In "To Kill a Mockingbird," why does the mob want to lynch Tom?

The mob wants to lynch Tom because to them, Tom represents a threat to their segregated way of life. Tom has been arrested for raping Mayella Ewell, the worst thing a Black man could do. Rape of a white woman by a black man challenges the idea of segregation and separation of the races at a very basic level. The mob opposes Tom both because he is black and also for his supposed actions. However, because of Scout's actions of singling out Walter Cunningham, the reader sees that this mob is really composed of people who would act differently as individuals. Scout realizes this, too, and is able to defeat the cowardly ways of the mob by reminding them of their individuality and responsibility.

What is the problem of this story "Johathan Livingston Seagull"?

Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a book about a rebellious seagull who challenges the traditional ways of living that seagulls have used for thousands of years.

He not only challenges their way of life, which is threatening to the older gulls, but he introduces a new unconventional way of flying which results in the elders banishing him for his unorthodox ideas.

In addition to Jonathan being a seagull of advanced ideology, he is also introducing a kind of religious worship into the gull community, the ability to enjoy life beyond the mere exercise of survival.

Jonathan spends time in heaven where he is taught to live a higher existence.  He is given a task to bring love and kindness back to earth.

When Jonathan tries to inspire other gulls to practice his lifestyle, the elders ban him.

Jonathan tries to inspire other gulls to live a life in search of freedom, he tells the other gulls not to fall prey to superstition, or limitations that inhibit individual realization of personal growth and freedom. 

What makes the death of Okonkwo meaning (courage or coward) in Things Fall Apart?

From my point of view, I think we are meant to see
Okonkwo's suicide as an act of cowardice. Although you could argue that his death is
also an act of rebellion against the injustice of the British, the act runs completely
contrary to the beliefs and mores of the Ibo people. For this reason, it is an act of
cowardice.

His suicide is also the final act of
Okonkwo's tragic flaw as a character that we see throughout Things Fall
Apart: his near obsession with not appearing weak in the eyes of
others.

Please summarize Keats' "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer."

John Keats(1795-1821) the English Romantic poet was the
son of an ostler-a person who looked after the horses in a stable. He had a rudimentary
school education and never went to university. Nevertheless, he was fascinated by
ancient Greek classical poetry. The only way he could read Homer's epics was in an
English translation.

George Chapaman (1559-1634) the
Elizabethan poet and dramatist had translated Homer's epics into English. In October
1816 Keats read this translation throughout the night and then wrote the sonnet "On
First Looking Into Chapman's Homer." The Petrarchan sonnet expresses Keats' intense joy
and amazement on reading the great epics of Homer in English for the first
time.

"deep-browed" refers to the intellect of Homer.
Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" are the seminal works of western literature which continue
to influence writers even today.

"demesne" is a medieval
word meaning 'domain.' The word reveals Keats' love for all things medieval and colours
the poem with an archaic tinge.

In the octave Keats,the
reader and lover of poetry, compares himself to an explorer who has travelled far and
wide and that in the course of his voyages he has heard of Homer's famous 'domain' but
that he couldn't visit it and experience its beauties till he had read the English
translation of Chapman.

In the sestet he gives us two
analogies to describe his joy on reading Chapman's "Homer." Firstly, he remarks that he
was as thrilled as an astronomer who discovers a new planet and secondly, he was as
delighted as when the explorer Cortez discovered the Pacific
Ocean:

Then
felt I like some watcher of the skies
When a new planet swims into his
ken;
Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes
He star'd at the
Pacific — and all his men
Look'd at each other with a wild surmise
—
Silent, upon a peak in
Darien.

What is the relationship between man and nature in "To Build a Fire"?

Nature is totally indifferent to man in Jack London's story "To Build a Fire." Nature is a simple fact. It doesn't care in the least whether the protagonist makes it to the camp or whether he manages to build a fire or whether he freezes to death. In stories like this in which the conflict is man versus nature, it may often seem as if the mountain, the storm, the flood, the ocean, or other natural element or phenomenon has a conscious motive, but this is never the case, whether man seems to be conquering nature or nature seems to be conquering man. Stephen Crane highlighted the total indifference of nature to human fate in some of his stories, notably in "The Open Boat." Ernest Hemingway was strongly impressed by Crane and must have also been influenced by Jack London. There is a strong suggestion of atheism in stories by men like these. An example of a Hemingway story highlighting the indifference of nature is "The Old Man and the Sea."

In "The Cask of Amontillado," what do the images and motto on the Montresor coat of arms suggest?

Poe's story, "The Cask of Amontillado" is full of foreshadowing and symbols.  The coat of arms of Montresor, the aggressor in the story, is no exception.

When he mentions the coat of arms, the description is that of a golden foot crushing a snake whose fangs are embedded in the foot's heel.  The motto, 'Nemo me impue lacessit' means "No one strikes me with impunity."

This motto and the images in the family's shield suggest that Fortunato is not going to be fortunate at all...rather, the opposite.  Obviously, from the speeches Montresor delivers, he feels as though Fortunato has struck him with impunity.  Fortunato, then, is the snake who has bitten Montresor's foot.  Montresor intends to crush the snake one and for all, and by the end of the story, the reader and Fortunato realize he has done just that.  By bricking him into a wall far away from where anyone will be able to hear his distress calls seals his fate (no pun intended) to become like the skeletons they encounter in the cellar. 

Gold--the color of the foot--has long suggested fortune, wealth, good luck.  Snakes have just as often symbolized an evil or forboding source...take the snake who beguiles Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, or the snakes in Harry Potter (symbol of the Slytherin House, the actual snake in one of the books), for that matter, as examples.

In the book "Maru," what is Margaret Cadmore's experiment? Is it successful?

In the book "Maru," Margaret Cadmore is an orphaned Masarwa girl who goes to the village of Dilepe to teach. That was her "experiment"--to become a fully trained primary school teacher. When she first arrived at the school, the children would make fun of her and taunt her because her people were bushmen, the primitive, "low, filthy people." Her belief was that anybody could learn, given the right environment and resources. By the end of the book, she is respected by the people as a teacher, so you could say that her experiment has been successful.

Margaret also likes to "experiment" with people's attitudes and behavior. For instance, instead of quitting when the children make fun of her, she tells them, "I can't understand beastliness because it would never occur to me to be beastly."

In Act 4 Scene 3 of "Macbeth," what evidence is offered regarding Malcolm's fitness to rule?

Malcolm displays several characteristics that would make him a fit ruler.  First of all, he is very cautious with Macduff - Malcolm is not sure at the beginning of the scene if he can trust Macduff, so he proceeds cautiously.  He also displays a love of his country as he mourns over the events that have taken place.  And finally, he displays a wisdom, intelligence, and cunning as he 'tricks' Macduff into revealing that he is indeed trustworthy by pretending to be a terrible person full of vice to see what Macduff's response will be.

At the end of 1984, what "victory over himself" does Winston realize he has won?

The line you refer to is at the end of the book in Part 3, ch. 6.  Winston has gone through the brain-washing and torture.  He has confessed and he has implicated everyone he possibly could implicate.  When a memory from his childhood enters his head, he pushes it out as a false memory.  When he looks at the huge portrait of Big Brother hanging in the café where he sits drinking gin, he understands that he loves Big Brother and that he has no doubts about his loyalty to Big Brother and the Party. This is the "victory over himself".  The brain-washing transformation from a person capable of independent thought and independent will to a person able only to think in automatic, controlled thoughts is complete.  Winston does not think for himself any longer.  He thinks the way the party wants him to think.  He cannot reason any longer and he cannot remember anything different from what the Party tells him.  Since he has lost the ability to think for himself, he is no longer a person, so, in essence, there is no longer any "himself" - he has been defeated completely, thus giving the "new" Winston a victory. The Party will now kill Winston and he knows it, but he loves Big Brother all the more.

Describe the 'Employment Acts in the UK (1963, 88, 89) in general?Please, describe the 'Employment Acts' in general, and not a seperate...

The Employment Act of 1963 was an act passed in the UK
Parliament which is the American equivalent of modern labor laws requiring the "2-weeks
notice". This act aimed for two goals: To give an employee enough notice prior to firing
them so that the employee can find another job or transition easier, and also it is the
first act which established that all the details about one's expected duties are
supposed to be written down and specified under
contract.

The EA of 1988 was also an act passed in the
Parliament but this one was directed to Trade Unions. In this Act, union members are
explained what are their rights, what the funding will be used for (in case dues are
collected) and how they will represent the employee. This will ensure that all
transactions and negotiations done within the organization are done within parameters
and under control.

The EA of 1989 is an amendment of the
Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 and its aim is to create jobs that are available for both
sexes, and with job descriptions that are applicable for anyone to apply. This act also
protects the rights of pregnant employees, limits the work hours of people under 18, and
allows for employees to be trained for work
purposes.

Concisely, the EA acts of 1963, 1988 and 1989 in
general were acts passed by the UK Parliament to ensure the rights of workers, and trade
unions. The Acts enforced the use of specific detailing in contracts, delineated the
duties of worker unions, and assured equality in job descriptions so that everyone is
equally considered for jobs. The importance of the Acts is that they protect the worker
and the unions from unfair and illegal labor practices. IT workers should know these
indicators to ensure that they do not discriminate against sex, creed, ethnicity or
religious preferences when it comes to selecting who will work as part of an IT team. IT
personnel is often stereotyped just because their ability to use technology, however,
many IT students may have their own theories as to who they feel would be fit to do the
same tasks. These acts ask us to not stereotype, and to allow the very complex IT jobs
to be tried by everyone, equally. You never know what a person can do unless they try it
first.

