In Brave New World, what is the role of the country in the World State economy?

The country in literature, typically represents calm and
quiet reflection and an image of beauty and serenity.  This is not so in Brave New
World.  In this novel, the country exists to aid the
economy.

The World State's economy thrives on consumption
of goods and services which then require the increased production of those goods and
services.  In a nutshell, nobody recycles in this society, as that does not leading to
production:  such the phrase, "Ending is Better than
Mending!" 

The country serves to provide for this economy. 
First, individuals must consume transportation to get there, such as flying in a
helicopter.  These helicopters require maintenance.   In addtion, several "high-tech"
sporting events take place in the country.  Centrifugal Bumblepuppy and Escalator Golf
are two such pasttimes that require quite a bit of labor, upkeep and equipment.  All of
this helps the economy of the World State.

What does "Despotism" mean?

The answer above is a great one, and the example of Saudi
Arabia presents a wonderful example as well of despotism.  Many of the regimes in the
Middle East are in fact good examples of it, where the power is concentrated in the
hands of an elite whether they are a theocracy or, as in the case of Saudi Arabia, a
monarchy.

But the King of Saudi Arabia acts mainly in the
interests of his own family and the closest pieces of the royal family, enacts rather
brutal policies against his political enemies, keeps the people under a very tight lid
with almost zero civil rights, and no one has access to the reigns of power outside of
the royal family.

What are the important themes of Aristophanes' Frogs?

One of the important themes in Aristophanes'
Frogs is the power of literature in society. In this play, the god
Dionysus travels to the underworld to bring back Euripides because Athens' current crop
of tragedians is not acceptable to him. After Dionysus arrives in the underworld, he
learns of a dispute between Aeschylus and Euripides over who is the best tragedian.
Subsequently, Dionysus presides over a contest between the two tragedians, a contest
which Aeschylus wins because he provides the best advice on how to deal with the
Athenian political situation in the waning years of the fifth century BCE. As Dionysus
and Aeschylus leave the underworld, Pluto praises Aeschylus for his ability to give good
advice to the Athenians:

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Farewell then Aeschylus, great and wise,

Go, save our state by the maxims rare
Of thy noble thought; and
the fools chastise,
For many a fool dwells there. (Anonymous
translator)

To what extent was the progressive movement of 1900-1920 an extension of reformers ideas and programs of the late nineteenth century?

During the last decade of the 19th century, the Populists
were the most prominent reformers in the United States.  Although they died out in that
same decade, some of their ideas lived on with the Progressives.  The Progressives took
many of the Populists' ideas, but they went beyond those ideas to become involved in
many types of reforms that the Populists did not have in
mind.

The main reforms that the Progressives took up were
reforms that were aimed against the powers of the big businesses.  For example, the
"trustbusting" of Theodore Roosevelt came from Populist ideas.  As the "salem-history"
link says, Populist

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farmers believed that they were at the mercy of
monopolies and speculators, and they demanded government legislation regarding the
control of money, transportation, and
land.

However, the
Progressives went well beyond this sort of reform.  For example, they were interested in
political reforms (breaking the power of urban machines) and in social reforms
(Prohibition).  These were types of reforms that were not prominent in the Populist
agenda.

Some of the Populist agenda (crackdowns on the
power of big business) did become part of the Progressive agenda.  However, many of the
Progressives' reforms were new with them and were not extensions of the previous
reformers' efforts.

What is the major moral or message in Hard Times?

Well, I take issue with any one work having a major theme,
as you describe it. I think it is clear that any work opens itself open to a number of
different possible themes and to identify one as "major" is to possibly ignore the full
impact of the others. However, for me, one of the obvious themes is the way that this
work explores the conflict between fact and fancy.

Fact is
clearly the biggest component of the educational philosophy of Mr. Gradgrind, however,
it is important to note how the cause of fancy is championed as being incredibly
important, particularly through the character of Sissy Jupe. Consider how, throughout
the novel, fact and fancy are set in opposition with each other, with Mr. Gradgrind
championing the forces of fact and the circus folk, of which Sissy Jupe is clearly a
member, marshalling the forces of fancy.

Also, let us
consider the results of these two different approaches. Clearly Tom and Louisa, who have
been brought up on Mr. Gradgrind's maxims of focusing on "nothing but the facts," show
that they are able to integrate into society, although in different ways from each
other. Sissy Jupe, on the other hand, although she has done so "badly" in Mr.
Gradgrind's opinion, is clearly a child of fancy, and as a result is a much healthier
individual who is able to care for and support Louisa in a way that neither of her
parents did. However, note that facts are still seen as being important. Sissy needed
the direction and guidance of Mr. Gradgrind, adequately yoked to her fancy to help her
develop into a mature individual. One without the other is bad for
anyone.

What is the inciting incident of "The Veldt"?

Clearly, the major instigating incident that leads the
children to take such terrible revenge on their parents comes when George and Lydia feel
that their children have been spending too much time in the nursery and have become
fixated on the African veldt and the dangers of hungry lions. Yet, if you read the text
carefully, the parents note that their children have been behaving "strangely" ever
since they had been forbidden to take a rocket with them to New York. As Lydia comments,
"They've been decidedly cool toward us since."

Bradbury
paints a picture of a world that is terrifyingly real and where the children are given
everything. As the parents comment when they think about what they did
wrong:

"We've
given the children everything they ever wanted. Is this our reward--secrecy,
disobedience?"

"Who was it said, 'Children are carpets,
they should be stepped on occasionally'? We've never lifted a hand. They're
insufferable--let's admit it. They come and go when they like; they treat us as if we
were offspring. They're spoiled and we're
spoiled."

So, whilst we can
see that the inciting incident involves the parents trying to assert their authority on
the children and preventing them from engaging in harmful activities, we can see that
the real damage was done much earlier, when the children and the adults were born up in
a society where they never had to do anything, and were "spoiled" as a
result.

WHY DID THE WOMAN ASK THE FAT MAN "THEN IS YOUR SON REALLY DEAD"?DIDNT SHE HEAR THE SPEECH THE FAT MAN WAS GIVING TO THE PEOPLE ON TRAIN? WHY...

In the story, the author says that she asks him
this

just as
if she had heard nothing of what had been said and almost as if waking up from a
dream

To me, this means that
you can definitely argue that she has not really heard all of what he has said.  She
must have heard some of it to know that he had a son, but maybe once she heard he was
dead she sort of got lost in her thoughts.

In terms of the
story, though, it makes sense for her to ask this.  Because what she is really doing is
confronting him about what he is saying.  She is really implying that what he's saying
can't be true if his son is really dead.  He can't have those grand feelings if his son
is dead.

She's right -- once he thinks about it, he
dissolves into tears.

So to me, I don't know if it's
believable for her to say it if this were real life.  But for the story, it makes
sense.

What effect did the fall of Jerusalem have on early Christianity?

Scholars slightly differ in their interpretations on the
effects of the fall of Jerusalem on early Christianity, however most agree that the fall
of Jerusalem created internal conflicts among the Jews and Gentiles, particularly in
their beliefs and practices. Jewish Christians for example were divided from Gentile
Christians on their beliefs about circumcision and the teachings of the Torah, although
they saw the differing groups as other branches of Judaism. The fall of Jerusalem,
however, paved the emergence of Christianity as an entirely new religion separate from
Judaism.

In his book, Julius Scott quotes Jacob
Joc:

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"The year A.D. 70 marked a turning
point in the history not only of Judaism but also of Christianity. The military defeat
which ended in the destruction of the Temple effected the young Jewish Church in several
ways:

(1)The fact that the war against
Rome took place without Christian participation widened the breach between the
nationalistically minded Jews and the believers in Jesus Christ.

(2)The destruction of the Temple
tipped the scales in favor of antinomian elements of Jewish Christianity and also solved
the perplexing problem concerning Christian participation in the Temple
cult.

(3)It detached the Jewish Church
from Jerusalem as a religious centre, and thus allowed a greater measure of freedom and
independence.

(4)It provided the
Messianic movement with a new and powerful weapon for propaganda
purposes."

In "The Use of Force," what is the conflict of the story?

In "The Use of Force" we are presented with a narrator who
is a doctor who is trying to take a throat culture from a young girl because he suspects
she has diphtheria. However, for some unknown reason, the girl resists his attempts in
every way possible, refusing to let him take a culture from her throat. It is clear that
as she continues resisting, the doctor faces two conflicts: first, his need to take the
culture as part of his job, and second, his own fury and desire to overpower
her:

The
child's mouth was already bleeding. Her tongue was cut and she was screaming in wild
hysterical shrieks. Perhaps I should have desisted and come back in an hour or more. No
doubt it would have been better. But I have seen at least two children lying dead in bed
of neglect in such cases, and feeling that I must get a diagnosis now or never I went at
it again. But the worst of it was that I too had got beyond reason. I could have torn
the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it. It was a pleasure to attack her. My face
was burning with it.

