How have the adults in Suleiman's life failed him in the book In the Country of Men?

In short, Suleiman's father fails him by being absent and Suleiman's mother fails him by being drunk.  Of course, there are legitimate reasons behind both actions; however, Suleiman (as a nine year old boy) does not understand them fully. Suleiman's father is most often not at home because not because he is the "successful businessman" that he has made himself out to be, but because he is involved in the underground movement of democracy in Libya.  Suleiman's father's...

In short, Suleiman's father fails him by being absent and Suleiman's mother fails him by being drunk.  Of course, there are legitimate reasons behind both actions; however, Suleiman (as a nine year old boy) does not understand them fully. Suleiman's father is most often not at home because not because he is the "successful businessman" that he has made himself out to be, but because he is involved in the underground movement of democracy in Libya.  Suleiman's father's absence creates a lot of tension in the story.  It especially creates tension for Suleiman's mother who responds to this absence by drinking too much alcohol.  This, of course, affects the way she cares for young Suleiman.  In his misunderstanding, Suleiman thinks that the bottles of alcohol are bottles of his mother's "medicine" and that her drunkenness is a sad side effect.

Adults also fail Suleiman through their betrayal of his family in In The Country of Men.  The most important example is the conflict with the neighbors who are members of the Mokhabarat (the secret police in Libya).  The scene is filled with tension because, even though it is only Suleiman and his mother requesting help, Suleiman's father is an expected enemy of the Libyan state and, therefore, the entire family is looked upon with suspicion.  Even worse, the neighbors hide their betrayal with an eerie mask of goodness.  In being "good" Muslims, they say that "the Prophet taught us to love our neighbors.”  This scene of tension and betrayal affects Suleiman for the rest of his life:

That visit has remained with me ever since.  Whenever I am faced with someone who holds the strings to my fate – an immigration officer, a professor – I can feel the distant reverberations from that day, my inauguration into the dark art of submission.

Finally, adults (and specifically members of the Mokhabarat seeking information over the phone) fail Suleiman by forcing him to betray his own father.  Poor Suleiman is manipulated into divulging the living quarters of both his father and of Nasser "in one of the buildings ... in Martyr's Square" even though he tries to retreat by saying he "is not sure."  This betrayal (which is yet another way adults fail Suleiman) scars Suleiman for good.

How does the conflict intensify in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

The narrator's internal conflict grows more and more tense as he begins to believe that the police officers who have arrived at his door and sit, unknowingly, atop the body of the murdered old man are actually somehow aware of his crime.  He thinks he hears the sound of the old man's heart beating beneath the floorboards and that they can hear it, too; however, it is really only his own heart he hears.  Nonetheless,...

The narrator's internal conflict grows more and more tense as he begins to believe that the police officers who have arrived at his door and sit, unknowingly, atop the body of the murdered old man are actually somehow aware of his crime.  He thinks he hears the sound of the old man's heart beating beneath the floorboards and that they can hear it, too; however, it is really only his own heart he hears.  Nonetheless, the narrator grows more and more anxious, and more upset -- his voice "heighten[s]," and he speaks "more vehemently."  He imagines that he rises and speaks in a "high key and with violent gesticulations."  He believes, all the while, that the old man's heart beat gets louder and louder and that the officers are only pretending not to hear. 

He says, "I foamed -- I raved -- I swore!  I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting," and all this time, "the men chatted pleasantly."  It seems then, that the narrator isn't actually doing any of these things, but only imagining what it would be like if he did.  It is unlikely that the officers would continue to sit and chat pleasantly if the narrator were actually swinging chairs and screaming.  All of this tension intensifies the narrator's internal conflict -- to confess or not to confess -- until he finally breaks down and tells the officers what he did.

Where were no German troops?

At the end of World War I, the Versailles Treaty was the peace treaty that dictated the peace terms to the Central Powers. It was very harsh towards the Central Powers and, in particular, on Germany. The treaty aimed at weakening Germany. One provision of the Versailles Treaty required the dismantling of Germany’s military so it could only have a military that was capable of defending Germany. The German military was banned from entering the...

At the end of World War I, the Versailles Treaty was the peace treaty that dictated the peace terms to the Central Powers. It was very harsh towards the Central Powers and, in particular, on Germany. The treaty aimed at weakening Germany. One provision of the Versailles Treaty required the dismantling of Germany’s military so it could only have a military that was capable of defending Germany. The German military was banned from entering the Rhineland. The Rhineland is the area that borders France and Germany. The Allies imposed harsh terms to Germany because they wanted to prevent Germany from being able to start another war. Additionally, the treaty required Germany to pay $33 billion in war damages, or reparations, to the Allies. Germany, along with the other Central Powers, lost some land.

Because of the Great Depression, the Allies were preoccupied with dealing with the difficult economic times in each Allied country. When Hitler came to power and began to violate the terms of the Versailles Treaty, the Allies didn’t do much about this. This included the time when Germany moved its troops into the Rhineland, in direct violation of the Versailles Treaty. This action, along with others, led to the start of World War II.

What is art and its function according to Freud ?

Sigmund Freud was a thought pioneer on a number of topics, but he was potentially most famous for his theories on psychoanalysis to treat patients with mental illness. He developed his own lexicon to express the notion that our subconscious contains unearthed and unacknowledged desires and memories. If these feelings and thoughts are volatile, they can fester and manifest in our normal behavior and feelings in the form of neuroses. Freud essentially tried to help...

Sigmund Freud was a thought pioneer on a number of topics, but he was potentially most famous for his theories on psychoanalysis to treat patients with mental illness. He developed his own lexicon to express the notion that our subconscious contains unearthed and unacknowledged desires and memories. If these feelings and thoughts are volatile, they can fester and manifest in our normal behavior and feelings in the form of neuroses. Freud essentially tried to help his patients draw out any unresolved matters in their subconscious and consciously address them to cure them of their neuroses. 

Art is a way to transform intangible, unintelligible feelings into an observable, physical form. You may not be able to explicitly explain rage or unfulfilled desire, but you can perhaps sculpt or draw it. Freud viewed art as a means of sublimation, a socially acceptable means of releasing the tension caused by repressed feelings or memories in the subconscious. He even went so far as to speculate that creating art is a means of achieving sexual satisfaction. In Freud's view, the entire creative process was simply diverting repression into a form of beauty or entertainment, rather than letting it devolve into neurotic behavior. 

In the story "In Another Country," what does the machinery in the hospital represent to the army major?

To the major, the machinery in "In Another Country" represents the war machine and man's dependency upon something mechanical that can fail him.

The Italian major, who was once a fencing champion, now has a withered hand that is useless to him. He comes to the hospital every day, but he does not believe in the power of the machines to rehabilitate his withered hand. One day he expresses his lack of faith in the machines as he "said it was all nonsense." These machines are a new concept for therapy, and the major declares that the use of them is "an idiotic idea,...a theory, like another." Nevertheless, the major comes every day to the hospital because he can no longer go to war and his routine of therapy on the machines at least establishes some order in his life. Also, he likes the American who, like him, is injured. To give himself some purpose, the major teaches the American, who can converse in Italian, correct grammar so that he will have better form.

After his young wife dies of pneumonia, the major is out for three days. When he returns he goes on the machine for his hand, but he ignores the photographs of restored hands and simply looks out the windows.

Discuss the setting.

The setting of August: Osage Countyis a rural area outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma, a small town of about 4,000 people near Tulsa.  The play primarily takes place in the country home of Beverly Weston, a noted poet, and his wife Violet, a pill-addicted cancer patient.  They are the parents of three adult daughters who arrive back at the family home when Beverly goes missing.  He is later found to have drowned.  The play is set...

The setting of August: Osage County is a rural area outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma, a small town of about 4,000 people near Tulsa.  The play primarily takes place in the country home of Beverly Weston, a noted poet, and his wife Violet, a pill-addicted cancer patient.  They are the parents of three adult daughters who arrive back at the family home when Beverly goes missing.  He is later found to have drowned.  The play is set in the present day, during some extraordinarily hot late summer days.  

The plains of Oklahoma are stark and life can be difficult there; this is meant to underscore the setting of the difficult life of the Weston family, driven by Violet's terminal discontent and frequent rages.  The house itself is run down and contributes to the mood of discontent and resentment that plagues Violet and her daughters, which in the absence of Beverly, come to the fore.

Is the speaker in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem" going to give up on his dream?

In his poem "Harlem," Langston Hughes asks, "What happens to a dream deferred?," meaning a dream that is delayed from being fulfilled. He sets out to answer his question by comparing the delayed dream to many images of death and destruction.Specifically, he uses similes to compare a delayed dream to a dried up raisin, which is a grape plucked from the life-sustaining vine and sucked by the sun of all of its life-sustaining...

In his poem "Harlem," Langston Hughes asks, "What happens to a dream deferred?," meaning a dream that is delayed from being fulfilled. He sets out to answer his question by comparing the delayed dream to many images of death and destruction.

Specifically, he uses similes to compare a delayed dream to a dried up raisin, which is a grape plucked from the life-sustaining vine and sucked by the sun of all of its life-sustaining moisture. He further compares a delayed dream to a puss-secreting infected wound, and infections that cause serious illness, even death. He even compares the delayed dream to "rotten meat," which is meat that has gone uneaten for so long that it would now cause illness and death if consumed.

Yet, he ends by asking, "Or does it explode?" The image of an explosion is a very powerful image that stands in stark contrast to his other images of death and destruction. It takes a great deal of energy to create an explosion; it does not take a great deal of energy to shrivel a grape into a raisin, develop an infection in a wound, or to allow meat to go rotten. This image of energy that contrasts with images of death and destruction helps paint the picture that what really happens to a dream delayed is that it builds up so much energy within the dreamer that the dreamer finally explodes in a burst of energy needed to finally fulfill the dream. We saw the exact same burst of energy occur during the Civil Rights Movement; therefore, it is possible to conclude that the speaker of the poem is not going to give up on his dream but will instead finally release all of the pent-up energy needed to fulfill his dream.

