What was the change in women's fashion during the World War 1?

WWI changed
women's fashions. Women started to wear slightly shorter skirts. This was done partially to save
on material needed for the war effort. This also caused body hair to fall out of favor. Gillette
introduced the women's disposable razor in 1915.

Women also started wearing
more makeup; though women had worn makeup before this period, it was now considered socially
acceptable. Women also started to wear pants, especially if they worked in war industries.
Though it would take a few more decades for pants to become mainstream, clothing designers now
sought to make pants with women in mind rather than have women borrow a pair of pants from a man
in their life.

Women also started to wear more jewelry in public, especially
jewelry made from ammunition casing as it allowed them to feel closer to their men in the
war.

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What did Fitzgerald achieve by using Nick's point of view to tell Gatsby's story?

At the beginning of
,tells us about how he, because of his father's advice, tends to reserve judgment about people. 
This immediately establishes him as a narrator who tells us the events without a great deal of
judgment, letting us do our own assessing of the .  By having Nick tell us the story , we get to
see through the eyes of one of the participants in the events which draws the reader into and
closer to the story.  Also, since Nick is in a social class that falls between Gatsby and the
Buchanans, we are given a more impartial glimpse into both worlds.  Finally, Nick lets the
reader know from the beginning that he somewhat understood the very complicated character ofwhen
no one else did.

What are some key points and analysis of chapter 14 of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States?

"War is the
health of the state" is the title of chapter 14 in 's . The chapter
title was penned by Randolph Bourne (1886€“1918), an American author. Its main idea is that
nations and their wealthy rulers benefit from warfare.

Zinn writes a lot
about the horrific carnage of World War I (1914€“1918) in this chapter. Focusing on the
Anglo-French struggle against Germany, Zinn condemns the senseless loss of millions. The extent
of the slaughter was not publicized by the governments of the warring nations. In fact, Zinn
criticizes both politicians and the generals involved in this, especially Douglas Haig. Although
the governments tried to ignore the truth, Zinn points out that the mutiny of the French army
could not be kept secret.

Zinn criticizes President Woodrow Wilson. Wilson
chose sides early in the war by trading with the British and French. Wilson also authorized
loans to London, giving America a stake in the war's outcome. Zinn defends the Germans by
pointing out their right to sink the Lusitania, which was laden with
munitions.

When the United States officially entered the war in 1917, Zinn
argues, there was little patriotic fervor in America. The anti-war Socialists made electoral
gains. The government used a draft to enlist reluctant men. Propaganda was disseminated by
George Creel, a former journalist. The Espionage Act (1917) was used to crush dissenting
voices.

In this chapterand throughout his bookZinn emphasizes the importance
of social classes and the struggle between the oppressors and the oppressed.

In what ways does Gulliver show himself to be a practical man? Give an example of how he restrains himself and another of how he is practical in...

Gulliver demonstrates his fundamentally
practical personality throughout his incredible adventures. Whenever faced with a challengeand
there are many!he meets it with what always seems to him a rational and sensible solution. His
condition changes with each journey, and Gulliver continues to adapt depending on his newfound
situation. A few specific examples follow.

The first is his disastrous
solution to the fire in the Lilliputian palace. It is actually a very practical idea to douse
the fire by urinating on it, although the resulting anger of the Lilliputians puts something of
a damper on his success.

Another example of how Gulliver is practical in
accepting his condition is his reaction to captivity by the giant Brobdingnagians. When the
farmer's daughter takes a liking to him, Gulliver accepts her attentions with
patience:

This young girl was so handy, that after I had
once or twice pulled off my clothes before her, she was able to dress and undress me, though I
never gave her that trouble when she would let me do either myself.

Although surely this was uncomfortable for Gulliver, a grown man,
he did what he had to do in order to survive in his new environment, a doll among
giants.

Gulliver also shows restraint and demonstrates an ability to think
before acting. This is necessary when he is among the Houyhnhms, superintelligent talking
horses. Instead of complaining about the vegetarian fare, he makes do with oats and milk.
Although he craves meat and seeks it when he can, Gulliver has no trouble managing his newfound
condition with relatively good humor.

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Why did the Second World War happen?

There were
two reasons for the start of .

First, and most importantly, there were three
countries, two of whom were major powers, that were very dissatisfied with the status quo in the
world after World War I.  These countries were Germany, Italy, and Japan.  Germany had been on
the losing side in WWI and had been harshly punished by the Treaty of Versailles.  It wanted to
get back to what it saw as its...

With ref to BNW and 1984: The subtler the workings of a dystopic society, the greater the control wielded by the ruling state. Is this true? An...

I have some
trouble with your use of the word "subtle."  The power in lies in
control of language, which is the worst sort of tyranny, perhaps, or so  argues in
"."creates a space for protest through words in his diary, something which ultimately
proves fatal and signifies the impossibility of rebellion when the state holds full control over
meaning through control of language.  It is...

What is one significant difference between the work of Jonathan Edwards and Frederick Douglass?

One of the
major differences between Douglass
and Edwards would be their view of religion.  Edwards sees
religion as the
only salvation for humanity.  In his sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an

Angry God," Edwards argues that a spiritual or religious solution to what ails humanity
is
the only possible answer to the sins and transgressions of human beings. 
Edwards identifies
religion and one's faith in God as the single most
important element in salvation and in hope. 
Douglass sees religion
differently. He recognizes that slavery and enslavement of people of
color is
done under the allowance of religion.  For Douglass, Christianity is hypocritical
in
that Southerners who pledge their allegiance towards Christian values can
still permit and
encourage slavery.  For Douglass the "church bell" and the
"slave auction
bell" are on in the same.  This view of religion is one where
by redemption is not found
within it, but rather outside of it.  Douglass
sees social and political notions of the good as
more important than a
religious one in ending slavery.  It is here, in the view of religion,
where
there is significant difference between both thinkers.

Where is Mattie Cook sent to?

The
answer to your question can be found in chapter 10. With the fever spreading like wildfire
through Philadelphia, it is decided that Mattie will be much safer if she goes out to the
countryside. After consulting with Dr. Kerr, Grandfather agrees to take Mattie to the
Ludingtons' farm, which...

Identify important points that Zinn makes about the writing of history.

The
original question had to be edited.  I would suggest that one critical point that Zinn makes
regarding the writing of history is that it reflects those in the position of power.
 "Winners write history" is a statement that Zinn would support in explaining how
historical narratives have traditionally silenced voices.  For Zinn, the composition of history
has been a process in which individuals in the position of power have been praised for their
status.  In the writing of...

In the story Hills Like White Elephants what kind of resolution does the story offer?

