Frankenstein declares that "there can be no community between you and me; we are enemies." What makes them enemies? Why can't they make the choice...

In the book of Frankenstein, the creature and creator (Victor) remain in conflict throughout the novel’s entirety. Although many factors arguably contributed to this inability to become a community, some factors appear more viable. For example, due to the creator's choices and feelings and the creation’s perceived status, the two connected beings remain as enemies.

Victor's choices and feelings cause him to view the creation as inferior and detestable to human beings. When Victor first...

In the book of Frankenstein, the creature and creator (Victor) remain in conflict throughout the novel’s entirety. Although many factors arguably contributed to this inability to become a community, some factors appear more viable. For example, due to the creator's choices and feelings and the creation’s perceived status, the two connected beings remain as enemies.

Victor's choices and feelings cause him to view the creation as inferior and detestable to human beings. When Victor first creates the monster, he begins to feel overwhelmed with guilt and anger and despises his creature. As Victor himself states:

He [the creature] approached; his countenance bespoke bitter anguish, combined with disdain and malignity, while its unearthly ugliness rendered it almost too horrible for human eyes.

Subsequently, he refuses to accept his creation. He believes that the creature’s status is beneath humans and is unworthy of forgiveness or compassion.

Furthermore, in the same passage, the creature cites his status and actions as the cause of their dissonance. For example, the creature believes that his crime of murder deems him as guilty; however, he believes that humans would receive the right to defend themselves and the hope of compassion. However, because of his status as being inhuman, he has no possibility of overcoming the situation and must remain as an enemy of Victor.

I'm taking a mid-semester test for middle school. Currently, we are learning about Imperialism and the Industrial Revolution. On our study guide,...

I would recommend you drop the first word in the first sentence. There is no need to start with the word yes. This makes it sound like you are having a conversation with somebody.  Make the second sentence into a sentence. You have written the second sentence as a phrase. I would reword the second sentence by indicating the industrial revolution can lead to imperialism. Then give examples of countries that were imperialistic and experienced...

I would recommend you drop the first word in the first sentence. There is no need to start with the word yes. This makes it sound like you are having a conversation with somebody.  Make the second sentence into a sentence. You have written the second sentence as a phrase. I would reword the second sentence by indicating the industrial revolution can lead to imperialism. Then give examples of countries that were imperialistic and experienced the industrial revolution. The United States and Britain could be used as examples. Explain that these countries needed raw materials, and they could get them more cheaply if they had colonies than if they had to buy them from other countries. Also, explain that the colonies provided a place where they could sell the products made by their factories. I would give examples of places each country colonized to support why they wanted colonies. For example, Great Britain had the American colonies while the United States had the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. From there, I would explain that imperialistic countries need colonies so the military, especially the navy, would have a place to resupply and refuel their ships. Without colonies, it would be much more difficult to protect the international trade because the navy needs ports where they can dock their ships. I would then conclude with a statement that there is a connection between imperialism and industrialization.

I hope these ideas help you rewrite your answer in a smooth flowing response.

What are the shape and unusual features of lymphocytes?

Lymphocytes are important cells in the human immune system. More specifically, they are a type of white blood cell. Lymphocytes can be further broken down into two categories, B-Cells and T-Cells, which each perform different functions in the immune system. B-cells are the type of cells that create antibodies to fight off and attack pathogens that have entered the body. They are able to express receptors that have a specific region matching the conformation of...

Lymphocytes are important cells in the human immune system. More specifically, they are a type of white blood cell. Lymphocytes can be further broken down into two categories, B-Cells and T-Cells, which each perform different functions in the immune system. B-cells are the type of cells that create antibodies to fight off and attack pathogens that have entered the body. They are able to express receptors that have a specific region matching the conformation of an invader and then set into motion the process to destroy it. T-Cells on the other hand attack cells in ones own body that have already been infected, destroying them and helping to contain the pathogen from spreading. T-cells can also recognize receptors expressed by macrophages and not only destroy that infected cell, but also replicate so that more T-cells can recognize and destroy the same harmful pathogen. They can also attack and destroy cancer cells, as well as recruit B-Cells to create antibodies against pathogens. Both types of lymphocytes come from stem cells produced in the bone marrow. Hope this helps!

African countries attained political independence and African leaders are said to have been struggling hard to overcome development challenges....

Since the colonies of Africa were established in order to extract resources for industrial production in Europe, by the time countries reached independence they were already in a state of underdevelopment. Some of the biggest issues that persist as a legacy of colonialism are hunger and famines, poverty and inequality, and health and environmental issues. African countries integration into the world market is primarily as an exporter of agricultural cash crops. If the economy is...

Since the colonies of Africa were established in order to extract resources for industrial production in Europe, by the time countries reached independence they were already in a state of underdevelopment. Some of the biggest issues that persist as a legacy of colonialism are hunger and famines, poverty and inequality, and health and environmental issues. African countries integration into the world market is primarily as an exporter of agricultural cash crops. If the economy is dependent on producing the highest value crops that are both neither edible nor meant for domestic consumption, then food needs can only be met by imports. If imported food is more expensive than producing the same thing locally, then larger segments of the population are more vulnerable to hunger -- and famine can more easily and rapidly ensue. This structure (and policies) of agricultural production also effects the level of poverty and inequality. However, it is important to note we are not just referring to economic equality, but also the ways it intersects with gender, religious, and rural/urban inequality as well. In addition to the mode of agricultural production and terms of trade, economic inequality is also an effect of foreign aid/loans that come with austere conditions. The majority of this foreign assistance is not only dependent on governments cutting spending, that effects the most vulnerable, but also the influx of funds consolidate in the few hands of the elite. Moreover, where there is foreign investment (not just loans/aid for debt), it predominantly is concentrated on the extraction and refinement of particular resources—which has the dual effect of siphoning the profit of the most valuable of assets to the already wealthy both domestic and foreign, and of creating gross instances of toxic pollution that harm both human health and the environment. These are all major issues plaguing African leaders in the present. 

How do you know that it is a hound which is frightening the family in The Hound of the Baskervilles?

Although Dr. Mortimer believes Sir Charles may have been killed by the fantastical hellhound of the "Baskerville curse," Sherlock Holmes, being a scientific and rational investigator, is not sucked in by that supernatural explanation. He believes a physical hound is involved.

First of all, by Dr. Mortimer's own account, the footprints of a gigantic hound were visible "some little distance off" from Sir Charles's fallen body. Dr. Mortimer also reports that prior to Sir Charles's death, neighbors in the area said they had seen a "huge creature, luminous, ghastly, and spectral" that reminded them of the dog in the Baskerville legend. 

Although readers may not pick up on the significance of the clue as soon as Holmes does, the fact that Sir Henry has a single boot stolen from two pairs of shoes also indicates the presence of a real, living dog and a human agent behind the creature. The brown boot was taken to give the scent of Sir Henry, the next victim, to the hound, but since it was new, it held no scent, so an old black boot was taken next. 

Finally, Watson hears "a strange cry" on the moor that sounds like "the cry of a hound."

Why does Ralph's talk of rescue sound naive or innocent?

At the second assembly, while Ralph is still getting used to his role as chief, he tries to set a positive tone with the boys. He says, "We want to have fun. And we want to be rescued." Putting those two goals side by side in this way makes his talk of rescue sound like a boyish game. He goes on to say, "And of course we shall be rescued." This statement has no proof...

At the second assembly, while Ralph is still getting used to his role as chief, he tries to set a positive tone with the boys. He says, "We want to have fun. And we want to be rescued." Putting those two goals side by side in this way makes his talk of rescue sound like a boyish game. He goes on to say, "And of course we shall be rescued." This statement has no proof behind it, only Ralph's word as the new chief, yet it brings "light and happiness" to the boys. Ralph then goes on to explain that his father is in the Navy and has told him about the Queen's room full of charts and maps. The thought of their island being on a map in the Queen's "big room" seems comforting, but it is really of no practical use. Just because their island is on a map somewhere does not make it any easier for the boys to be located since no one knows what island they have crashed on. More bothersome still, if the boys had taken time to think it through, is the knowledge that the Queen's room and all the maps may have been destroyed in the atomic bomb that Piggy heard the pilot of their plane talking about. Ralph has heard that news from Piggy, but here he chooses not to consider it, through his innocence or naivete.

In the Lottery, why did Mrs. Dunbar order her son to go to his father to tell him happened? What happened to Mr. Dunbar?

Shirley Jackson intended to create and maintain the impression that there was a large crowd of people in attendance at this annual ceremony. In order to do this she had to mention many people's names and provide little snatches of different conversations. She does not focus on any one individual until Tessie Hutchinson draws the fatal slip of paper with the black dot. Then it is as if the camera moves in on this one frightened woman as her friends and neighbors, as well as the members of her own family, suddenly become coldly and silently menacing. Jackson did not want to draw reader attention to the Hutchinson family or to Tessie until that point, because it might make it seem too likely that someone in the Hutchinson family would be doomed. Suspense is created in the assembled crowd, as well as in the reader's mind, by the big question of who will be chosen in the lottery.

Dunbar is only one of the many people mentioned in the story. What makes him stand out is that he is the only person who doesn't show up for the drawing. This fact indicates that attendance is mandatory and that everybody must be accounted for. Nobody can escape by malingering.

Mr. Summers consulted his list. "Clyde Dunbar." he said. "That's right. He's broke his leg, hasn't he? Who's drawing for him?"

