What tools and technologies are used by Chemists?

Chemists use many different tools and technologies to
perform their work. The study of chemicals requires very accurate equipment that can
measure precise weights, analyze reactions and color changes (which can indicate
chemical transformation), and protect users from dangerous fumes or reactions. Today,
computer-aided equipment has replaced many older machines, and as a result the field is
much more accurate.

Standard tools include scales to
measure weights; beakers to hold and transfer samples; gloves, face masks, and glasses
to protect the user; Bunsen burners to activate chemicals using heat; freezers to
stabilize or store samples; high-power ventilation for air safety; and centrifuges to
quickly separate chemicals.

Higher technologies include
spectrometers to measure color changes; computer simulation programs to avoid dangerous
reactions; microscopes to see small samples and subtle reactions; lasers for more
precise reactions than Bunsen burners; and microfluidic chips which can perform several
functions on extremely tiny amounts of chemical.

How important is suspense in this story? How is it developed and substained? What roles do chance and coincidence play in the story?

The Most Dangerous Game is often used
to teach the elements of plot. In the rising action of any story, complications further
develop the story, and in an action-packed story like this one, suspense builds
dramatically. I would say it is likely the single-most vivid literary device in the
story.

I think the reason it is important in this case is
because we are exploring the morality of hunting humans for sport, for pleasure. This is
not okay with the majority of the reading audience so it keeps our
attention.

This suspense is developed by events that make
us wonder if Rainsford is going to get off of the island alive. We first wonder if he
will survive the long swim; then, we wonder if the chateau is going to house a civilized
man or a monster (I think we find in Zaroff a bit of both). Next, we wonder if Zaroff is
going to hunt with or just hunt Rainsford. Finally, we wonder if Rainsford will be able
to outsmart him three different times.

This story to me
seems very purposeful and calculated by the author, I don't know that chance or
coincidence play major roles, but the few I see are
these:

• Rainsford didn't care how a jaguar felt
  about being hunted. Ironically, knowing how it feels to be hunted became a major
  experience of the story.


• General Zaroff was growing
  bored in his hunting of men. They were too stupid and offered no challenge. Ironically,
  Rainsford a world-renowned hunter presented a great intellectual
  challenge.


• The island's mystery didn't scare Rainsford,
  but only the rest of the crew. Rainsford ironically becomes the one who gets thrown into
  the ocean to have to deal with the
  mystery.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, I need to find examples of assonance and hyperbole.

Assonance is repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby
words.

There is an example of assonance in the first line
of the novel: "When he was nearly thirteen..."  The vowel sounds in "he", in "nearly",
and "teen" are similar.

Hyperbole is an exaggeration for
effect.  For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird, on page five, Harper Lee writes: "People
moved slowly then. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and
no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County."  This
is obviously an exaggeration, as people had to buy things to live--food, supplies,
etc.--and there was an entire country outside of Maycomb County to
see.

When Scout sees snow for the first time, she says,
"Atticus, the world is coming to an end, please do something!"  She is exaggerating for
effect: the world isn't really ending, but she's as scared as she might be if it were.

How Do You Find The inverse function of g(x)=x^3,f(x)=1/8x-3?

We'll find the inverse of the function
f(x).

f(x)=1/(8x-3)

We'll note
f(x) as y, so, y = f(x) = 1/(8x-3)

Now, we'll multiply the
denominator (8x-3) by y:

y* (8x-3) =
1

We'll remove the
brackets:

8xy - 3y = 1

We'll
isolate y to the left side. For this reason, we'll add 3y both
sides:

8xy = 1 + 3y

We'll
divide by 8y both sides:

x =
(1+3y)/8y

The expression of the inverted function
is:

f(y) =
(1+3y)/8y

 Conventionally, a function has as variable x,
so, we'll re-write the inverse
function:

f^-1(x) =
(1+3x)/8x

To determine the inverse function
of g(x), we'll cover the same ground.

First, we'll note the
function g(x) = y.

g(x) = y =
x^3

We'll keep  y = x^3.

We'll
raise to the power (1/3) both sides:

 y^(1/3) =
x

The inverse function of g(x)
is:

g^-1(x) =
x^(1/3)

What is the definition of doubling when talking about it in A Midsummer Night's Dream?I think it is talking about character doubling, but when I...

I believe the technique you are referring to is a plot
device where the main storyline is mirrored, or "doubled" in a minor plotline.
 Shakespeare used this technique in many of his plays to comment on, expand, or
reinterpret various themes.

In his comedy, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, the major theme is love.  The main plot involves a love square between
four mortals: Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius.  Hermia and Lysander love each
other.  Demetrius loves Hermia, and Helena loves Demetrius.  Their relationships are, to
say the least, difficult.  The foursome are discovered by fairies, who decide to have
some fun with them.  Under the influence of a spell, both men forsake their love for
Hermia and chase after a very confused and hurt Helena.  But in the end, love (or magic)
prevails, and two strong couples emerge from the
forest.

The doubled plotline involves the king and queen of
the fairies, Oberon and Titania.  In the same way that Demetrius wants what he can't
have (Hermia), Oberon covets Titania's new companion, a young changeling boy.  But
instead of giving in to chance (or magic), Oberon uses trickery to steal the boy away
from her.  These doubled plots show the different ways in which power can manifest in a
romantic relationship.

Why did Congress pass the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?

The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, which is officially called
the 'Public Company Accounting Reform and Investors Protection Act', was enacted in the
USA for the purpose of improving the statutory reporting system for public companies to
protect the interest of the investors. This act was formulated and passed as a
limitations of the previous statutory provisions were highlighted by major financial
scandals such involving major companies such as  as Enron, Tyco international, and
WorldCom.

The act covers issues such as auditor
independence, corporate governance, internal control assessment and enhanced financial
disclosures. Among other provision the act lays down lays down additional
responsibilities for the corporate boards and provides for criminal penalties. It
requires Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement rulings to implement the
provisions of the act. Accordingly SEC has created a Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (PCAOB) to oversee, regulate, inspect and discipline accounting firms in their
role as auditors of public companies.

What moral qualities or personality traits do the characters in "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Wife of Bath's Tale" represent?in The Canterbury Tales

Both stories identify qualities of their story
tellers--this is Chaucer's main purpose since he repeatedly tells us that he is only
reporting what he sees and hears, so "don't be mad at
me."

In "The Pardoner's Tale," the Pardone is employed by
the church to give pardons to those who have sinned.  As a church employee, one would
expect him to be honest, humble, and full of a servant's heart.  However, as Chaucer
loved to point out, the church was full of hypocrisy, and this Pardoner was no
exception.  He sold fake trinkets to innocent and ignorant people, robbing them of what
little money they had.  He also was not as pure as he seems in his description since he
uses his looks, his position, and his singing voice to de-flower pretty little
maids...although he finds them husbands later. 

In his
tale, he preaches against the vice of greed as well as rebukes young people who do not
respect their elders.  Three young men have been drinking, and decide to get revenge on
Death for killing their friends in the plague.  They are rude to an old man who tells
them where to find Death.  Under the tree, instead of Death, they find money.  They
decide to keep it, and send the youngest for refreshments.  While he is gone, the other
two plot to kill him and divide his share; he is also plotting to keep the money for
himself.  In the end, they all die under the tree (thus finding Death after all).  Greed
doesn't pay; and perhaps if they had been more kind to the elderly gentleman (whom some
critics believe is Death in disguise), they would have ended up in a happier place.  It
is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against the very vices he possesses as a
person--greed, disrespect, dishonesty just to name a
few.

The Wife of Bath is a colorful character who has
married many times.  Some critics hint that perhaps she has murdered her husbands as she
tells us in her prologue that one beat her, one cheated on her, etc.  She married them
"at the church door" because of the company she "kept in her youth."  She was not
allowed to marry in church due to her lack of purity.  However, she likes to travel and
be considered an equal in her marriage.  She is very wealthy as a result of all her
marriages, and presumably, she is on the trip looking for husband number
six.

Her tale is exactly what we would expect from her as
an independent woman.  The Knight rapes a young virgin, and is brought to the court for
judgment.  The King decides to put him to death, but the Queen asks to be allowed to
deal with him.  She and her ladies tell him to find "what women really want" and return
in one year and a day to give his answer.  He travels the world and can't find two women
to give the same answer.  Finally, he discovers an old woman who promises to help him if
he will grant her what she wants.  He agrees.  She tells him that women want
control--the Queen agrees.  The old woman wants to marry the knight.  Begrudgingly, he
does so without the usual pomp and circumstance.  The woman rebukes him for being cold
and judmental.  She tells him he can choose--she can be lovely and unfaithful or ugly
and faithful to him.  He gives her the choice; because he does this, she decides to be
lovely and faithful...his reward for giving her the control.

What basic points are to be considered while writing an essay on the theme of Individuality in Robinson Crusoe?

