What is the definition and nature of drama?

The definition of drama is
that it is a literary work that is intended to be presented on a stage or--in
contemporary times--in a film by actors to an audience and that has characters who are
in some sort of conflict that involves some sort of action and a crisis with a
resolution all occurring within a specified atmosphere. The conflict may be physical
action, as in Shakespeare's Henry the IV, or mental action, as in
John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, where they essentially debated
philosophical and moral issues. A crisis arises that is in keeping with the kind of
action presented and that must be resolved by the end of the drama. There are
subcategories under the main category of drama: there are comedies, tragedies and
tragicomdies, with further subdivisions such as farce and satire or comedies of manners
and melodrama.

It seems a little more difficult to identify the
"nature of drama" as some would say its nature is identified by its definition. In other
words, some may say the nature of drama is that it is a literary form presented by
actors, as opposed to a form presented between the covers of a book, that presents
action that leads to a crisis that is resolved (or not in absurdism). Perhaps, though a
bit more detail can be identified that might elaborate upon the nature of
drama.

The applicable definition of
nature in this usage is that the
nature of a thing is its essential parts; its peculiar
qualities. By this definition, the most distinguishing essential part is that
already mentioned: actors who stage the story for the audience to see in company with a
larger group of people that replace pages that contain the story for the audience to
privately read. Another essential part to distinguish drama from other literary forms is
that character's personas and dialogue and actions must provide the sole information
about the drama--unless there is scripted a narratorial character who comments upon the
other actors' action and dialogue, as in Thorton Wilder's Our Town
and Williams' The Glass Menagerie. Therefore, the essential nature
of drama is to present the action, conflict, crisis and resolution of a story through
character actors before a group comprising the audience in a public forum where mental
and emotional (sometimes physical) reactions are a collective
experience.

what are the consequences of female feticide?

The consequences of missing women are disastrous to
contemplate. It is a tragedy that the very fact that we are killing one million women
annually is not being seen as a reason to stop this genocide. Indeed it is ironical that
the reason that is provided as strongest reason for stopping this genocide is the fact
that men won’t find wives to get married. Indeed if one were to argue that one must stop
sex selective abortions and this genocide of women on grounds of women’s rights, such an
argument won’t be taken seriously at all. However since we are people of this world and
not philosophers in mountains, let us consider the implications of 10% of men not being
able to find a wife and having to lead a single life for almost 60 years of their adult
life. The implications are very tragic, grave, painful and disastrous to contemplate. We
are not talking of saints and monks, who can lead a life, without marriage delighting in
spiritual joys, but men in flesh, with carnal instincts predominating their mental make
up, who do not find any legitimate outlet for natural human instincts. These 10% of men
who do not find wives to get married will become serious victims of depression for most
of their lives. Indeed living without a wife, children, family will make their life
meaningless and hellish existence without rhyme or reason. Even as the nation boasts of
9-10% growth rate, these men without marriage or wife, will lead extremely miserable
depressed lives, and would often be compelled to contemplate suicide. Just imagine a
situation where 50 million men are perpetually clinically depressed requiring treatment
by psychiatrist or mental health professionals. This could also lead to a culture of
drug trafficking and spread the use of drugs and make the nation addicted to drugs, with
50 million or more addicts. The second impact would be an increased violence against
women. Marriage provides a safe legitimate outlet to carnal instincts and normal men –
not monks or saints – could be induced into behavior that causes violence against women
– rape, sexual harassment and so on. If 50 million men are unmarried, it could lead to
few hundred million rapes every year. There would be increase in immorality and
heightened prostitution. This could bring diseases such as AIDS back to surface. Indeed
just imagine 10% of men being affected by HIV/AIDS. India has already experienced an
AIDS epidemic of sorts with almost 1% of its population affected by HIV/AIDS. But just
imagine a situation where almost 10% of men are infected with HIV/AIDS. And this is not
make belief. African nations have experienced HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of almost 35%.
And if it can happen in Africa it can happen in India too. Just imagine 50 million men
in India infected with HIV/AIDS Apart from sexual violence, unmarried men without
fulfillment – emotional, physical and spiritual – could go astray and lead criminal,
violent lives. Such a large unmarried population of men could become terrorists,
criminals, and indulge in socially destructive behaviour that could destroy the fabric
of nation or indulge in anti national activities. Even controlling few thousand
terrorists is difficult. Just imagine a situation where we have 50 million men in India
who are terrorists, criminals, are indulging in viol

What are some of the most important examples of transnational crime?

