Jessica Pope
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Answered a Question in Bhagavad Gita
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Answered a Question in History
Confucianism contributes to social harmony. It emphasizes filial piety, duty, respect for elders and those in authority, and moral conduct. Confucianism encourages members of society to fulfill... -
Answered a Question in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
The first major life event that formed Frederick Douglass's identity was his witnessing his Aunt Hester being brutally whipped. This event occurred when Douglass was very young. At the time he did... -
Answered a Question in No Longer at Ease
Achebe shows us the main character acting hypocritically throughout the novel. Obi believes that the values of Western society are superior to those of his native Igbo culture. He claims to have... -
Answered a Question in The River Between
Kabonyi is a young Kikuyu healer and traditional diviner. He offers fortune readings, heals the sick with various herbal remedies, and advises the elders on matters of tribal politics. Kabonyi has... -
Answered a Question in Black Beauty
The main difficulties Black Beauty faces include service under cruel or ignorant caretakers, illness, injury, separation from friends, and loss of freedom to roam/graze. The ways in which Black... -
Answered a Question in If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk tells the story of two young African American lovers, Fony and Tish. Tish has recently become pregnant. Meanwhile, a racist and corrupt police officer has arrested Fony... -
Answered a Question in Modernism
Modernism is a collection of philosophies characterized by rationalism, intellectualism, material advancement, scientific reasoning, a rejection of tradition, and moral relativism. Historically,... -
Answered a Question in Sojourner Truth
One problem we encounter in comparing these two speeches is that the record of Sojourner Truth's speech is disputed. There are two speeches on the record. One was written and recalled by Marcus... -
Answered a Question in The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers 79–82 discuss the necessity of having an independent judiciary branch of government. Since the judiciary performs several important "checks-and-balances" functions within the... -
Answered a Question in Literature
The basic elements of prose are: character, setting, plot, point of view, and mood. Character refers to: biographical information; personality traits; social roles, and psychological factors such... -
Answered a Question in History
Christianity and Buddhism are each characterized by a central figure whose biography became mythologized into a spiritual quest, personal realization, and cultural movement. In the case of... -
Answered a Question in Philosophy
Analytic philosopher Charles Gelso defines a theory as: "a statement of the suspected relationship between and among variables." This definition as to what constitutes a theory is widely accepted... -
Answered a Question in Dante's Inferno
The problem Dante encountered in depicting a Hell consistent with Christian theology is a problem that goes to the root of theological notions of salvation, sin, punishment, and redemption. Dante... -
Answered a Question in The Cay
Theodore Taylor's The Cay follows young Phillip, a school-age boy living on the Caribbean island of Curaçao during World War II. The book follows Phillip's coming of age amidst the dangers of war,... -
Answered a Question in History
The shift from indentured servitude to racial slavery in the British North American colonies didn't occur all at once. Instead, the transition was much more uneven, spreading across different... -
Answered a Question in Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Audre Lorde's autobiographical novel Zami: A New Spelling of my Name, explores common coming-of-age themes such as: the struggle and search for authentic identity, separation from one's parents and... -
Answered a Question in The Ramayana
The Ramayana is a series of complex mythlogical stories told in the form of one epic poem. The Ramayana depicts values of familial loyalty, trustworthiness, and filial piety. Prince Lakshman... -
Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe's post-colonial novel Things Fall Apart depicts the rise of British colonialism as experienced by members of a prominent Igbo family. Okonkwo, the patriarch of this family, is... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
In Rudyard Kipling's If, the speaker's voice is that of a father instructing his young son on becoming a man. The speaker wants his son to develop a specific type of character; a character in... -
Answered a Question in Thank You, M'am
Hi there, The letter you've written has the appropriate tone. It's polite, respectful, and gracious. The content of your letter is also good. Roger expresses his gratitude to Mrs. Jones and informs... -
Answered a Question in The Screwtape Letters
In Letter 23, senior hell-demon Screwtape advises junior demon Wormwood, his nephew, on how to further tempt and corrupt Wormwood's human charge. Wormwood has been assigned his first human, with... -
Answered a Question in The Screwtape Letters
In Letter 20, senior hell-demon Screwtape advises his nephew Wormwood (junior demon-in-training) on how to sexually tempt the human being that Wormwood has been assigned to work on. Screwtape notes... -
Answered a Question in There Will Come Soft Rains
The setting described in the poem There Will Come Soft Rains suggests that the world will go on, much the same as it is now, even if mankind were to perish or destroy itself (in war, for example).... -
Answered a Question in The Metamorphosis
As the novella progresses, Gregor Samsa identifies more and more with his body, and less with his mind. He begins to prioritize the basic needs of his insect body (i.e. food, healing from injury,... -
Answered a Question in Still Life with Woodpecker