Throughout the novel, Crusoe longs to fulfill his own
individuality. From the very beginning of the novel, Crusoe feels the need to emancipate
himself from the authority of family tradition. Robinson suffers for the constraints put
upon him by his family milieu and his “head began to be filled very early with rambling
thoughts”. He is completely alienated from the mercantile class to which his father and
his family belong, although, in the course of the novel, he will come to embody those
very values of economic profitability (including the profitability of the slave trade)
that he had rejected at the beginning.

An important point
to make is that Crusoe’s yearn for freedom is predicated upon the enslavement of others.
The novel celebrates Crusoe’s individual agency and his ability to manipulate and
domesticate the exotic locales and the exotic people, or “savages” as he defines them,
that he encounters in the course of his adventures. Thanks to his resourcefulness,
Crusoe prospers on the desert island where he is shipwrecked, especially in the area of
farming and raising sheep. Crusoe also succeeds in civilizing Friday, the savage he
saves from a cannibalistic ritual. The novel thus presents Crusoe’s entrepreneurial
spirit and becomes a strong contribution to the argument for the civilizing mission of
Europeans in foreign and far-away lands.

As the
South-African Nobel-Prize novelist J. M. Coetzee writes in his introduction to the
novel: “Robinson Crusoe is unabashed propaganda for the extension
of British mercantile power in the New World and the establishment of new British
colonies” (1999 ix). Defoe’s narrative inextricably links the enslavement of savages,
the advancement of European colonization and of Christianity and the financial and
economic progress of its prototypical capitalist main character.

If a company gives out bribes, are they harming their business in order to achieve their short term goal?

Good question. Many advertizing gimmicks operate on this
premise. I looked at a scholarship offer today for $5000. The promoter was offering 4
scholarships at that pay-out to any high school senior, college or grad school student.
All they had to do was purchase a particular book, read it, and write an essay about it.
So, what is the purpose of the so-called scholarship? You guessed it, seller the
promoter's book.

In this situation, I think they will see
their business (in this case a new author) temporarily given attention, but I was most
certainly put off myself and took note of the names attached to the project ...
including the publisher.

When the bribes cost them more
than they are making, and when consumers are distracted and put off by the gesture, they
most certainly hurt their business. But they can't know unless they try. Many businesses
operate this way. There are free offers in my inbox and mailbox every
day.

I would like to know if Jack Merridew is similar to Julius Caesar, or Cassius.I am to compare and constrast two people from history and I have got...

Interesting assignment!  You can prove more logical
similarities between Caesar and Jack that you will be able to discuss about Cassius and
Jack.  For example, both Caesar and Jack are power hungry, and they successfully
manipulate others into offering them more leadership--or, as in Jack's case, they create
positions for themselves.

Similarly, Caesar and Jack are
strategists.  They understand the workings of a crowd and know how to accomplish
long-term goals.  In contrast, Cassius wanted to be a strategist, but he knows that he
alone cannot lead the conspiracy against Caesar and that he must get someone who is a
better leader than he is (Brutus) to head up the
plot.

Finally, both Caesar and Jack are used the gritty
fight involved in being ambitious.  Caesar truly immersed himself in battles and war and
gained power that way.  Jack immerses himself in the land and the hunting/killing in
order to make himself indispensable and feared.

Good
luck--you did a great job of choosing historical figures.

How might a manager use personality traits to improve employee selection in his department? Emotional intelligence?

I think that there can be many components to this
equation.  A manager could develop a questionnaire, complete with situations where
emotional and personality traits are evident in answers and judge them with what is
being sought and what is given.  This could be the same in an spoken word session.  I
think that a manager has to be careful to a certain extent.  I am not certain that the
workplace is made better if everyone has the same level of emotional intelligent
quotient.  Emotional frames of reference are so complex and so intricate that it is
important to allow as many emotional frames of reference as possible.  The situations
that will confront managers and organizations are equally varied and complex, ensuring
that a wide range of emotional sensitivities are needed in order to fully address and
account for what is present.  Managers that limit their searches to only one emotional
response might not be best suited for what lies ahead.  Employing qualified employees
who as a unit feature a wide variety of emotional responses might be best suited for all
that lies ahead for any organization or business.

What are the major social issues in the novel, The Lovely Bones, that you can support with three arguments as well? Thanks.

A major social issue that is present in Sebold's
The Lovely Bones is the manifestation of grief and loss.  Susie's
disappearance and death is obviously a tragedy for her family and friends, but
afterwards they must all deal with her murder.  Susie's parents Jack and Abigail have a
particularly difficult time doing this, which to an extent is understandable; however,
there are other children in the house who need parental care.  This calls into question
the responsibility that parents have to their children, particularly when challenged by
other factors.  Jack becomes almost obsessed with finding Susie's killer and piecing
together possible scenarios takes over his life.  On the other hand, Abigail becomes
increasingly withdrawn from the family and ends up having an affair and temporarily
abandoning her family.  These parents have the right to grieve for their daughter, but
they must realize that their other children still need them.  Lindsey, Susie's sister,
does the best job dealing with Susie's death.  She is able to move on with her life
while still remembering the good times she had with Susie. 

What is the story about and its theme?

“Snow” is a short and beautiful story about developing
love. It describes how two people come together in the United States from cultures at
opposite ends of the world—Vietnam and Poland. Both major characters have been displaced
from their native countries; both have lost their fathers; and both share a common fear
of snow (which nevertheless unites them). Miss Giàu had lived in Vietnam, a tropical
country, and first encounters snow in St. Louis after moving to the United States. She
fears snow, she says, because when it first fell it

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“came so quietly and everything was underneath
it, like this white surface was the real earth and everything had died … and was buried”
(paragraph 49).

Cohen has
similar negative feelings about snow because after leaving Warsaw in 1939 he associated
snow with the death of his father during the Holocaust. There are many other reasons for
which men and women are drawn to each other, but in this story the similar attitudes
toward snow seem to be sufficient to draw the two together despite the differences in
age between Cohen and Miss Giàu.

In Of Mice and Men, what five objects in the description of the harness room does Steinbeck use to reflect Crooks?List five objects from the...

Every time an author introduces a character, they try to
tell us enough to help us know what is coming up.

I noticed
immediately the "apple box over his bunk, and in it a range of medicine bottles, both
for himself and the horses." I think this demonstrates that he is not only ethnically
different from everybody, but he also struggles phyically in a variety of ways because
it cites several bottles not just one.

The text notes in
particular,

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"Crooks could leave his things about, and being
a being a stable buck and a cripple, he was more permanent than the other men, and he
had accumulated more pssessions than he could carry on his own
back."

I think this shows
that he's not like the other guys in a different way than the guys would point out.
Usually their separation is because of race. But Crooks has earned a loyalty from the
boss. He has permanance, as shown through the multiple items he has
gathered.

Crooks had,

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"books, too; a tattered dictionary and a mauled
copy of the California civil code for
1905."

This shows Crooks was
literate. Who has books and can't read them? Crooks must have had intellect over the
other men too... this would have caused problems.

Unlike
other men, "Crooks possessed several pairs of shoes, a pair of rubber boots, a big alarm
clock and a single-barreled shotgun." These are so many items! Steinbeck portrays Crooks
as the black man in the story on the surface level, but I think if you take it to the
next level of depth you can see that he has many qualities that would cause the other
men to be jealous.

What does the tree symbolize in A Separate Peace?

Trees are often symbols of life as they are planted on
Arbor Day to symbolize new life and beginnings.  For Gene, jumping on the limbs becomes
an issue of jealousy and envy in his life to the point of competition.  By jostling the
limb, Gene sends Phineas crashing downward and the jealousy ends as Gene and Phineas
become codependent.  No longer does Finny cast a shadow over Gene's life; the tree "is
weary from age."

While at Devon, Gene feels the shadow of
Finny and realizes that the enemy has been himself.  Blaming Finny for his
problems, Gene has cast a shadow from the tree of competition, over himself.  By
knocking Finny from the tree, Gene has tried to liberate himself from the competition of
Finny.  By returning to Devon, Gene has essayed to lift the shadow of guilt from
himself.

Out of sublimation, condensation, evaporation, boiling, melting & freezing: classify these changes of state into two groups-heat taken in &..heat...

The underlying concept behind changes of state is kinetic
molecular theory - the idea that all particles in substances are constantly in
motion.

Two factors determine the physical state of any
substance:  the relative attraction between particles and the velocity of the
particles.

A change of state where heat is added is called
an endothermic phase change.  Endo meaning entering or going in, and therm referring to
heat.  When heat is added to a substance the velocity of the particles (their kinetic
energy) also increases.  As their velocity increases, the particles move further apart,
and the attraction between particles decreases.  This happens during melting, boiling,
and sublimation (the direct change from a solid to a
gas).

