How has Ford, Freud, Darwin, and Marx changed the future, changed world's view on god, on man?Please somewhat also relate it to Brave New World by...

I like pohnpei397's comments about how Henry Ford and the concept of mass production can be applied to Brave New World, and I want to add some thoughts about how some of the other great names that you give may be applied to the novel.

Marx has perhaps the most obvious application. The novel depicts the purposeful creation of classes and even class conflict (or, at the very least, a ranking of classes) in order to have a highly functioning social system with no dissent or potential for revolution.

Freud's theories of the unconscious may perhaps apply to the mechanism of sleep-teaching in the novel.

I wish I could say more, but it's been years since I last read this great novel. I look forward to what other posters might have to say.

using psychoanalysis of sigmund freud,discuss sons and lovers by DH Lawrence

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Sigmund Freud's Oedipus complex theory acts as a vital issue in the novel. In this autobiographical novel, D. H. Lawrence depicts a different sort of mother-son or male-female relationship, which is really unusual, even sometimes, odd to many readers. According to Freud, man usually falls in love for the first time in his life with the image of his mother. When the boy grows up a little, his super ego gets activated. Super ego is that part of psyche which is unconscious, and accepts things which are told to be done by the family and the society. As he grows older, his super ego is suppressed by his ego. Ego is the conscious part of psyche which is operated by himself and the realities around him. The protagonist Paul, in this novel is trapped by the conflict between his ego and superego, and inertly and subconsciously, he begins to feel a soft corner for his mother, Mrs. Morel.

In Sons and Lovers, marriage is only a matter of endurance to Paul's mother, Mrs. Morel, and she turns off from Mr. Morel after a few years of their conjugal life, and draws all her attention to her son William. William, is shown to be so attached with his mother that he can not surpass the boundary which his mother makes around him; the boundary of a mother's charm. He can neither find any other girl likable, nor as good as his mother. The image of a perfect woman he only finds in his mother, and consequently, no other girl can satisfy him. This suppresses him mentally, because he can not come enough close to his beloved and later, we see him die at a young age being inertly tortured. A very similar case happens to Paul. In fact Mrs. Morel, after the death of William, finds a friend as well as a lover in Paul, since she feels no warmth or attraction towards her husband who is supposed by her to be totally incapable of supporting or making romance with her. Paul becomes an all-time company of his mother from the heart and soul. Paul, like William, never finds a girl who can satisfy him, for example, Miriam is too spiritual and sacrificing, and Clara is too sizzling to please him. Both were extremes, and Paul wants a combination of course. So, finally, Paul is compelled to kill his mother whom he loves the most for his own mental peace. Yet, to none of the both girls, he returns, because, at the end, he can realize that, it would never be possible for him to overcome the affection to his mother.

Because of the Psychological conflicts, the characters especially Paul can not live a normal life. In fact, the mind-reality conflict paves the way for the plot to grow up more maturely, and finally, ends up with the character development of Paul.

Hopefully, this post will help you at least to get the core idea.

In "Twelfth Night," who is Viola's twin brother?

In this play, Viola has a twin brother whose name is Sebastian.  Her search for him leads to much of the action in the play.

We first meet Viola in Act I, Scene 2.  She has been shipwrecked and is talking to the captain of the ship.  She had been on the ship with her brother, Sebastian, but he is nowhere to be found.  Because of that, Viola believes that he has been drowned.

However, she later hears that he may not have died.  So she dresses up like a boy and goes looking for him.

In what ways does Emerson carry out the themes of "eyes" and "children" in his "Nature" essay?

In his essay, Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson shows the reader scenes of nature that he loves rather than just tells about his feeling in general; with his sight imagery, the reader shares in the experience of his "transparent eyeball."  With this imagery, also, there is an ingenuousness, for Emerson makes no authorial dictates.  In this manner of presentation, Emerson urges a childlike quality of simple observation and awe.

Emerson writes that "when the mind is open to their influence," as a child would be,

Nature never wears a mean appearance....The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected all the wisdom of hisbest hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood.

He continues, declaring that "few adults can see nature" as they do not see it in its "integrity"; instead, they perceive one man's field, another's woodland, etc., separating the panorama into "warranty deeds."

Further in his essay, Emerson describes himself, "I become a transparent eyeball":

I am nothing.  I see all.  The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God....I am the lover of uncontinued and immortal beauty....Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Thus, the reader's reaction to Nature may differ from his.  Emerson continues,

To a man laboring under calmity, the heat of his own fire hath sadness in it. Then, there is a kind of contempt of the landscape felt by him who has just lost by death a dear friend.

But to a man in love, the sky opens its heart, as well.  Having had fewer experiences and fewer hardships, children are at an advantage, Emerson feels, in being able to have direct experiences of nature, for they come to it with no prejudices in their hearts.  Likewise, their eyes are more "transparent"; they do not see property lines or know to whom the land belongs.

Why didn’t Shakespeare stage Shylock’s reaction to his daughter’s elopement rather than having Solanio report it?Act 2

Keep in mind, too, that Shakespeare often has important events "reported" as opposed to staged in front of the audience so that each of us has to imagine that event.  In our minds, the event will be scarier, sadder, happier, etc. than what we may see on the stage since the scene itself rarely affects each watcher in exactly the same way.  So, the playwright leaves it up to us individually to imagine the outcome, therefore solidifying the correct response in the heart of each audience member.

How does Dickens use paradox in the first chapter of a tale of two cities?

Dickens uses paradox to establish one of the main themes of the novel.  The theme is that during every age, people experience the same struggles, difficulties, and joys.  Dickens uses this theme to create universal appeal for the audience.  He talks about every age having "wisdom" and "foolishness", "light" and "darkness", "hope" and "despair".

The paradox also sets up the plot of the story which bounces back and forth between England and France.  To do this, he discusses the kings and queens of both, the nobility, and the struggles of the common people - again highlighting the universality of it all. 

How is Robinson Crusoe the true homo economicus of the eighteenth century?

Homo economicus translates to economic man-a man who wants to acquire wealth-without unnecessary physical labor, and  can work towards accomplishing these on his own judgement.  Crusoe uses his fear to cause fear, and faces obstacles of nature and God to attain his own vision. Crusoe at first is terrified at the prospect of isolation, and having to rely upon himself. Yet, he makes his own weapons, bakes bread, and confronts the cannibals. As his confidence grows, he is able to attain his desires using his own power. While not really acquiring wealth in realistic terms, he gains a wealth of knowledge and skills from his ordeal.

Why is Usher's poem included in "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

Edgar Allen Poe includes a song sung by Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher" as a literary device and as character development and as a plot device. The literary device is the literary technique of foreshadowing that predicts the ultimate sad end of Usher and the literal fall of the House of Usher. Without this device, the story would not have contained a needed clue suggesting its end; all surprise endings must be foreshadowed by clues hinting at the surprise.

The character development shows the seed of the derangement of Usher's mind and reveals to the narrator and, at the same time, to the reader that Usher is losing his mind: "the tottering of his lofty reason upon her throne." This expression equates sanity with "lofty reason," regulating thoughts and perceptions as a monarch on a "throne." Thus to say that there is a "tottering" suggests that sanity is being overwhelmed by the loss of sanity.

The plot device, a literary element, represented by the inclusion of the song/poem is conflict development. The condition of Usher's mind and the root causes are critical to establishing the conflict. Further, the poem sled to a discussion of the sentience of vegetable matter, i.e., plants, that proves critical to the dramatic complicating events following Madelins's death.

who among the characters you like/disliked best?why?

Well, that's a tough one. There are really only two active characters (though others are mentioned). One's a crazy murderer (Montresor), and one's a murder victim that we only meet through the killer's eyes (Fortunato).

If I have to choose--and this may say more about me than I want to admit--I'd go with Montresor. He's got energy, and he's focused on a goal. Fortunato seems like a passive dupe.

Why does Yunior narrate the story about the Cabrals, what investment does he have in it? Silence dominates the novel, what are his silences?In page...

There are really three narrators in Diaz's novel: the old Yunior ("The Watcher"), Lola, and the young Yunior.  The old Yunior narrates most of the novel.  He's the one with all the footnotes.  Near the end of the novel, he calls himself "The Watcher" because he is an outsider (not in the Cabral family).

The novel must be narrated by an outsider, someone who's lived with Oscar and dated Lola, someone who's made since of this story over time, someone unaffected by Trujillo.  Yunior is very much like Junot Diaz himself: good-looking, confident, a closet nerd.  In only a short time, Yunior was forever changed by Oscar.  More importantly, he's lived to tell the tale; he's not been cursed.

The second chapter is narrated by Lola, her only narration.  Much like Addie's only narration in As I Lay Dying, the female voice is buried in this patriarchal culture.

The young Yunior only narrates the college chapters.  He doesn't footnote as much.  He's full of machismo and curses a lot.  He's got sex on the brain.  We can tell he doesn't like Oscar all that much.  Although the college chapters appear near the middle of the novel, they seem to have been written first.

Oscar's tragedy obviously affects the immature Yunior, to the point that he wants to finish what Oscar attempted--to be a writer and teacher.  Maybe he's not the next Tolkien, like Oscar wanted to be, but Yunior deftly blends all the voices into a post-modern collage of fantasy, tragedy, comedy, romance, and myth.

Can agnosticism every be on the side of faith? Can a non-believer ever be a saint?from the lecture Miguel de Unamuno, Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr

If you think of agnosticism as someone who isn't sure, then, yes, an agnostic could be on the side of faith.  Some agnostics want to believe, and may wish they could believe, but can't rationally bring themselves to do so. 

Later Victorians and early moderns are known for having faced a crisis in faith such as this.  With the growth of scientific thought, Darwin's new ideas, the failure of the industrial revolution to bring about a society better for all, etc., some found it no longer possible to believe as firmly as they once had.  That doesn't mean they didn't want to.

Matthew Arnold's poem, "Dover Beach," is a famous example of someone who wants to believe like he once did, but is no longer able to do so:

The sea of Faith

Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore

Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.

But now I only hear

Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,

Retreating, to the breath

Of the night wind, down the vast edges drear

And naked shingles of the world.

What connection did the American civil rights movement have to the struggles for human rights in other areas of the world?Consider* * what...

