Compare and Contrast Tennessee Williams' and Arthur Miller's plays in a social realist context.The plays' relation to social realism and modernism.

I think that works by both Williams and Miller pick up on
some general themes of modernism.  The most elemental is that their works depict
characters who are fighting against social orders that are either outwardly against them
or represent values that are antithetical to them.  For Williams, this comes out in a
variety of forms.  Characters like Blanche from "A Streetcar Named Desire" or Tom or
Amanda from "The Glass Menagerie" in Williams' work or Willy from "Death of a Salesman"
or John Proctor from "The Crucible" all represent individuals who are poised against the
social order. These characters connect to the modernist theme of alienation, or not
fitting in with one's social surroundings.  At the same time, I think that a strong case
can be made for these characters also being somewhat afraid of the world in which they
live, that the world has progressed and left them in the dust.  As social orders march
towards advancement, individuals, specific individuals, are left as casualties.  Works
by Miller and Williams focus on this modernist idea.  Blanche or Willy are prime
examples of individuals who cannot seem to not only find success but fail to understand
a modern setting's criteria for it.

Provide three reasons why Orwell writes from the "lower" animals' point of view in Animal Farm.

Orwell has a great deal of trouble with the idea of a
communist society and feels that one of its greatest problems is that of the basic trend
of using the common man as the engine for change but then ignoring the needs and rights
of common people once the change has been enacted.  As such, he feels that the common
animals are going to give the best perspective to teach the allegory he wishes to
teach.

A second reason was simply that of an appeal to his
audience.  He knew that the story could be read and enjoyed as simply a story, but he
also knew that he could touch a nerve in the way that common people were afraid of
communism.  It was something that was held up ideologically, but the real fears of the
populace were not always articulated and this was a fantastic way for them to visualize
those fears and obviously created a great appeal to that
audience.

A third may very well have been the fact that so
many other authors have been successful with stories written from the point of view of
common (or uncommon) animals.  If you look at Aesop's Fables, you can understand that
appeal and perhaps get insight into why Orwell would choose the same perspective for his
story.

In Act 3, scene 2: Explain: "My husband lives, ..." UNTIL: " wherefore weep I then?". (Same Act and same scene for the question before also)

In addition to the excellent remarks concerning Juliet's
maturity above:

In Romeo and Juliet
Act III, scene ii, Juliet has discovered from the Nurse that her cousin Tybalt is dead,
and it was Romeo who killed him.  Juliet is visibly upset, and the Nurse thinks it's
because she's mourning the death of Tybalt.  But, Juliet is more worried over Romeo's
exile: will she ever see him again?

Here's a section of the
monologue she says to the Nurse:

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My husband lives, that
Tybalt would have slain;
And Tybalt's dead, that would have
slain my husband: All this is comfort; wherefore weep I
then?

This
is a kind of interior monologue, a mini-soliloquy, almost an aside.  Juliet is trying to
rationalize the situation and calm herself down.  Her logical side is trying to talk
some sense into her emotional side.  Her statement is a syllogism: "my husband is alive,
and the man who tried to kill him is dead; therefore, I should be happy."  Although, it
ends with a rhetorical question that she doesn't have an answer to.  Juliet would be
happy, but the fact that Romeo is banished is a fate as bad as
death.

Notice, the Nurse does not try to comfort her or
help her plan any more rendezvous with Romeo after this.  The Nurse is completely
emotional, and so Juliet must talk herself into action.  This scene thus ends their
relationship.

In a similar scene at the Friar's, Romeo will
be more emotional than Juliet.  He will try to kill himself, but Friar Lawrence will
talk him out of it.  Friar Lawrence's advice to Romeo sounds almost identical to
Juliet's words:

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thy Juliet is
alive,
For whose dear sake thou wast but lately
dead;
There art thou happy: Tybalt would kill
thee,
But thou slew'st Tybalt; there are thou happy
too:

So after this,
Juliet, betrayed by her family and the Nurse, will seek guidance from Friar Lawrence
too.  By staging her suicide, Friar Lawrence will be their only intercessor in their
post-exile reunion.

What vision of the future does Ray Bradbury create for the reader?this is about a project I have to make 4 school: I need this answer; if you...

In his hatred of materialism and modern man's insatiable
hunger for technology, Ray Bradbury has disaster strike the house of "There Will Come
Soft Rains."  The music of the house is silenced, but the memory of Sara Teasdale's poem
lingers:

And
Spring herself, when she woke at dawn

Would scarcely know
that we were gone.

Nature,
who is not greedy and heedless of life, will survive; man will not.  He will be
destroyed by his hubris that drives him to create more and more
machines to do his work, until, finally, there is little need for him.  Clearly,
Bradbury's story is an indictment against the materialism of the twentieth century with
its desire to have technology even think for man. "But too late" Bradbury writes, as man
has destroyed everything in a nuclear battle.

Explaine the use of language in the handwashing scene in Macbeth.

In Act V, Scene 1, Lady Macbeth has become delusional and
consumed with guilt. This scene echoes Act II, Scene 2 when she was literally
washing Duncan's blood off her hands. By this point (Act V, Scene 1), she is vacillating
between fear and guilt. She still tries to convince herself that no one knows their
crime, but simply cannot erase the guilt from mind.

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What need we

Fear who knows it, when none can call our
power

to account?—Yet who would have thought the
old

man had so much blood in
him?

Lady Macbeth is reliving
the moments after Duncan’s murder. She keeps using that language of cleaning her hands,
washing away the guilt and the memory. She even relives the moments after Duncan's
murder and Macbeth’s immediate fear and guilt following the murder when a knock at the
gate startled him (“this starting”).

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What, will these hands ne’er be clean?—No more
o’

that, my lord, no more o’ that: you mar all
with

this
starting.

She is telling
Macbeth (who is not there) to stop looking so guilty because it looks suspicious. She
even imagines the smell of the blood in Act V, Scene 1. She can’t escape it. The
language of washing hands is material and spiritual. Lady Macbeth wants to get rid of
any evidence or behavioral appearance of guilt. She also is trying to erase the memory
which will erase the guilt and the mental images/delusions. It is an attempt at
physical, psychological and spiritual cleansing.

Show that a.b = (1/4) |a+b|^2 - (1/4) |a-b|^2

Let us take the two vectors a and
b.

Their dot product is |a|*|b|*cos D, where D is the angle
between the vectors.

Let the vector a make an angle of A
with the horizontal and vector b make an angle of B with the
horizontal.

(1/4)*|a + b|^2 - (1/4)*|a -
b|^2

=> (1/4)[|a + b|^2 - (1/4)*|a -
b|^2]

=> (1/4)[[sqrt((|a|*sin A + |b|*sin B)^2 +
(|a|*cos A + |b|*cos B)^2)]^2 - [sqrt((|a|*sin A - |b|*sin B)^2 + (|a|*cos A - |b|*cos
B)^2)]^2 ]]

=> (1/4)[[sqrt(|a|^2*(sin A)^2 +
|b|^2*(sin B)^2 + 2|a|*|b|*sin A * sin B+ |a|^2*(cos A)^2 + |b|^2*(cos B)^2 +
2|a|*|b|*cos A * cos B]^2 -  [sqrt((|a|^2*(sin A)^2 + |b|^2*(sin B)^2 - 2|a|*|b|*sin A *
sin B+ |a|^2*(cos A)^2 + |b|^2*(cos B)^2 - 2|a|*|b|*cos A *
cosB]^2]

simplify using (cos x)^2 + (sin x)^2 =
1

=> (1/4)[[(|a|^2 + 2|a|*|b|*sin A * sin B +
2|a|*|b|*cos A * cos B] -  [(|a|^2 + |b|^2 - 2|a|*|b|*sin A * sin B - 2|a|*|b|*cos A *
cos B]]

=> (1/4)[4|a|*|b|*sin A * sin B +
4|a|*|b|*cos A * cos B]

=> [|a|*|b|*sin A * sin B +
|a|*|b|*cos A * cos B]

use cos (A - B) = cos A * cos B +
sin A * sin B

=> |a|*|b|*cos ( A -
B)

=> |a|*|b|*cos
D

which is
a.b

Therefore we prove that a.b = (1/4)*|a +
b|^2 - (1/4)*|a - b|^2

What are some ways in which abortion is a dangerous procedure for a woman to have?fact

Abortion is an invasive medical procedure, and while
doctors who are trained, with both the right equipment and facilities can minimize the
risks a woman faces when she has the procedure, there will always be risk.  The
procedure is close to the Uterine artery, so blood loss and bleeding to death are
concerns.  A condition called sepsis may occur where toxins from the excretory system
get into the bloodstream.  Infections can occur, as with any medical procedure. There is
also often scarring, which can make it difficult for a woman to conceive a child in the
future, should she make the choice to have children later in life.  These are the most
serious physical risks I am aware of, not taking into account the psychological effects
of having an abortion.

