What role does Athena play in The Odyssey and why is she often called its main female character?

Athena is the goddess of wisdom, as well as a multitude of other things, but it is this wisdom that makes her the ideal character to truly play opposite Odysseus.  While Penelope is stuck home, waiting for her husband's return (which might never happen, but she is faithful and continues to wait for him), it is Athena who guides and helps Odysseus throughout his long journey home to his wife and son.

Odysseus is known as a trickster, a clever man, even back in his days in "The Iliad," where, in addition to many other examples, he was the one who concocted the idea of using the Trojan Horse to get into the walls of Troy.  As you'll see in the link below, some scholars feel that Homer had to use an immortal, and a very wise immortal at that, to be the "leading lady" of this story.  Homer wanted to highlight the wisdom and cleverness of Odysseus, and so he chose the goddess of wisdom to help him through his journeys.  He also wanted to illustrate the fact that Odysseus was a worthy person - the gods and goddesses didn't just help any old person on the street - they only interfered in the lives of mortals who were deserving of the help.

Check the link below for more information about Athena and the other characters of this story.  Good luck!

How does Welthow react to Beowulf? This is in the book of BEowulf

When Welthow gives the mead-cup to Beowulf, she thanks God that her prayers have been answered and a hero has been sent to them. She acknowledges that she has put her hope in Beowulf to save them. Beowulf speaks of his intent to rid the land of the monster Grendel. This pleases Welthow, and she admires his boldness.

In "The Scarlet Ibis," name two things Doodle accomplishes despite everyone's predictions.

Doodle did a lot with his short life of five years. He surprised everyone by living longer than three months and walking, but he went even further than that and surprised his brother with unconditional love and hero worship, which his brother, at times, felt he didn't deserve at all. For example when his brother, the narrator, pushed Doodle into the water and Doodle almost drowned, but his brother saved him, all Doodle cared about was his brother saving his life, not the fact that it was his brother who put it in danger in the first place. Doodle also surprises everyone by going beyond just simply walking to rowing a boat and running. He pushed his little deformed body to its absolute limits to please his brother. Doodle also surprised his brother with his carefree attitude toward life because Doodle didn't care that he was different, he knew it didn't matter and he only tried to be "normal" for his brother.

Couples are only allowed to have two children, one male and one female. Discuss the rules that other countries have with having children.

The only country that I know of and I'm sure there are more is the People's Republic of China (PRC) which have a One Child Policy in place for rural and urban areas. It's enforced fairly strictly in most regions. People are also allowed to have two children in cases where the first born child is a girl, because girls cannot carry on the family lineage and are not deemed as valuable as boys, or if the first born child is disabled in such a way that it would not be optimal if that child were to reproduce some day.

The PRC's policy is one that is centered around controversy because it infringes on basic human rights, but the laws are enforced in an effort to control over population since it is a problem in the country and tends to drain resources.

This is a pretty good link that explains the policies in more detail:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy

In The Giverthe reasons were much the same. They wanted a Utopian society. The society had to be controlled on all levels, down to the memories in order to ensure absolute peace. People's experiences had to be equal and limited in order to keep everyone relatively happy.

What are Theseus and Hippolyta looking forward to in the next four days?

They are looking forward to their wedding.  They are going
to be getting married to each other in just a few days.

At
the start of the play, these two are looking forward to their marriage.  In fact, they
cannot wait.  They are talking about how impatient they are for the day to come.  They
are eager even though Theseus apparently first won Hippolyta with his
sword.

By contrast, Hermia is not at all eager to marry
Demetrius, and that will be the reason for the rest of the play to
happen.

In The Kite Runner, why does Amir place money under a mattress when he returns to Afghanistan as an adult?

In The Kite Runner, Amir sees his friend Hassan get raped. Unable to deal with his guilt at doing nothing to help Hassan, Amir frames him for theft, causing his father to take him away out of shame. Years later, when he returns to Afghanistan to find Hassan's son, he makes a symbolic gesture for this misdeed:

It occurred to me that, in a different world, those boys wouldn’t have been too hungry to chase after the car.

Earlier that morning, when I was certain no one was looking, I did something I had done twenty-six years earlier: I planted a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress.
(Hosseini, The Kite Runner, Google Books)

Amir cannot go back in time to save Hassan, or undo his betrayal, but by giving some money to a poor family, in a method that recalls his misdeed, he allows himself some small measure of forgiveness.

In "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Emerson, what does the following quote mean?"With consistency a great soul has simply has nothing to do. He may as...

What Emerson means here is that you should not get too
caught up in making sure that you have the same ideas one day as you had the day
before.  That is what he means by consistency -- it is looking like you do not change
your mind a lot.

Emerson thinks that it is stupid to be
afraid to change your mind.  This is what he means when he says that "a foolish
consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."  He says that we should change our minds
whenever we think that it is the right thing to do.  That is part of the idea (a big one
for the Transcendentalists) that we should always follow our consciences and do what we
think is right at any given time.  Here's my favorite quote on that
idea:

Else if
you would be a man speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls, and
tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every
thing you said today.

Why did the client not want to listen to the idea of the woman's being in his life? What was he in search of?

It is in human nature to sort out the priorities of their
life. For guru nayak his main priority was to find the person who had tried to kill him,
for the simple reason of taking revenge. Also, he always doubted most people (as is
evident from the story), so he wanted to test wether the person really did know
astrology. He considered the 'there is a woman in your life' quote to be one of their
catch lines(commonly used lines to please people), which it was. So, he did ot want to
listen to the idea of the woman's bieng in his
life.

Either way, we don't know wether the
author has potrayed guru nayak as a married man, so we cannot exactly state that one
would like to hear somebody else's advice in extremely personal
matters.

How would you describe the relationship between John and his wife; between him and Abigail? How does it contribute to what happened in Salem.

The relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor is very strained at the beginning of the play because of John's recent infidelity with Abigail.  John complains that he has "gone tiptoe" around Elizabeth for seven months now and she has not even begun to forgive him for his actions.  At the same time, John feels a terrible guilt for what he has done.  At the beginning of the play, Elizabeth blames John for all of the problems in her marriage, but she realizes by the end of the play, that she also has a responsibility for the problems in their marriage.  Her love for her husband and her refusal to confess his sin of adultery to the court actually casts doubt on John's accusations against Abigail.

John's relationship with Abigail is a major contributor to the problems in Salem.  Abigail still wants John Proctor but she also feels used by him.  She is an orphan who has no family and noone she is close to.  She turned to John Proctor to satisfy her need for human contact, but the sexual nature of her need has pushed him away.  Proctor's guillt about his relationship with her cannot allow him to have any relationship with her.  Her anger at Proctor and her anger at his wife cause Abigail to continue her accusations against people in the town.  Abigail enjoys the power the accusations give her and she thinks that if Elizabeth is gone, she can get John.  She is wrong, but she does not see that.

How do Hamlet and Achilles compare with each other?

An interesting question. My short answer is, "With difficulty." To expand on that, they are such different men in such different cultures and circumstances that it is tough to make useful comparisons. Both are major figures in their realms. Both are skilled warriors. Both are intelligent. Both are proud, and both are close to their fathers. Both delay crucial violence. Beyond that, however…it's hard to say. Hamlet is forever divided and in his head. Achilles, by contrast, is driven by emotion. Hamlet wants to be absolutely right before he acts. Achilles acts, and trusts his actions to be right. Hamlet seems fond of Ophelia, but his ego is not bound to hers. By contrast, Achilles doesn't seem fond of any woman, but his ego is bound to them as his prize.

In "Of Mice and Men," what dream did Slim have?

By 'dream' do you mean ambition? Unlike George and Lennie, Slim doesn't feel the need for any kind of partnership or long-term friendship - he is a true loner. Slim is not a 'fleshed out' round character; he is rather a flat character, even a stereotype of the lone male drifter seeking labour out West during the Depression years.

Quiet, disarming, naturally authoritative without turning to force, Slim is the opposite of fist-swinging Curley. He has a position of leadership on the farm and has won the respect of all the workers; he has earned his rightful place. Slim feels at home right where he is; he is biding his time in a limbo land of nonexpectation without even the thought that anything better could come along.

Soft-speaking Slim is held is suspension, so to speak, in a stagnating economy whose inertia affords little hope for anyone's dreams to actually come true. Unlike George and Lenny, he is a realist. His devise would be "bloom where you are planted" and make the most of the situation at hand.

Describe Heathcliff's death in "Wuthering Heights."

Heathcliff's death,which actually occurred three months ago, is reported orally by Nelly Dean to Lockwood: "three months since...I'll tell you all about it" Ch.32.

In Ch.34 Nelly gives a detailed daily account of the deterioration of Heathcliff's health and how he finally dies in April 1802. Heathcliff passes sleepless nights wandering outside the house. He refuses to take any food and wishes to be left alone.  But most importantly, "he had a strange joyful glitter in his eyes that altered the aspect of his whole face." Nelly soon realises that he  has seen Catherine's ghost and that shortly  he will die. He refuses to accept  Nelly's  advice  to repent of his evil past and seek seek God's forgiveness. That night he locks himself up in his room "graoaning and murmuring to himself." He refuses to see anyone even the doctor. Next day morning Nelly discovers him dead with his hand stretched out on the open window sill, hinting that he has become a ghost just like Catherine's. It is reported that the villagers have seen the ghosts of Catherine and Heathcliff.

In Ch.29 he reveals to Nelly that he had bribed the sexton to remove one side of Catherine's coffin so that his body can be placed on that side so that at least after  his death he can be united with her. In Ch.34 he is buried just "as he had wished."

In "Of Mice and Men," how are Lennie, Crooks, and Candy similar?

