What does the number three symbolize?i know this much about the three...three toed sloth, three religions, three animals on the boat with him...i...

Three is considered a powerful number in numerology, Christianity, and several other world religions.  Also in Christianity there is the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Three is meant to symbolize wholeness or completeness.  In math it is also a prime number and cannot be divided or broken apart in any way.

How did Giles Corey and Francis Nurse try to save their wives?

In Act 3 of "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, both Giles Corey and Francis Nurse try to save their wives from being convicted of witchcraft.

Both Corey and Nurse go along with John Proctor, whose wife has also been accused, to the court.  With them, they take a petition that has been signed by ninety one members of the community.  All ninety one declare their "good opinion" of the three women.

However, it's no use. Instead of taking the petition as evidence of the women's innocence, Danforth, Parris, and Hathorne use it as evidence that the ninety one are trying to overthrow the court.  All the signers will be brought in for questioning.

I should also mention that Corey accuses Putnam of accusing people for his own gain and Nurse argues that the girls led by Abigail are frauds.  This is before they present the petition.

In these two poems, Blake's ''London" & Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for death, how do the two poets address death?

Blake is dealing with the universal issues of poverty and bondsmanship in his poem. He reveals vignettes of the desparate and bleak society which London had become in his lifetime. He deals with the death of the soul as well as the body: lamenting the moral and spiritual decline caught up in the cycle of greed and poverty which exemplified the city at that time. His clever use of the metaphor of syphilis, the  “youthful Harlot’s curse” perfectly embodies the physical and moral corruption of the society and its infectious, all-pervasive influence.

Death in Dickinson's poem is far more gentle, chivalrous and peaceful. The metaphor here is of a kind gentleman - a profound contras to Blake's use of metaphor. Death here is kindly, though persistent. The implication is that the narrator meets a timely death, unlike the woeful figures in 'London'.

Character analysis of Jimmy Valentine in "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry?within 1000 words

Typical of his writing, the short story "A Retrieved Reformation" has its resolution in O. Henry's customary surprise ending.  And, clearly,this story evidences the verity of the statement about love by Sir Hugh Walpole (1884-1941):

The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase.

The inner progressiveness between two human beings is a most marvellous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it.  It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life.

All of Walpole's statements are true for Jimmy Valentine.  When he was pardoned by the governor of his state, Jimmy certainly had not been rehabilitated.  For, he lies to the warden about the crime he committed; moreover, when he is released he immediately returns to his former life.  It is not until he travels to Elmore, Arkansas, after having robbed a few banks, that Jimmy experiences "the divine accident" of which Walpole writes.  Like Romeo, Jimmy is star-struck by the daughter of the local banker, Annabel Adams.  So smitten is he that he inquires about her as soon as she has passed him.

Yet, still planning his "bank job," Jimmy Valentine uses the pretence of going into the shoe business as his reason for staying in Elmore.  Once in his room, however,

Mr. Ralph Spencer, the phoenix that arose from Jimmy Valentine's ashes,--ashes left by a sudden and alternative attack of love--remained in Elmore and prospered.  He opened a shoe store and secured a good run of trade.

Love has conquered the villainous side of the man who has fallen in love:  Jimmy Valentine, the safe cracker, is no more.  Thus, Jimmy, now a truly rehabilitated man can live a decent, fulfilled life.  However, as fate would have it, the investigator,Ben Price, is on the trail of Dandy Jim Valentine.  This trail leads him to Elmore, Arkansas, where he surreptiously observes Mr. Spenser, who is being shown the new vault by his future father-in-law.

When one of the children who have accompanied an Adams family member is inadvertently locked inside the vault; a new vault that has not yet had its clock set.  The mother of Agatha, who is held captive, becomes frantic in her anxiety for her child's life.  "Annabel turned to Jimmy, her large eyes full of anguish, but not yet despairing."  Ralph Spencer a/k/a Jimmy Valentine experiences an epiphany in those eyes.  Despite the risk to his reputation and his love, he must act; he must save Agatha, the little child held captive.

Jimmy becomes a hero in that moment.  Opening his suitcase with safe-cracker tools, he opens the vault in a matter of minutes. Agatha is gathered into the arms of her mother, and Jimmy reclaims the coat he has removes.  Figuring that his ruse of being an honest man is ruined, he closes his suitcase and walks out the front door.  However, a large man blocks his way:  Ben Price has observed all.

'Hello, Ben,' said Jimmy, still with his strange smile. 'Got around at last, have you?  Well, let's go.  I don't know that it makes much difference, now.

In a strange reaction, Ben Price tells Jimmy that he is mistaken, calling him Mr. Spencer, for truly he is another man. "Don't believe I recognize you.  Your buggy's waiting for you, ain't it?"  Then, Ben Price left.

Jimmy Valentine is reformed when he falls in love with Annabel Adams.  His reformation is lost when he breaks into the vault of the Elmore Bank as he is observed by Ben Price who has seen Jimmy look into Annabel's eyes and smile oddly.  But, Ben Price retrieves this reformation for Jimmy as he cannot help noticing the power of Annabel's love upon Jimmy Valentine.  Truly, Ben Price knows, the man has  definitely been rehabilitated.  So, in a surprise ending, the significance of the title is revealed as Ben Price retrieves the discarded reformation for Mr. Ralph Spencer.

Which lines reveal the imagery in "Richard Cory"? the lines that decribe avivid mental picture in the poem.

Edwin Arlington Robinson is the author of Richard Cory and using specific words(diction) to convey a magestic sense to Cory but in a sarcastic or ironical manner.

For example "...from sole to crown" "...he glittered when he walked" "...richer than a king"

"Clean favored and imperially slim" , "And he was always quietly arrayed" these are some exaples to show his majesty. In addition, "and admirably schooled in every grace..."

He uses these words to show how Cory is seen by other people. His tone is admiration.However later in the poem, we can detect irony.

What did Henry Jekyll say his worst fault was, why was it diifficult and what did he do about it?

Henry Jekyll's fault was a dual one. He had, on the one hand, a desire for gaiety, but, on the other hand, a keen fondness for the respect of fellow professionals to the extent that he assumed a more studious and severe countenance in public. These two dichotomous and irreconcilable sides of him fought with each other and he felt a morbid shame.

The thing that was difficult about this fault was that he was never a sincere, genuine individual with personal integrity in his personality or his life choices. When he gave in to his lower impulses, he was no more fully himself than when he assumed a seriousness that was beyond his sincere degree of earnestness and studiousness. This continual posturing for relief on the one hand and for impressiveness on the other, was a continual strain that degraded his inner character.

