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W ha t w as A bra ha m L in co ln 's fir s t m ain id ea? In c a se th is q ue stio n m eans s o m eth in g e ls e , s uch a s, w ha t w as h is fir s t c a use o r id ea in h is p oli tic a l li fe , th a t w ould b e to sto p th e e xp ansio n o f s la ve ry in to th e n e w ly a cq uir e d te rrito rie s in th e w est. L in co ln w as fir s t e le cte d...

W ha t w as it a bout O 'b rie n a nd th e g ir l c a use d S m ith to n o tic e d th e m ? w in sto n r e ali z e s th a t h e fe lt n e ce ssity to b egin w ritin g th e d ia ry b eca use o f h a te w eek in cid ent a nd tw o p eople w ho w ere th e re . S peakin g o f J uli a , W in sto n n a rra te s: He d is li k e d n e arly a ll w om en, a nd e sp ecia lly th e y o ung a nd p re tty o ne s. It w as a lw ays th e w om en, a nd a bove a ll th e y o ung o ne...

In A W rin kle in T im e, wha t w arn in g d oes M rs . W hic h g iv e th e c hild re n a s s he le ave s th e m a lo ne o n C am azo tz ? W he n th e th re e s tr a ng e la die s, M rs . W ho , M rs . W hic h, a nd M rs . W ha ts it, le ave th e c hild re n a lo ne o n C am azo tz , th e y e ach g iv e th e m w ord s o f a dvic e a nd w arn in g . M rs . W hic h te lls th e m e xp li c itly to g o d ow n in to th e to w n, a nd to g o to geth e r. S he re ite ra te s...

W ha t is th e g ia nt p and a's n ic he ( in clu d e its s ym bio tic r e la tio nship s it h a s w ith o th e r o rg anis m s in its c o m munity ) T he p and a li v e s in A sia a nd C hin a a nd li v e s in th e m ounta in s. T he y u se d to li v e in th e lo w la nd s b ut b eca use o f d efo re sta tio n th e y h a ve b een fo rc e d u p in to th e m ounta in s. P and a a re s o li ta ry s o th e y r e ally d o n o t h a ve r e la tio nshi...

W ha t is th e g ho st o f K in g H am le t's p urp ose in th e p la y? W as h e e ve r th e re o r w as h e ju st a p art o f H am le t's in ne r co nscie nce ? W he re a re s o m e g ood s ite s to fin d in fo rm atio n? C once rn in g S ha ke sp eare 's Ham le t , th e G ho st's p urp ose in th e p la y is to a ve ng e h is o w n d eath . T he G ho st is th e g ho st o f H am le t's fa th e r, w ho w as k ille d b y C la ud iu s. T he g ho st te lls H am l...

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...