What is Melanie's symbol?

Look
to the chapter titled "Hieroglyphics" for this answer. It is chapter 14. At the
beginning of the chapter, Toby suggests that they have a hieroglyphic system. His notion is that
it will give them a written code to communicate about the Egypt Game while at school. Each kid
will also have his/her own symbol that identifies them. Other than April, the other kids think
the idea is quite interesting. April thinks the idea is "crummy," but that is because
she can't think of a cool Egyptian name and symbol. Suddenly she remembers the "sort of cat
goddess," Bastet. The statue of Bastet shows her as a cat with "mysterious eyes"
and earnings. April figures that if she chooses the name Bastet, her symbol could be a cat's
head with earnings. She tells the group her idea, and everybody loves it. In fact, her idea
inspires Toby's symbol for himself.

If you were to pick
the name of Bastet, your symbol could be a cats
head with earrings. Hey, she said,
dropping down to join the group, Ive got a great one.

Everybody liked
Aprils name and hieroglyph. In fact, Toby said it gave him an idea for a hieroglyph for
himself.

What is a summary/analysis of the story "Hills Like White Elephants"?

A story
written almost entirely in
dialogue, "" is an example of 's objective and concise
prose that presents an
unstated tension, a style known as The Iceburg Theory. For, hidden in
this
seemingly banal dialogue is a discussion of aborting the couple's unborn
baby.

The narrative opens with the longest description of
anything in the story. The setting
is the Ebro Valley region of Spain, whose
rounded hills are long and white, reminding the young
woman, named Jig, of
white elephants. There is a distinct tension between the couple as they
await
the train to Madrid in the heat. Although they have ordered two beers, the woman
asks
about a new drink that she sees, "Anise del Toro," and the man orders
it. After the
woman behind the bead curtain brings it, Jig thinks it tastes
like licorice,

"Everything tastes of
licorice. Especially all the things
you've waited so long for, like
absinthe.

Angered, the man tells her to
"cut it
out."

Jig says that she is just trying

to have fun.

"I wanted to try this new drink.
That's
all we do, isn't itlook at things and try new drinks?"

At this point the tension between the couple is
clearly evident, but the cause is not
revealed. Soon, however, the man speaks
of an operation being very simple and natural--something
she will not mind.
He even offers to accompany her. Jig asks him,

"Then what will we do afterward?"

"We'll be fine

afterward. Just like we were before."

Implied
in
their dialogue is the conflict between Jig and her American. She fears
that even if she does
have the abortion, the man will no longer love her; at
least things will no longer be the same
between them. She tells the American
that life will not entirely be theirs after an abortion
when he argues that
they can return to their carefree lives before anything happened."No,
we
can't. It isn't ours any more."

"It's

ours."
"No, it isn't. And once they take it away, you never get it

back."
"But they haven't taken it away."
"We'll wait
and
see."
"Come on back in the shade," he said. "You mustn't feel
that
way."
"I don't feel any way," the girl said. "I just
know
things."

Jig realizes that they
can never return to
how they have been before she became pregnant if she has
the "operation" that just
"lets in air." In order to appease Jig, the man
tells her that he will go through with
having the baby if it means "anything"
to her. But, in response, Jig begs him to stop
talking because she knows that
he is insincere.

At this point in the
narrative, the train
begins to approach. So the American carries their bags to the platform on
the
other side where they will enter the train. He looks up the tracks, but he cannot see
the
train just as he cannot understand the tumultuous feelings of Jig. On his
way back, he
sidetracks and has a drink of anise at the bar while looking at
all the people who "sat
reasonably waiting for the train."

Finally, although he promised to
drink with Jig and stops instead at
the bar, he comes through the curtain where she sits smiling
at
him.

Do you feel better?" he

asked.
"I feel fine," she said. "There's nothing wrong with me. I
feel
fine."

His rational question is
answered rationally
and the American believes that he has won, and Jig now
understands his way to thinking even
though in the beginning she has spoken
of things for which she has long waited.

 

 

What are the similarities and differences between John Locke and Jean Rousseau's political philosophies?

John Locke
and Jean Jacques Rousseau were both enlightenment era philosophers and writers and there were
certain similarities that bound them together.Both were Social Contract Theorists, which meant
they used similar methodologies, imagining what human existence would have looked like before
people formed governments and civil societies (this is the State of Nature), from which they
could discern the fundamental purpose which governments and organized societies form.Also,
unlike Hobbes (for whom the State of Nature was defined as a state of cruelty and misery) Locke
and Rousseau had a far more positive reading of this primordial human state.Finally, both Locke
and Rousseau were strongly opposed to traditional Absolutism.

That being
said, there were striking differences between the two.For one, there was their vision of the
State of Nature (and its implications).Rousseau was much more utopian than Locke was, to the
point where one could view him as anti-enlightenment in...

What is the symbol of the Fisher King in Chapter 12 from The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway? What is its relation with The Wasteland by Eliot?

Jake Barnes
is the symbol of the Fisher King in chapter 12 of . Like the legendary
Fisher King, he has been wounded in the groin or "thigh." As with the Fisher King,
this wound makes him infertile and impotent. All the Fisher King can do is fish, and his land
lies infertile because he is infertile.

Jake has a
wonderful day in nature, drinking and fishing with his friend Bill Gorton. It is a reprieve from
his unhappy life in cities, in love with a woman he can't sexually satisfy. Like the Fisher King
he symbolizes, Jake can only find a reprieve fishing away from civilization. Yet even the fish
he catches are smaller than the smallest Gorton catches, underscoring his impotence or lack of
power.

The Fisher King is also central to Eliot's The
Wasteland . The wasteland of that poem is a wasteland because the king has been
wounded and rendered impotent....

How do stereotypes of the lower class infuence the way Higgins treats Lisa?

through
his play '' revolts against the social class hiearchies which are mostly based on language and
also social stereotypes. We can get a glimpse of the normally enforced stereotypes in Act II
after Eliza arrives in Wimpole Street. Higgins' views on marriage can be used as an
example:

Dont you know that a woman of that class looks a
worn out drudge of fifty a...

What do Julia, Winston, and O'Brien discuss?

In
,andgo to seeat his luxury apartment. O'Brien is a member of the Inner Party and so enjoys
special privileges unavailable to those outside this charmed circle. When they finally meet
Winston confesses to O'Brien that he and Julia are both enemies of the Party. Winston's trust in
Julia has given him the confidence to trust O'Brien as well. All three drink wine and make a
toast to the past, demonstrating their hatred for the Party and its...

Discuss the main idea/theme of the play Pygmalion.

There is
another way of interpreting Eliza Doolittles transformation by Professor Higgins.

After she passes Higginss test, the Professor and his partner Pickering treat her
coldly, not even bothering to congratulate or thank her. Offended, Eliza disappears without
saying anything to the two men. When they discover she is in Mrs. Higginss home, the Professor
is irritated that she is not more grateful for making Eliza into a proper lady.

He sulks and pouts, annoyed that Eliza would expect gratitude after what he sees as the
hard work he had to put into changing her ways so that she could play the part of a convincing
lady. He continues to mock her, joking about her suggestion that she will marry Freddy and hand
over Higginss phonetic techniques to his rival. The play ends ambiguously with no clear
indication as to what is going to happen to these characters.

