Are there any conflicts in The Scarlet Pimpernel other than the Scarlet Pimpernel and France and his wife? How are they resolved?

This exciting books is filled with conflicts between characters and caused by tense situations.  The most obvious one that I can think of is the conflict that exists between Marguerite and the conniving Chauvelin, who manipulates her into agreeing to betray the Scarlet Pimpernel in order to save her brother's life.  She is completely conflicted about her role in this betrayal, and goes back and forth on whether or not she will follow through.  At the party where she is supposed to find the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel and reveal it to Chauvelin, it ends up being that she doesn't have to; he never shows.  But, their conflict does not end.  He wants her to continue to try; he continues to dangle her brother's safety over her head.  In the end, the conflict is resolved as the Pimpernel, and her brother, end up safe.

Another conflict exists between Marguerite and the escaped French aristocrat, the Comtesse de Tournay, who has taken refuge in England.  The Comtesse detests Marguerite for her supposed role in the betrayal of another royal family; when these two ladies chance across each other at an inn, the Comtesse refuses to speak to Marguerite, and forbids her daughter, Suzanne from speaking to her either.  That conflict never really resolves itself, but Suzanne is helped by Marguerite as Marguerite helps Lord Tony, Suzanne's crush.

So it is not only England and France that have the conflict in the novel, or husband and wife.  There are conflicts between many other characters, which makes the read that much more engaging and entertaining. I hope that helped; good luck!

Compare "To His Coy Mistress" and "The Passionate Shepard to His Love." Does Marvell's poem make more explicit something that Marlowe expresses,...

Marlowe's poem is an idealized version of domesticity.  He is using the beauty of nature to encourage a young woman to live with him and to be his lover.  By using nature, Marlowe is asserting that this action is a natural thing, and is glorifying the sexual relationship as he glorifies the season and the natural surroundings.  Marlowe is offering a relationship to this woman, and encouraging her in the language of romance.  Although the promises being made and the pleasures being mentioned are sexual in nature, he is suggesting a real relationship.

Marvell isn't concerned with a relationship.  Marvell is concerned with time.  He is interested in the pleasure alone, and is suggesting to his mistress that life is too short to wait for a relationship to lead them to that inevitable coupling.  He thinks that, because the two are growing old, they must make "sport... while we may."  Marvell makes no promises to the woman, as Marlowe does, and is much more specific about what it is that he wants.

So to answer your question - yes, Marvell is more explicit in what he wants, and while Marlowe uses hyperbole to accentuate the beauty of the relationship, Marvell uses it for the purpose of persuasion only, and not for a relationship, but just for sex.

How is Victor Frankenstein intelligent, and what are some of his character traits?

In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein
is a scientific genius.  He masters the natural science of biology, anatomy, galvanism,
alchemy, electromagnetism, and natural philosophy.  He does what his professors only
dreamed of.

But, like many geniuses, he is a rogue; he has
no community.  His genius is the kind that is dangerous, rebellious, reckless, without
standards, or scientific ethics.  Victor suffers from hubris, extreme self-pride.  He
isolates himself from loved ones: friends, family, women, and
colleagues.

He is a kind of satanic
hero:

•“The Will become Satanic pride and
rebellious self-idolatry” •“to find in itself alone one absolute motive of action…”
•“outward Restlessness and whirling Activity; Violence with guile; Temerity and Cunning…
Interminableness of Object with perfect Indifference of Means.” •“COMMANDING GENIUS!” •
like Napoleon – “palliative admiration” •“Evil, be thou my
good!”

He is a kind of Byronic
hero:

•unusually handsome, or inextricably
attractive, often to both sexes •wounded or physically, disabled in some way •moody,
mysterious, and/or gloomy •passionate (both in terms of sexuality and deep emotions
generally) •remorse laden (for some unnamed sin, a hidden curse, or crime) •unrepentant
(despite remorse) •persecuted by fate •self-reliant (often rejecting people on both
physical and emotional levels) •is an admirable rebel (against convention, society,
religious doctrine) •has a distaste for society and social institutions •is isolated
(both physically and emotionally) from society (a wanderer, an exile) •is not impressed
by rank and privilege (though he may possess it) •is larger-than-life in his
ability--and his pride •suffers gloriously from titanic passions •tends to be
self-destructive

How is Victor Frankenstein intelligent, and what are some of his character traits?

In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein is a scientific genius.  He masters the natural science of biology, anatomy, galvanism, alchemy, electromagnetism, and natural philosophy.  He does what his professors only dreamed of.

But, like many geniuses, he is a rogue; he has no community.  His genius is the kind that is dangerous, rebellious, reckless, without standards, or scientific ethics.  Victor suffers from hubris, extreme self-pride.  He isolates himself from loved ones: friends, family, women, and colleagues.

He is a kind of satanic hero:

•“The Will become Satanic pride and rebellious self-idolatry” •“to find in itself alone one absolute motive of action…” •“outward Restlessness and whirling Activity; Violence with guile; Temerity and Cunning… Interminableness of Object with perfect Indifference of Means.” •“COMMANDING GENIUS!” • like Napoleon – “palliative admiration” •“Evil, be thou my good!”

He is a kind of Byronic hero:

•unusually handsome, or inextricably attractive, often to both sexes •wounded or physically, disabled in some way •moody, mysterious, and/or gloomy •passionate (both in terms of sexuality and deep emotions generally) •remorse laden (for some unnamed sin, a hidden curse, or crime) •unrepentant (despite remorse) •persecuted by fate •self-reliant (often rejecting people on both physical and emotional levels) •is an admirable rebel (against convention, society, religious doctrine) •has a distaste for society and social institutions •is isolated (both physically and emotionally) from society (a wanderer, an exile) •is not impressed by rank and privilege (though he may possess it) •is larger-than-life in his ability--and his pride •suffers gloriously from titanic passions •tends to be self-destructive

What phrase does Gatsby repeatedly use to address Nick and others?

Two or three effects arise from Gatsby's use of the words,
"old sport," in The Great Gatsby." 

In addition to Gatsby possibly attempting to
appear British or high class, Gatsby also appears to use the phrase to endear himself to
others.  It is a phrase that Gatsby uses to show acceptance of others.  It shows he
accepts others.

At the same time, however, the words, "old
sport," probably reflect Gatsby's inneptness at social contact.  The words can be a bit
annoying.  He uses it for people that consider themselves his friends, but he also uses
it for people who do not consider themselves his friend--most notably, Tom, who throws
it back in his face.  It seems to be something Gatsby says that is awkward and overused,
and he uses it with mixed success.

Finally, the words
suggest a lack of sincerity on Gatsby's part.  And this perception of the words is
accurate.  When it comes to anyone accept Daisy, and possibly Nick, Gatsby is insincere
in his friendship.  He is obsessed and consumed by his illusion of Daisy and of their
relationship.  And he cares little for anything else.

What phrase does Gatsby repeatedly use to address Nick and others?

Two or three effects arise from Gatsby's use of the words, "old sport," in The Great Gatsby." 

In addition to Gatsby possibly attempting to appear British or high class, Gatsby also appears to use the phrase to endear himself to others.  It is a phrase that Gatsby uses to show acceptance of others.  It shows he accepts others.

At the same time, however, the words, "old sport," probably reflect Gatsby's inneptness at social contact.  The words can be a bit annoying.  He uses it for people that consider themselves his friends, but he also uses it for people who do not consider themselves his friend--most notably, Tom, who throws it back in his face.  It seems to be something Gatsby says that is awkward and overused, and he uses it with mixed success.

Finally, the words suggest a lack of sincerity on Gatsby's part.  And this perception of the words is accurate.  When it comes to anyone accept Daisy, and possibly Nick, Gatsby is insincere in his friendship.  He is obsessed and consumed by his illusion of Daisy and of their relationship.  And he cares little for anything else.

Whose idea is it for Ralph and Piggy to join the others? What two reasons does jack give for them to join him?

Piggy makes the suggestion, even though Ralph is thinking of it too.  The boys realize that the others have gone to join Jack, even if it is just for the meat.  It is Piggy, however, who offers

"P'raps we ought to go too. Ralph looked at him quickly and Piggy blushed.  I mean--to make sure nothing happens." (Golding)

Jack tells Ralph and Piggy that he will provide them with meat to eat and that his hunters will protect them from the beast. 

Jack makes a convincing argument since he is painted and garlanded like a god and sitting with hunks of meat around him.  His followers do as they are told, or he punishes them.  He demands obedience and gets it.  So his suggestion that his tribe can protect Piggy and Ralph has a ring of truth to it.  

How does freedom of speech relate to the novel "1984"?

Freedom of speech has everything to do with this novel.  Members of the Party do not have freedom of speech.  The Proles are the only ones in the novel who truly have freedom of speech as we know it...they speak their minds and sing joyously.  They have nothing of the "doublespeak" of the Party members since they are not subject to the fear of Big Brother. So, the upperclass in this novel have less freedom of speech and power than the upperclass of our modern society, whereas the lower or middle class in the novel are more powerful and have more freedom than in today's society.

In Act 1, what imagery does Iago use to describe Othello and Desdemona's elopement, and what conflict does that imagery develop?

In Othello, Iago very cleverly uses
much emotional imagery to evoke an emotional response from Desdemona's father Brabantio
regarding her elopement.   The images are as
follow:

• Thief and Crime
  Imagery:

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Awake! what, ho,
Brabantio! thieves! thieves!
thieves!
Look to your
house, your
daughter and your
bags!
Thieves!
thieves!

AND

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'Zounds, sir,
you're
robb'd

• Sexual,
  Religious, Animal, and Racial
  Imagery(combined):

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for
shame, put
on
your
gown;
Your heart is
burst, you have lost
half your soul;
Even now, now, very now,
an old black
ram
Is
topping your white ewe. Arise,
arise;
Awake the snorting citizens with the
bell,
Or else the
devil will make a
grandsire of
you:
Arise, I
say.

