Are there any symbols in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce?

Owl
Creek is symbolically significant throughout the story. As Peyton Fahrquhar stands on the beam
of the bridge waiting to be hanged, he looks down into the moving water as a piece of driftwood
freely floats down the creek. The flowing creek acts as a boundary separating two land masses
and can be symbolically representative of separating two spiritual, imaginary realms. In Greek
mythology, the River Styx formed the boundary between the Earth and the Underworld. In the short
story, Owl Creek symbolically represents Fahrquhar's transition from reality to the world of
imagination as he dreams of escaping death and swimming home.

The owl is
also symbolic in the story and foreshadows Peyton Fahrquhar's death. According to Greek
mythology, owls were associated with wisdom, prophecy, and mystery. Since owls are nocturnal
birds that inhabit dark, lonely places, they were once believed to be ominous portents. The name
of the creek and the creek itself both serve as symbols of Peyton...

In Chapter One of The Scarlet Letter, what legend accounts for the existence of the rose bush by the prison door?

The rose bush in this
novel is another example of a symbol, just like the character of , that defies easy
interpretation and eschews classification. The narrator remains deliberately vague about how
this important symbol can be interpreted, but what I think your question refers to is one
possible legend that is cited as a potential explanation for the existence of the rose bush at
the prison door, which is a rather incongruous place for a such a beautiful flower to grow. Note
what the text tells us about this:

This rosebush, by a
strange chance, has been kept alive in history; but whether it had merely survived out of the
stern old wilderness, so long after the fall of the gigantic pines and oaks that orgiinally
overshadowed it--or whether, as there is fair authority for believing, it had sprung up under
the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson, as she entered the prison door--we shall not take
upon us to determine.

Thus we can see that one potential
story that explains the existence of the rose bush is that it sprang up beneath the saint Ann
Hutchinson as she entered the prison door, but the truth of this rumour is never
given.

Analyze Claire in The Breakfast Club.

Directed by
John Hughes, The Breakfast Club opened February, 1985 and tells the story
of five dissimilar high school students who find themselves together in detention on a Saturday
morning. The story demonstrates that the students have far more in common than their social
roles would suggest. Each student personifies a particular social group:

• Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez) is the jock.
• Brian
  Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall) is the brain.
• John Bender (Judd Nelson) is
  the criminal.
• Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald) is the princess.


• Allison Reynold (Ally Sheedy) is the basket case.

Claire Standish is the stereotypical rich girl/princess. When we see her for
the first time, she is being dropped off in a BMW. Her clothes are expensive and she
conspicuously sports diamond earrings. Claire is eager to flaunt her social position, "Do
you know how popular I am? I am so popular. Everybody loves me so much at this
school."

As the film progresses, we see surprising sides to Claire's
personality. When Bender is tearing up library books he says,"[literature] is so much fun
to read like, Moe-lay." To which Claire replies, Moliere, using the correct
pronunciation. Perhaps Claire is not as vacuous as she seems if she is familiar with French
literature. The exchange implies that Claire may bury her intellectual gifts to fit
in.

As the kids confess their burdens and shortcomings, Claire says, "I
hate it. I hate having to go along with everything my friends say." Far from having her
world together, Claire is a victim of insecurity and peer pressure.

Finally,
as the kids begin to show solidarity, Claire does Allison's make up and confesses, "You
know, I have just as, many feelings as you do and it hurts so much when someone steps all over
them." Though at completely different ends of the social spectrum, Claire and Allison see
that they have both been hurt and are closer as a result.

By the end, Claire
has become a more nuanced and sympathetic character. She shows the audience the perils of
popularity, and she learns to value the people she disdained at the beginning of the
movie.

What are examples of dread and anxiety in The Stranger?

For a good
chunk of , theMeursault has absolutely no dread or anxiety in any regards
of his life. After killing an Arab man, Meursault shows neither satisfaction nor remorse. He
certainly isn't a sadist who enjoyed the crime, nor is he empathetic enough to regret
it.

It isn't until Meursault faces his own death that dread and anxiety set
in. Slowly, the realization of the brutality of capital punishment (particularly by
guillotine)...

What is the connection between marriage and social status in the three marriages in Jane Austen's Emma: the marriages of Jane Fairfax and Frank...

The
strangest connection between marriage partners and social status is in that between Jane Fairfax
and Frank Churchill. Jane is the daughter of Miss Bates's sister, who was Mrs. Bates's younger
daughter. The Bates were high enough in social status for Miss Bates's sister to marry a
commissioned officer, "Lieut. Fairfax," in the regimental military. Indeed, Mr.
Knightley refers to the lessened social status in which the Bates's now live, especially when he
scoldsfor being discourteous and unkind to Miss Bates, "She is poor; she has sunk from the
comforts she was born to":

Jane Fairfax was an
orphan, the only child of Mrs. Bates's youngest daughter.

The marriage of
Lieut. Fairfax ... and Miss Jane Bates, had had its day of fame and pleasure, ... but nothing
now remained of it, save the melancholy remembrance of him dying in action abroadof his widow
sinking under consumption and grief soon afterwardsand this girl.

Frank Churchill is the natural son of Mr. Weston whose family was
"respectable" yet originally without property or wealth, though they had been rising
in both for "two or three generations." Mr. Weston, receiving a small inheritance in
his youth, advanced his position further by "entering into the militia of his county"
and rising to Captain. Frank, after his father had left the militia and gone into trade and
after the early death of his mother, was adopted by his Uncle and Aunt Churchill and raised in
their family having high social status. Thus, this marriage was, in its natural circumstances,
between a bride of a higher social status and a groom of a lower one, notwithstanding his
adoptive circumstances elevated him into a higher social status.

