What arguments can support that O. Henry´s "The Cop and the Anthem" is a typical local color story?

Local color writing, which developed in American
literature after the Civil War, realistically depicts life in a particular part of the
country at a particular time. Local color writers employed many specific descriptive
details to capture the unique qualities of their geographical areas and the people who
lived there. These descriptive details frequently included the way people dress and
speak.

O. Henry's stories are known for their New York City
settings at the turn of the 19th Century. That was the geographical area and the segment
of American culture he captured through description. In "The Cop and the Anthem," many
descriptive details specific to New York City at this time can be
identified.

As the story opens, Soapy, the protagonist, is
sitting on his regular bench in Madison Square, near "the spurting fountain in the
ancient square." As winter nears, Soapy plans to spend the cold months on "the Island."
This is a reference to Ryker's Island, a jail located in New York City's East River.
Soapy then leaves Madison Square and walks to the intersection of Broadway and Fifth
Avenue, two famous New York City avenues. He visits a fancy restaurant on Broadway and
then makes his way to a shop on Sixth Avenue. Later in the story, Soap walks through New
York City's theater district and eventually finds himself at a
church:

Here
was an old church, quaint and rambling and gabled. Through one violet-stained window a
soft light glowed . . . .

The
church is surrounded by an iron fence. The descriptive details suggest that Soapy is
standing before one of New York's old historical churches. Inspired by the music he
hears at the church, Soapy decides to seek work the next day, in "the roaring downtown
district" where he thinks he can find work with a fur importer. Through all of these
details, O. Henry captures the geography and the flavor of his New York City
setting.

Other elements of local color can be found in the
story, as well:

• Seal-skin coats, fur coats,
  four-in-hand ties, greatcoats, and silk umbrellas are in
  fashion.


• City shelters are available for the
  poor.


• A good cigar costs one
  dollar.


• Some streets are
  cobblestone.


• Policemen wear helmets and carry billy
  clubs.


• Manhattan cocktails are served with
  cherries.


• A man who propositions a woman on the street is
  a "masher."


• Some characters speak in vernacular
  style.

Through all of these details, O. Henry
captures the local color of New York City in the late 1800s.

Discuss in sufficient detail the importance of 'tone and attitude' in understanding poetry, illustrate with examples.Please give a detailed ansere

Tone and attitude are important in determining the meaning
of any written work, not just
poetry.

Tone/attitude is the same thing as feeling or
emotion.

When analyzing anything literary (and well, visual
art probably counts here too) it is important to understand how the author's feelings
combine with his or her mode/style of writing (rhetorical techniques) to create a
purpose - which ultimately is creating a feeling or emotional response for the
reader.

Typically, when you can determine how the author
feels, you can determine what it is he or she is trying to say... what MESSAGE he or she
is trying to send.

Elaborate on the concept of The American Dream in A Streetcar Named Desire.

I think that this can be taken in several ways.  On one
hand, there is a definite notion of social and economic advancement in the new world
that Williams depicts.  In this realm, the immigrants from other world such as the
Kowalskis could come to America without landed wealth or privilege and "make it."  This
vision of the American Dream is one where there is no hierarchy or notion of elitism
present.  Part of Stanley's intense dislike of Blanche is because he sees her as "old
world," and representing the forces of social stratification that would keep a person
like Stanley at the lowest rung of society.  When he makes comments such as how he was
able to pull Stella down from "those high columns" that adorned Blanche's old home,
there is a deliberate disdain for that older social setting.  At the same time, it is
really important to never take anything that Williams writes on face value.  Nothing is
simple in his work.  While there is a pro- democratic setting present, Williams might
also be suggesting that the unlimited freedom and liberty present can help to justify a
lack of moral structure or order within the pursuit of the American Dream.  Stanley
might be an embodiment of the American Dream of success, but his cruelty to Blanche and
his mannerism of a brute might raise question to whether this dream is worthy of
pursuit.  Typical of Williams, thought, the reader is trapped between two predicaments,
both of which are extremely painful and difficult, with no relief in
sight.

Thesis statement for "Stress Effects on Health and Behavior" and what are three major points?

Someone could certainly give you a thesis statement and 3
topics for this paper - but then the paper wouldn't really be YOURS.  You need to own
it.  The best way to do this is to draw these things from what you already
know.

An easy way to come up with a thesis statement (and
material for an entire paper, really) is to follow these steps
first:

1. State the topic in the form of a
   question.  What are the effects of stress on health and
   behavior?


2. Brainstorm a list of 15 - 20 answers
   for the topic question.  Be as general or specific here as possible - remember
   it is just brainstorming so no ideas should be ruled out.  Also, keep in mind both
   negative and positive effects of
   stress.
   


3. Categorize answers into
   three logical groups.  Do not make two of your categories the "negative"
   effects and the "positive" effects.  Instead, focus on one or the other.  Otherwise your
   final paper risks a lack of
   cohesiveness.


4. Write thesis statement by giving
   a general and complete sentence answer to the topic sentence.  While stress
   has both positive and negative effects on health and behavior, the negative tend to
   outweigh the positive.

Then, your
next sentence is blends naturally into identifying your three categories (major
points).  Hope this helps.

Does the speaker seem happy with his decision?(what is the difference in the choices of roads?) "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Many people take "The Road Not Taken" as a metaphor for
making tough decisions.  Two roads in a wood that are essentially the same - but one is
less traveled, meaning, it is not the popular choice.

Put
this in the context of making this kind of a choice.  When you have decided to go the
road most traveled, for instance, in the end, has it been as
fulfilling as when you decided to go against the popular decision and do your own
thing?  For some, the answer is a resounding "No."  Going with the crowd, for many, has
simply resulted in a complacent disappointment.  Be honest.  How does it feel to be part
of the status quo?

On the other hand, taking the road
less traveled is often lonelier, more difficult, and sometimes,
results in not many people noticing that you went a different way.  In my experience,
the results of taking a less traveled road have been to my personal benefit, but most
often I think I'm the only one who understands the "difference" it made.  Perhaps this
is why the speaker says this with a "sigh."  It did make a
difference, a positive difference even, but alas, only he (the speaker) can understand
it.

What is the function of distance if the function of velocity is f(t)=ln(t)/t(1-ln^4t)

The velocity is the derivative of distance, with respect
to time:

v = ds/dt

vdt =
ds

We'll integrate both
sides:

Int vdt = Int ds

Int
ln(t)dt/t(1-ln^4t) = s

We notice that if we'll re-write the
function, we'll have:

Int
[ln(t)/(1-ln^4t)]*(dt/t)

If we'll substitute ln t = u and
we'll differentiate, we'll get:

dt/t =
du

We'll re-write the integral, changing the
variable:

Int u
du/(1-u^4)

We'll write the ratio u/(1-u^4) as an algebraic
sum of elemntary fractions:

u/(1-u^4) =
u/(1-u)(1+u)(1+u^2)

u/(1-u)(1+u)(1+u^2) = A/(1-u) + B/(1+u)
+ (Cu+D)/(1+u^2)

We'll multiply the ratios from the right
side, so that w'ell obtain LCD.

u = A(1+u)(1+u^2) +
B(1+u^2)(1-u) + (Cu+D)(1-u^2)

u = A + Au^2 + Au + Au^3 + B
- Bu + Bu^2 - Bu^3 + Cu - Cu^3 + D - Du^2

The
correspondent coefficients from both sides have to be
equal:

 u = u^3(A-B-C) + u^2(A+B-D) + u(A-B+C) +
A+B+D

A-B-C=0 (1)

A+B-D=0
(2)

A-B+C=1 (3)

A+B+D=0
(4)

We'll add (1) +
(3):

A-B-C+A-B+C=1

We'll
combine and eliminate like terms:

2A-2B=1
(5)

We'll add (2) +
(4):

A+B-D+A+B+D=0

We'll
combine and eliminate like terms:

2A+2B=0
(6)

We'll add (5)+(6):

4A =
1

A =
1/4

We'll add (1) +
(2):

A-B-C+A+B-D=0

We'll
substitute A and we'll eliminate like terms:

1/2 - C - D =
0

C+D = 1/2 (7)

We'll add (3)
+ (4):

A-B+C+A+B+D=1

We'll
substitute A and we'll eliminate like terms:

1/2 + C+D =
1

C+D = 1 - 1/2

C+D =
1/2

We'll add (2) +
(3):

A+B-D+A-B+C=1

We'll
substitute A and we'll eliminate like terms:

1/2 + C - D =
1

C - D = 1 - 1/2

C - D = 1/2
(8)

We'll add (7) + (8):

2C =
1

C =
1/2

D =
0

B =
-1/4

The integrand will
become:

u/(1-u^4) = 1/4(1-u) - 1/4(1+u) +
u/2(1+u^2)

Int  udt/(1-u^4)=(1/4)Int du/(1-u) - (1/4)Int
du/(1+u)+(1/2)Int udu/(1+u^2)

Int 
udt/(1-u^4)=(1/4)ln|(1-u)/(+u)| +
(1/4)ln(1+u^2)+C

The expression of distance
is:

s =
(1/4)ln|(1-lnt)/(1+lnt)| + (1/4)ln[1+(ln t)^2]+C

In the last part of scene 7, there is a pantomime between Amada and Laura. What is the significance of it? or in terms of metatheatre?"Amada...