Is Nature a dominant theme in Romantic Poetry?answer in detail

While, broadly speaking, nature is a dominant theme in
Romantic poetry, it is more important to examine what these poets are saying about
nature and how they use it.  Romantic philosophy was a response to the Enlightenment and
Rationalism and the scientific and technological advances it brought.  Romantics
believed that logic and reason could no longer solve life's problems and, in fact, were
creating more.  As such, Romantics sought to restore man's relationship with nature. 
They saw nature as something pure and uncorrupted and, therefore, almost spiritual. 
Most Romantics believed that humans were born pure and good and that society corrupted. 
Nature, therefore, became a symbol of life without society, a truly good life.  Nature
becomes a place where one can go to reflect and comtemplate the many questions of life,
a place where one can find solace and happiness in its purity.  While most Romantic
poets do write about nature, some also write about life in the city.  However, these
poems tend to be much more dark and emphasize the idea that society corrupts. 
 

For an illustration of these ideas consider Wordsworth's
"The World Is Too Much With Us in It."  Throughout this poem he seems to be chastising
mankind for losing their connection with nature and becoming much more caught-up in
things like consumerism.  He ultimately rejects such a society in favor of a much more
simple past culture (Ancient Greece), where nature is appreciated and celebrated.  Also
consider Keats's "When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be."  Throughout this poem Keats
lists the various worldy fears he has, using references and comparisons to nature,
ultimately to state that when he experiences such anxiety all he must do is go out into
nature and think until all of these fears "to nothingness do
sink."

Examples like these are abundant in Romantic
writing, and I would encourage you to examine the poems you are studying to find
examples that connect to these ideas.

describethe mental and physical conditions of speaker at the beginning in the poem. what is he trying to forget?the raven

It seems as if he is grieving, trying to forget a loss of
a person. His mental state seems to be in that place between sleep and wakefulness as he
lets us know it is late at night, he is nodding, and nearly napping and it seems he's
into a book (one of the best ways many of us fall asleep). He is in front of a fire,
likely very warm, and his body quite comfortable in an easy chair although his mind is
not at all at ease.

You mention the beginning of the poem.
The whole poem is certainly about trying to forget someone who has passed, but the
beginning does use the word "forgotten" in reference to lore. Lore means ancient
literature or books. He may have been reading something that many have forgotten. His
intention in reading was to help him forget his sorrow, sorrow for the loss of someone
named Lenore.

In the end, what is it that is of utmost importance to John Proctor in "The Crucible"?

In the end, his main goal is to preserve his name, to recover some of his dignity.  He has shamed his name by having an affair with Abigail.  In the end, he wants to restore, to the best of his ability, his good name.  He feels a great determination to pronounce that he will stand proudly with those innocent people who have been accused and would rather die than confess.  He feels honored to be counted among these people who he respects. People who are better than he, like Rebecca Nurse.   

He would rather die than smear his name by signing a confession.  He will face death with dignity.

In Act IV, he says "Because it is my name!  Because I cannot have another in my life!  Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang.  How may I live without my name?" (Miller)

Proctor realizes that by withdrawing his desire to confess to witchcraft he has a renewed sense of honor.  He feels that by refusing to sign the confession that he has some integrity back since the affair with Abigail was made public.  

Even his wife feels that she should not try to convince her husband to confess, she says he has his goodness back, and can't bear to take it from him.  

What are the figures of speech of the poem, "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"?

There are several--the speaker compares the love he and his wife share to a compass and to gold.  These are examples of metaphorical conceits--extended metaphors or comparisons between two items that at first seem to have absolutely nothing in common.  The compass, an instrument used to draw circles, is used because the speaker is leaving his wife on a trip.  She is the fixed foot who stays at home while he is the part of the compass who leaves--she leans toward him as he is gone, and when his trip is done, the circle is complete, and he returns home--together again with his wife.  The circle also is a figure of speech since the comparison is to the wedding ring and the bond they have--no beginning or ending--only perfect love that completes one another.

The gold reference is to the malleable metal that can be beaten, but never broken.  Gold turns into gold foil...it spreads but never breaks...much like the two of them.  They leave one another, but the bond between them never breaks...just becomes thinner.  He says that he does not need her eyes, hands, or lips nearby to love her still.  Their love is deeper than that--it is emotional, spiritual, and intellectual.  Their bond is more than just the typical physical attraction. 

I love this poem--it is very romantic, though at first it doesn't seem to be.  Read it again, and these things will be so clear to you. 

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout said, "He ain't company, Cal, he is just a Cunningham." What did she mean by that, and what was Cal's answer?

In a novel that is largely about the falseness of
prejudice, so to speak, Scout's views of Walter Cunningham (and, by extension, his
family) are highly significant. 

Saying the Walter does not
qualify as "company," Scout is implying that the popular view of the Cunningham's as
nothing more than poor may be expanded to also suggest that the family should not be
counted and do not belong in the category of "real
people."

Scout's statement is an example of "classism" or
class discrimination. Calpurnia's response is that Scout should not put herself (or her
humanity) above that of others. 

This opposed pair of view
points resonates with many other episodes of prejudice being challenged in the novel.
Boo Radley is pre-judged by many in the community, but turns out to be quite a different
person from the prevalent, gossip-driven view of his
character.

Thus the novel's examination of race prejudice
stands alongside its treatment of class prejudice, age prejudice and gossip-based local
prejudice.

The notion of empathy and subjectivity of
perspective is repeated throughout the novel and addressed directly on several
occasions.

The lesson Atticus gives to Scout can be said to
stand as a unifying thread that connects the various episodes of the novel and which
functions also as the moral of the book. 

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“First of all,” he said, “if you can learn a
simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never
really understand a person until you consider things from his point of
view—“

“Sir?”

“—until you
climb into his skin and walk around in
it.”

How does Fitzgerald use the characters of Tom and Wilson to criticise American Society in the 1920's?

In The Great Gatsby, Wilson is at the
bottom of the social and economic system and Tom is at the
top. 

One specific story line accurately demonstrates
this.  Wilson needs to buy Tom's car so he can resell it and earn money.  That's one
thing Wilson does to earn a living:  buy and sell cars.  Yet, when,
as well as if, this business transaction occurs is completely in the power of the
haves (Tom), rather than the have nots
(Wilson).  The man with the car possesses the power.  Apparently, the
discussion or negotiation concerning the car has been going on for some time.  Wilson
needs the deal to happen quickly, but Tom is taking his time.  When Wilson asks about
the car, Tom gets upset and says that maybe we should just forget the deal, then.  Tom
has all the leverage.  Wilson is at his mercy. 

Wilson is
the one who works even when he's sick so that he won't miss a sale, but Tom is the one
with all the power.       

Other aspects  of humankind are
ridiculed in addition to the social and economic, however.  One aspect of humanity that
serves as an equalizer in the novel is the foolishness of both Wilson and Tom.  In other
words, both Wilson and Tom are fools. 

Wilson is jerked
around by Tom, cuckholded by Tom, fooled by his wife, and, at least in part, suckered
into killing Gatsby by Tom.

Tom is as ignorant of Daisy's
affair as Wilson is of Myrtle's, he latches on to cliche, tired, irrational arguments
concerning race, etc., he rashly judges people and situations based on his own needs and
point of view, and he thinks he is always right.

Thus, both
public and private aspects of the Jazz Age are ridiculed in the
novel.

One shouldn't, of course, however, make the mistake
of assuming the novel only applies to the Jazz Age.  The novels criticism applies to us
and our age as well. 

In the book Brave New World, analyze John's character in all perspective (actions,behavior ...).

Brave New World is a novel of ideas
and themes, so it isn't too concerned with plot or character.  In some ways, John is the
central character of the novel, but really he isn't.  After
all, he isn't introduced until half-way through the
novel.

Here are some aspects to his role and
character:

Foil: John is a
primary foil for Bernard, the one who finds John and exploits him.  Both are idealistic
and naive in their attempts to change others and the status quo.
 Both are introduced by new worlds and change
accordingly.

Savage: John is a
"noble savage," as he is raised on the Savage Reservation.  His name comes from the
verse drama The Conquest of Granada by John Dryden.  Huxley bases
him on a combination of Caliban and Alonso from Shakespeare's The
Tempest.  He is part slave/savage like Caliban and part civilized Utopian
like Alonso.  After all, the title is taken from a The Tempest, Act
V:

O wonder!
 How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world!
That has such people
in't!

Christ-like
martyr: John is a son who is split between two worlds, the natural and
the supernatural.  He has two fathers, an earthly one and a mysterious other.  In the
end, he dies for the sins of others: for us, the readers, and for his father, the
Director.  He is meant to show us and the Director the extreme effects of both the
utopia and the dystopia.  In the lighthouse, his body is in the shape similar to that of
Christ on the cross.

Byronic / Tragic
Hero: John takes on aspects of both, but it's hard to classify him as a
classic tragic hero.  As a Byronic hero, he is "mad, bad, and dangerous to know."  He is
wounded by love, exiled for his beliefs, and rebellious against authority.  As a tragic
hero, he makes mistakes that lead to his death, namely participating in casual sex and
taking soma.

How does Miss Havisham express her remorse toward Pip and Estella in chapter 49 of "Great Expectations"?

