In George Orwell's novel 1984, why does Julia pick Winston to be her next lover?

In s novel
,choosesto be her next lover for a number of reasons, including the
following:

• When she first saw him, she immediately sensed that he
  was opposed to the Party and was thus a potential lover, since she also opposes the Party. Thus
  she says to Winston:

Im good at spotting
people who dont belong. As soon as I saw you I knew you were against them.
(p. 122, Signet edition)

• She considers sexual
  relations a means of revolting against control by the Party.
• She hates the
  kind of so-called purity and goodness dictated by the Party.
• She actually
  enjoys sexual relations. Raw physical desire is something the Party cant entirely
  control.
• She takes pleasure in outwitting the Party, even though her
  opposition to it is not especially principled or intellectual.
• She
  recognizes that if the Party can control or suppress sexual instincts, those emotional energies
  can instead by made useful to the Party for its own political purposes.
• She
  recognizes that sex threatens the Party in other ways, since it robs of the Party of energies it
  might be able to use in its own interests. Sexual activity makes the people who engage in it
  briefly apathetic toward the Party.
• She uses her sexual attractiveness to
  help encourage Winston in his own hidden revolt against the Party. With Julia to desire, he has
  something to live for. Thus her affair with him helps strengthen him and (slightly) weaken the
  Party.
• She seems to enjoy taking the initiative in planning the details of
  their trysts.  Having the affair with Winston helps increase her own sense of power and
  independence.

Thus Julia chooses Winston for a variety of
reasons, although she might just as easily have chosen anyone else whom she strongly suspected
of disloyalty to the Party.

For evidence to support the points just listed,
see Book II, Chapters 1-3 of the novel.

Why is Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson a Modernist novel?

, which was published in
1919, stands as a
tremendously innovative and
significant work in modern American literature.created a new novel
form in
which a series of short stories is unfied through interlocking
characters, mainly
through the frequent appearance of a primary character,
George Willard. A young man who has
grown up in Winesburg, George appears in
most of the stories, sometimes as a leading

character...

In Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire, what is the mirror and what powers does it possess?

byis a modern
revisitation of the fairy tale "Snow White." Bianca de Nevada and her father, the
widowed Vincente, live on a Tuscan farm. There is a magic mirror in their home, found by
Vincente at the bottom of a pond, and it can be seen to symbolize discovery throughout the
story. It serves as the eye of the narrative; just as eyes are used to see and discover, so is
the magic mirror in Mirror Mirror.

The mirror was made
by dwarves, and its intended use was their discovery of and assimilation into the human world.
They wanted to watch how humans viewed themselves to learn how they, the dwarves, should view
themselves.

Upon the arrival of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, a deeply
disturbed brother and sister, Lucrezia takes possession of the mirror, and the depth of her
depravity is discovered through her selfish and vengeful use of the mirror. Out of jealousy,
Lucrezia hires a hunter named Ranuccio to kill Bianca. Instead, he sets her free, and Lucrezia
uses the mirror to discover that Bianca is still alive and living with the dwarves. The mirror
is later placed in the coffin with Bianca, allowing people walking by to discover her
beautyleading to her subsequent awakening through a kiss from Ranuccio, the same hunter who had
failed to kill her.

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What is ironic about the ballet?

The ballet
is an example of situational , which occurs when events turn out differently than we
expect.

The ballet is ironic because Harrison and the ballerina dance
beautifully together, having shed all their artificial handicaps. This is completely unexpected
in a society where everyone is forced to hide or handicap their talents in a bizarre quest for
complete equality. For once, people watching television are able to see individuals of great
talent and beauty perform.

It is also ironic, as least from the point of view
of our culture, if not of Harrison's, that their dance doesn't lead to their society embracing
the value of individual excellence. One of would think, seeing what people are capable of, the
society would now want to encourage individual gifts. However, the two dancers are shot and
killed onstage for their pains.

Does Lord Capulet really love Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

I would
definitely argue that Capulet does indeed love his daughter .
However, he also has his character flaws. He is
prideful, arrogant, and very hot
tempered. Not only do these character flaws show up earlier in the play, more
importantly, they show up in Act 3, Scene 5 when Juliet refuses to marry . Hence, Capulet's
ungoverned display of character flaws in this scene makes it seem like he doesn't truly love
her. We must also remember that in this time period, parents expected absolute obedience of
their children. An offspring showing his/her own opinion simply wasn't tolerated, and his
reaction to Juliet's insistence on following her own mind also makes it seem like he does not
truly love Juliet.

The first evidence we see
showing that Capulet truly loves Juliet is with respect to his first answer to
Paris's plea for her hand in marriage. In the very second scene of the play,
through Capulet's response to Paris's request, we learn just how important Juliet is to Capulet.
We learn that as his only child left, Juliet has become very important to him, and he is not
just yet willing to let her grow up. We also learn that he values his daughter's
opinion, and will only consent to Paris's request if she agrees as well, which is
positive proof that he does indeed love is his daughter, as we see in his lines:

My will to her consent is but a part.
An she agree, within
her scope of choice
Lies my consent and fair according voice. (I.ii.17-19)

However, while he does love her, he also has
character flaws that make it seem like he does not. We see his flaw
of having a fiery temper in the very first scene when he is
presented as the first one to join in on the servants' fight. He even blames Montague for the
fight, even though Montague joins the fight after Capulet. Placing blame on Montague also shows
us his character flaw of excessive pride and arrogance. Hence, it's
no surprise that these three character flaws emerge when Juliet refuses to marry Paris,
especially considering he made the decision to have her marry him because he saw it as a healthy
distraction from what he perceives to be her severe grief over . The fact that he considers her
excessive grief to be a danger to her and wants to help her out of her grief again shows us just
how much he loves her, despite the fact that his character flaws also drive him to threaten to
disown her.

What factors stimulated the reform movements of Progressivism?

Women were heavily
involved in Progressivism.It was also a time when more people were ready to get involved in
politics.The country was young and optimistic.There was a feeling that all social ills were and
could be addressed by legislation, but people could not take care of them on their
own.]]>

In George Herbert's poem "The Pulley," consider the image of the pulley as the means or device (through "repining restlessness") by which God compels...

In s poem ,
the pulley seems an effective image for suggesting the way God encourages mans upward connection
with, and movement toward, God.

Interestingly, the image of a pulley is never
mentioned in the poem itself, only in the title.  Why, then, did Herbert (who was very
deliberate in the way he titled poems, as in ) choose to call this poem The Pulley?  He
could easily have called it something like The Glass of Gifts.  Why, then, The
Pulley?