What is the most important document in history?

I assume by "document" you also mean books. However, the first thing we need to do is define "important." Do you mean the most widely read document, the document that has been exported to the most countries, the oldest document that is still relevant, or the document that has sold the most copies?

As you can see, it is a very subjective question, and a person can make the case for many documents, but I...

I assume by "document" you also mean books. However, the first thing we need to do is define "important." Do you mean the most widely read document, the document that has been exported to the most countries, the oldest document that is still relevant, or the document that has sold the most copies?

As you can see, it is a very subjective question, and a person can make the case for many documents, but I will focus on a document's social impact. For example, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, also known as "Mao's Little Red Book," was distributed widely in China during the country's Cultural Revolution. Given China's huge population, we can estimate that hundreds of millions of copies have likely been distributed or sold since the 1970s. For Chinese citizens, not accepting the book was tantamount to rejecting the message of Chairman Mao.

The Christian Bible is the biggest-selling book in history, has been translated into the most languages of any book, and has been distributed or sold in every country on earth. But the Bible has also been distributed by missionaries to countless people who did not request it. So, it, too, has had a wide distribution, but not necessarily because people asked for it. However, I would say that, given its impact on every aspect of life in the West and throughout untold countries in the non-Western world, it is arguably the most important document in history. But, again, we are defining "important" in this instance as a document that has had the biggest social impact.

What's a foreshadowing event in the story?

The stealing of the narrator's coat is an example of foreshadowing as it gives us a preview of what to expect later in the story. The master of the house has had his coat stolen from his own front hallway. He's absolutely furious when he discusses what happened with his house guest Astafy Ivanovich, an old soldier.

The theft of the coat leads Astafy to reflect on a similar experience he'd had years before. The...

The stealing of the narrator's coat is an example of foreshadowing as it gives us a preview of what to expect later in the story. The master of the house has had his coat stolen from his own front hallway. He's absolutely furious when he discusses what happened with his house guest Astafy Ivanovich, an old soldier.

The theft of the coat leads Astafy to reflect on a similar experience he'd had years before. The experience is significant because it relates to the title. The old soldier says that "there are thieves and there are thieves," and that he knows of someone who was both honest and a thief. He then tells the story of how he once took in an old drunkard who stole his trousers. Astafy let the matter rest, but the thief was eaten up by so much guilt that it––along with copious amounts of alcohol––contributed to his death. Just before he passed away, the thief told Astafy that he wanted to be buried naked, and asked the old man to sell his one earthly possession: an old coat.

What rhetorical devices and strategies does Langston Hughes use in the short story, "That Word Black"?

The first and most obvious device that the author use is repetition. This is obvious when the speaker, Simple, consistently uses the word 'black' as a reference to the point he wishes to make, as in the following extracts:

"...the word black,... I reckon it all started with a black cat meaning bad luck. Don't let one cross your path!

"Next, somebody got up a blacklist on which you get if you don't vote right. Then when lodges come into being, the folks they didn't want in them got blackballed. If you kept a skeleton in your closet, you might get blackmailed. And everything bad was black. When it came down to the unlucky ball on the pool table, the eight-rock, they made it the black ball. So no wonder there ain't no equal rights for the black man."

The text follows this trend throughout and repetition is similarly used in references to the word white. In this instance, though, the writer uses contrast in order to highlight its distinction to black. He alludes to the significant contrasts in connotation that the two words have. Whatever is bad is black, he suggests white people believe, and whatever is good is white.

He proposes that when his day comes - a common idiom suggesting a future time when he is in control or successful - he will turn things around and reverse the connotations that the two words have.

The irony throughout the text is patently obvious and is emphasized in the final paragraph when Simple says:

The earth is black and all kinds of good things comes out of the earth. Everything that grows comes out of the earth. Trees and flowers and fruit and sweet potatoes and corn and all that keeps mens alive comes right up out of the earth––good old black earth. Coal is black and it warms your house and cooks your food. The night is black, which has the moon, and a million stars, and is beautiful. Sleep is black, which gives you rest, so you wake up feeling good. I am black. I feel very good this evening.

It is evident that he believes that the connotations are quite meaningless and without context. The prejudice associated with words is based on a particular mindset informed by prejudice and a generally adopted and irrational stereotype. There is no foundation or evidence to prove that the connotation is, in fact, true.

The last line ends with a rhetorical question a device the author also uses throughout the story:

"What is wrong with black?"

The answer is obvious and easy. The reader's response, however, will be informed by his own subjective understanding of the word derived from what he has learnt or experienced and what he chooses to believe.

How did early river valley civilizations influence later civilizations?

There are four main river valley civilizations that changed the path of human existence; these developing regions are referred to as "the cradles of civilization." The four river civilizations are Mesopotamia, the Nile River Valley Civilization, the Indus Valley Civilization, and the Yellow River Valley Civilization.

These civilizations developed the idea of the city-state and what was necessary to make the city-state function. This included religion, social structure, a specialized workforce, a surplus of food,...

There are four main river valley civilizations that changed the path of human existence; these developing regions are referred to as "the cradles of civilization." The four river civilizations are Mesopotamia, the Nile River Valley Civilization, the Indus Valley Civilization, and the Yellow River Valley Civilization.

These civilizations developed the idea of the city-state and what was necessary to make the city-state function. This included religion, social structure, a specialized workforce, a surplus of food, and a writing system.

Mesopotamia (5000–3500 BCE) existed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. We can thank them for metallurgy advancements, in particular silversmithing. One Mesopotamian culture, the Sumerians, created the writing system known as cuneiform, which was used to keep track of trade transactions.

The Yellow River Valley Civilization in China consisted of two main dynasties, the Xia (c. 2070–1600 BCE) and the Shang (1600–1046 BCE). While the Xia remains little understood at this point due to lack of archeological evidence, the digs from the Shang dynasty are quite remarkable. Chinese writing developed during this time period and is very similar to the writing system in China today. Bronze weaponry and ritual pieces have been excavated from Shang sites as well.

The development of writing and metalworking can be traced to all four civilizations, which continued to evolve during the Iron Age as these groups expanded and interacted with neighboring peoples.

What's an example of direct characterization and indirect characterization in the yellow wallpaper?

Direct and indirect characterization of the story's narrator can be found throughout "The Yellow Wallpaper." Direct characterization is description of a character explicitly told to the reader, while indirect characterization comes in the form of "hints," or context clues.

Examples of direct characterization:

• "Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good." Here the narrator overtly expresses her conflict with the men around her....

Direct and indirect characterization of the story's narrator can be found throughout "The Yellow Wallpaper." Direct characterization is description of a character explicitly told to the reader, while indirect characterization comes in the form of "hints," or context clues.

Examples of direct characterization:

• "Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good." Here the narrator overtly expresses her conflict with the men around her. This informs the reader early on that the narrator is an independent thinker who feels her most crucial social and mental needs are not being met.


• "I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad." This admission of uncertainty shows us the narrator is reasonable and amenable to weighing other opinions against her own. She expresses her own thoughts about her condition, but also gives momentary credence to John's opinion.


• "It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby. Such a dear baby! And yet I CANNOT be with him, it makes me so nervous." The narrator identifies her new role as a mother as a source of stress and discord, perhaps even the root cause of her current "nervous condition." In a more accurate medical sense, the author is indicating to the reader this may be a significant factor in the narrator's current state of mind, because she is unknowingly suffering from postpartum depression. This is a form of depression that specifically impacts women who have recently given birth.

As the narrator's mental health declines due to her virtual incarceration in the room with the yellow wallpaper, we learn about her through what she sees and does rather than direct descriptions.

Examples of indirect characterization:

• "You think you have mastered it, but just as you get well underway in following, it turns a back-somersault and there you are. It slaps you in the face, knocks you down, and tramples upon you. It is like a bad dream." Literally, the narrator is talking about the pattern of the yellow wallpaper in her room, but the imagery indicates a more sinister force at work here. She essentially describes her situation, and indirectly reveals her feelings of entrapment. Just like the chaotic pattern on the wall, the narrator's situation seems to be isolation without end, "like a bad dream." We know now that the narrator feels absolutely "trampled" by her husband and brother, who are micro-managing and constricting every aspect of her life. 


• "The fact is I am getting a little afraid of John. He seems very queer sometimes, and even Jennie has an inexplicable look." As her wellbeing continues to unravel under the yoke of her confinement, her behavior is, ostensibly, becoming more erratic. It stands to reason that John and Jennie are looking at her in a "queer" and "inexplicable" way because they are suspicious of her. They expect the narrator to really lose it, so to speak. And in a roundabout way, we know the narrator's mental wellbeing is in serious jeopardy and deteriorating more by the day.


• "Through watching so much at night, when it changes so, I have finally found out. The front pattern DOES move—and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it!" Just as the narrator feels trapped, the woman is trapped behind the pattern of the wallpaper. We know the narrator has insomnia and is not sleeping at night, which could only exacerbate her poor health. As the story reaches its tense height and abruptly concludes, we know without a doubt that the narrator uses the wallpaper as a canvas to project her own debilitating situation under the oppression of the men in her life. She does not explicitly characterize herself, and yet, what she chooses to say helps us understand her.

Why did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 have little impact on conditions in the South?

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 had little impact on the South. This law was designed to allow all people to have equal access to public accommodations. This included access to theaters, restaurants, and public transportation. However, this law had very little impact on the South.

There were a few reasons why this law had so little impact on the South. One reason was that the law was not enforced. Another reason was that it...

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 had little impact on the South. This law was designed to allow all people to have equal access to public accommodations. This included access to theaters, restaurants, and public transportation. However, this law had very little impact on the South.