There are many different types of transnational crimes and
transnational criminal activity.  Money laundering and drugs consist of much of the
transnational criminal empire. In a global economy, money laundering is much easier
because of the proliferation of multiple businesses in such a setting.   Along these
lines is an alarmingly high number of human trafficking instances as being a part of the
definition of transnational crime.  Human trafficking has been something seen in the
transnational relationship between Mexico and the United States, as well as other
nations and the United States.   An integral part of the transnational criminal
enterprise is within the realm of governmental corruption.  The modern transnational
criminal does not operate outside of the government.  Rather, bribes to well placed
officials enable transnational crime to exist and flourish without the harsh light of
the public sector to threaten it.  The element of corruption is a large part of
transnational criminal activity.  In using corruption to its advantage, transnational
criminals are able to skew the issue of juridstiction and legality even more to their
advantage.

In Gary Soto's poem "Mexicans Begin Joggin" (p181) irony is used to illustrate moments in the life of Mexican wokers in factories near the...

 If illegal immigrants are caught working in the United
States, they will be deported and their boss will be heavily fined for each illegal or
shut down. The poem "Mexicans Begin Jogging" is a series of ironies. Soto is working in
a factory with illegal immigrants when the border patrol arrives in a van to raid the
place.  The boss waves at his workers and tells them to run. He doesn't want to pay the
consequences of hiring illegals.   Soto doesn't have to run, he is legally an American
citizen.  His boss yells at him to jump over the fence with the others. Soto protests,
telling him that he is legal, and his boss calls him a liar. His boss doesn't even know
he is legal. In fact, he pays him a dollar to follow the others. Gary Soto, legal
American citizen, has now been paid to run away with the illegal immigrants and just
because his skin is the same color as theirs. So he runs.  The word "jogging" is defined
as "trotting at a slow,steady pace" ---- he is not in a hurry.  He doesn't need to be,
he is legal and has nothing to fear.  As he jogs along the crowd lined streets from the
factory, he yells "Vivas" or "long life" to baseball and milkshakes, two American
institutions, and the sociologists  who would study the course of immigration in the
United States.  He can't help but find the whole situation amusing and shows it with a
"great, silly grin"  The whole thing is a big joke.

In "Thing Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, when does silence occur and what does it mean?

In chapter 7 of Things Fall Apart,
indeed a silence falls upon the Ibo clansmen, for they know they must commit the
unspeakable: kill Ikemefuna.  Achebe describes the event as a kind of
apocolypse:

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the locusts came...a shadow fell on the
world...the sun seemed hidden behind a thick cloud..."Locusts are
descending."

After the
locusts, Okonkwo gets words from Ezeudu that the village has decided to kill Ikemefuna:
"the Oracle of the Hills and Caves has pronounced it."  Ezeudu warns Okonkwo not to take
part.

So, the entire event is shrouded in silence: we never
hear why the villagers want Ikemefuna killed; we never hear the oracle (can one hear
such a thing?); and Okonkwo never tells his son Nwoye or his adopted son Ikemefuna.  The
murder is shrouded in silence to protect the village.

We
may possibly assume Umuofia wants the boy dead because he is reaching manhood, because
he is stronger than Nwoye and therefore a threat to eventually taking a leadership role
in the clan, and because he is an outsider.  So, the communal village must protect
itself against outside threats.

On the day of the
announcement there is an eerie silence on the land:

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The harmattan was in the air and seemed to
distill a hazy feeling of sleep on the world. Okonkwo and the boys worked
in complete
silence...

On
the day of the murder, more silence:

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Okonkwo got ready quickly and the party set out
with Ikemefuna carrying the pot of wine. A deathly silence
descended on Okonkwo's compound. Even the very little children seemed to
know. Throughout that day Nwoye sat in his mother's hut and tears stood in his
eyes...