These three characters from Of Mice and Men are misunderstood loners.  In the social hierarchy of the ranch, each suffers from a disability that places them in the lowest ranks.  Social prejudice (race and age) are also factors that leave them loney.

Lennie is mentally challenged, so many of the others (except George) disregard him.  He is a strong worker, which is something workers like Slim appreciate, but Lennie wouldn't be considered one of Slim's friends.  He sleeps in the bunkhouse with the rest of the workers, but he is not considerd an equal.

Crooks is the only Black man on the ranch, and he is segregated to the stable to sleep with the horses.  He's not allowed into the bunkhouse, even to play cards.  Like Lennie, he suffers from a disability that adds to his seclusion.  Crooks was once kicked by a horse, which left him with a crooked back; hence the name Crooks.

Candy's disability is that he is one-handed, and so he cannot do the labor that the others do on the ranch.  Although he does sleep in the bunkhouse with the others, like Lennie, he is not treated as an equal.  He is old, but age is not revered in the world of the ranch.  When something gets old (like Candy's dog), it is discarded.  Candy feels that it won't be long before he becomes totally useless and then he will be discarded as well.

On what side of the Periodic Table are metals located?nope

If you look at the convenient chart located just under the
main periodic table on the study guide pasted below, you see that the metals extend from
the far left side all the way over to the right side extending just up to the metalloids
and leaving only about 1/5th of the chart for other nonmetals and the Halogens, etc.  Of
course you may have been asking just for metals and metalloids don't quite count
(depending on who is asking) so you will have to look carefully to see which answer
works for your question.  Of course, I am assuming you are talking about the more widely
used Mendeleev periodic table and not some of the alternative
ones?

Why is the summer season considered a "lease" in Sonnet 18?

Think also about the other months.  While each season is approximately four months, the other seasons seem much longer than summer does.  Why?  Probably because the warm weather invites people to get out and do things to pass the time like boating, hiking, biking, fishing, camping, and the like.  In this manner, the time slips away from us and seems very short.  It is also the time when students and teachers have a break from the routine of school.  Being a teacher, I know how quickly those weeks pass by...I'll be you do, too.  :)

Likewise, winter, fall, and spring seem a bit longer since they are all a little colder and perhaps are not as inviting overall as summer. 

The "lease" is for the amount of time...a short period where summer is concerned...that we have the season.  Like the lease on a car or an apartment, we "borrow" those items and pay for the time we have with them.  The speaker in this sonnet is saying that the time we have with summer is "borrowed" time...it will go too quickly if you don't watch out!

How did the government in Fahrenheit 451 gain control of this society?

In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, the government eventually gained control of society by telling people what to think, instead of letting people think for themselves. The government actually enforced this mindset in people in a brutal manner. The totalitarian, repressive government saw that people, left to their own views, ideas, and initiatives, would be out of control (in the government’s mind), whereby said government would no longer be able to direct the thought processes of these people.

Consequently, the government embarked on a program of total conformity. People would be encouraged to believe in and do what the government decided was right. They would either sheepishly conform, or be forced to conform. Therefore, the government discouraged individual thought that was not in agreement with the stated norm – governmental decrees.

Government leaders, in their arrogance and greed for power, saw that ideas, values, and such espoused in books by the great authors, and even newer authors in society, would not assist them in keeping the populace under control. They needed the populace to be under control so they could move forward with their agenda. Therefore, they deemed books and what books taught to be unprofitable and banned them from society.

Fear of the punishment that would come to those who still harbored books was a major way that the government eventually gained control of the citizenry. A select few would not conform, which is the thrust of the drama in Fahrenheit 451. However, the majority did conform and allowed themselves to be controlled by the government.

It is interesting that most people made a conscious choice to allow themselves to be repressed by the harsh regime. They could have resisted, which would have been difficult and even deadly, but they chose not to. They took the path of least resistance to maintain their lifestyles.

The government knew that most would conform rather than face punitive discipline (burned homes and even imprisonment and maybe even death). Therefore, they gained control of society by vanquishing individual thought and playing on the fears of the people.

How have Antony's views of Brutus changed from the speech and his discussion with Brutus at Caesar's funeral? Why have they changed?

At the funeral, Antony vows vengeance against the conspirators. This appears to be done out of loyalty and true grief for Caesar. He speaks of Caesar's good qualities at the funeral to highlight the wrong that was done to him. At this point, he views all the conspirators the same. They are all motivated by greed and jealousy.

However, at the end of the play, Antony has come to the realization that Brutus is different from the other conspirators. He is compassionate and calls him "the noblest Roman of them all"(V.v.68). Antony has come to the realization that Brutus was acting out of a genuine belief that it was the right thing to do for Rome. Antony decides that Brutus will be given an honorable burial.

"Interest rates,kept at record lows during the financial crisis to spur lending, may also rise." How could this spur lending?when interest rates...

First and foremost thing to understand in this matter is
that the amount of net lending and net borrowing in an economy is always same. It is not
as if amount of one of these has to increase as the amount of other decreases. Both
these variables (lending and borrowings) increase and decrease simultaneously and by
same amount.

Next thing to understand is that interest
rates are affected by many variables other than the demand and supply of funds for
borrowing.In particular the interest rates are affected substantially by the fiscal and
monetary policies of the government.

Also the lowering of
interest rates has two fold increase on the lending institutions such as banks. While
they earn lower interest on the money they lend, they also incur lower cost by way of
interest they pay to their depositors.

Finally, when the
market interest rates are low as a result whatever factors, the industry and business is
encouraged to borrow more, which in turn enables the lending institutions to lend more.
This increase in lending and borrowing, which always move in tandem, contributes to
increase economic activity.

In Chapter 19 of "Tale of Two Cities", what is the only thing the Doctor says could bring about another relapse?

The Doctor says that the only thing that could bring another relapse to the patient is "a strong and extraordinary revival of the train of thought and remembrance that was the first cause of the malady". In other words, there has "long been a dread lurking in his mind", but the patient, being well now, is no longer aware of it - as long as he does not remember it, he is fine.  The only thing that would cause another relapse would be if something should happen to jar his memory of the events which so traumatized him in the first place.  The Doctor does not think it is likely that the patient will suffer another relapse, because the "circumstances likely to renew it are exhausted", and will not happen again.

There is a certain pathos in the Doctor's evaluation, because the patient he is diagnosing is himself.  With cautious tentativeness, he expresses his feeling that "the worst is over", never realizing that in reality, the worst is yet to come (Book the Second, Chapter 19).

What is the difference between semantics, semiotics and symbolic anthropology? Also what's the difference between a sign and a symbol?For an...

The bulk of this question seems to be trying to discover
the links between these different terms and their subtle differences as applied to
anthropology. Discussion of semiotics can be difficult because it is a fairly complex
concept applied to what ought to be a very simple practice, i.e., the discovery of
meaning in objects, mainly via interpreting their visual significance. The use of the
terms "signs" and "signifiers" further complicates the discussion of semiotics.
Semantics simply means the relationship or connection between signs and what the signs
stand for. A "sign" can be an image, a sound, a concept or idea that represents or
refers to an aspect of culture.

To break it down: semiotics
is a mode of criticism or discourse that refers to signs and signifiers and their
meaning. As one critic put it, "Semiotics tells us things we already know in a language
we will never understand." But it need not be this complex. Semiotics can perhaps be
most easily applied to the study of images in media: film, television, and advertising.
The reason or this is that these forms of visual media often contain cultural contexts
that give layers of meaning to the images used.

To use a
specific example: in the TV show "Malcolm in the Middle" which is a comedy about a
dysfunctional family, there is a scene where the youngest child Dewey (who is 8) is
sitting at the table eating cereal. One of his brothers is in trouble and their mother
is about to get very angry. This is a situation the boys try to avoid at all costs
because they don't to be yelled at or punished. Dewey decides to try and hide his face
behind the box of cereal, which looks a bit like the Kellogg's Cornflakes box. This act
of hiding behind the cereal box so his mother won't notice him contains a number of
semiotic meanings: the "sign" is the cereal box but it holds many layers of meaning. But
because this show uses humor to portray a family which is anything but ideal, the
idealistic notions portrayed by this sign carry irony and humor. For example, the box
can refer to the ideal suburban family who eats a healthy breakfast: a cultural sign
referring to the 1950s image of the typical nuclear family. It can refer to a caring
mother who feeds her children nutritious food. The use of the box as a fortress to hide
behind (Dewey is literally hiding behind a symbol of ideal suburban happiness, quite at
odds with his own family situation) gives it another layer of meaning as a signifier.
Finally, the cartoon-like drawing of the rooster on the box has layers of meaning as
well: the rooster's loud crowing and vibrant feathers convey a loud and flamboyant
image, the opposite of what Dewey wants in this moment. The cartoonish nature of the
drawing also conveys lighthearted humor, when the humor is of a darker, more menacing
tone. 

This is one example of how a simple sign, a cereal
box, can carry a number of cultural signifiers and meanings.

What kind of child is Paul? What are his motivations?

Paul longs for his mother's love. We learn early in the
story that his mother "felt the centre of her heart go hard" around her children. She
tries to hide this, but her two daughters and Paul sense she doesn't really love
them. 

Paul's mother, a proud woman, yearns for more money
and likes to keep up appearances. She feels disappointed that her husband has not been
more successful. Paul, a sensitive child, feels an "anxiety in the house" that haunts
it. The very walls seem to cry out, "There must be more money." Everyone feels the
"grinding sense of the shortage of money."

Paul
internalizes his mother's desire for money. Like her, he is proud. He wants to please
her, but his pride is injured when she doesn't believe that God told him that he was
lucky: 

The
boy saw she did not believe him; or rather, that she paid no attention to his assertion.
This angered him somewhere, and made him want to compel her
attention. 