A change of state where heat is removed is called an
exothermic phase change. Exo meaning leaving or going out, and therm again referring to
heat..  When heat is removed, the velocity of the particles decreases, they get closer
together, and the attraction between the particles becomes more important and more
likely.  Exothermic phase changes are solidification, condensation, and deposition
(direct change from a gas to a solid)

Geometric Progression...If a, b , c, d and p are different real numbers such that: (a^2 + b^2 + c^2)p^2 - 2(ab+bc+cd)p + (b^2 + c^2 + d^2)

Given that (a^2+b^2+c^)p^2-2(ab+bc+cd)p+(b^2+c^2+d^2)
< = 0. To prove that a,b,c and d are in Geometric
progression>

Solution:

We
observe that the left side of the inequality  could be written
like:

 (ap-b)^2 +(bp-c)^2+(cp-d)^2  the sum of which must
be > = 0 as each of these 3 terms is a  perfect
square..........(1)

But by the given condition
(ap-b)^2+(bp-c)^2+(cp-d)^2 <= 0........(2)

Therefore
the conditions (1) and(2) can be satisfying iff the sum, (ap-b)^2+(bp-c)62+(cp-d)^2 = 0 
which is possible  iff  each of the terms, (ap-b) =(bp-c) = (cp-d)  is equal to zero.
So,

ap-b = 0,  Or a/b =
p.

bp-c = 0. Or b/c = p.

cp-d
= o, Or a/d =p

Therefore, ab = b/c = c/d = p the common
ratio of the terms a, b,c and d.

So a,b,c,and d are in
geometric progression .

Determine the remainder when P(x)=x^5-2x^3+3x-3 is divided by x^3-x using the Remainder Theorem.Do not use long division.how to determine the...

P(x) = x^5-2x^3+3x-3.

To find
the remainder when divided by x^3-x.

x^3-x = x(x^2-1) =
(x)(x-1)(x+1).

So we can pressume that the remainder is  of
the form ax^2+bx+c a second degree expression ,1degree less than x^3-x. and the quotient
is Q(x).

Therefore
,

 P(x)=x^5-2x^3+3x-3 =  x(x+1)(x)(x-1)Q(x) + ax^2+bx+c.
..(1)

Put x= 0 in both sides in eq
(1):

 Put x = -1:

(-1)^5
- 2(-1)^3 +3(-3) -3 = (-1+1)(-1)(-1-1)Q(-1)
+a(-1)^2+b(-1)+c

-5+2-3-3 =
0+a-b+c.

-9 = a-b+c

a-b+c =
-9.......................(2)

Put x=
0

-3 = 0 +0+0+c. So c =
-3.

put x= 1:

1-2+3-3 =
0+a+b+c

-1 = a+b+c

a+b+c =
-1.............(3)

a-b+c = -
9.............(2)

Adding (1) and(2) , we get: 2a+2c = -10.
So a = -10-2c = -10 -2(-3) = -4. So a = -4/2 = -2.

Puttin
a= -2 and c = -3 in (3), we get: -2+b-3 = -1. So b = -1+5 =
4..

Therefore a=-2, b = 4 and
c=-3.

Therefore the assumed remainder ax^2+bx+c is
-2x^2+4x-3.

Describe the life cycle of a typical Cnidarian?

Cnidarians include freshwater Hydrazoans, jellyfish or
Scyphozoa, Anthozoa which are sea anenomes and coral animals and Cubozoa or box jellies.
Cnidarians contain two layers of epithelial cells with a mesoglea or jelly-like layer
in between. They have an oral cavity or mouth with tentacles around it. These have
Cnidoblasts or stinging cells with tiny harpoon like structures. Most Cnidarians are
predators of plankton, fish and other animals and their stinging cells use a toxin to
paralyze the prey so that they can ingest them via their mouth. Most Cnidarians live a
sessile lifestyle in the polyp phase. As long as nutrients are plentiful, they live and
thrive attached to the substrate. Sometimes, they may even form a bud, which can break
off and grow independently. This is a form of asexual reproduction. Another part of
their life cycle includes the sexual or Medusa stage. In this stage, free-swimming male
and female jellyfish, release sperm and eggs into the water, where external
fertilization occurs. Eventually, the larvae that results will find a place to settle
down and the sessile part of the life cycle will begin. They alternate between a sessile
or polyp stage, and a free-swimming or Medusa stage.

On what page does Montag ask himslef that if he really is in love with Mildred?

It's in the early pages of Part I when Montag is talking
to Clarisse about the dandelions:

"If
it rubs off, it means I'm in love. Has it?"
He could hardly do anything else
but look.
"Well?" she said.
"You're yellow under there."

"Fine! Let's try YOU now."
"It won't work for me."

"Here." Before he could move she had put the dandelion under his chin. He
drew back and she laughed. "Hold still!"
She peered under his chin and
frowned.
"Well?" he said.
"What a shame," she said. "You're not in
love with anyone."
"Yes, I am ! "
"It doesn't show."
"I am
very much in love!" He tried to conjure up a face to fit the words, but there was no
face. "I am ! "
"Oh please don't look that way."
"It's that
dandelion," he said. "You've used it all up on yourself. That's why it won't work for
me."

Montag doesn't admit to not loving
Mildred, but even Clarisse can see that he has no feelings for
anyone.

Later, he admits it to
himself:

How do you get so empty? he
wondered. Who takes it out of you? And that awful flower the other day, the dandelion!
It had summed up everything, hadn't it? "What a shame! You're not in love with anyone !"
And why not?
Well, wasn't there a wall between him and Mildred, when you came
down to it? Literally not just one, wall but, so far, three! And expensive, too! And the
uncles, the aunts, the cousins, the nieces, the nephews, that lived in those walls, the
gibbering pack of tree-apes that said nothing, nothing, nothing and said it loud, loud,
loud. He had taken to calling them relatives from the very
first.

Whereas Clarisse loves
people-watching and nature, Mildred loves the people on TV.  Montag begins to see how
shallow he and his wife are compared to the passionate young
girl.

I need an anaylsis of the 3 witches in Macbeth -- their significance and analysis.

It is also worth considering whether the witches aren't
just spirits or figments of the imagination.  Shakespeare goes to great lengths when
they encounter Macbeth, both in Act I, scene iii and in Act IV, scene i, to have Macbeth
comment on the fact that they have disappeared before his very eyes.  It is true that,
in Act I, Banquo also sees them, but there is not another soul in the play who does. 
This is made very clear in Act IV, when Macbeth questions Lennox as to whether he hasn't
seen them passing by him.

Witches, in Shakespeare's day,
according to the judgement of soceity, were actual real people, most often women.  We
know something of the condemning and burning of witches that ran rampant by our history
of the witch trials of Salem, Mass., and these same sorts of events were taking place
throughout Europe during Shakespeare's day.  So, if witches were commonly understood to
be ordinary people with access to evil magic, why would Shakespeare create witches in
this play which could be considered to be figments of the
imagination?

One answer to this question could be that they
are meant to represent the evil impulses that are unleashed in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
upon considering the possibility that Macbeth could become king, upon giving in to their
greedy ambition.  In this case, the witches aren't an external force that lead Macbeth
astray, but a manifestation of his own darker nature.

What's the tone of "Half-Hanged Mary"?

The tone of this poem is certainly one of bitterness. She
is bitter because they chose to label her a witch for no reason other than she lived a
solitary, shabby life. She was bitter that God allowed her to be so treated. Bitter even
against the women she helped, for they stood and watched her hang without trying to save
her for fear they, too, would be labelled by association with her. She is bitter that
the townspeople never tried to help her survive in her solitary, hard life. Her
bitterness continues when she is cut down and found alive, for before he was labelled a
witch; now people treat her as if she is one. Lastly, she is bitter that she did not die
and must some time suffer a second death. Her second life, she is doomed to be a
mentally deranged woman that everyone avoids.

Did Rainsford change his mind about hunting by end of the story?

As a dynamic character in Richard Connell's "The Most
Dangerous Game," Sanger Rainsford does undergo changes in his attitude about hunting. 
In the exposition of the story, for instance, he becomes petulant with his fellow
hunter, Whitney, who sympathizes with the plight of the jaguars that he and Rainsford
are traveling to hunt:

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"Don't talk rot, Whitney," said
Rainsford...."Who cares how a jaguar feels?"

"Perhaps the
jaguar does," observed Whitney.

"Bah!  They've no
understanding."

"Even so, I rather think they understand
one thing--fear.  The fear of pain and the fear of
death."

"Nonsense," laughed
Rainsford.

Later in the
narrative, however, as he is being tracked by General Zaroff, Rainsford, who has been
hunted for a day, hears the baying of Zaroff's hounds drawing nearer and nearer.  On a
ridge, he climbs a tree.  Looking down a watercourse, he can see Ivan holding a pack of
dogs in leash.  Knowing that the dogs and hunters will soon be upon him, he swings on a
sapling:

Then
he ran for his life.  The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh
scent.  Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay
feels.