The marriage
between Robert Martin and Harriet is of no exceptional interest relating to social status: he is
an established respectable farmer; she is a respectable well provided for, though independent,
woman on the same socio-economic level. The one distinguishing factor here is that Harriet is
the illegitimate--though well cared for and properly educated--daughter of a tradesman. Her
unknown parentage (though it does become known) sets her off with a unique and distinct social
status that would have barred anyone higher than Robert Martin from seriously considering a
marriage with her, as Elton made quite clear. Nonetheless, had she not been illegitimate, as the
daughter of a wealthy tradesman, she would have been more on the level of a Mr. Elton than a
Farmer Martin (thus it turned out well for Martin!).

[Harriet] proved to be the daughter of a tradesman, rich enough to afford her the
comfortable maintenance which had ever been hers, and decent enough to have always wished for
concealment.

The marriage between Emma and Mr. Knightley
is the least remarkable of all in terms of social status. He is a gentleman of wealth. She is
the daughter of a gentleman of wealth. They are perfectly suited and equal in social status. The
one peculiarity in their marriage is that Mr. Knightley agrees to leave Donwell Abbey--the
dominant residence and seat of the primary patron of Highbury and the surrounding farms--and
live with Emma in Mr. Woodhouse's house in order to care for him. Otherwise, it is socially
perfectly ordinary and right that Emma and Mr. Knightley marry.

What is Ulysses' solution to the problems of old age?

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Tennyson's " " is a meditation on old age. We meet an aged Ulysses bitterly
reflecting on the glory of his legendary youth and contrasting it with the apparently dull state
of his advanced years. Rather than fighting epic battles and exploring distant realms, for
instance, Ulysses finds himself wasting away on the shores of Ithaca, tending to the
"boring" needs of his family and subjects. The poem is, above all else,...

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What is the poetic form of the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson?

"" byis a "narrative
poem." The term "narrative poem" is used to describe a genre of poetry that tells
a story. Although the work is formally a poem, in terms of content, it resembles a short story
with a first person plural narrator who observes Cory's exterior actions but has no access to
Cory's private thoughts or emotions.

In terms of poetic structure, the poem
consists of four four-line stanzas. The stanzas are rhymed "ABAB," a form known as
"open quatrains." Although this is the same rhyme scheme as is used in "common
meter," the lines are iambic pentameter, rather than the alternating tetrameter and
trimeter of common meter. Nonetheless, the rhyme scheme produces some of the effect of a ballad,
a traditional type of narrative verse. The rhymes are regular masculine rhymes and most of the
lines are end-stopped rather than enjambed.

The form of all the lines in the
poem is "iambic pentameter." This means that each line consists of five iambic
"feet." In other words, the smallest repeated rhythmical unit is an iambic foot
consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, and this pattern is
repeated five times (thus "pentameter").

Why was Richard Cory envied?

in his poem
"" explains a man's life in sixteen lines.  The simplicity and duplicity of life are
summarized in these splendidly written lines.  Much like O. Henry in his story stories, Robinson
gives the reader a seemingly ordinary description of a much admired man and then shocks the
reader with the conclusion of the poem. 

In the poem, the reader will
discover Robinson commenting on the class system present in his day between those that have and
those who do not. Believing someone should be admired for his dress, his wealth, and manners is
forgetting about what is most important in a man: his character and the reality of his
life.

The poem speaks to the idea that one never knows what is going on
behind closed doors. So who was this Richard Cory?  He was a man of gentlemanly manners and
etiquette.  Handsome, well-dressed, but not showy--these are the attributes the
townspeople ascribed to Cory.   He did not "put on airs," nor was he loud
and boisterous in his conversations among the people.  It seemed almost that there was an aura
around him as moved in the town. Because he was  well-educated and extremely rich, the commoners
admired him so much that they wished they were he. Yet, men must go with their lives working and
hoping that things will improve.  What does this greatly admired man, Richard Cory,  who
seemingly has everything, do: he commits suicide.  Wow! Is that a surprise for
everyone?

The question asked was "Why was Richard Cory envied?" The
people who observed Cory in his daily life knew only what they saw and heard and that seemed
admirable,  even wonderful. They were unable to see into his  heart and mind to find the obvious
misery and unhappiness that he must have felt.

How do the concepts of Yin and Yang help explain the two main Chinese religious traditions of Taoism and Confucianism?

Both
systems have the concepts of Yin and Yang somewhere inside of them, if not explicitly. Yin and
Yang are the ideas of opposites working together to create a complete unit, while each is
slightly instilled with a bit of the other.

Taoism explicitly follows the
ideas of Yin and Yang, and it seeks balance with the natural state of the universe. Yin and Yang
represent the balance of the self and creating a unity with nature and strength within oneself
in order to remain morally upright.

Confucianism, however, is much more
philosophical and separate from nature, stating that ethics are formed through three pillars and
that humanity must strive to become moral beings and improve themselves. These pillars are
altruism, righteousness, and morality.

Interestingly, between the two, they
display a sort of Yin/Yang structure: they are opposites in their ideas, but both work together
to strive for morality. Taoism seeks to unify oneself with the universe and to create balance
with nature, thus...

What was the basic difference between the economy of the North and the economy of the South?

I am
going to assume that this question is
asking about the differences in the economies of the
northern and southern
United States during the Civil War. Prior to the Civil War, the South was
the
big money maker for the United States in terms of exports. That main export was cotton,
and
by 1840 it was worth more than all of our other exports
combined.
Unfortunately, the South lacked in other
areas. The South had minimal manufacturing
capability, about 29 percent of
the railroad tracks, and only 13 percent of the nation's banks.
Additionally,
most of the South's economy was tightly tied to slavery. This contrasted with
the
North's "free market" approach. Coinciding with this economic model was
the fact that
the North's economy was focused on the commercial and
manufacturing side of things. As the
Industrial Revolution gained momentum,
the North's economy boomed as they could produce more
textiles, guns, etc.
than the South, and the North could produce it faster. These basic

differences ended up having a huge impact on the Civil War.

