In "The Great Gatsby," who complains that he is "out of practice"?

The dialogue you are asking about appears in chapter 5. Gatsby gets Klipspringer out of bed to play the piano for him and Daisy. Klipspringer tells them that he doesn't play very well and tries to say that he hasn't practiced in a long time, but Gatsby won't take no for an answer. After he plays a tune, he turns around on the piano bench and says: “I’m all out of practice, you see. I told you I couldn’t play. I’m all out of prac——."

In "Fahrenheit 451", Montag's reaction to the commercial on the subway is a turning point in his life. How does he react and why?

As Montag attempts to read and remember the Book of Ecclesiastes while riding on the train to see Faber, his newfound teacher. He cannot, however, manage it because the train's sound system plays an advertisement for Denham's Dentifrice over and over: "Denham's does it" with a bouncy jingle that interferes with his ability to think and remember. Montag begins to realize that wherever her he goes in his society, the system is there to limit and shape what he thinks by feeding him sights and sounds. He becomes more determined that ever to save books. After he gets to Faber's, Montag suggests sabotaging firemen by planting books in their houses. He and Faber also decide to make copies of the Bible which Montag had stolen from the fire the previous night. Finally, Montag will return to the fire station as a spy with Faber monitoring and analyzing the situation through the use of a two-way listening device placed in both their ears.

What meaning does the title have, and why did the author use that particular spelling of rime? this is all one question

Rime is an archaic (old, outdated) spelling of rhyme (“poem”). When first published in Lyrical Ballads in 1798, the poem’s original title was Rime of the Ancyent Marinere. Coleridge used many archaic words and spellings throughout the poem, including rime. In later versions of Lyrical Ballads, many of these archaic words in Rime of the Ancient Mariner were edited out, and the marginal glosses (brief explanations) were added.

Some Coleridge scholars believe that rime is also a play on the word’s other meaning: “frost.” They believe that the poem is based, in part, on the second voyage of British explorer James Cook, who ventured into the Arctic Circle in the 1770s.

To what extent was Morrison influenced by Virginia Woolf and Henry James?

Toni Morrison was greatly influenced by Virginia Woolf, the first indication of which is her master's thesis, which she wrote on the theme of suicide in the works of Woolf and William Faulkner. That influence is most evident in the stream of consciousness technique of writing, which both Woolf and Morrison use.

In a review of the book The Artist as Outsider in the Novels of Toni Morrison and Virginia Woolf, by Lisa Williams, Jane Marcus sees the connection between the two writers as being the voices for the silenced and the oppressed. Each focuses on isolation: for Woolf, it is the individual isolated by society; for Morrison, it is the victim of racism. Marcus also notes that

While Morrison's female characters are clearly outsiders, they can nevertheless experience a sense of community that Woolf's characters cannot. Woolf's female characters, on the other hand, are often alienated because of their repressed erotic longing for women. Both Morrison and Woolf consider the severe obstacles the female artist must encounter and overcome before she can create art.

ONLY CHAPTER 5,at this point for whom do you feel sympathy? Lennie or Curley's wife?

Your question about Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
is very much an opinion question.  I'll tell you my answer and give you some
reasons for my opinion, but you really have to answer the question for
yourself.

I feel sympathy for both.  Curley's wife is
ignorant and uneducated and she uses what she's got.  She is also a misfit in the
novel.  She is isolated and mistreated, and is a woman in a man's world.  What options
does she have?  And, of course, she's killed.

Lennie
doesn't mean to kill her, of course, and you can't help but feel sympathy for him.  Like
Curley's wife says, all he talks about is rabbits.  That's pretty much all he thinks
about, unless he thinks about something else that he can pet--like mice or puppies of
Curley's wife's hair.  Society in the novel has no real place for him.  He tries not to
talk to Curley's wife, but of course she won't let him get out of it.  She doesn't
understand the danger.    

ONLY CHAPTER 5,at this point for whom do you feel sympathy? Lennie or Curley's wife?

Your question about Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is very much an opinion question.  I'll tell you my answer and give you some reasons for my opinion, but you really have to answer the question for yourself.

I feel sympathy for both.  Curley's wife is ignorant and uneducated and she uses what she's got.  She is also a misfit in the novel.  She is isolated and mistreated, and is a woman in a man's world.  What options does she have?  And, of course, she's killed.

Lennie doesn't mean to kill her, of course, and you can't help but feel sympathy for him.  Like Curley's wife says, all he talks about is rabbits.  That's pretty much all he thinks about, unless he thinks about something else that he can pet--like mice or puppies of Curley's wife's hair.  Society in the novel has no real place for him.  He tries not to talk to Curley's wife, but of course she won't let him get out of it.  She doesn't understand the danger.    

Briefly Compare and Contrast Walter Cunningham&Burris Ewell.Briefly Compare and Contrast Walter Cunningham&Burris Ewell. Indicate how they are...

The only thing that these two characters really have in
common is that they are both poor.  Walter, for example, is too poor to have a lunch to
bring to school.

But they are really quite different, as
are their families.  Walter is a respectful kid who knows how to behave.  He is clean
and he is willing to come to school and try to learn.  Burris is filthy and lousy and
does not care about coming to school.

I think that the
author is trying to make the point that people should be judged by their character and
not by their economic status or anything else.

Briefly Compare and Contrast Walter Cunningham&Burris Ewell.Briefly Compare and Contrast Walter Cunningham&Burris Ewell. Indicate how they are...

The only thing that these two characters really have in common is that they are both poor.  Walter, for example, is too poor to have a lunch to bring to school.

But they are really quite different, as are their families.  Walter is a respectful kid who knows how to behave.  He is clean and he is willing to come to school and try to learn.  Burris is filthy and lousy and does not care about coming to school.

I think that the author is trying to make the point that people should be judged by their character and not by their economic status or anything else.

In "The Kugelmass Episode," why does Kugelmass fear his rival, Rodolphe?

Kugelmass has been magically transported into the story line of Madame Bovary and has been having an affair with Emma, the title character. In the novel, Emma is a dissatisfied housewife who has a passionate affair with Rodolphe Boulanger. Kugelmass tells the magician to make sure always to put him in the story before Emma meets Rodolphe. Kugelmass says of him:

"He's landed gentry. Those guys have nothing better to do than flirt and ride horses. To me, he's one of those faces you see in the pages of Women's Wear Daily. With the Helmut Berger hairdo. But to her he's hot stuff."

He's afraid that the minute Emma meets Rodolphe, she won't be interested in him anymore.

How does Holden feel about the museum in chapter 16 of "The Catcher in the Rye"?

The museum represents childhood memories of school field trips for Holden, reminding him of a time in his life when things were simpler and when he was happier.  Allie, his younger brother, was still alive then and all in all his family was much happier as well.  More importantly, however, the museum is a place that never experiences change. This also is important to Holden because all the change he has experienced in his life has been negative: his brother Allie's death, the effects that death has had on his family and friends, the effects on his academic progress, his repeated expulsions from schools and his having to become accustomed to more new people, etc.

I need some major events which occured during 1960-1965.need to know about the event

In 1960 John F. Kennedy (JFK) was elected president. At the age of forty-three, the handsome and wealthy Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected president. Kennedy's youthful idealism seemed to inspire the entire nation. He established the Peace Corps, in which thousands of young people volunteered to help the poor in third-world countries. The president also promised that Americans would walk on the moon before the end of the decade.

On February 1, 1960, the historic events of the decade unexpectedly began. Four unknown black students staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and started what was soon called "the movement."

From that point until the August 1963 [civil rights] march on Washington [led by Martin Luther King Jr.], there commenced an era of unmatched idealism in America.

Then in 1963 America experienced an unparalleled tragedy when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

Throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in 1963 America mourned for their fallen president. As the new year dawned, the sadness of the previous autumn was driven away when the music of the Beatles arrived in America.

By January 1964, The Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," was blasting out of millions of record players and car radios.  In February, when the Beatles appeared on the popular Ed Sullivan Show, more than half the television sets in America were tuned in to watch.

What is the point of view in "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"?

This story is written in the third-person omniscient point of view. What that means is that the narrator is outside the story and that the reader is able to know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

The Guide to Literary Terms defines point of view:

Personal point of view concerns the relation through which a writer narrates or discusses a subject, whether first, second, or third person. If personal point of view is used and the writer assumes the point of view of a character, the author is writing in the first person. If the author takes the point of view of an observing character, the author is writing in the second person. If an impersonal point of view is taken, the author detaches himself completely and is an omniscient author, or third person.

See also the SAT Prep on point of view, linked below.

Explain the symbols that represent the theme of "loyalty versus betrayal" in the play Othello?

In Othello, the major symbols that
represent the dualities of loyalty and betrayal are the rank of Lieutenant, the
handkerchief, and, quite simply,
words.

• Rank of
  Lieutenant:

Iago is insanely
jealous that he was passed over for this rank.  How could Othello give the rank to a
younger, less experienced bureaucrat like Cassio?  As a result, Iago hates the Moor and
vows revenge.  In his plan, Iago gets Cassio drunk and into a fight so that Othello
strips Cassio of the rank, leaving it an open position for Iago to fill.  So, by the
end, the disloyal Iago aligns himself with Othello, and they plot to murder both the
loyal Desdemona and loyal Cassio.  Dramatic irony at its
finest.

• The
  Handkerchief:

"There's magic in
the web of it."  The handkerchief is a symbol of morbid love and jealousy to Othello.
 Whoever is in possession of it is also in possession of Othello's extreme emotions.  It
is a magical kind of puppet-master that controls loyalty and betrayal throughout the
play.  Everyone has his hands on it: Othello, then Desdemona, Emilia, Iago, Cassio, and
Bianca.  It goes from a loyal lady to a prostitute, and when Othello sees it in
possession of a woman other than Desdemona, he vows to kill his wife for
infidelity.

