What is the theme of "The Pedestrian?"

A writer no longer writes because books and magazines no
longer sell. Television has replaced books and any other source of recreation or
entertainment. No one even goes out for evening walk and if somebody does it’s thought
to be weird.

The world has become technology-driven.
Individualism has no place here. One evening a fully automated patrol car discovers the
narrator walking all alone and learns that he’s got no wife or friends. The computerized
car decides that the narrator’s activities are abnormal. His proper place would be
“the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive
Tendencies.”

Thus, one of the central themes of
Ray’s story is the dehumanization of the human society ensued by the
technological development. In this advanced human society, the houses are
“tomblike” where people sit before their television sets
“like the dead.”

Like machines people
work during the day time and once back home, glue themselves to the
TV.

During
the day it was a thunderous surge of cars, the gas stations open, a great insect
rustling and a ceaseless jockeying for position as the scarab beetles, a faint incense
puttering from their exhausts, skimmed homeward to the far
directions.

The citizens of
this highly civilized world peep out of their windows and flash lights to express
amazement seeing the narrator out on evening walk all
alone.

Disdain for individualism
and loneliness are other important themes in
the story. Individualism actually has no place in this greatly developed human society.
It may cause utter loneliness.

The narrator, a man with
individual thoughts and opinions, has no wife, family or friends. "Nobody
wanted me,” he says.  He is a misfit in this society and as because he
doesn't belong to this place, he is taken to the laboratory. Research on him may make
the writer worthy of at least something and possibly lead to further human progress.
 

The story is about the degeneration of human society in a
highly developed and civilized society driven by technology.

Supreme court justices are often active in the selection of new justices, advising the president as to whom he should pick.name and explain both....

An advantage is that the Supreme Court justices are the
best legal scholars in the country, have held the job a long time (the average term is
26 years) and have a lot of experience with Constitutional matters.  So having their
advice about what new nominee is capable can be an advantage.  If a President is looking
for a liberal or conservative justice to take the open seat, they can get advice from
those in the job already too.

I do think "cloning" the
Supreme Court is a bad idea, but some consistency in judicial rulings and a respect for
established law is a good thing.  As the balance on the court remains roughly the same
over time, we get consistent rulings on established law.  It's a good thing that the
interpretation of the founding document doesn't swing back and forth on a regular
basis.  As the President can't remove them from the bench once they are confirmed, it
can be a bad thing if a Supreme Court justice has too much influence over a new
choice.

How is the attitude of the townspeople toward Hester changed during the seven years since her "crime" was committed?

The attitude of the town is much changed in regards to Hester Prynne. Hawthorne says that while hatred can exist in humans, it may also change to love if there's no further irritation, and in the case of Hester, there was no further irritation. She takes her punishment with grace and lives piously. She helps the sick and offers council and advice to others. Her kind and compassionate nature causes the town's people to look on her in a much more positive light, often saying that the letter upon her chest better suited the word 'Able', as she was an excellent example of women's strength.

How is religion treated in My Antonia, and which religion is shown in a better light?

My Antonia is a book loaded with religious symbolism. The morals in the book are strongly grounded in religious ideas and many symbolic moments are achieved via allusions to the bible.

One such example is in Chapter 7 Book 1, where Antonia and Jim are digging and playing innocently in a garden. A snake appears and Jim kills it with a spade. One could compare this scene to Genesis chapter 2, the story of Adam and Eve. In Genesis the snake causes Adam and Eve to lose their innocence. However when Jim kills the snake it symbolizes that Jim and Antonia will not lose their innocence, at least in their relationship with each other. It will remain pure.

As to which religion is shown in a better light? That is difficult to say. My Antonia is a story that is profoundly about the founding of America and the immigrant's tale. It deals with the roots of American heritage and so those ideas that first founded America are the most purely American. Therefore, I would say the Shimerdas' orthodox beliefs are considered more favorably and more pure by the book then the "socially accepted" beliefs of the Burdens.

In Silas Marner, how does life change for Silas because of Eppie?

Silas Marner's life, prior to Eppie was pretty much
self-centered. He had suffered so much trauma and deceit in his former town of Lantern
Yard that he chose to implode and remain isolated, caring only for making money and
figuring out how to keep it away from everyone else.  Isolation made Silas quite bitter
and had him lose touch with reality: The reality that humans are meant to interconnect,
interact, and sometimes depend on each other.

When Silas
suffered the major flop of having all of his gold stolen, he went into a frenzy that
reminds one of his awful situation at Lantern Yard prior to moving to Raveloe. However,
in one of those moments where he felt that life was out of his control, he finds the
baby Eppie by the fire of his cottage, after she crawled away from his dead mother. 
Caring for Eppie, with her gold locks, was to Silas a sign from heaven that, maybe if he
cared for this gold-haired child, his own gold will return to him in due time. Yet, the
relationship grew strong, and made Silas find something to care about . In fact, Eppie
did not want to leave Silas's side and Silas was perfectly comfortable taking care of
her.

Eppie gave him a new reason to live. She was the new
motivation for his existence and he was a new man thanks to
Eppie.

what barriers&inequalities exist that may hinder opportunities for students2achieve their full potential in schools?Need help on my conclusion...

Of course, it is very difficult to know how to conclude a
paper when we cannot see all the information you are including or the conclusions you
have drawn from your data.

However, if I were writing this
conclusion, I would say something like this:

All students,
but particularly those from poorer backgrounds, face a number of challenges in achieving
their full potential in schools.  In the case of poorer children, they may well have a
homelife  or family situation that is not conducive to doing well in school.  In
addition, they may face some amount of unconscious prejudice on the part of teachers. 
Because of these factors, lower class students will often find it more difficult to
succeed in school.

In The Outsiders, why doesn't Ponyboy like referring to Sodapop as a drop out?

In addition, Ponyboy is still stubborn in his beliefs.  He refuses to accept that Soda wasn't good at school, just as he refuses to accept that Darry had to make strong sacrifices for the brothers.  In one particular scene, Soda uncharacteristically yells at Ponyboy, explaining that school was beyond him.  Pony assumes that, since he likes school and he likes Soda, that Soda must like school.  Part of his coming of age in the story is realizing that not all things are so black and white.

In the play, Twelve Angry Men, why do the jurors take a vote before any discussion of the evidence, and what is the impact of the outcome?

It's usual for a jury to vote before deliberating because
they want to know where they stand before discussing the case. It might be that all
twelve of them agree on the verdict, and then it wouldn't be necessary for them to have
to discuss the case. If the jury is split, they know they will probably have to take
several days to go into the case in detail.

After the first
round of voting, only one juror votes not guilty, and this angers some of the jurors who
just want to get out of there because it's hot and they're tired. Three of the
jurors give Juror Eight a hard time because he votes not guilty, but Juror Eight says he
can't give a boy the death penalty without at least talking about it first. The other
eleven jurors argue about it, but they finally decide to
deliberate.

Who are the protagonist and antagonist of this story?

In addition to both of the fine answers above, I would also argue that two of the social forces Tthakker speaks of as antagonists are poverty and youth.  The name of the couple is a tip-off here:  Young.  These two protagonists love each other very much, but have not yet learned to communicate well.  Furthermore, their immaturity and inexperience also leaves them vulnerable to manipulative people like Madame Sofronie.