In 1961, as civil rights was gaining steam in the United States as a movement and had been recognized and endorsed by the US legal system and President Kennedy, the year of African independence also took place.  17 separate African nations threw off their colonial masters in a single year.  This contributed to African-Americans sense of identity and equality - the idea that their continent of origin was not merely belonging to some other country as a subservient colony, but that Africa itself was independent, with a culture and then a nationhood that had acquired the right to stand equally with the other nations on Earth.

The gains made by civil rights activists in the United States started us down the path towards other equalities, not the least of which was the election of an African-American President.  Without the civil rights movement being successful in the United States, it is highly unlikely that either our population or our government would have been so active in pressuring South Africa to end Apartheid in the 1980s and early 90s.  It was the generation in America after civil rights, both black and white, that was part of the anti-apartheid cause in the US at that point.

What is the plot of "A Rose for Emily"?

I would answer this by saying that there isn't that much of a plot.  This story isn't driven by a sequence of events, really.  Instead, there are a series of vignettes that reveal Miss Emily's character and circumstances.

We see her run off the people who have come to ask her to pay taxes.

Then we are back thirty years and the horrible smell is coming from her house.  The men go to sprinkle lime and see her watching them.

Then we get about as much as there is of a plot -- this is the part where Homer Barron comes to town, has a relationship of some sort with Emily, and then leaves.

From there, we jump ahead, for the most part, to her funeral.

So, as you can see, there is not really a sequential plot like some stories have.

Why do Jem and Scout refuse to obey Atticus' command to leave him alone in front of the jail in To Kill a Mockingbird?

This happens in Chapter 15.  We are not exactly told why the two kids will not obey and go home, but I think we can make a pretty good guess.

I believe that the kids feel a great deal of loyalty to their father.  He has raised them alone and they respect him a great deal.  In Jem's case, he is probably feeling that he is becoming a man and should act like a man.

For both of these reasons, the kids would not want to abandon their father when he is in danger.  That is why they stay with him, in my view.

Do women like Nora and men like Torvald from A Doll's House still exist?

As much as women have sought to change their roles in society, advertising, television shows, and movie series have often presented females in subservient positions such as the one in which Nora lives in Ibsen's play.  Certainly, the answer to this question is a subjective one, for it must be based on one's own experiences.  Yet, contemporary ideals of femininity in many countries require that a woman be thin, young, pretty, and willing to subvert her own needs to those of her husband.  Women currently starve themselves to be thin, undergo plastic surgery to look young and pretty, and assume a helpless persona in order to make themselves appealing to men.  Society has taught them that such looks and behaviors are attractive to men.  They also are prone to keep secrets from men, just as Nora did.  Many women even hide purchases from their husbands.

What is the significance of Hamlet titling the play written for the players “the mousetrap”?Act 3, SCENE 2

"The Mousetrap" is the means by which Hamlet obtains the proof he needs to verify the Ghost's claim that Claudius is a murderer. The play-within-a-play literally traps Claudius because the king's reaction reveals his guilt.

This scene is one of many references to traps and snares in the play as a whole. Polonius warns Ophelia that Hamlet's "tenders of affection" are "springes [snares] to catch woodcocks" (1.3.124). To thwart Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet tells Gertrude, "'tis the sport to have the enginer/ Hoist with his own petard" (3.4.229-230), meaning that one who makes bombs may be blown up by them. He will switch letters with the pair so that they will deliver a letter ensuring their own doom rather than Hamlet's. 

How are Scout and Dill similar in terms of their emotional maturity??

I would say that Scout is much more emotionally mature than her "fiance," Dill. Both of them have suffered parental losses: Scout never knew her mother, who died of a heart attack shortly after she was born. Dill's mother apparently skips from man to man, creating unstable father figures for her son and a self-awareness that he is unwanted. Scout has adapted well to her single parent life, and Calpurnia and Miss Maudie (and later even Aunt Alexandra to some degree) help to fill the female void. Dill actually seems to handle his situation quite well. He is most happy (he would have Scout and Jem believe) when he is spending time in Maycomb, although you can tell from his tales that he thrives on the little time that he has with his mother and father(s). Both Scout and Dill are intelligent and through the course of the book, they become even more aware of the worlds around them. They come to realize that their family situations are not normal, but they deal with them better than most kids their age.

Plz help me with these set of questions.1) General Electric was composed of one hundred businesses, before Jack Welch became the CEO.When ...

1) There are special circumstances,when the leaders have a bold new vision and they send it to their subordinates, winning their dedication and involvement. Such a leadership is called transformational leadership, because the leader changes,in a decisive manner,the beliefs and attitudes of subordinates, to matchthem to the new vision.

Transformational leader is "responsible" for a double transformation: first, transformation of subordinates, and second, transformation of the whole organization.

In an organization, change can be seen both as a chance to change a particular state which is not satisfactory, and as a threatening situation of current positions and privileges. Whatever the case, its implementation is proving to be extremely difficult, as a result of combined action of a series of cases that may have a negative impact on organizational change process.

Of course, all leaders, regardless of type,are dealing with th change. But change also has many facets. Transformational leader is "responsible" for the profound and positive change of people and organizations he leads, he is "responsible" to their change with the agreement and unconditional support of subordinates, who believe and follow the leader's vision.

As I've said, change is the responsibility of the leader, but organizational transformation is the responsibility of the transformational leader. He is not making only changes that would streamline the activity of the organization, changes pursued by any leader, but profound transformations of people and organization.

Describe the circumstances and outcome of the Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison. How did this case impact American federalism?

Marbury v. Madison did not impact federalism very much at all.  It was a case about what powers the judiciary would have.  In that case, the Supreme Court took the power of judicial review for itself.

The Constitution says nothing about whether the courts have the right to declare laws passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.  It was not clear whether the Court would be able to do this or whether anything the Congress did was, by definition, legal.

In this case, the Supreme Court decided that they, indeed, were the ones who had the right to say what was and was not Constitutional.

If you are looking for a case that had to do with federalism, perhaps you are thinking of McCulloch v. Maryland.

In Our Society at Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, is Captain Brown a flat or round character?

There is at times disagreement over what characters fit the definitions of flat and round characters. Understanding the definitions is helpful.

Aside from flat stock characters (the foil) and stereotypical characters (mean stepmother), flat characters who are poorly or briefly developed have rigid physical descriptions (with green eyes that flashed golden (always?)); have a narrow range of emotions, feelings, thoughts; have simple motives; lack psychological (the interplay of cognition and emotion) depth and complexity. In short, flat characters are developed within narrow and restricted patterns and, in addition, may be identified by a particular single quality, idea, or trait (shifty eyes).

Round characters, on the other hand, are developed with, envisioned with, and endowed with a flexible physical description; a full range of emotions, thoughts, feelings, ideas, motives; they have complex psychologies with depth and complexity. In addition, they are not identifiable by one particular single quality, idea, or trait.

Captain Brown may threaten to be a flat character at his first introduction since his main function then is to declaim his poverty in the streets. However as his involvement in the ladies' lives and in the story deepens, he is shown to have a full range of characteristics, as enumerated above. An example is the range of emotions and reactions he experiences around the combative readings of Mr. Boz and Dr. Johnson.

Further, a deep psychological struggle is introduced as he distracts his attentions from his friends at church until after he has attended to his elder daughter. Therefore, Captain Brown is a round character, but a subsequent discussion may address the author's skill in portraying her characters, even though they are round.

Is The Outsiders still relevant today?I have to write a 300-400 words essay about this and one other question.

Some people might find Susan Hinton's teen novel, The Outsiders, a bit outdated in the 21st century, but I don't find it that way at all. Many of the characters' problems in the novel--social acceptance, family issues, parental neglect, school life, teen angst--are still relevant today. Perhaps an even greater issue is the resurfacing of gang activity during the past two decades. While gangs in the United States virtually disappeared during the 1970s and 1980s, they have obviously returned in great numbers in recent years. I think many readers would still be able to relate to The Outsiders today. Certainly, the movie version, starring many young actors who hit it big shortly thereafter (Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez) is a great supplement to the novel.

In Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, I need help with the following question.After Grenouille leaves the town of Grasse, where he has caused so...

The answer to this question can be found in looking at some basic traits of human nature.  In the story, the murders struck fear and terror into the hearts of the townspeople, and was the constant talk and obsession of them while they were occurring.  However, after the threat faded and the murders stopped, the people eventually forgot about what had happened, and went on with their daily lives.

Their lack of remembrance can be attributed to the fact that often, as humans, we do forget about tragic occurrences in our lives.  And, it isn't necessarily "forgetting," but a lack of thinking about it as much.  Take for example 9/11.  Right after that happened, we were terrified, shocked, angry, and fearful.  However, with passing time, many of us stopped thinking about it at all, and put those feelings behind us.  This trait of humans to leave the past behind us can be seen in two different ways:  we are shallow, emotionally stunted people who don't feel anything unless threatened immediately by it, OR, as a necessary psychological coping technique to help us to move on with our lives without being paralyzed by fear every day.  Either one of these interpretations can be applied to the people of Grasse.  They were either busy and shallow and forgot about it because the threat was gone, OR, they needed to bury the events in order to move on with their lives in a healthy way.  I hope that those thoughts helped; good luck!

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Atticus feel children's questions should be answered?

Atticus treats the children in many ways just like miniature adults.  He does not sugar coat the world in which they live. Although he generally gives a positive spin on the way he presents people and relationships to the children, he tells them the truth about people and events.

Atticus has a strong sense of being a good and honest citizen in his role as a father.  His words are  a reflection of his actions.  The man is true to his words.

As a father, he also tries to teach the children to look at both sides of issues.  when Scout becomes upset with her teacher and later tells Atticus how she had cried in the classroom and had responded to her humiliation by Mr. Ewell, Atticus speaks to Scout about understanding how it takes time for one to adjust to new settings and people.

Words for Atticus are critical and not used lightly in his home.  Therefore, when he answers his children's questions he contemplates his answers and gives them honest answers that are non-condescending.

in chapter 23, what according to atticus is wrong with law and society?

