Why is this quote from the Talmud important?"Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes."

I haven't read this work, but just from a literary point
of view, this quote uses the understood qualities of animals to shed light on humanity. 
For instance, lions are noble creatures, and although there is always a "leader" or
"alpha cat," they hunt equally and live as equals in a community.  Foxes, on the other
hand, while clever and witty, are also known as being devious, wiley, and completely
untrustworthy.  Foxes are usually loners as well.

So, the
quote would make it clear that it is more honorable and noble to live peacefully in a
commune of lions who have your back (even if it means that you don't stand out or assume
leadership), than to believe that you are "in charge" of a bunch of backstabbing
foxes. 

Hope this helps in some small
way.

Does anyone know the roles of the wives of the lliad?

For the most part, I think that the role of the wives in
the Iliad is to explore the domestic realm and to expose the pull
of the personal in the collision between desire and duty.  Homer's conception of tragedy
as one that features protagonists in the midst of equally desirable, but ultimately
incompatible courses of action is brought out in many of the women's roles in the
Iliad. For example, Helen represents this end of desire in Paris'
predicament.  His duty should be to not take the wife of Menelaus, but his desire is to
leave with her.  She represents the element of desire in Paris' conflict between it and
duty.  Andromache represents a similar end, but with much more empathy.  Her love for
Hector and his affection for her represent the end of "philos" to family as opposed to
his loyalty for Troy.  When he recognizes that he must fight Achilles, and most likely
die in the process, his desire to want to stay with her and his son collides with what
he sees as his duty.  Her countenance before he goes off to battle represents this
collision, and how Hector is probably the figure riddled with the most amount of tragedy
in Homer's work.  The presence of these women is to represent the tragic condition in
which the warfighting male finds himself.

Please can I have an analysis of "Ode to the West Wind"?

Essentially, this famous ode is an extended apostrophe to
the powerful west wind, that Shelley refers to as "thou breath of Autumn's being." After
addressing the wind and describing its effects, the speaker of the poem declares that
the wind is both "Destroyer and preserver," and finally ends by imploring the wind to
share its power with him so that his words may be spread throughout mankind and might
spark new life in the world.

It is important to note that
at the end of the very first stanza, the speaker makes the wind seem like a life force
or divinity:

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Wild Spirit, which art moving
everywhere;

Destroyer and preserver; hear, O,
hear!

Consider to the way
that the wind is presented in the first stanza and how the poem equally focuses on the
wind's act of "destruction" and the role it plays in creating new life. This reinforces
the personification of the wind as a kind of god that brings resurrection and
annihilation in its wake.

It is these dual aspects of the
West Wind that the speaker of the poem seizes upon as he closes his verse by asking to
be the instrument of this powerful entity when he says "Make me thy lure, even as the
forest is." His attempt to powerfully identify himself with the West Wind and to share
these same characteristics are so that his verse can be used to impel a rebirth amongst
humanity:

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Drive my dead thoughts over the
universe

Like withered leaves to quicken a new
birth!

And, by the incantation of this
verse,

Scatter, as from an unextinguished
hearth

Ashes and sparks, my words among
mankind!

Be through my lips to unawakened
earth

The trumpet of
prophecy!

Note the paradox
implicit when the speaker describes words as "ashes and sparks." Yet a smouldering
hearth contains both dead ashes, the inert words of a poet, as well as the fiery sparks
that represent the life in the poet's words and their ability to inspire and "ignite"
others.

Thus the poem, whilst it is clearly a pageant to
the power of nature as represented in the West Wind, can also be said to be about the
nature of being a poet and also the desire to communicate Shelley's own experience of
being a poet through his verse being read through generations, "blown" metaphorically by
the West Wind.

Which three traits of the Anglo Saxon people throughout history exist today in American society?Examples would be extremely helpful.

There are many traits of the Anglo-Saxon community that
still exist today.

The Anglo-Saxon community was ruled by
democracy, and this is something that is still present in the world today. Laws were
being written down with which to govern the people.

Women
fought along side of the men in battle. We see women literally in combat today. In terms
of society, women also go out to work and compete in the business world as well. Women
could hold title to land and possessions. No one could force her to marry against her
will, which are aspects of their society that exist
today.

Leaders were generally heroes of some kind, and in
many cases today, having a military background can be helpful in getting elected to a
political position.

Though the time of the Anglo-Saxons was
often considered part of the Dark Ages, this is anything but the truth. The Anglo-Saxons
were great artisans, storytellers, and forward-thinking people.

Define and then compare the philosophical positions represented by Pangloss and Martin in Candide.

In Chapter 19 of Voltaire's satirical work,
Candide, Candide and his servant Cacambo encounter
misfortunes until they reach Eldorado. However, although they are in a paradise, Candide
cannot live without his love, Cunnegonde, and Cacambo has a "restless spirit."  So, they
leave, and after a hundred days, they have lost many sheep and riches.  When
Candide--who supports the philosophy of Pangloss, that it is the best of all
worlds--sees a black slave who has been cruelly tortured, Candide renounces optimism,
declaring it "a mania for saying things are well when one is in hell."  After he is
robbed by a captain, Candide only dwells on the wickedness of men.  He books passage on
a French ship and interviews men for the most unhappy man in the province for whom he
will pay passage.  This man is Martin, a poor,old scholar, who has been robbed by his
wife, beaten by his son, and abandoned by his
daughter.

Unlike Candid, whoe has the hope of seeing
Cunegonde, Martin has utterly no hope.  He tells Candide that he is a Manichean,
believing in two nearly equal forces of good and evil, although he has seen much more
evil.  When Candide says, "Yet there is some good," Martin replies, "That may be...but I
do not know it."   Then, after Candide asks him why the world was created, Martin
replies, "To drive us mad." And, when Candide asks him if men have always performed evil
deeds against one another such as having massacred each other, having lied and cheated,
having been ingrates, brigands, and so on, Martin responds with a question himself, "Do
you think that sparrow hawks have always eaten
pigeons?" 

In Chapter 20 when a ship is sunk by another
ship and the wicked Captain Vanderdendur dies, Candide, in his acceptance of the
philosophy of Pangloss, declares that the captain's death proves God's
goodness:

 
"You see,,,that crime is sometimes punished: that rascal of a Dutch captain met the fate
he deserved."

But, Martin
counters,

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"Yes,...but was it necessry hat the passengers on
his ship should perish also?  God punished that knave, the devil drowned the
others."

In Chapter 23,
Candide and Martin continue their debate which points to Martin's being a foil to
Pangloss, who theories Candide debates with Martin.  When Candide addresses
him,

Sir, no
doubt you think that all is for the best in the physical world and in the moral, and
nothing could have been
otherwise?

Martin
replies,

"I,
sir,...I think nothing of the sort; I think that everything goes awry with us, that no
one knows his rank or his job or what he is doing or what he should
do.

However, Martin commits
the same error as Pangloss: He is too adamant in his own thinking that he, at times,
dismisses real evidence that refutes his philosophy.  For, like the optimism of
Pangloss, Martin relies heavily upon his dogmatic belief and mere speculation.  From his
satirizing of the characters of Candide and Martin, the reader realizes that absolute
pessism is as myopic as absolute optimism. 

Oxygen will react with the metal copper. It will also react with the nonmetallic compound butane (C4H10). Which of these reactions is a combustion...

In order to solve this question, you must understand the
concept of combustion and corrosion. Both involve reactions with oxygen, but corrosion
involves oxygen reacting with a metal such as copper and iron. On the other hand, a
combustion reaction involves oxygen with a fuel; fuels in this sense, refers to organic
compounds (mostly hydrocarbons), compounds that contain carbon
atoms.

Thus in this question, compound butane reacting with
oxygen is a combustion reaction. This is because compound butane (C4H10) is an organic
compound. For more information about organic compounds, refer to the links
below.

Also in answering the other two questions, you must
remember that a combustion reaction is an exothermic reaction. This is because it emits
heat during the reaction. This is an easy concept if you think of the butane gas burning
in reaction. When the butane gas burns, the surroundings get warm and this is an
indication that the reaction is an exothermic reaction.

For
question C, the oxidizing agent is a compound that reduces the other compound in
reaction. In the combustion reaction, however, oxidation does not occur since the
oxidation number for carbon in the reactants and the products is the same. (C4H10 +
excess O2->4CO2 + 5H2O)

What idea does Shakespeare develop regarding the individual in the midst of conflict?This applies to the play Hamlet.

I think Shakespeare develops the idea of the individual in
the midst of conflict through Hamlet’s thoughts and words. This play is as much, if not
more, about Hamlet’s existential debates with himself as it is the actual plot. Hamlet
is not just in the midst of a conflict in the world: in Denmark. He is also faced with
his own mental conflicts about how to act. I don’t think you can single out just one
idea that Shakespeare develops with regard to an individual in
conflict.

