What is the role of the individual within Orwell's vision of the future in 1984?

The power of Big Brother is one where the individual has
little power.  The status of the individual is dwarfed in comparison to the absolute
control of the state.  In this conception of the future, the notion of individual rights
and checks against the power of the government are gone.  In its place is a form of
political conditioning to ensure that there is a complete consolidation of power over
the lives of the individuals that compose it.  This reality is facilitated by government
run technology that is able to ensure there is no private resistance of any kind and one
that is able to control through one's fears.  In Orwell's vision, there is no chance of
the state losing its control over the lives of the citizens because there is no way that
individuals are able to mount a campaign of resistance because of the state having total
control over all aspects of individual consciousness.

Does the word "luve" mean "love"?

The short answer:
Yes.

Standardized spelling is something very new to the
English language, as strange as that may seem to us. Go back just two hundred years or
so and you'll see people spelling words all sorts of ways. There wasn't the standardized
educational system that we have today, and there were far fewer dictionaries and other
sources that we now turn to when we want to check the "correct" spelling of a
word.

Robert Burns, the author of the poem you name,
lived from 1759-1796, toward the end of the stage of English known as the Early Modern
Period. By this time, a standardized spelling had pretty much already been developed and
disseminated, at least to the middle and upper classes, but it wasn't identical to our
standardized spellng today.

Here are some words from his
poem paired with a modern (American English)
spelling:

luve =
love

melodie = melody

weel =
well

On a final note, I don't
have much proof to support my claim, but I believe that Burns did not write his poem in
the way that he actually would have spoken in everyday life. He uses the word "thou" in
the poem, for example. The word "thou" had already pretty much been entirely displaced
by "you" and become a fossil by the time he was writing this
poem.

Evaluate Int [(x^4 -1) ^2*4x^3 dx].

Int (x^4-1)^2 * 4x^3 dx

Let u
= x^4  ==> du = 4x^3 dx

==> intg (x^4 -1)^2 (
4x^3) dx = intg (u-1)^2 * du.

Let us integrate with respect
to u.

==> intg (u-1)^2 du = intg (u^2 - 2u + 1)
du

                               = intg u^2 du - intg 2u
du + intg 1 du.

                                = u^3/3 -
2u^2/2  + u + C

==> intg (u-1)^2 du = (1/3)u^3 - u^2
+ u + c

Now we will substitute with u=
x^4

==> intg (u^2-1)du = (1/3)(x^4)^3 - (x^4)^2 +
x^4 + C

                              = (1/3)x^12 - x^8 +
x^4 + C

==> intg (x^4-1)^2 * 3x^2 dx =
(1/3)x^12 - x^8 + x^4 + C

Was imperialism a major cause of WWI?

Yes it was, and one of the major underlying causes. 
Imperialism is the desire of a country and a people to expand their territory and their
resources.  Europe at that time was a continent with six separate and competing empires,
all of which were pursuing the same things: land, resources and power.  It was
inevitable at some point that they would enter into armed conflict, as the world cannot
sustain that many empires so close together.

In addition to
imperialism, though, there were other equally important causes.  Nationalism, or
hyper-patriotism, the belief that your country was better than everyone else's and right
no matter what, led to popular support for the war in each empire.  A system of
alliances between these empires led them to the belief that they could win such a war,
and a gigantic and expensive arms race between them made war much more likely.  But
imperialism was the most important of these, in my opinion.

What is a example of Douglass' role in the Civil War?

The question is very vague.  From trying to examine the
group this is in and the nature of the question, I would say that perhaps you are
looking for how Frederick Douglass played a role in the Civil War.  Douglass' mere act
of living would have played a role in the Civil War, as his narrative reflects the
horrors of slavery and one that a nation predicated upon freedom and justice cannot
tolerate.  Adding to this would be Douglass' role as an abolitionist after the war.  His
lecturing, writing, and advocacy for the abolition of slavery plays a major role in the
Civil War as he creates a wave of public opposition to slavery, helping to further the
divide between North and South.  The question, from what I can see, is one in which we
are to assess Douglass' role in helping to galvanize action resulting in the Civil War. 
Certainly, Douglass was able to do that with his beliefs and passion about why slavery
is both a political and moral wrong.  This increases animosity towards and from the
South, helping to widen the growing divide.

Discuss three examples of mondernism in the story "A Rose For Emily" by William Faulkner.I'm looking for three different uses of mondernism with...

Based on the short story "A Rose For Emily," Faulkner
shows a use of modernism by deviating from the norms or expectations of the time in
which it was written in 1930.

One example of Miss Emily's
deviation form the norm of her society would have been riding out with Homer Baron,
someone who would have been considered beneath her socially. I would not expect someone
from her social status to spend time with someone who is not her
equal.

A second example of Miss Emily's departure from the
Southern norm would have been her trip to the druggist to buy rat poison. I would have
expected Tobe, her manservant, to do this, not Miss Emily
herself.

A third example where Miss Emily is something of a
surprise is because she lives alone. A woman of the South would either have married or
had a female relative come to live with her. Miss Emily does not marry (mostly because
her father is so picky about who she sees), and she does not call back her female
relatives when she and Homer Baron do not marry.

The most
startling departure Miss Emily's character makes is not only murdering Homer Baron, but
continually sleeping with his dead corpse even many years after his death. Faulkner
would have surprised his readers most with these final details in the
story.

In Night, explain the irony of Eliezer's nearly fatal illness after the liberation.

Elie's near-death experience after the camp's liberation
is an example of situational irony. After losing his sister, mother, and father, after
suffering beatings and malnourishment, after being hospitalized for a serious foot
infection, and after enduring a overnight marathon in freezing conditions, Elie should
be able to begin the emotional and physical recovery process. However, when he finally
has his freedom--something that he survived for--he is unable to enjoy it because his
physical and mental health are so dissipated that he is hospitalized and nearly dies.
Elie's situation near the end of Night is not all that different
from his father's, for his dad makes it through quite a bit of the horrific camp
experience before succumbing to death. If he had been able to live a brief time more,
then he would have most likely been able to get the medical treatment and freedom that
he needed and longed for. Both Elie and his father experience the dark irony of being so
close to freedom but not being able to enjoy it.

Wiesel
wisely juxtaposes his illness at the end of Night with his
spiritual death. When he sees himself in the mirror, he not only witnesses the physical
changes wrought on him by the Holocaust; he also recognizes the empty, soulless eyes of
one who has lost his faith. Thus, while he survives physically, Elie's spiritual being
is a corpse to him--another example of irony.

If you made a "Puff n Stuff" production, what gender would you pick to play the role of Witchiepoo?girl or guy and why

What a great topic!