Rather than
exalting the ability of the lower classes to fit in with the upper classes through hard work,
Shaw is making a comment about the frivolity and emptiness of English high society. Eliza thanks
Pickering for always treating her like a duchess, even when she is still a lowly flower girl.
She says that his treatment of her is what allowed her to really embody a lady. She gained
self-respect and belief that she never had before because of Pickerings kindness and
gentility.

Contrary to what Higgins believes, his experiment was successful
in spite of himnot because of it. As he walks offstage in the final act, Higgins laughs
hysterically about Freddy. The lack of seriousness with which he treats Eliza, a member of the
lower class, is indicative of his prejudice and shallowness. Regardless of how much training and
education she receives, Higgins will never see Eliza as anything more than a flower
girl.

Of course, Shaw fills in the ambiguous ending with a lengthythat
confirms Elizas marriage to Freddy and Higginss continued judgment.

What are some literary devices used in the poem "Thumbprint" by Eve Merriam?

Eve Merriam
uses sound devices, puns, and metaphors in her poem "Thumbprint." 

The sound devices she uses include , consonance, assonance, and rhyme. In the beginning
of the poem, the words "whorls, whirls, and wheels" are strongly alliterative with the
/wh/ sound, but they also have consonance with the /ls/ sounds that occur at the ends of the
words. "Flesh" and "feelings" are also alliterative. Another example of
consonance is the /mp/ sound in the words "impress, implant." The words
"contain" and "same" are an example of assonance, or repetition of vowel
sounds. Although the poem doesn't contain a regular rhyme scheme, there are some lines that have
end rhyme. "Alone" and "own," "key" and "singularity,"
and "sum" and "become" are the strongest rhymes. Finally, although
alliteration usually occurs in words that are in close proximity, the use of the word
"world" in the penultimate line creates pleasant alliterative symmetry with
"whorls" and "whirls" in the second line.

There are a
number of puns, or examples of wordplay, in the poem. Lines 5 and 6 present two different
meanings of the word "own." The thumb is said to be a "universe key" and a
"singularity." "Singularity" means uniqueness, but it also can refer to
matter within a black hole, giving it a double meaning by its proximity to the word
"universe." Likewise the two meanings of "impress" are implied at the same
time: to evoke admiration and to make a mark. And the word "mark" has a dual meaning:
First, it refers to having a noticeable effect; second, it means to leave a physical
sign. 

The poem contains a number of metaphors, such as "universe
key" and "treasure," which cannot be taken literally. Near the end of the poem,
Merriam speaks of creating "interior weather." This is a metaphorical description of
one's mood and thoughts. 

By using many metaphors, puns, and sound devices,
Merriam creates an evocative and intriguing poem. 

What are Voltaire's attitudes to religion?

is a
deist, so he is not necessarily opposed to religion as a whole, but he does have some very
strong negative attitudes toward major organized religions. Overall, Voltaire shows a strong
distaste for Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, with different reasons for each, and this is
evident in his work .

Above everything else, Voltaire
detests Christianity, at one point calling it essentially the worst human creation in the entire
world. He believes that it is manipulative and used as propaganda and that it leads to the
destruction of reason and freedom. He clearly displays this in the novel with the many instances
of his characters encountering evil or...

How does the form and structure of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" shape meaning? (I'm trying to access the form and structure AO2)

Known for his
juxtaposition of established forms and novel sentiments, the energetic poetcombines with great
skill the Neoclassical style of his own century with the Romantic ideals of the next in his
"." 

Like the great poets of his age, Thomas Gray has composed his
elegiac poem in Iambic Pentameter (4 unstressed/stressed syllables one after another) with a
rhyme scheme of abab. That is, the first line rhymes with the third line,
the second line rhymes with the last line of each stanza. This rhyme pattern is classic, and it
also follows the pattern of speech in English.

Stanzas of four lines of
Iambic Pentameter are known as "heroic quatrains." And, it is in writing these formal
heroic quatrains that Gray has juxtaposed Neoclassical form with Romantic sentiment as he
challenges the classical idea of anbeing only for men of greatness:

Some village Hampden that, with dauntless breast,
The little tyrant of his
fields withstood,
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,
Some Cromwell
guiltless of his country's blood.

Here in Stanza 15, with
allusions to great men, Gray suggests that the common man, who simply by the misfortune of his
social class may be unknown, yet in nature he may be as heroic and grand as Hampden, Milton, or
Cromwell. While writing in the "graveyard tradition" of creating anof pleasing
melancholy for his philosophical musings, Gray, nevertheless, modifies this form as he
"mutes" the more sensational images of owls, palls, hearses, and other such morose
images.

In addition, Gray extends his lofty praise of the elegy to Nature,
often praised by the Romantics. It is a nature which provides hope after death. "The
Epitaph" which follows challenges, too, the classical elegy that is lofty in form and tone
as Gray moves from the tightly written style of the formal to the free form of the Romantics,
expressing beautifully his "humble birth" and "melancholy" that have been
lifted by his friendship with Richard West. Now he lies in the repose of death in the
"bosom of his Father and his God," his grief bridged by friendship and Nature. Thus,
by challenging the form and structure of the classical elegy, Thomas Gray extends heroic
grandeur to the farmer and the villager, who possess natures as noble as those of Milton and
others; similarly, Gray uses the epitaph to combine the lofty form of the classical with theand
sublime thought of the Romantics as Nature provides its solace to "his
frailties."

classify the equation: (x)dy/dx + xy = 1-y linear, nonlinear, separable,exact, homogeneous, or one that requires an integration factor?

You need
to solve the exact differential equation, hence you should  divide by x both sides to preserve
the equation such that:

`dy/dx + y = (1-y)/x`

You need to
keep `dy/dx`  to the left side, hence you need to subtract y both sides:

`(dy)/dx = (1-y)/x - y =gt dy/dx = (1-y - xy)/x`

You need to
multiply by dx both sides such...

How does "Harrison Bergeron" relate to current society?

wrote
"" in 1961, which was in the midst of
the Cold War and just after the end of the
Joseph McCarthy-era of
anti-Communist witch hunts by the U.S. Congress. While this story has
been
used by many different political groups to mean many different things, conservative
groups
have latched on to this story's anti-equality message. Conservative
groups have read this story
as a warning that the equality required by
socialism and communism require conformity and
reduces society to its
lowest-common denominator instead of requiring the competition that is

inherent to capitalism.

They take George Bergeron's warning to his
wife as a
warning of what would happen if equality was enforced by the U.S.
government:

"If I tried to get away
with it ... then other people'd get
away with it-and pretty soon we'd be
right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing
against everybody
else. You wouldn't like that, would you?"

This idea has been applied to many other...

What are the similarities between the 3 superpowers in 1984? The governments of the three superpowers are alike in essence, even though their forms of...

All
three superpowers are self-sufficient and constantly engaged in ongoing wars to eliminate
surplus and use up industrial resources to purposely lower the standard of living in each
nation. Each superpower also cultivates a hysterical , which thrives on fear in order to
manipulate and control the populace. All three superpowers cannot conquer each other and would
gain no advantage by doing so.