I think
that part of the story's beauty is that it really does not offer a resolution.  In a commitment
to present consciousness as it is, Hemingway does not capitulate to traditional storytelling
narrative where a resolution is present.  In doing so, the realistic manner in which the
conversation is constructed would disappear.  Instead, Hemingway offers a portrait of reality,
complete with the realistic element where an ending resolution is not entirely evident.  Part of
the reason for this is that the story is constructed and simultaneously concealed by dialogue. 
The third person narration is present, but it is secondary to the dialogue between the man and
woman that allows the full force of the story to be understood.  We only know of the
discussion's topic through dialogue.  It is only through dialogue that we understand more of the
characterizations of each character.  Yet, it is because of this that there is not a full
resolution present nor is there a complete grasp of the force of the situation.  In the end, it
is this element that prevents full resolution to be recognized.

Compare Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass based upon the following central quotations from each narrative: Slavery is terrible for men; but it...

Harriet
Jacobs and her Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl andin his are two of the most
significant works in a genre called fugitive slave narrative. They were written at a similar
time; though Jacobs was hesitant to publish hers, Douglass wrote several versions of his story
over several decades. Both of these former slaves managed to escape to the North and wanted to
expose slavery for the evil thing it was. While they share that common theme in their writing,
each of them has a unique perspective and voice which is reflected in their stories.  

Douglass says this:

You have seen how a man was
mad a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

This reveals two important things about his narrative. First, it is told from a mans
perspective, and second, he is the hero of his own story. His slave experience certainly
demonstrates emotional aspects of his life, but it primarily recounts...

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

There are lots of common
rhyme schemes that a
poem might have.You will want to examine the final words of the lines and

figure out which ones rhyme; this is called end
rhyme.An
English or Shakespearean
sonnet typically has a rhyme scheme that
follows this pattern:
ababcdcdefefgg.This means that the first and third lines rhyme, the second

and fourth lines rhyme, the fifth and seventh lines rhyme, the sixth and eighth lines
rhyme, the
ninth and eleventh lines rhyme, the tenth and twelfth lines rhyme,
and the thirteenth and
fourteenth lines rhyme.An Italian or
Petrarchan sonnet typically
follows this pattern:
abbaabbacdecde or abbaabbacdcdcd, for example.Some poems are written in

rhyming couplets, which means that the first and second
lines would
rhyme, the third and fourth lines would rhyme, and so on:
aabbccddeeffgg, and so on.Many poems
are written in stanzas that follow this
pattern: abab cdcd efef ghgh, and so
on.

Anlize the meaning of the raven in Poe's poem, "The Raven". The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

The symbolism
used in the poem "" byis
interesting. He uses the bird raven which has an occult or
mysterious . In
some Native American circles, the Raven is a messenger from the other side. 

Sometimes, the raven is a messenger of death.

The raven's tapping on
the
window provides a hypnotic effect coupled with some of theand
onomotopaea. This is a lament
about a lost lady-love, the raven is the
opposite of the sweetly singing nitingale.

The raven
symbolizes the nightmare and depression associated with the loss of love.

Other associations of death and decay are the location, the time: midnight, the
month:
December.

 

 

 

 

Can I have a summary for chapter 14 of Lyddie by Katherine Patterson?

has to train an Irish
immigrant,
and is frustrated when she sends her mother a
dollar.

Lyddie is recovering from her
injury.  The girls at the factory are dropping like flies
by now, in Chapter
14.  Many have to quit because of the cough, though several want to sign the

petition for workers' rights even if they might get fired. 

Lyddie is
the
best worker at this point, and she is chosen to help train an Irish
immigrant named Brigid.  She
considers Brigid stupid, and by extension all
Irish immigrants.  She has no patience for the
girl.  She would rather be
working her own machines.

By
the end of
the first day, the girl was far from ready to operate her own machine, but Lyddie
had
run out of patience.  She told Mr. Marsden to assign the girl a loom next
to her own. (Ch.
14)

Since Lyddie was
earlier worried about the kiss of
death sounds coming from the loom, giving
the girl a loom is not only foolish, it is dangerous. 
It proves that Lyddie
is selfish and impetuous.  She acts out of her own desires, and does what
she
wants.  Further evidence of this is when she worries about her familys debts because she
no
longer wants to send money home.  She begrudges sending a dollar
home.

She marveled that there had been
a time when she had almost gladly
given a perfect stranger everything she
had, but now found it hard to send her own mother a
dollar. (Ch.
14)

This shows how much Lyddie has
changed. 
She was willing to lend Ezekial, the runaway slave, money.  Yet now
she does not want to give
her mother money.  She knows what it is like to
work hard.  She knows what it is like to sweat
and fear.  Every penny means
something to her now.  Her family, and her familys debts, seem far
off.  She
is hardened now.  It shows in the way she treats Brigid too, with little

patience.

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How might one summarize the opening chapter of Charles Dickens' novel The Old Curiosity Shop?

The first
chapter ofnovel
helps create great interest in the narrative that will
follow that
chapter.

As the chapter begins, an elderly narrator describes
how
he enjoys walking through the streets of London, especially during the
evenings, when he can let
his imagination ponder the possible stories of the
people he passes. He comments on the habit
almost all people have of
stopping, as the cross bridges, to look down into the river below. He

considers the different thoughts people have as they look down on the passing waters.
Some
people think of how the river leads to the sea; some poorer people think
of the apparently easy
lives of men who work on barges; and some other poor
people think of a plunge into the river as
an easy way to kill
themselves.

As the narrator continues walking, he is

approached by a small girl who seems lost. She asks him for directions to a particular
street.
Concerned about her safety, the narrator offers to lead her
to...

In Oedipus the King, I need to write a letter to Sophocles that tells my opinion of the play's developments.

Much of
this will have to be driven by your own
opinion about the work.  This will have to come from
reflection and thought
about the work and what it means to you.  I think that one of the most

pressing issues I would want to askis how he felt in constructing a character that
endures so
much in way of suffering.  From a literary and dramatic level, it
is difficult to find a
character that endures more thandoes.  I would want to
know if Sophocles felt any pity or mercy
towards him in constructing him, or
if he felt that the lessons learned from Oedipus would be
strong enough so
that individuals needed to see a portrait of intense suffering without any

mitigation.  I think that another level of questioning that I would want to know similar
to this
would be where Sophocles' inspiration for Oedipus resided.  Seeing
that Oedipus becomes a
significantfor all drama and all that comes from it, I
would want to know what served as
inspiration for him and from where he
derived it in developing the character of Oedipus.  If I
were to ask
Sophocles anything in this domain, it would reside in this

setting.

