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W ha t p re dic tio ns d oes w oolf m ake fo r w om en's w ritin g in th e fu tu re ? H ow d o th e y lo ok fr o m o ur c urre nt v a nta fe p oin t? In 'A R oom o f O ne 's O wn' b y V ir g in ia W oolf , th e a uth o r p re dic ts th a t u ntil w om en h a ve e qua l r ig hts w ith m en in te rm s o f m ate ria l w ealt h , c a re er o pportu nitie s, s up port w ith is sue s im pedin g th e ir p ro gre ss s uch a s c hild ca re , p ro perty o w ne rs hip a nd e d...

W ha t p re dic tio n d oes B asil H allw ard m ake a bout th e th re e o f th e m ? The g re ate st p ain te r o f th e V ic to ria n A ge, B asil H allw ard , p ro cla im s th a t h e w ill s uffe r fo r h is a rtis tic a bili tie s. H e p re dic ts th a t L ord H enry W otto n's w ealt h a nd p riv ile ged so cia l p ositio n w ill e ve ntu a lly c a use h is d ow nfa ll. B asil b eli e ve s d is tin ctiv e a ppeara nce o r a bili ty is a n u nfo rtu na te g ift t...

W ha t is 'p re dic tin g ' a nd 'f o re sha dow in g ' a nd w ha t is th e d iffe re nce b etw een th e m ?H ow c a n I d efin e " fla shb ack'? Tha nks fo r he lp in g ! M ost o r a ll o f th e p oste rs a nsw erin g u p to th is p oin t h a ve d efin e d " p re dic tio n" in te rm s o f th e r e aders ' e xp ectio ns. T ha t's ce rta in ly o ne w ay to d efin e th e te rm , b ut I w ond er, to o, if th e w ord m ig ht b e a ppli e d to th e li te ra ry te xt, ...

W ha t is p re dic te d a bout th e fu tu re o f A fg ha nis ta n in P art 4 o f A T housa nd S ple ndid S uns ? In P art 4 , th e a uth o r g iv e s u s th e s e nse th a t, a lt h o ug h th e r o ad w ill b e fr a ug ht w ith d iffic ult ie s, th e re is h o pe fo r a b ette r fu tu re in A fg ha nis ta n. T ha t h o pe s te m s fr o m th e r e sili e nce o f its p eople , a nd th e ir w illi n g ne ss to g iv e u p th e " c o m fo rt a nd tr a nq uili ty ...( o f ...

W ha t is th e p re dic a m ent o f th e u nco nve rte d, in clu d in g th o se a m ong h is li s te ne rs ? E dw ard s' ta ctfu lly c ho se n q uo ta tio n fr o m D eute ro no m y 3 2:3 5 m ig ht h e lp h e re : “ T he ir fo ot s ha ll s li d e in d ue tim e.” W hile E dw ard s a im ed th o se w ord s a t th o se w ho w ere n o t ta kin g h e ed o f G od's w ord , I th in k th a t th e u nco nve rte d c o uld d efin ite ly fit in to th is c a te gory . E dw ard...

W ha t p re dic a m ent d oes th e m ouse fa ce in " T o a M ouse " b y R obert B urn s? In w ha t w ay d oes h e s a y it is m ore fo rtu na te th a n m an? In , " T o a M ouse ," b y R obert B urn s , th e fa rm er's p lo w b la de h a s ju st d estr o ye d th e m ouse 's " h o usie ." T he m ouse , s e ein g th e b are fie ld s a nd k no w in g w in te r w as c o m in g fa st, w as h id in g a w ay " b ene ath th e b la st," a nd th e p lo w m an a ccid enta ll...

W ha t p re cis e ly , is th e " s in " o f w hic h A m ir is g uilt y ? W ha t a re th e v a rio us c o nse que nce s o f h is b eli e f th a t h e h a s c o m mitte d a n u nfo rg iv a ble s in ? T o b e m ore p re cis e , A m ir c o m mitte d s e ve ra l te rrib le a cts a gain st h is s e rv a nt " fr ie nd ," H assa n, in K ha le d H osse in i's n o ve l, T he K ite R unner . It is tr u e th a t A m ir n e ve r fu lly e m bra ce d H assa n a s a n e qua l o r a s ...

W ha t p ra ye r d oes H ecto r m ake fo r h is c hild in th e Ilia d ? T he p ra ye r th a t H ecto r m ake s fo r h is c hild in th e Ilia d is th a t th e b oy w ill o ne d ay " k ill h is e ne m y a nd b rin g h o m e th e b lo od- sta in e d s p oils a nd b rin g jo y to h is m oth e r's h e art." T he se w ord s s ho w th e im porta nce o f w arrio r v a lu e s in T ro ja n s o cie ty . A s h e h e ads o ff o ut to b attle , H ecto r k no w s w ha t's a...

W ha t p ra nk d id P uck p la ye d w ith th e d air y m aid in th e d air y a nd h o w ? I a ssum e th a t y o u a re ta lk in g a bout w ha t th e fa ir y s a ys to P uck w he n P uck fir s t a ppears in A ct II, S ce ne 1 . A t th a t p oin t, th e fa ir y is tr y in g to m ake s ure th a t P uck is w ho s he th in ks s he is a nd s he li s ts o ff s o m e o f th e s tu ff h e d oes. ... S olu tio n I a ssum e th a t y o u a re ta lk in g a bout w ha t ...

W ha t p ra ctic e s d id th e F re nch c hurc h a t th is tim e u se to r e fo rm fa m ily b eha vio r? H ow is th a t s a tir iz e d in th is p la y? D urin g th is tim e p erio d ( 1 660s), th e C ath o li c c hurc h th ro ug ho ut E uro pe w as s till h a vin g p ro ble m s. M any w ork s w ere w ritte n critic iz in g v a rio us a sp ects o f th e c hurc h. In T artu ffe , M oli e re c ritic iz e d r e li g io us h yp ocris y, n o t n e ce ssa rily th e c hurc...