It's such a controversial issue it
is sometimes difficult to get medically reliable, unbiased facts.  Here is one site from
the South Dakota Department of Health that I think is pretty
good.

What happens at Justine's trial? How does Victor respond?

At the trial, Justine is convicted of having killed
William.  She ends up being executed for the crime.

Justine
is convicted, in part, because she confesses to the crime.  She tells Victor, however,
that she confessed only because a priest had been putting immense pressure on her to do
so.  The priest said she could be excommunicated if she did not confess and repent.  So,
afraid for her soul, she confessed.

Victor is devastated. 
He is not brave enough to come forward and tell what he has been doing (and admit the
monster killed William).  Quite rightly, he blames himself for the deaths of both
William and Justine.

In "Prayer for My Father" by Robert Bly, what is the the main message he is trying to get across?main message

This is short but powerful poem about the relationship
between the speaker and his father.  The father is near death, but the son is reassuring
him that he will be OK after the father's passing and that they will be joined forever
through their past experiences and his memories.

At the
start of the poem he describes the father as an "old hawk" who is restlessly still
alive, but near death.  The images of the father show that he still has life in him, but
that the "dark" / death "harkens" him, or is calling him.  The speaker concludes the
first stanza by saying that while he may not be physically present at the moment of his
father's death it will be "just."  That seems like an an odd statement, but it is a
reassurance that it will be fair and fine.

In the second
stanza he explains why it will be fine.  He tells the father that the the father had
done everything he needed to raise his son.  He uses the image of the hawk "cleaning
bones," but he is suggesting the idea of taking care of him.  He then give his father
the positive image of his being with his father in a "young hawk" (himself).  They are
joined by their past.  He says that the young hawk will guide him to death and to a
"tenderness he wanted here."  This line suggests that perhaps the father and son didn't
have the smoothest of relationships -- a lack or want of tenderness, but that it will
all be resolved in death.  No matter the past, the son is giving a tribute and a
suggestion of peace to the dying father.

Below is a link to
more information about the poet which may give you further
insights.

What things does The Giver transmit to Jonas to help him on his journey ?

The Giver and Jonas plan to have Jonas escape during the
ceremony, when everyone will be busy so Jonas won’t be noticed until it’s too late.  The
idea is to give Jonas memories to fortify himself, so he will survive the journey.  The
Giver considers giving Jonas memories of escape, but tells him that every situation is
different so there is no way he can prepare him for everything.  Unfortunately, Jonas
learns that Gabe is to be released and he has to leave before he is fully
prepared.

As they decide that Jonas is going to go out, The
Giver tells him that he has the colors and the courage, and he will give him strength. 
He plans to fill Jonas with memories of warmth, love, food and happiness to sustain
him.  Jonas will need the memories of warmth, because he and Gabe almost freeze to death
(or do freeze to death, depending on your interpretation of the ambiguous ending).  When
they are starving, memories of food have to sustain them.  Unfortunately, since Jonas
did not get all of the memories he runs out, and at the end it might be too
late.

What are the major issues George Orwell raises in Animal Farm?

Orwell's main focus is a critique of communism and he
builds it around a satirical look at the major events that helped to bring about a
communist state in Russia and the growth of the Soviet
Union.

He questions the communist outlook on religion, the
communist record when it comes to civil and humanitarian rights, and one of the most
dynamic issues is that of class and class conflict.  The animals themselves represent
various historical figures in the communist movement and the struggles they have also
represent specific events within the history of communist Russia, the Soviet
Union.

Throughout all of these issues Orwell also
questioned the use of propaganda by a state to achieve its goals, the manipulation of
truth and falsehood, etc.

What comparisons can be made between the novel The Catcher in the Rye and films Iron man OR Juno?I need it before Saturday 08/01/2011

I don't exactly see too many connections between
Catcher in the Rye and Iron Man, so I'll go with
Juno here.

• Both the novel
  Catcher in the Rye and the film Juno are
  examples of the bildungsroman (coming-of-age) genre in which two
  teenagers enter the adult world.


• Holden reluctantly
  enters the adult world and complains about it throughout the novel.  He calls most
  adults and teens "phonies," because they are materialistic and obsessed with
  status.


• Juno is forced to enter the adult world through
  her pregnancy.  She is much more mature than Holden, using lighter sarcasm in her
  dealing with adults.  In fact, she "falls" for an adult, Mark (Jason Batemen).  She is,
  however, betrayed by him because he dissolves the marriage and prospective adoption.
   Nonetheless, she still trusts the adult world, namely Vanessa (Jennifer Garner), enough
  to uphold the adoption.


• Whereas Holden is reluctant to
  have sex with Sonny and other girls like Jane, Juno willingly enters into her sexual
  relationship with Bleeker (Michael Cera).  In fact, they stay together even after the
  baby is born.  Such attitudes suggest much more openness to sex as a result of the
  sexual and feminine revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s.  Catcher, obviously, is set
  before then and the society is, therefore, much more conservative about sexual
  mores.


• Holden's parents never appear in the novel.  His
  relationship is strained: they send him away to school.  Juno lives with and is
  supported by her parents.  Although not opposed to abortion, they trust her to entrust
  the baby with a loving family.  Her mother, for example, take her to the ultrasound
  appointment.


• Both works are comedies and use verbal irony
  throughout (sarcasm, overstatement, understatement.)  In Juno, it's light parody
  (Horatian):

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Your parents are probably wondering where you
are. 
Nah... I mean, I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans
could I get into?

In
Catcher, it's much more angry and pointed satire
(Juvenalian):

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I mean most girls are so dumb and all.  After you
neck them for a while, you can really watch them losing their
brains.  You take a girl when she really gets passionate, she just hasn't any
brains.

What was the impact and significance of the berlin blockade and airlift and what went into the event?

In many ways the blockade was a challenge from Stalin to
Western Europe and the allied powers of the United States and England and the other
Western European governments.  Stalin felt that the Allies would not be interested in
spending the enormous amounts of resources necessary to maintain their presence in West
Berlin and would simply cede the city over to their
control.

Of course the allies felt differently and embarked
on an enormous effort to bring everything necessary to Berlin by air, generally loads of
up to 1500 tons a day.  This included food, heating fuel or coal, even materials to
build a larger runway.  The effort was a great morale booster for the allies and also
helped to cement the ties with the new German government by showing that the allies
would go to great lengths to maintain the integrity of their new borders and keep them
safe from what they saw as the Soviet threat.

In what way does The Pulley allude to the myth of Pandora's Box?How does this poem reflect mythology?

In my opinion, this poem is sort of a mirror image of the
Pandora myth.  In other words, it has God doing the exact opposite of what Pandora
did.

In the Pandora myth, Pandora was curious and she
opened the box or jar or whatever and let out all the bad stuff.  At the end, all that
was left in the box was hope.

By contrast, in this poem,
God has a glass full of blessings.  He takes all the blessings out of the glass and
spreads them over the world to help make us happy.  The only thing he leaves in the jar
is rest.

Discuss the Gothic tradition according to the novel Wuthering Heights.Charlotte Bronte's Wuthering Heights

Gothic literature gave its name to a fashion, a meme, a
trend, and embodies specific elements that are very present in the novel Wuthering
Heights.  In a traditional Gothic novel, there will always be its main character: A
castle or a former estate now ruined, as if time had passed it
by.

