How do I write a 1 page journal relation between two readings?I just started college. I was never taught what a journal is or format for writing...

A journal is usually a personal written response to
something. You can write a daily journal recording your daily experiences, or in this
case, you can write a journal response to capture your thoughts and reactions to a piece
of reading you have done.  Journal writing is meant to be personal, so using
first person is probably ok.   Your journal could be a mixture of both summary and
analysis, but to be a useful tool to help you practice your analytical writing skills, I
would encourage you to avoid excessive plot notes, and choose what strikes you as
important from a more literary perspective. For example, instead of a summary of the two
readings, notice one or two things the two readings have in common (or do opposite ways)
and then journal/respond to what you think the significance of those points is to
understanding the work(s) as a whole. 

In being more
specific in your response you would likely use quotes, especially if you want to comment
on some literary device or the diction of the quote.  Quotes usually help your response
stay more focussed.  As you ask yourself, "What do I think?"  What is unique about the
way this is written?"  "What do I like about it?"  "What questions do I have?"  "What is
the point and how does the author lead me there?"  "Do I agree with the point(theme)
made by the author?"  If you build your own list of internal reading questions, you can
always draw on those to help you craft a journal response.  Think of your journal
writing as one way for you to learn more about what you are
reading.

In Gene's words,explain what happened to Phineas at the end of summer session & what school was like after the accident.include: what summer...

What you have been asked to do is to step into the role of
Gene after he has caused the accident.  He has a terrible amount of guilt inside him. 
He is hoping that no one else saw what had happened, but he knows that people suspect
something.  He carries around the guilt.

If you were Gene
what would you be feeling?  To write a response you will have to put yourself in Gene's
shoes.  Finny still cares about his friend.  Finny counts on Gene to be his friend and
in some ways his legs.  He has high hopes and dreams for Gene and Gene does not let him
down. 

As Gene you will need to tell how scared you were
that someone would find out that you had jerked the branch.  Your gut must hurt from the
idea.  Then, you come to realize that Finny really has nothing but love for you and
wants things to be great for you.  This would make you feel eve more guilty.  Yet, you
are enjoying being more of the top dog now that Finny can't compete
athletically.

Simplify [2/xy + x/(x^2*y)] / [ (x-y)/xy^2 + (x-xy)/x^2*y^2]

To simplify [2/xy + x/(x^2*y)] / [ (x-y)/xy^2 +
(x-xy)/x^2*y^2]

, we multiply both numerator and
denominator by x^2y^2 .

Numerator *x^2y^2 = 2x^2y^2/xy
+x*x^2y^2/x^2y

Numerator *x^2y^2 =
2xy+xy

Numerator*x^2y^2 =
3xy...................(1)

Denominator*x^2y^2 =
(x-y)x^2y^2/xy^2 +(x-xy)x^2y^2/x^2y^2.

Denominator*x^2y^2 =
(x-y)x +(x-xy) = x^2-xy +x-xy.

Denominator*x^2y^2=
x^2+x-2xy .

Denominator*x^2y^2=
x(x-2y+1)......(2).

We use the simplified results at (1)
and (2) to rewite the given rational fraction:

[2/xy +
x/(x^2*y)] / [ (x-y)/xy^2 + (x-xy)/x^2*y^2] =
3xy/x(x-2y+1.)

[2/xy + x/(x^2*y)] / [ (x-y)/xy^2 +
(x-xy)/x^2*y^2] = 3y/(x-2y+1).

Find the resonance of waves if the function that describe the wave length is f(x)f(x)=sinxcosx

To study the resonance of waves, we'll just have to
calculate the indefinite integral of the given
function:

f(x) =
(sinx)*(cosx)

Int (sinx)*(cosx)
dx

We'll use substitution
technique:

sin x = t

We'll 
differentiate:

cos x dx =
dt

We'll re-write the function in the variable
t:

Int t dt = t^2/2 + C

But t
= sin x, so

The system is in resonance if and only
if:

Int (sinx)*(cosx) dx = (sinx)^2/2 +
C

What event occurs that night which provides Montag with an impression of the state of society? What is that impression?

Montag takes enormous pleasure in the first book burning
we read about.  Everything goes well and he is on a sort of high as he returns home for
the evening.  Along the way he meets Clarisse which gets him to thinking, something that
apparently few people do in the society he lives in.

So
when he returns home to find that his wife has attempted suicide by downing an entire
bottle of pills, he is somewhat disturbed.  Even more disturbing to him are the men that
come to help fix the problem who don't even appear concerned.  They do it so often that
coming to pump the stomach and clear the blood of someone is just another task, like
fixing a toilet.  This makes Montag really question the state of the society he lives
in.

What does this book say about anorexia?

I think that Anderson's work attempts to "speak" about a
condition that is subjective, but one that has external consequences.  Lia's anorexia is
a condition that she alone sees.  No one else sees her as fat or overweight, yet what
she sees is a mass of bulk that must be eradicated.  Her attempts at establishing a
facade remove any objective hint that there is something wrong with her.  In fact, the
only connection that Lia had in order to make her subjective experience something
external was with Cassie, who ends up dying due to her own demons.  The idea of anorexia
is shown as one where an individual afflicted with it is a "ghost with a beating heart."
 The lack of external intervention due to a lack of awareness or an unwillingness to
care helps to further Lia's obsession with weight loss.  The admission that she will
never lose as much as she wants helps to begin the process of moving from the subjective
into the realm of the external.  Yet, Anderson does not suggest that this is an easy or
guaranteed process.  Look at Cassie as evidence of this.  In the end, the book strives
to "speak" about how a private issue has public implications, and how individuals have
to make the attempt to hear the cries of others' suffering in the hopes of removing
subjective torment into external healing.

Choose a motif in literature and note its appearance in three or four different works. What does it seem to signify?

Quoting a literary handbook from Bedford, a motif is "a
recurrent, unifying element in an artistic work, such as an image, symbol, character
type, action, idea, object, or phrase."  A motif contributes to theme, but should be
distinguished from theme.  Motif informs and casts a revealing light on theme, while
theme concerns specifically what a work says or reveals about its
subject.

One such motif recurs in much Southern Gothic
literature:  the grotesque and the unnatural.  In works by William Faulkner and Flannery
O'Connor, for instance, the grotesque and the unnatural reveal the state of existence in
the South following the Civil War.

In "A Rose for Emily,"
Emily, from somewhat of an aristocratic background, refuses to change following the loss
of her social and economic status.  Faulkner makes this concrete by displaying Emily
poisoning her love interest, keeping the body long after it ceases to be a body and
becomes a skeleton, and sleeping with it for years. 

In
"Good Country People," O'Connor presents a woman who is, herself, grotesque, in her
appearance, behavior, and ideas, and then presents a young man, a Bible salesman, who
conspires to steal her artificial leg. 

Much fiction by
Faulkner and O'Connor and other Southern Gothic writers is marked by the grotesque and
unnatural. 

What page does it tell you that Lennie thinks or acts like a child in Of Mice and Men?

Lennie begins demonstrating childlike behaviors when he
tries to hide the mouse from George on the walk to the ranch.  George asks Lennie what
he has in his hand.  Lennie responds by telling George that he had just wanted to pet
the mouse (the mouse is dead). Lennie tells George that he wanted the dead mouse so he
could:

"I
could pet it with my thumb while we walked along," said Lennie.
(6)

Later Lennie is
introduced to Slim his new ranch boss.  Slim has had a chance to observe Lennie and
knows something is not quite right about him.  George tells Slim about
Lennie.

"I
used to play jokes on him.  I had fun with 'im.  Used to play jokes on him because he
was too dumb to take care of himself."
(40)

Lennie is given a pup
from Slim that was born a day before which he sneaks back to his bunk.  George sees it
and orders him to take it back to its moher.  Lennie can not understand why he can't
keep the puppy with him and pet him.

What does Kurt Vonnegut say about war in his novel Slaughterhouse-Five?

Vonnegut doesn't actually make any direct statements about
the war in the book, though of course he is obliquely trying to bring out the absurdity
and some of the moral rot that surrounds war and the decisions people make and then
justify during wartime.  The centerpiece of the book is the fire-bombing of Dresden,
something he witnessed first hand and something that had a profound effect on
him.

There are many things he does that comment on the war,
the willingness of the Tralfamadorians to not worry about people dying and the way that
they can simply ignore the bad things and focus on the good in their ever-present
world.  But mainly I think he points to the absurdity of it through the way he tells the
story.

How does holography differ from ordinary photography?

The main difference between holography and photography is
that ordinary photography produces a two dimensional image, holography produces an image
that is visible as a three dimensional image. In this context id must be noted that
3-dimensional picture seen using special spectacles consist of two images, such that
each of our eyes is views a different image, resulting in the three dimensional vision.
In contrast the holographic image requires no special spectacles for viewing. There is
one common image formed and both the eyes view this common
image.

What is the historical background of "Marriage is a private affair"?

