You could use lead nitrate or lead ethanoate. to make lead
carbonate mix solutions of one of the above with any soluble carbonate e.g. sodium
carbonate. For lead ethanoate use any other ethanoate salt or even vinegar (ethanoic
acid solution).
Pb(NO3)2 + Na2CO3 → PbCO3 +
2NaNO3
Ionically: Pb2+(aq) + CO32- (aq) →
PbCO3(s)
Use these examples for the rest of your problem.
It is very fiddly to cut and paste from word.
Well, that's a thirty year time period, and a lot happened
in those thirty years, so it's hard to say if this is the information you are looking
for.
I'll concentrate on two major changes. In 1954, the
Supreme Court ordered schools to be desegregated. The government enforced the ruling
and across the South, schools were forced to open their doors to black students as
well. By 1970, that process was largely complete.
After
Sputnik, a Russian satellite, was launched in 1957, the US passed the National Defense
Education Act, which changed all of the graduation requirements, placed an emphasis on
math and science, and created the AP program. High school moved away from basic job
preparation towards college preparation.
I haven't read this book for years, since I was in high
school, but my son just finished it in his 9th grade English class. This gave me a
chance to rethink what was going on when he and I discussed it for his
assignments.
I think, as most agree, that the biggest
obstacle Annie faces in trying to teach Helen is her parents, Captain and Mrs. Keller.
While they obviously love their daughter, they do not know what to do with her. They do
not understand her disabilities as we do in today's society. The prevailing attitudes
of the time were to put these children away in institutions, or hide them away at home.
They were not thought to be teachable so they were left basically on their own -
provided only the basic necessities to sustain
life.
Captain Keller, and to a lesser extent the rest of
the family, hinder Helen's growth and development from early childhood. They allow her
to roam wildly around the house, especially at mealtime, taking what she wants and
shoving it in her mouth to eat. She is not given any direction and allowed to roam
the home and yard. Helen has to teach herself how to get around. She has no way of
communicating her needs other than grunting, groaning, taking things, or hitting and
screaming when she is frustrated and doesn't get what she wants. Helen is not taught
that there are appropriate ways to communicate her needs even when she doesn't have the
benefit of sight and speech.
Annie, with her own
disability, has a unique perspective on Helen's situation. She has faith in Helen and
believes that she can learn to communicate her wants, needs, and desires. "Annie truly
is a Miracle Worker. With love, dedication, and a few kicks to the shins, Annie is
successful in teaching Helen many of the things she needs to know how to do to get along
in life and be able to do so independently.
The question is interesting because of its implications.
On one hand, some animals might not be considered good workers because they are voices
of dissent. It is interesting to see how Orwell constructs a situation where animals
who don't blindly follow the pigs' instructions are immediately considered "bad."
Orwell might be making a statement on the nature of government in that it easily derides
those who are not immediately locked in to what is being said. Instead, they deemed as
"not good" in order to defray reflection and thought as to why these individuals do not
follow the party line and the Status Quo. Certainly, animals like Benjamin and even
Clover might fall into this category. Both of them understand what is being done and
can sense the manipulation of the animals. Due to this, these animals are discarded,
their voices not validated. Being considered a "not good worker" is a way in which the
pigs' control is consolidated because it does not examine individual voice, but rather
eliminates it. In demonizing "the other," those in the position of power benefit by
continuing their own control. It in this light that Benjamin and Clover could be
considered "not good workers" because of the fundamental challenge they pose to the
Status Quo.
Denise Levertov's poem, "A Time Past" uses visual imagery
to conjure up moments from the past.
The first bit of
visual imagery is found in the mention of the steps:
The old wooden steps to the front
door...
These words conjure
an image of wooden steps that are never quite clean, even when swept, but are worn soft
by age and use, though they are still capable in the speaker's memory to leave slivers
behind.
Another visual image presents a beautiful morning,
awash in sunlight, early and cold enough that the dew is almost
frost.
...(emerging into golden day— the dew almost
frost)...
Another visual
image is the description of the old steps now; there may be foreshadowing in this
statement that the steps are gone, dead:
...those wooden steps are gone now,
decayed...
And
the description of the new steps conveys not only that the old has been replaced, but
replaced by strong, cold steps—as if they have beauty, but no
soul:
...replaced with granite, / hard, gray, and
handsome...
The woman refers
once more to that enchanted moment when "he" came downstairs, the memories of his youth,
his return of her exclamation of love ringing out in the
silence:
Yet
that one instant, / your cheerful, unafraid, youthful, 'I love you too,' / the quiet
broken by no bird, no cricket, gold leaves / spinning in silence down without / any
breeze to blow them.
The
memory of that moment wraps around the speaker, "twining" itself like a clinging vine,
attaching itself in her mind to those old steps, permanently a part of that moment;
however the moment is gone, and perhaps the visual imagery that ends the poem parallels
the deterioration of the relationship as well as the
steps:
Yet
that one instant...is what twines itself / in my head and body across those slabs of
wood / that were warm, ancient, and now / wait somewhere to be
burnt.
Given the equation:
3x^2 + 5x
-12 = 0
We need to solve for
x.
We will use the formula to find the roots of the
quadratic equations.
We know
that:
x = [ -b +- sqrt(b^2-4ac)/
2a
==> x1= ( -5 +
sqrt(25-4*3*-12)]/2*3
= (-5 + sqrt(169) /
6
= (-5 +13)/6 = 8/6 =
4/3
==> x1=
4/3
==> x2= (-5 -13)/6 = -18/6 =
-3
==> x2= -3
Then the
solution for the quadratic equation is:
x= {
4/3 , -3}
In the poem "The Eve Of st Agnes" by John Keats, the poet
presents a vivid depiction of love. He tries to keep an elevated state of mind right
through the love story. This romantic story takes place in the context of medieval
times, and we see familiar fairy tale-like characters displaying all the charming
eccentricities of their historical surroundings.The old-fashioned way that they speak
adds a new charm all of its own.The verse form in which this is expressed is the fluent
but challenging Spenserian stanza. The hint of an asymmetric rhyme scheme is a change
from predictable couplets or quatrain. An extension of the ninth line reminds us of
ordinary speaking voices which are naturally irregular.The introductory stanzas contrast
the Beadsman, coldly praying, against the “argent revelry” of the more festive great
hall. Images of heat and cold, silver and red, chastity and indulgence, indoors and
outdoors, run through the poem, a silent opinion on the plot.
Well, it's appropriate to discuss the actual meaning of
the word "avatar" first because also has connections to the sacred. Avatar in the
religion of Hinduism is the term for a deity that purposefully comes down to earth. The
deities of Vishnu and Shiva come to mind automatically. In my opinion, this connects to
the movie Avatar directly in that humans are, in a sense, making themselves unholy
"gods" by choosing an "avatar" and invading the lives of the Na'vi. On a more positive
note, the notion of an avatar connects to the movie because, through the help (the
will?) of Eywa, the main character of Jake actually becomes his
avatar.
This being said, the real sacred story in Avatar
has to do with the Na'vi and their religion which focuses on the worship of the nature
goddess named Eywa. It is a sign from this Eywa that originally convinces Neytiri to
bring Jake back to her clan. We learn throughout the course of the story that the
natural world, the Navi, and Eywa are inherently connected (hence the danger of them
leaving Hometree to its destruction). A cornerstone of this link is the Tree of Souls
where the Na'vi can communicate with various forms of indigenous life on Pandora. This
connection is again apparent when the animal life of Pandora "defeat" the humans with
the aid of the wounded Na'vi.
