Is political science a science?

Let's define a
few terms and that should largely answer the question.  In the broadest sense, the term science
means

... a systematic enterprise that builds and
organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the
universe.

In centuries past, science and the study of
science was actually very closely linked with philosophy, with both fields of study being
centered around answering some of the most basic questions of the nature of the universe and the
world around us.

In more recent times (particularly the late 19th and 20th
centuries), the term science has come more to specifically mean natural
science, or the study of the natural world and phenomena that can be
qualitatively measured through the scientific method and also quantitatively measured through
mathematical data and analysis.  The term natural science can also be thought of as dealing with
physical sciences, or the study of the physical universe.  This covers the classic areas of
study like chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy.

Another more
recent division of the term science is the term social science. 
This is meant to separate the previously mentioned natural sciences from other areas of study
less concerned with the natural world and more concerned with human behavior, thought, and
interaction.  Areas of study in this realm include sociology, anthropology, economics,
psychology, and political science.  Mathematical data are still used to quantify and study
patterns, but the subject matter is less tangible and more abstract in nature (thoughts versus
physical objects).  Specifically, political science is the subset
in this area that studies politics, government, and bodies of law that govern human societal
interactions.

So the answer to your question does depend a bit on your
specific point of view.  In the most broad and classical sense, political science is indeed a
science.  But in the more modern, compartmentalized context, political science would best be
considered a social science.

Talk about someone you know who has experienced gender discrimination. Discuss what happened and why you think it happened. If the same situation were...

This
assignment is asking a student for a personal response to a situation. There is no right or
wrong answerrather, it asks a student to reflect on real situations and to think through your
own reactions to them and how you might, as an individual, behave. It is an opportunity for
self-reflection.

One area that might offer possible themes for such an
assignment is careers. Even if you have not experienced gender discrimination, you might talk
with older members of your family, such as your grandparents and ask if gender expectation
influenced their choices. For example, you might have a grandmother who wanted to be a doctor
but settled for nursing school instead or a grandfather who would have preferred to be a
stay-at-home dad but felt obliged to be a "breadwinner."

You then
might think through ways in which gendered expectations influence your own decisions about your
career and then reflect on how to make choices based on your actual talents and desires rather
than gender expectations. For example, more men are now considering professions such as nursing
or primary school teaching while women are having success in trades such as plumbing or areas
such as engineering.

Another possible area which you could investigate would
be sports. You could think about ways in which your school discriminates by gender in sports.
You could recount some examples of how students have just accepted such expectations and how you
might do something differently, such as trying out as a cheerleader as a man or for the football
team as a woman. You might also think about how you could personally support people you know who
are trying to break such barriers.

What is the significance of imagination to the Romantics? Why is imagination important to the Romantics?

The soul is
the center of a person for the
Romantics, not the mind as it is for scientists of the previous
movement, the
Enlightenment.  Romantics sought to tap into this soul through intuition and

imagination.  They felt that doing so was more natural and, as such, better than
the
contrivances of scientific pursuit in man placed himself in a position
beyond his nature and
often his ken.

Why did the narrator get caught by the police in "The Black Cat"?

The fact that the
narrator gets caught is an example of his distorted view of reality.  From the opening line the
narrator tells the reader that he has a "wild" story to tell, but that it is
completely true.  He proceeds to tell the story of a cat who haunts him even after the cat is
killed, so in his mind it's a ghost story.  However, the story is somewhat ambiguous because the
narrator admits that he began drinking heavily, and so one might reach the conclusion that the
alcohol has affected his view of reality.  Towards the end of the story the narrator is walking
down the steps of the basement and the cat runs between his legs.  This angers the narrator, and
he picks up an axe to kill the cat (for the second time!) but is stopped by his wife.  In his
anger, he kills his wife with the axe and buries her in the wall.  The cat disappears after the
narrator nearly killed him, and he believes the cat was too scared to come back.  The police
come to investigate the wife's disappearance, and the narrator is so pleased with how well he
hid his wife that he even takes the police to the basement.  In an arrogant gesture, the
narrator bangs on the wall to show the police how strong and well-built the house is.  Once he
does this, he hears a loud wail from within the wall.  As it turned out, the narrator
accidentally buried the cat inside the wall when he was sealing his wife in the wall.  In the
end, his distorted view of reality and his overconfidence is the reason why he is caught.
 

What do you think about Francisco de Goya?

Francisco de
Goya y Lucientes (1746€“1828), who came to artistic maturity during the age of Enlightenment, is
considered the most important Spanish artist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth
centuries.

Over the course of his career, Goyas paintings, drawings, and
etchings moved from bright and cheerful to deeply pessimistic. I find the last years of his
career, and particularly his black paintings," particularly interesting. These paintings
are expressionist visions which communicate the pessimism and cynicism of a man inhabiting a
dramatic realm of fantasy and nightmare. Apart...

What is the main idea in chapter one of Ida B. Wells-Barnett book The Red Record?

The main
idea of Chapter 1: THE CASE STATED is the setting forth of the conditions of the "system of
anarchy and outlawry" that was markedly entered into in the United States beginning in the
year 1894.

This...

What is the purpose of a market segmentation analysis?

The purpose
of a market segmentation analysis is to determine how a firm should split up, or segment, its
overall market.

When firms set out to do this, they are hoping to be more
effective in marketing their product to various parts of their customer base.  The firm does a
market segmentation analysis to try to determine what segments exist in its market.  The firm is
looking for discrete groups within that market that might respond to different marketing
strategies.  Once the market segmentation analysis identifies these groups, the firm can tailor
marketing strategies to the different needs of the various groups.

The
purpose of a market segmentation analysis, then, is to find discrete groups in a market so that
specific (and hopefully more effective) marketing strategies can be devised for each
group.

What is the tragedy of young goodman brown? and which scenes is it in?

I'm not sure I
agree he discovers the reality of evil, for the ambiguity of the story resides in whether he did
or did not.  Whether or not he discovered it (because maybe it was all a dream....), the
important point is that he more or less became a misanthrope, with no friends, and most
significantly "shrank from the bosom of Faith . . . . and scowled and muttered to
himself."  He lost the capacity for joy in life---that is the , for the story opens with a
lightheartedness that he can never reclaim.  One can fall from innocence to experience and
continue to live a good life, gaining knowledge from the fall that will bring meaning to
life, but he does not gain that sort of knowledge.  Losing faith in humankind, in loved ones, in
a purpose for living:  surely there is no greater tragedy.

