In "Fahrenheit 451", what ways does Montag stand up to society and do the right thing?

Montag first stands up to society when he takes a book from the attic of the old woman. Af first, he is simply curious but after seeing the old woman light herself on fire because of her love for her books, he is intrigued. Against strict orders, he begins to secretly hoard books taken from fires. Instead of throwing the books away because he cannot understand them, he seeks out Faber. He helps devise a plan to discredit firemen who represent society.. However, his plan fails and Montag's own house is threatened. Montag stands up to Captain Beatty and finally turns the flamethrower both on Beatty and the mechanical hound. Thus Montag has totally rejected society and must hurry to save his own life. Montag escapes, and despite a massive manhunt, stops to rescue a few books and tries to continue his plan by planting books in Black's house, a fellow fireman. Montag continues to fight against society, even after learning he's the subject of a massive manhunt. With great effort, Montag escapes to the countryside and joins the "book covers", people who are the ultimate fighters against society. They plan on memorizing books for future generations. Thus Montag stands up to society and lives until he can pass the book he's memorized on to the next civilization.

In "The Scarlet Letter," what are all Dimmsdale's sins?

What an interesting question.  Well, first off, he had a relationship with a married woman, engaging in an adulterous relationship.  Even if Chillingworth had in fact been dead, he also had sexual relations outside of wedlock.  He lied to everyone about that relationship.  He denied his own daughter. 

However, the thoughts that Dimmesdale has when he returns to town after meeting Hester in the forest suggest that there is much deeper sin going on.  Dimmesdale is dishonest to all the town about how he feels.  He passes judgement on them and has some desire to corrupt them, all of which he keeps to himself.  Dimmesdale, in all areas of his life, is untrue to himself - which is probably the biggest sin of all.  Here is the quote that expresses this:

Before Mr. Dimmesdale reached home, his inner man gave him other evidences of a revolution in the sphere of thought and feeling. In truth, nothing short of a total change of dynasty and moral code, in that interior kingdom, was adequate to account for the impulses now communicated to the unfortunate and startled minister.

Provide three reasons why Orwell writes from the "lower" animals' point of view in Animal Farm.

Orwell has a great deal of trouble with the idea of a
communist society and feels that one of its greatest problems is that of the basic trend
of using the common man as the engine for change but then ignoring the needs and rights
of common people once the change has been enacted.  As such, he feels that the common
animals are going to give the best perspective to teach the allegory he wishes to
teach.

A second reason was simply that of an appeal to his
audience.  He knew that the story could be read and enjoyed as simply a story, but he
also knew that he could touch a nerve in the way that common people were afraid of
communism.  It was something that was held up ideologically, but the real fears of the
populace were not always articulated and this was a fantastic way for them to visualize
those fears and obviously created a great appeal to that
audience.

A third may very well have been the fact that so
many other authors have been successful with stories written from the point of view of
common (or uncommon) animals.  If you look at Aesop's Fables, you can understand that
appeal and perhaps get insight into why Orwell would choose the same perspective for his
story.

Provide three reasons why Orwell writes from the "lower" animals' point of view in Animal Farm.

Orwell has a great deal of trouble with the idea of a communist society and feels that one of its greatest problems is that of the basic trend of using the common man as the engine for change but then ignoring the needs and rights of common people once the change has been enacted.  As such, he feels that the common animals are going to give the best perspective to teach the allegory he wishes to teach.

A second reason was simply that of an appeal to his audience.  He knew that the story could be read and enjoyed as simply a story, but he also knew that he could touch a nerve in the way that common people were afraid of communism.  It was something that was held up ideologically, but the real fears of the populace were not always articulated and this was a fantastic way for them to visualize those fears and obviously created a great appeal to that audience.

A third may very well have been the fact that so many other authors have been successful with stories written from the point of view of common (or uncommon) animals.  If you look at Aesop's Fables, you can understand that appeal and perhaps get insight into why Orwell would choose the same perspective for his story.

In Act 3, scene 2: Explain: "My husband lives, ..." UNTIL: " wherefore weep I then?". (Same Act and same scene for the question before also)

In addition to the excellent remarks concerning Juliet's
maturity above:

In Romeo and Juliet
Act III, scene ii, Juliet has discovered from the Nurse that her cousin Tybalt is dead,
and it was Romeo who killed him.  Juliet is visibly upset, and the Nurse thinks it's
because she's mourning the death of Tybalt.  But, Juliet is more worried over Romeo's
exile: will she ever see him again?

Here's a section of the
monologue she says to the Nurse:

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My husband lives, that
Tybalt would have slain;
And Tybalt's dead, that would have
slain my husband: All this is comfort; wherefore weep I
then?

This
is a kind of interior monologue, a mini-soliloquy, almost an aside.  Juliet is trying to
rationalize the situation and calm herself down.  Her logical side is trying to talk
some sense into her emotional side.  Her statement is a syllogism: "my husband is alive,
and the man who tried to kill him is dead; therefore, I should be happy."  Although, it
ends with a rhetorical question that she doesn't have an answer to.  Juliet would be
happy, but the fact that Romeo is banished is a fate as bad as
death.

Notice, the Nurse does not try to comfort her or
help her plan any more rendezvous with Romeo after this.  The Nurse is completely
emotional, and so Juliet must talk herself into action.  This scene thus ends their
relationship.

In a similar scene at the Friar's, Romeo will
be more emotional than Juliet.  He will try to kill himself, but Friar Lawrence will
talk him out of it.  Friar Lawrence's advice to Romeo sounds almost identical to
Juliet's words:

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thy Juliet is
alive,
For whose dear sake thou wast but lately
dead;
There art thou happy: Tybalt would kill
thee,
But thou slew'st Tybalt; there are thou happy
too:

So after this,
Juliet, betrayed by her family and the Nurse, will seek guidance from Friar Lawrence
too.  By staging her suicide, Friar Lawrence will be their only intercessor in their
post-exile reunion.

In Act 3, scene 2: Explain: "My husband lives, ..." UNTIL: " wherefore weep I then?". (Same Act and same scene for the question before also)

In addition to the excellent remarks concerning Juliet's maturity above:

In Romeo and Juliet Act III, scene ii, Juliet has discovered from the Nurse that her cousin Tybalt is dead, and it was Romeo who killed him.  Juliet is visibly upset, and the Nurse thinks it's because she's mourning the death of Tybalt.  But, Juliet is more worried over Romeo's exile: will she ever see him again?

Here's a section of the monologue she says to the Nurse:

My husband lives, that Tybalt would have slain;
And Tybalt's dead, that would have slain my husband: All this is comfort; wherefore weep I then?

This is a kind of interior monologue, a mini-soliloquy, almost an aside.  Juliet is trying to rationalize the situation and calm herself down.  Her logical side is trying to talk some sense into her emotional side.  Her statement is a syllogism: "my husband is alive, and the man who tried to kill him is dead; therefore, I should be happy."  Although, it ends with a rhetorical question that she doesn't have an answer to.  Juliet would be happy, but the fact that Romeo is banished is a fate as bad as death.

Notice, the Nurse does not try to comfort her or help her plan any more rendezvous with Romeo after this.  The Nurse is completely emotional, and so Juliet must talk herself into action.  This scene thus ends their relationship.

In a similar scene at the Friar's, Romeo will be more emotional than Juliet.  He will try to kill himself, but Friar Lawrence will talk him out of it.  Friar Lawrence's advice to Romeo sounds almost identical to Juliet's words:

thy Juliet is alive,
For whose dear sake thou wast but lately dead;
There art thou happy: Tybalt would kill thee,
But thou slew'st Tybalt; there are thou happy too:

So after this, Juliet, betrayed by her family and the Nurse, will seek guidance from Friar Lawrence too.  By staging her suicide, Friar Lawrence will be their only intercessor in their post-exile reunion.

Can someone tell me what is the deepest meaning or moral of Mary Austin's short story "The Walking Woman"?

Many see this as an early feminist work as The Walking Woman holds herself equal with those around her, mainly the men she meets on her travels, including the Basque shepard.  Upon meeting the shepard, she works side by side with him, and makes no apologies for her abilities nor does she look to him for approval or instruction.  She develops a passionate relationship with the shepard, ultimately becoming pregnant.  Again, she makes no excuses for her sexuality, and feels no guilt about a babe out of wedlock.  

Ultimately, she even gives up her "social" name, becoming nothing more than the legendary Walking Woman, a woman who makes her own way on her own time, bowing down to no man or social mores.  Yet, rather than being portrayed as a heretic to society, Austin shows her to be a person of value.  Specifically, by casting off the restraints of society, she learns what is most valuable; working, loving, and  bearing children.  

How could Beowulf's defeat of Grendel be described as the defeat of the "dark side" of the warrior's life?

There are two ways to describe the "dark side" that Grendel represents. Many critics see Grendel as representing fear and cowardice in the poem. In Anglo-Saxon literature, this would be a "dark side" in a warrior who could not defeat his enemy. After all, Grendel's rampage lasts for 12 years. In addition, Grendel kills without mercy and in the dark of night. This would also symbolize a "dark side" for a warrior who thinks of himself as morally upright and selfless. When Beowulf kills Grendel, he is defeating both the fear and cowardice the men have felt in their unsuccessful battle against Grendal. In addition, Beowulf not only confronts Grendal in the dark and mortally wounds him, but then he follows Grendal to his lair and finishes him off. Beowulf faces his enemy instead of using stealth under cover of darkness. By facing his enemy, Beowulf has overcome the darkness of battle that Grendel brought.

"What might the island and its true nature symbolize?" Referring to chapter 92 in the book Life of Pi. I have read this book, and the ending...

Good question! First, set aside the question of whether the island was real or not. All we have is the story Pi tells his listeners, and us. They doubt it at times—doubt if it is factual—but the core points are these: Pi is telling a story that is deeply important to him, and a story about an experience that changed his life. He went through deprivation, and he was already a deeply religious person. He was primed for hallucinations, visions, and so on. The island might be such a vision. It might not. It doesn't matter for the symbolic meaning. As a symbol, the island represents nature that should be nurturing. It is a beautiful oasis, a refuge—or it should be. Can you imagine what you'd want to see more than a lush island when you're at sea? Then to have it be this unnatural thing that would eat you…wow. That's an intense betrayal, the dark version of Eden. That's the symbolic meaning.