In Herberts time, the word pulley had a number of meanings or
connotations that make it relevant to this poem.  In her splendid new edition of Herberts poems
(The English Poems of George Herbert), Helen Wilcox suggests and reports
several ways in which the image of the pulley seems relevant to the poem.  Among these are the
following:

• A pulley is used to lift something heavy.  In this
  case, God tries to lift man, heavy with sin.
• Paradoxically, by pulling
  down on the rope of a pulley, something heavy is lifted upward
  (in this case, symbolically, toward God). (See page 147 of the Wilcox
  edition)

In addition to considering these suggestions, one might
also note the following relevant ideas (see The Oxford English
Dictionary):

• In Herberts day, pulleys were often used
  as parts of instruments of torture. Obviously the metaphorical pulley in Herberts poem has
  precisely the opposite function.
• Pulleys were often used in Herberts time
  to transmit power and to provide guidance €“ two senses very relevant to this poem.


• The word pulley could be used not simply as a noun but also as a verb meaning to
  raise or hoist.  Thus the poems title suggests not only a thing but also an action.

Why, then, did Herbert not spell out these meanings in his poem?  Why did he
give his poem a title that doesnt seem immediately relevant to the actual phrasing of the poem? 
Probably Herbert wanted his readers to think €“ to make the connections themselves between the
intriguing title and the actual poem.  By encouraging people to use their God-given gift of
reason, Herbert himself tried to pull them closer to God.

What are the characteristics of capitalistic democracy?

The concept
of "capitalistic democracy" represents a
duality, so the applicable characteristics will have a
dual nature: there will two types of characteristics. The first set
of characteristics will define an economic system while the second
set will define a political system. Capitalistic democracy
represents the merging of an economic approach with a political approach and is alternately
called "democratic capitalism." 

An economic
system is most simply
defined as a system by which resources are allocated and by
which goods and services are produced, distributed and consumed. A more
complex definition is provided by S. Gabriel
of Mount Holyoke College:

An economic system is comprised
of the various processes of organizing and motivating labor, producing, distributing, and
circulating of the fruits of human labor, including products and services, consumer goods,
machines, tools, and other technology used as inputs to future production, and the
infrastructure within and through which production, distribution, and circulation occurs. (S.
Gabriel, Mount Holyoke College)

A political system is
simply defined as the norms and laws of a
nation or state that structure who has authority to govern the people and how it will be done:
"A political system consists of the formal and informal structures which manifest the
state's sovereignty over a territory and people" (R.J. Rummel on University of Hawai€˜i).
An elaboration on the definition is given by S. Gabriel of Mount Holyoke College:

[T]hese economic systems are usually defined within determinate
political boundaries. ... bounding economic systems in this way provides a way of discussing how
such systems are made possible and changed by the specific effects of politico-institutional,
cultural, and environmental differences. Thus, one might discuss how the capitalist economic
system of 1999 Germany is different from the capitalist economic system of 1999 Britain, for
example.

The first part of discussing
capitalistic democracy, then is to discuss "capitalism."
Capitalism is defined as that economic system in which ownership is private and for which there
is a public market for goods and services produced and in which there is a market for the labor
forces employed to produce goods and services. Supply and demand and Adam Smith's
"invisible hand" are felt and unfelt motivators in the capitalist "free"
economic system: "free" because individuals, within the limits of their individual or
household resources, freely participate in the marketplaces for labor and consumerism of goods
and services.

Characteristics

• free participation (within individual limitations)


• private ownership
• market places
• supply and
  demand
• "invisible hand" motivating to efficient private
  enterprise

The second part of discussing capitalistic
democracy is to discuss "democracy." Democracy
is defined as that political system in which the governing decision makers are elected in open,
unrestrained, universal elections by voters who have freedom of choice and freedom of expression
and unhampered access to alternate sources of information about issues critical to their
well-being and to their selection of elected officials and representatives in a society that
recognizes their autonomy (freedom) and citizenship and for which the government takes
responsibility to a greater or lesser degree for their well-being.

Characteristics

• government
  responsibility for well-being of citizens
• autonomy and
  citizenship
• freely elected officials and representatives


• unhampered and alternate sources of information
• decision makers
  chosen in free, universal elections

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Holyoke College

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Hawai€˜i

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What are at least 5 complaints the colonists had against the king of Great Britain during the 1760s and the 1770s?

You will
actually find a long list of grievances that many of the American colonists had against the king
in the Declaration of Independence itself. Thomas Jefferson wanted to make it clear that they
had good reasons to rebel against Great Britain. Some of the major grievances are described
below.

One significant grievance had to do with limits put on commerce. For
much of the history of the colonies, the British imposed a policy known as salutary neglect.
This essentially meant that they ignored laws that restricted trade within the colonies as long
as the colonists were not causing any overt trouble. Beginning in the 1760s, however, the
British began enforcing a policy that did not permit colonists to trade directly with markets
outside of the British Empire. Many colonistsnotably John Hancock, who made a fortune through
tradesaw this as putting limits on their rights as free citizens.

Another
grievance had to do with restrictions on where the colonists could settle. The French and Indian
War was fought largely for control of the Ohio River Valley. When the British won the war, many
colonists were eager to claim that land and move west of the Appalachian Mountains. However, the
Royal Proclamation of 1763 forbade the colonists from settling there. Many thought this was a
betrayal by the king, given the role that the colonists played in winning the war.

Even though the French and Indian War was over, the British continued to keep a large
number of soldiers in the colonies. Many colonists chaffed at this. In Boston, many were very
upset that British soldiers were also moonlighting at local jobs. There was not enough work to
go around as it was. It was a protest over this that ignited the so-called Boston Massacre of
1770.

One thing that enraged many colonists was the revocation of the Charter
of Massachusetts. In response to the Boston Tea Party, the charter of that colony was revoked,
and the British military was put in charge of the colony. To make matters even worse, the Port
of Boston was closed, strangling the livelihood of many New Englanders. This was all part of
what was known as the Intolerable Acts. Colonists throughout North America saw this as a direct
infringement of their rights as a free people.

Beginning in the early 1770s,
colonists accused of certain crimes were transported to England for trial. This meant that they
did not have access to a fair defense and evidence in their favor that might only be available
back in the colonies. Many times they were deprived of trial by jury, something that they saw as
one of their fundamental rights as Englishmen.