The feeling of
melancholy

The spooky possibility of the supernatural
taking place

The use of the flickering candle as the only
source of light. Everything else is very dark.

Curses from
the past, omens, and the atmosphere ever present (such as fog, constant rain, coldness,
darkness)

Events that are horrible or are about to become
ugly.

A protagonist willing to unveil a
mystery

The fight of life versus the inevitability of
fate.

In this, Wurthering Heights possess all the
characteristics that could land it the label of Gothic novel, although it is much more
than just that.

Thee bulk of the tissue of a muscle tends to lie at what part of the body it causes to move?

You have three types of muscle tissue skeletal,smooth, and
cardiac. I sense from your question that you are asking about skeletal muscle. Body
movement is controlled by voluntary muscles which attach to bones. When we move the bone
pulls or pushes the muscle. Two terms relevant to muscles are origin and insertion. The
origin of the muscle is closes to the more fixed area and the insertion of the muscle is
attached to the more movable part. For example, the upper arm muscle, the biceps brachii
lies over the humerus bone which is the bone of the upper arm right under the shoulder.
The origin of the biceps brachii muscle is in the shoulder(more fixed part) and the
insertion is in the forearm and antecubital space(front bend of the elbow). Muscles are
classified as a prime mover(does most of the work) antagonists(has an opposite action of
the prime mover) and also synergistic muscles that assist in movement. The synergistic
muscle for the biceps brachii is the brachialis.

What are the non veg. food item eaten in northern India? very huge information

The varieties of non-vegetarian items made and eaten in
Northern India is very large. A complete listing could fill pages and still remain
incomplete. But in general we can say that people make eat flesh of many different types
including chicken, mutton, pork, beef and fish. However, mutton and chicken are much
more common as compared to others. Among these two also chicken, in general is liked
more than mutton.

The most well known dish among
non-Indians is perhaps 'tandoori chicken', which is a chicken grilled in a special type
of oven called 'tandoor'. Then there are many different types of kebabs, or grilled
food. 'Murg musallam' is delicacy chicken preparation which is cooked with gravy and is
cooked so that it becomes very soft. The word "murg' in the dish indicates that it is
made from flesh of a hen (or a cock). Chicken curry and mutton curry are perhaps the
dishes made most commonly in homes.

Another common class of
dishes, called 'pulao' are preparations of boiled rice with other ingredients added to
it. Like kebabs these are many different kind of pulaos A special class of pulao, called
'biryani' originated in south India, but is now popular all over
India.

'Samosa' is a snack food, and as explained in answer
posted above it is made from different types of vegetarian and non-vegetarian fillings.
The most common non-vegetarian filling is minced mutton, and is called 'mutton
samosa'.

In view of the answer posted above, it will not be
out of place for me to clarify that 'motichoor ladoo (or laddoo)' is a sweet made of
gram flour. It is not a non-vegeterian dish. Also, I have not come across non-vegetarian
'chaat'. However this name is used for a very wide range of savoury and spicy snacks,
and it is not all that difficult to think of some items of chaat with non-vegetarian
ingredients.

How have the fossil fuel lobbies in the U.S. managed to avoid confrontation over global warming?

Fossil fuel lobbies in the US have managed to skirt
confrontation through measures taken on three fronts:

1.
Security: As the US economic demand for fossil fuel increases - domestic production is
increasingly important for national security purposes.  As a nation, paying exorbitant
sums of US $$ to unscrupulous foreign characters/dictators is inherantly dangerous. 
Therefore while it is in the nation's best intrest to decrease our DEMAND for fossil
fuels we must also  encourage as much domestic PRODUCTION as possible for the sake of
national security.  This (to the disdain of many) includes allowing for widespread
extraction and refinement of fossil fuels on US soil.

2.
Theory: The lobbies have funded "independant" research on the subject (in quotes because
the bias associated with this form of funding is in question as is the government/"green
lobby"'s funding of the counterpoint).  This new research has turned a once one way
eco-centric form of biased questioning (ie: what is causing global warming and how can
we fix it?) to a more scientifically grounded debate on the facts at hand (ie: is there
global warming? if so, what is causing it?)

2. Production: 
In addition to providing research that is contrary to that produced by those opposed to
fossil fuel consumption, the fossil fuel lobby has in large part skirted massive
increases in government regulation (though it is coming unfortunately), by making
attempts at "cleaning up" the production of fossil fuels - adding scrubbers to smoke
stacks, widespread use of the Fischer-Tropsch process following coal gasification
etc.

This might be a bit much to put in an
answer for 9th grader, but it seems you were given a loaded question, and the answer you
recieved from brettd, while good, was unfortunately from someone who clearly agrees with
the same viewpoint .  Don't be a sheep - read both sides of the argument and decide for
yourself! (then again at your age i would be more inclined to cut and paste the answer,
have a few beers and go for a swim instead :)

Rivka shares the rules she follows to stay alive at the camp one day at a time in The Devil's Arithmetic. What are they?No thank you.

These are the rules Rivka shares to help the others stay
alive at the camp one day at a time.

1. It is of
   utmost importance that each prisoner remember his or her own number, and to learn to
   read the numbers of others as if they were names. There are good numbers and bad
   numbers. For example, if someone has a G in her number, he or she
   is Greek. It is important not to stand nearby such a person. They do not speak Yiddish,
   and so do not understand German; because of this, they get in trouble  and are quickly
   eliminated, and anyone near them is likely to suffer the same consequence as well. Also,
   if a prisoner has a number lower than one's own, that prisoner has been at the camp
   longer, and is a survivor. As such, these survivors may be able to provide help to the
   newcomers.


2. It is important to learn to let people, even
   loved ones, go, if they no longer have the will to survive. It is also important to
   learn when to fight and when not to.


3. The prisoners must
   never go near the large wooden fence across the compound. There is a door in the fence,
   which is the door to a place dubbed "Lilith's Cave." To go through the door is to
   die.


4. When the commandant comes, it is the duty of every
   prisoner to help the children in the camp hide in the midden. Children are not supposed
   to be in the camp, but if they are hidden in the midden, which the Germans scrupulously
   avoid, nothing is said about them. As long as the commandant does not actually
   see the children, he lets them
   remain.

Hannah argues with Rivka that the rules
are "craziness," but Rivka says that nonetheless, they must still be followed if one
wishes to live. Nothing about the camp makes sense; it is the "devil's arithmetic," and
it is a skill that must be learned in order to survive (Chapter
14).

In The Odyssey, what are two unpleasant characteristics that Odysseus used to describe Polyphemus that Polyphemus could also use to describe Odysseus?

Deceptive: Both can be
considered deceptive because they keep very important facts from each other that affect
one another. First, Odysseus fails to reveal his name, and the location of his ship.
Then Odysseus continues to use cunning deception to get Polyphemus drunk enough to be
attacked. Polyphemus on the other hand waits until the end of the section to reveal that
his father is Lord
Poseidon.

Abusive: The
beginning of the selection regarding the Cyclopes reveals that Cyclopes deal out rough
justice to their wives and children. This means that they beat them. Odysseus, likewise,
dealt out a sort of rough justice to the Cyclops by stabbing him in the eye with a hot
iron which burned him blind.

Lacking in
tribal ways: The Cyclopes have no meeting or muster. They don't get
together to decide how they will operate as a society, they just live. At this point in
the story, Odysseus is bound to no human law. He is just living to try to make things
work for he and his men. Thus, he ended up trying to steal from the Cyclops which is an
immoral act of a man.

Living off the land:
Odysseus, at this point, is not in his home working as the king he is,
nor is he at war. To eat for himself and his men, he steals water and food from whatever
lands they arrive on. This is how Odysseus described the Cyclopes at the beginning: they
just eat of the fruitage of the land without planting any new
crop.

In 1984, how was war different in the past ages?1984

The difference between this war and past wars was that the
objectives of past wars, greater economic development, territory, etc., no longer
applied.  The resources necessary for everyone to enjoy a relative level of posterity
are available, so now war is something that serves the purpose of using up extra
resources and maintaining the status quo which includes a wealthy and powerful
elite.