How is the Sphinx relevant to Greek mythology and what is the connection between the two?

Though the Sphinx itself is Egyptian in origin, the word 'sphinx' actually comes from the Greek word 'strangler', or 'female monster', which was applied to the Sphinx as it was incorporated into Greek mythology. The transportation of the Sphinx from Egypt to Greece probably had something to do with the strong trade links between the two civilisations.

There's only one Sphinx who actually appears in Greek mythology though, a daughter of Echidna, and she traditionally (as she does in Sophocles' play) guards the city of Thebes, posing her riddle. The actual riddle the Sphinx asked isn't recorded until Sophocles: a good example, actually, of the way the Greek dramatists take something from myth, place it in a dramatic setting, and then add to it at will!

What qualities of the tragic hero does Hamlet have?

I would simply add to this excellent answer that Hamlet has a good reason for being undecided, at least in the earlier part of the play: his chief source of information is a ghost, and he has no way of checking its credentials. The ghost might be the spirit of his father, or it might be a demon sent from Hell to deceive him. Even if it is the former, blood revenge is emphatically not a New Testament Christian value, and so the right of the ghost to command that Hamlet kill its murderer is in question.

From this perspective, we might say that Hamlet is a tragedy because the protagonist has no available course of action that produces morally unambiguous results. The "tragic flaw" is not so much his indecision as his inability to access enough reliable information to make a good decision, combined with the moral imperative he do something about the situation. If he kills Claudius at once, he may be acting under demonic deception and damning himself. If he tries to gather further information, as he does, his actions may spiral out of control (as they do), resulting in the deaths of many others (Laertes, Polonius, Ophelia, and his mother to begin with). No wonder the poor fellow considers suicide.

Explain this quote: "doubtful it stood/as two spent swimmers that do cling together and choke their art." What literacy device would it be?

Shakespeare uses a simile in the bloody soldier's report from the battlefield to explain the struggle between the king's army and the invading Norwegians and their allies, the Scottish rebels. The comparison is based on the image of two tired ("spent") swimmers who hold on to each other to keep from drowning. The result, of course, may be that both "choke" and drown.

The soldiers of the two armies are exhausted, so much so that the outcome of the battle is "doubtful." Neither seems capable of winning; they "choke their art," meaning they can hardly fight. The soldier wants the king to know that victory looked unlikely until Macbeth exerted his leadership.

Paraphrase this epigram from Emerson's "Nature": "To a man laboring under calamity, the heat of his own fire hath sadness in it."

This saying makes me think of the fire fighters, police officers, and other rescue workers who searched the debris of the Twin Towers for survivors. The collapse of those buildings can certainly be called a calamity (really, that's an understatement). The people looking for any sign of life were heated, or extremely eager, to find someone alive. Yet, at the same time they were extremely sad because they knew that many people were dead and that it would be unlikely for them to find survivors.

You might paraphrase this statement as: To someone working under severe circumstances, the desire to finish the job comes with sadness.

What are some ways in which abortion is a dangerous procedure for a woman to have?fact

Abortion is an invasive medical procedure, and while
doctors who are trained, with both the right equipment and facilities can minimize the
risks a woman faces when she has the procedure, there will always be risk.  The
procedure is close to the Uterine artery, so blood loss and bleeding to death are
concerns.  A condition called sepsis may occur where toxins from the excretory system
get into the bloodstream.  Infections can occur, as with any medical procedure. There is
also often scarring, which can make it difficult for a woman to conceive a child in the
future, should she make the choice to have children later in life.  These are the most
serious physical risks I am aware of, not taking into account the psychological effects
of having an abortion.

It's such a controversial issue it
is sometimes difficult to get medically reliable, unbiased facts.  Here is one site from
the South Dakota Department of Health that I think is pretty
good.

What are some ways in which abortion is a dangerous procedure for a woman to have?fact

Abortion is an invasive medical procedure, and while doctors who are trained, with both the right equipment and facilities can minimize the risks a woman faces when she has the procedure, there will always be risk.  The procedure is close to the Uterine artery, so blood loss and bleeding to death are concerns.  A condition called sepsis may occur where toxins from the excretory system get into the bloodstream.  Infections can occur, as with any medical procedure. There is also often scarring, which can make it difficult for a woman to conceive a child in the future, should she make the choice to have children later in life.  These are the most serious physical risks I am aware of, not taking into account the psychological effects of having an abortion.

It's such a controversial issue it is sometimes difficult to get medically reliable, unbiased facts.  Here is one site from the South Dakota Department of Health that I think is pretty good.

What happens at Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?

At the trial, Justine is convicted of having killed
William.  She ends up being executed for the crime.

Justine
is convicted, in part, because she confesses to the crime.  She tells Victor, however,
that she confessed only because a priest had been putting immense pressure on her to do
so.  The priest said she could be excommunicated if she did not confess and repent.  So,
afraid for her soul, she confessed.

Victor is devastated. 
He is not brave enough to come forward and tell what he has been doing (and admit the
monster killed William).  Quite rightly, he blames himself for the deaths of both
William and Justine.

What happens at Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?

At the trial, Justine is convicted of having killed William.  She ends up being executed for the crime.

Justine is convicted, in part, because she confesses to the crime.  She tells Victor, however, that she confessed only because a priest had been putting immense pressure on her to do so.  The priest said she could be excommunicated if she did not confess and repent.  So, afraid for her soul, she confessed.

Victor is devastated.  He is not brave enough to come forward and tell what he has been doing (and admit the monster killed William).  Quite rightly, he blames himself for the deaths of both William and Justine.

How to write a Process Analysis Essay?

I found a web site for you to access that gives a full outline on how to write a process analysis essay.   

"A process paper either tells the reader how to do something or describes how something is done. As you write your process essay, consider the following."

"A Process Analysis Essay: Either helps readers perform the steps themselves or helps them understand how something works."

• Presents the essential steps in a process
• Explains steps in detail
• Presents steps in logical order (usually time order - chronological)

The first link will provide you with a step by step writing process. Good Luck!

What is the summary to Chapters 2, 3, and 4 in Adam of the Road?

In Chapter 2, Adam and Perkin go to visit Adam's dog Nick.  It is St. Alban's day, and with all the celebrations at the Abbey no one will notice the boys leaving the grounds, but they are careful not to be noticed because Adam doesn't want anyone to know he has a dog.  Nick is happy to see the boys, and does tricks to get the treats Adam has brought.  Adam tells Perkin that a minstrel's dog must know how to entertain.  He later plays the harp for Dame Malkin, who cares for Nick.  The woman hints to Adam that his father might be coming.

On their way back to the Abbey in Chapter 3, the boys see a group of travelers on the road.  The group includes a magnificent carriage with a little girl in it.  Then, to his delight, Adam sees a Roger, his father, riding a great horse called Bayard.  Adam is reunited with Roger, and will leave the Abbey with him tomorrow.  His only sadness is that he will miss Perkin.

In Chapter 4, Adam goes back on the road with Roger, sitting up behind him on Bayard's back.  Adam meets the French girl in the carriage, and her companion, an unfriendly boy named Hugh.  The girl is Margery, and she and Adam get along well.  Adam and Roger stop by to pick up Nick, who quickly learns to follow along without a leash.  As they travel down the road, Adam's father tells him that the Romans made the road they are traveling hundreds of years ago.  He says "a road's a kind of holy thing...home to a minstrel".

What are the major issues George Orwell raises in Animal Farm?

Orwell's main focus is a critique of communism and he
builds it around a satirical look at the major events that helped to bring about a
communist state in Russia and the growth of the Soviet
Union.

He questions the communist outlook on religion, the
communist record when it comes to civil and humanitarian rights, and one of the most
dynamic issues is that of class and class conflict.  The animals themselves represent
various historical figures in the communist movement and the struggles they have also
represent specific events within the history of communist Russia, the Soviet
Union.

Throughout all of these issues Orwell also
questioned the use of propaganda by a state to achieve its goals, the manipulation of
truth and falsehood, etc.

What are the major issues George Orwell raises in Animal Farm?

Orwell's main focus is a critique of communism and he builds it around a satirical look at the major events that helped to bring about a communist state in Russia and the growth of the Soviet Union.

He questions the communist outlook on religion, the communist record when it comes to civil and humanitarian rights, and one of the most dynamic issues is that of class and class conflict.  The animals themselves represent various historical figures in the communist movement and the struggles they have also represent specific events within the history of communist Russia, the Soviet Union.

Throughout all of these issues Orwell also questioned the use of propaganda by a state to achieve its goals, the manipulation of truth and falsehood, etc.

What was the impact and significance of the berlin blockade and airlift and what went into the event?

In many ways the blockade was a challenge from Stalin to
Western Europe and the allied powers of the United States and England and the other
Western European governments.  Stalin felt that the Allies would not be interested in
spending the enormous amounts of resources necessary to maintain their presence in West
Berlin and would simply cede the city over to their
control.

Of course the allies felt differently and embarked
on an enormous effort to bring everything necessary to Berlin by air, generally loads of
up to 1500 tons a day.  This included food, heating fuel or coal, even materials to
build a larger runway.  The effort was a great morale booster for the allies and also
helped to cement the ties with the new German government by showing that the allies
would go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of their new borders and keep them
safe from what they saw as the Soviet threat.

What was the impact and significance of the berlin blockade and airlift and what went into the event?

In many ways the blockade was a challenge from Stalin to Western Europe and the allied powers of the United States and England and the other Western European governments.  Stalin felt that the Allies would not be interested in spending the enormous amounts of resources necessary to maintain their presence in West Berlin and would simply cede the city over to their control.

