A nature and sources of data

A nature and sources of data Methodology Nature and sources of data The specific data required for this study were from primary and secondary sources. Secondary data were obtained from the Ibadan North Local Government Authority and Ibadan Waste Management Board. Analogue map of the study area was obtained from the Local Government headquarters. Land use map (1995), road map, elevation data, rail line data were made available from Ibadan Waste Management Board. A field visit was paid in order to determine the names of features on the analogue map in the attribute field of the digitised copy. GPS was used to capture points on ground for analysis. Hardware and Software The hardware used in this study included PC Pentium IV (RAM 250 MB, HD 2 GB), HP DeskJet 1220C color printer, HP Scanjet 2400, Logic Trace digitiser, Sony digital camera (8mp) and Garmin E trex 12 channels GPS receiver. The software used in preparing and analysis of the data included MS Excel, ArcView 3.3 with Network Analyst and Super decision for the AHP aspect. Digitising The base map was transformed into digital map for use in GIS by digitising using the platform of ArcView 3.3 GIS software. Digitising a map means converting an analogue map into a digital form by encoding the spatial coordinates of features on the map through the process of on-screen digitising. A digital map that is recognised by the computer in a GIS environment is the end-product of this exercise. Data analysis Five major GIS spatial operations were performed to achieve the set of objective for this project. These are, buffering, overlay, query, network analysis and nearest neighbourhood analysis Buffering It is a spatial analysis known as proximity analysis, generating zones of a given distance around a feature theme. It forms a polygon around a point, line or polygon theme by locating its boundaries at a specified distance. GIS can create buffer zones around selected features. The roads and rails were buffered at a radius of 100m (Javaheri 2006) while the streets were buffered at a radius of 30m. Overlay Overlay was performed to identify areas that meet all the set criteria and to show areas that do not meet the criteria. GIS can overlay different pieces of information. It helps in understanding the association between network analysis and specific geographic features. Ibadan North map and other data were overlaid to get possible sites. Query This command is used to answer the question of ‘what is and where is in GIS. The land use was queried to get the open space while the elevation was queried to get the suitable elevation. Network analysis Arc view Network Analyst is a powerful extension that provides network-based spatial analysis including routing, travel directions, closest facility, etc. This was made use of in this study to show the possible routes of connection from the transfer stations to the disposal site. Nearest Neighbour Analysis The nearest neighbour analysis helps to determine the nature of the distribution of the features which can be clustered or scattered. It is employed in this study to determine the pattern of skip distribution. If the index is less than 1, the pattern exhibits clustering and if greater than 1, the trend is toward dispersion. Cartographic model ‘The cartographic model is simply a graphical representation of data and procedures used in a study (Eastman 1995). It is a set of interacting ordered map operations that act on raw data as well as derive intermediate data to simulate a spatial decision making process (Tomlin, 1990). It shows all the layers of information starting with the base maps on the left and ending with the end product on the right. Its purposes are to help the analyst organise and structure the procedures that the analysis to be performed in a study will require and to identify the data needed to complete them. LU= Land-use The above cartographic model was constructed based on the following parameters: The land use maps was queried because site location must fall outside the land use areas so that settlement will not be polluted by the exhume/stench from the waste. The roads and rail were buffered at a distance of 100m and the streets were buffered at a distance of 30meters to create a good distance between them and the landfill site. The elevation was queried to get an elevation greater than or equal to 222meters so that it will not be located in an area that is too low because of water flow. Questionnaire Questionnaires were designed to seek public opinion as they include part of decision-making in a study such as this. 720 questionnaires were distributed among the various stakeholders, which include the public, planners and officials of Ibadan Municipal Government and Waste Management Board. In order to identify the criteria for siting, opinions from planners were required. Questionnaires were given out to 10 experts as part of public participation. Questionnaires were also distributed among the people living in the major areas where skips were to be allocated. These areas include, Oje market, Gbenla, Adeoyo, Danadaru, Premier Hotel, Jemebewon, Poly road, Cultural Centre, Bodija, Ikolaba, Oyo Secretariat. 