He who controls language controls others.  Like
the devil in the Garden of Eden, Iago uses words to tempt his subjects.  His words
publicly seem to be honest, but privately we and Roderigo know they are lies.  Othello
calls Iago "honest" throughout the play, a word synonymous with loyalty.  By baiting
Othello toward jealousy and murder, Iago successfully takes away language from the Moor
and causes him to become a mute beast.  This "Beauty and the Beast" is no fairy tale
that ends happily ever after.

Explain the symbols that represent the theme of "loyalty versus betrayal" in the play Othello?

In Othello, the major symbols that represent the dualities of loyalty and betrayal are the rank of Lieutenant, the handkerchief, and, quite simply, words.

• Rank of Lieutenant:

Iago is insanely jealous that he was passed over for this rank.  How could Othello give the rank to a younger, less experienced bureaucrat like Cassio?  As a result, Iago hates the Moor and vows revenge.  In his plan, Iago gets Cassio drunk and into a fight so that Othello strips Cassio of the rank, leaving it an open position for Iago to fill.  So, by the end, the disloyal Iago aligns himself with Othello, and they plot to murder both the loyal Desdemona and loyal Cassio.  Dramatic irony at its finest.

• The Handkerchief:

"There's magic in the web of it."  The handkerchief is a symbol of morbid love and jealousy to Othello.  Whoever is in possession of it is also in possession of Othello's extreme emotions.  It is a magical kind of puppet-master that controls loyalty and betrayal throughout the play.  Everyone has his hands on it: Othello, then Desdemona, Emilia, Iago, Cassio, and Bianca.  It goes from a loyal lady to a prostitute, and when Othello sees it in possession of a woman other than Desdemona, he vows to kill his wife for infidelity.

He who controls language controls others.  Like the devil in the Garden of Eden, Iago uses words to tempt his subjects.  His words publicly seem to be honest, but privately we and Roderigo know they are lies.  Othello calls Iago "honest" throughout the play, a word synonymous with loyalty.  By baiting Othello toward jealousy and murder, Iago successfully takes away language from the Moor and causes him to become a mute beast.  This "Beauty and the Beast" is no fairy tale that ends happily ever after.

When does the reader become aware of the narrator's name in "Separate Peace"? Why do you think this information was withheld until now?

I believe the narrator's first name is mentioned only once in the beginning part of the book.  This occurs during the summer session in the context of a game of blitzball, when Finny directs, "Here Gene, the ball is of course still yours" (Chapter 3).  The reader doesn't really become aware of the narrator's name, however, until the fall session, which Finny is unable to attend because of the accident at the river.  The narrator at this time decides to take on the job of managing the crew team, and he is addressed regularly now by his last name, Forrester" (Chapter 6).

It is significant that the narrator's name is rarely mentioned during the idyllic summer session.  This was a time of peace and innocence, qualities which are embodied by Phineas.  Finny, in his exhuberant obliviousness to convention and the dour realities of the times dominates everything.  Gene Forrester and the others exist in his shadow, a situation which in Gene breeds a guilty sense of resentment which results finally in the tragedy of Finny falling from the tree. 

When Finny is taken out of the picture, Gene begins to develop an identity of his own, at least for awhile.  The use of his name at this point, when the sheltered haven of summer is replaced by the regimented rigors of fall, parallels his assertion of self.  "Peace (has) deserted Devon", and Finny is not there; it is time for Gene to make his way in the real world on his own (Chapter 6). 

What key advice did the old-timer from Sulfur creek give the man in "To Build a Fire"?

You have hit the nail on the head when you say that it is the "old-timer from Sulphur Creek" who gave the man "key advice."  It is so very "key" that, if the man would have listened, he would have still had his life at the end of the story instead of freezing in the frigid temperatures. 

It is simply luck that the man meets the old-timer before his adventure in the Yukon.  In the back of his mind, the man knew the Yukon in the winter was dangerous.  The old-timer continually emphasized the cold, especially in "the country."  The man is already in trouble in that he "laughed at him at the time." Still, the old-timer goes on with the most important part of his "key advice" you speak of in your question.  He mentions the importance of taking someone else along (so that the man isn't in the wilderness alone).  He mentions the importance of keeping one's feet dry.  Then he says this about the cold:

There must be no failure.  When it is seventy-five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to build a fire - that is, if his feet are wet...the circulation of wet and freezing feet cannot be restored by running when it is seventy-five below.

We should get from this how absolutely imperative it is to build a fire right away in case one's feet get wet.  Again, the man laughs.  Full of pride in his own abilities, and unwilling to listen to the wisdom of the elderly, the man sets off.

Unfortunately for the man, he only takes into account the wisdom of the old-timer when he is approaching death, freezing in the extreme cold of the Alaskan wilderness.  How do we know, as readers, that the man finally realizes the wisdom of the old timer?  Because the man, dying, says this:

If he had only had a trail-mate he would have been in no danger.  The trail-mate could have build the fire.

Thus, the man dies alone in the wilderness due to his own negligence. 

Identify and describe the protagonist and antagonist of the novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

The protagonist in the novel is obviously Huck Finn. He is the narrator of the story and the character who changes the most in the novel. If you need an antagonist, it would be the entire Southern system of slavery and the evils that came with it. Since the novel is told in episodes as Jim and Huck float down the Mississippi River, there are also other antagonists along the way. At first, Pap threatens to kill Huck. Miss Watson is going to sell Jim. Slave hunters want to capture Jim and return him for a reward. The King and the Duke want to con the Wilkes sisters and Huck must take action to save them. In addition, the King sells Jim. Finally, Tom Sawyer becomes a minor antagonist when he arrives at the Phelps plantation because he romantic ideas of how to free Jim put Jim in danger. This is made even more cruel because Tom actually knows Jim is already free and he just wants adventure. Thus Huck must face several antagonists during his journey to freedom.

In chapter 7 of To Kill A Mockingbird, can you find any evidence that Jem is beginning to understand more than Scout about Boo Radley?Where and how...

Jem begins to put all of the events that have occurred together, and he begins to understand more. He had kept the secret of finding his pants folded on the fence to himself. But after Nathan Radley cements the knothole of the tree, Jem is able to understand the situation. He realizes that Boo isn't the enemy; the real enemy is Nathan. All of his old childhood fears are replaced by the reality of what happens. He cries the night Nathan cements the knothole because he understands, not because he's still a child. Jem isn't afraid to ask Nathan why he cemented the knothole, and then he takes the time to put all the pieces together. This is a sign of Jem's passage into a young man and loss of innocent childhood.

Where had Gatsby met Daisy, according to the story he tells Nick?

According to what Gatsby tells Nick, he met Daisy during
World War I.  He was stationed at a camp near to Louisville, Kentucky.  That was the
city where Daisy (and Jordan Baker) lived.  While he was there, he and many other of the
officers at the camp would come into town.  Many of them were very interested in
courting Daisy.

Daisy and Gatsby were really quite
interested in one another.  But she ended up rejecting him because of his lack of
money.  This was why he became so obsessed with making money.

Where had Gatsby met Daisy, according to the story he tells Nick?

According to what Gatsby tells Nick, he met Daisy during World War I.  He was stationed at a camp near to Louisville, Kentucky.  That was the city where Daisy (and Jordan Baker) lived.  While he was there, he and many other of the officers at the camp would come into town.  Many of them were very interested in courting Daisy.

Daisy and Gatsby were really quite interested in one another.  But she ended up rejecting him because of his lack of money.  This was why he became so obsessed with making money.

Who does Holmes suspect is the master criminal in "The Red-Headed League"?

Holmes suspects the the person filling the position of Jabez Wilson's assistant of being the master criminal.  Holmes is very much aware of the details important to this crime, especially the assistant's role in ensuring that Mr. Wilson is away from the house at specific days and times.  The assistant, who is called Spaulding (actually John Clay), acts rather obviously as a coordinator of events, which indicates the has knowledge of elements that require that Wilson be positioned in ways typically unusual to him.

How do Macbeth's soliloquies position the audience?

If I understand your question, Macbeth's soliloquies help
develop pathos for a character who otherwise we would simply view as a villain.  From
the beginning we are allowed inside Macbeth's mind as he contemplates the image of the
slaughtered Duncan and shudders.  Later we see him agonizing over the ethical reasons
that Duncan should not be killed:  Duncan is a good king, he is Macbeth's kinsman, he is
Macbeth's guest.  Even after he commits the murder of Duncan, Macbeth's soliloquies show
us that this murder has only made Macbeth paranoid, fearful that his ill-gotten gains
may be taken away, and so the unhappy Macbeth plans a further murder.  Throughout the
play, Macbeth's soliloquies show the audience that the murders have not brought Macbeth
any degree of happiness, security, well being.  Instead, they have caused him to lose
his wife, his honor, his friends, the respect of his countrymen.  In one of his most
eloquent soliloquies, Macbeth's reflection shows his
despair:

My
way of life

Is fall'n in to the sere, the  yellow
leaf;

And that which should accompany old
age,

As honour, love, obedience, troops of
friends,

I must not look  to have (Act 5, scene
3)

This keen awareness of the
consequences of his actions, the misery that has resulted, make us understand the
workings of a guilty conscience.  While we do not condone Macbeth's actions in any way,
we do to some extent understand his pain and this understanding makes the audience
somewhat more sympathetic than we would be without the soliloquies.  Don't get me wrong,
Macbeth's actions are horrific, and he should feel pain and remorse.  But the fact is
that many murderers do not feel the agony that Macbeth feels throughout the play. In
this way, we can identify much more easily with Macbeth who succumbs to temptation, digs
himself deeper, and suffers greatly than we can to other villains, such as Iago in
Othello, who feels no such guilty pangs.

How do Macbeth's soliloquies position the audience?