Pip meets Miss Havisham to receive 900 pounds from her with which he hopes to help his friend Herbert.  He refuses all offers of financial help for himself from Miss Havisham. She is moved by Pip's generosity and altruism and asks him to write "I forgive her" under her signature on the cheque for 900 pounds after her death. Pip replies that he willingly forgives her straightaway. On hearing this Miss Havisham falls on her knees and looks pleadingly at Pip. Pip tries to lift her up but she begins to weep and falls prostrate at his feet crying "what have I done! What have I done!"

Only now she realises the catastrophic consequences of her raging desire to seek revenge for the humiliation that she suffered on her wedding day at the hands of Compeyson: she realises that she has destroyed the loves and desires of two tender hearted innocent young people without any hope of remedy because Estella is now married to Drummle and is at Paris. Pip looks on helplessly remarking: "I knew not how to answer or how to comfort her."

She then tells Pip that to begin with she adopted Estella only "to rear and love" and "save her from misery like my own," but soon she got carried away and by repeatedly using herself as an example "she stole her [Estella's] heart away and put ice in its place." Miss Havisham is completely distraught because she knows that she can never ever seek Estella's forgiveness. 

In Heart of Darkness, what was Kurtz's paper about?

Marlow, the narrator of Joseph Conrad's novella The Heart of Darkness, writes that Kurtz had made a report for the International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs. The title of this organization implies that its intent was benevolence but that it was perhaps sinister in its practices. 

Marlow writes of this report:

"...It was a beautiful piece of writing. The opening paragraph, however, in the light of later information, strikes me now as ominous. He began with the argument that we whites, from the point of development we had arrived at, 'must necessarily appear to them [savages] in the nature of supernatural beings--we approach them with the might as of a deity'" (page 111 of Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction, Barnes and Noble Classics, 2003).

In other words, Kurtz's report recommends that whites appear to the Congolese as gods, and he follows this practice by establishing himself as a kind of god to the local people, only for the purposes of exploiting them. 

Marlow also writes of Kurtz's report: "at the end of that moving appeal to every altruistic sentiment it blazed at you, luminous and terrifying, like a flash of lightning in a serene sky: 'Exterminate all the brutes!' (page 111). In a paper that is supposedly altruistic, or intended to help the local people, Kurtz seems to forget himself in the end, and his true nature comes out when he writes that all the natives should be killed. This paper reveals that Kurtz is like the devil, as he covers his evil intent with eloquence. 

Why were witches hanged in the gallows instead of being burnt at the stake in times of Salem (17th century)?In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the...

The difference lies in the perception of the crime.  In Europe it was a crime against religion, in England and America, it was a civil crime against the community or a person or persons. 

In Europe, witches were burnt at the stake, because their crimes were considered heresy.  A sin against God, therefore punishable by being burned alive.  This type of execution was common for heretics.

In America and England, witches, and those accused, were hanged, because their crimes were considered against the common law of the jurisdiction.  Therefore, after the courts found them guilty, they would be sentenced to death by hanging.

What is interesting in The Crucible as in the history of the Salem witchtrials, the accused who confessed were not hanged.  They were reformed. 

So the whole idea of witchcraft being a crime against religion was not part of the trials in Salem. 

"The Salem cases are unusual in that the defendants who confessed were generally not executed, while those who were hanged adamantly maintained their innocence."

The Puritans believed that the devil walked among them, most notably in Salem.  Women who fell prey to witchcraft in this period, were to be saved for the glory of God. 

In "The Outsiders", what type of conflict was Darry?

I'm not sure exactly what the question is but I will try to answer based on conflict and that character. Darry in "The Outsiders" is going through many conflicts. First he deals with Person vs. Self because the responsibilities of his family have fallen on him since his parents have been killed. He must struggle to try and make sure his two younger brothers are taken care of and succeed the way his parents would have wanted them to. He must also act like an adult when he barely is one, instead of being a young person and date and hang out with friends. He has the problems with the Socs like his friends who must constantly fight to stick up for themselves. And he must contend with society. Darry must struggle against the confines of being working class and surviving for himself and his family.

Discuss the role of the United States in Korea in the decade after World War 2.

After World War II, Korea was split into two nations,
North Korea ruled by Kim Il Sung and supported by USSR while South Korea was ruled by
Syngman Rhee and supported by the US. When Communist took over China, the U.S. started
to prepare for possible war in order to defend South Korea since it was a strategic
point near USSR. With US aid (sanctioned by UN), South Korea was able to push back the
North Koreans to the original divide line, however the US wanted to completely unite
Korea, threatening China’s national security. Thus, China sent troops to push the US
back to the 38th parallel again. This military stalemate proved detrimental to Truman,
especially after he dismissed General MacArthur, war hero of World War II and the Korean
War. Truman’s failed promises for a swift, democratic victory in Korea led to skepticism
towards Democratic solutions to the Korean War, the nuclear arms race, and the Cold War
in general. Thus, the Republicans were able to win the election of 1952 with Dwight D.
Eisenhower, who promised an end to the war through peaceful
means.

What is "Araby" and what does the boy mean by saying it cast an eastern enchantment over him?

In a literal sense, "Araby" is a church-sponsored bazaar that comes to Dublin.  An "eastern enchantment" refers to an aura of magic from the Orient, exotic, rich, and full of promise and pleasure.  The young narrator waits with great anticipation for the carnival to arrive; the girl of his dreams has told him she cannot attend, and he has promised to to go in her stead and bring her a gift from the bazaar.  Araby takes on a huge significance in the narrator's imagination as its commencement approaches, and he envisions it to be a splendid event full of possibilities.  The reality, however, is a tremendous let-down.  The narrator is late to the bazaar and arrives when it is closing.  The mercenary nature of the affair is represented by the sound of coins being counted by two men falling on a salver. The sales people are uninterested in his presence, distracted, and rude, and the wares are uninviting.

In a metaphorical sense, Araby represents an adolescent boy's hopes and dreams.  The narrator imagines an attainable world full of wonder and romance, only to be disappointed by the reality of everyday life in a world of drabness and mediocrity.

What makes the scene where all the lovers confront one another comic instead of tragic?

The scene is comedic because of the incredulity of the entire scenario.  The characters question whether they have dreamed the entire thing because the events of the night are so unbelievable and surreal.  The chances of Lysander falling in love with Helena, for example, are slim-to-none!  All four lovers have done things, also, that are uncharacteristic of themselves, so this adds to the comedy of this scene.

How does Squealer justify the pigs' move into the farmhouse in Animal Farm?

You can find the answer to this question in Chapter 6. 
Basically, Squealer tells all the other animals that this move is necessary for their
own good.

The way that this is for the good of the other
animals is that Napoleon really needs to live in the house to be able to run the farm
well.  That will help the other animals because it will make their lives
easier.

Squealer also says, though, that Napoleon should
sleep inside the house because that is more dignified and the leader should have
dignity.

So Squealer justifies it partly on the grounds
that it will help the whole farm and partly on the grounds of how important Napoleon
is.

What is the point of view of the black people in the balcony on the trial of Tom Robinson?If possible provide quotes...i have to write an essay.

This is a great question because the Negro community
doesn't have the advantage of telling you their side of the story. They aren't the
speakers in this book, so all we have to use to try to judge their point of view is
their actions.

Scout
narrated:

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Reverend Sykes came puffing behind us, and
steered us gently through the black people in the balcony. Four Negroes rose and gave us
their front-row seats.
(p.166)

Everyone
wanted to see this trial, the bottom was full, the balcony was full and their was
standing room only. Yet, out of respect for what Atticus was doing for their community
these 4 Negroes who likely arrived early just for the opportunity for front row seats,
gave them up for white children. That shows tremendous respect and
sacrifice.

In chapter
17,

The
Negroes behind us whispered softly among themselves; Dill was
asking Reverend Sykes what it was all about, but Reverend Sykes said he didn’t know. So
far, things were
utterly dull:

I
believe this quote shows that the Negroes kept their point of view to themselves, but
certainly had one as Atticus questioned Tate and Ewell about the progress to get a
doctor or not.

This is the best place I think you see their
true point of view.

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Mr. Ewell looked confusedly at the judge. “Well,
Mayella was raisin‘ this holy racket so I dropped m’load and run as fast as I could but
I run into th’ fence, but when I got distangled I run up to th‘ window and I seen—” Mr.
Ewell’s face grew scarlet. He stood up and pointed his finger at Tom Robinson. “—I seen
that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!”

So serene
was Judge Taylor’s court, that he had few occasions to use his gavel, but he hammered
fully five minutes. Atticus was on his feet at the bench saying something to him, Mr.
Heck Tate as first officer of the county stood in the middle aisle quelling the packed
courtroom. Behind us, there was an angry muffled groan from the colored
people. (pg.
175)

Obviously,
the colored folks were hurt and angered by the accusation they felt was not
true.

This is going to be hard to write about. Be sure to
point out that there is not opportunity given for interviews of the balcony in Lee's
book. All we have are gesture and this "muffled groan" to work
with.

Good luck!

In what way is the boy’s furious riding in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" an appropriate symbol for materialistic pursuits?

The boy's riding is very symbolic of some people's pursuit of material wealth.  He is not riding the horse to enjoy it - that would be a leisurely fun ride that we see children do all of the time on rocking horses.  His riding is break-neck and furious, completely out of control, just like the pursuit of more, more, more is for some people.  And the house knows it - the house eggs Paul on to get more and more money, even after he's able to help his mother pay off their family's debts, until finally, Paul dies from the sheer exhaustion of riding the horse to find out just one more winner.

People waste their lives and kill themselves, working to get more and more and more, and this beautiful, sad story demonstrates that perfectly.