Chinua Achebe, himself a Nigerian, chooses to set this
story in Nigeria, a land marked by ethnic diversity. Nigeria has more than 250 ethnic
groups and these groups are distinct in terms of their culture and language as well as
religion, customs and traditions. The two tribes mentioned in this story, the Ibo and
the Ibibio, come from southeastern Nigeria, but traditionally did not marry. This story
tells the tale of a young Ibo man and a young Ibibio woman who have moved from their
native regions to Lagos, a large, modern city in southwestern
Nigeria.

Thus when these two individuals fall in love and
want to marry it causes great problems with the boy's father, who wishes traditions to
be maintained and his son to marry an Ibo woman. The story thus focuses on entrenched
cultural traditions about marriage and family, and most importantly, in the figure of
the father who relents in order to get to know his grandson, the cost of maintaining
those traditions even at the expense of losing your son and never knowing your
grandchildren. Consider the final paragraph of the story, told looking at the
father:

That
night he hardly slept, from remorse - and a vague fear that he might die without making
it up to them.

How the White Witch treats Lucy and the beavers?

The White Witch turns Lucy's friend, Mr. Tumnus, into
stone because he has befriended Lucy. Then when the children meet up with the beaver
family, Mr. Beaver tells them the history of the White Witch, and how she is falsely
claiming to be the Queen of Narnia. The beaver family tells the children the only hope
to defeat the White Witch is to meet up with Aslan at the Stone Table. As the children
flee with the beavers to meet Aslan, the White Witche pursues them, so they are all
petrified that she will catch up with them. Slowly, however, the snow that permits the
Witch's sleigh to move fast through Narnia begins to melt. The White Witch knows that
this means that Aslan is "on the move." Eventually her sleigh can no longer navigate the
snow because the return of Aslan means the return of springtime to
Narnia.

The melting snow foreshadows the melting of
everything the White Witch has turned to stone, which Aslan will turn around by
breathing on the stone animals in the next few chapters.

2z + z' = 3 + 2i find lzl

The module of a complex number z = a + i*b is the positive
square root of the sum of the squares of the real part, a, and imaginary part,
b.

The conjugate of a complex number z is z' = a -
b*i

We'll calculate the sum from the left
side:

2z + z' = 2(a+b*i) + a -
b*i

We'll remove the
brackets:

2a + 2b*i + a -
b*i

We'll combine the real parts and the imaginary
parts:

2z + z' = 3a + b*i

The
real part and the imaginary part of the complex number from the left side have to be
equal with the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number form the right
side:

In our case, the complex number from the right
side is z = 3 + 2i 

3a + b*i = 3 +
2i 

We'll identify the real part and the imaginary
part:

Real part - Re(z) =
a:

3a = 3

We'll divide by
3:

a = 1

a =
3

Imaginary part - Im(z) = b

b
= 2

|z| = sqrt (a^2 + b^2)

|z|
= sqrt (1^2 + 2^2)

|z| = sqrt
(5)

Contrast the terms ecology and environmentalism. How does ecology relate to environmentalism?

Ecology is a discipline of science or study concerned with
the relationships that living things have with each other and with their physical
environment.

Environmentalism refers to a philosophy and a
social movement that is concerned with protecting and preserving the quality of
environment. This includes concern for the physical environment by itself, as well as
the impact of the environment on all living things.Environmentalists seek protect
natural resources and ecosystems by various means such as political lobbying, activism,
and education.

The study of ecology has substantial impact
on the nature of thinking and actions of the environmentalists. It increases their
understanding of the world and its life, and how ecological relationships impacts our
survival and well-being throughout the world. Ecology helps environmentalists to
understand how the physical environment affects living things, and aids them in
assessing the impact of environmental problems.

In Chapter 14 of the Scarlet Letter, how is the doctrine of predestination reflected in the conversation betweeen Hester and Chillingworth?I'm...

In this chapter, Hester is asking Roger Chillingworth to
forgive Dimmesdale and to stop torturing him. Dimmesdale refuses to do this. He tells
Hester that he remembers the teachings of “his old faith” (because he now does not seem
to have any faith). He says that it would make no difference for him to forgive
Dimmesdale because everything has already been decided, long ago, as to who is going to
be forgiven and who is not going to be forgiven. He tells Hester that the outcome that
will result from her “first step awry” has already been determined and that she should
“let the black flower blossom as it may!” which means, God has already determined the
outcome for all three of them – Hester, Dimmesdale and
Chillingworth.

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My old faith, long forgotten, comes back to me,
and explains all that we do, and all we suffer. By thy first step awry, thou didst plant
the germ of evil; but since that moment, it has all been a dark necessity. Ye that have
wronged me are not sinful, save in a kind of typical illusion; neither am I fiend-like,
who have snatched a fiend's office from his hands. It is our fate. Let the black flower
blossom as it may! Now go thy ways, and deal as thou wilt with yonder
man.

The concept of
predestination means that God has determined before the foundation of time who will be
saved and who will not be saved. The people that he has chosen to be saved are called
the "elect" and there is no way a human can know who is "elect" - that is the realm of
God.

In Chocolat, to what extent does Vianne influence social and cultural norms; to what extent is she affected by traditions and societal expectations?

In Chocolat we have some conflicts
going on. Life in the small French village is dominated by the Catholic Church, led by
Francise Reynaud. When Vianne shows up, it is Lent, the 40 days before Easter Sunday,
when Catholics are supposed to concentrate on their sins, realizing that Christ was
crucified for them, and give up some pleasurable thing as a mini-sacrifice, to join in
Christ's sacrifice. Lent is a somber time and people are supposed to be somber, until
Easter, when they can rejoice again, because Christ rose from the dead. These are the
traditions that Vianne encounters when she arrives in
Lansquenet-sous-Tannes.

Vianne is a free spirit whose
grandmother might even have been a witch. She believes in joy, pleasure, and the symbol
of joy and pleasure is her chocolate. To Reynaud, however, chocolate represents sin
because the people are tempted by it, in spite of the fact that it is Lent. He thinks
that Vianne is leading them further and further into sin. The societal expectation in
this town is that one should not eat chocolate during Lent, so when Vianne tempts the
people with just the right kind of chocolate, and when she puts these tempting pieces in
the window of the shop, Reynaud thinks she is doing the Devil's work.
guilt is a big part of the traditions in this town and
Vianne is obviously free from this tradition because she is an
outsider.

It is the outsiders that bring the joy of life
into this town -- both Vianne and Roux and his gypsies. I think the point of it is that
the church's traditions have resulted in only somberness,
with no joy, and that is not how God wants people to
live.

"The battle to be at peace with ourselves is the one that is often the most difficult to win." Explain.It needs to be put in the form...

The quote is something that I think perfectly explains
John Proctor and Abigail Williams.  It’s strange for me to be able to identify one quote
that would fit both, but I think that it makes sense for both characters.  Two
individuals who were able to find themselves in each other’s arms at one point were
actually unfulfilled in their own lives and sought to find some level of release in the
gaze of the other.  It was bound to fail.  Proctor’s lack of voice and lack of self
conception represented the reason why he sought refuge with Abigail and why he strayed
in his marriage.  His regret at the start of the play is something that reflects a
growing or emergent self conception and movement towards finding peace with himself. 
When he refuses to lie, refuses to accept an easy solution and rather embrace the
consequences of dying in the name of the truth and, more importantly, for his name, we
see that his battle has been resolved as he has finally gained peace with himself. 
Abigail was never at such peace, losing the battle entirely.  Her own lack of emotional
and psychological nourishment created a hunger that was never satiated.  Seeing her
parents die violently and never being able to come to terms with that along with a lack
of guidance helped to create someone who was fundamentally at odds with both the world
and self.  Her accusations and growing web of lies is something that we can now see as
reflective of someone who is so uneasy with her own self that she will create this same
level of distortion and torment in others.  Her running away at the end reflects that
she never found peace in the accusations and lies, nor in her plans to be with John, and
might never find that peace.  Her battle is either lost or will continue in a lonely
sojourn.  Perhaps, adopting the persona of each character in these lights might be able
to assist you in preparing the speech.

What was the most important scene in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?

Any number of scenes could provide a variety of answers to
your question, but I'll offer one.

Junior's first day at
Reardon is certainly an important event and transformation in the novel. In this scene,
all of the apprehensions and anxieties of crossing the divide from one culture to
another come to fruition. Junior is initially ignored by the white students but the
taunting and threatening remarks soon follow. Of course, these tensions continue to boil
within Junior an eventually he is driven to violence is
retaliation.

So much of this novel is about living caught
between two radically different worlds. This scene when those tensions become a physical
reality is certainly one of the novel's most important.

Write the character-sketch of Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Elizabeth Bennet is arguably one of Jane Austen's most
beloved characters.  I personally believe this is due, in part, to her characteristic
honesty and ability to make what some might describe as "outspoken" a quality of grace
and admiration.