The party worries that if they were to allow for
resources to be distributed evenly, the proles would realize that there is no reason for
a powerful and privileged elite because they would have leisure time and enough
resources to contemplate things in a way they can't when they live in grinding
poverty.

Determine if the functions converge or diverge?I dont know how to do these! Please help by explaining so I can understand! Thanks! Example:...

A sries like u1+u2+u3+.....un+..... is  said to be
convergent if its partial sum Sn = u1+u2+u3+u4+....un  has a finite limit as n
approaches infinity.

A necessary condtion for this is that
the nth term should have limit 0.

In this case the nth term
un = (5n^4)+1/((150,348n^3)+999) is

Lt (5n^4) +Lt
(1/((150,348n^3)+999) as n--> inf.

= inf+0 = inf. So
the series diverges;

Even if  you write the nth term as
(5n^4+1)/((150,348n^3)+999). The limit of this behave like  5n^4/150348n^3 as
n-->infinity. Or like

(5/150348) n which approaches
infinity as n--> infinity.

So the series
diverge.

b)

To detrmine the
nature of (convergent or otherwise) of the series 2, 1, 2/3, 2/5.... The series is
rewritten as:

2/1,   2/2, 2/3,  2/4,  2/5,  
2/6,........2/n.......... Or

So the nth term of
this series is 2/n. Which could be compared with popular series 1, 1/2, 1/3,1/4,1/5,
etc. which is divergent in the sense Su(1/n) for n=1 to inf approach
infinite.

Since each term of the given series is 2 times
the latter, the former series also diverges.

What is Carver's minimalist style in Cathedral?

Although Carver did not like the label of minimalist
writer, critics are almost unanimous in considering his style the quintessential example
of minimalism. Literary minimalism is defined as spare in style and as stripping down to
the essential elements both subject matters and their treatment. Like Hemingway's style,
Carver's relies on ellepsis and omissions rather than on an accumulation of details. As
he stated in an essay "On Writing", Carver thought it was possible "to write about
commonplace things and objects using commonplace but precise language to endow those
things - a chair, a window curtain, a fork, a stone, a woman's earring - with immense,
even starling power". Daily events part of the routines of common people are Carver's
subject matters in Cathedral whose world is dominated by social
problems such as unemployment, alcholism and alienation. Carver's characters struggle to
carry on their lives. This is an undoubtedly minimalist feature as is the matter of fact
narrative tone with sentences that almost snaps at readers. Yet, compared to Carver's
previous work, the stories collected in Cathedral leave more space
to hope for their characters and for their possibility to experience shared emotions and
overcome their loneliness.

What is the quantity of tomatoes eaten in two days in the following case?A family eats tomatoes every day . On the first day they ate 1.5 kg and...

The quantity that the family has eaten in the first day:
1.5 Kg

The quantity that the family has eaten in the 2nd
day: 1.5 Kg + 0.35Kg = 1.85 Kg

The total quantity of
tomatoes eaten by the family in both days:

First day amount
+ Second day amount = 1.5 + 1.5 + 0.35

First day amount +
Second day amount = 1.5 + 1.85

First day amount + Second
day amount = 3.35 Kg

The total amount of
tomatoes eaten is: 3.35 Kg

Was there any other option for retaliation on Japan other than the use of weapons of mass destruction?Alternative ways for gaining peace and/or...

I both agree with and disagree with the above post.  It is
true that the firebombing of Tokyo was every bit as deadly and destructive as the atomic
bombs, yet apparently was not terrible enough to make them surrender.  So one could
assume that a blockade might not have worked either, and would, in fact, have been slow
motion death for tens of thousands of Japanese as they starved to death.  No morally
better than the bomb.

What if, instead of demonstrating the
bomb on a deserted island, they bombed Mt. Fuji, the largest mountain in japan, visible
to much of the country, and also a great and historical religious symbol to the people
and the Emperor.  Perhaps that would have convinced them to surrender, or convinced the
Emperor to allow them to.  Of course, we'll never
know.

There is another consideration.  Using the bomb
announced to the world that we had it, and it worked.  This began a very, very costly
arms race with the Soviets (hundreds of billions that could not be spent on social
needs) and even today we are dealing with the legacy of nuclear weapons spreading to
other countries, and possibly into the hands of terrorists.  I'm not sure that was worth
a quicker, easier victory over Japan by using the atomic bombs.

Why are all the people who live at the House of the Old so eager to be released?

I would say that there are a couple of
reasons.

First of all, no one actually knows what "release"
means.  All they really know about it is that you have a really nice ceremony done for
you.  Then you get released and who knows what happens.  So it probably seems like a
nice thing.

Second, I imagine the old people feel sort of
useless there.  They don't really have anything useful to do.  They are treated like
kids (even as far as having the wand used on them).  So I would imagine that they do not
feel all that motivated to keep on with the kind of life they are living.  So they might
welcome a change, especially when they don't know that that change is really
death.

What social values does the author criticize in this story ?

Lawrence is critical of materialism, classism/social
standing, over-focus on upward mobility, a distant parenting style, shallow obsession
with appearances, greed, immaturity, irresponsibility, and ingratitude.  In the story,
these occur at personal traits in the parents and uncle due to social
values.

In the story, we encounter a whispering house, a
financially-strained family, an apparently supernatural solution to their financial
stress, the transmogrification of a rocking-horse into some sort of time machine, the
theme of greed versus generosity, dysfunctional family dynamics, the way a family avoids
the issues of a troubled child, and the self-sacrifice people of all ages are capable of
making for their loved ones.  Paul’s father is also absent from the story though not
from the family so we can take that as criticism of parents distracted by shallow
priorities.

The opening begins like a fairy tale:  “There
was a woman who was beautiful…”

Paul seems autistic or
epileptic much like saints (Lawrence may have written the story about a patron’s family
who had an autistic child.)

Paul martyrs himself in efforts
he feels will save his family, quiet the house, and secure luck and love.  Instead of
using the extra income to pay off debts, his mother squanders it and increases the
house's demanding voice and the pressure on Paul.

Another
reason for the inclusion of childhood themes could be to remind adult readers of their
responsibilities as parents.  For example, in Lawrence’s story, the mother is so
engrossed in her own wants that she cannot see her son’s legitimate needs.  She doesn’t
take the impact of her words into consideration or the possibility that a child can only
interpret them from his vantage point.

Caring parents, for
example, would reassure the child that both parents were indeed fortunate to have three
wonderful children and probably would have tried to address and relieve his worries
about money.  Bringing up the car issue and “filthy lucre” are cues that she just misses
or ignores as signs of his distress and uses instead to whine about being the poor
members of the family.  In fact, the whole discussion of luck is a way to let herself
and her husband off the hook for living beyond their means.

In "Death of a Salesman," how does Willy's suicide serve as a resolution to the plot?

The dynamic of the play is driven by the emotional and
psychological disintegration of Willy Loman. As the story develops, Loman's interior
life becomes more chaotic and his behavior becomes more bizarre as he breaks apart under
stress. His career as a salesman is over. He has little to show for a lifetime of hard
work. He cannot support himself and his wife Linda. His two sons are failures in every
sense of the word, men of no character or
accomplishment.

The idea that Loman is suicidal is
introduced into the plot specifically when Linda Loman discovers by accident that her
husband is making plans to kill himself. Overwhelmed with pain and fear, she shares this
news with her sons. Her intervention, however, and her appeal to her sons for help do
not even slow this plot development. Events happen rapidly that push Loman finally to
commit suicide.

The final irony of Loman's life is that
through the life insurance Linda Loman collects, he is worth more financially to his
family by dying rather than by living. Willy Loman's suicide at the conclusion of the
play resolves the plot. It is far too late for him or his sons to be saved from the
lives they have created and the flawed characters they have become. Linda, the loving
wife and mother, is left amid the wreckage.

Determine f(3) if f(3x)+3*f(-3x)=x+1

We'll create a new relation, substituting x by
-x.

