What were Victor Frankenstein's warnings to Robert Walton in the book Frankenstein?

Oncefinds out thatis
willing to sacrifice everything -- even his own life -- in his pursuit of knowledge and
discovery, Victor desperately wants to prevent his new friend from making the same mistakes that
he did. He says,

"You seek for knowledge and wisdom,
as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to
sting you, as mine has been." 

Serpents are very
often linked to temptation -- anto the serpent in Eden who tempted Eve to eat the apple, the
event that led to Adam and Eve's being ejected from paradise -- and so this makes it sound as
though Victor believes that knowledge and wisdom can tempt and ruin a person the way the serpent
tempted and ruined Eve. He wants to prevent Walton from succumbing to temptation as he has. As
Victor relates the story of how he created a monstrous human being, he says,

"Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example,
how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his
native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will
allow."

Again, he cautions Walton about seeking
worldly knowledge, knowledge that is, perhaps, withheld from us for good reason. He believes
that Walton will be safer and happier if he does not pursue this kind of knowledge but rather
agrees to be satisfied with his home and himself as he is. There is, as Victor knows, danger in
attempting to do more than a human being is supposed to do. Further, he tells Walton
that

"If the study to which you apply yourself has a
tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in
which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, that is to say, not
befitting the human mind."

Therefore, because Walton
has suggested that he is willing to give up every other thing that brings him joy in life in
order to satisfy his one dream of discovery, Victor implores him to understand that this means
that his dream is not an appropriate one; it is too all-consuming to be healthy for a human
mind. If Walton is willing to sacrifice everything else to it, then it is too dangerous to
pursue.

Compare and contrast Roman art and architecture with Ancient Greek art and architecture.

Ancient Roman art and architecture was
heavily
influenced by the Ancient Greeks, as were many other aspects of Roman culture.
Taken
together, Greek and Roman works are called Classical Art, and indeed
they are often discussed
as a single category. Therefore, you will have an
easy time comparing the two and finding
similarities. As their culture
matured, Roman arts also took on their own distinctive style,
which will
allow you to point out various contrasting elements.

Similarities

The Romans were
known to
copy Ancient Greek statuessuch was their admiration for the ideal of
human beauty as defined by
the Greeks. You can almost always identify a
Classical pose: the weight-bearing leg is straight,
while the other gently
bends at the knee, creating a graceful line of movement. Both Greeks and

Romans admired the nude human form and took extreme care to present anatomy in an
accurate yet
idealized way. They outlined musculature in minute detail,
particularly on male statues. In
architecture, the Greek aesthetic of columns
and square angles also influenced the
Romans.

Differences

It was
in
architecture that the Romans truly broke away from the Greeks and
surpassed them. While still
incorporating some elements of Greek design,
particularly columns, Roman architects took
building to the next level.
Romans worked in a variety of materials, including marble, bricks,
stucco,
and concrete. With these, they were able to build enduring structures and vary
the
design. The Romans created arches, viaducts, bathhouses, temples, roads,
and theaters. Moreover,
their architecture has literally stood the test of
timemany Roman structures can still be
visited today.

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What record did Holden get for Phoebe in The Catcher in the Rye and why?

decides
to go visit , and he buys her the record "Little Shirley Beans" as a gift.  It's a
children's record, so he thinks that she will like it.  However, on his way home through the
park, Holden drops the record and it shatters.  When he gets home, he gives the record to Phoebe
anyway, explaining what happened on his way through the park.  Phoebe knows immediately that
Holden has yet again been kicked out of school, and she is angry with him because he cannot stay
in school, not because the record is broken. 

The broken record is symbolic
of both Holden's losing his innocence and his life "shattering" into little pieces. 
Holden cannot seem to keep his life on a straight path, and the record symbolizes Holden's
mistakes at school.  Normally, Phoebe is supportive of Holden, however, he must now realize that
he cannot get away with any behavior that he chooses to exhibit because there will be
consequences in the end.

What is the density of mercury in kg/m^3 ?

