1 2 x + 3

Solve inequalities is no different than solving regular
equations.  In both cases, you need to get all the x terms on one side of the equation
and all the numbers on the other.

One way to do this
question is this:

Subtract 4x from both sides.  You now
have

-3.5x + 3 <
-7

Subtract 3 from both
sides

-3.5x <
-10

Divide both sides by -3.5.  Be sure to switch the
direction of the inequality sign.

x >
2.85

If you prefer, you can multiply both sides by 2 to get
your .5x to be x.

x + 6 < 8x -
14

Then you move the 8x and the
6.

-7x < -20

Again, be
sure to switch the direction of the inequality sign.

x
> 20/7

or

x >
2.85

Show how "The Flea" is a metaphysical poem by John Donne?

Metaphysical poetry involves the elevation of a seemingly
common item or action to an almost spiritual level of importance, and John Donne’s “The
Flea” illustrates this definition perfectly.

In
the poem, the speaker equates the “two bloods mingled” within the body of a flea with
the marriage of a man and his wife. Thus, the speaker argues to his lover that they,
from a certain perspective, are “one blood made of two.” From the speaker’s perspective,
the engorged flea is elevated from a pest to a “marriage bed” and “marriage temple.” The
speaker seemingly transfers the sacred characteristics, meanings, and implications of
marriage to a common flea.

However, the speaker
does not stop with this argument. To reinforce his point, the speaker also warns his
lover to not kill the flea because to do so would be “self murder.” By killing the flea,
one would be destroying a part of the speaker and his lover as well as their “union.”
 Thus, the value of the flea is elevated to that of a human life as well.

Closely analyzing Edmund's "Thou, nature, art my goddess" speech in King Lear, explain what Edmund says and what it shows about his character.In...

In act one, scene 2 of King Lear
(lines 1-23), Edmund reconfirms his life's creed and its
goals.

"Thou, nature, art my
goddess":  You, nature (natural selection, survival of the fittest, etc.) are
my inspiration and leader.

"To thy law my
services are bound":  I am not bound by society's laws but by the laws of
nature, (the law of the jungle).

"Wherefore
should I stand in the plague of custom":  Why should I be constrained by the
limitations of society...

"and permit the
curiosity of nations to deprive me":  and allow its particular and arbitrary
rules to hold me back...

"for that I am some
twelve or fourteen moonshines lag of a brother?":  just because I'm 12 or 14
months younger than my brother?

"Why 'bastard'? 
Wherefore 'base'?":  Why am I called a 'bastard' (illegitimate)? Why am I
considered 'inferior'?...

"When my dimensions are
as well compact":  considering that my body is as
strong...

"my mind as generous and my shape as
true as honest madam's issue?":  my mind is as capable, and my looks are as
good as those of a child of some respectable woman? (as opposed to that of a whore, like
my mother).

"Why brand they us with 'base,' with
'baseness,' 'bastardy,' 'base,' 'base'?":  Why do they stamp
us with terms like 'inferior,' 'inferiority,
'illegitimate,' 'inferior,' 'inferior'?...

"who,
in the lusty stealth of nature, take more composition and fierce quality than doth
within a dull, stale, tired bed go to the creating a whole tribe of fops got 'tween
asleep and wake?":  us who, conceived in hot and
hidden sexual passion, are created with more substance and strength than are a whole
tribe of weaklings made by two people in bed who are half
asleep?!

"Well then, legitimate Edgar, I must
have your land.":  Well then, my 'valid' brother Edgar - because you are one
of those weaklings (created in the way I've described above), it is only fitting that I,
the stronger and fitter brother, should have what is now considered
yours.

"Our father's love is to the bastard
Edmund as to th' legitimate":  After all, our father loves me, the 'bastard,'
as much as he loves you, the 'valid' one.

"Fine
word, 'legitimate'":  Fine word,
'valid.'

"Well, my legitimate, if this letter
speed and my invention thrive, Edmund the base shall top th' legitimate.": 
Well, my valid one, if this letter (the fake one I've devised by forging your
handwriting) works and my plan succeeds, I (the inferior one) will vanquish the
'valid.'

"I grow, I prosper.":  I get
stronger, I thrive.

"Now, gods, stand up for
bastards!":  Now, you, the powers-that-be, stand up for us
'bastards''!

Edmund, the son of a whore -- slighted,
neglected and derided from birth -- has become as hard and tough in his heart and mind
as he has in his body.  As the play will show, he will do whatever it takes (deceive,
betray, kill) to get what he feels is rightfully his.

What are Santiago's personal flaws in The Alchemist by Coelho; what holds the character back from reaching his goals?

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist,
there seem to be very few things that hold the character back from achieving his goals.
In terms of personal "flaws," he trusts too easily and he experiences self-doubt after
he is robbed.

When Santiago decides to sell his sheep, he
is too quick to trust someone that he does not know. Part of the difficulty is that the
bartender tries to warn Santiago, but they do not speak the same language. Santiago also
does not spend much time in a community of people, traveling alone except for his sheep.
This is not a personal flaw as I see it, but inexperience. He
is disheartened and momentarily loses faith in himself—and
this might well be seen as a personal flaw that temporarily stops
his progress toward realizing his dream.

It might be
considered a personal flaw that he believes that true wealth is found in things of
material value. He does not understand that things of true value are often intrinsic in
nature. However, one of Santiago's positive traits is his willingness to open his mind
to new ideas, and he soon learns that he has been
mistaken.