Check the link below for more information!  Good luck!

How do anti-semitic influences shape Charles Dickens' portrait of Fagin in Oliver Twist?

Fagin's depiction is definitely marked by antisemitism, but it is a rather careless, traditional antisemitism rather than the malignant forms we are more used to since the Nazi era.

Dickens based the character of Fagin on a real Jewish fence named Ikey Solomon, who was tried at the Old Bailey in June 1830 (he was not, however, sentenced to death). This contemporary reference, and the general antisemitic assumption that Jews were particularly money-grubbing, scheming, and dishonest, would have made the choice natural to Dickens on an unconscious level.

However, when the unpleasant aspects of making Fagin a stereotyped "Jew" were pointed out to Dickens, he felt revulsion for his carelessness. The wife of a Jewish associate criticized him in a letter in 1863, calling the caricature of Fagin a "great wrong." In response, Dickens wrote that "There is nothing but good will left between me and a People for whom I have a real regard and to whom I would not willfully have given an offence."

Dickens thus began revising Oliver Twist to play down Fagin's Jewishness. He cut many references to Fagin as "the Jew," and in his public readings refrained from delivering Fagin's lines in a stereotypical way. He also put a wholly admirable Jewish character into his 1865 novel Our Mutual Friend, Riah, whose behavior towards younger people is the precise reverse to Fagin's behavior towards his young thieves.

Describe the consequences of their actions in terms of 'power of goods/equipment seizure'?IMPORTANT NOTE - Relate the consequences to a student...

If you are referring about the consequences that IT
workers could face when taking away or breaking into someone else's lent or loaned
computer, then the consequences could be quite
harsh.

First, an IT worker is known for having the tools to
access someone else's equipment, where a lot of privileged information is kept. By
privileged information, we mean "private". Anything that is kept private by a person is
not to be accessed under any circumstance by anyone else, as it is stated in the
underlying moral codes that exist in our Bill of Rights and our
Constitution.

Second, the only way anyone in IT is allowed
to access people's private information in computers is with an order that warrants that
the investigation is in place, legal, and should
proceed.

Third, should an IT worker still crack into the
private information of another citizen, the citizen has every right to not only sue the
IT worker, but also to have the employer of the IT worker revoke his IT rights and
permissions, and advise other employers to refuse employment to the hacking
individual.

In a world in which codes and encryptions are
now the norm, special care has to be placed in regulating the rights of those who have
the power to decipher them.

As far as high school IT
students, their access to information and the way that they can obtain it might result
in a lot of temptation on their part to try and get to it. However, the consequences are
quite harsh. Most school district maintain a very strong policy against sharing
passwords, hacking accounts, accessing other people's e-mail inboxes, and/or spreading
hate mail via blogs and such. Consequences include termination of Internet access,
suspension, removal of computer equipment such as laptops, locking their school
accounts, detention, limitations of Internet access and even expulsion if the actions
were meant maliciously and breaking every code of Netiquette for which the students are
supposed to sign to comply.

Are the other examples of the theme "all that glisters is not gold" in "The Merchant of Venice?"I can only think of Portia's casket test.

(Not wishing to nit pick, but the exact line is, 'All that glisters is not gold...')

I suppose this phrase warns us that we should be careful of accepting easy first impressions and shallow judgements about situations and people. MoV is obviously about the clash of race and religion, so there are many examples that would fit.

Should we see Shylock as simply 'An Evil Jew' who lends money and plots against the 'golden' Antonio, the Christian. If we look more closely at the situation, we can see Antonio is not so perfect or good, not so golden.

Or the loan of 3000 ducats with the unusual contract... more careful consideration by Antonio would have revealed its less than golden appearance.

And Antonio is not worried about the contract because he says he's got lots of ships coming from all over the world, so he's a rich man who will repay easily... but they all sink, so his golden business plans are not what they appear.

Indicate why the framers believed it was important to create a "separation of powers".

The framers, in wanting to create a new form of government
that was not authoritarian like the monarchy that they left behind, sought to draft a
constitution that did not place all of the power for decision-making into one branch of
government. This is why the United States has three separate branches - executive,
legislative, and judicial - each with a unique role in the decision-making process and
each with some degree of "checking" power on the others (this is the system that we
refer to as checks and balances). This degree of group oversight did not exist in Great
Britain. In the United States, Congress is the legislative or law-making branch of
government. They write the laws. The executive branch is headed by the President who is
commander in chief of the armed forces and has the ability to negotiate treaties,
execute the laws enacted by congress, and make various appointments subject to the
approval of the senate. Essentially, this branch carries out the laws. The Supreme Court
acts as the primary judicial body whose main task is to make sure that the Constitution
is never violated. In other words, it acts as a review board. Through this separation,
the framers created a system that minimized the threat of any one branch becoming too
powerful and turning into a dictatorship which is what they felt they were seeing in
Britain.

Since Willa Cather's style in My Antonia is different and the story doesn't quite follow a normal plot, what makes the writing stand out?

Willa Cather is recognized for her brilliant sense of place in her stories.  She recreates for the reader a sense of time and circumstances unique to the region in which she sets her story.  The sweeping plains of Nebraska, the hard cold winters, the lush spring, the fertile summer fields with the hot sun are all very real for the people of the area.  For the reader it is a timeless experience to somewhere they do not know or have not experienced.  She captures an image, like a photograph, of people and situations that no longer exists.  But when they did, they were the foundation for the rich farmlands of the midwest. 

I believe it is in the first book that Jim and Antonia experience the sunset with the plow sitting against its backdrop of a red, evening sky.  My book is not at my elbow.  In another passage in the same section, the visit Jim makes to the Shimerdas to find them sleeping in small burrows they dug in the ground of their cave is a startling image for the modern mind to imagine.  The characterization of Jim's grandfather, who reads the Bible every night at supper or of the Russian serfs who recount the story of the birdal party attacked by wolves in Russia.

The book is a strong collection of imagery and characterization more than anything.  The great midwest, the immigrants who settle it and the Americans who recognize their place in the scheme are much of the reason the book stands the test of time.

What is first person point of view?What is the definition?

The story is being told from the "I" voice, a singular narrator, usually the protagonist, who tells the story from her/his perspective using I, or me. This point of view can be limited, and often does not allow readers to learn about the interior motives of the other characters. If the "I" voice is not credible, then the story suffers.

First person point of view is often used in autobiography ( a story about one's life) or memoir ( a story about a specific aspect or period of one's life).

Poignant examples of first person point of view are: Richard Wright's American Hunger and Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals. More recently, Edwidge Danticat's memoir, Brother, I's Dying, is a moving tribute to her father and uncle.

The first point of view, the "I" voice, is a powerful place from which to tell one's story with candor, and speak one's truth.

In "The Alchemist," what point does the old man’s story about the boy in the castle and the drops of oil make?

The point of Melchizedek's story is that “secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”  What he means is that when the boy in the story was first sent out to walk about the castle, he is warned not to spill a drop of oil from the spoon he carried with him.  The boy was so paranoid about spilling the oil that he never saw the beauty of the castle or its riches.  The second time the boy is sent out, he is told to make sure to pay attention to what is around him, while still carrying the spoon with drops of oil in it.  Unfortunately, this time he got so caught up in the beauty and riches that he forgot about the oil, and it spilled.  The point of the story is to find balance.  Pay attention to what is going on around you, but don't forget to pay attention to what you are doing at the same time.

What is the tone of the story "A Rose for Emily"?

For most of the story, the tone is humorous. The narrator lets us see how eccentric Emily is and how the townspeople delight in following her actions. In a discussion of point of view, the study guide says this about the tone:

Regardless of identity, the narrator proves to be a clever, humorous, and sympathetic storyteller. He is clever because of the way he pieces the story together to build to a shocking climax. His humor is evident in his almost whimsical tone throughout what most would consider to be a morbid tale. Finally, the narrator is sympathetic to both Emily and the town of Jefferson. This is demonstrated in his pity for Emily and in his understanding that the town’s reactions are driven by circumstances beyond its control.

After Emily buys the poison, the tone turns suspenseful. Just what does she plan to use it for: rats? her cousins? Homer? herself? One might even think the final scene to be horrific.

In The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, what states do the Watsons travel through?

The Watsons begin their trip in Flint, Michigan. Momma has created a notebook detailing the costs of the trip, the route, the stops along the way, etc. She plans for the trip to take three days. The Watsons are to drive for three hundred miles from Flint, Michigan to Cincinnati, Ohio. Wilona planned for them to stay in a motel and then journey on to Knoxville, Tenessee. On the third day, they were to drive from Tenessee to Birmingham, Alabama. Taking this route would bring the Watsons through Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and then Alabama.

Although Momma has planned their route and stops very carefully, she doesn't count on Daddy deciding to drive the whole way through to save money on motels. Momma is furious when she finds out that Daddy has altered her carefully laid plans, but is thrilled when they arrive in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama.

Describe Mama's relationship with Dee in "Everyday Use."

Dee can be called the antithesis of Mama: They are opposites in every way. Mama is fat; Dee is thin. Mama is uneducated; Dee has a college degree. Mama loves both of her daughters, but we sense that Mama dislikes Dee; she knows that Dee is embarrassed by her--the way she looks, the way she talks, the way she lives. Dee thinks she is honoring her heritage by assuming an African-sounding name and using old quilts as wall hangings (but don't you think she'll sell them?). She has forgotten that Mama and Maggie are part of her heritage too.

What is the irony of the witches' prophecies for Banquo in light of the prophecy that Macbeth "shalt be king hereafter"?