There were a few reasons why this law had so little impact on the South. One reason was that the law was not enforced. Another reason was that it was declared illegal by the Supreme Court in 1883. After Reconstruction ended, the southern states began to pass laws, called the Jim Crow Laws, which allowed segregation to exist. The Supreme Court ruled in the Plessy v Ferguson case in 1896 that segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal. The South remained legally segregated for many years after this ruling. As a result, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 had little impact on the South.

In "The Minister's Black Veil," what does the minister say about why he wears the black veil?

In the story, Mr. Hooper never explicitly explains why he began to wear the black veil. The first sermon he delivers after he puts it on has to do with

secret sin, and those sad mysteries which we hide from our nearest and dearest, and would fain conceal from our own consciousness, even forgetting that the Omniscient can detect them.

Thus, the veil seems to be connected to this idea that each of us hides our sinful natures from others, though Mr. Hooper never verbally connects the two for his congregation.

Later, when Mr. Hooper speaks to his fiancee, Elizabeth, she ask him about he veil's meaning directly. Although he does not answer her directly, he does say,

If I hide my face for sorrow, there is cause enough. . . and if I cover it for secret sin, what mortal might not do the same?

Such a response to her queries connects the veil to this idea that we all hide something crucial of ourselves that prevents us from being truly known or understood by anyone else.

Finally, on Mr. Hooper's deathbed, when another minister suggests that he remove the veil, he says,

When the friend shows his inmost heart to his friend; the lover to his best beloved; when man does not vainly shrink from the eye of his Creator, loathsomely treasuring up the secret of his sin; then deem me a monster, for the symbol beneath which I have lived, and die!  I look around me, and, lo! on every visage a Black Veil!

Again, then, although he never comes right out and explains the meaning of the veil, Mr. Hooper connects it to this idea of secret sin one final time, insisting that the only thing that differentiates him from everyone else is that he has donned the physical veil as a means of representing the figurative veil we all wear, and for this reason he has been shunned.

`5^(x-4)=25^(x-6)` Solve the equation.

`5^(x-4)=25^(x-6)`

To solve, factor the 25.

`5^(x-4)=(5^2)^(x-6)`

To simplify the right side, apply the exponent rule `(a^m)^n = a^(m*n)` .

`5^(x-4)=5^(2*(x-6))`

`5^(x-4)=5^(2x-12)`

Since both sides have the same base, to solve for the value of x, set the exponent at the left equal to the exponent at the right.

`x-4=2x-12`

`x-2x=4-12`

`-x=-8`

`x=8`

Therefore, the solution is `x=8` .

`5^(x-4)=25^(x-6)`

To solve, factor the 25.

`5^(x-4)=(5^2)^(x-6)`

To simplify the right side, apply the exponent rule `(a^m)^n = a^(m*n)` .

`5^(x-4)=5^(2*(x-6))`

`5^(x-4)=5^(2x-12)`

Since both sides have the same base, to solve for the value of x, set the exponent at the left equal to the exponent at the right.

`x-4=2x-12`

`x-2x=4-12`

`-x=-8`

`x=8`

Therefore, the solution is `x=8` .

Do you think Shakespeare's main message in Othello is "Don't trust outward appearances"?

I tend to agree with this statement, as the tragedy in Shakespeare's Othello relies upon deceptive appearances and exploited assumptions about these appearances. After all, Iago is able to dupe Othello (and pretty much everyone else) so effectively because he successfully makes himself seem like a loyal and trusted advisor. Similarly, Iago is able to manipulate and warp the appearances of other characters, most notably Cassio and Desdemona, in order to make them seem like...

I tend to agree with this statement, as the tragedy in Shakespeare's Othello relies upon deceptive appearances and exploited assumptions about these appearances. After all, Iago is able to dupe Othello (and pretty much everyone else) so effectively because he successfully makes himself seem like a loyal and trusted advisor. Similarly, Iago is able to manipulate and warp the appearances of other characters, most notably Cassio and Desdemona, in order to make them seem like scheming traitors. As such, the play's tragic ending is a result of mistakenly assuming that one's appearance is an accurate translation of one's character. Since Iago is the mastermind behind these deceptive appearances, his quote in Act III, Scene 3 is especially ironic: 

Men should be what they seem;

Or those that be not, would they might seem none (130-31).

In this passage, Iago is essentially saying people should be what they appear to be. In light of the hidden, villainous nature of Iago's character, this assertion becomes one of the play's most disturbing (and fascinating) quotations.

In "Two Kinds," what are some different characteristics the mother and Jing-mei have?

I think that the major difference between Jing-mei and her mother is the their view of status.  About halfway through the story, Jing-mei decides to be happy with who she is.  She will not be forced into becoming something that she is not.  She's happy how she is.  Jing-mei's mother, on the other hand, wants to force Jing-mei into being a child prodigy of some kind.  Part of her reason for pushing Jing-mei is so...

I think that the major difference between Jing-mei and her mother is the their view of status.  About halfway through the story, Jing-mei decides to be happy with who she is.  She will not be forced into becoming something that she is not.  She's happy how she is.  Jing-mei's mother, on the other hand, wants to force Jing-mei into being a child prodigy of some kind.  Part of her reason for pushing Jing-mei is so that Jing-mei can be can be famous.  That would make Suyuan famous by association.  

"If she had as much talent as she has temper, she'd be famous now."

Suyuan definitely believes that fame, fortune, and status is part of attaining the American Dream.  

My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. . . You could become rich. You could become instantly famous.

I believe that is a key difference between the two characters.  Suyuan feels this need to push herself and her family hard to achieve fame and fortune; however, Jing-mei doesn't see that as a worthwhile goal.  It's not that Jing-mei is lazy.  She simply doesn't feel an overwhelming need to mold herself into something else that might bring her fame and fortune.  Jing-mei believes that her own identity and happiness is ultimately more important than fame and fortune. 

In the story of "The Best Girlfriend You Never Had," analyze Lucy's relationship with men she dates and her parents in detail to give some advice...

In the story, we learn that Lucy has had three boyfriends. They are Gordon, Jeffrey, and Josh. In addition to having had difficult relationships with men, Lucy also finds it difficult to relate to her emotionally distant father.

Let's start with one of Lucy's boyfriends: Jeffrey. Lucy dated Jeffrey because she believed that it would please her father. After all, Jeffrey had an MBA from Harvard, was socially conservative, and shared similar tastes in food...

In the story, we learn that Lucy has had three boyfriends. They are Gordon, Jeffrey, and Josh. In addition to having had difficult relationships with men, Lucy also finds it difficult to relate to her emotionally distant father.

Let's start with one of Lucy's boyfriends: Jeffrey. Lucy dated Jeffrey because she believed that it would please her father. After all, Jeffrey had an MBA from Harvard, was socially conservative, and shared similar tastes in food with her parents. However, Lucy's efforts to please her father fell flat. When Lucy asked her father what he thought about Jeffrey, he replied insensitively that he had never liked any of her boyfriends and that he didn't imagine he ever would. Lucy also remembers with dismay that her father had cruelly asked her to refrain from asking his opinion about future boyfriends. Her father's rejection has fueled much of Lucy's insecurities about men. Because of her father, Lucy fears that she will never completely earn the respect and adoration of a man.

Another boyfriend, Josh, is mentioned briefly in the story. He is the boyfriend who "didn't want nearly enough" from Lucy. This may suggest that Lucy's relationship with Josh mirrored her relationship with her father. Essentially, Lucy seeks out men who are as emotionally unavailable as her father. Because of her low self-esteem, Lucy finds it difficult to develop healthier relationships with men. 

Her lack of self-confidence eventually turns off every man she dates. Another of Lucy's boyfriends is Gordon. Lucy tells us that Gordon earned his PhD before he turned twenty and that he managed to snag a tenure-track teaching position at Berkeley by the time he turned twenty-one. It is obvious that Gordon and Jeffrey share similar academic achievements. The text tells us that Gordon has a dysfunctional relationship with his mother in much the same way Lucy has trouble relating to her father. Both Lucy's father and Gordon's mother lack emotional intelligence; as a consequence, they relate poorly to their opposite gender children.

As the story progresses, we learn that Gordon harbors a "jealous streak as vicious as a heat-seeking missile." Like his mother, Gordon switches between moods effortlessly. On more than one occasion, Lucy relates how Gordon's jealousy often fueled irrational bouts of anger. During his outbursts, Lucy often found herself begging him not to drive away. As we read, we discover that Gordon's toxic relationship with his mother continues to fuel his insecurity. He admits that he fears being thought of as "weak and worthless." To silence his self-doubts, Gordon becomes as emotionally abusive to others as his mother is towards him: "I take the people close to me and try to break them, so they become as weak and worthless as me."

Later, we learn that Gordon slits the tires on Lucy's car, pours Karo syrup into her gas tank, rips one of her paychecks into a hundred tiny pieces, and destroys her box of Dylan's Biographs. Gordon's actions not only show a high level of self-absorption, they also demonstrate his acute inability to overcome his feelings of inadequacy. So, in order to live a happier life, Lucy must accept that she will never receive emotional validation from her father and that she must not seek acceptance from men who demonstrate the same inability to love. One can argue that Lucy would be better served to visit her father as little as possible or not at all until she can develop better mental habits. 

In time, as Lucy learns to accept her strengths and weaknesses, she will become healthier in her outlook and more scrupulous in her choice of boyfriends.  

I am trying to write a 3-5 minute speech that will persuade millennials to take advantage of social media networks (Spotify, Instagram, Snapchat)...

Your desire to narrow this topic is a good one, because right now you're trying to do several different things. All of them are substantial, and putting them together is likely to overwhelm a speech this short.

Just for clarity, you are trying to do several different things:

• Persuade millennials to vote.


• Convince millennials their vote is important.


• Persuade millennials to use social media networks to keep up with politics.


• Persuade millennials to use social...

Your desire to narrow this topic is a good one, because right now you're trying to do several different things. All of them are substantial, and putting them together is likely to overwhelm a speech this short.