As a fan
of the show as well as of the wicked one herself - Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo - I can't
imagine a man playing the character. First of all, he would have to have an interesting
name such as Winston W. Warlock as I doubt any self-respecting male witch would allow
himself to be called "Witchiepoo."

From the time of the
earliest fables and fairy tales witches have often been women. It works particularly
well in this scenario since Witchiepoo lured Jimmy into the boat. I don’t know that a
male witch could pull that off or be as conniving as she was in her best moments.
Additionally, it allowed Pufnstuf to be the dominant male hero and protector which also
falls into a standard pattern.

What are the two main themes of The Giver?

I think that one major theme in the book comes down to the
role of the individual and their place in society.  I believe that Jonas' initial
acceptance of his place in the social order has to be contrasted with what comes next,
in terms of fully understanding his role outside of it and the moral and ethical
obligation to distance himself from it.  The evolution of Jonas' character is done with
a complete understanding of the thematic importance of the individual vs. society. 
Another theme in Lowry's work is the presence of difference in society.  For Jonas,
there is an initial embrace of homogeneity and a complete sense of "sameness."  There is
a desire to be "the same."  Once Jonas works with the Giver, he understands the horror
and the shallow brutality in accepting a life of banality without questioning it.  He
also understands how the pretext of "sameness" can be used to carry out horrific
actions, such as releasing.  It is through the understanding of how society needs to be
changed that Jonas comprehends the dangers of being the same and the need to be
different.

What are the linear functions f and g if x-2=2f(x-1)+3g(x+1) and 4f(x-1)-2g(x+1)=-6x+4?

To find the linear functions of f and g if x-2 = 2f(x-1)
+3g(x+1).

Let us assume that x-2 is a function of (x-1) 
and (x+1).

So   2k (x-1) +3l(x+1) =
(x-2).

Equating the coeffficients of x and constanrs on
both sides, we get:

(2k+3l)x = x,
Or

2k+3l =
1........(1).

-2k+3l =
-2.........(2).

(1)+(2) gives: 6l = -1, Or l =
-1/6.

(1)-(2) gives: 4k = 3, Or k =
3/4.

Therefore f(x) = (3x/4) and g(x) =
-(x/6)

Verification: 2f(x-1) + 3g(x+1) = 6/4(x-1) -3/6(x+1)
= x-2.

Find the orthocenter of the triangle with the given vertices: X(-5, 4), Y(2, -3), Z(1, 4).

To find the orthocentre  of XYZ, X(-5,4), Y(2,-3),
Z(1,4).

Orthocentre O is the common intersecting points of
altitudes through X, Y, and Z at O.

Since , the equation of
the altitude though Z  (1 ,4) is perpendicular to XY, its slope = - 1/{(-3 -4)/(2- -5))}
= 7/7 = 1. So the equation of the altitude  with slope = 1 through Z(1,4) has the
equation: y-4 = 1(x-1) .

Or y -x =
3....(1).

The slope of the altitude through X (-5,4) is 
-1/{(4- -3)/(1-2)} = 1/7. Therefore the equation of the altitude with slope 1/7 and
through X(-5,4) is y - 4 = (1/7)(x- -5).  Or  y- x/7 = 5/7
+4.

Or y - x/7 =
33/7........(2).

Now we solve for the intersection point of
the altitudes at (1) and (2) to get the coordinates of the
orthocentre:

EQq(1) - (2) gives:  -x+x/7 = 3- 33/7 =
-12/7

-6x/7 = -12/7.

x =
-12/-6 = 2.

So x= 2.

Therefore
from (1) , y -x = 3. Therefore y = x+3 = 2+3 = 5.

Therefore
the coordinates of the orthocentre of XYZ = (2, 5).

Analyze the plot of "Sweat."

I just wrote and lost a detailed answer to your question.
Maybe it'll show up yet. For now, though, let me quickly
summarize.

1. We might want first to agree on a definition
of "plot." See the link before for a full discussion, which includes the following
defintion:

In
literature, a plot is all the events in a story
2particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional
effect. In other words, it's what mostly happened in the story or novel or what the
story's general theme is based on, such as the mood, characters, setting, and conflicts
occurring in a story.

2. We
can identify important plot elements in the story, including the laundry basket and the
rattlesnake.

3. We can characterize the plot in general
terms, such as a "revenge plot" or even a "cosmic revenge plot." The man seems to get
what's coming to him, and woman seems to contribute in at least a very small way to his
death. After all, she doesn't summon help right away when she sees that he's been bitten
by the snake.

In The Jungle, how successful is Jurgis at protecting his family from harm?Please help.

This is a complex question to answer because in answering
it, one is made aware of their own predisposition towards capitalism.  If we say that
Jurgis was not successful in protecting his family from harm, then, to a certain extent,
we capitulate to the notion that somehow people like Jurgis failed in the capitalist
system.  This cannot be entirely accurate because the odds were stacked against him from
the very start.  While he might wish to "work harder," in the end, he is always going to
be challenged by a system that favors owners over workers, that favors wealthy
industrialists or entrenched individuals in the power system over those who are deemed
outsiders.  This might be why we can say that Jurgis is not entirely successful in his
attempts to protect his family from harm, but there was not going to be much chance of
this given the condition into which Jurgis was placed.  This might be deliberate by
Sinclair in suggesting that a capitalist system that is not going to hear the plight of
workers will always be one where loved ones are placed in tremendous harm.  When Jurgis
carries a pregnant Ona through the snow to the hospital with no plausible health care in
sight, it might be Sinclair's profound statement about how all families are under siege
from the capitalist system.

What does the quote mean in the beginning of Chapter 8 in The Secret Life of Bees?

Isolate a
honeybee from her sisters and she will soon
die.

As you have no doubt
realized, the quotes opening each chapter of this novel are both insight into some of
the themes of the book (through bee symbolism) but also foreshadowing of events in the
book.  You can make your own prediction as to what such a quote might be
foreshadowing.

As for thematic revelations, this quote
speaks to more than one.  First, a predominant theme of the book is female
relationships, and the necessity of women to connect with other women for personal
growth and a sense of identity.  This quote speaks directly to this idea.  The message
here is that female relationships and a connection to a community (according to this
quote) is not merely a suggestion for women to be happy, it is required for them to
live.

Secondly, this quote speaks to the feminist ideals
presented in the novel.  This chapter includes a conversation between Lily and August,
where August reveals why she never married:

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There were enough restrictions in my life without
someone expecting me to wait on him hand and foot. 
(145)

In all of her talks of
love and relationships, August Boatwright is against the institution of marriage.  She
believes it would mean losing her sense of self, her true independence.  This stems from
a very feminist idea that in a male-dominated society, men hinder women from becoming
who they are meant to be.  Certainly this is one issue raised in the book that remains
left open for personal reflection.