All three superstates have similar forms of
autocratic governments and subscribe to similar philosophies, which eliminate individuality and
require citizens to worship and obey a semi-divine leader. In Oceania, the prevailing philosophy
is called Ingsoc, in Eurasia it is called Neo-Bolshevism, and in Eastasia it is called by a
Chinese name usually translated as Death-Worship. The citizens of each superpower also
experience similar lives and suffer at the hands of oppressive, hostile governments. Their is
absolutely no individual choice in their societies and their lives are miserable, exhausting,
and meaningless.

The primary goal of all three superpowers is also the same.
The governments of Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia are solely focused on controlling every aspect
of their respective societies and remaining in power for eternity. One can assume that Eastasia
and Eurasia have similar institutions like the Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Love, Ministry of
Peace, and Ministry of Plenty that are responsible for manipulating and controlling the
populace.

Compare and contrast Burris Ewell and Little Chuck Little in To Kill a Mockingbird.

's two
first-grade classmates are polar opposites when it comes to behavior in the classroom. Burris,
the son of Bob Ewell, appears to have not fallen far from the hereditary tree. He comes to
school filthy and lice-ridden before cursing and threatening the teacher, Miss Caroline. Little
Chuck Little (one of the best names in the novel) comes from a family nearly as poor as the
Ewells. He

... was another member of the population who
didn't know where his next meal was coming from...

But he
is nothing like Burris. Scout obviously thinks highly of the little boy, who

... was among the most diminutive of men... but he was a born
gentleman.

When Miss Caroline discovers Burris's
lice--her first experience with the creatures--Little Chuck tries to calm her, bringing her a
cup of water and warning her not to antagonize Burris. When Burris threatens the
teacher,

     Little Chuck Little got to his feet...

when Burris Ewell turned toward him, Little Chuck's right hand went to his pocket.
"Watch your step, Burris," he said. "I'd soon's kill you as look at
you..."
     Burris seemed to be afraid of a child half his height...

After backing down from Little Chuck and the knife hidden in his
pocket, Burris called Miss Caroline a "snot-nosed slut of a schoolteacher," and then
he "waited until he was sure she was crying" before heading home. Little Chuck then
joined the rest of the class in trying to comfort their shaken teacher.

Though the two boys come from a background of poverty, Little Chuck is a gallant young
man, tiny in size but mighty in manners, chivalric notions, and possessing a "patience with
all living things..." Burris, meanwhile, is as lowly as his father, and author  chooses an
appropriate creature to symbolize him: the louse.

What is the significance of tears in William Henry Davies's "The Kingfisher"?

In
Davies' "The Kingfisher," the poet is directly addressing a kingfisher. He suggests
that the kingfisher took its beautiful colors from its mother, "the Rainbow," and also
that the mother of the rainbow "was Tears." Tears, then, is ahere: the poet seems to
be suggesting that rainbowswhich are caused by the combination of rain and sunshineare somehow
also a product of sadness. The association between rain and sorrow brings us to the idea of
tears.

Davies continues the semantic field of tears and sorrow by suggesting
that he, the poet, like the kingfisher, enjoys a "lonely pool," far away from people,
where he can (like a dead person) "haunt" the space alongside "trees that
weep." The motif of tears seems to represent mourning or appreciation of sad, lonely
places. The kingfisher is a "glorious" and "proud" bird which could equally
display itself before kings and in open spaces, but the poet feels an affinity with it because,
as an ultimate descendant of "tears," it prefers modesty and quiet contemplationas the
poet does himself.

What are the three types of conflict in "The Pit and the Pendulum"?

The most
obvious general conflict is that the prisoner (the narrator) is being imprisoned and tortured
during the Spanish Inquisition.

After being unconcious for a period of time,
he awakes to find himself in total darkness. He eventually stands and carefully navigates around
the outer walls, finally realizing how close he comes to falling into the steaming pit in the
center of the room. He survives this conflict and discovers something to eat and drink, which
revives him somewhat.

Surviving the pit, he reflects on two conflicting ways
of death: by physical torture or by "moral" (mental) torture. He determines that the
Inquisition has selected the moral alternative.

Once again he eats and
drinks, but he soon passes out and determines it is from the drug-laced food. He awakes to find
himself strapped to a fixed object and, staring upward, believes that he is watching the ceiling
painting moving. It is actually a large scythe that is slowly descending and moving from side to
side. As it comes closer, he notices the sharpness of the object and finally sees that it will
eventually reach him. How he will escape becomes his next dilemma. The rats that scramble around
him will also save him when he coats the strap with food and watches them eat through his
binding. He evades the pendulum just as it is about to strike.

Thinking
freedom is close at hand, he finds that the walls are now closing in upon him and that the only
way out is into the pit. But suddenly the walls recede, and the prisoner is saved by French
troops who have liberated the city.

How do certain people help Santiago on his journey in The Alchemist?

Santiago is
helped on his journey by many
people. He learns, for example, from the crystal

merchant the importance of cleaning crystals (or doing other simple
tasks) to
clear one's mind and get rid of negative thoughts.

He learns too from the
wisdom of the old man, who is the
King of Salem. The old man tells
him a
"mysterious" truth:

whoever you are, or

whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire
originated
in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.

He impresses on Santiago the importance of not
giving up on pursuing his personal destiny by
telling him the story of the
man who believed he should dig for a precious gem. This man worked
on a river
bank for five years and came up empty-handed. However, just as he gave up in
anger
and disgust, he threw away the rock that held the precious emerald he
was looking for. This
teaches Santiago not to abandon his search for his
destiny too soon. The king also gives
Santiago the stones Urim
and...

What are some examples of figurative language used in Flannery O'Connor's short story A Good Man is Hard to Find? Why do you think the author used them?

Flanner
OConnor was known €“ justifiably €“ for a somewhat cynical perspective with respect to the
superficial judgments people make regarding the character of those they deem worthy or good. 
Her much-read short story established the template for cynicism regarding
people who render judgments based upon superficial characteristics like displays of proper
etiquette and presumed fealty to God.  A Good Man is Hard to Find is
entirely consistent with OConnors theme of paradoxical relationships between perceptions and
realities.  The Bible salesman in Good Country People is revealed as a con
man who conceals alcohol and condoms in his hollowed-out Bible, and the individual in
A Good Man is Hard to Find who best exemplifies the manners and fealty to
God most cherished by the storys main, the grandmother, is a stone-cold killer who has escaped
from prison and who will murder the grandmother just as the aforementioned Bible salesman
deceives Mrs....

What are the themes in "Swinging" by Gillian Clarke and what is the purpose of the author of writing the story? In what ways is the poem similar and...

In
"Swinging," the speaker is mourning the fact
that her daughter is growing up. When
injured, mentally or physically, the
daughter used to come crying to the speaker (presumably her

mother): 

She used to fling her anguish
into 

My arms, staining my solitude with 

Her salt and grimey
griefs. 

The speaker uses the word "solitude"
here and this is significant. When her
daughter is not with her, she feels alone. The daughter
used to cry in her
arms thus making her feel not alone, useful. But now that the daughter is

older, she remains alone. The daughter is possibly an adolescent and intends to face her
own
griefs rather than retreat to her mother. In fact, the speaker indicates
that the daughter is
rebelling: "I, her hatred's object." The daughter is
swinging until she is parallel
with the sky, going farther away from her
mother (the speaker) who is on the ground.
The...

