What are two figures of speech in Book Six of The Odyssey?

Book VI of The Odyssey is one of the
least anthologized episodes in the epic because not much happens.  Book VI is a "bridge"
between Odysseus being lost and found.  It is a transition between our hero's odyssey
and his return home to Ithaca.  In between, of course, is his stay at King Alcinous'
island-country Phaecia.  It is for the great King that Odysseus frames his flashback
adventures.  It is fitting that the King's daughter (with help from a goddess) finds
him.

Since the action is a return to the present, Book VI
stars off in medias res, ("in the
middle of things"): we don't know where Odysseus's been or who these people are.  Like
him, we are lost.  Since the book is episodic, background information is necessary.
 Odysseus' name is not even mentioned: he is simply identified as "stranger."  Odysseus
must keep his identity a secret.  He has learned the hard way (from Cyclops) that
bragging one's name can cause death and destruction.  As such, he is wandering guest who
will be clothed and fed before he offers his name.

The Book
contains formal monologues.  Goddesses and mortals speak in
long, formal speeches, not realistic or familiar conversation.  The goddess Minerva
addresses Nausicaa thusly:

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"Nausicaa, what can your mother have been about,
to have such a lazy daughter? Here are your clothes all lying in disorder, yet
you are going to be married almost immediately, and should not only be well
dressed yourself, but should find good clothes for those who attend you. This
is the way to get yourself a good name, and to make your father and
mother proud of you. Suppose, then, that we make tomorrow a washing day, and
start at
daybreak...

And Odysseus
responds with an elaborate monologue (excerpted
here):

"O
queen," he said, "I implore your aid- but tell me, are you a goddess or are you a mortal
woman? If you are a goddess and dwell in heaven, I can only conjecture that you are
Jove's daughter Diana, for your face and figure resemble none but
hers...

Together, the
in medias res makes the reader, like Odysseus, feel lost and
disoriented, but the formal monologues seek to establish order between gods and mortals
and guests and hosts, thus making Odysseus begin to feel
welcomed.

Here is a math trick: If you multiply any digit from 1-100 by 99 and you add the answer you will get 18 all the time. Why does it work.And please...

Any integer number from 1 to 99 is a two digit number ,
could be written like 10x+y, where x is  a digit in 10's place and y is in units
place.

The digits x and y as given in this example should
be such that 0 < x, y < = 9. Or x and y can not be the digit zero. x and y
could be any one of the digits 1,2,3,..9.

Therefore the
product 99(10x+y) = (100-1)(10x+y).

Therefore 99(10x+y) =
(1000x+100y) - (10x+y)

The right side = 1000x +100y -10x-y
=

(1000x +100y +10*0 + 1*0) - 10x -
y.

In decimal format this is written digit by digit like:
(xy00) -(xy) or something like 5600 - 48 = 5*1000 +(6-1)100+(10-1-4)+(10-8) =
5552.

So in actual subtraction algorithm  under such cases
, we borrow 1 from 100th place to 10's place. Now  1 hundred borrowed in 10's place  is
worth 10 tens. Then we we borrow 1 ten from 10's place to units place. Now 1 ten
borrowed is worth 10 in units place.

Therefore 99(10x+y)
=1000x + 100(y-1) + 10*0 +1*0) -10x - y.

99(10x+y)= 1000x
+100(y-1)+10(10-1) +1*10 -10x - y

99(10x+y) =
1000x+100(y-1)+10(10-1-x) +1*(10-y).

From right side we
notice that  digit x is in 1000 's place ,  the digit (y-1) is in 100's place , the
digit (10-1-x ) is in 10's place and (10-y) is the digit in unit's
place.

Therefore the total of the digits in the product
99*(10x+y) = x+(y-1)+(10-1-x)+(10-y ) = x+y-1 +10-1-x+10-y = 20-2 =
18.

Therefore , the product of 99*(any integer from 1 to
99) has the sum of digits 18.

Hope this
helps.

Given that v0=20 m/s and a=3 m/s^2 determine x for t = 10 s

We'll have to write the equation that describes how far an
object travels under constant acceleration.

x = v0t +
at^2/2 (1)

To determine x, we'll insert all given
information into equation:

x = (20m/s)(10s) +
(1/2)(3m/s^2)(10s)^2

We'll cancel out the seconds from the
first ratio and the s^2 from the second ratio from the right side and we'll
get:

x = 200m +
150m

x =
350m

Keeping track of the units in calculus
is helping us to detect the errors if the units don't come out
right.

5 examples of fiqurative lanquage in Kaffir Boy along with the page numbers. What emotions do these examples evoke? Why does the author use them?

This sounds like a homework assignment, so you will need
to pick out the specific examples yourself. However, I'll give you a few pointers for
finding good examples of figurative language in Kaffir
Boy.

First, look at the speech of Mark
Mathabane's mother and grandmother. Throughout the book, these strong women use tribal
stories and proverbs to teach Mathabane how to survive. Their language is rich in
metaphor. Their use of figurative language in these characters' speech helps develop the
characters, the setting, and the cultural milieu. It also helps to reinforce many of the
book's themes.

You may also find figurative language around
Mark Mathabane's own dialog. Mathabane, who is called Johannes in the book, rarely uses
figurative language when he speaks. However, as a writer, he often describes his speech
and actions using similes that help to convey his emotions.

Which of these is Edwards doing when he refers to Biblical stories in this sermon? A. Allegory B. Allusion C. Alluvial D. Allegro In “Sinners...

When Jonathan Edwards makes these numerous references to
the Bible in this sermon, he is making allusions.  An allusion is when you refer to some
major piece of literature or some historical event or something like that where just
about everyone who is listening to you knows what you are talking about.  You would make
this allusion so as to be able to illustrate some point that you are trying to
make.

An example of this can be found in the following
passage from the sermon:

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Divine justice says of the tree that brings forth
such grapes of Sodom, "Cut it down, why cumbereth it the
ground?"

The
allusion here is to Sodom.  He does not explain what it is, but all of his listeners
understand what he is talking about.

Discuss how Hamlet's "Now I am alone" soliloquy contributes to the plot, characterization, and atmosphere of the play.Analyze the "Now I am alone"...

Many people consider this soliloquy to be a turning point
in the plot of Hamlet.  Actually, in my Arden text, the line
numbers are 543- 601.

In this conversation with the
audience, Hamlet considers the invented reactions of an actor to the pretend
circumstances of the text he speaks to his own behaviour in reaction to real events in
the true circumstances of his own life.  The upshot of the speech is the birth of
Hamlet's idea to create a pretend re-enactment of his father's murder and have it
performed before Claudius.  Hamlet determines that the witnessing of Claudius' reaction
to this will reveal whether Claudius murdered his father or
not.

The idea to present the play-within-a-play
(The Mousetrap) to Claudius certainly advances the plot because the
audience has no more information about Hamlet Senior's murder than Hamlet, as of yet. 
This gives the audience cause to also be very curious to see what Claudius' reaction
will be.  Did he do it?  This play might very well prove it.  So, the plot and action of
the play picks up steam at the end of this soliloquy.

It
adds to the atmosphere by creating suspense for just the same reason it advances the
plot.  The audience's expectation is heightened, and it is ready to see what will happen
next.  The decision to present the play seems to put Hamlet that much closer to actually
revenging his father's death instead of just talking about
it.

Of course, all of the things mentioned above also add
to the audience's understanding of Hamlet.  But the soliloquy also gives further insight
into the sort of overly self-critical aspects of Hamlet's nature.  He spends the first
part of the soliloquy comparing himself to the actor, and railing against and condemning
himself for being unable to act:

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Yet I,

A dull and
muddy-mettled rascal, peak

Like John a-dreams. .
.

And can say nothing. . .

. .
.Am I coward?

'Swounds, I should take it.  For it cannot
be

But I am pigeon-liver'd and lack
gall

To make oppression bitter, or ere
this

I should ha' fatted all the region
kites

With this slave's
offal.

And so, it is out of
this non-action, this self-condemnation (and condemnation of Claudius) that the idea for
an action is born.  The play-within-a-play is the first (and only) real action against
Claudius that Hamlet takes until the duel at the very end of the play, which makes this
soliloquy a very important turning point in the play.

Analyze Blake's "The Lamb" with respect to diction?

The repetition of words and phrases (the rhetorical device
anaphora) stresses the speaker’s innocent, childlike qualities and makes the structure
of the poem simple and clear. The diction is neutral and concrete, in keeping with the
speaker’s childlike character, and appropriate for the concept of a beneficent and
peaceful God. The Creator, like the lamb and the child, is meek and mild, loving and
gentle, simple and caring. The words all connote the most direct, least complicated view
of God that is possible. The use of the word meek suggests the third Beatitude (Matt.
5:5). Blake’s idea of God in this poem from The Songs of Innocence is that God is a God
of peace and love.