The witches words to Macbeth suggest that he shall have a long reign as king, especially considering the word "hereafter".  However, their prophecy to Banquo is that he will be the father of kings.  We quickly learn that Banquo already has a son.  It would be against tradition for Macbeth's throne to go to Banquo's son man years down the road - one would assume that Macbeth would have his own children at the that time to pass his crown to.  Therefore, Macbeth's propehecy is ironic because it would seem to be contradictory in light of Banquo's.

Why did William Butler Yeats say, "I will arise and go now to Innisfree"?

"When I was a young lad in the town of Sligo I read  Thoreau's essays and wanted to live in a hut on an island in Lough Gill called Innisfree which means "Heather Island."  I wrote the poem in London when I was about 23." W.B. Yeats (1865-1939).

Yeats was born in Dublin but moved to London when he was 2 years old and lived there till he was 16.

The poem is a subjective expression of a young man's yearning for his childhood Eden to offset the alienation he experienced in the urban landscape of the metropolis of London.

The tranquil rhythm of the lyric- "my first lyric with anything in its rhythm of my own music" (Yeats)- emphasises an implicit contrast with the hustle and bustle of London.

The diction of the first line of the poem -"I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree"- is archaic and signals the nostalgic mood which permeates the entire poem.

Describe how "A Valediction" is a metaphysical poem.I need some examples. I'm just beginning to understand what metaphysical is? If you could help...

The metaphysical poets were also known for their use of conceits, using an extended metaphor as the basis for the poem in order to make an argument.  In "Valediction", Donne uses the image of a compass in order to explain that the souls of himself and his beloved will always remained joined,  no matter what corner of the earth they might separately be at.

If they be two, they are two so As stiff
twin compasses are two;
Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if th' other do.

Their souls are the feet of the compass, meeting in the middle and never moving off their spot - "fix'd".  This is because the souls are joined by love.

In Twelfth Night, what does Viola learn about herself regarding her feminine and masculine sides?How does acting as a man complete her feminine side?

There a two specific ways in which "playing" a man gives
Viola insight into herself.

The first is that, by playing
the part of Cesario, she is able to have access to Orsino that she would be denied as a
woman.  Shakespeare lived and worked in a time when especially high born men and women
had to follow many strict rules about spending time together.  Spending time alone
together would have, generally, not been possible for an unmarried man and woman.  So,
Viola, as Cesario, is given the rare chance to simply "hang out" with Orsino and have a
regular, "man to man" chat with him.  This access allows her to develop real feelings
for a man she has come to know, rather than rely on love from a more superficial
distance.

Secondly, her interactions with Olivia allow her
to stand outside the female experience and witness it as an observer.  By witnessing
Olivia's love for her, she can experience, albeit secondhand, a woman's expressing her
love to the man she desires.  Viola, constrained by her disguise, cannot tell Orsino of
her love, so it is possible that she sees and understands her own womanly feelings
better through her interactions with Olivia.

What happens at the end of in The Crucible?

Another note you might want to consider is this: In some
of the different printings of The Crucible there is an explanation
about Abigail, and there should be as she is a major
character.

It portrays Abigail as skipping town and running
away to Boston. Rumor has it that she boards a ship to get
away.

Another important note is that as Elizabeth and John
share their last words, the magistrates prepare to call her back in for a final set of
questions. When she arrives they wonder why she can't get him to confess, and she
responds, "He have his goodness now." This is one of the most crucial lines in the whole
play as it portrays his redemption in the act of knowingly going to his
death.

What is the poem "Silence" by Edgar Lee Masters about? How may one argue what the poem is really about? What is the poem trying to prove?

The poem that first drew me to poetry - when I was a H.S. Junior, and I still believe E.L. Masters best, Silence is about our innate inability to express ourselves, not only to others - but even to ourselves. 

He touches upon the underlying fears, questions, and mysteries of life that are all around each of us - and which no one fully comprehends. 

He lists the great wonders of nature, the tragedy of sickness, death, and the unfaceably recalled horror of war.  Through it all - the animal that we are, “we are voiceless in the presence of realities - we cannot speak”.  

He almost paints marriage and parenthood as a tragedy, a bridge never quite crossed, which to those who have lived it there is an underlying truth to that.  Where words ought to come, there is silence, even though we, “be misunderstood for it”. 

We are placed at the scene of Joan Of Arc’s being burned at the stake, in Napoleons’ thoughts after his monumentous defeat, and other such times and places, and yet even these epic experiences render us speechless – perhaps a self-protection mechanism, for, “...if he could describe it all he would be an artist.  But if he were an artist there would be deeper wounds which he could not describe”.  Still, silence. 

Through this, he comforts us – it’s alright that we don’t know, can’t articulate, or cannot understand – no one can, and perhaps we are not meant to (all this being found to the uninitiated, “too full of wisdom for the tongue to utter it in words intelligible”).  Therefore – we remain silent at such crucial moments. 

He sums it up in the final stanza: "we who are in life cannot speak of profound experiences".  Even in death, we are not promised life’s answers, but rather will “interpret” each, “as we approach them”. 

What is the setting of "Dulce et Decorum Est"? indoors or out, city or country, land or sea, region, nation, hemisphere

The setting is a battlefield during World War I. This war was fought between 1914 and 1918 all over Europe, so the battle that Owen describes could have taken place in France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, or other European countries. The no-man's-land mentioned in the poem is the area between the two armies, where it was almost certain that a soldier would be wounded or killed.

List at least three symbols in "By the Waters of Babylon" and explain what they mean.

The metal collected by the priests symbolizes the fears and superstitions of John's people.  It was believed by the members of his village that if one touched metal, he/she would die unless that person was destined to be a priest.   The superstition has its origins from the war that destroyed New York City.  Metal after the blast would have been radioactive, and so anyone touching tainted metal would probably get radiation poisoning and die.  So the adage of "don't touch metal" was born from that.  Over centuries, the fear stuck.  At some point, someone must have picked up metal and NOT died, and so that person was deemed as having special powers.  After that, only those who could hold metal and not die were priests.

The fact that John is travelling east in his journey is significant.  East symbolizes the quest for knowledge, and that is what John was seeking.  He wanted to know about the Place of the Gods.  He sees an eagle fly east and determines that this is a good omen.  Eagles also symbolize knowledge.

The broken buildings and statues in what used to be New York City symbolize man's self destruction.  Technology got out of hand, and someone used it to destroy known civilization.  It is an apocalyptic story about the end of times, but offers hope that civilization can be reborn.  John refrains from telling the truth about the gods in order to protect his people from a similar fate.

What is Roderigo complaining about in the opening scene of Othello?

In Act I of Othello, Roderigo
complains to Iago that he is paying Iago money to get Desdemona to love and marry him,
and--so far--it has not worked:

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Tush! never tell me; I take it much
unkindly
That thou, Iago, who hast had my
purse
As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of
this.

Roderigo is
now poor and brideless.  Brabantio has previously denied Roderigo as a suitor for his
daughter, and now Roderigo cannot believe that Iago knows about Desdemona's elopement.
 You see, Roderigo is nothing short of a whiner, and he cannot believe that this beauty,
the daughter of Venitian senator no less, would choose to secretly marry an older Black
man over him.

Also, Roderigo will serve as Iago's
mouthpiece as they both complain to Desdemona's father outside his home.  Under cover of
night, Roderigo will wake up the Senator and tell him that his daughter has
eloped.

Explain the importance of each of Hitler's achievements.-Economic recovery-National Unity-National expansion -Collective Organization

Hi there!

First, I would have
to take issue with the term "achievements."  The definition of an achievement is
"something accomplished"  and carries with it a positive connotation.  I have a hard
time seeing Hitler's programs as accomplishments because they were not enduring and he
was not the first German to advance them.  That's a quibble, though...not really here
nor there.

As for the ideas advanced, let's take a
look:

1) Economic Recovery --
Germany's economy was ruined by the first world war (huge payments required
by the allies) and further pummeled by the great depression.  Unemployment held at 30%
and inflation made German money worthless.  Hitler was able, by controlling the economy,
to reverse these trends.  His massive public works projects and emphasis on military
buildup put people back to work.  When people are working and earning money they tend to
be less radical; therefore, Hitler was able to cut down on dissension and political
opposition by reversing Germany's economic down-slide.

Of
course, during the war he simply took what he wanted form the countries he invaded
(well, forced the people there to sell it dirt cheap back to Germany.)  Forced labor
was remarkably cost effective as well : )

It is hard for me
to see this as an accomplishment...as a result of his policies German manufacturing was
leveled during the war and industry hamstrung.  His policies had the long-term effect of
ending the German economy.

2) National Unity --
Germany, throughout history, has been a fractured entity.  It is only
recently that it has been able to function as a unified body.  Hitler,
through destroying rivals, abolishing unions, outlawing political parties, and running
an incredible propaganda campaign was able to unite the German people.  It can't be
forgotten, either, that he was able to consolidate German nationalism by vilifying
foreign governments and scapegoating the German Jews.

I
don't see this as an accomplishment, either.  Because of his plan Germany would be split
apart after the war and not be united for 40 years or
so.

3) National expansion -- Germany
lost territory during the first world war, including some very economically productive
areas bordering France.  Hitler was able to get that back, as well as the "peaceful"
annexation of Austria.  Had he stopped there he probably would have gotten away with it.
 At its height, he had, indeed, expanded the German nation well beyond its
borders.

Again, this is not a real accomplishment, though,
as it was all taken back after the war (and then some.)

