How does Percy's life change?

Percy's life changes when he finds out he is the son of a god. He is removed from his normal home and school and sent to a training camp for half-bloods. Percy becomes more mature, and less destructive and childish, as he discovers his new talents and adjusts to his new situation.

Percy starts the series as a troubled young boy attending Yancy Academy, a school that agreed to accept him despite his history of...

Percy's life changes when he finds out he is the son of a god. He is removed from his normal home and school and sent to a training camp for half-bloods. Percy becomes more mature, and less destructive and childish, as he discovers his new talents and adjusts to his new situation.

Percy starts the series as a troubled young boy attending Yancy Academy, a school that agreed to accept him despite his history of dismissal from other schools. He lives with his mother, Sally, and his stepfather who he refers to as Smelly Gabe. Though weird things happen regularly around Percy, he still lives a fairly normal life.

Once Percy leaves his old life behind and starts attending Camp Half-Blood, he becomes more mature and responsible. For example, he agrees to accept a quest to return Zeus's lightning bolt in the hopes that Zeus won't go to war with Percy's father, Poseidon. Though he ultimately chooses to return to school at the end of the summer, he is still connected to his godly heritage and has changed due to his experiences. He is no longer as difficult and feckless as he used to be. Instead, he has a healthy and productive way to channel his energy.

The following sentences are ambiguous. Provide two explanations which illustrate the different meanings of each sentence.We need more empathetic...

'Ambiguity' means a lack of clarity or concrete detail, which can make it difficult to discern meaning. In the case of these two sentences, the lack of context and detail make it possible to interpret them differently.

The first sentence, "We need more empathetic leaders," can be interpreted in a couple different ways. First, though, let's find the word that makes this sentence ambiguous by asking ourselves what needs more clarification. In this case, I...

'Ambiguity' means a lack of clarity or concrete detail, which can make it difficult to discern meaning. In the case of these two sentences, the lack of context and detail make it possible to interpret them differently.

The first sentence, "We need more empathetic leaders," can be interpreted in a couple different ways. First, though, let's find the word that makes this sentence ambiguous by asking ourselves what needs more clarification. In this case, I would say the word most lacking in clarity is 'more,' which could mean we need more leaders or leaders who are more empathetic.

An average person might say this about government leaders they don't find empathetic, for example, to mean our leaders need to exhibit more empathy. Alternatively, the same person could say this to mean we have some empathetic leaders, but we need more of them. Without hearing the stress a speaker might place on different words aloud or having additional context, it's hard to discern exactly what this sentence is trying to say.

The second sentence, "They are visiting relatives," has a similar problem. Again, I would start by identifying the words that are most ambiguous—in this case, 'visiting.' To understand the sentence, we need to know if 'visiting' is functioning as a part of the 'are visiting' verb phrase or whether it's being used as an adjective to describe 'relatives.'

With 'visiting' used in this way, there are two possible meanings for the sentence. 'They,' the subject of the sentence, may be visiting relatives, with visiting, in this case, being part of the verb phrase. 'They' can also refer to 'visiting relatives,' meaning the sentence subjects are relatives who are visiting, with 'visiting' functioning as an adjective. Again, we need context or emphasis from a speaker to understand what exactly is being said here, which is what makes the sentence ambiguous.

Name three conflicts Hamlet faces.

One conflict Hamlet faces is how to deal with his uncle, Claudius, who Hamlet suspects has killed his father to usurp the throne of Denmark. Hamlet is also faced with the apparent treachery of his mother, Gertrude, who married Claudius very shortly after Hamlet's father died. Hamlet becomes disenchanted with women in part because of what he feels is his mother's betrayal of his father. Finally, Hamlet questions whether Ophelia, his former beloved, is loyal...

One conflict Hamlet faces is how to deal with his uncle, Claudius, who Hamlet suspects has killed his father to usurp the throne of Denmark. Hamlet is also faced with the apparent treachery of his mother, Gertrude, who married Claudius very shortly after Hamlet's father died. Hamlet becomes disenchanted with women in part because of what he feels is his mother's betrayal of his father. Finally, Hamlet questions whether Ophelia, his former beloved, is loyal to him, given the treachery he sees around him and the machinations of her father, Polonius, to help Claudius. Feeling betrayed, Hamlet loses confidence and he ponders, in the "to be or not to be" soliloquy, whether he should passively react to what has happened to his father or take action, which is bound to be bloody, in retaliation for his father's untimely death. 

1 background paragraph that sets up the Wife of Bath as a character. For this paragraph, you will be using the information from “The Prologue”...

Often considered Geoffrey Chaucer's most colorful character, the Wife of Bath is distinctly one who enjoys the luxury of the freedom to travel on pilgrimages. Furthermore, she is an individual with nontraditional ideas because, in the Middle Ages, women were denounced for going on pilgrimages, where there were opportunities for unfaithfulness. In the General Prologue, Chaucer alludes to the Wife of Bath's "wandering" (l.477), a trait that, in the Middle Ages, denoted boldness and a penchant...

Often considered Geoffrey Chaucer's most colorful character, the Wife of Bath is distinctly one who enjoys the luxury of the freedom to travel on pilgrimages. Furthermore, she is an individual with nontraditional ideas because, in the Middle Ages, women were denounced for going on pilgrimages, where there were opportunities for unfaithfulness. In the General Prologue, Chaucer alludes to the Wife of Bath's "wandering" (l.477), a trait that, in the Middle Ages, denoted boldness and a penchant for love and travel. These interests, as well as the remark that she is skilled in the art of love (ll.485-486), suggest that the Wife of Bath seizes the advantages of her freedom to go on a pilgrimage.