What kind of figurative laguage is present in this poem?on nothing else

I am only allowed to answer one
question.

Emily Dickinson's poem "I Like To See It Lap the
Miles," is referring to "water."

Hints can be found with
words like "lap," "lick," "tanks," "quarry."

Phrases that
suggest water are "stop to feed itself at tanks" (which hold water), "fit its sides,"
"crawl between," "chase itself down hill," and "docile and
omnipotent."

Images that suggest water are "complaining all
the while / In horrid, hooting stanza" and "neigh like
Boanerges."

("Boanerges" is the Biblical name Jesus gave to
James and John; it can mean "sons of thunder" or a "...preacher with a powerful
voice.")

The phrases listed above give a sense of water:
water can "fit its sides" to other shapes. Water can seem to "crawl between" and "chase
itself down hill;" and "docile and omnipotent" refer to calm water and water that is
all-powerful: like tsunamis/tidal waves, etc.

What aspects of the English language will be difficult for future peoples to decipher?Think of specific parts of our language and/or slang. What...

Since your question is about the future, we can only
speculate.  I speculate that some of the following aspects of the English language will
baffle peoples in the future, particularly if the English language ever "dies," or
changes to the point that it is incomprehensible to a contemporary speaker of
English.

a) Our use of conjunctions together with
verbs:  This puzzles me even now.  Think of an expression like "Pack up" your
belongings; is something going up?  Or, "add up the numbers," "write down the
information," "sort out the problem," "go down to the store," "pay up your bills," etc.,
etc.  If these idioms ever die, someone in the future is going to have a hard time
figuring them out (there's another one--what does "out" mean in that
expression?).

b) Slang: As you
mentioned, English slang is going to drive someone crazy some
day. 

c) Spelling: English spelling is
far from phonetic; just consider words like rough, through, and castle.  As long as
English remains a vibrant, spoken language, its spelling is perpetuated--and
understood--by force of convention.  If it ever goes the way of Sanskrit and Hittite,
its spelling may make it as mysterious as the Rosetta Stone.

Who is W. D. Ross?

Sir W.D. (William David) Ross was a Scottish born moral
philosopher, born in 1877 and died in 1971. In addition, he was knighted in 1938. Ross
studied and concentrated on ethics and believed a great deal in the power of intuition.
Being an intuitionist means believing in moral realism and non-naturalism. He is best
known for writing The Right and the Good in 1938, which at the time
caused some controversy. He most certainly had an Aristotelian approach to philosophy.
One of the reasons for this are his strong beliefs and personal strengths in practical
wisdom.

"The
moral convictions of thoughtful and well-educated people are the data of ethics, just as
sense-perceptions are the data of a natural science" (The Right and the
Good, p. 41).

What do you think "The Red Wheelbarrow" invites us to consider?

What depends upon a red
wheelbarrow? 

Answer: So
much. 

What is the significance of the glaze of the rain
water or the white chickens?

Answer: So much depends upon
the reader/observer. 

There is no "I" in the poem. There
are no capital letters, rhyme or meter. The objects are ordinary. Aside from the
reference to agriculture or labor (farming), this scene is of objects with no overt
meaning. This scene, sparsely described, is an example of Imagist poetry, the poetic
attempt at painting a picture. Williams was attempting a new kind of poetry, perhaps
even beyond Imagism. With no discernible style, no punctuation and no cultural or
historical references, this is an image, plain and simple; there are just words which
stand for things.  This might sound ridiculously simplistic, but it goes to the heart of
the poem. Words depend on things. We depend on words to communicate things (and
ideas).

Using this plain image, the reader focuses on the
word/images, the odd line breaks and maybe even the choice of prepositions. Why "red?"
Why "a" and not "the" wheelbarrow?  Why "chickens"?  Regardless of the poet, I'm of the
school that the reader's interpretation is the creation of meaning. But even moreso in
cases like Imagistic poetry. 

To answer your question, my
(and this is only one interpretation) impression of the poem is about nature and
industry, represented by the chickens/rain and wheelbarrow respectively. The wheelbarrow
implies human industry but there is no human in the poem. The chickens and rain (plant
growth, drinking water, life, etc.) represent nature; chickens a source of food. So a
basic interpretation is that so much depends upon nature and industry for survival. But
to be honest, I would call this a dumbed down impression. The significance of this poem
is that so much depends upon words which depend upon things; for good or bad. As these
are simplistic things, another interpretation could be that this is a criticism on the
accumulation of unnecessary things.  Instead, Williams offers a focus on more simplistic
objects and how they can convey or prompt the reader/observer to form as much meaning
and introspection with his/her own imagination --- perhaps even more than a descriptive,
stylistic poem might convey.

In this sense, why "chickens,"
why "a red wheelbarrow," why "glazed with rain" is the whole point - focus on objects
themselves. So much depends upon imagination via words via
objects.

In Spring and All, Williams
writes: “To refine, to clarify, to intensify that eternal moment in which we alone live
there is but a single force—the imagination.”

What are some historical or current events that best describe or support Poor Richard's Aphorism "A small leak will sink a great ship."?in Poor...

The one that comes most immediately to mind for me is the
current trouble that our (United States) economy is in.  You can say that it started
from a relatively small leak and that it has sunk a great ship.  At any rate, it has
certainly caused a lot of trouble.

The economic problems
can be traced to companies giving out mortgages to people who really could not afford
them.  Each individual one of these mortgages was a very small leak.  And you would
think that mortgages in general would be pretty small compared to the US economy as a
whole.  But when all those mortgages got put together and when the financial companies
started making derivatives based on those mortages, they turned into a really big
deal.

Because of all these little leaks, the US entered a
huge financial crisis back in late 2008 and has not completely recovered
yet.

Describe the lives of Salem's inhabitants in The Crucible.

Initially, people in Salem lived under very strict
protestant morals and rules.  Society was governed by religious sanctions and
expectations of behavior.  Women were expected to serve their husbands and worship their
Lord and God.  Men were expected to resist the temptations of the devil and provide for
their wives.

All of the decorum began to unwind when
allegations of witchcraft and devil worship emerged.  People became paranoid as
community members began to accuse others of the crimes against God.  As the situation
worsened neighbors betrayed neighbors and people with a grudge to bear lied against
their brethren.  Innocent people were arrested and put to death on
hear-say.

As a result, children were orphaned and farms
left unattended.  Cattle escaped and grazed for food where ever it could be
found.

State the gradient and y intercept of the line : y=3-5x

The equation for a line in the standard slope (or
gradient) and intercept form is :

y = mx+c, where m is the
gradient or slope measuring rate y inrement per x increment. c is the y intercept
.

So the given line y = 3-5x , or y = (-5)x+3 scould be
identifies with y = mx +c.

So m= -5 is the gradient. c = 3
is the y intercept, where the line y = 3-5x is intersecting the y
axis.

Demonstrate how the Puritan community in The Scarlet Letter controls Hester's and Pearl's lives.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In his classic novel, The Scarlet
Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the themes of legalism, sin, and
guilt, themes that all relate to Puritanism.  Legalism, or over-emphasis on discipline
of conduct, is the guiding force of the Puritan community in which Hester Prynne is
punished.  Obedience to the law, not faith in God's grace, is the pre-eminent principle
of redemption for the Puritan community.  This neglect of mercy is what controls
Hester's life and affects little Pearl.

For one thing,
Hester is made to live on the edge of town and is ostracized further as she is marked
with the scarlet A upon her bosom.  When people encounter her they
move to the side or look away.  The other children mock and taunt Pearl.  When Hester
and Pearl arrive at the governor's hall, Governor Bellingham and the Reverend Wilson
laugh and call Pearl a little bird of scarlet plummage, an elf-child, a naughty fairy. 
Worse yet, some of the Puritans hold that she is a "demon
offspring." 

Another way in which Hester is treated by the
community is in its ostracism.  While she sews for many of the prominent members of the
community, she is never allowed to make a wedding dress or any of the accoutrements.
While the Puritan code never truly overcomes Hester's independent passions, she does
acknowledge her guilt and boldly displays it to the world.  Her elaborate embroidery,
her dressing of Pearl is such bold color, and her wearing of the A
long after she needs to all demonstrate Hester's willingness to follow Puritan
legalism.  She tells Dimmesdale in their meeting in the
forest,

"Truth
was the one virtue which I might have held fast, and did hold fast, through all
extremity...A lie is never good, even though death threaten on the other
side."

In accepting her
guilt, Hester Prynne learns from her sin, and Pearl becomes more human after her father,
Mr. Dimmesdale, acknowledges her.  Hawthorne writes,

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The scarlet letter was her passport into regions
where other women dared not tread.  Shame, Despair, Solitude!  These had been her
teachers,--stern and wild ones,--and they had made her
strong...