Kyleigh Macejkovic The density of
metal, mercury, is 13.546 gm/cm^3 or, 13,546 kg/m^3. The density of water is much less, in
comparison, and is only 1000 kg/m^3. That is, mercury is about 13.5 times heavier than water and
hence a specific gravity of 13.546. Interestingly, this density is one of the reasons why we use
mercury in the barometers (devices used for measuring pressure) and not water. The atmospheric
pressure is about 760 mm of mercury. Imagine if we used water in place of mercury, we would
require a column about 13.5 times taller (or about 10.25 meters in length). Mercury is the only
metal which is in liquid state at room temperature and is commonly used in the thermometers for
measuring temperature. Mercury is also toxic to various life-forms and its use is carefully
regulated. Hope this helps.]]>

How are the conflicts in the The Scarlet Letter resolved? Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

The conflicts
of thein are resolved, ironically, on the scaffold, a setting
which foreshadowed conflict in Chapter I.  Yet, there are two scenes in which the scaffold
appears after the initial scaffold scene, so interpretations of the resolutions of the
characters' conflicts differ.

In Chapter XII, The Reverend Dimmesdale goes
out at night and steps onto the scaffold, driven "hither by the impulse of that Remorse
which dogged him everywhere."  While he stands on this scaffold,andpass by; he calls to
them--"we will stand all three together!"--and has them join hands with him there.  As
they do so,

there came what seemed a tumultuous rush of
new life, other life than his own, pouring like a torrent into his heart, and hurrying through
all his veins, s if the mother and the child were communicating their vital warmth to his half
torpid...

What are the important actions or events in the book The Alchemist by Coelho?

The
central concept of the novel is the personal journey, in which Santiago discovers his purpose in
life. He travels from Andalusia in Spain to the Egyptian pyramids in search of treasure. At the
pyramids, a thief tells him to return home, as the treasure is in the ruins of the church in
which Santiago first dreamed of it. The story is about how the journey itself means more than
the destination.

Every part of Santiago's journey is interconnected, a
collection of people, places, and events that make up his destiny. On the way to Africa, a man
tricks Santiago into believing he will take him to the pyramids and robs him instead. Santiago
then works for a crystal merchant in order to make money for his travel to the pyramids.
Santiago meets an Englishman who teaches him that "when you want something in your heart,
that's when you are closest to the...

Considering "Araby," why is the title of the story a good one?

The title is so
appropriate for this piece because it is thebazaar that seems as though it will give the
narrator his opportunity to escape his dull life and his opportunity to find a gift for Mangan's
sister, which will make her fall in love with him the way he feels himself to be in love with
her. The narrator is quite a romantic, feeling that her "name sprang to [his] lips at
moments in strange prayers and praises which [he] did not understand." His eyes fill with
tears when he thinks of her, and his "confused adoration" turns him into a kind of
musical instrument that only her words or gestures can play.

The Araby
bazaar is the subject of the first conversation they ever have together. She wishes she could
go, and so he promises to bring her something if he goes. Thoughts of the bazaar become bound up
with thoughts of her, and both "cast an Eastern enchantment over" him. He imagines
himself like some kind of grail-chasing knight, bearing his "chalice safely through a
throng of...

What is Lord Capulet's reaction when Juliet refuses to marry Paris in Romeo and Juliet?

, 's
father, is one of the most interesting characters in 's because he
undergoes what seems to be a dramatic and unexpected change. 

In the first
act of the play, we meet Capulet as one of the patriarchs of the two feuding clans in Verona.
While it is true that he does not wield a sword or throw a punch himself, it is obvious that he
could stop the violence his loyalists are causing if he really wanted to do so. He does
not.

The next time we see him, he is talking toabout Juliet: Paris wants to
marry her. Capulet sounds like a loving and reasonable father when he tells Paris that Juliet is
too young and that 

My will to her consent is but a
part.

Capulet makes it clear that he will never
consent to anyone marrying his daughter without her approval.

We also know
Capulet is capable of being good-hearted and is willing to be hospitable even to his enemies
whenand the others show up to his party. He knows Romeo is there ( tells him) and yet he does
not take any action against him.

So far we have mixed messages indeed from
Lord Capulet. He hates his enemies but lets them stay at his party. He insists that Juliet must
be able to choose her husband---and then he goes and does something completely contrary to that
in Act III.

Juliet's cousin Tybalt has been slain by Romeo, and Juliet is
inconsolable. Of course her parents assume she is crying for Tybalt, when in fact she is
mourning the loss of her husband, Romeo.

There is little explanation for what
happens next other than Capulet wants to help his daughter get over her grief and grabs onto the
first idea he comes across in order to make that happen. He arranges for Juliet to marry Paris
immediately.

delivers the news, but Juliet is not thrilled as her father
expected her to be. In fact, she flatly refuses to marry Paris--or anyone else, for that matter.
Capulet's reaction is extraordinary. He yells at her, he curses her, he calls her names, and he
vows to disown her. And his language is such that we believe him, and so does Juliet.