The other instance where Santiago is harshly
tested, which stops his quest to fulfill his Personal Legend is when he goes to the
crystal merchant for a job. Two important things happen here. First, the merchant tells
Santiago that even if he worked for a year, he would still have to borrow money to
travel to Egypt. At this moment everything the boy has learned and wished for almost
ceases to exist.

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There was a moment of silence so profound that
it seemed the city was asleep. No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the
merchants, no men climbing to the towers to chant. No hope, no adventure, no old kings
or Personal Legends, no treasure, and no Pyramids. It was as if the world had fallen
silent because the boy's soul had. He sat there…wishing he had died, and that everything
would end forever at that
moment.

In this we see
Santiago's complete loss of faith. The heroic young man with such
towering aspirations and optimism is crushed in a single moment when an enormous
obstacle appears in his path. This may well indicate a personal flaw: it certainly stops
him from moving forward. In fact—and this is the second thing that happens—Santiago
loses faith in his dream, his Personal Legend. In this instant he resolves to work for
the crystal merchant to earn enough money to buy sheep and return to his old
life.

This is exactly what Melchizedek, the King of Salem,
had referred to when he had shared with Santiago the experience of the miner who had
almost given up his Personal Legend after working so hard—and at
this point Melchizedek had stepped in to help. However, this "flaw" in Santiago is
understandable. His ability to overcome it takes eleven months. It seems, as is common
in this story, that the universe "conspires" to help the boy achieve his goal. This time
is well-spent in that he has the chance to think about his life, his goals, his
strengths, and his dreams. He is also able to discover the universal language that leads
him to watch for omens, as he tells the crystal merchant. Standing up to the merchant's
suggestion that he return to his sheep, we see how much the boy has
grown.

Whatever impediments that stand in Santiago's way
because of his "flaws," he ultimately puts aside—he regains his faith in the world
and himself, and is able to once again move toward his goal.
Eventually the boy finds more wealth than he could have ever
imagined.

Why did Calpurnia fuss over the children so much before taking them to the First Purchase Church?

Going to church in the black community is a time for
everyone to present his/her best self.  It is an important social affair where women
wear hats, and people wear their finest clothes.  The night before church, Calpurnia
gives Scout and Jem a bath, scrubbing them to make sure they are clean. She sets out
their Sunday clothes and makes sure they are ready to go with her on time. The
children’s cleanliness and the way they are dressed is a reflection on Calpurnia’s
ability to take care of the children of her employer. Dressing up for church is also a
sign of respect that Calpurnia wants to make sure the children show. She knows that this
will be a new experience for the children and Calpurnia wants to make sure they are
respectful and presentable to the congregation. Calpurnia may also fear some backlash
from the congregation, like she does when Lulu says to Calpurnia that “You ain’t got no
business bringin’ white chillun here—they got their church, we got our’n."  Scout and
Jem’s reception at the church is a little cold, and, at first, it is questioned by the
congregation until Reverend Sykes and Zeebo welcome them to the service.  It is ironic
that the black church in Maycomb is so welcoming because a white church in Maycomb would
never embrace black children attending their services.

What is the plot of "How much land does a man need?"

What is interesting about this story is that it appears to
be more of a parable than a tale - it can be read as an allegory, though we always need
to be careful when interpreting allegories. The tale begins when Pahom, a Russian
peasant, overhears his wife and her sister having an argument over whether it is better
to live in the country or the city. This leads Pahom to make the dangerous declaration
that if he just had enough land, he would not even have to fear the Devil. Of course,
the Devil hears this boast and decides to put this to the test and exploit the greed of
Pahom. The story relates Pahom´s success in buying land, yet also his dissatisfaction.
He is seen to treat the peasants as badly as he was once treated, and continues to buy
more and more land, but it is never enough. One day, a travelling merchant tells Pahom
about the Bashkir region, where very fertile ground can be purchased very cheaply.
Pahom, led by greed, travels there with all his money - 1000 rubles. The Bashkirs agree
to sell him for this sum as much money as he can pace off in a day, as long as he
returns before the end of day to his starting point. Pahom walks far, trying to get as
much land as possible, but in his rush to get back to the beginning he collapses and
dies. He ends up with six feet of land - enough to bury
him.

This masterful story thus deals with the central
question - how much is enough for us, and what is the difference between what we need
and what we want? Tolstoy was writing after serfs in Russia had been given their
freedom, and although he didn´t want them to return to their oppressed state, his tale
seems to question how we use our freedom and our liberty and into what we put our
energies.

Explain the attitude of this novel towards World War I and all wars. Do you agree or disagree with the author? Why or why not? The novel is All...

Though of course it is just my opinion, but Remarque was
commenting on the futility and the utterly back-breaking sadness of a war and its
ability to destroy an entire generation of youth from, in this case, Europe.  Her
attitude is likely that the entire operation is pointless, driven by people so far
outside of the actual combat that they can make decisions with millions of young men's
lives without considering them as real or in any way as affecting
them.

One of the reasons why I tend to agree with
Remarque's attitude is that the author was excoriated by the pro-Nazi movement in
Germany and all copies of the book were burned.  It was seen as a danger to the powers
that felt that war could be held up as a glorious enterprise and one that was worth
undertaking for whatever gains political or economic and damn the
casualties.

What does Clarisse say about front porches? Does our society have that mentality?