And, as the men
depart:

At
the beginning of their journey the men of Umuofia talked and laughed about the locusts,
about their women, and about some effeminate men who had refused to come with them. But
as they drew near to the outskirts of Umuofia silence fell upon them
too...

They argued for a short while and
fell into silence again, and the elusive dance rose and
fell with the wind. Somewhere a man was taking one of the titles of his clan, with music
and dancing and a great
feast.

So, everyone knows but
cannot speak: the men, the women, the effeminate men, the children, and especially
Nwoye.  He is angry beyond words.  Okonwko too is angry, but he dare not speak, lest
Ikemfuna cry out.

When the time of the murder comes,
Okonkwo lashes out and kills the boy, despite orders to the contrary, with nary a word.
 In fact, he kills the boy because he broke the silence,
saying "My father they have killed me!"  So, to Okonkwo, words are weak.  They remind
him of his lazy agbala father.  Better to fight to the sounds of
the drum, better to work under the hot sun, better to wrestle in the ring.  Words are
weak.  Silence is manly.

What are the differences between The Battle of Shiloh and The Battle of Gettysburg?

There are, of course, innumerable differences between
battles fought in different areas by different commanders.  I will focus on a couple of
differences that are important.

Tactically, Shiloh was a
battle that had the Union on the offensive during the decisive action.  On the second
day, Union reinforcements arrived and their numbers allowed the Union to attack and to
win the day.  By contrast, at Gettysburg, the major action had the Confederates
attacking Union positions.

Strategically, Shiloh was part
of a Union offensive.  It was fought in Confederate territory as part of an invasion of
the South.  Gettysburg was fought in the North as part of a Confederate invasion. 
Gettysburg is seen as a turning point because it ended that invasion and the South's
best hope to win.  Shiloh, by contrast, is much less important from a strategic point of
view.

Does The Lord of the Flies' ending indicate that Golding is pessimistic or optimistic about the future of society?

Interesting question.  First, it helps to have some
insight into the author's motivations for writing a work of literature.  Though this
isn't always possible, we do know that Golding, in a publicity questionnaire, described
the theme of Lord of the Flies as
follows:

The
theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature.
 The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the
individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.
 The whole book is symbolic in nature except the rescue in the end where adult life
appears, dignified and capable, but in reality enmeshed in the same evil as the symbolic
life of the children on the island.  The officer, having interrupted a man-hunt,
prepares to take the children off the island in a cruiser which will presently be
hunting its enemy in the same implacable way.  And who will rescue the adult and his
cruiser?

It is clear, from
this statement, that Golding believes that humans are inherently savage--and that the
presence of a political system is not a sufficent means of shaping people's fundamental
nature.  In other words, the "defects of human nature" are what cause problems in
society, and those defects, Golding would say, are present within us all.  (Golding
chose to use children as his characters to show that even youngsters, who haven't been
"corrupted" by society to the extent that adults have, are still susceptible to the
descent into savagery.)  Further, it's important to note that Golding's experiences in
World War II shaped his view that humans resort to savagery in certain conditions. These
things considered, it's relatively safe to conclude that Golding is quite pessimistic of
the future of society, since he believes that we are all fundamentally
flawed.

Aside from the irony regarding the boys' rescue by
officers on a warship, we see irony in the fact that Jack, who fought for power
throughout the entire novel, becomes suddenly unwilling to accept responsibility when
one officer asks who's in charge.  Here, Golding effectively reduces the warrior Jack to
a small, meek little boy:

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A little boy who wore the remains of an
extraordinary black cap on his red hair and who carried the remains of a pair of
spectacles at his waist, started forward, then changed his mind and stood
still.

Instead, Ralph, who
considered giving up being chief because of Jack's power and growing following, assumes
responsibility for the others. Not surprisingly, it is Ralph who understands the scope
of the situation--and it is Ralph (along with others) who is left weeping as the novel
closes:

Ralph
wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air
of the true, wise friend called
Piggy.

In Antigone, is Ismene an apathetic character?

