In The Great Gatsby, how does Jordan reveal herself to be materialistic?

Jordan represents the material essence of the "flapper" in
a couple of ways.  The first is that her condition of being self centered is something
that plays a large role in her character.  Jordan is concerned with herself, no more and
no less.  Jordan is fairly pragmatic about issues in terms of love, seeing them as more
as a means to get what she wants or a vehicle to enhance her own social standing.  Her
use of destructive gossip reflects a materialist approach in that the most tender and
intimate moments that individuals share are fodder to solidify her own social hold.  She
moves from party to party, showing little regard for those she destroys, so long as her
needs are met.  She is not one to appreciate poverty or anything associated with a lack
of wealth.  Her displays are wealthy and it is something she values.  Her disgrace from
the professional golf circuit because of cheating reflects this hard- driven material
end in that she is concerned with herself and her needs, nothing else.  Jordan's
materialism is reflective of the flapper of the time, someone with whom Fitzgerald knew
on a very effective level.

Can someone help me find quotes that relate to nobility in Huck Finn?

There are a few ways to look at this question. While on
the river, Huck and Jim run into two con men, who call themselves the Duke and the
Dauphin (King). These men pretend to be nobility, but "these liars warn't no kings nor
dukes, at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds." The Duke and King are the furthest
thing from real nobility, but they play the part, "All I say is, kings is kings, and you
got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way
they're raised." (chapter 23)

However, the real noble
characters in this book are Huck and Jim. Huck decides to help his friend even though he
himself might be damned for doing so, "I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide,
forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my
breath, and then says to myself:All right, then, I'll GO to hell." (Chapter
30)

Huck helps his friend escape, not because its the right
thing to do (he believes that it is wrong, based on what he has been taught) but because
he just can't bring himself to turn in his friend. It is an innate instinct in Huck that
he must do what he can for his friend, regardless of consequences. Jim, in turn, cares
for Huck and helps him throughout their journey. 

Another
quote that I think illustrates nobility or noble behavior on Huck's behalf is when he
watches the Duke and King get tarred and feathered. Even though the Duke and King were
such terrible human beings and were mean to Huck, Huck didn't believe they deserved such
a terrible death.

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"Well, it made me sick to see it; and I was sorry
for them poor pitiful rascals, it seemed like I couldn't ever feel any hardness against
them any more in the world. It was a dreadful thing to see. Human beings can be awful
cruel to one another." (chap
33)

Another instance of noble
behavior/not-noble behavior you may want to look at is the lynch mob scene in chapter
22. In this scene a man named Boggs threatens a gentleman named Sherburn. Sherburn warns
him to leave peaceably and Boggs doesn't, so Sherburn shoots him. The lynch mob forms to
lynch Sherburn, but Sherburn talks them down:

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"Your newspapers call you a brave people so much
that you think you are braver than any other people-- whereas you're just as brave, and
no braver. Why don't your juries hang murderers? Because they're afraid the man's
friends will shoot them in the back, in the dark -- and it's just what they WOULD
do."

He challenges the notion
of "Southern justice" and chastises the crowd for being followers and getting caught up
in a mob mentality. 

Hope this gives you some things to
think about!

Information on abolition movement.

This is a very broad question.  You could get a better
answer if you asked a more specific question.

The abolition
movement in the United States was not very strong and not very popular.  Most people,
including Northerners, did not believe in abolishing
slavery.

The movement really got started in the 1830s, due
largely to a wave of reforms that started up in that era.  Some major names in the
movement were William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Lydia Maria Child and the
Grimke sisters.

The abolition movement never really had
much of an impact on government policy.  They did, however, manage to help quite a few
slaves escape from the South.  Their main legacy, however, is that they spoke up against
an evil system when hardly anyone was doing so.

How did the African slave trade affect West African societies?I would especially like to know the effects the slave trade had on West Africa

The impact of the slave trade on West African societies
was uneven.  The societies that traded the slaves flourished during the era of the
Atlantic slave trade.  By contrast, the societies from which the slaves were taken were
badly hurt.

The coastal societies got slaves from farther
inland and traded them to the white slavers.  By doing so, the coastal societies became
rich and powerful.  As this was going on, however, the societies farther inland were
drasticaly affected.  Those who came raiding for slaves tended to take the young and the
fit.  These were the most profitable people to take.  Because of this, the most
productive and important members of society (the young, fit workers) were taken away. 
This, of course, harmed the inland societies.

In "The Story of an Hour" analyze the tone of "She could see the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life."Kate Chopin's...

After learning that her husband is on the list of those
killed in a railroad disaster, Mrs. Mallard "would have no one follow her."  Having
reached the privacy of her bedroom, she sits facing the window where she can look out
and perceive "the new spring of life" that is in the trees and, like nature, is also
aquiver in her soul.  Chopin's next sentence suggests this tone of hope in a new
life:

The
delicious breath of rain was in the air....The notes of a distant song which some one
was singing reached her faintly and countless sparrows were twittering in the
eaves.

All these signs of
nature--the far horizon of tree tops, the "spring of life" in the "delicious rain" and
singing of voices, the twittering of birds--indicate the change that comes over the
woman "with a heart trouble" whose trouble has been solved.  For, the repressed Mrs.
Mallard can now foresee a future, and a new future, a spring of hope.  Like the outdoors
that she views from her window, Mrs. Mallard feels new life burgeoning in her soul; the
tone of renewal is in her as well as in nature.  For the first time, with a tone of
renewed hope, she can look beyond each day and see the "tree tops" and "patches of blue
sky" in her future.

In The God of Small Things, discuss Velutha's character in detail.

One of the major issues that is presented in this
excellent novel is that of caste and social stratification. Velutha is an "untouchable,"
a Dalit who occupies the lowest social stratum of Indian society. Velutha lives with his
father,Vallya Paapen, and his crippled and paralysed brother, Kuttappen, in a little hut
downriver from Rahel and Estha's house. Velutha is great friends with the children,
although this is officially prohibited.

It was when Velutha
was a child that Mammachi noticed Velutha's skill with his hands, and thus persuaded
Velutha's father to send him to a special school for the untouchables. This education
had the impact of making him not "safe" as an adult. As his father reflects, what
Velutha has as an adult is a kind of self-assurance that "could be construed as
insolence" in a touchable. He works in the pickle factory and has skill both with
machines and with wood. He is also involved in the Communist party. It is clear that his
position as untouchable does not sit easily with
him

However, his real involvement comes when he becomes
involved in an affair with Ammu, which transgresses the "love laws" that the novel
repeatedly mentions. This leads him to being blamed for the rape and murder of Sophie
Mol, even though he had nothing to do with it, and his cruel treatment at the hands of
the police. It is this event, and Estha and Rahel's complicity with it, that haunts the
two twins so strongly and creates the central tension of the novel as they try to come
to terms with what happened and their role in it.

What are two symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?

The two symbols in this story are the gifts they buy each
other for Christmas: the combs and the chain. Each signifies the aspect of the spouse
that means a lot to their spouse. For Della, she loves her hair, it is also something
Jim loves about her. For Jim, he really enjoys his watch. In order to get each other
gifts, they both end up selling their prized possessions that the other is purchasing a
gift to compliment. So Della gets her hair cut and sells it, now having no need for
combs. Jim sells his watch, having no need for a chain. These symbols in fact produce an
incredible irony which causes the reader to explore the theme of materialism. It makes
the reading audience wonder what material items are actually worth. The combs, in their
great beauty are now worthless to Della. The chain for the watch has no worth to Jim
until he gets a new watch. The illustration through this symbols of sacrifice also is
displayed.

What possible contradictions or confusions do you find in the apparitions, their speeches, and their effects on Macbeth ?

One of the central contradictions the apparitions tell
Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth deals with
Macduff. 