Poverty is also working against the pair.  They want to share their love for one another in the traditional way at Christmas time, with gifts.  I don't think it is so much about their own materialism, but society's emphasis on demonstrating love during this holiday with gifts, thus spoiling the "true meaning" of Christmas.  The sacrifices each made for the other will ultimately be what the pair can hold on to.  Combs go out of fashion, gold watches lose their luster.  Love, however, is the real gift Jim and Delia can give. 

I just got seperated from my mom How and what can I do to help with the stress?

I am very sorry to hear about your situation. I know from
personal experience this is a very stressful situation to be in. I was young when I had
to deal with this myself, but I'm sure you are feeling similar to how I did at the
time.

A few things you can do to relieve some of your
stress:
1. Keep your friends very close. It's always better when you have
someone by your side to cheer you up. Nothing is going to change the situation, but it
will definitely help to have someone with you making you smile
occasionally.

2. Communication with parents. If at all
possible (depending on your situation), keep in contact with your mom. This will help
you stay connected, but also quite possibly help your mom with whatever issue she is
going through at the current time.

3. Talk to someone. A
guidance counselor at your school or a teacher who is able to listen to how your feel.
You need to get out your feelings, emotions, thoughts, and probably anger. You can't
keep these things inside; you need to let them out and have someone who will
listen.

Most importantly, remember to stay positive. Of
course it's going to be tough to do this, but a positive attitude goes a long way in
tough times.

I hope everything works out for
you!

Give a very brief description of the following characters: Lew Johnson, Henry Shipstead, James Lewis, Ed Howells and Ernie Wright.

Lew Johnson is one of the first homesteaders.  He is a
good farmer and a reliable man.

Henry Shipstead is
described much like Lew Johnson.  He resides at the lot closest to
town.

James Lewis is a farmer of questionable ability.  He,
like Frank Torrey, lack the courage to stand up to Fletcher and, therefore, is more
likely to walk away from his land than put up a fight.

Ed
Howells isn't described in much detail, but he is similar to
Lewis.

Frank Torrey is a newer homesteader who lives in
fear of Fletcher and losing his land.  He also has family problems including a nagging
wife and a lot of kids which also weighed heavily on
him.

Ernie Wright is one of the newest homesteaders and is
the weakest due to his inability to control his temper.  This weakness is exploited by
Stark Wilson and results in Wilson lawfully killing Wright since Wright went for his gun
first.

Act IV:Why does Proctor confess? Why will he not name names? Why will he not let Danforth have his signed paper?

John Proctor initially confesses to protect his wife. Just as she lied to try to save his, neither is successful. Proctor does not want to leave his wife and make her unhappy again, but in the end he cannot go through with it.

Proctor refuses to name names to help take the heat off of him. He has had scorn for those who have done this, and he refuses to participate in any further harm to innocent people, even to save his own life.

Proctor cannot give the paper to Danforth because all he has left is his name, or reputation. He has spent most of the play as a lost soul because of his infidelity with Abigail, but he has a chance at redemption by not giving in to the temptation to save his life.

Proctor makes the choice that will end his life, but will save his soul.

In the 18th century France and England fought over territory in A.Asia and Central America B.Africa and the Balkans C.Asia and the Carribean...

There is only one possible answer to this question when
you are given these choices.  Given these choices, the answer has to be
D.

The way we can know that is that D is the only choice
that you are given that includes North America.  We know that North America has to be in
the answer because the French and Indian War of 1754-1763 happened in North America
during the 18th century.  That means that any answer that doesn't have North America in
it has to be wrong.

As for Asia, that choice is correct
because the two countries fought over parts of India.

Why does Teiresias hesitate to tell Oedpius the truth of his identity? What is the signiface of Oedipus slow coming awareness of that identity?...

Oedipus is king, and has already in his life killed at least one man due to his pride and temper. Would you want to tell such an angry, powerful man that he has committed extreme sin? That he killed his own father? That he is responsible for the plague?Teiresias hesitates for a blend of humane and practical reasons: Who would want to give such news? And what about the consequences?That Oedipus slowly comes to an awareness of this truth on his own blends dramatic impact (it makes a better play) with spiritual/psychological realities: it takes a long time to accept difficult truths.

Why does Cheever want to confiscate Elizabeth's poppet, and what is significant about the poppet?

Cheever takes the poppet because when he looks closely at it he discovers a needle stuck through the belly of the doll. At dinner that evening, Abigail collapsed from pain, and it was discovered that she had a needle stuck in her. She claims that it was Elizabeth's spirit that attacked her. The poppet is going to be evidence.

Proctor forces Mary Warren to reveal that she made the doll and therefore left the needle in it. But, as Proctor's anger grew, it was impossible to avoid the warrant. It had been sworn out for Elizabeth, and he could not stop them from taking her.

Abigail has set Elizabeth up to make it seem as if Elizabeth is practicing witchcraft on the doll to affect Abigail.

What did Akiba Drumer and the rabbi from Poland have in common?

The above answer is a very good one, but I wanted to add that both these men are forgotten by their friends and loved ones in the camps.  The rabbi's son runs ahead of him and actively attempts to lose his old father who is a drain on his energy and thus his survival.  The rabbi is forgotten by his son while still living, and therefore speeds the rabbi's death along.

Akiba is forgotten after his death.  He knows he is going to die and asks his friends to say the Kaddish for him after he is gone from them.  They promise they will, but in their struggle for survival among the squalid conditions and other ragged souls, they forget to actually say the prayer.

Why are hymnals not used in the First Purchase A.M.E. Zion Church in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Hymnals are not used at this church for a couple of
reasons, although I do not think that Lee actually comes out and says
why.

First of all, having hymn books for everyone would
cost a lot of money.  You can see from the description of the church that they don't
have much money.  Even the one hymn book the do have is all beat up, for
example.

The second reason is that you can assume that most
of the people who attend the church do not know how to read anyway.  So having books
would not help.

So instead of all having books, the music
superintendent "lines out" the hymns and they all sing.

Is the barber a coward? Why he did not want to kill the captain?I need at least 6 paragraphs.

I can't get you six paragraphs, but you could write quite
a lot about the dilemma that the barber faces.  As a revolutionary, the general lying
under his knife presents quite an opportunity, one that would bring him great glory in
the movement if he were to take advantage of it and spill his blood.  It wouldn't take
much, just a little extra pressure with the blade...

But it
also presents a moral dilemma for him.  If he murders the general, what then seperates
him from the monster that he believes the general to be?  Is there any honor to be found
in killing a man in cold blood (essentially) while he sits defenseless in front of
you?

Of course the admission on the part of the general
that he came to see if he would actually be capable of committing murder puts the barber
back into the cowardly light perhaps, but may also just serve to emphasize the
difference between the general and the barber.

In Saki's "The Open Window," what does Vera say happened three years ago?

Vera tells the central character, Frampton Nuttel, that
three years ago a great tragedy occurred in their family. According to Vera, Mrs.
Sappleton's husband and two younger brothers set out for a day of shooting, and did
not return. It was concluded that the three, along with their little spaniel, were
engulfed in the treacherous bog; their bodies were never found. Vera tells Framton that
her aunt, Mrs. Sappleton, speaks frequently about the day the three men and the dog
purportedly met their demise, leaving the window through which they exited that day
open, as if in expectation of their return. As Vera and Framton sit there by the open
window, Vera shudders and tells the visitor that on "quiet evenings like this," she
still gets a "creepy feeling that they will all walk in through the
window."