Ismene is not apathetic.  I don't see her as not caring. 
I think that she is legitimately conflicted.  She really is torn.  To a great extent,
she might be more torn that Creon or Antigone.  She is pitted against the loyalty to her
sister as well as the adherence to cultural norms.  Her sister, Antigone, wants her help
in doing honor to their brother.  Yet, Greek society is fairly direct in that women
cannot step outside the expectations that are placed upon them.  It is here where Ismene
cannot be seen as apathetic.  She is torn between loyalty to her family and loyalty to
her community.  Expulsion from either is painful and Ismene knows
it:

But what
more, my poor girl, in times like these,(40)
could I do that would not tangle
the knot further?

The image
of not wishing to "tangle the knot further" precludes apathy.  It shows that she
understands what it is that she needs to do and knows what has to be done.  She is in a
no win position, one where she understands that there is pain and suffering in either
predicament.  She does not choose apathy as a way out of this predicament. Rather, she
understands that this is her position and her sense of being in the world.  She is pain
ridden by it, and is not apathetic to her own plight.

What is significant about Scout's leading Boo Radley to a shadowed chair on the porch but not allowing it to seem as if she were leading him...

When Scout leads Boo Radley to a shadowed chair, she is
showing respect for the fact that he doesn't like to be in the light. This could mean a
variety of things. First, he doesn't want attention directed to him. Second, he is
literally bothered by light after living in the basement and not coming outside for
years. Third, a shadow is a sort of shade or ghost to a child. This is what Boo had
always been to the kids: a phantom. Now, to Scout he's
real.

A few moments later Scout
narrates:

I
led him to the front porch, where his uneasy steps halted. He was still holding my hand
and gave no sign of letting me go.

"Will you take me
home?"

He almost whispered it, in the voice of a child
afraid of the dark.

I put my foot on the top step and
stopped. I would lead him through our house, but I would never lead him
home.

Scout at this point
does go with Boo to his house, but he escorts her there. She realizes she cannot relate
completely to his circumstances and that people are all different. We must respect those
differences and she gave him the control from this point. This world he stepped into
with the rest of society for a few moments is one that he may have very well been afraid
of, and she respected that giving him the courtesy of a friend to walk home with and
nothing more.

There is much irony in these moments as Scout
moves from fear of that which is different to respect for the
difference.

How do interest groups hope to influence politics?I'd like a pretty detailed explanation please! Thank you!

It obviously depends on the interest groups, but in most
cases they hope to influence lawmakers to act favorably when it comes to their
particular interest.  There are groups that try to get lawmakers to get rid of
regulations they think lower their profits or add ones that protect profits, there have
been examples of lobbyists and interest groups writing laws and then getting lawmakers
to sponsor them in Congress.

Interest groups also hope to
influence lawmakers in more subtle ways.  Recently some Tea-Party interest groups hoped
that lawmakers might not agree to raise the debt ceiling in order to bring about a
government default or some dire consequence, hoping that this would in the long run be a
good thing and help to shrink government.

What is the value of lim x->pi/2 [(1-sinx)/cos x]

We have to find the value of lim x-->pi/2 [(1 - sin
x)/cos x]

Substituting x = pi/2, gives us 0/0, which is
indeterminate. This allows us to use the L'Hopital's rule and substitute the numerator
and denominator with their derivatives

=> lim
x-->pi/2 [(-cos x)/-sin x]

substituting x =
pi/2

=>
0

The required value of the limit is
0.

How is Dryden's Mac Flecknoe a mock-heroic poem?

Dryden was the greatest master of his time in the art of
the mock-heroic poem. These follow the form of classical heroic poems written by early
masters, specifically by Homer as Illiad and
Odyssey are the standards from which mock-heroics are constructed:
The elements remain the same though they are employed to mock with satire and parody
rather than to praise.

The form, in imitation of the heroic standard,
begins with a tribute to the Muse inspiring the poet to write. In Dryden’s mocks, the
muse may be the human who inspired him to wax satirical, like Carlyle for The
Rape of the Lock. However, for Mac Flecknoe, Dryden's
inspiration seems to have been the contemplation of
"Fate":

All
humane things are subject to decay,
And, when Fate summons, Monarchs must
obey:

In mock-heroics, other
formulaic standards are followed, such as the ritual dressing for battle, processions of
valor, calling upon the aid of gods, and victory celebrations. In
Flecknoe, the ritual dressing, such as Achilles (Homer) and Belinda
(Dryden) were privileged to, seems to have been substituted by a ritual
undressing as Flecknoe's successor to "Emperor of ... Prose and
Verse" has his demerits categorized and satirized:

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Sh—— alone, of all my Sons, is he
Who
stands confirm'd in full
stupidity.

