"Romance at a short notice was her speciality." What does this statement mean and tell about Vera in the story "The Open Window?"

Vera can be described as a fun-loving and adventurous girl who is very inventive and shrewd. She uses her ability to think on her feet to be a ruthless prankster. She’s not just a terrific story-teller but is also a great actress. She will concoct stories according to the available situations, and then she will narrate them with such believable earnestness that nobody can doubt what she says.

The word “romance” used in the quote is meant to describe Vera’s ability to come up with fictitious stories and narrate them in an interesting and convincing manner.

Framton Nuttel is a nerve patient and has been in the countryside on his doctors’ advice. He is on a formal visit to Mrs. Sappleton’s house. His sister had advised him to interact with neighbors instead of locking himself up in his room. His sister used to be Mrs. Sappleton’s neighbor before she had moved to some other place some four years ago. Nuttel knows nothing about Vera's aunt.

These are few of the facts Vera learns during her brief interaction with Nuttel. She must have found him to be a gullible person, because when she spots the open window facing the lawn, immediately she is ready with a story to amuse herself at the cost of Nuttel’s gullibility.

Using all her skills of an adept actress and a convincing story-teller, Vera begins narrating her invented story about her aunt, Mrs. Sappleton:

“Her great tragedy happened just three years ago…that would be since your sister's time."

Nuttel is convinced that Mrs. Sappleton’s husband and her two brothers had died tragically by drowning in “a treacherous piece of bog.” Since then, she has been out of her senses. She keeps the widow open, believing they will be back home any time.

Things turn out as Vera had wished. When three men and the dog are seen through the open window walking towards the house, Nuttel is shocked and scared. Believing that he’s watching real ghosts walking towards him, he “bolts out” of the house.

Vera must have been celebrating the success of her prank. But then again, she does so in her unique style. Neither does she burst into laughter nor does she reveal to others what has actually happened. Instead, she wears an expression of pity and seriousness in her face.

When her aunt expresses disappointment over the way Nuttel had left “without a word of goodby or apology,” Vera comes up with another story. She says:

"I expect it was the spaniel…he told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve."

Quite convincingly, she says this in her uniquely calm, consistent and credible tone.

Thus, we see that the final statement of the story aptly describes Vera:

Romance at short notice was her speciality.

What leads Scout to feel so distant from her brother in chapter six of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Chapter six of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird starts out with Dill and Jem having plans on their final night of summer vacation that do not include Scout. The lady in the moon is out, the street lights are on, and the night is dark and hot. When Dill suggests they go for a walk, Scout is suspicious, which proves she is not in on the plan. The boys allow Scout to go along to the Radley house as long as she doesn't mess things up. They want to peek into a broken shutter and get a glimpse of Boo Radley. The fact that she wasn't in on the boys' plan is one way Scout felt left-out that night.

The next way Scout feels like her influence on Jem is waning is when he goes to retrieve his pants which had been caught in the fence at the Radley house. She tries to convince him to stay and forget the pants, but he doesn't listen to her. Scout truly believes that Jem will get shot if he goes back to the Radley house; and she reasons that a whooping by Atticus is better than death. Jem sees it differently. He never wants to disappoint his father to the point of deserving a spanking. Jem would rather die than go through that. Scout's response is the following:

"It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company. Sometimes I did not understand him, but my periods of bewilderment were short-lived. This was beyond me. 'Please,' I pleaded, 'can'tcha just think about it for a minute--by yourself on that place--'

'Shut up!'" (56).

Jem actually grabs Scout by the collar to get her to stop arguing with him about going to get his pants. He was going no matter what and tensions were higher between them than ever before. When Jem does come back, he doesn't say anything to Scout, and she doesn't say anything to him. 

How does Hugo express human misery in Les Miserables?

In the tradition of the epic novel, Hugo takes the reader through all the extremes of human emotion: squalor, courage, romance, and grief. The novel takes us through a strife-ridden portion of France's history, through a period of unrest and failed revolution. The novel shows Jean Valjean's struggle to survive. He is is imprisoned simply for stealing bread to survive, then upon release cannot find work because of the paper that indicates his status as a former criminal. We see even more grief as Fantine and her friends are all abandoned by their lovers. Then when her daughter, Cosette is abused and mistreated by those who have promised to care for her. Then, yet again, when her lover's attempts to improve this political climate fail. 

The novel is full of grief for the individual characters, a grief that highlights the injustice and cruelty of the society at whole. The reader slowly begins to feel that the scope of such suffering extends across the nation, and is not merely the burden of the novel's major characters. The scope of human squalor would be too much to absorb if he described it all at once; the focus on these characters becomes a symbol of the larger picture. We see a painting of human misery and grief through a cast of numerous characters, all suffering the tragedies of life while the world they inhabit fails to improve.

What had Boo Radley done that got him into trouble with the law and would have sent him to a state industrial school?

Arthur (Boo) Radley seemed to be fairly normal growing up, according to Miss Maudie. When he was a teenager he became friends with some of the Cunninghams who were not a very good influence on him. Sometimes, too, guilt by association can get a kid into more trouble than he could think up on his own. In this case, the Cunninghams and Arthur were "in an excessive spurt of high spirits" one night, and they drove an old beat-up car backwards around the town square. When the officer, Mr. Connor, tried to arrest the boys, they locked him up in the courthouse outhouse. Nobody was hurt, but it sure made the officer embarrassed; so, he created a list of charges that include the following:

". . . so the boys came before the probate judge on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery, and using abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female" (10).

The consequence was that the boys went to the state industrial school, which apparently was not something dishonorable. The boys actually got fed each day and received a quality secondary education. Unfortunately, Mr. Radley took his son Arthur home and promised there would never be any trouble out of him from then on. It seems that Arthur lost his freedom that day to a family warden that was worse than anything he would have experienced at the state school.

Why did the Tea Act reignite colonial resistance?

Contrary to popular belief, the Tea Act did not raise taxes on tea. In fact, it actually lowered the price of tea to the consumer. It granted a monopoly on the American tea trade to the British East India Company, which was struggling financially and was very well-connected in Parliament. Yet, as one historian of the period has said, many people in America believed that "the act left them no choice; it forced the issue; it expressed still another claim by Parliament of the right to tax them." This was because the Act did not eliminate the tax on tea established a few years earlier under the so-called "Townshend duties." Because the tea could be sold at a very low price, it would cost less to the consumer, so many colonists assumed that the law was a way of getting the people in the colonies to accept the principle of taxation. It was also very bad for merchants (like, for example, Patriot leader John Hancock) who profited from illegally importing tea from Dutch traders and from the West Indies. For these reasons, the Tea Act, rather innocuous on its face, was seen as another in a long line of abuses by the British government. The "Boston Tea Party" held in response, and the resulting Boston Port Act marked significant escalations in the conflict.

Why is Boo Radley kept hidden in his house for 15 years?

That’s a really good question because Harper Lee never tells us the exact circumstances surrounding Boo’s reclusive existence.  Is it forced or a choice that Boo makes?  We do know that it starts when Boo is arrested for some fairly harmless teenager behavior and sent to the state school for juveniles.  Since then, he has been hiding away in the Radley house.  The rumors run wild in Maycomb about his behavior and character, and we are led to believe that Boo’s father has locked up Boo in the house for years.  When Mr. Radley dies, Boo’s brother, Nathan, seems to carry on the family tradition.  However, we do know that Boo gets out and about Maycomb.  He places items in the knothole of a tree for Scout and Jem, he covers Scout with a blanket during Miss Maudie’s house fire, and he saves Jem and Scout’s life when they are attacked by Bob Ewell. 

So, it really comes down to whether Boo has lived his life abused by his father and brother’s embarrassment of his past, or if it has been a choice for Boo to shut himself away from the world.  I think there is a good argument for the idea that Boo’s reclusiveness is self-imposed.  Perhaps Boo can’t understand or live in the world the surrounds him.  We know that Boo is a kind, sensitive person, and maybe, the world is too harsh a place for him to survive.  In reaction, he may choose to divorce himself from the evil of the world but still have a place in his heart for the innocent like Scout and Jem.  No clues are given in the novel, and it is up to the reader to infer what keeps Boo, an innocent mockingbird, sequestered away from life. 

I would like to know what are the information systems used by Domino's Pizza and how are they used?

Dominos Pizza Information Systems

 

The information systems used by Domino's Pizza include the Company’s Management Information System (MIS). This system involves Dominos mission and vision, the analysis of its market environment; the formulation of its organizational plan, and the preparation of its work flow. This system additionally includes its employee training, the preparation of data collection and forms, as well as the allocation of different Company budgets.

Dominos Pizza also has its Information Technology (IT) Systems. Computer Weekly noted, as far back as in 2011, that improvements to the Company’s IT systems were designed to make web and mobile customer ordering procedures easier. (October 11, 2011 – computerweekly.com – “Domino’s Pizza enhances IT systems…”).

Dominos Pizza also has its Decisional Support System. This particular database is employed to, “store the data to aid Managerial Decision Making.” The Company also has its online ordering system, which gathers specific information from its customers to ensure a satisfying, positive, and correct ordering experience resulting in the proper food delivered to customers’ homes. It is vital that Dominos Pizza constantly refines and upgrades this system to be a premier experience for customers or it risks “consumer frustration” and its customers migrating to its competitors who may have a more user-friendly system.