Mrs. Sappleton comes in at this point, and, as
expected, talks about her husband and brothers, whom she says have gone shooting but
will be home soon, coming through the window as is their habit. Framton, who is in a
delicate mental state, believes, because of what Vera has told him, that the men in
question are dead, and that Mrs. Sappleton is delusional. Disturbed by the ghastly
situation, Framton becomes completely unnerved when Mr. Sappleton, the two other men,
and the spaniel do indeed appear at the window, and he bolts off in terror. Vera, of
course, has misled Framton for her own amusement, and when the family wonders why their
visitor has left so pricipitously, she dissembles further, saying that he was most
likely afraid of the dog.

In Animal Farm by George Orwell, what is the "Battle of Cowshed"? Explain what happened.

The Battle of Cowshed occurred because Mr. Jones finally
was able to get a group of men together to attempt to take back his farm.  At first, no
one wanted to help Jones.  In fact, Orwell states that people wanted to take advantage
of Jones's situation.  However, when the rebellion seemed to be going well, others were
afraid that this rebellion might spread.  

Snowball got
wind of this and he was ready.  He studied the battle tactics of no one less than Julius
Caesar.  Snowball's tactic was threefold. 

First, he sent
the pigeons to create disorder among the attackers.  Then he sent the geese to peck at
the legs of the people.  All of this was diversionary.  Second, Snowball sent bigger
animals like Muriel, Benjamin, and the sheep.  After this initial attack, Snowball
ordered them to retreat.  The humans thought they won.  They even rejoiced.  However,
this retreat, too, was all a part of his plan. Third, as the men came closer, the horses
and cows moved into the battle and surprised and overwhelmed Jones and his men.  Here is
the text:

As
soon as they were well inside the yard, the three horses, the three cows, and the rest
of the pigs, who had been lying in ambush in the cowshed, suddenly emerged in their
rear, cutting them off. Snowball now gave the signal for the charge. He himself dashed
straight for Jones.

The
battle was successful.

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Jones was hurled into a pile of dung and his gun
flew out of his hands. But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer, rearing up on
his hind legs and striking out with his great iron-shod hoofs like a stallion. His very
first blow took a stable-lad from Foxwood on the skull and stretched him lifeless in the
mud. At the sight, several men dropped their sticks and tried to
run.

The animals rejoiced.
 Surprisingly, there was only one casualty - a sheep.  The animals gave him honors.
 Also they decided to call the battle, "Battle of Cowshed," because that was where the
battle was fought. At this point, Snowball was also recognized for his heroic role in
the battle.  Perhaps more importantly, October 12th, the date of the battle, would
become a lasting memory for the animals. 

How long has the gravedigger been sexton, and when did he first become employed?

The answer to this question can be found in Act V, Scene
1.  This is the scene where the grave diggers are digging a grave for Ophelia.  It is
the one where Hamlet gives his "Alas, poor Yorick..."
speech.

In that scene, we find out that the one grave
digger has been sexton for thirty years.  We find that out because he directly tells
Hamlet that he has been in the job that long.  He says that he started the job in the
year that Hamlet (the king) "overcame" Fortinbras, the King of Norway.  It was also on
the exact day that Hamlet himself was born.

How do you explain the narrator's behavior at the end of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

The woman in "The Yellow Wallpaper" becomes obsessed with
the patterns on the wallpaper and begins to identify with them.  To specifically answer
your question, the narrator is trying to free the woman trapped in the pattern, by
tearing the wallpaper down.  Of course, this is symbolic of the narrator's own
entrapment. 

When she can't peel all of the wallpaper off,
she begins circling the room as if she is trapped inside the wall and following the
pattern of the wallpaper.  By the time her husband comes home and faints after he sees
her crawling against the wall, she has lost touch with reality and appears to have
become the woman in the yellow wallpaper. 

That, I hope,
explains the narrator's behavior at the end of the story. 

How does Dimmesdale feel about his role as the much respected ministry in the community, but why doesn't he thrive amid those who admire him so...

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
writes,

No
man, for any considerable period can wear one face to himself, and another to the
multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be
true.

Such is true about the
Reverend Dimmesdale.  While in the forest with Hester in Chapter XX, "The Minister in a
Maze," Dimmesdale tells her that it is fortunate that they will not make their departure
for England for four days because he is to deliver the Election Day
sermon:

'At
least, they shall say of me,' thought this exemplary man, 'that I leave no public duty
unperformed, nor ill
performed!

Hawthorne, as
narrator, adds,

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Sad, indeed, that an introspection so profound
and acute as this poor minister's should be so miserably deceived!  We have had...worse
things to tell of him; but none,...so pitiably weak; no evidence, at once so slight
...of a subtle disease, that had long since begun to eat into the real substance of his
character.

Poor Dimmesdale
has been a hypocrite for so long that he is now confused even about himself.  As he
leaves the forest, he experiences a series of temptations toward some wild and wicked
action.  Here Hawthorne demonstrates through Dimmesdale the deep subconcious effect of
the minister's conscious commitment to sin.  Now, he yields himself to what he "had
never done before, to what he knew was deadly sin."

Yet,
while his guilt causes him to become a hypocrite and yield himself to hypocrisy,
Dimmesdale sickens and would be free of the "subtle disease" that eats away at his heart
and soul.

How did Churchill and Roosevelt compromise their beliefs with Stalin at the Yalta conference ?

There are certain implications about the way that
Roosevelt and Churchill may have compromised their "beliefs" in allowing Stalin to have
his way in Eastern Europe, but in many ways they shared a great deal of common ground
about how they felt about certain ethnic groups (remember both Churchill and Roosevelt
imprisoned German refugees, many of the Jewish as well as Japanese, etc., though
thankfully neither of them ordered millions of them to be killed!) but it wasn't a
matter of two great idealists giving in to a communist
monster.

If you read their correspondence prior to the war
(an interesting and certainly strongly biased yet valuable account of some of their
writings can be found in Nicholson Baker's book "Human Smoke") they were in many ways
very interested in getting involved in the war and obviously felt that Stalin's
participation was vital (and if you look at the way the Eastern Front destroyed
Germany's armies you have to understand how vital it was) to their desires to win the
war.  So if their belief was that they needed to win the war, they didn't really
compromise a great deal in allowing Stalin free reign in Eastern
Europe.

How are Friar Lawrence and the Nurse different?I need a personality trait of Friar Lawrence that contrasts with a trait of the Nurse. The Friar is...

In Romeo and Juliet, both the Nurse
and Friar Lawrence are stock characters.  Both are Aides
and Surrogate Parents who help their respective children. 
Friar Lawrence is a magical or Supernatural Aide, while the
Nurse is a Buffoon, comic relief, a baudy low-comedy stock
character who lightens the tragic mood.

Both characters are
naive, as naive as the two young lovers.  In fact, Friar Lawrence really messes things
up for them both, so maybe he's not so good at being a surrogate father (that's why he's
a priest).  So, I wouldn't necessarily call him knowledgeable.  He's rather
irresponsible.

