Calculate the perimeter and the area of the paralelogram ABCD if AD=10, AB=12, DE=8. DE is perpendicular to AB.

In a parallelogram, the opposite sides are parallel and
equal.

AB = CD =
12

and

BC = AD =
10

The perimeter of a geometric shape is the sum of the
lengths of the sides of that shape.

P =
AB+BC+CD+AD

Since AB = CD and BC = AD, we could re-write
the perimeter as:

P =
2(AB+BC)

P = 2(12+10)

P =
2*22

P = 44 units

The area of
the parallelogram could be written as a sum of 2 triangles and a
rectangle.

A = 2*A(AED) +
A(DEBF)

To calculate the area of AED, we need to calculate
the cathetus AE. We'll use the Pythagorean theroem:

AE^2 =
AD^2 - DE^2

AE^2 = 100-64

AE^2
= 36

AE = 6

Area of AED =
AE*ED/2

Area of AED =
6*8/2

Area of AED = 24 square
units

To calculate the area of the rectangle DEBF, we'll
calculate first the width EB.

EB =
AB-AE

EB = 12-6

EB =
6

Area of DEBF = EB*DE

Area of
DEBF = 6*8

Area of DEBF = 48 square
units

The area of ABCD
is:

A(ABCD) = 2*A(AED) +
A(DEBF)

A(ABCD) = 2*24 +
48

A(ABCD) =
2*48

A(ABCD) = 96 square
units.

Rewrite the following sentences so that related ideas are expressed in similar or parallel structures.Computers are used to analyze voice patterns,...

You need to clarify what is being "used" in each part of
the sentence.  If you add that verb to the second half of the sentence that becomes more
clear, and you will have created a parallel structure.  If you also use the infinitive
form for the verb, "to + verb" in each clause, then you create another parallelism in
the sentence.

Computers are used to analyze voice patterns,
and the patterns are then used to compare to those on record.

How does Fitzgerald create a satire that comments on American Ideals through characters besides Gatsby?Characters like Tom Buchanan, Daisy, Jordan...

Fitzgerald cleverly creates satirical archetypes through
characterization. Characterization is the process of giving characters traits. This
happens through what characters say about themselves, how they look, how the act, and
what others say about them.

Take a look at Tom. In the
beginning, Tom is described as hulking, he wears his fancy riding gear and boots, and we
learn that Tom is wealthy beyond his own imagination. We also find that he
is dissatisfied with his marriage at least in one department because he has a mistress.
We also learn that Tom is trying to read. This character in Tom is a typical American.
He has so much that he doesn't know what to do with it all. He is so blessed, he does
not have to work. This is also a typical East Coast Old Money type of person. Fitzgerald
in making this picture of a charcter demonstrates that money isn't the answer. Through
mocking Tom, we laugh and receive the message.

Daisy is the
archetypical flapper of the day. Women in the 20s were beginning to have rights. They
were flamboyant, fast little "fools". Daisy confesses this about herself and even
relishes in the identitiy as she introduces her daughter that way. She is unfufilled in
this identity too. Because we see Fitzgerald hyperbolize her flawed character we
understand that women tried very hard to have a new identity, but it did not fulfill
them either.

Jordan, a lazy and careless mooch, typifies
the 20s as an era. I always wonder what it would have been like to live so high and
mighty without having to work. Although Jordan works, I think the abandonment of family
is demonstrated in her character. Without close relationships one can grow cold. Jordan
makes cutting remarks throughout the book that make Nick wonder at the state of their
relationship. Jordan's character mocks that person who would struggle on in life without
closeness. We find her unfulfilled too.

These are a series
of ideas on each character. This question has many parts to it, maybe another editor
will give you a more specific case study on one of these.

What are the parts of structure of "Guests of the Nation"?

This is a popular question to ask because O'Connor has
constructed "Guests of the Nation" in episodes that correspond to literary function. The
first episode is, of course, the exposition in which
O'Connor introduces characters and then establishes their interactions with each other,
showing not only how the Irish rebels act with each other but also how the rebels act
with the English prisoners.

The second episode develops the
complication. The officer in charge keeps his distance from
the others and shows no friendliness toward the English prisoners. The other two rebels,
Bonaparte and Noble, are informed that the English soldiers are no longer prisoners;
they are now hostages and will be executed in retaliation if the British forces execute
any of their Irish rebel prisoners. This news is distressing to Bonaparte and Nobel;
they can no longer relate with ease to the prisoners and can't sleep at
night.