Just for clarity, you are trying to do several different things:

• Persuade millennials to vote.


• Convince millennials their vote is important.


• Persuade millennials to use social media networks to keep up with politics.


• Persuade millennials to use social media networks to get others to vote.

That's too much to cover in one brief talk, so, as you thought, you want to narrow down the idea.

To start, there are two general ways to cut it down:

• Select the most important item or items and eliminate the others.


• Identify the most important item and make everything else a stepping stone to that goal.

Personally, I'd combine the two. I'd try to persuade millennials to vote (because their vote is so important), and to enlist others to vote in all ways possible, including by talking about it on social media.

I'd try to persuade them to vote by highlighting the most important issues for this audience. That would be what I'd research first: what millennials care about politically (money, gender equality, climate change, etc.).

Your visual aids could be examples of using social media networks to learn about these topics. This will demonstrate why millennials should use social media networks to do the same.

If you still need to narrow it further, select one example for each of three social networks. That will structure your speech.

How do David Walker and Alexander Crummell respond to the idea of colonization?

Walker, a free black man living in the pre–Civil War United States, strongly opposed colonization. Many people thought the "problem" of black people in the United States could be solved by sending black people living in the United States back to Africa. Walker disagreed and became one of the founders of the Massachusetts General Colored Association, a group which fought against deporting black people to other parts of the world, such as Liberia. Instead, he wanted to end slavery and discrimination in America. He died, however, in 1830, decades before the dream of abolition came to fruition.

Like Walker, Crummel, also black, initially opposed colonization of Africa by US black people. However, he later changed his mind. After he traveled to Liberia as an Episcopal missionary in 1853, he came to strongly support colonization of Africa by US black people. He thought American black people had a special responsibility to bring western civilization and the Christian religion to the African continent.

Who are the characters in The Hate U Give?

Starr Carter is the protagonist of The Hate U Give. She's a sixteen-year-old high school student who attends a private preparatory school called Williamson. She dates a boy named Chris and is friends with Hailey and Maya at school. She's intelligent, driven, and, at the outset of the novel, ashamed of her life in Garden Heights. She doesn't tell people at school about her background.

Khalil is an old friend of Starr's who she runs into at a party. He gives her a ride when there are gunshots at the party. They're pulled over by a police officer and he shoots Khalil, who was unarmed and had turned to ask Starr whether she was okay. Khalil dies. 

Officer Brian Cruise Jr. who Starr refers to as One-Fifteen, his badge number, pulls over Khalil. He shoots and kills him, claiming to have mistaken Khalil's hairbrush for a gun. A grand jury decides there isn't enough evidence to change him.

Chris is Starr's boyfriend, who doesn't know that she was the witness to Khalil's death. They are uncomfortable with each other for a lot of the novel but ultimately speak to each other honestly and admit that they're in love. Chris accompanies Starr to the last protest in the novel and is caught in the fire with her and the others.

Seven is Starr's brother. They share a father, but not a mother.

Kenya is Seven's sister through his mother. 

DeVante is a friend of Seven's who is a member of the King Lords. The leader, King, wants him to kill the gang members who killed his brother, and DeVante doesn't want to deal with it. He's hiding out from him, eventually decides to leave the gang, and offers to give evidence to keep King and the gang members in jail and out of Garden Heights. 

Carlos is Starr's uncle, who helped raise her as a child while her father was in jail. He's a police officer. 

April Ofrah is a woman who works with Just Us for Justice. She offers Starr her legal services and helps her and her friends escape a riot near the end of the book.

Lisa is Starr's mother.

Maverick is Starr's father. He used to be a gang member but reformed after spending years in prison. 

Hailey and Maya are Starr's friends at school. Starr is suspended for punching Hailey when Hailey says that Khalil probably deserved to be shot. 

King is the head of a local gang. He wants revenge on Starr for soft-snitching and identifying gang business to those who recognize her story. He and his gang members set fire to a building with Starr and her friends in it at the end of the novel. They're arrested and DeVante agrees to give evidence to keep them in jail.

What is computerization?

Computerization is essentially a conversion process. What it involves is taking an activity, task, or project (that is not initially digital) and converting it to something that can be done on a computer. In the current day and age, there are a multitude of tasks being computerized, allowing for simplicity and speed in libraries, small businesses, and more.

One example to demonstrate the meaning of computerization is taking place within the medical industry. Patient records,...

Computerization is essentially a conversion process. What it involves is taking an activity, task, or project (that is not initially digital) and converting it to something that can be done on a computer. In the current day and age, there are a multitude of tasks being computerized, allowing for simplicity and speed in libraries, small businesses, and more.

One example to demonstrate the meaning of computerization is taking place within the medical industry. Patient records, previously kept on paper, are now kept on computers in virtually every hospital and healthcare building. 

As humans living in a technologically-advanced world, we are able to computerize basically every aspect of our lives. Not only does this allow for better organization, but we are also utilizing less and less paper, which is environmentally friendly. 

https://ccjs.umd.edu/sites/ccjs.umd.edu/files/pubs/Pathways.pdf What is a summary of the article "Understanding Women's Pathways to Jail:...

This article explores women's specific pathways to crime, as informed by feminist literature and by literature related to the onset of crimes. The authors interviewed 351 women inmates in Baltimore who were primarily African American.

The article first explores feminist frameworks and feminist literature about common pathways for women to crime. The most common pathway to crime for women is the "Street Woman" scenario, in which a girl or woman is pushed out of the...

This article explores women's specific pathways to crime, as informed by feminist literature and by literature related to the onset of crimes. The authors interviewed 351 women inmates in Baltimore who were primarily African American.

The article first explores feminist frameworks and feminist literature about common pathways for women to crime. The most common pathway to crime for women is the "Street Woman" scenario, in which a girl or woman is pushed out of the home or runs away from an abusive home. Other pathways include harmed and harming women (who were abused during childhood), drug-connected women, battered women, and other women (including women who use crime to get a more secure lifestyle). The authors also examine the age of onset related to different pathways to crime. While girls are often pushed out their home, the pathway to crime that is related to the "battered woman" scenario occurs during adulthood. 

The authors conducted interviews using a life event calendar to collect detailed, rich information about the women's lives before they were incarcerated. The life calendar was used to collect information about static events, monthly events, partner-specific events, and violence-related events. The study used retrospective methods to collect data. The study found that 54% of the women did not report carrying out any criminal activity until they were adults. 87% of the women had experienced violence during the calendar year. The authors identify certain variables associated with childhood onset, adolescent onset, and adult onset of criminal activity. Women with adult onset of criminal activity were more likely to report violent victimization as adults than women with childhood or adolescent onset of criminal activity.

How does Dickens build suspense in Great Expectations?

Dickens’s descriptions of settings create suspense in many places throughout the novel. In the first chapter, his description of the marshes where Pip is first introduced in the graveyard where his parents and siblings are buried provides an atmosphere of  bleakness and emptiness, which makes the sudden appearance of the convict Magwitch so startling. The continued threats to Pip, which Pip takes seriously whether Magwitch meant them seriously or not, build a tense mood as...

Dickens’s descriptions of settings create suspense in many places throughout the novel. In the first chapter, his description of the marshes where Pip is first introduced in the graveyard where his parents and siblings are buried provides an atmosphere of  bleakness and emptiness, which makes the sudden appearance of the convict Magwitch so startling. The continued threats to Pip, which Pip takes seriously whether Magwitch meant them seriously or not, build a tense mood as Pip responds to the threats, in danger from the discovery by his sister and then by the soldiers who are searching for the escaped prisoners. Even though Magwitch is eventually captured and imprisoned, Magwitch’s promise that he won’t forget what Pip has done, is taken as forboding by Pip, though Magwitch means it as positive. The continued existence of Pip lies in the background through the middle part of the novel, with his sudden reappearance in the latter section. It is the fear of the discovery of Magwitch, who faces death for returning to England, and Pip and Herbert’s efforts to help him escape, help to drag the suspense out. The death of Magwitch on the surface might seem like a release from the suspense. However, it is a sad occurrence for Pip, how has grown fond of his benefactor, despite his past.

What is autobiographical element in The Tempest by William Shakespeare?

There are strong links between The Tempest and William Shakespeare's own life. These revolve around the character of Prospero, his powers, and where he is in his "career" on the island.

Start with the basics: both are men of mature age. That's basic, but what follows is less basic.

Prospero is a wizard. On this island, people do what he says. They move according to his wishes. He organizes the drama early in the play,...

There are strong links between The Tempest and William Shakespeare's own life. These revolve around the character of Prospero, his powers, and where he is in his "career" on the island.

Start with the basics: both are men of mature age. That's basic, but what follows is less basic.

Prospero is a wizard. On this island, people do what he says. They move according to his wishes. He organizes the drama early in the play, and the narrative twists and turns throughout it. At times, his magic makes them see things that aren't really there.

Shakespeare is a playwright, not a wizard, but on stage, people do what he says. Characters move according to his wishes. He structures the drama throughout his plays, and, when he moves into his poetic moments, like in the monologues, he makes us all see things that aren't there.

At the end of the play, Prospero sets his staff (his magic) aside. This furthers the comparison between Prospero and Shakespeare because The Tempest was Shakespeare's final play.

If there is a lesson to be learned from Love Medicine, what is it, and who learns this lesson?

One of the lessons in Love Medicineis the power of tradition and the interconnectedness of the different Native American families in the book. In the chapter entitled "Love Medicine (1982)," Lipsha Morissey learns about the power of Chippewa tradition when his grandmother, Marie, tells him about "love medicine," a kind of Chippewa ritual. Though his attempt to use love medicine fails miserably at first, Lipsha realizes the power of his tradition and heritage. His...