One idea is that the intelligent individual will
expend a lot of time and effort contemplating a conflict. Hamlet constantly defers
killing Claudius because he wants to carry it out in the most dramatic way. But he also
defers because he constantly considers the moral and philosophical implications. In Act
III, Scene 3, he intends to kill Claudius but stops because the king is praying. Hamlet
reasons that this will send the king to heaven.

In the “To
be or not to be” speech, Hamlet goes so far as to consider suicide as an alternative to
the revenge plot. He goes on to question if there is an afterlife and he really is in
deep philosophical territory here because he is so intent on doing the right thing.
Hamlet’s outward madness and rudeness toward Ophelia is an act to allow him the time and
space to think deeply about what he has to do.

This idea
that Shakespeare develops is that an intelligent, caring individual will exhaustingly
analyze a conflict in order to make a decision on how to act. Conversely, a thoughtless
person would probably have just killed Claudius right away. The reader might find this a
more desirable and justifiable act, but the play is just as much about the mentality of
the individual as he faces conflict. In fact, this play is about what Hamlet thinks more
than what actually occurs. Most of the frequently quoted lines are from soliloquies
because these lines are the most profound. These lines convey what it means to be human
and that the choices we make should be seriously and morally
considered.

Describe the 8 examples of techno-crime below, identifying in each case whether it would constitute an act of sabotage, and why?The 8 examples of...

     A virus is a computer program that uses an executable
code to replicate itself in a target computer. When this executable code is integrated
into an email or program, the virus will be liberated and attack the new host computer.
A virus could be sabotage because it is the exploitation of the rights of others under a
malicious intent. Sending out viruses to crash dowh computers is indeed an act of
sabotage because it indicates the malicious intent and the planification of the act. It
also ruins the personal, private, financial, and academic projects of others who are
inocent victims.

Phishing is a criminal act in
which hackers infiltrate websites to get information of people using the internet such
as their usernames and passwords. This would be also sabotage because again it is
infiltrating in the protected information of other people with the intention of
obtaining sensitive information. It is also sabotage because it is maliciously intended
and planned ahead with the purpose of engaging in further criminal
activity.

A trojan horse-is a form of malware (see
definition of malware below) that is designed for hackers to access information from
other computers. Trojans are often hidden in applications such as bans, ads, even online
forms. Once the trojan horse is "let out", a hacker has officially entered the threshold
of a victim computer. This is indeed another way to maliciously steal information and
would constitute malicious activity, but to call it a sabotage would be a bit too much.
To a point, hackers know that people can protect themselves against trojans and all, so
many hackers do not do it to sabotage, but just to "have something to talk
about."

 Spyware is another form of malware (malicious
software) that is installed to secretly obtain information about the user such as credit
card numbers, location, and much more. This is sabotage because it totally is
intentional, has a malicious intent to steal very important and delicate information,
and can lead to crashing down a computer.

Hacker- A hacker
is the jargon name given to the person or persons who preoigram malware and implant
trojan horses and spyware on the internet with the purpose of stealing information.
Hackers can also program viruses. Only if the hacker creates malware or viruses that are
impossible to be protected from would be the time to call them "sabotagers". However, as
stated before, many hackers do it for fun, and not with the malicious intent to crash a
system or rob a bank.

Spamming is the action of overusing
emails and advertisements and attaching them to mass and bulk addresses. It is an abuse
of emailing privileges. Spamming is not sabotage because all it aims to do is to send
advertisements or sell a product, not to steal your information nor try to get personal
information.

Malware is a programmed computer application
or software which is designed to infiltrate into unsuspecting computers to obtain user
information. Sending out malware is an act of sabotage because it exploits the personal
information of individuals and it is done maliciously and with criminal
intent.

Logic Bombs are malware programs that are placed
into games, software, or any other application and are programmed to disrupt the
application, or to disrupt the function of the computer after a certain number of
activity has occurred. For example, after 10 uses or accesses of a certain application,
the malware will be released. It is called a "logic" bomb because it operates under a
specific plan of action. They are sabotage because they cause public fears, put
companies on extra heightened alerts, and basically put the world in a waiting game
which is unfair and silly to do. Since it is interrupting the basic lives of others and
affecting them negatively, it constitutes
sabotage.

All these constitute sabotage in one
way or another. Sabotage is the intention to disrupt. All these examples of techno-crime
are meant to disrupt programs that help people. This infringes in the personal rights
and freedoms of individuals. It is very much a case of sabotage.

What are the senses in "Fireworks" by Amy Lowell?

When we refer to the senses, we are talking about how the
author or poet uses imagery to make what they are describing come alive to us by
appealing to the five senses: sight, touch, taste, smell and hearing. Obviously it is
slightly difficult to use all of these in literature, but good images will try to appeal
to more than just a visual description of what is going on. In this excellent poem,
which uses an extended metaphor of firewords to describe the love-hate relationship
between the speaker and her partner, note how the senses are appealed
to:

But
whenever I see you, I burst apart

And scatter the sky with
my blazing heart.

It spits and sparkles in the stars and
balls,

Buds into roses--and flares, and
falls.

Note how we have a
strong visual description of the speaker "bursting apart" on the sight of her partner.
The firework of her "blazing heart" is said to "spit and sparkle," giving us the sound
of what happens, combinesd with the "stars and balls" transforming into "roses" as they
explode. Through such appeals to the senses Lowell has created a very strong poem full
of images that, by appealing to the senses, allow us to imagine and see what she is
describing in our mind's eye.

In Chapter 8, Watson reproduces the letter he wrote to Holmes. Why does he do that?

Right at the beginning of this chapter, Dr. Watson gives
his reason for why he is reproducing this letter that he wrote to Holmes.  He says that
he is doing it because it will be a better record of what happened.  He wrote it right
when the stuff was happening and so it will be more accurate than later
memories.

If you are asking why the author chooses to have
Watson do this, I would say it is to drag out the suspense of the story.  If Holmes were
at Baskerville Hall, he would surely be able to figure out the mystery quite quickly. 
By having Watson just reporting the facts, Doyle lets us try to figure the mystery out
for ourselves and he makes it last longer.

In "Composed upon Westminster Bridge," how does Wordsworth’s view of the sleeping city fit with his view of nature?

Excellent question. It is very interesting that this, one
of Wordsworth's most famous poems, is not actually based on the countryside or the Lake
District of England, where he had been inspired to write so often, but on a big,
polluted city! This sonnet clearly demonstrates that Wordsworth could also be moved by
the solemnity and magnificence of a sleeping city and not just waterfalls and mountains.
However, if you read the poem carefully you will note that it is London as viewed from a
distance, conveniently ignoring the squalor, misery and poverty that other Romantic
poets such as Blake captured in their writings.

The city of
London clearly produces a similar sense of calm and tranquillity as nature does for the
poet. However, note how even in this urban Romantic poem, nature is used to show the
beauty of the sight Wordsworth is contemplating:

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Never did sun more beautifully
steep

In his first splendour, valley, rock, or
hill;

Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so
deep!

Although it is London
that the poet is describing, he feels the need to compare it to natural beauty to help
explain how profoundly amazing he truly finds what he is viewing. Likewise, just as his
nature poetry views nature as a whole as an organism, the last line of the poem, "And
all that mighty heart is lying still," equally views the city of London as one organism.
Thus, although the focus of this poem is very different, Wordsworth seems to use similar
strategies to explain the similar impact that the sight has on him as in his nature
poetry. This view fits with his view of nature through of the affect on him and the
descriptive strategies he uses.

Does Shakespeare present Iago too sympathetically?I need ideas please for a 1500 word essay. Any comparisons would be good also. Cheers

My first responst to you would be to ask "Too
sympathetically as compared to what?' Shakespeare certainly does not let Iago off the
hook for any of his actions. I would argue, in fact, that Shakespeare does not present
Iago sympathetically at all. He portrays him quite realistically. The audience gets to
watch and particpate with Iago in his master plan to ruin Othello, becoming complicit to
his actions. Iago hangs himself with his own plans, and his ambition and arrogance
become his downfall. It seems clear that Iago does not believe that his own wife would
have the courage or the desire to frame him, but Emilia's devotion to Desdemona and to
the truth is what eventually get him caught in the end. But sympathy - I don't think
so.