Elizabeth Bennet has high standards both
for herself and others.  Because of this, she is often critical, but not necessarily
mean nor rude.  Actually, she's often quite funny.  Her quick wit and ironic (or dry)
sense of humor were not exactly socially acceptable for women in her society, which only
shows her boldness and confidence to be herself even when it isn't necessarily
"fashionable" to do so.

Throughout the novel, we see
Elizabeth's struggle between saying and acting out exactly what is on her mind or
practicing the self-control that is expected of her.  We're proud when she accomplishes
either, because she manages to make every decision through a perspective of learned
intelligence combined with common sense.  Because she herself is authentic, she is
attracted to others who have a strong sense of self.

Her
stubbornness too is a loveable quality, because this means Elizabeth Bennet is not
perfect.  The majority of her problems stem from her equal parts "pride" and
"prejudice."  Really, the foundation of the entire novel is summed up in this one
character, who grows from beginning to end in finding a balance between these
qualities.

Solve the indefinite integral of f(x)=(2x-5)/(x^2-5x+6) . Then solve the definite integral of f from x=0 to x=1.

To calculate the indefinite integral of the given
function, we'll use the substitution method.

We'll
calculate Integral of f(x) = (2x-5)/(x^2-5x+6)

We notice
that if we'll differentiate the denominator, x^2-5x+6, we'll get
2x-5.

So, we'll note x^2-5x+6 =
t

(x^2-5x+6)'dx = dt

(2x-5)dx
= dt

We'll re-write the integral in the variable
t:

Int  (2x-5)dx/(x^2-5x+6) = Int dt /
t

Int dt / t = ln t + C

But
x^2-5x+6 = t.

Int  (2x-5)dx/(x^2-5x+6) =
ln(x^2-5x+6) + C, where C is a family of
constants.

 Now,
we'll evaluate the definite integral, using Leibniz-Newton
formula:

Int  (2x-5)dx/(x^2-5x+6) = F(1) -
F(0)

F(1) = ln(1^2-5*1+6)

F(1)
= ln (1-5+6)

F(1) = ln 2

F(0)
= ln(0^2-5*0+6)

F(0) = ln
6

Int  (2x-5)dx/(x^2-5x+6) = ln 2 - ln
6

We'll apply the quotient rule to the difference of
logarithms:

 Int  (2x-5)dx/(x^2-5x+6) = ln
(2/6)

Int (2x-5)dx/(x^2-5x+6)=ln (1/3)=ln 1 -
ln 3=0-ln 3=- ln 3

What is the inverse function of f(x) = 1 + 4x

The inverse function of f(x) is defined as the function
which when applied to the result of f(x) gives x.

Let’s
take f(x) = y = 1 + 4x

Now isolate
x

y = 1 + 4x

=> y – 1 =
4x

=> [y -1] / 4 =
x

Interchange x and y. y is now the inverse function of
f(x) = 1+ 4x

=> y = (x
-1)/4

Therefore we have the inverse function
of f(x) as (x-1)/4.

To verify: f(x) = 1 +
4x

Applying 1 + 4x in the inverse function we have (1+ 4x –
1) / 4 = 4x / 4 = x

Find the value of (x^2 - 4) / (x – 2) lim x-->2, using two different methods.

Here we require the answer to be derived using more than
one method.

First we can see that x^2 – 4 can be written as
(x - 2)*(x + 2)

So (x^2 - 4) / (x – 2) lim
x-->2

=> (x - 2)*(x + 2) / (x-2) lim
x-->2

=> (x + 2) lim
x-->2

=> 2 + 2 =
4

Next, we can use L’ Hopital’s Rule because
substituting x = 2 in the expression (x^2 - 4) / (x – 2) yields the form 0/0 which is
indeterminate. Therefore we can use [f’(x)/g’(x)] for x=2 instead of (x^2 - 4) / (x – 2)
lim x-->2.

Now f(x) = (x^2 - 4) => f’(x) =
2x

g(x) = x-2 => g’(x) =
1

Therefore [f’(x)/g’(x)] for
x=2

=> 2*2 /
1

=>
4

As we see,
both the methods give the same result.

What is gender socialization?

Part of the definition of gender socialization involves
the understanding of how social orders view the defining characteristic of gender.  This
includes how social orders "gear" gender orientation to certain ends.  For example, when
infant who is a girl is given dolls with which to play and a boy is given army figures,
this is a subtle example of gender socialization for it is using social practices to
gear an individual's perception of gender roles.  In a high school, when girls are
encouraged to to take cooking classes and boys auto shop, it is another form of gender
socialization.  In both of these settings, social expectations of gender impact decision
making practice of individuals.  It is gender that is used to define how once social
activity is geared.  This is a part of gender socialization.

How does a casino make profits?

A casino makes profits the same way any other business
makes profits -- by taking in more money than it expends in fixed and variable
costs.

Casinos make their profits mainly by the fact that
their gambling games are rigged against the player.  This is not to say that they cheat,
it is just to say that this is how the games are set up.  Each game is set up in such a
way that "the house" is guaranteed to win over the long
term.

So the casinos have this guaranteed stream of
income.  In order to make profit, all they have to do is ensure that they spend less
than they take in.  This means that they have to avoid paying their employees too much,
etc, just as any other business would have to do.

How is the story of Denver's birth like the story of Beloved's appearance?novel name is Bloved

Both incidents are examples of crossings, so to speak.
 Denver was born on the Ohio River when Sethe was escaping from the Sweet Home
plantation in Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio--a free state.  Denver is the product of her
mother's crossing to freedom.  Similarly, Beloved emerges from the water.  She crosses
from the land of the dead to the land of the living.  Just before Beloved's arrival,
Sethe feels something happening to her body--almost as if her water is breaking during
childbirth.  Beloved's arrival, therefore, is connected to a
birth.

But if Denver's birth represents the future,
Beloved's birth represents a return to the past.  Denver's birth is hope; Beloved's
arrival presents a chance for atonement for Sethe's killing her daughter rather than
have her be returned to slavery.  Sethe must be able to deal with each in order to fully
heal.

What is meant by Polonius, "you are stay'd for" Act 1, Scene 3 in Hamlet?

This scene marks Laertes's exit and return to France, from
which he had returned for Claudius's coronation.  As he is about to leave, Polonius,
noting that Laertes is still there, says,

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Yet here, Laertes? Aboard, aboard, for shame!

The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail,
And you are stay'd
for.

In this case, "stay'd"
is a synonym for "waited." As Laertes has delayed his departure by counseling Ophelia
about her relationship with Hamlet, Polonius reminds him to hurry up.  At the beginning
of the scene, audiences learn that Laertes is already packed and has put his belongings
on the ship that will take him to France, so Polonius is simply reminding him that the
ship is waiting for him.

What is the effect of the priest's stand on Tenorio and the townspeople?

I'm assuming you mean in Chapter 13, where the Priest at
El Puerto tells Tenorio that one of his daughters who has died cannot be given a
Christian burial and a funeral mass.  The Priest believed, as did many in the town, that
Tenorio's daughters were evil, even brujas, witches, themselves,
and he did not want to bring such a woman into his church for Holy
Mass.

Of course Tenorio is infuriated, but rather than take
it out on the Priest, he decides to take revenge on Ultima, who's curse he believes
killed two of his daughters.  The only effect of the priest's actions on the townspeople
that I can think of would be that his refusal to bury Tenorio's daughter in the Catholic
tradition left Tenorio with less support from the overwhelmingly Catholic population of
the town, and less support for going after Ultima.

Connect the author's life to the plot, setting, characters or symbols in the novel

Orwell's book ends with a very bleak tone.  Winston is
reduced to a walking zombie, a stark contrast from the resistance he strove to bring
about in his own life and the sensuousness displayed at moment with Julia.  He learns to
"love Big Brother" and then he dies.  Orwell's bleak ending to the book might find some
connection with his own life as the book was the last one he was to write.  He died upon
its completion, when tuberculosis was taking its toll on him.  Violating the doctor's
orders to limit work to only one hour a day, Orwell pushed himself to finish the book at
a point where he knew he was dying, something brought out in the bleakness of its
ending.  Another element present was how Orwell envisioned the new world order of the
1948 world.  On one hand, Orwell understood in a direct manner that governments such as
Communist Russia and China consolidated power in eradicating the role of the individual,
and ensuring the complete and unchecked power of the state.  This is brought out in the
political configuration of Big Brother, which knows everything and ensures that there is
no private realm to check the public.  It's all public.  In this eradication of
boundaries, government is able to exercise more power, control more individuals, and
silence more voices without opposition.  Orwell saw this in Russia and China and brought
it into Oceania.  This is not to say that he gave a free pass to the West.  With the
growing advent of technology in the form of television, Orwell understood that all
governments- democratic or communist- could benefit greatly by being able to mind
control or manipulate the thoughts of the public.  Communist governments would be able
to subdue the masses without genocide, while democratic governments would be able to
control how people thought and eventually voted.  Orwell viewed the growth of technology
in the from of television as a way for government to find its reach into the private
realm of every person.  In doing so, Orwell's vision is another startling one where the
private, while believed to be present, is actually a construction of the public.  Orwell
saw the television of the time as its own version of "The Matrix," where everyone was
plugged in and few realized it.