Another grievance had to do
with the seizure of weapons. For generations, colonists had formed local militias to safeguard
their defense against hostile French and Native Americans. However, beginning in 1774, the
British authorities in Massachusetts saw this as a threat to their control and began seizing
gunpowder stores. It was an attempt to seize the gunpowder in Concord that set off the first
battle of the American Revolution.

In what ways did the African American civil rights movement influence the protest methods of other groups in American society?

The use of non-violent
public protests and the advocacy of legal changes by the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and
60s influenced the protest methods of other groups in American society. The Civil Rights
movement pioneered the use of non-violent techniques, inspired by Gandhi and used by Martin
Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and other groups. These techniques
included public protests, sit-ins, boycotts, and other forms of non-violence. In addition, the
Civil Rights movement pushed for new federal laws to guarantee civil rights and won the passage
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The
women's rights movement, the lesbian and gay movement (now the LGBTQ movement), and the Native
American rights movement, among others, employed these techniques. For example, the women's
movement held many peaceful protests and supported the Equal Rights Amendment to the
Constitution (which was never passed) to create legal and economic...

Is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a stream of consciousness novel?

In
,is experimenting with literary techniques, especially the use of stream of
consciousness. He uses the third person to describe the experiences of Stephen Daedalus, but
everything in the novel is seen through Daedalus. Joyce does not explain what is going on
objectively, he simply describes it as Daedalus experiences it subjectively, in short, episodic
accounts. At the beginning of the book, when Daedalus is a child, Joyce uses childlike prose, as
in the opening lines:

ONCE UPON A TIME and a very good
time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was down along
the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo€¦

By
the end of the book, when Stephen is at university, the dialogue and the narrative is much more
sophisticated:

His mind when wearied of its search for the
essence of beauty amid the spectral words of Aristotle or Aquinas turned often for its pleasure
to the dainty songs of the Elizabethans. His mind, in the vesture of a doubting monk, stood
often in shadow under the windows of that age, to hear the grave and mocking music of the
lutenists or the frank laughter of waistcoateers until a laugh too low, a phrase, tarnished by
time, of chambering and false honour, stung his monkish pride and drove him on from his
lurking-place.

This passage also demonstrates
the use of stream of consciousness technique. It describes the way that Daedalus interacts
mentally with his world rather than objectively describing that world itself. In this way, Joyce
is able to show with remarkable nuance how Daedalus develops mentally. Other techniques are
employed as well, but much of the novel is written in a form that can best be described as
stream of consciousness. The fact that he does so by using the third person adds an additional
layer of complexity to what is considered one of the great modernist works of .

 

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How does "Annabel Lee" show elements of psychological torment?

"" was one of 's last poems, and like several others, its theme is the death
of a lovely woman. Many critics believe that the inspiration for the poem was his marriage to
his first cousin, Virginia. They obtained their marriage license when Poe was 26 and Virginia
was 13. The elements of psychological torment of the poem involve the premature death of the
poet's lover, and Poe's wife Virginia died of tuberculosis at a very young age in 1847, two
years before Poe himself died at the age of 40.

The poem claims that the
angels in heaven envy the love of the young man and...

What does Homer Barron's name represent in "A Rose for Emily"?

If you look up the word
baron in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, you see that the first entry
defines baron as a member of a tenant class who gets his rights and title by doing some
honorable service to a feudal superior (i.e., someone higher in class than he). In a way, we
might readas such a baron, figuratively speaking: he rescues Missfrom the pity that so many
people in the town feel for herthis could be interpreted as his honorable service to her.
Further, his association with her could sort of raise him up, though not enough to be social
equals, of course, especially if they were to marry. Further, his first name, Homer, could
reflect the way he seems to make himself at home , even with his social
superiors. Homer...

What is the role of business in the economy of a country?

In any
capitalist economy, businesses play a
huge role.  Businesses are the major provider of jobs and
the major drivers
of economic growth in a typical capitalist economy.

In a

capitlist economy, most workers are employed by private businesses.  This means that it
is up to
businesses to create the jobs that allow a country to grow
economically.  If private businesses
do not expand and/or if new private
businesses are not formed, the country's economy cannot
grow.

In this way, businesses are the most important part of a typical

capitalist economy.

How did the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans differ in their foreign policy concerning Great Britain and France?

I have edited
your question to give the names of the parties as these are the two parties best known in US
history for having differences on foreign policy with regard to these two countries.  If this is
not what you were asking about, please let us know.

The differences between
these two parties were some of the starkest differences in the history of American politics.  In
the years after the French Revolution, these two parties each took the side of a different
participant in a war.  This is the only time in US history that the two main parties have been
divided to that degree.

After the French Revolution, a war erupted between
France and a coalition of nations that included Britain.  The Federalists took the side of
Britain.  They did so because they had strong trading ties with Britain and because they were
dismayed by the extreme democracy and violence of the French Revolution.  They preferred a more
conservative democratic governmental system.  The Democratic-Republicans took the side of
France.  They did so in part because of the fact that France had helped the colonies so much in
the American Revolution.  They also did so because they were a more liberally democratic and
anti-monarchical party than the Federalists were.

This was a major split in
American politics from the time of the French Revolution until after the War of
1812.

What are the good and bad points about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and why? What are the good and bad points about this novel and why?

's novel is a
classic because it is a worthwhile exploration of the human heart.  Like
Frankenstein, it is a fascinating exploration of the propensity for and
appeal of evil in man as well as the loss of control that many scientists experience.  Clearly,
there are lessons to be learned from those that would play God. The narrative, however, is
rather disappointing in that Jekyll dies well before the ending.

Rather than
finding the sentences "ponderous," the reader can delight in a writer who has a
command of British English.  The banal vocabulary and simple sentences of current pulppale in
comparison.   

From Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, what is significant about the use of the Urim and Thummim, and how can the stones be used in an essay?

For a book with
a lot of magicalin it, Coelho's also has many religious symbols presented
from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Paganism. The Urim and Thummim are symbols from the
Judeo-Christian history. Coelho presents these stones from Melchizedek (an Old Testament name)
to Santiago as wishing stones that can help him to perceive the future. However, historically,
these stones were never used as fortune telling tools. In biblical times, these stones were
actually used as translators so prophets could translate ancient scripture. That said, Coelho's
choice to use the Urim and Thummim in this way for his story is very creative and
logical.