Compare the political structure of ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and the Indus River Valley as they developed between 8000 and 2000 BCE.

Mesopotamia
consisted of a series of Empires, either Sumerian, Babylonian, or Chaldean, to name a few. Each
was ruled by an Emperor with a well defined class structure which separated the nobility from
the commoners. Among the more well known of the Mesopotamian Emperors was Hammurabi, who
promulgated his famous Code of Laws, and Nebuchadnezzar, who constructed the hanging Gardens of
Babylon. This system remained in place until the area was ultimately conquered by the Persians
under Cyrus the Achaenamid in 558 B.C.E.

Ancient Egypt was ruled by a king
known as the Pharaoh, meaning "Great House." He was considered theof the sun God,
Horus, and was believed to be responsible for the annual flooding of the Nile, from which
ancient Egypt gained it subsistence. Pharaoh ruled directly through an administrative
bureaucracy; there was no Egyptian nobility.  Although some Pharaohs led troops into battle,
most were never seen by the public at large. They remained secluded from public view. It was
forbidden to even look on him, and to touch him unless he expressly requested it was punishable
by death. Pharaohs typically referred to their wives as their "dear sister." This has
led to some speculation that these marriages were incestuous, but there is no concrete
evidence.

The early society of India was the Harappan, or Dravidian. Because
their language has not yet been deciphered. As a result, there is no way of knowing their
political structure. It is known that they built several large cities with broad streets
organized on a grid with shops, public baths, and other amenities. All of this indicates a
highly organized and developed society; but other than that, nothing is known of their system of
government.

Why did the Roman government begin hiring foreign mercenaries in the 3rd century CE?

One of the
reasons that the Roman government began to hire foreign mercenaries around the third century was
because they needed to fortify their borders. The government made contracts called
foedera with those they considered frontier barbarians who were living
beyond their borders and were not under their imperial control. These mercenary groups
essentially functioned as a sort of buffer between the Romans and other groups living along and
beyond the frontier. This was often a temporary measure, meaning that they were recruited when
the need arose, usually for immediate purposes. These particular soldiers always remained
somewhat on the outside: they served under their own leaders and beyond the borders of the
empire. However, they occasionally received Roman honors and ranks.

Another
reason is that certain mercenaries had special military abilities that made excellent additions
to the Roman army. For example, Hun, Alan, Bulgar, and Avar mercenaries made excellent mounted
archers,...

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How does Alice Walker use direct/indirect characterization to relate to the theme in "Everyday Use"?

Perhaps the
key element of the short story,is employed by authors in order to move the action of the plot
forward with conflicts and actions that develop the story's theme.

Characterization can be direct or indirect:

Direct or explicit characterization...uses another character, narrator or the  to tell
the readers or audience about the
subject. 
[http://literarydevices.net/characterization]

With indirect or implicit characterization, a character is revealed through one of the
following methods:

1. By the thoughts, words, or actions of the
   character
2. By what other characters say about the character


3. By the ways in which other characters react to the character

In 's short story ","
one character of the story, the mother, acts as a narrator who directly addresses the reader.
With direct characterization, she describes herself as "a large big-boned woman with rough,
man-working hands" whose "fat keeps me hot" in the frigid weather of winter. She
tells how strong she is. The mother then describes her daughter Dee as lighter-skinned than her
other daughter, Maggie, who has a way of sidling up to people. With more description, the mother
tells the reader,

[When Maggie reads] she stumbles along
good-naturedly but can't see well. She knows she is not bright. Like good looks and money,
quickness passed her by.

When Dee, now calling herself
Wangero, arrives with her boyfriend, Mama describes how Dee appears in a "dress so loud it
hurts my eyes," and she wears gold earrings that hang to her shoulders. The mother also
describes how Dee's "short and stocky" boyfriend looks with "hair...all over his
head a foot long."

The mother states that Dee has hated her home and has
had no interest in her ancestors. As a young girl,

[S]he
washed us in a river of make believe [as a child], burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn't
necessarily need to know.... Dee wanted nice things.... She was determined to stare down any
disaster in her efforts.... At sixteen she had a style of her own, and knew what style
was. 

• (dialogue, description, and
  action)

The mother/narrator reports much of what the other
characters say and do. For example, when the boyfriend of Dee, Hakim-a-barber, sits down to eat,
he informs the mother that 

...he didn't eat collards and
pork was unclean....

Dee, now calling herself
Wangero, 

...talked a blue streak over the sweet potatoes.
Everything delighted her. Even the fact that we still used the benches her daddy made for the
table when we couldn't afford to buy chairs.

The mother
also reports the actual words of the other characters, such as Dee's reactions to the old
belongings:

"I can use the churn top as a centerpiece
for the alcove table...and I'll think of something artistic to do with the
dasher."

"Mama.... Can I have these old quilts?"

When Mama tells Wangero that she has promised the two quilts to
Maggie, she reacts with anger: "Maggie can't appreciate these quilts! ... Maggie would put
them on the bed and in five years they'd be in rags. Less than that!"
Now,
surprisingly, it seems that Dee is interested in her family's history and her heritage, but from
a different perspective.

The mother describes at length how the sisters react
to each other as well as how she herself feels. For example, when Dee asks for the quilts that
were made by hand by the women of the family, Mama looks at Maggie and "something hit me in
the top of my head" as Maggie "looked at her sister with something like fear but she
wasn't mad at her." Then, the mother feels overcome, much as she does in church when
"the spirit of God touches me and I get happy and shout." She hugs Maggie and pulls
her into the bedroom, grabs the quilts, and "dumped them into Maggie's lap." She tells
Dee, "Take one or two of the others." An angered Dee departs after saying, "You
just don't understand." (Dee's idea of "heritage" is displaying old family
items.) 

How did militarists gain control of Japan?

During the
1920s and 1930s, the Japanese economy relied heavily on the export of silk and cotton textiles.
Silk prices dropped dramatically because of the depression, which began in 1929. Meanwhile, the
Chinese started to boycott Japanese cotton goods for political reasons. Many people in Japan
argued for a new, aggressive foreign policy to acquire control of Manchuria, which was formally
part of China and had a substantial Chinese population, and where the Japanese army had
maintained a presence since the end of the Russo-Japanese war in 1905; in this way, Japan hoped
to retain at least the Manchurian market and Manchurias resources. The Chiang Kai Shek
nationalists reunified China in the late 1920s and wanted, on the contrary, to free China from
Japanese military and economic influence as much as possible.

