Explain how the Dawes Plan addressed Europe’s war debt and made the United States a world banker.

After World War I, Europe had significant debt. Germany owed the Allies $33 billion in reparations as required by the Versailles Treaty. The Allies also owed us money from loans made to them during the war. As Germany drifted into a deep economic depression in the 1920s, in part because of the huge amount of money they had to pay in reparations, it became clear that Germany wasn’t going to be able to pay the full reparation amount. This, in turn, threatened the ability of the Allies to pay their debts to us. This is where Charles Dawes stepped in to try to resolve the issue. His actions made the United States a world banker.

The Dawes Plan allowed Germany to pay a lower figure than the $33 billion in reparations. The Allies accepted the reduced amount. The United States would then loan the money to Germany to pay the Allies. The Allies, who were in debt to us, would use that money to repay their debt to the United States. The United States, at a later date, would collect the money it loaned to Germany. Thus, the United States was acting like a world banker because of the money we loaned to Germany and how that money would be used to repay us.

Unfortunately, the Dawes Plan wasn’t successful. Germany never repaid their debt to us.

Where in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird can the following passage be found: Atticus says you can choose your friends but you sho' can't...

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem speaks the lines in question close towards the end of Chapter 23, approximately 4 pages from the end of the chapter.

Chapter 23 opens with Atticus having just been spat in the face and threatened by Bob Ewell near the post office. The incident leads Jem and Scout to discuss with Atticus their fears of Ewell. After Atticus asserts they have nothing to fear, the conversation turns to Tom Robinson's case and his prospects of being acquitted by the higher courts upon appeal. Jem and Atticus also have a heated discussion about the unfairness of the jury system, especially the fact that the jury decides the penalty in capital cases, not the judge. The conversation then turns to the fact that Atticus intentionally let a kinsman of the Cunninghams remain on the jury, a Cunningham who nearly acquitted Robinson. The revelation concerning the Cunningham jury member leaves Scout feeling a slight sense of admiration for the Cunninghams. It's at this moment that Scout announces she is going to invite Walter home for lunch once school starts, prompting her Aunt Alexandra to refuse permission. In explanation, Aunt Alexandra states, "Jean Louise, there is no doubt in my mind that they're good folks. But they're not our kind of folks," meaning that they are from a lower class in society than the Finches.

Scout feels extremely offended by her aunt's notion that the Cunninghams should be shunned. As a retort, Scout asks if she could invite Walter home "if he was kin to us" to which her aunt replies that he still could not be invited into the Finch home even if he was a kinsman. Equally feeling offended by their aunt's prejudiced judgements and shallowness, Jem replies with the passage in question:

Aunty, ... Atticus says you can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't. (Ch. 23)

Though Jem's response does nothing to change their aunt's mind, it certainly shows how ridiculous Aunt Alexandra's prejudiced views are and the views of people like her. Hence, all in all, the passage in question serves to develop Harper Lee's themes concerning prejudices and family.

How does Scout react to Francis's taunts in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Chapter 9 of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout's cousin Francis taunts her by first reciting what her Aunt Alexandra, his grandmother, says about her keeping company with Dill. Evidently, Aunt Alexandra sees Dill as a homeless waif and thinks of Atticus as letting Scout "run around with stray dogs." Francis further taunts Scout by calling her father a "nigger-lover" for defending Tom Robinson and saying that Atticus is "ruinin' the family." Though Scout has been warned by Atticus not to get into any more fights, especially over ridicule about his defense of Robinson, Scout responds to these taunts in her typical violent fashion.

At first, Scout responds by grabbing Francis by the collar and demanding he take back the evil things he has said. But when Francis breaks free, still continuing with his taunts, and hides himself in the kitchen, Scout decides to wait patiently for him to emerge. Each time he emerges, she commands him to take it back but to no avail. Finally, he taunts her one last time by calling Atticus a "nigger-lover," and Scout responds by socking him in the mouth, splitting her "knuckle on the bone on his front teeth." She is about to hit him again when her Uncle Jack stops her.

