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W ha t d o P hylli s ia a nd E dith ta lk a bout in th e p ark ? W ha t in sig hts d o y o u g ain in to th e g ir ls ' p ers o na li tie s fr o m th e ir co nve rs a tio ns? T he b egin nin g o f P art T w o ( C ha pte r N in e ) o f R osa G uy's te en n o ve l, The F rie nds , o pens w ith th e tw o g ir ls s p end in g tim e to geth e r in C entr a l P ark . T he y ta lk a bout s cho ol, c lo th e s a nd P hylli s ia 's r e la tio nship w ith h e r p are nts . ...

W ha t is a " p hys ic a l s e ttin g " in a n o ve l, in p artic ula r, th re e p hys ic a l e xa m ple s o f s e ttin g in Anim al F arm ? A p hys ic a l s e ttin g is th e p la ce w he re th e a ctio n o ccurs in th e n o ve l. It is d escrib ed w ith a t le ast s o m e o f th e fiv e s e nse s— sig ht, h e arin g , to uch, s m ell, a nd ta ste — and c re ate s a s e nse o f m ood th a t in flu e nce s h o w r e aders r e sp ond to a s to ry . S ettin...

W ha t a re p ho to ns? A p ho to n is a n e le m enta ry p artic le o f th e u niv e rs e . In p hys ic s, it r e pre se nts th e q ua ntu m o f th e e le ctr o m agne tic fie ld a nd th us th e b asic " u nit" o f e le ctr o m agne tic r a dia tio n, in clu d in g li g ht. It is a ls o th e fo rc e c a rrie r fo r th e e le ctr o m agne ti...

W ha t is th e p hilo so phy o f s o cio lo gy? W ha t d oes it e nta il? I a gre e w ith th e fir s t a nsw er h e re b ut I h a ve a c o up le s ug gestio ns/q ue stio ns th a t I h o pe m ig ht h e lp y o u. F ir s t o f a ll, I'm w ond erin g if y o ur p artic ula r te xtb ook o r te ache r a rg ue s th a t th e re is a p artic ula r p hilo so phy o f s o cio lo gy. P erh a ps y o u m ig ht w ant to c he ck y o ur te xt o r y o ur n o t...

W ha t p hilo so phy d oes C assiu s r e fe r to in th e li n e , " O f y o ur p hilo so phy y o u m ake n o u se / If y o u g iv e p la ce to a ccid enta l e vils "? W ha t is its te achin g a s is r e le va nt h e re ? D oes B ru tu s d ese rv e th is m ild b la m e fr o m C assiu s? G iv e a r e aso n. T he p hilo so phy th a t C assiu s r e fe rs to in h is c o nve rs a tio n w ith B ru tu s in Ju liu s C aesa r A ct IV S ce ne 3 is S to ic is m . T he S to...

W ha t a re th e p hilo so phic a l, p syc ho anly tic a l a nd c ult u ra l u nd erp in in g s o f th e p oem " T he D ark li n g T hru sh"? V ery in te re stin g q ue stio n y o u h a ve a ske d. In r e sp ond in g to it, I a m g oin g to r e fe r to th e m essa ge o f th e p oem a nd h o w H ard y's p hilo so phy is p re se nte d th ro ug h it. O f c o urs e , I a m s ure y o u a re a w are o f H ard y's b eli e f in th e im ane nt w ill o f th e e arth - ...

W ha t p hilo so phic a l p ers p ectiv e s o n li fe a re p re se nte d in Beowulf ? B eowulf a ls o d em onstr a te s a n in te re stin g m ix o f C hris tia n b eli e f w ith p agan v ie w s o f th e w orld . T hro ug ho ut th e te xt B eow ulf a nd o th e rs ta lk a bout w yrd w hic h is th e A ng lo -S axo n v ie w o f fa te . T he y a re v e ry a w are o f th e ir a ctio ns a nd th e g lo ry th e y ho pe to g ain fr o m th e ir c ho ic e s in th e ... S olu...

W ha t p hilo so phic a l in sig ht d o y o u fin d in th e la st s ta nza o f " T o a L ouse " b y R obert B urn s ? I d on't k no w if I'd te rm it " p hilo so phic a l, " I'm n o t in th a t fie ld , b ut I c a n e xp la in th e in sig ht r e ve ale d in th e fin a l s ta nza o f " T o a L ouse ," b y R obert B urn s. T he tu rn o f th e p oem c o m es b etw een th e s e co nd -to -th e -la st s ta nza a nd th e fin a l s ta nza y o u a sk a bout. B efo re ......

W ha t p hilo so phic a l c o nclu sio ns h a s H ale a rriv e d a t a s a r e sult o f th e S ale m o rd eal in The C ru cib le ? O ve r th e c o urs e o f th e p la y, R ev. H ale b eco m es m ore p ra gm atic a nd lo se s s o m e o f h is p rid e. A s m any lo ose e nd s a re le ft d ang li n g , it is n o t s ho w n if h e lo se s h is fa ith , b ut w e d o g et a c le ar im pre ssio n th a t it is b ein g s o re ly te ste d. T he p ra gm atis m c o nce rn s h is ...

W ha t is a p hilo so phe r a nd w hy is th e p hilo so phe r th e b est r u le r? A p art o f P la to 's R epub li c d eals w ith th e q ue stio n o f w ho w ould m ake th e id eal r u le r. In th e R epub li c , th e p hilo so phe r is th e p ers o n w ho c a n s e e p ast th e a ppeara nce o f th in g s a nd g et a t th e ir F orm , th e id eal th a t e ach o f th e in d iv id ua l in sta nce s re fle cts /p artic ip ate s in . T he y h a ve ... S olu tio n A ...