What unifies "The Things They Carried?"

One does not need to read the stories in the order in which they appear in the novel since the book is unified by the common bond shared by the soldiers. O'Brien cleverly writes a novel that makes you question war stories and their affect on the soldiers. Although we see these men in many fragments throughout the novel, they are united by their common feelings or fear, guilt, shame, and desire to survive. O'Brien, at times, speaks directly to the audience, making us a part of this unified group of characters by questioning and feeling the emotions and weight of the baggage they all carry.

War is often depicted as brutal, action-packed, bloody, and a simple win or lose. In the novel, O' Brien has readers look beyond the Hollywood label and see the real essence of war: men ashamed of killing, men trying to be brave and not weak, keeping emotions off the battlefield, the difficulties of death and going back to civilian life, how strongly war changes people. Since each character has their own story to tell, it is not really about the stories told but the emotions we gain from them. So, overall this novel provides a more humble and realistic depiction of a controversial time in American history.

Assess whether the message in the advertising media reach the intended audience.

If you assume any advertisement in any media (as we have to with limited information), there are common factors that determine its effectiveness. First, the placement of the ad in a specific media - radio if your demographic is commuters, or older listeners, television during the day if your target audience is stay at home moms, late night for 18 - 30 year olds, etc - is important to how effective the ad will be. Advertising Depends undergarments on MTV probably won't net a lot of sales.

The design and message of the ad is critical.  Americans are bombarded by ads every single day, every hour, so your ad needs to stand out.  Does it make them laugh?  If so, they'll remember it.  Does it use repetition?  Phone numbers of slogans stick in peoples' heads the more they hear them.  Running specials such as "mention this ad and receive 10% off" is a way to measure an ad's effectiveness as you can simply track the amount of discount sales.

How does Oedipus see himself as the leader at the beginning of Oedipus Rex?

In Act I, Oedipus finds that his city has been plagued by famine, fires, and other destructive acts.  (One has to wonder why he is so removed from the events that he must be told that these things are happening.)  Still, Oedipus seems to be a leader willing to take action and seek resolution to the plights of Thebes. He is sympathetic to his people and not so consumed by power that he will not seek help.  He has sent Creon to Delphi to receive the Oracle of Apollo for guidance.

However, when the oracle is given to him, Oedipus fatal flaw is revealed:  his hubris.  He refuses to believe the truth that Tiresias imparts:  that it is he who has killed his father and married his mother. 

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what news does Horatio bring to Hamlet?

In Act I, Scene 2, Horatio comes and tells Hamlet that the ghost of his father has been appearing.  In the previous scene, Horatio and three other men (Barnardo, Marecellus and Francisco) are on guard duty.  The last of these three have seen the ghost before so they have asked Horatio to come and keep watch with them to confirm what they saw.  The ghost comes again and all four see him.

In Act I, Scene 2, all four of them come to see Hamlet.  After talking to him a bit, Horatio tells him that the ghost has appeared.

What struggles did Mexico go through as it tried to find stability in the 1800s?

Whole books have been written on this...

Basically, the country spent most of its first 80 years of independence having civil wars.  Most of the wars were between people known as the liberals (like Benito Juarez) and those known as conservatives (like Santa Anna).

In addition, Mexico had to undergo invasion and occupation by the French and Emperor Maximilian (which was connected to the liberal-conservative wars).

Finally, Mexico found stability during the Porfiriato (1870s-1910).  But this came at a price as Diaz established authoritarian rule and, it can be argued, was only concerned with helping the rich and foreign investors.

How does the author use descriptive language and other literary devices to create the setting?

In describing Santiago's boat, Hemingway says,

"The sail was patched with flour sacks and, furled, it looked like the flag of permanent defeat."  Beautiful but sad imagery to show Santiago's poverty.

Concerning the climate/location, we get a description of Santiago himself:

"The brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks."

And rather than coming out and saying, "This story takes place in the Caribbean Sea," Hemingway mentions fish being taken to market in Havana (Cuba).

All of these examples were in the first three pages of the story.  Another close, careful read will give you even more examples to work with.  Good luck!

Why do nomads and settled peoples tend to dislike each other?be specific

I'm sure you'll receive answers from editors with social science backgrounds that will relate directly to your question.  That is not my area, but I can give you a fundamental answer concerning how the human brain works. 

Humans are by definition egocentric.  Reality is known to us only by what our senses feed to our brains.  Everything we experience, of course, is experienced from our own, extremely limited point of view. 

Therefore, anything different from our own perspective is foreign. 

Our brains are also wired to quickly categorize and label new information, and then file it away, much like what we have our computers do when we place information into files. 

When we are exposed to something new, then, it is naturally foreign, or alien to us.  Yet, we still categorize and label the information, we can't help it.  Once these first impressions are filed away, they are difficult to rewrite.  And unfortunately, human first impressions are almost always wrong.  Our brains attempt to do the impossible:  people are too complex to be summed up and categorized by a first impression. 

Thus, nomads would tend to be suspicious of settled peoples, and vice-versa.  Only experience and education can improve our reactions to others. 

What is the summary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland is about a young girl, Alice, who is sitting along the bank of a river when she notices a rabbit in clothing run by.  The rabbit says he is late and jumps down a hole through which Alice follows.  This is where her adventure begins with many bizarre happenings and meetings of different people.  She comes upon locked doors that she unopens with a key she finds.  Strange things such as drinking a potion shrinks her, and eating a piece of cake grows her back. 

In the middle of novel, Alice learns how wonderland works by drinking just enough potion or eating just enough cake to either shrink or grow in order to manuver through wonderland as she is searching for the garden.

While in the garden, Alice meets playing cards who are painting white roses red because they didn't plant them, and the Queen will behead them if she finds out.  Alice saves the cards by hiding them.

In the last part of the book, Alice finds herself in a courtroom where the Jack of Hearts is on trial for stealing the Queen's tarts.  This trial is just as chaotic as the beginning and middle of the book.  As Alice begins to grow again, she becomes bolder and points out the absurdity of the trial.  The Queen orders her head to be cut off, and Alice retaliates by saying that she is not afraid of playing cards.  At this point, the cards begin flying at her and she awakes from this dream.

It ends with Alice telling her sister of her dream, and her sister telling Alice that she will soon grow up, but to keep her "heart of childhood."

This is a quick summary.  There is much more to the novel, and if you follow the link below, you will get more detail.

What are the most important events in this novel?

There are several important events in Bridge to Terabithia. Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke meet and become friends. They build a fantasyland across the creek in the woods that they call Terabithia, and they play there all the time. In Terabithia, they can forget the rest of the world with the school bullies and Jess’s irritating family. Jess and Leslie's friendship stretches beyond the limits of Terabithia to the school where they are teased for their friendship, but this no longer bothers them because they have each other’s friendship. At home they celebrate holidays together. Jess gives Leslie a puppy for Christmas that she names Prince Terrien, and she gives him an expensive art set to develop his artistic talent. At Easter, Leslie goes to church for the first time with Jess, and she is impressed by the beauty of the story of Christ. Miss Edmunds, the music teacher at school, whom Jess has a crush on, invites him to spend a day with her touring the art galleries in Washington, but when he gets home he is told that Leslie drowned in the creek that morning trying to swing into Terabithia on the rope that they used for that purpose. Jess is devastated and goes through the stages of grief—denial, anger, fear, and sorrow—all incredibly painful to suffer and read about. In the beginning, he does not see how he is to go on, but he brings his little sister May Belle there and makes her its new queen, assuring that a part of Leslie will live on as well.

What does this quote mean?"What lasts is what is written, we look at literature to find the essence of an age."

There are two parts to this quote, each with a bit of a different meaning.

The first part of the quote is saying that only things that are written last.  It is saying that things that are spoken do not last because they are gone once they are said.

The second part says that some of this written stuff (literature) can tell us what things are like during a particular time and at a particular place.  It is saying that literature can tell us what kinds of things were worth discussing in a given time and place.

I notice that you tagged this with "The Scarlet Letter."  In this case, you could say that Hawthorne's novel shows what people of his time were concerned about.  In his case, it would be with issues of morality and conformity.

Tom Robinson is shot by one of the prison warders. Write a report on the warder explaining from his point of view what happened?its like a...

This sounds like a great assignment. It may prove difficult to justify shooting a man 17 times, of course, but writing anything for a specific character’s perspective can encourage you to revisit specific passages in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird and to engage in some creative storytelling of your own.

I would suggest that you begin by rereading the news of the incident in Chapter 24. You’ll see the references to “guards,” not “the guard.” If I were the guard, that would be one of the first things I would want to make clear. I don’t shoot him 17 times by myself. "There were five of us, each a pretty good shot... Don't think we missed more than once." As the guard, I might also want to really play up the following details from the news, as it’s reported to the reader. Tom Robinson:

• had been warned (we called, we fired warning shots…)


• had his day in court and was a convicted criminal


• was very close to making it over the fence


• was not acting rationally (e.g. see the statement about his “blind raving charge”)

Of course, in giving his own account of the events, this guard can indirectly express his own racist views (as a reader of the novel, I think the guards must have been driven by something to shoot a man that many times!), much like Bob Ewell reveals his own racist views in his testimony in the trial scene.

If you feel inclined, you might even consider writing the piece for the Maycomb County newspaper opinion column, something written and submitted as a response to Underwood’s editorial (see Chapter 25).

How would you describe Antonio's character in the first scene of The Merchant of Venice?

In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Antonio is revealed in Act 1.1 as a benevolent businessperson and friend to Bassanio.

Antonio's fortune is at sea in his merchant ships, and when it is known that he feels sad, his friends assume it's either because he's worried about the ships, he's in love, or because he thinks being seen as silent will make others think he is wise.  But none of these are making Antonio sad. 

In fact, his lack of worry concerning his fortune is demonstrated when he so easily tells Bassanio to use his (Antonio's) credit to raise money to go after Portia. 

Notice, too, that the venture Antonio is willing to go into debt for is not a business venture.  There is nothing in it for Antonio, except to help his friend.   