AND

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'Zounds, sir,
you are one of those that will
not
serve
God, if the devil bid you. Because we come
to
do you service and you think we are ruffians,
you'll
have your daughter
covered with a Barbary horse;
you'll have
your nephews neigh to you; you'll
have
coursers
for cousins and gennets for
germans.

This
last line translated is, "you'd have your daughter covered with a African horse; you'd
have your nephews neigh to you; you'd have chargers for cousins and small Spanish horses
for Germans."

In short, Iago synthesizes all the imagery
together (sexual, religious, animal, racial, criminal) to bombard Brabantio and inflame
his rage.  Iago wants Brabantio to start a fight with the Moor, to annul the marriage,
to prosecute and court- marshall him.  Iago knows that Brabantio is paranoid and racist
about his daughter seeing Othello, who is much older, black, and a former-Muslim.  Iago
plays upon the fears of the European male of the time: that a black man is a sexual
predator out to seduce and steal his white woman and that a black man is superior to a
white man in bed.

In Act 1, what imagery does Iago use to describe Othello and Desdemona's elopement, and what conflict does that imagery develop?

In Othello, Iago very cleverly uses much emotional imagery to evoke an emotional response from Desdemona's father Brabantio regarding her elopement.   The images are as follow:

• Thief and Crime Imagery:

Awake! what, ho, Brabantio! thieves! thieves! thieves!
Look to your house, your daughter and your bags!
Thieves! thieves!

AND

'Zounds, sir, you're robb'd

• Sexual, Religious, Animal, and Racial Imagery(combined):

for shame, put on
your gown;
Your heart is burst, you have lost half your soul;
Even now, now, very now, an old black ram
Is topping your white ewe. Arise, arise;
Awake the snorting citizens with the bell,
Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you:
Arise, I say.

AND

'Zounds, sir, you are one of those that will not
serve God, if the devil bid you. Because we come to
do you service and you think we are ruffians, you'll
have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse;
you'll have your nephews neigh to you; you'll have
coursers for cousins and gennets for germans.

This last line translated is, "you'd have your daughter covered with a African horse; you'd have your nephews neigh to you; you'd have chargers for cousins and small Spanish horses for Germans."

In short, Iago synthesizes all the imagery together (sexual, religious, animal, racial, criminal) to bombard Brabantio and inflame his rage.  Iago wants Brabantio to start a fight with the Moor, to annul the marriage, to prosecute and court- marshall him.  Iago knows that Brabantio is paranoid and racist about his daughter seeing Othello, who is much older, black, and a former-Muslim.  Iago plays upon the fears of the European male of the time: that a black man is a sexual predator out to seduce and steal his white woman and that a black man is superior to a white man in bed.

In "King Lear," does Gloucester have the qualities that make a good father?

Gloucester confesses in the opening scene  that he is an adulterer, and that the result of his adultery is his illegitimate son Edmund. Gloucester ofcourse has a legitimate son Edgar who will legally inherit his title and his wealth.

Thus, Gloucester's dilemma is to be an impartial father to both his legitimate and illegitimate sons. Gloucester himself admits that initially he was embarrassed by  Edmund but now he has got accustomed to it. Gloucester accepts Edmund as his son grudgingly and reluctantly and complains that he had to bring him up at some expense and trouble - "hath been at my charge." He considers his birth  a mistake,"this knave came saucily into the/world before he was sent for." Finally. Gloucester adds insult to injury by saying that he was forced to "acknowledge" his "whoreson." No wonder Edmund decides to revenge his humiliation.

In the next scene, Edmund easily tricks  his father to believing that Edgar his legitimate son and legal heir is conspiring to kill him.  Gloucester certainly is hasty in judging Edgar to be an "unnatural, detested/brutish villain." It is plain that the so called written and "auricular assurance" that Emund offers to Gloucester as proof of Edgar's treachery have been  contrived. But Gloucester is easily fooled by Edmund because as Edmund  himself remarks scornfully, he is "a credulous father!"

Explain why Jess makes the wreath and what he does with it in "Bridge to Terabithia".

Jess makes the wreath to honor Leslie.  He takes it to the sacred grove, and leaves it there in her memory.

Jess's actions in relation to the wreath are significant for a number of reasons.  First of all, it shows that he has accepted and come to terms with Leslie's death.  Also, in taking the wreath to the sacred grove alone, Jess shows how he has grown.  Jess had always been somewhat afraid of venturing into the darkness of the grove, and in going there by himself he is facing his fears and conquering them.  He says the magic words to make Terabithia come alive without Leslie to support him, and in returning, he again conquers his fears to help his little sister, who is stuck in the middle of the creek, get back to the other side.  Jess had always thought that fear was a sign of weakness, but he now knows that it is a natural feeling that is common to all people.  Through the experiences he shared with Leslie at Terabithia, Jess has learned "to see beyond the shining world - huge and terrible and beautiful and very fragile", and found the courage to challenge the fears that come with living everyday, and, one by one, overcome them (Chapter 13).

How does Jane Eyre save Rochester's life?

At the end of the novel, Jane returns to Rochester. She is shocked at his appearance and finds that he has been left blind and one of his hands is amputated because he was severely injured trying to save Bertha Rochester during a fire. He now resides at Ferndean, about 30 miles away from the blackened ruins of Thornfield. Jane arrives, and, as they talk, Rochester "stretched his hand out to be lead, I took the dear hand. . .I served both for his prop and guide." Thus, Jane's return probably saves Rochester's life because he now has someone to support and even guide him. Eventually, she marries Rochester and they have a child. Even though she is considerably smaller than Rochester, they have become equals in strength of character and intellect.

In "Flowers for Algernon", what kind of test did Burt give Charlie? What was the result?

Burt gives Charlie two kinds of tests, The first is an ink-blot test where Charlie is asked what he sees and sometimes to make up a story about what he sees in a series of ink blots on a page. In the second test, Burt asks Charlies to draw his way out of a maze on a piece of paper while Algernon finds his way out of a real maze. At first, Charlie hates the test because Algernon always wins. However, after his operation, Charlie finally beats Algernon which shows he is becoming more and more intelligent. The operation seems to have been a success.

What are the differences between a dhow, a caravel, and a junk?

A dhow is a traditional sailing vessel used by Arab
countries.  It typically had one or more lateen sails.  "Lateen sails are triangular
sails set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft
direction."  These sailing vessels are still used today to carry cargo around coastal
areas.

A caravel is a sailing vessel utilized by the
Portuguese to carry cargo.  It typically had two or three lateen sails (which are
mentioned above).  They were agile and easy to navigate.  They were used for oceanic
exploration.

A junk is a traditional Chinese sailing
vessel.  It was utilized to sail the oceans and for distance. It's sails have rigid
members that span the width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the
mast.

What are the differences between a dhow, a caravel, and a junk?

A dhow is a traditional sailing vessel used by Arab countries.  It typically had one or more lateen sails.  "Lateen sails are triangular sails set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction."  These sailing vessels are still used today to carry cargo around coastal areas.

A caravel is a sailing vessel utilized by the Portuguese to carry cargo.  It typically had two or three lateen sails (which are mentioned above).  They were agile and easy to navigate.  They were used for oceanic exploration.

A junk is a traditional Chinese sailing vessel.  It was utilized to sail the oceans and for distance. It's sails have rigid members that span the width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast.

children watch to much television ? in essay form or points

Too much television can certainly be harmful to a child's
intellectual development.

Before a child enters school it
recommended that they watch no more than 1-2 hours of television a day. Watching too
much television takes away from parental interaction, exploring, playing, and learning
how to socialize.

When children reach school age too much
television interferes with homework, reading, and spending time with the family. They
are also getting less physical activity which can lead to
obesity.

There are positive aspects about television such
as nature and wildlife programs and current events.

One of
the biggest problems with television is violence. If children watch too much television
it can teach aggressive behavior in addition to things such as smoking, drinking,
etc.

The important thing to remember is that television
needs to be monitored both for time spent watching it and
content.

children watch to much television ? in essay form or points

Too much television can certainly be harmful to a child's intellectual development.

Before a child enters school it recommended that they watch no more than 1-2 hours of television a day. Watching too much television takes away from parental interaction, exploring, playing, and learning how to socialize.

When children reach school age too much television interferes with homework, reading, and spending time with the family. They are also getting less physical activity which can lead to obesity.

There are positive aspects about television such as nature and wildlife programs and current events.

One of the biggest problems with television is violence. If children watch too much television it can teach aggressive behavior in addition to things such as smoking, drinking, etc.

The important thing to remember is that television needs to be monitored both for time spent watching it and content.

Huck describes himself as “ignorant,” “low-down," and "ornery.” What factors contribute to his low self-esteem?

Huck has led a pretty tough life.  He is considered an orphan because his drunken father, Pap, doesn’t take care of him on a regular basis and because his mother is dead. Huck sleeps in a hogshead (a large barrel) and runs off to the woods for hunting and fishing. He is, in essence, homeless. Huck is also uneducated and doesn’t go to school or do anything considered “civilized” (Huck spells it “sivilized") by society.   When the Widow Douglas takes him in and tries to make him wear “scratchy” clothes and go to school and church, Huck is so ornery that he runs away and “lights out” for the woods. 

Huck thinks he is ignorant and low-down because society tells him he is.  Because Huck doesn’t live by the same rules of society, he considers himself an outcast.  Huck is even ready to break the law (The Fugitive Slave Act) and not turn Jim in. In Huck’s mind that act makes him unfit for society, and he guesses he will “go to hell then.”  It’s the old idea that if someone tells you something enough times, you begin to believe it.  Huck believes these things in himself because of his background and because he doesn’t agree with the values and beliefs of society.