Later, he again
reveals his pride and desire to be taken seriously:

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 And then the house whispers, like people
laughing at you behind your back. It's awful, that is! I thought if I was
lucky—

Paul is also
secretive: "He went about with a sort of stealth, seeking inwardly for luck." When he
wins 5,000 pounds betting, he doesn't want his mother to know he is the source of the
money. He lies to her about why he has his rocking-horse moved to his
bedroom.

He is an angry child too, as might be expected
from someone who senses his mother really doesn't love him. We see this in his eyes. For
instance, "his eyes had a strange glare in them." His eyes "glare" and "blaze." His
voice shows his anger as well: he speaks "fiercely" and at one point his voice "flared."
He rides his rocking-horse "furiously." We see his anger in his determination to "force"
the horse to do his bidding:

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He would slash the horse on the neck with the
little whip he had asked Uncle Oscar for. He knew the horse could take him to where
there was luck, if only he forced
it.

There is also something
odd about this little boy. His eyes "had an uncanny cold fire in them." The word uncanny
is used twice to describe him.

We also learn in the story
that Paul is "frightened."

Despite being a proud, angry,
driven little boy, we feel sorry for Paul at the end, for he is most of all a frightened
child who dies trying to earn his mother's love and approval.

What did Mama think of the Stevenses in "Lyddie"?

Mama does not approve of the Stevenses.  Since they are Quakers, she considers them to be both "heathens" and "abolitionists", and she "forbids the children to have anything to do with (them)".  

In reality, the Stevenses are a kind, thoughtful family who selflessly help the Worthens in one way or another time and time again.  Even when Mama is with them, Charles sneaks the cow down to their place to mate with the Stevenses' bull, because he knows that "they could never have managed without the cash money (the) calves brought in".  When Lyddie and Charles must leave the farm, Quaker Stevens, knowing that they need the money, pays a generous price to buy their calf, even though by rights it is half his already.  And when Uncle Judah determines to sell the farm, Quaker Stevens arranges to buy it himself, so that one day the children might get it back.

Mrs. Worthen herself is an unstable character, "somewhat queer in the head".  It is obvious from the beginning of the book that Lyddie is far more capable than she is, when the young girl keeps the children and her mother safe from the bear.  Mattie Worthen is part of a fanatic religious sect. She views misfortune as a sign of the devil's work, and abandons the children to be with her sister and "her end-of-the-world-shouting husband", so as "to be with the faithful when the end comes" (Chapter 1).

Mattie Worthen hires out Lyddie and Charlie to pay the debt on the family farm.  She eventually dies in an insane asylum in Battleboro, Vermont.

In The Great Gatsby, what is the significance of Nick’s taking charge of Gatsby’s funeral arrangements?

In my opinion, Nick's ambition to arrange the funeral is
both shocking and obvious.

Throughout the entire work, Nick
has been judging so many of Gatsby's moves after telling us he doesn't really judge
people. Gatsby's change in lifestyle after the affair and the crazed man Nick describes
to us as readers demonstrates that judgment. So, in that regard, it shocks me that he
would take such responsibility for making Gatsby's life one of
significance.

On the other hand, Nick has been narrating
this story for a reason, likely to show something about Gatsby since the title is named
after him. So, maybe this funeral is the whole point of the story. Nick is realizing
through his pursuit of the funeral that Gatsby's amazing life isn't all that amazing if
no one shows up to honor the life that he lived. 

In Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird, what does Maycomb's turnout for the trial imply about human nature?

In my opinion, what this says about human nature is that
we are sort of drawn to the gruesome things in life.  It's like people slowing down to
check out a nasty car crash on the freeway.

In Maycomb, the
trial of Tom Robinson was going to be sensational for sure.  It had everything that
reality TV has and more.  It had sex and it had violence, for example.  In addition, it
was likely to show someone getting put back in his place and people like to watch
revenge taken on people they think are bad.

So it was like
an interesting show with sex and violence and race but it was also like a car wreck
because people could watch someone on trial for his life and likely to
lose.

What role did education play in the McCourts' lives?

Formal education played a very small role in the family's life in this book. I add that qualifier because Frank McCourt eventually became a teacher, and formal education became a central part of his life. He taught school for 28 years. However, during the span covered by "Angela's Ashes," the intense poverty the family faced kept education from playing a large role. They had to struggle too hard to survive, and that meant working all the time and taking care of one another. There was a lot of experience, and some of the jobs included a kind of education, such as when Frank reads for Mr. Timoney, but that's about it, even though Frank's mother wanted him to have greater education.

In "Animal Farm," what drastic actions do the pigs use to shatter the animals' complacency?

One of the first things that many revolutionaries do is place the seed of unhappiness in the minds of the "people."  In "Animal Farm" this is achieved through the character of the Old Major who is thought to represent the thinking of Marx/Engles.  He points out to the animals how miserable their condition is under Jones, and how happy they will be when they control their own destiny.  To solidify their revolutionary dreams, he teaches them a song, "Beasts of England," which becomes a mantra for them.  (It's interesting that this is one of the things that Napoleon dismisses when he solidifies his power.)

Shortly after his speech, the Old Major dies.  Who knows what the revolution would have looked like if he had lived; sadly, he does not, and the revolution and its ideals fall into the hands of the "practical" politician --- Napoleon (and Snowball for a while). The first thing they do is create the code of "Animalism."  Much like the song, this gives the animals something to unify them as they develop the new and perfect world imagined by the Old Major.

None of this is particuarly "drastic" on the face of it; it is much more subtle, and that might be why it is so effective.

Can you summarize the progress made in civil rights for minorities between 1950 - 1970 for me please.

Civil rights are freedoms and rights of individuals in a
society. Many countries, explicitly grant such rights to their citizens which include
rights such as freedom of speech, of the press, of religion, right to own property, and
to receive fair and equal treatment from government, other persons, and private groups.
Though, in USA the bill of rights theoretically granted equal rights to all, in practice
many discriminatory practices against minorities continued to exist even after abolition
of slavery. It became the main domestic issue in USA in
1960's

Though there was a gradual movements towards greater
equality in USA the progress was rather slow. The period between 1950 to 1970 is marked
in US history is a period of increasing struggle for civil rights of minorities and
resultant achievements in this direction.

One of the main
leader of this movement was Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), who championed the
cause of equal civil rights in a peaceful way almost throughout these two decades. His
movement won support from a wide section of American population including whites. This
movement led to abolition of laws that had barred integration in southern states. In
1956 Supreme Court ordered provision of integrated seating in public
buses

Major progress in civil rights for minorities was
made with passing of Civil Rights Act in 1964, which was the result of initiatives taken
by President John F. Kennedy, and his successor Lyndon B. Johnson. This act prohibited
racial discrimination in voter registration, access to public places such as parks,
public lavatories and buses, and provided for equal opportunity in employment and
education. Similarly, the Act of 1968 prohibited racial discrimination in other areas
such as the sale and rental of housing. It also made provision of financial aid for the
needy.

Analyze Bernard in every aspect of his character (actions,behavior...), and please give examples.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

In his admiration of Helmholtz, Bernard Marx, in
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, desires to
be a maverick but lacks the fortitude to be one.  As an indication of his character, his
physical defect symbolizes his inner nature as well.  In Chapter 3, Henry Foster and the
Assistant Director of Predestination

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rather pointedly turned their backs on Bernard
Marx from the Psychology Bureau:  averted themselves from that unsavoury
reputation....Those who feel themselves despised do well to look despising.  The smile
on Bernard Mrx's face was
contemptuous.

Clearly,
Bernard has an inferiority complex, and he tries to compensate for his hairy body and
shorter stature--attributed as a mistake of adding alcohol into his
blood-surrogate--by being intellectually independent:

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One hundred repetitions three nights a week for
four years, thought Bernard Marx, who was a specialist on hypnopaedia.  Sixty-two
thousand four hundred repetitions make one truth. 
Idiots!

In his resentment for
being considered physically inferior, Bernard asserts himself in small rebellious acts
that mimic one of America's great individualists:  Henry David Thoreau. Bernard takes
trips out to see nature, he seeks solitude, and he attempts "to march to the beat of a
different drummer" by conscientious objection in  returning to culture.  His taking
Lenina to the Reservation is such an act. 

However,
Bernard's complex about having a baser appearance prevents him from following Thoreau's
path other than in theory.  When he discovers Linda and John on the reservation, Bernard
demonstrates his petty nature as he makes a move to attain the power he has pretended to
scorn:  he offers to take Linda and John back with him.  And, after he becomes popular
for having brought back John the Savage to the New World, Bernard flaunts his
unorthodoxy for attention, proving himself a hypocrite.  For, he reneges on his promises
to John and simply exploits him and Linda for his own ends of popularity and revenge
against the Director.

In contrast to Helmholtz and John,
Bernard remains shallow and uninteresting, despite his loneliness and anguish.  When the
riot occurs in Chapter 15, Bernard is indecisive and
craven.

urged
by a sudden impulse, [Bernard] ran forward to help them [the Deltas]; then thought
better of it and halted; then, ashamed, stepped forward agains; then again thought
better of it, and was standing in an agony of humiliated indecision--thinking that
they might be killed if he didn't help them, and that
hemight be killed if he did--when (Ford be praised!) goggle-eyed and
swine-snouted in their gas-masks, in ran the police....He shouted,
'Help!'

Unlike Helmholtz, an
authentic man who anticipates eagerly the experience of cold and deprivation in his
exile, Bernard whines about his sentence, trying to deflect any blame onto
others:

Send
me to an island?....You can't send me.  I
haven't done anything.  It was the others. I swear it was the
others.