In Ray Bradbury's depiction of a futuristic, dystopian
society in which books, with the knowledge they contain, are outlawed because of the
threat they pose to social stability, the character of Clarisse represents the innocent
but inquisitive perspective, untainted by maturity and the responsibilities of
adulthood.  As Professor Faber and Captain Beatty point out to Montag, albeit from
vastly different perspectives, knowledge can be a dangerous thing.  The conveyance of
information unapproved or unsanctioned by the government has been made illegal or, at a
minimum, more difficult to conclude.  It is in this context that, late in Part I of
Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury has his protagonist, Montag,
reflect back on a conversation with Clarisse.  It was in that conversation that the
subject of front porches came up, about which the teenage girl told Montag the
following:

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"My uncle says there used to be front porches.
And people sat there sometimes at night, talking when they wanted to talk, rocking, and
not talking when they didn't want to talk. Sometimes they just sat there and thought
about things, turned things over. My uncle says the architects got rid of the front
porches because they didn't look well. But my uncle says that was merely rationalizing
it; the real reason, hidden underneath, might be they didn't want people sitting like
that, doing nothing, rocking, talking; that was the wrong kind of social life. People
talked too much. And they had time to think. So they ran off with the
porches."

Just as books
threaten regime stability because of the knowledge they contain, routine conversation
between citizens is considered potentially subversive because of the thoughts and plans
that could coalesce as a result of such conversations.  If eliminating front porches
made it less likely for people to sit around and talk, they were less likely to conspire
or to question authority.

In Act I, scene 1, of Hamlet, what exposition is provided in the scene? Include an explanation of the quarrel with Norway.

Act 1.1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, is
packed with information and exposition.

We learn guards are
on duty, we learn their names as well as the name of Horatio, who is trusted enough to
be brought along for verification purposes.  We learn that he is a "scholar."  We learn
that it is midnight and very cold. 

We learn that they are
in Denmark, and we learn that these same guards have seen a ghost two nights in a row,
but that Horatio doesn't believe their ghost story--until he sees the Ghost
himself.

When the Ghost appears, we learn that he seems to
look like the dead King Hamlet. 

Concerning the Fortinbras
situation, we learn that the guards are on duty primarily because of the threat of
Fortinbras.  Fortinbras' father, then the king of Norway, lost lands to King Hamlet when
he was killed during a battle with Denmark.  Fortinbras is now threatening to take these
lands back. 

Horatio and the guards suspect that the
appearance of the Ghost suggests that trouble with Fortinbras is coming. 
 

Describe the figure of speech in the line:- 'Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care'

In addition to the other editors' posts about
personification, Macbeth's quote in Act II, scene ii of
Macbeth is a metaphor (an analogy), and it is filled with two types
of imagery.

Metaphor /
Analogy: Translated, it means, "sleep that straightens out the tangled
coil of worry."  Macbeth and his wife have murdered Duncan and sleep, so Macbeth is
comparing the act of sleep to to the act of unravelling.  Sleep unravels worry the same
way a weaver unravels thread.  He will not sleep for the rest of the play; instead, he
will forever worry and be paranoid that someone or something supernatural will discover
his crime.

Imagery: the line
contains two types of imagery: "sleep" and "clothing."  The leitmotif of sleep runs
throughout the play.  The lack of sleep is a result of guilt, and it will drive both
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth crazy by the end of the
play.

Macbeth is also full of clothing
imagery: "borrowed robes," the "crown," and "the sleeve."  These images underscore the
domestic and gender differences between the couple.  Ironically, Macbeth makes an
analogy here about a feminine domestic duty (sewing).

Why does Ralph call an assembly? How do the boys react?Is the bond of friendship between ralph and jack is disappearing? Why?

Ralph calls an assembly to set things straight.  While
Jack and the hunters have been victorious in killing their first pig, Ralph and Piggy
have suffered a major disappointment when a ship passed by, and there was no signal
fire.  Ralph, probably for the first time, realizes how much he wanted to be rescued.
 So, we have two groups emerging:  Jack's group that wants to hunt and have fun,
thinking only of the here and now; and Ralph's group that is concerned with shelters and
rescue.

Ralph's meeting is an attempt to establish rules
and procedures for survival and rescue. And Ralph cares very much about this meeting. He
plans out what he is going to say beforehand.  He even knows how he will make his
announcements.  In other words, Ralph assumes a true leadership role, acting as a leader
who is very much concerned about the welfare of the group.  Jack, of course, resents
Ralph's authority.  He does not care for Ralph's rule, and wants only to do what he
wants when he wants.  He still is interested in having fun on the island.  As Ralph
begins to respect Piggy's input more because he and Ralph have the same goals, Ralph
moves further away from Jack.

The boys listen to Ralph
initially.  But the meeting breaks up when Ralph allows them to discuss the beastie.  It
is the boys' fear that Ralph cannot control or allay.  Instead of quelling the boys'
fears, the discussion of the beastie only heightens them.  Jack's power on the island is
increased as the fear of the unknown increases.

Discuss Gatsby's five years as Cody's associate. Include his creation of a new persona.