At this point in the novel, Yurii is only a shell of his
former self. Whereas there was a point where Yurii lived for beauty and the love of
what was in the world, Yuri's arrival in Moscow has become the result of ruptured bonds,
misplaced loyalties, as well as governmental hypocrisy. At his arrival in Moscow, this
hypocrisy is at its most unprecedented level, as power is not being exercised for the
benefit of the many. It is being used to benefit the few. Yurii is reflective of how
the body politic's loyalty is being tried and
weakened:
It is 1922, and Yurii returns to the
city a broken man...Vasia watches as Yurii turns more and more inward, away from life
and passion. After settling in, Yurii is further disappointed by his former friends, who
are, in Yurii’s eyes, mere shadows of the people they once
were.
At this
point in the novel, Yurii has lost all energy to find totality and harmony in
consciousness. Hope is lost with the purges and abuses of central power, causing him to
lose hope as a citizen and person. While writing used to be a communal product for him,
the ending reflects him to be one that can only write for himself, seeking to remain
only with himself and not form any bonds with anyone
else:
By the end of the story, Yurii has
withdrawn from society, from the two women who matter most to him, and from his children
and his friends. He has withdrawn from society and into his writing. In the end, he
lives in a small room where he sorts through and records his thoughts. He dies on a
public sidewalk away from everyone he has ever
known.
From the beginning, the reader is involved in Morrison's
The Bluest Eye. First, the opening primer which is an allusion to
the popular Dick and Jane primary readers of the mid 1900s reminds readers of the
history surrounding those texts. The Dick and Jane readers posited an ideal lifestyle
that stood in sharp contrast to the reality of life for many Americans. From here, the
reader knows that life will not be ideal for the characters in the
novel.
Then, the opening line before the section titled
"Autumn" is a colloquialism that is meant to engage the audience and draw the reader
into the story. The narrator says "Quiet as kept. . ." to let the reader know that he
or she will be part of the secret that is present in the town. The reader wants to be
part of this town gossip and is drawn into the text.
This excellent poem uses the sight of two horses who were
formerly famous but are now "at grass" in their dotage to discuss the place of growing
old and fame in our lives. Clearly the horses act as symbols of animals who have known
great success in their time, but now are enjoying a tranquil life, being placed in a
pleasant meadow. Now they are described as being "anonymous," free to enjoy life without
fame. However, stanzas two and three deal with their glory days and compare the fame and
praise they received with their lifestyle now. Stanza four begins with a very pertinent
question that links to the central theme of this
poem:
Do
memories plague their ears like
flies?
That is, are they
haunted or constantly nagged by their former glory days in comparison with their life
now? Can they ever live a "normal" life after the success they have enjoyed, or will the
rest of their days be full of regret for what has passed, for what has been "summer by
summer all stole away"? All they are left with now is the "unmolesting meadows," which
may sound pleasant, but can hardly compare to the jolt of excitement of the "starting
gates." The only relationship they have now is with the grooms that look after
them.
Thus this poem looks at the process of growing old
and the necessary lifestyle changes that come with that. It also haunts us with the
question of how we cope with retirement or the removal of fame and praise in our lives
as we move to the "unmolesting meadows" of our Autumn years.
In Goethe's Faust Part I, we see the
main character who is unhappy and desiring more knowledge; he even contemplates becoming
part of the cosmos through suicide. He lives an academic life, separate from the company
of others. Knowledge is what he seeks, but the human side of life does not appeal to
him. When Mephistopheles (Mephisto) is given permission by The Lord to tempt Faust to
test his dedication to The Lord, Mephisto does all he can, within Faust's challenge and
wager.
In Part I, Faust seduces a
young, respectable girl, Margaret (Gretchen). She becomes pregnant and for the most
part, he has little concern for her. She ends up in prison: she has mistakenly poisoned
her mother with a sleeping draught, but the worst blemish on her soul is the drowning of
her illegitimate child. At this point, Faust tries to help her escape, but she refuses.
She realizes what she has done and, when she dies, The Lord takes her to Heaven in light
of her penitence and wish to be one with The Lord again. Faust is devasted over the end
of the life of the innocent woman he has, essentially,
destroyed.
In Part II, Faust is
tranformed from a Romantic figure to a Classical hero. He ardently pursues Helen of
Troy. When he wins her heart, they retreat to a paradise and she has a child.
However...
Their son is the combination of the Classical and
Romantic, and he seeks to gain knowledge and experience beyond his years. He is warned
of the dangers, but casts himself off a cliff to his
death.
Helen is summoned by
their son from Classical Hades and must leave Faust to go to him, and Faust "floats away
on a cloud." This description seems incongruous by comparison to the Faust we see in
Part I.
Eventually, Faust decides to
attempt the impossible: he wants—for the good of mankind—to take back land that the
ocean has overrun, and so he "takes on" nature. When he tries to buy land owned by an
old peasant couple for this task, they refuse. Faust asks Mephisto to evict and relocate
them to a new home, but they are killed instead. Faust is irate and devastated that,
because of his instructions, the old couple lose their lives. And
so...
...this
begins his spiritual
penance.
Faust remains,
however, dedicated to his task of restoring land to humanity. Want, Debt, Distress, and
Care visit Faust. Care tells Faust that mankind will never find "peace in life" and
blinds Faust when he disagrees. But Faust wants to finish this task--he wants the moment
to stay so he can finish. He has a vision of success:
Faust has a vision of people living on his
reclaimed lands...
Finally,
"proudly," he repeats his wager with Mephisto and instantly he dies. He is taken to
Heaven before Mephistos or his "demons" have the chance to take his soul. The Lord saves
Faust, through Gretchen's intercession, and he finds Gretchen waiting for him. Faust may
need still to work to attain complete salvation but he may do so in
Heaven.
In the second part of the play, Goethe is concerned
that Faust experience the life he had formerly shunned but without any trace of
Romanticism; he even becomes philanthropic. Ironically, as Mephisto tries to win the
wager and take Faust's soul to its eternal damnation, Faust seems to be moving of his
own accord to being a better person: toward salvation, though the Faust in
Part I doesn't seem too concerned with this. God sees the good in
Faust, and he is saved from Mephistopheles at the end and reunited with
Gretchen.
Richard Cobden was significant because he was a major
force who pushed for the abolition of the Corn Laws in Great Britain. These laws had
restricted free trade in grain between Britain and other countries. When free trade is
restricted, the prices of goods tend to rise because the producers in a country do not
have to compete with those outside the country. This is what happened in Great
Britain.
Cobden was a small businessman who came from a
middle class background. In the course of his work, he came to believe in the need for
free trade. He felt that free trade would make life easier for average people in
Britain. He also hoped that free trade would bring about world peace because countries
would be tied together by trade and would not want to fight one another any
longer.
Cobden eventually became a member of Parliament.
In that capacity, he was the main negotiator of the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty that reduced
tariffs on trade between France and Britain.
In my opinion, the main theme of this short story is
individualism. It is a story about what happens when people try to do "their own thing"
rather than doing what society expects them to do.
In this
story, the three girls are, to some extent, doing their own thing. Queenie has gotten
them to go to the store in their bathing suits, which was completely unacceptable at the
time. They pay for this by being humiliated by the
manager.
Sammy also tries to be an individual. In his
case, he tries to stand up for the girls against his boss. He, too, pays for his choice
by losing his job and having nothing to show for it.
So I
think the theme is that in our society, you have to do what is expected or pay the
price.
First of all, we'll write sqrt8 as a power of
2:
sqrt8 = (8)^(n/2) = (2^3)^(n/2) =
2^(3n/2)
Now, we'll multiply 2^(3n/2) by
2^(1-n).
Since the bases are matching, we'll add the
exponents:
2^(3n/2) *2^(1-n) = 2^(3n/2 + 1 - n) = 2^(n/2 +
1)
Now, we'll write the denominator as a power of
2:
(sqrt2)^(-n) =
2^(-n/2)
Now, we'll re-write the
ratio:
2^(n/2 + 1)/2^(-n/2) = 2^(n/2 + 1+
n/2)
2^(n/2 + 1+ n/2) = 2^(2n/2 +
1)
2^(2n/2 + 1) =
2^(n+1)
The correct option is the 4th:
2^(n+1).
