March 2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Briefly describe the three omens that Lorraine refers to in Chapter 6 of The Pigman by Paul Zindel. What do the omens have in common?

Chapter 6 in
's is when
John and Lorraine meet Mr. Pignati at the Baron Park Zoo.
Lorraine doesn't
like zoos anyway because she can't stand seeing the animals locked up and
being
treated poorly; so, she's nervous to start with. She's also a little
bit superstitious because
she takes a few circumstantial events as omens that
the day will end badly. The first event that
Lorraine takes as a bad omen is
the fact that the lady selling peanuts was rude when she didn't
need to
be.

"I mean, that's how antagonistic
she
was. A real devoted . You could tell she hated kids" (58).

The next bad omen is when Lorraine is attacked
by a peacock. She explains by saying the
following:

"This...

Friday, March 30, 2018

In The Crucible, what role did fear play in creating authority? How did some people choose to resist authority? Who are they, and what form did...

It is evident even at the beginning of that authority rests upon
fear. Mr. Parris preaches "hellfire and bloody damnation" to reinforce his brittle
authority with a dwindling congregation. This harshness and exploitation of the fears of church
members is itself the product of Parris's fear.

As the hysteria spreads, new
characters become figures of authority, based on the universal fear of being accused in a court
where it is impossible to prove one's innocence. Mary Warren, a poor, terrified servant girl in
act 1, becomes a figure of authority in act 2 based on her position with the court.

However, Danforth, the most senior judge, is himself motivated by fear, since he admits
that he is sending people to their deaths principally through fear of public opinion:

Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part; reprieve or pardon
must cast doubt upon the guilt of them that died till now.

Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey would not be understood as resisting the authority of a
normal...

What was the tension between Native Americans and White Settlers during the years 1800-1850? In other words what was the problem and the background...

The source
of tensions between Native Americans and white settlers, of course, was the fact that the United
States was aggressively spreading into Indian lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. In the
late eighteenth century, the US government had conducted an expensive and bloody campaign
against Indians in the Northwest Territory that concluded with an American victory at the Battle
of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Many Native Americans in the region were not party to the Treaty of
Greenville that followed the battle, however, and resentment at continued white expansion was
greatly resented. In the early nineteenth century, a movement began under Shawnee leader
Tecumseh and his brother Tenskatawa, or the Prophet, to united various Indian peoples together
(with British support) to roll back American expansion. The Prophet was defeated at the Battle
of Tippecanoe in 1811, however, and Tecumseh, an officer in the British Army in the War of 1812,
died at the Battle of the Thames in that conflict. The dream of pan-Indian resistance in the
Northwest died with him, and as whites moved into the modern upper Midwest, Indians either fled
to Canada or moved onto reservations.

In the South, powerful Indian tribes
continued to exist even after the Revolution, but many, particularly the Cherokee, embraced the
US government's policy of "civilization" as the best means of securing their survival.
The major tribes, who became known as the "five civilized tribes" were the Cherokee,
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole. This decision came after military defeat in some cases,
like the Creek Red Stick War and the Seminole War, but many people in these tribes, especially
elites, adopted white dress, agriculture (including slavery) and government. The Cherokee, in
particular, set up a constitution not unlike that of the United States. But the cotton boom
caused continued demand for Indian lands by southern whites, who desired the fertile lands
inhabited by Indians, who they increasingly characterized as racially inferior. When Andrew
Jackson, who had participated in both the Red Stick and the Seminole Wars, was elected President
in 1828, he adopted a policy of Indian removal. One by one, beginning with the Choctaw and
ending with the Cherokee, the Southeastern Indians were removed to Indian Territory in modern
Oklahoma.

The cause of tension between the United States and Indian peoples,
then, was the implacable desire among Americans for western lands. This would continue to the
Civil War, when conflicts between American troops and Cheyenne, Sioux, and Apache fighters broke
out in the Great Plains and the Southwest. Similarly, whites encroached on Nez Perce lands, to
name just one group, in the Pacific Northwest.

What did Lincoln believe would happen if he didn't prevent Maryland from seceding?

Washington, D.C. is our nations capital. It
was
created when Maryland and Virginia donated land as part of the compromise to deal with
our
nations debt. Since Maryland and Virginia were considered part of the
South, there could be
issues if the country ever split along regional
lines.

When Virginia decided
to secede from the Union,
President Lincoln knew there could be an issue with our capital. Since

Maryland had slaves, there was a very good possibility that Maryland could secede from
the
Union. If Maryland seceded from the Union, our capital would be cut off
from the Union. It would
have been located in the Confederacy. As a result,
President Lincoln had to be sure Maryland
stayed in the Union.

To prevent the Maryland legislature from voting to
secede, President
Lincoln ordered the arrest of those legislators that supported secession.
This
prevented Maryland from seceding. By keeping Maryland in the Union as a
border state, our
capital wouldnt be cut off from the
Union.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

What specific steps does Montresor take to ensure that his plan works in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

Montresor's first step in his revenge plot is
to appear amicable toward Fortunato during their interactions to quell his suspicions and gain
his trust. Montresor also specifically chooses to approach Fortunato during the carnival season,
which is a chaotic time when Fortunato is more than likely intoxicated. Montresor then
fabricates a story regarding a rare pipe of Amontillado because he is aware of Fortunato's
obsession with wine. He is also aware that Fortunato is extremely prideful, which is why he
mentions Luchresi's name.

Before Montresor invites Fortunato to his palazzo,
he makes sure to inform his servants that he will not return home until the following morning.
Montresor understands that his servants will immediately abandon their duties later that night,
leaving the house empty. Montresor then leads Fortunato deep into his vaults and continually
offers him wine as they journey to the back of the catacombs. By continually offering Fortunato
wine, Montresor further impairs Fortunato's judgment, which makes it significantly easier to
shackle him to the back wall. Montresor also had the forethought to carry a trowel with him into
the vaults in order to construct a wall around his enemy.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

How do you pinpoint the central image of a poem?

Writers create
text that is vivid and alive through the use of . Without imagery, readers might have a less
interesting, if not altogether boring, experience of reading literature. Imagery can be found in
many types of literature including poetry,and nonfiction. A central image in a work is closely
tied to other aspects of the work such as plot or theme. It recurs often through the work or is
an image around which the work is constructed and, as such, indicates an important aspect of the
work relative to its major themes. Fortunately, the central image of a poem can be fairly
transparent, as typically the text of poetry is less dense in word-for-word content than prose.
As such, pinpointing the central image of a poem is a two-step process that integrates the theme
and major emotional impact of the poem with a concrete image that manifests that theme or
impact. After those steps, the central image should be able to be described by at least one
sentence.

First, analyze the poem to get an idea of the major plot or theme.
This analysis should go beyond surface aspects of the text and attempt to encapsulate the deeper
meanings and significance of the poem. For example, Edgar Allen Poes The Raven examines the
tenuous relationships and associations between life and death relative to grief. This idea is
illustrated in the imagery of the lines Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into
smiling,/
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore. . . The imagery of
the ebony bird personified as grave and stern amid the grief of the narrator over a dead
love foreshadows the subsequent events of the poem. Further, the bird is a prominent figure in
the poem, thus indicating the centrality of the bird relative to the meaning of the
poem.