The Nurse is not ignorant.  I think she's
funny and sweet.  But, after Romeo kills Tybalt, she betrays Juliet.  She says Juliet
should marry Paris, even after she's already married to Romeo.  What's that all about? 
In this way, she's not as faithful to her surrogate daughter as Friar Lawrence is to
Romeo.  At least Friar Lawrence is committed to really messing things up.  The Nurse
bails on Juliet about half-way through the play.

What does Emilia's remark about the rift between Othello and Cassio suggest about their relationship?

I'm not exactly sure what quote you mean.  Is it this one
perhaps?

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Good morrow, good Lieutenant: I am
sorry
For your displeasure; but all will sure be
well.
The general and his wife are talking of
it;
And she speaks for you stoutly: the Moor
replies,
That he you hurt is of great fame in
Cyprus,
And great affinity, and that in wholesome
wisdom
He might not but refuse you; but he protests he
loves you
And needs no other suitor but his
likings
To take the safest occasion by the
front
To bring you in
again.

In
Othello Act III, Emilia summarizes the closed-door "trial" of
Cassio here.  Just as Othello battled Brabantio in court in Act I and won, so too does
he battle Desdemona and win regarding the plight of
Cassio.

Emilia hopes that her husband too will be a kind of
"lawyer" in the matter:

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I warrant it grieves my
husband,

As if the case were
his.

Desdemona tries to argue that
Othello loves Cassio, but Othello responds that he must protect the status and
reputation of the wounded man, Montano.  In his decision-making, Othello values
reputation above "love."  In short, Cassio wounded Montano AND Othello more in terms of
reputation than in bodily harm.  He must, therefore, be punished by a demotion in rank
and reputation.

Later, after Emilia steals the
handkerchief, she will tell Desdemona:

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'Tis not a year or two shows us a
man:
They are all but stomachs, and we all but
food;
To eat us hungerly, and when they are
full,
They belch us. Look you, Cassio and my
husband!

After Iago
has used her for getting the handkerchief, Emilia will lose her optimism that either
Desdemona or Iago can talk Othello into forgiveness.  She believes that men are
consumers only, of women and men of lower status.

It is
clear that Emilia's remarks show that Othello values his public reputation above
personal relationships.

How does Austen's tone convey her criticism of marriage in Pride and Prejudice? Please give quotes to help explain.

Jane's sarcastic witticism is what makes her convey her
personal views of marriage as a tool to create status instead of as a symbol of love.
Granted, Jane DOES understand that marriage SHOULD be a symbol of love, but she also
admits that this view is not accepted within her current
society.

Some of those phrases come from Charlotte,
especially who is the first to admit that she would marry Collins  only to be safe and
have a place to live:

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"My reasons for marrying are, first, that I
think it ... a right thing for every clergyman in easy circumstances (like myself) to
set the example of matrimony in his parish; secondly, that I am convinced that it will
add very greatly to my happiness; and thirdly--which perhaps I ought to have mentioned
earlier, that it is the particular advice and recommendation of the very noble lady whom
I have the honour of calling
patroness."

This shows you
the sadness of Charlotte's situation.

Another of many
quotes is

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"Pardon me for interrupting you, madam," cried
Mr. Collins; "but ... if she is really headstrong and foolish, I know not whether she
would altogether be a very desirable wife to a man in my situation, who naturally looks
for happiness in the marriage state. If therefore she actually persists in rejecting my
suit, perhaps it were better not to force her into accepting me, because if liable to
such defects of temper, she could not contribute much to my felicity."
(1.20.4)

In this quote,
Collins is clearly assigning a status to women as many other men did at the time and
warning Mrs Bennet about Elizabeth's behavior as being dangerous for marriage, due to
her open mindness and ouvert communication.]

This next
quote, however, hits marriage hardest and again comes into Charlotte's choice for
marriage over poverty, and here is when we hear Jane, and not Charlotte's mind,
speak:

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Charlotte herself was tolerably composed. She
had gained her point, ... and had time to consider of it. Her reflections were in
general satisfactory. Mr. Collins, to be sure, was neither sensible nor agreeable; his
society was irksome, and his attachment to her must be imaginary. But still he would be
her husband. Without thinking highly either of men or matrimony, marriage had always
been her object; it was the only provision for well-educated young women of small
fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest
preservative from want. This preservative she had now obtained; and at the age of
twenty-seven, without having ever been handsome, she felt all the good luck of it. The
least agreeable circumstance in the business was the surprise it must occasion to
Elizabeth Bennet, whose friendship she valued beyond that of any other person. Elizabeth
would wonder, and probably would blame her; and though her resolution was not to be
shaken, her feelings must be hurt by such a disapprobation. She resolved to give her the
information herself, and therefore charged Mr. Collins, when he returned to Longbourn to
dinner, to drop no hint of what had passed before any of the family. A promise of
secrecy was of course very dutifully given, but it could not be kept without difficulty;
for the curiosity excited by his long absence burst forth in such very direct questions
on his return as required some ingenuity to evade, and he was at the same time
exercising great self-denial, for he was longing to publish his prosperous love.
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Who are the protagonist and antagonist in the story, "A Jury of Her Peers"?

There are two interpretations that respond to your question.  In one reading, the absent, imprisoned Mrs. Minnie Foster is the protagonist for the meaning and action  revolve principally around her:  it is her story that her neighbors, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale tell. She functions beyond herself as a character; she represents the women who figure out her story, because in many ways her life is theirs—which is why they understand it. The antagonist would be her dead husband, for it is he and all the forces of society—a patriarchal power structure—that he represents that repressed her to such a degree that she murdered him.  It could also be argued, however, that Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are the protagonists, heroically protecting Mrs. Foster by figuring out the details of the murder. Their husbands would then be the antagonists because they function in direct opposition to them. Although these men appear so  inept in their actions and ideas that they are little match for the women. in the story, they nevertheless represent a power structure against which the women must contend.

What different beliefs did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X have in general and regarding role models?

I think that identification of both leaders' beliefs of
role models and their overall thinking reflects thought processes in change.  Both
thinkers possessed patterns of thinking that were in evolution or change, cut down
prematurely by the bullets of assassins.  Indeed, Dr. King did advocate nonviolence. 
Yet, as his movement progressed to addressing Northern racism that was more covert in
its operation, King was moving towards a louder demand of change to raise awareness to
the covert nature of the enemy.  In the Southern United States, racism was more overt
with prejudice being able to be clearly identified through sight and perception.  The
North featured a different brand of racism that was hidden, more surreptitious, but just
as brutal in forcing people of color, specifically African- Americans, to languish in
conditions that sought to weaken the will and resolve for change.  His calls for social
justice became louder with this reality coupled to the escalation of the conflict in
Vietnam, where Black men were being drafted for a war in which they had little, if any,
say as to how it should be fought, if fought at all.  While King never left his stance
of non-violence, he began to understand that his calls for peace were being manipulated
into silence.  The rhetoric and demands in his speeches and actions towards the end of
his life would demonstrate a more defiant tone in his
thinking.

