When might you recommend that a strong drive for action be appropriate in a sales message?

There is no one approach suitable for all sales message.
The sales message must be tailored to suit the product, the customer and the stage in
the selling process when the message is delivered. However, in general a selling message
with strong drive for action is likely to be seen as too pushy in most of the cases. A
message like this may be recommended only when thee is clearly recognized need for
urgent action. For example, a hard driving advertisement selling a product for
protection against a current pandemic disease can be very
effective.

A hard driving sales message may also be
justified when the customer has a clearly established need for product, and the sales
message is directed at inducing immediate action, offering some additional benefit
available for limited period. For example, a salesman may try the hard sell approach for
a product for which the company is offering a substantial discount for a short
period.

What are the social and political consequences of Jesus's sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of the Matthew?

In reference to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus spoke to
his hearers hoping for great change. See, they had heard about living differently, but
in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins to ask for bold changes. He particularly goes
after Jewish leadership with harsh language, which would have been a group of highly
influential religious elites, like politicians today.

In
that day and age, this would have socially caused quite an
uproar. The followers of Jesus grew as a social consequence of this Sermon on the Mount,
however, not everyone was pleased with him. Religious leaders (with
political interests)didn't understand, nor would they fully believe it
was God in the flesh come to dwell among them. Thus, the criticized Jesus and continued
to fake their way through their religion with their rituals and their customs. They grew
mad at Jesus and later wanted to question him. Obviously, if you follow the story all
the way through the end of Matthew, you will find the end of Jesus at least here in the
flesh on earth.

Christ enumerated and explained what many
of the commandments meant in further detail. Religious authorites of the day didn't feel
he had the right or the education to do that. Besides, when someone comes in and says
that what a teacher teaches isn't fully true, the teacher is going to feel a little
slighted. This is what the religious elites
experienced.

Check out a bible commentary online for
further information.

Is the tourism sector part of the service sector?I am refering to the GDP and its composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services).

If you break down GDP in this way, then tourism is most
definitely part of the service sector.

Typically, we say
that the service sector consists of those businesses that do not produce and sell
something tangible.  That is, a service is something that you cannot pick up and bring
home after you have paid for it.

One example of service
workers would be the workers at Disneyland.  They are paid to help you get on to the
rides, etc.  But they do not actually produce something that you can take home and
keep.  All they are doing is helping you (hopefully) have fun.  Fun is not
tangible.

Going to Disneyland is tourism.  So is going to a
resort in Hawaii.  In both cases, you do not get something tangible.  You are paying for
an experience.  Therefore, tourism is part of the service
sector.

Why is it wrong for Desdemona to beg Othello to be friends with Cassio saying "for the love I bear Cassio"?

It is not morally wrong at all, but it is socially
unacceptable in this sexist society.  A woman, certainly a wife, is meant to be seen and
not heard.  Desdemona breeches her bounds as a wife because she crosses over into the
military world of male reputation.

Desdemona is merely a
victim of Iago's trap and Othello's jealousy.  Desdemona is a bit naive, sure, and she
has hurried into a marriage with a man whom she does not know well, but she is blameless
in interceding for Cassio.  "The love she bears Cassio," she believes, is Platonic, but
it comes across--thanks to Iago's treachery--as romantic to Othello's jealous
ears.

Ironically, Iago knows Othello better than Desdemona
knows her husband.  Iago knows that Othello is jealous of Cassio because he is white,
young, good-looking, and Christian (the ideal European male).  As an older, black,
former slave and pagan, Othello has a deep-set inferiority complex.  When Iago plants
the idea that Desdemona and Cassio are having an affair, it flares his feelings of
inferiority and jealousy.  Othello, above all else, does not want to be made a cuckold:
a man whose wife cheats on him.

Desdemona, playing the
dutiful wife, wants to please her husband and his friends.  She believes her duty is to
cross over into the male military world and advocate for Cassio.  Little does she know
that her pleadings are leading to her and Cassio's demise.

Comment how alliteration and rhyme contribute to the effect of the poem ''Harlem''.

This is an interesting question, since Langston Hughes's
"Harlem" is generally noted for its imagery, not its alliteration or rhyme.  The poem
does contain those things, of course, and they do matter to the
meaning.

Alliteration is all over in this work.  As the
previous post reminds us, alliteration is the repetition of initial or beginning vowel
sounds.  Take the very first lines

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"What happens to a dream
deferred?

Does it dry
up...."

Note the repeated use
of the letter "D."  Alliteration is generally an attention-getting device which draws
the reader immediately into the piece.   It also serves to add a melodious tone to a
work, which it does here.  "Syrupy sweet," for example, is effective because it enhances
the image and even the sound of a smooth-running
syrup. 

The rhyme is fairly simple and pronounced.   The
effect of the ABAB rhyme scheme is to separate each of the images throughout the poem: 
rotten meat, sagging loads, festering sores.  One after the other, the images pile up
until the final explosion. 

The use of both alliteration
and rhyme serve to enhance the imagery of sickness and rottenness and eventual
explosion--the result of putting off (deferring) something long hoped for and longed
for. 

If Tennessee Williams' works are largely autobiographical, which character in A Streetcar Named Desire is considered closest to Williams himself?

In A Streetcar Named Desire,
Tennessee Williams is identified in two characters: Blanche Dubois and her husband,
Allan Grey.

In Blanche we see the debauched Williams,
addicted to pills and alcohol, slowly descending into depression and self-destruction,
and trying her best to come back to the surface to no
avail.

In Allan Grey, we see Williams also in that they are
both homosexual and seem to have a problem with leading double lives and accepting their
identities until their href="http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/12/31/specials/williams-drugs.html">deaths.

The
link includes more information on Tennessee's biographical facts to help you see more
similarities.

How would "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry be different if it were in a different setting?

The setting at the time was an important factor for the
type of people that the story was about; change the type of people, and you change the
entire meaning and possibly plot of the story itself.  O. Henry sets the story in
"Greenwich Village" which he satirically describes as a place
that

"the art
people soon came prowling, hunting for north windows and eighteenth-century gables and
Dutch attics and low rents. Then they imported some pewter mugs and a chafing dish or
two from Sixth avenue, and became a
'colony.'"

His tone rather
makes fun of these artists that come seeking low rent and a place to paint.  It is a
community of struggling artists that band together under their struggle to make it big
or known in their artistry.  Because of this, Sue and Johnsy are roommates.  They are
both struggling artists.  In the time frame that O. Henry wrote, two women roommates
weren't very common, but probably possible more in Greenwich Village than in other
places.  If it were set elsewhere, the liklihood of Sue and Johnsy being together as
roommates would have been rarer.  Then, to have an old bachelor man living right below
them was also unusual; Behrman was another struggling artists. The nature of the setting
provided a wonderful place for a bunch of rather random types of characters to be
realistically thrown together.

If it had been set elswhere,
the probability of these three main characters living so close together would have been
unlikely.  O. Henry needed a place for them to be, and for them to be artists, for the
ending of Behrman painting the leaves right outside the window to become a reality.  If
it had been a house in the country, all spread out with no neighbors, it would have been
unlikely that Behrman would have been in their house, and that he would have painted a
leaf.  The setting is crucial in throwing these characters together in a unique artistic
friendship, and providing a close proximity for the leaf to have been painted.  Take
that away, and the entire story would have changed; it would have had to have been much
longer, with more creative reasons for these characters to have known each other, and
included a lot more stretches of believability.

I hope that
those thoughts helped; good luck!

How does George's reaction to the murder relate to his belief in the dream ?Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

After he discovers the body of Curley's wife, Candy calls
George into the barn.  Echoing Candy's exclamation, "Oh, Jesus Christ!" George kneels
and places his hand over her heart.  When he stands up, stiffly and lethargically, "his
face was as hard and tight as wood, and his eyes were hard."   Hopelessly, then, George
says that he should have known that something would happen between Lennie and the
flirtatious Curley's wife.  He and Candy confer about what to do; Candy
asks,

"You
an' me can get that little place, can't we, George?  You an'me can go there an'live
nice, can't we, George?  Can't
we?"

But, before George
answers, the perceptive Candy knows that with Lennie the dream
dies:

George
said softly--"--I think I knowed from the very first.  I think I knowed we'd never do
her.  He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we
would."

