Sunday, September 6, 2009

What is a suitable literary theory that can be used to analyse "Games at Twilight"?

I think using any
theory based on psychology would be a good response to this question. There are of course many
other possible theories that you could use to analyse this tremendous story, but, from my
reading of it, its central message concerns the epiphany of a young boy who discovers a sense of
his own meaninglessness and as a result grows up.

Let us remember what
happens to Ravi. Hiding himself away in an excellent hiding place, he imagines the glory he will
receive when he wins the game. However, when he rushes out, notice how the children...

What is the third book of the Bible?

The third
book of the Bible is Leviticus. Its Greek (and thus English) name is derived from the Tribe of
Levi, the Hebrew tribe that, unlike the others, did not possess any land of its own and was
instead tasked with the clerical and religious duties of the Hebrew religion. The Book of
Leviticus, unlike the two previous books of the Bible (Genesis and Exodus), is concerned more
with law than narrative.

As the Levites were the priests of ancient Israel,
Leviticus can be seen as representative of their law code (their laws are also found throughout
Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Traditionally, the Jewish people have seen themselves being
obligated to follow 613 commandments; many of these can be found in Leviticus.


In addition to laws on sacrifice, the priesthood, and ritual cleanliness, Leviticus
also contains the Holiness Code, which details practices designed to keep the Israelites
distinct from their neighbors and is distinguished in style by the repeated affirmations of God
as "holy."

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What are the responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government?

The
primary purposes of a government are to create laws, enforce laws, apply laws to the citizens,
and protect the citizens. In some forms of government, all of these functions are subsumed under
a single branch of government. Other forms of government have multiple branches of government
that divide up these functions. Many current governments divide these functions into three
branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. 

The legislative branch's
role is to create the laws. In some systems the legislature can self-enact laws whereas in
others the executive branch must approve and enact the laws. The legislative branch is often
charged with providing for the sustainability of the political entity through creating laws to
raise revenue and budgeting that revenue. 

The executive branch is
responsible for enforcing the laws and for protecting the citizens of the political entity from
external and internal threats. Typically, the executive branch does not create laws, although it
may be able to create regulations for how laws will be enforced as well as set priorities for
the enforcement of the laws. The executive branch also collects and administers the revenue of
the political entity. 

The judicial branch is tasked with applying the law to
the citizens of the political entity. The judicial branch may also determines the penalty for
violations of the law if those penalties are not specifically manifest in the laws themselves.
In some systems the judicial branch may interpret the meaning and application of the laws
whereas in others the judicial branch may be limited to applying the law to individual
situations. Finally, the judicial branch may have the power to review, and even overturn, the
laws passed by the legislative branch and the regulations and actions of the executive
branch. 

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Is it a case of explicit or implicit subjectivity in a poem if "the poet" is mentioned, as in the last stanza of Bill Manhire's poem, "Summer"? Last...

To
start with, let's define our terms.


  • subjective/-ity: internal; personal; an
    individual's thoughts, moods etc
  • explicit:
    clearly and fully stated
  • implicit: indirect,
    not clearly stated

So when you ask if a poetic reference is
subjectively explicit or subjectively implicit, you are really asking whether the
poet clearly states their personal presence
in the thoughts, ideas, moods, etc of
the poem (explicit) or whether the poet only suggests their personal presence by
implying an indirect, not clearly stated presence

(implicit).
 
Perhaps the best way to clarify this is to
compare Manhire's subjectivity to another poet's subjectivity and
see what the difference indicates.

A good poem to compare Manhire's to is
William Wordsworth's "A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey." In the first, second and final
stanzas, Wordsworth writes:

... Once again
Do I
behold these steep and lofty cliffs,
That on a wild secluded scene
impress
Thoughts of more deep seclusion; (1st)

.. Once again I
see
These hedge-rows, hardly hedge-rows, little lines
Of sportive wood run
wild (2nd)

We stood together; and that I, so long
A worshipper of
Nature, hither came ... (final)

Here, Wordsworth
clearly identifies himself as being subjectively present in the
poem with the first-person pronouns "I" and "we"; since he clearly
identifies his subjective presence, this is a case of explicit
subjectivity.

Your quotation is
the ending of Bill Manhire's poem "Summer." This is a metafictional poem that
discusses the creative poetic process while it is being undertaken: "Supposing this page is
a paddock / under snow ...." The last stanza speculates about what metaphoricthe words
being written on the page might represent. In this speculative or imaginative contemplation,
Manhire suggests the word might be a boulder for "the
poet"
to sit upon:

[This]
word might be a boulder,
or ...
... a stone,
on which the poet sits,
somewhat alone,

Compare
Manhire's subjective reference to Wordsworth's subjective reference. While
Wordsworth clearly states
his subjective presence with
"I", Manhire is less clear: Manhire
implies
his presence with "the
poet"
; he does not directly state his presence, rather he
indirectly suggests his subjective presence.

