What are the most compelling and striking moments of the novel 1984?

There are so many worthy choices for this
response. Here are some of my own top contenders:

The moment
whenandare confronted.

Although as you're reading through the
sections where Winston and Julia grow closer and you know it really can't last (Big Brother
knows everything!), it's hard not to keep rooting for the couple to make it. You kind of hope
that they will somehow manage to fly under the ever-present radar and stage a huge overthrow of
the Party. So when an "iron voice" tells them, "You are the dead," it's easy
to be jolted back into reality right along with Winston and Julia. The dream is over, and you
know they will pay dearly for their actions against Big Brother.

The moment when Winston betrays Julia.

There is heavyin the final section when Winston is asked about a single
"degradation" that has not happened to him and he responds, "I have not betrayed
Julia." So a few chapters later,brings out "the worst thing in the world" for
Winston personally: the rats. As O'Brien approaches Winston with the rat mask, Winston does the
unthinkable:

Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia! Not me!
Julia! I don't care what you do to her. Tear her face off, strip her to the bones! Not me!
Julia! Not me!

This is what they have wanted all along:
Winston's total and complete submission. The last thing he has clung to is now finished. He is
willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to save himself.

The
final sentence.

He loved Big
Brother.

After all he has learned, after all he has
fought, after all he has sacrificed, Winston loves Big Brother. Really? Has his submission been
so total? Has he reached the point of no return? Has Big Brother consumed his soul through the
torture? Is it really possible that he has buried all the rest into his subconscious? It
certainly seems that way. If so, what does that mean for our society today? Are we as
susceptible to blindly accepting non-truths? The final sentence leaves us so much to
consider.

What is going to be put in the cornerstone of the new bank?

Towards
the end of Art I (right after Emily asks her mother whether she is pretty and they have a
conversation about that subject) the Stage Manager tells the audience that "the Cartwright
interests" have just started building a new bank in Grover's Corners. The date of the first
act is May 7, 1901. They have asked a friend of the Stage Manager for suggestions about what
they should put in the cornerstone of the new building. Evidently the intention is to put these
artifacts in a metal time capsule and encase it in a block of concrete. They have already
decided to put in a copy of the New York Times and a copy of the local
newspaper, The Sentinel. They are putting in a Bible, the Constitution of
the United States, and a book of William Shakespeare's plays. They are thinking the cornerstone
might not be dug up by archaeologists for a thousand years and that people would be interested
in what life was like a thousand years earlier. 

The Stage Manager tells the
audience that he is going to have a copy of the play they are presently performing, i.e.,
, placed in the cornerstone so that people a thousand years from
now--around the year 2901--will know some simple facts about the people of his town. This seems
to be the playwright 's intention in writing this very simple but very moving play. It is a sort
of tribute to small-town America. The slow pace of the play mimics the slow pace of small-town
life in a place like Grover's Corners in New Hampshire (Population 2,642). Wilder does a very
good job of capturing the spirit of a typical small New England town with its humdrum daily
routines and occasional tragedies. The Stage Manager expresses the author's intention when he
says:

This is the way we were in our growing up and in our
marrying and in our living and in our dying.

The three
acts of the play are largely concerned with those three things--marrying, living, and
dying. 

 

What does Cassius mean when he says that "the fault is not in our stars but in ourselves" in Julius Caesar?

Cassius is trying to convince
Brutus to kill Caesar by telling him that it is their fault if they let him
lead.

At this point, Cassius is the leader of the conspiracy. 
When he makes this speech to Brutus, he is telling him to step up, and be a part of
it. 

Men at some time are masters of
their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our
stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings. (Act 1, Scene
2)

In a nutshell, this means that people are in charge of
their own destiny.  They can succumb to someone elses rule, or they can make their own choices. 
In Cassiuss mind, Caesar is a tyrant.  By just standing back and letting him have his way, they
are acting as no better than slaves.

In trying to build Brutus up, Cassius
tells him that there is nothing about Caesar that is better than him.  Brutus is the one with
noble blood, after all.  Caesar is a self-made man, though he is a Patrician.

