How does Miss Temple fit in with your expectations of her from Brocklehurst's interview with Jane in Jane Eyre?

Fortunately, in spite of all we are led to believe from
Jane's interview with Brocklehurst, Miss Maria Temple is of an entirely different
disposition and character, as Jane herself discovers as she arrives in Lowood. Note how
Maria Temple is kind and generous, ordering an extra lunch to make up for the inedible
breakfast the girls were served. Secondly, she does not give credence to Brocklehurst's
opinon of Jane's bad character, and listens to Jane's words rather than ignoring her.
Thirdly, she is entirely different in appearance. Note how Jane describes
her:

Let the
reader add, to complete the picture, refined features; a complexion, if pale, clear; and
a stately air and carriage, and he will have, at least, as clearly as words can give it,
a correct idea of the exterior of Miss
Temple...

This gives a very
different impression from how Jane describes Brocklehurst earlier on in the novel in
Chapter Four, when he is viewed as "a black pillar" and "a carved mask." These two
descriptions hint at the hypocrisy and true nature of Brocklehurst's character that
become evident as the interview progresses. Thankfully, Miss Temple does not share her
employer's penchant for hypocrisy and abuse.

Can anyone write a report of information on World War I for me?I really want to now how it started because after my teacher talked about i wanted...

I teach my students a simple quote that is easy to
remember that covers the four underlying causes of World War I in
Europe:

"I want your land, I'm better than you, I've got
guns and I've got friends"

I want your land - Imperialism -
the competition between six European empires for control of the world's colonies and
resources.

I'm better than you - Nationalism -the
hyperpatriotism that existed in each of these six empires prior to the
war

I've got guns - the arms race between the six countries
to produce massive military machines, with millions of soldiers and huge
navies

I've got friends - the system of alliances that
these empires cooperated under, which gave them an overconfidence in their ability to
win the war, and dragged them into it once it started.

What is the magnetic flux?If the magnetic field caused by a magnet is B=15 webers/meters squared and the field linesgonormally through a Gaussian...

The definition of magnetic flux is the integral of the
magnetic field over a surface area.

F = int_surf (
B dot dS
)

In general, S can be any
oddly-shaped surface. In your problem statement, all of the flux lines are normal to the
surface. This means that you can visualize the answer to the problem by mapping
(stretching) the surface into a rectangle shape with surface area 20 cm^2. Just imagine
that all the field lines morph with the surface so that they remain normal, and the
field density remains 15 W/m^2.

Now, your
dealing with a geometry that is simple. B is constant, so take it out of the
integral:

F = B int_surf ( 1
dot dS ), where i is the unit
vector normal to the new surface. But, int_surf ( 1 dot
dS ) is just the area of the surface,
20cm^2.

Thus, F = 20 cm^2 * 15 Web/m^2 * 1 m^2 / ( 100 cm
)^2

F = 30
mWeb

What are some of the issues faced by the adolescents in The Outsiders?

The adolescents in both gangs are dealing with the way thy
are perceived by the rest of the world and their true identities. We are told that the
greasers are hoods who-

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 steal things and drive old souped-up cars and
hold up gas stations and have a gang fight once in a
while.

 And yet in the course
of the novel we learn that they are so much more than this. They are fiercely loyal and
protective of each other. Darry works so hard to give Ponyboy the opportunities to
succeed at school, which he was denied. Dallas Winston is lost without Johnny to protect
and nurture. Ponyboy strives to create his own identity. He wants to be popular like
Soda but respected like Darry and Dally. It is when he takes on his own personality and
his own initiative in saving the children from the fire that he finally becomes
‘somebody’: ironically the other gang members had seen his potential from the
start-

 Y'all
were heroes from the beginning.

What is the significance of jealousy in Othello?

In addition to the answers above, jealousy is tied to
sexism, misogyny and the male and female reputations in the play
Othello.  The double standards of this patriarchal honor culture
are such: males had the right to be jealous of women, but women had no right to be
jealous of men.  More, men were jealous of each other's rank, status and
reputation.

I believe Othello is more jealous of Cassio
than he is of Desdemona.  Cassio is the ideal male, and he represents everything that
Othello is not.  He is young, white, Christian, well-spoken, and
handsome.

Not only are males jealous of other males, but
females are jealous of each other.  Emilia and Bianca are jealous of Desdemona.  Why do
you think Emilia steals the handkerchief from Desdemona?  Why do you think Bianca gives
it back to Cassio?  They hate what it represents: Desdemona's status as the highest
ranking woman.

calculate the absolute value of the vector z=u+v if u=i-j and v=2i+4j.

The modulus of a vector has the
formula:

|z| = sqrt (x^2 + y^2), where x and y are the
coefficients of the unit vectors i and j.

First, we'll
determine the vector z:

z = u +
v

z = i - j + 2i + 4j

z = 3i +
3j

We'll identify the coefficients x and y: x = y =
3

We'll calculate the absolute value of
z:

|z| = sqrt (3^2 + 3^2)

|z|
= sqrt (9 + 9)

|z| = 3 sqrt
2

Prove that ln2 is the smallest value of the function f(x)=ln[1+square root(1+x^2)].

To determine the extreme value of a function we'll have
to determine the critical point of the function. The critical point of the function is
the root of the first derivative of the function.

We'll
have to calculate the first derivative of the given function. Since f(x) is a composed
function, we'll apply the chain rule.

f'(x) =
ln[1+sqrt(1+x^2)]'

f'(x) =
[2x/2sqrt(1+x^2)]/[1+sqrt(1+x^2)]

We'll simplify and we'll
get:

f'(x) =
x/sqrt(1+x^2)*[1+sqrt(1+x^2)]

We'll put f'(x) =
0

Since sqrt(1+x^2)>0, only the numerator could be
zero.

x = 0

The critical point
of the function is x = 0.

The minimumvalue of
the function is:

f(0)
= ln[1+sqrt(1+0^2)]

f(0)
= ln(1+1)

f(0) = ln2 
q.e.d.

An electric lift makes 14 double journeys per hour. A load of 5 tonne is raised by it through a height 50m and it returns empty.The weight of the...

When the lift is moving upwards, the weight being raised
is 5 ton + 0.5 ton and a weight of 2 ton which is the counterweight is being lowered.
The load is raised through a height of 50 m.

The work to be
done is m*g*h,

m*g*h = (5.5 - 2)* 9.8 * 50
KJ

=> 3.5*490 = 1715
KJ

The efficiency of the hoist is 90% and that of the
electric motor is 87%.

So the work that actually has to be
done is 1715 / (0.9 * 0.87)

=> 2190.2
KJ

When the lift comes down, the counterweight of 2 ton is
going up and the cage of 0.5 ton is coming down.

Work to be
done is 1.5*9.8*50 = 735 KJ

Including the loss due to the
efficiency being less than 1, the work to be done is 735/ (0.9*0.87) = 938.6
KJ.

The lift makes 14 journeys in a hour. The total energy
consumed in an hour is (2190.2 + 938.6)*14 = 43803.2 KJ.

In
terms of KWh it is 12. 167 KWh

In O'Conner's "Good Country People" why are the characters' names significant?

Concerning names in "Good Country
People":

• Mrs. Freeman's name is ironic because
  she isn't free--she's a tenant farmer.  Mentally, she is anything but free--she's a
  simpleton who quotes platitudes and is dangerous because she's so simplistic in her
  thinking.


• Mrs. Hopewell's name suggests she sees only
  good in others, as she sometimes suggests.  Yet, she's actually simplistic and
  judgmental, focusing on the difference between "good country people" and trash, which,
  of course, she can't really tell the difference
  between.


• Joy/Hulga changes her name to the ugliest name
  she can find.  The name fits her grotesque appearance and state of mind, but also is a
  rejection of her mother's way of life. 


• Manley Pointer
  uses his manly pointer as bait to seduce and trick Hulga.  His name is phallic, of
  course.  He is the source of evil that ultimately leads to Hulga's awakening.  Hulga
  goes to the barn with him because she, too, assumes he is "good country people,"
  demonstrating that she does share her mother's belief.  When Manley tricks her and
  humiliates her, and points out that is doesn't take a Ph.D to be nihilistic and believe
  in nothing, her feelings of intellectual superiority are savagely
  rebuked. 

What are the Achaean ideals that Eumaeus, the swineherder of Odysseus, exemplifies in The Odyssey?It's supposed to be in book 14, if that helps.

One of the first is that he immediately sees to the needs
of his guest without asking questions, etc.  It was important to the Achaeans that
guests be taken care of, even when unannounced.

Another is
his intense and long-suffering loyalty to his master Odysseus.  One of the main themes
of the story, particularly upon Odysseus' return, is the question of who has been loyal
and who has forgotten him or attempted to move in on his wife and his lands after he has
been gone for so long.  Eumaeus has remained loyal to him despite the length of his
absence.

A third might be his somewhat hidden wisdom, the
fact that he can see right through Odysseus and picks his lies out from the stories he
is telling immediately.