Young Japanese
officers believed that the Japanese government, which had agreed to naval armaments restrictions
in negotiations with European powers at the 1924 Washington conference, was undermining the
military strength of Japan. In September, 1931, these young officers decided to use the Kwantung
army, the separate branch of the Japanese military that was stationed in Machuria, to launch an
all-out conquest of Manchuria, which they turned into the Japanese vassal state of Manchukuo.
The Japanese government made only weak and unsuccessful attempts to reassert its authority over
the popular, influential officers and to contain them as they continued to expand from their
Manchurian power base into the neighboring Chinese provinces.

The Japanese
militarists invested large sums of money into the development of industry (including steel) and
mining in Manchuria. By this time, Japan was growing increasingly dependent on the resources of
its other colonies, in particular Korea and Taiwan. This gave an additional boost to domestic
imperialist propaganda.

The inevitable confrontation with Chiang Kai Shek
forces in July 1937 quickly turned into a full-fledged war, which eventually became part of
World War II. By this time, the militarists were shaping Japanese policies and controlling the
government.

In the book Lyddie what happens to Lyddie and Charles' father?

When
opens, Mr. Worthen, Lyddie's father, has been away for two years. He left
the family because the prospects he had for making money on their farm had soured. The maple
trees he had on his land did not produce enough syrup to be profitable, and the potash he hoped
to sell had no buyers. He had invested in sheep, but wool prices were not high enough for him to
earn any significant money from them. He left to try to keep the family from having to go to the
"poor farm," a place that the township operated for people who could not support
themselves. Such places were not pleasant; residents had to work on the farm for their keep but
had to follow strict rules. It would feel like giving up your freedom to go to live there--and
it would provide no way for you to ever escape poverty. 

Lyddie's mother has
a different description of why her husband left. She tells the children, "Your father went
out searching for vain riches. He ain't never coming back." However, the mother's
explanation cannot be taken at face value. She is mentally ill: "The truth be told, Mama
had gone somewhat queer in the head after their father had left." 

Still, the fact that the family has not even received a letter from Mr. Worthen for the
two years he has been gone indicates that something serious has happened to prevent him from
doing so, or that he does not intend to return. When Lyddie meets Ezekial, she imagines that her
father may be, like the runaway slave, "totally dependent on the kindness of others for
everything." However, if that were the case, he might certainly be given paper and postage
by some kind person, just as Lyddie receives such help from Diana. Possibly he had gotten ill;
Lyddie gets extremely sick later in the book, and if she hadn't had Rachel to care for her, even
Mrs. Bedlow acknowledges that Lyddie would have died. While Lyddie is working at Cutler's
Tavern, she gives up her dream of her father ever coming home, but later she considers the
possibility that he left for their benefit and he may have been prevented from
returning.

Why does Macbeth slaughter Macduff's family?

By this
point,is unable to be rational in his judgments or to be able to tell good from evil. He seesas
a threat to his future, so he feels taking quick action against him and his family will insure
that any blood line that might threaten his future will be stopped. He doesn't stop to think
about what he is doing. He murders in order to stay powerful and in control. The senseless
murders ofand her son show how muchhas degenerated into a cold-blooded killer. These killings
reinforce Macbeth's character flaws which lead to his tragic end.

How is the theme of self-awareness shown in the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou?

Both
the free bird and the caged bird in 's poem are self-aware, because they both entertain no
illusions about who they are. The free bird is free and enjoys the benefits of that to the
fullest. The caged bird knows that it is imprisoned and resents it. Whatever those
characteristics mean or symbolize, the birds both understand their situations.

The poem itself is self-aware, too, because it portrays the
feelings of the birds realistically. The free bird doesn't question its place in life at all,
since it already has everything it wants. It soars and takes everything it sees, mostly because
it can. There isn't anything particularly malicious about itthe free bird doesn't think about
the caged bird at all. With this, the author is drawing attention to the fact that people who
are born into freedom don't often think about those who are not.

The caged
bird, meanwhile, longs to be free. The hate that it feels doesn't seem to be directed at the
free bird but at the unnatural...

In 1984, why does the population of Oceania believe everything the Party tells them, when there are proofs of the Party's lies?

The people
of Oceania do not believe everything the party tells them, because if they did, then there would
be no need for the thought police, no need for...

Why does Grandfather think he has been a fool?

Grandfather
thinks he has been a fool because he failed to see the inherent threat in the yellow fever. In
Chapter 5, Lucille (Matilda's mother) wanted to send Matilda to the Ludingtons at Gwynedd.
However, Matilda's grandfather would not hear of it; he maintained that the Ludingtons were not
family and that Matilda would fare better by staying put.

Matilda's
grandfather believed that they would only need to accommodate the fever for a few weeks. He
insisted that life would soon return to normal and cautioned against panicking.

In Chapter 11, Matilda and her grandfather are abandoned after the armed men determine
that the latter is too sick to be allowed passage through their town. The two are left without
food and water, and Matilda's grandfather eventually laments his foolish stubbornness. He admits
that Lucille was right to worry and that they should have left town before any of them caught
the fever. So, Grandfather thinks himself a fool because he resisted the idea of
moving.

What lessons can President Obama learn from President Theodore Roosevelt? Should Obama be more like Theodore Roosevelt?

Teddy Roosevelt,
fond of saying "bully", used what we refer to as the Bully Pulpit - that is, he used
his popularity, folksy style and good speaking skills to rally popular support for his causes
and progressive reforms.  This put pressure on Congress to follow suit, and helped other
Progressives to get elected to Congress which also aided his programs.

Obama
shares many of those same qualities and strengths with Teddy Roosevelt, although he is in a
different economic situation.  With the recent banking crisis and financial bailouts and
scandals, the time is ripe in terms of public opinion to remorm these industries as a
progressive would.  He could use Roosevelt's bully pulpit style to...

What is theme of the movie Mean Girls?