What are the differences between method and approach? Some examples to illustrate.The teachers' teaching

I like the answer above that deals with your question in general terms, and I've been hoping a teacher who is more grounded in the term "approach" than I am would answer for you.  It's been two hours, though, and no one has, so here goes.  I think you are asking about these terms as they pertain to education, so that's the direction I will take.

Approach is the way in which you will approach the piece of literature you are teaching.  You may center on the diction, or the theme, or the structure, or the romantic (or modern, etc.) nature of the piece; whatever you choose to teach.  Approach is what you are going to teach.

Method refers to how you are going to teach it:  lecture, small-group work, PowerPoint, worksheet, class discussion, etc. 

In a sense, then, as mentioned above by the previous editor, in education, too, approach is general and method is specific.

What three parables does Jesus preach about in The Bronze Bow?

In the first half of Chapter 5, Jesus preaches about the kingdom of heaven, comparing it to a merchant in search of fine pearls who, when he finds it, sells all he has to buy it.  Near the end of Chapter 8, he talks about God the Father's love for his children - "not even a sparrow falls to the ground without our Father seeing, and you are of more value than many sparrows".  And, as you correctly stated, in the first half of Chapter 15, Daniel recounts Jesus's telling of the the story of the Good Samaritan.

When victor looks at his monster, he is particularly repulsed by its what? facial scars huge mouth protuberant ears watery eyes?

On chapter V, Victor says about the monster he has just created:

Beautiful!—Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.

From my point of view, it could as well be that he is surprised at how little skin covers his innards, but I am more partial to the eyes, as he describes them quite creeply when he says "seemed almost the same color as their sockets".

You can also argue about the eyes because that was the first thing that Victor saw face to face, as the first eye opened.

It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.

So, deductively, I think the shock of seeing his eye open and then seeing how they look literally like the eyes of a zombie would freak him (and me) out a lot.

Is a message, a moral, or a universal truth revealed in "The Lady with the Pet Dog"? What is it, chekhov the lady with the pet dog?

The affair between Dmitri and Anna began because they were both bored and because they were both unhappily married. Dmitri didn't really understand his feelings until he got back to Moscow and resumed his normal routine. One night he tried to describe his affair to a friend, but the other man couldn't understand him. As he was getting into his sledge, the friend said, "You were right this evening: the sturgeon was a bit too strong."

These words, so ordinary, for some reason moved Gurov to indignation, and struck him as degrading and useless. What strange manners, what people! What senseless nights, what uninteresting, uneventful days! The rage for card playing, the gluttony, the drunkenness, the continual talk always about the same thing. Useless pursuits and conversations always about the same things absorb the better part of one's time, the better part of one's strength, and in the end there is left a life grovelling and curtailed, worthless and trivial, and there is no escaping or getting away from it—just as though one were in a madhouse or a prison.

This insight motivates Gurov to seek out Anna again. But they have both made irrevocable choices in the past and cannot break free from the lives that have evolved as a result of their previous choices. The best they can do is to see each other for a few days every two or three months. Would they have been better off if they had never met? Would it have been easier for them to put up with their "worthless and trivial" routines? Characteristically, Chekhov does not provide an answer.

Many readers can identify with Gurov and Anna because they too feel they are stuck with "a life grovelling and curtailed, worthless and trivial, and there is no escaping or getting away from it--just as though one were in a madhouse or a prison."

What bitter but wholesome cup does dimmesdale say hester is denying her partner in sin?

If Hester would confess her sin, and name her lover, then the truth would come out. Even though it would be hard, the truth would actually be a relief. Dimmesdale is not at a point where he can confess his part, but he wants to be forced to acknowledge it.

Economics - efficiency Therefore would a price ceiling be a upper or lower?

The question is somewhat confusing. Efficiency in economics generally refers to allocative efficiency refers to use of economic resource that produces the maximum level of satisfaction possible with given technology and inputs. It is not clear what is meant by upper and lower bound of efficiency, or price ceiling being upper or lower.

In a perfectly competitive market the allocative efficiency is achieved automatically, and in such economy there is no need for price ceilings or price floors. Price ceilings refers to an upper limit placed on the price that suppliers are allowed to charge. And floor price that the buyers have to pay for some specific product they buy.

Both floor prices are and price ceilings are used as mechanism to counter the effect of monopolistic practices that tend to reduce the allocative efficiency. But there is a lot of difference between intentions and reality. Exact impact of price ceiling on allocative efficiency will depend on how appropriate these were for the specific situation.

When applied appropriately, price ceilings increase or  at least retain the allocative efficiency. Price ceilings are supposed to be applied when the suppliers are able to produce and supply more quantities, but restrict there production below the optimum level to maintain higher prices and profit for themselves at the cost of the consumer. The floor prices are intended to make the suppliers supply either more or at least same quantities but at lower prices and at same or lower cost. This reduces the profit of suppliers but increase or at least maintains the allocative efficiency of the economy.

How do the novel and the film The Reader deal with the questions of guilt, responsibility, culpability and shame?

In addition to viewing these themes from Hanna's perspective, one could also view them from Michael's perspective.  Michael is not sure how he should feel about Hanna's involvement in the fire and in the camp, and he seems to experience a sense of guilt at wanting to be sympathetic towards her.  Later, when the prison calls to ask him to help her after her release, Michael feels that he has no responsibility for Hanna now because so much time has gone past.  He was happy to have a distant relationship with her through the tapes, but he is reluctant to see her in person.  Michael's issues of culpability do not have to do with any legal matters such as Hanna's do, but he does question whether or not he is morally tied to any responsibility for Hanna's well being.  Throughout the novel, Michael experiences feelings of shame and disconnection, mostly having to do with being abandoned by Hanna.

In Streetcar Named Desire, was Blanche jealous of her sister? Explain with quotes.

Blanche most certainly was jealous of Stella.  In many ways, she would not want Stella's life.  She has little respect for Stanley, and does not understand why Stella is so dutiful to this tempermental man.  

However, Blanche's tragic flaw is that she lacking an identity for herself.  Stella holds tight to her role as wife and sister, doing her duty as she sees fit.  Blanche lost her role as wife when her young husband died, and now she has lost both her job and her home.  She keeps trying to fit in and her inner desires and need to be noticed keep her alienate.  She tries to create identities.  For example, she refers to Stella as her "precious little sister" even though Stella is older.  She is trying to put herself into the role as the wise and worldly one, rather than accepting her role as younger sister who may need some help. 

Her jealousy of Stella comes out in this line: "I never had your beautiful self-control."  Deep down, Blanche regrets her bad decisions and destructive behavior and although she scorns the life that Stella and Stanley live, a part of her desparately wants the stability that is provides.

What's the tone in "The Storm" short story by Kate Chopin ?

Concerning your question about tone in Chopin's short story, "The Storm," tone is the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the story. 

The subject of the story is a woman's need and right to fulfill her desires, the same as society has allowed men to do for centuries.  Chopin is addressing the issue involving the fact that males are often seen as manly, macho, successful when taking part in amorous affairs, while women are labeled, condemned, and sometimes punished for doing the same thing.

The speaker's attitude toward that issue/subject is sympathy.  The tone is sympathetic. 

The speaker seems to understand these issues and sympathizes with female behavior in the story. 

What did Victor Frakenstein do right when it came to doing the experiment?In my English class, we are having a trial to see if he crossed the line...

I do a very similar activity with my twelfth graders, so I hope to give you some insight on what is, at times, the harder point of view to defend.  It may be argued that Victor Frankenstein has not crossed the line because he is acting for a greater cause, which is to determine if death can be beat.  He is grieving the loss of his mother and wants to provide hope for himself and others who may have suffered the loss of a loved one. This hope lies in the possibility of defying death to achieve immortality. A scientist takes risks to make discoveries beneficial to mankind.  As he plans this endeavor, he has no idea that his creature will become a monster.  Of course, you don't want to delve into that too much because that would cross over into the other side of the coin that Victor should have shown responsibility for his creation, which in turn might have prevented the resulting monster.  Hopefully, this will give you a good starting point!

For the ballistic missile aimed to achieve the maximum range of 7000 km, what is the max- imum altitude reached in the trajectory? Answer in...

If the missile is projected at a speed of u, with an angle x above the horizontal, then the horizontal  and vertical velocities are:

ucosx and vsinx and the horizontal distance and height attained by the missile in time t are utcosx, and utsinx -(1/2)gt^2 respectively, where g is the acceleration due to gravitation.

The missile looses its ininitial velocity every second due to gravitational pull attains its maximum height at time when its vertical velocity is zero. So usinx-gt =0 when t = usinx/g.

So the height attained at this time = ut-(1/2)gt^2= u(usinx/g)sinx-(1/2)g(usinx/g)^2= (u^2*sin^2 x)/(2g)

When horizontal distance = 7000km, the missile is on the ground or its height from the ground is utsinx-(1/2)gt^2 = 0. Or

t(2usinx-gt) = 0. So t= 0 or t=2usinx/g. The horizontal distance covered at this time of 2usinx/g seconds is u(2usinx/g)cosx.= 2u^2sin^2 x/g.  The horizontal distance u^2*sin(2x)/g is maximum  when 2x=90 or x=45 degree.

So when x=45 degree, the maximum horizontal distance is u^2/g = 7000km. Or u^2 = 14000g

Therefore the maximum height attained by the missile for the maximum horizontal distance = u^2sin^2x/g = (14000g)*(sin45)^2/(2g) = 14000g(1/2)/(2g) = 3500km.

Find 3-5 quotes from Chopin's The Awakening where the author uses the bird motif.

"The pigeon-house pleased her. It at once assumed the intimate character of a home, while she herself invested it with a charm which it reflected like a warm glow. There was with her a feeling of having descended in the social scale, with a corresponding sense of having risen in the spiritual. Every step which she took toward relieving herself from obligations added to her strength and expansion as an individual. She began to look with her own eyes; to see and to apprehend the deeper undercurrents of life. No longer was she content to “feed upon opinion” when her own soul had invited her."

"The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood. They were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels."