Atticus strongly believes in the goodness of the American system of justice, but he is no idealist.  He says in Ch. 23:  "The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box." Although the verdict was wrong and unjust, Atticus still says the news wasn't all bad because at least the jury took its time rather than returning a verdict immediately, and that for him was proof that at least one person on the jury was doing some thinking--that being Mr. Cunningham. Thus, for Atticus, it's almost a game of numbers--if the jury had just one more person like Cunningham, the verdict might have gone the other way.  Finally, Atticus seems to think it's a good thing that women were not permitted to sit on juries. He smiles when he says this, but it does indicate some of the issues concerning "southern ladies" in the novel. 

The question is in respect of the Extract of Poem "Grandfather" written by Oliver Shelley. the extract is given below:- Extract of Poem ...

In this extract of the poem 'Grandfather' by Oliver Shelley, the poet is comparing the age of the child with the age of the senior. He details the qualities that show the age of the man he is talking about 1) old man 2) Grandfather 3) whole life 4) left to do. All these words tell us about the man and the length and breadth of his experience. The specific phrase 'liver-marked and shy' refers to the age-markings that older people begin to get on their skin. They can be like little splashes or moles of brown, especially notable on hands or face and are harmless. So, the subject of the poem has these splashes of age freckles and has a quiet, retiring personality which the poet seems to find quite charming, as the old guy does not push himself forward to get noticed - he waits for people to approach him. Readers get the feeling that he commands respect however and his face represents infinity.

How does Faber lead Montag to self realization in the novel Fahrenheit 451?

In my opinion, Faber does not lead Montag to self-realization as much as other characters.  I would say that Clarisse McClellan and the old lady who burned herself both play more of a role.  So does Millie.

But Faber gives Montag hope that he can achieve self-realization.  Without him, who would Montag have turned to for advice about the role of books in the world?  Who would have told him that he could escape to the country?  So Faber is a help to Montag.  He helps Montag in practical terms and he also helps him think about whether books, by themselves, are enough.  But I do not think he leads Montag to self realization.

How does William Golding suggest that the breakdown of civilized behaviour inevitable among the boys?

You probably do not have to look much further than the first three chapters to find your answer.  First, remember how the boys came to be on the island.  It was a result of a world war.  If the known civilized world is not getting along, what hope is there for the youth?

You might also look at Ralph's early treatment of Piggy.  His obvious disdain for him in Chapter 1 mirrors the boys' disdain for rational thought and intellect.  Only a few of the boys learn to appreciate Piggy's gifts. 

The next indication is the first fire.  Ralph calls his first meeting as chief in which certain rules regarding parliamentary procedure are discussed, but the littluns are afraid of the dark and the unknown, and this fear continues to grow throughout the novel, creating disorder.  When the boys decide a build a signal fire, their enthusiasm results in chaos.  The boys' ignorance, lack of planning, lack of order result in the death of one boy and the destruction of a major portion of the island.  We see early on how quickly things can fall apart. 

Chapter 3 begins with a depiction of Jack--savage-like, almost madly obsessive--hunting.  He is down on all fours, tracking the droppings, and disinterested in building the shelters.  This image is another example of adopting the law of the jungle and succumbing to the savagery within. 

We see very early two opposing methods of adapting:  creating a civilization versus the survival of the fittest.  The latter as represented by Jack seems strong and ominous, threatening the weakly established order represented by Ralph and Piggy.

In "A Rose for Emily," what does Faulkner mean by "august names"? Who are they?

Faulkner gives a depressing description of how the splendor of the "Old South" has succumbed even after the attempts of the Reconstruction and the imminent onset of modern times.

garages and cotton gins had encroached and obliterated even the august names of that neighborhood;

Those who once had power, money and distinction, such as the Griersons, lost everything after fall of the Confederates in the Civil War. Even many years after the end of the war, which is when this story takes place, there is still an overall inability to restore what once was. 

And now Miss Emily had gone to join the representatives of those august names where they lay in the cedar-bemused cemetery among the ranked and anonymous graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Jefferson.

Therefore Faulker is referring to those people who may have probably still been powerful and distinctive had the war never taken place. The problem with those individuals is that, like Emily, they were understandably unable to accept that their glory is, and forever will, remain a vestige of the past. 

What is your opinion of Hitler? Do you think what he did was right?Use detail please.

Being the child of Holocaust survivors I find it easy to just state that Hitler was evil.  However, as evil as I feel that his ideals were, he also was a very intelligent man.  He was aware that human beings were more apt to join as a group when united in hatred verses love.  After World War I, Germany was left in an economic crisis.  Hitler was aware that many Germans were angry that while they had fought in the war, Jewish people had profited in business.  He did not bring up the fact that many men, such as my Jewish grandfather, also fought in the war on the side of the Germans.

Hitler created work programs for the Germans, arranged vacations and respite for people who had never experienced such things, and even had a program that provided in-home daycare as well as other types of help.  He hired engineers to design and build the autobahn.  Hitler had high ideals for Germany but at the expense of other countries and the lives of Jews, Jehovah Witnesses, Gypsies, the disabled, and many other people he saw fit to include as the undesirable of Germany.

Hitler's idea of a superior race was not even that far fetched, but he wanted to attain it at the expense of millions of lives of innocent people.  There is nothing right when it involves the punishment and deaths of innocent people.

What does the dark forest symbolize in "Young Goodman Brown"?

A psychological reading would say that the "dark forest" is the unconscious where we harbor desires that our superego (the conscience of society--that which helps us distinguish what society says is right from wrong) forbids us to do and our conscious keeps under wraps (so to speak).  For Freud, a "dark forest" signifies repressed sexual desires, especially with all the trees functioning as phallic symbols.  For Jung, another 20C psychologist (and theorist), the walk would be a journey to and through Brown's "shadow self," which for Jung is a real part of every individual that we deny but need to acknowledge in order to become complete. "Acknowledge" does not mean act upon; it means discover and claim as part of who you are.

Imagine you are stranded on the cay. How would you survive with the limited resources left by Timothy?This question should be answered by help of...

In the book The Cay after Timothy dies Phillip goes looking for a way to catch food.  Like him, I would locate the fishing poles.  Timothy had left about a dozen of them already set up with hooks and weights so they would only require something to be used for bait.  Stew Cat had killed a bird so I would use the meat from the bird for bait. 

Phillip was also aware of how to locate lobsters but unfortunately grabbed into a hole with an eel.  I would hunt for lobsters as well.  In addition, I would use the palm fronds to rebuild a shelter and maybe try and make a basket with some of them to catch and store fish in the water. 

Timothy taught Phillip how to catch condensation and drink from the coconuts and to eat sea grapes, and if one eats the fish one also gains liquid in ones system.

I would also do like Phillip had done and walk along the shore routinely looking for helpful items that might wash ashore.

Explain the final scene of Animal Farm when the animals watch pigs and men enjoy a banquet together.

Also, this scene marks the total degradation of the original values the animals had when they first started the revolution. They did not start a new society after all. Instead, the pigs became just as power hungry as the men they set out to replace. Instead of living in equality, the pigs simply replicated the imbalance of power that they were outraged by earlier in the novel. The power in this scene is in the parity the pigs have achieved with the humans. They are corrupt, and everything the animals worked for has been lost.

What is suggested by the coin image in A Tale of Two Cities?

The Marquis St. Evremonde, when returning in his carriage from a meeting with the Monseigneur, runs over a peasant boy and kills him. The Marquis tosses the coin to Gaspard, the father of the boy, to compensate him for his son's death. This symbolizes the attitude of not only St. Evremonde, but of the whole wealthy upper class, toward the peasants. This shows the disdain the wealthy felt toward the peasants, looking down on  as inferior barbarians who have no value or worth to society. St. Evremonde actually believes the coin is a kind gesture on his part to the boy's father. When Madame Defarge throws it back at him, he's insulted and shouts to the crowd of peasants that he would willingly kill all the peasants of France.

What is the theme of "After Twenty Years," by O. Henry?state the theme and explain why its a valid theme of the story

The story "After Twenty Years" by O'Henry is a story about a cop and man who meet on the street.  The man tells the cop that he is there to see a friend that he has not seen in twenty years.  Years before, he and his friend had agreed to meet at the very spot discuss how their life had turned out.  The man goes on to tell the cop how his life had been and that he had been successful.  He puts down the other man and says that in the past:

"He was a kind of plodder, though, good fellow as he was. I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile."

The cop dismisses himself.  Shortly, a man comes to greet the man.  He tells him that he is his friend, but the man realizes that the man is too tall to have been his friend.  The new man arrests the waiting man.  The man then gives the waiting man a note.

It turns out that the waiting man's friend had actually been the policeman who could not arrest his friend, but had realized that his friend was a man wanted by the law when he had it a match to light his cigarette.

The theme in the story is about loyalty versus the law.

I also believe the theme is about choices.  One chose to follow a good path by working on the side of the law and the other chose to follow a bad path by breaking the law.

Is Platonic dialogue a kind of poetry?When Plato denounces artistic imitation isn't he posing irony for himself? If his dialogue and even poetry...

Yes, I think Platonic / Socratic dialogue, depending on translation, can be made to read like a kind of poetry.  If it is written by one author after the conversation has taken place and reassembled with metaphor and imagery in mind, it can certainly be read as a double-voice poem.

It certainly is in Cormac McCarthy's The Road, which is a kind of mobile Socratic seminar, a walking discourse.  Since they only have each other to talk, the father and son resort to a Socratic method of poetic dialogue. The boys asks, and the father answers. Toward the end, the boy arrives at a conclusion, and the father answers.

The conversations the father and son have keep the fire going as much as anything. They are crafted so beautifully. McCarthy omits conventions (commas, quotations, and sometimes question marks) because they intrude on the poetry-prose. He's a poet novelist, and he's got a lot of e.e. cummings in him. He wants to expose the words in their bare beauty.

McCarthy prefaces a lot of his would-be questions with "and" or "but," turning them from questions into statements. Usually, these would-be questions are at the end of a back-and-forth discussion and are used usually by the boy for clarification. Most of the time the father simply says, "yes" to agree.

Look at the two passages below: the first is from The Republic and the second from The Road. They are written in the same style as a "Call" and "Response" song style used in many religious ceremonies, hymns, and blues songs.

There is a real danger, he said. 
Then we must have no more of them. 
True. 
Another and a nobler strain must be composed and sung by us. 
Clearly. 
And shall we proceed to get rid of the weepings and wailings of famous men?