Next, identify imagery that is repetitive or very strong and, as such,
carries emotional resonance. In The Raven, the black bird keeps repeating the word
nevermore. For example, the line Quoth the raven, `Nevermore. . .' is repeated several
times in the poem, as well as the word nevermore. Once again, the repetitiveness of the
imagery of the black bird repeating nevermore underscores the value of this action to the
meaning of the poem.

Finally, especially for the purposes of composing an
essay or research paper around ideas regarding the central image of a poem, write a sentence
that merges the major plot or theme with the emotional resonance of that theme relative to the
central image that has been identified. If that sentence fits the context of the poem as a
reasonable interpretation, it most likely describes and interprets the central image of the
poem. For example, a sentence about the central image of The Raven might read: In the poem
The Raven, Poe utilizes the central image of a black bird repeating the word nevermore to
convey the tenuous associations between life and death relative to grief.

It
is important to note that not every work utilizes a central image to convey the plot or the
theme. Yet, here are a few examples of poems in which a central image can be identified that
work effectively with the process described above:

"Tinturn Abbey"
(William Wordsworth)
"The Road Not Taken" (Robert Frost)
"I Too
Sing America" (Langston Hughes)

Good luck!

Why is music important in a play?

There are, of course, plays without music. Even in these plays, however, there is
sound, primarily the sound of the words. Where music is present, it is important for much the
same reasons as the words are important.

In the first place, it may convey
meaning. Music cannot convey thoughts as clearly as words can, but it may convey shades of
emotion with much greater subtlety. Related to this is the creation of, which may contradict the
words and alert the audience to some incongruity (for instance, if a character is making a
comforting speech, while the music conveys a sinister feeling...

Monday, March 26, 2018

What is a good thesis statement for Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants"?

A story, however short, is seldom written
to
demonstrate a thesis in the same way as an academic essay, so there may be
a variety of
plausible answers to this, based on the reaction of individual
readers and what they think is
the story's most important theme. With that in
mind, here is my view:

A life lived
purely for selfish pleasure is ultimately hollow and
boring, deracinating the
one who lives it and cutting him or her off from anything that might
give
life meaning.

This sounds dangerously like a
moral,
which is why Hemingway never says any such thing, but he is constantly
demonstrating it. The
lives of the two protagonists are superficially
glamorous and exciting. As the girl says, they
"look at things and try new
drinks." The flatness of their conversation, however,
reveals that they are
sick of everything they do. Even the revelation that they are having a
child,
rather than being the traditional source of joy and celebration of a new life,
merely
entails a clinical discussion on how to get rid of the encumbrance
most efficiently.

The girl's dissatisfaction with this
lifestyle is shown by her reluctance to abort her
child, in her attempts to
find color and excitement in life, even in her extensive remarks on
their
surroundings. The man is too steeped in selfishness even to make any attempt or pretend
to
care about such things. Theis that the only effort he makes is to persuade
the girl to end a new
life so he can continue his existence undisturbed, but
this existence he protects is entirely
pointless.

Nihilism
is a constant theme in Hemingway's work, and it often
appears that he was
only saved from it himself by a strong belief in his own writing. Characters

like the man in the story often seem to be Hemingway's sketches of the type of person he
might
easily have become himself if he had not been a
writer.

Sunday, March 25, 2018

What do swords represent in Romeo and Juliet?

In the
very beginning of the play swords take on a sexual . Inthe Capulet men,and , make a crude joke
about raping the Montague women and use references to the male genitals. Sampson says,

Me they shall feel while I am able to
stand,
and tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh.

On the heels of this conversation the Montague men
approach and the two Capulets refer to their swords as "tools" and Sampson
says,

My naked weapon is out. Quarrel, I
will back
thee.

For Gregory and Sampson, then, swords are very much an extension of their manhood and they use
them to intimidate their opponents. It's...

There are three famous figures of speech Edwards develops in the fourth through seventh paragraphs of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." What...

Calvinist
minister 's "fire and brimstone"
sermon sent many of his congregation running from the
church in terror as
they imagined the heat of hell's torments along with Edwards's threats of an

angered God who knew their sins and designed punishments that the minister graphically
described
reached a crescendo of tormenting images. In addition, his
repetition of the word no
refuge
and nothing also generated great fear.

In his sermon, Edwards compares hell to a pit and a furnace using such figures
of
speech as "the torments of hell," "the flames of hell," and
"hell
fire." Further, he speaks of the devil as "the old serpent" who
"is
gaping" for the sinners. "Hell opens its mouth to receive them," Edwards
says,
using .

Further, he repeatedly employs expressed
metaphors that compare
sinners to spiders and serpents:

The God that holds you
over the pit of hell, much
as one holds a spider...abhors you....you are ten thousand times more

abominable in His eyes than the most hateful venomous serpent....

In an extended , Edwards speaks of "The bow of
God's wrath" whose arrow is
ready and pointed and bent and "strains the bow"
as the sinners continue in their
wretched ways. The bow is God's anger at
sin, the arrow is the punishment.

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

What figure of speech is used in the poem "Snow" by Dorothy Aldis? A) personification B) metaphor C) onomatopoeia

is ain
which inanimate objects, animals, plants, or ideas are given human characteristics. Thus, the
plant (in this case) is given a kind of persona.

In "Snow," The
fence posts have snow on their tops, so the speaker of the poem says they "wear"
marshmallow hats....

In The Scarlet Letter, why doesnt Dimmesdale confess until the end?

's internal
conflict has always been "confessing versus not confessing". As early as , "The
Interior of a Heart," we learn that, while Dimmesdale tries very hard to come to terms with
his cowardice, he has also tried to fit his truth, somehow. The problem is that the villagers
are blind followers, as such, they will follow their extremely beloved Dimmesdale regardless of
what he says to them. They have adopted him as their "young divine." They also treat
him as some sort of preternatural being. Therefore, no matter how subtlety Dimmesdale tries to
accommodate the fact that it was he who impregnated the pariah of the Puritans, , his comments
will fall on deaf ears.

He had told his hearers that he
was altogether vile, a viler...

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

What are some quotes in part 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird that show Boo Radley's character to be animalistic or primal?

Within the context of more modern
understandings of social development and disorders, it is easy to understand howis misunderstood
for much of the novel. I think labeling him as "primal" or "animalistic"
could be a stretch, and that's likely why you're having trouble finding quotes. That said, if I
had to choose a section where this type of behavior is exhibited, I would choose this:

Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items from The
Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr. Radley passed by,
Boo drove the scissors into his parents leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and
resumed his activities. ()

At this point, Boo has been
banned from socialization and effectively a prisoner in his own home for fifteen years. He
likely has a great deal of pent-up angst after being inside all that time, but to drive scissors
into his father's leg without remorse and then to return to normal activities is certainly not a
typical household interaction and could be labeled as "primal" or
"animalistic."