Brutus will start a spirit as soon as
Caesar.
Now, in the names of all the gods at
once,
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar
feed,
That he is grown so great? Age, thou art
shamed!
Rome, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods! (Act 1,
Scene 2)

The speech seems to work.  Brutus admits to
Cassius that he thinks that Caesar is overreaching.  He worries that Caesar is too ambitious. 
It does not actually take much to talk Brutus into joining the conspiracy.  Later, when he is by
himself, Brutus asks himself why Caesar has to die.  He decides that they need to kill the snake
while it is still in its shell.  Caesar has not done anything abusive yet, but it is only a
matter of time.

Brutus takes charge of the conspiracy.  He lends it
legitimacy with his ancient aristocratic name.  The movement needed him for credibility, but he
placed himself as the decision maker.  No longer an underling, Brutus believed that he was doing
the right thing for Rome, but he made some bad decisions in the process.

Please provide a short summary of chapter one of The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea.

is a
journalist who did extensive research on a tragic incident for his book .
Twenty-six men (known as the Wellstone 26) left Mexico for the United States, but tragically
only twelve of them survived. Those who lost their lives are known as the Yuma 14. This book is
the story of those twenty-six men as well commentary on how border crossings between Mexico and
the United States work--or do not work. 

Chapter one of
this book establishes the historical context of a place known as The Devil's
Highway....

What is the ultimate religious goal for Hindus and Buddhists, and why do they seek it? What is the ultimate religious goal for Hindus and...

I think
that both methods of religious worship are very similar, but I also believe that one makes a
slight mistake in combining the two.  The absence of creative deities in one and their dominant
presence in the other might help to bring some distinction between the two.  Indeed, there is a
similar understanding of comprehending existence as one where one's modern state is a reflection
of past lives or previous forms of existence.  The ultimate religious goal in this realm is to
understand who we are in light of who we were and act accordingly so that we do good works in
this life that can help us recognize the universal Atman that awaits later on in next lives. 
What we do in this life will have meaning towards our soul's journey or recognition towards this
universal soul and the closer we can move to it in this life, the greater the chance our soul
will experience Moksha, or liberation.  This becomes the ultimate religious goal, although both
forms of worship have slightly different understandings about the role of the divine and
specific deity worship in such a process.

What aspects of the Magna Carta are found in modern governments?

The most
important idea from the Magna Carta that influences governments today is the idea that the
executive (the king back then, presidents and prime ministers today) does not have unlimited
power.  Magna Carta made the king share power with his barons -- today executives must generally
share power with legislatures.

Another important idea is the right of habeas
corpus, which means that a person may not be held in prison unless there is some legal reason
for holding them.

Finally, there is also the idea of due process.  This is
the idea that a person can not be punished (have life, property, or liberty taken away from them
by the government) unless they have been legally convicted of a crime.

Together, all of these mean that the we can see the influence of Magna Carta in
limitations on the powers of modern governments.

Why do the police dub Jack Salmon Mr. Fish and his Huckleberry Hound in The Lovely Bones?

This title is first
applied to Jack Salmon by the police in Chapter Eleven, which charts the way that the police,
and in particular Len Fenerman, become increasingly concerned about the way in which Jack Salmon
becomes so fixated on the guilt of his neighbour, Mr. Harvey, in relation to his daughter's
disappearance. Note what the "final...

Choose one character from the book A Wrinkle in Time. Write about ways in which this character is complicated. This can look three different ways: 1....

You will
probably have the easiest time answering this question if you examine the character of Meg. The
book centers mostly on her, and her character is the most developed in the story. She is also a
complex person. From the start of the story, Meg is shown to be impatient, impulsive, moody,
irascible, and lacking in self-confidence. However, we see her overcome these characteristics
and even use them to her advantage as the story progresses.

Indeed, Meg has
many conflicting feelings about herself that you can use when answering this question. She has
strong feelings about just about everything and everyone but is hard on herself for her own
emotionality. As Meg says in chapter 1 (page 12 in my edition), "I
hate being an oddball." But as her mother...

Compare and contrast Elise Johnson McDougald and Ida B. Wells.

In terms of
comparison, both Elise Johnson McDougald and Ida B. Wells actively fought against the prejudice
and discrimination faced by African Americans. McDougald, for example, was an active member of
the National Urban League, where her work focused on the working and living conditions of
African African women in her home city of New York. Similarly, Wells was very prominent in
raising awareness of African American violence, focusing particularly on lynching. She was also
involved in the women's suffrage movement.