In the epic entitled, Beowulf, ironically, Beowulf's own great strength betrays him. Explain.

In the epic tale of Beowulf, the
great hero who is the subject of songs sung around mead hall fires ultimately fails in
the moment of his direst need.

Beowulf, a great hero,
travels to help the Danes fight off a monster that has been attacking and killing the
Danes for twelve winters. He proves himself against the horrific attacks of not only
Grendel, but also of his dam. He is stalwart and brave, and does not flinch in the face
of seemingly insurmountable odds: after all, no other man has been able to face Grendel
and live. Beowulf kills not only Grendel, but also the monster's mother, and is praised
and rewarded by the Danish king, Hrothgar. Then Beowulf returns home to the land of the
Geats.

As time goes on, Beowulf's uncle and cousin are
killed in battle, and Beowulf becomes king to the Geats. He rules for fifty years,
however, one day a thief disturbs a dragon guarding his horde of gold. The dragon begins
destroying the king's lands, so Beowulf resolves to fight the creature, alone. He
attacks and is mortally wounded, only succeeding with the help of a young warrior named
Wiglaf. After the dragon is defeated, Beowulf dies.

For all
of Beowulf's strength and bravery, ironically, he cannot battle his own aging. Though
his spirit is committed, his flesh cannot bear up as it once did, and Beowulf's reign,
and life, come to an end.

A Raisin in the Sun: Does this play have a "happy ending"? Why or why not? What do the Youngers have in store for them, once they move?

I would say that the ending is a relatively happy one.
Walter has stood up for his family, showing more commitment and veracity than he had
previously shown at any other time in the work.  At the same time, the family getting
out of its condition and moving to the suburbs is a move that is done out of the
family's best interests.  While there are so many social and personal circumstances that
are besieging the Younger family, it becomes redemptive to see them embrace the move
together and not show fear about.  The taking care of the plant, something that was a
challenge throughout the play, will now be facilitated much easier with this in mind. 
Additionally, I think that the expecting addition to the family also provides hope.
Certainly, they will face challenges in Clybourne Park and there is little to believe
that these elements will not be present.  Yet, the family is aware of that and still is
willing to take the risk for it is worth the reward.  This becomes the essence of what
immigration and movement in America is about, a reason for optimism at the end of the
play.

In The Odyssey, what sort of trials does Odysseus face in Books 17 and 18 and how he deal with them?

In Book Seventeen of this epic classic, Odysseus is abused
by Melanthius the goatherd. The biggest trial Odysseus has here is trying to restrain
himself from killing the repugnant goatherd, which he manages to do. When Odysseus,
accompanied y Eumaeus, enters the place, where the plan is that Odysseus, disguised as a
beggar will plead for his supper, Argos, the dog of Odysseus, greets his master and
dies. Odysseus enters the palace and Telemachus gives his father a meal and then bids
him beg from among the suitors. The suitors do show some compassion, but Antinoos, who,
to be fair is provoked by Odysseus, throws a stool at
him.

In Book Eighteen, Odysseus is told to leave by Iros, a
mendicant. The two characters fight and the suitors greatly enjoy the entertainment that
this battle gives them. Odysseus receives criticism from the handmaidens of Penelope
when he says that he will man the fires and that they should retreat to the upper
chamber, but he quickly asserts his authority and they leave swiftly. Eurymachus is
angered by Odysseus and suggests that he would rather beg than work. When Odysseus
offers to outperform him in any task, Eurymachus throws a stool at him and wounds a
cupbearer.

So, from this brief summary of the main action
of Odysseus in these two books, the main trials that he faces regard his disguise and
his temptation to show himself for who he really is. However, because of his plan, he
must play the part of the disguised beggar forced to ask for his food, and therefore is
not able to kill the suitors or challenge them openly, or declare himself before his
wife. Thus we can understand the immense frustration of Odysseus in this
situation.

In The Pilgrim's Progress, how is Vanity Fair an allegory?

I think you meant "allegory" instead of "analogy," so I
have corrected your question accordingly. Of course, it is important to realise how all
of this exciting novel in some ways is an allegory about the Christian life and journey
as Christians view the world. Let us consider how Bunyan himself describes Vanity
Fair:

...they
contrived to set up a fair; a fair wherein should be sold of all sorts of vanity, and
that it should last all the year long. Therefore at this fair are all such merchandise
sold: as houses, lands, trades, places, honours, preferments, titles, countries,
kingdoms; lusts, pleasures, and delights of all sorts--as whores, bawds, wives,
husbands, children, masters, servants, lives, blood, bodies, souls, silver, gold,
pearls, precious stones, and what
not.

We can therefore infer
that Vanity Fair is meant to stand for the spirit of materialism and possessions in this
age and how strongly they force us to focus on what is earthly as opposed to heavenly.
The fact that it is open all year round and that everything is sold shows how strong
commercialism is as a spirit in our age and what a temptation it us for us to focus on
what is temporary rather than what is eternal.

find y' using the implicit differentiation : -x +3x^2 = y^2 -3x^5*y^2

Given the functions:

-x +
3x^2 = y^2 - 3x^5 y^2

We will use the implicit
differentiation to fin y'.

(-x)' + 3(x^2)' = (y62)'
-3(x^5*y^2)'

(-x)' + 3(x^2)' = (y^2)' -3[(x^5)'*y^2 +
(x^5*(y^2)']

-1 + 6x = 2yy' - 3[ 5x^4*y^2 + x^5*
2yy']

-1 + 6x = 2yy' -15x^4*y^2 - 6x^5
*yy'

Now we will combine the terms with y' on the left
sides.

==> 6x^5*yy' - 2yy' = 1-6x -
15x^4*y^2

Now we will factor
y'.

==> y'( 6x^5 *y - 2y) = (1-6x
-15x^4*y^2)

Now we will divide by (6x^5*y -
2y)

==> y' = ( 1- 6x-15x^4*y^2) /
(6x^5 y - 2y)

What is the significance of Reverend Wilson, Mistress Hibbins, and Governor Bellingham to Hester and/or Pearl in The Scarlet Letter?By...

In Chapter VIII of The Scarlet
Letter, Hester is summoned before the secular and spiritual leaders of the
community.  At the Governor's Hall, she is to be questioned about her fitness to raise
her daughter, Pearl.  In this dramatic chapter, Hawthorne brings together the four
main characters of the novel--Hester, Pearl, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger
Chillingworth--and other characters, who represent the State, the Church, and the world
of darkness.  Here, too, in this chapter, the author illuminates a theme that he
develops throughout the narrative:  It is better to sin honestly than to hide sin in
order to appear virtuous.

When Hester and Pearl arrive at
the Governor's Hall, both Governor Bellingham and "good old Mr. Wilson," the secular and
spiritual leaders of the Puritan comunity, delight in Pearl's dazzling appearance that
is in sharp contrast to the "sad-coloured garments" of those Puritans gathered outside
the prison door in Chapter I.  The governor, whose home is resplendent with stained
glass windows, a suit of armor, and other luxurious touches, declares that the girl
reminds him of his courtly days of masquerades and such in England under King James,
while the Reverend Mr. Wilson declares her a "little bird of scarlet
plummage." 

With sanctimonious hypocrisy, however, the Mr.
Wilson poses questions to ascertain Pearl's spiritual education.  When Pearl impetuously
refuses to answer the catechism questions correctly, the authorities argue that she
should not be raised by Hester.  Demurring, Hester
argues,

"this
badge hath taught me...lessons whereof my child may be the wiser and better, albeit they
can profit nothing myself.....She is my happiness!--she is my torture, none the less! 
Pearl keeps me here in life!  Pearl punishes me, too!...she is the scarlet letter...and
so endowed with a millionfold the power of retribution for my sin?  Ye shall not take
her!  I will die
first!"

Perceiving that the
admission of her sin by keeping the visible form of it, Pearl, will effect her spiritual
healing and retribution, Hester later turns away from the devilish temptation offered
her by Mistress Higgins, who invites her to a black mass, because of her duty to Pearl. 
And prior to this incident, Hester becomes aware of the destructiveness of spiritual
hypocrisy as she appeals to the trembling Reverend Dimmesdale to speak on her behalf. 
As he comes forward to speak, Hester remarks how pale he is, holding his hand over his
heart, with eyes "troubled and melancholy [in] depth."  Already the signs of his secret
sin become apparent to Hester while Hester's admission of sin have "saved her from
Satan's snare."  Hawthorne's theme, stated in the
conclusion: 

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Be true! Be true! Be true!  Show freely to the
world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be
inferred!

is, indeed, brought
to light in Chapter VIII in which major characters convene.

Whats ironic of Mrs. Merriweather's comment about getting the preacher to help "... her lead a Christian life for those children from here on...

Mrs. Merriweather is a sanctimonious hypocrite, of
course.  While she extols the Reverend J. Grimes Everett's missionary efforts in Mruna,
she derogates her maid Sophy later on, accusing her of
stupidity:

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It's never entered that wool of hers that the
only reason I keep her is because the depression's on and she needs her dollar and a
quarter every week....