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," who is the figure that Goodman Brown meets in the forest and how is he characterized?

It is the
devil that Goodman Brown meets in the forest. The devil is characterized as looking like an
older version of Brown himself "perhaps more in expression than features." He greets
Brown familiarly and has, in fact, been expecting him.

The devil is dressed
in much the same manner as Brown, and the narrator observes that "he had an indescribable
air of one who knew the world," implying that he understood humanity's dark, inner
inclinations. He attempts to make Brown feel more comfortable in his presence by claiming that
he had been well-acquainted with his father and grandfather as well as eminent men of the
colony, including deacons, selectmen, magistrates, and the governor.

As they
walk along together, the devil works to convince Brown that he has many converts among the
Puritan community, including Brown's catechism teacher. The devil's arguments are effortless and
continuous as they walk along, and he exhorts Brown to quicken his pace and to "persevere
in the path."

Overall, the devil is characterized as all-knowing,
persuasive, and self-assured.

I Went To The Woods Because I Wished To Live Deliberately Meaning

, a
student of Ralph Waldo Emerson's, was a transcendentalist, who believed strongly in the power of
nature and living simply.  He believed that our lives were too complicated, too "frettered
away in detail," and that simplifying our lives would help us to understand its true
meaning, and appreciate life for its value.  So, he devised a plan.  He went out to live on the
property of a friend's, by himself in a shack, for two years.  He tried to produce his own
crops, to live from the labor of his own hands, and to get rid of all of the...

Why is Friar Laurence to blame for the deaths in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and what quotes prove it?

In the
final scene of the play, Prince Escalus
actually absolvesof all
guilt, saying, "We still
have known thee for a holy man" (V.iii.281).
Prince Escalus even lays all
blame on Lords Capulet and Montague, and frankly, Prince Escalus's
opinion is
the better opinion. It is ultimately the hatred Lords Capulet
and
Montague share that instigates the fighting and
causes all of the
deaths in the play.
However, Friar Laurence
certainly made some
well-intentioned poor decisions, and these

decisions certainly helped to cause 's and 's deaths, even
though
his decisions are not the
primary...

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What is ironic about Hawthorne's portrayal of the Puritan society, in terms of this developing theme in the Scarlet Letter? What is ironic about...

Hawthorne
portrays the Puritans as thinking they had a perfect society. However, as he points out in the
first chapter, one of the first things they needed to built in their so-called utopia is a
prison for people who broke their laws. During the course of the novel, the society also
includes a witch who just happens to be the sister of the governor, an adulteress, a minister
who is an adulterer, a town doctor bent on revenge and a child borne out of wedlock. Thus, one
of the developingis that no person is capable of perfection and therefore we should "be
true, be true" and show our real selves to society, not hide behind a religious facade that
is not realistic for anyone to achieve.

What does this quote by Thoreau imply? Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and...

In this quotation,
Thoreau suggests that we do not live deliberately; that we allow our true natures to be
disrupted and disturbed by minor occurrences. We care too deeply about small things that do not,
ultimately, matter. He implores us to

spend one day as
deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito's wing
that falls on the rails. Let us rise early and fast, or break fast, gently and without
perturbation; let company come and let company go, let the bells ring and the children
cry,determined to make a day of it.

The nutshells and
mosquito's wings he speaks of are symbols of all the tiny nothings that we take so seriously,
that we allow to throw us off track and distract us from what our real priorities ought to be.
He wants us to get up with the sun and go about living our lives, choosing for ourselves what we
do, rather than allowing our days to be dictated by routine. Thoreau implies that we let every
little detail of life get to us; we...

What does the line "waiting for your mind" most likely suggest about Miss Rosie's current state?

Along
with the rest of the poem, the above line suggests strongly that Miss Rosie has fallen on hard
times. It didn't used to be like this. Once upon a time, she was the best-looking girl in
Georgia; people called her the Georgia Rose. But now, she is destitute and old, described as a
"wet brown bag of a woman." All in all, she cuts a truly pathetic figure.

Miss Rosie is a woman whose life is very much in the past, when she was young and
beautiful. She has no present, and not much of a future, either. She's waiting for her mind,
"like next week's grocery," implying both that her mind has become addled with old age
and that she doesn't have much to look forward to in life anymore.

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How is Monsieur Loisel to be blamed for the misery he endures?

Monsieur Loisel could be blamed for the misery he endures because it is his idea to lie
to Madame Forestier about why his wife did not immediately return the necklace as well as his
idea to begin searching for ways to replace the necklace. One could argue that, if Monsieur
Loisel had not instructed his wife to lie to Madame Forestier and suggest replacing the
necklace, he and his wife would not have had to endure the ten arduous years spent paying off
the debts they acquired to replace Madame Forestier's jewelry.

Monsieur
Loisel not only suggests that they replace Madame Forestier's necklace but instantly spends his
entire inheritance to put a hefty down payment on a similar diamond necklace worth thirty-four
thousand francs. He then proceeds to borrow the remainder and works tirelessly for ten years to
pay back his debts. Similar to his wife's affinity for attention and a positive public
reputation, Monsieur Loisel is also worried about his reputation. He does not want to be labeled
a...

Identify at least four effects of Harrison declaring himself emperor.

One effect
of Harrison declaring himself emperor is that he pulls off all the handicappers that constrain
his movements, setting himself free. Second, he chooses an empress, saying he will pick the
first woman who has the courage to rise to her feet. Since a ballerina does so, she becomes his
mate. Because of this, there is a third occurrence: she too sheds her handicaps, both the
weights that prevent her from dancing well and the mask that hides her beautiful face, for
Harrison pulls them off.

A fourth occurrence that results from Harrison's
bold move is that he and the lovely ballerina dance on television in a way that shows off their
talents to the fullest:

They reeled, whirled, swiveled,
flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun.

A fifth effect of
Harrison's declaration is that the controller, Diana Moon Glampers, shoots them both dead with a
shotgun.

Does the narrative of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man make it a modern novel?

I think
that the message that comes out of Joyce's work and the manner in which it is delivered both
reflect the modern concept of the novel.  The most dominant element in which this is present is
how Joyce sees the world through Stephen Dedalus.  When Woolf writes about the shifting of
"human relations" into a new vision of the world, this becomes the driving force in
Joyce's work.  Gone are the "old" structures such as...

Assess A Passage to India as a postcolonial novel.

