In "The Scarlet Letter," Chapter 16, where does Hester plan to meet Dimmesdale? Why?

Hawthorne
also suggests thatwouldn't want to meetin his study, which would be the most appropriate place
for his parishioner to meet him, because she fears that Chillingworth may be about, and wants to
convey her secret knowledge of Chillingworth to him.

"...she dreaded
the secret or undisguised interference of old ..."  and since her discussion is to be about
how Roger is harming him, (...make known to him the true character of his intimacy...")
prudence would suggest she do it in secret.

What does the Logan family eat for their Christmas dinner in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"?

This question
has been previously...

According to Guns, Germs, and Steel, why was wheat one of the first plants to be domesticated, some 10,000 years ago, while straweerries were only...

The answer
to this question can be found in Chapter 7.  It can be found on p. 124 and on p. 129 in the
paperback edition of the book.

On p. 124, Diamond tells us why wheat was
easily domesticated.  He says that wheat, in the wild, is already edible.  It already grows in
large patches that can yield usable amounts of grain.  It is easy to plant and it
pollinates...

I need help with my essay on why is it important that we believe in the historicity of the Bible; why do so many scholars attack the historicity of...

For the
essay that you are preparing, you have
already completed one important step, which is to develop
your argument that
believing in the historicity of the Bible is important. In an argumentative

essay, having a strong argument or thesis statement is key. To support the argument, you
will
need to develop several subsidiary points. These will lay out the
reasons that such belief is
important. You will need to decide if your
arguments will be primarily concerned with the
religious dimensions of
Judeo-Christian traditions, with the history of the Middle East and
North
Africa, or a combination of both.

Once you have decided which
aspects
you want to stress, in a similar vein, the idea that questioning the
historicity is problematic
will need development. Here as well you will need
to elaborate specific arguments that scholars
have raised showing such
challenges. Again, are these challenges problematic because of religion
or
history?

One useful text to consult that lays out a number of
key
arguments is Werner Kellers The Bible as History,
first published in 1955
and revised and republished several times.
Kellers approach is to use scientific evidence,
especially obtained through
archaeological excavations. He shows that in numerous locations
mentioned in
the Bible, the kinds of natural phenomena and human adaptations to them
actually
occurred. Keller mentions that towns in Palestine have been shown to
look exactly as the Bible
describes them. The close or identical accord
between the physical evidence and the Biblical
text is important because it
strongly suggests that the people who wrote the text were speaking
from their
own experience as well as from knowledge gained from oral history.

A contrasting approach to archaeologically obtained evidence, including that
derived
from more recently conducted studies, may be useful in understanding
why people question the
historical accuracy of Biblical passages. Israel
Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman, in
The Bible
Unearthed (2002), review archaeological evidence as it correlates

with or fails to support ideas presented in early Biblical texts. They point out that
some
versions of the texts may more accurately indicate the views of people
who lived later than the
Bibles authors.

Another aspect of
Biblical historicity pertains to theof its
writing. A 21st-century study
taking this approach, which includes the kind of critical approach
your paper
addresses, is Marc Zvi Brettlers How to Read the Bible
(2005).
Brettler utilizes the historical-critical method, which
focuses more on textual analysis. He
notes that each individual will
interpret texts based on their personal and academic background.
Some of
these interpretations relate to ways that people in the Bible interpreted
information,
such as that related to time periods. Keeping in mind those
possible variations can help to
explain evidence derived from other
sources.

For example, evidence from the
Dead Sea Scrolls
can be combined with archaeological evidence from the Qumran community that

produced them. The historical-critical method addresses the Bible as a living document
that has
had different meanings for people in different periods and places
since its existence was first
record. Keeping this changing historical
importance in mind is important for understanding how
it has continued to be
a unique, irreplaceable text worldwide.

Dystopian writers see human love as the most effective weapon against the societies they depict. How can this relate to 1984 by George Orwell and The Road

Although he
is struggling to maintain his humanity, in the opening of   reflects the
dehumanizing tendencies of his society. He goes to see a violent war movie and has violent
fantasies towards , though he does not even know her name. After he becomes involved with her
and they fall in love, he begins to truly reclaim his humanity: he has someone to protect, love
and be loyal to, someone he can share time and space with in the room above Mr. Charrington's
shop. In this room, he and Julia replicate normal, loving human life before the Party took
over.

In the ruins of the post-apocalyptic world of The
Road, it is the relationship of the father and the son and the love they share as
they travel south with their shopping cart that keeps them human. When they see a group,
including a pregnant woman, roasting a newborn baby on a spit, the contrast becomes clear: the
father would never sacrifice the son that way, and so the two become an emblem of humanity in
the dystopic dog-eat-dog world all around them. 

What is the setting of The Stranger by Albert Camus?

The
setting of is Algeria under French colonial rule in the 1940s. Though
Camus is putting forward an existentialist theme that has universal and timeless implications,
the specific setting nevertheless has a bearing upon the message of the novel.

French Algerians such as Camus tended to feel alienated from the place that was, in
fact, their homeland, north Africa. For those with progressive views, there was the haunting
sense of guilt, the fact that their country, France, had taken over someone else's land and that
people such as themselves, of French extraction, didn't belong there. And yet, Algeria
was their home. The situation was similar to that of British colonials
during the same period, as George Orwell described in his famous works such as Burmese
Days and "Shooting an Elephant."

The tension between
those of European extraction in Algeria, who were referred to as les pieds
noirs, and the indigenous North African population is an essential part of the
background of Camus'...

What was Andrew Jackson's vision for the U.S.?

Andrew
Jacksons vision for the United States was to make our democracy more accessible to the common
man. Jackson believed the wealthy had too much influence in and control of the government. He
wanted to give the average person a greater role in the government.

Several
things occurred to help accomplish this goal. One change that was made was the replacement of
caucuses with nominating conventions. With a nominating convention, the members of the party
chose the candidates that would run for office. With a caucus, the party leaders chose these
candidates.

Another change that occurred was that some states dropped the
requirement...

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What are the names of all of Lyddie's family members in Lyddie?

lives with her mother, brother, and two sisters because her father left
them.

Lyddie is the adult in her family.  Her father left them
on the farm and went west to seek his fortune, because he was unlucky at farming.  After her
father left, her mother was not able to take care of them.  She was just too unstable, something
that had started when Anges was born.  Lyddie, the oldest, had a brother a few years younger
named Charlie and two baby sisters.  Agnus was the youngest, followed by Rachel.

In the beginning of the book when Lyddie is describing the incident with the bear, she
lists the ages of her youngest siblings.