However, as readers, we know that Huck is not “low down” or “ornery” but is simply being an individual who doesn’t play by the rules of society.  We know that many of the decisions he makes go against society’s conventions, but we know he is right to do them.  Not turning Jim in and telling on the King and the Duke are just a few incidents where Huck shows that he is just the opposite. He is a good, innocent boy trying to find his way in a society that discredits his worth.

In "My Antonia", why does Mr. Shimerda feel the need to take his own life? In what ways was he humiliated and devastated by the new life he had...

As the narrator, Jim Burden, so acutely observes, "it was homesickness that killed Mr. Shimerda" (Chapter XIV).  In the old country, Mr. Shimerda was a weaver and a musician. He was happy in Bohemia, and emigrated to America with his family at the insistence of his wife, a much younger woman who believed that the opportunities for her children, and especially her son Ambrosch, would be much greater in America.  Mr. Shimerda was old and frail when he left his homeland, knew nothing about farming, and could not adjust to the rigors of pioneer life.  Because the family spoke no English, they were dependent on a unscrupulous countryman, Kajiek, in the new land.  Cheated out of the bulk of their money by Krajiek, the Shimerdas were essentially living in a cave when Jim met them, and Mr. Shimerda was powerless to improve their situation.

Jim relates that the deaths of two of the unhappy gentleman's friends from Bohemia, Peter and Pavel, "had a depressing effect upon old Mr. Shimerda" (Chapter VII).  While his family worked tirelessly in the fields and gradually adjusted to life on the Nebraska plains, Mr. Shimerda became more and more like a shadow.  He existed on the periphery of life, in a world in which he was completely out of his element.  Jim observes simply that, in the end, Mr. Shimerda killed himself because "he had...been so unhappy that he could not live any longer" (Chapter XIV).

How has a centrally planned economy affected the people of the Soviet Union? How has it affected their quality of life?

The government took complete control of the Soviet Union's economy. A new government department was set up to set targets in each industry, like what production each industry was supposed to reach. If it had been reached, there would be rewards given to the workers for their contribution, earning a higher salary. If it was not up-to-standard, they were punished or sacked from their jobs. This really limit work productivity as they are forced to follow targets, limiting their creativity, listening to the government's beck-and-call.

Also, farms were collectivized. Farmers were given bigger plots of land and also newer farming machinery, instead of the old tractors. But, some peasants resisted this farming policy as they did not want to abandon their traditional  way of life and also experience in the WWI that it brought about food shortages. So, it led to conflict and so led to prolonged famine as lesser crops were produced. The quality of life was affected at this moment.

Compare Browning's "My Last Duchess" and Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

Browning's "My Last Duchess" and Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" are similar in both presenting unmarried, middle-aged men suffering from insecurity as they explain their actions to a third party. However, they differ greatly elsewhere.

The narrator of Browning's poem is an aristocrat with "a nine hundred year old name," arrogant and haughty. His insecurity shows in his loquacity. At first, he seems merely prissy and insufferable. Later, as it becomes clear that he has had his former wife executed for real or imagined flirting of the most harmless nature ("then all smiles stopped together"), he becomes a textbook example of what has been called "the banality of evil," with his offhand admission followed quickly by talk of another marriage.

The narrator of "Prufrock" lives at a middle level and has wasted much of his life in pointless socializing, "measured out my life with coffee spoons." Instead of evil potency, he admits "am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be.... almost, at times, the Fool." He can catch a glimpse of ideals, "have seen them riding on the waves," but this only accentuates his feelings of uselessness.

The shared theme would seem to be the need for both self-awareness and action. The duke, who can act, is sunk in a lethal and banal shallowness; Prufrock, who is capable of sustained reflection, is paralyzed when it comes to action.

What might be a good thesis statement for Krik? Krak! "Caroline's Wedding"?What was Danticat's purpose in presenting Hatians and Haiti as she did?

Critics explain Danticat's explorations in "Caroline's
Wedding" as a look into the integration of ancient Haitian ways with modern ways of
American society. She does this by contrasting Caroline's courtship and upcoming
marriage to Ma's memories of her Haitian courtship and, later, her reluctant confessions
about her marriage. With Grace acting the role of mediator of the two points of
view--Haitian and Western-American--Danticat blends the two cultural realities,
highlighting the strong and weak of each until Ma and Caroline develop a genuine
comprehension of each other's sense of perception.

A
possible thesis addressing Danticat's purpose in presenting the culture of Haiti in the
way she does might focus on Danticat's personal perception that individual perception
isn't adequate or sufficient enough to serve as a lens through which to understand the
truth about major events and milestones of life. In other words, varying perceptions
need to be blended to build a multifaceted perception of life's moments of
importance.

What might be a good thesis statement for Krik? Krak! "Caroline's Wedding"?What was Danticat's purpose in presenting Hatians and Haiti as she did?

Critics explain Danticat's explorations in "Caroline's Wedding" as a look into the integration of ancient Haitian ways with modern ways of American society. She does this by contrasting Caroline's courtship and upcoming marriage to Ma's memories of her Haitian courtship and, later, her reluctant confessions about her marriage. With Grace acting the role of mediator of the two points of view--Haitian and Western-American--Danticat blends the two cultural realities, highlighting the strong and weak of each until Ma and Caroline develop a genuine comprehension of each other's sense of perception.

A possible thesis addressing Danticat's purpose in presenting the culture of Haiti in the way she does might focus on Danticat's personal perception that individual perception isn't adequate or sufficient enough to serve as a lens through which to understand the truth about major events and milestones of life. In other words, varying perceptions need to be blended to build a multifaceted perception of life's moments of importance.

How does setting contribute to the story?

Place and story are closely integrated in "Araby." The
alleyway, the busy commercial street, the open door of Mangan’s house, the room in back
where the priest died, the way to school—all are parts of the locations that shape the
life and consciousness of the narrator. Before the narrator goes to Araby, it is his
thoughts about this exotic, mysterious location that crystallize for him his adoration
of Mangan’s sister, who is somehow locked into an "Eastern enchantment" (paragraph 12)
of devotion and unfulfilled love. At the story’s end the lights are out, the place is
closing down, and the narrator recognizes Araby as a symbol of his own lack of reality
and unreachable hopes. Seemingly, all his aims are dashed by his adolescent lack of
power and by the drunken and passive-aggressive uncle.

How does setting contribute to the story?

Place and story are closely integrated in "Araby." The alleyway, the busy commercial street, the open door of Mangan’s house, the room in back where the priest died, the way to school—all are parts of the locations that shape the life and consciousness of the narrator. Before the narrator goes to Araby, it is his thoughts about this exotic, mysterious location that crystallize for him his adoration of Mangan’s sister, who is somehow locked into an "Eastern enchantment" (paragraph 12) of devotion and unfulfilled love. At the story’s end the lights are out, the place is closing down, and the narrator recognizes Araby as a symbol of his own lack of reality and unreachable hopes. Seemingly, all his aims are dashed by his adolescent lack of power and by the drunken and passive-aggressive uncle.

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies: Why are the following considered symbols: conch, Piggy, Jack, the island? Explain.

William Golding's novel, Lord of the
Flies, has been approached critically in differing ways.  One such way is the
psychoanalytical approach, particularly that of Sigmund Freud. According to Freud, gods
and devils are basically human processes projected onto the human world.  Thus,
according to critic Claire Rosenfield, Ralph represents a projection of man's good
impulses, from which people derive authority figures, and Jack, on the contrary,
represents the evil, instinctual forces of the
unconscious.

Working with this dichotomy, Piggy, who is
associated with Ralph represents the rational side of man, the mature man of society who
has an acceptance of rules and order.  As such, he looks older with his thinning hair,
myopic eyes that need glasses, and heavy body.  It is Piggy who suggests using the conch
to call the boys to order when they need to meet and discuss important
issues: 

How
can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act
proper? 

The conch is much
like the gavel that is used by judges who call the court to order.  Near the end of
Golding's narrative, the conch crashes against the rock, "that token of preposterous
time," symbolizing the end of an societal order on the island.  Also, according to
Rosenfield, Piggy, a father figure, is also a symbol of the degeneration of boys from
adults to animalistic savages when he, too, is dashed against the large, sharp rocks and
the conch

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exploded into a thousand white fragments and
ceased to exist....Piggy fell forty feet....Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow
sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock; and when it went, sucking back
again, the body of Piggy was
gone.

Because Golding based
his narrative upon the Victorian novel, Coral Island, in which boys
were stranded on an island, but were able to fight the natives there and be victorious
over savagery, the island is used in Lord of the Flies without any
natives to represent a type of Garden of Eden so that Golding can demonstrate that man,
on his own, releases his savage impulses when the controls of society are not present;
and, these savage impulses symbolized in the character of Jack, and his sadistic
counterpart, Roger, "who carried death in his hands."

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies: Why are the following considered symbols: conch, Piggy, Jack, the island? Explain.

William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, has been approached critically in differing ways.  One such way is the psychoanalytical approach, particularly that of Sigmund Freud. According to Freud, gods and devils are basically human processes projected onto the human world.  Thus, according to critic Claire Rosenfield, Ralph represents a projection of man's good impulses, from which people derive authority figures, and Jack, on the contrary, represents the evil, instinctual forces of the unconscious.

Working with this dichotomy, Piggy, who is associated with Ralph represents the rational side of man, the mature man of society who has an acceptance of rules and order.  As such, he looks older with his thinning hair, myopic eyes that need glasses, and heavy body.  It is Piggy who suggests using the conch to call the boys to order when they need to meet and discuss important issues: 

How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper? 

