Discuss and illustrate Thoreau’s ideas on education.I have to answer this question about Walden and I can't remember where in the book he talks...

Walden is a work in which Thoreau
expresses his views and philosophies about all manner of things--from bugs to books to
"brute neighbors."  His conversation in chapter 3, "Reading," seems to me the jumping
off point for the question you've been given.  Here, Thoreau bemoans the failure of the
current (to his time, of course) educational system and students who are no longer being
taught the classics.  He goes on to make the case for using the classics to enhance both
the mind and the spirit.  Hope that gets you started!

If Jesus died on the cross who woke up in the grave?answer that

picturesque:

You are wrong.
Your evidence is all wrong. Jesus couldn't have survived His death on the
cross.

Firstly, you argue that Jesus couldn't have died
because one who was crucified on the cross was cursed by God. This is exactly what
happened to Jesus. He was forsaken by God. Before He died, he cried out with a loud
voice saying "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" This is direct proof that Jesus
had been cursed by God. Because Jesus was both God and man, he was able to take the
curse upon Himself, because He was man.

Secondly, you argue
that the blood of Jesus gushed forth. The detail you have missed is that blood
and water gushed out of Him. If Jesus had been alive, this would
have only been blood, but because He was dead, His blood had separated. It was also
impossible for him to have lived, because they pierced his side with a spear, and had
broken His legs, meaning He couldn't breathe.

In addition,
before He died, Jesus said to one of the crimminals beside Him, that 'today you will be
with me in paridise'. I don't call paridise a tomb. Paridise is heaven, and going to
heaven means you have died.

Jesus Christ did die. If He
hadn't, His sacrifice would mean nothing to us because He wouldn't have conquered sin's
hold over us.

Compare and contrast Sita and Draupadi.

Both characters occupy a really powerful role in both the
Ramayana and Mahabarata as well as in Indian
Literature, in general.   Like so much with classical literature, there are raging
complexities that lie underneath the supposedly simple surface.  Both women play vital
roles in honor bound times and both have to endure a specific level of challenge because
of this position.  Sita must battle through the elements in being Lord Rama’s wife while
Draupadi finds challenges in being married to the five Pandavas.  As a result of their
position, they have to endure something that could be perceived as humiliation and are
proven to be above reproach.  Draupadi’s disrobing is a moment that would test the
character of any person, but her commitment to Lord Krishna who responds with providing
her with the sari that is endless is a testament to her faith.  Sita has to endure the
abduction by Ravana and withstanding his horrendous advances only to come back to Ayodha
and have to walk through the fire to prove her loyalty in order for the citizens to take
her back as her matriarch.  Both of them are also considered to be avatars of Hindu
divinity.  Sita is seen as a form of the Goddess Lakshmi, while Krishna refers to
Draupadi as “his sister,” indicating that she is an avatar of the Goddess Parvati.  Both
of them also challenge the male authority structures, but in different ways.  Draupadi
questions why she is seen as something to be bartered in a wager, suggesting that the
notion of womanhood, in general, is not something to be seen as objects.  Sita’s
devotion to Lord Ram is the standard for all loyalty, yet she refuses to stand by him
when she cannot be welcomed back to Ayodha with open and authentic reception, leaving
him to be alone.  In the modern predicament, both of them are seen in some level of
divergent lights.  Draupadi is seen as someone who forces men to acknowledge their own
savagery and cruelty, as she does not fight back, but rather devotes herself to Krishna
during the disrobing.  She stands tall and prays, almost achieving a transcendent
quality that forces men to recognize the fact that she is literally beyond them.  While
Sita is the epitome of devotion, I think that there is a tendency to dismiss her as the
victim of patriarchy.  I feel that this is a misreading of her because she, like Lord
Ram, is a product of the time period which curtailed everyone’s freedom.  The tendency
to reduce her to this quality is one element that might cause her to be viewed in a
different light than Draupadi.

What is the function of the neutral wire in an electric circuit?

In household electric circuits the standard wiring used
has three individual, insulated wires inside an outer wrap of additional insulation. Two
of the individual wires are color-coded:  black for the hot line, white for the neutral
line, and a third, bare ground wire.

In order for any
electric device, such as a toaster, microwave, light, etc. to work it has to be part of
a closed circuit.  A closed circuit means the electric current flows from a source,
through the device using the electricity, and then back to the source. This circuit, or
loop, must be closed (complete) in order for the device to work. A switch is an
intentional break in a circuit which allows someone to either have current flowing or
off in a particular circuit.

In practice, the electric
current flows from the main circuit panel through the black or hot line, then into the
device.  The return line (the neutral) completes the circuit backto the main panel. The
third ground wire is there to protect  you if there should be a break or defect in the
wiring so the current will go to ground instead of through you.

What is theoretical picture of late 19th century America that emerges from The Devl in the White City? How is that time like & unlike modern US?

I'm not sure what your use of the word "theoretical" means
in this context; however, I think perhaps you mean something like the stereotypical or
generic.  Anyway, that's the picture I'm going with.

The
turn of the century brought tremendous growth in America, and we especially see it in
The Devil in the White City.  This story is a little skewed for a
question like this because it takes place primarily in a big city--which was not the
norm for America at the time.  There are a few things we can determine about America
from the book, though.

1.  Big cities were dangerous and
corrupt.  Young girls came to town and were never seen again.  Graft and corruption were
omnipresent.  They were dirty and certainly works in progress.  In fact, the picture I
take from this reading is that Chicago (more than New York, which had been around longer
and didn't have the same character as a midwestern city) is a city trying to keep up
with its own growth.  It was a wilder town, because the people of the Midwest were,
shall we say, a little less refinedthan many Easterners--though New York had its share
of corruption, of course. It was just so easy for someone to get lost in the midst of
the busy-ness and unsanitary conditions and people taking advantage of naivete
(something Holmes took gruesome advantage of, of
course).

2.  People believed in the greatness of America. 
This was an event which drew millions of people; in fact, the numbers tell us nearly 30
million people attended the Fair from all over the world.  That number was almost half
the total population of the U.S. at the time.

3.  Americans
were creative and inventive and innovative.  Look at everything new which came from this
event--foods, energy, architecture, engineering, transportation, sanitation--you can
name plenty more, as you've read, too.

4.  Americans were
resourceful.  We see that over and over as Burnham and his crews had to overcome
obstacles--some of them overwhelming--time after time. 

5. 
This is an era in which America had "kings" of commerce and philanthropy.  This was
especially evident in New York, of course, as such "royalty" was just rising to power in
the West.  The word tycoon fits this era perfectly.

6. 
People (not just Americans) were still able to be awed by sights and sounds and
experiences which we would find rather mundane today.  The gondola rides, for
example, brought Venice to people who had generally only heardof
such wonders.  (Las Vegas has taken advantage of that same kind desire for experience,
but there is no real awe today.)  People were not in touch with the rest of the world
through every possible media, and travel was not as common for them.  Bringing sights
from around the world was awe-inspiring to the pioneering, manufacturing, working people
of America.

That should get you started,
anyway. 

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What organs are found in the Hypogastric region, and Epigastric region?

Within the region described as the hypogastric or
hypogastrium, you can find most of the small and large intestine, the bladder, and
depending on how you divide things up, portions of the stomach, the kidneys, etc.  It is
generally defined as the region of the abdomen below the
navel.

The epigastric region, or the epigastrium, the
region above the navel, contains the liver, the pancreas and a portion of the stomach,
again depending in some sense on where you are going to divide things
up.

Why doesn't the narrator reveal the main conflict till most until a great deal of the story has passed?why has this question been closed when the...

In my opinion, the author does this because he wants to
show us something about Rainsford's personality and his beliefs.  I think he does this
because the story is partly about how Rainsford's experiences affect (or do not affect)
his beliefs.

By having the main conflict start so late, the
author is able to show us more about what Rainsford is like
before he gets hunted.  We see, for example, that he has no
sympathy for the animals he has hunted.  But we also see that he thinks that the idea of
hunting people is totally abhorrent.  Because we get this detailed view of his opinions,
the rest of the story becomes more interesting.  It especially makes us very curious as
to what the ending implies.  What will Rainsford do now that he has killed Zaroff --
will he stick to his values or will he do what Zaroff had been
doing?

What are the main images and symbols in Chopin's The Awakening?

There are many symbols in "The Awakening". Once of the
most important ones is the birds that are mentioned, specifically, the parrot and the
mockingbird. The parrot represents Edna or, more specifically, that it gives voice to
Edna’s unspoken feelings. Also, it’s in a cage, which is a form of literal imprisonment
that highlights Edna’s figurative imprisonment. 