No, Mama had
never laughed, but Lyddie and Charles...

How does Beowulf protect his people throughout the poem Beowulf?

Part of the reasonis an epic hero is that he performs heroic deeds not just for his own
reputation, but also for the good of his people. The poem illustrates Beowulf's concern for both
his own people -- the Geats -- and those of Hrothgar -- the Danes.

Early in
the poem, Beowulf travels to Hrothgar's kingdom to fight the beast Grendel, who has been
terrorizing the land for years. Beowulf volunteers for this task and presents himself as the
only person who could end thethat has befallen Denmark. In defeating Grendel, and putting his
own life in serious danger, Beowulf saves the Danes from the threat. He resolves what Hrothgar
calls their "constant distress" (line 937). Beowulf further protects the Danes when
Grendel's mother comes to avenge her son's death. She kills Hrothgar's best adviser, so Beowulf
goes down to her cave, alone, again putting himself in grave danger for the common good.
Hrothgar tells Beowulf, "help depends / again on you and you alone" (lines
1376-77)....

What were the causes of the American Revolutionary War?

By 1763, a
century and a half had passed since the first British colonies were established in North
America. The colonies and the mother country were different in many respects, but in 1763 the
idea of independence was unthinkable. A series of events between 1763 and 1775 led to the
American Revolution (1775€“1783) and the creation of the United States as a independent
country.

In 1763, France was ejected from the North American continent,
and...

"""I would have seized and attempted to arrest the pendulum. I might as well have attempted to arrest an avalanche" means the pendulum was too ____? From""

The most
likely answer here is "heavy" or "big."

What he's saying
is that he tried to stop the pendulum from swinging.  But trying to stop it was like trying to
stop an...

What do you think was written on the piece of paper Archie buried with the skull?

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

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

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

The technique...

Is it fair to give a lot of homework to students in schools? My take on this matter is very objective. During the formative years of a child's...

For middle
school students, homework serves to take the skills and concepts covered during class and move
those skills and concepts from short term memory to long term memory. Additionally, homework,
whether actually completed at home or during class, helps to instill the work ethics students
will certainly need in high school and beyond.

I like to use a sportsto
demonstrate this point: parents and students seem to have no problem with practicing the same
play over and over again in a sports environment. Yet, many parents and students lament any
homework that requires more than 10 minutes to complete.

Ultimately, the
assigning of homework needs to pass some kind of sanity check. What's the reason for the
homework assignment? Just busy work? As a way to cement material covered during class?
Punishment?

Remember, many student's do not have a home environment conducive
to homework. Many students must care for siblings, work, or have other duties because of home
life situations.

Ultimately the reason for assigning homework is to ensure
students can remember, use, apply, and synthesis the material covered during class in order to
make connections to the real world. The amount of homework assigned is less important than the
product of that homework. Quality verses quantity is the rule we should all consider following
when it comes to the amount of homework we assign.

What was Nick's relationship with Jordan in "The Great Gatsby"?

finds
himself attracted to 's lean, hard, androgynous golfer's body as well as her cool,
self-possessed manner. They have much in common: first, they are both from the same social
class. Second, Jordan is 's childhood friend and Nick is Daisy's cousin; they are both connected
to the Buchanans. Both also get entangled with , acting as intermediaries for the meeting Gatsby
is anxious to set up with Daisy at Nick's house. It seems almost inevitable that they would
"fall in" together to make a foursome withand Daisy.

At moments
Nick seems to be falling in love with Jordan, but he has a prior entanglement with a girl back
home, one mentioned incessantly by Daisy when he first comes to dinner at the Buchanan house.
Further, at the same moment he is accusing Jordan of being dishonest and praising himself as the
"cardinal" virtue of honesty, he is also revealing that he has not been upfront with
his girlfriend back home. 

Nick and Jordan have a complicated and ultimately
unsatisfactory relationship that ends abruptly, unable to withstand the shock of Myrtle's and
Gatsby's deaths. 

Who is Melchizedek and what role does he play in the Old Testament?

Melchizedeck is the first priest ("the
priest of the most high God") mentioned in the Old Testament. The story of the encounter
between Melchizedeck and Abraham (then called Abram) is in chapter 14 of the book of Genesis.
This is long before the Hebrew priesthood is established by Moses. Melchizedeck is mentioned one
more time in the Old Testament in the book of Psalms 110:4.

The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, thou art a priest forever
after the order of Melchizedeck.

Psalm 110 is considered a Messianic psalm, which means that it foretells the coming of
the Messiah, or Jesus. This verse says that when the Messiah comes, he will be considered a
priest just as Melchizedeck was a priest.

Melchizedeck
is referred to as the king of Salem, which means king of peace. Additionally, the word
Melchizedeck means "king of righteousness."

In
Genesis 14, an alliance of kings attacks the city of Sodom and some other nearby cities. At the
time, Abram's nephew, Lot, is living in Sodom. When the city falls, Lot is taken captive. After
Abram hears of it, he arms his servants and goes out in pursuit of the marauders. He defeats the
raiding kings, recovers Lot and all the goods of the king of Sodom, and returns. It is when the
king of Sodom meets triumphant Abram that Melchizedeck appears.

Melchizedeck gives Abram a blessing, and Abram gives Melchizedeck tithes (an offering
of 10 percent) of all the spoils. The king of Sodom offers Abram a reward, but Abram refuses to
accept it.

This is the only place in the Bible in which
Melchizedeck plays an active role. As mentioned above, he is referred to in Psalm 110. He is
also mentioned in the book of Hebrews chapter 7 verses 1 to 4 in the New Testament, in which
Genesis chapter 14 is retold by the apostle Paul.

In the United States, what were the economic benefits of WWI? My report is on the innovations and economic benefits of WWI. I have many...

benefitted
the United States greatly on the
economic front. It catapulted the US out of a recession and
into an economic
boom that lasted almost four years. The US doubled its output of goods in
this
period so that it could help supply the massive war effort in Europe. It
went from being a
debtor to a lender nation. Furthermore, to finance the war
effort, the US, like most other
countries, raised its top tax rate to
unprecedented levelsin the US's case, to a top rate of 77
percent.

The war also led to the Great Migration of African Americans from

the South to higher wage industrial jobs in the North. The higher taxes on the wealthy
and
higher wages for poorer groups together led to greater income equality
after the war, which
benefitted the economy, helping to fuel the Roaring
Twenties. However, income inequality still
remained high until the Great
Depression devastated all economic classes.

The United
States benefitted after the war from having made great increases in
its...

What are some examples of conflict in Othello as supported by specific quotes?