Our
conclusion, then is that there is a great difference between how
Wordsworth and Manhire approach revealing subjective presence. Therefore, if Wordsorth's direct
approach is a case of explicit subjectivity (and it is), then Manhire's must be a case
of implicit subjectivity.
Is this true? Yes, it is: his
is implicit because he does not clearly state, rather he implies and indirectly
suggests
his presence as "the poet."

Look at this from
the other direction for extra clarity: If Manhire had said "on
which I sit, somewhat alone," this would
have been explicit subjectivity like Wordsworth's, but he didn't, he said
"the poet," which is an
implicit expression of subjectivity.

What are the different levels of market segmentation?

In
terminology that I am familiar with, there
are four levels of market segmentation.


At the highest
level is mass marketing.  This is where you do things like buying ads on

national TV broadcasts or in major newspapers.  It is aimed at the whole
population


Second, there is niche marketing where you try
to reach...

In The Alchemist, when Santiago is robbed in Tangier, he has to take a menial job with the crystal merchant. There, Santiago learns many lessons on...

How do you
explain how a book can be viewed? First, look for central themes or repeated motifs (that is,
ideas that the writer thoroughly investigates). Second, support your explanation using textual
evidence and analysis. This is only possible if you spend time with the book.


Here you must provide evidence and analysis that supports the idea that
is a story of self-education and soul-searching. So, begin by finding
passages that explore those themes. Since this book is concise, examples abound in every
chapter.

In fact, Coelho wastes no time in delving into these themes. On page
1, he begins hinting at Santiagos obsession with self-education:


He [Santiago] swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just
finished reading as a pillow. He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books:
they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows. (p. 1)


When you analyze the text, look not only at what is said, but what is implied. The fact
that Santiago often uses books as pillows implies that he has a book at his side at all
times.

Only a few pages later, on page 9, Coelho explores the theme of
soul-searching:

If I [Santiago] became a monster today,
and decided to kill them [his sheep], one by one, they would become aware only after most of the
flock had been slaughtered, thought the boy. They trust me, and theyve forgotten how to rely on
their own instincts, because I lead them to nourishment. (p. 9)


Obviously, he is reflecting upon his own soul when he considers the idea that he could
become a monster. But analysis requires you to look deeper. What do his conclusions about the
sheep imply about his own inner workings?


Lessons:

Like the explanation, your
conclusions about the lessons must be supported by textual evidence and analysis. However, take
time to note how the themes of self-education and soul-searching tie into the idea that
Santiagos life is filled with lessons. How? If you are intent on learning to understand yourself
and the world better, you are going to tend to look upon all the experiences in your life as
lessons.

As with the themes, the lessons abound, and Coelho begins the
lessons in the first few pages. In fact, he ties those lessons into soul-searching. On pages 8
and 9, can you find evidence for the assertion that Santiago is tempted to stay in one place?
Who is the teacher in this lesson? What does Santiago learn? Notice that the lesson deals with
temptation and, therefore, ties into the theme of soul-searching.


Legend:

To identify the lessons that
are crucial to the pursuit of Santiagos Personal Legend, you have to identify where that quest
begins. Who tells Santiago that he has identified his Personal Legend? What sentence in the text
proves that the boy never recognized his Personal Legend before? To help you find it, locate the
quote below where this same person proves to Santiago that his vision of the boys life can be
trusted:

There, in the sand of the plaza of that small
city, the boy reads the names of his father and his mother and the name of the seminary he had
attended. He read the name of the merchants daughter, which he hadnt even known, and he read
things that he had never told anyone. (p. 23)

Friday, September 4, 2009

How did Hester and Arthur find freedom that they sought?

finds freedom in her
ability to think critically and question authority, at least internally. It is ultimately
her choice to remain in Boston and then, later, to return, wearing the
scarlet letter and offering counsel to those in need of it. She could have remained in Europe
with , but her choosing to come back honors her love for Arthur and her own desire to choose her
path.finally finds freedom when he confesses to being Pearl's father. It is only then that he
escapes the malign machinations of , Hester's husband, as well as the sharp barbs of his own
conscience. His body spent, he dies shortly after his confession, achieving final freedom in
death.

How is Joe McCarthy related to the play The Crucible?

When we read its important to know about Senator Joseph McCarthy. Even though he is not a character in the play, his role in histor...