Although the
title may refer to the action within the film rather euphemistically as being "mean,"
Mean Girls is ultimately a movie about
bullying. Upon starting her first day of public high school, Cady
Stanton must come face-to-face with The Plastics and their cruel leader, Regina George, the most
popular and nastiest girl in the school. After Regina sabotages Cady's attempt to get together
with Aaron Samuels, Cady decides to get revenge with the help of her outcast pal, Janis, by
targeting Regina's relationship, friend group, and self-image.

Although it
may appear that Cady is seeking justice for the acts of cruelty that Regina has committed
against the school, she is actually just participating in the same sneaky bullying tactics that
Regina has used to exert control over the student population. The rest of the movie examines
this power struggle and the ways that Regina and Cady's brutal behavior escalates. In this
sense, the movie is also one about friendship,
loyalty, and the cost of
betrayal.

Do any of the characters treat the very old man with the reverence due to a human or an angel? What kind of interest do people show him in "A Very Old...

In the
short story "A Very Old Man With
Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a filthy
old man with huge damaged
wings is swept into a family's yard by a violent rainstorm. Although a

neighbor woman claims that the old man is an angel, the father of the family imprisons
him in
the chicken coop in the yard. After their child recovers from an
illness, the parents consider
releasing the old man and helping him on his
way, but then they realize that the people of the
village are fascinated by
him. From then on, they treat him like a circus attraction and charge

admission for people to look at him.

Most of the people
treat
the...

What is allegorical about the girl Santiago meets in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist?

Fatima is the
name of the girl with whom Santiago falls in love in Coelho's . She
represents romantic love, future family, and settling down. She is also another of the many
teachers who teaches the young shepherd boy about the Soul of the World and everyone's
connection to their Personal Legend. Fatima understands that love can wait and if Fate has it
planned that Fatima and Santiago are meant to be, then they will circle back around in life and
get married. Basically, Coelho is saying that people should discover themselves and their
personal legends before they settle down and stay in one place for the rest of their lives.
Fatima understands that the Soul of the World connects everyone to the universe; and if their
connection is real, then they will find themselves together again after he finds his treasure
and accomplishes his life's goals. Fatima explains it perfectly with the following:

"I'm a desert woman, and I'm proud of that. I want my husband
to wander as free as the wind that shapes the dunes. And, if I have to, I will accept the fact
that he has become a part of the clouds, and the animals, and the water of the
desert"(98).

How does love operate between Lord and Lady Capulet, Juliet, Nurse, and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare?

The love
between the members of the house of
Capulet is as complex and dysfunctional as most families
today.

Whileis the picture of a devoted wife, her relationship withcan be

interpreted a number of waysas an abusive husband and his meek wife, as two social
climbers who
care less for affection and more for power, or as two people who
do love each other but have no
idea how to raise a child.

Both Lord and Lady Capulet have a complex
relationship with . Lord
Capulet appears to care about Juliet, insisting she is too young to
marry,
and though he appears strict with her after 's death, one can easily interpret this
as
his fear that the civil strife between his family and the Montagues will
claim the life of his
daughter next. His anger, while frightening, is more
likely a sign that he is scared and unsure
of how to handle his daughter's
newfound backbone.

Lady Capulet seems less
fond of her
daughter. Their interactions are stilted and awkward, and one can easily
imagine
that Lady Capulet does not understand her daughter and is only too
happy to hand her over to the
Nurse. In fact, Lady Capulet seems to genuinely
love her nephew Tybalt in a way she does not
love Juliet, implying that
perhaps Lady Capulet was disappointed she could not have given her
husband a
son.

Lord Capulet, on the other hand, does not seem to like
Tybalt
very much. He openly chastises him at the masquerade, and it is
perhaps the chip on his shoulder
about his place in the Capulet family that
drives Tybalt to antagonize .

Though we never directly see
Juliet and Tybalt interact, we know that Juliet loves her
cousin; after she
learns thathas killed him, she is torn between grieving for her cousin and

standing by her husband's side. Ultimately, she takes the side of her
husband.

The most loving relationship in this family is,
oddly enough, between two people who
are not related. Juliet and the Nurse
are closer than anyone; it is the Nurse and no one else to
whom Juliet
confides her love for Romeo and her secret marriage. It is also the Nurse who
urges
Juliet to marry , thinking that this will be the best option for
Juliet.

How do Santiago's thoughts and perceptions about himself and the world begin to change in The Alchemist?

Without a specific location in the book, this question could be asking about a couple
of times in Santiago's life. Readers are told that Santiago wasn't always a shepherd. He was
supposed to be a priest, but early on in his childhood, the desire to travel and see the world
became a driving force in his life. Getting the courage up to tell his parents these feelings is
a change in Santiago.

His parents had wanted him to
become a priest, and thereby a source of pride for a simple farm family. [. . .] But ever since
he had been a child, he had wanted to know the world,...

What is the importance of setting in A Streetcar Named Desire?

Laurine Herzog

Alongside the significance of
New Orleans, outlined very well in a previous response,
perhaps the other
most important use of setting occurs in scene 10. Scene 10 is an excellent

example of William's use of a staging method known as "plastic theatre," which is
when
the setting on stage is manipulated so as to parallel the state of a
character's mind or/and
emotions.

In scene 10, Blanche is
confronted by Stanley, who stalks after her
through the apartment. He is
presented as the predator, and she is presented as the prey. As the
scene
builds to its horrifying, Blanche's emotions also build to a climax, and her mental
state
becomes more and more unstable. Indeed, the climax of this scene marks
the point in the play
where Blanche's mental instability becomes madness.
This is echoed by the setting of the scene
on stage. We hear "inhuman voices
like cries in the jungle," and these voices become
louder and louder, and we
hear the "blue piano . . . turn into a roar of an

approaching...

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What tone would you have adopted in In Cold Blood and why?

This is a very
interesting question to ask, as the tone of this book seems explicitly related to what Capote
tries to do with it. Although the author set himself the task of using the raw material of this
case to write a non- fiction novel, it is clear that what we are presented with seems to be a
fascinating study of one real life case where what the author includes and doesn't include is
just as interesting as the details of the case itself.

Capote's tone in the
novel strives to be objective, but he cannot help but let his sympathy towards the criminals
emerge. In addition, what is interesting is the way that Capote clearly communicates several
other themes that are very important to him such as the fragility of the American Dream and the
way that it can so easily be shattered abruptly, just as Herb Clutter's life was so quickly
brought to an end.