Conflict in literature involves a struggle between opposing forces, such as between
aand an . Such conflict is external, but conflict can also be internal, as when a character
struggles to come to terms about whether to commit an act or not. External conflict may even
exist between a character and his or her circumstances, the weather conditions, and so
forth.

The play exhibits many examples of both external and internal
conflict. The first of these is displayed in Act 1, Scene 1, where there exists an apparent
conflict between what Iago wants and whathas decided. The general's agent is apparently bitter
that Othello has appointed a foreigner, Cassio, as his lieutenant instead of choosing him, a
loyal, long-serving, and experienced soldier. Iago is enraged and promises to avenge the
humiliation Othello has served upon him. Othello is, of course, blithely unaware of his
ancient's resentment and wholly trusts him. Iago, however, has made his intentions clear
to...

How did the Progressive reformers of the late 19th-early 20th century respond to the abuses and extravagances of the so-called Gilded Age?

Progressive
reformers used writing and photography to expose the abuses and excesses of the Gilded Age. For
example, journalist Ida Tarbell wrote a book called The History of the Standard Oil
Company. This book led to laws that broke up monopolies, including Standard Oil
Company's monopoly.

Likewise, photographer Jacob Riis was able to use
advances in technology in photography to take pictures inside dark tenement
dwellings,...

In Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants," why is the operation not named in the story?

In
"," Hemingway puts the reader in the position of a voyeur and an eavesdropper. The
reader can only obtain information from what is done and said by the two principal characters.
Evidently the decision to have an abortion has already been made. They are waiting at a transfer
station for a train that will take them to Madrid. The girl obviously does not want to go
through with the "operation," but she has reluctantly agreed to do so. The man keeps
talking to her because he is afraid she will change her mind.

It is highly
unlikely that the girl would use the word "abortion" because it is obviously something
she doesn't want to think about or talk about. So the only person who might use that word would
be the man called "the American," and he doesn't want to use the word because (1) he
doesn't want to remind the girl of what is in store for her, and (2) he keeps trying to assure
her that it is something very simple, not really an operation at all. In other words, he is
denying that this is an abortion but trying to portray it as an "induced
miscarriage."

Besides that, they have to be discreet. This was the
1920s. Abortions were illegal in most countries--and they were probably even more seriously
punished in a Catholic country like Spain. He doesn't know what kind of trouble they could get
into if things didn't work out perfectly. He probably only has a name and an address. He is
trying to appear more calm and confident than he really feels. In a worst-case scenario, the
girl could die and he could go to prison for life--or even be executed!

Even
though they are speaking English, the word "abortion" might be understood by someone
who overheard it. The girl and the American are conspicuous because they are foreigners speaking
in a foreign language. The reader can understand what is going on without hearing the word
"abortion"; why shouldn't others be able to figure out what is going on between them
just from their body language and the other clues such as facial expressions and tones of
voice?

It would be hard to think of a sentence in which the American would
use the word "abortion." Would he say something like: "When we get to Madrid,
I'll go out and make all the arrangements for the abortion?" It just doesn't seem plausible
that he would want to air that awful word. He has had a hard enough time talking Jig into having
the "simple operation" and he is terribly afraid she will change her mind even now.
Why call a spade a spade?

Part of the appeal of this minimalistic story is
that the reader has to try to understand what is happening by deduction from what can be seen
and heard. There are many questions left unanswered besides the question of why the word
"abortion" isn't used. Who are these people, anyway? Where are they coming from? Are
they married? How are they paying for all their traveling around? What finally becomes of them?
Does the girl change or mind? Or does she go ahead with the procedure they don't dare to name
aloud? What will their relationship be like afterward?

 

Compare "Self-Reliance" or Walden to Woman in the Nineteenth Century as regards the responsibilities of the individual within a conformist society

Margaret Fuller, in Woman in the Nineteenth Century, advocated for
the rights of people to whom they had been denied in US society, especially women but also
enslaved African Americans. Feminism and abolitionism, both separately and in tandem, are
prominently featured in her work. Fuller identified social conventions as supporting unjust,
immoral restrictions on freedom, and advocated for social change.

As the friend of the negro assumes that one man cannot by right hold another in
bondage, so should the friend of Woman assume that Man cannot by right lay even
well-meant...

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In Animal Farm, why does Napoleon blame Snowball for the fall of the windmill when it had actually been destroyed in a storm?

's
purpose is to demonizeas much as he possibly can. He can use Snowball as the scapegoat for
everything that goes wrong on the farm. In so doing, he can present himself as a foil to
Snowball's evil. The gullible and unintelligent animals would, therefore, be convinced that he
is truly their protector, acting in their best interests. 

Before Snowball's
expulsion, he and Napoleon were constantly at loggerheads about the management of the farm. They
would constantly argue during meetings since they were in direct opposition to one another.
Snowball would almost always gain support for his ideas since he was a quick thinker and quite
innovative, whilst Napoleon surreptitiously went around influencing other animals, such as the
sheep, to do his bidding. He would then use them during meetings to disrupt Snowball's eloquent
speeches by constantly bleating, 'Four legs good, two legs bad.' Napoleon employed this
pernicious tactic since he was not Snowball's equal when it came to acting in the best interests
of the farm. He had other ideas and wanted to have sole control. Snowball was a thorn in his
side and he had to get rid of him. He could do this once he had secretly raised Jessie and
Bluebell's nine puppies and trained them to do his bidding. They had grown into ferocious dogs
and he used them to chase Snowball off the farm.   

Once Snowball was not
there to challenge him any longer, Napoleon could freely go about and assert his authority. He
started spreading lies and propaganda about Snowball, usingespecially. It was, for example, put
out that Snowball had been a traitor from the very start and that he was actually fighting on
the side of Mr. Jones during the Rebellion.

... it was
given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about
Snowballs complicity with Jones. It now appeared that Snowball had not, as the animals had
previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the Battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem,
but had been openly fighting on Joness side. In fact, it was he who had actually been the leader
of the human forces, and had charged into battle with the words €˜Long live Humanity! on his
lips. The wounds on Snowballs back, which a few of the animals still remembered to have seen,
had been inflicted by Napoleons teeth. 

By sullying
Snowball's name, Napoleon also destroyed whatever chance Snowball might ever have of returning
to the farm. He also destroyed the hopes other animals might have of ever seeing their comrade
again. This systematic propaganda campaign put him in good stead with the other animals. , for
example, who expressed some doubt about the damaging claims made about Snowball, was easily
persuaded since he believed that, 'Napoleon is always right.'    