One of the lessons in Love Medicine is the power of tradition and the interconnectedness of the different Native American families in the book. In the chapter entitled "Love Medicine (1982)," Lipsha Morissey learns about the power of Chippewa tradition when his grandmother, Marie, tells him about "love medicine," a kind of Chippewa ritual. Though his attempt to use love medicine fails miserably at first, Lipsha realizes the power of his tradition and heritage. His grandfather dies when Lipsha tries to use a form of love medicine to bring his grandfather and grandmother back together; however, after death, Lipsha's grandfather visits Lipsha's grandmother. She then realizes that she and her deceased husband are still connected, so Lipsha's form of Chippewa faith and religious practice actually unites his grandparents. In addition, all of the extended family comes back to attend the grandfather's funeral, and, in this way, Chippewa faith also unites the family.

Lipsha believes in the form of religion that comes from his heritage and holds fast to this faith even when it fails. As he says, "Faith might be stupid, but it gets us through" (page 245-246). His faith keeps him from becoming depressed.  Embracing the tradition and faith of his Chippewa heritage, Lipsha decidedly rejects the Catholic practice that some of his family members have adopted over the years. The lesson he learns is that his Chippewa faith can provide him sustenance and unite his family in a way Catholicism could not. 

How is milk and honey by Rupi Kaur structured?

is the debut poetry collection by Canadian poet Rupi Kaur. Most of the poems are short, and many of them are accompanied by one of Kaur’s ink drawings. Kaur doesn’t use capitalization in her poems, and she uses punctuation sparingly, usually relying on line breaks rather than commas or periods to indicate a pause. The book is divided into four sections or chapters: “The Hurting,” “The Loving,” “The Breaking,” and “The Healing,”...

is the debut poetry collection by Canadian poet Rupi Kaur. Most of the poems are short, and many of them are accompanied by one of Kaur’s ink drawings. Kaur doesn’t use capitalization in her poems, and she uses punctuation sparingly, usually relying on line breaks rather than commas or periods to indicate a pause. The book is divided into four sections or chapters: “The Hurting,” “The Loving,” “The Breaking,” and “The Healing,” each narrated by a female speaker who is healing from a history of sexual abuse as well as from her first major heartbreak. The first section, “The Hurting,” focuses on the abuse the speaker experienced during her childhood. “The Loving” recounts her first significant romantic relationship as an adult. “The Breaking” describes the aftermath of that relationship and is the longest section in the book. In “The Healing,” the speaker is able to heal and find empowerment through her personal journey, her writing, and her community. Kaur plays with structure in several places in milk and honey, sometimes placing her text around or inside a drawing, and diverting from her poems’ usual structure by including a prose poem and a poem in the form of a list.

What is a summary of chapter 9?

In the ninth chapter of her novel, Mary Roach provides an overview of the ways in which heads, both human and animal, have been used in scientific experiments throughout history. Particular emphasis is placed upon decapitation: namely, how long the head, once severed from the body, retains thoughts, feelings, and other aspects of the decedent’s self. Throughout the chapter, Roach provides notable historical examples, such as Brown-Séquard’s 1857 experiment that indicated the presence of brain...

In the ninth chapter of her novel, Mary Roach provides an overview of the ways in which heads, both human and animal, have been used in scientific experiments throughout history. Particular emphasis is placed upon decapitation: namely, how long the head, once severed from the body, retains thoughts, feelings, and other aspects of the decedent’s self. Throughout the chapter, Roach provides notable historical examples, such as Brown-Séquard’s 1857 experiment that indicated the presence of brain activity in a dog eight minutes after its head had been severed from its body, and Jean-Baptiste Vincent Laborde’s experiments with the heads of guillotined criminals. She also explores how the work of these and other researchers eventually raised questions in the medical and scientific communities about the possibility of successful head transplantation, citing the work of Guthrie and Carrel in 1908, Demikhov’s 1954 experiments with canine subjects, and tests performed on monkeys over the next two decades by neurosurgeon Robert White. Roach also touches on the ethical questions raised by human head/brain transplantation, as well as donor and cost considerations.

Is Hermia from A Midsummer Night's Dream right to disobey her father's commands? Why?

I personally believe Hermia is right to disobey her father's commands, as doing so constitutes a rebellion against oppressive patriarchal laws. In the world of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Athenian law maintains that fathers can choose their daughters' husbands and punish them harshly for disobeying their commands. Egeus, Hermia's father, wants his daughter to marry Demetrius, and refuses to understand she's actually in love with Lysander. By mandating his daughter marry who he ...

I personally believe Hermia is right to disobey her father's commands, as doing so constitutes a rebellion against oppressive patriarchal laws. In the world of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Athenian law maintains that fathers can choose their daughters' husbands and punish them harshly for disobeying their commands. Egeus, Hermia's father, wants his daughter to marry Demetrius, and refuses to understand she's actually in love with Lysander. By mandating his daughter marry who he wants her to marry, Egeus totally disregards Hermia's feelings and well-being. Indeed, Egeus treats Hermia as if she is property, as he believes he has the right to "give" her to any man he wants. This idea is clearly an example of an oppressive patriarchy at work, so Hermia's decision to disobey her father and follow her heart is clearly the right course of action.

when does scout find out boo is good

Scout first learns of the kindness and good nature of Arthur "Boo" Radley when he starts to leave gifts in the knothole of one of the Radleys' trees. Later, when Boo sews Jem's torn pants and returns them to the fence where Jem can find them, he clearly demonstrates his kindness. Later on, he protects Scout from the winter night.

In Chapter 4 Scout discovers something shiny in one of the Radley trees that have roots which extend under the street. It is tinfoil around two pieces of chewing gum. Later on, Scout and Jem find other, nicer things in the knothole. But, Scout first learns of the true goodness of Boo when he mends the pants belonging to Jem. 

One night the boys want to try to see into the Radley house, so they sneak into their backyard. Jem and Scout boost Dill up so that he can look through a broken shutter. When he cannot see anything, they try the back window where Dill sees only a dim light. Unfortunately, as Jem puts his foot on the bottom step, it squeaks, but he manages to get onto the porch, crawls to a window and looks in. It is then that Scout sees the shadow of Nathan Radley. When it crosses him, Jem puts his arms over his head and freezes. Then, he leaps from the porch and urges the others to hurry. "Fence by the schoolyard!--hurry, Scout!"(Ch.6) They barely manage to escape because Jem gets his pants caught on the wire fence and has to remove them. "He ran to the oak tree in his shorts." In the meantime, Nathan Radley fires his shotgun at the would-be thief as the children flee the Radley property.

Having heard the blast from the shotgun, the neighbors step outside. When Atticus notices that Jem has no pants, Dill lies and tells Atticus that they were playing strip poker and Dill won Jem's pants. Later, as Scout and Jim lie in the beds on the porch, she tells him that Mr. Nathan will find his pants and take them to Atticus. "When he shows 'em to Atticus it'll be pretty bad, that's all there is to it," she adds. (Ch.6) Jem tells his sister that he is going after his pants because he does not want a whipping from Atticus. When he reaches the Radley yard, Jem finds that Boo has sewn his pants, folded them, and laid them neatly over the fence. Both Jem and Scout are moved by this act of kindness.

Later in the narrative, when Miss Maudie's house catches fire, Atticus tells his children to go and stand in front of the Radley place away from the blaze. After the fire is put out and Jem and Scout return to the house, Atticus asks, "...whose blanket is that?" (Ch.8) Scout then realizes that she has a blanket on her back. When Atticus wants Jem to wrap it and return the blanket, Jem pours out all their secrets, even revealing why Nathan Radley cemented the hole in the tree. After hearing this frantic outpour, Atticus tells Jem that they will keep the blanket. "Someday, maybe, Scout can thank him for covering her up," he says. (Ch. 8)

Is the first paragraph’s description ironic in “Gooseberries”?

Yes, it can certainly be argued that the first paragraph of Anton Chekov's short story "Gooseberries" is ironic. According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, irony is a "language device, either in spoken or written form in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the literal meanings of the words (verbal irony) or in a situation in which there is an incongruity between what is expected and what occurs (dramatic irony)." Literary irony is a contradiction of events;...

Yes, it can certainly be argued that the first paragraph of Anton Chekov's short story "Gooseberries" is ironic. According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, irony is a "language device, either in spoken or written form in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the literal meanings of the words (verbal irony) or in a situation in which there is an incongruity between what is expected and what occurs (dramatic irony)." Literary irony is a contradiction of events; something is suggested, while the complete opposite happens or is spoken.

There are several examples of irony throughout "Gooseberries," and that ironic tone is definitely present in the first paragraph. The weather is described as "still, cool, and wearisome, as usual on grey, dull days when the clouds hang low over the fields and it looks like rain, which never comes." Ivan Ivanich and Bourkin are walking through fields that "seemed endless to them," and they are tired of it, soon seeking shelter when it begins to rain. Already we have a specific example of irony, and the story's hardly begun. The clouds are described as looking like rain that will never come, and yet, within the next few paragraphs it begins to rain ferociously, like it will never stop.

Another example of irony comes just at the end of the paragraph. When the weather is nice, and "when all Nature seemed gentle and melancholy, Ivan Ivanich and Bourkin were filled with love for the fields and thought how grand and beautiful the country was." Just sentences before, Ivan Ivanich and Bourkin were sick of trudging through the fields underneath a gloomy sky. Ivan Ivanich and Bourkin claim they love a countryside they're currently in but are desperate to get out of.

What is the general shape of an onion cell?

The general shape of an onion cell is square or rectangular.  The interior of the cell is easy to see and focuses well for microscopic observation.  Onion cells fit together like pieces of floor tile, which is sort of what you would expect to see in a layering effect.  Onions are composed of plant cells, which normally would have chloroplasts present to facilitate the process of photosynthesis.  The onion bulb usually grows underground, and is...