The mockingbird, also
caged, likely represents Mademoiselle Reisz with its odd markings and the whistling
notes it produces. Moreover, we learn at the start of the novel that the mockingbird is
perhaps the only one who’s capable of understanding the parrot’s Spanish. It’s a
stretch, but by the end of the novel, Mademoiselle Reisz is the only one capable of
understanding Edna. 

Caged birds in general are representative of
women during the Victorian Era, who expected by society to have no other role besides
that of wife and mother. It’s reasonable to think of the women as living out their lives
in gilded cages – present for decoration, given every comfort, and banned from any real
freedom. 

How does Juliet break the traditional patriarchal female mold?I also need quotes and techniques please.

"Traditional patriarchal female mold" is quite a phrase. 
However, if you are wondering how Juliet goes against the traditional role women in
Shakespeare's day were expected to play, and/or how she steps outside the bounds of
conventional behaviour expected of a young girl, there are many
examples.

The first happens in Act I, Scene iii when we
first meet her.  She is being prepared by her mother to meet a potential suitor at the
party their family will host that evening.  After a long and glowing build up of Paris
by both Lady Capulet and the Nurse, Juliet simply
says:

I'll
look to like, if looking liking move,

But no more deep will
I endart mine eye

Than your consent gives strength to make
it fly.

Basically, Juliet has
says, if he looks good to me, I'll see if I like him, but your endorsement of him
actually makes that less likely.  So, she is making it loud and clear that she intends
to follow her own heart and that the support of her mother doesn't make a hill of beans
to her.  This point of view was completely nontraditional in Shakespeare's day, when
young women had very little, if any say in who they
married.

Juliet continues this headstrong behaviour in two
significant scenes:  In Act II, Scene ii, she is actually the one that "proposes" to
Romeo:

Three
words, dear Romeo, and goodnight indeed.

If that thy bent
of love be honorable,

Thy purpose
marriage...

...all my fortunes at thy foot I'll
lay,

And follow thee my lord throughout the
world.

Even today, it's a bit
unusual for the woman to do the "asking" for the man's hand in
marriage.

But the moment that is potentially the most
significant is Act III, Scene v, when Capulet tells her that she will marry Paris and
she basically replies, "Thanks, but no thanks."  She stands strong even as her father
shuns her from his sight saying:

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...Hang!  Beg!  Starve!  Die in the
streets!

For by my soul I'll ne'er acknowledge
thee,

Nor what is mine shall never do thee
good.

Going against her
father's commandment to marry Paris would have left Juliet with grim possibilities.  Her
father would have been right on the mark when he predicted she would beg, starve, and
die in the streets.  So she steps completely outside the bounds of female propriety here
in order to protect her secret marriage to Romeo.

What are the causes and effects of Jesus attracting followers.

I am not sure I understand your question, but I will
attempt to answer it. The cause for Jesus attracting followers that were called
his Apostles was to recruit 12 men to help him in his ministry. This was to be an early
example of what the church would be like. So, Jesus went about and chose 12 Apostles to
help him - James, Peter, John, Judas, etc. After that, Jesus' purpose on earth was to
attract people to his gospel message, that they needed to repent from their sins and be
saved. That he was the way, the truth, the life. That no one could come to the Father
except through him. That he was sent by God. That he would die on the cross to pay for
the sins of mankind so that people would not have to pay for their own
sins.

The results? Many were called, but few were chosen.
Those that chose to follow Jesus followed him and learned from him. Some tried to
persecute him. The Jewish leaders tried to persecute him and trap him everywhere he
went. The more miracles he performed, the more the head priests feared him and
ultimately, convinced the Roman authorites that he was a zealot and against Rome, and he
was captured and crucified.

If this is not what you are
looking for, please repost your question.

Why is the Prodigal Son a parable?

If you are talking about the Biblical story of the
prodigal son, it is a parable because it is a story that is meant to illustrate a
point.  It is meant to illustrate the idea of God's
mercy.

A parable is a short story that is meant to convey
some moral or religious message.  In this case, the message that is conveyed is that God
is willing to forgive people who have acted badly.  Because of this, there is always
hope of salvation for people, no matter how badly they have acted in the
past.

This story is not just meant to be "hey, look at this
interesting thing that happened to this younger son."  Instead, it is meant as an
illustration of this fundamental idea about God.  This makes it a
parable.

What is the World War II axis power summary?

One very important note about the power of the axis
countries was the split that always existed between Hitler and Stalin.  Neither one
actually trusted the other, and as soon as it became apparent that his aims could not be
accomplished working with Stalin, Hitler turned on him and invaded
Russia.

This more than any other factor likely spelled the
end for the Axis powers.  Germany blunted the incredible power of its army in an endless
bloodbath across Eastern Europe and into Stalingrad and this allowed England and the US
to enter the war on the Western Front without facing the real power of the German
armies.

Thanks to immense sacrifices including millions of
deaths both civilian and military, the split between Russia and the rest of the Axis
powers spelled their doom.

Discuss the challenge of the global economy for organisation and its implications for HRM.to succeed in global market place the challenge for all...

Personally, i see the biggest challenge for HRM in the
global market is (as you've already stated) - to understand cultural differences
& to invest in human resource. Essentially, as the world becomes more homogenous
(share & enjoy similar food, fashion, tastes...) you would think that
recruitment, employment etc... would simply follow this pattern - but culturally we are
all very different and have different expectations or needs. For example, in New
Zealand, at the interview stage it is quite normal to bring support people with you. In
'European' culture this might be viewed as being quite strange considering it is you
trying to make a good impression on a potential employer- whereas for Maori or Pacific
Islanders having support (be it family members or friends) is quite normal. In fact
employment law dictates here that this option must be made available and cannot
prejudice the outcome! Hmmmmmm......

Other cultural
differences i am noticing are C.V.'s with photos. Ten years ago it was considered
'showy' or unprofessional to include a photo (aka passport/driver's licence) on the
front page of  your c.v. whereas today many applicants/institutions insist on a photo
(photoshop et al) so they can 'remember you'. I'm not sure if this habit emerged from
Asia's rise but i can't say i've ever seen a c.v. from a Chinese/Korean without a
photo!

I also think that in today's climate it is not
merely enough to be tertiary qualified (fairly normal these days) but it is expected
that most workers are 'life-time' learners with 'extra' qualifications added later
(usually job specific grad/postgrad diplomas). Employers need to make more use of
'other' skills that could be valuable for an organisation. The main one of course is
language skills. Being able to communicate with staff whose 1st language is not english
is a major asset for companies today. Other skills could include leadership,
organisation, group work.... 

In The Chrysalids, is the deviation found in Waknuk a sign of new beginning and why?

Great question! I think it is important to focus on the
setting of the story as well as the title to think through this question. Remember, in
America, this story was first published as The Re-Birth. This is
somewhat less subtle than Wyndham's initial choice of The
Chrysalids, but both capture the sense of humanity evolving and
becoming something different and new after the Tribulation - the nuclear disaster that
has destroyed the world as we know it. In particular, the title The Chrysalids for me
symbolises humanity in a state of transition - it is neither caterpillar any more (in
spite of the efforts of those in Waknuk) yet it has not yet become the beautiful
butterfly that is ready to break free from its chrysalis and fly away. Thus David and
his friends are forced to keep silent about the truth because they know that if they are
discovered they will be at best sterilised and exiled to the Fringes, and at worst
killed.

However, the voice who talks about this stage of
transition most clearly is the woman from Sealand, who in Chapter 14
says:

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"Neither his kind, nor his kind of thinking will
survive long. They are the crown of creation, they are ambition fulfilled - they have
nowhere more to go. But life is change, that is how it differs from the rocks, change is
its very nature...

The Old People brought down Tribulation,
and were broken into fragments by it. Your father and his kind are a part of those
fragments. They have become history without being aware of it. They are determined still
that there is a final form to defend: soon they will attain the stability they strive
for, in the only form it is granted - a place among the
fossils..."

According to her,
therefore, the future of humanity is clear. It does not lie with the Waknuk community
and its desperate attempts to hold back evolution, but with the people of
Sealand.

What are the three events, one cause and two effects, in the paragraph quoted?"In the fractional moment before horror paralyzed him, as he stared...

In Jack Finney's painfully suspenseful and horribly ironic
short story "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets," the cause
in the paragraph quoted,

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In the fractional moment before horror paralyzed
him, as he stared between his legs at that terrible length of street far beneath him, a
fragment of his mind raised his body in a spasmodic jerk to an upright position again,
but so violently that his head scraped hard against the wall, bouncing off it, and his
body swayed outward to the knife edge of balance, and he very nearly plunged backward
and fell. Then he was leaning far into the corner again, squeezing and pushing into it,
not only his face but his chest and stomach, his back arching; and his finger tips clung
with all the pressure of his pulling arms to the shoulder-high half-inch indentation in
the bricks.

is the site and
perspective Tom Benecke saw when he looked down to the street below: "[Tom] stared
between his legs at that terrible length of street far beneath him." This look and the
site it forced upon him caused two results, or affects, that were not automatic, that is
to say not in Tom's conscious control.