"The bird that would soar above the plane of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth."

What are some symbolic things in The Kite Runner?I'm making a visual representation on the novel The Kite Runner and I'm just sticking on things...

This is a great project, and the choices you have so far are excellent. Here are a few more ideas for you.

How about that slingshot?  It appears twice in the novel, the first time when Hassan faces down Assef and a second time when Sohrab shoots Assef in the eye.  Do you think this might be a symbol taken from the story of David and Goliath?  If so, it is a symbol of the triumph of the goodness over evil and of the supposedly weak over the strong.

The pomegranate might be a good visual from the story, too, since it is part of an important scene between Amir and Hassan.  It is also a beautiful fruit, and since it is popular right now because of its health benefits, it should be easy to find a picture.

Any symbols of Russia or Islam might be good, too, since the politics in the story are important, acting as a backdrop to necessary plot elements.  These should be easy to find as well.

Good luck with your project!  I might use this assignment myself next time I have students reading this wonderful book.

What do the four guests decide to do at the end of the story?

The moral of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is ambiguous. Dr. Heidegger seems to decide that old age is preferable to youth because age brings understanding and discretion. His four guests, however, are not concerned about gaining wisdom. They have had the opportunity to experience the undeniable advantages of youth again, and they all feel that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Dr. Heidegger has understood that youth is a period of "delirium." He tells his guests:

"...if the fountain gushed at my very doorstep, I would not stoop to bathe my lips in it--no, though its delirium were for years instead of moments. Such is the lesson ye have taught me!"

But the doctor's four friends had taught no such lesson to themselves. They resolved forthwith to make a pilgrimage to Florida, and quaff at morning, noon, and night, from the Fountain of Youth."

Youth obviously has many advantages. Young people have good looks, energy, vitality, and seemingly infinite time to live. But they lack moderation and discretion. And of course they lack experience. They have many hard lessons to learn in the years ahead of them, and most of them do not realize this is the case. Most have great expectations--but life never turns out the way young people want it to or dream it will or believe it should. Charles Dickens dramatized that truth in his best novel Great Expectations. Dr. Heidegger realizes from his experiment that regaining youth is not worth it if it means giving up almost everything one has learned through the vicissitudes of surviving to old age.

As the Bible puts it:

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job 12:12  

for what two practical necessities did the new colony set aside land in chapter two?

Just to add a bit, Hawthorne is commenting on the impossibility of having a Utopian community(in chapter one) which was a popular idea with some of his contemporaries (such as Emerson).  Hawthorne attempted to live in a Utopian community and it failed miserably, costing him a lot of money.  In chapter one, he points out that a Utopia is impossible, because you can't stop people from dying (hence the need for a cemetery), and you can't stop people from commiting crimes (hence the need for a prison).

In the poems "I, Too" and "Theme for English B" by Langston Hughes revelent to people other than African Americans? Why?

Hughes' poem, "I, too" is modelled after Walt Whitman's poem "I hear America singing."  Hughes was extending Whitman's idea that America can be found in its people by including a particular section, the African-American.  Beyond this, however, Hughes was taking Whitman's patriotic and idealistic message and portraying an America still filled with prejudice and inequality.  Like "Theme for English B", all humans can attest to feeling misunderstood and feeling discriminated against by others, whether for their color, sex, economic class, fashion sense, musical tastes, and so on.  Reading "I, too" should encourage others to create their own "Song of America."

Good and evil in Macbeth. The difference between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Apropos the previous two posts, I am in consummate discord with the opinion. 

I do think that Lady Macbeth is depicted as a evil character and Macbeth a tragic one.

First, I would like to start with Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is an evil character in Shakespeare's Macbeth. She is the wife of the play's central character or the leading role, Macbeth. Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth appears to be a combination of two separate and distinct instincts of a villain: murderous wife in the account of King Duncan; and Macbeth's ambitious wife.

On the other counter; Macbeth is a true, honourable nobleman and exceedingly loyal to his cousin - Duncan, the king of Scotland. He was influenced by the three witches and his own wife - Lady Macbeth to become evil. The influence of the witches and Lady Macbeth is quite strong although, the first time when he was asked to murder Duncan by her wife, he generally wavers in his verdict. Right after his coronation, he started his evil plans.

Althroughout the story, the reader might seem that Macbeth is the wrong-doer but, really it is Lady Macbeth. Because, Macbeth was not bad in the start of the story but, the real evil character was Lady Macbeth, who first insisted Macbeth to commit his first murder knowing that he can later do the subsequent ones easily, in behalf of her. Lady Macbeth did only one evil task – influencing Macbeth in becoming cold-hearted. Influencing Macbeth was the point in the story from where many other evil acts followed.

Lady Macbeth's guilt

Consider these questions:

(a) Whose idea was it to kill the king?

(b) What were the ways in which Lady Macbeth helped Macbeth to carry out the murder?

                                Macbeth - Character Analysis

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Macbeth is a tragic character. A tragic character is a character who has noble qualities but who also has a fatal flaw or weakness that destroys him/her in the end. Examine Macbeth's qualities and the flaw which causes his destruction and those around him. 

1. Macbeth's noble qualities

(a) Bravery

(b) Kindness

(c) Loyalty to Duncan

2. Macbeth's fatal flaw: What do you think is his greatest weakness? You can and others have each different views about it. As a directive - let's just consider the people whom Macbeth killed as his inability to control his weakness. Think why he wanted them killed.

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The changes in Macbeth's character as the play progresses: At the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth seemed a stronger character than Macbeth, but as the play progressed, the two seemed to change positions. It shows that how he was influenced by others to become cold-hearted and how he later understood his flaw.

Consider the questions:

(a) How was Macbeth at the beginning of the play?

(b) What were Macbeth's thoughts after he heard the witches' prophecies?

(c) How was Macbeth convinced by Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan?

(d) Why did Macbeth killed the two guards after Duncan's death, which was not according to the plan?

(e) Why did Macbeth wanted to kill Banquo and Fleance?

(f) When Banquo's ghost appeared at the feast, how did Macbeth and Lady Macbeth each react?

(g) How was Macbeth's second meeting with the three witches different from the first time they met? What did Macbeth wanted from them? How did this show a worsening of his character.

(h) What happenned to Lady Macbeth in the end? How did Macbeth react to the news and wha does this show of him?

(i) Why was Macbeth still so confident at the last battle?

(j) When Macbeth realized that the witches had deceivedhim, how did he react to the situation? What does his end show?

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I hope I was able to distinguish Lady Macbeth from Macbeth. It is worth reading several times. After reading, draw your conclusions.

In "Animal Farm," what is the quality of the animal's lives in Chapter 9?

We are told straight out in the third paragraph of this chapter "life was hard."

It was a very cold winter, and they didn't have enough food.  Every animal on the farm had to have their rations reduced except for the pigs and the dogs.  Since they were important, they still got full rations.

To take their minds off their problems, the animals do "spontaneous" speeches and parades in favor of Napoleon and in celebration of how good things supposedly are.  There are not in any way spontaneous -- Napoleon wants them to do this stuff so that they will remain loyal to him and they will not think about how things are bad.

In the Land of the Dead, how does Odysseus react to each of the three ghosts (Elpenor, Anticlea, and Tiresias)? Also, how are some of his actions...

Elpenor was a member of Odysseus crew who fell from the roof of Circe’s house. He was drunk and decided to sleep on the roof where it was cool. However, when he heard the commotion in the house by his comrades, he jumped up and tumbled off the roof to his death. Odysseus felt sorry for Elpenor when they met in the land of the dead (house of hades). The meeting moved Odysseus to tears. Elpenor made a request for his burial rites which had not been performed. Odysseus promised to honor the request.

I was very sorry for him, and cried when I saw him

Odysseus then met the ghost of Anticlea, his dead mother. This encounter was deeply emotional for Odysseus because he left his mother alive as he headed for Troy. Odysseus wept when he met his mother’s ghost.

I had left her alive when I set out for Troy and was moved to tears when I saw her, but even so, for all my sorrow I would not let her come near the blood till I had asked my questions of Teiresias.

Odysseus then encountered Teiresias. The encounter was not emotional, and Odysseus observed it with a sense of duty.

Odysseus was emotionally expressive during his meeting with his mother's and Elpenor's ghosts in the house of Hades. In the rest of the story, Odysseus, was not as expressive as seen during the encounter with the ghosts.

What are the Three Graces in the story "The Dead"?

To understand Joyce's allusion, you should know a bit about the classical graces to whom he is referring.  The Three Graces, celebrated in classical literature and art, were the daughters of Jupiter (or Zeus in Greek mythology), and companions to the Muses. Thalia (youth and beauty) is accompanied by Euphrosyne (mirth), and Aglaia (elegance). 

We think of the Muses as young and beautiful but it is clear that these women have gone past their prime.  The overall impression is that they are "fussy."  Aunt Julia is described as a "woman who does not know where she's going."  Kate is "too feeble to go out" and Mary Jane, once a music teacher, has long been surpassed by her pupils.  The women appear to live comfortably, but their fussing seems rather pointless. 

What is the setting, the exposition, point of view, and the characters in Orwell's "Animal Farm"?

The setting primarily takes place on a British farm near Willingdon, named Manor Farm. Almost all of the story takes place at this location, with the exception of a brief scene in Willingdon with Farmer Jones.

The exposition is a narrative, and the narration does not comment on or contribute personal opinion to what is reported.

The point of view is the third person which is highly typical of fables and fairy tales.

The main characters are Napoleon-who is an older boar who is one of the principle players in structuring Animalism and the rebellion. He grows increasingly corrupt with power, and becomes human-like, which is ironic in that the rebellion was meant to do away with human dominance.

Snowball was another leader in the rebellion and structuring the farm afterwards. He is a visionary, organized, and committed to the principles of the  rebellion. He becomes Napoleon's scapegoat and is run off the farm.

Squealer is the propaganda master. He spins the current events and mishaps into victorious triumphs that showcase the pigs' greatness.