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

We'll put f(3x)+3*f(-3x)=x+1
(1)

We'll determine f(3x) from the system formed by the
relations (1) and (2):

f(-3x) = -x + 1 - 3*f(3x)
(3)

We'll substitute (3) in
(1):

f(3x) + 3[ -x + 1 - 3*f(3x)] = x +
1

We'll remove the
brackets:

f(3x) - 3x + 3 - 9f(3x) = x +
1

We'll combine like
terms:

-8f(3x) = 4x - 2

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

We'll substitute x by 1 and we'll get
f(3):

f(3) = -1/2 +
1/4

f(3) =
-1/4

Determine the numbers a,b if the law of composition x*y=xy+2ax+by is commutative.

If a law of composition is commutative, that means that
x*y = y*x, for any value of x and y.

We'll substitute x*y
and y*x by the given expression:

x*y = xy + 2ax + by
(1)

y*x = yx + 2ay + bx
(2)

We'll put (1) = (2) and we'll
get:

xy + 2ax + by = yx + 2ay +
bx

We'll remove like
terms:

2ax + by = 2ay +
bx

We'll move the terms in a to the left side and the terms
in b to the right side:

2ax - 2ay = bx  -
by

We'll factorize and we'll
get:

2a(x-y) = b(x-y)

We'll
divide by x - y:

2a = b

a =
b/2

So, for the law to be commutative, we
find a = b/2, for any value of a and b.

Please explain specifically the kind of love that Shakespeare was talking about in Sonnet 73.I'm a little confused:)

Most likely, he is talking about romantic love but it
could also be addressed to a beloved friend. The speaker tells his beloved to envision
him as autumn, then twilight and sunset. Since it is ambiguous as to whether this is a
romantic love or one born out of friendship, the main type of love being described is
one of urgency.

The speaker compares himself to things
analogous to death: autumn and lateness of day. The speaker may be implying that he is
old and this fact should make their love stronger because he won’t be around forever. In
general, the sonnet is about how fleeting life is. The older you get, the more fleeting
it becomes. This is true in terms of lifespan but also in terms of perspective. When
you’re five years old, a year is 20% of your life. When you are fifty years old, a year
is 2%. As you age, a year seems relatively less. The speaker is calling attention to
this fact in order to increase the intensity of their love or friendship with what time
they have left.

What is the role of Patroclus? Why and when does Achilles return to battle?

I suppose you would say that the role of Patroclus is to
be a sacrificial lamb in order to get Achilles to come back to the
battle.

Achilles has been sulking in his tend because he
was forced to give Briseis (the woman he had been given as a prize of war) up.  But then
Patroclus gets killed by Hector.  Patroclus is Achilles's closest friend and Achilles is
absolutely engraged by his death.  So that is when and why.  Achilles returns to battle
when Patroclus is killed because he is so angry at his best friend's
death.

If, by "when" you mean where in the book, it's in
Books 18 through 20.

What is the equivalent spring constant when springs are connected in parallel and in series?

When a spring is extended or compressed from its
equilibrium length, the change in length is related to the force applied by the relation
F = -kx, where F is the force applied, k is the spring constant and x is the change in
length.

If two springs with a spring constant k1 and k2 are
connected in parallel, when a force F is applied, the change in length is x. We get F =
x*(k1 + k2) = keq*x. The equivalent spring constant keq = k1 +
k2.

If two springs are connected in series, and a force F
is applied, the force acts on both the springs changing the length of each differently.
Let the spring constants of the springs be k1 and k2 and the change in length be x1 and
x2. We have x1 = F/k1 and x2 = F/k2 and the total change in length x = F/
keq

=> x = x1 +
x2

=> F/keq = F/k1 +
F/k2

=> 1/keq = 1/k1 +
1/k2

=> keq = k1*k2 / (k1 +
k2)

Therefore when two springs are connected in series the
equivalent spring constant is k1*k2/ (k1 + k2). When two springs are connected in series
the spring constant is k1 + k2.

Please describe Jonas's volunteer job at the House of the Old in Chapter 4.

In Chapter 4 of the book, Jonas is doing some of his
volunteer work at the house of the old. All that we really see him do in this chapter is
to give the old people their baths.

Jonas comes into the
home and the lady tells him it is useful to have volunteers today because they are
behind schedule.  Then she says that he should go and join Fiona and Asher who are both
helping in the bathing room.  Jonas goes and helps a woman named Larissa with her
bath.

Why do you think George sarcastically says to Walter, "Good Night, Prometheus" in A Raisin in the Sun?

As George waits for Beneatha to change into "proper
attire" for the show, Walter talks to him about money and investments.  Walter is aware
of the financial success of the Murchison family, and he tells George that he must have
keen ideas about making money.  George wants little to do with this conversation, yet
Walter continues and tells him that they must get together to talk about business
plans.  George refuses the gesture, and Walter then rails him about his "useless"
education and ideas.  Walter claims that George knows nothing about being a man,
implying that he himself does.  On the way out, George calls Walter "Prometheus" as a
sarcastic stab at his identity and as an element of
foreshadowing. 

In Greek myth, Prometheus challenged the
power of the gods and thought that he was being clever by stealing fire for humankind. 
Similarly, Walter believes that his ideas trump those of his other family members
including Mama, and he simply sees the outside world as an oppressive force rather than
a path which he must learn to navigate.  For his actions, Prometheus is punished by the
gods and must live in the recurring hell of having his liver eaten by birds; Walter
later is punished by fate when he loses the family's money in an ill-planned scheme with
Willie Harris and Bobo.  Walter can never get this money back and is destined to live
with this guilt.

Walter, like Prometheus, is punished for
believing that he is clever enough to trump higher powers with his simple
plans.

In "The Nun's Priest's Tale," why is Chanticleer a round character in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?

A round character is defined as a character that is
neither purely good nor purely evil. A round character should have both flaws and
virtues that are evident.

A the beginning of the tale,
Chanticleer is praised for his attractiveness and excellent crowing abilities. These
would both be positive qualities. Chanticleer's worry in his dream also indicates that
he is able to feel, and to have concern. Chanticleer also expresses love towards
Pertelote.

Chanticleer's flaw is his vanity. He is wooed by
the fox's flattery enough to be captured. He loves to be flattered. He learned his
lesson by the end of the tale, though, when he smartly escapes the fox's
jaws.

What is the significance of the fight between Tom and Amada in SC.3? How does it reveal Tom`s personal goal?I'm going to opium dens ! Yes, opium...

Cruelty among family members is a prevalent motif of
Tennessee Williams, and Tom and Amanda of The Glass Menagerie are
each cruel to the other.  Tom's acrimonious words and insults are his retaliation
against his domineering mother with whom he feels trapped in a life of desperation,
while her scoldings express her fears that Tom may lose his job and, thus, place the
entire family in a penurious position. 

True to the theme
of truth disguised as illusion, Tom exaggerates his nighttime activities, declaring
himself a mobster and drug addict.  Yet, hidden in these illusive descriptions are the
"slow and implacable furies of desperation" that in insulting his mother, his words
express Tom's fear that he will be like his father and escape the burdens of familial
responsiblity.

What factors, old and new, shaped American foreign policy in the late nineteenth century? How were they interrelated?

In the late 19th century, the main US foreign policy was
imperialistic.  The US was trying to expand its global reach, taking such places as
Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines.

I would say that the main
"old" factor was a desire for more wealth and power.  The US was pursuing these in a
different way than it previously had because it was now looking to colonize other
countries rather than to expand its own country.  But it was still the same
idea.

I see two relatively "new" factors.  First was the
idea of "white man's burden."  The US had had Manifest Destiny before, but not this idea
of civilizing other people.  Second was competition with other imperial powers.  The US
had not previously been interested in building an empire outside North
America.

How does Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal of Indian women and when does she fall short of that ideal?