Further, in the Wife of Bath's Prologue, she claims to have much experience, having been married five times. But, she boasts, in each of these marriages she has had the upper hand. She disagrees with Jesus's rebuke of the woman at the well who also had five husbands.

Numbers have never been counted: people have managed 
To marry without arithmetic. (ll. 23-24)

The Wife of Bath is unconventional in her enjoyment of men and her unabashed remarks about the joys of marriage. Human bodies, she contends, are shaped with parts that are meant for use. While she admits to enjoying lovemaking, the Wife of Bath also reveals how she gained "sovereignty" over the men with whom she has been involved. She boasts that this sovereignty can be acquired by "quickness of mind" (l.400).

Lying and weeping are birthright gifts
From God, natural weapons to help us live.
My one particular boast is exactly this,
That in the end I always won, whether
By trick or force, or anything whatever. (ll 401-405)

The Wife of Bath's Tale is often referred to as an exemplum, a story to exemplify, or illustrate, an intellectual idea. In this tale, traditional values are challenged as the Wife of Bath argues for women's desire for "sovereignty." In her argument, the Wife of Bath challenges the medieval view of male/female relationships.

What is the main point of Harvey Milk's "Hope" speech? What is the evidence that supports his main idea?

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay candidate elected to political office in California. In his speech titled “The Hope,” delivered on June 25th, 1978 at a public celebration of the California Gay Freedom Day, Harvey encourages the LGBTQ+ community and all other discriminated minorities to fight for their rights as a people.

Through his speech, he highlights the hardships experienced by discriminated minority groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community, African Americans, and other minority...

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay candidate elected to political office in California. In his speech titled “The Hope,” delivered on June 25th, 1978 at a public celebration of the California Gay Freedom Day, Harvey encourages the LGBTQ+ community and all other discriminated minorities to fight for their rights as a people.

Through his speech, he highlights the hardships experienced by discriminated minority groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community, African Americans, and other minority groups. Examples of these difficulties include religious fundamentalism (as exhibited by religious leaders such as Anita Bryant, who publicly attributed the drought in California to homosexuality in the region) or the creation of negative narratives aimed at ostracizing minority groups.

After highlighting these difficulties, Harvey explains how they can be overcome through the election to public offices of strong, independent leaders, who are themselves a part of the minority groups who have been discriminated upon. He states thus,

“That the myths against blacks can only be dispelled by electing black leaders, so the black community could be judged by the leaders and not by the myths or black criminals. The Spanish community must not be judged by Latin criminals or myths. The Asian community must not be judged by Asian criminals or myths. The Italian community must not be judged by the mafia, myths. And the time has come when the gay community must not be judged by our criminals and myths.”

He goes on to explain that such leaders would help change the negative narrative about their groups by offering guidance, “examples and hope,” to the young while commanding the respect of the larger population. Harvey ends his speech by reiterating the importance of electing members of disadvantaged groups—gays, seniors, black people, the handicapped, etc.—to positions of power, stating that it gives hope to others within these groups to continue with the fight for equality, for if they can make it, then “the doors are open to everyone.”

What is the exposition of the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?"

In terms of literature and standard plot charts, the exposition (or introduction) is a literary device that is used to introduce background information about events, settings, and characters to readers.

The exposition for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is quick and straightforward. Readers are introduced to Rikki-Tikki as the main character that fought a war across many rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. We are also told that other animals in the area helped him out during the fighting....

In terms of literature and standard plot charts, the exposition (or introduction) is a literary device that is used to introduce background information about events, settings, and characters to readers.

The exposition for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is quick and straightforward. Readers are introduced to Rikki-Tikki as the main character that fought a war across many rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment. We are also told that other animals in the area helped him out during the fighting. One of them is a tailorbird, and the other is a muskrat. It is an interesting exposition because it is a bit of a flashback. We are being told about things that Rikki-Tikki did before we are told about how Rikki-Tikki became involved with the house, its occupants, and other animals in the first place. 

This is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed, through the bath-rooms of the big bungalow in Segowlee cantonment.

That information containing the details of the story does eventually get to readers, but it begins in the third paragraph.

One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch.

Why did Lincoln write and deliver the Gettysburg Address?

The occasion of the Gettysburg Address was the dedication of a new National Cemetery for fallen Union soldiers at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln's purpose in writing and giving the speech was not just to pay tribute to the war dead, but to make it clear that their noble sacrifice was ultimately made for a worthy cause.

Good must come out of bad. And the soldiers who so bravely gave their lives...

The occasion of the Gettysburg Address was the dedication of a new National Cemetery for fallen Union soldiers at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln's purpose in writing and giving the speech was not just to pay tribute to the war dead, but to make it clear that their noble sacrifice was ultimately made for a worthy cause.

Good must come out of bad. And the soldiers who so bravely gave their lives on the field of battle died to further the cause of liberty, the great American tradition bequeathed to us by the Founding Fathers "four score and seven years ago." (Eighty-seven years earlier, in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence).

ButLincoln says that the heroic fallen soldiers at Gettysburg didn't simply validate the American understanding of liberty; they inspire us to resolve that "a new birth of freedom" will arise on American soil. Lincoln refers here, somewhat obliquely, to his own changing understanding of what liberty means in the context of American history and politics.

The concept of freedom devised by the Founding Fathers was largely negative, that is to say freedom from—particularly freedom from British rule. Lincoln signals in the Address that the new birth of freedom will be a positive freedom, a freedom to do things. He also alludes that "government...for the people" will involve an increased role for the Federal government in the protection of Americans' inalienable rights, particularly those citizens recently set free by the Emancipation Proclamation.