Who are the heroes and villains in The Iliad?

This strikes me as a very good question because from a
modern perspective the heroes and villains in Homer's Iliad are
sometimes difficult to identify. Also, the ancient definition of hero is different from
the modern definition, and therefore many characters in the Iliad
whom a modern person would never admire or want to emulate are, according to
the ancient definition of the word, still technically heroes. For example, modern
audiences don't seem to like Achilles very much since he cries to his mother and then
withdraws from the fighting, which results in his friend's death, but from a literary
perspective Achilles is still a hero.

Also, it is difficult
to identify heroes and villains in the Iliad because so much strife
exists within the various armies. To the modern reader of Iliad 1,
Agamemnon certainly looks like a villain because his treatment of Chryses brings great
hardship upon his own army.

From the Greek perspective, the
Trojans are the villains. The Trojan Paris abducted a married Greek woman, Helen, and
this action surely makes him look like a villain. Still, from the Greek perspective,
Hector is also a "villain" since he is one of the Trojans. Homer's depiction of Hector,
however, is so sensitively crafted that it is difficult for modern audiences to think of
Hector as a villain and from a modern perspective Hector may be the closest person to a
hero found in the poem.

Analysis of Jimmy and Bob?

Bob, is the man standing in the doorway.  He is antsy and
nervous evidenced by his smoking.  He also feels a need to engage in a conversation with
the policeman who strolls up to him.  As the reader reads the words that he tells the
policeman, it becomes evident that he is a boasting type of fellow who is confident
about the life he has chosen as a criminal.  He initially left town to find his way
while his friend stayed behind.  He progressed from being a person in the neighborhood
to someone who chose to take the illegal road in life.  He has returned home out of
curiosity and with an intent to brag about his success.  His downfall is that he
believes he can not get caught or he would not have allowed the policeman to see his
face.

Jimmy is the second man who, unknown to Bob and the
reader initially, has become a policeman.  Bob talked about Jimmy not being very smart
but Jimmy progressed into a law abiding citizen who serves the public as a policeman. 
It is ironic that the man who Bob put down is the one who has to make an honest decision
and have him arrested.  Emotionally Jimmy is sad and can not bring himself to arresting
the man he had thought of as his friend.  In the end, he is the smarter of the two who
chose a better life.

How were Renaissance ideals reflected in the arts?During the Italian Renaissance.

The Renaissance was a period where the ideas of
humanism became important.  Humanism was an intellectual movement
during the Renaissance that emphasized classical learning and human potential and
achievements.  This Renaissance thinking was reflected in the art of the period.
Renaissance art became much more realistic, using a technique called perspective, giving
paintings a three dimensional appearance as opposed to the two dimensional artwork from
earlier times.  Perspective used parallel lines that ran away from the viewer until they
appear to meet at a point on the horizon.  Drawing people larger in the foreground also
made art appear three dimensional.  As in Medieval times, religion was still an
important topic for Renaissance artists, but instead of conveying a spiritual ideal as
Medieval artists did, Renaissance artists portrayed religious subjects as realistic and
human, copying from classical Greek and Roman models.  The Renaissance also emphasized
individual human achievement and this too was reflected in the art of the period. 
Renaissance artists painted realistic portraits that emphasized what was distinctive
about each individual.  Because the Renaissance ideals emphasized the individual and the
potential of the human person, artists such as Michelangelo glorified the human
body.

What is the setting of "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe?

First, a bit of background: Edgar Allen Poe was an
American author who was born and raised in Virginia, and later spent time living in New
York City and Philadelphia. He died in Baltimore, Maryland. His stories are often not
specifically set in one city or another; Poe's attention to setting is focused more on
the specific houses/rooms/etc. that his characters inhabit, and the particular
atmospheres these domains create. Additionally, in Poe's stories, the first-person
narrators (as he often employed such characters) suffer from various mental problems,
and seem to confuse fantasy and reality. They re-construct the world, and this
reconstruction confuses the audience in regards to what is real and what is imaginary.
In some ways, the characters' minds become a
"setting."

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told retrospectively,
which means the character is remembering the story rather than living it. He seems to be
recalling the events while locked up in a prison or mental institution. He tells of
living in a house with an old man (probably a close relative, though the elderly man is
never specifically identified). The two seem to live in a normal-enough house. They have
neighbors who later call the police; this indicates that the neighbors live close enough
to hear and/or see anything unusual that goes on. This proximity, at least in Poe's
time, implies an urban setting.

In summary: the story's
action takes place in a home--or, at least, the character tells us this. However, there
are other aspects that inform the setting. He is delivering the monologue from a jail or
psychiatric facility; that is another setting. Finally, his mind is also the "setting"
of the story, in that he is creating it there--we cannot be sure what actually occurred,
where it occurred, or if it even truly happened at all.

In Othello, who does Cassio ask to help him get his job back?

He asks Desdemona, but it is at Iago's insistence that he
does this.  In Act II, scene iii, Iago encourages Cassio to "mend [the loss of his
position] for your own good."  And, even though Cassio believes that asking is a lost
cause because Othello will "tell me I am a drunkard," Iago tells him not to give up
hope.  He persuades Cassio to ask Desdemona for help getting his place
back:

Our
general's wife is now the general . . . .  Confess yourself freely to her, importune
her, she'll help to put you in your place again. . .  This brawl between you and her
husband, entreat her to splinter and. . .this crack of your love shall grow stronger
than 'twas before.

Pretty
sound advice, right?  But once Cassio exits, Iago shares his real motives to the
audience:

. .
. Divinity of hell!

When devils will their blackest sins
put on,

They do suggest at first with heavenly
shows,

As I do now.  For while this honest
fool

Plies Desdemona to repair his
fortunes,

And she for him pleads strongly to the
Moor,

I'll pour this pestilence into his
ear,

That she repeals him for her body's lust. .
.

And so, the real turning
point of Iago's scheme has arrived -- the opportunity to convince Othello that his wife
is having an affair with Cassio.

In 1984, what does the quote below on Winston's thoughts suggest about the relationship between the individual and the State?The quote in Chapter...

There are some issues present here.  The first would be to
understand the nature of Winston's depiction in the quote.  In assessing the quote, I
think that one can extract that Winston understands how the government holds complete
control over everything.  There is no barrier to its ascertaining of knowledge and
understanding, as its power is something steeped in totality and absolutism.  At the
same time, there is some level of dissonance expressed in this statement.  When Winston
contemplates the condition of what it will take to "stay human," we begin to see the
schism that exists within Winston.  On one hand, he dislikes Big Brother and hates what
it represents, the control it asserts, and the absolutist hold it has on Oceanic
society.  Yet, he also understands that in order to be "human," Winston has to construct
a reality that is opposite of it and define himself in opposition to it.  Along these
lines, there is almost a tone of ambivalence as to whether or not he possesses the moral
capacity or will to do this.  Notice the suggestion of "torture," something that haunts
Winston, and is a foreshadowing element about what the end will bring to him.   In this
understanding, the questions asked might become a bit clearer.

Calculate sqrt(7225) without using a calculator.

sqrt(7225)

first ley us try
and factor:

We notice that 7225 is dividable by
5:

==> 7225 =
5*1445

Also 1445 is divisable by
5:

==> 7225 =
5*5*289

Now we know that 289 =
17*17

==> 7225 =
5*5*17*17

==> sqrt7225 =
sqrt(5*5*17*17)

                      = 5*17 =
85

==> sqrt(2775) = 85

In autocracy and democracy how is power transferred?Compare and contrast the two.

Power or authority to govern a country or state is
conferred upon representatives of the people on the basis of election. These elections
are held generally ad fixed intervals such as every four or five years. A group of
people, generally belonging to a political party or a coalition of multiple parties with
greatest number of elected representatives form the government. These elected
representatives may then select leader among themselves to head the government.
Alternatively the head of government may also be elected directly by
people.

In a democracy, when a party or a person is elected
to power in an election, the existing persons forming the government resign and transfer
to power to newly elected government peacefully in line with the procedures laid down in
the constitution and other laws of the land.

In an
autocracy, the autocrat generally do not like to relinquish power or transfer it to any
one. Frequently power is transferred to another person,only upon death or violent over
throw of the existing autocrat. In limited case the autocrat may name a successor during
his life time and even install such a person to run the government even before this or
her death.