Because of this, perhaps the novel could have been written
in a much more emotive tone that would have captured the feelings of such characters as Herb
Clutter and his family. However, if we change the tone, we need to remember that we change the
mechanics of this novel, and as a result, perhaps it is better that we leave it as it is.

In "Hills Like White Elephants", how would you describe the relationship between the man and the woman?

You asked more than one
question so I have had to edit your initial question and form it into a more general question
about the relationship between Jig and the man in this excellent short story.

When I think of the relationship between them I think of the power that the man has
over Jig and how he is forcing her to get an abortion. What we are shown in this short story is
that Jig constantly changes her perception to fit with her partners, and not just with the
abortion, that as we finish the tale, we know with a sinking heart that she will get, but in
other ways to. Jig towards the beginning of the story makes the...

Why does Sharon Pollock focus her play, Walsh, on the little-known white Canadian soldier rather than on the famous American Indian chief, Sitting Bull?

In
Pollock's play Walsh, it is interesting to note the new perspective on the
circumstances surrounding the aftermath of Little Big Horn from a third party that can see the
incident from an unbiased, humanitarian's viewpoint--which would be Walsh's.

The story of Custer's last stand at the place the Sioux called Greasy Grass has been a
part of American history that has long presented Custer as a military heroup until recent
memory. It has only been in the last quarter of a century that questions have been raised as to
the intent ofand tactics practiced byCuster: with his attempt to completely annihilate every
Indian he could find. Many saw his surprise attacks (not only on warriors but also on women and
children) as heroic: those who supported his actions certainly must have believed the
stereotypes of uncivilized savages and/or wanted the Indians' landor both. Attitudes of many
whites were expressed after the murder of Crazy Horse:

There stood a good Indian...a dead Indian.

Walsh
is not such a man. He does not judge a man on the color of his skin, but
upon his character--which Walsh finds supported by that man's behavior. Walsh finds Sitting Bull
to be a man of his word, committed to doing whatever is necessary to make sure his people are
safe and cared for. He follows every rule set forth by the Canadian government.

Walsh is also not a politician. He does not want to take anything from the Sioux. He
simply wants to help. He has no agenda; as seen with the Indians that take Mrs. Anderson's extra
wash tub to make a drum, he has no desire to destroy: he punishes them in a manner befitting the
crime.

In this way we see him as an honorable and sympathetic character who
believes that the Sioux defended themselves (and their women and children) from being murdered,
as Custer's men attacked with an order to take no prisoners. Sitting Bull wonders at one
point:

How does the white man sustain himself beneath the
weight of the blood he has shed?

The treatment of the
Sioux and even the Nez Perces affects Walsh deeply. It takes its toll on him physically,
emotionally and professionally. For just as the Sioux are victims of the American government's
determination to drive them out and/or subjugate or kill the Indians for selfish purposes, the
British leaders in Canada are more concerned with keeping peace with the Americans than to
bother themselves about the fate of Indians that are not native to Canadaeven though they
supported the British during the American Revolution and were promised by George III that they
would always be cared for. Walsh is a victim of the unscrupulous behavior of his
own government.

Walsh becomes a reliable witness, with valuable
and unbiased insights into what really happened at Little Big Horn and, subsequently the harsh
and tragic treatment and life of the Sioux in Canadahe sees into the heart of Sitting Bull, and
finds a caring leader and loving father.

An able and
brilliant people have been crushed, held down, moved from place to place, cheated and lied
to...And now, they hold on here in Canada, the remnants of a proud race, and they ask for some
sort of justice...which is what I thought I swore an oath to serve!

Walsh's perspective helps remove the mythology built up around
Sitting Bullseen all too often in the past as a blood-thirsty savage, and casts a more accurate
image of Custers character, a villain too long revered for what, in truth, amounted to nothing
short of genocide.

Harrison Bergeron Handicaps

In 's
short story "," the title character is the most handicapped person in a society that
seeks to equalize everyone by handicapping those who have greater abilities. 

The following quote from the story describes the handicaps he has received from the
"handicapper general." 

The rest of Harrison's
appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps. He had outgrown
hindrances father than the H-G men could think them up. Instead of a little ear radio for a
mental handicap, he wore a tremendous pair of earphones, and spectacles with thick, wavy lenses.
The spectacles were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches
besides. 

Scrap metal hung all over him. Ordinarily, there was a certain
symmetry, a military neatness to the handicaps issued to strong people, but Harrison looked like
a walking junkyard. In the race of life, Harrison carried three hundred pounds.

Harrison Bergeron also had to wear a red rubber nose, keep his
eyebrows shaved, and wear black caps on his teeth at "snaggle tooth random." This was
to cover up his unfair attractiveness.

Harrison was an incredible threat to
this society. Not only was he athletic and strong, he was also extremely intelligent and
good-looking. For these reasons, he bore more handicaps than anyone else. 

What is dramatic irony? Examine Sophocles' dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex.

is the classic
example of dramatic . Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something significant that
thedont know.

It takes a lot of narrative skill to create effective dramatic
irony. Because the audience already knows important information, the focus of the story is on
the character instead of a suspenseful plot. Its more challenging for a...

In "Ulysses," Tennyson relates the aspirations and vaulting ambitions of his context. Do you agree or disagree?

This statement I think
can be agreed with in part when it is applied to the text of "." This is because the
poem does definitely capture the spirit of exploration and adventure that characterised the
Victorian age, which was one of massive colonial expansion. Note, for example, the way in which
Ulysses expresses his desire for continual adventure:

Come, my friends, 
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. 
Push
off, and sitting well in order smite 
The sounding furrows; for my purpose
holds 
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths 
Of all the western stars,
until I die. 

Tennyson himself had lived through various
"newer worlds" that had been, if not discovered, at least colonised by Britain, and
therefore this poem can be said to relate to the "aspirations and vaulting ambitions"
of Victorian times. 

However, at the same time, there are aspects of this
poem that are definitely not part of Victorian beliefs and society, and these concern the way in
which Ulysses could be viewed in a much more negative light. Far from being a figure who is
viewed as an adventure-seeker and who is brave and courageous, it is possible to view him as a
character who does not do his job, and leaves behind his kingdom of Ithaca, and its people, in a
somewhat irresponsible way. Not only this, but he is very dismissive of his subjects, that he
describes as if they are almost animals. They "hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not
me" and are a "savage race." If the Victorian period of history focused on
colonial expansion, it also very strongly focused on consolidation, and this is something that
is not expressed in this poem that courts adventure at the expense of loyalty and
responsibility. 