A good essay on the use of the Urim and Thummim in The
Alchemist would discuss the symbolic nature of how and why Santiago, a lowly
shepherd, obtains them from a king. Melchizedek's highest goal is that Santiago discovers his
"Personal Legend." Melchizedek offers advice and encouragement to the boy so that
Santiago will decide to give up everything that is distracting him from obtaining his full
potential in life. Lovingly, Melchizedek answers why he has appeared to Santiago by saying,
"Because you are trying to realize your Personal Legend. And you are at the point where
you're about to give it all up"(23). With such love and devotion towards a young boy's need
to achieve his highest potential, Melchizedek (a god-like ) also gives him the Urim and Thummim
as a gift to help him along his journey.

The stones are given to
Santiago as an emergency guide when situations on his journey might be difficult. Melchizedek
directs, "When you are unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so. Always ask an
objective question"(30). Santiago is directed to ask only 'yes' or 'no' questions when
consulting the stones, though. In this way, as with all religions, it's as if Santiago is
directed to pray and ask for help when he finds himself lost or confused during his journey. The
Urim and Thummim are really reminders to pray and to realize one's need to ask for help every
once in awhile. Throughout the story, though, too, Santiago only consults the stones once
because he desires to learn to listen and read the omens that life and the world around him
provide on their own. And, he does this quite well by the end of the story when he gets to talk
wtih the sand, the moon, and the sun.

How does Steinbeck present loneliness through Curley's wife in Of Mice and Men?

Along
with the importance of friendship and the American dream, the pain of loneliness is a major
theme in 's novella . While most of the characters deal with some level of
loneliness, Curley's wife is particularly characterized as being lonely. 

Because she is the only girl on a ranch full of men, she is isolated. Most of the men are
basically afraid of her, partly because she is young and pretty, but also because of the
belligerent nature of her husband. When she tries to talk to them they are aloof and refer to
her with derision labeling her with names such as tart, tramp, floozy and jailbait. She is
neglected by Curley who is always supposedly looking for her which seems to be just an excuse to
terrorize the men who work for his father. He probably mistreats her and even cheats on her as
evidenced by the fact she is alone on Saturday night while Curley has gone into town, presumably
to a whore house. Because of this she seeks attention from the other men...

What is Orwell's message in 1984?

As other educators
have commented,wrote  as a warning against the dangers of totalitarian
governments. With this in mind, it is also worth noting
that 1984 highlights the impact of such political regimes on the
development of language. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Newspeak, the official language
of Oceania. While Newspeak is pure , the idea that politicians use language to influence the
public and to further their own agendas is not. In fact, this is an important and
often-overlooked theme in 1984. 

To put this into
context, consider Syme's explanation of Newspeak in Part One, Chapter Five. In a conversation
with , Syme explains the purpose of Newspeak:

Don't you
see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end, we shall make
thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express
it.

In other words, by taking direct control of the
English language, the Party intends to manipulate the thoughts of the population. If they cannot
express discontent, for example, then it follows that they cannot feel it. The purpose of this
is to ensure that rebellion is kept to a minimum, thereby allowing the Party to
flourish. 

Orwell uses Newspeak to demonstrate the extremes of thought
control but it has an important message for people living under all types of government: that
language is instrumental in defining our liberty and freedom and we must never allow those in
power to manipulate it. 

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

What are some similarities and differences between Barbados and Weathersfield in "Witch of Blackbird Pond"?

At the time
of the story, 1687, both Barbados and the Connecticut Colony, where Weathersfield is located,
are under British rule.  Aside from that, there appear to be more differences than similarities
between the two places.

As Kit remembers it, Barbados is a bright, sunny
place.  As a tropical island, it has a warm climate, and the people there are at home in the
surrounding sea; Kit recalls that her "grandfather taught (her) to swim as soon as (she)
could walk".  The island is surprisingly cosmopolitan, with "a famous town and fine
streets and shops" (Chapter 1).  Kit thinks of Barbados as "a paradise", a
beautiful place where there are "flowers every day of the year...you can always smell them
in the air, even out to sea" (Chapter 9).

In contrast, Weathersfield is
dour and gray; although there are occasionally sunny days there, the climate is cooler and the
fog shrouds the town frequently.  Weathersfield is a Puritan town, and the center of the
community is the Meeting House, before which stand instruments of discipline, "a pillory, a
whipping post and stocks".  The people of Weathersfield reflect the severity of their
surroundings.  Well-meaning, devout, and sincere for the most part, they adhere to strict
standards set forth by their religion in every aspect of their lives.  To Kit, everything about
Weathersfield is "plain and unlovely" in comparison to the life she lived on the
island of Barbados (Chapter 5).

Monday, February 19, 2018

In chapter 1, Kafka portrays Gregor as a dual being, both human and insect. Write a short response where you explain how the nature of duality is...

Kafka is
commenting on lifes absurdity in by creating a character who transforms
into a bug but has retained human thoughts. Gregors initial reaction to waking up as a bug is
not what we would expect. At first, he thinks hes dreaming, but when he establishes that he is
indeed awake, he does not get upset. Instead, he is concerned about catching the train to get to
work, and he complains about his job and obligation to his family. Human beings have to have
their sleep. Gregors thoughts indicate that he is not dealing with reality: he is no longer
human. He seems to be disconnected from truth as he focuses on one topicwork.

Kafka is warning us of what happens when we disconnect from the world. Gregor has no
life beyond work. As a traveling salesman, he is always moving around and so has established no
real relationships. As a bug, he surveys his bedroom, which is sparsely decorated, probably
because he spends hardly any time at home. His body has...

How is Animal Farm an allegory?

is anof the Russian

Revolution and the rise of Josef Stalin. Through the story,is attempting to demonstrate
the
dangers of utopian projects, which carry the risk of degenerating into
totalitarian nightmares
like Stalin's USSR or 's Animal Farm. The book is
full of fairly transparent references to real
historical events, figures, and
ideas.is a Karl Marx figure, making the animals conscious of
their own
repressed condition and calling for a revolution.is Leon Trotsky, the hero of the
Red
Army (Snowball was instrumental in winning the Battle of the Cowshed) who
was pushed aside by
Josef Stalin. Napoleon is Stalin himself, ruling the
Animal Farm through a combination of
propaganda and terror. Napoleon's
increasingly comfortable relations with the humans is meant to
evoke the
Nazi-Soviet nonagression pact, and like Hitler, they attack the Animal Farm
and
destroy the windmill. Napoleon, like Stalin, uses bloody purges (with
dogs instead of secret
police) to maintain fear and control over the
animals.

Orwell called
Animal Farm a
"fairy story," but it had a very serious point to
make about the perils of
totalitarianism, one that was made perhaps even more poignant through
his use
of allegory. 

