How would you compare the characters Stella and Blanche in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire?

In the
beginning of1947 play , Blanche arrives in New Orleans to live with her
younger sister Stella and her husband Stanley Kowalski. Blanche and Stella display character
traits that are seemingly very different, but in the end, they share a similar
struggle.

Blanche is a widow whose promiscuous sexual behavior has made her
somewhat of a social pariah. In contrast, Stella is a mild-mannered married woman. Both women,
however, display strong sexual behavior. For Blanche, sexuality is the only way she knows how to
interact with men. Blanche criticizes Stellas...

What does Archie mean when he says "When Stargirl cries, she does not shed tears, but light"?

Stargirls' best characteristic is her ability
to empathize with anybody.  She cares deeply for the feelings of others regardless of social
norms.  It's why she cheers for both teams and that kind of thing.  She expresses the emotions
that other people should also be expressing.  So when Archie says
that"doesn't shed tears, but light," what he is actually pointing out is that Stargirl
is enlightening people to the emotions that they should be feeling and
expressing.  A lot of people turn a blind eye to somebody else's embarrassment, or worse still,
they laugh.  Stargirl would run to help and emote the feelings of the victim.  That's what other
people should be doing.  Her tears of light are enlightenment.  Her tears bring knowledge.
 Cartoons use this motif all of the time when an actual light bulb is shown next to their head.
 Have you ever heard the phrase "could you shed some light on this for me?"  It's
another way of asking for something to be explained. Stargirl explains things through her
tears. 

What narrative techniques does Jane Austen employ in "Emma"?

's novel
is written in the third person. Although the narrator is omniscient, we
are generally restricted to Emma's point of view, and therefore, like Emma herself, the readers
often are lacking crucial pieces of information. This lack of information or understanding often
causes Emma to behave in ways that eventually turn out badly or embarrass her. Austen's
narrative techniques make us empathize with the process of Emma's development.


Another major characteristic of Austen's narrator is that it is an
"intrusive" narrator and occasionally addresses the reader directly. The narrative
voice is normative and ironic, providing a model of balanced understanding against which we
judge the characters.

How does Dimmesdale torture himself in The Scarlet Letter?

There is
another instrument of torture that should be mentioned as well:  's "bloody scourge." 
There is quite a large section of the text that deals with Dimmesdale's scourge.  Let's begin
there:

His inward trouble drove him to practices, more in
accordance with theold, corrupted faith of Rome, than with the better light of the churchin
which he had been born and bred. In Mr. Dimmesdale's secret closet,under lock and key, there was
a bloody scourge. Oftentimes, thisProtestant and Puritan divine had plied it on his own
shoulders;laughing bitterly at himself the while, and smiting so much the morepitilessly,
because of that bitter laugh. It was his custom, too, as ithas been that of many other pious
Puritans, to fast--not however, likethem, in order to purify the body and render it the fitter
medium ofcelestial illumination,--but rigorously, and until his knees trembledbeneath him, as an
act of penance. He kept vigils, likewise, night afternight, sometimes in utter darkness;
sometimes with a glimmering lamp;and sometimes, viewing his own face in a looking-glass, by the
mostpowerful light which he could throw upon it. He thus typified theconstant introspection
wherewith he tortured, but could not purify,himself.

A
scourge, of course, is a " whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or
torture."  So Dimmesdale's vigils are full of a lot more than prayer and fasting. 
Dimmesdale is so bothered by his guilt that he actually whips himself in order to do penance for
his sin with .  Dimmesdale is often called a Christ-figure.  Dimmesdale's use of the scourge is
one of the first implements that connect him to Christ (although the scourge is used to purify
Dimmesdale for his own sins instead of the sins of humanity).  There are other connections as
well, such as Dimmesdale's "three temptations" in the "desert" and his
ultimate sacrifice.

 

How does Rousseau define slavery?

Book I,
chapter IV of is devoted to the topic of Slavery.opposes slavery, or the
ownership of another person. He uses logic to dismantle the intellectual bases of slavery that
had been proposed by other philosophers. He begins with the idea that there is no such thing as
natural authority of one man (to use his terminology) over another, considering both the
individual who can alienate his own liberty, becoming a slave to a master, and a group that can
collectively become the subjects of a king.

Ultimately, Rousseau argues that
the condition of slavery is impossible. Slavery requires that a man sell himself. As a man is
not an object, however, he cannot actually sell himself, so any contract based on such a sale
would be void. If, however, one sets that aside to make the argument that slavery a logical
possibility, then a slavebeing propertywould not be a man, and would be incapable of moral
judgments.

To renounce liberty is to...

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In the short story,"Harrison Bergeron," did Harrison's rebellion accomplish anything?

Harrison's final act of defianceremoving his handicaps and dancing around with a
ballerina live on national TVis most courageous indeed. Few people in this mindlessly conformist
world are either willing or able to challenge the authoritarian rule of Diana Moon Glampers,
Handicapper-General. But the immediate impact of Harrison's brave act of rebellion appears to be
negligible, if his parents' muted reaction is anything to go by. If George and Hazel are unable
to be deeply affected by what they've seen, then it's highly unlikely that anyone else
will.

But looking at things in a more optimistic vein, we might see
Harrison's rebellion as the first shot in what will eventually become a...

What is Ichabod Crane's job in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Ichabod
Crane is a schoolteacher in the town of Sleepy Hollow.  Here is the quote stating
this:

• Ichabod Crane, who sojourned, or, as he expressed
  it, "tarried," in Sleepy Hollow, for the purpose of instructing the children of the
  vicinity.

  He is not the most fair or proper schoolmaster, however.  He
  disciplines his children not based on their offenses, but based on their stature.  The same
  offense may be committed by a weak and a strong child, but the strong child will get the
  harshest punishment:

  • on the contrary, he administered
    justice with discrimination rather than severity; taking the burden off the backs of the weak,
    and laying it on those of the strong. Your mere puny stripling, that winced at the least
    flourish of the rod, was passed by with indulgence; but the claims of justice were satisfied by
    inflicting a double portion on some little tough wrong-headed, broad-skirted Dutch urchin, who
    sulked and swelled and grew dogged and sullen beneath the birch.

    He was fond
    of walking his young students home.  Not for their own safety, however, but in hopes of getting
    some good food from their mothers or in hopes of spending time with good-looking older
    sisters.

    • and on holiday afternoons would convoy some of
      the smaller ones home, who happened to have pretty sisters, or good housewives for
      mothers

In "Araby", what does the fence Mangan's sister stands behind symbolize?

Since the boy
idealizes Mangan's sister, the fence may symbolize the division between reality and the
infatuated illusion of the boy in "." 

Or if
Mangan's sister came out on the doorstep to call her brother in tohis tea we watched her from
our shadow peer up and down the street. She was waiting for us [Mangan and the boy], her figure
defined by the light from the half-opened door.  Her brother always teased her before he obeyed
and I stood by the railing looking at her.  Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft
rope of her hair tossed from side to side.

From the
"sombre" shadows of the houses and the "dark, muddy lanes" of his
neighborhood, the boy see Mangan's sister as an image of Mary, almost saintly with a light
behind yet, yet seductive in her movements and tossing of her hair.  However, he is held at a
distance from her by the "railing."  This symbolic railing, suggestive of a communion
railing in an Irish Catholic church, maintains its motif throughout the story as the boy never
has real contact with Mangan's sister. For instance, when he invites her to the bazaar, she
cannot come because she is going on a religious retreat. 

