Is Macbeth totally honest with his wife throughout the whole play?

No, Macbeth is not always completely honest and open.  The
most obvious part comes in Act 3, sc. 2.  In this scene, Macbeth is purposely evasive
with Lady Macbeth when the two of them talk about Macbeth's nervousness.  Macbeth tells
his wife that he is worried when he says "O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!"
(l.  41).  She goes on to tell him that Banquo and Fleance (who the witches have
predicted will beget kings) cannot live forever.  Macbeth has already talked to the
murderers so the audience knows that Macbeth plans to have both Banquo and Fleance
killed, but it is obvious from this conversation that Lady Macbeth does not know it. 
Macbeth even says, "Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, / Til thou applaud the
deed," (ll. 51-52).  Later, in Act 3, sc. 4,  when the ghost of Banquo appears at the
dinner, it is only the gulit-ridden Macbeth who sees the ghost, not Lady Macbeth. 
Macbeth may not have told his wife his plans because he wanted her to have plausible
deniability or because he was protecting her from more crime.  We aren't sure what his
motive was, but it is clear that he did not share this information with her before the
murder took place.

Imagery is as indispensable to an exciting poem as action and emotion are to an exciting life." Commentplease give some examples.

Regarding imagery as exciting, a poem by Carl Sandburg
entitled "Jazz Fantasia" comes to mind.  Here is the third stanza of this
poem:

Moan
like an autumn wind high in the lonesome treetops,

moan
soft like you wanted somebody terrible, cry like a

racing
car slipping away from a motorcycle cop,

bang-bang! you
jazzmen, bang altogether drums, traps,

banjoes, horns, tin
cans--make two people fight on the

top of a stairway and
scratch each other's eyes in a

clinch[embrace] tumbling
down the stairs.

This stanza
that contains auditory and visual imagery is certainly replete with images that excite
the senses.  And, it underlines the meaning of the quotation that here it is
indispensable in this poem to the description of the jazz players, whose rendition is
exciting.

However, there are other poems that employ
imagery for various reasons other than to be exciting to the reader. The imagery may
employ visual imagery in order to depict the grave, as Emily Dickinson does in "Because
I could not stop for Death." Nevertheless, while not being
exciting, the imagery can still excite the senses.  That is, the imagery stimulates, or
arouses the senses towards sorrow, empathy, etc.

What is the theme and plot of "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe?Please give some reasons.

THE PLOT.  Montressor has
decided to enact vengeance upon an old adversary, Fortunato, for some undetermined
offense. The story takes place at an unnamed location (probably 18th or 19th century
Italy) during the carnival season. Montressor encounters Fortunato, who is ironically
dressed in the costume of a court jester--a fool. Montressor tells Fortunato that he has
a rare bottle of Amontillado (a Spanish sherry) that he would like to have tasted for
evaluation; Montressor knows that Fortunato, a wine lover, cannot resist this
offer--even though there is no bottle of Amontillado. Montressor leads Fortunato deep
into his family catacombs, which doubles as a wine cellar. When they finally reach the
deepest and farthest corner of the tombs, Montressor suddenly thrusts a chain around
Fortunato and "fettered him to the granite" floor. Montressor then proceeds to wall up
his unfortunate victim, laying a wall of bricks around him. After completing the last
tier, he leaves Fortunato to die alone. Montressor relates at the end that after "half
of a century, no mortal has disturbed them." Montressor has enacted his revenge, and it
is a perfect crime.

THE
THEME.  The dominant theme of the short story is that of revenge or
vengeance. Montressor never tells the reader what crime Fortunato has committed against
him, but his well-planned plot works to perfection. He punishes Fortunato "with
impunity" and without the chance of being caught himself.

In Robinson Jeffers' poem "Hands," discuss how the poet’s use of figures of speech contribute to the poem's theme.

Tassajara is situated deep in a mountain valley in a
remote part of the Ventana Wilderness in the state of California. It is the original
home of the native Esselen people, the native American linguistic group which is now
extinct. The Esselen were primitive hunter gatherers who lived in small communities in
the caves which the poet Robinson Jeffers must have
visited.

Jeffers's poem "Hands" is about the imprints of
the palms of these people which are to be  seen in these caves. Jeffers tries to figure
out the purpose of the imprints of the palms of the ancient Esselen people in the caves.
He is unable to figure out the significance of these imprints and wonders whether they
have any religious or magical
significance:

There’s no one to
say

Whether the brown shy quiet people
who are dead intended

Religion or magic,
or made their tracings

Jeffers offers his own
explanation of the importance of these palm imprints: He says that these primitive
imprints convey the important message that modern man should not look down with contempt
on these imprints, for they [ the Esselen ] were also human beings like the people of
today and not animals with "paws." The Esselen people praise the modern civilized man
and his technological advancements and they ask the modern people to enjoy the pristine
beauty of the Tassajara without polluting it and then after their death to become one
with the place by being supplanted by the next generation of human
beings:

a sealed
message
Saying: “Look: we also were human; we had hands, not paws. All
hail
You people with the cleverer hands, our supplanters
In the
beautiful country; enjoy her a season, her beauty, and come down
And be
supplanted; for you also are
human.”

Jeffers's message
seems to be that one should not be proud and arrogant and think poorly of one's
primitive ancestors as being barbaric and uncivilized, but to remember that in the
relentless march of civilization and progress one generation is supplanted by the
next.

Civilization and progress are only relative. One
generation of human beings is always proud and considers itself more civilized than the
previous generation. Jeffers's poem "Hands" tries to correct this wrong
notion.

The picturesque image which is related to the theme
is the phrase a cloud of men’s palms.
The painting of the palms of the Esselen people has been
imprinted on the ceiling of the cave and when Jeffers sees the imprints it appears like
a white cloud. The word 'cloud' could also refer to a modern man's perception of these
primitive imprints as being very inartistic. Jeffers means to say that the modern man's
perception has been 'clouded over' that is he is not able to see clearly and appreciate
the beauty of these imprints leave alone understand their significance as to whether
their purpose was religious or magical or just a means to while away the
time:

Religion or magic, or made their
tracings

In the idleness of
art;

What does Msimangu plan to do and what does he give Kumalo in Cry, the Beloved Country?Chapters 28-29

Msimangu plans to retire "into a community" where he will
be able to live the life of an ascetic. He will "forswear the world and all
possessions;" it is "the first time that a black man (has) done such a thing in South
Africa." Msimangu has saved a little money, and, as he has no relatives who depend on
him, and with the permission of the Church, he gives the full amount of his savings to
Kumalo. This money will help Kumalo "with all the money (he has) spent in Johannesburg,
and all the new duties (he has) taken up" in shouldering responsibility for his sister,
and the wife and child of his son Absalom, who is most likely soon to be
executed. Msimangu tells Kumalo that as soon as the clergymen hear whether "mercy" will
be granted to his son by the Governor-General-in-Council, one of them will let him know;
if the decision is against the boy, one of them will go to be present with Absalom on
the day of execution, and notify Kumalo when it is done (Chapter
29).

Msimangu, a self-professed "weak and sinful man" upon
whom God has put His hand, has kindly guided Kumalo in his search for his sister and his
son. More knowledgeable than his rural counterpart about the turbulent political and
social situation in South Africa, Msimangu helps Kumalo navigate the unfamiliar
environment of the city. He does everything he can to alleviate the pain the old man
must suffer because of the troubles that have overtaken his family members since they
left the quiet but barren village of Ndotsheni.

What are the x-intercepts of y = 2x^2 - 3x – 20

The x intercepts are, in fact, the roots of the
equation:

2x^2 - 3x – 20 = 0 (when the graph of the
y function is intercepting x axis).

Now, all we have to do
is to solve the equation.

Because it's a quadratic, we'll
apply the quadratic formula:

x1 = [-b+sqrt(b^2 -
4ac)]/2a

x2 = [-b-sqrt(b^2 -
4ac)]/2a

We'll identify a, b and c, which are the
coefficients of the function:

y = ax^2 + bx +
c

y = 2x^2 - 3x – 20

a =  2, b
= -3, c = -20

Now, we'll calculate the
roots:

x1 = [-(-3) + sqrt(9
+160)]/2

x1 =
(3+13)/2

x1 =
8

x2 =
(3-13)/2

x2 =
-5

So, the x intercepts are x1
and x2.

Who, when and where were these religions founded? Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam/Muslim, and Confucianism

Judaism:

Judaism is
one of the oldest religion of the world. The exact time of foundation of this religion
or the identity of the persons responsible for development of the religion is not known
for sure. All we can say is that basic laws and teachings of Judaism are derived from
Torah, the first five book of Hebrew Bible, or the old
Testament.