As a result of the
legalism of The Scarlet Letter's magistrates and the guilt from her
sin, Hester emerges from her experiences as a woman capable of helping many others; she
attains respect and finds some contentment.  Her daughter Pearl becomes truly human and
lives a full life in England.

I am doing a paragraph on goals, referring to this quote:"those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit ; for excellence isnot...

Another and
different interpretation of this quote is that once people attain
excellence in a pursuit, they remain focused in the same pusuit at which they
have experienced achievement. After all, the pursuit of excellence is an avocation in
itself.  The artist, the musician, the actor--all become absorbed in their excellence,
which they always feel can be improved upon, or taken to another aspect of excellence. 
Thus, the pursuit of excellence is not a static action; it is a continuity of striving
to better one's art or achievements. 

Although this pursuit
of excellence is a lifetime pursuit, it does not necessarily exclude all else, and the
price may not be too high, at all.  Consider those who are great--are they all unhappy? 
Certainly, they belong less to themselves than to their art or to their people if they
are leaders, yet their feeling of self-worth and accomplishment must be a tremendous
reward.

Please explain the irony in the story.

The plot of the story is grounded in situational irony, a
conflict between ordinary folks on the one hand, and both chance and evil on the other.
The forces of chance are built up by an almost overwhelming set of coincidences that
lead in a straight line to disaster. These are:a. the decision to go to Florida,b. the
decision of the grandmother to go too even thoughshe says at first that she will stay
home,c. her hiding the cat in the car because she doesn’t wantto leave it behind,d. her
remembering the house she wanted to see, and excitingthe children by making up a “secret
panel” (paragraph 45),e. her realization of her error just at the wrong moment,f. her
upsetting the basket with the cat in it,g. the cat’s jumping on Bailey’s neck, thereby
causingthe wreck that makes the family vulnerable, andh. the Misfit’s being nearby when
the accident occurs.

What is the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords?

The major difference between the House of Commons and the
House of Lords (I assume that you are talking about the Parliament of the United
Kingdom) is that the House of Commons is a democratic body whereas the House of Lords is
sort of a holdover from the days when Britain was less
democratic.

The House of Commons is elected by popular vote
of all Britons over the age of 18.  The House of Lords is not elected in any manner
whatsoever.  It is made up of people who are either A) senior bishops of the Church of
England or B) "peers" or nobility who are selected by the
monarch.

Does Jack's desire to kill a pig fit into either of the group's two main priorities established by Ralph?

At first it would seem that this desire to kill a pig
would fit into a priority for survival for both of the groups. However, Ralph clearly
points out several needs. He notes the need for shelter and the need for rescue. These
can be attended to by building shelters and building and maintaining a fire so that a
smoke signal can be seen by passing ships or aircraft. Ralph also notes that fresh water
must be maintained for the boys. A process of going into the island and getting steam
water and filling coconuts with it has begun. Unfortunately, some people are not
following through. Another goal is to maintain appropriate bathroom facilities so that
feces are washed away by the tide.

Jack's priority to kill
a pig does not coincide with Ralphs goals of safety, shelter, cleanliness, and
sustinence. It will compliment the goal of sustinence, but I have a feeling Jack wants a
pig for the wrong reasons.

Is Caesar ambitious and did he have to be killed?can you give me some examples of why he was ambitious or why he wasn't.... please i need help...

The Republic was already dead, or least on its last
breath, thanks in large part to Sulla, and by an even greater degree to the greed of the
Senators.

The assassins were not looking to restore
"freedom to the people" but rather to safeguard and enhance their own
wealth.

Caesar was pushing forward land reforms that would
restore the public lands (ager publicus) to the people.  The Senators had taken these
lands for themselves, farming them with slaves.  Caesar sought to grant this land to
Army veterans and Roman citizens as a way of re-leaving the crushing unemployment in
Rome.  He offered to purchase the land from the Senators at market
prices even though the land did not belong to the Senators in the first
place.  Additionally he required that a certain percentage of farm workers be freeborn
citizens and not solely slave labor.  Both of these measure would cut deeply into the
Seantor's income.

There is also the question of jealousy.
 Romans were fiercely competitive, and the system of honors and offices was designed to
prevent any one person from out shining his fellow senators by too much.  However this
system was proving inadequate against the onslaught of talent that characterized the
Roman leaders of the 1st century BCE. Caesar's achievements simply blew the system out
of the water.

The real question is not "Did Caesar need to
die?" but rather "What did the assassins accomplish by murdering
Caesar?"

What they achieved was not what they hoped for.
 Indeed, their act made possible the rise of Octavian (Caesar's grand nephew and adopted
son) who, although not as physically brave nor as militarily or artistically gifted as
Caesar was, never the less, a shrewd politician who was able to accomplish was Caesar
could not -- a system of government that reconciled the Romans and the world at large to
the reality of the Roman Empire.

See: The Assassination Of
Julius Caesar A People's History by Michael Parenti
c2003

Caesar Life Of A Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
c2006

How does the author's use of descriptive imagery to create the prisoners and setting in Book Three Chapter 1 develop Winston's perceptions?

Winston's perception changes from possible Party overthrow
or rebellion in the end of book II to complete and total fear in book III. In the
beginning of book III, Winston finds himself in the punishing and sterile environment of
the Ministry of Love:

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He was in a high-ceilinged windowless cell with
walls of glittering white porcelain. Concealed lamps flooded it with cold light, and
there was a low, steady humming sound which he supposed had something to do with the air
supply. A bench, or shelf, just wide enough to sit on ran round the wall, broken only by
the door and, at the end opposite the door, a lavatory pan with no wooden seat. There
were four telescreens, one in each
wall.

This setting completely
blocks out comprehension of the once known to him outside world. This outside world has
windows and people and something to look at. This place just has something that looks at
him... non-stop.

How would that feel to be constantly
watched?

When mixed with other prisoners, Winston notices
the described difference between Party and common criminals. People in here just for
petty crimes don't seem to have a care in the world. Party criminals wear fear. This
further develops and justifies Winston's growing perception that he is in great trouble
and he fears the coming tactics whatever they may be. The fact that they are unknown
demonstrates part of the philosophy of the rulers of the party. Keeping Winston guessing
makes this understanding more unbearable.

I was wondering if the following would indicate a positive or a negative connotation.I mean I know what these connotations are but I was wondering...

The poem itself is a very positive expression of memory in
that memory is better than actual experience. It is like a bank in which you may forever
make a withdrawal. The force of simile is positive: the poem serves as an introduction
to some simple (and other, not-so-simple) modes of poetic figuration (or “troping”). It
begins with a simile (I was like a cloud) and moves into other kinds of comparisons. He
(Wordsworth) is solitary, but he is also part of a group. In another simile, he makes
the daffodils themselves solitary, or removed. The role of personification: Wordsworth
chooses to humanize (or personify) his daffodils, and we may wonder why. There is a
continual exchange between him and his flowers, as he surveys his position by comparison
with theirs. Grammar and word choice: it is important to examine a poet’s diction and to
ask why he chooses certain words instead of other, almost equivalent ones. What do we
make of “host,” “golden,” “wealth,” “show,” and the lines “A poet could not but be
gay/In such a jocund company”? These are all extremely positive values. Importance of
repetition and variation: One thing we notice is that many of the poem’s opening details
are repeated, though with variation, in subsequent stanzas, and we must determine the
force of such repetition. Above all, we notice two special twists in stanza 4: a
repetition of all of the previous details and a shift in tense from the past to the
generalized present.1. Wordsworth also includes—and in some cases repeats—references to
the four classical elements: air, earth, fire, water. The words “dance” or “dancing”
appear in all four stanzas. Overall unity: the poem not only recounts, but also
dramatizes, the workings of the human mind (one of Wordsworth’s great themes) and makes
an important statement about the independent, unwilled, and uncontrollable faculty of
memory. It does so, at its climax, with a telling and delightful use of alliteration and
a particular emphasis on a preposition (a part of speech that Wordsworth used to great
advantage), in this case “with,” that links him to the flowers. "Stars that shine" and
"twinkle" reflect a positive glowing force.

What is the resistance when three resistors are connected in parallel, if the same connected in series has a resultant resistance of R?

We know that when two resistors a and b are connected in
series the equivalent resistance of the system is a +
b.

Now we are given that three resistors connected in
series give an equivalent resistance of R. Now this can be achieved using different
combinations, let’s take the simplest where the resistances of the three are equal, so
each resistor is of R/3 ohm.

When two resistors a and b are
connected in parallel the equivalent resistance is given as (1/a + 1/b) ^ (-1). So for
the three resistors connected in parallel the resistance is (1/(R/3) + 1/(R/3) +
1/(R/3)) ^-1 = (3 / (R/3)) ^-1 = R/9.