Forster's
1924 provides an interesting study in postcolonial discourse. On the one
hand, it is written by an Englishman and often represents the point-of-view of the British
ruling class in India. For example, it can be denigrating toward the Indian people. In one
passage, for instance, the narrative refers to the people of Chandrapore as made of:

mud moving. So abased, so monotonous is everything that meets the
eye, that when the Ganges comes down it might be expected to wash the excrescence back into the
soil.

Furthermore, the novel exoticizes India as place
more primalcloser to nature than "civilized" Britainfull of jungles and creatures,
like wild monkeys, who are impervious to the imperatives of civilization.

At
the same time, the novel also critiques the brutality and racism of the British rule. Forster
suggests that perhaps an answer would be for the British overclass to see and interact with the
Indian people as fully human. However, when the good-hearted...

What are some examples of humor in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion?

's  contains many
examples of humor; the play lampoons the rigid British class system of the Victorian
era.

Because this play satirizes the types that the characters represent, the
personage of Professor Henry Higgins is that of the intellectual who is impatient with society
and prone to sarcasm. When Colonel Pickering proposes a wager that he can teach the flower girl
they encounter to speak so well that she will fool the upper class at the ambassador's garden
party, Higgins looks at Liza and is tempted. 

This dialogue between Higgins
and Pickering in act 2 demonstrates sarcasm:

HIGGINS
[tempted, looking at her] It's almost irresistible! She's so deliciously
lowso horribly dirty
LIZA [protesting extremely] . . . I ain't
dirty: I washed my face and hands afore I come, I did.
PICKERING You're certainly not
going to turn her head with flattery, Higgins.

Professor
Higgins grows excited at the prospect of molding "a guttersnipe" into a fake
"duchess." He tells Mrs. Pearce, his housekeeper, to take Liza away and "clean
her." He also instructs Mrs. Pearce to burn Liza's clothes. Then he instructs Mrs. Pearce
to call his servants and have them procure new clothes. In the meantime, he dismissively
suggests that Mrs. Pearce simply "[Wrap] her up in brown paper" until these clothes
arrive.

Further, Shaw satirizes the upper-class snobbery when Pickering asks
Higgins if it has ever occurred to him that "the girl has some feelings."

HIGGINS [looking critically at her] Oh no, I
don't think so. Not any feelings that we need bother about. [Cheerily] Have
you, Eliza?

Ironic humor is also part of Shaw's , and, in
act 3, there is thiswhen Shaw ridicules the falseness of the upper class when Higgins has Liza
come to his mother's house where she has invited some guests. The guests are impressed with the
loveliness of Liza, who poses as Miss Doolittle. The conversation goes well until Mrs. Eynsford
Hill brings up the subject of influenza, and Liza comments that her aunt died of influenza.
However, Liza, who falls back into her own , adds that she thinks those with whom her aunt lived
were responsible for "doing her in" because this same aunt had survived
diphtheria.

When Mrs. Hill asks what "doing her in" means, Higgins
quickly "explains" that this is the "new small talk" for killing her. Liza
continues to speak in her real dialect, elaborating upon her aunt's death. She explains the
relationship her uncle had with her aunt, saying his conscience always bothered him while he was
sober, but if he had "a drop of booze," he became happy. Unfortunately, when his wife
came down with influenza, he kept "ladling gin down her [the aunt's] throat until the poor
woman sat up, bit the spoon, and died." Among her listeners is Freddy Eynsford Hill, the
son of the lady to whom Liza speaks. He is delighted, believing that she is
conversing figuratively and colorfully.

FREDDY The new
small talk. You do it so awfully well.

Professor Higgins
clears his throat nervously as he rises from his chair, and Liza quickly glances at him and
understands.

LISA Well I must go. So pleased to have met
you. Goodbye.
FREDDY. [opening the door for her] Are you walking
across the Park, Miss Doolittle? If so
LIZA Not bloody likely. . . . I am going in a
taxi.
MRS. EYNSFORD HILL (After the door closes.) Well, I really can't get used to the
new ways.

How does Jem and Scout's relationship change throughout the novel?

In 's
,and 's relationship changes.

First, Jem is going
through puberty. (He shares the news of hair growing on his chest with Scout.)

The story primarily revolves around the court case of Tom Robinson, a black man accused
of a crime he did not commit. The story takes place in the South, not too long after the end of
the Civil War, and during the Great Depression. Poverty is prevalent, memories are fed with hate
on a regular basis, andis chosen to represent Tom.

Scout and Jem are
accustomed to seeing their father in court, and they have a good understanding of how to read
witnesses as well as their father. However, Atticus has spent almost his entire career avoiding
criminal cases.

Scout is...

What is the reason Mr. Pendenski gives for why the boys have to dig a hole every day in Holes?

Mr. Pedanski says that digging
holes is supposed to build character.

Stanley is sent to Camp
Green Lake for stealing a famous ball players shoes.  They actually fell on his head.  It was an
accident, but he was given the option of jail or a juvenile rehabilitation camp. 

The judge said that there was an opening at Camp Green Lake, and he
suggested that the discipline of the camp might improve Stanley's character. It was either that
or jail. (Ch. 6) 

So off to Camp Green Lake Stanley
went.  He soon learned that there was no lake, nothing was green, and it certainly wasnt a
camp.  The boys were given shovels and forced to dig holes all day in the desert.  Mr. Pedanski,
the counselor, tells them that digging holes is good for them. 

What are we supposed to be looking for?" Stanley asked him. 

"You're not looking for anything. You're digging to build character. It's just if
you find anything, the Warden would like to know about it." (Ch. 7)

The boys have to dig a hole as deep and as wide as the shovel every
day.  Stanley finds it very hard to dig at first.  He thinks his shovel is defective.  It is
really that he hasn't done manual labor before. 

The fact that if they find
anything they are supposed to tell the warden gives Stanley a hint that they actually
are looking for something.  When he finds a fossil, no one is interested. 
When he finds a tube, actually an old lipstick tube with the initials K.B., they are very
interested.  They move the search to where Stanley says he found it. 

It
turns out that the warden is a descendent of K.B.  She is not interested in the boys.  She is
just looking for the lost buried treasure of Kissin Kate Barlow.  Eventually, Stanley runs away
from the camp but comes back in the middle of the night to dig where he actually found the
tube.  He finds the treasure, just in time to be released from the camp.

According to Polybius, what are the three elements of the Roman constitution? What are some the powers of each element?

Leonid Kolker, Ph.D.

The Romans, according to
the Histories of Polybius, had three forms
of government,
though the Roman constitution was never codified as a written document. All
the
functions were distributed among the three so equitably that it was
impossible to establish
whether Romes government was monarchic, aristocratic
or democratic.