In
another character change, Rainsford is at first appalled that the jaded General Zaroff
hunts "the most dangerous game" of mankind.  When at dinner, the general announces his
"ideal quarry," and laughs,

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"I refuse to believe that so madern and civilized
a young man as you seem to be harboring romantic ideas about the value of human life. 
Surely your experiences in the war--"

"Did not make me
condone cold-blooded murder," finished Rainsford
stiffly.

Having show disgust
for killing a man in cold-blood, Rainsford, neverthess, returns to the chateau of
Zaroff's and hides in the curtains of the bed only to step out before the general
realizes his presence. When he sees Rainsford, the general congratulates him for having
won the game.  But Rainsford says,

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"I am still a beast at bay...Get ready, General
Zaroff."

The general made one of his deepest bows.  "I
see," he said.  "Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds.  The other
will sleep in this very excellent bed.  On guard,
Rainsford."

He had never slept in a better bed,
Rainsford decided.

This last
sentence, coming after the swordfight which elevated Rainsford from a "beast at bay," 
Rainsford finds himself the victor, and now one who obviously has condoned the
"cold-blooded murder" that he disdained at the dinner table with Zaroff on his first
night.

Indeed, Sanger Rainsford changes his opinions about
hunting on two fronts:  He alters his unconcern for the feelings of the prey and
sympathizes later on, knowing how it feels to be a "beast at bay" as he himself is
hunted; also, he abandons his repudiation of Zaroff's "cold-blooded murder" of men and
commits a cold-blooded act of murder himself: 

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"He never slept better," Rainsford
thought.

 

 

In what ways do the Senate and the House of Representatives work together to pass bills into laws?

This really depends on whether the two houses of Congress
tend to agree with each other at a given time or not.  For example, during the first two
years of Pres. Obama's term, the House and Senate have not worked all that well
together.  The House leadership is much more liberal than the Senate and so that causes
problems.  This means that a lot of the time the two houses don't really work
together.

Ideally, the House and Senate leadership can work
together to make sure that they are passing (or at least considering) similar bills.  So
that is one way they can work together.  If they do pass different versions of the same
bill, they also work together in conference committee to get their versions to be
identical.  That is another way they work together.

Of
course, both houses must pass a bill in identical form for it to become a
law.

How is the theme of poetic justice used in the short story "Wine on the Desert"?thanks!

Poetic justice is a literary device where virtue is
rewarded or vice is punished. Often, irony is involved or a twist of fate related to the
actions of one of the characters. In this short story, Durante destroys the water tanks
on Tony's ranch in an effort to protect himself from the posse that is pursuing him. He
knows that when the posse gets to Tony's ranch, there will be no water for them, and
they will be unable to pursue him. He runs off to the desert with a canteen that he
unwisely let Tony fill for him. Tony puts wine in the canteen, so that in the middle of
the desert, Durante has nothing to drink but wine, which is worse than drinking nothing.
He ultimately dies of thirst.

The irony is that he thinks
he has destroyed the water supply for the posse and only he possesses water to live, but
in reality, his cruel actions have led to his own demise because by destroying Tony's
water, this led Tony to get even with Durante. Tony and Durante were friends. If Durante
had not shot up the water tanks on Tony's property, Tony most likely would not have put
wine in the canteen. So Durante's cruelty backfired on him, and this is the poetic
justice.

Compare/contrast Chopin and Maupassant as authors in "The Necklace" and "The Story of an Hour" with regard to style, sentence structure, etc.The...

Good question.  The two works are obviously similar in
that they are relatively short and have a surprise ending.  What's difficult is that
"The Necklace" is a translation, so it's hard to tell what's Maupassant and what's the
translator regarding language and style. 

In general, both
are told in an almost fairy-telling style. Both stories are told in third person, which
means we read "she" quite often.  The tone and language in each is non-judgemental
(factual), also like a fairy tale; what happens, happens and it's neither a good nor a
bad thing from the narrator's perspective.

It gets trickier
after that, again depending on the translation.  Take a look at the first lines of two
different translations of the text:

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"The girl was one of those pretty and charming
young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of
clerks."

"She was one of those pretty and charming girls
born, as though fate had blundered over her, into a family of
artisans."

Note the
difference in style and language.  If I compare Chopin's writing to the first example,
I'd say they were quite similar; the language is a bit antiquated and formal (perhaps
even stilted) and the sentence structure is more complex than simple.  If, however, I
compare Chopin's work to the second example, I'd have to say they are not as
similar--"blundered" is not nearly as quaint and old-fashioned as "slip of
fate."

In case you need to see it again, here is a random
line from each work; the  first "Necklace" selection is the more modern translation, of
course. 

"She
was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain
strength."  ("Hour")

"She had no clothes, no jewels,
nothing."  ("Necklace")

"She dressed plainly because she
could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a hgher
station; since with women there is neither cast nor rank, for beauty, grace and charm
take the place of family and birth."
("Necklace")

In general
terms, both stories were written by Europeans in the same century, so there is
undoubtedly some similarity; but an accurate analysis depends on the
translation. 

What mood is created in this scene with all Macbeth's talk of snakes, scorpions, etc.? (ACT 3)

In Act 3, Scene 2, Macbeth is talking to Lady Macbeth just
before the evening's big formal dinner. Macbeth is determined to free himself of all
enemies and especially Banquo and Fleance. Banquo is more than suspicious of Macbeth,
and the witches  said that Banquo's children would live to be kings, generation after
generation. He wants Banquo and Fleance dead this very
night.

The mood created by the following exchange is one of
darkness and danger, anger, fear, determination and
death:

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MACBETH:

O, full of
scorpions is my mind, dear wife!

Thou know'st that Banquo
and his Fleance lives.

LADY
MACBETH:

But in them nature's copy's not
eterne.

MACBETH:

There's
comfort yet; they are assailable.

Then be thou jocund. Ere
the bat hath flown

His cloister'd flight; ere to black
Hecate's summons

The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy
hums

Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be
done

A deed of dreadful
note.

LADY MACBETH:

What's to
be done?

MACBETH:

Be innocent
of the knowledge, dearest chuck,

Till thou applaud the
deed. Come, seeling night,

Scarf up the tender eye of
pitiful day,

And with thy bloody and invisible
hand

Cancel and tear to pieces that great
bond

Which keeps me pale! Light thickens, and the
crow

Makes wing to the rooky
wood:

Good things of day begin to droop and
drowse,

Whiles night's black agents to their preys do
rouse.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee
still:

Things bad begun make strong themselves by
ill.

So, prithee, go with
me.

What is the plot of the "Fox and The Grapes"?

Fox and the grapes is one of the more well known of the
Aesop's Fables. The story illustrates the common tendency of people to speak
unfavourably of thing that they are unable to get for themselves, although in reality
they may like it.

The plot of the story is that a fox tries
to reach up to and eat grapes that he sees growing, but is unable to reach them because
they are too high. Realizing that he cannot get the grapes, the fox gives up effort to
reach the grapes, commenting that the gapes are sour, and therefor not worth
eating.

'Ethics is probably the most difficult concept to define.' justify this statement.

One justification for the veracity of the quote is the
simple truth that humans have been trying since before the Ancient Greeks to define
ethics.  As centuries have passed, more and more versions of ethics and the subject's
implication for the way we live our lives have resulted.  The difficulty in defining
ethics comes from the varying views of human nature.  If a person believes in absolute
morality, that will affect his or her ethics (in business, medicine, relationships,
etc.).  For example, if I believe that lying is always wrong and never an option, then I
will not "cover" for someone at work, and I will not call in sick when I'm not truly
sick.  If, however, someone believes in relative morality, that will also affect that
person's ethical standards.  That person might be willing to lie for a coworker because
his relationship with that coworker is more important that telling the truth to his
employer (that decision results from that person's ethics); similarly, that person might
call in sick when he is not sick if it means that he will be able to spend more time
with his partner or child, to further develop that important
relationship.

Because so many people have different
experiences and philosophies of life, ethics in most humans' eyes will never be
universal.

What does the flashback reveal about Hester's past?One way Hester endures her punishment is by dreaming of her past.

I assume you are talking about her thoughts while standing
on the scaffold.  Hester is consciously "checking out" while on the scaffold in order to
endure the shame of this punishment.  More importantly however, this flashback actually
gives the readers necessary information for the rest of the book and foreshadows the
identity of a new character.

In this flashback we learn a
couple of things about Hester.  First, she was married before she came to the New World
- to a scholar/doctor.  The man is generally described as old, unnactractive, learned
and respected.  A key detail is that one shoulder was higher than the other.  Hester
"never feigned" love for this man, even though he did what he could in his old age to
provide for her.  We also learn that he sent Hester on to the New World ahead of
himself, he would follow after wrapping up some loose ends.  He never showed up.  It was
assumed that he either shipwrecked, or landed and was taken captive by
"savages."