60% of the questionnaires were distributed around the southern part as it was observed during field visit that most illegal dumpsites are around that area. Criteria for selection To arrive at the selection criteria for choosing a site for landfill, relevant literature and decision makers opinion were sought. Site must be close to at least a street with a buffer of 30m (Decision makers preference) Site must not be too far from a transfer station (Decision makers preference) Site must be 3km from residential areas, with the exception of areas with barriers (trees, hills, etc.) (Banar et al. 2007). There should be a minimum distance of 100m between site and roads (Decision makers preference, Javaheri et al. 2006) Site must be on a suitable soil. Site should be constructed in areas which do not have an important economic or ecological value (Lober 1995, Siddiqui et al. 1996). The AHP component Finally, in the second step, a decision hierarchical structure using the AHP was developed and implemented to rank the two suitable sites according to their suitability for landfill siting. The AHP can assist in identifying and weighting selection of criteria and expediting the process of decision making (Sener 2010). Preferences of decision makers can be included in a planning problem within an AHP. The problems then structured in a hierarchical form to allow for weighting of the preferences by pairwise comparisons (Phua and Minowa 2005). The AHP typically involves establishing a graphical representation of problem as a hierarchy, weighting the elements at each level of the hierarchy and calculating the weights (Phua and Minowa 2005). The AHP methodology compares criteria or alternatives with respect to a criterion, in a natural, pairwise mode. To achieve this, the AHP uses a fundamental scale of absolute numbers (Table 3.2) that has been tested in practice and validated by physical and decision problem experiments. It is perhaps the most widely used decision making approach today. The AHP is generally used to support other methodologies such as in deciding how many servers to employ in a queuing situation taking into account factors like costs, waiting times and human frustration. Several other applications include resource allocation, forecasting, etc. The Super Decisions software (Saaty 2003) was used in developing the AHP model. A Super Decisions model generally comprises clusters of elements rather than elements arranged in levels. Clusters contain node which represent the elements in them. For example, the criteria for siting a landfill may include proximity to transportation networks, proximity to waste collection centres, etc. These represent the nodes in the ‘Criteria cluster. When a line joins a cluster with another cluster, it means the nodes in both clusters are connected together. The main aim of using the AHP is to assign weights to criteria and come out with the best alternative.

Hills Like White Elephants

Everyday people make decisions that affect their future lives. Do people make the right decisions? What makes a decision a right one? What may be right to some, may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong decisions but those that people choose and believe to be right varying from each individual. In Hemingway's realistic story, Hills Like White Elephants, Jig attempts to make a crucial change in her life by making the right decision, but is unable to because of her weak characteristic flaws. Hills Like White Elephants†, by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story published in 1927, which is set at a train station in Spain. In this story the reader eavesdrops on a conversation held by â€Å"the American and the girl with him†. Most of the story is predominately dialogue between the two characters. During this conversation, the reader may determine that the couple is at a critical point in their lives when they must make a life-or-death decision on whether the woman should have an abortion. Jig is indecisive about her decision. Even though she realizes the possibilities, she has difficulties letting go of old habits, has a low self-esteem that leads to her being submissive, and puts up a frail fight by hiding her feelings behind her sarcastic comments. Jig faces an immense decision that will change her future. She must choose between the old and the new lifestyle. It is hard for her to let go of old habits that consists of taking no responsibility and the sole intention of seeking pleasure. She must go from a young worry free rebel to a stable adult taking responsibility. It's a hard process since there are three steps to changing: realization, doing the deed, and committing to the change. She definitely realizes she needs to change, but only goes that far. The climax of the story appears when Jig is agitated by their irritating conversation and their romantic relationship. She begins to question about their uncertain future and his true feelings for her. She seems persuaded by the American when she comments on her willingness to do the operation despite her wants and needs because â€Å"she doesn’t care† about herself. At the same time, Jig begins to realize that life may not turn out the way she had planned. She likes to try new things, like the drink, but is often disappointed in the end. She indicates that it is too late for him to make things better. The American believes that Jig is being reasonable for not wanting to having the â€Å"simple† operation done so they can â€Å"be all right and be happyâ€Å" again. He informs her that he has â€Å"known lots of people that have done it† in order to convince her to have the â€Å"awfully simple† operation. He says that the pregnancy is â€Å"the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing that's made us unhappy. † He sees the whole issue as â€Å"simple† because he does not understand the real problem that is causing the misery. When he finally leaves Jig to get their bags for the train, he observes that the other people are â€Å"waiting reasonably for their train† because in his mind, Jig is the one to blame their troubles because she is â€Å"unreasonably waiting† for a future that he cannot imagine having with her. Ironically, he is unreasonable one because he is the one causing the problems by wanting the abortion. Jig realizes that their withering relationship is not the result of her pregnancy but the result of their failure to understand each other. She realizes that they are incompatible as a couple to have a family together. Even if she does have the abortion, she can no longer stay with him because he can never give her what she longs for. Hemingway leaves the reader wondering about their final destination. He