The boy's other
religious imaginings--carrying parcels on his Saturday shopping, he imagines,

I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes.  Her name sprang
to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises...my body was like a harp

However, the relgious "railing" closes these romantic
dreams for the boy as the reality he finds at the bazaar is less than exotic and romantic. After
he arrives late, he hears only petty gossip and the tingling of coins.  Letting his "two
pennies fall against the sixpence" in his pocket, the boy's eyes "burned with anguish
and anger" at his self-deception in his idealized and religious images of Mangan's
sister.

 

Why Does Montresor Hate Fortunato

In
"," we are never given a real reason as to why Montresor hates Fortunato. Montresor
seems like a person who has no conscience and cares little about what he does to other people.
He is just bent on revenge and takes all the necessary precautions to make sure he gets his
revenge on Fortunato.

"The thousand injuries of
Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventrued upon insult, I vowed
revenge."

This statement is the only clue we are
given about what Montresor feels towards Fortunato. The only thing we know is that there are
certain injuries that Montresor feels Fortunato has done to him. It is quite obvious that
Montresor is mentally not stable. What is even more disconcerting is the fact that he is
confessing to someone what he has done, and that whoever he is confessing to knows all about the
problems Montresor has. It is implied within the short story that Montresor has gotten away with
this kind of thing before, and he will more than likely get away with it
again.

In Macbeth, what does the line "Fair is foul and foul is fair" mean?

This line comes
from , Scene I, and it is chanted by the three witches as they await the end of the battle. At
first glance, this line is asince it is not possible for something to be "fair" (nice)
and "foul" (horrible) at the same time. However, this paradox is central to
understanding whattruly mean: by using this line, they are warning the reader that everything is
not quite as it seems in this play. In other words, appearances can be deceptive, and the reader
must not take the play's events and characters at face value.

As the play
progresses, the relevance of this line becomes more apparent and is proven true through the
character of . On the surface,is the ideal thane: he is loyal to the king and fights bravely in
battle. But Macbeth is quickly and easily seduced by the prophecy that he will become king, and
he soon begins planning 's murder. Therefore, Macbeth seems to be "fair," but he is
really quite the opposite.

Goodman Browns feeling of brotherhood with evil, the sympathy of all that was wicked in his heart, seems like a significant part of his...

Ultimately,
it should be noted that the entire story has an ambiguity to it, to the point that we can't
really know whether his encounter with the devil or the sabbath was real at all or whether it
was a dream. Likewise, the answer to your question has a similar kind of ambiguity to it, in
that one could make arguments for both sides of the question. Personally, I'd suggest that it
was probably a mixture of both.

I think it's safe to say that, from the
beginning, Brown is under the Devil's influence. He walks beside the Devil and converses with
him, but this in itself does not mean he's initially in active brotherhood with the Devil, but
it does mean that, at the very least, he's vulnerable to it, and tempted by it.

The one thing I do want to note, is that a lot of his faith hinges on his faith in
others, particularly his wife, the aptly named Faith. She is his touchstone, and it's not until
his faith in her...

Can you help me with the phrasing in "Black Monday Lovesong" by A.S.J. Tessimond?

In A.S.J.
Tessimond's poem, "Black Monday Lovesong," I believe that the author intentionally
structures the poem, through phrasing and line/stanza construction, to mimic a dance. In fact,
the poem is athat compares a dance to love.

The poem's first line indicates
that "love's dances" are a central theme to the poem, in that the author repeats these
linesessentially telling us that this idea is very important.

The rest of the
first stanza (eleven lines remaininglonger than a poem's traditional four-line stanzas) lists
opposites, that mimic not only movement, but a foward-and-back motion such
as dancers follow. Reading the poem aloud, we can imagine the one dancer pushing or pulling the
other dancer, as they essentially move in togetherone forward, the other back€¦like people in a
relationship trying to find the right moves, tempo, etc.:

One retreats and one advances.

One grows warmer and one
colder,

One more hesitant, one bolder.

These "motions" start with physical movement, but then
change to emotional "states of mind:"

One is
smiling and concealing [physical actions]

While the other's asking, kneeling.
[an emotional state]

The second line may seem like a
physical movement, but in that this is a metaphorical dance, the second
person is struggling to keep in step in the "dance of love," (trying not to lose the
other's love), while the other is "keeping secrets" or hiding his/her true thoughts
"concealing," thereby making the dance more difficult to "follow."

The next "stanza" of six lines is written in such a way that the momentum of
the poem increases; the repeated use of "And" gives the listener the sense of not only
hurried "motion," but also of frantic, twirling chaos. The dancers are in serious
trouble as they spin around, almost out of controlsimply by using "And" repeatedly,
and the author gives us negative images in the short phrases; the brevity of the phrases adds to
the sense of speed:

And the tune misleads the
dancer

And the lost look finds no other

And the lost hand
finds no brother

The last actual four-line stanza is
structured in such a way that the relationship between the lovers, both their loss of physically
smooth movements and proximity, and their emotional connection, is broken. Perhaps we can
imagine the two coming apart on the dance floor, no longer in step with each other. This is
obvious with the author's use of the word "falter," which could indicate tripping, a
terrible mistake on the dance floor.

The href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis"
title="ellipsis">ellipses (dots) between the choppy phrases in the last
two lines give the listener the sense that the two dancers (lovers) separate, stumbling in
opposite directions, each looking for their "perfect dance partner"  somewhere
else:

Next time€¦one day€¦one day€¦next time!

Why did Napoleon want to gain power over Animal Farm?

Since
the story is an allegorical tale of the Russian Revolution and the early years of the Soviet
Union,represents the dictator Joseph Stalin, who usurped power and ruled his nation with an iron
fist. Similar to Stalins motivation for usurping power, one could argue that Napoleon's
motivation is his inherent ambition as well as his desire to completely control his environment
and satisfy his ego.

Napoleon may also be motivated to enjoy the
opportunities and privileges that go along with having absolute authority, which explains why he
chasesfrom the farm and rules as a tyrant. With the help of his nine ferocious dogs and 's
manipulative propaganda techniques, Napoleon abolishes democracy and acts as the farm's
dictator. As the supreme leader of the farm, Napoleon proceeds to establish a cult of
personality, reserve special privileges for himself and the other pigs, and ruthlessly execute
political dissidents.

By examining Napoleon's actions as the farm's dictator,
one could argue that his primary motivation for gaining absolute power is to control his
environment, selfishly enjoy special privileges, and satisfy his massive
ego.

What is the relationship between labor and business?

Both
business and labor need each other.provides people the means to make money. It provides the
machinery, merchandise, and space needed in order to sell or produce a good for people to
consume.

Labor provides the human capital for business. People are needed in
order to provide the physical and/or mental labor needed in order to produce a good.

Businesses try to get as much work out of their labor force as possible in order to
ensure the highest efficiency. This keeps overhead down and ensures that the business will be
competitive. Labor tries to get the most out of each hour worked or good produced in order to
provide the best life for the workers. In many circumstances labor organizes into unions in
order to create better bargaining power. Businesses can also turn to automation in order to use
less labor though even businesses that rely heavily on automation still require a labor
force.