Why are the Miller-Urey experiments essential to the theory of evolution? A. They showed that life can only come from life. B. They showed that...

The Miller-Urey
experiments are actually
somewhat controversial in the modern context in terms of whether they

accurately represent the conditions of the early Earth, and whether their conclusions
are
indicative of processes that actually took place. Nevertheless the key
point they demonstrated
was that the synthesis of seemingly "complex"
molecules (amino acids and other
organics) through non-living precursor
mechanisms was entirely possible.

A:
This possibility is
discounted because the setup of the experiment specifically excluded living

sources for the reactants. Further, the argument that "life comes from life" would
not
be an appropriate conclusion because life is an entirely different and
more complex subject than
just the synthesis of organic molecules can
conclude.

B: Electricity was used
in the experiment, but
it bears repeating that the experiment did not create life. 

C: This is the correct response. It is the most specific summary of the
experiment's
organization and its results.

D: Natural
selection was not relevant to this
experiment, because there were no living
elements. Natural selection does not exist in and
cannot apply to non-living
conditions. 

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Why was Professor Lidenbrock excited when he returned from the bookshop in Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Steven Ripley

is an adventure and science- tale written in 1864 by . It tells
the tale of three menDr. Otto Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hanswho scramble down
the volcanic tubes of a volcano in Iceland, their goal to reach the center of the Earth and then
climb back to the surface.

How does Lidenbrock know that such a journey is
possible? He finds an old book in a book store that shows him the way. Verne dedicates several
chapters to the discovery of this book, which holds secrets within secrets.

Lidenbrock rushes home carrying a wonderful old book that might delight any scholar. It
is called the Heimskringla, and tells an Icelandic saga. It is written in
runes.

"Runes," he said, "were handwritten characters formerly used in Iceland
and, according to the tradition, were invented by Odin himself. But look, irreverent boy, admire
these forms which sprang from a gods imagination."

At this moment, as Otto shows the book
to his nephew...

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

What effects the salvations of the major characters respectively in The Scarlet Letter? Major characters = Hester, Rev. Dimmesdale, Roger...

's examination
of the psychological effects of
sin and indictment of Puritanism in
 provides much
insight into the human soul.  This seminal work of
Hawthorne's depicts both
the inner turmoils as well as the external conflicts involved in a
Puritan
community where sin has no forgiveness. Yet, the maindo find redemption for
their
iniquities. 

Set as an
example to others of the penalties for sin against Puritan
law, Hester Prynne is publicly shamed
and made to wear a scarlet symbol of
her adultery.  Ironically, however, it is the
Catholic/Anglican theology,
from which the Puritans revolted, with its precept of redeeming
grace from
good works as atonement for sin which effects Hester's salvation. For, despite
her
being marked as a sinner and ostracized from the community, Hester's acts
of Christian charity
in tending the ill and dying are what earn her grace and
the acceptance of many in the Puritan
community as, with the unsubstantive
nature of symbols, they come to perceive the symbolic
A
as representative of positive connotations of "Angel" or
"Able."

Reverend

Forced by
his unforgiving Puritanism to hide his secret sin of adultery in his heart,

the Reverend Dimmesdale's grievous guilt tortures his soul to the extent that his sin at
last
reveals itself physically in illness and
the stigmata of the symbol of
adultery upon his own
chest (ironically, stigmata is another documented

manifestation of Catholicism ). And, it is only from confession--another facet of
the
"Papists"--that the minister's soul is redeemed.

As the incarnation of Hester's
sin
(and, though unbeknownst to the community, Dimmesdale's), little Pearl is
described as an
"imp," "a laughing image of a fiend," and "an airy
sprite."
Indeed, Pearl is not fully human until her father acknowledges her
and she, then, is "made
flesh," so to speak. In Chapter XXIII, Hawthorne
writes,

Pearl kissed his lips. A spell
was broken.....and as her tears fell upon her father's
cheek, they were the
pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor forever do

battle with the world, but be a woman in it. Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish
was
fulfilled.

His soul rotted by
the worm of revenge, Roger Chillingworth who vows "He will be
mine" in his
search for the partner in sin of Hester who has brought him ignominy,

Chillingworth commits the terrible sin of violating the secrets of the human heart.  In
fact,
in a conversation with Hester, he himself admits that he has become a
"fiend."  And,
when Dimmesdale publicly confesses, Chillingworth knows that
his hopes of revenge are
lost: "Thou hast...escaped me."  Then, he kneels
beside the minister and looks as
though his life "seemed to have
departed."

Chillingworth's sins are
more egregious than
those of any other character; he has sinned against Nature when he married

Hester, young and passionate as she was when he was neither.  Then he sins as he
subordinates
his heart to his intellect as he sacrifices Dimmesdale for his
own selfish desire for
revenge. In the end, Chillingworth withers and
blackens in death. His only chance
at redemption comes after he dies when he
leaves to Pearl his property as atonement for the ills
he has
caused. 

In "Young Goodman Brown," how does Goodman Brown react to his wife and others upon his return to Salem? Why? Is he justified in acting this way?

Goodman
Brown has become thoroughly
disillusioned after witnessing the shocking sight of people he
always thought
were fine, upstanding pillars of the community engaging in a Satanic ritual.

Everything he previously thought was true now appears to be nothing more than a sham,
and so
it's not surprising that he should be so bitter about it.

Whether he's
justified in being this way is a different matter. One
can certainly understand Brown's feeling
the way he does towards people,
including his wife, who he once thought to be good, God-fearing
folk. But one
could argue that he only has himself to...

Monday, May 5, 2014

In "Animal Farm", how does Napoleon influence the others animal in their decision making? In Orwell's allegory 'Animal Farm.'

first uses
repetition of slogans in public chants or incantations to brainswash
the animals, particularly the sheep. Here a type of "group
hysteria" and "bandwagon" technique gets the animals go 'go with the flow' in the
direction he desires.  You see this particularly in the change of the chant "Four legs
good, two legs bad" into "Four legs good, two legs better"
where the animals don't even seem to recognize the difference. Unlike 's attempts to educate the
animals through his multiple social programs and committees, Napoleon rather exploits the
animals by keeping them in their
ignorance.