Buddhism:

The
Buddhist religion originated about 2500 years back out of teachings of Gautama Buddha.
There are differences among scholars regarding time when Buddha lived. Most scholars
believe that Buddha lived from about 563 to 483
B.C.

Gautama Buddha was a prince who got disenchanted from
this world observing its miseries like sickness, old age and death, and became an
ascetic in search of real happiness. After about six years of an arduous life spent in
search of true happiness he attained enlightenment. He then spread his ideas to others,
and this became the starting point for Buddhist
religion.

Christianity:

Christianity
developed around 2000 years back from the life an teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in
Palestine. During his lifetime Jesus preached his ideas about the right way of living
and behaving. After his bodily death, his teachings wee spread by his main
disciples.

Islam/Muslim:

Islam
religion was established by its founder, Prophet Muhammad in the year 600 A.D. Unlike
other major religions of the world, Islam was formally founded as an alternative
religion by its founder, rather than developing gradually out of the teachings and ideas
of the founder.

Prophet Muhammad began preaching his ideas
in Mecca around 610 A.D. In 622, Muhammad was forced to flee to Medina with some
followers, in the face of opposition from people of Mecca. He was able to gain more
power in Medina, and by 630 he was able to return of Mecca and forced his opponents to
surrender. From Mecca and Medina Islam spread to other parts of the
world.

Confucianism:

Confucianism
is more of a philosophy based on the ideas of Chinese philosopher Confucius, that has
deeply influenced the thinking and way of life of the Chinese
people.

Confucius was born about 551 B.C.and died in about
479 B.C. He was not very well known during his life time and his ideas were spread later
by his followers. The two most important followers of Confucius were Mencius (390?-305? 
B.C.) and Xunzi (mid-200's B.C.).

What are the ironic elements in the story "The Black Cat"? Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"

The link below is an excellent, detailed discussion of
irony in this Poe short story, and I recommend you read it for a thorough examination of
this topic.  I'll simply highlight a few of the more obvious ironic
elements.

First, the narrator's tone, as it is in so many
of Poe's writings, is ironic.  He's about to recount a horrific tale about his murdering
his cat and his wife--yet he does so almost without care.  "It's not that big of a deal,
though some have made it a big deal" seems to be his tone.  He treats the discussion of
cruelty and murder as if he were retelling a memory from childhood which others might
remember a different way. Just a misunderstanding, of
sorts.

Second, it is ironic that he kills the cat he loves,
and the cat he feels antagonism toward (Pluto) is the one which seals his
fate.

Third, Pluto began as a cat who once loved his
master, yet he was vilely mistreated.  Once he loses an eye, he begins to "see" the
narrator in a more accurate light.

Finally, the narrator is
incredulous that a guy like him could ever become the man he's accused of
being.

"From
my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. My tenderness of
heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my
companions."

As the events
unfold, we find him to be anything but docile, humane, tender, or compassionate to man
or beast.

Irony is a contrast between two things: what is
said and what is meant (verbal irony); what is expected and what happens (irony of
situation); and what the audience/readers know and what the characters know or believe
(dramatic irony).   Poe is the master of all three and he uses them masterfully in this
story.

For a business what does exit barrier mean?

In business exit barrier means the factors that restrict
the choice of a person or a firm to exit from its current line of business or to close
down an ongoing business. The exit barriers are closely related to entry barriers, which
refer to the factors that restrict the ability of a person or a firm to enter into a new
business. Firms like to close down or exit from their existing business and enter new
businesses that are more profitable. But the exit and entry barriers make it difficult
for them to do so.

The main exit barrier in business is
that a firm exiting a business is forced to continue incurring many types of expenses on
the facilities and assets used in the business, without getting any benefit in return
from these assets. The firm may be forced to continue to incur charges such as
depreciation on its assets and interest on capital employed without being able to make
use of these in any ways. Further the firm may not be able to sell or dispose off such
assets, except at heavy losses. This kind of limitation on alternate use of business
assets is described by economists as asset
specificity.

Also, the entry barriers, which restrict the
ability of firms to enter  alternate businesses, discourages them from exiting their
current businesses. The entry barriers include legal barriers, regulations, and product
differentiation.

What is ironic about the ending of O'Henry's short story "One Thousand Dollars?"

I think that there is a little bit of irony in the end of
this story.  Specifically, I think that the attitudes of Tolman and Sharp, the lawyers,
toward Gillian are ironic.  This is because they completely misunderstand what is going
on.

Toland and Sharp think that Gillian is just some
playboy wastrel who has frittered away his inheritance just the way that his uncle
feared that he would.  They think that he has not grown up and has not shown any sort of
responsible attitude.

What is ironic is that he really has
grown up.  He has acted in a completely unselfish way by giving up his inheritance so
Miriam Hayden can have a good life.

So the lawyers have a
completely mistaken impression of what has happened and that is somewhat
ironic.

In A Separate Peace, where does symbolism emerge in Chapter 3?

Two of the symbols that emerge in Chapter 3 are sports and
blitzball.

Sports are a metaphor for the war. Finny, who is
a great afficionado of games of athletic skill, has a most unrealistic view on winning
and losing -

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"Finny never permitted himself to realize that
when you won they lost...that would have destroyed the perfect beauty which was sport.
Nothing bad ever happened in sports; they were the absolute
good."

There is a tendency to
present war as glorious in nature, with no regard for the actual barbarity and suffering
it entails. The focus is on winning, with little attention paid to the carnage inflicted
on others. Finny's attitude towards sports reflects this naive and incomplete view of
war. It is this view that seduces Leper into joining the ranks of the military; when he
discovers the truth that has been overlooked, he cannot handle it and loses contact with
reality.

Blitzball is also a metaphor for the war. Finny,
as the person in power, makes up the rules as he goes, and the others follow his lead
virtually unquestioningly, even when his rules make no sense. This is how wars are run;
the men in power over nations make up the rules, and the common man must follow them
without question. What is illogical is made to seem logical by the charismatic aura of
power and spin, and men do what they are told without protest, carrying out the dirty
work of the war.

A third symbol that emerges is Finny and
Gene's trip to the beach. The trip, against all rules, denies the reality of the war
that hangs over the lives of the boys at Devon and the nation; representing the
"separate peace" created by Finny (Chapter 3). 

What is some hyperbole in Sonnet 29?I have to write a long paper on sonnet 29, this is something i have to explain and i dont get it

You do understand hyperbole to be great exaggeration I
assume. That is what we need to find, instances where a person argues something that
really seems to be not true, or at least beyond the scope of
reality.

The greatest instance of hyperbole that I see in
Sonnet 29 occurs in these lines:

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Haply I think on thee, and then my
state,

Like to the lark at break of day
arising

From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's
gate

Poetry is difficult, so
let's talk translation first: He's thinking about his girl after he has been depressed
about some features of his own existence. His "state" he refers to is sadness and
thoughts of her raise him so high out of depression that he sings to God his thanks. My
guess is he's just sweet talking the girl. I don't think he really rose as high has
heaven and sung to God. Just a guess. This would be an
exaggeration.

Furthermore, in the last lines, he utters
that because of her, and his great fortune to have her, he would never change his
station in life:

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For thy sweet love remembered such wealth
brings

That then I scorn to change my state with
kings.

What man says he's
happy to be poor and depressed? Shakespeare in love, that's who. That is a serious
exaggeration. If he had the chance to do better with employment he would do
it.

How do you find the atomic mass number.And please define average atomic mass.

The atomic mass number or atomic mass of an
element is the sum of the number of protons and number of neutrons in its
nucleus. For example, if an element has p protons and n neutrons in it
nucleus, its atomic number is p and its atomic mass is
p+n.

Now all atoms of an element do not have the same
number of neutrons. This gives rise to several different isotopes of the element. The
average atomic mass of an element can therefore be taken as the average mass of each of
the different isotopes multiplied by their natural abundance. As a simple example if an
element has 5 protons but half the atoms have 5 neutrons and the other half have 6
neutrons, the average atomic mass would be (1/2)*(5+5) + (1/2)*(5+6) =
10.5

What is x for 2cos^2x - 3cosx + 1 = 0 ?

It is obviously that we'll use substitution technique to
solve the equation.