How is the sense of horror heightened at the beginning of Act 1 scene 2 of Macbeth

As admirers of Alfred Hitchcock will argue, violence that
occurs off stage or screen can be more powerful than violence that occurs on.  At the
beginning of Act 2.2 (I assume you're referring to Act 2.2, though that is an
assumption, since you don't identify the act), we learn that Macbeth has, indeed,
assassinated Duncan.  Though the murder takes place off stage, it carries force and
creates horror.  And the bloody daggers make the assassination concrete; they provide
physical evidence.

The horror is increased, too, by
suspense.  Macbeth hears voices and Lady Macbeth hears "the owl scream and the crickets
cry."  Duncan's sons, it's revealed, are sleeping in the chamber next to where Macbeth
killed Duncan and were still awake (they were just finishing a
prayer). 

Perhaps ironically, the suspense the audience
feels is partly, during this scene of the play, created by our worries that Macbeth and
Lady Macbeth will be caught.  We can't help it.  The play centers on Macbeth and Lady
Macbeth throughout most of act one and Act 2.1.  That creates the same effect point of
view does in fiction:  it makes the reader/audience identify with them.  We don't want
them to get caught at this point.  We will later, but at this point we are in part on
their side.  The threat of exposure creates suspense and adds to the
horror.  

What is the common difference of an A.P. if the first term is 2 and C(a8,a2)=C(a8,a5 +(2)) ?

We'll re-write the terms of the arithmetical
progression:

a8 = a1 + 7d, where a1 is the first terms and
d is the common difference.

a8 = 2 +
7d

a2 = a1 + d

a2 = 2 +
d

a5 = a1 + 4d

a5 = 2 +
4d 

We'll add 2 both sides:

a5
+ 2 = 4 + 4d

Now we'll re-write the constraint from
enunciation:

C(2 + 7d , 2+d) = C(2 + 7d , 4 +
4d)

Instead of C(2 + 7d , 4 + 4d), we'll write the
complementary combination of C(2 + 7d , 2+d) = C(2 + 7d , 2 + 7d - 2 -
d).

We'll combine and eliminate like
terms:

C(2 + 7d , 2+d) = C(2 + 7d ,
6d).

So, the constraint from enunciation will
become:

C(2 + 7d , 6d) = C(2 + 7d , 4 +
4d)

Since the terms are equal, we'll
get:

6d = 4 + 4d

We'll
subtract 4d both sides:

6d - 4d =
4

2d = 4

d =
2

The common difference of the given
arithmetical progresison is d = 2.

What is Friar Laurence saying about love in Act 2? What metaphor is he using to make his point?Now Romeo and Juliet want to go to him to perform...

In Act II, scene III, the Friar is shocked by Romeo’s
sudden change of heart. The scene involves several figures of speech, including
metaphors and other figures of speech.

After watching Romeo
pine for Rosaline for so long, he finds it incomprehensible that the young man now
claims to love another girl. “Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,/So
soon forsaken?” (ll 66-67). If so, he continues, then young men love only
with their eyes (lust), and not their hearts (genuine
love).

He goes on to note that Romeo has shed
innumerable tears (“brine”, “saltwater” =
tears) for Rosaline, apparently for no reward: “How much salt water was thrown
away in waste, To season love, that of it doth not taste!” (71-72). Here,
Romeo’s tears are compared to salt that a person would use to season a dish of food—in
this case the dish of food is Rosaline. Why go to all the trouble of seasoning the food,
the Friar argues, that you are not going to “taste”?

In the
same tone of surprise and rebuke, the Friar says that Romeo’s sorrow was so heavy that
his sighs still fog the air, and that Romeo’s “old groans” still ring in his ears. He
even states that he can still see the stain of a tear on Romeo’s face that is so fresh
that it has not been washed off: all of which would seem proof of his purported love for
Rosaline.

Now the Friar comes to the heart of his argument:
if Romeo was being himself and speaking truly, his terrible sadness was caused by his
unrequited love for Rosaline. So how could it possibly vanish so quickly?
If what Romeo is telling the Friar is true, the Friar has a lesson for
him, which he demands Romeo repeat: “Pronounce this sentence then:/Women may
fall when there’s no strength in men” (79-81). Most of us would agree that
one cannot expect loyalty from women when men are as fickle as
Romeo.

Romeo argues that the Friar had often scolded him
for loving Rosaline, but this strategy won’t work either. The Friar corrects Romeo,
clarifying that he only scolded Romeo for “doting” on Rosaline (having a one-sided
crush; being obsessed with her), not for loving her
genuinely.

Still Romeo tries to argue that the Friar had
told him to “bury” his love for Rosaline. The Friar responds with another metaphor:
“Not in a grave to lay one in, another out to have” (83-84)—not to
simply cast aside one love and replace it with another. Romeo then tries to convince the
Friar that Juliet is different from Rosaline, in that she actually returns his love,
while Rosaline did not.

Here, the Friar again corrects
Romeo, defending Rosaline’s perceptiveness: “She knew well/ Thy love did read
by rote, which could not spell” (87-88). In perhaps his most difficult
metaphor, the Friar compares Romeo’s love for Rosaline to a student who can read from
memory (“by rote”), but has no understanding of what he was reading (one who cannot
spell). In other words, Rosaline knew that Romeo’s “love” was simply infatuation, and
not the real thing.

It is perplexing, then, that the Friar
suddenly has a change of heart, and decides to marry the two. Apparently, the prospect
of uniting the feuding families through this marriage must have entered his mind with
such force that it cast all of his doubts away—at least for the time
being.

Why does a ray of light passing through pole of a lens go undeviated?

A ray of light through the pole of a lens goes undeviated
only in the case of thin lenses.

The ray of light passing
through the pole finds the surface on both the sides of the lens, i.e. where it enters
from and where it leaves parallel to each other. Light that passes through a block of
glass with parallel surfaces is not deviated; the ray of light that emerges is only
shifted parallel to the original ray.

For a thin lens this
parallel shift can be ignored as it is almost negligible. In the case of thick lenses,
the parallel shift can be substantial and we cannot say that the ray of light passing
through the pole is undeviated.

Describe references in the text Jane Eyre that show this novel is written during the colonial days of England.

There are two main parts of the text that come to mind for
you to focus on. The first is when Mr. Rochester explains to Jane about his first
marriage and how he was manipulated into marrying Bertha Mason by his family to provide
for him. In picking a match for his son, Mr. Rochester's father turns to an old
acquaintance who made his wealth through colonialism:

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"Mr. Mason, a West India planter and merchant,
was his old acquaintance. He was certain his possessions were real and vast: he made
inquiries. Mr. Mason, he found, had a son and daughter; and he learned from him that he
could and would give the latter a fortune of thirty thousand pounds: that
sufficed."

Thus Mr. Rochester
found himself being sent to Jamaica to marry a wife that his father had courted from
him. Of course, what we need to remember is that the wealth of such plantations was
based on slave labour.

This is the case as well with Jane
Eyre's uncle, whom we never actually meet, but plays a very important part in the novel
by dying at an appropriate time and thus leaving Jane with an inheritance, turning her
into an independent woman in her own right and thus making her the equal of Mr.
Rochester. However, her uncle's money too would have been thanks to slave labour. Thus
we can see that major elements of the plot of this excellent novel are tainted by the
evils of colonialism.

Did Martin Luther King Jr. make the revolution, or did the revolution make him? Why?

Martin Luther King, Jr. had many great qualities. He was a
great leader, speaker, organizer, very passionate, etc. I do not think he made The
Movement but I do think he had a great deal to do with its
success.

Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated non-violence and
peacefulness. I think this is very important because if he had not done so many of the
protests, sit ins, marches, etc. may have been violent. This could have destroyed
everything. Violence is not the message he wanted to get out, rather he wanted the
issues of equally brought out into the open. He was very successful in doing
this.

How does the setting, when it comes to the time, affect the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird?My teacher explained how it could have something to...

The setting in the book To Kill a
Mockingbird is the south during one of the poorest periods.  There is mention
in the book of the programs that were initiated to try and help Americans.  No one
hardly had any money.

If you look at the character of Mr.
Cunningham, you see a poor but proud man who can not make a living.  Yet, he refuses to
take handouts.  Even when Atticus helps him with legal issues Mr. Cunningham has self
pride and pays Aticus through bartering with whatever he can give to
him. 

Character was a significant part of the lie in the
south during the era.  Mr. Cunningham demonstrates honest character by his pride and
actions of repaying Atticus.

Another thing that time
affects is the people's reaction to the children that are mulatto, biracial.  They have
a very hard time and so their father sends them north where they will have it a little
easier.

The laws and the freedom of taking matters into
one's own hands when it came to justice for black people was still allowed during the
era.  Therefore, the threats of the lynch mob are very real and scary.   Tom Robinson
was considered a second class citizen back then and he really was hung before he ever
went to trial.