However, these women came from
very different backgrounds. For a start, Wells was actually born into slavery in Mississippi and
was only freed because of the Emancipation Proclamation. In contrast, McDougalds father was
known as the first African American doctor in the city of New York. These different backgrounds
may have influenced how these women viewed their activism work and, more importantly, influenced
their priorities. This is certainly worth exploring further.

What bad behavior did Rousseau learn from his apprenticeship with M. Ducommun; what is Rousseau arguing here?

Abel Ducommun was
an engraver in Geneva to whom Rousseau was apprenticed in 1725. The choice was not a positive
one, as the engraver is described as violent and as incapable of developing a positive
relationship with Jean Jacques. He often punished his apprentice and his violent behavior
eventually led Rousseau to escape from Geneva. Therefore Ducommun was a negative teacher for
Jean Jacques as he taught him to be violent and, with himdsight, the author holds him
responsible for his own moral degradation. The character of Ducommun proves Rousseau's ideas on
the corrupting effects of society: although he is originally from a good family, Ducommun goes
through quick decay and dies in poverty.

What are some of the causes of global warming?

Global
warming is caused by the greenhouse effectand things that we as humans are doing to exacerbate
this effect.

The more carbon dioxide that is released into the, the more
serious the greenhouse effect becomes. Things that cause more carbon dioxide to be released
include the burning of fossil...

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Is simplification just a matter of surrendering posssessions it is it something more

In
, or, Life in the Woods, authortells of an experiment he undertook to live
life as simply as possible. He did not surrender his possessions in the same way that somebody
does who enters a monastery. Instead, he built a cabin for himself by the shore of Walden Pond,
grew crops, and got by with the minimum amount of possessions that he felt he required to live
comfortably. As Thoreau relates in his book, simplicity meant much more to him than a mere
surrender of his possessions. A few examples from the text will illustrate this.

Thoreau went to Walden Pond so that he could live life more fully,
but in his opinion, this could only be achieved by living more simply. Simplicity, according to
Thoreau, had not only to do with a minimum of possessions, but also deliberately paring down
personal schedules to the performing of only essential activities. He was of the opinion that in
keeping frantically busy, most men were unable to perceive and contemplate the important things
in life. In chapter two of Walden, "Where I Lived, and What I Lived
For," Thoreau writes:

I went to
the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and
see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had
not lived.

In the final chapter of
Walden, "Conclusion," Thoreau shares several important thoughts concerning simplicity.
For instance, he found it unnecessary to travel because he thought the inward exploration of the
self was more important.

If you would
learn to speak all tongues and conform to the customs of all nations, if you would travel
farther than all travelers, be naturalized in all climes, and cause the Sphinx to dash her head
against a stone, even obey the precept of the old philosopher, and explore thyself. Herein are
demanded the eye and the nerve.

Thoreau also argues that in a simple life, success as the world sees it is not
necessary. Simplicity involves following personal vision, not going along with the
crowd.

Why should we be in such
desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with
his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music
which he hears, however measured or far away.

Thoreau also writes that it is necessary to be content with your life as it is and not
be overly concerned about your circumstances.

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it or call it hard
names.

Finally, Thoreau writes that
to live simply, the most important personal value is a love of truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me
truth.

How can we use Postcolonialism in Multicultural American Literature?

I can see
how the accepted ideas of what defines Postcolonial literature can be included in a study of
Multicultural American Literature.  The struggle for voice and validation in Multicultural
American Literature can be found in Postcolonial literature.  Both modes of narrative expression
seek to bring voice to one's experience.  They both seek to validate the condition of being
that...

Using Characters How does a writer use characters to portray themes in a story?

Characters can represent
forces of opposition which can sometimes be thematic.

For instance, the
characters in Animal Farm are thematically oriented because the novel is
anexploring issues of governance, freedom, justice and power. Certain characters represent
corruption and so help explore the theme of corruption. Other characters represent the trampled
masses or powerlessness and so help explore the theme of power and
powerlessness.

Was Reconstruction a failure or success?

One of
the more disturbing observations that
one can make about United States history with respect to
the outcomes of the
Civil War and the period ofwas the fact that institutionalized racial

segregation and the struggle among African Americans for civil rights survived more than
halfway
into the 20th century. Legislation granting basic rights to African
Americans was still being
debated in the United States Congress a century
after the end of the Civil War. That is a
failure of
Reconstruction.