At first, Dr. Jekyll did nothing about his faults except to give into them. And when he finally and ultimately gave in and sampled his dangerous experiment, he was gradually turned from respected professional to horrific monster with no civility, no decency or restraint or goodness at all.

What are the requirements of barley to the factors of vegetation and which are morphological and physiological attributes?

Barley is adapted to different growing conditions because of high ecological plasticity. Thus, in the northern hemisphere can grow up to 70 parallel north (Norway), and the altitude exceeds 2000 m.

Minimum temperature of germination is 1-2C and during the vegetation the optimum growth and development temperature is 22-26C. Amount of biologically active temperatures is 1700-2100C for winter barley and 1300-1800C for spring two-row barley. In winter, winter barley resists to temperatures up to-15C-17C and, covered with a layer of snow, up to-30C.

Spring two-row barley is more sensitive to low temperature, supporting at all temperatures below -10C.Winter barley humidity requirements are lower than two-row barley requirements, but  critical stages are during the formation of straw and grain filling.

Compared with wheat, barley has higher requirements from the ground, due to less developed root system and weaker power of nutrients rendering soluble . In this connection the most suitable soils are chernozems and forest reddish brown. Sandy soils are contraindicated and those with excess moisture, acid or salt.

Morphological and physiological features

Compared with wheat, barley has a poorly developed root system, with reduced capacity of solubility of soluble compounds in the soil.Twining begins after the appearance of the 3rd leaf, takes 15-20 days, and is conducted at a temperature of 10-12C.Among cereals, barley is capable of twinning , on average it forms 2-3 fertile siblings.

In the spring of the year when the average temperature exceeded 10C, begins  straw forming that, towards the end of development, will have  5-7 cross knots, with blue-green leaves, arranged alternate.Pollination is pollinating and flourishing, which runs morning and evening hours, is performed at temperatures around 15C.Fruit is formed within two weeks of fertilization, and maturation (with three phases: milk, wax and full)and is carried out in 10-12 days.

From Into the Wild, how does the McCandless family's view of Chris differ from that of others who met him?

There are generally two major views of Chris McCandless: one holds that he was a progressive thinker who wanted to relive the adventures of naturalists and transcendentalists in a modern age, improving his mind and becoming a classic American Individualist; the other holds that he was a pampered rich kid who never took the time to prepare for the hardships of the wilderness, and his death was the result of simple stupidity.

Chris's family shares aspects of both these views. They loved Chris dearly and were devastated at the news of his death, but also showed concern that he seemingly had taken no precautions. His relationship with his family, before he disappeared on his nomadic journey, was rocky, and he seemed to only connect with his sister Carine. He often clashed with his father over trivial things, and his parents were often bewildered with his ideals and conclusions. Perhaps the best summation comes from Chris's mother, Billie:

"I just don't understand why he had to take those kind of chances," Billie proteststhrough her tears. "I just don't understand it at all."
(Krakauer, Into the Wild, Amazon.com)

They loved Chris and wanted him to succeed, but never understood the ideals that he had voluntarily accepted on himself. Even Chris's sister Carine doesn't fully understand, although Chris believed that she was more in tune with his thinking than were their parents. Either way, their continuing view of Chris remains as love and loss, inextricably intertwined in the memory of a beloved family member.

What advantages did the patriot recruitment have ? What challenges did the patriot recruitment have to face? My cousin and I are obsessed with...

By the time the shooting war with Great Britain started, the colonial cause was much strengthened simply because they fought a defensive war.  If people had been on the fence about taking on the British Empire, once they or their neighbors had been attacked or killed colonial motivation to fight would have peaked.  Those colonials who were indifferent or pro-British would have swung to the anti-British side. The most famous case is of Benjamin Franklin.  Although not involved in the actual fight, he remained pro-British until 1774, and only went against the empire after he was publicly humiliated in London after attempting to resolve the crisis brought on by the Boston Tea Party and the closing of the port of Boston.

The reverse case applied to the British -- most of those doing the fighting were sent from overseas, where in the pay of a professional army, and fought because they were required to, not because all that they cherished was at stake.  In fact, to maintain its global empire, Britain, like all empires, had to recruit soldiers from wherever they could be had -- so Germans (Hessians) were fighting in the Mid-Atlantic colonies. Clearly they did not have the same motivation as the colonials.

we have to write a essay comparing the characters in Macbeth and the movie " Wall Street " i think we can compare Macbeth with Bud fox.....

Wall Street is analogous more to Dr. Faustus or Faust.  Bud Fox sells his soul to Gordon Gekko the same way Faustus sells his soul to the devil.

Macbeth is both hero and villain.  Mainly villain.  He conspires with Lady Macbeth in the murder of Duncan.  He consults the witches to predict the future.  He is defeated by the loyal thane Macduff.

This is not Bud Fox.  It's Gordon Gekko.  He's Macbeth.

Gordon is both heroic and villainous.  He's a rags-to-riches American success story.  A self-made millionaire.  A Great Gatsby.  But, he also has no soul.  He's so ruthless that he would sell out anyone, which shows you why he has no friends.

But, above all, he's got the best lines in the script.  He manipulates language like the great orator Macbeth.  In his famous  monologue, he says, "Greed--for lack of a better word--is good."  This shows the same equivocation that Macbeth uses to justify his misdeeds.  This is the end justifies the means of Machiavellian politics.

Bud Fox is more like a Witch, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, and Macduff all in one.  He is Witch, an inside trader who tells Gekko of the future (deal with Anacott Steel).  He conspires with Gekko like Lady Macbeth did with her husband, but then he grows a conscience and feels extreme guilt, like Lady M.  Fox differs from Gekko's other inside traders in the same way that Banquo differs from Macbeth regarding the witches' prophecies.  And, in the end, Bud joins up with his father (Old Siward) and the securities police (the English army) to defeat Gekko.

What is the most important event in Into the Wild?What really changed the course of the story? the MOST IMPORTANT event of Chris McCandless's...

Chris McCandless lived in Washington D.C.  He was a smart young man who attended college and did well but he socially isolated himself from others.  He graduates from high school and takes a trip to the Mojave Desert where he almost dies.  This demonstrates his impulsive nature and his lack of judgement at times.

In the book "Into the Wild" it is hard to determine which is the most important event.  I think it is important to note that his relationship with his parents became strained after Chris learns that his dad fathered anchild outside of his marriage.  Chris develops anger at his parents which results in him breaking away to go off on an adventure on his own.