In "a paroxysm of
abjection," Bernard throws himself upon his knees before the Controller:  Oh please,
your forship, please...."  Bernard persists in his grovelling, so the Controller has him
vaporized with soma.

Nevertheless,
Bernard, in his genuine unhappiness, does go the Falkland Islands more of a real human
being than he has been
before.

German invasion of the USSR (Operation Barbarossa), What is the significance of this event?/What resulted from it?

Agreed with the above post. Hitler made a grave mistake by
invading the Soviet Union, which outnumbered him three to one in population, and had
massive distances and areas to contend with.  It's unconquerable without nuclear
weapons, much as the US is.  By staging the attack, it guaranteed that he would lose the
war.

It was also one of the most destructive, brutal and
bloody wars in human history.  20 million Soviets died and 3 million Germans were
killed.  Entire cities and states were laid waste.  There were massive refugee
populations, 1.5 million Jews were murdered and thousands of war crimes were committed
by both sides in the war.  Stalin refused to trade for his POWs (including one of his
own sons), and refused to give back any German POWs.  Most of them died in Soviet labor
camps.

What is the structure of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

Based on Freytag's plot structure pyramid, the structure
of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice begins with an inciting action
in the first pages of Chapter One wherein Mrs. Bennet announces that Mr. Bingley has
rented a neighboring manor and is taunted by Mr. Bennet who insists he shall never
strike up a family friendship with the new tenants, leaving his wife and five daughters
to fend for themselves in meeting the new young man and his friends at the upcoming town
sponsored ball.

The rising action is based on the
conflict--which is that Mr. Darcy is not overly impressed with Elizabeth and audibly
expresses his opinion, thus setting Elizabeth's mind against him--and its complications,
like Mrs. Bennet's ill-bred behavior and Miss Bingley's fondness for Mr. Darcy. The
climax comes when Mr. Darcy says that he knows that Elizabeth would have told Lady de
Bourgh honestly that she had no interest in Mr. Darcy if that had been true and then
asks Elizabeth for her love.

The falling action is quite
significant because Elizabeth has to break the news to her two parents, which is no
small task because neither one likes him and Mr. Bennet has to be told that he owes
Lydia's salvation to Mr. Darcy. The resolution occurs at the woefully understated
wedding at which everyone who mattered to the couple was present and is followed by a
brief epilogue describing the happiness of the other couples involved in the
story.

What would be a good thesis statement for a Holocaust essay?What would be a good thesis statement about how inhumane the concentration camps were...

Much of this is going to be driven by what it is you are
going to prove in the paper.  I think that this will be supported by what you have in
your possession in terms of research materials and sources as well as what the task or
assignment is.  If this is for a class, being able to understand the nature and dynamics
of the assignment will assist you in carving out a thesis statement that is aligned with
what is being asked of you.  I think that there are several paths that can be pursued,
but I also feel that this is going to be contingent on what you have, what you need to
do, and with what you feel comfortable writing.  Somewhere between the valences of all
three lies your thesis statement, something that will be up to you to reclaim and
identify.

What does the light in the poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo" represent?

Rilke was inspired to write this sonnet by a sculpture in the Louvre. You can see a picture of that torso at the ancientworlds.net link below.

The Greek god Apollo was associated with the sun, which is often used to symbolize him. He is also associated with healing and reform, which makes the last line more relevant. Also, one of the characteristics of marble is that it reflects light and has a sort of transluscence. So it can seem to glow.

Finally, to answer your question: The light Rilke talks about comes from two sources--the light of the sun god Apollo and the reflected light of the marble statue.

What would the theme be of "Good Country People"?

Theme is defined as the main idea or ideas that the author wants the reader to understand.  Most pieces of literature (movies, TV scripts, plays, stories, novels, etc.) have many themes.  You can find the theme by saying: ____________________ (name of the work) is a story about ____________________ (first thing that comes to mind).

In "Good Country People," some of the themes include: 

1.  identity--Joy changes her name to "Hulga," and she has trouble identifying with the 'good country people' surrounding her mother's home since she feels they are ignorant and beneath her. 

2. education--Hulga, an educated woman with a PhD considers herself much more intelligent than all the people around her.  It is this false sense of security that allows her to be duped by the Bible salesman.

3. faith--Hulga doesn't have any.  She is obviously above blind faith of the simple creatures in the country.  She considers herself worldly and experienced, not in need of faith.  On the other hand, Manley,the Bible salesman seems to be full of faith until they get in the hayloft.  Then, he proves he also is without faith and has used Hulga just to get her leg.

4. reality vs. illusion--Hulga is not all she seems to be, and neither is Manley.  As far as that goes, the country people Hulga considers ignorant aren't as dumb as she assumed.

In the play "Fences" by August Wilson, what is the play's attitude toward women?

A good - and a complicated - question.  Wilson focuses on the male perspective, on the differences between Troy and his each of his sons and Troy and Bono.  Women are a smaller part of the play, but Rose and Raynell do give some clues.

The best answer is this - women are portrayed positively but realistically.  Rose is a strong and intelligent woman.  She is loyal to her family and her husband.  She manages the money Troy gives her every week and keeps the family healthy.  She sees what opportunities exist for Cory and argues for him logically and articulately.  She speaks with temperance, whereas Troy always exaggerates.  However, she is a product of her time.  She talks about having to find a man who would protect her and do for her because she knows what limitations exist for an African-American woman.  She does not walk out on Troy when he cheats on her for the same reason - she is limited by the time.  This dependence does not present her as a feminist in any way - she is not changing the world around it.  However, she is doing her duty in that world and Wilson clearly wants us to respect her.

In the small bit we see of Raynell, we can already see a brighter future for her as a woman.  She is independent and intelligent, even as a young girl.  She is curious and questions both her Rose and Cory.  In her brief scene, she is in no way subservient, making her a more feminist character.

How does the main character change from the beginning of "The Alchemist" to the end?

At the beginning, Santiago is afraid to trust his dreams/intuition and so he seeks the aid of a gypsy woman to interpret a dream for him.  Her words are actually a confirmation of what Santiago believed to be the meaning of the dream, but instead of trusting himself, he sought a second opinion. As he goes on his journey across the Sahara, he shows how he is finally able to put faith in his own judgement and intuition.  When he asks the Alchemist how he is supposed to turn himself into the wind, the Alchemist refuses to give him the step-by-step instructions Santiago hopes for.  Throughout the test, Santiago begins to trust his intuition, and he is successful.  At the end, when the robber tells Santiago about his own dream and how he refused to succumb to the temptation to go on such a journey for a stupid dream, Santiago realizes how foolish the man's words are.  The description in the dream leads Santiago to find a marvelous treasure, and then leads him to join the one he loves.

What does Chomsky said about "mind body problem"?

Simply put, what Chomsky means to say when speaking of
“Mind-body dualism” is the fact that Empiricism,gazes upon the study of the body as a
natural science,and that it has in some ways embraced Dualism, the  philosophical theory
based on the idea of opposing concepts, especially the theory that human beings are made
up of two independent constituents, the body and the mind or soul,that which is
undoubtedly, in no way natural and as such is clearly going against its original
doctrine;as such he finds it very hard to accept thereby recognizing it as
nonesense.

He goes on to say that Empiricism
also states that “the brain is a tabula rasa, empty, unstructured, uniform at least as
far as cognitive structure is concerned.” Chomsky states that he has no reason to
believe this and that to him there isn’t any way of disproving the fact that ones pinkie
could be the bodies most complex organ. By use of this example he
wishes to
convey that there is no reason to believe that the higher mental division isn’t
connected to the pinkie,which represents the seemingly smallest organ, per
se.

I am writing a thesis paper about The Stranger, and was having trouble thinking of a thesis or thesis ideas? It's about a man whose mom dies and...

The Stranger, the first novel of
French writer Albert Camus, is an example of the existentialism philosophy of the 20th
century. It will help you formulate a thesis if you know something about existentialism,
since Camus was one of the most famous authors who infused his writings with
existentialist thinking. Very basically, existentialists (look it up) believed that we
weren't born with our SELF already in us, as Sigmund Freud did, but rather that our SELF
evolved from our experiences. Also, existentialists believed that each of us is not a
detached observer of life but that we are open to experiences and can see every detail
of life. We are immersed in life! This is one of the reasons that the main character in
The Stranger describes his experiences with such excruciating,
painful detail. Freedom of choice in how we act in life and how we develop in life is
also very important in existentialism. We make life choices all the
time!

Remember that your thesis in the paper is the
one major idea, or argument, that your paper will be
focused on. Once you state your thesis in the introductory (first) paragraph of your
paper, the "body" of your paper (all the other paragraphs in it except for the final
one, the conclusion) must discuss about three examples of how your thesis occurred in
the literary work. Each body paragraph will deal with one of the supporting examples
you'll discuss.

For example, let's say that your thesis, or
major argument, is: "The existentialist philosophy is infused throughout Albert Camus'
novel, The Stranger." Now, can you think of three examples in the
book that support this thesis statement? How about one paragraph to discuss how the main
character was so observant of details in his life? Then how about another paragraph to
discuss how his SELF was not as clear in the beginning of the book as it was at the end,
since he grew from his experiences throughout the book? Then how about a third paragraph
that discusses how the character made choices in life and must now live with those
choices?