The first
affect was that "a fragment of his mind" forced a flight
response [from his amygdala brain center] that jerked his body from a leaning-over
position to an "upright position again." This would have been an unqualified good affect
if it hadn't been for the nature of the second affect.

The
second affect of the initial cause of seeing the street
perspective was that the jerking body motion, not consciously activated by Tom, threw
him so violently upright that his head hit and bounced off of the brick wall (which was
facing) of the building that he was on the wrong side
of.

This bounce had a corollary affect in that he was
thrown backward to what Finney calls the "knife edge of balance" where a metaphoric or
literal breeze or pigeon's feather could tip him one way or the other. But in a
conscious reaction to the second affect of the original cause, Tom
forced himself back against the brick wall again where he clung with his whole body and
the "pressure of his pulling arms."

In The Merchant of Venice, what does Shylock mean when he says, "To bait fish withal. If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge."

To understand a particular quotation from a play, you
really have to look at it in context, considering what has happened before the scene you
are referring to and who the character is talking to.

So,
in Act III scene 1 we are presented with a Shylock who is distraught. Jessica, his only
beloved daughter, has fled his household to elope with a Christian. Not only this, but
she also stole his safebox. This massive loss in his life serves to heighten his desire
to gain revenge on Antonio for all that he has suffered as a Jew. Shylock seems to focus
all of his pent up anger and distress on Antonio, repeating again and again the phrase
"Let him look to his bond" to emphasise how determined he is to take his "pound of
flesh." In response to Salerio's comment that he will not surely take the pound of
flesh, for what use would it be, he responds with your
quote:

To
bait fish withal. If it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge. He hath
disgraced me, and hindered me half a million, laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains,
scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies; and
what's his reason? I am a
Jew.

Being in such a
vulnerable position and still hurting terribly because of his daughter's desertion,
Shylock now is ever the more eager to gain some kind of relief or comfort from exacting
revenge on Antonio, who he sees as his enemy, because he has disparaged and treated him
badly because of his race. Even if he just uses Antonio's flesh to bait fish, it will
still "feed" his desire for revenge and his thirst to get even in some way and make up
for the massive emotional loss he has suffered.

What is a product feature?

In general business, product features are all the
qualities and characteristics of a product– its size, shape, materials, and its
functionalities and capabilities.

Of course, the product
features that are mentioned most are the qualities that make the product saleable or
that make it stand out from its competitors:  it is longer-lasting or more durable, it
is cheaper to operate, it is made of higher quality materials or it is better built, it
has a special function that its competitors do not, and so
forth.

In the computer field, the definition of 'product
feature' is a bit more specialized, and you can read something about that in the link I
provide below.

"Atticus,I have a feeling about this tonight-I- this is my fault," she began. Why this is her fault?.

In this part of the story Scout and Jem have just been
attacked on their way home from the pageant at school.  Aunt Alexandra is, of course,
beside herself.  Neither she nor Atticus accompanied the children to the play and likely
this guilt comes as a result of the maternal side of Aunt Alexandra that tells her she
should have either gone with the children to the play, or made them stay
home.

Don't forget that just a few pages before (in Chapter
27) when Scout is giving her mini-performance for Atticus, Alexandra and Cal, Aunt
Alexandra has a chill and says, "Something just walked over my grave."  This was a
moment of foreshadowing that something bad was going to happen later - and when it does
- no doubt Alexandra thinks she is partly responsible because she did nothing back when
she had the foreboding feeling.

In reality, however,
realize that the events of the evening are not in fact Alexandra's fault.  She likely
could have done nothing to stop them even if she had been with the
children.

Why is Cyrano de Bergerac considered to be written in the Restoration Baroque style?

Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac is one
of my favorite plays, though I must confess I've never particularly tried to categorize
or classify it by theatrical style.  I'm not a theatre aficionado, either, so I had to
go look a bit and see what the term used in your question, "Restoration Baroque,"
actually means. (My reference sites are listed below.)  Even after reading, I'm not so
sure I totally understand the term--or should I say two terms which are not always used
together. 

From what I gather, Restoration drama generally
has a strong, decisive hero who is honorable and brave.  Restoration comedies, however,
have heroes who are rather "loose" livers who have no compunctions about flaunting moral
codes.  Cyrano has both.  Think of DeGuiche who is so very overt in
his intentions to bed Roxane; he is the anti-hero in this play.  Cyrano, however, is
bold and brave in every way, symbolizing the attempt of Restoration theatre to epitomize
the ideal king (which they certainly had not had in the years preceding the Restoration
period).

Baroque is a theatrical style which borders on
farce; it's extravagant and bold and ornate.  That's Cyrano himself. He's all about the
grand gesture and the dramatic theatrics of love and sacrifice and even cowardice.  And,
of course, there is always that nose.

I suppose, then,
Cyrano probably does qualify as a Restoration Baroque work. 
However one chooses to classify it, this is a play for all time.

What precautions must be taken before giving a blood transfusion?Medical

Another key precaution that has to be taken in the process
before giving someone a transfusion is that the doctor or nurse has to establish whether
or not there are any blood disorders that could complicate the transfusion.  Hemophilia
is one of the more common blood disorders and transfusions can still be given but only
if clotting factor is added or serious bruising/bleeding may occur.  It is also common
after a person has received a large number of transfusions that the blood refuses to
clot on its own.

You would also have to establish whether
or not a person had any alergies to the iodine used to sterilize the plce on the arm for
the IV.  While this doesn't happen very often, you don't want an allergic reaction
starting when a person is needing blood, as that's a fairly life-critical
procedure.

Most doctors also check to see if there are
"needle tracks" or evidence of IV drug use, which can compromise veins to the point they
can't be used, and signal increased risk of infectious diseases already being present. 
Everyone in the room needs masks and gloves, so that no blood contact is made, and the
risk of infection is minimized.

How are Markheim's character traits revealed throughout Stevenson's short story "Markheiem"?

Three significant literary techniques Stevenson uses to
reveal Markheim's character traits in "Markheim" are the use of reflection, reminiscence
of past activities and his doppelganger. In the first, the presence of the hand mirror
gives Markheim an opportunity for a literal and metaphorical good hard look at himself.
In fact, while holding the mirror, he calls it a "hand conscience" thus indicating that
he is precisely thinking of how he could possibly be acting the way he is acting and
having the intentions that he has. (This has some similarities to Dostoyevsky's
Crime and Punishment when Raskolnikov is at Alyona's apartment.)
This reveals Markheim's sense of conscience, sense of right and wrong and true moral
guilt, even though he protests to himself that he feels no guilt over his choice and
act.

In a literary technique of flashback, Markheim later
reminisces about his earlier days when he had religious beliefs and was engaged in
religious activities; it was also a time during which he was a more moral person. This
shows Markheim's foundational character traits, the traits that were with him in the
beginning but have been trampled upon by hardships and
desperation.

The third literary technique Stevenson uses to
reveal Markheim's character traits is the doppelganger, which is a German word meaning
" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/doppelganger">double-walker."
It is said to be an alternate but identical presence of someone, a projection of a
person's energy field. Markheim's doppelganger comes walking up the stairs and
encourages him to put aside his false conviction that since he is in desperate straits,
God will understand and forgive his reason for murder; encourages him to face the truth
about his evil side, to see how far he has actually
fallen.

The doppelganger reveals Markheim's character
traits of self-delusion and pride that make him think murder is all right for
him because he has special circumstances. It also reveals
that Markheim still possesses the values, morals and beliefs of his past when these
reawaken and he is led to truthfully and humbly confess and face his
execution.

How does 'seeing clearly' or 'seeing the truth' help certain characters advance?

An interesting question. All of the characters in Zora
Neale Hurston's novel suffer from some kind of restriction of their vision. It is Janie,
at the novel's end who seems to come closest to 'seeing clearly'--only after her
experiencing through three different marriages and surviving both the hurricane and a
rabid Tea Cake.

We see many other characters, however, who
display great vision in certain arenas of life only to suffer from a lack of vision in
other areas of their life. Take, for instance, Joe Starks. Almost single-handedly, Joe
leads the townspeople of Eatonville in creating a growing, bustling metropolis. He
suffers, however, from his complete inability to credit or empower anyone else in his
quest, including Janie. Even, Tea Cake--meant to represent a kind of romantic
hero--suffers from his inability to escape the stereotypes society had placed in his
mind regarding class, wealth, and love. His ability to 'see clearly' and 'see the truth'
are limited as well.