We'll note cos x = t and we'll re-write
the equation in t:

2t^2 - 3t + 1 =
0

Since it is a quadratic, we'll apply the quadratic
formula:

t1 = {-(-3) + sqrt[(-3)^2 -
4*2*1]}/2*2

t1 =
[3+sqrt(9-8)]/4

t1 =
(3+1)/4

t1 = 1

t2 =
(3-1)/4

t2 = 1/2

Now, we'll
put cos x = t1.

cos x =
1

Since it is an elementary equation, we'll apply the
formula:

cos x = a

x = +/-
arccos a + 2k*pi

In our case, a =
1:

x = +/- arccos 1 + 2k*pi

x
= 0 + 2k*pi

x =
0

or

x =
2pi

Now, we'll put cos x =
t2

cos x = 1/2

x = +/-arccos
(1/2) + 2k*pi

x = +/- pi/3 +
2k*pi

x = pi/3

x = pi -
pi/3

x =
2pi/3

The solutions of the equation are:{0 ;
pi/3 ; 2pi/3 ; 2pi}.

Can you give a summary of the poem "The glove and the Lion" by Leigh Hunt?

The first stanza of the poem sets the scene. It was
considered "royal sport" at the time for nobles in King Francis's court to watch lions
fight among themselves. Among the nobles sitting in the arena during the incident in
questions is the Count de Lorge, and the beautiful lady who is the object of his
desire.

The second stanza describes the violence and
bloodshed involved in the sport. The lions "ramp and roar...with horrid, laughing jaws,"
and the carnage is such that one of the onlookers comments that it is a good thing that
the noblemen and women are watching from their vantage point safely above, rather than
being among the beasts below.

The focus in stanza three
shifts to the lady of whom the Count is enamored. She is a mischievous girl, and
entertains the idea that her lover, who is "brave as brave can be," would do anything to
make her happy. Knowing this, and wanting to draw attention to herself, she throws her
handkerchief down among the lions, knowing that the codes of chivalry dictate that he go
and fetch it back for her, to show his devotion to her.

In
stanza four, the Count, in a courtly manner, does indeed leap amidst the lions, and
retrieves the glove, escaping unscathed. Instead of returning it to the lady with a
gesture of love, however, he throws it in her face. King Francis, watching, praises the
Count for his action; he has proven his bravery and chivalry, but the lady, by requiring
him to do such a thing to please her, has shown no love in return. Ruled by vanity, the
lady has shown herself to be unworthy of the Count's devotion, and has gotten what she
deserved.

It is clear that the Count no longer wants to
marry the lady. By asking him, for no other reason than to demonstrate her power over
him, to risk his life to fetch her handkerchief, she has shown her true nature and her
vain and unloving character.

Solve for x: 21 + 7(3x-3) = 9(3x+3) - 15

We'll move all terms of the given equality to one side,
changing their signs.

21 + 7(3x-3) - 9(3x+3) + 15=
0

Now, we'll remove the
brackets:

21 + 21x - 21 - 27x - 27 + 15 =
0

We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:

-6x - 12 = 0

We'll
subtract 12 both sides:

-6x =
12

We'll divide by -6 both
sides:

x
=-12/6

x =
-2

Another way to solve the proble would be
to factorize by 21, the left side:

21(1+x-1) =
3(9x+9-5)

We'll divide by 3 both
sides:

7x = 9x + 4

We'll
subtract 9x both sides:

-2x =
4

We'll divide by
-2:

x =
-2

How does Browning reveal the narrator's character in Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister?

The narrator's character is revealed throughout the poem
by his attitude towards Brother
Lawrence.

Gr-r-r-there go, my heart's
abhorrence!: Is rage and hatred an appropriate attitude of a monk towards
another monk?

Water your damned flower-pots,
do!: What about swearing at flower
pots?

If hate killed men, Brother
Lawrence,
God's blood, would not mine kill
you!

Taking God's name in vain wishing to kill
someone by force of hatred rather than turning the other cheek are both
unchristian.

What? your myrtle-bush wants
trimming?/ ... Hell dry you up with its flames! Again, why should a monk want
someone to suffer in Hell merely for tending a
garden?

Or, my scrofulous French
novel,
On grey paper with blunt
type!

Should a monk be reading pronography? And
trying to tempt other monks with it?

As you read line by line through the poem, look
closely at what the narrator is saying, taking into account that the narrator is a
monk.

Robert Browning was brought up as a Dissenter, and in
this poem is promulgating a Protestant view that the Roman Catholicism of the narrator
encourages mere surface piety (crossing fork and knife) rather than a genuine charitable
Christian spirit.

How does the Ghost criticize Hamlet in the bedroom scene in act 3?plzzz help outt...this question iz from the book Hamlet by William...

When Hamlet talks with the Ghost (his dead father) in Act
I scene v, he is told about the foul murder committed by the King's brother, Claudius. 
This confirms Hamlet's gut feeling that something just wasn't right, and it's the speech
which compels him to seek nothing but his father's revenge for the rest of the
play.

In the midst of the telling, though, the Ghost tells
Hamlet:

But
howsomever thou pursues this act,

Taint not thy mind, nor
let thy soul contrive

Against thy mother aught.  Leave her
to heaven

and to those thorns that in her bosom
lodge

to prick and sting
her.

In other words, leave
your mother out of any plan to seek revenge.  In the scene you mention, Hamlet is doing
just what his father's ghost asked him not to do.  The Ghost is there to remind him of
that request, of course.  Primarily, though, the ghost appears to re-inspire Hamlet in
his plans for revenge.

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Do not forget.  This
visitation

Is but to whet thy almost blunted
purpose.

So Hamlet is being
"scolded" by the Ghost for taking any of this out Gertrude and for having lost his focus
on the goal--avenging his death by killing Claudius.

log100=2(logx+log5) What is x?

We'll remove the brackets from the right
side:

log100=2(logx+log5)

log100=2logx
+2log5

First, we'll use the power property of logarithms,
for the terms of the expression:

2 log 5 = log
5^2

2log x = log x^2

We'll
re-write the expression:

log100 = log x^2 + log
5^2

Since the bases are matching, we'll use the product
property of logarithms:

log a + log b = log
a*b

We'll put a = x^2 and b =
5^2

log x^2 + log 5^2 = log
x^2*5^2

We'll write the
equation:

log 100 = log
x^2*5^2

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

100 =
x^2*5^2

We'll use symmetric
property:

25x^2 = 100

We'll
divide by 25;

x^2 = 4

x1 =
-2

x2 = 2

Since the solution
of the equtaion must be positive, the first solution x1 = -2, will be
rejected.

The equation will have just a
solution, x = 2.

How does The Minister's Black Veil relate to the Romantic's time period?

There are two areas where I can find a connection between
"The Minister's Black Veil" and American Romanticism.

One
is the importance of individual freedom in the sense that each
person has the right to choose for himself.  In the short story, Reverend Hooper
chooses ro wear a black veil over his face for the rest of his
life.

Though many in the congregation believe it is an
atonement for some terrible sin he has committed, the reader discovers (on Hooper's
death bed) that he has chosen to wear the veil to reflect the hidden sins within
himself, but reminds those nearby that all God's creatures have the same hidden sins,
and therefore, instead of wearing a black veil, they hide their sins behind a false
front, like wearing a mask.

The only other characteristics
of American Romantic writing is that of "the supernatural/occult."
In a literary sense, the "supernatural" refers to that which is "beyond" the natural,
physical world. While we think of the supernatural as vampires, zombies and aliens, in
Romantic literature, the supernatural would have included God, angels, demons, ghosts,
etc. (The reference to "the occult" is, obviously, not used in Hawthorne's
work.)

In terms of the other American Romantic
(and European Romantic) literary characteristics, most concentrate
on feelings, imagination, nature, innocence, nature as a means to
reach God, and inspiration from legends and myths, to name a few.  I do not see any of
these in the story, and believe that the Puritans would have seen these things as
frivolous and foolish.  These themes did not coincide with the Puritan's perception of
the world, and man's place in that world.

Hawthorne deals
with extremely serious issues, as seen in "The Minister's Black Veil," and in my
experience, does not include the above-mentioned characteristics in his
work.

(Another of his famous works is "Young Goodman
Brown;" the supernatural is involved here also,
not fantasy or imagination because the
Puritans believed as strongly in Satan as a supernatural figure, as they did
God.)

Hawthorne is intensely focused on the inner-man, and
man's daily struggle against evil, in pursuit of goodness.  His Puritan background does
not deal with anything but facts as gathered from the scriptures, and a sober commitment
to search for God's will in all things.

With all this in
mind, Hawthorne is considered an American Romantic
writer.

What is the difference between a hormone and an enzyme

Enzymes and hormones are both groups of chemicals that are
produced in the body of plants and animals that help to regulate the various functions
of the theses living beings. However, there is a distinct difference between these two
type of substances and the way they work.