On the one hand, an apparition tells Macbeth to
"Beware Macduff."  On the other hand, Macbeth is told that he cannot be harmed by anyone
born of woman, and that he cannot be vanquished until Birnam Wood comes against his
castle at Dunsinane.  These are definitely contradictions and mixed
messages. 

This highlights the fact that Macbeth has a
choice in his fate--at least that's one way of interpreting it.  Macbeth chooses to
believe what he wants to believe.  Even though he decides to act against Macduff, he
chooses to put his confidence in the witches and believe in his
invincibility. 

Also, Macbeth is told only to beware
Macduff, not to order the slaughter of his family.  This almost certainly contributes to
desertion on the part of Macbeth's thanes and soldiers, as well as to his wife's mental
illness.  Once again (as he does in Act I when the witches tell him only that he will be
king, not that he will be king immediately by assassinating Duncan), Macbeth chooses
to apply heinous action to a rather generic statement or statements. 
 

The witches, therefore, "play" Macbeth.  They fool him
into over confidence while at the same time steering him into a terrible act that brings
about still more destruction to the kingdom of Scotland. 

Why is George Milton found guilty for his role in the death of Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men.George Milton is guilty of first degree murder but...

George pulled the trigger with intention to kill. He
considered what he had to do (retrieve a gun, find Lennie in the exact location he knew
Lennie would be in, and position Lennie to be ready to be shot). He had a good
intention, but it was an intention to kill. We know this because he shot Lennie in the
back of the head, told him the story of having a little place and living off the fat of
the land, and he made Lennie as comfortable as he could for the moment of death. This is
kind gesture, but it demonstrated to us as readers careful planning. That makes it
murder.

If the charge was manslaughter, it would be on
accident. There was no accident here, it was purposeful. Sometimes murder can be in the
second or third degree. These are in cases of defending one's self or someone else, or
being not as sane as one normally is.

I think he knew
exactly what he was doing, this makes it first degree.

In Moby Dick, how does Melville develop Captain Ahab's complex character?

Ahab is developed slowly throughout the book, given that
he doesn't even appear physically until around the middle chapters.  He begins as a
force of nature, Melville describes him as being indomitable, as being willing to do
anything to seek his revenge on the creature.  The reader at first sees this as his
great power, though there are hints of the somewhat more broken character of the
man.

As the plot progresses and Ahab begins to descend into
more of a madness, it becomes clear that as he descends, he is more and more a weak man
being driven by an obsession, rather than a powerful man seeking some kind of revenge. 
He is controlled rather than controlling, representing somewhat of a reversal of his
role.  In actuality this was always the case, but Melville takes his time revealing
this.

Given f(x)=2x+1 and g(x)=x+2 solve the equation gogog(x)=fofof(x)

We'll determine (gogog)(x) =
g(g(g(x)))

g(g(g(x))) = g(g(x)) +
2

g(g(g(x))) = [g(x) + 2] +
2

g(g(g(x))) = (x + 2 + 2) +
2

g(g(g(x))) = x + 6

We'll
determine (fofof)(x) = f(f(f(x)))

f(f(f(x))) = 2f(f(x)) +
1

f(f(f(x))) = 2[2f(x) + 1] +
1

f(f(f(x))) = 4f(x) + 2 +
1

f(f(f(x))) = 4(2x + 1) +
3

f(f(f(x))) = 8x + 4 +
3

f(f(f(x))) = 8x + 7

We'll
solve the equation:

x + 6 = 8x +
7

We'll subtract 8x + 7 both
sides:

x - 8x + 6 - 7 = 0

-7x
- 1 = 0

We'll add 1:

-7x =
1

We'll divide by -7 both
sides:

x =
-1/7

The solution of the equation g(g(g(x)))
= f(f(f(x))) is x = -1/7.

In what ways did Lyndon Johnson improve life for Americans through his Great Society?

Most of what Lyndon Johnson did through the Great Society
was meant to help poor people.  So a lot of people who are not poor got no direct
benefits from the Great Society.

For example, some of the
most high profile programs were Head Start, which is preschool for poor kids, Medicaid,
which is health care for poor people, and general welfare programs, which are, of
course, for poor people.

So LBJ helped improve the lives
(you can argue) of poor people through programs like the three I just mentioned.  I
would say that most middle class people were not directly
affected.

How does Christian tradition explain the significance of Jesus, and how does it compare to one other prominent religion?

Jesus is the most significant part of the Christian
tradition. Just looking at the etymology, "Christian" means, "like Christ." The crux of
Christianity is salvation through Jesus' death on the cross. Through His sacrifice, all
those who believe in Him are able to have eternal life (John 3:16). Christianity MUST
have Christ because without His death and resurrection 3 days later, the entire point of
Christianity - salvation and eternal paradise in Heaven with God - doesn't exist
either.

Christianity and Judaism are very similar except
for when it comes to Christ. Those of the Jewish faith also believe that there is a
Messiah who is coming to save them from eternal damnation, but that he has not come yet.
They do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and that is the fundamental difference
between Christianity and Judaism.

In what way is Oedipus a better man (though less fortunate) at the end of Oedipus Rex?

There is no one right way to answer this question, but it
is possible to say a few things. First, he is a better man, because of all his
sufferings and hardship. Usually a person who goes through a lot learns much. The school
of suffering educates well. In Oedipus' case, he probably would not gotten to where he
is at the end of play apart from suffering. Second, we can say that Oedipus by the end
of the play really knows what he has done and who he is. The self-knowledge is a true
sign of maturity. Before this he was living a life that was filled with lies or
half-truths. From a literary perspective, even though he is now blind, he truly
sees.

What is the exposition, complication (rising action), climax, anti-climax, and denouement of The Death of Ivan Ilyich?

Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan
Illych follows the following plot
outline:

Exposition:
We see Ivan's life as "climbing a ladder."  He's a "cog in
a machine," a good member of a Czarist Russian bourgeoisie, getting married, having
children--but totally unhappy, spiritually
unfulfilled.

Complication:
We realize he's dying spiritually.  We realize that he's
been living a life based only on social expectations, an unfulfilled life, never
developing meaningful relationships with family or friends.  It's all about money,
status, possessions.

Turing point:
He falls while CLIMBING A LADDER and HANGING
DRAPES, symbolic that his life has been a climbing of the rungs of the social ladder.
 There's a shift in the verb tense from past to present.
Death becomes real. Life is being lived for
the first time, ironically, in
death.

Anti-climax / falling
action: the doctors and his friends are no help; they only make suffering
worse.

Resolution: Ivan must
come to terms with the fact that his senseless life caused
his ridiculous
death.

Denouement: Tolstoy
presents his worldview:

• Ivan must let go of all
  justification of his life.


• He has a major
  revelation


• He starts to feel universal compassion for
  people whom he had been hating.


• He dies content--this
  compassion sets him free from the hate, jealousy, and pettiness that had been holding
  him back.


• The moral center of the work is
  the servant, Gerásim, a member of the peasant
  class


• This works as a metaphor for
  Tolstoy's brand of Christianity

What are the values of x for log (16) (x^2 + 14x – 2) = log (4) (x – 1)?

log16 ( x^2 + 14x - 2) = log 4
(x-1)

First we will use the logarithm properties to
solve.

We will rewrite log
16

We know that log a b = log c b/ log c
a

==> log 16 ( x^2 +14x -2 ) = log 4 (x^2 +14x -2) /
log 4 16

                                           = log 4
(x^2 +14x -2) / log 4
4^2

                                           =  log 4
(x^2 +14x -2) / 2log 4 4

But log 4 (4) =
1

==> log 16 (x^2 +14x -2) = (1/2) log 4 (x^2 +14x
-2)

Now we will substitute into the
equation.

==> (1/2) log 4 (x^2 +14x -2) = log 4
(x-1)

==> log 4 (x^2 +14x -2)^1/2 = log 4
(x-1)

Now that the logs are equal, then the bases are
equal.

==> (x^2 +14x -2)^1/2 =
x-1

We will square both
sides.