It is decided that Dunbar's wife will draw for her husband. In this patriarchal society the men draw for their families, and then the individual members of the family that gets the black dot all draw for themselves in a final round. If the Dunbar family had happened to get chosen, then Clyde might have been the victim by a process of elimination. In other words, his family members would all draw slips in the second round of the lottery, and if they all drew blanks it would mean that the last one, the one with the black spot, would belong to Clyde. In that case there would be a slight logistical problem. All the people in the township would have to carry stones to Dunbar's house, where he would either be in bed or resting in a chair, and stone him to death there. Since he had a broken leg, it would be impossible for him to run for his life when he saw the mob approaching.

Mrs. Dunbar tells her oldest son to run home and tell his dad that the black spot has been drawn by Bill Hutchinson, meaning that the five members of that family will draw on the second round to determine which of them will get stoned to death.

Then the voices began to say, "It's Hutchinson. It's Bill," "Bill Hutchinson's got it."

"Go tell your father," Mrs. Dunbar said to her older son.

Mrs. Dunbar sends her son home because she knows her husband, like everybody else, will be anxious to find out which family was chosen. She also knows that he will be relieved to hear that it wasn't the Dunbar family. And, furthermore, since she was the one who drew for the family that year, she feels proud of herself for accomplishing a man's job effectively and for drawing one of the blank slips for her family. It is eerie to think that if her husband had gotten the black spot by default--that is, if she had drawn the black spot for the family and then she and her children had drawn blank slips individually--she would have had to participate in stoning her husband to death.

Literary devices in Macbeth? What literary devices are used in this extract of text and why are they used? "Wisdom? To leave his wife, to leave his...

In this excerpt from Macbeth, Lady Macduff tries to explain her husband's (Macduff's) sudden flight from their castle to their young son. Macduff has left his wife and children in the castle (with servants, presumably, but basically unprotected) so he can join Malcolm in England to plan the war to take the crown from Macbeth and restore it to Malcolm, the rightful heir. 

Here, we see Lady Macduff using an analogy, or more specifically,...

In this excerpt from Macbeth, Lady Macduff tries to explain her husband's (Macduff's) sudden flight from their castle to their young son. Macduff has left his wife and children in the castle (with servants, presumably, but basically unprotected) so he can join Malcolm in England to plan the war to take the crown from Macbeth and restore it to Malcolm, the rightful heir. 

Here, we see Lady Macduff using an analogy, or more specifically, a metaphor, to compare Macduff's actions to those of a protective mother wren. She begins her comparison by saying that Macduff "wants the natural touch," meaning that what he has done is unnatural and that he has acted in a way that is different from the way parents act in nature or, more specifically, in the animal kingdom. She goes on to explain that even the weakest bird, here "the poor wren," will defend its young against even much stronger birds (the owl). Next, she returns to Macduff when she says "All is the fear and nothing is the love." Macduff's flight is in contrast to the actions of the wren. His actions,  according to his wife, are ruled by fear and not by love,  and the implication is that the wren will fight the owl because her love for her young is more important than her fear of the owl. She concludes by saying that Macduff's flight defies reason to compound her idea that it was also unnatural. 

What do the neighbors suggest the father should do to fix his son in the short story "Marriage Is a Private Affair"?

The title of Chinua Achebe's short story "Marriage Is a Private Affair" is an example of verbal irony. The marriage of Nnaemeka and Nene is the direct opposite of private. It is debated in Nnaemeka's childhood village and among the Ibo who live and work in Lagos, and so the idea of "fixing" Nnaemeka is discussed. In the village, the Ibo men sympathize with Okeke's position and agree that his son has betrayed him by...

The title of Chinua Achebe's short story "Marriage Is a Private Affair" is an example of verbal irony. The marriage of Nnaemeka and Nene is the direct opposite of private. It is debated in Nnaemeka's childhood village and among the Ibo who live and work in Lagos, and so the idea of "fixing" Nnaemeka is discussed. In the village, the Ibo men sympathize with Okeke's position and agree that his son has betrayed him by marrying outside their ethnic group. One man cites the Bible, saying, "Sons shall rise against their Fathers," and a man named Madubogwu suggests that Nnaemeka must be sick. The man tells Okeke that he should consult a native doctor. He claims that Nnaemeka's mind is diseased and what he needs is an herbal medicine called "Amalile." The medicine is used to bring "straying" husbands back to their wives. Okeke rejects the idea and indicates that Nnaemeka is free to do what he wants. Even though Okeke can sometimes be entrenched in the old ways, he is often more progressive than his "superstitious neighbors." He eventually disowns his son for eight years, but Achebe hints that the relationship may be resumed after Okeke learns that Nnaemeka has two sons from the marriage.

Why was the Panama Canal a feat of engineering ?

The Panama Canal project was marred by Yellow Fever and Malaria during the early stages of development. This is especially true during the attempts by the French to build a canal across the isthmus. A major engineering feat of the project that was realized by the American effort was the eradication of the disease to protect the safety of the workers.

When it was finally discovered that mosquitos transmitted these two deadly diseases, a comprehensive...

The Panama Canal project was marred by Yellow Fever and Malaria during the early stages of development. This is especially true during the attempts by the French to build a canal across the isthmus. A major engineering feat of the project that was realized by the American effort was the eradication of the disease to protect the safety of the workers.

When it was finally discovered that mosquitos transmitted these two deadly diseases, a comprehensive effort to eradicate the illness was undertaken. Marshes, ponds, and swamps were drained and major fumigation efforts were enacted to eliminate the mosquitoes near the labor camps. The program was very successful, which allowed the construction of the canal to proceed.

When you think of the construction of the canal, two challenges needed to be overcome. First, the Chagres River, which was very unpredictable and subject to violent flooding, needed to be tamed. This was accomplished by creating the world's largest dam (Gatun Dam), which in turn created the world's largest artificial lake. The lake prevented the need to dig the canal in that area because it would be a major stretch of the canal route.

The other challenge was the drastic change of elevation throughout the selected path of the canal. A system of locks, engineering feats themselves, was constructed to overcome the challenge of elevation.  In other areas, 100's of millions of cubic yards of soil were removed through heavy machinery.  The soil was transported by an intricate rail network, which was also an engineering accomplishment in its own right.  

What is the theme of John Keats' "What the Thrush Said"?

To understand the themes running through this sonnet, one must go through the letter in which this piece had first appeared. Keats wrote this sonnet in a letter, dated February 18, 1818, to his friend John Hamilton Reynolds.

The first eight lines resounds with a highly optimistic note. The thrush promises that those have faced the severe winter, would certainly get to delight in the warm spring and those who have been suffering through darkness would...

To understand the themes running through this sonnet, one must go through the letter in which this piece had first appeared. Keats wrote this sonnet in a letter, dated February 18, 1818, to his friend John Hamilton Reynolds.

The first eight lines resounds with a highly optimistic note. The thrush promises that those have faced the severe winter, would certainly get to delight in the warm spring and those who have been suffering through darkness would surely get to see a morning three times brighter.

What follows in the following sestet, contains the main themes of the sonnet. It talks about being "passive and receptive" rather than handering after knowledge.

Earlier in the letter he says,

“Memory should not be called Knowledge - Many have original minds who do not think it - they are led away by Custom.

Keats proposes to be meditative and become patient observer. He says,

“How happy is such a voyage of concentration, what delicious diligent Indolence!”

This thought gets reflected in the following lines from this sonnet:

…He who saddens 
At thought of idleness cannot be idle, 
And he's awake who thinks himself asleep.

The poet says he would rather concentrate patiently and experience the knowledge that comes all by itself, as does a bee to a flower.

“let us not therefore go hurrying about and collecting honey, bee-like buzzing here and there impatiently from a knowledge of what is to be aimed at; but let us open our leaves like a flower and be passive and receptive.”

Thus, the main themes of this wonderful sonnet include the importance of being “passive and receptive” without being impatient.  If we be what the poet proposes, the thrush promises that the true knowledge and the real joy of experiencing it would follow as naturally as spring follows winter and day follows night.

O fret not after knowledge--

In Night by Elie Wiesel, how did Elie's father respond when he learned his name had been written down?

In Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie's father learns that his name has been written down for selection. His first reaction is to reassure his son, Elie. He tells him that nothing is for sure and that there is still hope. He believes it is possible he will be given a reprieve, or at least that is what he tells Elie. However, as the time for Elie to go to work comes closer, his father begins...

In Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie's father learns that his name has been written down for selection. His first reaction is to reassure his son, Elie. He tells him that nothing is for sure and that there is still hope. He believes it is possible he will be given a reprieve, or at least that is what he tells Elie. However, as the time for Elie to go to work comes closer, his father begins to speak quickly. 

"He would have liked to say so many things. His speech grew confused; his voice choked. He knew that I would have to go in a few moments. He would have to stay behind alone, so very alone" (Wiesel 71).

Before Elie can leave, his father gives him his knife and spoon. Elie calls it "the inheritance" (Wiesel 71). Elie, at first, refuses to take it, but his father pleads with him, and finally, he does. 

When Elie gets back to camp that night, he is surprised and pleased to see that his father is still there.

How did European countries gain African colonies by 1914?

Beginning in the 1880s, a process known at the time and since as the "scramble for Africa" occupied many of the major nations of Europe. By 1914, only Ethiopia and Liberia remained free of European political and economic control. European nations gained control of colonies by a number of means. Great Britain, which controlled a vast swath of land stretching from South Africa to Egypt, gained its territory through a combination of military conquest and...