If I understand your question, Macbeth's soliloquies help develop pathos for a character who otherwise we would simply view as a villain.  From the beginning we are allowed inside Macbeth's mind as he contemplates the image of the slaughtered Duncan and shudders.  Later we see him agonizing over the ethical reasons that Duncan should not be killed:  Duncan is a good king, he is Macbeth's kinsman, he is Macbeth's guest.  Even after he commits the murder of Duncan, Macbeth's soliloquies show us that this murder has only made Macbeth paranoid, fearful that his ill-gotten gains may be taken away, and so the unhappy Macbeth plans a further murder.  Throughout the play, Macbeth's soliloquies show the audience that the murders have not brought Macbeth any degree of happiness, security, well being.  Instead, they have caused him to lose his wife, his honor, his friends, the respect of his countrymen.  In one of his most eloquent soliloquies, Macbeth's reflection shows his despair:

My way of life

Is fall'n in to the sere, the  yellow leaf;

And that which should accompany old age,

As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends,

I must not look  to have (Act 5, scene 3)

This keen awareness of the consequences of his actions, the misery that has resulted, make us understand the workings of a guilty conscience.  While we do not condone Macbeth's actions in any way, we do to some extent understand his pain and this understanding makes the audience somewhat more sympathetic than we would be without the soliloquies.  Don't get me wrong, Macbeth's actions are horrific, and he should feel pain and remorse.  But the fact is that many murderers do not feel the agony that Macbeth feels throughout the play. In this way, we can identify much more easily with Macbeth who succumbs to temptation, digs himself deeper, and suffers greatly than we can to other villains, such as Iago in Othello, who feels no such guilty pangs.

Why did the Federalists fall from power in late 1790s?

I would say that the Federalists fell from power because
their policies got to be unpopular among the people.  there were quite a few policies of
theirs that contributed to them losing power.

First, people
were unhappy about the Alien and Sedition Acts.  Those laws made it seem as if the
Federalists were against freedom.

Second, people were
unhappy about the power of the federal government.  They worried that the Federalists
wanted a monarchy and they pointed to things like the Whiskey Rebellion as proof that
this was the case.

Finally, people were unhappy because
they felt that Jay's Treaty had given up too much to the
British.

Why did the Federalists fall from power in late 1790s?

I would say that the Federalists fell from power because their policies got to be unpopular among the people.  there were quite a few policies of theirs that contributed to them losing power.

First, people were unhappy about the Alien and Sedition Acts.  Those laws made it seem as if the Federalists were against freedom.

Second, people were unhappy about the power of the federal government.  They worried that the Federalists wanted a monarchy and they pointed to things like the Whiskey Rebellion as proof that this was the case.

Finally, people were unhappy because they felt that Jay's Treaty had given up too much to the British.

Identify three instances of revenge in Hamlet, and describe them. Who is seeking revenge in each instance? What is the outcome in each incident?

One instance of revenge is with Fortinbras.  He wants revenge because his father lost a fight to King Hamlet and thus lost his territories (Act. 1, sc. 2).  Fortinbras puts together a group of mercenaries to achieve his goal.  By the end of the play, Act 5, sc. 2, Fortinbras has successfully invaded Denmark and claimed the throne.  He has achieved his goal of getting revenge.  The loser is Denmark in that a Dane no longer sits on the throne of that country.  Another instance of revenge is with Laertes.  He wants vengeance for his father's death.  Hamlet killed Polonius when Polonius was hiding behind the arras in Gertrude's chamber when Hamlet confronted her after the play (Act 3, sc. 4). In Act 4, sc. 7, Laertes and Claudius plot to have Laertes kill Hamlet when the two of them engage in a "friendly" duel.  In Act 5, sc. 2, during that duel, Laertes does scratch Hamlet with his sword, the blade of which he has annointed with poison.  During this scene, Gertrude falls having drunk from the cup of poisoned wine that was intended for Hamlet and then Laertes, realizing that Claudius was behind everything, tells Hamlet the truth.  Hamlet does die, but not before Laertes, so Laertes never does get his revenge against Hamlet.  Since Hamlet kills Claudius, both Hamlet and Laertes do get revenge against him for all the treacheries he committed including killing Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Nearly everyone loses and dies here.

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, why does Antony describe Casca as envious in his funeral oration?

In Act 3, Scene 2, when Antony is addressing the mob he
shows them the torn and bloody cloak covering Caesar's body in order to stir them up
even further than he already has done. Antony, of course, has no idea which of the many
holes and tears in the cloak was made by which conspirator, but he pretends to know who
was responsible for each of them. At one place he
says:

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Look, in this place ran Cassius' dagger
through:
See what a rent the envious Casca
made:
Through this the well-beloved Brutus
stabb'd;

No doubt Shakespeare
needed an adjective to make an iambic pentameter line out of the reference to Casca and
he chose the word "envious" more or less at random. Casca was probably no more or less
envious than the other assassins, but by calling Casca envious Antony can suggest the
idea of envy as applying to all of them. Evidently Antony is pointing to an especially
large tear in the fabric when he mentions Casca. The "rent" could be made to symbolize
an unusually vicious intention based on some especially reprehensible motive such as
envy.

Antony was showing the mob Caesar's torn and bloody
cloak rather than the body itself. There was probably no body under the cloak, because
it would have been awkward for Antony to carry it in and difficult for the audience to
see, since it was in a coffin and surrounded by the members of the mob. When the stage
directions state:

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Enter ANTONY and others, with CAESAR's
body

they
are probably carrying a dummy covered with a bloody cloak. They then place the dummy in
the coffin still concealed by the cloak.

What Shakespeare
actually did was to have two identical cloaks as regular properties for the performances
of this play--except that one was in good condition and the other was all shredded and
bloodstained.

In Act 2, Scene 2, Caesar decides to go to
the Senate house in spite of his wife's warnings. He
says:

How
foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia!
I am ashamed I did yield to
them.
Give me my robe, for I will
go.

The scene does not end
there. Caesar has considerable additional conversation with his visitors while the good
robe is brought to him and the audience can see him putting it on. Then when Antony
holds up the other robe (or cloak or mantle) to supposedly reveal Caesar's body, it
appears to be the same robe the audience saw in Act 2, Scene 2, but now all torn and
covered with dirt and blood. The audience never sees the body because it isn't
there--but the mob supposedly gazes at the body in the coffin and reacts accordingly to
the sight of the mutilated Julius Caesar.

The bloody robe
is effective because Antony can hold it up for everyone in the theater to see, whereas
the body, if Shakespeare had tried to show an actual body, would have been horizontal,
hidden inside a coffin, and concealed from view by all the members of the
mob.

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, why does Antony describe Casca as envious in his funeral oration?

In Act 3, Scene 2, when Antony is addressing the mob he shows them the torn and bloody cloak covering Caesar's body in order to stir them up even further than he already has done. Antony, of course, has no idea which of the many holes and tears in the cloak was made by which conspirator, but he pretends to know who was responsible for each of them. At one place he says:

Look, in this place ran Cassius' dagger through:
See what a rent the envious Casca made:
Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd;

No doubt Shakespeare needed an adjective to make an iambic pentameter line out of the reference to Casca and he chose the word "envious" more or less at random. Casca was probably no more or less envious than the other assassins, but by calling Casca envious Antony can suggest the idea of envy as applying to all of them. Evidently Antony is pointing to an especially large tear in the fabric when he mentions Casca. The "rent" could be made to symbolize an unusually vicious intention based on some especially reprehensible motive such as envy.

Antony was showing the mob Caesar's torn and bloody cloak rather than the body itself. There was probably no body under the cloak, because it would have been awkward for Antony to carry it in and difficult for the audience to see, since it was in a coffin and surrounded by the members of the mob. When the stage directions state:

Enter ANTONY and others, with CAESAR's body

they are probably carrying a dummy covered with a bloody cloak. They then place the dummy in the coffin still concealed by the cloak.

What Shakespeare actually did was to have two identical cloaks as regular properties for the performances of this play--except that one was in good condition and the other was all shredded and bloodstained.

In Act 2, Scene 2, Caesar decides to go to the Senate house in spite of his wife's warnings. He says:

How foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia!
I am ashamed I did yield to them.
Give me my robe, for I will go.

The scene does not end there. Caesar has considerable additional conversation with his visitors while the good robe is brought to him and the audience can see him putting it on. Then when Antony holds up the other robe (or cloak or mantle) to supposedly reveal Caesar's body, it appears to be the same robe the audience saw in Act 2, Scene 2, but now all torn and covered with dirt and blood. The audience never sees the body because it isn't there--but the mob supposedly gazes at the body in the coffin and reacts accordingly to the sight of the mutilated Julius Caesar.

The bloody robe is effective because Antony can hold it up for everyone in the theater to see, whereas the body, if Shakespeare had tried to show an actual body, would have been horizontal, hidden inside a coffin, and concealed from view by all the members of the mob.

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," from whose perspective does the reader gain information about the events? This

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. If a character in the story is telling it, this is first-person point of view. This means we have an unreliable narrator because we only know the other characters through the narrator. We don't know if the character who tells the story is biased, giving us the events as he/she sees them and not how they really are. To tell if the story is first-person point of view, look for pronouns such as "I" and "we".

Third-person point of view is when the story is told by someone who isn't a character in the story. He/she is like an observer watching the story take place. The two kinds of third-person point of view are "limited" and "omniscient". Limited third-person is when the author allows the reader to know what only one of the characters is thinking or feeling. Omniscient third-person is when the author allows the reader to know what each character thinks and feels. You should look for pronouns such as "they" and "he/she".

Your question is therefore asking who is telling the story in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Is it a character in the story, or is it an observer who doesn't take part in the story? The point of view is third-person, limited omniscient. "This means that the story is told about Tom's world and is particularly focused on him by a narrator who is able to understand the motivations and feelings of some of the characters."