However, his entry into the Alaskan Wilderness without experience as a hunter or knowledge of the land as well as his underestimation of the power of the wilderness and his own inadequencies led to his death.  One of the most important moments was when he refused help from the truck driver who was dropping him off to take the Stampede Trail. The truck driver recognized that Chris did not have adequate provisions and tried to get Chris to let him take him to town to get more equipment and food supply.  Chris refused.  He left his map of the wilderness in the truck.  Had he been better prepared he would not have died.

How was Shylock defeated in his cruel intent? What was his intent? Who was responsible for his defeat?

Shylock's main aim was to take revenge against all the insults heaped upon him by the Christian merchant and moneylender Antonio:

"I hate him [Antonio] for he is a Christian,
But more for that in low simplicity
He lends out money gratis and brings down
The rate of usance here with us in Venice.
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.
He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest. Cursed be my tribe,
If I forgive him!" Act I Sc.3.

So when he lends him three thousand ducats, he makes Antonio sign a bond stating that if he does not repay the money within the stipulated time he will have to allow Shylock to cut a pound of his flesh from any part of his body:

" let the forfeit
Be nominated for an equal pound
Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken
In what part of your body pleaseth me." Act I Sc.3.

It so happens that Antonio is unable to repay the money within the stipulated time and Shylock gets ready to cut a pound of flesh from near his heart and thus seek his revenge. However he is saved at the nick of time by the clever Portia who insists that Shylock must take only one pound of Antonio's flesh but that he must not shed a single drop of his blood! In Act V Sc.1 Portia saves Antonio's life by reminding Shylock that while  cutting a pound of flesh close to Antonio's heart he must not spill even a single drop of his blood:

"This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood;
The words expressly are 'a pound of flesh:'
Take then thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh;
But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed
One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods
Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate
Unto the state of Venice."

This is how Portia defeats Shylock's evil intentions.

Define Logistics Support in the context of the production / construction phase. What are the elements of Logistic Support.

I think the best definition of logistics that I have ever seen is that it is "having the right thing at the right place at the right time."  So logistics support is the process of making sure that the people who are producing or building a product have the materials they need at the time when they are needed.

Some elements of this process include:

• Acquisition of materials needed.  This would include obtaining them and making sure that they are stored and inventoried in a convenient way.


• Figuring out ahead of time what will be needed and when it will be needed.  This can include analysis of when repairs or spare parts will be needed for machinery.


• Making sure workers are available and are well-trained.

What is a metaphor in chapter sixteen of The Scarlet Letter?

A metaphor in chapter 16 of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is that of the "Black Man." Mistress Hibbins and others allude to the "Black Man" as being evil or a representation of the devil. It is also suggested that Hester's Prynne's scarlet letter is put there by him. Pearl hears these rumors and when she and Hester are out one night, Pearl asks her mother if the man approaching is the "Black Man." However, the man approaching turns out to be Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister. As Pearl runs off to play while her mother and Dimmesdale talk, she wonders if the "Black Man" put a mark on Dimmesdale as well. She considers this because he is often seen grasping his chest. The idea is that the "Black Man" is a metaphor for the sin or evil act committed between Dimmesdale and Hester.

In the Rime of the ancient Mariner, what is the moral of the poem?Thisold guy comes to the wedding, the "guest" listens to his tales and thenis...

Yes, all kimfuji says I agree with, but we need to back up a bit. The Ancient Mariner's enlightenment begins when he carelessly kills the albatross:

At length did cross an Albatross,
Thorough the fog it came;
As it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
It ate the food it ne'er had eat,
And round and round it flew.
The ice did split with a thunder-fit;
The helmsman steered us through!
And a good south wind sprung up behind;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner's hollo!
In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud,
It perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke   white,
Glimmered the white moonshine."
God save thee, ancient Mariner,
From the fiends that plague thee thus! -
Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."

It was after that when everything began to fall into ruin and death for all but the lone Mariner. Eventually, after suffering and inner struggle, he saw the truth: that all life is to be respected, no matter how gross or slimy or seemingly foul. You don't just go kill a creature of God's making because you have nothing better to do. I don't know about the rest of you, but I even have trouble killing bees and mosquitos. And part of my reluctance to do so comes from what I learned from this poem when I first read it back in tenth grade. Thank you Mr. Beale, wherever you are!
Remember now: the Ancient Mariner stops a wedding guest who is about to go into a wedding. The Mariner holds the guest with his skinny hand and a story that has to be told. And in a way, the story is about a marriage, a wedding of sorts... wherein a man comes to realize that he is one with all life on earth.

What purpose does the Overture serve in The Crucible?

In The Crucible, the Overture serves a number of purposes. Mainly, Arthur Miller is providing background information for the community of Salem. He indicates the significance of religion in the community and makes references to the philosophy that all social organization must be founded on the principles of 'exclusion and prohibition'. In other words, in order for a successful community to thrive they must have laws and social hierarchy. He also explains some of the reasoning behind the apparent madness of the Salem witch trials, namely that many characters used the trials to advance their personal vendettas.

What are other themes in "Ender's Game?" I need at least two.It is for a school project

There are many themes in Ender's Game.  One theme is the idea of Ethics.  How the world deals with the invasion of the Buggers could be considered unethical.  The way the children are treated and dealt with is certainly unethical.  Yet, in many respects those same people teach ethics.  They have a chain of command, they talk about honor and glory.  They talk about cooperation, but then they also believe that the ends justify the means.  One example of this is when Ender finally stands up to a school bully and beats him up.  The boy dies, but there are no consequences for Ender.  In fact they don't even tell him he has killed the boy.

Another theme in Card's novel is cultural pride.  Each child is from a different part of the world and they are taught to work together as a team.  Yet, there are also many references to their heritage and their cultures.  We know from how they behave, talk and their physical appearances what nationality they carry in their hearts.  Card emphasises the importance of working together as well as retaining the cultural differences that make us unique.

The theme of isolation and lonliness is also carried througout this novel.  Co. Graff makes sure that Ender is disliked before he even arrives at Battle School.  Ender is a third child and that made him different from birth.  Ender's brother, Peter, constantly deemeaned him and made him feel alone.

"Ender's solitude is crucial to his development as a military leader. "His isolation can't be broken," one of the school supervisors says. "He can never come to believe that anybody will ever help him out, ever. If he once thinks there's an easy way out, he's wrecked." As a result, the International Fleet deliberately isolates Ender at the Battle School."

There are also the themes of innocence, intelligence, personal conflict, altruism versus the individual needs, and world unity.  Card is a master at making us look within ourselves to try and improve the human condition.

What is the Hellenistic culture?

Hellenistic culture is one of the most understudied and exciting areas of ancient history. Part of the reason for this is because it comes between the Greeks and the Romans (two favorites). Another reason is because Hellenistic culture is extremely expansive and difficult to study.  After Phillip of Macedon unified the Greeks, there was a push towards Persia by Alexander, his son. Alexander got all the way to India. So, one can hellenisitc culture spans from Greece to India!