Beginning in the 1880s, a process known at the time and since as the "scramble for Africa" occupied many of the major nations of Europe. By 1914, only Ethiopia and Liberia remained free of European political and economic control. European nations gained control of colonies by a number of means. Great Britain, which controlled a vast swath of land stretching from South Africa to Egypt, gained its territory through a combination of military conquest and political opportunism. Germany cynically exploited a civil war in Southwest Africa to carve out an empire, and King Leopold of Belgium cruelly governed a fiefdom in the Congo administrated by a company that he himself owned and profited from. The pivotal event in the colonization of Africa was the Berlin Conference, held in 1884. At this conference, the leading powers of Europe essentially agreed to carve up the continent of Africa among themselves, and, significantly, not to go to war over African territory. One African region after another fell under European control. In addition to the territories already mentioned that were ruled by Britain, Germany, and Belgium, Portugal controlled the regions today known as Angola and Mozambique, and France held most of the northwest corner of the continent. Millions of African people would remain under European rule until the decades after World War II.

On what page of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is the quote "I seen him goin' in your house?"

The quote -- "I seen him goin' in your house" -- can be found on page 16 of the electronic version of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the link to which can be found below. The passage in question occurs late in Chapter Two of Steinbeck's novel, and occurs in the context of Curley's attractive but exceedingly promiscuous wife's entry into the men's bunkhouse ostensibly while searching for Curley. The wife, never named,...

The quote -- "I seen him goin' in your house" -- can be found on page 16 of the electronic version of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the link to which can be found below. The passage in question occurs late in Chapter Two of Steinbeck's novel, and occurs in the context of Curley's attractive but exceedingly promiscuous wife's entry into the men's bunkhouse ostensibly while searching for Curley. The wife, never named, has a reputation among the ranch-hands as someone prone to infidelity, and that fact that she is married to the boss, Curley, makes her appearance foreboding. George, the diminutive but intelligent and tough newcomer, senses danger when Curley's wife comes sniffing around the bunkhouse, and knows she is not there for her stated reason. As George curtly responds to her presence, Slim, the confident, handsome and competent leader among the men, happens along, prompting the following exchange:

Slim’s voice came through the door. “Hi, Good-lookin’.”

“I’m tryin’ to find Curley, Slim.”

“Well, you ain’t tryin’ very hard. I seen him goin’ in your house.”

George, of course, is grateful for her departure, and her brief appearance has confirmed the warnings about the hazards she poses if the quick-to-anger Curley assumes the worst about her interactions with any of the ranch-hands.

What are some traumas that Junior faced in the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian?

In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior faces trauma when others around him are not accepting of him as a person.  For example, on the reservation, Junior is harassed and assaulted by the Andruss brothers--thirty-year-old men who think Junior is weird because he has physical disabilities.  Junior tries to handle the situation with humor, but it is clear that he has been traumatized by the fact that adults would...

In the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, Junior faces trauma when others around him are not accepting of him as a person.  For example, on the reservation, Junior is harassed and assaulted by the Andruss brothers--thirty-year-old men who think Junior is weird because he has physical disabilities.  Junior tries to handle the situation with humor, but it is clear that he has been traumatized by the fact that adults would treat a teenager so harshly.  Later, when Junior leaves the reservation to go to Reardan, he is again traumatized because he is different.  A group of white students use derogatory terms like "Chief" to taunt Junior, and Junior draws a cartoon of himself feeling so small among large monsters.  So, Junior feels traumatized by situations in which his differences are not accepted and respected.

What are some hero traits that Atticus Finch represents from the book "To Kill A Mockingbird"

Atticus Finch has many, many qualities that heroes usually have. Here are just a handful:

Integrity: Atticus takes on Tom Robinson's case when no one else will. It is a case he knows he will lose, but he also knows Tom is innocent and that he deserves as fair of a trial and defense as can be given. This episode alone shows what type of strong moral character Atticus has.

Bravery:Despite the risks that...

Atticus Finch has many, many qualities that heroes usually have. Here are just a handful:

Integrity: Atticus takes on Tom Robinson's case when no one else will. It is a case he knows he will lose, but he also knows Tom is innocent and that he deserves as fair of a trial and defense as can be given. This episode alone shows what type of strong moral character Atticus has.

Bravery: Despite the risks that come with representing Tom Robinson, Atticus takes the case anyway. He is threatened outside of the jail by a mob ready to hurt Tom, and he even expects that his children might face some harsh criticism at school for his choice to represent Tom. Even so, he takes this case and he physically goes to the jail to prevent Tom from being hurt (brave!) and he encourages his children not to listen to any of the back-talk they might hear, which encourages them to be brave as well. 

Compassion: Atticus demonstrates this many times over in the book, but one clear example is when he allows the Cunnighams, and other families, to pay him in the form of food. This shows compassion for their dire financial situation in two ways: he is willing to provide them services knowing they cannot pay him with money and he is wiling to accept alternate forms of payment. It would have been easy to simply not help them, but that is not who Atticus is. He has compassion and feels everyone deserves to be treated as people - even those who are down on their luck.

Wisdom: In the beginning of the book Atticus tells Scout that being able to see something from someone else's perspective is a valuable thing. This shows that he is not biased, he understands that everyones' experiences are valid, and that his own perspective is not the only one to take into consideration. This shows wisdom because he recognizes that he is only one small part of a whole.

What is the lesson in Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince?

The greatest lesson in Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince is taught by the fox to the title character:

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Ch. 21)

The fox's lesson serves to develop Saint-Exupery's two central themes: the importance of reconnecting with one's child self and the importance of finding or maintaining love....

The greatest lesson in Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince is taught by the fox to the title character:

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. (Ch. 21)

The fox's lesson serves to develop Saint-Exupery's two central themes: the importance of reconnecting with one's child self and the importance of finding or maintaining love. According to the fox, love cannot be maintained without this knowledge, knowledge that "[m]en have forgotten." Only children intuitively have the knowledge; therefore, only the child self, the one who is able to see what's invisible, truly has the ability to love.

Based on the narrator's "Drawing Number One" of the "boa constrictor digesting an elephant ... from the outside," we know Saint-Exupery wants to show that children are able to see things adults cannot see: they are able to use faith to see with their imaginations things that are not visible to the eye. This faith gets crushed in the adult world by things that are considered to be of more importance, like math and science. Yet, Saint-Exupery wants to show us that this faith is essential for a fulfilling life, and love cannot be found nor maintained without it. In finding one's faith, one is reconnecting with one's child self. In the story, the little prince reconnected with his child self by realizing how much he loved his rose and coming to understand how responsible he is for her. Likewise, the narrator reconnected with his own child self by returning to do things that were important for him, such as drawing, and through his love for the little prince.

What are the major conflicts involving the protagonist in Freak the Mighty?

The protagonist in Freak the Mighty is actually the amalgamation of two characters: Max and Kevin.  Kevin, of course, is the small, intelligent child with many birth defects who always puts himself into imaginary worlds in order to get by.  Max is the large, strong boy who has Kenny "Killer" Kane as a father and is always accused of having less than average intelligence.  Together they make up the protagonist: Freak the Mighty.  (The two...

The protagonist in Freak the Mighty is actually the amalgamation of two characters: Max and Kevin.  Kevin, of course, is the small, intelligent child with many birth defects who always puts himself into imaginary worlds in order to get by.  Max is the large, strong boy who has Kenny "Killer" Kane as a father and is always accused of having less than average intelligence.  Together they make up the protagonist: Freak the Mighty.  (The two create this term when Max puts Kevin on his back in order to escape their first small conflict against Tony's gang.)  Although there are many smaller conflicts in the book, the two major ones are discussed below.

The first conflict of note is that of Freak the Mighty vs. Kevin's deformity.  The two combat this issue through the creation of their dual character, "Freak the Mighty."  For example, as Max and Kevin try to escape from Tony D. and his gang (which is one of the smaller conflicts in the book), we can see the creation of the dual character of Freak the Mighty.  Max puts Kevin on his back in order to help him get around.  Together (with Kevin's brain and Max's brawn), the two escape Tony D. and do many things.

Another important conflict of note is between Freak the Mighty and the villain of the novel.  I would call this conflict Freak the Mighty vs. Max's father.  The darkness of Kenny "Killer" Kane envelopes the entire novel, but comes to a head near the end when Kenny kidnaps Max on Christmas Eve.  With the help of both Loretta Lee (who cuts Max free) and Kevin (who squirts Kenny with "acid"), Max is freed from his predicament.  As a result, Kenny "Killer" Kane is put back in jail where he belongs.

In the book Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, do Roy's parents decide to adopt Beatrice? What type of career does Roy go into after he graduates? What happens...

These are all questions that are not answered in the book, even in the Epilogue. To answer these questions, you must speculate about what you think could happen to these characters if the story went on. This is an interesting way to engage with a novel and a way of testing your reading comprehension. There are no right or wrong answers to such questions, but you should base your opinions on things that happened in the story or on your understanding of the characters.