Tom has long ago left his mother, Amanda, and his sister,
Laura. He is remebering the aftermath of the disastrous dinner with Jim, the gentleman
caller. As Tom speaks of his escape from his family and what he has done with his life
since, we see the two women in his life act out a little play, as in metatheatre. As he
speaks from the present, a vignette from the past unfolds behind him: Laura, curled up
on the sofa in utter hopelessness and disbelief, is tended to by her mother. Just as Tom
finishes his final speech with:

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Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind
me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be !

I reach
for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I
speak to the nearest stranger -anything that can blow your candles out
!

Laura blows the candles out
ending the play. It's like a pathetic, little ballet set to a heartfelt, poetic
narration.

In Antigone, what words does Antigone speak that suggest she does not regret her actions?

After Creon has ordered that Antigone be taken away to be
walled up in the tomb and left to die, she contemplates her imminent death.  She
observes that she will die only because she gave her brother Polynices the same loving
burial rites she afforded to her mother, father, and brother
Eteocles:

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When you [mother, father, Eteocles] died I
washed you with my hands,

I dressed you all, I poured the
sacred cups

across your tombs. But now,
Polynices,

because I laid your body out as
well,

this, this is my reward.
Nevertheless

I honored you--the decent will admit
it--

well and wisely
too.

Antigone does not regret
her actions in burying Polynices, the last surviving member of her family. She believes
she had done the right thing in honoring him, and she believes "decent" people know that
she was wise to have done it.

Even prior to her entombment,
during her first confrontation with Creon, Antigone clearly understood the consequences
of her actions and did not regret her choice to bury her brother, thus honoring the laws
of the gods that, in her opinion, were more binding than Creon's
edict:

These
laws [of the gods]--I was not about to break

them, not out
of fear of some man's wounded pride,

and face the
retribution of the gods.

- -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-

So for me,
at least, to meet this doom of yours

is precious little
pain. But if I had allowed

my own mother's son to rot, an
unburied corpse--

that would have been an agony! This
[being

condemned by Creon] is
nothing.

Antigone does not
regret defying Creon by obeying divine law and honoring her own
family.

What or who is a servant leader? Descripe some of the principles a servant leader possesses.

Interestingly, servant leadership is probably an idea that
is most commonly associated with stories of Jesus in the New Testament.  When he washes
his disciples feet (found in the Gospel of John, chapter 13) he humbles himself in order
to be an example.  The NIV version puts it this way:

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[Jesus said] Do you understand what I have done
for you?...Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should
wash one another's feet.  I have set you and example that you should do as I have done
for you. (vs 12-15)

This is
the illustration of the principle Jesus introduces in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 20,
verse 16 "The first shall be last and the last shall be
first."

The general idea here was revolutionary in Biblical
times (and still is today) because when most people think of leadership, they think of
being in charge, working their way to the top, and eventually having
servants.  The principle Jesus proposes is exactly opposite of what our human
tendency is.  The natural human inclination is to view positions of leadership as
commanding from the top, not participating in the
grunt-work.

In life, however, this principle can be proved
through practice.  Another word for "servant leadership" could be "participatory
leadership."  Think about the difference between teachers who only teach by giving
lectures from a distance and teachers who are at students' desks, helping them think and
work out answers with them.  Think about getting 2-year-olds to
clean up messes.  It goes far better when the adult in charge is on the floor
demonstrating and helping.

Servant
leaders earn respect by putting the needs of others first.  They show that they are
making decisions for the good of the group, rather than just themselves.  Even
prime-time television has emphasized the idea with the new show on CBS: "Undercover
Boss."  As corporation heads take on the challenges of those doing the dirty work, they
are able to see and appreciate how their employees feel and what they
need.

What are the benefits of seed dispersal?

Seed dispersal is essential for plants as it improves the
chances of the seeds being able to grow to the adult
stage.

Predators target areas which have a high
concentration of seeds as they have to spend a lesser amount of time and energy. By
dispersing their seeds plants ensure that the number of seeds available for predators to
eat right below the parent plant is lesser.

Also, a small
plant that grows under the parent plant is denied access to sunlight and nutrients in
the right amount. Seed dispersal is an attempt to find better conditions for the plants
to grow. Seed dispersal is also a means of colonization of new regions which may not
have been inhabited by the plant earlier and which offer good conditions for growth and
development.

How do we see that Abigail is the acknowledged leader of this group in The Crucible?

You can see this at various points in the play. 
Basically, she tends to act like she is the boss.  She tells the girls what to do and
they pretty much obey her.

Just to give two
examples:

In Act I, Scene 1 the girls are kind of freaking
out, trying to figure out what to do.  Betty starts to accuse Abigail of drinking a
charm to kill Elizabeth Proctor.  Abigail "smashes her across the face" and tell her to
shut up.  Then she tells the others what they are going to
say.

Later, in Act III, Scene 3, when Mary Warren comes
with Proctor to the court to say that the girls are faking it, it is Abigail who starts
to "see" the big bird in the rafters and the girls all copy her.

In Death of a Salesman, what questions has the play raised so far (from Act one to Act two scene 3) and does the audience have any any answers?

The questions that arise though this point in the play
relate to Biff. Flashbacks raise questions about Biff's decisions at the end of his
senior year in high school and about Biff's break with
Willy. 

When Willy visits Charley's office and talks with
Bernard, Bernard tries to get answers to these
questions.

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Bernard asks Willy if years ago he told Biff not
to go to summer school to make up the math class he
flunked.

Bernard knows that
Biff failed his math class and also knows that making up the class would have been easy
for Biff, yet Biff decided not to do this. Bernard also knows that Biff was upset by
something that happened in Boston when he went to visit his father on the
road. 

Bernard voices a question that the play will answer
a later scene:

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“What happened in Boston,
Willy?”

The audience, at this
point, does not have any knowledge of what happened in Boston and what led to the Biff's
break with Willy. In the next scene, this information will be
revealed.

Withholding information in this way helps to
build tension in the play as it moves toward its climax. 

In Things Fall Apart, how does the song in chapter 12 relate to the concept of change?The song at the end of ch 12 is: If I hold her hand, she says...

You are only permitted to ask one question, so I have had
to edit your question down. It is clear that change is a key theme in this remarkable
novel, as it presents us with a distinct African culture which has remained unchanged
for a very long time. It is of course the arrival of white men in the form of colonial
powers that bring a massive change to this world and rupture many of the traditions and
rituals that are perceived to be "wrong" from the white men's point of view. A classic
example of this is polygamy, where it is absolutely fine for Okonkwo to have many wives,
but from the colonialists' perspective, this is deemed to be "wrong". The novel in part
traces these massive cultural conflicts.

The song you have
highlighted in Chapter 12 thus represents the culture and traditions of the tribe as
they have existed for centuries. It is clear that the music is part of this ritual of
marriage, as is the arrival of the bride holding a cock in her hand. The words of the
song seem to represent the blushing bride's modesty, but at the same time, her
willingness to be admired, desired and lusted after, for when direct touch occurs, she
forbids it, but when the waist beads are held, this is
permitted.

The conflict between tradition and change,
therefore, is highlighted in this episode by the narration of a typical wedding ritual
in the culture of Okonkwo's tribe.

By the end of Act 2, what complexities of Caesar are revealed? Is he a monstrous tyrant or a sympathetic man?

Julius Caesar above all is ambitious.  He is a master
manipulator.  Does he want to be the first Roman emperor?  He does.  He manipulates the
crowd by refusing the crown offered by Mark Anthony.  Is it a set up?  Of course.  He
knows that the more he says no, the more the people will want him as their leader,
forgetting, of course that Rome at this time is a Republic, a representative form of
govenment.  They do not realize that they will be giving up their rights if they make
him their supreme leader.