Neither Bill of Rights or the US supreme Court directly
regulate the activities of police. The actual regulation of police, or for that matter,
of any government institution or process are regulated by separate laws, rules and
regulations, enacted separately for different fields.
The
main purpose of the bill of rights is to ensure that such laws, rules and regulations do
not violate the bill of rights. For example consider the fist clause of Bill of Rights
forming the first amendment to the constitution. It
says:
Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
Also the function
of supreme court, in relation to bill of rights is to decide if any action by government
or any law passed by the it violates the bill of rights. This is also done by supreme
court only when referred it following the laid down procedures. In deciding on such
matters, the supreme court also interprets the provisions of law that are open to
ambiguity. For example, the fifth amendment uses the term "due process of law", which
can be interpreted to mean different things by different people. Supreme court
interprets and clarifies such provisions of bills of rights as and when
required.
Great question!
The PACE 84
was an act passed in the UK Parliament which is the American equivalent of the Search
and Seizure rights as they appear in the American Bill of
Rights.
Prior to the Act, there was no specific protocol
for searches and arrests made on people in the UK. Anything that was considered, as the
Act itself says, "arrestable" would indeed become so. Comparatively, in America we have
to read Miranda rights, obtain warrants, get judge orders from court, and go through a
specific procedure prior to enter a home, arrest a person, and thinks of that
kind.
The Pace 84 basically establishes guidelines, or what
they call "benchmarks", that must be followed prior to conducting a search and seizure,
and even for making an arrest upon suspicion. It even offers procedures for interviews
and interrogations.
An IT student working in a high school
has to be specifically careful not to break any confidentiality codes, especially when
prompted by a school administrator to crack into student accounts to obtain information
about possible undisciplined activity. No matter how pressing for information a teacher,
parent, or administrator is, the IT person most maintain the same rules of action when
accessing information. A specific school protocol must be in place and signed by
personnel, students, and parents, understanding the limits to their computer usage, and
the extent to which the information entered will be protected by the
law.
In the United States a judge is able to accuse and
find someone guilty of numerous offenses done by false data collection, intrusion in
people's personal files, and by obtaining information for purposes not regulated. Among
the consequences, a person doing things of this sort could be expelled from a learning
institution, from the workforce, licenses can be revoked, jail time could be pending, or
the accusation of felony in the case of identity theft, or invasion of privacy. That can
also include civil suits made from person to person on behalf of their rights to
privacy.
Thomas Gladstone was an eyewitness to sack of the city of
Lawrence by pro-slavery "border ruffians" in 1856 against a free-state stronghold
residing in the city. As the title of his work states, he was an Englishman visiting the
new state and not an American. While this may have made him an unbiased observer
(assuming there is such a thing), his European audience may have required a more
informative source who could describe the complicated political situation that was
occurring in Kansas.
In his biography of Frederick Law
Olmsted, Witold Rybczynski describes the man and his successful career before, during,
and subsequent to the Civil War. Olmsted's own work, The Cotton
Kingdom, surveyed in a series of articles, the economic and social conditions
of the South in regard to slavery. Olmsted was among those who first argued that the
institution was economically and morally depraved. This all making Frederick Law Olmsted
an excellent candidate for an introduction to Gladstone's published
articles.
The slope of a straight line is the tangent of the angle
made with the positive x-axis. To find the angle between two lines we can find the
difference of their slope and take the arc tan of the value we
get.
Here, we have two lines x = 3, this is a vertical line
that is perpendicular to the positive x-axis. As the slope of this line is infinite it
wouldn't be possible to find the difference of slopes. Instead, we can use the following
procedure.
The second line 5x - 10y + 20 =
0
=> 10y = 5x +
20
=> y = x/2 + 2
This
gives the slope as 1/2.
The angle that the line 5x - 10y +
20 = 0 makes with the positive x-axis is arc tan (1/2) = 26.565
degrees.
The angle that it would make with the vertical
line x = 5 is 90 - 26.565 = 63.43 degrees or 63
degrees.
The required angle created when the
two lines intersect is 63 degrees.
Unfortunately I can't think of any quotes at all that
suggest that Romeo and Juliet were ignorant of the feud. On the contrary from the very
beginning it is clear that they are completely aware of the feud and what an important
force it is in their families, and how unfortunate it is that they have fallen in love
with one another because they come from the two feuding families. Note for example their
reactions in Act I scene 5 when they discover the identity of the other. Romeo
says:
Is she a
Capulet?O dear account! My life is my foe's
debt.
Whereas Juliet says,
upon discovering the identity of Romeo:
My only love, sprung from my only
hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too
late!
Prodigious bith of love it is to
me
That I must love a loathed
enemy.
One of the aspects
that makes this such a tragic play is that the two lovers are completely aware of their
situation and the situation of their families throughout the entire tragedy. They are
never and can never be ignorant of it for one moment.
The Bermuda Triangle continues to be a magnet for
questions for believers and non-believers alike. I agree that while there is no
scientific "proof" that the triangle caused planes, people, and ships there are a number
of theories.
One is that the area is known for very
unpredictable weather. Sudden and fierce storms are common there as well as weather
conditions that cause water spouts. These are so powerful that they would destroy
anything in the air or on the waters surface. Any wreckage would quickly be washed away
by the Gulf Stream currents. Alternatively, if a ship sank just a few miles from the
coast of the US, it would sink in more than 5,000 feet of water making it almost
impossible to find.
The triangle is also one of 2 places on
Earth where a compass points to true north rather than magnetic north. This makes it
difficult for some navigators to know where they really are. This loss of compass
heading was experienced by the space shuttle when flying over this
area.
There are many more bizarre theories which you can
research if you like but scientific proof...not there!
Given the equation:
y + xy =
2x + y^2
We will use implicit differentiation to find
dy/dx
We will differentiate with respect to
x.
==> y' + ( x'*y + x*y') = 2 +
2yy'
==> y' + y + xy' = 2+
2yy'
Now we will group all terms with y' on one
side.
==> y' + xy' -2yy' = 2
-y
Now we will factor
y'.
==> y'(1 + x -2y) =
(2-y)
Now we will divide by
(1+x-2y)
==> y' =
(2-y)/(1+x-2y)
Then the values of dy/dx =
(2-y)/(1+x-2y)
Always happy to answer a question about Thurber, one of my
favorite authors.
Jack "Pal" Smurch, the protagonist of
"The Greatest Man in the World," is an assistant mechanic who has recently achieved the
remarkable feat of flying a single-engine plane around the world. He is soon going to
be lifted to "the heights of fame"; the problem, however, is that he does not possess
"the intelligence, background, and character successfully to endure the mounting orgies
of glory" that will be offered to him.
When reporters try
to dig up the story of Smurch's life, they find that it is not fit to print. He is a
"little vulgarian" who leers rather than smiles. He is a "nuisance and a menace," who
once knifed the principal of his high school and once spent time in a reformatory for
stealing an altar-cloth from a church.
When Smurch is first
interviewed by the press after his landing, he does not display the modesty that was
expected of heroes; instead, he tells the reporters, "I put it over on Lindbergh," a
disparaging reference to Charles Lindbergh, who "only" managed to fly his little plan
across the Atlantic Ocean.
Thurber seems to be satirizing
the way people who performed great feats were typically portrayed in the media as moral
paragons, whether they were or not. Thurber wrote first published this story in 1931. I
doubt that someone could write such a story in our contemporary times, when people like
Paris Hilton can become celebrities on the basis of little else beside the
irresponsibility and immorality of their behavior.
Attean begins his manhood ritual when he kills the bear
that was attacking Matt and him. This is a sign to his grandfather that he is old enough
and skilled enough to begin the ritual. During the ritual, he must go into the woods
alone and survive, awaiting a sign from his manitou. His manitou will become his spirit
guide, helping him as he grows to face the challenges of
life.