chooses the setting in the valley of the Ebro to symbolize the couple’s situation and options in life. They are on the sunless and barren side of the mountain where they can only see hills that looks like white elephants. At the end of the story, the American remarks â€Å"I'd better take the bags over to the other side of the station,† the side where there is growth and life. The train is representative of two different directions if life, however is unclear whether this signifies that the man has changed his mind about the abortion, or that Jig has decided to go through with the operation and leave him so they have to live separate lives. Jig has desires to change and to live a different life because she is aware of it. She is ready and willing to experience a different life while her lover is not. If so many women were to take that to heart. You should not have to chose someone else’s happiness over your own. We set our paths and no one should think that they have te right to make your own life decisions. If we make a mistake it is our mistake. Life is to precious to waste. Hills Like White Elephants Everyday people make decisions that affect their future lives. Do people make the right decisions? What makes a decision a right one? What may be right to some, may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong decisions but those that people choose and believe to be right varying from each individual. In Hemingway's realistic story, Hills Like White Elephants, Jig attempts to make a crucial change in her life by making the right decision, but is unable to because of her weak characteristic flaws. Hills Like White Elephants†, by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story published in 1927, which is set at a train station in Spain. In this story the reader eavesdrops on a conversation held by â€Å"the American and the girl with him†. Most of the story is predominately dialogue between the two characters. During this conversation, the reader may determine that the couple is at a critical point in their lives when they must make a life-or-death decision on whether the woman should have an abortion. Jig is indecisive about her decision. Even though she realizes the possibilities, she has difficulties letting go of old habits, has a low self-esteem that leads to her being submissive, and puts up a frail fight by hiding her feelings behind her sarcastic comments. Jig faces an immense decision that will change her future. She must choose between the old and the new lifestyle. It is hard for her to let go of old habits that consists of taking no responsibility and the sole intention of seeking pleasure. She must go from a young worry free rebel to a stable adult taking responsibility. It's a hard process since there are three steps to changing: realization, doing the deed, and committing to the change. She definitely realizes she needs to change, but only goes that far. The climax of the story appears when Jig is agitated by their irritating conversation and their romantic relationship. She begins to question about their uncertain future and his true feelings for her. She seems persuaded by the American when she comments on her willingness to do the operation despite her wants and needs because â€Å"she doesn’t care† about herself. At the same time, Jig begins to realize that life may not turn out the way she had planned. She likes to try new things, like the drink, but is often disappointed in the end. She indicates that it is too late for him to make things better. The American believes that Jig is being reasonable for not wanting to having the â€Å"simple† operation done so they can â€Å"be all right and be happyâ€Å" again. He informs her that he has â€Å"known lots of people that have done it† in order to convince her to have the â€Å"awfully simple† operation. He says that the pregnancy is â€Å"the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing that's made us unhappy. † He sees the whole issue as â€Å"simple† because he does not understand the real problem that is causing the misery. When he finally leaves Jig to get their bags for the train, he observes that the other people are â€Å"waiting reasonably for their train† because in his mind, Jig is the one to blame their troubles because she is â€Å"unreasonably waiting† for a future that he cannot imagine having with her. Ironically, he is unreasonable one because he is the one causing the problems by wanting the abortion. Jig realizes that their withering relationship is not the result of her pregnancy but the result of their failure to understand each other. She realizes that they are incompatible as a couple to have a family together. Even if she does have the abortion, she can no longer stay with him because he can never give her what she longs for. Hemingway leaves the reader wondering about their final destination. He chooses the setting in the valley of the Ebro to symbolize the couple’s situation and options in life. They are on the sunless and barren side of the mountain where they can only see hills that looks like white elephants. At the end of the story, the American remarks â€Å"I'd better take the bags over to the other side of the station,† the side where there is growth and life. The train is representative of two different directions if life, however is unclear whether this signifies that the man has changed his mind about the abortion, or that Jig has decided to go through with the operation and leave him so they have to live separate lives. Jig has desires to change and to live a different life because she is aware of it. She is ready and willing to experience a different life while her lover is not. If so many women were to take that to heart. You should not have to chose someone else’s happiness over your own. We set our paths and no one should think that they have te right to make your own life decisions. If we make a mistake it is our mistake. Life is to precious to waste.