Capulet says:

Hang thee, young baggage!
disobedient wretch!
I tell thee whatget thee to church a Thursday
Or never
after look me in the face.
Speak not, reply not, do not answer me!
My fingers
itch. 

Clearly he wants to hit Juliet for her insolence,
something she refuses to explain to him.

Juliet continues her stubborn
refusals, and Capulet continues his tirade against her, saying that he has never done nothing
except try to make her life better. Now that he has made such a fine match for her, he expected
Juliet to be grateful and therefore obedient. When she is not, he continues his
tirade:

Graze where you will, you shall not house with
me.
Look to't, think on't; I do not use to jest.
Thursday is near; lay hand on
heart, advise:
An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend;(200)
An you be not,
hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,
For, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge
thee,
Nor what is mine shall never do thee good.
Trust to't. Bethink you. I'll
not be forsworn.

This is a serious and significant
threat, and Juliet obviously believes it because she takes drastic action to avoid having to
marry Paris. 

When Juliet refuses to obey his wish, Capulet is obviously
angry, angry enough to give a detailed threat about disowning her. We can also assume he feels
softer emotions, such as hurt and disappointment, since this all started because he wanted to
comfort her. In any case, his reaction is explosive.

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How does Judith Wright portray snakes in her poem 'Hunting Snake,' with particular reference to word choices and poetic devices?

This is
an intriguingly ambivalent portrayal of a snake.  Wright manages to convey an impression that
the snake is both strikingly important as well as nothing much to worry about.

Devices: In the image of the
"sun glazed [on] his curves of diamond scale," Wright seems to emphasise the snake's
special, regal qualities through her use of the diamond .  The
snake glitters mesmerisingly before the speaker's eyes.  She also uses
at several points to dramatise the snake's authority, such as in
the phrase, "food / fled living from his fierce intent".  The
alliterative words here fall on strongly stressed
syllables which gives a sense of the snake's power.   Wright finishes with a
pointedly nonchalant tone as they "took a deeper breath of day, / looked at each other, and
went on."

Word Choices: The snake comes
across as an invasive and arresting threat comparable to the famous serpent in the Genesis story
in The Bible, especially in the contrast Wright's words make
between the walkers' calm, warm world and the snake's active, cold one.  The sibilant
words in the opening line, "Sun-warmed in this late seasons'
grace", establishes a relaxed warm mood which the snake penetrates: it "froze"
the walkers mid-stride.  In addition, the word "Cold" has
a heavy effect at the start of the final stanza, which leaves a final impression of the snake's
potent presence.  However, unlike the biblical snake, this one ultimately fails to gain
dominance over the walkers.

In 'The Minister's Black Veil', how does the congegation respond at first to Mr. Hooper's black veil and why?

The
congegration is at first greatly taken aback by the sight of Mr Hooper's black veil. In fact
they are so 'wonderstruck' that they are unable to respond to his 'kindly' greetings as he makes
his way to the church for his first sermon there. The people are perplexed by the veil not just
because it is such an unusual thing for a minister to wear, but also because in every other
respect Mr Hooper's appearance is entirely ordinary. This makes the veil stand out all the more
and renders it quite grotesque. It is the only...

Is Gene responsible for Finny's death in John Knowles's A Separate Peace? Please explain why or why not.

Gene is
indirectly responsible for Finny's tragic death and acknowledges his role at the end of the
story. Although Finny is a completely innocent, selfless individual, Gene is extremely insecure
and misinterprets Finny's intentions by believing that Finny has ulterior motives for
undermining his academic success. Gene begins to view Finny as his enemy and resents Finny for
making him jump into the Devon River as part of the Super Suicide Society of the Summer
Session's daily ritual. Toward the end of chapter 4, Finny suggests that Gene jump from the tree
limb in tandem, and Gene follows Finny up the tree. Gene describes his actions on the branch of
the tree by saying:

Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a
step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb. Finny, his balance gone, swung
his head around to look at me for an instant with extreme interest, and then he tumbled
sideways, broke through the little branches below and hit the bank with a sickening, unnatural
thud....

How is our response to Bruno developed throughout the course of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Boyne
actually does a fairly neat trick with hisof Bruno throughout the novel.  In general, the
Holocaust is a subject that reduces all  of us to the role of children.  The questions that are
generated by its study are some of the most elemental, questions that a child would ask: 
"How could this happen?"  "How could people do this to one another?" 
"Is there any justice for those who were victimized?"  "What were children like
during the Holocaust?"  "Why didn't anyone...