Sunday, February 18, 2018

In "Stealing" by Carol Ann Duffy, how does Duffy describe life without purpose? What are some of the main techniques that Carol Anne Duffy uses to...

The snowman
is a.  There is really no reason to steal a snowman.  A snowman is a ridiculous
thing...

Battle Of The Bulge Significance

To come up with
the divisions he needed to launch this offensive, Hitler turned to his last reserves of
manpower:  the old, the young, and those previously deemed unfit for military service.  He tried
to season this army with battle-hardened SS tank units from the Eastern Front.  If that gamble
didn't work, Germany would be naked to an Allied offensive, which is exactly what
happened.

So the significance of the Battle of the Bulge was that Germany's
defeat and the end of the war in Europe came sooner, and at a lower cost in Allied lives than it
would have otherwise.

Saturday, February 17, 2018

What does Miss Maudie tell Scout about "some kind of men"?

In ,is
sitting on Maudie's porch having a
discussion when Scout inquires about . Miss Maudie explains
to Scout that Boo
was a kind child and informs Scout that Boo's father was a foot-washing

Baptist. Miss Maudie elaborates by telling Scout that foot-washers consider any type of
pleasure
to be a sin. Maudie mentions that foot-washing Baptists even
criticize her for working in her
garden and believe that women are a sin by
nature. In an attempt to explain religious fanaticism
to Scout, Maudie
says,

"There are just some kind of
men
whowhore so busy worrying about the next world theyve never learned to live in this one,
and
you can look down the street and see the results" (Lee, 46).

Essentially, Miss Maudie believes that
foot-washing Baptists like Mr. Radley are so
strict and self-righteous that
they end up not getting along with anyone because they are too
concerned
about their own salvation. Religious fanatics like Mr. Radley have an adverse
affect
on those around them, which is why Boo has been kept inside his home
for all these
years. 

Friday, February 16, 2018

Who was Capleton, and what were his contributions to music?

Michael Ugulini

Capleton is a musician/vocalist who was born Clifton George Bailey III on April 13,
1967. He was born in Islington, Jamaica. He has contributed to music in that he and other
musicians advanced the return of the reggae tradition in dance halls. At an early age he
developed a love of the music of Bob Marley & the Wailers and Papa San (a dance hall disc
jockey).

His first single was the suggestive "Bumbo Red."
This...

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How can history be developed as classroom studies? What ways are there to develop history as classroom studies? ways to develop history as classroom...

I think that all
children should study history.Instead of focusing on long lists of facts and dates, I think
schools should teach about relationships and the larger issues behind historical events and what
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What is the significance of setting/place in Walden by Henry David Thoreau Explain the significance of setting/place in Walden

is a collection of observations, in
journal form, of the
timespent living in isolation on the edge of Walden
Pond.  It's a small body of water located
just outside of Concord,
Massachusetts.

Place is important to the meaning of
the
writing, as it is a series of reflections on a life spent in  contemplation and
simplicity. 
As a Transcendentalist, Thoreau spent his time at Walden Pond
reflecting on nature and the
negative effects of a commercial, hectic world
which glorified the accumulation of things and
wealth rather than the ideas
and philosophies and thinking which matter much more and will live
much
longer than any things.  He writes of the everyday happenings around him, such as
two
armies of ants doing battle or the look of the pond in winter.  Thoreau
also promotes his
thriftiness and his nearly meatless  lifestyle, among other
things, as being closer to the true
nature of man's existence compared to the
wastefulness and greed of the modern
world. ...

Where in The Strangerdoes Meursault say he doesn't care or it doesnt make a difference to him? Where meursault shows or says he doesn't care about...

In Chapter II
of , Meursault says:

I remembered it
was a Sunday, and that put me off; Ive never cared for
Sundays.

In Chapter III, Meursault is
prompted by Raymond to write a letter that may be used to lure his Arab (Moor) girlfriend back
to him.  Meursault responds:

I kept silence and he said it
again. I didnt care one way or the other, but as he seemed so set
on it, I nodded and said, Yes.

In Chapter V, when asked
by his boss if he'd prefer moving to Paris for a job promotion, Meursault responds:

I told him I was quite prepared to go; but really I
didnt care much one way or the other.

In
Part II, Chapter II, Mersault finally starts to reflect on his life once in prison.  He
says:

THERE are some things of which Ive
never cared to talk. And, a few days after Id been sent to prison, I decided that
this phase of my life was one of them.

Later, in Part II,
Chapter V, Meursault reflects on death:

And, on a wide
view, I could see that it makes little difference
whether...

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

What type of job does higgins tell his mother he has for her

At the beginning of Act III, Higgins tells
his mother that he has "A phonetic job" for her. When Mrs. Higgins protests that she
doesn't understand phonetics, he immediately tells her that it isn't a phonetic job after all,
then qualifies this by telling her that her part of the job is not phonetic.

The job Higgins actually has for his mother is to introduce Liza to her guests as a
member of their own social class so that Higgins can observe the effects of his phonetic
coaching. Although he admits that she does not sound or act like a lady, in spite of her perfect
pronunciation, Higgins has no real idea of what is missing from Liza's education or even the
practical difficulties of passing her off as a member of the upper middle class. It is Mrs.
Higgins who understands (and teaches Liza) that the classes are separated by more than merely
their accents and that she will have to learn to view the world and herself quite differently if
she is to succeed. When Higgins asks, after the guests have departed, if Liza is presentable,
Mrs. Higgins replies:

You silly boy, of course she's not
presentable. She's a triumph of your art and of her dressmaker's; but if you suppose for a
moment that she doesn't give herself away in every sentence she utters, you must be perfectly
cracked about her.

She further observes that Liza will
have to be removed from Higgins's influence if she is ever to learn manners. The task he has set
himself, and now her, is far from being purely, or even predominantly, a phonetic job, and is
much more difficult than he can imagine.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Why did Simon want Daniel to see Jesus?

Simon
wants Daniel to accompany him to the synagogue to hear Jesus preach. Initially, Daniel's quite
reluctant to go. He hasn't been to a synagogue for five years and has become somewhat alienated
from his faith in the meantime. But Simon's at pains to point out that what Daniel will hear
from Jesus will be completely different from anything he's ever heard at a synagogue before. As
well as preaching about God, Jesus also preaches about love, and it is this overriding message
of love that distinguishes Jesus from all other prophets, preachers, and holy men.