Determine the coordinates of the extreme point of y = xlnx .

To determine the coordinates of the extreme point of the
given function, we'll differentiate the function.

f(x) = y
= xlnx

Since the expression of the function is a product,
we'll apply the product rule:

(u*v)' = u'*v +
u*v'

We'll note u = x => u' =
1

We'll note v = ln x => v' =
1/x

u'*v + u*v' = 1*lnx +
x*(1/x)

We'll eliminate like
terms:

u'*v + u*v' = ln x +
1

To calculate the coordinates of the extreme point, we'll
have to calculate the values of x for the derivative of the function is
cancelling;

ln x + 1 = 0

ln x
= -1

x = e^-1

x =
1/e

We'll calculate f(x) for x =
1/e

f(1/e) = (1/e)*ln
e^-1

f(1/e) = -1*(1/e)*ln
e

f(1/e) =
-1/e

The coordinates of the extreme point
are: (1/e , -1/e).

Please describe the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War?

The goal of General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern
Virginia was to take the action from war-torn Virginia onto Northern soil. Fresh off the
electrifying victory at Chancellorsville (where his heavily outnumbered army had been
caught off-guard), Lee's army was at its peak and probably the greatest fighting force
in the world. Lee's confidence (which proved to be overconfidence) in his troops was
also high, and his grand plan was to resupply his troops from the plentiful farmlands of
Pennsylvania while marching toward Baltimore and Philadelphia. His hope was to
eventually march southward back toward Washington in the hopes of capturing the capital.
Such a feat would have possibly gained the international recognition from other
nations that would have resulted in financial (and possibly military) aid as well as
formal recognition as a nation. A series of triumphs could also have ended the
war.

However, the vanguard of Lee's troops was surprised in
Gettysburg, and Lee was forced to battle the Union forces there. A series of mistakes
from his new corps commanders, particularly Lieutenant General Dick Ewell (the late
Stonewall Jackson's replacement) on the first day, gave the Federals a solid position to
give battle. Lee's army was unable to dislodge the Union troops from their strong
positions on the second day, and Lee ordered the disastrous "Pickett's Charge" on the
third day.

Although casualties were incredibly high on both
sides, Lee's army was shattered, and he was lucky to return to the safety of Virginia
soil. His losses were unable to be replaced, whereas the Union had vast numbers of men
to reinforce their ranks. Confederate hopes for international recognition and a possible
end to the war were ended, and Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the war. U.
S. Grant was soon named supreme commander of Union forces, and he took a more aggressive
approach against Lee, who was put on the defensive for the remainder of the
war. 

49v^2-75v=-24-5vfactoring

We'll use another method to solve the
quadratic equation.

First, we'll have to
re-write the equation.

We'll add 5v both
sides:

49v^2 - 75v + 5v =
-24

Now, we'll add 24 both
sides:

49v^2 - 75v + 5v + 24 =
0

We'll combine like
terms:

49v^2 - 70v + 24 =
0

From this point, we can calculate the roots using 2
methods

First
method:

We'll apply the quadratic
formula:

v1 = [-b+sqrt(b^2 -
4ac)]/2a

v1 =
[70+sqrt(196)]/98

v1 =
(70+14)/98

v1 = 84/98

v1 =
42/49

v1 =
6/7

v2 =
(70-14)/98

v2 = 56/98

v2 =
28/49

v2 =
4/7

Second
method:

We'll complete the
square

49v^2 - 70v + 24 =
0

[(7v)^2 - 7*2*5v + 5^2] - 5^2 + 24 =
0

(7v-5)^2 - 1 = 0

We'll solve
the difference of squares using the formula:

a^2 - b^2 =
(a-b)(a+b)

(7v-5)^2 - 1 =
(7v-5-1)(7v-5+1)

(7v-5)^2 - 1 =
(7v-6)(7v-4)

But, (7v-5)^2 - 1 = 0, so (7v-6)(7v-4) =
0

We'll set each factor as
0:

7v - 6 = 0

We'll add 6 both
sides:

7v = 6

We'll divide by
7:

v =
6/7

7v-4 =
0

We'll add 4 both sides:

7v =
4

v =
4/7

In the story "The Veldt," give two specific examples on how their virtual home has weakend the relationship between the parents and the...

1. Lydia, the mother, complains to her husband George that
she no longer feels needed--the house cooks, cleans, and now the nursery
entertains/plays with her children.  She senses from the beginning that the nursery is
taking her children away from her and feels that she has to compete with technology for
Peter and Wendy's affection.

2. When George begins to see
the danger of the nursery, he tells Peter and Wendy not to imagine Africa anymore. Both
children not only lie to him, telling him that there is no Africa in the nursery, but
Peter orders Wendy about, and she obeys him but does not obey her father when he tells
her to come back to him. At this point, it is more than obvious that the children
possess the authority in the virtual home. They are more tech savvy, and they know that
they hold the upperhand in that area over their parents.

3.
Most significantly, the virtual home has robbed the children of any sincere love for
their parents. Because the home does everything for them and their parents, they do not
have to spend any time together. Everything is virtual to the children; so it is
possible that they cannot distinguish between their virtual nursery world and the real
world--this is the only explanation for their cold reaction to trapping their parents
inside the nursery where they are eaten by the lions.

While
Bradbury's story is extreme, it is eerily similar to some of the problems of today's
American families--many parents sit at the dinner table (if they even do that) with
their children, and each family member texts or watches TV throughout the meal. I
recently heard one parent say that she really enjoys Facebook because that's how she
communicates with her middle school-age children--is that really considered
communication between children and their parents, especially when they live in the same
house? Thus, even though Bradbury's story was published decades ago, perhaps he was not
too far off when it comes to how dependent upon technology we will allow ourselves to
become.

What is the reason for finger nails and toe nails?

One theory about fingernails and toenails suggests that
they are designed to protect the delicate nail bed. This supposition has been dismissed
by many doctors, who point out that people who permanently lose nails develop tougher
nail beds. It seems more likely that the delicate tissue or quick under the nail evolved
in response to the presence of fingernails, rather than the other way
around.

The more likely reason for the presence of
fingernails and toenails is that they are useful. Fingernails help humans to scratch
things, peel fruit, open things, pick away the outer layers of other edibles, undo
knots, and perform a variety of other tasks. In a more distant past, fingernails
probably assisted humans with the capture of body lice, as is still seen among the great
apes. When the feet were used more like hands, toenails served a similar function,
helping humans to open vital food objects, strip bark to build structures, and other
such things.

Fingernails help the hands to grip things and
start rips and tears. If you remain unconvinced of the usefulness of fingernails, try
trimming them to the quick or covering them in tape for a day. Having fingernails out of
commission makes it much more difficult to scratch itches, clean the hair and scalp,
open foods, and perform a wide variety of delicate manipulations with the hands.
Toenails may not be quite as useful, but when you imagine the feet as hands, their
presence makes much more sense.

Like the hair, fingernails
are made out of keratin, a type of protein. If the nails are weak and brittle, higher
amounts of keratin should be ingested: a common source is gelatin, a food product
derived from the hooves of animals, which also contain keratin. An increase in the level
of keratin consumed will lead to healthier skin and nails.

Explain why The Catcher in the Rye concludes on a positive note?

I'm not sure it does.  About the only positive note is
that Holden does not commit suicide like James Castle.  Instead, he moves out to
California near his brother to be placed in a "rest home."  Ask any kid: that's not
positive.

What's more, Mr. Antolini makes a pass at him,
and Holden's parents pass him off to another institution.  Holden regrets telling the
reader details of his life.  He says:

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"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you
start missing everybody"

So,
it's an anticlimactic ending.  A real downer.  He shows regret instead of affirming
maturation.  Does Holden ever grow up?  I'm not so sure.

In
fact, some critics think Holden's next step will be to join the army and ship out to
Korea after this.  Maybe even die there.  Whatever the case, Holden seems destined to
live a life of fear and seclusion--just like the author's.

What context in the sentence helps you understand the meaning of solicited?Michelle solicited business by going door to door, while Brad contacted...

The phrase "by going door to door" implies the sense that
a person is asking for something or selling something, both of which can be related to
the meaning of the word "solicited." Also, the word "business" which is the object of
the verb "solicited" indicates that Michelle is seeking out business, or asking for
business. The only other reason for going door-to-door would be to do a survey, which
does not reflect asking for money or asking for business, but in this case, the person
COULD be soliciting information - in any case, it is asking for
something.