What is Macduff's reaction to Macolm's vices?Macbeth by William Shakespeare

In Scene 3 of Act IV of Macbeth, with
treachery abounding in their kingdom, while Malcom and Macduff are in England, Malcolm
dissembles in order to test Macduff's loyalties.  Malcolm, therefore, disparages
himself, saying that he possesses many vices, and has committed many crimes.  In short,
he says that is not worthy to be a king:

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...I have no
knowledge

Of the king-becoming
graces,

As justice, verity, temperance,
stableness

Bounty, perseverance, mercy,
lowliness

Devotion, patience, courage,
fortitude

I have no relish of them, but
abound

In the division of each several
crime,

Acting it many ways.  Nay had I power, i
should

Pour the sweet milk of concord into
hell,

Upon the universal peace,
confound

All unity on earth.
(4.3.103-112)

Having heard
Malcolm's disparagement of himself, Macduff is emotionally devastated by his words, and
patriotically bemoans the fate of Scotland under Macbeth.  Macduff recalls the goodness
of Malcolm's parents in wonderment that Malcolm could be so
corrupt:

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                              ...O nation
miserable

With an untitled tyrant
bloody-scepter'd

When shalt thou see thy wholesome days
again,

                                                
...Thy royal father

Was a most sainted
king....

These evils thou repeat'st upon
thyself

Have banish'd me from Scotland.  O my
breast

Thy hope ends here!
(4.3.117-128)

Finally,
realizing that Macduff is sincere in his loyalty and love for his country, Malcolm
reveals that he has merely been testing Macduff in order to ascertain that he is not in
favor of Macbeth's rule.  Therefore, Malcolm tells
Macduff,

Now,
we'll [fight]together and the chance of goodness

Be like
our warranted
quarrel....(4.3.151-152)

Together,
Malcom and Macduff vow to destroy Macbeth and restore Scotland to its
people.

How can I write short poems or quatrains?I am an English student in Iran. I am interested in writing 4-lined poems. Are there any rules I should...

Generally speaking, the "rules" of poetry are far more
relaxed than the rules of prose.  As far as structure goes
(quatrains, stanzas, length of lines, etc.) the poet is allowed to do whatever he or she
wants.  If you are the composer, there is no limit to what you are "allowed" to do. 
Quatrain simply means "4 lines."  These lines can be any length,
rhyme and/or have a metered rhythm, or not.

Many people
read poetry in the same way they might look at abstract or modern art.  They assume that
the thought behind it is very simplistic and often respond with something like, "Well,
anyone could do that."  Be careful.  Though the rules of poetry are more relaxed, they
still exist.  I advise you to consider that although poetry often
appears to be without rules, the basic rules of grammar are still
present, they are just more lenient.  This means, for example, that if you decide
not to follow typical punctuation or capitalization rules, if you
omit words or deviate from standard verb tense, or if you write without thought of
standard English grammar, you should have a reason for doing so.  A
quick example is to consider that a line break can be used to create a pause, which
might be visually more pleasing to you than a comma.  This is
acceptable.

It is very difficult to give advice about
poetry because it varies so much and judging "good poetry" is as subjective as judging
art.  As you seek to develop yourself as a poet, I encourage you read other poets' work
and write a lot.  As you do, play with form, appearance, sound, structure, and rules. 
But keep in mind what you intend to get across with your poem.  Do things purposefully,
even if they only make sense to you at the time.  And don't be afraid of several
revisions to one poem.  The best poets do not write a poem in a
day.

Can someone point out one specific use of understatement in "To His Coy Mistress" and explain exactly what is being minimized?

In Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress," excess used in
the imagery present makes it very hard to find
understatment.

The author's continued use of
hyperbole—extremes, exaggeration— leaves one feeling (as perhaps does the object of his
desire) overwhelmed.

In stating that he would, if time
allowed, love and adore her for thousands of years indicates the lengths to which he
would go in order to give her the attention she deserves. The speaker's purpose with
this exaggeration, of course, is to get this woman to come over to his way of
thinking.

If there were a line I needed to identify using
understatement in this poem, it would be, "The grave's a fine and private place, / But
none I think do there embrace."

In the midst of all the
excess the speaker describes, the reference to death seems
anticlimactic.

The speaker goes to great lengths to
persuade this woman to give in to his advances and sleep with him, but when he speaks of
he grave, he describes it as a "fine and private place," as one might describe a lovely
room where the lovers might meet. He lamely continues, "But none I think do there
embrace." This is also weak: as if he were saying, "I don't think they're having much
fun in the grave."

Death is the end, the consummate
conclusion to life. Should this not be the most powerful, the ultimate, exquisitely
persuasive argument to use? If she says no, their lives will move forward with plenty of
chances to love again; perhaps just not for them.  With death,
there are no second chances: no one returns. One would think that when presenting  this
part of the argument, his word choice would be much stronger, especially as he seems to
become more passionate as the poem moves forward.

Four consecutive odd integers have the sum of 64. Which are the integers .

We'll write the first odd integer as
x.

The second consecutive odd integer is x +
2.

The third consecutive odd integer is x +
4.

The fourth consecutive odd integer is x +
6.

The sum of the integers is
64:

x + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6) =
64

Now, we'll remove the brackets and we'll combine like
terms:

4x + 12 = 64

We'll
subtract 12 both sides:

4x = 64 -
12

4x = 52

We'll divide by
4:

x = 13

The first odd
integer is x = 13.

The second consecutive odd integer is x
+ 2 = 13 + 2 = 15.

Th third consecutive odd integer is x +
4 = 13 + 4 = 17

The fourth consecutive odd integer is x + 6
= 13 + 6 = 19

The 4 consecutive odd integers
are {13 ; 15 ; 17 ; 19}.

Explain how the writer creates fear and suspense in "The Signal-man" in full details.

With stories such as this one that focus on mystery and
terror, a good place to start with analysing how this fear and suspense is created is
through setting. The narrator of this excellent story gives us a clear description of
where the signal man lives:

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His post was in as solitary and dismal a place
as ever I saw. On either side, a dripping-wet wall of jagged stone, excluding all view
but a strip of sky; the perspective one way only a crooked prolongation of this great
dungeon; the shorter perspective in the other direction terminating in a gloomy red
light, and the gloomier entrance to a black tunnel, in whose massive architecture there
was a barbarous, depressing, and forbidding air. So little sunlight ever found its way
to this spot, that it had an earthy deadly smell; and so much cold wind rushed through
it, that it struck chill to me, as if I had left the natural
world.