So, do you think Roy's parents would end up adopting Beatrice? This seems plausible because we know Roy's mother miscarried a baby girl and was devastated by that. She is profoundly saddened when she finds out Mullet Fingers's mother doesn't want him. On the other hand, Beatrice is very loyal to her father and feels responsible for him. It seems unlikely that she would leave him. One might imagine a scenario where Mrs. Eberhardt unofficially adopts Beatrice and becomes a mentor to her, so Roy's mother would have some experience of having a daughter and Beatrice would have a positive female role model in her life.

What career might Roy decide to pursue? He loves the outdoors, so one might envision him becoming a naturalist or working for Everglades National Park. Roy is also concerned about people, as we can see in the way he befriends Mullet Fingers and Beatrice. Having seen the less-than-optimal performances of the guidance counselor and vice principal at Trace Middle, he might decide to become a school administrator who really cares for kids and works for their best interests. Since Roy has an inquiring mind and a desire to see justice done, one can also see him following in his father's footsteps to work as a law enforcement agent for the Department of Justice.

The Epilogue reveals that Lonna, Mullet Fingers's mother, is having relationship difficulties not only with her son and step-daughter, but also with her husband. One could imagine that Leon Leep divorces her after he sees her more clearly for who she is when she falsely accuses her son of stealing. Perhaps the crisis in their marriage leads both Mr. and Mrs. Leep into marital counseling, and Leon gets help for his alcoholism and depression. Through counseling, they might see how they have failed their children, and they may move toward a more functional family environment.

You can choose whatever outcome you prefer for the characters once the book has ended. That helps to make a story even more satisfying.

What specific techniques of structure, style, or storytelling does the playwright of M. Butterfly use to create a meaningful theatrical experience?

M. Butterfly is written by playwright David Henry Hwang. He is a Chinese-American playwright, as well as a librettist, professor, and screenwriter. While many of his plays have been influential, especially for Chinese and Asian-Americans, M. Butterfly is perhaps his most well-known play due to its clever subversion of traditional Orientalist fantasies and stereotypes. 

The play is structured around Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly. This opera, which relies on many Oriental stereotypes, is subverted by David...

M. Butterfly is written by playwright David Henry Hwang. He is a Chinese-American playwright, as well as a librettist, professor, and screenwriter. While many of his plays have been influential, especially for Chinese and Asian-Americans, M. Butterfly is perhaps his most well-known play due to its clever subversion of traditional Orientalist fantasies and stereotypes. 

The play is structured around Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly. This opera, which relies on many Oriental stereotypes, is subverted by David Henry Hwang. In this way, the structure of M. Butterfly is unique.

Oriental fantasies are based on two figures: the Oriental female and the Western male. These figures exist in M. Butterfly in the characters of Gallimard and Song. Gallimard draws all of his ideas on Eastern women from this opera, which is grounded in Oriental misconceptions. (For more information on Orientalism, check out the link below.) David Hwang subverts these storytelling cliches by playing with gender. Gallimard's desire is rooted in Orientalism, and so he fails to see Song for what he is: a man. When Song's identity is revealed, he refuses to take on the characteristics of a stereotypical Asian woman. Instead, Song appears and acts as a Western man, putting Song in the position of power. This brilliant storytelling twist is a clever move by Hwang to demonstrate how the West frequently mischaracterizes the East. 

M. Butterfly is a meaningful theatrical experience because its subversions of stereotypes are best appreciated when embodied onstage. The audience can see Gallimard's misconceptions of Song, and the dramatic irony is appreciated. The play is a visual feast, as well as a blending of gender and racial expectations. 

In some people's lives, friends become more important than family. I want help from here. That is, I am debating so I need some points!

Your question is phrased in a way that I am not sure exactly what you want for your debate.  I'll suppose that you need brainstorming points that prove the assertion. 

It is true that in some people's lives, friends do become more important than family.  One reason friends can become so important is that the family is so dysfunctional that they are unable to help their child.  Perhaps the family has drug issues which means that...

Your question is phrased in a way that I am not sure exactly what you want for your debate.  I'll suppose that you need brainstorming points that prove the assertion. 

It is true that in some people's lives, friends do become more important than family.  One reason friends can become so important is that the family is so dysfunctional that they are unable to help their child.  Perhaps the family has drug issues which means that the student would turn to friends for advice.  Perhaps the family has money problems which may mean that they cannot feed or take care of the student or spend time talking because they work two jobs.  Perhaps trust between members of the family no longer exists because of constant betrayals such as the alcoholic who never shows up as promised to the game or play.   When the family is this big a problem, students turn to their friends for advice and comfort.

Another reason friends become more important is that the family is too busy to take the time to talk to each other.  It's easier now to hide behind the video game, the iPhone, or whichever model is used, to ignore each other when the TV is on, or even when at a restaurant sitting so close to each other.  If this continues, friends take over that empty spot that the family is not filling. 

The biggest concern is what kind of friends is the person turning to.  Are they students who plan to drop out?  Are they already using chemicals?  Are they running away from home?  Do they have problems with the police?  Students need to be aware when they make their choices.  Sometimes their friendship group is truly a family which cares about them every bit as much as a traditional family which is in good shape.

I hope that this is sort of what you were looking for as ideas.  Jot down anything which my ideas bring up for you.  Good luck as a debate is a good way to learn material, learn to speak up, learn to defend a position, and above all, to do research and keep your cool in the debate.    

How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to World War II?

The Treaty of Versailles helped contribute to the start of World War II. The Treaty of Versailles was very harsh on the Central Powers, and especially on Germany. Germany was required to pay $33 billion in reparations to the Allies. They also had to accept responsibility for starting World War I. Additionally, all Central Power countries lost land. Germany also had its military dismantled so that it couldn't go on the offensive.

These harsh terms...

The Treaty of Versailles helped contribute to the start of World War II. The Treaty of Versailles was very harsh on the Central Powers, and especially on Germany. Germany was required to pay $33 billion in reparations to the Allies. They also had to accept responsibility for starting World War I. Additionally, all Central Power countries lost land. Germany also had its military dismantled so that it couldn't go on the offensive.

These harsh terms created much resentment in Germany. Germany went into a severe depression after World War I. This allowed Adolf Hitler to come to power by promising to get revenge for the harsh treaty. He also promised to rebuild Germany’s economy and restore German pride.

Italy, which switched to the Allied side in World War I, felt it didn’t receive enough land from the Versailles Treaty. Benito Mussolini wanted to avenge this mistreatment. He promised to restore Italy to the glory days of the Roman Empire. He also promised to build up Italy’s economy.

The harsh Versailles Treaty created anger in Germany and in Italy. These countries wanted to get revenge for how they believed they were mistreated.

What do we call the rights that citizens of a country have?

All citizens have certain rights.  According to the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence, these rights are called the inalienable rights. These include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, the government must protect these rights and can’t take them away from us. When a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens, the writers of the Declaration of Independence believed...

All citizens have certain rights.  According to the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence, these rights are called the inalienable rights. These include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, the government must protect these rights and can’t take them away from us. When a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens, the writers of the Declaration of Independence believed that the people must change their government. Because the British government no longer protected the colonists' rights, and in some cases took away those rights, the colonists believed they needed to overthrow the British government and start a new one of their own that would protect their rights. Sometimes these rights are also referred to as our civil rights. It is important to know about your rights and the responsibilities that come with exercising these rights.

Your teacher asks you to prepare a solution of barium oxide in water. The solution has to be 6.0M, but other than that, your teacher doesn't give...

The directions for preparing a solution of 6.0M barium hydroxide depend on the volume desired. Since the volume isn't specified I'll explain how to prepare 500. ml (0.500L) of solution. You can easily substitute another volume into the calculation.

Let's start with the mathematical definition of molarity: It's moles of solute per liter of solution. You need to calculate the number moles of barium hydroxide needed, then convert that to grams so that it can be measured out.

1. Since molarity = moles solute/liters solution,

moles solute = (molarity)(liters of solution) = (6.0M)(0.500L) = 3.0 moles

2. Next, you need to know the molar mass of BaO to convert to grams:

137.3 g/mol + 16.0 g/mol = 153.3 g/mol

(3.0 moles BaO)(153.3 g/mol) = 460 grams BaO needed

3. Now that you know the required number of grams, weigh out this amount and use a funnel to put it into a volumetric flask of the volume you wish to prepare, in this case 500 ml.

4. Add deionized or distilled water to the flask to a point just short of the 500 ml line.

5. Stopper the flask, invert and swirl to mix.

6. Add additional water a drop at a time to bring the volume up to the 500 ml line and mix again.

Note that you don't measure out a specific volume of water, you add it until the desired total volume is reached. The presence of a solute sometimes adds to the volume so that you would need less than 500 ml of water, and sometimes causes the volume to contract so that you need more than 500 ml of water.

You can use a different volume in liters in step one. This will give you a different value for moles and mass of BaO. 

What are some examples of pathetic fallacy in Volume III of Frankenstein?

Near the end of the first chapter in Volume III, Victor is recounting the words of his best friend, Henry Clerval, in regard to the natural scenes they observe on their travels (when Victor is supposed to be creating a female companion for his creature). There are several examples of pathetic fallacy in this paragraph, which is fitting because Henry is so Romantic and inclined to be inspired by nature.

Henry thus describes the mountains,...

Near the end of the first chapter in Volume III, Victor is recounting the words of his best friend, Henry Clerval, in regard to the natural scenes they observe on their travels (when Victor is supposed to be creating a female companion for his creature). There are several examples of pathetic fallacy in this paragraph, which is fitting because Henry is so Romantic and inclined to be inspired by nature.

