What was the significant about the transfer of power between parties in 1801?

The transfer of power in 1801 between the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party was significant. The transfer of power was done in an orderly fashion based on the election results in 1800. There was no fighting or revolution when power was transferred. This showed that our political system and our political process were effective and worked. In other countries, the transfer of power involved violent removal of leaders and/or revolution. These events didn’t occur here.

The transfer of power also meant new policies would likely be implemented in our country. The Federalists believed in having a strong federal government. They also believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution. Thus, under Federalist rule, the government did things that weren’t specifically mentioned in the Constitution. For example, a national bank was created and a national debt plan was developed. Additionally, the Federalists supported Great Britain.

With the Democratic-Republicans coming to power, things would change. For example, the Democratic-Republicans repealed the Alien and Sedition Acts. These laws, supported by Federalists, were aimed at harming the Democratic-Republican Party by making it harder for immigrants to become citizens and by making it easier to remove disloyal immigrants from the United States. Since more immigrants were joining the Democratic-Republican Party, these laws could potentially harm them. The Democratic-Republicans supported France and wanted to establish a stronger relationship with them. The Democratic-Republicans were in favor a weaker federal government and were in opposition to the national bank. As a result, while Jefferson was President, taxes were reduced and the whiskey tax ended. There were also fewer people working for the federal government.

Thus, the orderly transfer of power brought about changes in our country just as the writers of the Constitution planned when they created our political system.

What is the moral proposition of Blake's poem “A Poison Tree"?

Suppressed anger could lead to spiritual degeneration—this is the central moral proposition of Blake’s “A Poison Tree.” According to the poet, it’s always good to disclose one’s anger instead of suppressing it. Expression of anger doesn’t allow it grow into a malicious force. Instead, it paves the way for a better understanding and healthier relationship between two persons.

On the other hand, if one buries anger within oneself, it gets planted like a seed. With...

Suppressed anger could lead to spiritual degeneration—this is the central moral proposition of Blake’s “A Poison Tree.” According to the poet, it’s always good to disclose one’s anger instead of suppressing it. Expression of anger doesn’t allow it grow into a malicious force. Instead, it paves the way for a better understanding and healthier relationship between two persons.

On the other hand, if one buries anger within oneself, it gets planted like a seed. With time, it grows into a destructive and malicious force.

The poet has beautifully expressed this idea by using an extended simile of a seed. The seed of anger gets planted once we suppress our wrath instead of acknowledging it. Behind our fake smiles and gentle demeanor, we keep it hidden.

And I sunnéd it with smiles
And with soft deceitful wiles.

Meanwhile, the seed is nourished and grows into a big tree. Its growth suggests the gradual corruption of the mind. It means the spiteful evil thoughts grow stronger in us.

Blake stretches the simile further and says that, with time, the seed develops into a fruit-bearing tree.

And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright,

The fruit the tree bears is highly poisonous. The enemy of the speaker dies as soon as he plucks the fruit and tastes it. We see that the suppressed anger represented by the apple has grown into a malevolent force, powerful enough to destroy a life.

So, the poet is suggesting that if wrath is suppressed, it will corrupt one’s mind and thoughts. Suppressed and buried, it will grow sinister and dangerous. Thus, one should acknowledge one’s anger immediately in order to avoid one’s spiritual degradation.

In From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, why does Claudia enjoy planning?

At the beginning of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia, the main character, is planning to run away. The author, E.L. Konigsburg, writes on the first page that:

She planned very carefully; she saved her allowance and chose her companion.

We find out later that one of the main reasons Claudia is running away at all is because it gives her the chance to plan an adventure. Not only is she...

At the beginning of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia, the main character, is planning to run away. The author, E.L. Konigsburg, writes on the first page that:

She planned very carefully; she saved her allowance and chose her companion.

We find out later that one of the main reasons Claudia is running away at all is because it gives her the chance to plan an adventure. Not only is she a careful planner, but she very much enjoys planning, too. There's direct evidence of this on pages eight and nine. Let's look at the passage that provides this evidence:

Besides, once she made up her mind to go, she enjoyed the planning almost as much as she enjoyed spending money. Planning long and well was one of her special talents.

The second sentence in the passage is what tells us the reason why Claudia enjoys planning. It's one of her "special talents." In other words, she's really good at it. Isn't it true that in most cases, you enjoy doing the things you're especially good at?

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Why did the American Revolution occur? Where did the American Revolution take place? How were the First Nations living in the Great Lakes and Ohio...

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The American Revolution took place for several reasons. The colonists were upset with British actions after the French and Indian War. With the passage of the Proclamation of 1763, the colonists couldn’t move west of the Appalachian Mountains to claim land Great Britain gained from France. The British also required the colonists to provide housing for...

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The American Revolution took place for several reasons. The colonists were upset with British actions after the French and Indian War. With the passage of the Proclamation of 1763, the colonists couldn’t move west of the Appalachian Mountains to claim land Great Britain gained from France. The British also required the colonists to provide housing for the troops who were enforcing this unpopular law.