Thus we
can see that in a sense, the doctor faces an external conflict in trying to do his job
and take a throat culture. But at the same time he faces an internal conflict as he
threatens to be overwhelmed by his own fury and desire to dominate
her.

What is the meaning of the title "Everyday Use"?

The title refers to the quilts but more metaphorically, to
the basic conflict in the story.

Literally, the phrase
"everyday use" refers to the way in which the mother wants the quilts to be used.  She
sees the quilts as useful objects, rather than as heirlooms to be hung up and looked
at.

The title also refers to the general conflict that is
going on in the story.  It refers to the conflict between the old-fashioned "everyday"
type of people like the mother and people like Wangero who has all these new ideas.  The
everyday people are down to earth and practical, the others are more interested in ideas
and philosophical statements.

What literary device is used in Maus's subtitle "My Father Bleeds History"?

In the subtitle to the first part of Maus,
the phrase "My Father Bleeds History" includes a metaphor. In this part of
the biography, Art Speigelman gives the background to his father's, Vladek's, story.
Through interviews, Vladek tells Speigelman the details of his life before he was taken
into concentration camps. Speigelman uses the word "bleeds" as a metaphor to describe
the painful details that Vladek reveals to him. Plus, Vladek who has not been so open
with his son throughout his life, finally opens up to Speigelman and gives him many
details. So, the use of metaphor in the subtitle of the story suggests the nature of the
story that Vladek shares with his son.

How does the absence of women affect the plot and theme of The Road?

Well, women are not completely absent from The
Road, although the female characters are temporary and tragic.  There is the
argument flashback between the father and mother, where the mother has decided to take
her life rather than face the reality of the post-apocalypse world.  Her decision, and
her absence from the book is a major theme: the absence of hope, the absence of future. 
Most of the other women in the book are horrible victims, those held captive and bred
for food, which simply reinforces McCarthy's theme of
hopelessness.

Only at the very end of the story does he
give a glimpse past the hopelessness, with the woman who embraces the orphaned
boy.

In The Great Gatsby, is the conflict of the story physical, social, psychological, or a combination?F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

With respect to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great
Gatsby, there are conflicts of all the types mentioned in the question with
the major conflict involving Jay Gatsby's attempt to regain the love of Daisy Buchanan,
a woman that he has idealized in his search for the idyllic and illusive American
Dream.

Physical
conflicts

While there is a physical tension
between Tom and Gatsby when Gatsby asks Daisy to tell her husband that she does not love
him, they do not come to blows.  However, Tom certainly abuses Myrtle physically,
striking her full in the nose when she says the name of his wife in the hotel in New
York.  In this display of brute force, Tom lets Myrtle know that she is still not worthy
of his home or social class.

Psychological
conflicts

Nick has internal conflicts as he
perceives the decadent life in New York with its dishonest Jordan Baker and supercilious
Tom Buchanan and frivolous and superficial guests at Gatsby's parties.  Certainly, he
does not wish to involve himself with the clandestine meeting of Gatsby and Daisy. 
There is no place for Nick because he is honest.

Jay Gatsby
tries to be someone that he is not and has trouble maintaining his facade.  His attempts
to attain the social status that he feels necessary to win Daisy finds him frustrated
and almost desperate after the death of Myrtle
Wilson. 

Social
conflicts

The social disparity between West
Egg and East Egg threads throughout the narrative of The Great Gatsby.
Despite his cruelty and villainy, Tom Buchanan remains socially superior to
Gatsby simply because of his family name and money. Of course, Gatsby's connections to
Meyer Wolfscheim pose conflicts for Gatsy's social mobility from West Egg. 
Nevertheless, true to his dream, he remains more decent that the immoral and
materialistic East Egg, later becoming the sacrificial victim to this immorality as
Daisy abandons him in her struggle to escape complicity in the murder of Myrtle
Wilson.

How does “The Rocking-Horse Winner” portray the quest for material wealth?

To add to what has already been said, the obsessive
rocking on a horse that is, in reality, going nowhere presents an interesting parallel
to humankind's search for wealth. The rocking horse is stationary. It sits in one place
and does not move in spite of the fact that he keeps on rocking. This is a lot like life
in that we often pursue wealth incessantly with no clear direction for where we are
going. It is the vicious cycle of questing after possessions that, essentially, are
meaningless to us after we are dead. The family gets the money, and the father clearly
values the money more than the son, but in the end when we die we can't take material
wealth with us to the grave (well, we can, but what is the point?). Therefore, the story
asks a critical question - how important is wealth? Is money truly as valuable as we
make it out to be? And, in the end, which is more important: money or a life well-lived
in pursuit of something more tangible than spinning one's wheels in place for all
eternity?

What are the central ideas, ironies, and the mood of "Barn Burning"?

The themes of "Barn Burning" are related to cultural and
socio-economic class distinctions, namely family
clannishness.  The Southern agrarian tradition holds that family justice
supersedes national legal justice.  This is why the South seceded from the Union and why
Snopes expects his son not to sell him out to the
judge.

Another main theme is Faulkner's
disregard for "past." He
says:

“The past is never dead. It’s not even
past.”

AND

“[T]o
me,” Faulkner remarked, “no man is himself, he is the sum of his past. There is no such
thing really as was because the past is. It is a part of every man, every woman, and
every moment. All of his and her ancestry, background, is all a part of himself and
herself at any moment.”

Sarty's decision to run
away from his family is noble, but--according to Faulkner--the boy can never escape his
father's and the South's legacies.  They will forever haunt
him.

Irony is mainly
situational: Snopes' plans to soil De Spain's rug and burn his barn are spoiled by
Sarty.  Snopes expects family clannishness to win out over social justice, but this, of
course, backfires.

Mood is
mainly Southern Gothic, with its focus on the grotesque Snopes, fire imagery, soiled
rug, and violent ending.

Can the conviction of extortion be sustained in the follwing case?The defednant had brief sexual affairs with several men. In each case after the...

Yes, a conviction for extortion could clearly be gotten
and upheld in this case.  Let us look at the definition of extortion to see why this is
the case.

The link below defines extortion as
follows:

The
obtaining of property from another induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened
force, violence, or fear, or under color of official
right.

The actions of the
woman in this case clearly fit this definition.  She has obtained property from the men
in the form of money.  She has gotten it from them by causing fear in them.  She caused
the fear in them by threatening to charge them with sexual assualt.  Even though they
never did assault her, her threats could still very well cause fear in them.  A regular
person would have cause to fear being the subject of a criminal trial.  It would subject
them to a possible jail term and would certainly hurt their image among friends, family
and coworkers.

Therefore, the men would have cause to be
afraid and the woman has used that fear to get money from them.  This is
extortion.

What impact did the Korean war have on the American people?

Don't know why the poor rating on the answer above, I
agree completely.  I would add a couple of other effects the war had on Americans at
that time too.

First, this was the second major war
Americans had fought in one decade, which meant another draft which means the younger
brothers of those who had fought in World War II, and sometimes the same ones who had,
would be leaving again to fight another war they may not come home
from.

Second, Americans were unclear what we were fighting
for.  It ws an unpopular war, and Truman was an unpopular President because of it.  Once
the war ended in a cease fire, many Americans, and veterans for that matter, were angry
that we hadn't "won" and what had all the blood and sacrifice been for if they weren't
going to be allowed to win?

And it surely made them more
afraid of communism and the Soviet Union, as stated above, and more likely to vote for
hard core anti-communist politicians like Richard Nixon.

Can someone give three quotes from Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird about Boo Radley's perceived physical appearance or habits?

The best description of Boo is near the end of the
chapter.  It says he was

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"...six and a half feet tall, judging from his
tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch.  There was a long jagged
scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes
popped, and he drooled most of the
time."

Then to show his
habits, Jem described to Dill what he was known for in town.  The first quote tells of
Boo's nightly activities. 

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"People said he went out at night when the moon
was down, and peeped in windows.  When people's azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was
because he had breathed on them. Any small crimes committed in Maycomb were his
work."

Then Jem continues on
to share what he learned from Miss Stephanie about what Boo did one day at
home.

"Boo
was sitting in the living room cutting some items from The Maycomb
Tribuneto past in his scrapbook.  As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the
scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed
his activities."

These quotes
all show the town's ignorance and their superstitions of the town
recluse.