Matt has no such ritual clearly showing he is a man.
His survival throughout the absence of his father is part of the route to manhood. What
he learns from the Beaver clan enables him to survive the winter, when all of his native
American friends have departed to the hunting grounds. When his family finally arrives
months late, Matt has harvested the crops, preserved the cabin, and is alive and well,
although a little thin. If he can survive alone in the wilderness (much like Attean),
then he is a man.
First of all let me address the concept of
“nothing-buttery” which you mention in the detail section of your question. This is a
philosophy of removing God, spirituality, miracles and so forth, and viewing the world
only in terms of reality, nature and science.
While it is
true that crime scene analysis employs the scientific method and objective evaluation of
evidence, there is also a less-than-scientific approach that allows a seasoned detective
to get an idea from components of the scene, the life style and even likely emotions of
the victim. There may be indicators of the activity and intent of the perpetrator. So
crime scene analysis does not rely entirely on the “nothing-buttery”
philosophy.
In terms of a crime scene, it is necessary for
the detective to seek evidence and then have that evidence tested in a scientifically
provable and reproducible manner. Such analysis would apply to fingerprints and
DNA.
In addition to collecting hard evidence and
application of solid scientific principles, the detective might also engage in more
speculative analysis. Such analysis might include, for instance, an assessment of
emotions going on during the crime based on the degree of scene disruption from a fight,
or a pattern of excessive wounds on the body and therefore overkill, or evaluation of
personal effects at the scene to establish the life style and personality of the
victim.
Thus, detectives might arrive at conclusions about
the crime using the applications of life experience and common sense, an not always rely
on the scientific method, per se.
A newer field of crime
and crime scene analysis relies on a mixture of science, psychology, crime investigation
experience and life experience and common sense. It is called behavioral analysis.
Experts in this field (most notably the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, VA)
are adept at gleaning information about a perpetrator from analysis of the scene and the
nature of the crime itself.
The scene of poisoning may
harbor evidence of the source of poisoning (e.g. a glass with poison residue and
fingerprints). There may be an indication of the manor of death (natural, accident,
homicide or suicide) such as a suicide note. A poisoning scene that could indicate
accidental death would be a body found in a known drug “shooting gallery” with a needle
still stuck in the arm.
In summary, death scene analysis
requires overall assessment of circumstances based on survey of the scene by an
experienced and world-wise detective. Theories are then solidified and supported or
perhaps later changed after careful collection of evidence and scientific examination
thereof.
In the case of homicide, the ultimate task of
detectives and crime scene scientists is presentation of his information to a jury so
they can decide on the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, it
is important to uncover the several ways in which this tragedy comes
about.
In the Prologue we are informed that Romeo and
Juliet are star-crossed lovers. Fate is against them, and they are destined to die. With
this in mind, other characters may be used to drive the plot or lead characters to
certain actions, as was Shakespeare's wish. He tells us the ending—and that Romeo and
Juliet are not to blame.
Many look to
put the responsibility for the tragedy on Friar Lawrence. However, in some ways, this is
like suing the href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Good_Samaritan">Good
Samaritan. Romeo is ready to kill himself, Juliet is ready to kill herself
rather than marry Paris, and the Friar wants to help these two, hoping that the feuding
parents might change through their children's love. Ironically, he is not that far off
the mark: Romeo and Juliet's relationship does change things
between the Montagues and Capulets; unfortunately, it is their death that makes the
difference. It's important to remember that these young people make up their minds to
live together or not at all. Though young, they go to the Friar, each one, with eyes
open.
Difficulty does arise with the Friar, first with the
secret marriage. Next is the arrangement he makes with Juliet to bring on a death-like
appearance. In Act Four, scene one, Juliet visits the Friar. Juliet makes it clear that
she is willing to stab herself right there to avoid marrying Paris. The Friar observes
that if she is willing to kill herself, she should also have the
strength and willingness to take a potion to make her look dead, and wait to be
"rescued" by Romeo.
FRIAR:
…If,
rather than to marry County Paris,
Thou hast the strength
of will to slay thyself,
Then is it likely thou wilt
undertake
A thing like death to chide away this
shame,
That cop’st with death himself to scape from
it;
And, if thou dar'st, I'll give thee
remedy (IV.i.72-77)
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lay some blame at Prince Escalus' door. For all the time there has been a feud going on,
Escalus has acted like the threatening parent that says, "If you don't stop it, I'm
going to…." over and over. After a while, no one listens; but in Act One, he threatens
the families with death.
PRINCE:
If
ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay
the forfeit of the peace.
(I.i.92-93)
When Escalus
finally takes a stand, he ends up banishing Romeo because he had
killed Tybalt, who had killed the Prince's cousin, Mercutio. However, in banishment,
Romeo and Juliet are separated, and a breakdown in communication between Friar Lawrence
and Romeo causes the newlyweds to take their
lives.
Personally, I blame Capulet as well. At the
beginning, he tells Paris to wait two years to court Juliet. Even then, he says that
Juliet will have the last word in whether there will be a
marriage.
CAP:
But
woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart;
My will to her
consent is but a part.
An she agree, within her scope of
choice
Lies my consent and fair according voice.
(I.ii.16-19)
By the end of
Act Three, Capulet had completely changed his mind and promised Juliet's hand to
Paris.
CAP:
Thursday let it be— a Thursday, tell
her
She shall be married to this noble earl.
(III.iv.21-22)
When Juliet
refuses, Capulet's rage descends on his daughter and he threatens first to drag her to
the church; next he threatens to throw her out into the streets. In light of this,
Juliet turns to Friar Lawrence for help. (Remember, too, she is already married, and
cannot marry Paris also.)
Sheriff Tate is aware of the problems that will arise if
he decides to charge Boo Radley with murder (albeit in self-defense). Boo will have to
make appearances in court, as will Jem and Scout, and the sheriff decides that justice
will be best served by calling Bob Ewell's death a self-inflicted
accident.
"To
my way of thinkin', Mr. Finch, takin' the one man who's done you and this town a great
service an' draggin' him with his shy ways into the limelight--to me that's a sin. It's
a sin and I'm not about to have it on my
head."
As Sheriff Tate says,
"let the dead bury the dead." He believes that Ewell got what he deservea by trying to
harm Jem and Scout and that Boo was only protecting the children. His decision is best
for all involved.
Anorexia Nervosa is the medical term for a condition in
which the patient has an excessive and abnormal concern about body weight. The patient
refuses to eat sufficient food to maintain a healthy weight or provide adequate
nutrition. She may engage in bulimia, the practice of self-induced vomiting after
meals.
Anorexia usually begins in the late teen years and
is more common in females. Females with anorexia nervosa will stop
menstruating.
Signs of anorexia detectable by the physician
are as follows:
1. The patient’s weight is significantly
below that which is considered normal for her height. Her muscle mass is clearly
reduced, and the patient is weak.
2. The patient does not
menstruate normally, either sparsely and sporadically, or not at
all.
3. She may have poor dental health if she suffers
from bulimia. This is due to the adverse effect on protective tooth enamel of gastric
acid to which the teeth are exposed during vomiting.
4.
The patient exhibits an abnormal psychological profile. She may be depressed, and has a
distorted body image. She is perfectionistic and overly concerned about weight
gain.
5. The patient exhibits abnormal behavior such as
refusing to eat in front of others, or going to the bathroom after
eating.
6. The patient has a dry mouth and is overly
sensitive to cold environments.
Anorexia nervosa is a
severe eating disorder with underlying mental disturbance. If untreated, anorexia
nervosa can be fatal.
As I have told the theatre four class when we studied
Romeo and Juliet (again) “Back in Shakespear’s time, they went to the theatre all the
time-well, as much as they could- so, they knew the play by heart, so, they didn’t have
to have a “SPOILER ALERT!!!” because they knew the story all
ready.”