Although I wouldn't call it a poem by itself, the following conversation from the Road devolves into a kind of similar poem:

Why do they have to do that?
I dont know.
Are they going to eat them?
I dont know.
They're going to eat them, arent they?
Yes.
And we couldnt help them because then they'd eat us too.
Yes.
And that's why we couldnt help them.
Yes.
Okay.

At what moment does Elizabeth begin to fall in love with Mr. Darcy?

I would say there isn't a single moment.  Elizabeth's love for Darcy sneaks up on her as her opinion of him changes.  There are many events that gradually change her opinion.  First, Darcy's letter begins to make her wonder if she has misjudged him.  Her visit to his house changes her opinion more - first from hearing how kind and humble he is from the servant, and then in seeing him when he shows up unexpectedly.  Eventually, Elizabeth discovers that Darcy is the one who paid all of Wickham's debts and caused him to marry Lydia.  All of these things reshape Elizabeth's knowledge of Darcy's character and cause her to gradually fall in love with him.

Quote at least one line that directly associates Chillingworth with the devil. Cite the page number.This is in Chapter 14.

Pearl, insightful young girl that she is, warns her mother away from Chillingworth in Paragraph 23 of Chapter 10.  She tells her mother Chillingworth is "the black man" which is another word for devil:

Hester Prynne, likewise, had involuntarily looked up, and all these four persons, old and young, regarded one another in silence, till the child laughed aloud, and shouted--"Come away, mother! Come away, or yonder old black man will catch you! He hath got hold of the minister already. Come away, mother or he will catch you! But he cannot catch little Pearl!"

Why did Mrs. Radley run into the street screaming that Arthur was killing them all?

Chapter 1 of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird contains the story of why Mrs. Radley runs out of the house and into the street, "screaming ... that Arthur was killing them all."

According to the story passed from Miss Stephanie to Jem to Scout (the narrator), Arthur "Boo" Radley out of nowhere stabs his father in the leg with a pair of scissors and then goes right back to what he was doing beforehand. This incident supposedly was one of the events that eventually leads Mr. Radley to virtually imprison his son in his own home.

Above, I wrote "according to the story" and "supposedly" because I'm not sure that we're supposed to take the story of the scissors-stabbing as absolute truth. It may have some foundation in truth, but I imagine that the tale has grown a bit and become a bit more lurid even time it has been retold.

In act 4, scene 2 of Macbeth, what is the irony in Lady Macduff's words to her son about his father?

By Act IV of Macbeth, Macbeth has killed Duncan and Banquo. He has been visited, according to his own imagination, by Banquo's ghost and he visits the witches for confirmation that he is secure in his position. The first apparition warns Macbeth of Macduff which confirms Macbeth's fears and, having heard that Macduff has gone to England, Macbeth intends to kill "all unfortunate souls that trace him in that line" (IV.i.152-153). Macbeth knows he must act quickly while he is still resolved to kill Macduff's whole family. 

In scene ii, Lady Macduff questions why her husband left in such a hurry. She wonders why she should patiently wait for him when he did not wait around to ensure his family's safety before leaving. Ross cautions her that she can't understand what motivated Macduff to leave but she feels abandoned. She is not concerned with the greater good when her immediate family is under threat.

There is irony in her words to her son whom she tells that "he is dead" (38). She suggests that he may as well be dead because he has failed his son. She is not concerned that Macduff may die but that his own son will suffer and his line may even die out itself. Macduff's actions, intended to save the throne, may result in him losing his own family, having the opposite effect than Macduff could possibly have intended. Ironically, in being a loyal subject to his king and country, Macduff has failed in his duties as a father. 

How is Asagai a good man for Beneatha?

In the play "A Raisin in the Sun" Asagai is a man who is comfortable with his identity and heritage.  He also likes to joke and have joy.  Beneatha has trouble figuring out her own identity and she is very serious.  He helps to lighten her moods and he helps her to figure out her identity. 

Beneatha experiences frustration at the racism that continues to effect their lives.  After the "Welcoming Committee" decides they want to try and buy out her mother before she moves into the neighborhood, she expresses that the life of a black person is like a continuous circle.  It is Asagi who helps her to realize that their lives are moving forward in a straight line not in a circle.  He helps her to know that things done today will have an effect on the future of others, but she would not be there to see the outcome.  He is good for Beneatha because he helps her to stop her moaning and make plans for a future.

What are some characteristics of gothic science fiction?

Gothic literature has certain qualities the influence the story or paper.  It usually has a mystery involved, secrets, curses, murder, and the illusion of ghosts or the supernatural.  The setting often entails components such as castles, mansions, secluded streets, fog, chilly air, and remote areas.  Writers from the Victorian era began to include the dynamic of psychologically confused or torn characters.  Romantic undertones are also present.

In the book "Frankenstein," we have a doctor who is driven by his own desire to succeed at creating the perfect man, free from disease or ill health.  Victor has a love interest who he is engaged to be married.  They love each other but the "secret" threatens to destroy his relationship.  The creature is an emotionally torn being and so is Victor Frankenstein.

The setting places us in a lab and the streets and settings all correlate to make the story dismal and dark.  Once the secret is revealed the events that unfold create a conflict in relationships and death of Victor's wife.

Victor is also representative of the gothic hero.  He is brooding and his vision is of a man torn between his need to create the perfect being, having made a horrid vile creature, and his life ending as a consequence of his choice.

From which Shakespearean work does the quote below come and what are the circumstances in which it is spoken? A good leg will fall, a straight...

Henry V, Act V Scene ii

King Henry to Katharine:

What! a
speaker is but a prater; a rhyme is but a ballad. A
good leg will fall; a straight back will stoop; a
black beard will turn white; a curled pate will grow
bald; a fair face will wither; a full eye will wax
hollow: but a good heart, Kate, is the sun and the
moon; or, rather, the sun, and not the moon; for it
shines bright and never changes, but keeps his
course truly.

This quote is taken from the play Henry V written by Shakespeare. It appears in Act V, Scene ii. King Henry is addressing Katharine at the time when he speaks these lines. It is the beginning of his request that she take him as her husband:

If thou would have such a one, take
me; and take me, take a soldier; take a soldier,
take a king. And what sayest thou then to my love?
speak, my fair, and fairly, I pray thee.

The setting is in France at a royal palace. King Henry and his entourage enter by one door. The French King and Queen and Princess Katharine enter at another. Henry greets the King as "brother France" and the King of France returns the greeting with "most worthy brother England." The Queen bids Henry give up the "venom" of his former looks toward France and "change all griefs and quarrels into love." The Prince of Burgundy begs that France may once more turn to cultivating the long neglected land overcome by war and that the soldiers may know peace instead of meditation on bloodshed. Henry replies that the peace Burgundy desires lies with the King's acceptance of Henry's terms of surrender.

Queen Isabella urges that the terms be accepted. Henry replies that Katharine herself is the largest part of the terms. Queen Isabella responds that Katharine has the King's and Queen's permission to make her choice. Henry, Katharine and her chaperon are left alone and Henry makes his eloquent proposal. After a long Shakespearean negotiation of points of view, Katharine finally says, "Den it sall also content me," to which Henry replies, "Upon that I kiss your hand, and I call you my queen."

What is the monster's name in the novel Frankenstein?

In a way, I think the monster lacking a name is like schools that attempt to make their students wear uniforms: the idea is that students will display their creativity in their work, rather than by what they wear. I think by not giving the monster a name, it allows his appearance and behavior to get the full attention of the reader, and it helps avoid what happens in so many other novels, where the character's name is in some way indicative of what the character is, or stands for.

Dave Becker

How is the British democracy and government?Are they completely democratic?

This depends, of course, on your definition of democracy.

The British system is quite democratic in terms of elections.  Essentially all adults are eligible to vote and the elections are free and fair.

You can argue that Britian is less democratic than the US, for example, because of its parliamentary system.  A parliamentary system has fewer checks and balances than a presidential system like the US has.  This means it is more likely to be able to take away the rights of the people.

There are also specific ways in which you can say Britain is not so democratic.  For example, it is very easy to sue someone for libel in Britain.  This means they have less freedom of the press than there is in the US.  In addition, it is easier to suppress unpopular groups in Britain.  Their government is currently in the process of trying to prevent a Muslim group from holding demonstrations on the road where the bodies of dead British soldiers are brought when they are returned from Afghanistan.

But overall, Britain is a very democratic society -- they are ranked as "free" by Freedom House and are given the highest possible rating within each category that Freedom House studies.

In That Was Then, This Is Now, what are instances of rising action?

Rising action in the book That Was Then, This Is Now begin with the boys' encounter with hippie M&M during which Bryon and Mark save him from being beaten up, which leads to a thematic encounter with a boy in a hospital recovering from a beating. Another rising action occurs at the school dance where Byron and Cathy are the center of attention until Mark is attacked and Bryon vows revenge on Angela for having Mark attacked.
Then Charlie receives a draft notice for the Vietnam war and Bryon is reflective while Mark takes a car to go to his parole meeting relating to his past offense of car theft. M&M, Mark and Byron all have emotional crises and Angela gets a surprise haircut after she passes out from being drunk and Bryon asks Mark to let go of all the getting even for all the attacks. Bryon finds drugs in Mark's possessions and realizes Mark has no sense of right and wrong. Then comes the climax and resolution, which is of a postmodernist sort with no clear remedy for the fragmentation of the characters' lives.

Was the insect Gregor turned into in The Metamorphosis a spider or a grasshopper?

I've read this story many times throughout high school and college, and I am almost certain that at no time was the specific insect ever named; however, I am certain that it was not as spider, as that is an arachnid.  I will say this, though, I do remember a brilliant college professor and a lengthy discussion that seemed to lean toward the idea of a cockroach, simply based on the author's description.  If I had to choose one, I would go with that.

How would you describe the narrator’s relationship with his wife in "Cathedral"?

The husband also seems to have some good old-fashioned jealousy regarding his wife's relationships with other men.  Here are some examples.

He recalls how his wife told him about the last day that she had read for the blind man:

...the blind man asked if he could touch her face...She told me he touched his fingers to evey part of her face, her nose--even her neck!

When the husband tells us about his wife's first husband, he describes him as, "this man who'd first enjoyed her favors."

When the blind man arrives, the husband seems jealous of the attention that his wife showers on her old friend:

My wife finally took her eyes off the blind man and looked at me.  I had the feeling she didn't like what she saw.