The Union's industrial and economic capacity
soared during the war as the North
continued its rapid industrialization to
suppress the rebellion. In the South, a smaller
industrial base, fewer rail
lines, and an agricultural economy based upon slave labor made
mobilization
of resources more difficult. As the war dragged on, the Union's advantages in

factories, railroads, and manpower put the Confederacy at a great
disadvantage.

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What literary elements are used in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee"?

The first
major literary element used in Poe's poem "" is genre. The poem is written in the form
that uses many of the conventions of the traditional ballad, including simple language,
narrative content, frequent repetition, and a setting in a distant, romanticized past, removed
from everyday life, as we see in the opening:

It was many
and many a year ago,  

In a kingdom by the sea ...

The next major literary element found in the poem is stanzaic form.
The poem is divided into six stanzas, ranging from six to eight lines in length. Rather than
have a completely regular pattern of rhyme, Poe repeats a small group of rhyming words at the
ends of three or four lines in each stanza. These words are: Lee, we, sea,
and me. The meter of the poem is a mixture of iambs and
anapests. 

The next major literary element is a combination  ofand , in which
religiousis evoked by the use of images of seraphs, angels, demons, and Heaven in the
description of their relationship.

Solve the systems : 1) x = 3y 3x + y = 10 2) 2x + 7y = 1 2x - 2y = 9

x =
3y........(1)

3x + y = 10.........(2)

Using the
substitution method, we will substitute x values from (1) in equation (2):

==> 3x + y = 10

==> 3(3y) + y = 10

==>
9x + y = 10

==> 10y = 10

==> y=
1

==> x= 3y = 3*1 = 3

==> x= 3

 

 2x +
7y = 1........(1)

2x - 2y = 9.........(2)

Using the
elimination method, we will subtract (2) from (1):

==> 9y = -8

==> y= -8/9

Now to find x value , we
will substitute with with either (1) or (2):

==> 2x - 2y = 9

==> 2x - 2(-8/9) = 9

==> 2x + 16/9 = 9

==> 2x = 9 - 16/9

==> 2x = 65/9

==> x= 65/18

Compare the character of Juliet in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with the character of Maria in Stephen Sondheim's musical West Side Story....

There
are a number of similarities and differences between the two characters ofand Maria. Both ladies
are young, and both of them fall in love with a boy that belongs to the "enemy." For
Juliet, it is a member of a rival family. For Maria, it is a member of a rival gang. For both
ladies, their romance is with a forbidden lover. What's fun to take note of is that both Maria
and Juliet met their love at a party.

A difference between the two characters
can be found in their social class. Juliet is a member of a wealthy upper class family; however,
Maria's economic status might not even be considered lower-middle class.

Maria is also a much more dominating presence, in my opinion. She is not a person to back down
from conflict. She's strong-minded and confident. That is strikingly different than Juliet, who
comes across as much more timid throughout large parts of the play. She bravely gets married and
does tell her father her feelings, but Juliet is much more passive than Maria in...

What made the narrator kill his wife in "The Black Cat?"

The narrator
of seems to blame the root of all his problems in "" on alcohol despite the fact that
alcohol doesn't make most people suddenly abuse their loved ones. This inconsistency aside, it's
drunkenness that the narrator says makes him abuse his animals until one day the abuse goes so
far that he gouges out his cat's eye and kills it.

Soon after, another black
cat appears who also, strangely, is missing an eye, and he adopts it to replace the one that he
murdered. It's this cat who the narrator is too afraid to abuse (and who torments him) that he
blames for his increasingly abusive behavior toward his wife. One day he tries to kill the cat
(again?), but his wife defends it, and he kills her instead.

Use Newton's method with initial approximation x1 = ˆ’1 to find x2 the second approximation to the root of the equation x^3 + x + 7 = 0. x2 = ?

Use the Newton
iteration formula:

`x_2=x_1-f(x_1)/f'(x_1)`

 

In
our case, `f(x_1)=-1-1+7=5`

`f'(x)=3x^2+1`

`f'(x_1)=3(-1)^2+1=4`

`x_2=-1-(5)/4=-9/4`

Answer: `x_2=-9/4`

How are like and equal different things in A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle?

Alike and equal are not the
same, because people should have equal rights without being forced to be like everyone
else.

On Camazotz, conformity is the rule.  The kids should
all bounce the ball the same way.  Anyone who does not do things exactly like everyone else is
re-educated.  The populace is controlled by fear.

When Meg is trying to
prevent herself from being brainwashed by IT, she tries reciting nursery rhymes, and when that
doesn't work, the Declaration of Independence.  The concept of people being equal appeals to
IT, and Meg ends up arguing with IT about the difference between equal and alike. 

"But that's exactly what we have on Camazotz. Complete
equality. Everybody exactly alike."

For a moment her brain reeled with
confusion. Then came a moment of blazing truth. "No!" she cried triumphantly.
"Like and equal are not the same thing at all!" (Ch. 9)

If people have equal rights, that means they can make their own choices.  On Camazotz,
people have no rights at all.  If they do not want to do things like everyone else, they are out
of luck.  You can have different concepts that are equal, but still different.  For example, if
someone wanted to bounce a ball on the ground, and someone else wanted to bounce it off a wall,
both of these are equally good ways to use a ball.  They are not the same.

The concept of uniqueness is an important one in this book.  Before her journey, Meg
was frustrated because she felt that she did not fit in.  As she went along, she came to see how
her unique skills and personality traits made her special.  On Camazotz, being strong-willed and
independent saved her from IT. Charles Wallace was not so lucky.  He was more easily taken in by
the seductive nature of IT's message.

What are some quotes showing Douglass's view of the negative effects of slavery on slave owners in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An...

presents
several examples throughout his narrative of how slavery is not only injurious to slaves, but
also to the slave owners themselves.  The first example arises as he explains his own parentage.
 In his early years, he hardly saw his mother, a slave, because she was sent away to work; with
his father, rumored to be the plantation owner, he had no relationship. 