And then, of course, there is the childhood lore.
For entertainment, , , and Dill let their imaginations run wild trying to envision who Boo is
and how he lives. Jem tries to guess his physical appearance:

Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall,
judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, thats why his
hands were bloodstainedif you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a
long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes
popped, and he drooled most of the time.
Lets try to make him come out, said Dill.
Id like to see what he looks like. (chapter 1)

That is
quite an animalistic description, but those are just the creative inventions of
children.

The ending proves that Boo has great compassion and is capable of
extreme bravery, which isn't primal or animalistic at all.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

How does love affect its victims in the short story "Araby" by James Joyce?

Love
givesor appears to give, at any ratethe unnamed narrator a way out of his deadening, humdrum
existence. The young boy's feelings for Mangan's sister provide him with a glimpse into another
world, a world full of promise, excitement, and romance. But a glimpse is ultimately all it can
give him, for the boy's hopes and dreams are dashed as he arrives too late at the bazaar, just
as the stalls are closing down.

It's difficult to imagine anything other
than love that can raise your hopes like this, which makes the emotional fallout all the harder
to deal with when it is dashed so cruelly on the rocks of cold, hard reality. But therein lies
the intoxicating power of...

Monday, March 19, 2018

How does Crusoe get some barley?

Chapter
five of describes the fortunate discovery of barley on the island. In
this journal entry, Robinson Crusoe writes of how he found plants growing in a shaded spot where
he had previously discarded some corn husks. He is astonished when...

What do the Puritan magistrates hope to accomplish with this punishment? (The punishment for Hester Prynne of Adultery)

In
addition to the other excellent answers, I
would add that one must consider the beliefs of the
Puritans. They were
constantly looking for verification that someone was or was not a
"chosen"
one of God, destined for the kingdom of Heaven. By brandingin this way, it

was one less to worry about (there were only so many spots, you see) but also
benevolently
consorting with Hester in any way might also indicate to others
that the consorter was one of
the lost. I know it's confusing, but that's
the way it worked. "Who's in, who's out"
was constantly on the Purtian radar
(so to speak).

What happened at the Boston Massacre March 5, 1770?

Five
civilians were killed on the night of March 5, 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on a
crowd of rioters who had assembled and attacked the unwelcome troops. British troops had been
sent to Boston in 1768 to quell the public furor over the Townshend Acts, the unpopular
legislation enacted to help to increase the enforcement of trade taxes and restrict the
burgeoning smuggling market.

began when a shop owner's apprentice falsely
accused an on-duty British officer of refusing to pay his bill. The officer ignored the the
charge, but the apprentice soon showed up with friends who continued hurling insults at the
officer. Soon, the civilians began throwing snowballs at their target. A British private rushed
to his defense and struck the apprentice in the head with his musket. A crowd eventually grew to
a size of 300 or more, and the small group of British soldiers were reinforced.

The crowd grew into an unruly mob who continued to throw snowballs and other objects
until one soldier was felled by a club swung by a local innkeeper. The soldier angrily rose to
his feet and encouraged his fellow infantrymen to fire; meanwhile, the civilians themselves were
daring the soldiers by calling "fire" to the armed men. Although apparently not
ordered to do so by their commanding officer, a number of soldiers fired into the crowd, hitting
at least 11 civilians.

A total of five Bostonians died of their wounds, and
several of the soldiers were later charged with murder. The next day, the soldiers were removed
from the town center to a fort in Boston Harbor. At the later trial, six of the indicted
soldiers were found not guilty of murder, while two privates were found guilty of manslaughter.
Their punishment? They had their thumbs branded.

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Ministry Of Truth 1984

As with the
names of the other ministries in Oceania, the name Ministry of Truth means the opposite of what
it says. If the Ministry of Love is the place of torture and hate, the Ministry of Truth is
where lies are manufactured.works here, rewriting old news articles to reflect the Party's
latest version of reality and throwing the old articles down a "memory hole" where
they are incinerated. The Ministry of Truth reflects the Party's belief that power is the only
truth and that those with the power can make the "truth" into whatever they
choose.

The power of Minitrue, as it is called, shows in the enormous
glittering white pyramid of its building, which towers over and dominates a landscape of sagging
houses and rubble. A hint of what nonsense-manufacture goes on inside might be suggested by the
three slogans of the Party emblazoned on it:

WAR IS PEACE/ FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
/IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Minitrue supposedly has 3,000 rooms above ground level
and 3,000 below, a testament to the resources the government puts into manufacturing its own
version of reality, from rewriting history to producing propaganda to trying to remove as many
words as possible from the English language to reduce people's ability to think. Its main role
is to help control the population through misinformation, outright lies and lack of information
so that the state can maintain total power over the people.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

You borrow $1,000 on a simple interest loan. You pay an annual rate of 3.5%. You will take 3 years to pay back the loan. How much interest will you...

Interest refers to the cost borrowing of money. Simple interest refers to the costs of
borrowing money calculated on the original amount borrowed. The formula for simple interest is
as follows:

`A= P (1 + rt)`

Where:

A
= Total Accrued Amount (Original amount borrowed + interest)

P = Original
Amount borrowed

r = Interest rate per year expressed in decimal form (always
convert the interest rate from percentage to decimal form by dividing the interest rate
percentage by 100)

t = time period in months or years.

From the above information we can write down what is given as follows:

`P = $1000`

`r = 3.5/100 = 0.035`

`t = 3
years`

`A = ?` We need to find A

Now substitute what's
given in the formula to determine A:

`A = 1000 (1+ 0.035*3)`

`A = $1105`

A gives us the accrued amount, but
we still need to find the interest by using the following formula:

`I = A -
P`

Where:

I = Interest amount

A =
Accrued amount (interest + original amount borrowed)

P = Original amount
borrowed

Let's find the interest:

`I = $1105 - $1000 =
$105`

Therefore the interest you will pay is
$105

A shorter way to determine the amount of simple interest
you pay is using the following formula:

`I = P * r * t`

Where:

I = interest

P = Original amount
borrowed

r = interest rate expressed in decimal form

t =
time period in years or months

Substituting the values from
above:

`I = 1000 * 0.035* 3 = $105`

Using the simpler
equation yields the same result: Interest you pay = $105

How much influence does Goodman Browns companion claim to have?

As Goodman
Brown and his fellow-traveller traverse the path to the forest primeval, the older man who
carries a staff bears an uncanny resemblance to Goodman himself yet he has the air of "one
who knew the world," and would be comfortable in the company of the governor or in King
William's court. As Goodman talks with the stranger, the elder tells Goodman that he has been
well acquainted with the Brown family as well as many of the Puritans:

I helped your grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker
woman so smartly through the streets of Salem; and it was I that brought your father a
pitch-pine knot, kindled at my own hearth, to set fire to an Indian village....They were my good
friends, both....