What drastic actions do the pigs use to shatter the animals' complacency in Animal Farm?

There are a number of changes that the pigs make in George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, to alter the original tranquility of the animal-run farm. The pigs order that rations be reduced in order to overcome the poor harvest. They demand that the working hours be increased each day, and weekends become work days as well. Napoleon surrounds himself with bloodthirsty dogs to maintain order. They undertake the difficult task of building the windmill proposed by Snowball. Finally, they sell Boxer to the glue factory rather than give him his hard-earned retirement.

Can somebody help me analyze a quote from the Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" regarding Cholly? "Cholly, moving faster, looked at Darlene. He...

The context is that Cholly is having sex with Darlene, and during the act two white men appear, one of whom carries a flashlight, and he puts the light on Darlene and Cholly. They are terrified, and then the white man with the flashlight, whom Cholly begins to know only by his flashlight, tells them to keep doing it so they, the white men, can watch, in this way humiliating both Cholly and Darlene. Cholly pretends to have sex under the light of the flashlight, but is too terrified to perform.  This causes him to hate Darlene, transferring all of his humiliation and hate of the men to her.  At this moment "the flashlight" becomes a metaphor for him being raped by the white men: "the flashlight wormed its way into his guts" even while he wants to do it "lard, long, and painfully" to Darlene. The muscadine is the wine he drank earlier, which now turns rotten ("fetid bile") in his stomach. When they finish, her hands "look like baby claws," this simile showing again that he sees her as a predator on him while at the same time realizing she is as much as a victim as he.

Discuss women's rights and feminist equality in A Doll's House.

Nora comes to realize that her identity has been shaped by the worldviews of, first, her father and, later, by Helmer. She has no real sense of who she is outside of the male world; within that world she is a daughter, wife, or mother--roles, not a person.  Her culture, including religion, has given her a frame of understanding not grounded in her own experience as a person but from her biology as a woman.  She must walk out of the frame, out of the 'doll house,' and risk life on her own terms.

A person has integrity and the freedom to shape identity; Nora has neither as long as she remains within the conceptual frame supplied by those also indoctrinated by the cultural assumptions of the patriarchy.  As Michel Foucault describes, those who have power create the categories of understanding--even though those who enforce the cultural identities are victims themselves of the same structures.

What happens when Mrs. Lee Annie announces she is going to vote in a few days in Let the Circle Be Unbroken?

When Mrs. Lee Annie announces that she is going to go down to the registrar n her birthday and try to register to vote, her family and friends desperately try to talk her out of it. They are terrified of the potential consequences of her planned action, and realistically know that there is virtually no chance that she will be successful in her endeavor because of the hatred of the white establishment towards the black population. Mrs. Lee Annie is determined, however, and asks Mama if she will go with her. Even if Mama should decline, Mrs. Lee Annie will go by herself.

After much soul-searching and deliberation, Mama, Cassie, and Mrs. Ellis go with Miss Lee Annie to the registrar's office on her birthday, January second. The woman working in the registrar's office is incredulous when Mrs. Lee Annie announces her intention, and fetches Mr. Boudein, the registrar, who immediately sends for Mr. Granger, who owns the land she sharecrops. Mr. Granger tries to talk Mrs. Lee Annie out of doing what she has set her mind to do, telling her that "voting is white folks' business," and something in which she has no right to meddle. Mrs. Lee Annie is insistent, however, and, distracted by other problems, Mr. Granger tells the registrar to let her take the test; even though Mrs. Lee Annie has studied long and hard and knows more about the intricacies of the constitution than most any white voter does, Mr. Granger is confident that the registrar will not pass her. Mr. Boudein is downright insulting in expressing his bigoted belief that "this here's plumb foolishness...can't no darky understand the complexities of the constitution. Ain't got the sense for it." The irony is that Mrs. Lee Annie does in fact understand the constitution very well, but because the white people have the power, she will still not be able to vote.

With the odds stacked ridiculously against her, Mrs. Lee Annie does indeed fail the test. In the aftermath of her attempt to register, Mr. Granger tells her and Mrs. Ellis to pack up their things and be off his land "'fore the sun rise in the morning" (Chapter 13).

Be it resolved that Romeo and Juliet are controlled by fate over their own actions. What are the cons?"Romeo and Juliet" by Willaim Shakespeare

William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice."  Like the speaker of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," Romeo and Juliet initially choose the course in life that they wish.  If they are "star-crossed lovers," it is because their initial course sets them on the "way that leads to way," as Frost writes.

In Act One as Romeo bemoans the loss of the love of Rosalind, Benvolio encourages him to look elsewhere, suggesting that they go to the Capulet feast:

Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by...But in that crystal scales let there be weighed/Your lady's love against soe other maid/That I will show you shining at this feast... (I,iii,84-88)

Romeo, knowing that the Capulets are his mortal enemies chooses to go, "I'll go along....(I,iii,90).

Likewise, Juliet consents to "look to like" when her mother asks her about marrying Paris, but she chooses at the feast to talk with Romeo, even allowing him to kiss her without any more objection than saying "You kiss by the book" (I,v,105), meaning "You are just being gallant."  Obviously, then, she is not offended by Romeo's advances.  And, when she learns that Romeo is a Montague, her response is one of her own volition as well:  "My only love sprung from my only hate!" (I,v,133)

In the famous orchard scene as Romeo stands beneath her balcony in Act II, Juliet declares that she gives her love to Romeo:

My love as deep; the more I give to thee,/The more I have, for both are infinite. (II,ii,134-135)

More than fate, it is the impetuosity of the lovers that seems to control them.  Romeo pleads with the Friar to marry Juliet and him, he does listen to Mercutio and steps between him and Tybalt in their fight, causing Mercutio to be gravely wounded.  Nor does he listen to Friar Laurence's advice after he is banished to wait until he has word from the priest before doing anything regarding his relationship with Juliet; instead, after speaking with his man, Balthasar, Romeo impulsively declares, "Then I defy you, stars!" (V,i,24).  

Similarly, Juliet reacts impulsively to Tybalt's death and to her betrothal to Paris, rushing to Friar Laurence's and threatening the priest that she will kill herself:

I'll to the Friar, to know his remedy./If all else ail, myself have power to die." (III,v,241-242)

When given the vial to drink, Juliet drinks of it freely--no one forces it upon her.

At the catacombs, Romeo and Juliet commit their final impetuous acts:  Believing that Juliet is dead, although he sees the bloom of life upon her cheek, Romeo consumes the poison he has hurriedly purchased from the desperate apothecary.  In disobedience to Friar Laurence, Juliet stays in the catacombs after she regains conscienceness only to discover her dead love, Romeo.  Impulsively, she, too, kills herself, crying "O happy dagger!" (V,iii,169)

Clearly, the young lovers have character flaws; however, they make their own choices although these choices are governed by their impetuous young natures.  Indeed, their destinies/fates are a matter of choice. 

Can you tell me about Mickey Mouse, Soda's old horse, and Soda's feelings about him in The Outsiders?

Mickey Mouse belonged to a guy at the stables where Soda used to work.  He was an ornery creature, but Soda loved him and Mickey Mouse loved Soda back.  Soda went to see him every day, and the normally difficult horse responded by being gentle with him and coming when he was called.  As Ponyboy put it, "he may have belonged to another guy, but he was Soda's horse". 

After awhile, the horse was sold, and Soda was broken-hearted, and "bawled all night long".  Ponyboy summed it up well - "Soda never really wanted anything except a horse, and he'd lost his" (Chapter 3).

What is the author's meaning for the title of the story "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth?"

In the Bible, in the Book of Psalms, there is a line "If I forget thee, O, Jerusalem."  This is in Psalm 137.  It refers to a time when the Israelites were exiled from their homes (to Babylon) and were wishing they could be back home.  It is a way of acknowledging that Jerusalem was their only true home.

In the Clarke story, people have essentially been exiled from Earth.  The title alludes to the Biblical passage and it means that the people up on the Moon are acknowleding that Earth is their real home.  They will yearn to return to Earth for as long as it takes for the planet to stop being radioactive...

Was it just a lucky guess? Orwell's Oceania can be a bit considered to todays real world. How did Orwell do it?

I think these answers are covering it, but allow me to add one point. Depending how general you wish to make connections about similarities, you could easily draw connections, and here's why:

One thing that does not change is that people can be dissatisfied. There is always going to be something that people will be unhappy about, and those people might use exaggerated terms to describe the problems. So, for instance, you might hear someone called a Nazi, when in fact, they are no such thing; the term is used to show displeasure about something.

It's easy to draw connections to things if you look hard enough. While I respectfully disagree with some of the answers here that there are not a lot of connections to make with the book, we are certainly not living in a world that is a close parallel to the book...or else you couldn't have asked the question here in the first place.

What is a summary of The Little Prince?

The story is about the stages of human life.  The whole thing operates as an allegory, with various characters like the Lamplighter, who is devoted to duty, the King who is the ultimate authority figure, and the Serpent, who represents death.

You can find a more complete summary at the link below.   

What is a GOOD thesis statement for a research paper on eating disorders are a worldwide problem. What are 3 things I can explain in my paper?

A thesis statement should tell the reader your belief about something and demonstrate that you have evidence to support that belief.

Your thesis statement could say that you believe "eating disorders is a worldwide problem." But that's not a very strong opinion.  If you were to say, "eating disorders is a worldwide problem that is killing us too early," it would be a stronger statement and we'd be more likely to want to read more.  Then you would add what type of problem it is (is it psychological, neurological, chemical?), and what can be done about it.

A good thesis statement needs to present your opinion in a convincing manner, encourage the reader to continue reading for your evidence, and provide a guide for the reader to know where your paper is going (how your argument will be presented).

Do not be discouraged if, once you begin your research, you realize that your original thesis statement was too broad a topic.  That is, you realize you've bitten off more than you can chew.  You can always narrow the focus of your topic to present your argument more convincingly and fit within your assignment guidelines.

The links below can also help you with your assignment.

Was Capote successful in sympathizing with Perry Smith? Why or why not?

Sympathy is probably the wrong word, as I don't know that Truman Capote actually felt sorry for Perry Smith, but he did empathize with him.  That is, both personally and in his writing, he could understand and tried to express what it was like for a person to be facing the death penalty.