What happens at the end of The Giver? Any proof?Please add proof!! (page numbers)

I am guessing that you wonder whether Jonas and Gabriel live or die at the end of the story. There is support for either interpretation, but the author has said,

I am surprised when some people tell me they think the boy and the baby die.  I don't think they die (Lowry, 6, in "Conversation with Lois Lowry," which can be found at the end of some editions of The Giver).

The very last section of the book speaks of Jonas on the sled, afraid he is losing consciousness as he and Gabe start down the hill.  He sees what appear to be Christmas lights through the windows of houses below, where families "celebrated love" (178). He believes that the people below are waiting for him and Gabe and hears people singing. 

This suggests that either Jonas and Gabe are approaching a real town where they will be taken in and loved, or that Jonas and Gabe, who are in deplorable physical condition, are about to die and Jonas is seeing a glimpse of heaven,  where he and  Gabe will find light, warmth, music, and love. 

Since the author has already said that the children do not die, the second interpretation, as it exists only in the story, has some basis in the text, but is not supported because the author has told us so. 

What point is Huxley making about marriage and relationships in Brave New World?

Brave New World is the antithesis of 1984 in terms of dystopia.  Whereas 1984 has marriage, the state only condones it for the purpose of making children.  So, marriage is a means to a political end.  Husbands don't necessarily love their wives, and children don't necessarily love their parents.  Remember, Parsons gets turned in to the thought police by his own children.  In other words, marriage is not meant for ownlife, but to create children, who then, in turn, are used as fodder for the state (as spies or soldiers).

In Brave New World, the technology has been created to do away with the facade of marriage and relationships altogether.  Married and dating, especially among the upper castes, is forbidden because it leads to monogamy and, therefore, to a disruption of the state's goals: identity, community, and stability.

More specifically, monogamous relationships lead to family values.  These family values replace the loyalty to the state, or one's genetically engineered identity.  If you are a junior DHC, like Henry Foster, you are effectively married to your caste, your identity, your job.  To have a family or relationship is a grand, unneeded, unproductive distraction.

Since the goal of the World State is to replace family values and education with pleasure, sex is the obvious antidote for marriage.  The sex in Brave New World is not sex for procreation; it is only for pleasure.  Not only that, it is mixed with Soma (drugs) and used to replace religion.

Huxley even says the point of his dystopia is to account for "man's almost infinite appetite for distractions."

In his essay, "Amusing Ourselves to Death," Neil Postman writes:

In 1984, Huxley added, people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World, they are controlled by inflicting pleasure. In short, Orwell feared that what we hate will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us from the chapter “Media as Epistomology.”

In short, relationships and marriage are dangerous to dystopias and totalitarian governments because they are distractions that disrupt and threaten the rigid policies of the state.

In The Joy Luck Club, which character drastically changes in a section or the entire book?

In The Joy Luck Club, An-mei Hsu drastically changes in a section of the book.  In "Scar," one of the earlier chapters of the book, An-mei recounts her mother's getting thrown out of her grandmother's house.  An-mei was just a small girl at the time and did not understand the circumstances that influenced her mother's situation with Wu Tsing.  She believes that her mother is a disgrace.  In a later chapter "Magpies," An-mei recalls her mother's return and their move into Wu Tsing's home.  While she is there, An-mei learns the truth about her mother and Wu Tsing's second wife.  Before dying, An-mei's mother tells her that she is dying so that An-mei will have a stronger spririt.  After her mother commits suicide, An-mei gains the strength to rebel against Wu Tsing and his family.  Wu Tsing is afraid that An-mei's mother's spirit will return to "settle scores" so he reveres An-mei and her brother.  By the end of this chapter, An-mei has gone from being a frightened child to a strong spirited young woman who is able to stand up for her place in the world.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of John in "Brave New World"?

In Brave New World, John is a Byronic Hero, a kind of tragic hero who is controlled by passion unto destruction.  He is a voracious reader and lover of Shakespearean and romantic ideals.  He behaves in extremes, passionately loving and hating, with little to not room for moderation or concession.  He loves nature and hates technology.  He loves Lenina and hates his mother.  He loves and hates the Utopia, and his inability to accept this paradox leads to his suicide.

Aspects of the Byronic Hero that pertain to John are as follow:

•notorious, condemned, defiant, brooding, melancholic, voracious

•unusually handsome, or inextricably attractive, often to both sexes

•unusually handsome, or inextricably attractive, often to both sexes

•wounded or physically, disabled in some way

•moody, mysterious, and/or gloomy

•passionate (both in terms of sexuality and deep emotions generally)

•remorse laden (for some unnamed sin, a hidden curse, or crime)

•unrepentant (despite remorse)

•persecuted by fate

•self-reliant (often rejecting people on both physical and emotional levels)

•is an admirable rebel (against convention, society, religious doctrine)

•has a distaste for society and social institutions

•is isolated (both physically and emotionally) from society (a wanderer, an exile)

•is not impressed by rank and privilege (though he may possess it)

•is larger-than-life in his ability--and his pride

•suffers gloriously from titanic passions

•tends to be self-destructive (suicidal)

Compare Blanche and Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire.

    Blanche and Stella are sisters.  They both come from the DuBois family.  Their family was part of the Southern aristocracy and was once wealthy.  However, there has been a decline of this group and they have now lost their estate, which is called, "Belle Reve."  In French, it means "beautiful dream." 

    Blanche goes to visit her sister Stella in New Orleans.  Blanche looks down upon her sister's small apartment and working-class husband.  Stella is content with her life.  She says that she is happy.  Her husband is coarse but passionate, and this makes her happy.  She likes watching him go bowling and going to a local nightclub with her neighbors.

    Blanche, on the other hand, is described in Williams's stage directions as being like a delicate, white moth.  She seems to put on airs.  She is fragile, yet condescending.  She is an aging Southern belle, whose desires have caused her trouble.  She has been promiscuous, but she maintains that she has "old-fashioned" morals.  In this way, Stella and Blanche are both motivated by desire.  However, Blanche is constantly trying to hide her true feelings.

   Blanche has come to her sister because "Belle Reve" has been lost.  Blanche says that this was due to the reckless behavior of their family members.  She fears that Stella blames her; however, it is Stanley, Stella's husband who suspects that Blanche is hiding things.

In Macbeth, how is attention focused on Macduff in the second act?

Macduff is the hero of the play, the only loyal thane Macbeth does not kill.  His arrival foreshadows the confrontation he will later have with Macbeth in Act V.

His knocking on the gate awakens all to the horror within the castle.  He is the first to find Duncan murdered, and his refrain of "Horror" juxtaposes the Macbeths' disloyalty and disingenuousness regarding bloodshed.

He lets it be known to Ross that he will not go to Scone to see Macbeth crowned.  The reader can tell Macduff does not trust him.  Macduff will then join forces with Malcolm in England to avenge Duncan's murder and restore order to Scotland.

Write short notes on i) Ergosystem ii) Cognitive psychology.This question is related with ergonomics.

The foundations of the science of ergonomics appear to have been laid within the context of the culture of Ancient Greece. A good deal of evidence indicates that Hellenic civilization in the 5th century BCE used ergonomic principles in the design of their tools, jobs, and workplaces. One outstanding example of this can be found in the description Hippocrates gave of how a surgeon's workplace should be designed and how the tools he uses should be arranged. It is also true that archaeological records of the early Egyptians Dynasties made tools, household equipment, among others that illustrated ergonomic principles.

Cognitive psychology is concerned with mental processes, such as perception, memory, reasoning, and motor response, as they affect interactions among humans and other elements of a system. (Relevant topics include mental workload, decision-making, skilled performance, human-computer interaction, human reliability, work stress and training as these may relate to human-system design.)

What is one instance of symbolism in A Passage to India?

One of the most prominent symbols in A Passage to India, one that dominates section one of the book's three sections, is the mosque. The mosque of India represents a place of sanctuary and peace. The mosque is particularly important to two Characters, Aziz and Mrs. Moore. At one point, Mrs. Moore is at the Chandrapore club watching an English play called "Cousin Kate." She finds the play boring and inappropriate and can no longer stay in the audience.

She leaves and wanders to the mosque. Mrs. Moore recognizes the mosque as the genuine India and in contrast with the artifice of British customs imposed on the rhythm of India. It is in the mosque that the symbolic meeting of India and England takes place in the form of Aziz's and Mrs. Moore's first meeting, which occurs in the mosque in the moonlight.

How does Shakespeare present good and evil in the play?

For the most part, he doesn't. By that I mean, Shakespeare gives us a tale of political power, magical power, and vengeance   but a lot of the play doesn't have much to do with good or evil. Instead, it has to do with rightful places (Prospero is deposed), rights to power (Caliban claims the island should be his), and duty.
To the extent that good and evil are shown in the play, they are shown to be changeable, and to depend on character and situation. Prospero's power is extreme, and he could do much evil with it, but he sets it aside at the end, for example.

Why is it important to the “Party” for Winston to betray Julia?part 3

It is important for the society that they betray each other because it reinstates their loyalty to Big Brother. Sex and relationships, or rather the lack there of in the Party, is important to its success. The Party dictates marriage and if a couple seems to like one another they are forbidden to marry. Sex is only performed for the purpose of procreation, not pleasure. Women are brainwashed early to think of sex as a disgusting chore. Sexual energy is channeled into Hate. The Party is progressing toward a world that has no marriage or close relationships. The reason for this being that close relationships threaten society members' loyalty to the Party and to Big Brother. This is the reason that Winston and Julia must betray each other. They have professed their love for one another, denounced Big Brother, and committed several acts against the Party. The Party forces them to deny their love and betray each other so that they can be certain that their loyalties only lie with Big Brother and the Party.

What's a good example of a cause and effect essay?What represents a solid example of a cause and effect essay?

1.Decide whether to write about a cause or an effect or both. You can choose to discuss only the causes of an event or only the effects of an event. Alternately, you can discuss the causes AND effects of a certain event.

2.Make a list of causes or effects. Then narrow down that list to include only the most important causes or effects.