Hormones are
substances that act as messenger of information that regulate the timing and speed of
the processes that take place in the body. But hormones do not take part in the chemical
processes responsible for such functioning. In contrast enzymes act like catalyst that
take part in the chemical processes. Without them the chemical processes will not take
place at all or will be too slow.

Different type of
hormones are produced in different organs. Each type of hormone different body
activities. The organ where a hormone is produced and where is is used are always
different. In this way hormones provide a means of communication among various parts of
an organism.

Enzymes are a substances made by all living
cells. These consist of thousands of different kinds of protein molecule.  Enzyme
molecules function by altering other molecules.  They combine with other molecules to
form a complex molecular structure in which chemical reactions take
place.

Each of the thousands of different kinds of enzymes
does one specific job.  Without enzymes the body functions such as breathing, vision,
movement and digestion will be impossible.

~B ~B--> (G-->F) (A-->E) B v (A v G) E v F How would I go about answering this problem with putting in inference rules to the proof?

We establish or infer the truth of a proposition by the
truth tables.

~B is the negation of  proposition
B.

When B is true (T), ~B is not true. When B is false( F)
, ~B is True (T).

Truth or inference table for 
~B--> (G-->F) . Please do not get confusion for proposition in heading
and  the false value, F in the ttruth table:

 ~B   G     F  
 (G-->F)          ~B-->
(G-->F)

   T    T     T       
T                        T

   T    T      F      
F                         F

   T    F      T       
T                       T

   T   
F      F        T                        T

   F     T    
T        T                        T

   F     T     
F       F                        T

   F    F       T     
T                         T

Truth table for
(A->E)

 A      E          
(A->E)

T       T             
T

T      
F              F

F       T              T

F      F               T

 F     F             
T                        

Truth or inference  table for  B
v (A v G).

B     A       G         (AVG)          
BV((AVG)

T     T        T             T                  
T

T     T        F             T                   
T

T      F       T             T                   
T

T     
F       F             F                    T

F     
T        T            T                    T

F      
T       F            T                   
T

F       F      T             T                   
T

F       F      F             F                    F  

The
truth table  for (EVF) . There proposition F in the heading and in the truth infering
table  the false value F. Please do not get confused about the different
F's.:

E         F            (E V
F)

T         T                  T

T         
F                 F

F         
T                 T

F         
F                 T

Elizabeth says to Lady Catherine, "He is a gentleman, I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we, are equal." How else are Elizabeth and Darcy equals?

Good question.  Here are a couple of equalities between
Elizabeth and Darcy.

1. They seem to be equal in
intelligence and wit. Elizabeth is an "accomplished" young lady, yet she does not brag
about any of her talents. Darcy has a formal education, but he knows that Elizabeth can
hold her own in a conversation with him or others of high
intelligence.

2. They are equal in maturity. Darcy, from a
young age, has had to care for his younger sister and a vast estate; so his maturity in
comparison to Bingley's is much more advanced. Elizabeth, though she is not the oldest
in her family, is certainly the most mature (many would argue that she is more mature
than both her parents) and feels the weight of having to worry about her younger
sisters' welfare and places in society.

What is Macbeth talking about in this quote, how does this relate to the plot, what is the significance of this quote and who is this spoken...

This is Macbeth's famous pronouncement in the murder scene
of Macbeth. This is just after Macbeth has returned from Duncan's room, killing him in
his sleep.

The first line is a brilliant index to Macbeth's
character and tragic predicament.  His tragedy lies not just in his ambition to become
the king and the unlawful and unethical means by which he tries to realize it, it also
lies in his ethical thinking, his self-reflexivity, his ability to explore the depths of
his own psyche and that is what he says over here. It is the tragedy of active
imagination and knowledge.  He would have been fine not to know himself and contemplate
the deed, having done it. But he knows both the deed and a good deal about himself
rather tragically.

The second line has him showing his evil
fangs again in a twisting movement as it were. He refers to the knocking on the southern
entry of Inverness and rather sardonically invokes Duncan. He should wake, if he can,
with this knocking. Read in a different way, the line may as well refer to the pathos of
his impossible wish to undo what he has just done.

log 5x - log 7 = log 32 + 5log5

log 5x - log 7 = log 32 + 5log
5

Let us rewrite 32 =
2^5

==> log 5x - log 7 = log 2^5 + 5log
5

==> log 5x - log 7 = 5log 2 + 5log
5

We have 5 is a common
factor:

==> log 5x - log 7 = 5(log 2 + log
5)

Now we know that:

log a +
log b = log a*b

log a - log b = log
(a/b)

==> log (5x/7) = 5log
(2*5)

==> log (5x/7) = 5 log
10

But, log 10 = 1

==>
log (5x/7) = 5

==> 5x/7 =
10^5

==> 5x =
7*10^5

==> x= (7*10^5)/5= 14*10^4=
140000

==> x= 140,000

Was there happiness in "The Rocking-Horse Winner"?

Well, a quick look at the characters tells us there's
little or no happiness for anyone in this story.  Here we
go:

Father-- Married to a bitter wife who never has
enough--even when she gets more, it doesn't satisfy her.  She claims he's unlucky.  His
son dies.

Mother-- Has everything--house, servants, kids,
stables, clothes, and more--but it's not enough.  Bitter and discontent because she
feels she has no luck, despite the things she has, mentioned above.  Her son
dies.

Sister--  Has to also sense the throbbing financial
needs of the house and the bitterness of her mother.  Her brother
dies.

Uncle Oscar--Perhaps a little happy, since he did
make some significant money on the races; however, he also has to feel some guilt about
being somewhat responsible for his nephew's
death.

Bassett--The stable boy who gets Paul started on his
betting "career" has made a lot of money, so he is certainly happier.  However, he, too,
must feel some guilt regarding the boy's
death. 

Paul--Hears the cries of the house and longings of
his mother, understands that money is what will make her happy (because that's what she
says), then discovers money is not enough.  He, of course, dies trying to create more
money.  He tells his mother he's lucky, and there is apparently some truth to that--for
awhile.  He may have a moment or two of happiness in his life, like when he anonymously
gifts his mother with money, but it doesn't last.

Even the
house is not happy--

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"And so the house came to be haunted by the
unspoken phrase: There must be more money!  There must be more
money!"

Paul's
mother says:

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"If you're lucky you have money. That' s why it's
better to be born lucky than rich. If you're rich, you may lose your money. But if
you're lucky, you will always get more
money."

Apparently, then,
 Paul is lucky--but he's sure not happy.

One side note to
this story--some have interpreted this as a story of abuse by one or more family members
against the young boy.  If that happens to be your interpretation, I suppose we can say
that Paul is now happy, since he is free from such
torment. 

Explain that this poem of William Shakespear is sonnet. examples from the poem that illustrate the characteristics its type (sonnet)Shakespearean...

The "poem" "Shall I Compare Thee..." is an Elizabethan
sonnet, as were all of Shakespeare's sonnets. (This form is also known as the
"Shakespearean" sonnet.)

The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef
gg.  (The rhyme between the first and third lines is called a "near
rhyme.")

Shakespeare uses the structure (3 quatrains and a
rhyming couplet) to organize the poem. Often the first two quatrains present the basic
premise of the poem, in this case, how the subject of his poem is as beautiful as a
summer day—even with the idea in mind that those summer days can often times be
diminished by winds or the change of the
season.

Structurally, the "shift" of the poem's focus comes
at the start of the third quatrain, easily spotted by the word "but." (You can see the
same word used as the sonnet's turning point in Sonnet #29.) In this quatrain, the bard
says that while a summer day will fade, her beauty (the woman he is speaking to) will
never diminish.

The rhyming couplet
serves as the conclusion to the sonnet, where the author sums up the major focus of his
previous twelve lines: that as long as men breathe and their eyes still are able to see
the poem, her beauty will live on—in essence, forever.

What do you think happens at the ending of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been," which is left somewhat open?By Joyce Carol Oates.

There are a few literary devices in "Where Are You Going,
Where Have You Been" that give clues to what Connie thinks her fate will be, which may
be considered equivalent of what the author, Joyce Carol Oates, wants the reader to
think Connie's fate will be. There is also one thing that Connie, as a young woman
still, does not take into account that has the potential to materially alter her final
ultimate fate.

Some of the literary devices that provide
clues are the narratorial tone, mood, character reaction, and character development. The
narratorial tone is that of oppression, despondent oppression. It foretells of upcoming,
irreversible doom indicating that Connie will be abducted and mistreated by Arnold.
Connie's reactions, which are part of the plot development as her movements rise to the
climactic action, depict a young woman frozen to inner immobility who has abdicated
through terror her volition to act on her own behalf from her own accord. This foretells
that Connie will have no courage, no strength to resist or flee or
fight.