Using
Snowball also gave Napoleon the perfect opportunity to rid himself of whatever animals were left
to either expose him or threaten his authority. He conducted a purge in which many animals were
slaughtered after confessing to having assisted Snowball during his seemingly secret visitations
to the farm, apparently to do mischief and destroy the animals' hard work. Snowball was, for
example, also blamed for mixing weed seeds in those of some crops that had been planted.  
 

Napoleon's campaign worked well and the animals soon forgot about the
positive role that Snowball had played on the farm. They truly believed that he was out to
destroy their hard work. Whenever Napoleon wanted to manipulate the animals, he would use
Snowball's name to back up his sentiments. He, for example, claimed that Snowball had been
hiding on Frederick's farm when he was friends with Pilkington, and vice versa when he sought
Frederick's support.

It now appeared that Snowball was
not, after all, hiding on Pinchfield Farm, and in fact had never been there in his life: he was
livingin considerable luxury, so it was saidat Foxwood, and had in reality been a pensioner of
Pilkington for years past.

The animals were easily swayed
by this topsy-turvy state of affairs and were more confused than ever by Napoleon's so-called
'clever tactics.' In the end, though, all memory of Snowball, and the memory of much of
everything else, faded away.  

 

What do the stations symbolize in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness?

Asnarrates his journey up the river, each stop represents a change in his perspective
on the colonial society into which he progresses. This is a literally journey between the
stations, but even more so it is a figurative journey from light into the darkness of the title.
At the same time, as Marlow learns more about the Congo and about his mysterious subject (), the
journey can be considered one of enlightenment which culminates in Marlows meeting with Kurtz
and understanding his character.

Marlow stops at three stations, each of
which presents a new set of obstacles which he must either accept or change. One way that he
comes to understand the colonial territory is that it often presents barriers that cannot be
overcome. Marlow becomes complicit in the enterprise that he had expected merely to observe. As
long as he accepts his mission of continuing upriver, he also agrees to the conditions that
support his moving along.

The first stop in some ways makes the
strongest...

How does Blanche use and represent illusion? How does Stanley use and represent reality? Are the characters really as different as they seem?

Blanche is
full of mystery, spinning lies around her life to make it sound like less of a wreck to others
and also, eventually, to herself. While it's clear at the beginning of the play that Blanche
knows she's lying, it becomes less and less clear if this remains true, especially as she
dresses up in costume jewelry and talks about going on a cruise with a man who doesn't exist.
Blanche's constant drinking is also meant to symbolize her distance from reality.

Stanley believes that he represents reality, but this is also an illusion he has built.
His stereotypical gender performance is a carefully cultivated expression of what he believes
his life needs to be in order to be valid, but the speed at which his comfort comes crashing
down when Blanche arrives throws this idea solidly into question. It seems like Stanley wants
Blanche to leave so that he can return to the soothing idea that his fantasy is real. After he
rapes Blanche, he uses illusion again to convince his wife, Stella, of his innocence.

Arguably, both characters rely heavily on constructed falsehoods to live their lives;
the primary difference is that Blanche is more comfortable with that fact than Stanley
is.

In "A Christmas Carol", explain carefully how Bob Cratchit refers to Scrooge. What does he say?

Bob Cratchit
has every reason to hate and despise Scrooge. Scrooge is rich but the poor clerk has to warm his
frozen fingers over a candle, which doesn't work well. Scrooge begrudges having to pay Bob for
one day off a year. He also doesn't pay Cratchit enough to even begin to imagine affording
medical treatments for his poor disabled son, Tiny Tim, who will die without help.

All the same, Bob speaks of Scrooge with a generosity of spirit that is a marked
contrast to Scrooge's hard, withered personality. He refuses to speak poorly of his employer,
preferring to toast Scrooge for providing the wages that paid for the family's modest Christmas
feast. When he can't find anything good to say and can't contradict his wife's hard words, he
says nothing at all, focusing instead on it being Christmas Day. He says, twice, in response to
her critique of Scrooge, "Christmas Day."

Bob's refusal to be
unkind reflects the Christmas spirit that the Ghost of Christmas Present has sprinkled liberally
on his poor home. 

 

How many surgeries has August had in Wonder?

Pullman, or
Auggie, is about to start his first year in "real school" as a fifth grader.Early in
, he clarifies his reasons for never attending school before.
Since his birth, Auggie has had twenty-seven surgeries. While most
people believe he has been home-schooled because of his facial abnormalities, it is actually the
number of surgeries that has impeded his ability to attend school. Auggie shares that he was
sick often when he was younger. Since it has been eight months since his last surgery, and since
he is not as medically fragile as he once was, Auggie is able to attend school with his peers.
Auggie wants to go to school like his other friends. However, he wants to be seen as just a
"normal" kid.

Between Act 1 and Act 2, provide 2 character traits for Gertrude, Claudius and Ophelia. Also, provide a quote to support each of your...

is a loving mother who
wants her son to be happy and to accept her marriage to(Act 1, sc. 2, ll. 68-73).  She is
worried about her son and his mindset because she knows he loved his father and is grieving
about his death. She is so worried about his mental state that in Act 2, she and Claudius send
forto try to find out if there is anything more bothering(Act 2, sc. 2, ll. 19-26).

is an innocent and dutiful daughter.  When her father asks her to stop seeing, she
obeys his request (Act 1, sc. 3,...

What is Crooks' American dream in Of Mice and Men?

Crooks's
American dream is the same as the one that animates the other men. For a brief moment, he
becomes genuinely excited about the idea of being part of 's dream of owning his own small farm,
where he can live off "the fat of the land." The dream of independence, of being one's
own boss, of being able to take a day off when one likes, of being rooted in a community rather
than wandering, and of being able to choose one's own companions, has a great appeal to all the
ranch hands.

Crooks's desire for it is, I believe, Steinbeck's way of
communicating the universality of this deep-rooted dream: it cuts across race, age, and mental
or physical ability as a deep and heart-felt desire.

Because of the realities
of racism and Crooks disappointments and isolationhe is not even allowed to live in the
bunkhouse with the other menhe is the quickest to perceive the futility of the dream, at least
for him, and to quickly lapse back into the reality he knows.

The sum of first 15 terms of an A.P. is 105 and the sum of next 15 terms is 780. Find the A. P.

For an AP
with first term a and the common difference d, the sum of the first n terms is given as (2a +
(n-1)d)(n/2).

Now for the AP given the sum of the first 15 terms is
105

=> (2a + 14d)(15/2) = 105...(1)

The sum of the next
15 terms is the sum of the first 15 terms subtracted from the sum of the first 30
terms.