Young James Gatz knew as a boy that he wanted a life
different from the one his parents had.  The inscriptions written in the book his
father, Henry, brought to Jay's home after Jay died proved that.  When the teenaged
James Gatz saw the luxurious yacht anchored in the lake, he knew that the yacht
represented what he wanted in life.  When Dan Cody asked James his name as he thanked
him for the advice to avoid anchoring where he was, James Gatz responded, "Jay Gatsby". 
It was at that moment that James Gatz ceased to exist and Jay Gatsby was born.  Like a
young child has to be taught how to walk, talk, etc., Jay Gatsby had to learn how to be
Jay Gatsby, the wealthy, worldly man.  Dan Cody gave him a great deal of that
education.  Cody took Jay on his yacht as a general helper in all areas, including
taking care of him when he, Cody, got drunk and insensate.  During the five years that
Gatsby traveled around the continent with Cody, Gatsby learned how to act among the
wealthy people he wanted to emulate.  He was introduced to places he would have never
had the opportunity to visit without the help of someone like Cody and he was introduced
to people he would never have had the chance to meet without Cody.  He probably learned
things about business, both legal and illegal. He probably dealt with both scrupulous
and unscrupulous characters.  Cody gave Jay Gatsby the refinement to pull off being Jay
Gatsby, the worldly man of money - even before he had any money.  It is doubtful that
James Gatz would have ever had the ability to fool Daisy Fay into believing he was an
officer who came from a wealthy family the way Jay Gatsby did.  Another important lesson
Jay Gatsby learned from Dan Cody was to stay away from alcohol.  Gatsby undoubtedly saw
that alcohol caused Cody to use bad judgement from time to time.  Since Jay Gatsby made
his money dealing with mostly illegal situations, being alert at all times was
important, so that lesson from Cody had great value.  Finally, Jay learned from Dan Cody
that he great American dream of rags to riches was possible.  Cody made his fortune from
mining metals, but he wasn't born into money.  Jay saw that he, too, could attain that
dream if he worked at it.

In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, what does "Thus did Mark Anthony bid me fall down" signify?

Directly after the assassination of Julius
Caesar in Act 3, Scene 1, Mark Antony flees to his house to save his own
life. But he realizes that he is not safe anywhere if the conspirators have decided to
kill him too. He has no idea how many people they intend to slaughter, but he believes
that all close friends of Caesar must be in extreme jeopardy, and he is the closest
friend of all. It was he who offered Caesar the symbolic crown, showing that he intended
to help his friend become the supreme monarch of the Roman
Empire.

Antony decides that he must present himself before
the triumphant conspirators and try to convince them that he is no threat to their
proposed new political order. But he thinks it prudent to send a messenger first, and he
instructs the Servant exactly how to act and what to say. He also tells the Servant to
appeal directly to Brutus because he believes that Brutus is an honorable man, that he
is the de facto leader of the conspiracy, and that he can be
trusted to keep his word if he gives the Servant assurance of Antony's safety. Perhaps
Antony senses that the co-leader of the conspirators, Cassius, wants to have him killed.
At least he understands that Cassius would be much harder to fool than the idealistic,
scholarly, unworldly Brutus.

The Servant approaches and,
acting on Antony's instructions, kneels before Brutus and then falls prostrate--i.e.
face down--while he delivers Antony's message. This is dramatically effective. What is
happening is that Antony himself is symbolically falling prostrate, although he could
not bring himself to do such a thing in person regardless of the danger he was
in.

Thus,
Brutus, did my master bid me kneel:
Thus did Mark Antony bid me fall
down;
And, being prostrate, thus he bade me say:
Brutus is noble,
wise, valiant, and honest;
Caesar was mighty, bold, royal, and
loving:
Say I love Brutus, and I honour him;
Say I fear'd Caesar,
honour'd him and loved him.
If Brutus will vouchsafe that Antony
May
safely come to him, and be resolved
How Caesar hath deserved to lie in
death,
Mark Antony shall not love Caesar dead
So well as Brutus
living; but will follow
The fortunes and affairs of noble
Brutus
Through the hazards of this untrod state
With all true faith.
So says my master
Antony.

Brutus has many noble
qualities, but he repeatedly shows himself to be as much of an egotist as Julius Caesar.
When Brutus addresses the mob he speaks mainly about himself and his honorable motives.
He is flattered to have this messenger groveling before him, as Antony fully expected he
would be, and also flattered to be addressed as the sole leader and sole decision-maker
of his faction. Brutus is easily persuaded to guarantee Antony's safety. His response
is:

Thy
master is a wise and valiant Roman;
I never thought him worse.
Tell
him, so please him come unto this place,
He shall be satisfied; and, by my
honour,
Depart
untouch'd.

Antony does not
ask to be allowed to speak at Caesar's funeral until he appears in person and shakes
hands with all the conspirators. He fully intends to try to turn the Roman people
against the men who murdered his friend, but he has to proceed with extreme caution.
Cassius wanted to have him killed, but Brutus overruled him. Cassius advises Brutus that
it could be disastrous to let Antony address the assembled mob, but once again Brutus
overrules him. Cassius wanted Brutus to be a figurehead, but he is learning that Brutus
is impossible to control now that he has tasted political power.

Why does the Playboy appeal to you?

Ultimately, how you answer this question is up to you. 
What do you like about Mahon?  What about him makes you identify with him?  Does he make
you laugh?  Cry?  Does he help you recognize something about yourself or others you
know? 

Is his willingness to accept credit for a morbid
deed, then his cowardice when his father shows up, comparable to your experience in the
world?  Is this an accurate critique of machismo and morbidity, not only in the
character of the Playboy, but also in the townspeople, as
well?