Henry thus describes the mountains, which cast "'black and impenetrable shades, which would cause a gloomy and mournful appearance, were it not for the most verdant islands that relieve the eye by their gay appearance [...].'" His attribution of mournfulness and gayness to the mountains and islands, respectively, is an example of pathetic fallacy, the attribution of human qualities and experiences to inanimate objects. Further, he describes the "'waves [that] dash with fury the base of the mountain'" and the "'charm in the banks of this divine river [...].'" To attribute the emotion of fury to the crashing waves and the quality of charm to the scenes along the river's banks are also both examples of pathetic fallacy.

Later, in Chapter II of this volume, Victor travels alone to Scotland so that he can finish the creature's mate. When looking at the landscape around him and comparing it to his home, he says that Geneva's "fair lakes reflect a blue and gentle sky; and, when troubled by the winds, their tumult is but as the play of a lively infant, when compared to the roarings of the giant ocean." The gentle sky, playful water, and roaring ocean are all further examples of pathetic fallacy which help us to understand that Victor finds Scotland to be savage and hostile as opposed to his charming and innocent home (though this perception likely has something to do with the miserable task he must complete there).

Explain how France was organized before the revolution. Include the name given to each group and their role.

French society before the Revolution was divided by custom and by law into three estates, or orders. They were as follows:

• The clergy. Known as the "first estate," the Catholic clergy were immune from taxation, and were allowed to profit from their positions. Many were in reality appointed due to their political connections rather than experience or any particular expertise. While the First Estate technically included all clergy, and the Church controlled vast tracts of land and wealth, many parish priests lived in relative poverty, and even some wealthy church officials (the abbe Sieyes, for example) sympathized with calls for reform as the Revolution approached. Overall, however, the Church was a bastion of privilege under the old order.


• The nobility. This "Second Estate" included old French nobility, descended from aristocratic families dating back hundreds of years, as well as men who had recently purchased titles, offices, and estates from the monarchy, who alone had the power to grant titles. The former were known as the noblesse d'épée ("nobles of the sword,") while the latter were called noblesse d'robe ("nobles of the robe,") a reference to the fact that many owed their titles to their administrative or judicial offices. The nobles, too, were exempt from most taxes, including the taille, a head tax. As the noblesse d'robe demonstrated, there was some mobility between the Second Estate and the Third Estate.


• Everyone else. The "Third Estate" included every other legally recognized person (i.e. not slaves or really even servants) in the kingdom. Sometimes the image of the Third Estate evokes the Paris working classes or the rural peasants, but the most politically influential members of the Third Estate were the bourgeoisie, educated urban lawyers, merchants, and businessmen who deeply resented (though many also aspired to join) the French nobility. In any case, the Third Estate bore most of the tax burden under the Bourbon monarchs, and it was a coalition of lawyers and reform-minded nobility who initiated the early reforms of the Revolution's liberal phase. 

What is the climax of "My Side of the Mountain" written by Jean Craighead George?

The climax of any given story is the point at which the conflict comes to its pinnacle.  The protagonist confronts the problem head on, and he usually wins.  From that point forward, the rest of the story is wrapping up.  I'd love to tell you that the climax of My Side of the Mountain is some super exciting final confrontation with a bear or something like that, but it's not.  

The story begins with...

The climax of any given story is the point at which the conflict comes to its pinnacle.  The protagonist confronts the problem head on, and he usually wins.  From that point forward, the rest of the story is wrapping up.  I'd love to tell you that the climax of My Side of the Mountain is some super exciting final confrontation with a bear or something like that, but it's not.  

The story begins with Sam making a decision to live out in the woods and scratch out an existence with his own bare hands.  He encounters countless struggles and obstacles and overcomes each with his wits, determination, and a bit of luck.  However, the climax of the story arrives when his family comes to visit him.  It's at that point that Brian wrestles with his final obstacle.  Will he continue to live out in the woods by himself, or will he return to his family and civilization?  Sam knows that he is capable of continuing to live on his own, but he has gotten to the point where he misses the companionship of people.  Sam chooses to go home.  That choice is the climax of the story.  

In the story ''A Retrieved Reformation,'' The way Jimmy speaks is as a very cautious man. Give two examples from the story to support this...

O. Henry uses Jimmy Valentine's dialogue to characterize him. Among his other traits, Jimmy is a very cautious man. There are several examples of dialogue early in the story which support this statement. When Jimmy is summoned to the warden's office to receive his pardon, the warden tries to give him a lecture.

“Now, Valentine,” said the warden, “you'll go out in the morning. Brace up, and make a man of yourself. You're not a bad fellow at heart. Stop cracking safes, and live straight.”

“Me?” said Jimmy, in surprise. “Why, I never cracked a safe in my life.”

Naturally this makes the warden recall that Jimmy has been serving ten months of a four-year sentence for cracking a safe in Springfield. 

“Of course not. Let's see, now. How was it you happened to get sent up on that Springfield job? 

“Me?” said Jimmy, still blankly virtuous. “Why, warden, I never was in Springfield in my life!”

This dialogue not only serves as characterization, but it provides exposition and also shows that Jimmy is a likeable fellow. The warden likes him and is trying to give him some good advice. Although Jimmy seems impervious to such advice, it may have a delayed effect on him when he falls in love at first sight with Annabel Adams and decides to reform. 

After Jimmy is released he goes to the building where he keeps a room on the second floor. Mike Dolan, the owner, runs a cafe on the lower floor, and he seems to cater to the underworld. When Jimmy comes back down with his suitcase full of burglar tools, Mike shows that he knows a lot about Jimmy's line of work.

“Got anything on?” asked Mike Dolan, genially.

“Me?” said Jimmy, in a puzzled tone. “I don't understand. I'm representing the New York Amalgamated Short Snap Biscuit Cracker and Frazzled Wheat Company.”

The meetings with the warden and with Mike Dolan show Jimmy that he is getting too famous as the best safecracker in the business. Mike Dolan must talk about him with his underworld cronies, so Jimmy's exploits must be common knowledge all over the region. This is what prompts the cautious young man to move to Elmore, Arkansas, where Fate decrees that he should fall in love and decide to go straight. Unfortunately, he has also attracted the attention of his old nemesis Ben Price, and the detective traces him to Elmore with the intention of arresting him for the three bank jobs he pulled immediately after being released from prison.

Which did Thoreau think was most important: that government should increase the material equality between citizens or that government should...

From his essay, Civil Disobedience, it appears that Thoreau is most concerned with government preserving the liberty of its citizens rather than increasing material equality between its citizens.

Thoreau's thoughts about government are evidenced from the very first sentence of his treatise:

I HEARTILY ACCEPT the motto, — "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically.

He asserts that every man has...

From his essay, Civil Disobedience, it appears that Thoreau is most concerned with government preserving the liberty of its citizens rather than increasing material equality between its citizens.

Thoreau's thoughts about government are evidenced from the very first sentence of his treatise:

I HEARTILY ACCEPT the motto, — "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically.

He asserts that every man has a right to live according to the dictates of his conscience and that this right should not be abrogated (revoked) by government. Furthermore, he believes that no man should have to obey a government which resorts to unlawful actions such as the propagation of slavery or the invasion of another country (in this case, Mexico):

In other words, when a sixth of the population of a nation which has undertaken to be the refuge of liberty are slaves, and a whole country is unjustly overrun and conquered by a foreign army, and subjected to military law, I think that it is not too soon for honest men to rebel and revolutionize.

Thoreau maintains that the state or government has no right to compel anyone to pay for the support of a third party. He cites the example of having been called upon to pay for the support of a clergyman despite not being a member of the clergyman's church. In this situation, Thoreau declined to pay. He also cites the fact that he has paid no poll tax for six years and was put into jail for this infraction once. Thoreau argues that every citizen who feels strongly about the injustices perpetrated by his government should oblige himself to rebel against it. In fact, he says that it becomes one's duty to rebel against such a government:

It is not armed with superior wit or honesty, but with superior physical strength. I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion.

When I meet a government which says to me, "Your money or your life," why should I be in haste to give it my money?

He laments that more people do not view matters in the same light and that they are not the least bit inclined to make a proper stand against an unjust government. They will risk neither their comfort nor their property. For his part, Thoreau asserts that:

In fact, I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will still make what use and get what advantage of her I can, as is usual in such cases.

Thoreau's treatise ends with his stated desire to see the emergence of a government which respects the rights of the individual and renders the individual its true place above that of the state:

There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly. I please myself with imagining a State at least which can afford to be just to all men, and to treat the individual with respect as a neighbor;...

What is the "Harm Principle"?

"The only purpose for which power can be rightly exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others."--John Stuart Mill, On Liberty.

The harm principle is a theory by British philosopher John Stuart Mill that states that a government or society does not have the right to prevent people from actions unless the actions are harmful to others in society. Behavior or actions that do not affect...

"The only purpose for which power can be rightly exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others."--John Stuart Mill, On Liberty.

The harm principle is a theory by British philosopher John Stuart Mill that states that a government or society does not have the right to prevent people from actions unless the actions are harmful to others in society. Behavior or actions that do not affect or harm others should not be subject to government or legal scrutiny. Under this principle governments do not have the right to construct laws that protect the individual from actions that may do harm to on himself/herself. While this would seem to create an anarchy or free-for-all, Mill closely associates the principle of utility to his harm principle.