Here, then, is the first injury: slavery allowed and even financially encouraged slave
owners to give in to their lust and sexually abuse their slaves, then take no parental
responsibility, allowing their own children to become slaves:

"The fact remains, in all its glaring odiousness, that slaveholders have ordained,
and by law established, that the children of slave women shall in all cases follow the condition
of their mothers; and this is done too obviously to administer to their own lusts, and make a
gratification of their wicked desires profitable as well as pleasurable" (21)

At the same time, such...

What is the role of blindness and sight in Oedipus Rex? Please discuss.

But I say that you, with
both your eyes, are blind:
You can not see the
wretchedness of
your life,
Not in whose house you live, no, not with
whom.

These are the words of the blind
seerto .  Later he tells Oedipus
that he is the one who is blind because he
"cannot see the evil" that surrounds him.
So, in 's ,
there is both literal and figurative blindness.

• Literal blindness

It is, indeed, ironic that the blind seer Teiresias is
more aware of the source of the
curse upon Thebes than the king, Oedipus who,
in his accusesof wishing the
throne and Teiresias",
whom he calls a "decrepit fortune-teller" "no more
clairvoyant" than he, of
insolence.  And, indeed, it is ironic that when Oedipus finally
realizes that
he is responsible for the curse upon Thebes, he literally blinds

himself...

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After reading the entire novel The Phantom Tollbooth, what do you think was Milo's problem in the beginning? Give evidence to support your answer.

Milo,
like many smart children, is bored in school. He does not see the point in learning things: he
thinks that a lot of what he is being taught is obvioussuch as "subtracting turnips from
turnips"and the rest is too irrelevant, like where Ethiopia is. The narrator tells us that
he "didn't know...

What were the war aims of the major participants in World War II?

The war
aims were different for each of the
participants. Even nations allied with each other had
different reasons for
fighting in the war.

Britain, the United States, and
the
Soviet Union fought on the side of the Allied Powers. Britain's goal was to avoid
invasion
and to break the German stranglehold on Europe; it had been a
longstanding British foreign
policy not to allow any European country gain
too much power.

The United
States's goal was to avoid
future encirclement by both Germany and Japan that would either
affect
national security or trade. The United States's initial strategy was to supply the
Allies
with money and supplies, but after Japan's attacks on Pearl Harbor
(December 7, 1941), the
United States became a full combatant in this
war.

The Soviet Union's goal
was also survival; out of
the three major Allies, its fight against Germany was the most acute,
as it
was invaded. The Soviet Union also desired to create its own sphere of influence after
the
war by creating...

Which Science Elective is easier class to take between biology, chemistry, environmental science, integrated science and doesn't required a lab?

The answer
to the question of which class is easier will depend on the school and level.  You can look at
your schools course catalog and see how many units the class is worth, and if a lab is
required.  Talk to your advisor about this.  Most schools include general education introductory
classes that help non-science majors meet the science requirement without difficult
coursework.

Of your options, integrated science is more likely to be a lower
level class.  This is often a survey class, involving a sampling of different scientific
fields.  Biology, chemistry, and physics all require labs and are content-heavy.  Environmental
science is also popular with non-science majors, as is geology (at my school they jokingly
called the class rocks for jocks).  Most schools also have classes for teachers, which might
be more interesting if you are planning to be a teacher.

Talk to friends and
your advisor, and perhaps sit in on a session or two of one of the classes.  Your school might
also have a syllabus online for the classes.  Check your registrar or school web
site.

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What do you think are the most important quotes/passages in the book March? What passage is shocking to you and really gets you thinking, and what...

Many quotes from ' novel

are thought provoking. Here are a few of my favorites.

1.
You go on. You set one foot in front of the other, and if a thin voice cries
out,
somewhere behind you, you pretend not to hear, and keep going.

For me this
quote is both shocking and lovely. In one sense, the
quote speaks about focus and determination.
On the other hand, the quote also
speaks to ignoring need.

2. For to know
a man's library
is, in some measure, to know his mind.

As an English

teacher, I find this quote to be very true. It is like looking at a man's home. By
looking
around, one can tell more about a man. The old cliche about a man's
shoes is very similar. A
library speaks great things about a person. I do
think that the quote needs a little hint: make
sure the books have been read.

3. I am not alone in this."

When used
out of context, this quote can be very inspiring. it reminds people that they

are not alone. Unfortunately, when the the following sentences are added, the meaning of
the
quote changes dramatically.

I only
let him do to me what
men have ever done to women: march off to empty glory
and hollow acclaim and leave us behind to
pick up the pieces. The broken
cities, the burned barns, the innocent injured beasts, the ruined
bodies of
the boys we bore and the men we lay with.

This
reminds readers that life is not filled with positive things.
Instead, life can be very hard.

What is the "intoxicating draught" Victor refers to, and why would he question if Walton has drunk it?

Letter IV mostly
narrates the early part of the friendship betweenand.  As Victor recovers from his brush with
death on the ice, he and Walton have a great deal of time to talk, and they find that they get
along very well and begin to really care for one another as brothers.  

Walton takes this opportunity to open up to Victor about his goals for this dangerous
expedition to the Arctic.  He longs to find the Northwest Passage, a waterway that connects the
northern Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and to understand the mystery of how the compass
works.  Discovery, in general, is Walton's primary goal, and he yearns to make a significant
contribution to humanity's knowledge and thereby confer an "inestimable benefit" on
"all mankind to the last generation" (Letter 1).  

As
he...

What military strategies contributed to the allied victory in world war II?