In addition to these, the traveller
says that he has known many a deacon who has "drunk communion wine with me," implying
that they have in attendance at the black mass with him. Ironically, when Goodman Brown runs off
lest Goody Cloyse see him with the elder man and ask who he is, it is Goody who recognizes the
traveller and greets him, "The devil!"

Of course, it is the
traveller/devil who is at the black mass where Deacon Gookin, Goody Cloyse and the others
attend. So, in effect, the traveller with the staff (the devil) has great influence upon
many.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Are religious rituals or religious beliefs more important?

Another view:
The rituals of a religion are the outward signs of an inner grace. Belief €“ the basic premise
upon which our human behavior depends €“ is the essential heart of a religion. Whether ones
deeds on Earth are rewarded/punished in the afterlife, whether the Almighty is the Creator of
the Universe, whether the Almighty is watching us as individuals, whether our deeds are answered
with karma €“ these are the important parts of any religious belief. The rituals of the
Catholic mass, the Muslim daily prayers, and the prayer flags of Buddhism are all examples of
human beings' attempts at making tangible and visible the mysteries of belief that defy
science and logic. However valuable rituals may be to a congregations solidarity, they are
empty gestures without faith in the beliefs.

How did Greece's geography and location shape the people of Ancient Greece?

Great
question. Arguably the greatest factor in shaping a people is the geography and location of
land. When we talk of the ancient Greeks, we need to remember three very important points about
their geography and location.

First, Greece is very mountainous. About 70%
of Greece is divided by mountains. This means that cities sprouted up that were separated from
each other. In this way, the history of Greece is not the story of an empire but individual
cities. Just think of these individual cities, such as Athens, Sparta, Thebes and
Syracuse.

Second, Greece was always close to the sea. In fact, almost 90% of
all Greek cities were 25 miles from the shore. Hence, the Mediterranean sea was not so much a
hinderance but a highway for travel. This is an important point to keep in mind.

Third, Greece lacked natural resources. So, they were forced to trade and travel.
Hence, the Greeks became great seafarers. This enabled them to colonize around the Mediterranean
and interact with other cultures.

In time, the Greeks would spread. This
enabled hellenism to be a powerful force.

How are the Greek polis and the hoplite style of warfare related?

I
would argue that the connection between the Greek polis and the hoplite style of warfare has to
do with the structure and organization of Greek society. Many Greek poleis involved similar
characteristics, such as evidence of town planning. There is evidence of Greek poleis having
specific designated areas for public buildings, private buildings, and religious buildings. Most
poleis also involved a city wall for protection.

As for the hoplite
formation, there is also evidence of Greek planning. The formation was not a loose gathering of
men but rather a tight formation that moved as a single unit. Each soldier carried a shield to
his left, which, when held close...

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https://www.ancient.eu/Polis/

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

I need suggestions of a write essays on comparing and contrasting any two short movies. I want the themes, settings,point of view,characters, plots,...

Obviously
on a project where you're
comparing two films, there should be a basic similarity in plot and
theme
between the two, and your job in the essay you write would be to show how those
linking
elements are treated differently and why this is so. The two films I
suggest for comparison both
deal primarily with substance abuse and obsessive
behavior among young adults.

The first is Love
is the Drug (also known as Addicted to
her
Love), from 2006, directed by Elliot Lester. During the summer after
graduation
from an elite private school in the LA area, Jonah (John Patrick
Amedori), who is something of a
nerdy social outcast at school, becomes
obsessed with his classmate Sarah (Lizzy Caplan), a
glamorous girl who is
part of an in-crowd of kids heavily into drugs. Sarah, her boyfriend Troy

(Jonathon Trent), and their friends Lucas (D.J. Cotrona) and Erin (Jenny Wade),
encourage Jonah
to steal drugs from the pharmacy where he works. Jonah gains
their supposed friendship by doing
this for them. Though Sarah has no
interest in him beyond friendship, Jonah imagines that he can
eventually hook
up with her. At a party, he buys roofies from a dealer and gives them to
Troy,
who is already loaded from cocaine and other drugs he's been taking.
Troy overdoses and dies.
Jonah, now that Troy is gone, manages to persuade
the (apparently) grieving Sarah to spend a
weekend with him in Tijuana. The
encounter goes horribly wrong, however, and Sarah demands that
Jonah drive
her back to California in the middle of the night.

SPOILER
ALERT:
Jonah's thefts at the pharmacy are exposed, and Lucas discovers that
Jonah was the one who
supplied the roofies that killed Troy. Jonah makes a
last-ditch effort to escape and to persuade
Sarah to run off with him, but
she wants no part of him, and Jonah stabs himself to death in
front of
her.

The second film is Contracted
(2013),
directed by Eric England. In this thriller/horror film,
Samantha (Najarra Townsend), whose
relationship with her girlfriend, Nikki
(Katie Stegeland), is faltering, attends a party where a
man called BJ (Simon
Barrett) slips roofies into her drink and rapes her. Samantha soon begins

developing the symptoms of a strange sexually transmitted disease. Her mother
(Caroline
Williams) believes Samantha has relapsed on drugs, while Samantha
is desperate to hide from
Nikki the fact that she had an encounter with a man
at the party (even though it was
non-consensual). Samantha's condition
worsens over a period of three days; she deteriorates
physically but doesn't
go to a hospital, because she doesn't want Nikki to find out what has

happened. In the meantime, Samatha's friend Alice (Alice MacDonald), who is in love with
her and
thus wants Samantha and Nikki to break up, reveals to Nikki what
occurred at the
party.

SPOILER ALERT: In a fit of rage,
Samantha murders Nikki when Nikki
coldly rejects her, then murders Alice,
attacking her like a vampire. The illness has caused her
to go insane, in
addition to destroying her physically. Having no one left but Riley (Matt

Mercer), a young man also in love with her, Samantha gets together with him, but he then
flees
in horror when the extent of her illness, which is a parasitic
infection, is revealed during
sex. Samantha, in a state of agony and madness,
her face and body deteriorating and disfigured,
drives off in her car and is
stopped at a roadblock, where her mother has joined the police to
find her.
The film ends with Samantha, now a zombie-like killer, lunging at and attacking
her
mother.

These are two films that deal very differently
with the same basic
themes involving drugs, sexual obsession, and the theme
of the Other. You might begin a
comparison by citing the similarities between
Jonah and Samantha as outsiders and their
predicament in trying to achieve
love and acceptance, which in both cases goes horribly wrong.
Also, what do
both of these films say about our culture and its specific concerns as they
have
developed over the past twenty years or so?

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

How does the archetype of the Anglo-Saxon period compare to the archetype of modern times?