Of course the allies felt differently and embarked on an enormous effort to bring everything necessary to Berlin by air, generally loads of up to 1500 tons a day.  This included food, heating fuel or coal, even materials to build a larger runway.  The effort was a great morale booster for the allies and also helped to cement the ties with the new German government by showing that the allies would go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of their new borders and keep them safe from what they saw as the Soviet threat.

What is the main idea of the story, "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

Having suffered from continuous nervous breakdown, and beyond, which nearly led to melancholia, and not having been treated the right way, I think that Charlotte Perkins Gilman is trying to make a statement. She wants to show the world how it is to be in this, what I would conclude out of the story, horrid situation. No one can really know how it is to feel trapped in a way, and I think this story has reflected a clear picture of how serious the situation is.

As she was given the wrong treatment and was nearly driven crazy, in my opinion the second reason why she wrote The Yellow Wallpaper is to avoid other patients coming into this horrible situation and frankly it did work! Patients with this illness do get treated in a different way then that they used to get treated.

I would say that Charlotte Perkins Gilman has achieved her goal.

In what way does The Pulley allude to the myth of Pandora's Box?How does this poem reflect mythology?

In my opinion, this poem is sort of a mirror image of the
Pandora myth.  In other words, it has God doing the exact opposite of what Pandora
did.

In the Pandora myth, Pandora was curious and she
opened the box or jar or whatever and let out all the bad stuff.  At the end, all that
was left in the box was hope.

By contrast, in this poem,
God has a glass full of blessings.  He takes all the blessings out of the glass and
spreads them over the world to help make us happy.  The only thing he leaves in the jar
is rest.

In what way does The Pulley allude to the myth of Pandora's Box?How does this poem reflect mythology?

In my opinion, this poem is sort of a mirror image of the Pandora myth.  In other words, it has God doing the exact opposite of what Pandora did.

In the Pandora myth, Pandora was curious and she opened the box or jar or whatever and let out all the bad stuff.  At the end, all that was left in the box was hope.

By contrast, in this poem, God has a glass full of blessings.  He takes all the blessings out of the glass and spreads them over the world to help make us happy.  The only thing he leaves in the jar is rest.

What is the dance called that is associated with the flappers in "The Great Gatsby"?

The "flapper" was a style of women's dress in the 1920s. More than a fashion statement, however, it was a social statement. Young women who adopted this style were reacting against their mothers' style of ankle-length, long-sleeved dresses. The "flapper" dress was knee-length and usually had a beaded fringe. It was either sleeveless or had very short sleeves. The costume was accessorized with very long strings of pearls or other beads and silk stockings rolled down at the knees. To finish off the look, the young woman cut her hair in a short, almost mannish cut and may have set her bangs in pin curls. She might wear a feathered headband as well.

The dance most associated with the flapper style is the Charleston, which is also the name of the tune it was danced to. One other song and dance associated with the flapper era is the Black Bottom. You can listen to each of those songs at the nfo.net link below.

Discuss the Gothic tradition according to the novel Wuthering Heights.Charlotte Bronte's Wuthering Heights

Gothic literature gave its name to a fashion, a meme, a
trend, and embodies specific elements that are very present in the novel Wuthering
Heights.  In a traditional Gothic novel, there will always be its main character: A
castle or a former estate now ruined, as if time had passed it
by.

The feeling of
melancholy

The spooky possibility of the supernatural
taking place

The use of the flickering candle as the only
source of light. Everything else is very dark.

Curses from
the past, omens, and the atmosphere ever present (such as fog, constant rain, coldness,
darkness)

Events that are horrible or are about to become
ugly.

A protagonist willing to unveil a
mystery

The fight of life versus the inevitability of
fate.

In this, Wurthering Heights possess all the
characteristics that could land it the label of Gothic novel, although it is much more
than just that.

Discuss the Gothic tradition according to the novel Wuthering Heights.Charlotte Bronte's Wuthering Heights

Gothic literature gave its name to a fashion, a meme, a trend, and embodies specific elements that are very present in the novel Wuthering Heights.  In a traditional Gothic novel, there will always be its main character: A castle or a former estate now ruined, as if time had passed it by.

The feeling of melancholy

The spooky possibility of the supernatural taking place

The use of the flickering candle as the only source of light. Everything else is very dark.

Curses from the past, omens, and the atmosphere ever present (such as fog, constant rain, coldness, darkness)

Events that are horrible or are about to become ugly.

A protagonist willing to unveil a mystery

The fight of life versus the inevitability of fate.

In this, Wurthering Heights possess all the characteristics that could land it the label of Gothic novel, although it is much more than just that.

What major philosophical points dominate Hamlet's soliloquy in Act 3 Scene 1?

Hamlet struggles with how "to be"--how to live in the corrupt world he finds himself in. Should he fight against the problems or simply end his life? Considering that second option dominates the soliloquy. He regards death like sleep, but one often has dreams, even nightmares, during sleep. What if death is just one long nightmare? Yet when he considers all of the injustice he faces, he could so easily end his life ("his quietus make") by a "bare bodkin" (dagger or knife). The main obstacle to his doing so is that nobody knows what comes after death; Hamlet says death is the "undiscovered country" from which "no traveller returns." Therefore, he will continue to endure the burdens ("fardels") and problems in his life. When he says "conscience does make cowards of us all" he reveals that despite his resolution to act--either to fight against his troubles or to take his life--Hamlet continues to hesitate. He does not yet know how "to be." That question will not be answered until Act 5.

How do you define compaction, cementation, and evaporation that forms sedimentary rocks?

Sedimentary rocks are a type of secondary rock because they are made of materials that have already been used as a part of rocks, plants, or animals.  These usually accumulate as they are washed together by flowing water and deposited in layers.  Compaction refers to the process by which the layers are pushed together by the weight of other layers deposited on top of them.  Cementation refers to the process of the binding of the particles together by natural cements to form sandstone.  Evaporation  refers to water within the forming rocks that evaporated into the atmosphere causing minerals to crystallize forming rocks.  For more information check the link below or the article on Rocks in World Book Encyclopedia.

Thee bulk of the tissue of a muscle tends to lie at what part of the body it causes to move?

You have three types of muscle tissue skeletal,smooth, and
cardiac. I sense from your question that you are asking about skeletal muscle. Body
movement is controlled by voluntary muscles which attach to bones. When we move the bone
pulls or pushes the muscle. Two terms relevant to muscles are origin and insertion. The
origin of the muscle is closes to the more fixed area and the insertion of the muscle is
attached to the more movable part. For example, the upper arm muscle, the biceps brachii
lies over the humerus bone which is the bone of the upper arm right under the shoulder.
The origin of the biceps brachii muscle is in the shoulder(more fixed part) and the
insertion is in the forearm and antecubital space(front bend of the elbow). Muscles are
classified as a prime mover(does most of the work) antagonists(has an opposite action of
the prime mover) and also synergistic muscles that assist in movement. The synergistic
muscle for the biceps brachii is the brachialis.

Thee bulk of the tissue of a muscle tends to lie at what part of the body it causes to move?

You have three types of muscle tissue skeletal,smooth, and cardiac. I sense from your question that you are asking about skeletal muscle. Body movement is controlled by voluntary muscles which attach to bones. When we move the bone pulls or pushes the muscle. Two terms relevant to muscles are origin and insertion. The origin of the muscle is closes to the more fixed area and the insertion of the muscle is attached to the more movable part. For example, the upper arm muscle, the biceps brachii lies over the humerus bone which is the bone of the upper arm right under the shoulder. The origin of the biceps brachii muscle is in the shoulder(more fixed part) and the insertion is in the forearm and antecubital space(front bend of the elbow). Muscles are classified as a prime mover(does most of the work) antagonists(has an opposite action of the prime mover) and also synergistic muscles that assist in movement. The synergistic muscle for the biceps brachii is the brachialis.

What are the non veg. food item eaten in northern India? very huge information

The varieties of non-vegetarian items made and eaten in
Northern India is very large. A complete listing could fill pages and still remain
incomplete. But in general we can say that people make eat flesh of many different types
including chicken, mutton, pork, beef and fish. However, mutton and chicken are much
more common as compared to others. Among these two also chicken, in general is liked
more than mutton.

The most well known dish among
non-Indians is perhaps 'tandoori chicken', which is a chicken grilled in a special type
of oven called 'tandoor'. Then there are many different types of kebabs, or grilled
food. 'Murg musallam' is delicacy chicken preparation which is cooked with gravy and is
cooked so that it becomes very soft. The word "murg' in the dish indicates that it is
made from flesh of a hen (or a cock). Chicken curry and mutton curry are perhaps the
dishes made most commonly in homes.

Another common class of
dishes, called 'pulao' are preparations of boiled rice with other ingredients added to
it. Like kebabs these are many different kind of pulaos A special class of pulao, called
'biryani' originated in south India, but is now popular all over
India.

'Samosa' is a snack food, and as explained in answer
posted above it is made from different types of vegetarian and non-vegetarian fillings.
The most common non-vegetarian filling is minced mutton, and is called 'mutton
samosa'.

In view of the answer posted above, it will not be
out of place for me to clarify that 'motichoor ladoo (or laddoo)' is a sweet made of
gram flour. It is not a non-vegeterian dish. Also, I have not come across non-vegetarian
'chaat'. However this name is used for a very wide range of savoury and spicy snacks,
and it is not all that difficult to think of some items of chaat with non-vegetarian
ingredients.

What are the non veg. food item eaten in northern India? very huge information

The varieties of non-vegetarian items made and eaten in Northern India is very large. A complete listing could fill pages and still remain incomplete. But in general we can say that people make eat flesh of many different types including chicken, mutton, pork, beef and fish. However, mutton and chicken are much more common as compared to others. Among these two also chicken, in general is liked more than mutton.

The most well known dish among non-Indians is perhaps 'tandoori chicken', which is a chicken grilled in a special type of oven called 'tandoor'. Then there are many different types of kebabs, or grilled food. 'Murg musallam' is delicacy chicken preparation which is cooked with gravy and is cooked so that it becomes very soft. The word "murg' in the dish indicates that it is made from flesh of a hen (or a cock). Chicken curry and mutton curry are perhaps the dishes made most commonly in homes.