“My right to swing my arm ends where your nose begins.” --Zechariah Chafee, American judicial philosopher

The principle of utility commands that people make decisions based on how those decisions will bring the greatest amount of happiness to the most people. When making a decision between two different paths, the person making the choice should choose the direction that will please the most people. Mill understands that it is very rare for an action to not have an effect on others because all people in society are interconnected through various social systems.

Mill also takes care to define what is meant by "harm." Harm is not an action that simply offends others but actually interferes with the rights, interests, and benefits of another person. Having said that, Mill believed that the freedom of speech was one right that should be protected under the harm principle.

Poe is a master at creating atmosphere. What are some of the story details and images that would have a strong appeal to an audience?

Poe believed that the point of writing poems or stories was to create an emotional response in the reader. That means that his fiction is less concerned with realism, per se, than it is with “atmospherics,” as you say. Take for example the following passage from beginning of “The Fall of the House of Usher”:

DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was—but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium—the bitter lapse into every-day life—the hideous dropping off of the veil.

The effect of the passage is to create an emotion – one of oppression, or dread – in the reader. The way he does it is partly through the use of descriptive language the “dull, dark, soundless day,” the “singularly dreary” countryside the traveller crosses – we can visualize, so an extent, this place, with its “vacant eye-like” windows, and “white trunks of decayed trees.” But key element in Poe’s ability to evoke an emotional response lies often in what he does not say explicitly. When he says the house was “insufferable,” it is because of what it lacks – the “half-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment” one “usually” has when looking upon the melancholy. What that sentiment might be, only the reader really can say. That is, Poe sets the stage with his description, but leaves the actual emotion evoked up to the reader. The effect is intense because it is internalized.

There are many other examples. In “The Tell Tale Heart,” the tension in the story works off of a form of dramatic irony: the narrator can hear the beating heart of the murdered old man, but can the police? As readers, we are put in the murderer’s shoes, and his mania becomes our own. In “The Pit and the Pendulum,” the narrator deliberately refuses to open his eyes; his imagining of his surroundings, and his effort to reconstruct his memory of events parallels the reader’s own effort to comprehend events. In “The Raven,” the repeating word, “nevermore,” certainly evokes a melancholy feeling, one which the poem itself does not define precisely, instead leaving a blank space for the reader to fill with his own emotion.

Why does Nene think Nnaemeka should write to his father?

Nene thinks Nnaemeka should write a letter to his father, Okeke, to give him the good news about Nene and Nnaemeka's engagement. They love each other very much and are happy and excited to be planning their wedding. But Nnaemeka is thinking about waiting for six weeks instead of writing a letter right then, so he can tell his dad in person about the engagement. Nene disagrees and says: "He should be let into our happiness now." She...

Nene thinks Nnaemeka should write a letter to his father, Okeke, to give him the good news about Nene and Nnaemeka's engagement. They love each other very much and are happy and excited to be planning their wedding. But Nnaemeka is thinking about waiting for six weeks instead of writing a letter right then, so he can tell his dad in person about the engagement. Nene disagrees and says: "He should be let into our happiness now." She means that the news of the engagement is exciting and happy, and Okeke should know as soon as possible so he can share in their joy.

All this is very normal if you're in the mindset of a typical modern reader; we marry for love, we choose our own life partners, and these days we usually don't completely freak out if someone falls in love with a person from a different religion or race.

But Okeke and his son belong to the Ibo tribe in Nigeria, and their culture is extremely different. What Nnaemeka hasn't really explained very well to his soon-to-be wife is that Okeke is likely to hate the idea of his son marrying Nene. She's the "right" religion, but she isn't from the Ibo tribe, and she hasn't been chosen for Nnaemeka in an arranged marriage. For those reasons, Okeke finds the marriage not just a bad idea but a source of deep shame for his family. As you can see, Nene was mistaken in assuming their engagement would bring Okeke joy.

Explain what mass is? Explain why your mass does not change, no matter where you go?

Mass is defined as the amount of matter held within a body and hence stays the same, irrespective of our location, since the amount of matter will stay fixed. This definition of mass works for everyday objects and fails only for objects moving at very high speeds (those approaching the velocity of light, c). This means that wherever we go, whether it is U.S. or Australia or Antarctica, our mass would be the same (unless...

Mass is defined as the amount of matter held within a body and hence stays the same, irrespective of our location, since the amount of matter will stay fixed. This definition of mass works for everyday objects and fails only for objects moving at very high speeds (those approaching the velocity of light, c). This means that wherever we go, whether it is U.S. or Australia or Antarctica, our mass would be the same (unless we start losing the contained matter). The same is true, even if we go up to the moon or any other planet, our body will still have the same mass. 

Interestingly, when we hear about weight loss programs, they are actually referring to mass-loss programs. This is because, weight is the product of mass and acceleration due to gravity (which does not change anywhere on Earth and is, more or less, fixed) and hence it is the mass that we lose. An example of mass loss is what Formula 1 race drivers experience during races (due to fluid loss from body). 

Thus, unless we start losing the matter contained in our body, our mass stays the same wherever we go.

Hope this helps. 

What is the message of the poem "A Poison Tree"?

One difficulty with untangling the "message" of any of Blake's work is that Blake himself had his own, extremely complicated personal religion and most of the elements of his poetry refer to parts of this religion. Since these beliefs are ones derived from voices he (but no one else) heard, and the accounts of the pantheons in this religion vary from poem to poem, untangling the actual meaning or point of his poems can be...

One difficulty with untangling the "message" of any of Blake's work is that Blake himself had his own, extremely complicated personal religion and most of the elements of his poetry refer to parts of this religion. Since these beliefs are ones derived from voices he (but no one else) heard, and the accounts of the pantheons in this religion vary from poem to poem, untangling the actual meaning or point of his poems can be difficult; there is a substantial amount of literary criticism devoted to this task.

First, whenever we encounter a single apple or fruit in a garden, we are seeing a reference to the Garden of Eden and the fruit of the tree of knowledge. In the Bible, eating this was part of Original Sin which got Adam and Eve expelled from the Garden and caused all sort of ensuing problems for the human race. In Blake, Eden was not a singular event, but a wellspring of creativity and a mental state to which he could return. 

The anger he expresses to his friend enables him to be at peace with himself. The anger he keeps towards his foe is not expressed, and leads him towards hypocrisy and inauthenticity, which are part of human fallenness. The fruit of this anger, though, kills his enemy, and thus rage and rebellion also serve a positive purpose; as Blake admired Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost, inter alia, one should normally assume that his treatment of Christian material inverts many of the values that Christians would impute to various Biblical narratives.

Since God created the tree of which Adam and Eve ate to get expelled from Eden, the parallel we should draw is that God is a foe of humans and created the tree out of concealed anger. 

What were some of the roles women and children played in the Qing dynasty? What are some examples?

The role of women and children in the Qing Dynasty depended greatly on social class and rank. Overall, the home consisted of large extended family, all of whom played some sort of role in raising and developing the child. Women were primarily responsible for child-rearing in all classes and were also often responsible for the child's early education. Women also were responsible for caring for the house and cleaning. They also did activities such as...

The role of women and children in the Qing Dynasty depended greatly on social class and rank. Overall, the home consisted of large extended family, all of whom played some sort of role in raising and developing the child. Women were primarily responsible for child-rearing in all classes and were also often responsible for the child's early education. Women also were responsible for caring for the house and cleaning. They also did activities such as embroidery, sewing, and cooking. Elite women may also have read or done calligraphy. All of this being said, the Qing Dynasty also brought along great change for women. For the first time, women were allowed to fight in battle alongside men, could receive payment for work in the fields, and were permitted to engage in leisure activities. Women in lower classes got jobs as wet nurses, shopkeepers, or storytellers. Women in higher social classes had more restrictions as far as jobs went.

Young children were not separated based on gender, but would play together until about age 7 or 8. At this time, divisions would be more clearly defined. Elite boys would begin to attend school. Boys who were not raised in elite classes or were from peasant households would begin to engage in more strenuous work, perhaps in the fields, or would gain new duties in a shop or studio. Young girls would learn skills from other women in the household regarding how to be more feminine, such as learning to sew and cook.

Why do people find Pride and Prejudice so amusing?

Jane Austen often uses social situations to highlight human behavior, and her comedy is satiric and witty. In a society where social standing influenced nearly every aspect of life, Austen often pokes fun at social expectation, revealing that all is not as presumed or seen.

For example, Mr. Collins is a clergyman, a respectable position, and he is the entailed heir of Longbourne. Because of his position and inheritance (since Mr. Bennett doesn't have a...

Jane Austen often uses social situations to highlight human behavior, and her comedy is satiric and witty. In a society where social standing influenced nearly every aspect of life, Austen often pokes fun at social expectation, revealing that all is not as presumed or seen.

For example, Mr. Collins is a clergyman, a respectable position, and he is the entailed heir of Longbourne. Because of his position and inheritance (since Mr. Bennett doesn't have a son), Mrs. Bennett desperately wants him to marry Jane or Elizabeth. Other women, like Charlotte Lucas, also see stability and security in what Collins can offer.

However, Collins has a rather ridiculous sense of propriety and is overly proud of his social connections, particularly Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Austen often uses dance to reveal the personalities of her characters, as well as their true dynamics, and in one of the novel's most comedic moments, exposes Collins's bumbling dancing. His performance reveals him to be an exaggerated, comical figure rather than a serious, respected clergyman, and Elizabeth, as we see, can never take him seriously.