The best relationship between business and labor is an efficient
business that values its...

At the end of the poem, what does the speaker mean when he says the Raven "still is sitting" above the door?

At the
end of the poem
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Raven,
by , the speaker, in the lines:

And the Raven, never flitting,
still is sitting, still is
sitting

On the pallid bust of
Pallas
just above my chamber door;

€¦means that his
disconsolate
attitude is to be his lot to the end of his days. The speaker is
looking for any kind of hope
that maybe he can see his true love once again.
He knows this is impossible right now in this
physical life. However, he is
grasping at some, any kind, of hope because of his deep love for .
He misses
her dearly.

Upon being internally tormented because of the death
of
Lenore, and feeling the desolation brought on by Death, the speaker seeks
solace. The thoughts
of the reality of his situation (that he will not see
Lenore again in this lifetime) is embodied
in the mental image of a Raven
invading his personal home.

(of his mind)
speaks of
Nevermore. This raven is saying that nevermore will Lenore return to his
home;
nevermore will he feel truly, completely happy in this physical life;
nevermore will anguish and
some level of grief cease. There is a finality to
these pronouncements by the raven.

This horrifies the
speaker. He is searching for something positive to cling to. To his
chagrin,
this mental raven is saying, no, you must face facts. This is why the phrase still
is
sitting, still is sitting is put forth. This mental anguish will always be
there in the speakers
life.

It is significant that the
words On the pallid bust of
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are included in The Raven.  In Greek Mythology Pallas was one of the ancient gods of
war.
Therefore, the symbolism of the raven landing and sitting, and still
sitting on this bust of
Pallas is that there will always be a war within the
speaker. This is a war between wanting
healing from his anguish, but always
fighting a war against his grief, a lifelong battle so it
seems from the
words of this famous poem.

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Compare and contrast Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The narrator describes
Dr. Jekyll as

a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of
fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindnessyou
could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr. Utterson a sincere and warm
affection.

In contrast, Mr. Enfield tells Mr. Utterson
that he "had taken a loathing" to Mr. Hyde on his very first sight of the
man:

But the doctors case was what struck me. He was the
usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent
and about as emotional as a bagpipe. Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked
at my prisoner, I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white with desire to kill him. I knew what was
in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine . . .

Even
more than that, Enfield describes Hyde as possessing a "black sneering coolness" and
"carrying it off, sir, really like Satan." While Jekyll is kind, handsome, and warm,
Hyde is cruel, odious, and unfeeling. Jekyll enjoys...

Relating to Animal Farm, what corrupts people more: money, material items or power?

In
, there are very few human characters, so conclusions drawn about
corruption of people must be based on the animal characters. While arguments can be made for all
three of the options based on information in the novel, the strongest case can be made for the
answer of "power."

The revolution is intended to bring
self-determination and autonomy to the animals by liberating them from human control. Because
the animals had little to no experience of self-governance before they came to power, their new
situation presented a steep learning curve. The animals who naturally craved power quickly took
advantage of those who truly wanted equality. As those power-hungry few drew others into their
orbit, the taste for power intensified. The ruling group increasingly saw many others as
endangering their control and decided to eliminate the threats.

The clearest
example of this progression is the relationship betweenand . Whileserves as a hero around whom
to rally,...

Explain Phoenix Jackson and the journey she makes to the town of Natchez.

Phoenix
Jackson is an African American grandmother who walks to Natchez to fetch some medicine for her
grandson.

The journey is a long one, and Phoenix is frail. However, she
braves the dangers regularly so that her grandson can get some relief from his suffering.
According to the story, Phoenix's grandson swallowed some lye two or three years ago. The
incident continues to cause the boy great suffering: his throat becomes constricted on a regular
basis. When that happens, it is difficult for him to breathe. The medicine that Phoenix gets
eases her grandson's suffering.

The doctor has told his nurses that Phoenix
can have the medicine for free if she can make the journey to get it. Being poor, Phoenix has to
make the journey on foot. However, she doesn't mind, because her grandson is the only family she
has. We can tell that Phoenix loves her grandson very much. The journey is a difficult one for
her, and yet she willingly makes it. During her interaction with the nurse, Phoenix proudly
mentions her grandson's patient and long-suffering character.

Essentially,
the story is about the love of a grandmother for her grandson and how she willingly endures
challenges for his sake.

In Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Flies, what does the action of the tide carrying Simon's body out to sea suggest about him?

has
discovered that the 'beast' - which fills the boys with a kind of mythological fear - is nothing
more than the corpse of the paratrooper. But, in a classic case of being in the wrong place at
the wrong time, Simon bears this revelation to the boys just as they are engaged on the beach in
a ritual slaying of the beast. Unable to be heard, he becomes the sacrificial victim the boys
had long sought. Shortly after this climactic moment, the storm wind picks up the body of the
paratrooper and carries it out to sea. The boys scatter, leaving Simon's body on the beach where
later the tide comes in to bear it away. Both bodies 'accepted' by the sea suggest a kind of
transference. The tribe of boys have become the very 'beast' they feared
and worshipped. Its simulacrum in the dead paratrooper is no longer necessary. Simon has become
a kind of prophet who dies for the truth, which had it been spoken, might have prevented the
transformation of a boys choir into a bloodthirsty tribe.

What are the 15 most confusing words in the book?

 What a
wonderful book!  It depends if you are thinking from Enzo, the dog's perspective, or the
reader's. Let's go with the reader's perspective. 

 Some of the most
difficult words are ones that have multiple meanings, and depend on how they are used in the
sentence to understand the meaning. Many times you can use the context of the story to help you
understand what unknown words mean  

1. Emoting p.4 - showing
emotions

2. Ascend p.8 - rising up, without being tied to Enzo

3. skated p. 27 - walked with caution 

3. Deity p. 68 -God or
goddess

4. Berm p. 99 - piece of grass near a road

5.
Arrangement p.128 - way of life, set up of the houses

6. Apex p.150 - highest
point

7. Angst p. 160- fear, nervousness 

8. Resolve p.
173 - determination

9. maudlin p.205 - weak, feeling bad for
himself

10. Gait p. 216 - walk

11. Alpha manp.216 - boss,
person in charge

12. Speculation p. 245 - guessing

13.
Controversy p 256 - fights, debate, disagreements

14. Opposable p. 312 - able
to move toward the fingers, like people

15. ART, in the title, - in this case
it doesn't mean pictures or paintings but rather the way that Denny and Enzo move through their
lives

Hope this is helpful!

Where do you stand on the Global Warming topic? How seriously do you think we should consider global warming?

I don't
think that it really matters ifexists or not.  The truth is that many humans, not just
Americans, are wasteful and have been for years.  Whether the earth is simply going through
another era of temperature change or if we caused it takes away from the debate of what an
individual can do to be frugal with our resources.

As far as government
trying to force people to be environmentally friendly, etc., I think that that does more harm
than good.  People, especially Americans, do not like theories being forced down their throats. 
A more pragmatic approach to getting people to conserve is to focus on the positive.  I know
that I tend to be turned off by scare tactics because politicians use them so often without any
logical support.  So, if we want to encourage people to lessen pollution or use resources
wisely, we should offer methods that will save money (because everyone likes that!) and that are
relatively simple to enact.