In Hamlet, why does Polonius send Reynaldo after Laertes?

In Act II, Scene i, Polonius's ostensible reason for sending Reynaldo to Paris is to take money and notes to Laertes. His real reason, however, appears to be that he wants Reynaldo to spy on Laertes and find out if he is gaming, drinking, fencing, swearing, or going to brothels. To put it simply, Polonius does not trust his children and keeps an ever-watchful eye on them. In Act I, Scene iii when Laertes is preparing to leave, Polonius is eager to lecture him in great detail about how he should behave abroad. His meddling ways are not limited to his son; Polonius also tells Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet so that her chastity is not in danger.

What are the differences between Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca in their ideas about men and their relationships with their lovers?

Emilia is a very strong willed woman, and while she was
willing to get involved with her husband's machinations to a point in order to please
him, when she saw the completely terrible things he had done, she was willing to call
him out on it publicly, even when he was threatening to kill her.  Emilia is cynical and
worldly and is distrustful at best of her husband.

On the
other hand, Desdemona is so in love with her husband, she's willing to take whatever he
dishes out to her, no matter how much it hurts or humiliates her.  She loves him to the
point of complete blindness that it is often inferred that she doesn't struggle too much
when he kills her.  If you want to see a truly heart breaking rendition of this, rent
the 1995 movie version of Othello.

Bianca is a courtesan,
which is sort of similiar to a prostitute so she sees most men accordingly, though she
has a soft spot for Cassio.  She allows Cassio to repeatedly tease her with the promise
of marriage, though she should know better.

What are the differences between Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca in their ideas about men and their relationships with their lovers?

Emilia is a very strong willed woman, and while she was willing to get involved with her husband's machinations to a point in order to please him, when she saw the completely terrible things he had done, she was willing to call him out on it publicly, even when he was threatening to kill her.  Emilia is cynical and worldly and is distrustful at best of her husband.

On the other hand, Desdemona is so in love with her husband, she's willing to take whatever he dishes out to her, no matter how much it hurts or humiliates her.  She loves him to the point of complete blindness that it is often inferred that she doesn't struggle too much when he kills her.  If you want to see a truly heart breaking rendition of this, rent the 1995 movie version of Othello.

Bianca is a courtesan, which is sort of similiar to a prostitute so she sees most men accordingly, though she has a soft spot for Cassio.  She allows Cassio to repeatedly tease her with the promise of marriage, though she should know better.

Which of the following have the same number of atoms?a. 2 grams of lead and 2 grams of carbon, b. 2 moles of lead and 2 moles of carbon, c. 2 moles...

Science is not my specialty, but I think I have an answer
for you.  Based on what I understand about chemistry, the correct answer to your problem
would be: B.

Let's look at
why.

A) This answer cannot be correct.  Though 2 grams of
lead and 2 grams of carbon would weigh the same, they would not contain the same number
of atoms because they have different atomic weights.  Only 2 grams of the same elements
would have the same number of atoms.

C) This answer is not
correct because of the definition of "mole."  A mole is a specific number of atoms,
roughly 600,000 billiion billions.  A gram is a measure of weight, not
atoms.

D)  Same type of wrongness.  Both are using carbon,
but one is double the weight.  It couldn't have the same number of atoms and still be
twice as may grams.

That leaves us with B.  Because a mole
is a measure of the number of atoms, it doesn't matter that one is carbon and the other
is lead.  If you have one of each, you have the same number of atoms because a mole
isn't a measurement of weight.  One mole of "this" is the same as one mole of
"that."

Hope this makes sense!

Which of the following have the same number of atoms?a. 2 grams of lead and 2 grams of carbon, b. 2 moles of lead and 2 moles of carbon, c. 2 moles...

Science is not my specialty, but I think I have an answer for you.  Based on what I understand about chemistry, the correct answer to your problem would be: B.

Let's look at why.

A) This answer cannot be correct.  Though 2 grams of lead and 2 grams of carbon would weigh the same, they would not contain the same number of atoms because they have different atomic weights.  Only 2 grams of the same elements would have the same number of atoms.

C) This answer is not correct because of the definition of "mole."  A mole is a specific number of atoms, roughly 600,000 billiion billions.  A gram is a measure of weight, not atoms.

D)  Same type of wrongness.  Both are using carbon, but one is double the weight.  It couldn't have the same number of atoms and still be twice as may grams.

That leaves us with B.  Because a mole is a measure of the number of atoms, it doesn't matter that one is carbon and the other is lead.  If you have one of each, you have the same number of atoms because a mole isn't a measurement of weight.  One mole of "this" is the same as one mole of "that."

Hope this makes sense!

I'm finding it really hard to analyse Lorca's poem "La guitarra." I understand the flamenco influence but I'm struggling after that. Any suggestions?

La Guitarra has not much to do with the flamenco influence
except in form, not essence. What I mean by this is that he chose the guitar
metaphorically to represent the imminence of life and death, love and hatred, joy and
happiness, and how the guitar can represent all these things that just do not stop
happening throughout one's existence.

The guitar playing as
the goblets crash

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Se rompen las copas de la
madrugada
     It rends the chords of the
sunrise
Empieza el llanto de la guitarra
    
When the crying of the guitar begins
Es inutil callarla,
es imposible callarla.
     It is useless to hush it, it is
impossible to hush it
up.

In here, the
guitar is the feeling of life, the drunkenness of joy, and happiness, but that also can
be interpreted differently since the drunkenness can also be brought in by
disappointment, and intense pain- Either way does not matter: What matters is that life
goes on- just like the guitar keeps playing.

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Llora monotona como llora el
agua,
     It cries monotonously like the crying of
water,
Como llora el viento sobre la nevada.
    
The way wind weeps over the snow.
Es imposible
callarla,
     It is impossible to silence
it,
Llora por cosas, lejanas.
     It cries for
distant
things.

Here
is another allusion to life and our own dreams of having that we cannot have, or trying
to reach goals that we may never get. It is another one of those sad realities that,
when they hit, they hit hard. And, like the guitar, it may be impossible to avoid.
Another allegory is nostalgia and remembrance for, as we age, we lose friends along the
way, and we end up basically alone- another sad reality. And, again like the guitar, it
is inevitable- it just won't stop its tune.

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Arena del sur calliente
    
The hot sand of the south
Que pide camelias
blancas
     Thirsty for the white
camelias
Llora flecha sin blanco
     It
decries the arrow shot wide of the target
La tarde sin
manana.
     The darkening of the hour without the promise of
morning.

This
one is easier to debunk because he looks back into his own life and his nostalgic
memories of his hometown (sands of the south) and its yearning for peace (white
camelias), and hating the destructions caused by war. By this Lorca also means how music
is a universal art of peace. The guitar could here represent pure nostalgia, as he
remembers his past.

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Y el primer pajaro muerto
    
And the first dead bird
Sobre la rama.
guitarra
     Fallen from the branch.  Oh,
guitar,
Corazon malherido por cinco espadas.
    
Your heart cruelly wounded by five sharp
swords.

Here
the five sharp swords are the fingers of the guitar banging at the center of it as the
intensity of Lorca's work becomes more, and then-death- the first dead bird meaning the
ending of life, and the sound of the guitar represents the beating of our hearts, coming
to a stop.

It may not make a lot of sense, but remember
that Lorca comes from a literary period in which the sad and the nostalgic were always
summoned. His prose is no different,and it is not surprising to sort of see how he is a
bit hyperbolic and extreme in trying to touch on the audience's heart. It is part of the
movement, and the style of his generation.

I'm finding it really hard to analyse Lorca's poem "La guitarra." I understand the flamenco influence but I'm struggling after that. Any suggestions?

La Guitarra has not much to do with the flamenco influence except in form, not essence. What I mean by this is that he chose the guitar metaphorically to represent the imminence of life and death, love and hatred, joy and happiness, and how the guitar can represent all these things that just do not stop happening throughout one's existence.

The guitar playing as the goblets crash

Se rompen las copas de la madrugada
     It rends the chords of the sunrise
Empieza el llanto de la guitarra
     When the crying of the guitar begins
Es inutil callarla, es imposible callarla.
     It is useless to hush it, it is impossible to hush it up.

In here, the guitar is the feeling of life, the drunkenness of joy, and happiness, but that also can be interpreted differently since the drunkenness can also be brought in by disappointment, and intense pain- Either way does not matter: What matters is that life goes on- just like the guitar keeps playing.

Llora monotona como llora el agua,
     It cries monotonously like the crying of water,
Como llora el viento sobre la nevada.
     The way wind weeps over the snow.
Es imposible callarla,
     It is impossible to silence it,
Llora por cosas, lejanas.
     It cries for distant things.

Here is another allusion to life and our own dreams of having that we cannot have, or trying to reach goals that we may never get. It is another one of those sad realities that, when they hit, they hit hard. And, like the guitar, it may be impossible to avoid. Another allegory is nostalgia and remembrance for, as we age, we lose friends along the way, and we end up basically alone- another sad reality. And, again like the guitar, it is inevitable- it just won't stop its tune.

Arena del sur calliente
     The hot sand of the south
Que pide camelias blancas
     Thirsty for the white camelias
Llora flecha sin blanco
     It decries the arrow shot wide of the target
La tarde sin manana.
     The darkening of the hour without the promise of morning.

This one is easier to debunk because he looks back into his own life and his nostalgic memories of his hometown (sands of the south) and its yearning for peace (white camelias), and hating the destructions caused by war. By this Lorca also means how music is a universal art of peace. The guitar could here represent pure nostalgia, as he remembers his past.

Y el primer pajaro muerto
     And the first dead bird
Sobre la rama. guitarra
     Fallen from the branch.  Oh, guitar,
Corazon malherido por cinco espadas.
     Your heart cruelly wounded by five sharp swords.