How was Douglass's view on education different from his masters' as told in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

Douglass's view on education differs from that of his
masters in terms of content and accessibility.  Because formal education is made
unavailable to slaves, Douglass sees "education" partly in terms of knowledge that he
can gain in alternative places.  When he is living in Baltimore, Douglass seeks the
neighborhood children to teach him things that they learn in school.  When he becomes
older and is able to take on apprenticeships, he sees these as part of his education as
well.  Douglass values the practical knowledge that he obtains just as he does the
formal literacy training he received when he first arrived in Baltimore.  The slave
masters do not believe that slaves should be afforded an education, particularly the
skills of reading and writing, because they think that educated slaves will be persuaded
by the abolitionist movement.  Douglass, on the other hand, believes that withholding
education further violates people and of course he is staunchly against
it.

7 + 5(x-2) = 3(5x+1) -12 how to solve for x?

7+5(x-2) = 3(5x+1)-12 solve for
x

1. First we would have to multiply the numbers in the
parentheses by the number that is outside of it.     7 + 5x - 10 = 15x + 3 -
12

2. Then, add all like terms.   5x - 3 = 15x -
9

3. Now, we want all of the x's to one side and
the integers to the other side. So we subtract 5x from both sides and add 9 to both
sides.   6 = 10x

4. Finally, we divide 10 from both sides
to get the x alone. 6/10 = x

5. Simplify   3/5 =
x

6. Now we know that x = 3/5 or
.60     

Types of chemical reactionsPlease tell me what kind of chemical reactions are the following: Cu (s) + 4HNO3 (aq) → Cu(NO3)2 (aq) +NO2 (g) +H2O...

The following chemical reactions
are:

1. Substitution reaction. Also can be looked at as a
reduction reaction.

2. Double replacement reaction (or
Metathesis)

3. Acid-Base neutralization reaction (type of
double replacement reaction)

4. Chemical decomposition
reaction

5. Again, another Acid-Base neutralization
reaction (similar to 3)

6. Single replacement reaction (or
Substitution reaction)

Hope this
helps!

Why do you think Amy Tan called the story "Rules of the Game"?

There are two interpretations of the title "Rules of the
Game"--one literal, the other figurative.  From a literal perspective, "Rules of the
Game" refers to the rules of chess that Waverly learns to master while she plays with
first her brothers and later her competitors.  Waverly becomes a chess champion because
she feels in-sync with the game and its strategies.  However, this sync is broken when
she begins to feel embarrassed by her mother's public sense of pride.  She does not
understand why her mother must broadcast her accomplishments to all whom she knows.  To
get back at her mother, Waverly decides to quit playing chess.  When she decides to play
again, it is without her mother's blessing, and Waverly fails to continue her
championship reign.  Here, the figurative meaning of the title comes into play--Waverly
does not understand the "rules of the game" of life that dictate her relationship with
her mother.  Waverly still has much to learn about life and relationships, and this is
evident in the story.

George says of his wife, "Curley's got his work ahead of him". Whats does he mean by this, and why call her a 'rat-trap'? in Of Mice and Men

In Chapter Two of Of Mice and Men,
George becomes angry with his disillusionment about his and Lennie's new jobs:  "Looks
like we was gonna have fun."  Already alienated by the antagonism of Curley, George
realizes from what Candy has told him that Lennie will have trouble with Curley, who
views him as an adversary.  So, he warns Lennie to avoid Curley by not speaking to him
and by moving away from him if necessary, telling Lennie, "Don't let him pull you
in."

Then, after Curley's wife appears in the doorway,
looking like the "tart" that Candy has described her as, George becomes even more
irritated and frustrated with his and Lennie's situations.  He warns Lennie about not
looking at her or having anything to do with her:

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"Don't you even take a look at that b---.  I
don't care what she says and what she does.  I seen 'em poison before, but I never seen
no piece of jail bait worse than her.  You leave her
be."

Lennie protests that he
has done nothing, but George scolds him for looking at her legs.  When Lennie says that
he meant no harm, George again cautions him, telling Lennie she
is

"a rat-trap
if I ever seen one. You let Curley take the rap.  He let himself in for
it...."

Curley's wife is like
a rat-trap as she is one who will snare a man and he will not escape without serious
injury or death.  There is no good that can come from being around Curley's wife, so
George tells Lennie to just let her bring about her own trouble with her husband:  "let
Curley take the rap."

This naturalistic portrayal of the
characters depicts Lennie and George immediately being alienated, and it is this
alienation that angers George.  The symbolism of the sunshine being cut off when
Curley's wife appears in the doorway, also, cannot be missed.  The forces of
evil--Curley as a pugnacious man and his wife as an Eve, a temptress--conflicts with the
forces of good.

Can babies be allergic to their mothers or vice versa?

If you are referring to mother's milk, most babies are not
allergic to it. However, sometimes the diet of the mother, may include some proteins
that could affect the milk and may cause digestive upset in the baby. In terms of a
mother being allergic to a baby, there is a situation involving the Rh factor differing
in the mother and baby causing an immune response, almost like an allergic reaction. For
example, if a child has Rh positive blood(inherited from its father) and if the mother
is Rh negative, although their blood doesn't mix, after the birth of the first baby,
some of the Rh positive antigens enter the mother's bloodstream and she becomes
sensitized. She begins to produce anti-Rh antibodies. By the next pregnancy, if her next
child is Rh positive, these antibodies can cross the placenta and can attack the baby's
red blood cells. This can produce anemia (the blood has a low number of red blood
cells). This condition is called hemolytic disease  and can cause  brain damage,
illness, or death in the child. Fortunately, in this situation,an injection of Rh
immunoglobulin can be given to a mother before she becomes sensitized preventing this
reaction from occurring.

In "The Destructors" how is Trevor influenced by the setting in the story?

Unfortunately you are only able to ask one question so I
have focussed on the setting of the story and its influence on T. Clearly, one of the
reasons why Greene wrote this story was to focus on the physical debris that followed
the II World War, especially after the Blitzing in London. More troubling than this
physical destruction, though, was what many people saw as the moral destruction of
society and the collapse of hope, especially among gangs of young people who had never
known a reality other than war and its aftermath.

One of
the interesting aspects of the story is that it all occurs in quite a small part of
London. The story describes this location as follows:

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The gang met every morning in an impromptu
car-park, the site of the last bomb of the first blitz... On one side of the car-park
leaned the first occupied house, number 3, of the shattered Northwood Terrace -
literally leaned, for it had suffered from the blast of the bomb and the side walls were
supported on wooden struts. A smaller bomb and some incendiaries had fallen beyond, so
that the house stuck up like a jagged tooth and carried on the further wall relics of
its neighbour, a dado, the remains of a
fireplace.

Clearly where the
gang live and breathe and plan all of their stunts is in a place of desolation. Yet it
is also evident that this upbringing in rubble has had a profound and somewhat
disturbing effect on Trevor. Consider how, when he is trying to get the gang to destroy
Old Misery's house, T.'s eyes are described as
follows:

T.
raised his eyes, as grey and disturbed as the drab August
day.

This clearly indicates
that at some psychological level, T. is a very disturbed individual, as indicated by his
mindless pursuit of destruction. Note too the incident when T. saves the savings of Mr.
Thomas for him and Blackie as "a celebration." They burn them together, and T. says
something that is intensely revealing:

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The last burning note illuminated his brooding
face. "All this hate and love," he said, "it's soft, it's hooey. There's only things,
Blackie," and he looked round the room crowded with unfamiliar shadows of half things,
broken things, former
things.

T. clearly shows here
that he is emotionally detached or even estranged from normal human emotions, and his
intense nihilism finds its most powerful expression in burning the money rather than
stealing it.

Therefore the setting has had an incredibly
profound effect in shaping T. and his disturbed life, as Greene focuses on one such
individual who has been born and raised in an atmosphere of war and has known nothing
else.

Give the summary of the poem "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire,of a Child in London".

In my opinion, this poem is about the poet's attitudes
towards death.  He rejects the way that people usually think about death.  To him, death
is just a natural process, one in which the person goes back and becomes one with
nature.

You can see this, for example, in the second
stanza.  There, the poet is saying that he will not really acknowledge the child's death
until he, too, is dead.  But look at how he characterizes death there.  He says that, in
death, he will "enter again" the round bead of water and the ear of corn.  He is saying
that he has come from natural things (water and grain) and will be going back
there.

In other words, death is a return to nature and he
will not presume to mourn the child's death because it is just part of a natural cycle. 
Through the rest of the poem, the poet restates this theme in various
ways.

Why does Pip lie about his experiences at Satis House in Chapter 9 of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?

In Stage I of Great Expectations,
Chapter IX is pivotal to the development of Dickens's
bildungsroman, or novel of maturation. For, Pip has been profoundly
affected by his visit to Miss Havisham, and his lying to his family about his visit
reveals the changes taking place within him.  At the beginning of this chapter Pip
significantly narrates,

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If a dread of not being understood be hidden in
the breasts of other young people to anything like the extent to which it used to be
hidden in mine--which I consider probable, as I have no particular reason to suspect
myself of having been a monstrosity--it is the key to many
reservations.

