PART A: Based on lines 1-4 in “Mountains,” what does "tall and bold like a castle" mean?

In the short story "Condensed Milk," by Russian author Varlam Shalamov (1907-1982), the protagonist appears to have two main motivations: hunger and revenge.

The protagonist's name is never revealed. He is a prisoner at a Gulag, a Russian forced-labor camp. He is sick from exhaustion and starvation, and emotionally dulled to the lack of empathy and dignity of his condition.

When another prisoner, who is treated much better than the protagonist, offers him a chance to escape, the protagonist almost immediately realizes the whole thing is a trap. He lies to the man, tells him he agrees with escaping as long as he is brought some condensed milk to eat. At this moment, hunger seems to be the main motivation:

I fell asleep and in my ragged hungry dreams saw Shestakov's can of condensed milk, a monstrous can with sky-blue label.

When he is brought two cans, the protagonist drinks their contents to only then reveal he does not intend to participate in the plan. This where we find out about his need for revenge. He knows Shestakov is a traitor:

It was, of course, a weak, worthless act of vengeance just like all my feelings.

NOTE: I know the question asks only for two or three sentences, but I found it important to add context to the answer. Feel free to edit and shorten it.

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In about 200 words, write about advantages and disadvantages of television.

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Answer:

Television is considered a vast media for communication. Television is at the same time considered a media running in everyone’s home carrying misinformation. Likewise, there are so many debates on the advantages and disadvantages of television. Strictly speaking, this is true. Television carries the news from one corner of the world to another at the same time it carries so many unwanted programs.

Advantages:

The educational programs in television are innumerable. Lots of programs are available on Science and Technology. Current news is made available with audio and visuals through television. Many learning programs and social programs are also telecasted in many channels. This will be a great way to induce/motivate people to know and excel in their field of expertiseWomen at home rely on television as their best companion. Women today at home cannot imagine a day without television. They can also find television as a medium to bring everyone in the family together for some time.

Many animated programs and cartoon channels are telecasted for kids and children. Programs that are informative and teach them easily are also available in such channels. This also occupies the children when they are done with their assignements!

For people who work the whole day, Television is a big stress buster. Watching various channels, fun programs and songs would give them great relief.

Disadvantages:

With the growth of television channels, competition between various channels has slowly increased through years. In such a scenario, relying on information telecasted becomes a challenge. Channels telecast news depending upon their media requirements.

Children start to become addicts to Television. This ultimately spoils their studies. Though educational programs are telecasted in Television, kids and children tend to watch only cartoon programs and time consuming programs.

Another great disadvantage is that watching Television for long hours might disturb a person’s sleep cycle, routine and severely affect one’s health too.

Television definitely induces people to shift from needs to wants. The advertisements telecasted in TV’s attract people to change their brands, increase their needs and wants; most important is children start pestering for stuff that are telecasted on Television.

Though television played a vital role in carrying news and information across the world, after the advent of computers and internet, it has considerably lost its importance in the society.

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