This online system gathers the following information: whether a customer wants delivery or carry out; from what location; and where they are (at a house, apartment, business, campus or base, hotel, or somewhere else. In addition, this system collects the following information: street address. City, State or Province (Canada) and ZIP or Postal Code (Canada).

Furthermore, Dominos Pizza has its PULSE™ Point-Of-Sale (POS) system. The design of this MIS (Management Information System) is to perfect operating efficiencies, and provide the Company’s management team with relevant, useful, and timely access to financial and marketing data. The design of this system is also to lessen store and corporate administrative time and costs.

What quotes from Life of Pi show the lesson Pi's father gives his sons?

Chapter 8 is when Pi's father gives him a lesson that he never forgets. Against his mother's wishes, Pi's father takes the whole family down to Mahisha's (the Bengal tiger) enclosure where a goat is provided as dinner. When they arrive, Mahisha lets out a roar and a snarl that makes Pi tremble with fear. Pi's father reassures his wife that this is for the benefit of the children. He explains to the boys that they are never to touch a tiger, ever. Then, the tiger, who has not been fed in three days, is shown the goat. Pi turns away and into his mother's arms while the attack happens, but he can still hear everything that is going on. "It was enough to scare the living vegetarian daylights out of me," says Pi (36).

Next, Pi's father discusses other wild animals that they have in the zoo and how each one can hurt a human being. For example, sloths and bears can hurt with claws; hippos can outrun a human on land and snap bones with their mouths; hyenas will eat a person alive; orang-utans can snap bones with their strong arms; an ostrich can kick and crush a spine or torso; a deer has antlers to stay away from; and even swans can crack a skull.

When Pi asks about an elephant, his father says that they are the "most dangerous animal of all. More keepers and visitors are killed by elephants than by any other animal in a zoo" (38). He explains further that trampling and dismembering are both possibilities when dealing with a raving elephant.

The moral of the lesson is as follows:

"Don't think they're harmless. Life will defend itself no matter how small it is. Every animal is ferocious and dangerous. It may not kill you, but it will certainly injure you" (38).

How can laws affect me?

Laws affect almost every aspect of our personal lives as well as civic society.

For example, many countries regulate tobacco, alcohol, and very mind-altering substances such as opioids and marijuana. In some countries these substances are illegal and in others some may only be usable by adults and others only with prescriptions. Buying, selling, or consuming such substances in manners violating these laws can result in criminal convictions.

Laws also regulate the safety of products ranging from food to medications to motor vehicles. This means that in countries with strong regulatory environments and enforcement, consumers can have a certain degree of confidence in the safety of the products they consume or use.

Most countries also regulate traffic. Laws create order out of chaos and increase road safety by licensing drivers, ensuring that vehicles conform to safety and emissions standards, and that traffic flows in a safe and orderly fashion. Disobeying these laws can result in suspended driving privileges or even criminal charges. 

Other sets of laws define certain acts as criminal and specify the types of penalties for committing such acts. Most countries outlaw murder, stealing, rape, and other forms of behavior that might endanger other people. 

In To Kill A Mockingbird, why is the g in Guilty capitalized? "Atticus had urged them to accept the state's generosity in allowing them to plead...

In Chapter 1, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch is providing background information about her father, Atticus Finch. She is telling the story in retrospect and mentions that her father's first two clients were hanged in the Maycomb County jail. Atticus' first experience in the courtroom of Maycomb County is a rough one and is the reason he dislikes criminal law. She says,

"Atticus had urged them to accept the state's generosity in allowing them to plead Guilty to second-degree murder and escape with their lives..." (Lee 5)

Harper Lee capitalizes the "g" in the word "Guilty" to foreshadow Tom Robinson's eventual verdict later on in the novel. At the end of Chapter 21, the first word out of Judge Taylor's mouth when he begins to pull the jury's votes is "Guilty!" (Lee 282). Also, capitalizing the "g" adds emphasis to the word "Guilty" in Chapter 1, which indicates the significance that word will carry later on in the novel.

Avocado trees need bees to pollinate their flowers. Scientists have counted an average of 8 grains of pollen per flower stigma when 20 or more bees...

Your question about pollination of avocados is rightfully in the "Science" category, but it boils down to essentially a math problem. Some of the aspects do depend on the biology of the avocado tree, in that avocado tree flowers have only one stigma (one of the female parts of the flower). Given in your question are some of the other variables--150 flowers (and therefore 150 stigmata), 80% pollination rate, and 8 grains/stigma found on average. What is not clear is if each stigma received the pollen, whether or not the pollination was successful.

For the case where only the successfully pollinated 80% received the pollen, and using the above figures of 150 flowers, 80% pollination and 8 grains/flower, the number would be 150 (.8)(8) = 960 grains total.

If all stigmata receive pollen, the number becomes 150 (8) = 1200 grains total.

What theme do you see throughout the text of the Mayflower Compact?

The Mayflower Compact, signed in 1620, was the first governing document of Plymouth County, written by separatist Congregationalists. The original document has been lost, but three versions still exist. The document contained heavy themes of Christianity, democracy, liberty and religious freedom. 

The Mayflower was originally headed for the already established Colony of Virginia but did not make it, and instead the pilgrims had to anchor down and live in what is now Cape Cod, MA. Because they were in new land with no established rulers, they took it upon themselves to establish their own government so that no one from outside could rule them. This is why the document, based on a majoritarian model (although women and children could not vote), contains many themes of liberty and democracy.

"Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering, and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."

The document was essentially a social contract.

Why is Tom Robinson a mockingbird?

Scout and Jem get air-rifles for Christmas in chapter 9. Then in chapter 10, Scout mentions that Atticus tells Jem the following one day:

"I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (90).

Scout asks Miss Maudie about this and is told that mockingbirds are not pests like bluejays are. Mockingbirds provide beautiful music for everyone to enjoy, in fact. Also, mockingbirds are innocent, vulnerable, and don't hurt anyone or anything; therefore, Maudie backs up what Atticus says. But there certainly is a symbolic and parallel meaning between mockingbirds and Tom Robinson. Tom is an innocent man with a wife and children; he goes to work faithfully each day; and he is kind enough to help out a young girl named Mayella Ewell a few times by chopping wood for her. As a result, he gets caught in her vixen trap as she tries to kiss him one day. Her father, Bob Ewell sees this and presses rape charges! Poor Tom is like a mockingbird because he never hurt anyone, yet he dies because of the discriminatory and racist social system in the South.

When was the very first video game console invented?

In 1966, Ralph Baer, a television engineer by profession, sketched the design for the first video game console. It was to be used interactively with a television set; it was then called the "brown box." In other words, Baer's Brown Box (later renamed Odyssey) is credited with being the first video game console, and it operated a console-box-controlled, television implemented video game.

Baer and Sanders Associates (his employer and research sponsor) commercialized the Brown Box console--meaning manufactured and marketed--and successfully recruited Magnavox as their first licensee to further develop the commercialization of the Brown Box as the Magnavox Odyssey. Later Atari, the inventor of the highly popular Pong console-controlled video game, became Sanders Associates' second licensee after losing a Magnavox patent infringement law suit.

So, the very first video console was designed in 1966, with the prototype Brown Box built in 1967-68, by television engineer and German immigrant Ralph Baer. The first Brown Box patent application was submitted in 1971 and granted in 1973. Sanders Associates, with Baer and his colleagues, William Harrison and William Rusch, inaugurated a license agreement with Magnavox in 1971, and Magnavox first re-released the Brown Box as the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972 (a year before the 1973 patent was granted).

Earlier, William Higinbotham, working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, invented Tennis for Two, the first interactive computer game (as opposed to Baer's later television-interactive console-controlled video game). Had Tennis for Two been commercialized as successfully as Baer's Brown Box had been through Magnavox, the unfolding of the interactive electronic game market may have taken a different turn.

In 1966, Ralph Baer, a television engineer by profession, sketched the design for the first video game console. It was to be used interactively with a television set; it was then called the "brown box." In other words, Baer's Brown Box is credited with being the first video game console, and it operated an interactive console-box-controlled, television implemented video game. Baer and Sanders Associates (his employer and research sponsor) commercialized the Brown Box console--meaning manufactured and marketed--and successfully recruited Magnavox as their first licensee to further develop the commercialization of the Brown Box as the Magnavox Odyssey. Later Atari, the inventor of the highly popular "Pong" console-controlled video game, became Sanders Associates' second licensee after losing a Magnavox patent infringement law suit.

So, the very first video console was designed in 1966, with the prototype Brown Box built in 1967-68, by television engineer and German immigrant Ralph Baer. The first Brown Box patent application was submitted in 1971 and granted in 1973. Sanders Associates, with Baer and his colleagues, William Harrison and William Rusch, inaugurated a license agreement with Magnavox in 1971, and Magnavox first re-released the Brown Box as the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972 (a year before the 1973 patent was granted). Earlier, William Higinbotham, working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, invented "Tennis for Two," the first interactive computer game (as opposed to Baer's later television-interactive console-controlled video game). Had "Tennis for Two" been commercialized as successfully as Baer's Brown Box had later been through Magnavox, the unfolding of the interactive electronic game market may have taken a different turn.

Is Jerry's mother a round or flat character in the story "Through the Tunnel"?

Jerry's mother is a round character because she adjusts her maternal practices and perspective of her son, allowing him to mature.