Why did the Big Three (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) distrust each other?

I am not sure if the relationship between Churchill,
Roosevelt, and Stalin was essentially that of mistrust. After all they were
collaborating and cooperating for achieving the common objective of defeating Germany
led by Hitler.

Most certainly, in international politics,
heads of governments of countries are not expected to absolutely open in disclosing
their thinking and long terms objectives. In spite of their common interests, the
different countries and their leaders do have other independent objectives, which may
conflict with the common agreed objectives.

For example,
while Stalin may not openly disclose his resolve to support communism, Roosevelt may not
have disclosed his resolve to oppose communism.

However we
can say that whatever differences existed between the three were because of the
conflicting long term interest of the three countries, and the difference in their
political ideologies. But such things are often known to people fairly well, and because
of that some distrust to exist between people with conflicting interests and approaches
is quite natural.

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, please show where Bottom misuses words and exhibits authority.What are the line numbers that support the following...

In Act I, scene 2 we are introduced to Peter Quinceand his
troop of amateur players.  Despite the fact that Quince is the author/director of the
piece, it is Bottom who wants to play all the parts.  He evens threatens to leave if he
can't have his way and must be cajoled into staying.  This would indicate that he likes
to be in charge.

As for language misuse, Bottom is a master
at it.  Does he really mean to say "in a monstrous little voice"? or that he will
"aggravate his voice" or that they should "rehearse most obscenely"?  Since the rest of
his mates don't know what these words mean either, they don't question his misuse. 
This, of course, is part of the fun of the play. 

It is
interesting to note that this part was written for the actor William Kemp who play the
buffoon type of fool in Shakespeare.  Like his counterpart Dogberry (Much Ado
About Nothing), Bottom is very good at mangling the language.  It is also
interesting to note that Will Kemp's verbal trademark on stage was to talk about being
an ass so as an in-joke to the audiences, Bottom "becomes" an ass in A
Midsummer Night's Dream.

As for Snug, he tells
himself that he is "slow of study".  He seems to be a very gentle
lion.

Your job now is to reread the scene and find these
for yourself.    

Analyze the inter-relationship between travel and tourism.

From the question I think you would like to know how
travel impacts tourism and what their inter-relationship
is.

Travel is an integral part of tourism. Without tourists
being able to get to their chosen destinations there would be no tourism. And in many
cases, the travel itself is made part of tourists' experience. An example of this could
be a luxury cruise.

Disruptions in travel, which could be
due to natural or political reasons, can affect the tourism industry adversely. For
example, the recent disruption in air travel due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland had
an effect on the tourism industry in Africa, though it wasn't too
large.

When tourists find traveling to some destinations
becoming more difficult and expensive, they may opt for alternatives that are easier and
cheaper to reach. Also, any extra amount that is spent in reaching the destinations,
leads to a reduction in what is spent at the destination itself.

Character of Hamlet is a blend of idealism and futility, how is this presented through his speeches in Hamlet?

If you are looking for Hamlet speaking positively, even
hinting at the immortality or perfection of a human, you need look no further than his
description of or discussion of his father.  In Act I, scene ii he refers to his father
as being like Hyperion or Hercules.  Though he is often very down on himself, Hamlet
does at times suggest that people are capable of great acts.  He also suggests great
possibility in men at the end of Act IV, when he speaks
thusly:

Sure
he hath made us with such large discourse, looking before and after, gave us not that
capability and godlike reason to fust in us
unused

Clearly Hamlet
believes we have great powers, we are more than beasts.

But
he also discourses at length about the futility of life, in the same speech where he
lionizes his father he debates whether or not to kill himself and laments that he cannot
even make that decision.

Later he also regrets his
inability to act, unsure of whether his father was murdered for sure, and he recounts
this futility with great passion repeatedly.

How would you factor the following: 54x^4 + 2x

Since the real numbers have as common factor the numbers 1
and 2, we'll factorize the expression by 2, for the
beggining:

54x^4 + 2x = 1*2*(27x^4 +
x)

The terms inside the brackets have as common factor only
the variable x.

We'll factorize again by
x:

1*2*(27x^4 + x) = 2*x(x^3 +
1)

We can re-write the sum of cubes, applying the
formula:

a^3 + b^3 = (a+b)(a^2 - ab +
b^2)

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

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

We'll determine the roots of the quadratic x^2 - x +
1;

 x^2 - x + 1 = 0

x1 =
[1+sqrt(1 - 4)]/2

x1 =
(1+isqrt3)/2

x2 =
(1-isqrt3)/2

x^2 - x + 1 = [x - (1+isqrt3)/2][x +
(1-isqrt3)/2]

The completely factorized expression will
become:

54x^4 + 2x = 2x(x+1)[x -
(1+isqrt3)/2][x + (1-isqrt3)/2]

In,'An Inspector Calls' how does J.B.Priestley portray his socialist views through the play?

Priestley uses the inspector as a vehicle for his
socialist message. The inspector, by interrogating each of the family members about
their involvement with Eva Smith, reveals their selfish flaws for contemplation by the
audience. We see Sheila had her dismissed in a fit of pique, Mr Birling had her fired
for campaigning for worker's rights. Gerald used her, Eric got her pregnant and Mrs
Birling refused her charity.

The inspector's words are
clear and damning. We can sense the fury of Priestley, who was a veteran of the First
World War, in the final condemnation delivered to the
family-

INSPECTOR: We are responsible for each
other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that
lesson, they will be taught it in fire and blood and
anguish.

What is the investor's profit at the end of the week in the following case:An investor bought a stock for $4 on Monday. The next day the price...

The price of the stock on Monday when they were bought is
$4. It crashes by 15% on Tuesday to reach $4*(1 – 15%) =
$4*0.85.

The price recovers by 5% over the rest of the
week. For three days the price rises 5% everyday so the price at the end of the week
is:

$4*0.85*(1.05)^3 =
$3.93

For the original price of $4 at which the stock was
bought the price at the end of the week is $3.93.The investor’s loss is (4 – 3.93)*100/4
= 1.75%

Therefore the investor has not made a
profit but a loss of 1.75%

Find x if 3*4^x + 2*9^x = 5*6^x.

We'll move all terms to one
side:

3*4^x + 2*9^x - 5*6^x=
0

We remark that 6^x =
(2*3)^x

But (2*3)^x =
2^x*3^x

We'll divide by 3^2x all
over:

3*(2/3)^2x - 5*(2/3)^x + 2 =
0

We'll note the exponential ratio (2/3)^x =
t

We'll square raise both sides and we'll
get:

(2/3)^2x = t^2

We'll
re-write the equation, changing the variable:

3t^2 - 5t + 2
= 0

We'll apply quadratic
formula:

t1 =
[5+sqrt(25-24)]/6

t1 =
(5+1)/6

t1 = 1

t2 =
(5-1)/6

t2 = 2/3

Now, we'll
put  (2/3)^x = t1:

(2/3)^x =
1

We'll write 1 =
(2/3)^0

(2/3)^x =
(2/3)^0

Since the bases are matching, we'll apply one to
one property of exponentials:

x =
0

(2/3)^x = t2

(2/3)^x =
2/3

x = 1

The
solutions of the equation are {0 ; 1}.

Determine the equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,4) and it is perpendicular to -2x+4y-1=0.

We'll write the equation of the line into the slope
intercept form:

y=mx+n, where m is the slope of the line
and n is the y intercept.

We need to put the equations
in this form to determine their slopes. We'll use the property of slopes of 2
perpendicular lines: the product of the values of the slopes of 2 perpendicular lines is
-1.

Let's suppose that the 2 slopes are m1 and
m2.

m1*m2=-1

We'll
determine m1 from the given equation of the line, that is perpendicular to the one with
the unknown equation.

The equation is
-2x+4y-1=0.

We'll isolate 4y to the left side. For this
reason, we'll subtract -2x - 1 both sides:

4y = 2x +
1

We'll divide by 4:

y = x/2
+ 1/4

The slope m1 =
1/2.

(1/2)*m2=-1

m2=-2

We
also know that the line passes through the point (-2,4), so the equation of a line that
passes throuh a given point and it has a known slope
is:

(y-y1)=m(x-x1)

(y-4)=(-2)*(x+2)

We'll
remove the brackets and we'll move all terms to one side:

y
- 4 + 2x + 4 = 0

We'll eliminate like terms and we'll get
the equation of the requested line:

y + 2x =
0

During The Odyssey, what specifically does Athena do to help Telemachus in book 2?

In book 2, Athena helps Telemachus in several ways. First,
when Telemachus addresses the people, he approaches them as a young prince with all of
the immaturity and inexperience he has. However, Athena graces him with power to control
his speech and impress the people.