Military
intelligence played a key role in the Allied victory of WWII.  By 1943 the Allies had broken the
key military and diplomatic codes for Germany and Japan and often had a better idea about the
battle plans than the Axis generals.  Strategic bombing also played a key role by hitting
industries such as oil, electricity, and manufacturing that made mechanized war possible.  The
Allied use of the Norden bomb sight made strategic bombing easier, as bombers could now adjust
for the speed of the plane and wind speed when dropping bombs.  While the Germans did this as
well with their Luftwaffe, the Allied use of air support in ground campaigns, especially after
D-Day was essential.  By late 1944 the Allies nearly had complete air superiority over the
Germans in this war of attrition.  In naval warfare, Allied forces brought back the convoy
system which kept destroyers and cruisers close enough to attack German U-boats.  The U-boats
would continue to be a threat, however, until the concrete submarine pens were captured in
France after D-Day.  

In the Pacific Theater, Douglas MacArthur used an
island-hopping campaign that captured key islands which were then converted to American air
bases.  This ultimately allowed American bombers to firebomb the main Japanese island of Honshu
with as little loss of American lives as possible.  American submarines preyed relentlessly on
the Japanese merchant marine, and by summer 1945 Japanese civilians faced shortages and
starvation.  Of course, probably the greatest strategy was the use of two atomic bombs in quick
succession to bring about the end of the war.  

What were the similarities and differences between Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau's philosophies, ideas, and views on government?

Each of
these political philosophers was concerned with theorizing the best type of government. Each
generally argued that the best government was one most aligned with human nature. It was on this
point that they diverged, particularly Thomas Hobbes.

Hobbes argued that
because mankind was naturally suspicious and greedy, governments were formed to keep them from a
state of constant conflict. It followed, he wrote in Leviathan, that the
best possible government was an absolute monarchy, unanswerable to the popular will.

Montesquieu, on the other hand, argued for a divided government, one with separation of
powers between a monarch and a body dominated by nobles. He believed, more fundamentally, that
governments had to be created in accordance with the particular "spirit" of a
people.

Locke argued that government was based on a social contract, one in
which people willingly and freely determined to submit to government. Crucially, that government
had to protect the rights of individuals, or...

What was the history of suburbia?

The history
of the suburbs in the United States has been tied very strongly to the history of
transportation.  The more that transportation has become available, the more that suburbs have
arisen.  This process of transportation advances leading to suburbanization took off in a really
big way in the 1950s.

Before the 1950s, suburbs had existed on a relatively
small scale.  They started with the rise of street cars and local...

Show the plot development in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

carol-davis

"" bypresents three characters in turmoil.  Mama or Mrs. Johnson narrates the
story concerning her daughters and the interaction amid the family.  Her oldest daughter Dee is
coming for a visit after being away at school.  The other daughter Maggie, who is crippled,
 lives with her mother.  Much of the story is Mama's recollection of events that have brought
the family to the day of this visit. 

The breakdown of the plot---

Initial Event---

Maggie and Mama wait
in the yard for Dee to arrive.  Both of them are nervous because they perceive Dee as better
than they are...

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What is the summary to the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce?

This is a great
psychological tale set in the midst of the Civil War. The main character is called Peyton
Farquhar, who is a wealthy Confederate planter who has been lured by a Union spy into attempting
to sabotage a bridge in Union-held territory. As the story open,s he has been captured by Union
forces and is about to be hanged from the bridge. However, instead of witnessing his death, we
first step into Farquhar's perspective and join him on a truly incredible escape. As he falls,
the rope snaps and Farquhar falls into the river. He dodges bullets shot at him, runs into the
woods and makes it back to his own home and family. At the end of this narrative relating his
miraculous escape, we learn that this was all a complete hallucination that is going on in
Farquhar's mind in the last few seconds of his life. The story ends with Farquhar's corpse
hanging from a rope from the Owl Creek Bridge.

Who is the narrator of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

This novella has a
third person omniscient narrator. This means that the narrator is
not a participant in the story's events and does not use the first person pronoun "I."
Omniscient means that the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all
of the characters, rather than none of them (which is called objective) or
one of them (which is called limited omniscient). For example, the narrator
tells us that Mr. Utterson

had an approved tolerance for
others; sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their
misdeeds; and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove.

If the narrator were not of the omniscient variety, he would not
be able to report on Mr. Utterson's private thoughts, such as these. Likewise, when the narrator
reports on the conversation between Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield, he says that Mr. Enfield
"fell into a vein of musing." Again, these are private thoughts, unspoken, to which an
objective third person narrator would not...

Please explain some of the symbolism in "The Pit and the Pendulum."

is full of symbols. Although they are all open to interpretation, several,
particularly the pit and the pendulum themselves, are very clear and comprehensible given the
themes andof the story.

The narrator is condemned by white-lipped,
black-robed judges, whose resolution and contempt for human life suggest that they symbolize
fate. He then notices seven tall candles, which at first seem like angels but quickly become
meaningless specters with heads of flame. The narrator himself says that he saw no help would
come from them, showing that they symbolize the departure of hope, perhaps hope from a spiritual
or religious quarter.

The pit symbolizes the ever-present threat of death
and hell, into which it would be all too easy to cast oneself in despair or sink without even
realizing it. The...

What makes Animal Farm a totalitarian society?

is established with
good intentions. The animals rise up to overthrow Jones and envision a society based on the
teachings of , in which all animals will be equal and the exploitation of the many by the few
(i.e. people) will cease. But by Chapter Seven, it is obvious that the animals' experiment has
become a totalitarian nightmare. The animals, near starvation, labor on another windmill, the
first one having collapsed due to poor design. The hens are forced to give up their eggs, and,
when they protest, are starved into submission.makesinto a figure of fear, claiming that he is
sabotaging the farm at night, and 's manipulation of the truth about Snowball through propaganda
is a hallmark of totalitarian governments everywhere. At the end of the chapter, the degree to
which Animal Farm has degenerated into totalitarian government is made clear, as Napoleon has
several animals executed in plain view of the rest as punishment for supposedly treasonous
activities. Many of the animals have so internalized the pigs' propaganda that they actually
turn themselves in to be brutally killed by Napoleon's dogs. The event has a profound effect on
the animals, as seen in 's description of Clover's thoughts:

These scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that
night when old Major first stirred them to rebellion...Instead...they had come to a time when no
one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to
watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. There was no thought of
rebellion or disobedience in her mind. She knew that, even as things were, they were far better
off than they had been in the days of Jones, and that before all else it was needful to prevent
the return of the human beings...But still, it was not for this that she and all the other
animals had hoped and toiled. 