When they go to the beach on the first morning, Jerry's mother notices that he looks out at the "wild and rocky bay," and then back at the crowded beach that they have frequented for years. So, she asks her son,

"Why, darling, would you rather not come with me? Would you rather—"

But, at this point, Jerry follows her. However, Jerry's mother decides to let him go to the other beach. Nevertheless, she is conflicted as she considers whether Jerry is old enough to be safe without her and how he must not feel obliged to stay with her on the beach. Her worries continue although she speaks casually to Jerry when he returns to the villa where they are staying. 

When Jerry demands swimming goggles without explanation, she gives a "patient, inquisitive look" and calmly agrees, placing her trust in her maturing boy.

When Jerry does not return until supper time, his mother still does not press Jerry about where he has been or what he has been doing; instead, she merely asks, "Did you enjoy yourself?" despite cryptic answer, "Yes."

The next day, when Jerry does not even ask permission to go to the other beach, his mother does not scold him when he returns. After he has rushed to the bathroom in order to wash the bloodstains and tear salt from his face, Jerry's mother calmly asks, "Have a nice morning?"

"Oh, yes, thank you," he said.
"You look a bit pale." And then, sharp and anxious, "How did you bang your head?"
"Oh, just banged it," he told her.
...She was worried. And then she said to herself, Oh, don't fuss. Nothing can happen. He can swim like a fish.

As they sit down to lunch together, Jerry finally opens up to his mother, telling her he can stay under water for two to three minutes. Jerry's mother then tells him that he should rest and not swim any more this day. She is ready for a battle of wills, but Jerry acquiesces at once. His mother realizes that Jerry is more mature but he is still her son, and she is satisfied that she has taken the appropriate action in allowing Jerry the freedom that she has given him.

Why is Anne called Mrs. Quack Quack in "The Diary of Anne Frank"?

Peter calls Anne "Mrs. Quack Quack" because she talks a lot.

Anne and Peter get along well at times, but often clash.  They are the closest kids in age in the Secret Annexe, because Margot is older than them.  They were not especially close before Peter’s family joined Anne’s in hiding, but knew about each other.

Peter has heard about an incident where Anne’s teacher called her Mrs. Quack Quack, and uses the nickname to tease Anne when she gets on his nerves.

PETER. I heard about you ... How you talked so much in class they called you Mrs. Quack Quack. How Mr. Srnitter made you write a composition ... "'Quack, quack,' said Mrs. Quack Quack." (Act 1, Scene 3)

Anne gets annoyed and throws Peter’s clothes.  She explains that the composition that she wrote for this punishment was so good that the teacher read it to the class.  She is proud of this detail, turning Peter's insult back at him.

Peter’s mother encourages the fight, pleased that Anne is talking back to Peter.  However, Anne has trouble being mature around Peter.

ANNE. With all the boys in the world ... Why I had to get locked up with one like you! ... (Act 1, Scene 3)

Anne and Peter move closer to boyfriend-girlfriend territory the longer they are locked up.  The tension between them from the beginning turns into affection.  Because they are the same age and locked in closed quarters, it is natural that they would become close.  Anne and Peter never get to fully develop their relationship because the family is captured by the Nazis before they get a chance.

Peter obviously knows how to get to Anne.  He realizes that she is self-conscious about her reputation, especially since she feels picked on by the adults in hiding with her.  By bringing up this incident, Peter both connects the real world with the one in hiding and shows that he has paid attention to Anne.

How does the theme "knowledge versus ignorance" present itself in the novella "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck?

Consider the priest, the Father, who knows the theology and doctrine of Christianity but does not know how to apply them to real life. Instead of pity and compassion, greed overtakes him, as well as ambition. If he secures a large donation for the Church, he will be viewed with favor in terms of promotion within the clergy. It is all head knowledge, rather than heart knowledge. He knows what to say to present himself as a man of God, yet in reality he is a man of the flesh, of himself. This is reflected in Kino’s lack of acceptance of Christianity. He prays to God or the gods, he states, whichever one “works.” This reflects the failure of the priest to lead a man to salvation.

If you combine 290.0 mL of water at 25.00 °C and 100.0 mL of water at 95.00 °C, what is the final temperature of the mixture? Use 1.00 g/mL as...

When we mix two liquids at different temperatures, one of them will lose heat and the other will gain it. The final solution will have a temperature somewhere in between the temperatures of the two mixing liquids. In this case, one liquid is at 25 degree Celsius, while the other liquid is at 95 degree Celsius. Hence, the first liquid will gain heat, while the second one will lose it. Assuming this is a closed system, the amount of heat lost by one liquid is equal to the heat gained by the other.

Let the final temperature of the mixture be T degrees Celsius.

Amount of heat gained by 290 ml water = mass x specific heat capacity x change in temperature 

 = 290 ml x 1 g/ml x specific heat x (T-25)

Amount of heat lost by the other fluid = 100 ml x 1 g/ml x specific heat x (95-T)

Since the amount of heat lost and gained is equal, we get

290 x specific heat x (T-25) = 100 x specific heat x (95-T)

Solving the equation, we get, T = 42.95 degree Celsius.

Hope this helps.

I am writing an essay about "A Rose for Emily." My prompt is: "Does the community play an important role in the short story? Why or why not?" I...

The points you make about the role of the community in "A Rose for Emily" are certainly true.  But I have a few other thoughts to share with you about the community's function in this story. 

First, think about the fact that the entire story is told from the community's point of view.  That makes a great deal of difference, I think.  We don't know what the story might look like if it were told from Miss Emily's point of view (which would be tricky, of course, since she dies in the story), or what the story would look like from the point of view of an omniscient narrator, who would allow us to see what was going on in Miss Emily's head, in her father's mind, even in her dead lover's thoughts.  What we know of Miss Emily is from a particular perspective, that of the townspeople who have observed Miss Emily and her family from a distance.  That distance means that we must make our own inferences to fill in what the townspeople are not able to tell us. 

And that brings me to the second point you will want to think about, which is that there is a class divide between Miss Emily and the townspeople.  Miss Emily is from a wealthy family. The rest of the people in town are poor or perhaps middle-class.  Her family represents the aristocracy.  All of Miss Emily's actions are reported through the filter of some class prejudice, I think, and a certain schadenfreude, a sort of satisfaction in how the mighty have fallen.  There may be some affection for Miss Emily, the madwoman in the crumbling mansion, but there is also a slight mocking tone as the community describes what happens to her. It would be a very different story if someone of Miss Emily's class were reporting what happened to her. 

The community in the story does matter a great deal because it is the filter through which we hear the story.  This is an interesting assignment because it allows you to analyze the point of view of the story. You could contrast the varying points of view through which the story could have been told, and as you analyze this, you will see how important this community really is!  

Read the excerpt from "The Lottery." The people separated good-humoredly to let her through: two or three people said, in voices just loud enough...

In "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, the line which contains irony is B, "Thought we were going to have to get on without you, Tessie" (Jackson 2). First of all, this is ironic because Tessie is the "winner" of the lottery, so she is necessary to the tradition. Secondly, since she is stoned to death to fulfill her lottery obligation, the town really will have to "get along without her" for the rest of their lives. Her children will have to get on without her because they will no longer have a mother. Her husband will have to get on without her because he will no longer have a wife. Her friends and her community will no longer have her as part of their neighborhood. Tessie is late to the lottery, and maybe had she known her name would be drawn this particular year, she might have chosen to not show up at all!

What is a quote from Chapters 3 and 4 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird that depicts Scout's personality?

"Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard gave me some pleasure, but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem came by and told me to stop" (Lee 30).

One of Scout's most predominant personality traits is her short temper. There are numerous scenes throughout the novel that depict Scout losing her temper and physically becoming aggressive towards others. Chapter 3 begins with Scout physically punishing Walter Cunningham because Miss Caroline disciplined Scout after she attempted to stick up for him. One of the most significant lessons Atticus teaches his daughter is the importance of controlling her anger. As Scout matures, she learns how to deal with her anger and control her emotions. In the scene where Scout is taking pleasure in beating up Walter, Jem steps in and tells Scout to stop. This is typical of their relationship. Jem is usually the voice of reason, being that he is four years older. Scout obeys her brother, which is another action that portrays her personality. Scout looks up to Jem throughout the novel and typically follows her brother's directives, even if she does not agree with him.

How does this novel leave the reader with a feeling of hope and happiness?

Throughout the novel, Bud experiences an immense amount of heartache and setbacks as he journeys to find his father, Herman E. Calloway. When he finally arrives at Grand Rapids, he is taken in by Herman's band members and treated kindly. Miss Thomas shows sympathy for Bud and Steady Eddie treats him as a true friend. When everyone finds out that Bud is actually Herman's grandson, they are excited for him. In the final chapter, the band members give Bud his very own alto saxophone, and Steady Eddie tells him that he will start giving Bud lessons. Bud cheerfully takes his mother's belongings out of his suitcase because he realizes he's been carrying his mother's memories inside of him the entire time. Bud comments that the sound of his new saxophone is the sound of one door closing and another door opening. He is optimistic about his future. Bud is excited about learning to play a new instrument and feels like he is truly a part of a family. Bud finally finds a happy home, and he is surrounded by people who love him. The reader feels happy for Bud because he persevered through adversity and found joy in the end. Reading Bud, Not Buddy gives the reader hope that no matter how difficult life gets, one can find true happiness.