As someone who's become deeply convinced of the truth of Jesus' message of
non-violence, Simon naturally wants his good friend Daniel to see what all the fuss is about.
That Simon thinks that Daniel will be impressed with Jesus' preaching speaks volumes about the
strength of his faith and commitment. For Daniel, a young man committed to driving the Romans
out of Israel by force, is not the kind of person one would normally expect to be receptive to a
message of peace and love.

And yet Daniel is indeed impressed by what he
hears from Jesus. Nevertheless, he still has to reconcile the substance of Jesus' message with
his current status as a zealot committed to carrying out acts of violence against the hated
Roman oppressor.

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Monday, February 12, 2018

Please provide a deconstructive analysis of the character Unoka in Things Fall Apart.

When
writing a deconstructive analysis of any character in , the first thing to
do is review the apparent inconsistencies in the character being described. In this case, the
character is . It is important to uncover and discuss unexpected outcomes and any power
relationships. There is a subjective element to any such discussion. One question we can ask is
if the situation that exists between father and son the fault of Unoka or the fault of
.

The fact that Unoka is called an "agbala" brings shame on Okonkwo
because it is a title usually given to a womaneven though an agbala is wise and influential.
Unoka reflects female tendencies, which Okonkwo sees as weaknessa result of Okonkwo's unyielding
masculinity. The lowly status of women is exposed and reflected in Unoka, and he also provides
an opportunity for the reader to distance themselves from Okonkwo.

Unoka is
the epitome of everything that Okonkwo is not. Okonkwo has been shaped by his need to be nothing
like his father. Culturally, Unokas behavior, his flute playing, and his inability to plan for
the future are shameful. Accordingly, Okonkwo views them as unforgivable weaknesses. In fact, it
is this weakness that is responsible for Okonkwo's strength, since he felt the need to
compensate for his father.

Unfortunately, Okonkwo's self-destructive behavior
and inability to see any value in his father foreshadows his unfortunate end. When Unokas health
is failing, he tries to encourage Okonkwo, saying, "Do not despair. I know you will not
despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. However, this only annoys Okonkwo and makes him
more determined to be a harsh and uncompromising leader, as well as a cruel father and husband.
Hence, even as a minor character, Unoka has a far bigger influence on events than it might
appear.

The title of Achebes novel also confirms that the character of Unoka
exposes the need for balance in life, without which there is every potential for disaster and
failure.

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How does Shakespeare provide comic relief in "Romeo and Juliet"? What are some examples of literary devices used by characters to create comedic...

The Nurse is
certainly the most bawdy of the characters and her sexual innuendoes delight the groundlings,
especially. Then, too, her frivolousness in the most serious of moments is annoying to , but
amusing to the audience. The scene in which she enters with her servantandjokes that her layers
of clothes are sails is great .

Sunday, February 11, 2018

What are three instances from book 12 of the Odyssey that proves Odysseus is being a hero?

Odysseus lives to hear
the song of the sirens and tell of it, as no other mortal has done before him.He is wise enough
to obey the advice of Circe, an immortal goddess, who has offered him instructions (and many
tragic Greeks were not wise enough to listen to their betters).The sirens sing to him,
"Never has any sailor passed our shores in his black craft / until he has heard the honeyed
voices pouring from our lips [...]."All the other men who have heard the sirens sing have
perished on the rocky shores of their island.Odysseus's obedience and bravery here render him
heroic and able to do something never done before.

When it comes time to
pass Scylla, Odysseus could hide below decks and keep himself safe from her jaws.However, he
instead "don[s] [his] heroic armor, seized long spears / in both [his] hands and marched
out on the half-deck," hoping to see and slay the monster before she has a chance to devour
his men.He could protect himself and stay hidden, but he takes his...

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Why do people arrive at Gatsbys house uninvited in The Great Gatsby?

People arrive at 's
house without an invitation because his parties are basically a come-one, come-all sort of
affair. He does not really issue invitations; he just opens up his house every weekend and
people are free to comeat least until he is reunited with , and then the parties stop because
she does not like them.

says that, on the night he first goes over to
Gatsby's house, he was "one of the few guests who had actually been invited." Gatsby
had sent his chauffeur over with an invitation earlier that day. People usually do not get
invited to the parties, though; they simply show up. Nick describes the way they would jump into
their cars and arrive on Long Island, sometimes introduced by someone who does actually know the
host, and sometimes coming and going without having met or known Gatsby at all. He says that
they come to Gatsby's house "with a simplicity of heart that was its own ticket of
admission."

Once there, people act like they might at an "amusement
park," Nick says, and they drink and dance and party and carouse until into the wee hours
of the morning. In short, people arrive without invitation because they can, because this is the
custom, and because Gatsby seems to be hoping that Daisy will saunter into one of his parties
one dayaslater explains.

How did Santiago feel when he spent a lot of money in Africa in The Alchemist?

When
he's in Africa, Santiago doesn't spend too much money but is somewhat careless with it, and
ultimately, it is stolen from him. The man who steals it from him pretends to be his friend who
wants only to protect him from thieves. Unfortunately for Santiago, his new friend turns out to
be one...

In 1984, why does Winston consider himself a dead man in chapter 2?

reflects on the fact that he is already a dead
man after he begins writing his thoughts down in
his diary. Winston
understands the decisive step that he has taken when he begins to formulate

his negative thoughts towards the government. Winston then writes, "Thoughtcrime does
not
entail death: thoughtcrime IS death" (, 36). In Orwell's dystopian
society, the Thought
Police are an efficient, enigmatic government force that
tracks down dissidents and arrests
them. Now that Winston has made the
decision to write his rebellious thoughts in his diary, it
is only a matter
of time before he is arrested. Winston is under constant surveillance in

Oceania, and his revolutionary beliefs will not go unnoticed. Winston is continually
reminded
that he is being watched every time he sees the Partys posters,
which read, "BIG BROTHER IS
WATCHING (Orwell, 4). Later on in the novel,
Winston forms a relationship withand becomes
increasingly rebellious.
Eventually, Winston is captured in his rented room above Charrington's
shop
by the Thought Police. He is then tortured until he becomes a genuine supporter of
Big
Brother.

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Are there some instances in which a poem's title might not be that important? How do you decide whether you need to look closely at the title?

That is a
good question. A good starting point is to ask whether the title was assigned by the author or
by a later editor.

Titles were generally not important in antiquity and the
middle ages. Authors rarely assigned titles to their own poems; most of the titles we have were
created by later editors (e.g. Sappho's "Ode to Anactoria"). Works were generally
referenced by their incipit (first line) or position in a collection (e.g. Catullus XVI is
the...

Why does Blanche avoid strong light?