How does Huck feel about being civilized in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

Huck is averse to being "sivilized".  The stiff, uncomfortable clothes the widow makes him wear cause him to "sweat and sweat, and feel all cramped up", and he chafes under the requirement that he act decorously at meals and in front of others (Chapter 1).  Huck craves the life of freedom with which he has grown up, and except for the fact that his own father is an abusive drunk, he prefers the life they share awhile, "kind of lazy and jolly, laying off comfortable all day, smoking and fishing, and no books nor study...my clothes...all rags and dirt" unlike at the widow's, where "you had to wash, and eat on a plate, and comb up, and go to bed and get up regular" (Chapter VI).

In keeping with one of the primary themes of the book, the underlying reason Huck is so against being "sivilized" is the hypocrisy exhibited by those who profess to be so.  A perfect example of this is when the widow, "dismal regular and decent in all her ways", forbids him to smoke while she herself takes snuff (Chapter 1).  From a larger perspective, this hypocrisy extends to the issue of a society which professes to be religious while condoning the dehumanizing institution of slavery.  It is no wonder that at the end of the book, Huck, threatened with "sivilization" once again, decides, "I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because...I can't stand it" (Chapter XLII).

What is the significance of The Kite Runner and the historical backround--social and political.

Khaled Hosseini's novel, The Kite
Runner, remains as socially relevant today as it did upon its initial
publication in 2003. The novel is considered the first ever released by an Afghani
author writing in English. It relates to everyday life and events in Afghanistan during
the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in the Russian takeover of the country.
After the flight of the main characters (Amir and his father, Baba) to California, the
story resumes with the new lives they have made for themselves in the U. S. When Amir
decides to return to his native soil in the early 2000s, Afghanistan is held by the
Taliban, who gained control after the departure of the Russians. The novel is still
relevant today due to America's continuing military presence
in Afghanistan.

Socially, the novel gives the reader a
glimpse of the class system in Afghanistan: Amir's father is a wealthy, pro-American
businessman; Baba's old friend, Hassan, is poor and illiterate of the lowest social
class. Other characters appear, representing the strict religious views of the nation as
well as the emerging Taliban influence.

What is a summary for Chapters 14 and 15 of "Lyddie"?

In Chapter 14, Lyddie returns to work before she is fully recovered from being hit by the shuttle.  The working conditions at the factory are taking a toll on everyone - Amelia returns home, and Betsy, who has had a terrible cough, gets very sick and must be put in the hopital.  At work, to her chagrin, Lyddie is given a new girl to train, an "Irish papist" named Brigid.  The girl is inept, and Lyddie finds it hard to be patient with her because her own piecework is compromised.  Luke Stevens pays a surprise visit, and delivers a draft from Ezekial Freeman for fifty dollars.  Lyddie, hoping it is enough to pay the debt on the farm, writes to her mother to ask the total sum due.

In Chapter 15, Lyddie gets another visitor - her Uncle Judah.  He and her Aunt have put her Lyddie's mother in an asylum, and brought little Rachel to stay with Lyddie.  They plan to sell the farm to pay for Lyddie's mother's care.  Rachel, terrified and underfed, does not speak, and Lyddie doesn't know what to do with her.  She begs Mrs. Bedlow to let her stay at the boardinghouse for a fortnight, and writes in desperation to her brother Charles.  As the man in the family, only he might be able to do something about the farm.  Brigid continues to slow her down at work, but Lyddie is shamed by her impatience and manages to be more helpful to her.  Overwhelmed by circumstances, Lyddie has frightening dreams.

In Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, what ironic situation is occurring on the drive to town?

On the drive into New York, Tom discovers that Myrtle is going to be moving away with her husband.  Ironically, Tom seems to be losing both his wife and his mistress in the same afternoon.  Also, the same thing is happening to both Tom and Wilson.  They both have discovered that their wives are leading secret lives.

While this turn of events is happening, a series of ironic misunderstandings are also happening.  Myrtle sees Jordan and assumes that she is Daisy.  George sees Gatsby's car and assumes that it is Tom's. 

What games do the children play in the summer, and why doesn't Scout want to participate in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?Chapter 4

During the summer, Scout, Jem, and Dill like to playact various scripts and scenarios.  An old favorite used to be the "Rover Boys", which Dill prefered "because there were three respectable parts".  This summer, however, the children are tired of the old story lines, so instead, they play "Boo Radley", acting out the rumors they have grown up hearing about their reclusive neighbor and his mysterious family.  The children's game progresses throughout the summer, and they "polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until (they) had manufactured a small play upon which (they) rang changes everyday".

Scout decides she does not want to participate anymore when Atticus stops by one day while they are playing the game.  Jem lies when Atticus asks what the children are playing, and Jem's "evasion" tells Scout that their "game was a secret", and would not be approved by Atticus if he knew what they were doing.  Although fear of Atticus's wrath is part of Scout's motivation for not wanting to play anymore, she has another reason for wanting to quit which is even more pressing.  Earlier in the summer, when Jem had caused Scout to land for a moment in the Radley's front yard, she had heard the quiet sound of "someone inside the house...laughing".  Scout suspects that someone in the Radley house is observing the children as they enact their roles in the game (Chapter 4).

Explain Latimer's last words to Ridley in the allusion made in the book Farenheight 451. The quote is: "Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this...

This allusion can be made well to Professor Faver telling Montag, the fireman, that even if he dies trying to turn the world and society back into a book loving community, he will, like Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer, be making a spark in history that will not be put out or he is creating an idea that will never die.

What would be a strong and good summary of "hard work" throughout The Grapes of Wrath?a summary or a statement that relates "hard work" for the...

I assume you are asking for examples of hard work shown in the novel.  There are many of those.  Steinbeck wanted to show the readers how hard working the migrants were.  The hardships of the trip from Oklahoma to California show how hard the family works to achieve a common goal.  In ch. 22, when Tom is working for Mr. Thomas, he is happy to get his hands on tools again because he wants to work.  In ch. 26, when the family picks peaches, the reader sees how hard they all work for just a few pennies each. Later, when the family gets to the boxcars and jobs picking cotton, they are elated to be able to work at what most would consider back-breaking work.  Ma works constantly to keep her family together even though, ultimately, much of the group is gone by the end of the novel.  Throughout the story, Jim Casy is portrayed as one willing to work hard to help people.  He dies trying to organize people.  Oftentimes in the story, the Joads, and other characters, mention that they just want to work.  Working hard is a connective thread all through the book.

In Of Mice and Men, why does Curley wear a work glove on his left hand?

Candy says that the glove is full of vaseline, and that Curley says that he's keeping the hand soft for his wife.  George says that is a dirty thing to tell around.  Presumably, Curley is keeping his hand soft for a sex act with his wife.  Later in the same chapter, George mentions the glove again, and theorizes that Curley is probably eating raw eggs and ordering patent medicines through mail order, presumably to build his sexual stamina.  The overall implication is that Curley's wife is accustomed to frequent and varied intercourse, and that Curley is struggling to meet her demands.

What factors caused many Americans to have a negative view of our involvement in the Vietnam War?

I grew up during the Vietnam Era and it was miserable. 
Everyday in the news we were bombarded with episodes of violence and
death.

The high rates of American soldiers dieing in battle
and the fear of the draft led to public dissatisfaction.  There were court marshalls and
accusations of violent misconduct on behalf of our tactics and
soldiers.

As the war dragged on and it did drag, Americans
began to question f the war could actually be won.  Then they began to question what
exactly we were really fighting for and if it was in our best interest to be
involved.

People were tired and worn ou by the war.  Death
surround us and no one wanted it anymore.  It was scary sending more and more young
men.

Minorities were more frequently subject to the draft
as well as poor people because if someone was maintained in college and kept up hsi
grades he could get a waver from the war. 

IN addition,
many of the Veterans that returned from the war were emotionally messed up and the drug
additions increased significantly.

All of these things
creaed a boiling pot in America.

What can you learn from the women of Maycomb about proper behavior and improper behavior?

The best place to see this is in chapter 24 at the
Missionary Society Tea.

This scene is brilliantly written. 
It is a classic scene of
upper-white-Christian-hypocrisy.

The main subject of the
conversation is basically about black people in society not knowing their place.  The
ladies talk on and on about being good Christians, and giving money for mission work in
other countries, and not complaining, and other 'what-would-Jesus-do' stuff... but the
core of the hypocrisy is in the underlying tone they all take that black people are not
equal to white people.  To summarize the attitude: They have a place.  That
place is beneathe us. And as a result of the trial they are getting
all "stirred up" and some white folks are encouraging it. 
Outrageous!

Another huge irony in this scene is
that the ladies are indirectly attacking Atticus and Scout doesn't even realize it.  The
best line is on p. 234 (in the paperback).  Scout is thinking to
herself:

"There was something about them that I
instinctively liked... they weren't - " when Mrs. Meriweather interrupts her thoughts
with:

'Hypocrites, Mrs. Perkins, born
hypocrites.'"

It is the perfect finish to the
sentence.

Who was Timothy Shepard and why was he looking for Dally Winston in The Outsiders?

Timothy Shephard is the leader of another greaser gang.  He demands more discipline and organization of his "outfit" than Darry's gang, which more like a group of childhood friends.  Tim Shepherd "enjoys being a hood", and his boys can be formidable.  Tim's gang can be counted on to back up Darry's if necessary, and Tim is good friends with Dally, even though they fight.

Tim Shepherd is looking for Dally in Chapter 2 because someone slashed the tires on his car, and Tim's brother Curly "spotted Dally doing it".  Two-Bit observes nonchalantly that "skin fighting", or tangling without weapons, "isn't rough...it blows off steam better than anything", and that if Dally doesn't "pull a blade", Tim will fight fair.  Two-Bit figures that if it's a fair fight, Dally "deserves whatever he gets", because it takes a lot of hard work to get the money to replace tires, and because he got caught.  Two-Bit says, "Dally was getting kicks.  He got caught.  He pays up.  No sweat".