The conch is much like the gavel that is used by judges who call the court to order.  Near the end of Golding's narrative, the conch crashes against the rock, "that token of preposterous time," symbolizing the end of an societal order on the island.  Also, according to Rosenfield, Piggy, a father figure, is also a symbol of the degeneration of boys from adults to animalistic savages when he, too, is dashed against the large, sharp rocks and the conch

exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist....Piggy fell forty feet....Then the sea breathed again in a long, slow sigh, the water boiled white and pink over the rock; and when it went, sucking back again, the body of Piggy was gone.

Because Golding based his narrative upon the Victorian novel, Coral Island, in which boys were stranded on an island, but were able to fight the natives there and be victorious over savagery, the island is used in Lord of the Flies without any natives to represent a type of Garden of Eden so that Golding can demonstrate that man, on his own, releases his savage impulses when the controls of society are not present; and, these savage impulses symbolized in the character of Jack, and his sadistic counterpart, Roger, "who carried death in his hands."

How can I start writing my compare and contrast essay between me and someone else (character)?

If I understand your question correctly, you are to write a comparison/contrast essay on a character from literature and yourself. 

Have you compiled your list of similarities and differences in your prewriting stage? Look at these and decide what commonalities you share with the character while yet differing.

Begin with some opening remarks of your own such as How often real people seem to have stepped from a novel's page,or a quote from the literary work that applies or another relative quote from an author, philosopher, etc.  Then, write a focused statement about your topic, your thesis statement.  This thesis should contain 3 main aspects of character that you are going to compare/contrast.

Be sure to make comparisons and contrasts between both persons as you write.  (Do not write about one at a time.)

Here's an example of an opener: Joseph Conrad wrote a short story entitled, "The Secret Sharer" about a man's alter-ego.  Now, it seems that I have found my "secret sharer."  For, while I have always complimented myself on my individuality, after reading _______, I find that while I differ somewhat from _____(the character), he/she and I share some striking similarities.

Why are Scout and Jem disappointed and ashamed when they compare Atticus to other fathers? What does Atticus do that makes them feel proud?

     In Jem and Scout's eyes Atticus, who was almost fifty, was old and "feeble." He tells Jem that he is too old to play football with him. Atticus wears glasses and is in fact, almost blind in his left eye.  Atticus works in an office and does not, in Scout's view, "do anything." He does not participate in the same activities as the other fathers. He does not hunt, play poker, fish, drink or smoke. His favorite pasttime is reading. As well, Atticus does not reveal to Scout and Jem the talents he has or the reputations he has earned over the course of his life. They do not know, for instance, that Atticus is known as the best checker player on the landing, that he is well-versed on the harmonica, or most importantly, he is an expert rifleman. Jem and Scout begin to see Atticus in a new light when he is asked by the sheriff to shoot a rabid dog and his talent for shooting is revealed to them. Jem and Scout are amazed that their father, "One Shot Finch," is so talented.

What are some effects Jamie had on Landon in "A Walk To Remember"?In the book Landon is completely transformed through his relationship with...

To put it simply, Landon was a huge punk before he met
Jamie.  He was concerned mainly with cheap and easy thrills and being popular, things
that came easily to him because he was talented and smart and good
looking.

Through his relationship with Jamie, he learned to
appreciate much bigger things and much smaller ones.  Things like really caring for
people and thinking about how one's actions affect other people and in many ways how to
be a good person.  Jamie has completely changed Landon's outlook on life and on what is
important, as evidenced by the fact that he would marry her knowing she hasn't very long
to live.

What are some effects Jamie had on Landon in "A Walk To Remember"?In the book Landon is completely transformed through his relationship with...

To put it simply, Landon was a huge punk before he met Jamie.  He was concerned mainly with cheap and easy thrills and being popular, things that came easily to him because he was talented and smart and good looking.

Through his relationship with Jamie, he learned to appreciate much bigger things and much smaller ones.  Things like really caring for people and thinking about how one's actions affect other people and in many ways how to be a good person.  Jamie has completely changed Landon's outlook on life and on what is important, as evidenced by the fact that he would marry her knowing she hasn't very long to live.

Can you provide a brief description of "In Cold Blood"?

At the heart of the novel is Capote's question about himself.  He writes much of his material of the two killers about Perry Smith while maintaining Perry's sensibilities.  Capote archives the sordid details of Perry's childhood and family background; it is loathsome and painful--pure pathos in some respects.  However, he then contrasts the portrayal of an irreparably broken young man with the carnival crowd seeking justice. 

Capote makes far less of a case for Dick Hickock who was raised by two doting, questionably over-indulgent, parents who saw their son as a goldenboy with a favorable reputation in high school as an all-American athlete.  His childhood and family background were fairly average with some exceptions.  However, Capote makes no excuses for Dick's anti-social behaviors, amongst them being a pedophile.

Again, the question arises about the crowd and the accused.  They were equally cold-blooded.  The trial was rife with corruption.  The jury, the judge, the attorneys, the venue, all acquaintances of the deceased.  An old law that predated the colonies excised any mental health professionals from testifying on behalf of the accused.  Capote notes that Smith is a writer, a gifted artist, an intellectual snob.  These are the very same descriptors used by New York socialites to portray Capote himself. 

(sinx-xcosx)/(xsinx+cosx)

(sinx-xcosx)/(xsinx+cosx)
.

No specific question as to what is to be done with the
above ratio.

To find the value of the expression as a
ratio, we need to put x=some angle and evaluate the
ratio.

The expression is already in a form and does not
require any simplification.

The limit of the expression at
pi/2 is 2/pi

The limit of the expression when x=0, is zero
clearly.

You can ask for any further help related with
this.

(sinx-xcosx)/(xsinx+cosx)

(sinx-xcosx)/(xsinx+cosx) .

No specific question as to what is to be done with the above ratio.

To find the value of the expression as a ratio, we need to put x=some angle and evaluate the ratio.

The expression is already in a form and does not require any simplification.

The limit of the expression at pi/2 is 2/pi

The limit of the expression when x=0, is zero clearly.

You can ask for any further help related with this.

What means "Separation" and refers to the division of India in 1947 into 2 countries, India and east and west Pakistan?

Partition is the experience being described.  I would say
that one of the best works to actually read on this topic would be Salman Rushdie's
"Midnight's Children," which recounts the challenges in Partition.  Essentially, when
the British began to realize that their hold on India was slipping, it was involved in a
problem.  After occupying the nation for so long, it had done a good job in repressing
the individual identities and cultural heterogeneity that had defined the people of the
Indian subcontinent.  They realized that the could not simply "leave" and expect "India"
to the be the same nation that they had governed for so long.  At the same time, Indian
politicians began to recognize that as the British left, a void of leadership was
created into which they could easily enter.  The politics of declaring and fighting for
independence for India became vastly different in ruling and controlling it.  In the
end, typical political horse trading ended up creating a Muslim majority in Pakistan and
Bangladesh with the predominant Hindu majority in the new India.  Certainly, as this
solution might have been presented in a simple manner, it was far from simple as the
exact social reality of Partition took a great toll on the new nations being
formed.

What means "Separation" and refers to the division of India in 1947 into 2 countries, India and east and west Pakistan?

Partition is the experience being described.  I would say that one of the best works to actually read on this topic would be Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children," which recounts the challenges in Partition.  Essentially, when the British began to realize that their hold on India was slipping, it was involved in a problem.  After occupying the nation for so long, it had done a good job in repressing the individual identities and cultural heterogeneity that had defined the people of the Indian subcontinent.  They realized that the could not simply "leave" and expect "India" to the be the same nation that they had governed for so long.  At the same time, Indian politicians began to recognize that as the British left, a void of leadership was created into which they could easily enter.  The politics of declaring and fighting for independence for India became vastly different in ruling and controlling it.  In the end, typical political horse trading ended up creating a Muslim majority in Pakistan and Bangladesh with the predominant Hindu majority in the new India.  Certainly, as this solution might have been presented in a simple manner, it was far from simple as the exact social reality of Partition took a great toll on the new nations being formed.

What were the major social and political events in 1981?

The sworing in of Ronald Reagan as 40th President of the United States, succeeding Jimmy Carter was the important mark on US history, as this guy brought about famous reforms, and also have a famous media and acting career in the film industry. When he was first elected as President and giving hid inaugural speech (like what most of them do), one amazing event occurred, and that was the release of 52 US hostages from Iran, held there for an amazing 444 days. What a impact the President made in his debut term as President.

Next, also regarding Ronald Reagan was the failed assassination attempt against him. What so significant about this assassination was that it was not done by any terrorist or by any political motives, but it was committed by a gunman, John Hinckley, outside of the Hilton Washington hotel. He wanted to kill the President, not because he hated his guts or wanted to destroy America (like what extremists would do to promote jihad), but he wanted to impress actress Jodie Foster, whom he had a crush on. Luckily, it missed Regan's heart by an inch and just pierced his chest, so not much blood loss. If it had hit, it would have been fatal.

Other than Ronald Reagan ascendancy as President, other events like the Bihar train disaster and also the launching of MTV in television, which proved to be a big hit among the youth. Thee are many events that made 1981 a memorable year, but it is too many to tell, but the most significant one of it all was Ronald Reagan being the President of US. I think he was the first to be an actor and also a President in his life.

Isolation can be frightening because it can distort one's sense of reality and potentially lead to devastation. How does this theme apply to the...

Beyond Harrison's personal isolation, the ordinary members
of society were isolated (via governmental techniques of physical, mental, and aesthetic
equalizers) from any sense of humanity.  By creating a nation in which all people were
equal--and, thus, "ordinary"--the government eradicated any sense of individualism.  The
government did this because they believed that differences between people would cause
society to become disjointed and unmanageable.  Out of this fear, the government
attempted to rid itself of such isolation (as mentioned above, through equalizing all
citizens).  This method backfired, however, as it created a civilization that was
completely stagnant.  Without individualism, the society lacked the ability to progress
and evolve; it became a mere illusion of utopia (hence, the distorted sense of reality)
at a stand still.  Devastation inevitably arrived with the revolt led by Harrison and
his consequent murder by Diana Moon Glampers.

