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W ha t g estu re d oes A rth ur D im mesd ale m ake a s h e s e em s to lo ath e h im se lf ? In H aw th o rn e 's " T he S ca rle t L ette r," A rth ur D im mesd ale is a ppare ntly a v e ry s e nsitiv e m an, o r e ls e h e w ould n o t h a ve sin ne d w ith H este r , r e ali z in g th e d ang ers to h is p ositio n in th e c o m munity . F or, th e re is a n e m otiv e q ua li ty to D im mesd ale th a t h a s n o o utle t in th e s tu lt ify in g P urita ...

W ha t a re G esta lt L aw s o f P erc e ptio n? It is r e la te d w ith p syc ho lg y. G esta lt ( c o nfig ura tio n) p erc e ptio n p urp orts th a t p erc e ptio n is h o li s tic r a th e r th a n a to m is tic : m eanin g a p erc e pt c a nno t b e re duce d to its c o nstitu e nt p arts ; th e w ho le is m ore th a n th e s um o f its p arts . It is a q ua li ta tiv e r a th e r th a n q ua ntita tiv e th e ory o f p erc e ptio n. H ere a re G esta lt co ncep...

W ha t a re G eorg ia 's s ta te , a nd lo ca l la w s a nd s ta tu te s o n s tu d ents c a ug ht w ith d ru g s in s cho ol? A s m ost s ta te s, G eorg ia ta ke s a fir m s ta nd o n d ru g s in s cho ol. If a s tu d ent is fo und to b e in p osse ssio n o f, u nd er th e in flu e nce o f, o r h a vin g b e c a ug ht s e lli n g d ru g s o n s cho ol p ro perty th e y a re s usp end ed. T his s usp ensio n c a n b e te m pora ry o r c a n r e sult in e xp uls io...

W ha t if G eorg e W ashin g to n d ecid ed to b eco m e k in g in ste ad o f a cce ptin g th e o ffic e o f p re sid ent? G eorg e W ashin g to n p ro bably w ould h a ve m ade a p re tty g ood k in g . H e w as ta ll a nd d ig nifie d, h e w as a g re at w arrio r, a nd he c o m mand ed th e r e sp ect o f m ost o f h is c o untr y m en. H e w as a ls o h um ble e no ug h th a t h e w ould h a ve ta ke n g ood a dvic e fr o m s o m e o f h is ta le nte d c o urtie rs ...

W ha t is G eorg e O rw ell's v ie w o n im peria li s m a s r e ve ale d in th e e ssa y " S ho otin g a n E le pha nt? " Orw ell's e ssa y " S ho otin g a n E le pha nt" is a bout th e r e la tio n b etw een th e B ritis h im peria li s ts a nd th e n a tiv e s o f In d ia . O rw ell, w ho w ork e d fo r th e Im peria l In d ia n p oli c e in th e 1 930s, w rite s a s to ry a bout a n e le pha nt th a t h a d te rro riz e d a v illa ge. H e e xp la in s h o w h e w a...

W ha t is th e g eogra phy o f e ach o f th e se m ounta in s? M t. B ake r M t. R ain ie r G la cie r P eak M t. A dam s M t. S t. H ele ns Y ou c a n fin d th is in fo rm atio n o n th e U S G eolo gic a l s urv e y w ebsite , p oste d a s m y fir s t li n k b elo w . W he n y o u a sk fo r "g eogra phy" o f e ach ty p e o f m ounta in , it m ay s o und li k e y o u a re a skin g ju st fo r w he re th e m ounta in its e lf is lo ca te d. B ut th e "g eogra phy" o f th e m oun...

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W ha t g enre ( li te ra ry fo rm ) is " T he L ast L eaf" ? "T he L ast L eaf" is a n ir o nic a nd s e ntim enta l s ho rt s to ry . A s ho rt s to ry is a g enre o f fic tio n th a t is te chnic a lly fe w er th a n 3 0,0 00 w ord s a nd m ost o fte n c o m es in u nd er 1 0,0 00 w ord s. It u sua lly h a s fe w er c ha ra cte rs a nd a le ss c o m pli c a te d p lo t th a n a n o ve l. It is ... S olu tio n "T he L ast L eaf" is a n ir o nic a nd s e ntim enta...

W ha t g enre is J a ck K ero ua c's D ha rm a B um s? “T he D ha rm a B um s” w as w ritte n b y J a ck K ero ua c a nd p ub li s he d in 1 958, b y V ik in g P re ss. T his n o ve l’ s g enre is co nsid ere d a uto bio gra phic a l fic tio n a nd is a s e que l o f s o rts to “ O n T he R oad.” In th is n o ve l K ero ua c a ddre sse s th e th e m e o f s p ir itu a li ty in h im se lf a nd h is fr ie nd s. T he y a re e xp erim entin g ... S olu tio...

W ha t G enre is T he C ru cib le c o nsid ere d? T he C ru cib le fa lls in to th e g enre o f h is to ric a l d ra m a. L ik e th e h is to ric a l n o ve l, th is ty p e o f p la y is b ase d o n r e al- li fe e ve nts b ut w ith fic tio na l e le m ents a dded. G ene ra lly a n a uth o r w ill u se s uch a fo rm at b eca use h e o r s he fin d s m odern o r co nte m pora ne ous p ara lle ls w ith th e p ast. M ille r s e es th e ... S olu tio n T he C ru cib le ...