What comment does "Death of a Salesman" make about the American Dream?

As the above answers address, Willy has a mistaken sense of the American Dream. (Or the modern world has stream-lined and distorted the original "Puritan Work Ethic" into a sales pitch and quick buck.)

One aspect I would like to emphasize is this. Each generation would provide a life better for the one that follows. The modern interpretation of the American Dream involves getting the deal done at any cost. Willy gives stockings to the secretaries in order to be more productive, make more money to provide for the wife (for whom he can't afford to buy stockings.)

The infidelity falls into the same catagory, in a large part. It is a business gesture in order to provide. Biff's witness to this sheds light on the rationalization of Willy. He almost seems indignent enough to say, "Look kid, I did this for you and your mother! Can't you see that?"

Willy is left talking through this circular logic. In trying to create a better life for his sons, he destroys them.

What is the meaning of this quote from "The Most Dangerous Game"?"Watch! out there!' exclaimed the general, pointing into the night. Rainsford's...

In Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game," this scene
is when the villain gets caught monologuing, pridefully telling his enemy all of his
evil secrets and schemes.

General Zaroff tells Rainsford
how "Shiptrap Island" gets its name.  Whereas sailor lore explained it as a mystery
(like the Bermuda triangle), Zaroff explains the method of how he wrecks ships to get
his stock of sailors on his island to hunt.

Zaroff uses the
light from his island to lure the ships into a narrow and shallow channel, and so the
ships sink from the jagged rocks beneath.  The sailors swim to shore, and Ivan is
waiting there to capture them.  Then, Zaroff hunts and kills them, one by
one.

He finishes the quote off with a little Zaroff zinger,
an analogy: the rocks can crush the hull of a ship the same way he can crush a nut.
 Evil laughter to follow...

What three things does Bob Ewell do that alarms Aunt Alexandra?

From the very beginning of the book, we see that Bob Ewell
is not a very nice man. After Tom Robinson was killed, Bob is seen to be acting very
strangely by Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra is very protective of her
family.

In chapter 27 we see that three things happen to
make Aunt Alexandra and the rest of the town worried about Bob Ewell. The first thing
that happens is that Bob loses his job. He was never one to hold a job, but when he
loses his job it makes people start to wonder about him. When Judge Taylor sees someone
sneaking away from his house, Bob is the first one people think of. He has broken into
the Judge's house, and the third thing is that he starts to follow Tom's widow, Helen
around town.

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"Mr. Ewell kept the same distance behind her
until she reached Mr. Link Deas's house. All the way to the house, Helen said she heard
a soft voice behind her, crooning foul words. Thoroughly frightened, she telephoned Mr.
Link at his store, which was not too far from his house. As Mr. Link came out of his
store he saw Mr. Ewell leaning on the fence. Mr. Ewell said "Don't you look at me, Link
Deas, like I was dirt. I a'int jumped your."

"You don't
have to touch her. All you have to do is make her afraid, an if assault a'int enough to
keep you locked up awhile, I'll get you in on the Ladies Law, so you get outa my sight!
If you think I mean it, just bother that girl
again."

Mr. Ewell was nothing
but a coward. All he was able to do was scare people who were weaker than he was. He was
getting ready to meet the a person who was not afraid of him at
all. 

How does Ponyboy react to what Soda tells him about Darry in Chapter 1 of "The Outsiders"?

Ponyboy does not understand his oldest brother.  He believes that Darry resents him and bullies him.  Darry should have gone to college and now he is "stuck" caring for Ponyboy.  Pony thinks that is why Darry is always so angry with him.

However, after the confrontation with the Socs, Sodapop tries to explain that Darry just worries about Ponyboy.  Soda says that Darry loves Pony and gets so worried about his safety and his future that it comes out as anger, but isn't.

Pony doesn't buy it.  He stops complaining in the moment, but in the narrative he expresses his doubt:

Darry isn't ever sorry for anything he does

It isn't until Ponyboy and Johnny are taken to the hospital that Ponyboy understands how Darry feels about him, and understands that Sodapop has been right all along.  He admits that Darry loves him and that all his yelling comes from wanting to portect Ponyboy.  This theme is repeated in the last chapter, when he says:

"If we [the brothers ]don't have each other, we don't have anything."

In "The Great Gatsby," why couldn't Nick get anyone to come to Gatsby's funeral?

Nick couldn't get people to come to Gatsby's funeral because nearly all the people who Gatsby knew or who knew him were people who simply had used him to get something from him.  The people who came to his parties simply wanted a good time, free food, and free drink.  Klipspringer was just a mooch, a parasite, who lived with one rich host after another always sponging from them.  Wolfshiem said that he preferred to honor people when they were alive, but he couldn't afford to be too closely associated with a case that might bring him under legal scrutiny either since his living was made mostly illegally.  Daisy and Tom left the country in their usual irresponsible, uncaring way.  As long as Gatsby was alive and could give people something, those people were his "friends", but as soon as he died, he was nothing more than some poor schmuck whom nobody knew.

What is an example of Man vs. Nature in the play Julius Caesar?

In many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the topsy-turvy (things that are normal are normal no longer) aspect of nature takes place when something foul is about to happen. In the case of Julius Caesar,In Act I, Scene 3, prior to Caesar's assassination, a horrible storm surrounds the city and supernatural events also occur, such as ghosts walking and a slave whose hand catches fire yet is not burned. These events are an omen that something unnatural and out of man's hands are about to happen. This, indeed, is the case when Caesar's death seems preordained. He ignores the Soothsayer, his wife's, Calphurnia's, unnatural dreams, and Artemidorous, and meets his death.

The third dawn after the storm is described as coming "with ringlets shining." What impression of the dawn does this image give you?

This quote is a great example of the rich descriptive language in Homer's Odyssey.The poem is full of them, such as the infamous "wine-dark sea," all of which suggest the Ancient Greeks had a deep imagination obsessed with the personification of the natural world. In particular, the description of the dawn coming "with ringlets shining" suggests many things. First of all, it brings to mind Eos, the goddess of the dawn. Eos had many lovers and was especially fond of young men, and the sensuous "ringlet" description clearly communicates this vivacious nature. Moreover, it further illustrates the Greek belief that all aspects of the natural world were governed by gods and goddesses with humanlike qualities. Thus, the dawn coming "with ringlets shining" is not just a pretty description; rather, it's an example of the way in which Ancient Greeks saw the world, as it shows how they envisioned every aspect of the natural world as an extension and personification of human-like gods. 

In "The Gift of the Magi", what are the conflicts in the narrative: man vs. man; man vs. nature; and man vs. himself?

An interesting question. The conflicts in the story are man vs. man and man vs. himself. You can see both of these conflicts in this section in which Della looks at herself in the mirror:

"If Jim doesn't kill me,” she said to herself, “before he takes a second look at me, he'll say I look like a Coney Island chorus girl. But what could I do—oh! what could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?”

 

She's torn about what she's doing in cutting off her hair—man vs. himself—and she is anticipating a conflict with Jim—man vs. man.

Why does True Son give up the idea of eating the May apple root in The Light in the Forest?How does Half Arrow characterize the white men?

True Son tries three times to get the root of the May
apple so that he can kill himself, but his white guard, Del, watches him closely and
does not give him a chance to secure one. When True Son leaves the council house where
he has been held, Del "(keeps) hold of him like a haltered beast," so the young boy
gives up his attempts temporarily, resolving to wait until they are on the
road.

True Son knows that there are May apples in a wooded
meadow through which they will pass tomorrow, and he plans to feign falling to the
ground there, and to quickly grab a piece of the poison so that he can end his life.
Once they are on the march, however, True Son is joined by his friend Half Arrow, who
will accompany him as far as the white men will allow. Half Arrow lifts True Son's
spirits, so that when the group passes the place where the May apples grow, True Son
does not even notice.

Half Arrow makes fun of the white
men, depicting them as being bumbling and foolish. He calls them "white devils," and
says they are poor shots who would be unable to hit an Indian who is "jump(ing) and
danc(ing)." He also claims that white men are "all near-sighted," and that "they all
talk at once like waterfowl." Half Arrow says that if white men would share with each
other like the Indians, they would not have to build barns to shelter their possessions
and lock them away so others will not get them. He adds that, in the woods, white men
camp "in any wet and dirty place," and "don't even look which way the wind blows before
they make their campfire" (Chapters 3 and 4).

What are Juliet's feelings about Romeo in Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

I find Juliet to be the thinker in Act II. Juliet wonders
why so much emphasis in life has to be put on identity. Thus, she references what is in
a name, specifically Romeo Montague's.

Juliet fears for his
safety as her kinsmen would kill him if they found him there. Later, she doesn't want
him to think she is "too quickly won." This shows she has concern about her reputation
with Romeo. She references how fast she is falling for him, but that's not really like
her.

Romeo on the other hand is completely impulsive. He
has no fear of being there, he loves her deeply already and is ready to swear a vow to
her tonight.

Juliet is a little apprehensive, thus she
notes this situation is "too rash, too sudden, too ill-advised." Romeo tries to talk her
out of that perspective and succeeds committing to meet one she would send to him
tomorrow to learn of the plan after he meets with a
friar.

Under normal circumstances, Juliet strikes me as one
who wants to think through things, whereas Romeo just does what he feels in the
moment.

Why does Holden cry before he leaves his house at the end of Chapter 23 of "The Catcher in the Rye"?

Holden cries before he leaves the apartment because his sister has given him her Christmas money.  Holden needs money and Phoebe, his little sister, offers him the money she has saved to buy Christmas gifts, he is so touched by her generosity that he cries.