4)
Collective Organization -- To be frank, I am not sure what you mean
here.  The only type of "collective organization" I can think of are trade unions.
 Under Hitler, these were made illegal.  Though this might be considered an
"accomplishment" by some fat-cat business types, it's hard for me to see it that
way.

I hope these ideas bring something to the
discussion!

In ONE short paragraph, write a brief introduction to 'meiosis'?

Meiosis is a cell division. Its purpose is to produce
sperm and egg cells, which are reproductive cells. What it does is to cut the number of
reproductive cells in half. As we know, body cells have 46 chromosomes in the nucleus.
Therefore, meiosis is what splits the 46 into 23 chromosomes for each homologous
(similar) pair. The importance of this process is that it constitutes the making of the
biggest element for human characteristics.

What reward does Ahab offer his men if they capture the white whale in "Moby Dick"?

Ahab says that the man who "raises me a white-headed whale with a wrinkled brow and a crooked jaw...with three holes punctured in his starboard fluke" shall receive as a reward "a sixteen-dollar piece...a doubloon".  With much fanfare, he displays the shining Spanish ounce of gold and nails it to the mast as a reminder to all of what their main objective on the voyage must be.  Ahab rallies the men, rhetorically asking them to run through the steps they should follow in raising the cry should they spy the white whale.  Three of the men, Tashtego, Daggoo, and Queequeg, have heard of the whale in question before, and recognize it as the notorious Moby Dick.  It is Starbuck who realizes that it was Moby Dick who "dismasted" the Captain; when Ahab confirms that the object of their pursuit is indeed the white whale who took his leg, the men gain a better understanding of their Captain's feverish obsession (Chapter 36).

I want to know why the Nurse changed her mind about Romeo. Why did she support Juliet's marriage to Paris, not Romeo?

Up until this point in the play, Juliet's Nurse has been very supportive of Juliet's decision to marry Romeo and has helped Juliet to put the plan into action. However, after Lord Capulet's outrage at Juliet's refusal to marry Paris, the Nurse takes a different stance. It seems that she wants to protect Juliet. Capulet has declared that if Juliet refuses to marry Paris, then Capulet will disown her and the Nurse doesn't want that to happen to the girl she has raised, and loves as her own daughter.

The Nurse suggests that Juliet marry Paris because this would keep Juliet in Capulet's good favour, and provide for her in life. After Romeo's banishment, it seems unlikely that he could ever provide this for Juliet, and the Nurse doesn't want to see Juliet living on the streets or leaving Verona. Only a few people know of Romeo and Juliet's marriage, so the Nurse proposes that they could pretend that it never took place, and Juliet can marry Paris, and live happily ever after. It seems that the Nurse doesn't understand the depth of Juliet's love for Romeo.

It is the protective streak in the Nurse, and her love for Juliet that leads her to suggest this solution, however, Juliet wants nothing of it. She loves Romeo too much to ever marry someone else. Therefore, the Nurse loses Juliet's confidence, and Juliet seeks help from the Friar.

Describe Joe’s feelings about Pip. (Give some specific examples from the story, especially from the meeting between Joe and Miss Havisham.)Great...

In Great Expectations, Joe is both
father and friend to the orphaned Pip.  He is protective, shielding Pip from the wrath
of Pip's sister, his wife, who rushes at Pip with "Tickler," a switch with which she
whips Pip.  He carries Pip with him on the marsh, throwing him on top of his broad
shoulders; he holds Pip tenderly by the fire as Pip works on his letters, complimenting
Pip's efforts.  Early in the novel, Joe indicates his tenderness and love for Pip as he
relates his meeting of Mrs. Joe:

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'When I offered to your sister...to be asked in
church, at such times as she was willing and ready to come to the forge, I said to her,
'And bring the poor little child.  God bless the poor little child,...there's room
for him at the
forge.'

After this evening
with Joe, Pip declares,

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Young as I was, I believe that I dated a new
admiration of Joe from that night.  We were equals afterward, as we had been before; but
afterward, at quiet times when I sat looking at Joe and thinking about him, I had a new
sensation of feeling conscious that I was looking up to Joe in my
heart.

When he returns from
his first visit to Satis House, Pip complains to Joe that he is "common," as Estella has
labeled him, and that he wishes he were that common.  Disturbed by hearing Pip's words,
Joe tells him,

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'As to being common, I don't make it out at all
clear.  You are oncommon in some things.  You're oncommon small.  Likewise you're a
oncommon scholar.'

On the
occasion of Pip's being apprenticed to Joe, they go to Satis House together where Miss
Havisham, who has requested that Joe bring Pip's indentures with
him:

It was
very aggravating; but, throughout the interview, Joe persisted in addressing me instead
of Miss Havisham.  It was quite in vain for me to make him sensible that he ought to
speak to Miss Havisham.  the more I made faces and gestures to him to do it, the more
confidential, argumentative, and polite he persisted in being to
me.

Joe's behavior in this
scene indicates his feelings of inferiority to Miss Havisham.  Like a commoner in the
presence of royalty, Joe does not directly address Miss Havisham out of respect for her
higher social status.  Instead, he speaks through Pip.  This action also indicates that
he perceives Pip as socially higher than he, now.

Joe's
integrity, however, is insulted when Miss Havisham implies that he wishes a "premium
with the boy."  "Cutting me [Pip] short as if he were hurt," Joe
responds,

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..."which I meantersay that were not a question
requiring a answer betwit yourself and me, and which you know the answer to be full
'No.'"

Joe Gargery's love and
loyal friendship for Pip know no bounds as he continues to love Pip even when the
snobbish Pip neglects him.  Rushing to his aid after he is burned, Joe tenderly nurses
Pip back to health, mitigating Pip's apologies for his behavior with his signature
phrase, "Ever the best of friends, Pip, ol'chap!"

What is main idea of "Night Talkers"?

"Night Talkers" is a story based on life and personal
beliefs in Haiti, as contrasted with the less personal relationships of those in
America, centered on New York. On the island, communication between close relatives
takes place on a non-verbal level, the level of "night talkers." Thus the impending
death of Estina is somehow made known to the main male character, Dany, who travels from
the United States to Haiti to be with her in her final hours. It is as though Estina
intuitively knows that Dany is thinking about carrying out a violent act of vengeance,
and silently summons him back to Haiti to prevent him from doing so. As one of the major
characters says, "Blood calls blood. She [Estina] made him come so he could see her
before she died" (paragraph 160.)

Can anyone give me a summary of Chapter 3 in "Tuck Everlasting"?

In Chapter 3, Winnie is sitting in the grass just inside the fence around her house, talking to "the only living thing in sight", a sleepy, ponderous-looking frog.  Winnie is frustrated because she feels like she is constantly being watched and corrected by her mother and grandmother, and she longs to "just be by (her)self for a change".  Winnie would love to just be able to do something interesting, "something that's all (hers)".  She wants to do "something that would make some kind of difference in the world...to have a new name, one that's not all worn out from being called so much".  She considers the merits of having a pet, perhaps one like the toad to whom she is addressing her complaints, but concludes that such an act would be cruel, because then the poor toad would "have to be cooped up in a cage", similar to how Winnie feels about herself.  After thinking for awhile, Winnie "expect(s) (she)'d better run away".  Her mother calls her, and Winnie, exasperated, resolves to run away the very next morning (Chapter 3).

Why can't Mond publish the biological paper?

The answer to this question is found in Chapter
12.

I would say that it is not that Mond can't publish the
paper -- what is going on is that he will not publish it. 
He could if he wanted to, but he does not want to.

The
problem with the paper is that it contains ideas that will upset and destabilize
society.  Their society is based on the idea that happiness is the highest good and that
people should want only to be happy.  The paper somehow (we do not know how) implies
that there is or should be some other purpose to life.

The
paper would encourage people to think more rather than just doing things for fun.  That
would be bad for society and so Mond is not willing to publish the
paper.

In "A Rose for Emily," is there a deeper meaning for the "taxes"?Taxes are mentioned multiple times. I was just wondering if they represented...

The property taxes represent CONSEQUENCES.  When a person owns real estate, property taxes are due annually.  The only way to avoid paying property taxes is to receive an official waiver from the governing body (the authorities). 

Miss Emily has received a waiver from Colonel Sartoris.  This waiver is seen by Miss Emily as being a perpetual waiver from the 'consequences' of owning property.  No matter how long she owns her home, she expects to avoid the 'consequences' of paying her property taxes.

On a deeper level, she feels that she has been granted a waiver from the consequences of ALL her actions.  Just as the Colonel has relieved her from the inevitable consequences of owning property, she feels that she has a perpetual 'waiver' to treat people in a cold, distant, standoff-ish manner, with no consequence.   She feels that she is entitled to cohabitate with a man without facing any consequences, as she expresses to the Baptist minister.   She also feels that she is free from the consequences of killing a man and preserving his body in her bedroom.   In her mind, Colonel Sartoris has given her a 'waiver' for all of these actions.

Tobe was not granted a waiver by Colonel Sartoris, so he understands that there WILL be consquences for his and Miss Emily's actions.  This is why he leaves the house immediately after her death and doesn't return.    

In "To Kill a Mockingbird," why does Atticus make the children leave the house and stand in front of the Radley house?

In the middle of the night, Miss Maudie's house catches fire. Three fire trucks are trying to put out the flames, but the cold hinders the firefighters, and one of the hoses bursts. Atticus wakes the two children and makes them wait by the Radley house so they are well out of the way.

In "That Was Then, This Is Now," does M&M stay friends with Bryon and Mark at the end of the book?