Here you have all the
classic ingredients for a perfect horror story. Note the solitude and darkness, the way
that this place is almost shut out from the natural world. The narrator uses a metaphor
comparing it to a "great dungeon." The only light apart from the "strip of sky" is the
eerie, "gloomy red light." Note how the black tunnel is described as "barbarous" and
"forbidding." The smell of this place is of "death" and it so chills the narrator that
he has the sensation of leaving the "natural world."

Here
we have then a perfect example of how setting is used to create fear and suspense,
foreshadowing the supernatural events that are to follow in this great
story.

Explain the theme of destiny and self determination in "Oedipus the King" and "Othello."

The fate and free will is a powerful question in both
works.  I think that both works show that free will has limitations and that there are
other elements at play which tend to hamper full realization of individual autonomy. 
For Oedipus, this seems to be fairly clearly defined in that he seeks to outrun his own
destiny.  He believes that his use of freedom and clarity in judgment can overcome what
is fated to be.  In this light, one sees Oedipus as seeking to appropriate a domain that
is not his to control.  Eventually, he ends up paying dearly for this.  For Othello, I
think that the matter is a bit more muddled.  Shakespeare does not necessarily invoke
the fate condition to limit human freedom, but rather argues that there are other
factors perhaps within us that seem to curtail our own use of freedom.  The limiting
function is not outside the individual, but rather within them. When Iago suggests that
"Men should be what they seem," he is reflecting the duplicity that might exist in their
own use of freedom.  Their spirit of independence and autonomy might preclude them from
doing what makes them happy.   For Othello, jealousy and insecurity ends up hampering
his own attempts to be happy.  Iago knows and pinpoints his weaknesses of his love for
Desdemona, his "outsider" status as being reason why things won't work out, as well as
the basic idea that what he has done is not as important as the barriers which preclude
him from being embraced.  These elements are internal, and while their presence might be
there to some extent, the fact that Othello internalizes all of them and acts on all of
these impulses to end up undone by the end of the play suggests that Shakespeare's
conception of self determination is one that is fraught with its own self destructive
tendencies within it.

In A Lesson Before Dying, why do they compare Jefferson to Jesus?

There are several circumstances toward the end of
A Lesson Before Dying that do the most to explain a comparison
between Jefferson and Jesus. One circumstance is that Jefferson is executed on Good
Friday. Good Friday is important because it is the day on which Jesus was executed, or
crucified. This shared day, a holy day, establishes an analogy between Jefferson and
Jesus through the similar details of their deaths. Another circumstance is that Wiggins
connects Jefferson's last days, the time during which Jefferson keeps a journal, with
both teaching and believing. The concept of belief ties Jefferson to Jesus because Jesus
taught belief and embodied belief. A third circumstance is that Wiggins concludes that
Jefferson was the real teacher between the two of them and a true teacher. Jesus is
conventionally referred to as a great teacher or a true teacher. This third analogy
between Jefferson and Jesus deepens the reasons for why Jefferson is compared to
Jesus.

What is the area between f(x)=5x^4+3x^2, x=1 and x=2 ?

We notice that it is not established the other boundary
curve, we'll suppose that we have to calculate the area between f(x), the lines x=1 and
x=2 and the x axis.

The definite integral will be
calculated with Leibniz-Newton formula:

Int f(x)dx =
F(b)-F(a)

We'll calculate the indefinite integral of
f(x):

Int f(x)dx = Int
(5x^4+3x^2)dx

We'll use the property of integral to
be additive:

 Int (5x^4+3x^2)dx = Int 5x^4dx + Int
3x^2dx

Int 5x^4dx = 5x^5/5 +
C

Int 5x^4dx = x^5 + C

 Int
3x^2dx = 3*x^3/3 + C

Int 3x^2dx =x^3 +
C

Int (5x^4+3x^2)dx = x^5 + x^3 +
C

F(2) - F(1) = 2^5 + 2^3 - 1^5 -
1^3

F(2) - F(1) = 32 + 8 -
2

F(2) - F(1) =
38

The area bounded by the curve of f(x) and
the lines x=1, x=2 and x axis is A=38 square
units.

What is the allusion in the title of "By the Waters of Babylon"?

An allusion is a reference to something famous. It can be
a poem, a piece of art, an event or in this case a
location.

The allusion in this title is the name of an
ancient city, Babylon. This city was known for several features. This place had
magnificent culture: great foods and entertainment and great wealth. This would have
been a feature city which was placed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. But,
according to various legends and specifically the Bible, Babylon was destroyed by its
own selfishness and wrecklessness.

An allusion's purpose is
often to provide comparison. We have great cities that today provide rich culture. In
this piece, we see the connection that a great New York might just as likely have
potential to fall like Babylon did.

What are the main themes in Casablanca

You could examine several themes in the film.  One
overwhelming theme is the conflict between desire and duty.  Rick Blaine must decide
between his own self interests and the interests of the greater community.  In many
respects, such a theme can be applicable to the isolationists who felt that the
conflicts in Europe were "their problems."  Another theme that is present can be seen in
the political context, suggesting that repressive regimes have to go to extraordinary
lengths to maintain power.  General Strasser and the Nazis are only able to survive by
eliminating everyone who stands in their way.  While this is something that they were
able to do for a while, eventually, Laszlo finds a way out and the Resistance gains
strength, and undermines the Nazis.  The last theme might be an explorative one that
comes from Rick's last words to Ilsa:  "The problems of two people don't amount to a
hill of beans in this world."  The idea here is that the private concerns fade in
comparison to the public issues.  While this might be true with the ending of the film,
the reality is that the entire movie is motivated because of the private desires of
individuals.  Ilsa and Laszlo, Ilsa and Rick, Rick and Louis, and Rick and all of the
people at Cafe Americain help us understand the political climate of the time.  Yet, we
only know this configuration through individual interactions and "the problems of two
people."  While Rick's statement might be true and valid, there is an equal amount of
evidence to suggest that the problems of two people do amount "to a hill of
beans."

Determine the sum of the first 20 terms of an A.P. if a4 - a2 = 4 and a1 + a3 + a5 + a6 = 30.

We'll write, for the beginning, the sum of n terms of an
arithmetic series:

Sn =
(a1+an)*n/2

a1 - the 1st
term

an - the n-th term

n -
the number of terms

Since n  = 20, we'll re-write the sum
for the first 20 terms:

S20 = (a1 +
a20)*20/2

S20 = (a1 +
a20)*10

We'll have to calculate the first term and the
common difference d, to determine any term of the arithmetic
series.