Holden is home for only a brief time, but during this time he is happy.  Happy to be with his sister, Phoebe, whom he trusts and loves.  She loves Holden unconditionally, no matter what he has done.  For a brief time, Holden is a whole person, sharing fun experiences with his sister in the comfort and security of his home.

Leaving his home again, his sister, and all the comfort that it provides, in addition to his sister's generosity, makes Holden feel very sad, he cries.

His crying, to me suggests, that Holden really belongs at home, he should not be running away from his family, they are the only people who can actually help him. 

What does Shakespeare accomplish through Mercutio's speech about Queen Mab in Act 1, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet?

The Queen Mab speech contains some of Shakespeare's most biting criticism of his society, and it informs many of the events in Romeo and Juliet.

The speech begins with Mercutio painting the picture of a seemingly benign fairy: "She comes/In shape no bigger than an agate-stone".  But his subject quickly loses her innocent appearance as she is associated with infection: "Not so big as a round little worm/Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid".

Mercutio's rant begins to pick up speed and he flings insults about lovers, courtiers, lawyers, ladies -- all dreaming of individual, personal, materialistic reward.  He targets the clergy, accusing them of using their professions as means to a selfish ends.

Finally, Mercutio taps into Shakespeare's most recurrent theme: the interaction of Eros (love) and Thanatos (death) -- obviously a focus for the action in Romeo and Juliet.  Mercutio questions the motives of the brave soldier, who appears to be fighting for altruistic reasons, but secretly loves the physical act of battle and murder.  In the next breath, he calls to mind the bestial side of sexuality, focusing not on the loving union of souls but the painful and bloody aspect of childbirth.

Romeo tries to soothe his friend, but it is Romeo's insincerity about love that has ignited Mercutio's rage.

What details suggest madness in the story and its climax and how is the plot resolved?"The Masque of the Red Death"

In Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale, "The Masque of the Red
Death," Prince Prospero's plan to stave off the plague by sequestering himself and his
guests in an ancient abbey where they "girdled" in by a lofty wall that has iron gates
certainly seems rather illogical.  For, it is as though the prince fortifies himself and
his guests against a tangible enemy.  Even security guards are employed to prevent
unwanted visitors. The discrepancies in the prince are indicated by the narrator who
shows the contrast between Prospero's personality and the
situation:

But
the Prince Pospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious.  When his dominions were half
depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from
among the knights and dame of his court....It was a voluptuous scene, that
masquerade.

Like the Roman
saying, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we may die," the court and its
prince revel in the fete as they disguise themselves in luxurious and full gratification
of their senses (voluptuous), disregarding completely the imminent danger.  That the
festivities are engaged in an old, dark, and mysterious building in which the lighting
creates bizarre impressions with the vivdly blue, purple, green, orange, and black rooms
and decor seems mad, indeed.  Poe's narrator remarks on this
decor:

But,
in spite of these things, it was a gay and magnificent revel.  The tastes of the duke
were peculiar.  He ahd a fine eye for colors and effect.  He disregarded the decora of
mere fashion.  His plans were bod and fiery, and his conceptions glowed with barabaric
luster.  There are some who would have thought him mad.  His followers thought that he
was not.  It was necessary to hear and see and touch him to be sure that he was
not.

However, despite their
mad gaiety, Prince Prospero and his guests cannot bar the Red Death from becoming their
unwanted guest, with a "vesture...dabbled in blood."  And, when the Red Death, whose
face was "besprinkled with the scarltet horror," enters Prince Prospero watches him walk
among the dancers, he was seen "to be convulsed...with a strong shudder...,but, in the
next, his brow reddened with rage.  The prince asks, "Who dares?...Seize him and unmask
him."  At these words the climax begins and some of the guests started forward, but
suddenly stop as the intruder passes close to the prince.  Finally, the prince,
"maddening with rage and the shame of his own momentarily cowardice, rushes forward with
a drawn dagger in his hands.  In the height of the climax, Prince Prospero raises his
dagger and approaches just as the monster suddenly confronts his
assailant,

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There was a sharp cry--and the dagger dropped
gleaming upon the carpet of the black apartment, and instantly...fell prostrate in death
the Prince Prospero.

Only
after Prospero falls is the presence of the Red Death
acknowledged.

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He had come like a thief in the night.  And
one-by-one dropped the revelers in blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in
the despairing posture of his fall.  And the life of the ebony clock went out with that
of the last of the gay.

The
revelers all succumb and die; the clock even goes out.  The Plague has eradicated
all--this is the denouement.

In "To Kill a Mockingbird," what reason did Atticus give Scout for the fact that he was defending a black man?How did she feel about?

Atticus believes in human rights. He believes everyone has a right to a fair trial and a competent defense. Atticus does not believe this should only apply to the white race. This is not to say that Atticus believes he has much hope in swaying the town or jury of Tom's innocence. Tom realizes that although he believes in equality in law, most do not. It is his integrity that pushes him to do this, even in the face of almost certain defeat.

Atticus's defense of Tom makes Scout's life at school even more difficult. Her father has been on her about fighting with her fists, yet she is being taunted for his representation of Tom Robinson. It is a difficult concept for a child to grasp, andx sh is not immediately approving of her father's choice.

What are the differences between slavery today and slavery in the past? .think of social/cultural, economics and political

In addition to the other answers, consider slavery in the
distant past. In ancient times, slavery was more like indentured servanthood in some
cultures. That meant that slaves were only "temporary" and that once they paid off their
debt, or a family debt, they were freed. This is evident in the Bible where there are
many instructions for slaves to obey their masters. Slavery was not the same as in later
times. Slaves were more like servants.

Many of the African
cultures understood slavery to be only temporary, so when they at first sold off their
own slaves, prisoners from other tribes usually captured in war (usually but not
always), they expected that it would only be temporary. They did not expect that the
slaves would be thrown onto a slave ship and brought to another country, oceans away,
never to be seen again and never to be free again.

There
are various types of slavery as well, even today. In some countries in the former Soviet
Union, women and men alike are used as sex slaves. This is also true in some Asian
countries. Plus, in places like Darfur and other oppressed African nations, people from
other tribes and other religions are being enslaved by opposing groups and outlaw
groups.

In "The Alchemist," how does Santiago's conversation with his father become true in his search for his Personal Legend?

Near the beginning of Santiago's quest for his Personal Legend, his father tries to dissuade his son from travel.   He throws up  impediments that might have changed Santiago's mind; claims  such as  travelers always "come in search of new things, but when they leave they are basically the same as when they arrived." 

When that fails to change his son's mind, he appeals to tradition.  "Amongst us," he says, "the only ones who travel are the shepherds."  Santiago replies, "Well, then I'll be a shepherd."

His excuses exhausted, his father gives Santiago "three ancient Spanish gold coins."  The biblical parallel should not be missed.   In Matthew 25: 14-30, Jesus tells of three men who are given custody of money.  The man who does not hoard his money is the one who is ultimately rewarded. 

It is to Santiago's father's credit that he allows his boy to make his own decisions once he has proven strong enough to not be talked down from his choices.  The boy knows his father is also somewhat envious of his youth and choices as

"he could see in his father's gaze a desire to be able, himself, to travel the world-- a desire that was still alive, despite his father's having had to bury it over dozen of years...".

Santiago has passed the first test of his quest toward realization of his Personal Legend. It becomes "true" when Santiago proves to have done well with his trust. 

How does Darry leaving the front door open reinforce the way Ponyboy speaks about gangs in Chapter 1&2 of The Outsiders?

Ponyboy, in the early chapters, describes how the various gangs all have sorts of alliances and help each other out.  The Shepard gang, for example, might not be the best friends of the informal gang of Curtises and friends.  However, if a Shepard needs a place to hide out or crash, the Curtis brothers won't deny that.  The boys realize that they who are from the same area must stick together.  The Socs are the real enemy, and society has made things difficult for them.  Darry leaving the door open is symbolic of the need for all the gangs to be open to each other, willing to help each other - as they will later do during the rumble.

factor X^3+X^2-6Xno

To factor
x^3+x^2-6x

Solution:

x^3+x^2-6x
= x*x^2+x*x-x*6

Each term is a factor of x. So we can
factor out x and rewite the given expression
as:

x(x^2+x-6)...............(1)

The
second factor x^2+x-6 in (1) by grouping the middle term   could be rewritten like: 
x^2+3x-2x-6=

=x(x+3)-2(x+3)

=(x+3)(x-2).
Substituting this for x^2+x-6 in (1), we get:

x(x+3)(x-2)
which is the factored form of  x^3+x^2-6

How does Orlick lose his job in Chapter 30 of "Great Expectations"?

Orlick loses his job because it is discovered that he is the one who has attacked Mrs. Joe so long ago with the convict's legirons and caused her to be a little less than she was before...rather more like a disabled zombie until her death.  Pip also feels guilty for this since it was he who stole the file from Joe to allow the convict to get free from his legirons leaving them free to be found by Orlick and leading to the attack on his sister. 

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

The poem, "The Road Not Taken" was first published in 1916 in Robert Frost's book "Mountain Interval". The internal evidence in the poem seems to suggest that the seemingly casual and inconsequential choice he is forced to make in the poem is really likely to have been crucial—one of the choices of life that involve commitment or lead to the necessity of other choices that will divert the traveler forever from his original destination. His choice, in any event, “has made all the difference.”

Since that decision "has made all the difference", enough time seems to have elapsed for Frost to see the consequences of his choise.Thus, it seems to involve a choice that was made several years earlier, perhaps even when he was a young man. That period of time could be as early as 1892 when Frost graduated from high school as class poet and valedictorian or as late as 1915, a few years before the poem was published. Most likely, as with many poets, Frost started to write the poem and then took quite a bit of time polishing and refining it.