In the second part of the sentence, the clause
"while Brad contacted clients over the phone" also implies that something is being sold
or asked for. First of all, Brad is contacting people and the people are clients.
Clients are those with whom one has a business relationship and if Brad is contacting
them, the meaning implied is that he is "asking for business" or "soliciting
business".

Santiago says nothing beat him except that he went too far out. Hemingway's message is that his protagonist is destroyed but not defeated.Do you...

Wow.  You  have a lot going on here for such a short
story.  Destroyed and defeated seem to be the
essential words in The Old Man and the Sea, and they probably hold
the key to answering your own question--is Santiago a tragic hero.  When I look at the
general criterion for a tragic here, Santiago does not quite fit.  Almost, but not
quite.  One, he does suffer his loss, at least in part. by his own doing.  Santiago goes
out alone and he goes out too far.  There is a natural consequence of bringing is such a
fish alone so far away from land and other fishermen.  He could have cut the line and
cut his losses and been better off than he was in the end.  Two, he does not seem to
have the thing commonly referred to as a fatal flaw, at least not to the degree most
other tragic heroes have it.  His one glaring show of pride in the midst of his
amazingly humble life is his pride in being a good fisherman.  This is a man who allows
Manolin to provide him fresh baits, who owns next to nothing, who wouldn't eat much of
the time if it were not for the boy.  Yet, he is convinced he is still a good enough and
strong enough fisherman to catch this big fish.

Third,
a tragic hero generally loses more than he should--his punishment exceeds his crime. 
Not so here.  Santiago's hands and body are worse for the wear, for sure, but he has
literally lost nothing more than a few days of fishing.  It's true that this incident
undoubtedly broke his spirit (thus the reference to destroy);
however, we understand Santiago will go on to fish another day.  He has not been
defeated.  Most tragic heroes do not have that luxury; the consequences of their actions
generally keep them from participating in the life of their choosing again.  Often, the
punishment, the price they pay, is death.  Not so for Santiago.  Fourth, does he learn
from his mistake, as most tragic heroes admit to doing--often right before they die. 
I'll leave this one for you to decide. Finally, the audience must feel pity and awe. 
That we certainly do.

In short, then, Santiago is perhaps a
kind of tragic hero, one who is, indeed, destroyed but not defeated.  According to the
traditional definition of the term, though, he does not fit the entire description. 
That doesn't make his loss any less profound, though, it seems to me.  Rather, it makes
him a relatable figure who battled and lost but will live to battle
again.

An interesting thing to think--and
write--about!

log 2x + 2log 5 = 2

Before solving the equation, we'll have to impose
constraints of existence of
logarithms.

2x>0

x>0

Now,
we could apply the power property of logarithms:

2log 5 =
log 5^2 = log 25

We'll re-write the
equation:

log 2x + log 25 =
2

Now, we'll apply the product property of
logarithms:

log 2x + log 25 = log 2*25*x = log
50x

log 50x = 2 => 50x = 10^2 => 50x =
100

We'll divide by 50 both
sides:

x = 2
>0

Because  the solution is in the interval (0,
+inf.), the solution is admissible.

Is "The Destructors" a work of commercial or literary fiction? Why?

You might find it useful to specify what you mean by
"commercial fiction" and "literary fiction". I note that in the tags you placed the word
themes, perhaps indicating that you want to know if the themes of the story are worthy
enough to warrant it a work of literature. Certainly all of Graham Greene's work is
literary rather than commercial in that they are off great calibre and literary quality,
if that is how you are choosing to define the words.

There
are a number of literary qualities that could be cited to support my claim, but I will
content myself with merely focussing on one of the themes in the story which focuses on
the hollowness and rottenness in both the setting, the lives of the characters and in
the society at large. Consider how the setting adds to this bleak atmosphere - the story
occurs in an "impromptu car park" where the first blitz occurred where the boys meet.
Their lives and their play is dominated by images of destruction and waste. The name of
"Wormsley Common" itself gives rise to images of rottenness and emptiness, and this
gives rise to the main protagonist of the story, T., who shows himself to be empty at
heart - he is so dangerously detached from any form of emotion that he is a complete
nihilist due to the hollowness of his life and his world. Consider his
words:

"All
this hate and love," he said, "it's soft, it's hooey. There's only things,
Blackie..."

In the
characterisation of T., Greene achieves a truly incredible feat by accurately depicting
a child who is hollow at the core and heartless. All of these qualities serve to
demonstrate that this is a masterful work of fiction which cannot be defined as
"commercial".

Describe global interaction during early modern period.

I don't know much except that I remember Prince Henry the
Navigator from High School.  Go to Google.com and search books for Portuguese
navigators.

There is a book out now entitled
1434 by Gavin Menzies that is about a Chinese fleet that sailed to
Italy in 1434.

Columbus of course made his famous voyages
in the early modern period.

English fishing fleets were
fishing off of New Foundland before the voyages of Columbus, but they never went ashore,
or at least never claimed to have discovered anything new, like Columbus who claimed to
have discovered a new route to India, or others who followed Columbus who claimed he had
discovered a new world (which he had--new to Europeans).

Analyze the structire of the Prodigal Son please.

The structure of the parable may be described in this way,
according to the verse numbers: 11–13, exposition; 14–16, complication; 17–19, crisis;
20, climax; 21–32, resolution. These parts coincide with the development of the plot,
except that the resolution takes up more than half the entire parable. It would not be
incorrect, in fact, to consider the resolution as a second story that might be entitled
“The Angry Older Brother,” for this section has its own brief plot development with its
resolution in the father’s explanation. In purely technical terms, the Older Brother’s
anger might be considered a second complication of the parable, except that the
resolution of the Prodigal Son’s story has already occurred. It is best to think of the
parable as a form, therefore, in which the structure is governed more by idea or
theology than by plot.

Orwell uses the phrase ‘ unalterable law of life’ (page 110 to express Benjamin's ideas. What does Benjamin (and orwell) mean?

Benjamin is one of the oldest animals on the farm and is
still alive in the concluding chapter of the novel. Consequently he is well qualified to
comment on the final outcome of the entire history of the rebellion of the animals and
the final state of affairs on the farm.

In the last chapter
of the novel Orwell concludes that although the rebellion of the animals began very
optimistically it has now deteriorated to a stage where the pigs - the ruling elite -
had completely hijacked the rebellion for their own selfish ends, so much so now they
are no different from the men whom they had
overthrown:

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The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and
from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which
was which.

Benjamin, of
course, is the intelligent cynic, the voice of Orwell who comes to the sad conclusion
that the lot of the common man will never change, no matter the form of government, as
long as man is greedy, selfish, and power crazy. And that is why he concludes that the
lot of the common man is one of unmitigated misery:

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hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he
said, the unalterable law of life.

To maximize profit, you need to sell your output at the highest price (analyze the validity of this statement)

Most certainly selling outputs of a company at the highest
price will not result in highest profit. As a matter of fact trying to sell product at
very high prices may result in the highest losses rather than highest
profits.

The profit of a company is the surplus of the
total revenue over the total cost. A high price will give a company a high revenue per
unit sold. But a high price is also most likely to reduce the demand and hence the total
number of unit sold. In this way maximum total revenue may increase with increase in
price, but after certain point level of price it begins to fall. The firm is likely to
make maximum profit at a point where the price is equal to or less than the price that
corresponds to the price that gives maximum revenue.

Even
the price that gives the maximum revenue will not give maximum profit if this price is
less than the marginal cost of the product. In such cases the company's saving in cost
by reducing total revenue is more than the amount of total revenue lost. This means that
surplus of total revenue over total cost, which represents the profit, will increase by
reducing total revenue.

In "Home Soil," who is the narrator?

The narrator is living in Chicago, and is doing well
financially because he owns a restaurant and an apartment building. We learn that he, as
a young Ukrainian during the Nazi occupation of Ukraine after the 1941 invasion,
participated in the Holocaust. He wrote pro-German propaganda and especially, on one
occasion, forced a group of Jews into a cattle car to be taken to an extermination camp
(paragraphs 31–36). This event remains fixed in his mind because even though he was
young at the time he participated in an inexcusable atrocity.

What is the theme of Wordsworth's poem, "Resolution and Independence?"