When Alexander died (323), his many leaders (diadochi) carved out his kingdom among themselves. For example, Ptolemy situated himself in Egypt and started the Ptolemaic empire. This was a fusion of Greek thought and Egyptian culture. Cassander took over Macedon. Seleucus was to take over the near east (parts of modern day Pakistan, Turkmenistan, etc.) To be honest, one must readily acknowledge the diversity within hellenism, but there were some commonalities. This can be called hellenistic culture. Some of these commanalities were: some sort of connection to the Greece through Alexander, Greek cultural influence, and Greek language.

For a brief book on hellenism, see: F. W. Walbank's Hellenistic World.

Why does Candy say he should have shot the dog instead of allowing Carlson to do it? Chapter 3, Of Mice and Men

In Chapter 3 Candy allows Carlson to put his dog out of its misery and shoot it. Carlson takes the time to explain where the dog should be shot to ensure the quickest death and least amount of suffering. Later in the chapter Candy states that he should have done this, that "you shoot your own dog." The shooting of Candy's dog in Chapter 3 foreshadow's events to come later in the book.

Just as the dog is Candy's responsibility, Lennie is George's responsibility. As Lennie becomes more violent, George understands that Lennie will need to be killed. George understands that this is something that he needs to do to own up to this responsibility as well as to ensure that Lennie is taken care of in the least painful manner possible.

Why does Twain have Wheeler, rather than the narrator, relay the story of Jim Smiley in "Jumping Frog"?

Twain's story is a frame structure--a story within a story--and it fits well with Twain's style of writing which often includes an outsider's or traveler's point of view.  His collection Innocents Abroad maintains the same theme of a supposed objective observer describing what he sees and whom he meets.

Most likely, Twain created Wheeler's character to add "local color" to his tale.  Twain as a American Regionalist writer relied heavily on dialect and curious traditions of small towns and outposts to add humor and satire to his works--in this story Wheeler provides both elements. The narrator is a rather nondescript character who would not be able to provide background information on Calaveras County or "local color."  In this tale, he is the objective traveller who allows Twain to give his readers brief glimpses into a variety of eccentric "Western" towns and customs.

Use the case of smoking or obesity as the focus in explaining why health and illness are as much a societal and cultural issue as they are medical.

That is a great request. There are always cultural and societal variables that are important. If you consider smoking, society, insome ways, encourages it, at least in the past by advertising and commercials. We don't see this today as much, but still smoking and the connotations that it is "cool" to smoke is still in movies. Also tobacco companies are very powerful and have a lot of clout in politics.

As for obesity, just consider all the restaurants in America that serve unhealthy foods - pizza hut, burger king, etc. They are relatively cheap. Try to get a good salad and it is hardly affordable! What does society say about this?

Appendicitis may be diagnosed in a timely manner?

Appendicitis, one of the most common surgical emergency in childhood, could be diagnosed early by detecting a protein in urine, considered by researchers at the Center for Pediatric Hospital proteomics in Boston, as biomarker for this disease.

Despite the evolution of diagnostic imaging techniques, recent studies show that between 3 and 30% of children suffer unnecessary surgeries for appendicitis, while 30-45% of those who has appendicitis are operated in the last minute.While diagnosis is mainly clinical, still,physicians have sought more accurate laboratory methods to determine whether or not a patient has appendicitis.

Researchers led by Dr. Richard Bachur, head of the Emergency Hospital in Boston, decided to undertake a systematic approach and have performed a proteomic study to identify the most accurate biomarker for appendicitis.In a first phase, they examined 12 samples of urine - 6 from patients with appendicitis, collected before and after surgery for appendicitis, and 6 from patients without appendicitis - identifying 32 substances that have been used as biomarkers. To these were joined other substances, identified by other means, such as studies of gene expression, reaching a total of 57 possible candidates.

In a later stage, researchers have attempted to validate biomarkers' usefulness in 67 children who were suspected of appendicitis, of which 25, diagnosis came true . The most accurate biomarker has proved leucine rich alpha 2 glycoprotein. Increased levels of this protein can be detected by immunoblotting, which justifies the researchers' hope to develop a rapid diagnostic test.

Results of investigations are published in an issue of the journal "Annals of Emergency Medicine".

Bring out the duality of the Wind's Power in Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind."

Shelley composed  the "Ode to the West Wind" while in Florence, Italy in the year 1819. It was published in the year 1820. The gist of the poem is that Shelley considers himself as a poet prophet campaigning for reform and revolution using the "wild west wind" to destroy everything that is old and defunct and plant new and progressive, liberal and democratic ideals in its stead. The poem describes a storm arising in the autumn season in the Mediterranean Sea and being driven towards the land by 'the west wind.'

In Canto 1, Shelley addresses the west wind directly and the sight of it driving away all the fallen leaves is  compared to a magician or an enchanter driving  away all the evil spirits. At the same time it carries with it the fallen seeds to deposit them in a different place where they will blossom in the spring season after being safely preserved during the cold winter season. The west wind is thus both 'destroyer' and 'preserver.'

In Canto 2 Shelley vividly describes the meteorological process of the gathering storm in the distant horizon of the Mediterranean Sea.

In the first stanza Shelley compares the storm clouds which are being formed at the horizon ("tangled boughs of Heaven and Ocean") and being driven inland by the west wind to decaying leaves shed by the trees during autumn.

In the next two stanzas, the storm clouds are compared to  "angels" which carry the rain inland. They announce their arrival by fiery flashes of dazzling lightning which reach up into the sky from the ocean at the horizon. The flashes of lightning are compared to the bright hair of the maenad (the maenad is a frenzied  spirit which attends on the Greek God Dionysus.

In Canto 3 Shelley  describes the action of the west wind on the Mediterranean Sea and on the Atlantic Ocean. The west wind announces to the Mediterranean Sea that summer is over and autumn has arrived. The clear view on a bright summer day of the under water palaces and towers in Baiae's Bay off the coast of Naples near the island made up of volcanic rock is disturbed by the west wind which blows across it. Similarly the west wind creates deep valleys as it blows across the level Atlantic Ocean and reminds  the underwater vegetation deep below  that it is autumn and that they too must disintegrate like the vegetation on the earth above.

