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T o w ha t e xte nt is R ain sfo rd c ha ra cte r illu m in a te d d urin g th e c o urs e o f th e s to ry ? R ain sfo rd s ta rts o ut a s a c o ld h unte r th a t d oes n o t th in k a bout h is g am e, b ut r a th e r th e jo y o f h untin g . In th e fir s t c o up le o f p ara gra phs, R ain sfo rd v e ry b lu ntly s a ys th a t h e d oesn't c a re w ha t th e ja gua r th in ks, b eca use th e ja gua r is ju st a n a nim al. It d oesn't k no w its b ein g ... ...

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T o w ha t e xte nt is H am le t's w ill fr e e? H is " to b e o r n o t to b e" s p eech, is a bout th e w ill to li v e . It is h is c ho ic e w he th e r to li v e ( b e) o r n o t, s o h is fr e e w ill s ta rts w ith th is m ost fu nd am enta l c ho ic e . In ch oosin g to 'n o t e xis t,' h e 'd b e e sca pin g th e e xte rn a l fo rc e s o f h is to ry w hic h h a ve p ut... S olu tio n H is " to b e o r n o t to b e" s p eech, is a bout th e w ill t...

In A S epara te P eace , to w ha t e xte nt is G ene in d eed " P hin e as-fille d," p osse sse d o f s im pli c ity , h a rm ony, a nd u nity o f cha ra cte r? O ne o f th e n o ve l's c o m ple xitie s is its s hiftin g p oin t o f v ie w . S om etim es w e a re li s te nin g to G ene th e s e ve nte en-y e ar-o ld D evo n s tu d ent; s o m etim es w e h e ar th e n a rra tiv e a nd in te rp re ta tio n o f e ve nts fr o m G ene a s th e th ir ty -tw o-y e ar-o ld w...

T o w ha t e xte nt is E ve li n e 's r e fu sa l to b oard th e s hip b ase d o n h e r ju d gm ent a nd w ill? H as s he decid ie d n o t to g o? It is h a rd to ju d ge E ve li n e in b la ck a nd w hite . W e k no w th a t s he h a d a c ha ng e, fr o m s ub m is siv e a nd s ub se rv ie nt, to d are devil d re am er, a nd th e n b ack to s ub m is siv e a nd s ub se rv ie nt. S he b ase d h e r ju d gem ent o n h e r in ne r fe ar o f c ha ng e, a nd o n th...

T o w hat e xte n t d oes t h e W ar o n T erro ris m r e p re sen t a b re ak w it h p re vio us U nit e d S ta te s f o re ig n a n d d efe n se p olic y? In s o m e w ays it is a b re ak, a nd in o th e rs it is a c o ntin ua tio n. It is a b re ak fr o m p ast fo re ig n p oli c y, a t le ast in r e ce nt d eca des, in th a t w e a re n a tio n b uild in g in A fg ha nis ta n a nd Ir a q to tr y to c o m bat fu tu re te rro ris m th e re . It is a ls o a b r...

T o w ha t e xte nt d oes th e te rm " ty p ew rite r ja zz" a pply to A lle n G in sb erg 's " H ow l" ? T he a uth o rs a nd p oets o f th e b eatn ik g ene ra tio n fr e que ntly r e fe r to ja zz m usic in th e ir w ritin g s, n o t o nly b y s p ecific a lly m entio nin g th e m usic a nd a rtis ts w ith in th e g enre , b ut a ls o b y th e m anne r in w hic h th e y c o m pose th e ir w ritte n p ie ce s. T he e ra o f ja zz th a t c o in cid ed w ith th e ...

T o w ha t e xte nt d oes s o cia l c la ss in flu e nce th e r e la tio nship o f D arc y a nd E li z a beth ? m ake r e fe re nce to c ha pte rs w he re th e in flu e nce o f s o cia l c la ss is e vid ent In P rid e a nd P re ju d ic e M r d arc y c o m es fr o m th e U pper c la sse s, o ld la nd ed c la sse s w ith p ow er th a t r e ste d in th e la nd . H e is a n a ris to cra t w ho fa r o uts tr ip s th e o th e rs a ro und h im , in clu d in g M r B in g le ...

T o w ha t e xte nt d oes r a ce , c a ste a nd r e li g io n b eco m e im porta nt in R oy's The G od o f S m all T hin gs ? T he th e m es o f th e no ve l. T he e le m ents y o u h a ve h ig hli g hte d a re in e xtr ic a bly in te rtw in e d w ith th e th e m es o f th e n o ve l. N ote h o w o ne o f th e c e ntr a l p lo t e le m ents , th e a ffa ir b etw een A m mu a nd V elu th a , b re aks s o m any ta boos. O ne o f th e in te re stin g s ty li s tic a sp e...

T o w ha t e xte nt d oes n a tu re ( b io lo gy) in flu e nce o ur a ctio ns, a nd to w ha t e xte nt d oes n urtu re ( u p brin g in g , e nvir o nm ent) in flu e nce o ur a ctio ns? T his is a c la ssic a rg um ent in b io lo gy. Is D NA ( n a tu re ) m ore im porta nt to th e fin a l p ro duct o r is n urtu re ( e nvir o nm ent) ? T he a nsw er is e asy a t th e e xtr e m es. F or e xa m ple , s o m eone w ho is 3 '6 " w ill n e ve r m ake it in th e N BA, n o m ...