The general shape of an onion cell is square or rectangular.  The interior of the cell is easy to see and focuses well for microscopic observation.  Onion cells fit together like pieces of floor tile, which is sort of what you would expect to see in a layering effect.  Onions are composed of plant cells, which normally would have chloroplasts present to facilitate the process of photosynthesis.  The onion bulb usually grows underground, and is fed by the stalk like green top part.  Onion cells are easily wet-mounted on microscope slides, and contrast their structures nicely when applied with wet-mount stain.  Onions are multicellular, which means they have multiple cells.  They are also eukaryotic, indicating the presence of a nucleus, in which the cellular DNA is housed.  Since the cells are eukaryotic, onion cells undergo mitosis, which is a process of cell division in multicellular eukaryotes.

What is the series of main events in the story "Once Upon a Time" in chronological order?

Gordimer begins the story, narrating as herself. This first section is the "frame story." She explains that she's been asked to write a children's story. She is reluctant to do so. She puts the thought aside. Then, she awakens at night to a strange sound in her home. She notes that she has the same fears as people who reinforce their homes with lots of security. She eventually decides that the noise is her house...

Gordimer begins the story, narrating as herself. This first section is the "frame story." She explains that she's been asked to write a children's story. She is reluctant to do so. She puts the thought aside. Then, she awakens at night to a strange sound in her home. She notes that she has the same fears as people who reinforce their homes with lots of security. She eventually decides that the noise is her house settling because it sits atop of an underground mine. But this event has made it difficult for her to sleep. So, she tells herself a bedtime story. (This seems to be the "children's story" that she was initially commissioned to write.) 

This next section is the "story within a story" - the children's story within the frame story. This second story begins like a fairy tale. There is a mother, a father, a little boy, a cat, and a dog. They love each other and seem to have a very good life. They endeavor to "live happily ever after" even though they have been warned by the husband's mother never to trust anyone off the street. The narrator mentions the riots in neighboring areas "where people of another color were quartered." This is an allusion to the racial tensions in South Africa. 

The husband installs electronic gates to put his wife's mind at ease. There is a report of an attack on a housemaid. The family puts bars in the windows to appease their own housemaid. The family continues to hear different reports of crime and they respond with more security around their home. Their final measure to secure their home is a razor-sharp security coil. Although intended to protect them from outsiders, the little boy gets caught in the coil and the story ends with the husband, the wife, and the housemaid carrying his lifeless body back into the house. 

What are the differences and similarities between Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and Catherine in A Farewell to Arms?

Ma Joad of The Grapes of Wrath and Catherine of A Farewell to Arms are similar in their beliefs in the power of love and in their inner strength in the face of tragedy. However, they differ in their sense of traditional Christian values and the sense of family and human brotherhood.

Ma Joad's one aim in life is to preserve her family and ensure its survival. But, she also believes in helping others. As they begin their exodus from Oklahoma, Ma tells her son Tom,

“You got to have patience. Why, Tom—us people will go on livin’ when all them people is gone. Why, Tom, we’re the people that live. They ain’t gonna wipe us out. Why, we’re the people—we go on.” (Ch. 13)

After Ma stresses the point that people will always survive, and in humanity lies hope rather than in things like food and shelter, she exemplifies this concept as the family has a Mr. and Mrs. Wilson join them on their journey after Al and Tom repair their car.

On the other hand, Catherine Barkley loves Frederic for protection from the "gloom and doom" of the war around them. In fact, she has originally taken a position as a nurse in the hope that her wounded husband might enter the hospital where she is located, so her motives are not nearly as altruistic as those of Ma Joad.

Yet, although Ma Joad and Catherine channel their love in ways that differ, they both hold themselves calm in the face of adversity. Ma tells her son Tom not to fight the ejection from their home by himself or only with a few others because he will be hunted down:

Tommy...They say there's a hun'erd thousand of us shoved out. If we was all mad the same way, Tommy-they wouldn't hunt nobody down-...." (Ch.8) 

In the end of Hemingway's novel, Catherine, too, exhibits much strength of character. She tells Frederic, who calls her a "dear, brave sweet" as she faces death:

"Don't worry, darling,..I'm not a bit afraid. It's just a dirty trick." (Ch.41)

Both Catherine Barkley and Ma are healers. But, whereas Ma demonstrates her faith that people can survive and adapt by performing acts of charity and encouraging and helping to heal others with prayer and words, Catherine channels her charity through physical acts of nursing only, although she often works long hours. Later, she tells only Frederic that he is her "religion."

Catherine Barkley and Ma Joad are two brave women, but they differ ideologically in some areas. Catherine seeks to find a secure world for herself and Frederic Henry with her passionate love. On the other hand, Ma Joad extends hope and strength to others with her charitable love and moral strength. 

Summarize chapter 1 of The Other Wes Moore.

Chapter One begins with three-year-old Westley punching his sister, Nikki, while playing with her. Westley's mother, Joy, is furious when she discovers what he has done.

Frightened at his mother's anger, Westley runs upstairs to the room he shares with Shani, his baby sister. From his room, he can hear his father trying to soothe his mother. Because Westley is only three, he has difficulty understanding why his mother is so angry with him.

The story then shifts to Joy's background. We are told that Joy immigrated to the United States with her family when she was just three years old. As she grew, Joy carefully assimilated into American society. During her teen years, she attended American University in Washington, DC, in 1968. There, she joined OASATAU, an African American social justice campus organization. Joy later married Bill, OASATAU's treasurer.

The marriage was an unhappy one, as Bill regularly indulged his alcohol and drug habit. One evening, Bill attacked Joy in a fit of anger after she tried to get him to keep his voice down. Joy hadn't wanted Bill to wake one-year-old Nikki up. Furious at what he considered her disrespectful attitude, Bill proceeded to beat Joy up. Cornered like an animal, Joy had no choice but to fight back. She eventually managed to get hold of a sharp knife, which she pointed at Bill's throat.

Westley tells us that Joy later left Bill and that her sensitivity to male displays of physical violence resulted from this period of her life.

The story shifts back to the present. Westley's father comes up to his room to speak to him. He tells Westley that he must only defend women and that he must never hit them. Westley tells us that he has two distinct memories of his father: one of his father as his protector and another of his father dying.

The story shifts again, and this time, we learn about Wes Moore (Westley's father) and how he met and married Joy (Westley's mother). Westley tells us that his father had been a radio news broadcaster. He relates that his father became extremely sick one night and had to go to the hospital. However, the hospital dismissed Wes without further investigation into the causes of his illness. Wes Moore eventually died of acute epiglottitis, a treatable virus. Westley tells us that he didn't understand the implications of his step-father's death at the time. 

The story then shifts to the other Wes. In this narrative, Mary Moore tells Wes to prepare to spend the night with his grandmother. Mary has just received news that her Pell Grant has been terminated. Without the grant, Mary can no longer attend John Hopkins University. To cheer herself up, Mary plans to go dancing with her friends. At this point, we are given a glimpse into Mary's childhood years.

Mary Moore is the daughter of Alma and Kenneth Moore. Because she never attended college, Alma was adamant that her own daughter do so. Even after Mary became pregnant at sixteen, Alma supported Mary's college goals. We are told that Alma eventually died after a failed kidney transplant operation. Alma's death devastated Kenneth, prompting Alma's parents to move into the Moore household. They stayed until all the children left home; Mary was the first to leave.

The story then moves back to the present, with Wes offering to get a job to help his mother. However, at six years old, Wes is too young to work. Chapter One ends with an interesting twist. Having never met his father, Bernard, Wes is shocked when he finally comes face to face with him.

How is The Merchant of Venice a perfect blend of comic, tragic and romantic elements ?

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice expertly blends tragedy, romance and comedy, the latter two categories closely connected. The main plot in Shakespeare's play involves the titular figure, Antonio, a businessman who borrows money from the Jewish moneylender Shylock in order to help his friend Bassanio court the beautiful and wealthy Portia. The tragedy lies in the nature of the agreement between merchant and moneylender. Shylock, bitter over the anti-Semitic treatment he has habitually received...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice expertly blends tragedy, romance and comedy, the latter two categories closely connected. The main plot in Shakespeare's play involves the titular figure, Antonio, a businessman who borrows money from the Jewish moneylender Shylock in order to help his friend Bassanio court the beautiful and wealthy Portia. The tragedy lies in the nature of the agreement between merchant and moneylender. Shylock, bitter over the anti-Semitic treatment he has habitually received at the hands of Antonio, will only lend Antonio money if the latter agrees to forfeit a pound of his own flesh if unable to repay the loan. The relationship between the two, as well as the climactic courtroom confrontation in which Shylock makes his heartfelt plea for humanity ("Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?") provides the tragedy that infuses Shakespeare's play.

If The Merchant of Venice is a tragedy, it is also a comedy. Portia wants Bassanio as much as Bassanio wants her. That constitutes romance, but it is in the details of Portia's manipulation of the process her father set in motion to ensure she wed the proper gentleman that one finds the comedy. That process requires the successful suitor of Portia's hand to select the correct casket among several arranged in a room. Portia's efforts at helping Bassanio to choose correctly whilst discouraging other male visitors seeking to marry her provides the play's comedy.

Romance in The Merchant of Venice occurs along two parallel tracks. The first involves Bassanio and Portia, as discussed above. The second involves Shylock's daughter, Jessica, and Lorenzo, a friend of both Antonio and Bassanio. The latter relationship qualifies as romantic, but it also crosses over into tragedy. The defection of his daughter to Lorenzo and, by extension, to Antonio, Portia and Bassanio, is tragic to the defeated Shylock. Having already seen his arrangement with Antonio nullified in a trumped-up legal process, he must now endure his daughter's elopement with Lorenzo.

In the New York City police Department (NYPD)Regarding Protest in the NYPD, what might police in other places learn from NYPD? What should...

Police departments all across the country have policies dealing with how to handle protests and demonstrations. In New York City, the policy is to try to protect the First Amendment rights of all people at a demonstration. People have the right to voice their opinion, whether it is popular or unpopular. All police departments should follow this policy.

In New York City, there is no set policy regarding how many police officers would be present...