Rumored Hype on Good English Essay Topics Revealed

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William Shakespeare s A Good Game - 1794 Words

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The Cumulative Cost Of Additional Wakefulness Dose...

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To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Free Essays

Many people don’t realize it, but our world matures with age, and the people along with it. Society’s attitudes towards things, its moral education, and its general opinion on the world have all changed to adapt to the problems of today. In Harper’s Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee shows how the world was before our moral development, and the evilness that the world once lived in. We will write a custom essay sample on To Kill a Mockingbird Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now To Kill A Mockingbird shows the causes and effects of injustice through oppression of the innocent, racism, and existence of social inequality. Throughout the novel, a symbol of â€Å"mockingbird† appears. The title â€Å"To Kill a Mockingbird† has a true meaning to it, and that is: the oppression of the innocent. Miss Maudie explains in the novel that, â€Å"’Mockingbirds don’t do one thing, but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. ‘† In the novel, the mockingbirds are innocent people who are harmed by injustice, and in unnecessary ways. Several times in the novel, the oppression of the innocent is displayed. Jem for one, is a mockingbird. He is innocent, but assaulted by Bob Ewell, purely on vengeance, only because Atticus defended Tom Robinson, and he wanted to get pay back. Boo Radley is also a mockingbird. He is emotionally damaged by his cruel father as a child, but everyone leads to believe that he is a creepy maniac. Scout mentions near the end of the book, â€Å"’Well it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it? ‘† (page 370) This refers to Boo Radley and how Scout feels if they were to hurt Boo Radley anymore; he has suffered enough from their injustice community. Another mockingbird is Tom Robinson. He was charged guilty of raping May Ewell, even though he was likely to be not guilty. There was not enough evidence against him, but he was still convicted. After his death, Mr. Underwood compares his murder to â€Å"the senseless slaughter of songbirds†. This is once again, referring to mockingbirds, and the oppression of the innocent. In the town of Maycomb, the existence of social inequality is very, very vibrant. Everyone is Maycomb is on a social standing pyramid. Depending where you are on the pyramid determines how much respect you’ll receive from the towns folk. For example, in the novel, Aunt Alexandra forbids Scout to invite Walter Cunningham over for dinner. The following quote from Aunt Alexandra describes why: â€Å"’Jean Lousie, there is no doubt in my mind that they’re good folks. But they’re not our kind of folks. ‘† (page 299) This represents that Aunt Alexandra and the Finches are higher up on the social standings, therefore making the Cunningham’s lower, and not in he same social class. The Finches are on pretty much the top of the social standings, with the towns people below them. The farmers, like the Cunningham’s are lower than the towns people. Below them are the Ewells, disrespectful and inferior. And even farther below them are the Negroes or coloured folk. During the day of the trial, people sat in the square to eat lunch. Only the people in the same social class would sit together. This quote from Scout represents just that: â€Å"In a far corner of the square, the Negroes sat quietly in the sun. † (page 214) This shows that the Negroes sat together because they are in the same social class, which is indeed the lowest in Maycomb. With that in mind, people like Bob Ewell, can take advantage of that. He picks on those who are below him because he wants to make himself feel more powerful, like bullies do. This shows the effects of inequality of social classes in Maycomb. Racism is also a factor of social inequality, and is a huge element in To Kill A Mockingbird. It is displayed by almost every character in the book with racial slurs, and derogatory terms, many of which refer to Tom Robinson. For example, this quote from Cecil Jacobs verbally harasses Tom Robinson: â€Å"’My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an’ that nigger oughta hang from the water tank. ‘† (page 102) Although it may seem like only the white people are being racist to the coloured folk, it’s also the other way around as well. Jem and Scout experience this first hand. When they go to the First Purchase Church with Calpurnia, the people there did not accept them because of their different skin colour. So just like the expression, â€Å"what’s go around comes around. † Although, this does not happen often between the two skin colours because there is a huge segregation between them. They live in completely different areas of Maycomb because the coloured folk are isolated from the white people, unless you work for a white person. That brings us to how coloured folk are not aloud to be employed to anything they want. They’re basically slaves to the white people, and do not have the choice to do what they heart desires. Although we have matured from this stage, there is still quite a bit of racism in today’s world. To Kill A Mocking has taught many of the past generation and even the new generation many lessons about injustice. This novel shows the causes and effects of injustice through oppression of the innocent, racism, and existence of social inequality. Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird, made many people realize how unjust the world was and still is in some countries. With one step at a time, there will soon be a day without any injustice or crime in the world thanks to moral messages like this novel. How to cite To Kill a Mockingbird Essay, Essays To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Free Essays Over the course of three years, a seemingly quiet town faced the unexpected. A fruitless trial was held, innocence was lost, blood was shed, and an unlikely friend emerged. Written by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the city of Macomb during the sass. We will write a custom essay sample on To Kill a Mockingbird Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now The book tells the story through the childish views of Jean Louse Finch (Scout), as she and her brother Gem face Instances of human evil. Alongside the two is their father Tactics, who gradually teaches the two to fight against their own well-being and do what they feel is right. In the story, Lee demonstrates Scout’s personality growth through her newfound morals, ability to look past misconceptions morals, and rejection of gender stereotypes. Scout gradually acquires moral values by learning how to reduce her urge to resort to unnecessary violence. Concerned, Tactics lectures Scout about her tendency of fighting with classmates: â€Å"†¦ You Just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t let ‘me get your goat† (Lee 76). Tactics disapproves of Scout’s quick decisions of resorting to violence and asks her to earn to control her temper. Due to Scout being young, Tactics is worried about the consequences that come with getting into fights frequently and because he worries that Scout will follow a wrong path. After the talk, Scout does in fact obey his advice about controlling her temper and walks away from a fight: â€Å"l drew bead on him, remembered what Tactics had said, then dropped my fists and walked away, ‘Scout’s a coward! ‘ ringing in my ears. It was the first time I had ever walked away from a fight. Somehow, if I fought Cecil I would let Tactics down. Tactics so rarely asked Gem and me to do something for him, I could take being called a coward for him† (Lee 76). Scout, for the first time In her inure life, walked away from a fight all because of what Tactics had said earlier. She showed that she is growing up by being able to keep herself under control of her emotions. Finch’s thought of personal honor is shifted from flitting being a solution to being able to not cause an uproar for no reason. Though It seems to be the right decision at the time, unnecessary violence only makes matters worse. As the story progresses, Scout realizes that the stereotypical image of a lady isn’t what being a woman is about. Thinking over gender stereotypes, Scout talks to herself about not being handle the huge shift: â€Å"l felt the starched walls of a pink cotton penitentiary closing in on me, and for the second time in my life I thought of running away† (Lee 136). Scout takes Aunt Alexandra actions against her pants as being against her freedom. For Scout, being a lady-in-training means giving up all the things she Likes to do and replacing them with what others expect her to do, and he’ll have none of it. When Aunt Alexandra returns to her tea party with a serious look after hearing about Tom’s death, Scout sets her as a new example: â€Å"After all, if Aunt could be a lady at a time like this, so could l† (Lee 237). Looking at Aunt Alexandra, Scout took pride In following her lead. Though she still Isn’t comfortable with the guidelines that ladies must follow, Scout does pick up on the examples of the strong women in her life. Scout doesn’t ever abandon her tomboyish ways, but 1 OFF also acquires the ability to look past misconceptions. Speaking to herself, Scout thinks about how terrifying Arthur Raddled (Boo) must be: â€Å"Every night-sound I heard from my cot on the back porch was magnified three-fold; every scratch of feet on gravel was Boo Raddled seeking revenge, every passing Negro laughing in the night was Boo Raddled loose and after us; insects splashing against the screen were Boo Reader’s insane fingers picking the wire to pieces; the chicanery trees were malignant, hovering, alive† (Lee 55). Though Scout has never seen Boo before, she is quick to hint that he must be a frightening, violent person. Scout unknowingly connects something that she doesn’t know as ominous, and in Scout’s mind the whole world becomes dangerous-?every sound signaling a threat. After she met Boo, Scout looks back on how she previously treated Boo and regrets her actions: â€Å"Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad† (Lee 278). Once Scout realizes all of the things that Boo has done for her, she regrets not giving anything in return. As Scout begins to grow up, she is able to look at things in a new light. A part of maturing is learning to not Judge people at first glance, because the brightest of people could be found in the dark. Through To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch learned to avoid trouble, Just by following Attic’s orders on not causing n uproar with her fists. Through To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch learned that being a lady isn’t all about tea parties and frolicking in dresses, but it’s also about standing up for your own opinions. Above all, Jean Louise Finch learned that the unknown may not end