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W ha t a re th e fu nd am enta l d iffe re nce s b etw een L ee's a nd L ong str e et's s tr a te gy in th e C iv il W ar? In o rd er to u nd ers ta nd T he C iv il W ar o ne m ust u nd ers ta nd th a t th e d estr u ctiv e c a pacity o f a lo st c a use w ill o nly fu rth e r d estr o y th e h o pe o f r e co ncili a tio n.J a m es L ong str e et a nd R obert E . L ee b oth fig htin g fo r th e C onfe dera cy, w ith a ll d ue re sp ect, e pito m iz e w ha t h a pp...

W ha t a re th e fu nctio ns o f u nha ppin e ss in W aitin g fo r G odot b y S am ue l B ecke tt? W hy? G iv e e vid ence . If y o u c a n p re se nt q oute s o r in cid ents o f w he re fu nctio ns o f u nha ppin e ss a re p re se nt th a t w ill b e o f g re at h e lp . I w ould li k e to s e e m ore th a n o ne a nsw er. I th in k th a t th e fu nctio n o f u nha ppin e ss is a c ritic a l e le m ent in B ecke tt's w ork . T he id ea o f w aitin g fo r s o m eth ...

W ha t a re th e fu nctio ns o f a c o m pute r? T he fo ur b asic fu nctio ns o f a c o m pute r a re : in p ut, s to ra ge, p ro ce ssin g , a nd o utp ut. T he c o m pute r o pera te s a cco rd in g to in str u ctio ns s to re d in its o w n m em ory u nit a nd c a n a cce pt in p utte d d ata , p ro ce ss th a t d ata a rith m etic a lly ; a nd th ro ug h se que nce -b ase d lo gic , it c a n p ro duce in fo rm atio n a nd s to re th e r e sult s fo r fu tu re u se . A l...

W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f s e x in Bra ve N ew W orld ? In Bra ve N ew W orld s e x h a s b een d eco up le d fr o m lo ve a nd c hild bearin g . It is e ng aged in p ure ly fo r fu n. C hild re n a re e nco ura ged to s ta rt e xp lo rin g s e x a t a y o ung a ge, s uch a s s ix o r s e ve n, a nd th e o ld w orld ( i.e . H uxle y's tim e p erio d, th e la te 1 920s/e arly 1 930s) in w hic h... S olu tio n In Bra ve N ew W orld se x h a s b een d eco up le...

W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f p ub li c a rt in s o cie ty ? P ub li c a rt is o n d is p la y fo r th e p eople to s e e a nd a ppre cia te . P ub li c a rt c a n b e u se d to c e le bra te p ast e ve nts o r n a tio na l he ro es. P ub li c a rt p ro vid es m ore a cce ssib le h is to rie s to to uris ts th a n a nyth in g w ritte n in sid e o f a b ook. W hile p ub li c a rt ca nno t p ro vid e a fu ll o bje ctiv e v ie w o f a n... S olu tio n P ub li c a rt is ...

W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f a p encil s ha rp ene r? A n a ccura te d escrip tio n o f w ha t th e o bje ct d oes o r w ha t ...

W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f p aro die s in w ritin g ?W Hy d oes th e a uth o r u se th e m ? A p aro dy is a s p oof, a m ocke ry o f s o m eth in g . In li te ra tu re , p aro die s a re u se d to c ritic iz e a nd p oke fu n a t s o m eth in g . B y im ita tin g th e v e ry th in g th a t is th e o bje ct o f th e s p oof, a n a uth o r c a n c ritic iz e s o m eth in g in a h um oro us w ay. T ru ly s ucce ssfu l p aro die s a re s o m etim es n o t e ve n r e ...

W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f th e li ttlu ns in Lord o f th e F lie s ? T he li ttlu ns ( li ttle o ne s) p erfo rm tw o fu nctio ns in th e n o ve l. F ir s t, th e y s ym boli z e in no ce nce ; th e y a re to o y o ung to p artic ip ate in th e p ow er s tr u g gle s th a t th e o ld er b oys e ng age in . T he y a re li te ra lly in no ce nt c hild re n w ho m ere ly o bse rv e a nd o cca sio na l co m ment o n th e a c...

W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f th e E pis tle in B en J o nso n's V olp one ? B en J o nso n's c o m edic J a co bean p la y V olp one ( a n It a li a n w ord m eanin g " T he B ig F ox") is in tr o duce d w ith a n E pis tle (e pis tle m eans le tte r, e sp ecia lly a fo rm al o ne ) th a t s e ts th e p hilo so phic b ackg ro und fo r J o nso n's c ho ic e s o f s tr u ctu re fo r a nd p rin cip le s in V olp one . J o nso n th o ug ht a n e pis to la ry e xp la na ti...

W ha t fu nctio n d o th e H oboes in th e w ild ern e ss p ro vid e? C an y o u th in k o f a ny h is to ric a l p re ce dence to c o m pare th e m to ? I'm a b it s tu ck. T he m en in th e w ild ern e ss a re M onta g's w ay s ta tio n-a p oin t o f r e st b etw een 2 h a lv e s o f h is jo urn e y. T he y b eco m e h is surro gate fa m ily , o ffe rin g h is m ore a cce pta nce th a n h e 's e ve r k no w n. A fte r M onta g's e sca pe, h e c o m es a cro ss th e g...