I would say that Shakuntala represents the feminine ideal
of the Indian woman in a few ways.  On one hand, she has much in way of loyalty to
Dushyanta.  Even after he cannot recognize her, Shakuntala does not seek the comfort of
another man.  She is completely devoted to him and when she is hurt by his inability to
recognize her, she tends to her son and remains on her own, maintaining her high sense
of virtue and loyalty to her one and true love. In this light, she suffers for her love,
which makes her representative of much of the feminine tradition in Indian Literature. 
It is difficult to identify where she would fall short of the measurement of what
literature defines as an "ideal" woman.  Perhaps, a small argument can be made that when
she fails to greet the sage properly and act in accordance to the manner that a guest
deserves, one could suggest that this is where she falls short of this supposed ideal. 
Yet, all of this presupposes an external standard that has been defined through the
literature.  As a character, I find more powerful and redemptive in the Shakuntala
narrative than anything else.

Solve |2x + 1|

To draw the graph of |2x + 1| >3, remember
that

|2x +1| = 2x + 1 , when 2x + 1 >
0

and -(2x + 1) when 2x + 1 <
0

So we have two inequations
here.

2x + 1 > 3, for 2x + 1>
0

=> 2x > 2 and 2x >
-1

x > 1 satisfies
both

-(2x + 1) > 3 for 2x + 1 <
0

=> 2x + 1 <
3

=> 2x < 2 and x <
-1/2

=> x < -1/2 satisfies
both.

So the required graph would have all
values of x with x > 1 and x < -1/2

How are the cause and onset of symtoms of Huntington's disease different from those of PKU and Tay-Sachs disease?

Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and
its symptoms  are adult onset and begin to appear between the mid-thirties to
mid-forties. It is an autosomal dominant gene that produces this disease. This means
that if an individual inherits only one mutant allele from one parent and the other
allele is normal, the person will develop Huntington's disease. The mutant allele
produce an abnormal version of the protein Huntingtin which begins to damage areas of
the brain. Tay Sachs disease is a genetic disease that occurs when the child is born. It
is an autosomal recessive condition and the person must inherit two defective genes for
a disease phenotype to occur. In Tay Sachs, gangliosides accumulate in the nerve cells
of the brain, causing the child to deteriorate both mentally and physically. Death
occurs before or up to age four. It is prevalent in Eastern European Jews.
Phenylketonuria or P.K.U. is an autosomal recessive condition therefore an individual
must inherit two genes for the disease to occur. An individual with this disease cannot
metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine, which is a metabolic pathway that must occur.
Because of this, phenylalanine accumulates and is metabolized to phenylpyruvate. This
can lead to mental retardation, seizures and brain damage. However, if a baby is tested
and is known to have this disease, a restricted diet free from the amino acid
phenylalanine as well as strict monitoring and other supplements, will slow or stop the
progression of the disease.

Comment on Conrad's point of view in Heart of Darkness.

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad,
is told from the point of view of an unnamed man who was in Charlie Marlowe's company on
the Nellie (docked on the Thames in London) when Marlowe described
his experience venturing into the heart of Africa: the Congo. The tale is a dark one,
but the narrator is without comment or interpretation. The reader must get
this from Marlowe and from the reader's personal reaction to
Marlowe's tale.

The point of view employed is dramatic
third person, limited. Dr. L. Kip Wheeler writes:

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When the narrator reports speech and action, but
never comments on the thoughts of other characters, it is the dramatic third person
point of view, or objective, point of view. The third-person narrator [in this novel is]
limited--a narrator who is confined to what is experienced, thought, or felt by a single
character...

In the story,
Marlowe tells of his experience venturing into the Congo to bring back an employee of
the company named Kurtz. All of the information about what transpires on this trip comes
directly from Marlowe. At the end of the story, Marlowe ceases talking, and looks out to
sea. The narrator reports a comment about the water made by the Director, one of the
four men seated there, and then describes the water:

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"...the tranquil waterway...seemed to lead into
the heart of an immense
darkness."

And the story
ends, while the reader, as well (we could assume) as the narrator, contemplates the
story he has just heard.

How does Gatsby reply when Nick asks him how he makes his money?

I think that the answer you are looking for is in Chapter
5.  It comes just before Nick and Daisy and Gatsby go over to show Daisy around Gatsby's
house.

Nick asks Gatsby how he made his money -- what
business he was in.  Gatsby basically tells Nick that it is none of his business and
that he should butt out.  Then he realizes that that was a rude thing to say and he
backs off and says that he was in a bunch of different
businesses.

I
think he hardly knew what he was saying, for when I asked him what business he was in he
answered, “That’s my affair,” before he realized that it wasn’t the appropriate
reply.

“Oh, I’ve been in several things,” he corrected
himself.

How does Briony change as she gets older?

Initially Briony is a precocious 13-year-old with
aspirations of becoming a writer. She is the baby of the family, but her imagination is
anything but babyish. Although her stories are somewhat awkwardly written, they
illustrate a girl who is already aware of the disorder inherent in the real world and
who finds satisfaction in bringing order to the fictional world she creates. This will
have a tremendous effect on her life and that of the people closest to
her.

And now a very tricky point: upon first reading,
Atonement seems to have an omniscient third person narrator. We believe that we can
trust this narrator to be telling us the full truth about the story and the characters
that inhabit it. However, once we reach the final section of the book, we learn
otherwise. Once we learn that older Briony was the narrator all along we view the story
differently. Certainly, we give more value to comments such as, “It wasn't
only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and
misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other
people are as real as you.” When we are given such a peek inside young
Briony’s thoughts we see that she is a young girl trying to better grasp what it means
to not be Briony.

As a young girl she struggles a bit with
this. At one point she expresses frustration with how her first attempts at drama have
illustrated the inevitable need to “make use” of others. This young Briony is a far call
from older Briony. As our narrator, her saying, “In Leon's life, or rather, in
his account of his life, no one was mean-spirited..." is important. That “or
rather, in his account of his life” illustrates that Briony has come to accept, with old
age and experience, that each human being is their own narrator, perceiving life and all
it brings in their own fashion.

If younger Briony had known
that fact, she never would have presumed to know what transpired between Robbie and
Cecilia, nor would she have jumped to conclusions which led Robbie to be accused of
being Lola’s molester. Older Briony is attempting to atone for this serious “crime” as
she calls it, by writing the novel we read, by empathising with other characters. It all
harks back to young Briony asking herself, “Was everyone else really as alive
as she was?...If the answer was yes, then the world, the social world, was unbearably
complicated, with two billion voices, and everyone's thoughts striving in equal
importance and everyone's claim on life as intense
..."

As most of us, Briony grows up
and matures. It is most unfortunate, even tragic, that before she matures she sets in
motion a chain of events that negatively impact her family. Ultimately, she at least
tries to redeem herself through writing “Atonement”. Whether she is successful at this
remains up to personal opinion – I have never encountered a book that divides my
students quite as much as this one. However, Briony Tallis’ growth is, in my opinion at
least, undeniable.

What is the exact difference between mission and goal with two or three examples?only examples can be given

Mission

The term
mission has a specific meaning as applied to corporate or strategic management. A
mission is the purpose of an organization - the reason why the organization exists. 
Experts on strategic management advice companies to thing seriously about and what their
mission and document in a mission statement. Such a mission statement could
include:

• A Vision: This is the a picture of the
  kind of future the company envisages for itself for a significant period of
  time.

• Strategic Intent: A statement
  of the desired future state or aspirations of the company that motivates all the
  employees of the company.


• Main Activities of the
  organization and the kind of position it wants to attain. The position to be attained
  may be described in terms as the 'leader' or the
  'best'.


• Key values of the organization: This will
  describe in particular its attitude toward different stakeholder
  groups.

Goal

In
strategic management the term goal is used to refer to a general aim. This goal needs to
be in line with the company's mission statement. It could be stated in general terms or
can be more specific and stated in quantitative
terms.

Given below are Mission statement and of British
Airway (Johnson and Scholes, 2004, p.
14).

Mission

To
be undisputed leaders in the world travel. We are passionately committed to excellence
and to the highest level of customer
satisfaction.

Goals

• The
  customers' choice - the airlines of first choice in our key
  markets.


• Strong profitability - meeting investor
  expectations and securing the future.


• Truly global -
  global network, global outlook: recognized everywhere for superior value in the
  world.


• Inspired people - inspired team of people,
  building and benefiting from the company's
  success.