Reconstruction was a process whereby the
South,
physically and mentally defeated, would essentially be rebuilt
physically and politically to
better mirror the North. It was a process of
reuniting two very disparate entities. The war
cemented the Souths
unification with the North. Reconstruction was needed to maintain that unity

by culturally and politically transforming the vestiges of the Southan effort that could
be
termed, to employ a World War II vernacular, as "a
bridge...

What do you think would have happened if Ruth hadn't died early?

I had to
edit down the original
question.  I think that one of the largest implications of Ruth's early

completion is that it enabled Tommy and Kathy to become emotionally close.  If only for
an
instant, Ruth'shad been one in which she seeks Tommy's company, even
though she fully
understands that there is probably a stronger emotional
connection between Tommy and Kathy.
 Ruth's need for Tommy was not as
emotionally driven as Kathy's.  In dying early, she sets the
stage for Kathy
and Tommy to become closer.  At the same time, this notion of obtaining a

deferral out of love is something that is pursued.  This would not have been pursued had
Ruth
not died early.  The group emotional dynamics of the three were altered
with Ruth's early death
as it enabled the two of the group that probably
should have been together for a longer time to
finally find some level of
comfort in one another's arms.  Kathy's own wayward emotional state
would
have been continued had Ruth not died.  Kathy being a carer for others and seeking to
find
some level of sexual satisfaction from others without much in way of a
long term commitment
would have continued.  Yet, in Ruth's death, there is
the ability to for Kathy to find an
emotional home and sense of purpose,
something that lies outside the realm of being a donor and
being
"completed."

How does Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd" reflect the characteristics of Pastoral Poetry?

poetry,
also called bucolic (relating to pleasant parts of country life) or idyllic (happy and peaceful
in an idealized way), is characterized by references to nature, usually involving shepherds and
the countryside. This type of poetry is very idealistic and presents a very innocent and
simplistic view of nature and life in the country.

Marlowes The Passionate
Shepherd to His Love clearly reflects the traits of pastoral poetry. Marlowesattempts to
convince his love to be with him in the country. Come live with me and be my love/And we will
all the pleasures prove. The speaker gives various reasons why being with him would benefit his
love. He says that they will sit and watch the shepherds tend their flocks, and sit near the
rivers, and watch the birds. He promises to make thee beds of Roses, a gown of the finest
wool, and slippers with gold buckles. He also says that the Shepherds' Swains shall dance and
sing every day, just for his love.

However, the speakers arguments are quite
unrealistic and unrelated to true reasons why people should be together. The argument is a
simplistic one, reasoning that to be happy, people just need to sit idly enjoying nature. He
does not describe a real relationship, but a fantasy one, and his argument hinges on the idea
that country life is all it takes to be happy. There is no mention of daily responsibilities and
problems that are part of any humans existence. Thus, Marlowes speaker simplifies life and
innocently equates happiness with the peaceful countryside.

How and whyhave millions of people moved from Asia to the United States since the 1960s? Please provide specific events, people, and court cases, also...

The US
Immigration Act enacted in 1924 placed a limit on the number of people that were allowed to
immigrate to the US based on their nationality. This act was meant to encourage more immigrants
from European nations and prevent immigrants from Latin America, Asia and Africa as their was a
perception among people that there was a large inflow of people belonging to
lower races and that this was adversely affecting the culture and society
of the US.

In 1965, a new act was introduced that...

What was more fruitful to Santiago€”the treasure at the end or the journey itself? Explain by providing three examples from The Alchemist.

The
answer to this question is subjective, and it is best left up to individual readers. You are
certainly able to argue that Santiago's monetary prize at the end of the story was worth far
more than the journey itself, but I think that would be a mistake. Santiago's search for his
Personal Legend was far more beneficial to...

Why were loyalists to the British crown held in such low regard and treated with abuse iby the Patriots in the American Revolution?

The reason
for this is that they were people who might be expected to be on the side of the Patriots yet
who were not.  No one would have expected a British soldier to be on the Patriots' side so they
would not have been hated.  But Patriots might well have expected that their own neighbors would
be on their side.  Therefore, when they were not it would have seemed like something of a
betrayal.  This would have led to the Tories being hated and abused more than might seem
natural.

