PCM: Pulse code modulation. It is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form of digital audio in computers, digital telephony and compact discs. The amplitude of this signal is sampled regularly at uniform intervals.
PAM: Pulse amplitude modulation. It is a form of signal modulation where the message information is encoded in the amplitude of a series of signal pulses.
George Bergeron's character is, literally, extremely intelligent, strong, and capable. We know this because of the number of handicaps he is forced to wear by the government. His weights, for example, are so tiring that his wife suggests he risk removing them even thought the consequences are severe for doing so.
Because of his handicaps, George is a character who is incapable of changing, reacting to a situation, or even remembering what he his doing and he is such a rule-follower that he won't use his intelligence or strength to go against the government.
A reader can see that the handicaps put on George are a metaphor for the burdens that the majority of the population of America are encumbered by in real life. While most people don't have pounds of bird-shot strapped to their necks, it is clear that people ARE burdened by great amounts of debt, jobs that pay little, stresses like large families, consumerism, etc that hold them back from participating fully in life. The "handicaps'' of the story are literally meant to show how much weight we are putting on the wrong things in our lives.
Vonnegut uses characters like George to demonstrate how little people are actually living. They are flat, unfeeling, unemotional, and unable to communicate, resist, or change. It is obvious that George SHOULD react to seeing his son's violent death broadcast on national television, but he is completely incapable of doing so because of the handicaps attached to him. The lack of character development, coupled with the excellent description of George's strengths due to his handicaps is what allows a reader to understand that the character is meant to be criticized. Readers are meant to ask themselves, how could he not react? How could he not remember? Why won't he question the ideals of the government? Why won't he risk himself for something that could save his son?
Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
Which piece of evidence best reveals how Elijah’s words contribute to Joe’s death? A. “Looka theah, folkses!” cried Elijah Mosley, slapping his leg gleefully. “Theah they go, big as life an’ brassy as tacks.” (Paragraph 2) B. “He rides that log down at the saw-mill jus’ like he struts ‘round wid another man’s wife — jus’ don’t give a kitty.” (Paragraph 5) C. “Talkin’ like a man, Joe. Course that’s yo’ fambly affairs, but Ah like to see grit in anybody.” (Paragraph 16) D. “Aw, Ah doan’t know. You never kin tell. He might turn him up an’ spank him furgettin’ in the way, but Spunk wouldn’t shoot no unarmed man.” (Paragraph 22)
Answer:
D. “Aw, Ah doan’t know. You never kin tell. He might turn him up an’ spank him furgettin’ in the way, but Spunk wouldn’t shoot no unarmed man.” (Paragraph 22)
Explanation:
This question is about "SPUNK".
The paragraph shown above is the best evidence that Elijah's words contributed to Joe's death, even though the biggest conflict Joe has in history is with Spunk who is having an affair with his wife, but Spunk was not the main one responsible for Joe's death, even though they fought.