Personally, I love the play much more than the
character of the Playboy, himself.  I see his representation as a critique of society. 
But that may be completely different for you. 

In many ways, Lennie was too good to survive in our world. How does the world destroy the innocent among us?

I think Lennie is the perfect example of how the world
destroys the innocent among us. Look at what Lennie had to do to adapt. He had to keep
his mouth shut for fear his employers wouldn't want him, despite the fact that
physically he was ideal for the job.

Our society moves so
quickly and people in it are so jaded that they are skeptical of anyone who does things
for purely innocent or altruistic reasons. Even today, someone like Lennie would be hard
pressed to function on his own. He would still need someone like George to be his buffer
to the people around him.

Everyone is skeptical of people
who are innocent. We are so used to expecting that everyone is out for him/herself and
we can't believe that someone can be as innocent as he/she seems. We want results, we
want to be successful, we want to be rich. Those things aren't a result of being
innocent. To get ahead in society, as most people see it, you have to be willing to do
anything, walk over anyone.

Those people walked over and
taken advantage of are often the innocent. They are tricked, cheated, hurt, forgotten in
the modern quest for success.

What are the major themes of "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter.

There are some pretty powerful themes in the story, and
they are made pretty clear in the summary below.  The coming of age theme is one that
winds its way through all different places in the story and connects clearly to that of
sex and added responsibility.  As she goes to the castle, the journey might be
considered a symbol of that transition, but it also starts the entire set of actions
that drive her coming of age.  The consumation of her marriage which starts her
curiosity about sex and her use of the various roles of sex in her life continues to
drive that theme of coming of age.  It also begins to show the fact that she is not
entirely innocent as she begins to delve into things that aren't considered appropriate,
etc.

How are Holden (from Catcher in the rye) and Hamlet different and in what ways are they similar?I need at least 3 differences or 3 similarities....

Both of them are wracked with guilt and sadness about the
death of a loved one, particularly a death that wasn't natural or expected.  Hamlet of
course is grieving for his father, Hamlet Sr. and Holden is clearly unable to move on
from his little brother Allie who died of leukemia.

Both
characters also communicate with the dead in a way.  Hamlet meets his father's ghost and
from him learns that he was murdered and that Claudius is the guilty party, while Holden
throughout the novel talks with and about Allie and it is clear that they are best
friends, in many ways Holden still believes he is around and
alive.

Another similarity would be their seeming alienation
from the society which surrounds them.  No one really seems to get Hamlet, they think he
is mad, so too with Holden.  Of course they have their moments and those they allow to
start to get close, but they also have the habit of pushing people away and not allowing
anyone to really be intimate with them.

It says: Write a five paragraph essay, with proper introduction and conclusion showing how the theme of Peter Pan is developed through characters...

The best way to get started with this prompt is to
identify the theme you want to explore and then the specific three characters and/or
character relationships you believe support your interpretation of the
theme.

From there, the simplest organization of your essay
is fairly straight-forward:

Paragraph 1 --
Introduction

Paragraph 2 -- Character (or character
relationship) A

Paragraph 3 -- Character (or character
relationship) B

Paragraph 4 -- Character (or character
relationship) C

Paragraph 5 --
Conclusion

In paragraphs two through four, you will
describe how this theme is developed because of this character (or relationship) using
specific examples (and I assume quotations) from the
book.

My advice would be to begin writing these paragraphs
first, and once they are drafted, come back to draft your introduction and
conclusion.

Compare & contrast the Chinese folk song: WHAT PLANT IS NOT FADED? with WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? by Pete SeegerI also have to comment on...

These two works are plaintiff verses about war. Neither
one presents war in a positive light. Both focus on the plight of the soldier and both
illustrate how soldiers suffer - being taken away from their families, living in harsh
conditions, all in order to protect their countries.

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What man is not taken
To defend the
four bounds?

What plant is not wilting?
What man
is not taken from his wife?

            (from The Book of
Songs)

Where have all the young men
gone?

Gone for soldiers every
one

              (from Seeger's
song)

Seeger's song is more
of a protest song against war. It is reminiscent of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the
Bible in the way it presents the cycle of life - where have the flowers gone, picked by
young girls; where have the young girls gone, married to young men; where have the young
men gone, gone for soldiers; where have the soldiers gone, to the grave. It illustrates
the futility of war when it asks the
question:

When will we ever
learn?

When will we ever
learn?

The Chinese folk song
does not really express this view, although it does express the harsh reality of the
life of a soldier:

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Alas for us soldiers,
Neither by day
nor by night can we rest!

What satire can we find in Part 4 of Gulliver's Travels? How does it criticize society?

In many ways, the satire is a very simple one in this
case.  The Yahoos are meant to represent the general condition of the human race.  As
Gulliver comes to understand, these beings are so incredibly selfish and so driven to
vice and disgusting behavior, that any time they gain an advantage or find a way to get
more resources, etc., they immediately turn that windfall or that gain into a further
journey into vice.

By contrast, he makes it clear that the
Houyhnhms are so incredibly rational.  So much of what they do makes great sense, etc. 
Of course Gulliver tries as hard as he can to make himself into the latter and avoid
interaction with or implication that he is in fact the
former.

This satirical treatment of the human race is only
strengthened by later parts of the story when Gulliver returns home and voices his
disgust with the behavior of the people he interacts with.

In Shakespeare's tragic play Othello, is Iago a foil to Othello? Discuss the question in the light of morbid jealousy.