Another common class of dishes, called 'pulao' are preparations of boiled rice with other ingredients added to it. Like kebabs these are many different kind of pulaos A special class of pulao, called 'biryani' originated in south India, but is now popular all over India.

'Samosa' is a snack food, and as explained in answer posted above it is made from different types of vegetarian and non-vegetarian fillings. The most common non-vegetarian filling is minced mutton, and is called 'mutton samosa'.

In view of the answer posted above, it will not be out of place for me to clarify that 'motichoor ladoo (or laddoo)' is a sweet made of gram flour. It is not a non-vegeterian dish. Also, I have not come across non-vegetarian 'chaat'. However this name is used for a very wide range of savoury and spicy snacks, and it is not all that difficult to think of some items of chaat with non-vegetarian ingredients.

What are two instances in which someone could be released from the community without it being a punishment in "The Giver"?

In Chapter 1 of "The Giver", it is stated that

"There were only two occasions of release which were not punishment...release of the elderly, which was a time of celebration for a life well and fully lived, and release of a newchild, which always brought a sense of what-could-we-have-done".

The description of the release of Roberto, who reportedly entered the Releasing Room triumphantly after his eventful life had been recounted and celebrated, is an example of release of the elderly (Chapter 4).  The release of the smaller twin which Jonas views on tape is an example of release of a newchild (Chapter 19).

Interestingly, there are at least two instances where a release was performed simply because of a person's own request.  Jonas's mother describes a situation about ten years ago when "someone applied (for release) and was gone the next day" (Chapter 6).  Rosemary, Jonas's failed predecessor as Receiver of Memories, also asked for her release, and her request was granted (Chapter 18).  Apparently, the rules have been changed since then for everyone, as there are now only two instances in which release can occur without it being punishment.

How have the fossil fuel lobbies in the U.S. managed to avoid confrontation over global warming?

Fossil fuel lobbies in the US have managed to skirt
confrontation through measures taken on three fronts:

1.
Security: As the US economic demand for fossil fuel increases - domestic production is
increasingly important for national security purposes.  As a nation, paying exorbitant
sums of US $$ to unscrupulous foreign characters/dictators is inherantly dangerous. 
Therefore while it is in the nation's best intrest to decrease our DEMAND for fossil
fuels we must also  encourage as much domestic PRODUCTION as possible for the sake of
national security.  This (to the disdain of many) includes allowing for widespread
extraction and refinement of fossil fuels on US soil.

2.
Theory: The lobbies have funded "independant" research on the subject (in quotes because
the bias associated with this form of funding is in question as is the government/"green
lobby"'s funding of the counterpoint).  This new research has turned a once one way
eco-centric form of biased questioning (ie: what is causing global warming and how can
we fix it?) to a more scientifically grounded debate on the facts at hand (ie: is there
global warming? if so, what is causing it?)

2. Production: 
In addition to providing research that is contrary to that produced by those opposed to
fossil fuel consumption, the fossil fuel lobby has in large part skirted massive
increases in government regulation (though it is coming unfortunately), by making
attempts at "cleaning up" the production of fossil fuels - adding scrubbers to smoke
stacks, widespread use of the Fischer-Tropsch process following coal gasification
etc.

This might be a bit much to put in an
answer for 9th grader, but it seems you were given a loaded question, and the answer you
recieved from brettd, while good, was unfortunately from someone who clearly agrees with
the same viewpoint .  Don't be a sheep - read both sides of the argument and decide for
yourself! (then again at your age i would be more inclined to cut and paste the answer,
have a few beers and go for a swim instead :)

How have the fossil fuel lobbies in the U.S. managed to avoid confrontation over global warming?

Fossil fuel lobbies in the US have managed to skirt confrontation through measures taken on three fronts:

1. Security: As the US economic demand for fossil fuel increases - domestic production is increasingly important for national security purposes.  As a nation, paying exorbitant sums of US $$ to unscrupulous foreign characters/dictators is inherantly dangerous.  Therefore while it is in the nation's best intrest to decrease our DEMAND for fossil fuels we must also  encourage as much domestic PRODUCTION as possible for the sake of national security.  This (to the disdain of many) includes allowing for widespread extraction and refinement of fossil fuels on US soil.

2. Theory: The lobbies have funded "independant" research on the subject (in quotes because the bias associated with this form of funding is in question as is the government/"green lobby"'s funding of the counterpoint).  This new research has turned a once one way eco-centric form of biased questioning (ie: what is causing global warming and how can we fix it?) to a more scientifically grounded debate on the facts at hand (ie: is there global warming? if so, what is causing it?)

2. Production:  In addition to providing research that is contrary to that produced by those opposed to fossil fuel consumption, the fossil fuel lobby has in large part skirted massive increases in government regulation (though it is coming unfortunately), by making attempts at "cleaning up" the production of fossil fuels - adding scrubbers to smoke stacks, widespread use of the Fischer-Tropsch process following coal gasification etc.

This might be a bit much to put in an answer for 9th grader, but it seems you were given a loaded question, and the answer you recieved from brettd, while good, was unfortunately from someone who clearly agrees with the same viewpoint .  Don't be a sheep - read both sides of the argument and decide for yourself! (then again at your age i would be more inclined to cut and paste the answer, have a few beers and go for a swim instead :)

Rivka shares the rules she follows to stay alive at the camp one day at a time in The Devil's Arithmetic. What are they?No thank you.

These are the rules Rivka shares to help the others stay
alive at the camp one day at a time.

1. It is of
   utmost importance that each prisoner remember his or her own number, and to learn to
   read the numbers of others as if they were names. There are good numbers and bad
   numbers. For example, if someone has a G in her number, he or she
   is Greek. It is important not to stand nearby such a person. They do not speak Yiddish,
   and so do not understand German; because of this, they get in trouble  and are quickly
   eliminated, and anyone near them is likely to suffer the same consequence as well. Also,
   if a prisoner has a number lower than one's own, that prisoner has been at the camp
   longer, and is a survivor. As such, these survivors may be able to provide help to the
   newcomers.


2. It is important to learn to let people, even
   loved ones, go, if they no longer have the will to survive. It is also important to
   learn when to fight and when not to.


3. The prisoners must
   never go near the large wooden fence across the compound. There is a door in the fence,
   which is the door to a place dubbed "Lilith's Cave." To go through the door is to
   die.


4. When the commandant comes, it is the duty of every
   prisoner to help the children in the camp hide in the midden. Children are not supposed
   to be in the camp, but if they are hidden in the midden, which the Germans scrupulously
   avoid, nothing is said about them. As long as the commandant does not actually
   see the children, he lets them
   remain.

Hannah argues with Rivka that the rules
are "craziness," but Rivka says that nonetheless, they must still be followed if one
wishes to live. Nothing about the camp makes sense; it is the "devil's arithmetic," and
it is a skill that must be learned in order to survive (Chapter
14).

Rivka shares the rules she follows to stay alive at the camp one day at a time in The Devil's Arithmetic. What are they?No thank you.

These are the rules Rivka shares to help the others stay alive at the camp one day at a time.

1. It is of utmost importance that each prisoner remember his or her own number, and to learn to read the numbers of others as if they were names. There are good numbers and bad numbers. For example, if someone has a G in her number, he or she is Greek. It is important not to stand nearby such a person. They do not speak Yiddish, and so do not understand German; because of this, they get in trouble  and are quickly eliminated, and anyone near them is likely to suffer the same consequence as well. Also, if a prisoner has a number lower than one's own, that prisoner has been at the camp longer, and is a survivor. As such, these survivors may be able to provide help to the newcomers.


2. It is important to learn to let people, even loved ones, go, if they no longer have the will to survive. It is also important to learn when to fight and when not to.


3. The prisoners must never go near the large wooden fence across the compound. There is a door in the fence, which is the door to a place dubbed "Lilith's Cave." To go through the door is to die.


4. When the commandant comes, it is the duty of every prisoner to help the children in the camp hide in the midden. Children are not supposed to be in the camp, but if they are hidden in the midden, which the Germans scrupulously avoid, nothing is said about them. As long as the commandant does not actually see the children, he lets them remain.

Hannah argues with Rivka that the rules are "craziness," but Rivka says that nonetheless, they must still be followed if one wishes to live. Nothing about the camp makes sense; it is the "devil's arithmetic," and it is a skill that must be learned in order to survive (Chapter 14).

In "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," why does Walter Mitty imagine himself facing a firing squad?

Walter Mitty's daydreams are inspired by what is happening in his real life. For instance, when he is driving his wife to an appointment, he daydreams he is commanding a crew flying through a dangerous storm. At the end of the story, Mitty's wife suspects something is wrong with him and says she is going to take his temperature when they get home. The implication is that she is going to start to question him about his behavior and may try to get him to reveal his daydreams. This would signal the end of his imaginary life because his wife would want him to give up his fantasies. So, as Walter waits on the street for his wife to buy one more thing, he daydreams he is in front of a firing squad. He is saying, in effect, I'll never give up my daydreams, even if they kill me. In fact his last words to himself are courageously-—"Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last."

What is the role of gender in George Orwell's 1984?

The Party attempts to make gender irrelevant.  The whole purpose of gender is to procreate and to have the family unit.  The Party has successfully obliterated the need for both of these by implanting in the girls' heads that sex is wrong and shameful, the Party ensures that none of them will be having sex.  The Party also successfully degrades the family unit and bonds between spouses, children, neighbors and friends by creating spy networks of people to report the anti-Party speech and behavior of those closest around them.  Much like the Nazi-Youth, the children have been encouraged to watch and report on their parents and those who live nearby.  The entire community operates solely on fear--regardless of gender.

How does Hawthorne use irony in "Young Goodman Brown"?

All three types of irony are present.  In fact, sometimes all three are present in a very scene. 

An example is early in the story when Brown fears someone might see him walking and conversing with the dark stranger.  Of course, he spies a woman hurrying toward them.  Brown notices that it is Goody Cloyse, whom he states is his is his spiritual advisor.  Here Hawthorne is setting us up for all kinds of irony. 