3.Explain each cause or effect in the paragraph in as much detail as possible. Likely you will need to offer a little cause to an effect paragraph, or a little effect to a cause paragraph just to give it context.

4.Use transitional words in your paragraph, such as: also, as a result, because, first and finally.

5.Include in your paragraph a clear topic sentence. This sentence should state the main idea of your paragraph. In other words, what point are you trying to make?

6.Arrange your points in chronological order. Space order shows how events moved through space, such as describing someone from head to toe. Time order shows how events move through time. Use transitional words like first, second, finally. Lastly, you can use order of importance, which shows events that are most important.

follow theses steps and your sure to get some great ideas and thoughts brewing in your head.

Did World War II help the US escape the Great Depression?

Not only did the Second World War enable the United States to manufacture itself out of the Great Depression, it enabled all the other countries of the world to do so as well.  When the war began, the US supported England, who by 1940 was the sole opposition to Germany, by supplying war materiel under a program known as "Lend-Lease."  Of course, as the US entered the war, the demand for materiel increased; not only did the US supply itself, Canada, England, and other remnants of the British Empire, but the Soviet Union as well.

The terms of the Versailles Treaty annihilated German war production; the Reparations demanded by the victorious allies at the conclusion of World War I destroyed the German economy.  While the US was enjoying the 1920's "boom,"  Germany was wracked with double-digit inflation and social upheaval.  By ignoring the Treaty, Germany began a rearmament program, which restored its economy, and consolidated the Fascist regime.  However, the problem with making war materiel, no matter whose side you're on, is that someone is bound to use it.

How does the film "Anastasia" portray what happened to the Romanov family? What really happened to her family?

It would be a mistake to go into the watching of the film "Anastasia" with the idea that you are going to see a picture with a good grounding in history.  In fact, the cartoon of "Anastasia" is essentially a work of fiction loosely based around the actual events of the Russian revolution.   Of course, if the actual flow of history were used it wouldn't have been much of a story : )

Here are some of the problems with the way that the family is represented in the movie:

1. The major difference, of course, is that although the body of one of the daughters was not discovered, there is no evidence that any of the Romanov family survived.  They were all brutally slaughtered.  Anastasia never left her family as shown in the movie.


2. It is also portrayed that the downfall of the Romanov family was a curse put on them by Rasputin, when in reality, it had more to do with the fact that Nicholas dragged his unprepared nation in to World War I, where it was defeated.  Historically, Rasputin was not an enemy of the Romanovs.


3. Anastasia was not a young child at the time of the revolution, rather a 16 year old teenager.


4. The Dowager Empress never lived in Paris, before the revolution or after.

I hope this helps.  This film, to me, falls under a similar category as Pocahontas.  Fun to watch, but destined to screw up people's understanding of the real historical events unless time is taken to learn the truth of the mater.

What are 8 important events that occur in Fahrenheit 451?

1) Clarisse, Montag's 17 year old neighbor, asks him if he is happy.  This leads him to question himself and his life and his state of mind.

2) This is quickly followed by the discovery of Mildred, who has overdosed on sleeping pills.  This reinforces Montag's new suspicion that no one in his world is actually happy.

3) The elderly lady burns herself in the pile of books Montag and his fellow firemen have been sent to destroy.  Montag is so affected he spares one book to take home with him.

4) Montag goes to see Faber who helps to strengthen Montag's new belief about the importance of books and agrees to help sabotage the work of the firemen.

5) Captain Beatty, who knows of Montag's rebellious ideas, brings Montag to his own house and manages to bait him into burning it down.

6) Montag mistakenly kills Beatty, then turns the flames on the Mechanical Hound.  He takes off, a fugitive.

7) Faber takes off for St. Louis and Montag takes off to the forest to keep himself from being arrested.

8) Montag meets the "book covers", a group of rebels who have each memorized an entire book for safe keeping.  He turns back towards the city with them, caught up in their belief that civilization needs them.

What was the main conflict or problem?

The main conflict is that the narrator is being tortured by the Spanish Inquisition.  His inquisitors are playing a cat-and-mouse game wtih him in which he is near the brink of some horrible fate, but then he gets a sudden reprieve, only to find himself in the middle of an even more horrible torture.

Vegetables and fruits hydrate us more than water ?

After a study, it was found that vegetables and fruit  hydrate the body 2 times better than a glass of water. Fruits and vegetables contain minerals, amino acids, sugar and vitamins necessary for human body. They act as soft drinks that athletes consume them.

In the Faculty of Medicine of City Aberdeen, it has shown that vegetables and fruits have this capacity to hydrate the body better than water and even better than drinks used by athletes.Another study at a University of Naples has shown that fruits like papaya and watermelon contain chemicals as lutein and zeaxanthin, which help to hydrate the body for a  longer period of time.

The best hydrating fruit is considered  watermelon as contains 92% water and the remaining 8% are sugar, rehydration salt, calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium.Also, watermelon contains vitamin C, beta carotene and Lycopene, which protects the body from UV rays.

Cucumber contains 96% water and the remaining 4% are calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium and minerals that moisturizes body 2 times better than water.

To be hydrated  properly, the body must replace the fluid lost with the one that is similar to its natural composition.

How was Argos loyal to odysseus?how was he loyal to odysseus

Argos was loyal to Odysseus by waiting twenty years for Odysseus to return, even though most had presumed he was dead.  He was the first to recognize Odysseus when he returned from the Trojan War, even though Odysseus was disguised as a beggar.  Argos would only die after he had seen his master once more.

Here is an excerpt about Argos' loyalty:

"Eumaeus, what a noble hound that is over yonder on the manure heap: his build is splendid; is he as fine a fellow as he looks, or is he only one of those dogs that come begging about a table, and are kept merely for show?"

"This hound," answered Eumaeus, "belonged to him who has died in a far country. If he were what he was when Odysseus left for Troy, he would soon show you what he could do. There was not a wild beast in the forest that could get away from him when he was once on its tracks. But now he has fallen on evil times, for his master is dead and gone, and the women take no care of him. Servants never do their work when their master's hand is no longer over them, for Zeus takes half the goodness out of a man when he makes a slave of him."

In philosophical terms, how do you define ad hominem, and can you give an example?How can you learn to think more clearly and detect fallacies in...

An ad hominem argument is one in which you attack the person who is making an argument that you do not like instead of attacking the argument itself.

An example of this would be, for example, if you do not like the health care bill that the President just signed today.  You could say something like "President Obama, who shouldn't be president anyway because he was not born in America, is in favor of this bill.  We must oppose it in any way we can."

That is an ad hominem argument.  It is fallacious because it is not based on "here's why the bill is bad."  Instead it is saying "I don't like Obama, and therefore the bill is bad."

Does Go Tell It on the Mountain portray religion as evil?

People, in this novel, are good and evil. Religion is neither good nor evil but serves varying purposes depending on the characters we choose to look at. Religion is clearly a central element of the novel and has a great power over the family and community life depicted in the book. 

Isolating or reducing the value of religion, however, down to a qualification of good or bad will lead us away from identifying the way that John's religious experience forms the positive basis for his maturation and the way that John's father uses religion as a means to dominate his family (negatively). 

Another character, Elisha, has a positive connection to religion and to John. If Elisha were the only figure in the church, we would certainly say that religion has a positive value in the novel. 

The mixed values associated with religion and religious experience can be found in this line, uttered by Gabriel after John's ecstatic experience: 

His stepfather is hesitant to believe in John's spiritual conversion and points out that "it ain't all in the singing and the shouting—the way of holiness is a hard way."

What was the one important thing that the looters did not take in Fever 1793? Could it help Mattie and Grandfather right away?Why or why not..?

There are a few things that the looters do not take. Some of them are important and can help Mattie and Grandfather right away, and some are not. One thing the thieves leave behind is the strongbox containing the money Mattie's mother has saved, "pence and shillings." Although Mattie is grateful that the money was not taken and takes care to return it safely to its hiding place, the coins are of no use to her and her grandfather right now, because the city is in chaos, and there is nothing to buy (Chapter 17).

Some things that the looters do not take that are more helpful to Mattie and Grandfather in the immediate sense are the potatoes in the garden. When Mattie pokes in the mud in the garden and finds 'six fist-sized potatoes," she is so happy she does a little dance. Mattie and Grandfather are hungry, and the potatoes will satisfy their immediate needs. Mattie cooks the potatoes with "a scrawny turnip and a few beans" she has scavenged, and serves them with a pot of coffee made from a small bag of roasted coffee beans, which the thieves have also left behind (Chapter 18).

One other thing the thieves leave behind which comes in handy almost immediately for Grandfather and Mattie is Grandfather's old sword, which is displayed in a place of honor over the mantle. When more looters invade the house when Mattie and Grandfather are actually present, Grandfather uses the sword to hold them off and scare them away (Chapter 19).

What is an example of the blending of humour and irony In General Prologue to "The Canterbury Tales"?

Just to continue the above answer and offer you another example of irony and humor in Chaucer's The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the doctor is also presented with irony.  The doctor is unmatched in, indeed, talk:

No one alive could talk as well as he did

On points of medicine and of surgery,...

And why can he talk so well about his profession?  Because:

"...being grounded in astronomy,

He watched his patient's favorable star

and, by his Natural Magic, knew what are

The lucky hours and planetary degrees

For making charms and magic effigies.

Nothing qualifies a man for medicine and surgery like a knowledge of astrology and charm making!  There is a fine line between irony and humor, and, in fact, surprise is the essence of both.  In these few lines about the doctor, Chaucer achieves both. 

Closely connected with the above is Chaucer's reference to the contemporary belief in the four humors and the horrible medicine the belief led to.  The most common remedy for most illnesses was blood letting, thought to balance out the four fluids within the human body.  Chaucer's juxtaposition of the doctor's love of astrology with his belief in the four humors and therefore blood letting may not be accidental.

Are "curriculum" and "syllabus" the same? Give the definitions and examples.Some tasks are sometimes called curriculum and sometimes called syllabus

A syllabus is typically a schedule of curriculum for a given school term.  So on the first day of class, I hand out a syllabus, which talks about the expectations of the course, guidelines for grading, and a schedule for what material, assignments and tests will take place during the quarter.