Although the people are
impressed, some dissenters make this difficult. Later in the book, she helps again by
appearing as a local advisor, Mentor. Telemachus listens to Mentor (who is really
Athena) and grows excited to complete a journey or search in the effort to find
Odysseus.

A little later, she disguises herself as
Telemachus and prepares the entire ship for the
journey.

Therefore, Athena motivates, encourages, and
serves Telemachus making his quest possible. Each of her three acts contributed to his
ability to take the trip, but he has no idea that she did them. Oh, she also went along
disguised as Mentor... that makes a total of four actions to help
him.

How are the themes of sexism and sexual harassment expressed in the drama play Oleanna?

David Mamet's three-act play 'Oleanna' is essentially
about the destructiveness of miscommunication, with its emphases on academy politics,
teacher-student relationship and sexism & sexual
harassment.

Concerned about her failure in the course,
Carol, a college student, meets her professor, John. Carol alleges that she doesn't
understand the verbose lectures of her professor. During the most part of act 1, the
professor appears as callous and interruptive, engaged in telephonic conversation with
his wife regarding real estate matters, while Carol is unable to speak out her mind. But
John then expresses 'empathy' for her, and wants to bend the rules to give Carol an 'A'
grade if she agrees to meet him to discuss the matter. John touches Carol's shoulders on
several occasions asking her to sit down or to stay on in the
office.

Later, Carol writes a letter of complaint against
her professor alleging that John is lewd and sexist. She claims that his intention was
not good when he touched her shoulder. She believed it was a case of sexual harassment.
In the final act of the play, John is fired and he is about to leave. It is further
known that Carol has filed criminal charges of battery and attempted
rape.

There is no real serious sexual harassment in the
play, and both the student and the teacher are deeply flawed. Carol shows an underlying
deviousness, using the plea of physical contact as a means to take revenge on her
teacher. The teacher is pompous and foolish.

Mamet handles
the theme of sexual harassment and sexism in a curious, critical light. It is not a
simple case of the harassment of the female by the male, but the callous, dubious,
pompous foolishness of the male power vis a vis the intriguing appropriation of male
power by the female by using the ploy of sexist bias and sexual
harassment.

What role do you think religion plays in the society depicted in this part of the novel?

I do not believe that religion plays any role in this
society.  I do not think that the values of this society are really compatible with
religion.

This society is based on the idea that you live
your life without thinking.  It says that people should keep themselves entertained at
all times by watching the parlour walls or by going to amusement parks or things like
that.

Religion is something that really requires people to
be still and contemplative at times.  You cannot have religious experiences with the
White Clown yelling at you.  So I do not think that this society can really have much of
a real religion.

How does the social criticism in Animal Farm act as a tool for improving society?thank you!

Social criticism attempts to place a moment or a literary
work in its due place by emphasizing on how its theme would affect society, or
individuals.

In the case of Animal Farm, the criticism is
clear in that the story demonstrates the capability of any individual whether educated
or not, to either make or break society if such individual is influential enough to
create a paradigm, idea, or society for others to
follow.

The characters in Animal Farm  were once typical
farm animals with a hope to be treated fairly. This desire became an ambition that,
eventually turned into a thirst that made them turn despotic, bold, cold-blooded, and
mean-spirited. This is allegorical tohuman behavior and how totalitarian governments can
destroy society.

Hence, the best way social criticism can
help improve society is by showing society how bad things could get if certain behaviors
are allowed to run rampant without an ounce of common sense. Therefore, social criticism
in the story helps us mirror our own weaknesses as leaders and as followers and help us
avoid seeing life emulating art, nor vice versa.

Describe the ways in which Amir seeks redemption?

I think that the act of going back to Afghanistan reflects
a step towards redemption.  In being able to confront his life from what it was to what
it is represents a homecoming of sorts, and a redemption in the process.  At the same
time, I think that the understanding of his true relationship with Hassan the compulsion
to adopt Sohrab represents another part of this redemption.  Amir understands that he is
responsible for establishing a moral order in a setting where none exists.  In the
condition that the Taliban created in Afghanistan, and understanding the fate that
Sohrab would probably face, Amir comprehends his responsibility.  In this, there is
redemption.  The mistakes he made with Hassan in not taking action and being silent are
not what he will make with Sohrab.  In this, there is redemption that demonstrates both
an evolution of character as well as the potential hope for the
future.

Human resource planning is a crutial process in an organization. Explain what is HRP? And list how 10 internal and external factors affecting HRP?

Human resource planning is the term used to describe how
companies ensure that their staff are the right staff to do the jobs. Sub topics include
planning for staff retention, planning for candidate search, training and skills
analysis and much more.

External
factors:

.supply and
demand

.labour
market

.image/goodwill

.political-social-legal
enviroment

.unemployment
rate

.Housing: costs, availability; housing assistance
package

.Child care: costs, availability,
quality  

.competitors

.Spouse/partner
career

.Location

(Internal
Factors):

.Recruitment
policy

.Human resource
planning

.size of the
firm

.cost of
recruitment

.Travel
TIME

.Recognition (after tenure, promotion, awards,
etc.)

.Temporary and part time
employees

.Work
Culture

.growth and
expansion

.Timeliness (in recruitment processes) Reporting
Relationships

What is the significance of Grass in Walt Whitman's Song of myself?

The significance of Grass, in American poet Walt Whitman’s
“Song of Myself”, as part of his epic work “Leaves of Grass” is that a single blade of
grass represents an individual in society. The man in the poem is “…observing
a spear of summer grass.” This causes him to ponder the human condition and
the thoughts and actions of human beings. This blade or spear of grass is amongst an
innumerable host of leaves of grass. It is a representation of this grass, as well as
distinct and separate (as an individual blade) from this
multitude.

This is the same with people. We are
all part of the human family. We are also distinct, unique individuals of this group.
When the man ponders the blade of grass he is thinking about man (exemplified by the
blade) and his purpose on the earth.

Right off
the bat, in this section of “Leaves of Grass”, Whitman alludes to the fact that we come
from the dust of the earth. Spears of grass arise from the dirt. Man is created of the
dust of the earth and Whitman states in this poem that, “My tongue, every atom
of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air, …” He sees some similarities
here between flora and human beings. The soil begets a multitude of grass; the soil
begot human beings through a creative act. This is definitely alluded to here,
regardless of one’s belief system.

It seems that
Whitman is relating the life of a blade of grass to a human life. Grass strives to
survive daily and eventually meets its end. So does man. Grass, so-to-speak, greets each
day and exists and functions. So do we, as living beings. Whitman notes “… the
song of me rising from bed and meeting the sun.” This is what spears of grass
do each morning – awake and meet the
sun.

Whitman is satisfied with what he sees of
himself – internally and physically. A fine blade of grass also has its inherent beauty
and wonderfulness of form. Whitman is celebrating himself, and by extension all humans,
as he celebrates the blade of grass that is causing him to think deeply. He is satisfied
and says so, “I am satisfied – I see, dance, laugh,
sing.…”

Grass represents all humans,
collectively and individually, and what each faces in life. Whitman talks of all that
one can worry about. This includes, among others listed, inventions, societies, dress,
associates, love of others, sickness of loved ones, and lack of money. The difference
being that the grass carries on unworried, while people do not have that
luxury.

People must face life differently than
unthinking grass and deal with issues. People must carry on and create and produce, and
do the things they are accustomed to doing, despite challenges. There will always be
grass. There will always be people living; “…the book-keeper counts at his
desk, the shoemaker waxes his
thread,…”

Life, in its complexities,
as well as mundane acts, continues on its survival plan, just like leaves of
grass.

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How is Jane's opinion about having not revealed Wickham's true character different from Darcy's in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and why is...

When Elizabeth expresses to her sister
Jane her hesitations at exposing Wickham's character after
Darcy confided in her, Jane agrees that they should keep Wickham's history hushed up.
However, they disagree on the reasons why. Elizabeth hesitates simply because Darcy has
not given her permission to relay a terrible story involving Miss Darcy. Furthermore,
she believes that no one would be willing to believe Darcy's account of Wickham, since
everyone loves Wickham and dislikes Darcy. Jane's take on
the issue, since she is always willing to believe the best about a person's character,
is that if they expose Wickham now, they'll forever ruin his
reputation. She believes that Wickham may be feeling remorse for having
tried to seduce Miss Darcy and is now trying to "re-establish his character," as we see
in her lines:

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To have his errors made public might ruin him for
ever. He is now perhaps sorry for what he has done, and anxious to re-establish a
character. We must not make him desperate. (Ch.
40)

Even after Lydia runs off
with Wickham unmarried, Jane's opinion does not waver. She
still believes that exposing someone's past without knowing
his/her present feelings and future intentions is cruel.
When Elizabeth grieves over their decision not to expose Wickham, Jane argues, "But to
expose the former faults of any person, without knowing what their present feelings
were, seemed unjustifiable" (Ch. 47).

