What are 3 character traits for Shmuel from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Shmuel is a rather timid individual.He lives in constant fear of being beaten by the Nazi guards, and he is hesitant to disobey their orders. He tells Bruno that if the guards see him sitting by the fence, he'll get in trouble. Shmuel mentions to Bruno that the Nazi guards are bad people and tells him that Lieutenant Kotler scares him. When he is given the task of washing shot glasses at Bruno's house,...

Shmuel is a rather timid individual. He lives in constant fear of being beaten by the Nazi guards, and he is hesitant to disobey their orders. He tells Bruno that if the guards see him sitting by the fence, he'll get in trouble. Shmuel mentions to Bruno that the Nazi guards are bad people and tells him that Lieutenant Kotler scares him. When he is given the task of washing shot glasses at Bruno's house, Bruno offers him a piece of chicken. Shmuel is hesitant to accept the chicken because he fears Lieutenant Kotler will find out. Unfortunately, Kotler accuses Shmuel of stealing from the fridge and punishes him.

Shmuel can also be described as melancholy. Bruno mentions that Shmuel typically has a look of sorrow on his face and rarely smiles. Shmuel is described as having "an enormous pair of sad eyes," and Bruno thinks that he has never seen a skinnier or "sadder boy" in his life (Boyne 107). On several occasions, Shmuel describes difficult, unhappy situations, such as leaving Poland and being bullied. He mentions to Bruno that he does not enjoy living behind the fence and wishes that he could leave.

Shmuel is also a forgiving individual. In Chapter 15, Bruno lies to Lieutenant Kotler and claims that he does not know Shmuel. Bruno also tells Kotler that he has never seen Shmuel before in his life. Shmuel ends up being beaten by Kotler because Bruno lied. After almost a week passes by, Bruno finally sees Shmuel and asks Shmuel if he will forgive him. Shmuel quickly tells Bruno that it is all right and smiles to signify that he has forgiven Bruno.

What are the values presented in the story, "All Summer in a Day"?

In this story, set on Venus, the sun only comes out for a short time once every seven years. Otherwise, it rains. The story argues for the value of tolerance by showing the effects of intolerance.

Only one child, Margot, among all the nine-year-olds in the classroom where the story is set remembers seeing the sun. Unlike the rest of them, she only came to Venus five years ago. She's different in other ways too:...

In this story, set on Venus, the sun only comes out for a short time once every seven years. Otherwise, it rains. The story argues for the value of tolerance by showing the effects of intolerance.

Only one child, Margot, among all the nine-year-olds in the classroom where the story is set remembers seeing the sun. Unlike the rest of them, she only came to Venus five years ago. She's different in other ways too: she is pale and frail and seems ghostly. Also, her parents might move back to earth because Venus doesn't agree with her, so her difference looks as if it is getting her privileges. The children are jealous of her and hate her for being different and not conforming to their ways. Just before the sun comes out, they lock in her a dark closet. 

The children enjoy the sun. It is a moment of paradise for them. After it ends, they remember Margot and release her, but they feel unhappy about what they have done. One of the messages of the story is that hurting people who are different comes back to haunt the perpetrators too. Their perfect day will forever be a little "clouded" by their uncomfortable memory of what they did to Margot. 

If the island in Lord of the Flies is considered a character, what traits does the island possess?

There are many ways one could view the island in Lord of the Flies if it were to be considered a character. Two of those are that the island would be another littlun or that the island would be a permissive parent. 

The island and the littluns have much in common. Both are natural and operate on an instinctive level, without much or any rational thought. We might say that both start out with pure and innocent hearts. The littluns have no malice for anyone; they are content to eat and play. Simon finds a peaceful hideaway in the jungle that could be compared to the island's heart; it is a contented and sweet-smelling place representing the untouched innocence of nature. The island, just like each of the littluns, deserves to be appreciated just because it is a unique creation. When the Ralph, Jack, and Simon explore the island in chapter 1, they find a bushes with "candle buds." Ralph and Jack disparage the buds because they have no utilitarian value. "You could't light them," Ralph says, and "We can't eat them," says Jack. Yet Simon realizes they are special just because they are, and he names them. In the same way, the older boys tend to ignore the littluns and don't even learn their names because they don't contribute to the society. As the novel progresses, both the littluns and the island suffer at the hands of the older boys as they descend into savagery. At least one littlun is killed, and the others are taken over by Jack when he creates his own tribe. Similarly, the heart of the island, Simon's getaway, becomes corrupted by the boys when they place the pig's head on a stick next to it. Eventually, the boys use the island to carry out the murder of Piggy by rolling down a big rock on him. And at the end of the book, the island is in danger of being destroyed by fire from the boys. Although both the littluns and the island begin in innocence, they are sucked in and contaminated by the savagery of the older boys.

Another way of viewing the island as a character is to think of it as a permissive parent. It provides everything the boys need for their physical lives, but it provides no instruction or guidance to them with regard to their social or spiritual development. This absence of moral training creates a vacuum which can be filled by darkness and evil. Golding shows that children who are left to their own devices without moral guidance will descend into savagery. Parents who provide for a child's physical needs and ignore their moral training may find that moral depravity will eventually lead to the child's destruction. 