A syllabus, then, includes curriculum, among other things.  Curriculum is the content of the course itself.  The chosen concepts and ideas, the core material you expect students to learn.  A syllabus also typically includes the materials such as books, articles, websites, etc. that a student is expected to use to learn the curriculum.

In The Scarlet Letter, describe Hester Prynne.use many details

Hester Pryne is a young woman who is married to an older doctor named Roger Chillingsworth.  She was sent ahead to Puritan America to set up the household before his return.  Roger's return is curtailed after he is captured by Indians.  Hester is not aware of this fact.

Hester meets and has an affair with the Reverend Dimmsdale.  She becomes pregnant and has a baby girl whom she names Pearl.  She names her Pearl because of the cost that having the child has inflicted upon her life.

Hester is put on public display on a scaffold and forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" on her clothing the rest of her life for her sin of adultery.  The people try to get her to reveal who her mate was but Hester is adamant that she will not name him.

Hester is an independent woman.  She is an extremely good seamstress and despite her separateness from the people, they still have to rely on her for their sewing of nice clothing.  Hester is able to support her daughter and her nicely.

Hester is a good mother who allows Pearl to explore nature.  She stays in love with Dimmsdale and does not ever try to force him to quit and go to her.  When he goes to her in later years she demonstrates that she has longed for it for many years.

When the Reverend finally does admit his role, he calls her up to the scaffold with him.  She goes willingly.  After his death she and her daughter leave. Years later when she returns things have changed, and she becomes a counselor to many women who need to talk about their problems.

Hester is a non-traditional woman who has strong beliefs, becomes self-actualized, and is committed to raising her daughter with confidence in herself.

To what extent does the War on Terrorism represent a break with previous United States foreign and defense policy?

To some extent it is a break with previous policy, but not completely.

In general in the past, we have not fought wars to prevent things from happening.  We have not gone out and invaded places so that they wouldn't harm us later.  However, there are exceptions and the main one there is Vietnam.  There, we went and fought in a country because we feared that communism would be a danger in the future if we did not fight it there.

In general, in the past, we have not done things like tracking people that we do not like and trying to kill them with missiles (from the drones).  But I think this is as much because we have new technology as anything.  I think that in the past we would probably have used such technology if we had it.

So I do not really think that the War on Terror is really morally or philosophically different from the Cold War.  It's just a bit more complicated and has "better" technology.

In act 4, Scene 2, according to Othello what's the worst part of being a cuckold?

I think that the answer you are looking for is that being a cuckold means that Othello's wife, Desdemona, has betrayed him.  She was supposed to be only for him -- the woman who would bear his children.  But now she has gone and had someone else.

He says that it would have been better if God had treated him like Job -- putting sores all over him and things like that.  He even says that he can take it when people point at him and laugh.  But he can't deal with the fact that his wife has betrayed him.

Herrick is drunk and shares his cider with the prisoners. Is this an expected behavior in The Crucible? Explain?

Technically, I don't think this is expected behavior -- you would not expect a jail guard to get drunk and share his alcohol with his prisoners.

But if you consider the circumstances, I do not think it is unexpected.  Marshall Herrick is a pretty good guy.  He is not like Danforth who really wants to kill people to keep his place.

But Herrick has helped kill people for no good reason and he is about to kill more of them (Tituba and Sarah Good, for example).  So it makes sense that he would get drunk to sort of blot out his feeling of guilt.  Finally, I imagine he thinks Tituba and Sarah Good are just sort of harmless crazy people and doesn't want to kill them for that reason.

So I think it makes sense -- he feels guilty and he feels sorry for the two who are about to be executed.

How does Ralph learn of Jack's plans for him?

In chapter 11, Samneric were captured by Roger at Jack's command. They were forced to join Jack's tribe and acknowledge him as chief. On Castle Rock Jack threw his spear at Ralph "with full intention," wounding Ralph. Piggy had been deliberately murdered before Ralph's very eyes.

In chapter 13, Ralph is alone, an outcast. He sneaks up to the top of the mountain in the dark when he realizes that Samneric are on guard. He has a whispered conversation with them, and they warn Ralph to go away, explaining, "They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you." They tell Ralph that Jack plans to hunt him the following day, having devised a methodical canvassing of the island to make sure they find him.

Ralph asks several times what they will do with him when they catch him. The twins warn that both Roger and Jack are "terrors," but cannot bring themselves to say specifically what their ultimate goal is. Finally they say, "Roger sharpened a stick at both ends." Ralph contemplates the meaning of that phrase and tries to persuade himself that the boys are still boys. This creates dramatic irony, for the reader knows exactly what the stick sharpened at both ends means. Roger had taken special delight in shoving the stick into an opening in the sow's body and driving it in until the sow expired. Roger and Jack have the same end in mind for Ralph. The next day, Ralph finds himself fighting and running for his life, and by then he certainly knows that he will never be able to walk up to Jack and say, "I've got pax," and "pretend they were still boys."

How did Jem and Scout's mother die?I'm stuck writing a 5-page prequel to To Kill A Mockingbird over my spring break. I have a few ideas already...

In writing about Atticus and his wife as they were before having children, his character should not differ too greatly from how it is demonstrated in his relationship with his children.  After all, since his wife is so much younger than he, there is probably somewhat of a fatherly attitude on his part toward his wife.  A patient and gentle man, Atticus, too, will demonstrate these qualities in his role as husband.  Another salient quality of Atticus is his protective nature, so it seems logical, also, that he would be reasonable with this wife.

There is little doubt that Mrs. Finch was an intelligent and pensive woman as both children exhibit these traits.  Because it is often the case that the son is more like his mother than the daughter, you may wish to portray her as similar to Jem, especially in the idealism and sympathies of Jem. 

It will not take you long to complete your reading of To Kill a Mockingbird; besides, doing so will expedite the time needed for your writing assignment as you will find passages, etc. that will both generate and support essential ideas for your prequel.  In addition, you may wish to check out the sites listed below.

Good luck!

Which has more momentum, a supertanker tied to a dock or a falling raindrop?Please answer my question I need it by tomorrow!

Momentum of a body is defined as mass multiplied by its velocity. An body has stationery it has zero velocity and irrespective of its mass the body, its momentum is zero.

If we assume that the super tanker tied to dock is stationery, then its momentum will be zero, and a falling raindrop, in spite of its very small sizes and mass will have a small positive momentum. Therefore it will have momentum greater than that of the super tanker.

But the reality is that the super tanker in reality will have some oscillating or vibrating motion because of action of waves an water and other disturbances. This motion will be too small to be felt, but it will be there. Also, being oscillating motion the super tanker will not have a uniform velocity. Instead it will have velocity which changes in magnitude as well as direction. thus there may be instants when the super tanker has no velocity at all. At other times it will have some positive velocity. Thus the tanker will have a variable momentum. However chances are that average momentum of the tanker will be much more than that of a falling raindrop.

What is the symbolism in "The Harvest" by Tomas Rivera?

Rivera's story delineates the isolation and lonliness of the migrant worker life.  These are people with little family and no sense of home.  Suspicion and fear of being abondoned cause the workers to remain isolated from each other.  Don Trine is the best example of this.  He feels alone, but he also isolates himself, not allowing them to walk with him.

The symbolism is in the actions of Don Trine.  As the young worker discovers, Trine finds comfort from submerging an arm in the warm embrace of the earth.  The earth is symbolized as a living breathing being.  The earth does not judge, however, only accepts and comforts, gives life through air, food and drink.  The young worker, like Trine, finds that connecting with this "being" provides comfort, and concludes that he should respect it more.  The message is that humans need to have contact with one another, need to come together as a community.

What is the theme of "I Am Nobody Who Are You" by Emily Dickinson?

To me, the theme of this poem is that it is easier and better to be a nobody than to be somebody.  That is, it is easier to live when you do not really care whether people know your name or what they think about you.

When you are well known (whether in the world or just in your school) everybody pays attention to what you are doing.  So you have to act all the time in ways that will make you look good and will make people continue to think you are important.

When you are an outsider or a nobody, you are free to act as you wish -- to be yourself.

Why don't Ulrich and Georg get along in "The Interlopers" and whom does Ulrich seek?

In Saki's short story, "The Interlopers," the feud over the disputed land continues because, although the grandfather of Ulrich von Gradwitz had won the lawsuit, the other family, the Znaeyms, "had not acquiesced in the disposition of the lawsuit."  As a consequence, enmity has developed between the families, and lasted for generations; von Gradwitz constantly seeks to catch the "poacher" on his land. So, in the exposition, von Gradwitz patrols the thick forest in search of his mortal enemy.

Of course, the double entendre of the story's title becomes evident when nature becomes an interloper in the form of the storm that knocks down the branches trapping von Gradwitz and the interloper upon his land, Znaeym, as well the appearance of the final interlopers, the wolves.

In NC, is the landlord required to provide a monthly extermination service for a tenant because she wants one?There is no infestation but the NEW...

Consult an attorney, because each state is different.  But be aware in many states the law tends to favor the tenants over the landlords.  In this case, the section of law dealing with "reasonable maintenance and upkeep" by the Landlord is what she is trying to apply.  Now that's a fairly general term, and again, consult an attorney, but I can't see how that requires you to maintain a monthly extermination contract.  Reasonable would mean, to me, is there a real problem?  We live in a world that has bugs, and every once in a while one makes it inside our homes.  You stated there is no infestation, so I can't see the need to pay for a contract, either legally or practically.

If I was an arbitrator, I might suggest having one in every six months or so (every month is probably unnecessary under almost any circumstances).  This might pacify your tenant.  You can also say that you have no choice but to pass those costs along to your tenants in the form of a raise in rent, depending on the laws and conditions of the property you manage.  Good luck.

In Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, describe an incident that illustrates how Jack reacts when he does not get his way.

