How does the gay and lesbian "problem" impact society?

Society
impacts society. It is the perception of there being a  gay and lesbian "problem" that
is the problem.

The westernised society has certain "norms" by
which it measures and judges others. This causes a problem because the world, or the
"Global Village" as it is so quaintly put, is not all westernised and different ideals
create misunderstandings that can cause war.

In the past, countries were more
isolated, tourism was limited and interest in other cultures was not necessarily encouraged.
This is why it was less of a problem or was a geographical problem depending on
location.

Now that society has access to basically everything, well-meaning
"Westerners" (particularly) visit culture-rich communities, share their own culture
and learn enormous lessons about the culture of others. At the same time, they discover wealth
that they are lacking in their own country and which they want to have a share of. There is
nothing essentially wrong with that. Other cultures benefit enormously from the technology and
processes that a westernised country can introduce them to and a mutually beneficial
relationship develops - some of the time.

The cultural aspect has been
mentioned here in order to link it to the gay and lesbian "problem." Westerners have
set ideas. They do not like (and unfortunately this is a characterisation as it is certainly not
true of all Westerners) norms that do not match their own. So other cultures are frowned upon -
they must be wrong! - and are duly avoided. But when gay and lesbian people are in their midst,
they do not know how to cope with this "problem" or how to avoid them.

Words themselves and concepts become so important that the essence is lost. A huge
problem is the "marriage" issue. It doesn't seem to matter that heterosexual couples
are rejecting traditional marriage for live-in arrangements, or treating marriage
disrespectfully by marrying and divorcing repeatedly, but let a gay person suggest they want to
"marry" and it becomes a travesty. Society causes its own problems due mostly to
communication.

Even if one believes that gay and lesbian people may never be
able to "marry" in the same sense of a bond between a man and a woman, they can have
meaningful, ever-lasting relationships which they want to commit to paper. Is that a problem?
They want to call it marriage. They want to swear before God. Why then not let God be the judge?
Just as the gay man does not judge a person (or maybe he does) when this person divorces and
stands before God AGAIN and swears a lifelong bond. People argue - and it's one of societies
hottest debates - that gay and lesbian marriages are against God. Are they the same people who
stand in Church and swear an everlasting bond to their second or third wife/ husband?

The basic problem is that essentially gay and lesbian people look the same as everyone
else.  Many of the people of a different religion or culture look a little different - they
dress differently, their skin color is different or there are obvious characterisitcs that show
their difference. Gay and lesbians look the same. How can a "normal" person avoid this
sector of the community?

There's the problem: society.

What are some themes in Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles"?

's short
story "" has a simple plot as well as a relatively simple theme. A young boy named
Laurie goes off to his first day of school, and he comes home and tells his parents all kinds of
outrageous stories about another boy in class named Charles. 

This boy is
naughty in just about every way, and Laurie takes great delight in repeating every bad word and
rascally act that Charles said or perpetrated that day. In doing this, Laurie insults his
parents, talking to them in ways he would not be allowed to do if he were simply being
himself.

Look up, he said to his
father.
What? his father said, looking up.
Look down, Laurie said. Look
at my thumb. Gee, youre dumb. He began to laugh insanely.

Charles gets in trouble with the teacher at school, but Laurie only gets his parents'
full attention at home when he tells about Charles's exploits and even repeats them.

Both parents look forward to parent-teacher night so they can meet Charles's parents;
however, they are unable to attend the first one, and they again have to settle for hearing all
about Charles's wicked deeds. Laurie's mother does get to attend the second meeting night, and
her husband eagerly suggests she should invite Charles's mother over for a cup of tea after the
meeting.

At the meeting, of course, Laurie's teacher says,

We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so, she said
primly, but now hes a fine little helper. With occasional lapses, of course. 

This indicates that the behaviors Laurie has been describing are
real, and then Laurie's mother discovers that there is no one named Charles in Laurie's
class. 

Any theme for this story has to do with Laurie's motivation for doing
such things and telling such stories. His mother remarks at the beginning of the story that she
is sending her son off to school and remarks that her little boy is all grown up now, and this
may be one theme of the story. Once we are old enough, we get to make some choices in life; we
can choose to be obedient and respectful or we can choose to break rules and hurt people. Laurie
obviously makes the choice to do the latter--and then lie about it to his parents, playing them
rather for fools.

Another possible theme suggests that Charles is some kind
of altar ego for Laurie, a second personality which he can or cannot control but which is known
to his parents. We know that he "laughs insanely" at times, and Jackson may be
suggesting that his parents see him act out and do nothing about it (except laugh), indicating a
child's difficulties in molding his identity--perhaps in dysfunctional family structure--as a
possible theme.