And,
then, she continues in her hypocrisy by saying that she believes in forgiving and
forgetting, and that Tom Robinson's wife should live a Christian life--as though she
does!  Additionally, she does not mention what exactly it is that Mrs. Robinson has done
that is unChristian, and intimates that Tom Robinson is guilty of what Mayella Ewell has
accused him.

In what manner do the 'lists' in Gulliver's Travels help to strengthen his arguments?Pg. 174-175 in Oxford Edition; list of politicians' illnesses.

The use of lists is a statistical device to create a sense
of truth and believability in any written work. One of Swift's primary strengths as a
writer is his propensity for using "factual" techniques to support or even exaggerate
the fictitious aspects of his works. His lists seem clinical, precise, and well reasoned
while at the same time exposing the ridiculous nature of the situation. Using
statistical devices increases our trust in the author's information; one of a satirists
greatest tactics.

The book of Dubliners is written with style of scruplous meanness. How I do not understand.

Taken just as you've written it, without examining the
context, you'd need to center on "scrupulous meanness."  Joyce says that he wrote
Dubliners with scrupulous
meanness.

Scrupulous means to have in
mind what you believe to be right.  It also means exactness and precision.  So Joyce
says that he wrote what he thought was right, precisely and exactly.  He might also mean
that he arrived at what he thought was right by exact and precise
study.

Understanding what Joyce means becomes more
difficult, though, when one adds meanness to the thought.  He could
mean one of two things, or both.  First, he could mean that what he thought was right
led him to meanness.  Second, he could mean that he was not mean carelessly, that his
being mean was the result of what he thought was right. 

In
short, the stories are the products of what Joyce thinks is moral or right.  One might
say that they demonstrate Joyce's "righteous indignation," without the usual religious,
simplistic, and moralistic connotations those words might usually
suggest.

In Dubliners, the
shortcomings of Dublin residents, and the Irish as a whole and humans in general, are
harshly exposed.  Humans can be ignorant, superstitious, manipulative, psychologically
impotent and paralyzed, etc.  These weaknesses are exposed in the stories.  One could
conclude that the stories are written with "meanness."

Yet,
the stories are not didactic--preachy or sermon-like.  Joyce's narrators do not intrude
(and neither does he as author) to condemn Dublin residents.  Joyce does not appear
to directly condemn anyone.  Instead, weaknesses are revealed by
narrative. 

In short, Joyce exposes weaknesses, but, he
says, he does it based on what he believes to be right, and he does it with exactness
and precision.  He is mean, but his meanness is based on what he carefully considers to
be right.

Compare the life before the revolution and after the revolution in Animal Farm.

AFTER THE REVOLUTION

As it
was stated in the book by squealer, there were a couple of “readjustments” in their food
portions Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment," never as a "reduction", and he
always compaired with the days of Jones. Reading out the figures he proved to the other
animals that they had more oats, more hay, more turnips then they had had in Jones's
day, that they worked shorter hours, that their drinking water was of better quality,
that they lived longer, that a larger proportion of their young ones survived infancy,
and that they had more straw in their stalls and suffered less from fleas. The animals
believed every word of it. The reason for this being that they had forgotten what it was
like in the Jones´s days. They had forgotten their how much food they received, how many
hours they worked and if their young survived or not. Squealer put false memories into
their heads and as the animals weren´t clever enough to realise that it was all a lie.
Which caused them to accepted whatever Squealer told them as they didn't know any
better. Hence “Knowledge is power”- Sir Frances Bacon.

What is the meaning of the love between Romeo and Juliet?

There are a  couple of issues here that need to be
addressed.  I think that there might be a real question as to whether or not Romeo and
Juliet were actually in love with each other.  They were infatuated with one another and
sought escape in the eyes of the other, but I think that a good deal of argument could
be made as to whether or not they were in love with one another.  With this, a great
statement could be made on the nature of love, in general, in that one believes it to be
one reality, but in actuality, it is another.  If we were to presume that both of the
young people are in love with each other, then I think that the statement or meaning
made about their love is that there are times when individuals must follow their own
heart and wherever it leads them.  This is something that becomes even more compelling
when put against the trends of social convention.  Love is shown to be a force that is
opposition with prevailing social edicts.  The subjective of Romeo and Juliet collides
with the external of Verona.  In this light, a statement might be made about the nature
of love, as a subjective experience, as being one that collides with external
realities.  Finally, the idea of love creating pain within another is something that is
brought out.  There is physical pain associated with love, but also the mental anguish
or torment caused as a part of it.  When Juliet learns of Romeo killing Tybalt, Juliet
laments about a "damned saint" and an "honorable villain."  The contradictory images are
brought out to reflect how the people we love can do terrible things and how love,
itself, is a source of unending pain, questioning, and doubt that is
inescapable.

Contrast Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca in their ideas about men and their relationships with their lovers in Othello.

Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca have different opinions
about men and these opinions are manifest in the types of relationships that the three
women have with their lovers.  Desdemona feels a sense of pity for Othello after he
reveals to her the hardships of his early life.  She recognizes the fragility of
Othello's heart and character, and she tends to his weaknesses by devoting herself to
him so that he knows that she truly loves him.  Their relationship, as a result, is one
of mutual adoration.

Emilia, on the other hand, sees Iago
as her provider and superior.  Their relationship is closed and volatile--Iago hides his
schemes and intentions from his wife even though he uses her as a pawn in his
plans.

Finally, Bianca breaks the preconceived notions of
"the prostitute" and falls in love with Cassio.  Her view of love is naive, and she does
not accept that Cassio has no loving feelings towards her.  Their relationship is
superficial, one that exists for pleasure only.

How does Edward Scissorhands qualify as an anti-hero?

You can consider Edward Scissorhands as an antihero in the
sense that he is an untraditional hero. Some concepts of “antihero” invoke the
antithesis of hero. I don’t think this applies because I don’t see how Edward is
oppositional to heroism. But the idea of antihero is broad. Antihero can mean a
character who is similar but peculiarly unlike a traditional hero. So, we could consider
him the hero of this story. Aside from the daughter, I don’t know who else would even
qualify as heroic.

Edward is passive, intensely shy and
socially backward. Archetypal heroes have tended to be active, outgoing and socially
commanding. But Edward does have nothing but good intentions and does his best to act on
those intentions. He is at the mercy of a world that doesn’t understand him. So, acting
on those intentions in an adversarial world makes him heroic. He is comparable to
Frankenstein’s Monster, whom I would also consider an
anti-hero.

The concept of anti-hero has really broadened
over the years. Sometimes, even the antagonist can be considered an antihero. Two other
examples that come to mind, for slightly different reasons, are Satan in Milton’s
Paradise Lost and Othello.

What are the three main happenings in To Kill a Mockingbird?

This may be a matter of opinion, because every teacher
likes to focus on different aspects of a novel like this one. When I take a look with my
students, I find the book to demonstrate innocence in several ways, but three in
particular.

1. There is this storyline of Boo Radley
throughout the book. From the beginning, the children find him to be the persona that
the town believes: a phantom. The mystery of his character seems to turn out to be
different than their original suspicions. In fact, he ends up being a
hero.

2. The story of Tom Robinson's accusation and our
experience of his innocence as facts are revealed throughout the trial and beyond seems
to be a second major purpose of the novel.

3. Finally, the
loss of the children's innocence as they discover the problem of humanity's judgement
and Maycomb's prejudice occupies the majority of the book. This is important because
these children seemed to live a life in which they can learn from the mistakes of the
generation before them.

Your teacher may be looking for
something different, but in short, this is one way to divide the book into 3 major
happenings.

Analyse friendship between Sue and Johnsy."The Last Leaf" by O.Henry

In O. Henry's poignant story in which two young aspiring
artists become "congenial" enough to find a studio apartment together in Greenwich
Village, Maine-born Sue worries about her Californian friend, Johanna, whom she calls
Johnsy.  For, Johnsy has contracted pneumonia in the cold November of New York.  Having
called a doctor to their studio, Sue learns from him that Johnsy has only a slim chance
of living because she has lost her will to live.  He tells Sue that she must get Johnsy
interested in something that will inspire her to get
well.

Now, Sue is a true friend who dearly loves Johnsy. 
She tries to motivate Johnsy by humming and being cheerful as she sits by her friend
drawing.  But, when she realizes the Johnsy has counted the leaves that have fallen from
a vine, she "looks solicitously out of the window."  Calling her friend "dear," Sue asks
Johnsy what she counts.  When Johnsy tells her that with the fall of the last leaf from
the vine she must go, too.  Sue acts scornful of "such nonsense"; speaking positively,
she tells Johnsy that her thoughts about death are "naughty."  For, says Sue, who lies
in order to convince Johnsy, the doctor has said that her chances of getting well were
"ten to one."