What did the American Revolution mean to "Boston King" in Memoirs of the Life of Boston King, A Black Preacher?

The American Revolution meant freedom for

Boston King through his service to the British. The war itself offered him an
alternative to
slavery once he ran away from his abusive master.

Boston King was born in
slavery in South Carolina. He worked as an
apprentice to learn carpentry and eventually ran away
from his cruel master.
When he escaped, he went to the British and pledged to work for them;
this
offered him a safer place to stay than he might have found otherwise. He was captured
by
the American forces, escaped, and eventually given a certificate showing
that he was free due to
his service in the war. He was sent with others to
Nova Scotia.

The American
Revolution offered King the
circumstances the led to his certificate freedom and his move to
Nova Scotia.
It also meant a great deal of anxiety. He writes that after the war ended,
black
people in New York were living in fear. They were supposed to be
returned to their southern
masters even though they'd lived for years with
the British. Slave owners were coming up from
the south and dragging their
former slaves out of bed.

He says that man
slaves were
unable to sleep, eat, or feel happiness during this time because they'd lived
in
such cruel circumstances before. He says that the English had compassion
for them and sent out a
proclamation that said:

That all slaves should be free,
who had taken refuge in the British
lines, and claimed the function and privileges of the
Proclamations
respecting the security and protection of Negroes.

They were sent to Nova Scotia and given land
there. He says they arrived in August and
immediately got to work building
places to live so they could get through the
winter.

What does 5-5-5 refer to in the book? no

The story, as
well as Susie's issue in the story is watching these three persons (her mom, her Dad, and her
sister) go through the 5 stages of grief which are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and
acceptance. Each of the three had their own way to go through the process, and none of them did
it neither similarly nor in order. One's process affected the other's. It was a triangulation
and a continuum that did not seem to have a final end the way that it says that the 5 steps of
the process end.

Throughout the novel, Susie experience the grieving process
with them, and tries to help each of the three the best way she can from her
heaven.

Why does Crusoe try so hard at preserving his English customs when he's so far away from his homeland?

I would say
that he did this for two reasons.

First, I think that any person stranded on
an island like he was would want to have something that would be familiar -- that would remind
them of home.  I would think it would give you some...

What is a summary for Chapters 26 and 27 in The Shakespeare Stealer? Can someone sum up the important events that happened in these two chapters?

Mr. Armin
prevents Widge from drowning in the river. When they are back on land, they continue their
search for Nick. Widge reveals to Mr. Armin that he knows who hired Nick to take the play he
stole, but he does not know where that person can be found, other than that he comes from
Leicester. This information does give Mr. Armin enough of a clue so that they go to Aldersgate,
and there, with the help of a beggar, they find Falconer. Mr. Armin confronts the man and,
telling him they suspect him of stealing Mr. Shakespeare's play, begins to search his saddlebag.
A duel ensues, and while the men are fighting, Widge takes the playbook from the saddlebag, and
although he entreats the men to stop their fight, they pay him no heed (Chapter 26).

Although it seems that Mr. Armin is on the defensive during most of the violent duel,
in the end he deals Falconer a death blow, driving his sword through his opponent's midsection.
Dying, Falconer peels off his makeup to reveal that he is really Mr. Bass, and he communicates
the lifelong frustration he encountered as an extremely talented but unappreciated theatre man
which led him to become a thief. Falconer then dies, and the constable comes to take away the
body, acquitting Mr. Armin of wrongdoing when he learns the details of the duel. Mr. Armin and
Widge return to the Chamberlain's Men, and when Widge's situation is explained to them, they are
lenient and permit him to stay on as a prentice. Grateful for the chance to make something of
his life, he works frenetically through the summer and fall, and his only regret is that he does
not know what has happened to Julia.

One day just before Christmas, Widge,
Sander, and Mr. Pope run into Julia on the street. She has learned that in France, women are
allowed to become actresses, and has saved her money and will be leaving for that country in the
morning. Widge is happy for her good fortune, but devastated to see her go, and for the first
time since he was a child, allows himself to cry. After Julia has left, Widge reflects on the
new concepts about which he has learned since coming to the Chamberlain's Men. He realizes that
the most important ones have to do with "honesty and trust, loyalty and
friendship...family...and home" (Chapter 27).

I need an analysis of the poem, "A Red, Red, Rose."