This value for
equivalent resistance is not constant but will change depending on the original
resistors we choose. For example, if we had taken R/2, R/4 and R/4 or any other similar
combinations, the result would have been different. The result given above is only one
example.

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek," why is it important that the man who stops for a drink is a federal scout instead of a confederate soldier?

The reason that this is important is that this guy who
stops by for a drink is going to entrap Farquhar.  That is pretty much his whole purpose
-- to go around and entrap people who might be inclined to help the Confederacy against
the Union.

When this guy stops by for a drink, he also lets
Farquhar know about the bridge and how important it is and how there might be a good way
to burn it down.  When he does this, he puts the idea in Farquhar's mind and this leads
Farquhar to go and try to destroy the bridge.

So the fact
that this guy is truly a Union soldier leads to Farquhar's
death.

How does Hester feel when she saw Dimmesdale marching in the procession in The Scarlet Letter?

I assume you are referring to Chapter 3 of the novel, when
Hester Prynne and Pearl are being "displayed" as punishment for her sin, and Arthur
Dimmesdale is forced to try and persuade her to reveal the name of the father of her
child. What is interesting about his appeal is the impact it has on the audience. For we
are told that it was so powerful the audience expected Hester Prynne to respond straight
away or for the father to be compelled to reveal
himself:

So
powerful seemed the minister's appeal, that the people could not believe but that Hester
Prynne would speak out the guilty name; or else that the guilty one himself, in whatever
high or lowly place he stood, would be drawn forth by an inward and inevitable
necessity, and compelled to ascend the
scaffold.

However, in spite
of the power of Dimmesdale's appeal, Hester Prynne is unmoved, merely shaking her head
in response to his eloquence. What is important to note, however, is that when she is
shouted at by the Reverend Wilson and exhorted to reveal the name, it is Arthur
Dimmesdale who she looks at when she responds, and not anyone
else:

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"Never!" replied Hester Prynne, looking, not at
Mr. Wilson, but into the deep and troubled eyes of the younger clergyman. "It is too
deeply branded. Ye cannot take it off. And would that I might endure his agony, as well
as mine!"

Of course, if you
have read the book, you will know that it is actually Dimmesdale who is the father of
Pearl, and thus his presence at this scene gives Hester Prynne the opportunity to
confirm to him that his secret is safe with her. Note, too, the manner of her response
which likewise establishes the tremendous love that she has for him - she wants to
suffer alone and would "endure his agony" in addition to her own
suffering.

What is the main theme in Chekhov's short story "Peasants"?

The main theme of "Peasants" is a painfully ironic one.
Chekhov shows that in order to be a good peasant like Olga and Sasha became, you have to
first be a good person. Nikolay says he became a good person because of the experience,
work and training he received in Moscow. When Nikolay dies so suddenly before ever being
able to return with his gentle and lovely wife and daughter back to Moscow, Olga and
Sasha are forced to remain and to live in poverty like peasants. Yet they continue to
wear smiles and to be good and happy. They continue to exercise the goodness that was
bred in them in Moscow.

At the end of the story, Chekhov
chooses a scene that shows their extreme poverty while at the same time showing their
unchanged faith and goodness of heart. In the final scene, they bow themselves before
the windows of wealthy strangers and chant sweetly for alms on Christmas Day. This theme
asserts that Granny and the others were not good peasants because they did not have the
experience, work and training in a place that cultivates civility, knowledge, courtesy
and that provides ways to slake the mortal needs of the body so that other joys can be
known. This is contrary to the pastoral ideal that elevates the country village
simpleton over the calloused and mercenary city dweller. It also contradicts Tolstoy's
image of the village peasant as the keeper of moral purity and
goodness.

How was Jane Johnson Schoolcraft important to the Romantic movement in America?

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Johnston Schoolcraft is a new figure in American literary history. Having
lived from 1800 to 1842, she was the daughter of a northern Ojibwa Indian mother and an
Irish immigrant father. Schoolcraft was immersed in and raised in both cultures. Her
mother continued the Ojibwa oral traditions while her father provided her with an
extensive library. Schoolcraft's literary work similarly combined these traditions since
she translated and transcribed old Ojibwa stories, legends and songs into English and
composed original work in English, though sometimes she composed in the Ojibwa language.
Schoolcraft didn't publish during her lifetime except in the small, handwritten literary
magazine her husband Henry Rowe Schoolcraft published in their home of Sault Ste. Marie
in the state of Michigan. For this reason her contribution and importance to the
American literary world and Romantic movement during her lifetime were smaller than that
of some others.

When Henry Schoolcraft began provoking her
sorrow by asserting that she was not properly raised and therefore had no understanding
of a proper woman's role, Jane Schoolcraft turned to writing devotional poems that
addressed the question of a woman's proper role. It is said the she once told a visitor
that the Ojibwa value women more highly than do Europeans or Americans. As the first
Indian woman writer to contribute to literature; to write poetry; and to write Ojibwa
oral narratives in English, she was important to the Romantic movement within her own
sphere in America because of her contributions of tales of Indian life told in diction
reflecting the Ojibwa diction of daily life and by revealing another side, a
cross-cultural side, of the discussion of the role of woman in nineteenth-century
America. As her href="http://books.google.com/books?id=cw35S9eTnz8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Jane+Schoolcraft%2Bromanticism&source=bl&ots=QxWQjYhDRA&sig=MtihsOPGCWSKPmazB6ag_s-aS70&hl=en&ei=swG_TM_GLYqusAPP4sjgDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Jane%20Schoolcraft%2Bromanticism&f=false">titles
show, Jane addressed the questions that arose from events of her personal life from a
Romantic perspective of self-expression: "My heart is gone with him afar," "Welcome,
welcome to my arms," "Language Divine!" "Sweet Willy," "Lines Written under severe Pain
and Sickness," etc.

Why isn't anyone/experts answering my questions about Buddhism? It happens to be important and I need to know.

I was curious to know why questions on Buddhism are not
being answered. So I viewed the list of questions asked by you, and found out that your
question relate to some movie titled Little Buddha, rather than to
Buddhism.

As a general guideline to all students who post
their question, I would like to point out that the way a question has been posted has
great impact on who answers it and the nature of answer posted. If the question is based
on a particular movie, it is quite unlikely that someone who has not seen the movies
will even look at the question or its answer.

So if you are
interested to know about some aspect of Buddhism it is better to identify this in the
main question. Any additional information or clarification you need on the information
you have already collected from sources like a movie or a book must be presented as a
supplementary explanation to your main question. This way many more people interested in
the core subject are likely to respond.

What is the most important thing that happened in Chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies?

In my opinion, the most important thing that happens in
this chapter is actually two things.  I think that what is important is A) Jack failing
to kill the pig that he is hunting and B) Ralph and Simon failing to do a good job of
building their hut.  I think these are two related events -- they both show failure on
the part of one of the leaders.

Because both of them have
failed, they start to snipe at each other.  They criticize each other for not being good
leaders.  This leads to some really bad blood between the two potential leaders.  The
enmity that starts to build here between Jack and Ralph is a major theme of the rest of
the novel.

Discuss the reasons why there has been an effort to shift power among the federal and state governments in recent years.

For the most part, these efforts have come about because
both levels of government want to have more power and neither level of government
particularly wants to pay for the things that it does.  So the levels try to take more
power while simultaneously trying to push the costs on to the other level of
government.

For example, Pres. Bush wanted the federal
government to have a great deal more power over education.  This is why he pushed
Congress to pass the No Child Left Behind law instead of leaving it to the states to
pass such laws.  This is a case of one level trying to take more
power.

At the same time, you have the states and the
federal government fighting over who should have to pay how much of the costs of things
like Medicare.  In this case, both sides are trying to get the other to pay
more.

So money and power are the main reasons why the two
sides have been trying to shift power from side to side.

In "The Gilded Six-Bits," who is the protagonist in the story and what is the point of view?

The story is told from a third person limited point of
view. This is important because it keeps the suspense alive for the reader. This
particular mode of telling events keeps the reader at the same level of information as
the characters. For instance, we find out that Missie Mae has been unfaithful at the
same time her husband surprises her and finds out.

I am not
sure if I would insist on pointing to a human character as the protagonist in this
story. Remember that the story was written (or perhaps published) in 1933 when America
was galloping straight into the Great Depression. The stock market crash in the US was
in 1929. If you are not bound to making an argument that the protagonist is either
husband or wife, you could argue that it is money. After all, money holds a lot of power
in the text and alters the course of events. The motive for Missie's infidelity is
greed. Since the couple ends up forgiving each other in the end and staying together, it
seems that Hurston, the Anthropologist, also pointed to the egalitarian and strength of
the African American marriage that money could not break.

Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation. sqrt(5x+y) = 6+x^2y^2

sqrt(5x+y) = 6 + x^2
*y^2

Square both
sides:

==> (5x + y ) = 36 + 12x^2 y^2 + x^4
y^4

==> x^4y^4 + 12x^2 y^2 - 5x - y + 36 =
0

==> (xy)^4 + 12(xy)^2 - 5x -y + 36 =
0

Now let us
differentiate:

==> 4(xy)^3 (xy)' + 24(xy)(xy)' - 5 -
y' + 0 = 0

==> 4(xy)^3 (y+xy') + 24(xy)(y+xy') -5 -
y' = 0

==> 4x^3 y^4 + 4x^4 y^3 y' + 24xy^2 + 24x^ 2y
y' - 5 - y' = 0

Now keep terms with y' on one
side:

==> 4x^4 y^3 y' + 24x^2 y y' - y' = 5- 24xy^2
- 4x^3 y^4

Now factor
y':

==> y'(4x^4 y^3 + 24x^2 y -1) = (5-24xy^2 -4x^3
y^4)

==> y' = (5-24xy^2-4x^3y^4)/(4x^4
y^3 + 24x^2 y - 1)

Why is "trust" a characteristic that is important in the field of social work?

Trust is important in any field.  Think about a salesman
selling you a car, a doctor diagnosing your medical condition, a minister preaching a
sermon, a teacher educating your children...you see what I mean.  Without trust, none of
the people in those professions would experience much success.  Social workers often
have to make or help make life-and-death decisions; without a serious level of trust,
those decisions may be compromised. 

Social workers must
prove themselves trustworthy in order to be most effective.  They deal with issues which
are personal and often potentially dangerous.  Without trust, clients are unlikely to be
as forthright or forthcoming about personal matters; without full disclosure, a social
worker can not make the best, informed choices about the safety and welfare of  those
they are supposed to be serving.  Trust is crucial to gathering complete, accurate, and
pertinent information from people who need it the most. 

Who are the two parts in "Naming of Parts"?

The setting may be visualized as a lecture room in which
recruits are attending a weapons lecture as a part of their basic training. A group
leader is standing in front of a drawing which lays out the parts of a rifle, which he
is explaining. He does not, however, have an actual gun as his example, and things are
dull. It is a lovely spring day, there are nearby gardens, and one thoroughly bored
recruit’s mind keeps slipping away from the lecture to consider the burgeoning fertility
of spring. The two voices that we hear in the poem are the instructor’s lecture and the
recruit’s musings about nature and the garden. It is fairly easy to be able to establish
when (or where) one voice stops and the other begins in each
stanza.

What overall feeling do you get when you read The Locket by Kate Chopin?Does this mood change at all throughout the reading? If so, how? What...

The feeling I get when I read this short story is one of
mystery. The author sets the stage for this right from the very beginning when she
describes the locket as some sort of good luck charm. When one of the men
says:

That's a
charm; some kind of hoodoo business that one o' them priests gave him to keep him out o'
trouble.

One gets the idea
that something important is going to be associated with this locket. Later, when the
soldier is found dead with the locket around his neck, the reader is let down, because
he has been hoping that the locket would offer some sort of protection. The second part
of the story, however, contains a lot of foreshadowing that some irony is going to pop
up, especially if one is familiar with Kate Chopin’s writing. She always has an ironic
twist at the end of the story. So when Octavie is riding along with her lover’s father
and he asks her to remove her mourning veil, the reader gets the idea that there must be
some reason. Then, he tells her that on such a beautiful spring day, one can almost
believe in miracles. At the end, the reader realizes that a miracle of sorts occurs,
because Octavie’s soldier is not dead after all. The one found dead with the locket was
not her lover, but someone who had stolen the locket. How
ironic!

Evaluate the solutions of the equation 4^(x^2-4x)=1/64

This is an exponential
equation.

For the beginning, we'll write 1/64 =
1/4^3

We'll apply the property of negative
power:

1/4^3 = 4^(-3)

Now,
we'll re-write the equation:

4^(x^2-4x) =
1/64

4^(x^2-4x) = 4^(-3)

Since
the bases are matching, we'll apply one to one
property:

x^2-4x = -3

We'll
add 3 both sides:

x^2-4x+3 =
0

According to the rule, the quadratic equation could be
written as:

x^2 - Sx + P =
0

From Viete's relations, we'll
get:

S = x1 + x2

x1 + x2 =
4

x1*x2 = 3

x1 =
1

x2 =
3

The solutions of the
equation are :{1 ; 3}.

As a social institution, the British army in 1776 was a bundle of paradoxes. How so?

The customary image of the British soldier of the
Revolution is that of a collection of Britain’s dregs, but the reality is somewhat
different. The average British soldier was probably about
23 years old and about 5-foot-6-inches in height. He had most probably been an
agricultural laborer; weavers and shoemakers made up the next largest categories. It was
a volunteer army; the average soldier probably enlisted because he was out of work. He
was as likely to be Scottish or Irish as he was to be English.
He was probably illiterate. The enlistment bounty was a guinea and a
crown. The soldier’s pay was eight pence a day, subject to “stoppages” for uniforms,
tools, and such, thus reducing it to almost nothing. Soldiers could earn extra pay for
various tasks and in peacetime could work civilian jobs in their off-hours. No one
enlisted in the British army; they enlisted or were recruited for service in a
particular regiment, the basic organizational unit of the army.
Enlistment was for life. Discipline was severe but was held to be
necessary for proper behavior and subordination. Flogging was not abolished until 1881.
Desertion, cowardice, striking an officer, mutiny, murder, and rape were all flogging or
hanging offenses.

Officers
were drawn entirely from the class of gentlemen. Like the ranks, they were almost
equally divided among Scots, Irish, and English. There was no military academy for
officers until the establishment of Sandhurst in 1796; most officers bought their
commissions at prices that kept the lower classes
out.

Officers and men stood out together because of their
uniform, a “full-bodied” red wool coat. The coat featured a divided rear skirt, oversize
folded-back cuffs, and folded-back lapels and skirt-corners. The purposes of the uniform
were identification and intimidation.

The regiment was the
primary building block of the British army.   No formal
organization existed above its level, though regiments could be grouped together as a
brigade on an ad hoc basis for war service or for particular campaigns. There was only
one grade of officer above the regimental command rank of colonel, and that was simply
general.

The British soldier’s principal weapon was the
Short Land Service musket, or “Brown Bess,” first introduced in 1718. It was a musket
that featured a 3-foot-6-inch-long barrel with no rifling and was utterly unreliable for
hitting targets at more than 80 yards. It was bored for .75 calibre ammunition that
crushed bone and tissue.

Did the immigrants go to special schools? if so, where? what about women?in 1900s Did the immigrants go to special schools in the 1900's?

If your question refers to American history, then I can
say no. Immigrants were thrown into society to succeed or fail based on their own
motivation and luck. Children were all taught in the same type of school setting as
natural-born American children did. You can imagine how difficult it was to cope with
everyone speaking and communicating in a language that might be foreign to you. Add in a
difference of culture, and it is surprising the immigrants managed at all. One theory
called total immersion in languages does this same thing to students who want to learn
another language. At the beginning, when no English is spoken, gestures, expressions and
charades enable the learners to pick up on the language. Immigrant children faced the
same experience. Some communities might have had a group that helped in transition
between differing languages and culture, but this was the exception, not the
rule.

What path did African Americans and their allies find and/or lose during their 1930s fight for freedom?"The whites were as miserable as their black...

Wright's quote is a phenomenal one.  I think that it
showed how difficult and arduous the path for African Americans were during the 1930s. 
For all Americans, life was difficult.  The grips of the Great Depression were felt by
all Americans.  Mere living on a daily basis proved to be an extraordinary feat.  Adding
to this was that African- Americans were already living through a challenging set of
conditions through racial discrimination.  Add economic disempowerment to this reality
and I think that Wright's closing thought of life "going down the drain" hits the point
directly.  The fight for freedom in the African- American predicament was challenged in
the 1930s for many people in addition to those of color were searching for validation
and a confirmation that their voice mattered.  This becomes how the opening part of the
statement holds validity.  In the end, the fight for racial justice had to be placed in
the context of socio- economic reality.  While people of color might have been
disappointed that their demands were not being met, millions of others Americans from
all backgrounds were feeling much of the same experience.

Explain what happens to Piggy in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies.

Piggy is one of four central characters in William
Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. The story is set on a tropical
island where a group of English schoolboys has survived a plane crash. Piggy is the
second character we meet, and he is unforgettable.

Piggy is
fat (hence his nickname), has asthma, wears thick spectacles, has been rather babied by
his auntie since his parents died, and is clearly the best thinker and organizer on the
island. When Ralph, one of the other characters, meets Piggy, his first reaction is to
get away from him (though perhaps that is because Piggy is suffering from diarrhea in
the nearby bushes). When the littler boys meet Piggy, they have no particular reaction
to him; however, when Jack, the leader of the choirboys, meets Piggy, he instantly
dislikes him. 