Because Lennie is no
longer going to be around him, the dream will go with Lennie since George only gave it
some credibility as a result of the faith of Lennie.  Like the child that knows no
better than to believe that his parent can accomplish feats above his/her ability,
Lennie gave George some of his idealism. With Lennie's loss, so, too, is George's
tenuous grasp on the "dream."

Comparative study of the romance between Rosalind and Orlando and of Touchstone and Audrey?

This is a thougtful question, Icshakti, and one that gives
a good insight into the question, "What is love?" as a main theme in As You
Like It.

To begin, the question was a very real
one for Shakespeare, since he was writing at the very end of the Renaissance, and the
ideas of courtly love and marriage by contract (rather than our modern Western idea of
marriage for love) were changing.  So, the question of love and what that has to do with
marriage was a real, evolving concept for people in Shakesperae's
day.

Shakespeare examined all "types" of love in his
comedies.  In As You Like It, both Rosiland and Orlando are high
born people.  They fall in love at first sight, but in their very ordered world at
court, might never marry unless such a relationship was contracted for them.  Definitely
Rosiland would never be permitted to be the "leader" or "suitor" in the
relationship.

When they go to the forest, she, dressed as a
boy, is able to leave all that courtly convention behind and pursue her love.  They
still follow all the courtly procedures of high born love, though -- speaking in verse
to each other, writing love notes, etc.  It should also be noted here that their
courting is not direct (even though they are no longer at court), since Rolisand is
dressed as a boy and teaching Orlando how to be a good wooer of his lady love.  Their
relationship and how it turns out is central to the plot of the play, so the audience is
meant in invest a great deal in whether they end up together or
not.

For Touchstone and Audrey, the most important
distinction is that they are low born characters, which means that, within their
function in the play, they speak in simple prose (sometimes using bawdy language) and
are meant to serve as comic relief.  Another difference is that, since the plot of the
play does not revolve around their story as it does with Rosiland and Orlando, there is
no serious plot question hanging on whether they end up together or
not.

How closely does culture influence the characters in Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

Jane Austen's emphasis in Pride and
Prejudice illustrates the close, indeed inextricably close, connection
between culture and behavior. Darcy has the manners he has--that of a gentleman, but one
who has never had his deportment questioned--because of the culture of his times. He was
a man of privilege and great wealth, and everyone around him knew this to be so, even
headmasters, masters, and professors at his schools would know his privileged state and
act accordingly. As a point of comparison, such manners as Darcy had would look
ridiculous to us in today's culture in almost any country effected by Western
civilization.

Elizabeth's secluded life as a country
gentleman's daughter surrounded her culturally with the freedom to develop her own mind
and mental traits without the guidance or influence of more formalized urban aspects of
the culture of the era. As a result, she learned to quickly form her own mind--with or
without due reflection and consideration--and thereby expressed the strength of mind the
culture valued, though valued usually in men!
These two examples show how
culture influences the characters on the personal level; Charlotte and Wickham show how
culture influences characters on the social level. Charlotte is strongly influenced by
the culture--one which requires women to be married for various reason, including
independence and income--in her choice to marry Collins. She says of
him:

I ask
only a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins' character, connections, and
situation in life, I am convinced that my chance of happiness with him is as fair as
most people can boast on entering the marriage
state.

The narrator has
prepared for Charlotte's sentiments by explaining the cultural influences that led to
Charlotte's social choice. The narrator explains that for women who do not have enough
wealth to attract men of higher caliber than Collins, marriage is the most, or "only
honorable," social choice for happiness and for income for a "well-educated”
woman:

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[M]atrimony, marriage had always been
[Charlotte's] object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women
of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest
preservative from want. [And] Miss Lucas, ... accepted him solely from the pure and
disinterested desire of an establishment [independent home of her own],
....

Wickham's social choices
are similarly influenced by the culture of the times. He must have an income so that he
can continue to live the life that being the privileged son of the steward of the
Pemberley estate had accustomed him to--this meant he must have an income of
significance and one that comes with status, not with work. Hence, Darcy senior's
provision for Wickham to become a clergyman and, hence, Darcy's provisions for him to
buy an officer's commission in the Regimental Army. Wickham's other option, one which he
pursued ardently, was to marry a lovely young lady of wealth and charm; thus he turned
his attention first to Elizabeth, then to the much wealthier young heiress with ten
thousand pounds.

In Act IV of The Crucible, why won't Danforth pardon the prisoners?

At this point, even Danforth understands that the whole
witchcraft hysteria was probably a hoax, and that he and the Puritan court had sent
innocent people to their deaths.  By Act IV he is trying to save face by urging them to
confess so he can let them off the hook.  But Proctor and the others aren't interested
in lying to save the church's credibility or pride.  This is frustrating to Danforth,
and he feels like he has to follow through on the hangings then, or he would be
essentially confessing his awareness of the hoax.  He is truly in a no win situation by
this point.

In Pride and Prejudice, what are some quotes that show that Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley have changed?I have to do an essay on two characters in...

This is a very interesting question because actually I
don't think that Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley do change. They seem to stay as sweet and
naive and loveable as they started out. Consider Mr. Bennet's opinion of his daughter's
engagement to Mr. Bingley, which, albeit ironically, offers a shrewd assessment of their
characters and how much they have not changed:

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"I have no doubt of your doing very well
together. Your tempers are by no means unlike. You are each of you so complying that
nothing will ever be resolved on; so that every servant will cheat you; and so generous
that you will always exceed your
income."

As is shown, they
always loved each other, even in spite of Miss Bingley's interference. No, if you want
characters who definitely change in the novel, you need go no further than Mr. Darcy and
Lizzie Bennet, who offer ample examples of change and maturing. It is interesting to
remember that Jane Austen originally called this book First Impressions, and as such it
is a chronicle of how two main characters counted first impressions and judged each
other on that basis. If you are looking for quotes, you need go no further than Chapter
58, when Lizzie and Mr. Darcy take a walk. Consider this revelation from Lizzie
regarding her openness:

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"Yes, you know enough of my frankness to believe
me capable of that. After abusing you so abominably to your face, I could have no
scruple in abusing you to all your
relations."

What is
interesting here is that Lizzie is admitting that she was in the wrong in her treatment
of Mr. Darcy. She, in other words, has learned to overcome her prejudice and has
realised that her first impressions were wrong, just as she was wrong about her first
impressions of Mr. Whickham.

How do I create a vivid sci-fi setting? I'm not sure whether to include advanced technology such as spaceships and so on. Any creative writing tips?

Creating a world (also called "world-building) is the
process where you lay out the details of your imaginary
world: 

• how the characters look, act, and
  speak.


• naming
  conventions.


• what characters
  believe.


• the appearance of the physical world, such as
  planets/star systems and structures (above ground, below ground, glass, steel,
  energy).


• whether alternative modes of transportation are
  used (i.e., spaceships or tauntauns--the snow lizards in Star Wars, frozen ice planet
  Hoth).


• what kind of technology and/or innate special
  powers are available or come natural to the
  characters. 

Also, be sure to create the "rules
of the game" and have the characters operate within those rules (i.e., if bi-locating is
a power, describe it early on, not later). 

Thinking
through your world in detail creates a realistic world. The longer your work, the more
details the better. In the end, just the best/most important details get used, but with
forethought some minutiae may become an important part of the story. By mapping world
details out ahead of time will prevent painting your character(s) into a corner, and
adds some interesting layers of complexity to the
story. 

Science fiction is about how imagined science could
affect the lives of people and societies, so it's open to the limits of
imagination.

How would I explain that Emma is a snob in Emma?

I think you can look to chapter 1 for some very clear
examples.  First, Emma is introduced as "clever, handsome, and rich, with a comfortable
home and happy disposition."  She is 21 years old and has had, so far in life, "very
little to distress or vex her."  Essentially, she's smart, pretty, rich, happy, and has
lived a fairly easy life.

The narrator goes on to say,
however, that Emma possess "the power of having rather too much her own way, and a
disposition to think a little too well of herself."  In other words, she's spoiled and
selfish.

Combine this introduction with her
short-sightedness in dealing with other characters throughout the story, and Emma
certainly comes across as a bit of a snob.

Write the series whose nth term is 5*2^( n+1). The series is a geometric progression ?

We'll associate the formula for the n-th term of the
sequence with the given expresion:

an =
5*2^(n+1)

Now, we'll create the sequence, by giving values
to n.