Which human right is the most important?

While there
is no objective way to say which human right is the most important, I would argue that the right
to life is the most important human right.

Without the right to life, we
would have no other rights.  Imagine, for example, that you had the right to freedom of
religion, but not to life.  You would be able to practice the religion of your choice, but that
right could easily be taken away simply by someone killing you.  If we do not have the right to
remain alive, we do not have the ability to enjoy any other right.

Similarly,
I would say that the right to be free from slavery or arbitrary imprisonment is the next most
important human right.  If you are a slave, you do have your life, but you have very little
else.  It will be very hard to enjoy your life if you are enslaved. 

After
these two rights, the question becomes much more complicated.  Once you have the right to live
and the right to be free, which right is the most important?  It is very hard to say, for
example, whether freedom of speech is more important than freedom of religion.  I think I would
argue that the right to participate in your government is most important.  If people have the
right to vote in meaningful elections, they can protect most of their rights through the
political process.  In other words, if the government tries to take away your freedom of speech,
you can vote against the government and remove them from office. This is a good way to safeguard
your rights.

I would say that the most important rights are those that
protect our life and our basic liberty.  After that, I would argue that the right to have
democratic control of your government is probably the next most important right.  However, it is
definitely possible to have a different opinion on this issue.

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Does the speaker warn readers to be careful in spite of his ideals? Give two example to explain.

In this poem, an
apparently older speaker offers advice to a younger boy, perhaps even his son (as the speaker
refers to him this way in the poem's final line). The older speaker does, in fact, warn his
audience, this younger boy, against placing too much stock in his ideals.

An
ideal can refer to a standard of perfection or excellence, or it can refer to a goal or one's
ultimate aim. In the poem, the speaker tells his listener to "dreamand not make dreams your
master," and to "thinkand not make thoughts your aim," and in this way, the
younger boy will eventually become a man some day. It seems that the speaker does warn the
younger boy not to become a slave to his dreams (the effect of making them his
"master"); if he only lives for one particular dream, then he might never achieve
satisfaction or contentment with any other accomplishment. Likewise, he does not want the boy's
reflections to become his ideal; he must live in the real world of action. If one lives for
one's ideals only, then one will likely never be satisfied. Thus, the speaker does warn the
younger boy, perhaps his own son, as well as readers, by extension, of the danger placing too
much emphasis on ideals.

What are the two crucial passages that develop the theme in "A Worn Path"? Without those two passages, the story would have a completely different...

""
is the story of a journey of love.  As such, I think the single most significant passage comes
at the end, when Phoenix is explaining to the nurse the purpose of her visit.  She says,

"My little grandson, he sit up there in the
house...waiting by himself...We is the only two left in the world...He wear a little patch quilt
and peep out holding his mouth open like a little bird...I could tell him...

In "Hills Like White Elephants," how do details of setting and physical action contribute to our understanding of the characters?

Hemingway uses the setting as afor the
couple's relationship. What the setting tells us is that, while both parts of the view are part
of the same landscape, the parts are are divided from each other. What the metaphor of the
setting tells us about the characters is that, while they are a couple and metaphorically part
of the same landscape, they are as divided as the landscape. This foreshadows the unwritten
outcome of the debate they are having and of their relationship. It also tells us that one
individual in the couple represents a position that equates to a landscape with no trees and no
shade (but this does not indicate which character this is). It also tells us that the characters
have perspectives and precepts that make them like two sets of train tracks going separate
ways.

On this side there was no shade and no trees and the
station was between two lines of rails in the sun.

Their
physical actions display and reinforce their separateness, athat overrides and belies the words
they might speak. While saying how he only wants Jig to agree to the "operation" if
she wants to, the man goes into the bar alone and has a second Anis (probably without water)
alone and watches the other people being "reasonable" while they await the coming
train. This, of course, implies that the man perceives Jig as unreasonable.

They were all waiting reasonably for the train. He went out through
the bead curtain.

Similarly, when Jig walks to the end of
the station to look at the scene and the Ebro, she is demonstrating her separateness from the
man. So while she says she is being amused, she is really being driven apart from the
man:

'And we could have all this, she said. €˜And we could
have everything and every day we make it more impossible.

how has man being the only creature with developed language affected our lives? this is for an essay, and it said to get other people's opinions on...

I think one way that we
can relate this question to the play is by talking about the way in which
we use language as another way of defining ourselves and also as the basis for dividing
ourselves into social groupings based on our accent and the kind ofwe use. This of course is not
always a positive thing, as the play shows.

What is plot?

Plot is
developed through the overall structure of a story.  Plot in a story can be seen as a causal
sequence of events, like a chain reaction of cause and effect.  Most plots (story and plot are
not synonymous) typically contain these five elements: , rising action, , falling action, and
resolution. 

Exposition:  Introduces the setting
and the...

In Euripides' play Medea, what concern does the Nurse reveal when she tells the children to go inside? Can this be foreshadowing?

Tamara K. H.

is a
literary device that can be employed to give readers
and audience members
hints at what is to come. Foreshadowing can be created through ",
language
and/or symbolism" ("Foreshadowing," Literary
Terms).
While foreshadowing only implies what will happen in the future and
"does not
directly give away" what will happen, foreshadowing can be subtle or more

direct. The editors of Literary Terms give us an example
of
more direct foreshadowing in which a business
woman leaving for
work declares she has forgotten something at home and a
camera zooms in on a USB stick. The
camera zoom directly
implies that she will soon realize she has
left a very
important USB stick at home, which will lead to a future
conflict. />
Early in ' play , the Nurse certainly
gives
us some very direct foreshadowing about what is to come. The first
instance of direct
foreshadowing is found in...

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How important is the setting of "Everyday Use" to the plot?

The narrator references
Johnny Carson, who went on the air in 1962, and because of the description of Dee's dress and
accessories, the story seems to be set in the 1960s. Further, Augusta, where Dee was sent away
to school, is a city in Georgia, in the American South. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat
for a white person in , and the Civil Rights Act was finally passed in 1964; race relations
were, therefore, an especially hot-button topic during this era. Many black people were starting
to feel more pride and take greater interest in their ancestry, and movements to empower the
black community were on the rise. This social context helps us to understand what Dee is going
through and why she suddenly longs for the heirlooms that she once scorned. The setting helps, I
think, to soften Walker's apparent criticism of her: she is attempting to reclaim something she
feels she has lost, although she fails to realize that, in focusing on her racial heritage, she
is overlooking the importance of her family heritage as well.

Why do we read literature?

There are so
many reasons that I'm not certain it can be summed up. 

Let's begin with the
fact that literature is the collection of human wisdom throughout history--psychology,
philosophy, theology, sociology, and history itself. It helps us see the world and others from
the perspectives of others who are unlike us, and it helps us see ourselves in new ways (and
through others' eyes). We read to benefit from the insights of others, to open our minds to
complexities of life and ambiguities of meaning. We read to explore and better understand other
cultures and...

1. Slavery was permitted in Georgia. 2. Alcohol consumption was legalized. 3. The Moravians were expelled from Georgia. 4....