=> (2a + 29d)(30/2) - 105 = 780

=> (2a + 29d)
= 885/15

=> (2a + 29d) = 59

(1)

=> (2a + 14d)(15/2) = 105

=> 2a + 14d = 14

2a + 29d - 2a - 14d = 59 - 14

=> 15d = 45

=> d = 3

2a + 14d = 14

=> 2a = 14 -
42

=> 2a = -28

=> a = -14

Therefore the AP has the first term as -14 and the common difference is
3.

What do you learn about relationships between parents and children at the time of the play, "Pygmalion"?

 

Above all, we learn
that this relationship is shaped by economic class.

 

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relation to Liza, compared to how Mrs. Higgins acts. Mr. Doolittle...

Based on Tomb Inscription of Yom Kyongae, what were the central aspects of womens lives in the Kyoro period of Korea? In what ways did Lady...

The
Tomb Inscription of Yom Kyongae is a wealth
of information about the life of a married woman.
Written by her husband upon
her death, it describes the many ways Kyongae participated in her
familys
success. She had six children: four sons and two daughters, with her husband. All
the
children are described in positive terms. Her husband says she was pure
and modest, very
literate, and well understood moral obligations. These are
all qualities valued in women
according to Confucian principles. He notes her
daughterly service to her parents, and
subsequently her excellence as a wife.
In particular, he mentions Kyongae's special care of
elders and her skill in
perceiving and meeting their needsa true Confucian ideal of

womanliness.

In addition, Kyongae never complained when following
her
husband, even in poverty. She worked hard and managed to keep their
family afloat during
difficult circumstances. Also, she never forgot to offer
memorial sacrifices to the
father-in-law she never met, nor did she ever
neglect to serve the Buddhist monks during their
services. All the while, she
maintained great modesty and even a sense of inadequacy as she
struggled to
keep the family clothed and fed. Although her husband truly misses her and
takes
the time to reflect on her many virtues after her death, we get the
sense that she expected it
all to be taken for granted. A Korean womans world
during this era was entirely made up of
service and sacrifice for her family.
No thanks or acknowledgement was expected. That, too, is
the ideal of
Confucian femininity.

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How might a Christian wedding reflect Christian beliefs?

A
Christian wedding reflects Christian beliefs through the recitation of Scripture and adherence
to customs or traditions associated with Christianity.  The fact of the wedding, rather than the
option of cohabitation absent a government or church-sanctioned union, can, in itself,
constitute a Christian (or Jewish, or Muslim, or Hindu) act.  With regard to the mechanics of
the ceremony, however, the Christianity is derived from the performance of the
church-sanctioned ceremony in a House of God (although, weddings can be religious without taking
place in a church, temple, etc.) in which Christian liturgy forms the basis of the proceedings.
Within the parameters of Christianity, though, there is wide latitude with regard to the precise
scriptural readings selected.  The key element, however, is fealty to the teachings of Jesus
Christ, without whom, needless to say, there would be no Christianity.

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What is the message conveyed by the book, 1984?

I think
that one of the most profound messages of 's work lies in the basic relationship between human
beings and their government.  It seems that Orwell is advocating that individuals possess a much
more skeptical and vigilant view of their government.  Orwell is not one to claim passivity here
and suggest that individuals "trust" their government.  Rather, the narrative
presented inis one where individuals have to be mindful of what government can do in order to
consolidate their own power and control individuals.  In this message, Orwell is demanding that
individuals be more aware of the motivations of their government and speak out more in a public
and demonstrative manner.

Nothing seems to be gained from silence, other than
that government benefits when people say nothing.  It is one of the critical points made in the
novel that any government might be predisposed to wanting to consolidate their own power at the
expense of the people and their need for a transparent government. The use of intelligence and
technology against its own people is a part of this process and there is little surprise that
government can and has utilized these ends in order to substantiate their own control.  
Orwell's message is to this point and that individuals must be aware of this risk and the
potential for its reality in the modern setting.

Why Is Math Important

is necessary
for even the most basic of life functions. Whether you're buying groceries, determining a budget
for yourself, calculating interest on investments, or carrying out a whole myriad of other life
tasks, math will somehow be involved. This is a fact I don't particularly like to admit, being
an English teacher, but let's face it -- the world would be just as lost without numbers as it
would be without words (maybe moreso?). Granted, I was never very good at math, but it is
unfortunately essential for basic survival.

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What does the staff represent in "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

Stephen Holliday

Another interesting use of the
staff as symbol occurs when Goody Cloyse asks the Old
Man for his arm to help
her walk to the meeting deep in the forest.  He responds that he cannot
lend
her his arm, but he does offer his staff:

So
saying,
he threw it down at her feet, where, perhaps, it assumed life, being
one of the rods which its
owner had formerly lent to the Egyptian magi.  Of
this fact, however, Goodman Brown could not
take cognizance.

The scene would resonate with
Hawthorne's
readers because it comes from the episode in Exodus, chapter 7,  in the

Bible in which the Pharaoh asks Moses for a miracle to prove God's
power.
 Moses then tells his brother Aaron to throw down his staff, which
turns into a serpent.
 Pharaoh's's magicians then throw down their staffs,
which also turn into serpents.
 Unfortunately for the Egyptian magi's
serpents, Aaron's staff-serpent devours them.

It is
likely that Hawthorne included this episode to reinforce the point that the

staff is indeed a serpent,...

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Why did Winston Churchill oppose Neville Chamberlain?

Winston
Churchill opposed Neville Chamberlain mainly because of the events leading to the start ofand
how the Allies were doing when World War II began. When Germany was taking land in Europe,
Neville Chamberlain did little to stop this from happening. When Hitler wanted to annex the
Sudetenland, Chamberlain and the leader of France, Edouard Daladier, met with Hitler and with
Mussolini and signed the Munich Pact. This agreement allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland.
These leaders tried to appease Hitler by giving into his demands, hoping that by doing so, it
would stop Germanys aggression. Chamberlain believed he had preserved peace by making this
agreement. Winston Churchill was against this agreement as he didn't believe the policy of
appeasement would be successful. When Hitler took over the rest of Czechoslovakia in 1939, it
proved the policy of appeasement had failed.

Once World War II began after
Germanys invasion of Poland in 1939, the Allies did very poorly. In 1940, Germany rolled through
Norway and Denmark. Then, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands fell into German hands. At
this point, Chamberlain lost a vote of confidence in the House of Commons. Winston Churchill
became Prime Minister. He was known for his military background. He vowed that Britain would
work hard to defeat Germany. He also laid out the British plans to resist Germany. When Germany
tried to attack Great Britain, Winston Churchill said that Great Britain would never
surrender.