Reference:

Johnson,
G and Scholes, K. 2004, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Sixth Edition, Prentice-Hall, New
Delhi.

The length of a rectangular garden is 2 feet longer than 3 times its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 100 feetfind the width and the length...

Let the length of the rectangle be L, and the width be
W.

Given that the length is 2 ft longer than 3 times
w.

Then we write: L = 2 +
3w...........(1)

Also, given that the perimeter is 100
ft.

==> P = 2L + 2W =
100

We will divide by
2.

==> L + W = 50
........(2).

Now we will solve the system by
substitution.

==> 2+3W + W =
50

==> 2 + 4W =
50

==> Subtract 2 from both
sides.

==> 4W = 48

Now
divide by 4.

==> W = 48/4 =
12

==> L = 2+ 3w = 2+ 3*12 = 2+36 =
38

Then the width is 12 ft and the length is
38 ft.

Did Williams make a slip in having Amanda say Laura is a "crippled"?

Amanda does her best, throughout the play, to avoid
referring to her daughter, Laura, as a cripple. As stated by Laura, herself, she had "an
attack of pleurosis" in high school which left her with a weakened leg that necessitated
the wearing of a brace. In the play, Laura walks with a visible, though slight,
limp.

Twice during the play, the idea that Laura is a
cripple arises and is quickly denied by her mother:

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1)

AMANDA: Girls
that aren't cut out for business careers usually wind up married to some nice man. [Gets
up with aspark of revival.] Sister, that's what you'll do
!

[LAURA utters a startled, doubtful laugh. She reaches
quickly for a piece of glass.]

LAURA: But,
Mother

AMANDA: Yes ? [Crossing to
photograph.]

LAURA [in a tone of frightened apology]: I'm -
crippled !

AMANDA: Nonsense ! Laura, I've told you never,
never to use that word. Why, you're not crippled, you just have a little defect - hardly
noticeable, even! When people have some slight disadvantage like that, they cultivate
other things to make up for it - develop charm - and vivacity and - charm! That's all
you have to do ![She turns again to the photograph.] One thing your father had plenty of
- was charm!

2)

TOM: Mother,
you mustn't expect too much of Laura.

AMANDA: What do you
mean?

TOM: Laura seems all those things to you and me
because she's ours and we love her. We don't even notice she's crippled any
more.

AMANDA: Don't say crippled ! You know that I never
allow that word to be used
!

The last time the word is
uttered, Amanda finally admits what she really thinks of her daughter's condition. It is
said in a fit of anger and disappointement. It was not a slip of Amanda's or of the
playwright. Amanda finally has to face one of the many bitter truths of her sad and all
but hopeless life:

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TOM: I'm going to the
movies.

AMANDA: That's right, now that you've had us make
such fools of ourselves. The effort, the preparations, all the expense ! The new floor
lamp, the rug, the clothes for Laura ! all for what? To entertain some other girl's
fiancé ! Go to the movies, go ! Don't think about us, a mother deserted, an unmarried
sister who's crippled and has no job ! Don't let anything
interfere with your selfish pleasure I just go, go, go - to the movies
!

What actually brought about the rebellion in Animal Farm?Like what caused it?

The animals of Manor Farm are disgruntled with the living
conditions imposed by their human owner, Mr. Jones. Often drunk, Jones allows his
animals to go hungry and without warmth in cold weather. Old Major, Jones' prize white
boar, calls the animals together to unite them against their human master, who he claims
takes without producing. If the animals revolt and rid themselves of the humans, they
will become rich and contented. Humans are enemies of animals, Old Major tells them, and
four-legged creatures deserve the right to be free just as their two-legged
counterparts.

Three days after his speech, Old Major dies,
and the other animals make preparations for a revolt. When the drunken Jones forgets to
feed them, the animals break into the barn and help themselves to the feed. When Jones
and his men arrive with whips, the animals drive them off the farm. "Animal Farm" is
established with a set of commandments for the loyal creatures to
follow.

Why did Father Gilligan grieve? Why did he repent?

The details you need to answer your question are in the
second and third stanzas of the poem.  Here's the first four stanzas, to give you the
full context, of "The Ballad of Father Gilligan," by Yeats.  They include the details
you ask about:

The old priest Peter Gilligan
Was
weary night and day;
For half his flock were in their beds,
Or under
green sods lay.

Once, while he nodded on a chair,
At the
moth-hour of eve,
Another poor man sent for him,
And
he began to grieve.

‘I have no rest,
nor joy, nor peace,
For people die and
die’;
And after cried he, ‘God forgive!
My
body spake, not I!’

He knelt, and leaning on the
chair
He prayed and fell asleep;
And the moth-hour went from the
fields,
And stars began to peep.

I've emboldened
the lines that include what the priest sees as his grievous sin, and italicized his
repentence.  Actually, his reaction is probably quite natural.  Members of his flock are
dying faster than he can deliver the Last Rites to them.  He is dozing off in his chair
when he gets summoned by yet still another dying parishioner.  He is overworked and
exhausted, but when he reacts to the summons in a very human way, he sees his words and
behavior as not fitting for a priest.  He grieves and explodes, figuratively, and then
is immediatley sorry for what he says right after he says
it.

God, in the poem, though, seems to understand.  While
the priest is praying, begging for forgiveness, he falls asleep and misses the man's
dying moments, but God sends an angel in the priest's place to administer the Last
Rites.

Describe the changes that have taken place in the Red House in Silas Marner.

I assume you are referring to the changes in the Red House
in Book II, once Godfrey Cass has married Nancy Lammeter and sixteen years have passed.
Of course, Book II details some of the series of changes that have occurred in the
characters that we were introduced to in Book I of this fascinating novel, and Godfrey
and Nancy are no exception in that their lives have changed greatly too. We are told
that the Red House has changed greatly because of its new mistress, and Chapter 17 gives
us a description of how in particular the parlour has been
transformed:

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A great change has come over the dark wainscoted
parlour since we saw it in Godfrey's bachelor days, and under the wifeless reign of the
old Squire. Now all is polish, on which no yesterday's dust is ever allowed to rest,
from the yard's width of oaken boards round the carpet, to the old Squire's gun and
whips and walking-sticks, ranged on the stag's antlers above the mantelpiece. All other
signs of sporting and outdoor occupation Nancy has moved to another room; but she has
brought into the Red House the habit of filial reverence, and preserves sacredly in a
place of honour these relics of her husband's departed father... All is purity and order
in this once dreary room, for, fifteen years ago, it was entered by a new presiding
spirit.

Thus Nancy has
clearly taken charge of the Red House, looking after it well and preserving the memory
of Godfrey's father with "filial reverence."

What crime is Victor accused of, and what piece of evidence is used to prove his innocence? Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

After the creature has left, Victor departs from his
cottage in order to take a walk where he determines to leave the village although he
feels that anywhere else he will be in danger.  As he strolls along the beach, some
fishermen pull up to shore in a small boat; they hand Victor a packet which contains
letters from Geneva, as well as one from Henry, encouraging him to join his friend in
Perth so they might turn southward together.  "This letter in a degree recalled me to
life," Victor remarks; he determines to leave the island in two
days.

But, before he departs, Victor must dispose of his
work.  As he looks upon the mangled flesh, Victor feels as though he has killed a
person, but he gathers his instruments and the flesh that lies promiscuously on the
floor and places it in a basket weighted down with rocks.  In a boat with the basket and
its hideous content, Victor take a boat out to dispose of his tools and the flesh. 
Then, he looks out to sea, which he believes will be his grave.  After a time, a sudden
swell creates large waves and Victor becomes ill.  Yet, he constructs another sail out
of some of his clothes, and he eagerly heads for the shore where there is a neat, little
town.  As he draws closer, Victor perceives that the villagers are huddled together in
an odd posture.  Instead of being cordial, one man answers Victor's question as to why
they have treated him with such wariness and coldness roughly.  Another man answers,  "I
do not know," said the man, "what the custom of the English may be, but it is the custom
of the Irish to hate villians. 