Foil: Literally a "leaf" of
bright metal placed under a jewel to increase its brilliance (Holman & Harmon
198).

Traditionally, a foil is a minor character who,
through comparison and contrast, serves to highlight the brilliance of the protagonist
or hero.  Iago is no minor character: he has more lines than the Moor.  Iago is Janus, a
foil unto himself, one who opens and closes scenes and the play
itself.

If he is a foil of Othello, he's not a classical
one anyway, and not my first pick.  Iago is mainly a villain, and to call him otherwise,
I think, subverts his purpose.

Othello is the gullible hero
deceived by the melodramatic villain Iago.  One critic's thesis of the domestic tragedy
is "the wanton destruction of marriage by a villain."  So in the morality play that is
Othello, Iago is more like Satan to Adam and Eve (Othello and
Desdemona): he's an entirely different creature with a singular, destructive purpose.
 It is this polar opposition that drives the play.

Roderigo
and Cassio, white Christian Venetian males, are better foils for Iago.  Publicly, Iago
looks like them, talks like them, acts like them.  Othello is on an island in this play,
alienated by race, age, religion, rank, and status.  The closest foil for Othello, I
think, is the Turk, who ironically never appears, but lurks on the fringes.  The Turk is
Othello's "otherness," his Id, his jealous rage--hovering at the beginning and make
flesh by the end.

The death of the Turkish forces at sea
signals the beginning of the tragedy.  This is when Othello's darker side, his morbid
jealous as you say, begins to rear its head.  Once on Cyprus, once the Turks have been
defeated, once Othello lets his guard down, once Othello moves from a military man to a
domestic civilian, Iago gains advantage and becomes the Vice figure who torments
Othello, eliciting his self-loathing, fear, vaunted male pride, and morbid
jealousy.

What are the similarities and differences of Pip and Herbert Pocket?

Two young, unworldly men, although from different
environments, Pip and Herbert both do not know how to manage their
lives.

• Similarities

Both
Herbert and Pip have never lived on their own before they become roommates. They have no
idea how to budget their allowances, and they both get into financial
difficulties.

Both Pip and Herbert, who are near the same
age, are under the tutelage of Matthew Pocket.

Both Pip and
Herbert disapprove of Estella's manner and attitude.

Both
struggle to become educated, succeed in life, and find a
profession.

• Differences

Herbert
is a relative of Miss Havisham's and is from an upper class family. Pip, as Estella
calls him, is "common," or from the laboring class.

Miss
Havisham sent for Herbert when he was younger "on a trial visit," but she did not
approve of Herbert. When she sent for Pip, he was told to return to play with
Estella.

Pip describes Herbert as a person who has "a
natural incapacity to do anything secret and mean." This is unlike Pip, who is cruel to
Joe when he comes to London to visit Pip in Chapter
27.

Herbert has a sanguine nature; Pip broods at times and
is judgmental and snobbish as he stays at the Blue Boar rather than visiting the forge.
He argues with Biddy about Joe in Chapter 19; he displays his repulsion for Magwitch who
returns to London and tells Pip he is the young man's
benefactor.

Pip becomes aware of the vicissitudes of life
and of Herbert's unrealistic hopes and attitudes. He arranges with Miss Havisham for
Herbert to obtain a position so that he can afford to marry, but Herbert has no idea
that Pip has done this and believes that he has secured the job on his
own.

Pip believes that "clothes make the man" and along
with money, he can become a gentleman; Herbert is truly a gentleman as he is mannerly
and of a kind and polite disposition.  

What impact has the Muslim resurgence had on world history? Why has the West been unable to cope with this development in a realistic manner?

It's important to remember that Islam has been a major
world religion for quite some time, so the term resurgence does not really refer to
membership, or even the mainstream beliefs of the vast majority of Muslims.  The term
generally refers to the resurgence of radical Islam, especially along Wahhabi lines such
as al-Qaeda.

The impact on world history is most obvious in
the military conflicts in the Near East, most notably in Afghanistan, and to a lesser
degree in Iraq.  Radical Islam provoked the invasion of Afghanistan after the 9/11
attacks, the pursuit of bin Laden and al-Qaeda around the globe, and that conflict
widened to include attacks on US forces in Iraq as well.  The impact then, in these
cases, was to force or provoke Western society into investing massive military and
financial resources into responding directly to some elements of the Muslim
Resurgence.

The West has been largely unable to cope with
this radicalization because, and this is a matter of opinion, it has fundamentally
misunderstood or even ignored the root causes of the Resurgence.  It has essentially
declared war on a set of ideas.  Terrorism has no military solution, and probably no
diplomatic one.  The roots and recruiting grounds of radical Islam are economic, and
depend on crushing poverty to be successful.  This is both inconvenient and complicated,
with no short term solution, something the West, and the US in particular, does not
typically handle well in recent years.

What are the similarities of Nelson Mandela's and Steve Biko's ideas and strategies?

Nelson Mandela and Steven Biko both believed in ending
apartheid and bringing about civil rights and legal equality for black citizens of South
Africa. They both believed that such a social revolution could be achieved
non-violently, but both were willing to fight if it came to
that.

Mandela was affiliated with the African National
Congress, which did have a militant/violent sect but believed if enough popular pressure
could be brought to bear on the South African government and that if it could force
Mandela's release from prison, then the rest of the revolution could be won
easily.