I need help identifying quotes about contradictions in Macbeth. Can anyone help out?I have to find quotes in Macbeth about contradictions and...

In Act I, Scene 1, the witches chant “Fair is foul and
foul is fair.” The shows that what was once fair will become destructive. The
thunderstorm underscores this transition. A once peaceful sky has become turbulent.
Macbeth, a once loyal subject, will turn on Duncan.

In Act
II, Scene 4, the old man mentions many different events which illustrate that things are
out of place. This is the pathetic fallacy. The pathetic fallacy is when nature reflects
or empathizes with human destruction, suffering or love. In this case, the old man notes
that a falcon was killed by a mousing owl hawk. Ross mentions that the tame horses have
gone wild. And in the opening scene of the play, the thunderstorm reflects the witches’
words and foreshadows evil events to come. The old man ends this scene
with:

God’s
benison go with you, and with those;

That would make good
of bad, and friends of
foes.

The old man offers
God’s blessing to Ross and to those who are behaving in ways that are contrary to their
nature. Simply put, Macbeth was loyal and good; now he’s bad. If things are generally
going haywire, then anything behaving contrarily, making good of bad or vice-versa, is
suspicious.

How many geniuses are there in the world?

There's all types of geniuses, just as there are all types
of intelligences and trades.  A MENSA genius may be a genius at taking a test that tests
for geniuses (there's bias in them), but he may not have that intelligence translate
into a successful or note-worthy speciality or a job.  In Malcolm Gladwell's
Outliers, he cites a study of so-called early childhood geniuses in
which the researcher discovered that only about half of them were even moderately
successful in the adult world.

There's 9 different
intelligences: bodily-kinesthetic, naturalist, musical, existential,
mathematical-logical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic, and
spatial.

Einstein, for example, was probably a genius in
spatial and mathematical-logical but certainly not in bodily-kinesthetic or
interpersonal.

Michael Jordan was a bodily-kinesthetic
genius, but not any of the others.  The same can be said for Mozart (musical), Faulkner
(linguistic), and Kierkegaard (existential).

Who's a
naturalist genius?  Survivorman?

What is the importance of studying life span development (birth to death)?

Like the previous answer stated, there are many reasons to
study the lifespan of a people. Reflection will yield more reasons than can be answered
in a short post. 

First, from an educational point of view,
knowing the development of a child can help enormously in developing academic curricula.
For example, there is no use in introducing abstract concepts at an age when children
cannot grasp abstract concepts. 

Second, from a medical
point of view, especially in that area of prevention, learning the development of a
person can be of great value. For example, if a common disease or ailment is common in
men in their 40s, then checking men in their 40s for this disease can be an important
preventive measure. This can not only save a person's health but also save many tax
dollars. 

Third, developmental insight also helps religious
officials. If you think about the sacramental system of the Catholic church, it is based
on the lifecycle of a person - birth to death.

How is conflict portrayed in Othello?

Conflict is portrayed in a variety of ways in
Shakespeare's work.  Unlike some of the larger scale dramas like Hamlet
or Macbeth that focus conflict on the premise of
kingdoms and political dramas, Othello is unique in that it internalizes all of the
conflict.  In this light, conflict has political implications, but it is rooted in the
nature of the subjective.  There might be underlying causes for conflict such as the
status of "insider/ outsider" or the issue of racial prejudice, or gender challenges,
yet all of these are rooted in the fundamental insecurity that exists within the human
psyche.  It is here where Shakespeare's genius is on display for all to see.
Sociological struggles and conflicts on a social scale can all be rooted to some
foundational disconnect within the human heart.  In bringing out this psychological
dimension to conflict, Othello places this on full display for all
to say.

The idea of Othello possessing doubt and insecurity
about who he is in the world and how others perceive him is his weakness.  Iago
understands this perfectly and aims his daggers here.  In this domain, conflict is
personalized and then externalized to another.  Iago, fundamentally distraught at being
passed over for promotion, understands human motivation and weakness.  In this, he
targets what he does and ensures that conflict becomes the manner in which individual
relate to one another.  It is through this where individuals function and operate. 
There is little in way of productive dialogue and transparency in discussion.  Iago
ensures this by striking at the weaknesses of individuals, exploiting their own pain and
heartache for his own benefit while making them feel as if they have autonomy.  In
presenting things not as they are, conflict becomes the manner in which individuals
relate to one another.  Othello with Cassio, Othello with Desdemona, Othello with self
are all examples of conflict in which there is strict division between how things should
be and how things are handled.  The conflict lies between how people "should be" in a
domain where few know really how "they are."

What charged words used in JFK's inaugrual speech inspire and add impact?For a language study

Any word that seems to evoke an emotional response can be
considered a charged word. JFK uses many rhetorical devices, but these planned "charged"
words directly address the various audiences to whom he
speaks.

To the allies, after the war and in the midst of a
cold war, he uses the words "united" and "divided" in different sentences each of these
demonstrate that there is no middle ground and they must proceed together for the
interests of all. This attempts to generate unity.

To
mankind, particularly Americankind, he notes the power we possess. He uses our ability
to "abolish" and gives it two different connotations. It could be used positively if we
exercise human compassion and abolish "poverty", or negatively if we extinguish "human
life".

He repeatedly uses freedom, pledge,
liberty, and revolution. Each of these words have stood
the test of time for American patriots and they evoke a sense of national pride as well
as favor in humankind.

He also uses
citizens and mankind to evoke a sense of unity
among Americans and among peoples worldwide. His message is one of cooperation and he
works to ensure their buy-in with this type of language.

How did Catherine the Great modernize and westernize Russia?

Catherine the Great, who was German by birth, considered
herself an "Enlightened" monarch, and made some attempt to rule by Enlightenment ideals.
Catherine imported Western architects, scholars, and even sculptors and musicians to
make Russia more Western. She also introduced the use of the French language at the
Russian Court. She improved education and strengthened local governments; and also
restricted the use of torture and allowed some degree of religious
tolerance.

All this came to a crashing halt when a revolt
by Emelian Pugachev, who claimed to be her dead husband, convinced her that the peasants
were dangerous and she must rely on the nobility. She then confiscated church lands,
expanded serfdom, and freed the nobles from paying taxes. By the time of her death;
Russia was in worse shape than when she ascended the throne.

Find the tangent lines to the given circle as directed. x^2+y^2=34 at (-3,5).

Given the equation of the line
:

x^2 + y^2 = 34

We need to
find the tangent line at the point ( -3,5)

First we will
differentiate with respect to x.

==> 2x + 2yy' =
0

==> 2yy' =
-2x

==> y' =
-2x/2y

==> y' =
-x/y

Now we will substitute with the point (-3,5) to find
the slope.

==> m = y' = -(-3)/5 =
3/5

Then the equation of the line is given by
:

y-y1 = m(x-x1)

==>
y-5 = (3/5) (x+3)

==> y= (3/5)x + 9/5 +
5

==> y= (3/5)x +
34/5

Then the equation of the line
is:

==> 5y - 3x -34 = 0

In The Taming of the Shrew, what is the relevance of the Induction to the plotline?

This is an excellent question. It is rather amusing to
note that so many directors choose to willingly omit the Induction from productions of
this excellent play even when a clear relationship between the Induction and the rest of
the play can be drawn. If you are studying this play, I think it is incredibly important
to realise how Shakespeare uses the convention of the play within a play in this comedy
just as he does elsewhere in his oeuvre (for example in A Midsummer Night's
Dream).

To my mind, the relationship between the
Induction and the rest of the play has two central correlations: the way that it points
towards the artificiality of the play setting, especially concerning cross dressing, and
the way it indicates the importance of social class in Renaissance
England.

Firstly, I am sure you are aware that during
Shakespeare's time, no women were allowed to act. Thus the part of girls were always
played by young males or boys whose voices hadn't broken yet. We need to recall that
sexuality was very different in those days, and such gender "confusion" slotted in well
to a time when homosexuality was not necessarily the taboo or vilified subject that it
is today. However, it appears that Shakespeare is deliberately pointing towards the
artificiality of the play by having the Lord's servant playing the role of Sly's "wife."
Likewise, the banter that goes on between Sly and the characters of the Induction was
typical of the banter that would occur between the players and the "groundlings" or
those that stood up to watch the performance and were literally inches away from the
actors.

Secondly, it is noteworthy that the Induction
contains, in order of importance, a member of the ruling class, the middle class (the
innkeeper) and the working class (Sly). Shakespeare points towards the tension between
the classes with the rather witty dialogue between Sly and the Innkeeper and of course
the whole idea of convincing Sly that he is a Lord indicates the way that the Lord is
staging his own play where the "swine" Sly as he is referred to is allowed to assume the
role that he says is his by right of ancestry. Of course, the theme of disguise, assumed
identity and mistaken identity is rife in all of Shakespeare's comedies, and here this
motif is indicated once more.