At this point, it seems,
Animal Farm has become a truly totalitarian society, far from Old Major's vision of equality and
prosperity for the animals. Using terror, mind control, and violence, Napoleon has made himself
into a dictator as brutal as the humans.

How old was Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?

While 's age is
explicitly stated as 13, 's age is never officially revealed within the text.  Most stage and
movie renditions that I have seen put him as older than Juliet, but still in his teen years.
 His somewhat impulsive behavior and the rapidity with which he is able to transition from
feelings for Rosaline to strong feelings for Juliet seem to indicate a high hormone level, which
would be more consistent for a teenager than for someone in his early twenties.

While a 13-year-old bride might seem ludicrous in the modern age, we must remember that
the life expectancy during Shakespeare's time was only about 30-35 years.  People married far
younger and started families far earlier in Shakespeare's day than they do at
present.

How did Bruno die in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Bruno dies in the Auschwitz gas chamber.

On the day before Bruno leaves for Berlin, he agrees to help his friend Shmuel find
his father, who has gone missing in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Shmuel manages to get
Bruno a prison uniform, which...

To the original audience, was Eliza's seeking refuge at Mrs Higgins's in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (Scene V) considered proper?

Eliza
Doolittles seeking refuge at Mrs Higgins's in Scene V of 'swas not only considered proper, but
it remedied the impropriety of her living with Higgins. For a well-bred girl to have lived in
a...

Why is the Englishman Santiago's foil in The Alchemist?

Great
question! To fully answer your query about the Englishman in s novel , it
is important to fully understand the concept of a foil.

In literature, a foil
is a character who mirrors another character, most frequently the . A foil is similar enough to
the protagonist for a reader to see parallels between the two. For example, both may have the
same motivations, the same background, or the same personality. However, a foil differs from the
protagonist in some major way that creates a visible contrast. This contrast between characters
highlights certain qualities of the protagonist. In Coelhos book The
Alchemist, the Englishman fits this mold of a literary foil. To clearly explain why,
we need to review the characteristics of the protagonist.

The protagonist of
The Alchemist is Santiago, a youthful Andalusian shepherd. Santiago
journeys to the Egyptian pyramids in search of a treasure. However, Santiagos journey quickly
shifts purpose when he meets...

Analyze Phoenix's language in "A Worn Path." What is conveyed through her speech?

The first
time we hear Phoenix speak, she says:

Out of my way, all
you foxes, owls, beetles, jack rabbits, coons and wild animals!...Keep out from under these
feet, little bob-whites...Keep the big wild hogs out of my path. Don't let none of those come
running my direction. I got a long way.

All of these
sentences, except for the final one, are imperative sentences. In other words, each is phrased
as a command. She tells the animals to get Out of (her) way and to Keep out from under (her)
feet. This repetition of imperative sentences suggests that Phoenix is a rather bad-tempered old
lady or that she is simply in a hurry to get somewhere.

A little later in the
story, as she is walking up a hill, Phoenix says, Seem like there is chains about my feet,
time I get this far, and then, Something always take a hold of me on this hill - pleads I
should stay. Phoenixs speech is grammatically unconventional. For example, she uses the singular
form of the verb, take with the singular form of the noun Something. She should, to be
grammatically correct (or conventional), use the plural form of the verb with the singular form
of the noun. Such grammatically unconventional constructions suggest that Phoenix is perhaps a
lower-class woman.

In the quotations above, Phoenix also uses vague,
speculative language like Something and Seem like. This vague, speculative language implies
that Phoenix is uncertain or confused as to what it is that seems to hold her back. She seems to
suspect that there is some invisible, mysterious force at work. She also uses ato compare this
mysterious force to chains about [her] feet, implying that it is a hostile force. This perhaps
indicates that Phoenix is not only uncertain or confused, but also perhaps a little
afraid.

Phoenix also has a playful side to her personality, however, and this
too comes out in her speech. For example, when somebody asks her later in the story, How old
are you, Granny? she replies with, Theres no telling, mister€¦no telling. When the same person
asks her what she is doing lying in a ditch, Phoenix replies, Lying on my back like a June bug
waiting to be turned over, mister.

In The Bronze Bow, how are the beliefs of Rosh and Jesus different?

Both Rosh and
Jesus are seen by the villagers as men opposing the Roman rule over Israel. However, they are
extremely different in their beliefs and methods. Rosh is a bandit living in the hills; he has
been active for a long time, and people are accustomed to hisabout eventually leading an army to
rout the Romans. However, his excursions are always for theft and intimidation, and despite his
words he never actually takes steps to move on Rome. In fact, he avoids confrontations with
Roman soldiers because, as Daniel realizes, the Romans are content to allow Rosh his banditry as
another method of keeping the villagers scared and dependent.

Suddenly words were echoing in his mind. "For each one of you is precious in His
sight." Not scripture, but the words of the carpenter. That was what had confused him.
Rosh looked at a man and saw a thing to be used, like a tool or a weapon. Jesus
looked and saw a child of God.
(Speare, , Google
Books)

When Jesus comes to the village, Daniel expects
that he will use his great charisma and apparent supernatural powers to lead a revolution.
However, Daniel soon realizes that Jesus is working towards changing hearts and minds; he is not
trying to foster a violent rebellion, but instead trying to spread love and peace through the
region. Jesus believes that since all humans are God's children, then peace will come through
mutual love and understanding, not through war. This shows how Rosh is simply a user of people
to his own ends, while Jesus attempts to enlighten people how to better themselves and
others.