==> x^2 +14x -2 = x^2 -2x +
1

We will reduce
similar.

==> 14x -2 = -2x
+1

We will combine like
terms.

==> 16x =
3

==> x =
3/16

I'm writing a 1200-word essay on how Shakespeare presents Macbeth's conflict. Can anyone help me please, preferably by tomorrow ? :) Thanks

Different angles exist that you can explore in your essay
on Macbeth's conflict in Shakespeare's
tragedy. 

• Internal and external.  Macbeth faces
  internal conflict early in the play.  He doesn't want to kill Duncan because Duncan has
  been a fair and honorable king, and he knows it would be wrong.  He also knows he is
  dominated by his out-of-control ambition.  External conflict interferes with his
  internal thoughts, however, when his wife attempts to talk him into the assassination. 
  Macbeth's internal conflict withers throughout the rest of the play once he's committed
  treachery.


• External conflict, for Macbeth, appears first
  in the character of his wife, as mentioned.  Conflicts with Banquo, Malcolm, and Macduff
  ensue.  By the close of the play, Macbeth is in external conflict with virtually
  everyone in Scotland.  Even his own soldiers betray
  him.


• Fate also plays a role in the conflict.  If the
  witches know the future, do they control the future?  Is Macbeth doomed from the start? 
  Is hubris (attempting to rise above his station in life) really what's in play here, and
  Macbeth fails because he is in conflict with fate, and no one can defeat fate? 
  

These are three of the specific angles
relating to conflict you can use in your essay.  You could also, by the way, explore the
dialogue, imagery, or theme, and how they contribute to the presentation of the
conflict. 

I want to have a summary of "The Three Day Below" by Hemingway

Hemingway's "Three Day Blow" is one of his stories that
exhibits the "iceberg effect":  there is much more beneath the surface than what is in
the narrative.  Nick Adams and his friend Bill are in the hunting cabin of Bill's father
as they wait out an autumn storm known as the "three-day blow."  As they drink whisky
from Bill's father's cabinet, the boys first discuss baseball, but their discussion
moves to fishing, a more authentic activity that a man can do alone.  On their second
drink of whisky, the boys discuss writers; Bill feels that Horace Walpole is a better
writer than G.K.Chesterton, whom Nick says is a classic.

As
the evening progresses, the boys decide to get drunk.  Nick decides to prove that he can
control himself even if he is drunk because it bothers him that his physician is a
tee-totaler.  Nick says, "It all evens up," and they sit looking into the fire "and
thinking of this profound truth."  Bill tells Nick he will get another bottle while Nick
offers to procure more water.  On his way back to the living room, Nick sees his
reflection in a mirror and "it grinned back at him."  Somehow the face looks
different.

The boys' discussion moves to Nick's having
broken up with Marge, his girlfriend.  Bill tells him he is lucky because once a man's
married, he loses his independence:  "He's done for."  He tells Nick that he is better
off for not having married her.  As the liquor dies out of him, Nick feels
that

It was
all gone....Just like the three-day blows come now and rip all the leaves off the
trees. 

The boys go outside
where the "Marge business ws no longer so tragic...

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The wind blew everything like that away....The
wind blew it out of his head.  Still he could always go into town Saturday night.  It
was a good thing to have in
reserve.

In his youthfulness,
Nick does not feel is anything irrevocable.  But for Bill the solitary life is one in
which a man can guard against himself and not lose control over his
destiny.

A number between 100 and 200 is 19 times the sum of its digits. The tens digit is 3 more than the units digit. Find the number.

Given that the number is between 100 and
200,

Then the number is a three digit
number.

Then, the hundreds digit is
1.

==> Let the number be  x such that "a" is the
tens and "b" is the
units.

Then,

x = 100 + 10a + b
..............(1)

Given that 19 times the sum of the digits
= x

==>19( 1 + a + b) =
x...............(2)

==> 19(1+ a + b) = 100 + 10a +
b

==> 19 + 19a + 19b = 100 + 10a
+b

==> 9a + 18b =
81

Divide by 9:

==> a +
2b = 9................(3)

Also, given that the tens digit =
3 more that the units.

==> a = 3 +
b

We will substitute into
(3)

==> (3+b) + 2b =
9

==> 3 + 3b =
9

==> 3b = 6

==>
b = 2

==> a = 3+ b = 3+2 =
5

==> a =
5

Then the number is: x =
152

To
check:

152 = 19 * (1+5
+2)

152 = 19 * 8

152 = 52

Determine the maximum area of a right triangle that has legs equal to x+1 and 2x+4.

To determine the maximum area of right triangle that has
the legs x+1 and 2x+4 .

The area A(x) of the right angled
triangles, whose right angle is formed of the sides of length x+1 and 2x+4 is given
by:

A(x) =
(1/2)(x+1)(2x+4).

A(x) =
(1/2)(2x^2+6x+4).

A(x) is maximum if A'(c) = 0, for which
A"(c) < 0.

A'(x) =
(1/2))(2x^2+6x+4)'

A'(x) =
(1/2){2*2*x+6}.

A'(x) = 0 gives  (1/2){4x+6} = 0, Or x = c=
-6/4 = -2/3.

A''(x) = (1/2)*4 >
0.

So A(x) is minimum when x = -2/3. So min A(x) = A(-2/3)
= (1/2)(-2/3+1)(2*-2/3+4) = (1/2) (1/3)(8/3)= 4/3.

As A(x)
= (1/2){2x^2+6x+4}, there is no maximum. A(x) increases unbounded for large x's (both
positive and negative).

In The Merchant of Venice, what is Shylock's motive for setting up the bond between Antonio and himself?

I assume that your question is asking why Shylock loans
Antonio the money and why he makes this deal where the collateral will be a pound of
Antonio's flesh.  If so, the motive is Shylock's hatred for Antonio.  Shylock is hoping
that the ships will not come in and he will be able to hurt (and probably kill)
Antonio.

As to why Shylock hates Antonio, that is less
clear.  Shylock himself says various things.  He says that he hates Antonio because he
is Christian.  He says he hates Antonio for lending money without charging for it.  He
says he hates Antonio for no clear reason.  All of these may be true.  However, it seems
likely that he hates Antonio because Antonio has treated him badly.  This is the most
likely reason for Shylock to hate Antonio.  It is this hatred that causes him to set up
the bond between Antonio and himself.

In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, what is Victor’s first response to the monster’s request?

Chapter 17 of the novel Frankenstein
the creature speaks to his creator, Victor Frankenstein, and
says:

You must
create a female for me, with whom I can live in the interchange of those sympathies
necessary for my being. This you alone can do; and I demand it of you as a right which
you must not refuse to
concede.

After listening to
this request Victor Frankenstein first became angry because he connected what the
monster requested with the possibility of him striking again into acts of violence.
However, the monster described itself as a creature worthy of love and as needful of it
as any other living being. Victor was somewhat moved by this description and felt a
sense of guilt. After all, it was he who was to blame for the creation of the monster.
Was he also responsible for providing a quality of life for
it?

The monster observed Victor’s hesitation and took that
opportunity to appeal for his request with even more fervor. The monster even told
Victor that, if he complies, he would move away from the rest of society with his female
creature and never be in Victor’s life again.

This, Victor
did not believe. He felt that the monster harbored too much anger within to not unleash
its bitterness in the future. Therefore, he refused by telling the
monster:

"You
propose," replied I, "to fly from the habitations of man, to dwell in those wilds where
the beasts of the field will be your only companions. How can you, who long for the love
and sympathy of man, persevere in this exile? You will return, and again seek their
kindness, and you will meet with their detestation; your evil passions will be renewed,
and you will then have a companion to aid you in the task of destruction. This may not
be: cease to argue the point, for I cannot
consent."