To what extent were Mozart and Salieri's tradgedies caused by themselves?

In Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, Mozart
has the God-given genius but none of the emotional or political savvy to be successful.
 A former child prodigy, he behaves, well, like a child still.  He makes crude jokes,
mocks the court, flirts with all the ladies, and pouts when not given his way.  Mainly,
though, he is haunted by his father.  He knows that he owes much of his talents to his
father, but he seems never to live up to his unwieldy expectations.  Whereas his father
and Salieri measure success by public and material show, Mozart measures it inwardly and
artistically--the way God intends.  In this way, Mozart works himself to death, trying
to please his father instead of his heavenly father or
himself.

Salieri is Mozart's foil in every way.  He has
none of the talent, but all of the political cunning.  An overachiever, Salieri suffers
from morbid jealousy, a need for spiritual revenge, and an intense inferiority complex.
 He curses God for giving Mozart all of the talent; more, he curses Mozart for taking
all his talent for granted.  A two-faced hypocrite, Salieri befriends Mozart, only to
destroy him.  He uses women and Mozart's memory of his father to drive the prodigy to
bankruptcy, near madness, and death.

What is the figurative language, symbolism, and imagery in Amy Lowell's "The Taxi?"

Figurative language is descriptive language not meant to
be taken literally.  An example is a simile, where two unlike things are compared using
comparison words such as “like” and a metaphor, which is a comparison saying that one
thing is something else.  A symbol stands for something, and means more than it
literally means.  Let’s look at the first line for some
examples:

When
I go away from you
The world beats dead
Like a slackened
drum.

In this line, “the
world beats dead/like a slackened drum” is a simile.  The world is being compared to a
drum, and it is a simile because it uses the word “like”
here.

As the poem continues, here is another
example:

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Streets coming fast,
One after the
other,
Wedge you away from
me 

This is an example of
personification, which is figurative language where something not alive is given
human-like qualities.  Here, the streets are described as human.  Streets are “coming”
and “wedge” but streets cannot actually move or create real
separation. 

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 And the lamps of the city prick my
eyes
So that I can no longer see your
face.

This is an example of a
metaphor, since lamps are not literally pricking the eye.  It is also imagery, which is
when something is described using one of the five senses.  In this case, the visual
nature of the lamplight is being described.

Symbolism is
when something stands for something else.  In this poem, the taxi is a symbol of
separation.  The speaker interprets the taxi as a destructive force, removing her loved
one.

Verify if the lines 2x-y+2=0 and x+y-4=0 are perpendicular.

We'll put both given lines in the point slope
form:

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

y = 2x + 2

y = -x +
4

If 2 lines are perpendicular, the product of their slopes
is -1.

Comparing the given lines with the point slope form
of the line, we'll gather the facts that m1 = 2 and m2 =
-1.

We'll multiply m1 by m2 and we'll
get:

2*(-1) =
-2

Since the result is different from -1,
then the lines are not perpendicular.

What is a genetic disease that begins with the letter "J"?

Jackson-Weiss Syndrome is a hereditary disease that
affects the skull, face, and feet. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant
manner.

One characteristic of JWS is an unusual skull
shape. This leads to an abnormally shaped face, usually a small midface. The toes are
also very wide and webbed between the second and third toe. Some of the bones may be
fused together as well.

The reason for the abnormally
shaped skull is due to the fact that portions of the skull fuse together too
early.

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Jackson-Weiss syndrome is inherited in an
autosomal dominant manner. This means that possession of only one copy of the defective
gene is enough to cause disease. When a parent has Jackson-Weiss syndrome each of his or
her children have a 50% chance to inherit the disease-causing mutation. JWS is believed
to have a high rate of penetrance. This means that almost all people who inherit the
altered gene will manifest symptoms. JWS has also occurred spontaneously in babies with
no family history of it or any similar disorder. This is known as a sporadic occurrence.
Most commonly, JWS is associated with changes in
FGFR2.

How is suspense created in the short story "How It Happened"?

How It Happened is a short story written by Arthur Conan
Doyle in 1918. The narrator is the one experiencing what occurs in the story, so he is
writing in first person. 

It starts off hinting
that it is night time and that the narrator is excited to drive his new car. However he
is not familiar with the new gear system to his Robur. So the reader wonders if there
are any consequences to the narrators decision when he refuses his chaffeurs offer to
driving him home. 

The car fails to function
properly throughout the story and forces the narrator to crash into his house
gates. 

The narrator fails to realize what has happened as
he stumbles to call Perkins, his chaffeur. Thankfully he is alive, but the crowd around
him does not seem to notice or hear the
narrator. 

In the last paragraph, the narrator
starts to talk to his long lost friend, Stanley. He suddenly realizes in the last couple
of lines that Stanley, is infact, dead. That is the point when Stanley tells the
narrator, that he is dead too. 

This story
conveys the message that it is unsafe to drive at night and with a car you are
unfamiliar with. It shows that sometimes, it is not always the best decision to take
risks and that you should always consider the likely consequences before making a final
decision. 

What is the message and the themes in Dickinson's poem "One need not be a chamber"?

The poem "One need not be a chamber to be haunted" deals
with a contrast between fears caused by external phenomenon and those caused by our own
brain.  We see this contrast in the first stanza when the speaker maintains
that

The brain
has corridors surpassing

Material
place.

In other words, what
is inside our brain is much more frightening than any tangible thing or place.  This
idea is further developed in the second stanza in with the "interior" is more dangerous
than an "external ghost."  The speaker declares that we can arm ourselves against the
"assassin, hid in our apartment," but cannot defend ourselves against the intruders of
our minds.

Dickinson is vague as to what we have within
that is so frightening.  But it could be any number of things:  regret, guilt,
imagination, anxiety, paranoia, fears of loss or death--anything that makes us fearful
to continue on with life or reluctant to get out of bed.

Please explain how an employee can be intrinsically motivated, extrinsically motivated, or both depending on the factors in their job situation?

Much of what will be featured here is going to be
dependent on specific circumstances.  I think that an employee can be intrinsically
motivated if they believe the organization and the mission statement.  If there is a
sincere belief that the organization or endeavor is right and correct in its basic
assertions and how it advances these ideas, employees can be intrinsically motivated to
work well.  Along these lines, I think that intrinsic motivation could be present if an
employee simply has a good work ethic.  This would be where human resources ends up
having to do an effective job in screening applicants and recognizing this trait in
applicants.  External motivation can come down to money as a primary element.  If an
organization has some type of rewards program that helps to enhance the external
motivation that shows success, this, too, would help employees work better in an
external setting.

In The Canterbury Tales, what strategies are used to individualize the characters in Chaucer's General Prologue?

Chaucer's band of pilgrims represents a remarkable
collection of literary characters, presented to the reader in a generally concise but
very effective manner. Chaucer's knowledge of medieval English society, his eye for
detail, and his understanding of human nature worked together in the General Prologue to
create some truly unique personalities.

Chaucer employed
several literary strategies to individualize his characters. For the major characters,
he created personal histories and vivid physical descriptions, including their apparel.
He also developed these characters by imbuing them with distinct personality traits that
set them apart from their fellow travelers.

Another
literary device Chaucer employed was to create characters from different English social
classes and different walks of life. Numerous characters reflect the organization and
workings of the Catholic Church as it existed in Chaucer's time; others represent city
life and country life. Chaucer's various pilgrims engage in trades, commerce, law,
medicine, education, farming, and military pursuits, to name some of their occupations,
in addition to their clerical employments.

By way of
example, consider Chaucer's Knight. He has distinguished himself fighting valiantly and
well in many foreign campaigns (personal history). He is wise, modest, and never
boorish, regardless of the circumstances (personality). The Knight is not "gaily
dressed." His tunic is "stained and dark with smudges where his armor had left mark"
(physical description). These details set the knight apart from the other pilgrims; he
is an individual unlike any of Chaucer's other
characters.

Some of Chaucer's characters--like the
Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, and Carpet-maker are presented with scant detail,
while others are developed in far greater detail than the Knight. The dainty Prioress,
the worldly Monk, the corrupt Pardoner, the saintly Parson, and the earthy Wife of Bath,
to name only a few, are distinct, unforgettable personalities in the General
Prologue.

What is the grammatical error in the following sentence: "That, in itself, can be a shock"?The MS Word grammar check says it should be 'it' instead...