Beowulf and the Norse
sagas clearly and carefully outline what constitutes thefor the Anglo-Saxon period.
Anglo-Saxons, closely related to the Vikings of Scandinavia, shared a great deal in common with
them, particularly in terms of those characteristics most favored in their society. First and
foremost, bravery and honor were the most highly-coveted commodities in the Anglo-Saxon world.
The warrior code demanded bravery, honor, loyalty, and justice above all; if warriors did not
demonstrate their worth in battle and did not uphold the oaths they pledged, they would be
denied entrance into Valhalla. One's value is placed primarily on these characteristics and the
degree to which one possesses them. Beowulf, for this reason, embodies the Anglo-Saxon
archetype; he demonstrates his bravery on numerous occasions and his actions are honorable and
just to those he meets, regardless of whether they are his men or it is the monster
Grendel.

The primary difference between the Anglo-Saxon archetype and the
archetype of modern times stems from the fundamentally different nature of the two societies;
the society of modern times is not a warrior society. Both archetypes in modern times and in
the Anglo-Saxon period praise justice and honor as virtues. It is highly praiseworthy for one
to treat others equitably, to keep his/her word, and demonstrate loyalty to his/her friends and
family. This being said, bravery, like honor, loyalty, and justice, does not automatically
connect with physical fighting; it generally takes the form of persistence in the face of
adversity - mental toughness can be perceived as bravery.

In both periods,
consistency in all aspects is prized. Justice, honor, bravery, and loyalty know no exception
for the archetypes of the Anglo-Saxon period and modern times.

How is Stargirl different from other girls?

With a character named , a reader could only
hope for someone fabulously captivatingand that is exactly whatdelivers in this novel. But to
contrast Stargirl with "other girls" would require putting all "other girls"
in a box together, and that isn't really possible. Stargirl would probably not even be cool with
that herself. So let's instead look at how Stargirl is one of the most individualistic
characters of all time, regardless of gender.

Stargirl is
compassionate beyond measure. The girl sends thoughtful gifts anonymously to
unsuspecting people just to be kind. She cheers when a kid on the other team makes a basket. She
attends the funeral of a stranger. Stargirl doesn't just make a halfhearted effort to spread
love to the world; she really engages with people on a deep level. She seems to feel both the
world's collective pain and its joy and takes active measures to connect with people in both
situations. Sadly, many of her efforts only create anger and resentment at her school, isolating
her from the very people she cheers on. Which brings us to another unique personality
characteristic of Stargirl:

She really and truly doesn't seem
to care what people (collectively) think about her quirkiness. Lots of people lay
claim to this feeling, but as a whole, people dress and act a certain way because society and/or
the group they long to be a part of have particular expectations for these behaviors. Stargirl
dresses as she wants. She befriends whom she wants. She doesn't seem to care about the expected
social norms at her high school (even cheering for people who stop to pick up litter) and when
people get mad at Stargirl for acting very much like Stargirl, Leo notes
that "she did not seem to notice" (chapter 11).

One more
characteristic distinguishing Stargirl from the masses is that she seems to view
the world in endless beauty and full of fascinating possibilities. She takes time
to note the struggle of ants. She watches a lone man sitting on a park bench and dances in the
rain. Stargirl is a true free spirit who cannot be easily classified.

Stargirl represents one of those characters everyone longs to meet in real lifesomeone
who is passionate, loyal, and forever concerned with the welfare of the universe. Her unique
personality makes her one of literature's most unforgettable characters.

Personification In The Necklace

There are
a number of examples ofin "." This is a literary technique whereby something that
isn't human, such as an animal or an inanimate object, is endowed with human qualities. A
particularly useful example in "The Necklace" comes in the description of Mathilde's
humble lineage:

She was one of those pretty and charming
girls born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of artisans.

In this particular excerpt, fate has been personified. Fate does
not blunder; only humans can do that. What the author is getting at here is the notion that fate
made the mistake of putting Mathilde, a charming, pretty girl, into a lowly family of artisans.
What's more, this corresponds to how Mathilde evaluates the conditions of her birth.

For this is a woman who regards herself as being possessed of noble blood. So the fact
that she was born into such a humble family is a constant source of humiliation. Mathilde's firm
belief that she's destined for better things will lead her to make the fateful decision to wear
the titular necklace to the Education Ministry ball.

Then there's the
personification used to describe the shabby appearance of the Loisels' cramped
apartment:

All these things, of which other women of her
class would not even have been aware, tormented and insulted her.

No matter how bad the condition of someone's dwelling place, it cannot torment or
insult anyone. But that's precisely how Mathilde feels; it's almost as if she's being attacked
by her humble living conditions. Again, she thinks she's born to better things and so is aware
of her domestic environment in a way that other women of her class would not
be.

Monday, March 12, 2018

What stylistic strategies does Coelho use to make The Alchemist come across as a mythic, universally applicable story?

Lauren Miller

, written by , comes across as mythic and universally applicable.
This is a timeless story because it teaches the lesson of realizing "personal
legends," or following one's dreams, and pursuing these dreams by making decisions. This is
something humans will always aspire to do and will wish to learn about.

This
story is universally applicable and timeless because Coelho does not use specifics in his
descriptions of places or people. Although there are specific people and places mentioned, such
as Santiago (the main character) and the fact that the story begins in Spain, most of the places
and characters are left vague.

When Santiago describes the people he is
meeting, he often refers to them as the things they represent in his life or the jobs they do
for a living, such as "the merchant," "the fortune teller," "the
Englishman," and "the Alchemist." Even the girl Santiago falls in love with,
Fatima, is not explicitly described. By not describing...

Sunday, March 11, 2018

In The Beauty Suit: How My Year of Modesty Made Me a Better Feminist, how differently is Shields treated when she wears modest clothes than when she...

In The Beauty Suit,
Lauren
Shields describes the heavily made-up, exquisitely coiffed, fashionably
tailored
grown-up suit in which she used to present herself for work every
morning. After studying
various religious traditions which advocate modest
dress as a form of spiritual practice, she
decided to adopt a different
style. This involved wearing no make-up or nail polish; covering
her hair,
knees, and shoulders; and always wearing loose clothing.

Shields
divides the responses she received into two types. She says
that people who think you have to
look a certain way to be worth their time
(men and women) would ignore her completely. She would
feel invisible until
she opened her mouth. However, the people who mattered to her would not

ignore her or treat her as invisible. These include her fianc©, women who admitted they
felt
trapped by the beauty ideal, and men who said that they were actually
less inclined to take
women seriously when they were wearing a grown-up
suit.

What is the signifigance and idea of religion in 1984? I have to use quotations from the novel to support this.

You will notice
in that religion, in the sense that we understand it, does not exist.
Priests and prayers, for example, are not a part of the society in Oceania. There are a couple
of reasons for this and they can be understood with the following quote fromin Part Three,
Chapter Three:

"We are the priests of
power."

In other words, the Party has made itself so
powerful that the citizens of Oceania do not need religion. Instead, the Party has created Big
Brother, a God-like figure who demands total submission from his people.

In
addition, for the Party, religion would be problematic...