The ominous mood of the story, established in part
through the remarks Arnold and Ellie make and the desolation of the house Connie is in,
corroborate the narratorial tone described above. The character development that
unfolds in the midst of this tone and mood and through Connie's reactions are dramatic
and sudden. She goes in a very short time from being a casual young woman who thinks of
music and vanity with insignificant quarrels and conflicts of will with her parents to
being a frightened, horrified, trapped, oppressed young woman who understands neither
what she finds herself accosted by nor what it is in her power to do in response to the
mentally violent horror confronting her. Connie has within a few moments dropped into a
deep trauma response, which foretells of an inability to respond in any way other than
to do as bidden. This is why Oates describes Connie's experience of watching herself act
without feeling as if she is part of body or her
actions.

Connie faces doom. However the one thing that
Connie has overlooked, which may have been of no help to her in the moment even if she
had remembered it, is that her parents will fight to find her and get her back. So even
though Connie, alone in a house and up against violence of thought and manner that she
has never encountered before, may have her immediate fate sealed for her, her ultimate
fate may be kinder when her parents find and rescue her.

What is the difference between Mildred's and Montag's thoughts in Fahrenheit 451?

The point-of-view of the novel is 3rd person
limited.  Everything is seen through the perspective of the
protagonist, Montag.  Therefore, neither Mildred's thoughts nor the thoughts of any
other characters are revealed.  This was done in order to show how Montag alone
perceives his surroundings.  Most of his discontent throughout the novel comes as a
result of the thoughts he has and his desire to know what others are thinking.  He wants
to know he is not alone.  Instead of a "coming-of-age" novel, Fahrrenheit
451 could be classified as a "coming-of-knowledge"
novel.

That said, consider this:  Mildred is a shallow
character.  Purposefully so.  When she is not sitting in front of her "family" (the soon
to be 4-walled television programs) she is plugged in to her "mosquito" ear buds.  It is
likely that Mildred does not have any original thoughts, as she
fills her ears and head with senseless noise all day (and all night) long.  It is also
no wonder when Montag tries to engage her in conversation that has an ounce of depth to
it, she cannot respond.  Consider when Montag asks her, "When did we meet, and where,"
she cannot even remember.

Montag's thoughts, on the other
hand, progress throughout the book.  The opening line, "It was a pleasure to burn," is
then paralleled by his initial nervousness around Clarisse.  He seems to take his job
seriously and Clarrise presents a threat.

His initial sense
of threat however progresses to his replaying conversations with her in quiet moments
and eventually missing her.  His thoughts then turn to the books he
is hiding and the slight sense of fear, but the greater sense of purpose and power that
comes with this secret.  Once he begins meeting regularly with Faber we see Montag's
thoughts take on a more philosophical air as begins to see himself partly as
Faber.

By the end of the novel, Montag's thoughts have lost
the fear and confusion they had at the beginning of the story.  He makes decisions with
confidence because he has gained a sense of knowledge throughout the book that affords
him power, and his thoughts reflect this.

How can I compare the epic writing of The Odyssey to The Hobbit? I need at least 5 comparisons.I need to compare the archetypal long jouney of The...

I think that there are some basic elements that can be
explored.  The most elemental would be how the heroes are on a journey where peril and
challenge are evident every step of the way.  The idea of both heroes not being able to
have a simple and easy time of it might be one area of comparison.  Perhaps, discussing
what they encounter along the way and how it is similar might be another point to
explore.  Additionally, I would suggest that, in the end, both heroes wish to go back
home and will fight and persevere through this end.  The assistance they receive from
"other worldly" figures might be another point of comparison.   Their own sensibilities
that are well honed could only get them so far.  The assistance of outside forces are
critically important in assisting them in their respective
quests.

John Proctor identifies revenge as the true evil that is afflicting Salem village. What evidence is there to support Proctor's assertion?

The fued between the Putnams and the Nurses over land
seems to be a great originator of the evil afflicting Salem as well. The Putnams have
ill will against the Nurses for not supporting their brother-in-law as the new minister
as well as disputes over land... where boundaries lie.

It
also seems as if the Putnams encourage the girls to cry out names of people associated
with the Devil. The Putnams had sure already made their share of complaints against
people known to be upstanding citizens. If you listen to Mrs. Putnam speak about Rebecca
Nurse, there seems to be an apparent jealousy about the ability to have healthy
children.

These pieces of information demonstrate the
Putnams had purpose for revenge. Anyone associated with the Nurses (including the
Proctors) incurred their wrath.

What is the structure of the story "The Night the Ghost Got In"?

I think that James Thurber would be amused to hear that
you are looking for the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and
denouement in his stories.  He once wrote that his stories are about "the confused flow
of his relationships with six or eight persons and two or three buildings"--and
"confused" is the key word.

Nonetheless, "The Night the
Ghost Got In" does contain most of the standard elements of
plot.

Introduction: The story
begins at 1:15 A.M., with the sound of a "rhythmic, quick-cadenced walking around the
dining-room table." 

Rising Action:
The narrator awakes his brother, Herman, and his mother.  His mother
wants to telephone the police, but the only telephone is downstairs, together with the
ghost.  She flings a shoe through a neighbor's window; the neighbor wakes up and calls
the police.

Climax: One could
argue about identifying the climax of the story, but I would say that it is when the
police arrive and they hear some noise from the attic.  That's where Grandfather sleeps,
and he is suffering from delusions.  He imagines that the police are Civil War soldiers,
and he shoots an officer in the
shoulder.

Falling Action:
Although the wounded policeman would like to investigate the attic, his
colleagues convince him to leave the matter to rest.  The officers leave the
house.

Denouement:  At
breakfast the next morning, Grandfather "was fresh as a daisy and full of jokes."  He
asks the family, "What was the idee of all them cops tarryhootin' round the house last
night?"  Thurber concludes, characteristically, with a note of doubt and confusion: "He
had us there."

Which of the following was not among Americas goals for the revolutionizing international affairs its battle for independence?A. Ending colonialism...

Your question is really not at all clear.  Are you asking
about goals that the colonies had during the Revolution?  If so, I would say that the
answer is D -- that the US was not really trying for freedom of the seas.  The issue of
freedom of the seas was really more of an issue during the War of
1812.

However, A could also be wrong if it refers to ending
all colonialism.  This was not an American goal in the Revolution.  The Americans did of
course want themselves to be free, but they were not ideologically opposed to
colonialism.  They were not going to go out and try to end Spanish control of Mexico or
Cuba, for example.

So I can't be sure which answer is
correct because the question is really hard to understand.

Is Atticus Finch a hero or only a product of his time in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

In a time of overt racial tension in the South, Atticus
Finch is one character who seems not to be a "product of his
time."  Atticus's pursuit of justice, his unwavering sense of equality and fairness, and
his mission to teach his children to respect all others regardless of their race,
socio-economic status, and gender make him an exceptional character in
literature. 

The term "hero" can have many different
definitions, but if we consider a hero to be someone who is courageous, who fights for a
cause, or who serves as a model citizen for others, then Atticus certainly can be
defined as such.  (Interestingly, the American Film Institute dubbed Atticus Finch as
the number one greatest film hero in 2003.)

What are the greatest contributions of William Wilberforce?

William Wilberforce was one of the leaders of the
abolitionist movement in Great Britain in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s.  He was born
into a wealthy family in 1759.  On a holiday on the European continent in 1784,
Wilberforce underwent a spiritual rebirth that changed his life and led him to become an
evangelical Christian.  This spiritual conversion led him to change his lifestyle and
began his lifelong concern for reform, particularly his desire to see the end of the
slave trade and of slavery. He became one of the leaders of a group of evangelical
social reformers known as the “Clapham Sect”.  In the House of Commons, he became the
chief spokesman for the abolition of slavery and worked tirelessly to see the end of
slavery.  The chief result of his efforts was the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807
which ended the slave trade in the British Empire, but not slavery itself.  He continued
his struggle to end slavery and sponsored the establishment of the Anti-Slavery Society
in 1823.  William Wilberforce died July 29, 1833, one month before the passage of the
act of Parliament that abolished slavery throughout the British
Empire.

Can someone give information about the five eras of the Earth?

The history of the Earth is divided broadly into 3
stretches of time called eons, these are Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic. The
Phanerozoic eon is split into eras which are Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era and Cenozoic
Era. The first two eons lasted over the first 4 billion years after the creation of our
planet. During this time, the rock crust was formed, and the oceans and atmosphere were
formed. Fossils from this period consist of primitive bacteria and towards the later end
of worms, jellyfish, corals, and other primitive
invertebrates.