Polybius
shows which functions pertain to
each form of the government. Thus, the Consuls represent the
monarchic
element, the Senate the aristocratic, and the people the democratic. This state
of
affairs was characteristic of the golden age of Rome and, with some
changes, persisted to
Polybiuss times.

All people and all
officials, except the tribunes of the
people, are in subjection to the
Consuls. They report to the Senate on all matters, present
envoys to the
Senate, and are responsible for carrying out the Senates decrees (Book 6,
chapter
12). They also convene assemblies and have unlimited authority in
matters of war. They can
subject to punishment
anyone...

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How are order and loyalty depicted in Macbeth?

Order and
loyalty (and the breakdown of order and loyalty) are criticalacross the entire play.himself is
largely defined in terms of his treacherymurdering his rightful monarch, ,and seizing the
throne. What results is the breakdown of legitimate government, asimposes murderous tyranny over
Scotland.

Juxtaposed against Macbeth is Duncan's son, , who emerges as the
rightful claimant to the Scottish crown. Likewise, you can point toward , who flees from
Scotland in order to join up with Malcolm and restore the rightful king to the throne. One of
the critical scenes in this thread is act 4, scene 3, where Malcolm determines to test Macduff's
moral character through use of deception. Malcolm makes claims to various moral failings,
portraying himself as a would-be tyrant, in order to see Macduff's reaction. In rejecting
Malcolm, Macduff passes this test, proving his trustworthiness and moral character.

As Macbeth approaches its conclusion, what follows is a moral
struggle by which the forces of rightful, legitimate rule (as embodied by Malcolm and Macduff)
are opposed by the forces of illegitimate, tyrannical rule (embodied by Macbeth). The play ends
with the triumph of Malcolm's forces. Order is restored as the rightful claimant takes the
throne.

In The Scarlet Letter, what does Mistress Hibbins say to Hester in Chapter 22?

is when the inaugural
procession arrives in the market place anddelivers his Election Sermon. Whilstwatches the
procession, , who is described in very sinister terms, comments to her about the appearance of
Arthur Dimmesdale. Note the reputation that Mistress Hibbins has, which perhaps helps explain
her words to Hester about Dimmesdale:

As this ancient lady
had the renown (which subsequently cost her no less a price than her life) of being a principal
actor in all the works of necromancy that were continually going forward, the crowd gave way
before her, and seemed to fear the touch of her garment, as if it carried the plague among its
gorgeous folds.

Her association with necromancy and
witchcraft thus explains her "confidential" words to Hester, when she says that Arthur
Dimmesdale appears as a saint on earth, but then talks about him going to the
"forest," clearly an allegation that he has been involved in witchcraft. She comments
that many parishioners have been to the forest with her:

Many a church member saw I, walking behind the music, that has danced in the
same measure with me, when Somebody was fiddler, and, it might be, an Indian powwow or a Lapland
wizard changing hands with us!

She tries to gain the
confidence of Hester, alleging that Hester too has been to the forest, but Hester rebuffs her
attempts at intimacy.

Who is responsible for Macbeth's demise in Macbeth?

Although many
factors contribute to 's imminent downfall, the play suggests thatalone is to blame for his own
demise. He admits that his own ambition is the very reason he cannot prevent himself from
committing evil deeds:

Stars, hide your
fires;
Let not light see my black and deep desires...

I have no
spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but only
Vaulting ambition, which
o'erleaps itself

What literary devices are used in As I Lay Dying?

Several
literary devices are used in by . The most obvious is the titles , or
reference, to The Odyssey by Homer. The novels title alludes to Agamemnons
dying words, in which he tells Odysseus, "As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes
would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades. The novel also contains several biblical
allusions, most evident in Cora Tulls narrative. She speaks often of doing her Christian duty,
she sings religious hymns as she and Vernon travel back and forth to the Bundrens house as Addie
is dying, and she views the Bundrens tribulations as the hand of the Lord . . . for Anse
Bundrens judgment and warning. Anse occasionally quotes the Bible and refers to biblical
principles, as well, but he does so to justify his selfish actions. God's will be done, he
says.

Faulkner also uses, another literary device, in an interesting way in
the novel. Clues to events that will occur later...

What characteristics of modernism are there in "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"?

Literary
modernism in the early 20th century, as exemplified by the works of , was a reaction to the
chaos and confusion of the era brought on by factors such as World War I. It broke with
traditional romantic styles of writing and embraced experimentation, stream of consciousness,
and psychological complexity. It manifested in characteristics such as realistic details,
fragmented or internalized perspectives, , blatant sexuality, and anti-heroism.

The so-called Lost Generation of American writers, who chose to
live abroad in the wake of World War I, included Hemingway. These writers used modernism as a
means to make sense of their confusing world. Hemingway's modernism took the form of paring away
all extraneous language and using extremely simple sentences. His characters also appear simple
on the surface, but the reader catches glimpses of underlying complexity and psychological
intensity.

First published in 1933, the famous short
story "A Clean Well Lighted Place"...

What makes 1984 a classic?

That's a
very good question. Most people will have their own idea of what counts as a classic, but for
myself I would say that a classic should, at the very least, deal with universalthat speak to
many different people throughout the ages, in all cultures and civilizations, and I would argue
that fits that description perfectly.

In an age of fake
news, with its unbridled attack on truth through the cynical distortion and manipulation of
language, the dystopian world of Oceania takes on a special relevance to contemporary Western
society, but 1984 also gives us much more than that. It speaks to those in
the developing world, most of whom live under brutal, repressive dictatorships. Such appalling
regimes, no less than the one-party state of Oceania, systematically lie to their own people
while keeping them in a state of permanent subjection.

Also, in the character
of, one can see the power of the human spirit to transcend the harshest conditions and the very
greatest...

What do Scout and Jem learn about respect from Boo Radley, Atticus, Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, and Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird?

.  After pestering Boo for months and trying "to make
him come out,"andfinally take ' advice to "stop tormenting that man." After doing
so, they find that Boo could be a kind man--leaving gifts for them in the knothole, mending
Jem's pants, and warming Scout with a blanket on the night of Miss Maudie's house fire. After
Boo risked his own life to save theirs, Scout recognizes that

Boo was our neighbor... But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree
what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.

CALPURNIA .  Calpurnia makes sure that
Jem and,...

One theme of the story is the perseverance of eighty-year-old Ellen Weatherall. Trace the theme of perseverance throughout the story and give examples.