First, situational irony - what do we expect to happen (and maybe if you have read a lot of Hawthorne's work, it really isn't ironic at all)?  The first time I read it, I didn't expect this pious Salem woman, who also taught Brown his catechism, to be a witch.

Next, verbal irony - Brown has already admitted that Cloyse is a very important person to him, but Cloyse admits to the devil that Brown is really a silly fellow, so Brown hears the exact opposite of what he expects from his former catechism teacher and his current spiritual advisor.

Finally, dramatic irony - from Cloyse we learn that there is a new lad to be welcomed into the community of witches and sinners via the black mass.  This comment seems to be lost on Brown, but the reader realizes that the new lad is likely going to be none other than Brown himself.

These are just a few examples of the irony used by Hawthorne.  There are certainly others - the climax of the story and the resolution are also great examples.

What act of nature appears in Maycomb that convinced Scout that the world was coming to an end? (ch.8)

It snows in Maycomb, a natural event that rarely happens there. This event provides some comic relief before the fire at Miss Maudie's that night. Jem and Scout are both excited and build a snowman that eventually becomes a snowwoman because Atticus makes them change the first one they build. It looks too much like Mr. Avery. There is such little snow, they have to borrow from Miss Maudie's yard. Even with that, they don't have enough snow, so they have to use dirt with the snow to build their snowperson. Mr. Avery shows his superstitioius nature when he says it snows because the children are bad, not doing what they're told by their parents.

The unusual snowfall foreshadows the racial trouble that will occur in the book, since the snowperson is both black and white.

Explain the dramatic irony in Act II, Scene 1 of "Romeo and Juliet."

The dramatic irony of Act 11 Scene 1, is that Romeo is totally in love with Juliet now. Mercutio and Benvolio, unaware of this new twist, try to find Romeo, who is hiding in the orchard. Romeo is thinking of nothing else but Juliet. His friends still think he is hung up on Rosaline, and try to get Romeo out of hiding, by teasing him about his "love" for Rosaline. Romeo wants nothing to do with it, so his friends leave. 

We all know, that by this point, Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet, at first sight. He had gone to the ball to try to get close to Rosaline, but once he saw Juliet, he knew that he was not in love with Rosaline. She becomes a distant memory to him. The ironic part is that his friends don't know of the turn of events, so they are trying to give him hope about Rosaline. Romeo doesn't want to talk to his friends, he just wants to think about Juliet and how he is going to see her next. Romeo, thinking he came to the ball because of Rosaline, realizes that fate has brought him to this ball, so he could meet Juliet. Thus starting the tragic road of true love.

Determine if the functions converge or diverge?I dont know how to do these! Please help by explaining so I can understand! Thanks! Example:...

A sries like u1+u2+u3+.....un+..... is  said to be
convergent if its partial sum Sn = u1+u2+u3+u4+....un  has a finite limit as n
approaches infinity.

A necessary condtion for this is that
the nth term should have limit 0.

In this case the nth term
un = (5n^4)+1/((150,348n^3)+999) is

Lt (5n^4) +Lt
(1/((150,348n^3)+999) as n--> inf.

= inf+0 = inf. So
the series diverges;

Even if  you write the nth term as
(5n^4+1)/((150,348n^3)+999). The limit of this behave like  5n^4/150348n^3 as
n-->infinity. Or like

(5/150348) n which approaches
infinity as n--> infinity.

So the series
diverge.

b)

To detrmine the
nature of (convergent or otherwise) of the series 2, 1, 2/3, 2/5.... The series is
rewritten as:

2/1,   2/2, 2/3,  2/4,  2/5,  
2/6,........2/n.......... Or

So the nth term of
this series is 2/n. Which could be compared with popular series 1, 1/2, 1/3,1/4,1/5,
etc. which is divergent in the sense Su(1/n) for n=1 to inf approach
infinite.

Since each term of the given series is 2 times
the latter, the former series also diverges.

Determine if the functions converge or diverge?I dont know how to do these! Please help by explaining so I can understand! Thanks! Example:...

A sries like u1+u2+u3+.....un+..... is  said to be convergent if its partial sum Sn = u1+u2+u3+u4+....un  has a finite limit as n approaches infinity.

A necessary condtion for this is that the nth term should have limit 0.

In this case the nth term un = (5n^4)+1/((150,348n^3)+999) is

Lt (5n^4) +Lt (1/((150,348n^3)+999) as n--> inf.

= inf+0 = inf. So the series diverges;

Even if  you write the nth term as (5n^4+1)/((150,348n^3)+999). The limit of this behave like  5n^4/150348n^3 as n-->infinity. Or like

(5/150348) n which approaches infinity as n--> infinity.

So the series diverge.

b)

To detrmine the nature of (convergent or otherwise) of the series 2, 1, 2/3, 2/5.... The series is rewritten as:

2/1,   2/2, 2/3,  2/4,  2/5,   2/6,........2/n.......... Or

So the nth term of this series is 2/n. Which could be compared with popular series 1, 1/2, 1/3,1/4,1/5, etc. which is divergent in the sense Su(1/n) for n=1 to inf approach infinite.

Since each term of the given series is 2 times the latter, the former series also diverges.

In "Fahrenheit 451," what does it mean when Beatty says to Montag: "firemen as custodians of our peace of mind"?

Beatty believes that books make people unhappy and and are a source of confusion to them. By burning the books, firemen are insuring that the people enjoy peace of mind because the cause of their unhappiness has been destroyed. Ironically, Beatty's words belie the fact that suicide is so common in Montag's world, that when Montag's wife attempts to kill herself, the emergency response it to send only technicians to save her life. Obviously, it is not books that cause unhappiness, but the entire hollow nature of their society.

Was there any other option for retaliation on Japan other than the use of weapons of mass destruction?Alternative ways for gaining peace and/or...

I both agree with and disagree with the above post.  It is
true that the firebombing of Tokyo was every bit as deadly and destructive as the atomic
bombs, yet apparently was not terrible enough to make them surrender.  So one could
assume that a blockade might not have worked either, and would, in fact, have been slow
motion death for tens of thousands of Japanese as they starved to death.  No morally
better than the bomb.

What if, instead of demonstrating the
bomb on a deserted island, they bombed Mt. Fuji, the largest mountain in japan, visible
to much of the country, and also a great and historical religious symbol to the people
and the Emperor.  Perhaps that would have convinced them to surrender, or convinced the
Emperor to allow them to.  Of course, we'll never
know.

There is another consideration.  Using the bomb
announced to the world that we had it, and it worked.  This began a very, very costly
arms race with the Soviets (hundreds of billions that could not be spent on social
needs) and even today we are dealing with the legacy of nuclear weapons spreading to
other countries, and possibly into the hands of terrorists.  I'm not sure that was worth
a quicker, easier victory over Japan by using the atomic bombs.

Was there any other option for retaliation on Japan other than the use of weapons of mass destruction?Alternative ways for gaining peace and/or...

I both agree with and disagree with the above post.  It is true that the firebombing of Tokyo was every bit as deadly and destructive as the atomic bombs, yet apparently was not terrible enough to make them surrender.  So one could assume that a blockade might not have worked either, and would, in fact, have been slow motion death for tens of thousands of Japanese as they starved to death.  No morally better than the bomb.

What if, instead of demonstrating the bomb on a deserted island, they bombed Mt. Fuji, the largest mountain in japan, visible to much of the country, and also a great and historical religious symbol to the people and the Emperor.  Perhaps that would have convinced them to surrender, or convinced the Emperor to allow them to.  Of course, we'll never know.

There is another consideration.  Using the bomb announced to the world that we had it, and it worked.  This began a very, very costly arms race with the Soviets (hundreds of billions that could not be spent on social needs) and even today we are dealing with the legacy of nuclear weapons spreading to other countries, and possibly into the hands of terrorists.  I'm not sure that was worth a quicker, easier victory over Japan by using the atomic bombs.

Could you please analyze John Donne's Holy Sonnet X, "Death Be Not Proud"?

Donne begins the poem by noting that many have called Death (using capitalization to personify death as a being) "mighty and dreadful," although he is not. Lines 3-4 relate that the people who Death thought he overthrew are not dead, and Death will not kill the narrator. To the spectator, death looks like "rest and sleep," which according to the narrator, are pleasing things. Lines 7-8 admit that some of the best men are taken by Death, but their souls are delivered from their bodies. Donne writes that Death is a "slave to fate," and it is forced to live amongst "poison, war, and sickness." People can take certain drugs, like opium ("poppy" here) and assume a state almost like that of death. Line 12 challenges this false pride that Death seems to feel. In line with tenets of religion, specifically Christianity here, Donne explains that the sleep will be short and "we wake eternally/And death shall be no more." Perhaps the ultimate irony, Donne ends the poem by noting that Death will be the one who dies. The poem seeks to minimize the role Death plays, while highlighting the eternal afterlife sought by Christians.  John Donne is categorized as one of the metaphysical poets, and this poem is perhaps his most remembered, eventually being used as the title of a memoir by John Gunther.

Why are all the people who live at the House of the Old so eager to be released?

I would say that there are a couple of
reasons.

First of all, no one actually knows what "release"
means.  All they really know about it is that you have a really nice ceremony done for
you.  Then you get released and who knows what happens.  So it probably seems like a
nice thing.

Second, I imagine the old people feel sort of
useless there.  They don't really have anything useful to do.  They are treated like
kids (even as far as having the wand used on them).  So I would imagine that they do not
feel all that motivated to keep on with the kind of life they are living.  So they might
welcome a change, especially when they don't know that that change is really
death.

Why are all the people who live at the House of the Old so eager to be released?

I would say that there are a couple of reasons.

First of all, no one actually knows what "release" means.  All they really know about it is that you have a really nice ceremony done for you.  Then you get released and who knows what happens.  So it probably seems like a nice thing.

Second, I imagine the old people feel sort of useless there.  They don't really have anything useful to do.  They are treated like kids (even as far as having the wand used on them).  So I would imagine that they do not feel all that motivated to keep on with the kind of life they are living.  So they might welcome a change, especially when they don't know that that change is really death.