For n = 1=>a1= 5*2^(1+1) = 5*2^2 = 5*4 =
20

For n = 2=>a2 = 5*2(2+1) = 5*2^3 = 5*8 =
40

For n = 3=>a3 = 5*2^(3+1) = 5*2^4 = 5*16 =
80 

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

The
terms of the sequence are:

20, 40, 80,
....................

Now, we'll create ratios from 2
consecutive terms:

a2/a1 = 40/20 =
2

a3/a2 = 80/40 =
2

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

We
notice that the series is a geometric series, with the common ratio r =
2.

What does Transcendentalism mean?

Transcendentalism was a style of writing that emerged from
the Romantic style of writing, around 1840.  Just like music has different styles that
are popular at different times, writing too has different styles throughout  history. 
In America, the transcendentalists were motivated and inspired by nature, individualism
(belief and celebration of oneself), a belief in universal truth that transcended (or
went beyond) our mortal existences and a focus on the dignity of manual labor and
personal introspection.  In their writing, they focused on identifying truths of human
nature, and finding great joy and wisdom in those truths, revering them as sacred and
spiritual.  They delighted in nature, and often found nature itself to be very spiritual
and a conveyor  of truth and beauty.  They also focused on how every person should trust
themselves, and should rejoice in all of their own beauty, instead of relying on others
or the world to form their opinions or ideas.

The most
famous transcendentalists are Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote numerous essays, the most
well-known being "Self-Reliance," where he preached the importance of relying one
yourself as a source of truth and wisdom.  Then, Henry David Thoreau, who wrote
Walden, a book on how he went to live by himself on Walden Pond,
reaping truth and satisfaction from the work of his own
hands.

I hope that those thoughts helped; good
luck!

Give an outline of "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" by William Saroyan.It should be different from summary

I would say that any outline of Saroyan's short story has
to include how John Byro approached the situation of his missing horse.  His
compassionate and wise stance prevented a difficult situation from becoming a bad one. 
Byro understood the ethics of the community and grasped that the accusation of theft
would cause irreparable damage to both the family and insult to the Garoghlanian tribe. 
Yet, he knows that the boys have taken his horse, and his property.  His ability to
approach the boys and speak in a manner that causes them to reconsider what they have
done and return the horse validates moral order and structure as well as the bonds
between people.  Byro approaches them with respect and they reciprocate by returning the
horse.  I would think that such a detail should be included in any outline of the
story.

What is the overall theme and meaning of Crime and Punishment?

It is hard to define just one overall
theme and/or meaning of any Dostoevsky novel.  They are far too lengthy and complex for
a simple answer.

This novel has a basic crime/murder plot. 
While the question of "Who is the killer?" is already known by the reader - the suspense
is built instead by "What is going to happen to Raskolnikov?"  Through this plot -
Dosoevsky manages to intertwine several related themes.

The
first is the psychology of crime.  After the main character commits murder, the book
deals with all the different emotions he experiences, from guilt, to justification, to
courage, to despair, to terror, to empowerment.

Another
theme is the basic idea of isolation, alienation, or loneliness.  Raskolnikov's primary
character trait is one of self-centeredness and superiority.  Throughout the story he
pushes away the people who are trying to help him.  In his mind, he is a "superman" who
is superior in society, therefore he is above societal rules.  This "superman" theory is
the third major theme presented in the book.  It presents the question of is it okay to
break the law (or a moral code) if it could possibly end in something
great?

Like the rest of Dostoevsky's novels,
Crime and Punishment is basically about psychologically intense
(and somewhat twisted) characters and how they perceive the world.  I believe the
author's main purpose in this type of genre is to present political, religious, and
social questions that the average reader would otherwise never ask - and certainly be
reluctant to otherwise examine.

What role does a decision tree play in bussiness decision making?Illustrate the choice between two investment projects with the help of a decision...

A decision tree is a graphical technique to document and
evaluate possible outcome of multi-stage decisions  taking into consideration
probabilities of different outcomes of a decisions taken at any stage. The decisions and
their possible outcomes are represented in a diagrams that branches out at each stage of
the multi-stage decision. Thus the diagram starts with a single decision which is like
the stem of the tree. Different outcomes of this decision with their probability of
occurrence are represented as branches emanating from the initial decision. For each of
these possible outcomes managers will be required to decide on further course of action.
Thus there will be further sub-branches of the decision tree from each of the first
level branch. This kind of branching of decisions and their representation on the
decision tree can be for several stages.

The representation
of decision tree in this way enables managers to identify all the possible outcome in a
multilevel decision situation, and evaluate the impact or attractiveness of each
possible final outcome along with the probability of its occurrence. This enables
managers to choose alternatives that is likely to give best
results.

For example, a company considering expansion in
manufacturing capacity can consider several alternative in terms of the size of new
plants to be added. Having added the manufacturing capacity the actual sale and profit
will depend on the future increase in market demand. Depending on the percentage actual
increase in market demand, for each of the capacity increase scenario, the  company will
again have to take decision on actual quantities to be manufactured and prices to be
charged. There will be several possible decisions for each of the plant capacity chosen
at first level decision. Also for each of this decision the actual sale will depend
on demand elasticities, which is uncertain. Thus the company can estimate probabilities
of different demand base levels and demand elasticities to assess outcomes of the next
level decisions.

What are the qualities of the heart in "The Lives of the Heart"?

In the first five lines the speaker announces eleven
different qualities of the lives of the heart. The title of the poem itself is the
grammatical subject of the five verbs in these five lines. Indeed, the title serves as
the subject of the major verbs in the first 28 lines. Each of the qualities and
attributes is, to say the least, both unusual and challenging when considered with what
is usually said about the heart. It would be difficult to imagine, for example, that
these qualities might appear in a popular song. Thus the very opening words are
startling, for who has ever imagined the lives of the heart to be ligneous? But when the
word is analyzed, the idea emerges that the heart is a seat of passion and also of
anger. In lines 2 and 3 one might note that the heart—the affections, the whims, the
inclinations—leads people into unusual or perhaps even strange paths. So is it also with
the Fibonnaci spheres, which suggest that the heart may lead individuals into intricate
pathways of science and inquiry. These opening five lines are as lively as the many
lives of the heart that Hirshfield is describing.

Why, in Shakespeare's comedies, do we find that often female characters are protagonists,while in the tragedies male characters are protagonists?

Great question and
answers.

In the tragedies, women were the victims, for the
most part, of the men and their bloody, high stakes games and power
struggles.

In the comedies, Shakespeare could show
intelligent and amazing women.  Viola is playful with Orsino but there is a tinge of
sadness that he detects.  Cesario is indeed wise about women.  She teaches this man who
is in love with love in the beginning of the play and he becomes a man who has fallen in
love with an extraordinary youth (Viola).

Portia is another
extraordinary woman.  She is beautiful, she is intelligent and she is filthy rich.  No
wonder men flock to attempt to find her portrait in one of the caskets devised by her
father.  After "winning" her, Bassanio fails his first test with the ring.  He learns
not to give away something valuable like the ring (a symbol of their love) lightly, even
if begged for by a brilliant young attorney who has just saved his best friend's
life.

Beatrice and Hero teach the men, especially Claudio
and Don Pedro, not to believe everything they see or hear, particularly if it involves
Don John or any of his men.

In the comedies, Shakespeare
gives voice to the positive power of women.  His females in the comedies become
teachers.  They teach the men in their lives about being gentle and human and
compassionate and many other valuable lessons.

Maybe,
Shakespeare, in his tragedies, showed the male as the protagonist because the male world
is more violent so in his balanced world, (the other side of the coin, so to speak), he
portrayed women as the protagonists in his comedies because their world is gentler and
more romantic.

How does Connell use foreshadowing to build suspense through out "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Your question identifies what this short story is so
famous for, and why it is so successful. One of the ways that writers create suspense is
through foreshadowing, the use of clues that hint at later events in the story.
Foreshadowing makes you curious, even anxious, to know what will happen
next.

For me, one of the first pieces of foreshadowing that
occurs in the story is in the discussion between Rainsford and Whitney. Note what they
say:

"The
best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford.

"For the
hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar."

"Don't talk
rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares
how a jaguar feels?"

Of
course, this is ironic as Rainsford himself is going to discover how the jaguar feels as
he becomes the hunted rather than the hunter.

The second
piece of foreshadowing I will focus on comes very close to the first. The evil
reputation that the island has clearly forebodes some kind of ill, as we will later
discover. Note how this is introduced:

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"Yes, even that though-minded old Swede, who'd
go up to the devil himself and ask him for a light. Those fishy blue eyes held a look I
never saw there before. All I could get out of him was: 'This place has an evil name
among seafaring men,
sir.'