In s
, Blanche DuBois
makes a habit of always avoiding bright light, which is
symbolic of her
avoidance of reality. Blanche cannot face the truth about her life and
herself,
so she makes up lies. However, Blanche is unable to avoid her
impending breakdown. No amount of
shading of the truth will make it go
away.

One fear that Blanche covers up is
getting older.
She is so afraid that she will end up alone as she ages that she tries to
appear
younger. To keep up the fa§ade that she is still a young, beautiful
woman, she tries to remain
in as much darkness as possible. She even tells
Mitch that Stella is the older sister, as she is
obsessed with youth. She
covers the lamp, creating a shadowy dim light in the room. She refuses
to go
out during the daylight, preferring instead the semi-darkness, which shades every
wrinkle
or feature that would betray her true age.

The
darkness also covers up the
truth about Blanches past. Symbolically, she
remains in the dark because she wants her past to
stay hidden. She is
tormented by her role in her husbands suicide. She has also had
inappropriate
relationships with young men. She has lost the familys home. She has been
released
from her job. Her mind is breaking down. Light hurts Blanche because
it forces her to face
reality.

The only good light in
Blanches life was when she was young. When
she fell in love with Allan, it
was like a blinding light was turned on. When she lost him,
that light was
turned off, and she has never been able to recapture it. She has spent her
life
tryingand failingto find that light again.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Thought Crime O'Brien's knowledge of Winston's thoughtcrimes plays a large role in these chapters. How does O'Brien use Winston's thoughtcrimes during...

also
believes that rebellion lies in the hands of the Proles.  The photo is used against him because
he did see it, but he is made to doubt even this.  He becomes inable to determine what is real
and what isn't, which is exactly what the Party wants.  They constantly change the country with
whom they are at war, they change the chocolate rations and expect people to be grateful, they
rewrite history so often that no one knows the real truth. 

Why did Chris McCandless go into the wild?

The
two reasons that you have listed are good reasons for why Chris McCandless wanted to go out into
the wilderness. Keep in mind that McCandless's passion to be out in the wilderness did end up
killing him; however, he also managed to survive living in the wild for quite some time before
he even began his Alaskan debacle. McCandless passed away during the trip, so Krakauer couldn't
ask him why he chose to live like that. Readers are left to come up with our own reasons, but
McCandless's letter to Franz is really good support of the two reasons that your question has
already listed.

The very basic core of a mans living
spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new
experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for
each day to have a new and different sun.

Notice how
McCandless emphasizes the passionate pursuit of adventure. He longs for the endlessly changing
horizon. McCandless continues his letter...

Show how Orwell uses contrast as a means of effect in chapter 10. To what extent is it effective?

Book 2,
chapter 10 of s is a jarring turning point forand . The plot of the
chapter is something of a contrast in and of itselfthe languid, luxurious post-coital morning
exploding in Big Brothers troops bursting through the window. There are smaller moments of
contrast within the chapter. When Mr. Charrington reveals himself to be a member of the Thought
Police, he does so by reciting the end of a nursery rhyme: Here comes a candle to light you to
bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head! The violent lyrics entangled with what is
supposed to be a ditty for children has a spooky contrastthe feeling of vile things hiding in
plain sight.

Another example of contrast earlier in the chapter is when
Winston notices the Prole woman out the window: The solid, contourless body, like a block of
granite, and the rasping red skin, bore the same relation to the body of a girl as the rose-hip
to the rose. Why should the fruit be held inferior to the flower? Winston comments that she is
beautiful even while He held Julias supple waist easily encircled by his arm. Julia and the
Prole woman are physical contrasts of each other, one being blown up to monstrous dimensions
by childbearing, then hardened, roughened by work, and the other being Julia, a character noted
for her classical, physical beauty. Butuses this contrast to make the point that the Prole woman
is the more beautiful of the two. She is free, in a manner of speaking, and her ability to have
children means that some part of her will live on. The contrast is so stark that it leads
Winston to remark on how meaningless the lives of Party members are, commenting, with Julia
agreeing: We are the dead.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Oedipus gives a practical set of reasons why he should seek out the murderer. List one of these reasons.

seeks
out Laius's murderer mainly to lift the terrible plague that's descended upon Thebes. At the
start of the play, Oedipus is petitioned by a number of desperate Theban citizens to save them
from this deadly epidemic. As king, Oedipus must do his duty. On a purely self-interested basis,
he must also get to the bottom of the matter if he's to keep his throne secure. If the plague
carries on much longer, then the populace will become more restless, making it more likely that
they'll try and replace Oedipus with...

Margaret Atwood says that in Never Let me Go, Ishiguro picks "a difficult subject; ourselves seen through a glass darkly." How far do you agree that...

Atwood
applies an interestingto her understanding of this novel. The reader does indeed look
"through a glass darkly" to see a version of humanity that is disturbing, but the word
glass can also be understood as a mirror rather than just something transparent, like a window.
In this glass, Atwood observes a reflection that is true in its darkness, which makes the
novel's themes all the more chilling.

In ,...

Monday, February 5, 2018

In the banquet scene, what complaint does Macbeth make about murdered men in Macbeth?

In Act
Three, Scene 4, complains that the murdered men, particularly , have come back
from the dead to haunt and terrify him. After briefly learning that the assassins
were able to kill Banquo but not his son, ,comments that he is experiencing feelings of fear and
uncertainty again. Macbeth then attends a feast with the nobles and begins to hallucinate.
Macbeth is terrified when he sees the ghost of Banquo sitting at the table. Upon noticing
Banquo's ghost, Macbeth begins speaking to the apparition which worries his wife.
Macbeth then complains to his wife that the murdered men no longer stay dead in their graves and
insist on haunting the living. He says,

"The time has been that, when the brains were out, the man would die, and there an
end. But now they rise again with twenty mortal murders on their crowns and push us from our
stools. This is more strange than such a murder is" (3.4.81-86).

Macbeth then gives a toast and Banquo's ghost returns once more.
Macbeth commands the ghost to leave and stay in its grave. After Banquo's ghost exits, Macbeth
explains to his guest that he is ill and the feast ends. 

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Why does Oedipus blind himself in Oedipus Rex?

After he
accusesof trying to take his throne, and the seerof being blind to the truth in Scene
I--"Why, he is no more clairvoyant than I am!"-- comes to realize that in his
, he has ironically placed his maledictions upon himself rather than on the
seer or Creon. Before he learns the truth, Oedipus articulates this curse: 

May I never see the day! Never!