Because the Loyalists were seen as something of traitors to the
American cause, they were hated much more than a simple enemy would have been.

 

In To Kill A Mockingbird, how does Scout view Tom Robinson and Mayella?

has
learned well fromthe importance of empathy, of putting oneself in other people's shoes. And she
applies this lesson to Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell. She understands that both of them are
victims, albeit in different ways. Tom's the victim of widespread racial prejudice, whereas
Mayella, hailing from the notorious Ewell clan, is universally despised as "white
trash."

Scout realizes that Mayella's in an especially vulnerable
position due to her being completely alone. Tom has Atticus to defend him, but Mayella has no
one. In convicting Tom of her rape and assault, the jury didn't so much believe Mayella as act
on their ingrained prejudices. A black man was accused of raping a white woman, and as far as
they were concerned, that's all they needed to know.

Even though Scout's
still only a young girl, she instinctively understands that Tom's trial is nothing but a
travesty of justice. Her childlike sense of right and wrong is offended by this miscarriage of
justice against...

Why is the decision not to act easier for criminal justice actors and when is it appropriate?

How would you describe Jonathan Edwards' views of God's relation to people in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

Edwards views
God as the puppet master who has
a grand plan for humanity.  He believes that any moment, on a
whim, God may
destroy us.  In , Edwards uses images to show the reader this belief.  For

example, he talks about the fact that God is holding the sinner over the fiery pit of
hell, and
at any moment, he might let go, and the sinner would drop into
Hell.  He also describes God as
terribly angry; he tells his congregation
that Gods wrath has been building, and that the only
thing holding back that
wrath is God himself.  He says that one day, humanity will go too far
and
Gods wrath will spill forth like flood waters. 

Edwards God is a God
who
is angry at his people.  Edwards describes the bow of Gods wrath, pointed
at the heart of the
sinner.  The only thing holding back the arrow is God. 
In Edwards world, God was an angry and
wrathful God, a God who punished sins
swiftly, and people believed that God was angry with
them. 

At the end of his sermon, Edwards does offer the hope of Gods

forgiveness and salvation; however, he ends the sermon with the warning that if they are
not
saved, they should start running.  As a whole, it is not a very positive
God portrayed by
Edwards, but it is effective.

Give and explain the figures of speech used in the poem "Our Casuarina Tree".

In
"," the first line uses zoomorphism, describing the vine in animal terms (as a
python). This is used to illustrate movement, making the tree seem more actively alive and also,
by implying movement, there is a subtle indication of the process of time. 

The line "the giant wears the scarf" is aof the tree. For the speaker, the
tree is a link to her past. In a way, she treats the tree like a person that can
"tell" (conjure) these memories as if it (the tree) could speak and tell these
stories. 

In the last line of the second stanza, the speaker uses ato
describe the water-lillies "like snow enmassed." 

In the third
stanza, the tree is personified again singing its "lament" which might be the wind
rustling through the leaves, a "dirge-like murmur" mourning the loss of the
past. 

Personification is used again in the next stanza. Examples are the
"eye of faith," "the waves gently kissed," and "the earth lay tranced
in a dreamless swoon." The speaker envisions nature (the tree, waves, the earth) as a
living and maybe even a conscious entity recalling (dreaming) links to the past.

Again the speaker personifies the tree, hoping, in the final stanza, that the tree will
be remembered like other favored trees, just as she remembers the people in her life. She
mentions Borrowdale and this is a reference to Wordsworth ode "Yew-Trees" another poem
praising trees. "Fear, trembling hope, and Death, the skeleton, and Time, the shadow;"
is from Wordsworth's poem. 

The Casuarina Tree is a symbol for life and
memory. Since trees tend to live much longer than humans, they are used in poetry as living
connections between generations of people.

 

In "The Pit and the Pendulum" what are three different kinds of death the narrator almost faces, and how are they psychological and physical torture?

The first
almost-death occurrence is when he stumbles in his dark prison, and comes right up against the
vast pit that is in the middle.  He is lucky in this; he was wandering around blindly and
happened to trip on his robe and fall, discovering the pit before he wandered into it and died. 
If the fall into the pit didn't kill him, the rats, cold and wet down there would have
eventually led him to a nasty death.  So fortunately, he discovers that evil before he falls
in.  The discovery of the pit itself lets the reader know that his captors plan on not just
outright killing him, but on torturing him; this is psychological tortuous in and of itself.  He
knows he is doomed, but doesn't know how they will go about it--however, he suspects that it
won't be fun.