The sentence that you present for revision: "That, in
itself, can be a shock" has no grammatical errors. The problem with MS Word is that it
sometimes attempts to fix grammar mistakes based on specific contexts under which it is
programmed. This being said, do not trust a self-correcting computer program 100%. The
margin of error is always there.

If you were to write
"That, in it, can be a shock" it would take the sentence out of context because it would
be referring to something inside something else that "can be a
shock". Yet, it is understood that what the sentence meant to say was that the subject
of the sentence which is referred to with the demonstrative adjective "that" is indeed
what "can be a shock".

So, keep rolling. You are doing
well! Read the article included in this answer so you can see how grammar checkers
aren't always reliable.

Review the political developments in Russia from 1905 to 1924.

There were many very important political developments in
Russia (and then the USSR) during this time.  Some examples
include:

• "Bloody Sunday," which happened in
  January of 1905.  This was an extremely important event because it revealed the
  callousness of the monarchy towards the people.  It set off huge protests and demands
  for a republic which led to the creation of the Duma.  It also led to efforts to create
  soviets around the country.


• The next huge event came in
  1917.  At this point, the stresses of WWI helped to cause the overthrow of the
  monarchy.   After the monarchy came a multi-sided civil war, eventually won by the
  Bolsheviks.


• In 1924, the constitution of the Soviet Union
  was adopted and the country's basic political system was
  created.

Of course, this is a very basic
outline, but perhaps it will get you started towards your essay.

Who said: "Fear God and keep His commandments, for that is the whole duty of man." ?

We do not know exactly who
said this, but we can know for sure where this quote is found.  It is found in what
Christians call the Old Testament, in the book of Ecclesiastes.  Specifically, it is
found in Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 Verse 13.

Now, as far as
who said this, we do not know for sure.  This is because we do not know who actually
wrote this book of the Bible.  There are scholars who believe that the writer of the
book was King Solomon because the author identifies himself as the son of King David. 
However, not all scholars believe that King Solomon actually wrote this
book.

So, it is not clear who said this line, but the line
clearly comes from whoever wrote the book of Ecclesiastes.

What are the main points in Barthes' Mythologies?

One of the most basic points made by Roland Barthes,
strongly implied in the series of short essays in the first section of
Mythologies, is that anything produced in our culture -- including
soap detergent advertisements or popular (now widely called "professional") wrestling --
is worthy of our attention and analysis because these cultural productions can have a
complex and important meaning or function in our culture. This point is profound, I
think, and has earned Barthes recognition as one of the earliest practitioners of
cultural criticism.

In his long essay in the second section
of Mythologies, titled “Myth Today,” Barthes also makes a number of explicit, sometimes
challenging points. One of his main points is that the linguistic sign system of
Ferdinand de Saussure can be extended to include another layer of meaning. According to
Saussure, a linguistic sign is made up of the signifier (the word that we say) and the
signified (the thing that we mean when we say the
word):

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signifier

  
---                =       
sign

signified

Barthes
says that the sign itself (including the original signifier and signified) acts as the
signifier on a second level of meaning, the mythic level. On this mythic level, the
original sign acts as the signifier and is paired with a new (and more abstract)
signified. This second pairing, Barthes argues, is not arbitrary. It serves clear
ideological purposes, such as supporting the values of the ruling class. (At the time
that Barthes wrote Mythologies, he was strongly influenced by
Marxism. At a later stage in his career, he moved away from Marxism toward
post-structuralism, which makes his later works – in my opinion – fascinating but even
more challenging to read.)

A second explicit point that
Barthes makes in the essay “Myth Today” involves what he calls “inoculation.” Barthes
argues that a little exposure to criticism (such as the handwringing that we see on TV
when people talk about how the cost of college is increasing at something like three
times the rate of inflation) can essentially blind us to the larger, related injustices
of the systems in which we live (such as the enormous disparity between the haves and
have-nots in the United States).

What is cultural hegemony?

The best definition I have heard of cultural hegemony is
that it is the art of getting people to "participate in their own oppression."  Marxists
argue that the ruling class achieves cultural hegemony by getting the other classes to
do this.

According to Marxist thinking, the dominant class
puts forward a set of ideals that it portrays as beneficial to all people.  An example
of this would be the American ideal of individual responsibility and hard work.  The
classes that are not dominant come to believe in this idea.  We can see this quite
clearly in the US -- even people of the working class believe that Americans can get
ahead if they try hard enough.

Marxists say that these
ideals actually only help the dominant class.  For example, they would argue that the
ideal of personal responsibility helps the dominant class by making the other classes
think that they really can get ahead with hard work.  It makes the other classes look at
poor people and blame them for their own poverty rather than blaming the dominant class
that keeps them in poverty.

In this way, Marxists say, the
dominant class gets the others to participate in their own oppression -- it gets them to
believe that poverty is the fault of the poor and encourages them to accept the system
that exploits them.

In the early morning we see dense mist and severe cold. but in the afternoon we witness excessive heat. Why?In the early morning we see dense...

Are you near the ocean? I used to see this effect when I
lived in Central California. The weather changed quickly and dramatically. This happened
because right off-shore in the Monterey area, there is a very deep ocean trench. The
ocean is already cold there, and the deeper it is, the colder it is. There is a low
mountain range right at the coast in this area, and the Salinas valley is quite hot.
When the heat from the valley hit the cold ocean water, fog/mist formed. Sometimes the
fog stayed off-shore, and you could see it from land; it would be sunny and hot at the
beach, but the fog could be seen, several miles out. Frequently, though, especially in
the mornings, the fog came all the way in and covered the land, up until it hit the
mountains. The temperature varied greatly between the foggy areas, where the sun wasn't
out, and the sunny areas, which got the full blast of
sunshine.

As we change our environment, the fog/mist may be
affected; long-term effects are unclear. I've attached a link about
this.

What does the line mean "Still, that's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick" in the writing of Somerset Maugham?the line has a...

It is a difficult question to answer because I don't
believe that Maugham ever makes it quite clear what it means idiomatically.  Literally
it just means something along the lines of "could be much worse."  In "The Lotus Eater,"
Wilson utters the phrase when he compares the twenty five years he will have on the
island to the forty that "the mythical German" had after falling in love with
Capri.

Idiomatically it appears to go along with some of
the bent of the story.  Much of the feeling of the story is about the way that things
could be worse or this idea of Wilson who decided to take the simple road to happiness
and had planned on ending his life when the funds to keep him safely and in the form he
desired ran out.  The narrator is curious about him and thinks hard about what his life
is like, whether he has made the appropriate choice, etc.  In some ways this may very
well relate back to Maugham's use fo the phrase as it signifies that choice between
something pretty good and something that sounds downright
horrible.

in "The Mark of the Beast" what allusions to the Book of Revelation int he Bible are made?

Are you referring to the story by Rudyard Kipling? In this
story, three friends are celebrating New Year's Eve by drinking. They are British men
living in India. One, Fleete, gets particularly drunk and defaces the statue of an
Indian god, Hanuman the Monkey God, with his cigar butt. He states that he is giving the
statue the "mark of the beast." Immediately a leper/priest jumps out from behind the
statue and touches Fleete with his diseased body. Soon after, a mark appears on Fleete's
chest. He begins acting strangely - he is ravenously hungry, his horse is afraid of him,
he cannot bear light and he literally turns into a
beast:

The
human spirit must have been giving way all day and have died out with the twilight. We
were dealing with a beast that had once been
Fleete.

In the book of
Revelation in the Bible, the apostle John warns us:

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Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six
hundred threescore and
six.

The number 666,
therefore, refers to the Anti-Christ, who will one day come and wreak havoc on the
earth. The Anti-Christ will be empowered by Satan. The number 666 and the reference to
"the Beast" in literature is symbolic of evil, or Satan. Once one has received "the
mark" one is doomed. So in this story, Fleete is doomed. Strickland, his friend,
recognizes the spiritual nature of the danger to his friend, being familiar with the
Biblical prophecy. When Fleete cries out, Strickland notes that if this happens six
times, it will confirm the spiritual nature of the attack on
Fleete:

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'Watch!' said Strickland. 'If this happens six
times I shall take the law into my own hands. I order you to help
me.'

Fleete's friends then
trap the leper/priest and force him to reverse the evil
spell:

We
unstrapped the leper and told him to take away the evil spirit. He crawled to the beast
and laid his hand upon the left
breast.

They perform an
exorcism, driving out the evil.

