"wheels have been set in motion, and they have their own pace, to which we are…condemned. each move is dictated by the previous one – that is the meaning of order. if we start arbitrary it'll just be a shambles: at least, let us hope so. because if we happened, just happened to discover, or even suspect, that our spontaneity was part of their order, we'd known that we were lost. (he sits.) a chinaman of the t'ang dynasty – and, by which definition, a philosopher – dreamed he was a butterfly, and from that moment he was never quite sure that he was not a butterfly dreaming it was a chinese philosopher. envy him; his two-fold security. (2.67)

what does two-fold security mean here? what does the chinese philosopher have that guil thinks that they lack? why don't they still have a way of getting out of their situation? "

The platt amendment of 1901 forbade cuba from entering into any treaties that would allow undue foreign involvement in cuban affairs. this law was passed after the spanish-american war to make sure that european nations weren’t going to get involved with cuba. 1, why might the platt amendment be considered ironic? 2, what reasons would the united states have for not wanting european influence in cuba?

The police of a resort town discovered that a well-known cat burglar was currently living in town under an assumed name. to try to catch her in the act of burglary, an undercover officer approached the burglar with a plan for a burglary. the undercover officer told the burglar that he knew who she was and that he had a plan to steal jewels from someone staying in one of the town's resorts. the burglar initially refused the offer; however, after lengthy cajoling, she finally agreed to the plan. as the time for the burglary drew near, the burglar had second thoughts. three hours before the theft was scheduled to take place, the burglar called the police and told them of the plan. she told them that she was not going to show up, but that her cohort (the undercover officer) would be there, and told them how to recognize the undercover officer. is the burglar guilty of conspiracy at common law?

The united states constitution is a finely crafted document that was written to last, for the sake of a. currency b. preamble c. ordainment d. posterity