What social and ethical beliefs does Amy Tan seem to hold?i need help on this The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Having most of her narrative told from the mothers' points
of view, it is evident that Amy Tan values the mother/daughter relationship and holds
strong mothers in high regard.  In her novel, The Joy Luck Club,
the mothers are portrayed by Tan as strong, determined, and intuitive: "they see things
before they happen."  However, because they are such dominant forces, there is conflict
in the mother/daughter relationships albeit strong
ones.

With some mothers, there is too much involvement. 
For instance Lindo Jong is overbearing with her prodigy daughter who is a chess player. 
She tells her daughter to use strategies against other players, she hovers over her, and
when she wins, her mother boasts, much to Waverly's
chagrin.

This involvement is sometimes due to the cultural
differences between the Chinese mother and the American-born daughter.  Sometimes
misunderstandings develop from their linguistic differences;  the mothers are not able
to communicate well their good intentions for their
daughters.

Nevertheless, misunderstandings do not come from
just the language.  There is a past that the mothers have brought to American, a past
about which their daughters know nothing.  Yet, the daughters are, as critic Carolyn See
writes, 

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drowning in an American culture at the same time
that they starve for a past that they can never fully
understand.

Because they are
caught between two worlds, some of the daughters and, later, their children, do not make
wise choices in mates.  For instance, Ying-Ying's daughter Lena is exploited by her
husband in the name of feminism and free-thinking.  He has taken her business ideas and
money, but given her little in return.  Harold is unethical in his relationship, and
Lena's mother hopes she will recover her own spirit in order to give it to her
daughter.

While there are conflicts and uncomfortable
circumstances, the relationships of the Chinese-American daughters and their Chinese
mothers are always loving and strong ones.  In the end, it is the mothers who connect
their daughters of the present with the historical past of
China.

What are 3 quotes or examples of verisimilitude in the novel 1984?

In 1984 Orwell uses artifacts from
the past to layer his dystopian novel with verisimilitude.  Namely, he quotes old poems
and nursery rhymes, both symbolic language of a past that no longer exists.  In this
way, the truth seems but a distant memory, like the blurry face of Winston's
mother.

Here are two quotes as
examples:

[Charrington and Winston look at an old
sketch of a church] 
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements... 
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What was that? 
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Something old...

This is a nursery rhyme that children used
to know:

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Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of
St. Clement's

You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of
St. Martin's

When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old
Bailey.

When I grow rich,
Say the bells of
Shoreditch.

When will that be?
Say the bells of
Stepney

I do not know,
Says the great bell of
Bow

Here comes a candle to light you to bed
And here comes a
chopper to chop off your
head!

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[reciting poem] Under the spreading chestnut tree / I sold you /
You sold me

This is Orwell's take on a poem by Longfellow
called "The Village Blacksmith":

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Under a spreading chestnut-tree
The
village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he,
With large and
sinewy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms
Are strong as iron
bands.

What are some similarities between the character of Pi (from Life of Pi) and Macbeth?

That's a tough question! I suppose you could argue that both Pi and Macbeth are introduced as rather innocent characters, but  through their journeys become more ruthless.

When we meet Pi, he is searching for truth, yet he is still a boy, who cannot understand why he cannot be three different religions at the same time. Through his journey, he must embrace a brutal lifestyle, killing anything that threatens his life, just to survive on the boat with the tiger.

When we meet Macbeth, he is an adult, but also rather naive. He begins as a faithful servant to his King and a noble soldier. When the witches tell him that he will be the next king, Macbeth does not believe them because he never thought about it before. But as his ambition grows, so does his ruthlessness. Macbeth sacrifices all that he once cherished for power. He allows his wife to go mad and murders everyone else that tries to overthrow him.

I need help outlining the sections of the poem, "To His Coy Mistress." Outline the sections of this poem. If you were to paraphrase its argument,...

The poem in its three parts has been directed to the end of ‘carpe-Diem’ theme. Marvell revives the theme expounded by the earlier poets, - Spenser, Herrick, and the other Elizabethans. Marvell introduces the lyricism and courtly manner of the Tudor-court. There are number of metaphysical points, allusions, abrupt comparisons, far-fetched images, and all these are centered to vivify the object of love-making at blooming youth.

The opening stanza is an assumed proposition on vast time and space. If the lovers were allotted vast space and were placed in eternity, then they would have been able to pass their ‘long loves day’ by making love, remaining separated from each other. The lady-love in that case, could pick up rubies walking over the ‘Indian Ganges’ and the lover could sing his love -song as love-loran swain from the side of Humber. There are other speculations as, - how long their ‘Vegetable love’ may continue and the lover, subject to the condition of being placed in eternity could allow as vast time as the conversion of the Jews, faster than Empires or ten years before the flood. Besides these, the courtship, lover would continue by praising the other parts of the lady far more than a period of ‘thirty- thousand’ years.

The concluding stanza becomes a conclusion of the lover. And the conclusion is drawn from the first two stanzas. As life is not placed in eternity and as the lover and the lady-love would grow and die, so they should not lose a single moment of youth. For, youth is fast-fading. This idea has been decorated, with a number of images as ‘willing soul’, (transpires) ‘instant fires’, ‘amourous birds of prey’, ‘one ball’, ‘rough strife’, ‘iron gates of life’. These images are suggestive to signify the quick and violent love-making. Besides, during the love-making the lover and the lady-love would be forgetful of the effect of Time upon them .For the aesthetic delight in which they would be dipped into ecstasy, would be to them the highest bliss of the mundane existence,

“Thus though we can not make our sun

Stand still yet we make him run”

How are Duncan and Macbeth similar to and different from each other?

Duncan is a divinely appointed king.  He became king through his lineage, his bloodline, descending to the throne.  He is a much loved king. Macduff refers to him after he is murdered as:

"The Lord's anointed temple, and stole thence
The life o' the building!" (Act II, Scene III)

Macbeth becomes king through murder.  He is not divinely appointed by God through succession of his birth like Duncan. As Macbeth assumes the throne, he becomes consumed with holding onto his power.  He does not care about his subjects, only power. 

Duncan appoints his son, Malcolm as his successor, Macbeth is ready and willing to murder anyone who threatens his throne.  He has no children, but can't imagine not being king.

Duncan is a noble king, recognizing his authority, and revered by his subjects.  Shakespeare shows how much Duncan is loved when all of Scotland is in disarray when he is murdered. 

When Macbeth is murdered, on the other hand, everyone is relieved.  Macbeth was a tyrant as king, Duncan was a kind and wise king. 

One is legitimate - Duncan. The other is illegitimate - Macbeth.

In chapter 6, what parallel is suggested by the fact that Gatsby never gets the inheritance bequeathed to him by Cody?

Also, it might be symbolic for the fact that Gatsby, even though he has acquired a vast fortune, will never be part of the "old, established aristocracy", of the "West Egg society". Even though, after he becomes involved in illegal activities he is wealthy, he will never be accepted by the established society (to which Tom and Daisy belong), who got their money traditionally, namely by inheritance; because he got his money through the "American Dream". This shows the futility of his American Dream, and how even achieving it will not land him the ultimate object of his strife: Daisy.
Even though Gatsby thinks he will inherit Cody's fortune, he never actually does; and even though he thinks he will get Daisy's love by becoming wealthy, he never actually does.

In Rebecca, the novel of Daphne du Maurier, what is the comparison of Maxim's relationships with his first and second wives ?

There are many differences between the Maxim's relationship with Rebecca and his relationship with his second wife, the story's narrator.  The main similarity was that secrets were kept in each marriage.  In the first marriage the secrets were Rebecca's and in the second marriage the secrets were Maxim's.  The major difference between the two marriages is that while Rebecca was an evil and unfaithful woman who cared little if at all for Maxim, his second wife was a good and somewhat naive woman who loved and wanted to please her husband.  The irony was that the second wife spends most of the novel assuming that she was second best and that her husband was still mourning his beautiful first wife.  Furthermore in the first marriage it seems that Rebecca was definitely the stronger of the two personalities.  In the second marriage it initially seems that Maxim is the stronger personality but as Maxim's secret comes to light as well as his love for his second wife, her character becomes stronger.  Unfortunately for Maxim, the damage caused by his first wife did not end with her death and ended up costing him his lovely home leaving him and his second wife as virtual exiles.

What are the different types of Diabetes and what are the differences in age of onset, probable causes, symptoms, and treatments. What are some...

There are few different kinds of diabetes.  You can have
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Gestational
Diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes usually develops in childhood and
young adulthood. The exact cause is unknown, but most likely there is a viral or
environmental trigger in genetically susceptible people that causes an immune reaction.
The body's white blood cells mistakenly attack the insulin-producing pancreatic beta
cells. The end result is the body is no longer able to produce
insulin. 

Type 2 Diabetes commonly develops mature adults
although there has been a rise in childhood Type 2 Diabetes. It develops in people who
have a low activity level, poor diet, and excess fat around the waist.  Type 2 Diabetes
usually develops gradually.  Excess fat has been linked with Type 2 Diabetes because fat
interferes with the body's ability to use
insulin.

Gestational Diabetes occurs during pregnancy. 
Common risk factors are African or Hispanic ancestry, obesity, being older than 25 while
pregnant, family history of diabetes, and etc.

The symptoms
of diabetes are high sugar levels in the body known as hyperglycemia. Other symptoms are
blurry vision,excessive thirst, fatigue, frequent urination, and
hunger.

Long term complications are atherosclerosis,
coronary artery disease, neuropathy, hypertension, and
stroke.

Treatment includes lifestyle couseling, insuline
therapy, and medication.