Sue pretends that the situation with Johnsy
is not of the magnitude that it is; in her love and hope, she acts as though Johnsy will
soon be well.  However, she is truly worried.  So, she begs Johnsy to close her eyes
because she needs the light in order to continue her drawings.  Johnsy agrees, but she
tells Sue to hurry as she wants to go down like the last leaf. she goes to Mr. Behrman,
informing him of the gravity of Johnsy's condition, hoping there is something he can
do. Angered that Johnsy is ill,  Behrman complains, then, comes to pose, Sue takes him
outside to look at the barren vine with one last leaf. 

So
greatly concerned is Sue about her friend that she effects the change in Johnsy's psyche
that causes her to become well. Sue's determination to do what she can for her friend
saves Johnsy's life.  There is no doubt that Sue loves Johnsy as she has thought about
what the doctor has told her and done everything she can to save Johnsy, even convincing
Behrman enough that he paints the last leaf onto the glass of the window
outside.

Who are the main characters in Julie of the Wolves?

By far the main character in this story is the girl the
book is named for.  She is called Julie (her white people name) or Miyax (her native
name).

The only other real human character in my mind is
Miyax's father, Kapugen.  Most of the time, he is not actually seen in the story except
in Julie's mind.

In my opinion, the most important
characters other than Miyax herself are the wolves.  I would say that there are three
major wolf characters.  The first is Amaroq, who is the leader of Miyax's pack.  The
second is the pup that she names Kapugen after her father.  Finally, there is the bad
guy among the wolves.  His name is Jello.

To me, these are
the important characters in this book.

What are some examples of imagery in "Cat in the Rain"?

As many of his other stories, Hemmingway has portrayed an
American couple as being unable to get in touch with their emotions.  The husband is
busy ignoring the wife's worries.  The cat in many ways serves as the image and the
symbol of this lack of connection between the couple.  The wife, unnamed, indicates that
she worries about the cat and does not want it to be hurt or confined by the rain.  Her
inability to free it from those constraints coincides with the fact that she is kept
confined by her husband and unable to pursue her own interests or her own
life.

In many ways Hemmingway is suggesting that the wife
feels the same way as the cat.  She cannot grow her hair out the way she wants, she
cannot go out and pursue things as she desires, just as the cat is limited by the rain. 
Of course, both of them could go out and risk getting wet or breaking all kinds of
social constraints, but at the time, this really was as unthinkable for the wife as it
was for the cat.

How is the American Dream represented in Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy?American dream and An American Tragedy

The American Dream is represented in a negative way by
Clyde Griffiths' admiration of the wealthy people he reads about and eventually gets to
associate with in Lycurgus, New York. Theodore Dreiser does not merely depict luxury and
leisure as something to be desired by those who do not have it, but he actually shows
the privileged men and women in their natural environment, living in big houses,
vacationing at second homes at lakeside resorts, owning expensive automobiles and motor
boats, employing numerous servants, having all the material things it was possible to
enjoy at the time. Clyde is so enchanted by the world of the privileged class that he
even considers committing a murder of his pregnant mistress in order to be able to hang
onto his tenuous position in that society. That is the tragedy of An American
Tragedy. Dreiser had strong socialist leanings at the time he wrote the
novel. He thought there was something immoral about the vast divide between the haves
and have-nots in America, and he depicted both classes in this classic
book.

What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210

Given the numbers 42, 126, and
210

We need to find the greatest common factor (
GCF)

First we will factor each
numbers.

==> 42 =
2*3*7

==> 126 =
2*3*3*7

==> 210 =
2*3*5*7

Now we will determine the common factors between
all three numbers and multiply.

We notice that the common
factors are 2 , 3 and 7.

Then the greatest
common factor = 2*3*7 = 42

Here
is a thorough video on how to find the Greatest Common
Factor.

What are the similarities and differences between Tybalt and Mercutio? What are the Similarities and Differences between Tybalt and Mercutio in...

To me, the main similarity between these two characters is
that they both kind of like violence.  Tybalt is always ready to fight.  His first words
and his last words in the play are about fighting.  He has to be restrained from going
after Romeo at the ball.  Mercutio also is kind of hot headed.  In the scene where he
dies, he cannot wait to get at Tybalt and fight him.

The
difference between them (at least so far as we can see in their words) is that Tybalt
has no thoughts except violent ones.  By contrast, Mercutio is funny -- as in how he
makes fun of the Nurse in Act II, Scene 4.  He also talks all kinds of silly stuff in
his "Queen Mab" speech in Act I, Scene 4.

Write polynomial P as a product of linear factors : P(x) = 5x^3 -2x^2 + 5x - 2

Given the polynomial P(x) = 5x^3 - 2x^2 + 5x
-2

We need to factor
P(x).

First we will rearrange the terms of
P(x).

==> P(x) = 5x^3 + 5x - 2x^2 -
2

Now we will factor 5x from the first two
terms.

==> P(x) = 5x (x^2 +1) - 2x^2
-2

Now we will factor -2 from the last two
terms.

==> P(x) = 5x(x^2 +1) -2 ( x^2 +
1)

Now we will factor
(x^2+1).

==> P(x) = (x^2 + 1)
(5x-2)

Now we will factor (x^2
+1)

==> P(x) = (x-i)(x+i) (
5x-2)

 

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What errors do the property │-a│= a attempt to avoid when it states the equation is only true for a≥0?Please illustrate through the use of an...

Only values of a which are greater than or equal to 0 will
make

the expression inside the absolute symbol (that is -a)
negative.

Therefore, for the property |-a| = a to be
meaningful, a must be

greater than or equal to
0.

If a < 0, the -a will be positive, and therefore,
the absolute value

notation will become
redundant.

For example, let a = 5. Then -a = -5 and since
|-a| = a, we get

|-5| = 5

On
the other hand, of a = -3, then -a = 3 and since |-a| = a,
we

get |3| = 3. Here, the absolute value notation
became

redundant.

What is the current situation in Iraq?

The United States is in the process of drawing down the
number of troops we have stationed there, although that is a slow process.  American
troops have handed over control of the major cities to the Iraqi Army, and violence,
though still present, has decreased greatly.

The Sunni
Insurgency has, for the past two years, agreed to fight al-Qaeda in Iraq instead of the
US, and we have hired 80,000 of them as soldiers in what is called the "Awakening
Councils".  This was a spectacularly successful move, as they eradicated most of the
terror group in Iraq in about four months in 2007.

The
country is in the midst of elections, and the last vote was close, between the current
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and a challenger.

The Shia
militias (The Mehdi Army) has disarmed for now, and are not pursuing violence, but
instead are participating in the election process.

Two of
the leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq were killed by US forces there last week, as reported in
the news, so gains are still being made.

The country is
recovering, and there is now hope that a stable Iraq can emerge, but they have a long
way to go.  Most analysts expect an American troop presence of 30,000 - 50,000 for some
time to come.

What does "pure quarter" mean in this book?

To understand what this means, you have to look at the
context in which it is found.  The words "pure quarter" in this book show up when
Ponyboy is talking to Cherry about Soda's horse.  Ponyboy tells Cherry that Soda's horse
(it didn't belong to Soda, Soda just took care of it) got taken away and sold because it
was a valuable horse that was "pure quarter."  This means that the horse was a purebreed
quarter horse.

Quarter horses are a breed of horse that has
been specifically created to be quick and agile.  They are typically a little smaller
than other horses and are not as fast in a long run.  However, they are among the
fastest horses over short distances.  This is why they are called "quarter" horses.  It
is because they can beat other horses over short distances like a quarter of a
mile.

So, when Ponyboy says the horse was "pure quarter" he
means that it was a purebred quarter horse.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, who are the guests in the Finch home and why did they gather there?

Toward the end of the novel, Aunt Alexandra hosts a
meeting of the women's missionary society group that she belongs to.  This is where the
women of Maycomb gather to discuss how to save the people of a tribe of un-Christian
Africans, even as they engage in very un-Christian like conversations about the people
in their small town.  Miss Maudie in particular notes the hypocrisy of the women who
indirectly criticize Atticus for defending Tom Robinson even as they sit in his home
eating his food.

 At the final meeting of the novel, the
reader sees how much Scout has changed throughout the book. She had typically hated
anything Aunt Alexandra tried to teach her, including socializing with the ladies of the
missionary society. By the end of the novel, though, Scout is behaving more like a
Southern lady, and is able to emulate Aunt Alexandra, remaining a calm hostess even
after receiving the devastating news that Tom Robinson had died trying to escape from
jail. 

In Fahrenheit 451, why does Clarisse vanish from the book?Why does she have to "die" in the book she was a good character.

In my opinion the purpose of Clarisse's death was
three-fold.

1. Clarisse had to die because she was all that
remained of what we readers understand as good. This is a dystopian novel.
Thus, for us to find the society as completely dysfunctional, we needed to see that one
lasting piece of truth and goodness destroyed. This spurs our passion to
act once the reading is done.