His captors, once they realize the pit won't work because it
has been discovered, move on the plan B:  the pendulum of death.  They tie him to a board and
slowly lower a swinging pendulum with a scythe, or long, curved blade, attached at the end.  The
narrator realizes that the blade will slowly, oh so slowly, slice through his chest.  This
tortures hiim psychologically--the entire way down, he has to sit there and imagine the coming
pain.  However, he uses his brains, rubs meat on the ropes binding his hands, and lets the rats
eat through the ropes so that he can get out and escape.

Thwarted twice, the
captors then set fire to his chamber; he describes, in a rather confusing scene, how he imagines
the walls glowing red, and almost melting.  He realizes that he will suffocate and burn to
death--he is starting to panic.  The psychological knowledge of that coming pain freaks him
out.  Fortunately, he is resuced at the last minute by the French.

I hope
that those thoughts helped a bit; good luck!

What are some specific examples of metaphors in Animal Farm?

One
particularly strikingin the story is Sugarcandy Mountain. This is a
kind of heaven, a glorious paradise where animals will go when they die and where they will
feast on never-ending supplies of clover, lump sugar, and linseed cake. It's a metaphor for the
vision of heaven offered by the Orthodox Church in pre-revolutionary Russia.

In crudely Marxist terms, the Church held out the prospect of paradise in the next life
to mitigate the horrors of life in this world. Those in power used the promise of heaven in the
next life to keep the poor and dispossessed in check. Things may be bad now, they would say, but
paradise awaits you in the next world. All you have to do is keep your head down, do as you're
told, and once you've shuffled off this mortal coil, everything will be just fine.

Sugarcandy Mountain is a dangerous myth...

In "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," how does Joyce show Stephen's ascent into a more artistic view of the world in the last chapter?

As we
reach the final chapter of "," Stephen is becoming more and more detached from his
friends, his family, and his fellow students. He's retreating ever more deeply into an
aestheticized fantasy world which he believes to be the necessary condition of his becoming an
artist. That world is now more palpably real than the mundane existence at home and at college
that he's forced to endure on a daily basis.

As Stephen sits on the steps of
the university he watches a flock of birds circling overhead. Stephen struggles to identify the
birds, but being as how his aestheticized existence is so much more real to him than the world
of fact, that doesn't much matter. What does matter is his instinctive grasp of the significance
of the flock of birds as a symbol of freedom. Like the birds overhead Stephen, too, wants to
soar; he...

How did Dana feel before she disappeared for the first time?

Dana Franklin
feels dizzy and overcome with nausea just before she travels from 1976 back to 1819 for the
first time. These are the feelings that are directly described. She is also no doubt fearful and
disoriented since this is the first time she has gone back into the past and has no idea what is
happening. It does not take long after Dana's second...

How are the Hong Kong protests related to human geography?

There
are numerous ways that discipline of human geography can be used to analyze the Hong Kong
protests. The campaign called Occupy Central with Love and Peace (OCLP) has been effectively
using the citys physical geography and drawing support from diverse sectors of its inhabitants.
Social movements typically use shape space through demonstrations and the disruption of work
patterns, in what is often called activist spatiality; this movement is no exception. However,
the increased frequency and duration of the movements occupation of the city shows a nuanced
understanding of the impact of urban organization.

While the movement has
been successful in drawing popular support, especially among young people, its very success in
disrupting social and economic life has also engendered considerable opposition, and not just
from the authorities. Not only occupying squares or plazasa standard tactic, such as in the US
Occupy Wall Street movementbut filling numerous thoroughfares, the protestors constantly draw
attention to their cause. Through human action, they are forcing others to recognize the social
and economic importance of Hong Kong and its residents. Both by calling attention to the
importance of the urban space and by remaking its functions as a space of human activity, the
protestors expand their movements impact.

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Why does Julia write the "I Love You" note to Winston and why is it so dangerous?