Malcolm X, as already been identified, was moving
towards a more coherent vision of how Islam and its followers have to speak out against
injustice.  At the same time, though, he was willing to speak of a Pan- African vision
that articulated the condition of people of color worldwide.  In broadening his struggle
to involve more people, Malcolm X was speaking to a condition of power, who was in its
position, and how it was being distributed.  Similar to King, while the calls were
different, the defiance and demands for social justice were just as loud and resonated
through the halls of the Status Quo with the same reverberating
tremors.

Explain the significance of Larry's tree falling in "All My Sons."

Larry's tree falling is directly related to the confirmation of his death.  The tree falls in the month of his birth, August.  It falls when Ann, Larry's fiance, is sleeping in his room, having come for a visit to the Kellers' home.

Additionally, the fallen tree sits in the middle of the backyard, as a symbol of the presence of Larry in the middle of this play.  Larry is present in the action in the presence of this tree.  The characters, Joe, Kate, Chris and the neighbors have no choice but to talk about Larry. 

So the tree acts as a catalyst for a deeper, more meaningful discussion of Larry and his fate.  It precipitates Frank getting the horoscope for Larry in order to confirm if Larry is dead.  So it is intrinsically related to the revelation that Joe Keller sent faulty parts to the military and is responsible for many deaths.  The sad reality of Larry's suicide is linked to the falling of the tree. 

What part of the Bible is Montag reading on the subway and how does it relate to him in Fahrenheit 451?

In Fahrenheit 451, Montag is trying
to memorize the words Jesus spoke concerning lilies:

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Consider the lilies of the field, shut up, shut
up. 

But he keeps getting
interrupted by a commercial blaring through the
subway. 

First, the book he is reading, the Bible, is
important simply because it is a book in a bookless society, and it relates to Montag
because he is openly reading it in public.  This is a big step for
Montag. 

Yet, he can't understand what he reads.  This
leads him to think of the sieve and the sand anecdote and image and metaphor, as he
compares the futility of trying to fill a sieve with sand, with his attempt to
comprehend and remember everything he reads. 

Specifically,
his memorizing of the lilies of the field passage reminds one of Clarisse's desire and
ability to notice nature, to experience nature.  This is a central part of her influence
over Montag.  A lilly, perhaps, might also be reminiscent of the dandelion she rubs
under his chin, establishing, or at least suggesting, that he is not in
love. 

Finally, Montag's attempt to memorize a text in
order to save it, is an important step toward saving a part of existence that makes one
human:  knowledge, opinions, ideas--all contained in books.

For what aim does the Party create the new language "NEWSPEAK" ? I need the answer as soon as possible, cause I'm studying 1984.. thanks!

When I first saw this question, part of it asked about Big Brother's efforts to prevent personal relationships but still allow people to participate in what we usually categorize as  inappropriate behavior.

In short, Big Brother seeks to destroy all human relationships that are based on emotion (specifically, those based on love or something akin to it).  In the world of 1984, those who have been forced (due to fear, paranoia, torture, etc.) to severe relationship ties that existed due to emotion turn their devotion and passion to being model citizens in Big Brother's eyes.  Their love for others becomes love for Big Brother.  With enough people devoted to him, Big Brother's role as dictator is safe; he has nothing to fear if enough people support him.  If citizens trust no one but Big Brother, they are willing to do anything to suport him, so he is guaranteed a continued future as the controller of that society.

What are example of hyperbole, understatement, irony, satire, pun, sarcasm, and parody in As You Like It?

If you are looking for examples of all of these elements within As You Like It, a good place to start would be with the lines of Touchstone and Jacques. These characters use each of the elements you listed above a great deal, and I think you'll find it easy to pick examples if you focus on their lines.

Check the links below for more information. Good luck!

What is Hamlet’s first act of “madness” and why do you think he chooses this incident as his first display of insanity?The question is in Act...

Hamlet's first act is to grab Ophelia's wrist, stare seriously at her, and walk away.  This act is not specifically "mad", but unusual.  It is a good place to start because it does not call attention to his concerns over Claudius and Gertrude, and because it is subtle.  He can build slowly from here and get worse as he goes. 

I think he also chooses this because it allows him to express himself in some ways towards Ophelia.  He is clearly uncertain about how to handle the "relationship" that is in flux between him and Ophelia.  Focusing on her first could be a manifestation of that uncertainty.

act 3 What is the inclusion of the play within the play?

The "play within the play" refers to the play that Hamlet has the players present in front of Claudius and the rest of the court.  A traveling troupe of players has arrived at Elsinore, and Hamlet orchestrates a play for them to perform which exactly mirrors the circumstances of his father's death, as told to him by the ghost.  This is Hamlet's chance to see what reaction Claudius has - If he doesn't react at all, Hamlet will know the ghost has been misleading him.

In "since feeling is first" by e.e. cummings, what are the metaphors he uses to express his feelings about love and death?How would you explain the...

Cummings uses language ingeniously to relate his feelings
about love and other aspects of life.  In "since feeling is first," a love poem, he uses
the metaphor of punctuation to describe his feelings.  At the very end of the poem, he
states, "for life's not a paragraph/and death I think is no parentheses."  These
metaphors lend themselves to many in-depth interpretations.  For life is not a
paragraph, that could mean that life is not a short summary of things; a paragraph is
too concise and tiny to hold all that life has.  A paragraph is limited; it can only
relate so much information.  Life is not like that--it is entirely, overwhelmingly
full.  As he states above, even "your eyelids' flutter" has so much beauty in it that he
could go on and on about it for quite some time.  Add that to all else that life offers,
and indeed, a paragraph does not suffice.  Paragraphs also follow an order, a specific
format, and life is not that predictable.

For death is no
parentheses, think of the times that you use parentheses.  Usually, you use it to insert
random, sometimes irrelevant tid-bits of information that aren't really pertinent to the
main idea or point.  You can take the paranthetical reference out and the meaning of the
sentence still remains.  Death is not like that at all--it is a huge, dramatic,
meaningful event.  It doesn't just slip in and happen to people and not change the lives
of those around them.  It is more like a bolded declaration with an exlamation
point--DEATH!!--instead of a parenthetical aside--(death).  Death is not a side-note on
life, it is a definite end, something that changes everything and impacts everyone.  To
refer to it as parentheses is to ignore its impact and
importance.

I hope that helped; good
luck!

Chapter 1-3 of To Kill a MockingbirdScout said,"He ain't company,Cal,he's just a Cunningham." What did she mean by that, and what was Cal's answer?

It seems rather out of character for Scout to be
disdainful of Walter Cunningham, whom she has defended to Miss Caroline at school.  By
saying "He ain't company, Cal; he's just a Cunningham," Scout seems to be implying that
Walter is no one special since his father and he have come to the house to give payment
to her father at times, and since she sees him all the time at school.  To Scout,
"company" is someone who does not normally come over to the Finch house, such as the
ladies of the Missionary Circle that Aunt Alexandra invites.  For this company, Scout
has to dress up, as well.  Scout feels that the situation is too relaxed with Walter,and
it is all right to criticize him about his excessive pouring of the
syrup.

However, Calpurnia knows that doing so is not good
manners.  When she calls Walter "company" she implies a different meaning: the boy is
the guest of Scout and, therefore, she should make no remarks about his eating
habits. As punishment, she sends Scout to the kitchen, where the servants ate in the old
days.  Humiliated, Scout is grateful that she does not have to face Walter and Jem
again.