James Oglethorpe founded the colony of
Georgia in February of 1733. King George II provided the funding for Oglethorpes project with
the primary purpose of separating the English colonies from the Spanish military located in what
is now present-day Florida. The settlement had some ambitious goals different from other
colonies in the Americas. Unfortunately, Oglethorpe was unable to achieve them. After twenty-one
years, before the original charter expired, the colony reverted to a royal colony. Georgia
became a royal colony (Royal Georgia) in the year of
1752 after terminating the trustee governance agreement.

When
Oglethorpe established the settlement in 1733, the consumption of alcoholic beverages (rum
specifically) was discouraged and outright not tolerated. Officially alcohol was banned in 1735
by the Trustees. The trustees believed that much of the sickness and disease suffered by the
colonists on the way and in settling the coast of Georgia was from the consumption of rum.
Barrels of rum were destroyed before they disembarked from the ship. Rum and other similar
alcoholic beverages were standard fares on ships as well as an integral part of the colonies.
Rum was used to purify the water and as a medicine. So as you might imagine Oglethorpes ban was
not very popular! The legal prohibition on alcohol ended twelve years later in 1747.

Oglethorpes vision for a new colony did not include slavery. Slavery was not allowed in
the colony. Slavery was thought to be inconsistent with the ideals and vision of Oglethorpe and
his followers. However, as slavery grew in colonies outside of Georgia it became increasingly
difficult to keep the ban on slavery in place. In 1755, the trustees agreed to a slave code
similar to that in South Carolina that opened the door for slaves in Georgia.

Moravians arrived in the colony of Georgia in 1735. They were generally well-received
by the other colonists as hard workers and assimilated in the colony rapidly even though their
group was small in numbers. There is no historical record of an involuntary expulsion from
Georgia. The historical record indicates the Moravian religion clashed with Lutherans, and
several internal issues inside the congregation resulted in them leaving to travel to other
parts of Georgia. Some returned to Europe or moved to the northern colonies settling in
Pennsylvania. The last known Moravian congregation in Georgia is in Stone Mountain (Georgia
Encyclopedia).

In December of 1838, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed a bill
known as the Cherokee Indian Citizen Act. Yet, Congress did not grant full citizenship to all
Native American tribes until 1924. Gilmers law is a bit of a misnomer as the act provided
citizenship only to twenty-one families of mixed Cherokee and white ancestry. It is a stretch to
think this law granted citizenship to any tribes in Georgia, let alone the Cherokee.

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What is jury equity?

Jury equity
is also known as jury nullification. It occurs when a jury reaches a decision which is in
contradiction to the law. While rare, a jury sometimes finds a defendant not guilty of a crime
even though it is clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that he or she has violated a law. Usually,
this happens when the jurors feel that the law itself is unjust or a punishment is unduly harsh.
As a result, they hand down a not-guilty verdict. Jury equity can occur in both civil and
criminal cases.

Jury equity only affects an individual case and has no effect
on the law itself. However, it may make a prosecutor more reluctant to try similar future cases,
and it can be cited as precedent.

There is continuing debate over whether
this is a just process. Some argue that it gives citizens a check on the possibility of a
government abusing power. Others contend that it violates the proper course of a trial by jury
and the integrity of the courts.

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If the C.P. of 11 shirts is equal to the S.P. of 10 shirts, find the % profit or loss.

Let the CP of
11 shirts = x

 Therefore CP of 1 shirt = x/11

SP of 10
shirts = x   ( Given that CP of 11 shirts is same as SP of 10 shirts)

Therefore SP of 1 shirt = x/10

Profit on 1 Shirt = SP €“
CP

                        =   x/10 - x/11

                              = ( 11x-10x )/110

                               = x/110

 Profit %  =  Profit / CP   X
100

                     = (  x/110  / x/11  ) x 100

                     =   ( 11/110 )x 100

                      =
10

Greeks and Western Civilization The Influence Of Ancient Greece On Western Civilization?

Even just by reading the
above posts, it struck me how
much of what our traditional definition of
"civilization" is can be
attributed or traced back to the Greeks.Democracy,
philosophy, astronomy,
mathematics, even education and debate are hallmarks of the

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Explain how Scout and Jem learned about respect for the individual from Boo Radley,Mrs. Dubose,Atticus,Mr. Raymond,Cal,Aunt Alexandra,and Tom Robinson

andlearned
about the respect for and
individual from their interactions with and observations of
"" Radley, Tom
Robinson, Calpurnia,(their father), Dolphus Raymond, Aunt Alexandra,
and Mrs.
Dubose because the Finch children, at some point, had judged each of them
incorrectly
or unfairly.  For example, prior to Mrs. Dubose's death and the
information their father
revealed to them regarding her
determination...

In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," what are the quilts?

The quilts in
the story symbolize Maggie and Dee's family heritage. Made by their mother, grandmother, and
great-grandmother, each quilt was made from scraps of clothing once worn by the girls'
ancestors, including pieces of their great-grandfather's Civil War uniform. The girls view these
quilts quite differently. To Maggie, they represent her family; she still remembers with love
her grandmother who made one of them. To Dee, however, the quilts have no emotional value. She
regards them as a type of folk art that will look impressive hanging upon her walls. (Dee
embraces her African heritage while rejecting her personal family history.) Their differing
attitudes toward the quilts capture the sisters' conflicting values. 

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, what is "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"?

This line is
taken from act 5, scene 5, towards the end of . At this point, we have
already seen 's murderous rise to power and are already watching the confluence of events that
will bring about his fall.

The fullis spoken after Macbeth learns of the
death of his wife, . To present a portion of the text:

And
all our yesterdays have lighted fools / The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle! / Life's
but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then
is heard no more: it is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying
nothing.(Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5)

As can be see from the text, life's essential nature is the subject
of his musings. I'd suggest that, in large part, he is reflecting in the context of wife's
demise. He himself is on the tale end of this entire bloodthirsty road that has brought the both
of them up to this point. Now, as that road is unraveling, Macbeth is finding that life itself
is feeling hollow.

Where do you find an epiphany in "Araby" by James Joyce?

An
epiphany is a transformation, a growing of self such as the gaining of wisdom. In the short
story "" from thecollection by, a young boy starts to grow up as he moves from seeing
the world and relationships through the eyes of a child to the more realistic or cynical eyes of
an adult. He carries the "goblet" of his idealistic dreams about a young girl he knows
through the forest of people and emotions he encounters on his way to a church hall sale to get
her a gift. This odyssey takes on an enormity of resolve that is unwarranted - the girl is
really...

How does Brent show patience throughout the novel Whirligig, and how does he learn and grow?

When Brent
accepts Mrs. Zamora's request to place whirligigs around the country in memory of Lea, he is
motivated by the desire to escape.

Strange as it was, it
would get him away from Chicago, his parents, and his recent past. It would also give him a
chance to do penance. He'd never traveled on his own before. The idea held sudden
appeal.

As Brent begins to build the first whirligig, he
struggles to cut the wood into the shape he drew and the board breaks. His first reaction is
anger and frustration but he knows he has to try again. With his second attempt, he begins to
learn patience.