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What are the similarities between Dana's relationship with Rufus and her relationship with Kevin in "Kindred"?

The
similarities between Dana's relationships with Kevin and Rufus are surprisingly many.  Both are
white men in love with her, and in the early nineteenth century they are both her protectors by
virtue of their sex and race.  Dana depends on each of them at different times.  She relies on
Rufus to orient her in the world of the past where she is so abruptly thrust, and of Kevin she
says, "He was my anchor here in my own time" (Rope 2).

Although
Dana depends on...

In 1984, why did Winston say that if there is hope it lies in the proles?

If you read
all the answers to the question linked below, you'll have the answer to your question.  Don't
forget to check out the literature guide as well.

What are the climax, falling action, and resolution of "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson?

Determining themust be considered in terms of the conflict. The conflict is brought to
its highest peak at the climax, after which the conflict is resolved.

When
reading this story for the first time, it is difficult to determine the conflict for much of the
story as the setting is presented as falsely idyllic. However, in retrospect and in realizing
that the townspeople are actually gathering to determine which member they will stone that day,
the conflict becomes more clear. They complacently agree with the rules of this lottery until it
becomes personal. Therefore, is established as the character whose conflict
becomes central to the story, and the conflict becomes pretty tense once it is
decided that her family has been selected as the sacrifice. The highest point of conflict is
when they draw again, and Tessie herself is determined to be the character who will die, which
is the climax:

"It's
Tessie,"said, and his voice was hushed. "Show us her paper,...

How did the Federalists' vision for the United States differ from that of their Republican opponents during the 1790s?

George
Washington, who served as the nation's first president from 1789 to 1797, was a reluctant chief
executive. He had wanted to retire after years of service as a general and statesman, but the
Founding Fathers strongly believed that Washington should be president. To his credit,
Washington always put national interests ahead of his own and went on to serve two terms. He
sought national unity and comity above all else.

Keeping the new and large
United States together was not easy. In addition to its size, the country was beset by
difficulties caused by regionalism. New England and the South, in particular, were quite
different.

Alexander Hamilton, who was Washington's Secretary of the
Treasury, emerged as the leader of the Federalist party. Hamilton was an orphan at an early age,
but he became very successful.

His brilliance and ambition caught
Washington's attention during the Revolutionary War (1775€“1783). Hamilton became the most
influential member of Washington's cabinet. He...

Can the novel Robinson Crusoe be seen as a Christian allegory?

I wonder whether there
is scope for this view
of this novel through analysing what the novel has to say about the human

condition and howstruggles to return to civilisation. What is interesting about the
story and in
particular the character of Robinson Crusoe is that when he
finds himself on this island, he
embarks on a struggle to remain a civilised
man and maintain his reason. The novel says his
"original
sin"...

In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards makes many references to the Bible. Is this practice of reference to a familiar...

An
is an indirect reference to a person, place, thing, text, or event
with which one's audience would be familiar. The purpose of an allusion is to borrow
emotionaland mood from the source, and it almost functions like insider knowledge possessed by
the writer/speaker and their audience. Puritan ministerrelied heavily on the Bible, alluding to
it frequently during this sermon, because he believed that the word of God was powerful enough
to get people's attention and compel them to change their sinful behaviors. His audience would
already be very familiar with the Bible, as Puritans believed that people needed to read the
Bible for themselves in order to create...

Explain why Meg, rather than Cal or Mr. Murry, had to be the one who rescued Charles Wallace.

Meg
certainly seems like an unlikely choice as the one to return to Camazotz to rescue Charles
Wallace. However, as we learn in chapter 12, Mr. Murry and Calvin can't do it. First of all, Mr.
Murry, although he is the most experienced with tessering, is told flat-out by Mrs. Whatsit that
he cannot be allowed to go. They all know that his attempt would end in failure. Calvin is
similarly told he cannot go when he volunteers. It is...

Why was the art movement, Realism, originally rejected by the public and then later accepted?

(1848-1900) followed
Romanticism (1780-1850) in both the artistic world and the literary world. Realists were
initially rejected by the art community because the art of the period spoke against the art of
the earlier period (Romantic). Romantics tended to blur over the realities of life.

Realists, on the other hand, took a more...

How does Mrs. Cratchit react to the mention of Scrooges name on Christmas in A Christmas Carol?

Mrs.
Cratchit is no fan of Mr. Scrooge. On the other hand, Bob Cratchit is very respectful of Mr.
Scrooge, in spite of how poorly he is treated by his boss.

At Christmas
dinner Bob Cratchit gives a thanks to Ebenezer Scrooge and refers to him as "the Founder of
the Feast." This irritates Mrs. Cratchit, who replies, 

"The Founder of the Feast indeed!" cried Mrs. Cratchit, reddening. "I
wish I had him...

Who were the Copperheads during the Civil War?

The Copperheads were the name given to a

political faction in opposition to the Civil War. Civil War historians also refer to the
group
as the Peace Democrats. Unlike modern-day pacifists, their opposition
was not on moral grounds,
but instead, they believed the war to be
unconstitutional. Copperheads also thought the
consequences of the war were
too great of a cost to bear. Fearing freed slaves would move to the
North;
many of the Copperheads were opposed to the emancipation of the slaves. Some
scholars
believe their opposition stemmed from many of the members being
related to southerners or having
economic ties to the South and they did not
want their economic interests to be disrupted by
war. The members supported
the reconciliation of the South through negotiations in avoidance of
civil
war.

Until recently, some historians characterized the Copperheads
as
traitors to the cause of the Union. There is some debate whether the
efforts by Copperheads to
disrupt the war was disloyalty to the Union or only
an expression of their political opposition
to the war. The majority of known
Copperhead members belonged to the Democratic Party at the
time. From the
historical research, it appears most of the membership was located in the

Midwest. These were border states, and the issue of slavery was hotly contested and as
of that
time, not a foregone conclusion whether states could accept or
reject
slavery.