The Paleozoic era began 570 million years
ago. There was the development of plants during this period. 240 million years ago the
Mesozoic era began. In this period the fish, reptiles and other creatures that live in
the water started to appear. Warm blooded creatures made an entry right at the end of
this era. The Cenozoic Era which is still going on began 65 million years ago. During
this period, the continents as we know them today were formed by the movement of the
crust, mountain ranges appeared and volcanoes were formed.

How is setting reflected in the story "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Chekhov?

Readers may find some difficulty with the setting of “The
Lady with the Dog” because they may not know Russian geography. The problem is not
great, however, for Yalta is a Black Sea resort town, and many students might realize
that Moscow is Russia’s major city, far to the north. The city of S— is not described,
but its location is probably not of great significance except that it is distant from
Moscow and is isolated, just as Anna Sergeyevna is isolated from Gurov once she leaves
Yalta.

Mostly in the story, the locations are mentioned
insofar as they are scenes of action. A detail that is not needed, however, but which is
included by Chekhov is the “long grey fence studded with upturned nails” in front of
Anna’s home (paragraph 78).

One is tempted here to look at
the fence as a contextual symbol of the difficulties that Gurov and Anna face. The
lapdog, too, may be construed as a symbol, for the dog is the link that first connects
the two, and in paragraph 84 it dominates Gurov’s mind as he reproaches himself for
having traveled from Moscow.

The term "good country people" is thrown around a lot in the story - what does it mean? Do different characters have different definitions?

In "Good Country People," Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Hopewell
share an idea of who and what are good country people, while Joy/Hulga has a different
idea, and Manley Pointer still another. 

For the two older
women, good country people are people just like them.  They have a simplistic view of
people and divide them into categories, or dichotomies.  Those that come from areas like
theirs and share the same values are good country people, and others are not.  Theirs is
an either/or view of people:  very simplistic and narrow.  Their view is debunked when
they judge Manley to be even more of a simpleton than they are, when in fact he's not
"good" at all, and certainly doesn't share their values.

To
Helga, good country people are unsophisticated and simplistic and unknowing--they are
country bumpkins.  They do not know her truth--that nothing matters.  They think belief
in God still matters, while she knows better.  Her view is debunked when Manley, a
person without her education and sophistication, knows, too, that nothing matters and
believes in nothing.  His nihilism comes from experience, while hers comes from
reading.  Her belief in nothing is also debunked by Manley's evil.  Evil does exist in
the world, and Manley is proof.

To Manley, good country
people are what could hold him back.  But he tells Hulga that he doesn't believe in any
of that crap, and, again, that he doesn't believe in anything.  He acts like good
country people to earn a living and to get what he wants, but he doesn't really believe
in any of it.  His view is debunked by his obvious grotesqueness and evil, although he
"wins" in the story.  His grotesque act does lead Hulga to an epiphany, however, as she
has an opportunity to see her intellectual bias and understand that evil, and therefore
good, do exist in the world. 

Did Emily's mother love her other children more than she loved Emily? explain - (quote specific lines from the story that support your...

In "I Stand Here Ironing," the narrator (Emily's mother)
does not love her other children more, however, she is alone when Emily is a baby
because Emily's father left them before Emily was a year old. Emily's mother tried to do
all the things she felt were good for her daughter, but working to support the two of
them was difficult.

The mother became so concerned about
the woman who cared so little for her baby when Emily's mom worked during the day, that
Emily's mom got a job where she could be home with the baby in the daytime, though it
was hard for the mom.

Her mom tried to do what the doctors
of the day suggested was the best way to raise a baby, but this was her first baby.
 Emily's mom married, and she found that after the birth of her second child, she had
learned better than to listen to what was "popular" in the circle of male doctors of the
day.

When she needed help to get on her feet financially,
Emily's mom had to send her to stay with Emily's father's family until she was two.
 This was particularly hard on Emily, who came back a more serious little girl who did
not know her mother well.

When Emily's mother had Susan,
the second child, Emily became ill; she started to lose weight and have nightmares.  The
clinic persuaded Emily's mother to send Emily to a convalescent home to recuperate, but
when she did not get well and did not regain the weight she lost when she had been sick,
the social worker allowed Emily's mother to bring her
home.

Emily's mother tried very hard with Emily, but
Emily's experiences as a child toughened her up too quickly, so she was distant and
didn't talk a lot.  However, she did develop a sense of dramatic comedy, and won
audiences over when on stage in school.  In this way she seemed to find herself, and
Emily's mother was grateful for this gift her daughter had found, especially because her
young childhood had not been easy for Emily.

With her other
children, Emily's mom now had a husband to support all of the kids, and had learned
better ways to bring up a child: after all, when children are born, they do not come
with directions.

Emily's mother, even to the end of the
story, is haunted by guilt in the choices she had to make so that
she and Emily could survive.  Emily's mom loves Emily just as much as her other
children: perhaps even more because she feels that Emily had to do with less love as her
mother could not be around a lot, and with separations brought on by circumstances
beyond her mother's control.

How do the golgi bodies and lysosomes work together?

The Golgi apparatus is the processing/packaging and
shipping part of the cell (like the endoplasmic reticulum).  It gets macromolecules
ready and ships them out for use in the cell or secretion (exocytosis).  The Golgi
apparatus essentially modifies (via the different stacks of cisternae) and labels things
like proteins and lipids for shipment (like a Post Office). Golgi apparatus uses sugar,
carbohydrates and phosphates to process the material before
shipping.

Lysosomes are created by the addition of
hydrolytic acid to endosomes from the Golgi apparatus.  Basically, the Golgi apparatus
receives protein enzymes from the ER, which are packaged in a vesicle in the Golgi
apparatus, processed and finally, pinched off as a Lysosome.  Lysosomes then float in
teh cytoplasm until they're needed. 

Lysosomes rely on
enzymes created in the cytosol and the endoplasmic reticulum.  Lysosomes use those
enzymes (acid hyrolases) to digest food and 'take out the garbage.'  Golgi (and the ER)
is the shipping department and lysosomes (packages or trucks) either digest the
shipments for use in the cell or they become the garbage truck.

How did the Jews at concentration camps view their existence when death was a probability?

I am not sure anyone can answer this with great certainty
unless they were there to experience such a reality.  The other way this question can be
answered is through survivor testimony or reading the thoughts who were there.  This
would be where sites like YouTube are so important in that we can seek out survivor
testimony and learn from it.  We, as modern individuals, can learn how consciousness
functions under the looming shadow of death at any time.  How does random selection and
a sick sense of probability figure into living one's life?  How does one love, enjoy
life, or see "another butterfly?"  The other option would be to read works from those
who endured the experience.  Of course, one cannot go far here without reading Elie
Wiesel's narrative, "Night," which talks about how a young boy, Eliezer, endures life at
the camps with death as something that is real.  It shows how the stripping away of his
humanity was part of this equation, renouncing community, spirituality, family, and hope
in order to live.  Another step in this process would be to examine writings from and
inspired by The Holocaust.  There is a great book of poetry entitled (appropriately
enough), "Holocaust Poetry" that features many poems which deal with how one lives life
in the face of constant death.  It is a wonderful read that brings out the pain and
sorrow, the agony as well as the hope of redemption that are all intrinsic to any
worthwhile study of the Holocaust.

Comment on the following, "The future of a business cannot be safe if its information is not safe".

This statement makes a great deal of sense.  For many, if
not all, firms, information is a key to future success.  I think that this is true of at
least two kinds of information -- information about customers and information about
future plans.

Nowadays, so much business is conducted on
the internet that the security of customer information is critical.  If customers buy
from you using credit cards, you business cannot survive if it gets a reputation for
lack of security.  Just a few customers who have their identities stolen due to your
lack of security can destroy your reputation.

In addition,
businesses must protect their strategic secrets.  If a business's plans and internal
documents are leaked, competitors will gain important knowledge.  Competitors will be
able to move to head off any plans that a given firm has for expansion.  The competitors
will know what a firm is trying to do and will be able to "play defense" to prevent that
from happening.

What are the themes of protests and revolution in Things Fall Apart?

In Part I of Things Fall Apart,
Okonkwo generally protests and revolts against femininity and religion (the Oracle of
the Hills and Caves governed by the priestess Agbala).  Okonkwo equates femininity and
domesticity with weakness and laziness because of his father's legacy.  In short,
Okonkwo would rather work his yam fields than sit around the feast talking.  As such, he
expresses his anger toward his family: Okonkwo beats his wife during Peace Week, nearly
shoots his wife, and kills Ikemefuna all as protests against being told what to do by
the feminine subculture which controls the feasts and
oracles.