Yes, Ellen Weatherall
has persevered through a great many difficult times. When she is sending Doctor Harry away at
the beginning of the story, she talks about "pull[ing] through milk-leg and double
pneumonia" even before he was born, some forty years prior. The narrator also describes
how, when she was sixty, Ellen thought that she was "very old, finished" and made
plans to die. However, it turns out that this was "just a notion like a lot of other
things," and it helped her "get over the idea of dying" for quite a long time
afterward. "Now she couldn't be worried" about death. She certainly persevered through
that "notion."

Ellen gets somewhat irritated by her daughter,
Cornelia, because she feels that Cornelia "remind[s] her every minute" that she is
old. Ellen considers how her other children drive long distances to seek her advice about their
children or their businesses and wishes Cordelia would think of her as more capable. Ellen
thinks of her long-dead husband, John, and how she raised their children by herself how she
"fenced in a hundred acres once, digging the post holes herself." Ellen "[sat] up
nights with sick horses and sick Negroes and sick children and hardly ever [lost] one." She
persevered grandly through the loss of her husband and managed the responsibilities of both
husband and wife, farm and children. Even now, on her deathbed, she makes plans for tomorrow and
the things she wants to accomplish before she dies. Finally, she seems to recall being left at
the altar, being jilted by her first fianc©, George. Her "Wounded vanity" compelled
her to move on, to persevere and to make a good life for herself. Now, she wishes she could tell
him that her life was "Better than [she] hoped for even." Perseverance seems to have
been the story of her life.

Why is Stargirl eccentric, optimistic, and outgoing?

You
may feel free to answer this question with your own reasons, but there are some textual hints
that should guide your answer. In chapter 19, Archie drops a big hint thatis the way that she is
because she has something that most people in the world do not have.

She seems to be in touch with something that the rest of us are
missing.

A lot of readers might say that Stargirl just
has a lot of confidence and genuinely feels love for other people. That's a good...

What is Eveline's conflict and why?

struggles to
separate herself from religious and familial obligations.

In the story
"Eveline," Eveline suffers from what Joyce termed "paralysis." This is the
stultifying pull of external and moral forces, which are linked to the traditions of Catholicism
and the forces of the Irish culture.

In fact, the idea of this Joycean
paralysis drives the very narrative of "Eveline." From the beginning in which she sits
at the window, whose curtains smell of dusty cretonne, she is "tired." She mulls over
the pitiable state of her deceased mother, who was abused by Eveline's father, and she
"felt herself in danger of her father's violence," yet she feels an obligation to
honor her promises to her mother and the Blessed Mary Margaret Alacoque, and the need to stay
and protect her little brother from the abuse he may receive in her absence. Also, Eveline
reviews her subservience at work as Miss Gavan constantly admonishes her, "Miss Hill, don't
you see these ladies are waiting?" or "Look lively, Miss Hill, please."

That Eveline is paralyzed is evinced in her conclusion after these reflections at the
window that

[I]t was hard worka hard lifebut now that she
was about to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life.

Further, there is no action in the narrative but that which takes
place in Eveline's mind. Her thoughts of leaving with Frank, a sailor (a man her father has
forbidden her to see), to the port city of Buenos Ayres, which at the time of this story
attracted many adventurers, end in inaction. For, "A bell clanged upon her heart,"
representing the duty evoked by Blessed Mary Margaret Alacoque, and Eveline cannot release her
grip upon the iron railing, which is symbolic of both the communion rail and her corroded ties
to her family. Finally, in her paralysis, Eveline is figuratively in irons, a prisoner of her
religious servility and her self-deception that she must stay to protect her brother and help
her father.

Assess the reasoning behind Thoreou's quote of "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity."

In
understanding the America of Thoreau's time, I think that one can see much in way of relevance
regarding his belief of "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity."  Thoreau keenly
understood that commercialism and industrialization was taking a hold of America.  The building
of the railroads and the desire to gain and consolidate wealth made that which is unreal as
real.  It also helped to make that which should be real as viewed unreal.  For
Thoreau,...

Discuss the impact of the expansion of the Roman empire on Roman society and culture, and why it was historically significant

By
conquering and colonizing the entire Mediterranean and much of the continent of Europe, the
Roman Empire became a multicultural nation. While the Romans eagerly spread their culture to the
far corners of their dominion, they also accepted, tolerated, and even adopted many cultural
elements of the peoples throughout their far-flung territory. This is most obviously the case
with Greece, which Rome conquered in mid-second century BCE. As Horace put it
"Conquered Greece took captive her savage conqueror and brought her arts into
rustic Latium." That is to say that Rome quickly Hellenized after acquiring
Greece and adopted many of its practices, styles, and customs.

This
cosmopolitan approach happened to a certain extent with the other cultures that were brought
within the Empire. Within the city of Rome temples to non-Latin religions could regularly be
found. The cuisines of many other people were eaten and exotic ingredients were regularly
imported. Dozens of languages could be heard...

What are some of the life lessons Santiago has learned through action in Paulo Coelho's novel, The Alchemist?

I
think the biggest lesson that Santiago learns is a lesson about perseverance. His journey to
find his treasure and Personal Legend is not easy. He has to deal with the harsh environmental
dangers that are found in that region of the world, and he also has to deal with the human
dangers. More than once Santiago is forced to deal with bandits that threaten to stop his
journey. Santiago even debates giving up and returning home, yet he keeps pushing himself. He
patiently perseveres despite constantly being impeded from obtaining his goal, because his goal
is worth it, and that is an important lesson for Santiago and readers. Good things can come to
those people who are patient and persevere through adversity.

Santiago also
learns a great deal about spirituality and the natural world. He may have started his journey as
a journey for wealth, but along the way he...

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how is Scout affected by the outcome of Tom Robinson's trial? How does Scout change after witnessing Tom Robinson's trial?...

andhave
witnessed the entire Tom Robinson trial. They know that Tom is innocent, so it comes as a blow
to them when he is found guilty by the jury. They are still young enough to have hoped for
justice.

Jem seems to be the one who reacts most violently to the outcome.
His body jerks when the verdict is read as if he has been stabbed, and he cries at the injustice
of what has happened asand the children walk home.

Yet what Jem expresses
openly, Scout feels internally. She is beginning to grow up and learn hard lessons not just
about the world but about the evil in her own town,...

What are some quotes or examples of Big Brother's abuse of his absolute power or Winston's lack of power and control over his life in 1984? Im...