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How can we to compare setting of the book to the setting which we live in 20th centry, for example, like the mood atmosphere or the setting?

is set in
suburban 1970's Pennsylvania. This is a time that Susie Salmon describes as follows,

This was before kids of all races and genders started appearing on
milk cartons or in the daily mail. It was still back when people believed things like that
didn't happen.

This small description helps to establish
the immense contrast between Susie's time, and our time. This is because, shortly after we read
Susie's description in chapter 1, is when we realize that Susie's own disappearance will perhaps
set the wheels of change in motion, and people "will believe" that things "like
that" do happen.

If we were to compare Susie's time
to our own, we will find that communication works as a factor of differentiation. Susie lives in
a time where "milk cartons" are probably the only medium of communication to expose
the social threat lurking beneath their all-American town. This is why, we see that Susie's
parents do not seem too worried about everyday things such as trusting their neighbors enough to
allow Buckley to go in their houses, or accepting food from Ruana Signh, nor letting their kids
walk home from school.

The best asset that we have in the 21st century to
use as a variable of comparison to the setting of the story in the 1970's is, undoubtedly,
communication. It changes everything and sets the tone,and mood of everyone's lives.

In the 21st century the media uncovers the horrors of crime from rape, to murder, to
torture. We have a consistent "feed" of information telling us, or rather
begging us, NOT to trust the potential "sociopath next door". We
live in a hedonistic society where our constant self-exposure in the social media can make us
prey to just about any unstable person out there. Our society is just as dangerous as Susie's,
but we should (at least) know better. Susie's society would have never stood a chance during a
crime wave, when their world moved as slowly as it did.

Furthermore, as far
as mood and the atmosphere, The Lovely Bones, explores the shaking of the foundation of an
everyday American family. Hence, the concepts of comfort, trust, and joy entail the achievement
of the American Dream: one in which the home provides the safety and the community provides the
support. 

We also see the dynamics of everyday suburbia: The stay-at-home
mom, the hardworking Dad who tends to his hobbies, the three children at school, the high school
sweethearts, and most importantly, the seemingly-normal neighbor who tends to his flowers and
shares tips with Mr. and Mrs. Salmon:

The murderer was a
man from our neighborhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father talked to him once
about fertilizer. [...] My father came home smiling, making jokes about how the mans garden
might be beautiful but it would stink to high heaven once a heat wave hit.

These details lead the reader to understand the real horror of
Susie's death: How could a family so stable and normal, in such a normal neighborhood, undergo
such aby one of their own neighbors?

Therefore, the main difference between
that community and one today is that we have the benefit of communication and a strong media
that exposes people for who they are. However, nobody never really knows who is who, for real.
Like Susie says:

Dont think every person youre going to
meet in here is suspect. Thats the problem. You never know.

Sikhism Explain how Sikhism is like a blending (or compromise) between Islam and Hinduism. Refer specifically to their beliefs, ritual actions and...

#5 is
correct; Sikhism deviates from the multi-theist tendencies of strict Hindu beliefs
to gather all gods into one; while the connections to Islam and Hindu are
significant, Sikhism also collects belief structures from other major
religions.

Properly, Sikhism is an example of href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism">Syncretism, incorporating
beliefs, traditions, and ideals from many religions into a
whole.

In Tennyson's "Ulysses," what does Ulysses think of the people of his kingdom?

In
Tennyson's "," the eponymous king is fairly unabashed when it comes to his opinion of
his subjects, the people of Ithaca. Take, for instance, Ulysses' first description of his
people: 

...I mete and dole

Unequal
laws unto a savage race,

That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
(3-5)

From this quote, it's clear that Ulysses regards
the people of Ithaca as an uncouth, uncultured rabble. Indeed, according to the king's account,
it would appear that the subjects of the kingdom are more similar to dumb beasts than human
beings. Ulysses underscores this opinion later in the poem when he refers to his subjects once
again, calling them "a rugged people" (37). All in all, it's quite clear that Ulysses
views the people of Ithaca as uncultured bumpkins unworthy of a legendary king such as
himself.

However, there are other layers present in Ulysses' dislike of his
subjects. It would appear, for instance, that much of the king's resentment stems from his
belief that his people "know not me." In other words, Ulysses dislikes his people
because they make no effort to know and respect him as a unique individual. Instead, they simply
view him as a means to security and provision. As such, Ulysses links his lack of individual
fulfillment to his responsibility to care for his subjects, and so he resents the
"rabble" that have forced him to give up a life of glorious adventure.

Considering these two layers, Ulysses begins to seem remarkably insecure. While it's
true that his subjects don't see him as an individual, it's likely that Ulysses similarly does
not know any of them as individuals either, and in this light his despair seems suddenly moody
and unreasonable. All in all, it's possible to see Ulysses' dislike of his people as a misplaced
grudge, one which actually stems from his dislike of his kingly responsibility but which has
been unfairly placed upon the shoulders of Ithaca's citizens. 

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What's the theme of adventure in Robinson Crusoe?

Much has been written about themes other than
adventure hidden in the depths of Defoe'snovel. However, the overall prevailing theme is that of
an adventure genre. 

By definition the adventure genre is dominated by
danger, action, risks and excitement. They take place in unusual settings unlike that which
people encounter everyday. The action is fast paced and extraordinary compared to daily
life. 

Robinson Crusoe contains all of these elements and more. The adventure
begins with the wreck of Crusoe's ship and his immediate action to salvage materials that he can
use to survive. Each day Crusoe must solve problems and find new ways to survive the elements,
hunger and occasional savages. Further adventures have him taming and domesticating wild goats,
learning to grow food to survive, meeting a converting a savage named Friday into a companion
and helping a group of sailors and captain who arrive to restore order to their ship. They in
turn, take Crusoe back home. 

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