Depending on one's preference, the island could be a littlun or a permissive parent.

What does the narrator mean when she says she owes her mother her existence "three times" in "The Leap"?

The narrator means that her mother saved her own life or her daughter’s life three times.

The story describes a trapeze artist’s daughter. She explains the impact her mother had on her life, specifically by saving her life. The narrator feels that her mother is a very unique and interesting person, and she wishes she knew her better.

The first time her mother saved her life, she actually saved herself. In saving herself, she saved...

The narrator means that her mother saved her own life or her daughter’s life three times.

The story describes a trapeze artist’s daughter. She explains the impact her mother had on her life, specifically by saving her life. The narrator feels that her mother is a very unique and interesting person, and she wishes she knew her better.

The first time her mother saved her life, she actually saved herself. In saving herself, she saved her unborn daughter.  Her mother saved her life by avoiding an accident during a big windstorm.

The first time was when she saved herself. In the town square a replica tent pole, cracked and splintered, now stands cast in concrete. It commemorates the disaster that put our town smack on the front page of the Boston and New York tabloids.

Her mother was in a trapeze accident when lightning struck while she was performing. The narrator considers this the second time her life was saved, because it was in the hospital after the accident that her mother met her father.

I owe my existence, the second time then, to the two of them and the hospital that brought them together. That is the debt we take for granted since none of us asks for life. It is only once we have it that we hang on so dearly.

If her mother had died, or had not been in the accident at all, her mother and father would not have met and the narrator would not exist. So again, while saving her own life her mother saved hers, by creating the possibility of her being born.

The third time her mother saved her life was the most spectacular. There was a fire, and the narrator was trapped inside. She was only seven years old, but there was no chance of rescue. Since the firefighters could do nothing, her mother took a literal leap of faith to save her.

I didn't see her leap through air, only heard the sudden thump and looked out my window. She was hanging by the backs of her heels from the new gutter we had put in that year, and she was smiling. I was not surprised to see her, she was so matter-of-fact.

The narrator’s mother is clearly an amazing woman. Telling this story is her way of attempting to get closer to her. Her mother faces many close calls. The narrator recounts the impact that her mother had on her life through the most spectacular events in her mother’s life.

Why was Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite?

Thomas Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, is remembered for having been a worldly man and a strong believer in the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However, he was criticized in his own time and continues to be a subject of criticism today, being labelled as a hypocrite. Though Jefferson valued religious and social freedoms, he felt that this only applied to somepeople. Despite...

Thomas Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, is remembered for having been a worldly man and a strong believer in the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However, he was criticized in his own time and continues to be a subject of criticism today, being labelled as a hypocrite. Though Jefferson valued religious and social freedoms, he felt that this only applied to some people. Despite his writing that the slave trade was abominable, he did not believe all men were created equal, and owned hundreds of slaves at his estate of Monticello. 

When Jefferson wrote that "all men are created equal," what he really meant was that all free men were created equal. What's more, Jefferson fostered a hierarchy among the slaves he kept, offering more generous pay to some, and nothing but the minimum of food and clothing to others. Those who worked in the house or were favored for other reasons earned a higher pay, breeding conflict and resentment among the slave-laborers on his estate. Jefferson's actions assert that while he thought all free men were created equal, enslaved peoples were to be organized by their merit.

How does Macbeth demonstrate inner conflict in Act V, Scene 5?

In Act V, Scene 5, Macbeth learns of his wife's suicide and is perturbed by the news. The news forces him to focus his attention on the meaning of life:

Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

Macbeth embraces nihilistic...

In Act V, Scene 5, Macbeth learns of his wife's suicide and is perturbed by the news. The news forces him to focus his attention on the meaning of life:

Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth embraces nihilistic ideas and is utterly disillusioned by the life he has been leading. He proclaims that life is fleeting and that man is nothing but a bad actor who is quickly forgotten when he dies. According to Macbeth, life is meaningless. And people are fools (this could be a reference to himself, as he is fooled and manipulated by the witches and his wife into murdering Duncan) whose lives turn out to be futile. We are all quickly forgotten as if we never existed.

It is Macbeth's fault that his life has become so futile. He allowed himself to embrace corruption and evil, and, as a result, he has lost his inner peace, stability, and support.

What things on Earth need to be conserved?

Well, the list of the things that need to be conserved on Earth is going to be very long. I am only listing some of these for reference.

• Water: Among all of the resources, water is probably the most precious one. Unlike many other resources, it cannot be created. We not only need to conserve water, but also its quality.


• Air: Similar to water, air is also needed for our existence and we need to control and conserve its quality as well.


• Fuels: Specifically, fossil fuels need to be conserved. These include coal and petroleum, among others. They have served as the main source of energy for fueling our industrialization and development. We need to conserve them for future generations' sake.


• Wildlife: This needs to be conserved as well. Our actions have already caused countless species to become endangered and extinct. They need to be conserved to prevent that disastrous effects on the ecosystem that would occur, and are occurring, when some species go extinct.


• Plants: These need to be conserved as they are the primary source of food and oxygen for organisms, and make up the base of all ecosystems.


• Soil: This is the surface where plants grow and hence needs to be conserved to maintain its fertility. 

So many more things can be added to this list. 

Hope this helps.