2. Clarisse's death only
further perpetuates the motives of Montag to seek out and either liberate the society or
himself from the society. When he learns of the typical way she might have died, it
enrages his drive to continue his journey.

3. This is a
little off topic, but I think very relevant. My students often read into Clarisse as a
potential love interest for Montag. For her to have continued to exist, readers might
lose sight of what Bradbury was really trying to point out. He had no intention in
commenting on romance and how it develops. His intentions had to do with making society
think about the fact that technology and the absence of reading can destroy us unless we
are careful.

Why are Emilia and Bianca so important in the play Othello?

In additions to the points mstultz72 has made, it is
important to consider their functions in the plot or story of the
play.

Both do contrast with Desdemona:  Emilia's less than
ideal relationship with her husband, Iago, contrasts strongly with the deep passion
between Othello and Desdemona; while Bianca is spoken about by Cassio as a mere
plaything and certainly not wife material in any sense.

But
they also serve the plot of the play as characters in their own rights, especially as
concerns the event surrounding the handkerchief.

Emilia
finds the handkerchief that Desdemona drops and, instead of returning it to her
mistress, she gives it to Iago.  She then lies to Desdemona, claiming she doesn't know
where it is.  This one action sets into motion the escalation of Othello's jealousy and
the supposed proof that Desdemona has been unfaithful with
Cassio.

This "proof" comes from Bianca.  Iago has given the
handkerchief to Cassio, who gives it to Bianca.  It is a pivotal turning point in
Othello's jealousy when Bianca (while Othello watches in hiding) returns the
handkerchief to Cassio.  What should Othello think now?  Clearly, Desdemona has lied
about "having" the handkerchief and has given it to
Cassio??!!

This sequence of events surrounding the
whereabouts of the handkerchief are key to the development of Othello's "evidence"
against Desdemona, and Emilia and Bianca are key players in these
events.

What purpose does Daisy serve for Gatsby? I just watched the movie, but did not get it. I can't find how she relates to his dreams in The...

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In Chapter One of The
Great Gatsby, Nick observes Jay Gatsby for the first time:  Gatsby stands,
with outstretched trembling arms, gazing longingly at the green light at the end of
Daisy Buchanan's pier.  For, Daisy represents for Gatsby an unattainable grail; she
represents social prestige, money, and, in her white dresses and with her name, an
idealized purity.

The plotline of Fitzgerald's novel
reflects the falseness of Jay Gatsby's idealization of Daisy, a falseness that parallels
the illusionary American Dream of the Jazz Age of easy money and amoral social values. 
Just as the American Dream of Jay Gatsby is falsified with his illegally made money
and the illusions of his social status, so, too, is Daisy revealed to be false in her
purity and decency, and her love for him.  Daisy only possesses attributes because Jay
Gatsby instills them with meaning; she is as empty of significance as the times in
which she and Gatsby live--as corrupt as the Valley
of Ashes. 

Fitzgerald's novel both satirizes the
nouveau riche as well as it portrays the illusionary quality of the
American Dream.  The character of Daisy serves as the symbol of the empty materialism
and lack of morals of the Jazz Age.  Gatsby's assignment of meaning to Daisy is as
illusionary as his dream of social advancement through illegal money and
deception. 

What are 3 facts about Josiah Quincy in Johnny Tremaine?

Within the context of the story alone, Josiah Quincy is
first mentioned in chapter 4, when Johnny is in jail.  He is a "famous Whig" attorney
who agrees to defend Johnny free of charge.  Other than this, he is a relatively minor
character in the story.

A few inferences can be made about
him based only on clues in the novel.  First, he is a Whig, who were known for their
revolutionary ideas and willingness to go to violent measures in order to gain the
freedoms they believed they deserved.  Josiah Quincy is present at the first "secret"
meeting which ends in the decision to dump taxed tea into the Boston Harbor (the Boston
Tea Party).  The fact that he agrees to defend Johnny for free suggests that he is
wealthy.

Outside the context of the novel (historically
speaking), Josiah Quincy was in fact an attorney, wealthy as a result of his family
connections, a congressman, judge, state representative, the mayor of Boston, and the
president of Harvard College.

If (x-2) , 7 , (2x+1) are terms of an A.P , find x.

Given that:

(x-2) , 7 ,
(2x+1) are terms of an arithmetical progression.

Then, we
will assume that the common difference is r .

Then we know
that:

7 = (x-2) + r

==>
7 - r = x-2

==> x = 9 - r
................(1)

Also, we know
that:

2x+1 = 7 + r

==>
2x = 6 + r ..................(2)

Now we will add (1) and
(2).

==> 3x =
15

==> x = 15/3 = 5

To
check:

5 -2 = 3

2x +1 = 2(5) +
1 = 11

==> 3, 7, 11  are terms of an A.P where the
common difference is r = 4

==> x =
5

What is the initial incident in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

In my opinion, the initial incident in this story is not
really even seen in the story.  To me, the initial incident is whatever Fortunato did in
the past to Montresor.

The initial incident is the thing
that leads to the rising action in the story.  To me, the rising action in this story is
the interaction between Montresor and Fortunato as Montresor maneuvers Fortunato into
going down into Montresor's wine cellars.

So the initial
incident has to be whatever caused this to happen.  In my opinion, that is the conflict
between them that is only referred to in this story.

How would you write an explanation for "Ozymandias"?

This incredibly famous poem is a very haunting mediation
on the ephemeral nature of human power and glory. The first speaker quotes a traveller
wondering in the desert who discovered the vestiges of a monument that was dedicated to
Ozymandias, who was obviously a Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. It is the traveler who shares
what was written on the monument:

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"My name is Ozymandias, king of
kings,

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and
despair!"

However, it becomes
self-evident that this is incredibly ironic: the only "works" that can be seen around
are sand and desolation. The vanity of human ambition is thus starkly highlighted. The
only remnant of the once-powerful empire of Ozymandias is the shattered statue, the
ironic inscription and the "sneer of cold command" that is presented on the face of the
statue. Shelley uses Ozymandias as an example to show how even art will suffer the same
fate as Ozymandias. Even the unknown sculptor's "art" will be eventually erased by the
desert sand and thus the artist's own bid for immortality will end in the same way as
the bid of Ozymandias for eternal power. The last three lines offer a profound
meditation on what awaits such power-hungry individuals as
Ozymandias:

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Nothing beside remains.
Round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and
bare

The lone and level sands stretch far
away.

Dust is all we can hope
for in our future, as Shelley's own form of "art" tells us.

How many coulombs are required to discharge 1 mole of the following ions: Cu^2+, Na^+, Pb^2+. (1 mole of electrons = 96500 coulombs)

To solve this type of problem, first write the
half-reaction that is taking place. Then look at the number of moles of electrons
involved and then convert that to coulombs.

In the first
case:

Cu =  Cu^+2 + 2 e^-1  This means that two moles of
electrons are produced when copper is oxidized to copper +2.  Two moles of electrons is
equal to 2 moles * 96500 Coulombs/mole = 193,000 C.

Na =
Na^+1 + 1 e^-1  One mole of electrons is produced which is equal to 96,500
C

Pb = Pb ^+2  + 2 e^-1   Two moles of electrons, or
193,000 C

What are the roots of the equation x / (x + 2) + 3 / (x - 4).

Let f(x) = x/(x+2)  +
3/(x-4)

To find the roots, we will rewrite as one
fraction.

==> f(x)= [ x(x-4) + 3(x+2) ] /
(x+2)(x-4)

==> f(x) = ( x^2 - 4x + 3x + 6) /
(x+2)(x-4)

==> f(x) = (x^2 -x + 6) /
(x+2)(x-4)

Now the roots if f(x) are the roots of the
numerator.

=> x^2 -x + 6 =
0

==> x1= ( 1 + sqrt(1 - 24) /2 = (1/2) + sqrt23 /
2

==> x2= (1/2) - sqrt23*i
/2

Then the roots
are:

x = { (1/2) + (sqrt23 /2) *i  and (1/2)
- (sqrt23 /2)*i }

In To Kill a Mockingbird, does Scout apply or reject Atticus' definition of compromise ,and what are examples of her obedience or defiance to him?

In chapter 3, Atticus sets up a compromise with Scout
about reading.  The teacher (Miss Caroline) does not want a parent to teach Scout;
however, since Scout enjoys reading with her father every night, Atticus says they can
still read if she keeps going to school every day.  That was his way of getting Scout to
go without a fuss each day.  She does keep going, and they do read (without Miss
Caroline's knowledge) each night together.  So she does keep her end of the compromise
.

Another compromise has to do with her fighting.  She is
so quick to fight when her pride is at stake that she ends up in many fist fights. 
Knowing that the trial is getting closer, and ugly words in town will be arriving with
the trial, Atticus tells Scout to hold her "head high and keep those fists down." He
didn't want her fighting anymore.  She is tested the very next day when Cecil Jacobs
calls Atticus names.  However, she walks away remembering Atticus' words. 