What is the climax in "Hunters in the Snow"?

Theof this rather
surreal short story comes rather abruptly at the very end of this tale, when it becomes clear
that Kenny is not heading towards any hospital and that Tub and Frank hold their flourishing
friendship to be more important than the life of Kenny, their former friend. Note how this is
described in the final paragraph:

Kenny lay with his arms
folded over his stomach, moving his lips at the stars. Right overhead was the Big Dipper, and
behind, hanging between Kenny's toes in the direction of the hospital, was the North Star, Pole
Star, Help to Sailors. As the truck twisted through the gentle hills the star went back and
forth between Kenny's boots, staying always in his sight. "I'm going to the hospital,"
Kenny said. But he was wrong. They had taken a different turn a long way back.

A deliberate parallel is drawn between the stars and Kenny's
companions: both are out of touch with Kenny's suffering and danger, and there is significantin
the way that the narrator points out the North Star, which was seen as a symbol of "Help to
Sailors" as it was what sailors used to guide them safely to their destination. There is no
such hope for Kenny, unfortunately, as teh final line makes clear. Although he is clearly
weakening, and, the reader infers, in danger of dying, his uncaring "friends" place
more value in their burgeoning friendship than in Kenny's health. The reader now realises that
there is very little hope of Kenny actually getting to the hospital and that he will probably
die long before he receives any medical attention.

In The Scarlet Letter, at what point does Dimmesdale confess?

Interestingly, while the title of 's novel places the
focus upon the character of , the
examination of the consequences of sin
centers more around the character of , the minister who
holds in his heart a
formidable secret sin. Moreover, this sin remains hidden for most of

Hawthorne's narrative.

Whereas Hester's sin is openly acknowledged,
she can
move forward with her life in acts of penitence and charity in order
to attain some redemption
from her sin. However, since the Reverend
Dimmesdale's sin is cloistered, he must live a life of
hypocrisy, a life
which tortures him and destroys the very fabric of his being. In Chapter XII,

the minister is so guilt-ridden that he stands on the scaffold, hoping that someone will
come by
to shame him and he can confess, but only Hester
with

What is the meaning of Ingsoc in 1984 by George Orwell?

In the
novel , INGSOC is an acronym for "English Socialism," which is
the political philosophy adopted by Oceania's ruling Socialist Party.writes that the principles
of INGSOC are doublethink, the mutability of the past, the denial of objective reality, and
Newspeak. The Party controls every aspect of human life throughout the country and relies on
propaganda, economic suppression, fear, and collectivism to oppress its population. The
totalitarian regime relies on the tenets of INGSOC to maintain power and control the citizens.
Doublethink, which is the ability to accept two contradictory views simultaneously, and the
fabrication of history create the impression that Big Brother is omniscient. The Party also
alters language using Newspeak, which effects one's capacity to articulate grievances against
the government. Essentially, INGSOC is Oceania's Socialist philosophy that relies upon basic
principles to control and oppress the population into benefiting the totalitarian
regime.

In the poem "A Song of Hope" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, what are the poetic devices or techniques used, and what effect do they have on the reader (on...

This poem
very clearly conveys hope for a "juster justice," and a "glad tomorrow"; it
conveys hope that the native peoples of Australia will rise above their oppression and be
represented fairly and respectfully both within the justice system and in society. Noonuccal
conveys this hope, as well as the oppression of her people, through a wide variety literary
devices, many of which overlap.

First, she makes many allusions both to the
dark history of subjugation endured by the aboriginal peoples as well as the times before this
subjugation. Mentions of "the years behind you," hope that "shall the past
replace," "to our father's fathers / The pain and sorrow," all refer to a long
era of pain and suffering at the hands of the predominantly white colonial governing class. In
addition, the lines mentioning "juster justice" and "Till hate be hated"
refer to the actual injustice within the justice system and the fact that hate is not hated, but
is condoned and goes largely ignored and...

What was Orwell's purpose in writing Animal Farm?

wrote  to illustrate the way Stalinism had betrayed the ideals of the
socialist revolution in the Soviet Union. As he put it, "I thought of exposing the Soviet
myth in a story that could be easily understood by almost anyone and which could be easily
translated into other languages." 

Though popular today, when alive
Orwell managed to alienate people on both the left and the right. Although he was a Democratic
Socialist, socialists condemned him for betraying the revolution in pointing out its flaws (as
he did in Animal Farm) and rightwing people condemned him for his
socialism.

Orwell called it as he saw it, and like other leftwing
intellectuals, was dismayed at Stalin, a person he depicts asthe pig in the novel. Like Stalin,
Napoleon has show trials in which animals, such as the three poor, not very intelligent hens
"confess" to so-called crimes and are executed. Like Stalin, Napoleon runs his
rival(Trotsky) out of the country. Also like Stalin, Napoleon ends up signing a pact with the
enemy. In Stalin's case, it was Hitler; in Napoleon's case Farmer Jones.

We
may not remember the distinct historical parallels that Orwell references, but the warning
against an idealistic rebellion turning into a tyranny is still being
heeded.

In what way is "The Story of Lost Friends" by Ruskin Bond semi-autobiographical?

The
autobiographical poem "The Story of Lost Friends" is Ruskin Bond's allegorical
rendition to his sad childhood.

Basically, Ruskin was very small when his
mother abandoned he and his father for another man. Not only was this a shocking social choice,
but it left a huge mark in the life of both Bond and his father. As a result of the mother's
abandonment, father and son learned to grief together, becoming extremely close. Ruskin held his
father in high esteem, since his father was both mother and father to him.

However, the saddest thing happens: Ruskin's father dies. As he is sent to boarding
school, he begins to experience long bouts of depression and loneliness that only got worse with
time. Summers away from boarding school meant that his time would have be spent with his mother
and her new husband.

The drive on the train to his mother's home in Dehradun
is what the poet refers to as

a long journey through a
dark tunnel

He was never welcome at the mother's home.
Nobody was there at the station because the mother assumed that the train would be late as
always. And, to top it all, he basically was told that he would ruin everyone's daily
routine.

As he entered the home, he was shocked at the newness of it all,
which is why he uses the word repeatedly. Suddenly, he was in a new home, and now he had a
little brother to boot.

Hence, the poem moves on to focus on the friends that
the poet lost as a result of his dysfunctional home. First it was the boy with the
"blackberry eyes" with whom the poet enjoyed respite only to be scolded for staying
over his house, breaking the friendship for good.

Then, the poet befriended
the soul of a tree, wandered through cemeteries, and continued reminiscing in the sadness of his
childhood. The poet even befriended lepers from a community which, of course, causes dismay in
his parents...and that friendship also ended.

Finally came Manohar, the
village boy, who helps the poet escape. However, his step-father's secretary is sent to recover
the poet, who says good bye to his "bright boy in the mountain side",
forever.

At all times we sense a deep feeling of grief and mourning; of
incompleteness that permeates the poet. He grew up a lonely boy, in a sad household, and losing
friend after friend. The biggest friend lost was obviously his father. Then Manohar. But he
always searched for that one boy he saw once in the train station waving cheerfully at him,
although he did not know him. It is simply the poet telling us how he, also, searched for the
happy boy within him. 