This clearly hints at
some kind of danger that will feature in the rest of the
story.

Clearly another highly significant piece of
foreshadowing occurs once Rainsford is on the island and he sees the evidence of a hunt,
but he is not able to work out what kind of animal was
hunted:

Some
wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush; the
jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was
stained crimson.

Of course,
later on Rainsford will no precisely the identity of the species of animal that was
hunted.

So there you are - three examples of foreshadowing
which arguably help to make this a unique story of suspense story and one which keeps
the reader engaged.

What is the use of documentation?mananging information

Documentation is a rather general activity meaning
recording in a document form any useful information. Thus documents refer to any
recorded information.

Traditionally documents referred to
the paper records of any information such as contracts, certificates, forms and other
papers used in routine business documents, and manuals. However, with the increasing
usage of computers, the documents can also be in the form of electronic
records.

The purpose of documentation in general is to make
record  information for use whenever required. The documents may be used for a one time
and immediate specific use. For example a purchase order is a document used in this way.
Other documents may be used for referring again and again. User manuals is an example of
such documents. Still other type of documents are created and preserved for possible
future use. For example, at the close of  project, some history of the project may be
documented just in case some one wants to study it in
future.

Documents are also used a a proof of truth of
certain facts such as decisions taken, instructions given and agreements reached. These
documents are used as reference and for establishing the facts if and when
required.

What effect does the dramatic twist have on Framton and the reader in "The Open Window''?

With her self-confidence and poise and the use of the open
window as the framing (pun intended!) device for her tall tale, both Framton and the
reader are taken in; there is no question. Thus, believing that Vera's narrative is a
tragically veritable history of Mrs. Stappleton's family, Framton, along with the
reader, feels pity for the deluded Mrs. Stappleton when she exclaims, "Here they are at
last!" 

But, of course, it is not Mrs. Stappleton, but
Framton, along with the reader, who are deluded. Poor Framton, is terrorized by the look
of horror on the girl's face, for he does, indeed, believe he has seen ghosts, while the
reader, who has the benefit of the omniscient narrator who describes the men as they
approach the house, is merely a bit disgruntled at her own guillibility, yet certainly
appreciative of Saki's wonderful use of irony and the surprise ending. As a sort of
apology for fooling the reader, Saki adds the wryly humorous last sentence: "Romance at
short notice was her specialty."

In Beowulf, what are 10 kennings throughout the story?Example of kenning: Grendel - a fiend out of Hell. (line 100)

A kenning, as you illustrated in the example in your
question, is a poetic renaming or redescribing of the subject. Sometimes the kennings in
Beowulf really jump out at the reader, sometimes they're harder to recognize, and
sometimes it's just hard to tell whether or not something qualiifies as a
kenning.

The second paragraph in Chapter 1 has at least
four examples of kennings:

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There was Shield Sheafson, scourge of many
tribes,
a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes.
This terror
of the hall-troops had come far.
A foundling to start with, he would flourish
later on
as his powers waxed and his worth was proved.
In the end
each clan on the outlying coasts
beyond the whale-road had to yield to
him
and begin to pay tribute. That was one good
king.

The exact phrasing will
vary, of course, based on the translation that you're using. I'm using Seamus Heaney's
translation. (The link to the opening to Book 1 is given below.) Kennings in this one
paragraph include:

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scourge of many tribes
a wrecker of
mead-benches
This terror of the hall-troops
the whale-road (= the
ocean)

I would encourage you
to identify your own set of favorites (I really love that idea that "a wrecker of
mead-benches," which might be rephrased today "a bar-room brawler," makes a good king!)
If possible, pick and discuss examples from different parts of the
poem.

What materials are needed to make a Glenohumeral joint?Checklist of features: Bones - Proximal humerus (head, shaft). Ligaments - Glenoid...

The shoulder consists of three bones, the humerus,
clavicle (collar bone) and scapula (shoulder blade), and their surrounding muscles,
tendons and ligaments

The main joint of the shoulder is the
glenohumeral joint.

Shoulder joint surgery is sometimes
necessary in the following circumstances.

1.  Severe
rotator cuff injury (injury of the muscles, ligaments and tendons about the shoulder
joint)

2.  Severe shoulder joint
fractures

3.  Joint destruction from osteoarthritis (wear
and tear arthritis)

4.  Avascular necrosis of the joint
(death of the bone from lost blood supply)

Surgery of the
shoulder joint ranges from arthroscopic surgery, where instruments are inserted into the
joint through a small incision, to major surgery in which the entire joint is replaced
with an artificial joint (shoulder joint prosthesis).

To
answer your question you will need to understand the components of artificial shoulder
joints.  To make a glenohumeral joint you will have to use similar
components.

The glenohumeral joint is a ball and socket
joint.  The ball is the humerus head.  The socket is formed by the bones of the scapula
and is called the glenoid fossa.   A shoulder prosthetic joint is therefore composed of
a convex, polished metal ball made of stainless steel.  This replaces the head of the
humerus.  The joint socket that replaces the glenoid fossa is made of plastic
(acrylic).  These structures are driven or pressed into the humerus and scapula, and
usually glued in place with methyl methacrylate cement.

An
alternate shoulder joint prosthesis is a reverse joint in which the convex ball is
pinned and cemented into the glenoid fossa, and a plastic convex cap attached to a steel
base is cemented into the humerus.

So to construct a
glenohumeral joint you will need Acrylic Plastic, Stainless steel, and bone
cement.

The references will give you a better idea of the
anatomy of the shoulder and composition shoulder joint
prostheses.

(cos x)^2 + sin 2x = 0

We'll re-write the equation, substituting sin 2x by
2sinx*cosx.

We'll re-write now the entire
expression.

(cos x)^2 + 2sin x * cos x =
0

We'll factorize by cos x and we'll
get:

cos x * (cos x + 2sin x) =
0

We'll put each factor from the product as
0.

cos x = 0

This is an
elementary equation.

x = arccos 0 +
2k*pi

x = pi/2 +
2k*pi

or

x
= 3pi/2 + 2k*pi

cos x + 2sin x =
0

This is a homogeneous equation, in sin x and cos
x.

We'll divide the entire equation, by cos
x.

1 + 2 sinx/cos x = 0

But
the ratio sin x / cos x = tg x. We'll substitute the ratiosin x / cos x by tg
x.

1 + 2tan x= 0

We'll
subtract 1 both sides:

2tan x =
-1

We'll divide by 2:

tan x =
-1/2

x = arctg(-1/2 )
+k*pi

x = - arctg(1/2) +
k*pi

The solutions of the equation
are:

{pi/2 + 2k*pi}U{3pi/2 + 2k*pi}U{-
arctg(1/2) + k*pi}

What is a good thesis statement for a literary analysis using characterization concerning The Great Gatsby?

A thesis statement for any essay depends on what you want
to say.  Therefore, I can only guestimate or throw out some topics and statements for
you to consider, without any idea whether or not they're what you're looking for.  Some
possible thesis statements are:

• Characterization
  of Daisy reveals that Gatsby's view of their relationship was always an
  illusion.


• Nick's characterization of Tom and Jordan
  demonstrates that he is an unreliable
  narrator.


• Characterization of Meyer Wolfsheim is
  stereotypical and reveals anti-semitism on the part of
  Fitzgerald.


• Characterization of Daisy reveals her to be
  more than just a wicked rich girl who enjoys toying with others'
  lives.


• Characterization of Gatsby in chapter three
  demonstrates him to be polite, considerate, and a bit shy. 
  

I don't know if any of the above will help,
but they should provide you with some samples. 

What explanation does Dr.Manette's letter provide for the actions and vengefulness of Madame Defarge?

We wonder, for the better part of A Tale of Two
Cities, why Madame Defarge seems so angry and so intent on punishing Charles
Darnay--and later his entire family.  When the Defarges are part of the storming of the
Bastille, they go immediately to Dr. Manette's former cell (one hundred five north
tower) and conduct a systematic search.  What they found, we discover later, is the
evidence which incriminates Charles and his entire family as part of the hated French
aristocracy.

The letter was written by Dr. Manette while he
was in prison and recounts the story of his imprisonment at the hands of Charles's
father and uncle, Monsieur the Marquis (twin brothers).  The story is
tragic.