Scout doesn't obey her father though when Christmas came
around.  Her snotty cousin Francis calls Atticus names just as Cecil did.  This time,
after egging her on, Francis takes the name calling too far and Scout punches him.  So
for the most part, she obeys--but when it comes to family saying things like that, Scout
looses her control and defies her father.

Having read the story "There Will Come Soft Rains," would you like to read other works by Ray Bradbury?

Personally, I definitely would. However, you need to
remember that I have already read other great works by Ray Bradbury, so perhaps I am
biased! However, for me, what attracts me to his fiction is the way he develops possible
future worlds. I really like dystopian fiction, or fiction that presents us with
alternative futures, as I find it interesting to consider how humanity could develop and
see some of the possible scenarios played out. Bradbury's fiction always has the point
of showing us one possible future with all of its associated problems so as to warn us
about what we could become if we are not careful. Thus his works are for us to learn
about the mistakes that we are making now in the present and to show us what could
happen if we continue along that road. This is the message of "There Will Come Soft
Rains," as it presents us with a possible future where we have not learnt to use our
incredible technological advances with wisdom and thus have destroyed
ourselves.

Find the surface area of the cylinder if given the volume = 234 and the height = 12

Given the volume of the cylinder is v=
234

The height = 12

We need to
find the surface area.

First we will need to find the
radius.

We know that the volume if given by
:

v= r^2*pi*h where r is the
radius.

==> 234= r^2 * pi *
12

==> r^2 = 234/12pi = 6.2
(approx.)

==> r= 2.49 (
approx.)

Now we will calculate the surface
area.

SA = r^2*pi +
h*2*r*pi

SA = (2.49)^2 * pi + 12*2*2.49*pi= 19.48 +
187.74=

     =
207.22

Then, the surface area of the cylinder
is 207.22 square units.

In The Scarlet Letter, what does Mistress Hibbins say to Hester in Chapter 22?

Chapter 22 is when the inaugural procession arrives in the
market place and Arthur Dimmesdale delivers his Election Sermon. Whilst Hester Prynne
watches the procession, Mistress Hibbins, who is described in very sinister terms,
comments to her about the appearance of Arthur Dimmesdale. Note the reputation that
Mistress Hibbins has, which perhaps helps explain her words to Hester about
Dimmesdale:

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As this ancient lady had the renown
(which subsequently cost her no less a price than her life) of being a principal actor
in all the works of necromancy that were continually going forward, the crowd gave way
before her, and seemed to fear the touch of her garment, as if it carried the plague
among its gorgeous folds.

Her
association with necromancy and witchcraft thus explains her "confidential" words to
Hester, when she says that Arthur Dimmesdale appears as a saint on earth, but then talks
about him going to the "forest," clearly an allegation that he has been involved in
witchcraft. She comments that many parishioners have been to the forest with
her:

Many a
church member saw I, walking behind the music, that has danced in the same measure with
me, when Somebody was fiddler, and, it might be, an Indian powwow or a Lapland wizard
changing hands with us!

She
tries to gain the confidence of Hester, alleging that Hester too has been to the forest,
but Hester rebuffs her attempts at intimacy.

1 divided by 1+ sqr root 2Rationalise the denominator in each expression

We have to rationalize the denominator in 1 / ( 1 + sqrt
2)

This can be done by multiplying the numerator and
denominator by (1 - sqrt 2). Using the relation (a - b)(a + b) = a^2 - b^2 gives a
rational denominator

1 / ( 1 + sqrt
2)

=> (1 - sqrt 2) / ( 1 + sqrt 2)*(1 - sqrt
2)

=> (1 - sqrt 2) / ( 1^2 - (sqrt
2)^2)

=> (1 - sqrt 2) / ( 1 -
2)

=> (1 - sqrt 2) /
-1

=> - (1 - sqrt
2)

=> sqrt 2 -
1

The required result is: sqrt 2 -
1

What do you think Lois Lowry meant when she said this book is for all the children to whom we entrust the future?

The line you mention is the dedication of the book.  I
think that the author dedicated the book in this way to show that she means the book to
be a warning to people.  She hopes that children will read the book and be inspired to
prevent our society from becoming like that of Jonas's
community.

In this book, the author is warning about the
dangers of trying to make our communities too homogeneous.  She is trying to show that
making everyone be like everyone else (and taking the danger out of our lives) is
something that will make us less human.

By dedicating this
to "children" she is trying (I think) to emphasize that the book is meant to tell us
what is valuable in human life and society.

How would you summarize Frankenstein in less than ten sentences?The major points of the book

(1)Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is
a macbre tale that resonates with many moral implications in which there is a
complication of good versus evil as ambition versus social responsibility.  (2)Victor
Frankenstein, whose obsession to know the wonders of science, drives him to perform
something never done before--the creation of a living being--leads him onto a path in
which his "vaulting ambition" collides with his moral responsibilities.  (3)When he
rejects the creature he had made as it is so hideous, Frankenstein unleashes misery. 
(4)Alone and isolated from human company, the creature seeks the warmth of friendship;
however, when all who see him are terrified and repulsed, in anger against his creator,
the creature retaliates by killing them.  (5)Victor refuses to acknowledge that these
murders have been committed by a creature he has made; instead, he holds his guilt
within his heart and watches his loved ones be murdered by the monster he has made. 
(6)But, it is he who is truly monstrous, for he has rejected his creature and made him
so hideous that all others reject him, too.  (7)Nevertheless. Victor's extreme pride
prevents him from confessing his and the creature's guilt, and he dies after trying
desperately to reach the creature so that he can avenge himself and his loved ones upon
it.  (8)Rescued by Captain Walton who is on his way to the North Pole, Victor
Frankenstein dies aboard ship; his creature, who has followed him, weeps openly and begs
Victor to forgive him, leaving to end his own miserable life as
well.

Who developed Moral Development Theory?

Moral Development Theory was established by an American
Psychologist named Lawrence Kohlberg.  Kohlberg served as a professor at both the
University of Chicago and Harvard University, where he specialized in research releated
to moral education and reasoning.  His theory was influenced by Jean Piaget's Theory of
Cognitive Development which suggests that the development of intelligence occurs in four
stages, beginning with the most basic and ending at the most
complex.

Moral Development Theory suggests that children
pass through six stages of development when acquiring moral reasoning skills.  Each
child must pass through the different stages in order; however, not all children will
reach all six stages.  In fact, Kohlberg suggests that individuals who reach stage six
are incredibly rare.  Additionally, Kohlberg suggests that Moral Development Theory is
applicable to individuals of all cultures at any given point in
time.

I would like some help with creating a parody for Act II of Macbeth.I need a parody for Act II, but I have no idea how to start. Can someone...

First, let's be clear about what a parody is.  Entoes has
a great definition:

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A
parody (also called send-up or
spoof). . . is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke
fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of
humorous, satiric or title="Irony" href="../../topic/Irony">ironic
imitation.

So, there are a
number of ways in which you could approach parodying Shakespeare's second act of
Macbeth.  You could send-up the tense atmosphere created at the
opening of the Act and during the exchange between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in scene
ii.  In this sort of parody, you would want to look at all the elements that Shakespeare
uses to create suspense and a creepy atmosphere (sounds, characters not knowing who's
onstage -- "Who's there?", etc.).  You should then work to exaggerate the instances of
these events so the sense of suspense and the tools used to create it become funny
rather than suspenseful.

You can also create a parody of
the language (the use of verse) in the play or of the characters.  Really, you simply
need to pick something about Act II to focus on and work to exaggerate it to the point
that it has an "over the top" humorous tone.

This Act is a
bit odd to choose to parody in total, since the first and second parts of the Act have
quite different tones.  The overriding point of focus of the Act, however, is the murder
of Duncan, so some exaggeration of this could work well.  (For example, you could make
it way TOO obvious that Macbeth has murdered Duncan, but no one sees
it.)

For more on parody and Act II, please follow the links
below.

What is the family background of Ponyboy and Johnny in The Outsiders?

Johnny lives with his parents.  Neither of them is very
nice to him at all.  If you want to see her attitude towards him, look at the part where
he is in the hospital and she is trying to visit him.  In Chapter 1, Pony says that
Johnny is often beaten by his father and that he only the gang loves him -- not his
parents.

Pony lives with his two brothers.  Their parents
both died some years ago leaving Darry, the oldest brother, to have to get a job to
support his younger brothers.

They both have family
problems, but Pony's is a loving family, unlike Johnny's.

During construction of a road,a company completes 50% of the project and spends $250,000.After completing the other 50% of the road,the grand total...

The total cost is 550,000

The
cost of the first 50% = 250,000

Then the cost of the second
50% = 550,000 - 250,000 = 300,000

Now we need to calculate
the difference between both halves.

==> The second
half costs 50,000 more than the first half.

Now we need to
calculate the percent of the extra cost.

==> 50,000
/ 250,000 = 0.2

==> 0.2 * 100 % =
20%

Then the second half costs 20% more than
the first half of the project.

Describe the main factors affecting tourism demand.