The Bible says that when
the Anti-Christ appears, he will require everyone to "receive the mark" and those who do
not, will not be able to survive because they will not be able to buy food, water, etc.
When Fleete's friends force the leper/priest to exorcise the evil spirit from their
friend, they are acting in an opposite way to Jesus' words in John
10:14:

I am
the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know
me--

Since the Anti-Christ
will do everything "anti" Christ, he will also pervert Christ's sayings. So while Jesus
knows who his sheep are, so does Satan. That is why the evil leper/priest is the only
one who can drive out the demon in Fleete.

Explain some solutions that will maintain food security in the GCC countries. Explain every point in full details

What a good and important question. With the rise of
global food costs, the increase of the population, the decrease of natural resources,
and the potential for natural disaster to decrease food supplies--not to mention all the
health related issues surrounding food today--the procurement of food supplies is an
essential question for our day. In the Gulf Cooperation Counci, or GCC,
countries--Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE--there is an added issue,
namely the lack of water. The most obvious way for the GCC countries to maintain food
security is to use their oil money to buy food. Another thing that they can do is to buy
agricultural lands in places like Canada, New Zealand, and the like, to prepare for
their future. China is doing the same thing and this seems like a great idea. Apart from
this, there is the possibility of technology, but who knows when technology will take a
new step forward.

Why do gene frequences in a population change and why don't they stay the same?

Gene frequencies in a population do not remain the same
and are always changing. Scientists have classified the causes of this change
into

1. mutation


2. migration


3. drift


4. natural
   selection

Mutations are very rare and changes
in gene frequencies due to this are very slow.

When
organisms of a species that have formed a distinct group interact with organisms of
other groups, they are able to transfer some characteristics that they have and which
are not present in the other group. This is referred to as
migration.

When genes are passed on from parent to
offspring there is a small amount of variation which can be attributed to probability.
These are totally random in nature and are known as genetic
drift.

One of the leading causes of changes in gene
frequency is natural selection. Organisms of a species that have traits which are
favorable for their survival in a particular environment are in a better position to
pass on their genes to the next generation than organisms which do not have these
traits. This slowly alters the gene frequency with the genetic information favorable for
the advancement of the species getting engrained in the genes of all organisms of the
species.

Where had the stone and mortar that Montresor used been hidden?

Montresor had no particular reason to hide the stones and
mortar, since nobody ever came that far into the catacombs. If Fortunato saw them he
would not think anything of them except perhaps that there was some sort of repair work
being done. The bones are on top of the stones and trough of mortar, but they may have
been put there by Montresor to try to keep the mortar from drying out. The bones collect
dripping moisture. After all, he did not know when he was going to be able to use it. He
does not say that the materials were "hidden" or "concealed." This is how he describes
them:

As I
said these words I busied myself among the pile of bones of which I have before spoken.
Throwing them aside, I soon uncovered a quantity of building stone and mortar. With
these materials and with the aid of my trowel, I began vigorously to wall up the
entrance of the niche.

Poe
did not want to spend a lot of words describing how Montresor builds his wall. The
author wants to get the job done as quickly as possible. That is why Montresor has the
mortar already mixed. It would be a tedious and messy job to pour a whole bag of dry
powder into a trough, mix it with water, and then stir it with a shovel. That is why the
stones and mortar are all ready and waiting for Montresor. The trowel hasn't been left
there because it would rust in all that dampness, so Montresor carries it under his
cloak. Once he has Fortunato chained to the granite wall, it seems to take only minutes
for Montresor to build the wall, even though he could not have had much experience in
that sort of work. The climax comes when Montresor turns the key in the padlock. After
that the story should end as quickly as possible, which it does. Montresor covers the
whole wall-building, the conversation with Fortunato, and the passage of fifty years
with impressive speed. Here is a sample of how quickly the wall goes
up:

I
had scarcely laid the first tier of the masonry when I discovered that the intoxication
of Fortunato had in a great measure worn off. The earliest indication I had of this was
a low moaning cry from the depth of the recess. It was not the cry
of a drunken man. There was then a long and obstinate silence. I laid the second tier,
and the third, and the fourth; and then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. The
noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more
satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones. When at last the clanking
subsided, I resumed the trowel, and finished without interruption the fifth, the sixth,
and the seventh tier. The wall was now nearly upon a level with my breast. I again
paused, and holding the flambeaux over the mason-work, threw a few feeble rays upon the
figure within.

He lays the
first tier, then the second, third and fourth. Then he hastily lays the fifth, sixth and
seventh all in this one paragraph. We can well imagine how much time and effort such a
job would actually require. The mortar has to be troweled onto the top of a stone.
Another stone has to be set in place. It has to be adjusted, pressed down, and excess
mortar has to be scraped off. Poe intentionally makes the niche very narrow so that the
wall will not have to be very wide to conceal it.

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Within the wall thus exposed by the displacing
of the bones, we perceived a still interior crypt or recess, in depth about four feet,
in width three, in height six or
seven.

The wall only has to
be about three feet wide and six or seven feet high. The depth is only important because
it has to be deep enough to keep Fortunato from reaching out and touching the wall,
either while Montresor is building it or after Montresor has left and the mortar is
still damp. Poe specifies that the chain holds Fortunato tightly against the granite so
he could not reach out more than about three feet.

Discuss the theme of relationships/marriage in the play.

In Lady Windermere fan,  marriage is perceived from more
than one perspective.  Lady Windermere and Lord Windermere are a young, aristocratic and
rich couple who presumably married for love and not for the sake of securing rank,
fortunes, or social standing. The typical Victorian marriage was expected to be
superficial, if not beneficial for all parties involved. Yet, women would still be
considered second class citizens and men took the lead in most
everything.

As far as traditionalism, we see from the
Duchess of Berwick that Lord Windermere had been giving money to a certain Mrs. Erlynne.
The Duchess conveys this information to Lady Windermere and warns her how this is a very
typical condition of men, that men often tire of their wives immediately after marriage,
and that just by going abroad she can just help him "distract" from the
mistress.

On the other hand, Lord Windermere (who was not
Mrs Erlynne's lover but rather was buying her a position in society- Mrs. Erlynne was
secretly Lady Windermere's mother), was very specific in that his wife had no business
being jealous, checking his finances for his money, and he demanded that she not only
accepted Mrs. Erlynne, but that she also invites her to other visits. Even against her
will, Lady Windermere did as she was told, and grudgingly went to seek the attentions of
her admirer, Lord Darlington, to get back at Lord
Windermere.

Finally, from Mrs Erlynne's perspective we see
the typical woman who needs to acquire money (this time, by blackmailing Windermere into
disclosing herself to her daughter, his wife) to be worthy of marrying an aristocrat and
save her reputation- after all, just by acquiring the rank would make her past magically
disappear.

Therefore, the views of marriage in Lady
Windermere fan are stereotypical of a Victorian, superficial and shallow marriage which
an be weakened by the machinations of society at any given time.

Why might the region of South Asia be referred to as "a land of great variety"?

South Asia has a great deal of variety in a number of
ways.

For example, South Asia is home to a variety of
physical environments.  You have, for example, jungles in India, the Himalaya mountains,
and the deserts of Afghanistan, all of which are in South
Asia.

As another example, you have a variety of religions
in this area.  You have Hinduism and Jainism and Sikhism, all centered in India.  You
have Islam in Indian and Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as other places.  You have
Buddhism, which started in India and is still practiced in some areas of Nepal, for
example.

There is also a great deal of ethnic diversity in
this area with all sorts of ethnicities in India, in Pakistan and in
Afghanistan.

In all of these ways, South Asia is a land of
great variety.

How did the fact that Dolphus Raymond was not really a drunk effect him as an idvidual? What impact did it have on him?Leads back to theme...

I don't think the fact that he's not a drunk
effects him.  Perhaps it simply says something about his
character.  I think the issue is more about the fact that he doesn't want anyone to know
his secret.

Dolphus Raymond is guilty of "questionable"
behavior according to the citizens of Maycomb - the fact that he is a white man who has
"a colored woman" and several "mixed children."

This
behavior, in the mind of the town, could be largely blamed on the fact that his original
fiance committed suicide on the day of the rehearsal.  By appearing to be a town drunk,
Dolphus encourages the perception that he still hasn't recovered from a circumstance
that made him a victim.  The fact that he is actually drinking Coke means he isn't
actually escaping anything - nor does he consider himeslf a victim any longer (if he
ever did).  His current life is clearly a choice made in a right
mind.

As he puts it himself: "Some folks don't - like the
way I live.  Now I could say the hell with 'em, I don't care if they don't like it.  I
do say I don't care if they don't like it, right enough - but I don't say the hell with
'em, see?" (ch. 20)

He isn't a drunk.  He's a level-headed
man making a choice to live outside of a social norm, but in order to show a respect for
that social norm, he avoids confronting it by hiding behind the pretense that he is a
victim and a drunk.  He's perhaps a character of perfect tolerance.  Tolerance of the
black culture and tolerance of the white culture.  He's managed to find a means to bring
everyone to a happy medium - and he's okay with the fact that it's a
lie.