Consider the implications of this information. 
Hester is/was unhappily married or widowed.  Either is equally worse for her in her
situation.  Adultery between two unmarried adults would have been one thing in the
colony - but in this situation, at least one of the sinners was married to someone else
- which is worse.  Then, at the end of the chapter, a man with one shoulder higher than
the other has enters the colony with a "savage," catches eyes with Hester, and raises
his finger (likely in a gesture of "shhh").  This is pretty obvious foreshadowing that
Hester's "husband" has returned.  How timely.

In Lord of the Flies, what does this metaphor mean: Ralph and Jack are two continents of experience and feeling unable to communicate?

Ralph and Jack of Lord of
the Flies represent two differing allegorical types:  Ralph is the
charismatic leader: golden-haired, athletic of body; Jack is the fiery, forceful and
dominating ruler: red-haired, loud, forceful, brutal.  He is also an exigent leader,
concentrating on the demands of the moment and what is most engaging for his followers. 
The hunt is a physical and emotional activity that will bring those he leads together;
it will satisfy their basic need to eat as well as affording him
command. 

On the other hand, Ralph is more conscious of the
long-range needs of the boys, encouraging them to build the shelters and to maintain the
rescue fire. Ralph considers these needs before those of his own for dominance, while
Jack selfishly wants his place as leader before other considerations. Ralph is a more
cerebral leader whereas Jack dominatation is in the realm of the
physical.

Calculate the derivative of the function f=Sum k*(k+1) / 3x*(x+1)(x+2).

To differentiate the function, we'll have to evaluate
first the sum from numerator.

Sum k*(k+1) = Sum (k^2 + k) =
Sum k^2 + Sum k

Sum k^2 = 1^2 + 2^2 + ... +
n^2

It is the sum of the squares of the first n terms and
the result is:

S2 =
n*(n+1)(2n+1)/6

Sum k =
1+2+3+...+n

It is the sum of the first n terms of an
arithmetical progression:

S1 =
n(n+1)/2

So, the numerator will
become:

Sum k*(k+1) = S2 +
S1

 S2 + S1 = n*(n+1)(2n+1)/6 +
n(n+1)/2

We'll multiply the second ratio by
3:

 S2 + S1 = n*(n+1)(2n+1)/6 +
3n(n+1)/6

We'll factorize:

 S2
+ S1 = n(n+1)(2n+1+3)/6

 S2 + S1 =
n(n+1)(2n+4)/6

 S2 + S1 =
2n(n+1)(n+2)/6

 S2 + S1 =
n(n+1)(n+2)/3

The function will
become:

f (x) = x(x+1)(x+2)/
9x*(x+1)(x+2)

We'll eliminate like
terms:

f (x) = 1/9

Now, we'll
calculate the first derivative:

f'(x) =
(1/9)'

f'(x) =
0

In Cry, the Beloved Country, how does Kumalo react to the news that Absalom committed the murder?

This is a very interesting question, because before Kumalo
finds out for certain that his son killed Jarvis, he definitely has a foreboding that it
was his son. Consider Chapter 13, which follows a mad chase around his son's former
haunts to try and find out information about his son. The people they see tell Kumalo
and Msimangu that the police came and asked about Absalom, thus hinting at his
involvement in the crime. Note how Kumalo pays the taxi "with shaking hands" following
these visits, clearly hinting at the unrest he feels inside, and the suspicion that his
son is involved in the crime.

Note too how in Chapter 13,
the trip to Ezenzeleni, the blind colony, Kumalo goes through a time of deep depression
when he is not able to cling on to hope - his son is likely to have committed the murder
and he feels that the tribe is broken:

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He bowed his head. It was as though a man borne
upward into the air felt suddenly that the wings of miracle dropped away from him, so
that he looked down upon the earth, sick with fear and
apprehension.

These events
clearly prepare the way for the final confirmation in Chapter 14 that it was Absalom
that killed Jarvis. Thus Kumalo is able to act stoically, because in a sense, he has
already reacted to the truth that he, at least partly, knew was going to be
revealed.

The melting point of element X is 686 degree C. X is a good conductor of electricity in it's solid & molten states. Deduce the bonding &...

Because this element is a good conductor of electricity,
and has a high melting point it is quite likely a metal.  Non-metals tend to be poor
conductors of electricity, and have lower melting points than
metals.

Now that we know that this element is a metal we
know that the bonds it will form will be ionic (bond between a metal and a non-metal). 
In ionic bonding electrons are transferred rather than shared.  The transferring of
electrons causes an electrostatic attraction between the two elements causing them to
come to gather.

Also because the bond is ionic we know that
the bond it forms will likely be crystalline.

In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," how does the drowned man transform the people and their village ?

It is clear that the presence of Esteban, or the drowned
man, has a massive impact on the life of the village and its inhabitants. Let us
remember how the village is described at the beginning of the
story:

The
village was made up on only twenty-odd wooden houses that had stone courtyards with no
flowers and which were spread about on the end of a desertlike cape. There was so little
land that mothers always went about with the fear that the wind would carry off their
children...

The village is
clearly described in very bleak and drab terms, with the greyness and the lack of colour
emphasised. Yet, by the end of the story, as the villagers celebrate the funeral of
"Esteban", note how they plan to change their lives:

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But they also knew that everything would be
different from then on, that their houses would have wider doors, higher ceilings, and
stronger floors so that Esteban's memory could go everywhere without bumping into
beams... they were going to paint their house fronts gay colours to make Esteban's
memory eternal and they were going to break their backs digging for springs among the
stones and planting flowers
on the cliffs...

It is clear
that Esteban has helped the villagers realise that they can transcend their own
limitations and transform their own lives. His presence has given them the inspiration
and the self-belief necessary to see that they can enact massive changes in their lives,
in spite of the challenges, and transform their way of life.

“A man who’s true to his word, / there’s nothing he needs to fear. “The Green Knight says this to Gawain after he reveals how Gawain has...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a
medieval romance.  It is escapist in nature.  It's not supposed to be realistic.  It is
anything but.  The work is idealistic, filled with the imaginary, created, chivalric
code common in medieval literature. 

Works like this one
don't include characters that are like actual human beings.  No society ever lived under
the chivalric code.  It is imaginary.  It is the stuff of
legend.

The line you ask about is tremendously idealistic. 
It presupposes that no harm can come to a truthful person.  It is the product of an age
that still believes in an ordered universe (at least in its literature), in which right
always triumphs over wrong and good always defeats
evil. 

In short, the line is idealistic, wishful thinking. 
It couldn't be more wrong.  History demonstrates that men, whether or not they are true
to their words, have plenty to fear. 

Gawain
is, however, considered a step toward more realistic, less idealistic
literature, though the line you ask about doesn't suggest that.  Gawain is a very early
example of a hero that actually has faults.  That's rare in medieval romances.  As such,
it is a forerunner of literary things to come.

How much acid is in a lemon?

It's best to check the acidity of lemon juice using a pH
indicator, preferably Litmus Paper. You can ask for some from your science teacher,
but I'm pretty sure lemon juice has a pH of 2 or 3.

Hope
that helps! :)

** by the way, pH measures
whether a substance is acidic or not. (a non-acidic substance is called a
base)

Do you think the study of grammar is overemphasized or underemphasized in schools today?Give an example from your own experience.

Your professor obviously wants you to answer from your own
experience, so I would encourage you to do that.  From my experience in five different
schools, both public and private, the teaching of grammar is generally underemphasized. 
One of the reasons for that is that teaching grammar isn't particularly interesting or
glamorous, and neither teachers nor students are eager to do grammar work. Sadly, it's
also true that many teachers aren't confident in their own grammar skills--which means
they probably weren't taught them or they didn't learn them in high
school and/or college.  In college I didn't have any class which taught or reviewed
grammar skills except in context--using proper grammar and mechanics in written work. 
My first six years of teaching were in a private school which did emphasize grammar, and
it was through teaching that I reviewed (and sometimes learned) basic grammar. At my
other schools, grammar was not a major component in the English
curriculum.

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald, how is nemesis, pathos, and catharasis shown?

The term “nemesis” is usually used to describe one’s worst
enemy. In this novel, Tom Buchanan could be considered Jay Gatsby’s nemesis because Tom
married the woman that Gatsby loved. Also Tom is indirectly responsible for Gatsby’s
death. At the end of the novel, when Nick meets Tom on the street one day and asks him
what Tom told George Wilson, Tom replies that Gatsby “had it coming to him anyway” for
“twisting Daisy’s mind like that.”

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“What if I did tell him? That fellow had it
coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did in Daisy’s, but he was a
tough one. He ran over Myrtle like you’d run over a dog and never even stopped his
car.”