From enunciation, we
have:

a4 - a2 = 4

a4 = a1 +
3d

a2 = a1 + d

We'll write a4
and a2 with respect to a1 and d:

a1 + 3d - a1 - d =
4

We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:

2d = 4

d =
2

 We also know, from enunciation,
that:

a1 + a3 + a5 + a6 =
30

We'll write the terms with respect to a1 and
d:

a1 + a1 + 2d + a1 + 4d + a1 + 5d =
30

We'll combine  like terms and substitute
d:

4a1 + 11d = 30

4a1 = 30 -
11d

4a1 = 30 - 22

4a1 =
8

a1 = 2

Now, we can calculate
a20:

a20 = a1 + 19d

a20 = 2 +
19*2

a20 = 2 + 38

a20 =
40

S20 = (a1 + a20)*10

S20 =
(2 + 40)*10

S20 =
42*10

S20 =
420

The sum of the first 20
terms of the arithmetic progression is S20 = 420.

After the 16th century, to whom did the lead in European colonial expansion pass?

I would argue that the lead in European colonial expansion
passed to Great Britain in the years after 1600.  Other countries such as Holland and
France were important as well, but I think that Britain is the best answer to this
question.

Before 1600, Spain was the leader.  The Spanish
colonization of the New World as well as of the Philippines gave it a large and rich
empire.  After 1600, though, England became much more important.  After 1600, the
British colonization of North America began.  This would come to be a very important
source of British wealth and power.  The same was true as Britain began to expand its
presence in India.

After 1600, the British Empire started
to grow until it became the biggest empire in the world.  Therefore, I think that
Britain took the lead in colonization after 1600.

After the
16th century, the lead in European colonial expansion no longer belonged to Spain. 
Instead, the lead in this expansion passed to England.  It was England that started to
colonize North America, for example.  It was also in the first half of the 17th century
that Britain started to set up trading posts in India.  This would begin the process of
British domination of the Indian subcontinent.  This was the beginning of the creation
of the British Empire.  Of course, Britain had plenty of competition.  However, if any
one country can be said to have taken the lead, it would be
Britain.

What is the thesis in "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth?What would be the thesis statement?

Truth simply is stating that she too, although a black
female, is a woman. She works hard like a man and is tough like a man but she still is a
woman and deserves to be treated with tenderness and consideration just as white women
and women of means are.Truth, is poor and black yes, but still a woman and still worthy
of being treated as such.

In the Kite Runner how does Amir's relationship with the past contribute to the meaning of the overall book?

In many ways, one could argue that Amir's relationship
with the past is what makes up the entire novel and is driving the action.  As Amir
recounts his entire life was based around trying to deal with that one moment during his
childhood.  Of course there were other things he had to work out about his relationship
with his father and Hassan but he was always looking
back.

And he makes it clear that this working out of the
past, this force driving him from the past is what made him who he was and what
determined the depth and the breadth of his relationships and his vision of
himself.

What details foreshadow the end of “The Lottery”?

To me there are a few details that stand out as elements
of foreshadowing after I have read the entirety of the
story.

First, the stones that the children were playing
with in the beginning seemed so simple and purposeless. By the time the resolution of
the story is complete, I know their purpose.

Second, the
fact that Tessie Hutchison is late always made me wonder until I get to the very end. Of
all the people, why is she late? I wonder, would it have had as great an impact if a
different person were late? Probably not.

Third, the
references of the old man who suggests that the lottery has to be done because it has
always been done makes me think evil. It makes me think of the things in our society we
do just to do them, not so much that they are right. This makes me wonder what the great
evil is going to be in the end.

The perimeter of a rectangle is 7 times its width. What are its sides if the area is 40?

If p is the perimeter, A the area, l and w  the sides of a
rectangle , then,

 P =
2(l+w).

A = lw.

Given that p =
7w and A = 40.

Therefore , the perimmeter equation could be
written  as:

7w = 2(l+w)...(1) and area equation as:  40 =
lw...(2).

From (1) , we get 7w = 2l+2w. Or 2l = 7-2w = 5w.
So l = 5w/2.

We put l = 5w/2 in eq
(2):

40 =  (5w/2)w =
5w^2/2.

Multiply both sides by
2.

80 = 5w^2.

Divide both
sides by 5:

16 = w^2.

Take
square root:

4 = w.

Therefore
from (2) 40 lw, Or 40 =l*4. So we get l= 40/4 =
10.

Therefore the length and width of the given rectangle
are 10 and 4 .

Please explain the meaning of this quote about seeing creation in a single grain of sand in The Alchemist by Coelho."you dont have to understand...

What this quote is saying is that everything in the world
is connected and that you can learn everything you need to know wherever you are. 
Because of this, a person should look at their own surroundings to learn about the world
-- they do not need to seek the truth anywhere else.

In
this passage, Santiago is talking to the alchemist, wondering how he can best achieve
understanding.  The alchemist is telling him that understanding can be achieved right
where he is.  The alchemist is saying that everything in the world can be understood by
looking at any little part of the world.  This is true because everything in the world
is connected and so each bit of the world is a microcosm of the
whole.

What is the nature of the relationship between George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men? John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

One of the major motifs of John Steinbeck's novella,
Of Mice and Men is the Fraternity of
Men. Writing his work during the Great Depression, Steinbeck the
Socialist perceived the terrible alienation of the migrant worker and felt that the
communion of these men working together was the solution to their terrible
alienation.

Thus, the relationship of George and Lennie is
that of brotherhood.  While George essays to protect Lennie
as an older brother would, he does, in fact, fail at times as would a sibling who
assumes such a role.  While Lennie does fear George somewhat, his fear resembles that of
a younger sibling for an older one, rather than a parent.  For,his perception is clearly
that they are friends, and, thus, equals.  When he asks George to tell him "how it is
with us," and George describes how they have "somebody to talk to that gives a damn
about us," Lennie breaks in describing their reciprocal
relationship,

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"But not us!  An' why? 
Because...because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after
you, and that's why."

Each man provides
something for the other that he lacks.  With George, Lennie provides love and trust and,
above all, the sustaining of the dream.  For, once Lennie who truly believes in the
dream is gone, so, too, does the dream die, since Lennie is the keeper of ithe dream. 
For Lennie, George is the thinker and the planner.  In their fraternity, there is
strength and happiness, Steinbeck seems to say to his readers. Alone, apart, both
Lennie's and George's ends are
tragic.

 

describe the relationship of hero and claudio.

Hero and Claudio are an example of love at first sight.
They are set to marry when Claudio asks, but Don John causes a significant bump in their
relationship, as he sets up Hero as having cheated on Claudio with her sleeping with
another man (when it was actually Margaret). However, as a comedy, Shakespeare sets them
both back together as a perfect couple as Dogberry, Verges and Seacole proves Hero's
innocence. As epollock said, their marriage is heavily contrasted to Benedick and
Beatrice's relationship and marriage.