Canto 4 is an earnest plea by Shelley to the west wind to infuse him with its raw power and liberate him from the bout of depression which has temporarily overwhelmed him - most probably caused by the death of his son William in 1819. Shelley tells the west wind that when he was a boy he was also as "uncontrollable" as the west wind is now, and he would have easily matched the west wind in its speed. But now, he is depressed and weighed down by the cares and anxieties of life and prays to the west wind to liberate him. He pleads with the west wind that just like how it lifts up the leaves on the earth and the clouds on the sky and the waves on the sea it should free him also from the "thorns of life" on which he has fallen.

In Canto 5, Shelley the poet directly and explicitly asks the west wind to make him an instrument and tool of political and moral change: "make me thy lyre" and "drive my dead thoughts over the universe." The poem ends optimistically with Shelley echoing the popular saying "if Winter comes can Spring be far behind?"

For Dignitas, describe their aim and political agenda. Also consider how this group may influence science, either positively or negatively?

The Dignitas that I am familiar with operates out of Switzerland and is dedicated to providing a comforting death to person's with terminal illness and/or severe physical and mental disabilities.  Their mantra is that suicide monitored by a team of doctors and nurses should be available as a decision for people who can not live a quality life.  The name of the agency stems from the Roman word meaning "dignity."  Death with dignity is the service that is provided by a team of professionals. 

The Dignitis center operates in Zurich, Swizerland and has clientele from all over the world.  Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland.   The program has pre-established procedures and does not treat severely depressed people who want to die so they arrive at the door of the agency.  The procedure involves medical statements and diagnosis, and the person who wishes to die is the only one who can administer the lethal dose.  Two witnesses who will observe the client's action must be present and a fee for their service is paid by the client.

To decide if the group influences science positively or negatively would rely on a person's belief system.  There has been controversy that by allowing people to take their own lives, that it can throw off the universal balance and that it prevents doctors to study the people who are ill which could help prevent further people from getting the same disease. 

Minelli's believes the right to die is a choice that each human should be allowed to make and as such is a human right.  Science becomes in conflict with the morals of a society and the implications of allowing people to end their own lives.

The groups primary political agenda is to enable humans to have a human right to die at their own choice in time and with dignity.

Science evolves around the development of medications and research but doctors take a Hippocratic Oath to never cause harm and save lives.  It is a fine line between what is harm and what is morally acceptable.

Who are the main characters in the Franklin's Tale and what is the main theme?

The Franklin is a landowner and he has a son whom he says behaves without any understanding of higher virtues like gentleness, justice or compassion. These sorts of vitues comprise a quality known as gentillesse. The main characters of The Franklin's Tale are Arveragus, Dorigen, who is wed to the knight Arveragus, and Aurelius, a young squire. Dorigen and Arveragus have a marriage built on equality between them, an unheard of concept in Medieval Europe and England. For this reason they keep their arrangement a secret by putting on a pretense in public. The knight Arveragus goes abroad to seek his fortunes and, while alone and pinning for her dear husband's return, Dorigen is approached by the love sick squire Aurelius. She rebuffs his proposals of an illicit relationship but makes a rash and joking promise to be his if he can make the coastal rocks disappear to ensure her husband's safe return.

The prominent themes of The Franklin's Tale are how to establish a harmonious and loving mariage, which is through equality of respect and gentillesse along with the theme of gentillessse itself: that these virtues comprising gentillesse are essential to happiness, respect, honor and valor. Touching on honor, this too is a theme, however some argue that in the end when Arveragus advises Dorigen that, since Aurelius has removed the rocks, she must keep her promise, he is banking on Aurelius's qualities of gentillesse and honor instead of insisting that, regardless of consequence, he and Dorigen must honor her promise, which he also does adivse. As it happens, Aurelius does show his gentillesse and honor by releasing Dorigen from her promise.

What did the presidential election of 1860 show?

The main thing that the presidential election of 1860 showed is that the US had become badly split along North-South lines -- enough so that it would be practically impossible for the two regions to be reconciled with one another.

Abraham Lincoln won the election, but he did so without the benefit of any Southern votes.  When Lincoln was elected in this way, the South felt that their wishes would be completely ignored by Lincoln.  They also felt that this showed that they were essentially powerless when it came to national politics.  Once they came to feel this way, they believed it was time to secede from the Union.

So, the election of 1860 showed that the Union was likely to split and that the Civil War was more or less inevitable.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, what is the cause of Hamlet's madness? Use details from the play to support your answer.

The issue of Hamlet's madness in Shakespeare's Hamlet is complex to say the least.  The more central issue is whether Hamlet is "mad" or is just faking it.  But if one assumes he's mad and just wants to know what the cause of that madness is, the issues are a little clearer.  First and most importantly, if Hamlet is mad it is due to grief over the death of his father/king.  For example, Claudius and Gertrude are aware of his depression early in Act I and exhort him to recover from the loss.  "How is it that the clouds still hang on you?" (I.ii) asks Claudius.  Gertrude follows:

Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off,

And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark.

Do not for ever with thy veiled lids

Seek for they noble father in the dust. (I.ii)

Soon after, still in scene two, Hamlet gives his famous "too too sallied flesh" soliloquy, and his depression becomes even more evident.  He, in fact, wishes the "Everlasting had not fixed/His canon 'gainst self-slaughter."  Hamlet is suicidal due to his father's death.  One could cite numerous other examples of Hamlet's madness being due to grief over his loss.

Other issues that one could study are also present in the play:  Polonious suggests Hamlet's madness results from Ophelia's rejection of him and Hamlet certainly suffers due to his perceived inaction, just to name two. 

What are the 3 major traits of Romeo during acts 4 and 5 of "Romeo and Juliet"?thanks for your help..

Romeo is really not in Act IV of "Romeo and Juliet"; the only mention of him is in scene 1 in which Friar Laurence tells Juliet that while she will appear dead and be put into the family vault, a letter will be sent to Romeo in Mantua informing him of Juliet's feigned death; Romeo will hasten to the vault and be there waiting when Juliet awakens and

Shall Romeo bear thee hence to Mantua./And this shall free thee from this present shame; (IV,i,117-118)

But, in Act V, Romeo displays his major traits of impetuosity, rash judgment, and despair.