The term “catharsis”
means purging or unloading oneself. In a sense, the entire novel can be considered
Nick’s catharsis. He writes about Gatsby in retrospect, trying to come to grips with his
own conflicting values. Choose just about anything Nick says in the very last chapter to
illustrate this:

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And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown
world, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end
of Daisy’s dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have
seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was
already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the
dark fields of the republic rolled on under the
night.

The term “pathos”
means emotional appeal. There are several instances in the novel where Nick shows pathos
towards Gatsby. One is while he is trying to arrange Gatsby’s funeral, calling up
everyone he knows in hopes of finding some people to attend the funeral. He
says:

I wanted
to get somebody for him. I wanted to go into the room where he lay and reassure him:
“I’ll get somebody for you, Gatsby. Don’t worry. Just trust me and I’ll get somebody for
you ——”

Use an example to describe what is meant by motivation.with examples

I realize that this is a business query, but my example
will come from the world of basketball.  The original article in which this appears is
from a Bill Simmons piece written for ESPN.com.  The topic is about the great basketball
coach, Pat Riley, who coincidentally does motivation seminars for business
organizations:

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I once heard a great story about Game
6 of the 2006 Finals, when Miami was trying to clinch the title in Dallas, from someone
who has seen the unedited footage of Miami's huddles in the second-half timeouts. Pat
Riley basically stopped coaching. Threw out his X's and O's. Quit giving advice. Stopped
drawing up plays.
So what did he do? He screamed at his
guys like a boxing trainer. You're tougher than them! YOU'RE TOUGHER THAN THEM! Don't
let up! They are ready to quit! They are ready to fold! Keep attacking them! Keep
getting to the rim! Keep knocking their a@*es down! No layups! No dunks! Stay together!
YOU ARE TOUGHER THAN THEM! YOU ARE TOUGHER THAN THEM! That's what he did for the entire
second half. Eventually, his players believed
him.

The
motivational element here is that Coach Riley ended up appealing to his athletes through
emotional language.  The idea of a basketball coach "throwing out basketball" and
actually speaking to his athletes as a coach of another sport represents the great skill
of being able to understand the need of all great motivators:  Different tools for
different jobs.  Motivation means understanding what is needed at a particular moment in
time, and Coach Riley understood that with precision and startling
accuracy.

Another great example of motivation would
actually come from the Bhagavad- Gita.  Assembled on the battlefield, the great archer
and warrior, Arjuna, was preparing to fight.  He ordered his charioteer, Lord Krishna,
to slow down his advance and Arjuna stared at the opposing side that was filled with
relatives, former friends, and intense hated directed at Arjuna.  For his part the great
warrior became dejected and laid down his arms at Krishna's feet, explaining that he
lacked the will and focus to fight.  The entire Gita is Krishna's motivational speech
for Arjuna.  Essentially, Krishna compels Arjuna to accept that there is a larger
element present and embracing this is what can compel him to do his duty without fear of
consequences.  In the end, this is a great motivator in that he is able to convince
Arjuna that the larger goal is one that exists outside of his own existential crisis,
and that seeing himself in this larger configuration can help ease his pain.  It does
and Arjuna triumphs with his faith in Krishna's motivation.

Why does Keats specifically use the grasshopper and the cricket for his sonnet "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket"?

The meaning of Keats' poem "On the Grasshopper and
Cricket" and the reason he particularly chooses the grasshopper and the cricket derives
from the opening line ("The poetry of earth is never dead") and is mirrored in the ninth
line ("The poetry of earth is ceasing never"). Composed in one octave (eight lines) and
one sestet (six lines) and having the rhyme scheme abbaabba (octave) cdecde (sestet)
without an ending couplet, this poem is structured as a Petrarchan sonnet of fourteen
lines. In the Petrarchan sonnet, the ninth line turns the poem to a new subject matter
in what is called the sonnet volta; all sonnets require a change of
subject matter to usher in the resolution to the problem or idea introduced in the first
eight lines.

In this poem the ninth line
volta repeats the first line with a variation and turns the subject
from summer and the grasshopper to winter and the cricket. In Keats' poetic imagination,
imagery and vision, these two small creatures are the voices of nature--which is often
commemorated in Romantic period poetry--one speaking in summer when all else is "faint
with the hot sun" and quiet "in cooling trees" and the other speaking in winter when
"the frost has brought silence" except for "The Cricket's song" from "the stove." Keats'
is praising these two small yet insistent voices of nature that are never silent even
when all else is and that have the power to make summer seem to spring from frozen
winter. In other words, Keats specifically uses the grasshopper and cricket because they
are the voices of nature that continue when all other voices in their season are
stilled.

What happens if there is too much dopamine present in the brain?

Dopamine is one of many important neurotransmitters in
brain tissue, these neurotransmitter chemicals interact with each other and relay
chemical messages from neuron to neuron as they pass from synapse to synapse. Dopamine
acts as a precursor for other neurotransmitters including adrenaline. In the frontal
lobe of the brain Dopamine helps control the flow of neuronal information to other ares
of the brain. Incoherent thought may be one symptom of Dopamine abnormalities. Dopamine
tends to balance out another neurotransmitter called serotonin. When serotonin levels
are low, dopamine levels rise and vice versa. An over abundance of dopamine may lead to
paranoid type behavior, the person may be overly suspicious of other people. The person
may isolate themselves because of feelings of mistrust. This interferes with normal
social interactions and can have negative impacts on social and love
relationships.

What is the Chapter 17 summary for The Egypt Game?

The Egypt kids, who had left a question for Oracle of
Thoth to answer the day before, gather at the alley and enter Egypt together. April
takes charge, directing the children to put on their costumes and sit around the Oracle.
She then begins the ceremony.

April, as the "high
priestess," introduces Ken, who is playing the "famous general" Horemheb, to the Oracle.
It is Ken who is to have left the question, and he has supposedly been "fasting in a
holy cell" while he has been waiting for an answer. April then burns some "twisted paper
logs" in the "sacred fire-bowl," and leads a procession around the grotto, but then
approaches the altar alone where Thoth sits with the slip of paper containing the
question Ken has asked in its beak. Everyone chants while April takes the paper from
Thoth's beak and reads it. As she reads it she frowns, then turns to the others and
demands, "Who's the wise guy?" On the paper, Ken had asked if he will be "a big league
star someday," and to April's surprise, there is an answer on the back of the paper,
written in an unfamiliar hand. As the children do not really believe that the Oracle is
real, April naturally suspects that one of them must have written the response, but
everyone denies doing it. Melanie suggests that they try the whole thing again, and
watch each other very carefully to determine which of them is the culprit, and everyone
agrees. April is chosen to leave the next question with Thoth, and she writes her query
on a piece of paper and has Toby place it in Thoth's
beak.

As the ceremony concludes, there is the sound of
thunder, and the Egypt kids run outside. It begins to rain (Chapter
17).

Describe Simon Wheeler’s tone and if you think it adds to the humor of Mark Twain’s story.

In Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras
County," the sesterer, Simon Wheeler, exaggerates his description of the frog's
talents.  For instance, he acts as though the frog were intelligent and thoughtful as he
comments,

You
never see a frog so modest and straightfor'ard as he was, for all he  was so
gifted.

This exaggeration is
typical of western humorists, and with his dialect, Wheeler's effective
exaggeration clearly adds to the humor of Twain's story. This exaggeration that is
intended to delight the reader is also evident in the passage in which he describes how
Smiley "learn that frog to jump":

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He'd give him a little punch behind, and the net
minute you's see that frog whirling in the air like a doughnut--see him turn one summer
set, or maybe a couple, if he got a good start, and come down flatfooted and all right,
like a cat.....

Smiley said all a frog wanted was
education, and he could do 'most anything--and I believe him.  Why, I've seen him set
Dan'l Webster down here on the foor--Dan'l Webster was the name of the frog--and sing
out, "Flies, Dan'l flies!" and quicker'n ou could wink he'd spring straight up and snake
a fly off'n the counter there, and flop down on the floor ag'in as solid as a gob of
mud, and fall to scratchin' the side of his head with his hind foot as indifferent as if
he hadn't no idea he'd been doin' any more'n any frog might
do.

The exaggeration and
dialect of Smiley in the story within a story definitely adds to the humor as well as
providing Twain with the fodder for his satire on the tall tale, and cultural
differences in the western and eastern sections of the United
States.

Macbeth's tragedy is that he understands the evil nature of his actions, but proceeds with them anyway in Macbeth.Discuss.

If you want to discuss Macbeth's knowing the evil nature
of what he does in Shakespeare's Macbeth, you can look at a couple
of passages that demonstrate his awareness. 

After Macbeth
is told he will be both Cawdor and king, and the prediction concerning Cawdor comes
true, he reveals in an aside that he is already thinking of killing Duncan, thinking
what it will take for him to become king, and these thoughts fill him with horror.  In
his aside in Act 1.3.133-145, he reveals that his thoughts "yield to that
suggestion/Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair,/And make my seated heart knock at my
ribs/Against the use of nature" (137-140).  And he considers the thoughts "horrible
imaginings." 