The two Evremonde brothers were cruel and sadistic,
representing all the worst of the aristocratic class.  What they wanted they got--and
they wanted a young married woman in their village.  They took her, and in doing so
humiliated her husband to death, killed her brother in a duel, and caused her father to
have a heart attack which killed him. In an unexpected act of charity toward their
victims, the men virtually kidnapped the young Dr. Manette, who did his best to save the
two who were alive when he got there--the young girl and her brother.  He heard enough
of their story before they died to be dangerous to the brothers.  They returned him to
his home, but their spies intercepted a letter written by Dr. Manette explaining to the
authorities what he had witnessed.  These Evremonde brothers could not allow that, so
they used their influence with the Court to have him
imprisoned. 

It's a tragic story, though we know beyond
question that Charles has not carried on this horrible Evremonde legacy.  What makes
this important to Madame Defarge is that it's her family about which this letter was
written.  Her father, brother, brother-in-law, and sister all died at the hands of this
family--which explains her thirst for vengeance against any heirs.  The letter ends with
Dr. Manette's curse of condemnation on the family for all generations, which makes him
the prime witness against his own son-in-law.  Madame Defarge will not be content until
the entire family has been killed, just as they killed her family.  It's probably a good
thing she dies before they all manage to escape with their
lives.

I need help with finding quotes from All Quiet on the Western Front for the four literary terms listed below.I need quotes to represent these...

I don't have a copy of the book in front of me, so I can't
give you any exact quotes - but I did teach this book a number of times, so I'll try to
point you in the right direction.

External
Conflict: any descriptions of the war would count for external conflict. 
They are so numerous I'm sure you can find them.  If you've already got too many for
just the war in general then maybe pick a more specific instance--the shooting of the
horses comes to mind (though I can't remember the chapter that is
in).

Internal Conflict:
Chapter 7--this is the chapter where Paul gets to first go home on leave.  It is full of
the internal conflict.  Paul hates the war.  He hates being there--he hates fighting,
the entire time he's on the front line all the soldiers do is imagine being back at
home.

Symbolism: what about
the boots in chapter 2?  These come to symbolize death--as it seems each who receives
them dies then passes them on.

Indirect
Characterization: remember this is any character description that is not
direct (using just adjectives to describe a character).  It
is done through descriptions of appearance, actions, reactions of others, dialogue and
thoughts.  Considering the point of view is 1st person--you can obtain lots of indirect
characterization from Paul Baumer and the way he thinks and reacts to other
characters.

Macbeth's speech can be divided in three parts. List them and explain briefly.Act 2 scene 1 lines 31 to exit of the scene. Macbeth's speech.

Part 1

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me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have
thee not, and yet I see thee still.
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To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but(45)
A dagger of the mind,
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brain?

In this section of
Macbeth's famous "Is this a dagger which I see before me" soliloquy, Macbeth is
questioning his sanity as he deliberates whether or not he should murder King Duncan. He
is trying to understand if this dagger that he is envisioning is a figment of his
imagination, but the questioning runs deeper than imagination or not; Macbeth is trying
to understand if killing the King is a desire of his sane or insane
mind.

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As this which now I draw.
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me the way that I was going,(50)
And such an instrument I was to use.

Mine eyes are made the fools o’ the other senses,
Or else worth
all the rest. I see thee still,
And on thy blade and href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-gloss-2-1-19">dudgeon
gouts
of blood,
Which was not so before. There's no such thing:(55)
It
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Thus to mine eyes. Now o'er the one half-world
Nature seems dead,
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The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates
Pale href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-gloss-2-1-23">Hecate's
offerings; and wither'd Murder,(60)
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his href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-vocab-2-1-5">sentinel,
the wolf,
Whose howl's his href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-gloss-2-1-25">watch, thus
with his stealthy pace,
With href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-gloss-2-1-26">Tarquin's
ravishing strides, towards his href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-gloss-2-1-27">design

Moves like a ghost.

This second section has
Macbeth deciding that he knows the dagger is a figment of his mind, but it has become so
real to him that he can actually envision the king's blood on the dagger itself. Macbeth
decides that he will use the curtain of night to perform the evil deed of killing his
king; in the night, Shakespeare uses pathetic fallacy to show how all of nature is in
tune with the evilness of Macbeth's plan.

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Thou sure and firm-set earth,

Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear(65)
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stones href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-vocab-2-1-7">prate of my
whereabout,
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present href="../../macbeth-text/act-ii-scene-i#prestwick-gloss-2-1-29">horror from
the time,
Which now suits with it. Whiles I threat, he lives;

Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath
gives.

A bell rings.
I go,
and it is done: the bell invites me.(70)
Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a
knell

That summons thee to heaven, or to
hell.

Macbeth recognizes how
nature will understand that the deed he will commit is evil, and he is requesting the
blanket of night to keep him cover. In this final section of the soliloquy, Macbeth has
become self-assured and has finalized his decision to murder Duncan. Nothing will stop
him at this point, not his conscience, nor his questionable
sanity.

What is the significant relationship between the two characters in Tuesdays with Morrie?

The two characters with the significant relationship in
this book are Mitch (the author) and Morrie Schwartz, his college professor who he once
promised he'd keep in touch with.

As it turned out, Mitch
grew up and never did reconnect with the man who, in college, taught him several
life-lessons about relationships and keys to a happy and succesful life.  Then one
night, Mitch sees Morrie on a TV interview with Ted Koppel.  He is dying from ALS.  This
sparks Mitch's desire to go see his old professor, which turns into a series of visits,
all on Tuesdays, and later, what Mitch turns into this book--a record of his "last
class" with Morrie.

The main significance of the
relationship is unique to Mitch but not to Morrie.  Morrie is a man who makes deep and
personal conenctions with those around him.  Mitch, on the other hand, has been living a
very lonely and independent success-driven life.  Morrie teaches him how to reconnect
with himself and others and through his genuinely positive attitude, he shows Mitch how
to appreciate life for what it is.  Ironically, the lessons taught are heightened by the
fact that Morrie is dying, but certainly this is a man who would otherwise be just as
effective in encouraging people (like Mitch) to do more and be more, simply by taking
more time for friends, family, and appreciation of little
things.

What dream might the writer have in mind given that he calls his poem "Harlem"?

The dream that Hughes refers to represents the hopes for
social equality with whites that African Americans had cherished for so long but that
always been frustrated. The opening question of the poem serves as a kind of
introduction to the entire volume where it was published Montage of a Dream
Deferred (1951). Framed by two questions that indicate the lack of social
certainties, the poem takes the reader through images indicating that the dream of equal
civil rights has decayed. The ending warns that a dream may explode, i. e. that African
Americans could react violently to the constant rejection of their demands. This
scenario implies that continuing to ignore the discrimination against African Americans
could hurt the entire American society and expose how little inclusive the
American Dream really was.

What would happen to a baby's immune system if they were born without a thymus?

If this were to happen the infant would most likely be
prone to more frequent and serious infections because the thymus gland plays a role in
the defense mechanisms of the body. Other immunologic organs like the spleen and groups
of tonsils would attempt to protect the host.

Newborn
infants have an immature immunologic system that develops over months and years. All
newborns are more susceptible to infection for this reason. Some immunities are gained
from the mother at birth, others are received from the mothers milk (breastfeeding), and
still others are received from coming into contact with an offending pathogen. Childhood
immunizations also tremendously help to fight off invading pathogenic
microorganisms.

Why does Shakespeare not use normal English?Why does Shakespeare not use normal English?

Anthonda49 is correct, Shakespeare
used lots of slang in his writing to help make it modern and current for his audience. 
But you shouldn't forget that all of Shakespeare's plays are written in Modern English,
the same English (or "normal" English) we use today.  We don't say "Thou" and "Thee" for
the singular of "You" anymore; nor do we say "whither" for "where" or "wherefore" for
"why."  But these words have simply fallen out of fashion.  They weren't slang, but we
have just discontinued using them.

Language is a dynamic
changing thing, just like fashion, politics, hairstyles and almost anything else
invented by human beings.  Shakespeare's English, however, is Modern English just as we
speak today.

An interesting thing to note, when you are
feeling disconnected from Shakespeare's language, is that he made up over 1500 words
that we still use today!  Words like: amazement, assassination, bloody,
courtship, generous, gloomy, lonely, and suspicious.
Just think about how common and well-used words such as these are when you find yourself
despairing that Shakespeare doesn't use "regular" English!