There are some other important factors that affect demand
for tourism as well.  Let's take the tourism industry in Mexico as an example.  While
blessed with large stretches of tropical beaches and a well developed resort
infrastructure, tourism to Mexico is way off in the last two years not only because of
the worldwide economic recession, but because of the perception of danger people
currently have.

While the resort cities are largely very
safe, the main focus of media coverage regarding Mexico is the drug violence, corruption
and kidnapping.  While Cabo is not Juarez, and Cancun is not Tijuana, perception is
perception and the idea that family and friends may not be safe if they travel to Mexico
right now has really taken the wind out of their tourist
revenue.

Discuss Miller's treatment of women in The Crucible.

I think that Miller's depiction of women in the drama is
one that shows the multiple dimensions of any and all human being.  I don't see him as
having locked women in any one particular role because I see his larger issue as not
being a statement made on gender, as much as political authority.  The indictment of how
authority can be manipulated to serve individual interests despite the label of "the
public good" is something that is of more importance to Miller in the drama.  The women
in the play represent both the creative and destructive elements of the human psyche. 
Abigail and Elizabeth are on opposite ends of both the drama as well as the spectrum of
how individuals act.  Other women in the drama seem to fall onto either side.  I don't
think that Miller is making a statement about gender, as much as he is suggesting that
it is easier for authority structures to make polarities in communities as it
consolidates power in easily identifying "the other" as something to be feared.  The
fundamental problem that might be launched at Miller's vision of gender is that it is
too reductive of a vision, in that women are either "Elizabeths" or "Abigails."  Yet, it
is here where Miller's genius is apparent for if one accepts this criticism, then the
corresponding point about corrupt authority needing to demonize" the other" in order to
legitimize itself becomes true.  If authority is not afraid of "the other," it is then
comfortable with complexity, insecurity, and even doubt.  Yet, Miller's argument is that
Salem failed precisely because it was not comfortable with the uncertain results of
freedom and human action.  In presenting simple solutions, it created a setting where
people were locked into roles that they could not play or fit into.  Miller's depiction
of women's roles might, then, be linked to the larger idea that Salem authority failed
because it operated in a manner whereby individuals "fit" certain predesigned roles
because of a configuration that benefited those in the position of power as opposed to
serving the public good.

In The Hiding Place, what almost happens to Corrie during a night of bombing raids?

I am assuming you mean the night that the Germans invade
Holland and the family is sitting around frightened by the sound of the
bombs?

In this case, Corrie eventually fell asleep despite
the commotion and she had a long dream which foreshadowed many of the events that would
take place after the German invasion.  She saw her family and others that she knew
riding in a wagon through the town square.  Her sister informed her that no matter what
this was a good thing as it indicated that things were in God's hands and he would guide
things according to his will.

What is the extreme value of 2x^3+3x^2-12x+5?

To determine the extreme values of the given function,
we'll have to calculate the critical points of the
expression.

For this reason, we'll determine the first
derivative, since the critical points are the roots of the first
derivative.

f'(x) =
(2x^3+3x^2-12x+5)'

f'(x) = 6x^2 + 6x -
12

We'll put f'(x) = 0:

6x^2 +
6x - 12 = 0

We'll divide by
6:

x^2 + x - 2 = 0

We'll apply
the quadratic formula:

x1 = [-1+sqrt(1 +
8)]/2

x1 = (-1+sqrt9)/2

x1 =
(-1+3)/2

x1 = 1

x2 =
(-1-3)/2

x2 = -2

The extreme
values of the function are:

f(1) =
2*1^3+3*1^2-12*1+5

f(1) = 2 + 3 - 12 +
5

f(1) = -2

f(-2) =
2(-2)^3+3(-2)^2-12(-2)+5

f(-2) = -16+ 12+24 +
5

f(-2) = 25

The
extreme values of the function are: f(1) = -2 and f(-2) =
25.

What are the values that are most important to Dee as opposed to those of Maggie in Alice Walker's story, "Everyday Use?"

In Alice Walker's short story, "Everyday Use," Dee and
Maggie are very different people, which becomes evident as they disagree over two old
quilts that both young women want.

Dee has left her
family's roots behind as she has gone off to college and become a "woman of the world."
She has taken an African name, indicating that she has left behind her connection to her
American heritage. She is only interested in having her grandmother's quilts because
they would look nice hanging in her home. Dee has no sentimental
attachment to the quilt made by her grandmother.

On the
other hand, Maggie's sentiments are very different. She greatly values the quilts
because they do represent her connection to her grandmother and the
African-American culture she is rooted in. She lives with her mother; they have very
little. The quilts represent her family's past, and she feels deeply connected to the
past through the quilts.

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After dinner Dee (Wangero) went to the trunk at
the foot of my bed and started rifling through it...Out came Wangero with two quilts.
They had been pieced by Grandma Dee and then Big Dee and me had hung them on the quilt
ftames on the ftont porch and quilted them...In both of them were scraps of dresses
Grandma Dee had worn fifty and more years ago. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jattell's
Paisley shirts. And one teeny faded blue piece, about the size of a penny matchbox, that
was from Great Grandpa Ezra's uniform that he wore in the Civil
War.

The quilts become a
point of contention between the two girls. Dee argues that Maggie won't appreciate them,
though their mother has promised them to her younger
daughter:

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'Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!' she
said. 'She'd probably be backward enough to put them to everyday
use.'

'I reckon she would,' I said. 'God knows I been
saving 'em for long enough with nobody using 'em. I hope she
will!'

'...But they're priceless!' she was saying now,
furiously; for she has a temper. 'Maggie would put them on the bed and in five years
they'd be in rags. Less than
that!'

Maggie, who is soon to
be married, is willing to give up the quilts to settle the dispute, saying that she does
not need the quilts to remember her grandmother.

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"She can have them, Mama," she said, like
somebody used to never winning anything, or having anything reserved for her. "I can
'member Grandma Dee without the
quilts."

At this point, the
girls' mother, Mrs. Johnson, takes the quilt from Dee and gives it to Maggie. Mrs.
Johnson is also rooted in the African-American past that defines
who they are: not descendants of slaves, as Dee contends, but as the children of the
children of slaves who have cut a life out for themselves in the United States, despite
the fact that they arrived here unwillingly.

Ironically,
Dee believes that she has left the past behind and found a way to connect to her African
heritage, which means nothing to her personally—that is not truly her
heritage.

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...[Dee] scorns her immediate roots in favor of a
pretentious "native African"
identity.

Dee rejects the
heritage forced on her by "the people who oppress
me."

Maggie, however, does not bear resentment to the
people in the past that she has never known, but remains connected to her family,
especially her grandmother. She is happily grounded in the tradition her ancestors have
left for her, providing her a connection to those she loves.

What are the conflict(s) the main character of Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen goes through?

The book, Touching Spirit Bear, by
Ben Mikaelsen, is full of conflicts for the protagonist,
Cole.

Cole is abused by his father, and his mother does
nothing to help him. When he gets in trouble, he is turned in by a classmate, Peter.
Ultimately, looking for paybacks, Cole beats Peter up. These are all examples of man vs
man.

For breaking and entering, Cole's choices are limited,
however, his parole officer, Garvey, arranges for Cole to live on an island off the
coast of Alaska, completing the Tlingit tribe's Circle Justice, an experience all but
Cole hopes will turn his life around. The conflicts represented here are man vs
society.

Cole has inner-demons he must deal with as well.
He has been abused, shuffled around through the system, and is ultimately left on the
island for rehabilitation, angry and alone and very resentful. He has no desire to
change. Cole's response to these circumstances are examples of man vs
self.

Finally, Cole confronts the Spirit Bear, trying first
to frighten it and then to kill it. The enormous creature mauls him, and a major storm
hits the island as Cole lies wounded on the ground. Cole is near death, struggling to
stay alive. These are examples of man vs nature.

By the
story's end, Cole wants to change, but has also formed a bond with nature which will
save his life by diverting him from his former path. Having a sense of oneness with
nature provides Cole with a sense of peace, something that came to him when he nearly
died. By the end of the story, Cole wants to "fix" things with Peter, as well as help
Peter help himself (because he is suicidal), and it is on the island, in nature's
embrace, that Cole believes the two young man can succeed, with the aid of the Spirit
Bear.

What is the significance of haunting in "I heard a Fly buzz--when I died" and "One need not be a chamber"?

Emily Dickinson had a way within her poetry to convey
information, and also provide more questions than
answers.

In the poem, "I heard a Fly buzz—when I died,"
there is a great deal of speculation with regard to the presence and meaning of the fly
at such a moment. As the speaker explains that all is in place in preparation for her
death—personal possessions have been bequeathed, soon-to-be mourners have cried their
eyes dry and now only wait, and the subject of the poem prepares for a final breath and
the revelation of life after death ("when the king /  Be witnessed in his power"), a
ordinary fly finds its way into the room.