In imitation of
Homer, Dryden includes references to Greek gods and mythology as in his reference to
Arion, the mythological Greek poet who was borne across seas by dolphins. Dryden
concludes his mock-heroic with a celebratory calling of the Homeric-like champion to
arms where Flecknoe passes the mantle and departs--actually, in a Biblical allusion to
Elijah, he departs and then the mantle falls upon
Sh---.

And
down they sent the yet declaiming Bard.
Sinking he left his Drugget robe
behind,
Born upwards by a subterranean wind. [215]
The Mantle fell
to the young Prophet's part,
With double portion of his Father's
Art.

What four classes of people are present in the Maycomb society in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Jem probably explains this question best during his
conversation with Scout in Chapter 23. Scout had asked her Aunt Alexandra for permission
to invite Walter Cunningham Jr. to the Finch house, but she refused, claiming that
"he--is--trash, that's why..." Scout didn't agree that Walter was like Burris Ewell, and
Jem explained his own way of thinking. According to Jem, "There's four kinds of folks in
the world..."

• "Ordinary folk," like the Finches
  and their neighbors.


• "The kind like the Cunninghams out
  in the woods"--poor people who were honest and hard-working but down on their
  luck.


• "The kind like the Ewells down at the dump"--the
  true type of "trash" that Alexandra had called
  Walter.


• The Negroes of
  Maycomb.

When Scout asked about the "Chinese,
and the Cajuns down in Baldwin County," Jem further explained that he meant only those
people in Maycomb County, and that

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"... our kind of folks don't like the
Cunninghams, the Cunninghams don't like the Ewells, and the Ewells hate and despise the
colored folks."

Comment on the impact of Romeo and Juliet's wedding on Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The wedding that occurs at the end of Act II of this
excellent tragedy seems to have definite consequences that are unfortunately wholly
negative for both Romeo and Juliet. Of course, the irony of this wedding, of which the
Friar has such high hopes, is that it actually makes the situation that both Romeo and
Juliet separately face more complex than helping to alleviate the tension between their
two houses. For us as an audience, our biggest question is why on earth was this wedding
kept secret? If they had declared what they would have done, the ensuing tragedy could
have been averted. However, at the same time, if we look at Act II scene 6, we can see
how the wedding ties in with the overall theme of fate and destiny in the play. Note the
way that Romeo almost challenges fate to do its
worst:

Do
thou but close our hands with holy words,

Then
love-devouring death do what he dare--

It is enough I may
but call her mine.

Of course,
"love-devouring death" does take up this challenge and perhaps make Romeo regret his
words.

Let us note, however, the way that this feeds into
the complexities of the plot. Firstly, the marriage to Juliet means that Romeo does not
attack Tybalt yet tries to pacify him in Act III scene 1, which of course provokes
Mercutio to attack Tybalt on Romeo's behalf. Mercutio's murder then triggers Romeo's
killing of Tybalt. Juliet is not free from the impact of their marriage either, as Act
III scene 5 shows, when she is told in no uncertain terms that she must marry Paris,
when she is already secretly married. This of course triggers her visit to the Friar and
his plan to somehow wrestle a happy ending out of these
circumstances.

What do you think were the major influences and experiences in Malcolm X's life that led him to be the leader he was?please have 3 points and use...

As a child, Malcolm, then known as Malcolm Little, was the
son of a Baptist preacher who actively promoted the philosophy of Marcus Garvey, founder
of the National Negro Improvement Association,

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that black people in the Western Hemisphere could
achieve political freedom only by returning to the African homeland and could win
economic independence by developing black-owned
businesses.

Malcolm was
certainly influenced by his father's experiences and
beliefs.

Probably the most influential factor in shaping
Malcolm X's life work was his involvement with the Nation of Islam. The beliefs and
attitudes of this group gave him explanations for many of the situations of racial
prejudice he had experienced in his life.