How does Sophocles use foreshadowing to hint at Oedipus's downfall in Oedipus Rex?

usesto
hint at 's downfall through the prophet . Whencomes back from the oracle at Delphi with the news
that the plague in Thebes will end when Laius's murderer is brought to justice, Tiresias is
reluctant to speak. He first tells Oedipus that it's just as well if he doesn't tell him what he
knows. This communicates the uneasy possibility that whatever Tiresias has to say, it will not
be good news for Oedipus.

When Oedipus insists that Tiresias speak, Tiresias
still doesn't name Oedipus outright at first; he hints that the person responsible for
the...

How does Hemingway indicate tone, irony, and sarcasm in"Hills Like White Elephants"?

It's
important to note the difference between verbaland sarcasm (which is always verbal). The primary
difference is that sarcasm is wilfully intended to injure the person being addressed. Irony may
be neutral, without intent to hurt, only pointing out the amusing difference between an
expectation and the reality. Sarcasm, though, is always intended as an injury to another
person's feelings.

With this clarification, I don't find extensive instances
of sarcasm. Both Jig and the American are sincere in their expressions and feelings. They are
both sincerely trying to find their way through a difficult ironic situation. Their comments,
though carrying irony, are not intended to hurt or in any way injure the other. Their remarks
are not sarcasm, although the one exchange about "white elephants" might be construed
as sarcasm veiling their mutual frustration. Hemingway creates the effect of sarcasm by having
the man attack his own defense:

"No, you wouldn't
have."
"I might have," the man said. 'just because you say I
wouldn't have doesn't prove anything."

The primary irony of the situation is that Jig and the American were having a great
time. They were touring around, seeing sights, thinking they had the whole world before them and
all the time in the world to enjoy being young and free. Then, at the height of their enjoyment,
they find out that Jig is pregnant. Hemingway creates this irony by giving glimpses of the fun
things and travels they had been engaged in: "There were labels on them from all the hotels
where they had spent nights." Part of the irony is that now they have to stop their
high-life ways and make a decision. The other painful irony is that, no matter what they decide,
their lives will be changed so dramatically as to be shattered.

When you ask
about tone, I'm supposing you mean the character's tone of voice since sarcasm and verbal irony
would come from the characters rather than the objective, distanced narrator who is sympathetic
to both parties. The American's tone of voice is strained but gentle, controlled, and
compassionate,. Yet it is ernest in hoping to persuade while, nonetheless, denying intentions of
persuading. He does both (persuade and deny) because he truly sees his duty to protect Jig and
care for the baby--though he does not like the idea.Hemingway creates this primarily by the
man's repetition of sympathetic understanding:

"You don't have to be afraid. I've known lots of people that have done
it."
     "So have I," said the girl. "And afterward they were all
so happy."
     "Well," the man said, "if you don't want to you
don't have to. I wouldn't have you do it if you didn't want to. But I know it's perfectly
simple."

Jig's tone of voice is resigned yet
cheerful. She is trying to be optimistic while continuing to be realistic. Neither have a tone
of accusation or blame (except for a second in the note of sarcasm). Neither have a tone of
regret or anger. There is a mutual tone of past and present love coupled with a realization of
being on the threatening threshold of a precipice of change, whichever decision Jig
makes.

"I won't worry about that because it's perfectly
simple."
     "Then I'll do it. Because I don't care about
me."
     "What do you mean?"
     "I don't care about
me."
     "Well, I care about you."
     "Oh, yes. But I
don't care about me. And I'll do it and then everything will be fine."

"I don't want you to do it if you feel that way."

Saturday, March 10, 2018

In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, describe the relationship between Mama and Maggie.

carol-davis

I did something I never had done before: hugged Maggie to me€¦

Mama, the narrator of s , sees her daughter Maggie in a different
light for the first time. As head of the household, Mama or Mrs. Johnson believes that family
legacy and heritage rise above everything else. She has worked hard to give the best she can to
her two daughters. Uneducated but with common sense, Mama has dreamed of having a fairy tale
relationship with her older and pretty daughter Dee.

Mama loves both of her
daughters. However, when she describes Maggie, the youngest, Mama describes her in harsh
terms. Maggies description includes shyness, limitations, uneducated, and unsophisticated.
After being burned horribly in their home fire, Maggie suffers from her injuries. She is
scarred and almost ugly to the outside world. Even the way she walks is reflected in Mamas
description of Maggie---she shuffles with her chin on her chest and her eyes...

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What is the theme of Walden by Henry David Thoreau?

To the answer
above, I would add that Thoreau--as any Transcendentalist--also believed heavily in the idea of
self-reliance. In fact, the entire experiment atpond was Thoreau's attempt to put into practice
the ideas expressed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was the thinker/philosophy; Thoreau was the
"do-er."

Much of Walden is the lessons Thoreau learned from living
in the woods for 18 months. In living a self-reliant life close to nature, Thoreau believed he
was closer to God and therefore was a better person.

Friday, March 9, 2018

What are three direct quotes from Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff that refer to why people should stay in school?

Well,
considering one of ' mantras was "Reading is not optional," any reader can be certain
that staying in school was something that Myers' thought was very important, too. This is
especially true in regards to Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff. Here are
three specific quotations about staying in school that you asked for with
explanations.

Well, if you make something of yourself, and
all that kind of thing, you'll be doing something. That's what you got to do. Ain't really
nothing else you can do except living like he was still alive and being good to your mamma. All
that good doing stuff. What are you planning to take in college?

You see, Clyde has just lost his dad and, in the midst of being very sad about that,
Clyde is trying to figure out how to become his dad's legacy. When Clyde says he wants to
"make something" of himself and that he wants to be "doing something" and
that he wants to be doing "good doing stuff," Clyde is specifically talking about
staying in school and making that his job, especially going to a university. This would be
living like Clyde's dad was still alive in that it would make Clyde's dad proud of
him.

Here is another quotation in regards to what Clyde asks and what Fast
Sam replies:

"Look, you think I can make a college
program?"

"Yeah, I think so. And even if you can't, I can think
you can scare the daylights out of it if you don't get it."

What is interesting here is that Fast Sam knows he is not as smart as Clyde and, as
true friends, Fast Sam doesn't try to negate Clyde's ability. Instead, Fast Sam encourages
Clyde to do what he is able to do. These are words of encouragement and, again, can
specifically be translated through Myers' words as encouragement for readers to stay in
school.

Finally, there is another quotation by Clyde that is pertinent
here:

I will have to give [college] that big try. My
mother would dig it, my father would have liked it too.

Again, as a main character in Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff,
Clyde here decides without a doubt to go to college in honor of his mom and dad. Myers, as the
author, wants his readers to learn from this as well. Education is key and "reading is not
optional."

What are all the uses of figurative language in A Christmas Carol?

Since
is a novel, it would be an arduous task to list every time Dickens uses
figurative language. However, here are some examples that give a sense of how the author uses
figurative language to create the mood andin the novel.

In the first
paragraph of the novel, using a , Dickens writes, "Old Marley was as dead as a
door-nail." Describing Marley, he uses pathetic fallacy: "No warmth could warm, nor
wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more
intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty." By attributing human
emotions to the weather, and then comparing those harsh and obdurate feelings with those of
Marley, Dickens gives readers insight into Scrooge's dead partner's character. When the
charitable men call on Scrooge in chapter 1, much verbalensues. For...