I've never read
A Clockwork Orange, so I won't make the comparison, butis
all about the abuse of Big Brother's power. One of the main points of the
book is to show how the goal of the Party is to have absolute control over the lives of all
citizens, including of course, the life of .  There are the Thought Police, introduced in the
first chapter, who monitor people through telescreens, spies, and any other means possible. 
They want to make sure that no one shows any emotion or expression other than the those deemed
appropriate by the Party.  The Party is developing a new language, Newspeak, that will take away
from people the words to express disfavor of Big Brother and the Party.  The Party's slogan,
"Ignorance is Strength", means that by keeping the people unaware of what is really
happening, they can more easily control people. By the time the book ends, Winston believes that
2 + 2 = 5 because he has been so brainwashed by the Party.  He was brainwashed byusing torture
methods, but as much as he fought it, he finally succumbed and believes that Big Brother loves
him.  This is when, of course, Winston will be killed by the Party.

Why do you think it is so important to develop a relationship with children that possess challenging behaviors?

In the
end, research shows that in order for a child's behavior to change into something productive and
meaningful, some level of personal regard from adult figures needs to be evident.  Adults who
establish personal rapport with children that display challenging  behaviors are able to
"reach" these children better than adults who lack such a connection.  In seeking to
establish a personal regard with...

In Part One, Chapters 1-2 of 1984, what happens between O'Brien and Winston?

In the first
chapter of the book,andmake eye contact during the Two Minutes Hate. This contact is brief:
according to Winston, they look at each other for only a "fraction of a second." For
Winston, this moment is significant because it provides him with proof that he and O'Brien are
the same. In other words, he now believes that O'Brien is a fellow rebel; a man who hates and is
disgusted by the Party.

In the second chapter, nothing specific occurs
between Winston and O'Brien. However, Winston talks about his dream in which he hears O'Brien's
voice while walking through a "pitch-dark room." This further reinforces Winston's
belief that there is a special bond between himself and O'Brien and this foreshadows their
meeting in Part Two.

Fortune's Fool In Romeo and Juliet's Act 3 Scene 1 Romeo says "O, I am fortune's fool." What does he mean by that and why is it important to the...

I agree with 3 and
4.Fate is a huge part of the story.Shakespeare is suggesting that these events are fated, and
there are several allusions to the star-crossed lovers line in the . This is one of them. is
indicating that he is at the mercy of fate.This idea is a large part of the motivation for some
of his actions later in the story.]]>

What kind of scientist was Meg's father?

Meg's
father is a physicist by trade.  Meg
reveals this information in the second chapter of the novel
as she struggles
through the school day after the midnight visit from Mrs. Whatsit.    Mr.

Jenkins, the school principal, has asked Meg if everything is okay at home
and...

What does each color/room in "The Masque of the Red Death" mean?

Blue: a cool
color, the color of lifegiving water, or calm blue skies.

Green: the color
of nature and life.

Purple originally was associated with royalty. This was
because it was very expensive; originally it was derived from shellfish and it took thousands of
shellfish to get one gram of pure dye. Later,"Pope Paul II in 1464 introduced the so-called
'Cardinal's Purple,'" which was extracted from an insect. (Podhajny, par.
10).

Purple is also associated with spirituality and mystery. Another way to
think about purple is that it is the combination of hot red and cool
blue.

Red is often associated with blood, and thus with life, but also with
death (the pouring out of blood). It is a warm color (warm or hot blood), but also a color of
autumn.

Orange: also a warm color, and a color of autumn.


Both colors of autumn can be thought of asthe end of life (the leaves turn
red and orange in autum because they are dead or dying).

White: for Western
civilizations, represents cold and death.

Black is, as you said, associated
with death, but it also associated with the unknown, and often with fear (most of us have a fear
of the dark when we were young). Black hides things - it is a color of
blindness.

Reference: Podhajny, Richard M.,Ph.D. "History, Shellfish,
Royalty, and the Color Purple." Paper, Film & Foil Converter. 1 July 2002. 13 November
2007.

What attitudes is Marquez criticizing?

With no fixed
truth to his short story "A Very Old man with Emormous Wings," Gabriel Marquez
complicates readers' efforts to assign explanations and morals to his narrative.  Thus, with his
depiction of characters, Marquez, in effect, satirizes the adherence to conventional wisdom,
religious beliefs, and superstition.

Conventional
wisdom

Pelayo and Elisenda, his wife, are initially frightened
by the old man lying face down in mud, impeded by his enormous wings.  But, later

They looked at him so long and so closely that....very soon overcame
their surprise and in the end found him very familiar.

Once he is familiar to them, he is part of their world.  So, Elisenda decides to charge
admission to see him and make money.  When this money-making venture succeeds, she is happy, but
later Elisenda wearies of the old man's presence and wishes him gone because he is no longer
popular.

When the people come to see the old man with enormous wings, they
cannot...

What is the plot of the book Wonder?

features a
10-year-oldnamedwho was born with a severe facial abnormality. Otherwise, he's just like every
other kid, but he will never look like other kids. August has been homeschooled by his parents
his entire life, but by the time he is ready to enter fifth grade, his parents decide to enroll
him in a "regular" school. The story starts as Augustalso known as Auggiereadies for
his first day at his new school. Things do not go well at first, as Auggie is alternately
ignored or bullied by other students. Palacio gives otherchapters of their own so
they...

Who are the stakeholders affected in the Spotify (the music streaming company) case?

A
stakeholder in this context can be defined as any person or persons with a vested interest in
the business. The most obvious stakeholders of any business are its shareholders.

Spotify's biggest shareholder is its co-founder and CEO, Daniel Ek. Ek is a Swedish
billionaire. He owns 25 percent of the company's stock. Spotify's second biggest shareholder is
Martin Lorentzon. Lorentzon co-founded Spotify alongside Ek, and he owns approximately 13
percent of the company's stock. The third biggest Spotify shareholder is the Tencent Music
Entertainment (TCE) group, a company which provides China's leading online music entertainment
platform. The TCE group owns approximately 7.5 percent of the company's stock. All of these
stakeholders stand to gain or lose huge amounts of money according to the success or otherwise
of Spotify.

In the recent past several artists, including Taylor Swift and
Jay-Z, have boycotted Spotify, claiming that the digital music service doesn't fairly compensate
artists for their work. Thus, as well as Spotify's shareholders, the artists responsible for the
music on Spotify can also claim to be directly affected in terms of the money they do or don't
receive for their work.

Also affected, although not so much in an economic
sense, are Spotify's customers. If an artist chooses to withdraw their work from Spotify, then
the customers have less choice in regards to what music they can listen
to.

How does this story represent man versus man?

Montresor, the narrator, is in the act of

manipulating his rival, and apparent nemesis Fortunato; playing to the other mans
weakness
(Italian wines) and his acute gullibility. HeMontresor, that
isenjoys this charade, while luring
his associate to a certain
death.