The greater achievement of the book is getting the true story of what happened, but he also, for perhaps the first time in literature, put a human face on the condemned.  He at least provoked some thought about the realities of capital punishment in a country that overwhelmingly supported the death penalty at the time.

What is a minstrel show?

America’s first original musical theater genre, the minstrel show, was born nearly 200 years ago. Although its existence is embarrassing to us today, for more than 40 years, it was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in America and around the world. Indeed, for the first time in history, the minstrel show spawned European imitation of Americans, instead of the other way around. In the post-bellum minstrel show, thousands of African-Americans had a lucrative vehicle for their singing, dancing, songwriting, and comedy. The minstrel show is also the ultimate source of all truly American music, from ragtime to rock ’n’ roll, and the precursor of modern American musical theater.

The immediate ancestor of the minstrel show, the Jim Crow Act, began nearly 200 years ago. Its original location has been variously ascribed to Charleston, South Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; and Baltimore, Maryland. Thomas Dartmouth Rice ("Daddy" Rice, 1808−1860) was America’s first renowned "Ethiopian delineator." He danced, played several musical instruments, sang, and told amusing stories, and wherever he performed, Rice filled the theater to capacity. A chance encounter in 1828 with an African-American stable hand led Rice to discover the song "Jump Jim Crow." Rice couldn’t forget the song and created numerous verses to go with the chorus he’d heard. In his dressing room at the theater, he burned the cork from his wine bottle and blackened his face with it. Later, when Rice performed his act at New York’s Bowery Theatre, he played to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 3,500 people. Soon, Rice was the most in-demand entertainer in America. Of course, imitators sprang up, and in time, Rice had to put a banner outside his theaters that read, "The Original Jim Crow."

The new American dances of the 19th century had largely come from the slaves on Southern plantations. One of the plantation dances, the cakewalk, later became a permanent part of the minstrel show and, by the 1880s, dethroned the waltz as the favorite dance of youthful Americans.

What happened to the memories that had been given to the previous reciever-in-training when she failed, and what was the result?

The child Rosemary was chosen to be the receiver of the memories.  She was the Giver's daughter.  At first she was doing alright, but as the harder memories of pain entered her, she became too stressed to handle the memories.  She asked to be released.  The memories did not have time to be transferred to another person so they went back to the people.  The book says it was an awful time for the people.

The Giver has given Rosemary loneliness and it was very hard for her.  Rosemary left the Giver after a session and went to an elder and asked to be released. 

"The community lost Rosemary at only five weeks, and it was a disaster for them."(144)

"But there were those few terrible memories, the ones that overwhelmed her.  For awhile they overwhelmed the community. "(144)

Summarize the last stanza of the poem "The Vagabond".How has the meaning changed by changing "seek" in the second stanza into "ask" in the fourth...

Robert Louis Stevenson's (1850-1894)  poem "The Vagabond" celebrates the glorious freedom and independence of a tramp's life. All the four stanzas of "The Vagabond" repeatedly emphasize the unrestrained joys of an independent life in the outdoors free from all its hassles.

All that the vagabond is interested in is a life of unlimited travel. He wants to completely avoid all human associations - "nor a friend to know me."All that he wants to do is travel and travel from one place to another without any restraint whatsoever, not concerned about the weather or material wealth or possessions or anything else around him:

"Give the face of earth around,
And the road before me.
Wealth I ask not, hope nor love,
Nor a friend to know me;
All I ask, the heaven above
And the road below me."

He would like to spend his entire life in the outdoors even in the cold autumn and winter months with the sky as his roof:

Not to autumn will I yield,
Not to winter even!

Most importantly, he wishes for a completely carefree life and is not bothered or frightened about death at all:

Let the blow fall soon or late,
Let what will be o'er me.

In the last stanza R.L. Stevenson reiterates what he has already emphasized in the earlier three stanzas, namely, all that he wants to do throughout his life is to travel and to travel till he drops dead.

In the second stanza the verb "seek" would mean 'to endeavor to obtain.' The action is voluntary, conscious and deliberate. He says that all that he will endeavor to obtain is a life of travel and travel only.

Whereas, in the last stanza "ask" would imply a prayer to God. All that he asks of or requests God is to give him a life of travel and travel only.

Why does Piggy ask Sam,"let me hold on to you"?

In the novel 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding, the character whose nickname is 'Piggy' is depicted by the author as being chubby, sweaty, unfit and short-sighted. He is also depicted as being dependent on others - for example when he has to ask Sam to guide him because his glasses have been stolen. But Piggy also represents the clear voice of reason (hence the glass in his spectacles which is valuable in its ability to raise fire.) His inspired ideas and wise suggestions are not enough however to raise his status among the other boys who are depicted as being 'blind' to his wisdom. Without his spectacles, Piggy is robbed of his ability to influence events and in attacking him, violating his person and privacy and killing him - the boys are almost seen to kill reason itself, choosing instead - chaos.

In the book"The Book Thief"what is a general summary of the novel?And aslo including the climax, and resolution.Please answer if you know.What also...

"The Book Thief" is a wonderful novel about a young girl whose mother leaves her.  She is sent to live with an older couple in another town.  They are not very well off financially, but Rosa and Hans open their home to the child Liesal.  Liesal has nightmares at night and Hans sleeps in the chair beside her.  He comforts her when she is scared and reassures her.  He plays music on his accordion for her.  When he realizes that she can not read or write, he teaches her.  

Hans is married to Rosa.  She is a grouchy woman who resents having to wash the clothes of the people in the village.  However, she is tougher talking than mean.  Liesal soon realizes that Rosa loves her. 

The events take place during the time of the Third Reich.  One of Hans’s friends calls in a favor and Hans is placed in a difficult situation.  He agrees to hide a young Jewish man in his cellar. 

Liesal has become a book thief.  She takes books from the fires when the Nazis burn them.  She even sneaks into the mayor's house and steals books.  The mayor's wife knows but she doesn't talk.  She is still grieving the loss of her child.  She is a sad and withdrawn woman.

Liesal establishes a friendship with a young boy.  Her friendship with the Jewish man also grows.  One day he makes her a book as a gift. 

The allies are bombing the village and Liesal and her family have to go into the bomb shelters.  She calms people by telling them the stories she had read in her books.  The next time she reads to them. 

The Jewish man has to move and she sees him later being marched down the street.  She runs to him but is knocked down in the street.  Hans is drafted into the military.

In the end, the family that she has grown to love, and her friend are all killed in a bombing.  Liesal goes to live with the mayor's wife who invites her to stay.  The Jewish man survives the war.

The story has a wonderful assortment of characters.  They are the kind of people one would like to meet.

 The theme is man verses conscience.  Hans has to make a decision whether to preserve his life by not taking any risks or keeping his promise and hiding a Jew.

To what metaphorical "sleep" might the speaker be referring in the last lines?

The speaker is in familiar territory; he is riding his sleigh during an evening snowfall and has stopped to watch the woods "fill up with snow." There is nothing particularly noteworthy in the speaker’s decision to stop, for falling snow is lovely to watch. On another level, however, the stopping may signify a reluctance to move forward, a fear of the future, and so on. The speaker apparently feels embarrassed by the stopping, for he notes that his "little horse" must be taking exception to the action. The speaker seems to be projecting onto the horse his own ideas that we must be busy every second of our lives. In addition, the speaker has a sense of invading someone else’s property, for the "though" of line 2 suggests that he would not stop if the owner were present to observe him. Some commentators have asserted that the house in the village is a church, and that therefore the woody area belongs to God. The implications of this reading raise many speculations in a classroom full of students with varying religious backgrounds.

In the last stanza, the alternatives are brought into sharp contrast: the woods vs. the promises and the miles. The speaker opts for responsibility, involvement, and action; all this is embodied in the single word "but" in line 14.

Many readers who see in the poem a longing for death (“frozen lake,” “darkest evening of the year,” “The woods are lovely, dark and deep” seem to support this view), but that is not what the poem is exclusively about. If there is a momentary longing for death in the poem, there is also the reassertion of the will to face the tasks of living. As Frost put it, at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in 1960, “People are always trying to find a death wish in that poem. But there’s a life wish there—he goes on, doesn’t he?”

Discuss the symbolic significance of the focus on bullfighting in The Sun Also Rises.

To Ernest Hemingway--the ultimate macho writer who lived the life of many of his characters--what could be a more macho sport than bullfighting? And for his character Jake Barnes, a handsome man with strong sexual desires but who is impotent because of a war wound, bullfighting provides him the same macho thrills that the author must have felt. Bullfighting creates an exciting distraction for Jake, one that assures the certainty of death or injury to at least one of its participants. The matador is the most glamorous of all athletes in Spain, and their colorful garb and ability to both face and wield death make them the envy of both men and women. The ferocious bull reflects a virility that Jake must envy; it has its way with steers before the match and always has the chance to save itself by besting the matador. During the running of the bulls through the streets, people run in fear from the rampaging animals. For Jake it is a release from his lost way of life in Paris, and a substitute for the romantic adventures that he can no longer experience.

1. How is Ponyboy different from the rest of the Greasers??? AND 2. How is the Greaser gang like family to each other?

Ponyboy is one of the few greasers portrayed in The Outsiders who has a chance to make something of himself later in life. He is intelligent, sensitive and aware that an education can lead to better things. Unlike Darry, who has lost his chance to attend college, and Soda, who has dropped out of high school, Pony's future is still bright. He makes good grades in school--at least before the tragic circumstances of the deaths of Bob, Johnny and Dally--and hopes to eventually graduate and attend college. Although he is described as a good fighter and helpful in a rumble, Pony does not enjoy fights as much as the other gang members, such as Dally and Two-Bit. Pony's friendship with Cherry, and later Randy, also gives him insight into the lives of the Socs--something else none of the other greasers have experienced.

Pony's gang is like a family, especially since his parents have been killed. Without formal parental supervision, the gang have become his kindred. Brothers Darry and Soda are members; best friend Johnny spends a great deal of time at the Curtis house since he is not welcome at his own home; Two-Bit makes the Curtis house his second home; and Soda's best friend, Steve, is also a frequent visitor. They look out for each other and deal with their own problems and emergencies much in the way parents would.