The third episode is rising
action. Bonaparte and Noble get the report they have been dreading; the
British have executed four Irish rebels, one of whom was a sixteen-year-old boy. Donovan
gives orders that the British hostages, Hawkins and Belcher, will be executed by
Bonaparte and Noble in the woods.

Episode four comprises
both the climax and the falling
action. Donovan and Bonaparte take the hostages through the woods to a
bog. Donovan tells them that there is to be no transfer but they are to be executed. The
theme of duty and responsibility arises while Hawkins tries to talk Donovan out of
fulfilling his orders. Hawkins is shot. Belcher sees Hawkins is still alive and asks
Bonaparte to shoot him a second time. Then Belcher joins Hawkins
fate.

The falling point is
when they must dig graves for the men who are now dead. The falling
action follows when the rebels return to the cottage. The old woman of
the cottage who has been with them all through the story falls to her knees in prayer
when she realizes what has been done; Noble joins her in prayer on his
knees.

Since this is Bonaparte's narrative and a story
about his experience, the resolution occurs when Bonaparte
goes into the dark night, looks at the dark sky and feels small, lost and alone. He ends
his narrative by saying he could not think about things, like duty and personal
responsibility, the same way as he did before.

I need a summary/review of "The Storyteller" by Sakithe stories of Saki

Saki's "The Storyteller," like his story "The Open Window"
is a story-within-a story. Trapped in a compartment with three rather unruly children
and their unassertive aunt, a bachelor is subjected to the persistent questions of the
children that remind him of "the attentions of a housefly."  As he is forced to listen
to the aunt's inability to satisfy the curiosity of the children and her attempt to tell
them a story, he feels compelled to remark, "You don't seem to be a success as a
story-teller."

With his remark, the aunt bristles and
challenges him to tell a story himself, then.  And, thus begins the bachelor's story
which starts out in a similar fashion about a very good girl.  However, this girl is
"horribly" good, and the incongruous adverb attracks the children's attention.  As it
turns out, the good girl, who has three medals for her good behavior that click together
as she moves, betray her when she hides from a wolf in the park of the Prince where she
has been invited for her good behavior. 

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"It is the most beautiful story I have
ever heard" said Cyril.

And
the other children concur, but the aunt is incensed, telling the bachelor it is most
improper and has undermined years of careful teaching.  The bachelor retorts that, at
least, he kept them quiet for ten minutes.  As he walks down the train's quay, he
bemusedly reflects that the aunt will be plagued by the children for more "improper"
stories.

While there is a twist to the ending, "The
Storyteller" does not have the usual cracking surprise ending that is typical of Saki.
Yet, it displays the whimsical humor and presents the less detectable truths of human
nature in its exposure of the innate sadism of the children.  A typically short short
story, "The Storyteller" illustrates Saki's clever manipulation of a single aspect of
human behavior until it shoddiness is exposed.

In Fahrenheit 451, what role does Professor Faber play in Montag's development as a character, and who is Professor Faber?

Apart from Clarisse, Professor Faber may be
the most important influence on Montag in the novel. He guides Montag through his
transformation, encouraging the protagonist to explore the books he's
recovered. At one point, Faber gives Montag a transmitter that fits in
his ear, so that they can have continuous communication. Unfortunately, Montag becomes
overconfident and begins behaving recklessly, reading poetry to his wife and her
friends, despite Faber's warnings.

Shortly thereafter,
Montag is called to burn his own house. During the confrontation, Captain Beatty
discovers the Seashell (transmitter), and Montag kills him and flees. He runs straight
to Faber, who sets him on a path to freedom from society. He introduces Montag to a
group of outsiders who hold great works of literature alive in their minds.
One might argue that Faber, along with Clarisse, "saves" Montag from the
crippling alienation and isolation of the society in the
novel.

three unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously.what is probability of getting atmost two heads?

 Three unbiased coins are totossed. The situation  is as
follows:

No head :      TTT......3C0 = 1 way only  this can
happen

one head:     HTT  or THT or TTH  = 3C1 =  one of
these 3ways the event  can happen

2heads:        HHT 
or HTH or THH = 3C2 =  one of these 3 ways theis event can
happen

All 3 heads: HHH onyl 1 way this
event,

So in a toss  of 3 unbiased coins, the above one of
the 4 types of event can happen in any one of 8 different ways. But getting atmost
2heads is the event of 1st type  or2nd type  or 3rd types  in any one of 1+3+3
= 7 ways.

So probablity getting atmost 2 heads = Pr (0 head
or 1 head or 2heads ) = pr(0 head)+Pr(1head)+pr(2H)  1/8+3/8+3/8  = 7/8
.