Thursday, March 8, 2018

What do other people think about Stargirl? Explain.

A lot
of this answer is highly dependent on which "other people" it is asking about, and it
depends on when in the story it is referring to as well. For example, Leo Borlock is fairly
consistent in his liking of ; however, his thoughts about her do change. When Stargirl first
shows up, Leo finds her oddities somewhat endearing. He is definitely curious about her, and
that is why he follows her around aimlessly that one day. Leo eventually moves into full-on
puppy love with Stargirl. He is in his own romantic wonderland with her.

Leo's thoughts about Stargirl contrast sharply with those of Hillari Kimble. Hillari
hates Stargirl through and through, and she is downright nasty to Stargirl throughout the entire
book. Readers are not told why she hates Stargirl so much. Perhaps it is because she is just a
flat-out mean person, but it could also be because Hillari feels threatened by all of the
attention that Stargirl gets.

If this question is asking about the general
population of the school, then those thoughts are all over the place. At first, the school
thinks of Stargirl as nothing more than an oddity; however, they will eventually fully embrace
her quirks and almost universally love Stargirl. But then these feelings eventually wane, and
the general student population turns on Stargirl and ostracizes her.

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How is Robinson Crusoe a spiritual autobiography or allegory of crime, punishment, and redemption?

's original
crime or sin is his rejection of the conventional life to sail the high seas against his
parents' wishes. As the narrative states, he was not "satisfied with the station wherein
God and Nature hath placed" him.

His lonely shipwreck is his punishment
for seeking to rise beyond his station and for...

Is Emma a unique Jane Austen character? Why or why not?

wrote
only a handful of novels, and each one of them has many unique and memorable characters. Among
the novels, however, the characters tend to embody particular types. A strong female , generally
a teenager or young adult, who is single and has mixed opinions about marriage is a common
feature of all Austen's works.has much in common with Elizabeth Bennett of
Pride and Prejudice. However,
Emma has only her father, while Elizabeth is closer to her father but also has a living
mother.

Emma also has much in common with the two oldest Dashwood sisters of
Sense and Sensibility. She is
less practical than Elinor and, though she has a whimsical side, she is not as flighty as
Marianne.

One of Emma's good qualities is her devotion to her father. She
genuinely cares for him and does not look forward to leaving him and to their home if and when
she marries. At the same time, their financial well-being allows her to have that
option.

Emma is a controversial Austen heroine, however, because her bad
qualities seem to outweigh her good ones. Emma is spoiled and selfish. In this regard, she has
more in common with minor characters in the other novels, such as Kitty Bennett. One unique
feature that sets her apart is her meddling. She is determined to run other people's lives but
does not really understand their needs. She is also inconsiderate of others' feelings.

Emma's uniqueness includes these negative factors precisely because she has to grow up
and get over them. Mr. Knightley knows that deep down she's a good person, and Austen finally
reassures the reader that she has grown ready to marry such a good man.

In the poem "Night of the Scorpion" by Nissim Ezekiel, explain the lines: ''may the sum of evil.....diminished by your pain, they said'' refer stanza 3

The lines
featured are spoken as the mother who has been stung by the scorpion is presumably dying of the
poison that courses through her veins. The lines are spoken by the villagers who have crowded
around upon hearing of the woman being stung by the scorpion. Their words bring to light the
traditional belief that the woman's soul will live on while the body dies. This faith in the
universality of the soul and its immutable nature is the reason why they speak of another life,
and a chance at living a life that will be different, and presumably better, than this one as
the woman is dying.

May the sum of all evil

balanced in this unreal
world
against the sum of good
become
diminished by your pain.

The first two lines
bring out the idea that what is experienced in this life in terms of evil actions done in
malevolent ways is unreal, as it is not reflective of the true spirit and the vision that it
brings. The idea of human consciousness is seen as a balance of evil and good done in one's
lifetime is also brought out. The "unreal world" is a version of maya, or illusion.
The villagers probably believe the Hindu belief that the soul must go through multiple rebirths
to fully understand that the "unreal" nature of the world is this maya and that
moksha, or salvation, can only be achieved through constant recognition of what is real and what
is unreal. The idea that the woman's pain being endured because of the poison of the sting is
something that the villagers believe will help her achieve salvation in her next birth. She
experienced the worst of this "unreal world" and that this is what will allow
"the sum of good" to become the mother's defining characteristic in this life, and
what she takes into the next one.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

How did Ida B. Wells dispute the popular view of lynching?

In parts
of the country where lynching was
common (particularly the South) the practice was often
justified on a number
of grounds. The most common of these was that lynching was a necessary
means
of preventing sex crimes carried out by black men against white women. Over time,
a
disturbing narrative had taken hold of the consciousness of white America,
one in which
old-fashioned ideas of womanly virtue were combined with racist
hysteria.

It
was widely believed that respectable white
women were in constant danger of having their honor
violated by the
insatiable sexual urges of savage black men. Lynching, it was held, was a

trusted, time-honored method of keeping those urges in check. The prevailing prejudice
was that
any kind of racial mixture would be disastrous, leading to the
impurity of the white race and
the undermining of the dominant
culture.

However, it was not just the yellow
press or
white...

In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," why did Baltus Van Tassel throw a party?

Baltus Van Tassel
hosted a party in his home to celebrate the harvest. It was clear as Ichabod rode on his
borrowed horse to the party that the season of autumn was well underway. The day was described
was "a fine autumnal" one. Along the way to the Van Tassel farm, Ichabod passed
"trees of the tenderer kind [that] had been nipped by the frosts into brilliant dyes of
orange, purple, and scarlet." The harvest time also meant that it was the season for
certain delicious foods, which Ichabod loved. He fantasized about apples "heaped up in rich
piles for the cider-press." He thought of corn cakes and corn pudding, as well as
"dainty slapjacks" and pumpkin pies.

When Ichabod arrived at the
fall gathering, his eyes were not on the beautiful girls. Instead, they were immediately drawn
to the "ample charms of a genuine Dutch country tea-table, in the sumptuous time of
autumn." The party celebrated the harvest time with seasonal foods, such as apple pies,
pumpkin pies, and meats.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

What is the tone of Lucille Clifton's "There Is a Girl Inside"?

's poem
"There Is a Girl Inside" speaks with an energetic, hopeful, and also melancholic tone.
The speaker is an older woman talking about her self-identification as a more youthful and
sexually aware girl who is ready for life's experiences. As the poem unfolds, Clifton utilizes
figurative language to elaborate on how...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of space tourism?

What a fun question! The limitless boundaries
of space hold both mystery and innate intrigue, and there are so many incredible
possibilities.

The advantages of space tourism center around discovering more
about the unknown reaches of our universe. The thought of being able to personally navigate
areas that few people have been able to ever see is the same quest that has driven the
exploration of this planet for thousands of years. Humans have a desire to
discover more about unknown places and to solve mysteries.