What is the symbolic contrast between the garden and the enclosed, confined room? Why does the woman herself throw the key away?

The garden represents freedom; in contrast, the room where she is confined represents her confinement, not only literally, but figuratively. 

The garden is a beautiful place that is outside of the house, so this represents the freedom she could have.  The room she is confined, too, though, is an ugly room, covered in horrible yellow wallpaper.  The furniture is sparse and there are bars on the windows.  This room is representative of her confinement, both physically and within her own mental illness.  She cannot get better because the rest treatment is not working.  It is making her mental state worse. 

Also, the woman throws the key away because she has completely descended into madness.  This could also be symbolic of all hope for recovery being lost.  You might have heard the phrase "Lock them up and throw away the key."  This phrase, usually used when we think about criminals in prison in some instances, means to never let that person out of prison, to let them languish and suffer their punishment.  By throwing away the key, she is going to languish in her own mental illness, it appears, as it has only gotten worse over her time in the room. 

In "Death of a Salesman," how does Willy's suicide serve as a resolution to the plot?

The dynamic of the play is driven by the emotional and
psychological disintegration of Willy Loman. As the story develops, Loman's interior
life becomes more chaotic and his behavior becomes more bizarre as he breaks apart under
stress. His career as a salesman is over. He has little to show for a lifetime of hard
work. He cannot support himself and his wife Linda. His two sons are failures in every
sense of the word, men of no character or
accomplishment.

The idea that Loman is suicidal is
introduced into the plot specifically when Linda Loman discovers by accident that her
husband is making plans to kill himself. Overwhelmed with pain and fear, she shares this
news with her sons. Her intervention, however, and her appeal to her sons for help do
not even slow this plot development. Events happen rapidly that push Loman finally to
commit suicide.

The final irony of Loman's life is that
through the life insurance Linda Loman collects, he is worth more financially to his
family by dying rather than by living. Willy Loman's suicide at the conclusion of the
play resolves the plot. It is far too late for him or his sons to be saved from the
lives they have created and the flawed characters they have become. Linda, the loving
wife and mother, is left amid the wreckage.

In "Death of a Salesman," how does Willy's suicide serve as a resolution to the plot?

The dynamic of the play is driven by the emotional and psychological disintegration of Willy Loman. As the story develops, Loman's interior life becomes more chaotic and his behavior becomes more bizarre as he breaks apart under stress. His career as a salesman is over. He has little to show for a lifetime of hard work. He cannot support himself and his wife Linda. His two sons are failures in every sense of the word, men of no character or accomplishment.

The idea that Loman is suicidal is introduced into the plot specifically when Linda Loman discovers by accident that her husband is making plans to kill himself. Overwhelmed with pain and fear, she shares this news with her sons. Her intervention, however, and her appeal to her sons for help do not even slow this plot development. Events happen rapidly that push Loman finally to commit suicide.

The final irony of Loman's life is that through the life insurance Linda Loman collects, he is worth more financially to his family by dying rather than by living. Willy Loman's suicide at the conclusion of the play resolves the plot. It is far too late for him or his sons to be saved from the lives they have created and the flawed characters they have become. Linda, the loving wife and mother, is left amid the wreckage.

What are the major themes that become clear in chapter 4 in "Of Mice and Men"?

The theme that dominates this chapter is alienation.  All the four characters that appear are suffering from alienation, and all as a result of a particular "disability" in the eyes of society. 

Crooks disability is his color, and he is segragated from the rest of the workers because of it.  He is unhappy and often hostile, having always lived in hostile environments.  As a result, Crooks acts out against others, alienating them in turn.  This is why he taunts Lennie in Chapter 4, even though Lennie doesn't judge him.

Lennie is also alienated, because of his mental disability.  While Crooks is removed physically from the rest of the staff, Lennie is removed intellectually.  He doesn't know how to communicate with the others, besides George, and is often left behind in conversation.

Candy's disability is physical, revolving both around his age and his hand.  Like the dog he wants so much to save, Candy has reached a point in his life where he can not contribute materially to the work that the other men are doing.  He is so protective of his dog because he fears a similar treatment.  This is why Candy grasps on so tightly to the dream of the farm - it is a place where he would be both wanted and useful.

Finally, there is Curley's wife.  As a woman, she is also alienated in this world dominated by men.  She has no friends and few rights, and like Crooks, she acts out with hostility when threatened.

Please explain the significance of Jim's advice to Laura (eg. "Everybody excels in some one thing.")

 in Sc. 6. Jim has managed to relieve Laura of most of her shyness; it is then that Jim tries to cure her of her 'inferiority complex' in Sc.7.

"In high school Jim was a hero....He seemed to move in a continual spotlight,"  but now he is working alongside Tom in the warehouse (Scene 6). Nevertheless, this does not prevent him from dreaming big and taking action to realize his dreams. His positive attitude to life makes him attend self-improvement classes and radio engineering courses in the evening after work.

He communicates this same positive attitude and enthusiam to Laura when he says:"I believe in the future of television!"  This results in a complete change in Laura's attitude: "His attitude is convincingly dynamic. Laura stares at him even her shyness eclipsed in her absolute wonder" (Scene 7).

Jim's remark, "Everybody excels in some one thing. Some in many!" comes at the end of his long speech in which he psychoanalyses Laura's condition as an 'inferiority complex.' She has been excessively self conscious of her limp which has resulted in dropping out from school. Jim tells her: "You know what my strong advice to you is? Think of yourself as superior in some way!"  Laura is still not convinced and it is then that Jim emphatically states that "everybody excels in some one thing."

Not only does Jim give Laura good advice but  he also practices what he preaches and acts as a role model.

Who is to blame for the tragedy? I need to quote from Act V, scene iii in "Romeo and Juliet."Hopefully it's about fate and Friar Lawrence. I need...

As an introduction to his explanation of what has happened, Friar Laurence takes responsibility for part, but not all, of the tragedy.  He hopes his words will clarify why events have unfolded as they have:

"I am the greatest, able to do least, yet most suspected, as the time and place doth make against me, of this direful murder; and here I stand, both to impeach and purge, myself condemned and myself excused" (V,iii,223-227).

After hearing what the Friar, Balthasar, and the Page of Paris have to say, the Prince addresses both the Capulets and Montague, effectively saying that heaven, or fate, has been the ultimate cause behind the tragedy, and that because of their hate, everyone, including himself, are convicted and punished:

"Where be these enemies?  Capulet, Montague, see what a scourge is laid upon your hate, that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.  And I, for winking at your discords, too have lost a brace of kinsmen.  All are punished" (V,iii, 291-296).

In the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" why does General Zaroff consider it necessary to increase the conflict in his hunts?HELP :]

Zaroff has become jaded even in his hunting of men. For,too many have been so easily caught that the enjoyment has left this, his final "game." So, he allows Rainsford chances to win, thus prolonging the conflict.

But, in this extenuation of the "dangerous game," Zaroff has unwittingly exhibited a weakness, or flaw: He has given his prey a chance. This weakness is, of course, Zaroff's undoing as Rainsford is able to defeat the general and, thus, win the game.

Therefore, through his increasing of the conflict, Zaroff has unwittingly displayed a weakness that ends up being his demise.

What is the role of Patroclus? Why and when does Achilles return to battle?

I suppose you would say that the role of Patroclus is to
be a sacrificial lamb in order to get Achilles to come back to the
battle.

Achilles has been sulking in his tend because he
was forced to give Briseis (the woman he had been given as a prize of war) up.  But then
Patroclus gets killed by Hector.  Patroclus is Achilles's closest friend and Achilles is
absolutely engraged by his death.  So that is when and why.  Achilles returns to battle
when Patroclus is killed because he is so angry at his best friend's
death.

If, by "when" you mean where in the book, it's in
Books 18 through 20.

What is the role of Patroclus? Why and when does Achilles return to battle?

I suppose you would say that the role of Patroclus is to be a sacrificial lamb in order to get Achilles to come back to the battle.

Achilles has been sulking in his tend because he was forced to give Briseis (the woman he had been given as a prize of war) up.  But then Patroclus gets killed by Hector.  Patroclus is Achilles's closest friend and Achilles is absolutely engraged by his death.  So that is when and why.  Achilles returns to battle when Patroclus is killed because he is so angry at his best friend's death.

If, by "when" you mean where in the book, it's in Books 18 through 20.

Why is Grendel unable to attack King Hrothgar?

Gendel is unable to attack King Hrothgar's throne because Hrothgar is protected by God. Since Grendel is a descendant of Cain, a reference to the Biblical Cain, he ultimately fears the repercussions of the sins committed by his ancestors. Grendel knows that his power is not greater than God's, and although Gendel is drawn to the mead hall to feed, he has respect for the powers that he can not defeat.

Please describe Jonas's volunteer job at the House of the Old in Chapter 4.

In Chapter 4 of the book, Jonas is doing some of his
volunteer work at the house of the old. All that we really see him do in this chapter is
to give the old people their baths.

Jonas comes into the
home and the lady tells him it is useful to have volunteers today because they are
behind schedule.  Then she says that he should go and join Fiona and Asher who are both
helping in the bathing room.  Jonas goes and helps a woman named Larissa with her
bath.

Please describe Jonas's volunteer job at the House of the Old in Chapter 4.

In Chapter 4 of the book, Jonas is doing some of his volunteer work at the house of the old. All that we really see him do in this chapter is to give the old people their baths.

Jonas comes into the home and the lady tells him it is useful to have volunteers today because they are behind schedule.  Then she says that he should go and join Fiona and Asher who are both helping in the bathing room.  Jonas goes and helps a woman named Larissa with her bath.

Why do you think George sarcastically says to Walter, "Good Night, Prometheus" in A Raisin in the Sun?