One of the clues to this man's
character is how he speaks.  He uses an imperial tone.  For example instead of saying
'"I will go forth today." he says "Caesar will go forth today."  In his mind, he is
already emperor.

A tyrant?  Who knows, since we never get
that far.  Brustus fears that he will be since total power is an awesome responsibility
and if we look in history, the old saying, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts
absolutely, is true.

Is he sympathtic?  To a degree perhaps
but it is hard to be sympathetic to an arrogant man and Caesar is
arrogant.

The bottom line is that he is a human being and
flawed.

Did Jews believe that other peoples belonged to their spiritual community?

The Jewish nation constitutes a "closed" spiritual
community.  This means that they believe that they have been chosen by God for a special
mission, and that this mission comes together with a set of 613 obligations
(commandments, or "mitzvot" in Hebrew) that only they must observe.  For example, the
prohibitions of eating pork and refraining from work on the Sabbath are obligatory only
for Jews; similarly, the obligations to study the Torah and to eat matza (unleavened
bread) on Passover are for Jews only.

Still, any human
being may convert to Judaism if he or she displays a sincere desire to live as a
Jew.

Furthermore, Judaism has a feature which few other
religions posess: it has a "program" for those who are "outside" of its spiritual
community.  A non-Jew can merit eternal life by observing the href="http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/seven-laws-of-noah/">Seven Noachide
Laws, which include the rejection of idolatry, refraining from murder, theft,
and sexual immorality.

Judaism presents this "program"
because it recognizes that all humanity belongs, in a sense, to one spiritual community,
which consists of all the descendants of Noah.  So, the answer to your question is both
"yes" and "no."  Jews believe that they form a special spiritual community within the
larger spiritual community of humankind while href="http://www.convertingtojudaism.com/Historical-Background.htm">historically
accepting converts and providing for nonconverts.

How does Steinbeck present the theme of power in the novel "Of Mice and Men"?- through the characters and relationships - through the way he...

The kind of in-depth answer you're probably looking for
that addresses all of those elements really isn't possible in the 90 word space we have,
but I can point you in the right direction.

Think of power
in personal relationships.  For example,  Slim and Curley's father all have social power
in that they are in positions of authority.  Everyone on the ranch has authority over
Crooks, as a segregated, second-class citizen in the America of the 1930s.  Curley has
authority over his wife, since this was long before women achieved some social
equality.  These all represent one kind of power.

Another
kind of power is economic power.  Curley's Dad owns the ranch, and can fire workers at
will, and is the one who pays them each month.  He is wealthy while the workers are
living month to month.

The story reinforces these themes of
power constantly, so it is the central premise of the book.

From Act I and Act II of Hamlet, how much sympathy do we feel for Claudius and Gertude?

Of the two characters, Gertrude would seem to be the one
we can sympathize with.  Once the seed of Claudius being a murderer is planted, it is
hard not to see him in that light.

The question becomes
just how much does Gertrude know or suspect?  Is she innocent?    Does she marry
Claudius out of love?   Does she marry him because she is weak and doesn't know what
else to do?  Shakespeare doesn't answer these question but leaves it up to the actress
playing the part.   As for reading the play, there is nothing to indicate that she is
involved.

As for Claudius, as I stated, once the seed of
guilt is planted by the ghost , it is hard not to see him as guilty.  His public face is
one of a concerned step father but like Hamlet, we see through the act.  It is hard to
have any sympathy for him,

What is the motivation/drive of friar lawrence?

There are two instances in which Friar Laurence acts upon
his own judgments in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.  The first, of course, is in
marrying Romeo and Juliet; the second is providing Juliet the vial to drink that will
induce a death-like state.  By giving Juliet the potion, the Friar hopes to (a) gain
some time for the parents to calm down and prevent Juliet from killing herself in
desperation by giving her an alternative choice:

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If rather than marry Count
Paris

You have the strength of will to kill
yourself,

Then it is likely you will
try

Something like death to chase this shame
away

Something that will cover you with death himself to
escape from it?

And, if you will take the dare, I'll give
you the solution.
(2.1.70-75)

The Friar also
hopes to (b) force the parents to realize how much they love their daughter as they
believe her dead.  Friar Laurence hopes that when Juliet is "returned to life" Lord and
Lady Capulet will be so overjoyed that she is alive that they will be reasonable about
her marriage and seek to ameliorate their relationship with the Montagues. He promises
Juliet that he will send for Romeo that she may return to Mantua with him when she
awakens.

Now,
to return to the first interference of Friar Laurence.  It is stated by him that the
Friar does, indeed, not want the couple to commit mortal sins by having sexual relations
outside of marriage--

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Come, come with me, and we will make short
work,

For, by your leaves, you shall not stay
alond

Till Holy Church incorporate two in one.
(2.6.35-37)

However, it also
stands to reason and is consistent with his thinking in the second situation that the
Friar also hopes that if the chldren of the feuding families marry, then the parents may
feel compelled to live amicably for the sake of their children's happiness as well as
for that of possible grandchildren. He tells Romeo,

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So smile the Heavens upon this holy
act

That afterhours with sorrow chide us not!
(2.6.1-2)

Find the parameter a that belongs to R if parabola y = (a + 1)*x^2 + a*x + 3 and the line y = x + 1 have two distinct points in common.

At the point of intersection of y = (a + 1)*x^2 + a*x + 3
and y = x + 1, the y- values are equal. Therefore equating them we
get:

(a + 1)*x^2 + a*x + 3 = x +
1

=> (a + 1)*x^2 + a*x - x + 3 - 1 =
0

=> (a + 1)*x^2 + (a -1 ) *x + 2 =
0

Now according to the initial condition there are two
distinct points in common, therefore (a-1)^2 - 4*(a+1)*2 >
0

=> a^2 - 2a +1 - 8a - 8 >
0

For a^2 - 10a - 7 =0

the
roots are [10 + sqrt( 100 + 28)] /2 and [10 - sqrt ( 100 +
28)]/2

or 5 + 4 sqrt 2 and 5 - sqrt
2.

Therefore as a^2 - 2a +1 - 8a - 8 should be greater than
0, a should lie either below 5 - 4 sqrt 2 or above 5 + 4 sqrt
2.

a can be either below 5 - 4 sqrt 2 or
above 5 + 4 sqrt 2.

Are we, indeed, allowed to love anyone whom we care for (like Rahel and Estha)?

This is a fairly sensitive issue and will not have a
reductive and easy answer.  There are some fundamental issues that need to be addressed
here.  Some of them are in the context of Roy's novel and some are outside of it.  The
basic answer is that that are social, cultural, and/ or legal barriers that prevent
anyone from loving anyone for whom they care.  That being said, Roy is making the
argument that there are some types of passions that lie outside the domain of social,
cultural, and even legal mores and practices.  These fundamentally powerful expressions
of love and desire are kept in check to a great extent by these forces.  Yet, there are
some points, as with Rahel and Estha, where this has to be expressed.  Roy's argument is
that in these cases, the barriers that seek to divide and separate do not fully
understand the intensity and purity of such a love.  Upon reading the novel, one can
determine for themselves if Roy is accurate in her claim.  I would say that while Roy
presents a compelling case, I think that there has to be some level of adherence to
these barriers in order to prevent this desire from entering realms where there is a
greater chance of hurt and emotional damage than anything else.  The discussion of
incest or hopeless love might fall into this category.  I would say that there is little
progressive or redemptive opportunity for an incestuous or hopeless love to prosper, if
acted upon.  In these situations, it might be best to heed the social, cultural, and/ or
legal positions that forbid.  This might appear rather prudish, but I think that it is
conceived out of a position to minimize pain.  Along these lines, if such behavior was
sanctioned, then I think that it can lay the groundwork for actions that can be
manipulated into being "profound" expressions of love, but actually be self- serving and
ones that seek to take advantage of another.  A good example of this would be
the Orangdrink Lemondrink Man at the Abhilash Talkies theater who sexually abuses Estha.
 This is a situation that could very well be justified as "passionate," but is really
conceived out of a self serving desire to control one person for the selfish benefit of
another.  While there is a risk of forbidding passionate love, I think that the
adherence to some examples of cultural and social mores and all legal ones helps to
protect individuals from situations upon which they can be prey or from which they can
prey on others.  I think that in this light, I would say that we are not allowed to love
anyone for whom we care in a light that would be deemed as
unacceptable.

What is Bradbury's main purpose in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

In my opinion, the main purpose of this story is to warn
people of the dangers of relying too much on technology.