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What suspense and tension is created in chapter 7, "Incident at the Window," of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis...

The chapter
opens uneasily, with both Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield sharing their repulsion at Mr. Hyde and
hoping they will never see him again.

Mr. Utterson is also worried about Mr.
Jekyll:

I am uneasy about poor Jekyll; and even outside, I
feel as if the presence of a friend might do him good.

They see him from his window and have a pleasant conversation with him until he slams
the window down after his face shows:

suddenly abject
terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below.

The men react to this strangely as they walk
away:

They were both pale; and there was an answering
horror in their eyes.

All of this makes us as readers
wonder what is going on, which naturally builds tension and suspense. Why does Dr. Jekyll turn
from being friendly to suddenly slamming the window shut? Why does his face show terror and
despair? Why do both of the men visiting him have horror in their eyes? All of these actions
seem frightening and...

Does the narrative suggest anything about religion and its value in the story "Young Goodman Brown"?

In his short
story ","criticizes Puritan Calvinistic beliefs, suggesting that that they are more
diabolic than divine.

Goodman, as his name suggests, feels that he is a
strong Christian and his friends are, as well. However, his trip with the devilish character,
whose staff resembles a serpent, effects great changes in Brown's confidence in the sanctity of
his soul and that of others. When, for instance, he witnesses Goody Cloyse, his catechism
instructor, identify...

Critically examine Geoffrey Chaucer both as a Medieval and a modern poet.

is known
primarily not only as a poet, but also as a man with an extraordinary gift of looking at his
subjects and the context of the time in which they live to provide an
unparalleled vision into the daily existence of medieval persons from all walks of life and
social strata. His "shrewd observations" brought alive some of literature's most
memorable characters.

Though Chaucer came from humble beginnings himself, the
variety of professions in which he was employed exposed him to all kinds of people. It was,
however, his keen sense of observation through which he was able to make the best use of his
myriad of experiences.

Another compelling aspect of Chaucer's work is that
rather than writing in the language popular to the time (Latinthe Roman Church's language) or
French (the language of royalty and nobilityafter the conclusion of href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England">Norman invasion of
England by William the Conqueror around 1066), Chaucer wrote in the language of Middle
English allowing that the common people (the emerging middle class) would have access to his
work. 

And if that is not enough, Chaucer was completely honest about what he
witnessed in the behaviors of a wide variety of people from many classes.

For
instance, in The Generalto the Canterbury Tales, the
Knight is held up as a man of humility and nobility of character.
He fought for what he believed in as if it were his life's breath, but rather than receiving
accolades for his work, he returned home to immediately take a pilgrimage in order to give
thanks to God. Chaucer greatly admires the Knight:

There
with us was a KNIGHT, a worthy man

Who, from the very first time he
began  

To ride about, loved honor, chivalry,

The spirit
of giving, truth and courtesy.

On the other hand, Chaucer
was also brutally honest about the servants of the Church. All but one of his characters that
serve the Church demonstrates the worst possible behavior. The
Pardoner, for example, sells "hot" (stolen) pardons, to
the poorest of peoplemost living in povertywhich believe their sins will be forgiven for
purchasing the pardons. Also:

...in his bag he had a
pillowcase

That used to be, he said, Our Lady's veil;

He
claimed he had a fragment of the sail

That took Saint Peter out upon the
sea

Before Christ called him to his ministry€¦

The Friar is more interested in the ladies, and in hunting
and singing. As servants of the Church were expected to put away worldly goods and practices and
serve as shepherds to God's flock, neither the Friar, the Pardoner nor the Nun (the
Prioress) does so. Only the Parson was
a worthy man of the Church. Chaucer allows the reader to see that though he has little, he gives
what he has to the poor, following the true meaning of the "servant" to his
flock.

However, in the manner of a true and gifted poet, Chaucer never tells
the members of his audience what they should think. He presents the facts and allows the reader
to draw his/her own conclusions regarding the characters he presents.

In
terms of Chaucer's work from a structural standpoint, Chaucer specifically uses the pilgrimage
as a framework: for this was perhaps the only event of that era when people of all backgrounds
and classes would come together, enabling the author to present to the reader with a brilliant
cross-section of society at that time.

Chaucer also changed the structure of
the poem, something that would impact writers for generations to come:

Chaucers [poetic] practice established accentual syllabic meter as
the norm of English verse for five centuries thereafter. Beginning with the four-stress lines of
The and The House of Fame...Chaucer developed the
five-stress line which became the backbone of the major poetry of William Shakespeare, John
Milton, Alexander Pope, William Wordsworth, and many others.

Chaucer changed the face of literature, impacting what it has become for the modern-day
poet. He was not afraid to be honest to his craft. He did not follow the prescribed methods of
the day: he wrote in a language accessible to the masses. He inferred; he did not tell his
reader what to think. (Chaucer pretends to be one of the members of the pilgrimage, thereby
making himself a more credible source for his readers to offer his observationsanother way in
which he shows that he is a maverick of his day.) Additionally, Chaucer's href="http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_D.html">diction (word choice)
more easily allows the reader to weigh the character of each member of the pilgrimage. In this
way, there was room for discussion and interpretation. He also introduces
the use of a meter (rhythmic pattern) unfamiliar to audiences up to that point.

Chaucer is a modern poet in that he is not afraid to try something different. Also he
is able to provide barely perceptible nuances that delve into the deepest and truest
dispositions of his subjects. He uses excellent sensory details to create a world for the reader
that is unfamiliarmoreover, he is able to bring to life (without personal judgment) characters
that fairly fly off of the page.

In defining modern poetry, Kenneth
Goldsmith, in his article entitled, "The Challenges of Twenty-first Century Writing,"
he notes:

Success lies in knowing what to include andmore
importantwhat to leave out [€¦] While all words may be created equaland treated thuslythe way in
which theyre assembled isnt; its impossible to suspend judgment and folly to dismiss
quality.

By referring to these more modern
perceptionseven expectationsof a poet's responsibilities to his/her art, Chaucer (who started a
new movement in poetry that influenced so many great authors that would follow him) seems to
live up to these expectations. Perhaps it is because of the example that he set, that modern
poets have such high expectancies. I believe that Chaucer would commend them for their
efforts.

Additional source:

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What is the tone of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Nature?"

's "" has a
lyrical tone, as much of the writing has the quality of music or
poetry. For example, Emerson writes the following:

The
rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One
might think thewas made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the
perpetual presence of the sublime.

