks?

When the raven flies
into the narrator's study, he alights on a bust of the Greek goddess, Athena.  The poem's
narrator says that the raven entered "with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber
door / Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door" (lines 40-41).  Thus, the
bird conducts itself with somewhat of a noble bearing, acting like a lord, and flew to the
statue of Athena that sits above the door to this room. 

The bird will only
utter the word "Nevermore" to whatever question the narrator asks.  Now, Athena was
the goddess of wisdom, among other things, and so this is a bit ironic because the bird -- the
narrator knows -- does not speak out of any wisdom of its own.  It speaks only because its
master must have taught it to say this one word.  The narrator says, "[...] what it utters
is its only stock and store / Caught from some unhappy master [...]" (62-63).  He assumes
that the bird's owner must have met with some unfortunate circumstances and uttered this word so
often that the bird picked it up.  

How did the French and Dutch colonies in North America differ from the Spanish empire in the South?

The main
differences were size, administration, and purpose. New Spain occupied land in both North and
South America while the Dutch owned some islands in the Caribbean and the area around the Hudson
River. The French owned a great deal of the North American interior, but they could only claim
it in name as they could only send fur trappers, traders, and missionaries there.

The Dutch set up the colony of New Amsterdam for trade. They did not make any efforts
to convert the natives living in the region since the Netherlands was famous as a place of
religious toleration. The Dutch traders resented their leader and were more than happy to defect
to the English, thus making New Amsterdam New York and ending Dutch rule in the Americas. The
Spanish conquistadors exploited cheap Indian labor for plantation work and converted the natives
their to Catholicism. They were not given any choice as the Spanish imposed their language and
culture on the natives. Over the course of many generations the...

In Hamlet, what is the main message conveyed by Shakespeare in the "Look here upon this picture" speech?

Let us remember that
this speech is the first time thatis able to confront his mother openly afterhas just discovered
that instead of killing , as he had hoped, he has actually killed the eavesdropping . It is now
that Hamlet is able to release all his long-repressed anger and frustration at his mother. This
speech, therefore, informsof the true nature of her new husband whilst remembering the virtues
of the first, before moving on to lambast her for her decision to marry Claudius.

The old Hamlet is described as having "the front of Jove himself," whereas in
the picture that Hamlet is painting for his mother, and they have just seen enacted by ,
Claudius, her new husband, is "like a mildew'd ear / Blasting his wholesome brother."
The speech turns into a bitter attack on Gertrude for her impropriety of marrying such a man
after her first husband, and ends with a denunciation of her act:

O shame! where is thy blush? Rebellious hell,

If thou canst mutine
in a matron's bones,

To flaming youth let virtue be as wax,

And melt in her own fire: proclaim no shame

When the compulsive
ardor gives the charge,

Since frost itself as actively doth burn

And reason panders will.

Hamlet questions what
led her to marry again, and laments the shame that caused her to act so terribly and then
finally asks evil to melt his own bones because of the heinous nature of her
act.

How are the stanzas related in the poem, "Summer Farm" by Norman MacCaig?

To
appreciate a literary work, it helps to understand the writer.  Norman MacCaig author of the
poem, "Summer Farm," led a life of controversy.  Born in Scotland, he began his
professional life as primary school teacher. During World War II,  MacCaig was classified as a
conscientious objector but served a term in prison for refusing to fight.  Throughout his life,
he was a professed pacifist. His writing career failed to advance because of his political
stance and imprisonment.  Eventually, he found a place in the university setting where he became
First Writer in Resident at Edinburgh University.

In his poetry, MacCaig
sought precise observations, creative wit, and clarity. These attributes are found in
"Summer Farm."  The poem follows a rather simple pattern:  four stanzas with two
couplets per stanza.  The poet uses similes and metaphors to describe thesetting of the farm on
a lazy summer day with an abundance of nature. Furthermore, he usesto paint each individual
scene:

...tame lightnings lie...

...Green as glass..

...dives up again into the dizzy blue.

In the first stanza,  his similes convey the images of straw lying
around like idle lightning to water in horse trough the color of green grass. From there, he
gives the humorous  image of nine duck waddling along in two rows.  The reader has to imagine is
there a row of four and five ducks, six, and three, or what.  It is a clever way to entice the
reader into the scene.

In the second stanza, again the poet uses humor when
he describes a a hen staring at nothing and
then she picks it up and eats it.  Wonder what it was?  Then,  the reader is given a beautiful
image of a swallow free falling,  then fluttering and soaring up into the bright blue
sky.

The reader is jolted awake with the introduction of the narrator (I). He
is lying on the grass trying not to think about anything.  If he did think,  he seems fearful of
where his thoughts would take him. 