As you read Pride and Prejudice, pay attention to similar situations where Austen wittily skewers society's standards and exposes the falseness (or silliness) of superficial, social judgments.

`x = y^4, y = sqrt(2 - x), y = 0` Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves and find its area.

`x=y^4,y=sqrt(2-x), y=0`

Refer the attached image. `x=y^4` is plotted in red color and `y=sqrt(2-x)` is plotted in blue color.The curves intersect at x=y=1.

`y=sqrt(2-x)rArry^2=2-x=>x=2-y^2`

Area of the region enclosed by the given curves A=`int_0^1((2-y^2)-y^4)dy`

`A=int_0^1(2-y^2-y^4)dy`

`A=[2y-y^3/3-y^5/5]_0^1`

`A=(2*1-1^3/3-1^5/5)`

`A=(2-1/3-1/5)`

`A=(30-5-3)/15`

`A=22/15`

`x=y^4,y=sqrt(2-x), y=0`

Refer the attached image. `x=y^4` is plotted in red color and `y=sqrt(2-x)` is plotted in blue color.The curves intersect at x=y=1.

`y=sqrt(2-x)rArry^2=2-x=>x=2-y^2`

Area of the region enclosed by the given curves A=`int_0^1((2-y^2)-y^4)dy`

`A=int_0^1(2-y^2-y^4)dy`

`A=[2y-y^3/3-y^5/5]_0^1`

`A=(2*1-1^3/3-1^5/5)`

`A=(2-1/3-1/5)`

`A=(30-5-3)/15`

`A=22/15`

If the DNA sequence is TACACCTTGGCGACGACT, then what is the amino acid sequence?

Before a protein can be made, the double helix of DNA must unwind. This allows one of DNA’s strands to be utilized as a template in order to make a single-stranded mRNA (messenger RNA). This process is called transcription.

DNA and RNA are nucleic acids. The monomers for nucleic acids are called nucleotides. Nucleotidesare made of a phosphate group, sugar, and one of four nitrogen bases. The possible nitrogen bases within DNA are adenine,...

Before a protein can be made, the double helix of DNA must unwind. This allows one of DNA’s strands to be utilized as a template in order to make a single-stranded mRNA (messenger RNA). This process is called transcription.

DNA and RNA are nucleic acids. The monomers for nucleic acids are called nucleotides. Nucleotides are made of a phosphate group, sugar, and one of four nitrogen bases. The possible nitrogen bases within DNA are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. In DNA, adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine always pairs with guanine. However, uracil replaces thymine in RNA. Therefore, in RNA, adenine pairs with uracil and cytosine still pairs with guanine. Therefore, the DNA sequence provided within your question must first be transcribed into an mRNA. This step is shown below:

DNA: TACACCTTGGCGACGACT

mRNA: AUGUGGAACCGCUGCUGA

Each set of three nitrogen bases of a mRNA nucleotides is called a codon. Each codon codes for one amino acid during translation of protein synthesis.

Codons charts are used to show the amino acids that correlate to each codon.

Thus, the transcribed mRNA needs to be split into segments of three:

AUG   UGG   AAC CGC   UGC   UGA

Then, the codon chart is used to find the corresponding amino acid to each codon. Therefore, the amino acid sequence to the DNA sequence provided within the question is:

Met (the start codon) – trp – asn – arg – cys – stop

In The Devil's Arithmetic, how does Hannah change from the beginning to the end?

The Devil’s Arithmetic is a coming-of-age story (otherwise known as a bildungsroman) in that the character of Hannah changes as she comes of age. 

Hannah begins the novel as an immature young girl who is, at best, annoyed by her Jewish faith.  The reader notices this immaturity immediately when the family has vowed to spend the Seder meal at Passover in the Bronx, and Hannah does nothing but complain.  During the actual meal, Hannah’s annoyance...

The Devil’s Arithmetic is a coming-of-age story (otherwise known as a bildungsroman) in that the character of Hannah changes as she comes of age. 

Hannah begins the novel as an immature young girl who is, at best, annoyed by her Jewish faith.  The reader notices this immaturity immediately when the family has vowed to spend the Seder meal at Passover in the Bronx, and Hannah does nothing but complain.  During the actual meal, Hannah’s annoyance continues until she is asked to open the door for Elijah.  This is where her Holocaust experience begins.

At the end of the novel, Hannah has changed into a mature young adult who has a newfound respect for her Jewish faith in that she survived the horrors of the Holocaust and sacrificed her life for others. Hannah watches as many characters show compassion for others by sharing their food rations and clothes in the concentration camp.  Further, Hannah sees many people literally dying in the gas chambers because of their great faith.  At one point, she is slapped by an elder for showing disrespect.  Hannah eventually agrees that the slap was necessary.  The climax of the novel is the height of Hannah’s change.  She sacrifices her own life for her friend named Rivka.  She tells Rivka only to “run” and to “remember.”  When Hannah returns safely to her own time, she has a new respect for her religion.

How do I draw a rose that looks real?

There are many different ways to draw a realistic rose, and some general things to keep in mind when making a drawing look realistic are 1) how you shade an image to make it look three-dimensional 2) observing the object in nature, and drawing from a live model 3) using familiar shapes (circles, D-shapes, etc.) as guides for more difficult images.

When drawing a realistic rose, I've found two strategies that are very helpful. The...

There are many different ways to draw a realistic rose, and some general things to keep in mind when making a drawing look realistic are 1) how you shade an image to make it look three-dimensional 2) observing the object in nature, and drawing from a live model 3) using familiar shapes (circles, D-shapes, etc.) as guides for more difficult images.

When drawing a realistic rose, I've found two strategies that are very helpful. The first is to start in the center, with the "rosebud" and work outwards, building towards larger petals. The second is to start with an outline of the outer petals, and work inwards. Either way, you will want to learn how to draw petals and repeat the shapes, going inwards or outwards. It's always easier to learn to draw with images as guides, so below are two helpful websites that demonstrate with pictures how to draw a good-looking rose using the two methods I mentioned:

1) drawing from the inside out

2) drawing from the outside in

Good luck, and remember, the best way to draw anything that looks real is to observe real objects, and practice a lot!

How does the witches' prophecy of Macbeth's coming greatness act as a temptation for him?

Macbeth is a man of ambition, as Lady Macbeth mentions in her opening soliloquy ("Thou wouldst be great, / Art not without ambition, but without / The illness should attend it."). Keep in mind, as well, that he is not a stranger to murder. He is a proven soldier; he knows how to kill another human being and is inured to the effects such an action would have on the--as Shakespeare might say--"unblooded." 

When he hears the...

Macbeth is a man of ambition, as Lady Macbeth mentions in her opening soliloquy ("Thou wouldst be great, / Art not without ambition, but without / The illness should attend it."). Keep in mind, as well, that he is not a stranger to murder. He is a proven soldier; he knows how to kill another human being and is inured to the effects such an action would have on the--as Shakespeare might say--"unblooded." 

When he hears the prophesy, he's first dismissive. Why would he be thane of Cawdor? The thane of Cawdor lives, after all! The witches know, however, that Cawdor is a traitor to the crown, will soon be executed, and King Duncan will give the title to Macbeth. When Macbeth learns this, he quite naturally begins to wonder what he must do, if anything, to become king. 

This temptation, even combined with his proven ability to kill without guilt--at least, on the battlefield--probably isn't enough to move him to regicide, but Lady Macbeth's accusing him of being less than a man if he doesn't is. 

Give 4 reasons why alliances are the greatest cause of large scale or global wars. (Some examples of alliances are NATO, Triple alliance, SEATO &...

This is a very loaded question. It's honestly not clear that alliances are the greatest cause of large-scale wars. (What about ideology? Economics? Geopolitics?) But there are a few reasons why they may contribute to them.

(1) Alliances can transform a small skirmish into a global war.

The most basic kind of alliance is a defensive pact; it basically just says that if someone attacks you, I'll help defend you, and if someone attacks me, you'll help defend me. When these types of alliances are in place between many countries, a small conflict that could have remained between two minor countries can quickly spread to others, as the first country invokes an alliance with the second, the second invokes an alliance with the third, and so on.

This seems to be what happened in WW1, where a relatively minor triggering event (the assassination of a single relatively unimportant official) eventually escalated into the largest war in history up to that point.

(2) Alliances create natural antagonists.

When much of the world unites into a small number of competing alliances, those alliances begin to seem like natural enemies where previously the situation seemed much more complex.

If you have a situation like we had in the Cold War where most of the world was being absorbed into either NATO or the Eastern Bloc, rather than having the complexities of Germany interacting with France interacting with the US interacting with the UK interacting with Russia interacting with the Ukraine interacting with China, we instead had (or seemed to have) two huge, monolithic entities: NATO on the one hand, and the Eastern Bloc on the other. The complex interactions of many states were effectively reduced to one single global conflict.

On the other hand, the Cold War never did actually erupt into full-scale war.

(3) Alliances can disrupt the balance of power.

If there are many different countries, each with roughly the same amount of military power, there is a balance of power in which no individual country can dominate the others; any that try to do so will quickly be outnumbered and overwhelmed.

But if alliances form between some of the countries, a single alliance can become powerful enough to break this balance of power, gaining enough advantage that they can seriously hope to take several other countries at once. If this happens, the new dominant alliance may decide to start a war to conquer other nations and absorb them into the alliance.