However, Darcy
disagrees with Jane. While he doesn't say anything in reply to Elizabeth
when she bemoans her choice not to expose Wickham's character, we later find out that he
actually considers himself to blame for Wickham's current
actions, not Elizabeth. We learn that Darcy finds himself to blame in the letter
Elizabeth receives from her Aunt Gardiner explaining Darcy's involvement in Lydia and
Wickham's forced marriage. Darcy feels that he should have exposed
Wickham's character himself in order to
prevent any family or any young lady from ever trusting Wickham again and
that it was his pride that prevented him from exposing
Wickham. Hence, Darcy searched out the couple in London and bribed Wickham to marry
Lydia, and his motive was his own self-blame, as we see Mrs. Gardiner
explain:

The
motive professed was his conviction of its being owing to himself that Wickham's
worthlessness had not been so well known as to make it impossible for any young woman of
character to love or confide in him. He generously imputed the whole to his mistaken
pride. (Ch. 52)

Hence we see
that Jane feels that Wickham should not have been exposed so that he can re-establish
his character while Darcy feels that Wickham should have been exposed in order to spare
any future young ladies Wickham might also try to seduce.

a,b,c are the consecutive terms of a g.p. a+b+c=124a is the third term of an a.p. b is the thirteenth of an a.p. c is the fifteenth of an a.p....

Since a,b,c, are the consecutive terms of a geometric
progression, we'll apply the average theorem:

b^2  =a*c
(1)

From enunciation, we know
that:

c = a + 12d (2)

b = a +
10d (3)

d is the common difference of the arithmetical
progression, whose terms are a,b,c.

We'll substitute (2)
and (3) in (1):

(a + 10d)^2 = a(a +
12d)

We'll expand the
square:

a^2 + 20ad + 100d^2 = a^2 +
12ad

We'll eliminate a^2 both
sides:

20ad + 100d^2 - 12ad =
0

8ad + 100d^2 = 0

We'll
divide by 4:

2ad + 25d^2 =
0

We'll factorize by d:

d(2a +
25d) = 0

We'll set 2a + 25d =
0

a = -25d/2 (4)

We'll write
the condition from enunctiation, that:

a + b + c =
124

a + a + 12d + a + 10d =
124

3a + 22d = 124 (5)

We'll
substitute (4) in (5):

-75d/2 + 22d =
124

-75d + 44d = 248

-31d =
248

d = -8

3a = 124 +
176

a = 300/3

a =
100

Furthermore, substituting, b = 20 and c =
4.

The terms a,b,c are: a = 100, b = 20 and c
= 4.

Why will Beowulf challenge Grendel without the use of a sword in Beowulf?

There are several reasons why Beowulf wants to fight
Grendel without the use of a sword. His famous "boasts" of bravery in battle is one
reason-he wants people to talk about it like they have talked about his other conquests.
For instance, he loves the fact that Wiglaf has talked about his fight with the dragon
under water and the fact that his speech backfires on him. He also wants to prove it to
himself that he can do it. I think there is part of him that wants to fight Grendel
fairly. Grendel has no weapons, so he wants to meet him on his terms, as seen
below:

"Of
force in fight no feebler I count me,
in grim war-deeds, than Grendel deems
him.
Not with the sword, then, to sleep of death
his life will I
give, though it lie in my power.
No skill is his to strike against
me,
my shield to hew though he hardy be,
bold in battle; we both,
this night,
shall spurn the sword, if he seek me here,
unweaponed,
for war. Let wisest God,
sacred Lord, on which side soever
doom
decree as he deemeth
right."

He wants to battle
Grendel "unweaponed" because Grendel cannot help but "spurn the sword." The final reason
is illustrated in the last line of this passage: "Let wisest God, sacred Lord, on which
side soever doom decree as he deemeth right." Beowulf trusts on God to help the
righteous winner win.

what is x if the numbers a+x, b+x, c+x are terms of geometric progression ?

Since the given terms are the consecutive terms of a
geometric progression, we'll write the relation between
them:

(b + x)^2 =
(a+x)(c+x)

We'll expand the square from the left side and
we'll remove the brackets from the right side:

b^2 + 2bx +
x^2 = ac + ax + cx + x^2

We'll eliminate
x^2:

b^2 + 2bx = ac +
x(a+c)

We'll move the terms in x to the left side and the
terms without x, to the right side:

2bx - x(a+c) = ac -
b^2

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

x(2b - a - c) = ac -
b^2

We'll divide by (2b - a -
c):

x = (b^2 - ac)/(a + c -
2b)

What is the summary of Hind Swaraj by Gandhi?

In his book Gandhi discusses the problems not only facing
humanity in general but also those directly impacting his home country of India which is
under British colonization. He offers his opinion on the causes of these problems and
some remedies. The book uses two characters, a reader (Indian countryman) and an editor
(Gandhi). The reader states the issues and beliefs surrounding the current colonial
situation while the editor offers explanations and solutions to the
issues.

Gandhi advocates for “Home rule” which simply
translates to self rule. He states that Indians should not strive to make India English
after attaining their independence and asserts that independence can be achieved without
violence. He advises that since the English are in India because of trade, then the
Indians should boycott all trade relations with them. This clearly shows that the
British government has no consent from the governed and through non violence they will
see no point of staying in India.

What does it mean to speak of God as "triune?"

Theologically speaking, throughout the Bible, there are
repeated references to what is called the " href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/trinity">trinity."
Dictionary.com defines the "trinity" as:

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the union of threepersons (Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine
Being

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same prefix, "tri-" which means three, and is defined, also by Dictionary.com
as:

three in
one; constituting a trinity in unity, as the
Godhead

The three are known
as the Father (God), the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit). Christians in
the Bible are encouraged to pray—and address their prayers—to the "trinity." Prayers are
often closed with the phrase, "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost,
Amen."

In the Scriptures, God is described as having three
separate "manifestations," equal, yet different, each with different
responsibilities.

Of the responsibilities each member of
the trinity "carries out..."

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Each person of the Godhead has an individual
mission and the triune God has a collective mission. Jesus was God’s presence on earth
and the Spirit is God’s comfort on the
earth.

There is also a
distinction between the "savior" in the Old Testament, and the Savior of the New
Testament:

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Jesus assumes the work of Savior in the New
Testament. “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he
shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21) In the Old Testament, only God
was Savior. “I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior.” (Isaiah 43:11)
Jesus shares equality and authority with
God.

Pagewise (©2002), at
eSSORTMENT.com, summarizes the triune God, or trinity in the following
terms:

God
the Father testifies to the Godhood of the Son and sends His Holy Spirit to comfort us.
He is also our Judge in heaven, while Jesus Christ is our defense attorney and the Holy
Spirit is our intercessor. Each person of the Godhead has a unique function, yet they
all share the work of salvation...

How did the book Silent Spring change American History?

With the kinds of environmental abuses and neglect that
was taking place in the 1950s and 60s, it was inevitable that a green movement of some
sort would start, just as in the 1850s, it was inevitable that an abolition movement
would grow.  In that time period, the book Uncle Tom's Cabin sold
hundreds of thousands of copies and changed minds, increasing the size and momentum of
the anti-slavery movement.

Silent
Springdid something similar.  It took a fledgling movement and an unknown
debate topic and brought it into specific relief.  It made it into a national
discussion, and there were magazine and journal and scientific and political responses
to it.

Did it change history?  Yes it did.  Just not all by
itself.  The car was already running, her book just stepped on the
gas.

How does the mood in Dickinson's "Heart! We will forget him!" compare to the mood in Ono Komachi's "Three Japanese Tankas"?

I take it you are referring to the Tankas that are in the
Holt Textbook for Grade 10 that come straight after this great poem by Dickinson.
Remember, when we think of mood, we are referring to the emotional impact of the
poem--the way it makes us feel when we read it. All of these poems deal with the attempt
of the speaker to move on after a relationship that has ended for one reason or
another.

In "Heart! We will forget him!" the poem starts
off in a defiant way, addressing her heart with an order to forget the relationship.
However, this defiance quickly moves into a mood of sadness as the speaker realises the
things they need to forget:

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You may forget the warmth he
gave--

I will forget the
light!

The speaker's command
for her heart to make haste in forgetting the loved one and the nagging possibility at
the end of the poem that the speaker will "remeber him" shows the deep mourning and
sadness of the speaker and the tone matches this
emotion.