Explain the symbolic signficance of the narrator seeing 'unblinking eyes' everywhere in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

The "unblinking eyes" are fixated on her. They see her
deteriorate and do nothing about it. They can read her soul and basically are witnessing
all that she is going through. The eyes represent her status: A person to be seen and
not heard. Someone who is put in a room, deprived of all the things that she needs to
make a good recovery but whose condition is so misunderstood by a man-dominated society
that all she can do is be literally "caged" by staying in a room all day, deprived of
communication.

Therefore the symbolic significance of the
author seeing unblinking eyes lies in the fact that she feels like some form of fish
inside a tank, or like a caged bird with he eyes of the world on her, but doing nothing
to help her condition

How does the lamb show the changing nature of Mary Maloney's character in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

The title of this great short story by Roald Dahl is a
classic example of the irony that lies therein. Of course, as your question shrewdly
observes, the lamb in the title can be very strongly related to Mary Maloney. Note how
when we first meet her in the short story, we are presented with a model housewife who
is absolutely devoted to her husband. Consider the following
quote:

She
loved to luxuriate in the presence of this man, and to feel--almost as a sunbather feels
the sun--that warm male glow that came out of him to her when they were alone
together.

She is definitely a
"lamb" in her innocence and her devotion to him, sickeningly so. However, it is a
classic example of situational irony that this "lamb" is able to then think of how to
commit the perfect murder, giving herself an alibi and ensuring that the murder weapon
disappears forever and using cunning psychology to outwit the police officers who look
around. The Mary Maloney who darkly "giggles" at the end of the story is a very
different character from the one who started. Murder has changed her from a lamb into
something very different. Whilst we can definitely find parallels between the lamb of
the title and Mary Maloney at the beginning of the story, it is hard to avoid the fact
that the real "lamb" in the story who has been slaughtered is her
husband.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, during chapters 1-3, which characters inform Scout about proper behavior?I know that Calpurnia is one charcter, but I...

You are right that Calpurnia provides a quick lesson in
proper behavior at the supper table in Chapter 3.  She scolds Scout and tells her the
way she is speaking to her "guest" is inappropriate.

But
the fact is, Scout is learning about "proper behavior" throughout the book, from almost
every character.  Whether the lessons are direct or indirect, each character she
interacts with provides a model of proper or improper
behavior.

In chapter one, her brother Jem's easy way with
meeting Dill and forming a friendship is a social lesson for his younger sister.  She
looks up to Jem.

Miss Caroline, in chapter two, also gives
Scout a lesson in "proper behavior" for a traditional classroom.  This is a lesson Scout
neither understands nor agrees with.  As a result, Atticus finishes this lesson on the
porch in chapter 3, and teaches her the infamous lesson of considering other people's
feelings.

I encourage you to read each chapter with the
idea in mind that each situation Scout encounters is a potential "life lesson" or
"behavioral lesson."  It will help you understand some of the deeper themes of the book,
as well as track Scout's growth and maturity.

In Shakespeare's tragic play Othello, does Othello suffer from morbid jealousy?

In Othello, Othello's
jealousy takes many forms.  Here are three uses of "jealous" and their implications in
the play:

1.  "feeling or showing envy of someone or their
achievements and advantages"

Even though he outranks Cassio
and Iago and has a more beautiful wife, Othello shows signs of envy.  As a black man in
a white world, as a former Muslim in a Christian world, and as an older military man in
a young civilian world, Othello suffers from an inferiority complex based on social
mores and racial codes.

2.  "feeling or showing suspicion
of someone's unfaithfulness in a relationship"

Since his is
an "honor culture" that supports the male and devalues the female, Othello sets his
relationship up to fail by giving her the handkerchief, expecting her to lock it under
key (by being submissive and quiet).

3. "fiercely
protective or vigilant of one's rights or
possessions"

Othello wants exclusivity with Desdemona: if
he can't have her quiet, dutiful, and virginal, then no one will.  His strangling her is
an honor killing--the way a vengeful father or brother kills an unfaithful woman so as
not to soil the family name.  In the end, Othello equates Desdemona as a status symbol:
they rise and fall together.

What is the meaning for the lines "if you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken...........And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools"?

One of the major themes of this poem is that the superior
person, anyone who is fit to be called a "man," is someone who will do their best at all
times.  They will work hard and never give up, even when they are surrounded by lesser
people who do not appreciate their work and who may even destroy it.  This is the
meaning of the lines you cite.

Kipling is saying that you
may do and say great things and other people may distort or destroy them.  They might do
these things either because they are fools or because they are bad people.  Either way,
the superior "man" just takes that in stride.  The superior man sees his work or his
words destroyed and just gets back to work.

So, these lines
are saying that you never give up and you never allow other people to affect what you
do.  If you know you are doing right, you just keep doing it, even if other people are
destroying your work and even if you are worn out and tired from your
efforts.

What has the reader learned from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?I am unsure of what to write about....maybe we learn that we should not love a...

Let us examine your statement:  "Maybe we learn that we
should not love a person so much so that the relationship can last longer?"  This
statement underscores precisely the theme of one of Friar Laurence's didactic speeches. 
In Act II, Friar Laurence instructs Romeo,

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These violent delights have violent
ends,

And in their triumph die, like fire and
powder

Which as they kiss consume.  The sweetest
honey

Is loathsome in his own
deliciousness

And in the taste confounds the
appetite.

Therefore, love moderately, long love doth
so,

Too swift arrives, as tardy as too slow.
(9-15)

Clearly, your
statement touches upon the response in the previous post; that is--to use academic
language--the theme of impetuosity.  For, this theme is prevalent throughout the play as
almost every character exhibits irrational haste, even the Friar himself as, in fear, he
runs from Juliet's tomb leaving her alone.  So, stay with your original idea and develop
it, since often our initial reactions to a literary work are
intuitively accurate.

As you look for support, consider the
hasty actions of Lords Montague and Capulet as in cholera, they wish to duel in the
streets of Verona even though they know that such actions are against the law. 
Likewise, Mercutio and Tybalt engage in heated words and impetuous actions, along with
Romeo, who hastily intervenes--albeit meaning well--and causes Mercutio to be gravely
injured. 

Most impetuous of all, Romeo wishes to marry
Juliet immediately because their erotic love is a "violent delight" that they wish to
satisfy.  The tragic end to their love is due to this haste.  Indeed, how often the
satisfaction of one's erotic feelings prevents the development of a lasting relationship
in real life. Studies have shown that if couples will really get to know each other over
time, they will develop a more meaningful and lasting relationship, one which can
withstand conflicts and difficulties.  (For support, you may wish to do some research on
this last idea as magazines have featured such articles.) At any rate, time and time
again throughout the play, poor choices because of haste are more the cause of the
tragedy than the cursed fate.

When a contract becomes impossible or impractical to perform, which remedy would a businessperson prefer--rescission or reformation? Why?

It depends upon the circumstances. If it is a matter of
impracticality; reformation of the contract can be accomplished with minimum loss to
either party. If performance is impossible, then recission is probably the only
alternative. Recission, however, is not always without cost. If the other party to the
contract is unwilling to accept recission; he/she may seek to enforce the contract by
legal action.

Example: A signs a contract to purchase an
agreed upon piece of real estate. A soon learns that he will be unable to meet the full
purchase price, but may be able to pay a lesser price. The seller may elect to accept
the lesser price and thereby save the deal. However, if A simply seeks to rescind the
contract without consideration, he has defaulted, and the seller may sue for damages,
or, in the case of real estate, sue for specific performanc.

What are the different types of love in Romeo and Juliet, and how does love change in different characters throughout the play?

Romeo and Juliet begins with the love
of revenge, if that's a love.  The Capulet and Montague servants and households cannot
wait for their enemies to bait them toward violence.

When
Romeo and Juliet meet, we have infatuation (puppy love) and love at first sight.  This
is the destructive love which leads to their hasty marriage and deaths.  It is a
passion-only love, and Romeo and Juliet forget consequences, responsibility, law, and
common sense by expressing it.  Later, on their honeymoon night together, Romeo and
Juliet consummate their love physically
(eros).