He picked up the whirligig book and stared
at the previous owner's patient, precise script. He almost felt the man was with him, telling
him to settle down and conquer the project calmly, step by step.

Brent faces unfamiliar situations and learns new skills to fulfill the commitment he
made to Mrs. Zamora and to Lea. Each time he builds a whirligig he learns something new about
himself. When Brent finishes the last whirligig and attends the dance, he feels a sense of
renewal, but he understands he has more to learn.

He knew
[the guilt] would reside in him like the ashes after a fire, unconsumed. But something had
changed. He discovered ... a new view lay before his mind's eye.

Brent can face the challenges he initially ran away from: his parents, school, and
people who know about his accident.

What are some adjectives to describe characters from Romeo and Juliet?

These are some adjectives which describe the major characters in , with brief
explanations

: romantic, impetuous.

Romeo first appears as
a rather conventional languishing lover and, even after he meets , he continues to express
himself in the conventional language of the romantic lover (comparing eyes to stars, swearing by
the inconstant moon, etc.). He often acts suddenly and without thinking.

Juliet: loyal, intelligent

Juliet is torn between her loyalty to her
family and her love for Romeo, particularly when Romeo kills . Her family loyalty is not easy to
overcome, but after her marriage, she decides she must be entirely loyal to Romeo. She is the
more intelligent and thoughtful of the two, asnotes when marrying them.

:
witty, volatile

Mercutio is mainly notable for his dazzling, imaginative
wordplay and . He is also quick to anger and resents Romeos calm, dishonorable, vile
submission to Tybalt.

Tybalt: resentful,...

What were Frederick Douglass's family, childhood experiences, and slave master father Captain Anthony like?

Douglass
says that he does not know for certain whether or not Captain Anthony is his father; however,
common practices at the time of masters raping slave women lead him to believe that his master
was in fact his father.  Douglass says that Captain Anthony also seemed to have an
"eye" for his Aunt Hester (which prompted Captain Anthony to savagely beat her after
seeing her with a slave man).  Douglass regarded Captain Anthony as a cruel man, and the
whippings that Douglass witnessed which were delivered by Captain Anthony's hand support
Douglass's description.

Douglass was not close to his mother or his other
family members because he was taken away from them at a young age.  His mother was hired out to
another plantation owner, and he was only able to see her a few nights when she was able to
sneak away to return to his bedside.  She died when he was very young, so they were never able
to bond. 

Douglass's childhood on the plantation was harsh, and he suffered
from cold and hunger because the rations that were given to the slaves were never enough.  He
was too young to work in the fields, so he spent most of his time driving cows and cleaning the
front yard.  It was only after Douglass left the plantation that any rays of hope shone for
him.

What is the plot of "Eveline" in Dubliners?

was the
second story of the volume that Joyce wrote, and it was first published on September 10th, 1904,
in the issue of the "Irish Homestead" (Fargnoli and Gillespie 52).

As far as the plot is concerned, there is not much happening in this story because the emphasis
is on the mental struggle of the heroine, her thoughts, concerns and memories. The story is
about a young woman, Eveline, who feels stifled by the monotonous routine of her Dublin life,
household responsibilities, and her abusive father. Therefore, she seems to want to escape with
Frank, the man she likes, to Argentina in order to start a new life. The whole...

How do political factors affects businesses? Provide a possible solution.

Political
factors affect businesses by creating a sense of uncertainty. A good example is the current
trade war between China and the USA. American businesses that get most of their products or
business from China are not sure how far both countries are willing to go with the tariffs. As a
result, they cannot set long-term goals for their businesses. These firms have to make do with
what is there. They can only focus on short-term sales targets because Chinese businesses are
not totally locked out of the American economy.

The best
way for businesses to deal with this uncertainty is to sit down with the Federal government and
try to get them to commit to making the trade environment better for local firms. Since the
elections are near, the Federal government will be more open to talks because they want another
term. A commitment to support American businesses could help increase the popularity of the
current government and change the voters' minds.

Describe the relationship between Tom and Daisy Buchanan from the novel The Great Gatsby.

and , as
problematic as their marriage is, share a fundamental similarity: they have every comfort they
could ever ask for in life, but having everything is not enough. 

Tom has a
massive amount of money, attended an Ivy League school, excelled in sports, and married a woman
whose "voice is full of money." But this charmed life is not enough for him; his
affair with Myrtle serves as an escape for him, giving him the opportunity to feel the thrill of
doting on a lower-class woman who finds his wealth attractive. Daisy, meanwhile, is an example
of Fitzgerald's "Golden Girl" tropeshe...

Differentiate between professional ethics and personal (or public) ethics.

Most
professions come with a written code of ethics. A professional code of ethics governs
individuals' conduct within their profession so that their behavior is ethical, honest, and
above reproach. A professional code of ethics also focuses on social issues and outlines the
general principles which guide a company or an organization's beliefs.  This code may be further
broken into subcategories such as "code of conduct" and "code of practice." 
These are more specific "rules" delineating to what standards employees or
organization members will be held when it comes to carrying out professional
responsibilities.

On the other hand, "personal ethics" or the
public's ethics could more simply be defined as a general standard of
acceptable conduct within a society.  While there exist specific written laws that individuals
within a society will be held responsible for following, laws do not necessarily determine the
ethics of the public.  More often, public ethics could be considered the general and mutual
consideration for what is acceptable behavior within a society.  In this way, public ethics vary
greatly between nations, states, cities, and even individuals.

To paint a
hypothetical picture that directly contrasts where professional ethics and personal ethics could
come into conflict, I think of the legal profession.  Lawyers (who are governed by the bar) are
bound by a professional code of ethics dictating specific rules for how they must serve their
clients.  Additionally, all alleged criminals are given the "right to a lawyer."  A
lawyer who, for example, is appointed to defend a certainly guilty offender in a court of law,
may face a conflict between his professional code of ethics (which says that he
must provide adequate defense) and his personal ethics, which typically
condemn such members of society.

Which detail most strongly develops the theme of loneliness in "The Raven"?

The
second stanza is remarkably effective at
highlighting the speaker's loneliness and sense of
desolation. Recalling that
strange night when the raven visited him, he refers to the
"bleak December"
and how each "dying ember wrought its ghost upon the
floor." These details
provide a suitably gloomy...

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How does Atticus quietly protest Jim Crow laws even before Tom Robinson's trial?

' first act
of protest is accepting his appointment as Tom Robinson's lawyer. Atticus does this even though
he knows that the legal battle he is about to engage in is ultimately useless; it is clear that
the racist Southern town of Maycomb will condemn Tom before the trial even begins. Tom does not
have a fighting chance of winning the trial, yet Atticus makes sure that he does have a chance
to be heard in court, even if it...

How accurate is George Orwell's interpretation of the future in 1984?

One
accurate point thatillustrates about the future centers on the government's desire for
power.

It is easy to criticize Orwell as having been "off" about
the future. It is hard to prove that our modern world has a "Big Brother" force that
enslaves everyone. However, Orwell was accurate about how government, as an institution, craves
power and control.