In
the society in the story, people have come to rely on technology for everything.  The
house that we hear about takes care of its inhabitants in every possible way.  They
really do not have to do anything anymore.  At the same time, the people have also come
to have too much military technology.  This technology is what ends up destroying the
whole city (and maybe the whole society).

So Bradbury is
saying that people have devised too much technology and have come to rely on it too
much.

What is the dramatic significance of Act 5 Scene 1 in Macbeth?Macbeth by William Shakespeare

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act V,
Scene I, the theme of guilt and the motif of blood is furthered by the delusional Lady
Macbeth's famous lines,

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Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One: two: why,
then 'tis time to do 't.  Hell is murky.  ...What need we fear who know it, when none
can call our pow'r to accompt?  yet who would have thought the old man to have had so
much blood in him?
(5.1.31-35)

Her guilt and
mounting madness are clearly evident in this passage as Lady Macbeth becomes obsessed
with her imagined blood-stained upon her hand; "Hell is murky" suggests that Lady
Macbeth has already seen hell. Even the gentlewoman remarks, "She has spoke what she
should not" (5.1.41). Also, it may be a reflection of her increasing insanity as she
does not speak in verse as it is most unusual for a major character in a Shakespearean
play to speak in something other than iambic pentatmeter. The doctor echoes this sense
of impending doom expressed by Lady Macbeth as he
says,

Foul
whisp'rings are abroad.  Unnatural deeds

Do breed
unnnatural troubles.
(5.1.65-66)

This theme of
guilt is also felt by Macbeth himself later in Scene 3 as he, too, has a sense of
fatality when he says,

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...I am sick at
heart...

....My way of life

Is
fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf,...

As honor, love,
obedience, troops of friends,

I must not look to have; but
in their stead,

Curses not lou loud by
deep...(5.3.222-29)

Explain the diferences between RLA and NLRA/FLRA.

The Railway Labor Act (RLA)
is a federal law that was passed in 1926 to govern labor relations in the railroad
industry, and amended in 1936 to include the airline industry.  It's a tool that's
used for more collective bargaining, arbitration, and strikes within the member
industries.  Under its auspices, employees have more rights and more protection.  href="http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Act">http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Act

The
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), often called the Wagner Act, was
passed as a federal law in 1935 as a means for employees to have more bargaining
power by creating labor unions.  It does not apply to employees covered by
the RLA, upper level management of agricultural and domestic firms,
all federal, state, or local government employees, and the owners of independent
contracting firms.  It's more for the lower eschelons of the private sector (such as
blue collar laborers).  It came about after the Great Depression when so many
people were affected by unemployment.  href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLRA">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLRA

Now,
the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has nothing to
do with either the RLA or the NLRA.  It's an independent agency within the United States
government that mediates between it and its own employees.  href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Labor_Relations_Authority">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Labor_Relations_Authority

The
only similarity I find between all three of them is that they were all set up by the U.
S. government, and they all help employees have more rights and get better benefits from
their employers. 

To lower tax rates mean a larger deficit? Why or Why not?

Deficit in the question is, referring to the shortfall in
revenues over total expenditure of a government.
Thus:

Deficit = Expenditure -
Revenue.

For a fixed expenditure, lower the revenue, higher
will be the deficit.

Revenue itself can be expressed
as:

Revenue =  (Income)x(Tax rate as proportion of
income)

If we assume that the income remains same
irrespective of the rate of tax, the revenue will be directly proportional to the rate
of tax. This will result in deficit increasing with fall in tax rate. However, in
reality an increase in tax rate may lead to some reduction in total income. Because of
this the the total revenue may increase, decrease, or remain constant with reduction in
tax rate.

When the percentage rise in income  matches the
percentage reduction in tax rate the revenue will remain constant. When the percentage
rise in income is lower than the percentage reduction in tax rate the revenue will
reduce. Finally, hen the percentage rise in income is higher than the percentage
reduction in tax rate the revenue will increase.

Describe the history of the Middle Colonies.

The Middle Colonies - those from the American colonial
period that included most of New Netherlands, colonies such as New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania and Delaware, became well known early on for how great the farmland was,
and how much foodstuffs could be produced there.  This earned the region the nickname
"Breadbasket".  What tobacco and rice were to the Southern cash crop colonies, wheat,
corn and grains were to the Middle Colonies.

While the
Dutch had originally settled in much of the area, the British Empire consolidated
control over these lands by the mid 1660s.  The economy diversified into timber,
shipbuilding, ironworks, and textiles.  The variety of jobs, farmland and opportunities
coupled with some tough times in Europe brought many new immigrants to the region, and
in the thirteen colonies, the Middle Colonies were the most ethnically
diverse.

When is the area of a rectangle equal to the perimeter?

Area of the rectangle is the product of the length and the
width.

A = l*w

On the other
hand, the perimeter of the rectangle is:

P =
2(l+w)

Now, we'll put the area and the perimeter in the
relation of equality:

l*w =
2(l+w)

Now, we'll form the second degree equation, when
knowing the product and the sum of the length and
width.

x^2 - Sx + P = 0

We'll
use Viete's relations:

l + w =
S

l*w = P

But, l*w =
2(l+w)

P = 2S

x^2 - Sx + 2S =
0

delta = S^2 - 8S

S^2 - 8S =
0

S(S-8) = 0

S = 0
impossible

S = 8

l+w = 8
=> l = 8-w

l*w =
16

(8-w)*w - 16 = 0

w^2 - 8w +
16 = 0

w1 =
[8+sqrt(64-64)]/2

w = 4

l =
4

The vertices of trianglePQR are P(1,3), Q(5,4) & R(5,15). Find the length of PR, area of TrianglePQR & length of per. line drown fm Q to PR.

To find the length of PR, we'll use the distance
formula:

PR= sqrt[(xR-xP)^2 +
(yR-yP)^2]

PR =
sqrt[(5-1)^2+(15-3)^2]

PR =
sqrt(16+144)

PR = sqrt 160

PR
= sqrt 16*10

PR = 4*sqrt
10

 Let's calculate the length of the segment
QP

QP =
SQRT[(xP-xQ)^2+(yP-yQ)^2]

QP =
sqrt[(1-5)^2+(3-4)^2]

QP =
sqrt(16+1)

QP = sqrt 17

Now,
let's calculate QR

QR = sqrt
[(5-5)^2+(15-4)^2]

QR = sqrt
11^2

QR = 11

Area of the
triangle will be calculated with Heron formula:

A =
sqrt[p(p-QP)(p-QR)(p-PR)]

where p =
(QR+QP+PR)/2

To calculate the height QM, we'll have to find
out the equation of PR , using the standard form y = mx+n, where m is the slope of PR.
After that, we'll consider the constraint the 2 lines are perpendicular if and only if
the product of  their slopes is -1.

To find the equation of
PR, we'll consider the formula:

(xR-xP)/(x-xP) =
(yR-yP)/(y-yP)

(5-1)/(x-1) =
(15-3)/(y-3)

4/(x-1) =
12/(y-3)

We'll divide by 4 both
sides:

1/(x-1) = 3/(y-3)

We'll
cross multiply:

3x-3 =
y-3

We'll add 3 both sides:

3x
= y

So the slope of PR is m1 =
3

The slope of QM is m2 =
-1/3.

The equation of QM is:

y
- yQ = (-1/3)(x-xQ)

y-4 =
(-1/3)(x-5)

In Macbeth, what are examples of where the reality of a situation is hidden by outward appearances in Act 1?An example is "False face must hide...

You have certainly put your finger on a key theme in this
play. From the first scene of Act I, when the witches say what could be called the motto
of the play ("Fair is foul and foul is fair"), deception and the gap between appearance
and reality is key, as this motto points towards a world where everything is not what it
actually seems. Act I contains many examples you could look at, but to me the character
to focus on is Lady Macbeth. Note how she counsels her husband in Act I scene
5:

Your face,
my Thane, is a book, where men

May read strange matters. To
beguile the time,

Look like the time; bear welcome in your
eye,

Your hand, your tongue: look like th'innocent
flower,

But be the serpent
under't.

Here she says to
Macbeth that he is too readable - others can read his intentions like a book. The final
simile captures most clearly the theme you have identified. Therefore Lady Macbeth
counsels her husband to act like an "innocent flower" that draws people in, whilst all
the time secretly being the poisonous viper that lurks beneath it waiting to jump out
and kill the prey that it attracts.