up being such a scary thing after all. Maturity has a variety of definitions, but Scout learned hers as many others have-?through experience. She has matured immensely compared to how she was in the beginning of the story, but she is still only a mockingbird that has Just begun to sing. How to cite To Kill a Mockingbird Essay, Essays To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Free Essays Reading How To Kill A Mockingbird Anywhere you go in life you should always follow the moral of having to see things from others perspectives. This is a topic in a scene from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout, the main character, talks to her father Atticus about her teacher, Miss Caroline, telling her about how Scout needs to stop reading at home. We will write a custom essay sample on To Kill a Mockingbird Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now Harper Lee uses this scene to have Scout learn an important lesson which has to look at other people’s points of views in order to understand them. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses setting to show one of the major themes of the novel which is one cannot understand another until he looks at things from a different perspective. For example, Atticus tells Scout she will â€Å"get along better with all kinds of folk if she can consider things from his point of view- climb into his skin and walk around in it,† after Scout comes home from school which is where Miss Caroline had spoken to her about not having her read with Atticus. This creates the author’s effect because it helps Scout think about Miss Caroline’s point of view. The author may use this to develop the theme of racism because it shows that you should think about what other people may be thinking. This scene has an importance in characterization because it leads to having Scout learn coming of age. For example, â€Å"She had learned not to hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing, but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part. † We realize Scout is learning about Miss Caroline and why she would want her to stop reading at home. This creates the author’s effect because it shows Scout is growing up and she is thinking of other people’s point of view. The author may use this to develop the theme of coming of age because it shows that Scout had realized that she should think about the other person’s perspective. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses conflict to have Scout realize to understand a person’s choices. For example, â€Å"Bit by bit, I told him the day’s misfortunes,† Scout had said. â€Å"If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. † Atticus had informed Scout. This creates the author’s effect because it shows Scout conflict resulted in her learning about other people’s point of views. The author may use this to develop the theme of coming of age because it shows Scout realizing about Miss Caroline’s point of view. Harper Lee used setting, characterization and conflict to develop one of the major themes of the novel: in order to understand a person, you must look through their eyes. This important theme is shown throughout the whole novel. How to cite To Kill a Mockingbird Essay, Essay examples To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Free Essays To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Calpurnia has become the motherly figure in Scout’s life by teaching her lessons, morals and values. Calpurnia taught Scout to write when she was bored on a rainy day â€Å"Calpurnia was to blame for this†¦then copying out a chapter of the bible beneath† (p24). This shows Calpurnia is not just cooking and cleaning; she entertains her and has a special connection with her. We will write a custom essay sample on To Kill a Mockingbird Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now Another thing Calpurnia is doing for Scout is teaching her manners and mannerisms â€Å"†¦that boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear† (p32). Here Calpurnia shows Scout that she needs to be polite when they have company in their home. Calpurnia is more to Scout than a nanny: she is more like a mother to her. â€Å"Perhaps Calpurnia sensed that my day had been a grim one†¦ she knew I loved crackling bread† (p38). Cal has a motherly instinct with the Finch children and she knows when something is wrong in their lives just like a mother. Throughout the novel Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird it shows that Calpurnia is a major part of both Jem and Scouts life. She has taught them both so much from how to write to how they should be acting as they mature and if things were any different Jem and Scout probably would have turned out different due to the massive influence that Calpurnia has had on them. How to cite To Kill a Mockingbird Essay, Essay examples To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Free Essays Even though he is quite huh amble about his integrity and claims taking Tom’s case was just like taking any other case, it ha d to of taken courage to do such a thing. Tactics broke away from the mainstream by sticks Eng to his gut and did what was right. Following Tactics’ footsteps is Scout, Scout learns very quickly from her faith err the idea of courage and integrity. We will write a custom essay sample on To Kill a Mockingbird Essay or any similar topic only for you Order Now SCOUt learns these things at a very young age, although h she might not realize that her open mindedness takes a vast amount of courage. To truly u understand and