During
their first private meeting in the Golden Country,admits tothat there was a faint, unorthodox
look in his face that indicated he was against the Party, which is why she took the risk of
slipping him a note. Winston discovers that Julia is a veteran when it comes to alluding Big
Brother and secretly sleeping with Party members. Julia has developed a keen eye for political
dissidents and trusts her intuition when it comes to seeking out allies, who are willing to
carry on affairs in secret. Julia's act of slipping a private note to Winston is dangerous
because it is against government policy and could result in her arrest. In Oceania, the
government controls virtually every aspect of society and has eliminated individual freedoms.
Julia's act of attempting to have an affair with Winston is considered a crime in Oceania, which
is why she takes extreme precaution and inconspicuously slips him the
note.

Discuss the tensions within progressivism between the ideals of social justice and the urge for social control. And also, what were the driving forces...

Progressives wanted
social justice, but only to a
point.The did not really feel that everyone was equal.They wanted
everyone in
his place.To that end, they believed in taking care of the poor, and allowing
women
some rights.But they also wanted to control what people
did.]]>

How does Hemingway's "code hero" connect to his story "Hills Like White Elephants"?

Hemingway's
code hero is a man who could be identified as a man's man.  He likes to drink, have affairs with
women, engage in physical activities such as hunting or fishing.  He is stoic and courageous in
the face of danger, and handles the challenges of the world with grace and dignity.  The
American in the short story " " shows some of the characteristics of this stock
character.  This story is almost entirely a dialogue between a girl named Jig and the American.
 It is told from an objective point of view, so what we know about the male character comes
primarily from this conversation and a few descriptive details provided about the setting.  In
this...

What quote shows how Gregor was dehumanized by his father in "The Metamorphosis"?

Some quotes that show Gregor's father has dehumanized him come from embedded flashback
narration that provides (through indirect ) Gregor's memories of part of the family history. The
family business had failed in the past and Gregor, with great pleasure, enthusiasm, and
devotion, had at that time taken over all financial responsibility. After a while, as the
indirect interior narration explains, his father's gratitude and loving appreciation faded to
the point that Gregor's efforts and contributions were seen as routine, expected,
and mechanical, so much so that affection was lost and Gregor's father stopped standing up to
greet him during the few times he was home from traveling. Dehumanization
is defined as the rendering of unique human qualities and actions as nothing more than routine
and mechanical, as not human-like.

Gregor's only concern
at that time had been to arrange things. . . [H]e started working especially hard, with a fiery
vigour that raised him from a...

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With Christianity as your foundation; describe what you think is the essence and the purpose of the Church in our day.

The
Church, at its core in Christian belief, is the mobile unit of God's plan for salvation and
outreach here on Earth, and that has not changed. It is up to the church to reach out and
evangelize and minister to people both locally and internationally, attempting to win their
souls to Christ and help them enter Heaven.

From a more humanistic
standpoint, however, the Church has a role in humanitarian action and outreach to help improve
lives. It is an express mission of the Church today to help ease the suffering of humanity at
large, and so the Church should be at the forefront of outreach actions and in disaster relief.
Biblically speaking, the Christian Church is supposed to care for the orphan, widow, unwed
mother, and prisoner (an all-encompassing phrase which implies that they are to reach out to all
who are helpless or cast out of society in some way or another). In that regard, the Church is
meant to be generous and do good works to help humanity at large.

Why are the girls so worried that the boys have witnessed the game?

A
reader can find this information beginning in
chapter 12. The boys in question are Ken and Toby,
and they are not exactly
known for being the nicest boys. They are school jokers, who do not
take a
lot of things very seriously. In fact, they are prone to giving people dumb
nicknames,
and the girls are not keen on having that kind of influence in
their game. They have built it
into something really great by the middle of
the book.

When Ken and Toby
discover the game in chapter
12, the girls are at first worried that Ken and Toby are going to
tell on
them. They are also afraid that they might not get to continue playing the game and
that
a lot of other kids will make fun of them. That is a real possibility,
with Ken and Toby leading
the charge. Elizabeth eventually comes up with a
last-ditch solution: to invite the two boys to
join the game. Ken thinks it's
stupid, but Toby is intrigued. The boys eventually agree that if
they don't
tell anyone else about the game, then they are allowed to play. April is
still
devastated by the turn of events, and she doesn't believe the game will
ever be the same with
Ken and Toby present.

We just cant play the Egypt Game
with thosethoseboys
there.

Fortunately, Ken and Toby turn

out to be really solid additions to the Egypt Game.