How does Harper Lee use propriety/society in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Propriety means conforming to a social standard. When we refer to society, its almost implicit in its meaning that there are expected standards and norms in each society.

The citizens of Maycomb serve several purposes and uses in TKAM. Lee uses the town to demonstrate a caste system (easily seen in almost any society) that affects the relationships of the people within the different classes. Further, she uses the society to show what's acceptable and what wasn't. For example, she used Dolphus Raymond to show the people's disdain for mixed relationships. She used the ladies Missionary Society to illustrate the judgment and hypocracy that marked the post-slavery South.

The norms demonstrated here were to stay within your class' expectations of behavior, and not to mix races under any circumstances. These norms portrayed the immorality of that society at that time.

In spain, what is there daily schedule for there breakfast,lunch, and dinner?What is the amount they eat during eat meal?

La merienda is also a snack that can be eaten in the afternoon. Ir de tapas is when people eat small portions of food and it is usually eaten with wine or beer.

Spanish people also consume a lot of fish in their diets. The varieties of seafood are endless and very delicious.

Many spanish people go to work late in morning, work for while, take a nap for a couple of hours, and then return to work. Because of this, the people who work this schedule may eat very late at night, sometimes as late as 10pm.

It is also very customary for younger Spanish people to go with their friends for some "cups" after dinner. Spanish people like eating with friends and family so they can socialize.

Faber warns Montag not to look for answers in one "person, machine, or library." Where, according to Faber, do the answers lie?

The answer to where they do lie is much harder than the answer to where they don't lie.  Bradbury doesn't just come right out and say it.

After the part you quote, Faber does say that Montag has to do some of his own saving.  In other words, he has to rely on himself.

But overall, in this passage (going from "your" part to the place where Montag leaves Faber's place), the idea is that the answers lie in having lots of people trying to do little things.  He says that they have to start small and work their way up.

However, he also says that society needs to be melted down and restarted.  At the end of the book, that is exactly what seems to (possibly) be happening.

What is the conflict in The Story of an Hour?I am not looking for an answer of 'internal' or 'external', just the main conflict. I also need an...

To me, the conflict in this story is between Mrs. Louise Mallard and the society in which she lives.  Her desire to be an independent woman is in conflict with the society she lives in, which is dominated by men.

In the story, Mrs. Mallard finds out her husband is (supposedly) dead.  She discovers, as she thinks about it, that she really is happy that he is dead.  Now she will be able to do what she wants to do rather than having to go along with his desires.  When she finds out he is really alive, she dies of a heart attack.

So, she really wants to be independent, but her society will never let her be while she and her husband are both alive.

At lunch, you open a can of soda and place a straw into the can to drink. Describe the phases present in the can of sodaChemistry

Liquid, obviously the soda is liquid.

Gas, the carbonation that causes the bubbles and the fizzing sound.

Solid, the straw. 

It also changes from a solution to a heterogeneous mixture.  The bubbles change throughout the can as it is opened and all of the gas is mixed into the soda.

What are key roles and duties of the board and its directors in light of corporate governance concerns and maintaining ethical conduct?a detailed...

The directors of on board of directors are essentially representatives of the shareholders of the company elected by them to manage the overall affairs of the company. Thus the primarily responsibility of directors is to safeguard and promote the interest of the shareholders in the company. Indirectly it also means ensuring that the company is meeting all its legal and moral obligation toward all other stakeholders of the company including the environment within which company operates.

If all the directors performed this role of representative of shareholders sincerely and honestly, there would be no additional requirements of corporate governance or ethical conduct. The problem of corporate governance arises because the directors may and some times do deviate from this primary duty towards the shareholders to promote their personal interests. Many times such deviation from the ideal path are clearly illegal, and therefor covered by relevant legal provisions. But there are other areas where the directors need to use their personal discretion and judgment in the interest of the company. Most of the failure of corporate governance and ethical standards take place in this area.

The basic need is for the directors to be honest and sincere towards their obligation towards the shareholders. However, many times greed has an upper hand over honesty. All that directors have to maintain high standards of corporate governance and ethics is to keep their greed in check.

How was Rome able to conquer and rule a vast empire?

In addition, Rome was technologically advanced in both its daily life and in its military, so much so that there were few militaries on Earth that could resist them for long, at least as the empire was in its ascension.  Think of the US military now and the technology it uses, compared to most other militaries, and Rome had similar advantages.

Diplomatically, they were very sharp in how they dealt with other countries, as they took over vast territories even without war as nations and peoples realized it was better to be subservient to Rome than to be destroyed by them.  In many cases, being part of the empire brought more benefits than disadvantages, so there was an incentive to submit.  Think of how Puerto Rico is part of the US empire still, but does not want to become a state, nor declare independence, even though their culture and language are very different from most of the US.  There are benefits for them to be a part of the US without resistance.  Not the same, but the analogy works.

How does Athena make sure that Odysseus will get food, clothing, and oil for his salt-caked skin?in book 6

Athena, forever the faithful watchdog of Odysseus, sends Nausicaa (the daughter of Alcinous) and her attendants to provide clothing and food for him.  Nausicaa states, "We must look after him, for every stranger, every beggar, comes from Zeus, and any gift, even something small, is to be cherished." (Line 66) Athena's calling to Nausicaa once again weaves the hospitality of the Greeks into the plot, so it seems natural that Nausicaa helps Odysseus. Athena then proceeds to make Odysseus look taller and seem like a god himself. Finally, Nausicaa beckons Odysseus to go with her to her father's house.

x=units sold, Find maximum profit and number of units that must be sold, in order to yield the maximum profit for each R(x)= 20x-0.1x^2, C(x)=4x+2

Revenue is given by the function:

R(x) = 20x - 0.1x^2

And cost of sales is given by the function:

C(x) = 4x + 2

Then profit will be given by the function:

P(x) = R(x) - C(x) = (20x - 0.1x^2) - (4x + 2)

P(x) = -0.1 x^2 + 16x - 2

To find the value of x where profit is maximum we differentiate P(x) and equate it to 0. Thus

- 0.2x + 16 = 0

0.2x = 16

x = 16/0.2 = 80

Profit when 80 unite are sold:

P(80) = -0.1*80^2 + 16*80 - 2 = - 640 + 1280 - 2 = 638

Answer:

Maximum profit is 638, which will be earned when 80 units are sold.

What is the IRA -- in Ireland?

The initials IRA stand for Irish Republican Army.  The IRA was one of the sides in the long "troubles" between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland.  The IRA, made up of Catholics, was in favor of breaking away from British rule and joining the Republic of Ireland.  By contrast, the Protestant side wanted to remain a part of Great Britain.  The fighting between these two sides killed many people before peace was made in the late 1990s.

The IRA is no longer officially active.  However, there are splinter groups that continue to try to oppose the peace process.

What is the greaser code of loyalty? How does it set them apart?

There is not really any such thing as a Greaser code of loyalty that is actually specified in the book.  It's not like there is a place in the book where it says "The Greaser code of loyalty says..."

However, we can infer some things about it.  Clearly, the Greasers are willing to stand up for each other.  They come to Pony's aid when he is jumped by the Socs, Dally helps Johnny and Pony get away after they kill Bob, things like that.

I do not know that it really sets them apart.  The Socs seem to have a similar code.  But it does at least set them apart from people who are not part of gangs -- who don't have a group that will care about them like that.

State two reasons why Kino's canoe was so important to him.

One reason that Kino's canoe is so precious to him is because it was handed down to him from his father (and grandfather.) Kino is following in the tradition of his ancestors by making a living as a fisherman. This leads right into the second reason the canoe is such a pivotal object in Kino's life: without the canoe, he has no means by which to make a living. That canoe is his lifeline to catching fish and earning money.

What does the Omaha Platform say about the wealth distribution?Does it see the capitalist system leading the country toward a more equal...

Omaha platform is the popular name for the declaration of policies and demands of Populist Part called Populist Party Platform released on July 4, 1892.

At the time of release of platform the terminology of capitalism as opposed to communism or command economy were not evolved, and the platform did not specifically used these terms. However, the sentiments of the platform about distribution of wealth are very clear. The platform has criticised very clearly the the skewed distribution of wealth which it claims "breeds two great classes tramps and millionaire" with land and other natural resources "concentrating in the hands of a few capitalists". It used strong language to criticize this system claiming

Fruits of toils of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for few.

and

National power to create money is appropriated to enrich bold holders

The platform believed that national wealth is created by the farmers and labour working in industries, and declared that "wealth belongs to him who creates it". Further the advocated that government should be in the hand of the people.

They sought to reduce the power of capitalists by greater direct control of economic activities. In particular the platform advocated government ownership of railroad, telegraph and telephones. Also they opposed any subsidy of government help in any form to private business. It  sought to reduce the disparity between the rich and the poor bu graduated income tax.

For complete text of Omaha Platform pleas see the Website referred below.

Explain how the science below (atomic energy) is actually put to use in ways that weren’t originally intended?Science - Atomic energy

I agree with pohnpei397's perspective. The "original intention" of atomic energy research -- at least of the huge research project in WWII -- was to develop a weapon. Only later does this project find major civilian applications.

This atomic energy example illustrates something very common: particularly in wartime (including the Cold War), modern militaries often push expensive research projects in order to develop more powerful techniques for offense and defense. Some of these techniques have huge and often wholly unexpected applicatons in peace time.

Airplanes, for example, were initially "toys" or strange artifacts that attempted to make possible the human dream of flight. With WWI, they were assigned and designed to better serve practical uses that they still serve today. If that's not a good example, here's another that might be better (but is certainly a lot more disturbing). In their war against entire populations of people, the Nazis found a use for the waste product of combustion engines, carbon monoxide; it was the gas used in most executions. They also adapted a pesticide (Zylon B, invented for vermin control) to kill those humans whom they also considered to be vermin.

What would be the most important things to write about for an essay on The Time Machine.

Wells wrote the book "The Time Machine" in recognition of the direction that mankind was taking.  He had a fascination with science, socialization, and human progress.  The book was written with a concern for human destiny.

The story begins with the guests having dinner at the Time Traveler’s home.  He had instructed them to begin dinner without him.  He arrives a little later in a somewhat confused state.  He had just returned from time travel.