Space tourism
could also satisfy these desires for a certain (wealthy) segment of the population. There is
certainly an economic impact that would work to the advantage of companies working to supply the
needed modes of transportation, so people with aerospace or computer engineering degrees would
benefit from more career options. Universities with those programs would likely see an upswing
in interested students.

Opening up privatization of space travel also allows
for growth without governmental interference; currently NASA is funded only as the government
allows, so when politicians steer toward a leaner economy, space funding is often one of the
budget items to receive a cut. However, private funding would allow for the travel and
exploration to continue regardless of whether any politician sees the benefit of it or not. If
companies have the money, they are free to move forward with their own plans.

There are disadvantages, and many of those center around the risk to humans. Space is
unpredictable, and the technologies needed to reach some of the goals on the horizon haven't
even been fully developed yet.

There are health risks to humans in space that
we already know about (radiation, risk of being hit by meteors, cosmic rays), and long term
weightlessness has its risks, too. "Space tourism" also opens up a vast field of
possibilities, from simply going up and experiencing five minutes of weightlessness and then
returning to Earthto going on a one-way trip to Mars for which a return is currently impossible.
Where will it stop? Will people sign up for one-way trips to Jupiter, which would take
approximately 6 years to reach?

NASA sent Voyager 1 and 2 to examine the far
reaches of our solar system in the 1970s, and they estimate that around 2012 it entered
interstellar space beyond Neptune, meaning it took around 40 years to make that journey one-way.
It is worth recognizing, therefore, that the distances in space are incredible, and we currently
don't have the technology to make those journeys happen quickly.

Another
argument against space tourism is that it currently isn't very eco-friendlyfor Earth or
elsewhere. Opponents of the idea often cite evidence that we haven't done a great job in taking
care of our own planet and maybe shouldn't be trusted to take those same poor values to other
areas of space. The most conservative rockets in development for space tourism require around
100,000 gallons of fuel, most of which comes from non-renewable resources. So as more of those
resources are being diverted to fund the desires of the wealthy in space tourism, that could
mean that the rest of us will feel the economic impact of having less supplyand therefore higher
prices.

There are many great questions which could be answered via further
space travel and tourism opportunities, and technologies used to accomplish space exploration
are changing quickly. This is a fascinating area of scientific development to
consider.

What is the dominant image in the opening paragraph of Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God? What generalization does Edwards make about all people?...

The dominant
image in the opening paragraph of the Reverend 's sermon to his congregation is the idea that,
like the "wicked, unbelieving Israelites" mentioned in Deuteronomy
2:35, members of his following have been unfaithful and also are on "the
slippery slope" of damnation. Edwards makes the generalization that there is a close
connection among all people in their sinfulness, and they will "slide" in their faith
if they are not diligent in their worship of God and adherence to His laws.

Since all men and women are descended from Adam and Eve, all can sin equally.
Therefore, Rev. Edwards makes the comparison of his congregation with the Israelites. He tells
his congregation,

There is nothing that keeps wicked men,
at any moment, out of Hell, but the mere pleasure of God.

To impress this idea upon his listeners, Edwards employs strong and frighteningand
harsh condemnations. Also, his congregation knows of the punishments that the Israelites
suffered and they become terrified by the images of their hanging by a gossamer thread over the
fiery pits of hell. To increase this fear, Edwards describes their being "ten times more
abominable in God's eyes than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours," and that
"the bow of God's wrath is bent...and it is nothing but "the mere pleasure of
God" that holds the arrow back.

By generalizing that his congregation
is like the Israelites and are subject to the wrath of God in similar fashion, Edwards generates
such terror of hell and damnation in the hope that his people will repent and become
saved.

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Saturday, March 3, 2018

Give a specific example of a cultural message carried by an American-made product.

A classic
American-made product is blue jeans.
These carry cultural messages of class equality and about
what appropriate
sex roles are.

Blue jeans, of course, got their start as

work clothes but are now marketed to and worn by people of all classes. This sends a
clear
message about equality. It sends the message that it is "cool" to look
like someone
who works. It implies that people with money should not try to
dress in ways that distinguish
them from those who do not. In this way, blue
jeans send a very egalitarian message.

Blue jeans, when
made for women, also send a message about sex roles. They send the
cultural
message that women can and should dress in ways that do not conceal the shape of
their
bodies. They also send the message that women should dress in ways
that allow for freedom of
motion. In this way, jeans send a cultural message
of sexual equality.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Discuss the narrative technique in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.

Swift
presents as a series of first-person travelogue journals. This is done to
mimic the style of travelogue books, which were popular during the novel's time of publication.
These books often covered the cultures and climates of places that were considered far away and
exotic to Swift's European audience.

The narrative style also allows for
Swift to present a more acute rendition of his 's psychology. Gulliver initially seems to be an
every-man the audience can project themselves onto, but as the story progresses, Gulliver
becomes less reliable and more misanthropic, eventually all but worshiping the Houyhnhnms, a
horse-like species whose allegedly beneficial rationality condones genocide and mass
conformity.

These elements of the narrative style make theall the stronger.
By making the novel seem like an actual travelogue journal, Swift is emphasizing ridiculous
elements of his society and human behavior in general.

What is the importance of the flashback scenes in the play "Death of a Salesman"?

contains several scenes that are outside the plays main plot. The
abrupt interruptions to the linear narrative serve to emphasis that s work is expressionist more
than naturalistic. Because the scenes emerge from Willy Lomans mind, the audience cannot be sure
if they are flashbacks, which accurately represent past events, or memories, which are strongly
colored by Willys unstable mental condition. The past increasingly intrudes on the present in
Willys mind and bolsters his feelings of guilt and self-recrimination over all his failings,
including his affair with the Woman.

As the play progresses, however, the
audience grows less certain that some of these events actually occurred. Willys conversation
with his brother Ben, for example, highlights the extreme adventures and successes his brother
has enjoyed. It seems more likely that these are projections that Willy has fantasized,
symbolizing his regrets over not having taking risks and...

Thursday, March 1, 2018

How did President Andrew Jackson respond to the Nullification Crisis?

The
Nullification Crisis was brought about by a
tariff increase which, in many parts of the South,
was called the Tariff of
Abominations. The South was more dependent on imports than the North
and
would have had to pay more for goods. The tariff was raised in order to protect
Northern
manufacturing interests. South Carolina stated that they would not
enforce the tariff and
threatened secession. This was important because the
most prominent South Carolinian politician
of the day, John C. Calhoun, was
Andrew Jackson's vice-president.

Jackson
saw the threat
of secession as a threat to federal authority and he stated that he would

personally lead an army into South Carolina in order to enforce federal control. South
Carolina
backed down from its secession threat when other states did not join
in protesting the tariff
and secession. This threat to the Union, nearly
thirty years before the Civil War, proved that
the nation was becoming more
sectarian than ever and would soon split unless...