Here the five sharp swords are the fingers of the guitar banging at the center of it as the intensity of Lorca's work becomes more, and then-death- the first dead bird meaning the ending of life, and the sound of the guitar represents the beating of our hearts, coming to a stop.

It may not make a lot of sense, but remember that Lorca comes from a literary period in which the sad and the nostalgic were always summoned. His prose is no different,and it is not surprising to sort of see how he is a bit hyperbolic and extreme in trying to touch on the audience's heart. It is part of the movement, and the style of his generation.

What is the "giant" and how could the traveler rid himself of it?

Emerson uses the "giant" as a metaphor for his "sad self" which has sought to find intellectual truth in travel. Emerson has no objection to traveling for the purpose of study, art or helping mankind. But he denounces the use of travel as a "fool's paradise" for those who want to travel in order to imitate foreign culture. He says, "Our houses are build with foreign taste," and the solution is to build our own culture because "the wise man stays at home". So to defeat the "giant" of the "sad self" who wants to imitate others, one must "never imitate" and "insist on yourself". In other words, be self-reliant. Follow the genius of your own mind.

What caused the Great Fire in London?

The fire started in Pudding Lane, and one of the royal bakers, Thomas Farriner, who owned a bakery shop there, his maid had forgotten to put out the oven during the night, so the tremendous heat created by the oven caused sparks ignited to the wooden house of his. Once the fire started, it spreads wildly and quickly as London was basically make up of wood to be honest. Also, if the houses nearby were demolished quickly, the fire wouldn't have spread so quickly.

London was overcrowded with timber-framed building structures, so London was basically a still time-bomb waiting for a right time to explode and create a human apocalypse and a humanitarian crisis.

After the disaster, King Charles II decided to redesign the whole city and appointed commissioners to create wider pavements and roads in streets and creation of buildings made up of brick, rather than timber, as it won't catch fire too easily. The Fire was a complete disaster, and luckily, there weren't too much deaths, except for the maid who forget to close the oven- poor her.

How does Macbeth arouse the murderers?Macbeth act3

Macbeth uses the same tactics that his wife used on him to convince him to murder Duncan.  He questions the manhood of the murders.  He asks them if they are men? They reply yes, but Macbeth goes on to say: 

"Ay, In the catalogue ye go tor men;
As hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels,
curs,
Shoughs, water-rugs, and demi-wolves, are clept
All by the name of dogs: the valu'd file
Distinguishes the swift, the slow, the subtle,
The housekeeper, the hunter, every one
According to the gift which bounteous nature
Hath in him clos'd; whereby he does receive
Particular addition, from the bill
That writes them all alike: and so of men.

"Now, if you have a station in the file,
Not i' the worst rank of manhood, say it;
And I will put that business in your bosoms,
Whose execution takes your enemy off,
Grapples you to the heart and love of us,
Who wear our health but sickly in his life,
Which in his death were perfect".

He also makes it clear that he would appreciate their taking on this task.

What is the definition of "horse" in Hard Times?

Thomas Gradgrind wants nothing but facts:

"NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts." 

When he asks Girl #20 to tell the class what a horse is, she cannot come up with the kind of answer that satisfies the teacher. In fact, Sissy seems to think it is so obvious what a horse is that there should be no need to explain it in words. A horse is a horse. Gradgrind finally announces his disapproval to the class:

"Girl number twenty unable to define a horse!" said Mr. Gradgrind, for the general behoof of all the little pitchers. "Girl number twenty possessed of no facts, in reference to one of the commonest of animals! Some boy's definition of a horse. Bitzer, yours."

Gradgrind refers to his pupils as "little pitchers" because he thinks of them as having empty minds that need to be filled up with facts and more facts. The irony in this situation is that "Girl number twenty" is Sissy Jupe, who works with her father in the circus and has grown up among horses. She knows more about horses than Gradgrind ever will. In fact, she is an accomplished bareback rider. Yet it is Bitzer, Gradgrind's star pupil, a boy who knows no more about horses than his teacher, who comes up with the kind of answer Gradgrind wants to hear.

"Quadruped. Graminivorous. Forty teeth, namely twenty-four grinders, four eye-teeth, and twelve incisive. Sheds coat in the spring; in marshy countries, sheds hoofs, too. Hoofs hard, but requiring to be shod with iron. Age known by marks in mouth." 

Obviously Bitzer has only memorized what he has read in a book and is repeating the words like a parrot without even understanding some of what he is parroting. For example, Bitzer probably does not understand the words "quadruped" or "graminivorous." 

Dickens draws a comparison between real knowledge and what used to be called "book-learning." Dickens himself did not have a great deal of schooling because he had to go to work while he was only twelve years old. Yet he became one of the world's greatest writers through self-education which included extensive reading. 

Who was the Communist leader in Vietnam who wanted to unite both north and south under Communism?

Ho Chi Minh, a founding member of the French Communist
Party after World War I, hoped to work from within to end France's dominion over
Vietnam.  His father was a strong Vietnamese nationalist, and Ho Chi Minh followed the
same political path.  During the 1920s and 1930s, Ho Chi traveled to China, where he
familiarized himself with Mae Tse-sung's anticolonial revolutions; returning to Vietnam,
he helped organize the IndoChina Communist Party in
1929.

In the South Ngo Dinh Diem defeated three separate
groups to unite South Vietnam.  Knowing that the emperor, Bao Dai, was too weak, he
assumed rule of the South. So, in 1954 Bao Dai gave Diem dictatorial powers in South
Vietnam. In 1955 the Eisenhower administration helped create a new nation, the
Government of the Republic of Viet Nam.  Diem was elected president in a dubious
election the following year.  However, he was assasinated in 1963 by young military
leaders who believed that he no longer possessed the confidence of the Vietnamese
people.  By this time, the United States became involved supposedly in order to prevent
a Communist takeover.  Beginning in 1959 troops were deployed; in 1960, because of the
unpopularity of the Diem regime, Hanoi authorized the creation of the National
Liberation Front as a common front controlled by the Communist Party. North Vietnam
became infiltrated and troops and military supplies from the north came in by the
infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail. Diem's paranoia, repression and incompetency eventually led
to his defeat as a significant number of Vietnamese of the South began to support
Communism and the Viet Minh.

In 1965 U.S. combat units
began arriving.  Ten years later, the capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese in April
1975 ended the Conflict that was never officially deemed a war.  58,000+ Americans died
and thousands of others were wounded physically and mentally in this civil war of
Vietnam.

Who was the Communist leader in Vietnam who wanted to unite both north and south under Communism?

Ho Chi Minh, a founding member of the French Communist Party after World War I, hoped to work from within to end France's dominion over Vietnam.  His father was a strong Vietnamese nationalist, and Ho Chi Minh followed the same political path.  During the 1920s and 1930s, Ho Chi traveled to China, where he familiarized himself with Mae Tse-sung's anticolonial revolutions; returning to Vietnam, he helped organize the IndoChina Communist Party in 1929.

In the South Ngo Dinh Diem defeated three separate groups to unite South Vietnam.  Knowing that the emperor, Bao Dai, was too weak, he assumed rule of the South. So, in 1954 Bao Dai gave Diem dictatorial powers in South Vietnam. In 1955 the Eisenhower administration helped create a new nation, the Government of the Republic of Viet Nam.  Diem was elected president in a dubious election the following year.  However, he was assasinated in 1963 by young military leaders who believed that he no longer possessed the confidence of the Vietnamese people.  By this time, the United States became involved supposedly in order to prevent a Communist takeover.  Beginning in 1959 troops were deployed; in 1960, because of the unpopularity of the Diem regime, Hanoi authorized the creation of the National Liberation Front as a common front controlled by the Communist Party. North Vietnam became infiltrated and troops and military supplies from the north came in by the infamous Ho Chi Minh Trail. Diem's paranoia, repression and incompetency eventually led to his defeat as a significant number of Vietnamese of the South began to support Communism and the Viet Minh.

In 1965 U.S. combat units began arriving.  Ten years later, the capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese in April 1975 ended the Conflict that was never officially deemed a war.  58,000+ Americans died and thousands of others were wounded physically and mentally in this civil war of Vietnam.

What are examples of materialism shown in this novel?i need as many examples as possible please

In addition to the above answer, there are also the
following examples of
materialism:

Cars: Tom and
Gatsby sport the most expensive autos on the market.  Wilson wants to buy Tom's car, but
Tom won't sell it to him.  As a result, Tom holds his superior car status over
Wilson.

Women: They are status
symbols, too, just like cars.  Men like Tom collect mistresses like model-Ts.  In the
end, when they're an old model or dead, he gets a new one.  Remember, Myrtle is killed
by a car.

Liquor: This novel
takes place during Prohibition, a time when alcohol was banned from public consumption,
but that doesn't stop it from flowing to excess during the parties.  Champagne and Mint
Juleps are in nearly every chapter.

What are examples of materialism shown in this novel?i need as many examples as possible please

In addition to the above answer, there are also the following examples of materialism:

Cars: Tom and Gatsby sport the most expensive autos on the market.  Wilson wants to buy Tom's car, but Tom won't sell it to him.  As a result, Tom holds his superior car status over Wilson.

Women: They are status symbols, too, just like cars.  Men like Tom collect mistresses like model-Ts.  In the end, when they're an old model or dead, he gets a new one.  Remember, Myrtle is killed by a car.

Liquor: This novel takes place during Prohibition, a time when alcohol was banned from public consumption, but that doesn't stop it from flowing to excess during the parties.  Champagne and Mint Juleps are in nearly every chapter.

Describe a subplot (i.e., a secondary plot or minor conflict) in the novel.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

While Boo Radley is an important character who figures
into the entire narrative of To Kill a Mockingbird, the subplot
that involves the superstitions of the children and their attempts to overcome them
figures in as a minor episodes. 