How does Golding use light and dark imagery to convey the deeper meanings of the novel?

One way  he uses light and dark is that the jungle is dark.  This underlies a sense of danger and the idea that in the jungle lurks evil.  In contrast, the beach and especially our initial description of the island seen through the eyes of Ralph is full of light.  

Also, the need for a fire is significant.  Fire is a symbol of light and more importantly, the fire must be made, watched over and never allowed to go out.  The boys want the fire to be seen so that they may be rescued.  Additionally it adds warmth and light in the darkness.  Fire could be read as a symbol of civilization and the fear that they might lose the fire could symbolize the fear of the wild.   

What is the most powerful branch of goverment?

You can make an argument for any of them, but I'm going to
go with the Presidency or executive branch.  Here's
why:

Congress has a lot of power.  In fact, it has all the
power to make laws.  So you would think they have the most
power.

But in our current system, with the power of the
media and all, the President has the most power.  He is the one person that just about
everyone in the country recognizes.  When he talks, the TV stations cover his speeches
and pay attention to what he says.

This means that the
President, more than anyone else, can decide what issues are going to be on the agenda. 
In addition, he has more of an ability than anyone else to get people to pay attention
and listen to his point of view.

Which characters are the victims of stereotyping in To Kill a Mockingbird?In To Kill a Mockingbird Many of the characters in the novel are...

I believe Mayella is the victim of stereotyping. She might
be labeled as "poor white trash." Although this has grown a very negative connotation
today, each descriptor taken alone, is just a description of the situation she was born
into. She is a victim of her enviornment and is likely bound by a controlling
father.

Because of this, in her testimony, Atticus draws
forth her possible desire to break free from that world. She shows a specific
individuality that sets her apart from the welfare status, uneducated mentality of
creating household items out of trash from the dump. She grows geraniums. Scout noted
that these flowers look fit for Miss Maudie's garden.

She
stays true to her stereotype most of the time, but I don't think it is because she wants
to, it's because her father demands it.

In what respects is the 'Play Scene' (III.ii) a turning point? How is this turn compounded by Hamlet's actions in the 'Closet Scene (III.iv)?

Act III is ALWAYS the climax of Shakespearean tragedy.  The play, as my collegue has stated, gives Hamlet the proof he has been needing in order to act out his vengence against the king. Up to this point, Hamlet has doubted the truthfulness of the ghost, whom he thinks might be the devil trying to damn him by tricking him into murdering Claudius.  Now he knows what action he must take. 

In his mother's closet, Hamlet mistakingly kills Polonius, thinking he is the king.  Instead of exacting his revenge, he complicates the situation.  Now he has committed the same sin as Claudius, though not intentionally.  This rash action leads to the deaths of a number of characters--including Hamlet, since now Leartes is justified in wanting his own revenge. 

Had Hamlet not been so moved by the ghost's accusation and Claudius' reaction to the play, he may have acted out his revenge more carefully.  It is ironic that Hamlet, who heretofore has been hesitant to act, now acts so suddenly and with such dire consequences.

how is the tree house a symbol

The tree house represents peace and childhood innocence.  It is hidden in the leaves away from all the evils of the world and allows the children to feel sheltered and safe in a "perfect" little world they create for themselves.  Nothing is ugly or revealed and naked/exposed there. 

In a way, the tree house is an extension of other mockingbird symbols, but isn't as prevelant and obvious as Boo or Tom and the relationships between people in the novel.  It is simply a temporary safe haven into which the children may escape for a brief hiatus.

Define Jean-Jacques Rousseau as a scholar?

In almost every area of philosophy, the influence of
Jean-Jacques Rouseau's profound insight can be found.  But, he is probably best known
for his idea of the "noble savage" when in "the state of nature."  In other words,
people are essentially good, but are corrupted and made unhappy by their experiences in
society.  Rousseau perceived society as artificial and corrupt; he felt that the
furthering of society and its corruptness is what causes the unhappiness of individuals
that leads to evil deeds.

However, his work entitled
The Social Contract, which describes man's relationship with
society, contradicts somewhat his earlier ideas.  In it he stresses the concept of man's
being a savage initially; in this brutish state, he only can become good as a result of
the community of others because he can better confront threats when joined to other men
in the collective human presence called "society."  The "Social Contract" is the
contract agreed to by men to set the conditions for this collective presence, or
membership.

One of the first writers to attack the
ownership of private property, Rousseau is considered a forbearer of modern socialism. 
He also challenged the rule of the majority; Rousseau contended that should be to secure
freedom, equality, and justice for all despite the will of the majority.  In addition,
he felt that politics and morality should never be
seaparated.

Moreover, Rousseau's ideas had a profound
impact upon modern educational theory.  Minimizing the importance of book learning,
Rousseau emphasized the education of a child's emotions prior to that of reason, placing
a special emphasis on learning by experience:

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The training of children is a profession in which
we must know how to waste time in order to save
it.

There is no doubt that
Rousseau had a tremendous influence in many areas of thought that have affected
America's society and its educational system. Incidentally, his concepts have even been
spoofed in a movie starring Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwartzenegger called Twins in
which the two actors are born twins but one grows up in the streets of New York while
the other is raised on a island paradise as the "noble savage" away from society's
corruption. 

Who was Shakespeare's patron?

Patronage was a huge part of medieval and Renaissance
society. Groups or individuals were expected to act as patrons for those who were of
lower socio-economic status. To this end, Shakespeare was no different. Below, I have
summarized a list of patrons that contributed to the works of William
Shakespeare. 

Edward Manners, Third Earl of
Rutland - This individual was a friend of Shakespeare's who displayed
encouragement for Shakespeare's unique writings. At the time, there was a traditional
model to follow; however, Manners pushed Shakespeare to write with his own style or
flare, which made him quite popular. Additionally, Manners was also involved in the
construction of a theatre in Rutland.

Queen
Elizabeth and King James I - Both of these individuals loved
Shakespeare's drama. Queen Elizabeth enjoyed the plays so much that she intensely
studied the ancient classical period. Additionally, having the appropriate background,
she used her power to advance English drama. It was obvious that she was fond of
Shakespeare's plays but she never attended the public theaters as it was not custom for
royalty to venture to those parts.

Henry
Wriothesley, Third Earl of Southampton - The patronage of Henry
Wriothesley is best exemplified by the fact that Shakespeare had his narrative
poem Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece
dedicated to Southampton. Additionally, the title page of "Fair Youth"
in Sonnets provides dedication to "the lordship of Mr. W.H." One
theory is that W.H is actually Wriothesley, whose initials had been switched to better
hide the identify of the funder. However, others suggest that this dedication was
actually to a different patron, William Herbert, whose initials actually line
up!

Henry
Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon - Carey was a known patron of Shakespeare's
theatre company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was The Lord Chamberlain's Men that got
most of the plays and scripts written by Shakespeare, and the backing of Carey
himself.

William Herbert, Third Earl of
Pembroke - Shakespeare dedicated several plays in "The First Folio of
William Shakespeare" specifically to Herbert. Additionally, Herbert was hypothesized to
be the "Fair Youth" in Sonnets. The dedication to Mr. W.H. provides
good evidence that Herbert was the beneficiary of the work. As previously mentioned,
others hold the less popular notion that it was Southampton to whom Shakespeare was
referring. Regardless, Herbert was a known patron of the works of
Shakespeare.