As George waits for Beneatha to change into "proper
attire" for the show, Walter talks to him about money and investments.  Walter is aware
of the financial success of the Murchison family, and he tells George that he must have
keen ideas about making money.  George wants little to do with this conversation, yet
Walter continues and tells him that they must get together to talk about business
plans.  George refuses the gesture, and Walter then rails him about his "useless"
education and ideas.  Walter claims that George knows nothing about being a man,
implying that he himself does.  On the way out, George calls Walter "Prometheus" as a
sarcastic stab at his identity and as an element of
foreshadowing. 

In Greek myth, Prometheus challenged the
power of the gods and thought that he was being clever by stealing fire for humankind. 
Similarly, Walter believes that his ideas trump those of his other family members
including Mama, and he simply sees the outside world as an oppressive force rather than
a path which he must learn to navigate.  For his actions, Prometheus is punished by the
gods and must live in the recurring hell of having his liver eaten by birds; Walter
later is punished by fate when he loses the family's money in an ill-planned scheme with
Willie Harris and Bobo.  Walter can never get this money back and is destined to live
with this guilt.

Walter, like Prometheus, is punished for
believing that he is clever enough to trump higher powers with his simple
plans.

Why do you think George sarcastically says to Walter, "Good Night, Prometheus" in A Raisin in the Sun?

As George waits for Beneatha to change into "proper attire" for the show, Walter talks to him about money and investments.  Walter is aware of the financial success of the Murchison family, and he tells George that he must have keen ideas about making money.  George wants little to do with this conversation, yet Walter continues and tells him that they must get together to talk about business plans.  George refuses the gesture, and Walter then rails him about his "useless" education and ideas.  Walter claims that George knows nothing about being a man, implying that he himself does.  On the way out, George calls Walter "Prometheus" as a sarcastic stab at his identity and as an element of foreshadowing. 

In Greek myth, Prometheus challenged the power of the gods and thought that he was being clever by stealing fire for humankind.  Similarly, Walter believes that his ideas trump those of his other family members including Mama, and he simply sees the outside world as an oppressive force rather than a path which he must learn to navigate.  For his actions, Prometheus is punished by the gods and must live in the recurring hell of having his liver eaten by birds; Walter later is punished by fate when he loses the family's money in an ill-planned scheme with Willie Harris and Bobo.  Walter can never get this money back and is destined to live with this guilt.

Walter, like Prometheus, is punished for believing that he is clever enough to trump higher powers with his simple plans.

What is the tone, mood and setting of the poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"?

Setting" is one of the six elements of narrative (Style, Setting, Mood (same as Tone... mention that to your teacher), Plot, Characterization, Theme. The author’s Attitude is more correctly termed Theme; it defines the intent of the work.

It’s simplistic to say Setting must name a specific locale. Other factors of Setting are light and dark, cold or warmth, loudness or calm; all aspects of physical environment.

Identify the Theme yourself. What do you think Thomas is trying to say? What is his message?

As for Setting, nothing in the poem gives a hint where his father is physically.. a hospital? Not likely. He could be in a chair in front of a hearth fire. He could be conversing with Dylan on a veranda, absorbing the warmth of a sunny day.

Instead, Setting is brilliantly utilized by Thomas to bring us into his Theme. Thomas makes us visualize dark and light: Wise men know dark is right... Good men see how bright their deeds... Wild men catch the sun in flight... Grave men near death (rather a stretched pun) with blind eyes blazing like meteors .

And, ultimately his father on the sad height subtly fuses the rhyme scheme into the setting of dark and light.

The Setting enhances the other elements: Mood; Style (the technique of using words; here it’s scansion, rhyme scheme, and cadence); Characterization (both Dylan and father are vividly present, communicating); Plot (the rich action and suspense); all together leave us in no doubt of Theme.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, compare and contrast Atticus and Alexandra.

Atticus and Alexandra are two very different people.  The only similarity I can think of is that they both care about others, but in very different ways.  Alexandra cares what others think...Atticus actually cares about the people themselves.  Alexandra seems to represent the old traditional South, clinging to her heritage (what little 'fame' she might have), social standing, prejudices, outward appearance, and southern hospitality/graces.  She is appalled that Scout acts so much like a little boy rather than being and dressing properly as she feels a lady should.  

Atticus on the other hand is progressive.  He is considered to be fair, just, and honest.  He has new ideas and new philosophies about life, and he raises Scout and Jem in this progressive manner.  He allows both Jem and Scout to express themselves and doesn't require that they behave in ways 'worthy' of the Finch name.  He is opposed to a false show of etiquette and behavior, and prefers to live openly and honestly with himself, his children, and his neighbors.

In the novel, Scout mentions that this drastic distinction between the two siblings is a result of gender.  She says that only a woman could raise them as Aunt Alexandra is trying to, but I think the reason for the difference also has to do with what the author is trying to show in the novel.  The differences between Atticus and Alexandra reveal the hypocrisy and prejudices to which some members of society cling.

In "Coming of Age in Mississippi," how does Anne Moody become disillusioned with the civil rights leaders of her time?

Anne Moody believed that many of the civil rights leaders of her time, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., relied on rallies and demonstrations, or nonviolent means as their only tool to fight racial inequality.  She felt that these methods were ineffective.

"Anne travels with Reverend King and his wife to the March on Washington in August 1963, the summer when Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech."

"The drive is dangerous, and Anne is ambivalent about King’s message, since it seems too idealistic and unrelated to the gritty work she and her fellow activists have been doing in the Delta."

Frustrated that nothing seems to change for black people,Anne begins to work actively to provide food and clothing to people through her work with CORE. 

She knows that fear and desperation are great factors in many blacks desire to keep out of the movement.  However, the complacency that prevails in the black community makes her feel both emotionally and physically exhausted.

She ends her work with a question of whether all her efforts made a difference.  Even though she knows that equality for blacks is long overdue.  She is saddened by the uphill battle that never seems to end as the violence continues with the senseless deaths of many giants of the movement.

"Medgar Evers, and white civil rights supporters, such as John F. Kennedy, are slain, as are innocent men, women, and children.

What factors, old and new, shaped American foreign policy in the late nineteenth century? How were they interrelated?

In the late 19th century, the main US foreign policy was
imperialistic.  The US was trying to expand its global reach, taking such places as
Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines.

I would say that the main
"old" factor was a desire for more wealth and power.  The US was pursuing these in a
different way than it previously had because it was now looking to colonize other
countries rather than to expand its own country.  But it was still the same
idea.

I see two relatively "new" factors.  First was the
idea of "white man's burden."  The US had had Manifest Destiny before, but not this idea
of civilizing other people.  Second was competition with other imperial powers.  The US
had not previously been interested in building an empire outside North
America.

What factors, old and new, shaped American foreign policy in the late nineteenth century? How were they interrelated?

In the late 19th century, the main US foreign policy was imperialistic.  The US was trying to expand its global reach, taking such places as Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines.

I would say that the main "old" factor was a desire for more wealth and power.  The US was pursuing these in a different way than it previously had because it was now looking to colonize other countries rather than to expand its own country.  But it was still the same idea.

I see two relatively "new" factors.  First was the idea of "white man's burden."  The US had had Manifest Destiny before, but not this idea of civilizing other people.  Second was competition with other imperial powers.  The US had not previously been interested in building an empire outside North America.

How does Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal of Indian women and when does she fall short of that ideal?

I would say that Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal
of the Indian woman in a few ways.  On one hand, she has much in way of loyalty to
Dushyanta.  Even after he cannot recognize her, Shakuntala does not seek the comfort of
another man.  She is completely devoted to him and when she is hurt by his inability to
recognize her, she tends to her son and remains on her own, maintaining her high sense
of virtue and loyalty to her one and true love. In this light, she suffers for her love,
which makes her representative of much of the feminine tradition in Indian Literature. 
It is difficult to identify where she would fall short of the measurement of what
literature defines as an "ideal" woman.  Perhaps, a small argument can be made that when
she fails to greet the sage properly and act in accordance to the manner that a guest
deserves, one could suggest that this is where she falls short of this supposed ideal. 
Yet, all of this presupposes an external standard that has been defined through the
literature.  As a character, I find more powerful and redemptive in the Shakuntala
narrative than anything else.

How does Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal of Indian women and when does she fall short of that ideal?

I would say that Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal of the Indian woman in a few ways.  On one hand, she has much in way of loyalty to Dushyanta.  Even after he cannot recognize her, Shakuntala does not seek the comfort of another man.  She is completely devoted to him and when she is hurt by his inability to recognize her, she tends to her son and remains on her own, maintaining her high sense of virtue and loyalty to her one and true love. In this light, she suffers for her love, which makes her representative of much of the feminine tradition in Indian Literature.  It is difficult to identify where she would fall short of the measurement of what literature defines as an "ideal" woman.  Perhaps, a small argument can be made that when she fails to greet the sage properly and act in accordance to the manner that a guest deserves, one could suggest that this is where she falls short of this supposed ideal.  Yet, all of this presupposes an external standard that has been defined through the literature.  As a character, I find more powerful and redemptive in the Shakuntala narrative than anything else.

What symbolism is used in "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" and what does it represent?

Hawthorne uses a lot of symbolism and allegory in his written works and we can see both in this story. He uses mostly Romantic symbolism in this story. The rose which he brings back to life is a symbol for romance. Perhaps representing love or youth lost and then revived. Or even perhaps that youth is fleeting because the rose and the four guests are only young for a short time before Time steals away their youth once more. He also makes use of mirrors as a reflection of truth for example when Madam Wycherly is transfixed in front of the mirror watching her age melt away and her beauty and vitality return along with everyone else's old ways which allowed them each to age so terribly.

The story is also an allegory. An allegory is a type of extended metaphor or symbolism where the story itself, through the use of humor and sarcasm, represents some human vice or folly. In the case of this story the allegory highlight the vices of the woman's role in a male dominant society as well as a warning for the use of applied sciences. Madam Wycherly's beauty causes the men to fight stealing the show and trying to choke each other over her affections while she is concerned only with her new-found beauty. Dr. Heidegger's experiment is meant to teach a lesson through applied science, but rather these people learn nothing from the experiment and run off to find the fountain even though its effects are very fleeting.