Police departments all across the country have policies dealing with how to handle protests and demonstrations. In New York City, the policy is to try to protect the First Amendment rights of all people at a demonstration. People have the right to voice their opinion, whether it is popular or unpopular. All police departments should follow this policy.

In New York City, there is no set policy regarding how many police officers would be present at a protest. Generally, the larger the anticipated number of protesters, the larger the police presence will be. While it would be nice to have some set guidelines, it is often difficult to determine the exact number of protesters who will arrive. Generally, the main goal of the NYPD will be to protect the public as well as members of the police force.

The NYPD will meet with the people who want to protest in advance of the day of the protest. They will ask for information about the protest, including collecting flyers and other printed materials. They also will look at the past history of any group that wants to protest. This is a good policy for all police departments to follow.

The NYPD also will establish what is known as "barrier pens" in order to effectively patrol the protesters and maintain some control over them. This may or may not be effective in every city. Other cities have tried to establish a perimeter area in order to control the protesters instead of using "barrier pens."

In New York City, any protesters who break the law will be arrested. Any person arrested will be taken to a mobile facility for processing.

Developing a police policy for demonstrations for a given city depends on many factors. What may be good for one city might not be effective for another city.

How is "One Art" aligned with the biographical critical lens?

"One Art" is a meditation on loss.  The poem's opening stanza is a single sentence: 

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;

so many things seem filled with the intent

to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

And in that single sentence, the narrator observes that loss is an inevitability of life and that one "masters" it simply by experiencing it again and again.  The biographical critical lens assumes that Bishop is...

"One Art" is a meditation on loss.  The poem's opening stanza is a single sentence: 

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;

so many things seem filled with the intent

to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

And in that single sentence, the narrator observes that loss is an inevitability of life and that one "masters" it simply by experiencing it again and again.  The biographical critical lens assumes that Bishop is writing about her own life when she describes a series of losses in the poem.

Bishop's significant losses began early in her life. Her father died when she was less than a year old, and her mother was committed to a mental hospital when Bishop was just five. She moved around as a result, living in both Canada and the US as a child.  Her travels continued as she attended school in Massachusetts and college in upstate New York.  After college she lived in California, Florida, Europe and North Africa, as well as Brazil, with her lover Lota de Macedo Soares, an architect. Leaving behind people and homes in all those cities and countries likely aligns with the poem's expressed feeling of 

...my last, or

next-to-last, of three loved houses went.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,

some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.

The poem's most poignant expression, when the speaker laments the loss of "you" in line sixteen in the poem's final stanza, likely refers to Lota, who took her own life in 1967.  

Summarize what happened to Japanese-Americans during World War Two. Why did it happen? Who benefited? http://www.ushistory.org/us/51e.asp ...

Two months after Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th, 1941, President Theodore Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. It led to the internment of more than 100,000 West Coast Japanese-Americans for the duration of the war.

Fearing that these Issei (first-generation Japanese-Americans) and Nisei (second-generation Japanese-Americans) would pose security risks, the United States government took measures to sequester them in ten remote camps in the Midwest. Prior to leaving, many Issei...

Two months after Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th, 1941, President Theodore Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. It led to the internment of more than 100,000 West Coast Japanese-Americans for the duration of the war.

Fearing that these Issei (first-generation Japanese-Americans) and Nisei (second-generation Japanese-Americans) would pose security risks, the United States government took measures to sequester them in ten remote camps in the Midwest. Prior to leaving, many Issei and Nisei had to sell their belongings and homes off at outrageously low prices; this was the only way they could recoup some of the financial losses they incurred from adhering to Roosevelt's special order. Meanwhile, Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were spared internment because wealthy landowners needed their Japanese employees to work the sugar and pineapple plantations.

The people who profited the most from the internment of Japanese-Americans were white business owners. The forced internment removed successful Nisei businessmen from the economic scene; it bequeathed substantial competitive advantages to whites. Issei like Fred Korematsu challenged Roosevelt's executive order, but the Supreme Court ruled that the president was well within his right to protect the nation during a time of war.

The internment ended in January 1945. Many Japanese-Americans experienced grave emotional upheaval and financial challenges in the process of re-assimilating into American society. In 1948, the American government attempted to right the wrongs to Japanese-Americans by paying out $37 million in reparations. However, it wasn't until 1988 that legislation was approved to pay out an additional $20, 000 to survivors and efforts were made to formally apologize to the Japanese-Americans for their forced internment.

How do I solve for x when `y = x^(1/3)` and `x^(1/3) - 2x^(-1/3) = 1` And how do I simplify: `(sqrt(3))^-3 + (sqrt(3))^-2 + (sqrt(3))^-1 +...

We are asked to solve `x^(1/3)-2x^(-1/3)=1 ` with the hint to let `y=x^(1/3) ` :

If we let `y=x^(1/3) ` we get:

`y-2y^(-1)=1 `  since `x^(-1/3)=(x^(1/3))^(-1) `

or `y-2/y=1 `  Multiplying by y yields:

`y^2-2=y ==> y^2-y-2=0 `

This factors as `(y-2)(y+1)=0` so we get `y=2` or `y=-1`:

If y=2 then ` x^(1/3)=2 ==> x=8 `

If y=-1 we get `x^(1/3)=-1 ==> x=-1 `

Checking the solutions we see that `8^(1/3)-2(8)^(-1/3)=2-2/2=1 ` and

`(-1)^(1/3)-2/(-1)^(1/3)=-1-2/(-1)=-1+2=1 `...

We are asked to solve `x^(1/3)-2x^(-1/3)=1 ` with the hint to let `y=x^(1/3) ` :

If we let `y=x^(1/3) ` we get:

`y-2y^(-1)=1 `  since `x^(-1/3)=(x^(1/3))^(-1) `

or `y-2/y=1 `  Multiplying by y yields:

`y^2-2=y ==> y^2-y-2=0 `

This factors as `(y-2)(y+1)=0` so we get `y=2` or `y=-1`:

If y=2 then ` x^(1/3)=2 ==> x=8 `

If y=-1 we get `x^(1/3)=-1 ==> x=-1 `

Checking the solutions we see that `8^(1/3)-2(8)^(-1/3)=2-2/2=1 ` and

`(-1)^(1/3)-2/(-1)^(1/3)=-1-2/(-1)=-1+2=1 ` as required.

The solutions are x=8 and x=-1. The graph of `y=x^(1/3)-x^(-1/3);y=1 ` :

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One way to simplify `sqrt(3)^(-3)+sqrt(3)^(-2)+sqrt(3)^(-1)+sqrt(3)^0+sqrt(3)^1+sqrt(3)^2+sqrt(3)^3 ` is to use the substitution `y=sqrt(3) ` to get the expression:

`y^(-3)+y^(-2)+y^(-1)+y^0+y^1+y^2+y^3 `

Factoring out a common `y^(-3) ` we get:

`y^(-3)[1+y+y^2+y^3+y^4+y^5+y^6] `

The expression in brackets can be rewritten recognizing the identity:

`y^7-1=(y-1)(1+y+y^2+y^3+y^4+y^5+y^6) ` , so the expression in the brackets becomes `(y^7-1)/(y-1) `

Substituting for y we get ` sqrt(3)^(-3)[(sqrt(3)^7-1)/(sqrt(3)-1)] `

Using the rules for simplifying radical expressions we end up with :

`(40sqrt(3))/9+13/3 `

What is Thomas Paine trying to tell the colonists and soldiers in his book, The Crisis?

The Crisisis a series of articles written by Thomas Paine that encourages support for the American Revolution. In his articles, he talks about the difficulty of obtaining freedom. He wants the American people to know that it is worth fighting for something as important as freedom. He reminds the people and the soldiers that this will be a difficult struggle, but a struggle that is worth fighting. He is trying to inspire the American...

The Crisis is a series of articles written by Thomas Paine that encourages support for the American Revolution. In his articles, he talks about the difficulty of obtaining freedom. He wants the American people to know that it is worth fighting for something as important as freedom. He reminds the people and the soldiers that this will be a difficult struggle, but a struggle that is worth fighting. He is trying to inspire the American people and soldiers.

He reminds the colonists why we need to fight for freedom. He states that most people would agree that a separation from Great Britain is inevitable. He urges the American people to make this separation in their time so their children can have freedom and peace.

He speaks negatively about the British and those who support them. He urges people to support our leaders, at times suggesting that G-d is on our side. He also tells the people to be wary of those Americans who support the British. He is very critical of the British generals.

Thomas Paine wants the American people to know we are fighting for the right reasons. The British have treated us poorly, and we are fighting to eliminate that poor treatment.

The Crisis was designed to boost our spirits as well as the spirits of the soldiers fighting the Revolutionary War. One purpose of these articles is to continue to push for people to support our efforts in the Revolutionary War.

`f(x)=e^(-x/2) , n=4` Find the n'th Maclaurin polynomial for the function.

Maclaurin series is a special case of Taylor series that is centered at a=0. The expansion of the function about 0 follows the formula:

`f(x)=sum_(n=0)^oo (f^n(0))/(n!) x^n`

 or

`f(x)= f(0)+(f'(0)x)/(1!)+(f^2(0))/(2!)x^2+(f^3(0))/(3!)x^3+(f^4(0))/(4!)x^4 +...`

To determine the Maclaurin polynomial of degree `n=4` for the given function `f(x)=e^(-x/2)` , we may apply the formula for Maclaurin series..

To list `f^n(x)` , we may apply derivative formula for exponential function: `d/(dx) e^u = e^u * (du)/(dx)` .