""
is a ballad written in four quatrains (four
stanzas composed of four lines each). The first and
third lines of each
stanza are written in iambic tetrameter (tetra - four stressed syllables).

These lines stray a bit from strict iambic prosody, but for the most part the entire
poem sticks
to the iamb which is the pattern of an unstressed syllable
followed by a stressed syllable. The
second and fourth lines follow iambic
trimeter which uses three stressed syllables. 

O my

Luve's like a red,
red
rose,

That's
newly
sprung in
June; 

The stressed syllables are: O, Luve's, red, rose, / new-, sprung,

June. The musical quality of rhythm is important in this poem because it is about time
as much
as it is about love. 

In the first stanza, the
speaker usesto compare his
love to a "red, red rose, / That's newly sprung in
June." The love he has is fresh,
new, and bursting with life. "Red" is
repeated to underscore the idea that his love is
at its brightest. Given that
his love is at its most powerful, being "newly sprung in
June," the
indication is that this is temporary. Just as the rose's color will fade, his

love is subject to the same decay. 

It is also harmonious and musical
like a
song "sweetly played in tune." One could say that a song is timeless
but the song
itself, having a beginning and end in time, is also
temporary. 

The speaker,
recognizing that his love might
fade, reassures his beloved saying he will love her "Till
a' the seas gang
dry." Seemingly, this will be a long time, perhaps until the end of the

world. But he doesn't say "forever." So, there may be some indication that even a
love
as powerful as this has, like the rose and the song, a limit in
time. 

Again,
the speaker reassures his beloved that he
will love her "While the sands o' life shall
run." This could mean he will
love her for all time or until the end of her or his life.
What seemed like a
very simple poem about love becomes a philosophical inquiry on time and the

question of how love exists in time. Does time limit love? 

In the
last
stanza, the speaker announces that he will be away from his beloved for
"a while"
indicating that he will return, but we have no idea how long "a
while" really is.
However, he says he will return even if he must travel ten
thousand miles. 

One could say that the speaker is simply
making a pledge that although his love brief
(like a newly sprung rose), it
is also long-lasting. In other words, maybe it (love) only seems
brief
because it is experienced in time. Perhaps the speaker is trying to conceive of how
to
extract this brief moment of vibrant love from time itself, so that it
would not be limited by
the confines of time. In a modern context, this could
be interpreted as wishing to extend the
initial "falling in love" feeling
longer than the limited time it tends to
have. 

 

Young Goodman Brown Setting

came by his
knowledge of the attitudes and beliefs of the Puritans naturally; he was a descendant of John
Hawthorne, a magistrate during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Puritans
tended to believe that the woods should be avoided for both practical and spiritual reasons.
 Practically speaking, the woods were a place that concealed the Native Americans who
compromised the Puritans' safety.  Puritans had little understanding of the indigenous people's
spiritual beliefs and, thus, dismissed them as devil worshipers; as a result, the woods were a
place where a Puritan should not stray. To enter the woods was a symbolic act of exploring life
outside the orthodoxy of Puritan belief, making it the perfect setting forto put his faith to
the test. 

Salem was a colony set up as a religious utopia for the Puritans.
Like its predecessor, Plymouth, Puritans believed that they had built a model "city on a
hill," a new Zion that offered a model for other Christians, especially the ones they
considered tainted, namely, the Quakers, Anabaptists, Anglicans, and Catholics. In "Young
Goodman Brown," Salem represents a stronghold of faith. The fact that the titular character
elects to step outside itand suffers terribly as a resultsuggests the intolerance, rigidity, and
ultimately unrealistic nature of a religion that demands perfect conduct from its
practitioners. 

Why does Shakespeare use religious metaphors when Romeo and Juliet first speak?

Inof
, the lovers first meet use an extendedto compareto a pilgrim who is
approaching 's sacred shrine. In line 105, Romeo even says that he is acting out a prayer when
he kisses Juliet, and he says that "Now my sin has been taken from my lips by yours"
(line 106). To reverse that breach of a holy shrine and return his sin to him, Juliet kisses
Romeo again.

In one way, this scene can be read as Romeo and Juliet
blaspheming religion. They are pretending to be saintly while engaging in forbidden love that
their families don't know about. Part of why they use religious language might be to cover up
their sins with a religious overlay. In other words, they know they are doing wrong, but are
covering it up by pretending to be religious.

In a deeper way, however,
Shakespeare is conveying that Romeo and Juliet's love is pure. While their relationship bucks
the societal conventions of their day, they love each other, so their love could be seen
as...