Isolation can be frightening because it can distort one's sense of reality and potentially lead to devastation. How does this theme apply to the...

Beyond Harrison's personal isolation, the ordinary members of society were isolated (via governmental techniques of physical, mental, and aesthetic equalizers) from any sense of humanity.  By creating a nation in which all people were equal--and, thus, "ordinary"--the government eradicated any sense of individualism.  The government did this because they believed that differences between people would cause society to become disjointed and unmanageable.  Out of this fear, the government attempted to rid itself of such isolation (as mentioned above, through equalizing all citizens).  This method backfired, however, as it created a civilization that was completely stagnant.  Without individualism, the society lacked the ability to progress and evolve; it became a mere illusion of utopia (hence, the distorted sense of reality) at a stand still.  Devastation inevitably arrived with the revolt led by Harrison and his consequent murder by Diana Moon Glampers.

What is the lesson in the short story "The Doll's House"?

The theme of this story revolves around class distinctions and discrimination.  Society is obsessed with appearance, and this plays into class separations.  The rich are respected not because the are "better" people, but because the appear "better" - nicer clothes, fancier housing, etc.  This focus on appearance is symbolized in the doll's house the girls receive.  It is a perfect imitation of a rich home, and earns the girls the respect of their classmates, as if they actually did own a rich home. 

However, this appearance of respectability is often false.  Two girls are consistently withheld from visiting the doll house.  The Kelvey girls come from a poor household.  Add to this that their father is in prison.  The appearance is that they are "less" than everyone else, and so they are prevented from visiting the doll house.  However, Kezia realizes how unfair this is, and tries to obtain permission for the Kelvey's to come to the house.  Unfortunately, her "respected" family refuses to allow such "dangerous" little girls to come to the home.  The discrimination first shown by the older Burnells and then by the classmates of the Kelveys demonstrates the unfairness in social class structure.

How to find the intersection of the line y=x+3 with the ellipse (x^2/9) + (y^2/4)=1?

We know that the intersection of the graphs consists of
the common points of the graphs, these common points being found by solving the
equations of the graphs, simultaneously.

In our case, we'll
substitute in the equation of the ellipse, the unknown y, by the expression from the
equation of the line.

(x^2/9) +
[(x+3)^2/4]=1

The common denominator of the 2 ratios is 36,
so we'll multiply the first ratio by 4 and the second, by
9.

4x^2 + 9(x+3)^2=36

4x^2 +
9x^2 + 54x + 81 - 36 = 0

13x^2 + 54x + 45 =
0

Now we'll use the formula of the quadratic equations for
finding the solutions.

x1 = [-54+sqrt(54^2 -
4*13*45)]/2*13

x1 = (-54 + sqrt(2916 -
2340))/26

x1 = (-54 +
sqrt(576))/26

x1 =
(-54+24)/26

x1 = -30/26

x1 =
-15/13, so y1 = x1+3 = -15/13 + 3 = 24/13

x2 =
(-54-24)/26

x2 = -78/26

x2 =
-3, so y2 = -3+3=0

So, the intersection points
are:

(-15/13, 24/13) and  (-3,0)

How to find the intersection of the line y=x+3 with the ellipse (x^2/9) + (y^2/4)=1?

We know that the intersection of the graphs consists of the common points of the graphs, these common points being found by solving the equations of the graphs, simultaneously.

In our case, we'll substitute in the equation of the ellipse, the unknown y, by the expression from the equation of the line.

(x^2/9) + [(x+3)^2/4]=1

The common denominator of the 2 ratios is 36, so we'll multiply the first ratio by 4 and the second, by 9.

4x^2 + 9(x+3)^2=36

4x^2 + 9x^2 + 54x + 81 - 36 = 0

13x^2 + 54x + 45 = 0

Now we'll use the formula of the quadratic equations for finding the solutions.

x1 = [-54+sqrt(54^2 - 4*13*45)]/2*13

x1 = (-54 + sqrt(2916 - 2340))/26

x1 = (-54 + sqrt(576))/26

x1 = (-54+24)/26

x1 = -30/26

x1 = -15/13, so y1 = x1+3 = -15/13 + 3 = 24/13

x2 = (-54-24)/26

x2 = -78/26

x2 = -3, so y2 = -3+3=0

So, the intersection points are:

(-15/13, 24/13) and  (-3,0)

How is the culture of the era in which it was written represented in the story, "The Epic of Gilgamesh"?

The Epic of Gilgamesh was written ca. 2000 BCE about a Babylonian king who lived ca. 2700 BCE. The most basic evidence for its antiquity is the fact that the story was discovered during an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Uruk in what is now Iraq. The story was "written" on clay tablets in cuneiform. The story is sold old that Gilgamesh as a character predates the Greek gods.

One aspect of the epic that sets it in ancient Babylon is the people's polytheism; in fact, Gilgamesh himself is said to be partly divine.

Gilgamesh's divine nature adds to another element of ancient stories: A superhuman who is so powerful that the gods must make a creature to try to destroy him. In this story, the gods create and send Enkidu against Gilgamesh.

Another element that sets the epic in ancient times is the story of the flood. Many biblical scholars today believe that the Old Testament story of Noah's flood is actually based on the Epic of Gilgamesh. The Israelites had been conquered and taken into captivity by the Babylonians, and so they would have come to know the Babylonians myths and later generations would adapt them as their own (I'm not sure it's not the other way around!).

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ONLY CHAPTER 5,Explain how Curley's wife could be considered a dreamer and loner?

Curley’s wife is a loner as she is the only woman on the
ranch. She does not have any one to confide in and has been misled in her past. She is
convinced that her mother stole her letter from the film producer, and is cruelly
deluded by the man at the dance hall with regard to her future in film. Whether she
truly believes she ‘could’a been in pitchers’, she is certainly aware that her life
could have been much better than it is, and reveals her true dislike for her husband.

Like Crooks, Curley’s wife finds Lennie fascinating as she
can reveal her innermost thoughts in his presence without being judged or
derided.

 Curley’s wife dreams as much about her past as
her future – she reflects nostalgically on the meeting with the ‘film producer’ and the
life that she could have had.

ONLY CHAPTER 5,Explain how Curley's wife could be considered a dreamer and loner?

Curley’s wife is a loner as she is the only woman on the ranch. She does not have any one to confide in and has been misled in her past. She is convinced that her mother stole her letter from the film producer, and is cruelly deluded by the man at the dance hall with regard to her future in film. Whether she truly believes she ‘could’a been in pitchers’, she is certainly aware that her life could have been much better than it is, and reveals her true dislike for her husband.

Like Crooks, Curley’s wife finds Lennie fascinating as she can reveal her innermost thoughts in his presence without being judged or derided.

 Curley’s wife dreams as much about her past as her future – she reflects nostalgically on the meeting with the ‘film producer’ and the life that she could have had.

Describe Elizabeth’s character in "Odour of Chrysanthemums." What do we learn about her from her encounters with her children, father,...

Though Elizabeth initially emerges as a long-suffering wife who deserves sympathy, her response to Walter’s death reveals that she is not as blameless for her unhappiness as she first appears. At first, Walter seems to be the clear cause of Elizabeth’s difficult life. He regularly comes home drunk after working in the mine, making the local pub more of a home than his actual home. Elizabeth is accustomed to the dull, dreary routine of waiting for him, but she still feels anger and annoyance when dinner must be delayed. Every comment she makes is said "bitterly," and she herself is described as "bitter." At times she seems so harsh that we may wonder whether she is capable of any other form of emotion. However, early in the story, Lawrence shows Elizabeth giving tea and bread to her father, which suggests that she is capable of nurturing. On the day on which the story takes place, her anger and annoyance change to anxiety as the night wears on with no sign of Walter. He seems to be a recognizable brand of "bad husband," and Elizabeth, the put-upon wife and mother, seems to be a clear victim. Her frustration and harsh words about Walter seem fully justifiable. Elizabeth clearly sees herself as having wasted her life with Walter, missing out on a better life she could have had with someone else.

Elizabeth’s dismal view of her fate changes once Walter’s corpse is brought home. As Elizabeth and her mother-in-law undress and wash Walter’s body, Elizabeth confronts her role in the marriage’s failure. When she looks at the corpse, she realizes that for years, she has not really seen Walter. He was her husband but chronically distant from her, and she feels "ashamed" because she had not allowed him to be himself. Instead of feeling anger and resentment, she recognizes that her own expectations and refusals helped tear them apart. The pity she feels for Walter sharply contrasts with her earlier harsh view of him, serving as an epiphany—she suddenly recognizes Walter as a human being, rather than simply a difficult burden. Elizabeth realizes she has been culpable in her own unhappiness. At the end of the story, she submits to both life and death as her "masters," humbled by her own mistakes and, we may assume, about to carry on with a new perspective.

What is the difference between King Lear and Gloucester in terms of plot, character and their experiences in the play?

Although King Lear and the Earl of Gloucester are different characters, Gloucester's plight connects and parallels the main plot. Gloucester's children are boys, not girls as in Lear's case. Gloucester seems slower-witted than Lear. Some critics argue that in early scenes he is evidently a very foolish, gullible man. Others see evidence of pride or arrogance in his personality and emphasize his sensuality But both men condemn the good child and reward the child who intends evil. And like Lear, Gloucester is to be punished for his lack of insight or moral vision. However, the subplot is much more than a repetition of the principal story. It reinforces the central themes of the play, including the ingratitude of children, disorder in the family,spiritual development and rebirth. Although Lear is not blinded physically, but Gloucester is. But Gloucester's physical blindness corresponds to Lear's moral blindness. His attempted suicide is similar to Lear's own fall from grace. Many see the suicide attempt as Gloucester's final step toward spiritual renewal. Gloucester's suffers from despair but Lear actually goes mad. Both circumstances allow the two old men to evade one of the realities of aging. At some point, parents need to depend on their adult children. However, Gloucester and Lear eventually accept the necessity of that dependence.