Just as
important is 's role as middle man, public spokesman and propaganda
expert. Napoleon is not particularly gifted at public speaking, but at least he has enough sense
to confer this role to somebody else more influential and persuasive. Aptly stated was the
observation that Squealer could turn white into black and black into white. His help is crucial
in establishing Napoleon's influence over the other farm animals.

Napoleon
also uses reward and punishment to condition
the animals' responses.  They are given extra portions of food (rarely but sometimes) after
battles or during celebrations. The old crow Moses' tales of Sugarcandy Mountain in the
hereafter and the more immediate prospect of the benefits of the windmill to make life easier on
the farm use the "carrot before the nose" tactic of promise of a better day
forthcoming. Here both religion and philosophy
are truly "the opiate of the people" (or
"animals," as this is an ). On the other hand, the  animals are severely punished for
any form of resistance or insurrection, such as the hens' rebellion over having their eggs
confiscated. With the help of his secret police
(Bluebell's puppies, trained to kill and now adult), he extorts forced
confessions and even has a couple of animals executed in consequence of their
"crimes."

By living in the house with the pigs, Napoleon creates a
physical division and elitist privileged class whose members are at his beck and call to curry
any favour they can. The establishment of such an oligarchy
is indipensible in Napoleon's keeping everything under control,  for
without the help of these privileged few, Napoleon would be powerless.

Napoleon also eliminates Snowball as
his rival by having him chased away from the
farm and then keeps him away through
propaganda, having stories circulated about how
he was a spy. He even blows up the windmill, blaming this sabatoge on Snowball. (Over time, the
animals seem to even forget that the idea of the windmill was Snowball's in the first place!).
He also uses the threat of 'Jones coming back' to coerce the animals into subjection.

The answer to your question stops here, but note that Napoleon doesn't rely simply on
the animals' decisions to stay in power. He subtly seeks allies and
alliances from the outside, such as the trading arrangements made with
the neighbouring farms and a "middle man" to deliver whiskey. (Note thatwas implying
England and Germany by neighbouring farmers Pilkington and Frederick.)

Finally, his subversive change in laws with no control by
"checks and balances" is apparent throughout the story. 
Laws are written and rewritten to suit the fancy of the moment, and such changes escape all
sanction whatsoever.  In such a way the Seven Commandments are completely distorted from what
they meant in the beginning. What was law becomes a simple game of semantics. Napoleon's
ultimate sacrilege is when he has Squealer modify "All animals are equal" to "All
animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."

What is the concept of "Willing Suspension of Disbelief"? How can I connect this definition to notions of Anti-realism and Realism? How do these...

The
concept of suspension of disbelief is the temporary acceptance of a particular reality or
situationone that might normally strain credulityfor the sake of appreciating the work and
understanding the ideas its author or creator wishes to explore. In other words, for a short
time, one agrees to pretend a certain circumstance, character, or even an entire world is
real.

Willing suspension of disbelief is an essential component in
nonrealistic works, particularly, speculativeand fantasy. Take the novels in Rowlings Harry
Potter series, for example. In order to immerse oneself in these novels, one first must be
willing to suspend a great deal of conventional logic: accept the notion that magic is real, a
select school for wizards exists in an ancient castle somewhere in Scotland, its grounds are
populated by a host of magical persons and fantastic entities, and an eleven-year-old orphan
will grow up to defeat the greatest dark wizard of all time.

Horror is
another genre in which willing suspension of disbelief plays a crucial role. For instance, how
enjoyable would Salems Lot by Stephen King or Bram Stokers
Dracula be if one rejected even the possibility of the existence of
vampires?

Some forms of poetry demand readers suspend disbelief as well.
Gothic poetry, replete with images of ghostly figures, goblins, mythological figures, and the
like, is a good example.

Since readers and audiences want to be entertained,
suspension of disbelief usually occurs automatically. The ability to maintain it and not break
with established convention depends on the skill of the particular author or playwright,
however.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

What are some topic ideas for a 2000-word essay on The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens?

byis replete with ideas
which might be explored in an essay of some length.

First of all, you might
consider a character study. Like most of Dickens's novels, there are plenty of characters from
which to choose. One is the complicated character of Nell's grandfather who, on one hand, is
determined to protect and provide for his granddaughter in any way he can, but on the other hand
gambles away his only means of accomplishing that goal. Kit (Christopher Nubbles) is another
character who might make an interesting character study, as we see him deal with love, betrayal,
and devotion as he is treated unfairly by most of the people he gets close to--but is still a
decent and kind person. Daniel Quilp is a grotesque and evil character; he would be fun to
explore a bit. If you are looking for a challenge, see if you can find some redeeming qualities
in him.

A possible theme to explore in this novel is untimely (early) death.
There are many examples of this in the novel, and an exploration of what this means thematically
might be an interesting study. Connected to this is the impact of untimely deaths in Dickens's
own life which are paralleled in many of his works, including this one. 

Another possible theme is the social commentary Dickens makes in the novel, something
we see in almost every one of his works. It is certain that Dickens had a level of concern for
the bigger picture of his countrymen dying too young because of hunger, deprivation, and
disease. By the end of the novel, through no fault of her own, Nell has been forced to beg for
food. 

She approached one of the wretched hovels by the
way-side, and knocked with her hand upon the door.

"What would you have
here?" said a gaunt man, opening it.

"Charity. A morsel of
bread."

"Do you see that?" returned the man hoarsely, pointing
to a kind of bundle on the ground. "That's a dead child. I and five hundred other men were
thrown out of work, three months ago. That is my third dead child, and last. Do you think I have
charity to bestow, or a morsel of bread to spare?"

An examination of Dickens's social concerns as depicted by his treatment of the
characters in this novel would make an interesting essay, as well. (Pay particular attention to
his outrage about these matters as expressed through the characters and situations in the story,
exemplified by the scene Nell witnesses at the next house where she plans to beg for
food.)

Finally, some critics (Oscar Wilde among them) have called Curiosity
Shop maudlin and even laughable. Perhaps you could explore the somewhat melodramatic nature of
this novel. Where is the line betweenand comedy and does that line get crossed in this novel?
One good example to start with if you are considering this idea is Nell's death. While it is
certainly a needless and tragic event, does Dickens go too far in his depiction of this little
girl's unnecessary death? These are some good questions to consider.