In Edwards' view, what must sinners do to save themselves?

This sermon,
and others like it, was designed to be a wake up call intended to make people take religion more
seriously. Full membership in the puritan church required a conversion
experience. However, over subsequent generations, descendants did not have the
same conversion experiences and were seemed (to the church authorities) to be living less
spiritual lives. So, the church started the "Half-Way Covenant" where children of
those who had conversion experiences could be partial members of the church. The hope was that
partial members would eventually be persuaded to become full members via having a true religious
conversion experiences. In a sense, this meant something similar to being "born
again," a term that we use today. 

However, preachers like Edwards
thought this was too lenient and accommodating. Therefore, he tried to scare people into having
a genuine conversion experience as soon as possible. For Edwards, this is the only way for a
person to be saved.

He claims that men/women will slip and God will not save
them. In other words, he is saying that they will slip unless they convert.
"Their foot shall slide in due time." Without a conversion, the person will
fall: 

Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a
rotten covering, and there are innumerable places in this covering so weak that they will not
bear their weight, and these places are not seen. 

Edwards repeats the danger of being unconverted. "The use of this awful subject
may be for awakening unconverted persons in this congregation." Again, the sermon is meant
to be a wake up call. This is why it is so laden with fear tactics and threatening
language. 

Whar are some specific details about the setting of The Devil's Highway by Luis Aberto Urrea, including the place and time.

Journalistwrote in an attempt to draw attention to the problems
on both sides of the border between the United States and Mexico. To make the story more
meaningful, Urrea takes the true account of twenty-six border crossers and gives them names and
faces, families and dreams, so his readers can no longer think of those who try to come to
America as non-entities. In doing this, Urrea is also able to identify the problems on both
sides of the border which must be addressed in order to solve the problem of needless deaths at
the border.

The setting in America is an area in Arizona known as the
Devil's Highway, a place with a long history of death and destruction as part of a migratory
path for many different cultures and people groups. This story is set in May of 2001, when the
group known as the Wellstone 26 become twelve survivors and the Yuma 14, those who do not
survive. The desert setting is harsh and cruel; between the heat and the terrain, it
is...

How can I write a thesis statement on the role of Big Brother within 1984? What effect does he have on Winston, and how is Winston's obsession with...

To write a
clear thesis statement about Big Brother, you need to understand the role Big Brother plays in
the novel. 's never answers the question of whether or not Big Brother is
a real person, or just a symbol created by the Party. No matter the truth, Big Brother plays a
large role in the lives of Oceania's citizens, including . To the masses Big Brother is the head
of state and government. Countless posters proclaiming 'Big Brother Is Watching You' cover walls
across Airstrip One. They are a reminder that the government is always watching, not through the
posters themselves but through surveillance devices employed by the Thought Police.

For Winston Smith, his obsession with Big Brother begins with curiosity about the past,
the hazy memories from his childhood when Big Brother did not exist. This search for information
influences his decision to actively oppose Big Brother and the Party.

Winston's obsession with Big Brother leads to his obsession with . Winston suspects
that O'Brien is part of a resistance group against Big Brother. Believing his suspicions
confirmed, Winston tells O'Brien that he wants to bring down Big Brother. In this way Winston's
obsessions with Big Brother and O'Brien are similar because they influence Winston's key
decisions in the novel.

Solve for x and y 3x+y = 5 x-2y=4 Solve for x and y 3x+y = 5 x-2y=4

3x + y =
5..........(1)

x - 2y = 4 ..........(2)

First let us use
the elimination method.

Let us multiply (1) by 2 and add to (2):

==> 7x = 14

==> x = 2

Now using the
substitution method substitute x velue in (2)

x-2y = 4

2 -
2y = 4

2-4 = 2y

-2 = 2y

==> y=
-1

The solution is:

x= 2   and y=
-1

What would be some good essay questions for The Lovely Bones? What would be some good essay questions for The Lovely Bones?

The book uses the
supernatural, interesting elements of point of view, and some strong .I would focus on how the
unique point of view helps convey a significant theme of the student's choice.You could also use
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What are some similarities and differences between government in archaic Greece and in the modern United States?

Ancient Greece
was a collection of city states with diverse systems of government. In general, however, several
qualities can be ascribed to many of the Greek states.

Many states,
including Athens, used a form of direct democracy centered on periodic assemblies of the entire
body politic, or enfranchised citizenry (generally meaning free, adult males). The assemblies
were solely responsible for the enactment of laws, a system directly comparable to the town
meeting system of municipal government used in parts of New England, and indirectly similar to
the process of initiative and referendum enshrined in the constitutions of many U.S. states.