How do Mendel's ideas about the inheritance of traits relate to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Biology was dogged for nearly thirty years by this
problem. There was a rift between 'evolutionists' and 'geneticists', because the former
claimed that mendelian variation (like yellow/green peas, blood types, etc.) was
irrelevant for natural selection, and the latter argued that one would have to adapt
evolutionary reasoning to mendel's laws (in the best case, but usually the 'geneticists'
were by then fixists, that is, they denied
evolution).

Ronald Fisher, Sewall Wright and John Haldane
developed between 1918 and 1932 the mathematical basis for understanding evolution based
on the mendelian laws of inheritance. Population genetics became the basis for what was
called the Modern Synthesis and settled the above described
dispute.

Any of their work is a bit hard to read, but
instead of diverting to "popular" simplifications that do more harm than good, I would
suggest reading the introductory chapters of the classical books they (and Motoo Kimura,
another great developer of evolutionary theory) have written.

How do Mendel's ideas about the inheritance of traits relate to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?

Biology was dogged for nearly thirty years by this problem. There was a rift between 'evolutionists' and 'geneticists', because the former claimed that mendelian variation (like yellow/green peas, blood types, etc.) was irrelevant for natural selection, and the latter argued that one would have to adapt evolutionary reasoning to mendel's laws (in the best case, but usually the 'geneticists' were by then fixists, that is, they denied evolution).

Ronald Fisher, Sewall Wright and John Haldane developed between 1918 and 1932 the mathematical basis for understanding evolution based on the mendelian laws of inheritance. Population genetics became the basis for what was called the Modern Synthesis and settled the above described dispute.

Any of their work is a bit hard to read, but instead of diverting to "popular" simplifications that do more harm than good, I would suggest reading the introductory chapters of the classical books they (and Motoo Kimura, another great developer of evolutionary theory) have written.

Imagine you have two glasses. One contains a solution of carbonic acid the other contains a solution of sulfuric acid.Without any other...

Carbonic acid is a weak acid that is essentially carbon
dioxide. The sulfuric acid is much stronger and is a strong acid. The sulfuric acid is
much more corrosive as it has a stronger pH. The carbonic acid is found in soda pop and
other carbonated beverages. The pH is variable depending on its ability to join with
water. Sulfuric acid is not found naturally within the environment, therefore, it would
have to have a carrier molecule such as water. The only way to determine the real pH of
sulfuric acid would be by dissociation, involving complex chemistry and mathematical log
rhythms.

Imagine you have two glasses. One contains a solution of carbonic acid the other contains a solution of sulfuric acid.Without any other...

Carbonic acid is a weak acid that is essentially carbon dioxide. The sulfuric acid is much stronger and is a strong acid. The sulfuric acid is much more corrosive as it has a stronger pH. The carbonic acid is found in soda pop and other carbonated beverages. The pH is variable depending on its ability to join with water. Sulfuric acid is not found naturally within the environment, therefore, it would have to have a carrier molecule such as water. The only way to determine the real pH of sulfuric acid would be by dissociation, involving complex chemistry and mathematical log rhythms.

What is the purpose of the scene with the evil spirit in Act IV, Scene III, in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare?

In Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene iii, William Shakespeare exposes the superstitious nature of Brutus.  The setting is Brutus’s tent in a camp near Sardis.  The conspirators meet to plan their battle strategy against Antony and Octavius. 

This day has been trying for Brutus.  He has argued with Cassius intensely.  Accusations were thrown back and forth.  Although nothing was settled, the two men know that they need each other.  They make up and drink together. 

The battle negotiations end as does every disagreement between Cassius and Brutus.  Brutus disagrees with the much better and more experienced soldier Cassius; and Brutus gets his way despite the obviously, ridiculous argument that he gives. 

Brutus finally admits what has been troubling him the most.  He has received a message that his beloved wife Portia has committed suicide by swallowing hot coals. 

The hour is late. Everyone leaves to sleep, yet Brutus wants company.  Lucius calls in two men to sleep with Brutus in his tent.  Lucius plays music and sings briefly, but he is also tired and falls asleep. 

Brutus begins reading a book. Suddenly, the candle begins to flicker. Brutus thinks his eyes are playing tricks on him.  Then he sees an apparition. First, he is not sure what he is seeing and asks if it is anything.  Brutus is scared and aloud he says that his blood runs cold.   The apparition stares at Brutus.  Who or what are you?

Brutus: Why comest thou?

Ghost: To tell thee thou shalt see me at Philippi.

Brutus: Well, then I shall see thee again?

Ghost: Ay, at Philippi.

The ghost disappears. Brutus asks if the apparition is some god, some, angel, or some devil,” but finally settles on “they evil spirit.”  What an odd message to give to Brutus? He calls in the other men to see if they have seen or heard anything untoward.  They all swear that they have seen nothing.

Shakespeare never states that the apparition is Caesar.  He allows Brutus to call it “they evil spirit.”  Interestingly, Brutus is now the one who sees the superstitious prophecy.  This is usually reserved for women.  Brutus normally lives by his reason alone.  Emotional outbursts or scenes are not part of his makeup. 

The scene foreshadows the battle at Philippi.  Brutus realizes that the evil spirit is foretelling his death. The events that were initiated by Caesar’s death will continue with more deaths. This supernatural event provides the recognition that Brutus has changed as well.  He has become more like Caesar giving orders and arguing with his generals. Brutus is becoming tyrannical.  

 At first, he killed Caesar, deluding himself that it was best for Rome.  Now, Brutus is thinking only of himself.  It is unclear who the evil spirit represents.  It could mean that it is truly an “evil spirit” appearing to Brutus’s eyes only.  It may be that the Ghost represents Brutus’s own spirit, which has become more evil.  Regardless, it does not sound good for the future of Brutus.

What is the Main Conflict in Little Women?

In the book Little Women Mrs. Marsh's
husband is away at war and the family must depend on help and live very poorly.  The
girl's are very helpful and get along pretty well.  They put on plays and engage in fun
activities with one another.

The main conflict that I see
is that the girls are having difficulty socializing when they are poor.  Some others may
identify the conflict as being, the family having to move in and be under
the support of an aunt due to the husband's being sent off to
war.

The book has a lot of little conflicts
and resolutions through out which makes it interesting.

What is the Main Conflict in Little Women?

In the book Little Women Mrs. Marsh's husband is away at war and the family must depend on help and live very poorly.  The girl's are very helpful and get along pretty well.  They put on plays and engage in fun activities with one another.

The main conflict that I see is that the girls are having difficulty socializing when they are poor.  Some others may identify the conflict as being, the family having to move in and be under the support of an aunt due to the husband's being sent off to war.

The book has a lot of little conflicts and resolutions through out which makes it interesting.

What is the dramatic importance of Act III, scene 1, with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

The short passages in Act 3.1 of Shakespeare's
Hamlet that concern Ros. and Guil. deal with their reporting to
Polonius and Gertrude what they were able to find out from Hamlet about why he is acting
"mad."  They were able to find out nothing.

The scene
repeats the theme of acting and spying and
pretending--that's what the two friends have been doing during their interactions with
Hamlet.  Pretending to be only his friends, they are acting on the king's behalf, trying
to get information out of Hamlet.  Together with Polonius and Ophelia, these two try to
manipulate Hamlet and gleen information from him, while pretending to be other than what
they are.

The scene also establishes Ros. and Guil. as
instruments of futility (characterization).  They may or
may not be fools, but they are unsuccessful in their spying, and later they will
certainly be treated like fools by Hamlet--payback for their trying to play
him. 

Hamlet's love for art is established, possibly, in
his feeling "a kind of joy" at the news of the players' arrival.  But, more importantly,
we see in his eagerness for the king and queen to see the coming performance, that he is
already thinking of his plot to catch Claudius's reaction to the play, and thereby prove
Claudius's innocence or guilt.  Thus, this scene furthers the
plot.

Ironically, if the scene
creates atmosphere, it is an atmosphere of futility and
irony.  Not only are Ros. and Guil. ineffectual, but so is Claudius.  Though he is
powerful and capable, he has met his match in Hamlet.  Not only is Hamlet's plan to
pretend to be mad working--the king is wasting an awfully lot of time trying to figure
Hamlet's madness out--but Hamlet is setting Claudius up with the "play within the
play."  Claudius thinks he is playing a cat-and-mouse game with Hamlet, and he is:  the
only problem for Claudius is that Hamlet is the cat.    

What is the dramatic importance of Act III, scene 1, with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

The short passages in Act 3.1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet that concern Ros. and Guil. deal with their reporting to Polonius and Gertrude what they were able to find out from Hamlet about why he is acting "mad."  They were able to find out nothing.

The scene repeats the theme of acting and spying and pretending--that's what the two friends have been doing during their interactions with Hamlet.  Pretending to be only his friends, they are acting on the king's behalf, trying to get information out of Hamlet.  Together with Polonius and Ophelia, these two try to manipulate Hamlet and gleen information from him, while pretending to be other than what they are.

The scene also establishes Ros. and Guil. as instruments of futility (characterization).  They may or may not be fools, but they are unsuccessful in their spying, and later they will certainly be treated like fools by Hamlet--payback for their trying to play him. 

Hamlet's love for art is established, possibly, in his feeling "a kind of joy" at the news of the players' arrival.  But, more importantly, we see in his eagerness for the king and queen to see the coming performance, that he is already thinking of his plot to catch Claudius's reaction to the play, and thereby prove Claudius's innocence or guilt.  Thus, this scene furthers the plot.