Sir Francis
Walsingham - In a political move, it is believed that Walsingham funded
plays to help inspire patriotic notions and have Queen Mary of Scots replace Queen
Elizabeth. These plays, entitled The Famous Victories of Henry V, King
John, and Edmund Ironside, were believed to be used to
inspire a sense of nationalism while the country was on the brink of war with Catholic
Spain.

What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar's victory?

Murellus and Flavius use several verbal tactics. First, Flavius insults the plebeians, calling them "idle creatures." When, in return, the plebeians (such as the cobbler) mock the tribunes, Murellus uses more subtle verbal tactics, giving them a well-developed argument by asking them 8 rhetorical questions to redirect their thinking away from Caesar. Then he too insults them with "you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things," but then changes his appeal again, treating them as caring, and appealing to the guilt they might feel:  "Knew you not Pompey?" He then acknowledges them as citizens of Rome (44-46). Altogether this causes the crowd to disperse, but whether they do so because they are ashamed or because they are resentful or because they are afraid--this we do not know (the director would have to decide). Regardless of how the two men dismiss the crowd, they do rouse their emotions and interfere with what is otherwise a carnival atmosphere when the play opens. Toying with the crowd not only shows us the audience how fickle the mob is but it also confuses them as to what they feel for their emotions shift one way and the other.

What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods?

In answering your question, I think you are talking about
the first Act when Betty first speaks among the girls. Betty accuses Abigail of drinking
blood. Furthermore, she note that Abigail drank a charm to kill John Proctor and Goody
Proctor. The word 'reveal' in your question makes me wonder to whom you are referring.
If you mean, us the readers, then the above answer works because it is indeed what
occured in the woods that Betty spoke of. This happened in the beginning of the Act when
the girls were alone in the room.

Then by the end of the
Act when other adults are in the room, she reveals to them that she saw Jacobs and Howe
with the Devil. This we can assume is a lie or accusation.

What was Daisy's reaction when she saw Gatsby's house?

I assume that you are talking about the part in Chapter 5
when Nick arranges the meeting between Gatsby and
Daisy.

Gatsby has asked Nick to do this so that he can
(hopefully) get back together with Daisy.  At their meeting, Daisy and Gatsby start to
rekindle their old spark.  Then Gatsby has Daisy come over to look at his house.  She is
really impressed and she is overcome with emotion.  She starts crying as she looks at
his shirts.

Some people say that this is because she
realizes that he has become rich and that she would have been happy if she had married
him.  But now it's too late and she can't marry him.

Explain in full detail, '' HOW TO WRITE A REPORT''

A report is a structured written work prepared for some
specific reader or group of readers in response to some specific purpose, aim or
request. There are many varieties of reports, but generally their function is to give an
account of something, to answer a question, or to offer a solution to a problem.A good
report must is appropriate for its purpose and audience. It is accurate, logical, clear
and concise, and well organised.

One important
characteristic over other form of general writing like essays is that report follows a
structured format. This enables readers to find and focus on specific information. There
are many different formats of reports used according to the subject covered, report
length, and preferences of report writer. But most report, particularly the longer ones,
have the following structure.

1. Transmittal
   document


2. Title page


3. Table
   of contents


4. Abstract/Executive
   Summary


5. Introduction


6. Discussion


7. Conclusions


8. Recommendations


9. Bibliography

A
three stage process may be adopted to prepare and present a report. These three stages
are

1. Planning the
   report.


2. Writing the first draft of the report in line
   with the plan.


3. Formatting, revising, and
   proof-reading.

In the planning stage clarity is
developed on the purpose of the report, what different kind of information will be
included in it and designing overall structure of the report. The writing of first draft
involve putting down in one place all the information and ideas that one intends to
include in the report, not being constrained by the need for things like language used
and the format. Once all the material has been put in one place in the second stage, the
attention is shifted to the language, grammar, and format of the
report.

“Dreams are necessary if one is to hope, but they are also dangerous. How is this statement true for the character George?”

This dream, I think, is the American Dream.  Before the
Great Depression, this dream seemed real: even immigrants who didn't speak English could
dream it.  This dream was based on a strong work ethic.  But now, in the midst of near
famine and economic upheaval, this dream seems no longer true.  A strong worth ethic
alone does not achieve it.

George and Lennie, no matter how
hard they work, will not achieve their Dream Ranch.  George, in this quote, I think,
knows it.  He knows that the earlier American Dream is a false one now.  It is the dream
that lures thousands to the promised land of California only to disappoint them, leave
them homeless, and destroy their families.

In California,
there is simply too much competition and not enough workers' rights for this dream to be
valid any more.  The dream is only valid for the bosses (The Boss and Curley) and not
the workers (Lennie, George, Slim, Candy, Carlson, Crooks) or the minorities (Crooks) or
women (Curley's Wife).

In short, The Boss lures these
migrant workers to his ranch in search of a dream and hope, but--in the end--they only
find lice, abuse, cruelty, and death.

How does the story make you feel? this is a projectt/ survey:) alsoo.. what did you imagine ? What pictures did you have in your mind?

For me this story is neither sad nor pessimistic, even if
there is a broken love affair at the end. The protagonist himself has no remorse either
but is only glad to have escaped being blinded by his "adopted" peers! Thankfully for
him, Nunez's "urge to merge" didn't quite convince him to follow through with his
ghastly "rehabilitation." He asserts his individuality and wins back his liberty, once
he manages to work his way out of that God-forsaken
valley.

As with many other tales of journeys, this story is
also figurative. (The road is life; the forks in the road, choices; the destination,
one's goal.) Instead of submitting to the fate of being blinded for love (get the
connection - "love is blind?"), Nunez resists conformity and flees the valley in the
nick of time.

Once he has escaped, Nunez contemplates
not the valley below but the beauty of nature in the lichen
beside him and the stars twinking above. He can still see and appreciate "the big
picture" instead of wallowing in self-pity. The tone at the end is one of wonder and
gratitude, not that of pathos and regret.

Can anyone can help me analyse the character of Crusoe with examples?

There are several character traits which make Robinson Crusoe, the narrator, an interesting character.

First of all, he goes against the conventions of his society and his family by taking to the sea.  His family was middle class and would have imagined a different kind of lifestyle for him.  As the son of a middle class family, an education and later a job in business would have been more expected.

Another character trait is that he is not initially brave or courageous.  This helps the reader identify with him. Through the narrative, Crusoe tests his own strength and grows as a person. He must learn how to deal with his loneliness and his fear.  

Because he is a product of civilization, he is not prepared to deal with the harsh reality of his situation.  He must learn how to make weapons and procure food for himself.  The fact that he can do this shows us his intelligence and his ingenuity.  

At the end of the novel, he has become the hero and the most knowledgeable.  The reader sees this progression of helpless shipwrecked man to hero as he saves a crew and its mutineers from cannibals and eventually arrives back in Europe. 

How does Juliet show strength in Act 4?

Earlier in the Act than the above referenced examples,
Juliet tells her parents 'No, thank you,' in reference to marrying Paris. It would take
a considerable strength and confidence to have said no to parents in that culture. Not
only did she say no to her mom to tell her dad, she continued to tell her dad no, and
then asked her mom again to tell her dad to at least delay the
marriage.