In case Macbeth didn't
get the message, Lady Macbeth provides an excellent example for us in scene 6, where she
welcomes Duncan to her home whilst at the same time knowing that he will never leave
there again:

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All our service,

In
every point twice done, and then done double,

Were poor and
single business, to contend

Against those honours deep and
broad, wherewith

Your Majesty loads our
house...

She plays the part
of an excellent hostess, whilst secretly plotting the murder of her
guest.

Hope this helps - now re-read the first Act and look
for some more! Good luck!

What is the climax in The Egypt Game?

In the book The Egypt Game the climax
occurs when the girl and her brother are trying to get through the gate to go to their
clubhouse.  As the girl goes through the fence and her brother is watching, she is
grabbed from behind.  Her brother is immobilized by the incident.  The professor sees
what is happening from his window and yells for help.  The man lets go and
runs.

The scene is tense with all of the action coming to a
climax.  Once the man drops the girl, she is alright.  The police arrive and her little
brother tells the police who he had seen grab his sister.

Evaluate the limit (x^3-27)/(x^2-9) x-->3

We'll substitute x by 3 in the expression of the limit and
we'll get an indetermination case: 0/0

Let's
see:

(3^3-27)/(3^2-9) =
(27-27)/(9-9)

(27-27)/(9-9) =
0/0

We'll re-write the numerator using the formula of
difference of cubes:

(a^3-b^3) = (a-b)(a^2 + ab +
b^2)

a^3 = x^3 and b^3 =
27

x^3 - 27 = (x-3)(x^2 + 3x +
9)

We'll re-write the denominator using the formula of
difference of squares:

(a^2-b^2) =
(a-b)(a+b)

a^2 = x^2 and b^2 =
29

x^2 - 9 = (x-3)(x+3)

We'll
re-write the limit:

lim (x^3 - 27)/(x^2 - 29)=lim (x-3)(x^2
+ 3x + 9)/(x-3)(x+3)

We'll simplify and we'll
get:

lim (x-3)(x^2 + 3x + 9)/(x-3)(x+3)=lim (x^2 + 3x +
9)/(x+3)

We'll substitute x by
3:

lim (x^2 + 3x + 9)/(x+3) = (3^2 + 3*3 +
9)/(3+3)

lim (x^3 - 27)/(x^2 - 29) =
27/6

lim (x^3 - 27)/(x^2 - 29) =
9/2

What was Wordsworth's involvement with Gray's "Sonnet on the Death of Richard West"?

This poem was Gray’s poetic response to the death of his
good friend, Richard West, in 1742. It has been especially notable because Wordsworth
used it as the basis for criticizing the poetic diction of the previous age, while
defending his own concept that poets should choose ordinary, everyday language in their
poems. The revolution in language that Wordsworth sought to carry out required that
poetry should contain words that were to be middle, not high, and that they should be
appropriate for prose as well as for poetry. He repeatedly stresses the importance of
using the language that people really use. By this standard, many of Gray’s lines fall
short. The lines Wordsworth noted contain none of the elaborate phrases, such as
“smiling mornings,” to which he objected. Readers may want to debate the issues
Wordsworth raised; likely they will agree with Wordsworth.

At least how many edges of Kn complete graph do we have to remove not to have a Hamilton circuit in the remaining graph?

For Kn complete graph,

The
total number of vertices = n

The total number of edges =
n(n-1)/2

By definition, a Hamilton circuit will have each
vertex (except for the start vertex) visited only once.

For
a Hamilton circuit to exist, the remaining graph would have to be an n-order Cycle
graph, Cn, which has exactly n edges.

To avoid having a Cn,
there should be n-1 edges left in the remaining graph.

As a
result, the least number of edges to be removed from a Kn graph would
be:

n(n-1)/2 - (n-1)

= (n-1)
[n/2 - 1]

=
(n-1)(n-2)/2

In The Great Gatsby, how would I analyse this section?Hi, I have a follow-up question to the one I had yesterday ... analyzing this paragraph:...

This is a very interesting section you have highlighted,
because it serves to confirm the great mystery surrounding Gatsby and his rise to power
and wealth. Remember, it is only in this Chapter that we are finally introduced to Jay
Gatsby, after having heard lots about him. Especially during the party in Chapter 3,
Nick hears many different kinds of rumours explaining Gatsby's rise in society. It is
important to remember that this is something else that serves to isolate Gatsby from the
society that he is now a part of and has given up so much to join - he is nothing more
than an object of suspicion, rumour and gossip. That the guests at his party use the
time to circulate and discuss such rumours show that, for all his wealth, Gatsby is not
an accepted member of the wealthy.

However, this paragraph
also shows Nick's curiosity as well at how Gatsby was able to reach his current social
standing. It is important to note the way that Nick identifies himself with Gatsby.
There are many similarities between them in terms of their background, and so Nick is
curious as to how Gatsby has achieved so much coming from such a humble background. Nick
shows his rational character here - he doesn't accept the more "romantic" rumours
concerning how he gained his wealth, but he does logically look at the issue and express
his uncertainty at how Gatsby managed to gain the wealth that he
did:

But young
men didn't - at least in my provincial inexperience I believed they didn't -
drift coolly out of nowhere and buy a palace on Long Island
Sound.

Note the reasonable
and logical tone Nick takes here as he seeks to work out a more realistic explanation
for Gatsby's wealth.

Jordan is revealed to be one of those
shallow socialites who prefer large parties because they are more "intimate", preferring
the "privacy" that such events give you, whereas smaller parties give you no room for
escape.

What is the purpose of "The Lives of the Heart"?

This poem is surprising in terms of its many references,
which as part of the development are not truly predictable. That is just one of the
poem’s surprises. Hirshfield calls on her readers to follow her through many avenues and
byways, finally to reach a conclusion in the depths of feeling that are usually
associated with the affections and the heart. Understanding the many byways and special
tours on the road to Hirshfield’s conclusion requires great alertness and imagination.
It is one of the delights of poetry to not just take us down familiar roads, but to
bring us down roads that we think we might have taken but allow us to experience them in
new ways or to see things differently. This is one powerful poem about the
heart.

What is a treaty of double taxation?

In a way, this sort of a treaty would make more sense if
it were called a treaty against double taxation.  This is
much more like what the treaty actually does.  What such a treaty does is to make sure
that someone does not get taxed twice on income earned in a
foreign country.

Imagine that you are an American and you
do some work in Japan.  Let's say that the Japanese government takes taxes out of the
pay you get for your work while in Japan.  It would be unfair for you to then pay taxes
in the US on that same income, right?

A treaty of double
taxation prevents that.  It says that the worker will only get taxed in their own
country, not in the country where they are working for just a short
while.

In Chapter 16 of The Sun Also Rises, why does Montoya want to protect Romero, and how does he do that? How does Jake react to the invitation from...

Montoya wants to protect Romero because the boy is a
prodigy in bull-fighting. Romero has a bright future, and Montoya does not want him
spoiled by negative outside influences, like fame and women. He
says,

"People
take a boy like that. They don't know what he's worth...Any foreigner can flatter
him...and in one year they're
through."

When the American
ambassador asks to meet with Romero and another bullfighter, Montoya, fearing that the
invitation will be the beginning of unwanted distractions, does not know what to do. He
asks Jake's advice on the matter, and Jake, understanding Montoya's concerns, tells him
to simply not relay the message to Romero.

Later, however,
Jake contradicts his original action when Brett asks him to arrange a date for her with
Romero. Jake complies, knowing that Brett, as an "American woman...that collects
bull-fighters," is exactly the kind of influence that will ruin the young man as Montoya
fears. When Montoya comes by and sees his young
protege

"with
a big glass of cognac in his hand, sitting between (Jake) and a woman with bare
shoulders, at a table full of
drinks,"

he feels rightfully
betrayed, and leaves the room without even nodding at Jake. By setting Romero up with
Brett, Jake has lost the respect of the aficionados, who watch him from the bull-fighter
table with "hard eye(s)" (Chapter 16).

What is the best way to start a personal narrative? If you could give me an example on how to start that would be great.My topic is about my family...

Let me give you a few
tips:

1. Open with a word picture that vividly describes a
image or feeling. One way to do this is to make sure you use sensory details and lots of
adjectives and adverbs. Also, make sure your language is strong by using specific verbs
and nouns. Let me give you an example of a word picture. I am at Saturday School right
now, so that's my setting to think about.

"Sterile white
walls and a clock that moved slower than molasses shouted out the reality of Saturday
School: it takes forever. The first two inmates walked in dressed in all black from
their trenchcoat tails to their think eyeliner, lipstick and nail
polish."

2. Be careful of the word "I". It is easy to use
this over and over in a personal narrative because you write from your own
perspective.