Identify a quote from A Streetcar Named Desire that shows Stanley's resentment of Blanche.

In A Streetcar Named Desire, Stanley's resentment of Blanche is a significant part of his character.

Blanche views Stanley in a negative light.  She says to Stella that he is "not the type to go for jasmine perfume," and communicates that Stanley is of a lower or almost "bestial" element.  Blanche feels that Stanley is not worthy of being associated with the Du Bois name.

Over the course of the drama, Stanley understands what Blanche is trying to do.  In response to her constant criticism of his ethnicity by calling him a "Polack," he speaks with scorn to Blanche:  "I am not a Polack. People from Poland are Poles, not Polacks. But what I am is a one hundred percent American, born and raised in the greatest country on earth and proud as hell of it, so don’t ever call me a Polack." Stanley does not like the way that Blanche refers to him and the inferiority with which she views him.  He realizes that Blanche is using his ethnic background as a way to discredit and insult him. This resentment is echoed when Stanley argues that he is an "American."  When he rebukes her, Stanley's resentment towards Blanche is clearly displayed.  

How does George Orwell's 1984 relate to modernism?

One of the most important modernist trends was the description of alienation felt by citizens of a rapidly changing and technologically advanced society. Examples of alienation can be seen in many modernist works, such as The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, in which the main character leads a dissipated and purposeless life in Paris during the '20s. In general, modernism chronicled the dismantling of traditional values, codes, and ways of life, and so modernist writing is often characterized by a "lost," lonely feeling (many modernist writers were known as the Lost Generation, after all.)

George Orwell's 1984 can be seen as an extension of this modernist alienation. Like many modernist characters before him, Winston feels alienated by his society, as he sees himself as little more than a faceless tool used by the overlords of the Party. Indeed, the Party seems chiefly concerned with dismantling all traditional modes of life in order to replace them with their own, more "efficient" ways of living. This process even includes a complete overhaul of the English language. With such demoralizing and dehumanizing change occurring around him, it's easy to see why Winston is essentially an alienated, modernist figure. 

How did FDR's bold moves to help Great Britain in the fight against Hitler affect the sharp disagreement that these efforts caused at home?

As Europe moved closer and closer to war in the 1930s, the U.S. clearly wanted to maintain its neutrality. The U.S. was embroiled in the Great Depression, and Americans widely felt that getting involved with another world war would only profit bankers and war profiteers. The U.S. Congress passed five neutrality acts in the years from 1935 to 1939 in an attempt to make sure that the U.S. did not become involved in the coming war.

After Hitler invaded Poland in September of 1939 and World War II began in Europe, Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) clearly wanted to help France and England, and he did so in a way that countered criticism at home. First, he was able to amend the Neutrality Acts in 1939 so that combatants in the war could buy American weapons if they paid in cash (rather than through loans) and carried the weapons themselves. This provision was referred to as "cash and carry." In addition, he was able to institute a "Lend-Lease Act" in 1941 that allowed him to lend or lease goods and materials to countries to help protect the U.S. This program provided immediate relief to Great Britain, which was then getting battered by the German Air Force (or Luftwaffe) in the 1940 Battle of Britain. This aid supported the British Royal Air Force (RAF) as they repelled the Germans in the Battle of Britain. By providing aid without declaring war, FDR was able to provide aid to Great Britain while maneuvering around the isolationist lobby at home.  

How has oral tradition developed over the years?

Prior to the development of written language, the oral tradition was the only way in which people could pass along information from one generation to the next. Once writing began to be used in various cultures, the oral tradition remained a significant part of intergenerational communication, but it has also changed. 

From a survival perspective, human beings are pretty frail. We have nothing in the way of sharp claws, sharp teeth, or protective covering such as hair on our skin. Our survival is dependent upon our large brains, which are adept at processing information. 

In order for us to survive, we need information. Ancient human beings needed to be able to predict natural events such as weather, improve food access, and deal with questions such as “where do we come from and what will happen to us after we die?” or, “what do our lives mean?” Oral language allowed cultures to develop from hunting and gathering food to agriculture through parents teaching their children how to plant seeds, take care of plants, and harvest food. They also allowed people to pass along songs and stories as well as genealogies of families and individuals.

The advent of writing slowly transformed oral culture from being the sole source to information to becoming just one source of information. Along the way, oral culture became devalued as ancient texts were thought to be more accurate than stories passed along orally from one generation to another.  

Oral culture transformed slowly because it took thousands of years before most people were able to read. In a group of people, prior to universal literacy, there might be one or two people who could read and access information from written texts; these people would then share written information orally with others. This is where we get the idea of a “lecture” from. “Lecture” comes from a Latin word meaning to read, the idea being that the person lecturing is sharing what he or she has read.  

Once most people were able to read and they had access to books, the need to memorize huge amounts of information abated. Genealogies could be written down, as could a culture's history and its literature, in the form of stories. The oral tradition continues to a lesser degree as parents continue to share information with their children, information that is supplemented with texts.  

How does Harper Lee present the differences between children and adults in the passage, "Because you're children and you can understand it" (Lee...

In Chapter 20, Dolphus Raymond shares his Coca-Cola with Dill outside of the courthouse to settle Dill's stomach. Dolphus tells Dill that he isn't "thin-hided" for reacting the way he did when Mr. Gilmer began treating Tom Robinson with contempt. After Dolphus tells the children why he feigns alcoholism, Scout asks Dolphus why he trusted them with his secret. Dolphus says,

"Because you're children and you can understand it" (Lee 268).

Lee presents the differences between adults and children by portraying children as sympathetic and understanding individuals while adults are callous and prejudiced. Dill reacts with disgust when he sees Tom Robinson being disrespected because he is black. Children are essentially "color-blind" to race when they are young. They have the ability to view people as individuals without classifying and judging them based on race. Dolphus explains to the children that as they grow older, they will see black people being mistreated every day. In the South, adults are immune to feeling sympathetic towards black people and begin to view them with contempt the older they become. Dolphus looks at Dill and says that in a few years, Dill won't cry anymore when he sees black people being mistreated.

In A Christmas Carol, why did the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come not speak ?

There may be a number of reasons why Charles Dickens chooses to have the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come remain silent, even while the previous two ghosts are quite talkative. The silence of this ghost lends an air of mystery and dread, and Scrooge admits he is frightened. The black robe that shrouds the Ghost's face conjures an image of the Grim Reaper, and indeed this Ghost does show Scrooge many images of death, including a scene where the Cratchit family mourns Tiny Tim, a scene where Scrooge hears himself being talked about as if he is dead, and a scene where Scrooge sees his own tombstone in the churchyard. The silence of the Ghost implies a sort of inevitability of these possible outcomes; unlike the previous two Ghosts, Scrooge is not able to ask questions, nor to argue or defend himself or his actions. The silence also adds an air of loneliness and underscores Scrooge's lack of desire to maintain relationships with family, friends, or neighbors. Scrooge can only had his own voice, and this emphasizes his aloneness, as well as the fact that the only thing that can help prevent these possible outcomes has to come from Scrooge himself: his own initiative, his own words and deeds.

Why do clouds appear white?

The light that we get from the Sun is white and as we know, white light is composed of lights of different colors. These colors include violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red (or VIBGYOR). These colors together constitute the visible spectrum of light. Each of these colors have different wavelength, ranging from about 700 nm for red light to about 400 nm for violet. This white light, consisting of 7 different colors, is incident on the clouds. 

Clouds consist of water droplets, each of which is much bigger in size than the various color fractions of white light. When the light is incident upon these droplets, it gets scattered (a few times). The various color fractions of the white light get scattered equally and this causes all the colors to reach equally to our eyes. And hence to an observer, the clouds will appear white in color. 

Hope this helps. 

What are the negatives and positives of war?

The major negative of war is that it is destructive.  War destroys wealth as countries use hard-earned tax dollars to buy things like artillery shells to blow up things like tanks that were made with other hard-earned tax dollars.  War destroys property and economic capacity.  In WWII, places like Germany and Japan experienced heavy bombing and other destruction of their cities, impoverishing people and reducing the countries’ ability to grow economically.  Most importantly, war destroys people.  War kills and maims horrific numbers of people, military and civilian alike.

There are at least two main positive aspects of war.  The first is that war can bring about technological development.  Countries are willing to spend massive amounts of money developing war technology that can later be put to civilian use.  An example of this is the fact that civilian airlines were helped tremendously by the development of heavy bombers in WWII.  The second is that war can, at times, put an end to injustice, thus improving the world.  WWII is an example of this. By going to war, the Allies were able to stop the spread of Nazism, which was a clear example of evil and injustice in our world.

“Then round the corner of a side street came an old woman, her head covered by a tattered shawl. She began to talk to the man in the turret of...

Liam O'Flaherty creates suspense from the very beginning of his short story "The Sniper" as he describes an idyllic summer night in Dublin. The problem, however, is that a war is raging as "heavy guns roared" and "machine guns and rifles broke the silence." The reader is then introduced to the Republican sniper who is hiding on a rooftop overlooking the streets below. He has to be cautious with every move he makes as he is in constant fear of being discovered. The simple act of lighting a cigarette is dangerous as the light draws gunfire from an enemy sniper. 