1. Impatience/Impetuosity - Romeo has a dream that Juliet comes and finds him dead, but she is able to breathe life into him with her kisses and make him an emperor.  When Balthasar arrives, Romeo learns from him that Juliet is in the Capulet vault.  Instantly, Romeo declares, "Then I defy you stars!" and hastily plans to ride to Verona, sending Balthasar to procure horses after Balthasar reports that he has no letter from the friar.  Even though Balthasar begs to "have patience," Romeo continues with his impetuous plan. Hastily, Romeo decides to buy poison.  Despite the apothecary's argument that it is against the law for him to sell "such mortal drugs," Romeo insists and plays upon the man's "need and oppression," bribing him with money.  Then, he rushes to Verona, where he has been forbidden to be.  At the tomb, he forbids Balthasar to "not interrupt me in my course" (V,iii,   )


2. Defiance - Just as he has defied fate with his declaration, Romeo defies the grave he attempts to enter:

Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death,/Gorged with the dearest morself of the earth,/Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open,/And,in despite,/I'll cram thee with more food! (V,iii,44-48)

Another trait is demonstrated in this final act as well:  Romeo's utter despair, a trait he demonstrated to some extent in the first act and he bemoaned his loss of Rosaline.  As he contemplates his death, Romeo states that he will again defy the stars:

A dateless bargain to engrossing death!/Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide!/Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on/The dashing rocks thy seasick wary bark!/Here's to my love!...Thus with a kiss I die. (V,iii, 115-120)

3. Despair - In Act One, with apprehension, Romeo contemplated his "fearful date" with the "night's revels" in which he feared some "vile forfeit of untimely death."  Yet, he concedes to fate, saying said, "But he, that hath the steerage of my course,/Direct my sail!  On, lusty gentlemen. (I,iv,83-89)

Again at the end of Act I, Romeo expresses his fear/despair that he is a victim of fate.  When Benvolio tells him to hurry away from Juliet because "the sport is at the best," Romeo replies, "Ay, so I fear; the more is my unrest.../That I must love a loathed enemy" (I,v,125-136)  Then, later, in Act III Romeo calls out "O, I am fortune's fool!" so his despair has been present throughout the play.

What does Parris fear about the rumor that his daughter has come under a spell?

Reverend Parris is the town's minister.  This is a very important position in Puritan New England.  Because he holds this high position, he is very worried about how he is seen by the people in the town.

Since he's worried about his image and about whether people will respect him, of course he doesn't want people thinking bad things about his family.  This is especially true if the bad stuff is somehow related to Satan (given that Parris is the minister).

So the reason for this is that he has an image and an important place in society to uphold.  Having his daughter bewitched would threaten that.

How would you describe the character of Buddy in the story "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote?

In his short story, “A Christmas Memory,” Truman Capote creates a memorable character through the use of Buddy the narrator. As the grownup Buddy relates this specific memory, we learn that he is kind and reflective character. The story is full of Buddy’s kindnesses to his cousin. He is always a willing accomplice in the fruitcake endeavor, and while he relates habits and behaviors of his cousin that were repeated so frequently he could predict them, he does not do this with a tone of deprecation. Rather y there is love and respect for a gentle soul who was not always treated gently by the other relatives who shared the house. He relates to us his efforts to console his cousin after they both got in trouble for being a little tipsy after polishing off the tiny bit of Haha Jones’s whiskey that remained after the fruitcakes. It is not unusual for a seven year old to have older people as friends, but long after Buddy was sent of to a military school, long after he started to grow up he kept in contact with his cousin. Many people would have simply allowed the relationship to lapse. So when Buddy got word of his cousin’s death, he was heartbroken and felt as if part of him was missing. This is what lead to his carefully and lovingly relayed reflection.

Why didn't the Thebans chase after Laius's murderer?

The Thebans probably did not chase Laius' murderer because they were distracted by the lifting of the plague laid on the city of Thebes by the Sphinx. When Oedipus arrived in the city and solved the riddle of the Sphinx (What goes on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the afternoon? Answer: man), the plague that the city has suffered is gone, and the city rejoices. They reward Oedipus by giving him the queen Jocasta in marriage and making him their new king.

Another reason may be that the only man who survived the attack at the place where three roads meet when Laius was killed reported that a band of murderers killed the king and his entourage. Only one man escaped. This man chooses to leave Thebes to become a herdsman in the mountains without telling the truth, that only one man--the man who has just been crowned king--was responsible for Laius' death. The citizens of Thebes may figure that attempting to locate all of this so-called band of murderers is a futile search.

More than likely, however, the reason is their celebration because the deadly plague is over.

Solve 25.656=x(49-x^2)^(1/2) + 49(sin(x/7))^-1 The actually problem is to find the coordinates of x where the area of three sections of a...

Let us imagine a circle with radius a and centre  O as the origin with (0,0) coordinates.

Let (x,0) be the point  A  on  X axis. Then the ordinate at x (||lel to Y axis) is trisecting the circle, by data. The problem is to find the coordinates of x = OA (in terms of a). Let AP be the ordinate at A and  P be the point on the circle. Let X be a point on the X axis where the cirle intercepts X axis.

Since the area  to the right of the ordinate at A is one third of the area, the required equation is :

Considering the half the semicircle above x axis, one 3rd of the upper semi circle's area = pi*a^2/6 =  area  bounded by radii OP and OX and arc XP of circle - area of the triangle OAP = a^2 *  (angle XOP )*(Pi/360) - (1/2)(OA*AP)

Pi*a^2/6=a^2(Pi* arcsin(x/a) /360) - (1/2)x(a^2-x^2)^(1/2)........(1)

But  x/a = sin z say. Then  arc sin(x/a) = z.  And OA = x = a*cosz and y = AP sin z = a*sinz.

Substituting in (1), we get:

Pi*a^2/6=(Pi*a^2)(z/360)-(a^2/2) sinz cosz .

z= 60+ (360/2)(1/Pi) sinzcosz

z=60+(90/Pi)sinz*cosz

You can get the result by iteration and the numerical value of the angle z is 74.6370827 degree nearly.

z=74.6370827 nearly.

So, x=a*cos z and y=a sin z.

But the radius in the present case is a= 7

Therefore, x=7 cos (74.6370827)=1.854524591 and y=7sin(74.6370827)=6.74986952 nearly. So the other coordinate is x=-7cos74.6370827 = -1.854524591 an y cordinate is 7*sin (74.6370827) =6.74986952

Area of the enclosed by AP, PX and the arc XP= (1/2){a^2* arc sin x/a)- x(a^2-x^2)^(1/2) } = (49/2) *{ arc cos (1.854524591/7)} - (1/2)1.854524591*6.74986952 = 25.65633998, which is the 1/3 rd  of the semi circle and with a symmetrical section below the X axis,  the double ordinates at A trisects the area of the circle.

Therefore the original equation needs to be corrected as below:

25.656.. = -(1/2)x(49-x^2)^(1/2)+(49/2) arc cos (x/7).

Hope this helps.

Consider the characters of Hazel and George. Why isn't Hazel handicapped? How does George seem to feel about his handicaps?

Hazel and George Bergeron represent the typical American couple watching television together in the evening. Hazel wears no handicaps because she possesses "normal" intelligence, appearance, and strength. however, in Vonnegut's dark future, ‘‘normal’’ has become the lowest common denominator. It implies that one is incompetent, or unable to fathom anything beyond that which is superficial.