In A Tale of Two Cities, what one connecting link is there in which Darnay, the Manettes, and Mr. Lorry were involved?

I think you are referring to Book 3. In this chapter,
“Knitting Done” all of the dots are connected.  Dr. Manette was imprisoned because of
the baby he delivered for Charles Darnay’s uncle, the Marquis St. Evremonde.  He
condemned the Marquis and his whole family for the rape or impregnation of the young
woman.  This is the reason he has his relapse when Lucie marries Charles, because the
connection with the name and the events that sent him to prison is too painful.   As the
nephew, when his uncle is killed the title of Marquis is passed to Charles, making him,
his wife and his daughter nobility.  It is now a crime to be noble in France, and Dr.
Manette has signed his son-in-law’s death warrant with his letter condemning the St.
Evremondes, so Darnay is sentenced to death.  Mr. Lorry, as always, plays the role of
protector and facilitator of both the story and the family by getting Lucie, Charles and
the daughter out of France.

In "Cathedral," what is the significance of the blind man's lack of vision?

This is a great question. Of course, there is a massive
irony in this story. Robert, the blind man that your question refers to, although he
does lack vision, ironically shows that he "sees" far more than any other character.
Consider his empathy and understanding that he displays towards both the narrator and
the narrator's wife. Although the narrator is extremely rude to him, he does not respond
in kind, but shows immense sensitivity and kindness towards both the narrator and his
wife.

However, at the end of the story in particular, when
he and the narrator draw a cathedral together, Robert manages to help the narrator
himself to widen his vision and to see things differently, drawing a cathedral so Robert
can "see" what one looks like. The final irony of the story is that the narrator himself
closes his eyes too, so that he can "see" better too. Robert has helped the narrator to
get in touch with his imagination and creativity by drawing the cathedral, in the same
way that Robert's relationship with the narrator's wife inspired her to write poetry.
The narrator feels "connected" to Robert, and the impact of this is profoundly
liberating:

My
eyes were still closed. I was in my house. I knew that. But I didn't feel like I was
inside anything.

"It's really something," I
said.

How does Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" connect with the American Romanticism period?

It is my understanding that Washington Irving is before
the Romantic period. If your teacher feels otherwise, see below for the description of
writers in the Romantic period and their characteristics. Generally speaking, there are
writers who cross-over or can be identifed as being in two periods simultaneously.

The Early National Period of American Literature saw the
beginnings of literature that could be truly identified as "American". The writers of
this new American literature wrote in the English style, but the settings, themes, and
characters were authentically American. In addition, poets of this time wrote poetry
that was relatively independent of English precursors. Three of the most recognized
writers of this time are Washington Irving, James Fennimore Cooper, and Edgar Allan Poe.

The period 1828-1865 in American Literature is commonly
identified as the Romantic Period in America, but may also be referred to as the
American Renaissance or the Age of Transcendentalism. The writers of this period
produced works of originality and excellence that helped shape the ideas, ideals, and
literary aims of many American writers. Writers of the American Romantic Period include
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, and Walt
Whitman.

Verify if the line 2x-y-10=0 is tangent to the circle x^2+y^2-4x+2y=0.

To verify if 2x-y-10 is a tangent to
x^2+y^2-4x+2y=0.

We know that if 2x-y-10 is a tangent to
the circle x^2+y^2-4x+2y=0, then the radius of the circle is equal to the  distance of
the centre C(h,k).

The given circle is written as:
(x-2)^2-2^2+(y+1)^2-1^2 = 0

(x-2)^2+(y+1)^2 =
5.

So the centre is C(2, -1) and radius r= sqrt 5, or r^2 =
5.

Therefore the distance d of C(2, -1) from line 2x-y-10 =
0 is given by:

d= |2*xC- yC -10|/sqrt{2^2+(-1)^2} =
|2*2-1*-1-10|/sqrt(5)

d = |5-10|/sqrt5 = 
sqrt5.

Therefore d = r = sqrt5
.

Therefore the given line is the tangent to the
circle.

In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, who would be the best friend and give three reasons explaining why?

I think you could argue that Boo is the "best friend" in
this story. He is always there, no matter what. He leaves gifts to the children as his
show of friendship, takes care of Jem when he loses his pants, and, ultimately, saves
their lives in the end. To me, a best friend is someone who is always there for you, who
"watches your back" and is willing to risk of himself or herself in order to help you
out. Boo does this when he emerges from the shadows to save Scout and Jem. Up until this
point, he has stayed in the darkness because he is more comfortable there. Scout
realizes this, and this is why she takes him out of the light of the house and onto the
porch where the light is dimmer. This is also why she takes his hand and walks him home.
In true best friend fashion, she returns the favor that he has done by saving her life
in the best way that she can. He has protected her and Jem, now she will protect him on
the walk home. This is what a best friend does. They give of themselves unselfishly,
never asking for anything in return, never expecting anything in
return.

What are the natural numbers x and y if C(x-1,y-1), C(x-1,y), C(x,y) are the terms of an A.P. and A(x,y), A(x,y+1), A(x+1,y+1) are the terms of a...

We'll apply the theorem of the arithmetical average of 3
consecutive terms of an arithmetical progression.

C(x-1,y)
= [C(x-1,y-1) + C(x,y)]/2

C(x-1,y) =
(x-1)!/y!(x-y-1)!

C(x-1,y-1) =
(x-1)!/(y-1)!(x-y)!

C(x,y) =
x!/y!(x-y)!

2(x-1)!/y!(x-y-1)! = (x-1)!/(y-1)!(x-y)! +
x!/y!(x-y)!

2(x-1)!/(y-1)!*y(x-y-1)! =
(x-1)!/(y-1)!*(x-y-1)!*(x-y) +
x!/(y-1)!*y*(x-y-1)!(x-y)

2(x-1)!*(x-y) = y*(x-1)! +
(x-1)!*x

We'll factorize by
(x-1)!:

2(x-1)!*(x-y) = (x-1)!(y +
x)

We'll simplify:

2x - 2y = y
+ x

x - 3y = 0

x =
3y(1)

We'll apply the theorem of the geometric average of 3
consecutive terms of an geometric progression.

A(x,y),
A(x,y+1), A(x+1,y+1)

[A(x,y+1)]^2 =
A(x,y)*A(x+1,y+1)

[x!/(y+1)!*(x-y-1)!]^2 = x!/y!(x-y)! *
(x+1)!/(y+1)!*(x-y)!

[x!/(y+1)!*(x-y-1)!]^2 =
(x!)^2*(x+1)/(y!)^2*(x-y-1)!^2*(x-y)^2

1/(y!)^2*(y+1)^2*(x-y-1)!^2
= (x+1)/(y!)^2*(x-y-1)!^2*(x-y)^2

1/(y+1) =
(x+1)/(x-y)^2

y = 1 => x =
3

The natural values of the numbers x and y
are: x = 3 and y = 1.

What does this 'Waiting for Godot' represent? is it a punishment, can it be Estragon & Vladimir's act of waiting just as "The myth of sisiphys".

The play opens with two tramps, Estragon and Vladimir, by
a roadside. We don’t know who or where they are; they talk throughout the play, but
nothing happens. There is, in fact, no purpose or reason for their existence; they are
in an absurd universe. We look for meaning in the circumstances in which we find
ourselves, but there is no meaning to be found. Waiting for Godot
is repetitive; the two characters cycle through certain exchanges. They have
quarrels, and they become affectionate at places. We may even suspect that there is
something sexual between them, but we don’t know because that would represent something
happening. As it transpires, the two tramps are doing something—they’re waiting for a
mysterious person or entity called Godot. Is this God? Toward the end of the play, a boy
tells the characters that Godot isn’t coming today; they will have to keep waiting.
Estragon asks Vladimir if they should leave, and Vladimir replies, “Yes, let’s go.” And
yet the final stage direction is: They do not move. On one level,
Beckett’s play is a witty game with the propositions of existentialism, a philosophical
school that held that meaning in life is created by action, not essence. If one does
nothing, existentialism proposes, then life is meaningless, absurd. Further, if God does
not exist, then the universe is meaningless. Literature must make itself out of that
cosmic emptiness. It must extract the meaning of meaningless-ness. Beckett creates a
world in which there is no heroism, no society, no superhuman agency—none of the
furniture with which we are familiar in literature. We are all stateless tramps, on a
road to nowhere. It’s impossible to exaggerate the impact that Waiting for
Godot had on English theater and culture in the
mid-1950s.