So, the common people as well as the royals had
been to the theatre and probably saw the same play; six, seven times a month. If money
would allow them.
With Love and
Care,
Alice.
This one is going to be a bit tough. It's a challenge to
fully assess because the article is written at a point in Thoreau's life where he is not
as animated by the political struggle as much as he is the natural one. Written at the
later stage of his life, Thoreau because an ardent naturalist. He was more driven by
topics that represented his love of nature and the lament that much of it was
disappearing. The entire focus of the essay was to extol the virtues of the "wild
apple" and to romanticize it because it lay beyond the reach of industrial and
conformist society. This is a result or an implication of the essay. It might be here
where we can see that Thoreau is voicing his displeasure with America, in that something
in the wild, something that lies outside the reach of traditional society, is in danger
of becoming appropriated by it. Having said that, I think that the essay reads as more
of an endorsement of the natural beauty in the world than a rebuke of modern society. I
don't see him taking the essay's primary motivation as venting displeasure with America
as much as I see it as representing the praise of the natural world, an element that has
and will continue to surpass the life span of the human beings that seek to control or
appropriate it.
The High Federalists were what we might call today the
"extremist" wing of the party. This was the part of the
party that believed most strongly in its ideology of a strong central
government that would be active in promoting economic
growth. This was also the part of the party that most wanted to go to
war with France.
The
split between the two occurred largely because of
disagreements between the extremists and the moderate Federalists over the idea of
war with France. The High Federalist extremists felt that
a war with France was necessary while the moderate Federalists did not. This led to a
split within the party.
Odysseus' treatment of his disloyal servants is justified.
Odysseus has been loyal his entire life. He cannot imagine anyone being disloyal. In the
time of Odysseus, honor was as important as strength and
bravery.
Doing the right thing was absolutely the moral
thing to do. For Odysseus, loyalty was one of the most important qualities. Odysseus
uses his wit to find out who had been disloyal. In a matter of moments, the battle
between Odysseus and his disloyal servants is a heated battle. After much bloodshed,
Odysseus clears the hall and kills every disloyal
servant.
In Homeric times, honor, loyalty and morality was
as important, if not more important, as being a great warrior. Odysseus lived by a code
of honor. He believed everyone around him should live by a code of honor. To be disloyal
would be a crime punishable by death.
That is why Odysseus
clears the room of disloyal servants. Since there was no judicial system in place during
this time period, Odysseus took matters into his own hands. He stood for honor and
loyalty. Those who did not were punished by death. Odysseus was a just man who practiced
honor and loyalty. He expected those around him to do the same.
In The Great Gatsby, first of all, if
by destruction you mean death, Wilson is responsible for Gatsby's death--he pulls the
trigger. And Tom tells Wilson that Gatsby owns the car that hit Myrtle, so Tom plays a
part as well. Furthermore, Daisy lets Gatsby take the blame and doesn't tell Tom, as
far as evidence in the novel suggests, that she was actually driving the car. So she is
responsible, too.
In terms of his death, Gatsby is
responsible for his own death only in that he takes the blame for the accident for
Daisy. His act of love and protection gets him killed, you could
say.
If you're asking about more than just the death, Daisy
says she loves Gatsby but then withdraws from him because, as she says, Gatsby asks too
much--he demands that she announce that she always loved him and never loved Tom, and
she refuses to do that.
Tom slanders Gatsby with
speculation about his past, etc., in an effort to keep
Daisy.
Gatsby, if you're asking about more than just the
death, causes his own failure by dedicating himself to an illusion, and trying to
recapture a past that never was.
I would think that the role of the characters in the
Steinbeck novella is to explore how there is a hollowness in America of the Great
Depression. Each of the characters experiences a hollowness within their pursuit of
dreams. This helps to bring out how Steinbeck feels that the American Dream of the
1930s is fraught with pain and emptiness. Each character's dream is undercut by some
aspect of reality making their dream impossible. The ring in which Curley now fights is
against other ranchers, never to experience the fight in the ring again. Curley's wife
believed she could have been in cinema, or "pitchers," but that dream will never
materialize. Crooks' hope of finding solidarity or community is something undercut by
both social and economic reality. Candy's dream of joining George and Lennie ends when
Lennie kills Curley's wife. George's hope of being in the position of economic
ownership and possessing autonomy in his own life is essentially gone when he has to
kill Lennie, who will never realize his dreams of tending the rabbits. Each of these
dreams represents extinguished hope and ruptured hopes. In this light, the function of
Steinbeck's characters is to represent the pain and suffering of American citizens
during the 1930s and the Great Depression.
The best place to look for factors on what defines a
publishable literature review might be in the publication guidelines for respected
literary journals. Each journal will produce a set of guidelines to help authors of
literary criticism articles in the submission process. Each journal has a set of
standards that guide article length, titles for criticism, theoretical perspectives,
etc.
Also, become familiar with the styles of literary
criticism articles that are published in the field. University and college libraries
have these in their online databases--Academic Search Complete or Premier provides many
journals in literary criticism.
That said, factors that
seem to be standard in published articles are a clear theoretical perspective, a
critical position on a text that is nonstandard (i.e. its a given that The
Great Gatsby is a story about illusion vs. reality so who would publish an
article about this unless the writer has something special to say about it), and heavy
engagement with and familiarity of the text.
The
Explicator is one of my favorite literary journals; you might consider
reading a few of the articles in the journal as an example.
Because one of the themes of Gatsby's life is this attempt
to break into the posh set and of course in the end to work things out so that Daisy
runs off with him, he is incredibly concerned about his image. He has worked so hard to
cultivate this very cultured image and he could ruin that by allowing others to know how
he got his money.
It is absolutely unacceptable among
Daisy's crowd to have had to work for your money, especially if it is tied to anything
improper or illegal. It is perfectly acceptable to have huge parties with alcohol,
etc., but to be connected to smuggling it would be a mark on his character that nothing
could undo.
As the previous post says, definitely rude, but
Gatsby can ill afford to tell the truth. Of course we know that he also struggles to
lie to Nick (as everyone does according to Nick) so he also can't just make something
up, so the response is a rude one instead.
The notion of the href="http://www.litgothic.com/Topics/sublime.html">sublime stretches back
to the Greek philosopher Longinus who produced a theory that attributed strong emotional
responses to how orators used various techniques in rhetoric. In the eighteenth century,
the Romantic sublime came alive when Longinus's idea of the sublime was reawakened and
connected, not to rhetoric in powerful speeches, but to the emotive affect and epiphanic
affect of grand sights in nature. The Romantic sublime focused on how a gnarled tree or
a sweeping, wind-torn vista could awaken feelings of awe and create a connection in the
observer with the greatness of nature. In Sense and Sensibility,
Austen alludes to this when Edward tells Marianne and
Elinor:
I
have no knowledge in the picturesque, and I shall offend you by my ignorance and want of
taste .... I shall call hills steep, which ought to be bold; surfaces strange and
uncouth, which ought to be irregular and rugged; and distant objects out of sight, which
ought only to be indistinct through the soft medium of a hazy
atmosphere.
The Gothic
sublime differs in that Edmund Burke wrote a book that tied the sublime--the emotional
power of a strong effect--to negative and dark emotions. Thus, Gothic sublime uses
nature, locations, and personas to create the sublime of fear, horror, dread, and
suspense.
Therefore, the sublime is the aesthetic of a
psychological impact of a significant effect. At first, Longinus tied this impact, this
sublime, to an inspiring affect from rhetoric used in great speeches. Then in the
eighteenth century, writers and philosophers tied this impact to an inspiring affect
from nature and the supernatural (angels, ghosts, etc), thus creating the Romantic
sublime. Finally, Burke gave rise to the Gothic sublime by tying this impact to an
unnerving affect from dark and eerie nature, places, and personas for the express
purpose of producing horror, fear, dread, and suspense.