What is the significance of 'Stayed home increasingly to find his way among the landscapes of her mind' in Dennis Scott's 'Marrysong'?In particular...

First, let me say, that as a married woman, I read this
poem far differently than I would have while still single.  To me, this is a poem about
a married couple.  The "year after year" suggests they have been together for a long
time, and assumedly, if they are still together, the relationship is
working.

The poem seems to be all about the man in the
relationship (the husband in my view), and his desire to know and understand his wife. 
The words/imagery charted, wilderness,
map, and journey are very masculine approaches
to viewing a relationship.  For a man, things are very black and white.  He's thinking,
if I just study her long enough, take notes, draw pictures, and lay everything
out, I'll have her solved! Of course, this is not the way it works, because
women's emotions are never so simple, so predictable, nor so organized.  To me, the poem
is all about his lifelong persuit of understanding his wife's moods, emotions, behavior,
but never actually (fully) succeeding.  The final
line:

Stayed
home increasingly to find his way among the landscapes of her
mind

suggests, to me, that he
is willing to devote more and more time to knowing her.  This further suggests that he's
doing it because he loves her.  No one would devote so much energy into such an endless
exploration, unless the devotion was connected to love.  The image of a "landscape" for
her mind shows that his pursuit is not futile, it is simply endless.  She is so vastly
complex that even if he devotes his entire life to "exploring" her, he'll never have
enough time.  And (I believe) he is okay with that.  The tone of the poem suggests that
there is a joy in the challenge.

What's the meaning of "Sonnet 29"?

Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 has as its meaning the fact that
the love of another can make all the difference to a person.  This fact is summed in the
heroic couplet at the sonnet's end:

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For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth
brings,

That then I scorn to change my state with
kings.

The love that the
speaker feels is his bulwark against the isolation and despair with which he has long
been familiar.  In the first quatrain, for instance, the speaker says that he is in an
"outcast state," cursing his fate envying the man who has friends.  This despondancy,
however, is broken in the third quatrain when the speaker "haply" thinks of his love, a
thought that changes the darkness of his heart to the song of a
lark.

The need for another is as old as man.  Adam himself
desired a companion, someone to love.  For, "happiness was born a twin"; meaning and
happiness depend upon one's sharing with a loved one.  Otherwise, one feels isolated and
empty.

How does the death of Hippolytus bring a change in the characters of Theseus and Phaedra?

Near the end of Euripides'
Hippolytus, the title character is in the throes of death. He has
been involved in a chariot accident that resulted in him being hurled out of the chariot
car, tangled in the reins, and being dragged by his own
horses.

Thus, at the end of the play, the dying Hippolytus
is brought in for a final encounter with his father, Theseus, whose curse of Hippolytus
prompted the chariot accident.

Before Theseus encounters
his dying son, the goddess Artemis appears and tells Theseus about his wife Phaedra's
false accusation of Hippolytus. Phaedra had hanged herself when Hippolytus rejected her
sexual advances toward him, but, before she died, she wrote a letter falsely accusing
Hippolytus of sexually assaulting her.

When Theseus learns
the truth about what happened, he laments having actions toward his son. Thus, Theseus
moves from being a man certain of the rightness of his actions to being a man who needs
forgiveness from his son.

As for Phaedra, it is difficult
to see how her character changes, since she has been dead for some time. I suppose,
though, one might argue that in Theseus' eyes Phaedra moves from someone who had her
husband's trust to someone who could not be trusted.

What is the role of Richard and how important is he to the development of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun?

Richard's point of view is one of the three used to tell
the story of the novel. Although the story is narrated in the third person, the narrator
alternatively identify the point of view with that of three characters: the college
lecturer Olanna, the houseboy Ugwu and the white British expatriate Richard. Richard is
a British writer who has come to Nigeria to write about Igbo art and finds himself
involved in the Nigerian-Biafran conflict. In the course of the novel, he increasingly
distances himself from the white expratriates' community and aligns himself with the
Biafran cause, ending up writing for the Department of Propaganda during the war. He
also falls in love with Olanna's sister, Kainene, who reciprocates his feelings.
However, at least at the beginning of the novel, Richard is blocked both as a writer and
as a lover. In addition to Richard's sexual inadequacy, his relationship with Kainene is
severely tested when he has sex with her sister Olanna. Throughout the novel, readers
get the impression that Richard is well-meaning, but pompous and constantly out of
place. However, as he starts to work for the Biafran government, there seems to be some
development in his character and he becomes at least more aware of his inadequacies.
Towards the end of the novel he thinks that "his life would always be like a candlelit
room; he would see things in shadows, only in half glimpses" (page 430). Also, in spite
of his efforts to write, the book excerpts that are intervowen through the narrative
(The World Was Silent While We Died) are finally revealed to be Ugwu's and not
Richard's.

Are both Hawthorne and Poe against Transcendentalism?

Hawthorne, along with Poe and Melville, made up a group of
American writers known as The Dark Romantics who wrote during the same time as Emerson
and Thoreau, the two primary Transcendentalist authors. The two groups of writers had
vastly different views of mankind's nature, and that is why many would classify
Hawthorne and Poe as being opposed to Transcendentalism. For example, both Hawthorne's
and Poe's works feature characters (especially narrators in Poe's case) who have
succumbed to their inherently evil nature. Hawthorne's short stories "The Birthmark" and
"Rappaccini's Daughter" are evidence of his pessimistic perspective of man's soul.
Similarly, Poe's stories almost always include a narrator who is overcome by rage and
greed ("The Tell-Tale Heart"), an addiction to alcohol ("The Black Cat"), revenge ("The
Cask of Amontialldo) or other "sins." Both authors do not write these stories as
exceptions of man's potential for evil but rather as what they view man's nature to
be.

In contrast, the Transcendentalists propose that no
limits exist when it comes to man's potential for good. According to Emerson's
"Self-Reliance," man can become an independent thinker who eventually cannot be
influenced by the conformity (or evils) of society. Similarly, Thoreau promotes
individualism and civil disobedience because he perceives man as an optimistic being who
has the power to do great good.

While many of Hawthorne's
and Poe's characters are separated from society and struggle with morality, very few of
those characters can blame their poor choices on society's influence--rather, they have
removed themselves from society, and their evil natures take over (according to the Dark
Romantic point of view). In contrast, the Transcendentalists illustrate in their
writings the importance of man separating himself from society (going into the solitude
of nature for example) to find the inherent good in themselves. These are two completely
different perspectives of mankind.