I need a good thesis statement for sacrament of Communion. I just finished reading Mere Christianity and Simply Christian.

The perspective of C. S. Lewis offers an

interesting way to approach this topic, since he found both of the major interpretations
of the
sacrament unsatisfactory. The Eucharist or Holy Communion is one of
the seven sacraments, often
listed as the third and final sacrament of
initiation, after Baptism and Confirmation. The Roman
Catholic Church has
traditionally taught that the substance of the Eucharistic bread and wine is

miraculously transformed into the body and blood of Christ, a doctrine known
as
transubstantiation. This is based on various passages from the Bible, most
expressly John
6:53€“57, in which Jesus says:

I tell you the truth,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and
drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my
blood has eternal life.

The
doctrine
of transubstantiation is complex and easily misunderstood. It holds that the bread
and
wine retain the appearance, taste and other properties of bread and wine,
but that the
substance is changed into the body and blood of Christ. However,
critics of the Catholic
church, from both Christian and atheist perspectives,
have derided the idea of a literal
transformation from bread and wine to body
and blood. Protestant churches have taken a range of
views, with some of them
following Martin Luthers notion that Christ is present with the bread
and
wine, though they do not mystically alter (sometimes called consubstantiation) and
others
holding that the Holy Communion is purely symbolic.

Lewis admitted that he
found the various doctrines surrounding the
Eucharist confusing. He wrote in Letters
to Malcolm: Chiefly on
Prayer that he did not understand what the substance of bread
or
wine would be, stripped of appearance and taste, but that he cannot see them as
merely
symbolic either. However, he feels the power of the Eucharist, even as
he does not understand
it:

Here the
prig, the don, the modern in me have no
privilege over the savage or the
child. Here is big medicine and strong magic...the command,
after all, was
Take, eat: not Take, understand.

Although
this viewpoint would not be very effective if used directly
as the thesis of an academic essay
(imagine writing an essay about not
understanding something...) it offers various avenues of
approach along the
following lines.

Is there a third way to appreciate and

understand the Eucharist, between transubstantiation and pure symbolism? What would be
its
theological basis?

Is there any value in participating
in religious rituals
one does not understand? Is there an argument that
understanding is impossible in some cases?
Could it be argued that
understanding is not always desirable? What might be more important than

understanding?

How important are the sacraments and their attendant
miracles
(or the sacrament of the Eucharist and its attendant miracles) in
Christian belief?

Answering any of these questions with a
working hypothesis should result in a strong
thesis statement on the
Eucharist.

What are the negative effects of globalization?

While
globalization can increase the profitability of certain businesses, it can have several negative
effects.

First multinationals with globalized structures can avoid paying
taxes, meaning that they essentially become free riders, taking advantage of infrastructure and
social safety nets to which they do not contribute.

Next, globalized supply
chains can shift production to low wage countries, having a global downward effect on wages.
This can also lead to a race to the bottom, with globalized companies farming labor out to
sweatshops in countries with minimal labor regulations. Child labor and other forms of abuse of
workers can be major issues.

An other major problem is that companies may
move operations to countries with little environmental regulation or oversight, leading to
massive environmental degradation.

Because companies rely on globalization,
they can lead governments to ignore human rights abuses in countries that offer cheap
wages.

What is the main idea/purpose of "One Hundred Percent American" by Ralph Linton?

In an
essay published in 1937, anthropologist Ralph Linton called attention to the interconnectedness
of the material resources and intellectual concepts on which people in the United States depend
in their ordinary daily lives. All these things and ideas "hold the unfortunate man in
thrall." To challenge the bases of fervent nationalism that Americans such as this
hypothetical average man espouse, Linton shows that he could not get through even one day
without foreign-made and foreign-derived items. That dependency includes the night as well, as
"pajamas" originated in India. Using a humorous tone, Linton acknowledges that most
Americans do not know, or at least pay little attention, to these multinational and
multicultural influences. He refers to the people who embrace these "un-American practices
. . . without realizing what is going on" as "unsuspecting patriots."

While Linton's essay focuses primarily on the material aspects of American life, it
also includes a number of important...

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Big Brother What role does Big Brother play in the novel? What effect does he have on Winston? Is Winston's obsession with Big Brother fundamentally...

I think that
Big Brother is the symbol of how
repressive the society is and how much people's...

Why did the alchemist befriend Santiago, even though he knew the Englishman was the one looking for him in Coelho's The Alchemist?

The
alchemist befriends Santiago because he knows that the young boy, unlike the Englishman,
understands the importance of having your own Personal Legend. The Englishman wants to be just
like the alchemist, but goes about it entirely the wrong way. He thinks that true wealth lies in
gold and that the best wayindeed the only wayto become like the alchemist is through reading the
right books and talking to the right people. The Englishman has set himself firmly on a path in
lifea false, inauthentic pathfrom which he can never deviate.

Santiago, on
the other hand, shows himself to be one with his surroundings. He's established a close and
intimate connection with his natural environment. Crucially, he also understands that the
material things of this world are not of ultimate importance. Because of this, he's able to
speak the universal language, which makes him the ideal pupil for the
alchemist.

What dirty trick did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden in The Catcher in the Rye?

shares
many details about , his history
teacher, whom he visits at the teacher's home.  Holden decides
to vist Mr.
Spencer because he liked as much as he could like any adult.  All sorts of
nose
drops surround Mr. Spencer in his living room, and Holden deeply regrets
having to see his
teacher wearing a bathrobe or picking his nose for that
matter.  The worst comes when Holden
feels "a lecture coming on," and Spencer
inquires "What's the matter with you,
boy? (Ch. 2).

Then
Mr. Spencer pulls the ultimate dirty trick on Holden.  He
pulls out Holden's
latest essay on the Egyptians and reads its aloud, right down to Holden's

self-degrading note:

"I know this is junk, so
it's
OK if you flunk me, don't worry about it" (Ch. 2).

Holden feels that Spencer's lecture is
condescending and full of cliches.  He is
disappointed that Spencer would
stoop so low to embarrass him by reading his horrid essay, but
ultimately
concludes that Spencer must care about him to do so.

Put yourself in Gregor's place in The Metamorphosis. If you woke up having been turned into a bug, would you have reacted and done the same things...

The
answer to this question is very much up to individual readers. Feel free to explain why you
would have acted the same or differently. Personally, I think I would have reacted very much the
same. Gregor woke up to find that he had been transformed into a bug, but he doesn't quite come
to grips with it at first. This makes sense. Upon just waking up, especially from a strong
dream,...

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what is the irony of Miss Gates' lecture on democracy when compared to her comments at the trial?

Theof Miss
Gates's remarks about Nazi Germany's anti-Semitism is twofold. First of all, she makes a
statement that is contradictory to one she has previously made about another minority group.
Secondly, she may not even think that she is bigoted.

People who have grown
up within a certain culture do not always realize that they are unjust to others who differ from
them. They blind themselves to such injustice because "that is the way it has always
been." Miss Gates's remark about "keeping them in their place" (Ch.26) seems to
suggest that she feels that the social order in Maycomb should remain unchanged. She believes,
as do many others in her town, that the African Americans in Maycomb are naturally inferior.
Evidence of this idea appears in her remark that the black citizens of Maycomb "were
gettin' way above themselves." (Ch.26) Ironically, such a comment fits the concept of
racial superiority held by the Nazis, a concept that she criticizes. However, it is doubtful
that Miss Gates would perceive the similarity to her own bigoted observation. 