In Chapter 8 of the book Lord of the Flies Jack has already begunto feel competition with Ralph.  He resists the leadership of Ralph.  He grabs the conch and calls the assembly.  Ralph grabbed the conch from Jack.  Jack interrupted Ralph and lets him know that he called the meeting, and he needed to be able to talk.  He then tells the group about the beast.  He is getting agitated by the resistance and statements of the others.  He tells them to shut-up. 

Ralph tires to speak stating he had the conch, but Jack is getting more frustrated and angry.  He accuses Ralph of being like Piggy and tells the group that he is not a good chief.  He will not let Ralph have the conch.  He calls Ralph a coward. 

Jack calls for another vote in an effort to remove Ralph from his role as chief. When no one responds he gets embarrassed.

"He licked his lips and turned his head at an angle, so that his gaze avoided the embarrassment of linking with another's eye."(127)

Jack gets fed up, and states he is going from the group and anyone who wants may join him. 

"Jack turned and looked back at Ralph.  For a moment he paused and then cried out, high pitched, enraged. --No!"(127)

What are the themes (or scenes) of Bartleby the Scrivener?

One of the themes is the pressure in the business world to conform to the rules of conducting business. There is no individuality on Wall Street. The scriveners copy the work of others and add nothing of their own to show their individual creativity.

The issue of freedom is also an important theme. Bartleby stares at the walls and feels imprisoned by them. Bartleby is trapped in selling his time and labor for low wages.

Another theme is the apathy and passivity of both Bartleby and the lawyer. Bartleby passively resists the lawyer's instructions and chooses to do nothing. His inaction leads to his own death and indicates his indifference to his own life. The lawyer is apathetic toward Bartleby and seems paralyzed by his inability to react or do anything.

There is also class conflict shown in the story. The lawyer lives a different life than those of the scriveners. He reveals his class prejudices through his narration, showing total insensitivity to his workers.

How did Janie feel about her appearance when she compared herself to her girlfriends in The Face on the Milk Carton?

Janie is not happy about her looks; when she compares herself to her girlfriends, she feels inferior. Actually, Janie has "fabulous hair: a wild, chaotic mane of red curls glinting gold." Most of her friends think this is an asset; Sarah-Charlotte tells her, "that is serious hair." Janie wishes she could keep her hair neat, like Sarah-Charlotte, but, as Sarah-Charlotte points out, it is easier for her because she has "approximately five hundred thousand fewer hairs" than Janie does. Boys occasionally tease Janie about her hair too. When she blushes, Pete says, "You're cute when your face matches you hair."

Another thing Janie does not like about her appearance is her size. She feels younger than her age; "she had grown later, and grown less," than the other kids in her class. While most of her friends are trying to bcome "sophisticated and articulate," Janie just feels small. Her parents say she is "cute," but Janie thinks that "cute (is) for toddlers and kittens."

Janie's dissatisfaction with her looks is a symptom of her inability to determine her own identity; she has not yet accepted herself for who she is. Her ambivalence about her appearance goes along with her unhappiness with her name. Janie loves her girlfriends' names - Adair and Sarah-Charlotte and Katrina. She thinks their names are "wonderful, tongue-twisting, memorable names," while her name, Jane Johnson, is boring and plain, "hardly a name at all; more like a page out of the phone book." In her search for self, she has changed her name a number of times, to make it more distinctive and interesting in her eyes. Among other things, she has added a "y" to her first name to make it "Jayne," and taken the "h" out of Johnson and added a "t" and an "e" to make it "Jonstone," which seems to her to be an improvement to her real name, at least for awhile (Chapter 1).

Fraction Help...math? How can I solve : 5/9

5/9 - (-2/3) + (-5/6)

This question needs to first be simplified. There are several things that we can do to simplify this. First of all, we can remove the brackets.

5/9 + 2/3 - 5/6

Remember that when you have two negative operations side by side, they become positive, but one positive and one negative stay as a negative.

Now, we want to find a common denominator so that we can add/subtract these fractions. A common denominator between 9, 3 & 6 is 18. 

5/9 + 2/3 - 5/6 -> 10/18 + 12/18 - 15/18

To get the proper fractions, we have to multiply the numerator by the number that we multiplied the denominator by. For example, we turned 5/9 into 10/18 by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:

5*2 / 9*2 = 10/18

So, now we just follow the operations of addition and subtraction:

10/18 + 12/18 - 15/18 = 22/18 -15/18

22/18 - 15/18 = 7/18

Therefore, the answer is 7/18. 

What is the theme of the poem "My heart leaps up " by Wordsworth ?

The idea of Wordsworth's, "My Heart Leaps Up," is that life isn't worth living if one does not have an intimate relationship with nature. 

The speaker's heart metaphorically leaps up when it sees a rainbow in the speaker's present, as it did when he was a child, and as it will in the future when he will be old--if it doesn't when he is old, he might as well die. 

And poetry is not that subjective.  An intelligent interpretation of a poem must stem from evidence within the poem.  There's nothing in this poem about paintings or loved ones or about growing old well.  The poem's about having an intimate relationship with nature every day of one's life, whether one is a child or a man. 

At the end of "Rip Van Winkle," do most of the inhabitants of the village believe his story?

To see what Irving has to say, all you have to do is look at the last paragraph of the story.  However, it's still pretty ambiguous.

Irving says that not everyone in the village believes Rip's story.  But thenhe says that they are just pretending not to believe.  Irving also sort of implies that maybe people shouldn't believe it because Rip kept changing the story.

But, on the other hand, he says that all the old-time people in the village know it's true.  They know that there really are supernatural things out there in the woods and hills.

So, Irving says that some don't believe him (maybe) and some do believe him.

Why was Hitler so into people following him? Why was he so disturbed?

That's a great question, of course, but I also always wonder about the other side of the question. Why were the Germans so into following him? Why were the Germans so disturbed? (By Germans, I mean the cultural group, which includes Austrians.)

Hitler would have gotten nowhere fast with his ideas and obsessions if a nation or two of people hadn't been there, ready to embrace and enforce some of his ideas. To be honest, I worry a little about how we (myself included) tend to want to put the blame of atrocities on individual leaders and their small groups rather than spread it evenly and include the much larger groups of people who explicitly or implicitly support the atrocities.

Leaders, at best, can tap the forces that are already in play in a society. Hitler didn't invent hatred toward the Jews, for example. While some people try to understand Nazi philosophy by looking into Hitler's early childhood, that method strikes me as short-sighted and limited.

The link below leads to a discussion of an important book about how everyday Germans, not just a handful of Nazi officers, made the Holocaust happen.

Who appears to be more evil? Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Justify.

Every person has his or her individual opinion, and may be, my opinion would not go after those of many, but I think that Macbeth himself is more evil than his wife.

The most important reason that makes me think so is that of the insanity of Lady Macbeth. Two persons, following the same path, commits sin, and one of them passes days much more normally, and the other, how far devilish s/he is, at one stage, becomes mad for the guilt s/he feels inside because of the crime s/he has committed, then, it is easily understandable that the person who becomes insane is far more humane than the other. A human does have feelings, a demon does not. Lady Macbeth is found in the tragedy to lose her senses as the assassinations go on and finally, she dies. She can not endure such guilt, and that is why she feels that there is “the smell of the blood still” in her hands and “all the perfumes of Arabia” will not be enough to remove it.

Macbeth, on the contrary, leads a normal life, continues killing, and ruling the country like a bloody tyrant not even sparing small children to secure his kingship (his men kill Macduff’s son). Indeed, after killing so many people constantly, he does not get tired, neither he repents and turns off. Rather he says that it is difficult for him to return, and he himself tells to Lady Macbeth: “I am in blood stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, returning were as tedious as go o’er” (Act 3, Scene 4). He was ready to do anything for the sake of his survival and position. Even one of the witches, in Act 4, Scene 1, makes other witches alert when Macbeth was entering: “Something wicked this way comes” and Hecate also, considers him as ‘wayward’, ‘spiteful’ and ‘wrathful’ who only thinks of his own (Act 3, Scene 5). In fact, the news of his wife’s death does not bring any major change in his character. It seems that, his chief aim is to hold on the power at any cost and nothing can stir him.

So, to me, Macbeth is more malicious than his wife. Lady Macbeth, till a stage of her life, works as the spur, but the main wickedness is derived from Macbeth himself. His cruelty can not be ignored by condemning the witches’ equivocation or Lady Macbeth’s stimulation.

In The Crucible, what is stalking the town according to John Proctor?

Yes, it is vengeance that is stalking Salem. Proctor says this because he can see the real reason behind the girls' accusations. At first, the girls first accuse Sarah Good and Goody Osburn because they are easy targets. But it is Abigail's accusation of Proctor's wife, Elizabeth, that shows how the girls are using their power to hurt others. Soon people are accused for having ever wronged any of the girls or anyone associated with the girls. Note late in the play too how Giles accuses Putnam of having his daughter, Ruth, accuse someone because they have a lot of land, which Parris can easily claim when they are hanged or jailed on suspicion of witchcraft.

The judges are blind to this however. They foolishly take the girls spectral evidence as hard fact. This ultimately costs innocent people their lives. Fortunately, as in Andover, the community soon realizes that people are being accused for different reasons other than witchcraft and begin to overthrow the courts.

What did Fitzgerald achieve by using Nick's point of view to tell Gatsby's story?

Nick is the moral center of the novel, and he sees how hollow the lives of the other characters are. Though attracted to Jordan, he recognizes her inability to make a commitment to anyone. He doesn't have the romanticism of Gatsby and sees the lives of the people on West Egg for what it is, false and unmeaningful. Nick inherited his code of conduct from his father, so he tells the story without judging the other people. Whenever he feels the urge to criticize, his father said to remember "that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had". Nick's solid background in the Midwest allows him to see life as it really is. Nick feels for Gatsby in the end, telling him that he's better than the "whole rotten bunch put together". Nick is able to distinguish between good and bad, appearances and reality, and truth from lies. He's a reliable narrator, but at the same time, he's a sincere narrator.

What would be a good thesis statement for Capital Punishment(death penalty)?