Victor is summarily
arrested and taken off to Mr. Kirwin, the magistrate.  Then, Victor learns that his boat
has been seen on the night of the muder of Henry Clerval.  In the presence of Henry, the
agonized Victor exclaims, " Have my murderous machinations deprived you also, my dearest
, also, Henry of life?"  Again, as when he has fashioned the female creatre, Henry feels
sick with the consderation of what he has caused.  At times he asks his attendants for
help in destroying the creature who torments him.  He passes out, and when he comes
to, Victor finds himself locked up in prison for the murder of Henry Clerval. However,
when the time of the trial comes, Victor is acquitted as there is evidence that he was
on the Orkey Islands at the time of the murder.

Given the string xn=Sum 1/k(k+1)(k+2) where k = 1 to n , what is xn ?

To determie the general terms of the string xn, we'll have
to decompose the given fraction into elementary ratios
first.

1/k(k+1)(k+2) = A/k + B/(k + 1) + C/(k +
2)

We'll multiply both sides by
k(k+1)(k+2):

1 = A(k+1)(k+2) + Bk(k+2) +
Ck(k+1)

We'll remove the
brackets:

1 = Ak^2 + 3Ak + 2A + Bk^2 + 2Bk + Ck^2 +
Ck

We'll combine and factorize like terms from the right
side:

1 = k^2(A + B + C) + k(3A + 2B + C) +
2A

Comparing, we'll get:

2A
=1

A =
1/2

A+B+C = 0

B
+ C = -1/2 (1)

3A + 2B + C =
0

2B + C = -3/2 (2)

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

2B + C - B - C = -3/2 +
1/2

We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:

B =
-1

C = -1/2 -
B

C = 1 - 1/2

C
= 1/2

1/k(k+1)(k+2) = 1/2k - 1/(k + 1) +
1/2(k + 2)

Now, we'll determine the
sum:

For k = 1:

1/2 - 1/2 +
1/6

For k = 2:

1/4 - 1/3 +
1/8

For k = 3:

1/6 - 1/4 +
1/10

For k = 4:

1/8 - 1/5 +
1/12

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

For
k = n:

1/2n - 1/(n + 1) + 1/2(n +
2)

We'll add all terms and we'll
get:

(1/2)(1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + ... + 1/n) - 1 - 1/2 - (1/3 +
... + 1/n + 1/(n + 1)) -  + (1/2)(1/3 + ... + 1/n + 1/(n +
1))

Combining the terms, we'll
get:

xn = (1/2)[1/2 - 1/(n + 1)(n +
2)] 

In Life of Pi, Pi in the human story is represented by Richard Parker. What does Pi in the animal story represent?He could be the cook, minus the...

Pi, in the animal story, represents his more humane,
decent, polite, religious, polite and controlled self.  Richard Parker, in the animal
story, also represents Pi, just his more barbaric, animalistic self that does all of the
difficult things that enable him to survive.  Pi is thrust into a very difficult
situation, where he is forced to do things that are extremely uncomfortable for him, and
even abhorrent, in order to survive.  He is normally an educated, respectful, vegetarian
boy who would never hurt anyone or anything.  However, if that part of himself reigns,
he would die quickly on the ocean. So, he gives in to his more animalistic side in order
to survive.  He lets that side take over to kill, take control, be dominant, fight the
odds, and survive the tragedies.

Often, in stressful
situations, people have to do things they never would have imagined themselves doing. 
Pi does that here, and embodies all of those horrific acts in the animal of Richard
Parker, a fierce tiger in whose nature it is natural to fight and kill.  Pi separates
himself from the horrible things he does by putting them outside of his normal self.  So
Pi, in the animal story still represents himself, just the human, humane, decent part of
himself, the part that would never do horrible things or hurt others.  He has to
maintain that part on himself in order to remain sane, and to keep a semblance of his
old nature.  So both Pi and Richard Parker, in the animal story, represent Pi, just
different parts of his nature that, in order to survive, work together.  I hope that
those thoughts helped a bit; good luck!

Describe the narration in Tom Jones by Henry Fielding.

The narration in Tom Jones is
satirical.  Satire is a type of playful, humorous criticism.  The fact that Fielding
uses an omniscient narrator makes this possible.  The use of third person allows the
narrator to not be part of the action.  Omniscience makes it possible for the narrator
to know and describe everything that is going on.  This is how satire can be
used.

Throughout the story, Fielding pinpoints social
institutions and human behaviors to target.  He makes fun of the vanity and hypocrisy of
his characters, using his omniscience to point out his opinions.  This is part of what
makes the story funny and interesting, and why satire is still popular today.  Think of
Tom Jones as the Saturday Night Live of
Fielding’s day!

.

What is Atticus's strategy; in other words, his plan of defense in the Robinson case?I dont understand Atticus's plan in the Tom Robinson case. It...

If you are looking for this in Chapter 9, you are going to
need to look at the end of the chapter where Atticus is talking to Uncle Jack.  He
doesn't say a whole lot about the strategy, but he says a
little.

First, Atticus says that it is a case of Tom
Robinson's word against the Ewells' words.  He does not think he can win that way.  So
we see his defense is to try to make the Ewells look like liars and to use Tom's words
in his own defense.

He also says he intends to shake the
jury up a bit, but we do not really know what he means by that.

What is the significance of Piggy's plea to join the expedition in Lord of the Flies?

In the first chapter, when Ralph, the newly appointed
chief says they need to see if they are indeed, on an island, and therefore they need to
explore, Piggy says he wants to go with Ralph, Jack, and Simon.  Ralph tells Piggy that
he's no good on a job like this; Jack just says, "We don't want you." The significance
is that Piggy is the voice of reason and intellect - a voice needed among the boys. 
Piggy does not get any respect from Jack and even Ralph is slow to show him much,
but Piggy wants and deserves respect.  Piggy even tries another tactic by telling Ralph
that he was hurt that Ralph told the boys his nickname was "Piggy".  Ralph makes Piggy
feel a little better by telling him it could be worse, and that it was Piggy's job to
get the names of all the other boys.  This shows that Ralph has empathy for Piggy, the
sign of the civility which the reader sees in Ralph throughout the
story. 

JUST TIPs will help! Rubber band cars, have my own ideas also i like you to hear.need to make a rubber band powered car that runs at least 6...

Hmmm. For the wheels and axles, you could use plastic
drinking straws, and the plastic lids from cups that you get at fast food places. If you
have some sort of a plastic box or bowl that has holes in the sides, you could put the
straws through the holes, and thread the lids on so they would turn like wheels. You'd
have to secure them with string, or something similar; maybe bread bag ties. I am not
sure how you can get them to run off the rubber bands, but I am thinking of those balsa
wood toy airplanes we all had as kids. Twist the bands, and as they unwind, they would
have to turn the "axles" (straws) of the car.

Hope this
helps some!

What are some internal character traits of Scout Finch in the beginning of the story and what are some at the end of the story?

INTERNAL
CHARACTER TRAITS
OF JEM
FINCH.

We know that Jem still
has feelings for his mother during the early chapters of To Kill a
Mockingbird. Scout does not remember her mother (she was very young when her
mother died of a heart attack), but Jem does.

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He remembered her clearly, and sometimes in the
middle of a game he would sigh at length and then go off and play by himself behind the
car-house. When he was like that, I knew better than to bother
him.

Jem has become sort of a
mother hen to Scout by the end of the story. He gives her advice, comforts her when
necessary, and in Chapter 28, he walks her to and from the Halloween carnival. When the
mysterious attacker (Bob Ewell) goes after Scout, Jem fights him off. He succeeds in
keeping Bob away until Boo comes to their
rescue.

INTERNAL
TRAITS OF
SCOUT
FINCH

Scout's temper gets the
best of her often in the early chapters of the novel. She is ready to fight at the drop
of a hat, and she is warned by Atticus that he "will wear me out" if she continues. By
the end of the novel, Scout has grown three years older and has matured dramatically.
She actually entertains lady-like ideals on occasion, and she learns to hold her temper
when she is tempted. She is also able to distinguish fantasy (the stories about Boo
Radley) from fact (Miss Gates' conflicting statements concerning Maycomb's Negroes and
Hitler's treatment of the Jews).