Interestingly, Hawthorne
and Emerson were good friends. Hawthorne even tried living in Emerson's utopian
community for a while, but rather than uplifting his view of man, the experience left
Hawthorne disillusioned with his fellowman. He found that few who were part of the
commune really wanted to work or be a contributing part of a
community.

What revenue model is employed by google?

Google's revenue model is pay-per-click advertising. The
advertisements that Google has on its own websites and the advertisements that it places
on other websites with Adsense provide Google more than 90% of the revenue it earns.
Using complex algorithms Google makes the advertisements as relevant as it can to the
person visiting the Google website or any other website where Google has placed the
ads.

The advertisers do not have to pay Google for visitors
seeing their advertisement but instead only if a person clicks on the ad and is led to
the advertiser’s website. With Adsense Google can place advertisements on web sites it
does not own and in return the website owner is paid a percentage of the revenue Google
earns from the advertiser.

Just advertisements bring Google
over $8 billion every year in profits.

Why couldn't the Creature, in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, fully sympathize with the characters in Milton's book?

In chapter fifteen of Mary Shelley's novel
Frankenstein, the Creature gives his account (through Victor and
Walton--given this is a multiple narrative perspective) of his life. It is here where
the Creature details the reading of three novels: Paradise Lost,
Plutarch's Lives, and Sorrows of Werter.
According to the Creature, while all novels provided new knowledge, it was Milton's
Paradise Lost which proved most intriguing for him. The two
"characters" brought up in the novel are Adam and Satan. While the Creature can relate
to both, other aspects of each alienate him (the Creature) from them as
well.

First, he recognizes that Adam is unlike any other
creature on the face of the earth. In this sense, the Creature can relate to him. On the
other hand, Adam "had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and
prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator." Therefore, unlike Adam, the
Creature is not perfect, happy, prosperous, or guarded by his creator.

Second, he recognizes the fact that Satan has been exiled
by his creator. Envious of the love God had for those he embraced, both Satan and the
Creature fell short of the love of their creator. That said, the Creature was still
unlike Satan. According to the Creature, "Satan had his companions, fellow-devils, to
admire and encourage him; but I am solitary and abhorred." Therefore, unlike Satan, the
Creature had no one at all.

In Heart of Darkness, discuss the representation of freedom.Tell me the page number if possible.

This is an interesting question for a number of reasons,
the first being that "freedom" is not an automatically obvious theme contained within
this work that has so much to do with colonialism and moral corruption. Therefore in
responding to your question I will refer to freedom in the slightly different context of
self-knowledge, as becoming aware of yourself and your acts and what they have resulted
in is a form of freedom - a moment of self-realisation.

It
is easy therefore to discuss freedom in the context of one of the novel's major themes,
which is moral corruption. Arguably, this in itself encompasses many other themes such
as racism, loneliness and madness, because each of these result in the moral depravity
revealed by Kurtz and his acts in the "heart of darkness." It is clear through what we
are told in the novel that Kurtz has become depraved and lost all reason in his desire
to gain more ivory and rule. It is clear that internally he has given himself over to
evil and acts of horrendous cruelty and violence. Conrad suggests that this moral
failure is both a result of the setting - the isolation and loneliness away from
"civilization", but also the fact that in all of us these evil instincts are waiting for
an opportunity to emerge. It is never clear, but one key moment of freedom could be when
Kurtz on his death-bed is given the insight to see what he has become as he utters the
famous lines "The horror! The horror!"

Self-realisation and
freedom is not limited just to Kurtz, however, as Marlow has a similar moment of freedom
when he realises that he is capable of descending to the same depths of Kurtz because of
his own innate propensity to commit terrible acts.

Freedom,
therefore, whilst not necessarily being the most obvious theme, can be fruitfully
discussed through the analysis of self-revelation and moments of epiphany such as those
experienced by Kurtz and Marlow.

What is the role of risk in forward contracts?

In a forward contract, both parties assume a risk.  They
are essentially betting against one another and so each has a risk of
losing.

In a forward contract, one party, we'll call it
Party A, agrees to deliver some amount of a good on some date in the future.  The other
party (Party B) agrees to pay right now a certain price for those goods.  That is where
the risk comes in.

On the date that Party A agreed to
deliver the goods, the price of those goods might be higher or lower than the price that
Party B paid.  If it is higher, Party A loses money and Party B profits.  If the price
is lower, Party A gains and Party B loses.

So there is risk
in a forward contract for both parties.

I should also say
that forward contracts are often used to try to limit risk.  Parties want to have
certainty about the price that they will get or pay.  For example, a farmer may want to
enter into a forward contract so he does not have to worry about the price of the crop
dropping.  He might not make as much as he could (if the price goes up) but at least he
has a certain price locked in and has limited his risk of losing money if the crop's
price drops.

So even though there is risk in a forward
contract, they are often used as a way to limit other risk.

How do You intepret the story's closing paragraph in "The Lady With The Dog" by Chekhov

Anton Chekov's story, "The Lady With the Pet Dog,"
describes two people who are presented with a serious
dilemma.

The last paragraph reads as
follows:

And
it seemed as though in a little while the solution would be found, and then a new and
splendid life would begin; and it was clear to both of them that they had still a long,
long road before them, and that the most complicated and difficult part of it was only
just beginning.

Anna and
Gurov are married, but not to each other. Neither of them is happy in his/her marriage.
Gurov first sees Anna on a vacation, and believes it would be nice to have a meaningless
fling. Eventually they do, but it means nothing to Gurov, something of a shallow and
egotistical man, caring little for the feelings of women. Anna is saddened by their
brief interlude, fearing he will think ill of her.

When
they separate, Gurov assumes the relationship is at an end. However, he finds that he
cannot forget her and finds her in her home town, seeing her at the opera, which throws
her into a panic. She agrees to find him in Moscow.

By this
time, for the first time in his life, Gurov has fallen in love, and is driven to
distraction by his desire to see her.

By the time we reach
the last paragraph, we are aware of how these two people feel about each other. They
know they cannot see each other unless they do so secretly, but bewail the fact that
they must live a life in this kind of "bondage."

The last
paragraph indicates that they are both hopeful that they will eventually find the answer
to this dilemma. They realize that difficulties will lie in their path, and the journey
to happiness will take a long time.

It may be that these
two people are committed enough to each other that they will do whatever it takes, for
as long as it takes, to be together. On the other hand, perhaps they act like young
lovers who see love and hope in each moment spent together, with no clear appreciation
of how difficult the obstacles before them may be.

Either
way, Chekov leaves the reader with the sense that Anna and Gurov are committed to find a
way to make their relationship work...some day.