Miss Gates is an "armchair critic": she condemns when it is safe for her in
the comfort of her town, which likely does not have one Jewish resident. As long as nothing
affects her, she can afford to be fair to others. Miss Gates is a foil character to , who, in
contrast to Miss Gates, has the integrity to defend the innocent Tom Robinson and the courage to
put his social position in the community into jeopardy. Atticus truly believes in the phrase,
"Justice for all" (Pledge of Allegiance). This conviction about justice and fairness
to others is the reason that he responds toas he does when she asks him about taking the role of
the defender in Tom Robinson's case. Atticus tells his daughter that it is the only way that he
can live with himself.

Scout obeys her father because he has credibility.
Miss Gates has no credibility with Scout. Scout asks , "How can you hate Hitler so bad an'
then turn around and be ugly [a Southernfor hateful] about folks right at
home?"

Who visits Hester in prison? What is the outcome?

of 's novel
is titled "The Interview". This is becausehas just returned from
a long session at the scaffold where she is being forced, without results, to confess the name
of the man who fathered her child out of wedlock.

We know that Hester has
recognized a man in the crowd, and that  the effects of this recognition makes her, and
curiously enough, her baby daughter, quite uneasy.

This is when the warden of
the jail suggests a physician to determine what is wrong with Hester's child sudden outburst of
cries. This physician is none other that Hester's husband whom she had thought was
dead.

His name is now . He changes his name upon his arrival to the
settlement because he does not want to be recognized. The shame of Hester's indiscretion and his
thirst for revenge make him want to remain unknown. However, he is a physician, indeed, and he
intends to enter the settlement with those credentials so that he can be more involved in
everybody's life. He feels that he can probably get to find out who is the perpetrator who
commits the act of fornication with Hester.

His name was
announced as Roger Chillingworth. The jailer, afterushering him into the room, remained a
moment, marvelling at thecomparative quiet that followed his entrance; for Hester Prynne
hadimmediately become as still as death, although the child continued tomoan.

When Hester recognizes him, the first thing that she fears is that
he will prepare some concoction that would kill her child or her.

Wouldst thou avenge thyself on the innocent babe? whispered she. Foolish woman!
responded the physician, half coldly,half soothingly. What should ail me to harm this
misbegotten andmiserable babe? The medicine is potent for good; and were it mychild,yea, mine
own, as well as thine!I could do no better for it.

We
know that Chillingworth does not harm Hester, nor her daughter . This is not done out of pity,
but out of his sick interest of keeping them alive and well enough for Hester to confess.
However, his "kindness" comes with a price. For he is determined to find out who
cuckolded him and, for this reason, he makes Hester promise to never reveal his
identity.

Thou hast kept the secret of thy
paramour.Keep, likewise, mine! There are none in this land that know me. [.....]No matter
whether of love or hate; no matter whether of right or wrong!Thou and thine, Hester Prynne,
belong to me. My home is where thou art,and where he is. But betray me not!

Therefore, it is Chillingworth who visits Hester in prison with
every intention to cause psychological harm. Although he does help Hester with his knowledge of
medicine, he does this for the sole intention of finding out what is really going on. As a
result, his payment is to never have his identity reveal. This will cause repercussions as we
will find out. For he will use his knowledge to, eventually, identify that the paramour of
Hester is none other than , the respected reverend.

In "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, what change does the narrator notice in her son on his first day of school?

In ""
by, the narrator, Laurie's mother, notices some changes in her son on the first day of school.
He seems much more grown up than the little boy he was just the day before. No longer does he
wear his "little boy clothes," but he's dressed, ready to go to school like
all...

What novels, films or quotes reinforce the idea that 'People often need to grasp onto delusions in order to manage with reality'?

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card addresses the theme of illusion
versus reality perfectly.  In the novel, the military train Ender, a young gifted boy, using all
sorts of strategy games and battle simulations;  the government is desperate to cultivate a
master-mind commander who can take control of their space fleet to...

Is Robinson Crusoe a picaresque novel?

To a
certain extent it is. tells the tale of a roguish character who embarks on
a series of colorful adventures, during which he often defies the values of civilized society,
relying instead upon his wits to survive.

Crusoe's roguish manner is shown in
a number of different ways. First of all, he sets off on his epic adventures against the express
wishes of his father. At a time when fathers were expected to rule their families with a rod of
iron this would've been considered nothing short of scandalous. Then there's the matter of
Crusoe's dealing in slaves. Although slave-trading was perfectly legal in those days, it still
had a disreputable air about it. It was not thought to be an appropriate activity for a
self-respecting gentleman; only rogues and low-lives were generally held to be involved in this
morally dubious trade.

Nevertheless, Crusoe eventually sees the error of his
ways and experiences a religious conversion while stranded on his desert island. This is
one...

What is the author's purpose in The Color of Water?

The author's
purpose in writing this novel is to explore and connect with his own sense of identity. This
book is a tribute to the author's mother, but in being that, it is also an autobiography. 's
choice to tell his mother's story while he was growing up is also an opportunity to explore his
story and to discover his identity through examining his mother's, as well as the experiences
that he had in his youth.

The racial tension that exists between black people
and white people was always obvious to McBride. He says that he recognized his mother's
"contradictions" and the way that she kept herself from having a crisis of identity.
These contradictions also intimately affect McBride's life as he grows up as a biracial child,
and many of the experiences he shares in the book reflect his attempts to play out an identity
crisis of his own.

The narrator of the poem is sad because his lost love is dead. What is her name and how does he try to escape his sorrow?

The poets beloved was called , a name meaning
light in Greek and therefore a contrast to the midnight setting of the poem and the blackness
of the Raven. He first mentions her in the second stanza, when he says that he had vainly sought
to borrow from his books surcease of sorrow for her. He had, therefore, been trying to forget
about his grief by reading but admits that such a respite would only be borrowed: he would think
of her again as soon as he closed the books.

The poet whispers Lenores name
when he first opens the door of his chamber, perhaps having expected to encounter her ghost. He
later asks the Raven whether he will ever be able to forget Lenore and then whether he will ever
be able to see her again. By this time, however, he knows that the Raven will reply Nevermore,
which suggests that he is only tormenting himself by asking the question.

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," whom is God prepared to send to Hell?

The time
during which this sermon was presented and the conditions of the religious world must be
understood in order to get the true picture of Edwards' sermon, "."

There was so much going on in the church both in Europe and America that prompted this
sermon. King Henry VIII had started his own church after the Pope would not let him do what he
wanted in divorcing his wife and marrying another, giving the impression that the king was above
religion. Others were discouraged over the political and economic conditions on both sides of
the Atlantic, causing people's convictions concerning religion to wane.

Edwards, being a Reform Theologian, was concerned about all of this and wanted to make
the point that, in answer to the question, God was prepared to send anyone
to hell who did not obey him. No exceptions. The only thing that kept anyone at any
time from being sent to Hell is the Grace and Mercy of God.

He does give a
"come to Jesus" moment at the end, so the sermon is not all "gloom and
doom", but it is a very clear appeal to shake to awareness.