In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, to write a diary
entry, I would first find an incident to write about, and it sounds like it has to focus
on Jem's maturity.
There are three incidents that come to
mind regarding Jem's maturity. Maybe one of these will
help.
When Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's flowers, the biggest
problem is that he is not mature enough at that point to listen to her criticisms of his
father and ignore it, which would be the mature thing to do. However, like many things
we master, we do so over time. In Chapter 11, when Jem is punished and must read to Mrs.
Dubose each afternoon, she does not stop criticizing Atticus, but Scout reports that Jem
has learned to hide his feelings.
'Don't mutter at me boy! You hold up your head
and say yes ma'am. Don't guess you feel like holding it up, though, with your father
what he is.'
Jem's chin would come up, and he would gze at
Mrs. Dubose with a face devoid of resentment. Through the weeks he had cultivated an
expression of polite and detached interest, which he would present to her in answer to
her most blood-curdling
inventions.
Jem's ability to
take whatever insult she dishes out shows his growing maturity. And in these situations,
you could write about what he thinks when his face becomes unreadable, and even follow
it up about his admiration for her in beating her morphine
addiction.
The second situation, of course, it Jem learning
to deal with the devastation he experiences when Tom Robinson loses in court. This is an
especially bitter pill. You should look at his early responses and how he comes around,
and see if that helps. (End of Chap. 21 and beginning of Chap.
22)
The last instance that comes to mind is in Chapter 28.
Jem is particularly mindful of the sounds they hear as he and Scout return from the
pageant at the school. He takes his responsibility in getting Scout home very seriously.
Jem's determination to save his sister from their attacker is evident. He battles with
the assailant, screaming for Scout to run. He is a youngster himself, but he is
concerned for Scout as long as he is conscious.
In terms of
using the correct language and diction, study how Jem and Scout speak (maybe even Dill).
They are the three kids who will speak differently than Atticus, Miss Maudie and even
Bob Ewell. I would mimic their manner of speaking: they make use of "ain't" quite often.
And pay attention to their exclamations as well: "jee crawling hova" is something Scout
says to Jem when he gets full of himself and tries to act like an adult and tell Scout
what to do. (Chap. 14)
I hope that this information is of
some help.
Aside from what seems the most obvious example--the
hunting of humans as sport--I find most aspects of "The Most Dangerous Game" to be a
wholly believable tale. Remember, the story was first published in 1924, so some of the
events may seem impossible to believe in the 21st century. Examples might
include:
Unlike meiosis, that can happen only in cells whose number
of chromosomes is diploid or polypoid, mitosis can happen in both, haploid or diploid
cells.
During the stages of process of mitosis specific
cellular division , the cell is split in two, the result being two identical cells,
called daughter cells.
These new daughter cells substitute
the old, damaged cells, extending the life of the animals or
plants.
If the Thoreau quote in question is, "Things do not
change; we change," then I believe that a firm case can be made for its connection to
the film, Dead Poets Society. Through Mr. Keating's teachings the
boys recognize that they are the agents of change in both themselves and the world.
Welton Academy will remain, as demonstrated in the ending, when Nolan instructs them on
the mathematical formula for determining a poem's value, something that the boys had to
tear out of their books because of Keating. The threshold of revelation comes when the
boys stand on their desk to their departed teacher, calling out, "O Captain, My
Captain!" It is this moment when the boys recognize that they have changed and while
the institution will continue in its traditionalist ways, they are the agents of change
that will always strive to "seize the day." In this moment, the boys have lived out
Thoreau's quote of people being the agents of change while institutions might not be so
receptive to such elements. It is an autonomous philosophy that embraces individual
freedom and action, something that Mr. Keating had sought to impart in them throughout
the course of the film.
In this story, some soldiers go out drinking together and
get drunk. One of the men, Fleete, does not know very much about India. On the way home
he desecrates an Indian god, Hanuman the Monkey God, by stubbing out his cigar on the
statue. A weird priest, who has the disease leprosy, grabs him and bites him on the
chest, leaving a large and ugly mark. As the men laugh and leave the temple, another
priest warns them that Hanuman will get his revenge.
Soon
after, Fleete begins to act crazy. He is possessed. The monkey god has put a spell on
him. His friend, Strickland, is familiar with the mark of the beast from the Bible (the
number 666) and believes that if his friend does not get better, they will have to take
drastic measures. Finally,
"Watch!" said Strickland. "If this happens six
times I shall take the law into my own hands. I order you to help
me."
Fleete's two friends
kidnap the leper priest and force him to remove the spell on Fleete. Fleete recovers and
has no memory of being possessed.
In the Bible, in the book
of Revelation, the number 666 is called "the mark of the beast." It is the number of the
Antichrist. Anyone that does not get this number stamped on his hand will not be able to
survive. It symbolizes that one belongs to Satan, not God. When Fleete is bitten by the
leper priest, he becomes a beast himself. He belongs to the
beast.
Now -- what do you think the story means? I will
give you a hint: it is an allegory of British colonialism in India. Think about this as
you figure out the theme of the story.
"Warily" means cautiously, which makes sense in the
context of the stanza. Here are the lines:
Old Eben Flood, climbing along one night
Over the hill between the town below
And the forsaken upland
hermitage
That held as much as he should ever know
On earth again
of home, paused warily. 5
The road was his with not a native near;
And Eben, having leisure, said aloud,
For no man else in Tilbury
Town to hear:
Eben Flood is
an old man traveling alone at night through a deserted area between his home and the
town. It makes sense that he would be wary (cautious) in these surroundings. Notice that
after he pauses, the next line says that "The road was his with not a native near." This
suggests that Eben paused cautiously to see if someone else was nearby, perhaps someone
who might threaten his safety. Also, he might have wanted to make sure he was alone
before he started drinking. When he makes sure he is alone and feels safe, he "has
leisure" to drink from his jug and express his emotions.
Heck Tate testifies first, disclosing that Mayella Ewell's
assault was reported by her father, Bob, and that no medical evidence was gathered. He
also tells Atticus that she had been beaten on the right side of her face--probably by a
left-handed man. Bob, the "disgrace of Maycomb," testifies next, claiming that he came
home and caught Tom "ruttin' on my Mayella." We also find out that he is left-handed.
Mayella testifies that Tom
"... hit me agin an' agin... --he chunked me on
the floor an' choked me'n took advantage of
me."
However, Mayella
contradicts herself several times during Atticus' cross examination, and she leaves the
stand cursing at him and the jury. During Tom's testimony, we find that he has a
crippled left arm, meaning that he probably could not have caused the damage to
Mayella's face. He claims that Mayella hugged and kissed him, and then he ran away. On
cross examination, the prosecutor, Mr. Gilmer, repeatedly calls Tom "boy," and Tom
admits that he felt sorry for Mayella--something a black man should never feel for a
white woman in 1930s Alabama. During Atticus' summation, he begs the jury to forget that
Tom is black and
"In the name of God, do your duty... In the name
of God, believe him."
There are too many compounds that contain hydrogen to be
listed out here. Hydrogen is present in hundreds of inorganic compounds which include
all acids, bases, hydrides, hydrates, etc. and almost all the organic compounds contain
hydrogen in addition to carbon and other elements.
For a
comprehensive list of compounds that contain hydrogen you can have a look at the links
that have been provided below. These provide details of both the organic as well as
inorganic compounds which contain hydrogen. For more details about any specific compound
you can look up the relevant links.
The reason that they want to do this is that they are
fascinated with the idea of Boo Radley. To them, he is like some sort of a monster. He
is not a real person -- just someone to make up stories about and use as the basis for
games. So they think that they can prove their bravery and daring by getting a note to
him.
Atticus makes them stop when he finds out what they
are doing. He tells them to stop tormenting Boo. This, to me, is because he expects
them to treat people like people -- not to use them as playthings and treat them as
monsters.