As the title suggests, Wordsworth's poem is centered on
the subjective empowering itself.  Filled with Romantic imagery, the speaker, presumably
Wordsworth, is seemingly at the pitch of prosperity when he comes across a moment in
time when he is filled with a sad melancholy.  This existential crisis causes pain in
the speaker and he struggles to identify its causes.  To no avail, his rumination is
interrupted by this old man who sits on a hill and through conversation, the speaker
realizes that this solitary vision is the embodiment of strength, totality, and a sense
of complete confidence in self.  The speaker understands, and the theme of the poem,
becomes that in times of crisis and doubt, one must find the internal strength, the
intestinal fortitude, to endure these moments and overcome them.  The notion of the
subjective self being a reservoir of strength is something that is confirmed by the old
leech gatherer, and is a lesson that the speaker learns.  The speaker understands that
to be a human being involves living with doubt, but also being able to surpass it with a
quiet confidence in one's own subjective being.  In this, the theme of the poem is
revealed, an affirmation of the subjective in all circumstances.

What is the function of the thyroid?

Thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland, that is located in
the neck, below Adam's Apple.

The main
function of thyroid gland is to convert iodine - which is found in foods - in thyroid
hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Only thyroid
gland has cells that are capable of absorbing
iodine.

Thyroid takes iodine from food, supplements and
iodized salt and combines it with amino acids to produce thyroid hormones, T3 and T4.
These hormones regulate the metabolism of the human body, also they regulate
the functions of internal organs. Thyroid hormones influence every internal organ, every
tissue and every cell in the body.

T3 and T4 through pass
through the body, via the bloodstream, and help cells to convert oxygen and calories
into energy.

The influence of the thyroid gland is
extremely important, in terms of normal functioning of the body. Thyroid is affecting
the pulse and blood pressure, the cholesterol level and the energy level, muscle tone,
vision, mental status, and more.

Despite it's considerable
influence, thyroid gland and it's disorders are not sufficiently
known.

please ans the following Question as soon as possible.....Challenges faced by multinational companies due to cultural diversity has made the...

I am not sure I agree with this statement.  It seems
likely to be true, but I am not sure that cultural diversity is really that much of a
factor.

It seems obvious that communication will be more
difficult and more necessary between people from different cultures.  These people will
have different ideas and different assumptions.  These differences might lead to
unnecessary conflict and misunderstandings within the work
place.

However, it seems to me that the normal conflicts
between management and workers are at least as important, if not more important.  I am
thinking here of the recent strikes in China against Japanese owned and managed
companies.  These are not really coming about because of lack of communication. 
Instead, they are coming about because workers want higher wages and more of a say in
their firms.

So it may be that communication is more
important than it once was, but I do not think that it is the major issue facing
firms.

What is the result of the two people who killed Matthew?

This is  a very powerful question.  The play shows that
the two men who took Matt for a ride and then beat him to death do not escape judgment. 
Russell Henderson changed his initial plea from not guilty to guilty and receives life
imprisonment.  At his allocution, the judge does not accept his supposed remorse.  Aaron
McKinney is shown to have put the events in motion that caused Russell's death and the
jury is about to render a verdict and sentence against him of felonious murder, carrying
the death penalty with it as a result.  Matt Shepard's father intervenes and asks for a
life sentence.  He argues that the pain of Matt's death will not be alleviated with
another death.  In advocating life, Matthew's father hopes that some process of healing
in both his life and the life of Laramie can begin.

I need help by identifying an example of foreshadowing in the story "The Leap."

Foreshadowing is a literary device used to plant hints
about events that will occur later in the plot. There are a number of excellent examples
of foreshadowing in this story. The first comes at the end of the second paragraph, when
the narrator tells us about how she imagines hearing a fire, that we later find out is a
major part of her story:

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I hear the crackle, catch a whiff of smoke from
the stove downstairs, and suddenly the room goes dark, the stitches burn beneath my
fingers, and I am sewing with a needle of hot silver, a thread of
fire.

Such events clearly
hint at a future revelation in the story of the narrator and her mother. Equally, the
description of her agility and "catlike precision" and her skill also foreshadow the
rescue of her daughter that she enacts during the fire. Note how the jump is described
before the narrator's mother makes the leap:

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From below, it looked as though even a squirrel
would have had trouble jumping from the tree onto the house, for the breadth of that
small branch was no bigger than my mother's
wrist.

Of course, it is only
someone with the skill and precision of the narrator's mother who is actually able to
perform the leap, and what is more, do it in such a "matter-of-fact"
manner.

solve the follwing: ln e^3 + ln x^2 = ln (e^5)*x

First, we'll use the product property of the logarithmic
function, for the right side of the equality:

ln (e^5)*x =
ln (e^5) + ln x

Now, we can use the power property of the
logarithmic function:

 ln e^3 = 3* ln e, but ln e =
1

ln e^3 = 3

ln (e^5) = 5* ln
e, but ln e = 1

ln (e^5) =
5

ln x^2 = 2*ln x

We'll
re-write the equation:

3 + 2*ln x = 5 + ln
x

We'll isolate ln x to the
left:

2*ln x - ln x = 5-3

ln x
= 2

x =
e^2

Discuss the dehumanization or mechanization of the society in Fahrenheit 451?

Although the society is clearly made up of people in this
book, you can certainly argue that it has been dehumanized.  This is because the society
has taken away much of what makes people humans.

You can
argue that people are human because they think and they feel emotions.  Without those
things, they would just be smart animals.  But both of those things are taken away to
some extent by this society.

By banning books and by
encouraging people to be entertained all the time, the society is taking away people's
ability to think.  Beatty even talks about this when he talks about how books got boiled
down to little summaries and finally to nothing -- it is largely about discouraging
people from thinking.  At the same time, they are discouraged from having emotions
because they are not encouraged to have quiet time alone with other people.  Instead,
they are always watching the walls or doing things like
that.

So, by banning books and promoting "entertainment"
the society takes away the things that make people truly human.

In the book, Animal Farm, what do you think would have happened if Snowball would have gotten rid of Napoleon? What would Snowball do differently?

Let us start from the proposition that Snowball would not
likely have gotten rid of Napoleon.  It does not appear to be in Snowball's nature to
use assassination or political exile to effect his goals.  If anything, Snowball would
likely decide that where a difference of opinion existed between two animals, they
should each present their arguments and the animals of the farm would decide whose
argument had greater merit.

I think we can safely say that
in the absence of Napoleon, Snowball would not have arranged, nor permitted, the
alteration of the animals' code of laws. 

Also it is
unlikely that Snowball would have utilized the dogs to maintain order (to say nothing of
ordering the rather grisly executions they commit as the story goes
on.)

Ultimately, Snowball would have endeavored to prevent
the return of the farm to what it was at the beginning, and what we know it becomes at
the end, as a result of Napoleon's rule.

Find the 10th and nth terms of the sequence 4,30/7,60/13,...

If we'll write the sequence of
reciprocals:

1/4, 7/30, 13/60,
....

and we'll calculate the difference between consecutive
terms:

7/30 - 1/4 =
-1/60

13/60 - 7/30 =
-1/60

..................................

we'll
notice that we'll obtain the common difference d = -1/60, so the sequence of reciprocal
terms is an a.s.

So, the given sequence is a harmonic
sequence.

Now, we'll calculate  a10 for the arithmetic
sequence:

a10 = a1 + 9d

a10 =
1/4 + 9*(-1/60)

a10 = 1/4 -
3/20

a10 = (5-3)/20

a10 =
1/10

So, the 10-th term of the H.P. is t10 =
10.

The n-th of the A.P.
is:

an = a1 + (n-1)d

an = 1/4
+ (n-1)(-1/60)

an = (15 - n +
1)/60

an =
(16-n)/60

The n-th term of the H.P. is tn =
60/(16-n).

How is a pencil manufactured?

The conventional pencil consist of a a central core called
lead, enclosed in a wooden casing. The manufacturing process of pencil consists of three
main processes. These are:

1. Making of the central
   core. Though this this commonly described by its old name - that is lead, it is made of
   graphite.


2. Making the wood
   casing.


3. Shaping the
   pencil.


4. Finishing.

The
lead is made by mixing graphite with wax or some special clays for binding the graphite
and then forcing this mixture through a suitable die to form a continuous length of the
core. This process is called extrusion. The long leads thus produced are then cut to
required size. For some types of pencils such as coloured pencils the core may be made
of some other material rather than graphite. However the process of making the lead
remains same.

The wooden casing is made by sawing thin
strips of wood called slats. Then parallel semicircular grooves are cut in the slat for
accommodating the leads. The distance between the parallel groove corresponds to the
thickness of the pencils to be made.

Half of the slats
required for making the required number of pencils are then glued on the grooved side
and the leads are placed in the grooves. The other half numbers of unglued slats are
placed on glued slats with lead so that the slats match. The paired slats are then
pressed to achieve good bonding between them.

Next step is
called shaping in which the hexagon shape of the pencil is formed by cutting suitable
grooves on both sides of the pairs slats running in the center of position of adjoining
leads. Once these grooves are made, individual pencils are sawed off from the
slat.