Under the
self-deception that his sister and Uncle Pumblechook "should not understand" the truth,
Pip fabricates a fantastic tale of a black velvet coach, gold plates, and
dazzling flags.  However, later in the evening Pip's conscience bothers him after having
seen the wonder in Joe's eyes.  For, he loves and respects Joe too much to lie to him. 
So, Pip confesses his lie; then he tells Joe that he feels "very miserable" because he
is "common."  To this remark, Joe retorts that lying is no way to "get out of being
common."  Besides, Joe says, in an effort to restore the beloved boy's self-esteem, Pip
is not common; he is "a oncommon scholar."

Indeed, the
experience of visiting Satis House has greatly affected Pip, who now is discontent with
his lifes, anxious about being less than the equal of others and of being
misunderstood.  At the chapter's end, Pip
comments,

That was a memorable day to me, for it
made great changes in me. But it is the same with any life.  Imagine one selected day
struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been.Pause, you who read
this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers,
that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one
memorable day.

What are the main points of Leaf Storm by García Márquez?

The main points of Leaf Storm, a
novella of 97 pages, are told in backward chronology beginning at the conclusion and
then looking back over a decade of history through the voices of three narrators before
returning to the conclusion of the story. The first main point encountered is the death
of the doctor, who gave up practicing medicne long ago out of a feeling of betrayal, and
has come to the end of his life, an end that he met halfway by hanging himself.  The
narrative is told through the voice of the doctor's friend, the colonel, who promised
his friend a proper burial; the doctor's daughter, who fears reprisal from the villagers
for burying the doctor; and the doctor's grandson, who has never yet encountered
death.

Next, but going back in time, the doctor came to
Macondo and set up medical practice but was soon driven out of practice by the "leaf
storm" of banana plantation companies, owners, and workers who stormed into Mancondo to
make a hurricane killing on the banana business. Their presence made quiet,
insignificant Mancondo into a banana boom town and the company doctors took all the
medical cases away from the doctor who is never given a name by author García
Márquez.

Another main point is that the doctor locks
himself away for a decade in a corner house with nothing around him but an indigenous
house maid named Meme from whom he also keeps away, living that way in complete
seclusion. Though he eventually breaks down enough to begin an illicit affair with Meme,
whom he later refuses to treat when she falls dangerously ill. During this decade of
seclusion, a civil war brings wounded villagers to his doorstep begging for medical help
for their war wounds. The doctor declines. He refuses to aid them--he has given up
practicing medicine--showing his bitterness over being driven from business years
earlier by the leaf storm of banana companies that stirred through the area like a
terrible storm and then left, leaving the doctor locked behind his meaningless four
walls and door.

A concluding main point comes when the
colonel, the daughter and the grandson gather for the funeral procession, fearing the
promised reprisal of revenge from the towns people in retaliation for the doctor's
neglect of the wounded soldiers years earlier. To their surprise, the procession
proceeds unmolested by angry villagers. The villagers have forgotten to be angry about
the neglect from the man they have twice before forgotten, like the banana companies
have forgotten Macondo: forgotten when they left him for the company doctors; forgotten
again when they shed their bits of anger about the wounded
soldiers.

Verify if f(f(x)) is increasing or decreasing function. f(x)=2x+2

To decide if a function is increasing or decreasing, we'll
have to do the first derivative test. To do the first derivative test, we'll have to
determine the result of the composition of f(x) with
f(x).

f(x)*f(x) =
f(f(x))

We'll substitute in the expression of f(x), the
variable x by the expression of f(x).

f(f(x)) = 2f(x) +
2

f(f(x)) = 2(2x+2) + 2

We'll
remove the brackets:

f(f(x)) = 4x + 4 +
2

We'll combine like
terms:

f(f(x)) = 4x + 6

Since
we know the expression of f(f(x)), we can do the first derivative
test.

f'(f(x)) = (4x +
6)'

f'(f(x)) = 4

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

Since the result of the first
derivative test is positive, then f(f(x)) is an increasing
function.

Consider the "West" in the works, "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," by Twain and "The Outcasts of Poker Flats" by Harte. What is...

Both Mark Twain's story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of
Calaveras County," and Bret Harte's short story, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" are both
works in the Western genre and portray culture in the California West. However, aside
from the similarity in setting, both being set in California gold-mining camps, the two
stories are very different.

One of the biggest differences is Twain's
use of satire. Satire is used to attack or criticize any stupidity or vice, often
through stereotypes and exaggeration. Twain uses satire to poke fun at the Western
stereotype that holds Westerners to be uneducated, unsophisticated, and foolish to the
point of being gullible. In Twain's satire, instead it is the narrator from the East
Coast who turns out to be the gullible one in the story. Twain, the narrator, has come
to the Calaveras gold-mining county at a friend's urging because his friend wants to
learn what has become of his childhood friend, Leonidas Smiley. Twain inquires of an old
Westerner, Simon Wheeler, about Smiley. Wheeler tricks Twain into believing that he has
a serious, important story about Smiley and convinces Twain to listen. Instead, Wheeler
spins a long, tall tale about a gambler named Jim Smiley and his jumping frog. Twain
soon realizes that Leonidas Smiley does not really exist, and that he has been duped by
his East Coast friend into meeting Wheeler to be fed this ridiculous tale; Wheeler
further dupes Twain by convincing Twain to listen and by feeding him the tall tale.
Twain's satire presents a polished, educated East Coaster as the gullible one, while the
uncouth, uneducated Westerner is actually the clever one.

Harte does
not use satire to present the West, instead he uses comic relief. Instead of showing the
reader that the stereotype of the Westerner is just a stereotype, as Twain does, Harte
fortifies the stereotype and uses the narrator to poke further fun of the stereotype. In
Harte's story, the citizens of Poker Flat mining camp have decided to rid the county of
trouble makers, and exile a gambler, a prostitute, the prostitute's madam, and a drunken
thief. The exiles must find shelter and head for the next camp, Sandy Bar, further into
the mountains. Sandy Bar is a day's journey and the banished have very few provisions,
plus it is winter, and snow is expected. Harte chooses to use sarcastic narrative to
emphasize the direness of the lawless group's situation, plus, to emphasize the lack of
the group's propriety and common sense. One example of Harte's humorous, sarcastic
narrative is the line:

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Mr. Oakhurst seldom troubled himself with
sentiment, still less with propriety; but he had a vague idea that the situation was not
fortunate.

A second example
is the line:

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But they were furnished with liquor, which in
this emergency stood them in place of food, fuel, rest, and
prescience.

Both of these
sarcastic lines help to paint the exiles as brainless, corrupt individuals that fit the
Western stereotype.

Therefore, one significant similarity between
Twain's and Harte's stories is the use of the California gold mine setting, and one
significant difference is the way that both authors choose to either annihilate or
fortify the Western stereotype.

0.04 divided by 5 My 11 year old son needs to know the method for dividing decimals as above. Thank you

We'll change the decimal 0.04 to a fraction,
4/100.

We'll move the decimal point in 0.04, 2 places to
the right and we'll transform the decimal number into a whole number, also, we'll move
the decimal point in denominator, the same number of
places:

0.04/1.0 = 0.4/10.0 =
4.0/100.0

Now, we'll divide both, numerator and
denominator, by 4:

4/100 =
1/25

Now, we'll divide the ratio1/25 by
5:

(1/25)/5 = 1/25*5 =
1/125

Now, we'll divide
1:125

1 : 125 =
0.008

10

100

1000

The
result of division:

0.04 : 5 =
0.008

We also can calculate in
this way:

0.04 :
5

We'll move the decimal point in the dividend (0.04) 2
places to the right:

4 :
500

We'll write to the right the result of division of 4
and 500:

4:500 = 0

We'll place
the decimal point after 0 result and we'll divide 40 by
500:

40 : 500 = 0.0

400: 500 =
0.00

4000:500 =
0.008

What specific problems does Ball identify that ultimately would make U.S. escalation in Vietnam unsuccessful? George Ball's Dissenting Opinion on...

Ball possessed a keen insight into the Vietnam conflict in
some of its earliest stages.  Ball argued some fundamental principles.  The first is
probably the most important in understanding his position.  Ball believed that the South
Vietnamese were losing in their attempts against the Viet Cong and were losing badly.
 Ball believed that the United States could not merely "support" or "advise" and expect
success because the loss margin was so large.  At the same time, Ball believed that US
involvement to a degree of full commitment could not guarantee success.  Ball made a
keen distinction in using the term "white" in his memo to the President, arguing that
there was some challenges in a foreign American battalion moving into foreign
territory:

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No one has demonstrated that a white
ground force of whatever size can win a guerrilla war--which is at the same time a civil
war between Asians--in jungle terrain in the midst of a population that refuses
cooperation to the white forces (and the South Vietnamese) and thus provides a great
intelligence advantage to the other side. . .