These
are just a few ideas, and of course you must determine a subject which both interests/intrigues
you and meets the guidelines of the assignment (i.e., research, length). Happy
writing!

The setting of this story may be its most unforgettable element. What are some of its most horrible details?

The narrator describes
the "few moments" he spends in "delirious horror," in which he sees the
"soft and nearly imperceptible waving of the sable draperies which enwrapped the walls of
the apartment." Further, he sees the "seven tall candles upon the table" which
seem, at first, like charitable angels who are there to save him, but then they become
"meaningless spectres, with heads of flame." It is bad enough when the narrator
describes the lips of his judges as "thin even to grotesqueness" and
"writh[ing]" as they speak his fate, but to be completely surrounded by blackboth from
the drapes and from the judges's robesand to watch the bright and inspiring candles turn into
devils from which he can anticipate no mercy makes this scene seem completely
horrible.

Later, in his dungeon, the narrator describes how his "worst
thoughts . . . were confirmed" by the "blackness of eternal night" that
encompassed him. He can hardly breathe...

In Flowers For Algernon, why does Charlie move to New York? Was he sad or depressed?

Charlie
returns to New York because he is frustrated and little overwhelmed by the awarenesses and
understandings effected by his increased intelligence.  As his IQ rises, he recovers lost
memories from his childhood, and he finds that his growing relationship with Alice...

How does Holden describe his relationship with children in The Catcher in the Rye?

Caulfields relationship with younger children is central to and explains
the title. As a teenager, Holden is often uncomfortable and is highly conscious of his position
between childhood and adulthood. He seems to have been delayed in maturing by the trauma he has
suffered because of his younger brothers death. Holden wants to protect his younger sister, ,
both because he deeply loves her and because he feels he failed their brother, . More generally,
Holden wishes he could protect all children.

When he leaves school and comes
home to New York, in a conversation with Phoebe, the brother struggles to explain these
protective urges to her. Holden has recurring vision of himself as a savior, which could be
called a messiah complex. This vision includes standing on the edge of a precipice, where the
children are in danger of falling off. Holden incorrectly recalls the works to an old Scottish
song, Comin through the Rye, which is about an encounter between two people or bodies.
Instead of meet, he has substituted catch, rendering the lyric, if a body catch a body.
Holden dearly wishes to be the person who can catch the other bodies, who are the children about
to go over the cliff: he wishes he could be the catcher in the rye.

Friday, May 2, 2014

1.What are 3 solutions to erosion? 2. What are 3 solutions to endangered species? 3. What are 3 solutions to non-renewable resources?

What are 3
solutions to erosion?
€“ Plant trees or other vegetation with extended root systems to
stabilize slopes.
€“ Stop clear cutting forests.
€“ Dont build houses or
roads in erosion-prone areas as the act of...

In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth advises her husband to Look like the innocent flower, / But be the serpent under it (I.V.66-67). Write a paragraph...

This powerful quote
summarises an important theme in this : appearances vs. reality, and how characters are often
taken in by appearances and therefore ignore the true reality of other characters and
situations. Consider for examplescene 6, whenarrives at the 's castle and makes the following
comment:

This castle hath a pleasant seat; the
air
Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
Unto our gentle senses.

This comment is deliberately ironic for a number of reasons.
Firstly, Shakespeare juxtaposes Duncan's comments with the end of Act I scene 5, when Ladyand
Macbeth are discussing how to kill Duncan. That Duncan describes the place where he will be
eventually killed as "pleasant" is a perfect example of how the castle of the Macbeths
appears like the "innocent flower" whilst in reality being the serpent that will end
in Duncan's death. This remark of Duncan's is further ironic because of the way in which he has
shown himself to be such a bad judge of character. Note the following comment Duncan makes in
Act I scene 4 about the former Thane of Cawdor who betrayed him and has now been
executed:

There's no art
To find the mind's
construction in the face:
He was a gentleman on whom I built
An absolute
trust.

Duncan's failing is his willingness to trust
characters, such as Macbeth, who then later go on to betray him. Duncan's own failings and the
way in which both the Macbeth's play the role of benificent loyal hosts whilst secretly plotting
to kill him are therefore a major example of the quotesays.

Why is Nick Carraway made the narrator of "The Great Gatsby"?

is the
narrator for several reasons, but the chief reason is his subjective and sympathetic view of .
In Carraway's lyrical hands and romantic eyes, Gatsby becomes greater than just a vulgar,
pretentious grifter and con man in a pink suit who aims too high and loses his life as a
consequence.

It is important who tells your story, and in Carraway's telling
Gatsby becomes no less than a symbol of the American Dream. To Fitzgerald, the American Dream is
the recurring hope of his European ancestors that they could remake the past. They could, they
thought, come to this green,...

Thursday, May 1, 2014

What is the tone of Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"?

's "
" is one of his many Gothic short stories. As with most American Gothic literature, the
tone (or mood) of the story is one of the primary elements that make it Gothic. In this story,
prisoner of war is in a torture chamber. Due to the first person point-of-view, the
audience...

How does Wiesel position the reader to see that in spite of extreme inhumanity, there is also humanity in the world?

includes numerous
individuals who help each other through their darkest hours. Although the youngloses his faith
while imprisoned, he helps his fellow prisoners and receives assistance from them. He is
particularly concerned about his father, as they are together in Auschwitz; having his last
remaining family member to be concerned about keeps going. Writing in the first person, the
adult Elie as an author helps the reader feel the immediacy of an individual experience and
connect them to the reality of an almost unimaginable situation. Wiesel goes out of his way to
bring up specific occasions when people were kind to each other. One example occurs after Idek,
the deranged Kapo, has beaten him ferociously. A French girl that Elie barely knows approaches
him.

I ached all over. I felt a cool hand wiping my
blood-stained forehead. It was the French girl. She gave me her mournful smile and slipped a bit
of bread into my hand. She looked into my eyes. I felt that she wanted to say something but was
choked by fear. For a long moment she stayed like that, then her face cleared and she said to me
in almost perfect German:

Bite your lip, little brother . . . Dont cry.
Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but not now. . . .
Wait. Grit your teeth and wait.

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