What is the climax of the story "A&P" by John Updike.

With climax being the point in a plot that creates the
greates intensity, suspense, or interest, this point in John Updike's "A&P" is
the action during which the conflict is resolved, or an attempt is made to resolve it. 
For, in actuality, Sammy's rebellious action meant to impress the girls does not resolve
anything. 

When Sammy tells Mr. Lengel that he quits, the
employer essays to avert disaster for Sammy,  "I don't think you know what you're
saying."  However, in his ego-centered rebellion, Sammy states that he believes
that

once you
begin a gesture it's fatal not to go through with
it"

 and he walks out,
anyway.  Once outside, he notices that the girls, for whom he acted so chivalorously,
have departed.  Moreover, Sammy notices that Lengel is in his place with his back stiff
and Sammy's stomach

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kind of fell as I felt how hard the world was
going to be to me
hereafter.

While Sammy may
have realized that the complex world of adult requires compromise, he is left in limbo
between the two worlds himself, with no resolution to the conflict that he has sought to
end.

What is the plot and theme?

In Toni Cade Bambara's short story, "The Lesson," we have
the chance to watch an awakening take place in the mind of a young black girl who lives
in poverty, but has no sense that there is any other way to
live.

Miss Moore is an educated woman who tries with very
little success to open the eyes of black children in her neighborhood so that they might
imagine, and perhaps achieve, success beyond what their parents can provide for them.
 Though they think Miss Moore is a stupid old thing, the woman is
far from that.

Miss Moore considers it her job to teach
these children even over the summer when they are thinking about swimming pools or cool
movie theaters.  And the kids are not respectful, appreciate or even interested, though
she is trying to give them something extremely valuable: knowledge and
awareness.

One afternoon, Miss Moore takes the children to
FAO Schwartz, a very expensive toy store in New York City.  First they window shop and
see how expensive things are.  They are stunned with disbelief.  For Sylvia (the
narrator) and Sugar, entering the store is a daunting step, though Sylvia knows there is
little in life able to give her pause.

After they leave,
they all discuss the sailboat they saw which cost almost eleven hundred dollars.  As
Miss Moore has hoped, the concept of such an expensive toy greatly
puzzles the kids, but they don't quite understand where Miss Moore is trying to lead
them.

Finally Sugar suggests that the democracy all
Americans have been promised doesn't seem to apply to everyone, when some can buy a
thousand-dollar sailboat, and their families could use that kind of
money just to survive.

Miss Moore obviously thinks that
Sylvia is bright enough to grasp the lesson here, but Sylvia is an angry kid--angry at
just about everything.  We get the sense that she probably does know what Miss Moore is
getting at, but she's just ornery enough to pretend that she
doesn't.

The story ends as Sugar and Sylvia go their own
way.  Sugar runs on ahead, which may symbolically mean that she has seen the truth, but
is already moving beyond it as she hasn't really internalized it.  Sylvia is happy to
move more slowly, but uses the time to think over what has happened during the day.  In
her head, she insists that NO ONE is going to beat her at anything. Perhaps this
indicates that even though she is angry and ornery, she is not unaware of the
significance of this new information—from the lesson Miss Moore has shared. In fact, it
may well be a seed Miss Moore has planted that will grow over time and bear the fruit
desire in Sylvia to be more than just a kid from the poor part of
town.

In terms of the theme, I think
Bambara is providing a lesson to every reader.  Where we are today is not where we must
be tomorrow; and who we are growing up is not who we must be when we leave childhood
behind.  Knowing is an important first step.  Listening to those
with true knowledge is the next essential step in achieving our own success—even if we
believe that the person speaking is boring.  Those of us with many
comforts when we're growing up probably don't ask ourselves where it comes from any more
than those who live with less ask...at first.  If we are lucky, someone opens our eyes
and gives us a chance to choose to do something important with who we are, regardless of
the background we come from: whether we are touched by poverty, divorce, abuse, or
tragedy.  It can define who we are, or WE can define who
we will be.

From which act/scene was:When Puck turns Bottom into an ass, and then puts the potion into the eyes of the wrong Athenian, and brags about his...

In Act II, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's A Midsummer
Night's Dream, Puck mistakes the Athenian on whom he is to drop the love
portion.  After searching through the forest, he finally espies one who wears "Weeds of
Athens"(2.2.71) and mistakenly anoints Lysander instead of
Demetrius.

In Act III, Scene 1 as the mechanicals rehearse
their play in the wood where Titania lies asleep.  After Bottom savours the flowers of
the scene, he is supposed to hear a voice and exit.  Puck remarks it is a strange
Pyramust than he has ever seen, he does follow Bottom. Then, when Bottom reappears, the
others scream and flee, for Bottom now has the head of a donkey. Then, in Scene 2 of
this same act, Puck enters another part of the wood with Oberon, boasting of his
pranks:

My
mistress with a monster is in love

Near to her close and
consecrated bower....

Made senseless things begin to do
them wrong;

....I led them on in this distracted
fear,

Titania waked, and
straightway loved an ass. (3.2.31-35)

Puck goes on to tell
Oberon that he anointed the Athenian.  However, when Hermia and Demetrius enter, Puck
claims that Demetrius is not the one whose hair he cut; Oberon then order Puck to "go
swifter than the wind" and find Helen of Athens. However, as he prepares to leave, Puck
overhears Hermia and Demetrius, who is pleading for "a lover's fee" (3.2.114)  Puck then
asks if Oberon wants to watch "What fools these mortals be.

Could you factorize the following? 2(2x-1)^2 - 3(x-3)^2 = 5(x+3)(2x-1)I'm sorry. That was meant to be 3(x+3)^2

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

We solve the above equation using factors
:

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

2(4x^2-4x+1) -3(x^2-6x+9) =
5(2x^2-x+6x-3)

(8-3)x^2+(-8+18)x +2-27 =
10x^2+25x-15

5x^2+10x-25 =
10x^2+25x-15

0 =
(10-5)x^2+(-10+25)x+25-15

5x^2+15x+10 =
0

Divide by
5:

x^2+3x+3

(x+1)(x+2) =
0

x+1 = 0. Or (x+2 = 0.

x=-1.
Or x = -2..

If x-3 is to be replaced by x+3 as suggested in
he next page posted:

Then instead of -3(x-6x+9) , we must
change to  -3(x^2+6x+9).

The correction is  -36x^2 instead
of 26x^2.

This leads to 10x^2+51x +10 =
0

10x^2 +50x+x+10 =
0

x(10x+1)+1(10x+1) =
0

(10x+1)(x+1) = 0

10x+1 = 0.
Or x+1 = 0

10x = -1 or x =
-1/10.

x+1 = 0 gives x =
-1

What is the element in Sonnet 109?I have been going at this for hours, and I think it's metaphor, but I'm not sure.

I'm no expert in Shakespeare's sonnets, but I'll do my
best to help out here. I think that you're right. Let's go with metaphor. (Periphrasis
might be another option, if that's a familiar term for
you.)

Sonnet 109 seems to be a sort of apology for
"straying," for being unfaithful to a partner while the speaker was away. (The partner,
as you may already know, is a younger man, and this sonnet and others raise some
hotly-contested possibilities about Shakespeare's sexual
orientations.)

One of the main things that connect this
poem to the other poems in this grouping is the emphasis on transgression. The source
below includes the following statement:

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The theme continues throughout Sonnets 111-120,
and the poet uses many terms for the same crime: "stain", "frailties" (109); "offences"
(110); "harmful deeds", "infection" (111); "shames" (112); "diseased" (118);
"transgression" (120);
etc.

The non-literal terms
for "transgressoin" here make me suspect that we'll find a number of metaphors in Sonnet
109, too.

I see a metaphor in line 2: "my flame" probably
means something like "my intense love." Lines 8 and 11 have "my stain," which probably
refers to the infidelity, and "stain'd." Finally, the poem ends with "my rose," which
must stand for the loved one.

You'll often find more than
one poetic element or device in a single poem, of course. Maybe another poster will have
more to say than "metaphor."

Compare/contrast Chekhov & Oates approach to affairs in "The Lady with the Dog" & "The Lady with the Pet Dog" to show similarity/difference. Show...

A comparison of Chekhov's and Oates' authorial approaches
to constructing the nature of the affairs in "The Lady with the Dog" and "The Lady with
the Pet Dog," respectively,  reveals that there is a most important similarity in what
the authors decided to do and a most important
difference.