Friar Lawrence wants to
express brotherly love (philea) between the families.  This is why
he marries the couple secretly, in hopes that their love will smooth over the love of
revenge.

The Prince loves the law, and he tries to uphold
it by threats of punishment, but it is to no avail.

Lord
and Lady Capulet love obedience in their daughter.  They love throwing parties.  They
love their high status in Verona.

The Nurse loves Juliet,
and at first she wants to make her happy regardless of social propriety.  But she later
sides with Lady Capulet in demanding Juliet marry Paris.  So, in the end, the Nurse
loves the obedient daughter as well.

The play ends with
love of peace, a reconciliation.  Lord Capulet erects a statue of pure gold to honor
Lady Montague, and the two families bury their hate (love of
revenge).

Describe the part of In the time of the Butterflies when the Mirabel sisters were in prison and what happened out of prison?

In the book In the Time of the
Butterflies the two sisters Minerva and Mate were arrested and locked up in a
small cell with other women.  Several of the women were political prisoners like the
Mirabel sisters but many of the others were prostitutes.  There was also a woman who had
tried to get her child back by threatening to kill someone who had her
child.

Everyday Minerva would hold school except on
Sunday.  They would discuss the revolution and how to behave.  When they pardoned
several people they offerred a pardon to the Mirabel sisters but they refused.  Minerva
said that if she had nothing to be pardoned for because she had done nothing wrong, then
she could not give in to be pardoned.

In the prison the
women were very hungry, on several occasions Minerva was placed in solitary confinement
for acting out, and Mate was beaten and physically abused.  They had one male prison
guard who tried to be kind to them and brought them smuggled in packages and even some
blue hair ribbon for Mate.

When the UN investigators came
around to assess the way the political prisoners were being treated, they even fed the
girls chicken and rice in the prison.  The guards were afraid that the girls would
report them as having been inhumane.  Mate hides a note in her hair telling them what
grievances she had because of the mistreatment.

Both women
were realtively broken when they left the hospital, but they hid it
well.

What hope does Banquo maintain in Act 3, scene 1?

Here's the passage you ask about from Act 3.1 in
Shakespeare's Macbeth:

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Thou hast it now--King, Cawdor, Glamis,
all

As the Weird Women promised, and I
fear

Thou played'st most foully for't.  Yet it was
said

It should not stand in thy
posterity,

But that myself should be the root and
father

Of many kings.  If there come truth from
them--

As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches
shine--

Why, by the verities on thee made
good,

May they not be my oracles as
well,

And set me up in hope?  But hush, no more.  (Act
3.1.1-10)

Banquo's hope is,
unfortunately, tied up with his suspicions.  He knows about the witches' predictions,
which makes him suspicious of Macbeth.  This makes him a danger to the new
king. 

But the same witches that predict Macbeth will be
king, also predict Banquo's heirs will be king.  This is Banquo's
hope. 

Banquo is a bit ambitious, as Macbeth is.  He would
like to keep his name at the forefront of Scotland's leadership, and he would like to
have his sons be kings.  This is important in the context of the play because Banquo
serves as a foil to Macbeth.  Faced with a similar situation, though Banquo would like
to see the predictions fulfilled, he is not willing to go to the lengths that Macbeth is
to make them come true.   

I need some thesis statements for the setting of "Cask of Amontillado" PLEASE HELP THX!!!I just need some thesis statements...

Why not consider your discussion/analysis of Poe's "The
Cask of Amontillado" as that of a Gothic tale?  With this approach, your thesis
statement can be a contention that the setting exhibits standard gothic elements which
contribute to the horror of the story.  If you have been instructed, for instance, to
devise your thesis statement with three aspects/opinions which you will prove in the
body, you could contend that the catacombs are, indeed, dark and mysterious, filled with
the grotesque, and of a foreboding atmosphere.

Another
consideration is the fact that the setting is the most important element of Poe's
narrative.What better place to "bury" his crime along with his culprit during the time
of the Carnival when all revel and imbibe, unaware of their surroundings in their
celebration?  In this case, you could devise a thesis that presents three reasons why
the setting is the most important short story element in "The Cask of
Amontillado."

Act 3 Scene 6 Lennox seems to be very careful in his speech. Why is he cautious in what he says? What, if anything, could be interpreted as a...

Lennox IS quite careful in his speech. In Act 3, scene 5,
Macbeth tells his wife that he has spies in every lord's
house:

There's
not a one of them but in his house

I keep a servant
fee'd.

Consequently, it pays
to be cautious in criticizing the king, especially when the consequences can be severe.
 Macbeth has turned against Macduff not only because of the apparition's prophesy, but
also because his spies have discovered Macduff's disloyalty.  In this speech, Lennox is
ironically critical of Macbeth.

His words taken at face
value can go for praise. He says in reference to Macbeth's killing Duncan's
guards:

Did
he [Macbeth] not straight,

In pious rage, the two
delinquents tear,

That were the slaves of drink and thralls
of sleep?

Was that not nobly done?  Ay, and wisely
too;

For 'twould have angered any heart
alive

To hear the men
deny't.

A spy reporting
Lennox's words might have a difficult time proving that Lennox is being critical at all.
 Yet, Lennox's irony is far from subtle.  Within his speech, Lennox implies that it is
ludicrous to believe that Duncan's sons killed their father.  He suggests in a darkly
humorous way that Macbeth will probably try to pin the murder of Banquo on Fleance,
because he, like Donalbain and Malcolm, fled.  Lennox predicts that Macbeth would kill
Donalbain, Malcolm, and Fleance if they were in his custody.  He implies that killing
Duncan's guards was a wise act for Macbeth because they would have denied taking any
part in the killing of Duncan--why?  because they were
innocent!

At the end of this scene, though, Lennox drops
his irony and sarcasm.  He more directly refers to Macbeth as a "hand accursed" that is
ruling "our suffering country."  He wants Macduff to exercise caution and prays that
Macduff will be able to get help from England to overthrow
Macbeth.

After the war, do the states follow restoration or reconstruction?

After the Civil War, the Southern states tried to pursue
the goal of restoration.  Meanwhile, the national government tried to force them towards
reconstruction.

During the time that Reconstruction was
going on (up to 1877), the states were following reconstruction to a greater or lesser
degree.   The governments that were kept in power by the Army were interested in
reconstruction while everyone else (more or less) was trying to prevent
it.

Once Reconstruction ended, the whole South turned
towards restoration and tried to get back as close as possible to how things had been
before the war.

What are the features of nuclear fission bombs and nuclear fusion bombs?You can tell about these types of nuclear bombs. But features are must.

A nuclear fission bomb uses two main features: first, that
uranium is a radioactive material which spontaneously breaks down into two smaller
elements, at the same time releasing a small amount of energy and two or more
neutrons.

Second is the concept of a chain reaction. In a
chain reaction a neutron strikes the nucleus of a uranium atom causing it to split,
releasing two or more additional neutrons. Each of these neutrons can then hit other
uranium atoms causing them to split and release even more
neutrons.

So start with one neutron hitting one nucleus and
then releasing two neutrons.  These two neutrons hit two more nuclei releasing a total
of 4 neutrons, which hit 4 more nuclei, releasing 8 neutrons, and very quickly you have
a very large number of uranium atoms being split.

In a
nuclear power plant this chain reaction process is controlled so only a certain number
of neutrons are flying around at a time. In a fission bomb a number of pieces of uranium
are brought together all at once and an uncontrolled chain reaction occurs, releasing a
tremendous amount of energy all at once.

A fusion bomb
works on the principle that if you force the nuclei of two small atoms close enough
together, you can overcome the natural repulsion between their positive charges and form
a new, larger element.  Thus, if you combine two hydrogen atoms, you can make a helium
atom.  In the process of fusing the two atoms a small amount of energy is also
released.