Although the book doesn't tell us straight out, I would say it is highly unlikely that M&M stays friends with Mark, who is in jail, bitter, and seemingly headed for destruction.  I think it is possible, but also not likely, that M&M will stay friends with Bryon either.

Bryon does run into M&M at the drugstore near the end of the book.  M&M is cordial but confused; he at first barely remembers that Bryon once dated his sister Cathy.  M&M, once happy and carefree, has been forever changed by his devastating drug trip.  He lives knowing that his body has most likely been irrevocably damaged, and that the flashbacks can return at any time.  Bryon remembers him as having been "such a bright, sweet kid".  He looks perpetually frightened now, and "his old expression of complete trust and intent interest (is) gone entirely".  It seems doubtful that he will be able to maintain his friendship with Bryon or anyone else unless he makes considerable progress in his recovery.

Bryon also has been changed by his experiences.  At the end of the book he is numb, "too mixed up to really care" much about anything.  It appears that he, too, will have to reconcile many issues in his life before he will be able to sustain any lasting friendships (Chapter 11). 

Can the tree be seen as a character in Waiting for Godot?characterisation

The tree is an important part of the stage decor of
Beckett's Waiting for Godot, all the more because there are so little stage-props in the
play or for that matter in any other Beckett-play.

It is
functional in many ways. It is a symbol of immobility and the static condition of human
existence as exemplified in the illusory movements of circularity in Pozzo, Lucky and
the two tramps who move only to reinforce their
immobility.

The tree, like the minerals in Watteau's
paintings, greatly admired by the young Beckett, mingles with the human condition
manifested through the play.

The appearance of the two
leaves in the leafless tree in the second act is a critique of temporal linearity and a
subtle dig at a symbolic cliche of optimistic rhetoric.

The
tree is also co-relative to the emptiness of the country road. It evokes a generic
landscape, which can be so many places, almost any place in the world. And that is what
de-spatializes the setting, in terms of specificity.

Which of the boys is first to begin to miss haircuts, toothbrushes, clean nails and basic cleanliness in "Lord of the Flies"?

From the onset of the book, Ralph is the character who begins to feel distastefully about his unkempt appearance and lack of cleanliness. In Chap. Five, "With a convulsion of the mind, Ralph discovered dirt and decay, understood how much he disliked perpetually flicking the tangled hair out of his eyes." Ralph understands that as his appearance becomes more uncivilised, so does his behavior and that of the others.

Ralph's feelings about his physical appearance culminate in Chap. Seven, in the second paragraph: "He would like to have a pair of scissors...he would like to have a bath...a toothbrush would come in handy too." Ralph understands that physical cleanliness and an orderly appearance represent a form of civilization that is quickly slipping away from the boys!

In Act 1 of "The Crucible," what has Elizabeth Proctor said about Abigail?

Elizabeth Proctor does not appear in Act I.  However, her opinion of Abigail is known from the conversation between John and Abigail. 

Elizabeth Proctor fired Abigail from their household because she found out that she and John were having an affair. 

It is in the beginning of Act II, that we hear Elizabeth's words for the first time in the play. 

Elizabeth knows that Abigail still wants her husband and that she would like Elizabeth dead. 

"She wants me dead, John you know it!" (Miller) 

She asks her husband to go and tell Abigail that she is a whore. 

In "The Glass Menagerie," what are the 3 time spheres during which the Wingfield drama plays and the significance of each? Explain.

"The Glass Menagerie" was first staged in 1945.

Tom as the narrator clearly indicates the three time spheres:

1. In Sc.1 Tom the narrator remarks,"To begin with I turn back time. I reverse it to that quaint period the thirties....a dissolving  economy." So to begin with, Tennessee Williams takes his audience to the past-the economic depression of the 30s.

2. In Sc.5 Tom the narrator again reminds the audience of the time: "Adventure and change were imminent in this year...In Spain there was Guernica." The specific historical incident of the present scene took place on 26th April 1937 when Nazi war planes bombed the Basque town of Guernica in Spain. So, the incidents from  Sc.5  onwards take place after 1937 and just before the second world war  breaks out.

3. Tom's future: In Sc.7 at the end of the play Tom addresses the audience and informs them what he did from 1937,when he left home  to 1945 the beginning of the play: "I didn't go to the moon, I went much further-for time is the longest distance between two places."

Thus the plot structure of the play is circular-it begins in 1945, goes back to the 3os, and more specifically to 1937 and back to 1945.

Why does Mrs. Yeobright die in The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy?

Among the three victims of Egdon in Hardy's novel,
The Return of the Native, Clym's mother, Mrs.Yeobright, happens to
be the first. On a hot and humid day of August, she walked a long distance to the
cottage of her son to seek a possible reconciliation. Clym, serving as a furze-cutter,
had been living with his newly-married wife, Eustacia.

In
fact, Mrs.Yeobright unknowingly followed her own son to reach the cottage. But Damon
Wildeve chanced to enter the cottage to talk to Eustacia as the tired mother chose to
have some rest. When Mrs.Yeobright knocked at the cottage-door, her son was already fast
asleep, and Eustacia was engaged in a conversation with Wildeve. So neither of them
opened the door, and Mrs.Yeobright had to return, frustrated with the impression that
her son had refused to open the door for the mother.

While
returning all the way from Alderworth to Blooms End, the old exhausted mother was bitten
by an adder. She was taken to a shed nearby and the rustics made efforts to save her by
applying adder-oil. Even a doctor was being sent for. However, Mrs.Yeobright died
broken-hearted, as much because of the adder-bite as being severely bitten by the idea
that she was rejected by her only son, Clym.

According to Brutus, why is it necessary that Caesar be killed? (Act 2, Scene 1)Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

In the "seduction scene" of Act I, Cassius lures Brutus
into thinking that Caesar perceives himself as a god, referring to Caesar ironically as
"immortal Caesar" and by strengthening his argument that Caesar has become too powerful
with allusion:

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Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow
world

Like a Colossus, and we petty
men

Walk under his huge legs and peep
about

To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
(I,ii,135-138)

Then, in Act
II, alone in his orchard, Brutus ponders the words of Cassius and the events of the day
in which Marc Antony has tried to put a crown upon Caesar's head, but ostentatiously
Caesar has refused it.  Brutus also considers that Caesar has slain Pompey, who was his
ally.  Persuaded by the arguments of Cassius that Caesar wishes to be emperor and sole
ruler of Rome, Brutus considers the assassination.  For the public good,
Brutus reasons, Caesar must be killed:

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Th' abuse of greatness is when it
disjoins

Remorse from power; and, to speak truth of
Caesar,

I have not known when his affections
swayed

More than his reason.  But 'tis a common
proof

That lowliness is young ambition's
ladder,

Whereto the climber upward turns his
face;

But when he once attains the upmost
round,

He then unto the ladder turns his
back

Looks in the clouds, scorning the base
degrees

By which he did ascend.  So Caesar
may;

Then lest he may, prevent.
(II,i,18-28)

Brutus reasons
that he has no personal reason to rebel against Caesar, but Caesar, who
has always been rational rather than emotional in his rule, may "climb the ladder" and,
once, in power, forget abandon humility as so many have done
before. Brutus fears that Caesar may
be

...a
serpent's egg

Which hatched, would as his king grow
mischievous,

And kill him in the shell.
(II,i,32-34)

That is, once he
attains such power as has been offered him by Marc Antony and the people, Caesar may
change and become tyrannical.  The idea that Rome "stand under one man's awe" (II,i,52)
is so disturbing to Brutus that he makes Rome a promise to "redress what will follow"
(II,i,57) and act for the good of Rome by preventing Caesar from becoming
a tyrant.

Why does Sammy quit his job in "A &P"? What are the factors that lead up to this action?

Sammy talks about the customers as "sheep" and complains about their behavior to them, such as the old lady who watches closely to make sure that he isn't "cheating" him.  The truth is, though, Sammy has also been a sheep, doing what is "right" in the eyes of society.  When the girls walk in, Sammy gets a new view of the world.  He is intrigued by the girls, but particularly the one that he calls "Queenie". 

• She was the queen. She kind of led them.... She didn't look around, not this queen, she just walked straight on slowly, on these long white prima donna legs.
• She must have felt in the corner of her eye me and over my shoulder Stokesie in the second slot watching, but she didn't tip. Not this queen.

Sammy is impressed by the courage and self-confidence shown by this young lady.  He is also, of course, attracted to her.  So when the manager embarrasses her, Sammy reacts. 

"You didn't have to embarrass them."

"It was they who were embarrassing us."

"I don't think you know what you're saying," Lengel said.

"I know you don't," I said. "But I do."

This is a coming of age.  In the last line, Sammy is admitting he fully understands what he is doing.  He has chosen to not be a sheep, and to stand up for what he feels is right. 

• Policy is what the kingpins want. What the others want is juvenile delinquency.

Name a theme for Romeo and Juliet. Explain why it is a theme.

A theme is any main idea that runs throughout the story.  You can figure out the themes just by filling in the following blanks:

____________________________(name of story/play/etc) is a story about ________________________________(theme).

Romeo and Juliet is about many things, but young love, rebellion, deception, love, marriage, violence are just a few.  Can you see how these things may be themes?  Romeo is always in love, but when he finds Juliet, he is convinced it is the real thing.

The Capulets and Montagues have been fighting for so long, even their servants get involved.  Violence abounds so much that the Prince has declared anyone else who does it will be put to death (more violence, mind you). 