give people a chance while being so young is inspiring. When Scout stands up for Walter Cunningham in class she knows she could get in trouble but does it anyway. This is the exact idea of Tactics’ definition of courage. Another character with plenty of brave examples is Tom Robinson, Tactics’ clip .NET. When Tom spoke in court about pitying the white girl (Male) he knew that it would nag err the others but he spoke his true feelings anyway. At the end of it all Tom gets sent to prison, he tries to escape hill knowing full well that he had a very small chance in succeeding but once e again he does it anyway. Tom knew he was â€Å"licked† but saw it through till the end. The Finch’s neighbor, mysterious Boo Raddled, does several unexpected acts of kindness that took a pretty good amount of courage. Boo doesn’t like going outside and bee Eng around a lot of people, but he makes some decisions that risk being outside and being by MO re people than usual. For example, Boo sees Scout, Jam, and Dill snooping around his proper TTY so he puts some resents in the hole off big tree for the children to have. Boo also saves Soc UT from a scalding fire by giving her a thick blanket, Boo could’ve badly hurt himself but he risks t hat to save an innocent child’s life. Not everyone would risk their own life for another’s, but Boo does just that which shows his amazing amount of courage and integrity. So, what is your definition of courage? Make it your goal to fulfill that define Zion multiple times just like Tactics, Scout, Tom, and Boo have. Harper Lee’s â€Å"To Kill a Mock inning† sis book about courage, and to aspire to be a good person. How to cite To Kill a Mockingbird Essay, Essays

Neutral tones by Thomas Hardy and Sonnet XVIII by William Shakespeare Essay Example For Students

Neutral tones by Thomas Hardy and Sonnet XVIII by William Shakespeare Essay William Shakespeares poem Shall I compare thee to a summers day? or Sonnet XVIII as it is commonly referred to was composed at the end of the sixteenth century in the renaissance period. It is an Elizabethan love sonnet. In this era, the people had a taste for witty poems with a common stance for the lover to woo his mistress. Thomas Hardys poem Neutral Tones was in contrast written on a later date during the Victorian era. Although the poems were written in very different time periods, they both share a similar relevance to their conception of love. Both poems are focused on love as their subject matter throughout, although this does not mean that they are alike in structure, form or style. In fact the opposite is true as the two poems contrast in their portrayal of love. Shakespeares poem Sonnet XVIII is in fact a sonnet comprising of fourteen iambic pentameter decasyllabic lines which are divided into three quatrains and one rhyming couplet. Hardys poem, in contrast, is written in four by four line stanzas. However both poems have a regular rhyming scheme, Shakespeares quatrains have alternate coupling rhymes contrasted to ABBA rhyming scheme, which has a definite end to each stanza, just like the end to the relationship. Sonnet XVIII uses positive language and is principally based around summer imagery, which gives a sense of a flourishing, prosperous relationship, in contrast with Neutral Tones which uses negative tones and winter imagery for Hardy to discuss his love affair with his mistress that appears to be a more than static relationship. The vowels used by both authors are somewhat significant to their portrayal of how their relationships unfolded. Shakespeare uses majorily sharp vowels -e, i, as an indication to his perfect love whereas Hardy uses softer, more dragging vowels -a, o, u, along with soft feminine rhymes, which provides a mood of melancholy and wistfulness and tells the reader that the love has gone from his mistress and he. A very interesting point in comparing these two poems is that Shakespeares poem is written in the present tense and is a poetic argument unfolding in front of us, whereas Hardys poem is in the past tense and is merely explaining what happened in the break up of the relationship. Shakespeares Sonnet XVIII opens with a witty, light-hearted tone- Shall I compare thee to a summers day? This first line is a rhetorical question, and shows the mistress as a woman full of charisma and allure. The rhetorical question gives a facetious and playful beginning to the sonnet and gives the impression of a thriving, loving, passionate relationship. The way, in which the opening line uses summer imagery, -Summers day- suggests the loving, amorous, ardent relationship, which Shakespeare intended to present to the readers. The speaker continues to express this love he feels for his mistress in the next line- Thou art more lovely and more temperate; gives the reader a sense of Shakespeare illustrating his mistress as a woman full of physical beauty, which is an analogy of how he feels intimately for her. All the language used here is positive, it is suggestive of how the mistress is more beautiful than a blossoming summers day. Following the theme of beauty and affectionateness, Shakespeare uses the phrase, Darling buds of May to tell her how much he cares about her, and this gives an indication of Shakespeares belief that their love has the potential to blossom, grow and develop: And summers lease hath all too short a date This line tells the reader how Shakespeare thinks that perhaps his mistress life is too short to fulfil the real potential of their love. This shows how Shakespeare loves her and expresses sadness at the thought