Fusion is a much more difficult process to
achieve because it requries very high temperatures and pressures to force atoms to join
together. In fact, a fission bomb may be required to provide enough energy for the
fusion, or hydrogen bomb, to ignite.

In summary - a fission
bomb relies on the natural, spontaneous breakdown of large radioactive elements,
especially uranium, into smaller elements through a chain reaction. You can't stop
fission from occuring but you can control how fast it
happens.

A fusion bomb requries large amounts of energy and
very high pressures and is not a natural process on earth. You have to force it to
ignite.

Proving Trigonometric Identities Prove: sin2x/1 + cos2x = tanx

sin2x / (1+cos2x) = tanx

We
will use trigonometric identities to solve.

We will start
from the left side and prove the right side.

==> we
know that:

sin2x -
2sinx*cosx

cos2x = 2cos^2 x
-1

We will
substitute.

==> sin2x / (1+ cos2x) = 2sinx*cosx /
(1+ 2cos^2 x -1)

                                      =
2sinx*cosx/ 2cos^2 x

We will reduce
similar.

==> sin2x / (1+ cos2x) =
sinx/cosx

But we know that tanx =
sinx/cosx

==> sin2x / (1+ cos2x) =
tanx...........q.e.d

Complete the square to write the equation x^2 + y^2 – 4x – 16 = 0 in graphing form.

You can only ask one question at a
time.

For the equation x^2 + y^2 - 4x -16 =
0

We need to solve by completing the
square.

==> First we will group
terms.

==> x^2 - 4x + y^2 - 16 =
0

==> (x^2 -4x) + y^2 -16=
0

==> (x^2 -4x +4 -4) + y^2 -16=
0

==> (x-2)^2 -4 + y^2 =
16

==> (x-2)^2 + y^2 =
20

Then we have equation of a circle such
that:

(2, 0) is the center of
the circle and sqrt20 is the radius.

What was the main problem in The Tale of Despereaux and what things made the problem difficult to solve?Was the main problem that Despereaux was...

I would say the main problem was that of being different
from the other mice in appearance and in interests. His difference makes others pick on
him and deem him unworthy to be a mouse. In his reading habits, he dreams of rescuing a
princess just like the hero did in the book he read. He was made to feel unworthy and
needed to feel like something important in someone's eyes. His sickliness began the
story, so it would be the conflict, or main problem. From there, complications such as
his reading habits lead to his dream of the princess's rescue. Of course, as he faces
many issues and solves them with or without help, his self-image grows along with his
confidence.

has anyone read Jesse by Gary Soto? I'm trying to get summary info and discussion threads

The story Jesse by Gary Soto is about two young Mexican
American men; Jesse and his older brother Abel. The story takes place during the early
1970's in Fresno. In the beginning, Jesse decides to drop out of high school, move out
of the house where he lived with his mother and drunken stepfather and tries to get out
of the life of poverty. Jesse’s father had passed away from an industrial accident when
Jesse and Abel were both young. Jesse decided to moves in with his older brother Abel.
Both of the boys enroll in a community college where Abel switches between studying
between Spanish and forestry and Jesse studies art. The boys move into a small
broke-down apartment where the windows were grimy, the screen doors were ripped, and a
filthy line of moss bred where the swamp cooler leaked but they paid a cheap rent of
$110. From social security, they each receive $90 because of their father’s death. With
the $90 they received, they spent on rent, college tuition, and to buy food and
clothing. Since extra cash was needed, the boys worked on farms during weekends or found
things in alleys and tried to sell at flea markets. Jesse earned $16 a weekend by
working on a farm.
The story continues though Jesse's first semester at the
community college. The year continues when an unexpected romance occurs and a surprising
ending that leaves Jesse living by himself. Can Jesse afford everything and handle
living by himself without Abel?

Can you tell 10 most important themes of Roadside Picnic and explain the 2 of them, in a couple of sentences, giving specific examples from the book?

Some of the themes the book deals with
are:

1. The human fascination with the
   unknown


2. The cosmos as a mystic source of
   power


3. The existence of a higher thinking
   civilization


4. The minimalism of
   humanity


5. Civility vs.
   chaos


6. Known vs. the
   Unknown


7. The human need of
   control


8. Master vs servant
   behavior


9. The search for true
   happiness

The civility vs. chaos theme is
notable in the actual name of the story. The title Roadside Picnic is a metaphor that
shows how the aliens came, chose a spot to land, spread out their artifacts, then took
off and left a really big mess of their stuff behind for us humans to Stalk. In the
midst of this chaos, humans still must strive to survive and somehow overcome this
insane moment. This is why it is a constant battle.

The
human need of control comes as a result of looking for the artifacts, and the powers
that such artifacts have over people, from changing their appearance, to controlling the
laws of gravity. They go at crazy extends penetrating the boundaries of the Zones to get
to these artifacts. Many found their deaths in them. However, the need of control is so
intense in human nature that even death wouldn't move convince them not to enter those
areas.

1. When Nick leaves the Buchanan’s house, he is “confused and a little disgusted.” What does this suggest about his values?it is from the...

In The Great Gatsby, this entire
scene has an unreal atmosphere about it for Nick.  When he enters the house through a
high hallway the windows gleam white and the grass outside seems to grow into the house,
and the wind blows curtains and blows the women's dresses, and the women appear to float
above the couch.  This has the feeling of illusion, which, of course, Nick discovers the
relationship between Tom and Daisy is. 

From Nick's
entrance into the house, until the time he leaves, Nick is a bit dazed and confused. 
Notice that he is always a little behind the others, without knowledge that they
possess. 

Jordan acts like he isn't even there, and of
course he doesn't even know who she is.  The others talk about Jordan's career while
Nick stands by unknowing.  Tom has a new book full of stale ideas to share.  Tom gets a
phone call and the women know who the caller is and what the call is about, while Nick
doesn't.  

The atmosphere and the personalities and details
involved, combine to create a bit of a surreal experience for
Nick. 

It's no wonder he leaves feeling "confused and a
little disgusted." 

Concerning his values, Nick obviously
is bothered by Tom's infidelity, as well as his openness about it.  The fact that the
girls know about it and the situation just festers also bothers Nick.  He is also
bothered by Jordan, at least at first.  She seems uppity and a bit lazy to
Nick. 

The inference is that Nick brings his Midwestern
values to his narration, and the ways of these easterners bother
him.

Of course, at the same time, Nick is an unreliable
narrator, so a reader should avoid blindly accepting his value
judgments.

how does the current in any one place in the circuit compare to the current at other places in the circuityou have a circuit of battery, switch,...

An electrical circuit can be series, parallel (the basic
configurations) or a combination of series/parallel devices.  When finding the current
through a circuit one first need to derive its equivalent resistance. For a series
circuit the equivalent resistance is

`R_(eq) =
R_1+R_2+...+R_n`

while for a parallel circuit the
equivalent resistance is

`1/R_(eq) =1/R_1 +1/R_2
+....+1/R_n`

For a complex series-parallel circuit the
equivalent resistance is found by grouping together the resistances first in series and
parallel combinations then finding the total resistance of these groups.

The total current in circuit is given by the Ohm
law:

`I_("tot") =U_("tot")/R_(eq)`

For a series circuit the current is the same in all the
components while the different voltage drops on the components add together to give the
total supply voltage.

For a parallel circuit the voltage is
the same in all components (and equal to the supply voltage) while the different
currents through components add together to give the total
current.

For a complex series-parallel circuit the voltages
and currents split accordingly the above rules on to different existent series and
parallel resistor groups.

Why is foreshadowing important in short stories, and how does it affect the way the reader interprets the story?

Foreshadowing is a wonderful technique that I imagine is
not the easiest device to use. It requires a great deal of planning ahead, knowing
exactly what the ending will be, and including enough to pique the reader's curiosity,
but not enough to give away the ending.

Dr. L. Kip Wheeler
provides the following definition for foreshadowing:

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Suggesting, hinting, indicating, or showing what
will occur later in a narrative. Foreshadowing often provides hints about what will
happen next.