In Parts II and III of the novel, Okonkwo protests
and revolts inwardly against his mother's tribe in their passivity, inwardly against his
own tribe in their acceptance of Christianity, and violently against the British
colonists.  Okonkwo wants to re-establish himself as a warrior in the tribe, but his
people have become too institutionalized to wage warfare; instead, they acquiesce to the
colonists' demands.  Okonkwo, seeing his people as weak, asserts himself by organizing
the burning of the Church, beheading the messenger, and--sadly--by hanging himself.  All
of these acts serve as individual protests against a social problem out of his control.
 In the end, Okonkwo serves as a tragic hero of his people's culture falling
apart.

How does the information in "A Sound of Thunder" support the idea of the butterfly effect.

When you say "butterfly effect," I assume that you mean
the idea that one change that seems really unimportant (like a butterfly flapping its
wings) can lead (through a bunch of intermediate steps) to a huge change later on (like
a big storm).  This is really a major point of this
story.

In the story, all that Eckels does wrong is to go
off the path.  While he is off it, he apparently steps on and kills a butterfly. 
Somehow, millions of years in the future, this change in history has led to a big change
in the culture of the United States.  Now America has become kind of Nazified when it
hadn't been when Eckels' safari went back in time.

When
Eckels sees the dead butterfly, he sort of knows (but doesn't want to believe) what he's
done:

It fell
to the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing that could upset balances and knock down
a line of small dominoes and then big dominoes and then gigantic dominoes, all down the
years across Time. Eckels' mind whirled. It couldn't change things. Killing one
butterfly couldn't be that important! Could
it?

How does Fitzgerald convey Nick's role in the Great Gatsby?

Through a confession in chapter 1 (regarding his father's
advice) and the party in chapter 3 (in which he meets the "incurably dishonest" Jordan
Baker), Nick says:

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Every one suspects himself of at least one of the
cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever
known.

Thus, Fitzgerald
establishes Nick to be:

an unreliable
narrator: Nick obviously thinks he's better than he really is.  His
hubris lies in his false ideals regarding himself and Gatsby.  He
only sees the good and the possible, the flaw of most romantics.  If Nick is so honest,
why is he complicit in all the lies and affairs that Tom, Gatsby, Daisy, and Jordan
indulge in?  The fact is that Nick is not honest, and any statement otherwise is
self-delusion.

an
observer-participant: Nick mainly observes and subtly critiques the
social mores of Buchanans and Gatsby.  He's like a fly on the wall in most chapters (the
parties in chapter 1-3 especially).  At other times, he participates, such as arranging
the date between Gatsby and Daisy in chapter
5.

an ally of Gatsby: Nick
says he's not on a side, but he clearly disowns the Buchanans by the novel's end.  To
Nick, Gatsby is the ideal American, full of hopes and dreams, a rags to riches story, a
reinvention of himself.  Nick wants to be like Gatsby, but he's too self-righteous.  So,
he lives vicariously through him.

log (5x-1) - log (X-2) = log 3 solve for x

We'll impose constraints of existence of
logarithms:

5x -
1>0

5x>1

x>1/5

and

x-2>0

x>2

The
common interval of admissible values is
(2,+infinite).

We'll add log (X-2) both
sides:

log (5x-1)  = log 3 + log
(X-2)

log (5x-1)  = log
3*(X-2)

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

5x - 1 = 3x -
6

We'll subtract 3x:

2x - 1 =
-6

We'll add 1:

2x =
-5

x = -5/2

Since the value
-5/2 doesn't belong to the interval of admissible values, teh equation has no
solution.

Compare and contrast the relationships adults have with children in Great Expectations.

In the novels of Charles Dickens, there are frequently
reflections of the author's personal experiences. For, as a child Charles was forced to
work in a blackinghouse since his father was placed in a debtor's prison, Marshalsea
Prison.  While living and working on his own, young Dickens was subjected to cruelty by
adults.  Mr. Jaggers, for instance, is modeled after a notoriously unscrupulous lawyer
for whom Charles worked that was also very rude and abrupt.Having been hurt emotionally
and psychologically by his father's imprisonment, young Pip reflects this experience of
Dickens as he subjected to the cruelty of his sister and exploitation of Miss Havisham
who sees him merely as a model of maleness on which Estella can practice her
cold-heartedness. 

On the other hand, Charles Dickens was
treated by others with kindness.  And, it is Joe Gargery and Matthew Pocket and Herbert
who portray these persons of his past in the novel Great Expectations. 
Certainly, Pip's rescue from the effects of his having been burnt when he
rescued Miss Havisham can be interpreted as reflective of his having been rescued
from Warren's Blacking Warehouse.  Interestingly, John Dickens received an inheritance
from his paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Dickens, who bequeathed him the sum of 450
pounds.  On the expectation of this legacy (great expectations?), John Dickens, against
the wishes of his wife who thought Charles should continue working, had Charles put into
a school in London.

Thus, just as in his own personal life
in which there were adults who were cruel and those who treated him with kindness and
love, similarly Pip's relationships with adults are varied in Dickens's Great
Expectations.

Why is it that some citizens do not wish to participate in or support community policing?Give specific examples where possible.

This has actually been a big topic of discussion with my
home owner's association recently.  As we look at our budget and the possibility of
raising community dues again, the question comes up, "Where does all the money go?"  One
of our biggest problems for a while was the amount of litter accumulating in our parking
lots and around the dumpster.  We discussed the necessity of hiring someone to come in
and pick up or policing our neighbors.

Most people said
they'd rather pay more money and hire someone than hold a neighbor accountable for his
or her actions.  I think, when it comes right down to it, humans in general do not like
confrontation.  People are usually very good at complaining, but when it comes to taking
action as a means of stopping negative actions, most people do not think it is worth the
time nor effort.

I think other people are actually
afraid of confrontation.  They truly believe it will result in
something personally worse (whether a physical fight right then, or simply being
badmouthed and disrespected later) for themselves which isn't worth the chance of
bettering the community.  I would say this is actually a really big problem in many
public high schools and middle schools.  Many teachers do not like the idea of
confronting negative student behavior because of the potential conflict that might
arise.  As a result, the few teachers fighting the hardest never feel community support,
and generally speaking, the community suffers.

Why couldn't the kids go to John's or Lorraine's houses to play the phone pranks in The Pigman?

Neither John nor Lorraine have a very good relationship
with their parents, and so bringing friends over to use the phone would be impossible at
both their houses. John says that they

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"couldn't use the phone at Lorraine's...because
her mother doesn't have unlimited
service,"

but even if she
did, Lorraine's mother is very suspicious about all her daughter's activities. If she
were ever to find out about the phone pranks, she would make life very difficult for
Lorraine, associating all sorts of paranoid interpretations to what is at this point an
annoying but comparatively harmless shenanigan. John's house is also off-limits,
because, as he says, his mother is

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"a disinfectant fanatic...she would have gotten
too nervous over all of (them) using her purified
instrument."

In addition,
John gets along horribly with his father, and as a result of an altercation about phone
use, his father has put a lock on the phone to limit John's access to it, after which
John spitefully put airplane glue into the keyhole of the lock so no one could use the
phone at all.

John and Lorraine pursue their phone prank
activities at their friends' houses. On Wednesday afternoons, they go to Dennis Kobin's
place, because his mother regularly goes shopping during that time, and his father is
away at work. On Sundays they go to Norton Kelly's house, because his father has a
standing golf date then, and his mother doesn't pay attention to what is going on
(Chapter 3). 

Fill in the blank with suitable preposition(Preferably British English):- 1. Your books are kept __ the top shelf. 2. I will not hide the truth...

Well, there are some different choices on some of these,
but here goes:

Your books are kept on the top
shelf.

I will not hide the truth from
you.

She was angry (at, or with) me for
nothing.

This is the man to whom I gave the
parcel.

The boys walked to the
roundabout.

She went up the escalator to reach the fourth
floor.

They were throwing a ball at each
other.

He met with an accident during the
flyover.

The boys kept their bikes against the wall and
went to play.

The baby was crawling toward his
mother.

On some of these sentences, choosing a different
preposition could change the meaning. For example, in the first one, you COULD
say:

Your books are kept underneath the first
shelf.

In the last one, you COULD
say:

The baby was crawling away from his mother (you would
have to add an adverb, "away" though).

Good luck on your
exam.

A ball travelling at 6 m/s collides with another ball twice its mass.The first ball due to the collision moves at 3 m/s in the reverses direction....

Let M be the mass of the first ball , which collides with
the second ball of mass 2M.

The velocity of the first ball
is 6m/s.

The second ball's velocity is zero as the ball is
asumed to be at rest.