Then in Act 1.7.1-28 Macbeth ponders the
reasons why he should not assassinate Duncan.  Macbeth worries about damnation in the
afterlife if he goes through with the killing.  He feels badly because Duncan has
treated him well, and because Duncan has been a humble king.  He also recognizes that
his role as host to Duncan should result in his protecting his guest, not in his killing
his guest. 

All of the above reveal that Macbeth
understands the evil nature of his actions.  He recognizes
that:

...I
have no spur

To prick the sides of my intent, but
only

Vaulting Ambition, which o'erleaps
itself

And falls on
th'other--

He closes his
speech with the metaphor comparing his vaulting ambition to a rider jumping on to a
horse and falling off the other side.  He has nothing to spur him on--no good reasons
(he's just contemplated all the reasons not to kill Duncan).  He
has only his vaulting ambition, which will result in his falling off on the other side
of the horse, figuratively. 

But, of course, Macbeth goes
ahead with the assassination anyway.  He knows the evil nature of what he's about to do,
but he does it anyway.

Is the job of Phagocytosis simply to eat microorganisms ? Are there anymicroorganisms that Phagocytosis can't eat ?

Yes, phagocytes are part of your immune system and
immunologic response. They help to protect us from disease. Phagocytes are a type of
leukocyte as is a neutrophil. Phagocytes search out and engulf and destroy foreign
invaders in the blood like bacteria, viruses, and
fungi.

Yes, there are many microorganisms that the
phagocytes can't engulf and destroy. Cancer cells are a good example. Most types of
cancer are transmitted through the lymphatic system not the bloodstream.  Certain
leukemia's are susceptible to phagocytosis but the number of immature leukocytes seen in
leukemia is so great that the phagocytes can not destroy enough to make any appreciable
change in the patients condition.

Could mythology be considered a science or is it more of a sub-genre of theology?I just want to know if mythology could be used as a science to...

In my opinion, mythology is more of a sub-genre. Since
mythology is interconnected by many other sections of thought such as Philosophy.
Psychology as well, since they both study on mythology of why the people think so,
create such stories etc. Also, I would say that for a book of science fiction, mythology
would act as a minority than a majority. Mythology is better for science writing than a
novel to be considered. Its best pairing can be either psychology or
philosophy.

eg.  "Two things are infinite: the universe and
human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein's
quote.

Here mythology could be adapted that supports the
view of Einstein himself. Explaining of his own
perspective.

And fantasy would be rather unreliable to use
Mythology at its full potential.

I would suggest science
writing. (eg. human nature)

Examples of this are some
books:

- Human Nature

-
Collected quotes of Albert einstein, or Gandhi's.

All of
this requires thinking.

" Never stop questioning, curiosity
has its own reason for existing."

What was the significance of the Mexican-American War in creating conditions that eventually resulted in the American Civil War?

In my opinion, the importance of the Mexican-American War
was that it destroyed the compromises between North and South that had previously been
established.  By doing so, it reopened the arguments over the extension of slavery. 
This caused the North and South to grow further apart and finally
split.

Before 1846, the Missouri Compromise had more or
less solved the issue of the expansion of slavery.  But now, the war threatened to bring
more land into the United States.  Significantly, all this land would be in the South. 
This made the North very suspicious of the war and of the motives behind
it.

Once the land was taken from Mexico, a debate arose
over whether it would be free or slave.  The process of debate led to such things as the
Compromise of 1850.  This debate, as I said, reopened the suspicions that the two
regions had of each other and forced them to argue once again over the extension of
slavery.

Discussion QuestionWhat is the moral diversity argument for nonobjectivism? How do moral objectivists attempt to answer it?

Moral objectivism is an ethical position that states that
the system of ethics should be the same for everyone and people cannot have a different
set of ethics applying to them just because they are different in some way, which could
include race, sex, religion, etc.

A system of ethics that
is not universal is bound to allow some people to justify the actions that they perform
and also assert that if others do the same it is
unethical.

This is a stand that a person may attempt to
take in the name of moral diversity. As an example it is ethical for a man to beat up
his wife is she refuses to sacrifice her career which pays her more than her husband is
earning because the husband wants to have a child; but the wife cannot demand that her
husband give up his job and look after their 3 year old
son.

The universal righteousness of moral objectivism is
something that has now been well understood and almost all universal policies and
agreements take this into account.

Choose at least 3 gods (not Apollo) who are made reference to in the play.

Very early in the play the chief god, Zeus, is spoken of
by a priest of Zeus. As the leader of the gods, Zeus had a hand in events that occurred
on earth and directed human destiny. He was the god of law and social
order.

In the same speech, the priest of Zeus invokes the
goddess Athena. She was the goddess of wisdom and war and was said to be Zeus's favorite
child. Even though a city might have another god as patron, rulers would often seek
wisdom from Athena.

Later, the Chorus calls on Athena's
"earth-protecting sister, Artemis." She was the twin sister of Apollo. Known as the
goddess of the hunt, Artemis also was the protector of women and
children.

Now, consider what is going on in Thebes when the
priest and the chorus talk to and about these gods. Why do you think it is appropriate
for them to consult these gods in particular?

Determine the numbers x between 0 and 2pi where the line tangent to the curve is horizontal. y=sin(x)+sqrt(3)*cos(x)

y = sinx +sqrt3 cosx.

The
tangent at (x1, y1) to the curve y = sinx+(sqrt3) cosx is given
by:

y - y1 =
(dy/dx)(x-x1).

dy/dx =
d/dx{sin(x)+sqrt(3)*cos(x)}.

dy/dx =
cosx+(sqrt3)(-sinx).

When the curve is horizontal, (or
parallel to x axis), dy/dx = 0.

So  cosx - (sqrt3)sinx =
0.

cosx =
(sqrt3)sinx.

cosx/sinx =
sqrt3.

Taking the reciprocals of both sides, we
get:

tanx = 1/sqrt3.

x = 30 de
or x = (180+30) deg = 210 degree.

x = pi/6 radians, ot x =
pi+pi/6 = 7pi/6.

Therefore  x = pi/6 or x = 7pi/6 are the
solutions in (0 ,2pi). 

When people get white spots on the fingernail, is this a calcium deposit?

White spots on the nails have usually been associated with
calcium deposits or a deficiency of calcium. This is not the correct cause for these. In
a majority of cases these marks are the result of injuries to the nail bed. The injuries
take a long time to show up as marks on the nails and people usually forget that they
had been hurt. The minor injuries could be something like the fingernail being squeezed
below a heavy bag, injuries during a manicure or the alike. In a minority of cases the
white marks are a result of zinc deficiency or infections.

In "The Destructors", what is the symbolic significance of "The gray ash floated above them and fell on their heads like age"?

I think to answer this question you need to go back to the
motives of the boys, and particularly of T., for destroying the house and in particular
for burning the money. Consider what T. says before burning the savings of "Old
Misery":

"We
aren't thieves," T. said. "Nobody's going to steal anything from this house. I kept
these for you and me - a celebration." He knelt down on the floor and counted them out.
There were seventy in all. "We'll burn them," he said, "one by one," and taking it in
turns they held a note upward and lit the top corner, so that the flame burnt slowly
toward their fingers. The grey ash floated above them and fell on their heads like
age.

Note that T. calls this
"something special" and a "celebration." It is well worth us thinking why it is that T.
doesn't want to steal the money and keep it, but merely burns it. Since T.'s family
income has declined, burning Old Misery's money, rather than stealing it, may seem to T.
the ultimate way to show that he finds no value in what the world finds meaningful. T.,
after all, is obsessed with the destruction of the house, and in burning the money
Greene shows us a symbol of his nihilism. The quote you highlighted seems to emphasise
how world weary these boys are - how they have grown up with nothing but war and
destruction for all of their lives, and are much older than their
years.

What does Proctor hope to accomplish by making his affair public in The Crucible? Explain how this will happen.

Admitting this embarassing and painful truth to the entire
Salem community, and in front of the Puritan judges from Boston will give him instant
credibility.  Why would anyone confess something that would ruin their reputation in the
eyes of the entire village, and permanently, unless it were true?  Why would any man
toss away his good name? By confessing this, Proctor has his best chance to convince the
court that Williams is lying, and that the hangings are of innocent
people.

It's a gamble, to be sure, but since his wife's
life is at stake, along with many of Proctor's innocent friends, he feels it is worth
it, that it is his last resort.

Can I get an in-depth analysis of "Zebras" by Roy Campbell?I have to teach this poem, but it's a bit vague. I need an in-depth analysis.

