Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife who supported themselves by cultivating a small plot of land. Their life had been a very happy and peaceful one save for one great sorrow, and this was they had no child. Their only pet was a dog named Shiro, and on him they lavished all the affection of their old age. Indeed, they loved him so much that whenever they had anything nice to eat they denied themselves to give it to Shiro. Now Shiro means “white,” and he was so called because of his color. He was a real Japanese dog, and very like a small wolf in appearance. The happiest hour of the day both for the old man and his dog was when the man returned from his work in the field, and having finished his frugal supper of rice and vegetables, would take what he had saved from the meal out to the little veranda that ran round the cottage. Sure enough, Shiro was waiting for his master and the evening tid-bit. Then the old man said “Chin, chin!” and Shiro sat up and begged, and his master gave him the food. Next door to this good old couple there lived another old man and his wife who were both wicked and cruel, and who hated their good neighbors and the dog Shiro with all their might. Whenever Shiro happened to look into their kitchen they at once kicked him or threw something at him, sometimes even wounding him. One day Shiro was heard barking for a long time in the field at the back of his master’s house. The old man, thinking that perhaps some birds were attacking the corn, hurried out to see what was the matter. As soon as Shiro saw his master he ran to meet him, wagging his tail, and, seizing the end of his kimono, dragged him under a large yenoki tree. Here he began to dig very industriously with his paws, yelping with joy all the time. The old man, unable to understand what it all meant, stood looking on in bewilderment. But Shiro went on barking and digging with all his might. The thought that something might be hidden beneath the tree, and that the dog had scented it, at last struck the old man. He ran back to the house, fetched his spade and began to dig the ground at that spot. What was his astonishment when, after digging for some time, he came upon a heap of old and valuable coins, and the deeper he dug the more gold coins did he find. So intent was the old man on his work that he never saw the cross face of his neighbor peering at him through the bamboo hedge. At last all the gold coins lay shining on the ground. Shiro sat by erect with pride and looking fondly at his master as if to say, “You see, though only a dog, I can make some return for all the kindness you show me.” The old man ran in to call his wife, and together they carried home the treasure. Thus in one day the poor old man became rich. His gratitude to the faithful dog knew no bounds, and he loved and petted him more than ever, if that were possible. The cross old neighbor, attracted by Shiro’s barking, had been an unseen and envious witness of the finding of the treasure. He began to think that he, too, would like to find a fortune. So a few days later he called at the old man’s house and very ceremoniously asked permission to borrow Shiro for a short time. Shiro’s master thought this a strange request, because he knew quite well that not only did his neighbor not love his pet dog, but that he never lost an opportunity of striking and tormenting him whenever the dog crossed his path. But the good old man was too kind-hearted to refuse his neighbor, so he consented to lend the dog on condition that he should be taken great care of.
Social sciences (e.g., economics and psychology) are just as scientific as natural sciences (e.g., physics and biology). The difference is not in quality, but in what is studied and the limitations imposed by studying that. For example,
Subatomic particles are very well-behaved and easy to manage compared to economies and human minds. This makes it much easier to control studies and experiments of natural phenomena than social phenomena.
Ethically, we cannot experimentally manipulate humans or human activities as much as we can experimentally manipulate particles, atoms, molecules. This imposes challenges on social scientists’ methods that are not imposed on natural scientists’ methods.
So social scientists must do science differently than physicists. But both sets of scientists obtain and analyze novel data to test hypotheses about their domain. So they’re both doing science. It’s just that natural scientists’ encounter fewer ethical and logistical challenges than social scientists.
Sometimes it's good to be unhappy is the correct answer.
Explanation:
A rainy day is a poem written in three stanzas of five lines each. The speaker compares the rainy day with his own feelings and past situations and the excerpt belongs to the las stanza.
Letter A is the correct option because of the phrase "some rain must fall", understanding the rain as a metaphor of unhappiness, which is not totally bad as long as it does not turn into something that happens everyday. Also, as we can see in the next line, "the sun is still shining" which could be understood as part of a brighter future and coming back to happiness to keep balance.
Act II opens immediately with personification. <em>Banquo refers to the moon as "she." </em>He then notices that "There's husbandry in heaven. <em>Their candles are all out."</em> Also, in scene 3, Lennox employs personification by commenting that the Earth shook and was "feverous."
In Scene 2, Macbeth laments about his restlessness and uses a metaphor by comparing his sleep to <em>"great nature’s second course."</em> Lady Macbeth then calls her husband a coward and uses a simile to compare dead bodies to harmless pictures, saying, "The sleeping and the dead are but as pictures."
In Act II, Scene 4, when the old man speaks to Ross about the recent occurrences, he speaks in a metaphor saying: “Threescore and ten I can remember well, within the volume of which time I have seen hours dreadful and things strange(2.4.1-3). Here, time is compared to a "volume," a book in which recordings have been made. Ross's response also contains metaphors: “Darkness does the face of earth entomb.” (2,4,10). Here, Ross implies that evil will cover the land, the "face" of the earth.
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Shakespeare’s mastery of figurative devices conveyed the play as more than literary art but an adventure through the play. His utilization of sound devices such as alliteration and assonance brought the play an appeal to the senses.
Several similes and metaphors were employed but the personifications had the most influence personally. It made plots very relatable. You could almost feel the earth shake in its fever.
His use of hyperbole in;
‘"Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red" (2.3.60-64).’ describes Macbeth’s perception of the gore of his guilt. That was artfully described such that one understands the depths of Macbeth’s depravity.