3. Since you are talking about a boat ride and
your concern is the water, think of all the different vocabulary you know to describe
water: cascading waterfalls, transparent, crystal clear, soothing, refreshing. I bet you
can come up with many more.

4. Think about opposites. You
might consider writing your intro about how you thought your trip
would be. In the last sentence state how wrong you were, and then tell the real story of
what happened.

How do you interpret the moment when Honey says "Poof" and peels labels and George uses a gun?

In Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
characters yell all kinds of incantations, curses, exclamations, and prayers.  There's
"Snap!," "Poof!," "Nuts!," "Jesus!," "Amen" and "Ha!"  All these are part of the
absurdist comedy, a satire of our American values and religious services.  Albee turns
the modern family into drunken, spiteful pagan worshippers during an exorcism in which
they're all possessed by demons.

First, George uses the gun
as a red-herring (misleading symbol of violence).  Instead of literally shooting Martha,
however, George barrages her with words, insults, dares, jibes, puns, and sarcasm
throughout the pay.  George has a sadistic and ironical sense of humor, and words are
used as weapons.  They are more damaging than real bullets from the
gun.

Also, the gun is a phallic symbol of manhood, which
Martha says George is lacking in.  Instead of bullets, the gun shoots a harmless
umbrella.  So, its symbolic of George's infertility or lack of
machismo.

George is the first to say,
"Poof."  He says it to Nick when Martha and Honey are
off-stage:

She
was a good witch, and she married the white mouse with the tiny red eyes and he must
have nibbled her warts or something like that, because she went up in a puff of smoke
almost immediately.
Poof!

Immediately,
Nick echoes him: "Poof!"  And George re-echoes: "Poof!"  Later, George will say "poof"
to Martha when he kills their imaginary son.  Honey, through all of this, can barely
follow the conversations, let alone the insults, and so she echoes "poof" too, just to
play along.

"Poof," as you know is an incantation one says
when something or someone disappears.  It is used to express the theme of "reality vs.
illusion" in the play.  George refers to Martha as a good witch who went "poof" and
become a bad witch.  Honey's pregnancy is the same: her belly puffs up and then goes
"poof" and her child is no more.  George's son existed, and the he says "poof," and he
is dead.  So, part of the absurdist comedy is trying to figure about what is truth and
what is a lie, who is good and who is evil, and what is real and what is false.  In
short, a death (of a child or a relationship) can make one's dreams disappear
instantaneously.

Not only do the characters utter epithets
incessantly, but they have weird habits: Martha chews ice, Nick mispronounces words, and
Honey peels labels.  I've always known the act of peeling labels to be a sign of sexual
frustration.  As Honey is sick all the time and does not have kids, this would apply to
her marriage with Nick.

A label is an outer layer, or mask,
for the bottle.  It hides the contents of what's inside.  As George says in Act
III:

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We all peel labels,
sweetie; and when you get through the skin, all three layers, through the muscle, slosh
inside the organs--them which is still sloshable--and get down to the bone...there's
something inside the bone...the marrow...and that's what you gotta get
at.

Then, George mentions the
son.  So, the son is the marrow is the label.  The two children that these two couples
don't have are the sources of their dysfunction.  These children stand for the broken
dreams, the fears, the lack of communication, the baggage, and the names called and
masks worn by each couple in their marriage.  These lables are real and imaginary, and
they can be used as hurtful words or healing wounds. So, Honey's peeling of labels is
her attempt to diagnose her own problems (sickness, infertility) and her marriage
problems with Nick.

Why aren't private practice physcians given a max limit they can charge for a single visit?

This is not a question about science, really -- it is more
of a question about politics and rights and economics.  In the United States, at least,
there are a few main reasons why there is no maximum
limit.

First, there is no way of knowing what sorts of
procedures may be necessary in a given visit.  After all, a person might need a lot of
care and there is no real way to know how much the upper limit might
be.

Second, we in the US believe in a free enterprise
system.  If people are willing to pay a lot of money for a doctor visit, why should we
prevent them from doing so?  We do not generally believe in limiting the amount of money
that people can make or spend.

To me, those are the two
main answers.

How did Hardy treat the theme of death in "The Darkling Thrush."

Thomas Hardy's morose poem about the turn of the twentieth
century employs a bleak and wintry landscape as a metaphor for the death of the
nineteenth century and personification of the end of the century with the
"corpse":

The
land's sharp features seemed to be

The Century's corpse
[the dead body of the 19th century] outleant,

His crypt
[grave] the cloudy canopy,

The wind his
death-lament.

Clearly,
Hardy's despair and pessimism pervades his poem as in line two he describes the Frost as
"spectre-gray"; however, the artfulness of the verse offsets this gloom.  For the poet
becomes grateful to the aged thrush for its "full-hearted evensong./Of joy illimited." 
The frail and aged thrush has chosen

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...thus to fling his
soul

Upon the growing
gloom.

In the midst of the
death of the century, the intrepid little thrush comes, to sing bravely in protest and
in "Some blessed Hope" for the new century.

Why does Ponyboy say you can't ever win against the Socs?no

When Ponyboy says this, he does not mean it in the sense
that you can never physically win a fight against them.  He is not saying that you can't
beat up one of the Socs.  What he is saying is that no matter what you do to them, they
are still going to end up on top in society.

Look at the
whole passage where Pony says that you can't win against the Socs (it's on p. 11) of my
book.  He says that it is

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because they've got all the breaks and even
whipping them isn't going to change that
fact.

So what Pony is saying
is that even if you beat up a Soc, they're still pretty rich and they'll still have
nicer stuff than you and they'll still grow up and go to college.  You, meanwhile, will
always be poorer and have fewer opportunities.  So no matter what, they
win.

What is the metaphor for "mother women" in the awakening?"

Mother-woman" is not so much a metaphor as it is a title
and a statement of the role of women in Creole society.  In Creole society at the turn
of the century it was considered the ideal description of a woman.  She is equally and
indivisibly a mother to her children and a woman of her home and marriage.  There is no
separation of her roles, they are intertwined and this feels especially oppressive to
Edna, while Adele is completely comfortable with it.  Edna doesn't hate her children,
but she wants to have her own life outside her home.  She wants to enjoy the arts and
learn to paint.  She wants to learn to swim.  All of these things have nothing to do
with her children or her husband and home -- they are only for her.  Another example
that shows the difference is with music -- Adele enjoys fun songs that she can sing to
entertain her family.  Edna enjoys the classical music played by
Reisz.

Adele serves as a foil character to Edna; she is the
ideal mother-woman.  Edna eventually defies every standard of that ideal, and realizes
in the end that she can't truly live her life they way she wants, so she lets herself
drown to escape it all.

What two characters reflect a mockingbird?

The obvious answer to this question is Boo Radley. At the
end of the novel, we see that Scout learns the lesson of not killing the mockingbird. As
she was told in the begining of the novel, a mockingbird only sings all day and makes
people happy, so one should never kill the innocent bird. Boo Radley had reached out the
the children and tried to become their friend. Unknown to them, he was watching out for
them and he protected them, so why tell the law what really happened on that dark night?
It would be an instance of when doing the legal thing was not really the right thing.
Sometimes we have to obey a higher power.

Who is the other
mockingbird? Several possibilities, perhaps, but I think Tom Robinson is another
mockingbird. He was a kind family man only trying to help Mayella. He said in court he
felt sorry for her. He was an innocent man that was taken advantage of by a white-trash
woman, and then made a scapegoat.  What happened to Tom is in stark contrast of what
happened to Boo. In Tom's case, justice was served, but it was injustice. Atticus did
not want to make the same mistake with Boo Radley.

Explain the irony of Clarisse being labeled as antisocial.

In a sense, it is appropriate to call Clarisse
antisocial.  She does not want to do all the things that are normal for that society. 
Therefore, she is antisocial.  But this is ironic because she is really more social (in
our way of thinking) than any of the people who actually fit in to her
society.

If you think about what makes her antisocial, it
is mainly things that we would pretty much value in our society.  She cares about other
people.  She is interested in what they really are like.  She wants to know, for
example, if Montag is in love and she finds it sad when he is not.  You can contrast
this with Millie and her friends who do not seem to care for one another on any sort of
personal level.

So Clarisse is called antisocial because
she wants to actually connect with people on a personal level.  To our way of thinking,
this is ironic because in our society being social is about connecting with
people.

What is the theme of "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe?