Ironically, if the scene creates atmosphere, it is an atmosphere of futility and irony.  Not only are Ros. and Guil. ineffectual, but so is Claudius.  Though he is powerful and capable, he has met his match in Hamlet.  Not only is Hamlet's plan to pretend to be mad working--the king is wasting an awfully lot of time trying to figure Hamlet's madness out--but Hamlet is setting Claudius up with the "play within the play."  Claudius thinks he is playing a cat-and-mouse game with Hamlet, and he is:  the only problem for Claudius is that Hamlet is the cat.    

Could I have an explanation for the stanzas of 'The Rime of The Ancient Mariner' Part One?

A simple explanation of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is that it tells the story of a mariner who is on a long voyage and runs into three men who are en route to a wedding. He proceeds to tell him a story about the albatross that he killed and that he must continue to tell the story throughout eternity.

Though the three men find this amusing at first, they note that the mariner’s fellow sailors are dying, and that he has managed to outlive the young. This offers some credibility to the notion that he must tell the story of his sin throughout eternity.

I need a few quotes describing why Boo Radley gave the children the three gifts.

No one knows why Boo Radley left the gifts in the knothole
for Jem and Scout, but perhaps Scout explained it best in Chapter 31. It was because Boo
was "our neighbor."

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    Neighbors bring food with death and flowers
with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap
dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But
neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had
given him nothing, and it made me
sad.

Scout's great wish
finally comes true when she sees Boo for the first time. He had "sickly white hands that
had never seen the sun... His face was as white as his hands... His cheeks were thin to
hollowness... his grey eyes were so colorless I thought he was blind. His hair was dead
and thin..." (Chapter
29)

I need a few quotes describing why Boo Radley gave the children the three gifts.

No one knows why Boo Radley left the gifts in the knothole for Jem and Scout, but perhaps Scout explained it best in Chapter 31. It was because Boo was "our neighbor."

    Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad.

Scout's great wish finally comes true when she sees Boo for the first time. He had "sickly white hands that had never seen the sun... His face was as white as his hands... His cheeks were thin to hollowness... his grey eyes were so colorless I thought he was blind. His hair was dead and thin..." (Chapter 29)

Why has Oedipus Rex been called one of the most perfect dramatic plots ever devised?

Oedipus Rex is admired for its plot because of two closely related qualities: the peripeteia and the irony. "Peripeteia" means reversal, and it is hard to image a more complete reversal than occurs in this play. Oedipus is a king, and wants to do what is right by his people, and, specifically, to cure the plague ravaging them. What does he learn when he investigates? That the cause of the plague is…himself! That he killed his father and married his mother, precisely because of an attempt to dodge a prophecy that he would do that very thing! That, combined with his wails of agony when he realizes that his whole life is the reverse of what he planned, are exquisite.

What is the literal meaning of the following passage in Act V, Scene 1 of "Macbeth"? LADY MACBETH: Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One- two -why then...

Lady Macbeth's words reflect the workings of her conscience, which is driving her to madness. She can no longer hide her guilt and cannot help revealing her crime to those around her.

The references to the blood hark back to the murder of Duncan. She had said (Act II/2) "A little water clears us of this deed," but now no quantity is enough. She had used blood to incriminate the innocent grooms,

If he do bleed,
I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal,
For it must seem their guilt.

and now it follows her, impossible to remove.

Remarks that scold Macbeth for his timidness, such as "A soldier, and afeared?" and "No more o' that" again evoke the scene before and after Duncan's murder, where Lady Macbeth treated all of Macbeth's doubts with utter contempt:

Why, worthy thane,
You do unbend your noble strength to think
So brainsickly of things.

The memory now haunts her, since as she probably realizes, without her urging Macbeth may well have shrunk away from committing the murder.

"The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now?" show that Lady Macbeth is also haunted by the less direct consequences of her actions. Macduff was Thane of Fife, and Macbeth had had his wife and family murdered in his rage at the witches' second set of predictions (Act IV/1, 2).

Finally, "Hell is murky" indicates Lady Macbeth feels she is damned, something that had also occured to her husband, though he had set it aside (Act I/7)

In "The Man Who Would Be King," where do the characters fit into the Anglo-Indian hierarchy?

It is clear from the way that the narrator acts towards Carnehan and Dravot that these two characters before they set out to be kings are somewhat dubious and shady characters. This is revealed in the suspicion that the narrator has towards them and also the information that they give the narrator about themselves, and their unspecified profession. The fact that they are free to admit that they have been "most things in our time" seems to indicate that they occupy a very low position on the social rung in British eyes, at least, as they have been forced to turn their hands to many different jobs in order to survive rather than establishing themselves in one profession. However, clearly, amongs the people of Kafiristan, they are able to convince them, albeit briefly, that they occupy the highest social rung as gods. When Carnehan returns to tell the narrator about their experience, however, he has sunk back down the social hierarchy into obscurity, as the following description of him makes clear:

...when there crept into my chair what was left of a man. He was bent into a circle, his head was sunk between his shoulders, and he moved his feet one over the other like a bear. I could hardly see whether he walked or crawled--this rag-wrapped, whining cripple who addressed me by name, crying that he was come back.

If Carnehan only occupied a low position in society before, it is clear that after his experience in Kafiristan, his status has sunk into obscurity, and he has become nothing more than a "rag-wrapped, whining cripple." Note the way that the narrator compares him to a bear, suggesting he is more animal than human now. Even for a white man, his physical state suggests he possesses no prestige or power now. He has undergone a rags-to-riches and then riches-to-rags transformation. 

ENERGY CONSUMPTION AROUND THE HOUSE!!!urjent!!!!suggest ways in which heat that flows in or out of the house can be minimized. To answer this...

Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic
Energy Use

If you're trying to decide
whether to invest in a more energy-efficient appliance or you'd like to determine your
electricity loads, you may want to estimate appliance energy
consumption.

Formula for Estimating Energy
Consumption

You can use this formula to
estimate an appliance's energy use:

(Wattage × Hours Used
Per Day ÷ 1000 = Daily Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption

(1
kilowatt (kW) = 1,000 Watts)

Multiply this by the number of
days you use the appliance during the year for the annual consumption. You can then
calculate the annual cost to run an appliance by multiplying the kWh per year by your
local utility's rate per kWh
consumed.

Wattage

You
can usually find the wattage of most appliances stamped on the bottom or back of the
appliance, or on its nameplate. The wattage listed is the maximum power drawn by the
appliance. Since many appliances have a range of settings (for example, the volume on a
radio), the actual amount of power consumed depends on the setting used at any one
time.

If the wattage is not listed on the appliance, you
can still estimate it by finding the current draw (in amperes) and multiplying that by
the voltage used by the appliance. Most appliances in the United States use 120 volts.
Larger appliances, such as clothes dryers and electric cooktops, use 240 volts. The
amperes might be stamped on the unit in place of the wattage. If not, find a clamp-on
ammeter—an electrician's tool that clamps around one of the two wires on the
appliance—to measure the current flowing through it. You can obtain this type of ammeter
in stores that sell electrical and electronic equipment. Take a reading while the device
is running.

Typical Wattages of Various
Appliances

Here are some examples of the
range of nameplate wattages for various household
appliances:

·     Aquarium = 50–1210
Watts

·     Clock radio =
10

·     Coffee maker =
900–1200

·     Clothes washer =
350–500

·     Clothes dryer =
1800–5000

·     Dishwasher = 1200–2400 (using the drying
feature greatly increases energy consumption)

·    
Dehumidifier = 785

·     Electric blanket-
Single/Double = 60 / 100

·     Fans

o  Ceiling = 65–175

o  Window
= 55–250

o  Furnace = 750

o 
Whole house = 240–750

·     Hair dryer =
1200–1875

·     Heater (portable) =
750–1500

·     Clothes iron =
1000–1800

·     Microwave oven =
750–1100

·     Personal computer

o  CPU - awake / asleep = 120 / 30 or
less

o  Monitor - awake / asleep = 150 / 30 or
less

o  Laptop = 50

·    
Radio (stereo) = 70–400

·    
Refrigerator (frost-free, 16 cubic feet) =
725

·     Televisions (color)

o  19" = 65–110

o  27" =
113

o  36" = 133

o  53"-61"
Projection = 170

o  Flat screen =
120

·     Toaster =
800–1400

·     Toaster oven =
1225

·     VCR/DVD = 17–21 /
20–25

·     Vacuum cleaner =
1000–1440

·     Water heater (40
gallon) = 4500–5500

·     Water pump
(deep well) = 250–1100

·     Water
bed (with heater, no cover) = 120–380

ENERGY CONSUMPTION AROUND THE HOUSE!!!urjent!!!!suggest ways in which heat that flows in or out of the house can be minimized. To answer this...

Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use

If you're trying to decide whether to invest in a more energy-efficient appliance or you'd like to determine your electricity loads, you may want to estimate appliance energy consumption.

Formula for Estimating Energy Consumption

You can use this formula to estimate an appliance's energy use:

(Wattage × Hours Used Per Day ÷ 1000 = Daily Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption

(1 kilowatt (kW) = 1,000 Watts)

Multiply this by the number of days you use the appliance during the year for the annual consumption. You can then calculate the annual cost to run an appliance by multiplying the kWh per year by your local utility's rate per kWh consumed.

Wattage

You can usually find the wattage of most appliances stamped on the bottom or back of the appliance, or on its nameplate. The wattage listed is the maximum power drawn by the appliance. Since many appliances have a range of settings (for example, the volume on a radio), the actual amount of power consumed depends on the setting used at any one time.