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“You’re talking too much,” said Jack Merridew.
“Shut up, Fatty.”

Despite
Ralph's unkindnesses to him in the beginning, Piggy allies himself with Ralph because he
knows Ralph offers the best protection from Jack and his hunters. Likewise Ralph
eventually realizes that, as a leader, he needs Piggy's help to think and
plan.

As the novel progresses, Piggy is a necessary part of
island life because he has the glasses that can start fire; however, by the end of the
novel Jack's disdain for Piggy (who represents intellect and reasoning) intensifies, and
soon he steals Piggy's glasses and allows one of his savages to kill Piggy by dropping a
boulder on him. 

As a symbol, Piggy is the reasoning part
of man, and as the boys grow more savage they do not want to be reminded of
reasonableness or thinking. Instincts have taken over and because the boys are no longer
using their minds to determine their actions, Piggy has no way to defend himself against
their savagery.

What is the chapter summary of chapters 1-5 in the book The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?Just the chapter summaries 1-5 Thank You!

Chapter One introduces the reader to Bruno and his
family.  They are living in Berlin,but Bruno's father, a high ranking Nazi official, has
been transferred to Out With (Auswitz). Bruno's mother,who is very upset, tells him to
say goodbye to his friends and pack his clothes. 

Chapter
Two has Bruno and the family arriving at their new home.  It is a dismal place.  Bruno
is very unhappy and tells his mother that they should spend the night and then return to
Berlin.  His mother tells him that is not an option and to make the best of it. Bruno
asks Maria what she thinks, and she says it isn't her place to say anything, but his
father has an important and serious job.  When Bruno says his father should think twice
about his job, he is suddenly fearful because his father's bedroom door opens.  He fears
his father has heard him. But it is a young blond soldier.  Bruno suddenly notices a
small window in the corner of his room.  He looked out the window and what he saw made
him suddenly feel very cold and unsafe.

Chapter Three
introduces us to Gretel, Bruno's 12-year-old sister.  She tries to dominate him and make
him feel she is definitely in charge.  He talks with her about the fact that he is
unhappy there, and she agrees with him.  He tells her the other children don't look
friendly.  Since she doesn't know what he is talking about, he takes her to his room and
shows her the window.  She looks through the window and she sees exactly what Bruno was
talking about.

Chapter Four explains what they saw through
the window. They saw a group of men, boys, and children.  There were no girls or
women and the children wondered about that.   It then describes the physical outlay of
the property.  Gretel's first idea was that they were in the countryside where there are
farmers and animals.  But Bruno explains that there are no animals or cultivation of the
land. They watched as a group of children huddled together as they were being yelled at
by some soldiers.  Some of the children were crying. Gretel remarks that she would not
want to play with those children since they were so dirty.   She returns to her room,
but she is really upset by what she has seen.  Bruno continues to watch the people, and
he thinks how extraordinary it is that they all wear the same clothes: a pair of grey
striped pajamas with a grey striped cap on their
heads.

Chapter Five shows how upset Mother is to have moved
to this dismal place.  She criticizes her husband and regrets that they entertained the
Fuhrer.  She then realizes that her maid, Maria, has been standing there.  Afraid of
Maria possibly reporting her, she tells her she didn't mean it.  Bruno decides he is
going to talk with his father. He tells his father that he wants to go back to Berlin. 
His father wants to be nice, but eventually loses patience and tells Bruno to accept his
situation.  Bruno asks about the people outside, and his father tells him that "they're
not people at all" and that he has nothing in common with them. As Bruno leaves his
father's office, he gives him the Nazi salute and says "Heil Hitler", the words he says
every time he leaves a soldier's presence.

Please answer the following question A traffic light of weight W hangs from two light cables; one on each side of the light. Each cable hangs at...

Assuming that there is no frictional force between the
cables supporting the traffic light and the other component of the total system
supporting the the traffic light, the sum of total tension in the cables will be exactly
equal to the force exerted by the weight of the traffic light. Further, the division of
this total tension between the two cables will depend on the the extent to which the two
cables are stretched when fitted. It is possible to fit the cables in such a way that
the tension in one cable is more than the other. In this situation, one of the two
cables will elongate or stretch more than the other under the effect of the higher
tension. However in properly fitted system care would be taken to keep the tension in
both the cables equal.

Please not that the angels of the
cable, which is flexible, has no effect on either the total tension in the two cables,
or the distribution of the tension between the two
cables.

The method of calculating tension in the answer
posted above will be applicable for calculating tension created in members of a rigid
system supporting the weight.

What is the signifcance of prison gates?

In my opinion as a reader, the prison gates symbolize the
Puritan lifestyle, it is confining and condemning, just like a prison sentence. In most
any other culture or even Christian faith, there is a process for the washing away of
sins. Not so in the life of a Puritan. It feels like a permanent life sentence. If good
deeds can't pay for the sin, then something else will have to do it, like fasting. If
that doesn't work, a 24-hour prayer vigil must be held. If that doesn't fix the problem,
something different must be tried.

It has to feel
imprisoning to live like that. To live with so many rules that you can't feel
comfortable to be yourself or have your own identity would kill people in our culture
today. In fact, the Salem Witch Trials is often said to have been sparked by the boredom
of teenage girls. Had their been opportunity for these girls in that society to express
themselves, they would not have had to go to great lengths like they did to entertain
themselves.

Hester experiences this imprisonment her whole
term throughout our book. Even though she is convicted of a crime and duly punished, the
book does offer a time in which she is free, but a question remains. Does she really
feel free from the society's judgement, free from a lifestyle of retribution to God? It
is hard to find.

Having these prison gates at the beginning
foreshadows what is to come for the book's main character, Hester
Prynne.

Explain Montresor's play on the word "mason" when Fortunato asked Montresor if he was a member of the brotherhood.

When Fortunato asks Montresor if he is a mason, Fortunato
is referring to the secret society -- the Masons -- not to a person who literally works
with brick and stone for a living.  Fortunato is a Mason and he wants to find out (by
using the secret sign) if Montresor is too.

Montresor is
not a Mason, but he is going to be (later on in the story) a mason.  That's why he has
the trowel and shows it to Fortunato.  He is going to use the mason's tools to kill
Fortunato by walling him up.  So this is a foreshadowing of what is to come and
Montresor is enjoying himself by taunting Fortunato -- he's secretely telling Fortunato
"here's how I'm going to kill you."

Some people think that
maybe Fortunato kept Montresor from getting into the Masons.  They say that might be why
(or at least one reason why) Montresor wants to kill him.

As a follower of Skepticism, how would they answer: How can we learn what is true?

I think that a skeptic would argue that assessing the
presuppositions of what is taken to be "truth" might be one way one can gain a better
understanding of it.  It should serve as warning that the skeptic is a difficult
position to fully determine because there is no embrace of full and absolute truth and
yet there is no absolute rejection of truth.  Both are denied on the grounds that each
is a truth in its own sense of being.  Rather, the skeptic might analyze many of the
assertions named in truths and see where fallacies lie and embrace the idea that truth
might be an idea that has yet to exist.  If the fundamental premise of skepticism is
that there is no absolute and dogmatic truth, then it is important to describe it in a
manner where one avoids assigning truth to it.  There is much in way of the conditional
in Skepticism, suggesting that analysis and questioning end up becoming primary vehicles
one takes to understand the nature of what is true and what is
not.

What are some objects that are symbolic in the book Mockingjay?

First and most obviously, you have the mockingjay itself,
which is a symbol of the revolution.  It is an interesting one, because the mockingjay
is a creature born unintentionally as a result of the Capital's meddling in the affairs
of nature and human lives.  It is an unintended consequence of their rule, just as the
rebellion is an unintended consequence of their harsh rule for so long. Katniss herself
becomes another symbol of the mockingjay, or a visual cue that symbolizes the entire
emotion and drive of the rebellion itself; she beomes the living symbol, whereas the
mockingjay is the token of the rebellion.

Fire too becomes
a symbol; in the previous books, fire was often used in the imagery surrounding Katniss
and Peeta, due to their district burning coal for its living.  That fire comes to
represent the rebellion also, in both positive and negative ways.  Fire is associated
with Katniss and her symbology for the rebellion.  However, as District 12 is torched
and burned to the ground, fire also becomes a symbol for the destrution that occurs in
war.

Another symbol used in the novel is that of the rose. 
President Snow is fond of roses, and his visit to Katniss in Catching
Fire forever implants an association between Snow and the rose in our minds,
along with Katniss's.  President Snow tries to use that to his advantage by leaving her
gifts of roses along the way, and using the scent of the rose to sicken and weaken her. 
The rose is a symbol of President Snow's power and corruption, and of how the Capital is
full of beauty on the surface, but is sickening at its
core.