You asked more than one question so I have edited your
question to focus on this excellent gothic short story. Clearly a central theme that
goes to the very heart of this excellent short story is that of revenge. From the very
first paragraph it is clear that revenge is Montresor's central motive for acting in the
way that he does:

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The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as
best I could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed
revenge.

Although the exact
nature of this "insult" is never divulged, revenge is the driving force that leads
Montresor to plot and enact his most gruesome of punishments. Consider Montresor's
motto, "Nemo me impune lacessit", which means "Nobody attacks me without punishment",
which adds a moment of black humour to the story as Fortunato responds to the firmness
of this motto with a strong approbation: '"Good!" he said.' Of course, the first
paragraph is key to the reader in terms of displaying Montresor's plan, which is an
enactment of his motto:

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A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes
its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as
such to him who has done the
wrong.

It is vital therefore
to Montresor that Fortunato meets his fate at his hand - Fortunato must know that it is
Montresor who is exacting the revenge himself, otherwise, by Montresor's definition, it
would not be revenge.

Of course, the fact that the short
story never makes it clear precisely what the grevious offence was that plagues
Montresor so does beg the question of whether Montresor is entirely reliable - of
course, if Fortunato had wronged Montresor so badly it would be unlikely that he would
trust Fortunato enough to follow him by himself into the depths of his family
catacombs.

Hopefully this will help you work out the theme
for other short stories you are studying as well, by using this as an
example.

What evidence is there in Act 3 Scene 6 that Lennox in convinced that Macbeth was responsible for the Murder of King Duncan?

Lennox's speech is filled with verbal irony.  Even though
he does not state his suspicions directly, it is clear that he is sarcastically blaming
Macbeth for the recent murders.  For example, he
says,

The
gracious Duncan

Was pittied of Macbeth; marry, he was
dead.

And the right-valiant Banquo walked too
late;

Whom you may say, if 't please  you, Fleance
killed,

For Fleance
fled.

By tying the two
murders together--Duncan's and Banquo's, Lennox is suggesting that anyone who gains
Macbeth's sympathies suddenly finds himself dead.  He preposterously places the blame
for Banquo's death on his son Fleance, just as Malcolm and Donalbain were blamed for
Duncan's death because they ran.  Just as Fleance's escape did not mean that he killed
his father, Malcolm and Donalbain's fleeing Scotland does not mean that they killed
Duncan.

He goes on to seemingly praise Macbeth for "nobly"
killing the guards because they would have most assuredly denied killing Duncan.  Of
course, they would have denied killing Duncan--they were innocent.   He then comments
that if Macbeth were able to capture Malcolm, Donalbain, and Fleance, they would all be
put to death for supposedly killing their fathers.

In this
fashion, Lennox shows that Macbeth is the culprit in the murders of Duncan and Banquo
and that he attempted to place suspicion on others who fled or whom he killed.   At the
end of this speech he calls Macbeth a "tyrant,"  and at the end of this scene, Lennox
hopes that Scotland will find relief from its suffering "under a hand
accursed."

In Silent Spring, what is Carson referring to when she writes that there is a "human price" for the use of toxins?

She is referring to the poisonous effects that toxins have
on people. For example, pesticides get into drinking water and make people sick, even
killing some. Pesticides and agricultural chemicals get into our food supply. We eat
fruits and vegetables sprayed with DDT and it makes us sick. It causes cancer and all
sorts of other horrible conditions. Carson was trying to get humans to see that we are
an important part of the natural world and that we cannot keep poisoning the
environment. Humans should be better stewards of the natural world, seeking out better
and less harmful ways of controlling insects. When we use toxins, we are upsetting the
balance of nature. She believes it is arrogant and dangerous for humans to think they
should control nature instead of coexisting with nature.

Describe the 3 different type of leader. Give a real life example of each type of leader. What characteristics does s/he have to that...

Different experts have suggested many different ways of
classifying types of leaders and leadership styles. One such classification of leaders
in three types has been proposed by Kurt Lewin and others.  As per this classification
leadership has been classified in the following three types base on the extent to which
authority is used by the leaders.

1. Autocratic or
   Dictatorial


2. Participative


3. Free-rein

The
Autocratic or dictatorial leaders relies heavily on use of personal authority. Such a
leader commands the followers and expects compliance by them without questioning. The
leader of this type relies heavily on use of reward and punishments for ensuring
compliance.

Participative leaders believe in consulting the
subordinates and encourages them to participate in decision making. The decision are
often taken with common consensus. This ensures that the followers accept the decisions
and are motivated to act upon it.

The free-rein leaders
makes very little use of power. Each follower has the freedom to decide and act
independently. This means that different subordinates may pull in different direction.
Therefore this style is not effective when high degree of team work and collaboration is
needed.

Decide the monotony of function f(x)=x^27+x^25+e^(x^3)?

The monotony of a function establishes the increasing or
decreasing behaviour of the function.

In order to prove
that f(x) is an increasing function, we have to do the first derivative
test.

If the first derivative of the function is positive,
then the function is increasing.

Let's calculate
f'(x):

 f'(x) =
(x^27+x^25+e^(x^3))'

 f'(x) = (x^27)' + (x^25)' +
(e^(x^3))'

  f'(x) = 27x^26 + 25x^24 +
e^(x^3)*(x^3)'

  f'(x) = 27x^26 + 25x^24 + 2e^(x^3)*(x^2)
> 0

Since each term of the expression
of f'(x) is positive, the sum of positive terms is also a positive expression.
The expression of f'(x) it's obviously>0, so f(x) is an increasing
function

What image of teenagers does this text portray?The Diary of Anne Frank

There is in the youthful spirit a pervading optimism that
cannot be squelched, no matter the power of the opposing force.  Anne Frank's novel ends
with a line that conveys this pervasive idealism:

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Despite all the horror and brutal oppression,
people are still good at
heart.

Anne is a
bright teen-aged girl who records her struggles to be cooperative with adults and to
make friends and get along with her parents.  Like many girls, Anne writes in a diary in
which she pours out her sorrows and desires and, finally her apathy in not caring what
becomes of them. She undergoes the emotional changes typical of her age, finding Mrs.
van Daan, for instance, to be interfering and her son Peter uninteresting.  Typically,
also, Anne's relatioship with her father is a happy one, but her relationship with her
mother is a bit strained.  Anne believes that her mother's scolding is unnecessary.  In
short, Anne wishes to be treated as an adult although she does not often wish to behave
like one.

There is a brief romance between Anne and Peter;
however, Anne realizes that he is not the boy of her dreams.  With an intellectual
ability that is superior to Peter's, Anne, nevertheless, hopes that she will meet her
Prince Charming.  On page after page, Anne describes her budding womanhood, her
optimism, her thoughts, desires, and feelings to Kitty, her
confidant.

How does a broken bone repair itself on its own in the body of a human adult?

A human adult body has the ability to repair a bone on its
own. Even the medical treatment that is provided to a patient usually is only to ensure
that the process is faster and the new bone is not deformed in any
way.

When a bone breaks, the blood vessels constrict to
stop the flow of blood and a blood clot is formed. New tissues grow from each end of the
fractured bone and unites with those from the other end. This tissue is then replaced by
a form of tissue that can create the same structure as the original bone. It is a
substitute for the original bone that was broken. Once the process is complete, the new
bone created is as good as the original bone.

What do you think the word "monster" means in Mary Shelleys novel, Frankenstein?Mary Shelley's novel makes a powerful commentary on monstrosity,...

The word "monster" in itself has been changed through
editions. The original manuscript used the word "daemon", others uses "creature", and
some modern versions use "monster."

All imply one same
thing: Aberration. Something so unexpected, unpredictable, primal, and primitive that it
shakes the foundation of our reality.

In the
interchangeable semantics of the word itself, the actual demon, creature, and monster of
unpredictable, primal, and primitive behavior we find in the story is definitely Victor,
who acted upon his desperate urges to have a power to create, which is an impossibility.
Also, his treatment of the monster, the hungers of ambition which seized him, and the
fact that he challenged nature and the sanctity of life itself, makes him a bigger
creature, monster, and demon than the creation that grew out of his
aberration.

What is significant about Pearl's treatment of Dimmesdale at the end of the narrative?The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

With her kiss bequeathed to Arthur Dimmesdale in Chapter
XXIII, little Pearl finally becomes truly human. An impetuous "elf-child," an "imp," an
"airy sprite" given to capricious and mischievous behavior in previous chapters Pearl
both laughs uncontrollably and then has fits of temper, and has thrown burrs around her
mother's scarlet letter and has refused to cross the brook. Certainly, there is
something other-worldly about her until the events of Chapter XXIII bring her into the
world of humanity on the scaffold.