In what ways was Orwell's Animal Farm prophetic?

's began
writing in 1943; it was eventually published two years later as World War
II was coming to an end. The novella has long been recognized as anon the rise of communism
among the Russians during the first decades of the 20th century.

In the
course of Animal Farm, however,shows how the original ideals sets forth by
Major would become corrupted by the leaders (, ) who came after him. In a similar way, the
ideals of Karl Marx, which were subsequently picked up by Vladimir Lenin, the Russian
revolutionary leader of the second decade of the 1900s, would gradually become corrupted and
altered by subsequent Russian leaders (e.g., Joseph Stalin).

Orwell died in
1950; but if he had lived another 30 years or so, he would have witnessed the breakup of the
Soviet Union. As in Orwell's novella, in which the pigs come to live far more luxurious lives
than the other animals, those who held power in Russia were certainly not living at the same
standard as the masses were.

Eventually, Russia, like the Animal Farm, could
not produce everything it needed to survive and, like the Animal Farm, had to interact with
other countries. Over time, even goods from Russia's arch enemy, the United States, began to
creep into the country. We often hear stories about items like Levi's jeans being smuggled into
Russia and being sold on the black market for hundreds of dollars per pair.  

Although Orwell's Animal Farm does not show the downfall of the
pigs, he seemed to think that this was the direction in which Russian communism was going, as
the final chapter shows the pigs drinking beer and playing cards with the same humans with whom
animals had previously been taught were evil:

There was
the same hearty cheering as before, and the mugs were emptied to the dregs. But as the animals
outside gazed at the scene, it seemed to them that some strange thing was happening. What was it
that had altered in the faces of the pigs?

 

What is the difference between bulls and steers in Chapter 13 of The Sun Also Rises?In Jakes group, who are bulls and who are steers? And what does...

The
difference between bulls and steers is that steers have been castrated, while the bulls have
not. As such, the bulls are wild; they "tear in the streets" and "Sometimes they
go right after [the steers] and kill them."

Although Jake and Bill are
talking about literal bulls and steers in this scene, Hemingway wants us to be thinking about
their conversation on a deeper level; that is, we should be considering which members of Jake's
group are like bulls and which are like steers.

Certainly, Jake is a steer.
Having been made impotent in the war, he is no longer violent or aggressive like a bull. Mike
and Robert, on the other hand, almost certainly can be aligned with the bulls. On top of their
penchant for fighting, both characters are constantly emphasizing their virility. Perhaps this
is most obvious in their attempts to court Brett.

Speaking of Brett, she
occupies a sort of middle ground between bull and steer. While she is not as aggressive as Mike
or Robert, she does have a tendency...

How did the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa influence the decision to use the bomb against Japan?

The battles
of Iwo Jima, along with other similar battles like that on Saipan, influenced the US decision to
drop the atomic bombs because they convinced the Americans that an invasion of the Japanese home
islands would be horrifically costly in terms of human life.  In part because of these battles,
the US decided that using the bombs would save huge numbers of lives by ending the war without
an invasion.

Iwo Jima and Okinawa were Japanese islands, with Iwo Jima being
a very small island with few people.  Neither island was part of the home islands that had
always been seen as part of Japan.  Even so, when the Americans invaded these islands the cost
in casualties was tremendous.  When the US invaded Iwo Jima, it involved about 70,000 men.  Of
those, over 6800 were killed and over 19,000 were wounded.  Okinawa was a much larger island and
about 18,000 men participated in that invasion.  More than 12,500 were killed in combat and
close to another 39,000 were wounded.  In both cases, the Japanese fought essentially to the
last man, with 90% or more of their soldiers being killed.

What this showed
was that an invasion of the Japanese home islands would be horrible.  The Japanese military and
even civilians could be expected to defend the islands even more vigorously than they had
defended Okinawa or Iwo Jima.  Planners estimated that as many as 1 million Americans might get
killed and wounded.  These calculations made dropping the bombs seem like a much better approach
to ending the war.

What does this conversation tell the reader about man and woman communications and the characters in the story "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest...

s writing is
often journalistically styled with clear dialogue and few descriptive words.  Very little direct
information is given about the characters or the scene. In , the reader discovers a brief but
important conversation between a couple that is facing a problem

This
conversation is still being repeated today.   Reading the dialogue more than once may be
required to pick up on the nuances in the conversation.  Few details are given about the
couple.  Only her name is learned later in the story. Age, ethnicity, citizenshipthis
information has been left unwritten. 

 The womans seemingly innocent
statement that the hills are like white elephants quickly turns into a competition with the man
over who has traveled more. This is not the conversation that both of them know is
needed. 

 Underneath this conflict lies a major complication. Without much
emotion from the characters, the discussion is about the woman getting an abortion.  The reader
feels that she wants him to say that he does not want her to get one.  Their banter is never
specific enough to directly address the subject. The man is not unpleasant toward her and
repeatedly tells her that it is up to her.  She becomes colder as the conversation progresses. 
The communication between the two is poor and elusive.

The lady is called
Jig.  There are certain things that the reader does learn from the conversation about
Jig:

• She relies on the man because he speaks Spanish and she does
  not.
• She has seen white elephants before.
• She is
  drinking.
• She has known women who have had abortions, and it did not go
  well. If she has an abortion, it will mean that she no longer cares about herself.

It is obvious that she wants to have the baby and settle down. Like many
women, she hints and smiles to tell him what she really feels.  Men usually do not understand
this kind of communication.

Reading their conversations is frustrating
because the reader wants to shake them both and tell them to lay the problems out on the table
and actually discuss them.

I said that we could have
everything.

We can have everything.

No, we cant.

We can have the whole world

No, we cant.

We can
go everywhere.

No, we cant. It isnt ours any more.

Its
ours.

What in the world are they talking about with this
back and forth jibber €“jabber!  Truthfully, she feels sorry for herself, and he is trying to
make her think that nothing has changed. At the end of the story, the topic is left hanging in
the air.

There are choices for the couple: having the baby; the woman raising
it alone; adoption; getting married and raising the child; having the abortion. If they do not
stop the circular discussion, nothing will improve in their positions. 

The
man tells Jig that he loves her which speaks well for him The reader learns that he does not
want to get married but will if she wants to. Obviously, he wants her to get the abortion and
seems to think that it is no big deal.  

What causes climate change? causes of climate change?

As the post above makes
clear, carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions gathering in theseem to be the principal
cause of man-made climate change. 

Many methods of generating
power/electricity have the unfortunate side-effect of creating significant emissions that
contribute to climate change. New types of energy, including nuclear energy, are
seen...

Who is the protagonist in the novel The Bronze Bow?

, written by , is set in
Judea (present-day Israel) and describes the rise of Christianity during the Roman occupation.
The story focuses onDaniel, who is Jewish and has suffered much in his lifetime. As a boy, he
witnessed the crucifixion and death of his father and uncle. His aunt, mother,...

The average variable cost curve and the average total cost get closer to each other as output increases. What explains this?

The average
variable cost (AVC) is calculated by dividing the firms variable costs by the output or quantity
that has been produced. The average total cost, on the other hand, is calculated by dividing the
total cost by the output or quantity of goods that have been produced.