I like, not thinking,
in the cool, soft grass,

Afraid of where a thought might take
me... 

As he relates this, an armor faced grasshopper
unfolds  its legs and spreads out.  Interestingly, a second reading implies that the grasshopper
is the boy, figuratively masked to the outside world, unfolding wanting to spread his own
wings.

This grasshopper with plated face

Unfolds his legs and finds himself in space.

The
fourth stanza finds the narrator stands waiting on time.  He has many sides or selves.  Who is
the real person? He would like to look down into the farm. To him, the farm is the world,  and 
he finds himself in the center of it.

The narrator refers to the metaphysical
hand.  The metaphysical mind concerns itself with the explanation of nature's existence in the
world. It relates to questions that cannot be answered in factual terms.  Maybe like the
metaphysical world, the adolescent narrator finds himself asking the questions so many teenagers
ask:

Who am I?; What is my purpose?; and Where am I
going?

The teen feels that he is the center of his
universe.  Even thought the narrator says that he is thinking of nothing, he able to see precise
details of his world.  The most powerful lines of this poem summarize the search for himself in
this detailed world:

Self under self, a pile of selves I
stand...

Farm within farm, and in the centre, me.

 

How is the Englishman an important character in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist?

The
Englishman is important to Paolo Coelho's because he acts as a
foil to Santiago. Both men are on a quest, but the Englishman is going
about it the wrong way.

A foil is another character to which theis compared.
They are similar in some ways, but very different in areas that are central to the story's plot.
A foil is...

...[a] character who sets off another
character by contrast.

As an example, Hamlet's foil in
Shakespeare's play by the same name is Young Fortinbras. Both have lost fathers, both uncles
have taken over the throne, and both want revenge; but where Fortinbras...

Why is it important for a firm to study and understand the external environment?

Walter Fischer

Understanding the external environment in which a business is operating is not a
luxury; it is a necessity. A business cannot function without knowledge of what are called micro
and macro factors that affect the ownerships ability to produce, distribute and market its goods
or services. Micro factors are those with which the business owner interacts daily, including
suppliers and distribution networks as well as sources of cash that may be needed to finance
plant recapitalization or long-range research and development efforts. A glitch in any of these
components of the external environment can adversely impact productivity and
profitability.

The macro environment in which a business operatesin fact, in
which all businesses operateinclude interest rates set by the Federal Reserve System,
perturbations in stock markets that reflexively react to all kinds of stimuli (e.g., rumors of
an event in another region of the world or of possible adjustments by the Federal Reserve to
the...

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In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, why did Gregor's dad throw apples to Gregor and what is the symbolic meaning?

In the
story, Gregor's father throws apples at Gregor because he sees Gregor as a threat. Gregor
concludes that his father has badly misinterpreted Grete's words and is acting according to his
distorted perspective of the situation. 

Basically, Gregor's father thinks
that Gregor must have tried to attack his mother. In reality, Gregor's mother fainted because
she was horrified by her son's unnatural appearance. Gregor's father does not try to uncover the
truth; instead, he corners his son and eventually attacks him by pelting him with apples from
the fruit bowl.

Although Gregor manages to evade most of the apples thrown at
him, one becomes lodged in his back. This causes Gregor great physical pain and the wound
eventually becomes infected. The infection weakens his entire body, and this leads to Gregor's
physical deterioration.

The throwing of the apples symbolizes the discarding
of all conventions of civility. Because Gregor's metamorphosis has rendered him a hideous
spectacle to human...

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat," how did the narrator change over the years?

In s ,
the narrator experiences a descent into madness. The object of his obsession is a black cat
named Pluto, one of his and his wifes many pets.  A previously affectionate relationship between
the narrator and the cat (Pluto . . . was my favorite pet and playmate. I alone fed
him, and he attended me wherever I went about the house) begins to degrade with the
formers alcoholism.  As Poes narrator describes it,

Our friendship lasted, in this manner, for several years, during which my
general temperament and characterthrough the instrumentality of the Fiend Intemperancehad (I
blush to confess it) experienced a radical alteration for the worse. I grew, day by day, more
moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.

The narrators psychological state €“ in effect, his transformation
from one-time normal human being with an abiding love of all animals into an alcohol-infused
sadist.

It is in this reduced...

In "Kindred", how are Kevin and Dana different and similar?

Kevin and
Dana Franklin are husband and wife.  They met at an tempoary employment agency.  Dana is an
African American woman.  She is small and attractive.  She is intelligent and creative, an
author.  She is a typical American woman until she is somehow pulled into the past in the middle
of the pre-civil war south.  She finds herself a slave and realizes she is stronger...