Harrison's father, on the other hand, bears multiple government-imposed handicaps which repress his ‘‘way above-normal’’ intelligence. George wears birdshot weights and a mental handicap radio in his ear that receives a "sharp noise'' transmission designed "to keep people ... from taking unfair advantage of their brains.'' He refuses to remove any of them, however, for he believes that any attempt to change the present situation will inevitably cause civilization to regress back into the ‘‘dark ages,’’ when there was competition. Thus, he is a willing participant in the government's attempt to control its population.

See question below.In Jane Eyre, is she speaking as a child, feeling and thinking only what she did then, or is she speaking as an adult looking...

I would argue that both perspectives are accurate at different points in the novel. For example, she uses both viewpoints when discussing her time at the Reed household. Her childhood anguish is clear in the scene where John Reed attacks her after he finds her reading. Her shame and anger at the injustice of not even being able to spend time by herself with a book is clearly what she felt at the time. It is not filtered through her adult wisdom, not tempered by the years between the incident and her reporting it. We feel the incredible pain, both physical and emotional, that young Jane experiences in those moments. She doesn't try to rationalize or break down her response; she simply tells her audience what happened.

Later however, when she yells at Mrs. Reed, she explains her outburst in adult terms. She is literally shaking with rage at what Mrs. Reed told Mr. Brocklehurst, and she makes sure her "benefactress" knows exactly how she feels. Afterwards, she explains her feelings:

Ere I had finished this reply, my soul began to expand, to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I ever felt. It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty. Not without cause was this sentiment. Mrs. Reed looked frightened; her work had slipped from her knee; she was lifting up her hands, rocking herself to and fro, and even twisting her face as if she would cry.

Although Jane recognizes how she feels at the moment, it is not until she is an adult, reliving the experience that she can tell exactly what that moment meant to her. In this case, it is the awakening of her soul, a sense of freedom that she never knew. She describes as an "invisible bond" bursting, an escape from the restrictions of the Reed household. Yet it is only years later that she can identify the true magnitude that this incident holds for her.

From Around the World in Eighty Days, what is known about the Indian ritual of Suttee?

Satī, often spelled and pronounced "suttee," is a banned funeral practice of Indian cultures. The practice consisted of a widow voluntarily burning herself alive on her dead husband's funeral pyre; the practice was commonplace throughout India, and was regulated by British regimes which required the widow to be of sound mind and the ritual performed according to strict custom, not at random. However, it was banned by various governments and regimes several times, and is not currently practiced legally. The 1987 Prevention of Satī act was intended to eliminate the practice entirely, but examples still occur, sometimes without the consent of the widow. In the novel, the burning of a woman is interrupted by Phileas Fogg, who sees the practice as barbaric, and it is clear that Verne's idea of "civilized" culture abhored the concept entirely:

"Yes," returned Sir Francis, "burned alive. And, if she were not, you cannot conceive what treatment she would be obliged to submit to from her relatives. They would shave off her hair, feed her on a scanty allowance of rice, treat her with contempt; she would be looked upon as an unclean creature, and would die in some corner, like a scurvy dog."
(Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days, gutenberg.org)

This description is not entirely accurate, but understanding of Indian culture was not well-advanced in those days. In any case, the ritual is stopped and the woman saved; she acts mostly as a passive love-interest for Fogg and has little effect on the plot, serving mostly as a British condemnation of "primitive" religious ritual.

In Chapter 8 of Animal Farm, what is the purpose of Napoleon's self-imposed sequestering and ceremonial appearances?

In Animal Farm, the animals start out with an ideal whereby they will be well-treated and there will be no more favoritism as "all animals are equal." However, the pigs soon set themselves apart despite the concept of Animalism which will ensure fairness and the commandments which support their dream. Gradually, the commandments are changed to suit the pigs' choices and to ensure that they enjoy comfort and control. Even Snowball, a "hero first-class" is chased off the farm and accused of sabotage because there can be only one leader and that is Napoleon. 

In chapter 7, the animals are rebuilding the windmill during a hard Winter. There is talk of Snowball's sabotage and the hens "rebellion" which results in any animal that may have broken the rules being killed, including pigs. The animals are very scared and shocked at the apparent "execution of the traitors" which they have witnessed but this enhances Napoleon's position as protector. It is significant that, in chapter 8 when the animals consider the sixth commandment, the words "without cause" have been added to the rule that "No animal shall kill any other animal." The animals are therefore persuaded that Napoleon is their savior. 

"Our leader, Comrade Napoleon" is very rarely seen in public and continues to increase in stature, becoming something of an enigma to the animals. He has more time to spend on his negotiations with the humans and keeps up the pretense that he has no intention of selling timber to "scoundrels." Prompted by Squealer's stories and accolades of Napoleon, the animals begin to imagine that he is responsible for any fortunate event and is even  "the Father of All Animals."

Describe the current voter registration system.

I'm assuming that you are talking about the voter registration system in the United States.

The US voter registration system has gotten much simpler over the last couple of decades.  It used to be that every state had their own system of registration.  Different states made it more or less difficult to register.  But in all states, you had to go to a certain place and fill out a form well in advance of an election.

Nowadays, there is one form that anyone in the US can use to register (I'm linking to it).  There are still some differences between states as to who may register to vote and what the deadlines are, but everyone (except in New Hampshire and Wyoming) may use the national form and submit it by mail.

How many generations does one family go upon? And how are families decided upon? The Giver

Families in the community are not the same as ours.  They really don’t have generations in the same sense either.  There are parents and children, but none of them are related.  There is no such thing as grandparents.

In the community, adults who decide they are ready to raise children apply for a spouse.  The Committee of Elders determines a suitable match based on compatibility and pairs them.  They spend at least three years together before applying for a child.  They are not romantically involved, and they are together only to raise the children.

Children are the product of artificial insemination of women known as Birth Mothers.  Babies are raised together by Nurturers until the Ceremony of One in December, when they turn one and are given to a family that has applied for them.  Families consist of one boy and one girl, and the parents decide when to apply for the second child but it is not common to wait more than a few years between the two.

After the youngest child grows up and moves out, the family unit disbands and the parents go to live with the other Childless Adults.  They have no further relationship with their children or each other, and often no contact at all.  When they get too old to work , they move into the House of the Old and live there for a few years until the community decides they have lived long enough and they are killed by lethal injection.

What is the chronological oder of the main events in "The Leap" by Louise Erdrick beginning with the day at the circus?