Biko believed that all that was needed was to raise
awareness of black culture and identity, to give them pride in who they were and a sense
of equality within themselves.  He called this "Black Consciousness" and believed that
once blacks became aware of their own worth as human beings, they would no longer
tolerate living under apartheid and a widespread revolution could not be
stopped.

How do you think life was like living during the great depression?

The fact that the people who lived through the Great
Depression never forgot it tells much of the desperation of the times.  They remained
frugal until their last moments, saving such small items as sacks or anything that could
be reused.  Always they talked of how certain foods were unavailable, and if they did
have something, they made it last for days.  Of course, there were the long lines that
people so patiently waited in to get bread or soup. And, worse, there were people who
jumped from windows in their despair over fortunes
lost. 

One needs only read Steinbeck's The Grapes
of Wrath that tells of the plight of the tenant farmers in the Dust Bowl and
Of Mice and Men to learn how alienated people were in this time,
how mistrustful they were of others.  Woody Guthrie traveled in boxcars on trains and
sang of the desperation of the time. Numbers of workers were drawn to Socialism and
Communism and waged strikes in the hopes that they could attain a better
life.

Dorothea Lange, a phographer of the Depression era,
is known for her realistic and haunting images.  Her 1935 shapshot of a migrant worker
with her children bespeaks volumes of the poverty and destitution that people of this
era lived in. Once proud people were dependent upon the government to provide for them,
and they were ashamed. But, they had to work and the WPA provided jobs.  Or, they were
too proud, like Mr. Cunningham of To Kill a Mockingbird.  Still
others turned to illegal activity such as bootlegging.  "People did what they had to
do," remarks one octegenarian. Still, the "picture shows" thrived during this time
period as people were delighted to enter the theatre and forget the misery outside. 
Nearly every Depression-era movie had a happy, positive
end.

The Great Depression followed by World War II is what
made those that Tom Brokraw calls "The Greatest Generation."  As Elie Kazan, the famous
director remarked, "Only when people endure a great struggle in their lives do they
truly become a person of worth."  Certainly, the Depression and WWII were trying times
that made people worth their mettle.

What are the similarities and differences between Vietnam and the September 11th attack?

I would argue that the similarities that exist between the
two events are largely based on different groups' reactions after the initial
incidents.  Below are several similarities, because I see from the other answers that
you already have many valid differences:

1.  The Gulf of
Tonkin incident and the attack on 9/11: In 1964, US ships were allegedly attacked on two
different days in the Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnamese forces.  When the second attack
occurred (there is still controversy about what actually happened), President Johnson
was granted power by Congress to defend any Southeast Asian country that might come
under attack as we did in the Gulf.  This decision eventually led up to the significant
number of US troops deployed to Vietnam.  Immediately after the attack on 9/11,
President Bush announced that the US would retaliate and soon sent troops into
Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden (who claimed responsibility for the attacks) was last
known to be hiding.  At the time, similar to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution granted
President Johnson which showed Congress's support for some military action, the US
Congress was solidly behind the President sending troops into Afghanistan.  However,
public opinion and much of the support in Congress have waned over the past 9 years to
the point where some are calling for a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan just as many
called for a complete withdrawal from Vietnam.

2. The
conflict in Vietnam and the conflict in Afghanistan (a result of the 9/11 attacks) do
have quite a few similarities.  US and NATO troops do not really know whom to trust in
Afghanistan just as Americans did not know whom to trust in Vietnam.  When different
sects of a country are fighting against one another and a foreign element is introduced,
the indigenous people of the country have to try to figure out which side to take--not
an easy thing to do when you consider that you might be on the wrong side at the end of
the conflict and end up being punished for your earlier decision. Similarly, the
conflict in both countries mainly involves guerrilla warfare, especially on the NVA's
and Taliban's part.  The US has had to adapt to situations where its modern technology
does not always work the best in a rugged terrain which the enemy knows
thoroughly.

Compare and Contrast the processes and purposes of mitosis, meiosis, and binary fission.I need to write a 14 sentence accordian paragraph comparing...

Each process is the replication of cells.  Mitosis and
meosis both take place in multicellular, eukaryotic organisms whereas binary fission is
for unicellular, prokaryotic organisms. Mitosis and binary fission are both asexual
processes that result in two genetically identical cells and meosis is the part of
sexual reproduction that yields four genetically different sperm cells, or one egg and
three polar bodies.

The purpose of mitosis is to replace
dead or damaged cells in an organism.  Mitosis is a small part of the cell cycle, or the
life span of a cell.  During interphase the DNA in the nucleus replicates.  The
first step of mitosis is prophase where the DNA condenses into chromatin the chromosomes
are termed tetrads (tetra referring to the four legs on the tetrad) and the nucleus
disintegrates, next the tetrads line up in the center of the cell during metaphase,
thirdly in anaphase the tetrads are pulled apart and move towards the poles of the cell
by spindle fibers that are attached to the centrioles, next the two new nuclei form with
exact copies of the DNA in each nucleus during telophase and finaly cytokinesis (cell
division) occurs.  The result is two genetically identical diploid cells. Diploid
meaning it has a full set of chromosomes.