What is the speaker's claim?

The speaker's claim is that separation will not be end of
the relationship he has with his love.  The title of the poem, valediction, means a
request of a command -- to forbid mourning.  The poem was written to his wife because
while she was pregnant, he needed to travel away from her, but the poem is a reassurance
of his love for her and their love for each other.

He uses
many many metaphors to suggest the singularity and specialness of their relationship,
but the most unique comes in the last three stanzas.  Previous to this he has said:
don't make a scene when I leave; we are better than lovers who need "eyes, lips, and
hands" to maintain their love; we are like gold that can be expanded to a great degree
but doesn't break.  In the end he compares the two of them to a compass -- the kind used
to draw a perfect circle.  He explains that they are always connected in the middle, and
that she is the "fixed foot" in the center that allows him, the pencil / moving end, to
move around and do what it needs to do, but that will "end where I begun" because she is
the strong unmoved part.  His claim is not only are they joined, but they work together
in perfect harmony and one won't be right without the other.

Summarize the 3rd and 4th selections in the satire "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift .

I am not to sure which specific parts of this excellent
essay you are referring to. Do you mean the third and fourth paragraphs? Perhaps your
copy of this essay is broken down to structure your
reading.

However, to give you a general summary that will
hopefully guide you through this masterful satire, it is vital to realise the verbal
irony. Swift is not actually seriously suggesting the slaughter and cooking of Irish
babies to solve the famine problem! He is merely suggesting it in jest because by
shocking his readers with such a suggestion he is trying to force them to do something
about the situation in Ireland and their own attitudes towards the
Irish.

In this pamphlet, then, Swift makes an outrageous
proposal that he ironically calls "modest." He suggests that Irish babies be slaughtered
and sold to the gentry as food as a way of relieving their parents of a financial burden
while adding variety to the diet of the nobility.

Swift
offers six reasons for making the proposal:

1. It would
greatly reduce the number of Roman Catholics.

2. Landlords
could seize the Irish children instead of rent.

3. The
nation would save the money that would have been spent on upkeep of the
children.

4. Parents would not have to support their
children.

5. Taverns would enjoy a growth in their business
with the added attraction of a new dish.

6. The plan would
create an incentive to marry and for wives to get pregnant. Wives would be treated
better whilst pregnant, just as livestock is.

Hopefully
this outline will help you to gain an understanding of this excellent essay and follow
Swift's arguments. Good luck and enjoy!

Why are there so many autumn images in "Abundance" by Michael O'Siadhail?

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The reason the poet
introduces the many autumnal images may simply be no more profound than that he wrote
the poem in the fall rather than the spring, or it may simply be that he prefers fall to
spring. The point is that O’Siadhail, like Keats in “To Autumn,” finds much in that
season in which to take delight and to find fruition and “abundance.” And, the final
line grows out of the previous eighteen lines, but it is distinct because it is not
imagistic. The speaker is speculating on the good fortune of having life and is
expressing gratitude for having been singled out to experience the abundance of life,
when it might have been just as likely that he might never have been granted life at
all.

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What are the themes about past progress in women's rights, status, and education in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

These are interesting points to consider, especially since
there is some disagreement over at least one of the points in the trilogy of rights,
status, education. In Austen's Pride and Prejudice, education plays a significant though
secondary, subtextual role in the development of the
subplots.

Austen presents the subtext of education from
several perspectives. Lady de Bourgh emphasizes the importance of tutors, masters, and
governesses. Mary dramatizes the folly of neglected of guidance. Lydia demonstrates the
grand folly of altogether neglecting education of a higher order. There is also the
subtext of the very language and cognition of the characters, the narrator, and, by
extension, of Austen herself.

The language of most is
elegant, exquisitely constructed (few today can attain such heights in conversation);
the logical order of thought--even silly, idle, foolish thought--is complex. It seems
logical to agree that there was more to an upper class female’s education, no matter how
poorly regulated, than the learning of a few unimpressive needle work stitches--a skill
that produced works of such quality that some that remain are displayed at museums like
href="http://www.pem.org/exhibitions/58-painted_with_thread_the_art_of_american_embroidery">Peabody's
in Massachusetts or sold at art galleries.

It is true that
upper class females were educated at home instead of being sent to boarding school as
their male counterparts were and that young women were denied university education and a
pursuit of knowledge taught therein. The theme related to this is two-fold. First, there
is serious moral and mental detriment done to women whose educations are neglected; Mrs.
Bennet, Lydia, and Mary make this point; Collins shows the limits an unsound male mind
imposes on education. Second, Darcy and Elizabeth share the same faults--pride and
prejudice--therefore education neither prevented the one nor spared the other from the
faults; thus Elizabeth's native mind is no less superior than
Darcy's.

Status compares one individual against another and
relates to the prestige of one over the other. Rights are historically give to those
with prestige. Lady de Bourgh exemplifies status with prestige and rights. She has a
high place in society. She has full rights including management her estate and the
villagers who comprise the workforce. Also included is full legal and financial autonomy
because she is a widow. She becomes Austen’s subtextual illustration that all women are
competent to and merit this full status.

Mrs. Bennet
represents the opposite. Though she has status, she has no rights of independent action
nor understanding of those rights as shown by her confusion over the entail. Elizabeth
and Charlotte exhibit a new attitude--they exert their sense of innate status by
insisting upon their rights to act according to their rational thought. Charlotte
insists upon marrying Collins to attain her desired goal: “marriage had always been
[Charlotte's]  object; it was the only provision for well-educated young women of small
fortune.” Elizabeth refuses Collins's offer and declines to be intimidated by Lady de
Bourgh:

To
Collins: “[To] accept [you] is absolutely impossible. My feelings ... forbid it. ... Do
not consider me now as an elegant female, ... but as a rational
creature.”

To Lady de Bourgh: “I should not consider myself
as [being out of my] sphere. He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we
are equal. ... I am not to be intimidated
....”

Who is Felix in mythology?

I have only found a few references to Felix ("lucky") in
Greek or Latin mythology. According to one source, Mount
Felix was where the gods would go in order to restore their virility.
There are several references to Venus Felix.
Venus Felix is a sculpture that pictures the Goddess Venus with her
son, Cupid. It is located at the Museo Pio-Clementino of the Vatican Museums, Rome, and
is displayed in the Octagon of the Hermes Hall. The term "Venus Felix" ("Lucky Venus")
was also used as an epithet for two different temples--one that was located on Esquiline
Hill, and another designed by the Emperor Hadrian on the Via Sacra. Its dedication read
"Venus Felix et Roma Aeterna" ("Favorable (or Lucky) Venus and
Eternal Rome").