The chronological order of the major events in "The Leap" by Louise Erdrich is as follows. First, the narrator's mother, who is seven months pregnant, and her husband make their entrance as the Flying Avalons into the Big Top of the circus. A New England lightning storm brews. The Avalons are in the midst of performing their finale in which they kiss in midair when a vicious bolt of lightning strikes the Big Top causing disaster.  The mother has a split-second to make a decision about whose life to safe and whose life to risk. She grabs a lightning heated cable to save her baby instead of grabbing her husband and joining him in a death fall.

The mother is hospitalized for her burns and injuries. The baby is born safely. The mother's New England doctor teaches her to read. They fall in love and marry. They settle with the new baby in a farm he has inherited. Later, when the narrator is a little girl a fire breaks out while the mother is away from home. The babysitter calls her and upon her return she finds the firemen at an impasse as to how to rescue the narrator from an upstairs window. The mother strips off her clothes and climbs a tree and leaps from a dangerous limb to the edge of the house's roof. She digs her heels into the roof's rain gutter, hangs upside down and smiles at the narrator through the open window through which she then makes a midair rescue.

Much later, the mother is blinded by severe cataracts. Her husband the doctor reads to her habitually. His time then comes to die. The narrator, whose own life has not gone very well, returns home to comfort and read to her mother.

What does Mafatu's name mean in Call It Courage?

Mafatu's name means "Stout Heart".

In the Polynesian village of Hikueru where Mafatu lives, the people worship courage.  It is with pride that Tavana Nui, the Great Chief of the tribe, christens his son "Stout Heart".  But when he is a toddler, Mafatu and his mother are caught in a great hurricane.  The two are swept out to sea, and as he clings to his mother's neck while the valiant woman uses all her strength to hold on to a piece of wreckage until it brings them back to shore, the little boy experiences a sense of terror that colors the rest of his life.  After a long night in the frigid ocean, surrounded by sharks, Mafatu and his mother finally reach land, and Mafatu's mother dies as she presses the meat of a coconut to her son's lips as a last act of love.  Mafatu still dreams, as a youth, of that experience, and is terrified of the ocean, which is especially significant in a society where courage is so valued, and the people make their living solely by fishing, daily challenging the powerful sea.  Because of this, Mafatu's name takes on a bitter irony - the child who should have been known for his "Stout Heart" is instead nicknamed the "Boy Who Was Afraid" (Chapter 1 - "Flight").

List three themes from Doctor Faustus and say what his actions reveal about his character.

LIMITS

One theme in Faustus is 'limits'. The exploration of this theme allows for a discussion surrounding the capabilities of man, as well as an evaluation of 'transgressing' - to what extent does Faustus go where man should not? Marlowe's play can be read as a criticism of untrammelled ambition and compares nicely with other texts such as Frankenstein, which sees its protagonist push scientific boundaries to devastating effects. 

The idea that Faustus goes too far in his pursuit for knowledge is expressed through the allegory to Icarus in the Prologue: “his waxen wings did mount about his reach”. The character of Icarus is overambitious, and equally arrogant, subsequently the natural orders challenge him “heavens conspired his overthrow”. The same way that Faustus is arrogant, wanting to go beyond the limits of his fellow brothers: "Yet art thou still but Faustus, and a man" This ambition sets him up to be a fallen man, a traditional feature of the gothic genre.

GOOD VS BAD

The bad angel and the good angel appear, as a physical symbol to the audience of Faustus’ internal struggle. Typically the good angel triumphs over the bad in morality plays, but Marlowe’s play sees Faustus “glutted with the conceit of this”; too consumed by the idea of power and glory to heed the advice of the good angel. The good angel tells Faustus (in turn the audience) that the “damned book” may “heap God’s heavy wrath upon thy head”.

The Bad Angel triumphs over the Good’s promise of “heavenly and heavenly things” by making Faustus think of “honour and wealth”. These sway his judgement, which show the hypocritical nature of man as in Act One Scene One, Faustus criticised lawyers who seek “external trash” (money). This suggests that throughout the play, Faustus will listen more to the ‘bad’ angel and incur God’s ‘wrath’ as a result.

DECEPTION

Shortly after Faustus signs his soul away to the devil, Mephostophilis begins to fall short of Faustus’ expectations. He cannot offer Faustus a wife, as marriage is a divine institution, a Christian ceremony. He can instead offer “the fairest courtesans” (prostitutes) as this indulgent debauchery is the Devil’s playground.

Furthermore, Mephostophilis’ refusal, or inability, to answer Faustus’ question as to who made the world “move me not, Faustus” suggests that the Devil cannot meet Faustus’ needs in the way that the doctor initially thought that he could. This foreshadows further disappointment over the course of the play and suggests that Faustus has been deceived by those he signed his soul to.

Faustus believed Mephostophilis would be submissive to him – “How pliant is this Mephostophilis!” – which highlights his arrogance, but really Faustus has been deceived by the Devil and his agent into thinking he was dominating. This becomes apparent to the audience and Faustus himself when Mephostophilis reveals his true allegiance, arresting Faustus’ soul for “disobedience to my sovereign lord”.

But the greatest deception of all is Faustus’ self-deception, for it is not that god has damned Fasutus so much that Fausts has damned himself through his repeated ignorance of the good angel and the Old Man’s promise of redemption lest he only turn back to heaven. 

What is the purpose of Glaspell's order of events in "A Jury of her Peers"?

Glaspell's decision to begin her story with John Wright's murder and Minnie Wright's subsequent imprisonment rather than with the murder itself enables her to stress more effectively the tension and fundamental differences between men and women.

When the men (district attorney, sheriff, and witness) discuss the crime scene, they do so in a very detached manner, disregarding small details that might hint at a motive (what they so badly need to prove Minnie's guilt). In contrast, the women are viewed as harmless annoyances by the men and left to their own devices in "a woman's world"--the kitchen.  This opening allows Glaspell to establish early on how differently the men and women view the murder and the importance of various items.

Likewise, Glaspell includes the conversation between Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters about young Minnie v. married, isolated Minnie right before they find the motive evidence (the dead bird) so that readers and the female characters will uncover Minnie's motive before the men reenter the story.

Overall, Glaspell's structure lends itself to one of the story's themes--gender roles.

Using context clues and a dictionary determine what this sentence means. Then rephrase the passage to the way a child of 7 might really say them....

The five stone lozenges are probably five diamond-shaped markers that marked where his five brothers were buried, all of whom seemed to have passed away at an early age. The description of them on their backs when they were sick, a position that they were apparently constantly in.

Five stone markers show where my little brothers, all five, are now. They died really young, and never really lived much. They were always sick and in bed and on their backs, so I figured thats how they were born.