Ball's argument
that this is a war outside of the scope of US expertise is not only demonstrated through
the syntax of "White" to highlight the difference, but also in the invocation of a
guerilla style war.  Ball understood that the Viet Cong would not accomodate Americans'
wishes and fight a war in the traditional sense, but rather use guerilla tactics,
terror, and a sense of the surprise including keen intelligence of the surroundings in
order to achieve maximum impact.  Finally, Ball believed that the Civil War aspect
between North and South Vietnam ends up disappearing once the Americans become involved,
a move that would also trigger the Chinese and Russian Governments, both feeling
compelled to support their North Vietcong ally.  While this might not have fleshed out
exactly as Ball envisioned, he was accurate in that the Civil War aspect disappeared
once America involved itself in the conflict.

Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic”: describe the poem’s form or structure. Consider stanzas, line length, rhyme, and meter.

The form of Eavan Boland's poem "Anorexic" is suitable for
its subject matter.  In the poem, a speaker describes the effect that anorexia has had
on both her physical and emotional health.  The speaker is violent and angry towards her
body, which she views as a betrayer.  She is also strangely spiritual about her growing
thinness, which she equates with goodness, or in her words, "sinless,
foodless."

The poem itself is long and thin on the page.
 The longest line is only seven words, and most are no more than three.  In addition,
almost all of the fifteen stanzas are only three lines long.  This causes the poem to
stretch down the page and act as a visual representation of
anorexia.

Through her manipulation of the poem's form,
Boland has also lent it an incantatory quality suitable for both the spiritual side of
the subject matter, as well as the act of witch-burning she uses as a metaphor for her
body's betrayal.  There are many instances of alliteration, repetition, and rhyme (i.e.
"starved and curveless...skin and bone," "How warm it was and wide//once by a warm
drum," "Caged so/I will grow"), all of which are seen in both spells and
prayer.

How is the theme of love fulfilled by deception? Dramatic Irony( Rings)-Disguise(Portia)-Riddles(Caskets)-Ruses(Shylock love of money and revenge)

Is the theme of love fulfilled by deception or
tests?

Let us begin with the caskets.  Portia's father knew
his world well.   Despite her brains, Portia lived in as male dominated world.   Portia
was a like a bird in a guilded cage.  He did not want his daughter caught like Penelope
with suitors plaguing her.  He devised the caskets as a test and it worked.  Probably
many were turned away because of the terms.  The two we do see before Bassanio, go for
the glitter, proving themselves unworthy of such a treasure as Portia who is greater
than either silver or gold.   Bassanio has the breeding if not the fortune necessary to
risk the challenge.  He needs  Antonio's help.  He is also Portia's
choice.

The ring is also a test since rings are
traditionally the symbol of marriage.  Portia warns him not to lose or give away the
ring.

Her disguise is the only way Portia can appear in the
court due to the male dominated society.  That Bassanio does not recognise her is
credible since as far as he knew, his wife was at Belmont.  We often don't recognise
people outside their normal environment.

You must admit
that the disguised Portia who has just saved Bassiano's best friend's life just won't
take no for an answer.  Bassanio does try but yields to Antonio who persuades him to
give the young lawyer the ring.

Perhaps it is only through
these tests or deceptions that Bassanio realizes exactly what love is.  When he has the
chance to help out Bassanio concerning the ring, Antonio says nothing.  Love of wife
supersedes best friend.  A good lesson.

A better question,
do they live happily ever after?

What seems to have been the original purpose of the lottery?

While the answer to this question is not indicated in
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," since the ritual is so old, it is suggestive of a
drawing of lots to have one person be a scapegoat for the evils that may plague the
future harvest. The concept of the scapegoat is an ancient elimination rite which
involves the sacrifice of one as the vehicle of all the evils that may plague a
community. 

As support for this idea, there are two things
that are mentioned.  Clyde Dunbar is home with a broken leg and cannot draw a lot
because in ancient rituals the sacrificial victim must be perfect; then, Old Man Warner
mentions the connection to insuring the harvest when he recites, "'Lottery in June, corn
be heavy soon.'"

What clue is given at the end of the second section in Chapter 8?

In the book The Westing Game a group
of people are brought together to participate in a game that will reveal the true heir
of Mr. Westing's estate.  Each person is given different clues that are supposed to help
him or her figure out who had murdered he mysterious Mr.
Westing.

In chapter 8 the participants find themselves
trapped in an apartment building because of a snow blizzard that had left fifteen-foot
snow drifts.  People have partnered in order to expedite the process of solving
clues. 

Turtle sells handmade candles after the electricity
goes out leaving the people in the dark.

There are several
sets of clues in Chapter 8 and a second part can only be established by dividing the
pages of the chapter in half.  However, one set of clues read as
follows:

"GOOD
HOOD FROM SPACIOUS GRACE
     KING QUEEN PURPLE WAVES
  ON(NO)
GRAINS MOUNTAIN EMPTY"
(60)

Yet, the most important
clue is written in Turtle's newspaper and reads that Mr. Westing was an abbot
chess player.

The object of the
Westing game was to win.

In Pygmalion, what traits of the poor flower seller's mentality are shown in Act 1?

Dictionaries give two distinct meanings to the word
"mentality" the origin of which is an English derivation dating from 1690 that combines
"mental" with the abstract noun forming suffix -ity, which
indicates a state or condition. The first meaning is mental power, endowment, or
capability. The second meaning is one's mode of thought, one's turn or cast of mind, how
one's view or outlook is set. In relation to The Flower Girl in Act 1 of
Pygmalion, the second meaning promises to be the more interesting,
though information provides enlightenment on the first meaning as
well.

The Flower Girl, according to the first meaning of
natural mental endowment and capabilities, is shown to be rational and intelligent.
Though spoken in an almost impossible to decipher dialect, her remark to the Mother is
telling of significant mental endowment and capability. She says (in
translation),

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"Oh, he's your son, is he? Well, if you would
have done your duty by him as a mother should, he would known better than to spoil a
poor girl's flowers and then run away without
paying."

This speech includes
a tag question ("your son, is he?") which indicates (1) a question posed within a
statement and (2) recognition of an ironic situation and (3) an opportunity for
recouping her losses.

Her long subordinated "if/then"
statement ("if you ..., he would ... paying.") is a third conditional that describes an
unreal situation from the past that has impossible consequences in the future or
present: If you had taught him, which you didn't, then he would be good, which he isn't,
and he would not have run off, which he did. The same sentence also indicates complex
cause and effect, showing two effects from one cause ("if you ..."/cause; "he would know
..."/effect; "without paying"/effect). It also shows complex organization of
chronological sequence that combines past ("you had"), future ("he would"), and present
("without paying") in the same complex third
conditional.

Finally, she follows this persuasive
conditional argument up with a direct appeal, which is half appeal and half challenge,
to recoup her losses (in translation): "Will you pay me for them?" The conclusion is
that The Flower Girl's mentality (meaning one) shows an acute endowment and more than
ample capability: in other words, she's very
intelligent.

The Flower Girl, according to the second
meaning of turn of mind and set, or cast, of one's views and outlook, is shown to have a
high moral character and regard for the law, about which she is knowledgeable, as well
as an acute fearfulness owing to society's strictures on poor persons even appearing to
step out of a respectfully subservient role.

First, her
moral character is demonstrated in her truthful insistence that she is "a good girl" and
in her rightful reprimand of Freddy's mother for his callous disregard of moral and
legal right. Next, her high regard for the law is demonstrated in her repeated citations
of legal principles pertaining to her rights as a flower seller, for example, not sell
on the "kerb," not talk to gentlemen except to sell flowers. Her fearfulness of
society's strictures, legal and cultural, is demonstrated by her wailings and moanings,
which are caused by the thought that a "copper's nark" might be taking her "words down."
This further points out her natural and keen sense human dignity as she asserts her
dignity in claiming her words as her own.

What is the difference between keynesian model and classical model in macroeconomics?

The major difference here is that the Keynesian model
believes that government involvement is necessary, at least when the economy is in a
deep recession.  The classical model believes that the economy is self-correcting and
that it will always be able to return to its equilibrium without government
intervention.

The Keynesian model argues that the aggregate
supply curve is flat (at least in a deep recession).  This means that the government
will need to move the aggregate demand curve by spending more money.  By doing this, the
government increases GDP without increasing the price
level.

The classical model argues for a vertical AS curve. 
It says that government actions that move the AD curve will only affect the price level,
not GDP.  Therefore, it says, the government should stay out of the way and let the
economy correct itself.  The economy will get back, in the long run, to full employment
without inflation.

Why is John Proctor hesitant to expose Abigail's lies?

John Proctor is having quite the dilemma. Whether in Act I
or Act III, Proctor is reluctant to expose Abigail because if he does, she has quite a
bit that she can say about him. You know how kids are, if one tries to tell on another,
the second child will tell some other detail on the first. This is the same situation.
If John reveals Abby's lies, Abby can reveal a secret that is much more shameful in a
Puritan society: their adulterous affair. Should Abby bring this detail to the surface,
not only would John Proctor's reputation be stained, but under the current circumstances
he would likely be named as one who was working with the Devil.