Rather let me
vanish from the race of men'

Than know the abomination destined me!

Then, in Scene 3, Oedipus learns the terrible truth and
exclaims,

O Light, may I look on you for the last
time!

I, Oedipus,

Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his
marriage damned,

Damned in his blood he shed with his own hand!

Truly, in this drama the words of a --"The greatest griefs are
those we cause ourselves"--explains the absolute despair of Oedipus and his
"madness" that "[L]eaped on" him and made him punish himself.  In Stophe 2,
he explains why he blinds himself,

How could I bear to
see

When all my sight was horror everywhere? 

Thus, Oedipus blinds himself in order to punish himself, and to prevent himself from
ever seeingand his children against whom he has sinned.  That is, since he has been
metaphorically blind for so long, he physically blinds himself in a gesture symbolic of his
ruin. This self-punishment also demonstrates the act of justice that Oedipus places upon
himself, for he believes his suffering is deserved since in his hubris he
has been convinced that he could end the plague of Thebes.  

What secret does Roger Chillingworth believe is buried in Dimmesdale's heart?

Quite
right, tthakker, I would add only that
the "A" has actually been created bywho has
seared and cut his own
flesh...

Saturday, February 3, 2018

What is the genre of "Fever 1793"?

The genre
for "" is called historical .   This genre is a sub category in the fiction category
where historical events, at least fifty years in the past when written are the subject in a work
of fiction.

"Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
published Anderson's novel Fever 1793 in 2000, an historical novel set in Philadelphia during
the post-Revolutionary War."

"The story uses real-life recollections
to develop the bitterness and fear of neighbor toward neighbor as people physically cast aside
the infected and buried thousands."

What is an analysis of Crusoe's relationship with Xury?

Whenescapes from the Moors, he takes Xury
with him, promising that he will make him a great man if he will swear to keep faith with
Crusoe. Xury keeps his side of the bargain. Before long, he is offering to lay down his life for
Crusoe. Age and (primarily) race ensure that Crusoe and Xury's relationship is that of master
and servant, rather than an equal friendship. This clearly anticipates the relationship Crusoe
is later to have with Friday.

Crusoe gives Xury orders and treats him as a
servant when they are together. They converse in pidgin English. Finally, Crusoe has the
opportunity to sell Xury to a Portuguese captain. He refuses to sell the boy as a slave, but
allows the captain to take him as an indentured servant for ten years, after which he will be a
free man, on the condition that he converts to Christianity. Xury says he is willing to go, but
this is still rather a far cry from Crusoe's promise to make him a great
man.

What is the significance of the yellow note in Chestnut Tree Cafe? "There came into it€”but it was something hard to describe.It was a peculiar,...

My
interpretation of the yellow note is that it has come to signify the cowardice and betrayal that
have now combined to destroy .  He andboth discuss the fact that they betrayed each other, that
under the incredible torture they both gave up the other, that in the end "All you care
about is yourself."  Because of this, the affection he felt for her, the only really true
thing in his life, has now become as cracked and yellow and empty as everything else around
him.

The "jeering" note serves to remind him of this, to remind him
of his deepest inner cowardice, that which betrayed all the hatred he felt for the party, all
the bravery he thought he possessed that allowed him to consider such things as helping the
proles to revolt, etc.  The music is not just despicable or empty and tinny now, it is yellow
and it jeers at him, mocking him as a human being.

Friday, February 2, 2018

In Animal Farm, how do the pigs treat the other animals?

At the
beginning of the novella, the pigs take the initiative to expand upon 's ideas and develop a
system of thought referred to as Animalism, which promotes solidarity and comradery among all
animals. The pigs also attempt to educate the other animals by teaching them how to read and
write while simultaneously instructing them on the principles of Animalism. After the animals
successfully expel Mr. Jones from the farm,creates several animal committees and encourages all
of the animals to have a say in their democratic government. However, the pigs begin enjoying
certain privileges that the other animals do not have access to and refrain from engaging in
manual labor. Unfortunately, things take a turn for the worse whenusurps power by driving
Snowball from the farm. Under Napoleon's tyrannical reign, the pigs on the farm are considered
upper class and lord over the other animals. They make every political decision, enjoy the best
amenities and products the farm has to offer, sleep in the farmhouse, drink alcohol, refrain
from manual labor, and are the only animals afforded an education. By the end of the novella,
the pigs enjoy their privileged lives as they oppress and discriminate against the other animals
on the farm.

Please explain how is irony used to show slavery's dehumanizing effect in the quote: "An unpardonable offense to teach slaves to read in this...

Douglass speaks about
the ways in which slavery twists the ideas of what is decent and good. After his slave mistress,
Mrs. Auld, teaches him the rudiments of reading, her husband, who has far more experience as a
slave master than she does, roundly criticizes her. He says that reading will forever make a
slave unfit for slavery.

involves the use of something that is contrary to
what one expects. Reading is a positive good, as is education, but in the slave-holding
South,...

Thursday, February 1, 2018

What is the main problem in "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty?

The main problem
in "" was the long, dangerous journey made by Phoenix, an old woman faced with the
challenge of taking care of her sick grandson. Her grandchild swallowed lye and required
medication that was to be fetched from a distant town. Phoenix was forced to make the long and
dangerous trip to get the medication.

The journey to town was tough on the
old woman. She was forced to walk over hills and through woods where she risked being attacked
by wild animals. The thorny bushes along the way caught her skirt and slowed her down.

As the journey got tough, Phoenix imagined seeing a ghost which turned out to be a
scarecrow. Along the way she hit a black dog with her cane. The impact threw her off balance and
into a ditch. A hunter who was nearby helped her out. The journey was such an arduous task that
by the time she got to where she was going, she momentarily forgot her
objective.

In Ender's Game, what are some quotes that show that Ender is intelligent?

There
is no doubt that Ender is an extremely intelligent character. His intelligence and emotional
stability is what got him to Battle School in the first place. What is great about Ender is that
he is not only book smart, but he is also incredibly street smart. He picks up on school
teachings quickly, but he is also able to see beyond the facade of what is actually being
presented to him. Take the following quote, for example:

He held up a limp hand. "See the strings?"

This quote comes from chapter 13 and is said to Valentine during Ender's brief return
to Earth. The quote is a complaint by Ender that shows he understands he is nothing more than a
puppet to be used and manipulated by the adults in his life. The quote is something very
reminiscent of what Peter told him much earlier in the book.

If you need a
quote that is more focused on traditional intelligence, then I would look to chapter one. There
is a great quote about Ender's...

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