Montresor rationalizes this act in real
time within
the story. Fortunatos insults to Monstresors person, both general and
specific
(though alluded to rather than detailed) have now mounted up to the
extent that he is determined
to mete out a comically, and disturbingly,
disproportionate revenge.

To some
extent, the reader must
identify with the murderer; were inside his head. The readers empathy
may
also jump to the other character, who, suspended in someone elses control, represents
all
unwitting victims, perhaps even ourselves at some future point.

What would be
a simpler human-on-human conflict is rendered more
dimensionally by of Poes deep dive into
aberrant psychology. In a way, is an
exploration of the tension of one character overpowered
by another characters
hidden machinations.

What does the pendulum in "The Pit and the Pendulum" actually suggest? Also, what does an old man with a scythe represent?

The pendulum
itself represents two things: the passage of time and death. Pendulums are used in clocks to
determine and mark the passing of each second. As the pendulum swings back and forth, it is like
a countdown. That countdown leads to the narrator's death. This symbol of time is also the
instrument the leaders of the Spanish Inquisition have chosen to use to kill the
narrator. 

However, the narrator is so overwhelmed with fear that he actually
has no sense of time. Even though the pendulum swings indicate the passage of time, all he can
think of is the torturous wait. His sense of time is warped: 

What boots it to tell of the long, long hours of horror more than mortal, during which
I counted the rushing vibrations of the steel! Inch by inchline by linewith a descent only
appreciable at intervals that seemed agesdown and still down it came! Days passedit might have
been that many days passedere it swept so closely over me as to fan me with
its acrid breath. 

Just as he cannot stop time, the
pendulum is too heavy to stop with his own power. "Could I have broken the fastenings above
the elbow, I would have seized and attempted to arrest the pendulum. I might as well have
attempted to arrest an avalanche!" 

As he looks up, he sees the
personified Time (as a man) painted on the ceiling, but extending from this image of Time is the
pendulum itself. Death, personified, is often pictured carrying a scythe. When the narrator
looks up, it's as if he sees that image of Death: a man wielding a scythe (the pendulum). Again,
Time and death are conflated. 

What does the crime reveal about the town of Holcomb? How does the gossip surrounding the murders reflect underlying truths about the town?

When the
Clutter family members are murdered, the town of Holcomb reacts in a way that might surprise
observers. Before the murders happened, the tiny town of Holcomb, Kansas was a remarkably
trusting place. Famously, no one locked their doors, believing that there was nothing to fear.
Because the residents of Holcomb were so comfortable with one another, some may think that their
trusting behaviors suggest a deep belief in the trustworthiness of the townspeople, but after
the Clutters were killed, suspicion ran rampant. Instead of coming together to find goodness and
comfort in each other, the residents of Holcomb began to mistrust each other, locking their
doors and looking over their shoulders wondering if the murderers walked amongst them. Danger
had entered their imaginations, so now everyone was a potential threat, instead of a potential
friend.

Why is meningitis so dangerous? What is affected? And what is the treatment for it?

There are actually several different types of
meningitis. The most common ones are bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis; of these two,
bacterial meningitis is the most deadly.

There are membranes that surround
and protect the spinal cord and brain, protecting the central nervous system together with
cerebrospinal fluid; these membranes are called meninges. Meningitis, then, is an infection of
these membranes which can be caused by various strains of bacteria: streptococcus pneumoniae,
group B Streptococcus, neisseria meningitidis, haemophilus influenzae, and listeria
monocytogenes (among others).

Once bacteria infects the meninges, a critical
life situation is present. The infection can then cause swelling as well as pus in the meninges,
which thickens the cerebrospinal fluid. This can lead to paralysis, blindness, deafness,
seizures, and intellectual impairments. Therefore, it is crucial to obtain necessary antibiotics
upon diagnosis to kill the bacteria causing the infection. Antibiotics are typically delivered
intravenously, and sometimes corticosteroids (depending on the bacteria) are also employed.
These drugs help to reduce brain swelling and seizures.

Various forms of
bacteria-causing meningitis are spread in differing ways. Some are spread through food which is
contaminated. Others are spread through coughing and sneezing. Some others are spread through
childbirth via infected mothers.

There are also risk factors that increase
one's chances of contracting meningitis. Babies are more at risk, as are those (such as college
students) who live together with many people in close proximity. Certain medical conditions make
one more susceptible to infection, as does traveling to certain areas of the world (such as
sub-Saharan Africa).

In the United States between 2003 and 2007, there were
approximately 4000 cases of bacterial meningitis diagnosed each year; about 500 of these cases
each year proved fatal. Viral meningitis is also an infection of the meninges, but the virus
(instead of the bacteria) causing the illness is usually not as severe, and most people heal
over time without treatment.

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Are there dangers in broadcasting U.S. style programs and ads to developing countries?

There are
potential dangers to this both from the perspective of the country to which the programs and ads
are being broadcast and from the perspective of the United States.

From the
perspective of the developing country, there are two main dangers.  First, there is the danger
that people in the country will become dissatisfied with what they have.  American programs and
ads depict a very wealth and materialistic culture.  If people in developing countries view
these broadcasts, they may come to want the things they see even though their economies are not
able to supply them.  This can lead to discontent among the people.  Second, there is the danger
that the local culture will be obliterated.  As people watch American programming, they may come
to prefer American culture to their own.  This will make it more likely that the local culture
will wither and we will move toward a more globalized and uniform culture.

From the perspective of the United States, there is only one real danger.  This is the
danger that people in the developing countries will come to have negative views of the US
because of the programs.  For example, people in religiously conservative countries may come to
have a very negative view of American society because our programs involve too many things like
nudity and drug use.  This can help turn people against us, which is not good for our ability to
make friends around the world.

Thus, there are potential dangers to
broadcasting American-style programming to developing countries.

What is an example of an inference that you could make about the character of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letterthrough her...

To make an
inference means to draw conclusions from the data with which you have to work. In the case of
any work of literature, it is the author's words which are your data. In the case ofin
, Hawthorne has given the reader a great deal of data from which to draw
conclusions. Furthermore, as the novel progresses to its , the reader learns much more about
Hester through her actions. From the very beginning of the tale one can infer that she is proud;
she refuses to give in to the mockery of the gossiping villagers. She wears her letter without
trying to cover it. She stands silent during her ordeal on the scaffold, looking right out at
her audience. She is also stubborn, refusing to give the name of her partner-in-sin, the father
of her baby. She is a good mother; she takes good care of her daughter. She is brave and kind;
she endures her poor treatment at the hands of her neighbors without indulging in bitterness or
meanness herself. Her behavior is so impeccable that eventually it makes her neighbors feel
ashamed of the way they have treated her.