The main thing about themes is that the idea runs under the surface all throughout the piece of literature.  You should be able to think of examples of it from the beginning, middle, and end of the work.

What does the quote "If they give you ruled paper write the other way" mean and how does it relate to Fahrenheit 451?

It is attacking the fact that there is completely no individuality in terms of schools of thought and anyone and everyone is suppose to conform. The quote is interpreted in the sense that you should not follow rules,  or norms in a larger sense bluntly and blindly, or maybe even to the extent of laws. Rules, in the finest sense are meant to be broken. Mildred, for example, does not find any wrong in keeping a book in the house, and her thoughts are different from Clarisse, Montag or Faber. Due to Clarisse's influence, Montag is convinced regarding the err of his ways and he breaks the rules, laws, norms, trends that he used to follow.

In "Home Burial," what is the significance of the grave?

In this dramatic poem, the child's grave symbolizes how a man and a woman deal differently with the tragic loss of their child. For the father, the grave is something practical, something he must dig in order to have a proper burial. For the woman, however, the grave signifies not only her baby's death, but the fact that her husband does not seem to care about what has happened. She believes that since he is able to "make the gravel leap and leap in air" and then come inside and "talk about your everyday concerns" means that he "couldn't care" about what has happened. They have shared a tragic experience together, but, because they grieve in different ways, they grieve alone.

How does Shakespeare start the play "Romeo and Juliet" so that he gains the attention of the "groundlings?"

In the Prologue, Shakespeare gives a short, concise summary of the story behind the play to capture his audience's attention.  He uses emotion-charged words in his delivery, describing "the fearful passage of their death-marked love" (line 9), and in the last two lines speaks directly to the audience, telling them that they should listen carefully ("with patient ears attend" - line 13) to the dramatic tale about to be enacted.

In the novel Frankenstein, what is Victor most guilty of?

Excellent question!  Victor is ambitious to a fault.  His grandiose goals include becoming famous for something that no one else has ever done.  He begins with the idea of being able to save those we love from certain death--a nice thought if it meant we wouldn't have population problems, etc. later on down the road.  Victor fails to think things through carefully--the consequences are never considered--he just goes at his ideas and goals like he's killing snakes.  He wants to create life, and he does.  He never once considers who and how it will be cared for or what's do be done with it afterward.  In fact, he never thinks of it as ugly until it breathes life.   

His irresponsibility coupled with the ambition gets my vote for his greatest fault.  Had he considered anyone other than himself and how others would be effected by his actions and inventions, the book would have been a very different read.

Ideas for a short poem in French?For French class i have to write a short poem in French about anything. I don't know what to do it on tho.Im not...

it all depends on the type of person you are because poems
need your upmost feeling and uniqueness inside of it. If you're more of a nature lover,
perhaps things going on with our earth, what we're doing wrong on it. Or family matters,
divorse, fights, marrage, love, siblings, etc. or pets, dogs, cats, fish, etc. Or self
confidence, breakups, and such.

I did a poem assignment
about anything I wanted too and I did it about how me, myself and I, how I really felt.
A girl who's sad and frightened about her own life, shunned away by so many others. But
by growing up further on in life, she becomes aware of how unique she is and becoming
free of the chains the kept her down. I know, sounds cheesy. But letting go of past
sadness and spreading her wings and becoming free.

Like I
said, it all depends on what type of person you really are. You need to feel everything
you write, that will be how you will get good grades ;)

In The Scarlet Letter, what do you think Hawthorne's opinion is of Arthur Dimmesdale, the father of Hester's baby?

Arthur Dimmsdale's name tells the reader something of what
Hawthorne's opinion--as the author--of this character is. The name
Dimmesdale might be approached
analytically from two directions. First though, the name
Arthur carries associations with
it.

Arthur
is not a Biblical name. If Hawthorne had wanted to stress Dimmsdale's spiritual
qualities, he may have chosen a name like Jonah or David or Micah or Daniel etc.,
depending on what spiritual quality he wished to emphasize. The best know association
with Arthur is that of King Arthur in the legend of Camelot (there is now archaeological
evidence linking the legendary Arthur with a true historic figure in England). King
Arthur was noted for his courage, justice and valor.

The
most obvious part of Dimmesdale is
dim, indicating someone who is not so
bright, not acting very much from a clear intelligence. This analysis of the name
certainly fits Dimmesdale. It can be successfully argued with very little effort that
his adultery with Hester was not in the least intelligent; it was very
dim-witted behavior. Of lesser obviousness is the
association with dimness of light and a countryside
dale.

A dale is a valley,
particularly a broad valley. Valleys are very often associated metaphorically and
symbolically with low places in life, suffering, the low ebb of life, whereas high
places such as hill tops are associated with strength and achievement and awakenings. By
this reading, the name Dimmesdale
represents the protracted suffering Arthur Dimmesdale puts himself through and endures
as a self-administered retribution for his dim-witted behavior with Hester. Also the
possessive sound ("Dimmes-") indicates that his dale of
suffering is of his own making, which of course it is.

That
Dimmesdale is coupled with Arthur indicates
that his motive is not one of self destruction (such as
self-inflicted wounds in today's society) but one of valorous
reparation for his wrong actions. But again, since he is
dim-witted as well as valorous, the reader can
question his choices, which must, however, be weighed
against the punishment he would incur if he were to publically
confess.

Putting all this together, it can be said that an
analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale's name indicates that, while Hawthorne is trying to
emphasize the wrongness of Dimmesdale's behavior and the extremely highly questionable
nature of his later choices, Hawthorne's opinion of
Dimmesdale is that he is nonetheless a character of courage and valor with good
intentions and heartfelt regret and remorse and that, even though he wronged Hester and
himself, he truly wishes to atone for the wrong done. The sympathetic
narrator's voice substantiates this analysis of Hawthorne's opinion of
Arthur Dimmesdale.

Perhaps one of the points that Hawthorne
is attempting to make through Dimmesdale's character is that a restrictive
society and belief system, such as the Puritan society and belief system,
leaves little or no room for true repentance that is open and public and therefore
drives true atonement for wrongs committed underground, so to speak, into a
dark dim valley of self reproach and
reparation.

What is a breif account on neurobiological approach?wth heading....n atleast 250 words.....

In psychology, the Neurobiological or Neuroscience Approach involves understanding the body and brain creates emotions, memories, and sensory experiences. The advantage of using this perspective is the scientific data can be used to support the reality of how humans experience life, proving that psychology is, indeed, a science. For example, when someone gets "red in the face" in anger, if they are linked to an EEG scanner we can verify that their anger is not an imagination or a "subjective" sensation, as the data would show a rise in stress level in the brain. And if they are feeling relaxed, the same scanning can be done to prove their relaxed state of mind, either during meditation or listening to soft music or even track the various stages of sleep they are in. Therefore, treatment for patients with Depression or Bipolar Disorder can be done through the use of medications to control the serotonin or dopamine levels in their brains. And that provides faster relief than months and months of Ohm-ing and Ah-ing in meditation practices.The disadvantage to this perspective is that it does NOT explain psychology thoroughly. Each individual's emotions and thinking processes involve more than "brain waves" or "chemical triggers in the blood," such as the reality of external environmental events that trigger the anger in the first place.

True or false: Macbeth orders the death of Fleance because the witches said Banquo would be father to a line of kings.true or false

A few corrections are in
order:

Yes, the statement is true, but the answer above has
it a bit backwards (probably just a proofreading error): Macbeth orders the murder of
both Banquo and his young son, Fleance. The murderers are able to complete only half of
their job: they succeed in killing Banquo, but, in the dark of night, Fleance
escapes.

This all takes place just before (or even during)
a formal dinner that King Macbeth is throwing for himself in his
castle.

Furthermore, Macbeth does not think that he will
ever have any children, so the attempted murder of Fleance is done out of jealousy of
what had been promised to Banquo by the witches.

In Elie Weisel's "Night," where are the Jews sent first after the arrival of the German soldiers?

The first place the Jews of the village of Sighet were sent when they were deported was to Birkenau, which was part of the most infamous concentration camp at Auschwitz, in Southern Poland.

The Nazis actually had given two decrees prior to evacuating the Jews from Sighet.  The first time, they arrested all those who were foreign-born, including the teacher, Moshe the Beadle, who returned to tell the Jews that all those whom the Nazis had taken had been exterminated.  The second decree given by the Nazis established Jewish ghettoes within the community, along with a long list of anti-Semitic laws.  Finally, the Nazis packed all the Jews of Sighet onto boxcars, and transported them to Birkenau. 

When asked to "initial here" on a document, can I use a check mark? Please cite the source for your answer. Thanks! In order to use EZ Pay billing...

Whether your check mark in the “initial here” area is a valid acceptance will depend on your state's laws and case law (court interpretations).

In general, a party to a contract can sign in any manner –- full name, mark, or sign -- as long as it’s intended to accept the terms of the contract. Courts usually look for the intent to contract by the acceptor. It’s difficult to imagine a court ruling that your check mark did not indicate your acceptance of the EZ PAY offer.

Is the EZ Pay agreement part of a larger rental contract that you signed? Have they transferred possession of the drum to you and accepted a payment?

Is the company actually refusing to honor their EZ Pay offer? Or are you worried that they may refuse to honor the agreement in the future? If the latter, there is probably little risk that the company will not honor the EZ Pay agreement. They want your money. For peace of mind, however, you may want to call to confirm that your payments are being applied according to the EZ Pay terms (make notes, including the confirmer's name). Or you could ask to initial the agreement to avoid any future misunderstanding.

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