The tension builds as the sniper hears an armored car in the streets below. O'Flaherty uses short, direct sentences to describe the scene:

His heart beat faster. It was an enemy car. He wanted to fire, but he knew it was useless. His bullets would never pierce the steel that pierced the gray monster.

The short sentences mimic the quick heartbeat of the sniper. He knows he is in serious peril if discovered. The car is described as a monster and that adds to the suspense. When he sees the old woman pointing to his position he knows he has only seconds to act before the armored car commander can react to his position. It is literally a life or death situation as the sniper must summon all his resolve and skill to avoid his own destruction. He ultimately kills the woman and the commander, but the shots reveal his position and he is wounded by the enemy sniper. 

In "The Devil and Tom Walker", how does Tom's wife react to Tom's tale about the devil?

The story that Tom relates to his wife is about how he took a shortcut through the woods, and there encountered the Devil, who offered to give Tom a fortune in exchange for "certain conditions", which are not mentioned, but which apparently require some thought and consideration on Tom's part. Tom intends to think about this and then return to the Devil with his answer.

The narrative has some elements of a just-so story; things are exactly what they appear to be and explanations are shallow and matter-of-fact. Tom and his wife appear to be horrible people, and they are - there is no complexity to it. Thus, we may  not be surprised that Tom displays none of the emotion that we might imagine accompanies meeting the Devil, and neither does his wife when she hears Tom's story. Instead, she fixates on how to secure the treasure, and bullies Tom to accept the terms set forth, whatever they are.

Tom's wife eventually becomes fed up with Tom's hesitation, and determines to gain the treasure for herself. However, her bullying nature is not taken well by the Devil, who apparently kills her for attempting to pick a fight with him.

What's a brief summary of the Shakespeare plays King Lear and Macbeth in their simplest form?

In its simplest form, King Lear is a play about a king who makes a big mistake. He wants to retire, so he decides to split his kingdom between his three daughters. First, he makes them tell him how much they love him. The oldest two, Goneril and Regan, who don't really love him, lay on the fake love talk. The youngest, Cordelia, really does love her father, but is sickened by her older sisters and won't flatter him. He gets very angry at her, disinherits her and divides the kingdom between the two oldest, evil daughters.

It doesn't take them long, once they have the power, to treat their father very badly and then plot to kill him. His friend Gloucester warns Lear of their murder plot. In revenge, Regan's husband gouges out Gloucester's eyes. Cordelia, who has married the king of France, invades with an army, is defeated, is imprisoned and dies, as does Lear. Goneril poisons Regan, then kills herself. In the end, the good Edgar becomes the new ruler. The moral: don't be a fool and give your power away.

In Macbeth, Macbeth also makes a mistake. Three witches tell him he will be king, so, encouraged by his wife, Lady Macbeth, he kills the good King Duncan. This leads the couple down the path of more and more bloodshed. They kill Banquo, who knew they had a plan to kill Duncan. They kill Macduff's family, because they perceive them as a threat. Then Macduff and Malcolm raise an army and defeat Macbeth. The moral: don't get too ambitious or you'll go down. 

What are quotes that relate to the theme of sacrifice in "Thank you M'am" by Langston Hughes?

In sacrificing some of her time, food, and money, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones teaches Roger about sacrificing his own selfish desires for moral and social values.

After Mrs. Jones wrestles her purse back from Roger and scolds him for lying about his reason for his attempted theft, she forgoes her scolding and remarks that Roger's face is dirty. "Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?” she asks him. When Roger responds in the negative, Mrs. Jones declares, “Then it will get washed this evening,” and she drags him home with her, sacrificing her free time to give some care to the boy.

Once they are in the rented room of Mrs. Jones, she prepares a little meal for them and shares what she has with Roger. She also sacrifices her natural curiosity about the boy for his comfort:

The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him.

Finally, when their meal is finished, Mrs. Jones sacrifices some of her hard-earned money as she gives Roger ten dollars (a generous gift in the 1950s):

“Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes."

With this gesture Mrs. Jones not only demonstrates her generosity, but she demonstrates her love for her brethren as she makes a personal sacrifice of her meager earnings so that Roger can be happy and know that someone cares.

Explore some of the many aspects of American society as viewed through Vonnegut’s story “Harrison Bergeron.”

Kurt Vonnegut's biting satirical short story "Harrison Bergeron" presents a future society in which nobody is special or exemplary. In fact, the characters in "Harrison Bergeron" are actively prevented from being remarkable by the government and its insistence that individuals must be blocked or handicapped from being too smart, strong, or beautiful. It is a society where everybody is "equal," but in order to reinforce this status quo everybody must be average.

Vonnegut's commentary is incredibly pointed and poignant because this story subverts the typical tropes of utopia tales. Indeed, everybody is equal, but only because they are forced into a homogeneous, monotonous life. When Harrison Bergeron and his stunningly beautiful "Empress" ballerina threaten this conscripted sense of normalcy, they are gunned down on national television and the status quo is reinforced. Everybody goes back to their unremarkable lives, and the homogeneous, boring order is restored. 

Vonnegut's short story becomes a critique on America. I argue that Vonnegut's dystopic vision skewers the movement in America to become more "politically correct." Vonnegut uses this story to show how the desire to treat everybody the exact same could be taken to an extreme; how even an idea as ingrained in American culture as the equality of all men could be misconstrued and turned into something negative. In doing so, he also exposes the homogeneous nature of American culture, and how so many desire to fit in, no matter the cost.

Vonnegut also examines the bureaucracy inherent with America's political system. In Vonnegut's story, there is a "Handicapper General" that ensures that nobody rises above mediocrity. Additionally, he points to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution as the cause of all of this conscripted equality. This emphasis on the sheer number of Constitutional Amendments illustrates two aspects of American society in the story. First, it demonstrates the considerable changes that America has been through. Next, this allows Vonnegut to humorously point out that this change could not be achieved through just one amendment, but had to be stretched out over three separate amendments, and thus reinforces his argument against pointless bureaucracy.  

Finally, Vonnegut explores what he perceives as Americans' acceptance of mediocrity. Nobody questions the validity of Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General herself. They accept a subpar quality of life because they desire to conform to societal standards, even if it is ultimately detrimental to their health or well-being. 

`int (x - 1) sin(pi x ) dx` Evaluate the integral

You need to solve the integral `int (x-1) sin (pi*x) dx = int x*sin (pi*x) dx - int sin (pi*x)dx`

You need to use substitution `pi*x = t => pi*dx = dt => dx = (dt)/(pi)`

`int x*sin (pi*x) dx = 1/(pi^2) int t*sin t`

You need to use the integration by parts for `int t*sin t `  such that:

`int udv = uv - int vdu`

`u = t => du = dt`

`dv = sin t=> v = -cos t`

` `

`int t*sin t = -t*cos t + int cos t dt`

`1/(pi^2) int t*sin t = 1/(pi^2)(-t*cos t + sin t) + c`

Replacing back the variable yields:

`int x*sin (pi*x) dx = 1/(pi^2)(-pi*x*cos(pi*x) + sin (pi*x)) + c`

`int (x-1) sin (pi*x) dx = 1/(pi^2)(-pi*x*cos(pi*x) + sin (pi*x))+ (cos (pi*x))/(pi) + c`

Hence, evaluating the integral, using  integration by parts, yields `int (x-1) sin (pi*x) dx = 1/(pi^2)(-pi*x*cos(pi*x) + sin (pi*x))+ (cos (pi*x))/(pi) + c.`

In The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, who is Mr. Robert?

In The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis, the Watson family goes to Alabama to visit Grandma Sands, Momma’s mother. When the family arrives, Grandma Sands says she is glad that they are there, because she could use a little help; Mr. Robert cannot do all of the things he used to do. No one, however, including Momma, knows who Mr. Robert is.

Later, after meeting Mr. Robert, Momma begins asking Grandma Sands questions about him. Momma likes Mr. Robert, but she is concerned about his relationship with Grandma Sands. Grandma Sands does not appreciate Momma’s intrusion into her life. She reminds Momma that she has been alone for almost twenty years since her husband died. Mr. Robert is her closest friend and companion. Kenny, the narrator, hears this interchange between his mother and Grandma Sands and thinks his mother is behaving like a child who has been reprimanded.

How do the Hippocratic Oath and Nightingale Pledge influence a nurse's practice and decision making?

The Hippocratic Oath was created for physicians in about the 5th century. The Florence Nightingale Pledge is a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath created for nursing practice in the United States about 1893. An international version of the pledge was developed in 1953.

The initial purpose for the Florence Nightingale Pledge was to establish a set of ethical standards and principles for nurses to follow. Since that time, principles and guidelines regarding best practices for nursing have developed further. However, the Nightingale Pledge remains at the core of all nursing ethics and practices.

The American Nurses Association has further created an additional code of ethics for nurses to follow. The code contains four provisions, seemingly simple, yet broad in scope and complex in implementation. The provisions focus on compassion and respect, commitment to the patient, promoting the rights of the patient, and being responsible and accountable for quality nursing care. 

Write about a time that you saw God in the presence of others.