Emerson's writing
elevates nature from the mundane to the sublime, as the belief that nature could bring people to
an appreciation of the sublime was one of the central tenets of Romanticism and off its
offshoot, . Emerson's use of , or starting words that are close together with the same sound,
such as "perpetual presence," adds to the lyrical quality of his essay.

In addition, Emerson's writing is philosophical in tone.
For example, he writes the following:

Whoever considers
the final cause of the world, will discern a multitude of uses that result. They all admit of
being thrown...

In what way is Snowball corrupt?

As the
other answers have noted,goes along with the pigs in keeping the windfall apples and the milk.
He even agrees withon this point. This shows that Snowball is imperfect. He is capable of
putting self-interest first, and therefore, he is corruptible. As the other animals dimly
realize, he would have supported sharing these items among all the animals equally if he were
truly dedicated to the principles of Animalism.

It is disturbing, too, that
Snowball condones by his silence 's disingenuous explanation as to why the pigs need the milk
and apples:

We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management
and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It
is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples.

Arguably, animals doing heavy manual labor are more in need of the nutrients and
calories in milk and apples than the pigs are with their "brainwork." A truly
equalitarian point of view would have noted that it takes...

In The Alchemist, are omens just illusions to justify something we feel or want, or are they something more?

Omens are presented as
being much more than illusions to justify something we feel or want. The narrator of this tale
presents omens as being an essential part of how the Soul of the World communicates with those
who are open to its voice. Note what the Englishman says to Santiago when they meet:

Everything in life is an omen... There is a universal language,
understood by everybody, but already forgotten.

Omens,
whether it is in the form of the Urim and Thummim that fall...

Discuss the unification of germany, 1862-1871, what were the basic principles governing Bismarck's policies?

Bismarck was
perhaps the most capable politician of his day, although he was prone to make enemies because of
intemperate speeches. His shrewdness in achieving his purposes could not be underestimated. His
principle in uniting Germany was to do so under the leadership of Prussia and to exclude the
other large German speaking state, Austria. Bismarck's policies were known as
realpolitik, or practical politics. To Bismarck the end justified the
means. If changing tactics would move him closer to his purpose, he did so without second
thought. He also was not concerned about opinions of others. In a famous speech before the
German Reichstag, he said:

What are two good films to compare by the same director?

The answer to
this question could be as simple
as grabbing a famous
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director">director --
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg">Steven
Speilberg --
and two of his better-known films --
Schindler's List and
Lincoln.
However, the comparison creates a better essay if there is an
underlying
theme to be examined, not just pushing two movies together to see what's

similar.

For example, if you chose the works of Hong Kong director
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you would find
that many of his films involve a concept called "Heroic
Bloodshed." Among other
concepts, the heroes are called on to be as brutal as
the villains, because otherwise, they are
sure to lose; the bloodshed
is...

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What was the outcome of the Nanjing Treaty for the British?

The Treaty of
Nanjing was signed in 1842.  It was the result of the first Opium War.  It was the first of what
are known as the "Unequal Treaties" because of the fact that the treaties forced
concessions from China without giving anything in return.

In the Treaty of
Nanjing, the British mainly got things that they wanted for trade purposes. Before the treaty,
British merchants could trade only with specified people in one city (Canton).  The treaty
abolished that system and allowed the British to trade with whoever they wished in Canton and in
four other ports.

The other major outcome of the treaty was that Britain took
possession of Hong Kong.  This gave the British a secure base of operations in China.  It
allowed them to have an area from which to trade that was completely under their
jurisdiction.

How might a modern defender of womens rights respond to Defoe's "An Academy for Women"?

On the one
hand, a modern defender of women's rights who read Defoe's essay would regard it as a reflection
of traditional understandings of gender. Defoe clearly believes that women are primarily suited
to be helpmeets to men. As he writes near the end of the essay,

[I]n short, I would have men take women for companions, and educate them to be
fit for it. A woman of sense and breeding will scorn as much to encroach upon the
prerogative of man, as a man of sense will scorn to oppress the weakness of the woman.

Clearly, the notion that women are meant to be companions to men
and that their education and "breeding," as Defoe calls it, should prepare them for
that, is outdated. Indeed, many advocates for women's rights would argue that the persistence of
this attitude is at the heart of the struggle for women's equality today.

At
the same time, reading the document in context, Defoe makes a number of arguments that were, for
their time, progressive, and in that sense a modern supporter of women's rights might read him
as a sort of kindred spirit, although one far removed in time and ideology. He dismisses those
who regard women as intellectually inferior, arguing that, if they are, it is their education
that has made them that way, not anything inherent to their sex:

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond; and must be polished, or the
lustre of it will never appear. And tis manifest, that as the rational soul distinguishes us
from brutes; so education carries on the distinction, and makes some less brutish than
others.

Indeed, at some points in the essay, Defoe posits
that women may have more intellectual potential than men:

The capacities of women are supposed to be greater, and their senses quicker than those
of the men; and what they might be capable of being bred to, is plain from some instances of
female wit, which this age is not without. Which upbraids us with Injustice, and looks as if we
denied women the advantages of education, for fear they should vie with the
men in their improvements.

The implications of this
argument are that much about gender is not inherent, but rather constructed and shaped by
society. This is fundamental to the modern understandings of gender that are basic to arguments
for women's rights. So some parts of Defoe, read in context, are advancing a fairly
sophisticated and progressive view of gender roles and education. Many modern advocates of
women's rights might recognize these in his essay.

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Is Nick a reliable storyteller, or does his versions of events seem suspect in The Great Gatsby?

is not mature enough at
the beginning of the novel to present an accurate picture of himself. His boasts of being the
most "honest person he knows" and having come from a background where he learned not
to judge others prove to be ironic (if not hypocritical) before the novel's end. 

Though Nick initiates his narrative by proposing to abstain from judgement, it is his
judgements that characterize the tenor of the story. Nick's views onand , from the novel's
outset, create a moralwherein judgement is rather constant. 

This fact makes
Nick's other statement about himself suspect. He cannot be truly honest if he so quickly
abandon's the background he has associated himself with. In this way, Nick a somewhat like
Gatsby, willing to idealize his past to present himself more positively in the
present. 

However, Nick is honest enough as a narrator to change his views.
He is consistent in the amount and type of information he shares about everyone one in the
story, fromto . 

This makes Nick reliable, despite the fact that he is not
completely honest. We can trust that what he says about others, in judgement, is accurate in his
view. He does not tend to exaggerate or to lie about his perceptions. 