that their love must one day come to an end. The quote -summers lease- is used to refer to his mistress being as gorgeous as summer and that her lease, a binding contract with an agreed date, is too short for him and their love. Throughout the following four lines the imagery of summer is shown to be fading away and turning dull all the time. Personification of the sun and the sky is used to signify this experience- Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmd The imagery eye of heaven is used to represent the sun. These two lines show how the sun is so beautiful with its gold complexion but although it is extremely attractive (too hot) it will die down and hide away from sight inevitably: And every fair from fair some-time declines The repetition of fair shows the happiness of both the season of summer and the woman talked about in the poem. This quote says that all good things however must come to an end some time. Shakespeare shows how he believes that their love could possibly end one day by chance despite how much they care for each other and feel for each other now- Metaphorical importance in the poem EssayHardy shows his readers how he failed to fully understand the relationship he was involved in through the next line- Over tedious riddles of years ago; This line is suggestive of the two people standing and talking about how their relationship went wrong. riddles of years ago implies that the relationship was a complicated one which ended a long time ago. The use of the word tedious implies that the relationship had become dull and burdensome upon the speaker. The line: And some words played between us to and fro is a symbolic line through it showing how the relationship was one argument. to and fro implies that the two could not talk as though in love but instead were constantly fighting in contrast to Shakespeares poem which gives a loving relationship. Again this is another hint as to why the relationship was destined to corruption. The final line in the second stanza is one of a paradoxical nature: -On which lost the more by our love it shows how the relationship was not to be a successful one from the outset. In the third stanza, enjambment is used to indicate the continuation of the speakers feelings after the relationship is over. The use of- The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing is suggestive of how the speaker could see through the mistress false face and see the forced, unreal smile. This forced smile is a sign that the mistress was not interested in the speaker, and that the zest had gone from the relationship so an end was the only option. Alive enough to have strength to die Again Hardy uses paradoxical language here as he does with the following line- And a grin of bitterness swept thereby A relationship is supposed to be a happy, joyful thing. The use of grin of bitterness here shows the narrators real feelings and exemplifies how the narrator is aware of the untrue smile. The stanza finishes with leader dots at the end of: Like an ominous bird a-wing This phrase suggests that something of a bad nature is about to happen. The grin of bitterness is an omen to the narrator that the relationship is over. Personification is used: bird a-wing The forth stanza revives the first stanza and the landscape illustrated earlier in the poem. It is the relationship viewed in retrospect. The last stanza opens with Since then The use of a semicolon here shows the narrator looking back over the relationship and thinking about what has happened: Since then keen lessons hat love deceives edged with grayish leaves. The whole verse is a continuous rhyme with the last word of each line. This gives the verse a list-like quality showing the anger in the narrator. The use of alliteration in the second line of this stanza: And wrings with wrong -also gives it a list-like quality. This style creates a sense of bitterness in the speaker, which is contradictory to the narrators feelings at the start. The language used here is also symbolic of the bitterness felt by the narrator. Keen lessons that love deceives is an ambiguous phrase. The narrator is talking about other relationships he has learned from or possibly the lesson he has learnt from this woman. The tone of this stanza reflects his discontent and shows how, with the passing of time, his resentment has intensified. The final two lines of the poem present a very paradoxical idea of the relationship, as they imply that the more they talk, the less fond of each other they grow. The third line suggests that the narrator has become somewhat hateful towards the mistress. He refers to the mistress using God-curst sun which is a use of negative imagery. The poem finishes on a very definite note. Hardy uses pathetic fallacy to show how everything is dead. The poem ends where it began, at the side of a pond, and as a sign of the end, the pond is edged with grayish leaves implying that their relationship is dead. Although both writers use very similar methods to show their experiences of love, the two methods contrast in relation to style and imagery. Both poems share the same topic and are very closely related in terms of form and meaning but a clear comparison can be made to distinguish the two different attitudes towards love and relationships. My preference is Hardys poem, as I prefer the four by four line stanzas. I find this breaks up the poem better. The language describing this failed attempt at love compared to Shakespeares poem of a thriving love, is to the point and creates a sense of pity towards the speaker.