We presume the first ball  moves with
the a certain  velocity v1 (not 3m/s as given in the problem) after
collision.

Assuming the elastic collision, the velocities
of the first and second ball after collision should be as
below:

v1 ={ (M-2M)/(M+2M}6m/s = - 2m/s. (negative
indicates the velocity is in the reverse direction.

v2 =
2M*6/(m+2M) = 4m/s.

Therefore , the second ball moves with
a velocity 4 m/s after collision.

There is an internal
inconsistency in the given problem. How can a ball reverse its  velocity at 3m/s  which
is higher than the velocity after a perfect elastic collision . Normally the energy is
dissipated  even in perfect collision.

Hope this helps an
inquisitive mind.

At a park one day you see a bee flying around an open can of soda. How did the bee probably find the soda?

Basically, the way that the bee found this open can of
soda was by luck and by effort.

In a hive of honeybees,
various bees typically have different roles to play.  One role that a bee can play is
that of the scout.  The role of scout bees is to go out of the hive and fly around
looking for food.  These bees are just going out "blind" and looking.  They have not
been told where the food is.

These bees go around and, if
they are lucky, find food sources (like the open can of soda).  At that point, they head
back to their hive and tell the rest of the bees about the food
source.

What kind of symbol does Hawthorne use in "The Minister's Black Veil"?Traditional or original?

When it comes to symbolism in literature, many objects,
colors and numbers have traditional meanings.  These then become applicable each time
they are used in something new.  Some traditional symbols have meanings rooted in
mythology, others in the Bible, others, such as numbers and animals, in ancient Asian
traditions.

In this case, the black
veil is certainly used as a traditional symbol.  The color black is
traditionally symbolic of evil, sin, things which are hidden, or sorrow.  This is very
much a Biblical symbol but is likely rooted in pagan traditions as
well.

The fact that the symbolic object is a veil (or
cloak, really) that the reverend wears is further suggestive of hidden evil and sin.  It
is a covering, suggesting that it hides something.  It is also a
minister who wears it, which certainly would confuse and frighten
the congregation in the book as ministers were people to be naturally trusted and
respected.  However, given the frequency in literature of
corruption in the church, this signals to the reader of the story that something evil
probably lurks there.

In short, the black veil itself is a
very Gothic image, completely traditional in its symbolic
nature.

Based on exerpts from the Koran, what would you say are the primary empases and values of the Muslim Faith?

Islamic scholars consider the "five pillars of Islam" to
be the central tenets of their faith as set out in the Koran. The five pillars
are:

1. “There is no true god (deity) but God
(Allah), href="http://www.islam-guide.com/ch3-16.htm#footnote1">1 and
Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of
God.”

2."Bilal, call (the people) to prayer, let us be comforted
by it." One must pray five times a day in a certain
manner.

3. Zakat or giving a certain percentage of ones
wealth to the needy is described in several places in the
Koran.

4. One must fast during
Ramadan.

5. One must perform a Hajj or pilgrimmage to Mecca
at least once.

In Act I of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House, why is Nora pale with terror?NORA. (pale with terror). Deprave my little children? Poison my home?...

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Nora (pale with terror). Deprave my
little children? Poison my
home? (A short pause. Then she tosses her head.)
It's not true.
It can't possibly be true href="http://www.fullbooks.com/A-Doll-s-House1.html">(Act
I).

In Act I of
A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen gives Nora the stage command "pale
with terror" immediately following several speeches of Torvald's in which he berates
Krogstad's character. Krogstad is guilty of a fraudulent crime, though he was never
punished for it. Krogstad used his knowledge of law to legally clear his name of the
crime, however, society still believed him to be guilt. Torvald argues that by conniving
his way out of criminal responsibility, Krogstad is a hypocrite and a liar. Moreover,
Krogstad must continue to lie to his family about his responsibility. In this way,
Krogstad is poisoning his home and his children. Torvald further argues that as a lawyer
he has observed that anyone who becomes a criminal has had "a deceitful
mother."

At this point in the play the reader/viewer is already well
acquainted with the parallels Ibsen has drawn between Nora and Krogstad. Both characters
have engaged in fraudulent activity. Ibsen draws this parallel even closer when he shows
us through Krogstad's lines in href="http://www.fullbooks.com/A-Doll-s-House2.html">Act II, that just like
Nora, Krogstad committed the fraud to save a loved one. Regardless, in Act I, Nora
already senses the similarities between herself and Krogstad, thus, when Torvald argues
that hypocrisy, lies, and especially lying mothers poison homes and children, Nora takes
it very much to heart. Nora knows that she lied to get Torvald to Italy and lied in
forging her father's signature on the loan. Nora grows "pale with terror" in Act I
because she believes Torvald's comments.

What are two major themes of the book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote?

In Truman Capote's jounalistic novel, In Cold
Blood, he reports on the horrific crime of the murder of the Clutter family
while examining closely the men who committed this crime.  Capote particularly found
Perry Smith fascinating.  His visits and conversations with Perry led Capote to raise
the question of whether a man alone can be held responsible for his actions when his
environment has deprived him of what is essential to a human being.  This exploration
into the psyche of Perry Smith develops the theme of Nature vs.
Nurture.  Were Perry's crimes the acts of one who was inherently evil, or
did they stem from his neglect?

Another theme in Capote's
book is that of Sexuality.  Hickock who cannot be satisfied
with monogamy has been married twice.  But, he is also perverted as Smith has to prevent
him from raping Nancy Clutter on the fateful night.  Smith, who complains that he cannot
stand people who do not control their sexual urges, seems to struggle against his
homosexuality.  He constantly tries to prove his masculinity to Hickock, who, in turn,
strives to prove his potential to violence to Smith.

What causes a toenail to curl up?

Sometimes toenails that curl up (or down) are caused by
fungal infections. Fungal infections in the toenails are fairly common, especially in
women and people who are older than 60 years of age, although anyone can get a fungal
infection. It is also common in people who have decreased
circulation.

Fungus thrives when people have warm and moist
feet, so this is why it is important for people to keep their feet dry and clean. Fungal
infections can also be contagious. It is always important to see a doctor in order to
find out what is going on and to get proper treatment.

What is the general atmosphere of Faulkner's story "A Rose for Emily"?

The overall mood, synonymous with atmosphere, of "A Rose
for Emily" is established in the first sentence--which serves also as the first
paragraph--of the story. The introduction of death with the fifth word "died" and
"funeral" along with the idea of "monument" juxtaposed so closely to "her house" casts
an immediate Gothic patina to the atmosphere of gloom and destruction. The opening
adverbial when-clause adds hesitant yet expectant feeling to the
mood. This dichotomy or ambiguity of feelings (i.e., hesitant yet expectant) is
reinforced by the further juxtaposition of dichotomous or ambiguous word or phrase
pairs: respect - fallen; affection - fallen monument; gardener - cook; the men - the
women; curiosity - respect; our whole town - no one save an old manservant; died -
curiosity; funeral - curiosity. The description of the house, which opens the second
paragraph, confirms the ambiguity by telling that  the house was a "squarish house,"
something that may or may not have been what it appeared to be, specifically for the
house, a square, but metaphorically for the tale of Emily's rose. Thus the atmosphere is
firmly established with the first lines as dark and gloomy in a Gothic vein with
shocked, or shocking, confusion of dichotomous or ambiguous ideas and
sentiments.

Explain the Factors on which the electromotive force depends?

Electromotive force (emf) is the external work expended
per unit of charge to produce an electric potential difference across two open-circuited
terminals. The electric potential difference is caused by the presence of an electric
field which separates positive and negative charges. The created electrical potential
difference can drive current flow if a circuit is attached to the source of emf.
Any method that creates an electric field, or separates charges creating an electric
field, can be a source of emf. The most common methods are chemical reactions,
thermodynamics, electromotive force, or radiation induced charge
separation.

A battery is an example of a chemical reaction
that stores separated charge. Molecules are held together by chemical bonds. The
molecule in isolation is a stable entity, but when different molecules are brought
together, some types of molecules are able to steal electrons from others, resulting in
charge separation.

Thermodynamics forces an equilibruim to
develop between any two materials brought into contact with each other. If the thermal
energy is sufficient, electrons can be stripped from one material and transfered to
another.

Electromotive force is a common technique for
creating emf, as it takes mechanical energy and converts it into voltage using
electromagnetic induction. Generators use this technique to produce
electricity.

All light possesses energy, and this energy
can be converted from one form to another, for example heat or voltage/current. Solar
cells use this principle to capture incoming radiation, at which point an electron is
forced loose from it's molecule. The electron is then captured by the solar cell, and
contributes to the emf of the cell.