Meosis occurs to
create gametes or sex cells for sexual reproducing organisms.  Meosis consists of two
rounds of mitosis, however, in between the first and second round "crossing over" occurs
where the genetic material is jumbled.  Segments of the chromosomes cross with each
other to change the genetic code leading to genetic variation.  This process takes place
so that offspring are not genetic clones of their parents.  The result of meosis is 4
genetically different haploid sperm cells, or one egg with three genetically
different haploid polar bodies (cells that provide nutrients for the egg).  Haploid
cells, or gametes contain half the number of chromosomes so that when the egg is
fertilized the resulting embryo has a full set of chromosomes, half from each
parent.

Binary fission occurs in prokaryotic cells, or
bacteria.  This is a very simplistic process compared to meosis and mitosis.  This is an
asexual process where the DNA that is just floating in the cell makes a copy of itself
and the cell splits in two with one set of DNA in each cell.  The purpose of binary
fission is for rapid growth of single celled organisms.    

Does Snowball have a dream that envisions the ideal animal society?

No.  Snowball is not the one who has a dream that shows
the animals living happily without human beings around.  The pig that has that dream is
called Old Major.  Old Major has the dream, but then dies before the revolution can
happen.

After the revolution, Snowball becomes important. 
He and another pig named Napoleon are the leaders of the revolution and of the
government that is created after the animals get rid of Farmer Jones.  But Snowball is
not the one with the original dream -- he is one of the main pigs who tries to make the
dream into reality.

In chapter 3 of the novel 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck, why is Lennie reluctant to fight Curley? What injury does he inflict upon...

In Of Mice and Men, Lennie doesn't
want to fight Curley because he's afraid he'll get in trouble with
George. 

Lennie isn't a fighter anyway, and never wants to
cause trouble.  So he isn't inclined to want to fight.  But he is terrified of fighting
because he thinks George won't let him tend the rabbits on their imaginary farm if he
gets in trouble.

Once he does understand that George says
it's okay if he does fight back, he quickly catches Curley's fist in his hand and
smashes Curley's fist--fight over.

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Curley's fist was swinging when Lennie reached
for it.  The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist
was lost in Lennie's big hand.  George ran down the room, "Leggo of him, Lennie, Let
go."

In A Tale of Two Cities, how does Lucie influence the following characters through love: Doctor Manette, Darnay, Mr. Lorry, and Carton?

In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles
Dickens, Lucie Manette somehow inspires love in all the other main characters; however,
the reader must accept this inspiration without understanding how it is effected since
the character of Lucie is not brought to life by Dickens and remains
passive.

DOCTOR MANETTE

In
"Book the First," it is her golden hair that elicits the memory of his wife for Dr.
Manette; and, then, the realization that he has a living daughter brings Manette back to
the real world. As a hero of the Revolution, Manette is inspired to try to aid Darnay as
the Revolutionaries arrest him because the son of his enemy is married to his belove
daughter.

CHARLES DARNAY

As a
character, Darnay is also passive.  With his tendency to get himself in trouble and be
sent to jail, he is perfect for inspiring the compassion of Lucie's
heart.

MR. LORRY

For Mr.
Lorry, Lucie and Dr. Manette represent the family that he has never had.  In his
position with Tellson's Bank, Mr. Lorry assumes a protective role towards Lucie when she
is but a baby.  From France, he takes Lucie as an infant to England; then, he rescues
her father.  Mild-mannered and affectionate, he is moved by these same qualities in
Lucie and feels a fatherly affection for her and grows to like and respect Dr.
Manette.

SYDNEY CARTON

Carton,
as Charles Darnay's double, is equally attracted to the pretty Lucie.  Seeing Darnay's
and Lucie's love for each other makes Carton envious of Charles Darnay as he realizes
that he could also have  a happy relationship if he had not wasted his life in drink. 
Feeling that he cannot complete with Darnay, he remains in the background as Darnay
proposes to Lucie, but he does pledge his platonic love to Lucie, promising her that he
will do anything to protect her when she anxiously talks of the "echoing footsteps."  He
feels that if he can perform worthy deeds for Lucie and his family, he can, at least, be
respected by someone.  Later, of course, he makes the ultimate sacrifice for the
Darnays, inspired by his love for Lucie.

Discuss Jack's use of Bunburyism in act one, and it's larger implications for Jack's sense of identity and family. Narrow your argument. This is a...

Jack's use of Bunburyism is no different than Algernon's,
although Jack criticizes it.

Jack, in his own words is
"Earnest in the country, and Jack in the city". His situation is that he is a ward to a
young lady, the manager of a huge estate, and in general he is a man with
responsibilities in the country.

He, however, needs to lose
himself and finds freedom in the city. In London, he lives at Albany B4, changes his
name to Earnest, and does all the wicked things that he cannot do in the country: Runs
huge restaurant bills at restaurants, has creditors haunting him, and just enjoys the
pleasures of dandyism.

It is as Earnest that he meets
Algernon- the original bunburyist. In Algernon's case, he invents an invalid friend
called Bunbury, and claims to go to take care of him when, in fact, it is just an excuse
to go party around town. This is what validates the argument that Jack's use of
bunburyism (disguised as an evil twin brother in the city named Earnest) is no different
than that of Algernon's although Earnest thinks that Algernon, by doing this, is
immoral.  

As far as implications of Jack's personal life
and his family, what this might mean is that Jack was simply bored of playing a paternal
role to Cecily and even more overwhelmed to have been left with the many
responsibilities of money, land, and estate. He was not an old man, and yet he had to
find his fun only by escaping his life of seriousness and get in all sorts of scrapes in
the city. This was maybe his only way to keep his youth from fading, and keeping his
inner heat going.