Compare and contrast major arguments against racial and sexual discrimination?

These are not difficult topics to argue against, as
discrimination in any form of business, housing or banking is illegal and has been for
quite some time.  So my first argument would be that it is often against the
law.

My second argument would be that the majority of
society does not approve of discrimination based on race or gender, and the words racist
and sexist are considered serious accusations, both legally and
otherwise.

My third argument would be the affect it has on
both parties.  Obviously to be discriminated against is dehumanizing, discouraging and
frustrating. It denies someone their humanity, but it also affects those who
discriminate, as it traps them in a permanent cycle of hate or superiority/inferiority
which isolates them from large segments of the population.  This hurts them
too.

Since you're only calling for arguments against, there
isn't a lot to compare or contrast.

"We do not destroy our enemies,we change them" What are the means by which Big Brother achieves this?

Think about what is more
useful.

Fight and kill an enemy or just let him become an
ally that shares and believes in the idea or ideal that you are going to promote as "the
best" of the possible worlds?

The enemy of the Big Brother
is the individual thought. If every book is rewritten and history has changed, thoughts
are rewritten too.

If every newspaper or broadcast on tv is
saying just the same thing and discuss an argument in the same way, nobody would have
another opinion, so there is no enemy to fear about.

Fear
against fear is one of the most powerful way to control our
opinions.

Julia is betrayed by Winston's most terrifying
fear.

In Chocolat, how and what does Vianne know about Armande through chocolate?

First of all, keep in mind that Armande is a character who
will do what she wants to do, despite what others think (a fact which infuriates and
eventually alienates her daughter).

It seems, therefore,
that Armande actually sees similar qualities in Vianne when she opens up her
Chocolaterie in a small town right in the middle of Lent.  You asked first in your
question "how."  Well, Armande comes to the shop, and she and Vianne click immediately. 
Through what become fairly regular visits to the shop, Vianne and Armande seal a
wonderful and open friendship.  First, Vianne discovers who Armande's daughter is (a
very religious and pious woman who is ashamed of her mother) and then that Armande does
not have a relationship with her grandson.  Vianne arranges for the two to meet once a
week and read poetry.  It is almost as if Vianne is the daughter Armande never had and
always wanted.

She discovers that Armande has a history
with the priest in town who is laying guilt on all his parishoners for their Lenten
indulgences.  Armande does not attend weekly mass and makes no excuses for
it.

Eventually, and probably too late, Vianne discovers
that Armande suffers from (presumably as I don't believe it is ever mentioned by name)
diabetes, and the indulgences she affords herself in the Chocolaterie are probably
killing her.  Not that knowing would have mattered.  Armande is a woman who does what
she pleases despite and sometimes to spite anyone who gets in her
way.

In the end, the entire family comes together (with
others) to celebrate Armande's birthday.  Armande herself has planned the whole thing,
of course, but it could not have been carried out if it were not for Vianne.  In this
way, Vianne is responsible for bringing Armande together with her grandson and her
daughter - but in doing this - also reconnects Armande's grandson with his
mother.

Compare Vincet Price's video version of"The Cask of Amontillado" to the story written by A.Poe. Was it easier to identify the climax in the...

For me, the short story makes it easier to identify the
climax of the story, perhaps because I am required to use my imagination more when
reading it. Poe creates the damp and cold, the echoed sounds off underground walls, the
moisture, the bones, and the ringing of the bells on Fortunato's
cap.

In Vincent Price's version, I feel the end comes too
abruptly and there is no falling action. The horror of Montresor's intention and actions
comes suddenly to the viewer, whereas in the story, it drags on, and Montresor seems
that much more evil.

In the version I watched with Vincent
Price (whom I love), I thought important details (like the motto on his coat of arms)
added to the foreshadowing and ultimate betrayal of the befuddled and unsuspecting
Fortunato.

Having to choose, the written version of the
story has much more impact in general, and the climax is more easily discerned in the
written story than in the video.

Read William Blake’s “The Tyger” and describe the poem’s form or structure.

I love this poem, and its counterpart, "The Lamb".  The
Tyger is a poem from the Songs of Experience (how the world effects us as we grow older
and have experiences); the Lamb from the Songs of Innocence (how we are before the world
gets hold of us and turns us into something other than
innocent). 

The format is a question and answer format
where the speaker begins with a question to the tiger--Who created you?  The speaker
wonders how the horrible heart of the tiger began to beat, and compares it to the
blacksmith (a dirty job).  The speaker wants to know if the creator smiled when he
finished created the tiger, and could this creator be the same one who created the
lamb?

There is a hammering rhythm, which again underscores
the comparison with a blacksmith.  The Tiger is a beautiful but deadly creature (he
burns bright)...so how can the same creator make both the tiger and the lamb?  What kind
of God would put both animals on this earth?

The poem is
full of unanswered questions about the complexity of creation and the speaker is
obviously in awe and wonder of the sheer magnitude of God's power.  The mood is one of
open awe of both God and the Tiger's brute strength.

The
blacksmith, too, is a "creator".  He is creative, artistic, and skilled. Blake uses
words like "dare" and "could" in his poem to represent the risk of creating "art" as a
blacksmith.  It is a dangerous and dirty job, but one that is fulfilling.  He risks
fire, injury to his lungs and body, to create and do his job
daily. 

The tiger, perhaps, is the voice of violence and
revolution in the world.  No longer innocent like the lamb, but demanding more beauty
and fairness...brutally taken, if necessary.  There is an element of fear mixed in with
the awe.

Six stanzas, rhyming couplets (some are more sight
or near rhyme than exact rhyme), in a sing-song pattern which helps to give this
dangerous fear a bit more lightness.  However, the hard consonants and hammering rhythm
of the blacksmith bring us the reality of life...it's not all child's play and innocence
like The Lamb.

What are the three differences between Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters in the play Trifles?

Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are the two key characters in
this excellent play by Susan Glaspell as they through their actions and words show an
understanding of Minnie Wright's position and, in their discovery of the motive for the
crime, act together to ensure that she is not punished for what they consider to be a
justifiable murder.

Out of the two characters, it appears
that it is Mrs. Peters who is the more timid and the more subservient. It is Mrs. Hale
after all who shows in her tone of voice that she is not happy with the men-folk
disparaging the role of women and the work that they have to do. Note how she says to
the men, "stiffly", "There's a great deal of work to be done on a farm." Mrs. Peters
doesn't appear to be a character with enough daring to challenge the men, even in such
an implied fashion. Note how she says, when Mrs. Hale begins to finish the sewing, "I
don't think we ought to touch things."

Crucial to the play
is the fact that Mrs. Hale knew Minnie Wright before she married John Wright, and thus
is able to draw the comparison between how she was before, and how John Wright changed
her character, for the worse.

Lastly, it is Mrs. Hale who
appears to be the more observant out of the two and finds the clues necessary to piece
together the motive in the "trifles" that the men so readily dismiss, finding the bird
and then putting herself in Minnie Wright's position:

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If there'd been years and years of nothing, then
a bird to sing to you, it would be awful - still after the bird was
still.

Interestingly, in
response to this deduction, Mrs. Peters still continues to present the man's view,
saying that the crime was "awful" and therefore indicating that Minnie Wright should be
punished. However, Mrs. Hale is able to bring her around by describing Minnie Wright's
character and the kind of life she would have led under the thumb of John Wright, and in
the end they become co-conspirators in hiding the evidence from the
men.

Prove that arcsin(3x-4x^3)-3arcsinx=0

We have to prove that
arcsin(3x-4x^3)-3arcsinx=0

Here we first take a
function

f(x) = arcsin(3x-4x^3) -
3arcsinx

and as it is given that arcsin(3x-4x^3) -
3arcsinx=0

f(x) = 0.

Now let
us differentiate the function.

=> f'(x) =
[arcsin(3x-4x^3)]' - [3arcsinx]'

We know that (arcsin x)' =
1/sqrt(1-x^2)

Also, [arcsin(3x-4x^3)]' = (3x-4x^3)' /
sqrt[1 - (3x-4x^3)^2]

=> (3 - 12x^2) / sqrt[1 -
(3x-4x^3)^2]

Therefore f'(x) = [arcsin(3x-4x^3)]' -
[3arcsinx]'

=> 3(1 - 4x^2) / sqrt[1 - (3x-4x^3)^2] -
3/sqrt(1-x^2)

=> 3(1 - 4x^2) sqrt (1-x^2) - 3sqrt [1
- (3x-4x^3)^2] / sqrt[1 - (3x-4x^3)^2] *sqrt (1-x^2)

Now
as

f'(x) = 3(1 - 4x^2) sqrt (1-x^2) - 3sqrt[1 -
(3x-4x^3)^2] / sqrt[1 - (3x-4x^3)^2] *sqrt(1-x^2) = 0

It
proves that arcsin(3x-4x^3) - 3arcsinx = 0