Foreshadowing
provides clues as to what is to come, and for a perceptive reader, using this technique
is particularly engaging.

For example, in The
Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin, the story is built on the premise that a
mystery needs to be solved by the story's conclusion. Clues are presented to the
characters (and therefore the reader) throughout the book. However, the additional use
of foreshadowing is particularly engaging as students try to imagine what the
foreshadowing is before it becomes apparent by the plot development, in hopes that it
will help with the clues and the solving of the mystery. It creates a great deal of
discussion and higher-level thinking as students try to figure out what the mystery is
first.

When a student is aware that foreshadowing is in
use, he/she will often be much more careful reading and watching for important details,
which support the plot without giving away too much information. I learned early in
teaching that if a writer mentions a gun on the wall, if he/she is a good author, the
gun had better go off before the end of the story. Sometimes trying to get this across
is helpful by showing a clip of a movie or reading a poem with foreshadowing. Once the
concept is mastered, looking for foreshadowing becomes entertaining, along with
identifying the story's themes.

What are the main points to remember about the poem "Ozymandias"?

I would say that the transitory nature of existence is one
of the critical points from the poem.  The ruler Ozymandias, self described as the "king
of kings," is one whose statue is in a decrepit condition, set in a barren land.  The
notion here is that during his rule, people might have seen him as a powerful king. 
Ozymandias might have even seen himself as one of these rulers.  Yet, the possession of
political power does not guarantee political immortality.  Rulers cannot be measured by
solely their success when they rule, but must be assessed on the grounds of what they
have done to ensure that their rule is lasting.  At the same time, this can be broadened
to anyone who seeks immortality for its own end.  All artists could be subject to the
fate of Ozymandias, seeking immortality in this life, but not accomplishing it after
their time has passed.

I am studying the theme of sacrifice in The Kite Runner. What quotes within the novel support the different ways in which the theme is explored?

There are a variety of themes within the story but one
predominant theme would be that of sacrifice and redemption. The relationship between
Hassan and Amir features much sacrifice, especially on the part of Hassan, who does
everything to keep Amir safe and comfortable. Hassan goes through so much trouble due to
his loyalty to his friend, who is also actually his brother. While running a kite that
Amir won, Hassan encounters Assef, the neighborhood bully. Assef asked for the kite but
Hassan resisted knowing well that nothing good would come out of his resistance, and at
this point he sacrificed himself to please Amir.

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I had one last chance to make a decision. One
final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand
up for Hassan—the way he’d stepped up for me all those times in the past—and accept
whatever would happen to me. Or I could
run.

Hassan sacrificed
himself again when Amir set him up as a thief. Amir hid his watch and some money under
Hassan’s pillow, the items are discovered, and although Hassan knows that he is being
framed by his friend, he still pleads guilty.

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Baba came right out and asked. “Did you steal
that money? Did you steal Amir’s watch, Hassan?”

Hassan’s
reply was a single word, delivered in a thin, raspy voice:
“Yes.”

After several years of
carrying the burden of guilt, Amir seeks redemption, and he tries and eventually
succeeds in saving Hassan’s child from Assef after much sacrifice on his
part.

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Come. There is a way to be good
again, Rahim Khan had said on the phone just before hanging up. Said it in
passing, almost as an afterthought.

A way to be good
again.

How does the particle theory of matter explain why a gas has more compressibility than a liquid?

Solids, liquids and gases are different because the atoms
(or particles) that make them up have different amounts of energy.  The amount of energy
determines how the atoms or particles behave.  In solids the particles do not have much
energy.  The particles in solids are tightly packed and locked in place, but still
vibrate.  In liquids the particles have more energy.  This allows the particles in
liquids to roll past each other, but they are still tightly packed.  In gases the
particles have a lot of energy.  This means that they are
not tightly packed and can move apart.  Gases can be compressed because the particles
can be forced closer together.  The particles in a liquid are already as close as they
can be.

What is the greaser rule besides "stick together"?It is found in Chapter 2.

In chapter two of The Outsiders, Pony, Johnny and Dally
have gone to the drive-in. They meet Cherry and Marcia, and Pony and Johnny are smitten
by the two girls. Dally, on the other hand, runs his mouth and shows how tough he is.
Cherry is not impressed and says so. Dally keeps bothering the two girls, and Johnny
speaks up and tells Dally to stop. Everyone is shocked that Johnny would stand up to
Dally; he idolized Dally. After Dally leaves, Cherry invites Pony and Johnny to sit with
them and makes a remark about how bad Dally is, but Johnny defends
him:

"Dally's
okay," Johnny said defensively and I nodded. You take up for your buddies, no matter
what they do. When you're a gang, you stick up for the members. If you don't stick up
for them, stick together, make like brothers, it isn't a gang anymore. It's a pack. A
snarling, distrustful, bickering pack like the Socs in their social clubs or the street
gangs in New York or the wolves in the timber. "He's tough, but he's a cool old
guy."

Pony is trying to
explain that in a gang you always stick together and have each other's backs no matter
what. Little did Pony know that this was the night that would change everything in
Pony's and Johnny's lives. The rule the Greasers had would be put to the ultimate
test.

How was the pope depicted in Marsilius of Padua's Defender of Peace?

In Defensor Pacis,  disputes the
claim that the Pope is the successor to St. Peter, and as the Vicar of Christ on earth
exercises  "plenitude of power" that is coercive power over all things spiritual and
temporal. The Pope's claim was based on Christ's commission to Peter that "whatsoever
you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatsoever you loose on earth will be
loosed in heaven;" together with the Papal Bull, Unam Sanctum This,
together with Pope Leo III's crowing of Charlemagne as "Emperor of the Romans," was used
by a successor of Popes to claim this plenitude of power. Marsilius disputed this,
claiming the Pope had no coercive power whatsoever. He quotes the words of Jesus who
said, "My kingdom is not of this world." He further argues that the Pope is not the
successor to St. Peter, any more than he was the successor to the other apostles. In
fact, he argues that Peter was not the Bishop of Rome, nor was there evidence that he
ever was in Rome. The power to appoint church officers belonged, he argued to the
"multitude of believers."

What are your thoughts on child abuse? What would you do in a situation if you suddenly found out that someone you knew was sexually abused?

Child abuse may be of various kinds: sexual abuse by the
members of the family within the domestic territory, trafficking of children for the
flesh trade, physical or psychological violence at home and out-of-doors, child-labour
and so on.Child abuse is definiely one of the most heinous crimes that leads to very
damaging consequences.

Once a case of child-abuse is
detected, the affected child must be rescued from the evil clutches of the abuser. The
child shoud be placed in safe custody and a thorough medical examination should be
carried out to diagnose the physical as well as mental damage done to the victim.
Immediate measures should be taken to mitigate the trauma of the innocent victim. At the
same time, the abuser shall have to be identified and proper legal action initiated
against him. The abuser of a child, especially in case of a sexual abuse, must be
brought to book to assure an exemplary punishment of the
culprit.

For various reasons, child-abuse is largely
under-reported, and children are most unsafe in the custody of their elders in the
family. Cruelty and violence that children are so often subjected to are real menace to
almost all societies.

Explain the significance of conformity and rebellion in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

I believe the significance of the conformity/rebellion
theme in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has to do with Fitzgerald
urging his readers the dangers of both. Rarely does Fitzgerald come down soundly on one
side of an issue or another. He points out the reality of life, without judgement,
simply the results.

We can see these two characteristics
manifested in various characters within the novel. Jordan Baker is a great example of
rebellion. Jordan flew in the face of all things that were supposed to be feminine, and
therefore "right" for her. She choose to go against all those societal
norms.

Nick, the narrator, could be considered an example
of conformity. He simply wanted to be like all the people around him--he just wanted to
fit in. So he found himself going to all the same parties as Gatsby and observing and
trying to be involved in Gatsby's life.