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The Nation of Islam (NOI), founded in Detroit
around 1930, taught that white people were an inherently evil race created in ancient
times by a dissident black scientist named Yacub. The white slave trade destroyed the
great African civilizations, stripped black men and women of their culture, and deceived
them with a Christian religion that left them vice-ridden and
subservient.

The Nation of
Islam also offered solutions to the racial conflicts of the mid-20th
century.

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Rather than integration into a white society
poisoned with racism, black people needed separation from the white world and the
creation of a financially independent black homeland...At times straying from NOI’s
doctrine, Malcolm called for a global “black revolution” aiming at independence, not the
integration sought by (Martin Luther) King’s “Negro
revolution.”

In 1964, Malcolm
broke away from the Nation of Islam due to disillusionment with some of its leadership
and practices. He did not separate from the Muslim faith, however, and did complete the
hajj in 1962, which was a revelation to him.

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There he encountered Muslims of all colors who
were experiencing spiritual brotherhood. He no longer saw all white people as devils but
would judge white individuals by their
actions.

The change in his
philosophy of needed actions to address racial inequalities was confirmed by his
pilgrimage observations.

What are 5 Quotes in the book Slam! by Walter Dean Myers that help illustrate the setting?

This is a lower class neighborhood with a lot of unsavory
people.

"When it's late at night you her the sound of car
doors and people talking and boom boxes spilling out the latest tunes." (pg
2)

"The sound of broken glass can cut through other noises,
even if it's just a bottle of wine someone dropped." (pg
2)

"..... there's always the sirens, bring their bad news
from far off and making you hold your breath until they pass so you know it ain't any of
your people who's getting arrested or being taken to the hospital." (pg
2-3)

"It's like all the shooting and chasing is over for
the night and the neighborhood is getting ready for a new day." (pg
3)

"I'm seventeen and the streets mess with me and keep me
nervous..." (pg 5)

Explain whether you think Othello could have protected himself from Iago's scheme in Shakespeare's Othello.

Communication is the key. I believe Othello should have
communicated with his wife initially. In the very beginning, the two of them could have
talked everything out. Then, they could have turned the tables on
Iago.

Othello should have gone to Cassio. He could have
learned that he found the handkerchief. He could have begun asking questions early on,
rather than allowing his jealously to lead to rage.

Another
point to consider is why would Cassio be so careless with Desdemona's handkerchief? If
he were having an affair with her, he would have concealed the handkerchief. He would
never have given it to his mistress Bianca. He would have returned it to Desdemona if he
were having an affair with her. Othello should have really considered this
fact.

When Othello did decide to talk about it, it only
took one conversation with Emilia to learn that Iago had planted the handkerchief on
Cassio:

O you
stupid Moor! That handkerchief you speak of
I found by luck and gave it to my
husband;
Because, he begged me to steal it
Often with a solemn
earnestness,
More than, indeed, belonged to such a
trifle.

Only one
conversation, two minutes of Emilia's time, and Othello knew the truth. Of course, he
waited too late. By this time Desdemona was dead.

It is
always best to ask questions. Never trust anyone, especially not someone who has been
spying. Othello should have been suspicious of Iago. How did Iago know so much about
Desdemona and Cassio? Why did he care? Othello should have questioned his motives.
Othello should have communicated with his beloved Desdemona before his jealousy was out
of control.

Make a list of technical details given in the story and discuss the effect on the storyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley

In the New World of Huxley's novel, technology has
submerged humanity.

1. The Bokanovsky Process, or genetic
engineering, is probably the most controlling of the technological advances as it
predetermines the makeup of each person. No longer is an individual's personality
developed; identity comes from a oneness with a certain caste, no longer from a sense of
self.  The Bokanovsky Process also eliminates the need for family; no one has a father
or mother.  Instead the young are under the tutelage of the male Director; in addition
all the Alpha-Pluses are male.