The cut pencils are then finished by smoothing and
painting. The finished pencils are then suitably packed for selling in
shops.

What are some objects that symbolize the character Claudius from Shakespeare's Hamlet?

I think if there was just one object that most audiences
would associate with Claudius, it would have to be poison. 
Consider the many different associations and connections he has with it.  First, he
poisons Hamlet's father by pouring poison in his ear.  Then, he plans to poison Hamlet
during the fencing match at the end of the play, both with a poisoned cup and backed up
with the poisoned tip of Laertes' sword.

Of course,
metaphorically, Claudius is a poison in the kingdom.  Like the
poison itself, he is a silent murderer and a hidden threat to everyone.  He brings
deception, corruption and a dangerous desire for power to
Denmark.

The third and fifth terms of an a.p are x+y respectively. find the 12th term.

To calculate the terms of an a.p., we'll use the formula
of a general term of an arithmetic sequence.

an = a1 +
(n-1)r, where:

a1 is the first
term

n is the number of
terms

r is the common
difference.

Now, we'll write a3, according to this
formula:

a3 = a1 + (3-1)r, where a3 = x (from
enunciation)

x = a1 + 2r
(1)

a5 = a1 + (5-1)r, where a5 = y (also, from
enunciation)

y = a1 + 4r
(2)

We'll subtract (2) from
(1):

a1 + 2r - a1 - 4r =
x-y

We'll eliminate like
terms:

-2r = x-y

We'll divide
by -2:

r =
(y-x)/2

So, the common difference is
(y-x)/2.

Now, we can find
a1.

a3 = a1 + 2r

x = a1 +
2(y-x)/2

x = a1 + y - x

a1 =
x-y+x

a1 = 2x -
y

Now, we have all the necessary elements to
calculate a12:

a12  = a1 +
11r

We'll substitute a1 and
r:

a12 = 2x-y + 11(y-x)/2

a12
= (4x - 2y + 11y - 11x)/2

We'll combine like
terms:

a12 = (-7x +
9y)/2

What is to integrate a function? Integrate the function y=(2x^3+3x+1)/x^4

To integrate a function f(x) means to determine the
function F(x), which, when is differentiated, gives back the function
f(x).

We'll integrate f(x) =
y.

Int f(x)dx  =Int (2x^3+3x+1)
dx/x^4

We'll apply the linear property of integrals and
we'll get:

Int (2x^3+3x+1) dx/x^4 = Int 2x^3dx/x^4 + Int
3xdx/x^4 + Int dx/x^4

We'll calculate each
Integral:

We'll start with Int
2x^3dx/x^4

We'll reduce like
terms:

Int 2x^3dx/x^4 = Int
2dx/x

Int 2dx/x = 2Int
dx/x

2Int dx/x = 2ln x +
C

Now, we'll calculate Int
3xdx/x^4.

Int 3xdx/x^4 = Int
3dx/x^3

Int 3dx/x^3 = 3Int
x^-3*dx

3Int x^-3*dx = 3*x^(-3+1)/(-3+1) +
C

3*x^(-3+1)/(-3+1) + C = -3/2x^2 +
C

Finally, we'll calculate Int
dx/x^4:

Int dx/x^4 = Int
x^-4*dx

Int x^-4*dx = x^(-4+1)/(-4+1) +
C

x^(-4+1)/(-4+1) + C = -1/3x^3 +
C

Now, the Integrals is:

Int
f(x)dx = 2ln x - 3/2x^2 - 1/3x^3 + C

Int
f(x)dx = ln x^2 - 3/2x^2 - 1/3x^3 + C

How does the kenning "gold-lord" help you understand the Wanderer's goal in The Wanderer?

In the Anglo-Saxon poem, "The Wanderer," "gold-lord" is a
kenning that describes what the Wanderer is searching and hoping
for. 

A kenning is a compressed metaphor that is an attempt
by the poet to go beyond a limited vocabulary.  A kenning is a metaphorical attempt at
naming.

In this case, a gold-lord is a man with a mead
hall.  The mead hall was the center of Anglo-Saxon life.  It was the center of the
community, the village, so to speak.  But life in Anglo-Saxon England was precarious. 
No central government, police force, or formal system of law existed, so life was
unstable.  If  your mead hall was attacked and overtaken by another mead hall's
inhabitants, you were either killed or exiled.  This is what the Wanderer has suffered,
and why he is looking for a new mead hall, a new "gold-lord." 
 

Specifically, gold-lord is simply lord of the gold.  Such
a man is the leader of the mead-hall, the provider and protector.  And the mead hall
provides companionship and stability, friends one can figuratively open up to and
communicate with.  Without a mead hall, the Wanderer keeps to himself and does not share
information, feelings, etc., with others. 

What is the significance of the opening/ closing scene in the novel Frankenstein?

The beginning and end of this novel are in the form of
letters from a young explorer, Robert Walton, to his sister Margaret. Walton has secured
a ship and hired a crew for a voyage to the North Pole in order to accomplish what he
continually refers to as “a great purpose” – i.e., to find an alternate route to the
Pacific from the north and to perhaps discover the source of the earth’s magnetism. Most
of all, though, he wants to be the first to set foot on undiscovered territory. On this
voyage, he encounters Frankenstein and he sets out to tell Frankenstein’s tale to his
sister, in his letters. The letters frame the novel because in the beginning,
Frankenstein decides to tell Walton his tale because he recognizes himself in Walton and
wants to warn him that sometimes venturing into the unknown for prideful purposes can
result in the creation of a “monster.” Each time Walton tells Frankenstein of the goals
of his voyage, Frankenstein tries to warn him that he is delving into “territory” that
can destroy him. In the ending letters, Walton tells his sister that the voyage has
become perilous and that he fears he has endangered the lives of all the crew members.
This parallels Frankenstein’s tale because the “monster” he created (which symbolizes
man’s pride) has endangered the lives of his own loved ones. So, the novel begins and
ends with the warning to mankind not to try to act like
God.

Walton finally agrees to give up his voyage, but
Frankenstein cannot. He tells Walton that his purpose was given to him by heaven but
this is incorrect and ultimately leads to his downfall. His purpose sprang from his own
pride in wanting to create life, something reserved to God. So, his pride winds up
causing his death because the monster is the incarnation of his pride and “pride goes
before the fall.” Pride was Satan’s tragic flaw and resulted in his getting expelled
from heaven. So, this novel has some very Biblical
themes.

What details in "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" make it a pastoral poem?

Pastoral poems present an idealized vision of life in the
countryside; the scenery is beautiful, the people are honest and forthright, and the
fresh air is full of passionate love.

Christopher Marlowe's
"The Passionate Shepherd to his Love," is an exellent example of this
genre.

There are many references to the beautiful scenery:
"hills and valleys, dale and field / and all the craggy mountains"; the lovers will sit
"by shallow rivers" and listen to "melodious birds sing madrigals"; the shepherd
promises to clothe his lover with roses, posies, "leaves of myrtle,"  and a belt of
"straw and ivy buds."

The shepherd is honest and
straightforward about his love.  At the outset, he states his proposal: "Come live with
me and be my Love."  There is no "city' talk of money, of dowry, of family politics;
there is only a strong, natural love that must be consummated.

When is it necessary to use a defibrillator?

A defibrillator is a device that discharges a controlled
electric shock to break an arrhythmia. Defibrillation is done in the case of
arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular
tachycardia.

Defibrillation success depends on the
discharging of an appropriate current to obtain the depolarization of the myocardium,
this thing being conditioned by the position of electrodes, transthoracic impedance, the
volume of hman body and the energy of electrical shock.

The
energy used to the first defibrillation in adults is of 200 J, in case of  failure, the
procedure is repeated once again, with 200 J, and the rest of shocks during
resuscitation will be made with an energy of 360 J. There is no limit to the number of
shocks that can be done.

Defibrillation should be performed
in groups of three. Since the three shocks can be made quickly, is not necessary to stop
the sequence  to perform cardiac massage and ventilation. After the third shock, the
device analyzes the heart rhythm again and it will check the pulse. If the rescuer does
not identify the pulse, the resuscitation maneuvers will
be continued.

if the roots of the Q.E. are equal then prove that b²=4ac.10 class quadratic equations.

If the roots of the equation are
equal:

x1 = x2,

that means
that the discriminant of the quadratic equation is equal to
zero.

delta = 0

delta = b^2 -
4ac

b^2 - 4ac = 0

We'll add
4ac both sides:

b^2 =
4ac

Let's see how to find delta. We'll write again the
q.e.:

ax^2 + bx + c = 0

We'll
factorize:

a(x^2 + bx/a + c/a) =
0

a(x^2 + 2bx/2a + b^2/4a^2 - b^2/4a^2+ c/a) =
0

We notice that we've modified the
ratio:

 bx/a = 2bx/2a

We've
also added and subtracted the quantity b^2/4a^2.