Let `u =-x/2` then `(du)/(dx)= -1/2`

Applying the values on the derivative formula for exponential function, we get:

`d/(dx) e^(-x/2) = e^(-x/2) *(-1/2)`

            ` = -e^(-x/2)/2 or -1/2e^(-x/2)`

Applying `d/(dx) e^(-x/2)= -e^(-x/2)/2`   for each `f^n(x)` , we get:

`f'(x) = d/(dx) e^(-x/2)`

          `=-1/2e^(-x/2)`

`f^2(x) = d/(dx) (-1/2e^(-x/2))`

          `=-1/2 *d/(dx) e^(-x/2)`

           `=-1/2 *(-1/2e^(-x/2))`

           `=1/4e^(-x/2)`

 `f^3(x) = d/(dx) (1/4e^(-x/2))`

            `=1/4 *d/(dx) e^(-x/2)`

            `=1/4 *(-1/2e^(-x/2))`

            `=-1/8e^(-x/2)`

`f^4(x) = d/(dx) (-1/8e^(-x/2))`

           `=-1/8 *d/(dx) e^(-x/2)`

           `=-1/8 *(-1/2e^(-x/2))`

           `=1/16e^(-x/2)`

Plug-in `x=0` on each `f^n(x)` , we get:

`f(0)=e^(-0/2) = 1`

`f'(0)=-1/2e^(-0/2) = -1/2`

`f^2(0)=1/4e^(-0/2)=1/4`

`f^3(0)=-1/8e^(-0/2)=-1/8`

`f^4(0)=1/16e^(-0/2)=1/16`

Note: ` e ^(-0/2) = e^0 =1` .

Plug-in the values on the formula for Maclaurin series, we get:

`f(x)=sum_(n=0)^4 (f^n(0))/(n!) x^n`

     `= 1+(-1/2)/(1!)x+(1/4)/(2!)x^2+(-1/8)/(3!)x^3+(1/16)/(4!)x^4`

    `=1-1/2x+1/8x^2-1/48x^3+1/384x^4`

The Maclaurin polynomial of degree n=4 for the given function `f(x)=e^(-x/2)` will be:

`P_4(x)=1-1/2x+1/8x^2-1/48x^3+1/384x^4`

`sum_(n=1)^oo (4n)/(2n+1)` Confirm that the Integral Test can be applied to the series. Then use the Integral Test to determine the...

`sum_(n=1)^oo(4n)/(2n+1)`

The integral test is applicable if f is positive, continuous and decreasing function on infinite interval `[k,oo)` where `k>=1` and `a_n=f(x)` . Then the series `sum_(n=1)^ooa_n` converges or diverges if and only if the improper integral `int_1^oof(x)dx` converges or diverges.

For the given series `a_n=(4n)/(2n+1)`

Consider `f(x)=(4x)/(2x+1)`

Refer to the attached graph of the function. From the graph we observe that the function is positive and continuous. However it is not decreasing on the interval `[1,oo)`

We...

`sum_(n=1)^oo(4n)/(2n+1)`

The integral test is applicable if f is positive, continuous and decreasing function on infinite interval `[k,oo)` where `k>=1` and `a_n=f(x)` . Then the series `sum_(n=1)^ooa_n` converges or diverges if and only if the improper integral `int_1^oof(x)dx` converges or diverges.

For the given series `a_n=(4n)/(2n+1)`

Consider `f(x)=(4x)/(2x+1)`

Refer to the attached graph of the function. From the graph we observe that the function is positive and continuous. However it is not decreasing on the interval `[1,oo)`

We can also determine whether the function is decreasing by finding the derivative f'(x) such that `f'(x)<0` for `x>=1`  

Let's find the derivative by the quotient rule:

`f(x)=(4x)/(2x+1)`

`f'(x)=((2x+1)d/dx(4x)-(4x)d/dx(2x+1))/(2x+1)^2`

`f'(x)=((2x+1)(4)-(4x)(2))/(2x+1)^2`

`f'(x)=(8x+4-8x)/(2x+1)^2`

`f'(x)=4/(2x+1)^2`

So `f'(x)>0`

which implies that the function is not decreasing.

Since the function does not satisfies the conditions for the integral test, we can not apply integral test.

In Fahrenheit 451, Part Two, what's one quote that shows Faber is brave, and what page number is it on?

In Part Two, Montag visits Faber's home in hopes of gaining insight into how to comprehend the texts that he is reading. Throughout their conversation, Faber explains to Montag how and why society has rejected the literary arts. Faber clearly values literature and even suggests how Montag could possibly topple the firemen structure from within. Montag is intrigued after he hears Faber's plan, but Faber insists that it would be certain suicide to challenge the...

In Part Two, Montag visits Faber's home in hopes of gaining insight into how to comprehend the texts that he is reading. Throughout their conversation, Faber explains to Montag how and why society has rejected the literary arts. Faber clearly values literature and even suggests how Montag could possibly topple the firemen structure from within. Montag is intrigued after he hears Faber's plan, but Faber insists that it would be certain suicide to challenge the government. Before leaving, Montag begins to rip pages out of the Bible that he brought. Faber responds by urging him to stop immediately before finally agreeing to help Montag. Faber then opens his bedroom door and leads Montag into a small chamber, where the green bullet is sitting on a table. Faber then says,

"I've waited, trembling, half a lifetime for someone to speak to me. I dared speak to no one. That day in the park when we sat together, I knew that some day you might drop by, with fire or friendship, it was hard to guess" (Bradbury, 43).

Faber's comment proves that he is a courageous man. Giving Montag his address in the park that fateful day was an extremely dangerous thing to do. Fortunately, in Montag, Faber found an ally he could trust.

What does Old Scratch offer Tom Walker and what does Old Scratch want in return?

When Old Scratch and Tom Walker first meet, they discuss the topic of the hidden pirate treasure. Old Scratch, being in complete control of the treasure, offers to give it to Tom on one condition. This condition is not explicitly stated in the story, but the reader can infer that Old Scratch wants Tom's soul. Tom, however, does not agree to this deal and returns home.

Later in the story, Old Scratch and Tom talk...

When Old Scratch and Tom Walker first meet, they discuss the topic of the hidden pirate treasure. Old Scratch, being in complete control of the treasure, offers to give it to Tom on one condition. This condition is not explicitly stated in the story, but the reader can infer that Old Scratch wants Tom's soul. Tom, however, does not agree to this deal and returns home.

Later in the story, Old Scratch and Tom talk terms again. This time, Old Scratch offers Tom the pirate's treasure but, in return, Tom must use the money to make Old Scratch a profit. Old Scratch suggests Tom would make lots of profit if he became a slave trader, but Tom does not agree to this occupation. Instead, he agrees to become a moneylender.

Once the deal is struck, Tom takes the pirate treasure and uses it to set up his moneylending business in Boston. Here, he becomes a very rich and successful moneylender.

What is a quote describing Mrs. Lockton's appearance?

The best place to look for a single quotation that describes Madam Lockton's appearance is chapter 3. It is in this chapter that Isabel and Ruth first meet Mr. Lockton and Madame Lockton. Consequently, Isabel gives readers a solid physical description of Madame Lockton. She is described as "thin." Following that is a description of her plum-colored dress, and readers are told that her general appearance gives the impression of wealth. Isabel believes that Madame...

The best place to look for a single quotation that describes Madam Lockton's appearance is chapter 3. It is in this chapter that Isabel and Ruth first meet Mr. Lockton and Madame Lockton. Consequently, Isabel gives readers a solid physical description of Madame Lockton. She is described as "thin." Following that is a description of her plum-colored dress, and readers are told that her general appearance gives the impression of wealth. Isabel believes that Madame Lockton is around the age of forty-five. She has small eyes and pale features. 

A thin woman stood next to Mr. Robert.  Her plum-colored gown was crisp and well sewn, and expensive lace trailed from the small cap on her head. She was perhaps five and forty years, with pale eyebrows and small eyes like apple seeds.  A fading yellow bruise circled her right wrist like a bracelet.

The final detail in that paragraph about the faded bruise is important foreshadowing. We don't know why she would have a bruise, but the fact that it is mentioned is important.  Madame Lockton's marriage is not a healthy one despite the public appearance that it may have. Mr. Lockton is an abusive husband, and Madame Lockton is not averse to firing back with violence of her own.  

I don't understand the difference in the thought of phenomenology between Husserl and Mearleau-Ponty.

Phenomenology is a forbiddingly complex subject, so let's try and keep things as simple as possible. Husserl's phenomenology, in the broadest possible terms, is Cartesian. What this means is that the focus of Husserl's approach is on the mind, on human consciousness. Other considerations are bracketed-out, or put to one side, as being irrelevant to Husserl's investigations.

This means that human beings, as embodied in a social world, a world of other selves, are ultimately...

Phenomenology is a forbiddingly complex subject, so let's try and keep things as simple as possible. Husserl's phenomenology, in the broadest possible terms, is Cartesian. What this means is that the focus of Husserl's approach is on the mind, on human consciousness. Other considerations are bracketed-out, or put to one side, as being irrelevant to Husserl's investigations.

This means that human beings, as embodied in a social world, a world of other selves, are ultimately of secondary importance to Husserl. The picture that Husserl gives us of persons is, therefore, somewhat one-dimensional. In putting to one side our bodies, our world and our interaction with others, he is excluding all those important things that make us fully human. As such, he is presenting us with a narrow understanding of who and what we truly are.

Merleau-Ponty's approach seeks to remedy the deficiencies of Husserl's phenomenology in relation to the body. In common with other phenomenological thinkers such as Heidegger, he believes that it's the human person as he or she exists in the everyday world that should be the focus of phenomenological investigation. Husserl, on the other hand, is concerned with the contents of the disembodied consciousness and how they present themselves.

Merleau-Ponty, unlike Husserl, does not believe that the human body can be separated from any meaningful phenomenological understanding. It's our bodies that ground us in the world, pointing towards the existence of other selves and objects in space. Husserl wants to put considerations of body to one side; yet Merleau-Ponty sees phenomenology as only being possible in the first place precisely because of our physicality and how our bodies locate us in the world of space and time.

Our bodies, and all they represent--sexuality, language, emotions--are the true locations of meaning, providing us with a pre-cognitive understanding of the world before our active minds get to work. And it's the latter that remains the focus of Husserl's phenomenological investigations.