How many levels of hell are there in Dante's The Inferno? What does Dante see on each? From the book The Inferno,Canto 33 and 34 by Dante Alighieri.

Here are the
levels:

Level 1) Limbo: a peaceful and sad place, a place of unbaptised, non
Christian souls.

Level 2) The level of the lustful. Strong winds violently
blow their souls to and fro for eternity.

Level 3) The level of the glutton.
There is constant cold, heavy, filthy rain. A great and ugly dog, Cerebus, bites at the sinners
in the storm.

Level 4) Here, near the river Styx, the greedy and insatiable
roll great weights against each other. Plutus, the wolf of wealth threatens all who dwell
here.

Level 5) The realm of the River Styx. Here the people who spent their
lives in anger bite at each other constantly, and those who were ever gloomy and negative fight
with the black mud at the bottom and gasp for air.

Level 6) The City of Dis.
Satan's city where a vast land is enclosed by iron walls. Those who didn't believe in God, the
heretics, buen here forever in their graves. The three bloody furies dwell here.

Level 7) A place of boiling blood. The deeply wicked, the sinners, the criminals, all
of society's lowlifes are here. They are all eternally pierced by arrows. Bodies are ripped
apart again and again, and sinners drown in excrement.

Level 8) The Maleboge.
A large oval arena, filled with pimps, seducers, liars and cheat, and the like. They are whipped
here by demons and thrown into boiling tar pits.

Level 9) Cocytus: Where
Satan dwells. His great wings bring icy winds. Sinners against God, family and country are here
frozen in ice and the torment of eternal despair.

What are some quotes that show that Romeo and Juliet are ignorant of the feud in Romeo and Juliet?

The feud between the Capulets and Montagues has been a part of 's lives since they were
born. They've grown up with the feud.andhave never known a time in their entire lives when there
hasn't been a feud. It's as much a part of their daily lives as breathing.

To
plant the feud firmly in our minds, Shakespeare begins Romeo and Juliet
with athat gives us background information on the feud and what we should expect to see because
of it, and in the very first scene of the play Shakespeare gives us a full-fledged brawl in the
streets between Capulets and Montagues.

: Two households,
both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient
grudge break to new mutiny . . . (Prologue, 1€“3)

"Ancient grudge." It's entirely possible that the Capulets and Montagues don't even
know how the feud started. Shakespeare gives us no reason for the feud. There's not a word about
it in the play other than it's been going on for a long, long time and...

What were the main effects of the American Revolution?

The
conclusion of the American Revolution in 1783 had many different effects on both North America
and the world.

The most immediate effect of the end of the revolution was the
independence of the colonies. It was not known immediately after if the colonies remain
independent republics or if they would form into a nation, but the independence of the colonies
changed the geopolitical reality of the late 1700s.

Britain lost a
considerable amount of territory at the end of the war. In addition to the colonies themselves,
the entire interior of North America, a region known as the  Ohio River Valley, was lost. This
area would provide the U.S. with the opportunity for expansion after the fighting
ended.

The effect on the British economy was also sobering. With their
largest market gone, British trade revenues plummeted. It took Britain many decades to recover,
especially since they had a new global competitor for markets that had always been
theirs.

The introduction of Americans into the world of European politics
also had major repercussions. During the wars of the next few decades, the colonies were a weak
but strategic presence in many conflicts, even when it didnt want to be. Some nations impressed
American sailors while others hired them out as privateers.    

The biggest
effect of the revolution was how it inspired numerous subsequent revolutions around the globe.
Using the colonies as their model, France had their own revolution in 1789. From that point on
most global revolutions, even some very recent ones in the Middle East, borrowed from the
playbook of America when they began their own struggles for independence.

It's
difficult to say for certain whether the
Lady of Shalott enjoys her confinement in this island
fortress. For one
thing, she's subject to a curse that inevitably distorts her perspective on

things. Under these circumstances, it's unlikely that normal human emotions, such as
enjoyment,
have much purchase.

Nonetheless, it can be
said with a fair degree of
certainty that the good Lady leads a carefree
life,...

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I am trying to compare Empire of the Sun to The Alchemist. What would be Jim's personal legend?

I think
that Jim's Personal Legend would be survival.  The Personal Legend is what one is meant to do:
...There is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend€¦[but] in order to find the
treasure you will have to follow the omens.  For Jim, his would have to be survival through his
ordeal.  From a life of comfort and privilege, he is hurled into a world...