One example to show this was the National Security
Agency's ability to harvest phone data and Internet browsing habits. The NSA spying scandal is
very similar to Big Brother's control over the people of Oceania. Both cases feature a
government agency being able to collect and aggregate information, and reflect a love of control
and power over citizens. Big Brother claims that it is acting in the name of the people and that
it needs to protect them from outside threats. Similar justifications were used to explain why
the NSA needed to collect information: To protect the nation from terrorist threats. Technology
was manipulated for governmental benefit. The use of surveillance as a means for control is one
way that Orwell's vision of the future is accurate.

In
, Orwell recognized that government surveillance was an essential component
to establishing power. His interpretation of the future was one in which government sought to
increase its control over its citizens. In Orwell's world and in the actions of the NSA,
technological advancement was appropriated by the government in order to advance its own
agenda.

What is the significance of the invasion of Italy (Italians surrender to Allies, September 1943)?

The Allied
invasion of Italy was significant for several reasons. One reason was that the invasion of Italy
meant that the Allies were successful with their invasion of North Africa. The Allies wanted to
control North Africa before invading Italy. Once the Allies had secured North Africa, they were
able to invade Italy. It also allowed the Allies to secure the Mediterranean Sea. This showed
people back at home in the Allied countries that the Allied plan was working.

Another reason why this invasion was significant was that it got the Allies closer to
Germany. The Allies wanted to bomb Germany. By controlling Italy, the Allies were able to begin
the bombing of Germany. Planes could fly to and from Italy to bomb southern Germany without
having to refuel.

The invasion of Italy also forced Germany to move some of
its troops from the Eastern Front to Italy and from northern France to Italy. This was necessary
because the Germans didnt want the Allies so close to Germany. Moving these troops to Italy
weakened the German presence in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. There also was a belief
that the presence of Allied troops in Italy would help the Allies with the invasion of
Normandy.

The Allied invasion of Italy was an important event in
.

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What is cultural globalization? Illustrate with examples in relation to Britain or other countries.

Cultural
globalization is the interaction of
cultures around the world that are becoming more and more
similar. It is the
opposite of cultural distinctiveness in which people keep their own cultural

traditions that are very different from each other.

American culture
has
spread around the world. We can see this with American sports and
American sports figures.
Basketball is becoming a sport played around the
world. Invented in the United States by James
Naismith in 1891, basketball is
now a sport with a worldwide audience. People around the world
recognize the
names of current star players such as LeBron James and Stephen Curry and
former
star players such as Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. American
football also is growing in
popularity. The National Football League now
plays three regular season games a year in
London.

American businesses are found around the world. Starbucks and

McDonald's are two examples of American businesses that can be found throughout the
world. You
will find these businesses in the major cities of many
countries.

American
entertainers are also famous around
the world. The music of Prince and of Michael Jackson is
known almost
everywhere. Bruce Springsteen is also famous throughout the world. In the
United
States, we are familiar with the famous music of the Beatles and the
music of Celine
Dion.

There are several examples to show
how cultures are becoming more
similar throughout the world.

href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120522-one-world-order">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120522-one-world-order

Can someone help me in getting the paraphrasing of the poem "The Wife's Lament" which is translated by Ann Stanford. Please I want...

Here are a
few ideas on this poem that will give you an overview. First of all it is important to remember
that it was likely written in the 8th century when life was very hard and dangerous for men and
women.  In this poem, the wife is lamenting his missing husband who has gone and left her alone
in a land where she feels like an exiled stranger.  Her concern and pain...

What are the main themes of George Herberts poem The Pulley?

The poem
presents God as a benevolent, loving and caring father. When He created man, He bestowed upon
him all the blessings and the worlds riches He could think of. Strength, honor, wisdom and
pleasureHe gave him all He could.

However, man is essentially mortal by
nature and these gifts cant provide him eternal happiness. If he gets too indulgent in these
gifts, he might forget his Creator. Instead of following Gods path and seeking salvation, he
might fritter away his invaluable life merely in self-gratification.

He would adore my gifts instead of me,

And rest
in Nature, not the God of Nature...

To avoid his doom,
God didn't grant him rest. The insatiable human heart would always desire for more, whereas the
fleeting nature of these worldly pleasures would always keep him discontented. His pursuit of
joy and delight would make him restless, finally making him weary.

If not out
of gratitude or goodness, he would certainly turn to God out of weariness and
restlessness.

If goodness lead him not, yet
weariness

 May toss him to my breast.

In this way, Herbert's highly spiritual poem directs a person towards their Creator. It
does so by revealing to man the transient nature of worldly pleasures and showing the way that
would lead him to attain perfect happiness by turning to God. 

So, we see
that the main themes of this poem include God's love and benevolence for mankind, man's mortal
existence, the ephemeral nature of worldly joys, and the main goal of man's
life. 

How do animals on neighbouring farms react to the rebellion on Animal Farm?

The
animals in the other farms react in a mixed way. At first Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick, the
owners of the adjacent farms, are very worried that the rebellion would spread. There is some
evidence that this would happen as other animals learned the song "Beasts of England."
What made this situation even scarier is that the animals began to sing it. The implication is
that there will be a rebellion.

When Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick come to
understand the situation, they counter any potential rebellion by spreading rumors that the
situation on the farm was horrible. The animals, in other words, were not faring well at all.
They said that the situation was dire. It seems that most of the animals believed them, as they
did not revolt. 

However, a few animals did try to help. For example,
when Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick began to march to attack the farm, pigeons flew over
toandto warn them about the attack. This is why the animals were prepared. 

In conclusion, most animals wanted to revolt, but a mass revolt did not
happen.

List two ways people have avoided Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.

One of
the central aspects of is the fact that Scrooge is a very mean old man at
the beginning of the story and has changed drastically by the end.

In the
first page of the story, Dickens writes,

Hard and sharp as
flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and
solitary as an oyster.

This description of Scrooge
explains why he might have been ignored and avoided. It says he is solitary as an oyster, and as
we read through the story, it's clear that his solitude is somewhat by choice but would be
difficult to change anyway, since the people around Scrooge have determined that he is better
off alone.

People avoided interacting with Scrooge. In fact, the story says,
even beggars didn't dare ask him for help, since everyone knew his reputation and knew he was
greedy and jealous with his money.

No one spoke to him on the street, and he
had no friends or family inviting him for meals or special events.

The text
says that even dogs seemed to avoid him!

Please describe the symbolism of suffering and torture in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

A key
symbol is contained within the novel's title. Bruno describes the uniform worn by the prisoners
of Auschwitz as "striped pajamas." In the Nazi's most
deathly concentration camp, prisoners who were not selected for the gas chambers were starved,
beaten, and dying of disease, forced to do manual labor while living in near-suffocatingly
cramped barracks and unclean conditions. Bruno's mistaking the uniforms for pajamas represents
his innocence, as he does not know the camp's true deathly function.

Bruno
crosses the fence and puts on a uniform that Shmuel gives him in order to search for
Shmuel's...

What is the setting of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne? More specifically, what is the time and place?

is very clearly
understood to take place during the events of WWII, during a time when the tragic events of the
Holocaust of the Jewish people were well underway. We know this, first and foremost, from the
fact that the primary narrative focus of the book is an interaction between Bruno, the young son
of an SS officer, and Shmuel, a young boy who is imprisoned in the concentration camp at
Auschwitz. Though the exact nature of Shmuel's circumstances are somewhat unclear to Bruno, they
are entirely clear to the reader, who experiences the cruelof Bruno's innocence firsthand.


