Sunday, January 30, 2011

List three examples of a moral behavior demostrade by men in Machiavelli's the Prnce and tell how you find teh agreedable or disagreeable? be specific

He writes that people have higher regard and respect for
princes who are able be honest all the time.


Machiavelli
explains how a prince must change his behavior according to the times and
circumstances.


He should not be too worried about incurring
blame for any vice without which he would find it hard to save his state.” In the last
category he gives the example of miserliness: the prince should not mind if people
consider him a miser, because, Machiavelli says, “this is simply one of the vices that
enable him to reign.” Machiavelli is merely describing what a prince must do to keep his
state, as when he says “a prince who wants to keep his state, is often bound to do what
is not good.”

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Besides Jonas and Gabriel, who has pale eyes?

Jonas and The Giver both have pale eyes.  So do Gabriel
and a young Six girl named Katherine as others have mentioned.  Rosemary also had pale
eyes.  It is likely that they all are related, and they all have special
abilities.


It can be reasonably inferred that the pale eyes
are a genetic trait.  Jonas does not like his pale eyes because they make him different,
and people in the community are trained to reject and fear differences.  However there
seems to also be a link between pale eyes and the capacity to See Beyond, or the special
power to see colors and receive memories.

How does the author lead up to Sydney Carton's sacrifice in A Tale of Two Cities?A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles
Dickens, there are several instances of foreshadowing in which the author provides hints
for the sacrifice of Sydney Carton:


  • During the
    trial of Darnay, Carton observes Lucie Manette and is immediately smitten by Lucie, whom
    he alludes to as "the golden-haired doll." His love for Lucie later leads him to declare
    to her that he will do anything to help her in the
    future.

  • When he takes Charles Darnay out for a meal at
    the tavern, Carton congratulates him on his acquittal and even broaches the subject of
    Lucie as "a fair young lady to be pitied by and wept for by," indicating his envy of
    Darnay.  But, it is not just envy that Carton feels for his double; in Darnay he sees
    what he could have been, an observation that is key to his future
    sacrifice.

  • That Sydney Carton senses the eventual
    revolution is indicated in Chapter 6 of Book the Second in which he tells Lucie, "There
    is a great crowd coming one day into our lives, if that be
    so...."

  • In Chapter 13 of Book the Second, Carton speaks
    to Lucie and notes that he has "unformed ideas of striving afresh, beginning anew,
    shking off sloth and sensuality, and out the abandoned dream....you inspired
    it."

  • Most significantly, in this chapter, Sydney pledges
    to Lucie, "For you, and for any dear to you, I would do anything.  If my career wer of
    that better kind that there was any oppotunity or capacity of sacrifice in it, I would
    embrace any sacrifice for you and for those dear to
    you."

  • When he learns that Charles Darhay is endangered as
    an aristocrat in France, Carton travels to Paris to assist in any way he can.  During
    his investigations, he learns from Jerry Cruncher information on Barsad, who works at
    the prison where Darnay is held. This knowledge helps Carton form his plan for saving
    Darnay.

  • In Chapter 9 of Book the Third, after Carton
    leaves the chemist where he has purchased certain packets to effect his plan, he walks
    the streets, recalling the solemn words read at his father's grave, "I am the
    resurrection and the life...he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
    live...."  These words from the New Testament give rise again to the theme of
    resurrection as Carton contemplates that he can redeem himself in
    death.

In Frankenstein, what are some examples of monsters that are inside of Victor?My thesis for my Frankenstein paper is: "Without understanding, the...

This is a very interesting question, and I like the way
you have already considered how to approach it. I think this is going to be a very
interesting essay and I wish I was the one to mark it! Anyway, to help you develop your
essay somewhat, I think one of the biggest elements that you have not mentioned yet is
the way that Victor's passion and obsession with his work actually becomes something
that could be described as an "inner-monster." Let us remind ourselves of the way that
his fascination and single-minded focus on his task of trying to create life actually
causes him to forget about some of the other responsibilities he has in life, such as
his role as son and lover. Note the way that Victor talks about his own obsession and
how it had consumed his life for so long, resulting in much pain and disquiet on behalf
of his friends and relatives:


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I had worked hard for nearly two years for the
sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of
rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded
moderation...