As Scout and Walter walk
home for dinner after school, she tells him "this is where a haint
lives."  Later, Dill dares Jem to do such things as run up to the Radley house and look
in the window and they are involved in play-acting in which they recreate the defining
scissor scene.

This subplot focuses on the games and tricks
that Dill, Jem and Scout engage in as they toy with the fear and excitement of
a "haint." 

One minor conflict that helps support the major
racial conflict is that of Mr. Dolphus Raymond, who has chosen to live with the blacks. 
In order to help the whites reconcile their feelings about this situation, Mr. Raymond
feigns alcoholism by carrying around a bottle of Coca-Cola wrapped in a brown paper bag
as one would wrap a bottle of beer or liquor.

Describe a subplot (i.e., a secondary plot or minor conflict) in the novel.To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

While Boo Radley is an important character who figures into the entire narrative of To Kill a Mockingbird, the subplot that involves the superstitions of the children and their attempts to overcome them figures in as a minor episodes. 

As Scout and Walter walk home for dinner after school, she tells him "this is where a haint lives."  Later, Dill dares Jem to do such things as run up to the Radley house and look in the window and they are involved in play-acting in which they recreate the defining scissor scene.

This subplot focuses on the games and tricks that Dill, Jem and Scout engage in as they toy with the fear and excitement of a "haint." 

One minor conflict that helps support the major racial conflict is that of Mr. Dolphus Raymond, who has chosen to live with the blacks.  In order to help the whites reconcile their feelings about this situation, Mr. Raymond feigns alcoholism by carrying around a bottle of Coca-Cola wrapped in a brown paper bag as one would wrap a bottle of beer or liquor.

Without written records, how do we know that Polynesian sailors traveled to Hawaii, and even South America?

Here is a quote from the document linked
below:

Abstract Examination of an extensive literature has
revealed conclusive evidence that nearly one hundred species of plants, a majority of
them cultivars, were present in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres prior to
Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. The evidence comes from archaeology, historical
and linguistic sources, ancient art, and conventional botanical studies. Additionally,
21 species of micro-predators and six other species of fauna were shared by the Old and
New Worlds. The evidence further suggests the desirability of additional study of up to
70 other organisms as probably or possibly bi-hemispheric in pre-Columbian times. This
distribution could not have been due merely to natural transfer mechanisms, nor can it
be explained by early human migrations to the New World via the Bering Strait route.
Well over half the plant transfers consisted of flora of American origin that spread to
Eurasia or Oceania, some at surprisingly early dates. The only plausible explanation for
these findings is that a considerable number of transoceanic voyages in both directions
across both major oceans were completed between the 7th millennium BC and the European
age of discovery. Our growing knowledge of early maritime technology and its
accomplishments gives us confidence that vessels and nautical skills capable of these
long-distance travels were developed by the times indicated. These voyages put a new
complexion on the extensive Old World/New World cultural parallels that have long been
controversial.

Without written records, how do we know that Polynesian sailors traveled to Hawaii, and even South America?

Here is a quote from the document linked below:

Abstract Examination of an extensive literature has revealed conclusive evidence that nearly one hundred species of plants, a majority of them cultivars, were present in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres prior to Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. The evidence comes from archaeology, historical and linguistic sources, ancient art, and conventional botanical studies. Additionally, 21 species of micro-predators and six other species of fauna were shared by the Old and New Worlds. The evidence further suggests the desirability of additional study of up to 70 other organisms as probably or possibly bi-hemispheric in pre-Columbian times. This distribution could not have been due merely to natural transfer mechanisms, nor can it be explained by early human migrations to the New World via the Bering Strait route. Well over half the plant transfers consisted of flora of American origin that spread to Eurasia or Oceania, some at surprisingly early dates. The only plausible explanation for these findings is that a considerable number of transoceanic voyages in both directions across both major oceans were completed between the 7th millennium BC and the European age of discovery. Our growing knowledge of early maritime technology and its accomplishments gives us confidence that vessels and nautical skills capable of these long-distance travels were developed by the times indicated. These voyages put a new complexion on the extensive Old World/New World cultural parallels that have long been controversial.

What would be the age group of the target audience for this story?

I agree with pohnpei that this Ray Bradbury short story is
one that should appeal to all ages. The themes of the story, concerning the nuclear
destruction of life on Earth, is certainly pertinent to all humans--especially at the
time it was written, 1950, just five years after the atomic bombs were dropped over
Japan. I have taught this story in high school (a combined 9th-10th grade science
fiction class), and I believe the text in which it was included was from that
approximate age group. The title was borrowed from a 19th century poem by Sara
Teasdale.

What would be the age group of the target audience for this story?

I agree with pohnpei that this Ray Bradbury short story is one that should appeal to all ages. The themes of the story, concerning the nuclear destruction of life on Earth, is certainly pertinent to all humans--especially at the time it was written, 1950, just five years after the atomic bombs were dropped over Japan. I have taught this story in high school (a combined 9th-10th grade science fiction class), and I believe the text in which it was included was from that approximate age group. The title was borrowed from a 19th century poem by Sara Teasdale.

Who is the speaker of the poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"?

This poem is in the category of Pastorals, which Renaissance poets like Marlowe wrote to convey their thoughts and feelings about love and other subjects. Pastorals contain idealized, rural settings ("...and we sit upon the rocks, seeing the shepherds feed their flocks.") In "The Passionate Shepherd" the speaker is the shepherd himself, and he is trying to woo an un-named love interest by tempting her with bunches of fancy material possessions and lovely flowers (that do not last!) To gain a real sense of the speaker's perspective, read the reply that Sir Walter Raleigh wrote: "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd." You will notice a decidedly different tone.

What is the meaning of the title, "The Red Badge of Courage"?

In traditional literary works, courage was defined as a soldier who rushed head long into battle, showing no fear.  War was idealized and the men who fought in it were hereos - consider Odysseus as a prominent example.  However, soldiers understand that war is not so clear-cut as this, and neither is courage.  Sometimes courage does mean having the courage to run away, to hide, to protect yourself when all else seems to be failing.  Courage is also about living up to your duties and responsibilities.  Because each individual has his own duties, no one can call another "courageous".  It must be a personal "badge".

His self-pride was now entirely restored. In the shade of its flourishing growth he stood with braced and self-confident legs, and since nothing could now be discovered he did not shrink from an encounter with the eyes of judges, and allowed no thoughts of his own to keep him from an attitude of manfulness.

This badge of courage is "red" because red is the color of passion and of blood.  The red represents the struggle of war and the struggle to do what is brave.

How do the people (victims, the Jews) in Night overcome the genocide done by the Nazis?I've got any difficulties to get some theories to support my...

One of the problems with your thesis is the word
"overcome" and its connection to the memoir Night and genocide.  It
would be almost impossible to demonstrate from Night that the Jews
overcame genocide; in fact, Wiesel thoroughly discusses is struggle with losing his
faith and recognizing his emotional death at the end of his Holocaust
experience.

That being said, you could discuss how the Jews
cope with the horrors of deportation and the concentration camps.  Below are several
examples of their coping:

1. Akiba Drumer, who becomes
Elie's spiritual mentor in the camp, makes a point of trying to encourage others
spiritually.  He prays the traditional Jewish prayers and manages to maintain a hopeful
gaze almost until his death.  Even after his eyes have lost hope, he asks Elie and the
others to remember to pray the death prayer for him, demonstrating that he still clings
to his faith.

2. Many of the Jewish prisoners, including
Elie's father, do their best to honor their traditional holidays.  This demonstrates not
only a longing to identify with better times in the past but also a hope that if they
adhere to their religious customs, perhaps God will see fit to rescue them.  Elie finds
this practice extremely difficult.  He resents his father for continuing the traditions
and cannot bring himself to eat in celebration when he is supposed
to.

3. The prisoners also cling to what remains of their
family and friends.  While the camps certainly encourage self-preservation over family
commitment, Elie and his father seek to stay together.  Even when Elie is frustrated
with Chlomo's physical ineptitude, he still looks out for him.  Similarly, when Elie
first arrives in the camp, his distant relative Stein questions him about news from his
family, hoping that they might have possibly survived.

How do the people (victims, the Jews) in Night overcome the genocide done by the Nazis?I've got any difficulties to get some theories to support my...

One of the problems with your thesis is the word "overcome" and its connection to the memoir Night and genocide.  It would be almost impossible to demonstrate from Night that the Jews overcame genocide; in fact, Wiesel thoroughly discusses is struggle with losing his faith and recognizing his emotional death at the end of his Holocaust experience.

That being said, you could discuss how the Jews cope with the horrors of deportation and the concentration camps.  Below are several examples of their coping:

1. Akiba Drumer, who becomes Elie's spiritual mentor in the camp, makes a point of trying to encourage others spiritually.  He prays the traditional Jewish prayers and manages to maintain a hopeful gaze almost until his death.  Even after his eyes have lost hope, he asks Elie and the others to remember to pray the death prayer for him, demonstrating that he still clings to his faith.

2. Many of the Jewish prisoners, including Elie's father, do their best to honor their traditional holidays.  This demonstrates not only a longing to identify with better times in the past but also a hope that if they adhere to their religious customs, perhaps God will see fit to rescue them.  Elie finds this practice extremely difficult.  He resents his father for continuing the traditions and cannot bring himself to eat in celebration when he is supposed to.

3. The prisoners also cling to what remains of their family and friends.  While the camps certainly encourage self-preservation over family commitment, Elie and his father seek to stay together.  Even when Elie is frustrated with Chlomo's physical ineptitude, he still looks out for him.  Similarly, when Elie first arrives in the camp, his distant relative Stein questions him about news from his family, hoping that they might have possibly survived.

How does the Pepsi company help to protect the environment? What things are they doing to protect the environment?