It occurs to me that it might not be necessary to start with a thesis for or against the death penalty after all. Judgiing from my own thoughts and feelings, it would be hard for me to come out with a thesis statement that the death penalty should be abolished or that it should be retained. I simply don't know. It would be easy to say that the death penalty should be abolished because it is cruel and unusual punishment, because it is unfair to minorities, and because it doesn't deter capital offenses. It would also be easy to say that cold-blooded murderers don't deserve any consideration and that they ought to be eliminated--especially for such atrocities as torture-murders of women and children.

Another approach to a thesis statement therefore might be to state that the death penalty poses a moot question which has yet to be satisfactorily answered. Then the follow-up would be to present the arguments against the death penalty and the arguments in favor. (And there are plenty of people who favor retaining the death penalty and even using it more often.)

This would be a more difficult essay to write, and the conclusion would also be difficult to formulate, but many studies end with the time-honored, all-purpose conclusion that the problem needs further study. After all, your opinion is only one of millions, and your essay is not going to affect the death penalty one way or the other. The same would be true for me if I were to write an essay on the subject. I really don't know. I'm not crazy about the death penalty, but there are many cases I read about in which, to be honest, I certainly can't feel sorry for the person getting the lethal injection.

Why is the story called "Thank You, Ma'am?"

If we are talking about the Langston Hughes story, the answer is because the woman (Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones) has helped the boy (Roger) in a very important way.  She has given him back his integrity and, perhaps, hope for the future.

At the start of the story, Roger tries to rob Mrs. Jones.  But instead of turning him in to the police, she treats him with understanding and respect.

By doing this, she makes him feel like a good person -- she makes him want to behave, as when he does not steal from her when left alone with her purse.

This is a huge gift, and that is why the story has the title it does.

Tell me about the age of Chaucer?

I believe you are referring to the literary period in which Chaucer lived and wrote the story. I will give you his age as well, just in case ;)

Chaucer was born in the late 1340s, 14th century England. Medieval feudalism was the way of life, where land was either rented from a landlord or inherited, and the printing press had still not being created, for which The Canterbury Tales were at first circulated in original hand-written manuscripts.

Life in the early 14th century was hard, because the poorer classes had not choice but to remain so. There was no middle class, and the upper classes debauched in wealth. However, something happened that changed everything: The Black Death.

When the Black Death killed 1/3 of the European population, the land, crops, animals, and properties that were left by strains of entire dead families were taken by the poor who survived, giving them a chance to live better lives. Slowly, the working class began to be needed, since the aristocracy did very little for themselves. Paying systems made possible for many working class-men to build small fortunes, and a middle class was beginning to slowly but surely make way.

Chaucer was one of those lucky Black Death inheritors. He inherited a large estate from dead relatives and became quite wealthy. He then climbed up the social ladder by serving under King Edward III, and in the Hundred Years War. During his time, language was also a key elemement. While the courtiers used French as their official language, the Church used Latin. Chaucer chose to use English because it was becoming the trend among other poets, but it was mostly spoken only in London. London was a world of its own back in the day, as the court was in Westminster, away from the merchant capital.

As far as Chaucer then he grew up among merchants, Black Death victims, the court of King Edward III, and the Hundred Years War- This shows that he was quite a cosmopolitan, colorful, and experienced person, good enough to write a tale as Canterbury.  He was a retired man when he began the Tales in around 1387-1390, making him around his mid 40's when he wrote them. At this age, he would have been considered an "old man" but he had a lot under his wing to back up the Tales.

What is the ending of the book I want to know?

The book "Night" is a valid testimony to the atrocities of the Holocaust.  At the end of the book Wiesel talks about the evacuation of the concentration camp.  The prisoners were forced to walk long distances.  His father began to become weak and Wiesel mentally struggled with the desire for his father to die so that he would not have to worry and care for him any longer.  Once they reached their destination his father was ridden with a high fever and diarrhea.  Men in the other bunks were hurting him because they were angry that he smelled.  The Nazis came in and hit his father over the head.  His father calls his name but Elie did not go to him.  He loved his father. His father was taken out during the night and he never saw him again.

At the very end Elie was rescued when the allies invaded the camps.  He was taken to a camp where they were fed.  Their first thoughts were not of their families or friends.  They were of getting something to eat.  When Elie saw his face in a mirror, he saw a corpse looking back at him.

I need examples of collocations (words and the most common collocations for it). Please give me some examples.A collocation is a word or phrase...

The collocation of words is important to discuss, because the meaning of words change based on context. Let me give you an example of the word, "bar." In one sentence, it could mean a place where people go to get drinks. In another sentence, it can mean a thin metal object. Still in another sentence, it could mean the test that law students need to pass. The point is that the collocation of words determine the meaning of words. Context is key. With this point in mind, you will be well on your way to being a better reader and user of words. Some common collocations are:

abject + poverty

burden + of proof

You will be able to think of much more. Also I will add a study on this. Please read carefully, since there are many good examples of how langauge works.

Please analyze/comment on this quote in Act 4, Scene 2 from Hamlet.ROSENCRANTZ: You take me for a sponge, my lord? HAMLET: Ay, sir; that soaks...

Rosencrantz is Hamlet's childhood friend, but in reality, a spy for the king. Hamlet is not fooled, and with Hamlet's characteristic acerbic wit, he tells Rosencrantz that the king is using him. The metaphor is that once a sponge is "squeezed," it becomes dry again. So when Claudius wrings Rosencrantz out, and gets what he wants from him, Rosencrantz will be dry again. There is a simile in the quote as well, comparing the king to an ape. The king keeps his minions in the "corner of his jaw" like an ape does with food, swallowing the food in the end.

I'm writing an essay on the effect of global warming on polar bears.I'm having trouble coming up with my 3 points for the paragraphs anyhelp?

Although polar bears are white, you have brought up two very grey-area topics.

First, there's the whole question of "global warming." The phrase "global warming" is mentioned so often that it's taken by many to be an absolute fact: that the whole globe of this planet is warming up. And the implication is that unless we humans do something about it, it will continue to do so. I mean, none other than Al Gore says if we don't cut down our burning of fossil fuels and thereby stop putting all that carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, terrible things will happen. And one of those terrible things may be the extinction of the polar bears. Well, is this the truth? Is it? It all depends on who you ask and where you look. Is the warming just part of a natural cycle that is hundreds of thousands of years old? Is it tied somehow to sunspot cycles or some other natural causation? Or is it just a recent phenomenon? Hmmm? No one knows for sure. What is pretty sure is this: the early predictions of a steady rise in the earth's overall temperature have already been found to have been exaggerated. OK, so much for grey area number one.

Now to the plight of the polar bears. How may of them are there? What is their total population? Who does the counting? How reliable are the numbers? Well, it turns out that there are now somewhere between 20 to 25,000 polar bears, but nobody knows for sure. Are their numbers declining? Are they increasing? Nobody knows for sure. So much for grey area number two.

So here we sit (and you sit at your computer ready to write something intelligent): we have the first speculation that humans are making the earth heat up and then the other speculation that this is endangering the polar bears. But: there is no hard, reliable scientific data to support either view.

My suggestion to you is not to allow yourself to get trapped by a question that pretends to be self evident. It isn't. The white polar-bear controversy is afloat in a cold, grey sea where the ice may be increasing, or decreasing, or just doing its mysterious, natural and maybe cyclical old thing.

How does the quote, "Greed is dehumanizing" relate to the book "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck?explain some examples from the story.. thank you!

This is a great story and it shows the power of greed. More specifically the story explores the power of greed over people in that greed can tempt a man to do things that he would ordinarily not do. We see this very clearly in Kino, who finds a pearl, and puts his hopes in this pearl. To be sure, Kino's intentions are pure at first, since he only wants a better life for his family, but in the end he is willing to pay a very high price. He even kills a person who is tracking him down to get the pearl. In short, greed asks a question: "How far are you willing to do to get what you want?" The greedier a person is, the further a person is willing to go. In the end, greed will dehumanize a person, because a greedy person will go all the way, even if it means killing others to get what you want. See link for a religious view on greed.

What is the summary of the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost?

This twenty-line poem contains four stanzas of five lines each.
The poem is set in a wood in autumn. The poem cleverly combines memory with personal prophesy. It contains a mental picture from the poet’s past and future.

On one level, the poem describes a woodland scene where a country road split into to two roads at a fork. It also describes a traveller’s regret at not being able to travel both roads. After making up his mind about what road to take, the traveller regretted not taking the other road.
On a deeper level, the poem describes a dilemma or a no-win-situation. The poem explores feelings of curiosity and regret associated with making a decision:
‘and that has made all the difference’.

In the first stanza, Frost describes the junction where two different roads split from the road he was walking on. He must have come to a ‘y’ junction or fork in the forest road. It must have been autumn because the leaves were ‘yellow’. The poet describes his long curious gaze down the road he didn’t take. The first road he looked at was a mystery, hidden by a bend.

In the second stanza, Frost states that both roads seemed equally nice to a traveller like himself:
‘as just as fair’.
The only difference was that one road had less signs of wear from travellers and walkers:
‘Because it was grassy and wanted wear’.
‘Wanted’ means lacked. The unworn look gave that road a ‘better claim’.
Then, Frost changed his mind. He decided that both roads were in fact equally worn.

In the third stanza, he provides another image of autumn by referring to the leaves that covered both roads. There was no sign of a footstep on the leaves of either road on that morning:
‘In leaves no step had trodden black’.
Frost writes that he decided to stick to his decision about the second route. He consoled himself by saying that he would take the first road he looked at on another day. At the same time, he doubted whether he’d pass that way again.

In the final stanza, he expects he will have regrets in the future about the road he didn’t take.
‘I shall be telling this with a sigh’.
Frost expects that sometime in the future he will regret the decision he had to make in the wood. He then summarises the first and second stanza, by stating how he decided on his route:
‘and I-I took the one less travelled by’.
Note the hesitation as shown by the repetition of ‘I’
Finally, Frost predicts that in the future he will claim that his choice of road that morning in the yellow wood ‘made all the difference’. He expects that his decision at the fork in the road will shape his life or destiny.