The most important similar decision the two
authors make is to reveal the profound emotional and psychological affects of the
affairs on the women. Chekhov describes very powerfully how his Anna was still wrapped
in the "diffidence" of "inexperienced youth" and of how her loosened hair "hung down
mournfully" and of how she was "dejected," as "though it were her fall." She speaks of
needing forgiveness and of how the world now has the right to despise her--of how Gurov
will now despise her. In a similar vein, though with a different psychological dynamic,
Oates describes how her Anna is driven to thoughts of ending her life because she finds
the repetition in which she is caught unbearable and because she longs for a marriage to
the man she truly loves.

The most important different
decision the two authors make is how to end the stories. Chekhov ends with Anna in dire
psychological pain and spiritual depression caused by great inner suffering as she
blames herself for spiritual and moral failure. The final scene has Anna and Gurov in a
modest hotel room in Moscow sharing a commitment to "think of some plan" to end the
secrecy and deception and the long separations--but "How? How?...How?" Oates end her
story with her Anna turning away from impulses toward self-destruction and having an
epiphany of how she and her lover have a true marriage of hearts and of how that was a
sublime and wonderful truth.

Why did the Vikings fail to conquer the Americas while the Spanish suceeded?Chapter Hemispheres Colliding Also,

The answer to this question is given quite nicely and
briefly at the end of p. 372 and on to p. 373 in my copy of the
book.

What Diamond says is that Norway was in the wrong
place and at the wrong time.  Norway was in the wrong place for two reasons.  First, it
was too far away from North America.  Second, it was too far north and so the islands in
between it and North America (Iceland and Greenland) were not good stopping points. 
When the Norse tried to colonize Greenland, for example, they found that its climate was
no good for agriculture.  Since agriculture was one of the main advantages of the
Europeans, this was bad.

In addition, the Norse came over
too early.  At the time that they tried to settle, technology was not yet advanced
enough to really help them.  For example, their ships were not good enough and their
weapons were not advanced enough.

So the Norse were trying
to colonize the wrong place at the wrong time.

List 5 factors that might influence the rate of oxygen or carbon dioxide production or consumption in leaves. Explain how each will affect the...

There are several factors that effect the rates of
photosynthesis:

Light intensity - the more light, the
faster the rate (more O2 produced, and CO2 absorbed)

Carbon
dioxide concentration - more CO2 the faster the
rate

Temperature - the colder it is the slower the rate (if
negative, O2 is absorbed, and CO2 released)

Availability of
water - the less water available the more likely the plant will wilt loosing some of its
ability to absorb sunlight

Availability of nutrients - the
amount of chlorophyll, and magnesium for instance or important for the conversion of
sunlight, the less of them there are, the slower the rate of
photosynthesis.

Jonas and The Giver decide that things have to change, so they think of a plan. Explain their plan.

The plan that the two of them dream up is that they are
going to do something that will destroy the way the community is currently set up.  They
are going to try to destroy the sameness that they hate so
much.

The way that they will do this is by having Jonas
escape to Elsewhere.  Once he leaves, all the memories that he has will somehow be
transferred to the minds of the people in the community.  We know this will happen
because that is what happened when the previous Receiver was released.  As the community
gets all these memories that Jonas has, their society will be forever changed because
they will understand about colors and feelings and love and pain and things like
that.

How does Gertrude seek to shield Hamlet after the death of Polonius?

One of the central questions of this play is whether or
not Gertrude loved King Hamlet and was simply wooed or pressured into marriage with
Claudius, or if she already had some kind of relationship with him before the murder and
perhaps was even somehow complicit in getting rid of him in order to marry Claudius. 
That issue, as well as the haste with which she remarried, is at the root of the
Hamlet-Gertrude relationship and conflict.  Just as Hamlet is never really sure about
his mother's loyalties, neither are we.  However, we do know that after Hamlet confronts
her with a picture--literally--of both men, she is somehow broken and contrite about
what she's done. After this meeting, she does seem to ally with her son, at least to
some degree.  Here's how we know it:

Despite having just
committed the accidental murder of Polonius, Hamlet does reveal to her that his
"madness" is only an act, and he asks her not to tell.  When she leaves him and goes
straight to the King (Act IV scene i), she does tell about the murder but she continues
the charade of Hamlet's madness. 

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"Mad as the sea and wind when both
contend

Which is the mightier.  In his lawless
fit,...

And in this brainish apprehension
kills

The unseen good old man
[Polonius]."

She attempts
protect her son with the lie that he is, indeed, mad.

Do you think Pearl would have been more obedient and docile if Hester had taken a different approach to discipline in The Scarlet Letter?

In Hawthorne's early American novel, The Scarlet
Letter, there is not the character development that is typical of modern
novels.  In fact, little Pearl is more symbol than she is character.  In Chapter VIII
when the Reverend Mr. Wilson asks Pearl her catechism, she tells him that she came from
a rosebush, a statement that links her closely with nature.  That Hawthorne  links the
product of Hester's and Arthur Dimmesdale's passion with nature is not unusual since
Hawthorne was a Dark Romantic, and since Hester and Dimmesdale's sin is more natural
than the strict Puritanical demands put upon
them. 

Representative of the passion of the minister and
Hester,  Pearl is impetuous and capricious intrinsically since throughout the narrative
Hester makes futile efforts to control Pearl's laughter at her distorted image in the
suit of armor, Pearl's throwing of thistles around the scarlet letter, and outbursts
such as her refusal to come across the brook when they are in the forest.  Throughout
Hawthorne's narrative, Pearl is referred to as an "imp," "elf-child," or "airy sprite." 
These are creatures that are ethereal and cannot be controlled by mere
humans.

It is not until the three of them are joined as a
family on the scaffold in Chapter XXIII that Pearl moves from being other-worldly and
becomes fully human, kissing her father:

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The child, with the bird-like motion, which was
one of her characteristics, flew to him, and clasped her arms about his
knees.

Then, as Dimmesdale
relinquishes life, he addresses his daughter,

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...dear little Pearl, wilst thou kiss me now?
Thou wouldst not yonder in the forest!  But now thou
wilt?

When he shows his sin
to the community, Dimmesdale gives recognition to Pearl, thus admitting her to the
community, and in this admission of their father-daughter relationship, Pearl becomes
more human, and, thus, docile.

Why are individual market supply curves, such as the supply of accountants, upward sloping, or positively sloped in microeconomics?

This is more a question of rational behavior of people who
have taken up different professions like accountancy, etc. If each accountant is being
offered more money to do the same work, an increased number of people will offer their
services as an accountant.

And this is true of almost every
profession. If the wages of janitors were to become equal to that of lawyers, I do not
think there would be a shortage in the number of people who would want to become
janitors, with even those who are presently lawyers willing to abandon their professions
and become janitors.

An increase in price
leads to an increase in supply.

A knowledge of other texts may inform your reading to a text - How does this relate to 'Frankenstein'?Not intertextual references made in...

This is a comparative literature question I believe. Often
when we read one novel, its fictional elements are reminiscent of other novels. This
means that the plots, characters, theme, symbols and even writing style remind us of
other works we have read and can enrich the experience of reading the current work. In
the study of literature, we are always comparing and contrasting. English teachers love
to assign such writing tasks as "compare the character of Mr. Hyde to Frankenstein's
monster," for example. In this way, we as readers can appreciate how different authors
treat the same themes or grapple with the same
conflicts.

In comparing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
to Frankenstein, many comparisons can be made because
Dr. Jekyll created his own monster, just as Frankenstein did, only Dr. Jekyll's monster
was himself, the evil side of himself. Both "monsters" - whether they were separate
characters such as Frankenstein's monster or a different side of the same person, as
with Mr. Hyde -- symbolized man's inner conflict with good and evil. Wherever you find
this conflict in literature, you can make a similar comparison. For example, in the
novel Lord of the Flies - you could compare Ralph and Jack. In this
novel, Jack is the Mr. Hyde or Frankenstein monster. Or, perhaps you could make a
comparison between Frankenstein and Macbeth. Frankenstein's quest to make himself
something important in the world of science led to tragedy. Macbeth's quest to make
himself king led to tragedy.

Please solve the following equation: 2.5(x-3)+1.7x=10.8(x+1.5)Include a step by step how you solved the problem. Your help is much appreciated!

The Given equation is:

2.5(x
- 3) + 1.7x = 10.8(x + 1.5)

Solving the equation means
finding the value of 'x' in this equation.