2.  Hypnopoedia, or
sleep-teaching and conditioning, is used to progam individual members of the futuristic
society to think and behave in a controlled manner.  For instance, they are taught
prejudices of their castes; Lenina says she is glad as a Beta-Plus that she is not a
Gamma.  Further, people are also conditioned to think that the idea of mothers and
fathers is sordid.  Delta infants, for instance, are taught to hate the non-productive
beauty of the country; however, they still want to go to the country for games and
sports such as Consumer Golf.  Children play erotic games so that they will think that
everyone belongs to everyone else and be appropriately promiscuous. In this way, no one
will have any emotional involvements.  But, this process of conditioning does not work
completely as sometimes characters such as Bernard bemoan that they are not free, but
are instead enslaved by this conditioning.

3. People are
kept young so that they can continue to work, thus eliminating time to reflect upon
society or life, generating thoughts that would disturb the involvement in consumption
and a feeling of contentment.  When they die, people become a part of the scientific
process of Phosphorus Recovery.  During their lives, the people of the New World have
had illnesses eradicated so they do not suffer.

4.  Since
there is no need for human reproduction, most women are made infertile; however some are
"freemartins," who have the potential of reproduction.  Keeping some people in this
condition insures that there will be fresh reproductive material. But, freemartins are
conditioned to use contraception. Lenina's Malthusian belt provides her with a supply of
contraceptives whenever she needs them since normal pregnancy would bring with
it terrible shame and disgrace.

5.
Soma has been developed to produce happiness.  So, if someone is
discontent, he/she can just take soma. This substance can also be
sprayed into the air as it is used to keep people content with their present
situation.

6. Transportation is by rocket, quickly and
efficiently taking people to partake in consumerism

7.
Religion has been replaced by the Solidarity Service in which communion is
soma.  In a parodic form of a religious revival, this service
provides people with controlled excited states.  Another artificial form of stimulation
comes from the feelies as people sit in chairs that create a type of virtual reality for
them so that they can vicariously participate in the action without breaking any
rules.

Which of the following is not a party to the iron triangle that often establishes policy in Washington?The choices are: A. Department...

In describing the Iron Triangle, I think that the most
important elements to include would represent different sides of the structure.  There
has to be a representation of the Executive branch, the legislative branch via
Congressional committee, and the outside lobbyist.  For example, the manner in which the
military industrial complex (MIC) represents the Iron Triangle lies in the collusion
between industry, congressional committees that serve to nudge Congress in a particular
way, and the members of the executive cabinet that serve the ends of
industry.

In the choices above, I would say that the one
that could be eliminated as not essential to the Iron Triangle would be department
secretaries.  The members of the bureaucracy of the affected agency are essential in
ensuring that the executive aspect of the Iron Triangle are represented, while the
outside lobbyist is the initiator of the process.  The selected members of Congress
would be critical in ensuring that Congress would be represented in this Iron Triangle
configuration.

Were the methods used by the United States to contain communism justified?

The US used so many different methods in so many different
places, that it is practically impossible to generalize.  I would argue that some of the
methods used by the US were completely justified while others were
not.

An example of a completely justified method was the
Marshall Plan.  The Marshall Plan sought to contain communism in Europe by helping
Western European countries rebuild their economies after WWII.  The threat of Soviet
expansion was real and the method used to contain it was peaceful and benign.  In this
instance, then, US methods were completely
justified.

However, other methods were much less clearly
justified.  An example of this might be the overthrow of Mohammed Mossadeq in Iran. 
Mossadeq was not clearly a communist, so it is not clear that he was a real threat.  The
method used to contain his (alleged) communism was one which led to the creation of a
repressive government.  This is much less clearly
justified.

Overall, then, US actions must be examined on a
case-by-case basis to determine which were justified.

What are the literary devices used in "Passing Breeze" by Rabindranath Tagore?

Tagore's poem "Passing Breeze" contains the following
literary devices:

1. Personification- the giving of human
characteristics to non-human/non-living things.

The
following line contains personification given that light cannot dance (typically, it is
a description given to light, but the fact remains that people dance- not
light.

this
golden light that dances upon the
leaves

2. Metaphor-
comparison between two things not using the words
"like/as".

The following line compares clouds to
boats:

these
idol clouds sailing across the
sky.

3. Hyperbole- an
exaggeration which is not meant to be taken literally.

The
following line contains hyperbolic language:

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And my heart has touched thy
feet.

This is a hyperbole
given ones heart cannot touch another's feet, but the image of it projects a specific
feeling/thought.