The system of direct...

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Analyze Mercutio's dying remarks in act 3, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet.

Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch. Marry, tis enough (3.1.94).

's sense of bawdy humor is with him until his last moments.
Although he has been fatally stabbed by , he refers to his wound as a "scratch," yet
also more somberly notes that it will be "enough" to end his life. Mercutio's ability
to bring a naughty sense of humor to any situation makes him one of the most memorablein
Shakespeare's plays.

Ask for me
tomorrow, and you
shall find me a grave man (3.1.98€“99).

Mercutio utilizes
ahere in the choice of the word "grave." On one hand, it reflects the seriousness of
the situation (serious being an adjective not typically used to describe Mercutio); it also
reflects that he knows that he will be dead by the next day, as he will be found in his physical
grave as well. Mercutio's continued use of humor in the moments of his death reflect his ongoing
wit.

A plague o both
your houses!
(3.1.100€“101)

Mercutio invokes a curse three times in
his brief dying...

What is the significance of Atticus's quote, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view"?

Kale Emmerich

Whendiscusses understanding another persons life and perspective, he gives some wise
words. He states that it is impossible to understand someone without looking at things from
their perspective. The point hes trying to make is that everyone has unique experiences in life,
and it changes their outlook. For instance, an individuals parenting style may be drastically
different than someone elses because they had very overbearing or abusive parents. When looking
at a situation with the lens of the other...

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How could Mrs. Jones give her ten dollars to Roger, who wasn't just a stranger to her but also had tried to get away with her purse?

Though a
small-time thief, Roger is still a young boy. Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, an
affectionate and sensitive woman, would like to see a positive change in Roger.

Instead of handing Roger over to the police, she takes him to her home. Roger is
baffled by her motherly affection. With her every word and gesture, he experiences the warmth of
human love, so far unknown to him.

Your question is quite reasonable as to
why one would be so generous to a stranger, and especially to someone who has...

What forces did the Enlightenment release that brought about major changes in the Europe and the English colonies of North America?

was an
intellectual movement of the 18th century that had profound consequences for both Europe and
America. It emphasized science over superstition and religion. It ushered in the belief that
knowledge could be categorized and that reality could be discovered through science and reason.
The church and the secular rulers did not have a monopoly on truth. These were the tenets of the
Enlightenment.

The movement spread throughout Europe in French salons,
English coffeehouses, and German universities. At these places, men met to to
discuss...

What color do you get when you mix purple and gold?

Colors that
are directly across from each other on the color wheel complement each other. In this case,
gold/yellow is directly across from purple on the color wheel. The exact color will depend on
how much of each color you use, but either way you will end up with a brown color. You may even
see a tiny bit of gray depending on the color of the gold.

The more purple
you use, the darker the brown will be, but if you use more gold, it'll be a lighter
color. 

Using the same amount of paint/material in proportion to the other
will create a muddy brown color. It truly depends on the specific color of purple and gold you
use, and the undertones in each.

I need help creating a piece of descriptive writing documenting "Life After People." This should be writing in 3rd person. Consider a kind of...

Based on the
prompt, it sounds like this assignment will draw a little bit of creative writing into the essay
process.  From the prompt, it sounds like your teacher is getting you to think about the way
humans have affected the earth through the lens of one kind of technology.  Usually, we think of
technology as a very positive thing.  Perhaps your teacher wants you to imagine how one thing
humans have done has positively and negatively impacted the world.  I think the best way to
tackle such an assignment is to follow some preliminary steps:

1. 
   brainstorm a...
   

Who or what is to blame for the tragic outcome of Romeo and Juliet?

It's
difficult to apportion direct blame for the tragic demise of . As thetells us, it was the
destiny of these "star-cross'd lovers" to die such a tragic death. However, if we
reject the Elizabethan worldview, which held that the movements of the stars control our
destinies, then there are a number of likely candidates who most certainly contribute to the
play's sad outcome.

The lion's share of the blame would surely go to the
heads of the Montague and Capulet families. They are the ones who've been keeping up this
bloody, bitter feud, a feud which preventsandfrom following their lovestruck hearts and spending
the rest of their lives together.

Romeo's and Juliet's parents don't see
marriage in terms of love; they unthinkingly subscribe to the prevailing convention among the
upper classes that marriages are nothing more than strategic political alliances between
powerful families. This attitude makes it almost inevitable that Romeo and Juliet's...