This can be done
as follows:

Step 1: Open the
brackets

2.5x - 2.5*3 + 1.7x = 10.8x +
10.8*1.5

==> 2.5x - 7.5 + 1.7x = 10.8x +
16.2

Step 2: Transfer all terms of equation containing x to
left hand side and other terms containing only numbers to tight hand side of
equation.

==> 2.5x + 1.7x - 10.8x = 16.2 +
7.5

Please note that when we change the side of any term
its sign gets reversed from + to -, and vice versa.

Step 3:
Add terms on each side of equation.

==> -6.6x =
23.7

Step 4: Divide both side of equation by 6.6. This done
so that the left hand side will become equal to
x.

==> x = 23.7/(-6.6) =
-3.591

Can Maxim ever be free of Rebecca? What specific parts of the novel relate to freedom in Rebecca?

Maxim has a difficult time being free of Rebecca for two
reasons. First, his guilt eats away at him; secondly, Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper,
refuses to allow the memory of Rebecca to stay in the
past.

Constant reminders of Rebecca abound. Mrs. Danvers
continuously relays every possible detail about Rebecca's sophistication and conquests,
both social and romantic, to Maxim's new wife.

Maxim's
bride struggles to find her place in her new home with her new husband, but is unable to
do so especially because Maxim is torn between the past and the present.  And because
Maxim cannot move forward, the second Mrs. DeWinter believes that she is not only inept
in trying to follow in Rebecca's footsteps, but that the inadequacies she perceives
within herself have driven Maxim away from her, making it impossible for him to love
her.  Mrs. Danvers' subtle attempts to sabotage Maxim's new life cause him to become
even more isolated from what hope might be found in his new
marriage.

Maxim's only chances for freedom from Rebecca lie
in two paths he must take.  First, he must learn to separate himself as best he can from
the hateful woman Rebecca truly was, learn what he did not know of his first wife in
terms of her manipulative nature, and come to terms with regard to the myth of the woman
and the truth of the woman.  When Maxim can see his former wife through the eyes of
outsiders, such as her doctor (who knew she was dying), he will be able to take the
first steps toward his freedom from a woman whose hold over him has, for the entirety of
the story, reached beyond the grave.  Only then can he make sense of the past and accept
his responsibility in the circumstances of her death.  He can then learn to put his
feelings of guilt into their proper perspective and free himself from Rebecca's
machinations which have clawed at him since her
death.

Second, Maxim still lives at Manderley, a place
haunted with the memories of how husband and wife despised and hated one another.  It
has become little more than a macabre monument that the twisted Mrs. Danvers perpetuates
in "honor" of the conniving, ruthless Rebecca.  Maxim continues to be reminded daily of
this mythical woman of idealistic proportions, and cannot allow himself to heal in the
supportive arms of a new wife who was never beguiled by Rebecca, but is haunted the her
spirit nonetheless.

Ultimately, Maxim must learn to live
with knowledge of his part in Rebecca's death; he must accept the darkness of her soul
as she attempted to destroy him, and let it go; and finally, he must leave the home they
shared and begin a new life, something that takes place when Manderley goes up in flames
at the story's conclusion.

I need ideas for an essay using either an historical or biographical approach to "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes.

"The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is a beautiful poem which is
almost tailor-made for any writing in an historical approach.  The poem itself
chronicles, in poetic form of course, the history of the Negro.  Note the use of rivers
through time and place to indicate the passage of time and the changes which have
happened to this group of people over the centuries.  Note the course of ancient Negro
history as demonstrated through the naming of the rivers in these
lines:

I
bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo
and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids
above it.

In more modern
times, the Negro journey came to America, as in these
lines:

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I heard the singing of the Mississippi
when Abe Lincoln
went down to New Orleans, and I've seen its muddy

bosom turn all golden in the
sunset.

If I were writing
from an historical perspective, I'd take each of the rivers mentioned in these lines and
briefly discuss the significance of each.  The mention of the Mississippiand Abe Lincoln
is a clear reference to the Negroes' emancipation.  A brief discussion of each of those
four moments (Euphrates, Congo, Nile, and Mississippi) would easily get you your 400-500
words.  This is a wonderful poem.  Happy writing!

Chemistry: what exactly happens when an ice cube melts in warm water?When analyzing an ice cube melting in warm water, what exactly is happening at...

According to kinetic theory particles (atoms, molecules)
are in constant thermal motion unless at absolute zero. Molecules of water have
attraction forces between them, and if the molecules aren't moving much i.e. they are
very cold, the forces can bond the molecules together - you have ice. When you put ice
into (warmer) liquid water the molecules in the ice begin to move (actually a type of
wobbling) more and more until the bonds are broken and the ice
melts.

At a deeper level, just at the temperature when the
bonds get broken the molecules move slightly further apart without wobbling more even
though the attractive forces are still there. This is analogous to lifting something
higher above the Earth - you give it potential energy. The potential energy to do this
has come from the warm water. The energy needed to do this is called latent heat. After
the molecules break apart any extra energy causes the molecules to wobble faster - they
have gained kinetic energy.

To find the molar heat of
vaporization of water take 18 grams of water and heat it just to boiling point. Then
continue heating with a heater that can have its energy output measured. Keep heating
until all of the water has boiled away. The energy supplied by the heater to cause the
boiling only is the molar heat of vaporization of water.

From No. 78 of The Federalist Papers, why does the author believe that judges should have permanent tenure?

The whole basis of the Constitution's system of government
is the idea that you have checks and balances.  In this system, you have to have
branches of government that can interfere with each other.  At the same time, though,
the branches have to be independent.  This need for independence is why judges need life
tenure.  As the author says

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nothing will contribute so much as this (life
tenure) to that independent spirit in the
judges...

The reasoning here
is this -- if the judges can be removed at the whim of the Congress or the President,
how will they ever be independent?  If they are not independent, they will just do what
the Congress or President wants.  If that is all they do, how will they protect us from
illegal actions by either of the other two branches.

Which is the best example of a simile that also creates atmosphere and mood consistent with that of The Picture of Dorian Gray? a.) "The moon hung...

Firstly, while all four of your example quotes are trope
figures of speech, only two are similes while the other two are metaphors. Similes make
figurative comparisons between two unlike things by using the words,
like or as and sometimes such
as, e.g., Love is a big expansive thing such as a
dirigible; love lies quietly in the heart as a resting rose petal;
love is glorious like a red rose.  A metaphor, on the other hand,
compares two unlike things without the use of a comparative word, e.g., Love is a
dirigible; love is a resting rose petal; love is a glorious red
rose.

Secondly, the atmosphere, synonymous with mood, of
the novel is best briefly depicted through the outcome of the story. Dorian is consumed
by false theories of vanity and pleasure and destroys people's happiness, perverts and
loses his own soul, commits murder and ends in suicide. The atmosphere of The
Picture of Dorian Gray is commensurate with the dark, hedonistic,
supernaturally toned doings of Dorian Gray--as he is Gray so is the atmosphere grey as
in descending nightfall under a veil of dirty city
fog.

Thirdly, putting it all together, the best comparative
figure of speech, be it simile or metaphor, that creates an atmosphere (same as mood)
consistent with The Picture of Dorian Gray seems to me to be the
metaphor at (b): "Time being dead, dragged a hideous future from its grave." Notice
there are no comparative words, e.g., like, as, such as, so it is a
metaphor. Rationale: (1) For Dorian, time was in a very real sense dead. (2) Dorian
metaphorically dragged something hideous from its metaphoric grave. (3) Dorian had what
time would have revealed to be a hideous future ahead of him.

What are depositional environments, and why can changes be seen vertically in a sequence of sedimentary rocks?

Assuming that the rocks in a given area have not been
tilted or otherwise moved around by geological action, you can see changes in the
environment vertically in the sedimentary rocks.  This is because of the fact that older
layers of rock will be covered over with newer layers.  When an excavation or a river or
something cuts through a deposit, the layers can be seen in vertical order, oldest at
the bottom, newest at the top.

The changes in depositional
environment can be seen in the types of rock in each layer.  The rocks will reveal
aspects of the environment in which they were laid down.  They will show what kinds of
sediment were laid down, they will show some things about the types of plant life that
were around at the time.  They can also show what laid the various strata
down.

So the changes in environment can be seen because
sediment will be put down in layers that will differ as the environment
changes.