The time traveler had found some little people.  He was disappointed because they seemed to be domicile.  They were child like and disappointing to him.  They live in a utopia like world.  One day he saves Weena, a delicate little creature.  She teaches him about her world.  The people are called Eloi and they are very fearful of the dark.

The time traveler finds that there is another race that exists in the world.  They are the Morlocks.  They are a subterrain species that live in the dark caverns of earth.  They are like lemurs and spidery. They exist in an underground world.  They are fearful of matches and light.

As the time traveler learns more about the future he discovers that the Eloi are being fattened up for the kill so that the Morlocks can feed on them.  Their world is not really Utopia.

Weena and the Time Traveler are stuck in the woods when the Morlocks take Weena.  A big fire starts in the woods.  When he goes to the doors to rescue her, he finds his time machine sitting right outside the doors.  As he starts to make his escape, the Morlocks descend upon him.  he makes it to the future just in time for his meal with his guests.

The guests are not sure if they believe him, but he places some strange white flowers on the desk.  They are still unsure about his story.  In the end he leaves on the time machine and his friend speculates where he has gone.  He wonders where in time he has gone and what his destiny will become.

Who are the speakers in the poem? What is the relationship between the two?

It is most commonly said that there are two speakers in The Wander. The first speaker is a narrator who is reviving an ancient poem and not part of the original. The new narrator is thought to speak Lines 1 through 7 and Lines 112 through 117. The original poem would thus comprise Lines 8 through 111. There are some factors that lend credence to this theory, though it is by no means the only one. But if this is true, then there is no "relationship" between the narrator and wanderer, separated as they are by time and intention. If, on the other hand, the narrator and wanderer are from the same era, both part of the original poem, the relationship would be that of the oral tradition story teller keeping alive a legend of a great wandering hero who at last found solace in a new kingdom--a necessary conclusion or his tale would have died on a snowstormy sea with him. 

In this theory, the narrator is a later individual who has been converted from paganism to Christianity and who attempts to combine the non-Christian narrative of the tale with a Christian theology of seeking mercy (Line 2) and refuge (Line 116) from the "Father in heaven," a definitive Christian reference.

The second speaker is a pagan warrior whose king and kingdom, fellow warriors and family "kinsman" have been destroyed in a decisive battle. The wanderer, or "the earth-stepper" (Line 6), goes on what they both call an exile to find a new king and kingdom that will accept him and which he can embrace because now he has no one who will accept his affection or give him consolation (Lines 28-29).

What do you mean by the term dimensional analysis ?My question is related with - Research Methodology

Dimensional analysis is a method employed by scientists to analyse and understand relationships between different properties and quantities of physical things and phenomenons by analysing the dimensions used in their measurement.

Any property or quantity in the physical world is measured in terms of different combination of five basic units. These are - length, mass, time, electric charge and temperature. For any mathematical equation or formula representing a relationship between two or more types of quantities, to be correct, one essential condition is that the dimensions of quantities represented by both sides of the equation should be same.

This fact is used to check the plausibility of equations representing relationships between different quantities and properties. It is also used to identify possible relationship between different quantities, which can be subsequently checked by experimentation or other means.

Writing about History :)Imagine that you run a settlement house. Write a letter to a wealthy family persuading them to donate money to your...

In order to write this letter, you need to figure out what the purpose of a settlement house is and how it affects the city where it is located.

Settlement houses were meant as a way to help improve the lives of (mainly) poor immigrants.  They did things like helping women learn how to speak English and like providing some sorts of preschool type things for their children.  They later branched out into doing craft clubs and things like that to give the women something fun to do.

I would argue in my letter that this helped the cities by reducing the amount of poverty and crime.  It made the immigrants more likely to be able to get ahead and contribute to their economy and society.

What sort of meter did the American poet, Robert Frost, employ in his poetry?

Frost is known as a metricist.  Frost said, "I would sooner write free verse as play tennis with the net down."

He also said, "There are only two meters: strict and loose iambic."

The following chart shows the types of iambic meter her wrote:

• Dimeter: "Dust of Snow," "The Rose Family," "The Rabbit Hunter," "I Will Sing You One-O," "Gathering Leaves"


• Trimeter: "Reluctance," "Flower Gathering," "Nothing Gold Can Stay," "Neither Out Far Nor In Deep," "Departmental"


• Tetrameter:  "Stopping by Woods," "My November Guest," "The Road Not Taken," "Going for Water," "Devotion"


• Pentameter: "Acquainted with the Night," "The Runaway," "The Silken Tent," "Mending Wall," "Birches,"


• Hendeca-syllabics: "For Once Then," "Something"

discuss marlows delineation of struggle with in mind of dr.faustus

What you have asked covers the supreme theme of this play by Christopher Marlowe, Dr. Faustus, which is the inner conflict of Faustus. Marlowe's hero goes through the dilemma throughout the entire play. It is this conflict which turns Faustus into a round character, and successfully, makes him a tragic hero.

Faustus, who is a renowned professor in a German university, a prolific scholar and a skillful physician who helped his town to get rid of plague, seems to become more proud out of his fame and achievements. He tends to practice necromancy now. What he has achieved till now could not give him satisfaction; he wants more. And, he thinks it is black art which would help him to reach the peak. Thus, he chooses self-willingly the wrong path for himself, and sells his soul to  Lucifer via an agreement. This ambitious man abuses his knowledge and skills being distracted. He denies God and focuses solely on earthly pleasure. He says to Mephostophilis that he will spend his life "in pleasure and in dalliance" and his preference to sensuality than to spirituality makes him a villainous character. But, Marlowe shows brilliance in giving this villainous character a diversity.

Faustus, though driven by his freewill, many a times tries to call Christ. His attempts to repent and coming back are clearly shown when he is saying: "Then fear not Faustus, to be resolute..." or "be resolute:/ Why waver'st thou?... turn to God again" or, when he sees an inscription on his arm which tells "Homo fuge!" and then, he falls into deep thoughts whether he should pact the deal or not. While selling his soul to the devils, he calls Christ: "O Christ, .../Help to save distressed Faustus' soul." Even when he reaches the end of his life-time, he still hopes that Christ would forgive because he knows: "Christ did call the thief upon the cross". At the end, he realizes that, "no end is limited to damned souls".

A tragic hero is a human endowed with some extraordinary qualities, at the same time, possesses a hamartia or tragic flaw in his characteristics which will lead him to face heavy downfall. This Profound scholar Faustus, having excellence in his character, becomes a fallible man gradually, and his life results in terrible consequence because of his pride and ambition.

Faustus is not flatly a negative character, rather possesses really "an amiable soul", and this fact is implicitly depicted through his inner dilemma.

What is the significance of status in "Wuthering Heights"?

In the book "Wuthering Heights" status plays an important role.  Heathcliff is found on the streets by Mr. Earnshaw, a wealthy gentleman.  Heathcliff has two strikes against him; he is a poor orphan and he is a Roma/Gypsy child.  Mr. Earnshaw takes him to live with him and his family to be raised as his own son, but upon his death Heathcliff did not inherit anything.  The inheritance by law went to the oldest son, Hindley.

Hindley hated Heathcliff and immediately reduced him back to his social stature.  He made him a servant in the home and treated him badly.  Heathcliff loved Catherine Earnshaw so he remained behind to be near her.

Catherine finds out what it means to be part of the more elite society and can hardly tolerate Heathcliff's short comings.  She is also aware that if she were to marry him, she would have nothing and be a poor person.  When Heathcliff hears that she has been asked to marry Mr. Linton and her rude remarks about Heathcliff, he runs away.

Heathcliff returns with money and begins to acquire Wuthering Heights.  He is more accepted by others because he has gained financial status as well as having become more polished.  Had Heathcliff not been so determined to get Catherine back and ruin Hindley and Edgar Linton’s life, he could have now been a part of the upper society.

How did Austria's government react to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?WWI

The quick answer to this is that they went to war.  That is not exactly true, but it's close enough.

More technically, what they did was to issue an ultimatum to the government of Serbia.  They essentially told Serbia "If you do not do this list of things, we will go to war with you."

Because the Austro-Hungarians pretty much wanted a war with Serbia, they made the conditions so harsh that there was no way the Serbs would agree to them.  When Serbia did not agree, Austria-Hungary went to war.

Who is the most evil character in the play "Macbeth"? and the relevance of this play?, Thanks :)

I must agree with the previous posters and stress that Macbeth is undoubtedly the most evil character in the play, even the witches acknowledge this aspect - "by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes". It's a whole discussion regarding the predetermination of Macbeth's acts but it's obvious that the witches could influence the course of action with their predictions only by finding a "soil" to plant the evilness.

There is an interesting battle between wickedness and weakedness in Macbeth's character, the latter being what separates Macbeth from great Shakespearean villains, nevertheless, he is the most evil character of the play.

As for your second question, I am sorry but I don't quite understand it. The relevance of the play on what grounds? Macbeth is considered one of the four great tragedies, alongside with Hamlet, King Lear and Othello in various approaches of Shakespearean studies. Of course, there are variants in which the Roman plays are also added to the category, but no matter the interpretation, Macbeth is still one of the major Shakespearean works. If you wanted something different, you should clarify your inquiry.

Imagine that you are President Lydon Johnson. Would you run for re-election in 1968? Write a short speech explaining the reasons for your decision.

My fellow Americans,

I will run for re-election. I am energetic and forceful. I have spent thirty years in Congress, so I know something about working with politicians, and I knew how to manage them. I easily got Kennedy’s tax cut passed and, by putting pressure on northern Republicans, succeeded in gaining passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, banning all public segregation and protecting voting rights.

I chose to make America’s persistent poverty my own special issue. I  had Congress pass a variety of programs in my “war on poverty” in 1964. The programs generally encouraged self-help and reduced poverty by a significant degree. When the Republicans ran Barry Goldwater, an outspoken conservative, to oppose me in 1964, the result was a Democratic landslide.

I acted quickly to get Congress to enact Medicare and Medicaid and to pump over $1 billion into education. After one of King’s demonstrations in Selma, Alabama, was attacked brutally by the police, I sent help to the blacks and asked Congress for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This act led to a dramatic increase in black voters.

In nine months, I had accomplished more than any president since Roosevelt and had moved the nation beyond the New Deal. I also promise to end the War in Vietnam. I, and the country, need your vote.

Thank you and God Bless America!