Can anyone tell me what the central theme of Ralph Waldo Emerson's speech he wrote regarding "The Fugitive Slave Law"? This article from the book...

Many
abolitionists, such as Emerson and Harriet Beecher Stowe, were inflamed by the 1850 Fugitive
Slave Law, thinking it a step backwards into barbarity. Many, such as Stowe, thought slavery was
withering on the vine and would eventually disappear. The new law was a wake-up call that that
would not happen. Emerson called it a disgrace and said it had

the illuminating power of a sheet of lightning at midnight. It showed truth [of the
country's support of evil].

It legislated stiff fines and
jail time for anyone caught helping a fugitive slave, and denied any black person apprehended as
a runaway slave from a jury trial to determine whether he actually was a runaway and not a free
black. It also offered bounties to those who rounded up fugitive slaves. It is all too easy to
see how blacks who were free could be sold into slavery. It is also easy to see how those whites
who in good conscience wanted to help blacks to freedom would be outraged at having their
actions harshly criminalized. 

What were the advantages and disadvantages of locating Jamestown on the river?

 

On May 14 1607, a group of around 100 English men arrived in Virginia to establish a
permanent colony. They landed first at Cape Henry but, needing a more secure location, set up
camp on a peninsula that was connected to the mainland. They named this river after their king,
James I, and the Jamestown colony was thus established.

The main advantage of
this river location was practical: the water was deep enough to allow ships to dock at the
riverbank, thereby eliminating the need to have a number of smaller ships to ferry supplies to
the camp. There were tactical advantages too: the camp was nestled so far up the river that
potential enemies wouldn't launch a direct attack, for fear of being spotted too early. This was
comforting to know when the French, Spanish and Dutch were all in close proximity.

But siting the camp on the River James also had its disadvantages. There were no fresh
water springs in this area (which explains why the Native Indians had never settled there) and,
as a result, the water was very brackish and not suitable for drinking. Swampy and marshy land
also brought large numbers of mosquitoes. These conditions created serious health problems for
the settlers: between 1609-1610, over 80 percent of the people at Jamestown had
perished.

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How does Jock grieve for Susie in The Lovely Bones?

In
by , Jack is Susies father. After Susie is murdered, he has feelings of
guilt, grief, and rage. He believes that he should have protected Susie better and feels
responsible for her death. Although he is a loving father who remains supportive of the
emotional needs of his other two children, he also puts much time and effort into solving the
murder of Susie. After her death, he is driven to get justice and is desperate to find the
murderer.

Jack does discover the truth, and continues to tell the police who
the murderer is, but with a lack of evidence, there isnt much that can be done. He puts himself
at risk by trying to catch Mr. Harvey one night when he believes Mr. Harvey is about to commit
another murder, but it turns out to be two teenagers just sneaking out for some time alone. He
later convinces his other daughter to break into Mr. Harveys home and steal evidence.

Evidence is then discovered that links Mr. Harvey to Susie's murder, but Mr, Harvey has
since disappeared. Jack continues seeking justice but finds solace in the belief that Susie is
watching over and guiding him. He even believes she talks to him to help guide him in catching
the murderer.

What are some rules in chapter 8 that the Concord Corporation requires?

There are
a number of rules revealed in chapter 8. Some are explicitly revealed, and some are
implied.

On page 56,is pressed into spending the last of her money on clothes
for her work at the Concord Corporation"work apron, shoes, and bonnet." The
implication is that it is a rule to be smartly dressed. Unfortunately for her, the new work
clothes can't prevent her from feeling embarrassed on her first day. She is still acutely
conscious of being out of place.

The second rule is implied on page 57 by the
line, "on a regular workday there was no leisure time except the less than three hours
between supper and curfew." This implies that one rule is that the girls must work long
hours, although we are not told the exact times.

The third rule is outlined
by one of the other girls, Betsy, on page 57, when she tells Lyddie that "the corporation
requires regular attendance (at church) of all its girls." Betsy explains that this is an
expectation because it "makes us look respectable."

The fourth
rule, or requirement, is outlined on page 60, when Lyddie learns that she must have a smallpox
vaccination, which is described as follows: "a doctor cruelly gouged her leg and poured a
mysterious liquid directly into the wound."

And finally, the fifth rule
of the Concord Corporation, outlined by Mrs Bedlow on page 61, is that she, Lyddie, must take
care to arrive for work on time: "You must always take care to be here when the bell
rings."