Note the way
that Victor himself is able to question his "ardour" for knowledge, and recognises the
cost of his obsession. This woud be another inner monster that you could refer to in
your paper and of course finds a parallel in the single-minded focus of Walton and the
way that he has sacrificed so much to pursue his objective.

Friday, January 28, 2011

How does Dr. Jekyll interpret his relationship with Hyde?

Dr. Jekyll does not repudiate his kinship with his alter
ego Mr. Hyde. He seems to have a certain feeling of affection for this other individual
because he recognizes him as a kindred spirit. This is not uncommon in human relations.
A man who is honorable, civilized, public-spirited and law-abiding might be attracted to
another man who is entirely different, who rejects conventional morality and lives to
please himself. This kind of hedonistic, irresponsible man can lead an otherwise sober,
industrious and trustworthy man astray, and even eventually lead that man to his utter
ruin. The same thing can happen to women who are led astray by men or by other
women.


In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the greedy, crafty,
selfish, and miserly Cassius says to himself after his interview with the noble
Brutus:



Well,
Brutus, thou are noble; yet I see


Thy honorable mettle may
be wrought


From that it is disposed. Therefore it is
meet


That noble minds keep ever with their
likes;


For who so firm that cannot be seduced.
(I.3)



Dr. Jekyll may be
naive, like Brutus, or schemeing, like Cassius. They are easy to victimize by inferior
men. Both come to tragic ends.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Evaluate how Troy lives the American dream in both its successes and failures.

I think that Troy can point to several instances where he
has "made" it according to the mythology of the American Dream. On one hand, Troy has
succeeded more than his father.  Part of the myth of the American Dream is the idea that
the children have to "do better" than the previous generations.  In this, Troy has
proven to be more of a success than his father.  Additionally, as seen in the second
Act, Troy is promoted in his job and enjoys a greater level of financial success than he
exhibited at the start of the drama.  In this, Troy has accomplished yet another element
of the successes of the American Dream.  If these were the only components to Troy's
being in the play, then he would be a successful representation as dictated by the ends
of the American Dream.  Yet, there is more to Troy and it is here where he can be seen
as a failure in achieving the American Dream.  Initially, Troy's domestic situation does
not conform to the rigid standards of "the American Dream."  Lyons is a son from a
previous association, Cory abandons his father, and the child born of Troy's mistress
all represent domestic elements whereby the American Dream's vision of private bliss is
absent.  Additionally, Troy does not conform to the supposed contentment and happiness
in the American Dream in how he is fundamentally riddled with fear and doubt about death
and what lies in the future.  It is here where Troy is not one that strides confidently
into the future, as per the stipulations of the American Dream, but rather one who is
trying to battle an adversary whose force and pull is far too great.  In this battle,
Troy naturally fails, and with it, fails to live out the emotional conditions of
happiness and contentment that are part of the American Dream
mythology.

Monday, January 24, 2011

How do political factors affect the situation in Somalia?

Somalia is a tremendously complicated issue, but I'll try
to do it some justice here. Somalia is a failed state, and the existing "government" is
wrought with corruption. Because of the lack of infastructure and utter absence of law
and order, the international community is hesitant to invest in the Somalian economy.
There are few legitimate jobs and the jobs that are avalible don't pay well. To that
end, people are desperate. Because of they are desperate, they resort to any means
nessisary to survive (this usually means acts of piracy). The international community
obviously heavily disaproves of piracy, and it is techinically a violation of
international law but until Somalia can restore its economic health it is going to be
stuck in its present situation.


The international community
has not shunned Somalia entirely though, but it is hesitant to give Somalia aid after
Somalian pirates attacked the Maersk Alamaba (that was bringing aid to the horn of
Africa). In a sense, the Somalian pirates "bit" the hand that fed
them.


Political instibility within Somalia results from a
lack of economic producticity, which as I mentioned earlier, isn't going to subside any
time soon. Because of the Somalian economic situation, the Somalian government is unable
to even perform basic functions and as a result the nation is
detirorating.


This information is based on a reading from
CQ's "Contemporary Cases in Foreign Policy" edited by Ralph G. Carter. 4th
Edition.

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