It is
important to note that the total cost of a firm is a combination of both variable costs (labor
and electricity) and fixed costs (buildings and equipment). Variable costs increase
proportionally to the number of items produced, while the fixed costs are spread among the items
as production increases. 

At the start of production, fixed costs are higher
than the variable costs but as production increases the variable costs increase. Thus, as
quantity increases, both the variable costs and, consequently, the total costs will continue to
increase. The situation forces the ATC and AVC curves to move closer to each other as the
quantity continues to increase.

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What were some important scientific and technological innovations of the 1990's?

The 1990s
was a landmark decade for scientific and technological milestones. Many innovations which have
had a direct affect on our own lifestyle today came from the 1990s.

One of
the most important scientific advancements of the time period involved DNA. Not only was the
Human Genome project begun, which eventually would map the entire human genome, but DNA in
forensic analysis of crimes also became commonplace. DNA studies also led to the successful
cloning of a sheep.

In the realm of Astronomy, black...

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What are examples of four conventions found in Gothic literature?

One major trait
of the Gothic novel is that its aim is
to paint the world in its fallen, immoral state. The Gothic novel
uses elements of "plot, setting, , and theme" to paint
the world as a "fallen world" (University of California at Davis, "The Gothic
Novel"). As we are limited in space, below are a few ideas to help get you
started.

The setting in particular is used to
portray the world in its fallen state. The setting will be used to
create an " of horror and dread" ("The Gothic Novel"). To create the
horrific atmosphere, the setting will portray the world in a "decaying" state by
using images of darkness, coldness, and even images of bones,
tombstones, or other elements of a cemetery. Emily Bronte's Wuthering
Heights can be considered one example of a Gothic novel,
and the novel's setting provides evidence of its Gothic elements.
For example, the novel is set in a cold, dark estate in which all of its inhabitants are
described as being miserable. The estate is even suspected of being haunted and is situated on a
moor that's cold, expansive, and lonely.

A Gothic novel will also often
contain specific characters, including a , a villain, and what can
be called "the Wanderer" ("The Gothic Novel"). The
protagonist in a Gothic novel is one who has fallen from his/her
original state, or has "fallen from grace" ("The Gothic Novel"). We can look
at Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights as an
example of a Gothic protagonist. When first brought home as a
foundling, he was cherished by his adopted father Mr. Earnshaw and developed a deep friendship
with his adopted sister Catherine; however, his adopted brother Hindley became ragingly jealous
of Heathcliff and, after Mr. Earnshaw died, Hindley stooped to humiliate
Healthcliff, even treated him as a servant. We can call
Heathcliff's humiliation his "fall from grace." What's more, the
protagonist of a Gothic novel is often isolated, either "voluntarily or
involuntarily." In Heathcliff's case, he first isolates himself through his rich plans to
seek revenge against Hinley, and then, after his plans succeed, Heathcliff isolates himself
further by staying by himself on the Wuthering Heights estate.

Beyond the
protagonist, the villain is the one who torments the protagonist,
just as Hinley tormented Healthcliff. Finally, the
"Wanderer," while not in all Gothic novels, will roam "the earth
in perpetual exile, usually a divine form of punishment" ("The Gothic
Novel").

During The Odyssey, what specifically does Athena do to help Telemachus in book 2?

When Telemachus wakes
up at the beginning of the book, "marvelous was the grace Athena cast about him," and
people cannot take their eyes off of him as he walks toward them. She makes Telemachus appear in
more princely and impressive than he already was, and he benefits from this treatment by seeming
to be more authoritative and powerful.  

Later, Telemachus goes to the
shore, and he prays to Athena and expresses his upset that the Achaeans do not follow her
commands. She then comes to him in the shape of Mentor, and she promises that, if he is like his
brave father, the voyage to find his father will "not be vain and fruitless." On the
other hand, if he is not his mother's and father's son in terms of his character and courage,
then she has little hope of his voyage succeeding. She tells Telemachus to pay no...

What did Chillingworth do to Dimmesdale?

, or Roger
Prynne, enacts psychological warfare onbecause he feels that Dimmesdale has cuckolded him.
Chillingworth is jealous of the love thathas for Dimmesdale and disgusted that Dimmesdale will
not confess that he is 's father.

His acts of psychological torture against
Dimmesdale includes becoming his medical adviser, seen in chapters nine and ten. The two men
move in together and spend a great deal of time in each other's company.Chillingworth works to
win Dimmesdale's trust, hoping that he will unburden himself and confess his sin. They have long
conversations about the sins of other men, and Chillingworth opines that men's spiritual
sickness manifests physically, implying that Dimmesdale's fading health is the result of his
hidden sinfulness.

Chillingworth never goes so far as to overtly accuse
Dimmesdale, but he becomes adept at playing on Dimmesdale's psychological weaknesses and
persistently trying to get him to admit what he has done.Since Dimmesdale is a Puritan and
deeply understands their beliefs about how God punishes sinners, Chillingworth's subtle
manipulations are effective. His cruelty intensifies the anxiety Dimmesdale feels about eternal
punishment, to say nothing of the guilt he feels about leaving Hester and Pearl to fend for
themselves in a hostile community and his hypocrisy in leading a congregation.

What references in the sermon reveal Edwards's implicit philosophical beliefs regarding divine mercy?

The vast
majority of Edwards's 1741 sermon emphasizes God's formidable anger with sinners and his
readiness to subject them to the eternal tortures of hell. The sermon does, however, take a
significant turn in tone and message near the conclusion, when Edwards declaims:

"And now you have an extraordinary Opportunity, a Day wherein
Christ has flung the Door of Mercy wide open, and stands in the Door calling and crying with a
loud Voice to poor Sinners."

Edwards goes on to
claim that "God seems now to be hastily gathering in his Elect in all Parts of the
Land" as if divine mercy has an imminent expiration date. The final words of the sermon
exhort listeners to hasten their pursuit of God's gift of salvation, likening their condition to
the people who were left behind to perish when, in the biblical story, the cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah were destroyed by fire.  

Scholars of Edwards's work recognize some
apparent modifications in his beliefs as he developed as a theologian, but what seems consistent
is the idea that God's granting of grace could be arbitrary and is ultimately
unknowable.

what is lorraines mother like?

Lorraine's mother leads a pretty miserable life on the whole. She seldom smiles and
never enjoys herself. Her whole sorry existence is perpetually plagued with one problem or
another. Whether it's her weight or chronic financial problems, there's always something
weighing heavily on Mrs. Jensen's shoulders.

Due largely to her...

In what way can orientalism help lead to American imperialism in the Middle East? In what way can orientalism help lead to American imperialism in the...

The
developed countries have always had a western focus.  This western-centric worldview leads us to
beleive that Western Europe and the United States have an advanced culture, and all other
countries are more primitive.  An example of this is our view toward India and China.  We see
them as threats, but we also ridicule them.

What caused the start of WWII in Europe?

There are
two ways to answer this. 

First, WWII started in Europe because Germany
invaded Poland.  When Germany did this, France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany.
 This started the...

What are the synoptic gospels?

There are,
of course, four gospels in the New
Testament.  These are the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
John.  The
synoptic gospels are the first three gospels.  John is not one of the
synoptic
gospels.

In Greek, synoptic means something like
seen together.  The
synoptic gospels are called this because they present
very similar stories.  This is not to say
that everything in
these...