To find
the mean absolute deviation, you have to take several steps. The mean absolute deviation is the
average distance away from the mean value of a dataset of each datapoint.
First, you need to find the mean of the data by summing them all and...
There is a
strong connection between the green light at the end of the dock and this passage. The moment of
extreme delight asexamines his bedroom represents the high point of the overwhelming
joyexperiences at finally achieving his five-year-long dream of reuniting with Daisy. He shades
his eyes because, asexplains, he has been running at "an inconceivable pitch of
intensity." Daisy is like a brilliant sun to him, and he needs to shade himself from the
reality of her presence, which is suddenly so close.
But this is the high
point. As Nick explains,
in the reaction, he was running
down like an overwound clock.
A little while later,
having shown Daisy the house, Gatsby and Daisy, with Nick tagging along, tour the grounds.
Gatsby mentions to Daisy that if the mist weren't there, they would be able to see the green
light at the end of her dock. Nick understands the poignance of the moment. He states, in a
famous passage,
Possibly it had occurred to him that the
colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance
that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had
seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of
enchanted objects had diminished by one.
What Nick
understands is that achieving our dreams inevitably tarnishes them. A reality, no matter how
wonderful it is, can't match our imagined dream of it. Now that Gatsby has Daisy back in his
life, she will inevitably became more real and less enchanted. She is no longer the longed-for
green light at the end of the dock, but a real person. The high point of a dream, Nick is
saying, comes the moment we realize iteverything else is downhill.
Hammurabi's Code is one of the most helpful windows that we have into examining
Babylonian society. One thing we learn is that reputation was incredibly important as the Code
specifically lays out punishments for slander (Law #127). Committing perjury in court could
result in execution (#3). There are also a number of laws for the protection of business
transactions from fraud. Taken together, we can see that honesty and speaking the truth was an
important value of the Babylonians.
The Code illustrates that property and
ownership were extremely important. The punishment for certain types of...
Given
the importance of accessories to inhabitants of ancient Egypt, it wouldn't seem logical to
exclude them from a discussion of the apparel worn at the time, but the following should help to
clarify the subject.
Clothing styles obviously varied greatly depending upon
one's status. Common Egyptians, the lowest on the socioeconomic spectrum, often wore little
more than basic tunics or loin cloths. Most women wore very basic and bland cloth
dresses...
When
setting is broadly discussed, it usually
refers to the physical location and the time period in
which the story is
taking place. The previous post correctly identifies the specific countries
that takes place in.
The book begins in
Hamburg,
Germany. The narrator, Axel, begins by explaining that Otto
Lidenbrock has discovered a
manuscript written by a 16th century Icelandic
man. The manuscript claims to describe a path to
the center of Earth. Axel
and Otto then travel to Iceland in order to begin their journey to the
center
of Earth. They arrive in Reykjavik, Iceland and then travel to Mount Snaeffels in
order
to begin their descent. From this point forward, the novel's setting
locations are fictional
places within Earth's interior. Then the explorers
finally make their exit through Stromboli's
vent in Italy.
I'd like to point out that the previous post states that the
explorers exited through Etna on the island of Stromboli. That is incorrect. Etna
and
Stromboli are two different volcanoes located in Italy. Stromboli is a
small island located
north of southern Italy's mainland. That's where Etna is
located. If a reader checks the text,
Axel and Otto are told by a local
shepherd boy that they are on the island of Stromboli. The men
then
look south and see Etna in the
distance.
And those rounded blue hills to the east
were
the mountains of Calabria! And that volcano on the southern horizon was
Etna, terrible Etna
itself!"Stromboli, Stromboli!" I
repeated.
As for the year that the
book takes place, readers are told that
Otto discovers the manuscript in the
spring of 1863. The journey begins from that
point.
In his
speech to the animals in the big barn,expounds certain principles which the animals are to live
by if their rebellion should succeed. Most of these propositions have to do with the animals
treating one another as equals and not adopting human characteristics or behavior. Old Major
feels that everything about humanity is evil and that the animals, once they have gained their
freedom, should never become like their abusive, exploitative, and tyrannical
masters.
After Old Major's death, , , and , the three leading pigs on the
farm, develop Old Major's teachings into a complete system of thought that they call Animalism.
After the Rebellion, the animals are in complete control of the farm. The pigs, through their
studies over a period of three months, reduce the principles of Animalism to Seven Commandments.
These laws will be the foundation on which the animals' lives are based and are unalterable.
Snowball then inscribes the list of rules on the barn wall where they can be clearly
seen.
The information above makes it clear that the Seven
Commandments are the result of a joint effort by all the pigs. The formulation of the
Commandments is the result of the pigs' investigation and study of all the concepts contained in
the theory of Animalism and is an expression of its practical application.
It is ironic, however, that the very same animals who
develop the Commandments are the first ones to alter them to suit their wants and their greed in
spite of the fact that they have said that the rules must be unalterable and permanent. In fact,
by the end of the novel, all the commandments have been replaced by a single, paradoxical
instruction that:
All animals are equal, but some animals
are more equal than others.
This equivocal statement
becomes a symbolic testament to the unequal equality that the majority of the animals on the
farm are exposed to, and it is a damning indictment of the pigs' manipulation and greed. Old
Major would have been ashamed.
The
story of the Persians planned massacre of Jews and the Jews role in eliminating their enemies in
advance offers several possible avenues of interpretation. Esther was chosen as queen in part
because, as advised by Mordecai, she kept her Jewish faith a secret. She uses her influence on
King Ahasuerusin in a concerted effort to have all the Jews lives spared after Hanan plans for
widespread massacre. Her naming Haman as the instigator of the plot in part results in him
getting killed. She convinces the king of Mordecais importance and good counsel. Along with
placing Mordecai in the role of his advisor, the king also invests considerable decision-making
authority in him and Esther.
Ordering that all the Jews enemies be put to
death would have been an exact, mirror-image plan to what Haman had in store for them. Instead,
the cousins take positive steps to improve the Jews social position and ensure their religious
rights. They also place considerable power into the hands of individuals, who may defend
themselves and kill those who directly menace them. The leeway in interpreting that order leads
to the deaths of many thousands of people. However, the story emphasizes the protective aspect
of these killings, and the idea that personal gainsuch as the seizing of goods and property of
the deadwas not the primary motivation for the violence.
There are several
possibilities for interpretation. The possible lessons includes the specific role of Esther, in
bending the law to approach and influence the king, as well as ways to evaluate both the
defensive and the offensive positions that Esther and Mordecai apparently advocated. Some people
will emphasize the message of advocating for religious tolerance and for the rights that had
previously been denied to Jews. Others will emphasize the rights of people living under threat
of violence to engage in pre-emptive strikes before the enemy has a chance to
act.