This is a difficult question to answer, as some people have seen God in the presence of others but many others have not. If you have had this experience, you can write about it on a personal level, but if not, you can focus on moments others have recorded. The most famous would probably be in Acts 2:3-4 in the New Testament. Here, Jesus' disciples had a group experience of God descending in the form of the Holy Spirit. As the disciples were gathered together in a room, God appeared as tongues of fire and in his presence, the disciples began to speak in "other tongues." While we can't scientifically verify that this actually happened, a group of people experienced it as real. This moment traditionally marks the beginning of the Christian church, because its power transformed the disciples from a frightened band who had lost their leader to a group with a vision and direction based on their direct experience of the divine. 

Why does the governor let Pearl and Hester stay with him?

Hester and Pearl do pay a visit to Governor Bellingham, but they do not stay with him for any length of time.  The reason for their visit is so that Hester can drop off a pair of gloves that she embroidered for him based on his specifications; this kind of work is how she maintains her home and her daughter.  When she gets the chance to speak with the governor, he is attended by a few other gentlemen of the town, including Reverend Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.  Pearl's behavior alarms the governor, and he indicates that it might be best for Pearl to be taken from her mother's care and educated properly.  One older minister promises that she would be well cared for, but Hester is desperate to keep her daughter, saying that God gave the child to her, and she appeals to Dimmesdale to speak on her behalf.  The governor is convinced by Dimmesdale, and so Pearl is allowed to remain with her mother.

`a_1 = 5, d = 6` Write the first 5 terms of the arithmetic sequence.

To find nth term of arithmetic sequence, we use a_n formula.

`a_n = a+(n-1)d `

Given `a_1 = a = 5` and `d= 6`

when

`n= 2, a_2 = a+(2-1)d = a+d = 5+6 = 11 `

when

`n= 3, a_3 = a+(3-1)d = a+ 2d = 5 + 12 = 17 `

when

`n= 4, a_4 = a+(4-1) d = a+3d = 5 + 18 = 23 `

when

`n= 5, a_5 = a+(5-1)d = a+ 4d = 5 + 24 = 29 `

Hence the first five terms of the sequence is 5, 11,17, 23 and 29

In The Minister's Black Veil, why did the minister's reflection cause him to run into the darkness?

The narrator tells us that when Mr. Hooper caught sight of his own reflection, just about to toast the happiness of the newly-married couple, he drops his wine on the ground and runs out into the night because "the black veil involved his own spirit in the horror with which it overwhelmed all others."  In other words, Mr. Hooper had the same reaction to seeing himself as others have when they see him.  When he first began to wear the veil, members of his congregation had a hard time believing that it really was their "good Mr. Hooper" behind it.  Further, one woman said, "'He has changed himself into something awful, only by hiding his face.'"  Children run away from him, he stops receiving dinner invitations, and even his fiancee leaves him as a result of how uncomfortable the black veil makes them.  When Mr. Hooper sees his own reflection, then, he has a similarly visceral response to its horror, and this causes him to run away from the sight of himself.

Explain "till the judgement that yourself arise" in Sonnet 55.

The speaker is referring to the traditional Christian belief that all the dead will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement. This belief is expressed in "The Service for the Burial of the Dead" in the Book of Common Prayer.

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life 
through our Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to Almighty 
God our brother N., and we commit his body to the ground; *
earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. The Lord bless 
him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him
and be gracious to him, the Lord lift up his countenance upon 
him and give him peace. Amen.

The speaker in Sonnet 55 is saying that the person he is addressing will remain immortal because his or her essence will be preserved in this sonnet until the Day of Judgement when he or she will return to life in reality, after which that person will have the "eternal life" promised by Jesus in the New Testament and alluded to in the above quotation.

Since this sonnet seems to open in a cemetery with the lines

Not marble, not the gilded monuments
Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme...

it would appear likely that it is addressed to someone who has recently died. This sonnet is a sort of requiem or elegy for the person to whom it is addressed. The speaker is boasting that his poetic tribute to the recently deceased friend or lover will outlive all the marble tombstones and gaudy monuments he sees around him.

I need help writing an essay of 3,000 words on a period or literary group in British poetry or a British poet or poem.

The first step you need to take in writing an essay is deciding on a topic. It can be difficult with such a broad assignment as there are several thousand possible choices.

The first step in deciding on a topic is thinking about what sort of poetry interests you. It will be difficult to write 3,000 words about a poet you find boring or repugnant.

Tactically, you want to search for a poet about whom you can find some information but not one so famous that the amount of information available might be overwhelming. For example, there is so much written on Shakespeare or on the major Romantics that you would not really have time to get a real feel of the scholarship available while very little is available about recent poets who are still building reputations. 

To help you select a topic, I've made a list below of a few general themes or types of poetry which might interest you:

Humor/comedy: Several poets specialize in humorous or comic verse. If you enjoy reading humor, I'd suggest Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, or John Betjeman.

Dark/Decadent Poetry: A few of the Victorians (especially Swinburne) and many of the decadent poets wrote about drugs, alcohol, prostitution, melancholy, and generally the darker side of life. Some English decadents include Ernest Dowson, Lionel Johnson, and Arthur Symons.

Female poets: Not all British poets are male. Many women ranging from Anne Finch and Katherine Philips to nineteenth century writers such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti through contemporary poets such as Eavan Boland have contributed to British literature. 

War Poetry: The experience of war inspired many British poets such as Wilfred Owen, Henry Reed, Siegfried Sassoon, and Rupert Brooke.

What happens in the mime of the bribery of the railroad surveyor?

Lakunle tells Sidi why Baroka is called the Fox and explains how he foiled the Public Works attempt to build a railroad through Ilujinle. The mime scene begins when prisoners enter the stage, and a white surveyor examines his map. The surveyor directs his sweat team where to work, and they begin chopping down the forest. The workers mark out the route and begin setting the tracks. The surveyor occupies his time by drinking whiskey, until seemingly out of nowhere, a bull-roarer is heard. The foreman and workers panic and scatter after hearing the cacophony of noises from the bull-roarers surrounding them. The only person that is still there is the surveyor who was too surprised to move. Baroka and his attendants appear from the forest with a young girl carrying a calabash bowl. The angry surveyor accepts the gift and reveals a wad of pound notes and kola nuts from the bowl. The surveyor and Baroka establish an understanding, and the surveyor looks over his map, then shakes his head as he re-examines the bowl. Baroka gives him more money and coop of hens. Then proceeds to give him even more money and a goat. The surveyor comes to a realization that he has made a mistake. He "discovers" that the tracks should be further away from the village because the soil is much too soft to support the weight of a train. Baroka and the surveyor seal their agreement by drinking palm wine, and Baroka's men help the surveyor pack up and leave.

In Hemingway's short story "In Another Country," does the narrator seem to belong to the lost generation?

The term "lost generation" comes from an epigraph at the beginning of Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises. Hemingway lived in Paris at the time he was writing Sun and was close friends with Gertrude Stein. Although she gave him some advice on the novel (it was his first) her biggest contribution was the remark, "You are all a lost generation," referring to Hemingway and his contemporaries: writers and artists who expatriated themselves to Europe in the years between the two world wars of the twentieth century. The term could also be applied to the main characters of several of Hemingway's fictional works. 

The narrator of "In Another Country" has been wounded in World War I and is convalescing in a hospital in Italy. He is almost identical to other Hemingway characters such as Jake Barnes, Fredrick Henry, Nick Adams and Harold Krebs. They were all veterans of the war and had to deal with the psychological damage done by the horrors of combat. They have not only been literally wounded in the war but also symbolically and figuratively. These characters suffer from the effects of the first modern war which left millions of men dead and millions more badly wounded. The dead, an entire generation of young men from Europe and America, could truly be termed a "lost generation."

The Yo-Yo Corporation tries to determine the appropriate cost for retained earnings to be used in capital budgeting analysis. The firm’s beta is...

There are a few different ways to estimate cost of capital (and considerable debate among economists about which ways are best), but since we're given some rates of return and a beta, it looks like they want us to use the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

Under CAPM, we estimate the cost of retained earnings k using the market beta B, the market rate of return r, and the risk-free rate of return r0:

k = r_0 + B (r - r0)

We're given all that (we'll use six-month T-bills as "risk free"; this isn't quite true but it's pretty close), so we can just plug them in:
k = 0.0388 + 1.23(0.0950 - 0.0388)

k = 0.107926

Since our previous returns were given in hundredths of a percent, we'll do the same: k = 10.79%

Thus, our cost of retained earnings is estimated at 10.79%, which would be fairly typical for a large corporation.

In Lord of the Flies, each death or near death on the island reflects the gradual descent of the boys into savagery. Based on the previously stated...

You could argue that each death or "near death" act of violence symbolizes a different aspect of the boys' descent into savagery. Simon is the peaceful and insightful boy on the island. At the end of Chapter 8, Simon imagines the Lord of the Flies (pig's head on a stick) talking to him. The Lord of the Flies tells him that he (the Beast) is a part of the boys. In Chapter 9, Simon goes to tell the others that there is no beast, that the only thing to fear is the potential beast in all of them. Simon's wisdom is never heard because they kill him in a savage frenzy. It seems that they don't even recognize him on the beach. They literally and symbolically fail to recognize the voice of reason and wisdom. With Simon's death, the model of peace and wisdom is lost. 

With Piggy's death, there is a symbolic loss of order, intelligence, and reason. Piggy and the conch are tragically but fittingly destroyed together. The conch was the symbol of order, the one object that brought the boys together. Piggy was the intellect on the island and the only one other than Ralph to insist upon keeping the fire going. This is their best hope for being rescued, their best link to the civilized world. When he and the conch are destroyed, order is just about completely lost. 