Later, when Scout finally gets her chance to explain why she hit Francis, Uncle Jack is equally aghast at the things Francis said, but Scout begs Uncle Jack not to confront Aunt Alexandra about the issue because Scout does not want Atticus to learn about the reason why she was fighting.

How is Darry different from the rest of the Greaser gang in the novel The Outsiders?

Unlike the other Greasers, Darry is mature and has the responsibility of taking care of his two younger brothers. Darry is older than most of the boys in the gang, and also works two jobs to support his family. Unlike the majority of the Greasers, Darry excelled in school and athletics. Unfortunately, he was not able to accept an athletic scholarship to play football in college because he had to take care of Ponyboy and Sodapop. Darry also doesn't spend much time hanging around with the gang. He is either working or making sure things are in order around the home. Darry is not a criminal and does not enjoy getting drunk like the other Greasers. He doesn't even look like a Greaser. He has short hair and a toned physique. Before the rumble, Ponyboy mentions that he could tell Darry was actually ashamed to be a Greaser.

What's the significance and literary device for this specific quote from Romeo and Juliet? How would I figure it out? I fear, too early: for my...

On the way to Capulet's party in Act I, Scene 4, Romeo tells Mercutio that he has had a dream, but before he can speak about it, Mercutio launches into his monologue about Queen Mab. Only at the end of the scene, in an aside, does Romeo reveal his thoughts. An aside is a dramatic device where a character tells his thoughts only to the audience. Other characters are still on stage, but they do not hear what is said. It is usually only a brief comment, as opposed to a monologue or soliloquy which is longer.

In these lines Romeo foreshadows the events to come, especially his own death at a very young age. He recognizes that by going to Capulet's party fate may intervene to change his life. Fate is described as: "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars." He fears this "consequence" will end in his death. Nevertheless he goes on. Fate is personified in the following lines:

But he that hath the steerage of my course
Direct my sail. On, lusty gentlemen.

Romeo, of course, is right. He meets Juliet at the party propelling the plot toward the ultimate tragedy of the two young lovers.

What did Great Britain want from India during imperialism?

The British used colonial India as a source of raw materials and a market for their manufactured goods. First, India supplied the British Empire with profitable natural resources such as spices, tea, and cotton. These items could be acquired in India and sold in England or her other colonies at huge profits.

Second, Great Britain used India as a market for manufactured goods. Britain was influenced by mercantilism, an economic philosophy which advocates minimizing imports and maximizing exports. Britain loved to use her colonies (including America) as markets for her manufactured goods, in part because she could sell them there without dealing with foreign tariffs. Moreover, India--with several hundred million residents--colonial India provided Britain with a huge market in which to sell her products.

In "A Worn Path," what do the following represent: eyes, barbed wire, the dress, withered cotton field, the scarecrow, trees silver in their dead...

In Eudora Welty's story "A Worn Path," there are many important symbols. Eyes are significant because Phoenix's eyesight is failing her due to her age, making her journey along the worn path much more challenging. Although Phoenix may not have strong vision, her eyes give her a deeper kind of vision—to see her through the journey into town to get her grandson's medicine.

The barbed wire and cotton fields represent slavery. This story takes place in the south, where racism was still a serious issue. As a black woman, Phoenix has experienced racism and continues to combat it, even in her old age. The exchange with the white hunter is a good example of racist treatment. Barbed wire is something to entrap people and cotton fields are where the slaves did harsh physical labor; thus, they symbolize slavery.

The scarecrow and trees silver in their dead leaves represent aging and death. Phoenix mistakes the scarecrow for a ghost; the scarecrow is a lifeless representation of man. The leaves that are silver are not a vibrant green anymore—they are dying. 

Finally, Phoenix's dress is long and dark. She takes care not to tear it on the thorns because she wants to look respectable when she goes to town. Also, she is poor and probably does not have many dresses to wear. The dress represents Phoenix's respectability and determination to have dignity in spite of the difficulties she faces.