Juliet stood her ground with them. When the Nurse
then bailed on Juliet, she still remained on target with her purpose, to stay with Romeo
and not marry Paris.

In "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, how does the speaker respond to the noise he hears?

If by "noise" you mean the rapping at his chamber door, initially the speaker ignores it, lost in thoughts of his lost Lenore. He eventually grows bold enough to answer it and opens the door - to find no one there at all.

A more careful read of the poem will help you understand the speaker and his actions a bit better.  Check the links below for more information on this great poem!

what does it mean to "live a year in a minute

Think of it in this way:  someone is involved in a serious accident and the story he tells after it is clear he will survive it is that his entire life passed before his eyes and he witnessed all those years, those events, those people within seconds.  It is the same with Rainsford.  He experiences much during the time he is being hunted by Zaroff.  Some of that is sentimental--family he'll miss, things he'll not do again--but much of it is every bit of survival knowledge he's ever picked up from books, friends, Discovery channel, or seasons of SURVIVOR.  These things not only help him to physically deal with his situation, but they also help him stay focused and sane.  Going insane at this moment and panicking would force him to make a fatal error...one he knows he can not afford to make.

Is the kind of peace and love that are described in the Dalai Lama's essay on compassion really what people want?In reference to ethic of compassion

It seems that there are some contradictory assumptions in
the Dalai Lama's presentation of his logic on the ethic of compassion, granting that he
may be speaking in simpler terms than those in which he actually thinks. The underlying
assumption of "universal responsibility," which is later equated by definition with
"universal compassion" and by requirement with "spiritual democracy," is that even one's
enemies are motivated by thier "quest for happines."

Later,
it is established that "universal responsibility" requires personal sacrifice, one
assumes a sacrifice of one's pursuit of happiness, and the "neglect of egotistical
desires," again, one assumes desires for happiness. Thus the proposition that all are
motivated by the pursuit of happiness is undercut and invalidated since at least those
who agree with the presupossition of personal sacrifice and neglect of egotistical
desires are not motivated by the pursuit of
happiness.

Futher, it is asserted that "all beings want the
same thing we want." If not all want personal sacrifice and the neglect of egotistical
desire; conversely, if not all want personal happiness that comes regardless of the cost
to the "common good" or another individual's good,  then, once again, the presupposition
that all are motivated by the pursuit of happiness is
undercut.

This leads to the realization that the term
"happiness," as acted upon in the contemporary milieu, is inadequately defined in the
context of "universal responsibility/compassion/spiritual democracy" and doesn't
incorporate the realities that make distinctions of personal sacrifice and neglect of
egotistical desires  a requisite choice for demonstrating compassion, peace and
love.

Therefore, it seems necessary to conclude that, no,
not all people want the kind of compassion, peace and love advocated by the Dalai Lama
in his statements on the ethic of comapssion. It must be concluded that some individuals
incorporate selfishness (the opposite of personal sacrifice) and egotisical desire that
does not weigh the cost of its fulfillment into their individual definitions of
"happiness."

[You don't identify the source you read from,
but the source I read from in aswering this question is "The Dalai Lama On
Compassion" at His Holiness
the Dalai Lama of Tibet.]

"All was ended for her." What does that statement from The Necklace mean? Is there more than one possible meaning?

The literal meaning is as you have suggested. The party is over, and the wonderful night Madame Loisel has had with the wealthy is also over. This also foreshadows the scene that follows, however. Madame Loisel discovers the necklace isn't around her neck, and this means her life as she has known it up to now is also over. Her hopes and dreams of joining the wealthy elite are dashed since she and her husband will now have to work for ten years to pay for the lost necklace. By the end, Madame Loisel looks older than she should and has had a much more difficult life than she would have had if she had been honest.

Although openly criticized, Atticus is well respected in the town of Maycomb. Why is this true?

Atticus is well respected because of his character and the way he treats other people.  In every scene that involves Atticus, he remains calm, wise, and strong regardless of what is going on.  When the men come at night to lynch Tom, Atticus is there to defend him and he stands up to the group all alone.  Atticus does not speak badly about other people and he always tries to see things from their perspective.  He teaches Scout and Jem to do this when he talks to them about the Cunnighams, the Ewells, Mrs. Dubose and Tom Robinson.  He chooses to defend Tom Robinson even when most everyone disagrees with him.  People continue to respect him though for taking a strong stand without being negative toward those who are against him.  His integrity and strength win people over even when they might not agree with him.

Provide 5 quotes (include pg #) from the novel that deal with loneliness and interpret them.

In chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men,
George outlines for Lennie their version of the American
Dream:

Guys
like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.  They got no family.
 They don't belong no place...With us it ain't like that.  We got somebody to talk to
that gives a damn about us...Someday--we're gonna get the jack together and we're gonna
have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and--An'
live off the fatta the
lan...(13-14).

Using
Biblical imagery from Genesis ("Garden of Eden") and
Exodus (the "Holy Land"), George juxtaposes the solitary existence
of the migrant worker with he and Lennie's American Dream team.  Whereas the other guys
are alienated and alone, George and Lennie are a tandem who share their
dreams.

This version of the Dream re-appears, sadly, at the
end, just before George shoots Lennie.  George will be really lonely then, but for now,
in this Garden of Eden in the Salinas River Valley, George and Lennie have each
other.

In Animal Farm, what is Boxer’s personal motto?

Boxer actually adopts two mottoes. The first is, 'I will work harder.' He embraces this maxim as an answer to every problem or setback. His hard work inspires all the other animals and drives them to do more than they ever did. As such, work on the farm runs like clockwork. Boxer becomes the admiration of everybody on the farm.

This approach by Boxer becomes even more valuable at a time when his strength is needed in the construction of the windmill. He drags limestone to the top of the quarry for it to be dropped so that it may shatter into manageable pieces. The stones could then be used to build the windmill.

The second maxim he adopts is, 'Napoleon is always right.' Boxer displays unstinting loyalty to his leader and believes whatever he says. He hardly ever expresses doubt. When Napoleon, for example, declares that Snowball had been a traitor from the outset, Boxer accepts the truth of this statement merely on the basis of Napoleon having said it. His acquiescence and obedience are typical of the type of unquestioning loyalty displayed by those followers who are less educated or who lack the intelligence to question.

On the one occasion that Boxer does show some form of rebellion, such as when he questions Squealer about their victory over the humans after the windmill had been destroyed, he is regarded with suspicion. Not much later, Napoleon's dogs attack him but he easily drives them off, almost killing one, but letting it go on Napoleon's command. 

Tragically, Boxer's utter dedication and loyalty receive scant regard and appreciation from his ruthless leader. When he falls ill after overworking and sustaining an injury, Napoleon sells him to the knacker (horse slaughterer) and buys a case of whisky from the proceeds. The noble Boxer dies an ignoble death. 

What type of narration is used in Eveline?

"Eveline" takes place within the heroine's mind, so there is little action.  The narration is therefore stream-of-consciousness.  The reader sees Eveline's thoughts as they wander to different places and times.  The story is not presented in a linear fashion.  Instead, the reader gains information about the story and the heroine through her thoughts and memory.