Instead of sadness, the predominant mood of the
three tanks seems to be bitterness and pain. Note how images such as "darkness,"
"drifting ship," "drenched / In cold waves" and "my life has emptied itself" create an
incredibly barren and harsh image. In addition, the intensely personal nature of Tankas
and the way they were delivered to a specific individual makes the anger and the
bitterness more acute. In one, the Tanka laments the fact that the result of the
relationship has been that the woman has become "like this stalk of grain" that has
emptied itself. In another, the indecision of the lover is characterised by the
"drifting ship" that only serves to "drench" the speaker in "cold
waves."

Whereas "Heart! We Will forget him!" focuses on the
positive aspects of the lover and creates a mood of sadness as the speaker tries to urge
herself to move on, the Tankas are much more personal and pointed in their attack on the
lover. The anger and bitterness and also the feeling of emptiness are self-evident, as
created through the diction.

How does the ending of The Kite Runner create a lasting effect on the reader?

While some readers reported being disappointed with
The Kite Runner's ending because of its lack of complete
resolution, many critics have interpreted Hosseini's ending to be a portrait of
Afghanistan's future--tentatively optimistic.  Sohrab does not speak to Amir and Soraya
at the book's end, but he does show a faint smile, a sign of future healing.  Similarly,
the country of Afghanistan (when the book was first published) was showing signs of
finally being able to choose its own leaders and establishing the type of nation that it
wanted to be, not what others tried to impose upon
it.

This concept of hope leaves a lasting impression with
readers as does the tidiness of Amir's redemption.  At last, he has sacrificed for
Hassan instead of sacrificing someone for his own sake, and he takes on the role of kite
runner for Hassan's son Sohrab.

In Shakespeare's play Othello, what are some illusions Othello has about some characters?I have his illusion about Cassio being a drunk...

The most obvious illusion is that Iago is 'honest' and is
trusted totally by Othello.

The audience is clearly
convinced of Iago’s duplicity as this is laid out clearly from Act I scene
i:

Though I do
hate him as I do hell-pains,
Yet for necessity of present life,
I
must show out a flag and sign of love,
Which is indeed but sign. (Act I scene
i)

 However it is Othello’s
inability to see Iago’s true self, which is Othello’s fatal
flaw.

In Act I scene ii, Iago swears ‘by Janus’ – the
two-faced Roman god. Honesty is mentioned over 40 times in the play, and most often
connected with Iago. It is not just Othello who is deceived by Iago: every other
character in the play is duped by him too.

What is a summary for the story "Love" by Guy de Maupassant?

There is not a lot of plot to this
story.

The narrator reads the story of a murder-suicide and
that reminds him of a time that he went hunting with his cousin who lives out in the
country.

The narrator spends a lot of time talking about
the marshlands where they are going hunting and about how that landscape makes him
feel.  Then he describes their duck hunt.  The narrator shoots a female duck.  The male
duck will not leave the area because he misses his mate.  When he comes to investigate,
the cousin shoots it.

The narrator then puts the ducks in
the game bag and says that he goes back to Paris the same
evening.

What do you know about contrastive analysis in linguistics?

In the field of linguistics there are several elements
that are studied in order to understand the semantics, syntax, and morphology of a
language.

Contrastive analysis is a practice used in our
field to, as the name itself says, contrast one language from another. We do this in
order to categorize and differentiate their structure, and sometimes when we
differentiate we are also able to compare and look for similarities that arise as a
result of our investigation.

Why do this? If you think
about it, language is an ever-changing communication tool. Contrastive analysis helps us
understand what changes the language has undergone, and whether these changes are
similar to any other language. It is the best way to tell the story of the language from
the basic foundations of the human proto-language  and all the way until modern
time.

The most interesting aspect of contrastive analysis
is that it gives us the chance to make connections. Change is often the result of a
shift in some historical or social element such as demographic influx, the advent of
war, political unrest, and economic changes, among others. When we make a social
connection within a linguistic perspective, we are literally analyzing history. The
connections between social changes and language changes are extremely interesting, and
can only be discovered with the use of a contrastive analysis. Therefore, contrastive
analysis is one of the most interesting and useful practices in the field of
linguistics.

How does Scout react when Atticus explains to her why he has decided to defend Tom Robinson?I know Atticus explains he does it because he wouldn't...

Scout is young and doesn't understand everything her
father is telling her--yet.  In fact, Harper Lee often uses Scout's youthful ignorance
as an opportunity for the adults to explain what she wants the readers to hear about
prejudice and hate and other harmful stereotypes.

In this
case, Atticus does explain his position, as you noted.  He tells Scout, in answer to her
question, that they will probably not win this case.  He then asks her for one thing--to
keep her cool and not pick a fight over this matter.  Her reaction is pretty basic,
considering she really doesn't understand what her father is asking her to do--to accept
that others will be ignorant and cruel and hurtful because they have not learned
better.  She is capable of being the bigger person, and that's what he asks of her. She
promises. 

She tries, she really does. but when her cousin
Francis calls her father names she simply has to haul off and whack him--prompting
Atticus to let Scout overhear a conversation in which he admits his fears for the summer
ahead and his hope that his children will come to him first rather than try to fight. 
She doesn't make another promise, but she does better the next time she is
tempted.

Could someone prove the rule that the sum of n squares is given by : [n(n + 1)(2n + 1)]/6

We have to prove the sum of the squares of the first n
numbers is given by n(n+1)(n+2)/6

We know that (x+1)^3 =
x^3 + 3x^2 + 3x + 1, now if we write the cubes of the numbers 1 to n+1, we
get

1^3 = (0+1) ^3 = 0^3 + 3(0^2) + 3 (0) +
1

2^3 = (1+1) ^3 = 1^3 + 3(1^2) + 3 (1) +
1

3^3 = (2+1) ^3 = 2^3 + 3(2^2) + 3 (2) +
1

…

n^3 = (n-1+1) ^3 = (n-1)
^3 + 3(n-1) ^2 + 3(n-1) + 1

(n+1)^3 = n^3 + 3n^2 + 3n +
1

We see that for all the cubes above other than (n+1)^3
there are equal terms on the right hand side as well as the left hand side. So we cancel
them and we are left with:

(n+1)^3 = 3*sum of squares from
1 to n + 3*(sum of numbers from 1 to n) + n + 1

Denote the
sum of the squares which we are finding by S

=> n^3
+ 3n^2 + 3n + 1 = 3*S + 3*[sum of numbers from 1 to n] +
n+1

As we are trying to find the sum of the squares I
assume the relation for the sum of the numbers from 1 to n is known, which is
n*(n+1)/2

So n^3 + 3n^2 + 3n + 1 = 3*S + 3*n(n+1)/2 +
n+1

=> n^3 + 3n^2 + 3n + 1 = 3*S + 3*(n^2 + n)/2 +
n+1

=> 3*S = n^3 + 3n^2 + 3n + 1 - 3*(n^2 + n)/2 –
n-1

=> 3*S = n^3 + 3n^2 + 3n + 1 – (3*n^2 -3n)/2 – n
– 1

=> 3*S = n^3 + 3n^2/2 +
n/2

=> S = (1/6)( 2n^3 + 3n^2 +
n)

=> S = (1/6)*n*(2n^2 + 3n
+1)

=> S = (1/6)*n*(2n^2 + 2n + n
+1)

=> S =
(1/6)*n*(2n(n+1)+1(n+1))

=> S =
(1/6)*n*(n+1)(2n+1)

Therefore we prove that
the sum of the squares of the numbers from 1 to n is given by
(1/6)*n*(n+1)(2n+1)

In the book "The Giver" what are some adjectives for Jonas' father?

In the book The Giver Jonas father
works in the nursery taking care of the infants but one of the deeds that he has to do
is to put them to death sometimes.  He refers to the act as
releasing the infants.  I can think of
quite a few adjectives that would describe his father in the
story.

Nurturing, ignorant, caring, trustworthy, parental,
dutiful, obedient, friendly, helpful, unengaged, and
bland.

Some of the traits are evident because he has no
memories of how to have real emotions like the rest of the members in the community.  I
can not call him a murderer because he does not "kill" according to the communications
of his society.

If the Cullen Family moves around, how does Carlisle continue to practice medicine w/o having a doctorate that's 100 years old in Twilight?

If you read Breaking Dawn, they mention that they use J.
Jenks to get paperwork illeagaly. Prehaps J. Jenks has made him illegal, but more recent
medical school degree papers.

EDIT:
I'm sorry I just realized the person above me, posted the same idea, but written much
better. But the person they get their illegal documents from is named J. Jenks and they
talk about him in breaking dawn.