I do not know what your particular textbook says and you
probably ought to look in it for the exact answer that you are expected to put on the
exam.
To me, the disadvantages of productivity improvement
are closely tied to the disadvantages of capitalism in general because capitalism and
productivity improvement go hand in hand.
When productivity
improves, people in that industry tend to lose their jobs. This is certainly a
disadvantage. As productivity improves, there comes to be a race between firms to cut
costs and gain profits. This leads, in the modern, world, to outsourcing. Outsourcing
is certainly a problem for the people whose jobs are lost.
Buddhism is one of the major religious and philosophical
traditions in the world. It began over 2,500 years ago in northeast India, with the
teachings of Buddha.
Buddha (563? to 483? B.C.) was son of
king Shuddhodana of Kapilvastu. He was named Siddhartha Gautama by his father.
Disenchanted by seeing the miseries of the world in form of old age, disease, and death,
at the age of 29, he gave up his princely life including his wife and son in quest of
peace and deliverance from miseries of life.
After
wandering, learning from other great teachers of his time, practicing asceticism and
seeking the the peace for 6 years, the right path or means of attaining true peace and
happiness in life dawned upon him with absolute clarity while he was meditating under a
tree on the outskirts of village Gaya.. This event is describes as reaching
enlightenment or realization as per Hindu philosophy and tradition. He was conferred the
title of Buddha, meaning the enlightened one, in recognition of this
enlightenment.
Buddha spent the next 45 years travelling
round northeast India preaching to people, and debating with many other religious
teachers. He spread hi teaching with the help of five men who became hi close
disciples.
Buddha was able o spread his teaching
considerably within Northern India during his life time. His work was continued after
his death by his disciples and a fairly well developed organization of monks. However
the credit for spreading Buddhism beyond India goes to a great extent to King
Ashoka.
King Ashoka (272?-232 B.C.) ruled the Maurya Empire
in India from about 272 B.C. until his death. He waged many wars to extend his empire.
However he conquest of Kalinga, in which his armies killed about 100,000 people 150,000
prisoners brought a sudden change in his life and thinking. Horrified at the Kalinga
carnage he renounce warfare, adopted Buddhism, which among other principles was based on
practice of non-violence. For the rest of his life played a very important role in
popularising Buddhism in India and many other countries.
Hot steams is a supersition. Jem explains it to Dill in
chapter 4:
"Haven't you ever walked along a lonesome road
at night and passed by a hot place?" Jem asked Dill. A Hot Steam's somebody who can't
get to heaven, just wallows around on lonesome roads an' if you walk through him, when
you die you'll be one too, an, you'll go around at night suckin' people's
breath."
The children are on
summer vacation and they are trying to figure out a game to play. In front of the Radley
house, Dill says "I smell death" and then he proceeds to tell how it is possible to know
when someone is going to die. This conversation brings up the topic of hot steams. When
Jem tells Dill what hot steams are, Scout contradicts him, telling him that they are not
real, and that Calpurnia has told the children that hot steams "is nigger talk." Jem
gets angry about this, so when the children decide to play with an old tire, Jem is too
big to get into the tire, so Scout gets in, Jem pushes her too hard because he is angry,
and she winds up rolling right in front of Boo Radley's
house:
The
tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me
like a cork onto pavement. Dizzy and nauseated, I lay on the cement and shook my head
still, pounded my ears to silence, and heard Jem's voice: "Scout, get away from there,
come on!"
In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," there are a
number of literary elements and literary devices.
One
literary element in the story is conflict. There are several
examples of conflict in the story. One is man vs himself. When Mrs. Mallard first feels
that sense of freedom approaching her, she is
frightened.
There was something coming to her and she was
waiting for it,
fearfully.
When Mrs. Mallard
expresses her unhappiness with her marriage, this is man vs
man.
There
would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and
women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind
intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it
in that brief moment of
illumination.
When Mrs.
Mallard dies at the end, the doctors say she died of heart failure: from "the joy that
kills." This is man vs society in that no person of that male-dominated era could
imagine Mrs. Mallard's death coming from the shock of disappointment; they could only
imagine it was from relief or joy.
The second element is
irony, which is the difference between what you expect to happen
and what really happens. When Brently Mallard comes through the door, one might expect
Mrs. Mallard to be happy, but she is "fatally"
disappointed.
In terms of literary devices, one that is
used is personification, which is giving human traits to non-human
things—as shown in the line below:
Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical
exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her
soul.
Exhaustion cannot haunt
anyone.
Another literary device is
onomatopoeia, which describes the sound it stands
for:
The notes
of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows
were twittering in the
eaves.
"Twittering" is a word
that describes the chattering sound that sparrows make.
The obvious answer, of course, is that he's her father, so
he's influenced her simply by living in the same household as her. However, the picture
we get of him is not a particularly pleasant one. He's a man who enjoys drinking, tells
rather outlandish stories of the past, likes to gamble, and believes women were meant to
be servants to men. It's clear he treated his wife poorly, as Edna's husband assures
us:
The
Colonel was perhaps unaware that he had coerced his own wife into her
grave
Edna, rather than
seeing him as a blustering bully, now sees him as something amusing, something to watch
and listen to and enjoy.
She had not much of anything to say to her
father...; but he did not antagonize her. She discovered that he interested her, though
she realized that he might not interest her long; and for the first time in her life she
felt as if she were thoroughly acquainted with him. He kept her busy serving him and
ministering to his wants. It amused her to do
so.
Edna's father serves as
an example in The Awakening of how Edna has come to view all men,
even the one who believes women are lesser beings, meant to serve, and who must have
treated her that way throughout her life. She has become independent and refuses to be
subservient unless it suits her to do so.
I think that there are many examples of verbal irony
throughout the novel. Part of this is because Bruno sees things in a manner that is
fundamentally at odds with how the world of the time sees reality. From chapter 11, I
would spend time examining the irony of Bruno's pronunciation of Hitler's name or title
is ironic. The term "Fuhrer" is morphed through Bruno's language as "the Fury." This
is ironic because it is an apt description of what Hitler was doing to millions of
people while others failed to notice it. At the same time, while Bruno is consistently
calling Hitler "fury," it is also reflective of the experience that his own family will
undergo at the end of the novel. The emotional "fury" experienced is being foreshadowed
with Bruno's mispronunciation. It is ironic that while Bruno is saying something that
everyone, especially Gretel, deems as wrong, Bruno is actually speaking correctly about
what is going to happen.
Given the right angle triangle with two sides 3 and
4
To find the perimeter first we will need to determine the
length of the third side which is the hypotenuse.
We will
use the formula to find the hypotenuse.
We know that if a
and b are sides of a right angle triangle and c is the hypotenuse , then c^2 = a^2 +
b^2
Let us
substitute.
==> c^2 = 3^2+
4^2
==> c^2 = 9 + 16 =
25
==> c = 5
Then the
length of the third side is 5.
Now we will calculate the
perimeter.
==> P = 3 + 4 + 5 =
12
Then the perimeter is 12
units.
The setting in many ways is vital to the story as it was
chosen by the real town that they would be the place to have this debate take place in
the form of a trial. It provides a great deal of drama for the movie as well given that
it takes place in the South, always seen as a hotbed for revivalist and evangelical
religious feeling, some of the main opposing forces to the idea of teaching evolution in
schools at the time.
The setting also provides another
element of conflict as it pits the Northern lawyer against the southern one, and two
mindsets of the two different regions against each other as
well.
The speaker yearns for life of adventure, exploration, and
freedom. The term “wanderlust” best describes this feeling. It means the desire to
travel and explore the world: “lusting to wander.” The speaker longs for the excitement
of such wandering travel especially if the destination is uncertain. This yearning is
also motivated by the traditional romance associated with the sea, it’s openness to
possibility, the constant flux of the tides and the grandeur of it.