If the wattage is not listed on the appliance, you can still estimate it by finding the current draw (in amperes) and multiplying that by the voltage used by the appliance. Most appliances in the United States use 120 volts. Larger appliances, such as clothes dryers and electric cooktops, use 240 volts. The amperes might be stamped on the unit in place of the wattage. If not, find a clamp-on ammeter—an electrician's tool that clamps around one of the two wires on the appliance—to measure the current flowing through it. You can obtain this type of ammeter in stores that sell electrical and electronic equipment. Take a reading while the device is running.

Typical Wattages of Various Appliances

Here are some examples of the range of nameplate wattages for various household appliances:

·     Aquarium = 50–1210 Watts

·     Clock radio = 10

·     Coffee maker = 900–1200

·     Clothes washer = 350–500

·     Clothes dryer = 1800–5000

·     Dishwasher = 1200–2400 (using the drying feature greatly increases energy consumption)

·     Dehumidifier = 785

·     Electric blanket- Single/Double = 60 / 100

·     Fans

o  Ceiling = 65–175

o  Window = 55–250

o  Furnace = 750

o  Whole house = 240–750

·     Hair dryer = 1200–1875

·     Heater (portable) = 750–1500

·     Clothes iron = 1000–1800

·     Microwave oven = 750–1100

·     Personal computer

o  CPU - awake / asleep = 120 / 30 or less

o  Monitor - awake / asleep = 150 / 30 or less

o  Laptop = 50

·     Radio (stereo) = 70–400

·     Refrigerator (frost-free, 16 cubic feet) = 725

·     Televisions (color)

o  19" = 65–110

o  27" = 113

o  36" = 133

o  53"-61" Projection = 170

o  Flat screen = 120

·     Toaster = 800–1400

·     Toaster oven = 1225

·     VCR/DVD = 17–21 / 20–25

·     Vacuum cleaner = 1000–1440

·     Water heater (40 gallon) = 4500–5500

·     Water pump (deep well) = 250–1100

·     Water bed (with heater, no cover) = 120–380

Looking for a sentence said by the nanny, something like, men are never too stupid to have children, women have them young before they get smart?...

In Chapter 1, "The Root of All Evil," Melena recalls what Nanny said: "We [women] only have babies when we're young enough not to know how grim life turns out. Once we really get the full measure of it---we're slow learners, we women---we dry up in disgust and sensibly halt production."

Melena responded, "But men don't dry up.... They can father to the death."

Nanny "countered, 'But they can learn at all.'"

In my copy of the book (large paperback 1995), the passage appears on page 8.

In Chapters 4-8 of "The Scarlet Letter," what two reasons does the church give to ensure Hester's losing custody of Pearl?

While the magistrate was all for removing Pearl from Hester's care, Dimmesdale pled in Hester's favor that God had givern her the child.  Acceding to this line of reasoning, the magistrate decided that Pearl could continue to be raised by her mother on the condition that there would be no further scandal.  However, since acertaining Pearl's "ignorance" of the catechism, he put Dimmesdale in charge of teaching her spiritual lessons, since Hesther has obviously failed in this regard. 

By putting Hesther and Dimmesdale thus in more frequent proximity, the magistrate has unwittingly increased the chance of more scandal.  Can Dimmesdale and Hesther avoid repating their "mistake"?

How is Nick's attitude toward Gatsby ambivalent even at the moment when he says goodbye to him?

It could be seen that by walking away from Gatsby can be seen as ambivalent. Gatsby is watching for any sign that Daisy needs him. This is reminiscent of Gatsby watching and reaching for the green light at the beginning of the novel.

Nick states that Gatsby was "standing there in the moonlight-watching over nothing" and knows that it would be futile to try to talk him into leaving. Gatsby is obstinate in his continued fantasy of the life he will have with Daisy. Nick's ambivalence comes from his experience with the situation. Even after the disastrous show down at the hotel, Gatsby refuses to give up his unrealistic expectations.

Nick is cognizant of this, and leaves Gatsby to his vigil.

Can you compare Like Water for Chocolate with Romeo and Juliet?

One of the comparative points between Like Water
for Chocolate and Romeo and Juliet is that the
unfulfilled passion of pure love causes immediate death, in the former, it is the
immediate deaths of others, while in the latter it is the immediate deaths of the lovers
themselves. Another point of comparison is that both Tita and Juliet are dominated by
the traditions of the society and household: Tita must care for the aging mother until
she dies, while Juliet must marry a man that will advance the family's position and
wealth.

A comparative contrast (compare: examine to note
similarities and differences) is that in Like Water for Chocolate,
the lovers only die after Pedro has married someone else (in a Biblical allusion to the
narrative of Jacob and Rachel). Another contrast is that while Romeo and
Juliet is written in a realistic style, the other is written in the Latin
American magical realism style.

Can you compare Like Water for Chocolate with Romeo and Juliet?

One of the comparative points between Like Water for Chocolate and Romeo and Juliet is that the unfulfilled passion of pure love causes immediate death, in the former, it is the immediate deaths of others, while in the latter it is the immediate deaths of the lovers themselves. Another point of comparison is that both Tita and Juliet are dominated by the traditions of the society and household: Tita must care for the aging mother until she dies, while Juliet must marry a man that will advance the family's position and wealth.

A comparative contrast (compare: examine to note similarities and differences) is that in Like Water for Chocolate, the lovers only die after Pedro has married someone else (in a Biblical allusion to the narrative of Jacob and Rachel). Another contrast is that while Romeo and Juliet is written in a realistic style, the other is written in the Latin American magical realism style.

What is the tone and style of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place"?

The tone of Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Ligthed Place" is completely dispassionate.  Using his journalistic objectivity  and minimalist style, Hemingway simply reports what the waiters do and say in staccato dialogue. Nevertheless, it is apparent that the "waiter who is in a hurry breaks the rules of orderliness and adds to the chaos when he speaks

with that ommission of syntax stupid people employ when talking to drunken people or foreigners. 'No mor tonight.  Close now.'

That Hemingway disapproves of the waiter who hurries the old man is apparent in the question and description of the second waiter:

'Why didn't you let him saty and drink?' the unhurried waiter asked.

'I want to go home to bed.'

'What is an hour?'

'More to me than to him.'

'An hour is the same.'

The young, hurried waiter tells the other that he talks like an old man himself, for he can just buy a bottle and drink at home.  But the older waiter argues, "It's not the same.'  The younger waiter agrees.  For, even he knows that there is no order to this taking a bottle home.

So, while the tone is dispassionate, there is yet an undertone of an existential act of order. The older waiter speaks of the ceremony of order to the younger waiter:

You do not understand.  This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted.  The light is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves.

After the young waiter goes home, the older one continues the conversation with himself: 

It was all a nothing and a man was nothing too.  It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order.

This orderliness is what sustains a person; a "clean, well-lighted cafe was a very different thing."

Why does Hedda sit down to play "a frenzied dance melody on the piano" as a prelude to committing suicide?

 Hedda's frenzied act of  playing the piano is an outward manifestation of her inner frustration and fury, which culminates in her own 'beautiful death'. Even as early as act one, when Tesman leaves the room, Hedda goes to the window and whirls about 'in a frenzy', which symbolises her claustrophobia and despair at the knowledge she is pregnant. The title of the play, 'Hedda Gabler' is very telliing. Throughout the action, Hedda tries to sustain her role as General Gabler's daughter, rather than Tesman's wife. However, she is only prepared to play this role within the confines of her drawing room. She married Tesman because she had 'danced herself tired' She loves Eiljert but rather than leave Tesman, she prefers  Lovborg to die beautifully 'with vine leaves in his hair'. When Brack reveals the sordid reality of Lovborg's death, Hedda's is distraught and can only express her grief through the wild melody she plays on the piano. This is her last act of rebellion, an expression of individuality and an ironic victory over the social forces which dictate she should  behave as a late nineteenth century woman, passive, demure and docile.  

What does the "Iliad" reveal about the earliest days of Greek culture?

There are quite a number of ways to approach this question. We see the importance of gods in the lives of the Greeks. We also see their strong belief in fate. Even the gods cannot control fate. Humans are controlled by the gods and fate and seem to have little control over the outcome of things. They look for signs to guide them. They do not always obey the signs but are aware of the existence of those signs. The other aspect you could focus on is the role of women who are seen as nothing more than trophies to be obtained and owned.

Can you please explain the meaning of the poem "The Seafarer"?

The poem Seafarer is basically a two part poem.  I the first part the narrator is describing his excitement, fear, hardships of being out at sea.  He compares his wanderlust of the sea life to life in the city. In the second part of the poem the narrator begins to talk of God and what is involved, or how a soul must act to receive the grace and the blessings of God.

There is a very precise and in-depth summary of this poem at the link below.

What was Victor's initial attraction to science in "Frankenstein"? this is a question from chapters 1-4i have three more questions-it would be so...

Victor's initial attraction to Science is developed as a young child who is extremely curious about the natural world. Additionally, he was encouraged while a student at the University of Ingolstadt, where his teacher, Professor Waldman suggests that Victor extend his experiments into unknown areas, and try to discover the origins of life, human mortality, the secrets of death.

Victor is somewhat of a loner submerging himself in his work.  Once he creates the monster, he isolates himself from everyone, devoting his life to finding and destroying the creature.

"Victor verges on inhuman – he doesn’t seem to have “normal” emotional reactions to any of the events in his life. He cuts himself off from the world, eventually devoting the remainder of his life to one obsession: Destroying the monster he created."

When Victor met Professor Krempe, the teacher makes fun of Victor's favorite authors and Victor is disturbed by this man's opinion.  He seeks out another Professor, Waldman who encourages him.

"Professor Waldman encourages Victor to study modern science and to learn from science’s most recent, exciting discoveries if he wants to penetrate the vast mysteries of nature. Victor tells us his meeting with M. Waldman was a memorable one, and it was a day that “decided my future destiny.”