We've
completed the square x^2 + 2bx/2a + b^2/4a^2.

x^2 + 2bx/2a
+ b^2/4a^2 = (x + b/2a)^2

a[(x + b/2a)^2 - (b^2/4a^2
- c/a)] = 0

b^2/4a^2 - c/a = (b^2 -
4ac)/4a^2

b^2 - 4ac =
delta

a[(x + b/2a)^2 - (delta)/4a^2] =
0

(x + b/2a)^2 - (delta)/4a^2 =
0

(x + b/2a)^2 =
(delta)/4a^2

x + b/2a = sqrt
delta/2a

x1 = (-b+sqrt
delta)/2a

x2 = (-b-sqrt
delta)/2a

When x1 =
x2:

 (-b+sqrt delta)/2a = (-b-sqrt
delta)/2a

-b+sqrt delta = -b-sqrt
delta

We'll eliminate like
terms:

2sqrt delta = 0

delta =
0

b^2 - 4ac =
0

b^2 =
4ac

What is the author's purpose in writing All Quiet on the Western Front?

This novel recalls Stephen Crane's poem "War is Kind" and
Ernest Hemingway's short story "Soldier's Home."  In Crane's poem, as in Part I of
All Quiet on the Western Front, the glories of war are exalted and
the war propaganda abounds, but is satirized by both.  Then, as in Hemingway's
"Soldier's Home" in which the son returns home, Paul in Part II returns for a visit to
his home and realizes that he is not the same person and he cannot relate.  In Part IV,
once the war is over, Paul reflects upon what it means to go home after seeing friends
shot and killed:

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Now is we go back we will be weary, broken,
burnt out, rootless, without hope. We will not be able to find our way any
more.

And men will not understand us....We will be
superfluous even to ourselves, we will grow older, a few will adapt themselves, some
others will merely submit, and most will be bewildered--the years will pass by, and we
shall fall into ruin....

I am very quiet. Let the months
and years come, they can take nothing from me, nothing more.  I am so alone, so without
hope that I can confront them without
fear. 

Erich Maria Remarque's
novel is the desperate recordings of a human soul that has gone much farther into the
depths of desperation that anyone should.  Because of this, Remarque records the
terrors and aloneness of the World War I soldier so that people will understand the
horrors of war for a generation lost because of this experience.

How do children learn about the differences between what they see and what other people see?

It's difficult to tell from your question if you mean what
they physically are able to see, their perceptions of reality vs. those of adults or how
the role of imagination and mental immaturity affect their
perceptions.

I can modify this answer if you specify more
directly what you are looking for.

My sense of the
psychology and physiology of this comparison is that children lack the ability to reason
at an adult level, the ability to completely care for themselves, a lack of vocabulary
to attach to their senses, and are in the beginning and middle of the socialization
process.

So I would think children learn how to interpret
what they see over time as society, their parents and family teach them how to perceive
what they are seeing.  A child who sees another child hitting someone might think it's
funny at first, until they are taught that violence is wrong.  This takes time and
repeated conditioning, and as a child's brain and education begin to mature, the
socialization accelerates.

Height of building?What should the height of a building be so that a ladder which is 80 m long and is placed 60 m away from the building forms an...

From the information in the question we know that the
ladder is placed 60 meters away from the building, it is 80m long and the angle that is
has to form with the building should be less than 60
degrees.

Now, we assume that the building is a vertical
structure.

Therefore a right angled triangle is formed with
between the ground, the building and the ladder, with the ladder acting as the
hypotenuse. As the angle formed by the ladder and the ground should be less than 60
degrees, let’s take the extreme case of 60 degrees. When this is the case we see that
sin 30 = height of the building/ length of the ladder =   sqrt 3
/2

=> height of the building = (sqrt
3/2)*80

=> height of the building = 69.28
m

The angle for any height more than 69.28 m exceeds 60
degree.

Therefore the required height of the
building cannot exceed 69.28 m.

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, how can I compare Macbeth to Macduff?

This is a good question. Shakespeare's Macbeth
is a tragedy, and it follows the rise and fall of the title character. 
Macbeth's antithesis (opposite) in nearly every way is Macduff; yet, there are several
points of comparison which you can effectively
support.

First, they are both loyal to their king, Duncan. 
When we meet Macbeth, he is fighting valiantly for the cause of his king and was
rewarded for it.  Duncan felt safe enough to trust Macbeth as his host, as well--much to
his peril.  We know Macduff is a trusted nobleman because he was given the task of
waking Duncan in the morning--when the king was at his most
vulnerable.

Both men are passionate for a cause and willing
to kill for it.  Macbeth killed as a soldier and murdered as a king; Macduff was
motivated by both love of country and revenge for his murdered family to kill the
usurper king Macbeth.

Despite their many differences,
Macbeth and Macduff do have some common characteristics. 

In Susan Glaspell's one-act play, Trifles, how do we access knowledge about the Wright's married life?

I edited your question to make it into one question,
instead of two.

We know about the Wright's married life
from the words of Mrs. Hale. We know that they had been married 30 years, and that
Minnie was a totally different person prior to get married. She used to sing, and make
herself pretty clothes. After marrying Mr. Wright, Minnie Foster (now Mrs. Wright) was
isolated from the rest of the world. First, we know that they moved into a hollow away
from the others. We also know that they were even incommunicado, since Mr. Wright refuse
to share a common phone line.

It seems like Minnie began to
implode, according to Mrs. Hale, who knew her prior, because she quit singing, her
clothes were shabby, and the coldness of her husband's character is evident in the lack
of interest Minnie had placed in a home grown as cold as the marriage. The canary was
the boiling point where Minnie snapped, obviously, and that's when she did to her
husband what he did to her bird.

What is the central question in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness?

I am sure you will get several ideas on this one, but one
central question that comes to mind for me as I consider the themes of good, evil, truth
and morality is, "Can man change?" More specifically, I wonder if man can go from bad to
good. It seems easy to move in the other direction throughout history, but this
direction is much, much harder to come by.

This is
complicated by the unreliability of the narrator. If the narrator weren't tainted and if
we could trust each perception, coming to a better conclusion on your question would be
easy. Perhaps though, that is part of what contributes to the question of change for the
better.

What accounts for the dreamlike quality of the White City? What are the positive and negative aspects of this dream?PLease help me this is my...

Great Question--I know that when my students read this
book, they get lost in the first third of the book which focuses on the design of
Chicago for the fair because they are more interested in the story of the serial killer
Holmes.  While I certainly understand that, it is important to read the book with the
mindset that Larson pairs the two tales to discuss related truths about the White
City.

The positive aspect of the White City's dreamlike
quality is that it attracted a myriad of new visitors, American and foreign, to Chicago
and established a more cultured reputation for the hard-working city (at least for a
while).  The dreamlike quality which many of the visitors found so appealing stemmed
from the architects' decision to build facades which made parts of the city appear to be
constructed of white marble--it was a shining city on the lake (of sorts).  Because it
would have been too expensive and time consuming to rebuild or build new buildings out
of marble, the white facades made it possible for the designers to give Chicago the
appearace of opulence and elegance.

From a negative
standpoint, many newcomers who migrated to the city had heard only of the magnificent
white city and the many jobs available because of the upcoming fair.  The dreamlike
quality drew those naive Americans and foreigners to the city, but unfortunately, they
soon realized that it was all a facade--that life was rough and hurried in the city and
not what they had expected.  This is when Larson introduces Holmes's story.  Holmes
represents the underlying nightmare or seediness of the city, hidden from the view of
unspecting innocents who are drawn in by the city's glow. The architects and engineers
who designed the White City had no idea that they were providing criminals and murderers
with the perfect cover to carry out their ill will.

How does Shakespeare use plot to explore an issue that still has meaning today?This is for the tragedy Romeo & Juliet. You need to discuss the...

Most people would tell you that the play, Romeo
and Juliet, is a tragic love story and I would agree.  It is also a microcosm
of hatred and the violent result of teaching hatred.  We are given no reason for the
feud.  Do any of the people involved in this feud know the reason?  All of Verona is
affected one way or another by the insanity of the
feud.

Several years ago in Jerusalem there was production
of Romeo and Juliet. The Montagues were played by Palestinians and
the Capulets by Israelis.  What better way to demonstrate the results of groups of
people fighting and killing each for reasons of religion or nationality or any number of
things we as human beings find to fight about.

For both of
these young people, their world is so intolerable that they commit suicide to escape the
hatred and violence.