Metaphorically, this could be about life itself. Faced
with the monotony of life, the speaker might be hoping for some adventure to come his
way. He also may be trying to motivate himself to make a change in his life, to
interrupt the monotony or to live more freely. He compares the trick (steering a ship)
with the gull’s way, the whale’s way and the wind: completely free.
But he definitely indicates that there are downsides. The
sea is lonely. The sky is grey. The wind is like a “whetted knife.” He wants a “a quiet
sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.” He wants adventure but knows it
will be difficult. He also eventually wants to come back to his current life.
Scout learns many negative aspects about her Aunt
Alexandra during the course of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Scout begs Atticus to skip the Christmas visit to Finch Landing because of her dislike
of Alexandra and her grandson, Francis (Scout's cousin). Scout recognizes her aunt's
high and mighty ways, especially concerning her misplaced pride concerning previous
generations of the Finch family. Scout hates Alexandra's attempts to make her more
lady-like, and she resents her aunt's haughty presence when she comes to stay with
Atticus during the Tom Robinson trial. Alexandra is particularly cruel to Scout when she
refuses to allow Walter Cunningham Jr. to visit the Finch home, calling him
"trash."
However, Aunt Alexandra is not all bad. Scout sees
her good side at the Missionary Circle meeting after Atticus reveals that Tom Robinson
has been killed. Scout even determines that "if Aunty can be a lady at a time like this,
so could I." Perhaps Alexandra's best moment comes after the children have been attacked
by Bob Ewell. When her aunt brings clothes to put on afterward, Scout is stunned to see
that
... Aunty
brought me my overalls. "Put these on, darling," she said, handing me the garments which
she most despised.
Fishes
Fishes are
vertebrate animals that live in water. Various kind of differ widely in shape colour and
size. Thus different kind of fishes number more than all other kind of land and water
vertebrates put together.
Some fish look like lumpy rocks,
and others like wriggly worms. Some fish are nearly as flat as pancakes, and others can
blow themselves up like balloons. Many have many different colours that are as bright as
those of the most brightly coloured birds.
All fish have
two main features in common. (1) They have a backbone, and so they are vertebrates. (2)
They breathe mainly by means of gills. Nearly all fish are also cold-blooded animals.In
addition, almost all fish have fins, which they use for swimming. All other water
animals differ from fish in at least one of these
ways.
Amphibians
Amphibians
are a class of animals within the vertebrates. There are about 3,200 kinds of
amphibians, which include species such as frogs, toads, salamanders, and
caecilians.
Amphibians - with a few exceptions - live part
of their life in water and part on land. They hatch from eggs laid in water or moist
ground, and begin life as water-dwelling larvae. Over a period the larvae change into
adults which look very different from the larvae. Most adults spend their lives on
land. while some continue to live in water But almost all return to water to for
mating.
Amphibians are divided into three groups: (1) frogs
and toads; (2) salamanders; and (3)
caecilians.
Reptiles
Reptiles
are cold blooded vertebrate animals with dry, scaly skin, who breathe by means of lungs
There are about 6,500 species of reptiles, Reptiles include alligators, crocodiles,
lizards, snakes, turtles, and the tuatara.
Many reptiles
live a long time, and some turtles have lived in captivity for more than 100 years.
Reptiles live on every continent except Antarctica and in all the oceans except those of
the polar
regions.
Birds
Birds
are animals with feathers. There are no other animals with feathers. Bird are generally
able to fly and achieve great speed. The fastest birds can fly at speed exceeding 160
kilometers per hour. However, not all birds can fly.
There
are about 9,300 species of birds. The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird, which is
about 5 centimetres long. The largest bird is the ostrich, which may grow to about 2.5
metres
height.
Mammals
Mammals
are vertebrates that feeds its young on the mother's milk. There are about 4,500 kinds
of mammals including human beings.
Mammals live almost everywhere on
land as well as in water. Blue whale, the largest animal that ever lived, is a mammal,
measuring more than 30 metres long and weighing more than 150 tons. The smallest mammal
is the Kitti's hog-nosed bat of Thailand which weighs only about 2
grams.
Mammals differ from all or most other animals in
five major ways.
Since the novel is satire, Salinger's focus is more on the
society as phony rather than the individual. Of course Holden is a phony, but it is
only because he is a victim of the phony culture.
On the
phony scale, though, Holden is pretty low: he is materialistic and obsessed with sex.
But, he's tame compared to Stradlater, for instance. Here are the major
phonies:
1. Glad-handing adults
(headmaster)
2. Over-sexed teens
(Stradlater)
3. Pretentious snobs
(Luce)
4. Celebrity-obsessed girls (in Lavender
room)
5. Materialistic artists
(D.B.)
Now that he is given a choice as a young adult,
Holden is deciding whether or not to drop out of the phony culture. He doesn't know if
he is courageous enough to live as a non-phony for the rest of his
life.
Holden fears being a hypocrite, or a phony. He wants
to live a quiet life surrounded by books instead of people and money, but he's afraid
that he'll be the "wrong kind of monk," a "stupid
bastard."
Later, on his run-away journey in the city,
Holden sees two nuns and their dilapidated suitcases. The nuns also are symbols of
holiness, and their suitcases are symbols of modesty, humility, and anti-materialism.
Holden likes the way they look and the way they "never [go] anywhere swanky for lunch."
As such, nuns are some of the few non-phonies in the entire
novel.
All this is echoed near the end of the novel when
Holden gets advice from Mr. Antolini, an Italian and--like Mercutio and the nuns--likely
a Catholic. He says Holden is “in for a terrible
fall”:
"The
mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of
the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for
one."
Was Mercutio a noble
man? Are the nuns noble? Would Holden be noble if he becomes Catholic? Or joins a
monastery? What is Holden's noble cause?
Holden could end
up like Mercutio or the nuns. He could die for a noble cause, like Mercutio and James
Castle, both of whom committed suicide. Or, he would live humbly for one, like the
nuns.
During the Elizabethan Era, many believed that murder
caused a disruption in natural law. The Old Man and Ross are discussing the crazy
occurrences during the night and the day following Duncan's murder. When they speak it
is daytime, but it appears dark like night. The Old Man tells of an owl that "hawked at
and killed" a falcon. Then the men talk of how the horses went crazy and ate each
other. Ross begins with how the horses
"Turn'd wild in nature,
broke their stalls, flung out,
Contending 'gainst
obedience, as they would make
War with
mankind."
These
strange happenings directly influence the atmosphere during this scene. The men see how
nature has gone wild and has become destructive, just as someone (Macbeth) has also
become wild and has savagely killed their king. The dark atmosphere and unnatural
occurrences in nature directly relate to the evil that is going on around them. Because
these things are happening in nature, the men know that they are results of something
sinister going on with the king's death and Macbeth's appointment to become
king.
The socio- economic condition of West Bengal was similar
to what was featured in the story. There was Calcutta as the sprawling urban
metropolis, and there was the rural world. Calcutta represented the urban realm where
wealth existed. Land owners called the Zamindars lived in Calcutta. The landscape of
Calcutta was in stark contrast to the life of the rural settings that somehow were
filtered into the metropolis. This can actually be seen in Tagore’s short story.
Whereas the villages, like Ulapur, featured natural settings where “the leaves were
trembling in the trees,” Calcutta was the realm where “the sky was blocked out by rows
of tall buildings.” This reflects the socio- economic of West Bengal as dictated by
those with wealth, who lived in Calcutta, and those without it, who lived in places like
Ulapur. It makes sense that the socio- economic background of West Bengal is brought
out in the relationship between the Postmaster and Ratan. He is the Zamindar- like
figure, and she is the one who refers to him as “Dadababu,” a term of respect that
someone on the lower end of wealth and prestige would use to refer someone higher than
them. It is here where Tagore might be making a materialist observation, an idea even
more profound when we consider the ending and where Tagore’s loyalties might
lie.