Those are just a few symbols that are evident in the
novel; I hope that helps to get you started.  Good luck!

Integrate cos^2x .

We'll have to use the
formula:

(cos x)^2 = [1 +
cos(x/2)]/2

We'll integrate both
sides:

Int (cos x)^2 dx = Int [1 +
cos(x/2)]dx/2

We'll use the additive property of
integral:

Int [1 + cos(x/2)]dx/2 = Int dx/2 + Int
cos(x/2)dx/2

Int dx/2 = (1/2)/Int
xdx

Int dx/2 = (x^2)/4 + C
(1)

Int cos(x/2)dx/2 = (1/2)*Int
cos(x/2)dx

(1/2)*Int cos(x/2)dx = (1/2)* sin(x/2)/(1/2) +
C

(1/2)*Int cos(x/2)dx = sin(x/2) + C
(2)

Int (cos x)^2 dx =  (1) +
(2)

Int (cos x)^2 dx = (x^2)/4 + sin(x/2) +
C

In Act 2 of The Crucible, why does Mary Warren think Elizabeth should speak civilly to her?

The girls at the center of the trial quickly become taken
with their own importance. They have found that they wield a strange power, one that
they could not ever have had otherwise. They are celebrities of a sort because of the
trials.

I do not know off-hand how true this is. I would
like to think this is a fictional element Miller used to create a parallel between the
Salem Trials and the Senate hearings run by Sen. McCarthy. People who were willing to
name communists during the Red Scare wielded a similar power and that led to more
widespread panic. We must always remember that this was Miller's real
message.

What is the meaning of "to annotate a passage"?

The simple meaning of the word "annotate"is to add
explanatory notes.

When you take up a passage to study,
especially in order to teach, it is appropriate to make small notes in the margin which
would give you a clear picture of what the paragraph contains. As you teach, these brief
notes that you have noted in the margin can be of great help to tell your students in a
matter of few words what the whole passage is about. If, for instance, there is a
lengthy paragraph of a certain novel that gives information of the hero having met
someone new, you would very well say it in just a few words what the whole passage is
about.

We have also been well acquainted with explanatory
passages when we study either a play of Shakespeare or Greek Classics like that of
Sophocles. These annotations, either at the bottom of a page or on the left page given
by editors, throw more light on the lines we read and help us appreciate the work
better.

I need guidance on the symbolism of "structures" in The Scarlet Letter.

The Scarlet Letter contains several
categories of symbolism.  One category is the characters themselves.  Another is
nature.  "Structures" is a fairly good title for another
category.

Consider the following prominent structures in
the novel:

1. the
   scaffold


2. the prison
   door


3. the Governor's
   mansion

A few keys into the symbolic meaning of
these three prominent structures in the novel are in their location, their appearance
(especially when compared to things around them), and their
function.

All of the structures are symbolic in the sense
that they give insight into one of the themes of the book.  The scaffold and the prison
door are most closely related to Puritanical punishment.  The governor's mansion is a
symbol of the hypocrisy present in the Puritan law vs. those who carry out the
laws.

What is the average speed of a train that travells between two places. 3/4 of distance is covered at speed of 80 km / h and 1/4 at 160 km / h

The train travels between 2 places, covering the distance
that we'll note as x.

We'll split the x distance in
3/4, since the train covers the first 3/4 of x at the v1 speed, of 80 km/h, and the
other 1/4 at the v2 speed, of 160 km/h.

The 3/4 of x
distance is covered in the time t1, and the other 1/4, in the time
t2.

We'll write the formula of
speed:

v = x/t (1)

v1 =
(3x/4)/t1

We'll substitute
v1:

80 = (3x/4)/t1

320t1
= 3x

t1 =
3x/320 hour

v2 =
(x/4)/t2

We'll substitute
v2:

160 = (x/4)/t2

t2 = x/640
hour

Now, we'll write the average
speed:

av. v = total distance covered/total time
taken

av. v = x/(t1+t2)

We'll
substitute t1 and t2:

av. v =
x/(3x/320+x/640)

av. v =
640/7

av. v = 92
Km/h

The average speed of the train is av. v
= 92 Km/h.

What does Napoleon's announcement (that Animal Farm will return to its original name Manor Farm) reveal about his character? Chapter 10

In my opinion, this announcement by Napoleon shows that he
is really no different from any of the human beings.  In other words, he is just as
willing to exploit and abuse animals.  He is not really an adherent of Animalism -- he
is just someone who is power hungry.

Napoleon was
originally supposed to be different from human beings like Jones.  This was symbolized,
among other things, in the fact that the farm was now called Animal Farm.  This showed
that the farm's government was different than it had been under Jones -- specifically
that it was more pro-Animal.

But now, at the end of the
book, Napoleon has changed.  He has shown that all he cares about is getting power.  He
has come to be so much like the humans that he looks like them and he goes back to using
the human name for the farm.

What are the conflicts and resolutions in Poe's "The Raven"?

Key to understanding this famous poem is establishing that
it is the speaker of the poem that is creating the problems he is suffering for himself.
Poe himself wrote that he was exploring through this poem one aspect of the dark side of
human nature - "that species of despair which delights in self-torture." In other words,
the narrator projects or puts onto the bird whatever his own wild imagination dredges
up.

In terms of the conflict then, the conflict in this
poem is decidedly an internal one, as we are presented with a frail and exhausted
student working late at night mourning the loss of his love, Lenore. It is clear from
the description in the first stanza that he is not in his right state of mind: he
describes himself as "weak and weary" and tells us that he has dived into study and
books to try and "borrow/From my books surcease of sorrow" for the "lost Lenore". He is
basically trying to desperately forget his love for her and get over his grief. Thus,
when the Raven appears, the narrator believes that this is some kind of external
conflict between himself and the Raven who the narrator views as a messenger from hell
or a demon who has come to taunt him with the impossibility of ever getting over his
grief. However, what the narrator does not realise is that it is he that is driving this
conflict - he is the one who is making the suggestions about the Raven. The Raven only
gives one word in response, which the narrator interprets from his own perspective. For
example, consider this stanza:

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"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! - prophet
still, if bird or devil! -

By that Heaven that bends above
us - by that God we both adore -

Tell this soul with sorrow
laden if, within the distant Aidenn,

It shall clasp a
sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore -

Clasp a rare
and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore"

Quoth the
Raven "Nevermore."

The
narrator, knowing that the Raven has only spoken one word, asks it a question phrased in
such a way that the inevitable response will plunge him ever further into his self-made
abyss of despair and grief. It is this that reflects the true conflict in the poem which
is only resolved by the plunge of the narrator into his despair from which he feels he
can never escape.

What is the theme of "The Widow of Ephasus"?

Certainly the Widow’s decision may be considered a joke,
as Eumolpus intends. However, her explanation of her love for the Soldier makes the
situation far more serious than it might at first appear. Whether the story will be
liked or not will depend upon individual readers. Many might dismiss it as misogynistic
and therefore dated. Others, however, may find that the portrait of the Widow rises
above the ostensible debunking of her vow of self-sacrifice, and that this inadvertent
sympathy makes her worthy of admiration. That is one of the most usual universal
statements: rising above one's normal actions.

What does Thoreau talk about in the conclusion to Walden?

Thoreau brings up all circumstances of men. He encourages
his readers to not necessarily compare their own life conditions to other men, but to
value the circumstances they have themselves for the features of what can be learned
from them.

He says:

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However mean your life is, meet it and live it;
do not shun it and call it hard
names.

I feel at times as
if he is simply referring to a similar adage that our society sometimes notes today:
"Don't worry, be happy."

He encourages man to consider what
one's current situation has to offer and think to make the most of it. He encourages the
common man to think, who knows what lies ahead?

Thoreau's
Conclusion to Walden is specifically optimistic after having his period of reflection.
This period leaves room for him to consider that others might benefit from such
experiences.

I would encourage you to read the last
paragraph again. Often an author saves a nugget of strong truth for that last
paragraph.

What is significant about the weather in Macbeth?

Macbeth opens with "Thunder and
lightning," portents of the evil to come.  The witches enter with thunder in Act I,
scenes i and iii, and again in Act IV.i.  Off stage, the thunder would have been easily
created by shaking sheet metal.

The foul weather of
"thunder, lightning, and rain" serves as a pathetic fallacy
(attributing human feelings to inanimate objects, like
weather), foreshadowing the inner storm brewing in Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.
 In short, the witches are like meteorologists: they
forecast the outside weather (thunder) and the internal weather (murderous thoughts of
the Macbeths).

Also in Act I is the Bleeding Captain's
battle recap for Duncan, which features weather
imagery:

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As whence the
sun 'gins his
reflection
Shipwrecking storms
and direful thunders break,
So
from that spring whence comfort seem'd to come
Discomfort
swells.