In the last chapter, Ralph is being chased by Jack and his tribe. Near the end of the chapter, Golding stops using their names (with the exception of Ralph's name). Ralph is being followed by "a savage." The violent pursuit of Ralph is marked by a loss of the other boys' English (civilized) names. Now, they are simply savages. Each act of violence (Simon's death, Piggy's death, the shattered conch, and hunting Ralph) shows a different aspect of their descent. By the end of the final chapter, the boys have completed the progression from civilized to savage. 

I'm writing an essay for English on Shakespeare's Juluis Caesar. In act III scene 2, Antony addresses Caesar's body as the noblest man. Later,...

Antony does not seem to have changed his mind when he speaks of Brutus as the noblest Roman of them all. It is actually in Act 3, Scene 1 that he addresses Caesar's body in a marvelous soliloquy. He says to the dead Caesar:

Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.

Caesar is, according to Antony, the noblest man that ever lived anywhere in the world. When he finds himself victorious at the battle of Philippi and is viewing Brutus' dead body, he says to Octavius:

This was the noblest Roman of them all.
All the conspirators, save only he,
Did that they did in envy of great Caesar;
He only, in a general honest thought
And common good to all, made one of them.

In other words, Brutus is only relatively the noblest Roman. He is the noblest of all the conspirators who assassinated Caesar. On the other hand, Julius Caesar was, in Antony's view, supremely noble. He was the noblest man who had ever lived at any time in history and at any place in the world. 

It does not appear that Antony has changed his mind. When he and Octavius meet with Brutus and Cassius in a parley just before the battle at Philippi, Antony insults them both, but he is speaking directly to Brutus, who has just insulted him in referring to the Hybla bees:

For you have stol'n their buzzing, Antony,
And very wisely threat before you sting.

Antony replies:

Villains! You did not so when your vile daggers
Hack'd one another in the sides of Caesar.
You show'd your teeth like apes, and fawn'd like hounds,
And bow'd like bondmen, kissing Caesar's feet;
Whilst damned Casca, like a cur, behind
Struck Caesar on the neck. O you flatterers!

He is calling Brutus as well as Cassius "villains" and "flatterers." He could not be more insulting. He could hardly think of Brutus as being on the same level as Julius Caesar if he talks to him like this. Brutus had been hoping that their differences could be settled without bloodshed, but after this the parley breaks up and the fighting commences.

So when Brutus is lying dead and Antony calls him "the noblest Roman of them all," he obviously means that Brutus was the noblest Roman of all the conspirators, which is certainly true. Brutus is far nobler than his fellow-general Cassius, who is money-hungry, self-seeking and dishonest. Shakespeare intentionally contrasts these two characters because they are so important in his interpretation of history. Perhaps Brutus was too noble for the role in history that he was called upon to play.

In Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, what happens to the three friends' idea of bathing in the river? What was the writer's experience?

This incident occurs in Chapter XI of Three Men in a Boat. The friends had decided one night that the next day they would get up early and take a swim in the river. But when morning comes, George and Harris change their minds. Only the narrator, J., ventures along the shoreline, and steps onto a tree branch that hangs into the water. He’s having second thoughts, too. He means only to throw some water onto himself. But the wind is cold, and he decides instead to return to the boat.

and, as I turned, the silly branch gave way, and I and the towel went in together with a tremendous splash, and I was out mid-stream with a gallon of Thames water inside me before I knew what had happened.

The other two friends can hardly believe that he had the courage to go into the water. When they ask him how it is, he paints a wonderful picture of it. He can’t persuade them to try it themselves, however.

What is the ultimate goal of judicial law?

Within the United States, there are three main sources of law – the law of the land (constitutional law and treaties), legislative action, and the common law. So-called judge-made law (likely the idea to which ‘judicial law’ refers) implicates not only the interpretation of the law of the land and legislative action, but also the interpretation and application of the common law.

Within the U.S. legal system, the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting and applying the law. This is a hallmark of the common law tradition. This contrasts with code law (also called civil law, Napoleonic Code or Roman Law) in which the judiciary is only responsible for the application of the law.

This interpretive power of the judiciary comes ultimately from the British common law. Prior to the advent of legislative bodies, the courts of England were charged with enforcing the laws of the monarchy. Over time, the common law developed from the written decisions of these courts as they created and applied legal principles and definitions to the cases that came before them. Interpreting the precedents (prior cases) and applying those to the facts of a given case was the goal of the common law judge.

In the United States, the U.S. common law is still a valid source of law so long as it is not specifically contradicted by legislative laws or the law of the land. Further, the judiciary is able to use common law principles to interpret laws created by the legislative process. Thus, the goal of the modern U.S. common law itself is to fill in the gaps of the other sources of law and give the courts guidance on how to interpret and apply all laws.

Finally, interpreting the law is not confined to the common law or to instances of individual application of particular laws. The power to interpret the law serves as a check on the power of the legislature to enact laws that are not in compliance with the law of the land.  Judicial review and interpretation of the law thus ensure that the law is applied in keeping with the law of the land.

Why was the tomb of Tutankhamun significant to the history of its specific civilization?

When Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922, the significance of the find was not who was buried there, but what.  For centuries, the tombs of the pharaohs had been looted by grave robbers, but Tutankhamen's tomb was remarkably preserved.  Tutankhamen was a relatively insignificant figure in the history of Egypt but because his tomb was left undisturbed for so long, it revealed much about the culture and history of the Ancient Egyptians.  This is especially true of their religious beliefs and their view of the afterlife.  There were thousands of objects that were buried alongside King Tut.  The significance is that the Egyptians believed that they could take their possession with them to the afterlife.  For that reason, all of the things that Tut considered important were found when Carter discovered his tomb.  

Was Fogg rich?

Yes, Phileas Fogg was rich.  

Was Phileas Fogg rich? Undoubtedly. But those who knew him best could not imagine how he had made his fortune, and Mr. Fogg was the last person to whom to apply for the information.

The above quote comes from the first chapter.  What's interesting about Fogg and his wealth is that nobody knows where the wealth comes from.  The paragraphs preceding the above quote explain that Fogg was never seen in the banking district, or at the docks, or at an office, or the courts.  He's not a scientist either, so it is mystery where his wealth comes from.  But there is no doubt that he is wealthy.  It is known that he has an open credit line with the Barings and that "his cheques were regularly paid" from "flush accounts."  

Additionally, he lives in a mansion on Saville Row, and Fogg only dines on the best that the club can offer.  

When he breakfasted or dined all the resources of the club—its kitchens and pantries, its buttery and dairy—aided to crowd his table with their most succulent stores; he was served by the gravest waiters, in dress coats, and shoes with swan-skin soles, who proffered the viands in special porcelain, and on the finest linen; club decanters, of a lost mould, contained his sherry, his port, and his cinnamon-spiced claret; while his beverages were refreshingly cooled with ice, brought at great cost from the American lakes.

Fogg also has a full time servant.  That's a privilege for the wealthy.  Lastly, the reader knows that he is wealthy because he casually bets 20,000 pounds that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less.  

What kind of idol replaced Belle in A Christmas Carol?

Belle means that money is more important to Scrooge than she is.

When Scrooge is shown the images of his past, the ghost’s intention is to help him see how he became the man he is in the present.  The reader sees it too.  Seeing Scrooge’s childhood and young adulthood is very revealing.  We see how to begins to become obsessed with money and became the man in Stave One.

When Scrooge was apprenticed to Fezziwig, he was a kinder and more carefree person.  He met and fell in love with Belle.  She was poor though, and had no dowry.  She eventually dumped Scrooge because he became more interested in money than in her.

“It matters little … Another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come, as I would have tried to do, I have no just cause to grieve.”

“What Idol has displaced you?” he rejoined.

“A golden one.” (Stave 2)

Belle loved Scrooge, but she began to feel as if he did not love her.  He loved money.  She also knew that since money was more important to him than anything else, and “the master-passion, Gain, engrosses” him.  She believes that if they met then, he would never have asked her to marry him.

Scrooge protests Belle’s description of him.  He tells her that he has not changed his attitude toward her, even though he has become more successful.  However, he also tells her that the world is a hard place.

“This is the even-handed dealing of the world!” he said. “There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!” (Stave 2)

Scrooge tries to justify his behavior by saying that the world expects him to be wealthy, and all he is doing is trying to make his fortune.  For this he is condemned.  It is a sentiment that he seems to continue into the present.  It is the reason he never gets close to anyone.  Money comes between him and knowing people.

The ghost also shows Scrooge Belle a few years later, with her husband and children.  He wants Scrooge to know what he gave up for money.  It is too much for Scrooge to take, and he puts out the ghost’s light.  For Scrooge, a reminder of how close he came to a real life is too painful.  He is surrounded by money, not family.  It is a poor substitute.

In The Crucible, how does Hale persuade Tituba to confess? How is his approach different from the others'?

For us to understand and appreciate Reverend Hale's methods, we need to know something of his background and the status he enjoys. In his notes, Arthur Miller tells us:

Mr. Hale is nearing forty, a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual. This is a beloved errand for him; on being called here to ascertain witchcraft he felt the pride of the specialist whose unique knowledge has at last been publicly called for.  Like almost all men of learning, he spent a good deal of his time pondering the invisible world, especially since he had himself encountered a witch in his parish not long before ...