Because of this, we can surmise that the events of the story take place
sometime between 1941 and 1945. Beyond that, we would only be guessing. The exact time of the
story is not precisely relevant, as the horrors of concentration camps and the ignorance of many
German civilians, particularly children, were uniform throughout. As far as exact place goes, we
are...

What do you think Hawthorne's purpose was for writing this story?

It can be hard to tell
what an author's intention was in writing a particular text, but Hawthorne often returns to the
same subjects again and again: religion, sin, and guilt.  " " doesn't seem to be an
exception.  Goodman Brown treats religious faith, symbolized by Faith, his wife, rather
casually.  Though Faith "sadly" asks him not to go into the forest that night, he
insists that he must, and...

What are great examples of irony in the J.K. Rowling used in her first book?

There are
three types of : dramatic, situational and verbal.  Situational irony is when something happens
that is not what you expect.

One of the biggest examples of irony does not
become entirely clear until later.  This is that Severus Snape is charged with protecting Harry
even though Harry was the son of his enemy in school.  Harry and his friends assume that Snape
is out to get Harry.  For example, when they see Snape keeping eye contact and mouthing a spell
at the Quidditch match, they assume that he and not Quirrel is trying to hurt Harry.  Snape is
actually trying to protecting Harry.

Dramatic irony is when the reader knows
something that the characters do not.  In this case, the reader realizes that there must be some
kind of history between Snape and Harry, or Snape would not be acting like this.  Harry, on the
other hand, just assumes that Snape is mean to him and does not really know why.

A final example of irony is Hagrid and Fluffy.  Hagrid tells a stranger that the way to
tame Fluffy is to use music.  He tells this story to the children when they visit him.  Quirrel
uses what he learns to get past the dog, so the children do not have to use this skill.  It is
also unusual and unexpected that each task plays to the strengths of one of the children.  The
potion test, the flying keys, and the chess game are all designed so that one of the children
can use his or her ability when the others could not.

Does Oedipus, in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, have any control over what happened to him?

Obviously there are two ways of thinking aboutand his fate in by
. One idea is that he was a victim of fate, powerless to make any decisions on his own. In this
scenario, his choices were in fact preordained acts over which he had no control. Another idea
suggests that Oedipus is a man who makes his own choices and is therefore the master of his own
destiny. This is the great tension of the play, and it all hinges on the prophecies which were
made both to Laius andand to Oedipus. 

The prophesy Oedipus receives is that
he will kill his father and marry his...

What is the meaning of the poem "Nature" (e.g., symbolism, characteristics, deeper meanings)?

wrote extensively on nature, to the extent that he wrote more than one work with this title. It
seems you are here referring specifically to Emerson's poetic output rather than to his
"" essays, but all the same, he actually wrote several poems simply titled
"Nature." I think the most well-known one is the one that begins "Winters
know," from May day and other pieces (1867) so I will talk about that
one here, although the themes and meanings of all these "Nature" poems are, of course,
connected.

In this poem, Emerson expounds upon the "untaught"
wisdom of nature, which knows exactly what it needs to do, and when, without ever being tutored.
Winter knows when it is time to "shed" its snow and allow spring to begin. There is no
conscious art in nature, which does not take "pains" to go about its business; those
with "plotting brains" can struggle as much as they like to understand nature, but
they will never do so if they assume there is some artistry at work in it, other than the most
innate and simple.

Emerson personifies Nature, imagining her as a female
figure who is fond of the poor and "judges" God well. His Nature is most fond of those
who "never fell"that is, those who live their lives happily because they do not think
too much about what they are doing, venture into "unfamed" places and do things
"before they're named." Nature, Emerson is saying, most respects those who do not try
to overanalyze and overthink things, because thinking too much about beauty destroys it, and
nature itself trusts to its own instinct, as we should do (compare:
"Self-reliance").

Describe the relationship that exists between Ruth and Walter at the beginning of "A Raisin in the Sun." How does it change as the play grows?

At the
beginning of , we are introduced to the Younger familycomplete with all their
struggles and divergent dreams.andstand out because they are the only married couple in the
family. Mama is a widow, andis considering different suitors. While we would expect to see Ruth
and Walter Lee getting along and working together as a married couplewe dont. Walter and Ruth
have different dreams and expectations, and the conflict of their goals are palpable in their
first interaction.

At the start of the play their son, , asks his mother for
money because the teacher says he needs it. His mother knows better and tells him that he may
have some money for car fare and milk, but he cannot have any extra to buy toys or cap guns. She
is strict with their money, knowing exactly how much she makes at her job. Travis lingers, and
eventually, Walter Lee gets involved in the issue. He does not appreciate his wife acting like
they dont have money,

WALTER...

What are some of the literary allusions found in Walden? Explain.

In
, Thoreau alludes to classical sources, the Bible, and great English
authors. It would be as common among the educated audiences that Thoreau was addressing to know
Greek literature, the Bible, and Shakespeare as it is today to understand such as allusions as
"we're not in Kansas anymore."

An example of Biblicalin
Walden is "it would be like keeping new wine in old bottles."
This is a slightly altered reference to Jesus's statement in three of the Gospels that it ruins
both the wine and wineskin to try to reuse an old wineskin. This is ain which Jesus tries to
explain why he has abandoned old rituals, such as fasting. In Thoreau's case, he is saying
people should literally wear their old clothes until they feel so inwardly changed that it would
seem strange to keep the old clothes on. Like Jesus, he means that transformation should be
inward, not a matter of outward ritual.

An example of an allusion to
Shakespeare is "the winter of man's discontent." This is a...

What country paid the heaviest price as a result of World War II?

It could
be argued that Great Britain paid the heaviest price as a result of. Before the war Great
Britain had an empire on which the sun never set. The expense of the war bankrupted the country.
They realized they could not afford to maintain the navy and army that would be needed to
control such a vast empire, especially since the U.S.S.R. and Communist China would be
sponsoring rebellions all over the...

What is the theme of the poem "The Tyger" by William Blake?

One
possible interpretation of 's "" is that the eponymous tiger represents the spirit of
the industrialization process that Britain was witnessing at the time the poem was written. The
factories at the heart of this process would remain open twenty-four hours a day, and the lights
of the burning furnaces seen through the windows of the factories at night may have resembled
the orange and black stripes of a tiger.

Throughout the poem, the speaker
seems to be asking what can be inferred about menor about Godthat this "fearful" and
"deadly" process is allowed to happen. Indeed, the speaker wonders "What dread
hand" could possibly have created this process, and whether the God who made the lamb could
also have made this tiger. He wonders too whether the God who made the tiger did "smile his
work to see." These questions seem loaded with an incredulous and accusatory
tone.

As a Romantic poet, William Blake would have been horrified at the
industrialization process. Many Romantic poets, like Blake and Wordsworth, wrote (particularly
prescient) poems to warn that this process would destroy the natural world. The collection from
which this poem is taken, Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience,
describes two different worlds. The first world, of innocence, is the world before
industrialization, and the second world, of experience, is the world during industrialization.
"The Tyger" is taken from the Songs of Experience section of the
collection.