Who are all the characters in Seedfolks?

I'll give you a list of character names, but you'll need to read the book for a description of each one.

The story is set in the inner-city, where there is very little open ground. The first character we meet is Kim, a young Vietnamese girl who decides to start a garden in a vacant lot as a memorial to her father. Kim's neighbors include Ana, Wendell, Gonzalo, Leona, Sae Young, Curtis, Lateesha, Royce, Penny, Marciela, Sam, Amir, Florence, and Virgil. These neighbors first watch what Kim is doing, then question each other about what she might be growing, and some even get involved in the planting. Each one is personally touched and experiences some kind of change because of the garden.

In Chapter 58 of "Great Expectations", summarize the next eleven years of Pip’s life.

After taking his leave of Joe and Biddy, Pip sells all he has, puts aside as much as he can to pay off his creditors, and travels to Cairo to work for Herbert as a clerk at Clarriker & Company.  The company does well, and within a few months, Pip assumes his "first undivided responsibility".  Before long, he is left "in sole charge of the Eastern branch" of Clarriker's in the absence of Herbert, who has gone away to marry Clara.  Pip resides happily with Herbert and Clara for several years, and keeps in contact with Biddy and Joe by correspondence.  He is eventually made a partner in the business, lives frugally, and pays off all his debts.  Although the company is admittedly not "a great house", it has a good name and does quite well. 

Pip's experiences have left him wiser and more appreciative of people and things that he used to scorn.  He sees the goodness and industry in Herbert and wonders how he could have ever thought that his loyal friend was bumbling and inept.  With newfound clarity, Pip realizes finally that the deficiencies he used to perceive in his friend were not in Herbert at all, but within himself (Chapter 58).

Please explain banishment in "The Seafarer", "The Wanderer", and "Wife's Lament"?

All three of these poems are Anglo-Saxon elegies, meaning that they are mourning for something that they have lost. 

In The Seafarer, the sailor is mourning the fact that he is becoming too old to do the work he loves which is sailing and living on the ships.  He tells us that life on land is more comfortable, but that he does not relish the women, food, or drink.  Even in the coldest, most uncomfortable weather, he simply loves being on the sea and his soul longs for it when he is not there.  The banishment in this poem is the banishment of age...making him physically unable to further the work he enjoys.

In The Wanderer, the speaker is lamenting the loss of his lord, probably through death, and is suffering a "banishment" as his services are no longer needed on the property.  He tells of the hardships of a life of transience and longs for a more settled life as he had before. 

In The Wife's Lament, the speaker is lamenting the loss of her husband or lover and his family.  It makes more sense being simply a "lover" since there is not legal connection, but in any sense, his death has caused her "banishment" from the family household and properties.  Her pain of the separartion is apparent, and understandable since human beings are social beings. 

In all of these poems, there is a hint at the speaker's former situtation as "heaven" and perfect, and the separation is symbolic of a separation from God and that perfection.

How does Gatsby reply when Nick asks him how he makes his money?

I think that the answer you are looking for is in Chapter
5.  It comes just before Nick and Daisy and Gatsby go over to show Daisy around Gatsby's
house.

Nick asks Gatsby how he made his money -- what
business he was in.  Gatsby basically tells Nick that it is none of his business and
that he should butt out.  Then he realizes that that was a rude thing to say and he
backs off and says that he was in a bunch of different
businesses.

I
think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he
answered, “That’s my affair,” before he realized that it wasn’t the appropriate
reply.

“Oh, I’ve been in several things,” he corrected
himself.

How does Gatsby reply when Nick asks him how he makes his money?

I think that the answer you are looking for is in Chapter 5.  It comes just before Nick and Daisy and Gatsby go over to show Daisy around Gatsby's house.

Nick asks Gatsby how he made his money -- what business he was in.  Gatsby basically tells Nick that it is none of his business and that he should butt out.  Then he realizes that that was a rude thing to say and he backs off and says that he was in a bunch of different businesses.

I think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he answered, “That’s my affair,” before he realized that it wasn’t the appropriate reply.

“Oh, I’ve been in several things,” he corrected himself.

How does Briony change as she gets older?

Initially Briony is a precocious 13-year-old with
aspirations of becoming a writer. She is the baby of the family, but her imagination is
anything but babyish. Although her stories are somewhat awkwardly written, they
illustrate a girl who is already aware of the disorder inherent in the real world and
who finds satisfaction in bringing order to the fictional world she creates. This will
have a tremendous effect on her life and that of the people closest to
her.

And now a very tricky point: upon first reading,
Atonement seems to have an omniscient third person narrator. We believe that we can
trust this narrator to be telling us the full truth about the story and the characters
that inhabit it. However, once we reach the final section of the book, we learn
otherwise. Once we learn that older Briony was the narrator all along we view the story
differently. Certainly, we give more value to comments such as, “It wasn't
only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and
misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other
people are as real as you.” When we are given such a peek inside young
Briony’s thoughts we see that she is a young girl trying to better grasp what it means
to not be Briony.

As a young girl she struggles a bit with
this. At one point she expresses frustration with how her first attempts at drama have
illustrated the inevitable need to “make use” of others. This young Briony is a far call
from older Briony. As our narrator, her saying, “In Leon's life, or rather, in
his account of his life, no one was mean-spirited..." is important. That “or
rather, in his account of his life” illustrates that Briony has come to accept, with old
age and experience, that each human being is their own narrator, perceiving life and all
it brings in their own fashion.

If younger Briony had known
that fact, she never would have presumed to know what transpired between Robbie and
Cecilia, nor would she have jumped to conclusions which led Robbie to be accused of
being Lola’s molester. Older Briony is attempting to atone for this serious “crime” as
she calls it, by writing the novel we read, by empathising with other characters. It all
harks back to young Briony asking herself, “Was everyone else really as alive
as she was?...If the answer was yes, then the world, the social world, was unbearably
complicated, with two billion voices, and everyone's thoughts striving in equal
importance and everyone's claim on life as intense
..."

As most of us, Briony grows up
and matures. It is most unfortunate, even tragic, that before she matures she sets in
motion a chain of events that negatively impact her family. Ultimately, she at least
tries to redeem herself through writing “Atonement”. Whether she is successful at this
remains up to personal opinion – I have never encountered a book that divides my
students quite as much as this one. However, Briony Tallis’ growth is, in my opinion at
least, undeniable.

How does Briony change as she gets older?

Initially Briony is a precocious 13-year-old with aspirations of becoming a writer. She is the baby of the family, but her imagination is anything but babyish. Although her stories are somewhat awkwardly written, they illustrate a girl who is already aware of the disorder inherent in the real world and who finds satisfaction in bringing order to the fictional world she creates. This will have a tremendous effect on her life and that of the people closest to her.

And now a very tricky point: upon first reading, Atonement seems to have an omniscient third person narrator. We believe that we can trust this narrator to be telling us the full truth about the story and the characters that inhabit it. However, once we reach the final section of the book, we learn otherwise. Once we learn that older Briony was the narrator all along we view the story differently. Certainly, we give more value to comments such as, “It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.” When we are given such a peek inside young Briony’s thoughts we see that she is a young girl trying to better grasp what it means to not be Briony.

As a young girl she struggles a bit with this. At one point she expresses frustration with how her first attempts at drama have illustrated the inevitable need to “make use” of others. This young Briony is a far call from older Briony. As our narrator, her saying, “In Leon's life, or rather, in his account of his life, no one was mean-spirited..." is important. That “or rather, in his account of his life” illustrates that Briony has come to accept, with old age and experience, that each human being is their own narrator, perceiving life and all it brings in their own fashion.

If younger Briony had known that fact, she never would have presumed to know what transpired between Robbie and Cecilia, nor would she have jumped to conclusions which led Robbie to be accused of being Lola’s molester. Older Briony is attempting to atone for this serious “crime” as she calls it, by writing the novel we read, by empathising with other characters. It all harks back to young Briony asking herself, “Was everyone else really as alive as she was?...If the answer was yes, then the world, the social world, was unbearably complicated, with two billion voices, and everyone's thoughts striving in equal importance and everyone's claim on life as intense ..."

As most of us, Briony grows up and matures. It is most unfortunate, even tragic, that before she matures she sets in motion a chain of events that negatively impact her family. Ultimately, she at least tries to redeem herself through writing “Atonement”. Whether she is successful at this remains up to personal opinion – I have never encountered a book that divides my students quite as much as this one. However, Briony Tallis’ growth is, in my opinion at least, undeniable.

What is the exact difference between mission and goal with two or three examples?only examples can be given

Mission

The term
mission has a specific meaning as applied to corporate or strategic management. A
mission is the purpose of an organization - the reason why the organization exists. 
Experts on strategic management advice companies to thing seriously about and what their
mission and document in a mission statement. Such a mission statement could
include:

• A Vision: This is the a picture of the
  kind of future the company envisages for itself for a significant period of
  time.

• Strategic Intent: A statement
  of the desired future state or aspirations of the company that motivates all the
  employees of the company.


• Main Activities of the
  organization and the kind of position it wants to attain. The position to be attained
  may be described in terms as the 'leader' or the
  'best'.


• Key values of the organization: This will
  describe in particular its attitude toward different stakeholder
  groups.

Goal

In
strategic management the term goal is used to refer to a general aim. This goal needs to
be in line with the company's mission statement. It could be stated in general terms or
can be more specific and stated in quantitative
terms.

Given below are Mission statement and of British
Airway (Johnson and Scholes, 2004, p.
14).

Mission

To
be undisputed leaders in the world travel. We are passionately committed to excellence
and to the highest level of customer
satisfaction.

Goals

• The
  customers' choice - the airlines of first choice in our key
  markets.


• Strong profitability - meeting investor
  expectations and securing the future.


• Truly global -
  global network, global outlook: recognized everywhere for superior value in the
  world.


• Inspired people - inspired team of people,
  building and benefiting from the company's
  success.

Reference:

Johnson,
G and Scholes, K. 2004, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Sixth Edition, Prentice-Hall, New
Delhi.