What thematic and stylistic devices are present in Dickinson's poem "Nature is what we see"?

The
dominant theme of s Nature is what we see is the indescribable or indefinable glory of the
natural world. The speaker endeavors to define nature according to what we can see of it,
whether that be The Hill, a Squirrel, or an Eclipse. The speaker also endeavors to define
nature as what we can hear of it, be that the Sea, Thunder or the Cricket. Being seemingly
dissatisfied with these efforts, the speaker finally tries to define nature as what we know,
and as Harmony, before concluding that the Simplicity of nature perhaps, after all, defies
definition.

In terms of stylistic devices, Dickinson perhaps most obviously
makes frequent use of the hyphen. Indeed, each of the first ten of the poems twelve lines is
interrupted by either one or two hyphens. The hyphens help to create a fragmented, indecisive
tone, full of pauses and hesitations, and this tone reflects the speakers inability to settle
upon a satisfactory definition of nature. It is notable that there are no hyphens in the final
two lines, and this is because in the final two lines the speaker settles upon a satisfactory
conclusion, namely the certainty that nature cannot be satisfactorily defined. This is a rather
ironic conclusion, implying as it does that the only certainty the speaker has is that there can
be no certainty when it comes to nature.

Another stylistic device used in the
poem is . In the final line of the poem, nature is personified as her. Nature is often
personified in the female form because women are perceived stereotypically as more graceful,
more elegant and perhaps also as more mysterious than men. Thus, personifying nature in the
female form implies that nature is likewise graceful, elegant and, perhaps,
mysterious.

A third stylistic device used throughout the poem is the use of
rhyme. At the beginning of the poem, the first and third lines rhyme, ending in the words see
and bee respectively. This rhyme is then repeated in line six, with the word Sea, and then
again in line eight, with the word Harmony, and finally in line twelve, with the word
Simplicity. This loose rhyme scheme perhaps reflects the speakers efforts to impose some sort
of order, through definition, upon nature. The rhyme scheme being loose, and not predictable,
perhaps suggests that the speakers efforts are successful, but only to a degree. The speaker,
after all, does come to a conclusion, albeit one which asserts the certainty of
uncertainty.

What are some stylistic similarities in terms of shots, genres, themes, etc., between the two movies Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan

1.
Genre--Both films are docudramas set in
Europe during World War II.

2.

Cinematography--While Schindler's List is almost entirely in black
and
white, Spielberg's color choices for Saving Private
Ryan offer the viewers
the same historic feel. Similarly, for both
films, Spielberg alternates between panoramic shots,
such as the view of
Auschwitz from Amon Goeth's balcony or the unfathomable...

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Based on the end of the novel, what do you think is Orwell's view regarding the nature of man in revoluions?

The
ending of the work is a fairly cynical view towards the nature of humanity in revolutions.  
makes clear that there is a difference between achieving political power and sustaining one's
control of it.  The hopeful and zealous protestations that bring about the former usually do not
appear in the latter.  Orwell understands that hope for political change does not always triumph
over the baser instincts of humanity that seek...

Why are there so many religion around the world? Why are there so many religion around the world?

The short answer is
that humans are immensely creative as a species.Since the beginning of time we have sought to
understand and explain the world around us.Many religions branched off from others, as people
began to develop different views and practices and new religions developed.]]>

What are some imagery and symbols used in "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe?

In
"Marriage is a Private Affair," Achebe's most effective use ofand symbols helps to
illuminate Okeke's state of mind.

When his son marries against his will and
sends a wedding picture to Okeke, the father's reaction is an intense one.  Okeke sends a terse
response to his son with visceral imagery:  "...But on further thought I decided just to
cut off your wife and send it back to you because I have nothing to do with her. How I wish that
I had nothing to do with you either."   Achebe's use of violent imagery
communicates Okeke's state of mind. It shows the intensity to which the father clings to
tradition.  The symbol of the mutilated picture underscores how Okeke embraces tradition above
all.  The imagery conveyed through Okeke's deliberate words, "cut off your wife," also
shows a dark intensity behind Okeke's adherence to tradition.

Achebe's use of
symbols and imagery to communicate Okeke's internal motivations are also seen at the end of the
story.  He uses weather to bring out another layer to Okeke's emotional intensity:

Very soon it began to rain, the first rain in the year. It came down
in large sharp drops and was accompanied by the lightning and thunder which mark a change of
season. Okeke was trying hard not to think of his two grandsons. But he knew he was now fighting
a losing battle. He tried to hum a favorite hymn but the pattering of large raindrops on the
roof broke up the tune. His mind immediately returned to the children. How could he shut his
door against them? By a curious mental process he imagined them standing, sad and forsaken,
under the harsh angry weathershut out from his house. 

The symbol of rain is used to communicate Okeke's feelings of loss.  The rain shows the
regret he has about keeping his grandchildren distant.  It also shows how Okeke is fearful of
his own mortality.  Rain's symbolism communicates uncertainty and fear, elements that indicate a
very stark change from the defiance Okeke once showed.  Okeke knows he will not live forever and
might have to live with the consequences of his foolish actions. Okeke's clinging to tradition
is now gone.  In its place is insecurity and doubt, enhanced through the imagery of
rain.

The imagery of the large raindrops communicates the urgency of these
feelings.  It is almost as if Okeke feels that he is unable to escape from the folly of his
stubbornness.  The correspondence of the rain pelting the rooftop with lightning and thunder
adds to the emotional timbre.   This "harsh angry weather" goes very far in
communicating Okeke's emotional state at the end of the story.

Was it just a lucky guess? Orwell's Oceania can be a bit considered to todays real world. How did Orwell do it?

I think these
answers are covering it, but allow me to add one point. Depending how general you wish to make
connections about similarities, you could easily draw connections, and here's why:

One thing that does not change is that people can be dissatisfied. There is always
going to be something that people will be unhappy about, and those people might use exaggerated
terms to describe the problems. So, for instance, you might hear someone called a Nazi, when in
fact, they are no such thing; the term is used to show displeasure about something.

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What are some of the characteristics of Eveline in the story?

Based on the
portrayal of , we can infer a number of her character traits. Firstly, Eveline is nostalgic.
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when her mother was still alive and her father was not abusive to her. Thinking about this time
makes Eveline feel happy, a sign that she misses the past.

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is devoted to her family and domestic life. Although she has the opportunity to start a new life
abroad, Eveline feels sad and nervous about leaving her family and her home behind. As she scans
the living room, for example, she wonders if she will ever get to see this house again, a
thought which fills her with some trepidation.

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