The foul
weather is again echoed in the murder scene of Banquo.  Just before he is besieged by
the three murderers, he says to his son Fleance:

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It will be rain
to-night.

Thunder
is sounded when the witches show Macbeth the future:

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Thunder.
First Apparition: an armed
Head.

Thunder.
Second Apparition: A bloody
Child

Thunder.
Third Apparition: a Child crowned, with a tree in his
hand

All
told, the weather imagery and stage sound effects couple to create an internal and
external sense of awe, mystery, and foreboding in the minds and ears of the reader and
audience.  Just ask Duncan and Banquo: when it rains, it pours blood in
Macbeth.

What are some interesting points to study in the novel The Magician's Nephew?

While The Magician's Nephew is the
sixth book published as part of the Narnia Chronicles by C. S.
Lewis, it is actually the first in chronology for the series--a prequel, if you will, to
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  From your question, I can't
tell whether you've already read the book or if you're looking for some things to look
for as you read.  I'll try not to give away too many of the plot elements in case you
haven't read, but either way, this is a book full of interesting and symbolic issues to
think about and study. 

The Chronicles
are all allegorical in nature, so the primary element to look for in this novel is the
allegory--the characters and places which represent things greater than themselves. 
Consider the following:

• Aslan sings and creates
  a world--from nothing.


• Jadis, the ice queen, is an enemy
  to Aslan.


• Aslan and Jadis are locked in a battle between
  good and evil.


• Gardens and an apple and temptation are
  all part of this story.

One other important
thing to examine in this novel, especially if you're reading the entire
Chronicles, is all the "beginnings" in this novel which carry over
into the rest of the series.  And if you're looking for something more in-depth to study
and/or research, perhaps you could examine why this novel is out of chronological order
in the series. 

How can I tackle the theme of good and evil in "Young Goodman Brown"?

Clearly, the theme of good and evil and the rather porous
boarder that lies between these two states is a key theme of this tale. One way of
tackling this theme might be to look at how the Devil interprets the past actions of
Goodman Brown's family.

Like so many of Hawthorne's short
tales, this story is rich in allegorical overtones, in that it is clear that the
characters and actions stand for abstract qualities. As Goodman Brown sets off on his
journey into the woods, a "fellow-traveller" journeys with him, who it is clear is the
Devil. The journey into the forest itself has allegorical significance, as is made clear
when Goodman Brown responds to the invitation of the Devil to go deeper into the
woods:

"Too
far, too far!" exclaimed the goodman, unconsciously resuming his walk. "My father never
went into the woods on such an errand, nor his father before him. We have been a race of
honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs; and shall I be the first
of the name of Brown that ever took this path and
kept-"

It is clear then that
Goodman Brown is proud and convinced of his own "goodness", as represented by his name,
for he, in his own imaginings, at least, is a "good man." The journey into the woods,
therefore, is representative of engaging with evil. However, note how the Devil responds
to this protestation of goodness:

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"Such company, thou wouldst say," observed the
elder person, interpreting his pause. "Well said, Goodman Brown! I have been as well
acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the Puritans; and that's no trifle
to say. I helped you grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so
smartly through the streets of Salem; and it was I that brought your father a
pitch-pine knot, kindled at my own hearth, to set fire to an Indian village, in King
Philip's war. They were my good friends, both; and many a pleasant walk have we had
along this path, and returned merrily after midnight. I would fain be friends with you
for their sake."

Key to this
story, and so many of Hawthorne's tales, is the idea of the darkness of humanity,
however sinless it pretends to be. Hawthorne makes it clear that sin touches everyone,
including the supposedly "Goodman" Brown. You might find it interesting to compare this
short tale to another one of Hawthorne's gems: "The Minister's Black Veil", which
likewise touches on this theme of the universal sinfulness of humanity. Hope this helps
you with your talk. Good luck!

What are all of the most important character relationships in The Crucible?

Of course this is an opinionated question. Every teacher
on here may differ in reference to this text as the word important
suggests a value
judgment.

PROCTOR/ELIZABETH:
This marriage seems to hang in the balance throughout the scrutiny of the trial and the
moral conflict through which Proctor fights. As Elizabeth realizes her ineffectiveness
as a wife, Proctor dwells on his previous sin, both wanting to find a new wholeness.
This symbolizes the plight of Purtians because to find an absolution for sin was near
impossible.

ABIGAIL/PROCTOR:
Abby just couldn't keep her name white in the town. Although Proctor knew
it was wrong, this relationship is what much of the play hinges on. Had Proctor not
denied Abby, his name and his wife's might never have come up because she would have
protected him. But because she is not getting her way with him, he will
fall.

PUTNAMS VS. NURSES &
PROCTORS: This antagonistic relationship occured between groups. Whether
the root cause of the fighting was for land or the access to the minister or for both
reasons, these folks couldn't find room for agreement. I think this caused many to die
because blame had to fall somewhere. This relationship also demonstrated where power
reigned in Salem and what corrupt acts one had to commit in order to possess
it.

Sea cucumbers are capable of expelling their stomach and gonads from their body. How would this be advantageous to the sea cucumber?

Sea cucumbers are delicate animals and do not have many
ways of protecting themselves from predators. Some of them can produce sticky threads
which are discharged to ensnare their predators.

Another
way of defense, adopted by sea cucumbers is self mutilation. They can violently contract
the muscles in their bodies and expel some of their internal organs out of the body via
the anus. These are meant to distract predators and they also become the food of the
predators. The predators then do not pursue the sea cucumbers and it gives them time to
escape. The internal organs that have been discharged grow back quickly and this process
causes no permanent harm to the sea cucumbers.

What literary devices are found in Fahrenheit 451?

Well, the good news is there are plenty of examples in
this novel. I will give you a few from Part 1 of the novel to start you off and then you
can go back to the book and see if you can find some more - careful re-reading of this
novel will help you find some more. You might just want to read Part 1 again and see the
examples I have picked out in context and then carry on to find
others.

With
this brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous keronsene
upon the world...

This simile
compares the hose to a great python, which is interesting as the hose is compared to a
monster which is engaged in destruction. This simile therefore emphasises the horror of
the burning that Montag is engaged in.

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He strode in a swarm of
fireflies.

This is another
simile that compares the remnants of burnt books that are flying around to a swarm of
fireflies, again linking the character of Montag with
fire.

Her
face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in
it.

This metaphor used to
describe Guy's first impressions of Clarisse. What is interesting is the attractiveness
of Clarisse compared to Guy's wife and also how vulnerable it makes Clarisse
appear.

As for imagery, any scene that is trying to evoke
the 5 senses (and there are lots of them) can be used as an example. Hope this helps and
good luck in finding some more examples! This is great practice, so if you can read the
text and pick out some literary terms by yourself you are doing really
well.

Why does the poet use a French title instead of an english one in "Portrait D'une Femme"?

If you're talking about Ezra Pound's poem "Portrait d'une
femme," the answer is pretty simple, in a way, I believe: Pound was a full-blown
modernist writer, and modernists like Pound and T.S. Eliot are famous for their use of
foreign languages of all sorts.

Both writers were American
by birth but chose to live across the Atlantic, mostly in England, France, and Italy. I
don't think that they used so many foreign language terms simply to show how smart they
were; instead, they wrote like they lived, frequently crossing boundaries and showing a
general reluctance to buy into the old ideals of nation. The devastation of the First
World War is often credited with prompting these writers and other so-called
"expatriates" to explore new ways of belonging.

The link
below will take you to a series of critical statements on the poem that may further
inspire you as you write your essay. You'll see, for example, that many critics analyze
Pound's poem alongside T.S. Eliot's poem "Portrait of a lady," written or published one
year before Pound's poem. The comparison seems justified; the two writers were very
close, and the title of Pound's poem is simply the French translation of Eliot's poem's
title.

What is suggested about Simon and about the island in the end of chapter 3?ASAP

The perceptiveness of Simon’s character begins to emerge
at the end of this chapter.   While a pair of butterflies danced around each other,
Simon “holding his breath he cocked a critical ear at the sounds of the island…the sea
breaking miles away on the reef made an undertone less perceptible than the susurration
of the blood”(51).   Simon is portrayed as a naturalist who understands the nature of
the boys’ situation but also, the environment they have embarked upon.   While the
majority is focused upon leadership, food, shelter etc., Simon focuses his attention on
his surroundings.  The sea waves having less than a “susurration of the blood” (less
than a whisper) indicates how truly isolated the boys are.   Lord of the
Flies is a psychological case study of school boys and how they evolve in a
climate of pure survival.     Lastly, the island itself hints at a feeling of
mysticism.   At the end of Chapter 3, the candle-buds are described to be opening their
flowers, and “their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the
island”(52).    The environment is all-consuming and so, it has a strong element of
influence upon any inhabitant.