When the British began passing tax laws to have the colonists help pay for the cost of running the colonies, the colonists were unhappy. The colonists believed the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts, both tax laws, were illegal since the colonists didn’t have representatives in Parliament who could speak about and vote on the taxes. The colonists began to boycott British goods because of the passage of these laws.

Events became much more serious in the 1770s. During the events of the Boston Massacre, the British killed five colonists. For the first time, a colonial dispute with Great Britain ended in bloodshed. When the colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor as a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the Intolerable Acts. These laws were designed to punish the colonists, especially those in Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party. The colonists refused to obey these laws, and then they formed their own militias. After fighting occurred at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, it was only a matter of time before we would declare independence. That occurred on July 4, 1776, starting the Revolutionary War.

In Frankenstein, what is Victor's main concern about going to school in a different place?

In Ch. 3, Victor Frankenstein is talking about the death of his mother and then his departure for the university in Ingolstadt. It is important to note that his mother has recently passed away and that is what causes him to hesitate before going. He is concerned with leaving so soon after her death for several reasons.

"It appeared to me sacrilege so soon to leave the repose, akin to death, of the house of...

In Ch. 3, Victor Frankenstein is talking about the death of his mother and then his departure for the university in Ingolstadt. It is important to note that his mother has recently passed away and that is what causes him to hesitate before going. He is concerned with leaving so soon after her death for several reasons.

"It appeared to me sacrilege so soon to leave the repose, akin to death, of the house of mourning and rush into the thick of life" (Shelley).

Because she has just passed away, he is concerned that it is inappropriate to leave everyone else home to mourn while he "rushes" off to college to begin a whole new chapter in his life. This new chapter in his life is supposed to be exciting, engaging, and full of new opportunity. He does not appear mentally ready to embark on this new chapter, yet, as we know, he has already received a "few weeks respite" from having to depart. He needs more time to mourn and more time to be with his family, especially Elizabeth.

Give a detailed explanation of how Scrooge's attitude changed after the three spirits visited him.

We can see the extent of Scrooge's transformation by comparing his attitude in Stave One, before the visits, with his attitude at the end of the story, in Stave Five.

First of all, Scrooge rediscovers his family and friends. Before the ghosts visited him, for example, Scrooge shunned society to the point that few people cared about him, as the narrator comments:

No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what...

We can see the extent of Scrooge's transformation by comparing his attitude in Stave One, before the visits, with his attitude at the end of the story, in Stave Five.

First of all, Scrooge rediscovers his family and friends. Before the ghosts visited him, for example, Scrooge shunned society to the point that few people cared about him, as the narrator comments:

No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge.

But, by Stave Five, Scrooge's attitude has undergone a great change and he actively seeks the company of others:

He...watched the people hurrying to and fro, and patted children on the head, and questioned beggars, and looked down into the kitchens of houses, and up to the windows: and found that everything could yield him pleasure. 

Secondly, Scrooge's attitude changes in a way that enables him to understand the importance of charity and he willingly donates his money to the poor. As we saw in Stave One, for instance, Scrooge turned away the charitable collectors. But, in Stave Five, he makes a generous donation to the same fund and, in fact, invites the gentleman to come and see him again.

Finally, Scrooge comes to appreciate the importance of Christmas. His attitude of "bah, humbug" has been replaced by a genuine love of the season. We see this in his purchase of the prize-winning turkey, his visit to Church and his decision to dine with his nephew, Fred. Compare this with the Scrooge from Stave One and we see just how much his attitude has changed: he was reluctant, for example, to give Bob the day off and told his nephew to leave him alone. 

Scrooge really has changed and, more importantly, this change is long-lasting: 

Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more. 

How does Buddy's cousin show that the tree they have cut down is special?

In Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” Buddy’s cousin has firm ideas about the attributes of their Christmas tree even before they cut it down. To make the tree special, she wants it to be twice as tall as a boy Buddy’s size, thick enough to take “thirty hatchet strokes” to fell, and it must make a loud noise as it falls. They struggle to drag the tree home but receive many compliments while they do....

In Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” Buddy’s cousin has firm ideas about the attributes of their Christmas tree even before they cut it down. To make the tree special, she wants it to be twice as tall as a boy Buddy’s size, thick enough to take “thirty hatchet strokes” to fell, and it must make a loud noise as it falls. They struggle to drag the tree home but receive many compliments while they do. The reader can tell that the tree is special to the cousin when she refuses to tell others the exact location they found it and more importantly, she refuses to sell the tree. Money is something the two struggle all year to acquire but the tree is theirs, and she will not accept money even though she is often afraid to say “no” to others. When the woman, who wants to buy the tree, says they can get another tree, Buddy’s cousin says, "I doubt it. There's never two of anything."

Buddy’s cousin wants the tree to be beautifully decorated. The tree is so special that Buddy and his cousin spend days making ornaments to decorate its boughs. They draw, color, and cut each ornament because they do not have money to buy them. Another way you can tell that the tree is special is that Buddy’s cousin saves cotton picked during the summer to make the tree look like it is draped in snow. When they are finished decorating she exclaims, "Now honest, Buddy. Doesn't it look good enough to eat!"