In "Flight," what are Pepe's characteristics, including his appearance?

Pepe Torres is the oldest child of Mama Torres, her
nineteen-year-old son. He is tall, "loose and gangling, all legs and feet and wrists."
Steinbeck describes his appearance in detail:

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Pepe had a tall head, pointed at the top, and
from its peak coarse black hair grew down, like a thatch all around. Over his smiling
little eyes Mama cut a straight bang so he could see. Pepe had sharp Indian cheekbones
and an eagle nose, but his mouth was as sweet and shapely as a girl's mouth, and his
chin was fragile and
chiseled.

Pepe is a gentle,
lazy boy, smiling and affectionate. On the verge of manhood, he knows nothing of the
world beyond his home. He lacks judgment and experience, which leads him into disaster
when he goes to town. He drinks wine, falls into a quarrel, and knifes a man. After
returning home, now a hunted man, Pepe has changed. His eyes are no longer full of
laughter and bashfulness. They are "sharp and bright and purposeful." Pepe is no longer
a boy; circumstances have forced him to behave as a man, one who must take flight, on
his own, into the mountains to escape those who will pursue and kill
him.

State the conclusions reached by Mendel on the inheritance of characteristics.How do the following deviate from his conclusions?1.autosomal...

One important idea attributed to Gregor Mendel is the
Principle of Dominance. It basically states when two pure, but contrasting traits are
crossed, the dominant trait will be expressed in the offspring. The Law of Segregation
states that each gamete will receive one member of a homologous pair of chromosomes. The
Law of Independent Assortment states that genetic traits are inherited independently of
one another. For example, if you consider the hundreds of different traits in an
organism, and then represent them with a deck of cards, when shuffling a deck of cards,
you can come up with endless combinations of various traits within an organism. When
Mendel worked with garden peas, the conclusions he arrived at worked for garden peas
because this plant has alternate alleles for height, tall and short, with clear
dominance. Also, the traits he studied were inherited independently of one another.
However, other organisms don't necessarily inherit traits in the same way as pea plants.
Consider height in humans. This trait is a combination of the additive effects of
several gene pairs and not as easy to predict as in a pea plant. It is an example of
polygenic inheritance.  Two short parents can have a  much taller offspring, depending
on the combinations of height genes the offspring inherits. Sex-linked inheritance also
deviates from Mendel's idea of the Law of Independent Assortment, because, sometimes,
the X chromosome can also have linked to it the gene for hemophilia or color-blindness.
Thus, while inheriting one of  their sex chromosomes, a person at the same time will
receive a gene for this condition.  This deviates from  Mendel's Second Law. Autosomal
linkage deviates from Mendel's conclusions regarding Independent Assortment because if
different genes on the same chromosome are close together, they may be inherited as a
single unit. For example, in fruit flies the genes determining the eye color and wing
length are inherited together. This is called a linkage group.

What is the meaning of solitude in the novel 100 year of solitude?

Solitude takes on many forms in Marquez's novel.  The
Buendia family retreats into solitude for various reasons.  Jose Arcadio Buendia becomes
obsessed with science and isolates himself from his family, an obsession that eventually
leads to his being tied to a tree.  His son the Colonel becomes isolated by his power.
 He draws a circle around him that he allows no one to enter.  His other son Jose
Arcadio marries Rebecca, and Ursula forces him to live apart from the rest of the family
because she considers his marriage incestuous.

But these
are only a few examples.  Each Buendia in his or her own way eventually becomes isolated
or alienated either from choice or from circumstances beyond his or her control.  Ursula
is example of the latter.  Her old age causes her to shrivel up and eventually become a
plaything for her great children.  Throughout the novel, Marquez explores various ideas
of expansion and isolation, or solitude.  He shows the need to connect with others, but
he also shows the compelling urge to withdraw.  Each Buendia exhibits various
motivations for withdrawing from others--disillusionment (Jose Arcadio Segundo),
sickness (Jose Areliano Segundo), trauma (Meme), purity and extraordinary beauty
(Remedios the Beauty), pretensions (Fernando), incest and lust (Amaranta Ursula),
depravity (Jose Arcadio II).  And this compulsion to withdraw eventually has devastating
effects on the individual.

Incest is one of the key ways
Marquez shows this tendency.  Even though incest is not actually committed except in the
first generation of Buendias and in the last, it becomes a metaphor throughout the novel
for the family's withdrawal from connecting with the outside world--their solitude.
 Colonel Aureliano falls in love with a girl who could be his daughter.  His brother
marries a girl whom his mother and father raised.  Amaranta's nephew wants to marry her.
 We see the family begin to reject outsiders and retreat into themselves.  When incest
does occur at the end of the book between Aureliano and Amaranta Ursula, the family line
ends and the baby who is born with a pig's tail dies and Macondo is
destroyed.

So, in the novel, solitude means withdrawal,
alienation, retreat, and isolation.

Please provide two quotes that prove a point for the theme of "The Pit and the Pendulum."

You might want to think about the theme of salvation and
deliverance that runs through this excellent short story of terror and torture. Some
critics have argued that this story is an allegory about a man facing eternal judgement
and having to choose between heaven and hell. Certainly, if you interpret a number of
the features of the story symbolically, this view can be supported by apposite quotes.
Consider the terror that the narrator feels when confronted with the pit. He is so
terrified of this pit and falling into it that he does anything he can to avoid
it:

Shaking in
every limb, I groped my way back to the wall; resolving there to perish rather than risk
the terrors of the wells, of which my imaginatino now pictured many in various positions
about the dungeon.

This fear
suggests that we can view the pit symbolically as representing
hell.

Secondly, we can view the end of the story, with the
coming of General Lasalle, as symbolically representing Judgement Day. Note the sounds
that are presented as accompanying the narrator's
freedom:

There
was a discordant hum of human voices! There was a loud blast as of many trumpets! There
was a harsh grating as of a thousand
thunders!

Note that we
associate Judgement Day with the sound of trumpets and human wails. Clearly, it could be
argued, this similarity at the end of the story supports the overall theme of salvation
that can be viewed as a symbolic theme of this excellent story.

Lesson planning as thinking process?

Lesson planning consists on mapping the process through
which information will be delivered.  When lesson planning takes place one must
consider, above all things, the learning processes of the students that will listen,
decode, connect, and apply the information that they will be learning. In order to do
this it is imperative that the instructor considers the most accepted methodologies of
delivering instruction based on how students process information. The most accepted
model, as you may know, is the newly-revised Bloom's taxonomy.

A key element to consider during lesson planning should be
the building of schema through the activation of the student's prior knowledge. Learning
is a process in which the learner builds upon what is already known to them. This is
called scaffolding, and it is part of the theory of constructivism. Hence, the lesson
should be geared entirely toward building upon what the student knows, and then allow
the student to process the information and make the necessary connections.
 

Therefore, the process of planning lessons and other
forms of instruction should include a number of diverse strategies that serve both the
different intelligences of the students, and their own individual capacities of
retaining and processing information. All this makes lesson planning synonymous to
mapping the entire thinking process of the student taking close consideration to both
their strengths and their weaknesses.

Solve for n (2n)!=30(2n-2)! n is in N set

Here is the given
equation:

(2n)! =
30(2n-2)!

Since (2n)! =
(2n)(2n-1)(2n-2)!,

we can plug this into the above
equation.

=> (2n)(2n-1)(2n-2)! =
30(2n-2)!

When we divide each side by
(2n-2)!,

we get (2n)(2n-1) =
30,

=> 4n^2 - 2n =
30

=> 4n^2 - 2n - 30 =
0

=> (4n+10)(n-3) =
0

Therefore, n= -5/2 or
3

However, since only n=3 is in the N
set,

n=3 will be the only
answer.  

Who is the Cass family in Silas Marner?

The Cass family constitutes the gentry of Raveloe because
they are land and business owners as well as people of renowned name and history in the
village. 

The head of the family is Squire Cass, a
hardworking man that has achieved his successes by his own efforts. He is the richest
man in Raveloe, hardened by hard work, and unfortunately, not too good of a father as
his children will prove.

The eldest son is Godfrey, a good
man but totally weak and dependant on his younger brother. Godfrey lacks motivation and
is easily led to do things he should not be doing.

The
youngest and last of the Cass clan is Dunstan. He is possibly the most irresponsible,
heartless, mean-spirited, abusive man in Raveloe. He is also the man responsible for
stealing Silas's gold and he ultimately dies in a freak accident with the gold in
hand.