(4) A global conflict by definition requires global powers.

This may be the most fundamental. Before the alliance system that linked dozens of countries in the 19th century, we did not have a time without war. We had a time with many wars, all going on simultaneously, but they were disorganized, only loosely connected to one another. Individual leaders had individual grievances and fought individual wars; the total amount of death going on at any given time was basically the same, but because it was happening in different places for different reasons among different people we didn't think to call it a "world war". We only started calling things "world wars" when there were alliances large enough to link deaths around the world into a single unified conflict.

This is also part of why the question is so loaded; alliances may not actually be the source of these wars at all, but simply the reason we call them "global" instead of thinking of them as a bunch of little wars going on at once.

What is a rumor the townspeople pass around to explain their pastor’s wearing of the black veil?

First, Goodman Gray says that "'Our parson has gone mad!'" and the village physician concurs that "'Something must surely be amiss with Mr. Hooper's intellects [...]."  So, they initially whisper to one another that he has actually lost his mind and, in this way, account for the strangeness of the black veil. 

Soon, however, Mr. Hooper's unwillingness to see his own reflection in a mirror or pool of water leads his parishioners to say that...

First, Goodman Gray says that "'Our parson has gone mad!'" and the village physician concurs that "'Something must surely be amiss with Mr. Hooper's intellects [...]."  So, they initially whisper to one another that he has actually lost his mind and, in this way, account for the strangeness of the black veil. 

Soon, however, Mr. Hooper's unwillingness to see his own reflection in a mirror or pool of water leads his parishioners to say that "Mr. Hooper's conscience tortured him for some great crime too horrible to be entirely concealed, or otherwise than so obscurely intimated."  They are correct to associate Mr. Hooper's veil with sinfulness, but they fail to understand (or persuade themselves not to understand) that it concerns more than just his "secret sins," and it refers to their own as well.  Readers never find out if there is one significant sin that Mr. Hooper feels compelled to hide or if it is simply his desire to truthfully express what he understands of the human condition.  His words on his deathbed indicate the latter.

How do climate and location influence occupation?

Climate and location have influenced occupation from the beginning of human history. For example, it's difficult to farm on a sandy beach. Of course, particularly in modern society, climate and location are not the only factors that determine vocation. Climate and/or location will, however, create industries to support major enterprises in a particular region. 

Let's look at climate separate from location. A dry climate will be home to jobs that more humid climates do not...

Climate and location have influenced occupation from the beginning of human history. For example, it's difficult to farm on a sandy beach. Of course, particularly in modern society, climate and location are not the only factors that determine vocation. Climate and/or location will, however, create industries to support major enterprises in a particular region. 

Let's look at climate separate from location. A dry climate will be home to jobs that more humid climates do not require. Each year, we see how fires devastate parts of the North American Southwest. Because of this, specially trained personnel are necessary to manage both conditions that can lead to fires, like irrigation engineers, and combat fires across large sections of land, like aerial firefighters. 

Now, let's look at location separate from climate. Coastal communities rely on the fishing industry, at least in part, on both North American coasts. Fishermen and -women are part of a large distribution chain that can reach across states and even continents. Every stop in the supply chain, from ice brokers to truck drivers, is in some way employed by the fishing industry. 

How does Edgar Allan Poe create the atmosphere of Gothic horror in Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher? Do you think his techniques...

Let's first look for the elements that are ever-present in the Gothic genre. These elements consist on specific literary devices which authors use, particularly in the setting, to convey feelings of nostalgia, desperation, coldness, isolation, inevitability and sadness. These are signature sensations that make the Gothic genre such a popular one among readers. 

This latter statement helps to answer the question as to why people seem to be drawn to a darker side of the human interior. The answer is found in the emotions that the Gothic genre evokes, which were just indicated.

As human beings, we are deeply flawed individuals. Still, we have a monumental task ahead of us the day that we are born: To lead fruitful lives despite of the variables that may change life forever: health, fate, luck, money, love, and even death. The fact that literature is capable of mirroring our feelings, when circumstances change our original life plans, makes us feel drawn to it. Literature helps us see that those feelings of anxiety and deep sadness are normal, and that we are not the first, nor will we be the last, to ever experience them. 

Elements of Gothic Literature

Having established the emotions that are evoked by Gothic literature, here are the basic elements that are present in all Gothic works, which are also responsible for the feelings that are conveyed. For further information, refer to the Handbook of Gothic Literature by Marie Mulvey-Roberts (1998) as an additional resource. 

1. Isolation and abandonment- All Gothic words are primarily intended to take place in a manor, castle, or any remote location where anything can happen. Notice that The Fall of the House of Usher and Ligeia both meet this criteria in that the actual Usher estate rests in the middle of nowhere, and that there is an old English abbey in Ligeia which is also isolated. Moreover, both settings seem to have endured the effects of isolation, as they are dilapidated and look abandoned. 

2. Inevitability of fate and death- This means that there is something or someone in the literary work who is affected directly by something that is beyond their control. In Usher we know that the family has a genetic predisposition that renders them weak and sickly, until they ultimately die. Death is also ever-present in Ligeia, where the two wives of the narrator die young and beautiful, which makes the central story all the more tragic. 

3. Nature versus man- The forces of nature seem to fight against the characters in Gothic literature. There is either constant bad weather, or non-stop snow, coldness, thunder, or lightning. This is another way to show yet another element that we cannot control directly affecting the characters' lives.  

4. Nostalgia and darkness- The isolation of the settings, combined with locations that are of historical significance, such as Usher's family estate, or Ligeia's old abbey, remind us of "good times gone by", where all that is left are the remnants of once-happy and grandiose places.These are details that evoke nostalgia and melancholy.

Darkness is also an important factor to the setting, whether it is actual darkness (night time, dark December, winter), or whether the atmosphere feels that something "dark" and mysterious lurks around. Darkness always implies the possibility of the unexpected coming up into the light. That element of suspense is essential to complete the Gothic experience. 

In order to decide whether Edgar Allan Poe uses these Gothic techniques effectively, the first question to answer would be: Does the author convey in his writings the emotions discussed previously? Is he able to make the reader feel nostalgic, sad, and connected to the main suffering of the characters who are affected by fate? Considering the popularity and relevance of Poe's works, it is safe to argue that the technique was used effectively enough to still move the emotions of generations of readers for well- over 150 years. 

What is it called when layers of rock "peel off"? Describe how this process happens?

Thermal stress weathering causes the outer layers of rocks to appear to peel off (exfoliation). Thermal stress weathering is a type of physical weathering. Thermal stress occurs when rocks are subjected to swings in temperature. For example, desert rocks experience significant solar heating during the day and cold night temperatures. Forest fires can also significantly heat rocks. 

Heat will cause the minerals in the rock to expand. The outer layer receives more heat than the...

Thermal stress weathering causes the outer layers of rocks to appear to peel off (exfoliation). Thermal stress weathering is a type of physical weathering. Thermal stress occurs when rocks are subjected to swings in temperature. For example, desert rocks experience significant solar heating during the day and cold night temperatures. Forest fires can also significantly heat rocks. 

Heat will cause the minerals in the rock to expand. The outer layer receives more heat than the interior, thus the minerals in outer layers will expand more. Additionally, different minerals expand at different rates in response to heat. This uneven expansion causes stresses to build up in the rock. Eventually, these stresses will cause cracks to form in the material, and the outer layers of rock will peel off. The process will then occur again on the newly exposed rock surface. 

How does the title of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice relate to Darcy's proposal and Elizabeth's response?

The title of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice reflects the the dominant theme of pride found in Darcy's proposal speech to Elizabeth and the prejudice found in both her reply and in her overall judgement of his character.

As we learn in Darcy's letter to Elizabeth, Darcy had rightly judged the Bennet family to be beneath his own breeding and dignity. One reason why he feels the Bennet family is beneath him is because Mrs. Bennet comes from the working class, whereas Darcy has nobility in his family line. But, more importantly, he sees that the Bennet family members behave in ways that are beneath high social standing; they act with impropriety. Specifically, both Kitty and Lydia our outrageous flirts, and Mary tries to draw unwarranted attention to herself, as seen in her insistence on playing the piano at the Netherfield ball. In addition, their mother is a vain gossip, and, worse yet, their father does nothing to check the behavior of his family members. As a result of judging the Bennet family to be beneath him since he takes great pride in his own virtuous behavior, Darcy felt it necessary to express his own pride in his proposal speech to Elizabeth, as we see in Austen's following narration:

He spoke well; but there were feelings besides those of the heart to be detailed; and he was not more eloquent on the subject of tenderness than of pride. His sense of her inferiority--of its being a degradation--of the family obstacles which judgement had always opposed to inclination, were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit. (Ch. 34)

Though Darcy speaks truths, Elizabeth had already formed a prejudiced opinion of Darcy's character, and her prejudices blind her to the truth of what he is saying. Elizabeth formed a prejudiced opinion of him the moment he snubbed her and all company at the Meryton assembly. Her prejudiced opinion was further solidified when she chose to believed Mr. Wickham's version of why he and Darcy are no longer cordial and still further when she learned Darcy had discouraged Bingley from proposing to Jane. It's due to her prejudices that Elizabeth responds to his proposal by attacking his character. As the novel progresses and Darcy begins to show how genuinely caring his nature really is, Elizabeth realizes just how prejudicially she had judged Darcy.