Coming into Salem now, Reverend Hale conceives of himself much as a young doctor on his first call. His painfully acquired armory of symptoms, catchwords, and diagnostic procedures are now to be put to use at last... His goal is light, goodness and its preservation, and he knows the exaltation of the blessed whose intelligence, sharpened by minute examinations of enormous tracts, is finally called upon to face what may be a bloody fight with the Fiend himself. 

Reverend Hale approach is therefore quite scientific and not based on any predetermined judgment at all. He is objective in his approach and is not driven by any personal agenda. It can thus be truthfully said that he is intent on establishing the truth, as can be gauged from his remark that,

We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone, and I must tell you all that I shall not proceed unless you are prepared to believe me if I should find no bruise of hell upon her.

These words clearly define the purpose of his visit. he is not blatantly going to seek evidence for the devil only, but will be open-minded enough in his investigation to accept that Satan is not around, if the evidence clearly points thereto.

When he starts questioning Betty, she does not respond, not even when he declares a blessing over her. It is only when he confronts Abigail after Reverend Parris points to her and mentions that he saw them dancing in the forest, that he makes some progress . Once Reverend Hale confronts her, Abigail declares her innocence and blames Tituba.

Tituba is then brought before him and denies everything. Reverend Hale employs a direct-questioning technique, but Tituba initially does not falter, stating that she never 'trucked' with the devil.

Hale: Woman, have you enlisted these children for the Devil? Tituba: No, no, sir, I don't truck with no Devil!

Reverend Hale then adopts a more demanding and accusatory tone:

Why can she not wake? Are you silencing this child?

Hale, (resolved now): Tituba, I want you to wake this child.

Hale: You most certainly do, and you will free her from it now! When did you compact with the Devil?

It is clear that the Reverend is convinced of Tituba's guilt at this point and wishes to squeeze a confession out of her. When the Reverend Parris and Mr Putnam alternatively threaten to beat and hang her, Tituba breaks down terrified:

No, no, don't hang Tituba! I tell him I don't desire to work for him, sir.

It is in this moment of weakness that the Reverend sees an opportunity:

Then you saw him! (Tituba weeps). Now Tituba, I know that when we bind ourselves to Hell it is very hard to break with it. We are going to help you tear yourself free -

The floodgates are now open and Tituba starts blabbering out names and giving her audience whatever they want. This 'confession' encourages Abigail who starts doing the same. This, in turn, leads to Betty's miraculous recovery and she follows suit. The offer of redemption has suddenly encouraged them to confess so that they may be off the hook. 

It is evident that Reverend Hale's initial approach is different from that of others since he does not take an accusatory stance, but wants to use reason. This, however, devolves into a more direct, demanding and accusatory style of questioning once he believes he has pinpointed the origin of the ailment which has so suddenly afflicted Salem - Tituba. The resulting clamour from Abigail, Betty and later the other girls, is what eventually leads to the pernicious tragedy that befalls Salem.

What is an example of alliteration for the novel Number The Stars from Chapters 1-11?

Alliteration is used to describe the soldier.

Alliteration is a sound device where the initial sounds of words are repeated.  It can be used to add a poetic quality to writing.  Although some alliteration can be incidental, it is often done purposely to call attention to the words.

Here is an example from Chapter 1.  When the soldier is described, he is described as stern.  Even though there are words in between, the repetition of the “s” sound to describe the solider is purposeful.  A better example is the description of Annemarie’s reaction to the word the soldier uses.

"Halte!"the soldier ordered in a stern voice.

The German word was as familiar as it was frightening. Annemarie had heard it often enough before, but it had never been directed at her until now. (Ch. 1)

The use of alliteration here accentuates the mood.  We can tell that Annemarie is afraid.  We also know that encounters with German soldiers are common, but that does not make them any less scary.

Here is one more example.

Behind her, Ellen also slowed and stopped. Far back, little Kirsti was plodding along, her face in a pout because the girls hadn't waited for her. (Ch. 1)

The author intentionally repeats the “s” sound again, like the repetition of the “f” sound above.  In this case, the pattern adds to the suspense of the scene.  The reader is wondering what is going to happen between the three girls and the solider.

This incident establishes the setting well for the book.  We learn about the presence of German soldiers in Denmark during World War II, and it also foreshadows the situations that Annemarie will be put in during the course of events in the book.  This is the first incident in which the war hits home, but there will definitely be many more for her.

What questions are supposed to be answered in a research paper?

You, as the researcher and writer, are the person who determines what questions need to be answered in a research paper. There are no right or wrong questions. You are on the right track in understanding that a research paper needs to begin with an inquiry.  All research should be inquiry-driven. You have a question or a series of questions, and the research will help you with answers. 

Since I don't know what discipline your research paper is meant to be in, I can offer a variety of examples for you, the kinds of questions that do get answered in research papers.  You may be wondering what there was about Kate Chopin's life and circumstances that caused her to write the kind of literature she wrote. That would be an appropriate inquiry for a research paper in a literature course.  You might be interested in knowing how John Dewey's ideas are applied today in education, which would make a great inquiry for an education course.  For a geology paper, I have always wondered how all those fossils turned into the fuel we use today, which I think would make an interesting question to answer.  For a psychology course, have you read any of the research on "priming"? This is a way of setting people up to respond in a more positive or negative way.  Perhaps you would like to know more about how this works. 

Whatever your content area is, decide what it is you want to know, and let that inquiry be the driving force behind your research.  Find a question that interests you, since that is what always motivates us to do our very best research and writing.  If you want to let us know what your content area is, we can probably help you even further. 

How does the title of the story "Lionizing" by Edgar Allan Poe correlate with the plot?

The word "lionize," in general usage, means to treat an individual or an object "as an object of great interest or importance." 

We see through the story that the narrator and main character, introduced as Robert Jones, is lionized throughout his entire life.  In fact, from the very beginning of his life ("before I was breeched") we see his parents praising him for grabbing onto his nose with two hands.  This act causes his parents to begin praising him immediately, and leads to his father's giving him a "treatise on Nosology."  Eventually Robert Jones grows up to become (if we are to believe the story) a highly acclaimed expert on the subject of "nosology."  Poe shows several instances of people praising Robert Jones for his skill and knowledge:

"Wonderful genius!"

"Superb physiologist!"

"Clever fellow!"

"Fine writer!"

"Profound thinker!"

"Great man!"

"Divine soul!"

These, and others, are the adjectives that people use to lionize the main character.

If I had read this story without being told the author, I would have guessed that it was Mark Twain.  This is much more in the satirical style of Mark Twain than the usual gothic horror style of Poe.  Poe is poking fun at society's habit of lionizing individuals with little reason.  There is, of course, no such field as "nosology," but at the time that Poe was writing, the world was experiencing many advances in medical treatment, and people were often too quick to lionize even minor discoveries. 

The story has little conventional plot to speak of.  It is not a traditional sort of story, but there is an overall emergence and climb to celebrity by Robert Jones.  Then, in the final section of the story, the narrator appears to be insulted by The Elector of Bluddenuff.  They exchange words, then "exchange cards," which implies the preparations for a gentleman's duel, and then the next morning they meet and Jones shoots off the Elector's nose.  For this act, he quickly loses his own celebrity and place in the spotlight, and the lionizing comes to an abrupt end just as the story comes to an abrupt end.

In this ending, Poe is also satirizing the practice of dueling, which was at its high point in this country at about the time this story was written (early 19th century).  No doubt Poe would not have approved of the practice, and by having his character shoot off his opponent's nose, he ridicules what many people considered a serious charge of honor. 

What is symbolic about Finny's death in A Separate Peace?

One of the most significant aspects of Finny's death actually revolves around Gene's transformation into Phineas. He states earlier in the novel that he realized his purpose in life was to become a part of Phineas, but in the end, he actually became, in an oddly spiritual way, his best friend. He states that he never killed anyone in the war because he killed his "enemy" (Finny) at Devon. So, Finny's death makes way for Gene's redemption and Gene's growth as a character. Only through Finny's death does Gene come to understand how failing to see another person's perspective and failing to accurately perceive their motivations leads to "war" and death, which speaks to the greater narrative of World War II, a war between countries. 

In Chapter 2 of The Hunger Games, where is Katniss going in the morning?

In The Hunger Games, Katniss only goes somewhere in the morning in Chapter 1, not in Chapter 2.  In Chapter 1, she leaves District 12 to go out into the woods.  There, she meets her friend Gale.  The two of them often meet in the woods to hunt, fish, and/or gather.  They need to do this because they get so little food in legal ways.  It is illegal to go out into the woods and it is even more illegal to hunt, but it is tacitly tolerated, particularly as there are only a very few people who are willing and able to do it.  On this particular morning, Katniss and Gale catch a bunch of fish at a lake, and gather some wild greens and a gallon of strawberries.  When they come back into District 12, they go to the Hob, which is a black market where they sell or barter some of what they caught and gathered.  They also go to the mayor’s house and sell his family some strawberries.

Katniss also goes somewhere else in Chapter 1, but that happens in the afternoon.  She, and everyone else, has to go to the square because this is the day of the reaping.  This will be the day when one boy and one girl are chosen as tributes to be sent to compete (and likely die) in the Hunger Games.

So, the answer here is that Katniss is going to the woods to get food in the morning of Chapter 1 of The Hunger Games.