Princess Leigh-Cheri is depressed, having just been dumped by her boyfriend. She feels alienated from her family, and has no friends except the housemaid. She decides to attend a radical... -
Answered a Question in If—
Five verbs used in Rudyard Kipling's If are: keep, trust, wait, bear, stoop. Five adjectives used are: good, wise, common, twisted, broken. These words develop a paternal, teaching tone, as of a... -
Answered a Question in Still I Rise
In the acclaimed poem Still I Rise (published in 1987 by Maya Angelou) the speaker's attitude is bold, daring, triumphant and playful. The speaker is clearly confident, unafraid of asking the... -
Answered a Question in The Bluest Eye
The adult characters in The Bluest Eye are full of rage, violence, and contempt. Claudia, the young child narrator, is neglected by her parents on a daily basis. She spends most of her time... -
Answered a Question in If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk depicts the coming-of-age and first love of 19-year old Tish Rivers. Tish is in love with Fonny, a young man who's been incarcerated under false charges... -
Answered a Question in Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott is a St. Lucian-born poet, novelist, and literary critic. His work is deeply influenced by both British and West Indian literary traditions. A postcolonial perspective of Walcott's... -
Answered a Question in History
Most archeologists believe that both agricultural societies and hunting-gathering societies divide labor between the sexes. This means that men and women participate in distinct, specialized labor... -
Answered a Question in The Ramayana
Yes, the Ramayana is considered a holy story. The Ramayana is an epic poem foundational to the Hindu literary canon. The work expounds upon critical theological concepts such as dharma, karma,... -
Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, family members Mama, Beneatha, and Walter voice generational differences over religion and gender identity. These differences lead to disagreement and... -
Answered a Question in Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth
Richard Wright's childhood experiences propelled him to escape the South, question religion, and become a writer. As a child, Wright felt alienated from his family, and confused by the larger... -
Answered a Question in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacob's escape from enslavement and relentless quest for manumission were motivated by a desire to arrange for the freedom of her two young children. In her early 20s, Jacobs gave birth to... -
Answered a Question in Sag Harbor
In his semi-autobiographical forth novel Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead uses flashback, satire, and foreshadowing to weave an engaging, comedic commentary about coming-of-age in a "post-racial"... -
Answered a Question in To Room Nineteen
In Doris Lessing's To Room Nineteen, protagonist Susan Rawlings struggles with issues of identity and alienation. The story depicts her increasing anxiety, depression, and nihilism as she attempts... -
Answered a Question in 1984
George Orwell's 1984 depicts a dystopian future society ruled by a totalitarian one-party state. Everything about Winston's daily life -- from his job, to the food he eats, even to what he watches... -
Answered a Question in The Stone Angel
In The Stone Angel, Margaret Lawrence uses flashbacks to move from present to past. In a series of hauntingly emotional flashbacks, protagonist Hargar Shipley recounts the story of her life as she... -
Answered a Question in The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Albert Camus' The Stranger deal with issues of alienation, existential despair, nihilism, and state authority. Each work depicts a modern society in which... -
Answered a Question in Ishmael
Ishmael is an aged gorilla sage, exiled from his home country for mysterious reasons. In the U.S., he takes on a pupil [the unnamed narrator]. Through a series of dialogues, stories, and thought... -
Answered a Question in Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 is written from the limited third-person voice of Guy Montag. In this story, the narrator [the persona the author takes within the story] is the main character. Thus, to answer... -
Answered a Question in The Minority Report
Kaplan's objective has always been to expose the deep liability of precrime technology, and to make way for his own growing militia to take over. He envisions a kind of coup d'état in which... -
Answered a Question in Letter from Birmingham City Jail
Self-purification is the process of preparing for nonviolent direct action through introspection, practice, experiential learning, community building, and commitment. Self-purification is perhaps... -
Answered a Question in Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy
In “The Dance of Shiva,”Ananda Coomaraswamy theorizes a fundamental unity between the Vedic art tradition of Southeast Asia and the Platonic art tradition of Western Europe. He suggests that... -
Answered a Question in History
Differences in prior dynastic governance and circumstance are among the most important factors in accounting for the fact that a strong centralized state dynasty never arose in India as it... -
Answered a Question in Film and Television
In the movie Lean on Me, Mr. Clark is hired as principal of Eastside High School after students physically attack a teacher after school. The incident highlights the school's problems with violence... -
Answered a Question in How to Write a Research Paper
The "Nature of the Study" section of a proposal or dissertation sets up the theoretical framework for the paper. It introduces the reader to the theories, ideas, methods, and important questions... -
Answered a Question in Max Weber
In sociology, rationalization refers to the subjective reasoning that leads an individual to perform a certain act. According to Max Weber, there are at least four different kinds of...
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