What were the Jim Crow laws?

After the end of the United States Civil War in 1865, the
country was united again and slavery was made illegal in all states. Unfortunately,
while blacks were legally free men on paper, common prejudice and discrimination
continued as whites -- especially Southerners, who were angry about losing the war and
their bid for sovereignty -- placed blacks into a lower social class. To this end, the
Jim Crow laws were invented to keep blacks from aspiring to
a higher social position, or considering themselves equal with whites. The landmark
legal case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) cemented the acceptability of "separate but
equal" in many people's minds.

The most common example was
segregation, which kept blacks from mingling with whites in most public places,
including restaurants, churches, offices, bathrooms, and places of business. Segregation
continued in one form or another until the 1950s. Examples of "whites-only" or
"blacks-only" signs can still be seen in historic, refurbished, or abandoned buildings.
Blacks were also prohibited from voting, which meant that they could not support
candidates sympathetic to civil rights.

The main focus of
the Jim Crow was to prevent blacks from mingling with whites, especially in marriage or
politics. This stemmed both from the scientific beliefs of the time -- which were slowly
proven wrong -- and from standard prejudice. Most whites shared these beliefs, and had
no reason to doubt them aside from moral or ethical concerns. Because blacks were almost
never involved with politics, there was no push to overturn the laws until after World
War II, when the Civil Rights Movement began to gain real
momentum.

What is the framing story of "The Open Window"?

This is a great question as you have identified one
important aspect of this darkly humorous short story. A framing narrative or framing
story is a literary term we apply to any text which contains a story within a story, or
where in the middle of the text, one character tells another character a different
story, and we go through different levels of narration. Thus it is that famous novels
such as Wuthering Heights and The Turn of the Screw feature framing narratives, because
we start of with one narrator who then quickly narrates what another character has
narrated to him, if you understand that.

Let us look at
"The Open Window" as an example. The narration starts off focussing on Mr. Framton
Nuttel and his meeting of Vera. This is the framing narrative, because very quickly we
are told the story within a story from Vera, about the supposed fate of her uncles. Then
we have the frame again before Vera tells another quick tale to explain Mr. Nuttel's
hastly departure. Framing narratives literally "frame" or go around the story within a
story.

What theme of Dickens does Pip's return to the countryside of his youth emphasize? Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The theme of Identity/Search for Self is emphasized in
Pip's return to the forge for his sister's funeral in Chapter XXXV of Great
Expectations.  For, as Pip reflects upon the "grave" that has "opened in my
road of life," he realizes that his new life in London has not been as grandiose as he
originally believed it would be.  Its illusion is exposed by the warm fire at the forge
in the loving environment of Joe and Biddy as there is "no fire like the forge fire and
the kitchen fire at home"; a fire that reflects the love of his friend, Joe Gargery.
Later, when Pip returns home at the end of the novel, he comes as the prodigal son--"if
you can receive me like a forgiven child"--who remembers the simple truth that the
greatest love he has ever known is that of Joe at the forge, who was "ever the best of
friends."

Please contrast Kate Chopin's protagonist Calixta in "The Storm" and the protagonist Desiree in "Desiree's Baby."I see so many similarities that...

Well, if you need help in identifying differences between
the two characters, clearly a major difference between Calixta and Desiree is the way
that Desiree is faithful to her husband and Calixta gives in to her desire and has an
affair. Although Calixta is presented as a loving wife and mother through her concern
for her husband and child, this concern masks the way that she has yielded to temptation
with Alcee. Our overwhelming impression of Calixta is that of a sensuous creature driven
by passion:

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They did not heed the crashing torrents, and the
roar of the elements made her laugh as she lay in his arms. She was a revelation in that
dim, mysterious chamber; as white as the couch she lay upon. Her firm, elastic flesh
that was knowing for the first time its brithright, was like a creamly lily that the sun
invites to contribute its breath and perfume to the undying life of the
world.

Note the explicitly
sexual images that are used to describe Calixta. She is definitely depicted as a
creature of passions and of desires.

Desiree, on the other
hand, is depicted as a modest and loving wife and mother, whose only desire is to please
her husband. Note how she is described:

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What Desiree said was true. Marriage, and later
the brith of his son, had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature
greatly. This was what made the gentle Desiree so happy, for she loved him desperately.
When he frowned she trembled, but loved him. When he smiled, she asked not greater
blessing of God.

Thus Desiree
is presented as a woman whose life is built around her husband and pleasing him. This is
very different from the blatantly sensual way in which Calixta is presented. Thus, when
we compare these two protagonists, it seems that Chopin is deliberately presenting one
as becoming more sexually in touch with herself. Desiree, by contrast, is presented as
the model wife, which of course heightens our sympathy for her in the way that she is
treated by Armand and her eventual fate.

Why does Gatsby view Daisy's child with surprise?

A child is often a product of love, which he hopes is not
really going on with Daisy and Tom. A child means at least 18 years of permanence
between a man and a woman even if they separate.

Daisy also
lives a life apart from her child. He's seen Daisy in many situations, but not ever with
a child. This child suggests Daisy is not just a wife to be separated, but a mother. I
think if there was any moral bone in Gatsby's body a child would give cause to think
twice about what he intends to do.

I think he also would
have liked to contribute to the children that Daisy would
have.

Nick says that Gatsby likely never believed in the
child's existence. The reasons above, to me, are likely why.

What is the speed of light in plastic?Light traveling in air is incident on the surface of a block of plastic at an angle of 72.7° to the normal...

Snell's law is the relation that describes the
relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, with respect to light waves
passing through a boundary, such as air and plastic. The law states that the ratio of
the sines of the angles of incidence and of refraction is a constant
:

n1 sin(t1) = n2
sin(t2)

where n1 and n2 are the refractive
indices.

The refractive index is one measure of
the speed of light in a material, being defined as the ratio of the speed of light in
vacuum relative to that in the considered medium. In your question, the speed of light
in air is approcimately that in vacuum, thus n1 = c / c = 1, where c is the speed of
light. n2 = c / v, where v is the speed of light in the
plastic.

Substituting into Snell's
law, 
1 sin(72.7) = c / v sin(57.1)

v = c
sin(57.1) / sin(72.7)

v = 0.88 c,  or 88% the speed of
light.

In Chapter 8 of The Grapes of Wrath, what does Casy specifically say is holy?

"....There
was the hills, an' there was me, an' we wasn't separate no more.  We was one thing.  An'
that one thing was
holy."

These words by Jim
Casy echo those of Ralph Waldo Emerson who described man's unity with all things in the
universe in the concept of the Oversoul.  Casy feels that man has existed in harmony
with nature, a "holy" experience he has had when while staying in the woods.  And, Casy
contends, when all men work in harmony with one another and with nature, that, too, is
holy.  Only when men strike out on their own and act against one another and nature do
things become unholy.

With initials that are the same as
Jesus Christ, Jim Casy devotes his life to helping his fellow man, even to becoming the
sacrificial victim.  Truly, his character is an Emersonian expression of a larger self
and a voice for the ideals of the author, John Steinbeck.

Regarding the Vietnam War, what were the United States' interests or reasons for becoming involved in the war?

The reason that the US wanted to get involved in the
Vietnam War was that the US wanted to prevent the spread of
communism.

The US believed in a theory called the "domino
effect."  This theory argued that, if South Vietnam feel to communism, other countries
in the region would become communist as well.  When this happened, key American allies
such as Japan and the Philippines would have been threatened.  This would reduce the
security of the US.

So the basic reason for US involvement
was the US Cold War strategy of containment.

The Glass Menagerie was written and first produced more than 60 years ago, but it retains its popularity and relevance for audiences. Why?Unlike...

Some of the staging techniques Williams employed in the
play, such as the music, lighting, and the screen, make it visually compelling to
experience, and there are passages of dialog that are just hauntingly beautiful, such as
Tom's final speech. The enduring appeal of the drama, however, surely lies in its
universal, timeless themes and the truths they explore. Love, loss, pain, fear, dreams,
personal longing--all of these are felt by the characters and all of them speak to an
audience, at any time.

Beneath Amanda's irritating,
controlling manner, the audience can feel her fear and despair. Laura's pain and
emotional isolation are poignant, especially in her scene with Jim O'Connor. Tom's
dreams and desires speak to anyone who has ever dreamed and longed for a different life;
his torment is also a familiar human feeling, as he is trapped by circumstances and
responsibility that destroy a little of his spirit every day. His final speech as
narrator is emotionally powerful and affecting. Who is not, in one way or another,
haunted by the past?

The play remains relevant because the
humanity of the characters is relevant. There is universal truth in their suffering that
does not change with the passage of time.