I just reread the poem in order to be able to give you a
more solid answer, and in this rereading what struck me most were two
things:

1. The form of the poem: It's a sonnet, obviously,
and it's clearly more an Italian sonnet than it is an English sonnet. In teaching the
poem, you could show students how to scan lines and how to label the end rhyme in order
to fully appreciate the poem's structure. Simply talking about form, though, can be
dull, so I'd suggest maybe explaining that sonnets tend to be love poems and then asking
if this poem isn't also a sort of love poem (or a sex poem, perhaps more
accurately).

2. The imagery of the poem: The images in "The
Zebras" are beautiful. Depending on your group of students, you could ask them to
identify specfic types of images (e.g. the constant play in the on light versus
darkness, which echoes the very patterns on the zebras).

I
hope that these suggestions are helpful. Send me a message if you want to talk
more.

I have to write an essay on common sayings. What would be a good thesis statement on this? Need help

How about examining the cultural aspects of proverbs or
sayings? I am sure you have heard many proverbs from different cultures in your life.
Your thesis statement could center around how such sayings are illustrative of the
culture from which they originate. You could do this with various time periods as well,
for example ancient Jewish proverbs or ancient Chinese
proverbs.

If you check out the website below, you will see
many such sayings and proverbs organized by nation and culture. Peruse this list and
then ask yourself if there is a common thread that you could form a thesis around. For
example, in this list, there are many Chinese proverbs that seem to reflect the Chinese
culture and religion. Also, Jewish proverbs (you can also check in the Book of Proverbs
in the Bible) reflect certain cultural values.

If you don't
like that idea, perhaps your thesis could center around the wisdom inherent in proverbs,
or what aspects of life proverbs tend to center around (getting along with people,
keeping one's mouth shut, being honest, etc.)

What message does George Orwell portray when it comes to the equality of the animals on Manor Farm?

One of the messages he portrays, as he satirizes the rise
to power of Joseph Stalin, is the message that almost every leader is interested mostly
in making their own life better, consolidating power, etc., and that they will quickly
change once they begin to have that power and no longer feel a connection with common
people.

In this case, Napoleon is the stand-in for Stalin,
who constantly maintained the image of a common man but was certainly not hesitant to
kill millions of common folks to be sure that he got his way and that no one was ready
to cross him or threaten his control.

Orwell satirizes this
process and in so doing provides a number of good examples that we can often use to
characterize or act as allegory for political actions in the past and the
present.

In Chapters 3&4 of The Secret Life Of Bees, how are the bee quotes at the beginning appropriate for the chapters?

New
beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her
circle of attendants. (Chapter
3)

Chapter 3 marks the
beginning of Lily's journey to find the truth behind her mother's death.  While she does
not know at this point that she will be lead to August Boatwright's house, this quote
suggests that she will find a new "queen" by first finding other "bees" who are working
for her.  This quote foreshadows the community Lily is
about to belong to.  At this point in the story, the reader has to wonder, will this new
"queen" replace Lily's mother?

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Honey bees are social insects and live in
colonies. Each colony is a family unit, a single egg-laying female or queen and her many
sterile daughters called workers. The workers cooperate in the food-gathering,
nest-building and rearing the offspring. Males are reared only at the time of year when
their presence is required. (Chapter
4)

Chapter 4 is the arrival
of Lily and Rosaleen at August's house.  The first thing they notice is a woman in the
front tending to a beehive.  The door is then answered by two women.  Finally, Lily is
introduced to August herself.  This is a community that is built around an untraditional
"family."  As suggested by the quote, there is one queen and several female workers, who
each have jobs.  There are no men at August's house - but the foreshadowing quote
suggests that this doesn't mean there are never men there, they
simply are only around when they are absolutely
necessary.

Explain why Polonius thinks Hamlet is or is not insane.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Polonius
thinks Hamlet is insane or "mad," because Hamlet wants him to think he is mad--it's part
of his plan.

In Act 1.5.171, after Hamlet has been told by
the Ghost that Claudius killed King Hamlet, Hamlet tells Horatio that he may put an
"antic disposition on," or fake madness, and that Horatio should not let on that Hamlet
is just faking.  The Ghost gives his blessing, so to speak, to the plan by calling out
for Horatio to "Swear" he will do as Hamlet asks. 

Ophelia
incorporates herself into Hamlet's plan by obeying her father and returning his letters
to him and denying him access to see her.  She later tries to spy on Hamlet while
engaging him in a conversation as Polonius and Claudius listen.  Thus, Hamlet uses her
to reveal his "madness," knowing, presumably, that his antics will get back to the king,
which they eventually do, of course.    

When Hamlet grabs
Ophelia's arm and studies her face as if he were an artist, sighs as if he were dying,
then walks away without looking where he's going, he is pretending to be mad.  He wants
the king to be preoccupied with Hamlet's madness, rather than with the fact that Hamlet
is going to revenge his father.  He acts mad so Polonius will think he's mad.  And it
works. 

Explain in depth the factors that encouraged European exploration.i need long answer(12-15 sentences) im using "World History" text book, and i...

Two important developments provided incentives for
European exploration. First ,Europe's population grew significantly in the fifteenth
century. The Black Death had devastated Europe's population in the mid-fourteenth
century, but, 150 years later, Europe's population had rebounded. The expanding
population meant increasing land values, a general increase of prosperity, and an
expansion of commerce. Growing trade led to advances in shipbuilding and navigation,
which made long sea voyages more feasible. The search for new goods and markets provided
a powerful impetus to exploration. Second, with the rise of nation-states, European
monarchs had the power, wealth, and desire to sponsor explorations that would develop
trade and further enrich them and their countries.Moreover, Muslim control over the
trade routes to the east resulted in rising prices of eastern goods. At the same time,
however, the Islamic world was not a significant sea power.Portugal and Spain, which had
struggled for a long time against Muslims in the Mediterranean, had incentives to seek
trade routes by sea to the east. Further, long and bitter wars with the Moors had
contributed to religious fervor among the Iberians. Christopher Columbus, for example,
recited vespers every evening, led his crew in religious observances,and (although he
never took monastic vows) sometimes wore the habit of a Franciscan
monk.

Show how three lines in a plane can intersect in no points, exactly one point, exactly two points, or exactly three points?Draw it

Drawing a picture will be the easiest way to picture the
four scenarios that you are describing.  It will be easiest to visualize if you draw a
separate diagram for each of the four scenarios.

In the
first scenario you are asked to show how three lines in a plane can intersect in no
points.  If three lines within the same plane are parallel,  they will not intersect. To
draw this, you should first draw a plane, usually represented by a parallelogram. 
Within the plane, draw three parallel lines.

In the second
scenario you are asked to show how three lines can intersect in one points.  In this
case, your lines will all cross in one location, similar to an
asterisk.

In the third scenario you are asked to show how
two lines cam intersect in two points.  In this case, you will need two parallel lines
and a third line that intersects both of the parallel
lines.

In the fourth scenario you are asked to show how
three lines can intersect in three points.  In this case you need to show three lines
forming a triangle with the ends of the lines extended beyond the three corners of the
triangle. 

I hope that these descriptions help you see the
final results.

What is Germ Warfare?

Germ warfare is, these days, more typically known as
biological warfare.  It is the use of biological agents to kill or incapacitate your
enemy in war or to destroy the enemy's resources.

For
example, during World War II, the Japanese experimented with trying to spread bubonic
plague by dropping infected fleas from airplanes.  This did not really come to anything,
but it would have been germ warfare -- trying to kill enemies by making them
ill.

Another example would be if someone introduced a
really bad disease of (for example) corn to the American Midwest.  If an enemy did this,
they might (if they were successful) really hurt the American
economy.

Please explain what the author means when he states that some consider CM's fatal odyssey was due to an unresolved Oedipal conflict. pg 184I don't...

Chris McCandless's relationship with his parents was
strained to say the least. The details and background on their relationship isn't
revealed in Into the Wild and the parents claim that they themselves do not understand
the anger and resentment that Chris felt toward
them.

Because there is so little known about the nature of
this relationship the only conclusions that can be drawn about this idea as a source for
Chris's behavior are highly speculative at best. Some have argued, however, that Chris's
behavior is his attempt to "get back" at his father and the anger that Chris feels
toward him for his previous marriage and the facade that the parents created in the
family's "perfect life." Such an interpretation would fall under the broad umbrella of
Oedipal conflict, which draws its name from Oedipus. Beyond that, however, there are no
other connections between the stories of Chris McCandless and
Oedipus.

When Jonas learns all about colors, he claims "it isn't fair that nothing has color", why does he say this in The Giver?

Here is what I think is going on here -- he is worried
about being unable to choose.

What bothers Jonas right now
is that people are not able to choose because they do not know about colors.  He thinks
that people should be able to choose things such as what color of clothes they want to
wear on that particular day.

So, to Jonas, the fact that
people can't see color is another bad thing about Sameness -- it prevents people from
being able to make choices in their lives.