Some interpreters
find this element in the poem horrifying and fearful, suggesting that the fly is
symbolic of something terrible, of the physical side of death (decay), or that it is
symbolic of Satan present at this moment between life and
death.

For me, the fly signifies that life goes on; that
the natural world will not note the passing of the woman, and that in her final moments,
nothing of import in the world can be of concern to her.

In
terms of the haunting in this poem, perhaps it is present as we try to understand how
someone dying could possibly write the poem, as if the ending of her life would be
recorded, along with her last thoughts, after her death. Wouldn't
the speaker be dead to utter the last words of the
poem?

With
blue, uncertain, stumbling buzz,
Between the light and me;
And then
the windows failed, and then
I could not see to
see.

At the CUNY/Brooklyn
site, possible interpretations are suggested:

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For literal-minded readers, a dead narrator
speaking about her death presents a problem, perhaps an unsurmountable problem. How can
a dead woman be speaking? Less literal readers may face appalling possibilities. If the
dead woman can still speak, does this mean that dying is perpetual and continuous? Or is
immortality a state of consciousness in an eternal
present?

My question looks at
the idea of the dead woman still speaking, and in this I find the aspect of
"haunting."

"One need not be a Chamber—to be Haunted," also
by Emily Dickinson, compares the sense of being haunted by a house or person with the
contention that haunting is not solely connected to dwellings or even death. In this
poem, the haunting takes place within the individual: past actions, death, guilt cause
the person in question to be haunted by these things during life, making their way not
through the empty halls of a castle, but the long corridors of the
mind.

Dictionary.com defines "haunting"
as:

remaining
in the consciousness; not quickly
forgotten

With this
description in mind, we can see how haunting may take place within one's self, perhaps
even as the result of the life choices of that self—barring
death.

The
Brain has Corridors -- surpassing

Material Place
--

The speaker says that
rather than facing the "Cooler Host" that resides within us, it would be
easier to meet just a simple ghost;
or...

This
madrigal is the form of fear, in assassins,
ghouls, and even perhaps a hint of vampires
(“through an Abbey gallop,” it speaks of fleeing to a church for protection). The
constant theme of fear is well put, for all things of which they speak are
beyond your control: assassins, ghosts, vampires,
and most importantly, your
mind.

In
terms of the concept of haunting, it can come from the outside, or we may welcome it
within the secret recesses of our minds as it fills us with fear that we create
ourselves.

Compare the "types" of love in "The Tally Stick," "To a Daughter Leaving Home," and "Those Winter Sundays."

In "The Tally Stick" you find all types of love. The
strongest form of love depicted here is the agape love that one friend has for another.
The selfless, non-judging type of love.  You could also call this storge (stor-gay) 
love as it centers around the family and develops slowly over time.  This love has
developed into a very strong bond of friendship that has a history over
time.

In the poem: "To a Daughter Leaving Home", you find
the agape form of love that encourages and inspires without having the need of being
reciprocated. It is unconditional love based on achieving the success of being able to
ride a bike. The loved and the beloved both experience joy at the success. The child is
overjoyed and happy, but does not thank the parent for the time spent in teaching the
skill.

In the poem "Those Winter Sundays" the love being
depicted is Agape or unconditional love by the father toward his family. He takes care
of the details of making the fire, polishing shoes etc...often unappreciated by those
for whom he does these tasks.  The child, now evidently grown, appears to finally
understand the type of sacrificial love the father has shown by doing these tasks
without first waking the child to do them.

What problems or issues did George Washington face?

The major issue faced by George Washington was president
of the new United States was to get the country off on a start to democracy.  It would
have been very easy for the country to become something of a monarchy and there were
those (like Alexander Hamilton) who would have welcomed this.  By resisting this
temptation (to become king) Washington set the US on the path to becoming a true
democracy.

When Washington became president, there was
little precedent for a country that did not have a ruler.  In some way, Washington was
going to need to govern the country well yet, at the same time, keep from having the
political system revolve around the president as an individual.  This is a challenge
that many other new countries have been unable to solve.  Because Washington was able to
solve the problem, the US became a stable democracy instead of becoming a country ruled
by a series of strongmen or dictators.

If there are 15 tiles in each box, how many boxes of tile does Sarah need for her bathroom floor? (Rest of details of the question is below.)Sarah...

The floor measures 4 by 7
.

We need to find the number of (8x8) tiles to cover the
floor.

I am assuming the the tiles measure 8" ( 8
inches)

We will convert the sides of the floor to
inches.

We know that 1 foot = 12
in.

==> The width = 4 ft = 4*12 = 48
in.

==> Then we need 48/8 tiles = 6 tiles for the
width.

==> The length = 7 ft = 7*12 in = 84
in.

==> Then we need 84/8 tiles = 10.5
tiles.

Then the total number of tiles to cover the area is
6*10.5 = 63 tiles.

Each box contains 15
tiles.

==> 4 boxes contains 4*15 = 60
tiles.

==> 5 boxes contains 5*15 = 75
tiles

Then we need 5 boxes to cover the
floor.

Trace the romantic elements in Tennyson's poetry.

Tennyson uses two elements in his poetry that could be
described as romantic.

First, romance literature goes back
further than the romantic poets such as Wordsworth, Shelley, Coleridge, etc.  It goes
back to the Middle Ages or medieval period.  Tennyson uses characters going back to
romance literature from that period.  In "The Lady of Shalott," he writes of Camelot and
Sir Lancelot.  These are characters from the romance tales of the Middle Ages.  He
hearkens back to the past.

Second, he uses classical
allusions, and writes of classical characters.  In "Ulysses," he imagines Ulysses twenty
years after Homer's Odyssey ends, bored and cranky and tired of
being a stationary ruler.  Ulysses wants to get back to the sea and seek more
adventure.

Of course, Tennyson puts his Victorian spin on
these romantic subjects.  Both the Lady of Shalott and Ulysses are thinly disguised
artists.  Both characters and their poems deal with the relationship between artists and
their art and their reality. 

What is the conflict in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in terms of the social, the moral, and the physical conflict?

The social conflict in Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde is the double-dealing struggle between good and evil. Stevenson's
society was greatly concerned with the duality in humankind's inner nature. It was a
duality that led to good, like Jekyll's "futherance of knowledge or the relief of sorrow
and suffering," and to Hyde's evil that was "inherently malign and villainous." Jekyll
himself sums it up when he writes that the "polar twins" of good and evil were
"continuously struggling."

The moral conflict is the battle
Jekyll wages within himself about the rightness and wisdom of yielding to Hyde. This is
particularly pronounced in the end of the story but exists at the beginning as well
since Jekyll is absolutely positive to keep his experiments and dark life a deep secret.
In addition his experiments themselves presented a subtext of moral conflict because of
the danger inherent within them, carried out as they were upon his own
person:

I knew
well that I risked death; for any drug that so potently controlled and shook the very
fortress of identity, ... [might] utterly blot out that immaterial tabernacle which I
looked to it to change.

The
physical conflict is the great physical change that overcomes Jekyll coupled with the
physical atrocities that Hyde does not hesitate to commit. Our first introduction to
Hyde is through the story Enfield tells Utterson about his ghastly midnight encounter
with Hyde, the gruesome stranger

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I had ... a loathing to [the] gentleman[Hyde] at
first sight. ... But the doctor's case was what struck me. ... every time he looked at
my prisoner[Hyde], I saw that Sawbones turn sick and white
....

who has keys to and
entrance at Jekyll's shabby, neglected laboratory door: "he carried us but to that place
with the door? -- whipped out a key, went in, ...." The quote above underscores a third
physical conflict, that of the overwhelming revulsion and violent hostility people feel
in the presence of Hyde.

9^2x = 27^(3x-2) find x.

9^2x = 27^(3x-2)

To solve for
x, we will use the exponent properties to find x.

First we
will rewrite the bases as powers of prime numbers.

We know
that:

9 = 3^2

27 =
3^3

Let us
substitute.

==> 3^2)^2x =
(3^3)^(3x-2)

Now we know that x^a^b =
x^ab

==> 3^(2*2x) =
3^(3*(3x-2)

==> 3^(4x) =
3^(9x-6)

Now that the bases are equal, then the powers are
equal too.

==> 4x = 9x
-6

==> -5x =
-6

==> x =
6/5

On what factors does the income made by investments in equity depend.

The value of investments made in equity can increase or
decrease based on many factors. These include macroeconomic factors like the present
state of the economy, liquidity available in the system, expected future prospects of
the economy, etc.

If investments are being made in the
stock of individual companies their value changes based on present earnings, expected
future earnings, rate of growth of the market that the company is catering to, the
management of the company, etc.

Unless investors can
analyze and accurately predict the performance of individual companies, which is a very
difficult thing to do even for professionals in this field, the common advice is to buy
stock of several companies or to diversify. This ensures that the downward movement in
the price of one company's stock is taken care of by the upward movement in the price of
the stock of others.

Equity investments are a relatively
risky way of investment. Though the gains that can be made are very high, so are the
losses.