This would have
been a very important theme in the late 20s and 30s, as the nation had ERUPTED after the
depression, making up for lost time and enjoying everything they could. Fitzgerald
paints a picture of the excessive side of this time period, and the consequences
thereof, whether you tried to conform, or you tried to rebel.

Could you please give a brief explanation about cloning?

Cloning is the creation of a genetically identical
organism through non-traditional reproductive means. It involves creating an artificial
twin based on the DNA of something that already exists (plant, animal or other
organism).

There are several different types of cloning,
and not all cloning leads to the reproduction of an identical twin of what is being
cloned. The type that is most often argued about in the media and in the legislature is
reproductive cloning (the most famous example was Dolly the cloned sheep). DNA from
another sheep was used to create a cloned embryo which grew to be Dolly, a genetic
replica of the original sheep. She lived a full life and had babies of her own, proving
that cloning is possible. Cloning can also be used to create food products - a
technology that is currently under development as a means of addressing world hunger and
scarcity of resources.

Given that f(x)=x+1 and g(x)=1-x solve the inequality f(x)/g(x)>0

f(x)=x+1 and g(x)=1-x. To solve the inequality
f(x)/g(x)>0

Therefore to Let R(x) = f(x)/g(x) =
(x+1)/(x-1) > 0.

R(x) = (x+1)/(x-1) >
0.

When x > 1, R(x) > 0, as both numerator
x+1) > 0 and  denominator x-1> 0 .

When  when
x = 1, R(x) = (x+1)/(x-1) is not defined as denominator x-1 =
0.

When -1 < x< 1,  numerator  is positive
and denominator  negative. So R(x) = (x+1)/(x-1) <
0.

When x= -1, both numerator = 0. Denominator = -2. So
R(x) = (x+1)/(x-1) = 0.

When x< -1, both numerator
and denominator are negative. So R(x) = (+1)/(x-1) >
0.

Therefore f(x)/g(x) = (x+1)/(x-1) > 0
.only when  x< -1  OR when x >
1.

What were the improvements that industrialization brought to America?

Industrialization brought many improvements to America. 
Perhaps the most important improvement was that all sorts of goods became widely
available once industrialization became widespread.

There
are two reasons for this.  First, industrialization allowed things to be mass produced
at relatively low prices.  This allowed regular Americans to afford a variety of
products that would once have been too expensive for them.  Second, the industrial
revolution allowed for the creation of a massive transportation network.  This network
allowed raw materials and finished goods to be transported across long distances
relatively quickly and inexpensively.  When this happened, businesses could grow bigger
because they could sell to more people.  This, in turn, allowed them to make and sell
products even more cheaply.

How can we describe the situation of 'King Lear' with Transcendentalist ideas?

I think that one can find many examples of themes from the
Transcendentalist movement mirrored in Shakespeare's drama.  The idea of self wisdom is
of powerful importance in Lear's narrative and this can be seen in a Transcendentalist
light.  For Transcendental thinkers, wisdom of self is one of the most important
elements in individual consciousness.  The betterment of the self is tied into one's own
self awareness.  Lear undergoes this with his tragic predicament.  He understands true
devotion and what constitutes true love.  At the same time, he understands his own folly
and grasps more of his own true sense of identity.  In moving away from a socially
dictated notion of the good, Lear has suffered greatly, but gained wisdom as a part of
this.  As he has moved away from socially driven notions of the good, he has echoed
another argument that is important for the Transcendentalists, in that individual
happiness can only be accomplished when individuals break from conformist social
orders.  Lear did, and while his ending is tragic, the Transcendental thinkers would say
that he is more content and fulfilled as a human being as a
result.

What is Macbeth's internal conflict? (only act 1 and 2)i know that i should talk about the murder of duncan and his guilt.. but what more can i say...

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth's
internal conflicts do deal with more than just his guilt, or specifically, his guilt is
caused by specifics.

First, he, showing personality traits
that present role reversal concerning genders, worries that Duncan has been a humble and
fair ruler.  He wants the throne badly, but hates to assassinate someone who has treated
him so well. 

He also hates to give up the reputation he
has developed.  He's received honors from others in the recent past, and hates to
jeopardize that by assassinating a king.

Finally, he
worries about his eternal salvation.  He knows doing what he wants to do--assassinating
Duncan--will cost him his salvation. 

Macbeth's internal
conflicts are complex.  He is terribly ambitious, but he is also aware that what he
wants to do and later does, is hideous.  It's even possible he's had the assassination
of Duncan on his mind before the play opens, which would explain why he flinches when he
first hears the prediction that he will be king from the witches:  it's possible he
flinches because he knows what his being king will take. 

What are the types of operating system?Types, advantage of operating system.

Operating system (OS) of a computer is a collection of
software programs that enable the computer hardware to to operate efficiently and to
interface with other software used in the computer. The Operating System makes the task
of operating the computer very easy for the user by incorporating software that makes it
possible to perform many repetitive tasks of computer without having to make provisions
for these in the application software, or feeding detailed step by step command to
computer every time a a simple operation like opening, copying, printing or reorganising
file is required. Without the help of modern operating system, it will not be possible
to operate computers without fairly complicated training in computer software and
operations.

Classification of Computer operating system can
be done based on comparison of their features it terms of different dimensions.The
operating system in a computer performs functions such as process management, main
memory management, file management, input and output system management, secondary
storage management, networking, protection, and command
interpretation,

Some of these dimension of operating system
classification are described below.

Use of
Graphic User Interface (GUI): Traditionally Operating systems required the
computer user to feed instruction to the computer using the key board. However now it is
common to have OS that have devices to feed instruction to computer by pointing to or
selecting different information or icons displayed on computer monitor or
screen.

Number of users who can use
the computer system simultaneously.

Number of
processors and other devices that can be controlled by the
OS.

Number of tasks that the OS can
perform in parallel.

Multi-threading:
This refers to the ability of operating system to allow a computer to run different part
of a program simultaneously.

Many computer operating
systems will fall into more than one of the below categories.

2x + 3y = 2 and 5X - 5y = 10 solve for x and y

It is easy to see that, the second equation, after
factorization, will look
like:

5(x-y)=10

We'll divide
it by 5 and we'll
get:

x-y=2

The first equation
looks like:2x + 3y = 2

We'll try to reduce the unknown y,
by multiplying the equation x-y=2 by 3 and, after that, we'll add it to the equation 2x
+ 3y =
2.

3x-3y+2x+3y=6+2

After
reducing the terms 3y and -3y, we'll
get:

5x=8

x= 8/5
= 1.6

Now, we'll find out y by substituting
x into the
equation:

x-y=2

1.6 - y =
2

We'll subtract 1.6 both
sides:

-y = 2 - 1.6

-y =
0.4

We'll multiply both sides by
(-1).

y=-0.4

What was life like for the Colonies and the development of Colonial America?

I would say that Colonial life possessed some of the basic
elements that would end up playing a defining role in America for years to come.  On one
hand, there was a growing sense of industry.  Mercantilist philosophies that dominated
England indicated that colonies must operate as cash producing elements for the parent
nations.  In cultivating this, the British started to sow the seeds of discontent in the
colonies because colonial life was being driven by economic opportunity and the
manifestation of wealth, something that would start the process of demanding separation
from England.  At the same time, while commercialism and wealth were increasing, there
was a drive to determine where spirituality figures in this configuration.  The
questioning of spirituality resulted in the movements such as the Great Awakening in the
midst of miscarriages of religious spirituality such as the Salem Witchcraft Trials.  In
the midst of all of this, I think that the growing influence of the Enlightenment
intellectual movement in Europe started to make its way to the
colonies:

During the eighteenth century
a unique "American spirit" began to take shape. Colonists were not only questioning
English rule but also rebelling against various forms of local authority. Demanding the
rights and freedoms—religious, political, economic, and individual—symbolized by the New
World (a European term for North and South America), Americans were setting the stage
for revolution.