Up until this point,
Hawthorne has employed Pearl more as symbol than character.  The obvious symbol of her
parents' sin, Pearl at times

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writhed in convulsion of....the moral agony which
Hester Prynee had borne throughout the
day.

In addition to
representing the sin of Hester and the minister, Pearl has also been symbolic of the
"warfare of Hester's spirit."  Pearl plays an active part as symbol as her questions and
actions torment her mother.  For instance, in Chapter XVI, Pearl
observes, 

the
sunshine does not love you.  It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of
somehting on your bosom.

With
regard to Dimmesdale, Pearl is also a symbolic reminder of his sin.  In the first
scaffold scene, for example,

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The poor baby..directed its hitherto vacant gaze
towards Mr. Dimmesdale, and held up its little
arms....

An older Pearl
articulates this desire to be recognized by Dimmesdale, asking him,  "Wilt thou stand
here with mother and me, to-morrow noontide?"  When Dimmesdale refuses, Pearl tries to
pull away, and later complains, "Thou was not bold!--thou wast not
true!"

However, in the final scaffold scene when Pearl
kisses the minister's lips, Pearl's function as a symbol has been completed as
Dimmesdale does take the final step in confessing his
sin:

Pearl kissed his lips.  A spell was
broken....and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she
would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor forever do battle with the world, but be a
woman in it.  Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was all
fulfilled.

Suggest how a voltmeter with a strip of mirror mounted under the needle & near the scale may help to reduce errors when taking a reading?

In instrument like a voltmeter, because of the small
distance between the scale and point of needle directly above the scale, the needle
appears to point to different points on the scale when viewed from different directions.
For taking accurate readings the position of needle must be observed from a point which
is vertically above the position of the needle.

A mirror
mounted under the needle and near the scales of an helps take more accurate readings by
enabling the observer to locate the point on the scale that is directly under the needle
showing the reading. To do this this the observer looks at the voltmeter from a position
at which the needle completely hides the image of the needle in the mirror. The observer
then notes down the point on the scale that the needle covers points to from this
direction of viewing the scale.

How is the theme of death present in the short story "The Flowers" by Alice Walker?

The most obvious way that death is present as a theme is
through the fact that Myop discoveres an actual dead person in the forest, and has to
come to the harsh reality that people die, and sometimes in horrible and cruel ways. 
The details of the corpse--the teeth, eye-sockets, rotted clothes--all add to the
strength of that theme.

Beyond that, however, death is
present symbolically also.  After her discovery of the noose, Myop's childhood,
innocence and naivety die.  Walker symbolizes the death of Myop's childhood by having
Myop lay her flowers down on the ground, almost like she is not only at the gravesite of
the dead man, but at the gravesite of her former happiness and childhood.  She pus the
flowers down almost like she is mourning at a spot of death--for her, this is the spot
that she realized that she lived in a harsh, cruel world where her innocence could no
longer thrive.  This symbolic death of Myop's innocence is further symbolized by
Walker's last line, "And the summer was over."  The summer is typically associated with
carefree happiness, life in full bloom; ending the summer symbolizes the death of Myop's
full-bloomed happiness.

So, Myop's life takes a turn in
this story; her former self dies, taking with it her innocence and happiness.  I hope
that helps a bit; good luck!

What is a good man to the grandmother and to the narator?it still not clear to me what is a good man according to the story

As soon as this short story begins, the grandmother is
reminiscing about how things used to be - "back in my day" when children had respect for
their elders and when men were "gentlemen." She talks about the man she almost married,
a Mr. Teagarden, who brought her watermelons. He was a gentlemen. When the family
arrives at Red Sammy's Barbecue, the grandmother shares memories with Red Sammy about
how people used to be able to be trusted but that nowadays, "People are certainly not
nice like they used to be." Red Sammy shares a story of how he let some men charge
gasoline at his station, and the grandmother assures him it is because "You're a good
man!" When they talk about the Misfit being loose in the country, Red Sammy
says:

A good
man is hard to find. Everything is getting terrible. I remember the day you could go off
and leave your screen door unlatched. Not no
more.

The grandmother prides
herself on being able to recognize a good man. Ironically, this gets her and her family
killed because she recognizes the Misfit when he and his gang stop on the road after the
grandmother and her family have an accident. The Misfit tells her that it is too bad she
recognized him:

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It would have been better for all of you, lady,
if you hadn't of reckernized
me

From this point on, the
grandmother panics and keeps trying to assure the Misfit that he is a good man, that he
comes from good people, that she is certain he is a good man, that he would not shoot an
old lady, etc. This is ironic because the Misfit is NOT a good man, and the
grandmother's definition of a "good man" has been hollow and meaningless, just like the
platitudes she is always saying - "A good man is hard to find," or "Things were better
in my day." Many, many of O'Connor's short stories contain these empty platitudes and
they show the hypocrisy and emptiness of the people that utter
them.

So -- what is a good man? No one knows. This is an
empty statement. The grandmother thinks she knows what a good man is, but she does not.
She has been so caught up in her selfish desire to visit her childhood home that she has
put the family in danger. She has selfishly taken her cat on the trip, which winds up
causing the accident. She is a petty woman who utters empty phrases such as "a good man
is hard to find."

In Tartuffe, how does Tartuffe uses deception and deceit to promote his personal agenda and what personal agenda he is pursuing?

The character of Tartuffe in Molière's Christian play
Tartuffe is the prime example of deceit and deception. He passes himself off as a pious
and religious man who is occupied with giving charity to the poor and, in this guise,
gives moral instruction to all the household member's of his host's family. Under cover
of this deceit and deception, Tartuffe is in actuality attempting to seduce the wife of
his dearest friend and carrying on criminal
activity.

Molière brands Tartuffe as a hypocrite in the
play. In contemporary society, the word "hypocrite" has lost most of its stinging
meaning but, in previous eras, the accusation of being a hypocrite was a serious
religious charge. href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite">Easton's 1897 Bible
Dictionary, quoted on href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrite">Dictionary.com, may
put the matter in perspective:

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Hypocrite: one who
puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in religion. Our
Lord severely rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16).
"The hypocrite's hope shall perish" (Job 8:13). The Hebrew word here rendered
"hypocrite" rather means the "godless" or "profane," as it is rendered in Jer. 23:11,
i.e., polluted with
crimes.

Therefore that
Molière brands Tartuffe as a hypocrite and contrasts Tartuffe to Cléante and the true
Christian values he lives by is a significant matter of great seriousness, particularly
so since it is abundantly clear from Tartuffe's behavior and activities that the one and
only thing he wants to promote is his own personal agenda of amassing wealth,
possessions, and social esteem--all come by wrongly.

Who were the Jesuits?

The Jesuits (officially, the Society of Jesus) were formed
as sort of an elite order of Catholics who would dedicate their lives to promoting and
preserving the Catholic faith.  They were particularly interested in combatting the
Protestant Reformation that was going on around the time that they were
founded.

The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540.  It was
created by a man named Ignatius Loyola who had been a soldier but who had turned to
religion while recovering from a wound.  He received permission from the pope to start a
new religious order that would be directly responsible to the pope (as opposed to local
bishops).

The major role of the Jesuits historically has
been as missionaries and educators.  For example, I started my high school career at a
Jesuit school in Micronesia.

Here is a relevant quote from
the link I've attached:

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became the main instruments of the href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04437a.htm">Counter-Reformation; the
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countries were due chiefly to their
exertions.

What is the great shattering discovery that John made in "By the Waters of Babylon"?

Throughout the entire story, John and all of his people
believed in all-powerful and mysterious Gods that had created, or been involved in
somehow, the "Great Burning" that had destroyed civilization and made things so unsafe
for the survivors.  They had a fear and suspicious superstition of the Gods or the Place
of the Gods; no one was allowed to go there, stories painted them as mysterious beings
that were very different from them.  They even called them Gods, placing them apart from
themselves and putting distance and strangeness between
them.

When John goes to the Place of the Gods and discovers
that "they were just men" like him and his tribe, his entire world changes.  He realizes
that they were not gods, but men, men that were no different from himself. He realized
at that moment that it was men's foolishness and selfishness that caused the great
burning that killed so many, and that they had, essentially, destroyed themselves. They
were not all-knowing or powerful, and were'nt god-like at all.  He takes this
information home and reveals it to his father, who wisely advises his son to reveal it
piece by piece to their tribe so that they can process it and use each bit with
prudence.

I hope that helped; good
luck!