I examined in detail the below referred website of Pepsi
describing achievements of Pepsi in the area of environment protection. This site speaks
of many award and recognition it has won for environmental protection. It also talks
about the signing various agreements and making announcement which show its intention to
do something for environment protection.

However, I think
it will be proper to point out that on going throughout the details the only concrete
achievement is using solar energy for some of the processes for some of the products in
a few specified plants. There is no concrete data on the extent of use of solar power
either in absolute terms as a percentage of total energy consumed by the
company.

Also there is mention of solar power for
advertising. Again without any supporting data.

Claims to
plant, in collaboration with National Arbo Day Foundation, also on closer examination
turns out to be announcement to distribute plants (50,000), seedling (50.000), and plant
trees (200,000). Information on actual progress is not
provided.

The company has listed purchase of renewable
energy certificates as one of its achievement in the are of environmental protection. I
do not understand the logic of such claims. Such certificates are generally purchased by
companies form other less polluting companies, to compensate for their inability to keep
environmental pollution within acceptable limits.

I think,
any claims to protection of environment should be limited to only those achievements
which are beyond the minimum acceptable requirements.

How does the Pepsi company help to protect the environment? What things are they doing to protect the environment?

I examined in detail the below referred website of Pepsi describing achievements of Pepsi in the area of environment protection. This site speaks of many award and recognition it has won for environmental protection. It also talks about the signing various agreements and making announcement which show its intention to do something for environment protection.

However, I think it will be proper to point out that on going throughout the details the only concrete achievement is using solar energy for some of the processes for some of the products in a few specified plants. There is no concrete data on the extent of use of solar power either in absolute terms as a percentage of total energy consumed by the company.

Also there is mention of solar power for advertising. Again without any supporting data.

Claims to plant, in collaboration with National Arbo Day Foundation, also on closer examination turns out to be announcement to distribute plants (50,000), seedling (50.000), and plant trees (200,000). Information on actual progress is not provided.

The company has listed purchase of renewable energy certificates as one of its achievement in the are of environmental protection. I do not understand the logic of such claims. Such certificates are generally purchased by companies form other less polluting companies, to compensate for their inability to keep environmental pollution within acceptable limits.

I think, any claims to protection of environment should be limited to only those achievements which are beyond the minimum acceptable requirements.

In "The Lottery," do the reactions of the crowd provide a comment on or insights into mob psychology?This story has been used as a study in mass...

So many insights that it's difficult to catalogue them all.  I'm going to quote one of the first in the field: Le Bon's The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind from the 1800's.

"The disappearance of conscious personality and the turning of feelings and thoughts in a definite direction…"  Look at how the townspeople stop talking about personal concerns (the crop, the dishes) the closer they get to the end of the lottery.

"the fact that they have been transformed into a crowd puts them in possession of a sort of collective mind which makes them feel, think, and act in a manner quite different from that in which each individual of them would feel, think, and act were he in a state of isolation…" Individually, these people to have sympathy and emotions.  The town expresses pride that the young man would draw for his mother, and they care for the injured.  Jackson is very careful to draw them as sympathetic away from the mob, but the sympathy vanishes. 

"it is quite evident that crowds are too impulsive and too mobile to be moral."  Here is where Jackson clearly breaks from the theory of mob mentality.  Most psychologists see a mob as an impulsive beast which reacts without time for thought or reflection.  However, Jackson presents a town that has an entire year to reflect, and yet they go out of their way to avoid looking at or even mentioning that box until it's pulled out for the next year. They choose to surrender to the mob.

Why should tobacco (cigarettes) be banned in America?

The primary reason for a ban on smoking in restaurants and
bars the effects of second hand smoke on other people.  It is
considered such a great health risk that many states have legislated to protect those
who do not smoke from incurring one of the many dangerous side effects of being in an
enclosed area with other smokers.

A secondary reason for
such laws goes to the idea that by regulating public areas where people are allowed or
not allowed to smoke, this will somehow deter people from smoking.  The idea is to help
people quit (or not start) smoking.  By reducing the number of smokers, the health
side-effects are reduced, and the overall cost of health care, in the long run, is
reduced.  In theory.  This is of course assuming that by taking away a place to smoke,
the smoker decides it is too much work to keep up the habit and
quits.

I live in NC, where there is a smoking ban in
restaurants and bars.  While I love this laws for purely selfish reasons (I'm not a
smoker and I hate the smell of second hand smoke), I do not think it will be successful
in lowering the amount of smokers in the state.  If nothing else, the biggest complaint
is that many bars are losing business because the crowd of those who smoke AND drink is
dwindling.

Banning smoking all together would probably have
the same effect as prohibition had.  And we all know what that did for actually reducing
drinking in America.  Hah.

Why should tobacco (cigarettes) be banned in America?

The primary reason for a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars the effects of second hand smoke on other people.  It is considered such a great health risk that many states have legislated to protect those who do not smoke from incurring one of the many dangerous side effects of being in an enclosed area with other smokers.

A secondary reason for such laws goes to the idea that by regulating public areas where people are allowed or not allowed to smoke, this will somehow deter people from smoking.  The idea is to help people quit (or not start) smoking.  By reducing the number of smokers, the health side-effects are reduced, and the overall cost of health care, in the long run, is reduced.  In theory.  This is of course assuming that by taking away a place to smoke, the smoker decides it is too much work to keep up the habit and quits.

I live in NC, where there is a smoking ban in restaurants and bars.  While I love this laws for purely selfish reasons (I'm not a smoker and I hate the smell of second hand smoke), I do not think it will be successful in lowering the amount of smokers in the state.  If nothing else, the biggest complaint is that many bars are losing business because the crowd of those who smoke AND drink is dwindling.

Banning smoking all together would probably have the same effect as prohibition had.  And we all know what that did for actually reducing drinking in America.  Hah.

Please give a character sketch for E.R. Braithwaite in the novel "To Sir, with Love".

E.R. Braithwaite is a British man who tells the story of his first year of teaching at Greenslade Secondary School.  Previously to becoming a teacher, he served six years in the military and after the military he applied for many engineering jobs.  He had trouble finding a job because of prejudices.  An encounter with a stranger on a park bench led Braithwaite toward a teaching career.  The man believed that skin color would not matter in a teaching position, and postwar London had a teaching shortage.

Braithwaite has some insecurities when he starts teaching but he grows confident in his teaching abilities.  He genuinely cares about the students and earns their respect.

By the end of the school year, Braithwaite is a beloved, warmly accepted teacher who is well known in the community.  Braithwaite is an intelligent, sensitive man who is able to motivate his students.

In the end of "The Great Gatsby," who ends up getting Daisy? Does she choose Tom or Jay Gatsby? Why?

Daisy really had no plan to ever leave Tom for Gatsby.  She enjoyed the attention she was receiving and also enjoyed the idea that she was getting revenge on Tom.  But she admits herself that she does love Tom, and her attitude and behavior in the hotel stand-off proves that she is grand-standing, and not serious in her affair with Gatsby.

First, she doesn't want Gatsby to reveal the affair:

“I’ve got something to tell YOU, old sport——” began Gatsby. But Daisy guessed at his intention.

“Please don’t!” she interrupted helplessly. “Please let’s all go home. Why don’t we all go home?”

Next, she hesitates to even try and deny Tom:

“I never loved him,” she said, with perceptible reluctance.

When Gatsby starts to push the issue, Daisy breaks:

“Oh, you want too much!” she cried to Gatsby.

When Gatsby says that Daisy is leaving, and Tom laughs, that is the only time she tries to suggest that she wants to go.  And it is only in reaction to Tom's disbelief - she wants Tom to react, to fight for her.  Here is her quote:

“I am, though,” she said with a visible effort.

Finally, she begs Tom to stop the argument - not Gatsby:

The voice begged again to go.

“PLEASE, Tom! I can’t stand this any more.”

Her frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage, she had had, were definitely gone.

Gatsby was never good enough for her, even with his money, as was clear at his parties.  He just doesn't have status.

Describe some superstitions in the book "Things Fall Apart."

There are many superstitions in this book, but don't judge too harshly. Keep in mind all cultures have superstitions. Look at our fear of black cats, Friday the 13th, and breaking mirrors, to name a few! Okonkwo commits a great sin when he beats his wife during Peace Week (Chap.4); it is believed that evil will fall upon the whole clan, so he must atone. They also believe if a child is stillborn, it is ogbanje,a wicked child who, when it died, would enter the mother's womb again to be reborn (Chap.9). Such children would be mutilated by the medicine man and dragged off to the Evil Forest to discourage them from trying to be born again. Since Ezinma is thought to be obanje, though she has lived, she is always sick, so another superstition is to dig up her iya-wa,the stone which is the link between Ezinma and the spirit world. They also believe in Ogbu-agali-odu, an evil essence loosed upon the world through secret medicines (Chap.11). They believe the priestess, Chielo, can commune with the gods and spirits. There are many more superstitions, yet I would say the most important involves Okonkwo's exile; that is, when his gun goes off, and he commits a female crime, he is exiled to his mother's land for seven years. This banishment begins the inevitable destruction of Okonkwo and the natives' way of life.

What is the most exciting part in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl? This is for a project for school

Only you can answer this question. I can tell you which part I think is most exciting, but to you it might be another scene. Any time the Franks think they have been discovered, the tension builds and the scene becomes more exciting in that sense to me.

I've pasted below a link to a web site where you can find good advice on how to interpret a piece of literature. Read over that and see if it helps you. You might even consider renting a movie version of the play. Keep your copy of the play and a notebook beside you as you watch so that you can jot down notes while you watch.

The most important thing about a question like this one is that the answer must come from you.

Good luck!

In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," what has the protagonist done that needs forgiveness? Why is he sentenced to walk the Earth?

