In The Metamorphosis, do you think that Gregor's death can be seen as a sacrifice in any sense?

Gregor's
death, which is effectively suicide, is indeed a sacrifice, and that's how Gregor sees it
himself. He knows that, so long as he remains a giant bug, he will always be a burden to his
family, and that's the last thing he wants. Unable to venture outside the confines of the family
home due to his unusual condition, he has no comfort zone in his life, nowhere he can attain
some measure of peace and security. Trapped by his situation, rejected by his family, he decides
that he has no choice but to die.

At the same time, Gregor's death can be
seen as an act of taking control, the only means of doing so for someone in his position. One
might argue that he was spiritually dead before his metamorphosis, slaving away at a job that he
positively loathed. In that sense, he was sacrificing his happiness to bring money into the
family home. Gregor's sad demise, then, represents the culmination of a pattern of behavior over
time.

List three cell parts that are probably present in the cell, but too small to be seen with your light microscope. What are the functions of these cell...

Usually,
only the cell's nucleus is visible through a light microscope.  In plant cells, the cell wall
and vacuole may also be visible.  However, there are many cell parts (also called organelles)
that are too small to be seen through a light microscope.  Three examples of these organelles
are...

ribosomes - synthesize protein for the
cell

endoplasmic reticulum - transport protein
throughout the cell

mitochondria - produce
energy for the cell

These cell parts can be viewed using a more powerful type
of microscope called an electron microscope .

 

Could someone please give me a detailed summary of Decoded by Jay Z?

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Decoded isn't a traditional autobiography. It's mix of stories,
lyrical analysis, and art that makes a case for the cultural importance of hip-hop. As Jay-Z
explains, he had three things he wanted to accomplish with Decoded. He
wanted to

"make the case that hip-hop lyricsnot just
my lyrics, but those of every great MCare poetry if you look at them closely enough. The second
was I wanted the book to tell a little bit of the story of my generation, to show the context
for the choices we made at a violent and chaotic crossroads in recent history. And the third
piece was that I wanted the book to show how hip-hop created a way to take a very specific and
powerful experience and turn it into a story that everyone in the world could feel and relate
to."

Tonally, the book is half bragging and
boasting rapper, and half self-possessed businessman on a mission to save hip-hop and make up
for the mistakes of his past, like drug dealing. Structurally, the book is divided into chapters
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What does Marie do when Meursault tells her about old Salamano and his dog?

Marie, like
most of the other characters in , acts as a character foil to Meursault. She reacts with
sympathy for the dog and Salamano. However, Meursault acts indifferently, thinking that the
relationship between Salamano and the dog works well for them and it is not chaotic (in his
mind), so there is no need to pass judgment on them.

Marie and the other
characters in the novel act as the voice of society and they often are used as the mouthpiece
for Camus to comment on how society views non-conformity. They think that because Salamano
abuses the dog, then he is a bad person. However, the reality of the matter is that Salamano
loves his dog and only abuses it because he wants to know that there is a connection between
them, be it an abusive one. We can see that there is genuine love from Salamano for the dog when
we learn that the dog has run away. Salamano acts as if does not care for the dog, but Meursault
later hears him crying through the wall of the building.

It is this same
sentiment that Marie has that does not appeal to Meursault. As he states near the end of the
book, we are all destinted to die eventually, so there is no point to ponder aspects about life
that does not concern us.

What is the tone of Audre Lorde's poem "Hanging Fire"?

Audre Lordes
poem Hanging Fire looks at life through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old. What the young
teenager sees is not a happy and secure childhood. The tone of this poem could be described as
foreboding, which means fearful apprehension.

Poets develop their tone by
the use of , which is word choice. Compared to other forms of writing, poetic language is
spareevery word needs to carry significant meaning; there just isnt room for words that dont
help the poet convey his point. In considering the tone of a poem, a careful reader can usually
find some key words that the poet uses to create it.

In Hanging Fire one
good example of diction that develops tone comes in the second half of that first stanza
with:

what if I die

before
morning

The implication here is obviousthe thought of
death, especially such an imminent death, should not be what is on the mind of a
fourteen-year-old.

Poets often repeat key elements of diction in one way or
another, and Lorde does this near the end of the poem with these lines:

will I live enough

to grow up

These lines echo the subjects thought of death from the first
stanza. He or she is filled with mortal fear of what might happen in the near future, which is
the sense of foreboding that forms the tone of the poem.

What is the difference between classical and modern liberalism?

Since the
dawn of America, the political groups of Conservative and Liberal have both made some drastic
changes. What is interesting is how different classical liberalism is from its descendant,
modern liberalism. Historically, classical liberalism was much more laissez-faire in nature,
taking the approach of personal liberties above governmental regulation, except in the financial
arena. This has vastly changed in modern times.

Ever since roughly the FDR
era, modern liberalism has been much more proactive, advocating that the government support,
employ, finance, or otherwise aid various groups. The end result has become a group that is much
more interested in an expansive government offering funding or defining rights and laws, instead
of a small government concerned primarily with maintaining internal peace and international
relations. This modern liberalism is defined by Big Government, or a powerful government that
is very active in everyday affairs.

In Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, what change occurred around Thanksgiving?

The major
change that occurs in Spinelli's  around Thanksgiving is when students
start to treat Stargirl better. First, Stargirl becomes popular for her cheerleading antics
during the high school football season. Then, the student population's mental attitude towards
Stargirl shifts from bewilderment and disgust to one of support and acceptance. Leo describes
the change as follows:

"No longer did Stargirl eat
lunch--or walk the hallways or do anything else at school--alone . . . Whatever the reason, by
the time we returned from Thanksgiving break, it was clear that the change had occurred"
(38).

Leo goes on to say that students stop viewing
Stargirl as dangerous. For example, girls don't feel threatened by her different style of
clothing, and they aren't even jealous of her for her cheerleading success. In fact, students
from every clique in school begin to embrace her! As a result, students "honored her by
imitation" (38). Suddenly, students bring ukuleles to school and play them in the cafeteria
just like she does. They talk to her like she is one of the popular kids, and everything seems
to be looking up for her as far as being accepted by her peers is
concerned.