The mariner is doomed to walk the earth forever because he has been "won" in the game of dice by Life In Death.  His fellow sailors were "won" by Death.  So, they all die, and he is forced to live forever to tell the story of his experience in the hope that he can educate others to respect all of God's creations--all creatures great and small--in that his mistake will not be others' failure as well.  With regard to the forgiveness, he has been forgiven.  The Mariner is forgiven the minute he "blesses the sea snakes unware" and the albatross falls from his neck.  At this moment in the poem, we know that the Mariner has learned his lesson and has gained the respect and forgiveness of the higher power (sometimes called God, sometimes spirits) mentioned repeatedly in the poem.  The fact that the Mariner is able to focus on individuals who need to hear the story and he can put them in a trancelike condition tells us that there is a supernatural effect about this man and about his lesson learned.  By listening to him, the wedding guest (who repeatedly says he is frightened of the Mariner--another sign of supernatural events) prevents his own demise and avoids a similar fate.

Transition metals from period 7 that are placed at the bottom of the periodic table are commonly referred to as what?i need this answer to help me...

The elements at the bottom of the periodic table are
placed there because the process of building up the atoms is different than those in the
rest of the table above.  The atoms in the first two columns are alike because they are
constructed by filling the next available s-sublevel with electrons.  Those in the last
6 columns are constrructed by filling the next available p-sublevel with electrons.  The
transition elements in the upper part are formed by filling up a d-sublevel.  Those in
the bottom are constructed by filling an f-sublevel.

Not
every shell has all sublevels.  The first shell has only an s sublevel, the second an s
and a p, the third has s, p, and d, the fourth,  has s, p,d and an f sub levels.  The
fifth and sixth shells haves,p,d,f,and theoretically a further sublevel that would be
called g, except that such  atoms would be so complex that they don't exist in nature. 
L ikewise the seventh shell only has s and p
sublevels.

When filling shells with electrons the order in
which levels are filled jumps around. They are filled in the following order:
1s,2s,2p,3s and 3p.  Seems like an easy pattern so far, but then things get more
complicated.  Before a 3d level is filled the 4s is filled first (K, Ca) then the 3d (Sc
through Zn) then the 4p (Ga though Kr).  Then it is 5s, 4d, and 5p gives us the next
row.  The 4f level doesn't get filled until the sixth s is filled (Cs and Ba) and 5d has
one electron (La).  Then the 4f level is filled (Ce through Lu) before the next 5d
electron (Ha).  Since all the elements 58 through 71 share a Lanthium-like configuration
they are called lanthanides.  Likewise in period 7 Fr and Ra are formed by filling the
7s sublevel, adding one electron to the 6d level to produce actinium, the filling the 5f
level Th through Lr, before adding a second 6 d electron.  This second set are called
the actinides because they share an actinium-like structure.

Transition metals from period 7 that are placed at the bottom of the periodic table are commonly referred to as what?i need this answer to help me...

The elements at the bottom of the periodic table are placed there because the process of building up the atoms is different than those in the rest of the table above.  The atoms in the first two columns are alike because they are constructed by filling the next available s-sublevel with electrons.  Those in the last 6 columns are constrructed by filling the next available p-sublevel with electrons.  The transition elements in the upper part are formed by filling up a d-sublevel.  Those in the bottom are constructed by filling an f-sublevel.

Not every shell has all sublevels.  The first shell has only an s sublevel, the second an s and a p, the third has s, p, and d, the fourth,  has s, p,d and an f sub levels.  The fifth and sixth shells haves,p,d,f,and theoretically a further sublevel that would be called g, except that such  atoms would be so complex that they don't exist in nature.  L ikewise the seventh shell only has s and p sublevels.

When filling shells with electrons the order in which levels are filled jumps around. They are filled in the following order: 1s,2s,2p,3s and 3p.  Seems like an easy pattern so far, but then things get more complicated.  Before a 3d level is filled the 4s is filled first (K, Ca) then the 3d (Sc through Zn) then the 4p (Ga though Kr).  Then it is 5s, 4d, and 5p gives us the next row.  The 4f level doesn't get filled until the sixth s is filled (Cs and Ba) and 5d has one electron (La).  Then the 4f level is filled (Ce through Lu) before the next 5d electron (Ha).  Since all the elements 58 through 71 share a Lanthium-like configuration they are called lanthanides.  Likewise in period 7 Fr and Ra are formed by filling the 7s sublevel, adding one electron to the 6d level to produce actinium, the filling the 5f level Th through Lr, before adding a second 6 d electron.  This second set are called the actinides because they share an actinium-like structure.

What is the significance of the keystone state charm and the charm bracelet itself in the " The Lovely Bones?"

Like the keystone state charm, Susie is the keystone of the family and when she is murdered her family starts falling apart. Jack retreats into his study and obsesses with finding out who killed Susie, Abigail eventually runs away from her family and her grief and Lindsey feels like she has been abandoned.

The charm bracelet represents the charmed life that the Salmon family had led up until this point. They live in a suburb and in a time when murders and rapes did not occur. When Susie, and therefore the charm bracelet, go missing they realise in a violent and sudden manner that this charmed life is a facade. Faced with the tragic death of Susie the family starts to self destruct.

What is a clear definition of the Korean War?

Korean War refers primarily to war between North Korea and
south Korea that began on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953. This is the first
war in which United Nations Played a Military Role. On behalf of UN 16 countries sent
their troops to fight on in this war in support of South Korea, and 41 countries sent
military equipment, food and other supplies.

However, USSR
supported North Korea by supplying them military equipment. China fought this war on the
side of North Korea.

The primary causes of the Korean war
was the division of Korea in North and South, after World War II. The North Korea was
occupied and controlled by USSR while South Korea was controlled by USA. This division
of the country came in way of forming a unified government for the whole country.
Instead separate governments in each part were formed that claimed control over the
entire country. This resulted in war between the two
side.

The Korean war ended with the signing of an armistice
between the two sides. However till date there is no permanent peace agreement between
them.

What is a clear definition of the Korean War?

Korean War refers primarily to war between North Korea and south Korea that began on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953. This is the first war in which United Nations Played a Military Role. On behalf of UN 16 countries sent their troops to fight on in this war in support of South Korea, and 41 countries sent military equipment, food and other supplies.

However, USSR supported North Korea by supplying them military equipment. China fought this war on the side of North Korea.

The primary causes of the Korean war was the division of Korea in North and South, after World War II. The North Korea was occupied and controlled by USSR while South Korea was controlled by USA. This division of the country came in way of forming a unified government for the whole country. Instead separate governments in each part were formed that claimed control over the entire country. This resulted in war between the two side.

The Korean war ended with the signing of an armistice between the two sides. However till date there is no permanent peace agreement between them.

What supernatural and resurrection elements are there in the epic story "Beowulf"?Anything that can be found in the battle of Grendel, Beowulf's...

The entire story of Beowulf is full of supernatural events. However, most of these events are pagan in nature and Biblical events alluded to in the poem are all from the Old Testament. Therefore, there is no real resurrection in Beowulf. The only thing "reborn"or resurrected is a building, Herot. However, some have suggested that in Beowulf's fight with Grendal's mother, the fact that he has to go deep into the sea and then re-emerges victorious suggests some kind of resurrection or baptism.

The supernatural elements are the major reasons for the events of the story.Tthe three monsters, Grendal , his mother, and the third monster who appears at the end of the story set up all the action for Beowulf. In addition, during the battle with Grendal's mother, Beowulf spies a sword blessed with the magic of giants and this helps him kill her. Finally, a fire breathing dragon who is aroused by a slave who takes part of its treasure, leads to the last heroic battle and death of both the dragon and Beowulf.

When and why did Shakespeare become a playwright?

The simple answer to this question is that we do not know. William Shakespeare did not write any sort of autobiography in which he explained his reasons for writing plays. Although we do know the dates of the first productions of his plays, that is not the same as dates of composition; he could have written the plays months or years before they were actually produced. 

What we do know is that he started his theatrical career as an actor in The Chamberlain's Men. He could have initially written plays to create better roles for himself or because he saw writing them as a way to earn more money. Possibly, though, he just enjoyed writing plays. His career combined writing plays and managing a company of actors, and so his later works may have been written to provide unique material for his company.

For dates, we know that the three parts of Henry VI were first performed over the years 1590-1592, and Richard III and Comedy of Errors in the 1592-1593 theatrical season. The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Taming of the Shrew may have been written slightly earlier (1589-1590) but the evidence is somewhat speculative.

What is the point of view of William Shakespeare's "All the World's a Stage"?

Modern behavioral scientists will tell you that, although
we assume that people go about their lives taking second by second decisions they
are usually following a pattern based on the "role" they are performing, it's as if they
are following a script they have memorised.

Problems arrise
when they encounter an unexpected situation  which their "role" cannot accommodate. As
an example, consider a person doing their weekly shopping at a supermarket and the fire
alarm sounds. They find it very hard to give up the role of being a shopper and take on
the role of saving their own life and sometimes leave it to
late. 

People who have learned a role which involves
reacting to emergencies, such as a casualty ward nurse or a police officer, react well
to such situations because they are like an actor with two characters to play and are
able to "switch roles" quickly. On the other hand the reaction of most shoppers to a
fire alarm is to carry on being a shopper for a considerable time.  Many people die in
fires because the instinct to continue acting out their role does not allow them to
react quickly enough to the new situation and unfortunatelty some of them die because of
it.

If, for example, an accountant in a factory is given
training as a fire warden, he will quickly change roles if an alarm sounds. If other
employees are asked to particupate in fire "drills" they too will develop the capacity
to change rolls in the event of a fire.  This is not something that people do naturally,
they have to be taught it just like an actor has to learn a new
script.

Shakespear understood that people act out their
lives in a series of roles rather than making decisions about what to do on a second by
second basis. He also added over one hundred new words to
the English language.Quite a clever fellow!